In researching "Forgotten Adventures of Dolley Madison" I noticed that every book covering the burning of Washington City and the invasion of New Orleans had many references to a book written by the Chaplain General of the British Army (Rev. G. R. Gleig) about his adventures as a Lieutenant with the British Infantry. The very last section contains his advice on defeating America should the British fight us again, and is presented below.
1. Although Gleig was probably an Anglican chaplain, he sounds like an Iranian mullah issuing a fatwa.
2. Gleig did not understand the sluggishness of the US "democratical Government" in responding to the wishes of the people. Then or now.
3. The Nazi Germans may have followed Gleig's advice in trying to subdue "democratical" Great Britain with the V-1 and V-2 missile attacks during World War 2. It didn't work.
We have long been habituated to despise the Americans as an enemy unworthy of serious regard. To this alone it is to be attributed that frigates half manned were sent out to cope with ships capable of containing them within their hulls; and to this also the trifling handfuls of troops dispatched to conduct the war by land. Instead of fifteen hundred, had ten thousand men sailed from the Garonne under General Ross, how differently might he have acted! There would have been then no necessity for a reembarkation after the capture of Washington, and consequently no time given for the defence of Baltimore; but, marching across the country, he might have done to the one city what he did to the other. And it is thus only that a war with America can be successfully carried on.
To penetrate up the country amidst pathless forests and boundless deserts, and to aim at permanent conquest, is out of the question. America must be assaulted only on her coasts. Her harbours destroyed, her shipping burned, and her seaport towns laid waste, are the only evils which she has reason to dread; and were a sufficient force embarked with these orders, no American war would be of long continuance. A melancholy experience has now taught us that such a war must not be entered into, unless it be conducted with spirit; and there is no conducting it with spirit, except with a sufficient numerical force.
To the plan proposed of making desert the whole line of coast, it may be objected, that by so doing we should distress individuals, and not the Government. But they who offer this objection, forget the nature both of the people whose cause they plead, and of the Government under which they live. In a democratical Government, the voice of the people must at all times prevail. The members of the House of Representatives are the very persons who, from such proceedings, would suffer most severely, and we all know how far private suffering goes to influence a man's public opinions.
Besides, the principle upon which the advocates for the sacredness of private property proceed, is erroneous. Every one will allow that, in absolute monarchies, where war is more properly the pastime of kings than the desire of subjects, non-combatants ought to be dealt with as humanely as possible. Not so, how ever, in States governed by popular assemblies.
By compelling the constituents to experience the real hardships and miseries of warfare, you will compel the representatives to a vote of peace; and surely that line of conduct is, upon the whole, most humane, which puts the speediest period to the cruelties of war.
There are few men who would not rather endure a raging fever for three days, than a slow and lingering disease for three months. So it is with a democracy at war.
Burn their houses, plunder their property, block up their harbours, and destroy their shipping in a few places; and before you have time to proceed to the rest, you will be stopped by entreaties for peace. Whereas, if you do no mischief that can be avoided, if you only fight their fleets and armies wherever you meet them, and suffer the inhabitants to live in undisturbed tranquillity, they will continue their hostilities till they have worn out the means of one party, and greatly weakened those of both.
Should another war break out between Great Britain and America, this is the course to be adopted by the former.
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As this section (Order matrix) came with the new site design I have decided to keep it and perhaps one day be able to offer A GRUNTS VIEW on CD at a small charge to cover posting.
At this stage this page will list in the first instance, Books and Magazines that cover the Vietnam War. Also books that deal with the ANZACS in other Wars and conflicts. Century.
With the Seventh Battalion in Vietnam.
Published in 1995 by Allen & Unwin Pty Ltd: Story of 7 Battalion's two Tours of Vietnam, 1967 to 1968 and 1970 to 1971.
A Copy of the book is in the White House Library after Tony Blake gave a copy to President Clinton in Sydney during the President's visit to Australia in 1997.
Written & Published by 7 Battalion 1971.
Here is it after a long wait. 7RAR's third book of it Two Tours of Vietnam. It is sub-titled "Through A Soldier's Lens".
Here is a book with a difference written by Brian W McFarlane a Member of the Royal Australian Regiment for many years. The book is a true Australian Adventure Story. The book has its own webb-site, address below and the book's title:- "WE BAND OF BROTHERS"
"80 people contributed over 20,000 images and I produced a 200-page full colour coffee table book which contained almost 600 of them".
STEVE LEWIS:- "I was a ninth intake Nasho and arrived in Vietnam on October 4 1968. I was a clerk in HQ Battery, 12 Field Regiment Royal Australian Artillery. " " I've always liked Spike Milligan's comment (that he attributed to Hitler) ... "They also serve who only type in triplicate". " My medal was posted to me and some wanker in a pub told me I hadn't earned the right to wear an RSL badge so I threw it away and got on with my life."
"Then one day I stumbled across some slides from my tour".
"The only thing I did wrong was forget the Navy, so using the same formula I have just completed "Voyages to Vietnam" which has a few more pages, about 100 more photos and will be launched in Brisbane on May 30 by the Chief of the Navy, Admiral Ritchie.
The first book sells for $59.95 plus $10.00 postage and handling, anywhere in Australia. The second book will sell for $69.95 plus $10.00 postage and handling. Both books ordered together will be $119.90 plus $10.00 postage and handling.
There are many books today on the market about the activities of the SAS in many parts of the world, however their Tours carried out in Vietnam are still an untold part of the Australian Regiment's History.
I would recommend this book to anyone who has an interest in the Regiment to read first hand of the incredable skill of its Diggers who met and defeated the Viet Cong in its own backyard. Terry's account of his two tours as a SAS Trooper is at times nail biting stuff but told with an easy off hand manner that makes light of the true courage of these indeed "Special Air Soldiers".
While my experience with Armour is limited to the few mentions on my pages in this web site; I was filled with admiration at the dedication of the "tankies" who faced terrible injuries from the mines and RPGs employed by our enemies. This is not a story to miss if you want to know about real heroics by ordinary soldiers on a day to day basis while supporting the Grunts.
"CROSSFIRE" an Australian Reconnaissance Unit in Vietnam"
"SLEEPING WITH YOUR EARS OPEN"
"VIEW FROM A LOW BOUGH"
"Guide to AUSTRALIAN BATTLEFIELDS of the WESTERN FRONT 1916 - 1918"
Dr Laffin's family have kindly concented to allow me to use extracts from this book to enable me to list individual ANZACS on each page.
"WE WERE SOLDIERS ONCE... AND YOUNG"
The Gripping True Story of the Black Hawk Pilot.
Mum and Dad and Denny saw the passing out parade at Puckapunyal (It was long march from cadets).
The sixth battalion was the next to tour and it was me who drew the card. We did Canungra, Shoalwater before we left.
And Townsville lined the footpath as we marched down to the quay. This clipping from the paper shows us young and strong and clean. And there's me in my slouch hat with my SLR and greens. God help me, I was only nineteen.
And what's this rash that comes and goes, can you tell me what it means? God help me, I was only nineteen.
on two legs, it was a war within yourself.
But you wouldn't let your mates down 'till they had you dusted off, so you closed your eyes and thought about something else.
Then someone yelled out "Contact"', and the bloke behind me swore. We hooked in there for hours, then a God almighty roar.
Frankie kicked a mine the day that mankind kicked the moon.
And I can still hear Frankie, lying screaming in the jungle.
And the Anzac legends didn't mention mud and blood and tears.
I caught some pieces in my back that I didn't even feel.
The song was written in the 70's, by a John Schumann and performed by him in the band called "Redgum". It became a national hit and especially among Vietnam Veterans almost immediately. It is still performed today whenever Veterans get together for a concert. Just a few things that may help you understand the lyrics better. Puckapunyal was a recruit-training centre and Canungra is a Jungle Warfare training centre. Shoalwater was a place that the Army used for Military exercises. The SLR was the personal weapon mostly used in Vietnam. Vung Tau & Nui Dat were Aussie bases in Vietnam. V.B. is Victorian Bitter a very popular Aussie beer. Anzac is the acronym for the Australian & New Zealand Army Corps.
The 53rd Battalion was to clear Anvil wood. Coming under fire from a 77 millimeter field-gun the 53rd sustained many casualties. Pte Curry rushed forward, killed the crew and captured it single-handedly. Later he rushed a machine gun post and destroyed it.


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Japan's arms industry struggles with strengthening defense
Juanita P. Williams December 29, 2021
ENIWA, Japan –
The dozens of Type 90, or "Kyumaru" tanks that rumble during recent gunnery exercises on the island of Hokkaido, northern Japan, illustrate the challenge facing its arms manufacturers both at home and abroad. abroad as the country strengthens its defenses against strategic threats.
The Self-Defense Force needs the most advanced planes and weapons sold by US arms manufacturers as Japan's strategic focus shifts from Russia north to south, where it faces incursions from Chinese fighter jets and ships and North Korean missile launches.
Major Japanese defense manufacturers like Mitsubishi, IHI Corp. and Kawasaki Heavy Industries struggle to sell 20th century tanks, planes and warships. They must develop better technology to serve an army in the unmanned aircraft market like the Tritons manufactured by Northrop Grumman and the Echo Voyager submarine by Boeing.
Likewise, Japan's international arms sales never really took off. Uncompetitive, with high prices, aging technology, and limited government support, arms manufacturers in Japan are increasingly withdrawing from the industry.
Kyumaru heavy tanks built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries debuted 30 years ago and are being replaced by lighter, more mobile armored vehicles that can travel on public roads or have amphibious capabilities, including assault vehicles. American amphibians.
"People may think that Japan has advanced technology and that it can quickly catch up with the rest and start selling equipment if it only gets serious, but I think it's wrong," Heigo Sato said. , defense expert and professor at Takushoku University in Hokkaido.
"The problem is, Japan's defense products are not top quality. No one is interested in buying second or third quality products at higher prices, "he said.
Japan established its own acquisition, technology, and logistics agency in 2015 to try to boost the sluggish national defense industry and promote joint technology research, development and sales with friendly countries. But profits declined at home, as the government, instead of promoting sales, increased major purchases in the United States.
Japan is the 12th largest arms importer in the world, with a global share of 2.2%. Most of the purchases come from its ally the United States, according to the latest survey by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, a global research organization.
A large and growing portion of the Department of Defense's $ 17.7 billion annually in equipment purchases is made through the US Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program. They more than tripled from $ 1.7 billion in 2014 to $ 6.2 billion in 2019, when Japan placed orders for F-35 stealth fighters, missile interceptors and other equipment. costly to strengthen its defenses against China and North Korea.
Haggling over expensive US jets and other equipment has slowed progress in overhauling the country's defenses, Defense Department officials said.
Japan negotiated the cost of modernizing dozens of F-15 fighter jets, which doubled from the US initial estimate, from $ 4.8 billion to $ 3.5 billion , they said. To keep costs down, Japan switched to domestically-made short-range air-to-surface missiles from the original plan to use long-range U.S. anti-ship cruise missiles, among other revisions, they said.
Army officials at the Hokkaido exercises said they would take whatever equipment they could. One official joked that his camouflage uniforms were probably still Japanese made.
Japan's utter defeat in World War II, as it attempted to conquer much of Asia, left many Japanese wary of military build-ups. The post-war constitution restricts the use of force to self-defense, and the ban on arms exports was not lifted until 2014.
Additionally, Japanese scientists tend to be reluctant to engage in research and development of technologies that can be used for military purposes.
Since the launch of the Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Agency, Japan has sold only one finished product – a surveillance radar – to the Philippines. It first distributed five used TC-90 trainers as well as pilot training and 40,000 spare parts for the UH-1H multipurpose helicopters.
In 2016, a possible breakthrough sale of Soryu-class submarine technology failed when Australia chose France to develop 12 diesel submarines. That $ 65 billion deal was recently scuttled when Australia switched to nuclear submarines as part of the AUKUS Pact with Britain and the United States.
Negotiations over the sale of a dozen US-2 ShinMaywa Industries seaplanes to India have been delayed by price disagreements. Japan's attempts to export radar to Thailand and frigates to Indonesia were also unsuccessful.
As a laggard, Japan lacks the marketing and technology transfer expertise of the United States, with its FMS program, and other major exporters.
"Japan needs to be more competitive, more assertive and also more willing to engage with customers in the marketing and promotion of defense platforms," said Jon Grevatt, director of research and analysis, Indo – peaceful at Janes, at a recent online event. .
Government and industry have not completely given up. Japan is developing its own long-range surface-to-air cruise missile, and as China's military build-up now spills into cyberspace and outer space, the Defense Ministry has started to push for research and development of autonomous vehicles, supersonic flights and artificial intelligence. other "game-changing" technologies.
Experts say Japan should speed up work on drones, satellite constellations and technology against electronic attacks. To fund such research, the ministry requested a record budget of $ 2.55 billion for the year starting April 2022, up 38% from this year.
Japan is also continuing the joint development of its next-generation FX fighter jet with the United States and Britain to replace its aging F-2 fleet by around 2035. Japan and Britain recently announced their intention to jointly develop a future fighter jet engine demonstrator and explore work on other air combat technologies and subsystems. The project includes Japanese companies Mitsubishi and IHI and Rolls-Royce and BAE Systems in the UK.
It's a race against time as defense contractors give up.
Yu Yamada, a senior executive with the Japan Business Federation for the defense industry, said it has more than 60 member companies with defense-related operations, a decline of around 10 in recent years.
Komatsu Ltd., a leading manufacturer of construction equipment, has stopped developing and manufacturing armored vehicles after upgrades failed to meet Ministry of Defense requirements. Komatsu, once the seventh supplier, now only services the existing fleets that it supplied. He's still making ammunition.
In March, Mitsui E&S Shipbuilding Co. sold its warship unit to the main Japanese contractor, Mitsubishi. Daicel Corp., a leading manufacturer of electronic and chemical equipment and supplier of ejection seats for warplanes, is abandoning unprofitable defense activities to shift resources elsewhere.
Sumitomo Heavy Industries has stopped manufacturing 5.56-millimeter machine guns, citing grim long-term prospects.
If the trend continues, the military and defense industries could face supply issues, higher costs or quality issues, Yamada said. "Supply chains cannot be rebuilt in one or two years. The industry is facing a fairly difficult situation, "he said.
In an emailed statement, the Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Agency acknowledged that maintaining a national defense industry base was "a challenge" as the companies pulled back. "We need to ensure that businesses succeed smoothly so that technology from major vendors is not lost in the event of a withdrawal. "
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Leadership in Culturally Significant Times
When we can no longer lean on predictability and predictive analysis, we need courage to face ambiguity, trust in ourselves and others, boldness in business continuity and – most poignantly – cultural leadership.
A perspective on where we find ourselves now by Venka Purushothaman, Provost at LASALLE College of the Arts Singapore.
We live in culturally significant times as the world becomes a battleground as to who or what defines the culture of the future.
Leaders define culture but leadership, as we know, has had to be redefined in the last three months as conventional wisdom no longer holds a mirror to the rapid changes in demographics, expectation or consumption patterns of the public and in managing crisis.
Until the tail end of 2019, the world was sublime."
Until the tail end of 2019, the world was sublime. Artificial intelligence, 5G networks, 4th industrial revolution, Brexit, America's Trump and China's Belt and Road Initiative kept the world enthralled. There was enough magic in technological breakthroughs and romance in highly connected communities to keep all excited yet alienated from the realities of their world. Travel as tourists, pilgrims, refugees and employees reached fever pitch only to be occasionally and painfully distracted by terror attacks. While the transit lounge became the cultural node that defined global corporate culture, businesses, schools and systems were structured to feed the need to travel. Corporate, political and educational leaders reached stratospheric heights of power just as localised communities dug deeper into the grassroots to commence an assault on systems and leaders for transactionalising their lives, jobs and opportunities.
Overnight the world changed. A century which spent its early years cutting itself off from the cultural practices of the 20th century found itself with a quick fix: a virus. Immediately, the modus operandi of the global community had gone awry in a mere three months. Systems of nation-states, capitalist businesses, kinship systems, healthcare support and even terrorists have been stressed. As the order of things turned on its head, governments faltered and continue to falter as lives are lost. Meanwhile, everyday life and the buzz of humanity is no more. Personal and social distancing rules channelled human lives and lived experiences into becoming archives of real-time – we cannot but feel trapped in a screen.
Await we must for an antidote. The forgotten white-coated sciences re-emerge as the only potential suitor, a knight in shining armour.
But organisations are about people who generate value. Here the desire is for care, safety and assurance."
If leadership is defined by contexts and conditions – and not solely on return on investment – the first half of 2020 cannot be a better learning platform. To lead in this period is challenging as leaders have been trained to lead on predictability and predictive analysis. Leadership in recent times has focussed on plugging bleeding cashflows. Statements of vision, mission and values have become quiet timekeepers of the bleed. But organisations are about people who generate value. Here the desire is for care, safety and assurance. But in many sectors across the world, institutions are being challenged only by the immediate. The textbooks are out.
Soothsayers, economists and intellectuals are prospecting the future. If at all, there are signs of what leaders might need to embrace. Here, I foreground four factors that have come to inform contemporary leadership: ambiguity, trust, business continuity and cultural leadership.
Leaders have become supreme managers of predictability."
First, ambiguity. The world has always been ambiguous as evidenced in nature in itself. Over time, humans have created systems and processes to manifestly control ambiguity through institutions and through which people and publics are organised. Institutions beget and nurture predictability through standardisation, and this informs the state of higher education today which advocates creativity and innovation only to ensure they enable the maintenance of predictability. Leaders have become supreme managers of predictability. The demand for contemporary leadership is the ability to face ambiguity head-on, bring people along and build an organisational culture of adventure which will enable leaders to thrive in choppy waters.
This transactional moment produces the need for authenticity in leaders in the wake of a cold and distilled relationship between them and their communities."
Second, trust. There is a pervasive trust-deficit in society today. People have become more distrustful of governments, institutions and culture. Trust, which has been the foundation of care and belief in societies for a long time, has been devoid since the late 20th century. As Francis Fukuyama aptly said, legal and contractual frameworks have transactionalised and replaced trust in contemporary society.[1] This transactional moment produces the need for authenticity in leaders in the wake of a cold and distilled relationship between them and their communities. However, today people and their various constituents are turning towards ideas of empathy, social justice and the public good. While these values are free-standing entities, they also function as a proxy for the trust that people want from their leaders.
Just surviving to tide over until the 'normal' returns is a dream that is being played out in many places."
Third, business continuity. At the heart of all business is its continuity against risk. In a pandemic season, the return on investment (ROI), of perpetual gain is a contrarian feat to that of just surviving. Just surviving to tide over until the 'normal' returns is a dream that is being played out in many places. Leaders have to separate their financial decisions before and after the pandemic. Business continuity is about rising through the ashes with a new approach and perspective with little allegiance to a pre-pandemic approach. But can the bold prevail?
Leaders are cultural advocates and not merely business leaders."
Finally, cultural leadership. Leaders are cultural advocates and not merely business leaders. They shape the purpose and ambition of organisations, energise its people and develop a practice of culture unique to them and their sector. Cultural leadership is not only about the aspirational redesign of an organisation or setting of a target. It is about having a point of view as to what is relevant to oneself. For example, the world was and remains enamoured with data and big data as it seeks evidence-based actions and transactions for an increasingly educated and mobile world.
But this is what global culture is about, not what organisational culture is. A data focussed company can be motivated by many other things such as enabling communities to realise their global connections through data. As such, it is absolutely vital that an organisational leader is the high priest of culture for the organisation.
These four factors should become part of the new syllabus for leadership training and, if seeded well, will nurture a new generation of culturally-aware leaders who will not be afraid to chase the fortunes of an ambiguous world for,
there is a tide in the affairs of men
Which taken at the flood, leads on to fortune;
Omitted, all the voyage of their life
Is bound in shallows and in miseries.
On such a full sea are we now afloat;
And we must take the current when it serves,
Or lose our ventures.
Julius Cæsar. ACT IV Scene 3
[1] Francis Fukuyama. Trust: The Social Virtues and the Creation of Prosperity. New York: The Free Press, 1995.
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By Venka Purushothaman
Venka Purushothaman is Provost at LASALLE College of the Arts Singapore.
He is an award-winning art writer, academic with a distinguished career in arts and creative industries in Singapore. Venka advances artistic and cultural networks and cultivates arts and cultural leaders, sensitive to the emerging shifts in culture and society in the twenty-first century.
He has steered the development of numerous path-breaking programmes and founded the collective, Asia-Pacific Network for Culture, Education and Research (ANCER) to facilitate cultural leadership and research in Asia. He speaks internationally on arts higher education specifically on transformative art and design education. Besides published books and essays, he is currently editor of Issue, an annual international peer-reviewed art journal. Venka holds a PhD is Cultural Policy and Asian Cultural Studies from The University of Melbourne and is a member of the Association Internationale des Critiques d'Art, France, (AICA Singapore) and Fellow of the Royal Society of the Arts, UK.
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For more than 20 years, mission-based lenders Accion and Opportunity Fund have worked alongside small business owners to provide pathways to success. We are constantly inspired by the stories of our clients who have transformed their lives by starting or growing a business. We also have strong data that demonstrates the effectiveness of our lending, like business survival rates, jobs created, business income, and loan repayment rates. However, while these stories and numbers go a great distance in making real the critical impact our work has, they don't tell the whole story.
In 2015, we partnered with the Accion US Network and research firm Harder+Company to launch a first-of-its-kind, multi-year, national study to gain new understanding of the impact a loan has on our borrowers. The study was generously funded by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and JP Morgan Chase Foundation, with support from S&P Global. Unlike past evaluation surveys, this project goes more in-depth to understand the holistic, longer-term impacts of our lending, which can't be captured in numbers alone. The first phase of research, in 2016, asked borrowers to reflect on their goals, their finances (both real and perceived), and how their loan has helped them, 1-2 years after getting a loan.
More than 500 borrowers nationwide took our questionnaire, including 102 Opportunity Fund borrowers (41 from LA and 61 from the Bay Area). Additionally, 188 of those borrowers did an in-depth interview to provide deeper insights – including 21 LA and 20 Bay Area borrowers.
• Small business owners define success in a variety of ways. For some, the desire for stability outweighs the desire for growth.
• Small business owners hire locally and support the local economy by purchasing inventory and equipment from other local businesses.
• Our clients report their loan has helped improve their cash flow management, sense of financial stability, and self-reliance.
• Many also report having greater control over their time and work-life balance as a result of their loan.
• A loan boosts entrepreneurs' optimism about achieving their personal and business goals.
• Entrepreneurs report working long hours, despite some improvement in work-life balance.
• A majority of our borrowers report they are not prepared for a financial emergency.
Check out the overview from the national sample.
Read the full report for Opportunity Fund's 102 participating borrowers.
Read about the findings for each of Accion's lending regions: East, Illinois/Indiana, Southwest/Rocky Mountains, and San Diego.
This is only the first phase of the project! In the coming year, we'll be doing another round of surveys and interviews to learn even more from our borrowers and how a loan has helped them up to 3+ years later. The final report will be released in early 2018.


Why ride a fixed-gear bike?
I must confess, I don't know much about bikes. Until fairly recently, a bike was just that thing that I rode to work each day. I've been slowly learning more about bikes but I still have some newbie questions. This is one of them.
If I recall correctly and have got the terminology correct, a fixed-gear bike is a bike with only one gear (so you can't change it) and no freewheel (so if the rear wheel is turning, so are the pedals).
Why do people ride fixed-gear bikes? Isn't it either hard to get started (if fixed in a high gear ratio) or hard to get to a good speed (if fixed in a low gear ratio)?
Maintenance is very, very low. You have to keep the tires and chain in good working order and, on a bike you ride on the road, hopefully some form of a brake. That's it.
On most velodromes, you have to ride a fixed gear bike, so if you race track, you have no choice.
There is something to be said for how a fixed gear will force you to develop a smoother pedaling style since you simply cannot stop. Due to this, they are somewhat popular for 'off season' training by serious road cyclists.
(Hesitating to mention this...) There is a certain segment of the population that loves retro and simple things. In addition to being possibly the most efficient people moving device that exists, the fixed gear bicycle can be an important fashion accessory.
Hard to get started/Hard to go fast?
Yes. Generally someone who has a road worthy fixie will have selected a gear that works well for the terrain and speed that they like to ride at. I've only ridden fixed gear bikes on the track, but I'd imagine for a city fixie, you'd optimize for a fairly low speed but someone who takes these more seriously can answer better.
It's harder work than a normal free hub, your legs are constantly moving so there's no rest.
As a consequence of the fewer components, the machine is lighter, so the experience is more responsive, which means you're able to maintain speed more easily.
Traditionally fewer people knew how to ride them, so they were alleged to be less attractive to thieves.
If I had to summarise in a single word: work. It's harder work, I expend more energy, I get more benefit from my training/commuting miles.
There is a direct feel of the road. There is no slack going forward or backward before the "catch" on the chain.
No derailleur maintenance. No clicking. No wait on gear shifts. No finding the right gear.
Where I ride, it is completely flat, in and out of neighborhoods, constant speed changes. I could shift gears all the time, or I could just ride one gear and absorb it with my legs.
It puts me out of my comfort zone. When I ride a regular road bike for fitness, the temptation is to pick the most efficient gear and go at the heart rate I can sustain for the distance I want to travel. All efforts are pretty much identical. With a fixie, the gear is picked and I must choose the effort expended to match the distance I'll travel. I don't really ride it for fitness but I've found it puts me through paces I never went through on a regular road bike.
Um, elephant in the room I'll address the answer to you: because it's trendy. C'mon, you can't tell me that fashion is not a major factor.
Not that that's a bad thing, anything that gets people into cycling is a good idea if you ask me.
Trackstands. The ability to move the bike backwards with the pedals makes it possible to keep balanced while stopped. This is useful (while waiting for cross traffic, for example) and is a demonstration of the skill of the rider.
Brakes are optional. You can apply back-pressure to the pedals to slow the bike gradually. Alternately, you can throw your weight forward (to unweight the back wheel), and apply very strong back pressure. Once the wheel is locked up, you skid to a stop.
This is also a safety issue, as you can't stop nearly as quickly without the benefit of a front brake (where most of braking happens on most bikes), and it depends heavily on the skill level of the rider.
No brakes (or front brake only) simplifies the bike even further, compared to a single-speed bike.
Image and exclusivity. Fixed-gear bikes are unusual, and not everyone can ride them. Heavy people with heavy loads in hilly areas are pretty much excluded. They require unique skills, and have an element of risk that repels most cyclists. In my area, they have been adopted by the "hipster" subculture.
Fun and variety. For someone who rides a conventional multi-speed bike the contrasting experience of riding a fixie can spice things up, keeping bikes interesting.
Some people ride a fixed-gear bike to play Cycleball, the most awesome of all competitive cycling sports.
Ride nothing but a fixed-gear bike for 3 months, then get back on a standard geared/freewheel'd bike. After you get over the initial shock of being able to coast and backpedal, you'll feel like friggin' Superman. Riding a fixie turns your legs into tree trunks.
Track bike Intended for the velodrome. Horizontal rear-facing drop-outs, no quick release on wheels, no brakes, drop bars for most events, 1/8 chain, gear-inches no less than 81" (48x16) and as high as 100+, riders frequently change cogs/chainrings during workouts. Geometry is steeper than road bikes and handling is twitchy, tires no wider than 25mm. Example: Bianchi Super-Pista.
Fixed Trick bike Intended for doing stunts that involve pedaling backwards, walls, ramps, hops and other wild stuff. Lots of back-pedalling. Geometry like a big BMX bike, very low gear-inches. Example: see prolly is not probably blog.
Conversion fixie Road bike frame that has been converted. You can tell because the drop outs are not rear-facing. Everything else same as "street" fixed gear. This is a good way to experiment with fixed gear if you don't want to shell out $700-$1000 for a dedicated bike. You're not going to be allowed to race one of these on the velodrome because of the drop outs. Examples: See fixed gear gallery blog.
To throw a spanner in the works (this was a huge religious debate in some fixie communities.) Brakes are not "optional". And in some states (MN & WI iirc) are required by law.
Otherwise as others have mentioned better/smoother pedal stroke, better understanding of your body & endurance since you can't change gears to accommodate hills, simpler mechanics.
It's a trend, that's all. Give it a few more years and all that will remain are a bunch of vandalised classic frames that we will look at sadly, wishing those lugged and brazed steel beauties had not been modified for some hipster's vanity.
There's one actual reason which is lower maintenance - less complexity does mean less to adjust. Get your chain tension right, keep it lubricated, things should stay smooth for a long time.
"trackstands" - many skilled cyclists and even a lot of plain old commuters can balance indefinitely on mountain bikes, cyclocross, road bikes or whatever.
"lighter" - modern frames and group sets are so light anyway. The UCI (governing body for the world road championships etc.) has set a minimum weight of 6.8kg because it is easily possible to make a lighter geared bike than this. There's a point beyond which it just doesn't matter any more, and both geared and fixies are there already.
"efficiency/fitness" - there are two sides to this. A fixie can help you learn to keep constant pressure on the pedals I guess. But gears are there for a reason. Lance Armstrong doesn't have the cadence of a hummingbird because it's more fun that way, it is more efficient. When you're travelling downhill fast and your legs are spinning to keep up with your pedals that's awesome, but it's the time you least need efficiency. You need it going uphill, but that's when you're standing up in the saddle pumping slowly. Which leads to a warning - fixies may be bad for your knees. If you ride in hills and you tough it out with a tall gear you will cause more wear to your knee and hip joints than if you were able to change down and keep your legs spinning. 20-somethings, you think you're invincible now but you may well regret that attitude once you turn 40.
Brakes don't enter into the debate because a fixie can have them or not.
Take your fixie shopping on weekends. For riding with an actual purpose, accept that technology has advanced a bit. As per Lance Armstrong's cadence, they don't ride bikes with gears in the Tour just because it's more fun or they like to tinker.
It is light and easy to pick up when I face stairs. I love having a bike I can move all by myself.
I like the way it looks. I think it is very fashionable, and that just makes me want to ride more!
I enjoy being able to stop with my legs. I enjoy the way that the speed is always very consistent.
Adding to the many excellent answers, riding a fixie is fun!
I didn't get one for a long time because I thought I wouldn't ride it. But then once I got one I didn't ride anything else for 3 months. It is that much fun. Even on longer rides (up to 80km) I'd ride the fixie. You're so connected to the riding experience on a light, nimble bike.
There's no need to be monitoring which gear you're in and which gear you need to select next to go up/down the next hill. There's never noise from the drivetrain. You're never between gears. You're always in the right gear and it's always rock solid!
As a commuting bike a fixie is ideal (assuming you can manage any hills).
The position is closer to a road bike, again making the weekend rides better.
It is the perfect way to get a very light bike without going bankrupt.
I have to work hard to get what I want. A fixed gear forces constant pedaling, which means no lazy coasting. When I ride, I want to work.
Simplicity. Repairs are much easier as there are fewer fail points in the drive train.
I can feel the road. Next time it's raining out, ride a fixed gear and compare it to a freewheeled bike. On the fixie, you feel your traction at all times.
That said, I hate the trend (note that "clean lines" was not in my list), mostly because I hate watching idiots with no brakes drop their chain and crash into pedestrians or traffic.
It gives you something to do at stop lights; standing on the pedals and trying to keep your balance also gives you some nice torque when it turns green.
Another thing not yet mentioned is that it forces you to pedal in winter, which keeps your knees warm. It helps you feel the energy you have accumulated -- you can ride a fixie on slicks through snow and ice.
The number one reason for me (already mentioned) is the maintenance cost. For the last year I changed 4 spokes and that's it. The chain was half the price of the 8 gear one and it lasts since I bought it almost 2 years ago. The tires wear off more slowly too.
It gives you some extra understanding and a bit more control in the curves. You get more conscious about yourself. You learn to notice the position of the pedals, when you attack an obstacle, places where you need to use brakes. It teaches you new ways to avoid collision, new ways of standing, better balance.
It is different, so that when you go back to riding MTB afterwards -- with two strong brakes, suspension, big tires and studded pedals -- that's another thing you gonna appreciate.
Number one advantage to a fixed gear is that it will make you a better rider. Not only does it give a smoother pedal stroke, but the fact that it is slower to start and stop forces a smoother overall style. It also forces the rider to ride more safely and to look out for upcoming dangers in the road.
note: Although it does encourage the rider to adopt a generally more cautious riding style, a bike without brakes is not as safe as one with brakes. Even if you can stop by skidding, it is wasteful to ruin a tire.
facilitates development of a more powerful pedal stroke since riding uphill in a gear that is difficult to turn, or trying to slow down by putting backward pressure provides a load bearing exercise similar to weight lifting.
I find that I get a better workout per minute or per mile on a fixed gear than on a freewheel bike.
Riding a fixed gear bike is fun.
Apart from all the correct reasons/answers mentioned here, where I live, single speed cycle is the most cheapest one available to the general population. Kids start their cycling experience with such bikes itself and makes sense to upgrade to another similar one since it costs less, less maintenance (and all that's said before me).
Fixed gear riding will help you develop a steady and consistent cadence.
Fixed gear bikes can be very silent. All you hear is the tire on the road. I don't think you can get that with any other type of bike.
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Chetan Salunkhe is an Indian street dancer who is best known for winning the dance reality show "Dance Plus 4" in 2019. Chetan is one of the recent examples of rags to riches stories. He has recieved acclaims by many celebrities for his unique dance moves. This self-taught dancer has impressed one and all with his jaw-dropping performances.
Chetan Salunkhe was born into a lower-middle-class Marathi Family in the Pune City of Maharashtra in the year 1999 (age 19 years; as in 2018). He is also popular with the nicknames of Chain and Popping Badshah. Salunkhe grew up in a slum area of the City of Pune. At a very early age, Chetan got inclined towards dancing. In his childhood, he used to dance on the streets of his locality and would often get praise from the people of his area.
Chetan Salunkhe used to copy the dance moves of the famous dancers including Prabhu Deva, Govinda, and Michael Jackson.
He considers himself a self-taught dancer. On the suggestions of his friends and relatives, Chetan started taking part in various dance shows.
Salunkhe's mother works as a household help; because his father is unable to work due to some leg problems.
He is very close to his mother and gives her all the credit behind his success.
Chetan Salunkhe loves to get inked. He has a tattoo on his right arm; having the word "Mom" in the English alphabets.
Chetan has another tattoo on his chest, which is of a crown with the word "Badshah" beneath it.
In 2018, Chetan participated in Dance Maharashtra Dance; a dance reality show, which was broadcast on ZEE Yuva.
Then, he gave auditions for Dance Plus 4; another dance reality show, which was broadcast on Star Plus. In the first three auditions, he could not get selected. However, he got selected in his fourth audition.
On the show of Dance Plus 4, he recieved huge support; both from the audience and his friends & relatives, especially his grandmother who had actively campaigned for him.
In February 2019, he was declared the winner of the dance TV reality show "Dance Plus 4." Besides a trophy, he also won ₹25 lakh as the prize money.
Chetan Salunkhe considers himself a self-taught dancer.
His speciality is Popping; a street dance and one of the original funk styles that came from Fresno, California during the early 1970s.
Chetan is a huge fan of Ketaki Mategaonkar, a famous Marathi singer and actor.
Chetan loves travelling and playing the guitar.
He left his schooling after the 10th standard and started working to financially support his family.
His favourite actor is Shah Rukh Khan.
Chetan loves to emulate the dance moves of Michael Jackson, Govinda, and Prabhu Deva.
Chetan is an ardent follower of B. R. Ambedkar.
On the show of Dance Plus 4, the famous Bollywood actor, Govinda, gifted him clothes and shoes.
His mother is a huge fan of Madhuri Dixit who also got the chance to dance with her on the show of Dance Plus 4.


The City of Glendale was named after a small train station between Webster Groves and Kirkwood on the Missouri Pacific Railroad. Glendale was a sparsely settled area of elegant country homes and estates around the time of the Civil War. The city was incorporated as a village in 1912, and became a fourth class city in 1916.
The Glendale Fire Department dates back to 1925 when a bond election was held on December 19 to build a firehouse and install a fire department. In January of 1926, a Cosmopolitan triple combination chemical hose and pumping engine (shown above), was purchased for $6,500. Twenty-two fire hydrants were also installed that year. When the firehouse was built, a fire pole was obtained from a St. Louis City Firehouse after that house was torn down. That pole is now part of a static display in the newly updated city hall.
The Glendale Fire Department has come a long way since 1926. Those who first served our community in the early years laid the foundation of excellence and progressive innovation. Our present day firefighters continue in this tradition of being innovative and progressive in many ways, most notably, by assisting in the development and instruction of the Rapid Intervention Training Program used by the University of Missouri Fire Rescue Training Institute. An SCBA Training Prop was designed and constructed by Glendale firefighters for this program. Members of our department also developed a "Rescue-Drag Tarp"; both are being used by fire departments throughout Missouri as well as other States.
Over the past several years, Glendale has been successful in securing over $300,000 in funds through the Department of Homeland Security to purchase equipment such as SCBA's, Turnout Gear, Radio's, Computers, a Cascade System, Extrication Equipment, as well as the first Inflatable Fire Safety House in the State of Missouri, which has made a dramatic impact on fire safety education of our most precious gift, our children.
In January of 2009 the department made the adjustment to the 48/96 work schedule and has employed paramedics on all three shifts, providing ALS pumper service to the citizens of Glendale and Warson Woods.
July 2018 The City of Glendale Fire Department took delivery of its newest apparatus a 2018 KME Predator Pumper. This unit was put into service in November as it was pushed in by the members to the new firehouse which was completed in July of 2018 as well.


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import android.os.Bundle;
import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
import androidx.appcompat.widget.Toolbar;
import android.view.View;

import com.ximsfei.skindemo.BaseActivity;
import com.ximsfei.skindemo.R;
import com.ximsfei.skindemo.loader.ZipSDCardLoader;

import skin.support.SkinCompatManager;
import skin.support.utils.SkinPreference;

public class ZipActivity extends BaseActivity implements View.OnClickListener {
    private Toolbar mToolbar;

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(@Nullable Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_zip);

        mToolbar = findViewById(R.id.toolbar);
        setSupportActionBar(mToolbar);
        findViewById(R.id.default_theme).setOnClickListener(this);
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    @Override
    protected void onResume() {
        super.onResume();
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            mToolbar.setTitle("图片来自Zip包");
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Industry Update: 17 December
Breaking: Greater Manchester to remain in tier three restrictions
Some breaking news as it has just been confirmed by the Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock that Greater Manchester will remain in tier three restrictions until the next review. This is another disappointing blow for our tourism, hospitality and leisure sector and there will likely be much discourse about the decision over the coming days.
It means that Greater Manchester will need to continue to follow the current tier three guidance until Wednesday 23 December when the rules will be relaxed for five days through to Sunday 27 December – see guidance for the Christmas period. Greater Manchester will return to tier three rules from Monday 28 December and the tier system is expected to be reviewed on or around Wednesday 30 December.
Here at Marketing Manchester and across our parent organisation, the Growth Company, we understand that it is more important than ever that businesses within the tourism, hospitality and leisure sector have access to support services and practical advice.
Therefore if you, or a business that you work with, need such support we encourage you to visit and make use of our Tourism and Hospitality Support Hub that outlines all the support available. From the hub you can also access Business Growth Hub's Business Support Service which offers a full suite of advice and signposting for things like access to grants, as well as the Tourism and Hospitality Talent Hub which can help you or your employees with skills, training and recruitment.
Marketing Manchester Christmas and New Year closure
The Marketing Manchester team will be taking a break over the Christmas and New Year period. The majority of the team will finish within the next few working days and whilst there will be emergency standby cover in place across comms and digital, the company will be closed from Thursday 24 December until Monday 4 January.
If you urgently need to contact someone in the Marketing Manchester team please send an email to press@marketingmanchester.com and info@marketingmanchester.com.
Useful announcements that you may have missed
Our colleagues at VisitBritain have shared details of several announcements in the past week which may be useful to know.
Check if you're eligible for the Christmas Support Payment for wet-led pubs
The Christmas Support Payment is for wet-led pubs (pubs that predominantly serve alcohol rather than provide food) that have been severely impacted over the festive season due to temporary local restrictions. Eligible businesses may be entitled to a one-off cash grant of £1,000 from their local council in areas under Tier 2 or Tier 3 local restrictions. Local councils will use their discretion to identify the right businesses to receive this funding. For eligibility criteria, please click here.
Self-isolation period reduced from 14 to 10 days from 14 December
This change started to apply in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland from 00:01am on Monday 14 December. People who return from countries which are not on the travel corridor list should also self-isolate for 10 days instead of 14 days. People who test positive should continue to self-isolate for 10 days from onset of symptoms or 10 days from point of taking a positive test if asymptomatic. For more information, please click here.
Updates to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has been updated to inform employers that they do not need to be facing a wider reduction in demand or be closed to be eligible to claim for employees who are clinically extremely vulnerable or at the highest risk of severe illness from coronavirus. For more information and eligibility criteria, please click here.
Travel Corridors
The Secretary of State for Transport, Rt Hon Grant Shapps has announced the latest updates to travel corridors in the UK.
Botswana and Saudi Arabia have been added to travel corridors list. Arrivals do not need to self-isolate after 4am on Saturday 12 December.
The Canary Islands have been removed from travel corridor list due to rising cases of coronavirus. Those arriving from 4am on Saturday 12 December will need to self-isolate.
For more information and a list of countries, territories and regions where you can/cannot travel to/from, please click here.
VisitBritain's inbound tourism forecast for 2021 predicts first signs of slow recovery
VisitBritain's inbound tourism forecast for 2021 is predicting the first signs of a slow recovery for overseas visits to the UK.
Its forecast published last week shows a gradual increase in the value of inbound tourism during January to March 2021 with a step-change heading into Easter and the spring, if national restrictions are eased as expected, particularly from short-haul European markets. To read the full press release, please click here.
In case you missed it: get involved with our 'This One is on Us' campaign
We want to help Greater Manchester's tourism, hospitality, leisure and cultural sectors bounce back stronger this January by asking partners to join our This One is on Us campaign by offering 'Buy one get one free' or another great deal on products and services.
If you represent a restaurant, café or bar; an attraction or activity; a tour or day trip; a paid-for experience; or a transport or parking provider, all you need to do is think of a great New Year This One is on Us deal, fill in this form, and join the campaign.
Your offer will be hosted on visitmanchester.com – the best performing website for city information – and will be backed by a significant marketing campaign that will reach over 3 million potential customers. Together we'll get Greater Manchester buzzing again!
To submit details of your offer, please click here.
To find out more, please contact Richard.Fowler@marketingmanchester.com.
Tourism Alliance VAT campaign survey
The Tourism Alliance has worked with the Cut Tourism VAT Campaign for many years to lobby for the reduction of the rate of VAT applying to UK tourism and hospitality businesses from 20% to 5%; attempting to end the sector's competitive disadvantage compared to other European countries that apply varying reduced rates to visitor accommodation, attractions and meals.
In July 2020, taking on board the case that the Cut Tourism VAT Campaign has made over many years, the Chancellor cut VAT to 5% on tourism and hospitality as an emergency measure to counter the effects of Covid-19. As this reduction is due to be reversed in April 2021, the Tourism Alliance want to lobby Government ahead of next year's spring budget that the 5% VAT rate on tourism and hospitality goods and services should be made permanent.
Therefore, in partnership with the Cut Tourism VAT Campaign and UK Hospitality, a preliminary survey of tourism businesses has been created to determine how they have benefitted from the VAT reduction and what the impact of reverting back to the 20% rate on 1 April 2021 would have on their future viability.
If you or your business has benefitted from the reduction, can complete the short survey – which should take no more than 5 to 10 minutes – to provide your thoughts. To access the survey, please click here.
Partner and industry news
21 new things to look forward to in Greater Manchester in 2021 – and beyond
Marketing Manchester documentary premiere celebrates Music Worth Fighting For
51 Things to do in Manchester this Christmas
Last week's Industry Update
Throughout the Covid-19 crisis the Tourism and Hospitality Support Hub has been available to ensure that tourism and hospitality businesses are given the most up to date information including reopening standards and guidance.
In addition, our colleagues in the Business Growth Hub have launched a new suite of support services specifically aimed at tourism and hospitality businesses who need practical advice at this current time. Anyone who needs specific and detailed support should contact: supporthub@marketingmanchester.com
If you apply for a Local Restriction Support Grant and are in the tourism, hospitality or leisure sector, you may be eligible for an additional grant for the period when Manchester was under extra restrictions. You can find out more via the Business Growth Hub, or from your local authority.
And finally, voting open for the Downtown in Business Awards
A short plug to end this week's update. We are delighted that Sheona has been nominated in the renowned Downtown business awards. Voting is now open and Sheona is up against some inspiring women in the category 'Woman of the Year 2021'. There are also excellent people from across the full spectrum of business nominated in 20 different categories for you to get behind.
Voting closes this Friday 18 December, so if you find yourself with five minutes, please take a look at the voting form and cast your votes with our industries in mind. To find out more, please click here.


An elusive problem in Aikido and we spend years on the mat trying to work this out. However the answer is really very simple. Take the centre of mass of uke and move it out past their feet and hey presto they fall over!
Yoshigasaki Sensei once said 'Only when your concept of aikido improves will you aikido improve', this is maybe one of those useful concepts. Unfortunately the devil is in the details though. First we have to get to the centre of mass of uke, then we can connect / take it, then its time to wrench on it a bit and try to get it out past ukes feet. Here are some steps to help understand the problem. Understanding is the first step in being able to do.
With a solid connection in place, now we are ready to shift Ukes Centre of Mass (CoM) out past the base of their feet and once achieved uke will start to fall over. We can give this a helping hand by applying our own power to the task (See Aiki Physics Generating Power, Transferring Power). The only problem is that ukes don't always know when to fall over and do things like taking steps to stop it happening. So the answer is to freeze the base by cutting through the centre to the ground or stretching up high. Traditionally this might be referred to as grounding.
Having frozen ukes feet to the ground its time to move it out from their base. Pushing into uke puts the weight on the back foot and the front foot is free to be lifted up for a step..or worse a front kick. Pull uke toward you and uke is free to move the back foot for stepping and maybe other nasty tricks. Along this line (in blue in the image) is the most extreme case, other angles can also allow uke to lift their feet and have mobility.
These ideas are generalisations of lots of stuff but i hope of some use. So next time you are bored in class (not my classes i hope) ask yourself these questions, there is a few years work in them I suspect.


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Los Angeles Travel Guide
May 3, 2013 - Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival
Held every May for 11 days in Long Beach, California, the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival brings people from many different cultures and communities together to celebrate the art of Asian film and filmmakers. This international festival sprang from humble beginnings to become one of the most widely celebrated events in America. Using the media of film and the stories it can tell, the festival explores Asian and Asian Pacific ethnicity on both a local scale and its interaction with the global community. Plan a visit to Los Angeles to coincide with the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival with a bus, coach bus, party bus, mini bus, passenger coach or school bus chartered from Coach Bus Los Angeles.
The Los Angeles Asian Pacific FIlm Festival, or LAAPFF, was created in 1983 by the Visual Communications organization as a way to promote participation from and interaction with the Asian and Asian Pacific filmmaking communities. Originally a small celebration of screenings held over the weekend, the festival has grown to incorporate the works of widely acclaimed artists as well as new, up-and-coming filmmakers. Coach bus visitors can view entries which include the works of artists from countries such as China, Malaysia, India, South Korea, Thailand and Vietnam. Panels and symposiums during the festival discuss current, relevant issues facing the Asian filmmaking community.
The main venue where most of the screenings take place is the Directors Guild of America Theater Complex, with three screening theaters; one has a 600-seat capacity and is famous in the industry as a distinguished location for films. Other films are screened at CGV Cinemas in L.A.'s Koreatown. The company's roots come from South Korea, and many of the films shown outside the festival are from Korea in an effort to spread Korean films abroad. The third and last venue is the Art Theatre of Long Beach, an independent theater with a long history of showing silent films. The theater went through extensive renovations in 2008 and has modern sound and vision technology. All these venues are easily reached by coach bus, and Coach Bus Los Angeles can help you with your coach bus travel logistics.
Posters and promotions for the feature-length films selected for viewing during the festival are found throughout the area where the offerings are shown. AAPFF requires filmmakers to submit the posters if their films are shown. You also must submit a press kit, including a synopsis and cast and crew listing. The film or video must either be made by Asian or Asian Pacific descendants, or focus on the Asian community. There are no minimum or maximum running times, and all genres are welcome.
Awards are given by both a jury selected by the festival committee and the audience itself by vote, which coach bus visitors can participate in. Awards range from Best New Director and Breakout Actor to awards for outstanding cinematography or editing. There are categories for short films and feature lengths, which are further split into narratives, documentaries, and fiction. Some films screened at LAAPFF win other awards at various film festivals. The documentary "Up the Yangtze," that tracked the people affected by the Three Gorges Dam construction won the LAAPFF Special Jury Award, and was an official selection at the Sundance Festival.
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Success isn't always simple. If your mid-sized business has achieved a name for itself, you've built a solid foundation for yourself in your industry. Yet after accomplishing this success, you'll inevitably know that resting on your laurels or coasting on previous victories means you'll quickly fall behind and give your competitors an advantage.
In addition to the challenges of staying competitive, keeping on top of IT developments is an ongoing task. As your company grows, so will its IT requirements, and technology is in a constant state of development from year to year. Figuring out a strategy for maximizing your technology resources depends primarily on what your company's IT needs are, and then deciding on what your company can do to meet these needs and stay competitive.
The good news is that solutions are within reach and they come in the form of virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI). This system can serve as a way to maximize your technological abilities and enable employees to have advantages they otherwise wouldn't be able to use with a traditional system.
Anywhere access: Mobility these days counts for a great deal and is becoming an expected requirement as employees travel. A virtual desktop means that employees can access important information from anywhere and make communication easier across departments.
Flexible access: In addition to being able to reach information from remote locations, employees can do so from whatever device they prefer to use. This means compliance all across the board without requiring one uniform device.
Simpler management: Desktop virtualization takes a burden off the shoulders of your IT personnel, who can shift their duties from storage maintenance to more strategic company functions. Since it manages one virtual desktop for all employees, individual maintenance and patching don't take as much time. When a problem occurs, the IT staff fixes it and it's solved for everyone.
Security: Protecting data is easier for IT staff to handle in a central location. Because of its unified structure, a lost laptop won't mean a breach of security since storage takes place remotely and not individually, so the overall risks are lowered.
VDI is a new example of IT's ongoing evolution, yet before embarking on a program to adopt it, your business should do a careful analysis of your business needs. Once you've take this step, you can better grasp the specific ways a VDI solution can benefit your company.
current predictions are forecasting that VDI adoptions will be more widespread, with the money being spent on this approach tripling in two years' time. As your company looks for ways to maximize your IT assets and make your infrastructure more efficient, a VDI system can be a means for achieving that and enabling your company to be part of this growing progression in IT capabilities.


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has been charmed to quiet.
Out of the three poems you've posted--and while I liked the other two--this one just kills . . . I mean, it's really, really superb. What a compelling atmosphere, mood and image you've painted here. I wouldn't change a word of it. Great stuff!


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  File "/home/ubuntu/.local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/tritonhttpclient/__init__.py", line 57, in _raise_if_error
    error = _get_error(response)
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    error_response = json.loads(response.read())
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I am not getting why I am getting this error, everything is ready .


No Bake Carob Oatmeal Raisin Cookies!
Like soft, sweet, mushy, crunchy, oatmeal raisin cookies??!?
Me too. :)… more like cookie dough balls… even better.
These are the easiest, healthiest, fastest raw cookie dough deliciousnesses!!
These oatmeal cookies are an incredible source of the essential omega-3 fatty acids, simple and complex carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals, fiber, antioxidants, and are gluten free, salt free, dairy free, carcinogen free, and after you savor one for a little dessert, you will feel like flying ❤ .
Essential fatty acids?? Our body needs omega-3 and omega-6 to function and we can't make them on our own- they have to be obtained from our diet. Our body needs two critical Omega-3 fatty acids, (eicosapentaenoic acid, called EPA and docosahexaenoic or DHA) and walnuts, flax seeds, and hemp seeds, contain an abundance of a precursor omega-3, called alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), which the body converts to EPA and DHA. Low omega-3 intake has been linked to depression, inflammation, and decline in cognitive function. Most Americans don't consume enough omega-3s. Heart healthy omega-3 fatty acids from the walnuts, flax seeds, and hemp seeds, have been shown to improve memory and cognitive function and play a very important role in reducing inflammation (I think lots of chronic diseases America has a problem with are caused by inflammation). Algae, like spirulina, algae oil, and leafy green vegetables also contain omega-3s. In my Lifecycle Nutrition course here at Purdue, we learned that when we are pregnant, we should eat a lot of walnuts- not only do they look like a brain, but babies whose mommies consumed healthy omega-3 fatty acids had children with higher cognitive function!
Mash bananas and date rolls into almond milk until pretty smooth.
refrigerate or maybe freeze, if you would like to bake these go for it- Really nice little chewy oatmeal bites though… the oats soak up the banana mix and the raisins get superrr squishyyy. Nom nom!
Hello readers! Sorry I've been m.i.a. lately! I feel more busy than I ever have in my life but that's a good thing I think! I'll have to share an update when I get a chance to sit down and write about how I'm doing, but for now I want to share a post my friend Katie wrote that involves cookies! Yes, cookies! These look sooo good and I can't wait to try them sometime! Katie has an awesome blog and we share our vegan lifestyle together so she's super great! Hope you have a great day and don't forget to check out Katie ' blog!
Thanks for sharing Anna!! Definitely a good thing to be busy! Busy persuing your passions and living a life you love! You are so incredible, Anna! Keep up the good work! You can do it! ❤ Love you sweet heart!


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Cristiano Ronaldo's Children | Get To Know Them
Filed in Ask tabloid	by Stephen JN	on July 18, 2018
Cristiano Ronaldo's Children: Cristiano Ronaldo, the world best, has 4 children from 3 different mothers, true or false? How old are the children? Where are they? Let's take a peek into Cristiano Ronaldo's personal life.
The first thing you should know is that Cristiano Ronaldo's full name is Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro, dos Santos being his mother's last name and Aveiro being his father's. If you have ever googled 'Cristiano Ronaldo children', you might have noticed that some of them have the last name dos Santos or dos Santos Aveiro, now you know why.
Presently, 33-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo is a proud father of four. He has two sons and two daughters. The eldest Ronaldo son is Cristiano Ronaldo Jr., born on June 17, 2010. Then, he had twins Mateo and Eva Maria, born on June 8, 2017. Just recently, he and his girlfriend Georgina Rodrigues had a little baby girl Alana Martina, born on November 12, 2017.
Cristiano Ronaldo Jr.
Back in 2010, when Ronaldo was just 25, he went to his social media to announce that he had just become a father of a little baby boy. Cristiano Ronaldo Junior was born in a private hospital near San Diego, California, United States to an unknown woman. To this day, her identity is being kept secret, as she wanted to remain confidential. People have been speculating about that, some claim that it was a surrogate. Despite all the questions and rumours, Cristiano has not revealed the identity of this woman. His sister once said that the mother of Cristiano Jr. was of Mexican origin, but that is by far the most information available about her.
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According to the rumours, Ronaldo had to pay £10 million to gain custody of the child. That said, nobody knows for sure, but the boy was taken by Ronaldo Sr.'s mother Maria Dolores to Spain right away, and he spends most of the time with her these days.
Now, the boy is only eight years old and he is already following in his father's footsteps – football and modelling. His father revealed that Cristiano Ronaldo Jr. was the best goal scorer at his school. In addition to that, both of them appeared in the ad campaign for the CR7 Denim Junior collection (CR7 is Cristiano Ronaldo's own brand). That's all there is to know about him at this young age.
Cristiano Ronaldo twins – Mateo and Eva Maria
Cristiano's twins, Mateo and Eva Maria, were born in June 2017, while he was playing in the Confederation Cup. His babies were born at the same hospital near San Diego as their older brother was. Before then, Ronaldo had already broken up with his long-time girlfriend Irina Shayk and did not appear to be in any kind of relationship. This time, the theory that he used a surrogate mother was confirmed, but her identity was not revealed to the public.
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Both Mateo and his sister Eva Maria are still too little to have done anything that would be in the news, as they have just celebrated their first birthday.
Ronaldo's youngest child Alana Martina is not even a year old yet, so more will be uncovered about the younger kids as they grow older.
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The potential role of Clostridium botulinum toxin in the treatment of equine laminitis
Hardeman, L C
(2016) Utrecht University Repository
(Dissertation)
Supervisor(s): Sloet van Oldruitenborgh - Oosterbaan, Marianne; Back, Wim; Wijnberg, Inge; van der Kolk, Johannes
Laminitis is a severe and painful disease in the horse that may lead to loosening of the attachment of the distal phalanx to the horny hoof capsule. Although a large variety of treatment options has come and gone since the first descriptions of laminitis, there is certainly a thus far ... read more unmet need for therapies that are successful in preventing dislodging of the distal phalanx or in creating favourable conditions for healing. Clostridium botulinum toxin has been successfully used in equine medicine to reduce the activity of several skeletal muscles. It was therefore hypothesised that the toxin, when used to reduce the muscle tone of the deep digital flexor, could have potential to reduce the traction of the deep digital flexor on the distal phalanx which might be a useful supportive therapy in case of laminitis. First, the effectiveness and safety had to be tested in the healthy horse: Clostridium botulinum toxin injections proved to reduce the muscle tone of the deep digital flexor muscle significantly without severe side-effects or inducing lameness in the healthy horse. Therefore, further research into the clinical application of the substance was justified. It has been suggested that laminitis may result in increased muscle tone or even contracture of the deep digital flexor. This suggestion was investigated, as the outcome could further substantiate the hypothesis.The increased firing rate of the deep digital flexor muscle in laminitic horses, as evidenced by EMG interference pattern analysis, suggests an increased muscle force which provides some support for the claim that reduction of the muscle tone by use of Clostridium botulinum toxin might be a successful supportive therapy. However, further in-depth research into this item is warranted, as two other parameters, the number of turns/second and amplitude/turn, were not dissimilar, indicating that larger motor units with larger-amplitude motor unit potentials were not recruited. It proved possible to determine the muscle volume of the deep digital flexor in the living animal quite accurately. This way of determining muscle volume can be used in future clinical studies to estimate individual Clostridium botulinum toxin dosages as precise as possible. Not only for efficacy and safety reasons, but also taking into account the high costs involved, this is beneficial. Realization of a large-scale clinical study into the application of Clostridium botulinum toxin in cases of naturally occurring acute laminitis proved difficult. The main reason is that recruitment of a sufficiently large population of acutely laminitic horses and ponies without distal phalanx displacement and complying with strict inclusion criteria is problematic. However, the beneficial outcome as seen in two animals suggests that putting effort in the design and execution of such a (multi-centre and probably multinational) trial using a uniform and objective evaluation protocol is justified. As further research into the application of Clostridium botulinum toxin in acute and chronic laminitis seems justified, suggestions for future research include i.a. its use in chronic laminitis and in the prevention of supporting limb laminitis. show less
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Keywords: equine, horse, laminitis, deep digital flexor muscle, Clostridium botulinum toxin
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I don't get what you mean when you say you want "YT" on it. Are you wanting "GimmeDatShid" with "YT" on the end or do you just want it somewhere on the image?
You said something simple, so I didn't go too over the top.


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MTA No. 7 Line Subway
MTA / New York City Transit is planning to extend the No. 7 Line Subway services to the area known as Far West Midtown Manhattan. This strategically located area will allow for the expansion of the Midtown Manhattan Central Business District, which will, in turn, sustain the city's economic growth and global competitiveness over the next 20 to 25 years.
RAS obtained low-altitude mapping photography (LAMP) at 1"=100' scale to produce topographic base mapping at 1"=20' scale with one-foot contour intervals in Micro Station format. Highly accurate photogrammetric base mapping was produced for the entire 3-mile project. A digital terrain model (DTM) was developed from the aerial mapping data for utilization by the PBQ&D design team.
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Posted by Aaron on June 26, 2010
Ethopian-Canadians protest PM Meles Zenawi at the G20
Ethiopian leader accused of human rights abuses
by Aaron Lakoff
An interview with Kitaba Magarsa, an Ethiopian-Canadian who was protesting the presence of Ethiopian Prime-Minister Meles Zenawi at the G20 meetings in Toronto. Recorded during the June 26th demonstration at Queens Park. Press release below has more information.
*FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE*
*An Unindicted Ethiopian War Criminal at the G20 Summit*
Toronto, Ontario - Ethiopia is neither a wealthy country nor is it
democratic. Yet, its premier, Mr. Meles Zenawi, has been invited to the G20
summit. The invitation extended to the Ethiopian premier does send the wrong
signal to the rest of the African dictators in that they can actually be
rewarded for running their countries to the ground; and for perpetrating war
crimes and crimes against humanity as is the case of the Ethiopian premier
in the Ogaden region.
Human Rights Watch (HRW) classified the atrocities that the Ethiopian regime
perpetrated in the Ogaden region as war crimes. Georgette Gagnon, Africa
director at Human Rights Watch indicated that "These widespread and
systematic atrocities amount to crimes against humanity. Yet Ethiopia's
major donors, Washington, London and Brussels, seem to be maintaining a
conspiracy of silence around the crimes."
The Ogaden Youth Network, Canada Chapter, the Somali Canadian Diaspora
Alliance, and a number of other Somali organizations are planning a huge,
two day protest against the presence of Mr. Meles Zenawi at the G20 summit.
The details of the planned protest as follows:
*Dates:* June 26 & 27
*Venues:* Queens Park Circle and the Convention Center
*Time:* 9:00 AM (Start Time)
*Ogaden Youth Network, Canada Chapter* is a non profit organization
established by Ogadenia students. Who support the people of Ogadenia and
understand their hardships. These students are trying to education people
about the issues and the facts in Ogadenia. These students are
representatives of their families and friends in Ogadenia.
*The Somali Canadian Diaspora Alliance* is an independent group of like
minded Somali Canadians comprised of men, women and youth, who are committed
to a free and sovereign Somalia. SCDA members work on an altruistic basis
and expect no personal gain from the realization of our vision. SCDA is a
group that works towards the advancement of the national cause of all Somali
citizenry and speaks out against tribal and regional oppression. The SCDA
also works to advance individual and collective human rights and works with
all other organizations and groups with a similar vision.
Topics: IndigenousSolidarity
Tags: #g20 report
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Since childhood I've been really kind of mesmerised and fascinated by this whole idea of falling in 'fairy tale love'. The kind of perfect love which they usually show in fairytale movies where a charming prince on his white horse lands into a girl's life from absolutely nowhere. (Okay. It's 21st century! So, the white horse can be safely replaced by a red Ferrari here.) Where, the guy comes to the girl's rescue whenever she is in any trouble. Where, he treats his girl no less than a princess. Where, they live happily ever after. The kind of fairy tale love which every girl may not have lived, but definitely dreamt of. And I can vouch that every single girl in her teenage must have imagined herself in a fairy tale love. Argh! Don't ask me the 'why' word now please.
But when you gradually transform from a girl into a woman, you realise that, THAT kind of perfect fairy tale love, when somebody is deeply and madly in love with you from top to toe, doesn't happen in real life. And now, standing in my early twenties, I have eventually realized that whatever they show in movies is too far-fetched, exactly like a scoop of ice-cream. It tastes sweet as long as it's in your mouth but that happiness is momentary. It melts just in a moment, before I count to ten. Fact is, real life is a bit too realistic and these fairy tale moments are too good to be true.
1. What we usually expect: A warm cozy morning with your partner lying on your side. Cuddling with you. Caressing your face. Gently placing each and every single strand of your loosely knit hair behind your ear. And then waking you up with trucks of love whilst the early morning sunlight plays on your body, (well, that's not my imagination wholly, that's how I see it in any average romantic flick).
But on the other hand a usual morning will be like this: He is wrapped up in the bed sheets, hanging on the corner of the bed. Snoring! Sleeping on the pillow which is filled with his drool, with you yelling at him for watching soccer or cricket till late hours and asking him to wake up and get ready for the office. Isn't it?
2. Believe me. No one, absolutely no one, comes running from a one mile distance (or on his bike or car, even) during the dead of the night and waits right below your balcony, just to get a glimpse of you! Whenever I watch something like this, I question myself. Will someone ever do something like this for me? Then, my heart whispers, don't listen to Taylor Swift's songs anymore!
3. This fairy tale moment is one of my favorite: Falling asleep on his shoulder during a ten minute bus ride – but not at all happening in real life! Usually, either he is too busy to offer you a shoulder to sleep on. Or the destination arrives too quickly and the bus stops before you fall asleep!
4. Most common fairy tale moment: A ball night. The guy took the girl out on a shopping spree. Spent some four-five hours. Changed some twenty-thirty dresses, but still nothing clicked. Guy started getting cranky and then suddenly the girl comes out of the changing room wearing an extremely beautiful fairy like dress, looking like an angel. Bang! Guy's jaw dropped. Totally dumbstruck because of the inexplicable beauty of his woman!
Don't they show it too often? Frankly speaking, I have never seen a guy doing this for his lady in real life. Actually, the fact is that most of the men do not enjoy shopping as much as women do. For them, shopping is a horribly eccentric and bizarre activity. To be precise, an emotional binge! The very idea of taking their women out on a shopping spree pisses them off. And if somehow they do take you out, they prefer to pick the first dress you try on, without further ado.
5. Wipe off. Entirely wipe off all those lovely scenes of cooking food or washing dishes together with your partner, from your mind. And don't you even dare to dream of getting a birthday cake baked exclusively by him or an early morning breakfast served in bed. Things like this, hardly happen in real life.
6. All the working ladies, please bookmark this fact. They don't want to drop you to your workplace every morning and they don't want to pick you up from your workplace every single evening. So, do not keep high expectations.
And then there is a whole list of anniversaries and birthdays which didn't end up with a candle light dinner and a bouquet of roses. Do not be heartbroken if he misses your wedding anniversary. Every day may not end up like a fairy tale but I am sure that you must have definitely experienced at least some of these kinds of fairy tale moments in your life. Love them? Then, cherish them.
My Life's a Movie -Take 1….. ACTION!!!
Wow…I never thought that ,this lovely lady has a lovely creative side too(apart from looks)..I like your naration,the way you portrait your feelings,the choice of words…Lovely.
Hope to see some more in coming days..Keep up the good work friend.
This story wwas my great help to my homeork for English course.
and some children in. I had changed only some characteristics of main character and I was ready.
first successful work with which i won my teacher's attention.


GRICUA's Grand Opening of its new administration building was held on December 18th. Barnaby Lewis from the Cultural Resources Department provided the blessing and Yolanda Elias and the ACHEM A'AL from District 6 performed traditional dances. Among the guests were Governor Lewis, Lt. Governor Antone, several Council members, former and current Board members. The new administration building officially opened for business on January 5th.
GRICUA will be applying for Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) certification from the U.S. Green Building Council in the hopes of earning a Silver or Gold level certification. Some of the features that qualify the new building for LEEDs certification are: covered parking with solar panels that will provide 40% of the building's power, motion sensor lights, automatic facets, high efficiency dual flush toilets, several climate zones throughout the building, self-sustaining landscaping. The new building features 8 offices, large open office area, lobby, customer service area, break room and an exercise room.


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Our commercial cleaning services take the time to perform a ceiling to floor detailing to check vents, frames, behind electronics, corners, and under furniture- most of such areas are usually inadvertently or sometimes purposefully overlooked and left out by regular cleaning staff or other cleaning companies. When it comes to janitorial cleaning services in CT, Morgan Janitorial Enterprise's cleaning services are the best in the area. Our commercial janitorial services will ensure a visually appealing and healthy environment. Our professionally trained detailing crew will take care of every surface, nook, and cranny on your property.
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11.6 Million Corona Positive Worldwide
by Reporteron July 7, 2020
I Pakistan Health Minister Tests Positive
II Missisippi Speaker Confirmed To Be Infected by Corona
According to the world meter due to Corona virus in the world, more than 1.16 crore people have been infected so far. At the same time, the death toll has crossed 5.39 lakh. However, 66.11 lakh people have been cured during this period. But Brazil's condition is still very bad. Here 26,051 people have been found infected in 24 hours while 602 people have lost their lives in the same period.
So far, more than 16.04 lakh infected have been found in Brazil, which is second in the world after America. So far the total death toll in the country has also reached near 65 thousand. Despite this, bars, beauty salons and esthetic clinics are being opened here on Monday. Apart from these, small shops and malls have been allowed to open for six hours.
In the first place, the country of infection has crossed the total figure of 29.83 lakhs and has reached close to three million. The death toll in the US is more than 1.32 lakh. Meanwhile, 22 people have died in the UK in the last 24 hours. Here the figure of the dead has exceeded 44.22 thousand.
Pakistan Health Minister Tests Positive
Pakistan's health minister, Dr Zafar Mirza, has also been found infected with corona. Mirza, the special assistant to the PM on health matters, said that he is feeling mild symptoms and has been taking precautions since then. On the other hand, 3,344 new cases of corona have been reported in the country in the last 24 hours. The figure has crossed 2,31,000 on Monday. So far, 50 people have lost their lives.
Missisippi Speaker Confirmed To Be Infected by Corona
Philip Gunn, president of the Mississippi State House of Representatives in the US, has been confirmed to be infected with the corona virus. Republican Party member Philip Gunn gave this information by posting a video on Facebook. He had come in contact with another member of the House previously found infected.
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