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A New York woman using a fake name has sued former hand surgeon Dr. Michael Brown, claiming that she got herpes through having sex with him.
Under the pseudonym Chris Stevens, the woman filed the suit Monday in New York State Supreme Court in Manhattan. She is seeking unspecified actual and punitive damages, claiming Brown forced her to have anal sex.
The suit also claims that by failing to disclose that he has herpes, the defendant is a "public nuisance and health threat to the public."
According to the court filing, the woman, represented by New York attorney David Jaroslawicz, learned in December she had herpes. She said her doctors determined it to be of recent origin.
Mark A. Tate, an attorney based in Savannah, Ga., who is representing Brown in this case, said he can prove that if the plaintiff has a positive test for herpes, she did not get it from Brown.
"Michael Brown is a high-profile guy," Tate said by phone. "Like anyone with a high profile, there are those who want to target them. I think that the discovery in the case, which will be pursued with rigor, will demonstrate what really happened here. And I think it's going to be far different than the salacious complaint filed in Manhattan Supreme Court."
Tate said it was unfair of the plaintiff to hide behind an assumed name.
"If you're going to stand up and point the finger, the public should be able to see who's pointing the finger," he said.
Tate said he would be filing an answer to the complaint "shortly."
Even for a high-profile figure, Brown has garnered an unusual amount of press this week. On Tuesday, allegations surfaced that, for at least part of last year, he was spending up to $60,000 a month on the company of strippers.
In September, a jury acquitted Brown of felony assault after a week-long trial. His fourth wife had accused him of intentionally twisting her arm during a fight in 2010.
As stated in the latest court filing, the unidentified New York woman met Brown in April 2009 in Aspen, Colo. They spent a few days together in June of that year and then didn't see each other until summer of 2011, documents state.
Starting in July 2011, they started engaging in sexual activities, after agreeing to take medical tests to determine if either of them had any sexually transmitted diseases, documents state.
According to the complaint, tests showed the woman had no sexually transmitted diseases, whereas Brown falsely claimed he was free of STDs.
"In fact, it was later discovered that the defendant had been taking medication for herpes for a substantial period of time," the documents state.
As stated in her complaint, the woman last saw Brown Dec. 26, when he flew her from New York City in a private plane to Niagara Falls.


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Daily International News
September 28, 2011
Northeast Asia
DPJ divided over whether to resume operations at nuclear power plants, build new facilities [Mainichi]
North Korea 'Intent' on Engaging in Proliferation, Treasury Undersec. Says [Bloomberg]
North Korea unlikely to give up nuclear arms, outgoing British ambassador says [Telegraph]
N. Korean vice FM urges U.S. be more proactive for talks [Yonhap]
Kim Jong Un marks 1 year as N. Korea heir, ranking up to 3rd [Kyodo]
Scott Snyder: DPRK-China Ties Discourage Reform [Atlantic]
Russia Wary of Guaranteeing Pipeline Through N.Korea [Chosun]
SKorean military hit by 2,770 hacking attempts [AP]
China currency vote puts pressure on White House [POLITICO]
China opposes attempts to internationalize South China Sea disputes [Xinhua]
China: Taiwan arms sale will disrupt US exchanges [AP]
Taiwan's Soong: Beijing does not want me to run [AP]
In Taiwan military, Chinese spy stirs unease [WaPo]
News conference held on China's first space-docking procedure [Xinhua]
US urges China on Tibetan rights after monks' protest [BBC]
China authorities under fire after subway crash [Reuters]
South/Central Asia
Adm. Mullen's words on Pakistan come under scrutiny [WaPo]
UN: Clashes, bombings on rise in Afghanistan [AP]
Middle East
U.N. committee to take up Palestinian bid Friday [POLITICO]
Europe and US condemn Israel settlement plans [Al Jazeera]
Yemenis protest again, tribesmen shoot down plane [Reuters]
Bahrain upholds life sentences for Shia activists [BBC]
West drops immediate Syria sanctions demand at UN [Al Jazeera]
Nuclear engineer assassinated in central Syria [AP]
Kurdish lawmakers end boycott of Turkish parliament [AP]
Egypt sentences former information minister [Al Jazeera]
Libya's NTC thinks Gaddafi hiding near Algeria [Reuters]
Anti-Gadhafi commander killed in loyalist bastion [AP]
Deadly crackdown on protests in Guinea [Al Jazeera]
UN reports gains in fight against Somalia's famine [AP]
France rejects Rwanda's Habyarimana extradition bid [BBC]
Russia's Putin faces warnings of crisis [Reuters]
Ukraine ex-premier's lawyer asks court to free her [AP]
Kosovo-Serbia talks off after renewed clashes [BBC]
NATO reinforces tense Kosovo border crossing [Reuters]
Irish presidency election: nominations to close [BBC]
Shrien Dewani's South Africa extradition approved by UK home sec. [BBC]
Amanda Knox cautious about appeal verdict, sister says [BBC]
Expanded Euro Bailout Fund Clears Hurdle [NYT]
Barroso: Greece will remain in the eurozone [Al Jazeera]
Five severed heads left outside Mexican school [BBC]
More resignations over Bolivia road row [Al Jazeera]
Chile students agree to education reform talks [BBC]
US fugitive hijacker caught after 41 years [Al Jazeera]
Supercommittee operating in secret [POLITICO]
US tries to block release of bin Laden images [Al Jazeera]
Defiant Team Perry's plan: Hit harder [POLITICO]
Christie Again Rebuffs Pleas For Presidential Run [TPM]
Michael Moore likes Jon Huntsman 2012: From the Dept. of Unhelpful Praise [POLITICO]
Amazon's Kindle Fire tabled unveiled (live blog)[WaPo]
Deaths in US listeria outbreak [Al Jazeera]
E. coli scare prompts Tyson to recall ground beef [AP]

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'Downton Abbey' Season 4 off to a mournful start
Viewers who look to "Downton Abbey" for loads of escapist splendor may want to temper their expectations when the wildly popular British drama returns for its fourth season on Sunday.
You'll remember the show left us on a very dark note as Matthew Crawley (Dan Stevens) was abruptly killed in a car accident. When stunned fans finally managed to stop their sobbing, they took to social media in fits of rage. How could lead writer Julian Fellowes concoct such a mean and brutal demise for such a beloved character?
The saga picks up six months later with a two-hour opener. The 1920s are roaring, but the family is still reeling - especially Matthew's widow, Lady Crawley (Michelle Dockery). Consequently, we've got an episode that is, for the most part, pretty bloody bleak.
Welcome to Downer Abbey.
Mary, clad in black, spends her days impassively staring out her bedroom window. She barely utters a word, and when she does, it's accompanied by a snappish attitude. As for little baby George, the new nanny tends to most of his needs. Mary really isn't ready to be a hands-on mama right now.
It can't be much fun, but Dockery does an effective job of conveying doom and gloom. Her eyes are downcast, her body limp and, if it's possible, her skin seems to be a whiter shade of pale. Poor Mary is so obviously on the existential ropes that I found myself wanting someone to crank up the "Rocky" theme song.
Of course, this somber mood is to be expected - and needed. Coming at the end of Season 3, Matthew's death was so sudden and shocking (at least for those who avoided spoilers), that it left us no time to process it all and grieve with the characters. By opening the season in this manner, it allows us to fondly recall the fallen character and achieve some sense of closure before moving on.
But is also saps energy from a show that last season kicked things off with a fun and lavish wedding. And it certainly doesn't help that, when it isn't focused on Mary, the opener spends plenty of time with Matthew's equally mournful mother Isobel (Penelope Wilton), and on the sad travails of glum Mr. Molesley (Kevin Doyle).
The latter, astutely described by a British critic as the show's "Charlie Brown," was Matthew's personal butler. Now, he's unemployed and on a horrendous bad-luck streak. We're supposed to find some humor in his clumsy mix-ups, but his story line is more dreary than funny.
It makes you wonder how "Downton Abbey" plans to recapture some of the sizzle. Matthew was such a vital character, and his turbulent romance with Mary was such an integral part of the show that the void is glaring - and possibly problematic.
On a positive note, Bates (Brendan Coyle) is no longer in jail, so that awful story line no longer plagues us, and there are signs that poor lovesick Lady Edith (Laura Carmichael), who is glamming it up in London, might finally achieve some romantic traction. Meanwhile, Lady Cora (Elizabeth McGovern) is dealing with nanny issues. Also, new characters are on the way, including one played by Paul Giamatti.
And we obviously know that Mary's misery isn't going to last forever. By the end of the episode, in fact, she's beginning to rally, thanks largely to a pep talk from the always-perceptive Dowager Countess (Maggie Smith), who instructs her to choose "life" over death.
Now, let's hope that, going forward, there's still lots of life in "Downton Abbey."
BACK TO SCHOOL: Against all odds, the quirky little sitcom "Community" (8 p.m. Thursday, NBC), returns for a fifth season this week. Also back is creator Dan Harmon, who was so rudely fired after Season 3.
Things kick off with an episode called "Repilot," in which the series awkwardly attempts to start over and revamp itself. As Abed (Danny Pudi) points out, it's just like "Scrubs" did in Season 9. Unfortunately, that didn't turn out so well.
Likewise, the "Community" opener feels a little flat and disjointed, and you might find yourself asking: Is there really a good reason for us to be following these characters through another year at Greendale Community College?
But as always, there are some fun moments. Jeff (Joel McHale) stars as a robot-fighting superhero in a low-budget commercial made by Abed, and the way the show deals with the departure of Chevy Chase's Pierce provides a laugh-worthy moment.
Next week, Jonathan Banks, one of the great bad guys from "Breaking Bad," makes a very welcome debut as a grumpy criminology professor.


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The position of Postdoctoral Research Scientist (PDRS) is intended to serve as an entry-level Scientific Staff position for persons who have recently completed the degree of Ph. D. and who have little or no post-Ph.D. professional experience. Postdoctoral Research Scientists are expected to work closely with members of the scientific staff, to build up their scientific credentials, to seek outside funding, and to make progress establishing themselves as independent scientists.
SCHEDULE: Appointments to PDRS may be initiated at any time.
ELIGIBILITY AND REQUIREMENTS: The Candidate must have completed the degree of Ph.D. (or equivalent) prior to the appointment. Candidates must have available a minimum of twelve (12) months of consecutive salary support at the time of appointment.
APPOINTMENT PROCESS: Any member of the Research Staff may present to the Director, via the appropriate Associate Director, a letter requesting appointment of a Candidate to the position of PDRS. The letter will be accompanied by the Candidate's vita and evidence that 12 months of salary have been secured. The Director will review the request and may, but is not required to, request advice from the Executive Committee. Upon approval of the request, the Director nominates the Candidate for consideration for appointment by the President.
REVIEW: No formal review is conducted.
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PRIVILEGES: Postdoctoral Research Scientists are members of the Junior Research Staff of the Observatory and, as such, are invited to participate in meetings of the full research staff. Postdoctoral Research Scientists may be considered for promotion to the rank of Associate Research Scientist at any time during their award period if they meet the criteria for appointment to ARS.


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West Haven is a town in Rutland county, Vermont. It was formed in 1792 in Vt. from Bennington county. The probate district for West Haven is Fair Haven, while the court district is Rutland. For more information, contact the town at 2919 Main St., West Haven Center 05743. On the attached map, West Haven is shown as 8 in Rutland county.
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Android devs get schooled on style
Android's latest incarnation has come with an unexpected bonus, a design guide to help developers polish their apps, and add some much-needed consistency to the platform.
The guide comes in the form of a website. Matias Duarte, head of user experience at Android, talking to Wired, describes it as "the second part of Ice Cream Sandwich".
The site aims to help developers with designing their applications, rather than coding them, in the hope of making the whole platform easier to use.
Google has been very good at providing technical support to Android developers; the tools and documentation for Android development are superb with step-by-step guides to development and publication of apps. What that means is that anyone who can instantiate an object or two can spit out an Android application, and sadly many of them have.
But programmers are notoriously bad at design. The lack of social skills which makes one so good at working with computers often renders one equivalently incapable of designing competent user interfaces, a failing which is very much in evidence in the deeper recesses of the Android Marketplace.
Apple has, unsurprisingly, always been more design focused, with consistency of experience being central to application development from the very start. iPhone applications might be just as pointless, irrelevant and/or overpriced, but they do, on the whole, look better.
Which is what the new style guide is trying to address. It includes basics such as using lots of images, and suggests making assumptions on which users can backtrack rather than asking for confirmations every step of the way. Entreaties to "make me amazing" or "enchant me" might irritate, but get past that and there's a lot of sensible advice included.
All this really should have been there earlier, before developers were let loose on the platform, but with Ice Cream Sandwich Google is trying to reboot Android as a slick and stylish competitor to iOS, so will be hoping lots of developers take note.


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So it seems that there's a lot of these about. A while back I picked up a bunch of cheap LCD backpacks on eBay, they look like this:
Like most of these cheap LCD backpack units, it utilises a GPIO expander chip. In this case, the chip used is a PCF8574. Most of the other I2C backpacks for Hitachi LCDs seem to utilise Microchip's MCP23008, which seems to be the little brother of the MCP23017 I've been playing with lately. So I had quite a hunt for some quick and easy code libraries to test out the backpacks with. I found one in Atlassian Bitbucket. I used version 1.2.1.
I then found this page which describes a number of the cheap eBay backpacks and clones. The third code example worked fine with the above library.
Unfortunately, after reducing the test sketch to merely the below, it was still gobbling 4768 bytes of flash. Unacceptably large, I think.
At some point in the past I'd picked up a bunch of black-on-green 16x2 LCDs for next to nothing. The total cost per LCD+backpack combo should come to easily less than $10 (AUD) each, including shipping. Pretty happy with that. They even work properly!


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I awoke the next morning to Peter's hand between my legs. Good morning!
"My mom just left," Peter whispered in my ear. I had refused to have sex with him last night. Patty was right down the hall—creepy.
I rolled over and started kissing him, feeling his erection against my thigh. Mmmm, I love morning sex.
Peter pulled his clothes off and rolled over onto his back, dragging me on top of him. He slipped my nightie (bought especially for this trip!) over my head and cupped my breasts in his hands. The early morning light was bright on his face, and his eyes looked glazed over with pleasure. I guided him inside of me and pressed myself against his palms, so that I was at the perfect 45-degree angle.
One reason the sex with Peter is so good is because not only does he last long enough for me to finish, but he doesn't need me to bounce up and down on him like a damn pogo stick in order to stay in the game. My ex used to sometimes get soft if I used a "grinding" motion on top of him for too long ("It just feels so meh, Josie," he used to tell me. Dick.), but it's like with Peter, because he knows it feels good to me, it automatically feels good to him.
I was like putty in his hands by the time I finished, and Peter flipped me on my back, and drove into me until his mouth dropped open and he groaned. Mission. Accomplished.
After we showered, Peter suggested we make iced coffee to go (with his parent's fancy iced coffee machine—had no idea such a thing existed!), and go for a walk on the beach. Um, perfect morning or what?
We bundled up (Nantucket defies the laws of global warming) and headed out. The beach was absolutely deserted, and we even spotted some seals weaving in and out of the water, not far from the shoreline.
"Are you taking me out here to have The Talk?" I asked.
"What talk?" Peter took a sip of his coffee.
"C'mon, you know what talk," I said.
"Josie, I don't need a talk or labels, I know what we have."
"I do too," I said. "But," I swallowed, "Do you consider me your girlfriend?"
Peter laced his fingers through mine. "Yeah, I do."
Hearing him confirm it didn't cause my body to burst into flames, or my head to explode. Even if I didn't like the idea of a label right now, I couldn't deny that this is what we were…and that it felt good. "Well, I consider you my boyfriend too then."
"Damn, I left my varsity jacket in New York," he said, slipping his arm over my shoulders.
So folks, there you have it. I haz boyfriend. I did the math, and it's been eight months since Eric and I broke up. I'll be honest—I thought I would be single for longer than this before seriously dating anyone again. But it's not like eight months is a hot second (it's like four times the length of Kim K's marriage), and this just feels so right.
So…do you all approve of this curve in the road?


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Ford announced today that next year's Ford Fiesta will get their 1.0 liter, three-cylinder turbo Ecoboost engine. How ever did they manage to fit this massive motor in such a small car?
This 1.0 liter engine is positively gargantuan. When Ford decided to take the engine block through airport security, it completely and absolutely filled up a whole piece of carry-on! Good luck fitting a weekend's worth of clothes in there. If you're wondering how Ford is going to manage to shoehorn such a humongous motor into the Fiesta, don't look at us. We have no clue how they're going to pull off this feat of packaging voodoo.
This will be the first time the tiny motor will be on sale in America, and honestly, we're not sure the country is prepared for its projected 123 horsepower and 148 lb-ft of unbridled fury.
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South African Journal of Occupational Therapy
On-line version ISSN 2310-3833
Print version ISSN 0038-2337
S. Afr. j. occup. ther. vol.42 n.2 Pretoria 2012
The DTVP-2 visual closure subtest: A closer look
Marieta VisserI; Marlie CronjéII; Bronwyn KempII; Monica ScholtzII; Wilene van RooyenII; Mariette NelIII
IB OT (UFS); MSc OT (Wits). Lecturer, Department of Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa
IIBOT (UFS). Fourth Year undergraduate students in the Department of Occupational Therapy at the University of the Free Sate at the time the research was undertaken
IIIM Med Sc. Lecturer, Department of Biostatistics, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa
The Developmental Test of Visual Perception, 2nd edition (DTVP-2), is a valuable measuring tool to assess children's visual perceptual abilities. Although this test is standardised for the American population, it is often used by South African occupational therapists. The DTVP-2 consists of eight sub-tests, of which one is the visual closure sub-test. Clinical experience and research have shown that children often score below average on the visual closure sub-test, despite scoring average or above average on the other sub-tests. A quantitative, descriptive study investigated the validity of the DTVP-2's visual closure subtest. Forty children, five years of age, regardless of race, who could understand and speak English, participated in the study conducted in Bloemfontein, South Africa. Each child completed the DTVP-2 according to the prescribed procedures. Forty per cent of the children scored below average in the visual closure sub-test, which was statistically significantly lower than the other sub-tests. Therapists using this test should interpret the results of the visual closure sub-test with care, and consider its influence on the General Visual Perception Quotient. This study emphasises the need for a visual perceptual test standardised for the South African population.
Key words: Developmental Test of Visual Perception; DTVP-2; validity; visual closure; visual perception
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1. Hammill D, Pearson NA, Voress JK. Developmental Test of Visual Perception. 2nd Edition. Texas: Pro-Ed, 1993. [ Links ]
2. Visser MM. The association of an omitted crawling milestone on pencil grasp and control in a 5 & 6 year old population. Unpublished MSc Occupational Therapy dissertation. Johannesburg: University of the Witwatersrand, 2004. [ Links ]
3. Van Rhomburgh JA. Die voorkoms van visuele-persepsieprobleme en die effektiwiteit van Arbeidsterapie groepbehandeling onder Gr. 1 Kleurling leerders. IThe prevalence of visual perception problems and the effectivity of Occupational Therapy group treatment among Gr. 1 Coloured learners]. Unpublished M Occupational Therapy dissertation. Bloemfontein: University of the Free State, 2006. [ Links ]
4. Richmond J, Holland K. Correlating the Developmental Test of Visual Perception-2 (DTVP-2) and the Test of Visual Perceptual Skills Revised (TVPS-R) as assessment tools for learners with learning difficulties. South African Journal of Occupational Therapy, 2011; 41: 33-37. [ Links ]
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Allied Warships
HMS Despatch (D 30)
Light cruiser of the D class
|The Royal Navy
|Light cruiser
|Built by
|Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. (Govan, Scotland)
|Mar 1918
|Laid down
|Jul 1918
|24 Sep 1919
|2 Jun 1922
|End service
HMS Despatch was completed by Chatham Dockyard.
HMS Despatch was not an active unit as of January 1945
Reduced to reserve in January 1945. Sold 5 April 1946 and arrived for scrapping at Arnott Young, Troon, Scotland on 5 May 1946.
Commands listed for HMS Despatch (D 30)
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|Capt. Allan Poland, DSO, RN
|31 Jul 1939
|19 Feb 1940
|Capt. Cyril George Bucknill Coltart, RN
|10 Dec 1939
|26 Feb 1940
|Capt. John Wentworth Farquhar, RN
|26 Feb 1940
|21 Jun 1940
|Capt. Cyril Eustace Douglas-Pennant, DSC, RN
|25 Jun 1940
|7 Apr 1942
|Cdr. (retired) Cyril Appleton, RN
|7 Apr 1942
|28 Apr 1942
|Cdr. (retired) Sir Herbert Maurice Huntington-Whiteley, RN
|28 Apr 1942
|23 Jun 1942
|Capt. William Ronald Christopher Leggatt, RN
|23 Jun 1942
|25 Sep 1943
|Cdr. Richard Taylor White, DSO, RN
|Apr 1944
|early 1945
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Notable events involving Despatch include:
21 Sep 1939
Convoy SL 2.
This convoy departed Freetown on 21 September 1939. It was split into several sections at sea at dusk on 7 October 1939 and the ships then proceeded to several ports of arrival in the U.K.
This convoy was made up of the following merchant vessels; Apapa (British, 9332 GRT, built 1927), Athelduchess (British (tanker), 8940 GRT, built 1929), Athelprincess (British (tanker), 8882 GRT, built 1929), City of Karachi (British, 7140 GRT, built 1937), Clan Macindoe (British, 4635 GRT, built 1920), Clearton (British, 5219 GRT, built 1919), Forresbank (British, 5155 GRT, built 1925), Grangepark (British, 5132 GRT, built 1919), Leonian (British, 5424 GRT, built 1936), Nurtureton (British, 6272 GRT, built 1929), Port Hardy (British, 8705 GRT, built 1923), Shakespear (British, 5029 GRT, built 1926), Urbino (British, 5198 GRT, built 1918) and Warlaby (British, 4876 GRT, built 1927).
Escort was provided on leaving Freetown by the light cruiser HMS Despatch (Capt. A. Poland, RN) which remained with the convoy until 28 September. On 21 September A/S escort was provided near Freetown by the destroyer HMS Hunter (Lt.Cdr. L. De Villiers, RN).
When approaching the U.K. the destroyers HMS Kelly (Capt. L.F.A.V.N. Mountbatten, GCVO, RN) and HMS Kingston (Lt.Cdr. P. Somerville, RN) joined the convoy at dawn on 7 October 1940. They were reinforced by early in the evening by HMS Vanoc (Lt.Cdr. J.G.W. Deneys, RN) and HMS Whirlwind (Lt.Cdr. M.B. Ewart-Wentworth, RN). Shorly afterwards the convoy was split.
5 Dec 1939
The German merchant Dusseldorf (4930 GRT) was captured by HMS Despatch (Capt. A. Poland, DSO, RN) off Punta Caldera in Chilean territorial waters.
1 Mar 1940
HMS Despatch (Capt. A. Poland, RN) intercepts the German merchant Troja (2390 GRT) off Aruba, Dutch West Indies. However before the German ship can be captured she is scuttled by her own crew.
25 Nov 1940
Operation Collar and the resulting Battle of Cape Spartivento.
See also the event for 23 November 1940 called 'Operation MB 9' for the events in the Eastern Mediterranean.
Departure of the convoy from Gibraltar / passage through the Straits of Gibraltar and plan of the operation.
During the night of 24/25 November 1940 the three merchants / troop transports, Clan Forbes (7529 GRT, built 1938), Clan Fraser (7529 GRT, built 1939) and New Zealand Star (10740 GRT, built 1935), passed the Straits of Gibraltar. To the eastward of Gibraltar they were joined by the four corvettes (HMS Peony (Lt.Cdr. (rtd.) M.B. Sherwood, DSO, RN), (HMS Salvia (Lt.Cdr. J.I. Miller, DSO, RD, RNR), HMS Gloxinia (Lt.Cdr. A.J.C. Pomeroy, RNVR) and HMS Hyacinth (T/Lt. F.C. Hopkins, RNR) that were part of Force 'F', which was the close support force of the convoy. The other ships of Force 'F' were the light cruisers HMS Manchester (Capt. H.A. Packer, RN) and HMS Southampton (Capt. B.C.B. Brooke, RN) and the destroyer HMS Hotspur (Cdr. H.F.H Layman, DSO, RN), which was in a damaged state and was to proceed to Malta for full repairs. These last three ships sailed at 0800/25. The cruisers had each about 700 RAF and other military personnel onboard that were to be transported to Alexandria.
The cover force for this convoy, force 'B' also left Gibraltar at 0800/25. This force was made up of the battlecruiser HMS Renown (Capt. C.E.B. Simeon, RN, flying the flag of Vice-Admiral J.F. Sommerville, KCB, RN), the aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal (Capt. C.S. Holland, RN), the light cruisers HMS Sheffield (Capt. C.A.A. Larcom, RN) and HMS Despatch (Capt. Cyril Eustace Douglas-Pennant, DSC, RN). They were escorted by destroyers from the 8th and 13th Destroyer Flotillas; HMS Faulknor (Capt. A.F. de Salis, RN, Capt. D.8), HMS Firedrake (Lt.Cdr. S.H. Norris, DSC, RN), HMS Forester (Lt.Cdr. E.B. Tancock, RN), HMS Fury (Lt.Cdr. T.C. Robinson, RN), HMS Duncan (Capt. A.D.B. James, RN, Capt. D.13), HMS Wishart (Cdr. E.T. Cooper, RN), HMS Vidette (Lt. E.N. Walmsley, RN), HMS Encounter (Lt.Cdr. E.V.St.J. Morgan, RN), HMS Kelvin (Cdr. J.H. Allison, DSO, RN) and HMS Jaguar (Lt.Cdr. J.F.W. Hine, RN).
Force 'F' and the merchant ship New Zealand Star were to proceed to Alexandria except for HMS Hotspur which was to detach to Malta as mentioned earlier as well as the other two merchant ships. Force 'B' was to cover Force 'F' and the merchant ships during the passage of the Western Mediterranean. To the south of Sardinia these forces were to be joined around noon on 27 November 1940 by Force 'D' which came from the Eastern Mediterranean and was made up of the battleship HMS Ramillies (Capt. A.D. Reid, RN), the heavy cruiser HMS Berwick (Capt. G.L. Warren, RN), the light cruiser HMS Newcastle (Capt. E.A. Aylmer, DSC, RN) and the AA cruiser HMS Coventry (Capt. D. Gilmour, RN). They were escorted by the destroyers HMS Defender (Lt.Cdr. G.L. Farnfield, RN), HMS Diamond (Lt.Cdr. P.A. Cartwright, RN), HMS Gallant (Lt.Cdr. C.P.F. Brown, RN), HMS Greyhound (Cdr. W.R. Marshall A'Deane, DSC, RN) and HMS Hereward (Lt.Cdr. C.W. Greening, RN). All forces were then to proceed towards the Sicilian narrows for a position between Sicily and Cape Bow which was to be reached at dusk. After dark Force 'F', reinforced by HMS Coventry and the destroyers from Force 'D' were then to proceed through the narrows to the Eastern Mediterranean where they would be met the next day by ships of the Mediterranean Fleet. Force 'B' with HMS Ramillies, HMS Berwick and HMS Newcastle from Force 'D' were then to return to Gibraltar.
Disposition of British forces at 0800 hours, 27 November 1940.
At 0800/27, about half an hour before sunrise, the situation was as follows. Vice-Admiral Sommerville in HMS Renown, with HMS Ark Royal, HMS Sheffield and four destroyers were in position 37°48'N, 07°24'E (about 95 nautical miles south-west of Cape Spartivento, Sardinia) steering 083° at 16 knots.
Some 25 nautical miles to the south-west of him, the Vice-Admiral 18th cruiser squadron in HMS Manchester, with HMS Southampton, HMS Despatch and five destroyers were in company with the convoy in position 37°37'N, 06°54'E. The four corvettes had been unable to keep up with the convoy and were about 10 nautical miles to the westward of it. The visibility was excellent, the wind south-easterly, force 3 to 4 and the sea was calm.
At this time HMS Ark Royal flew off a section of fighters, one A/S patrol, one meteorological machine and seven reconnaissance aircraft. Vice-Admiral Sommerville continued on his easterly course to concentrate with Force 'D' which was approaching from the Skerki Bank. At 0900 hours he changed course to the south-west to join the convoy to provide additional AA defence for the convoy for expected air attacks from Sardinian aerodromes.
Reconnaissance aircraft report enemy forces at sea.
Shortly before the course change, at 0852/27 one of Ark Royal's aicraft sighted a group of enemy warships about 25 nautical miles to the southward of Cape Spartivento and while closing to investigate at 0906 hours sent an alarm report of four cruisers and six destroyers, which, however was not received by any ship of the British forces. On sighting the convoy at 0920 hours, HMS Renown maneuvered to pass astern of it and take station to the southward and up sun, in the probable direction of any air attack. At 0956 hours, while still on the port quarter of the convoy, Vice-Admiral Sommerville received from HMS Ark Royal an aircraft report timed 0920/27, of five cruisers and five destroyers some 65 nautical miles to the north-eastward of him.
Steam was at once ordered for full speed and screens of two destroyers each were arranged for both HMS Ark Royal and the merchant ships. Further reports from aircraft, confirmed by HMS Ark Royal, established by 1015/27 the presence of enemy battleships and cruisers and HMS Renown altered course to 075° to join HMS Ramillies increasing speed as rapidly as possible to 28 knots.
Measures to safeguard the convoy and to join Force 'D'.
At 1035/27 the plot showed enemy forces to the north-east but their composition and relative position were still in doubt. In these circumstances Vice-Admiral Sommerville decided that the convoy should continue to its destination steering a south-easterly course (120°) in order to keep clear of any action which might develop. It was given an escort of two cruisers, HMS Despatch and HMS Coventry and the destroyers HMS Duncan and HMS Wishart. The remaining two cruisers and three destroyers of Force 'F' were ordered to join Force 'B' which steered to make contact with Force 'D' which was approaching from the east and then to attack the enemy together. HMS Ark Royal was ordered to prepare and fly off a torpedo bomber striking force. She was to act independently escorted by HMS Kelvin and HMS Jaguar and under cover from the battlefleet.
At 1058/27 a Sunderland flying boat closed HMS Renown and reported Force 'D' bearing 070°, range 34 nautical miles. As the junction of the two forces seemed to be assured, the speed was reduced to 24 knots, in order to maintain a position between the convoy and the enemy force which estimated position was bearing 025°, range 50 nautical miles. The Sunderland flying boat was ordered to shadow and report its composition.
The cruisers HMS Manchester, HMS Southampton and HMS Sheffield had meanwhile concentrated with the destroyers in the van, bearing 5 nautical miles from HMS Renown in the direction of the enemy.
Reports from the reconnaissance aircraft of HMS Ark Royal contained a number of discrepancies which made it impossible to obtain a clear picture of the situation. Two groups of cruisers had been reported, as well as two battleships. It seemed certain that five or six cruisers were present, but the number of battleships remained in doubt. But whatever the composition of the enemy force in order to get the convoy through Vice-Admiral Sommerville wanted to attack as soon as possible. At 1115/27 the enemy was reported to be changing course to the eastward.
All this time Force 'D' had been coming westwards and at 1128/27 they were sighted from HMS Renown bearing 073°, range about 24 nautical miles. The aircraft reports now indicated that the enemy force was made up of two battleships, six or more cruisers and a considerable number of destroyers. The action seemed likely to develop into a chase, and HMS Ramillies was therefore ordered to steer 045°, so as not to lose ground due to her slow speed. Vice-Admiral Holland was put in command of all the cruisers in the van and HMS Berwick and HMS Newcastle from Force 'D' were ordered to join him. It was shortly after this that HMS Ark Royal flew off her first torpedo bombers striking force.
The approach on the enemy.
At 1134 hours, Vice-Admiral Sommerville increased to 28 knots and at 1140 hours altered course to 050° to close the enemy. The position of the British forces was now as follows. Fine on the port bow of HMS Renown were HMS Manchester, HMS Southampton and HMS Sheffield in single line ahead. HMS Berwick and HMS Newcastle was coming from the eastward to join them. Two miles astern HMS Faulknor (Capt. D 8) was gradually collecting the other ships of his Flotilla and HMS Encounter some of which had been screening the convoy. The five destroyers of Force 'D' were proceeding westwards to join and were eventually stationed bearing 270°, 3 nautical miles from her.
Ten nautical miles fine on the starboard bow of HMS Renown, HMS Ramillies was altering to a parallel course. HMS Ark Royal had dropped some distance astern. She was carrying out flying operations between the main force and the convoy, which was now about 22 nautical miles west-south-west of HMS Renown.
At 1154 hours, the Sunderland aircraft returned and reported six cruisers and eight destroyers bearing 330°, range 30 nautical miles from HMS Renown. Her report unfortunately did not give course and speed of the enemy and she disappeared from sight before these could be obtained. It appeared now that one of the enemy forces was further to the west than previously thought and might be in a position to outflank the main force and attack HMS Ark Royal and the convoy. Course was therefore altered to the north in order to avoid getting to far to the eastward.
Vice-Admiral Sommerville's appreciation of the situation at noon, 27 November 1940.
The prospects of bringing the enemy into action seemed favourable. The composition of the enemy force was still not definitely established but there did not appear to be more than two battleships with them. The British had effected their concentration of which the enemy seemed to be unaware, since no shadowing aircraft had been sighted or detected by RD/F. The speed of the enemy was reported as being 14 to 18 knots. The sun was immediately behind the British forces, giving them the advantage of light and if the nearest reported position of the enemy was correct there seemed every possibility of bringing off a simultaneous surface and torpedo bombers attack, providing that the enemy did not retire immediately at high speed. Vice-Admiral Sommerville's intentions were; To drive off the enemy from any position from which he could attack the convoy and to except some risk to the convoy providing there was a reasonable prospect of sinking one or more of the enemy battleships. To achieve the second of them he considered that the speed of the enemy would have to be reduced to 20 knots or less by torpedo bombers attacks and that the enemy battleships could be attacked by HMS Renown and HMS Ramillies in concert.
Contact with the enemy.
At 1207/27, HMS Renown developed a hot bearing on one shaft which limited her speed to 27.5 knots. At the same time puffs of smoke were observed on the horizon bearing 006°, and the cruisers of the van sighted masts between 006° and 346°. At 1213 hours a signal came in from HMS Ark Royal reporting the composition of the enemy as two battleships, six cruisers accompanied by destroyers. The British cruisers in the van by this time had formed a line of bearing 075° to 255° in the sequence from west to east, HMS Sheffield, HMS Southampton, HMS Newcastle, HMS Manchester, HMS Berwick.
The nine destroyers were stationed five miles bearing 040° from HMS Renown in order to be placed favourably to counter-attack any destroyers attempting a torpedo attack on HMS Renown or HMS Ramillies.
The situation as seen by the cruisers immediately before the action commenced was as follows. Between the bearings of 340° to 350° three enemy cruisers and some destroyers were visible at a range of about 11 nautical miles. These were steering a northerly course. This force will be referred to as 'the Western Group'. A second group of cruisers, also accompanied by destroyers, which will be referred to as the 'Eastern Group' bore between 003° and 013°. This group was further away and steering approximately 100°.
The action
At 1220/27 the enemy cruisers in the 'Western Group' opened fire, and the British advanced forces immediately replied. The enemy's first salvo fell close to HMS Manchester. As soon as fire was opened by the British cruisers, the Italians made smoke and retired on courses varying between north-west and north-east. Behind their smoke screen they seemed to be making large and frequent alterations of course.
At 1224 hours HMS Renown opened fire at the right hand ship in the 'Western Group' which was identified as a Zara-class heavy cruiser. Range was 26500 yards. After six salvoes, the target was lost in smoke. HMS Ramillies also fired two salvoes at maximum elevation to test the range but both fell short. She then dropped astern in the wake of HMS Renown and tried to follow at her best speed, 20.7 knots, throughout the action.
Just before opening fire HMS Renown had sighted two ships which were not making smoke, bearing 020° at extreme visibility. These were thought at first to be the Italian battleships but later turned out to be cruisers of the 'Eastern Group'. On losing her first target HMS Renown altered course to starboard to close these supposed battleships and to bring the cruisers of the 'Western Group' broader on the bow. She had hardly done so when the centre ship of the latter group appeared momentarily through the smoke and was given two salvoes. Again course was altered to open 'A' arcs on the left hand ship, at which eight salvoes were fired before she too disappeared in the smoke at 1245 hours. At this moment two large ships steering westward emerged from the smoke cloud but before fire was opened these ships were identified as French liners.
The enemy by this time was on the run and had passed outside the range of our capital ships although at 1311 hours, HMS Renown fired two ranging salvoes at two ships of the 'Eastern Group' but both fell short. Meanwhile the British cruisers had been hotly engaged at ranges varying between 23000 and 16000 yards. Many straddles were obtained, but smoke rendered spotting and observation very difficult.
HMS Manchester, HMS Sheffield and HMS Newcastle all opened fire on the right-hand ship of the 'Western Group'. HMS Berwick engaged the left-hand ship of the same group and HMS Southampton engaged the left-hand ship of the 'Eastern Group'. HMS Manchester and HMS Sheffield continued to fire at the same ship for about 20 minutes (until 1236 and 1240 hours respectively) but HMS Newcastle shifted target to the ship already engaged by HMS Berwick after 18 salvoes. HMS Southampton, after 5 salvoes shifted target to a destroyer which was seen to be hit. At least one other destroyer is believed to have been hit during this phase and two hits by a large caliber shell on a cruiser were observed by HMS Faulknor at 1227 and HMS Newcastle at 1233 hours.
The enemy's fire was accurate during the initial stages but when fully engaged it deteriorated rapidly and the spread became ragged. Their rate of fire was described as extremely slow. The only casualties on the British side occurred in HMS Berwick when at 1222 hours she received a hit from an 8" shell which put 'Y' turret out of action. HMS Manchester was straddled several times but despite being under continuous fire from 1221 to 1300 hours escaped unscatched. Her passengers were quite excited about having been in a sea battle.
At 1245 hours the cruisers altered course to 090° to prevent the enemy from working round ahead to attack the convoy. This brought the relative beating of the 'Eastern Group' to Red 40° and HMS Manchester once more engaged the left-hand ship. Five minutes later a further alteration of course to the southward was made to counter what appeared to be an attempt by the enemy to 'cross the T' of the cruisers. The enemy however at once resumed their north-easterly course and Vice-Admiral Holland led back to 070° at 1256 hours and 030° at 1258 hours. The rear ship of the enemy line was heavily on fire aft and she appeared to loose speed. But at 1259 hours picked up again and drew away with her consorts.
At 1301 hours the masts of a fresh enemy unit steering to the south-west were seen at extreme visibility right ahead of HMS Manchester. It bore 045° and two minutes later two battleships were identified in it. Their presence was quickly corroborated by large splashes which commenced to fall near HMS Manchester and HMS Berwick and these ships were reported to Vice-Admiral Sommerville. The end on approach resulted in the range decreasing very rapidly and at 1305 hours Vice-Admiral Holland turned to cruisers to 120° with the dual purpose of working round the flank of the battleships and closing the gap to HMS Renown. The enemy battleships were not prepared to close and altered course to the north-eastward, presumably to join their 8" cruisers. Vice-Admiral Holland therefore altered course to 090° at 1308 hours and shortly afterwards to 050°. The enemy were by now rapidly running out of range and ten minutes later the action came to an end.
First attack by the torpedo bombers from HMS Ark Royal
Meanwhile a torpedo bomber striking force consisting of 11 Swordfish of no. 810 Squadron had been flown off from HMS Ark Royal at 1130 hours with orders to attack the Italian battleships. At 1216 hours they sighted two battleships and altered course as to approach them from the direction of the sun. The ships were identified as one Littorio-class and one Cavour-class. They were screened by seven destroyers. Enemy course was easterly at a speed of 18 knots. The leading battleship (Littorio-class) was selected as the target and all torpedoes were dropped inside the destroyer screen at ranges of 700 to 800 yards. One hit was observed abaft the after funnel and another explosion was seen just astern of the target. Yet another explosion was seen ahead of the Cavour-class. No other hits were seen. All aircraft returned safely to HMS Ark Royal.
Vice-Admiral Sommerville's Appreciation at 1315/27.
At 1315/27 firing had practically ceased owning to the enemy drawing out of range. The heavy smoke made by the Italians during the chase had prevented accurate fire, and so far as was known, no serious damage was inflicted on them. The torpedo bomber striking force from HMS Ark Royal had attacked but no report had been received yet but it seemed evident that the speed of the enemy had not been materially reduced.
The British forces were meanwhile rapidly closing the enemy coast. The main object of the whole operation was the safe passage of the convoy. The main enemy units had been driven off far enough that they could no longer interfere with it. It was also important to provide additional AA protection to the convoy against enemy air attack at dusk and in order to reach the convoy in time to do this course had to be set for it before 1400 hours so it was decided to break off the chase.
The chase broken off and further attacks by aircraft from HMS Ark Royal.
Around 1345/27, a damaged enemy cruiser was reported, Vice-Admiral Sommerville considered sending HMS Berwick and HMS Newcastle north to finish this ship off. As these two cruisers also needed a cover/support force this idea was quickly abandoned. HMS Ark Royal was ordered to attack this cruiser with aircraft. A second torpedo bomber squadron was about to take off and Skua dive bombers were also being armed. Capt. Holland of the Ark Royal intended to attack the battleships again with the torpedo bombers and sent out the dive bombers to attack the damaged cruiser.
The torpedo bomber force of 9 Swordfish was flown off at 1415 hours. The Squadron Leader was given the enemy battleships as his objective, but with the full liberty to change it to his discretion, as he alone would be in a position to judge the possibility or otherwise achieving a successful attack.
The aircraft sighted three cruisers escorted by four destroyers about 12 nautical miles off the south-east coast of Sardinia, steering to the eastward at high speed. Some 8 nautical miles ahead of these cruisers were the two battleships escorted by about ten destroyers. There was a total absence of cloud cover, and it was considered essential to attack from the direction of the sun, if any degree of surprise were to be achieved. As any attempt, however, to gain such a position with regard to the battleships would inevitably have led to the striking force being sighted by the cruisers it was decided to attack the latter.
The attack was carried out at 1520/27 and was not sighted by the enemy until very late, only two salvoes being fired against the aircraft before the first torpedo was dropped. As the first aircraft reached the dropping position, the cruisers turned together to starboard causing several of the following Swordfish who had already committed to their drop to miss their targets. One hit was claimed on the rear cruiser and a possible one on the leading cruiser. Two Swordfish were hit by shrapnel from enemy AA fire but air aircraft returned safely to HMS Ark Royal.
A striking force of 7 Skua's had meanwhile been flown off at 1500 hours. They failed to locate the reported damaged cruiser but reported to have carried out an attack on three light cruisers steering north of the south-west corner of Sardinia. Two near misses may have caused some damage to the rear ship. On the way back to HMS Ark Royal they encountered and shot down an Italian RO 43 reconnaissance aircraft from the battleship Vittorio Venoto.
Enemy air attacks on British Forces.
While these British flying operations were taking place Vice-Admiral Sommerville had been steering to the southward in accordance with his decision to close the convoy. HMS Ark Royal had lost sight of HMS Renown to the north-eastward about 1250 hours, but since the receipt of the signal ordering the retirement of the British forces, Captain Holland had been making good a course of 090°, so far as his flying operations permitted, in order to rejoin the Flag. The first RD/F indications of the presence of enemy aircraft were received in HMS Renown at 1407 hours. Shortly afterwards bomb splashes were seen on the horizon when the Italian aircraft were attacked by Fulmars from the Ark Royal and several machines jettisoned their bombs. Ten enemy aircraft were then seen to be coming in and they eventually dropped their bombs well clear of the heavy ships but close to the screening destroyers.
Two further attacks were made around 1645/27 when two groups of five aircraft each concentrated on HMS Ark Royal, which by that time was in company with the Fleet, but owning to flying operations, not actually in the line. Apart from a few bombs being jettisoned again as a result of the interception by the Fulmar fighters, the high level bombing performed from a height of 13000 feet was most accurate. Some 30 bombs fell near HMS Ark Royal, two at least within 10 yards, and she was completely obscured by splashes.
About 1,5 minutes after this attack a stick of bombs dropped by four Caproni bombers, which had not been seen during the previous attack, missed HMS Ark Royal by a very narrow margin. HMS Ark Royal fortunately suffered no damage.
The British ships sighted the convoy at 1700/27 and proceeded to join it for passage to the Sicilian narrows.
The Battle of Cape Spartivento from the Italian side
At noon on 26 November 1940 the Italian had received reports that British forces had left Gibraltar and Alexandria the day before. The Italians then went to sea from Naples and Messina in three forces;
From Naples.
Battleships Vittorio Veneto and Giulio Cesare, escorted by the 13th Destroyer Flotilla made up of the Granatiere, Fuciliere,
From Messina. Heavy cruisers from the 3rd Cruiser Division Trieste, Trento and Bolzano and the 12th Destroyer Flotilla made up of the Lanciere, Ascari, Carabiniere and Libeccio. This last destroyer had temporarily replaced the Carabinieri.
These forces were to intercept the British forces coming from Gibraltar.
From Trapani, Sicily, torpedo-boats from the 10th Torpedo-boat Flotilla, Vega, Sagittario, Alcione and Sirio, were ordered to patrol in the Sicily narrows to scout for possible British forces proceeding westwards from the Eastern Meditarranean. Sirio actually made an unobserved torpedo attack shortly after midnight (during the night of 26/27 November) on a group of seven enemy warships (Force 'D').
By 1015/27 the Italian forces were in the Sardinia-Sicily Channel. The only information available to the Italian Commander-in-Chief (Admiral Campioni in the Vittorio Veneto) up to that moment was that Force H had left Gibraltar westwards on the 25th and on the same day a force had also left Alexandria westwards. He assumed correctly that the force attacked by the torpedo-boat Sirio was en-route to rendez-vous with Force H.
Then at 1015 hours he received an aircraft report (from an aircraft catapulted by the heavy cruiser Bolzano) that at 0945/27 it had sighted a group of enemy warships comprising one battleship, two light cruisers and four destroyers 20 nautical miles north of Cape de Fer. Enemy course was 090°. These were also seven warships, the same number as reported by torpedo-boat Sirio the night before but these were too far to the West to be the same ships.
Then at 1144 hours he received another aircraft report (from an aircraft catapulted by the heavy cruiser Gorizia) that confirmed the position given at 1015 hours. It did not report the two cruisers however but by that time these had split from HMS Renown and had gone ahead.
Acting on the report of the aircraft of the Bolzano the Italian Admiral turned to course 135° at 1128/27. Both divisions of cruisers also turned round. He then thought to be making for an encounter with HMS Renown and two cruisers supported by a few destroyers. The 1144/27 report from the aircraft of the Gorizia confirmed him in this belief. The Italian admiral was unaware of the fact that by that time Force 'D' had already joined with the other British forces. He was also unaware that HMS Ark Royal was present although he was aware of the fact that she had left Gibraltar westwards with the other ships two days before.
The Italian admiral was very careful, after the attack on Taranto only two battleships were operational and he could not afford any further reduction in strength of the capital ships. He therefore decided that his forces were not to come in action but before he could sent out a signal regarding this his cruiser were already in action with the British. They were ordered to break off the action and retire at high speed.
The Italians were then attacked by aircraft from the Ark Royal but despite the claim by the British for hits none were actually obtained. The Italians claimed to have shot down two aircraft but this also was not the case.
At 1235/27, the destroyer Lanciere was hit by a 6" shell in the after engine room. This shell is thought to have been originated from HMS Southampton. She continued at 23 knots on her forward engines but at 1240 hours another shell struck her amidships on the port side, penetrating a petrol tank. Then a third shell struck her on the starboard side without exploding and without penetrating the hull. Around 1300 hours she came to a stop with no water in her boilers, and asked for a tow. Ater about one hour her boilers were relit (seawater being used to feed them) and her forward engines were restarted. At 1440 hours, the Ascari took her in tow and both made for Cagliari at 7 knots. The 3rd Cruiser Division was ordered to protect the retreat of these destroyers.
A force of 10 bombers and 5 fighters had taken off at 1330 hours. These were driven off bt the Fulmars from HMS Ark Royal. Almost two hours later, at 1520 hours a second force of 20 bombers took off. It were these aircraft that attacked and almost hit HMS Ark Royal.
Convoy operations in the Eastern Mediterranean and the subsequent movements of the 'Collar' convoy.
Before and during operation Collar there were also convoy movements in the Eastern Mediterranean going on. [See also the event for 23 November 1940 called 'Operation MB 9' for the events in the Eastern Mediterranean.]
After passing through the Sicilian narrows the Clan Forbes and Clan Fraser went to Malta escorted by HMS Hotspur and HMS Decoy. Both destroyers were to repair and refit at Malta. The New Zealand Star proceeded to Suda Bay escorted by HMS Defender and HMS Hereward and covered part of the way by HMS Manchester and HMS Southampton. (1)
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How does "7venth Public Market" strike you? That's apparently the name for the planned city market in the old Reid's space in 7th Street Station. (And yes, my first impulse is to ask "what were the first six?" Are we counting forward from the 1890s when farm wagons still parked along Trade Street?)
Last night's public open house drew about 30 people to mill around and scribble thoughts and suggestions about what they want the market to be on long sheets of white paper.
The idea for a public food market has been around for years, but now it's drawing closer to the planned October opening. For one building, the market is already holding a lot of goals. Dr. Dan Murrey ran down the list: In keeping with support from Carolinas Healthcare System, it's supposed to bring better food access to underserved urban areas and Charlotte's food deserts. It's supposed to be a business incubator for local products. And it's supposed to focus attention on local and regional foodways. He even mentioned the idea of a library with used cookbooks.
Walking around to look at the notes people scribbled, here are some of what people are thinking: Under "We've Been Told These Things Are Important . . . " people wrote:
"Wine and Beer." "Oh yeah!"
"Butcher." "Absolutely."
"NC/SC Fish and Seafood."
"SC/NC Berries."
"Breads." "Gluten-free."
"Pizza." (Crossed out.)
"Local Wine and Beer."
"Spices and Herbs."
"BBQ (Make sure it's from Mac's.)"
"Local Meat."
"NC Food Crafters."
"Shared-Use Kitchen or Kitchen Incubator."
"Tacos and Papusas."
My favorite, though, was a comment on another sheet: "Let's make the notion of 'local' disappear and replace it with 'normal.'"
Now that's an intriguing thought.
Friday, July 22, 2011
New city market has a name
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|Perl-Sensitive Sunglasses
RFC extending Benchmark.pm to facilitate CODEHASHREFby LanX (Cardinal)
|on Nov 25, 2013 at 22:30 UTC ( #1064322=perlmeditation: print w/replies, xml )
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I never liked the usage of the CODEHASHREF in Benchmark.
Often people start writing things like
which isn't very DRY and makes experimenting with optimizations really cumbersome! (I hate it, every new function name has to be repeated 3 times in different locations...)
see also Re: Best method to diff very large array efficiently for another examle.
My idea is to put all subs into a dedicated package (defaultname "CMP" or so) and to automatically filter necessary name and coderefs.
ATM I'm using a function pckg_subs() for this, not sure if it makes sense to extend the interface of cmpthese and timethese to directly accept a stash-ref like \%CMP::. ą
Following a proof on concept, request for comments.
The idea code be extended with sub-attribute ':compare' or ':nocompare' to additionally mark functions which are supposed to be compared or not.
Cheers Rolf
( addicted to the Perl Programming Language)
ą) is it possible to tell if a hashref belongs to a stash?
... well at least I could parse %main or pass the packagename directly =)
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A Sandwich A Day: The Braised Braciole at Rubirosa
A new sandwich every day.
In this great city of ours, one could eat a different sandwich every day of the year—so that's what we'll do. Here's A Sandwich a Day, our daily look at sandwiches around New York. Got a sandwich we should check out? Let us know. —The Mgmt.
Braciole, the Italian dish of thinly sliced meat rolled around a cheese, herb, and bread-crumb stuffing, is a staple of the Italian-American sunday gravy. Made with garlic-and-Parmesan-stuffed beef, the tiny involtini get seared and braised in tomato sauce until rich and tender. Like the meatball before them, it was only a matter of time before they got reinvented in sandwich form, and what a sandwich they make!
At Rubirosa, our new neighborhood go-to for sandwiches, they stuff a few fat rolls of the tender beef into a soft, toasted roll of buttery garlic bread, smothering the whole thing in their awesome signature tomato sauce and large flecks of real, honest-to-goodness aged Parmigiano-Reggiano. It's a little retro, a little kitschy, but seriously delicious at the same time, and perfectly in-line with the type of classic red-sauce-fare-done-right that they serve on their full menu (see our complete review here).
$10 for a single sandwich may seem a little pricey, but it's a big one and comes with a grape tomato and herb-studded side salad. Big appetites will leave satisfied, and it's great as a light lunch for two to share.
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Radwanska tops Li in 3 sets at Wimbledon
Agnieszka Radwanska moved a win away from her second straight Wimbledon final, defeating Li Na 7-6 (5), 4-6, 6-2 on Tuesday in a match that took nearly 3 1/2 hours to complete, including two rain delays, an injury timeout and a 10-minute final game.
The fourth-seeded Radwanska won on her eighth match point to close out a game in which she also saved three break points.
Last year, Radwanska became the first Polish woman since 1939 to reach a Grand Slam final before she fell to Serena Williams. On Thursday in the semifinals, Radwanska will face 23rd-seeded Sabine Lisicki, who knocked Williams out of the tournament then returned less than 24 hours later to beat Kaia Kanepi.
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This information of processing of personal data are addressed to the clients (players) of the PIXEL FEDERATION, s. r. o., which are primarily users ("Players") of software products ("Games") of the company (such as Train Station 2, Train Station, Sea Port, Diggy's Adventure, Emporea, AFK Cats, Train Collector, Epic Fish Evolution, AFK Train Driver Sim, Idle Ship Tycoon, Idle City Tycoon, Archer Game, ZOOWSOME! and other games). Our company depends on the proper processing of its clients' personal data. As of May 25th, 2018 we are processing the data of our clients in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and the Council of 27th of April 2016 on the protection of individuals focusing on processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, which repeals the Directive 95/46/EC (General Regulation on the Protection of Personal Data) (afterwards referred to only as "Regulation") and the relevant Slovak legislation no. 18/2018 Z. z. on the Protection of Personal Data and on the Amendment to Certain Acts (the "Act").
Please, follow the text below in acquaintance to the processing of your personal data. The purpose of this document is to provide you with a clear answer to why we are processing your personal data, how we process it, what your rights according to this process are and provide you with other relevant information about processing your personal data.
A. Terms related to the process of assessment of personal data
B. Who is the operator of your personal data?
C. Which personal data are we processing?
D. From which source are we collecting your personal data?
E. Which are the main purposes for processing of your personal data?
F. To whom can be your personal data provided?
G. Where are your personal data being processed?
H. How long do we keep your personal data in evidence?
I. Profiling and the process of an automated decision
J. Your rights related to processing of your personal data
K. How can you get more information and enforce your rights?
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A. Terms related to the process of assessment of personal data
Please, get acquainted with basic terms listed on this document, which can be useful to you for the better understanding of this document.
Personal data – any information regarded to the identified and identifiable individual, e. g. name, surname, date of birth, telephone number, e-mail address, user ID, IP address, etc.,
Affected person – an individual, to which the personal data are related,
Processing of personal data – an operation or set of the operations with personal data, e. g. collecting, recording, organizing, storing, changing, using, providing to third parties or deleting,
Operator - an individual or legal person, which determines the purpose and ways related to the processing of your personal data; this competence can be transferred to the intermediary,
Intermediary – an individual or legal person, a public authority, an agency or other subject, which processes the personal data for the operator and in his name,
Purpose – a reason, why personal data are being processed by the operator,
Special categories of personal data – a sensitive personal information, which is defined by its specific character, e. g. health or biometric data to identify the person,
Authorized (legitimate) interest – an interest of operator or any other subject that results in the need to process the personal data, if it prevails over the interest of the affected person,
Profiling – any automated processing of personal data, which consists of the use of personal data to evaluate certain personal aspects of the affected person,
Recipient - an individual, legal person, public authority or any other subject, to whom are personal data provided.
B. Who is the operator of your personal data?
The operator of your personal data is PIXEL FEDERATION, s. r. o. with registered residence: Einsteinova 19, Bratislava 851 01, Slovakia, IČO: 36 816 388, registered in the Commercial Register of the District Court Bratislava I, section: Sro, insertion no. 47333/B (thereinafter in text referred to as "Company"). The Company determines the purpose and ways of the processing of your personal data.
Basic information about Company: Einsteinova 19, 851 01 Bratislava, Slovakia.
For questions concerning the processing of your personal data by the Company feel free to contact us via the [email protected] or [email protected] email address or by writing at PIXEL FEDERATION, s. r. o., Einsteinova 19, Bratislava 851 01, Slovakia.
C. Which personal data are we processing?
The Company processes personal data that is necessary to provide you with products and services or, where appropriate, to protect itself and its legitimate interests. The Company processes primarily the next necessary categories of personal data about its clients (Players):
- Basic identification data: name, surname, unique identifier of a player (User ID)
- Contact data: e-mail address, country
- Other data, that are being processed by the Company: IP address, Cookies files, in certain situations also your Facebook friends and other traffic data (IP address, device model, architecture of CPU, version OS, etc.)
D. From which source are we collecting your personal data?
The Company acquires your personal data in particular from you, especially when accepting the mutual (contractual) agreement about the software use (EULA). Your personal data can be also acquired from other subjects – third parties, e. g. Facebook, Google, Apple, Amazon, Steam, Samsung, WizQ, however only on the basis of your personal authorization provided to these subjects in order to grant your data to the Company.
E. Which are the main purposes for processing of your personal data?
For the reason of concluding and fulfilling the contract
Due to the process of conclusion and fulfillment of the contract Company processes your personal data in order of providing an access to the software (game) of the Company for the user (Player), in order of providing the player support and improving the quality of the services provided by the Company necessary to the rightful function through updates and enhancements, the enhancement of the game surrounding and providing of new functionalities. For this purpose, Company may follow your interactions with Company, as well as to monitor different areas, in which you are interested in. The obtained data can be also used as for the purposes of optimization and improvement of the content of services provided to you by the Company as part of the software and also in order to detect potential malfunctions and mistakes (errors).
Obtained and processed data by Company may be also processed in order to compiling and publishing purposes of general statistical reports to extend and customize of services provided to players, appealing to their preferences. These data do not contain information about the content which could by any way lead to identification of random individual.
Data obtained by the Company for designed purposes are being processed on the legal basis of the contractual agreement between the Company and end users – Players – in form of defined licensing terms and agreements about the use of products and services provided by the Company (EULA).
According to GDPR is EULA being considered to be a contract in accordance with article 6, point 1, letter b) for the purposes of the determination of legal basis in the operation of processing the personal data.
For the needs of above defined purposes Company processes following personal data of the players:
- Registration and authentication of the Facebook account
Data being processed: generally accessible data of Facebook profile, e-mail address, Facebook Friend List (optional), other traffic data,
- Registration and authentication via Apple, Google, Amazon, Steam, Samsung, WizQ
Data being processed: e-mail address and other traffic data
- Direct registration
Data being processed: e-mail address and other traffic data
For the reasons of direct marketing
Under the conditions of its software (game) the Company also uses the functionality of so-called "banners", through which the player is offered "gems" (a specific kind of payment under the conditions of each single game). This menu is displayed to the players while using software (playing game) as one of the options within the game settings or menu of the game. The player can through these menus purchase additional options, extensions, accessories or any other functionalities within the terms of a specific game.
Based on an analogical advance, various limited offers (so called "premium item") are being promoted in order to purchase the special edition of the particular element under the conditions of software.
These activities represent the form of direct marketing used by Company in the relation to GDPR, that is oriented at specific players and address their potential needs.
The Company implements these activities only under the conditions of the software (game) itself. The use of these activities in any way leads players to the process of purchase, nor does them limit in common use of the game.
According to GDPR, the legal basis for processing of your personal data in terms of this form of marketing is to legitimate interest of the Company in accordance with article 6, point 1, letter f) and in accordance with section 47 of the GDPR.
In terms of the direct marketing's realization necessaries Company processed the following personal data of players:
- e-mail address
- User ID
- IP address
F. To whom can be provided your personal data?
We process your personal data to their fullest possible extent internally within the Company. Your personal data are being provided to other subjects only when it's necessary to achieve the purpose of processing.
Company cooperates in the case of some activities with external subjects, which process personal data under the name of the Company (thereinafter "Intermediaries"). Intermediaries process personal data always on the basis of a contract between the Company and intermediary. Current company intermediaries are:
- Amazon Web Services (AWS) (Amazon)
- Infrastructure support (Labyrinth Labs s.r.o., SPECIT, s.r.o., Lightstorm, s.r.o.)
- Payment portals (Facebook, Google, Apple, Amazon, PayPal, Skrill, Paysafecard, Klarna, Sofort, WizQ, Samsung)
- Customer support (Freshdesk)
The purpose of intermediaries' services is to collect, store and provide data, that are necessary for the basic and distributed operation of provided services by Company within the offered software, as well as providing of the basic infrastructure for the operation of specific functionalities and software components.
Public authorities
Your personal data can be provided to public authorities in case of imposition by law or this advance is necessary for the fulfillment of law's obligations. Public authorities include in particular courts and authorities involved in criminal investigation, etc.
G. Where are your personal data being processed?
Your personal data are being processed on servers within the so-called cloud services, provided through third parties' companies on the basis of a contract between the Company and particular third party. These companies are from the point of view of processing the personal data perceived as an intermediary.
H. How long do we keep your personal data in evidence?
Company processes your personal data for as long as it's necessary for the duration of an EULA's contractual relations.
Company applies the principle of minimalization, which means that after the duration of processing your personal data expires, the personal data will be anonymized or deleted from databases and information systems of the Company, at the latest 10 years after the termination of a contractual obligation of EULA.
I. Profiling and the process of an automated decision
Company doesn't implement in relation to you and your personal data an automatic individualized decision making including profiling, that could cause legal effects on your person.
J. Your rights related to processing of your personal data
You have the following rules in relation to the processing of your personal data:
- Access to personal data
According to art. 15 of the Regulation you have right to: a) obtain the confirmation that Company processed your personal data, b) in case the Company processes your personal data, the right to obtain information about this advance as referred in art. 15 point 1 of the Regulation, c) receive a copy of personal data, which are being processed by Company.
In case of unfounded and inadequate requests, primarily because of their repeated nature, Company can demand a reasonable fee for the copy.
- Correction of personal data
According to art. 16 of the Regulation you have right to demand correction of incorrect data or completion of incomplete personal data processed by Company. Correction or completion is Company obligated to do without undue delay, always based on technical options in particular case.
- Deletion of personal data
You have the right to demand the deletion of your personal data without undue delay and in cases listed in art. 17 of the Regulation, especially when: a) personal data are no longer required for the purposes, for which were obtained, b) you'll call off the approval with the processing of personal data, c) you oppose to the processing of personal data for the legitimate purposes of the Company and there are no legitimate reasons for the processing or you oppose to the processing for the purposes of direct marketing, or d) personal data were processed illegally.
- Restriction to the process of personal data
According to art. 18 of the Regulation you have right to object to the processing of personal data, in case you'll object the accuracy of the personal data, legitimacy or merits of its processing, or if you'll object to their processing.
- The portability of personal data
If you provide us with your personal data in relation to the contract or based on your own approval and the processing of personal data is being based on an automated manner, you have the right to obtain from us these personal data in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format. If it'd be technically possible, we may provide your personal data to the operator, which you'll determine.
- The right to object against the processing of personal data
According to art. 21 of the Regulation you have right to object against the processing of your personal data, in case the processing is being carried due to the legitimate interest of the Company. In case Company won't exhibit that there exist necessary and legitimate reasons for processing, which prevail over your own interests, rights and freedom, or reasons for demonstration, applying or defense of the law requirements, Company will end processing of personal data based on your objection and without undue delay.
- The right to turn to supervisory authority
If you suppose that in terms of our activities comes to an unauthorized processing of the personal data, you may address with the complaint to the supervisory authority, which is the Office for the Protection of Personal Data of the Slovak Republic for the territory of the Slovak Republic.
- Revocation with the processing of personal data
Conferment of the approval with the processing of personal data is optional and it's up to you, whether you confer the approval in a proposed scope or not. The approval with the processing of personal data can be at any time taken back. The withdrawal with the approval does not have any effect on the legitimacy of the processing before it was taken back.
The above rights apply to the extent and under the conditions set forth in the Regulation.
K. How can you get more information and enforce your rights?
In case you have questions about the processing of your personal data or you want to know more information, you can contact us by writing us on our address: PIXEL FEDERATION, s. r. o., with registered residence: Einsteinova 19, Bratislava 851 01, Slovakia, or by e-mail address: [email protected] or [email protected] .
This document will be regularly updated. Status as of 25th of May 2018.


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CAMBRIDGE — Holidays are a time to celebrate tradition, but if your family is on another continent, you have to bring the traditions with you.
This is what Fabien Fieschi, 39, consul general of France in Boston, has done. Originally from the coastal city of Marseille, Fieschi (pronounced Fee-es-key) arrived in this post in August and won't be home for Christmas. Instead, he will have a Provencal-style celebration here, with his Japanese wife, Yuki, 40, and their sons, Emilien, 9, and Julien, 7, at a table spread with Les Treize Desserts de Noël, the 13 desserts of Christmas. They will also gather around a small creche that his mother, Jacqueline, made for this peripatetic family.
The Provencal holiday table is laden with food and symbolism. Three candlesticks and three tablecloths, layered one on top of the other, signify the Holy Trinity. The 13 desserts represent the 12 Apostles and Christ at the Last Supper. This feast of sweets follows Gros Souper (grand meal), the Christmas Eve menu, which is a multicourse fish dinner.
When it comes time for dessert, each guest must taste all 13. "We enjoy Sauternes or muscat [wines] with them," says Fieschi. Items on the table vary by family and region, but all include a decorative bread, dried fruits and nuts, fresh winter fruits, and some confections.
"My earliest memory of the 13 desserts," says Fieschi, "is my mother, who is not originally from [Provence], making the pompe a l'huile." Literally "oil pump," that yeasty flatbread is scented with orange-flower water. In the Fieschi residence on Christmas Eve, another yeast flatbread, called fougasse, is on the menu. In the kitchen, chef Etienne Jaulin, 54, rolls and stretches fougasse dough into triangles, and makes slits in them, separating the dough to resemble leaves.
Jaulin trained as a pastry chef in Paris and has been cooking at the residence since last spring, before the Fieschi family arrived. He has lived in the United States for 29 years, working in restaurants and the food industry in Washington, D.C., Virginia, North Carolina, and Iowa. He shops, plans menus, and cooks for official events. "I always ask the citizenship of the guests," says Jaulin. "If the French are coming I prepare sweetbreads and a cheese course. Most Americans don't like that, so I make a beef daube [stew] when they come."
On the celebration table, fougasse is always torn and shared among the guests, as Christ would have done it, never cut. If it is cut, bad luck will follow. The savory fougasse resembles Italian focaccia in taste, but the texture is a bit crunchier, the dough mixed with olive oil, the top sprinkled with thyme, rosemary, sea salt, pepper, and olives.
With his curly blond hair, jeans, and neon green sneakers — "They are comfortable," says the chef, mischievously — Jaulin could fit right into a hip American restaurant kitchen. He slides each bread onto cornmeal-dusted baking sheets, and sends them into a 500-degree oven in the Wolf range. It is the only professional equipment in the kitchen. He is also baking traditional fennel and cumin cookies.
Also on the table go dried fruits such as figs and raisins, along with hazelnuts, walnuts, and almonds. The colors are thought to recall the religious order garb of Dominicans, Franciscans, Carmelites, and Augustinians.
In the French countryside, whether or not the dessert table is elaborate depends on a family's income. "You know, it is like if you make minimum wage, you have an apple. If you make more money, you have tarte Tatin," Jaulin says.
He grew up eating buche de Noel, the rolled cake made with a soft sponge, filled with butter cream icing, and covered with chocolate icing combed with a special fork to re-create the lines of a log. His own modern take on this French classic is a frozen version that he makes with rods of different flavored ice cream set between thin layers of genoise.
Among the other specialties on many traditional tables are a variety of candied fruits (chestnut, pear, apricot, tangerine), quince paste, apricots or prunes stuffed with nuts or almond paste, and candied citron. There are also white and black rectangles of nougat, a confection made with sugar, egg whites, honey, and nuts, another specialty of Provence. The white is soft and chewy, the black hard and crunchy. They represent good and evil and/or the changing of the season into winter. Citruses, apples, pears, and white grapes and winter melons are prominently displayed.
The large dining room has a fireplace and windows overlooking a garden. Two walls are covered with French-made reproduction wallpaper, put in five years ago, depicting a panoramic scene titled "Boston Harbor," by a French artist in 1834.
Fieschi, who has Corsican ancestry, has just returned from France with confections for the celebration: the candied fruits, chestnuts, nougat, and the famous Calissons d'Aix, small oval confections made from almond paste covered with royal icing. Yuki Fieschi was particularly happy to see the marrons glaces (candied chestnuts). She peels away the gold foil from each one and announces, "These are delicious."
The Brattle Street residence where the Fieschis live is now owned by the French government. It was built in 1917 for artist Albert Felix Schmitt, a member of the Boston School of painters and of the Guild of Boston Artists. The entire top floor was once the artist's studio and has a magnificent skylight. Although most formal dinner parties are held on the first floor, the massive light-filled atelier, with a grand piano, is a fine setting for larger events. A kitchen on that floor saves Jaulin many trips up and down three flights.
Fabien Fieschi, who is fluent in Japanese, attended a Japanese university for a year. His fields of expertise are Asia and strategic affairs, and his postings have including the United Nations in New York, Tokyo, and Paris. France has had a mission in Boston since 1768, he says. He met his wife in Tokyo, where she studied clothing design. At the time she spoke almost no French, but is fluent now and chats away comfortably with Jaulin to plan menus. Their sons move easily between Japanese and French and are learning English at the International School of Boston.
After Christmas, says Fabien Fieschi, "We also celebrate Japanese New Year's traditions by eating toshikoshi soba [noodles] on New Year's Eve and mochi [sticky rice cakes] on January 1st."
The consul general's responsibilities extend to all the New England states (there are nine other French consulates in the country in addition to the embassy in Washington). There are about 7,500 French citizens living in this region, to whom the consul provides support. "We also work with French business, small labs, and faculty doing research," explains Fieschi. The office also offers services to non-French citizens who seek to study, visit, or do business in France.
Jaulin takes the fennel and cumin cookies from the oven and sets them on a plate. He tucks whole almonds into molded logs of almond paste and places them between rows of cookies, then rolls apricots and prunes, also stuffed with almond paste, into sugar to sparkle the edges.
The fougasse and a footed dish of fruits are in the center of the table. Yuki Fieschi places the nougat on a small plate. All the confections Fabien Fieschi brought with him from France are artfully arranged. "Calissons d'Aix were my favorites growing up," he says. Jaulin dashes into the garden and cuts pine boughs for a splash of green.
The Fieschis unwrap the hand-painted creche and set it on a table in the hall. "The important thing to remember," says Fabien Fieschi, "is that the baby Jesus is absent from the scene until Christmas, the day of his birth."
They are not really without family. They have their traditions.
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The world's first bitcoin ATM — located in a coffee shop in downtown Vancouver — traded $100,000 CAD of the cybercurrency in its first week, said the man behind the machine.
The strong start was little surprise to Mitchell Demeter, the co-founder of Bitcoiniacs, who said use of the virtual currency continues to grow unchecked.
"We've had lineups all day every day," said Demeter on Friday.
Bitcoiniacs, which operates a physical bitcoin exchange store near Granville Island in addition to its ATM, is not releasing numbers on how many unique traders had used the ATM, but Demeter said the appeal of bitcoin has begun to reach far beyond the currency's niche base of tech-savvy netizens.
"We knew people would be excited and interested," said Demeter. "I'm a little bit surprised by the amount of new people who are excited about it and just coming out and learning."
He said the ATM has made the currency real for people.
"It's taken bitcoin to the next stage," he said. "It's something people can see."
Bitcoin is digital, existing on the Internet but bought or sold for traditional currency, and used to purchase goods and services online and off.
When the Bitcoiniacs ATM went online Oct. 29 at a Waves coffee shop at Howe and Smithe streets, bitcoin was trading for about $200. By Friday evening, VirtEx, a Canadian Virtual Exchange listed it at $326.
At the ATM users can deposit cash in the machine. The bills are read and money is exchanged instantly on the VirtEx exchange for bitcoins that are deposited to an online wallet. ATM users can also withdraw cash from the machine in exchange for bitcoins in their virtual wallet.
Demeter said many people have come out to try the ATM purely out of curiosity.
The system's userface is already easy to use, said Demeter, adding that it is about to get easier with a planned redesign.
"It'll be as easy to use as an iPad."
Demeter said Toronto is the most likely location of Bitcoiniacs' next machine.
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2010 Texas Surface Water Quality Standards
At the June 30, 2010 TCEQ Commission Agenda, the Commissioners adopted revisions to the "Texas Surface Water Quality Standards", as codified by rule in the Texas Administrative Code (TAC), Title 30, Chapter 307. The 2010 Standards became effective as a state rule on July 22, 2010.
The 2010 Standards revisions and supporting documentation were submitted to EPA for review and approval on August 4, 2010. EPA provides notice to TCEQ whenever approval or other actions are taken on portions of the revised standards. The EPA must approve the 2010 Standards in order for them to be used for federal permitting programs and other Clean Water Act purposes. During EPA's review of the 2010 Standards, both the 1997 and 2000 Standards will continue to be used in federal permitting programs such as the TPDES program.
The 1997 Standards remain in effect for those portions of the 2000 Standards not approved by EPA. For non-federal programs, the 2010 standards are in effect unless specifically disapproved by EPA.
- 2010 Standards Background Information
- EPA Review of the 2010 Water Quality Standards
- The 2010 Standards and Associated Documents
- Staff Contact
2010 Standards Background Information
EPA Review of the 2010 Standards
The EPA has finalized the fourth round of approvals and disapprovals of the 2010 Standards in an action letter dated November 2, 2018. This letter primarily covers EPA approvals of the 2018 revision to the Standards, but it also includes approval of the temperature criteria for Segment 0410 – Black Cypress Bayou, which was added during the 2010 revision of the Standards.
All of the revisions to the rule have been acted on by EPA with the exception of the following revisions to Appendix A regarding site-specific criteria for designated segments: revised temperature criteria for two segments (1811 and 1814) and revised dissolved minerals criteria for 19 segments (0307, 0410, 0507, 0803, 0812, 0821, 1206, 1227, 1238, 1240, 1241, 1411, 1412, 1413, 1421, 1426, 1433, 2106, and 2116).
A highlighted version of the 2010 Standards rule language has been provided to clearly demonstrate which sections of the standards the EPA has taken action on pursuant to the four action letters. A key is provided at the beginning of the document to specify what portions of the 2010 Standards the EPA has approved, disapproved, taken no action, or is still reviewing. This document will be updated as additional EPA action letters are received.
- EPA's November 2, 2018 letter
- EPA's July 2, 2013 letter
- EPA's August 24, 2012 letter
- EPA's June 29, 2011 letter
- Highlighted version of rule language
Information regarding additional EPA actions will be provided at this website as they are received.
The 2010 Standards and Associated Documents
Final Texas Surface Water Quality Standards, Chapter 307 Rule Amendment (adopted June 30, 2010) - The final rule is being reviewed by the EPA in consultation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
- Executive Summary of Rule Amendment - Texas Surface Water Quality Standards
- Final Preamble to Chapter 307 Rule Amendment - The preamble describes the Water Quality Standards rule amendment which the commission adopted, provides other information required under state law, and includes a detailed response to all public comments.
- A public hearing was held on March 11th to receive comments on both documents.
Audio recording of the hearing(mp3, 38 MB)
Transcript of the Public HearingBack to top
Staff Contacts
For more information on the Water Quality Standards (30 TAC Chapter 307), contact Debbie Miller at 512-239-1703 or firstname.lastname@example.com. You can also contact Ms. Miller by fax at 512-239-4410 or mail at TCEQ, MC-234, PO BOX 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.


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Flow Fridays, Orange Beach at Flora-Bama Ole River Grill
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Flow Fridays, Flora-Bama Ole River Grill
Event Date: Every Friday
Event Time: 9am
Event Location: 17400 Perdido Key Drive, Pensacola FL. 32507
Description: Flow Fridays at Flora-Bama Ole River Grill in Orange Beach. Rain or shine, join us at 9am every Friday for Orange Beach Yoga's Community Class right here under our covered downstairs area! Weekly classes are open to the public for $10/person (or pay what you can) where you'll enjoy yoga while listening to music over looking the beautiful Ole River.
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Do you need a reminder to be GRATEFUL?
A good friend of mine inspired me with her daily gratitudes that she posts to Facebook. She told me about an app for iPhone called Gratitude 365 Journal that allows you to enter one or more gratitudes for each day, and post a photo as well.
At the end of the month, the app will compile your photos and create a montage of each of your months of gratitudes.
I started a few days ago posting a "gratitude" to my app and Facebook wall. It isn't difficult to find something to be grateful for, and as I am thinking... many more things come to mind. It is a good way to start each day, feeling thankful.
It will be fun to look back on the months and years, and see all the wonderful things, places, people, and love that I have to be happy and thankful for!
Todays Gratitude:
I am grateful for my job working at California Lifestyle Realty at the La Quinta Resort & Spa. It is so beautiful here!
Do we need a reminder each day to be grateful?
Kathy Schowe 760.333.8886 California LifestyleRealty