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Eurovision Legends
Magdalena Tul
Following a streak of missed finals for Poland, hopes were higher when Magdalena Tul and the song "Jestem" became popular with the fans and was generally predicted to proceed to the final when she was to perfom first in the first semi final in 2011. The reality became quite the opposite, though, when she not just failed to reach the final, but it turned out that she had actually finished dead last in the semi final.
Did she have technical issues? Should she have chosen a different version of the song? Did she try to take on too many tasks around the performance herself or did she just not have the proper backing from the Polish broadcaster? All these are questions that she has asked herself for ten years and will be answered in this episode when "Lady Tulla" tells us about her greatest regrets from Düsseldorf.
We also learn about her other attempts to reach Eurovision and her newest songs, as well as the upcoming relocation.
Legend: Magdalena Tul
Song: Jestem (Poland 2011)
Host: Emil Löfström
Contact: emil@schlagervannerna.se
http//www.eurovisionlegends.se
Hans Van Hemert
Many countries in Eurovision seem to have their own "super-composer", and in the case of the Netherlands this person is Hans van Hemert. He wrote the Dutch entries of 1972, 1974 and 1976, and he has made many more attempts, which we of course get to listen to in this episode. It gets really crowded in the virtual podcast room today, as Hans and Emil are joined by Frenk Reemer, brother of Sandra Reemer, Astrid Colle, daughter of Sandra's duet partner Andres, and a whistling parrot.Hans takes us back to the glorious 70's and tells us about his main inspirations, which are ABBA and kid's songs. We also get to hear about how he made a fool of himself when meeting Agnetha Fältskog and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. We get to hear the intimate details about the relations between Mouth & MacNeal, Sandra & Andres and other famous artists that he has worked with.Hans is still active, so what did the song that he submitted in 2022 sound like? We have the demo!Legend: Hans Van HemertSongs: Als het om de liefde gaat (The Netherlands 1972), I See A Star (The Netherlands 1974), The Party's Over (The Netherlands 1976)Host: Emil LöfströmContact: emil@schlagervannerna.seInstagram Facebookhttp//www.eurovisionlegends.se
Udo Jürgens was already a big star when he first competed in Eurovision for his Austria in 1964. He didn't win, but got the biggest hit after the contest, both with his own version and with covers in various languages. He was back again the year after, and this time he almost competed for another country as well. It took some heavy convincing to get him to return for a third time in 1966, which was when he finally won the contest.Emil has a nice chat with Udo's son John Jürgens, who tells us about his father's early years in Austria during the second world war, how he rose to fame as a composer and artist and sang his songs not only in German but also in English, French, Spanish, Italian and Japanese. We'll also learn about his relation to the contest, and John also tells us about both the positives and the negatives about growing up with such a famous father.Legend: Udo JürgensExpert on the subject: John Jürgens (aka John Munich)Songs: Warum nur, warum? (Austria 1964), Sag ihr, ich lass sie grüßen (Austria 1965), Merci, Cherie (Austria 1966) & Tausend Fenster (Austria 1968, Karel Gott)Host: Emil LöfströmContact: emil@schlagervannerna.seInstagram Facebookhttp//www.eurovisionlegends.se
Eva Santamaria
An argument in Los Angeles led to the creation of the perhaps most modern song to have taken part in Eurovision until that time, but the road that led Eva Santamaria there was quite a surprise. Hear what she has to say about the orchestral arrangement of the song, about it becoming a feminist anthem, and about who did what with who in Millstreet (hint: "sexo")! She was one of the favourites to the victory before the show, but who did not want her to win? Eva's memory is almost as good as her ability to laugh, but how come she almost sang the wrong song on stage and what happened with the choreography just days before?Legend: Eva SantamariaSong: Hombres (Spain 1993)Host: Emil LöfströmInterpreter: Ruben BalesteiroContact: emil@schlagervannerna.seInstagram Facebookhttp//www.eurovisionlegends.se
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Anyone know what the best kits are for making Flying C's? I see some on Ebay, McHardys and the GAC and wondering what the best forming tool is etc.
Just been looking at their catalogue online and there are various kits. I would like to make up a selection of colours eventually at both 20 and 28 gram weights.
I'll probably give them a call tomorrow.
Mchardys is the way to go - very helpful and will deliver in a more realistic timeframe than GAC!!
They will advise on bet size of blades/clevises etc to suit the size of bodies you are using. They also have a good selection/range of options in terms of tubing as well.
For heads depending on what you want to do I found the best place to go was one of these bead/jewellery making places. They have a good range of flouro green/pin and other colours of suitable size beads. Most of the tackle guys have standard colours and some teardrop...certainly on the Tay, the flouro beads work well.
Thanks for the tip. Do you buy your beads online? If so do you have any links?
afraid I have never bought the beads online as I have a shop about 5 mins away. I am sure a google of bead suppliers including those listed on ebay will come back with 100's of options.
I have been making my own FC's for many years, and went thru various component suppliers till I discovered Spintec, of Blackburn Lancashire.
Not ordered from them for maybe 18 months, but the rubber latex bodies they supplied did not rot or tear in use. Used to supply friends with FC lures and always had good feedback, I can say I have had a few fish on lures made from these bits and pieces.
oops put in 2 no the same meant to put in www,spintec.co.uk.
On a certain N Wales river, the 'bailiffs' fish through the pools with rapalas early morning, before the paying rods (mostly fly) have arrived.
Oh dear Sorry Salmonking. I thought this thread was about spinning, and helping eachother with same. I am very sorry if I have upset you, I won't trouble you again.
Thanks for the spintec info.
Although I am not sure why the thread was hijacked and all the associated pregnant doging.
Osprey..you have a pm...hope this clears things up a little..again my apologies.


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A sense of knowing allows us to predict the future, and thereby giving us control (whether imaginary or real). Being a better predictor of future is definitely a great help in survival — an evolutionary advantage, so it's not surprising that humans have a built-in need for control. The problem is that not everything is predictable, making us feel less in control and therefore unhappy. Religion fills in that gap beautifully. The basis for most (all?) religions is that there is a supernatural being (god) that controls all the things we can't predict. We can increase our sense of control by appealing to this god (praying, sacrificing, etc.) who will on occasion grant our wishes. Which explains why religious people are happier than the unbelievers — they believe they have control over the unpredictable when the unbelievers have to accept that there is nothing they can do to affect the unpredictable. This could also explain why it is so hard to give up faith: you're asking someone to give up some of their control.
Humans have a strong urge to find the "truth". I think that's an evolutionary trait helpful in gaining control — the "truth" allows for better predictions hence you have more control over your situation and have a better chance of survival/reproductive success. But due to our limited knowledge and limited perceptions there is no way we can find the ultimate, actual truth about anything. What we do is form a model that fits within our limited knowledge, and use it as the ultimate truth. A better approach would be to use the model as a predictor, and watch for a superior predictor to replace it, knowing that neither is likely to be the real truth. Einstein's quote above puts this idea succinctly.
It sounds like scientists would all have this approach, but human nature intervenes — most believe their models (theories) are the truth and will argue vigourously to defend it as such. I'd much rather they'd argue to defend their theories as being the best predictors they know of. The difference in approach should give one an open mind to improvements.
Those whose beliefs of "truth" comes from a book (such as creationists) would benefit the most from this approach, as models in such books are not useful for prediction. Their vigourous arguments to defend their truth rests solely on discrediting other models. By not being able to predict properly with their useless models, they give up control over their lives.


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Oh, intern...yes that is how you spell reek...it sometimes concerns me that you're going to be a doctor.
that is funny... b/c before I actually posted my comment I had to look up reek on www.m-w.com I wasnt convinced either.


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Closed Research Projects, TISU
Climate-neutral and competitive Gävleborg 2050
The project aims to support the Gävleborg region in becoming a successful model region with companies and public stakeholders working together across sectors with climate-smart technology and new business models. The opportunities that are investigated include climate-neutral renewable energy, combined production of electricity, fuel and heating, low-energy housing, heat collaborations and other symbioses, and electric and hybrid vehicles. These are analysed with respect to how they can best contribute to a strategic action plan towards the vision of Gävleborg in 2050. BTH contributes with its expertise in strategic sustainable development.
Other academic partners: University of Gävle (Sweden), Linköping University (Sweden), and Zuyd University (Netherlands).
The project is conducted in close collaboration with: Businesses and public stakeholders in the region.
Contact person: Göran Broman
Visiting professor project in sustainable innovation
Professor George Basile is an internationally recognised researcher within strategic planning for sustainability, leadership and sustainable business. He is a professor at the School of Sustainability at Arizona State University, USA. Professor Basile worked part-time at the Department of Strategic Sustainable Development at BTH in 2013–2014. The main focus of his work is to identify and assess product and service innovation processes at five Swedish companies, and to provide suggestions for improvements of these processes in terms of innovation for sustainability. He is also involved in other research projects and some of BTH's study programmes.
Business partners: Aura Light International, Avalon Innovation, Dynapac Compaction Equipment, Kockums and Volvo Construction Equipment.
Sustainable cities from a backcasting perspective
The project aims to study how district heating systems and associated business models can create strategic platforms for a sustainable society. Methodology for strategic sustainable development is combined with methodology for energy systems analysis, and basic interdisciplinary expertise is developed for the purpose of integrating research and education in sustainable energy development. Specifically, the studies involve district heating systems in Blekinge and Stockholm, and the experiences are synthesised into a methodological support for a sustainable development of district heating. BTH contributes with its expertise within strategic sustainable development. Linköping University contributes with its expertise in energy systems analysis.
Collaborative partners: Businesses and public stakeholders in Blekinge and Stockholm.
Purchasers today process information from various chains of supply, act as gatekeepers for substantial flows of raw materials, products and energy, and serve as potential managers of supplier relations. Moreover, they have a direct link to end product stakeholders. Together, this makes the procurement function key to any company's sustainability efforts. However, despite the many initiatives to encourage sustainable procurement from a policy perspective, and despite the fact that sustainable procurement is an emerging research area, the companies' efforts are characterised by reductionism. The strategic potential of procurement to add sustainability as a value to an end product or service is not fully exploited. The purpose of this project is to develop a framework for how a systems perspective can be integrated into the procurement function, and how the function can thereby use its potential for strategic value creation to promote sustainable product and service systems. The research is based on case studies of national stakeholders for eco-labelling and sustainable procurement, as well as of our partners: Scandic Hotels, Aura Light International and Blekinge County Council.
Project owner: BTH
Funder: BTH
Contact person: Cecilia Bratt
Decision-support for sustainable value chains
Understanding and mapping the impact of a product life cycle is crucial to achieving sustainable development. Based on a holistic approach to sustainable development that includes technical, economic and socio-ecological impacts throughout the product's life cycle, this project will study how to integrate sustainable product innovation (SPI) and product service systems (PSS). Moreover, the project will examine how the methods and tools that have been used could interact to promote sustainable development. An understanding of these areas will lead to additional tools and methods for sustainable product and service innovation to help companies' develop more sustainable products and become more competitive on the market.
Contact person: Henrik Ny
READ MORE ABOUT DECISION-SUPPORT FOR SUSTAINABLE VALUE CHAINS
A principle definition of sustainable development
Objective: The social dimension of sustainable development is an underdeveloped aspect in both research and practice. Based on the Framework for Strategic Sustainable Development (FSSD), this project studies how the social dimension can be developed to better support more concrete planning and decision-making for sustainable innovation. The project builds on interdisciplinary literature studies and practical measures and research with partner businesses to develop and test more specific guidance in this area.
Project manager: Professor Karl-Henrik Robèrt
Conact person: Dr. Merlina Missimer
Industry partners: Aura Light International, Max Hamburgers, Karlskrona Municipality, Blekinge County Council, Scandic Hotels, Sleep Well, The Human Element and The Natural Step.
Funders: VINNOVA, the Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth, FORMAS, the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency, the Swedish Energy Agency, FUTURA Foundation, BTH's Faculty Board.
READ MORE ABOUT THE PROJECT
Sustainability criteria for a concept evaluation method
The overall objective of the project is to promote the project manager's qualifications, while building a long-term partnership between the Blekinge Institute of Technology and GKN Aerospace Sweden. The focus of the research project is to clarify how to define sustainability function in order to influence the design of products at an early stage, and to propose an improved concept design and evaluation method, including sustainability aspects during the product lifecycle, to avoid bad investments and later changes in the product development process. The project builds on an extensive survey of six major companies arriving at the conclusion that the concept stage is when new methods and strategies for sustainable product development are especially needed. The project at GKN is expected to involve studies over a two-year period, resulting in prescriptive methods for the integration of sustainability criteria in the stages of development and evaluation.
Funders: VINNOVA and BTH
Contact person: Sophie Hallstedt
STOSIP – Strategic, Tactical and Operational implementation of Sustainability into the Innovation Process
STOSIP is a research project with the objective to support manufacturing companies to integrate and implement sustainability on strategic, tactical and operational levels.
The aim is to support the ability to measure:
maturity level of sustainability integration and management
sustainability consequences of different solutions and support the ability to…
quantify and visualize the progress of sustainability implementation of different solutions
Two manufacturing companies are partners in this project; Volvo Construction Equipment and GKN Engine System, Sweden.
Company partners: GKN Aerospace Engine Systems Solutions and Volvo Construction Equipment.
Other academic partners: Denmark Technical University (DTU). The project is funded by KKS.
READ MORE ABOUT STOSIP
Green Charge Sydost
The GreenCharge research and development project was initiated by BTH and some other partners in Småland and Blekinge, including CGI, Miljöfordon Syd and Energy Agency Southeast. BTH was appointed to lead the growing consortium from 2011 to 2015. In Autumn 2015 BTH left the project to focus more broadly on research for accelerated sustainability transformation of transport and energy systems. At this time the GreenCharge consortium leadership was passed on to Miljöfordon Syd. The GreenCharge project grew out of a cooperation between the industry, counties and municipalities in Blekinge, Norra Skåne, Småland and Öland. The first phase of GreenCharge aimed to identify necessary conditions for a market breakthrough for electric vehicles in the Southeast region of Sweden. The focus was on customer service (easy, accessible and cost efficient) which enable the project to identify success factors and the elimination of barriers so it becomes natural for consumers to invest in electric vehicles. Through the participating municipalities, a first test fleet of electric vehicles and a regional network of infrastructure was created. Exchange of experience together with analytic and practical tests of economical, technical and environmental consequences
Project leader and research responsible for Green Charge Phase 1: (2011-2015): Dr. Henrik Ny, BTH
Funders and Partners: 24 municipalities, 4 regions, 2 county authorities, the Swedish energy agency, several companies including IKEA, Volvo and CGI
READ MORE ABOUT GREEN CHARGE SYDOST
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Golf Course Transforms Dying White Oak Tree Into New Sculpture
The St. Charles Park District recently unveiled a new wooden sculpture at Pottawatomie Golf Course, honoring the history and natural integrity of the 80-year-old course along the banks of the Fox River.
Made from a 150-year-old dying white oak tree near the practice green, professional chainsaw artist Michael Bihlmaier created the piece over the past couple of weeks. It stands 16 feet tall and 3.5 feet wide, and it features carvings of a vintage golf bag and native wildlife including hawks, foxes and birds. The sculpture is the first of its kind in the Park District.
The design reflects all aspects of Pottawatomie, according to Golf Course Superintendent Denise Gillett-Parchert. "First we wanted it to represent the course's history, and second, our status as an Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary – which is a testament to being good stewards of the environment," she said.
The sculpture was made possible by the persistence of Gillett-Parchert and the private donation from St. Charles residents Bill and Nancy Cox.
When the golf course lost a few trees to emerald ash borer infestation five years ago, patrons had asked about making a carving out of one of those trees, Gillett-Parchert said. The ash trees couldn't be saved for a carving, but she didn't give up on the idea.
"This was a goal of mine to see this type of project come to fruition, and with the generous donation from Bill and Nancy Cox it was made possible," Gillett-Parchert said.
The sculpture was the perfect way for Bill and Nancy Cox to give back to the community, of which they've been residents since 1978. In addition to volunteering with various local environmental projects over the years, Nancy Cox served on the St. Charles Park District Board for 12 years, and Bill Cox has been a volunteer starter at Pottawatomie for the past five years.
"We are happy to donate the funds to help create a sculpture out of something natural, which will add even more beauty to an already scenic and beautiful place," said Bill Cox. He added the gift is from their family fund that also includes their daughter, Halle Cox.
"I think this sculpture will be a nice piece for the park, something residents and visitors can enjoy for years to come," said Bihlmaier, whose local work includes the ear of corn carved out an ash tree at the Kane County Farm Bureau's office on Randall Road in St. Charles.
Renowned golf course architect Robert Trent Jones, Sr, designed Pottawatomie Golf Course in 1939.
In 1997, Pottawatomie became the first 9-hole golf course in Illinois to receive the status as a certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary. It has maintained its status ever since, always keeping the environment at the forefront regardless of renovation or addition.
For more information about the sculpture, contact Denise Gillett-Parchert at 630-513-4351
Start The Summer With A Punch Card!!!
2019 50+ Tournament Crowns New Champion!
What an awesome 50+ Tournament this weekend at PGC. Not even a little rain and 35+mph winds on Sunday could keep these "seniors" from posting some pretty impressive scores!
Mike Connell was crowned this year's Overall Champion…besting the 33-man field with a two-day total of 149! Congratulations Mike…well played!!!
In the 50-59 Year Old Flight, Mike Connell was the winner shooting 77-72 for a 149…Wally Plywaczewski and David Newland gave it a valiant effort shooting a… 78-73-151 and 77-75-152 respectively coming in 2nd and 3rd…followed by Greg Vitel 165, Clay Kelley 170, Brad Beaulieu 174, Ken Comperda 175 and Jon Quirin 185.
Rick Pechous ran away with the 60-69 Year Old Flight by shooting a two-day total of 81-84-165. Jeff Mertz was a model of consistency putting up 87-87-174 for 2nd place, and Russ Davis squeaked out 3rd Place over Scott MacDonald with 93-86-179 and 91-89-180 respectively. Chris Unger took 5th 95-87-182…Dan DeVito took 6th 99-100-199…Mike LaRocca 7th 99-103-202 and Jim Lynn 8th 103-109-212. Unfortunately Chuck Bowgren and Mike Klehr had to withdraw after the first round, but we thank them for their participation!
In the largest Flight, Tony Davis came from behind on the final 9-Holes to capture the 70-79 Year Old Flight. This Flight gave us some of the best battles of the tournament…from Tony starting the final day in 5th Place to Bill Helton making 5 birdies throughout the weekend to players like Ken Balon, Nick Koukos and Pat O'Connor showing there is some new "seniors" on the block and we better take notice…this Flight had it all!
1st…Tony Davis…83-79-162
2nd…Rick Carlson…80-85-165
3rd…Bill Helton…80-87-167
T4th…Ken Celic…84-88-172
T4th…Nick Koukos…81-91-172
James Miller…89-86-175
Ken Balon…92-85-177
Ed Blayshak…88-89-177
Dick Jenkins…92-87-179
Tom McCulloch…81-98-179
Pat O'Connor…86-93-179
Wayne Heuertz…100-88-188
Mike Foulkes…95-99-194
Lan Nielsen…100-102-202
Bob Wulff…109-113-222
Sadly, Bill Warner was scheduled to compete in the 80-89 Year Old Flight, but was ill and could not compete. Feel better Bill, and we'll see you next year!!!
Wally Plywaczewski loading up on the first tee!
David Newland in perfect position!
Mike Foulkes ripping a drive on #10 which resulted in a birdie and a skin!
Scott MacDonald playing in his first tournament at PGC!
Don't Miss Out On Senior Mondays!!!
50+ Tournament…Deadline Coming Up Fast!!!
2019 • March 1 – December 23
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Are you a fungi lover?
September is Mushroom Month. We've got lots of edible fungi in our own Calgary backyard, the larger Alberta region and other sections of Canada.
What better way to celebrate than foraging for and enjoying those delicious edibles. WARNING: Those who have never foraged for mushrooms should be aware that this 'hunt' can seriously captivate your interest and quickly level-up your excitement.
This calendar shows a wide variety of events throughout September and October.
Drive to the Calgary Airport.
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Board our free, 'to/from the airport' shuttle.
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Foraging for mushrooms is all well and good, but at some point, the season ends…or does it?
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Haworth Tompkins' additions to Chichester Festival Theatre have been expected since 1959
Who knows whether the amazingly ambitious Chichester Festival Theatre, the brainchild of local worthy Leslie Evershed-Martin, would have survived more than a few months without Sir Laurence Olivier at the helm? Securing him as its first director in 1961 – an international celebrity relentlessly pursued by paparazzi – was an extraordinary coup for what was a purely local initiative. But Olivier was at a bit of a loose end. He had failed to raise the money for a fourth Shakespeare film and he'd had his fingers burnt running West End theatres in London. His second wife, Joan Plowright, was pregnant with their first child. He wanted to strike out in a new direction. 'This new theatre, affording new shape (for the last 400 years anyway), new ideas, new functions, new thinking just at this moment in time seemed to me just exactly what the dear, kind doctor had ordered. Apart from creating my own films I had known no job in all my life's work equal to that of forming a new theatre group,' he wrote a decade later.
New back-of-house extension clad in Cor-Ten echoes Powell and Moya's vertical glazing patters. Credit: Philip Vile
Not that he was uncritical of the 1959 design by Powell and Moya, itself heavily influenced by the 'Shakespearian' thrust-stage festival theatre of Tyrone Guthrie in Stratford, Ontario (a city of almost exactly the same size as Chichester). The design had a strange geometry that perplexed Olivier. 'I found it difficult to feel altogether comfy about the almost aggressive cleanness of the hexagonal shape of the theatre, which seemed to suggest rather a clinical attitude with its broad, arrowhead statement of a stage.' And he hated the way the architect had designed no backstage area, assuming the actors would enter and exit through the audience. How was that meant to work for Romeo and Juliet, he demanded? But he took the job anyway. Building was only just starting on site, and was meant to be operational in a year. Shortly afterwards Olivier found himself signed up to direct the fledgling National Theatre too. Chichester thus became the testing ground for the National, in both architectural and theatrical terms.
Proud of its rough concrete, the foyer is decluttered. Credit: Philip Vile
It also became a testing-ground for ultra-low budget design, as it was funded by public subscription. It came in at just £110,000, which Philip Powell later remarked was 'about a 10 times lower price than is normally expected in a theatre of about 1400-1500 seats.' But that meant that a lot of stuff normally associated with theatres – flytower, backstage area, offices, all but basic dressing rooms – were just left out. The auditorium was lifted into the air on stilts to allow these rudimentary amenities to be tucked underneath. The roof was the first in Britain to be supported on tension cables, which also held the whole structure together. 'If the public approved of the theatre and the productions then it would be possible to add the other improvements at a later date,' wrote Evershed-Martin.
In the auditorium, seating is rearranged with a steeper rake. Credit: Philip Vile
The subsequent physical history of the theatre has been all about cramming in or grafting on the missing facilities, with the usual unsatisfactory results. And so came the inevitable 'later date' when the thing had to be done properly, not least because the original exposed concrete structure was also starting to flake. Hence the total overhaul and extension just completed by Haworth Tompkins at a construction cost of £13m.
Today Powell & Moya's building is grade II*-listed, which meant proceeding carefully – not that Haworth Tompkins is in the habit of treating existing buildings disrespectfully. The architecture wouldn't have taken a flytower, for instance. Instead, this is a textbook exercise in de-cluttering and re-focussing. Of course, it all comes down to detail but the overall strategy – to restore the building as much as possible to its original appearance, find more foyer space, improve the rake of the auditorium, insert lifts, replace all the HVAC services and add a large back-of-house extension in as deferential a manner as possible – is as logical as could be. This contract – a rare traditional one – consisted of 55% refurbishment and 45% newbuild.
The auditorium seen from the stage during a performance. Credit: Philip Vile
Nobody could pretend that this was ever a pretty building externally, and its (repaired) rough concrete is more motorway service station than cultural centre. But it has verve and poise, sat there in leafy Oaklands Park on the northern edge of the town. Its original architects were steeped in the ethos of post-war austerity and had of course achieved a miracle with the Skylon at the Festival of Britain. Theirs was the making-do generation that discovered the cost-cutting benefits of large-span engineering techniques developed during and after the Second World War (consider also its contemporary, the Commonwealth Institute in London by RMJM, of similar economy and energy). Thus the structural engineering solution of Charles Weiss and Partners became an important part of the theatre's functionalist aesthetic, and this – a raised concrete hexagonal bowl, its rim held in tension by criss-crossing steel cables, visible within the auditorium – remains as vigorous as ever.
Engineering aside, you wouldn't design a theatre this way nowadays – we know more about acoustics now, and later theatres such as RHWL's Crucible in Sheffield (1971) had a much better thrust stage auditorium. For all its deference to Guthrie, Powell and Moya was somewhat half-hearted about its audience wrap, still weighting it mostly towards the front. And Olivier was right – by designing the auditorium and stage from a point of the hexagon rather than a flat side, a geometric tension was established that did not serve theatre especially well. This also, as Steve Tompkins of Haworth Tompkins points out, led to other oddities such as a key structural column placed at the point of maximum inconvenience, directly behind the stage. And the orientation is odd – facing sideways, away from the historic centre, and separated from it by a large municipal car park.
The cafe and bar sit in the new triangular 'ears' on the main building. Credit: Philip Vile
No point trying to reinvent or reposition the hexagon. Instead, Haworth Tompkins has gone with the geometrical flow. Its new extension replicates it exactly, on plan stretching the hexagon into a lozenge. This provides a double-height scene dock (and get-in and scenery lift) plus offices (the director's is right in the prow) and some of the best dressing-rooms in the business on the first floor, overlooking the parkland.
In elevation, however, the original hexagon stands proud, with the new extension set lower and clad in Cor-Ten steel, its fenestration matching the dimensions of the original. The Cor-Ten revival is fast becoming an architectural cliché, but here, as it darkens over time, it will visually retreat still more, especially as new screening landscape develops. As to the original building, just about the only later additions adopted are two little low 'ears' of triangular foyer extensions, one each side, which are rebuilt higher to bring in more daylight, their ceilings decorated by Haworth Tompkins' regular collaborator, artist Antoni Malinowski. These are a bar and café.
The theatre approach returns to its original appearance, plus the appearance of low-key 'ears' of café and bar wings. Credit: Philip Vile
One could write at length about the myriad subtle changes the architect has made to tweak the original and bring it back to life. In essence the strategy, successfully pursued, is for the audience to feel immediately at home, as if nothing much has changed. It has, of course, in foyer and auditorium alike. This is a working theatre, not a museum of postwar theatre design. But Haworth Tompkins' approach has always been to respect and respond to the existing architecture. Just as the original Chichester Festival Theatre proved to be a curtain-raiser for the later National, so this job is completed just before Haworth Tompkins' much larger reworking of that magisterial building. We shall report on that soon.
Powell and Moya
Bristol Old Vic, Bristol
Significant aside: Bristol Old Vic
Why production rates aren't the only issue
Modern methods of construction
Housing crisis
Prefabrication
Architect who prized functionality and creativity
Design construction & technology
Religious building
South Downs Health Trust
Wells-Thorpe and Suppel
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Change from Enterprise to Community Edition (v12.3) License Expired & Pipeline 'play' button greyed out.
"Download our free, 30-day trial which provides Go for up to 20 users and up to 50 remote agents. When the 30 days are up you can choose whether you want to go ahead and buy a supported edition or keep using it as a free Community edition.
However now that the demo license has expired, and a week or so has passed, the software is still reporting "Go edition: Enterprise" edition, and the pipeline "play" button is no longer clickable!
Why hasn't this fallen back to the Community edition, and how can I (re-)configure the server to be happy as the community edition moving forward?
All help would be greatly appreciated!!!
Go has not fallen back to the Community edition because the expired Enterprise license is still "installed".
* Remove the "Enterprise license" (by editing the config.xml). This will "default" Go to supporting 10 users, but 0 remote agents.
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Hi I'm an ex-enterprise user in a similiar situation (although we didn't scale back, I was moved between teams).
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Clinical codelist - herpes simplex virus ICD9 codes
Tunnicliffe, L and Warren-Gash, C. 2022. Clinical codelist - herpes simplex virus ICD9 codes. [Online]. London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom. Available from: https://doi.org/10.17037/DATA.00002854.
Tunnicliffe, L and Warren-Gash, C. Clinical codelist - herpes simplex virus ICD9 codes [Internet]. London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine; 2022. Available from: https://doi.org/10.17037/DATA.00002854.
Tunnicliffe, L and Warren-Gash, C (2022). Clinical codelist - herpes simplex virus ICD9 codes. [Data Collection]. London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom. https://doi.org/10.17037/DATA.00002854.
ICD9 codes for herpes simplex virus.
Herpes simplex virus, Codelist, Clinical code list, ICD9 codes
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Caravela Escarlate released this self-titled prog rock opus of theirs back in 2017, but luckily for all you hungering lovers of symphonic and bombastic music out there, Karisma Records have taken it upon themselves to give this 8-track record a wider international release.
The promo sheet references such giants as ELP, Yes, and Camel, and I wholeheartedly agree with that assessment, but Rick Wakeman's solo work such as "The Six Wives of Henry VIII" also comes to mind in places. Caravela Escarlate's brand of prog is playful and full of surprises, and it has a strong undercurrent of melodrama and the carnivalesque to it. The synth work is inspired and the twisted arrangements as well as the enjoyable melodies result in a fresh take on classic 70s prog. There is something invigorating about that. The sound of the album lacks neither clarity nor crispiness, but personally I would have preferred a bit more warmth and perhaps even a few imperfections so that it would come across as slightly livelier and more vibrant than it is. Having said that, these guys can really play and the majority of songs give you the impression that Caravela Escarlate are having a blast running through them, but a couple of tunes do not really tickle the senses and lack depth, almost as if they are a bit crammed with all kinds of wacky ideas without actually saying anything or capturing the imagination. In short, the first six songs are essentially better and more remarkable than the last two cuts on the disc.
Overall, "Caravela Escarlate" is an uplifting and upbeat album with a handful of ambitious mand emorable tracks to it, and it certainly deserves closer study. There is a lot of potential on display here, so it will be interesting to see what these crazy Brazilians will come up with next.


We are giving away tickets to two special screenings of Spike Lee's soon-to-be-released film BlacKkKlansman – one taking place at Cineworld Luton and the other at Odeon Streatham (London) on the evening of Monday 20th August. Starting at 6.30pm, the special screenings will be followed by a live-by-satellite Q&A with acclaimed director Spike Lee (Do The Right Thing, Malcolm X).
BlacKkKlansman depicts the incredible true story of an American hero. It's the early 1970s, a time of great social upheaval as the struggle for civil rights rages on. Ron Stallworth (John David Washington) becomes the first African-American detective on the Colorado Springs Police Department, but his arrival is greeted with skepticism and open hostility by the department's rank and file. Undaunted, Stallworth resolves to make a name for himself and a difference in his community. He bravely sets out on a dangerous mission: infiltrate and expose the Ku Klux Klan.
Check out the trailer; the film is officially released in the U.K. on Friday 24th August.
To be in with the chance of winning a pair of tickets to one of the screenings, email info[at]scenetv.co.uk with the answer to the question below AND state which screening you would like to attend: 'London' or 'Luton'. Winners will be selected at random, see terms and conditions below. Deadline for entries is 10am Friday 17th August 2018.
Question: When is BlacKkKlansman released in the UK?
If you're not a winner, don't worry – you can still buy tickets for the screenings, which are taking place nationwide. Visit www.BlackkklansmanScreening.co.uk for more info.
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Harrison's drive-thru test site to open
Indiana residents of any age who wish to be tested for COVID-19 can do so, free of charge, at Harrison County's drive-thru test site that will open tomorrow (Thursday) at the May & Joe Rhoads Memorial Pool, located at 2150 Poolside Drive, Corydon.
Testing will be done Tuesdays through Fridays, as well as the first three Saturdays of each month, between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. The site will also be open from 3 to 6 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The site will be closed on government holidays.
Online registration is the preferred method for making an appointment and can be done at https://scheduling.coronavirus.in.gov/Home/LocationSelection. If registration assistance is needed, individuals may call the Harrison County Health Dept. at 812-738-3237.
Walk-ins will be accepted; however, those persons must still be registered.
For the safety of site staff and volunteers, patrons are required to wear a face mask to this site.
In cases of inclement weather, the testing site will be converted to a walk-thru test site.
The site is scheduled to be open through June 30.
Funding for this testing site is provided by the Indiana State Dept. of Health and local funding sources. The site is a partnership between the Harrison County Health Dept. and Harrison County Hospital.
On Saturday, Indiana moved into the final stage of Gov. Eric Holcomb's five-stage Back on Track plan to re-open the state.
Since last week, 2,042,146 COVID-19 tests have been conducted throughout the state, up from 1,898,563 the previous week. The number of positive cases has increased from 112,626 to 119,066 in the last week, with 3,385 Hoosiers dying from the virus, up from 3,295 the week prior. Another two deaths have been listed as clinical, bringing the total to 227.
In Harrison County, the death total remains at 25, with two additional clinical deaths. Since last week, an additional 333 tests have been conducted for the virus, bringing the total to 7,215. Of those, 598 have been positive, up 38 from the previous week.
Hoosiers are still to wear masks and practice social distancing when in public.
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Alistair Coe on the wrong track
The role of an Opposition is to hold an elected government to account for actions and to propose alternate policies, basically to offer an alternative to the government of the day. Alistair Coe is a very intelligent and hard working MLA, so it is difficult to understand his latest press release opposing the Capital Metro project.
GOVERNMENT IRRESPONSIBLE ABOUT LIGHT RAIL
The document which the ACT Government is using as the basis of their decision to build light rail does not provide the substance required to justify the project, said ACT Shadow Minister for Transport, Alistair Coe.
"The Government's decision making process for light rail has been irresponsible at best, negligent at worst," said Mr Coe.
"The Government claims to have based its decision to construct light rail on a Concept Report produced last year.
"However, the Concept Report is very light on details and by no means comprehensive enough to justify spending '$700 - $860 million' on light rail.
"The Government is treating the Concept Report as a 'tick of approval' for light rail.
"However, even the report's assessment of light rail is '…there is no benefit or harm.' (URS Australia, page 30)
"If the Government has based their decision to build light rail on this report, then taxpayers should be very concerned.
"The Government should release the scope of the report given to the authors and any other documents used to influence their decision to spend so much money on light rail," concluded Mr Coe.
ACT Light Rail will now examine these statements, a line at a time.
The decision making process was incredibly slow. It took over a decade. The government has arrived at its decision after three failed public transport policies based on improving ACTION Buses so that patronage would reverse its decline. Admitting a need for modal change was a big policy shift.
The URS report was a concept report, but it was the last of several contemporary reports, including the PWC report into a Canberra wide light rail project. These reports all recommend light rail, as it enhances public transport patronage, reduces road congestion and will raise productivity in the ACT.
The concept report offered several alternatives for the corridor. An engineering study has been completed which the government has now based a budget on. A figure of 600 million, not the figure used in the press release.
It is not what the decision was based on. The decision was based on economic, social and political factors. The ALP/Greens agreement to govern, is the approval required for the project to proceed.
The URS report also said that 'Light rail transit generates the best overall outcome for Canberra'. Taxpayers should be concerned at the Governments ability to deliver the project on budget and on time, as it has a demonstrably poor record in major project delivery. This is where the focus of the Opposition should lie.
We agree with Alistair on this point. These documents should be made public.
The role of Opposition is demanding and generally Alistair Coe does a very good job. Over the years the ALP Government has a poor record on public transport and major project management, so his concerns are justified. However, continually opposing the Capital Metro project on spurious grounds is not a sustainable strategy. The points in his press release are easily dismissed.
ACT Light Rail would ask the Canberra Liberals "What is your alternative public transport policy?"
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Capital Metro cost benefit stacks up
Minister for ESDD Simon Corbell has issued a press release arguing the financial case for light rail. This follows several days of pressure from Canberra Liberals MLA Alistair Coe on the financing model that Capital Metro will use.
The press release is as follows:
The ACT Government's Capital Metro light rail project delivers a benefit cost outcome similar to, or better than, other light rail projects that are going ahead around Australia, Minister for the Environment and Sustainable Development, Simon Corbell said today.
"According to Infrastructure Australia's own costings methodology, the benefit cost ratio for Capital Metro at our medium growth scenario was 2.34; this is similar to, or better than, the benefit cost ratio for other light rail projects going ahead in QLD and NSW," Mr Corbell said.
"The Gold Coast light rail project, for example, has a benefit cost ratio of 1.63, and Sydney's Inner West light rail project between Lilyfield and Dulwich Hill is understood to have a benefit cost ratio of 1.0.
"Benefit cost ratio is a key indicator of a project's viability. A ratio greater than 1 demonstrates that economically, for every dollar spent there is a positive economic return.
"A ratio of 2.34 shows that for every dollar spent, there is a return of just over two dollars.
"It's also important to note that the Infrastructure Australia report, that Opposition Transport spokesman Alistair Coe keeps referring to, has not ruled out light rail, rather it has named a 'Canberra Transit Corridor' as an early stage infrastructure priority (page 100).
"Transforming and integrating the city's public transport system is a big investment that will deliver benefits to Canberrans, and to the economy, for decades to come," Mr Corbell said.
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Labels: ALP, canberra, funding, government announcements, liberals, light rail, local politics, northbourne
Infrastructure Australia supports Civic to Gungahlin project
Today's release of the 2013 Infrastructure Australia 'COAG Report on National Infrastructure Plan', contains very good news for Canberra's light rail supporters. In the list of infrastructure projects receiving support, there are at least 10 rail submissions (p.98) and 'City to Gungahlin', or what is now known as 'Capital Metro' is one of them. This is a far better response than the previous light rail submission which was rejected as it did not meet the criteria for support or funding.
Confusingly, there is a reference on p.41 to 'Northbourne Avenue bus lanes', but ACT Light Rail believe this reflects ALP policy up until the ALP/Greens 'agreement to govern' following the Assembly election late last year. ACT Light Rail are keen to hear Minister Corbells response though.
Shadow Transport Minister Alistair Coe has issued a media release titled 'Wheres the Light Rail?'. Instead of searching on the word 'Canberra' in the text, it would perhaps be more profitable to read the full report. Doing this reveals a very different picture that supports light rail in Canberra.
Simply by reading p.34 'Better Use of Urban Networks', you can find the very reasons Canberra needs Light Rail discussed in a broader national context.
Action 1: Better Use of Urban Networks
Capital cities across Australia struggle with under performing, legacy transport and infrastructure networks, many of which were not designed with the needs of a 21st century population and economy in mind.
Better use of urban networks will be critical to lifting infrastructure productivity, optimising network performance, managing limited capital budgets, and deferring costly new investment in 'mega' projects.
It recommends actions, that ACT Light Rail support, that can only be achieved with a light rail project, and not a bus only solution. These are:
⁃ manage transport demands
⁃ integrate bus and light rail
⁃ encourage Transit Oriented Development
⁃ investment in public transport
P.40 contains even more support for the principles behind the Capital Metro project with an observation about the future uses of government investment in transport being directed toward public transport:
"Although cars are presently the dominant form of private travel, we need to shift the balance of investment and regulation to prioritise higher volume or higher value transport options. This could involve priority for buses, commercial and freight vehicles at peak times and improving the efficiency and convenience of our transport network.
The smarter solutions to our urban transport needs focus on freight, commercial and public transport, and for local trips, cycling and walking.
Public investment in urban transport should focus on public transport, with expansions to the urban road network funded by users, not all taxpayers.
Australia's cities are growing at different rates. Appropriate public transport solutions depend on the size of our cities.
The national priority list has identified well developed proposals that would support liveability in our cities and benefit growing urban areas."
The report also mentions that 'the project needs to be accompanied by a change in the pricing of parking in Civic and other centers in Canberra.'
By encouraging investment in public transport, Infrastructure Australia send a clear signal to those who would be keen to provide finance to the ACT Governments Capital Metro project, that the Federal Government has a long term plan to invest in public transport infrastructure.
ACT Light Rail are not opposed to further bus lanes in Canberra, we see the full integration of bus and light rail as the only way to service Canberra's public transport needs. We do believe that investment in Capital Metro needs to occur, and the ACT Government has signed an agreement to govern committing to construction commencing prior to the expiry of this current Assembly term.
Northbourne Avenue is Canberra's most congested road, and the Gungahlin to Civic corridor is the first route planned for Capital Metro, as it will alleviate the most urgent road congestion problem in an area that requires urgent attention to public transport infrastructure.
ACT Light Rail have met with senior ESD staff and are convinced this Government is carefully planning and implementing a program to deliver on that commitment. Avoiding project management debacles such as the GDE are what the Opposition demands, and what the ACT public expect. by proper planning and good management, that can be achieved.
The COAG report sends a clear signal that the project has the support of Infrastructure Australia.
Please follow the Light Rail for Canberra facebook page for more frequent updates.
Labels: canberra, funding, government announcements, light rail, local politics, northbourne, outside canberra, parking, road congestion
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Q: python class inheritance from different files I am learning python and encountered a problem that I don't understand.
I have created a class called Person in a file classes_parent.py
class Person:
    def __init__(self, fname, lname):
        self.firstname = fname
        self.lastname = lname

    def printname(self):
        print(self.firstname, self.lastname)

x = Person('John', 'Doe')
x.printname()

I have created a subclass called Student in file classes_child.py:
from classes_parent import Person

class Student(Person):
    pass

s = Student('Alex', 'Doe')
s.printname()

The problem is that the output when I run classes_child.py is this:
John Doe
Alex Doe

Why I get both names and not just the student name, i.e. Alex Doe?

A: This is why the "if name equals main" boilerplate exists: so you can separate a module's library and main functionality. Change your files like this:
classes_parent.py
class Person:
    def __init__(self, fname, lname):
        self.firstname = fname
        self.lastname = lname

    def printname(self):
        print(self.firstname, self.lastname)

if __name__ == '__main__':
    x = Person('John', 'Doe')
    x.printname()

classes_child.py
from classes_parent import Person

class Student(Person):
    pass

if __name__ == '__main__':
    s = Student('Alex', 'Doe')
    s.printname()

Now when you run classes_child.py, it won't run the main code from classes_parent.py, and you'll just get Alex Doe as output.
For more details see:

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*What does if __name__ == "__main__": do?

*How do I find the current module name? (Python FAQ)

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Quinto Petilio Espurino (en latín, Quintus Petillius Spurinus) fue un político y militar de la República Romana, que ocupó el consulado en el año 176 a. C.

Carrera política
Fue pretor urbano en el año 181 a. C. y fue comisionado para levantar tropas por la guerra contra los ligures.

Se dice que en su pretura fueron descubiertos los libros del rey Numa Pompilio en la finca de Lucio Petilio, aunque algunos escritores dan un nombre diferente para esta persona. Espurino tomó posesión de estos libros y los presentó en el Senado, que, para evitar que fueran leídos y preservados, ordenó quemarlos.

Fue cónsul en el año 176 a. C. con Cneo Cornelio Escipión Hispalo y murió en combate contra los lígures.

Referencias

Cónsules de la República romana
Pretores
Antiguos romanos muertos en combate
Gens Petilia
Senadores de la Antigua Roma del siglo II a. C.

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Encounters Magazine April/May 2015 issue # 13 (e-mag review)
September 24, 2015 | By EamonnMurphy	| Reply More
As the cover date shows, I got to this 'magazine late. 'Encounters' is one of the many small on-line magazines that publish Science Fiction, fantasy or horror by not so famous authors. Paying one cent a word or less, they are not going to make anyone rich but they provide a useful training ground for beginning writers learning their stuff or even less great writers who just want to put their stuff out there. Not every author is a genius but even us humble ones (I write for this sort of market) can produce a good story now and then.
This issue opens with a fast-paced black comedy 'The Mower' by M. B. Vujacic in which Slade takes Junior for a ride in his law enforcement car, a KS-407 Perdition Class Sentinel with motorised cutters on the front to slice up criminals and high powered vacuums to suck up the bits. It's set in a totalitarian future ruled by the Marshall, a man who really hates jaywalking and has made it a capital offence on the spot.
'Broken City' by Chuck Augello is a horror story set in New York city just after 9/11. Maggie can see three thousand ghosts in the sky and wonders why no one else can. At a vigil, she meets Lyndsay whose boyfriend entered the doomed building and hasn't come out. An old lady hints that a door to another world has been opened and something is coming. It's well-written but inconclusive and I'm not sure if real life horrors mix well with fantastical ones.
'The Julius Directive' by Jacob Lambert is set in the future. 15 March 2101 to be exact. Congresswoman Becky Carver receives a package from Stork Services which is left on her porch. Max, the house computer, scans it and deems it safe. It isn't. This leads into an adventurous tale of attempted assassination which was again fast-paced and well-written. I guess the title comes from politicians being killed.
'The House On Guard Hill Road' by Sean McLachlan shows a good sense of history. Samuel Van Emberg lives in an old house near Youngstown and has done since the 15th century when his dear old dad, a warlock, smeared virgin's blood on the rafters. Virgins were easier to find in those days. It's the 21st century when Rachel Anderson from the New Jersey State Historical Society comes to buy the old place and protect it from the New Jersey Turnpike. This was slower paced than the preceding tales but enjoyable nonetheless and with a couple of likeable characters.
In 'Forty-Four North' by Robert Steele, our hero ,George Pickler, is a detective with a life meter. At a skybike crash, he sticks the pointy bit into the female victim and it gives him her name, age, sex, cause of death and exact time of death down to hundredths of a second. They sure could use those gadgets on CSI! Most days the skies are crowded with skybikes, queuing at every legal altitude level. George gets in a pickle in this futuristic crime caper and I was reminded somewhat of the clever fifties short stories by Philip K. Dick, some of which are now made into films.
'The Trees Of Gaia' is by Anna Sykora. Surveyor Eva Rosario of Tantalus – a busy, crowded planet – volunteers for duty on the lush moon Gaia which is completely covered in forest. It's her first unprocessed world and when she sees a tree stripped of its bark it looks naked, 'like a corpse abandoned on a busy intersection'. Not sure about that simile but the author is at least trying. A colleague has his head shaved 'bare as an asteroid' which is a good science fictional image. The station chief is a strange fellow and there is much talk of filling the moon, like others, with cloned humans. The premise was good but the pace of the story was odd, a slow build-up and then, suddenly, everything happens very fast.
In 'The Glass Eye' by John Buentello and Lawrence Buentello, poor villager Oren finds a glass eye on the ground and pockets it and then discovers there's an evil one-eyed stranger in town. There are some unexpected plot twists to keep things lively.
In general, 'Encounters Magazine' seems inclined to fast-moving, dark themed fiction. There's plenty of action. The characters are not so well developed but it's hard to do that in a short story anyway. Favouring plot over style is certainly okay with me. As 'Encounters' only pays ¼ cent per word it's not going to get the finest stories out there but since it's free to the reader you can't quibble. The fare served up is pretty good and it's worth a look.
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by The Six Billion Dollar Man on Nov. 12, 2003 @ 2:47 a.m. PST
Karaoke Revolution expands on Konami's popular Dance Dance Revolution series that features music as the focus of the game and gets people of all ages up on their feet and dancing. With this new karaoke title, music is again at the heart of the game - but now, gamers will show off their vocal skills as they sing along to their favorite songs. Read more for the full review & let's all sing along...
Genre : Simulation
Publisher: Konami
Developer: Harmonix
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When a copy of Konami's next big title, Karaoke Revolution for the PS2, landed in the WorthPlaying office, it was assigned to yours truly because the world knows that I am a Dance Dance Revolution freak and have no problem humiliating myself in public. To state up front, I have no singing talent at all so when I sing karaoke at parties or get-togethers I am usually booed or laughed off of the stage, but now I can karaoke all I want in the safety of my own home.
Immediately upon startup, the game asks if you have the USB microphone, which comes packaged with the SOCOM U.S. Navy Seals/Karaoke Revolution bundle, or you can purchase it separately. It is a must because you can't play without one. Once I got to the main menu screen, I took a peek at the three available single-player modes: showtime, arcade, and karaoke.
Showtime is the single-player "story" mode, where you must travel to different venues and complete a set of songs until you become a superstar. Arcade is a three-song battle mode where you must rack up the points to earn gold or platinum ratings for each song. Karaoke mode is just classic karaoke, where you do not have to worry about a score and you can just sing your heart out, no matter how much you suck.
While the single-player modes are enjoyable, the multiplayer part of Karaoke Revolution is, without a doubt, the best part of the game. My friends and I all suck at singing so when we gather at one of their houses for a karaoke battle, it sounds like wounded dogs yelping to be put out of their misery, but it's good fun all around. There are two multiplayer modes available: arcade mode, where you play against your friends to see who can score the most points, and karaoke competition mode, where your peers are the ones who give you a score by rating you (one star for the worst and five stars for the best).
The training and extras modes are pretty much self-explanatory. Training teaches you how to play the game and how to correctly set up the microphone so you get the best sound and make those high-pitched HOOOOOOs in Michael Jackson's Billie Jean. Extras are where you can add more songs via expansion discs, view behind-the-scenes "making of" movies of Karaoke Revolution, as well view your highs scores for each song and difficulty level. The options menu also gives you the ability to fine-tune the audio portion of the game to give you the best results after the microphone calibration.
The game play in Karaoke Revolution is more in-depth than your standard karaoke gathering. You are not only graded on how accurately you follow the lyrics but how accurately you match the vocals. Just concentrating on following the lyrics will yield little to no points, as your pitch and tone actually have to match the song's in order to rack up the rewards. Following the vocals is tough sometimes, especially for people who are tone deaf. There are four different difficulty ratings you can choose from: easy, medium, hard and expert. Being the greatest singer in the world that I am (not), I went straight to expert, and I haven't seen lower scores since my days of Pole Position. You also receive a crowd rating, as you have to keep the crowd amused or they will start to leave and you will fail the song. Following in the footsteps of DDR, there are host of unlockable extras that you can acquire only if you score enough points or complete enough songs. Some of the unlockable extras are levels for you to compete on to extra hidden songs.
The graphics portion is not the game's main focus, nor is the latest in 3D graphics technology needed to enjoy this title. The team at Harmonix and House of Moves has done a superb job of capturing the movements of the singer, band, and the crowd that one would see at any music concert. The different venues range from the singer's apartment to a giant stadium. Each venue or level is accurately portrayed through the graphics, but don't expect environment bump mapping or pixel shading. The character models seem to have a low polygon count, but their movement is fluid and precise. One neat feature that I noticed is that your character will not move his mouth until you start singing. There are eight singers available to you, as well as different outfits to choose from. Overall, the graphics are decent and will give you something to look at as you belt out those tunes.
The audio portion is where the game kicks major butt; Karaoke Revolution packs a ton of songs for you to master. The song list really runs the gamut with respect to the different eras and types of music: oldies, hip hop, rock, pop, and classics. Konami has covered all of the bases in the music department and has loaded up this game with some of the most popular songs and artists to date: "Are you Happy Now?" by Michelle Branch, "Addicted" by Simple Plan, and "Complicated" by Avril Lavigne. Now before you ask, no, the artists did not lend their voice talent to the songs, but the songs have all been re-mastered by other artists, and in some cases, it is quite noticeable. In the sound effect department, you have all kinds of neat echoes and voice amplification that can be added to your voice as you sing. You also have the option of hearing yourself in the microphone's headset, but in my case I turned that off, but I could still hear myself through the game itself. Along with the voice amplification, you also have the crowd noise, and as you sing better and drive up your score, the crowd gets more and more into it, and soon they are roaring as if they were at a Britney Spears concert.
To sum it up, Karaoke Revolution gives hope to all of the rejected American Idol contestants that they can some day be a super star … yeah, right. Overall, this game is top-notch and highly enjoyable. Coupled with the multiplayer options, you and your buddies will have loads of laughs and good times for a long while. With the addition of extra bonus CDs that add more songs to the mix, the game's replay value is quite possibly inexhaustible. Konami has done it again in unleashing a new way of fun and self embarrassment! I strongly urge all closet singers and regular gamers to pick up this title.
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July 30 Legislative Re-Run: Abe's Campaign Train Uncovers Rigging Plot
The Media Campaign Organization of Senator Magnus Ngei Abe, All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in the about-to-be concluded legislative re-run elections scheduled to hold on July 30, has reportedly uncovered a plot by the Governor of Rivers State, Gov. Nyesom Wike, and the Rivers State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to massively rig the elections with financial inducement.
This was contained in a press statement issued in Port Harcourt that was signed by the chairman of the organization, Mr. Parry Saroh Benson, It stated that the governor had procured a loan of N9 billion on behalf of the State to bribe INEC officials, buy off PVCs from the voters and compromise security operatives.
The statement further said that at a meeting held by the caucus of the governor in Government House, it identified Senator Abe as the prime target of their scheme and approved that the sum of N10,000 be set aside to buy each voters' card in Rivers South East Senatorial District.
It stated that in Khana and Gokana Local Government Areas, the plot had commenced as some voters now scramble to sell their voters' card at the mouth watering offer.
The statement urged the people of Rivers South East to demonstrate their strong will by rejecting the money offered to them by Wike as their future is more important than the pittance.
It assured that Abe is committed to championing the implementation of the cleanup of Ogoni land and the attendant benefits.
The statement also said that the media campaign team was not surprised as Mr. Wike from those who knew him closely, had never been a democrat.
It stated that his approach to politics had always been to rig elections and keep a band of thugs to intimidate opponents.
The statement wondered why the governor would put the people of the State to high indebtedness up to the tune of N9 billion to rig election in his bid to stop Senator Abe in a state where civil servants and teachers had not been paid backlog of their salaries.
"The profligacy of the governor had been legendary. That was why those who knew him well had reservation in his being the governor of the state as he had no consideration to public interest", it stated.
The media team dismissed the governor's denial of the Resident Electoral Commissioner of INEC in Rivers State, Mr. Aniedi Ikiowak, of being a contractor in the Federal Ministry of Education when the governor was the minister, as being economical with the truth, pointing out that the facts will speak for themselves.
On the comment of the governor that if the election was conducted again that he (Abe) would lose, the statement maintained that Abe had a strong electoral base in Rivers South East and his insisting on free and fair election is not borne out of fear but to secure his votes, adding that should the election be free and fair, there was no way he would not emerge victorious.
The statement further said that even PDP as a party recognised Abe's popularity among the people and was putting every effort to contain his acceptance, pointing out that it was why it resorted to campaign of calumny and rigging schemes to pull him down.
July 30 Legislative Re-Run: Abe's Campaign Train Uncovers Rigging Plot Reviewed by Sphere Watch on 09:48:00 Rating: 5