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1.4MW Solar Plant in Toyama Directly Hit by Ferocious Winter Lightning
Annual power sale affected by snow accumulation
Shinichi Kato, Nikkei BP Intelligence Group, CleanTech Labo
The "NiX Yatsuo Solar Power," a mega (large-scale) solar power plant with 1.416MW of output from solar panels and 1.26MW of output for grid connection, is in the mountains of Yatsuo Town in Toyama City, Toyama Prefecture, Japan. About four and a half years have passed since power sale was started Oct 1, 2014 (Fig. 1, See related article).
Fig 1: Output of solar panels approximately 1.4MW (source: Nikkei BP)
The mega solar power plant was constructed on a site where soil was collected to restore rice fields polluted by cadmium. The plant was developed by construction consultant NiX Co Ltd of Toyama City, using the former soil collection site owned by Toyama City. The power producer is NiX New Energy Co Ltd, which is a subsidiary of NiX and generates renewable energies.
NiX is engaged in the energy management business with a focus on renewable energy generation, setting the construction consulting business as its core.
3 negative factors including Hokuriku weather overcome
The company had to overcome three negative factors that lower the profitability in developing the mega solar power plant in Yatsuo Town. Two of the three factors were weather conditions unique to solar power plants in the Hokuriku region.
One of the factors is the lower intensity of solar radiation in the region, compared with other regions in Japan, due to the location of Hokuriku. The second factor is that the plant is in a snowy area.
The third factor is the configuration of the site, which consists of small plots of land extending from south to north (Fig. 2). The site is divided into the north block and the south block, and they are on both sides of a road. Moreover, many of the plots were not rectangular in shape. Because of this, it was difficult to arrange the solar panels effectively, and the total length of cables, as well as the total length of fences around the site, increases, resulting in a comparatively higher amount of equipment investment.
Fig. 2: Narrow, scattered plots (source: NiX)
The land is leased for 25 yen per square meter. The total investment was approximately 390 million yen (approx US$3.6 million) and the power sale amount per year is estimated at about 44 million yen. The construction cost per equipment capacity was lowered to 275,000 yen/kW, which is equivalent to the construction cost of mega solar power plants on Japan's Pacific side based on the price at the time of construction, aiming to recover the invested amount in about 14 years.
PV inverters considered to be high capacity in those days, featuring 630kW of rated output and supporting 1,000V, were used. Because of the high capacity, the northern side (749.3kW) and the southern side (666.7kW) were respectively covered by one PV inverter. The number of panels per string (a unit of connected solar panels) was increased and the DC circuit from the panels to the PV inverter was designed to support 1,000V to reduce the number of combiner boxes and shorten the total length of cables. Power loss during power transmission was also minimized by this method.
Solar panels manufactured by Next Energy & Resources Co Ltd of Komagane City, Nagano Prefecture, were used. The plant has 4,800 polycrystalline silicon-type (295W/sheet) panels arranged on the site. PV inverters manufactured by Toshiba Mitsubishi Electric Industrial Systems Corp (TMEIC) were incorporated. The plant used PV inverters featuring 630kW of output and supporting 1,000V of DC input for the first time in the Hokuriku region.
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The Vault of Horror (1973)
Terry-Thomas and Denholm Elliott star in a very enjoyable Amicus anthology horror from director Roy Ward Baker. Fox R1 DVD.
In a large building, five men get on board a lift heading for the ground floor, but instead it takes them to the sub-basement where they find themselves trapped. They all recall tales that seem to haunt them - Midnight Mess, Rogers has finally tracked down his sister to a mysterious town where the residents seem afraid of the dark, she was left the money in their father's will and he wants to take care of this. In The Neat Job the successful businessman Critchit (Terry-Thomas) announces his marriage to a young wife, but she discovers that he is incredibly precise about everything around his house, and when she stains a table, minutes before he returns home, she has a race against time to fix up the house. This Trick'll Kill You sees a magician on holiday in India where his discredits a street performance, before being entranced by a rope trick and going to extreme lengths to find out its secret. Maitland awakens in a coffin in Bargain in Death and recalls the insurance scam that landed him buired alive, but seems to be saved when a bumbling pair of medical students try to steal his corpse. Drawn and Quartered - when a failed artist (Tom Baker) working in Haiti discovers that his work is actually highly praised and selling for big money in London, he visits a voodoo man and discovers that whatever he paints will come to pass, bad news for the dealer who tricked him (Denholm Elliott).
Their sixth portmanteau horror picture,Vault of Horror was the thematic sequel to Amicus' highly successful Tales from the Crypt (1971), again using stories derived from the popular EC Comics - evident from the dark comedy present throughout the film. The first and last stories are examples of films that although well written, could have used some extra run-time to be properly effective. Midnight Mess has some very interesting ideas, but the idea of this mysterious town is not properly established (it appears to be nothing more than a London suburb) while the brother/sister element is far too underdeveloped. Drawn and Quartered is a very good segment (one of the best Amicus anthology pieces), and has enough storyline to make sense, but could have used some extra run-time to build up the characters of the victims and create tension.
Fortunately the second and third stories are much better paced and fit the format perfectly. Despite its rather daft synopsis, The Neat Job is a very enjoyable little story and manages to build an amazing amount of tension over such a trivial notion with a superbly paced ending, while This Trick'll Kill You is not as fun, being quite predictable, but keeps you watching to see just how the inevitable revenge will come. Unfortunately Bargain in Death is much less effective with some rather crude comedy and a completely contrived ending - its time would have been better given over to extending the first story. The link story is pretty standard of the Amicus films, but fortunately is kept brief enough not to bother anyone, and has a suitable, if unsurprising ending.
Roy Ward Baker returned from And Now the Screaming Starts (1973) to direct, and does a solid job throughout, although he never gets anything challenging to do, and the film lacks the moments of flair seen in his earlier anthology effort, Asylum (1972). The special effects are solid throughout, with some inventive deaths, particularly in the final chapter. Douglas Gamley again provides the soundtrack and does a generally good job.
The film boasts a good cast of supporting actors, but lacks a big name star (something that would severely affect its box office draw). A year before his casting as Doctor Who, Tom Baker gives the best performance as a tortured artist opposite Denholm Elliot who gets little more than a cameo role. British comedy star Terry-Thomas plays the obsessive compulsive husband pefectly in The Neat Job, working well with Glynis Johns (Mary Poppins (1964) as his wife. Some clever casting comes in the shape of Robin Nedwell and Geoffrey Davies as medical studies in part four, parodying their long running roles in the Doctor in the House series, and its follow-ups - although the joke was lost on the film's international audience. Big German actor Curd Jürgens (The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)) is quite unpleasant in his role as a magician, rather ruining his segment.
Vault of Horror is one of the best Amicus anthology pieces, with three very good stories (parts one, two and five) although the first and last could have used a little extending, an interesting story (part three) and only one duff. A generally good cast, and solid production wrap it up well. Not the best place to start exploring the Amicus productions, but one that fans of the studio will certainly want to see. Recommended.
Anyone famous in it? Terry-Thomas - a popular British comedy star, who also appeared in The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971)
Denholm Elliott - a widely travelled actor, best known for his appearances in the Indiana Jones films.
Directed by anyone interesting? Roy Ward Baker - a popular director for both Hammer and Amicus, working on their effective anthology piece Asylum (1972) and the very impressive And Now the Screaming Starts (1973).
Is it scary? Not really.
Any violence/gore? A couple of quite vivid and bloody scenes.
Any sex? None.
Certainly one that Amicus fans will want to see.
The DVD
Visuals Original Aspect Ratio - 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen. Colour.
The print is generally good, with some noticable grain, but good colours and no print damage.
Audio English original mono, sounds fine.
Spanish dub track.
Subtitles English, Spanish and French.
Extras The disc includes:
Original theatrical trailer, 2 minutes, black and white.
Availability Only available in a double bill with Tales from the Crypt.
Region Region 1 (USA, North America) - NTSC
Other regions? Available on DVD from Vipco in the UK, a low quality fullframe print, but fully uncut.
Cuts? The print used here is the original theatrical American print. It is altered in four places compared to the original British theatrical print - two gory scenes are replaced with rather obvious still images for a couple of seconds while the sound continues, while two brief scenes are more subtly cut out and would go unnoticed by most viewers.
The film itself was cut down further for a PG rating as Tales from the Crypt II in 1974, but these cuts are restored here.
An enjoyable anthology horror film with three good stories and solid production. Recommended.
A good looking and sounding DVD, marred only by the use of the American theatrical print with its noticable edits. Fortunately these are only brief and this disc is a huge improvement over the previous Vipco disc - certainly worth picking up.
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All text in this review written by Timothy Young - 11th September 2007. Part of Horror September 2.
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There is a very interesting word in Japanese called Tsundoku. It means the act of buying books but never getting around to completing them. I'm particularly guilty of this. I have an impressive collection of books. I even have a custom built designer book shelf. But 90 per cent of it remain unread.
The more I discuss this with other people, the more I hear that other people face similar problems. I dug a little deeper into this and found that it is because of the attention problem. In this increasingly distracted world where time is of great premium, it's difficult to allocate time for reading.
I used to feel bad about this and would feel very guilty buying a new book because I know there are so many that remain unread. All that changed, when I started to experiment with audio books and podcasts.
I absolutely fell in love with audio books. The biggest advantage is that listening aids multi-tasking. I listen to books while am driving, while taking my dog out for a walk, while at airport lounges etc. I soon started to realise that I'm able to finish a book within 5 to 6 hours. Compare this with physical books, I would struggle to finish even after a few months.
It makes routine tasks very interesting. I actually realise that now I enjoy my day commute and my early morning walks even better. Knowing that I'm able to adhere to my habit of daily reading gives me an amazing feel good feeling.
Now, my success rate of finishing books is at a very healthy 90%. My subscriptions to services like Audible and Blinkist are some of my best investments.
Another huge advantage is that you can listen to the voice of the authors which makes the connection even more authentic. For example, am listening now to the book, TED Talks: The Official TED Guide to Public Speaking. It is narrated by Chris Anderson himself, the curator of TED. Listening to him share his experience and give suggestions adds so much authenticity to the book.
There are also many audio books available for free. In addition, there are excellent podcasts you can listen to on the subject of the book you are reading. You can listen to interview of the authors. This makes your reading experience very interesting and way better if you were to just read the physical book.
I currently host a Podcast titled 'First Book Podcast' where I interview global best selling authors. You can listen to three podcasts at http://www. notionpress.com/podcast.
If you ever face a problem like me about book reading, give the audio books a shot. There are very good apps available for both iOS and Android. Trust me, you will thank me for this.
The writer is a digital entrepreneur, professor and author of five books. He can be reached at Kiruba@Kiruba.com.


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Q: Is there a benefit from using an IPS for outgoing traffic? It's probably a stupid question, but still may be it will be useful not only for me.
I have an Juniper SRX firewall in a branch office. All ports are blocked from Internet to Internal network. All ports are opened from Internal network to Internet.
Is there any benefit to use IPS on it?
Will it protect me from any type of attacks if all incoming ports a blocked?

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I have an Juniper SRX firewall in a branch office. All ports are blocked from Internet to Internal network. All ports are opened from Internal network to Internet. Is there any benefit to use IPS on it? Will it protect me from any type of attacks if all incoming ports a blocked?

Yes, there is a benefit and yes it can protect against certain types of problems/attacks.
Specifically you are only blocking inbound connections, any compromise that starts on one of your computers and originates an outbound connection will still work.
Compromises could be introduced to one of your local computers from a wide number of sources. Here is a brief (non-inclusive) list of attack vectors:

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*email attachment

*web sites

*storage brought from outside (flash drives, disks, etc)

*devices charging on USB (for example E-Cigarettes)

An IDS/IPS monitoring your outbound traffic is able to monitor and help mitigate compromised hosts on your network from reaching the Internet. This can prevent command and control functions, the ability for someone to come back in one of those connections, installation of further malicious software, theft of data, etc.
It also provides you the additional benefit of informing you about compromised hosts so you can deal with them (possibly before they compromise other hosts on your network).

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tells Max it is where the aliens captured in the crash were held.
It is unclear if Eagle Rock is the same base where Hal Carver from 'Summer of '47' was based, but I am guessing it is. It is possible there is more than one military base within the area, but it seems unlikely.
In the UFO Center there is a little info about the base. It is called a Medical Research Facility and is in Chavez County, NM, the same county as Roswell. It also mentions that Eagle Rock is visible to the west from the Roswell Army Air Field, so I am thinking that Eagle Rock was on or near the base, but seperate because it was top secret.
It also says in the UFO Center that alien ship debris and bodies were taken to hangar 84. (in 'Summer of '47' the ship was taken to hangar 20. Maybe Milton got bad info).
So your guess is as good as mine, Eagle Rock might be the same base or a different one. Anyway, I am putting all of the info we know about Eagle Rock here and the info about the military base from 'Summer of '47' here - Roswell Army Air Base.
We only see one building, but there could be others. For the most part it seems to be abandoned. The one building we do see appears pretty big although we only see a few rooms inside.
We know from signs inside that it had different departments for testing, Radiology, a Blood Lab, Morgue and Pathology, and it may have others.
An x-ray scanner was added to the security measures after the shapeshifter they held, escaped. To enter the main part of the building where Max is being held in the White Room, you must go through the scanner.
But other than that, the security seems pretty lax. There are roaming patrols of two men, but Michael, Isabel, Tess and Nasedo are able to slip onto the base and into the building without being detected. They get into an area with offices, enter the morgue and get into the boiler room without any trouble. Nasedo claims to know the place well because he escaped from it.
until Nasedo, Tess, Isabel and Michael rescue him.


We've seen plenty of movies about romantic affairs happening behind the backs of significant others. However, in Mark Slutsky's short film Never Happened, which played at the Toronto International Film Festival, there's a world where those cheating on their husbands and wives or boyfriends and girlfriends don't have to worry about lying. That's because there's a sci-fi twist that changes the way people keep their adulterous behavior from each other.


Sugarwise founder and mum Rend Platings said: "I'd rather give my threeyear-old daughter calorie free sweeteners than sugar, or even honey and agave.
They say sucralose, which is calorie free, prompts the brain into believing not enough energy has been taken in.
Pure stevia is calorie free, and 200 to 300 times sweeter than sucrose (table sugar).
Leaves of the South American shrub are 250 times sweeter than sugar but are calorie free and they are literally steeped like tea to release their sweetness.
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Water is the best choice for quenching thirst; it is calorie free and contains no sugars that damage teeth.
It is the best choice for quenching thirst, it is totally calorie free and contains no sugars that damage teeth.
In secondary schools, sodas will be offered only alongside water, juices and other calorie free drinks and in unbranded vending machines.
The protagonist seems realistic; the neighbor next door one might visit to borrow a cup of sugar (or for the Atkins crowd - a pack of calorie free sweetener) and stay for coffee because she is so friendly.


Nine out of 10 survey respondents believe that digital disruption will impact their organizations within the next decade, and 61% said they think they'll capitalize on this disruption better than their current and future competitors.
46% said their organizations either have an enterprisewide digital strategy or are currently working on one.
Three-quarters said their organization does not have a chief digital officer or someone who serves in that capacity.
34% said the CMO leads digital business strategy, while 26% said it's the COO. Only 14% said the CIO leads this strategy.
66% of CIOs are primarily focused on IT projects that make money for their organizations, as opposed to 34% who are most interested in tech projects that save money.
73% of survey respondents describe IT's relationship with marketing as "quite strong" or "very strong." However, that falls behind HR (76%), finance (90%) and operations (95%).
59% said that a tech skills shortage will likely prevent their organization from keeping up with the pace of change.
31% of CIOs report to their CEO, while 15% report to the CFO.
The vast majority of CIOs and other business leaders anticipate that their organizations will be impacted by digital disruption over the next 10 years–and most of them believe this shift will give them an advantage over competitors, according to a recent survey from Harvey Nash and KPMG. The report, "CIO Survey 2015: Into an Age of Disruption," lends insights on a wide range of relevant tech topics, including the state of talent recruitment, business strategy and overall IT priorities. Fortunately, as disruptive emerges as mainstream, CIOs said they're successfully preparing for it with new cloud, mobility and collaboration initiatives. "The speed of technology is what's driving IT today," said Bob Miano, president and CEO of Harvey Nash USAPAC. "Disruption is the norm now, so it's about how fast companies can innovate. Pressure to produce at an accelerated pace is felt across all vertical markets, and has direct ties to the talent war." More than 3,690 global organizational decision-makers–the majority of them CIOs, CTOs and other tech leaders–took part in the research.


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A Taylor Swift Concert Is Coming To Disney+ This Month & It's The Entertainment We Needed
You can see her perform 'Lover' for the first time live!
taylorswift13 | Twitter
The show must go on! Although you may not be able to see her in person this summer, a never before seen Taylor Swift concert will be coming to Disney+ this month to give you a taste of her tour. The 30-year-old recently shared the exciting news on her Instagram, and fans are already marking their calendars in excitement.
According to the video Swift posted on her story, the special was filmed during a show in Paris, France that took place back in September of 2019.
The clip shows the Pennsylvania born singer performing her latest album Lover live for the first time, and also includes behind-the-scenes footage of her prepping for the show, and exploring the beautiful European city.
"I think that we're gonna have some fun tonight," Swift can be heard saying in the trailer.
This news is particularly exciting for fans of the "Blank Space" singer who had planned on attending her Lover Fest tour this year. Back in April, she announced via Twitter that all of her live performances and appearances have been cancelled for the remainder of 2020, and are to be rescheduled for 2021.
"I'm so sad I won't be able to see you guys in concert this year, but I know this is the right decision. Please, please stay healthy and safe. I'll see you on stage as soon as I can but right now what's important is committing to this quarantine, for the sake of all of us," Swift wrote.
This isn't the first time that the "Love Story" singer has shared her tour experience with audiences at home. She's previously teamed up with Netflix for her recently released Miss Americana documentary, as well as her Reputation concert special, both of which are currently available on the streamer.
Swift isn't the only celebrity working to keep fans entertained during this time. Not long ago, the Jonas Brothers released a concert special of their own on Amazon Prime Video called Happiness Continues, which earned a rating of 7.6/10 on IMDb.
Taylor Swift City of Lover will initially air on ABC on Sunday, May 17 at 10 pm ET. The special will be uploaded to Hulu and Disney+ the next day, meaning that you'll be able to rewatch it and jam out to Lover as many times as you'd like.


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Walker Air Base Display
Air Base Model
The model of the Walker Army Airfield that is on display at the Forsyth Library was completed in October 2000 by Fort Hays State University student Steve Arthur. The Walker Army Airfield was located in Ellis County, about 2 and 1/2 miles northwest of Walker. Although the land where the airbase was once located is currently on privately owned property and not open to public access, the road leading west from the town of Walker is a gravel county road that goes past what use to be the main entrance gates. The old abandoned smoke stacks, several remaining hangar buildings and many concrete foundations are visible from the road. The miniature airbase display shows the relationship of locations for several of the hangars, barracks, supply buildings and other structures that would have been located west of the main airbase runways.
Air Base History
In 1942, airfield sites with runways long enough to handle the B-29 Bomber were established at Great Bend, Pratt, Salina and Walker. The Walker Army Airfield began operations as a satellite field of Smoky Hill Army Air Field located in Salina. In this capacity, Walker was used merely as a spill over field in the performance of Smoky Hills' mission of processing heavy bombardment crews for over seas shipment. Land was purchased by the government from individual land owners and additional areas were leased from the Union Pacific Railroad for the location of storage yards. In planning the field, the water supply was a particularly difficult problem. Principally because this site was judged by the state's geologist to have the most difficult water situation of any spot in the state. A proven supply was made available from the City of Hays system located 12 miles away.
Construction on the Walker Airbase began on September 14, 1942 and within two months there was enough completed to allow for limited occupancy with the arrival of military personnel from the Smoky Hill Army Air Field. In February 1943, the airbase was given its own independent mission when the 2nd Air Force organized the 6th Heavy Bombardment Processing Headquarters. Later that year, training of B-29 crews for combat duty began and in August, the first B-29's were brought in for training purposes. The base was somewhat of a final staging area after crews had been assembled. The men came to the Walker Airfield to learn to work together for the bombing runs and practice gunning. The training program of the 17th Bombardment Operational Training Wing continued to be the mission of the airbase until September 30, 1945. With the victory over Japan in August 1945, the number of training stations were decreased and eventually, disposition of property became the main activity of the base during 1946. The base became officially inactive on January 31, 1946 and it was transferred to the U.S. Army District Engineers on December 19, 1946.
To learn more about the Walker Airbase, we encourage you to see the memorial marker on the north side of the Hays Public Library. It pays tribute to the men and women who served our country at the airbase. The Library and the Ellis County Historical Society Museum also have materials and photographs of the airbase. A framed painting of the Walker Base is at the Hays Welcome Center – 2700 Vine, and you can drive around the perimeter of the former airbase property just to the north and west of the town of Walker. Because this is private property, absolutely no visitor access is allowed, but from the county gravel road, you can see many of the building foundations, two hangars and other taller structures that are now crumbling and falling down.
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package asyncMsg;

import hydra.*;
import util.*;
import com.gemstone.gemfire.admin.*;

public class AdminListener implements AlertListener {

// save the first slowReceiver alert here
private static Alert slowReceiverAlert = null;

/** Log the alert, and save it in the blackboard if it is a slow receiver alert.
 */
public void alert(Alert alert) {
   try {
      String alertStr = getAlertString(alert);
      Log.getLogWriter().info(alertStr);
      lookForSlowReceiverAlert(alert, alertStr);
   } catch (Exception e) {
      String errStr = "Error occurred in vm_" + RemoteTestModule.getMyVmid() + " " + TestHelper.getStackTrace(e);
      Log.getLogWriter().info(errStr);
      AsyncMsgBB.getBB().getSharedMap().put(AsyncMsgBB.ErrorKey, errStr);
   }
}

/** Return a String representation of the given alert.
 */
protected String getAlertString(Alert alert) {
   int myPID = ProcessMgr.getProcessId();
   StringBuffer aStr = new StringBuffer();
   aStr.append("Invoked " + this.getClass().getName() + " in client with vmID " + RemoteTestModule.getMyVmid() + ", pid " + myPID + "\n");
   aStr.append("   alert.getConnectionName(): " + alert.getConnectionName() + "\n");
   aStr.append("   alert.getDate(): " + alert.getDate() + "\n");
   aStr.append("   alert.getLevel(): " + alert.getLevel() + "\n");
   aStr.append("   alert.getMessage(): " + alert.getMessage() + "\n");
   aStr.append("   alert.getSourceId(): " + alert.getSourceId() + "\n");
   try {
      aStr.append("   alert.getSystemMember(): " + alert.getSystemMember());
   } catch (OperationCancelledException e) {
      String errStr = "Bug 39657; Error occurred in vm_" + RemoteTestModule.getMyVmid() + " " + TestHelper.getStackTrace(e);
      Log.getLogWriter().info(errStr);
      AsyncMsgBB.getBB().getSharedMap().put(AsyncMsgBB.ErrorKey, errStr);
      aStr.append(errStr);
   }
   return aStr.toString();
}

/** If the given alert is a slow receiver alert, record it in the blackboard.
 */
private static synchronized void lookForSlowReceiverAlert(Alert alert, String alertStr) {
   if (slowReceiverAlert == null) {
      String msg = alert.getMessage();
      if (msg.indexOf("asking slow receiver") >= 0) {
         slowReceiverAlert = alert;
         AsyncMsgBB.getBB().getSharedMap().put(AsyncMsgBB.SlowReceiverAlertKey, alertStr);
         Log.getLogWriter().info("Admin VM has recognized slow receiver alert " + alertStr +
                                 " and written this alert to the AsyncMsgBB blackboard");
      }
   }
}

/** Wait for a slow receiver alert to be recognized.
 */
public static void waitForSlowReceiverAlert(int secondsToWait) {
   Log.getLogWriter().info("Waiting to recognize a slow receiver alert...");
   long start = System.currentTimeMillis();
   long millisToWait = secondsToWait * 1000;
   while (System.currentTimeMillis() - start < millisToWait) {
      String alertStr = (String)(AsyncMsgBB.getBB().getSharedMap().get(AsyncMsgBB.SlowReceiverAlertKey));
      if (alertStr != null) {
         return;
      }
      MasterController.sleepForMs(1000);
   }
   throw new TestException("Did not find a slow receiver alert in " + secondsToWait + " seconds");
}

/** Return true if a slow receiver alert has occurred, false otherwise
 */
public static boolean slowReceiverAlertOccurred() {
   Object anObj = AsyncMsgBB.getBB().getSharedMap().get(AsyncMsgBB.SlowReceiverAlertKey);
   return (anObj != null);
}

}

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Flights must be solo, There is no award for multiplace flights.
Badge flights qualify. Record and contest flights do not.
For goals and return, triangles, quadlilaterals or zigzags, a turnpoint may only be used once. Straight out distance flights qualify.
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Delve Into Etrian Odyssey Untold With Some New Trailers
By Shawn Collier on September 23, 2013, 10:45AM EST
Atlus's Etrian Odyssey Untold: The Millenium Girl is set to hit the Nintendo 3DS next month and to help get newcomers caught up the publisher has released some new trailers and screenshots.
Etrian Odyssey Untold: The Millenium Girl is a reimagining of the first Etrian Odyssey with a brand-new story mode that expands on the lore that previously existed along with enhancements from the more recent games in the series.
A demo for the game is now available on the Nintendo eShop and every physical copy during the release window will include a special "Untold, Unseen, Unheard" art book and CD, available at all major retailers.
Etrian Odyssey Untold: The Millenium Girl will be released on the Nintendo 3DS on October 1st in North America both in stores and digitally on the Nintendo eShop. No release date has currently been announced in Europe, but gamers over there just recieved the fourth title in the series earlier this month.


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The Edukators
Updated on Nov 12, 2022
Director Hans Weingartner
Music director Andreas Wodraschke
Genre Comedy, Crime, Drama
Initial DVD release November 15, 2005
Country AustriaGermany
Release date 17 May 2004 (2004-05-17) (Cannes Film Festival)25 November 2004 (2004-11-25) (Germany)26 November 2004 (2004-11-26) (Austria)
Writer Katharina Held, Hans Weingartner
Initial release November 15, 2004 (Hamburg)
Cast Daniel Brühl (Jan), Julia Jentsch (Jule), Stipe Erceg (Peter), Burghart Klaußner (Justus Hardenberg), Peer Martiny (Villenbesitzer), Petra Zieser (Villenbesitzerin)
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Tagline Every heart is a revolutionary cell.
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The Edukators (German: Die fetten Jahre sind vorbei) is a 2004 German-Austrian crime drama film directed by Hans Weingartner. It stars Daniel Brühl, Stipe Erceg and Julia Jentsch as three young, anti-capitalist Berlin activists involved in a love triangle. The friends, calling themselves "the Edukators", invade upper-class houses, rearrange the furniture, and leave notes identifying themselves.
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Weingartner, a former activist, wrote the film based on his experiences and chose to use nonviolent characters. The film, shot in Berlin and Austria with digital hand-held cameras, was made on a low budget which Weingartner said kept the focus on the acting. First shown at the Cannes Film Festival on 17 May 2004 and released in its home countries later that year, The Edukators was praised by critics and audiences. It grossed more than $8 million worldwide and received a number of awards and nominations. It did, however, receive criticism mainly for its political statements and also for its long running time.
Set in 2004, the film revolves around three young anti-capitalist activists in Berlin's city centre: Jule (Julia Jentsch), her boyfriend Peter (Stipe Erceg) and his best friend Jan (Daniel Brühl). Jule is a waitress struggling to pay off a €100,000 debt she incurred a year ago when she crashed into a Mercedes-Benz S-Class belonging to a wealthy businessman named Hardenberg (Burghart Klaußner). After her eviction for non-payment of rent she moves in with Peter and Jan, who are often out all night. While Peter is in Barcelona, Jan tells Jule that he and Peter spend their nights "educating" upper-class people by breaking into their houses, moving furniture around and leaving notes saying "die fetten Jahre sind vorbei" ("the days of plenty are over") or "Sie haben zu viel Geld" ("you have too much money").
After hearing this, Jule convinces the reluctant Jan to break into Hardenberg's home in the affluent Berlin suburb of Zehlendorf while he is away on business. During the break-in, the thrill of the moment entices them to kiss before Jan leaves Jule alone for a few minutes; he does not want to destroy his friendship with Peter. As she wanders around outside Jule accidentally sets off the house's floodlights, and they quickly leave.
When Peter returns the next day, Jan and Jule do not tell him about their activities the night before. Jule realises that her mobile phone is gone, and she and Jan leave later that night to look for it in the house. After she finds it, Hardenberg walks in the door and struggles with Jule when he recognises her. Hearing them, Jan comes downstairs and knocks Hardenberg unconscious with a flashlight. Not knowing what to do, they call Peter and he comes to their aid.
The three cannot decide what to do with Hardenberg and take him to a remote, rarely used cabin belonging to Jule's uncle in the Tyrolean Austrian Alps near Jenbach, overlooking Achensee. As they try to decide how to deal with their hostage, they learn that Hardenberg was a radical himself during the 1960s. A leader of the Socialist German Student Union, he was a good friend of Rudi Dutschke before marrying, getting a good job and abandoning his ideals.
As the story progresses, political ideology and the characters' relationships become the main issues. Peter and Jan temporarily fall out over Jan's developing romance with Jule, and Hardenberg seems to regain some of his former self.
The trio finally decide that kidnapping Hardenberg was wrong and take him back to his house to let him go. As they prepare to leave, Hardenberg gives Jule a letter forgiving her debt and promising not to involve the police. The film ends with Peter, Jan and Jule asleep in the same bed as a group of heavily armed police (Spezialeinsatzkommando) gather outside their flat and knock on the door. Jule wakes up when she hears a knock, and the police force their way into the almost-empty flat. Apparently in Barcelona, Jule opens the door to a hotel maid who wishes to clean their room. In the Berlin apartment, the police find a note: "Manche Menschen ändern sich nie" ("some people never change"). In the original German version, the Edukators set off in Hardenberg's boat in the Mediterranean, presumably to disrupt the island signal towers supplying most television programming to Western Europe.
According to Weingartner, The Edukators was influenced by his past as a political activist: "There's some of me in the film". It describes the last 10 years of his life, an attempt to find a political movement satisfying his ideals. He considers it an autobiographical film, with Brühl playing Weingartner. The director opted for nonviolence because violence "only makes the system stronger", citing the Baader-Meinhof gang which "practically killed the Left movement in Germany ... because they gave the police an excuse to really arm up and create a more totalitarian system." Instead, Weingartner gave his characters "poetic resistance."
Although Brühl thought the film "very realistic", he was dissatisfied with his character's authenticity. The actor felt "attached" to Jan, admiring his "courage to want to change the way things are going, to act to defend his beliefs", but thought it was "very utopian and naive, that they take so much risk to break into some rich man's house to move things around."
The authenticity of the love triangle was "very important" to Weingartner, who was once part of such a relationship. Although the actors were uncertain at first that Peter could forgive Jan and Jule's betrayal, Weingartner uses the situation to explore his concept of friendship: "Friendship means more to him than bourgeois moral values. Peter loves Jule – he doesn't own her. He can tell that when she falls in love with Jan, their love is a wonderful thing, coloured by a joint rebellion – a shared rejection of social constraint."
Weingartner said he received an offer large enough that "I would not have to work for the rest of my life" from an American studio but refused it, opting to produce the film with his own studio, y3film, and coop99, an Austrian studio. A low-budget film, it was funded by a €250,000 loan Weingartner obtained with his parents' house as collateral. His second feature film, The Edukators was shot with hand-held digital cameras, allowing the director "to explore the space and give actors license to go wherever they wanted." Weingartner wanted a technically simple film focused on the actors. His decision to have a low budget was measured: "More money means more pressure. This way, I used a limited crew and was able to set the shooting schedule the way I wanted it - usually. The huge advantage of this kind of film-making is that it's rapid." Most of the film was shot in Berlin, except for scenes in the Austrian Alps.
The character of Peter was written for Erceg, after Weingartner saw him "in a friend's film." Brühl, already a popular actor in Germany, was known to the director, who saw him as a "perfect match" for Erceg. Klaußner was cast because, according to Weingartner, "I knew the energy and vibe between us was right." The most difficult role to cast was Jule; Weingartner searched for eight months, and when he found Jentsch she was committed to another film. Since he was certain that the actress was "the perfect cast", he rescheduled filming.
Weingartner commented that the film is "about economic revolution, about poor vs. rich." He also tried to explore in the film the fact that, in his opinion, "Today, we live in a society in which revolution is on sale." However, it deals with "lots of themes," and "the theme of revolution, of rebellion," and of "how a person can change the course of his life" are the main ones. Similarly, Brühl commented that "there are different things you can take out of it" as the film also deals with generational conflict and stories of love and friendship.
Hardenberg's "psycho-sexual powerplay" against the main characters while in the Alps stands for what Weingartner considers "a betrayal of European Left by hippie-era survivors including Joschka Fischer, Gerhard Schroder — and Tony Blair."
Even if the subject of the film is political, Weingartner said, "the whole idea of 'Edukating' is playful. The movie is full of jokes. And happiness. I read somewhere that kids laugh out loud more than 150 times a day. Adults laugh only 10 times a day. Well, I want people to laugh. I want people to go see the film and have fun."
The Edukators premiered on 17 May at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival, where it received a standing ovation, and was nominated for the Palme d'Or. Cinematographers Daniela Knapp and Matthias Schellenberg were nominated for the 2004 Camerimage. The film won the Silver Giraldillo (second place) at the 2004 Seville European Film Festival, and that year Brühl was nominated for a European Film Award for Best Actor. Of the German Cinema New Talent Awards at the 2004 Munich Film Festival, Weingartner was Best Director, Erceg Best Actor, and writers Weingartner and Held received a jury award.
Erceg and Jentsch were nominated for the 2005 New Faces Award. At the 2005 German Film Awards The Edukators shared the Best Feature Film Silver Award with Sophie Scholl – The Final Days, Klaußner was Best Supporting Actor and Weingartner was nominated for the Best Director Award. It was the Best Film and Jentsch the Best Actress at the 2005 German Film Critics Association Awards. At the 2005 Bavarian Film Awards, Jentsch won Best New Actress. The film shared the Audience Award for Best Dramatic Feature at the 2005 Miami International Film Festival with The Overture and Red Dust.
The Edukators debuted in German theaters on 25 November 2004, and the following day in Austria. According to the European Audiovisual Observatory, the film was seen by over 1.4 million people in Europe: almost 890,000 in Germany, 71,000 in Austria and 67,000 in Switzerland. The highest attendance in non-German-speaking countries was in France (over 72,000) and Turkey (over 69,000). Box Office Mojo reported gross earnings of $8,152,859 in Argentina, Austria, the Czech Republic, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Slovakia, Taiwan, the United Kingdom and the United States. In Germany and Austria, the film's home countries, it grossed $4,540,541 and $479,678 respectively. Since its release The Edukators has become a cult film, according to CBS News, and The Epoch Times called it "a landmark film and international cultural phenomenon".
The film was generally well received by critics. Based on 75 reviews collected by Rotten Tomatoes, it has an overall approval rating of 69 percent from critics and an average score of 6.5 out of 10. According to the website's consensus, "The Edukators engagingly plays out the clash between youthful idealism and older pragmaticism." Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating from 100 top reviews by mainstream critics, calculated a score of 68 based on 28 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Stephanie Bunbury of The Age wrote that in Germany it was a "huge hit ... Abroad, however, it has been the butt of plenty of criticism. It is too earnest, too naive, too Teutonic and sincere."
Joe Morgenstern of The Wall Street Journal called The Edukators "an uncommonly smart and interesting" film, and the Austin Chronicle's Marc Savlov said the film was a "smart, kicky little gem that owes as much to Guy Debord and the Situationists." According to Sean Axmaker of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, it was "a rare film that gets smarter as it goes along ... inject[ing] a satisfying dash of pragmatism every time it seems ready to slip into either unearned idealism or cynical fatalism." Ray Bennett wrote for The Hollywood Reporter, "The Edukators is that rare beast, a terrific movie that boasts intelligent wit, expert storytelling, delightful characters and grown-up dialogue plus suspense and a wicked surprise ending."
A. O. Scott of The New York Times wrote that despite "its shortcomings" on political subjects, it "succeeds brilliantly in telling the story of a man who falls in love with his best buddy's girlfriend and doesn't know what to do about it." Tim Appelo of Seattle Weekly praised "the marvelous acting, the sensitive, utterly realistic treatment of the young-love triangle," adding: "The Edukators is educational—not intellectually, but emotionally." Washington Post critic Stephen Hunter praised the film's realism: "The whole thing feels messy, painful, funny and believable, just like that hideous circus known as real life." The Times' Howard Swains wrote that it "manages to combine political discourse, a love-triangle and a hostage plot, all without sacrificing its graceful humour." Los Angeles Times critic Carina Chocano described it as a "sweet, funny and gripping romantic adventure," and "The only accurate, ironic and poignant depiction of what it's like to be young and socially committed in the WTO era". Chocano choose it as one of the 13 best films released in 2005.
Not all reviews were positive. The Orlando Sentinel's Roger Moore called The Edukators "a surprisingly generic German 'Stockholm Syndrome' romantic triangle thriller," adding: "It ends interestingly, but it would've ended better, and played better, had it been half an hour shorter." In Slant Magazine, Jason Clark wrote that the film needed "a touch of the perverse", but "Weingartner plays out the drama far too earnestly, and the story barely sustains the length of a movie half of its running time." According to Jack Mathews of the New York Daily News, "The dialogue between the captive and the captors gets a little didactic, and the ending is as contrived as it is cynical." Similar criticism of the film's didacticism was made by Brett Michel of Boston Phoenix, Kriss Allison of Stylus Magazine and Glenn Whipp of the Los Angeles Daily News.
Andre Wright wrote for The Stranger, "[It] starts strong, with an ingratiatingly anarchic vibe, but quickly devolves into a dust-dry, hectoring socialist lecture: a cinematic version of Kenner's My First Revolution playset." Jonathan Romney of The Independent said that Weingartner "presents his indictment of the System in crudely stacked terms that make The Edukators very much a teen movie rather than a plausible political statement." In The Times, Wendy Ide wrote: "What could have been an effective piece of drama, a dialogue to cause both sides to question the very foundations of their belief systems, is just a two-hour rant from a wispy bearded idealist whose idea of brotherhood is to sleep with his best friend's girlfriend."
In 2006 a group of left-wing activists calling itself "Hamburg for Free" dressed as superheroes, robbing food from upper-class stores to distribute to the underclass. The media considered the crimes inspired by the film, and some protesters had T-shirts and banners reading "Die fetten Jahre sind vorbei" (The Edukators' original title). In 2009, a statue stolen from Bernard Madoff was returned with a note ("Bernie the Swindler, Lesson: Return stolen property to rightful owners") signed by "The Educators".
It gained international attention and in 2006 it was announced that Brad Anderson would adapt and direct a version of the film set in the United States.
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The Kingdom of Thailand is a beautiful country with its white sandy beaches, green mountains, warm weather, and soothing environment. The people are hospitable and the cost of living is low, so you can maintain a comfortable lifestyle affordably. Thailand is viewed by many as an ideal location to retire abroad.
Western retirees who are looking for the best country to retire in choose Thailand because it is an exotic country. But most importantly though, the greatest attractions for most people is the affordability and the user-friendly environment that most Thailand regions offer.
Dotted with some of the most striking beaches, lush green stretches of fields, deep and mysterious forests and majestic mountains, Thailand regions offer a laid-back life for foreigners. Areas like Phuket, Koh Lanta and Koh Samui, cities like Pattaya, Bangkok, Chiang Rai and Chiang Mai, as well as small towns like that of Pai, Cha-am, and Hua Hin witness a throng of foreign visitors at all through the year.
There are so many islands in the world, but why is Thailand so special?
For one thing, Thailand is in a world of its own. It is one of the most delightful places to be on earth. In Thailand, the daily dose of sand and water will put you in high spirits making you forget plans to return to the ordinary world.
The country has some of the most beautiful beaches in the world. There are also many charming surprisingly small beaches that are unpopular or unknown.
There are many islands in Thailand. One popular location for retirees is Phuket. It is just off the southwestern coast of Thailand in the Andaman Sea and is also called the "Pearl of the South." It is the world's most beautiful and the largest island in Thailand.
Phuket is divided in its length by a mountain range that extends the length of the western coast, with sandy beaches all around. It has been described as flat with rich green tropical hills and valleys and is about 200 square miles, just the same size as Singapore.
The weather in Thailand is the next factor to consider. It is usually warm and humid most times of the year, but between November and January, there is a break, when it becomes cooler during the days and nights.
Phuket has one of the biggest, oldest and most diverse racial and ethnic communities in Thailand. For centuries, there has been an endless stream of immigrants arriving from all over the world. If you plan to retire abroad in Thailand, expect to have a truly rich cultural experience.
Many potential retirees worry about how they will transition into retirement in Thailand hassle-free. How will they cope with the red tape and who will help them when things don't go according to plan.
It's perhaps not surprising then that some retirees take the easy option and sign up with one of the many retirement consultants that specialize in Thailand.
Often these services are just a front for companies trying to sell a package that includes things like arranging a visa and accommodation. Whatever is on offer, I can guarantee that it will cost a lot more than it would if you did it yourself.
The Thailand government offers a retirement visa to those planning on making the country their retirement destination. Your retirement visa allows you to stay in Thailand for one year once approved. After that, you must verify your current address by reporting to the Thai Immigration office every 90 days. This will let the government of Thailand know that you are safe within the country. Also, you are not allowed to take up employment while on this type of visa.
If you plan to leave the country, please ensure that you get a re-entry Permit' before leaving the country. No matter the length of your stay abroad, this is a MUST!
As you can see from the above requirements, you will need to obtain a non-immigrant visa first before applying for the retirement visa. My take on this is to first visit the country and decide for yourself if is the perfect retire abroad location for you, then proceed to apply for the retirement visa.
Like anywhere else in the world, it all comes down to location; some areas in Thailand are more affordable than others. The official requirement for a retirement visa is about $2,000 a month. That's just about what you need to live a simple but comfortable lifestyle.
For some really budget conscious retirees, $2000 might be a stretch. It is possible to live on a smaller budget. In fact, Thai residents live on less than $1,000 per month. You'll have to make several lifestyle changes like eating only local foods, lower cost apartment, infrequent outings and more.
One of the easiest ways to ensure that your retirement dollars last longer is to live like a local. You can stay in a high-brow expensive apartment or opt-in for accommodation in a retirement village with cost-effective amenities.
When it comes to accommodation, you can go ritzy or simply be budget-conscious. The bottom line is that your retirement experience will still be a memorable one no matter what type of home you live in.
If you want to retire abroad in Thailand, it is worth considering all these factors. Remember, there is already a substantial expat community so you too can enjoy the natural beauty, warm climate, and exotic cuisine of the country. Thailand is arguably the best country to retire in for affordable living.
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Recently my work has combined 2D and 3D pieces into installations of transformative minimal spaces and environments. These contemplative, luminous voids are at once empty and serene, while also alive, filled with potential and possibility. In these new installations, I invite the viewer into a meditative space, and it is my hope that these spaces inspire introspection, reflection and solace. I have recently completed the 10 year anniversary of 9/11 public commission, created from 30 foot sections of World Trade Center Steel, which was unveiled September 5th in London by Mayor Boris Johnson. For this work, I left the steel unchanged in form but polished part of the material into a highly refined, mirror finish which reflected light. My intention is to put forth quiet and transcendent environments which come from a place of sincerity and compassion.


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The rooftop terrace at Optima Biltmore Towers.
A Brief History of the Terrace
A hallmark of Optima properties is our integration of the built environment with the natural. Oftentimes, we employ terraces—level platforms incorporated into buildings that allow for plantlife to thrive—that allow our buildings, and their residents, to live in harmony with the surrounding landscape. The usage of terraces is one that dates back for over 12,000 years, evolving over the millennium to be the sophisticated components of urban architecture that they are today.
Terraces of Ancient Times
The word terrace is derived from terra, the Latin word for earth. The technique has been in use for over 12,000 years, first utilized as an ancient farming method in hilly regions. Agricultural terracing involved cutting the land into a series of successively receding flat platforms, much like steps, to allow for more effective farming, by decreasing erosion and surface runoff and increasing the effectiveness of irrigation.
An illustration of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon.
In 9800 BC, ancient civilizations realized that they could adapt this technique to buildings, and they began to add terraces to their homes and other domestic structures. This first usage was seen across the globe, from the Middle East to the Pacific Islands. The most famous interpretation is undeniably King Nebuchadnezzar's Hanging Gardens of Babylon, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Although no actual proof of its existence has been found, depictions show an ascending series of tiered gardens abundant with plantlife, complete even with a waterfall.
Thousands of years later, from 3000 BC – 600 BC, Mesopotamians grew gardens atop ziggurats, terraced religious temples that allowed for religious spaces to become placed ever higher. The structures were placed upon many layered platforms, and it's believed that ziggurats were what inspired the Biblical parable The Tower of Babel.
Terraces continued to be integrated into homes. Around 1500 AD, Venice adopted terrace design to the tops of their homes, called altanas. Altanas were private, slat-floored roofs. They started out as a place to hang laundry out to dry, but continue to be used today as social spaces.
The terraced design of Optima Camelview Village.
Terraces in the Modern Age
Following the progression of altanas as a place to socialize, people began more and more to use the terrace as a location to congregate in privacy. Private rooftop and per-unit terraces became luxury amenities in the 1920s, when building height began to increase due to the adoption of the elevator. At that time, terraces become a status of wealth, allowing for privacy, fresh air and separation from the increasing bustle of life on city-level.
Today, the use of terraces continues to flourish, finding increased purpose and urgency in response to population growth and a changing environmental climate. They provide private places to reconvene with nature, away from the bustle of the city. Terraces also create sustainable and contributive space, by providing thermal insulation, solar shading to mitigate air pollution, increased biodiversity and enhanced quality of life.
At Optima, we incorporate terraces to create private social space, to integrate nature into our communities through our signature hanging gardens, and to contribute to our sustainability practices at many of our properties, including Optima Camelview Village, Optima Sonoran Village and Optima Kierland. Terraces at Optima serve as outdoor living space, connecting the outdoor and indoor for a seamless living experience. From agricultural beginnings, the terrace stays true to its roots, allowing us to find harmony with nature.


The night of Saturday 8 February 2014 will always be remembered by me. It was the night when locally and internationally renowned Playwright Richardo Keens–Douglas did an excellent exposition of his play "Uncle" at the Grenada Trade Centre to a packed audience. The play traced the life and times of Sir Eric Mathew Gairy who is hailed as being the Father of Grenada's Independence. As we are in the midst of celebrating forty years of independence, the portrayal was most timely and is a perfect example of how history may be learnt through theatre.
The song "Island in the Sun" introduced the opening scene. That rendition must have given a gentle reminder to many in the audience that Grenada was once the main location for the shooting of the film of the same name. It was done in 1957 and was a major box office success. The film had popular movie stars such as James Mason, Michael Rennie, Joan Collins, Dorothy Dandridge, Stephen Boyd and the singer of the song himself Harry Belafonte. Perhaps Grenada ought to capitalize more on this part of our history for the benefit of our tourism product.
The first scene of the play began with a group of Grenadians enjoying the independence holiday by having a picnic on top of a hill. Whilst there, they reminisced about Grenada's difficult journey to independence. Inevitably they had to discuss the life of Grenada's first Prime Minister "Uncle Gairy". We were reminded that Gairy was born in the village of Dunfermline in the parish of Saint Andrew and attended the La Fillette Primary School. At a very young age he gave a sermon in one of the Roman Catholic Churches in St. Andrew's parish where he was an acolyte.
He then went to Trinidad where he worked for sometime and then to Aruba. In Aruba he was involved in the trade union movement which participation prepared him for his later involvement in enhancing the livelihood of plantation workers after his return to Grenada in 1949. In 1951, as trade union leader of the Grenada Manual Mental and Intellectual Workers' Union, he spearheaded a general strike throughout many agricultural estates and subsequently managed to obtain many benefits for agricultural workers.
Gairy then used this trade union base for launching his political party, the Grenada United Labour Party after which he struggled with the then colonial powers in order to have more local control of the country by local politicians. As Premier, he proved to be a visionary and innovator when he introduced to Grenada, a number of pre-primary schools which system still continues today, a number of roundabouts which enhance the smooth flow of traffic, and encouraged the establishment of St. George's University, which institution significantly enhances the economy of the country. Ultimately, despite his controversial tactics by the use of his "Mongoose Gang", he gained independence for Grenada on 7 February 1974.
In order to bring out this part of our history, the Playwright skilfully and professionally interwoven snippets of Gairy's historic past by way of multi-tasking his limited number of actors to portray different roles. On occasions, Gairy himself was exquisitely played by Randal Robinson who adequately depicted the many moods of Gairy: his exuberance when talking to the crowds; his dogmatism when talking to his advisors and his internal struggle as a human being when he realised that his back was against the wall with the persistent antagonism of the New Jewel Movement.
Playwright Keens–Douglas himself gave a most impressive image of Gairy with his hallmark white three-piece suite, white shoes and walking stick. Indeed Gairy was always a well-dressed person, and had an excellent command of the Queen's English. His short-cropped black wavy hair consistently enhanced his handsome personality. It was quite recognisable that Keens–Douglas had some difficulty in depicting the hair characteristic.
Jomo Kirton multi-tasked by portraying, among other roles, a plantation worker, a plantation owner and the revolutionary, Maurice Bishop. His performances are highly commendable. Nevon Butler, especially in his acting as one of Gairy's advisers, Neila Ettienne, (especially for her clarity) Zoe Hagley (especially for her clarity), Kenril Charles, Dorage Charles and Kishawn Thomas gave commendable performances.
Just as the play, "Redemption Time" which was recently done by Plawright Francis Urias Peters gave us a historical perspective of the final period of governance under Gairy and the rise and fall of the People's Revolutionary Government, so does this present play "Uncle" play its own part in teaching us our history. Well done Richardo! Well done!


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EYEontheUN ALERT - November 26, 2008
European Union Capitulates to Islamic States on Durban II as UN General Assembly Committee Renews Support for the Conference and Calls for Additional Funding
The American Jewish Committee and the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations Refuse to Demand a U.S. Boycott; Israel's Plea for Immediate Boycott Support Ignored
NEW YORK - The UN General Assembly's Third Committee on Social and Humanitarian Affairs threw renewed support behind the Durban II Conference. Last year, the European Union voted against the Durban II resolution. This year they capitulated to the pressure of Islamic states and their allies.
The vote on the Resolution (orally amended, para. 55 deleted) was 130 votes in favor, 11 votes against and 35 abstentions. In 2007 the vote was 119 votes in favor, 45 against and 6 abstentions. The main change was the collapse of the EU.
The statement made by France on behalf of the EU, explaining why they abstained (instead of voting in favor), made no mention of any concern with the treatment of Israel in the draft outcome document now on the negotiating table. That document claims Israel is guilty of apartheid and genocide. It also manages to label only Israel as racist, while saying nothing about racism among the other 191 UN states.
The eleven states voting against were: Australia, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Israel, Monaco, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, United Kingdom and the United States. They alone were prepared to stand up to the intimidation and to recognize Durban II as an assault on human rights on a host of issues ranging from Israel to freedom of expression.
The resolution also calls for $3,754,800 to be spent from the 2008-09 budget on Durban II, in addition to the millions already spent.
The representative of Israel, Meirav Eilon Shahar urged other states to follow Israel's decision to boycott Durban II, as a matter of principle. In her words: "Foreign Minister [Livni] announced last week that Israel will not participate in another carnival of hatred and we similarly call on the international community not to legitimize the conference which seeks to legitimize intolerance and extremism under the banner of the fight against racism."
Other than Canada, Livni's plea for ending the evident demonization of Israel promoted with this powerful instrument, has fallen on deaf ears. In the United States, the American Jewish Committee and the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations has refused to call for an immediate boycott. The EU's capitulation is a repudiation of their strategy of reliance on France to show serious leadership on Durban II while holding the EU Presidency. The failure of these organizations to support Israel's efforts to delegitimize this Israel-bashing forum, by issuing an unambiguous call for an immediate U.S. boycott, will most likely result in U.S. participation.


CHRIS STARTED MINING IN 2011 AND IS AN AVID GPU MINER. CURRENTLY HE IS MINING A PLETHORA OF SHITCOINS.
Chris is a prominent figure in the Crypto Mining space. He started off building custom gaming PCs in 2003, and ventured into GPU mining in 2011, when he started mining bitcoins on a 2-card gaming computer when he wasn't playing. By 2012 he had transitioned into building complete rigs designed specifically for mining cryptocurrency. Through time and task, Chris is recognized as a powerful source of mining information and one of the most experienced miners of cryptocurrency in the world.
With the recent launches of Veil and Beam, a new batch of miners have tried to jump into the foray of spec mining. Here's the truth of the matter.
Yarrow Willard is a Clinical/Master Herbalist and co-visionary of the Harmonic Arts Botanical Dispensary. Raised by herbalist parents, he has been immersed in the world of plant medicine since before he was born and is continually updating his knowledge with the growing edge science of re-claiming wellness. Yarrow shares health empowering practices and teachings through advanced nutrition and cultivating a deeper connection with the natural world.
We have Crypto Love on the show again. Crypto Love took time off from his popular crypto YouTube channel to "re-find his excitement" and become a new improved version.
Recently wrote an article that is finding great interest comparing Bitcoin and Mycelium.
CEO of Minds.com Bill Ottman in conversation with Radiant Creators & Hester of Alternate Current Radio in a special collaboration.
We cover many topics including new features coming to Minds soon, prominent and increasing censorship in mainstream media and social media, Bills motivations in creating Minds, security of user data, and how censorship driving new users to Minds.
The new features coming are game changers and can be downloaded from GitHub for those interested in an early checkout. One of features to Minds.com are Jitsi a video conferencing system similar to Skype. Radiant Creators believes Jitsi will "Killer App" that grows the Minds platform greatly. Another is Nomad Nomad a decentralized social network. No centralized servers are required in order to communicate with nomad. Nomad would use an ETH wallet address as user ID and truly be "Social Media on the Blockchain".
Something every special about Minds.com is it can be downloaded and run independently. All the code is open source and can be reviewed and implemented by users.
Today we visit with Case Parks at Bell Rock Vortex in Sedona, AZ.
Case is best known for his YouTube channel Everyday Masters where with an alluring mix of wisdom and humor, speaks on various mind-expanding subjects such as reconnective healing, the existence of higher self, and what it's like to live within the 5th dimension.
Case was a living embodiment of a magical life from the very first moment we met him. We watched in awe as he rolled effortlessly into a parking spot that seemed to appear out of nowhere in the crowded lot of a major tourist destination.
While conducting the interview, we were interrupted by a wandering tourist who walked right between us and the camera. He seemed drawn to Case and as you can hear in this video, says to us, "You have the most interesting conversations".
We all agreed that this random stranger, captivated by the amazing energy of this interview, was meant to be included, so we made no attempt to edit him out. Case, welcome to Radiant Creators!
The Mandela Effect "You can't handle the Truth", or can you?
Love train or Fear train? Choose now! They're speeding up!
Michael Rectenwald, Ph.D., is a professor of Liberal Studies at New York University, where he teaches writing and cultural history. He received a B.A. in English from the University of Pittsburgh, an M.A. from Case Western Reserve University, and a Ph.D. in Literary and Cultural Studies from Carnegie Mellon University. At age twenty, Michael was an apprentice poet to Allen Ginsberg at the Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics, at Naropa Institute in Boulder, Colorado.
Springtime for Snowflakes: 'Social Justice' and Its Postmodern Parentage is a daring and candid memoir. NYU Professor Michael Rectenwald – the notorious @AntiPCNYUProf – illuminates the obscurity of postmodern theory to track down the ideas and beliefs that spawned the contemporary social justice creed and movement. In fast-paced creative non-fiction, Rectenwald begins by recounting how his Twitter capers and media exposure met with the swift and punitive response of NYU administrators and fellow faculty members. The author explains his evolving political perspective and his growing consternation with social justice developments while panning the treatment he received from academic colleagues and the political left.
Pascal Baudar is a writer, naturalist and a self-styled "culinary alchemist" based in Los Angeles. His passion is to study wild edibles and research new culinary uses through ancient and traditional methods of food preservation as well as contemporary cooking techniques.
He has served as a wild food consultant for several TV shows including MasterChef and Top Chef Duels. He has been featured in numerous TV shows and publications, including Time magazine, the Los Angeles Times, L.A. Weekly, and the New York Times.
In 2014, he was named one of the 25 most influential tastemakers in L.A. by Los Angeles magazine and in 2017 as offering one of the most innovative culinary classes.
Pascal has written two books: The New Wildcrafted Cuisine and The Wildcrafting Brewer. Both books are Amazon bestsellers in several categories.
Focusing on writing and education, his next books projects are related to lacto-fermentation of wild edibles using local bacteria and another book about creating a cuisine around the most invasive plants in North America.
His philosophy is that conscious wildcrafting should be able to help the environment.
His classes and workshops are not limited to California and have been offered in many other states (Arizona, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Oregon) and abroad (Belgium, France). Contact him if your institution is interested.


Venture Heat Grand Touring Deluxe Motorcycle Heated Jacket Liner is a dream come true for any motorcycle rider taking on the elements. The motorcycle heated jacket liner features an integrated wireless controller (sold separately) that easily mounts on a vehicle for simple and safe micro-climate control with 3 heat settings. The micro-alloy fiber heating elements are strategically placed around the entire back, around the collar, both sleeves and both sides of the chest for maximum heating performance. Its form-fitting design allows riders to replace their existing jacket liner while still maintaining high comfort and mobility levels. This lightweight mid-layer power sports heated jacket liner is weather resistant so it's safe to use in both snow and rain. What makes Venture Heat Deluxe Motorcycle Heated Jacket Liner is the technology in the heating elements. These are made of, industry-leading, carbon fiber panels which can bend, twist and be folded without the risk of being damaged because they are wire free. The Jacket Liner also has built-in cables that run along the sleeve to allow any of Venture Heat's 12V Heated Glove range to connect seamlessly to the one power source. The heated motorcycle gloves run off their own circuit which allows you to have completely different heat settings on the jacket liner and each individual glove to really customise your heat. Battery harness comes included so you have anything you need to stay warm on the bike. *Due to the number of heating panels the jacket liner has, it can not run off a portable rechargeable battery. The Deluxe Jacket Liner is like having an electric blanket wrapped around your upper body. You can now do what you love and ride your bike all year round in comfort. You wouldn't drive your car through the winter without a heater so why would you ride your bike without one. Ride all winter in comfort and use your bike as much as you do in the summertime. Add the pants, gloves and socks for full body heating.


The Bartholomewtown Podcast presents Elmwood Songwriters Club, with support from Lagunitas Brewing Co!
Featuring 7 Providence-area artists, plus a guest speaker, performing short, intimate sets of original music.
The performance is followed by a community hang, discussion, impromptu performances and more.


Traditional comfort food without all the fat.
In a food processor, process the cereal into fine crumbs. In a medium bowl, combine cereal crumbs, salt and pepper.
Set up the breading assembly with the eggs in one bowl and corn starch in another.
Bread the steaks by dipping them in the corn starch, then egg, then cereal mixture. Place on prepared baking pan and spray the tops with cooking spray. Bake for 20 minutes, or until the internal temperature is 155°.
For the gravy: In medium sauté pan, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add the onion and sauté until softened. In a blender, combine beans and milk. Blend until smooth. Add the bean mixture to the onions and bring to a simmer. Add garlic powder. Season with salt and pepper to taste.


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Building a 'what works' movement to end homelessness for good
Rob Anderson
To achieve the goal of ending homelessness in the United Kingdom we need three things.
First, we need a better evidence base on what works. There is remarkably little high quality research to measure the impact of interventions to relieve and prevent homelessness. Most of this limited body of research has been undertaken in the United States. Do we know if they would work in the UK? The only way to be sure is to test them here.
Second, we must put what limited evidence we have into practice. This is hard to do and requires a change in thinking amongst practitioners and communities working with people experiencing homelessness to embrace new evidence-led ways of doing things and to learn, adapt and try again if interventions aren't effective.
And third, we must ensure that people and organisations who embrace such a new evidence-led way of working do not do so in isolation. Success stories must be shared. So too must setbacks, in order that we learn lessons from them. This means connecting people who share a similar approach to their work, building a culture that engages with evidence by instinct, and mobilising a movement for change.
The Centre for Homelessness Impact was set up in 2018 to work in these three ways to achieve our goal of ending homelessness for good in the UK.
We have achieved much since then but can now accelerate our work further with the second and third of these elements thanks to our new partnership with Comic Relief. Through its Change Makers programme, Comic Relief will give £600,000 over a three-year period to enable the expansion of our work with local authorities and charities working in homelessness and several new initiatives to build awareness of what works to end homelessness. CHI will contribute a similar sum to the partnership to further develop our capacity-building work.
In our three years we have found a strong commitment to evidence-based ways of working among frontline staff and leaders in local authorities and community organisations. But it requires a new set of skills to implement this approach in work to relieve and prevent homelessness and ongoing support to sustain a culture of learning.It also requires focussing far more on the perspectives and experiences from people who have experienced homelessness.
Our partnership with Comic Relief will enable us to engage with organisations working to end homelessness across the whole of the UK through our What Works Community initiative, working with them to identify what works, translate evidence into practical insights, and deliver greater impact for people experiencing or at risk of homelessness. Working with a wide range of organisations, from large regional authorities to grassroots voluntary and community groups, we aim to build a coalition of practitioners equipped with new skills and tools to end homeless. .
It will also enable us to develop and support a strong network of people with lived experience of homelessness to provide advice on and shape our work and that of our partners advice and on our work. This consultancy will be built-in at the start of projects and sustained throughout to enable meaningful engagement and involvement. And we will work with people who have experienced homelessness to share their insights, using story-telling and film-making techniques in order to build a wider understanding of what works to end homelessness.
We will also expand our End It With Evidence campaign to create a movement of people working in homelessness and beyond who share our approach of using data and research evidence to test and learn what works and what does not. To build support for this vision we will extend our group of campaign Ambassadors and work with more senior practitioners, experts, influencers and leaders in the homelessness sector.
Our Impact Forum, which brings together experts and practitioners working in homeslessness across the world, will be held twice a year to support and showcase this expansion of our capacity-building work alongside other regular events.
As part of this growth, we are delighted to announce that we are expanding the CHI team with exciting new roles.
We are currently recruiting for a Practice and Partnerships Lead to work directly with organisations tackling homelessness and help them identify the right problems and use evidence to design better solutions to homelessness. This will involve working with national and local government, charities and community organisations and groups. Find out more and apply for the Practice and Partnerships Lead.
We will be appointing an Events and Marketing Lead to develop CHI's events programme and share our work with key partner organisations through a varied and inspirational programme of events and marketing. A key responsibility will be organising our twice-yearly Impact Forum. Find out more about how to apply for the Events and Marketing Lead position.
We will also be recruiting a Public Affairs Lead to head our engagement with key audiences in Scotland and support our public affairs work across the United Kingdom. The will involve developing strong relationships with the Scottish Government, politicians and decision-makers in Scotland and elsewhere. View the job description and apply on our website.
Further appointments to the CHI team will be announced later this year.


WHY YOU SHOULD VOTE FOR THE @STEEMITBLOGGERS IN THE 20K #STEEM DPOLLsteemCreated with Sketch.
Already voted for you guys! I like how many @steemitbloggers members are also active in many other community endeavors... and you help people who are not part of your group, too. THAT is cool!
Thank you very much for the support @amico :) We really appreciate it!
Thank you @donnadavisart and @reinhard-schmid - Really appreciate the support!
Right, I see @steemitbloggers as a nexus where many paths meet. Members of the #powerhousecreatives do go on a lot of paths of their own, spreading ties among other communities. At least this is one of my goals. Alright, compare it to this decentralized thingy and those... nodes. So here's a live, pulsing, full of active people. Beams, coming out of it touching a lot of other nodes.
We're going to push our way to the top on this one.
Thank you! Really appreciate the support!
Your support in this has been invaluable!!! Thank you!!!!
how do I find you on discord?
Maybe I need my coffee first, because right now, this sounds confusing. I came here because of @reinhard-schmid and am chasing around in circles, like a dog chasing its tail.
Hi :) I will put an invite post out once this poll chaos is over haha!!! Thank you very much for the support in the interim! We GREATLY appreciate it!!!
got it. Reinhard put me in ....... now I have to figure out how I can be useful.


The measurement of food material properties generally requires simultaneous monitoring of force and displacement while a specimen is loaded. The advent of the Darvell HKU portable mechanical tester about 20 years ago gave field researchers an opportunity for this on small specimens within a displacement-controlled framework. Yet some properties remain difficult to estimate with that tester, particularly via indentation, due to an inability to time loading ramps precisely. Recent developments have solved these issues by detaching force readings from increments in displacement. The result is a new range of possibilities, based largely around types of indentation. Blunt indentation is a relatively recent development in materials testing that can be applied to visco-elastic-plastic materials like soft foods. Force relaxation under a blunt probe (6 mm dia.) allows the modulus of even the ripest fruit flesh to be assessed in terms of two extremes: an instantaneous and an infinite value. The ratio of the two gives a quantitative estimate of how rate-sensitive such tissues are. The technique can also be adapted to obtain the modulus of the laminae of leaves, something not possible previously, via arranging for a blunt probe to deflect a circular portion of lamina that has been clamped evenly around its edges. This test offers insights into the mechanical behavior of leaf tissue, including the possibility that during their development, leaves transform from floppy sheets at flushing into stiff beams at maturity. This transformation has implications for primate feeding behavior, with respect to oft-stated preferences for 'young' leaves.


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Courts Agriculture Animals Crime
Arcata Rancher Charged on 35 Counts Related to Animal Cruelty Investigation
by Linda Stansberry
UPDATE: According to Humboldt County Deputy District Attorney Adrian Kamada, at this morning's arraignment on animal cruelty charges Raymond Christie waived his right to have a preliminary hearing within 60 days. A court date has been set for Aug. 14 and Christie is not currently in custody. The district attorney is filing a motion to increase bail, which should be heard sometime next week, according to Kamada.
Raymond Christie, the Arcata rancher arrested on suspicion of animal cruelty on Mar. 19, has been formally charged by the Humboldt County District Attorney's office on 35 counts, mostly related to animal cruelty and neglect.
Included in the charges are seven counts of felony cruelty by "failing to provide sustenance, drink, shelter or subject any animal to needless suffering" to cattle, a goat and a pig across different Christie-owned properties in Orick, McKinleyville, Trinidad, Arcata and Eureka.
The remaining 28 charges are misdemeanors under California Fish and Game Code 5652(a) related to disposal of litter or carcasses "within 150 feet of a state waterway." Christie is charged with disposing multiple cattle carcasses near waterways on most of his properties. The complaint specifies that more than 200 cattle carcasses were dumped near waterways on his Jackson Ranch Road property in Arcata.
In March, the sheriff's office confirmed to the Journal that Christie had returned to the Humboldt County Auction and picked up more cattle after leaving jail. HCSO spokesperson Samantha Karges explained to the Journal that Christie had bid on the cattle prior to being arrested and — once he posted bail — he was able to pay for the animals.
If Christie is found guilty in the present case, the court will have the opportunity to mandate whether he can purchase or keep animals in the future, according to Karges.
According to Deputy District Attorney Adrian Kamada, if Christie is convicted of animal cruelty, the law allows for a person to be prohibited from "owning, possessing or having custody or control of any animals for a period of five years."
"Prior to a conviction, there are legal procedures that could allow authorities to seize a specific, individual animal from a person, albeit temporarily," Kamada told the Journal.
A felony conviction would also prohibit Christie from owning or purchasing firearms.
Christie's arraignment is scheduled for Tuesday, June 19.
Courts Agriculture Animals Crime Raymond Christie Samantha Karges Arcata animal cruelty Adrian Kamada
UPDATE: HCSO Serves Warrants on Multiple Properties in Animal Abuse Investigation 4
by Linda Stansberry | Mar 19, 2018


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Posh new flats in Bedminster expected to cost more than £200,000 for two-bedroom units
The new flats in St Catherine's Place are the first to be marketed in the Bedminster Green area
Michael YongEducation and news reporter
A two-bedroom flat in a new development in Bedminster is set to put buyers back by more than £200,000 when they open for sale this week.
Catherine's House, which will consist of 54 one and two-bedroom apartments at the old St Catherine's Place off East Street, is the first of the developments in the area to be marketed to the public.
Between 1,200 to 1,500 new homes are being planned for Bedminster Green, including Little Paradise, Pring and St Hill, St Catherine's Place, Hereford Street car park and land off Dalby Avenue next to Bedminster car park.
Catherine's House will be eight-stories high and take over a one-acre site bordered by Dalby Avenue to the east and south and East Street to the north.
The site consists of a vacant office building together with a shopping centre dating back to the late 1960s.
What next for East Street? What does the future hold for 'South Bristol's high street'
Work is now underway to create the new apartments, which will go on the market this Saturday, June 9. It is the first of the developments to be available to buy.
(Image: BristolLive)
The company behind the new development is property developer Firmstone Developments, which bought the entire St Catherine's Place site last July.
Prices for a one-bedroom apartment start from £157,500, while a two-bedroom apartment starts from £199,950.
They argue the apartments are "aimed primarily at the local market and first-time buyers", and that the Government's Help to Buy scheme will be available.
Francis Firmstone, director of Firmstone Developments, added: "By converting St Catherine's House into flats rather than demolishing it, we have been able to start delivering new homes quickly.
(Image: Firmstone)
"This option is also sustainable as we are re-purposing an old office building. These homes are being designed to appeal mainly to the local market and first-time buyers, and we're pleased to be able to get the regeneration of the area underway.
"We will be installing a new modern residential façade on the former offices that will dramatically improve the external appearance of the building, which has been a blight on the area for many years.
The true extent of Bristol's housing crisis: Council home wait list numbers and times revealed
"We will be creating a significant number of new homes at St Catherine's Place, in addition to the ones we're already delivering, and revitalising the shopping centre, which has the potential to create more local jobs. We are currently reviewing our masterplan, following feedback from the public and stakeholders.
"This is the first step in the wider regeneration of Bedminster Green and we believe St Catherine's Place has the potential to act as a catalyst for the redevelopment of the whole area."
Will Bedminster cope?
St Catherine's Place, Bedminster
Bristol Civic Society and local councillors have called for Bristol City Council to come up with a framework for the extensive housing plans for the area.
Calls for 'Bedminster housing plan' as developers scramble to put in applications for high-rise flats
Improving the road network, extra GP and school places are just some of the things needed for the new residents.
There have also been calls to consider the impact of the high-rise buildings, some of which are expected to reach 21 floors.


Last year's title race went to the wire with Crusaders edging out a battling Coleraine to lift the Gibson Cup on the final day. It proved to be one of the best run-ins of recent times.
All eyes may be on the World Cup just now, but already some Irish League clubs are back in pre-season training with European and domestic ambitions high on the agenda.
David Healy's Linfield will be aiming for a resurgence after a disappointing league finish last term, while Oran Kearney's Bannsiders - Irish Cup winners after an impressive victory over Cliftonville in May - will be targeting more silverware.
The Championship also promises to be an intriguing prospect with all eyes on Larne FC who have added more than a few star names to their squad since the turn of the year.
So, it's no wonder all the fans will be very interested for the fixture list to be released.
And they won't have to wait too long with the fixtures being released next week.
Festive fixtures: Wednesday 26 December 2018 & Saturday 29 December 2018.


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