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We take a look at 10 of the greatest World Cup matches ever. What do you make of our selections?
The 1966 World Cup Final makes our list of the best matches in World Cup history. What else makes it? (Getty Images)
The World Cup has seen some of the greatest matches ever take place, so bearing that in mind we have put together ten of the best. From amazing goals, to spectacular moments, these matches have helped write World Cup history.
Done chronologically, we start in 1950 with Uruguay, Brazil, and nearly 200,000 people crammed into the stadium.
1950 – Uruguay beat Brazil 2-1
The format back in 1950 was slightly different with the winners of the four groups going into another group stage to decide the winner.
Going into the match, Brazil only needed to draw to win the World Cup after beating Sweden and Spain 7-1, and 6-1 respectively. They were confident of victory with many of the local newspapers (the tournament was held in Brazil), printing their victory early. But Uruguay had other ideas.
In front of a record crowd of nearly 200,000 in the Estadio do Maracana, Brazil went one-nil up after a goal from Friaca just after half-time. Uruguay responded by coming from behind with two goals in the last 25 minutes from Juan Alberto Schiaffino, and Alcides Ghiggia. Pele, the football's first global star broke down in tears after the game. He would then win three of the next five World Cups.
Uruguay beat Brazil 2-1 to win the World Cup in 1950 (Getty Images)
1966 – England beat West Germany 4-2
The 1966 tournament had its fair share of drama even before a ball was kicked. The trophy was stolen, a replica was made, and then the original was found in a hedge by Pickles the dog.
Held in England, behind the play of stars like Bobby Charlton and Bobby Moore, the hosts found themselves in the final against the mighty West Germany.
And to this day it is one of the most controversial matches in football and in the England-Germany rivalry. This is largely because of one moment in extra time.
In the 101st minute Geoff Hurst hit a shot into the crossbar and down onto the line, to which Russian linesman Tofiq Bahramov ruled it had crossed the line to give the English a 3-2 lead.
With time dwindling down, the Germans pushed every upfield. England then sealed the win with a break from Geoff Hurst who smashed the ball into the top corner to mark a 4-2 win. This of course can be remembered as Kenneth Wolstenholme's famous commentary line, "They think its all over – It is now!"
Geoff Hurst's third goal has divided opinion since 1966 (Getty Images)
1970 – Brazil beat England 1-0
Brazil were the favourites for the tournament, largely due to the fact they had Pele, Jairzinho, Rivelino, and Carlos Alberto. Whereas England were the defending champions and were not expected to contend very well against the men in yellow.
Ultimately, this match will be remembered for two moments pulled off by English superstars Gordon Banks and Bobby Moore. The first of which was 'The Save'. Pele was lurking at the back post and headed a cross downward towards the bottom left corner of the England goal. It appeared to be a foregone conclusion, but somehow Banks was able to dive and loop the ball around the post to deny the Brazilians.
The other moment again, involved an English star. The ball broke to Jairzinho on the right wing and the English defence was retreating. With Jairzinho dribbling towards the danger area, Moore timed his tackle perfectly to deny yet another Brazil attack.
The English heroism in defence didn't last with Jairzinho scoring the only goal on the 59th minute. Considering in every other game during the tournament, Brazil scored three or four goals, the English effort deserves recognition.
But Brazil were the best team at the competition and would win the final 4-1 against Italy. They would also take sole possession of the Jules Rimet trophy, after winning the Cup for the third time.
Gordon Banks pulled off the greatest save ever in 1970 against Brazil (Getty Images)
1970 – Italy beat West Germany 4-3
In fact, Italy played one of the greatest World Cup matches just to get into that final against Brazil. This match is often known as 'the game of the century'.
Against West Germany in the semi-final, Italy, who scored on the 8th minute, looked to have won the game. But a 90th minute extra time equaliser by Karl-Heinz Schnellinger pushed the game to extra-time. Chaos was about to ensue.
German legend Franz Beckenbauer had already dislocated his shoulder earlier in the game and had to stay on because they had made their two substitutions. During extra-time, in a stretch of 13 minutes, from the 98th to 111th minute, five goals were scored. Gianni Rivera's proved to be the winner, and Italy found themselves in another World Cup Final.
Gerd Muller sneaking in to score against Italy (Getty Images)
1982 – Italy beat Brazil 3-2
The 1982 Brazil side are widely regarded to be the greatest team never to win a World Cup, and that is largely because of this epic game where they were sent home by Italy.
During the second round group stages, a staunch Italian defence, and the mercurial talent of Paolo Rossi, faced Zico, Socrates and the incredible Brazilians.
With the majority of the game taking place in the Italian half, chances were scarce for the Azzurri, but thanks to Rossi, when they got them, they scored. Rossi scored a sublime hat-trick to Brazil's two goals from Socrates and Falcao.
Italy then went on to win the tournament.
Paolo Rossia scored a hat-trick against Brazil (Getty Images)
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1982 – West Germany drew with France 3-3 (Won 5-4 on penalties)
This matchup was during the semi-finals of the 1982 World Cup and had goals aplenty, along with one controversial moment.
Without Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, arguably their best player, for the majority of the game due to a hamstring injury, Germany came out of the blocks fast scoring in the 17th minute. Ten minutes later France equalised through a Platini penalty. At the end of the 90, nothing could separate the two sides.
The controversial moment came in the 60th minute when french forward Patrick Battiston looked to pounce onto a through ball. He would get a small touch on the ball as it went goal-ward, but he failed to see German keeper Harald Schumacher coming.
The German took him out with incredible ferocity, so much so it knocked Battiston unconscious, knocked two of his teeth out, cracked ribs, and damaged vertebrae. Despite all that, Schumacher received no card, and no foul was given. It is this moment the game is remembered for, despite the attacking and electric play of both sides.
In extra time there would be four more goals, two for each side which would go on to force penalties. Germany as you would expect, came out on top 5-4 with Horst Hrubesh scoring the decisive penalty.
Patrick Battiston gets carried off the pitch (Getty Images)
1986 – Argentina beat England 2-1
If ever game split opinion on the genius of Diego Maradona, it was this one. He created two of the most memorable World Cup moments in the space of four minutes.
Just after half time, he produced the first, which has simply been remembered as 'the Hand of God'. After a miscued clearance, Maradona somehow beat English keeper Peter Shilton to the ball. The answer was he used his hand to go over the outstretched Shilton, and the referee allowed it.
The next moment came just four minutes later in what is commonly known as 'the goal of the century'. Maradona picked up the ball in his own half and proceeded to take it past five English defenders and the keeper before slotting it home. Maradona had taken over the game and England stood next to no chance at coming back. Gary Lineker did pull a consolation goal back in the 81st minute, but it was not enough.
This may be a stretch to call it one of the best games ever, but for sheer controversy and amazing moments, it is well up there.
Maradona and The Hand of God (Getty Images)
2010 – Uruguay drew Ghana 1-1 (Won 4-2 on penalties)
Ghana were the feel-good story of the 2010 tournament as traditionally, African sides don't get that far in the tournament. Their opponent in this quarter-final was Uruguay.
In a back and forth game, Sulley Muntari scored a screamer from 40 yards just before half time. Diego Forlan then equalised with a free kick on the 55th minute. The game would end 1-1 meaning extra time was played.
The drama was saved for late in extra-time. Ghana were on the offensive knocking a free kick into the box. The ball then pinged around before Luis Suarez blocked a certain goal with a handball. With the last kick of the game, Asamoah Gyan smashed his penalty into the crossbar. The Uruguayans were jubilant, but the Ghanaians were distraught, despite still having a chance in the penalty shootout.
Forlan scored the first, remarkably, so did Gyan. Victorino, Appiah and Scotti all scored. John Mensah then missed, as did Pereira and Adiyiah meaning Sebastian Abreu needed to score to know Ghana out. He did and the dream was over.
Luis Suarez stopped a certain goal with a handball on the line (Getty Images)
2014 – Netherlands beat Spain 5-1
Spain were the defending champions and were expected to contend for the 2014 World Cup. Their first match in the tournament was a rematch of the 2010 final, against the Netherlands.
They started well. Xabi Alonso converted an early penalty to go 1-0 up after half an hour, and then no one was expecting the onslaught that was about to befall the Spanish. Indeed, the class of the second goal should have been a premonition of what was to come.
Daley Blind floated a lovely ball over the Spanish defence and Robin Van Persie, instead of taking a touch, took the header first time and looped it over Iker Casillas. Spain came back again with chance after chance, taking advantage of the Dutch back three. David Silva should have scored but for a great save by Japser Cillessen.
Robin Van Persie then hit the crossbar with a thunderbolt, and it was becoming clear there are more goals in this tie.
Arjen Robben then started the Dutch onslaught. He scored on the 53rd minute, Stefan de Vrij 11 minutes after that, and then after a Casillas mistake, Van Persie pounced to make it 4-1. Robben then dribble his way to another on the 80th minute.
Van Persie equalises with a brilliant looping header (Getty Images)
2014 – Germany beat Brazil 7-1
In their home World Cup, a lot was expected of Neymar and Brazil. And they were delivering somewhat, by getting to the semi-finals. Their opponent was Germany and a tight affair was expected but the result was over after 30 minutes.
For sheer destruction of an opponent, at this point in the tournament, this has to be up there with one of the greatest performances in World Cup history. It can be argued that Brazil's defence was suspect, but it was also due to German brilliance too.
Thomas Muller opened the scoring after 11 minutes, then Germany scored four more goals in the space of six minutes. Andre Schurrle would score a brace in the second half to take the total to seven. Brazil scored a late consolation through Oscar but the damage had been done.
Andre Schurrle makes it 6-0 (Getty Images)
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Q&A: LORI GOLDSTEIN TALKS LIFE AS A STYLIST
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Enter a captionFashion stylist Lori Goldstein. (photo: Giorgio Niro)
Lori Goldstein has styled countless groundbreaking images that remain etched in our cultural consciousness for their beauty and iconic qualities. Versace campaigns, Madonna's "Take a Bow" video, Demi Moore's nude, pregnant Vanity Fair cover, and myriad other celebrity photo shoots dot her illustrious portfolio. (Did we mention she's great on Twitter?) Her forthcoming book, Lori Goldstein: Style Is Instinct, which drops this October, packs 256 glossy pages of her most memorable styling projects, with photography by Mario Testino, Annie Leibovitz, Steven Meisel, and Bruce Weber, among others. Here, the stylish New Yorker talks career beginnings, designing for QVC, and the benefits of not fitting in.
How amazing that you've been a fashion stylist for 25 years. How was the perception of the term different then than it is today?
LORI GOLDSTEIN: Oh my goodness, when I started in this business, 'stylist' was a dirty word. If you weren't an editor or a young girl who came to work at one of the magazines, it was, like, you did catalogs, and that was it, there was nothing in between. I knew I wanted to be on my own path, I knew I was on this journey of my own.
Sounds like you were groundbreaking not only in what you did, but in that you kind of made up a job that didn't exist?
LG: You got it. I always felt like I was going to make up my own job, and we were lucky enough to do that. There were a lot of us back then; we were creative, but we weren't artists per se. So it was like, 'What are we going to do with our lives?' And I always loved fashion, so I found that way for myself.
You also design a popular clothing line, LOGO, for QVC. What's great about that experience?
LG: I've always wanted to share what I have learned in New York City, and that's where QVC came in for me. My customer is from her twenties to her eighties, literally. They call in, I get to interact with them, and they all have this innate quality of style, desire to dress great, and explore, now that they're given permission, and that's the fabulous thing . . . [Fashion is] a very exciting way to express yourself, it's joyful, it's happy, it's cool, it's amazing. It's a part of life we should really get into and celebrate, at all ages, all demographics.
What are some of the coolest stories you've heard from QVC callers?
LG: I've had everything from a woman calling in and saying she has this whole new wardrobe and the clothes allow her to wear them under her bulletproof vest to a woman saying she cleans homes for a living and loves to look stylish and this affords her to be able to do that. We all have the ability to take care of ourselves, look great, and enjoy life, and that's what life is about for me.
People still talk about that 1991 nude Demi Moore cover. Do you still feel the urge to turn heads in a provocative way?
LG: Yes, I never feel the urge to do something intentionally, but that is definitely the place that I live in. I can't live my life caring what other people think, and I definitely always want to push things as far as they can go, because mediocrity just bores the hell out of me.
Your philosophy seems to have worked. Your anthology, Style is Instinct, comes out this October on Harper Collins.
LG: I've been wanting to do a book for several years. It has been been this incredible, incredible process. It's probably 25 years of work . . . it really brings everything to the surface, so it's a time to reflect, and it's like, 'Oh my God, I forgot about that,' and you just get so excited!
When it comes to not caring what people think, did you have to work at it, or were you born that way?
LG: I was born that way. I grew up in Ohio. You always want to conform and fit in, I think that's a natural state, especially for kids. I was just a little rebel and I couldn't, and I'm so grateful I couldn't cause that's what propelled me to New York, where it was like, 'Oh, hello, I can be whoever I want to be.'
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President Kagame attends President Moi funeral service
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President Paul Kagame is one of the Heads of State who attended the funeral service of former Kenyan President, Daniel Arap Moi. President Moi passed on, on February 4th, 2020. He was Kenya's longest-serving president and was 95 at the time of his demise.
The funeral service was held today at Nyayo stadium located in Nairobi, the capital city of Kenya and brought together thousands of Kenyans and friends of Kenya.
Presidents at the funeral service included Ismail Omar Guelleh of Djibouti, Salva Kiir of South Sudan, Kaguta Museveni of Uganda, President Paul Kagame and Yemi Osinbanjo, the vice president of Nigeria.
They were given time to pay tribute to him for the last time where his body was laid at the parliament buildings.
President Uhuru Kenyatta who chaired the ceremony called President Moi 'The father of the country and a champion of Pan-Africanism'
President Moi will be buried on Wednesday, February 12th in Kabarak where he was born. Kabarak is located 220 kilometers away from Nairobi.
Daniel Arap Moi was President of Kenya from 1978 to 2002. He was known as a popular and personable leader who succeeded to maintain peace and security in Kenya at a time where neighboring countries were facing political crisis and war.
However, to others, he was a despot and was known for dealing pitilessly with his opponents as well as perpetrating corruption.
President Moi will be buried on Wednesday, February 12th in Kabarak where he was born. Kabarak is located 220 kilometers away from Nairobi
President Paul Kagame is one of the Heads of State who attended the funeral service of former Kenyan President, Daniel Arap Moi.


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Gone are the days when K-pop girl groups sang about boys as their love interest. This time, they're focusing on a more important matter—themselves.
K-pop is now considered a worldwide phenomenon and no one can deny the influence and power it holds on their audience. With feminism still being considered as something taboo in a conservative country like South Korea, these girl groups are taking the first step in creating an era of change through their music and making use of their platform in sending an important social message not only for Korean women, but to all the women around the world. Here are some female anthems that will give you a boost of girl power during a hard day of facing the deep-seated misogyny in work, school, or even just by walking down the streets.
"Bad Boy" by Red Velvet
"Oh he don't, he don't, he don't know
I can take 'em head to head, go toe to toe
Oh, if you play I fight back, I fight back
I'll show you who's in control"
Calling out all the bad boys out there who break girls' hearts for a hobby, your time is up! The girls of Red Velvet are here to teach y'all a lesson and they're not playing around as seen by the lyrics. There's a theory explaining that the symbols and imagery seen in the music video plays out the story of their innocence being taken away by the bad boy, which led to the pain each of them experienced as the source of strength to take the bad boy out collectively as a group. The slow-paced R&B elements in the song and the way each line is sang in a bewitchingly alluring tone unify the femme fatale concept that Red Velvet is known for.
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"NO" by CLC
"If you don't like it, forget it
Go look somewhere else to fit your tastes
Innocent, sexy and cute
Single words like that can't possibly express who I am"
CLC is saying "NO" to the societal beauty standards that are imposed on women in their song that is recognized as a feminist anthem by K-Pop fans. The song starts with Seungyeon saying "Red lip? No. / Earrings? No. / High heels? No. / Handbag? No." Less than 10 seconds into the song and CLC is already sending a message to the rejection of the common material things that society considers as a factor to the beauty realm. If that wasn't enough, the chorus goes "I love me, I like it" which shows that the girls are confident enough to not succumb to how society tells them to act, dress, look or speak. They are unbothered queens and CLC wants us to be one too.
"Gashina" by Sunmi
"You already bent and twisted me
So don't act like you're sorry
But the one who's really twisted
Is not me, it's you"
"Gashina" isn't your typical breakup song. The usual narrative of a girl stopping her partner from leaving isn't what the song is, it's more of an "Okay, leave. I'll even show you the way out." The Korean word "gashina" actually translates to "Are you going?" in English and this shows how bored Sunmi is of blaming herself when a relationship caused by her partner acting cold doesn't work out. Like, just pack your things and go. We'll continue to thrive while you regret on what you missed out on. As mentioned in the lyrics, "I bloomed, and you withered." "Gashina" is a summer hit song in Korea and it's groundbreaking that it's widely loved despite the conservative outlook of the country in progressive agendas.
"Ah Yeah" by EXID
"Why can't you get it?
I don't know why I'm telling you this
You softly smile and keep pestering me
Man don't do that
I don't wanna answer those kind of questions, no way"
Getting unwanted sleazy attention from men is something we ladies are all too familiar with. "Ah Yeah" by EXID confronts the issue head on, describing how men don't know how to take a hint and purposefully ignore the uncomfortable body language of women. To all the guys out there, always remember: Being aggressive and displaying an 'alpha male' (vomit emoji) attitude won't take you anywhere. You're just making yourself look like a fool at the end of the day. In addition, the music video also tackles the double standards media has in terms of censorship to women. Men can freely prance around shirtless on national television but the slightest skin showed by women is deemed inappropriate. Geez… talk about sexism.
"Yes I Am" by Mamamoo
"If I were to describe myself
I'm a confident woman
To put it in words, a woman of feeling
If you think you can do it, you can follow me (You can)
Follow me, follow me"
In the song "Yes I Am," each member of Mamamoo played the reverse card and flaunted the qualities that are usually used against them by their haters. Moonbyul—who is criticized for having a tomboy-ish attitude and style—wore a flashy pink suit in the music video. Next are Solar and Wheein who were victims of body-shaming, specifically people commenting that their face shape is too round for a girl group idol. In the music video, the former ate cheesy puffs and completely ignored the array of vegetables in the refrigerator, whereas the latter stood in a room full of makeup and shoes yet decides to entertain herself by dancing alone. The last member Hwasa is one of the K-pop idols with a tanner and more voluptuous body which is the complete opposite of the Korean beauty standards of petite figures and porcelain white skin. Of course, Queen Hwasa didn't care and wore a red hot bodycon dress that hugged all the curves of her body.
"I Don't Need A Man" by Miss A
"Boy don't say
'I am your future, trust and lean on me' no no
Boy don't play
If you're not gonna respect me"
Say it with me: I don't need a man! Miss A's song is pretty self-explanatory. Like the member Min said in the intro, and I quote, "This is for all the independent ladies out there." The song mentions that women can pay the bills, rent, and basically get everything they need without any help from a man. If there is one stereotype that needs to stop altogether, it's men being the only breadwinner in a family or relationship. We are strong, independent women who don't need no man to define us, period.
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Hemodynamic Responses to ECT in a Patient with Critical Aortic Stenosis
Levin, Laura M.D†; Wambold, Daniel M.D†; Viguera, Adele M.D*; Welch, Charles A. M.D*; Drop, Lambertus J. M.D†
Departments of †Anesthesia and Critical Care and *Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital; and Departments of Anaesthesia and Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Received September 14, 1998; accepted February 11, 1999.
Address correspondence to Dr. L. J. Drop at his current address: Department of Anesthesia, Kantonsspital, 4031 Basel, Switzerland.
The Journal of ECT: March 2000 - Volume 16 - Issue 1 - p 52-61
We present a case study of a 46-year-old woman with a psychotic depressive illness of 2 months' duration with the coexisting medical diagnoses of critical aortic stenosis, severe labile hypertension, renal failure necessitating hemodialysis of 7-years' duration, and systemic lupus. Because of unresponsiveness to an antidepressant drug regimen, severe motor retardation, mutism, and refusal of food and fluids by mouth, an urgent indication for electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) was established. However, the patient refused ECT, and to allow its initiation, a court order was obtained. In view of the coexisting diagnoses of critical aortic stenosis, labile hypertension, and renal failure, ECT represented a substantially increased risk in this patient because of severe arterial hypertension and tachycardia. The patient was successfully managed during each ECT, using a combination of metoprolol by mouth, which was supplemented by i.v. esmolol immediately prior to the application of the ECT stimulus, and sodium nitroprusside, which was infused for several minutes prior to the seizure and thereafter to attenuate arterial hypertension. Nevertheless, sudden death, a well-known complication of critical aortic stenosis, occurred 96 hours after the fourth ECT.
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Do newer GeForce RTX 3090 GPUs have reduced OC headroom?
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Purchasing an Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 isn't a decision one makes lightly. Even at launch it was widely noted that this top-end consumer graphics card cost quite a lot more than the one next rung down, for meagre real-world performance gains. Now with the astronomical prices most buyers are facing, and the new RTX 3080 Ti closing in behind it, laying down your hard-earned cash for an RTX 3090 may be an even more difficult choice to make.
When the extra performance costs so much it is right to consider things very carefully, and while newer GeForce RTX 3090 graphics cards might not be noticeably slower in day to day usage by gamers and enthusiasts, it is an unfortunate trend that has been noticed within the upper echelons of the overclocking community.
Nordic Hardware reports that record-breaking and world 3rd ranking overclocker Rauf, from Sweden, working alongside colleagues from Greece, has noticed a subtle but meaningful change for those fighting for the top spots in the HWBot overclocking leagues. In brief, the OC experts say that older editions could be run at a voltage of 1.5 volts, however the new RTX 3080 Ti and newer RTX 3090 units respond favourably to no more than 1.4 volts.
Admittedly, there hasn't been a huge sample of RTX 3090 cards through Rauf's hands – probably eight in total, but Rauf and his colleagues set several world records using previously produced RTX 3090 units – yet they are struggling now to move things forward. The record-breaking RTX 3090 cards of old could reach between 2,850 and 2,885MHz. Newer cards are hitting a wall at under 2,780MHz.
Silicon lottery?
At the time of writing we don't know what is happening with these, the halo products in Nvidia's RTX30 series, but it is slightly concerning when newer tech desirables don't improve over time, but start dragging their heels. It could be another sign of the stretched supplies we are facing – GPUs, memory, other key ICs – it is hard to tell without more tests or an official statement from team green.
I will keep an eye open for any developments in this story, seeing if there are official comments made by Nvidia for example. The best result, of course, would be we see a fresh set of RTX 3090 world records made in the coming weeks / months, which might mean that Rauf and team have simply had bad luck in the silicon lottery recently.


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How, and how not to give effective feedback in professional settings
By: Robert Ossenblok
Start with describing the situation. The context. The setting. That is step one, make it very clear what scenario you are talking about and what was going on there. Step two; explain to your colleague what it was that they did. Be objective and non-judgmental. Stick to the facts. Don't assume intentions or reasons, simply share what you observed. Step three; share the impact the other person had with their actions.
Mythology: Who is Loki, and why was he such a bloody nuisance?
According to Norse mythology, the wickedness and evil in the world is created by Loki and his offspring. Who are his children? Well, there is Hel, Goddess of the underworld. Yes, the term 'hell' is indeed a pagan term absorbed into Christianity. Then there's Fenrir, a massive wolf that will fight and kill Odin. And the great serpent Jǫrmungandr that is wrapped around the world – it would appear the Vikings knew very well the world was a globe. There is also Sleipnir, a mythical eight-legged horse that Odin rode on. This horse is perhaps Loki's only child that is not some sort of representation of evil.
Mythology – Was Thor a drag queen? Well, yes, but he had his reasons you know
And so it came to be, Thor dressed as a bride and pretended to be Freya, who was about to be married off to ThrymskvidaI. At the banquet, Thor, whose near-limitless appetite was only matched by his lack of self-restraint, ate whole oxen and drank by the barrel. When the king inquired about the bride's appetite, Loki ensured him it was only because the bride was so in love that she had lost her appetite for the previous days. Only now, in the presence of her one true love, was she able to eat again.
Europe destroys Syria's future by facilitating a Brain Drain. Europeans rebuilt Europe, Syrians should rebuild Syria
The people of Syria have a huge task ahead, and they may need our help in achieving it. However, it is a task that has been completed before, and can be completed again. The worst thing for Europe to do is take away the young and energetic, the bright and vibrant, the intellectuals and determined; for it is those people that Syria requires in this hour of need.
At our own peril: Global Warming dominates the debate, while Deforestation is not getting its due attention
Clearing the rainforests disturbs the entire water-cycle of the environment, and land that was previously covered by forest can easily turn into desert. Concerns are raised even in Somalia, where the cutting of trees has turned a once lush savannah into a barren landscape. The poverty stricken area finds itself in a vicious cycle, where poverty drives them to cut down trees, which destroys the fertility of the area and only increases suffering and deprivation.
Oscar Wilde's "Picture of Dorian Gray", Brexit and the self-styled virtue of youth
When the Brexit-vote took place, there were those who claimed that the referendum was invalid because the young had overwhelmingly voted for remain. Apparently the elderly were no longer wise enough, they were ignorant and close-minded. The claim portrays the idea that the youth should have a bigger say in ruling the country, one that is larger than a simple equal representation.
Essay – Europe's "ageing population" is no argument for mass migration. It's an ad hoc excuse to justify the policy
The European migrant crisis has given rise to one very persistent argument; namely that Europe, and especially Germany, desperately requires migrants to make up for the declining workforce and to…
The EU doesn't need immigration to supply labour market. Millions of Greeks, Spaniards and Italians are unemployed
With an unemployment rate of 23.1%, Greece is still the worst off European country. Even if we look beyond the EU, there is Serbia with an unemployment rate of 13%. Surely, we cannot claim that Europe as a whole is in need of an increased supply of labour?
The Economist: 'The gender pay gap all but disappears when controlled for level, function and company'
For Britain, it turns out women, on average, do indeed earn 28.6% less than men do. However, when women and men are compared when working on the same level, it drops to 9.3%. When they perform jobs at the same level at the same company, it drops further to 2.6%. And when they are performing the same function, at the same level, at the same company, the difference is only 0.8%.
For France, the numbers move from 17% overall, to only 2.7% for the same function, same level, and same company. For Germany, the number decreases from 15.1% to 3.0%. None of them seem to be anywhere near the original amount or near the ''77 cents on the dollar'' myth.
Dutch National Railway Company ceases to use ''Ladies and Gentlemen'' in announcements, to be more "inclusive"
In a sudden wave of gender neutral 'awareness' flooding the Western European continent, the Dutch National Railway Company (NS) is next in line to chip in. The company will no longer begin announcements in their trains and on stations with the old-fashioned "Ladies and gentlemen", but will instead to use the phrase "Dear travellers".
The announcement came last week after the London Tube and the city of Amsterdam announced similar measures to be more inclusive and accommodate those that do not identify as either male or female.
Europe doesn't need the EU, its power lies in decentralisation and competition
As governments over time tend to expand and centralize, the EU is likely to absorb more and more power. As the EU absorbs more power, it will become more reluctant to change. Reluctance to change means stagnation, and stagnation leads to Europe losing its position of power compared to the rest of the world.
Could we not simply have a free trade area without requiring an additional body of government to rule the continent? Like, say, the European Economic Community, which preceded the EU?
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Four Pool Records Lead Amherst Men's Swim & Dive Past Middlebury
AMHERST, Mass. – Setting four pool records in their first Pride meet in program history, Amherst men's swimming and diving cruised past Middlebury College in their home opener, winning 163-112 on Saturday afternoon at Pratt Pool.
Amherst clinches their fourth-straight win, improving to 4-0 while handing Middlebury their first loss on the season (2-1). As of 2007, the Mammoths have never bowed to the Panthers, making today's win the 14th consecutive victory for Amherst swimming and diving.
Today's matchup featured the programs first Pride meet, helping support student-athletes and coaches of all sexual orientations. The meet was co-sponsored by the Queer Resource Center, Amherst Athletics, and Amherst swimming and diving. The goal of today's event was to promote the inclusion of LGBTQ athletes and coaches to celebrate them for the outstanding people that they are. Amherst swimming and diving is proud to support all of its members, welcoming all sexual orientations and gender identities.
In the first event on the day, Kevin Ma '23, Sean Mebust '23, Jack Koravos '20, and Scott Romeyn '22 set a new pool record. Touching the wall in 1:31.49, the quartet beat the old record by over a second and a half (1:33.00).
Peter Baird '22 took the 1000 freestyle by storm, beating the nearest finisher by over 22 seconds with a time of 10:00.11.
Tristan So '21 made it three consecutive event wins for the Mammoths after posting a time of 1:43.26 in the 200 freestyle.
Craig Smith '20 cruised past the field in the 100 backstroke (51.03) before Mebust led the 100 breaststroke with a time of 56.82.
All three of the top spots in the 200 butterfly were Amherst as Austin Lee '22 finished at #1 with a time of 1:57.73.
Before the first diving event, Romeyn was able to secure another win for the home side in the 50 freestyle.
Bennett Fagan '20 and Tom Amsbry '22 moved through the diving events with ease. Fagan's first place finish in the 3-meter diving (282.82) and 312.74 mark on the 1-meter board was enough to qualify him for NCAA Regionals in both events. Amsbry also qualified in the 1-meter diving with a score of 267.82.
Romeyn notched his second individual win on the day in event 18, winning the 100 freestyle with a time of 45.88 seconds before the crowd saw two pool records in sequential form.
Smith set the pool record in the 200 backstroke, knocking off his own previous record (1:52.19) with a time of 1:50.65.
Following up Smith's strong performance, Mebust also beat his own previous record in the 200 breaststroke (2:04.92) with a B-cut qualification time of 2:04.41.
From event 24 and on, the meet turned to exhibition with the Amherst times counting towards rankings and qualifications, but not towards the overall score. Eric Wong '20, Koravos, and Brandon Wang '20 posted winning times in the final events.
Capping off the day in style, the 400 freestyle relay team of So, Mebust, Wong, and Romeyn set a new pool record. Touching the wall in 3:05.11, the Mammoths beat the old record by nearly two full seconds (3:07.01) to rewrite the record books in their favor.
Amherst will host their second meet on the 2019-20 tab when they face Williams in a 4:00 PM bout on January 11th. The Panthers will compete on the same day in their next outing, facing off against Colby College at 1:00 PM.


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The Sunrise Foundation was started on May 23 by Alvino Saunders - a Cooper's Town resident. It is an all-boys club organization geared at helping young men to stay busy by involving them primarily in sports for now, but aiming later on to bring their awareness to community needs, such as donation drives for the Cancer Society or blood drives when needed.
Sunrise Foundation Basketball in Coopers Town.
The Sunrise Foundation was started on May 23 by Alvino Saunders – a Cooper's Town resident. It is an all-boys club organization geared at helping young men to stay busy by involving them primarily in sports for now, but aiming later on to bring their awareness to community needs, such as donation drives for the Cancer Society or blood drives when needed.
Since May, the club members have concentrated on basketball training with the outcome being a Jamboree held between Sunrise Foundation Basketball Team and an All Star Team from Dundas and Murphy Towns, affiliated to the Abaco Church Sports Association.
A bus-load of players from Victory Tabernacle, Zion Baptist Church, Abaco Youth Ministry and Change Ministries, driven by Pastor Everett Strachan, left Murphy Town around 7:00pm on August 23 on its way to Cooper's Town to participate in the event . They were accompanied by their coaches and supporters.
In Cooper's Town they were welcomed by the coordinators of the Jamboree, Sylvia Poitier and Mr. Saunders, who had trophies ready for the winners. Many locals made their way to the Cooper's Town Community Park basketball court to watch the four games which were played during that evening.
The Church Sports Association All Star Team defeated Abaco Youth Ministries 22 to 13 in the under 19 category in the first game.
Sunrise Foundation Basketball team defeated Abaco Youth Ministries, 24 to 20 in the under sixteen category in the second game.
It was another victory for Cooper's Town in the third game of under-nineteen participants. Sunrise Foundation beat Abaco Youth Ministries 28 to 26 in an exciting game during which all the players worked hard to make their team win.
The last game was played between the All Star Abaco Church Sports team and Abaco Youth Ministries also in the under nineteen age group.
The All Star team, comprised of players such as Edney "Bootie" Bethel, Brendon Davis and Edvon Stuart, to mention a few, defeated the Youth Ministries team.
The two winning teams- Sunrise Foundation and All Star Church Sports Association were scheduled to meet again in Cooper's Town for the championship game, in both the under 16 and under 19 age groups, on September 7.


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In addition to Charleston-area anglers, SCDNR officials began catching sharks bearing the brand "near Dewees Island and Isle of Palms," according to WCIV.
On Friday, SCDNR reported a 56-year-old man, who has not been publicly identified, was charged with illegal tagging of a saltwater fish, per postandcourier.com.
According to South Carolina law, "no person may tag or mark and release saltwater fish or promote such activity unless authorized by the department," Justia US Law reported.
The charge is a misdemeanor and carries a maximum punishment of 30 days in jail and a $200 fine, according to the website.
The man might not have known "his actions were illegal," according to SCDNR, which said he has been cooperative with investigators, per WCIV.
Although the sharks were returned to the ocean, a marine biologist said the branding could be harmful and potentially deadly to the animals.
"In addition to causing pain to the animal, it damages the skin and secondary infection could weaken or cause the death of the animal," said SCDNR marine biologist Bryan Frazier, according to WCSC. "The species tagged, sandbar sharks, are currently overfished. ... Recreational harvest of this species is prohibited."
These brandings are different from the tags scientists apply to the sharks for tracking purposes.
The brand was "put on with a propane torch or 'freeze branded' with dry ice," postandcourier.com reported.
A mutilated shark washed up on a beach just a few miles north of Hilton Head Island, McClatchy reported. Frazier said the shark appeared to be a juvenile tiger shark that had its stomach removed and its jaws and teeth were also damaged.
OCEARCH, a research vessel and at-sea laboratory catches and tags Hilton, a 12-foot male white shark, off the coast of Hilton Head, SC in March 2017.
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Award-winning writer coming to Preston for night of songs and stories
Posted on - 14th October, 2019 - 7:00pm | Author - Kate Rosindale | Posted in - Arts, City Centre, Preston City Centre, Preston News, What's On in Preston
Cole Moreton says he is excited to be coming back to Preston
Acclaimed writer Cole Moreton has agreed to include Preston in his exclusive national tour, in what is another major boost to the city as it strives to increase its arts and culture sector.
The award-winning author will visit The Larder in Lancaster Road on Friday 18 October for an intimate night of songs and readings inspired by his debut novel The Light Keeper.
The Light Keeper is a story of love, hope, faith and longing set in the stunning landscape around the famous chalk cliffs at Birling Gap on the South Coast.
Moreton said: "I've got happy memories of Preston, so I'm really excited to be coming back. The Larder is a great project and a fine venue for a night like this, so it's going to be terrific. Come along and let me tell you some stories and sing you some songs."
The author presents a live performance of words and songs exploring the world of this novel and the real-life stories that inspired it. The music comes from the album of the same name, available on Spotify and iTunes now, by his band The Light Keepers, a collaboration with the musician David Perry.
Read more: 90 years on this Preston choir is still in good voice
Interviewer and broadcaster Moreton has written for The Guardian and The Telegraph. His Radio 4 documentary, The Boy Who Gave His Heart Away, won Audio Moment of the Year at the Arias and Best Writing at the New York Festival, before being made into a book of the same name.
His book Is God Still An Englishman? How Britain Lost Its Faith (But Found New Soul) explores the dramatic changes in British identity, culture and spirituality in recent decades and was described by the Observer as "taking the spiritual temperature of the nation".
His non-fiction debut Hungry for Home was shortlisted for the John Llewellyn Rhys prize for first book in any genre, alongside Zadie Smith's White Teeth.
Moreton has also written and presented programmes for Radio 4 exploring how the rich and the poor see each other in London and the relationship between Calais and Dover, where migrants continue to risk their lives in small boats.
In his journalistic work, Moreton has covered many of the big stories of our times, from 9/11 to the death and funeral of Nelson Mandela, and from the murder of Milly Dowler to the London 2012 Olympics.
He was named Interviewer of the Year at the Press Awards for his work with the Mail on Sunday and has interviewed some of the most famous, influential or notorious people in the world.
Tickets for The Light Keeper event cost £5 and are available from WeGotTickets, or you can pay on the door at The Larder. Doors are at 7pm and the show will start at 7.30pm. Food and drink will be available as part of the event.
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Home » Uncategorized » New Polyurethane system can reduce weight of components in cars by 30%
New Polyurethane system can reduce weight of components in cars by 30%
April 7, 2017 April 19, 2012 by Brian Wang
Demand for lightweight construction systems in the automotive industry is now at an all-time high, with the aim being to cut fuel consumption, costs and CO2 emissions. According to VCD Verkehrsclub Deutschland, reducing the weight of a vehicle by 100 kilograms lowers fuel consumption by 0.5 liters over a distance of 100 kilometers and cuts carbon dioxide emissions by 1.2 kilograms over the same distance. Lightweight structures are now more important than ever given the trend toward future-oriented drive technologies such as electric mobility.
Bayer MaterialScience has already developed a wide range of energy-efficient polyurethane materials for the automotive sector. At UTECH 2012, it is going one step further with the presentation of the Bayflex® RIM Light Weight polyurethane system that can be used to further reducing the weight of finished components by up to 30 percent. With a density of just 0.9 kilograms per liter, this material is even lighter than water.
This solution owes its lightweight design to the high-grade Bayflex® polyurethane system in tandem with a clever combination of fillers that replace the usual mineral fibers," explained Dr. Birgit Meyer zu Berstenhorst, who was responsible for developing the material. "The excellent mechanical properties remain intact," she added. The material enables a considerable reduction in fuel consumption and CO2 emissions and, with certain vehicle models, also improves driving dynamics. In electric cars, this better compensates for the still considerable weight of the battery and helps extend the vehicle's range.
Near term it seems the Polyurethane system and new lighter and stronger metals will lead the way in terms of materials that can be produced in the mass quantities needed to have a major impact on making lighter cars.
Cambridge University has formed a consortium with Nokia Research Centre (UK); ST Microelectronics (Switzerland); International Copper Association(USA); Nexans (France); Bosch (Germany); Oxford Instruments (UK) and Codelco (Chile) to commercialize various Nano-Carbon Enhanced Materials.
Nanomaterials for transportation applications.
To truly impact the weight of cars the amount of materials has to get up to about 10 million tons per year. This would provide 100 kg of material for each of about 100 million cars and trucks. It would also be good to have material for after market components to enable older cars to be made lighter.
There was an article about unlimiting energy growth by using smart materials for energy harvesting under roads and to use carbon nanotubes to make superlight vehicles.
Central to that article was work covered in 2011 here at Nextbigfuture. A new electrochemical method [developed by Derek Fray] could readily be scaled up (by using a multi-electrode cell with planar graphite electrodes) to produce more than 600kg of carbon nanotubes per day at a projected cost of around $10(£6.10)/kg. This is 100 times cheaper than other methods
There is no satisfactory material containing tin or silicon that can be used within the anode of the batteries that does not change volume significantly as lithium is stored in it.
It is believed that tin-filled carbon nanoparticles produced by Professor Derek Fray's method could be the solution to this problem and potentially provide the necessary performance enhancements in battery capacity.
It is also intended to use the new process for the production of silicon-filled particles which could enhance battery performance even further.
"Using our method we can create a product that contains 80 per cent carbon nanotubes or filled nanoparticles," said Professor Fray. "We have carried out experiments that show that our material can store significant amounts of lithium with minimal change in volume, and we believe that this material has the potential to greatly increase the capacity of lithium-ion batteries."
The project is funded by the Technology Strategy Board and will be led by Morgan AM&T, a UK-based company which specializes in the processing and applications of carbon, graphite and related materials.
Morgan AM&T will optimise the graphite for use in the process, while the Cambridge team will optimise the process as well as commission and install a scaled-up demonstrator reactor. Morgan will then validate the carbon nanomaterials for routine use in lithium-ion batteries and other applications.
If the project is successful, the company intends to establish a manufacturing capability at its site in South Wales.
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Why are the majority of North Korean defectors female?
SEOUL – Fewer social obligations in the North translates into more defections to the South among women, statistics show.
However, with most of their work experience coming from illegal marketplaces, these women face a different set of challenges when they arrive.
About 68.7 percent of North Koreans to have ever defected to South Korea are women, a four-month survey conducted by the North Korean Refugees Foundation showed.
The survey, made public earlier this year, showed that the number of North Korean defectors entering the South has increased three-fold since the 1990s, and female defectors actually make up more than 70 percent of those coming since 2006.
The increasing ratio of women defectors is likely the product of easier mobility for North Korean women. While North Korean men have to participate in the organizational structure of North Korea, women are free from fulfilling such social requirements.
Women, by contrast, can move across the border and into China with relative ease, she said.
The majority of the defectors were in their 20s and 30s.
More than half of the defectors were unemployed in North Korea. Among those who were employed, the female population typically worked in the service and professional sectors while male population took administrative or military-related jobs.
"When it comes to working at a factory or a farm, there is no distinction between men and women. However, men are required to serve in the military for 10 years, which counts as a job," Park said.
Food shortages and economic difficulties were the most commonly cited reasons for defecting. However, the motive differed between men and women.
Son Jong-hun, a North Korean defector who recently planned to re-defect to North Korea after 11-years in South Korea, left North Korea more than a decade ago because his life was threatened after a seemingly innocuous comment about the foreign military technology, he told NK news in his recent interview.
Like Son, most North Korean men escaped from life-threatening situations caused by political and ideological reasons while women left over economic concerns.
"But defectors with college degrees escape for different reasons. They served in higher positions in North Korea and when they move up the political ladder, surveillance by the state and by one's peers increases. This becomes a burden and a source of stress for them. That's why they enjoy such freedom from surveillance in South Korea.
"(In the North) they receive more distribution from the state, so they are less likely to defect for economic reasons," she said.
Female defectors are larger in numbers but they participate less in economic activities in South Korea compared to the male defectors.
North Korean female defectors have began to appear more frequently on South Korean TV through programs like Now On My Way to Meet You—a popular talk-show hosted by women who escaped from the North. The show is a combination of comedy and documentary, helping South Koreans, especially the young, understand the reality of North Korean defectors in a casual context.
This publicity for female defectors' beauty and humor, contrasts with images of male defectors such as Son, who publicly announced his intent to re-defect to the North, and of Park Sang-hak, who was taken into custody earlier this month for attempting to send fliers to the North.
Over 68% of incoming North Korean defectors who seek refuge in South Korea are women.
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Shinui Kim (@tls1011) is a staff reporter at NK News Seoul and former research intern at the U.S.-Korea Institute at Johns Hopkins University, SAIS. She also worked at Embassy of the Republic of Korea in the U.S. as an intern. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Political Science from Yonsei University.


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Q: PHP form send to specific email by Select option The contact form I am currently working on sends to 3 email addresses. I would like to have the form send to another email address only when the Naples location option is selected. The other locations do not currently need a separate email address. I tried adding in
switch($_POST['location'])
{
case "naples″: $my_email = 'naples@email.com'; break;
}

I thought this had worked but no email was sent out when submitted and I couldn't distinguish an error. Is it possible to allow one location option when selected to tack on another email address to the original 3 recipients? Thank you guys in advance code posted below.
<?
ob_start();

if(isset($_POST['registersubmit']))
{
    unset($badcaptcha);
    require_once('captcha.php');
    $privatekey = "....";
    $resp = recaptcha_check_answer ($privatekey,$_SERVER["REMOTE_ADDR"],$_POST["recaptcha_challenge_field"],$_POST["recaptcha_response_field"]);
    if (!$resp->is_valid)
    {
        $badcaptcha=true;
    }
    else
    {
//Send email
//foo@alpha.com
    $to = "foo@alpha.com\r\n";
    $from = "foo@alpha.com <foo@alpha.com>";
    $subject = "Contact Foo\r\n";
    $body = "Contact Foo\r\n\n";
    $body .= "Full Name: ".$_POST['Fname']."\r\n\n";
    $body .= "Business Name: ".$_POST['Bname']."\r\n\n";
    $body .= "Email: ".$_POST['email']."\r\n\n";
    $body .= "Address: ".$_POST['address']."\r\n\n";
    $body .= "City: ".$_POST['city']."\r\n\n";
    $body .= "State: ".$_POST['state']."\r\n\n";
    $body .= "Zip Code: ".$_POST['zipcode']."\r\n\n";
    $body .= "Phone: ".$_POST['phone']."\r\n\n";
    $body .= "Location: ".$_POST['location']."\r\n\n";
    $body .= "Interests: \r\n\n";
    $body .= "*".$_POST['services1']."*".$_POST['services2']."*".$_POST['services3']."*".$_POST['services4']."*".$_POST['services5']."*".$_POST['services6']."*".$_POST['services7']."*".$_POST['services8']."*".$_POST['services9']."\r\n\n";
    $body .= "Comments/Message: ".$_POST['details']."\r\n\n";

    $headers  = "MIME-Version: 1.0\r\n";
    $headers .= "Content-type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1\r\n";
    mail($to, $subject, $body, "From: ".$from."\r\n".$headers);

//Send copy  beta@foo.com
    $to = "beta@foo.com\r\n";
    mail($to, $subject, $body, "From: ".$from."\r\n".$headers);

    $to = "tom@foo.com\r\n";
    mail($to, $subject, $body, "From: ".$from."\r\n".$headers);

    header("Location:thankyou_contact2.php");
    }
}

$linkname="contact";
if(empty($id)) { $id = 10; $showplus = "Y"; }
include("includes/header.php");
?>

CONTACT US

Use Our Online Form (below) or Contact Your Nearest Location

<?
if(isset($badcaptcha))
{
?>
     INCORRECT SECURITY CODE, PLEASE TRY AGAIN

<?
}
?>

<form method="post" name="contact_form" onsubmit="return validate3()" >

Full Name*
<input size="31" name="Fname" value="<? if(!empty($_POST['Fname'])) { echo $_POST['Fname']; } else { echo "Full Name"; } ?>" class="input-text" maxlength="100" OnFocus="if (this.value == 'Full Name') {this.value=''}" onblur="if (this.value == '') {this.value='Full Name'}"/>

Business Name*
<input size="31" name="Bname" value="<? if(!empty($_POST['Bname'])) { echo $_POST['Bname']; } else { echo "Business Name"; } ?>" class="input-text" maxlength="100" OnFocus="if (this.value == 'Business Name') {this.value=''}" onblur="if (this.value == '') {this.value='Business Name'}"/>

Email Address*
<input size="31" name="email" value="<? if(!empty($_POST['email'])) { echo $_POST['email']; } else { echo "Email Address"; } ?>" class="input-text" maxlength="100" onfocus="if (this.value == 'Email Address') {this.value=''}" onblur="if (this.value == '') {this.value='Email Address'}" />

Address
<input size="31" name="address" value="<? if(!empty($_POST['address'])) { echo $_POST['address']; } else { echo "Address"; } ?>" class="input-text" maxlength="100" OnFocus="if (this.value == 'Address') {this.value=''}" onblur="if (this.value == '') {this.value='Address'}" />

City
<input size="31" name="city" value="<? if(!empty($_POST['city'])) { echo $_POST['city']; } else { echo "City"; } ?>" class="input-text" maxlength="100" OnFocus="if (this.value == 'City') {this.value=''}" onblur="if (this.value == '') {this.value='City'}" />

 State<select name="state" id="state">
    <option value="State">State</option>
    <option value="AK">Alaska</option>
    <option value="AL">Alabama</option>
    </select>

Zip Code
<input size="31" name="zipcode" value="<? if(!empty($_POST['zipcode'])) { echo $_POST['zipcode']; } else { echo "Zip Code"; } ?>" class="input-text" maxlength="10" OnFocus="if (this.value == 'Zip Code') {this.value=''}" onblur="if (this.value == '') {this.value='Zip Code'}" />

Phone*
<input size="31" name="phone" value="<? if(!empty($_POST['phone'])) { echo $_POST['phone']; } else { echo "Phone"; } ?>" class="input-text" maxlength="30" OnFocus="if (this.value == 'Phone') {this.value=''}" onblur="if (this.value == '') {this.value='Phone'}" />

 Location* <select name="location" id="location">
    <option value="location">Nearest Location</option>
    <option value="Naples">Naples</option>
    <option value="Cherokee">Cherokee</option>
    </select>

Interests

<input type="checkbox" name="services1" value="Trucks Sales"<? if($_POST['services1']=="Trucks Sales") { echo " checked"; } ?> />  Trucks Sales
<input type="checkbox" name="services2" value="Rentals & Leasing"<? if($_POST['services2']=="Rentals & Leasing") { echo " checked"; } ?> /> Rentals & Leasing

<input type="checkbox" name="services3" value="Parts"<? if($_POST['services3']=="Parts") { echo " checked"; } ?> /> Parts
<input type="checkbox" name="services4" value="Service & Repair"<? if($_POST['services4']=="Service & Repair") { echo " checked"; } ?> /> Service & Repair

<input type="checkbox" name="services5" value="Fleet Maintenance Management"<? if($_POST['services5']=="Fleet Maintenance Management") { echo " checked"; } ?> /> Fleet Maintenance Management
<input type="checkbox" name="services6" value="Other"<? if($_POST['services6']=="Other") { echo " checked"; } ?> /> Other

          Message/Comments

           <textarea cols="80" rows="8" name="details"><? echo $_POST['details']; ?></textarea>

     <?php
     require_once('captch.php');
     $publickey = "..."; // you got this from the signup page
     echo recaptcha_get_html($publickey);
     ?>

           <input type="submit" name="registersubmit" value="Submit" />
            </form>

<? includecontent($id); ?>

<?
include("includes/footer.php");

?>

A: You should be setting the $to variable, not $my_email.

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Mike and Lorie Strange – We do not just work Hawk's Nest – We LIVE here and love it! Who better to sell your home?
Late fees are charged at $25 a month for each month dues are delinquent. Please contact our Treasurer with any questions. Click here for payment form.
As a courtesy, the mailboxes are stained every other year by the association. The next scheduled staining will be in May/June 2015. Please contact the landscape co-chair if you need to replace a number or a flag or to borrow stain in the meantime. The cost of staining, replacement numbers, and flags comes out of the association's budget. If your mailbox needs replacing – please contact Cedar Craft (759-1600). Our box style is the "Duffy". Costs for mailbox replacement are the responsibility of the homeowner. For more on mailboxes – please read the mailbox section of the HNHA Code of Regulations.
Dublin Police has launched an enhanced version of the Dublin Emergency Calling System. The system – known as DECS – automatically alerts residents, businesses and first responders in times of crisis.
The City has a new provider for the enhanced service, Emergency Communications Network and its software program, CodeRED. While most Dublin residents and businesses are already in the City's system, people can now sign up and confirm they will be notified in case of emergency. The enhanced system also allows for faster message dissemination and better message management.
Recipients receive time-sensitive information and instructions on how to safely and quickly respond should the City experience an emergency situation, such as a crime alert, hazardous materials spill, natural disaster, child abduction or homeland security threat.
The system also provides timely communication with other public facilities citywide. Schools, daycare centers and other high-risk facilities can be alerted to take necessary action.
Dublin Police are asking Hawk's Nest residents to be alert to any suspicious activities or persons and to notify police immediately if you suspect a crime is taking place. There have been recent thefts of packages from porches. Please ask your neighbors to help if you are expecting deliveries and won't be home. Also, be watchful of people or groups congregating in the neighborhood who don't live in Hawk's Nest. Please keep your garage doors closed and keep a close eye on your children when outside and at the bus stop.
If you are new to the neighborhood, please send an email to: hawksnestdublin@yahoo.com informing us of your name, address, phone number and email and whether or not you would like to be included in the neighborhood directory. We have extra copies of the directory – let us know if you need one. The directory will next be published in 2019.


who went to the SkillsUSA HVAC competition at the VA state fair on Monday. Justin Couch and Shane Barker came in 4th Place !!!! Johnathan Payne and Bradley Saunders came in 10th Place !! And 1st year students Brennen Jones and Cameron wells participated as alternates and were awarded a 10th place rating !! Great Job.


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By Abhishek Ghosh January 11, 2023 9:49 am Updated on January 11, 2023
What is Peer Production?
Teamwork, also called peer production or mass collaboration, is a way of producing goods and services that relies on communities of self-organized individuals. In such communities, the work of many people is coordinated towards a shared outcome. Peer-to-peer production is a process that takes advantage of the new possibilities of collaboration offered by the Internet and has become a widespread way of working. This collaborative mass work is carried out thanks to the existence of a socio-technical system that allows thousands of people to cooperate effectively to create a result that belongs to everyone, that does not recognize an exclusive author and that can be used, regardless of whether or not there has been collaboration in its creation. These collective efforts are carried out without formal obligations between the collaborators, nor between them and the project.
The effort is sustained by a combination of volunteerism and goodwill, technology and some mostly licensing law such as the GNU General Public License, which governs most of the free software developed and a good part of the self-service participation. For example, in the case of Wikipedia, its texts are generally available under the Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike 3.0 License; and on all its pages it is clarified that Wikipedia is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization.
Sometimes, some institutions, as IBM did, finance part of the collaborative work, without that implying that they claim it as their property or that they limit access to those who wish to have it. These institutions often benefit from the development of the project by selling project-related services or equipment.
Free and open source software and open source hardware are two examples of peer-to-peer production. One of the first instances of peer-to-peer networked production is Project Gutenberg, a project in which volunteers make royalty-free works available online. Examples include Wikipedia, an online encyclopedia, and Linux, a computer operating system. For-profit companies primarily use partial peer-to-peer production implementations, on sites like Flickr, Etsy, Digg, and Delicious, among others. Peer-to-peer production can also be used by sharing open-source hardware designs to replicate with digital fabrication technologies such as RepRap 3D printers. Peer-to-peer production refers to the production process on which the above examples are based. Commons-based peer production is a subset of peer-to-peer production.
Crowdsourced products, such as community cookbooks, are a form of peer-to-peer production. Peer-to-peer production is also expanding beyond knowledge production, in the realm of manufacturing. 8For example, there are now several types of appropriate open source technology such as the use of biomaterials.
Peer-to-peer production has also been used in the collaborative production of open educational resources (OER). Massive open online course (MOOC) platforms have also generated interest in building online e-books. Peer to Peer University has applied peer-to-peer production principles to open online learning communities and peer-to-peer learning.
Criticism of Peer Production
Several criticisms have challenged the prevailing optimism with which peer production is viewed. Many criticize the consensus perspective on peer-to-peer production as utopian. By claiming that this new mode of production challenges the traditional form of bureaucracy, they refer to Max Weber's analysis of modern bureaucracy and urge that this analysis be applied to peer-to-peer production. They argue that bureaucracy is better equipped to handle social problems than peer-to-peer production, which they consider unsustainable. As bureaucracy promotes a rationally organized and rules-oriented functioning of society, Kreiss, Finn, and Turner claim that peer-to-peer production undermines this aspect because of its tendency to encourage individual behavior based on private morality.
Other critics claim that the participatory nature of peer-to-peer production can lead to misinformation and substandard products.
In addition to these views, some critics claim that peer-to-peer production works better in some contexts than in others. Some indicate that it is less efficient outside of software development, and that it will require a search for new ways to ensure quality. Peer-to-peer production can produce functional works such as encyclopedias more competently than creative works. Despite the valuable potential of peer-to-peer production, several critics continue to doubt broad collaboration and its ability to produce high-quality results.
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Cite this article as: Abhishek Ghosh, "What is Peer Production?," in The Customize Windows, January 11, 2023, February 2, 2023, https://thecustomizewindows.com/2023/01/what-is-peer-production/.


As a Honeywell Approved Installer, Millside are proud to announce that Honeywell Environmental Control Products UK have provided details of their new intelligent Heating Control System evohome, that will be available to be installed in early 2014.
Announced in late October, The evohome wireless multi-zoning system has been extensively updated and will provide home owners with the ability to create up to 12 heating zones and a hot water zone in their property – this will be controlled, either by the new evohome Controller or remotely via a smart phone or tablet App (Apple & Android).
evohome features an easy-to-use mobile app that allows control of the home's heating remotely, making it convenient to control your home heating wherever you are and whenever you need it. evohome can ensure your home is cosy and comfortable when you get back home without unnecessarily wasting energy and money whilst you're out or away. Remote access control is available on both iOS and Android, whether on the go or on the sofa.
evohome also combines a raft of smart technology designed to enhance your comfort. From understanding when a window is left open and adapting your heating accordingly, to learning how a house heats up and cools down throughout the year, evohome is not just a thermostat but the "brains" of your home heating. Intuitive control functions mean settings can easily be overridden when needed, delaying the heating coming on when you arrive home late.
evohome can be easily installed without disruption to your home décor by one of Honeywell's recognised heating installers. It communicates wirelessly around the home and is guaranteed to fit most heating systems, including those with stored hot water.
Coming in a range of easy-to-match colours, with a high contrast touch screen and a modern design, the evohome Connected Pack, which includes the internet gateway, will be priced from £249 RRP. Honeywell evohome will be available for purchase in the UK in January 2014.
A report published this week by the National Audit Office has predicted that consumers will face 20 years of price increases in household utility bills to pay for new infrastructure. This is likely to hit those households with low incomes the hardest. Therefore, as the debate continues around rising energy prices and so called green taxes the National Insulation Association (NIA) is calling on Government to retain a strong Energy Company Obligation (ECO) as it is vital to providing long terms savings on energy bills and the benefits far exceed the associated costs.
The report adds that Government departments should consider the implications for consumer bills and their overall affordability before making policy commitments. The cost on domestic energy bills of the Energy Company Obligation (ECO), which provides free and subsidised energy efficiency measures, is £47 a year.
However, the NIA commented: "The savings available to householders through installing energy efficiency measures can far outweigh this cost with cavity wall and loft insulation saving around £320* per year and solid wall and loft Insulation around £670* per year according to the Energy Saving Trust.
Neil Marshall, Chief Executive of the NIA said: "The ECO is the only Government policy specifically designed to reduce energy bills by improving the energy efficiency of our housing stock and therefore it is vital that it is retained and not rolled back or cut as part of the Governments review of green levies – if anything it should be strengthened!
* Based on a typical three-bedroom semi-detached gas heated house installing cavity wall insulation and loft insulation, savings when you insulate an uninsulated loft. Solid wall insulation saving is the average saving between internal and external solid wall insulation. Both with an 80% efficient gas boiler and average gas tariff of 4.64p/kWh and electricity tariff of 15.32p/kWh; correct as of December 2012 and valid for 2013. Figures from the EST.
World Toilet Day is a UN recognized event, observed annually on 19 November. This international day of action aims to break the taboo around toilets and draw attention to the global sanitation challenge.
A new nationwide interactive gas map has been released by the Gas Safe Register, which identifies the postcodes of greatest concern in the country. The map, StayGasSafe.co.uk, reveals how many unsafe gas appliances have been found in a specific area. It is the first time that gas data has been compared across postcodes.
The data, compiled by Gas Safe Register after inspecting approximately 100,000 homes in Great Britain over the last 3 years, found that 1 in 6 homes – the equivalent of 4.28 million households – had an unsafe gas appliance. Alarmingly, 1 in 3 gas consumers in Great Britain (around 7.69 million households) admit they've never had their gas appliances checked or maintained, despite 8 in 10 people (82%) recognising that they should do so in order to prevent incidents.
The map can be used to discover gas dangers and risks in your area simply by entering your postcode.
We hope that this information will urge consumers to get their gas appliances checked annually by a Gas Safe registered engineer.
If you have any concerns about a gas appliance in your home, call Millside NOW on 01484 687997. Millside engineers are Gas Safe Registered.


Art speaks to most people, but not all of us. Pinacoteca de Sao Paulo Museum, Ogilvy Brazi and IBM created the "The Voice of Art," so now art talks to everybody.
Using IBM's Watson, the app answers questions museum visitors voice about specific paintings and sculptures from Pinacoteca's collection. To be able to answer the questions, IBM programmers worked with curators and scholars from the museum to feed Watson information about art pieces, a six-month process. Information came from books, old newspapers, biographies, interviews and online. Watson was also taught to make a correlation between the art pieces and contemporary events.
Arriving at the museum, visitors receive a smartphone and headphone with the "The Voice of Art" app installed. They receive notifications as they approach the art pieces and will be prompted to ask questions into the headphone's mike about any paintings and sculptures nearby. The app allows aficionados and art newbies to interact equally with art.