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For the first time since I started caring about how I dressed, I actually feel fairly content with my current footwear collection. Obviously, I am not naive enough to think that I will never buy another pair of boots. To be honest, there are more boots that I still want. However, I am overall quite happy with my footwear collection right now and I do not feel a desperate need for anything as of this moment. As of the publishing of this article, I have only two pairs of boots on order and both are from makers that I already own boots from.
Given that my collection will likely not be growing much for at least a little while in terms of new brands/makers, I finally feel confident enough to actually go through my full collection and rank them. Please keep in mind that this ranking is in reverse order of how much I personally like the boots. Sure, quality comes into play, but more subjective issues like design, comfort, and leather choices come into play as well. Also , I must point out that this list is not set in stone at all. A lot of these boots are fairly new and have not been worn nearly as much as others. The excitement of the newness of some boots may help them, but the experiences and time spent with some other boots makes a difference as well.
If the list does change significantly and/or if a lot of new boots are added, I will revisit it in the future. Before the real list starts, I will also discuss the boots that I have sold, which are actually not many. I sell a lot of the clothes I buy, but I rarely sell my boots. Finally, I want to mention that I have written reviews of a lot of these boots, but also still have to write reviews for many of them as well. This list hopefully gives some different insight than reviews do, being more of a comparison and based on more subjective factors than my reviews are. Even though this is not a review, I hope you get something out of reading this article.
Sold Boots:
4. Red Wing 8882 Moc Toe in Indigo Portage
These were actually a grail boot for me for almost a year. I remember seeing my buddy Joe Pizarro posting his pair on Instagram and really loving the color. The blue tone of these boots was really nice in my opinion, especially for a chrome tanned leather. When I received them, they did not disappoint and I really liked wearing them. Weirdly, Red Wing has released another pair of navy blue moc toes, but the color is darker and much duller. It's so much worse than these that it's actually pretty funny. Even though I sold these, they are solid boots in a cool color that I think should be brought back. They also interestingly had a lot less flaws than my other pair of Red Wings. They were decently comfortable, but I ended up selling them because I did not like how the moc toes looked on me with wedge soles. I really despise wedge soles.
3. Red Wing 9875 Irish Setter Moc Toe in Gold Russet Sequoia
This pair had a lot more flaws than the previous pair I mentioned and the leather was not as special, but I liked them more because they were easier to wear with more outfits thanks to the color. Also, my leather collection will show you that I am extremely partial to golden/orange/whiskey colored leathers and that's what these had. This was another leather that looked fairly nice for chrome tanned leather. It was a lovely shade of golden orange. As with my other pair of moc toes, they were sold simply because I did not like how the wedge sole moc toes looked on me. Still, they made me appreciate Red Wings more than I had before and I may buy another pair of Wings eventually. You can read my review of them here if you want.
2. Viberg 2030 Service Boots in Tan Washed Italian Vegetable Tanned Leather
This was my first pair of Viberg boots. The design of course is nice, but the quality control left a lot to be desired. I fell out of love with them not long after I wrote my review of them because of that lack of quality and I just did not like them as much as I did at first. These were so forgettable that despite working on this article over several months, I forgot to add this pair until I saw them while I was going through my photos to add for this article. They still rank above the Red Wings because I truly detest wedge soles and because they had vegetable tanned horsehide.
1. Clinch Classic Narrow engineer in hand-dyed brown latigo
These were my first Clinch boots and my second pair of quality casual boots. In fact, I got them just after my Lofgren engineers and I even reviewed this pair a while back. They were absolutely amazing. In fact, they were so good that I custom ordered two more pairs of Clinch engineer boots because of them. These were only sold because they were half a size too small for me. I kept them longer than I should have, actually. They hurt my feet, but they were so beautiful that it was difficult to get rid of them. In fact, I still kind of regret selling them even though they didn't fit.
The Boots I Still Own:
17. Thursday Captain in brown Thursday Chrome leather
I do not like these boots. At all. I'm pretty sure the review that I wrote made it pretty clear that I was not a fan of these and the pictures proved why. The leather is awful in terms of quality and looks like it was clicked by Shaggy Rogers while a guy in a ghost costume chased him. There are a lot of loose threads and examples of poor construction quality and I do not understand the modern obsession with synthetic materials in boots. It is not more supportive. Making boots feel like sneakers does not make them more comfortable, it just makes them more like sneakers. The only reason I keep these boots around is so I can compare them to other boots if/when I need to. I would never be seen in public with these boots.
16. Clarks Desert Boots in beeswax leather
The Clarks Desert Boots are cheaper than the Thursdays and you could argue that they are worse boots, but I massively prefer them to the Thursdays. My Clarks are better clicked and have better construction and finishing than the Thursdays. With that said, they are still not good boots at all. I would actually probably recommend Thursday as a first pair of boots for others over these if I had to choose between the two and I would never wear these again. I only keep them for sentimental reasons and if I found someone to give them away to I would donate them immediately. I only put these higher than the Thursdays because I would personally choose to wear them over the Thursday Captains if I had to wear one of them.
15. Urban Shepherd Country in natural waxed calfskin
I actually kind of liked these when I reviewed them, but my opinion on them has gone south since then. The more I thought about it, the more I was annoyed by the broken stitch on them. How does that get past quality control? Additionally, I realized that I really just did not like how these boots looked. The red stitching on my custom Clinch engineers looks great and it looks great on the olive Role Club engineers as well. On these natural colored boots that are supposed to look like European country boots, it just looks out of place. I did actually choose to wear these a few times after I reviewed them, but I have not worn them in at least a year and a half as of now and I do not see myself wearing them again. Overall, I do think they are good boots for the price if you get a pair without a broken upper stitch, but they're just not for me.
14. Mark Albert Uptown in Coyote roughout
This is the first pair of boots on this list that I have actually worn in the past 6 months, though I have not worn them often since writing my review of them. I think I have only worn them once in that time, but given that I am not wearing any footwear as much thanks to COVID, the fact that I've worn them at all says something. My particular pair is certainly flawed as they have a lasting issue that makes the boots uneven, but otherwise they're decent. My actual least favorite aspect of them is that they have synthetic materials in the soles instead of just leather, but I have heard that the new models have upgraded to leather instead which is great. The reason that I actually wear these is because they are decent enough boots and I actually like how they look. They are not my personal preference in terms of style, but I still think they look good and I like the dull roughout leather which is tan with a sort of sage green tinge to it. Every once in a while, I like to bust these out as a change of pace.
13. Carmina Chelsea in tan suede
Carmina makes a pretty great boot for the money in my experience, though I have seen some articles exposing some mediocre interior components. Mine were bought for less than $350 back when you could take advantage of European pricing without tax better. At that price, these are a steal and I am really happy to have them in my collection. They are much more formal than anything else that I own, but they are what a Chelsea boot should be. I personally despise the trend of chunky, "rugged" Chelsea boots being made right now. If you want a rugged laceless boot, there are plenty of boots that already fit that bill. Engineers, cowboy boots, and pecos/pull on boots are much better than trying to make Chelsea boots something they are not. These Carminas are beautifully designed, especially for the price. The Rain last is absolutely gorgeous and rivals the lasts of brands that are far more expensive than Carmina even if the rest of the boot isn't at the level of a $1,000 boot.
The rich cognac color of this suede is also gorgeous and helps keep them a little more casual. I used to wear these to my old job a lot and I still did wear them to work once in a while until COVID forced me to work from home. They still get worn outside of work sometimes as well, but they're definitely too formal and too slim for most of my outfits and trousers these days and I would never wear them with any of my jeans. They also are not comfortable at all. Being so slim and formal means that there is almost nothing between my feet and the floor, so these feel like walking on concrete all day. Still, they will likely stay in my collection for many years to come and this is the first pair of boots on this list that I can say confidently will not be sold or given away any time soon. They are also the first boots that I wrote more than one paragraph on, so that must mean I like them, or that I just need to do an actual review on them.
12. Nicks Robert in Wickett & Craig medium brown English bridle leather
This is the pair of boots that I wrote a review on most recently and it was an extremely enjoyable review to write given just how unique these boots are within my collection. These boots are probably more actual work boot than casual boot, which is really cool. Without a doubt, these will be my new go to for any manual labor or hiking. Basically, any time I need to have something tough, supportive, and something that I don't feel bad about abusing, these will be the boots I choose. On the other hand, I still do not love how these boots look on me yet.
Comfort is not the issue. They do not feel heavy or bulky on me and are actually quite easy to wear for a full day thanks to the arch support and all the leather in the sole. The only issue was the stiffness of the upper leather and my trouble with the full tongue gusset, but those issues have been cleared up so I am happy to wear these all day. They just look big on my feet which is exacerbated by my 5'7" height and size 10.5 feet. Also, they aren't my most nicely made and finished boots and when boots are like that, they do tend to get worn a little less. Still, I actually really like these boots. I received them in quarantine which makes it extremely difficult to judge just how much I would wear them on a regular basis. This is a boot that certainly could move up in the rankings, which I do not think is true for any of the boots below this one.
11. Wesco x Standard and Strange Knuckle Draggers in Horween dark olive waxed flesh
These boots should be higher on this list. Wesco makes a beautifully designed engineer boot on the MP toe last, especially with all the nice details that Standard and Strange chose. They took forever to break in, but now that they have broken in they are decently comfortable. However, there are a few personal issues that I have with them that have placed them so far down on this list, which is probably a shockingly low placement for people who know how much I love engineer boots. The construction is solid and the finishing is OK, so that is not the issue I have with them, though I do wish they were more even with their SPI on the area where the vamp and shaft meet.
No, the two biggest issues with these are the heel slip and the leather. Heel slip is inevitable on an engineer boot and I have no issue with that. I have worn engineers all day long walking around Japan with no issue. However, even after break in the heel slip on these is absolutely atrocious. If I will be walking a lot during the day, I cannot wear these. I also fell out of love with the leather. It's not black or brown and everyone thought it was black so I just overdyed them black myself. They look better now, but I just wish I had chosen a different leather, such as the natural veg tan on the Van Cleef engineers. There will be a follow up review on these boots in the near future to discuss all of this more, so look out for that. You can read my initial review from a few years ago, but keep in mind that my opinion on these has dropped since writing this review.
10. Attractions Lot. 444 engineers in black Japanese vegetable tanned horsehide
Here is another pair of engineers that are surprisingly low on the list, but this can be attributed more to the fact that I have not worn these boots all that much yet. In terms of design and leather, I think these boots are absolutely gorgeous and I love to wear these with my black leather jackets. I will not say too much more on these because I will be reviewing them in the future and I really just need more time with them right now. However, I do quite like them already. All of the boots from this point on are ones that I really love.
9. Motor lace up boots in hand-dyed brown Japanese vegetable tanned cowhide
Motor is still one of the most underrated boot makers out there. The quality, finishing, and beautiful hand painted leathers that they offer at their surprisingly low price point make them an absolute steal and in my opinion, one of the best value for money boots out there as long as you are a US 10.5 or smaller which I mentioned in my original review of them. The design of these boots is wonderful, the leather is awesome, they are extremely well finished for just over $600, and the boots are not uncomfortable at all. I just don't quite love them as much as the boots above them on this list. Still, I am extremely happy to have them in my collection and believe that more people should look into ordering boots from them.
8. Viberg x Division Road x Motiv Mfg. Shelby Sharp boots in Shinki veg tan horsehide
In terms of quality, these are undoubtedly below the Motors. The finishing is extremely poor on these as I detailed in my review of them. However, I also mentioned in my review that I absolutely adore the design and leather of these boots. They are basically the exact boot that I would design if I could design a non-woodsman heel boot. I literally cannot think of a single detail that I would change other than having someone else actually make them. The red-brown Shinki horsehide leather on these is without doubt the most gorgeous leather I have ever seen on a pair of boots and that includes boots that I do not even own.
This combined with the fantastic 2030 last and beautiful design touches on this boot such as the leather soles, 360 storm welt, broguing, pinking, and piping makes this boot achingly beautiful to me.The reason this pair of boots is not higher is because of the unacceptable construction quality at this price point. Even with that, these boots were actually ranked as high as third on this list at one point. In fact, every boot from rank 3-8 has changed rankings multiple times as I contemplated this article. That is how close all of them are in my mind.
7. Role Club custom 2307 engineers in brown Horween CXL horsehide
I really hate Horween Chromexcel leather. I wrote an entire article talking about how this leather is more overrated than the TV show Friends. That is a major reason they are only ranked at 7 on this list. I deeply regret choosing this leather for these boots. It is as dull and boring as modern Nascar. With that said, I still absolutely love these boots. The dark brown color and dark brown edge finishing combined with the fact that these are my smallest and slimmest engineer boots makes them a good pair of semi formal engineers when needed.
They are wonderfully made by Brian the Bootmaker in Los Angeles, CA. The design is brilliant as well. I really love the 2307 last that Brian has crafted. They also fit me extremely well thanks to Brian measuring my feet in person. I absolutely love everything about these boots except the leather. In a different leather, I can guarantee they would be at least in the top five, if not higher. I still have not done a full review on these for some reason, but I definitely will do so in the future because they certainly deserve it.
6. Onderhoud Handmade LCV01 in black Maryam veg tan horsebutt
I wrote a review of these boots not too long ago and not much has changed since then with these boots. Thanks to COVID I have not worn them much more, but it is not because I don't want to. These are great boots. I'm not a fan of all of the Onderhoud designs, but I do love these. They are chunky, but not overly so and are well balanced with a nicely curved woodsman heel. The leather is great and the construction is excellent. With more time, these boots could end up being higher, but this is where they are right now.
5. John Lofgren engineer boots in natural Horween CXL cowhide
These were my first high quality casual boots that I bought and I fortunately still have them today. I have reviewed these as well and again, not much has changed since I wrote that article. These beauties are wonderfully designed, finely crafted, and have stood up well over time, remaining comfortable for me to wear. As with the Role Clubs, by far the worst part of these boots is the leather. I understand why John Lofgren uses CXL. It's easier to work with and more consistent than other more exciting leathers, but that does not mean that I do not wish that these boots had a better leather. As much as I love these boots, these have the highest chance of moving downward and it is mostly because of the dull, boring leather that is CXL.
4. Clinch custom Classic Narrow engineers in black Japanese veg tan cowhide
Picking up these boots from Brass Tokyo in person was a once in a lifetime experience that I will never forget. I will never forget holding them for the first time in the store, downstairs from the room they were made in and admiring how beautiful they were. I will never forget taking pictures with the staff while wearing them and then walking out of the store in them. I also will never forget how I wore them while shopping around Tokyo the next day and made my shins bleed because the vegetable tanned cowhide was so stiff.
Despite that uncomfortable experience, these boots have been an absolute joy to own. I feel extremely fortunate to have been able to order custom pairs of these boots directly from the maker. The red stitching against the black leather is something that I still love and these boots have aged very nicely with the trademark rolling of the leather that Clinch has engineered into the brilliant classic narrow last. These were my first black boots and are still my favorite black boots that I own by a pretty comfortable margin and are my first choice when I wear either of my black Freewheelers leather jackets.
3. Flame Panda Monkey Boots in natural Maryam veg tan horsebutt
These boots surprised me more than any other boots have. Flame Panda was someone I had barely heard of before ordering these boots and when they arrived, they turned out to be one of the best pairs of boots in my entire collection. The more I wear these, the more I love them. In fact, my opinion on them has actually gone up since I wrote my review. The more I look at these boots and compare them to others, I think that in terms of quality, they are up there close to or possibly even at Clinch level which puts them above or equal to everything except White Kloud by my estimation.
In addition to their objective quality, I simply love them subjectively. I never thought that I would love a pair of monkey boots so much, but I am smitten by these. Peng has a lot of well designed boots, which is more than most newer makers can say and that is why I actually have another pair of his boots on order. This also puts Flame Panda in a pretty exclusive club of makers that I have ordered more than one pair of boots from. I had two Red Wings, but sold them both and I have bought two pairs of Vibergs, but sold one pair as well. The only others that I have bought two pairs from are Clinch and White Kloud. That puts Flame Panda in pretty exclusive company in my collection.
2. Clinch custom Classic Narrow engineers in brown Italian veg tan horsehide
While I love my black Clinch engineers, I love these more. In fact, the top two boots on this list are the most solidly in the positions that I have them listed at. These are easily my favorite engineer boots and I do genuinely believe that the Clinch engineer on the original classic narrow last (NOT the classic narrow wide last) are the best engineers you can buy. Again, I feel fortunate for being able to buy these custom in this gorgeous mid-brown vegetable tanned Italian horsehide with tan stitching which slightly contrasts the leather. These boots are just incredibly stunning and are a go-to for me. Like the other Clinch engineers, they are also quite comfortable for me. In fact, they are only after my White Klouds and Role Clubs in terms of comfort for me right now. A big reason that I have not bought all that many engineers after both of these pairs is because I haven't felt the need to. I have already reached the engineer summit with these custom Clinch boots.
1. White Kloud custom boots in cognac Badalassi Carlo veg tan cowhide
While I adore my Clinch engineers, nothing can equal my White Kloud boots in my collection. These are not only my favorite boots, they are my favorite physical possession period. As much as I love engineer boots, I would wear these for the rest of my life over any pair of engineers. I loved them when I wrote my initial review of them, and loved them even more when I wrote my two year review on them. White Kloud is unquestionably the best casual-style bootmaker on the planet and these boots are proof of that.
The leather is the incredibly gorgeous Badalassi Carlo minerva leather in cognac which is aging to perfection. It is clicked masterfully by Show Goto, stitched perfectly, hand welted perfectly, hand outsole stitched perfectly, and finished perfectly. One cannot overestimate the beauty of the finishing on White Kloud boots. What is more is that these boots have stood up well so far to all the wear I have put them through and have become easily the most comfortable boots that I own. Everything about these boots is the best available, with Goto-San going as far as to make his own thread for hand welting from scratch by himself. When people say they don't cut corners, they all may as well be lying compared to this guy.
Goto-San is also one of the nicest and kindest people that I have ever met. The entire experience of going to his shop and getting measured, hanging out with him again the second time in Japan, and hosting him here in the United States makes these boots even more special to me. They would be the best boots in the world even if Goto-San were a jerk, but he's a friend so that makes these even more special to me. The only way they could possibly lose their number 1 spot is if they get knocked off by the new Ogawa shell cordovan White Klouds that I have coming in soon. However, this was my first pair from him so my guess is that these will always be my favorite boots.
That was a lot to read, so if you made it this far, I hope you got something out of this article. It's funny to me that I get a lot of flak from people about doing these "clickbait" list articles when in fact the list articles take me by far the longest to write. The boots ranked 3-8 changed places more times than I can count and in fact, I went back and forth for two months just deciding on where to place them all. That goes to show just how close all the boots in that range are and they really could change placement at any time.
Right now, only boots number 1 and 2 are safe in their rankings. My White Kloud and Clinch horsehide engineers have been 1 and 2 respectively in my collection since I received ownership of each of them and the Clinch were in first place before I took ownership of my White Klouds. As of the writing of this article, I have my Leder Ogawa shell cordovan White Kloud boots coming soon and a special new pair of boots from Flame Panda coming as well that could shake up the top rankings. Other than that, I am confident in these rankings for now.
If anything does change, I will update this list. Right now, I am not expecting anything to change much if at all. Even when I get my new boots, I will need time with them before I can add them to the list. It likely will not be until COVID calms down more that I will even have time to wear my boots enough to make serious changes to this article. For now, this is my ranking of my own boot collection in terms of how much I personally like them. This is one of my more subjective pieces of writing, but I think talking about boots in this way can also be quite valuable and I hope this article was worth your time to read.


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|Eric and Vanessa Luman, owners of Reve Brewing,
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September 19, 2018: Last December, word of another brewery entering the Jacksonville area circulated around town - this time with familiar faces behind the scenes. Local craft beer enthusiasts already know Eric Luman, co-owner of Green Room Brewing in Jax Beach, who has partnered with wife Vanessa to bring Reve Brewing to 1237 Mayport Rd. in Atlantic Beach. With the new spot having been in the works for over a year, the area's newest brewery will open the doors on September 22, at 2pm.
Leading up to the opening day, Eric visited several area breweries, including Aardwolf Brewing and Southern Swells Brewing, and co-brewed several "collab" beers. The collaboration with Aardwolf is a dry hopped Brett Pale Ale with lemon and orange peel. An earlier collaboration with Southern Swells produced "Reved Up," an imperial stout with Bold Bean La Loma Coffee, vanilla beans and cinnamon. Southern Swells hosted a release party for "Reved Up" in early August, and from the comments, attendees wholeheartedly approved!
|"Reved Up" Imperial Stout at release party in August at Southern Swells
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Twitter has branded links to the website of the House Committee on the Judicary as "potentially unsafe" after Republicans on the Committee posted material from the New York Post's bombshell Biden-Ukraine story to the website. After a request for comment from Breitbart Tech, Twitter said that it blocked the government site "in error" and would reverse the blacklisting.
Committee Republicans took action after Twitter began censoring links to the Post's story, which alleges that Joe Biden, while Vice President, met with an executive at Burisma, the Ukrainian energy company where his son Hunter Biden was employed on a highly lucrative salary.
"Twitter has blocked users from tweeting the link to the @nypost's story on Hunter Biden," said the official Twitter account of the House Judiciary GOP "So we put it on our website for you to read and share. Click, share, and RT!"
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Presumably, House Republicans believed that Twitter would not dare censor an official government website. They were wrong — Twitter is now warning users not to click on the link, calling it "potentially unsafe." The company told Breitbart Tech that its blacklisting of the House Republicans was done "in error" and it would be unblocked.
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Impact on asteroseismic analyses of regular gaps in Kepler data
1 Laboratoire AIM, CEA/DSM – CNRS – Univ. Paris Diderot – IRFU/SAp, Centre de Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France
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2 Space Science Institute, 4750 Walnut Street, Suite 205, Boulder, Colorado 80301, USA
3 Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, 38200 La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
4 Departamento de Astrofísica, Universidad de La Laguna, 38206 La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
5 Sydney Institute for Astronomy, School of Physics, University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
6 Université de Toulouse, UPS-OMP, IRAP, 31400 Toulouse, France
7 CNRS, Institut de Recherche en Astrophysique et Planétologie, 14 avenue Édouard Belin, 31400 Toulouse, France
8 Instituut voor Sterrenkunde, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200D, 3001 Leuven, Belgium
Received: 23 December 2013
Accepted: 21 May 2014
Context. The NASA Kepler mission has observed more than 190 000 stars in the constellations of Cygnus and Lyra. Around 4 years of almost continuous ultra high-precision photometry have been obtained reaching a duty cycle higher than 90% for many of these stars. However, almost regular gaps due to nominal operations are present in the light curves on different time scales.
Aims. In this paper we want to highlight the impact of those regular gaps in asteroseismic analyses, and we try to find a method that minimizes their effect on the frequency domain.
Methods. To do so, we isolate the two main time scales of quasi regular gaps in the data. We then interpolate the gaps and compare the power density spectra of four different stars: two red giants at different stages of their evolution, a young F-type star, and a classical pulsator in the instability strip.
Results. The spectra obtained after filling the gaps in the selected solar-like stars show a net reduction in the overall background level, as well as a change in the background parameters. The inferred convective properties could change as much as ~200% in the selected example, introducing a bias in the p-mode frequency of maximum power. When asteroseismic scaling relations are used, this bias can lead to a variation in the surface gravity of 0.05 dex. Finally, the oscillation spectrum in the classical pulsator is cleaner than the original one.
Key words: asteroseismology / methods: data analysis / stars: oscillations
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T20 Blast previews: The quarter-finals
Four matches to decide who makes it to Finals Day on September 15 at Edgbaston. Here's how they're lining up.
Kent v Lancashire
Thursday August 23, 7pm
After a thrilling, high-scoring victory over table leaders Somerset, Kent will be eager to demonstrate their nerves of steel once more – again, at the St Lawrence Ground in Canterbury thanks to a top-two placement in the South Group. The Spitfires have an explosive batting triumvirate in Daniel Bell-Drummond, Sam Billings and Joe Denly. When these three perform, Kent look a real force. Their bowling attack is dangerous too. Kent will look to combine the good form of New Zealand quick Adam Milne with the experience and poise of Mitchell Claydon. Denly's leg-breaks can also be very useful, as a hat-trick against Surrey proved in July.
Lancashire, who came third in the North group, have much less depth than Kent in their batting line-up. Throughout the tournament, they have relied on Alex Davies to bat them out of precarious situations but if Kent get him early, Lancashire will be heavily reliant on the returning Jos Buttler, fresh from his maiden Test century. They do have some serious bowling talent though. Youngsters Zahir Khan and Matthew Parkinson can both bamboozle even the most solid of batting line-ups, if they are able to relish the pressure and perform near to their best. With a few early wickets and some precise death bowling from James Faulkner, Lancashire could have a chance – but Kent's ability to hit massive scores will certainly be on the Lancashire players' minds during the long journey to the cathedral town.
Durham v Sussex
Friday August 24, 6.30pm
Not many would have predicted a home quarter-final for Durham at the beginning of the tournament, but their control, poise and precision in critical moments have earned them an encounter against Sussex at the Emirates Riverside. Despite Durham's home advantage, Sussex fans will still feel confident. Durham seriously lack consistency in their top and middle order. They were recently bowled out for a meagre 78 against Lancashire, with only two batsmen (Stuart Poynter and Ryan Davies) getting 50 of those. Nor is the Durham bowling attack, with the exception of Imran Tahir, particularly intimidating. In a way Durham veteran Paul Collingwood exemplifies Durham's status as a squad – there is certainly understated quality, control and calm. But there is probably not quite enough star power to secure a victory against Sussex.
Successfully managing the absence of Rashid Khan will play an important part in Sussex's attempts to secure a victory over the underdogs. While it was always known that Rashid's infinite toolbox of variation would not figure in the knockout stages of the tournament, Sussex will still feel his absence keenly. Only two other bowlers playing in the tournament have better figures than him. However, despite Rashid's absence, Sussex are still in possession of plenty of young talent. All will be keen to show their mental strength and cricketing abilities off in a big fixture. Jofra Archer, picked by Wisden as one of the best young cricketers in the world, is the fastest bowler in the tournament and joins an attack which has performed fantastically well at the death so far.
Worcestershire v Gloucestershire
Saturday August 25, 3pm
Intuition might suggest that this game would be the most unequal of the quarter-finals, with first-place Worcestershire (North) facing fourth-place Gloucestershire (South). The Rapids will know not to be complacent though. Their position at the top of the North group was in part aided by an abandoned match between Durham and Derbyshire which Durham would have felt confident about winning.
Gloucestershire have had a good campaign so far, with some excellent performances to prove it. They have won twice against Kent which must be considered a serious achievement given Kent's recent T20 record in Canterbury. Gloucestershire also showed their mettle against Surrey in a critical five-run victory which was as thrilling for the spectator as it was necessary for Gloucestershire's qualification hopes. Despite all this, Worcestershire will be encouraged by the recent drop in form. In Gloucestershire's final games of the qualification process, they were beaten by both Sussex and Hampshire.
In terms of talent, Worcestershire probably have the best player in Moeen Ali. Moeen will be coming into the game with a freshly scored double hundred in the County Championship as well as excellent statistics in the Vitality Blast, with both bat and ball. Michael Klinger is Gloucestershire's star man and his team will be hoping he can keep up his good run of form. A confident 50-odd from the experienced Australian could set the tone nicely for Gloucestershire, but they will probably still need a performance from their other key men – most notably Ian Cockbain – to get anything from a good Worcestershire bowling attack. Cockbain has been worryingly erratic in his past half-dozen innings though, with his statistics table showcasing an eclectic mix of single (3, 9, 9) and triple digit scores (123*).
Somerset v Notts Outlaws
Sunday August 26, 3pm
Some Outlaws fans will be scratching their heads about why their team have made such tense work of getting through to the knockout stages of this year's Vitality blast. Alex Hales – one of the most formidable white-ball batsmen in the world – smashed them into the quarter-finals in a must-win game over Yorkshire, but the job really should have been done before then. In a way though, their comfortable victory against Yorkshire shows their resolve and ability to play aggressive, assured cricket under pressure. Hales' runs seemed to come easily for a man whose name had been dragged through a criminal court case only days before. Equally impressive was young wicketkeeper Tom Moores. His father, head coach Peter Moores, watched his son's punchy 80 not out with an admirable display of emotional neutrality, as if he was watching any other player. Notts will need similar calm from their players on Sunday afternoon.
Corey Anderson has been, and will be, a key man for Somerset. In the three consecutive victories which guaranteed Somerset a well-deserved qualification spot, Anderson hit 150 runs in 78 balls. He doesn't open or even come in at the top-order, so his hard-hitting, fast-scoring style could be disruptive if Notts allow their bowlers and fielders to get complacent towards the latter end of the Somerset innings. Conditions could also play their part in this game. Against Kent, Somerset bowlers really struggled with a greasy ball, with ex-West Indian international Jerome Taylor bowling two consecutive waist-high no balls. Ultimately though, this game will come down to key wickets. Hales, Wessels and Moores will probably all need to be kept quiet, or got out, for Somerset to build a strong chance of victory.


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Like in most cities of the country, motorists and pedestrians of Indore are not traffic rule enthusiasts. Jaywalking, jumping signals, and lane indiscipline are rampant in this Madhya Pradesh (MP) city in central India. The result: utter chaos as usual.
One spot, High Court Junction on the arterial Mahatma Gandhi Road, had remained particularly bothersome for the authorities.
Then, one day in 2010, constable Ranjeet Singh walked in, rather moonwalked in, to hold commuters in complete thrall and considerably improve compliance. People weren't following staid hand movements or periodic beeps of the cop's whistle anymore—the often dysfunctional signal lights were hardly noticed anyways. They were now swaying, figuratively speaking, to the directions of the new officer in sunglasses who danced, gestured rhythmically, turned around robotically, and sashayed in style to manage the busy intersection.
"A change in the body language had made the whole thing interesting and people noticed. Now the number of accidents at the junction have also reduced," Singh told Quartz over the phone.
Today, this 38-year-old dancing traffic cop is a celebrity, with commuters often taking detours to watch him perform, err, direct traffic.
The traffic signal is his disco light, the road his dance-floor, and the roar of the traffic his trance music. Constable Singh performs his 10-hour duty with panache every day even in difficult conditions: pollution, inclement weather, and, of course, the maddening traffic.
He is a motivated man.
"Something's got to be done"
Since he was transferred to the traffic department in 2004, Singh had witnessed his share of accidents, injuries, and even deaths.
India has one of the worst rates of road accidents in the world, with over 148,000 Indians killed in 2015, according to the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB). Up to 53 such mishaps took place every single hour that year, wherein 17 persons were killed, NCRB data shows. And MP accounts for the fourth-highest number of road accidents in the country, it says.
As is the case most often, commuters bring it upon themselves through blatant flouting of rules, Singh said about the unfortunate incidents he had witnessed in Indore.
"The complete disregard for traffic signals, especially by the youth, really bothered me," Singh, who joined the police force in 1998, said.
One day it hit Singh himself, literally. On a rainy evening in 2008, a speeding car rammed into him.
"The signals had stopped working. Other equipment provided to us for rain were not functioning either. The driver of the car that hit me said he couldn't see me. He thought I was a pole, not a human being," recalled Singh.
The mishap left him bedridden for three months. Following recovery, he was assigned a desk job as he couldn't stay on his feet for long hours. But he yearned to return to where the action was: traffic signals.
More than a year after the incident, encouraged by his seniors, Singh was back manning traffic. He was now convinced of the need for something extraordinary to grab commuters' attention. "The traffic policeman had to stop being invisible," Singh thought.
And what better way to get noticed than boogieing in the middle of the road at peak hour?
Celebrity cop
By now, Singh has a few thousand followers on social media, is courted by Bollywood, and showered with recognition elsewhere.
But he isn't just all-style, no mettle. This cop is known to be fearless and a stickler for rules. "For me, following the signal is supreme and then comes relationship or rank," Singh said. He claimed to have once fined the superintendent of police and, on another occasion, his own father, a former policeman.
He is not trained in dance, but enjoys performing. As a cop, though, his is a grueling task. "I end up replacing my shoes every two months as the sole wears out quickly. At times the entire body aches. I vary my movements to keep fatigue at bay," Singh said.
He now even trains younger officers in his methods. "He is not only an inspiration to constables but for his seniors as well…He has been exceptional in sharing his style with his colleagues," the Hindustan Times newspaper quoted Anjana Tiwari, additional superintendent of police (traffic), Indore, as saying in 2015.
To remain fit, Singh runs about 8-10 kilometres a day and practices yoga. "It helps build stamina and cleanse my system." But, most importantly, he is motivated by his cause: to get commuters to obey traffic rules.
Traffic police constable Ranjeet Singh has certainly got Indore's attention.


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Friends of Textiles Presents Kashmir Shawls from Antiquity to High Fashion April 10
MELBOURNE, FLA.— Florida Institute of Technology's Ruth Funk Center for Textile Arts will host Natalia Nekrassova of the Textile Museum of Canada (TMC) in the next Friends of Textiles Lecture Series April 10. The lecture is at 6 p.m. in the Denius Student Center's Hartley Room on campus; a reception starts at 5:15.
Nekrassova, TMC curator of collections and research, will discussher 2009 exhibition, "Fashionably Wrapped: The Influence of Kashmir Shawls." She will trace the origins of the shawl from the noble courts of India, where finely woven pieces were made and worn for several centuries, to the high-fashion market in Europe, where shawls were desired for their unusual beauty and exquisite weaving.
At the TMC, Nekrassova's research and exhibition interests are in the traditional textiles of Central Asia and the Middle East. Through a series of exhibitions, she made historic and contemporary textiles from Asia and North Africa available to the public within the rich context of the traditional cultures of the regions. She has catalogued the TMC's collection of over 12,000 artifacts for global access online. Before joining the TMC in 2002, Nekrassova was the Keeper of Rugs and Decorative Art Collections at the State Museum of Oriental Art in Moscow.
With 30 years experience as a museum curator, her many assignments include exhibitions of traditional art and textiles in Moscow and abroad, in collaboration with museums in Europe and Asia. For more than 20 years, she organized and participated in yearly field trips to Central Asia, Siberia and the Caucasus for research and acquisition of artifacts for the Museum's collection. She was previously an expert and consultant on Oriental rugs for the Russian Ministry of Culture, and lectured on Islamic art at the Islamic University in Moscow.
Individual tickets for the lecture cost $10 each for the general public and are free to Friends of Textiles members and full-time students. For more information, call the Ruth Funk Center for Textile Arts at (321) 674-8313 or visit http://textiles.fit.edu.


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It's official: Lady Gaga has returned to her club kid roots in her long-awaited sixth studio album, Chromatica.
The record is Back To The Future-meets-Mad Max-meets-Barbarella, creating an interesting dichotomy of sounds that's both futuristic and retro. Filled with infectious dance tracks, disco and sci-fi elements, brought together against a pumping bassline, Gaga has restored our faith in pop music and has us wishing we could live on the fictional planet of Chromatica. It's been a while since we've seen "classic Gaga" — eccentric, bold, and daring. The very woman who dared to wear a meat dress and produced feel-good anthems like 'Born This Way.' Thankfully, she's created a record filled with electro-pop deliciousness.
Gaga needs no introduction, but in case you need a simple crash course in her discography: after the success of 2008's debut, The Fame, Gaga has slowly been distancing herself from overly-autotuned and electro-pop tracks. There was 80's inspired Born This Way, campy and experimental ARTPOP, jazzy duet record Cheek to Cheek with Tony Bennett, and 2016's refined and stripped-back Joanne. And if you need a reminder, she starred in the musical A Star Is Born and graced the world with 'Shallow.' But twelve years later, the mother monster has returned to her electro-dance music throne with her blissful and energetic sixth studio album.
The newest record is more cinematic than Gaga fans are used to. Splitting the album into three distinctive sections, with each introduced by an instrumental sci-fi interlude, Chromatica tells a narrative about mental illness, fame, objectification, and self-love. Although the album is distinctly split into sections, these themes are fluid and run throughout the different arcs.
The album's opener, 'Chromatica I' is a galactic cinematic interlude that transports you to another planet. Violins and strings swirl together against ambient sounds that introduce you to Gaga's futuristic fantasy. Tensions run high as the strings are amplified and you're left wondering how the rest of the three-fold album will unravel.
The instrumental introduction swiftly switches to back-to-back pop bangers. Gaga's falsetto introduces the next track, 'Alice,' a bouncy club track filled with hooks against pumping bass and heavy synths. Gaga tries her hand at some distorted robotic rap, begging for someone to "take me home / take me to wonderland," as she touches on dealing with mental illness. When everything seems dark and unnerving, finding your own wonderland is a saving grace.
The upbeat joyful rhythms continue with the infectious pre-released single, 'Stupid Love.' The disco track brings amplified synths against techno glitches as Gaga tries to "break out" from the walls she's built around herself, attempting to be more vulnerable and foolish in love. It's reminiscent of the Gaga the world fell in love with from Born This Way, weaving introspective lyrics with whirling electro-pop melodies.
Gaga is no stranger to collaboration, and she makes to include some major players on the album. From the cathartic, French House-inspired 'Rain On Me' with pop superstar Ariana Grande, to even the rocketman himself, Sir Elton John, who lent his vocals to explore the healing power of music on 'Sine From Above,' there's no shortage of star power on Chromatica. Gaga even dares to venture into some sugar-coated K-Pop with the help of BLACKPINK on the previously released 'Sour Candy,' a clubby bubblegum-pop track. Collaboration can sometimes feel forced, but here it's well-fitted and a welcomed addition to the record.
Although Chromatica has an easy vibe thanks to its rich bass and synthesizers, Gaga makes sure to show a deeper, emotive side. 'Fun Tonight' has her reflecting on fame and the feeling of being in a "prison hell," and has a slight nod to 2008's 'Paparazzi.' When speaking about 'Free Woman,' Gaga said it came from dark moments when she thought she was going to die and explores what it means to be a woman in today's society. Gaga has always brought up important issues in her music, like LGBTQ+ rights and gun violence, and 'Free Woman' is no different.
Gaga's return to club and house influences is definitely triumphant, but at times, the record sounds a bit one-note, with the same thumping bassline acting as the backbone of the album. Chromatica is cohesive and polished, but monochromatic, as it lacks a jazzy and heartfelt piano ballad like 'You & I' to diversity the album's sound and break up the 90's house and EDM tracks.
That's not to say the album is lacklustre — there are plenty of standouts on the album. '911' is cookie-cutter autotuned electro-pop perfection, reminiscent of her hit 'Telephone,' but this time Gaga discusses her mental health and self-loathing, singing, "My biggest enemy is me, ever since day one." 70's disco track and slight ego-booster 'Enigma' display's Gaga's powerhouse vocals against distorted, bubbly synths and jazz undertones. The song is a nod to Gaga's critically-divided ARTPOP. The 2013 album's track 'Aura,' used the iconic lyric,"Enigma pop star is fun, she wear burqa for fashion," while the newer track has Gaga admitting, "I'll be your enigma, even just tonight." She's not wrong, though — Gaga really is a modern-day enigma.
At the start of her career, Gaga was constantly compared to pop legend Madonna. Sure, there's still some of Madonna's 'Vogue' influence on the record, especially on 'Babylon,' but Gaga gives a middle finger to all the gossip and comparisons on the closing track. There are elements of RuPaul's iconic 'Supermodel (You Better Work)' and it will have you wanting to sashay down a runway to the vibrant and buoyant tune against the catchy rhyme-scheme, "Strut it out, walk a mile / Serve it, ancient-city style / Talk it out, babble on / Battle for your life, Babylon."
Chromatica is luminous and thunderous and perfect for any club night, with Gaga serving disco sci-fi realness. The slight problem with it is that it relies on EDM and house influences as a crunch. There's no doubt about Gaga's talent — all of her eras have shown a different side to her artistry and singer-songwriter ability. The club and dance influence is definitely a welcomed and infectious return, but felt too autotuned and bass-heavy. But hey, a new Gaga record is better than no Gaga record, and Chromatica is a collection of infectious and joyful dance tracks that'll have you grooving all night long (alone in your bedroom, but still).
Chromatica is released today, Friday, May 29th, and is available to purchase now. Fancy checking out more album reviews? Head over here.


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Popcorn is one of my favorite go-to snacks, particularly at night.
Popcorn is low calorie and high in fiber. It is a whole grain food and contains about as much antioxidant benefits as many fruits and vegetables.
So it is a perfect food to grab as a snack when someone is trying to lose weight! I make raw kernels in a popper machine, but I have to admit that sometimes it gets a bit bland. On the other hand I'm certainly not going to add butter or other additives that increase the fat and calorie count.
SkinnyPop has a line of popcorn flavors – from dark chocolate to jalapeno to white cheddar – all tapping in at around 40-45 calories per serving. So you can have this treat with additional flavors without loading up on fat and calories! The wide assortment of choices make it perfect to grab as a snack and fulfill whatever craving you are having.
Apparently pairing wine with popcorn has gotten pretty popular – a way to unwind and treat yourself at the end of a long day.
You guys know that I don't drink, so I can't particularly recommend any wines that pair with popcorn.
But SkinnyPop has created this graphic showing which flavors pair the best with various types of wines.
So the next time you want to have a night in and relax without the guilt of having downed an entire pint (or more - been there done that!) of high calorie ice cream or something equally bad for you, instead you can have some healthy flavorful popcorn without the guilt!


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On Tue, 20 Aug 1991 07:52:00 EDT Tom Benson 814-865-4201 said:
>It *might* be a good idea for SCREEN-L to affiliate, but there may
>be good reasons not to. If the associations sponsor the list, there
>might develop a lot of time-wasting negotiations over the rules and
>regulations for an inherently experimental, sometimes necessarily
>anarchic, enterprise.
Good point, Tom. One I hadn't really anticipated.
The affiliation of SCREEN-L with academic organizations is a concept
in its formative stages. Suggestions such as these are very helpful.
The last thing I want to see is SCREEN-L turning into some kind of
bureaucratic quagmire of rules and regs. I think it's possible to
maintain its free flow of discussion and further optimize its use
in the dissemination of film/TV studies information. But maybe
SCS/UFVA cosponsorship isn't the way.
WE'll just have to see. Thanks for the input.
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precious things: freedom of speech, freedom of
conscience, and the prudence never to practice
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Maths Wednesday 14/10/20 -Groups 3,4,5
L.O. Can I subtract numbers with up to 3 digits using a formal written method?
Watch these videos and then try the chilli challenge below!
Subtraction 2-digit numbers (with regrouping)
Subtraction 3-digit numbers (with regrouping)
Look at the picture of the 'Chilli Challenge'.
Group 3 - Start with the 'Mild' questions.
Group 4 - Start with the 'Mild' questions and then move on to 'Spicy'.
Group 5 - Start with the 'Spicy' and then move on to 'Extra Hot'.
Remember to lay out your sums in a column with HTO as we did in class last week.
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Yes, it happened.
Not on my bedsheet.
Rather on the sheet of a meditation hall of a huge retreat center.
Yes, you read that right.
I had just had my dinner, and had gone to the meditation room to let go of what was in my head.
Little did I know I would let go of much more 🙂
Since I was menstruating, I thrust my kurta behind, before sitting on the floor – that had mattress covered with white sheet.
And when I got up, I left an imprint! A huge one!!
Surprisingly the kurta was stainless because it had been thrust back, it was through the leggings that the stain had escaped
Now I had two options:
I could tell myself: "Nishtha you have been menstruating more than half of your life, and you do not know even this basic thing of taking care?"
Or, I could get up and find for a solution.
I got up, and told the girl next to me (by disturbing her meditation) of what had happened, and she helped me out.
She suggested to keep my bag on one side of the stain, and she kept sitting on the other side. Meanwhile, she asked me to bring a wet handkerchief from my room to clean it.
I ran to my room. Changed. Got a handkerchief. Made it wet. Ran again.
Did the operation. Didn't succeed.
Then she suggested, this time I keep sitting, and she will bring a bit of soap from her room.
In all this, the coordinator who was taking care of the premises started turning off the lights, and requested me to leave. I said I'm waiting for someone, and requested for ten more minutes.
He waited. Then said he has to come back early morning. So he insisted.
Then another girl next to me told him what the real problem was.
After which he became quiet, and waited.
Then came the face wash. And my handkerchief. With few drops of water from the girl who told the coordinator to wait.
And I rubbed and I rubbed. For ten full minutes. Post which it finally became clean.
Though the mattress was wet, but it wasn't red anymore.
Lesson learnt: Take extra care going on, however, if you screw up, figure out solutions instead of screwing yourself up further.


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What is a calorie? - Emma Bryce
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First, you may want to read up on what exactly a calorie is, and why our bodies need energy in the first place. To figure out how many calories you require on a daily basis you need to understand your basal metabolic rate (BMR)—the amount of energy you burn while you're in a resting state. Several factors shape your basal metabolic rate, and the best way to learn about those is to calculate your own. Here's a good explanation from the Mayo Clinic on the role that metabolism plays in burning calories.
All this helps us build up a clearer and more detailed picture of how many calories each of us needs every day—though the averages by gender are a good starting point. Everyone is unique, however, and that means we need a unique number of calories too, dependant on our age, height, weight, gender, and levels of physical activity. The right number of calories can help you achieve an energy balance, so it's good to know how many you actually need. You may want to use the Mayo Clinic's calorie calculator, which will tell you if you're consuming too little, too much, or just the right amount. And, if you're interested in finding out how many calories are in your food before you eat it, you can type almost any product into this counter, or this one. Both will estimate the amount of energy your food contains.
But remember, it's not all about energy intake: nutrition is an important factor in what we eat, as well, because it provides us with the variety of vitamins, minerals, and other ingredients we need to remain healthy. If you're keen to learn more about this topic, you can take a look at TED-Ed's selection of nutrition videos, where you can explore everything from the effects of sugar on the brain, to the chemistry of cookies.
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The Italian Connection: Henry Silva's Leather Jacket
Henry Silva as Dave Catania, swaggering Mafia hitman
New York to Milan, Spring 1972
Film: The Italian Connection
(Italian title: La mala ordina)
Release Date: September 2, 1972
Director: Fernando Di Leo
Costume Designer: Francesco Cuppini
WARNING! Spoilers ahead!
Today marks the one-year anniversary of the death of Henry Silva, a screen stalwart whose credits included the Rat Pack-led Ocean's Eleven (1960) and political thriller The Manchurian Candidate (1962) before his first leading role in the jazzy noir Johnny Cool (1963). The latter set a precedent that would characterize the next decade of Silva's career as he would star in many "poliziottesco" films like Fernando Di Leo's The Italian Connection, released 51 years ago this month. Continue reading
Michael Fassbender's White Polo in X-Men: First Class
Michael Fassbender as Erik Lehnsherr, relentless mutant Nazi hunter to be christened Magneto
Villa Gesell, Argentina, Fall 1962
Film: X-Men: First Class
Release Date: June 1, 2011
Director: Matthew Vaughn
Costume Designer: Sammy Sheldon
While I'm not traditionally a fan of superhero movies (at least as not as big a fan as some people!), I've appreciated how the recent stretch of Marvel movies have stretched across genres in its multi-billion-dollar appeal to varying audiences. For me, it's been the entries rooted in history—like the MCU's Captain America: The First Avenger and Fox's X-Men: First Class, both released in 2011—that have had the most appeal of those I've seen. The latter, released ten years ago this summer, had been a subject of multiple requests since BAMF Style's early years, so I hope I'm not too late in finally paying tribute to a briefly seen but timelessly stylish outfit from this Cold War-set adventure.
Sidney Reilly's Fair Isle Sweater Vest in 1918 London
Sam Neill as Captain Sidney Reilly, MC, jaded British Secret Service agent
London, November 1918
Series: Reilly: Ace of Spies
Episode: "After Moscow" (Episode 9)
Air Date: October 26, 1983
Director: Martin Campbell
Costume Designer: Elizabeth Waller
You're probably still reading the title. "Sweater vest?" you ask yourself. "Has he gone barmy?"
First off, you're probably British if you're using the word "barmy"; secondly, it's true – there are few men who can both pull off a sweater vest and look badass in it. One of these men is obviously Clint Eastwood as Harry Callahan, who even sported two during the first Dirty Harry film. To be fair, Eastwood probably could've played Dirty Harry wearing a pink tutu and a purple silk shoulder holster and he still would've looked badass. Probably.
The other man is Sam Neill as satanically suave British agent Sidney Reilly in the 1983 mini-series Reilly: Ace of Spies. Continue reading
Steve McQueen as Hilts in The Great Escape
This weekend marked the 69th anniversary of "The Great Escape", the mass escape of allied airmen from the German-controlled Stalag Luft III in Lower Silesia. The escape, which involved the efforts of 600 men, achieved the goal of RAF Squadron Leader Roger Bushell to "make life hell for the Hun."
In 1963, the story was filmed by the Mirisch Company as The Great Escape.
Steve McQueen as Capt. Virgil Hilts, U.S. Army Air Forces pilot and escape artist
Sagan-Silesia (Zagan, Poland), Spring 1944
Film: The Great Escape
Release Date: July 4, 1963
Director: John Sturges
Wardrobe Credit: Bert Henrikson
If you're reading this blog, chances are you've heard of The Great Escape and have hopefully seen it roughly a hundred times in your life. Continue reading


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Let it be clear : few bands have mastered the art of communicating and releasing tension as well as Lorient, France's DEATH ENGINE. Delivered with an effortless austerity, their suffocating brand of noise rock-infused hardcore is unarguably of the most unmerciful sort. Now back to the three-piece that recorded their groundbreaking debut EP "Amen" (2013), the french band returns with "Place Noire", their second full-length.
Recorded live then mixed in Laval by Amaury Sauvé (Birds In Row, Plebeian Grandstand, Necrodancer) and mastered by Karl Daniel Lidén (Breach, Terra Tenebrosa, Crippled Black Phoenix), this record is a natural progression in the band's body of work, full of hypnotic patterns, earth-shaking breaks, menacing bass tones and guitars that swing between desperate, angst-driven riffing & feedback assaults. Then the more emotional, expressive vocal approach and the clean-cut songwriting make of "Place Noire" the band's most memorable work while being more abrasive than ever. Blast it at unreasonable volume and feel your body consuming itself from the inside.


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There have been a lot of kooky suggestions about how India should be fighting what is seen as a "rape epidemic". From telling women what to wear and when to go out, to reducing access to cellphones and chow mein, everyone seems to have an opinion on what ought to be done. In most cases, the suggestions are just regressive but easily dismissed. A few others, however, are genuinely insidious.
The drive to build a web filter to prohibit porn is one such measure.
A public interest litigation filed in India's Supreme Court last year called for the government to block porn websites because "most of the offences committed against women/girls/children are fuelled by pornography". The court then took this PIL up and told the government it would have no choice but to do something about the problem. Now, it seems like authorities are preparing to take action.
As reported by the Economic Times, India looks all set to be subject to large-scale web censorship. The government has decided to ask Internet Service Providers to take down websites hosting pornography, while also asking them to upgrade their infrastructure so that the blocking becomes more efficient. Meanwhile, it has asked the Internet and Mobile Association of India, an industry body, to prepare a list of websites that the government will then ask ISPs to block.
What is porn?
This decision was made at a meeting of the Cyber Regulation Advisory Committee, where the government announced that it couldn't simply tell the Supreme Court that filtering porn would be difficult to do, as it had tried to argue earlier. Instead, the telecom minister insisted that the "larger issue of respecting cultural values of the country and sentiments of the Indian society need to be considered and all possible ways and means may have to be devised in this context".
Pornography, or at least the publishing and transmitting of obscene material, is illegal in India. Section 67 of the Information Technology Act actually defines this as "material which is lascivious or appeals to the prurient interest or if its effect is such as to tend to deprave and corrupt person", with offenders liable to a prison sentence of up to five years.
Despite this, the government has rarely taken much effort to block pornography beyond specific cases, simply because it seems impossible. A technical team set up by the Bombay High Court in 2001 to look into the issue unanimously concluded that any proposal to block websites would be unfeasible, partly because it would be hard to define what is pornographic.
"Should minors be allowed to view a National Geographic site that has images of the erotic sculptures of temples of Khajuraho?" the committee asked. "Should minors be allowed to see sites that deal with sex education and medical issues? Or are all these 'unsuitable'?"
Does porn cause rape?
But the PIL that prompted this current notice from the Supreme Court wasn't built entirely around questions of culture or decency. It suggested simply enough that the surge in crimes against women in India, which has received much coverage in the aftermath of the December 2013 gangrape, has been fuelled by porn.
"Offenders' minds are mostly fuelled by pornography, as the sexual offender or rapist achieves his gratification, not from sexual release alone but also from the thrill of domination, control and power," the petition claimed.
There is, however, almost no evidence to back this up. Much research has been conducted into the matter, primarily because of a regular trend by those in the media to connect rape and sexual crimes to pornography. Most studies have actually ended up suggesting an inverse relationship between the spread of porn and the incidence of rape. In other words, more porn has led to fewer sexual crimes.
"The available data about pornography consumption and rape rates in the United States seem to rule out a causal relationship, at least with pornography availability causing an increase in the incidence of rape," write Christopher Ferguson and Richard Hartley, professors of psychology and criminal justice, in a paper on the issue in the journal, Aggression and Violent Behaviour. "Official statistics might provide evidence for the reverse effect; the increasing availability of pornography appears to be associated with a decline in rape."
Although this theory that porn might actually be responsible for a reduction in rape rates might only be a coincidence as a result of the overall decline in crime statistics, it lays to rest the theory that sexual assaults are caused by pornography. Most of the research in this area have similar conclusions, finding little evidence to suggest a causal link between the two.
Slipping down the censorship slope
Not only is the very basis of this move problematic, it also opens the door to other dangers. Chief among them is an overzealous political class that has tasted the power of internet censorship. As pointed out by Medianama, the discussion that was supposed to only look at questions of pornography, veered off into looking at the "misuse of social media for disturbing communal harmony". The minutes of the meeting actually saw the telecom minister call on the home ministry to look into this issue and "evolve steps to prevent misuse".
This means that a filtering system ostensibly being built to block porn as a way of preventing rape will end up being used to shut down websites that the government believes has "objectionable content".
As anyone paying attention to the attacks on free speech India has dealt with in recent times and the increase of competitive intolerance, "objectionable" could mean just about anything. And despite this government's commitment to transparency, it is unlikely that authorities will feel the need to explain why websites have been taken down, let alone give site owners a chance to make their case.
Considering the problems that this poses, it almost seems as if the people who were calling for the banning of jeans and chow mein might be more tolerable.
This post originally appeared at Scroll.


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Lands of the Nile
There was a time when the people of Egypt worshipped animal-headed gods and built mighty tombs at the command of their pharaoh. That time ended 1,500 years ago.
Now, Egypt is a Muslim nation, ruled by a sultan from the new city of Cairo. The Guild of Seekers have the sultan's blessing to dig up the land's ancient treasures. To the south, Nubia is a Christian country, protected from the Muslim armies by an ancient treaty. The empire of Ethiopia is resurgent, its Christian ruler inspired by his pilgrimage to Jerusalem.
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In 1905, the Seventh Zionist Congress met in Basel and decided to establish the forerunner to today's Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in Jerusalem. For Bezalel's famous founder, Boris Schatz, an art academy was a vital component of the Zionist agenda, a means to, in his words, "find a visual expression to the long sought spiritual and national independence" of the new Jewish State. Schatz aimed to create an art institution integrating the traditions of European art, eastern and western Jewish design and the local culture of the Land of Israel.
Fast forward a century and Boris Schatz's dream - and more - appears to be the reality of Bezalel, as evidenced by a monumental exhibition, "One Hundred Years of Bezalel," at Ben-Gurion Airport. Today's Bezalel is home to 1,800 undergraduate and graduate students specializing in fields ranging from architecture and photography to jewelry and industrial design. All of these media are represented inside the airport's Terminal One, where works by over 400 Bezalel students and graduates will remain on display through August 8.
The experience of going through the metal detector and entering the old airport, rich in drama and memories for so many people, is truly a special one. Today, Terminal One functions as a time capsule from an era when airports still had local character. Superseded for passenger travel by the new, state-of-the-art Terminal three, the old Terminal One's interior atmosphere is diametrically opposed to the ubiquitous international airport aesthetic, that strange in-between world indistinguishable between one country and the next, and it's a peculiar feeling to physically re-enter the space today. Visitors will truly feel that they are embarking on a voyage, and the exhibition is indeed an exotic trip.
Through the old "Departures" entrance, viewers take an escalator up to the old passport control. Here, artists have installed faceless fabric mannequins inside the glass cubes. It's a creepy pleasure to be confronted by these lifeless government officials, and a liberating feeling to walk right past them into the terminal proper. The Bezalel undergraduate art show is installed in this wing, where the signs for gates - and almost everything else - are exactly as they were before the airport was sealed shut in 2004. The art is simply added to the space, without erasing the traces of the terminal's former life.
In the middle of the floor, viewers will find a diverse selection of young design, which includes everything from wearable yet pleasantly strange fashion to brightly colored silicon computer accessories and bicycles with wheels in funny places. Art is also installed inside the airport's abandoned shops. In particular, viewers might enjoy peering into H. Stern's glass jewelry cases, where decidedly avant-garde, wearable art devoid of diamonds is beautifully displayed.
Fine art is displayed in a delightful maze of makeshift white-walled spaces off to the side of the main drag. In this area, viewers will discover painting, photography, video art and more of what is, frankly, a surprisingly high quality. The photography in particular is provocative without resorting to shock value, as is sometimes the case with student work.
At the end of the corridor, viewers should follow the signs for Baggage Claim to arrive at "Goods to Declare," the masters students' exhibition downstairs. This display, organized in part by Nahum Tevet, the director of Bezalel's graduate program, showcases the work of 51 current graduates of 15 different European and American MFA programs. Amidst the old conveyor belts and signs for currency exchange, fresh, large-scale video and sculptural installations dominate the high-ceilinged space, where painting and photography are also on view.
Bezalel's new art experience is so comprehensive that viewers will feel they've truly been on a journey by the time they exit it through Terminal One's familiar Arrivals hall.


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Yeah, so we did the Five Questions thing with the rival SBNation blog. This time, we welcome Grant from the one and only McCovey Chronicles. You can find my answers to his questions here. Below, good stuff. Thanks, Grant, and best of luck! And by that I mean I hope the Giants lose.
1. Thank you for dispatching the Braves, the most vile franchise in MLB. What were the Giants' NLDS keys to victory?
Bunting. They bunted well. They hit behind the runner well. The #2 hitter took a pitch to allow the leadoff hitter a chance to steal, and even though the leadoff hitter never did steal, that's why the Giants won.
Also, the Giants' starting pitching allowed three earned runs in 29 innings over four games. Also, also, a journeyman utility player was forced to play a position he wasn't adept at, and he made bushels of errors. Also, also, also, Cody Ross was not Jose Guillen.
2. With all of the to-do about the Phillies frontline rotation of Roy Halladay, Roy Oswalt, and Cole Hamels, the Giants' daunting top three of Tim Lincecum, Matt Cain, and Jonathan Sanchez stacks up pretty well. How do you think the team's rotations can exploit the opposing lineups?
If the Phillies pitchers are able to throw either pitches in the strike zone or pitches out of the strike zone,they'll have a pretty good chance at getting the Giants to flail. If the Phillies pitchers throw pitches that are neither in nor out of the strike zone, instead existing in a limbo-like state called antarabhāva, the Giants will have a shot, probably because that sort of nonsense is against the rules.
The Giants have problems with quality sliders and changeups. They're not exactly unique in that regard, but it sure seems that they have more of a problem with offspeed stuff than other teams.
It's hard to know how the Giants' three will exploit the Phillies because it's totally dependent on what is working for them that night. If Lincecum is commanding his slider, he'll throw it often in strikeout counts. If he doesn't have the command of his slider, he'll stick to his changeup. It all depends, which is kind of how it is for every pitcher, I guess. They'll have specific game plans for attacking Phillies hitters in mind, but I couldn't guess at what those would be. Maybe Lincecum's dossier on Ryan Howard is just a sheet of paper with "Be left-handed" written in 29-point comic sans.
3. Tim Lincecum had something of a "Lost Weekend" in August 2010. Just from glancing at the numbers it looks like his walks and home runs allowed were up, a recipe for failure. What was wrong, and how did he (evidently) right himself?
His mechanics were off, which lead to poor velocity and command. It was a bad combination. I have absolutely no idea how he rediscovered his stuff, but his velocity is back up to 90-94, his changeup is one of the best pitches in baseball again, and he picked up a new, awesome slider just because he could.
4. A lot has been made about how Buster Posey's arrival changed the whole look of the Giants' lineup. While this is obviously true (of course a new hitter is going to make the lineup "look different"), I'm wondering if you have any thoughts as to if/how his presence affects the rest of the team's hitters.
Before: A cleanup hitter who didn't work counts, didn't hit for power, and couldn't score from second on a single.
After: A cleanup hitter who worked counts, hit for power, and had below-average speed instead of tar-pit speed.
It was a philosophical shift, in a way. The Giants really thought Bengie Molina was an adequate hitter last year because of a dozen home runs and some RBI. So it was refreshing to watch a player who was actually good in the cleanup spot.
5. Pat Burrell: Legend? (Consider this an open essay question, worth 50% of your final grade)
Pat Burrell slept with my wife and put a cigarette out on my cat. I didn't get a chance to thank him, but I did get a chance the next day to clean up his empty bottles and drink whatever was left. It was awesome.


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A total of 155 officers in three different police districts in Baltimore tested the various body cameras for months, and now it appears the city is ready to move forward with a single provider.
"After a thorough evaluation, our team selected Taser International offering Axon body cameras and cloud-based storage services," Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake said.
While the officers who were equipped with the test cameras found technical differences in operating them, Police Commissioner Kevin Davis says they had nothing, but good things to say about their impact as they responded to calls for service.
"They say that arrestees are more prone to comply with arrests and they say when they're dispatched to areas based on citizens' calls for service where there's complaints of loitering or drug dealing or things of that nature that those crowds of people disperse more immediately," Davis said.
The commissioner says the cameras also took a lot of the confrontation out of police encounters with citizens, as both apparently modified their behavior knowing their words and actions were being recorded.
The choice of Taser and its Axon body camera comes more than a year after the mayor vetoed a city council measure, which would have mandated cameras for police officers, and she's standing by her decision to forgo haste in getting this right.
"While some would have me rush in and promise to outfit all the officers within a month or two and those calls were very loud and very persistent, this was far more complex than simply going down the street to Radio Shack and grabbing cameras off the shelf," Rawlings-Blake said.
While there is still plenty of governmental procedure and negotiating to come, the mayor's goal is to present the board of estimates with a final contract by the end of February.
At this point, they can't say how much it's going to cost.