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"Don't Bring Me Down" is the ninth and final track on the English rock band the Electric Light Orchestra's 1979 album Discovery. It is their highest-charting hit in the United States to date.

History

"Don't Bring Me Down" is the band's second-highest-charting hit in the UK, where it peaked at number 3, and their biggest hit in the United States, peaking at number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100. It also charted well in Canada (number 1) and Australia (number 6). This was the first single by ELO not to include a string section.

The drum track is in fact a tape loop, coming from "On the Run" looped and slowed down.

The song ends with the sound of a door slamming. According to producer Jeff Lynne, this was a metal fire door at Musicland Studios where the song was recorded.

The song was dedicated to the NASA Skylab space station, which re-entered the Earth's atmosphere and burned up over the Indian Ocean and Western Australia on 11 July 1979.

On 4 November 2007, Lynne was awarded a BMI (Broadcast Music, Inc) Million-Air certificate for "Don't Bring Me Down" for the song having reached two million airplays.

Misheard lyric

A common mondegreen in the song is the perception that, following the title line, Lynne shouts "Bruce!" In the liner notes of the ELO compilation Flashback and elsewhere, Lynne has explained that he is singing a made-up word, "Groos", which some have suggested sounds like the German expression "Gruß," meaning "greeting." Lynne has explained that originally he did not realize the meaning of the syllable, and he just used it as a temporary placekeeper to fill a gap in the lyrics, but upon learning the German meaning he decided to leave it in.  After the song's release, so many people had misinterpreted the word as "Bruce" that Lynne actually began to sing the word as "Bruce" for fun at live shows.

ELO engineer Reinhold Mack remembers the genesis of the term differently, stating that Lynne was actually singing "Bruce" as a joke in advance of an Australian tour "referring to how many Australian guys are called Bruce."

Critical reception
AllMusic's Donald Guarisco praised ELO for not including a string section in the song: "Electric Light Orchestra can easily be summed up as 'pop music with strings.' Thus, it is pretty ironic that the group's biggest American hit, "Don't Bring Me Down", features no string section at all", adding that "it proved that Electric Light Orchestra could be just as interesting without the string section and thus paved the way for later string-less  hits like "Hold On Tight" and "Calling America", concluding that it was a song that was "powerful enough for rock fans but dance-friendly enough for the disco set". Billboard found the song to be Beatlesque while praising the multiple "irresistible" instrumental and vocal hooks. Cash Box similarly described it as being influenced by the Beatles, particularly the song "You Can't Do That," and said that the song "brims with overdubbed Lynne harmonies and a pounding rhythm track."  Record World said that "From the opening drum blasts, through the harmony vocal/percussion break, to the echo-filled closing, this song rocks." Ultimate Classic Rock rated "Don't Bring Me Down" as the 97th greatest classic rock song, saying it "may just be Jeff Lynne's most concise and representative musical statement."

Music video
A music video was produced, which showed the band performing the song interspersed with various animations relating to the song's subject matter, including big-bottomed majorettes and a pulsating neon frankfurter. The band's three resident string players are depicted playing keyboards in the music video.

Jeff Lynne version
Jeff Lynne re-recorded the song in his own home studio. It was released on a compilation album with other re-recorded ELO songs called Mr. Blue Sky: The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra.

Personnel
Jeff Lynne – vocals, guitar, piano, synthesizer
Bev Bevan – drums, percussion
Richard Tandy – grand piano, synthesizer, electric piano, clavinet
Kelly Groucutt – bass, vocals

Cover versions and remixes
In 2012, The Hives released a song called "Go Right Ahead". Though not a direct cover, the main riff in the song is nearly identical to the one in "Don't Bring Me Down", and as a result Jeff Lynne was credited as a co-writer.
Country stars Little Big Town, Kacey Musgraves and Midland performed the song on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to promote their The Breakers Tour.
American rock band Black Stone Cherry covered the song on their 2020 album The Human Condition.

Chart and sales

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Sales and certifications

See also
List of number-one singles of 1979 (Canada)

References

External links
In-depth Song Analysis at the Jeff Lynne Song Database (jefflynnesongs.com)

1979 songs
1979 singles
Electric Light Orchestra songs
British pop rock songs
Jet Records singles
RPM Top Singles number-one singles
Song recordings produced by Jeff Lynne
Songs written by Jeff Lynne


While the Coalition laments the closure of the old coal-fired power plants at Port Augusta and the Latrobe Valley, suppliers of "cheap" electricity, perhaps someone could ask the question: how cheap is coal (Paul Bongiorno, "A republican's thorny crown", December 17-23)? Ask the miners who have been diagnosed with black lung if they think coal is cheap. And ask their families. Ask the people of Morwell if they think coal is cheap. After all, that fire in 2014 wasn't the first time they've been exposed to a range of highly toxic air pollutants. Ask other people who live near coalmines, railway lines where open coal trucks are carried numerous times each day, and they are breathing in coal dust all day, or coal terminals such as Newcastle where millions of litres of precious water are required to reduce that dust. Ask the farmers who give up and sell when their cattle refuse to eat grass covered in coal dust. Ask the residents of towns such as Thirlmere, which has all but lost its ancient lakes, and people who rely on rivers reduced to a trickle. Did the company that owns the mine that caused the extensive subsidence on the M1 pay for repairs? Or did it come from our state taxes? The increasing mechanisation of this industry means jobs have already been lost, and this is likely to continue, and so this is not just about employment. I won't even venture into the realm of climate change and the uncertain real costs if we continue to ignore coal's contribution to this. How about we just look at the real cost of this "cheap" coal; the full cost of health, of lost livelihood, and factor that into the real cost of coal-fired power plants.
I was so saddened to learn of Georgia Blain's passing. As someone diagnosed with brain cancer in 2012, I read Georgia's contributions ("The Unwelcome Guest") closely. Georgia's honest reflections captured so many of the challenges of what it means to live day-to-day with this insidious disease that touches all aspects of life. Georgia spoke to the insights gained through suffering, captured a sense of living groundlessly, and above all reminded me of the importance of the simple and joyful things in life – landscapes and nature, companionship, family. May she rest in peace.
We can thank Tony Abbott for Australia's status as "the biggest pariah nation in the world when it comes to action on climate change" (Bill McKibben, "How to stop lends and influence people", December 17-23). During Julia Gillard's time as prime minister (2010-13), some of the most inaccurate statements about the consequences of a carbon tax were made by Abbott. It became farcical when Barnaby Joyce claimed the carbon tax would push the price of a Sunday roast to $100. Even now, the words "carbon tax" cannot even be mentioned in the context of sensible policy debate surrounding carbon emission schemes. Recently on Q&A, Naomi Klein was asked, "How does the world view Australia's inaction on climate change?" Her reply was prefaced: "Among wealthy industrialised countries, Australia now stands alone raising its middle finger to the world." Originated by Abbott, and now continued by Malcolm Turnbull, Australia's inaction on climate change reaffirms its pariah status. Energy and Environment Minister Josh Frydenberg, and Abbott, "would seemingly see the world burn before they were willing to take genuine climate change action". Cheered on by such luminaries as Bernardi, Christensen, Abetz and others, Abbott continues to hold the strings of his marionette – and tragically, the nation still waits for a rational energy policy, one that clearly addresses what remains of our carbon budget under the Paris agreement.
I agree we should change the date (Editorial, "The date is changing", December 10-16) and am somewhat surprised that so far no one has suggested a celebration of Australia's Name Day. I don't know the actual date other than the name "Australia" being adopted in 1804 – as suggested by Matthew Flinders. Surely a Name Day would be inclusive of all peoples who live here.
Gillian Terzis has been contributing some interesting stories from San Francisco. But "Running, man" (December 17-23) ignored thousands of years of history by suggesting "pot lovers and yoga devotees, [as] two groups that might have had little crossover in the past". This distinction might apply for recent yoga devotees in the West, but ganja has always been central to yogic practice in India. Lord Shiva, the ultimate yogi, is also the Hindu god of cannabis, or at least its patron saint. That said, one wonders what Australian law-enforcement agencies make of the passing in California on November 8 of Proposition 64, which legalises marijuana for recreational use. According to the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission's latest "Illicit Drug Data Report", in 2014-15, 66,309 people were arrested for possessing or administering marijuana for their own use. Our lawmakers, ever eager to follow America's lead, should take note.
American republicans are getting upset because negotiations about our refugee resettlement program are being kept secret. Welcome to the real world, fellas, where secrecy in the Australian Immigration Department is paramount, and you will soon learn that what you don't know won't hurt you.
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Linux Goes Hollywood With New Terra Soft Film Rendering Tool
Nov 12, 2007 4:00 AM PT
Terra Soft Solutions, the developer of Yellow Dog Linux, has teamed up with Circle-S Studios to create Y-Film, a suite of VFX (visual effects) management and productivity tools coupled with DNA Research's 3Delight RenderMan compliant rendering engine and Terra Soft's Y-HPC cluster construction suite.
Terra Soft will display the alpha version of its new product Tuesday at the Supercomputing Expo in Reno, Nev. However, the product will not ship until the second quarter of 2008, according to Kai Staats, CEO of Terra Soft Solutions.
Y-Film is a product formed from two separate applications. The first is a cluster construction suite supported by Terra Soft's Y-HPC platform. The second is the Artist Productivity and Asset Management Tools developed by Scott Frankel, president and VFX supervisor at Circle-S Studios and the lead developer of Y-Film. The tool set runs on x86 Linux, Power Linux and Mac OS X.
"The launch of this new product may be the first surge of a potential tidal wave of change for how Hollywood conducts film rendering," Staats told LinuxInsider.
The suite of artist workstation tools manage VFX "assets" from workstation to render farm, maintaining the integrity of shot modifications. These tools integrate the output of Maya, a 3-D desktop animation package, and/or Shake (desktop compositing software) through mental ray (renderer that is used beneath a lot of industry standards) and/or 3Delight (server side renderer compliant with Pixar's RenderMan RIB format) or RenderMan proper, Staats explained.
"This is very complex software," said Staats.
It includes a database that resides on the server or head node, which sends and receives asset (film shot) information to increase artist efficiency, eliminate error-prone "book-keeping" tasks, and store all pertinent data regarding a shot's render for retrieval later, he explained. There is also the renderer (3Delight) which resides on the cluster nodes of the render farm.
"In this respect, our Y-HPC cluster construction suite builds the render farm, and Scott's tools tie the artist workstation to the render farm built by Y-HPC," said Staats.
Terra Soft Solutions, developer of the OS Yellow Dog Linux, will offer Y-Film in Q2 2008. Terra Soft is working with key beta site customers for immediate integration, testing and production.
Industry Innovation
Power and simplicity will drive users to this product, according to Frankel. Y-Film is the only product on the market that combines asset management and task scheduling with equal strength, he said. It further offers an integrated color management system, a pipeline workflow system and a suite of artist productivity tools.
"The breadth of functionality it offers is unique in the industry. Add to that the combination of the Y-HPC cluster build and management tools and a bundled, world-class render engine, 3Delight and you have a product unmatched by any other commercial offering," Frankel told LinuxInsider.
The product has been on the drawing board for several years. Both Staats and Frankel decided that the film industry was now ready for this type of product, Frankel said.
Frankel, who has worked in making short independent films for over 25 years, has seen a revolution in computer techniques take over the Hollywood scene. The visual effects industry turned a corner and began fundamental changes in its landscape with the use of digital technology after the success of the movie "Jurassic Park" in 1992, he said.
"There are more talented artists and technicians in the field now than ever before. And a lot of them are working freelance or for small- to mid-sized studios. At the same time, clients are asking for more and more render-intensive images," Frankel said in explaining the vast market for Y-Film.
For instance, having a powerful render farm cluster at a small boutique studio was almost unheard of seven or eight years ago, he said. The expense and complexity was overwhelming.
In addition, building a robust asset management system and workflow pipeline is still out of the question for all but the largest companies, he noted. Y-Film completely turns that situation around, he said.
"Y-Film provides all the power and flexibility of a system you might find at a large VFX company; yet it's easy to set up and simple to use," he offered.
Meeting Needs
Y-Film streamlines the production of computer graphics imaging from Windows and OS X desktops to a high-performance Linux render farm. It provides filmmakers with a robust, scalable and flexible tool set of features and benefits.
It combines flexible asset management with a modular workflow pipeline, color management system, artist production tools and a scalable task scheduler. Together, the components in Y-Film provide everything necessary to automate and track computer graphic image production.
"We anticipate an aggressive adoption of Y-Film in the VFX industry by start-ups who desire a turn-key solution, by established boutiques who recognize the value in this level of automation and by larger, top-tier players when Y-Film is coupled with near-future, advanced hardware offerings," said Staats.
Beta Site
Terra Soft is now forming a beta site for the deployment phase of Y-Film. Information about Y-Film is available here.
Y-Film is built around a number of open source components. The purchase price for Y-Film is not yet available, Staats said.
Terra Soft's Y-Film "alpha" debut will be available at the Supercomputing Expo in Reno, Nev., from Nov. 12 through 16.

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Apple is renowned for making the perfect apps and software. However, sometimes even Apple can cause some flaws. One of the most common examples of such is cannot connect to iTunes Store. This issue can be very annoying because this may come about at the moment when you're willing to enjoy good music or download the favorite songs of yours. Generally, the problem is occurred by the lousy internet connection, or the fact App Store is currently updating.
Click on Cellular Data and ensure it is on.
Then on the same screen, you need to click Cellular Data Options.
And head to Voice & Data, then select 4G.
Switching Network is pretty simple. If you have been using Wi-Fi, you then need to switch to cellular data. And if you have been using mobile data, you then should try switching to Wi-Fi. Before doing this, make sure you exit iTunes app/App Store not minimize.
Go to Settings and tap VPN.
Then tap the green button. You will find it next to Status section under VPN CONFIGURATIONS, to disable it.
Here, you must try reconnecting to iTunes.
You can go to the Apple system page to confirm if the iTunes Store system is down or not. You are going to find this page on the Apple official website. It provides information about the system status of Apple Services, iCloud, and Stores.
Note: If you find a green square box, it means the service is normal. And if you find an orange triangle box, it indicates some issues. Thus, you can read current system status on the Apple System Status web page.
First of all, open Settings.
Go to General and tap on Date & Time.
You need to make sure that the Set Automatically option is ON.
Here, from the multitasking switcher, you have to exit App Store and iTunes, and then relaunch them.
Go to Settings and tap iTunes & App Store.
And then click on Sign Out.
Now, to be able to sign in again, you need to go back to the iTunes & App Store screen and click on Sign In.
Your Apple ID and password will be required here. Make sure you enter the correct ones.
Thank you for reading this article; I hope the information you got here is going to be useful to you.
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Q: Why does Grails require that I use `def` instead of `void` in a controller? Take the following controller:
package test

class TestController {
    static defaultAction = "test"

    def test() {
        render "test"
    }
}
Why is test defined with def test() { instead of something like void test() {? Isn't the def keyword only used for closures or functions in a script (i.e. not in a Groovy class)?

A: Burt's answer is correct but the real problem I was having is that I misunderstood what def is. Rather than being like var in JavaScript, you can think of it like Object in Java.
I thought that using def was like doing (JavaScript)
var test = function() {
    alert("test");
}
while in reality it's just like (Java)
public Object test() {
    return someObject;
}
It's not a different kind of function/closure, it's like a return type—def can be applied to any object (Groovy has no data primitives, so any value is also an object, unlike in Java).
It helps my Java brain to think of
def bar = "foo";

as
Object bar = "foo";

A: render is void so in this case the test action could be void, but in the case where you return a model map the action has to be non-void:
def create() {
   [personInstance: new Person(params)]
}

Since some actions can return a value and some don't, the general syntax has to return def to support all variants.

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The following is information that is useful when creating SEC-type XBRL-based digital financial reports.
These documents provide information about specific reporting situations which public companies many times get incorrect.
Income (Loss) from Equity Method Investments reported with tax provision: In an income statement or combined income statement and statement of comprehensive income; when the line item "Income (Loss) from Equity Method Investments" is reported with the tax provision; should the concept from the US GAAP XBRL Taxonomy "us-gaap:IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments" be used to report the line item or should an extension concept be created because the concept has been moved into a different location than it exists within the US GAAP XBRL Taxonomy.


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Scientific Program Committee
Committee of Recommendation
Organizing Program Committee
City of Nijmegen
Pre-Congress Excursion
Post-Congress Excursion
Excursion to National Museum of Antiquities
Closing Dinner and Party
Register & Travel
Explore Nijmegen
27. Brickyards of the Roman Army
Session Chairs: Eckhard Deschler-Erb & Clarissa Agricola
Affiliation: Universität zu Köln, Germany
Affiliation of co-organiser: Universität zu Köln, Germany
Session Abstract: The Roman army was not only an effective military machine, it was also a highly important economic force. Especially in newly conquered regions, the sapper units of the legions established new infrastructure or made improvements to the existing one (roads, bridges, buildings, and even entire settlements). The raw materials and products required were mined or produced by the army itself. Brickyards, set up and operated by military units on a large scale, formed an important branch of production in this context.
Brick stamps and the remains of the brick yards themselves provide essential information with regard to the structure and organisation of the military production of architectural ceramics. Thanks to these studies we are able to understand and analyse an important aspect of the imperial economy in the Roman provinces.
During the proposed session, brickworks of the Roman army from western and eastern provinces of the Imperium Romanum will be presented and discussed. Especially in recent times, more and more attention has been paid to these workshops. We hope that some of the current research on the topic will be presented in the session. The following topics will be important/relevant:
Topographical position (of the workshops) and relations to nearby settlements
Infrastructure (working areas, kilns etc.)
Production range (form and type of bricks, production of other goods like pottery)
Questions of chronology
Distribution (trade routes, organisation of trade, civilian or military consumers)
Operators (legionary or auxiliary)
Time Presenter (s) Presentation
09.00 Introduction
09.20 Rüdiger Schwarz From loam to kiln, from clay to tile – making Roman ceramic building materials the whole way
09.40 Tomas Janek Roman military manufacture of tegulae: the production techniques and their transfer
10.00 Craig Harvey Just Another Brick (Kiln) in the Wall? The Newly Discovered Brickyard at Vindolanda and Its Relevance to Brick Production along Hadrian's Wall
10.50 Tim Clerbaut The military brickyard of Xanten: research history and a current status quo
11.10 Michelle Rossa Ziegelproduktion im Norden von Köln – Die römische Ziegelei von Feldkassel
11.30 Ljubomir Jevtovic Who built the Castra Legionis in Viminacium?
11.50 Alexandru Flutur The Brickyards of Legion IIII Flavia Felix from Dacia by early 2nd century AD
From loam to kiln, from clay to tile – making Roman ceramic building materials the whole way
Rüdiger Schwarz, Anna Langgartner, Römerkastell Saalburg / Saalburg Roman Fort, Thomas Hauck, Römischer Vicus Eisenberg, Tim Clerbaut, Ghent University
Practical approaches to the production of Roman ceramic building materials (CBM) are until now sparsely represented in the archaeological record, as well as publications on the construction and drift of Roman brick kilns. The available contributions on the topic describe merely parts of the production process. The Saalburg project comprises the whole process chain, extending from the construction of a life-size kiln model, via clay processing, making different types of Roman CBM to firing the products in the wood-fueled kiln, considering archaeological features from the site as far as possible. During the project three kilns have been constructed and fired, in each case with modifications and improvements compared to the previous model. Thereby the whole range of Roman CBM was manufactured, lateres in varying sizes and tubuli for hypocausts as well as tegulae and imbrices for roof coverings. Having started as an educational project in museum mediation, even scientific data were collected during the more recent stages of the project, and the firing was accompanied by extensive temperature measurements. The evaluation of these data allows for further targeted optimizations of the construction and firing. Scientific and technical analyses of the experimentally produced CBM reveal information about reached firing temperatures, quality of the products and allow conclusions concerning the original Roman raw materials. The insights gained so far are promising and indicate the continuous development of the project towards a controlled chain of production.
Roman military manufacture of tegulae: the production techniques and their transfer
Tomáš Janek, National museum, Prague
This contribution focuses on the development of the manufacturing technologies of the Roman tiles and their transfer between the production centres. The first examined dataset comes from the legionary brickyard near ancient Vindobona. Various production technologies were identified based on differences in the shape of the tiles and treatment of the surface and were statistically evaluated. Standard photo documentation was supplemented with photogrammetry. The aim was to create 3D model without a texture to eliminate disruptive elements such as colour or calcareous sinter. The simulation of various light angles on a 3D model enables enhancement and identification of the traces left by worktools. The treatment of the surface was examined with the reflectance transformation imaging (RTI). Results show that every unit used unique shape of certain parts of the tiles which represents the arrival of a new manufacture technology. However, in several cases the overlap of technologies can be observed. The mutual influence between different working groups could be an explanation. In the case of Legio X Gemina also the material from ancient Noviomagus and Aquincum was examined. It allowed the successful identification of the development of certain manufacturing technologies and their transfer among the fortresses.
Just Another Brick (Kiln) in the Wall? The Newly Discovered Brickyard at Vindolanda and Its Relevance to Brick Production along Hadrian's Wall
Craig Harvey, University of Western Ontario
Recent excavations at the site of Vindolanda, located in the frontier zone of Roman Britain, have brought to light the remains of two kilns that shed new light on the production and supply of bricks and tiles along this Roman frontier. These kilns, located in the site's North Field, appear to be part of a larger industrial complex that also included a series of hydraulic installations such as wells and drains. Although the oven floors of these kilns do not survive, the largest kiln preserves its rectilinear form and stone-built supports, comprising pilasters and a central tongue-support. Such kilns typically date to late first century CE, but excavation of this area suggests they were primarily in operation from the mid-second into the third century CE. Surprisingly for a kiln site, excavation did not uncover large quantities of wasters; however, the presence of fragmentary brick and tile in nearby ash pits as well as a misfired brick of local clay confirm the site's production of this material. Nevertheless, the discovery of a possible figurine mold and what may even be part of a potter's wheel suggests that the production range of these kilns extended beyond brick and tile. This paper presents and discusses this newly discovered brickyard and places it within the wider context of brick production and supply along the Roman frontier in Britain. The seemingly small size of this production centre suggests that it was primarily intended to supply the needs of the site's auxiliary troops and the inhabitants of the adjacent vicus. Similar auxiliary brickyards have been found along this frontier, such as those at Brampton and South Shields, and when taken together, they allow for a more complete understanding of the distributed system of brick production that once existed in this region.
The military brickyard of Xanten: research history and a current status quo
Tim Clerbaut, Ghent University, Marion Brüggler, LVR-State Service for Archaeological Heritage
At the beginning of the 20th century, the remains of a rooftile oven came to light in the neighbourhood "Am Halenboom", south to the current city center of Xanten. When the area further developed, further discoveries were observed and documented. Particularly in the 1970s the understanding grew of the site who could then be characterised as an large-scale military brickyard. The site has a long lifespan and a strategic position in the landscape in between the Colonia Ulpia Traiana to the north and the military camps of Vetera. Until now, only some small general overviews on the site have been published but the topic still lacks the attention and synthesis it deserves. In 2021, a new collaboration was forged to start a new research project on the site with the goal to study the site and its products in more detail, combining the various 'building blocks' documented over the years. The paper tends to present the first results of this study and add the a comparative narrative on military brickyards along the frontier of the Roman Empire in general.
Ziegelproduktion im Norden von Köln – Die römische Ziegelei von Feldkassel
Michelle Rossa, Universität zu Köln
Etwa 10 km nördlich der Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium (CCAA) konnte in bislang zehn Grabungskampagnen zwischen 1963 und 2016, vier kleineren Maßnahmen wie Fundberichten und Baustellenbeobachtungen und einem Erkundungsflug eine römische Ziegelei des 1. Jahrhunderts n. Chr. aufgedeckt werden. Diese wurde im Rahmen eines Dissertationsprojektes aufgearbeitet und in den Kontext der römischen Militärziegeleien des 1. Jahrhunderts innerhalb der germanischen Provinzen gesetzt. Die Befunde umfassen sechs rechteckige Ziegelöfen in unterschiedlichen Erhaltungszuständen, Ausbauphasen und Größen, die das Herz des Handwerksbetriebes bildeten. Hinzu kamen drei Töpferöfen, Fundamente eines Werkstattbaus oder einer Unterkunft sowie vier T-förmig zueinander angeordnete große Trockenlagerhallen aus insgesamt 226 bekannten Pfostensetzungen. Um diese gruppierten sich zahlreiche, teils befestigte, Ton- und Schlämmgruben. Auch ein mit Ziegeln eingefasstes Schlämmbecken war Teil der Anlage. Das Fundmaterial lässt auf den Betrieb durch die legio V Alaudae sowie einen vermutlich privaten Ziegler mit enger Bindung zum Militär schließen, der seine Produkte mit dem Kürzel MLB kennzeichnete. Der Vortrag beschäftigt sich mit der Stratigraphie der Befunde innerhalb des Geländes und einer möglichen Belegungsabfolge, den ermittelten Jahresproduktionsmengen des Betriebes, dem Export und – nachvollzogen an den archäologischen Befunden – dem Verlauf des Produktionsprozesses. Aufgrund der Vollständigkeit der infrastrukturellen Anlagen stellt der Betrieb eine Besonderheit dar und verdichtet den Kenntnisstand der Baukeramikproduktion innerhalb der Nordwestprovinzen.
Who built the Castra Legionis in Viminacium?
Ljubomir Jevtović, Ivan Bogdanović, Institute of Archaeology Belgrade
Ancient Viminacium was one of the largest agglomerations in the province of Moesia Superior. The strategic importance of its location suggests an early date for its military occupation, yet up to this date, no traces of the early Roman settlement were identified in this area. Recent excavations have shown that the legionary camp was built in the second half of the 1st century AD. Two legions, legiones VII Claudia and IV Flavia, are well attested on the territory of Viminacium by epigraphic monuments and stamped CBM. The recent finds of stamped CBM seem to indicate that the camp was built by the Legio IV Flavia, prior to its move to Singidunum. In this paper, we will analyze mentioned finds, as well as other traces of the legio IV Flavia in Viminacium. Their epigraphic and morphological characteristics, as well as the preliminary results of the comparative analysis of the corpus and the spatial distribution, indicate that their presence was not a result of mere ''trade'', but that they could have been produced on the site. CBM industries of Viminacium were spread across two major production sites, both seemingly run by the Legio VII Claudia. We will re-evaluate the chronology of these sites, their layout, infrastructure, and attribution, as well as the other evidence that could indicate to earliest traces of CBM production in Viminacium.
The Brickyards of Legion IIII Flavia Felix from Dacia by early 2nd century AD
Alexandru Flutur, National Museum of Banat – Timișoara
Legio IIII Flavia Felix left a rich tile material in two sites of major importance for the province of Dacia: Berzobis (the legionary fortress) and Colonia Dacica Sarmizegetusa. The three stamp types emerging at Berzobis are different than those at Sarmizegetusa. Although the stamp text is the same – LEG IIII F F -, they may be divided into distinct types, for each stamp type a particular signaculum being used. The legion's tile material is spread also around the two brick production centres. However, these two areas do not interfere, the distance between the two settlements being of 72 Roman miles on the Trajanic road. The diffusion areas of tiles and bricks are rather larger since in the Middle Age and the Modern period they were re-used as building material. Within museal collections, the origin of some of the bricks was or became unclear over the course of time. Regardless, the LEG IIII F F stamp types were often presented as common for both discussed sites. Obviously, today, the definite presence of the Romans is no longer certain unless stamped tiles come from Roman date structures or archaeological levels. At Berzobis, the study of the tile industry may provide comprehensive results since the entire building material discovered to date belong to Legion IV FF. Its presence in Dacia has been framed between AD 101 and AD 119, yet the brick-making activity may be restricted to the period of AD 106 – AD 117. By early Hadrian's reign, the legion was moved to Singidunum. Furthermore, worth of study are also the parallels between the tile stamps of Legion IV Flavia Felix from the two centres in Dacia and the tile stamps of the same legion from Burnum and Singidunum.
Brickyards of Legio I Italica
Janusz Recław, Antiquity of Southeastern Europe Research Centre. Univerity of Warsaw
One of the most frequently discovered types of artefacts at Novae – the fortress of the first Italic Legion – is building ceramics, mainly tiles with legionary stamps. Primarily these are the marks of the legio I Italica, but also legio I Minervia PF and legio XI Claudia. The enormous number of tiles needed to cover the roofs of legionary buildings raises the question of where they were produced. There is also the question related to the origin of tiles bearing stamps of legions other than I Italica. Does this mean that they were imported? Or did detachments of these legions produce them in the brickyards of the I Italica legion? In order to answer these questions a prospecting study was undertaken in a radius of about 50 kilometres around Novae in order to determine the locations of the clay and the areas where the brickyards could have been situated. Fragments of roof tiles, the chronology of which could be precisely established, were also analysed. The presentation will address the results of these investigations.
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Review/ Read Along: Teresa's Mystery Continues in "The Scorch Trials" Chapters 43-46
Emily Solomon August 14, 2015
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"The Scorch Trials," sequel to "The Maze Runner" (written by James Dashner and directed by Wes Ball) will be hitting the big screen on September 18. To get psyched for more action-packed dystopia, Emertainment Monthly will be re-reading and reviewing "The Scorch Trials" chapter by chapter.
Teresa Agnes, played by Kaya Scodelario, first premiered in The Maze Runner series in the first book and movie. Her entrance was a little different from book to movie. While in the book she came up in a coma, and didn't wake up for a few weeks, she was called the Trigger for the Ending (essentially the Maze trials were ending). In the movie she came up in the box (same way as the book), but immediately wakes up, says Thomas' name, and then passes out. She then stays in a coma for about a day. Though in the book Teresa and Thomas often communicated telepathically, in the movie their connection was still strong. Seeming like a helpless girl in a coma, Teresa soon proved herself to be just as tough as the guys when she fights off Grievers, helps solve the Maze puzzle, and gets the group to escape through the Griever hole.
At the start of The Scorch Trials, Teresa is still just as close and friendly with Thomas and the rest of the boys. Though after her mysterious disappearance, from both Thomas's telepathic connection and physically being replaced by Aris, she changed drastically. On one hand she would tell Thomas he needs to trust her and only her, but on the other hand she goes in and out of his life, and also yelled at him telepathically at one point. Where we last left off, Thomas had just been retuned to the group after being fixed up by WICKED, and had heard Teresa tell him telepathically that tomorrow was going to be awful, but that he needed to trust her.
Kaya Scodelario as Teresa Agnes in "The Scorch Trials." Source: 20th Century Fox
So even though it shouldn't be a surprise, when Teresa is holding a sharp spear, and the rest of the Group B girls are encircling the boys with bows and arrows, it's still a little shocking (Group B were the girls in the Maze trials. Group A is the Thomas and the boys). Things escalate even faster when Teresa threatens to start killing them off one by one if Thomas doesn't go with them immediately, with no one following. Minho, being the good friend that he is, tries to prevent this from happening. But Thomas isn't the one to risk other lives over himself, so he goes.
Two girls, a dark skinned girl named Harriet and a reddish blond girl named Sonya, awkwardly drag Thomas with a bag over his head. They were commanded by WICKED to drag him until the boys could no longer see them. This whole time Teresa is clearly the leader, but cold, almost emotionless. However, at one point as their dragging Thomas, she whispers in his ear that it's almost all over. But then they still drag him across the desert ground. So who's going to actually trust Teresa right now?
When they get above the mountain, they tie Thomas up to a tree. Thomas remembers his tattoo that read "To be killed by Group B," and asks why they're going to kill him, but Teresa just shouts that the all know what Thomas did to them, and now he has to pay. It's most likely Teresa is talking about the Maze. That Thomas was one of the creators who made the trials, and put all of them in the Maze. In addition, it's also unclear is Teresa is being controlled by WICKED or not. She isn't acting the way Gally did before he killed Chuck in The Maze Runner, or the way she was in earlier chapters when she kissed Thomas, but was clearly in pain fighting something. Here, she seems almost happy to see Thomas suffer before she plans to kill him. She yells at him "shut up" multiple times, and keeps saying he knows what he did to them. To her, specifically. Though Thomas doesn't know what she's talking about, again, it might have to do with the whole he helped create the Maze trials thing. Finally though, they leave him, and he falls asleep.
Teresa's character has changed drastically since we first saw her in The Maze Runner, and even in the beginning of The Scorch Trials. Though she may be being controlled by WICKED, if this is who she is now, controlled or uncontrolled, Teresa's negative character development is actually quite amazing to read. Instead of Teresa becoming this girl even more trustworthy and perfect from before, she becomes bitter and unpredictable. Moreover, Teresa is also contrasting Brenda now. Brenda has become the sweet, innocent girl, whereas Teresa is ruthless and cruel. Maybe this says something about staying around WICKED a little too long. It's still unsure if she's actually going to kill Thomas, or if she's just putting on an act.
Be sure to check out the new trailer for The Scorch Trials, coming out on September 18!
Review/ Read Along: Meet The New Kids in "The Scorch Trials" Chapters 25-29
Review/ Read Along: Trust and Mistrust in "The Scorch Trials" Chapters 47-50
Review/ Read Along: James Dashner's Writing Thrills in "The Scorch Trials" Chapters 30-34
Review/ Read Along: "The Scorch Trials" Chapters 5-8
Review/ Read Along: No Safe Haven in "The Scorch Trials" Chapters 54-58
Review/ Read Along: "The Scorch Trials" Trailer v Book (Chapters 39-42)
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Welcome to FindLaw's searchable database of U.S. Supreme Court decisions for Volume 284. Supreme Court opinions are browsable by year and U.S. Reports volume number, and are searchable by party name, case title, citation, full text and docket number. Published opinions in Volumes 1 through 557 are available. To access decisions published after June 2009 in Volumes 558 and higher, please either browse by calendar year or search by party name or full text. FindLaw maintains an archive of Supreme Court opinion summaries from September 2000 to the present. Summarized cases are browsable by date and searchable by docket number, case title, and full text.
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AMERICAN HIDE & LEATHER CO. v. US , 284 U.S. 598 (1932) January 25, 1932 No. 62
AMERICAN HIDE & LEATHER CO. v. UNITED STATES , 284 U.S. 343 (1932) January 4, 1932 No. 62
AMERICAN SURETY CO. OF NEW YORK v. GREEK CATHOLIC UNION , 284 U.S. 563 (1932) February 15, 1932 No. 401
ARIZONA GROCERY CO. v. ATCHISON, T. & S. F. RY. CO. , 284 U.S. 370 (1932) January 4, 1932 No. 98
ATCHISON, ETC. RY. v. SAXON , 284 U.S. 458 (1932) February 15, 1932 No. 291
ATCHISON, T. & S. F. RY. CO. v. UNITED STATES , 284 U.S. 248 (1932) January 4, 1932 No. 287
ATLANTIC COAST LINE R. CO. v. UNITED STATES , 284 U.S. 288 (1932) January 4, 1932 No. 88
BALTIMORE & PHILADELPHIA STEAMBOAT CO v. NORTON , 284 U.S. 408 (1932) January 11, 1932 No. 185
BANDINI PETROLEUM CO. v. SUPERIOR COURT , 284 U.S. 8 (1931) November 23, 1931 No. 43
BAXTER v. CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO , 284 U.S. 578 (1931) October 26, 1931 No. 68
BERGHOLM v. PEORIA LIFE INS. CO. OF PEORIA, ILL. , 284 U.S. 489 (1932) February 15, 1932 No. 297
BLACKMER v. UNITED STATES , 284 U.S. 421 (1932) February 15, 1932 No. 200
BLOCKBURGER v. UNITED STATES , 284 U.S. 299 (1932) January 4, 1932 No. 374
BORUM v. US , 284 U.S. 596 (1932) January 25, 1932 No. 550
BRADFORD ELECTRIC LIGHT CO. v. CLAPPER , 284 U.S. 221 (1931) December 7, 1931 No. 423
BRANNAN v. HARRISON , 284 U.S. 579 (1931) October 26, 1931 No. 169
CENTRAL PAC. RY. CO. v. ALAMEDA COUNTY, CAL. , 284 U.S. 463 (1932) February 15, 1932 No. 258
CHESAPEAKE & O. RY. CO. v. KUHN , 284 U.S. 44 (1931) November 23, 1931 No. 34
CHICAGO & E. I. R. CO. v. INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION , 284 U.S. 296 (1932) January 4, 1932 No. 79
CHICAGO & N. W. RY. CO. v. BOLLE , 284 U.S. 74 (1931) November 23, 1931 No. 60
CHICAGO, R. I. & P. RY. CO. v. UNITED STATES , 284 U.S. 80 (1931) November 23, 1931 No. 69
CUMBERLAND COAL CO. v. BOARD OF REVISION OF TAX ASSESSMENTS IN , 284 U.S. 23 (1931) November 23, 1931 No. 7-13
DE FOREST RADIO COMPANY v. GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY , 284 U.S. 571 (1930) October 1, 1930 No. 630
DE LAVAL STEAM TURBINE CO. v. UNITED STATES , 284 U.S. 61 (1931) November 23, 1931
DENTON v. YAZOO & M. v. R. CO. , 284 U.S. 305 (1931) January 4, 1931 No. 242
DENVER & R. G. W. R. CO. v. TERTE , 284 U.S. 284 (1932) January 4, 1932 No. 130
DUNN v. UNITED STATES , 284 U.S. 390 (1932) January 11, 1932 No. 393
FIRST NAT. BANK OF BOSTON v. STATE OF MAINE , 284 U.S. 312 (1932) January 4, 1932 No. 171
HANDY & HARMAN v. BURNET , 284 U.S. 136 (1931) November 23, 1931 No. 14
HARDWARE DEALERS' MUT. FIRE INS. CO. OF WIS. v. GLIDDEN CO. , 284 U.S. 151 (1931) November 23, 1931
HENKEL v. CHICAGO, ST. P., M. & O. RY. CO. , 284 U.S. 444 (1932) February 15, 1932 No. 387
HODGE DRIVE-IT-YOURSELF CO. v. CITY OF CINCINNATI , 284 U.S. 335 (1932) January 4, 1932 No. 63
HOEPER v. TAX COMMISSION OF WIS. , 284 U.S. 206 (1931) November 30, 1931 No. 17
IOWA-DES MOINES NAT. BANK v. BENNETT , 284 U.S. 239 (1931) November 23, 1931 No. 15
KEATING v. PUBLIC NAT BANK OF NEW YORK , 284 U.S. 587 (1931) December 7, 1931 No. 71
LEMAN v. KRENTLER-ARNOLD HINGE LAST CO. , 284 U.S. 448 (1932) February 15, 1932 No. 332
LEWIS v. REYNOLDS , 284 U.S. 281 (1932) January 4, 1932 No. 115
LEWIS v. REYNOLDS , 284 U.S. 599 (1932) February 15, 1932 No. 115
LOUISIANA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION v. TEXAS & N. O. R. CO. , 284 U.S. 125 (1931) November 23, 1931 No. 36
MARINE TRANSIT CORPORATION v. DREYFUS , 284 U.S. 263 (1932) January 4, 1932 No. 172
MATSON NAV. CO. v. UNITED STATES , 284 U.S. 352 (1932) January 4, 1932 No. 137
MATTHEWS v. RODGERS , 284 U.S. 521 (1932) February 15, 1932 No. 84
MECOM v. FITZSIMMONS DRILLING CO. , 284 U.S. 183 (1931) November 23, 1931 No. 32
MILLER v. STANDARD NUT MARGARINE CO. OF FLORIDA , 284 U.S. 498 (1932) February 15, 1932 No. 251
MISSOURI PAC. R. CO. v. DAVID , 284 U.S. 460 (1932) February 15, 1932 No. 365
MITCHELL v. PENNY STORES , 284 U.S. 576 (1931) October 26, 1931
MOORE v. BAY , 284 U.S. 4 (1931) November 2, 1931 No. 27
NEW JERSEY v. CITY OF NEW YORK , 284 U.S. 585 (1931) December 7, 1931 No. 13
NEW YORK, N H & H R CO v. BEZUE , 284 U.S. 415 (1932) January 25, 1932 No. 263
OLD COLONY R. CO. v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE , 284 U.S. 552 (1932) February 15, 1932 No. 349
PERMUTIT CO. v. GRAVER CORPORATION , 284 U.S. 52 (1931) November 23, 1931 No. 478
PHILLIPS v. DIME TRUST & SAFE DEPOSIT CO. , 284 U.S. 160 (1931) November 23, 1931 No. 18
PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF INDIANA v. BATESVILLE TELEPHONE CO. , 284 U.S. 6 (1931) October 26, 1931 No. 120
REALTY ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION v. MONTGOMERY , 284 U.S. 547 (1932) February 15, 1932 No. 314
SANTOVINCENZO v. EGAN , 284 U.S. 30 (1931) November 23, 1931 No. 31
SINGLETON v. CHEEK , 284 U.S. 493 (1932) February 15, 1932 No. 403
SOUTHERN RY. CO. v. COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY , 284 U.S. 338 (1932) January 4, 1932 No. 300
SOUTHERN RY. CO. v. WALTERS , 284 U.S. 190 (1931) November 23, 1931 No. 52
STATE OF UTAH v. UNITED STATES , 284 U.S. 534 (1932) February 15, 1932 No. 42
STATE TAX COMMISSION OF MISSISSIPPI v. INTERSTATE NATURAL GAS CO. , 284 U.S. 41 (1931) November 23, 1931 No. 40
STRATTON v. ST. LOUIS SOUTHWESTERN RY. CO. , 284 U.S. 530 (1932) February 15, 1932 No. 178
SUN INS. OFFICE v. SCOTT , 284 U.S. 177 (1931) November 23, 1931 No. 28-30
TRANSIT COMMISSION OF STATE OF NEW YORK v. U. S. , 284 U.S. 360 (1932) January 4, 1932 No. 498
US EX REL. POLYMERIS v. TRUDELL , 284 U.S. 279 (1932) January 4, 1932 No. 162
UNITED STATES CARTRIDGE CO. v. UNITED STATES , 284 U.S. 511 (1932) February 15, 1932 No. 348
UNITED STATES NAVIGATION CO. v. CUNARD S. S. CO. , 284 U.S. 474 (1932) February 15, 1932 No. 296
UNITED STATES v. BALTIMORE & O. R. CO. , 284 U.S. 195 (1931) November 30, 1931 No. 33
UNITED STATES v. KIRBY LUMBER CO. , 284 U.S. 1 (1931) November 2, 1931 No. 26
UNITED STATES v. MURDOCK , 284 U.S. 141 (1931) November 23, 1931 No. 38
UNITED STATES v. RYAN , 284 U.S. 167 (1931) November 23, 1931 No. 49
UNITED STATES v. VANBIERVLIET , 284 U.S. 590 (1931) December 14, 1931 No. 163
VAN HUFFEL v. HARKELRODE , 284 U.S. 225 (1931) December 7, 1931 No. 54
WESTERN PACIFIC CALIFORNIA R. CO. v. SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO. , 284 U.S. 47 (1931) November 23, 1931 No. 51
WILBUR v. UNITED STATES , 284 U.S. 231 (1931) December 7, 1931 No. 66
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Second Fridays through October
The Art Center's signature evening series returns with eclectic art and activities. In among three floors of open artists' studios, find gallery receptions, stimulating artist talks, pop-up performances, hands-on projects, lively music, and more.
End the summer with a time to reset and recharge. Enjoy conversation, music, and art activities at the Late Shift's REFRESH. Target Gallery presents an artist talk about the all-media group exhibition "A Year In," bid farewell to the loading dock mural "Beaded Curtain," take part in hands-on projects, and visit open studios throughout the halls.
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image: Mark Armbruster, 82 rolls, 397 days, 2021. Archival Pigment Print.
RECEPTION AND TALK: A YEAR IN
Target Gallery presents an all-media group exhibition that marks one year since COVID-19 led to shut-downs and major shifts in the U.S. This exhibition provides catharsis and an opportunity for artists to share how this year has influenced their artist practice. All works are connected to events that have happened since March 2020.
Join us for a talk at 7:30 P.M. with several participating artists in the show, as well as the exhibition juror Nancy Daly. Stay after the talk to view the exhibition up close and talk with the artists in-person.
Participating Artists are:
Kelli Rae Adams
Mark Armbruster
Jaqui Falkenheim
Jacob Foster
Christian Hastad
Juan Hinojosa
Amanda Hodes
Dayna Leavitt
Mei Wu Lemmon
Weina Li
Ron Longsdorf
George Lorio
Katy McCarthy
Manuela Mourao
Meredith Starr
Betty Vera
Sarah K Williams
Abby Zhang
About the Juror:
Nancy Daly is an artist and curator based in Washington D.C. Her current body of work examines how the development of the online social world is affecting identity and social behavior. By creating interactive machines reminiscent of outdated technology, she addresses the contradictions present in various social media that are at once ephemeral and entirely permanent. Interactivity and the vocabulary of minimalist sculpture are key elements of her installations that challenge the viewer to look beyond the user-friendliness of online technology and consider what their participation in social media means.
Nancy Daly is a graduate of the Photographic and Electronic Media MFA program at the Maryland Institute College of Art. She lives and works in Washington, D.C. where she teaches Photography, Visual Literacy, 2D Design and 3D Design at American University and George Mason University.
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Join visitors on the Union Street side of the Art Center to take part in a hands-on art project and to say goodbye to an old friend.
Last month, a car collision irreparably damaged the loading dock roll-up door, home to the popular mural "Beaded Curtain" by artist Erin Curtis. The Art Center would like to invite the Alexandria community to join us outside for a final chance to celebrate Beaded Curtain as it is deinstalled this month after 5 years of unforgettable selfie moments. Contribute to the project and then join us by the loading dock entrance at 9pm to offer a farewell to the work and hear about the upcoming plans for a new mural project.
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Conducted simultaneously at Hampton University, University of Virginia, Virginia Tech, and the Washington-Alexandria Architecture Center, the competition engaged students at all of the accredited schools of architecture in Virginia. Students were given the competition program on a Friday afternoon and had until the following Monday to submit their designs. Each school's faculty reviewed the submissions and sent up to 10 finalists for final consideration by the jury.
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Overnighters: Lords of the Manor
We retreat to the Cotswolds for ambitious food, quaint scenery and freestanding bathtubs
I can't help internally wincing when it transpires a successful professional (who I assume has a least a couple of years on me) reveals they're my junior. It's just pent up regret, really, for reaching 31 without having won that BAFTA, published (or written, or conceived) that first novel, become a yoga master or made it to the end of Ulysses.
Charles Smith, head chef at Lords of the Manor, has a CV populated with the likes of the celebrated Kitchen Table and former 'Best Restaurant in New York' Per Se (there are five Michelin stars between those two alone), and is but 29.
The luxury 17th-century manor is built from honey-coloured stone and set in a beautiful little Cotswoldian village where time has, aesthetically at least, stayed very still for the last couple of hundred years. As you might imagine, it's a pretty fancy place; the kind where antiques populate every room, plush chairs are too many to count, and table lamps are the size of schoolchildren.
Dinner begins in the bar-cum-lounge with an aperitif – flanked by two of the aforementioned lamps – while sporting a rather red face.
See, we'd arrived a little later than planned (what surprises!) but, still, I had to squeeze in a soak in the freestanding tub in a bathroom that's about the same size as my flat – and, in my rush, jumped in while the water was still hotter than the sun. I'd exacerbated the situation by blow-drying my hair and so could almost feel my eyes slipping down the side of my melting face as I ordered my pre-dinner drink. Luckily, this was nothing that the icy gin and tonic and my new subdued, relaxed surroundings couldn't rectify.
There are now two restaurants at the hotel – the flagship 14-cover Atrium and the slightly more informal but still high-end Dining Room. We're shown through to the former – with its velvet-upholstered chairs, tables cloaked in thick, soft linen and views out onto the preened gardens – for the eight-course tasting menu (£95, or £182.50 with the wine flight).
A scallop shell arrives nestled in crushed ice holding tiny cubes of raw, marinated Orkney scallop (coupled with Champagne, it makes for the ultimate fish and fizz pairing), followed by almost translucently thin, meltingly soft discs of Carpaccio-style rose veal, arranged around a centre of light and silky crème fraîche encased in an airy potato-crisp ring (and partnered up with a fresh and clean Riesling, delicate and cleansing).
Onwards, and a pheasant egg, coddled in brown butter, hides umami-laced shiitake-oil-soaked croutons beneath; Cornish red mullet sits in a pool of bouillabaisse sauce with tiny dots of rich liver tapenade; and lamb is served with confit Jersey Royals, cubes of soft belly and tiny spheres of ewe's curd rolled in mint.
Cheese comes paired with a honey-coloured wine that proves effortlessly cleansing of the soft Bosworth Ash, itself served with oozing honeycomb, with that natural, floral sweet-savoury taste that bees have spent millennia nailing.
The evening sun has been streaming in through the central glass skylight in the round room, but now, as we get going on the last course – a refined take on an Eaton Mess, served with a gently sparkling red wine – the daylight has almost completely died out, and I'm beginning to stretch my limbs and think of the multiple pillows in my room upstairs.
The food here is ambitious for sure, and shows plenty of skill. It feels special while avoiding pretention (thanks in part to the amiable staff who serve it), and is a departure from the stuffy atmosphere and old-school French-style cookery that for so long dominated venues like this.
Lords of the Manor previously held a Michelin star (and did so for eight years), and while getting it back is very much on the agenda of Preston-born Smith, the efforts of this down-to-earth twentysomething seem, first and foremost, to be spent simply making his punters happy with good food.
Taking that all into account, you may be in the market for some appetite-awakening walks while here. Stroll between the villages of Upper Slaughter and Lower Slaughter, or venture to Bourton-on-the-Water or Stow-on-the-Wold – all beautiful villages of ancient stone cottages, lush greenery and pheasants pootling in and out of hedgerows. The National Trust's Hidcote Manor Gardens are nearby too, but if you'd rather save the drive and stay within the vicinity of food, the hotel has its own eight acres of landscaped English country gardens that are well worth checking out.
Although this 'woldian hotel might seem rather formal or traditional at first glance, the professional and experienced staff are friendly and chatty, and the whole experience much more down to earth than you might expect.
Travel: About an hour and a half from Bath or Bristol by car Stay: Rooms start at £180 for bed and breakfast, based on two adults sharing Great for: Chill time among pretty villages and landscaped grounds, and refined, skilled food without the stuffiness
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Don't criticise me behind my back, Francis tells nuncios
Pope Francis told around 100 apostolic nuncios that it is "irreconcilable" to have the job and criticise the Pope "behind his back". Source: Crux.
The comment came days after Italian Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò, the former papal representative to the US, renewed his criticism of the Pope.
Archbishop Viganò made headlines last August when he released an open letter calling on Francis to resign for allegedly disregarding restrictions placed on ex-cardinal and now ex-priest Theodore McCarrick.
Francis's words came in the prepared remarks he handed to the nuncios gathered in Rome for what has become a once every three years meeting between the Pope and the heads of the Vatican's diplomatic missions around. However, he decided to let the prelates read the speech, and instead spoke to them off-the-cuff behind closed doors. The speech wasn't broadcast, and the Vatican press office said it didn't expect a transcript of the encounter to be released.
On Wednesday, Alessandro Gisotti, the Vatican spokesman, confirmed that Archbishop Viganò is not attending the June 12-15 meeting, though retired nuncios were invited to participate on Friday.
On Tuesday, Archbishop Viganò gave an interview to The Washington Post. He answered 40 questions sent via email, and reiterated that his public accusations against the Pope were made "out of love for the Church," which he said, "is going through one of the most turbulent moments in her history".
"Not only is Pope Francis doing close to nothing to punish those who have committed abuse, he is doing absolutely nothing to expose and bring to justice those who have, for decades, facilitated and covered up the abusers," he wrote.
Francis also said that it is irreconcilable to "have blogs or even join groups hostile to him [the Pope], the Curia and the Church of Rome".
The Pope acknowledged that every person can have "reservations, likes and dislikes," but a good nuncio can't be "hypocritical" because he serves as a bridge between the Vicar of Christ and the people whom he serves.
Francis to Vatican ambassadors: Don't criticize pope 'behind his back' (Crux)
Pope Francis meets with Papal Representatives (Vatican News)
Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano gives his first extended interview since calling on the Pope to resign (The Washington Post)


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But observers, including Chadian opposition leaders, are questioning whether the airstrikes were intended to fight terrorism or prop up President Idriss Déby, who has led Chad for nearly 30 years.
"The French launched the airstrikes themselves, and they did not even try to make it seem as if they were not interfering with Chadian politics," said Marielle Debos, an associate professor at Paris Nanterre University. Debos, who has researched the country for more than a decade, told VOA in the past the French army's support has been more discreet.
"Both the French and the Chadian governments were portraying this as a decision that they undertook together," said Alex Thurston, an assistant professor in political science and comparative religion at Miami University, in Oxford, Ohio.
"There are agreements between states. Operation Barkhane covers a number of countries, and their role is precisely to fight terrorism," said Mahamat Zen Bada, the secretary general of Chad's ruling party, the Patriotic Salvation Movement, or MPS.
"If a column [of fighters] enters Chad, and that column is not a column of the Chadian army, it is normal for people to intervene," VOA's French-to-Africa Service reported Bada as saying.
"We condemn the intervention of France in the internal affairs of Chad," said Célestin Topona, the first vice president of the National Union for Development and Renewal.
"We want a truly inclusive dialogue to know why, 30 years after the MPS took power, the instability continues," Topona added.
Although Barkhane has been operational since 2014, France established another military operation in Chad, Épervier, in 1986, under former President Hissène Habré.
At the time, France was backing Habré, before Déby and his supporters removed him from power.
"What is striking in this history is the fact that the French never left Chad. There has been a succession of military interventions in Chad, and Barkhane is the latest of this military intervention," Debos said.
"The French tend to point to issues of border security and stability and so forth and to say that the Chadian regime should not be overthrown by rebels and that it's a key partner for them," Thurston said.
"This does raise questions about what is the French government's understanding of so-called counterterrorism in the region, and what are the French interests in Chad," he added.


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The Hamburg convoy ship Leopoldus Primus from 1668
Naval Battle of Pulo Aura between a British East India Company convoy and French warships, 1804
A convoy is a group of transport and escort ships assembled to protect against threats at sea. The term convoy , here more precise ship convoy , is often used synonymously for convoy. In military parlance, the term convoy only includes the ships to be protected, while convoy refers to the entire association.
1 time of the sailing ships
2 First World War
3 World War II in the Atlantic
4 World War II in the Pacific
5 After the Second World War
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Time of the sailing ships
With the growing sea trade , the need to protect cargo ships from pirates and enemy states grew . From the late 14th century onwards, the Hanseatic League institutionalized convoy shipping as a procedure to protect its ships in those sea areas in which they could not exercise safe control of the sea. The Hanseatic cities of Hamburg and Bremen maintained convoy shipping even after the decline of the Hanseatic League into the 18th century. Another example of the organization of convoys are the Spanish silver fleets in the 16th century. In the 1st Anglo-Dutch War from 1652 to 1654, the focus was on convoys.
The large European trading companies built heavily armed ships that were particularly suitable for overseas trade, so-called East Indiamans , who protected each other in convoys and were additionally secured by warships . Some of these convoys were able to take up combat with naval units, for example in the 1804 naval battle of Pulo Aura, in which a British East India Company convoy consisting of 16 merchant ships , protected only by a brig of the Royal Navy , a French unit of a ship of the line , two frigates and a brig to flee.
After the end of the Napoleonic wars and the emergence of the new peace order of the Congress of Vienna in 1815 and due to the emergence of steam shipping , convoys played a less important role during the rest of the 19th century than in previous centuries. For example, at the beginning of the First World War, the British Admiralty did not consider a previous type of convoy system to be necessary.
Postcard with a convoy in the First World War
The Imperial Navy introduced the first modern convoy system in the Baltic Sea on April 7, 1916. The reason for this was the sharp rise in the losses of merchant ships in 1915, which transported iron ore, which is essential for German armaments, from Sweden. The increase in losses was due to an intensification of the submarine war on the part of the Tsarist Russian fleet in cooperation with the Royal Navy : In the course of 1915, the British Navy relocated five large E-class submarines to the Baltic Sea during the Baltic fleet was able to put a total of 18 submarines of the modern Bar class into service until the outbreak of the October Revolution . The effectiveness of the convoy system became apparent shortly after its introduction. The losses fell drastically from July 1916, while the German armed forces, organized in commercial flotillas , succeeded in sinking two submarines and damaging others. Participation in the German system was voluntary for the shipping companies, but was widely accepted after a brief period of skepticism. The system was supplemented by agreements with Sweden to be allowed to sail in the coastal waters there. to be able to evade them during attacks.
In both world wars, supplies to the United Kingdom from overseas, and particularly from the United States, were crucial to the war. New threats to shipping came from submarines , aircraft , auxiliary cruisers and sea mines in particular .
In April 1917, the First Sea Lord John Jellicoe said, referring to Germany's unrestricted submarine warfare:
"The Germans will win if we don't put an end to these losses ..."
By then, the British had lost - possibly unnecessarily - two million tons of shipping space , as they had refused to order a convoy system because they were supposedly moving too slowly. Before the future US President Herbert Hoover left the United Kingdom to take up a new service, his friend Admiral William Sims asked him to work with Woodrow Wilson to insist on the creation of a convoy system. The Germans sank 800,000 tons per month, far more than the official figures suggest; Allied shipping could have come to a standstill in December 1917.
The convoys then proved to be the most effective method in the First World War to protect merchant ships against submarines (→ Sea War in the First World War ). The convoys were usually guarded by warships; In addition, the merchant ships often carried their own guns. With their help, Germany's opponents succeeded from 1917 onwards to considerably reduce their ship losses from submarines. Against the tactics of the convoy, the German admiral Karl Dönitz developed the pack tactic, which was tried out occasionally during the First World War and which was successful for a long time in the Second World War.
World War II in the Atlantic
Ship convoy WS-12 on the way to Cape Town. In the air a Vought SB2U from the American aircraft carrier USS Ranger on submarine patrol (November 27, 1941)
Convoy routes in the Atlantic, 1941
During World War II , the United Kingdom and the United States created a powerful convoy organization early on . This led large convoys to assembly points such as B. together before Halifax , who crossed the Atlantic together and under escort. It was a great organizational achievement to bring associations of dozens of merchant ships of different types and nationalities together under the convoy commodore to form an association that could act together. A convoy could stretch over an area of many square kilometers.
The escort system consisted of fast combat ships such as sloops , corvettes , frigates and destroyers , which were specially equipped for submarine hunting . The side guards of the convoy protected the flanks and attacked recognized submarines that were fought until the aft guard could take over the fight. This attempted either to sink the submarines or to push them under water until the convoy was too far away for the submarines, which were slow under water. Rescue ships, which were supposed to take over the crews of sunken ships, were also part of the aft protection.
During the Second World War, small aircraft carriers, so-called escort aircraft carriers , began to be used to protect against submarines and bombers . There were also CAM ships ( English : CAM ship = " C atapult A ircraft M erchantman" - in German about: "Katapult-Flugzeug-Handelsschiff") and MAC ships (Merchant Aircraft Carrier) used. In order to be able to turn into the wind at any time for the take-off and landing of their aircraft, the escort carrier drove far in front of the convoy so as not to be hindered in his necessary travel movements by the fixed driving order of the escort. The carrier's aircraft secured a wide area against submarines and, as far as possible, also prevented submarines standing in front of the convoy from sinking into the convoy.
With the increase in the range of the aircraft and the use of radar , land-based bombers in the Atlantic also posed a threat. Convoys around Norway on the way to northern Russia ( northern convoys to Murmansk and Archangelsk ) and in the Mediterranean were also attacked by bombers.
See also : HX Convoys and List of Allied Convoy Routes in World War II
World War II in the Pacific
US convoy in the Marshall Islands
Ship convoys were also used in the Pacific War from 1941 to 1945. The Pensacola convoy became famous in 1941.
In the Pacific, US submarines had great success in attacking Japanese merchant shipping. The success in combating Japanese merchant shipping was also helped by the view of the Japanese naval leadership that fighting other warships was "more honorable" for warships than protecting merchant ships, which is why there was hardly any organized convoy security comparable to the efforts of the Allies. The bottlenecks in Japanese supplies and raw material supplies that occurred due to losses in merchant shipping contributed significantly to the Allied victory in the Pacific. 2% of the American naval personnel were ultimately responsible for 55% of the total destroyed tonnage of Japanese merchant shipping. From the beginning of 1944, allied submarines increasingly sank Japanese merchant ships. By deciphering the Japanese naval codes, the US Navy was able to eavesdrop on enemy radio traffic and thus lead its submarines to the Japanese ships. In addition, the Japanese Navy regularly reported the position and the planned route of the convoys protected by their combat units to the headquarters. The submarine commanders received these routes from the decryption departments and were then free to decide where and when they saw the best conditions for an attack.
The poor anti- submarine doctrine of the Japanese Navy also contributed to the high casualties. Before and during the first years of the war, the submarine hunt and the protection of merchant ships were only of minor importance, and protected convoys did not become the rule until 1943. It was not until the end of 1943 that the Grand Escort Headquarters was set up to coordinate convoy trains and develop a standard doctrine for forming convoys. In April 1944, an escort of convoy headquarters was also set up . It represented a pool of experienced commanders who were to serve as convoy commanders. None of them had any real experience in convoy warfare or anti-submarine defense.
Attacks on merchant shipping in February 1944 resulted in a new composition of the Japanese convoys. That month, over ten percent of the merchant fleet was lost to submarines and air strikes. Among the losses were several transport ships with reinforcements for the Marianas and Carolines . In response, Grand Escort Headquarters increased the standard size of the convoys from five to "large" convoys of ten to twenty ships. This change enabled the Navy to provide more escort ships per convoy and hoped by reducing the number of convoy to make it more difficult for enemy submarines to find targets.
The Japanese Navy continued to protect convoy trains and a. Kaibokan a. One known submarine attack on a Japanese convoy was on the Take Ichi convoy . Japanese submarines also attacked convoys, but they mainly focused on attacks against warships. A well-known example of a Japanese attack is the GP55 convoy . In response to the ongoing Japanese submarine attacks on merchant ships, the Australian Navy ordered that from June 8, 1942, every ship with a displacement of more than 1200 ts and a maximum speed of less than 12 knots should circulate in armed convoy.
After the Second World War
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After the Second World War, the convoy system was discontinued. With the beginning of the Cold War , the Soviet submarine threat to the connections between North America and Europe was assessed as so great that in May 1950 NATO established a new naval shipping organization based on the experiences of World War II under the name Naval Control of Shipping Organization (NCSOrg) .
After the end of the East-West confrontation, this organization was transformed from a mandatory to a cooperative system, which is designed for voluntary cooperation and is called Naval Co-operation and Guidance for Shipping ( NCAGS ).
During the first Gulf War, the armed forces of escorting US umgeflaggte Kuwaiti oil tankers in the Persian Gulf (see also Operation Earnest Will ).
With the rise of piracy off the Somali coast, a new threat to shipping has arisen since 2002, which has led to the deployment of convoy trains for merchant ships. In addition to various organizations such as NATO and the European Union, a number of individual states take part in the escort operations . The EU is providing escort to ships of the United Nations World Food Program as part of Operation Atalanta . In parallel, the US Navy is offering slower ships for the passage of the International Recommended Transit Corridor in the Gulf of Aden.
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↑ FTP 223A United States Fleet Anti-Submarine and Escort of Convoy Instructions ; Part IV - Surface Craft (engl.)
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^ Lutz Bengelsdorf: The naval war in the Baltic Sea 1914-1918. Hauschild-Verlag, Bremen 2008, ISBN 978-3-89757-404-5 , p. 94
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^ Herbert Hoover: Memoirs. Volume 1: Years of Adventure. 1874-1920. Matthias Grünewald Verlag, Mainz 1951, p. 205.
↑ The Fall of the Philippines - Pensacola Convoy
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^ Communiqué of the NATO Council
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My name is Taylor and I'm the founder of VoiceBox. I'm 18 and currently in my first year of college.
VoiceBox is a company based around empowering and encouraging women to use their voice and make waves in our current society. Voicebox is centered around encouraging women to stand up and speak up. We are sick and tired of being look down upon for being female, for being paid less because of our gender and being told that we are less than. My mission for VoiceBox is for it to be a place where women can click on to and feel empowered. I want VoiceBox to inspire women to express their opinion and stand up for themselves whether that be in a boardroom meeting or in their own home. Through my company and my pins, I hope to influence women to stand up for themselves and speak their minds. Something as small as a pin can have a big message! My hope is that women wear my pins on their blazers or jean jackets and automatically feel a sense of unity and confidence within themselves.
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