I'm a divorced mom of 3 gluten-free daughters, devoted to finding time to read.
My reading choices vary by mood – some days I might want a suspenseful novel, and others a romance. Sometimes a mystery will hit the spot, and others a chick lit novel is more to my taste. If you are in the market for a novel that will lift your spirits without being saccharine sweet, pick up Earthly Pleasures, a new novel by Karen Neches. Earthly Pleasures will enchant you with its storyline about the inhabitants of heaven, but you'll keep turning the pages to see how the romantic storyline unfolds.
In Earthly Pleasures, Karen Noches introduces us to Skye Seabring, working in the Hospitality Sector of Heaven. Skye greets the newly dead, acclimating these returning souls to the wonders of Heaven. Her newest charge is 13 year old Chelsea, who requires some finessing to get her accostomed to her new status as a deceased person, and giving her some extra care and guidance because she's so young. The eponymous Earthly Pleasures is Heaven's reality TV show that entertains with edited content from different Earth celebrities, and the current hearthrob is the lawyer son of a prominent Senator, Ryan Blaine.
Ryan's life makes fascinating Earthly Pleasures entertainment for Heaven's inhabitants because his fiancŽe Susan had received a head injury in a car accident the previous year. Their bedside wedding and his romantic nature enchant the women in Heaven, never mind his goood looks. On Earth, though, Ryan is concerned because his fiancŽe is acting very differently after the car accident, and he is feeling that something isn't right.
Karen Neches juggles Skye's story, Ryan's story, as well as the story of a comatose young woman named Emily in Earthly Pleasures. Emily's new nursing home roommate Caroline is insistant that they can bring Emily out of her coma, and starts Googling different methods of encouraging alertness from Emily. It takes great skill with character development and plot manipulation to bring several characters to life and keep the reader entertained and looking forward to turning the next page. As the storyline in Earthly Pleasures unfolds, secrets are unearthed, the characters' personalities develop, and we uncover several surprises.
I am very impressed with the way Karen Neches deals with religions and spirituality, taking an approach that is a little different from what is believed in most religions. However, the heaven in Earthly Pleasures is a gentle heaven that shouldn't offend anyone, and will entertain you. If you are looking for an uplifting, entertaining book, you will love Earthly Pleasures – it's a great summer read!
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FIFA 16: EA Sports Cancels PC Physical Release at Last Minute in the UK
On Sep 24, 2015, by Chris Mawson
As EA Sports' annualised football sim FIFA 16 launches today across the UK, fans hoping to wake up to find their PC copy of the game delivered to their door are set to be disappointed.
Late on Wednesday, EA reached out to retailers to inform them that it would not be releasing the physical PC version of the game in the UK after all, leaving many pre-orders of the game unfulfilled.
To their credit, online retailing giant Amazon has emailed affected customers, offering them the chance to upgrade their pre-order to the digital deluxe version of the game at no extra cost, which comes complete with 40 FIFA Ultimate Team gold packs, Lionel Messi on loan for five games, and the "KO" and "Bailando Robot" celebrations. It's currently unknown as to whether this directive came from EA Sports themselves, or if it's simply a gesture of goodwill from the retailer.
Our full review of the game, which sees the introduction of women's teams for the first time in FIFA series history, is set to be posted in the coming days.
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Speaking about the Sales, the recently launched Redmi note 7 & Note 7 Pro are coming to sale in the 3 days Fan Festival. Also other Xiaomi Smartphones, Gadgets and Smart Home products are coming to the same as well.
Coming to the Rs 1 Flash Sale, Xiaomi is conducting these flash sales for three days starting from 4th of April. 20 RedmiNote 7 Pro, 20 Poco F1 & 10 MI TVs are up for grabs along with other gadgets as well.
Apart from these, Xiaomi is having some Contests during the Sales.


I recently found myself in need of a good medium router to work along my other ones (3-1/2 and 2-1/2 horsepower). I wanted a little unit that will mainly be put towards rounding bits over and doing some hand work.
After searching quite a bit for a good router, I am actually satisfied with the PORTER-CABLE 690LR 11-Amp Fixed-Base Router.
For my needs, I find that the PORTER-CABLE 690LR 11-Amp Fixed-Base Router is a pretty good choice. Now, keep in mind that this is not my only router…I have some other, more powerful ones.
The 1-3/4 horsepower is enough for the applications I have in mind. This single-speed motor has an increased level of precision and will also allow for a maximum of 27,500 rotations/ minute, another thing I like, though, I do wish they will improve the model and enable a variable speed option.
I recommend the PORTER-CABLE 690LR 11-Amp Fixed-Base Router to both professionals and occasional users. It has more than enough RPM to handle about every type of bits. Keep in mind though (beginners mostly) that is best to skip the cheap bits and opt for the hard carbide one when tackling very dense, hard wood varieties.
Professionals will probably just use it for rounding up bits and other things along the line, much like I do. It does complement more powerful tools quite nicely. DYI aficionados and occasional users/ beginners will find this unit very easy to use, which is great, considering this might be their only router.
Fixed-base or plunge, routers can be of great help in trying to create cut outs in a variety of wood boards, adding decorations or different accents – performances you simply cannot achieve with a regular saw.
Fix Base or Plunge Base?
If you are a beginner, a fixed-base model is the one for you. While these units limit your control quite a fair bit they are much easier to get accustomed to. Plunge-based units, however, let you apply a certain amount of pressure to push the tool downwards and cut deeper into the wood board.
15 amp motors are the most common on the market. However, if you use them for an extended period at the highest output, the motor will surely burn down. Keep in mind that you should also check the exact horsepower of the unit before purchasing it.
This feature will basically tell you how deep the router will go into the wood piece. It's best you opt for a unit with a variable depth option. One with a lever on the side or an easy to use clamp is the best.
The best way to look at this problem is to know the exact number of rotations/ minute. The more the better. A router with a soft start is also recommended, depending on the job at hand. The variable speed option will also allow you to easily get through any potential knobs some wood pieces might have.
Unfortunately, this feature is not a universal one. Not all routers on the market have it. The spindle lock will allow you to make quick and easy changes to any setting, as well as swapping out blades.
The PORTER-CABLE 690LR 11-Amp Fixed-Base Router is a powerful unit complete with an 11 amps motor that is able to produce 1-3/4 horsepower. This single-speed motor has an increased level of precision and will allow for a maximum of 27,500 rotations/ minute.
The high-quality aluminum motor case and base will only lead to a longer life of the entire unit. Adding to the sturdiness of the entire unit's construction, all components are dust sealed, a good perk in my book.
As a bonus, the Cam-lock lever will enable simple coarse height adjustments as well as an easy motor release. The quick fixed-base motor release will allow you to move the motor pack between the plunge and d-handle bases (keep in mind that these pieces are sold separately).
The strategically-placed ergonomic handles (2) help in increasing the unit's portability, leading to a more comfortable routing experience even during all day jobs. As an added plus to the precise cuts the router ensures, no matter the wood variety and density, it also includes some collets that will accept 1/4-inch and 1/2-inch shank bits.
The coarse adjustment via spiral cam design and cam-lock lever will always be fast and precise. The collet system is auto-release, allowing for an easy bit removal. This model from Porter Cable is accurate to within 1/128 inch, the optimum precision being ensured by a micro depth adjustor.
This model owes its powerful performance to the 11 amps motor being able to produce 1-3/4 horsepower. The unit will be able to handle most, if not all, things you throw its way. The increase level of precision of this single-speed, aluminum-encased motor will allow for a maximum of 27,500 rotations/ minute.
The 2 ergonomic, molded handles will increase the level of comfort during use, no matter the job duration. Another perk in this category comes in the form of an under the table stop that helps in preventing the motor from ever rotating under the base.
For an increased level of performance and efficiency, this Porter-Cable unit comes equipped with an auto-release colt system that eases the bit removal process.
After looking at countless router stats my heart was set on the PORTER-CABLE 690LR 11-Amp Fixed-Base Router. However, as I am not usually the spontaneous type, even with the previous research, I decided to do some more.
Did any other people buy this unit? Did they like it? Did they hate it? Yes, I started reading all reviews I could get my hands on, figuratively, of course. After reading a few, I was glad. Most previous users were actually quite pleased with this model and even rated it 5 stars.
The powerful motor with 1-3/4 horsepower was deeply praised, as were the deep and clear cuts. Some users also liked the cam-lock lever enabling height adjustments or the unit's speed allowing a maximum of 27,500 rotations/ minute. Apparently, the 690LR model can hold its own when compared to other models in its class.
However, there were some people who had a few issues with this unit, mainly the motor burning out. Now, I do suspect this might have something to do with the router being used for an extended period at the highest output. This is mainly a people issue and not a machine related one.
Others have a problem with the fact that the product does not come with a plastic carrying case like it used to in the past. This I understand as an easy to carry case would make a great difference.
Though I am pretty set on purchasing the PORTER-CABLE 690LR 11-Amp Fixed-Base Router, here are some other models that landed on my shortlist.
This model from Hitachi is my second favorite one, mainly as it both fixed and plunged-Based.
Also equipped with an 11 amps motor able to produce up to 2-1/4 horsepower, this unit will be able to handle everything you might throw its way. What makes it my favorite is the fact that it's incredibly silent making only about 79.5 dB in noise.
Its speed control is quite high-performance and easy to use, allowing you to maintain whatever level of speed you need for a particular project at a constant level. Another great perk is the fact that the Hitachi comes equipped with a variety of much-needed accessories. From a centering gauge and some wrenches (16, 23 mm and a 4 mm Hex Bar) to a centering gauge and 2 collet chunks (1/2'' and ¼'').
Another pretty powerful option is this router from Bosch. Both fixed and plunge-based, this unit comes equipped with a 2-1/4 horsepower producing motor that is able to deliver up to 25,000 RPM.
Also coming with some much-needed accessories (collet chunks, chip shield, wrenches, plunge and fixed bases) like the previous Hitachi model, this one is has a very sturdy construction. The high-quality aluminum it's made of will help the unit in lasting for a very long time, if properly used of course.
Much like the porter-Cable one, this model from Dewalt is also only fixed-based. The 11 amps motor it is equipped with is able to produce 1-3/4 horsepower, allowing you to smoothly route through even the hardest of wood varieties.
The steel motor cam lock, fully adjustable and tool-free, makes depth adjustment and base changes quickly and solidly locks everything in place. The micro-fine depth adjustment ring will provide precise depth adjustments in 1/64-inch increments, and the included sub-base concentricity gauge will provide the best bit concentricity in the class.
Also from Porter-cable we have the 892 model. This unit is equipped with a 12 amps powerful motor that has an incredibly soft start. As a plus, there is a variable speed option that allows you to better optimize bit speed for very specific applications (10,000 – 23,000 rotations/ minute).
The dual-position switch will allow you to cut the power while still maintaining ca control over the unit. For a plus of comfort, especially needed in the case extensive use, the over molded grips will ensure you can easily hold the router.
Another great feature is the spindle lock that enables single wrench bit changes. All in all, this last unit is also quite a nice choice to keep in mind.
All in all, the PORTER-CABLE 690LR 11-Amp Fixed-Base Router is a pretty nice choice, at least for me. I do like the motor and think it's quite powerful for what I need. Also, the 27,500 RPM are more than enough to handle most things you throw at the unit.
While I do wish it had a variable speed option the precision of the cuts and overall high-performance of the unit does tend to make me forget about this aspect.
And for those people who complain about the opening on the plate being too small that the collet will definitely hit the plate, you are not using it right. The opening is small, granted, but, you shouldn't run your router down far enough that collet will hit the plate. You are probably putting the bit too far down in the collet. I do believe this mainly happens to occasional users. I did not have a problem with this fact at all.
While not a perfect router by any means, the PORTER-CABLE 690LR 11-Amp Fixed-Base Router is a pretty good choice for many. However, do think about whet your job entitles before making a purchase.


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Ashbury is a village and large civil parish at the upper end (west) of the Vale of White Horse. It was part of Berkshire until the 1974 boundary changes transferred it to Oxfordshire. The village is centred  east of Swindon in neighbouring Wiltshire. The parish includes the hamlets of Idstone and Kingstone Winslow. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 506.

Geography
The parish rises from an alluvial plain in the north to an escarpment in the south.  Soils are shallow on the chalkland of the North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in the southern part of the parish. Five small tributaries of the north-flowing Cole rise in the central strip of the parish and flow northwards.

Archaeology
The Neolithic burial site of Wayland's Smithy is in the parish  east of the village.

History
The earliest known record of Ashbury is from 840, when King Æthelwulf of Wessex granted land at Aisshedoune to his minister Duda. In subsequent charters the toponym evolved as Æcesbyrig in 856, Aysshedoune in 947, Æcesburuh in 953 and 960 and Eissesberie in the 11th century.  After 953 the manor of Ashbury was granted to Glastonbury Abbey, which then held it until the Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1539. A deer park was established for the Abbey in the south of the parish. It is bounded by an ancient embankment enclosing a rounded area characteristic of Medieval parks. It may equate to the Aysshen Wood recorded in a terrier of the parish in 1519 as covering . The former deer park is now the Upper Wood of Ashdown Park.  The first free school outside of Crown patronage in the United Kingdom was founded in Ashbury by the curate Thomas Stock in 1777 in collaboration with his colleague Robert Raikes. Monuments to Thomas Stock are in the medieval-founded church.

Landmarks
Ashbury Manor House was built in the 15th century. The upper brick storey of its porch was added in 1697, which is also the likely date that the chimneys were added. The house is a Grade II* listed building.  Ashdown House, which was built in around 1660, is in the parish about  south of the village. It is a Grade I listed building.  In the north-east of the village, which is otherwise almost square, is Kingstone farm and with its large indoor livestock areas employs a small minority of the population.

Places of worship

Church of England
The Church of England parish church of Saint Mary was originally Norman but was rebuilt in the 13th century. In the 20th century the artist Martin Travers converted the north transept into a chapel of Saint Hubert in memory of Evelyn, Countess Craven who had lived at Ashdown House in the parish. The church is a Grade I listed building. St Mary's parish is now part of the Benefice of Shrivenham and Ashbury, which also includes the parishes of Bourton, Compton Beauchamp, Fernham, Longcot and Watchfield.  The west tower has a ring of six bells. Henry III Bagley of Chacombe, Northamptonshire cast the second, third and fourth bells in 1733. W&J Taylor cast the fifth and tenor bells in 1845, probably at the bell-foundry they had in Oxford at the time. Mears and Stainbank of the Whitechapel Bell Foundry cast the treble bell in 1873. The church also has a Sanctus bell that James Wells of Aldbourne, Wiltshire cast in 1800.

Evangelical Free Church
Ashbury Mission Hall was a "tin tabernacle" building of corrugated iron opened in 1908. It was replaced in 1972–73 with the present Ashbury Evangelical Free Church. Ashbury has a house which is a former Methodist chapel in Chapel Lane.

Amenities
Ashbury has a public house, the Rose and Crown Hotel, a 16th-century coaching inn controlled by Arkell's Brewery. The Church of England primary school in Ashbury serves Ashbury and Compton Beauchamp. The present school was built in the latter part of the 20th century. The previous school building is now the village hall.  Ashbury has a cricket club. It also has a village shop with a cafe and a children's play area.

References

Sources

External links

Civil parishes in Oxfordshire
Vale of White Horse
Villages in Oxfordshire

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Michigan State University (MSU) strangely persists in misrepresenting its anti-spam policy, an unconstitutional policy that it has used to punish a student government leader for e-mailing a small percentage of faculty members about significant pending changes to MSU's academic calendar. MSU declared junior Kara Spencer a spammer for engaging in her rights as a citizen and a member of the MSU community, applying a policy that entirely prohibits anyone on campus from sending "personal" or "political" e-mail to more than about 20–30 recipients without prior approval from the recipients. Only certain kinds of communications (those that are not "personal" or "political" or which are "advertising or solicitations") can be sent to more than about 20–30 recipients without their approval—but even these communications are subject to prior administrative approval.
Nevertheless, MSU continues to call this policy "content neutral" in form letters from the president's office—numerous concerned MSU alumni and other citizens have been sending us the form letter. Moreover, MSU's formal response to FIRE's November 26 letter to MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon again calls the policy "content/viewpoint neutral," in plain contradiction of the facts.
The undated response letter we received today from Lee N. June, MSU's Vice President for Student Affair [sic] and Services, was postmarked December 16, so I suppose he can be excused for not knowing about the open letter signed by thirteen civil liberties organizations nationwide on the 17th. All thirteen organizations agree that the policy is plainly not content neutral, that the policy is unconstitutional, and that the finding of guilt against Spencer should be overturned. Greg has written about this remarkable national coalition, which involves groups left, right, and center, on The Huffington Post today.
The University's regulations restricting the posting of unwanted spam email on its network are not only reasonable and content/viewpoint neutral, but they are necessary to safeguard the time and interests of those pursuing excellence across the University's mission of instruction, research, and service outreach.
Does any reasonable person at MSU believe that changes to the campus calendar were not within the interests of the university's faculty? Besides, MSU should not be in the business of deciding for its own faculty what their interests ought to be. Banning unsolicited commercial advertisements (one thing everyone agrees is spam) is one thing; banning "personal" and "political" speech in order to shield faculty members from hearing from a student government leader is something else altogether.
The more likely explanation for MSU's persistence in prosecuting Spencer in this case—remember, President Simon could step in any time and end this violation of Spencer's rights—is that Spencer was challenging the administration on a policy change that the administration seemed to be pushing through without much time for discussion.
Michigan State University is on FIRE's select Red Alert list as one of the worst of the worst schools when it comes to the fundamental rights of students on campus. By persisting in defending its unconstitutional policy, MSU clearly deserves to stay on the list.
To let President Simon know what you think, send her an unsolicited e-mail at presmail@msu.edu or phone her at 517-355-6560. Lee June can be reached at leejune@msu.edu or 517-355-2264.


The unit statistics window displays all of a unit's attributes, and allows enchantments or the entire unit to be dismissed out of combat.
damage, although a few effects may increase or reduce this chance.
Defense score. Naturally, in a world filled with magic, enchantments and Magical Items can also further enhance one's ability to defend themselves.
Breath Attacks, and occasionally a few others.
damage if it goes unblocked.
damage, so a unit requires a high Defense score to completely block any powerful or particularly-successful attack.
During a Physical Damage attack, the attacker registers 10 successful hits, or "raw"
damage, the exact same result as if the Defense Roll was not made at all.
figure to step up and make a whole new series of rolls.
Shields possessed by the unit.
damage has either been applied or averted.
figures can make it ineffective. It might survive overall, but will no longer contribute as much to the battle.
It also needs to be noted that the concept of the "lead"
figures still standing when one goes down. That is, an infinite number of "imaginary"
7 to the High Men Cavalry, killing two of the Cavalrymen and slightly injuring another one.
30% chance to avert one hit.
The cavalryman rolls two numbers: 6 and 2. Only one of these rolls is lower than or equal to 3, so we can say that the cavalryman achieved one success on its Defense Roll. This means that the number of inflicted hits is reduced to 7 - 1 = 6.
1 Damage unblocked, which is now inflicted on this cavalryman.
2, the unit has rolled a total of 4 Defense dice. 2 were used by the first cavalryman, who failed to protect himself and died valiantly. The second cavalryman then got a fresh chance, using an additional 2 Defense dice and saving himself. Had this cavalryman also been killed, the next one would also have been able to use 2 Defense dice.
damage can potentially be blocked from any attack, thus increasing the number of attacks required to destroy the whole unit.
1 figure and with it a significant chunk of the unit's combat effectiveness.
Ranged Missile Attacks. Nothing else will activate the effect, and the penalty is strictly only present while resolving the attack that triggered it.
Multi-Figure Defense, it also activates with every Defense Roll, not just the first one, making it one of the most potent defensive enchantments in the game.
Defense score temporarily, just long enough for the attack to get through and severely hurt the target.
damage as the attack manages to deliver successfully (based on the Attack Roll made by the attacker).
damage to get through more easily. In other words, the target may only use half as many dice for its Defense Roll as it normally would.
Defense by exactly 50% (rounded down), it can be seen as more effective against heavily-armored targets than it is against lightly-armored units.
Hit Point total will be used, not the maximum.
Melee attacks that trigger it. This bug is ultimately corrected in v1.51.
Defense they give a unit when triggered, and the attacks that they work against.
Defense in a way that does not work all the time. There are a three more spells and a Unit Ability that exert a similar effect, and are only triggered against certain kinds of attacks.
Melee Attack. This gives the unit holding the Large Shield better survivability against such attacks, so long as they deliver Physical Damage. Many Heroes can also get this ability, simply by equipping a Shield of any kind.
Melee Attacks, as their color is defined by the Realm of the spell or creature making the attack. For other Attack Types however, which Realm they belong to is preset, and does not depend on the attacking unit.
Holy Avenger Item Power, which also contains this effect.
Resist Elements. Both are also available as Item Powers, and can be imbued onto all types of Magical Items.
City Walls are a unique Town Building in that they provide an almost purely combat oriented benefit, rather than an economical one. In addition to significantly changing the tactics likely to be employed by both the attacker and the defender during a Town siege, they also grant very tangible protection to the units inside.
This diagram shows the 4x4 Town Proper area and the 12 segments of the City Walls.
The walls surround a 4×4 tile area on the combat map commonly called the "town proper". On each corner is a tower tile that is impassable for units on either side, while a single dedicated section serves as the "gate" that allows walking through. The entire structure is illustrated by the image on the right.
Non-Corporeal units, while able to bypass the walls themselves during their movement, do not negate any Defense bonus granted to their opponent.
+3 in the unofficial Insecticide patch.
+3 against all Ranged Attacks from the outside. Essentially, the combat map is treated as if City Walls were present, but all destroyed, except that there are no visuals to indicate this fact.
The combat unit display shows Defense as a numerical value with all unmitigated changes already factored in.
Berserk spell, which removes the entire row of icons rather than darkening them out, effectively hiding the unit's original score.
Nature spells. If enabled in the game's Settings, the combat unit display, shown in the upper right corner when mousing over a unit, displays Defense as a single numerical value, with all unconditional modifiers already included.
XP requirements. The first number is the base value, the second is with either one of these effects, while the last is with both.
Defense during a combat action. Details about these factors are explained above in this article, as well as on their own respective pages.
Events lower (thus later) in the order of operations will supersede the earlier ones. The procedure usually generates combat results that make perfect sense, but will also also yield some that are unexpected. Ranged attacks and counters, in particular, may be difficult to predict due to color associations. The following examples may help illustrate how these defensive buffs function.
Resist Elements from taking any effect.
Damage will be guaranteed. If he wields a melee weapon though, he would have to go into melee with the Sky Drake in order for this power to take effect.
+3. That is the extent of the Defense score interactions in this case.


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When is your community's Beggar's Night?
The owners of the apartment house at 215 N. Kenton St. in Urbana are ready for Halloween. Beggar's Night in Urbana is Wednesday, Oct. 31 from 6-8 p.m. Other municipalities have also set their dates and times for Beggar's Nights.
The Champaign County Sheriff's Office has released a list of Beggar's Night events around the county.
-St. Paris from 6-8 p.m.
-Terre Haute from 5-7 p.m.
-North Lewisburg from 6-8 p.m.
The Champaign County Sheriff's Office will be increasing patrols during these periods and deputies advise all involved to travel with care.
1. Cross the street at corners, using traffic signals and crosswalks.
2. Look left, right and left again when crossing and keep looking as you cross.
3. Put electronic devices down and keep heads up and walk, don't run, across the street.
4. Teach children to make eye contact with drivers before crossing in front of them.
1. Children under the age of 12 should not be alone at night without adult supervision. If kids are mature enough to be out without supervision, they should stick to familiar areas that are well lit and trick-or-treat in groups.
1. Decorate costumes and bags with reflective tape or stickers and, if possible, choose light colors.
2. Choose face paint and makeup whenever possible instead of masks, which can obstruct a child's vision.
3. Have kids carry glow sticks or flashlights to help them see and be seen by drivers.
4. When selecting a costume, make sure it is the right size to prevent trips and falls.
1. Slow down and be especially alert in residential neighborhoods. Children are excited to trick-or-treat and may move in unpredictable ways.
6. Popular trick-or-treating hours generally occur around dusk, so be especially alert for kids during those hours.


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Windsor Spitfires forward Tyler Angle plays in the annual Blue and White game on August 31, 2016. (Photo by Ricardo Veneza)
Spirit doubles up Spitfires 6-3
By Mark BrownJanuary 12, 2019 10:17pm@markbrownradio
A lack of offensive power early in the game cost the Windsor Spitfires Saturday night.
The Saginaw Spirit scored early and often in their 6-3 win over the Spitfires at the Dow Event Center. Windsor is in fourth place in the OHL West Division with 43 points.
Saginaw jumped out first with a pair of goals in the opening segment. Albert Michnac scored on the power play, then Cole Perfetti doubled the lead for the Spirit.
The Spirit gave themselves an even greater advantage with two additional goals in the middle period, with Reagan O'Grady and Cole Coskey scoring within about two-and-a-half minutes of each other. Windsor jumped on the board with back-to-back goals from Tyler Angle, the first a short-handed one at 6:30, then a power-play goal later in the period. Owen Tippett scored soon after that for the Spirit to give them a 5-2 lead at the second intermission. The Spitfires pulled starting goalie Kari Piiroinen at that time and went with backup Colton Incze.
Daniel D'Amico tried to start a Windsor comeback when he scored early in the third period, but it fizzled when Coskey scored his second of the game, an empty-netter late in regulation.
Piiroinen and Incze combined for 18 saves out 32 shots for the Spits. Tristan Lennox had 31 saves for the Spirit.
The Spitfires return to the WFCU Centre Thursday when they host the Erie Otters.


Lascelles Abercrombie (also known as the Georgian Laureate, linking him with the "Georgian poets") was a British poet and literary critic, one of the "Dymock poets". He was born in Ashton upon Mersey and educated at the University of Manchester.
Before the First World War, he lived for a time at Dymock in Gloucestershire, part of a community that included Rupert Brooke and Robert Frost. Edward Thomas also visited. In 1922, he was appointed Professor of English at the University of Leeds. In 1929 he moved on to the University of London, and in 1935 to a prestigious readership at Oxford University. He wrote a series of works on the nature of poetry, and several volumes of original verse, that were collected in 'Poems' (1930). In the same year he published separately his most important poem, 'The Sale of Saint Thomas' in six 'Acts'. Non-poetic works of his include The Idea of Great Poetry (1925) and Romanticism (1926).
He was the brother of the architect Patrick Abercrombie. His son was the cell biologist Michael Abercrombie.


A trial form of electronic funds transfer over the Internet (and soon by electronic mail).
The ecash software stores digital money, signed by a bank, on the user's local computer. The user can spend the digital money at any shop accepting ecash, without the trouble of having to open an account there first, or having to transmit credit card numbers. The shop just has to accept the money, and deposit it at the bank. The security is provided by a public-key digital signature.
There process involves the issuing banks who exchange real money for ecash, users who have and spend ecash, shops who accept ecash payments, and clearing banks who clear payments received by shops.
At the moment, all users and shops must have an account at DigiCash's own bank, the "First Digital Bank" at bank.digicash.com. They can withdraw money from the bank, and convert it to ecash. Shops can be started by any ecash user.


John Dee was an advisor to Queen Elizabeth the First, as an astronomer and astrologer – there was little difference then, and as a mathematician, alchemist and occultist. He coined the phrase 'British Empire', and he talked to angels out of scientific curiosity, to learn the universal language of creation.
He also used seers and scryers such as Edward Kelley, who Dee maintained angels dictated several books to him this way, through Kelley, in a special angelic language. At some point, this led to Kelley successfully persuading Dee that they should swap wives which each other, ordered to by the angels. This all came from 'automatic writing', where Kelley would allow himself to be taken over by such spirits to dictate their words.
This was at a time when science and magic were pretty much the same thing, and one might step from one discipline to another.
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Home Personal Finance Home Owner Homebuilder sleeps around to make the sale
Homebuilder sleeps around to make the sale
It's not the usual sleeping environment for your basic, high-flying CEO: a mattress on the floor in a different, empty house every night.
Yet that's the life John Wieland staked out in early March, when he set out on a Southern odyssey that was part sales promotion, part psychology lesson.
Wieland, 72, heads John Wieland Homes and Neighborhoods, a large Atlanta-based building company that, like most others in this country, has seen its sales plunge in the past couple of years.
So, the chief executive decided on a promotional event, but he wanted something out of the ordinary.
"We needed to get cash back to the banks; that's no secret," he said. "I have to do something personally to demonstrate how important it is to the economy to get the housing market moving and how important it is to my company to get houses sold."
On March 6 he began his "Get Housing Moving" sale, visiting the 56 subdivisions under development by his company in four states. Tooling along in a lime-green Winnebago re-christened the "Wiebago," he vowed to sleep on a twin mattress dropped on the floors of the firm's finished but unfurnished and unsold homes every night until 101 houses were under contract.
Nearing the end of his trek in late April, he said he had learned a lot about what works and what doesn't in home design. More important, he said, he had talked to scores of consumers. It will change his business, he said.
"I played a little game," he said. "It's called, Why Hasn't This House Sold?" he explained. "Unfortunately, I am winning, if finding an answer is winning. You get an entirely different perspective when you're sleeping in an empty, unsold home."
He figured out one house's problem, he recalls, by gazing out from a window one evening.
"The sun goes down, it's quiet, and you're looking at the lot next door, and you notice, oh, that's where we clean out the concrete trucks," he said, laughing.
He expects changes in his company's products, which tend to appeal to what's known in the industry as a "second move-up" buyer who historically has sought a roomy house. Wieland's single-family homes average 3,400 square feet, he said.
"One of the things that's coming up is called 'smaller,'" he said. "And closer in" to metro areas.
There's a changed attitude now, he said.
"American builders have been over-building and Americans have been over-buying," Wieland said. "The buyer had said, 'It seems like I should buy (as big a house as) I possibly can because that's how I am going to make the most money.'
"That idea is now in the dustbin of history," he said. "Now they're going to say, 'How much do I really need? Do I need all these rooms? Is this a great place to put all my assets?' "
Hitting the road in Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina and Tennessee has put him face-to-face with employees in his company's significantly downsized workforce, he said. Wieland expects to close on 400 homes this year, down from 700 in 2008. At the height of the boom, he said, it sold 1,800.
The trip also has introduced him to many consumers. "What struck me most was the level of uncertainty" they expressed about the housing market.
So, his campaign has focused on playing up reduced prices and low interest rates.
"Those rates aren't going to stay around forever and this pricing isn't going to stay around forever," Wieland said. He managed to personally sway some buyers, though it isn't his forte, he said.
"I would be a terrible salesperson; I would give it all away," he said.
Wieland is not exactly used to an unembellished lifestyle. The Atlanta resident also has a Manhattan penthouse (now for sale); he and his wife, Sue, have been the largest single donors to Atlanta's High Museum of Art's expansion campaign, giving $12 million.
A few days ago, the company hit its 101st sale since his trek began, and Wieland was finally headed home. Despite the dozens of microwaved frozen dinners and the nights in unfamiliar, bare rooms, he said the experience had been worthwhile.
"I think it would be a great thing if the CEOs of homebuilding companies across the country picked a day in May, and we all went out to an empty, unsold home and spent the night as a statement that this is great time to buy," Wieland said.
"I suggested it to the National Association of Home Builders, that they have a CEO Sleep-In.
"They rejected the idea."
(c) 2009, Chicago Tribune. Source: McClatchy-Tribune Information Services.
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Photos and measuring stick were provided by John Loughman. So who is up to building one of these from scratch????There is some information provided in Mike Cecil's book "AMEP Volume 2 Local Pattern carriers 1939-1945".
A basic sketch of the general layout of the Tracked truck Mk.1 made many years ago. This sketch needs to be modified for the more complex side chassis members. There is always new info becoming available.
Front view of the specimen at the RAAC Museum Puckapunyal Victoria. note that the body is not armoured but just civilian car quality metal side.
Showing almost standard Universal carrier type suspension for the roadwheels but a revised drive sprocket. The roadwheels had each spoke in the cross section of a capital "H".
The front steerable idler wheel which was the same as the Local pattern Mk.3 type.
Another view of the underneath / sub structure. The round bracket would have held the muffler. Also at the front can be seen the metal floor at the rear of the driver.
A more general view of the suspension.


Three essential activities for a great morning.
Embrace the bold path of originality.
Struggling to create a new stability with a new person.
Your soul was created to expand and explore and not to be stuck in security and repetition.
Steve Edwards struggles to appreciate the small moments of grace he encounters every day as an overworked parent.
Thinking you are too old to change is nonsense.
Looking for a job is tough. If you stay busy in productive ways, and systematically analyze & refine your job application with each attempt, you will be able to stay positive and quickly get a job.
A few lessons I learned through weightlifting.
A few lessons I learnt through weightlifting.
How you can your life improve when you stop stressing over tiny decisions?


The Maine Department of Education is excited to announce the availability of released items from Maine's 2017/18 state assessment. As educators begin to explore the released items for MEA spring 2018, we want to clarify a few inconsistencies within English Language Arts(ELA)/Literacy and Mathematics and provide some information about released items moving forward.
In grade 3 eMPowerME reading, the passage students read while completing the assessment is not available for reference. Unfortunately, the assessment vendor, Measured Progress, was unable to obtain the necessary permissions to release the passage for public use. Fortunately, the passage used is a commonly known text, Corduroy, (Freeman, D. (1987). Corduroy. Harmondsworth: Puffin Books.). Educators should pay close attention to the information contained within the released item to guide use of the materials. Moving forward, the Maine DOE has taken steps to ensure that all passages utilized in any future released items will have the necessary permissions obtained for both confidential and public release.
Additionally, when the released items first became available on 11/12/18, there was a misalignment in the numbering of the ELA/Literacy released items in the Confidential MAARS portal versus the Released Item Documents found in the Measured Progress' WordPress site. In the MAARS released item chart, the Essay item, indicated by "Item Type" WP (writing prompt), was originally reported as Released Item #01 in all grades, followed by Reading, then Writing & Language released items.
In the Educator Support Materials for the eMPowerME Released Item Documents (pdf), the last 2 pages are Math and ELA/Literacy released item information charts. In the ELA/Literacy chart (Grade 3 example below), the Essay is presented last, and the numbers for Reading and Writing & Language correspond to the item numbers in the released item booklets, but not to the released item numbering in the MAARS chart above.
The new, correct placement of the WP/Essay score for each grade is as follows: Grade 3=#14, Grade 4=#17, Grade 5=#14, Grades 6, 7, and 8=#16.
NOTE: ELA/Literacy & Mathematics – The best way to align the released item numbering from the charts in MAARS to the released item PDFs is to follow the Tables on the last 2 pages of each grade level's pdf titled "2018 Mathematics Released Item Information" and "2018 English Language Arts Released Item Information".
The Maine DOE is committed to providing as many resources as possible to support instructional practice. One such support is the availability of released items. Unfortunately, the frequency in which the Maine DOE is able to release items is currently limited to 2017/2018 and 2019/2020. We will be unable to release items from the 2018/2019 test administration. There are many factors that have impacted this decision and the Maine DOE is exploring how to increase the frequency of releasing items while not increasing the amount of testing time for students. It should be noted that although released items will not be provided from the 2018/19 test administration, educators will still have access to the released items from the 2017/18 test administration in addition to the already available sample items.


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It's easy if you try.
Imagine no income tax
It's easy if you try.
Daniel J. Flynn
Imagine there's no income tax. It isn't hard to do. No last-minute paperwork hell. And no IRS, too.
Almost half of Americans don't have to imagine. An estimated 46 percent of the country will not pay any federal income taxes this year.
And you read this as though it were a bad thing?
Too many conservatives deride the 46 percent who pay no federal income tax as moochers. On last year's Tax Day, Tom Neven lamented at First Things that "half the country pays nothing towards a government that in theory represents everyone." He asks: "Where is the sense of shared sacrifice that is part of citizenship?" Heritage Foundation blogger Rob Bluey earlier this year labeled the income-tax avoidance as "startling," "alarming," and "eye-popping." Texas Governor Rick Perry launched his presidential campaign by proclaiming himself "dismayed at the injustice that nearly half of all Americans don't even pay any income tax."
Half of Americans not paying federal income taxes is not an injustice. It's a start.
The 54 percent of Americans who pay the federal income tax should not want the 46 percent to pay income tax just like them. They should want to pay no federal income tax just like the 46 percent. The progressive income tax is an injustice, and people who love freedom should seek its abolition rather than its expansion.
The 46 percent lives the way the 100 percent lived a century ago. They pay all sorts of federal taxes—passport fees, alcohol duties, tariffs on imported goods—just like Americans did in 1912. They even pay federal fuel and payroll taxes unknown to early-20th-century Americans. They just don't pay an income tax.
The faulty presumption underlying the resentment toward the 46 percent is that the money that they earned somehow belongs to the federal government. This is an Obama mentality. The president claims that oil companies receiving tax breaks enjoy subsidies. He labels tax cuts as giveaways. He claims that the wealthy (who pay most of the income taxes) aren't paying their fair share.
We have become so preoccupied with fair that we have lost sight of free. "Fair" is a word for losers. It's the term universally invoked by losers in response to losing—"That's not fair!" "Free" is a winner's word. Free is don't hurt me. Fair is do help me. But government is supposed to treat us equally under law. The progressive income tax doesn't do that. It helps some by hurting others.
So thoroughly has the land of the free become the land of the freeloader that we invert "freeloader" to mean the people who don't give the government money rather than the people who demand the government give them money. A freeloader is someone who takes something from you, not somebody who doesn't give something to you. It may be true that a portion of that 46 percent who won't fork over their paychecks to Uncle Sam also get Uncle Sam to fork over a portion of the 54 percent's paychecks to them. But the malefaction there is sponging off the government, not preventing the government from sponging off them.
Talk of repealing the Sixteenth Amendment is dismissed as chimerical. But utopianism isn't what it used to be.
Utopianism is what will never be. The norm in American history is the absence of an income tax. The federal government used to treat all taxpayers equally under law. One's personal business wasn't the government's, and ultimately, everyone's business. A government that respects privacy fosters a people who do so, too. That something has been is proof that something can be.
Liberals may say I'm a dreamer. But I'm not the only one. I hope someday Barack will join us. And Americans will live as one.
'Doomsday Clock' of Defense budget cuts nears zero hour
Remember to mark your calendar for April 17
Written By Daniel J. Flynn
Daniel J. Flynn is a columnist for HUMAN EVENTS and the author of Blue Collar Intellectuals: When the Enlightened and the Everyman Elevated America (ISI Books, 2011).


A Stocking Full of eReading and Viewing: Happy Holidays!
'Tis the season to be jolly, apparently, and so Film Studies For Free is happy to oblige with some extremely jolly, serious, and completely free eGifts for the festive season, ones from wise men and women around the world. You can find them liberally scattered in list form, below, under the six headers in bold.
This bountiful blog will be back early in the New Year with its list of Best Online (and Open Access) Film Studies Resources in 2012. So, if you haven't taken part in the readers' poll for that yet, you still have a little time.
In the meantime, FSFF wishes you very happy holidays indeed!
The first array of eBook publications from SEQUENCE Serial Studies in Media, Film and Music has just been launched — a central element in REFRAME and SEQUENCE's particular model of academic ePublishing.
You can now read SEQUENCE 1.1 — Steven Shaviro's magisterial and open access article about a film about the end of world ('MELANCHOLIA, or, The Romantic Anti-Sublime') — in a variety of free eBook formats. Just click here to check them out and download them to your devices.
Leshu Torchin's current research focuses on how screen media bear witness to human rights abuses and genocide in order to mobilise audiences. In her guest post for RE.FRAMING ACTIVISM, Torchin introduces some of the issues that are central to her new book, Creating the Witness: Documenting Genocide on Film, Video, and the Internet. Thanks to Torchin and the book's publishers University of Minnesota Press, REFRAME has been granted the permission to share the extensive introduction to the book online. You can read it here.
AUDIENCES - a wonderful new book from Amsterdam University Press and a bumper new issue of PARTICIPATIONS!
Film Studies For Free is delighted to pass on news of the publication of an open access version of a wonderful new book from Amsterdam University Press. Audiences: Defining and Researching Screen Entertainment Reception is an extremely high quality collection edited by Ian Christie, Professor of Film and Media History, at Birkbeck, University of London. This great tome has, of course, been added to FSFF's permanent listing of Open Access eBooks. Please support its generous publisher and author by ordering a copy for your university library!
Since we're on the subject of audiences, it seems a brilliant moment to reproduce, below, links to the incredibly rich contents of the latest, just published, issue of PARTICIPATIONS, the excellent online journal of audience research. Not all items are directly film studies related, but they should be of interest to all researching issues of reception in film and media culture.
Frame grab from Amour (Michael Haneke, 2012). Read Roy Grundmann's article on this film.
[Amour]'s particular take on the moral tale becomes clearer when we compare it to the moral tales of French New Wave filmmaker Eric Rohmer. As Rohmer explains, the conte moral does not pivot on characters' actions, but on their inner conflicts and on how characters rationalize their motivations that arise from these conflicts. It has been noted that Rohmer's films, like many examples of the Nouvelle Vague, are filled with dialogue in which the protagonists verbalize their feelings, perceptions, and mental states. Haneke's new film harkens back to this pattern.
Chronicle of an Auteur: More Antonioni Goodness!
Film Studies For Free presents the second of its celebrations of the centenary of the birth of Italian filmmaker Michelangelo Antonioni. Below are embedded the video recordings of a number of unmissable talks at Antonioni and the Arts, an event held at Royal Holloway, University of London, in October to mark the anniversary.
Thanks to Royal Holloway's School of Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures for hosting the talks, as well as taking the trouble to record them and make them freely available online.
This latest entry coincides with Cronaca di un autor: Convegno dedicato a Michelangelo Antonioni nel centenario della nascita, a marvellous conference, with an amazing array of speakers, taking place between December 11-13, 2012, merely the latest in a series of brilliant, celebratory events in Ferrara, Antonioni's birthplace.
Who knows? Maybe there'll be some more videos to embed here at FSFF! Hope so! In any case, You can see the first FSFF Antonioni anniversary celebration here: Sculpting the Real: Michelangelo Antonioni Studies in the Centenary Year of his Birth.
Part 1.a, Arts Building - Antonioni and the Arts @ Royal Holloway, University of London from SMLLC, Royal Holloway, London on Vimeo.
Dr. Laura Rascaroli's lecture and discussion. In conversation with Dr. Giuliana Pieri.
A study day devoted to the late Michelangelo Antonioni (1912-2007) took place on Friday, 26 October, in Egham, co-sponsored by HARC, SMLLC, Media Arts, and the Institut Français du Royaume-Uni.
The centenary of the birth of this master of European modernist cinema was a chance to bring together a number of scholars and curators who have a particular interest in the interdisciplinary aspects of Antonioni's oeuvre. Dr Laura Rascaroli (U. of Cork) and Dr John David Rhodes (U. of Sussex), who edited the 2011 volume, Antonioni: Centenary Essays, offered a novel perspective on the work of the Italian film-maker by focusing on the influence of art and architecture respectively. The two talks were preceded by a screening of two rare Antonioni documentaries: Gente del Po (1943-7) and Lo Sguardo di Michelangelo (2004). Documentaries are a very important but often less studied aspect of Antonioni's production. They also ideally frame his career since Antonioni began as a documentary film maker and ended his cinematic career with his tribute to the master of the Italian Renaissance, Michelangelo Buonarroti, in a short film of extreme beauty which helped the audience to reflect upon art and tradition. The general discussion that followed covered a number of fascinating topics relating to Antonioni's practice, including his consistently 'open', physical engagement with the human figure, as compared, for example, with that of Jean-Luc Godard.
Part 1.b, Arts Building - Antonioni and the Arts @ Royal Holloway, University of London from SMLLC, Royal Holloway, London on Vimeo.
Dr. John David Rhodes's lecture, discussion and round table with Dr. Laura Rascaroli, Dr. Giuliana Pieri and Prof. James Williams.
Part 2.a, Windsor Lecture - Antonioni and the Arts @ Royal Holloway, University of London from SMLLC, Royal Holloway, London on Vimeo.
Prof. Dominique Païni's presentation of the retrospective 'Antonioni And The Arts. The Gaze of Michelangelo' and lecture. Introduction by Prof. Williams James.
The second part of the study day was a lecture by film scholar and curator, Professor Dominique Païni (École du Louvre, Paris), who presented with slides his plans for the forthcoming centenary exhibition on Antonioni in his home-town of Ferrara. Prof. Païni revealed that the physical challenge of the exhibition space, the Renaissance Palazzo dei Diamanti, created the opportunity to present Antonioni's work as a series of contrasts arising from the idea that cinema is, after all, narrative sculpture in movement, and that shapes are born out of the most basic contrast, that of light and dark. Both the lecture and ensuing discussion brought into focus a series of important characteristics of the work of Antonioni: the identification of women and the nation, ideal masculinity and Italian art and tradition, the critique of humanism and the classical heritage, and the ambiguous relationship between Antonioni and Italy's post-war tradition of social and political engagement (impegno) which characterised the work of many of his contemporaries working in film and literature.
Part 2.b, Windsor Lecture - Antonioni and the Arts @ Royal Holloway, University of London from SMLLC, Royal Holloway, London on Vimeo.
A few reflections with Professor Dominique Païni. Translation in English by Alix Agret.
Best Online Film Studies Resources in 2012: Announcing a Readers' Poll!
One of FSFF's most popular and most useful blog entries last year was its December 20 roundup: FSFF's Favourite Online Film Studies Resources in 2011.
It will repeat this endeavour this year. But FSFF will make things much more interesting, hopefully, by inviting readers' suggestions, and trying to reflect the views gathered in the results.
Below are last year's categories. Please feel free to respond to these headers or suggest new ones (FSFF will itself inaugurate some videographical/multimedia film studies categories, for example).
You can leave suggestions in the comments below, tweet them to @filmstudiesff, leave them at the Film Studies For Free Facebook page, or send your nominees to FSFF by email. Please feel free to self-nominate!
Life is good, thinks Film Studies For Free: a new issue of Scope: An Online Journal of Film and Television Studies has just been published. There's a small but well-edited selection of great articles, and an enormous number of hugely useful book reviews and conference reports. FSFF particularly liked Rachel Lister on Nicole Holofcener's "short story" films and Miklós Kiss on Károly Makk's Szerelem/Love.
All contents are listed and linked to below.
A free-to-attend University of London Screen Studies Group series event. Full details are given here: http://events.sas.ac.uk/ies/events/view/13234.
A free-to-attend University of Sussex Centre for Visual Fields event. Further details are given here: http://www.sussex.ac.uk/cvf/newsandevents/events?id=16509.
Film Studies For Free is almost unspeakably thrilled that its author is helping to host a visit to her shores by the wonderful film scholar Christian Keathley. So thrilled, in fact, that a collected edition of links to his generously-shared, online, film scholarship is given below.
Keathley, Associate Professor of Film and Media Culture at Middlebury College, USA, is the author of Cinephilia and History, or The Wind in the Trees (Indiana University Press, 2006), and is currently completing a second book, The Mystery of Otto Preminger (under contract to Indiana University Press). Professor Keathley's research interest also focuses on the presentation of academic scholarship in a multi-media format, including video essays.
In addition to the two UK events detailed above, Keathley will also give a keynote lecture on his work as part of the lineup for a two-day symposium in Antwerp, Belgium, entitled "FROM PHOTOGÉNIE TO CINEPHILIA 2.0, a seminar on cinephilia then and now". The event takes place between December 7-8. Unlike the two events above, it isn't free-to-attend, but it is incredibly good value.
This superb looking symposium is hosted by the Flemish Service for Film Culture, Centre for Cinema and Media Studies (UGent) and Research Group Visual Studies and Media Culture (University of Antwerp) organised in collaboration with Research Center for Visual Poetics (University of Antwerp) and CINEMATEK, with two other internationally recognised keynotes Malte Hagener and Sarah Keller. You can find further details of the symposium here.
There should be some open access resources emerging from the above events, and if that happens, FSFF will be among the first to let you know about them.
Pass the Salt from Christian Keathley on Vimeo.
Video essay on a scene from Otto Preminger's Anatomy of a Murder.
Revision of a video made for the Society of Cinema and Media Studies' 50th anniversary conference.
FRAMES Cinema Journal Issues 2 and 1!! - Kubrick, Resnais, War Films, Digital Film Studies and more!
Film Studies For Free is very happy to announce the online publication of Issue 2 of Frames cinema journal,. The issue contains six fine articles, on a variety of topics, produced in collaboration with the British Association of Film, Television and Screen Studies (BAFTSS). Details and links are given below.
A great second issue of NECSUS, the brilliant journal of NECS, the European Network for Cinema and Media Studies has been published. It boasts some superlative articles including Francesco Casetti's must-read article from which Film Studies For Free has excerpted above.
For those interested in hapticity, and our experience of the material properties of film, there's a very special section on that topic.
All in all (and all the contents are directly linked to below), some truly wonderful work. Well done and thank you NECSUS!
An archive video collage exploring some of the psychological and mediatized components of the public's relationship with the UK monarchy. It features excerpts from D.W. Winnicott's 1970 essay 'The Place of the Monarchy' (published in Home is Where We Start From: Essays by a Psychoanalyst, compiled and edited by Claire Winnicott, Ray Shepherd and Madeleine Davis [London: Penguin, 1986]). Although it doesn't mention this, Winnicott's essay was published after the broadcast of the ground-breaking Royal Family documentary in 1969, which opened up new breaches in what the psychoanalyst was raising about the necessary distance and proximity of the public's relationship with the UK monarchy.
Film Studies For Free was inspired by two events -- one offline and one online -- for today's entry.
The offline happening is an excellent looking conference on the British Monarchy on Screen taking place later this week, between November 23-24.
The conference is hosted by the Institute of English Studies, School of Advanced Study, University of London, Senate House, and convened by the University of London Screen Studies Group, the Institute of English Studies, the department of Media Arts and the Centre for International Theatre and Performance Research at Royal Holloway, University of London.
A somewhat ambivalent republican, but one indelibly marked by growing up immersed in the UK's mediatised monarchy, FSFF would have loved to attend. But its author is presenting instead at a conference in an actual Republic this weekend, instead. So this blog contributes the above monarchical-video-meditation in lieu of its presence - and there will be an accompanying essay about it for the Filmanalytical website very shortly.
Another series of events happening this week - also, sadly, to be missed by a gadabout FSFF -- will take place in Brighton. The Global Queer Cinema project is collaborating with the annual CineCity film festival on the topic of "Curating Queer Film Culture". Information about these really excellent and important events can be found here and here.
The inspirational online event was another one FSFF missed... It was the competition which also inspired the above video, although the video took a somewhat different (topical) turn in its making: "The Past Re-Imagined as the Future" Remix Context, held by the brilliant Prelinger Archives and the Free Music Archive.
FSFF looks forward to hearing about the winners of that event but, in the meantime, had great fun as usual remixing material from both these amazing, public domain archives, and encourages its readers to have a go at doing the same. Any good film related results should be reported here forthwith.


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Q: ExtJS changing form component POST data format I want to be able to change how an ExtJS Component formats the POST data.
To be more specific I am using the MultiSelect user extension. The post data is formatted with a single param with comma separated values.
i.e. multiSelect = 1,2,3
The way in which I need to handle this is to have multiple identical attributes
i.e. multiSelect=1 multiSelect=2 multiSelect=3
The MutliSelect component is the following
var multiselect = new Ext.ux.Multiselect({
    name              :  'multiselect',
    fieldLabel        :  'Multiselect',
    dataFields        :  ['code', 'desc'],
    data              :  [['1', 'One'], ['2', 'Two'], ['3', 'Three'], ['4','Four'], ['5', 'Five']],
    valueField        :  'code',
    displayField      :  'desc',
    width             :  150,
    height            :  150,
    allowBlank        :  true
});

A: Not 100% that this will work, but I suspect doing something like this should:
Ext.override(Ext.ux.Multiselect, {
  getValue: function() {
    var returnArray = [],
      selectionsArray = this.view.getSelectedIndexes(),
      i;
    for (i = 0; i < selectionsArray.length; i++) {
     returnArray.push(this.store.getAt(selectionsArray[i]).get(((valueField != null)? valueField : this.valueField)));
    }
    return returnArray;
  }
});

Sending an array should get it to use normal Ext.urlEncode behaviour.

A: Configure the component to have a null delimiter, i.e. delimiter: null (see api documentation)

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When locals are so zealous about an eating establishment, it's always about the food. Even though South Woods is a rustic retreat nestled in the woods, the ambiance definitely takes a back seat to their selection of steaks, ribs and prime rib, along with some generous daily specials.
But South Woods doesn't stop short of preparing other favorites, including the incredibly popular Friday fish fry, Italian, and fresh seafood selections. Great food at reasonable prices!
Just be sure to make reservations so you minimize the wait. Oh, and don't forget to bring your pocket knife and sleeping bag!


Language learning is very important because it can connect you with people and places. It gives you a deeper understanding of someone else's culture. When living abroad, speaking the local language is vital and makes such a difference in "fitting in" and having local friends. Here are a fews apps I personally have used it due to its interactive nature and therefore, recommending it to you.
Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links, which means that if you decide to enroll in the program, I'll receive a small commission that goes toward supporting the website. However, I would not recommend anything that I do not find valuable for my readers. All opinions are my own.
Babbel was the first language app I have ever used when I was learning French. They showed me what was 'interactive' learning and showed me how progressive learning needs to be. I like the structure in their lessons. First they teach the vocabulary, followed by mix-and-match and fill in the blanks to reiterate the new words you've learned. Then it gives you some grammar tips and examples on how to use it and finally, it ends up with a dialogue in which you can see how the vocabulary are used in context. I find the words being repeated along with the consistent testing really helped my memory. The best part, Babbel is available on desktop, mobile and tablet – meaning you can use it anywhere and it will sync with where you last left off!
You can try it free with my link here and see if this type of learning works well for you! They have a number of languages available: English, French, Spanish, German, Turkish, Italian, Portuguese, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Indonesian, Dutch, Polish and even Russian!
If you are interested in learning Mandarin, Hello Chinese app is my recommendation. This app is perfect for beginners and it is free! With so many different apps out there, I know it can get overwhelming and I have tested a few before I settled on using this one to improve my Chinese. I am a big lover of an app who has a good structure for the learner's interest so let me explain some key features of why this app is great!
The lessons progress very well from one to the next. It has many practical topics that progress from very basic (i.e. learning vocabulary for family members) to more advanced topics (i.e. jobs and relationships). Each topic has 4 lessons. The first three lessons is to learn and practice vocabulary. It first teaches you vocabulary by complementing it with images, shows you sentences in how it is used, and then asks you what it means with multiple choice. It then uses a mix-and-match system where you have to form the sentences yourself. Next, it teaches you how to write it, stroke by stroke. And lastly, in the fourth lesson, it finishes with a speaking practice where they will check your pronunciation. Using this app, you are practicing all four skills – reading, writing, listening and speaking!
If you feel ready to use your language skills and to practice with someone, I recommend using Tandem to find an online language partner. It is free and there are thousands of people from all over the world to choose from! All you have to do is to indicate what language you speak, and what language you wish to learn. Each person has a profile so you can see who is interesting, perhaps based on where they live or what they do. Then, you can start a conversation! The best part of this app is that it allows you to correct your partner's work. You can cross out the words that are incorrect and to write the correct one for your partner. In addition, you can also send voice messages and do video with your partner! It is really an app made for language learning and connecting you to other people's knowledge.
Have you used these apps before? Did you enjoy them? If not, what apps do you use to help you learn a language? I'd love to hear your experience and whether my recommendations were able to help you achieve your goals!
You are so welcome! Love to know how you are doing as well later on! I also stayed in France and this is how I learned myself!


This decade sees philanthropy at a pivotal point. The evolving geopolitical landscape, the rapid creation of new wealth and a greater awareness of how philanthropy can create social change have already led to exciting innovation and new thinking. This is influencing approaches to giving and the implementation of social responsibility initiatives across the world. Building on previous research, the Future Agenda team focused in depth on the future of Philanthropy via nine high level discussions which were held in Dubai, Kuala Lumpur, London (x2), Mumbai, Oxford, Quito, Singapore and Washington DC.
During our conversations we explored the key interconnected drivers of change, the changing ways of giving and the impact that technology has had on the sector. Finally, as societal attitudes, behaviours and commercial common sense adjust to a connected and data driven world, key questions were raised to help organisation make more informed decisions about the future.
This report shares the findings from the Future of Philanthropy Open Foresight research project. It identifies and discusses some common challenges today, and also explores several shared ambitions. What is clear from all our discussions is that we are seeing a fundamental shift in when we give, how we give, how we receive and how change is created through philanthropy. In addition, the report highlights several important emerging opportunities such as the rise of the global elite, the increasing influence of female philanthropists and the increasing demand for transparency. Some of the issues addressed are specific to key locations but most are universal and therefore of relevance to most cities.
Philanthropy, or private resources for the public good, has a huge positive benefit on society and the world in which we live. Our individual and collective desire to maximise positive impact means that, as the world continues to evolve, so too must the practice of philanthropy.
There are three significant, inter-related, macro drivers of change that are common challenges impacting philanthropists around the world today. They are Power, Knowledge and, inherent to both of these, Trust. They will shape the evolution of philanthropy over the next decade .
Many giving mechanisms have existed for decades. However, the last decade or so has seen a blossoming of new ways to give; at one end we see the growth of Impact Investing and at the other crowd-funding. Looking ahead, as the world becomes increasingly cautious, there is increased fear of corruption, expect greater scrutiny around how money is raised and the way it is distributed.
As we move forward, there are many issues impacting the future of philanthropy. Some of these will drive change for donors, charities, intermediaries and for corporates. Others will require action by governments and regulators. Here are a series of questions that could be considered in the planning of a future agenda.


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Earl Anderson Bamber (born 9 July 1990) is a professional racing driver from New Zealand, currently competing as a factory driver for Porsche Motorsport in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship GTLM class.

He is the 2014 Porsche Supercup and double Porsche Carrera Cup Asia champion. He has also won the 24 Hours of Le Mans twice, having won in 2015 with Nico Hülkenberg and Nick Tandy and 2017 with Timo Bernhard and Brendon Hartley. The latter trio was also joint winner of the 2017 FIA World Endurance Championship for Drivers.

Early life
Earl Bamber was born in Whanganui, New Zealand, to Paul and Maureen Bamber (née Johnson), and lived on a farm where he learned to drive in the small settlement of Jerusalem on the Whanganui River. He attended Wanganui Collegiate School along with his younger brother, William. Bamber began in kart racing and won his first title aged 12, at the North Island Sprint Championships (Junior 100cc Yamaha Restricted), and his first national title at the 2004 Sprint Kart Championship meeting in Auckland. Later that year, he secured a podium at the Rotax Max category's annual Grand Final in Portugal after dominating the Junior class in the 2004 Rotax Max Challenge of New Zealand.

Racing career

Open-wheel racing

Bamber progressed through karts and single seater series and was ranked sixth highest future star in the world by the internationally recognised website driverdb.com in 2008. At 15 he switched to the New Zealand Formula Ford Championship before competing in Asia two years later where he won the Asian Formula BMW title. He achieved pole positions, fastest laps and podium results in Formula Renault V6 and Australian Formula 3, despite a tight budget. In 2008 he won two vice-championship trophies – in Formula Renault V6 Asia and Toyota Racing Series New Zealand. Bamber contested several rounds of the international A1 Grand Prix series for the New Zealand team in 2009, finishing on the podium three times. He also stood on the podium in GP2 Asia, at the age of 19. In 2010 he repeated his 2008 success and was again crowned runner-up in the New Zealand Toyota Racing Series.

Sportscar racing

2013
In 2013, Bamber made his first appearance in Porsche's one make series in the Porsche Carrera Cup Asia with Malaysian team, Nexus Racing. He battled all season with Martin Ragginger but eventually won the drivers championship. Bamber was also successful in endurance racing, winning the Bathurst 12 Hour (Class B) with Grove Racing, alongside team owner and Carrera Cup Australia regular Stephen Grove and eventual Supercup rival Ben Barker. He was subsequently selected to race in three Porsche Supercup meetings. Bamber's inaugural sportscar racing season ended with victory in the Carrera Cup Asia race at the 60th Macau Grand Prix meeting, defeating nine-time World Rally Champion Sébastien Loeb in the process.

Porsche Carrera Cup Asia nominated Bamber for the Porsche Motorsport International Cup Scholarship shootout in Oschersleben, Germany, where he beat seven other top pilots from Porsche one-make cups series around the world. Part of the selection process included the simulation of a qualifying session as well as an entire race. He received funding of 200,000 Euros for his 2014 Porsche Supercup season campaign the following season.

2014

Bamber raced with FACH Auto Tech in the Porsche Supercup alongside Porsche Carrera Cups of Germany and Asia with Team 75 Bernhard and LKM Racing, respectively.  After ten rounds in the Supercup, Bamber won the drivers championship with 155 points, ahead of Kuba Giermaziak on 132 points, becoming the first New Zealander to win the Porsche Supercup title and the first rookie to do so. After seven of the ten races, the FACH Auto Tech driver had already won the rookie classification. He dominated the Porsche Carrera Cup Asia season on his way to retaining the title as he won eight out of the ten races that he competed in despite missing two races in Zhuhai due to his concurrent commitments in Porsche Supercup and Porsche Carrera Cup Germany. With the support of Team 75 Bernhard, Bamber competed in ten out of eighteen rounds of the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany with two wins, five podiums and three fastest laps. He left the series holding second position in the Drivers Championship and was seventh overall at the end of the season. Bamber also replaced the injured Richard Lietz in the Porsche 911 RSR at the Petit Le Mans in the United SportsCar Championship, joining Porsche works drivers Patrick Long and Michael Christensen. Their second place ensured team Porsche North America, run by Core Autosport, won the manufacturers title in the championship.

2015

Prior to the 2015 season, Bamber signed with Porsche Motorsport as a works driver. In January 2015, he and fellow works drivers Jörg Bergmeister and Frédéric Makowiecki took the No.912 Porsche 911 RSR to seventh place at the 24 Hours of Daytona. Bamber and Nick Tandy joined Formula One driver Nico Hülkenberg in the Porsche LMP squad to contest the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps and the Le Mans 24 Hours in a 919 Hybrid. Bamber's hybrid, car No. 19, was third on the grid after Porsche finished first, second and third in qualifying, but ended up winning comfortably. Bamber's childhood friend and Porsche teammate, Brendon Hartley, with co-drivers Mark Webber and Timo Bernhard, started from second on the grid in a 919 Hybrid and finished the race in second place. Bamber claimed his first career GT Le Mans (GTLM) pole at the Continental Tire Road Race Showcase at Road America in his first qualifying attempt as a Porsche factory driver on  August 8. He bettered the previous lap record by more than a full second. He also made a guest appearance in the FIA World Endurance Championship's 6 Hours of Nürburgring, filling in for Klaus Bachler in the No. 88 Abu Dhabi-Proton Racing Porsche 911 RSR. Bamber made his debut in the FIA GT World Cup in the streets of Macau in November. The versatility in going between LMP1, GTE-Pro (GT Le Mans in IMSA) and GTE-Am this year, he said, made him a better driver.

2016

In 2016, Bamber continues to pilot the 911 RSR for Porsche North America and Porsche Motorsport in the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship and the 24 Hours of Le Mans in the World Endurance Championship, respectively.
Bamber was the highest placed Kiwi driver at the 54th running of the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona when his Porsche 911 RSR team came home third in the GTLM class and placed ninth overall. Bamber made a successful return at the Bathurst 12 Hour with a 2nd Class B victory for Grove Motorsport in as many races at the endurance classic in Mount Panorama, Australia alongside team owner Stephen Grove and V8 Supercars driver Scott McLaughlin. In changing weather conditions at the 12 Hours of Sebring, Bamber and his teammates in the #912 Porsche 911 RSR finished 3rd.

2017

On 3 December 2016, Bamber was confirmed as a member of the Porsche LMP1 team with Nick Tandy and André Lotterer to contest 2017 FIA World Endurance Championship. He co-drove the #2 car with Timo Bernhard and Brendon Hartley, replacing the retired Mark Webber.

Other racing
In August 2020, Bamber joined NASCAR team Richard Childress Racing for the Xfinity Series race on the Daytona road course. Bamber had become associated with team owner Richard Childress via his father, who was hunting partners with Childress in the 2000s; Bamber and RCR attempted to work a three-race deal after Bamber participated in oval racing with RCR driver Ty Dillon, but it failed to materialise. Bamber started 29th in the UNOH 188 but finished 33rd after hitting a kerb on the backstretch chicane, which caused his car to go airborne.

Hypercar career
For the 2023 season, Bamber would join Alex Lynn and Richard Westbrook in the Hypercar category of the World Endurance Championship, piloting a Cadillac V-Series.R ran by Chip Ganassi Racing.

Helmets
Bamber uses helmets designed by Italian manufacturers Stilo. He acknowledges his home country with a silver fern design on the sides of his Stilo ST5 helmets, a quasi-national emblem used for various official symbols, including the Coat of arms of New Zealand and the New Zealand one dollar coin. On top are four red stars with white borders representing the Southern Cross which features on the Flag of New Zealand. He has the number 19 painted on the back of one of his helmets, the same number as on his Porsche 919 Hybrid.

Motorsports career results

Career results

Complete A1 Grand Prix results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete GP2 Asia Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete Porsche Carrera Cup Asia results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete Porsche Carrera Cup Germany results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete Porsche Supercup results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete Bathurst 12 Hour results

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

* Season still in progress.

Supercars Championship results

Bathurst 1000 results

NASCAR
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Xfinity Series

 Ineligible for series points.

References

External links

 Earl Bamber's Official Porsche Profile

1990 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Whanganui
New Zealand racing drivers
24 Hours of Le Mans drivers
24 Hours of Le Mans winning drivers
Formula Ford drivers
Formula BMW Asia drivers
Formula V6 Asia drivers
Toyota Racing Series drivers
Australian Formula 3 Championship drivers
International Formula Master drivers
A1 Team New Zealand drivers
GP2 Asia Series drivers
Auto GP drivers
Porsche Supercup drivers
24 Hours of Daytona drivers
WeatherTech SportsCar Championship drivers
FIA World Endurance Championship drivers
People educated at Whanganui Collegiate School
NASCAR drivers
A1 Grand Prix drivers
Porsche Motorsports drivers
Nürburgring 24 Hours drivers
Superleague Formula drivers
Supercars Championship drivers
Team Meritus drivers
Super Nova Racing drivers
M2 Competition drivers
Rowe Racing drivers
KCMG drivers
International GT Open drivers
Chip Ganassi Racing drivers
Sports car racing team owners
Richard Childress Racing drivers
ART Grand Prix drivers
24H Series drivers
Craft-Bamboo Racing drivers
Porsche Carrera Cup Germany drivers