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Book Reviews: 17 October
OUT NOWTHE MAD BOY, LORD BERNERS, MY GRANDMOTHER AND ME by So a Zinovieff (Jonathan Cape, £25; offer price, £21)
This is the implausible story of Faringdon House in Oxfordshire: an aesthete's paradise for 80 years, the various geniuses who were drawn to it, its tyrannical cook and housekeeper, and its unlikely line of inheritance.
The house was the inspiration for Merlinford in Nancy Mitford's The Pursuit Of Love, and Lord Berners, its owner, the real-life counterpart of Lord Merlin, who hand-dyed his doves and teased his neighbours. Berners's boyfriend of decades was Robert Heber- Percy, Zinovieff 's grandfather. A happily married mother of three, living a simple bookish life in Greece, Zinovieff disapproves of money, big houses and elitism. Yet back home in England, her gay grandfather has taken a liking to her and makes her his heir. How will she handle this startling inheritance? And will it be a bonus or a burden?
I enjoyed every word, but then I'm interested in multi-generational sagas set in English country houses and peopled by characters of exquisite taste and wit: composers, writers, painters and complicated fathers and grandfathers. Especially when said saga is true.
Mary Killen
NUMERICON: A Journey Through The Hidden Lives Of Numbers by Rachel Thomas and Marianne Freiberger (Quercus, £12.99; off er price, £11.69)
One of the first attempts to popularise mathematics was an 18th-century rewrite of Isaac Newton's Principia as a romance, to appeal to the ladies. It was not a success.
Fast-forward to today, and two very mathematical ladies do much better with their engaging survey of 20,000 years of maths, using history, literature and some dreadful puns.
The problems, symbols and people who have infl uenced mathematics are all described in a clear, engaging style. Along with the usual suspects (the child prodigy Gauss, Fermat and his last theorem), there are less well-known but equally talented characters, such as the Indian number theorist Ramanujan.
Freiberger and Thomas have the gift of describing abstract concepts in an interesting style that does not patronise the reader. They wear their considerable learning lightly, but those with mathematical knowledge will notice there's no reduction in rigour, with a few in-jokes along the way.
This is an excellent book, filled with learning, enthusiasm and humour.
Stephen Coulson
BOOK OF THE WEEKA widow's will to live
NORA WEBSTER by Colm Tóibín (Viking, £18.99; offer price, £15.99)
In plain and unsentimental prose, Colm Tóibín has created a character who, in her recently widowed state, must nd her way through life for herself and her children. The narrative is as solitary as the rural Wexford village in which it is set, but stirrings of religious con ict threaten to disturb everyday life.
With her daughters going to college and moving to London, Nora wonders if she too can have a life outside of the home. A new independence awaits her, though she is conscious of her place as a woman of a certain age in 1960s Ireland.
The loneliness of Nora's situation is reminiscent of Penelope Mortimer's The Pumpkin Eater, and in her self-absorbing sorrow she overlooks the suffering of her two young sons. Deftly depicting the self-con ned world of Nora and her boys, Tóibín provokes sympathy from the reader, but also unexpected feelings of frustration as Nora dwells on the death of a husband who cushioned her against the realities of life. It is a learning process for her, and as the plot develops, she progresses from a woman dependent on her husband to realising she can strike out on her own.
As haunting as Hedda Gabler, Tóibín's latest o ering is a triumphant addition to his canon. The relatable voice of Nora Webster will remain with the reader long after the story has ended.
Lyndsy Spence
COFFEE TABLE BOOKHOUSE & GARDEN: FIFTIES HOUSE by Catriona Gray (Conran, £30; offer price, £27)
With furniture and fabric from the 1950s being so fashionable today, it's interesting to see how midcentury interiors were originally put together. A compilation of House & Garden articles and photographs from the period, this book is more a social document than a style bible: the full, original 1950s look, with primary colours and man-made materials, is too harsh for contemporary tastes.
A section on how to identify furniture makers will be of interest to collectors. And magazine tips from 1954, telling readers to use luminous paint on light switches and cover a table in white diamond linoleum, make for amusing reading.
Hugh St Clair
SALAD ANNIVERSARY by Machi Tawara (Pushkin Press, £12; offer price, £10.80)
One of Japan's most acclaimed contemporary poets, Machi Tawara has played a key role in reviving the traditional tanka form for modern audiences.
First published in 1987, Salad Anniversary is a cycle of poems that combines classical poetic forms and grammatical constructions with contemporary subjects and settings – and it works surprisingly well in translation.
Intense snapshots of moods and moments build up to an atmospheric chronicle of crumbling love aff airs, heartbreak and hope. Its emotional pull is heightened by small details of everyday life, such as the dent on a toothpaste tube after a new lover departs.
The constraints of the form call for a tight use of language and imagery, making for a potent, distilled brew, like the headiest saké.
Juanita Coulson
AGENT ROSE: The True Spy Story Of Eileen Nearne, Britain's Forgotten Wartime Heroine by Bernard O'Connor (Amberley, £9.99; offer price, £9.49)
When she died in Torquay in 2010 aged 89, with no known friends or relatives, few could have guessed that Eileen Nearne had been a heroine of the Second World War. It was only when police searched her flat and found her medals that her war record emerged: she'd served as a secret agent in Churchill's SOE. Briefly, her story was a media sensation.
This painstakingly researched book rescues her life from oblivion, highlighting at the same time the stories of other forgotten female agents. Working undercover in wartime Paris, Eileen was captured by the Germans and survived interrogation and torture in concentration camps, making an astonishing escape in 1945. But her war effort took its toll and she struggled to adjust to life back in Britain.
There have been many books about female SOE agents, but their stories never cease to inspire and fascinate, and this biography is no exception.
ALSO ON THE SHELFONCE UPON A TIME: A Short History Of Fairy Tale by Marina Warner (OUP, £10.99; offer price, £9.89)
In her erudite but engaging study, the awardwinning scholar and critic takes us on a journey through the development of the genre and its enduring power to ignite the imagination. Taking in ballet, feminist criticism and Freudian theory, it is a spellbinding cultural tour de force.
- THE BLACK TULIP by Alexandre Dumas
- GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING by Tracy Chevalier
- THE LAUGHING CAVALIER by Baroness Orczy
AUDIO BOOK OF THE WEEKRECIPE FOR LIFE: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY by Mary Berry, narrated by Patricia Hodge (Whole Story Audiobooks, £20; offer price, £18)
Bake Off fans will love this memoir of the nation's cakemistress general, from overcoming polio in her teens to her lifelong passion for cooking, leading to fame and fulfilment.
SONGS TO THE LANDTwo memoirs explore our relationship with places and landscapes. By Juanita Coulson
David Gentleman is an acclaimed artist and author, best known for his platform-length murals at Charing Cross Tube station. In The Country (Full Circle Editions, £25; offer price, £22.50) combines his fluid, elegant prose and luminous paintings to bring to life the corner of Suff olk where he has lived for over 35 years. Starting with the family home and moving outwards to the village, the stream and the surrounding countryside, his chapters capture a strong sense of place seen through an artist's eye. His use of colour, light and shade draw the viewer into live, pulsating scenes: dappled sunlight on grass by a garden bench radiates an almost tangible warmth.
In Four Fields (Vintage, £9.99; offer price, £9.49), Tim Dee casts his eye further afield, but with just as much perceptiveness.
Scattered around the world, the four fields of the title become the subject of his detailed observation of their grasses, wildlife and history, both human and natural. From a fen in Cambridgeshire to a grass meadow in Chernobyl, they are also springboards for a profound meditation on our relationship with the places we live in, and how we shape and are shaped by the landscape.
This is nature writing at its finest, blending mindful, knowledgeable description with social commentary and cultural and philosophical insights.
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Some time ago, no. A long time ago 3 6" canvasses made it into the craft room, the idea being to make some sort of triptych.
Canvas one was given a background wash with Ken Oliver colour blast. Used far too much pigment so gave up and stashed it.
A genuinely blank canvas. Paper stash provided a good wordy piece to stick down the centre. The I decided to use embossing paste with a delicate celtic knot stencil. Didn't go exactly to plan but you can see the delicate knot pattern in the dried white paste. Know you'd think I'd learnt my lesson with those colour bursts but no out they cam again into the wet paste. A small grunge board covered with washi tape, the same tape crosses two corners. Ribbon and hessian shapes provide the 'blossoms'.
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So, I'm leaving for the South of France for two weeks, in a special place I wanted to visit after a very exhausting year, physically and emotionally speaking. If you want me to develop a particular topic or want to tell your personal experience on this blog when I get back, feel free to leave me an email, or leave a comment. And don't forget, love is not about suffering. Say no to codependency.
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Started the morning by taking some pics at the South Coast Boardriders' Herb and Paro Memorial Surf comp at St Clair...after about three heats I was over it and shot home to pick up Jay and Caity for a surf down the line, met my surf buddy out there too, and we all had the most amazing surf during a thunderstorm, sunshowers and the most gorgeous rainbow. I had the best ever surf too. I heard that Herb and Paro always send good waves for their memorial, didn't see them at St Clair, but definately experienced them elsewhere along with a few gems of nature :0) thanks guys. below are a few shots from the few heats I shot.
Increased levels of harmful bacteria have forced the closure of three popular Dunedin surfing beaches.Beach.Below: Arial pic of Lawyers head spilling forth sewage
Dunedin City Council said today water quality tests showed elevated bacteria levels at St Kilda, St Clair and Middle beaches.
The council's environmental health team and Public Health South had recommended against swimming, surfing or paddling until further notice.
Strong winds and sea currents are regularly blamed for sweeping a sewage plume towards shore from an outfall at Lawyer's Head on the south coast of the Otago Peninsula at the eastern end of St Kilda
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Bulls played almost the entire second half with 14 men and still managed to secure their first win of the Super Rugby season, beating Sunwolves 34-21.
The South African side had Renaldo Bothma sent off in the 41st minute, but remained the superior force, adding a further two tries to inflict a fourth straight defeat on Sunwolves.
First-half scores from Jan Serfontein and Pierre Schoeman helped send Bulls clear, but Kenki Fukuoka surged through on the left to close the gap to three points before half-time.
Although Hayden Cripps missed the conversion, a red card for Bothma for a high tackle on Ed Quirk looked likely to see momentum remain with the Japanese side.
However, the hosts built on their lead when Jason Jenkins powered over and Serfontein touched down his second of the match in the 65th minute.
A try from Quirk denied the hosts a bonus point, while Liaki Moli thought he had given Sunwolves a chance for a losing bonus point when he crossed in the final minute of regulation time.
The conversion was sent wide, but the referee – who had lost his communications ear piece earlier in the game – was told by an assistant before the kick to review the decision, and a knock-on was belatedly given.
#BULvSUN FT! Vodacom Bulls 34-21 Sunwolves.
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I'm a doctoral student at the Carnegie Mellon Biorobotics Laboratory advised by Prof. Howie Choset.
I research design and control of biologically inspired and modular robots.
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Monday, January 23, 2012
World's smallest frog found in the forest of Papua New Guinea
Dr. M. P.Mishra January 23, 2012 BIODIVERSITY , ECOSENSORIUM NEWS No comments :
Researchers Chris Austin and his colleagues of Louisiana Sate University have discovered a new frog species in the tropical forests of Papua New Guinea which is said to be the smallest vertebrate ever found.
The newly discovered frog measures just 7.7mm in length from nose to butt. It has red and black spots on its body.
The newly discovered frog measures just 7.7mm in length from nose to butt. It has red and black spots on its body.
The new frog species was discovered while Chris Austin and his colleagues were on a three-month long field trip to the Pacific island. According to the scientist, as per the reports the new frogs inhabit leaf-litter found on the floor of the tropical rain forest.
The miniature frogs newly discovered by the U.S. scientists are named as Paedophryne amanuensis. This title has been taken over from the title of the smallest vertebrate an acidic swamp dwelling fish from Indonesia which was called as Paedocypris progenetica.
A report in Live Science revealed that the ecology of these miniature frogs is yet to be studied by the scientists. However, it has been reported that they probably eat small invertebrates (animals without back bone) living in the leaf litter.
Frogs remain camouflaged among leaves of the forest floor. They have evolved calls that resemble those of insects. So it is hard to spot frogs in the forest litter. It is reported that the frogs of New Guinea are incredibly loud at night. Chris Louisiana has been reported to say that his team tried to record the sound of those tiny frogs for which they triangulated to where those calls were coming from and for this they looked through the leaf litter also.
The scientists grabbed a handful of leaf litter and kept it in a plastic bag. And it was from the plastic bag that tiny frogs came out. BBC reports that that the Paedophryne genus was identified recently and it consists of a number of tiny species found in different segments of eastern region of the forest of Papua New Guinea.
Earlier, the title of "the world's smallest frog" was bestowed on the Brazilian golden frog(Brachycephalus didactylus). Until now, the smallest vertebrate has been a fish. The male angler fish of Photocorymus spiniceps is just over 6mm long. Species like this smallest vertebrate can also be found in Madagascar.
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It is the policy of the Milwaukee Public Schools, as required by section 118.13, Wisconsin Statutes, that no person will be denied admission to any public school or be denied the benefits of, or be discriminated against in any curricular, extracurricular, pupil services, recreational or other program or activity because of the person's sex, race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, creed, pregnancy, marital or parental status, sexual orientation or physical, mental, emotional or learning disability.
This policy also prohibits discrimination under related federal statutes, including Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (race, color, and national origin), Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (sex), and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (disability), and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (disability).
The following individuals have been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies:
- For section 118.13, Wisconsin Statutes, federal Title IX:
Patricia Gill, Director, Office of Family Services, Room 133, Milwaukee Public Schools, 5225 West Vliet St. P. O. Box 2181, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53201-2181
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As you might expect, Dot freaked out when the plumber arrived and pooped all over the place. After I got the mess cleaned up and managed to calm Dot down, the plumber had to leave to pick up the replacement parts from the plumbing supply store. When he returned an hour later, Dot acted like she'd never seen the plumber before and pooped again. It's been a long day. Sadly, it's also been a fairly typical day. Nothing seems to go as expected anymore.
As I was working today, I watched portions of the the hearing where FBI Director James Comey was testifying before congress about their recently concluded investigation of Hillary Clinton. It sure looked like the fix is in to me. In one astounding exchange, Comey openly admitted that Clinton had lied numerous times. He then admitted that lying to Congress under oath was a federal crime that you could go to prison for. He completely failed to connect the dots however and defended his decision not to prosecute Clinton, saying only that nobody had asked the FBI to investigate Clinton for perjury. He also said that Clinton wasn't under oath when she testified to the FBI and that their conversation with her wasn't even recorded. Unbelievable.
Watching this spectacle this morning just reinforces my belief that our country is hopelessly broken. We have become so divided that I don't think anyone will be able to fix it. The Democrats on the committee kept trying to divert the hearing into a conversation about police shootings. The Republicans just seemed dumbfounded that the FBI Director kept saying things like the Secretary of State might not have been sophisticated enough to recognize security designations on an e-mail message. I have a feeling that this isn't over yet.
I hope that the bathroom sink never leaks again. Truthfully, I'd rather live with a leak than deal with plumbers. I'm so tired of dealing with things that don't work the way I've been promised. It doesn't matter whether it's an expensive car repair that should have been covered under the vehicle warranty, a broadband router that the cable company managed to ruin during their testing procedure, or a brand new faucet that was full of defective parts. Nothing works properly anymore and everyone keeps trying to make excuses for their own incompetence. Maybe in this context, today's congressional hearings weren't strange at all. Maybe this is just the way things are in an increasingly dystopian world.
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On April 18, 2010 is the 10th anniversary of the launch of the SESAT telecommunications satellite manufactured by the ISS-Reshetnev Company for the satellite operator Eutelsat.
The contract for the manufacture of the SESAT spacecraft signed with the authoritative international organization in 1995 set a precedent in Russia, as it was the first foreign order for the turn-key supply of a communications satellite to meet European standards.
To implement the SESAT project, ISS-Reshetnev acted in close cooperation with leading Russian and foreign companies. ISS was responsible for the design, manufacture and testing of the satellite bus and thermal control components for the payload module. The company also performed overall assembly and testing operations, manufactured the ground control segment and provided training services for the customer. Alcatel Space (now Thales Alenia Space) was responsible for the payload module. As well as Thales Alenia Space, there was another French company engaged in the project. It was Sodern that supplied high-performance earth sensors for the SESAT satellite.
SESAT is designed to provide communication, digital TV broadcasting, data relaying and Internet services in Europe, the Middle East, Eastern and Central Siberia. Thus, the geography of the service area encompasses Italy, Poland, Germany, Azerbaijan, Israel, Macedonia, Austria, Morocco, Turkey and many other countries. According to Nikolai Testoedov, general designer and director general of ISS-Reshetnev, the SESAT satellite embodies the best national and foreign technologies. It combines different approaches and different satellite building philosophies. Thanks to the success of the project the Reshetnev Company got reliable partners and pioneered the Russian-European integration process in the field of satellite manufacturing.
The launch of the SESAT spacecraft was an important milestone in the history of the "Academician M.F. Reshetnev "Information Satellite Systems" Company as well as the entire Russian space industry. It was the first Russian satellite built to operate for as long as 10 years. The SESAT design served as the basis for the Express-AM series of satellites that today form the core of the Russian orbital telecommunications constellation
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It was Tuesday evening a few weeks back, Blues were playing Rotherham at home, and me and my mates had arrived at St Andrew's a little too early.
One of our group wanted to talk to the ticket office about changing his seat for the upcoming Villa match.
As he wandered off I saw that at the back of the Blues car park, a modern-looking shed had been set up with televisions and Playstation consoles.
Some kids were having a FIFA contest and the computer game's commentary was thundering out of a pair of giant speakers nearby.
As we walked away from the ticket office we noticed that where the old Blues museum used to be there was now a little bar, 'The Happy Abode'.
It seemed popular. Through the glass you could see that Blues fans were crammed into this small room like sardines, while others sat outside on the grass verge sipping bottles of beer as a young chap in a Peaky Blinder's cap played Oasis songs on his guitar.
There was a decent vibe in the air.
I looked around the rest of the car park and thought to myself 'what a waste of a space, why don't they use this to create a fan-zone?'.
Take the cars out. You've got the Digbeth Dining Club up the road, you could bring in a few of their vendors, get some of the local pubs to set up some stands, keep the FIFA stand for the kids, extend the Happy Abode and before you know it you've got a German Christmas Market type area in the Blues car park for fans to enjoy themselves in before the game.
I can hear the corporate classes choking on their truffles at the prospect of losing their VIP priority parking as I write this, but you don't even need to take all the cars out, you could still use half the car park for parking, and the other half for the fan-zone.
I'm sure it'd bring in a bit of extra revenue for the club too and would enhance the match day experience for fans. Instead of supporters simply shuffling straight in and out the ground in an instant, fans could get to St Andrew's early and make a full day of it.
I might even get to the ground early again if the fan-zone becomes a reality but they'd have to scrap the Oasis songs first. Pulp are about the only Brit Pop band worth listening to.


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Portable Hand-held Meter diagnoses hydraulics and pneumatics.
Press Release Summary:
With scan rate of 1 ms and ability to measure pressure, flow, temperature, and rpm, SensoControl® Diagnostic Serviceman Plus™ provides maintenance and diagnostic data for hydraulics and pneumatics. Plug and Play automatic sensor recognition immediately scales measurement range, eliminating confusing setup routines. All measurements can be stored on nano USB drive or transferred to PC for analysis and documentation. Measuring 4 x 7 x 2 in., meter operates on rechargeable 3.7 V Li-Ion battery.
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Parker's New SensoControl® Serviceman Plus(TM) Hand-held Meter Provides Portable Maintenance and Diagnostic Data for Hydraulics and Pneumatics
MINNEAPOLIS, MN, – Parker Hannifin Corporation, the global leader in motion and control technologies, introduces the new SensoControl® Diagnostic Serviceman PlusTM, a robust, easy-to-use hand-held meter that provides portable maintenance and diagnostic data for hydraulics and pneumatics. Serviceman Plus features Parker's "Plug and Play" automatic sensor recognition that immediately scales the measurement range, eliminating confusing and time-consuming setup routines.
With a scan rate of 1 ms and the ability to measure pressure, flow, temperature, and RPM (rotations per minute), Serviceman Plus is versatile for use with mobile and industrial systems.
The meter was designed to aid in the diagnostics and troubleshooting of everyday hydraulic and pneumatic problems commonly found on equipment in the following industries: power generation and renewable energy, off-highway construction, agriculture, military, industrial, and other heavy-duty equipment.
All measurements captured on the Serviceman Plus hand-held meter can be stored on a nano USB drive, or transferred to a PC for convenient analysis and documentation using the SensoWin software provided with the meter.
Other features of Parker's Serviceman Plus include a robust design with an oil-resistant rubber protective cover for use in harsh or challenging conditions; IP67-rated protection in extreme conditions; large back-lit display for easy, quick readings in low light; rear panel integrated support for free-standing operation; intuitive operation; and MIN/MAX memory and differential measurements. With a small dimension of 4" x 7" x 2" including the protective cover, the lightweight diagnostic meter operates on a rechargeable 3.7-volt lithium ion battery.
Parker's Quick Couplings Division sells the Serviceman Plus. According to Business Unit Manager Mario Calvo, "Serviceman Plus is a real advancement for maintenance and diagnostics in mobile and stationary hydraulic and pneumatic applications." Calvo went on to note, "The small size, light weight, backlit display, rugged design, and 'Plug and Play' automatic sensor recognition designed into the Serviceman Plus make for quick, accurate readings, even in the most extreme conditions."
Two versions of the Serviceman Plus are available: an analog version with two analog inputs, and a CAN version that supports up to three CAN sensors at one time.
The hand-held diagnostic meter can be purchased individually or as part of a Serviceman Plus kit. Serviceman Plus is part of the SensoControl Diagnostic line of portable and/or plumbed diagnostic meters, meter kits, and accessories that provide quick and easy viewing and collection of pressure, temperature, and flow data. The advanced SensoControl line allows users to address potential hydraulic and pneumatic problem spots in machinery operation, momentary pressure spikes, and flow surges. SensoControl products capture and record system data that mechanical measuring devices can't detect, minimizing costly downtime and repairs.
For more information regarding Parker's Serviceman Plus and other SensoControl Diagnostic components, visit www.parker.com/sensocontrol, or contact the Parker Quick Coupling Division at 763-544-7781.
The Quick Coupling Division is dedicated to being a value-added partner and leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of high quality, push-to-connect couplings, as well as portable and installed data collection systems for the transportation, agricultural, industrial, life science, power generation, and utility markets.
With annual sales of $13 billion in fiscal year 2013, Parker Hannifin is the world's leading diversified manufacturer of motion and control technologies and systems, providing precision-engineered solutions for a wide variety of mobile, industrial and aerospace markets. The company employs approximately 58,000 people in 49 countries around the world. Parker has increased its annual dividends paid to shareholders for 57 consecutive fiscal years, among the top five longest-running dividend-increase records in the S&P 500 index. For more information, visit the company's website at www.parker.com, or its investor information website at www.phstock.com.
Mario Calvo
Business Unit Manager
Quick Coupling Division
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Askeaston/Ballyhahill Sept 28
Askeaton/Ballysteen Community Council lotto draw: Lotto was cancelled last week as a mark of respect to promoter Denis Toomey on the recent death of his brother.
Ballysteen lotto draw: The jackpot was not won. The numbers drawn were 16, 17, 20 and 21. The lucky dip winners were Mary Shier, D Shier, Nevilles , J Neville, Dede andP Neville. Next week's jackpot is €2,200 and the venue is Top of the Town.
Ballysteen comhaltas : Your local comhaltas is enrolling for the year 2013/14 with classes starting Saturday, September 28, at 9.30. There are beginners, intermediate and advanced classes. Pupils range in age, from 7 years to adult, with tin whistle, accordion, concertina, banjo, fiddle, amongst instruments taught. Further queries, please contact Hugh at 086-6779201.
Askeaton swim club: The club AGM will be held on Monday, September 30, at 8pm in the community hall. An adult representative of each swimmer is expected to attend. This is your forum for being involved in the running of the club. Looking forward to see you there.
Askeaton Apostolic Society: Raffle in aid of the foreign missions. First prize is €50, second prize is a wall clock, third prize is a pair of cushions, fourth prize is a soft toy, fifth prize is a set of glasses, sixth prize is 10 lottery tickets and seventh prize is €20. Lines are €1 and are available from the post office and the Ternie Moran's Shop, Church Street. Draw will be held on Mission Sunday, October 20, in the community hall, at 3pm.
Irish Cancer Society: The amount collected last weekend for cancer was €463.42. Thanks to everyone who contributed. Thanks also to the collectors. Thanks again to Nora Allen.
Sympathy: Sympathy is extended to the family, relatives and friends of the late Pat Toomey who passed away recently. May he rest in peace.
Cois Sionna Credit Union Art Competition 2013: This year's theme is "Gotta Love Colour". Call to any of our offices for your free entry forms. Ring 061-392237 or visit www.coissionacu.ie. Closing date is November 1, 2013.


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2019 - 2020 Season
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The Narcissist's Club
Synchronicity is wonderful. The other day I was wondering what causes a number of people to act the way they do on various blogs and when I put the behaviours into a search engine, lo and behold! "Narcissistic Personality Disorder" came to the front. (As I started to do more research I saw one of our team had just posted a Narcissism test and Heather Martin had also just posted on this subject – great minds think alike!!)
Having done some research, what I found is set out later in this article (the reference sources are at the bottom of the page).
What started me off on the research was a number of what I considered to be strange behaviours. These are in no particular order of priority:
Refusal to accept responsibility or apologise.
Vitriolic behaviour towards anyone who has the temerity to suggest that they may not be right about something/anything – this despite
professing to promote love and world harmony.
Absolute unquestioning support for some other people until either faced with irrevocable proof for the umpteenth time that the person is
false or more usually when they have fallen out with them over some issue.
Unbelievable arrogance in that only they know best and often promulgating that they are hugely important on the world stage.
Incredible ability to forget/ignore the past. For example :
All those who forecast the end of the world in 2000 (and again in 2012 with added prophecies of mass "ascension", the world splitting into two or three etc…) and then resurrect or re-invent themselves using various methods.
All the financial "Gurus" who have forecast the revaluation of the Dinar every week, month, year for the past decade who continue to say it is just around the corner.
Unbelievable inconsistency. For example:
One "high-up" financial advisor – on the one hand telling all his followers that the Dinar Scam is just that and people should not expect any "global reset" in the financial market then as soon as someone tells him that they have sold their Dinars telling the person they have made a mistake and
must immediately buy them back.
What all this tells me is that frustrating as it is, many of these people may genuinely have a Personality Disorder. Interestingly the professionals say Narcissism is not easy to treat (not least because the patients believe themselves superior to the Doctors treating them). Also interestingly, one of the papers I read advises that arguing with Narcissists is like "spitting into the Ocean" in terms of the difference it is likely to make to their behaviour.
Originally I named names, but after researching further into Narcissism I learned that it can be triggered by some kind of trauma in the past. In that case it is unfair of me to add to their suffering. Ideally if someone recognised their traits I would be delighted if they sought medical help.
However, this article seeks to help explain what may be the underlying cause of some of the behaviours and inconsistencies of some and to recognise that instead of getting angry, perhaps we should be sorry for the individuals but at the same time be very wary of following what these people say/recommend. Narcissists also think everything is about them.
Do not be influenced by others – especially not me! Do your own research – think and discern for yourself!
What Are the Symptoms of Narcissistic Personality Disorder?
In many cases, people with narcissistic personality disorder:
1 Are self-centered and boastful
2 Have a grandiose sense of self-importance (e.g., exaggerates
achievements and talents, expects to be recognized as superior without
commensurate achievements)
3 Are preoccupied with fantasies of unlimited success, power, brilliance,
beauty, or ideal love
4 Believe that they are "special" and unique and can only be understood
by, or should associate with, other special or high-status people (or
5 Require excessive admiration and seek constant attention
6 Have a very strong sense of entitlement, e.g., unreasonable expectations of especially favorable treatment or automatic compliance
with their expectations
7 Are exploitative of others, e.g., takes advantage of others to achieve their own ends
8 Lack empathy, e.g., are unwilling to recognize or identify with the feelings and needs of others or others viewpoints
9 Are often envious of others or believe that others are envious of them
10 Consider themselves better than others
11 Are easily hurt but may not show it
12 Set unrealistic goals
13 Expect that others will automatically go along with what he or she wants
14 Hypersensitive to insults (real or imagined), criticism, or defeat, possibly reacting with rage, shame, and humiliation
15 Cannot apologise or take accountability. They do not seem to
understand that saying one is sorry represents an expression of empathy
with the injured party irrespective of whether the hurt was intentional
or avoidable.
16 Are extremely critical of other people
17 Contradict themselves, lie and deny they have said and done things
18 Are naive and vulnerable and so disconnected from what other people are
up to, that they don't recognize when someone is taking advantage of
19 Are totally and inflexibly authoritarian. In other words, they are
suck-ups. They want to be authority figures and, short of that, they
want to be associated with authority figures.
20 Cling fanatically to the opinions of people they regard as authority
figures as they're trying to borrow that person's strength/expertise.
21 Are hostile and ferocious in reaction
22 Are impulsive. They undo themselves by behavior that seems
oddly stupid for people as intelligent as they are. Somehow, they don't
consider the probable consequences of their actions.
23 Their ability to convey criticism is equaled only by their resistance
to assimilating it. Frequently, they seem to have mastered the art of
deflecting blame.
Where we read:
An individual with narcissistic personality disorder has a hair line trigger to any criticism real or imagined, and cannot be 'wrong'. This creates a highly abusive situation for a person in a narcissistic relationship, because the narcissistic personality will perform outrageous abusive crimes and will take no responsibility for his or her actions.
How many narcissists does it take to change a light bulb?
(a) Just one — but they have to wait for the whole world to revolve
around them.
(b) None at all — they hire menials for work that's beneath them.
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'Jersey Shore' Recap: Ronnie Tries To Get Over Sammi But Is Miserable Without Her
Ronnie is depressed with Sammi out of the picture — is he going to be the next cast member to leave the show?
Last week on Jersey Shore, we watched as Sammi and Ronnie got in their biggest fight yet, ending with Sammi actually leaving the house just like she's been threatening to do. This episode shows Ronnie trying, and failing, to get over Sammi and move on. Ronnie is miserable the entire time, and to be honest, it's hard to feel sorry for him after we watched him destroy all of Sammi's things!
Ronnie spends most of the episode crying — in the house to Mike, even in the bathroom at work. In an effort to apologize, he sends Sammi three dozen roses, a teddy bear, chocolates, and balloons. Everyone eventually starts to feel bad for him, even the girls, who state that they're on Sammi's side of the argument. J-Woww and Deena end up moving all of Sammi's things out of her old room, which makes Ronnie mad because he doesn't want anyone "in their business". In the end, Ronnie tells Deena that he wants to leave the house because he's so unhappy without Sammi. He also says he's embarrassed about his actions, and I don't blame him — he definitely should be!
Besides the Ronnie and Sammi misery that everyone has gotten so used to this season, this is probably the grossest episode we've seen yet. There is way too much over-sharing going on — not only do we watch Vinny try to fix the clogged toilets, but they find dirty underwear in the bathroom and Deena talks about how constipated she is. Way too much information!
Hopefully this is the last we see of the Ronnie and Sammi drama — they're bringing everyone down! I know I can't be the only one who wants to see more things like the prank war between Vinny and Snooki from this week!


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"A Time to Kill" has it all. Disbarred lawyers, Ku Klux members, corrupt police officers, bombs, courtroom drama, fraudulent church preachers, romance and psychiatrists, but most of all, racial tension in the southern states of the USA.
Set in the southern Mississippi town of Canton, "A Time to Kill" is about a young, up-coming lawyer Jake Brigance (Matthew McConaughey) who is hired to defend a black man, Carl Lee Hailey (Samuel L. Jackson) who gunned down two young rednecks who kidnapped and viciously raped his 10 year old daughter. His case is made that much harder as he comes up against the ruthless District Attorney Rufus Buckley (Kevin Spacey) who figures that winning this case will be his ticket to becoming governor and who also happens to be a good friend of the judge, Judge Omar Noose (Patrick McGoohan). The townsfolk of Madison County do not take kindly to a white lawyer defending a black man who gunned down two young white boys, and so the Ku Klux Klan emerges, led by Freddie Cobb (Kiefer Sutherland) who's brother was one of the boys accused of rape.
The newly initiated KKK members take to terrorizing Jake and all of those around him by burning a cross in backyard and scaring his wife (Ashley Judd), bashing his secretary's (Brenda Fricker) husband and kidnapping, tying up his legal assistant (Sandra Bullock) and finally setting fire to his house and burning it to the ground.
One of the best elements of "A Time to Kill" is the cast members. With a top-notch cast with acting ability and credentials to match, "A Time to Kill" was a sure winner from the beginning. Samuel L. Jackson's performance is outstanding and powerful as an outraged and grief stricken...


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Communities need their cop shops
A so-called 'review' of some of the country's smaller police stations looks set to kick off another round of closures, Labour's Police Spokesperson Kelvin Davis says.
"News that the Government is looking at closing some rural stations in the Waikato comes hard on the heels of staff redundancies and closures elsewhere around the country.
"It also comes amid strong rumours that resources are being re-targeted into larger, metropolitan areas such as South Auckland.
"Robbing Peter to pay Paul has never been a winning formula. Police have been warning National for years now that screwing budgets down year after year would backfire.
"Moving resources from one area to another will only create new problems.
"There have been various assurances about these moves being made to 'enhance police ability' and provide the 'best service', but when there is no staff to provide that service someone has to suffer. In this case it can only be our rural communities," Kelvin Davis said.


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City of Tempe is Proposing Mandatory Sick-leave for Private-sector Employers
December 8, 2015
Social activists and unions have proposed a draft ordinance that will require employers within the City of Tempe to offer paid sick-leave to their employees. They are leveraging council action, through the threat of an initiative, to implement the measure. If they are not successful with the council, they are determined to place it on Tempe's November, 2016 ballot.
The proposed ordinance will require all employers to offer paid sick-time to full-time, part-time and temporary employees if they work over 80 hours a year. Sick-time can be used to care for family members, domestic partners or any other person related by affinity that is equivalent of a family relationship. Businesses signed to a collective bargaining agreement are exempt.
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Mobile (Laptop) i7 CPU Performance in Squad (?)
CardellB posted a topic in Hardware Tech SupportDoes anyone here play Squad on a Laptop with an 8th/9th generation i7 (that means, the 8750H or the 9750H) and could please express his/her opinion on how well the game runs on it? NOTE: I know Desktop CPU's are the ideal go-to for Squad, but I currently need mobility, so they are not an option Thanks in advance! In addition: I am planning on getting a laptop with an RTX 2070 + i7 (didnt decide if I shall go for 9th generation yet). If anyone has a laptop with that set-up over here, please share your opinion too
fps I have better specs but get low fps plz help!
Tristan123 posted a topic in Hardware Tech SupportI have a I76700 GTX950 16bg ram and can provide more specs if needed. So basically i should be able to run the game on ultra right? BUT I CANT! I run the game at about 30-40 fps! Please help! I play at 1920x1080 on all low settings on forest maps i get 30-48 and on desert maps i get 50 on my favorite settings which are txxa high effects medium shadows high/epic view distance medium/low foliage. I get 38-50 fps on jungle maps but mostly 30-40 on forest maps and on desert maps i get 53-67 it moves a lot lol. I tried doing the command -useallavaliblecores but that didn't help either. So if you can help me or tell me anymore commands that would be great!
How can my pc run this?
Skully172 posted a topic in Hardware Tech SupportI currently have an ATI radeon hd 4800 whit an AMD fx 6100, the lowest i get on full servers whit all settings low is 15 fps, mostly get around 20 to 25. I used to have a gtx 760 but for some reason my computer wont start when it is attached (This started randomly and i dont know how to fix). But now i bought an i7 4790k, i just need the motherboard, we`ll see how it goes.
no lag Best Italian Ghost [BIG] Server Italiano
Master-Antonio posted a topic in Game Server FeedbackITA / EU Squad community server hosted by Best Italian Ghost. - 72 Slots ( In future 100 ) - Community Events - Active Admin Server Etiquette - Teamwork - Fair play - Must have and use mic - Please join a squad - Be nice! Server Rules NO HAX / EXPLOITS / RACISM / GRIEFING / TROLLING STAY AWAY FROM UNCAPS - NO BASE RAPE NO DELIBERATE TEAM KILL NO ADVERTISING Info Server: Hardware last generation : DDR4, i7 , High Bandwidth and more. Location: Europe West Name: Best Italian Ghost [BIG] Server Italiano IP : 126.96.36.199 Port 27165 Saw a bad PLAYER? Report a player (Click Here) This server was created as a server for people who enjoy a lot of teamwork, cordination and high quality Squad. It's aimed not to be that server who have a couple of squads that don't talk or cordinate as much. We try to give the best possible server in terms of performance. We have some pretty strict criteria, if does not run well we are willing to close it.The server will be in the "purest" form meaning every single player (including admins) have the same rights. There will be NO kicking for admins / friends, there will be no jumping to the other team by admins (as many servers do) even though it wouldn't be possible for non-admins due to balance.Squad leaders are of course allowed to "design" their squad however they like.Admins will simply keep the hackers and people who destroy the fun by not behaving out. Players who TK for grief (Kicked from a Squad trying to kill the SL for example) will be dealt with harshly.
Really Low FPS on good gaming system
XxMongermaniacxX posted a topic in QuestionsSo It is really wierd. I know that this game is in development and all, but the performance is just horrible. I am running an intel i7 3770k, 8gb ram, and gtx 670... My fps does not really change no matter what setting I put it on, low-medium-high, it all stays around the 35-50 range, with the average around 40 fps. I am wondering what I can do to get that constant 60 fps. If it is not possible to achieve that, I guess I will have to hope the next update fixes alot. Thanks!


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While the HTC One (M7) may have received the latest version of Android 4.4 KitKat, not all variants of the device have received the latest version of HTC's custom interface, Sense. Now HTC is rolling out the Sense 6 user interface to unlocked and developer editions of the HTC One.
In some ways, this will be a bigger change for users than the previous update to Android 4.4. The UI will get an overhaul, and a number of new features will be added to the HTC One. You can learn more about the Sense 6 user interface by following the source link at the bottom of the page, or through the following link.
|HTC Sense 6.0 - Here's Whats New
|HTC Sense is the custom user interface used by the company on their Android devices. HTC says it has redesigned Sense "from the ground up" for this 2014 edition, but what's really new? Here are the top new features and tweaks in the new HTC Sense 6 software.
The update which brings version 5.11.1540.9 is around 667.15MB in size, and it might take a long time to arrive on the US carrier variants. Still, it's nice to see HTC doing what it can to keep old devices relevant. Keep in mind this is only for the unlocked and developer models right now.
source - Android Police
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Tuesday, January 20, 2009
1970-1979 Ford Trucks
For car enthusiasts, the 1970s could best be described as the "Forgettable Decade." Government-mandated safety, emissions, and fuel-economy standards hit automakers -- including Ford -- with a triple whammy, forcing them to rethink strategies that had served them well in the 1960s. "Performance" became a dirty word, bigger was no longer better, and styling was often sacrificed to safety. As a result, very few cars from the 1970s excited the senses.
Not so, however, in the world of trucks. Because many of the government standards either didn't apply to trucks or weren't as strict, these beasts of burden didn't fall prey to the forces that beleaguered their automotive brethren. This might be one reason trucks gained so much in popularity over the decade.
A new Ford truck plant and a restyled Ranchero highlighted 1970 for Ford.
1970 Ford Trucks
Ford greeted the 1970s by opening a new truck plant near Louisville, Kentucky. Although it was officially called the Kentucky Truck Plant, it was quickly dubbed the "Louisville Plant" because its main claim to fame was as the point of assembly for Ford's new Louisville Line of trucks, also known as the L-Series.
These heavy-duty Ford trucks replaced the short conventional N-Series, along with the bigger F-Series and related tandem-axle T-Series. The Louisville Line thus encompassed a wide range of models serving the medium-, heavy-, and extra-heavy-duty truck ranks, and would go on to become one of the most popular series of trucks Ford ever produced.
About the only other news for Ford in 1970 was a redesigned Ranchero, which adopted the look of Ford's new midsize car line, which added a Torino derivative. Ranchero GT got Laser Stripe side decoration, while a new Squire model replaced that with a woodgrain appliqué.
1970 Ford Ranchero Squire
An all-new styling theme for the Ford Torino family of midsize cars also translated into new looks for the 1970 Ford Ranchero pickup truck. Pointed front-fender tips, a sharp full-length midbody crease, and an egg crate grille were key elements of the new design, although hidden headlamps were an extra-cost option.
Base, 500, and GT Rancheros were continued from before, but the Squire -- generously decked out in simulated wood trim -- was new to the line. A trio of 429-cubic-inch V-8s now topped the engine roster in place of 390- and 428-cid mills.
1970 Ford F-100 Ranger XLT
The gradual push toward comfort and luxury in light trucks gained added momentum at Ford with the arrival of Ranger XLT trim for certain F-Series models. XLT equipment bested Ranger gear with items like a woodgrained tailgate appliqué, full-length lower-body moldings, cloth-and-vinyl upholstery, carpeting, and other conveniences. This 1970 Ford F-100 Ranger XLT also sports an extra-cost vinyl roof covering.
1970 Ford F-Series Ranger 4x4
The 1970 Ford F-Series Ranger with four-wheel drive rode high off the ground. A chrome front bumper was newly standard on Ford pickup trucks.
1970 Ford LNT-800
A new L-Line truck family replaced the Ford N-, T-, and largest F-Series truck models. The 1970 LNT-800, shown here, was the lighter of two gas-engine, "short-nose," tandem-axle models.
1970 Ford C-900
In 1970, the heavy-duty gas-powered C-900 version of the Ford Tilt Cab truck was revived after 11 years.
The Ford Bronco was updated with a heavy-duty axle in 1971.
1971 Ford Trucks
Other than minor trim updates, the 1971 Ford truck lineup was little-changed from 1970. Ford concentrated instead on its new subcompact Pinto and a redesigned Mustang.
Ford's 1971 light-duty truck offerings
A group portrait of Ford's 1971 light-duty truck family includes, clockwise from left, a Bronco sport-utility, a long-wheelbase Econoline Club Wagon, the bread-and-butter F-Series pickup (here an F-250 Camper Special), and a sporty Ranchero GT.
1971 Ford Bronco
Among the more substantial improvements made in the 1971 Ford truck family was the new heavy-duty axle fitted to Bronco sport-utility vehicles. The 12.7-gallon fuel tank, first used only on 1970 models with evaporative emissions-recovery systems, was another new across-the-board addition, and front bucket seats were standardized during the 1971 model year.
1971 Ford LTS
The Ford LTS truck's setback front axle allowed it to carry a greater percentage of the total load in addition to providing a tighter turning radius.
1971 Ford W-Series
A nicer interior was among the changes made to Ford's 1971 W-Series truck tractors.
The compact Courier was Ford's latest truck innovation in 1972. Learn more in the next section.
1972 Ford Trucks
The Ford Ranchero truck underwent another update for 1972, but that wasn't the biggest Ford truck news that year. The biggest news was something small: the Courier.
Supplied by Mazda of Japan, the Ford Courier was a compact pickup truck with a four-cylinder engine, intended to compete against the increasingly popular small pickup trucks from Toyota and Nissan.
1972 Ford Bronco
Until the Ford Courier started coming over from Mazda in Japan that spring, Ford's smallest and lightest truck offerings for 1972 were the wholly redesigned Ranchero and the carryover Bronco. Broncos with the Sport option package (shown here) featured bright trim inside and out, plus fancier upholstery.
All Ford Broncos also got bigger brakes in 1972. With tightening exhaust-emissions standards, the 302-cid V-8 became the base engine for California-bound Broncos, although the 170-cid six was still available there as a special-order item.
1972 Ford Explorer
The extremes of the 1972 1/2-ton F-100 range: a full-dress Ford Explorer with lots of bright trim and colorful upholstery...
1972 Ford Custom
...and an all-business entry-level 1972 Ford Custom.
1972 Ford F-250 4x4
Four-wheel-drive Ford F-250s got a beefier Spicer front axle for 1972.
1972 Ford W-Series
The W-Series truck remained Ford's "big dog." New Owner-Operator option groups with comfort and appearance features were created to appeal to independent truckers.
Redesigns ruled for Ford in 1973, with F-Series, W-Series, and Ranchero all receiving alterations.
1973 Ford Trucks
The 1973 Ford truck model year brought a redesign for the Ford F-Series trucks, which included longer cabs and restyled exterior body panels. Ford also took this opportunity to update the extra-heavy-duty Cab-Over-Engine (COE) W-Series by rounding its corners to make it more aerodynamic. And Ford's Ranchero got a restyled front end, which incorporated the five-mph bumper mandated that year for its automotive counterparts.
But perhaps the biggest news of 1973 didn't come out of a Ford plant. In October of that year, the Oil Producing Export Countries, thereafter better known as OPEC, restricted the flow of oil to the United States, thus triggering America's first energy crisis. This would end up having far-reaching effects that went well beyond simply boosting the price of gas, as it prompted the government to enact Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards for vehicles that remain in effect today.
A selection of Ford's 1973 light trucks
Ford's domestically built light trucks for 1973 included, clockwise from left, the Bronco, F-100, and Ranchero. The Bronco carried on in much the same form as it had since its 1966 introduction, but the F-100 had an all-new cab design and front sheetmetal, while the Ranchero featured a frontal facelift and -- thanks to its passenger-car ties -- an energy-absorbing front bumper.
1973 Ford Ranchero GT
The 1973 Ford Ranchero GT featured a new bodyside striping design, plus white-letter tires (in place of whitewalls) as standard equipment. Body-color racing mirrors, high-back bucket seats, and a 140-horsepower 302-cubic-inch V-8 engine were other basic features of this sportiest of the three Ranchero pickup truck models.
1973 Ford F-Series
The new 1973 Ford F-Series cab design incorporated behind-the-seat storage for incidental items.
1973 Ford Bronco Ranger
The Ranger trim package for 1973 Ford Broncos added fancy appointments inside and out, plus an external swing-away spare-tire carrier. The 200-cubic-inch six became the new base powerplant for Broncos.
1973 Ford F-750 Stake Body
Medium-duty Ford F-Series models like this F-750 Stake Body shared the light-duties' cab, but with a few detail alterations. Medium-duties had their own grille and fender styling, and incorporated some revised wheelbase lengths for 1973.
To combat competition, Ford introduced a SuperCab option for F-Series pickup trucks in 1974.
1974 Ford Trucks
While most of Ford's focus was on a smaller new Mustang for 1974, trucks were not completely ignored. New for the F-Series that year was its first extended cab, which allowed buyers to carry extra passengers or more cargo inside the cab.
1974 Ford F-Series SuperCab
Ford responded to Dodge's pioneering 1973 extended-cab pickup with the SuperCab, which joined the F-Series roster in June 1974. The 22-inch-long extension was large enough to accommodate an optional forward-facing bench or side-facing jump seats.
1974 Ford F-Series
Now that there were two kinds, "conventional" pickup trucks became known as regular cabs. F-Series styling was carried over unchanged from 1973.
1974 Ford Econoline E-300 Camper Special
Recreational-vehicle alternatives from 1974 on one-ton chassis included an Econoline E-300 Camper Special with an integral motor home body...
1974 Ford F-350 Super Camper Special
...and an F-350 Super Camper Special with a removable camper unit.
1974 Ford Bronco
The 1974 model year marked the last in which the original Bronco would be offered with a six-cylinder engine.
An expanded and larger Econoline series, as well as a new Ford F-150 pickup truck were introduced in 1975.
1975 Ford Trucks
It was the Ford Econoline's turn to shine for 1975, sporting its first redesign since growing larger in 1968. But what would turn out to be an even bigger event -- although it was hardly that at the time -- was the introduction of a "heavy 1/2-ton" Ford F-Series pickup truck. Called the F-150, it was intended to be a gap-filler between the F-100 and F-250. But what it ended up being was the first of what would eventually become America's most popular vehicle.
1975 Ford Econoline van
A bigger, brawnier Ford Econoline family was launched for 1975. Mounted on a separate frame for the first time ever, new E-Series vehicles were available on longer wheelbases of 124 and 138 inches. Gross vehicle weights rose across the board, too, which showed in new nomenclature. The Ford E-100 was joined by the E-250, E-350, and an all-new E-150 version.
1975 Ford F-150
The F-Series pickup line changed little for 1975, with one exception: added was an F-150 model, which was intended to split the difference in payload capacity between the F-100 and F-250. Although hardly a major event at the time, the Ford F-150 would eventually take over from the F-100 as Ford's base full-size pickup, and it would go on to become the best-selling vehicle in the United States.
1975 Ford Bronco
Bronco likewise received few changes for 1975, though front disc brakes were made available late in the model year.
Ford caught on to the latest craze by introducing Cruising Vans for 1976. Learn more in the next section.
1976 Ford Trucks
Customized vans were trendy back in the mid 1970s, and Ford decided to cash in on this youth-market phenomenon by introducing some factory-customized models for 1976. Ford basically did what a private owner might do: add custom wheels and exterior decoration, and upgrade the interior with fancier seats and trim. Ford called these custom Econolines Cruising Vans, a very appropriate title.
On the large side of the truck ledger for 1976, Ford also offered a new Louisville model called the LTL-9000. This new premium model was basically a long-nosed version of the regular L-Series truck.
1976 Ford F-100 Ranger XLT
The first styling facelift to the 1973-generation Ford F-Series light-duty trucks showed up for 1976, when a new grille and squarish headlamp bezels appeared. F-100s with four-wheel drive, like this long-bed Ranger XLT, came with a standard 360-cubic-inch V-8 engine and four-speed transmission.
1976 Ford F-100
The short-wheelbase F-100 Flareside returned after a three-year hiatus. A pinstripe option package was added midyear.
1976 Ford F-150 4x4
Four-wheel-drive Ford F-150s were initially offered only in long-bed form (shown), although a short-bed version was added midyear.
1976 Ford Courier
The Mazda-built Ford Courier got a revised grille and a three-inch-longer cab that allowed for more seat travel.
1976 Ford LTL-9000
The Ford L-Line grew with the addition of the LTL-9000 truck. This new linehauler, distinguished by its lengthened nose, came with a Cummins NTC-350 diesel engine and 10-speed Fuller Roadranger transmission as standard equipment.
After 60 years in the trucking business, Ford's F-Series became the #1 seller in the United States in 1977.
1977 Ford Trucks
Nineteen seventy-seven marked Ford's 60th year in the trucking business, and the company made no attempt to hide that fact in advertising. Ranchero and Courier trucks were updated, and dress-up packages influenced by the success of the Cruising Van were offered on some other truck lines.
And at the end of the 1977 model year, Ford's F-Series pickup truck was christened the number-one-selling vehicle in the United States.
1977 Ford Bronco (restored)
With the sport-utility-vehicle market shifting toward larger models, the original-style Ford Bronco took its final bow in 1977. This preserved example has been converted to a pickup, a type not made by the factory since 1972.
1977 Ford Courier
The Ford Courier got new looks and the choice of a second model with a longer seven-foot cargo bed.
1977 Ford F-Series 4x4
Although touched on only lightly in the 1977 F-Series pickup truck catalog, four-wheel-drive models (including the Bronco) were attracting enough interest to warrant a brochure of their own, which included this image.
1977 Ford F-100 "Shorty Flareside"
A Ford F-100 "Shorty Flareside" with four-wheel drive shows off the flashy graphics and abundant accessory choices that were aimed at younger buyers who wanted to personalize their trucks. The 117-inch-wheelbase Flareside featured a 61/2-foot cargo bed.
1977 Ford F-600
The Ford F-600, which was available with a crew cab, took over at the bottom of the revised medium-duty F-Series when the F-500 was dropped.
Ford's Bronco received a 1978 redesign and the W-Series was replaced with the CL-9000s.
1978 Ford Trucks
The Ford Bronco underwent a major redesign in 1978, the first since its 1966 introduction. The new version was substantially larger, heavier, and better-equipped than its predecessor, and it proved more popular -- by a wide margin.
This was also the year Ford brought out a successor to the W-Series extra-heavy-duty trucks. These new Fords carried the CL-9000 designation and represented quite an improvement over the models they replaced.
Ford also celebrated its 75th anniversary in 1978 and made a special note of reaching that mark through a very successful national sales promotion campaign.
1978 Ford Courier
The 1978 Ford Courier compact pickup had a new grille design that incorporated the parking lamps. The XLT version flashed lots of bright trim on the outside and woodgrain accents on the inside.
1978 Ford Bronco
A new 104-inch-wheelbase Ford Bronco was derived from F-Series trucks. A 351-cubic-inch V-8 was standard, with a 400 cid available.
1978 Ford Ranger Lariat
The plush Ranger Lariat was the new top level of the Ford F-Series light-duty truck line.
1978 Ford F-600
This 1978 Ford F-600 crew cab was a hard-working medium-duty truck.
1978 Ford CLT-9000
The 1978 Ford CLT-9000 became Ford's top linehauler. The aerodynamic aluminum CL cab could be ordered with air springs to smooth out road shocks.
Ford ended the decade with a variety of trim and design options for its 1979 pickup trucks. See truck photos and learn more in the next section.
1979 Ford Trucks
Ford's 1979 model year brought a new promotional campaign for trucks: the famous "Built Ford Tough" slogan. It would also mark the end of the Ranchero, whose sales had dropped off in recent years.
But a far more historically significant occurrence of 1979 was our nation's second oil crisis, again triggered by events in the Middle East. In many ways it was worse than the first, with sharply higher gas prices being exacerbated by rationing in some areas.
1979 Ford Courier
A 2.0-liter overhead-camshaft four was installed as the new base engine in the 1979 Ford Courier.
1979 Ford F-150 Ranger Lariat
A 1979 Ford F-150 Ranger Lariat could get optional Combination Tu-Tone paint and bright box rails.
1979 Ford F-150 Ranger
A two-wheel-drive 1979 Ford F-150 Ranger XLT Super Cab shows its length.
1979 Ford F-100 Flareside
Rectangular headlights were extended to Ford F-Series Customs for 1979. This Ford F-100 Flareside shows the Free Wheeling stripe pattern.
1979 Ford Bronco Ranger XLT
The 1979 Ford Bronco Ranger XLT with Free Wheeling decor.
So far-reaching were the effects of the oil crisis that it triggered a serious economic recession, and would profoundly influence the design of vehicles -- including Ford's -- for many years to come.
11 comments:
- 4040 said...
Nice article!
- March 10, 2013 at 8:09 PM
- Pharlan said...
Not to be that guy but you have a 1979 bronco pictured under the 1978 section.
78's had round headlights in square bezel where the 79 had square lights.
- July 24, 2013 at 10:38 PM
- Unknown said...
Pharlan...in 78 there was an option to actually get either round or square headlights
- August 1, 2013 at 8:02 PM
- Jason Carpp said...
My favourites are the 1976 and 77 Ford F series trucks. I've always liked the grille used to identify the 76-77 model years. I remember my grandparents, on my father's side, had a 1977 Ford F350 Camper Special.
- September 9, 2013 at 9:33 PM
- Unknown said...
My best childhood memories back in Colombia are driving with my father in a 1979 F-350 cargo truck. He used to own 2, Celestial blue & Tweety Yellow. He used them for his business,I'll never forget the day he sold both trucks, I remember when the new owner drove them away. Very sad day, I LOVED those trucks !!!
- August 13, 2014 at 8:51 AM
- Unknown said...
I have a '70 F-100 Custom pickup (1/2 ton, styleside, short bed) which I obtained in 1979 from a U.S. military auction of old surplus vehicles. Haven't done much to my truck except to repaint it twice and keep it running with all stock parts for past 37 years. I now want to do a full restoration, changing all weather seals, grille parts, metal emblems, etc. but want to know which after market restoration companies are better than the others. I have catalogs from the following after market truck restoration parts companies: Macs Auto Parts, Dennis Carpenter, LMC and C&G Early Ford Parts, and have not used any of them yet.
My question to this board is which of the above companies does the 'backyard' restorers feel is better than the other for one stop shopping of all Ford F-100 body parts, weather seals, emblems, hubcaps, etc.?
I will respect all comments as I have no experience with any of those companies.
- June 3, 2016 at 8:34 AM
- Unknown said...
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- August 27, 2016 at 9:45 AM
- Unknown said...
Not exactly. The "custom" was the only truck with round headlights in 1978. The "rangers" and all others were the first to sport square headlights in 78.
- April 8, 2017 at 5:36 PM
- Unknown said...
good article
- May 10, 2017 at 5:25 PM
- Icon Process Controls said...
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- November 14, 2017 at 2:01 AM
- Unknown said...
I absolutely love Ford trucks from 67-79. I've had one of every year. My last one I found and bought is the 79. One owner 46,000 original miles!! Got a big 460... Perfect shape. I love it!! These trucks are the best ever. 😁
- August 25, 2018 at 7:22 PM


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Friday's are one of my favorite days. Not only for the obvious reason, but that is the day that my Starbucks Reserve subscription arrives! This months offering is Burundi Gakenke. The flavor profile of this coffee intrigued me from the get go. Elegant flavors of grapefruit, dark chocolate and sweet rose. Three very distinct flavors that all compliment each other, but if out of balance, could create chaos.
Challenge accepted.
A few weeks ago, Alton Brown posted a more in depth recipe for his candied orange peels. I made these, and he reposted the photo saying that I nailed it (I almost died.) The candied orange peels were so good, and the amaranth wafers were a huge hit and really complimented the coffee (Papua New Guinea Luoka if you were wondering) If you haven't already, please go buy Every Day Cook! It's seriously worth it just for the amaranth wafer and cold brew recipes alone!
Anyways, I was curious to try this recipe with other citrus fruits, and when this coffee showed up, I knew this would be perfect.
Two things I probably use far too often in coffee tastings; homemade marshmallows and bitters. Marshmallows are perfect for coffee tastings because you can make them in nearly any flavor and they look gorgeous. I love sinking a homemade marshmallow in a hot cup of coffee and allowing it to melt, giving the coffee a new mouthfeel and flavor. Bitters are also great because a few drops can pack a huge punch. I always use Scrappy's Bitters. Not only because they are a Seattle brand that I adore, but their product is top notch. My favorite, hands down is the lavender bitters, but today we will be using grapefruit, which has a great bitterness to it that balances out the sweetness of the marshmallow.
- 3 packages unflavored gelatin
- 1 cup ruby red grapefruit juice, divided
- 1½ cups sugar
- 1 cup light corn syrup
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
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- orange & pink food coloring (optional)
- ¼ cup confectioners' sugar
- ¼ cup cornstarch
- Nonstick spray
- Place the gelatin into the bowl of a stand mixer along with ½ cup of the grapefruit juice. Have the whisk attachment standing by.
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- Combine the confectioners' sugar and cornstarch in a small bowl. Lightly spray a 13 by 9-inch metal baking pan with nonstick cooking spray. Add the sugar and cornstarch mixture and move around to completely coat the bottom and sides of the pan. Return the remaining mixture to the bowl for later use.
- When ready, pour the mixture into the prepared pan, using a lightly oiled spatula for spreading evenly into the pan. Dust the top with enough of the remaining sugar and cornstarch mixture to lightly cover. Reserve the rest for later. Allow the marshmallows to sit uncovered for at least 4 hours and up to overnight.
- Turn the marshmallows out onto a cutting board and cut into 1-inch squares using a pizza wheel dusted with the confectioners' sugar mixture. Once cut, lightly dust all sides of each marshmallow with the remaining mixture, using additional if necessary. Store in an airtight container for up to 3 weeks.
To decorate the marshmallows, melt dark chocolate and drizzle over the top. If you want more chocolate, you can completely drench them in chocolate. Top with candied grapefruit peels. (recipe here, thank you Alton Brown!)


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Alderon Resource Corp. (TSX.V: ADV) (OTCQX: ALDFF) ("Alderon") is pleased to announce that it has closed its previously announced private placement financing with a syndicate of underwriters led by Haywood Securities Inc. (the "Underwriters") for 9,125,000 units (the "Units") of Alderon, including 1,825,000 Units sold pursuant to the exercise in full of an over-allotment option by the Underwriters, at a price of C$2.20 (the "Issue Price") for gross proceeds of C$20,075,000 (the "Offering"), on a bought deal basis. Each Unit consists of one common share in the capital of Alderon (a "Common Share") and one-half of one common share purchase warrant. Each whole common share purchase warrant (a "Warrant") will entitle the holder to acquire one Common Share at a price of C$2.80 for a period of 24 months from the closing date.
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