An alien race abandons its dying world and uses solar wind to travel to Earth. They land in San Francisco. The first few aliens land on plants and form small pods with pink blooms. Several people collect the flowers and take them home. The next morning, half formed human bodies begin to appear and people start reporting that their relatives or friends are behaving strangely. Matthew Bennell, a health inspector, begins to realize that the cause is extraterrestrial. The pods duplicate people while they are sleeping and then destroy their human counterparts. Matthew and his friends gather together to try and escape the pod people. However, after setting fire to a warehouse of pods, Matthew is ultimately defeated by the alien race.


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It is difficult to speak about our League title chances, says Zamalek coach
Ahram Online , Tuesday 8 Jun 2021
Zamalek are on the top of the league table with 55 points, 14 points ahead of second placed Ahly who have six matches on hand.
Zamalek coach Patrice Carteron (Photo: Zamalek's official website)
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Zamalek coach Patrice Carteron said on Tuesday it is too early to speak about his side's chances on winning the domestic league especially with their arch-rivals Ahly having a lot of postponed games.
The Red Devils will have the chance to move four points clear if they win all their delayed games.
"It is so difficult to speak about our chances to win the domestic league as our fate depends on the results of Ahly in their postponed games,'' Patrice Carteron told Sky news Arabia on Tuesday.
The Frenchman said that he is satisfied with his side's squad this season, adding that the team need some modifications in the next season.
Carteron returned to Zamalek last March after signing a one season and half deal with the club that will link him with the club until the summer of 2022.
"It is not good to speak about the team's squad now," the French coach added.
"Anyways I am satisfied with the current squad but we need in the next season to hire players capable to make the difference and to represent a big club like Zamalek."
Asked about his desire to hire a striker in the next season, he refused to reveal his plans concerning this post.
Zamalek struggled to compensate the absence of team's international striker Mostafa Mohamed who joined Turkish giants Galatasaray last January.
They hired Tunisian striker Ziad Jaziri and Maqassa's front-man Marwan Hamdi but the duo couldn't fill in Mohamed's shoes.
"I have a group of good strikers and I am working to prepare them. Frankly I have no plans concerning this post so far."
The Frenchman pointed that the administrative instability in the club has its impact on the football team.
Since the departure of Zamalek's president Mortada Mansour, two committees took charge of the club during the last seven months.
Both suffered from the lack of financial resources as they failed to fulfill their financial duties toward the players in all sports.
Many players of the football team filed complaints, asking for their unpaid salaries.
"The administrative modifications affected the team especially in the financial level." "We should respect the players as they afforded such matter."
"I don't like to speak about a personal issues but we have to respect them (players)," he added.
Concerning Ferjani Sassi fate, Carteron said that he hopes that the Tunisian midfielder remains at the club, stressing that this file is very complicated.
Patrice Carteron
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Plaster casts
Reduced representations of the human figure
THE ANCIENT MEDITERRANEAN: A UNION OF CULTURES / Reduced representations of the human figure
Contrapposto
In Greek art, the human figure is typically represented as an organic whole, but in some depictions the head receives special emphasis. The body may be schematic (1–3), or completely absent, as in the case of the two plastically modelled vases (4–5) or in that of the protomes in relief (6–10). These female heads wearing a diadem and a veil were produced in series. They were votive gifts, and could equally depict those visiting the sanctuary and the goddess worshipped there.
Representations focusing on the human face offer an opportunity to observe the stylistic features that characterise the Archaic and Classical periods of Greek art (see Hellas in the exhibition of Classical Antiquities). On pieces made in the 7th and 6th centuries, the naturalism of certain details goes together with an abstract overall structure (4, 6, 9). The face may be triangular (6), the eyes smoothed onto a curved surface (4). The structure of the face undergoes significant changes on pieces from the 5th century BC: the eyes now fit plastically into the eye-sockets (7–8, 10).
The bronze female head (11) is also a reduced representation, but is not ancient – it was made in the late 19th century. The edge of the neck is not a fractured surface – the head was cast to be this way: the piece was originally meant to be a fragment.
1/11. Seated plank figurine. Athens or Boeotia, late 6th century BC 2/11. Athenian plank figurine, late 6th century BC (?) 3/11. Athenian enthroned goddess, ca. 500 BC 4/11. Vase shaped as a female head. Ionia, 550–525 BC 5/11. Athenian oenochoe shaped as a female head, 480–470 BC 6/11. Female protome. Ionia, late 6th century BC 7/11. Female protome. Boeotia, 500–450 BC 8/11. Female protome. Boeotia, mid-5th century BC 9/11. Male or female head, Amyklai (Sparta), Sanctuary of Apollon (?), 650–625 BC 10/11. Female protome. Corinth, mid-5th century BC 11/11. Bronze female head, 1870–1894
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Classical Period (480–323);
clay;
Corinth;
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Greek (culture);
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Seated plank figurine from Athenian or Boeotian workshop
Athenian plank figurine
Flat-bodied seated goddess
Female head-vase from an East Greek workshop
Athenian oenochoe in the shape of a female head
Female protome from East Greek workshop
Female protome from a Boeotian workshop
Female protome from Boeotian workshop
Laconian terracotta head in Daedalic style
Female protome from a Corinthian workshop
"Head of Sappho"
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Image credit: László Mátyus
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I went back to harder times to have this discussion with Lady Anne. She is a fascinating woman, but she has an edge to her, a dangerous kind of edge. Since I didn't want to cross her, I made sure to have enough mulled wine.
Welcome, Lady Anne. It's lovely of you to join us. Please make yourself comfortable as we begin.
Thank you. If you would supply me with a blanket and a warm glass of mulled wine, I shall be very comfortable.
Me: I read somewhere that you lost your mother. If you don't mind me asking, how did she pass away?
Me: Are you an only child?
Lady Anne: I am. My mother became pregnant twice more following my creation, but both died in the early stages of pregnancy. I do not think my mother wanted them and she used her knowledge to be rid of them. My father would not tolerate more children. I was allowed, as a mere girl could be hidden away, but if my mother conceived boys, well, they could become a problem for my father, a man of great influence within the royal household. A man already married, with daughters of his own. He needed a son from his wife, not my mother, his mistress.
Me: You've been married for how long?
Lady Anne: I have been wed to William for six years. Six long, blissful years with the man I had loved long before we wed.
Me: Is there a big difference in age?
Lady Anne: I was one and twenty when we married. William was five and thirty. It did not matter to either of us. I wanted a strong, powerful man and William was both. My cousin had kept me hidden away from potential suitors as they did not wish to lose all the land and home that had become mine on my mother's death. William did not require my land or home, merely a small dowry and my body as he needed sons. Once my cousin knew of this, they encouraged William's attentions towards me and I secretly was elated as I had loved William for some years.
Me: Does he have any children?
Lady Anne: William had a five year old daughter, Gwenllian when we wed. She was the result of his first wife, Jane who died giving birth to the brat. William mourned her terribly and her death resulted in a close bond between the child and himself. One I cannot fathom and one I will not allow to continue. Gwenllian is nearing her twelfth birthday; it is time she was wed.
Me: It must be difficult to be a stepmother. How do you go about disciplining the child?
Lady Anne: It is nigh on impossible. The child is spoilt and rude and wild in my opinion. She does not behave like a young girl, but a wild animal, sometimes covered in mud and foliage and her hair tangled and unkempt. I find her curled up on Williams's knee late at night as the men speak of politics and war strategies; it is unseemly.
I tried for a long time to acquaint myself with Gwenllian. I tried to become the mother she needed, but the girl fought me at every turn. We hate each other beyond measure. I despise her closeness to my William. They have something I cannot possess and Gwenllian knows it.
Me: Do you want children of your own?
Lady Anne: Oh, how can you ask such a thing? (sobs) I have lost five of my own children. Three died within the first months of creation. Two lasted until the third quarter and were born early, lasting minutes, gasping for breath before God took them from me, leaving me empty and grief stricken. How I despise this God who takes my babies, leaving me wretched and powerless. I now carry one more and nothing shall ruin this last chance for me. I will protect this child, a boy, if I must use magic to do it. Secretly, my mother and my nanny taught me incantations to summon spirits who will protect my child from harm. I would use such magic against the king, Gwenllian and all who dare to stand in my way of motherhood. I shall not fear God and his wrath no longer. He has taken from me and now I shall use whatever powers I possess to save this one.
Me: What's a normal day for you?
Lady Anne: Being a good and loving wife to my William. I work with the kitchen to make sure all of William's favourite foods are prepared to perfection. I check his clothes are washed and mended if needed. His horse is cared for, his home is freshly scented with clean straw and everything is unsoiled and washed regularly. I am available for his desire, always, making sure I remain pleasing and supportive for my husband.
I gave up trying to work with his daughter. I leave that to her nanny, Nia, a Welshwoman who dotes on the girl. I despise her too. I believe it is she who is bringing bad luck on my children. She will be dealt with.
Me: If you could spend an entire day with someone, who would it be and what would you want to do?
Lady Anne: I ONLY wish to be with William, my husband, my Knight, my love. No one else matters. Not the king, his queen, or that brat. I would wish to be rid of all of them as they take his attention away from me. I would spend all day in his arms, making love again and again, to feel his touch, his kiss.
Me: Do you have a garden? If so, what's your favorite plant or flower?
Lady Anne: We do indeed have a garden, though small, it is well contained with herbs and wild flowers, vegetables and trees of apple and pears, plums and wild strawberries grow in the summer. I cannot choose but one flower or plant, all of nature has its uses. Feverfew is the one of the most useful as William does have headaches and lavender of course. I am waiting for foxglove to grow as it may be useful in getting rid of my enemies. Not many know of its deadly usage. I am also aware of fungi which grow in the nearby woods, which may be helpful in the same matter.
Me: Do you have close friends? What do you like to do with your friends?
Lady Anne: I have no friends. I was despised when I married William and they despise me still. I am not lady Jane and that is my crime. I do not like Gwenllian and that is unforgivable. They do not see how I have tried, so I gave up. I prefer my own company.
Me: What do you consider a good marriage?
Lady Anne: Being a good wife and loving my husband completely, producing sons so that my husband can expand his land and title and so far, I have failed in that one duty.
Me: What is happening in your lives right now?
Lady Anne: I am pregnant with our sixth child. It is a boy, I feel it. William is ecstatic and has ordered me to rest, which I am doing as nothing will stop this baby from living. Though in truth, it is difficult as there is unrest in the country. King Richard III has been accused of killing his nephews. They have disappeared from the tower and many are appalled at this. A claim to the throne has been made by a Tudor, Henry. We have been given secret information by William's best friend, Sir Rhys ap Thomas that Henry is gathering another army to march on England and to claim his rightful crown. His last attempt went awry, but we believe he will succeed this time. William has secretly pledged his honour to Henry, along with Sir Rhys and they will meet him and his army. William believes a battle will commence at Bosworth if all goes according to plan. I am tense as the baby is due and if King Richard finds out of William's treachery we are all doomed, but if Henry succeeds, then our lives will be the richer as William will gain favour. If I can give him a son, be rid of Gwenllian, and then our lives can be complete.
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New centre puts farmer priorities at heart of innovation research
Farmers will have a bigger role in agricultural research and development thanks to a new academic centre supported by the UK's top agricultural universities, including the Royal Agricultural University, Harper Adams and Reading.
The Centre for Effective Innovation in Agriculture (CEIA) will see five of the most prestigious agricultural universities in the UK work together to address the gap between scientific research on innovation and real-life farming experience. The centre will focus on how research and development investment can best support innovation to be adopted by farmers.
With £1.5 million of charitable funding, including from the Elizabeth Creak Charitable Trust and from each University, the virtual centre will be run by experts in agricultural innovation research from the University of Reading, Royal Agricultural University (RAU), Harper Adams University, Newcastle University and the University of Warwick.
Dr David Rose, Elizabeth Creak Associate Professor of Agricultural Innovation and Extension at the University of Reading said:
"Farming needs to change fast to meet the challenges of our time, including tackling climate change, loss of biodiversity and food-related illness, and ensuring resilient and secure food supply chains.
"Although UK public spending on agri-tech R&D is consistently above £300 million per annum, the adoption of research-led innovation is patchy. Crucially, there is currently no dedicated initiative to target research funding where it will be most relevant on the ground."
Prof Tom MacMillan, Elizabeth Creak Chair in Rural Policy and Strategy at the RAU said: "Farmers innovate under their own steam on everything from blackgrass control to mob grazing, often with scant support. The UK's main research funders are cottoning onto this, with Defra this week confirming its plans to invest in farmer-led innovation.
"This is great news but as farmers know all too well the devil will be in the detail – whether the funds are easy to access and exactly what they'll cover. This unique new centre pulls together expertise and experience from across the UK and around the world to help target research funds effectively."
Paul May, Chair of the Elizabeth Creak Charitable Trust, said: "As a charity dedicated to the future of farming, we meet some very dynamic farmers and researchers, who share a commitment to improving our industry's productivity, sustainability and resilience. But what has struck us is how hard it can be to marry their efforts – there is government and commercial money for research but it is not necessarily targeted at where farmers will use and benefit from it.
"There is a growing movement of independent farmer-led innovation networks that tries to plug this gap. Rather than simply chip in ourselves to help these in a small way, we want to turn the tide by helping research funders and investors support such efforts on a large scale."
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Swashbuckling heroes, a la Conan the Barbarian, quests, sagas, larger than life enemies and nemeses to defeat – that is the stuff of legends. Or not, in the case of Tigtone. What you get instead is an adult-oriented American animated series – yes, that's right, it's a "cartoon" – playing on Adult Swim which falls in the adult-oriented programming block – night time. Tigtone is the classic anti saga, or maybe twisted saga, happily parodying all the standard clichés and familiar heroic tropes from ancient sagas, tales of mighty heroes and medieval fantasy. Throw in the occasional steampunk reference, and you have a fun, even if weird, series perfect for the grown-ups to enjoy a laugh off of.
Tigtone is based on the original characters from the first independent short film in the series, called The Begun of Tigtone, which Andrew Koehler, Benjamin Martian, and Zack Wallenfang created as an introduction to the character and a way of funding a longer saga. It released on YouTube way back in 2014 and employed crowdfunding in its creation. The same year saw the release of a series of twelve shorts known as "Tigtone's Journal", where they kept each episode under a minute. In 2018, the Tigtone pilot aired on Adult Swim and was finally accepted as a full series by the end of the year. Fans have had a long wait, starting with hearing about it in 2011 and 2014 via the Kickstarter launched to make it happen, to January 2019 when it finally did. The eventual TV series is created by Andrew Koehler and Benjamin Martian and produced by their own company, Babyhemyth Productions in association with Titmouse, Inc. and Williams Street.
Tigtone Cast: Who's in it?
Directed by Freddy Cristy and others, the main cast of the show comprises of Nils Frykdahl as Tigtone, Debi Derryberry as Helpy, Bill Corbett as King, Lucy Davis as Queen, and Trace Beaulieu as Command-Or Mathis, Jeffrey Combs as Prince Lavender.
Tigtone Plot: What is it about?
Tigtone is the stuff the original barbarian heroes were made of. His constant thirst is for adventure, and sagas, and quests, especially if they come with over-dramatic dialogue opportunities. In the sort-of-macabre, medieval kingdom of Propecia, obsessed with sagas, ruled by a two-headed King Queen, Tigtone exists surrounded by character mashups like Prince Lavender and King Queen's attendant called Command-Or Mathis. His trusty sidekick, Helpy, who possesses the ability to regenerate himself, accompanies Tigtone regularly on over-the-top tasks and strange assignments all over Propecia which, more often than not, lead to much slaughtering of enemies as a byproduct.
The YouTube original "The Begun of Tigtone", introduced this skewed and surreal fantasy tale that to the audience, where gorgeous 2D facial recognition based art combined with an over-the-top quest obsessed hero to create a bizarre and hilarious world. The new series follows the quirky misadventures of the hero Tigtone, the sociopathic – albeit hilarious – adventurer whose only two desires are to write braggy tales in his journal and go on quests that he wins by any unscrupulous and crazy methods, and extreme violence. He usually teams up with someone, and often just leaves those partners – used, abused, and ground into the dust – just so our hero can finish the quest and get back to bragging in his journal. His bizarre quests range from something mundane like discovering where the bland chicken dinners came from in the royal banquet, all the way to helping vile villains destroy the beauty and ugly-fy their kingdom again. The only common factor across quests is that they are all violent, bloody, unpredictable, hilarious, and crazy.
Tigtone fits perfectly into Adult Swim's brand of weirdness. It combines clever animation technology with gorgeous yet grotesque art, almost making one feel as if a renaissance painting, with worms under its skin, has come alive to carve a swathe across the fantasy landscape in service of the Quest. Unusually for series of this sort, Tigtone is not mocking the actual fantasy genre of literature, which has given the world some amazing books. Instead, it chooses to specifically mock and poke fun at the "fantasy based" video games which seem to take everything over the top. The show has any number of references to side-quests, and zones, and includes a soundtrack heavy on video game noises playing at various surprising moments.
Tigtone Season 2 Release Date: When will it premiere?
The first season of the series premiered on Adult Swim on January 13, 2019. There is no news of any renewal or the possibility of a second season yet. Fans looking forward to more Tigtone insanity would do well to keep an eye on the ongoing crowdfunding campaign to see where it goes. In any case, all the details will be updated here. So, bookmark this page to stay informed. Our best guess is season 2 of Tigtone could release sometime in January 2020 if everything goes well.
Tigtone is over top medieval adventures and D&D adventure movie and video game combined and taken a fantastically ridiculous level. On a scale of one to ten, Tigtone would easily skate over eleven! Here is a teaser trailer for you to watch. The series is also available on Amazon's Prime Video.


As with human holidays, food is a very important part of the country club holiday experience. At Dogs Country Club & Kennel Resort this is no exception.
We provide a number of nutritious menu options for all our guests and feed them based on your requirements and the levels of energy they expend while on holiday.
And we have been known to cook up special meals for those who are especially fussy to start with!
Any prescription diet foods must be supplied. If you dog is on a specific diet then you are more than welcome to supply their food and we will feed them as per your requirements. While there is no discount if you provide food however we do not charge any additional for specific feeding programs.
If you have any questions about your dogs diet then please ask. We do weigh all dogs on arrival and departure and should your dog have a weight fluctuation while on holidays we will discuss this with you on departure so we can make changes to their feeding requirements for their next holiday.


Situated in a private concession in Hwange National Park, Linkwasha Camp is an open and airy, luxury property overlooking a game-rich plains and pan.
Accommodations at the camp consist of eight elegant tents and one family tent. These spacious, canvas tents come with two three-quarter beds. The en suite bathroom includes a double vanity, flush toilet, and shower. Each tent has a comfortable lounge area decorated in African textiles and fabrics complete with a cozy couch. There is also a private deck, the perfect place to unwind and enjoy the views. The family tent consists of two rooms, a bedroom and living area which can be converted into a second bedroom. It also has two bathrooms, one with a bathtub and one with a shower. Additional amenities include a fan, bathrobes, umbrella, and vanity kit.
The camp is set in the private Hwange National Park. At 3.4 million acres, Hwange National Park is the largest game reserve in Zimbabwe with varied habitats and vegetation types. In fact, the pan just outside the camp's doorstep is a big wildlife draw. Animals frequently encountered in the Park includes lion, large herds of elephant, buffalo, cheetah, leopard, spotted hyena, giraffe, sable antelope, blue wildebeest, impala, waterbuck, and reedbuck. In summer, wildebeest, zebra and eland herds are found in abundance on the open plains. While in winter, elephants assemble in enormous numbers around the waterholes. A bird watcher's paradise, there are some 400 species in the Park. The camp is also close by the famed Ngamo Plains, which affords excellent game viewing year-round.
There are plenty of exciting activities to choose from at the camp. Daytime game drives are conducted by expert guides in comfortable safari vehicles with excellent chances of spotting wildlife like wildebeest, buffalo, cheetah, impala, and elephants. Nighttime game drives follow the nocturnal species such as lesser bush babies, spotted hyena, leopard, lion, Selous mongoose, pangolin, caracal, porcupine, scrub hare, springhare, and even honey badger. Walking safaris offer an intimate and up-close view of the savanna and its varied flora and fauna led by an expert ranger. Four-hour tours take in one of the local villages for a cultural tour of the school and to learn about their rich traditions and way of life. The Star Bed nearby is an authentic and unique way to sleep out under the crystal clear African skies.
The main area of the camp includes various multi-level decks and a cozy winter lounge complete with a fireplace and library. They both enjoy pristine views over the abundant wildlife around the waterhole. The perfect place to cool off and unwind, shaded salas surround an inviting pool. While the bar offers cool drinks before dinner and a spot to sit back and swap stories.


Chino used to see Banawe Rice Terraces only on Php 1000 bill so imagine his amazement when he finally set foot on the famous landmark.
Chino quips "The view overlooking the Rice Terraces is absolutely stunning. I can't imagine how they were built considering all the efforts involved is overwhelming. If you think of it, these people carried almost EVERYTHING in and out on foot and constructed by their own hands. I'm really impressed. The trail maybe rough and muddy with steep dropoffs and narrow path but the joy of getting in and around the area feels ultimately great. I wouldn't have missed it for the world. Look, ang saya saya ko kaya dito 'di ba?"
An awesome looking place, Oman! Fun shots for the day!! Hope you're enjoying a great weekend!!
Hi Sylvia, lots of things happening this week. Thanks for the visit.
Congratulations on the series. I am looking forward to know more travelers.
yay new series for the new year.
Hope you will enjoy meeting Travel Bloggers to be featured every week. Why not join too?
I know his blog. Another awesome wanderer.
I agree. Exceptional guy he is.
pang Grand Finals ang smile ni Chino. hahaha!
and a beautiful smile from a wonderful traveler to boot.
Banaue is truly breathtaking... It's a real lifetime experience to see the Banuaue Rice Terraces that you only see before in 1000 now 20 peso bill.
oo nga ano? nasa 20 na sya ngayon, since everyone can afford 20 now hopefully mas marami na rin makapunta at maenjoy ang banawe.
What a wonderful view. It reminded me of my trip a decade ago and how I wish to go back.
Hi Vanessa, you should go back and while you are at the place, try to see Batad for good measure.
What's his blog url? Find it hard to remember.


So what are your plans for Autumn? Have you read any of these books? What did you think of them? And are they any hear which you think I need to prioritise? I'd love to know!
So the clocks in the UK have gone forward this morning, which usually marks the start of Spring for me! Hopefully now all the snow has passed and we can start to look forward to the new season approaching! Here's a list of books which I feel I'll be in the mood to read during Spring, so there's literary fictions, historical, coming-of-age contemporary, all those amazing genres! I would put the seasonal reading list books into a jar, and pull them out at random when I'm stuck for a read, as this seems like a good way to actually read more of the reading list!
What are you planning to read this Spring? How many of these have you read, and if so, what did you think of them? I'd love to know!
21st December officially marks the start of winter and the shortest day, and it's Christmas Eve Eve Eve Eve! Yaaay! So I have a list of books which I think would be great to read when it's this time of the year. Some Christmassy, some dark, and some just because. I'm going to start doing these slightly different as well. I would put the seasonal reading list books into a jar, and pull them out at random when I'm stuck for a read, as this seems like a good way to actually read more of the reading list!


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Bennigan's Buffalo Chicken Sandwich
Menu Description: "Our spicy sauce tops a tender, fried, marinated chicken breast. Served with a tangy blue cheese dressing."
When the first Bennigan's opened in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1976, it resembled an Irish pub. The green decor with brass accents, the Irish-style memorabilia hanging on the walls, and the upbeat friendly atmosphere made the establishment extremely popular, especially during St. Patricks Day celebrations. Originally, the restaurant was best known for the bar, which served tasty appetizers and creative drinks, but that has since changed. As the restaurant chain expanded across the county, its menu grew to more than 50 items, making 220-outlet Bennigan's a popular casual dining stop.
If you're a big buffalo wings fan, as I am, you'll really dig this sandwich that puts the zest flavor of hot wings between two buns. This recent addition to the Bennigan's menu has become a popular pick for the lunch or dinner crowd that likes its food on the spicy side. Feel free to double the recipe, but fry the chicken breasts one at a time.
Source: "Top Secret Restaurant Recipes" by Todd Wilbur.
Bennigan's California Turkey Sandwich
Menu Description: "Sliced turkey, avocado, tomato, sprouts, and lettuce with mayonnaise on wheat bread."
The successful chain of Bennigan's restaurants is owned by Metromedia, one of the largest privately held partnerships in the country. Metromedia ranks second on the list of the country's largest casual dining restaurant companies, just behind Little Caesar's Pizza. Other restaurant chains controlled by Metromedia include Steak and Ale, Montana Steak Company, Ponderosa Steakhouse, and Bonanza Steakhouse chains. Altogether Metromedia owns more than 1500 restaurants that ring up nearly half a billion in revenue each year.
It's funny how any sandwich with avocado, sprouts, tomatoes, and lettuce in it winds up with "California" somewhere in the name. This recipe is not exactly a healthier alternative with all the mayonnaise and avocado in there, but if it's low-fat you're looking for, simply substitute a "light" mayonnaise for the regular stuff, ditch the avocado, and you're on your way to the beach.
Bennigan's Cookie Mountain Sundae
Menu Description: "Four scoops of vanilla ice cream between two giant chocolate chip cookies. Drizzled with hot fudge and sprinkled with powdered sugar."
Bennigan's puts a twist on the traditional sundae with this sweet treat. Although this dessert was created for the Bennigan's menu, the original sundae has been with us since the turn of the century. Here's some cool history for you: this was a time when alternatives to alcohol were in high demand, so soda fountain proprietors began inventing new drinks. Ice cream sodas—scoops of ice cream combined with soda water and a squirt of flavored syrup—became so popular that Americans were enjoying them to the point of gluttony, especially on the Sabbath day. The treat was soon referred to as the "Sunday Soda Menace," and after Evanstron, Illinois, became the first city to enact laws against selling ice cream sodas (shame!), the new prohibition was spreading nationwide. First alcohol, then sodas....you can bet a substitution was in order.
One day soda fountain clerk, prohibited from selling sodas, served up a bowl of ice cream to a customer who requested a dribbling of chocolate syrup on the top. The fountain clerk, upon tasting the dish himself, found that he had discovered a new taste sensation, and soon the dessert was offered to everyone on Sundays only. Eventually that day of the week would be adopted as the name of the delicious ice-cream dish, with a bit of a spelling change to satisfy the scrutinizing clergy. The "soda-less soda" that we now call a sundae was born.
This recipe makes enough giant chocolate chip cookies for six or seven sundaes, but you don't have to serve them all at once. Store the cookies in an airtight container and assemble the sundaes as you need them...on any day of the week.
Bennigan's Irish Coffee
Time for the ultimate Irish coffee clone recipe from the country's favorite Irish-themed chain restaurant to warm you up. It looks great with green creme de menthe drizzled over the whipped cream, and it's topped off with a cherry hat.
Source: Top Secret Recipes: Sodas, Smoothies, Spirits & Shakes by Todd Wilbur.
Bennigan's Buffalo Chicken Sandwich Reduced-Fat
Visit the Bennigan's Web site and you'll find out that in the early 1900s, Irishman D. Bennigan came to the United States to work as a bartender with the dream of one day opening his own tavern. During the depression, Bennigan got his wish when he purchased an old, foreclosed bar; redecorated it, and opened the original Bennigan's Irish American Grill and tavern. The "Our Story" page also explains that today all Bennigan's restaurants still use elements from that original location such as the brass rails, period pictures, and memorabilia hanging from the walls. What the Web page won't tell you is that this history is entirely made up. You'll have to dig a little deeper to find out that Bennigan's actually started in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1976, and was, at that time, owned by Pillsbury.
For this clone, well use a special technique developed in the secret underground test kitchen to prepare the chicken without frying. This will knock that fat down to just around one-third of the original.
Serving size–1 sandwich
Total servings–1
Fat per serving–512 (Original–1038)
Calories per serving–9g (Original–27g)
Source: Low-Fat Top Secret Recipes by Todd Wilbur.


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OkCupid or Match: Which Dating Internet Site Would Top 2021?
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Nearing end of 2020, let's learn the following year's top site that is dating!
Exactly How Did OkCupid And Match Establish Themselves In Neuro-scientific Internet Dating?
OkCupid (OKC) was created in 2004 by Chris Coyne, Sam Yagan, Max Krohn, and Christian Rudder of Humor Rainbow, Inc. Initially OkCupid had been an absolutely free benefit that has been supported by appearing on line promoting to its individuals but because of the summer time of 2009 OkCupid started to provide subscriptions called the "A-list". The guts features of OkCupid stayed free allowing customers to produce a profile, look, simply just take tests, and deliver and perused communications.
When subscribing into the A-List consumers will have an ad free participation, to get extra shows like seeing in the event someone has examined your communications, and much more appearance networks. Aside from being free during the time of dispatch (that has been not typical in 2004) OkCupid's advantage diverse from other people by permitting its people in order to make choice that is different.
These tests that could be centered on nearly any such thing permitted individuals to provide tests that other people might take which will assist in their choice on whom the best coordinate could be. With OkCupid's notoriety expanding each in 2011 InterActiveCorp chosen to buy OkCupid for a detailed $50 million year. By 2012 over 1 million people had been planning to OkCupid every month together with dating advantage had over 10 million clients enrolled simply because they first arrived.
The match had been founded by Gary Kremen and Peng T. Ong in 1993. In September 2001, Match joined up with forces with AOL and MSN, with all the believed that appreciate AOL and MSN Dating and Personals would permit a far more various band of onlookers to get get to Match .
In 2002 and early 2003, Match 's at that point CEO, Tim Sullivan, stretched Match into nearby relationship with an advantage called MatchLive, where daters would satisfy in a area that is open social workouts and a framework of speed dating. In September 2004, Jim Safka supplanted Sullivan as CEO.[13] Safka had been supplanted as CEO by Thomas Enright-Moony in 2007. Today, this web site comes in 25 nations.
Exactly What Are The Main Element Popular Features Of OkCupid? Match?
There are numerous apps that are dating as much as kinds of users. If Tinder has a track record of being the spot to locate "quick relationships", other people like Meetic promote for a far more audience that is mature demands security and takes it simple. Then there was Badoo which can be . well, Badoo; and so many more. Amid therefore many choices, why is OkCupid unique?
The solution is without a doubt their algorithm. a number that is insane of to boost the likelihood of fulfilling your perfect partner. Right as you enroll, and before even to be able to access your profile, OkCupid has already been asking questions. The initials are relatively easy like what you're thinking about once you understand, your sex, age, studies, diet, or religion; however they continue whenever you pass the register plus they never end. In addition, you are asked by him to consider them in accordance with essential they truly are for you. The greater you do, supposedly, a lot more likely you may be that matches — that is, fits along with other people — will be more large and accurate.
An average of, respondents often answer about 350 concerns out from the thousands they discard. Though it seems few, in reality, OkCupid currently has so much information that it could also do studies as to how languages influence love, essential races are while looking for a partner as well as the political ideologies associated with the masses generally speaking. , they contribute because it has enough users to make "large" representative samples of the data.
Focusing on how it catalogs all of this is certainly not simple because, in fact, having intercourse to figures just isn't. Weighted multiple-choice studies will be the most readily useful, if you don't the only means, to convert abstract reactions to numbers. However they are extremely tough to transform to information that is useful. This describes why OkCupid ended up being founded by mathematics pupils.
But there is however somebody who has deciphered it completely, Chris McKinlay, an individual who were able to 'hack' the operational system to have 100% compatibility. "I have always been a computer software engineer by having a Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics and lots of expertise in implementing device algorithms that are learning. I made the decision that I happened to be likely to reverse engineer OkCupid's matching algorithm. I obtained it in 2012, and I also became the consumer most widely used regarding the 7 million male pages active on the internet site at that right time, "he says in an meeting for Xataka.
Chris believes the algorithm is great, and so it probably has "enough variety of concerns to 'know' you fairly well." "Although i really do agree totally that bias is a challenge. Individuals don't, in fact, constantly respond to questions genuinely."
OkCupid is a basic utilization of an element-based collaborative filtering algorithm, relating to Chris. "The product catalog it self (that is, the concerns) is from numerous sources. This process, while simple and easy sometimes imperfect, the most techniques that are modern here. If such a thing better pops up, it really is most likely an algorithm that is similar with increased information and considering implicit feedback in the place of explicit responses towards the concern. But, really, only Twitter is able to do this. "
Making a profile on this web site is very simple. You have the option that is traditional of your computer data, e-mail, password, and precisely what entails. Or perhaps you can merely make your profile in moments by simply entering your Facebook profile. Therefore, the website can very quickly consist of your photo, name, and data that are personal. Match can be a bit just like a myspace and facebook, since it has pages, pictures of the people, therefore the risk of developing connection with them.
One thing extremely interesting, nevertheless, is the fact that this website does not have a chat or function that is messaging. The way you establish connection with someone is through reviewing their profile and giving them communications, in the same way should they were email messages that get from 1 inbox to a different. It's also advisable to keep in mind that since there is an option that is free Match calls for its people to cover an account in order to get in contact with others.
This free-of-charge option allows you to make your profile, upload pictures, search, receive and send winks –which work as notifications that some body is interested in you– and also reap the benefits of its matching systems, which easily suggest you in what others are suitable or with who you share exactly the same tastes. In addition, you can see the site that is entire access your bank account from the web site made for cellular devices or from its applications.
So just why will there be a premium option? Well, in the one hand, this can help them to keep up their company, as well as on the other to avoid people who have bad motives from dedicating themselves to irritating other individuals. Thus, the re re payment method establishes a barrier to prevent people that are unwanted – into the end – ensure it is an improved solution.


Gardening is therapy to so many of us and yet there is ecology and politics behind growing food that limits that opportunity for far too many people. Leah Penniman, co-founder of Soul Fire Farm and author of the just released book Farming While Black: Soul Fire Farm's Practical Guide to Liberation on the Land is working to change that. Soul Fire Farm is an organization designed to uplift and empower farmers of color through practical skills and fostering a connection to the earth.
We have been fans of Soul Fire Farm on social media where they share snippets of stories, politics, and culture like this fascinating video about the Afro-Indigenous roots of many common vegetables that we normally think of as having European origins. When Farming While Black was announced, we immediately approached them to ask for an interview. Just a brief conversation with Leah Penniman covered a lot of complex issues including race, an oppressive food system, and the writing process.
Farming While Black is the first comprehensive "how to" guide for aspiring African-heritage growers to reclaim their dignity as agriculturists and for all farmers to understand the distinct, technical contributions of African-heritage people to sustainable agriculture. But you will quickly see that it is also so much more. A practical farming guide, a memoir, and history book intertwined on the pages, Farming While Black is a must read for everyone who loves plants and the healing benefits of working in the soil.
Garden Therapy: First, for our readers who don't know, can you tell me a little about Soul Fire Farm and its mission?
Leah Penniman: Soul Fire Farm is a people-of-color-led community farm in Grafton, New York. We are committed to ending racism and injustice in the food system and we do that in three ways.


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WDVX auctions guitar autographed by legends
Place your bid for a beautiful Larrivée acoustic guitar signed by Ricky Skaggs, Tommy Emmanuel, Tony Rice, Doyle Lawson, Tim O'Brien, Peter Rowan, Missy Raines, Jim Hurst, Frank Vignola, Claire Lynch and Brian Sutton!
Bluegrass devotees, autograph collectors, and guitar lovers will place their bids and vie for the chance to own a one-of-a-kind instrument being auctioned off by not-for-profit radio station WDVX FM.
Beginning Monday, November 22, enthusiasts can start bidding on a Jean Larrivée acoustic guitar signed by some of the world's best musicians: Ricky Skaggs, Tommy Emmanuel, Tony Rice, Doyle Lawson, Tim O'Brien, Peter Rowan, Missy Raines, Jim Hurst, Frank Vignola, Claire Lynch and Brian Sutton.
"We've been fortunate to host many of these players on the Blue Plate Special," says general manager Linda Billman. "The guitar represents how integral WDVX is to the music community, and we're eager for bidders step up for the chance to make it their own."
"The artists who signed the guitar represent just a handful of the countless musicians who have graciously given their time and support to the station over the years," says program manager Tony Lawson. "Whoever makes the winning bid will have something very special."
Bidding on the autographed guitar will begin at $1,000. The auction ends Wednesday, December 22, and the highest bidder's name will be announced on the air.
WDVX is a listener-supported radio station broadcast over the airwaves in East Tennessee and around the world on WDVX.com.
Founded in 1967, Jean Larrivée Guitars is an esteemed, Canada-based maker of instruments based in Canada. Famous players of Larrivee guitars include Brad Paisley, John Hiatt, Willie Watson and Critter Fuqua of Old Crow Medicine Show, Dierks Bentley, John Sebastian, and many more.


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4 things to know about Florida State basketball center Dominik Olejniczak
Lana Wynn
Tallahassee Democrat
Graduate transfer Dominik Olejniczak is only with the Florida State men's basketball team for his final season of eligibility, but he has secured a crucial role in the team's rotation.
The Seminoles — who were seeking to replace veteran big men Phil Cofer and Christ Koumadje — landed a seasoned center in Olejniczak, who has four years of experience on Division I teams.
Here is some basic information about him:
Weight: 260 pounds
Age: 23 years old(Birthday: July 1, 1996)
Year: Graduate transfer
Here are a few things to know about him.
Dominik Olejniczak previously played at Ole Miss, Drake before transfer to FSU
Dominik Olejniczak began his college basketball career at Drake University. After one season, he transferred to Ole Miss, where he helped lead the Rebels to an NCAA Tournament appearance in 2019.
After graduating with a degree in digital media studies, he transferred to FSU as a graduate student and is pursuing a master's degree in International Affairs.
"I just felt like I couldn't improve anymore at where I was," Olejniczak said. "I gave it three years and I had OK seasons, I was not happy with my performance and I was able to grad transfer so I didn't have to sit out or anything, it was no punishment for me."
A new school and new role:Dominik Olejniczak getting used to the spotlight in new role at Florida State
Dominik Olejniczak played in the FIBA World Cup for Poland, his home country
Olejniczak — who is originally from Torun, Poland — earned a spot on the National Team of Poland to compete in the 2019 FIBA World Cup.
Poland made it to the quarterfinals of the tournament and finished in eighth place with a 5-3 record.
Olejniczak played in five of the eight games, and he scored in four of those games.
Dominik Olejniczak is only the third graduate transfer in FSU basketball history
Olejniczak is only the third graduate transfer in Florida State basketball history.
Jeff Peterson was the first player to transfer to FSU for his final season of eligibility in 2012. David Nichols became the Seminoles' second graduate transfer for the 2019 season.
The NCAA began allowing players who had completed their undergraduate degrees, but still had a remaining year of eligibility, to transfer as graduate students in 2011.
Joining the Seminoles:Florida State lands Ole Miss grad transfer Dominik Olejniczak
Dominik Olejniczak's mother, Joanna Chelczynska, played basketball professionally
Olejniczak's mother, Joanna Chelczynska, played professional basketball in Poland for nearly 20 years.
"She gave me a lot of advice," Olejniczak said in an interview while playing for Ole Miss. "You know how parents are when it comes to sports. She knows everything, so she was always was saying this or that, you did this wrong, you did that wrong, that type of deal."
Despite frequently attending Chelczynska's practices and games, Olejniczakoriginally wasn't interested in playing basketball, or any sport. His parents initially made him start playing.
"At some point when I was like 10, 11 years old, my parents were like, 'OK, you gotta go do something,' so they forced me actually to play basketball for like the first year, year and a half," Olejniczak said.
Eventually, he followed in his mother's footsteps and fell in love with the sport.
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Here is a link to the Dominik Olejniczak bio on the Florida State website.
Lana Wynn is a digital producer with the USA Today Network. You can find her on Twitter @alanawynn.


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Operation SHADER as a Driver for Change in the RAF Typhoon Fleet: The Perspective of Wing Commander Peters, OC Engineering and Logistics Wing
Posted on November 12, 2016 | by Robbin Laird
2016-11-12 By Robbin Laird
During my visit to RAF Lossiemouth in April 2016, there was a chance to talk with the Officer Commanding Engineering and Logistics Wing at RAF Lossiemouth.
Obviously, the operation of the Typhoon fleet is dependent upon the engineers and logisticians to forge an effective hub for operations, as well as to support deployments abroad.
In this case, Wing Commander Peters, OC Engineering and Logistics Wing not only knows a great deal about this subject, but has been involved in the evolution of Typhoon from his time at MoD Abbey Wood, where one finds the Defence Equipment and Support procurement organization.
It is clear from the discussion with the Wing Commander, that operation SHADER is driving change in the Typhoon fleet and highlighting the challenges of managing the various configurations within that fleet.
Operation SHADER is the operational code name given to the British participation in the ongoing military intervention against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), otherwise know as Da'esh.
The operation began in Iraq on 26 September 2014, following a formal request for assistance by the Iraqi government.
Prior to this, the Royal Air Force had been engaged in a humanitarian relief effort over Mount Sinjar, which involved multiple aid airdrops by transport aircraft and the airlifting of displaced refugees.
By 21 October 2014, the intervention had extended onto Syria with the Royal Air Force only mandated to conduct surveillance flights over the country.
On 2 December 2015, the House of Commons approved British airstrikes against ISIL in Syria.
In March 2016, the Ministry of Defence announced that over 1,000 personnel were engaged in theater and that the Royal Air Force had conducted a total of 640 airstrikes, flying over 2,200 sorties, killing almost 1,000 ISIL fighters.
From the engineering and logistics side of the RAF what this has meant is that the right configuration of Typhoons need to be prepared in the UK, sent to the Middle East and supported during operations.
This means Typhoons prepared for air-ground operations and coalition configurable.
With the Typhoon fleet in transition from its classic air superiority role to a multi-mission role, not all Typhoons are prepared to operate in Operation SHADER.
This means that the RAF is working the necessary upgrades and driving change in the fleet to meet combat requirements in the Middle East.
The different configurations of Typhoon have been identified and explained in the following graphic provided by BAE Systems.
Here it is clear that the P1E aircraft is the baseline which is needed with the planned evolution to adding a new radar, an upgraded cockpit and other modernizations on the way.
In terms of delivering military capability in the near term, it is about delivering the right configuration to the right place at the right time.
This is the challenge being faced by the Typhoon Force Headquarters (the main operating bases such as Lossiemouth effectively react to the tasking of the FHQ).
Wing Commander Peters highlighted that during his time at Abbey Wood, the structure was put in place to make the requisite changes.
Here the Requirements Management staff and the engineering specialists of the RAF and MoD Civil Service operated in close proximity to identify necessary changes and to find ways to get those changes implemented.
"The requirements manager would walk 100 yards across the hall and say: "The Air Command customer wants me to achieve this effect.
"Engineers, what can you do to deliver it?
"During my time at Abbey Wood, we were driving the P1EB modifications on the aircraft for UK needs for the RAF.
"We service modified the aircraft to be able to operate Paveway IVs and we have modified the aircraft to operate Paveway IVs, sometime ahead of the four nation program."
The variant the Wing Commander discussed is the air-to-ground modified Typhoon, the aircraft they send to Red Flag and send to Operation SHADER.
"P1 EB is a software upgrade, with minor hardware changes."
According to November 27, 2014 article published on the RAF website:
P1Eb is predominantly an air to ground capability upgrade; it provides enhancements to the Litening III Laser Designator Pod (LDP) and Helmet Equipment Assembly (HEA) (helmet mounted sight) integration, as well as with Paveway IV.
The LDP can now also be used seamlessly with the HEA to visually identify air tracks at long range, as well as identifying, tracking and targeting points on the ground.
According to the Wing Commander:
"P1Eb sets us on the path to getting to the point where Tornado can be retired.
"The Tornado was designed for a 4000 flying hour, life.
We now have aircraft in excess of 6 1/2 thousand flying hours.
"I think the intent is to take some airframes up to 7 1/2, maybe even more, thousand flying hours.
We are wearing them out."
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Question: What is the biggest challenge to shaping the hub to support Typhoon?
"Having the right numbers of people in the right place at the right time.
"Deployments pressure the workforce and it is about not burning those people with the qualification experience necessary to operate the fleet.
"Unless we do things differently, we risk our sustainability of the fleet by not having enough qualified people in the right place at the right time.
"We would then risk not only successful operations but growth into the future.
We want to ensure that we're in a sustainable medium-long term future for the fleet."
Question: What is the big fleet management challenge for you?
"We have fleets within fleets.
"We have Typhoons with different Tranches, and different software configurations or PSCs (Production Software Configurations).
"A different PSC can do different things.
"It has a different level of capability.
"We need to deliver a SHADER standard Typhoon to the Middle East operation and that drives a lot of intra-fleet movement.
"It is things like moving Laser Designator pods around within the fleet, to make sure that we have the right configuration at the right place at the right time.
"The key disconnect which we have to manage is between the need to deliver the SHADER standard aircraft, and the presence of variable configuration Typoons in the overall fleet.
"A lot of our support challenges are driven by not having enough aircraft at the same standard.
"If all of our fleet was to the same standard, the challenge would be much easier.
"There is steady progress towards increasing numbers of key variants (specifically the P1E aircraft and standards beyond) but this takes time.
"Of course, this is somewhat of a historic challenge that has always affected armed forces across the world, which have strived to deliver the best military capability within the resource available."
The slideshow above shows Typhoons operating out of RAF Lossiemouth.
Earlier this year, Alberto Gutierrez, HO Combat Aircraft and Air Services, for Airbus Defence and Space. provided an overview on Eurofighter at the Trade Media Brief 2016 held in Munich, Germany on June 20 and 21, 2016.
Eurofighter Briefing, June 2016 from ICSA, LLC
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Genesis Tour Manager Recalls His Role in One of Rock's Most Embarrassing Moments
by Colm Clark
There is a reason why This Is Spinal Tap is must-see viewing on rock and roll tour buses. Some of the most diehard fans of the 1984 mockumentary are those who work in the music business: artists, roadies and tour managers, who know all about band members getting caught inside stage props, bizarre rider requests and even drummers dying in bizarre gardening accidents! Genesis tour manager Regis Boff is no different. In fact, he may have participated in one of the most Spinal Tap moments in rock history. Here, in his own words, Regis tells us all about it.
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I was responsible for what is arguably rock's most embarrassing moment.
A standard early-to-mid-70s Genesis show finished with Peter Gabriel dressed in his "Magog" outfit: a long velvet black cape and a giant triangular headpiece. Towards the climax of the show, Peter would throw off his hat and cape to reveal himself in a silver jumpsuit. We made him momentarily invisible by detonating controlled explosions that came from metal pods at the front of the stage. The audience was blinded and dazed so it made for an excellent finish. We filled these canisters with a martini of flash and gunpowder that would be criminally outlawed today, whereas back then it was quietly banned. We never told anyone we were going to do it. One of our roadies filled them a couple of hours before the show and set them off just at the right moment.
This incident took place sometime between 1973 and 1975, either in Cleveland or Berlin (Believe me, in my world that is terrific accuracy!).
Someone had the inspiration to "fly" Peter into the air while the audience was blinded (it was most likely Peter himself). He'd be hoisted fifteen feet into the air by nearly invisible thin metal wires and finish the song floating in a silver jumpsuit, as the curtain closed. End of show. Nice. He'd also be concealed by the smoke machines and the intense fog that bubbled up from stage hands dumping huge blocks of dry ice into buckets of water. If the prevailing winds permitted, this vapor would fill the entire stage.
To make the "flying" work, I brought in an "expert" who had flown Elton John and his piano into the air a few months earlier. This guy would harness himself to the wires connected to Gabriel via a truss. Then he'd climb to the top of a tall ladder on stage left out of sight and wait. On my cue, he would leap off the ladder and, because he was the counterbalance, up Gabriel would go. I did the cueing because I had no other real job, having finished my critical job of running around hallways closing doors so no breeze would alter the course of our stage fog! I sweated the cue because if I got it wrong, Peter would be mid-song and everything else would fall to shit.
Well, I thought I nailed it, but [on one particular night] I was maybe a second too soon, and all hell broke loose. Peter went up quickly and crookedly. His left shoulder was at least a foot and a half higher than his right. In his surprise, he dropped his microphone, launching it forward onto the stage, where it rolled into the explosions from the gunpowder pods, which sent the blast sound directly into the huge audience speakers. Lord knows how many of the punters, who had the misfortune to have been standing near them, are now deaf!
Meanwhile, some asshole had opened an outside door, so all my smoke was blowing backward towards the dressing rooms leaving the mayhem clearly visible. The flash pods (we were later to learn from the fire dept.) had been way overloaded, thereby becoming perhaps the first incident of actual cannon fire during a live show in the history of rock.
As my bad luck would have it, Peter's mic sound also went through the band's stage speakers and I saw out of the corner of my now tearing eyes that Tony Banks, the keyboardist, was in the center of the stage hitting Geoff Banks, the explosion roadie (no relation), over the head with a tambourine, screaming "I am deaf! You made me deaf!" All this happened within a nightmarish ten seconds.
So, to recap: Gabriel's nearly horizontal, fifteen feet in the air, with no microphone and a black cape dangling from his foot. The keyboardist is pounding a roadie as the hapless bastard is desperately trying to extinguish the residual smoke and flames still pouring from his canisters. The audience is in a state of stunned mass trauma, and I have smoke filling up the dressing rooms. So what was the absolute last thing this God could think of to do to me?
The front curtain would not close.
To their credit and to my abiding resentment, most of the audience hung around to watch us try to cut Peter down. It took such a long time!
Editor's Note: In the 1991 Documentary, Genesis A History, Tony Banks, Mike Rutherford and Phil Collins remembered it with a slight twist, Phil saying: "I turned around to the tour manager and said YOU'RE FIRED!" But Regis did, indeed, stay on as tour manager after this ignominious moment of rock history!
– Regis Boff
Photo: Genesis image courtesy of Getty Images
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AboutColm Clark
Colm Clark is a freelance writer, musician and composer (a.k.a. Crush Limbo) whose music has appeared in TV and film and whose songs have been sung on New York theater stages. Despite all this (if posts to social media are any indication), his proudest recent accomplishment was getting a backyard fire started with wet logs. Twitter: @malstranger
16 comments on "Genesis Tour Manager Recalls His Role in One of Rock's Most Embarrassing Moments"
Tony Banks is so uncool.
rosalvirtual@yahoo.co.uk
What do you know? Who are are anyway?
Tony Banks was good enough at his job that he can be uncool if he wants too.
markh75
Its all just the sheer craziness of touring! These things are all controlled by computers and such now; thank goodness! Must have been a laugh though!
unfortunate nobody immortalized these Genesis bloopers on video…
Fabio Palms
Phil recounts yelling "You're fired!" at a gig from the The Lamb tour, where the flashing effect was due to occur during the closing piece of the set, "it" revealing Gabriel and a dummy that looked like him on either sides of the stage, for a brief moment. Reportedly, the roadie had used too much gunpowder and there had been a deafening explosion. Mike Rutherford confirmed the facts in his autobiography.
Steve Barker
I was at that show! I thought everything went fine and that ending was planned. I WAS really high, so…………
I did flashpots for a local Boston band and had one show where I visualed the stage just before ignition to see an audience member reaching out with his hand on the pot to tilt it so he could look into it. Basically aiming it at his face. Adrenaline is a great thing. I jumped the corner of the stage, got to him in two steps and hit him in the chest hard enough to lift him off the ground and making him drop the flashpot which went off as soon as it hit the ground. In the half second between hitting him and the flashpot going off his expression went from surprise to anger to shock. I leaned over to him and said, "You would have lost your hand."
I don't think flashpots were used after that. Real close call.
Narrowing things down, it can't have been Cleveland in 1973 since they weren't in Cleveland 1973. Peter would pull off the cape towards the end of "Supper's Ready," so that dismisses "The Lamb" tour in the 1975 and the second half of 1974.
Strags
And the guy who opened the outside door was called an asshole?
Jair-Rohm Parker Wells
I was at the Munich show on that tour. To this day I never knew how they did that. I always figured it was just the drugs and I didn't see what I thought I'd seen.
I was a stage hand in the NYC Academy of Music in 1974 working the Genesis show. Our setup was a little different to get Peter flying. He was going to be airborne because we had a rope connected through a hidden overhead back stage pulley rig.
Regis was to give the cue and the fireworks technician would detonate and at the moment of explosion and light flash, three of us riggers were to pull with all our might a rope (as if ringing a church bell) and the harnessed Gabriel would rise and suddenly appear floating in midsong.
We're ready and when Regis said "Go" we immediately tugged the line. Gabriel is airborne and laughingly there is a failure and no fireworks explosion!
It was spectacularly stupid.
We were flawless in our part of the stunt and our crew chief couldn't resist, with all sincerity exclaiming, "Perfect Regis, perfect!"
Burt Ward
Well, at least it wasn't Great White.
Banks is the best, He IS Genesis. Whoever says otherwise knows sh*te because even Peter, Phil and Mike have said this repeatedly.
Gibby Pratt
I was at that show. Shit happens it's not a perfect world. Life went on.
MR D N Mc Master-Smith
A bit of theatre sadly lacking in today's mundane money driven bands.


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How to prolong the working life of a flat die pellet mill?
Flat die pellet mill is used to make biomass pellets from biomass materials, such agriculture and forestry waste. We can reduce its abrasion by using it properly, so as to prolong its working life.
Every time when you finish pellet production, feed oil mixtures (mixed sawdust and used oil) to the pellet machine and let it operate for 1-2 minutes, then you can shut down the machine. After this process, the die holes are filled with oil mixture and won't get blocked by the raw materials.
Before starting the machine, make sure there is no foreign matters in the feed hopper. Make sure there is no stones, metals, large wood blocks in the raw materials. Don't put you hand into the hopper when the pellet machine is running.
the moisture content of raw materials should be 10%-18%.
Clean the roller, die, main shaft and bearing regularly. Clear up the sawdust in slots, gaps and screw holes, or they may cause fracture of the components.
Before the first time use, add lubricate oil to the gearbox, shafts and bearings. In daily use, you should lubricate the roller and main shaft every day, and lubricate the gearbox every a half year.
The hole size of the pellet mill die is from 2.5-10mm, and the 4mm, 6mm and 8mm is the most popular. The size of die is determined by the raw materials.
The roller and die (flat die or ring die) is the core part of the pellet machine. Their clearance influence the pelletizing effect and the working life. The suitable clearance is between 0.1mm and 0.3mm.
In flat die pellet machine, there are adjusting nuts on the 2 sides of the machine body.
To protect the pellet machine from damp, we need to place the pellet machine in a clean, dry and ventilated environment.
The metal parts are easy to get rust under moist condition, and the electric motor will have shortcut or electric leakage.
Following these tips above, you can prolong the working life of your equipment.


A team from the third tier in NSW is the first side into the Westfield FFA Cup Round of 32 after a superb win on Tuesday night at Proctor Park in Bathurst.
The Balmain Tigers, who play in Football NSW's State League 1, trounced the Western NSW Mariners 3-0 to confirm themselves as one of five NSW teams into the main draw.
Club captain Tom Hyde was thrilled with the performance of his side, especially in not losing focus when play had to be holted mid-way through the first-half when the lights went out.
"The key to the game was our start, we came out with such intensity that we really took a stranglehold on the game from the first whistle," said Hyde.
"The early goal was the platform from which we built our whole performance.
"We also played the Mariners in Round 2 of our league competition, at the same venue, and won 4-0 which certainly helped in our preparation as it gave us great confidence and a winning formula to repeat.
"The flood light failure (after 25 minutes) was a real test as we had such strong momentum at the time but what pleased me most was that the boys didn't drop their level when the lights came back on and we actually kicked on and scored the third just before half-time."
The other four Football NSW sides to qualify for the Round of 32 will be determined tonight with four huge matches to be played across the state.
Northern Tigers host Blacktown City FC at Mills Park, Sydney Olympic entertain South Coast Wolves at Lambert Park, Prospect United travel to Sydney United 58 and Rockdale City Suns take on Sutherland Sharks at Illinden Sports Centre.
All matches kick off at 7.30pm (AEST).
Click here for all the latest Westfield FFA Cup fixtures and results.


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In this edition we touch on matters relating to tax debts and reporting to credit bureaus, crowdfunding and payroll tax.


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Q: When I do Geospatial querying in MongoDB, how do I also return the distance from my desired point? for post in db.datasets.find({"loc":{"$near":[50,50]}}).limit(10):

How do  I get the distance between the document and "50,50"?

A: Using the "geoNear" command will return a "dis" value as part of the results. Multiplying this value by the Earth's radius in the unit of your choice will give you the distance between that result and your original location.
For example, where "places" is the name of the collection and the lat/lng for your original point is 50, 50.
db.command( { geoNear : "places" , near : [50,50] } );

Will return a result in the format:
[
    {
        "dis" : 0.3886630122897946,
        "obj" : {
            "_id" : ObjectId("4d9123026ccc7e2cf22925c4"),
            "pos" : {
                "lon" : -10,
                "lat" : -20
            }
        }
    }
]

Multiplying each result's "dis" value by 6371 will give you the distance in km, while 3959 gives miles.
There's more details and examples in the Mongo docs.

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* Randy Orton opens the show talking about Alberto Del Rio when Del Rio's music hits to cut him off. Del Rio eventually backs down from going after Orton. Wade Barrett hits the ring and attacks Orton from behind. Teddy Long books Orton vs. Barrett for later tonight.
* WWE Tag Team Champion Kane def. Cody Rhodes.
* The Miz def. Yoshi Tatsu.
* Backstage, Booker T announces a triple threat for the WWE Divas Championship at Hell in a Cell with Eve defending against Layla and Kaitlyn.
* Wade Barett def. Randy Orton. Barrett got the win with his elbow when Alberto Del Rio ran down to distract Orton.
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* Post-taping bonus match: WWE World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus def. Big Show in a Last Man Standing match.


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Saint-Martin-de-l'Arçon est une commune française située dans l'ouest du département de l'Hérault en région Occitanie.

Exposée à un climat méditerranéen, elle est drainée par l'Orb et par divers autres petits cours d'eau. Incluse dans le parc naturel régional du Haut-Languedoc, la commune possède un patrimoine naturel remarquable composé de trois zones naturelles d'intérêt écologique, faunistique et floristique.

Saint-Martin-de-l'Arçon est une commune rurale qui compte  en , après avoir connu un pic de population de  en 1836. Elle est dans l'unité urbaine d'Olargues et fait partie de l'aire d'attraction de Bédarieux.

Ses habitants sont appelés les Martinonois.

Géographie

Communes limitrophes

Climat
Le climat qui caractérise la commune est qualifié, en 2010, de « climat méditerranéen franc », selon la typologie des climats de la France qui compte alors huit grands types de climats en métropole. En 2020, la commune ressort du type « climat méditerranéen » dans la classification établie par Météo-France, qui ne compte désormais, en première approche, que cinq grands types de climats en métropole. Pour ce type de climat, les hivers sont doux et les étés chauds, avec un ensoleillement important et des vents violents fréquents.

Les paramètres climatiques qui ont permis d'établir la typologie de 2010 comportent six variables pour les températures et huit pour les précipitations, dont les valeurs correspondent à la normale 1971-2000. Les sept principales variables caractérisant la commune sont présentées dans l'encadré suivant.

Avec le changement climatique, ces variables ont évolué. Une étude réalisée en 2014 par la Direction générale de l'Énergie et du Climat complétée par des études régionales prévoit en effet que la  température moyenne devrait croître et la pluviométrie moyenne baisser, avec toutefois de fortes variations régionales. Ces changements peuvent être constatés sur la station météorologique de Météo-France la plus proche, « Roquebrun », sur la commune de Roquebrun, mise en service en 1955 et qui se trouve à  à vol d'oiseau, où la température moyenne annuelle est de  et la hauteur de précipitations de  pour la période 1981-2010.
Sur la station météorologique historique la plus proche, « Millau », sur la commune de Millau, dans le département de l'Aveyron, mise en service en 1964 et à , la température moyenne annuelle évolue de  pour la période 1971-2000, à  pour 1981-2010, puis à  pour 1991-2020.

Milieux naturels et biodiversité

Espaces protégés
La protection réglementaire est le mode d'intervention le plus fort pour préserver des espaces naturels remarquables et leur biodiversité associée.

Un  espace protégé est présent sur la commune :
le parc naturel régional du Haut-Languedoc, créé en 1973 et d'une superficie de , qui s'étend sur  et deux départements. Implanté de part et d'autre de la ligne de partage des eaux entre Océan Atlantique et mer Méditerranée, ce territoire est un véritable balcon dominant les plaines viticoles du Languedoc et les étendues céréalières du Lauragais.

Zones naturelles d'intérêt écologique, faunistique et floristique
L'inventaire des zones naturelles d'intérêt écologique, faunistique et floristique (ZNIEFF) a pour objectif de réaliser une couverture des zones les plus intéressantes sur le plan écologique, essentiellement dans la perspective d'améliorer la connaissance du patrimoine naturel national et de fournir aux différents décideurs un outil d'aide à la prise en compte de l'environnement dans l'aménagement du territoire.
Deux ZNIEFF de  sont recensées sur la commune :
les « gorges d'Albine » (), couvrant  du département et
le « plateau du Caroux » (), couvrant  du département
et une ZNIEFF de  :
le « massif de l'Espinouse » (), couvrant  du département.

Urbanisme

Typologie
Saint-Martin-de-l'Arçon est une commune rurale, car elle fait partie des communes peu ou très peu denses, au sens de la grille communale de densité de l'Insee.
Elle appartient à l'unité urbaine d'Olargues, une agglomération intra-départementale regroupant  et  en 2017, dont elle est une commune de la banlieue.

Par ailleurs la commune fait partie de l'aire d'attraction de Bédarieux dont elle est une commune de la couronne. Cette aire, qui regroupe , est catégorisée dans les aires de moins de .

Occupation des sols

L'occupation des sols de la commune, telle qu'elle ressort de la base de données européenne d'occupation biophysique des sols Corine Land Cover (CLC), est marquée par l'importance des forêts et milieux semi-naturels (75,5 % en 2018), en augmentation par rapport à 1990 (73,2 %). La répartition détaillée en 2018 est la suivante :
forêts (39,9 %), espaces ouverts, sans ou avec peu de végétation (35,6 %), cultures permanentes (18,7 %), zones agricoles hétérogènes (5,8 %).

L'IGN met par ailleurs à disposition un outil en ligne permettant de comparer l'évolution dans le temps de l'occupation des sols de la commune (ou de territoires à des échelles différentes). Plusieurs époques sont accessibles sous forme de cartes ou photos aériennes : la carte de Cassini (), la carte d'état-major (1820-1866) et la période actuelle (1950 à aujourd'hui).

Risques majeurs
Le territoire de la commune de Saint-Martin-de-l'Arçon est vulnérable à différents aléas naturels : météorologiques (tempête, orage, neige, grand froid, canicule ou sécheresse), feux de forêts, mouvements de terrains et séisme (sismicité très faible). Il est également exposé à deux risques technologiques,  le transport de matières dangereuses et la rupture d'un barrage, et à deux risques particuliers : le risque minier et le risque de radon. Un site publié par le BRGM permet d'évaluer simplement et rapidement les risques d'un bien localisé soit par son adresse soit par le numéro de sa parcelle.

Risques naturels
Saint-Martin-de-l'Arçon est exposée au risque de feu de forêt. Un plan départemental de protection des forêts contre les incendies (PDPFCI) a été approuvé en juin 2013 et court jusqu'en 2022, où il doit être renouvelé. Les mesures individuelles de prévention contre les incendies sont précisées par deux arrêtés préfectoraux et s'appliquent dans les zones exposées aux incendies de forêt et à moins de  de celles-ci. L'arrêté du  réglemente l'emploi du feu en interdisant notamment d'apporter du feu, de fumer et de jeter des mégots de cigarette dans les espaces sensibles et sur les voies qui les traversent sous peine de sanctions. L'arrêté du  rend le débroussaillement obligatoire, incombant au propriétaire ou ayant droit.

La commune est vulnérable au risque de mouvements de terrains constitué principalement du retrait-gonflement des sols argileux. Cet aléa est susceptible d'engendrer des dommages importants aux bâtiments en cas d'alternance de périodes de sécheresse et de pluie. 32,1 % de la superficie communale est en aléa moyen ou fort (59,3 % au niveau départemental et 48,5 % au niveau national). Sur les  dénombrés sur la commune en 2019,  sont en en aléa moyen ou fort, soit 35 %, à comparer aux 85 % au niveau départemental et 54 % au niveau national. Une cartographie de l'exposition du territoire national au retrait gonflement des sols argileux est disponible sur le site du BRGM.

Par ailleurs, afin de mieux appréhender le risque d'affaissement de terrain, l'inventaire national des cavités souterraines permet de localiser celles situées sur la commune.

La commune a été reconnue en état de catastrophe naturelle au titre des dommages causés par les inondations et coulées de boue survenues en 1982, 1995, 1996, 1997 et 2014.

Risques technologiques
Le risque de transport de matières dangereuses sur la commune est lié à sa traversée par des infrastructures routières ou ferroviaires importantes ou la présence d'une canalisation de transport d'hydrocarbures. Un accident se produisant sur de telles infrastructures est susceptible d'avoir des effets graves sur les biens, les personnes ou l'environnement, selon la nature du matériau transporté. Des dispositions d'urbanisme peuvent être préconisées en conséquence.

La commune est en outre située en aval du Barrage des monts d'Orb, un ouvrage de classe A sur l'Orb, mis en service en 1961 et disposant d'une retenue de  de mètres cubes. À ce titre elle est susceptible d'être touchée par l'onde de submersion consécutive à la rupture de cet ouvrage.

Risque particulier
L'étude Scanning de Géodéris réalisée en 2008 a établi pour le département de l'Hérault une identification rapide des zones de risques miniers liés à l'instabilité des terrains.  Elle a été complétée en 2015 par une étude approfondie sur les anciennes exploitations minières du bassin houiller de Graissessac et du district polymétallique de Villecelle. La commune est ainsi concernée par le risque minier, principalement lié à l'évolution des cavités souterraines laissées à l'abandon et sans entretien après l'exploitation des mines.

Dans plusieurs parties du territoire national, le radon, accumulé dans certains logements ou autres locaux, peut constituer une source significative d'exposition de la population aux rayonnements ionisants. Certaines communes du département sont concernées par le risque radon à un niveau plus ou moins élevé. Selon la classification de 2018, la commune de Saint-Martin-de-l'Arçon est classée en zone 3, à savoir zone à potentiel radon significatif.

Histoire

Au cours de la Révolution française, la commune porte le nom de Doussairolles.

Héraldique

Politique et administration

Démographie

Économie

Emploi

En 2018, la population âgée de  s'élève à , parmi lesquelles on compte 82,7 % d'actifs (69,1 % ayant un emploi et 13,6 % de chômeurs) et 17,3 % d'inactifs. Depuis 2008, le taux de chômage communal (au sens du recensement) des  est supérieur à celui de la France et du département.

La commune fait partie de la couronne de l'aire d'attraction de Bédarieux, du fait qu'au moins 15 % des actifs travaillent dans le pôle. Elle compte  en 2018, contre 12 en 2013 et 18 en 2008. Le nombre d'actifs ayant un emploi résidant dans la commune est de 57, soit un indicateur de concentration d'emploi de 46,4 % et un taux d'activité parmi les 15 ans ou plus de 56,3 %.

Sur ces 57 actifs de 15 ans ou plus ayant un emploi, 24 travaillent dans la commune, soit 41 % des habitants. Pour se rendre au travail, 83,9 % des habitants utilisent un véhicule personnel ou de fonction à quatre roues, 1,8 % les transports en commun, 10,7 % s'y rendent en deux-roues, à vélo ou à pied et 3,6 % n'ont pas besoin de transport (travail au domicile).

Activités hors agriculture
16 établissements sont implantés  à Saint-Martin-de-l'Arçon au .
Le secteur de la construction est prépondérant sur la commune puisqu'il représente 50 % du nombre total d'établissements de la commune (8 sur les 16 entreprises implantées  à Saint-Martin-de-l'Arçon), contre 14,1 % au niveau départemental.

Agriculture

La commune est dans le « Soubergues », une petite région agricole occupant le nord-est du département de l'Hérault. En 2020, l'orientation technico-économique de l'agriculture  sur la commune est la viticulture. Une seule  exploitation agricole ayant son siège dans la commune est recensée lors du recensement agricole de 2020 (47 en 1988). La superficie agricole utilisée est de .

Culture locale et patrimoine

Lieux et monuments
 Église Saint-Martin de Saint-Martin-de-l'Arçon datant du  : Vierge en bois doré .
 Le Caroux : table d'orientation** à , vue exceptionnelle sur le littoral et les Pyrénées.
 Rives de l'Orb.
 Sentiers pédestres balisés : passage du GR7

Personnalités liées à la commune

Voir aussi

Bibliographie

Fonds d'archives

Articles connexes

 Liste des communes de l'Hérault
 Olargues
 Canton d'Olargues

Liens externes

 Saint-Martin-de-l'Arçon sur le site de l'Institut géographique national
 Recensement Insee 2006
 Comptes de la commune sur le site du Ministère des Finances

Notes et références

Notes et cartes
 Notes

 Cartes

Références

Site de l'Insee

Autres sources

Notes

Références

Site de l'Insee

Autres sources

Commune dans l'Hérault
Commune dans l'arrondissement de Béziers
Martin
Commune ayant porté un nom révolutionnaire dans l'Hérault
Aire d'attraction de Bédarieux

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Siro López Fernández (Sarria, Lugo, March 20, 1956) is a Spanish sports journalist, streamer, and youtuber.

He specializes in basketball and football and is a regular commentator for various national media outlets. He is currently a contributor to Cadena COPE, the newspaper Sport, the program Estudio Estadio on Teledeporte, and El golazo de Gol on Gol TV. In addition, he narrated Real Madrid basketball games on Real Madrid TV and was a contributor to the program "Colgados del Aro," which was part of the YouTube channel "Experience Endesa" and was hosted by Juanma López Iturriaga and Pablo Lolaso. Since 2020, he has been an active streamer on Twitch, and has become one of the most watched sports streamers in Spain. He has participated in several events such as the Padel de las Estrellas (Padel of the Stars). and the Esland awards.

Trajectory
From the age of ten, he lived with his family in Barcelona, where he studied and graduated in journalism at the Faculty of Information Sciences of Bellaterra of the Autonomous University of Barcelona.

Director of Sports at Telemadrid
Between 2000 and 2010, he was the sports director of Telemadrid, being, in turn, since 2004, presenter of the sports section of the Telenoticias of the regional channel. Previously, he held different positions in different media and institutions, such as head of press for Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña, editor and basketball narrator for José Mara García's team on Antena 3 Radio, head of sports for La Coruña and Santiago at Onda Cero, and later editor-in-chief of Don Balón and director of the website "Defensacentral.com".

TV media talk show host
He was one of the founders of Punto pelota, along with Tomás Roncero and José Damián González, who remained from its inception on September 15, 2008, until its extinction on December 4, 2013. On January 6, 2014, he began as a commentator on Josep Pedrerol's new project in Atresmedia, El chiringuito de Jugones.

Shortly after a month, on February 10, 2014, he announced his departure to the other major private television group in the country, Mediaset España, to participate in the talk shows of Pedrerol's rival midnight sports program, "Tiki-Taka" on Energy, and as a contributor to "Deportes Cuatro".

Basketball Narrator at Mediaset España
One of the reasons for Siro's signing with the Fuencarral group was the possibility of being the main narrator of Spain's matches at the 2014 World Cup, which the national team played as host, and at Eurobasket 2015. He narrated these two championships alongside international basketball specialist Antoni Daimiel and former player José Miguel Antúnez.

Presenter of "La Goleada" on 13tv
He presented between October 6, 2014 and February 9, 2015, together with Danae Boronat, the midnight sports talk show "La goleada" on channel 13tv, competing in midnight sports on DTT from Sunday to Thursday, with his former colleagues from El chiringuito de Jugones, led by Pedrerol. 13tv cancelled the program in the middle of the season, due to the low ratings it had been registering.

Colgados del Aro
He currently collaborates, along with Juanma Iturriaga, Antoni Daimiel, and Pablo Lolaso, in the Youtube/Twitch program Colgados del Aro by Endesa. A program of humor, information, and variety infused with the Endesa League, Euroleague, and other events in the world of basketball. Numerous personalities, such as Pau and Marc Gasol, Andreu Buenafuente, Ibai, José Manuel Calderón, among others, have participated in the program.

Twitch
After befriending Ibai thanks to Colgados del Aro, Siro and Pablo Lolaso decided to create their own Twitch channels. In a live program of Colgados del Aro, Siro created himself a Twitch channel and, seeing the great support and encouraged by his son, he was encouraged to broadcast. In barely a year of trajectory, it has become one of the sports journalism referents on this platform. His relevance has permeated his field, and it is common to see him collaborating with other streamers such as Ibai Llanos. He has participated in programs such as Out of the Box, by Outconsumer for Esportmaniacos; he has worked on the Especial Por la Palma with Ibai, in the special of the 2021 transfer market closing, in El Padel de las Estrellas, in the broadcasting of the Ballon d'Or gala; among others.

In 2022, he presented an Esland Award for best esports reporter.

He directs an interview program, Gracias por Venir, in which he chats with all kinds of personalities, for example: José María García, Ibai, Antoni Daimiel, Luzu, Lendoiro; among others.

References

External links
 Siro López on Twitter

Spanish YouTubers
Twitch (service) streamers
Spanish radio presenters
1956 births
Living people


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