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Rob Bell Prepares for His Sixth Attempt at the Famed Le Mans 24 Hours Race
17th June 2013
McLaren factory driver, Rob Bell, is off to Le Mans for his sixth attempt on the famed Le Mans 24 Hours race, joining the Aston Martin Racing team for this year's event. Aston Martin Racing will have a major presence at the 90th 24 hours of Le Mans with five Vantage GTEs – three Pro and two Am, representing the marque, in its centenary year.
Bell and his team mates were at the French circuit last week for the official 24 hours of Le Mans test session where they dominated the GTE class, with the sister car in the GTE Pro Class topping the time sheets and the car of Bell and his co-drivers, Bruno Senna and Frédéric Makowiecki finishing just behind as second quickest car.
Bell looks ahead to the race saying, "I've made five appearances at the Le Mans 24 Hour race and winning has eluded me so far, but it's a holy grail now and I'm going there with Aston Martin Racing with the win at the forefront of my mind. The team has all the ingredients for success, with a highly professional set up, front-running cars and a team of drivers with a mix of experience and youth. I'm driving with two very capable team mates and I think we can definitely win the GTE Pro class.
"Our biggest rivals will be the other Aston Martin Racing cars," says Bell. "We're up against a very strong field and the top of this list must be the sister No.97 and No.98 cars. However, with the race being the ultimate endurance event for cars, teams and drivers, it needs everything to come together and stay together for 24 hours to be in with a shot of the win. I'm very excited to be part of this team and it would be very fitting to bring home a win to celebrate Aston Martin's centenary year."
Bell is racing at Le Mans as an additional programme to his regular duties as a McLaren factory driver, working with the marque on development of its GT race model and campaigning the Blancpain Endurance Series with Gulf Racing UK. Bell says, "My thanks go to McLaren for appreciating the all-consuming desire of a sportscar driver such as myself to want to race at Le Mans and allowing me the opportunity to have another crack at the most revered endurance race in the world. I would also like to thank Aston Martin Racing for giving me the chance to be part of a great team for this year's assault on the greatest race in the world, let's hope we can bring the trophy home!"


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How many tips does the tree have? Does it really look the way it does in the picture?
Density of the Christmas tree is achieved by the amount of tips placed on it. If they are well made, close to each other and have a large amount of needles (and such are the artificial Christmas trees from FairyTrees), the effect of a lush Christmas tree, when unfolded, is easy to achieve.
Philosophy and mission of FairyTrees is to create and deliver the most beautiful artificial Christmas trees, therefore, we care about the above average number and quality of tips. Usually it is about 100 pieces more than a typical artificial Christmas tree of the same size.
FairyTrees photos are only colour-corrected to reflect their true colours. Appearance shown in the photo can be achieved by spending about 30-40 minutes spreading out all the branches and tips.See other questions


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Workshop Serralharia
25 July to 9:30 - 18:00
In this introductory course we will get to know the basis and foundation of this craft. Why is it important? It is a fundamental manual craft to support a variety of maintenance activities of a house, garden or farm and involving construction, maintenance, repair tools and even the creation of practical tools according to the needs. Carpentry agriculture, through the simple DIY, the knowledge passed this workshop serve both the home user like that in professional pathways.
The aim of the workshop is to introduce the fundamental bases, processes and techniques and the tools to work with metals, with a focus on manual craft.
Contents | Program
To identify and characterize various hand tools, simple machines and measurement and verification instruments, manipulate them and operate them.
Perform simple pieces involving elementary bench joinery operations.
Introduction to the tools and instruments
Technology tools;
Traçagem, measurement and verification. Types of tracing and tools used. applications
Caution and maintenance of equipment
Bench - elementary operations
Preparation of job
Limagem acreage planas, convexas, concave and angled;
Cut with a handsaw;
Drilling using drilling machine;
Holes for accommodation of cylinder head screws and soaking;
threading manual, exterior and interior;
parts of running practice
Construction of single parts;
Construction of single parts with copulative function
All who want to learn the basics and fundamentals of blacksmithing and manual craft work with metals. It is not necessary previous experience or own tools.
Former | Jerónimo João Ribeiro | Trainer Technical CENFIM
John Ribeiro forming the CENFIM (Professional Training Center of Metallurgical Industry and Metalworking) within technical and vocational training for youth and adults. His professional experience also has the mark of renewable energy coordinator at Gustave Eiffel Professional School and certified Technician Training in ISQ.


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The book of Jonah is a comedy that juxtaposes this prophet (representative of the dominant attitudes of Israel...and perhaps of us today?) with the people of Nineveh and a bunch of pagan sailors to ask important questions: What does it mean to be God's chosen people? What are we chosen for? How far does/can God's love reach? Is God's grace too good?
May we not be reluctant messengers, but willing reach out even to those we believe to be "too far" from God.
Sermon by Pastor Luke Oliver
Bible Text: Jonah 1


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18 May 19
Why I Unsubscribed Most Beauty Channel
Most people have that phase of time where our YouTube list is filled with different beauty channels and we all enjoy watching them brush the magic on their face. It was new and inspiring, it was fun.
I grew up watching crayon shinchan, old Taiwanese dramas and Michelle Phan on Youtube. I loved how this beautiful Asian lady comes up with new ideas every video, from game characters to Kpop idol, but I also loved how calm and soothing her voice is. I enjoyed every single video despite not knowing how to even do makeup since I was like nine years old. And at this point of time, it's not hard to tell that she's the first ever beauty channel I subscribed to. Later came Bubzbeauty where I learnt how to tie different hairstyles through her video, and that's when I kind of stopped finding new channels to follow. I was satisfied with the content provided at that time but I guess something happened and Michelle just suddenly disappeared. Years later I'm still confused with what happened, but I would appreciate it if you can share with me what you know!
Back in those days, beauty channels were about sharing cool makeup looks, tips on how to treat your hair and how to tie cute hairstyles with short hair. Now in 2019, the beauty community is all about tea and shade. Don't get me wrong. I love all those tea, I love the dramas because they never fail to surprise me on how stupid a human can be. And I recently found out that the only beauty "guru" (I hate this name for some reason) I'm subscribed to is Jeffree Star. Yes, the most controversial beauty YouTuber of all time. I see growth in him, growth in an adult who is willing to change for a better. And maybe that's the reason why he's the only "new" or latest beauty channel I subscribed to because the other one down my list is still Michelle Phan despite her almost fully retiring YouTube.
If you are aware of what's going on in the beauty community, you would know the recent drama going on with James Charles and Tati. Girl, I had a good time on Twitter. I have seen James appear in Jeffree's video a few times but he never managed to charm me enough to be a subscriber. I always thought he was the kind that is fun to hang out with but can never be the real friend where you have a heart-to-heart talk with, and maybe I'm right on that. After watching Tati's video on the drama, I honestly think James needs someone to help him realize that friendship isn't always about benefitting oneself. Meet new people, expand your circle but never, ever use someone who is there for you all along while you're through it. Also, never betray your reader's trust. There was this screenshot conversation between him and a drama channel, where he wanted to have a good time at Coachella so badly he was willing to do anything for that and it disgusts me. Just imagine following a YouTuber thinking that you can trust the things he promotes, little did you know that all he wanted was have a good time at an event so he's just going to promote anything to a bunch of people who trusted him without even really testing it out.
Not to mention if what James did to the waiter and other boys is true, James is a predator. You can't manipulate someone's sexuality. Not when they're unclear themselves, not when they are a hundred percent sure they aren't gay, not in any situation should you manipulate someone's sexuality just so it can benefit you. And I wonder who gave them the right to decide that all straight men are a little gay. Gabriel Zamora especially seems to have a lot to say which I don't really know why. Is it because he's a friend of James Charles? Or is it because he thinks defending James would make him stand out with the "Keep it 100"? He managed to slip and survive from the drama between the four & Jeffree Star, got a second chance to get his shit together but yet again he is back poking his nose into someone else's drama all worked up like he's the one mainly involved. I don't get it.
The only thing changed in the beauty community is that beauty guru can no longer mind their own business. People used to only focus on their channel and busy creating content, busy fighting off haters but now, most are busy social-climbing and busy getting involved in other people's drama. I enjoy all the tea spill and drama, yet I can't help but miss the old community sometimes. I have subscribed and unsubscribed many beauty channels, but I don't regret keeping my list of beauty channel short and sweet.


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Blockchain Patents on the Rise Despite Bear MarketBy Crypto Li
With Bitcoin down almost 40% this month, it feels like winter is indeed coming, and many investors are already trembling in the cold wind. But when we look at the underlying blockchain technology that supports the entire crypto industry, I can't help but think of Marx's philosophy: History always progresses in twists and turns, spiraling upward. And while the price may be on a downward tumble currently, data suggest that the industry is still marching forward.
Specifically, LongHash gathered data from Google Patents and analyzed the number of patent applications filed in the blockchain industry over the past year. We found that even as the price of various coins have fallen, technical patents in the industry have steadily increased (see the figure below). This is good news. Clearly, geeks in the blockchain industry aren't particularly concerned with the market price of crypto, and are working to improve their technologies.
In addition, we analyzed the distribution of countries that these blockchain patents are coming from.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, the clear leader is the United States, which was the source of 36% of blockchain technology patents filed over the past year (1,264 total patents). It is followed by China, which has 29% (1,016 total patents). Globally, a total of 3,552 blockchain patents were filed, according to Google Patents statistics. These numbers suggest that blockchain technical talent is highly concentrated in the United States and China.
But who exactly is holding those patents? To find out, we analyzed the affiliations of patent holders, and made the word clouds below. The first one is for China, and the second one is for the United States. The larger the font, the more patents the individual or institution holds.
The above word cloud illustrates the distribution of patent holders of blockchain technology in China. Alibaba and the People's Bank of China Digital Currency Research Institute each hold 20 patents, followed by China Unicom, which has 17 patents.
How about in the United States? The above chart shows the list of US blockchain patent technology owners. Among them, IBM leads with the publication of 78 patents, accounting for 6.2% of the total number of blockchain patents in the United States over the past year. Bank of America comes in second, with 36 patents.
There are a few interesting things to note about this data. The first is that even as the Chinese government strictly prohibits the trading of cryptocurrency via mainland market exchanges, the Bank of China Digital Currency Research Institute has systematically developed blockchain technology. The government clearly still supports the development of blockchain technology, even if it is worried about crypto.
The second notable revelation is that the banking industry has contributed a significant number of blockchain technology patents. This suggests that blockchain is a good candidate for the next generation to optimize friction-less payment systems or billing methods.
The third notable point is the presence of tech giant Alibaba. Alibaba has already built an e-commerce empire, does it now want to dominate blockchain as well? Efficient point-to-point payments in blockchain technology will likely be used for Ali's cross-border payments, but hopefully we'll see more creative applications as well.
While it's great to see Alibaba investing in blockchain, another monopoly is not what most blockchain enthusiasts want. Ideally, the decentralized nature of true blockchain technology will subvert the current profit models of tech monopolies.
That brings us to the fourth point raised by this data: blockchain patents are monopolized by banks and technology companies. This also shows that the threshold of this industry is still fairly high. The general public is not filing patents, it is just buying and selling digital currencies. Most people don't really care what happens on the blockchain.
But there are other signs of hope for the industry as well. The publishers of blockchain patent technology include major banks, technology companies, consulting companies, retail giants and university research institutes, etc. This shows that even if winter comes, relevant academic circles are working on technology and steadily promoting the development of the industry.
There's no question that the currency market is risky, and it is necessary to be cautious when entering the market. But hopefully some of these data points will help keep you warm through the crypto winter.


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About this Event
Saturday January 26, 2019
The R & B Club is a group founded by music aficionado Ashley-Dior Thomas, entrepreneur, broadcaster, and writer, Marcus Dowling, plus well-respected journalist Justin Tinsley, to celebrate the legacy of soul music. Foremost in this quest is the "Diary of an R & B Classic" series, which will highlight key album and song releases from R & B's golden era of the 1990s.
Up next is classic R&B album "Heart Break" from New Edition! New Edition, Jam and Lewis were all on the same page regarding the utilization of New Jack Swing as the primary musical template for Heart Break. The red hot mix of hip-hop beats, black dance rhythms and the irrepressible grooves and melodies of R&B were at the heart of the movement that exploded into existence a year before Heart Break was unleashed. Excluding the comical studio banter between the guys on a handful of skits, the remaining contents of the record rock with the booming sounds of the New Jack Swing method of the period. In particular, the now-iconic first single "If It Isn't Love," with its militaristic drumroll and cadenced, clanging synth effects set against the handsome unison approach and Tresvant's standout lead vocal, got the party started with a bang.
On Saturday, January 26th, from 1-3 PM, join Thomas, Dowling, and Tinsley as The R & B Club both listens to in-full, and discusses at-length, the impact of this release as the next installment of many ultimate celebrations of the legacy of iconic soul music.
Grab advance tickets for $5!
Hosted by Classic Album Sundays D.C.
Classic Album Sundays is the world's most popular album listening experience and allows the listener to hear music contextually, communally, uninterrupted, and in great sonic detail. At our worldwide listening sessions, music fans are able to immerse themselves into an album that has helped shape our culture and in some cases, our lives.
We relay the artist and album's unique story and provide a musical context that gives the listening experience deeper meaning. We share the experience of hearing the album in its entirety, on vinyl, and on a world-class audiophile hi-fi so that fans can experience the music as close as possible to the artist's original intention. Classic Album Sundays treats the album (and music in general) with the respect it deserves rather than as a free commodity or aural wallpaper. We remind people what they love about music.


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Is it legal for President Rodrigo Duterte to appoint all barangay captains in the country? The short answer is yes. I myself am uncomfortable about this proposition since I believe it is the people who should choose their leaders, but the reality is that, as Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella says, the Administrative Code of the Philippines gives the President the powers to fill up declared positions.
The premise, of course, is that Congress will pass a law moving the schedule of the barangay elections, in which case all barangay posts will be declared vacant. This will give way to Chapter 5, Book III of the Administrative Code of 1987:
Sec. 16. Power of Appointment. – The President shall exercise the power to appoint such officials as provided for in the Constitution and laws.
Sec. 17. Power to Issue Temporary Designation. – (1) The President may temporarily designate an officer already in the government service or any other competent person to perform the functions of an office in the executive branch, appointment to which is vested in him by law, when: (a) the officer regularly appointed to the office is unable to perform his duties by reason of illness, absence or any other cause; or (b) there exists a vacancy…
The barangay election had already been postponed: it was supposed to be held on October 31 last year but Duterte signed a law moving it to October 23 this year. His reason for wanting to postpone the barangay election again is that he is afraid that if it goes through in October, drug money will be able to influence the voting so that barangay leaders with drug connections would get voter into office.
Duterte has publicly said he believes 40 percent of all barangay captains in the country are involved in drugs, a claim that I'm sure will be contested by some sectors but will be supported by those who have seen how illegal drugs have destroyed thousands of lives.
This, Abella says, is what we as a country must weigh. While the postponement of barangay elections could "impinge on the people's rights to vote" or "disenfranchise voters," we must also weigh this against the possibility that a number of barangay officials with links to the illegal drug trade "may unwittingly be elected into office given the sad state of patronage in local politics."
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Kanye West, who recently confirmed a deal with adidas, has discussed further details about his work with the company.
"We designed the entire women's collection," West said in an interview with Chicago, Illinois radio station 107.5. "We designed the entire men's collection. And we designed 20 shoes. We coming in September and it's about to be a paradigm shift."
In the interview, West also discussed the difference between his deal with adidas and a proposed deal with Nike.
"At a certain point, [Nike] brought a contract finally, after I did those BBC interviews," West said. "I looked at the adidas contract. I looked at the Nike contract. And I looked in my daughter's eyes and I made the decision I needed to make to be able to expand my ability to create product."
adidas announced a Kanye West deal earlier this month.
"For 2014, we welcome to the adidas family one of the most influential cultural icons of this generation, Kanye West," adidas said in a statement December 3, as per MTV. "Well known for breaking boundaries across music, film and design and partnering with our history in street wear culture and leading innovations in sport, we look forward to creating a new chapter. Details to follow."
More from Kanye West's 107.5 interview can be heard below.


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Cancer Saved My Life – A Ballroom Dance Story by Emilee Garfield
In our world of dancesport, we sometimes can get really caught up in our work and forget about how inspiring real-life stories are. In this article, I am sharing the story of Emilee Garfield, a cancer thriver, who discovered a real passion and love for ballroom dancing.
About Emilee Garfield
Emilee has recovered from cancer twice and it is her mission to help other cancer survivors live with hope and joy.
She was first diagnosed at age 4 with a rare cancer called Rhabdomyosarcoma. Nevertheless, after two years of grueling radiation and chemotherapy, she survived.
In 2015, she was diagnosed with stage 3c ovarian cancer.
Recovering and Exercising
At the time of her recovery from ovarian cancer, Emilee was a single mom with three children. Therefore, she had no choice but to return to work as a Yoga/Pilates instructor as soon as possible, with her ileostomy. There were no exercise resources available to help her safely rebuild her core muscles. Still, she knew movement was medicine and that she would heal faster by gently moving her body.
Creating Resources
While recovering, Emilee wrote her book Reclaim Your Strength and Hope: Exercises for Cancer Core Recovery. She researched and taught herself how to rebuild her strength and flexibility. Emilee created a volume of over 200 gentle movement exercises and stretches to help cancer survivors feel better in their bodies during a time when everything seems like it's falling apart.
Furthermore, in 2016, Emilee founded The Cancer Core Recovery® Project, a non-profit foundation that provides educational exercise programs, workout videos, and instructional training manuals to help survivors of ovarian cancer enjoy a better quality of life.
Emilee has been teaching Yoga and Pilates for the past 18 years at her studio, The Loft, in Santa Barbara, California. She is a certified New Life Story® coach and her passion is teaching people of all shapes and sizes how to love and honor their bodies, no matter what.
Let's discover more about how ballroom dancing helped Emilee Garfield recover from ovarian cancer.Still
Bianca: When did you start dancing and why? What do you love most about ballroom dancing?
Emilee Garfield: One day I walked by a new dance studio in my town and it was a ballroom studio. I had never danced ballroom before and I had always wanted to dance like those beautiful women on Dancing With The Stars.
My body was weak and my hair was just growing back in. I was only four months post-chemotherapy. I told my daughter that I am going to start dance lessons and one day maybe compete on the show, Dancing With The Stars. She told me I would embarrass myself and that I was too old.
HA! I was forty years old. Consequently, it became a dare. I wanted to show my kids that it doesn't matter if you are a dancer or not, if you put your time and effort into anything, you will succeed. Bare in mind that I was not a trained ballroom dancer. I had danced in high school and college, but I was just average. Nor was I the star of the show. I was very shy and insecure about my body. I was struggling with depression and memory loss from chemotherapy. And to be honest, I needed to feel ALIVE again.
Bianca: How did ballroom dancing help you in your recovery? What is the most valuable lesson that ballroom dancing has taught you?
Emilee Garfield: I was just beginning to rebuild my life. My motto became GO BIG or GO HOME! So, I started to train with a private instructor named Vasily Goslin. He was from Russia. The first lesson I learned was the cha-cha. It was so fun and I wanted more. I was addicted from the first class. I had to train my body in this new style. My body was really stiff and I was recovering by having an Ileostomy, colon bag on my tummy. I had a lot of scar tissue in my core and if you do ballroom, you know it's all about your core.
Before I knew it, I was training for my first ballroom competition at Emerald Ball. I couldn't believe it. It was like everything I had been dreaming of was coming true. Karina Smirnoff was in my studio and I had a few private lessons with her. She taught me one thing that I took away from dance and it is what helped me win five 1st place prizes in my first competition! She told me to smile. Have fun. That is what people notice. Maybe I am not the best ballroom dancer, but I can guarantee you that when I am on the dance floor I am one of the happiest and most grateful people out there.
I remember my first time on the floor I was so nervous. I couldn't afford a new fancy dress or wear high heels. My friend gave me her used orange dress and I had my flat beginner shoes on. It didn't matter. I danced my heart out.
It wasn't about ever winning for me. It was challenging myself that I can do anything I put my mind too. I put myself in the most uncomfortable situation, learning how to dance with a partner. What it taught me was trust. I created a life-long friendship with my teacher. He helped me through a very difficult time in my life, cancer and a divorce. He gave me back the confidence I had been lacking. Danced helped me believe in myself again. It was my medicine. I never took any drugs for my depression. I just danced.
Learning to dance ballroom was and still is a challenge and that is why I love it. It pushes me out of my comfort zone. It teaches me how to overcome obstacles. Some days I get mad at my teacher and frustrated because I want it to be perfect. What I've learned is that life is not perfect and that is ok. Make the best of your life every day! Dancing helps me remember this.
The most valuable lesson that dance has taught me is that you can achieve anything you put your mind to. It just takes determination and literally taking that first step. It has taught me to not let fear hold me back. You will never know what you are capable of unless you just go for it. And I did.
Bianca: How did you move pass difficult moments as a dancer?
Emilee Garfield: There were many times when I would get frustrated and want to give up. I would tell myself, "I suck," and tell my teacher that I can't do this. My teacher always told me that I could do it because he truly believed in me. He told me that I had a natural talent, and the gift of dance, and to please not give up. I owe it to my teacher.
On the days when I would cry and feel bad that I couldn't get a dance step, I would have to take a little break, talk to myself and use mantras like: "You can do this", "Get back up". I looked back at my life and reminded myself of the huge obstacles that I just overcame: battling cancer and recovering from major surgery. If I could survive cancer and fight back, I could learn the cha-cha. I would train my brain to tell myself that I was unstoppable and that I would go the distance and do what it took to make it to my first ballroom competition. Basically, it was all a mindset for me.
Bianca: What advice would you give to dancers in terms of body positivity?
Emilee Garfield: This is so important. I have had body shame all of my life. On top of that, I have scars all over my body that nobody can see. I have been the worst critic of my own life and body. What I have learned from almost dying of cancer is that we are all beautiful in our own way. We are not supposed to be like others because God made us different. We all have scars. Maybe they are not physical, but we all have something inside of us that tells us that we are not good enough.
I am working on this myself and would love to see all women embrace their bodies with respect. It doesn't matter what color we are, what shape we are, we are all beautiful. Learning to let go of my own body shame has opened me up to so much more happiness. When I catch myself, that inner negative voice, telling me, "You are not pretty," or "You are not good enough," I have to remind myself that these are just lies. We all do it, so let's begin to change the story of body positivity. You are what you think. Think positively about yourself!
Bianca: What is the most important thing you learned by fighting cancer?
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Irish broadcaster RTE confirmed today that Voice of Ireland and Britain's Got Talent contestant Ryan O'Shaughnessy will represent Ireland in the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest. He will perform the song 'Together' in Lisbon in May.
Month: January 2018
New Music Round Up: January 2018!New Music Round Up
New year, new
you Eurovision alum songs! Here are nine songs from Eurovision stars of the past few years released this month. Listen to the new tracks from the likes of Svala, Poli Genova, Nathan Trent, Robin Bengtsson and Joci Papai and see what we make of their new music!
Israel Eliminates another act from Israel's Rising Star!Eurovision Guide 2016, Eurovision Guide 2018, News
Israel got another step closer to choosing their Eurovision participant for 2018 this evening when Israel's Rising Star hosted another show which eliminated one more act, giving us a top eight. Getting eliminated this week was Jose Steinberg.
It's Alfred and Amaia for Spain!Eurovision Guide 2018, News
Tonight Spain became the fourth nation to select their song for Eurovision 2018. In a gala event, the finalists of Operacion Triunfo competed in a variety of duos, groups and solo acts to be chosen as Spain's representative for 2018. In the end they selected Alfred and Amaia with song 'Tu Canción'.
It's Mikolas Josef for Czech Republic at Eurovision 2018!Eurovision Guide 2018, News
A few weeks ago Czech broadcaster CZ. revealed the six songs that will compete in their national selection for Eurovision 2018. Tonight they have made a final decision, choosing Mikolas Josef's song 'Lie to Me' to represent the nation in Lisbon at Eurovision 2018.
It's Yulia Samoilova For Russia…AGAIN!Eurovision Guide 2018, News
Russia finally confirmed their plans for Eurovision 2018. They will send the singer Yulia Samoilova to Lisbon.
Eurovision 2018 Semi Finals Draw Takes PlaceEurovision Guide 2018, News
Earlier today host broadcaster RTP facilitated the draw that will determine which nations will perform in each of the semi finals for Eurovision 2018. The results of the draw are below:
Poll Results: You Think It Should Be Debbi For Czech Republic!Eurovision Guide 2018, News, Poll
Tomorrow night the Czech Republic will reveal the winner of their national selection competition for Eurovision 2018. Ahead of that we have asked you to vote for your favourite song out of the six contenders in our poll. The poll has now closed and we can reveal the results.
Poll Results: Spain Operacion Triunfo 2018!Eurovision Guide 2016, News, Poll
Spain's Operacion Triunfo will turn its attention towards Eurovision and their Eurovision Gala Event on 29 January. This show will serve as the nation's selection show for Eurovision 2018. Nine different combinations of acts (solo, duets and group) will perform nine songs in the show but only one can be selected for Eurovision 2018. Ahead of that show, we asked you to vote for your favourite song in our poll. Here are the results.
Lithuania's Eurovizijos 2018 Show 3 Results!Eurovision Guide 2018, News
Lithuania's Eurovision selection continued tonight with the third heat episode of Eurovizijos 2018. The episode saw twelve acts compete, with six advancing to the next stage.


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Gfi, international corporation leader in consulting, outsourcing and integration in Information Technologies, with 48 years of experience in the European market, continue its expansion in Spain with the forecast to incorporate more than 700 professionals during the year 2018. In order to find the best talents of the country, the company organize during this month of May in Madrid, an innovating selection process.
The selection process will be achieved through an escape game in an "escape room" of the Spanish capital. The future candidates of this recruitment session will need to demonstrate their individual skills in a personal interview with the Human Resources team of Gfi, and also prove his capacity to interact with a team during a game of escape.
A house full of enigmas, where it's fundamental to collaborate with all the members of a team to solve efficiently the headaches present all along the game.
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Jobs are declining in the Korean car industry as both exports and domestic sales dwindle.
In August, Korean carmakers hired 391,000 workers, down 9,000 compared to the end of 2017 and the biggest decline in any industry except the ailing shipbuilding sector.
Korea's car production peaked at 4.56 million vehicles in 2012 but fell to 4.11 million last year as more and more Korean cars are being made abroad. Total output at home is expected to reach barely four million this year, a level last seen in 2010.
The operating margins of Hyundai and affiliate Kia have dropped to the two to three percent, which means they are barely able to cover interest on their debts. GM Korea nearly went bankrupt before it was resuscitated by emergency funding from the government and GM headquarters. Parts suppliers are facing a domino effect of bankruptcies as the minimum wage hike and shorter working week bite into earnings.
A study by the Korea Institute for Industrial Economics and Trade showed that the operating profits of 82 out of every 100 Korean car parts makers halved in the first half of this year, while 31 posted operating losses.
But the Labor Ministry continues to pressure automakers and parts suppliers to raise wages and give temporary workers permanent jobs. The ministry told GM Korea to hire 1,600 workers at parts suppliers and tallied the number of contract workers at parts suppliers.
The crisis in the automobile industry is a huge blow to the Korean economy. Its direct hires are still three times higher than the shipbuilding industry's 128,000 workers and it affects 1.77 million jobs if related businesses like transportation, repair, dealerships and parts are included.
The auto sector accounts for 11 percent of Korea's total exports, but total exports rose 7.7 percent in the first nine months of this year while car shipments fell 5.1 percent.
Kim Soo-wook at Seoul National University said, "Declining jobs may be signaling a bigger shock in the auto industry, which is one of the major pillars of our economy along with semiconductors. It should be taken very seriously since a shock in the industry could result in a devastating economic crisis."
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The Italian electro / dark wave band JoyCut was formed in Bologna in 2007, and in recent years their career has started upwards. This is to a large extent thanks to Robert Smith and The Cure. Robert Smith personally invited JoyCut to perform at the last year's Meltdown Festival in London while he was in charge of selecting bands. Meltdown's performance is a big step for their career, as they say, The Cure has a big fan base around the world and their music was heard from London to Argentina, if not further. After the festival, Robert Smith said that JoyCut and other bands at Meltdown served him as a great inspiration in creating a new The Cure album which will soon be released.
Bend JoyCut was founded by Pasquale Pezzillo, and so far they have released three studio albums. Numerous critics describe them as one of the best live bands in Italy at the moment, and have performed throughout the United States, Asia and Europe over the past few years. Their powerful sound and the beautiful atmosphere they create at the concerts are coming to the INmusic festival stage this year at Jarun in Zagreb!
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Kerala PSC has released the LGS Shortlist (Company/Corporation/Board) category number : 113/2017. The Kerala PSC candidates who have written the Kerala PSC Last grade servants (LGS) exam can check their PSC result from the web site. The official result will be available on Kerala public service commission web site https://www.keralapsc.gov.in.
PSC LGS Shortlist (Company/ Corporation/ Board)
Kerala PSC published the LGS shortlist 2019 of Last grade servants exam to fill the vacancies in Company/Corporation/Board. The KPSC was conducted the LGS exam was on 07-10-2017 and 28-10-2017 at various examination centers in Kerala.
The LGS candidates whose numbers are included in Probability List/Short list are directed to be present for verification of original documents as per schedule published in notification.
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"Our Final Tribute to a Legend"
These barrels cannot go mentioned without taking a moment to remember the real hero of WhistlePig, Dave Pickerell. He was a man on a mission, who lived passionately breathing life into whiskey in America, and the world. He had a strong influence on the current renaissance of American Rye whiskeys, and if you love a good Rye, have a drink in his name. Rest in Peace Dave.
We were so fortunate to be able to spend an entire weekend at WhistlePig, enjoying their incredible hospitality, and getting to spend time with the man himself. This was the second to last barrel selection he ever did. We were all thankful for his presence, but in retrospect, we consider the time with him priceless. The credit for these barrels goes completely to him. He hand selected 4 barrels of his best MGP Rye, we loved them all, and bought them all. 2 for the Cartel, 2 for Prav's personal stores.
What else can we say, except that most of us feel these were the best bottles we tasted in 2018, period.
- Barrel 1 was 12 years bordering on 13, at 116.2°
- Barrel 2 was 13 years bordering on 14, at 122.5°
The following group members were lucky enough to be a part of this momentous barrel selection:
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People Reckon Charlotte Crosby Is Starting To Look More Like Her Geordie Shore Co-Star
It's definitely the long brunette hair that does it. So yeah, we can see why some fans are commenting on this pic of Charlotte Crosby saying that she looks like Marnie Simpson.
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This week, Marnie's had her say on Charlotte's recent split from Stephen Bear. And being the massive romantic that she is, she thinks that Charl should try to work it out with her Just Tattoo Of Us co-star.
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"I told Charlotte if you love each other that much then its worth fighting for. If it were for me, I would fight for it," she insisted.
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I had no idea what I was ordering.
Alone at Charles de Gaulle, I just accomplished my first over-seas flight and was awaiting my traveling partners.
Burning eyes, jet-lagged and exhilarated, I walked into an airport café and felt the utmost independence. The only thing I knew to order was coffee, but how?In my mind it sounded okay, so "un café" it was.
I didn't speak French, my sister only gave me a few phrases to remember before I left. "Je ne parle pas français," being the one I took to heart.
So I had no idea what was being ordered, but I did know "café" to be slightly universal.
At 22, I still wasn't a coffee connoisseur. All I knew of coffee was what my grandparents made at their house and what I had consumed to fuel late night study sessions. None of this coffee was extraordinary and I never enjoyed drinking it.
Alas, I felt that caffeine was what I needed to fuel my upcoming European adventure and to stay awake. Now safely in France, I was in the mood to celebrate. I had just overcome the fear of flight and was about to embarke on a European getaway with my sister — did I mention she was bringing her high school French students along too?
"See you in Paris," she said as I was dropped off at Houston Hobby. I smiled, waved and felt sick to my stomach.
I boarded a plane, numbing myself to the fear that bubbled up inside. Thankfully, the kind woman sitting next to me didn't mind me grabbing her hands on occasion when the plane hit pockets of turbulence (I cringe to this day thinking about it… I was THAT passenger).
When I stepped off the plane I felt stronger, assured of my decision to fly alone. I was by myself in Europe and delighted.
My loneliness at Charles de Gaulle has become a turning point in my life. 12 years later I understand what "un café" translates into my life.Adventure.
Choosing the unknown.
Overcoming fear."Un café" was placed on a single round metal table in a small espresso cup. Tiny silver spoon included. I looked down, saw the dark elixir and knew there was only one thing to do. Drink.
I drank it. No sugar. No cream. Just black.
It was hard not to shutter, but the bitter flavor was exhilarating. The warmth eased my tension of being alone in Europe.
I sat back in that cold metal chair. Opened a book and pretended to read.
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RUNNING: The annual East Coast Run takes place on Sunday.
The start is in St George's Park at 10.30am and the route takes in the Market Place, Great Yarmouth's historic quay and also the Seafront Golden Mile.
Pre-race entries have gone well, thanks to the Mercury's support, but there entries will be possible on the day at the registration tent in St George's Park.
On the day entries will be available from 8.15am, will be limited and cost £13 for non-club members and £11 for club runners.
All spectators are welcome to come and cheer along the runners. Hot drinks and food will be available from 9am.
The main event last weekend was the North Norfolk Beach Runners' Holt seven-mile race.
Taking part for the Great Yarmouth Road Runners were Steve and Sylvia Dady, Steve Stringer and Ivan Lees.
First to finish was Steve Dady in a time of 48:24 and 25th out of a field of 171. Steve Stringer came home next in 1-02:42 placed 126th, which was a great effort after racing the day before. He will be looking for a good time in the East Coast Run.
Ivan Lees was close behind in 1-05:36, 134th in the final results. Next back, pushing Ivan and Steve all the way, was Sylvia Dady in 1-07:55, 148th. She is using events like these as training for the Norwich Half-Marathon that comes along soon.
This week's parkrun was attended by six Great Yarmouth Road Runners.
First home was Andrew Baker in 21:45 for fourth place. Stephen Leeves came home ninth in the pack in 22:27. Paul Westgate finished 17th in 23:21 and was followed by Steve Stringer, who will be racing the the East Coast 10k on Sunday, in 26:49. Peter Spandler came home in 28:27, 35th, beating new club member Linda Carter who finished in 41th in a time of 30:33.
John Bone and Lorrain Dawson ran the Marriots Way race last Sunday and in the final results John finished in 45:45 and was first over 60 while Lorrain ran 51:54 for first in her age group.
Matthew Sutton ran the Amsterdam Marathon on Sunday and finished in 3-14:52, placed 1,049th out of 7,878 finishers. He took 13:9 off his previous best time.
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A Game A Month #1: Update – Nearly finished!
Object pooling in a LibGDX game
As stated in the last blogpost, object pooling is very important to keep the overhead of the java garbage collector low. It allows us to respawn objects that are "dead" instead of creating new instances. The SpawnPool class can manage as much pools as you want. For example enemies, missiles, items, etc.
The Object Pooling of this game consists of three files: SpawnPool.java, SpawnObject.java and SpawnType.java.
It works as follows: Suppose we have this new class Obstacle.java, which we want to be spawned many times. At first we create an instance of the SpawnPool. In Gameplay.java, we add the following line somewhere above the constructor:
public static SpawnPool spawnPool = new SpawnPool();
We define it as static, as we want to access it from many other classes.
Then we create a new ArrayList which will be our pool for the obstacles.
ArrayList<SpawnObject> obstacles = new ArrayList<SpawnObject>();
We add this obstacle pool to the SpawnPool instance (in the Gameplay.java init() method):
spawnPool.add(obstacles, SpawnType.Obstacle);
SpawnPool holds all pools that have been added in a HashMap, where the Key is the given SpawnType (here: Obstacle)
The scond parameter at spawnPool.add(…) is also the class name which defines the type of this particular pool. The SpawnPool needs to know the class name of the object it has to spawn. This line of code says: Add this ArrayList obstacles which holds SpawnObjects of class Obstacle.
Furthermore, we need to take a look at the SpawnType enum. In SpawnType are listed all classes that need to be spawnable. So we have to add the Obstacle class here, too:
public enum SpawnType {..., ...., Obstacle}
Since our pool is an ArrayList of type SpawnObject, we have to implement the SpawnObject interface and following code into Obstacle.java to make the obstacles spawnable and killable:
public class Obstacle extends GameObject implements SpawnObject {
private boolean spawned;
public Obstacle(String arg) { //constructor
//SpawnPool.java needs this parameter of type String
//for creating an instance
public void init(int type, float posX, float posY) {
//set animation and more, according to type
//set position
public void setSpawned(boolean spawned) {
this.spawned = spawned;
public boolean isSpawned() {
return spawned;
public void kill(SpawnPool pool) {
public void update(float delta) {
//update position and animation
//handle own udpates:
The kill() method calls returnToPool() of SpawnPool.java, which marks this object as not spawned anymore. This is the way we despawn objects.
Now let's spawn an obstacle! All we need to do is call the spawnPool.getFromPool() method in Gameplay.java. If the pool of the given type (here: Obstacle) is empty, this method dynamically creates a new instance of the type and adds it to the according pool.
//get enemy from pool
Obstacle o = (Obstacle) spawnPool.getFromPool(SpawnType.Obstacle);
//initialize with given obstacle type and position
o.init(type, posX, posY);
Spawning Objects: getFromPool()
This is how the getFromPool() method works:
public SpawnObject getFromPool(SpawnType type) {
//Get pool of the given spawntype
ArrayList<SpawnObject> pool = pools.get(type);
if (pool == null) {
System.err.println("Pool of type " + type.name() +
" doesn't exist. Maybe forgot to create an" +
" ArrayList instance for that pool?");
return null;
//try to get a free object to spawn
SpawnObject found = null;
for (int i = 0; i<pool.size(); ++i) {
//find one that is not spawned yet
if (!pool.get(i).isSpawned()) {
found = pool.get(i);
// else continue for-loop to find another spawn
if (found != null) {
return found;
//No free spawn found, so create a new instance of
//that spawntype
System.out.println("Pool of " + type.name() +
" contains no unspawned object. " +
"Creating new Instance...");
SpawnObject spawn = createSpawnObject(type);
if (spawn == null) {
System.err.println("Instance of Spawn of type "
+ type.name() + " could not be created");
return null;
//Mark this instance as spawned
//And add it to the pool
return spawn;
private SpawnObject createSpawnObject(SpawnType type) {
System.out.println(" - creating instance of " +
"type.name(): " + type.name());
//Prepare classname
String className = nameOfPackage + type.name();
try {
Class<?> c = Class.forName(className);
//System.out.println(" - Class: " + c.getName());
Constructor<?> ctor = c.getConstructor(String.class);
//create new instance (there has to be at least
//one arg, otherwise it doesn't work...)
Object object = ctor.newInstance("");
SpawnObject created = (SpawnObject) object;
return created;
} catch(Exception e) {
System.err.println("Type name: " + type.name());
System.err.println("Class name: " + className);
return null;
Update and render
To update and render all spawned objects, we should call the update() and draw() methods of the spawns (at Gameplay.java):
update(float delta){
for (SpawnObject o: obstacles) {
if (o.isSpawned())
draw(SpriteBatch sb) {
for (SpawnObject o: obstacles) {
if (o.isSpawned())
Feel free to check out the whole SpawnPool class on Github.
Pooling objects this way has a helpful sideeffect: Since we have own Lists for every type of spawn objects, we can use them for managing collisions, too.
We can simply use the pools for checking collisions between
- enemies and missiles (of player)
- the player and enemies
- the player and obstacles
- the player and missiles (of enemies)
That's all!
In my opinion this is a very clean way for managing and respawning many different game objects. Maybe there are better ways to solve this, but it works! Give me your feedback and stay tuned for more!
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We can see the wheels turning in Justin Bieber's, 23, head. Whether it's his new fling with Luciana Chamone or his beef with The Weeknd, something has motivated the singer to get back into the recording studio. Taking to Instagram on April 12, the tattooed pop star shared a rather intimate pictures of himself standing behind a microphone with headphones on, playing the piano, and jotting down what appears to be song lyrics in his Purpose Tour sweatshirt. Rejoice Beliebers, you may be hearing new music VERY SOON!
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By the sort of chance that usually only happens in films, two members of the veteran Mozambican band Ghorwane are in the market that day. As Dzimba finishes his impromptu performance, they ask him to come in and record. He copies their number down and rings it later just to make sure he has it right.
Dzimba is just one example of the musical energy evident in Maputo, the capital of Mozambique, from Xikelene - a vast, sprawling world where cows' heads still dripping blood announce the presence of the meat stall - to the new club Coconuts, complete with its big-name performers, its mobile phone sponsorship and light show. As the country's leading novelist, Mia Couto, points out, many of the languages of southern Mozambique do not have a word for city, yet a whole genre of music, marrabenta, has emerged as the quintessential sound of this million-strong conurbation. Music also plays its part in the country's politics: the rappers Gpro Fam have incorporated excerpts from the speeches of the great anti-colonial fighter and the country's first president, Samora Machel, in their anti-corruption lyrics.
A third of Mozambique's 19 million people now live in cities, in a country that rapidly urbanised in the course of a long-running war sponsored by apartheid-era South Africa.
The biggest city, Maputo, began the 20th century as Lourenco Marques, an outpost of the Portuguese empire with a population of just 6,000, but swelled to 400,000 by the 1960s as a playground of bordellos and bars for South Africans.
To drive down Avenida da Marginal today is to take a journey through the recent political and economic history of Mozambique. There is the crumbling skeleton of the old Quatro Estacoes hotel, where the Portuguese clogged up the plumbing and lift shafts with cement when they left in 1975 as a farewell gesture.
There are the flimsy houses of the "reed cities", the slums where 80% of the population exist, most without running water or electricity, whose inhabitants, like Dzimba, make a precarious living from their wits. Nearly 80% of Mozambique's population live on less than £1 a day; it ranks as one of the poorest countries in the world and has one of the lowest life expectancy rates - just 41 years. But since the end of the civil war in 1992 and the advent of democratic elections, boom times have arrived - on paper at least - with annual economic growth rates of 9%. Now Maputo has million-dollar mansions springing up on the shore and gated communities that sit alongside the dirt streets where children hunt for food in bins.
To the international community, Mozambique is a desperately needed African success story. Thanks to three successfully run elections, the government's well-managed budgets and a drop in poverty levels (from 70% living on 50p a day to 55% in the past five years) it was an essential stopping-off point for Gordon Brown on his recent African trip. Britain has pumped in aid - it is now the fifth-biggest donor - and Mozambique has benefited from the international debt relief process set up in the late 90s: debt payments have dropped from £53m to £30m since 2002. It is now held up as a model of what aid, debt relief and good governance can achieve.
"Without a doubt, Mozambique is a success story," says Michael Baxter, the World Bank representative in Maputo. "A success both in terms of growth but also as a model for other countries as to how to get the best possible out of donor interest."
Some of the changes are obvious in Maputo, one of Africa's most vibrant and welcoming of cities. There are new buildings and internet cafes. Tourism is flourishing: Prince Harry is just one of many to have sampled the unspoiled beaches, the diving and the mighty tiger prawns. The streets, such as Vladimir Lenin Avenue, may still bear the names of communist leaders in a nod to the city's radical past, but flashy new cars zip along on their way to the air-conditioned Polana shopping centre or Mundo's sports bar, which has a sprinkler to keep its customers cool as they sip their Laurentina beers. When their owners park these cars, however, the contrast between the two Maputos becomes apparent as a crowd of anxious young men compete to "look after" the car or clean it in exchange for a few hundred meticals - just a few pence.
As well as being a novelist, Mia Couto is a biologist, ecology lecturer, newspaper commentator and occasional writer of lyrics for Ghorwane. He has watched the culture of Maputo change dramatically: "I am happy that we were able to create stability, democratic conditions, and that people can openly criticise the government and that there are a lot of different newspapers in Maputo, which is not so common everywhere in the world," he says.
"Building peace was not easy and we did it and that gave us reasons to be proud and I am proud. But I am not very proud of the other reasons that people are pointing at Mozambique and saying we are a good example of a market economy. I am really worried about these easy, quick-fix solutions for very complex problems. I don't think the future for the country is very visible at the moment. There is a conflict between two types of capitalist options: one is productive capitalism, the other speculative. Anything could happen."
It is not just the fact that there is still a huge amount of desperate poverty to tackle that prompts the unease quickly apparent in most conversations in Maputo; it is that there is a high price for playing the game by the rules set in the western capitals that adjudicate on debt and aid. For example, it was World Bank strictures on the deregulation of the cashew industry that led to 90% of the workforce in this major export industry losing their jobs in the early 90s. There are many complaints, too, about the vast subsidies paid to western farmers, many times more than that given in aid, which makes it hard for Mozambicans to compete. There are also some deeply corrosive side effects of Maputo's boom. The stark inequality evident on the capital's streets has pushed corruption and street crime to the top of the political agenda in the recent elections.
Mozambique, for all its energy and openness, is still desperately poor and embattled. Only the next few years will determine whether Maputo is indeed a beacon for Africa or a flickering candle.
"At all levels, there are people who are honest, people who are constructive, people who are working hard, but the state is being damaged by corruption," says Joe Hanlon, an expert on Mozambique at the Open University in Britain. "People look back to the time of Samora Machel as a time of integrity, a time when nobody took bribes." For this reason, much is invested in the recent election of Armando Guebuza, who, as a former minister of the interior, has a reputation as a hard man who could tackle corruption and red tape.
Maputo's mayor is Eneas Comiche, a charismatic war veteran with a Mandelaesque shirt and a reputation for integrity not shared by all of his political colleagues. He is responsible for a city where less than a third have access to water and only 40% to electricity. His budget to pay for the 3,000 workers on the city payroll is only £7m. "What remains for investment is very small," he says. He needs money for roads, for sewage, for rubbish disposal, for everything, and is anxious to tackle the recent growth in street crime and the petty corruption in public life.
"Crime has to do with poverty and our big aim is to reduce poverty," he says. "The challenge is to change the mentality and to have the involvement of citizens. The need to fight corruption is crucial."
Fernando Lima, of the independent weekly newspaper Savana, sees both pluses and minuses in the way Maputo has changed. "With all of these freedoms comes the freedom to steal, to cheat, so we enter into a vicious circle," he said over a whisky and a corn on the cob. "People came to the city during the war and there was a belief that once it was over they would go back, but no one goes back. If you can survive on selling six Cokes a day you will stay."
Jose Forjaz, the director of architecture and planning at Eduardo Mondlane University, believes that Mozambique's best hope lies in education. "The budget of the ministry of education is higher than the budget of the ministry of defence, which is a beautiful thing to be able to say, but less than 40% of children are in schools," he says. "Our only hope is the mind. It costs much less to develop than industry."
"What we need is a vision," says Erik Charas, the 30-something investments director of the Foundation for Community Development - an organisation set up by Graca Machel, the widow of Samora and now married to Nelson Mandela. "Fifty years ago, we had Julius Nyerere, Kwame Nkrumah and Nelson Mandela and they had a vision to free Africa from colonialism," he says. "People said then - 'They are youngsters. What do they know? Colonialism is a humungous beast you will never defeat.' It looks as though they had a clearer struggle than we have, but that is only because it seems clear looking back. Now we are taking over the torch.
"What we need now is a vision of Africa in the future."


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Band Secures Second at State
November 17, 2018
One, two, three, four, dit, dit, dit. Voices count in tandem as the performance starts and three months of tireless work comes to fruition.
After advancing to the State Marching Competition, the band took second place in San Antonio, Texas on Nov. 7, 2018.
"There was a lot of times where the whole band was doing things wonderfully and where things went by in slow motion," sophomore clarinet player Katy Atkins said. "You could really connect to the audience at that point, latch on to them and feel what they were feeling. After the performance when we were all trying to console each other and cheer each other up. Even if we had done perfectly, everyone would've felt like they didn't try their best. There were a lot of points where I felt like we were moving as a unit and it was amazing."
The day of state started with a five in the morning wake up call and an hour-long rehearsal before the band arrived at the Alamodome, where the state competition is held.
"I was feeling very nervous to be performing at the Alamodome," freshman clarinet player Zach Tait said. "As the day went on, I got more excited about being there and in the end, I was really happy to get it over with."
Members of the band can be known to harshly judge and critique their own performances, particularly after the first run of the day.
"The atmosphere [after the preliminary performance] was really thick, a knife couldn't cut through it." Atkins said. "You could feel the fear and the disappointment after results. It was really cold, walking in. Not necessarily the temperature, but everyone was very cold to each other because they were analyzing everything they had done and how that had affected the show."
Despite their initial feelings, the band progressed to finals and earned the chance to perform again.
"For prelims, I wasn't too nervous," senior band student Claire Burkett said. "But with finals, it's the last straw. This is the last thing you have to give to the audience, the judges, everybody who is watching and to work as a team for that last push. It's crucial."
An intense amount of pressure is on the students as months of work is riding on eight short minutes.
"The last time I was here I felt like there was a big emphasis on getting first place," Burkett said. "We had to get first, there was no other option so I felt a lot worse about it afterward. But this time around I was a lot more confident, I knew what to expect. Placement didn't matter as much because I had enjoyed this year so much more than any other and I think it shows in our performance the hard work that has been put in over the past few months."
In the end, the band placed second overall, bringing home the silver medal for the second year in a row.
"I'm going to hang this [medal] up with pride and a picture with it and I'm going to remember every single face," Director of Bands Jason Bird said. "When they announced fourth place and we knew we had medalled, everyone had a smile on there face. They could have said third place and we would have been happy. I remember when they announced sixth place at area [marching competition], we went wild. I saw kids and even parents crying. It's also cool knowing the placement and coming down because directors find out just before they are announced and we get to come down and watch and see you guys [the band] react. That's a real rewarding experience for me."
Emotions were high after results were announced, even the directors felt the moment.
"I'll never forget the looks on faces and putting medals on students and watching everyone leave with their medal on," Bird said. "I wanted to give them to [the students] right then and there because that was an exciting moment. So next thing you know, there's a line down the 25-yard line of everyone getting their medals. Seeing some students who had struggled throughout the year and these students who worked really really hard to get better and better and better so seeing them come up and giving them a medal was the most rewarding thing, knowing they had worked so hard."
The band put an incredible amount of work into their show and have made countless memories through the season.
"Your opinions of the show don't matter," Bird said. "Your pride and appreciation of the show matter. I can't wait to see what happens next year."
Trinity Flaten is the Director of Print and Podcast for The Talon News. Trinity also competes in UIL Journalism events and is a state qualifier in editorial...
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