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Both a portrait of transsexual angst and an empowering road trip adventure, Transamerica is To Wong Foo but with a pre-op transsexual protagonist and a strained parent-child dynamic. Hormone pill-popping Bree (Felicity Huffman) is one week from the male-to-female sexual reassignment surgery that will finally make her a woman when she discovers that she's the father (thanks to a sole heterosexual encounter in college) of a juvenile delinquent named Toby (Kevin Zegers) currently locked up in Manhattan for drug possession and street hustling. At the urging of her therapist, Margaret (Elizabeth Peña), Bree visits her sullen teen offspring, but though she eventually convinces him to drive back to the West Coast with her—where he dreams of acting in gay porn—she refuses to divulge who she truly is. Thus writer-director Duncan Tucker's proficiently shot film becomes an ungainly two-headed beast, focusing on the particulars of Bree's physical/emotional condition and lifestyle while simultaneously charting her laughs-and-tears relationship with closed-off Toby, a kid who, like Bree, has deep-rooted identity issues thanks to an unsupportive, abusive upbringing. Such a hybrid structure nicely mirrors Bree's own dual gender make-up even as it leads to a lurching, inharmonious tone (not unlike Bree's baritone-to-falsetto vocal range) and a narrative glibness, simplifying Bree's torturous internal and external conflicts to the realm of broad comedy and her relationship with Toby to a TV movie-esque button-pushing device. Transamerica largely generates tension from Bree's efforts to conceal her penis from whorish Toby, yet this overriding focus on Bree's cross-country game of hide-the-salami is indicative of the film's avoidance of complex issues, boiling Bree and Toby's personal and social problems down to traumatic mommy and daddy issues easily overcome through a little TLC. Made to look manly underneath a layer of garish make-up and florid outfits and accoutrements, a convincingly distraught Huffman largely refuses to succumb to the film's facileness even as Tucker's writing mines her character's caught-between-two-sexes circumstance for tepid laughs (Bree's intolerant mom blames synagogue visits for her child's repulsive surgical desires), all-too-convenient romance (between Bree and Graham Greene's Native American), and cheap pathos (such as a little girl asking Bree, "Are you a boy or a girl?"). Transamerica's final, reconciliatory note of non-judgmental acceptance, however, can't counteract the preceding, ungainly imperfectness of its reductive melodrama.
Image has its fair share of dirt and specks, and while there seems to be an inconsistency in tone between interior and exterior scenes, the presentation is still very handsome, free of edge enhancement and boasting Barbie-doll color reproduction and solid blacks. Felicity's baritone is the star of the soundtrack, which is expansive and rich enough.
Ducan Tucker's commentary is 75% Standard Dissection, 25% Funny Anecdotes-he's good for a first-timer but sounds a little stiff like Felicity's Bree. Better are the director's conversations with Huffman (running just short of 20 minutes) and Kevin Zegers (10 minutes), who got no critical attention for his own physical and emotional transformation. Rounding out the disc is Dolly Parton's "Travelin' Through" video, in addition to behind-the-scenes footage from the making of the video, a blooper reel, and a theatrical trailer for the film and other Genius Products titles.
The pretty-ugly-pretty-ugly-pretty-ugly holographic slipcase cover is a laugh riot-it doesn't evoke gender dysphoria, only a questionable marketing campaign.


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I am currently 5wks and 1day pregnant. I had a miscarriage in August 2016 and exercised during most of that time. My doctor assured me that nothing I did caused the miscarriage (it was my first pregnancy so apparently it's very common). However, for some reason, I have so much anxiety around this pregnancy and praying everything goes well. As a result, I'm so scared to do anything that might in any way be a problem, including exercise
I had a miscarriage with our first baby as well, and I am really big on working out/ weight lifting and have also been in dance all my life so I continued to workout as well with my first. So when we got pregnant again I was super worried/scared as well and wanted to make sure I didn't risk loosing baby at all and didn't workout for a few weeks straight. However I felt super crapy from not being active that I talked to my doctor about it and he said I would be just fine and that if it was a healthy pregnancy it wouldn't affect baby. I don't workout as hard as I used to before baby but I am now 28 weeks with a healthy baby girl and still do routine exercises each week just start out slow don't over work yourself!! Yoga is always a great pregnancy workout option too it will ease your stress and is good for baby! Good luck mama!
I miscarried the first time too!! My dr said it's just extremely common most people don't even know! But nothing I did would have changed that. I am now almost 19 weeks with a healthy baby and still do crossfit! My dr encourages it! Obviously certain things I'm not aloud to do! It will make you feel better about yourself!

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Best stocks to invest in 2018 - Stocks and brokers review
Prospects of stocks in 2018
There are many good stocks to buy for 2018 and beyond, ideally investors should focus on companies that make microchips, ASIC chips, specialized computer equipment, and cryptocurrency application related hardware. There's also artificial intelligence which is set to rise in the coming years. With that being said, there are few non high tech companies which improve their operation and profitability through new technology… In any case, investors wishing to extend their research beyond these companies mentioned here, should always take into account technological trends, how technology will disrupt certain industries etc. And not to merely rely on balance sheet analysis. Analysts often miss the shifts in technology, and focus too much on Price /Earnings ratios and the like. But good wise investors do research both ways.
- Applied Materials
Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT) is a leading microchip manufacturer with a focus on chips that go into automobiles, appliances and all kinds of things. As artificial intelligence becomes more and more mainstream there will be a great demand for these chips, and this company has invested heavily in this sector. Moreover, this company has strong R&D in the materials used in flat panel screens, solar panels and other applications, so it's a key player in the field of innovative electronics.
- Cubic
Cubic (NYSE:CUB) is involved in both military applications and public transport, it's an innovative, well managed company which has been rated as a strong buy recently, by top analysts. Their technological edge lies in their electronic products and the proprietary technology they use in those products. It's an edge that competitors cannot copy overnight.
- McDonald's
McDonald's (NYSE:MCD) is a proven company and is expected to show more than 9% increased annual earnings over the coming years. This is a proven longer term investment which all retirement investors have in their portfolios. McDonalds will never go out of business because it's a serious, dedicated company, with a strong focus on cutting costs and predicting consumer behavior.
- Microsoft
Microsoft (NYSE:MSFT) will continue to focus on the smart phone market and plans to also get involved in cryptocurrency applications. This company is proven to be solid and profitable, and is expected to be a good buy throughout 2018. Especially when buying during declines, because it always comes back up. Apart from the economics and the balance sheet, there's the technological trend. And Microsoft is expected to be an early and clever adaptor of cryptocurrency and blockchain technology. We are likely to see strong compatibility and free tools related to blockchain applications, in all future Microsoft products. I have zero doubt about this!
Best Stock Brokers in 2018
These are some of the best stock brokers for traders and investors in the stock market. In general, all wise traders and investors want to use brokers that offer very good customer support, liquidity and trading efficiency. I also think that trading tools can be useful. There are brokers out there that offer ultra low trading commission, but lack liquidity and efficiency, thereby costing you more on filling price, on every trade. I do believe that the following brokers offer the best possible liquidity, efficiency and speed, at reasonable costs. These brokers have been rated as being very good, by actual traders and investors based on these criteria.
Fidelity was originally established in the mid 1940s, and today it has millions of satisfied clients. Their platform is top notch, offering analytical information on every market. These markets include stocks, mutual funds, options and ETFs. There's no minimum deposit amount, and trade commission is just under $5. Fidelity does live up to its name, and deliver a very good brokerage service for the demanding trader and investor, where analytical investing matters. Clients of Fidelity do option trading, stock investing with option hedging, dividend strategies and much more, all in one platform.
TD AmeriTrade
TD AmeriTrade is one of the top brokers, and close competitor of all top brokers. It offers advanced trading platform, analytical tools, and all the good markets, stocks ETFs, mutual funds and options. Trade commission is slightly higher than the other brokers, and just under $7, which some traders may find unattractive, but the broker offers top notch liquidity for that fee. Their platform offers many tools too, but the really unique part are their research papers and market insights, they are the best of the best. They only produce research papers on stocks and funds where they believe it's worth doing the research and it's worth for clients to consider investing. So, effectively traders and investors can save a lot of time on their own research simply by following these research papers and market insights.
Charles Schwab
Charles Schwab is a proven broker since its full debut in the 1970s, with a long good reputation in history. There is a minimum deposit requirement of $1000, trade commission for all markets except mutual funds, is just under $5, and it's a broker you can fully trust. It offers 3 different platforms, it offers stocks, ETFs, mutual funds and options. It offers analytical tools, but also highly insightful articles and market information, ideal for medium term investing. These market insights alone make it worth using this broker, at least for month to month investing.
Ally Invest
Ally Invest is a great broker offering some specialized services. It offers everything the other brokers offer, for trading stocks, mutual funds, options and ETFs, but their trade commission on mutual funds is much lower (ideal for frequent mutual fund trades). Stock trade commission is similar to other brokers, at just under $5. They have very strong and responsive customer support, extensive educational resources, which make it easy for beginner investors. Their platform is also advanced but also easy to use for most purposes. Finally, their research papers are very competitive, and according to clients' rating they are the best in the industry. So even though this broker is more suitable for beginners, their market research resources help traders and investors make sophisticated and calculated trades. Because today everyone want to use options and stocks together, in one strategy.


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In 1952, my Grade 10 civics teacher asked us what we hoped to become as adults. One of the most popular boys answered, "I hope to go into politics." We were delighted because we knew he wanted to make the world and Canada better, and we admired him for it.
Things have changed in half a century. In 1992, my daughter Severn, then 12, created a minor sensation with a speech at the Rio de Janeiro Earth Summit, upbraiding delegates for not protecting the future for children. "You grown-ups say you love us, but please, make your actions reflect your words," she said.
Back in Canada, CBC Radio host Vicki Gabereau interviewed her. "So Severn, when are you running for politics?" she asked. My daughter's answer stunned me: "Oh, is that an insult?" To her generation, running for office was not admired or inspiring. Her response made me realize I was constantly decrying politicians who made grand statements but failed to follow through. To a child, my complaints indicated that politicians are hypocrites.
Democracy is far from perfect but it's better than the alternatives. We must strive to improve. Women were once thought to be incapable of making decisions and were denied the vote. Asian-Canadians and African-Canadians, even those like my parents who were born and raised here, couldn't vote until 1948. The original peoples of this land didn't gain the franchise until 1960! Homosexuality was a crime in Canada until 1969. Change can happen in our political and judicial systems, but we have to work for it.
When far fewer than half of us fail to vote in federal, provincial and municipal elections, democracy flies out the window. It should be our civic duty to participate in the democratic process, as it is in Australia where people are required to vote.
We elect people to act in our interests and reward them with perks: gratitude and respect, good incomes and trappings like an office, support staff, cars, drivers and planes. Our tax dollars make politicians possible. I don't begrudge that. They're there to serve us and we want them to do the best job.
I often wonder what's gone wrong, although I understand why people become jaded about politics and politicians. I've met and encouraged many energetic and enthusiastic political neophytes, only to see their sense of idealism, responsibility and duty transform to a sense of self-importance that leads to entitlement. Not always, thank goodness, but frequent enough, especially when a person is promoted to cabinet.
Often it seems politicians prioritize corporate interests over those of the citizens who elected them. As prime minister, Stephen Harper avoided discussing climate change, even though Canada is more vulnerable than most industrialized nations. He pulled us out of the Kyoto Protocol, arguing that reducing greenhouse gas emissions would "destroy the economy." This flew in the face of evidence from countries like Sweden and Denmark that reduced emissions while their economies grew. Elevating the economy above the atmosphere that keeps us alive and gives us weather and climate is a stunning case of wilful blindness that will reverberate through the lives of our children and grandchildren.
Many of us thought things would turn around after Justin Trudeau was elected. He put climate change back on Parliament's agenda, and we rejoiced at Canada's strong position in Paris shortly after. Two years later, we have to ask "What happened?" To meet the Paris target, science shows we have to leave most known fossil fuel deposits in the ground. That means no more exploration for new sources, a halt to fossil fuel industry subsidies, no new pipelines, and winding down fracking and deep-sea extraction.
We must also subsidize renewable energy expansion and seek methods to store energy, reforest large tracts of land and outlaw disposable products.
Each of us has a responsibility to change the way we live to minimize our carbon footprint, but we need the folks we elect to step up and restore our confidence. The window of opportunity to avoid climate chaos is narrow. We have to use our civic responsibility and tell elected representatives that Canada must honour its commitments. The Paris Agreement is one of the most important we've ever made.
David Suzuki is a scientist, broadcaster, author and co-founder of the David Suzuki Foundation.
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Sunday, 18 October 2015 07:38 AM
Tracy Morgan returned to a familiar stage, hosting "Saturday Night Live" in his first appearance on the show since a vehicle crash that left him in a coma.
"I was in a terrible car accident more than a year ago. It was awful, but it also showed me how much love and support I have in this world," the comic said in his opening monologue.
"People are wondering, 'Can he speak? Does he have 100 percent mental capacity?'" he asked. "The truth is, I never did. I might even be a few points higher."
In one sketch, he was joined by "30 Rock" co-stars Tina Fey, Alec Baldwin, Jane Krakowski and Jack McBrayer. Fey broke character to inject a serious note: "We're so happy you're OK. We're even happier you're ready to make people laugh again."
Morgan also brought back a couple of his familiar characters — Astronaut Jones (stranded on Mars, a la Matt Damon in "The Martian") and animal expert Brian Fellow (joined by a real camel, who mostly cooperated).
Morgan suffered severe head trauma in June 2014 when a truck on the New Jersey Turnpike slammed into the back of the limo van he was riding in. Comedian James "Jimmy Mack" McNair, a mentor of Morgan's, was killed in the crash. Morgan was in a coma for two weeks. Three other passengers suffered serious injuries.
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Robert Preston Hargrove, 62, of Black Oak, passed away Tuesday, July 9, 2013. He was born May 11, 1951, in Jonesboro to the late Floyd and Velma Hargrove and lived in this area all of his life. He was a 1969 graduate of Monette High School. He was a truck driver and a member of the Black Oak Baptist Church...
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Onto The Coratia
Having found the derelict survey ship Coratia, the crew of the Alex Murphy took a shuttle to investigate. On approach, Kovak noted that the derelict ship was not going to be moving on its own power any time soon. Grrr recognized that the "chewed" part was actually claw marks, as if made by an enormous dog.
Donning space suits, the crew explored the Coratia. The sensors indicated that there was sufficient atmosphere inside, but no heat. Alex downloaded the ship schematics into the heads up displays in the away team's helmets.
Grendel attempted to access the ship's computer. It was slow to respond, but eventually he learned that the were nineteen people locked in the mess hall. He realized that the source of the computer lag was someone there using the CPU cycles.
Making Contact
Grendel activated two-way communication. Bletherin contacted the people in the mess hall. The person who responded was reticent to accept help, stating that they believed that the Alex Murphy would be attacked when it tried to leave the system.
Alex's probe knocked on the door, but the inhabitants would not open it in order to retain the heat. They asked the crew to bring the spare space suits. Alex sent the other shuttles over with crewmen to assist with removing the crew and the deceased.
When the Murphy crew arrived with the environment suits, the occupants opened the mess hall door. There were fifteen dead crewmen out of the original thirty-eight.
The Ship's Logs
Alex downloaded the entire ship's log so Kovak could study it. She discovered that the captain and the pilot were killed. She believed they were killed by feedback. The sensors provided information about the planets in the system, as well as an abandoned space station.
The sensors indicated that the ship had fallen out of hyperspace immediately after jumping. The emergency kick-out was triggered by the pilot. Kovak realized that if something had attacked the Coratia in hyperspace, it would have been too big to be pulled out with the ship.
The captain's log was abuzz about the space station. He had requested an archaeological mission to investigate it.
Using the log data, Alex made a 3-D model of what attacked the Coratia. The image was speculative, but the model resembled something 2-3 times larger that the Coratia that was composed a central disk and claws that traveled along it. The entity was clearly focused on the rear section of the ship.
The State of the Ship
Grendel examined the ship's systems with the help of two of the Coratia's engineers. The rest of the crew was evacuated to the Alex Murphy.
The hyperspace drive was irreplaceable, but the normal engines were operational would be able to provide light and heat. The Coratia was too big for the Alex Murphy to tow. A hyperspace tug would be required.
After a few hours, Grendel and the engineers had restored the Coratia's engines and moved it to a stable orbit around the Earth-like planet.
The Space Station and the Planet
The derelict space station was of the same style as they found on Elcron's World. The planet it was orbiting was Earth-sized, but too cold even for Grendel.
The probe that had been sent to an anomalous planet revealed that it had been seriously slagged and was composed of a high percentage of metal that caused the strange readings. The former inhabitants had clearly been preparing to harvest the ore of the metal planet.
The presence of the hyperspace entity could potentially explain lost ships over the centuries, which were lost without a trace. The Coratia was an exception because it had a hyperspace capable shuttle.
Returning to Known Space
Bletherin and the Alex Murphy would jump out from one end of the system. Kovak and Grendel would take the hyperspace shuttle and jump out from the other end. The hope was that each would be able to observe the other and record what happens if the other was attacked.
The intent was to jump back to the neighboring system. If both survived, they would take the shortest route back to civilization.
Hyperspace Entity
The shuttle jumped out as well, and Kovak's sense that she was being watched increased. She saw a silhouetted shape in the darkness that was crab or spider-like, but it was completely ignoring the shuttle.
Kovak investigated and gathered data about the the anomaly. Grendel examined it with the sensors. The thing appeared to be an organic ship. It appeared to have drive spines. The thing was not moving very fast. Perhaps it was asleep.
Kovak pulled the shuttle away from the entity and performed the calculations to jump to the rendezvous coordinates.
Company at the Rendezvous
The Alex Murphy jumped out. Everything seemed normal, but there was a G'frar ship there. It appeared to be flying in a close orbit around the sun. A sensor sweep indicated that there was a solar storm brewing that they might be studying. The G'frar did not initiate communications.
The shuttle appeared half an hour later. Kovak reported that they had seen the creature, and contacted Grrr to schedule a bar crawl. The shuttle docked and Kovak uploaded the sensor logs to Alex.
After both pilots had rested and the crew of the Alex Murphy had studied the solar storm, Kovak jumped the Alex Murphy back to a system of seven planets.
The sun was a white giant, and the sixth planet was attractive, which advanced life and some kind of ruins, though its moon was going to crash into it in 30-40 years. The seventh planet would be terraformable in a few years, but was not hospitable at the moment.
The Ruins
The ruins on the sixth planet were not clearly visible from orbit as they were overgrown with plant life. It appeared to be some kind of ancient city. The survey crew had done a preliminary scan.
The away team proceeded to the site with one of the archaeologists from the survey ship. The ruins were located on a large, deep lake in a temperate forest zone. It took some time to find a landing site.
The atmosphere was breathable, a little hot for Grendel and very cold to Bletherin. There was a light drizzle, but most was captured by the ancient trees that overgrew the ruins. The structures were partially toppled, but the masonry was precise, with minimal gaps between the stones. The surfaces were smooth, and appeared to bipedal in origin, or perhaps hexapedal.
Grrr noted a large number of small monkey-ish, squirrel-ish creatures in the canopy. There were also small white flowers with red berries, scattered about, as well as thorny and brambling plants, suggesting the presence of herbivores. The Antar biologist who accompanied the away team informed them that the berries were both harmless and tasty.
The ruins were in a grid of streets. The structures had no basements, probably on account of the proximity of the lake and threat of flooding.
Kovak noticed a small shiny thing and picked it up. It appeared to be a gold coin with writing on it. She showed it to one of the survey people, who took a full 3-D image of it.
After surveying the site for few hours, the crew returned to the shuttle. A squirrel-monkey followed Grrr onto the ship and he captured it and put it into a quarantine field.
Return to Iliari
The Alex Murphy jumped back to the base at Iliari and off-loaded the Coratia crew for evaluation and therapy. Kovak was cleared for duty after a Board of Inquiry ruled that she could not have seen what she said that she saw.
Hyperspace Contact
On the next jump, the sensation that something was watching returned to Kovak. Then the ship shook as if it got to close to something's wake.
When they jumped out of Hyperspace at Elcorn's World, there was some minor damage to some of the drive spines on the outside of the ship.
There was a science ship in the system preparing to jump. It was orbiting the abandoned space station. Grendel passed on the report of the other abandoned space station with the other ship. The scientists were appreciative.
The ship entered the orbit of the planet and made repairs. Grendel recorded the damage and saved two of the damaged spines as evidence of the contact. Kovak warned the other pilots to be wary of the hyperspace anomaly.
In the Sealed Room
The scientists on the space station found broken furniture on the sealed room. It provided more insights into the beings that had built the station. They still had no response from the Artificial Intelligence.
Alex was able to communicate with her. She was depressed because its meat people were gone, and the new meat people only wanted to ask her questions. Alex told her that other friendly AIs would be making contact in the future. He asked her was she was called. She replied, Aleria
Aleria provided detailed maps of the area around the Garlan homeworld and further coreward, but the label were outdated. She would not give the information to anyone else. He gave her chess and they played a few million games. Most ended up in stalemate.
Grrr and Kovak went to the archaeologist bar. A muscular Harth challenged Grrr to an arm wrestling contest. Grrr beat him handily and challenged all comers. Grrr broke even on the day, but accused a burly technician of cheating. His fists approached Grrr, but were not threatening. Grrr knocked him down and he broke his chair.
Message for Alex
Alex received an urgent dispatch to leave all passengers at Elcron's World and depart immediately for the Latray system. The message distracted Grrr, who crashed into his chair. It also collapsed and Grrr finished off his opponent and left in disgust.


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Custom Online Gaming League
Budget $100-500 USD
I require a Gaming League Script to be constructed in PHP. Below are just some of the specifications. Overview The website is a site that runs a league which will also be able to run additional leagues. Administrators of the website will be able to control all aspects of the site inclding editing, news members, clans and more. Players Guests (non registered) will be able to view the site with limited abilities. When registering the usual email verification and password, plus personal details must be inputed. Once registed player will recieve there own unique ID number. Players are only allowed to join a team if they are invited and added into one by the team leader. Teams (Clans) A player can create his or her own team, but is done by a site admin who has the abilities to create clans. Once created the clan leader will be able to add players to his clan (player must confirm the invite to be added to the clan roster), can add clan news, add clan logo and more. The League There will be multipule access levels within the league ranging from Banned, guest, Player, Clan admin, Clan Lead & various levels of site admins.A site admin will 'start' new Cycle. Nearly all sections of the site will be able to be edited access level will determin who can edit what. A new league will be able to be created incase a new game is supported, this must be able to be done in the same manner as installing a forum like IPB. Battles / Scoring A Person from the winning team must report the battle inputting the correct info, once this is done they will be given a battle number which will need to be passed onto a member of the loosing team where they can then log into their account and confirm the battle with the battle number they recieved. There are lots more pages and features that will need to be included some are as follows:
## Deliverables
Main Account Control Battle Control Message Centre Team Standings Player Standings Cycle Champions View Teams View Members Hall of Fame Battle Database News Archive Poll Results Rules Contacts Support Tickets The site i require built is alot like [url removed, login to view] The site will need to be able to be intergrated with the forum (which will be IPB) i.e Once you sign up on the site, it will auto create your forum details. Administrative Functions Admins need to have a complete control and editing ability of the site through a good admin control panel. Functions must include: Add Player Edit players details Add Clan Edit Clan Edit match details Add news Add poll Amend Poll (but not fix them) Ban/Blacklist players by username, IP Address, user ID, email address. Search function for username, IP Address, user ID, email address. Ban/Remove clan Create New Cycle Create New League (this must have a config section to edit all league details) Differing user levels for senior/junior admins, senior admins can select which functions other admins have. Add clan achievements, league winners etc, which shows on the clan profile. Clan & Player Profiles. Paid & Unpaid Sections / Abilities I have more information on what is required, which will be explained in a meeting with the coder. If there is any important info which i have not mention please let me know. payment can be done in 1 of 2 ways. Milestone payments. (After each milestone has been reached, payment for that section of work) Or Project completed, tested & de-bugged as needed, then payment.
## Platform
PHP, MySQL


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- by Sandy Lane
- in Science
- — Oct 19, 2017
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You can copy your games to an external disk, ready to load onto your Xbox One X. The update provides an easy way for gamers to transfer games to the Xbox One X either via an external drive or via your home network.
Just like the Xbox 360 titles, gamers will be able to insert their physical discs in order to download digital versions of the original Xbox One games.
You can also change your console language to select right-to-left languages - Arabic & Hebrew - in the Xbox Settings menu.
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Latitude: 51.4189 / 51°25'7"N
Longitude: -1.7389 / 1°44'19"W
OS Eastings: 418253
OS Northings: 168903
OS Grid: SU182689
Mapcode National: GBR 4X1.Z2H
Mapcode Global: VHB46.TL2N
Entry Name: Barton Farm House
Listing Date: 21 October 1974
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1034266
English Heritage Legacy ID: 310268
Location: Marlborough, Wiltshire, SN8
County: Wiltshire
Civil Parish: Marlborough
Built-Up Area: Marlborough
Traditional County: Wiltshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Wiltshire
(North Side)
Barton Farm House
Mid Cl9, incorporating parts of Cl8 house. Red brick. Hipped slate roof, with
overhanging eaves on cut brackets. Tall brick chimneys with cornicing. 2 storeys.
5 ranges of sashes. Door with 2 glazed and 2 fielded panels, and oblong fanlight,
in delicate wrought iron porch formerly with tent roof.
East wing early Cl8. Red brick. Pitched tile roof. Tall brick stack, 1 storey
and attic. South elevation rendered with shaped parapet and 2 flush- framed
cased sashes. 3 casements and 1 attic dormer on east elevation. West elevation
has 2 boarded up windows and 1 casement with lead glazing bars.
All the listed buildings at Barton farm form a group.
Listing NGR: SU1825368903
This text is from the original listing, and may not necessarily reflect the current setting of the building.
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Welcome to June – another packed issue. Jason Q will be editing the July edition, so please send in your stuff to help him fill the pages. The Burley Line email address will get it to him. Great seeing some of our newer members contributing – in this issue a report on some local fishing from Claude. Keep up the good work folks.
Peter and I had a very enjoyable time honchoing the group up for "Monaro Streams". Quite mixed results as you'll see in the report. Peter and I are still wondering what we've been doing wrong! A lot of the attendees have provided me with photos and words – really appreciated.
Along with this, we've got a number of contributions such as a gear review by Jason M and a revealing snippet from Jason Q plus of course lots of photos of great fish – who says 'grip and grin' is out of fashion!


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QPR boss Ian Holloway expressed his pride following our 1-1 Sky Bet Championship draw at Sunderland – also admitting that his team were 'bitterly disappointed' not to come away from the Stadium of Light with all three points.
Idrissa Sylla's 37th-minute header put Rangers in the driving seat in the North East.
The R's were also dominant at the start of the second period but, after not taking a host of chances to extend their lead, Holloway's charges were ultimately punished.
Aiden McGeady's 61st-minute strike for Sunderland meant that honours ended even.
"We're bitterly disappointed," Holloway told www.qpr.co.uk. "We got ourselves in front and felt we could get the next goal, which we needed.
"If you analyse the game and the amount of chances we've created as the away team, we're disappointed [not to win].
"It's a difficult place to come, but we aren't getting what we deserve on the road.
"It's a great strike [for Sunderland's goal], but we're disappointed we didn't put a foot in or a block to stop it.
"The lads have looked a good side today and it was a decent away performance. We feel we should have got more out of it."
Rangers were dealt a blow before the game, following the news that defender Jack Robinson is set for a spell on the sidelines with a broken hand – picked up during training.
Holloway said that Robinson could be out for up to four weeks, and also commented: "We've had injury after injury at the back, and lost Jack this week. He's been absolutely fantastic for us.
"But I thought we handled it really well today. Jake Bidwell played at left centre-half when he's really a left-back. But you wouldn't have known that. Joel Lynch and Alex Baptiste also did well back there.
"So I'm very proud of my team. Yes, we wanted some more points, but never mind. Let's go again.
"If we keep doing the right things, we'll be tough to beat and pick up more points."


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