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Saturday, September 09, 2006
Next week's newspaper column
Here's my LIVE WRITE newspaper column for next week. For those who don't know (or care about) hockey, you could probably substitute football or baseball or soccer for some of the advice here. I'll let one of you Canucks explain (if it's possible) who the gent in the photo is...
The first time I escorted my son to the hospital from a hockey rink it was for a neck injury delivered through a check from behind. The second trip (in an ambulance) was for suspected internal injuries, after he was speared with a stick. He recovered after both injuries and was eager to get back on the ice. I think I aged a year or two with each incident.
There are more than 500,000 players registered in Minor Hockey in Canada. According to the BC Injury Research and Prevention Unit, youth hockey injuries rank third after basketball and soccer in emergency room visits related to sports and recreational activities. In one BC study, one in five of these hockey injuries were head injuries.
Injuries occur more often during games than practices. Exhibition and pre-season games have roughly three times as many injuries as league and post-season games. Injuries occur in the later periods and in the later minutes of each period. Forwards get injured the most often and almost half of those injuries are of the head and face.
The body-check is one of the most commonly reported causes of both soft tissue and severe trauma injuries, followed by contact with a hockey stick. There has been some debate as to what age young players should be allowed to body-check. According to SMARTRISK Canada www.smartrisk.ca a rule change that allowed 11-year-old hockey players in Alberta to begin body-checking for the first time more than doubled their risk of severe injury. In that study, concussions were more than three times as common and fractures 2.6 times as common among the body-checking 11-year-olds.
Commentators writing in the Canadian Medical Association Journal contend that body-checking should be eliminated from minor hockey altogether. I won't join that debate here, but will pass on some safety tips for players, parents and organizers.
Ensure coaches are certified and qualified to teach players to be aware of injurious situations. Officials should be certified and qualified to strictly enforce the rules that predispose players to injuries (high sticking, checking from behind and fighting).
Protective gear won't make any player invincible, but it works. No blinding eye injury has been recorded for a player wearing a CSA full face protector, a number have occurred with a half visor. Mouth guards have been proven to prevent dental injuries. Youth players should not be allowed to play unless wearing all their protective gear and wearing it correctly.
Higher injury rates in the third period and later minutes of each game indicate that fatigue plays a role in increasing the risk of injury. Proper physical conditioning (strength, flexibility and endurance training) and a proper warm-up will help prepare the body for increased physical demands.
Most parents and coaches want their young players to have fun and to learn hockey skills. However, you don't have to attend many minor hockey games to learn that the negative attitude of some parents and coaches affects the kids on the ice. Perhaps they are modeling harassment and bullying so that we'll all know what it looks like.
Here's an inspiring statement, 'We all want our children to be safe – keeping them safe means putting the child's best interests first. In sports, this means ensuring that the young player is treated with respect and integrity – emotionally, socially, intellectually, physically, culturally, and spiritually.'
That quote comes directly from Hockey Canada, the organization that runs minor hockey across Canada. Perhaps it should be read out loud before each game.
My son eventually traded his hockey stick in for a guitar. I miss watching him play the game, but so far we haven't had any hospital visits from musical injuries.
(I see you're a Red Green fan. Do you chant the mantra? You know the one: "I'm a man, and I can change, if I have to, ...I guess") Love it.
My oldest son tried basketball a couple of years ago. I remember we're at a game and the kids are running around like ants because only half of them understand the game at all at that age, and one coach for the other team is racing up and down the sidelines shouting at the kids to "be aggressive" etc. Finally, another dad from his team took him a aside and had a "come to Jesus" moment with him or something because he settled down then.
One of my students told an interesting story in class the other day. It was about working as a referee in junior high for little kids' games, and a dad came down on the court and choked him right in front of everybody. Imagine if he were your kid.
Remember when Dino Cicarelli (sp?) was charged with assault in the US for his actions in a game? Funny. I'm sure he had it coming.
Jublu, I love that "come to Jesus moment" thing! Never heard that one before.
i had no aptitude for sport but did Judo at school. I actually found it far less aggressive than Rugby, Basketball etc, it's true!
anyway, good write up, Gary.
(pause while mother steps onto soap box)
I believe that body checking is ruining the sport. it's sanctioned violence. and to allow it at the levels that children play at is indefensible. to say 'it is part of the game' is pure bull. there is no allowed violence in soccer, or basketball. you don't regularly see players in those sports 'dropping their gloves' to have a go at each other. in what other sport is term 'a bench clearing brawl' used (NOT counting British football fans here, sticking to players, NOT fans).
Don't get me wrong, I AM Canadian, and I AM a hockey fan(Toronto Maple Leafs, so you know I'm die hard) - I played street hockey as a kid, as do my kids. (and my son has taken a stick to the face, luckily he didn't have any eye damage), but the body checks, and the fighting are a slur on sportsmanship, and make the players look like overpaid thugs - no role modeling for hockey's youth.
So, body checking, I think it should be sacked altogether - at ALL levels of the sport, then we could see some exceptional developement in player skills, instead of brutality. Can't ever see it happening, but that's what I think anyhow.
(quietly stepping down from soap box now)
thanks for letting me vent....
ps ever listened to the Arrogant Worms "We Like Hockey" ? very appropriate.....
Table mountains - yes, it's Don Cherry of course - lovely photos on your site by the way.
Jublu, Madcap, Ingrid and SOthis - you just need to drink more beer and watch a little more WWF wrestling - then you'll appreciate hockey :)
Ian - that book would be interesting.
Callooh, the day bodychecking is totally eliminated from hockey may be the day of the Second Coming or even more rare, the day George Bush says, "I'm sorry, I was wrong."
I understand your first real game, played in Montreal in 1875; only 7 years after Canada became a country, ended in a fight and during the first fiery few years four people were killed on ice.
Lot's of ice under the bridge since, now more of people's game I guess with hundreds of thousands of enthusiastic players, but I am with you; I really do prefer to see your son swap his stick for a guitar. I have watched a few matches and I don't like the violence at the elite level.
best wishes
Let kids play the game as it is meant to be played.
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I've had a desire for a while to get back into blogging. For several reasons…
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- I need a place to get my thoughts, feelings, and opinions out.
- I want to feel heard and connected to people. (It goes without saying that I will do my best to return a comment with a comment. 😊 )
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I have a full time job I enjoy. I live in a nice suburb. I have a nice boyfriend. I have new friends (who conveniently all live in the same house). I have a new car. 😊 I'm also finding joy in a hobby I previously dropped (aikido – And well… I'm doing my best, considering I struggle with certain exercises due to weak muscles.
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"In a recent newspaper article, Ralph Becker, who is running for mayor of Salt Lake City, called The Gateway 'a big mistake.'"
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Whether you have a large family or love to entertain, these massive entertaining spaces will make you drool with envy and hopefully inspire you to create an equally gorgeous space. The above image is from Diane Von Furstenberg's Manhattan penthouse. Love how she's used cow horns as part of the table's centrepiece.
Open concept living is a great way to accommodate your brood. The kitchen is the new heart of the home and as such, this is where you should put your focus, your energy, your dollars when designing, upgrading and renovating. A huge island could absolutely take the place of a dining table, saving you space and increasing the function of your kitchen all at once.
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Croup is an infection that causes the trachea (windpipe) and larynx (voice box) to swell. It is usually part of a cold. Croup occurs most commonly in children 1 to 3 years old, although it can be seen in older children up to 8 years of age.
Croup causes a fever, hoarseness and a barking, hacking cough. It also may cause a crowing noise (called stridor) when the child breathes in through the narrowed windpipe. (See video demonstration of barking cough and stridor.) Parents often may confuse this sound with wheezing. Croup usually lasts 5 to 6 days, and the symptoms are usually worse at night – ESPECIALLY THE 2nd NIGHT!
It is important to note that, despite the apparent deep nature of the cough, it is due to upper airway inflammation and not "in the chest." Additionally, any sore throat associated with hoarseness (or cough) is very unlikely to be strep throat. Antibiotics are rarely useful or indicated in the treatment of croup.
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Homemade lemonade is always refreshing and even better when you add different fruits to make a change from the regular lemonade?
The base is always the same, but the secret can be exactly in that. Here is a recipe that our co-founder Lara Osseiran shares with us, that of her grandmother. And grandmothers' recipes always have something special!
It is often said that more nutrients and vitamins are found in the skin of fruits and vegetables. Well, this recipe takes advantage of the lemon skin.
Time: 15 minutes | Yield: 6 people
- 6 lemons, diced with the skin
- 1 cup of sugar
- 6 cups of cold water
- 1 ½ to 2 cups of fruits to your taste
- ¼ cups fresh mint leaves
- Some ice cubes
- Place lemons and sugar in a bowl
- Crush everything with your hands for 5 minutes, to release all the lemon juice. Make sure to rub the skin well
- Let it macerate for 10 minutes
- In the meantime, mix the fruits of your choice in the blender (strawberries, raspberries, watermelon, blueberries, etc.) to puree
- Strain the lemon in a pitcher, followed by the fruit purée
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Folkestone, Hythe & Romney Marsh – epic adventures, authentic escapes
Along Kent's Heritage Coast from Dover: Folkestone, Hythe and Romney Marsh highlight the kaleidoscopic contrasts of Kent's scenic southeast. Roads less travelled lead to Hellfire Corner, smugglers' haunts and animal magic, as well as quaint churches and inns with stories to tell. Relive the genuine Edwardian elegance of a seaside resort or get away from it all in a strange shingle corner voted one of the world's 'most authentic' places. Children and adults alike will be captivated.
A sense of epic adventure sweeps through our journey, beginning at the Battle of Britain Museum, Hawkinge, just north of Folkestone. The site of the closest RAF station to enemy-occupied France, Hawkinge and the Folkestone area stood up to barrages of cross-Channel shelling in WW2 – not for nothing was this called Hellfire Corner. In original 1940 buildings you'll find the country's most important collection of artefacts from the airborne struggle that marked a turning point in the war. Be enthralled by full-size replicas of hurricane and spitfire fighters, vehicles, weapons, flying equipment and the thought-provoking relics of more than 600 crashed aircraft.
Head on south now to Folkestone for a change of scene and mood on a pleasant town stroll. Edwardian seaside elegance is invigorated by the transforming modern vibe of the Creative Quarter where artists and creatives have begun to gather. Take the 19th-century water-balance lift from the harbour up to The Leas, a mile-long cliff-top walk which is one of Europe's finest marine promenades. You'll probably have your eyes fixed on the great views to the French coast, but look out for the unexpected memorial to William Harvey, discoverer of the circulation of blood. Then amble the zig-zag path to the award-winning Coastal Park, a superb undercliff featuring pine avenues, flower gardens, picnic areas and an Amphitheatre that stages summer entertainment.
Inland a few miles, adventure drives our compass again. Port Lympne Wild Animal Park and Gardens at Lympne opens up 600 acres of wildlife magic. Join the intrepid African Experience Safari or explore in your own time: see the largest breeding herd of black rhinos outside of Africa, Siberian and Indian tigers, and Barbary lions. And do be at the 'Palace of the Apes' in time for feeding. Port Lympne undertakes important conservation and breeding programmes with rare and endangered species, and animals live in habitats matching those of their native lands. While you're here, don't miss the magnificent mansion either, featuring fabulous mural rooms, wildlife art and even paintings by Sir Winston Churchill.
Neighbouring Hythe is a small town that charms, split between the older half of mainly 18th-century houses and the newer Victorian resort. Learn about its strategic importance to maritime safety and power as a member of the Cinque Port Confederation, hunt for antiques and collectibles along the High Street, and enjoy lunch or a snack in an old inn.
There are two unusual routes out of town: one is the Royal Military Canal, originally built to enable the swift movement of men and stores to counter threats of Napoleonic invasion in the early 19th century. These days it's a lovely place to ramble, go boating or fishing. Try out the intriguing 'acoustic mirror' that picks up voices on the opposite bank – it's a modern interpretation of the huge concrete 'listening ears' constructed around Hythe and Dungeness in the 1920s-1930s, to detect the sound of incoming aircraft before radar was invented. You can still see some originals in the area, left scattered like weird giant sculptures.
Alternatively, hop aboard the Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch miniature steam railway – affectionately known as the world's smallest public railway – for a memorable 13.5-mile expedition to Dungeness. Built in the 1920s, the set-up was the culmination of the dreams of two maverick millionaires, Count Zborowski of Chitty Bang Bang fame and Captain J E P Howey. Boys and their toys!
There are several alluring stops en route where you will be tempted to get out and explore. At seaside Dymchurch there's a fully restored Martello Tower, one of a chain of such artillery forts built along the coast from 1805 to fend off possible attack by Napoleon. End-of-the-line Dungeness is like reaching the end of the world, so individual that it has been hailed one of the most 'authentic' destinations anywhere. Scrunch along Europe's largest shingle beach, home to a third of all known plant species, and survey the scene. The RSPB Nature Reserve is populated by all sorts of breeding seabirds and wintering wildfowl. Clapboard dwellings strike a characterful note and the unique 'nuclear garden' of late avant-garde painter and filmmaker Derek Jarman is a must-see amid the shingle.
But our final adventure takes in the mysterious coastal hinterland of Romney Marsh, 100 square miles of low-lying land reclaimed from the sea over the last 6,000 years. Walk or cycle some or all the 24-mile trail around medieval marsh churches and inns where smugglers plotted and hid their booty. One start-point is New Romney, on the Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch line. It's a hauntingly beautiful escape quite unlike any other.


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New Year? New Ring of Honor championship belt designs, as the wrestling promotion debuted the new-look belts by way of a video package.
Let's get the video out of the way first, then we'll provide some stills of the belts:
Some tremendous generic rock music later, and we have ourselves some fancy new belts.
Here's a still of the six man tag team titles:
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For those unaware, the Bullet Club trio of The Young Bucks and Adam "Hangman" Page are the current six man tag team title holders; the Motor City Machine Guns, comprised of Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin, are the tag team title holders; and as for the TV title, Silas Young gets that gorgeous looking belt.
Changing design schemes is a rather common practice in professional wrestling. While not all go over well, the changing of design often represents a soft re-branding of sorts for some promotions that have struggled. Other times, it is simply a way to provide a more modern feel to otherwise outdated belts.
It was only a few weeks ago that Ring of Honor debuted a new World championship belt at Final Battle. Couple that with the first ever Women of Honor title, and it appears the company is attempting to be as fresh as possible for 2018.


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Even tho the site may say things are one way, the wording has not been altered for some spells, effects and abilities for the sake of keeping its original content however, below are some of the major homebrew rules within the world of aldium.
1. Alignment spells ,effects and items: you have to match the exact alignment to be able to use a item, spell or effect that is not yours. for example, on normal pathfinder using a alignment weapon that is not of your alignment simply imposes a negative level penalty in aldium, unless you use the use magic device rules the magic properties of the item will simply not work for you.
For spells, if you don't match the alignment then you can't use the spell meaning neutral clerics can't cast good or evil spells, you get the idea.this is mostly done due to being a irc persistent game and give incentive to be a certain alignment to cast certain spells and effects this applies to all spellcasting classes
2. Dominate and charm effects: you may only have one person dominated at any given time, and its up to the DM if they want you to "keep them" after the quest. don't try and find loopholes that doesn't work on this game.
The same rules apply to charm person
3. Magical weapons and DR bypass: on this setting magical weapons do not bypass DR based on its enchantment bonus
4. Spell Durations and Range The range and durations of some spells have been reduced
5. Class features some class features such as domains,school powers and bloodlines have been changed.


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Can private money revive a zombie steelmaker? – China's latest business and technology news
A summary of the top news in Chinese business and technology for November 2, 2017. Part of the daily SupChina newsletter, a convenient package of China's business, political, and cultural news delivered to your inbox for free. Subscribe here.
The Financial Times reports (paywall) that Dongbei Special Steel, a state-owned enterprise based in the northeast province of Liaoning — which "has defaulted 10 times since last year on 7 billion yuan ($1.1 billion) worth of bonds held by more than 100 creditors," entered formal bankruptcy, and recently lost its chairman to suicide — is going private.
- The FT says that Shen Wenrong 沈文荣, "one of the country's most successful private steel tycoons has agreed to invest 4.5 billion yuan ($0.68 billion) as part of a restructuring and will take over as the largest shareholder."
- In previous infusions of private capital into large state-owned firms, "the state has typically retained its controlling share," so Shen's investment is an interesting departure.
It is not clear whether Shen will "have a free hand to cut costs by laying off workers" or to what extent he will have to obey signals from the government rather than the market, but if the experiment works, look to see it replicated across China's bloated and indebted state sector.
Internet companies
Alibaba's earnings jump as China's online shopping boom continues / NYT (paywall)
Financial regulation and stability
Zhou Xuedong rejoins central bank's financial stability bureau as its chief / Caixin
Pharma and automation
Pharmacies run by robots mark Midea's foray into health care / Bloomberg
China's thirst for energy makes Red Bull rival a billionaire / Bloomberg
Smartphone market
Chinese smartphones increasing market share in India in Q3: report / TechNode
India passes U.S. as second-largest smartphone market after China / Nikkei Asian Review (paywall)
The death of the phone-less camera
Nikon Closes a China Factory as Picture Worsens for Digital Cameras / Caixin
Big state-owned banks
Big four Chinese banks post double-digit gains in lending income / Bloomberg
My conversation with Zhang Yiming, founder of Toutiao / TechNode
Staples moves closer to exiting China; seeks bids for its 13-year-old business / WSJ (paywall)
Why the retail sector in India is surpassing China / TechNode


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Paul Tudor Jones has made his living picking trend reversals. He considers them low-risk opportunities. You may get cut five or 10 times, but with diligence, you can also catch huge moves.
One of our funded traders, Trisha B., did just that — shorting Crude Oil when it hit contract highs near $70 per barrel. In this week's episode of The Trade, Coach Dan Hodgman takes a look at that trade and goes over some of the mental fortitude that Tricia had to exhibit to ride the trade for more than $1,000 in profits.


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- [Frankie the Squealer gets beaten up for being a squealer]
- Louie: Had enough, squealer?
- Frankie the Squealer: Did you know Fat Tony's real first name is Marion?
- Legs: You just don't get it, do you?
- Fat Tony: Now some unpleasant news. I have learned that someone in this room is a squealer.
- Legs: We've narrowed it down to either Johnny Tightlips or Frankie the Squealer.
- Frankie the Squealer: Okay, it's me! I can't help it! I just like squealing! It makes me feel big!
- [Krusty describes his meeting with Sophie's mother]
- Krusty: Maybe it was the anthrax in the air. Maybe it was the fact that Arab women weren't biting. Whatever it was, it was magic!
- Sophie's Mother: I'm supposed to assassinate Saddam!
- Krusty: You can't kill Saddam! He's half my act!
- [Bart gets an autograph from Krusty]
- Bart: "K to C"?
- Krusty: Hey, this pen's gotta last me all day!
- [During an awkward silence]
- Homer: (singing) Owimo-weh Owimo-weh Owimo-weh. (A la 'The Lion Sleeps Tonight - The Tokens')
- Fat Tony: Don't do that.
- Krusty: I tried the "got your nose" bit on her. Didn't fool her for a second!
- Homer: My uncle still has my nose.
- Louie: Johnny Tightlips where'd they hit ya?
- Johnny Tightlips: I ain't sayin' nothin'.
- Louie: Then what do I tell the doctor?
- Johnny Tightlips: Tell him to suck a lemon.
- Homer: Well, I won't lie.. Fatherhood isn't easy. Like motherhood. But I wouldn't trade it for anything. Except for some mag wheels. Oh man that would be sweet!
- Krusty: I think I'll go someplace friendlier, like beautiful downtown Grozny!
- [During an episode of "Dawson's Creek"]
- Lisa: I'm all for ethnic diversity, but this is just pandering.
- Homer: Maybe so, but Dawson's gonna be bummed.
- [After Homer destroys Lisa's room with fireworks]
- Homer: Oh, Lisa, this must be a rough time for you. Do you have any friends or family you can stay with?
- Lisa: You've ruined all my stuff.
- Homer: Oh, come on. Tell us how we can make it up to you. Hey, pretend it's your birthday!
- Lisa: It is my birthday!
- Bart: That's the spirit!
- [When Bart looks at the "books for Dummies" section]
- Bart: Finally books for today's busy idiot. "Network Programming for Dummies", "Christianity for Dummies", ... "Moby Dick"? [reads the book]: "Call me Ishmael, Dummy." [The Dummies author is standing nearby him] How did you write all these books?
- Dummies Author: Duh, I don't know. [holds up a dollar-sign bag] Me got to go to bank now.
- Krusty: You probably think I'm perfect, don't you?
- Sophie: I don't.
- Krusty: Well, I lost your violin to a bet in a poker game.
- Sophie: What!
- Krusty: Don't worry; I got you an even better instrument.
- Sophie: Dad, that's a ukulele.
- Krusty: It's the thinking man's violin. Check it out. [takes the ukulele back, strums it, and sings] I wanna go back to my little grass shack in Kealakekua, Hawaii.
- Sophie: I want my violin.
- Krusty: But, honey, I ... [stammers]
- Sophie: I can't believe you would gamble with something that meant so much to me.
- Krusty: Wait, time out. Four aces is not a gamble.
- Sophie: Mom was right. I was better off not knowing you.
- Dr. Nick: With my diet, you can eat all you want, any time you want.
- Marge: And you'll lose weight?
- Dr. Nick: Err…you might! It's a free country!
- [During "The Future of Reading" event]
- Kent Brockman: Alright, does anyone have a question for our panel that's not about how much money they make? [the audience's hands go down]
- Lenny: [at the microphone] Uh yeah, I'm a techno-thriller junkie, and I'd like to know, is the B-2 bomber more detectible when it rains?
- Kent Brockman: Oh, what do you think, Tom Clancy?
- Tom Clancy Well, the B-2…
- Lenny: No, no, no, I was asking Maya Angelou!
- Maya Angelou: The ebony fighter awakens, dabbled with the dewy beads of morn.
- Moe: Maya Angelou is black?
- Maya Angelou: It is a Mach-5 child, forever bound to suckle from the shriveled breast of Congress.
- Lenny: Oh, Maya, you're a national treasure!
- [Lisa's turn at the microphone during the "Future of Reading" Event]
- Lisa: Miss Tan, I loved "The Joy Luck Club". It really showed me how the mother-daughter bond can triumph over adversity.
- Amy Tan: No, that's not what I meant at all. You couldn't have gotten it more wrong.
- Lisa: But..
- Amy Tan: Please just sit down. I'm embarrassed for both of us. [Lisa sits back down and Homer scooches over into another seat away from her]
- Krusty: Name?
- Sophie: My name is Sophie.
- Krusty: Hey, good luck with that.
- Sophie: I'm your daughter.
- Krusty: Whaaaaaaa...?!
- Sophie: [hugs Krusty] I finally found my daddy!
- Krusty: Oh... I think I just seltzered myself. [John Updike chuckles at him] Shut up, Updike!
- Krusty: [to Sophie] Listen, honey, a lot of kids think of me as their daddy, but I'm just a simple TV legend. Here, have a key chain. [gives Sophie a Krusty key chain]
- Sophie: No, I'm sure you're my father. You met my mom during the Gulf War.
- Krusty: Was you mother an Israeli flight attendant?
- Sophie: No....
- Krusty: Cokie Roberts?
- Sophie: No, she was a soldier: chestnut brown hair, kind-of shy, 32 confirmed kills...
- Krusty: [to Sophie] Anyway, how'd you finally find me?
- Sophie: All Mom ever said was my father was some pathetic clown, so I typed "pathetic clown" into a search engine and your name popped right up.
- [During dinner at the Simpsons' house]
- Homer: Dear Lord, bless this humble meal, and did you hear about Krusty? Whoo, man! I mean, I knew he was a player, but jeez, a kid!
- Marge: Homer, that's not a prayer, that's gossip.
- Homer: Fine, I'll just discuss heavenly matters. So, how's Maude Flanders doing up there? She playing the field? Ooh, yeah, really? All those guys? [Everyone gapes at him] Amen.
- Homer: [while talking to Krusty] Anyhoo, the key to fathering is don't overthink. Because overthinking is um...what were we talking about? Ooh, a clown!
- Sophie: [to Krusty] It's nice that you don't always have to be "on."
- Krusty: I thought I was on! When was I off? That bit about the tide pool? I tell ya, it killed at Jacques Cousteau's funeral.
- Sophie: Dad, relax. Just enjoy the sunset. [takes out and plays a violin]
- Krusty: Hey, I know that song. My dad used to play that when I was a boy. It's beautiful!
- Sophie: Do you play?
- Krusty: No, I guess musical talent skips a generation... like diabetes. Might want to watch out for that, too.
- Krusty: [rushes into the Simpsons' house] Ya gotta help me! My daughter found out I'm a jerk!
- Marge: Oh, Krusty, I'm sure she just needs time to get used to you.
- Homer: Marge, may I play Devil's Advocate for a moment?
- Marge: Sure, go ahead.
- [Scene shows Homer playing the Devil's Advocate pinball machine at the arcade and Krusty waits for him to finish]
- Homer: Now, what were we talking about?
- Krusty: My daughter's violin!
- Homer: Oh, right. Why don't we just break into Fat Tony's compound and get it back?
- Krusty: Really? You'd help me take on the mob?
- Homer: For a casual acquaintance like you? Absolutely.
- Krusty: Every mob family in the country's here: the Cuomos, the Travoltas, the Lasordas, the Boyardees....
- Louie: Hey, I heard there's a lunar eclipse tonight. Maybe we should look up.
- Legs: Nah. For me, it's solar or nothing.
- [When Krusty gets Sophie's violin back]
- Sophie: You did it! You got it back! Thanks, Dad.
- Krusty: "Dad." That still sounds weird to me, but I'm glad we're friends again.
- Sophie: [opens up the violin case] And you've lined the case with money! Small bills, unmarked, and nonsequential!
- Krusty: Holy simoleans! There must be five grand in there! Oh, which I intentionally put in there for you, you lucky little hamantaschen.
- [While Homer is being chased by the Mafia]
- Frankie the Squealer: That's him! Homer Simpson! He's the squealer!
- Homer: Well, I'm sorry. [the gunfire stops] Sorry you're such jerks! Ha ha! [the gunfire begins again; he screams]
- - -
- Marge: Look Maggie, Christopher Walken is reading "Goodnight Moon"!
- Christopher Walken: Goodnight room, goodnight moon, goodnight cow, jumping, over the moon...
- [The kids around him retreat, frightened.]
- Christopher Walken: Please childrens, scooch closer. Don't make me tell you again, about the scooching.
- [The kids are still scared but get closer to him slowly.]
- Christopher Walken: You in the red, chop chop.
- [He smiles.]
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Something that to me totals up the express uselessness of presence and the certainty of humankind's inevitable eradication is the way that the world is backing off.
4About like clockwork or something like that, the Earth takes about a second longer to pivot on its hub, gradually coming to a standstill. There's no less than a plausibility that when this happens, the Earth will be tidally bolted to the Sun, with one side in the Sun-singed never-ending sunshine (likely Texas—they honestly won't see the additional warmth) and the opposite side endlessly dull. What's to come is extremely disheartening.
Be that as it may, amongst from time to time, we need to deal with the issue of monitoring the time. Not exclusively is multi-day not precisely 24 hours (86,400 seconds) in length, but rather it's additionally getting longer at around 2 milliseconds for every century because of drag.
Today, there are two fundamental wellsprings of time: an entire pack of nuclear tickers found the middle value of together to deliver International Atomic Time and the galactic time that originates from estimating to what extent the earth really takes to turn on its pivot. This last time, named UTC ("facilitated all inclusive time"), is utilized as a part of science and building.
For most designs, it's the time reference that we need our watches, timekeepers, telephones, and PCs to be set by. Since UTC depends on the Earth's real turning, it gradually falls behind nuclear time. Each time the hole is over 0.9 seconds, an additional second is added to UTC—a jumping second—to bring the two back in a state of harmony.
The following significant refresh to Windows 10, likely due in October, and the following real form of Windows Server, named Windows Server 2019, will both incorporate help for jump seconds. At whatever point UTC needs an additional second to make up for lost time, the check-in Windows will incorporate the additional 61st second before moving over to the following moment
In fact, there can likewise be negative jump seconds, should UTC ever advance beyond nuclear time. Windows will deal with those, as well, with the time hopping from 58 to 00 and be skirting the 60th second. This is probably not going to ever be utilized since there has never been a negative jump second. Be that as it may rest guaranteed, they'd work if there was one.
This work has been done to enhance Windows' conformance to certain administration controls. A few directions require the framework clock to be precise to inside 100µs of a definitive time source, and the framework must track how it synchronizes its interior clock to the legitimate source.
To address this need, the following Windows will incorporate additionally logging and examining capacities for its clock administration, and also bolster for another clock synchronization convention called Precision Time Protocol (PTP). PTP replaces the revered Network Time Protocol (NTP) that has for some time been utilized for matching up time between frameworks.
The huge thing that PTP includes is an estimation of the idleness of all the system bounces between the clock source and the endpoint, which thus empowers more noteworthy precision for that endpoint. NTP will remain the default, as the vast majority won't require the additional exactness, yet PTP will now be a choice.


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The 2015 Bangkok International Motor Show was indeed quite an eye-opener for me, as it was my first time attending an international motor show held overseas. The local KLIMS truly pales in comparison. The interesting thing about the Bangkok International Motor Show is the selection of cars, and despite Thailand being just a border away, they did have quite a selection of cars there. Let's take a closer look at what cars we may not see locally.
Suzuki Celerio
Quite possibly one of the newer cars on display, the Suzuki Celerio is the replacement for the ageing Suzuki Alto. The Suzuki Celerio is an A-segment hatchback that competes against the Honda Brio in Thailand. It is powered by Suzuki's tried-and-tested 998 cc 3-cylinder engine, that can be mated to either a 5-speed manual or a CVT. The basic Suzuki Celerio GA MT retails for 359,000 baht (~RM40,892 before tax), while the Suzuki Celerio GL CVT will cost 439,000 baht (~RM50,000 before tax). The range-topping GLX CVT will set buyers back for 488,000 baht (~RM55,615 before tax).
Suzuki Celerio photo gallery
Suzuki Ertiga
Also from the same booth, the Suzuki Ertiga is also unlikely to make a Malaysian debut. This MPV is powered by the same 1.4-litre engine that powers our Swift locally, and has 95 PS and 130 Nm of torque. The seven-seater Suzuki Ertiga can be mated to either a 5-speed manual or a 4-speed automatic transmission. The basic Suzuki Ertiga GA MT will cost buyers 554,000 baht (~RM63,000 before tax). Moving one level up, buyers can choose the Suzuki Ertiga GL AT for 639,000 baht (~RM72,798 before tax). For those who wants everything, there's the Suzuki Ertiga GLX AT for 689,000 baht (~RM78,503 before tax).
Suzuki Ertiga photo gallery
Nissan March
From Nissan's booth, we do get most of what the Thais get, except the Nissan March. Billed as Thailand's first eco car, the Nissan March sports a tiny 1.2-litre engine with just 79 horsepower. Those interested in the little eco car, be prepared to be shocked, as Nissan Thailand is offering ten (10) variants of the March! Thanks to the Thai eco car tax rebates, prices start from just 338,000 (~RM38,500 before tax) for the basic March S MT, all the way to March VL CVT for 558,000 (~RM63,562 before tax).
Nissan March photo gallery
Honda Brio
Found at Honda's booth is the Brio. Like the Nissan March, the Honda Brio also qualifies for the Thai eco car programme, which provides attractive tax rebates. The Honda Brio is available in India, Thailand and Indonesia. Power comes from a 1,198 cc inline-4 i-VTEC engine with 90 horsepower and 114 Nm of torque. Power gets transferred to the front wheels via a 5-speed manual or CVT. Unlike the Nissan March, the Honda Brio is available in just 5 variants, ranging from the basic Brio S MT for 436,500 baht (~RM49,729 before tax) all the way up to 533,500 baht (~RM60,781 before tax) for the Brio V Limited CVT.
Honda Brio photo gallery
Honda Brio Amaze
For those needing the extra boot space, Honda Thailand has the Brio Amaze. The Honda Brio Amaze has the same engine and gearbox as the Honda Brio. In terms of boot space, the Brio has just 175-litres of usable space, versus the 400-litre boot space on the Brio Amaze. As the Honda Brio Amaze (and Brio) are marketed as eco cars, don't expect much luxuries from the interior, as the front seats has integrated headrests. The Brio Amaze does get a rear armrest for passengers. Buyers in Thailand can choose from 4 variants of the Brio Amaze. The base line Brio S MT costs 454,000 baht (~RM51,724 before tax), while the range topper Brio V AT costs 521,000 baht (~RM59,363 before tax).
Honda Brio Amaze photo gallery
Honda Mobilio
Sitting on the Honda Brio's platform in the Honda Mobilio. The MPV competes against the Suzuki Ertiga we posted above. Unlike the Brio its based on, the Honda Mobilio has a 1.5-litre engine under the hood, with 120 PS and 145 Nm of torque going to the front wheels via a 5-speed manual or CVT. Pictured here is the range topping Mobilio RS AT, which retails for 739,000 baht (~RM84,233 before tax). Those wanting a cheaper variant can opt for the Mobilio S MT for 597,000 (~RM68,033 before tax) or the Mobilio S CVT for 642,000 (~RM73,148 before tax).
Honda Mobilio photo gallery
Honda Accord Hybrid
We all know that Toyota has the Camry Hybrid, but not many of us are aware that Honda also has a Accord Hybrid. Unlike the Honda Insight's IMA system, the Accord Hybrid has a Intelligent Multi-Mode Drive (i-MMD) system with 2 motors and a 1.3 kWh lithium-ion battery. This system enables the Accord Hybrid to run on full EV mode, but just for a few kilometers. Main power comes from a 2.0-litre Atkinson cycle engine. When paired with electric motors, total output is rated at 169 horsepower and a whopping 307 Nm of torque. Honda Thailand is offering 2 variants of the Accord Hybrid, with prices starting at 1,659,000 baht (~RM188,989 before tax), while the Tech variant costs 1,899,000 (~RM216,315 before tax). The Honda Accord Hybrid was launched in Thailand last year, and Honda Malaysia was studying the possibility of bringing it in. Perhaps, with the launch of the Toyota Camry Hybrid imminent, perhaps Honda Malaysia may reconsider?
Honda Accord Hybrid photo gallery
Isuzu MU-X
We initially spotted this on the highway shortly after landing at the Suvarnabhumi Airport. Interesting SUV, we thought, as the front end was from the D-Max, while the rear end is new (to us at least). This Isuzu SUV is called the MU-X in Thailand, and is powered by the same range of engines that powers the D-Max, which includes a 2.5-litre VGS turbodiesel and a 3.0-litre turbodiesel. The 2.5-litre variant gets both 4×2 and 4×4 options, while the 3.0-litre is strictly mated to a 4×4 system. Prices start from 1,044,000 baht (~RM119,045 before tax) for the 2.5 4×2 variant, while the range topping 3.0 4×4 NAVI costs 1,419,000 baht (~RM161,836 before tax). There has been talks that Isuzu is considering to launch the MU-X locally. Do you think that the Isuzu MU-X can challenge the Toyota Fortuner and the upcoming Ford Everest here?
Isuzu MU-X photo gallery
Thairung Transformer Max
Called the Thairung Transformer Max, this military-styled SUV caught our eyes from afar. Yes, some may claim that it looks like a shameless rip-off of the iconic Hummer, but there's more than meets the eye as the Thairung Tranformer Max actually sits on the Toyota Hilux platform. Motivation comes from a Toyota 3.0-litre D-4D turbodiesel engine, mated to either a 5-speed manual or a 5-speed automatic transmission. Prices start from 1,395,000 baht (~RM158,952 before tax) all the way up to 1,590,000 baht (~RM181,158 before tax).


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Destination Guide to Crete
Discover the beautiful island of Crete with Avis
It is more instructive to consider Crete a country in its own right rather than simply a Greek island. It is the largest of the Greek islands and arguably the most intriguing and diverse. Its remarkable history is evident across the island, from the ruins of the Minoan palace of Knossos to the Venetian fortress of Rethymo. Crete is the perfect destination for car rental, there is so much to see and though the island is large, the distances are not prohibitive.
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Crete Road Trip
See more than the average tourist with a drive through the Amari Valley. Head west from Heraklion and discover this beautiful area filled with olive groves, orchards and vinyards. Whether you drive right around it or go through it coast to coast, enjoy the scenery and be sure to stop at Amari town for a friendly welcome.Book Now View Cars
Interactive map of Crete
Top spots to visit with an Avis car
Rethymo Old Town, Rethymo
Lose yourself in the charming maze that is the Venetian old town of Rethymo. The narrow, intersecting streets lead down to a lively harbour with great bars and restaurants.
Minoan Palace of Knossos, Knossos
This is a must see historical attraction. Knossos was the capital of Minoan Crete and the home of King Minos' mythical Minotaur. It is signposted from the Coastal Road and free parking is available.
Miden Agan, Hania
This is a food lovers paradise. Be prepared to pile the car high with tempting delicacies and excellent Greek wines.
Samaria Gorge
Hiking through the Samaria Gorge is one of the most popular activities in Crete. It is reportedly Europe's longest gorge, at 16 km, and takes between 4-6 hours to complete. It can be hard going but hikers will be rewarded by the extraordinary landscape and wildlife.
Zaharias, Agios Nikolaos
Leave the car behind and enjoy sailing trips and private charters around the Mirabello gulf, all organized by Zaharias.
Useful driving tips
- A right hand side road system operates in Greece.
- 90kph Motorways
- 50kph Urban Areas
- The Greek drink driving limit is stricter than in the UK. The limit is 50mg/100ml.
- If there is little room to pass on the road, faster moving vehicles expect slow drivers to move into the hard shoulder in order to let them pass.
- In towns, be aware of pedestrians walking in the street. Often the sidewalks are narrow or non-existent!
- Goats are everywhere in Crete and they like to feed next to the road. It is not uncommon to see them in the road, even around a main highway.
Avis benefits for Crete
- No amendment charges
- Representation at all major airports
- Competitive rates
- Peace of mind of booking with an international company


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Visitors surprised by their lookalike paintings at museums
The masterpieces we see exhibited at museums are, for the most part, paintings created many centuries ago. Yet, some of these visitors had the shock of their lives when they discovered the spitting images of themselves in paintings. Either they've traveled in time or are the reincarnations of the models who once inspired the original artists!
2. Let's hope it ends well for him
3. It's all about the curls
4. What a warrior
5. Could be twins
6. Nice juxtaposition
7. Even little ones have their lookalikes
8. It's all in the eyes
9. Spitting image
10. Two peas in a pod
11. What a valiant conqueror
12. No room for imagination here
13. The resemblance is striking
14. Love the pose
15. Just like looking at yourself in the mirror
Found my dopplegänger from half a century ago in an art museum in Zurich - http://t.co/jDx3FzilwN pic.twitter.com/8fZiAiuXGR
— Melbourneer (@_Melbourneer_) January 5, 2015
16 - 21. Same hairstyles
22. Yet, unlike the Count of Montmirail, these people don't tend to reappear from the Middle Ages!
Freaky coincidences, aren't they? Have you ever spotted yourself in a classical artwork? It's a bit eerie to think that we might all have an identical doppelganger somewhere out there, whether in this day and age or in centuries been and gone.


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Act one
The opening act of the birding year begins as the cold and snow of winter set the introductory mood, and when most of our species are enjoying much sunnier and warmer climes rather than braving the Adirondack cold. But that doesn't mean that the year begins without any promotional hype. On the contrary, winter can offer some excellent birding in the Adirondacks.
For instance, Bohemian Waxwings are regular barnstormers from the north, often found during late fall and early winter when they first appear on the scene. But the cast of winter players is headlined by northern finches - Common Redpolls, Evening Grosbeaks, Pine Grosbeaks, and Red and White-winged Crossbills - which vary in number from year to year depending upon the availability of food here and to our north.
The grosbeaks, waxwings, and redpolls are often seen in town at fruit trees or bird feeders, while the crossbills are more easily found entertaining birders in coniferous habitats, such as those south of Tupper around Sabattis Bog. These same habitats are also home to our resident boreal species (call them the local talent) like Canada Jay, Boreal Chickadee, and Black-backed Woodpecker - and no birder should forget that they can find them throughout the year.
The performance of spring
As long as winter lasts in the Adirondacks, it does not play the main stage forever. The longer days and warming sun of March begin to loosen the grip of the cold, and we begin a new act that starts with American Robins on bare patches of grass, Red-winged Blackbirds calling from cattails in snow-covered Tupper Lake Marsh, and migrating ducks finding open water along the Tupper Lake Causeway. Soon Merlins are chattering from the tops of our white pines, and our yards are filled with Dark-eyed Juncos and White-throated Sparrows. These are joined by a long list of other migrating sparrows like Fox and Vesper, a rhythm section of drumming Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers, and the pumping calls of American Bitterns from Tupper Lake Marsh, all composing the introduction for the act's main performance.
As such, April brings an amazing change across the landscape, but it is just setting the scene for the entrance of the birds that define May. The lead roles in this drama seemingly change daily as new arrivals steal the show from those already on stage. The curtain of May lifts as Ruby-throated Hummingbirds, early warblers, and migrating White-crowned Sparrows make their first appearance, but with each passing day new members of the cast arrive to take their place in the spotlight. Soon the entire company is assembled and the full chorus is a wonder to behold. Tanagers, grosbeaks, flycatchers, sparrows, buntings, swallows, vireos, and over twenty species of warblers can be found at the height of migration, most of which will remain to nest during the summer.
When the performance of May has ended, the birds set to work raising their young, making early summer one of the most diverse times of year to bird the Adirondacks. Birders should pack the front seats for the continuing show and explore natural theaters like Massawepie Mire, Spring Pond Bog, the wild places south of Tupper like Sabattis Bog and Little Tupper Lake, and any trail or paddle on which they'd like to adventure. And there isn't time to waste - the show isn't in town forever.
For the music begins to wind down as we progress into the second week of July, and some members of the company stop singing altogether. The birds are still there, they just begin to play more hide-and-seek rather than being part of the full production. Some may even begin to leave town for their next gig.
Although it's a little less vibrant, the act during the latter half of summer can feature new arrivals from the arctic like shorebirds, as well as large mixed-species flocks of songbirds. As a result, August is one of the most exciting months of the year to bird the Adirondacks as our ensemble of birds is inflated by those from our north. The cast may not be as musical as they had been in spring, but their costumes are still beautiful and each passing flock offers a chance to find something of interest.
Fall changes
All too soon, the entire show begins to leave - headed to play the stage at other towns and for other audiences. And so, as late summer gives way to early fall in September, we find our bird diversity lower, but those that remain are not simply unpaid local actors. In fact, the fall still offers us mixed flocks of Red-breasted Nuthatches, Black-capped Chickadees, Ruby and Golden-crowned Kinglets, lingering warblers, and large troupes of sparrows. The fall is also often the best time of year to find stray birds making cameos in the region - out of place or blown off-course during their migration.
Fall also brings with it a pageant of waterfowl and other aquatic species which migrate through the Adirondacks and stop over on Tupper Lake and Tupper Lake Marsh. The cast can include anything from Ring-necked Ducks to Lesser Scaup to Red-breasted Mergansers to Red-necked Grebes, and their appearance may last for days or be a brief one-stop show. For the cold autumn winds soon blow them south - the same winds which bring us migrating raptors overhead and our first Northern Shrikes, Snow Buntings, and American Tree Sparrows of the season.
Soon we are listening for Bohemian Waxwings and those northern finches again as our lakes freeze up and the theater scales back operations with select performances for such species only. It is the beginning of winter, and the start of the yearly drama of Adirondack birds begins again.
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Ten years on, here's what's become of ten East London Woolies:
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MFI and Woolworths
I wanted the neon Music & Video sign they had in the store in Nottingham! Must have been there since the 80s, and was still there right until they closed. If I'd gone down on the last day I'd probably have been able to get it cheap with them selling off he fixtures and fittings too.cwathen wrote: ↑Sun 14 Nov, 2010 03.03OMG that brings back memories! I remember the black ADS-Anker tills that they still had until the late 90's. Also quite telling that many/most Woolworths stores still had that shopfit and signeage up to when they closed down 2 years ago - kindof makes you realise how tired they had become, and why it wasn't a complete surprise that they fell.Jeeeeeeeesus!
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Woolworths in Peckham kept their 80s 'Record Bar' until the very end.
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Spring is beginning to emerge following a hard winter during our mid-May visit to Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, situated on the northwestern shore of Michigan's Lower Peninsula. Young green grasses are poking out from the drab browns of winter, trees are beginning to leaf out, and the warm sun cuts through the chilly air.
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Top 2014 Midwest Wanderer Travel Experiences
As another year comes to a close, we reflect on all that we've accomplished over the past twelve months and plan new goals for the coming year. For me, 2014 brought lots of opportunities to explore the Midwest, discovering more attractions, events and restaurants to share with you. It's always amazing how much there is to do right here in the Midwest, from the Great Lakes to the Black Hills, from small towns to big cities. Today I'm sharing with you some of my personal "firsts" and also my top ten blog posts of the year, the ones most popular with you, my readers.
2014 New Experiences:
In March I discovered that anyone can paint—even no-artistic-talent me. At the Art Party Studio in Champaign, Illinois, bring your own wine, if you'd like, follow the step-by-step painting instructions, and every painting turns out well. If, on the slim chance it doesn't, you can always blame it on the wine.
I tried my hand at glassblowing for the first time at The Glass Park in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Okay, so my turn lasted only a minute or so, since I was on a group tour and we just had a sampling. It would be fun to go back and create a "work of art" of my own.
I joined the Kenosha Area Convention & Visitors Bureau dragon boat team in the Kenosha Area Dragon Boat Festival in July. As hard as our team tried, we came in last place, but we had a great time.
Two new states were added to my list this year, Nebraska and South Dakota. I spent a couple of days exploring Omaha, including gardens, museums and shop. If you like zoos, you have to see Henry Doorly Zoo, my favorite zoo of all I've ever been to.
Besides the national monuments, national parks and so many other things western South Dakota has to offer, I took my first helicopter ride with the Black Hills Aerial Adventures, where I saw the Mount Rushmore and Crazy Horse monuments at eye level and the Needles Highway from a bird's eye view.
As great as everything else was in South Dakota, the highlight was the Buffalo Roundup in Custer State Park, where I bumped along in the back of a pickup truck right in the midst of the cowboys and cowgirls on horseback rounding up around 1,100 head of bison for their annual vaccines and pregnancy tests.
The year concluded with my second helicopter tour, this time in the evening with Chicago Helicopter Experience, along the Chicago lakeshore, with a great view of the Lincoln Park Zoo and Michigan Avenue Christmas lights.
- Haunted DeSoto House Hotel, Galena IL was published in 2013 but continued to be the most popular throughout 2014.
- Ghost stories are apparently popular. Bowers Harbor Inn, Traverse City: Two Restaurants and a Ghost created quite a controversy among Traverse City locals, some believing the legend and others not.
- I don't know whether it's because of the location on Route 66 or if people are interested in car museums, but the Number 3 most popular post was Pontiac Oakland Museum, Pontiac, Illinois: Auto Nostalgia along Route 66.
- Frank Lloyd Wright architecture is always popular, so I'm not surprised that Historic Park Inn: Last Remaining Frank Lloyd Wright Hotel made the list.
- Billed as the biggest biker destination in Illinois and along the Great River Road, Poopy's Pub n' Grub, Savanna IL; Popular Even with Non-bikers, came in at Number 5.
- Downtown shops in towns in southwest Michigan resort towns are always fun to explore, and Traverse City foodie fans especially liked Traverse City Shops: A Culinary Delight.
- Green County, Wisconsin, celebrated the 100th anniversary of the Cheese Days in 2014. In June I attended a press preview of the big September event and wrote about it in Cheese Days 100th Anniversary Preview, Monroe, Wisc. The event is held every two years, so plan ahead to attend in 2016.
- Published just in time for Halloween, another Traverse City supposedly haunted location came in at Number 8, Tour a Former Asylum at the Village at Grand Traverse Commons, Traverse City.
- Eating at a tiny ten-seat diner is fun, especially when the delicious food is served by a magician, like it is at the Suzie Q Café, Mason City Iowa: A Meal with a Dash of Magic.
- Old lighthouses are fun to explore. The stories behind them are always fascinating. Another Traverse City attraction, Tour Mission Point Lighthouse, Traverse City, Michigan made the list at Number 10.
I'm looking forward to sharing more fun and interesting attractions, events and restaurants in Midwest destinations throughout 2015. If you have suggestions on Midwest places to see and things to do, don't hesitate to share them at firstname.lastname@example.com, and I'll help spread the word.
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Tour a Former Asylum at the Village at Grand Traverse Commons, Traverse City
Driving onto the Village of Grand Traverse Commons grounds on a sunny day should have been a tranquil experience. Massive old shade trees dappled shade across the expansive green lawns. Beyond the front lawn stood towering three-story 1880s Victorian-Italianate buildings. However, instead of tranquility, I felt a bit of eeriness. Had I not been aware that the 500 acre property was once a mental health asylum, maybe the eerie feeling wouldn't have existed. Read more


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BlackBerry Motion Review: BlackBerry Motion comes with a capacitive 5.5 inches' touchscreen display. This device runs on an operating system of Android 7.1 (Nougat). The BlackBerry Motion price is $410. The device comes with 12 MP rear camera. The front side also has 8 MP selfie camera. It comes with a RAM of 4 GB. A non-removable Li-Ion 4000 mAh battery powers the device.
The Motion has just one version of internal memory which is 32 GB which can be expanded with a microSD card of up to 512 GB. The phone comes with a 4 GB RAM with a octa-core processor. The Motion also has a plastic back that is designed with an aluminum frame. The device has just one color version which is Black color version.
|Operating system
|Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop)
|5.5 inches
|155.8 x 75.5 x 8.1 mm
|Screen Resolution
|1080 x 1920 pixels
|Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
|Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53
|Rear Camera
|Internal Memory
|Battery Capacity
|4000 mAh battery
There is an IPS LCD screen of 5.5 inches at its front that has a resolution of 1080 pixels by 1920 pixels. The operating system is Android 7.1 (Nougat). The device comes with single SIM and dual SIM technology.
The rear camera is a 12-megapixel rear camera. The camera comes with dual-LED flash, HDR and panorama. You can capture videos of about 4k resolution with the rear camera of the Motion. While the 8 MP selfie camera can capture 1080p videos.
There is a fingerprint sensor for maximum security of the phone. There is an earphone jack and a single speaker. But the battery powering it is a 4000 mAh though is charges fast.
See also: BlackBerry Priv Review
Unwrapping the black cartoon of the device will reveal many black accessories like a black two-pinned charger adapter, a black headphone, a black USB chord. Always make sure that the cartoon is properly sealed so as to get the full content in box. If not, you might be getting half or fewer content when you unbox a supposed new device.
The BlackBerry Motion has a physical dimension of 155.8 millimeters long which is 8.8 millimeters longer than 147 millimeters BlackBerry Priv. It is a 75.5 millimeters wide smartphone unlike the wider 77.2 millimeters BlackBerry Priv and 8.1 millimeters thick making it slimmer than 9.4-millimeter-thick Priv. The device has a weight of 167 grams.
At the front side of the Motion, you will see a 5.5 inches' IPS LCD display. The 5.5 inches' display screen on Motion comes with a screen-to-body ratio of 16:9. The display is above the home key that also acts as a fingerprint sensor. The region meant for the earpiece and selfie camera with its sensors is there.
The front side of the phone is made with a scratch-resistant glass, acting as a protection for the IPS LCD screen of the device. The rear part of the phone is made with plastic while the frame of the device is an aluminum frame.
With the earpiece at the top front-side of the phone, the front side also sees an 8 MP camera. The right side of the phone has two volume keys and two other physical button. One of the physical buttons is a power button and the other button is a convenience key. The left side has a slot for SIM and microSD.
At the bottom of the phone, there is an earphone jack at the bottom-right with a USB port for USB at the center bottom of the phone. The primary microphone is in between the USB port and earphone jack. At the extreme left of the bottom is the loudspeakers. The BlackBerry Motion price is suitable for these specs.
At the back you will see a 12-megapixel camera place at the center-top of the rear part of the phone. The camera has its dual-LED flash and sensor placed at its left side This device has only black color version.
The device has a 5.5 inches' display. The display comes with a 1080 pixel by 1920 pixels' resolution that has a pixel density of 403 ppi. The display type is an IPS LCD screen that has flat edges. The device has a brightness of 393 nits.
BlackBerry Motion Performance and Memory
The BlackBerry Motion is powered by an operating system of Android 7.1 (Nougat) which is not upgradable to a higher Android version. The Motion comes with Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 chip that has 14 nm manufacturing process. The chips have eight cores running at 2.0 GHz. The Qualcomm chip has an Adreno 506 GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) for it.
This device comes with a 4 GB RAM and has just one versions of internal memory which is 32 GB internal memory. But the internal memory can be expanded up to 512 GB using a microSD card. The internal memory would have been higher when compared to Blackberry Priv that has a 3 GB RAM and equivalent 32 GB internal memory.
BlackBerry Motion Camera
The BlackBerry Motion comes with just a single rear camera of 18 megapixels. The Motion has an aperture of f/2.0 aperture, dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama. You can capture 4K videos with the BlackBerry Motion and other lower qualities. Thus you have 4K videos at 30fps for 10s amounting to 46 MB, 1080p video at 30fps for 10s amounting to 21MB and also 1080p video at 60fps for 10s amounting to 24 MB.
The selfie camera is 8 MP camera on BlackBerry Motion. The selfie camera comes with a video recording resolution of 720 pixels.
The BlackBerry Motion's camera app is clear for both fundamental and propelled users alike. Before we get to manual controls, how about we cover all the camera's highlights first.
The camera app has two segments of controls. The left side has the Settings alternate route, HDR flip, viewpoint ratio settings, timer, and flash settings. On the right side, beginning from the best, is an easy route for live filters, camera modes, the shutter button, front/raise camera flip, and an alternate way to the photo display.
To actuate manual controls, you need to change the simple first section in the settings. Remember when you empower manual controls, they remain over the viewfinder screen. You can even now take photos in programmed, yet regardless you'll have the capacity to perceive what settings the camera is tuned to. This is an intriguing approach from a propelled camera client's point of view.
The settings allow you to change the face detection, focus, grid lines, image quality and you can mute the shutter key sound. Locker mode gives you a chance to take photos or videos and store them straightforwardly into the BlackBerry Locker. This is finished by tapping on the home button (without discouraging it) to snap a picture or video. It's important that a finger shouldn't be enrolled so as to shoot in locker mode.
Connectivity and Sensors
The BlackBerry Motion has a Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct and a hotspot. A 4.2 version of Bluetooth is on the device, as it comes with an A-GPS and also an NFC. It has an FM radio. The USB port is USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector.
The device comes with a Fingerprint that is mounted at the front. It also has an accelerometer, a gyro, a proximity and a compass.
Talking about the network technology, we have 2G bands (GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 – SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only), 3G bands (HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100) and 4G bands (LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) – BBD100-6 (EU, Global)) and LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 66(1700/2100) – BBD100-2 (USA)).
The connectivity speed for HSPA is 42.2 Mbps download and 5.76 Mbps upload, LTE-A (3CA) Cat9 is 450 Mbps download and 50 Mbps upload.
BlackBerry Motion Software and Applications
It is pre-installed with messaging features like SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM and BBM. The browser is HTML5. Blackberry preinstalled cool software like Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 3.0), Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 3.0), MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FlAC player, Xvid/MP4/H.264 player, Photo/video editor and a Document viewer.
The OS designed for the Motion has an unmistakable Vanilla Android look and believe and is by all accounts very near stock. That implies, there is for all intents and purposes no bloatware to discuss, well, except if you have no requirement for the broad BlackBerry app suite, yet that sounds increasingly like an instance of wrong desires. In any case, BlackBerry has made a point to include a couple of contacts all over for additional efficiency, which we will make certain to call attention to.
Beginning off with the lock screen, it is the typical undertaking – a major clock, slide to unlock and a team of unlock alternate routes at the base – phone and camera. Sharp spectators will most likely notice the marginally abnormal notice symbol underneath the clock, which is a piece of Blackberry's custom notice gathering system, however more on that in a bit.
BlackBerry ran with Google's default photo and video viewing app: Google Photos. The Gallery isn't as direct or instinctive as other custom display apps, yet there are loads of highlights and services accessible for Google Photos users, regardless of whether you quit Google Photo's reinforcement service. BlackBerry Motion price which is around $400 seems good for the apps that can work on the device.
You can manage and edit collections and photos. Editing instruments are in abundance, and you can trim, rotate, apply filters, lighten/darken and change levels of the photos. What you won't discover is an approach to scrawl or draw on photos, nor are there any stickers.
On the off chance that you do utilize Google's Photos service, backing up your photos will empower a couple of cool highlights. Face acknowledgment and watchword seek (it will even perceive your pet), consequently created arrangements and video montages, and you can even request a physical photobook straightforwardly from Google. Hit the "Free up space" choice to clear just the photos and videos officially sponsored up to Google Photos.
The Video player is extremely fundamental. There's solitary an advancement bar, a share button, and a flip to circle the video. There is no help for captions, swipe-to-seek, or playback speed alternative. You can edit videos taken with the phone, however it's solitary constrained to trimming, pivoting, and stabilizing.
Android Messages is the default SMS application for Android. You can expect a truly direct SMS involvement with a lot of sharing choices. Android Messages has gradually increased some clever highlights in the course of recent months like sticker packs (like Allo), sending and asking for cash (by means of Google Wallet), and fundamental area sharing.
Google's default music player is here too. Google Play Music offers a substantial gathering of music to stream, or you can transfer up to 50,000 of your own MP3 tracks from your PC that you would then be able to stream from anyplace. You can likewise pick to pay for Google's music membership that additionally incorporates boundless skips and no promotions.
YouTube Red additionally comes packaged in business sectors where it's accessible. Beside no more video promotions, you can download videos to watch disconnected, screen-off playback, and access to YouTube Red's select substance.
BlackBerry Motion Price and Battery
A non-removable Li-Ion battery of 4000 mAh powers the device. The Snapdragon 808 on the device supports quick charge 2.0 which gives 26% charge from 0% in 30 minutes. Its talk time is up to 23 hours on 3G mode. BlackBerry Motion price is about $410.
With Qualcomm MSM8992 Snapdragon 808 chipset having a dual-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A57 & quad-core 1.44 GHz Cortex-A53 and an Adreno 418 GPU, the device goes well on executing tasks except for the camera that freezes at some points. The 3GB RAM powers an internal memory of 32 GB on an Android operating system of 5.1.1 Lollipop which is upgradable to version Android version 6.
The 5.5 inches' screen that has a resolution of 1080 pixels by 1920 pixels is an IPS LCD touchscreen with a pixel density of 403 ppi that has flat edge touchscreen.
The rear camera is 12 MP which is a smaller camera if considering the 18 MP camera on BlackBerry Priv. The camera has a PDAF, an aperture of f/2.0, a dual-tone LED flash, an HDR, and a multi-frame low light enhancement. It can record videos of about 4K at 30fps, 1080p at 30fps with video stabilization (EIS). The front camera is 8 MP front-facing camera has a fixed focus with an aperture of f/2.2 aperture, capable of recording 1080p at 30fps.
Read: Nokia 9 PureView
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A Society Forum is an interactive session that allows you to have your voices heard. Gathering twice a semester, this is a nice opportunity for societies to share their achievements with each other and feedback any difficulties faced along the way. The SU will take note of all that's mentioned and will look to find solutions where possible. We also use this time to let you know of anything we feel is relevant or might interest you.
In the 2019-20 academic year, we will have 1 Society Forum per semester. The dates are yet to be confirmed.
Society Forums are open to all committee members. While it isn't compulsory that you attend, we encourage as many committee members to come as possible. Society Forums can be the root of real change, so come along and let us know what you would do differently and what you think is working well. Your voice could be the difference. You'll get some free food too!
Nope! Just turn up to the session(s).
Below are the agendas and minutes from previous Society Forums so you can see what was discussed.
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Well, try explaining irregular verbs to students. Always a nice challenge as you search for a rule or at least some guiding principle. And, of course, many of the most common verbs we use are actually irregular. It is surprising then that verbs which have remained notoriously popular in history are all regular: explode, implode, annex, invade, divide and conquer.
Mr. Putin is just one of the fans of such boring patterns. The Economist has a fine take on his justification of annexing Crimea on the basis of protecting Russian speakers. The Economist article takes this logic and gives a graphic vision of what the world could look like if all speakers of particular languages were to be protected: imagine what the English Empire would now look like! And the Spanish one? And the Irish one … ah maybe that is the problem … we don't all speak the same language in the same way for starters so that may influence what country you annex in a friendly way: and if you annex some land and impose your language on it does that also justify the process?
Language and politics, seldom far apart. Enjoy the original article on: http://tinyurl.com/n4pneav
P.S. After a break of some months I appear to be back on the blog. Putin has a lot to answer for. I will try and keep it regular.


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Amiens vs Paris Saint Germain Soccer Prediction Today
PSG is strong even when the game decreases, and more attention is announced than last round. Little Amiens was solid at (weak) Monaco, but has been lucky at home and has at least 1 significant absence; enough more. It has the Parisians too, but the squad is wide.
PSG is France's richest club / best team. Superb winner of this season's L1 (+ league). Training Emery alerts more concentration than against Guingamp.
In August, PSG (without Neymar) easily won 2-0 home over Amiens (chances of victory) and in January, in the league Cup, the Parisians won 2-0 in Amiens.
After championship came home (via 7-1 over Monaco 15/4): 7 points in 3 matches despite questionable play. Even when they call, the Parisians are dangerous.
Liganopscorer Cavani has not been on summer vacation; assisted against Bordeaux and scored both against Guingamp. Assist of right-back switch Meunier.
Stronger now (*), for example with Meunier, offspring Pastore, defends Marquinhos (saved) and midfielder Rabiot + Diarra, can be done.
Tuesday's Cup final is in Paris against a 3rd division club. Seems affordable. What Amiens refers to: Relegation no longer a theme .
Amiens' nice home goals score at 22-17 cheats. Despite the good organization, the team has the lowest finishing line of the ranks, with regard to their own tests and number of allowed .
The home team have a new absence: defense giant Gouano. Doubt: Leftback Dibassy, Attacking Gakpé + Substitute Traoré (21/4) and Offender Mendoza .
Amiens got 0-0 at Monaco (No. 3), despite many attempts, got dangerous and only 1 within the goal frame (the monegas are still weak).
The Opruker team is well organized, has a strong goalkeeper in Gurtner and is 2-1-0 in the last 3 home matches (though weak resistance).
Perhaps some of the doubtful players will be ready for the home team.
After conquering the league Cup + championship, CL farewell, message of coach change this summer (and with the World Cup just around the corner), PSG has set the pace down.
Last two bad bets in a row, 1-0 victory in Bordeaux and 2-2 home against Guingamp, both matches that PSG deserved to lose .
The Parisians must play the cup final on Tuesday – that's another reason not to take the Amiens assignment 100% seriously.
PSG still lacks creator Neymar (25/2) and distributor Verratti (31/3). New absence: The routine midfielder Silva + midfielder Draxler.
Soccer Prediction of the Day Amiens vs Paris Saint Germain
Against Guingamp, it was not all that was bad: Goalkeeper Areola, defenders Silva, Kimpembé and Kurzawa as well as attacker Cavani were ok or even good. Thus: poor midfield and offensive (except Cavani), in addition, rightback Alves made it bad. What now?
In the central defense, Silva is weak, but Marquinhos (last saved) and young Kimpembé (got a scrub at the latest but should be able to play) makes it typically excellent. With regard to the midfield: Rabi and Diarra resemble marked reinforcements. With regard to the fierce offensive man Di Maria: He may be replaced by the turning Pastore. Regardback: Reporter Meunier was replaced, did well and should have a good chance of getting the chance from start now. Note that Meunier right now is unpopular among PSG fans after committing the sacred crime to "like" a tifo picture from Velodrome, PSG archival Marseille's home ground. But the aesthetic belgium apparently does not seem to go on.
After the point against Monaco, Amiens has 9 points down to the line (a 15 goal better goal difference). With 3 rounds left, you must be extremely pessimistic to fear relegation. However, a home game against PSG should still be able to motivate, and the right should be right: relegation was not really a theme up to the Monaco statement; Amiens was really saved and could play freely.
Amiens has 10.1 finishes and allows 13.4 per home game. Both numbers are the clearest of the ranks (second runner is 10.1 and 12.8). In terms of trials within the goal frame, it is slightly more nuanced: 3.1 own tries are the league's poorest (second-bestest 3.8), but 4.5 are only third-thirds (Metz allows 5, Dijon 4.6).
In both matches, the opponent had many more attempts, also dangerous of the kind. And against Guingamp, PSG was allowed to return to the game (the Bretons led 2-0) because the referee was corrupt / blind and sentenced a penalty, although the offense was clearly outside the field.
Prediction Today: Paris Saint Germain wins
Odds: 1.30