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Happy Monday, everyone. I have some winners to announce.
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Congratulations, Eden. Please email me at suzannelazear (@) hotmail to claim your prize.
Next up we have the ebook from Reginia Riley.
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Sangu, congratulations! Please email me at suzannelazear (@) hotmail.com
If you won a tiara, I hit a few snags and I hope to send them out towards the end of this week or the beginning of next. I apologize for that. You can still enter to win a book from Kate Milford or an amazing gift basket (with brass goggles) from O.M. Grey.
Tuesday, April 27th Emilie P. Bush comes to visit. The creators of the Girl Genius Comic stop by on Thursday, April 29th. Diana Vick from SteamCon visits on friday, April 30th. Lolita Elizabeth and Lolita Marie-Claude will also be giving us updates from the Romantic Times Convention.
The Making of Steampunkapalooza
People have asked me how I came up with "Steampunkapalooza." I joke that Steampunkapalooza is what happens when an event planner is out of work. Basically, it started out with a simple idea and then took on a life of its own.
When I decided that it would be fun to celebrate "Steamed's" first birthday as a thank-you to our readers, a month-long blog party was far from what I had in mind. My original idea was that since we had regular bloggers Mon-Wed-Fri that I'd find guests once a week for the month of April as something different. Or, if I got really lucky, twice a week. I never imagined we'd have a different guest nearly every day for an entire month.
I made a list of a few of my favorite Steampunk authors and businesses that I thought might come on and sent out a couple of emails. My first response was a polite "no." But the second response was a "yes" and had me doing the happy dance. I opened slots up to all the other lolitas and kept making lists of people I thought might be willing to be a part of our party. But I just couldn't keep up, so I asked Lolita Elizabeth and Lolita Marie-Claude for help in getting guests. They started reaching out to their own contacts and boom, we were suddenly out of Tuesdays and Thursdays. It seemed like the more guests we booked the easier it was to get others. A few people even contacted *me* asking to be part of our event.
We added weekends and started booking guests on "our" days. I even worked up the courage to email some of my "dream" guests and was even more surprised when some of them actually agreed to come on. I also got a little paranoid wondering if we left anyone out and that I'd hurt someone's feelings. (If I did, I'm sorry, we'd still love to have you on. Email me.)
I'm not quite sure when exactly I coined the term "Steampunkapalooza," but it fit, since between our guests and the amazing giveaways we were getting it was far cry from "just" a birthday party. As me and the other lolitas joked, somewhere along the way we'd become "the real deal."
April 1st rolled around and then the party officially started as we kicked off. We got more guests, more blog hits then we'd ever had, lots of new visitors, gave away super cool prizes, and had a ton of fun. I'll be a little sad to see it all come to an end on April 30th.
Don't get me wrong, it's been a lot of work, too. I spend hours every day formatting posts, moderating, emailing back and forth with guests and the other lolitas, and promoting our posts. But it's also been a fun and incredible experience. I learned a lot along the way about follow up, coordinating, publicity, and how awesome and generous people were. I'm still amazed at our incredible line-up. Really, it belongs on a t-shirt (anyone one to take a crack at designing a concert-style "Steampunkapalooza" shirt with all our guests?) My only wish is that I would have been eligible to win some of our amazing prizes, lol.
Truly, I am amazed and blessed not just by all those who participated, but by all of you, who visited every day, promoted our posts, entered our contests, and just stopped by to say hello. Thank you so much, each and every one of you. I'd also like to put a special "thank you" shout out to all our super guests and to the rest of the lolitas, especially Lolita Elizabeth and Lolita Marie-Claude. There would be no Steampunkapalooza without you.
As much fun as we've had getting to know all our great guests, ultimately we did this for you, our fans, as a "thank you" for being with us this past year. I hope all of you, both our longtime followers and those new to the blog, had a great time and will continue to visit us even after Steampunkapalooza comes to an end. Lolita Elizabeth, Lolita Marie-Claude, and I will be back to our regular blogging days, with the other lolitas chiming in, as usual. We'll be introducing two new lolitas. We'll also be introducing "guest Thursdays" where we hope to bring you a visiting Lolita or special guest each week.
We're looking for guests right now, if you have a suggestion, or are interested in visiting us on a guest Thursday, please contact me at suzannelazear (@) hotmail with either "Steamed! Guest request" or "Steamed! Guest suggestion" in the title. Guests should either be Steampunk writers/musicians/artists/craftpersons/etc or be willing to do a Steampunk-themed post (those who might not be a Steampunk writer/artist/etc but love Steampunk). If in doubt, email me anyway, maybe we can work something out. Giveaways are always welcome but not required.
Thanks again for helping to make Steampunkapalooza 2010 a smashing success. Will there be a Steampunkapalooza 2011? You bet there will.


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Apple becomes Promoter Member of Bluetooth Special Interest Group, gaining more influence over the technology
Earlier in the year, the Bluetooth SIG appointed an Apple employee as secretary of the board. The two institutions are developing their relationship further today with the announcement that Apple is now a Promoter Member of the Bluetooth Special Interest Group. This is the highest level with the organization and gives Apple voting rights.
Promoter members get voting rights on Bluetooth corporate matters and a guaranteed seat on the board of directors. Current promoter members Ericsson, Intel, Lenovo, Microsoft, Nokia and Toshiba 'unanimously welcomed' Apple to the position.
This means that Apple will now have significant influence over the technological roadmap for Bluetooth in cooperation with these other companies.
In a statement, Bluetooth SIG chairman said that Apple has been an influential part of the Bluetooth ecosystem for a long time.
"Apple has long been a key participant in the Bluetooth ecosystem," said Toby Nixon, chairman of the Bluetooth SIG Board of Directors. "Since 2011, the company has provided guidance and knowledge to the Bluetooth SIG through its participation as an Associate Board Member. We're excited to welcome Apple to its new role in the organization and on the SIG board."
Flagship features in Apple's devices rely heavily on Bluetooth to function, such as AirDrop, Handoff and Continuity. Most notably, the Apple Watch was made possible by the invention of low-energy Bluetooth standards for communication with the iPhone.
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And if my typically obsessive nature plays out as usual: 499 to go.
Let's back up a bit.
A few weeks ago, I was fortunate enough to find myself in Victoria, the capital of our lovely province of BC, here in Canadiania. Popular legend has it that BC moved its provincial capital from New Westminster on the mainland to Victoria on the island. (Originality wasn't a strong suit in the days of colonial expansion when it came to naming towns and cities). The supposed reason, if you look at a map, is that Victoria is in the south of the island, and the 49th parallel passes well to its north.
Unthinkable to dispossess the province of its capital, so the Oregon Treaty extension in 1846 to the 1818 convention that negotiated the border betwixt Canada and the former colonies to the south follows the 49th line of latitude only until it gets to the Georgia Strait, then detours to the south, leaving Her Majesty's island possession whole, to the north. A cute story, but the island colony was only unified with the mainland (i.e. became part of BC) and made into the provincial capital in 1866. True that the island colony's own capital was still Victoria prior to then… but only from ~1854.
Further east – well into the mainland and not far from my home in White Rock, there are a couple of square kilometres of peninsula to the south of Tsawwassen called Point Roberts that dip below the 49th, and the US had no qualms about planting their flag on this scrap of land, so I think the reality of the island remaining whole is likely more subtle. Perhaps some more learned visitor to these pages can educate the rest of us further…
So anyway – back from that vaguely meandering history diversion… and we were enjoying a quiet weekend in Victoria. I took the opportunity of visiting Munro's, the book shop. Well – it would be rude not to really! The store was founded in 1963 by Jim Munro and his first wife Alice Munro… the well known Canadian author. (Echoes of a Monty Python sketch somewhere there!)
More to the point – it's right next to Murchie's tea shop!
I was recently fortunate enough to win a copy of a book from Charlie Rufus' Indian Marmalade Company blog site. It's a companion volume to the Grimm TV series (which I've been voraciously devouring in typically obsessive mode), which includes a character named Munro also. No relation, I hasten to add. One being literary, the other literature. (Or as I sometimes need to tell Mrs. E when she gets too invested in a TV drama- "it's not real, you know!").
I ended up buying a copy of Marcus Aurelius' "Mediatations", admittedly not in the original Latin, but I did also flirt with a copy of 500 Writing Prompts by Piccadilly. I regretted not buying it as soon as the opportunity was no longer possible. Such is life.
Yesterday though – I happened across a copy in my local Indigo bookshop, and this time I didn't hesitate. The book is essentially an empty journal of "toothy" paper with writing prompts to encourage creative thought. 500 in fact (I know – shocker! Complete surprise, given the title.)
It isn't PERFECT paper for fountain pens, and my first attempt with Pilot Iroshizuku Asa-gao in the Fine nib of my Narwhal Schuylkill Porpita Navy did produce a hint of feathering, but it's far from terrible either. I'd go as far as to say I quite liked it. The paper has a strong ivory tint, and I suspect the nature of the paper would preclude any sheen, though I'm hopeful of shading. We'll see.
The paper's quite thick, but even the pre-printed prompts have a touch of ghosting, so I wasn't expecting great things from fountain pen ink. Not bad though. Not bad at all. I'm sure as I work through the prompts, I'll find some ink/nib combinations work better than others, as is true on most papers. And the primary reason for purchasing it was actually the prompts to creativity… the opportunity for fountain pen use was just a (huge) bonus. The binding is interesting, attached only to the back of the book ("open bound") and allowing the pages to open completely flat.
I can see this book being a useful kick-start for those moments when I'm staring, pen in hand, at a blank page begging to be filled with words, thoughts and above all else… ink! At my good wife's suggestion, I opened the book randomly for my first exercise, resisting my tendency to work methodically through each prompt in order. Having freed myself from the need to work sequentially, I felt equally liberated from starting with the prompts offered on the first pages I opened at. Eventually, I settled on Name something you wish was "glow in the dark." I offer you the results of my warped mind, more as proof I responded to the prompt than anything else:
It occurs to me that the world might be slightly more sanitary if animal poo, and dog poo in particular, was glow in the dark. Though by no means a fool-proof solution, it would at least reduce the frequency of stepping in something unsavoury whilst perambulating after sunset.
As for naming it though… that seems an odd request. I thought long and hard. My friend has a Russian girlfriend called Yulia – like "Julia", but more exotic. By extension, I assume there are Yuliettes too. So, I therefore suggest to name this proposed glow in the dark item "Yuliette L. Shit".


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TheStreet recently assembled an all-star panel of experts to discuss digital transformation, investing strategies and opportunities. And they identified cryptocurrency miners as a strong opportunity and a good way to get involved with investing in the cryptocurrency space.
Although the digital currency landscape is volatile and constantly changing, there are signs that positive momentum for cryptocurrencies can continue as fintech grows, the numbers of miners increases and more multi-billion dollar firms put their names and reputations on the line as they get behind Bitcoin, ethereum and other cryptocurrencies.
TheStreet's panel included managing director and head of ETF products at VanEck (OUNZ) – Get Report Ed Lopez, CEO of New Constructs David Trainer, CFA and product manager at VanEck John Patrick Lee and research analyst for Jim Cramer's Action Alerts Plus Charitable Trust Zev Fima.
"I'll keep it in the ecosystem and work a level down. I really find the miners and their business model particularly interesting. They have been successful at arbitrating stranded carbon and partnering with energy companies to find renewable energy sources of energy and lower-cost sources of energy because that's such a big part of their business," said Lopez.
"I think the miners are a flexible partner for energy companies, being able to go in and pick up extra slack on the power grid or extra energy that is developed. They're mobile. They can move around the world to find the lowest-cost energy inputs. And, you know, given the growth and the trend that we're seeing in the ecosystem and the adoption of cryptocurrency, I find miners a really interesting and attractive story," Lopez added.
In a recent meeting hosted by MicroStrategy (MSTR) – Get Report CEO Michael Saylor, Tesla's (TSLA) – Get Report Elon Musk called upon large Bitcoin miners to be more transparent about their energy usage. Musk revealed the meeting in a tweet, saying he had spoken with North American Bitcoin miners and asked them to publish reports on renewable usage and ask other mining companies to do the same.
The meeting resulted in the group forming the Bitcoin Mining Council to work towards a cleaner and more transparent way of mining Bitcoin in the future, according to TheStreet's Luke Conway.
Saylor added that the Council would help to "standardize energy reporting, pursue ESG goals, & educate+grow the marketplace."
Some companies like Nvidia (NVDA) – Get Report have noted a degree of uncertainty in predicting the impact of cryptocurrency mining on near-term sales.
"It's hard to estimate exactly how much and where crypto mining is being done. However, we can only assume that the vast majority of it is contributed by professional miners, especially when the amount of mining increases tremendously like it has," CEO Jensen Huang told investors on a conference call this past week.
TheStreet's Jim Cramer noted in his daily Action Alerts Plus rundown this past week that while Nvidia has performed well and its recent 4-for-1 stock split makes sense, the link between cryptocurrency mining and Nvidia's performance is not necessarily that strong.
"I think that people just genuinely like to buy tech when crypto's doing well," Cramer said.
Daniel Roberts, Editor-in-Chief of crypto news site Decrypt, explained in a recent interview with TheStreet why Bitcoin mining uses so much electricity. "Nvidia and other companies were like: 'we don't like that our rigs and our chips are being used for crypto mining,' but I think that's changed a little bit," he said.
"Bitcoin mining uses these expensive chips called ASIC and those are the reason why Bitcoin uses so much electricity. When ethereum makes the shift to eIF2, which will use proof of stake, it won't need those ASIC chips. And that's why it won't use nearly as much electricity. I don't know what that means for companies like AMD (AMD) – Get Report and Nvidia in terms of whether they'll want to be involved in crypto mining in any way, shape, or form. But, that's where things are headed in the mining space," Roberts added.
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We moved 5000 miles away and were 5/6 hours ahead (depending on daylight savings). Since we moved in October of 2016. I was excited to experience the seasons (back at home we don't have seasons like the mainland). Regardless of the time difference I still made time to talk to family back at home, and thankfully my parents are early risers. My parents talked to me every day and still do. It didn't feel like things had changed because facetime makes us feel like we are with each other. That's one of things that I was afraid of was missing my family and although I cant be with them in person facetime works well enough for me.
Destination: FT. Benning, GA and PCS-Round 1 (FT. Benning)
While in Georgia….
Our first activity that we did was Octoberfest in Alabama. It was a great family fun event. They had camel rides, boat rides, carnival rides, petting zoo and lots of food. They also had German beer booths too. This was a fun way to get our mind off of the move and just have some family fun time altogether.
We ate at places that we don't have back at home like Chick-fil-a but we call it chickaflicka its much easier for our family. Hardee's (but home does have Carl's Jr) I think Hardee's is way better. We also tried Crackle Barrel because I was so excited for country fried steak which it didn't blow my mind, but the décor on the outside with all the rocking chairs were so cute and also the store inside I totally LOVE. As for the food maybe I just need to try something else. Any suggestions?
We did find our new family restaurant that we enjoy which is called Texas Roadhouse (back home it was Chili's). We went the at least 10x, it has such a homie feel and of course the food is delicious.
Besides our vacations away from Georgia like: New York, Kingsley Lake, Key West (check out my previous blog postings)
We visited other cool places in Georgia like:
We chose to live on Fort Benning military base because it was our first time living in the mainland and how safe it is. They also have a hospital, grocery store, gas station, movie theater, bowling alley, schools, px(mall), gym and so much more. We took advantage of all that the base had to offer.
In GA I was contemplating about starting a blog, learning a new language, cook different meals, homemade desserts, crafting, and working out. I actually surprised myself with stuff that I've learned and picked up. (Stick around for my recipe blogs that I'll post soon.) The only things that I didn't start in GA was blogging and learning a new language.
After being in Ft. Benning for 8 months we were off to another career opportunity. Our next stop Virginia. Again, we had only a month to get up and move again, but this time at least we had some experience, right!?!? (blog post PCS Virginia-Round 2 coming soon)
Confession: I wish we went to Disneyworld since we lived only 6hrs away!
Tip: Take advantage of everything you want to do or see near you, because you don't know when you'll get another chance to do so.
Have you ever lived somewhere new? What'd you take advantage of? I would love to know your story. Me ke aloha -SIMPLY SHANA


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Work is continuing on a new major north-south corridor for Bossier Parish residents.
Officials are currently designing a northern expansion of Swan Lake Road in Bossier that will connect the road just north of I-220 to Crouch Road in Benton, north east of where the road originally curves west toward Airline Drive.
Design work for the northern extension initially began about eight years ago. Butch Ford, Bossier Parish Engineer, said the Parish planned the northern extension before the City of Bossier made plans for the southern expansion, noting that the city paid for the extension project from I-220 south to Highway 80.
The northern extension will ultimately create a new north/south corridor for the central Bossier area, particularly those living on the east side of Cypress Lake. In doing so, Ford said the Parish hopes to alleviate some of the pressure and congestion on Airline Drive and Benton Road.
"Our segment will go north from I-220 and follow the existing roadway about three miles," Ford explained. "It's going to take out some of the curves and it will continue north where it currently turns west to meet Airline [Drive] and connect to Crouch Road."
The need for an extension was identified in a comprehensive study by the City of Bossier City and Bossier Parish back in 2000. Ford said the initial results showed that they should expand Stockwell Road. However, it was changed to Swan Lake Road because Stockwell north is in a flood zone.
"It would have been much more expensive to do Stockwell so we just moved it over to Swan Lake," Ford said.
The project is estimated to cost $24 million total. Ford said they were able to get federal funding to pay for 80-percent of the project, leaving the Parish to cover 20-percent of the cost.
The project will be divided into three phases over the next several years. The first phase will cost approximately $9 million for a mile and a half long expansion, starting at I-220 and moving north where the new Bossier Parish School for Technology and Innovative Learning is under construction and W.T. Lewis Elementary School to the cemetery on the west side of Swan Lake.
"We've been working with the school board for the last 10 years. They work with us on placing the schools so I think they chose the location of those schools because of the plans to extend that roadway," Ford said. "All of this is timely, but it takes a lot of time to get projects going. But it is coming together."
Ford said the Parish is currently inquiring right of ways for the project, noting that the first phase right of ways should be purchased by November 2014.
"We're working with the utility company about getting all the utilities moved with the anticipation of having the project out to bid in the second quarter of next year," Ford said.
The second phase will pick up where phase one ends and is estimated to cost about $6 million. Ford said the plan is to do the second phase work in 2017.
The final phase will take the extension all the way to Crouch Road, which is estimated to cost between $12 million to $14 million. Ford said that project will be completed "in the future as funds become available."
"We wish we could build the entire project at one time, but it's just not feasible with the way the money is available," Ford said.


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From the HR and Safeguarding Team: Tuesday 9 February 2021
A big and ongoing thank you for continuing to be the eyes and ears of safeguarding in our local worshipping communities. We know that many are finding this third lockdown harder than previous ones and we are starting to see an increase in the safeguarding concerns raised with us. It is great to know that people in parishes are continuing to support children and vulnerable adults at this time.
Brett and Becca
Brett and Beca continue to work from home and are still available by phone or email through all the usual numbers, to talk through situations and offer advice and support. Do get in touch with them.
DBS checks
For the most part DBS checks are coming back quite quickly and there are ways that identification can be done virtually – if you have any questions please do get in touch with Kate Peak on
We are delivering the leadership workshop online which continues to be well received. If you're not sure which module you or those in your parish need to know, please do look at the recently updated website. If you still have questions please get in touch with Laura Evans our safeguarding and training administrator on
Deanery workshops
We have been running deanery workshops on Zoom. Places are still available, the dates are available here. They are an opportunity to meet with Brett and Becca, get updates on safeguarding and share good practice all from the comfort of your own home. These workshops are a great way to learn more about the Parish Dashboard, a really accessible online tool that more and more parishes are now using. You can use it to track your safeguarding locally and where you would like to focus on safeguarding; and an excellent way of keeping your records with simple ways of checking out where people need renewals etc.
The national safeguarding team is currently consulting dioceses on a range of updated policies and practices and we will be in touch with you when we know more. Safer Recruitment and people management is a key development that PCCs will want to learn more about, and we will run a few general webinar sessions when we have more information to share.
New resources for children and young people
Becca was commissioned by the National Safeguarding team to create some new safeguarding resources for children. They include activities for children and youth groups, leaflets and a short film explaining to children what to expect from the adults who look after them in church, and what to do if someone hurts them or does something that makes them feel unsafe.
The film is also a great resource to share during an online PCC or church meeting.
To access the resources head to the national safeguarding team's training portal which you can find here. Once you have logged in, on the "Additional Resources" tab at the top is a link to "Empowering Children Resources" where you will find the new materials.
Clewer Initiative Lent resource
Did you know that in 2018, one third of victims identified by the UK Modern Slavery Helpline were women?
Women in the Shadows is their new course for Lent, created to help shine a light on the suffering of marginalised
women. The course focuses on the different ways women and girls are exploited in the UK today.
Each week during Lent, you explore a particular theme, including the stages of a victim's experience of exploitation, specific types of modern slavery affecting women and girls and ways that we might bring about change and recovery.
During the course, you will discover how women are drawn into modern slavery and exploitative situations; what life can be like for them once they are rescued, and the many challenges they face as they recover from trauma. You will also find out more about sexual exploitation, labour exploitation and county lines and how to recognise signs of modern slavery.
The course includes a series of short films and a devotional booklet to guide us. There's a film for each week, supported by materials to stimulate deeper consideration and reflection.
A short trailer for the course is available to download here. To learn more and to download the resources visit the Clewer website


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4x4 Tyres
Why Use 4x4 Tyres
4x4 tyres are designed for use on SUVs and other all terrain vehicles. Manufactured to withstand the increased pressures that SUVs cause on tyres, such as the increased weight and power being distributed to all 4 tyres.
4x4 tyres are designed with adverse conditions in mind, whether it be travelling up muddy hills, through shallow streams or in snowy conditions, the tread pattern specific to these tyres performs significantly well in these conditions.
4x4 Tyres for Road Use
Designed specifically for road use, these will provide the greatest benefits for motorway use and general road travel. These tyres are similar in appearance and performance to conventional tyres, providing improve fuel economy and many of the other benefits that come with summer and winter tyres.
4x4 Tyres for Off Road Use
Designed for off road terrain such as crossing muddy fields or climbing trails. As these tyres are designed specifically for off road use, they do come with down sides when then the tyres hit the road - increased wear and decreased fuel performance.
4x4 Tyres for All Terrain Adventures
Designed to perform both on and off the road, all terrain tyres can either be seen as the best of both worlds or a compromise between the two.
The Benefits of Using 4x4 Tyres
The benefits of using a 4x4 tyres compared to two wheel drive tyres:
Increased Grip & Traction
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Archive: August, 2019
Yanks Use Former M's to Crush M's on a Beautiful Sky-Blue Day in Seattle
So after the M's managed to tie the game in the bottom of the 4th with a 2-run homer by Kyle Seager that eked out over the outstretched supertall glove of Aaron Judge in right field, making it 2-2, and the teams switched sides, I wondered how long before the Yankees retook the lead.
See full post: "Yanks Use Former M's to Crush M's on a Beautiful Sky-Blue Day in Seattle"...
M's swept by Evil Empire
In three games against the New York Yankees, the Mariners were hopelessly outmatched and lost all three contests. Pitchers Tommy Milone, Yusei Kikuchi, and Justus Sheffield each served up five earned runs to the New Yorkers in their starts (or "headline game" in Milone's case), while the Yankees' starters were much sharper.
Marco shines in series win vs. Blue Jays
The annual Canadian Invasion came down this past weekend to see the Mariners host the Toronto Blue Jays just a week after the two teams played out in Ontario. Like in that earlier series, the M's won two out of three with the rubber match featuring a brilliant pitching performance by the Seattle starter.
See full post: "Marco shines in series win vs. Blue Jays"...
August Roster Churn
The trade deadline may have come and gone, but the roster of the 2019 Mariners continues to be fluid.
M's blow sweep, but take 2 of 3 from Rays
The Mariners arrived in St. Petersburg looking for revenge, and they nearly got it.
See full post: "M's blow sweep, but take 2 of 3 from Rays"...
New Yankee Stadium
Getting back to the digression from a few weeks back, when I took off on a week-long east coast non-Mariner road trip, a look at new Yankee Stadium. This is out of order, as we went to Philadelphia before New York (and after Washington), but I still don't have my Philly photos available, so I'm shuffling the deck a bit.
Kikuchi pitches shutout in series win over Jays
This was the guy.
See full post: "Kikuchi pitches shutout in series win over Jays"...
Seager clubs Tigers as M's take 2 of 3
The Mariners needed a break, and the Detroit Tigers obliged. Seattle had dropped eight of their last nine games coming into Detroit, some by rather irritating fashion, and three against the worst team in the Majors was a welcome turn of events. It wasn't a sweep, as it was when the Tigers visited the Northwest, but the M's will gladly take two wins out of three at this point of the lost 2019 campaign.
Hey Jack Kerouac, I Think of Lopes' Homer
Last Tuesday, after Omar Narváez lined a single to right in the 7th inning, breaking up Dinelson Lamet's bid to become the first pitcher in San Diego Padres history to throw a no-hitter (the only MLB team that doesn't have one), and after the Padres scored 3 more in the top of the 8th, making it 8-0, there didn't seem to be much for a Mariners fan on a lovely Tuesday Seattle night to root for. But then baseball happened.
See full post: "Hey Jack Kerouac, I Think of Lopes' Homer"...
M's celebrate Edgar weekend by losing three times
It was Edgar Martínez Hall of Fame weekend the last few days at the ballpark by Elliott Bay, with celebrations, giveaway goodies, and a speech by the newly-minted Hall of Famer himself on Saturday during pregame activities. The honors for Edgar were fun and, of course, well-deserved, and we look forward to next year's unveiling of the new statue of Edgar commemorating "The Double" from the 1995 ALDS that was announced on Saturday.
See full post: "M's celebrate Edgar weekend by losing three times"...
How goes the rebuild?
This is not a good year for Your Seattle Mariners. At least, not at the big-league level, and not by the standard metric of, you know, winning. But there are other ways to gauge progress, especially when the club is in the midst of a rebuild.
M's snap losing streak, split with Padres
The Mariners returned home Tuesday and began a new homestand with two games against their ostensible/former Inerleague "natural rivals," the San Diego Padres, a team that has given them fits over the last couple of years. The teams split the two-game set, giving the M's a 1-7 record vs. San Diego since 2018.
See full post: "M's snap losing streak, split with Padres"...
Texas Trouncing
I left town for a week, and so did the Mariners. I think I fared better overall.
Beckham suspended for rest of Mariner tenure
Another season, another Mariner infielder suspended for PED use. It was announced this morning that Tim Beckham has been caught violating the MLB/MLBPA drug policy. He has been suspended for 80 games, or the rest of this season plus 32 games to start next season, assuming he gets a contract for 2020.
See full post: "Beckham suspended for rest of Mariner tenure"...
I'm gonna sleep until Tuesday
Apologies. I had intended to post more frequently during my just-completed non-Mariners road trip, but circumstances—including 15-inning games, wifi failures, camera battery issues, and other stuff—hindered that plan. But I have returned now, and all the tech necessary is available and time is less restricted.
Nationals Park
This week's non-Mariners road trip began with two games at Nationals Park in Washington, DC. Both games were against the Atlanta Braves and both were won by the visitors, though the home Nats did make things interesting at the end of the contests.Some thoughts on Nationals Park as a facility:


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A new charge for residents wanting to dispose of construction and demolition waste ("DIY waste") at Richmond's Household Waste and Recycling Centre in Kew will be delayed, to enable a review of how it will be implemented.
The Council recently announced plans to introduce the charge this December, which was agreed as part of a cost saving package in 2017.
The charge, which is already introduced in a number of other local authorities in London, aimed to cover the rising costs of disposing of DIY waste.
However, and since the announcement, residents have raised concerns about the proposed charging structure, and the need for clarification on the minimum charge which would potentially penalise those only wanting to dispose of a small amount of DIY waste e.g. a few bags of unwanted bathroom tiles.
Due to community concern, and because the Council is currently in a pre-election period where contentious new policies should not be launched, the charge will not go live on 2 December as planned but will allow for this review to be completed. Further information regarding a revised scheme is expected to be issued early next year.
Paul Chadwick, Director of Environment and Community Services for Richmond Council, said:
"The facts are still the same, disposing of DIY waste is getting more and more expensive. So, we do need to look at the way we do it. However, we have heard the concerns of local people and agree that we take a further look at how we charge. Therefore, whilst we are doing this review we won't introduce the charge. It is expected we will publish a revised scheme in the early part of next year."
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The Seine at Charenton (formerly Daybreak)
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In this view of a Parisian suburb, factories belch smoke into the bright sky; creamily applied paint invites us to compare black clouds and white. The picture is dated to May 1874, just after the opening of the first Impressionist exhibition, where Guillaumin showed three works. He was among the most radical members of the group, both aesthetically and politically. Desperately poor, he eked out a living on the outskirts of the capital, working as a ditch digger and day laborer, barely able to afford materials or time to paint. As a result, his body of work from the 1870s and 1880s is unusually small but provides a unique perspective on modern Paris, depicting not its glamorous center but its rough industrial suburbs.
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Troubling assessment from a departing diplomat…
By Tim Foxley
Summary: New York Times report on some very frank and pessimistic thoughts from a departing French diplomat
I thought, rather than merely tweeting this forward, it deserves a proper read. Easy to speak out (and not much help, more to the point) when you have moved on. It reminds me of the former British Ambassador, Sir Sherard Cowper Coles, who would have us believe that he resigned in frustration. His book emerged shortly afterwards, heavy with criticism of the (mainly US) strategy. The views here appear to be echoed by many others. The "perfect storm" metaphor is also both striking and worrying. How, after all this effort, did we end up here…? Wonder what Anders Fogh Rasmussen will have to say when he moves on…?
"New York Times, 27 Ar 2013: Departing French Envoy Has Frank Words on Afghanistan
By Alissa Rubin
KABUL, Afghanistan — It is always hard to gauge what diplomats really think unless one of their cables ends up on WikiLeaks, but every once in a while, the barriers fall and a bit of truth slips into public view.
That is especially true in Afghanistan, where diplomats painstakingly weigh every word against political goals back home.
The positive spin from the Americans has been running especially hard the last few weeks, as Congressional committees in Washington focus on spending bills and the Obama administration, trying to secure money for a few more years here, talks up the country's progress. The same is going on at the European Union, where the tone has been sterner than in the past, but still glosses predictions of Afghanistan's future with upbeat words like "promise" and "potential."
Despite that, one of those rare truth-telling moments came at a farewell cocktail party last week hosted by the departing French ambassador to Kabul: Bernard Bajolet, who is leaving to head France's Direction Génerale de la Sécurité Extérieure, its foreign intelligence service. After the white-coated staff passed the third round of hors d'oeuvres, Mr. Bajolet took the lectern and laid out a picture of how France — a country plagued by a slow economy, waning public support for the Afghan endeavor and demands from other foreign conflicts, including Syria and North Africa — looked at Afghanistan. While it is certainly easier for France to be a critic from the sidelines than countries whose troops are still fighting in Afghanistan, the country can claim to have done its part. It lost more troops than all but three other countries before withdrawing its last combat forces in the fall.
The room, filled with diplomats, some senior soldiers and a number of Afghan dignitaries, went deadly quiet. When Mr. Bajolet finished, there was restrained applause — and sober expressions. One diplomat raised his eyebrows and nodded slightly; another said, "No holding back there." So what did he say? That the Afghan project is on thin ice and that, collectively, the West was responsible for a chunk of what went wrong, though much of the rest the Afghans were responsible for. That the West had done a good job of fighting terrorism, but that most of that was done on Pakistani soil, not on the Afghan side of the border. And that without fundamental changes in how Afghanistan did business, the Afghan government, and by extension the West's investment in it, would come to little. His tone was neither shrill nor reproachful. It was matter-of-fact. "I still cannot understand how we, the international community, and the Afghan government have managed to arrive at a situation in which everything is coming together in 2014 — elections, new president, economic transition, military transition and all this — whereas the negotiations for the peace process have not really started," Mr. Bajolet said in his opening comments. He was echoing a point shared privately by other diplomats, that 2014 was likely to be "a perfect storm" of political and military upheaval coinciding with the formal close of the NATO combat mission in Afghanistan.
As for the success of the fight on the ground, which American leaders routinely describe now as being "Afghan-led," Mr. Bajolet sounded dubious. "We do not have enough distance to make an objective assessment," he said, "but in any case, I think it crucial that the Afghan highest leadership take more visible and obvious ownership for their army." His tone — the sober, troubled observations of a diplomat closing a chapter — could hardly have been more different from that taken by the new shift of American officials charged with making it work in Afghanistan: in particular, with that of Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., the new American commanding general here. This week, General Dunford sent out a news release cheering on Afghanistan's progress, noting some positive-leaning statistics and praising the Afghan Army's abilities. "Very soon, the A.N.S.F. will be responsible for security nationwide" General Dunford said, referring to the Afghan National Security Forces. "They are steadily gaining in confidence, competence, and commitment."
At his farewell party, Mr. Bajolet wound up his realpolitik with a brisk analysis of what Afghanistan's government needed to do: cut corruption, which discourages investment, deal with drugs and become fiscally self-reliant. It must increase its revenues instead of letting politicians divert them, he said. Several diplomats in the room could be seen nodding as he said that drugs caused "more casualties than terrorism" in Russia, Europe and the Balkans and that Western governments would be hard-put to make the case for continued spending on Afghanistan if it remains the world's largest heroin supplier.
The biggest contrast with the American and British line was Mr. Bajolet's riff on sovereignty, which has become the political watchword of the moment. The Americans and the international community are giving sovereignty back to Afghanistan. Afghanistan argues frequently that it is a sovereign nation. President Hamid Karzai, in the debate over taking charge of the Bagram prison, repeatedly said that Afghanistan had a sovereign responsibility to its prisoners. His implicit question was, what does that really mean? "We should be lucid: a country that depends almost entirely on the international community for the salaries of its soldiers and policemen, for most of its investments and partly on it for its current civil expenditure, cannot be really independent."
April 28, 2013 11:21 pm
Hi Tim,
A comment, and a question here. Regarding the absence of any substantive negotiations, in some respect, I think this condition can be traced back to the late 1990's. Any attempts to use diplomacy in such as way as to make the Taliban manageable, and accustomed to the compromises that diplomacy necessitates, were not given adequate attention. (And the obvious failure to recognize OBL's importance to the Taliban war effort.) This same reluctance seems to be impairing the negotiations process now as well. As I see it, the US simply will not make a good will gesture (ie., GITMO), that might persuade the TB to at least consider talking about the issues at stake.
As for the drug problem, now I know nothing about the politics of agriculture, but aren't susidies used to encourage growth of certain crops? How seriously has this been applied to the poppy problem? I should know this already, but I confess, it's a knowledge deficit, big time.
April 29, 2013 5:18 pm
Hi Tim,
Well, my very long reply was lost! I'll attempt to retrieve my scattered thoughts this evening.
April 29, 2013 11:51 pm
Okay Tim, Let me try this again! I appreciate your thoughtful and cogent reply to my comment, and I'll just say a few things.
I agree about the failure of the UN in the '90s. It seems, on some level, that a central failure was missing to what extent the Taliban were *starved* for recognition and legitimacy. That desire might have been supplied, conditionally, and exploited as well. By that, I mean the West realizing that perhaps the Taliban could be persuaded to be more tractable, and open to compromise, rather than some irrational "fanatical" regime, because clearly, that served the interests of no one. As you mentioned, neither side had "any intention of real power sharing," in response, I think "toughness" on the part of interlocutors may have had an effect in that situation (unlike the "women's rights" issue, for example.) You are exactly right about neither side currently being fully aware of the stakes involved. Yes, there is a frustration over the fragmentary and unsettled actions that are swirling about. Negotiations, peace talks, the mysterious Doha "office," which seemed to be enternally stuck in a state of "opening."
On the drug issue, as unbelievable as it may seem, I think that US failed to appreciate the relationship between conflict and illicit economies. (I know, I know, I can't believe I'm typing that.) Yes, there are people who study this relationship extensively, and know the correlations and corrective actions, but my God, I don't think the Bush admin. had much interest the opinions of those who might have known better. I'm linking an interesting piece here: http://www.silkroadstudies.org/docs/publications/2005/JPR.pdf It's really basic, and doesn't go into a lot of detail, but it's not bad as an overview. Again, as it so often seems, security is the missing piece of the puzzle, along with a long-term vision, which I think in future examinations of this conflict, will be great regret.


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Jon Baker was born in Rawlins, Wyoming[3] and raised on a ranch. (Larry Wilcox was also raised on a ranch in Rawlins, Wyoming.) Jon referred to it as "a pretty big spread."
Jon is a leo[3], which places his birthday between July 23rd and August 22nd.
As a kid, Jon raised parakeets.[3] and had a horse named "Old Grey". It was in Wyoming that he joined the Boy Scouts.[4] He has a brother[5] and an older sister who was widowed. She was left alone with her son Wes Miller.[6]
During high school, Jon worked in a bowling alley as a bowling instructor. (He currently wears a 10D bowling shoe.)[7] Jon was also on the high school football team. One of his teammates was Leo Norrison, who was a year ahead of him.[8]
Later, Jon served in Vietnam (probably USMC like Larry Wilcox).
After joining the CHP, as any aspiring motor officer before being assigned to a motor squad, Jon was assigned to a patrol car. In 1975, he met Frank Poncherello and convinced him to become a CHP officer.[1]
In the mid-1970s, Jon was partnered with Gary Bertrom. He was 28 years old when he was killed while chasing a speeding car. Gary's brother, Pete, wanted to be a CHP but he is colorblind. Pete was later arrested for impersonating an officer.[9]
When Frank Poncherello was put on six month probation in early 1977, Getraer partnered him with Jon.[5] They served as partners for five and a half years before Jon returned to Wyoming to help out on his father's farm in the middle of 1982. Bobby Nelson took his place at Central.[10]
Jon lives in the Raintree Condominiums and Townhouses community where pets are not allowed.[11] He doesn't have a TV[12], but somehow knows how to fix them.[13] He used to drive an Austin Mini with vanity plates "J A B"[14] or "JAB 5" [11] but got his blue truck for the second season. (Although several blue trucks were used in the series, the most common was a 1978 GMC Sierra Grande with the license plate 1E49964.)
His accomplishments and talents include: being a bowling instructor[7], an attempt writing a book[13], jet-skier[15], volleyball player[4], certified flight instructor, plays handball better than Ponch, horseback rider, calf roper, wind-surfer, hang-glider, sky-diver, and talented skate boarder.
Jon speaks French in "The Sheik" but couldn't speak a word of it when he pulled over the three-wheeled car in "Hustle". He must have taken lessons.
Shortly after the sixth season, Jon returned from Wyoming and became Ponch's partner once again. A year and a half later, Ponch retired and moved to Marin County.
By 1999, Jon had been promoted to Captain and had married Officer Sandy Baker. He teamed up with Ponch after Ponch returned to the CHP.[2]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Episode 122: "Flashback!"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Episode CHiPs '99: "CHiPs '99"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Episode 118: "Cry Wolf"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Episode 119: "Crash Diet"
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Episode 101: "Pilot"
- ↑ Episode 203: "Family Crisis"
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Episode 109: "Hustle"
- ↑ Episode 110: "Highway Robbery"
- ↑ Episode 210: "Return of the Turks"
- ↑ Episode 601: "Meet the New Guy"
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Episode 103: "Dog Gone"
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Chinese security officers assaulted a number of priests and laypersons last week in China's northern Shanxi province as the Christians tried to defend church property from demolition.
Government officials beat Fathers Chen Jun, Gao Binglong, Ma Ning, and Shen Xuezhong as well as several laypersons including Cui Hewen, who was assaulted by workers and suffered injuries to the head. The officials had come to demolish a building belonging to the church, but the priests along with hundreds of laypeople sat in front of backhoes and other heavy machinery to block the demolition work.
Witnessed posted a video of the clash between government representatives and the Christians and the faithful can be heard shouting "Jesus save me!" and "Mother Mary, have pity on us."
Despite the beatings, news of which went viral on the internet, many more Christians went to the site to give their support to the Church, and reportedly some 2,000 Church members gathered at the property to block the demolition, forcing the workers and security officials to leave the venue.
The incident took place in Wangcun village, part of Changzhi Diocese, on August 29, but Christians fear that the story is not yet over.
"The security officers and workers left only to discuss countermeasures. I fear that they will come back," said Father Shen, parish priest of Wangcun Church.
While state authorities have said that the orders are part of regulations to "demolish the old and broken," Christian persecution watchdog groups such as Open Doors and China Aid have warned of a campaign to destroy churches and suppress the rise of Christianity, which continues to grow rapidly in the Communist country.
As Breitbart News reported last month, the U.S. State Department has declared that the Chinese Communist government "physically abused, detained, arrested, tortured, sentenced to prison, or harassed adherents of both registered and unregistered religious groups" during 2016, in its new International Religious Freedom Report (IRFP).
The abuse of people of faith in their religious practice included members of unregistered Christian churches (also known as "house churches"), the report added.
The IRPF stated that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) continues to exert absolute control over religious activities in the country. "Only religious groups belonging to one of the five state-sanctioned 'patriotic religious associations' (Buddhist, Taoist, Muslim, Catholic, and Protestant) were permitted to register with the government and officially permitted to hold worship services," the report said.
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ABSTRACT Vehicular Ad-hoc Network is a leading technology to improve driving experience in terms of providing applications such as safety applications, comfort applications and commercial applications similar to the ad-hoc network. In VANET each vehicle performs as a mobile node. There are two types of communications; vehicular-to-vehicular and vehicular-to-infrastructure which is supported by wireless network technologies. Choosing a routing protocol is a very important part of any network because finding the best convenient route through which a source node can send the data to the destination node, is the biggest challenging task. Broadcast storm, network partition, and temporal fragmentation are some issues in the Vehicular ad-hoc network. A modified AODV routing algorithm has been proposed to conquer these issues. In this algorithm, we use WiMAX base stations instead of using RSUs. The simulation of this modified algorithm has been done using the NS-2 simulator. The performance of the modified AODV algorithm has been evaluated by performance matrix which includes: packet delivery ratio, throughput and average end-to-end delay with respect to the number of nodes. The results of the modified AODV algorithm are compared with AODV which shows significant improvement. Keywords: VANET; WiMAX, MANET; RSU; architecture; AODV; NS-2
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Deepika Maurya, Ravi Shankar Shukla , " Performance Evaluation of Modified AODV Routing Algorithm using WiMAX in VANET Environment" , International Journal of Application or Innovation in Engineering & Management (IJAIEM) , Volume 6, Issue 6, June 2017 , pp. 265-273 , ISSN 2319 - 4847.
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Oops. Meant to post this last week. It's column #25 of the On the Road series published monthly at 3 Quarks Daily. This column was published there last Monday. Here is a link to all 25 columns.
News from the leisure travel world is worse than grim. More than half of the 16 million travel industry jobs in the United States have been lost. On 14 April last year the TSA processed 2,208,688 air travelers. This year that number was 87,534.
It's the same everywhere. Da Nang saw a 98.5 percent year on year drop in visitors over Vietnam's four day Reunification Day holiday. Ninety nine point nine percent fewer foreign visitors entered Japan in April than a year earlier. Planes are parked and ships are docked.
They outfit the American cruise ship industry in a low key shipbuilding town on the Bay of Bothnia in Finland. Turku shipyards built the world's biggest floating petri dishes, the 360 meter long ships Oasis of the Seas and Allure of the Seas, for Royal Caribbean International.
Seventy seven thousand employees, Royal Caribbean had, until a virus as unfriendly to people as plastic to the sea torpedoed its heart, soul and balance sheet in three months flat. Maybe Turku can save its shipyard jobs by building hospital ships; Royal Caribbean may tread choppy water forevermore.
If not by sea, what if by air? Qatar Airways, purveyors of dreamy Qsuites, offers a ticket changeable for anywhere they fly within 5000 miles – at the price of the original booking. You could in theory book a business class flight from Philadelphia to Kyiv for $1600 and change it to Hong Kong. They seem to mean it.
Lest your enthusiasm take flight, Forbes stands ready with a harsh de-icing, predicting "no cabin bags, no lounges, no automatic upgrades, face masks, surgical gloves, self-check-in, self-bag-drop-off, immunity passports, on-the-spot blood tests and sanitation disinfection tunnels" and a four hour check-in process.
I don't buy it. That's just too grim, if only because airlines and governments alike are committed to maintaining a viable airline industry. Plus, airlines need you way more than you need them for a change. How about that.
Still, let's not get ahead of ourselves. Phuket, Thailand's biggest tourist island, reported no new cases on Monday and Tuesday 11 & 12 May, so on Wednesday 13 May the tourist board petitioned national authorities to reopen right then and there.
Not so fast, the government replied, as they work on a plan for "high-spending visitors from Asian countries to select areas … to avoid 14-day quarantines." They will "have to provide a health certificate, buy health insurance, and undergo a rapid coronavirus test on arrival." Nothing like a carefree week at the beach.
Schemes for survival in the travel industry have veered into wishful thinking. AirNorth, Yukon's airline, with service (in normal times) to Old Crow, Mayo, Watson Lake and beyond, found itself with a largely idle catering facility. For those fortunate to live near Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, it began offering pick up and delivery of airplane food from its Flight Kitchen.
JetBlue thought nostalgia for airplane food might be a thing, too, and in early May began offering delivery of cheese and snack trays, $2.99 for three ounces of mixed cheeses, dried cherries and crackers through Imperfect Foods. Pardon the … delicious irony.
Everything about the road (and flight paths and shipping lanes) ahead is uncertain. The airline trade association IATA, which offers a comprehensive country-by-country map of travel restrictions, argues against countries imposing quarantines, and forecasts, with wistful tear and jutted jaw, that international travel will return to 2019 levels by 2023. Continue reading


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Hello, merfolk! I recently acquired a gorgeous Nile Goddess Mythic secondhand (kind of third-hand, I suppose), and since it's older, a lot of the scales are falling off. Naturally, I know that the 1st gen scales were unique and aren't being replicated anymore (especially not the Nile Goddess colors), so I was wondering from anyone who may have experience with the Mythic scales, which colors look like the best option to fill in? Many reviews I've seen said that colors are not true (e.g. golden scales look greener), so I'd love to get some feedback before I place any orders. I'll likely look like the Rainbow Fish with a few iridescent scales here and there, but I want to make sure that I've got the extra spaces covered before a major aquarium gig this summer.


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Former England captain Rio Ferdinand has brought his near 20-year playing career to an end following his recent release from QPR.
Ferdinand made his senior debut as a 17-year-old in May 1996 with West Ham before going on to complete big money moves to Leeds and Manchester United, with whom he won six Premier League titles and the FA Cup and Champions League once.
He switched to QPR last year after failing to win a new deal at Old Trafford, but the central defender struggled to hold down a regular first-team place and was absent for the closing stages of the season after his wife Rebecca Ellison died following a battle with cancer on May 1.
The 36-year-old, who played 81 times for England, was quietly released along with several other players on Wednesday by the recently relegated Rangers and he has decided against finding another club.
In a statement, he said: "After 18 years as a professional footballer, I now feel it's the right time for me to retire from the game that I love.
"As a 12-year-old boy, kicking around a football on the Friary Estate in Peckham, I never dreamt that I would play for my boyhood club West Ham, captain Leeds United, win the Champions League with Manchester United, or re-join my first manager Harry Redknapp at Queens Park Rangers.
"I will always regard the 81 times that I played for England, with immense pride. These are all treasured memories that will last a lifetime.
"I'd like to thank and pay tribute to my wife Rebecca and my family, including my mother and father, for their sacrifices, their encouragement and their advice throughout my career.
"And finally, I'd like to thank all the fans from all the clubs – for without them professional football would not exist. I will miss each and every one of you on my Saturday afternoons."
Ferdinand made over 100 appearances for the Hammers in four years, while he was also given his England bow at the age of 19 while still at Upton Park.
He built his reputation as a lithe defender capable of starting attacks from the backline, which convinced Leeds to splash out a then British record £18million in November 2000 on the Londoner, who went on to captain the side in the 2001/02 season.
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Manchester United then paid £29.1million for his services in July 2002, a world-record fee for a defender, and it was at Old Trafford where he became regarded as one of the finest center-halves in the world.
Ferdinand, who formed an excellent partnership alongside Nemanja Vidic for many years at United, believes that would not have been possible without the help of Sir Alex Ferguson.
"Winning trophies over my 13 years at Manchester United allowed me to achieve everything that I desired in football. From a young child to today, that was all I cared about," he said.
"None of that would have been possible, without the genius of one man, Sir Alex Ferguson. His greatest accomplishment in my eyes will always be how he developed us as men, not just as footballers. He will in my opinion, always be the greatest manager in British football history."
There were low moments too. He was given an eight-month suspension at club and international level from January 2004 for missing a drugs test, meaning he missed the rest of the season and that year's European Championship.
He did play in the 2002 and 2006 World Cups but an injury ruled out an appearance in South Africa in 2010, a few months after he was named captain of the side.
He announced his international retirement in May 2013 having endured an acrimonious previous 12 months that included being left out of the Euro 2012 squad, leading to rumors of an ill-tempered relationship with John Terry, who at the time was awaiting trial for racially abusing Ferdinand's brother Rio.
After making over 300 appearances with the Red Devils, he linked up with Harry Redknapp again last summer, but it was not be a fitting farewell as QPR were relegated from the top-flight.
Saturday's announcement prompted several former Manchester United and England team-mates to pay tribute.
Paul Scholes said: "He was a great player, without a doubt the best centre-half I ever played with."
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Pétain blamed the French defeat on the low population collapse of morals of the previous administration and led a social revolution focused on conservative values that focused on the women of France being obedient, fertile housewives. The Vichy regime made it difficult for women, many of whom were alone due to their husbands being held as prisoners of war by the Germans, to support themselves. Married women couldn't hold certain jobs, but the state made certain provisions for them if they stayed home with their families. Still, food and supplies were short. Some women turned to odd jobs to support their families, including prostitution.
Marie-Louise Giraud lived during a time of great upheaval in her home country. Born on November 17, 1903, into a low-income family, she was briefly imprisoned as a young woman for theft and fraud before settling down in the port city of Cherbourg, marrying a sailor and having two children. She cleaned houses and worked as a laundress to support her family. When the Nazis occupied Cherbourg in June 1940, there was an influx of prostitutes to the area, and Giraud rented rooms out to them.
Marie-Louise Giraud's true motives as an abortionist are unclear. We can only assume that with two children to care for herself, she knew how hard it was to make ends meet. We are aware that she rented rooms to prostitutes, so she saw the high number of prostitutes and as well as wives in Cherbourg dealing with unwanted pregnancies. Whether her reasons were to offer women a way out of unwanted pregnancies, a way to make extra money to provide for her own family, or both is unknown. Still, she performed abortions on 27 women, including one who died in January 1942. An anonymous letter detailing Giraud's activities written in October 1942 led to her arrest.
By 1942, abortionists were tried by State Tribunals and faced the death penalty. During her trial, prosecutors attacked Giraud's character more than her activities. Philippe Pétain called her an immoral woman. She was labeled as faiseuse d'anges, an "angel-maker," a derogatory term for a woman in the non-medical profession who assists in the termination of a pregnancy.
The Advocate General, the special prosecutor who presided over the trial, advised that the only punishment for her was death. The panel of judges that tried her case agreed and sentenced her to death. Pétain condemned Giraud and refused to commute her sentence to save her life.
Giraud's sentence meant that she would face the guillotine. Famous for its role in the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution, the guillotine was the French preferred legal form of execution until 1981. Giraud was executed on July 30, 1943, outside the prison de la Roquette, the last woman executed during the Vichy regime.
She is often misrepresented as the last woman executed by guillotine in France, but four more women, all convicted murderers, were killed between 1947 and 1949. The last woman to be executed in France by guillotine was Germaine Leloy-Godefroy, on April 21, 1949. After the end of World War II, the French government outlawed the death penalty for abortionists, but they were still heavily prosecuted.


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