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Q: Azure DevOps Release Pipeline Powershell Script MSDeploy Error I have a .NET web solution in Azure DevOps. I'm trying to set up CI for my dev subdomain. So far I have followed this article to set up my build pipeline which appears to be working.
So, I followed part 2 of that article to set up the release pipeline. Which has me put the following in my PowerShell Script MSDeploy task:
_MYSITE-ASP.NET-CI-Try2\drop\MYSITE.deploy.cmd /Y /M:hardcoded /U:MYUSERNAME-001 /P:$(smarteraspPassword) /G:False /A:Basic -allowUntrusted -enableRule:AppOffline

(With MYUSERNAME and MYSITE replaced appropriately)
For reference the MYSITE.deploy.cmd file is long but starts with this:
@rem ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@rem Copyright 2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
@rem This is provided as sample to deploy the package using msdeploy.exe
@rem For information about IIS Web Deploy technology,
@rem please visit https://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9278654
@rem Note: This batch file assumes the package and setparametsrs.xml are in the same folder with this file
@rem ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@if %_echo%!==! echo off
setlocal
@rem ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@rem Please Make sure you have Web Deploy install in your machine.
@rem Alternatively, you can explicit set the MsDeployPath to the location it is on your machine
@rem set MSDeployPath="C:\Program Files (x86)\IIS\Microsoft Web Deploy V3\"
@rem ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

@rem ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@rem if user does not set MsDeployPath environment variable, we will try to retrieve it from registry.
@rem ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
if "%MSDeployPath%" == "" (
for /F "usebackq tokens=1,2,*" %%h  in (`reg query "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\IIS Extensions\MSDeploy" /s  ^| findstr -i "InstallPath"`) do (
if /I "%%h" == "InstallPath" (
if /I "%%i" == "REG_SZ" (
if not "%%j" == "" (
if "%%~dpj" == "%%j" (
set MSDeployPath=%%j
))))))

@rem ------------------------------------------

@rem ------------------------------------------

if not exist "%MSDeployPath%msdeploy.exe" (
echo. msdeploy.exe is not found on this machine. Please install Web Deploy before execute the script.
echo. Please visit https://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9278654
goto :usage
)

set RootPath=%~dp0
if /I "%_DeploySetParametersFile%" == "" (
set _DeploySetParametersFile=%RootPath%MYSITE.SetParameters.xml
)

@rem ------------------------------------------

@rem ------------------------------------------

set _ArgTestDeploy=
set _ArgDestinationType=auto
set _ArgComputerNameWithQuote=""
set _ArgUserNameWithQuote=""
set _ArgPasswordWithQuote=""
set _ArgEncryptPasswordWithQuote=""
set _ArgIncludeAclsWithQuote="False"
set _ArgAuthTypeWithQuote=""
set _ArgtempAgentWithQuote=""
set _ArgLocalIIS=
set _ArgLocalIISVersion=
set _HaveArgMSDeployAdditonalFlags=

@rem ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@rem Simple Parse the arguments
@rem ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
:NextArgument
set _ArgCurrent=%~1
set _ArgFlagFirst=%_ArgCurrent:~0,1%
set _ArgFlag=%_ArgCurrent:~0,3%
set _ArgValue=%_ArgCurrent:~3%

if /I "%_ArgFlag%" == "" goto :GetStarted
if /I "%_ArgFlag%" == "~0,3" goto :GetStarted
if /I "%_ArgFlag%" == "/T" set _ArgTestDeploy=true&goto :ArgumentOK
if /I "%_ArgFlag%" == "/Y" set _ArgTestDeploy=false&goto :ArgumentOK
if /I "%_ArgFlag%" == "/L" set _ArgLocalIIS=true&goto :ArgumentOK

if /I "%_ArgFlag%" == "/M:" set _ArgComputerNameWithQuote="%_ArgValue%"&goto :ArgumentOK
if /I "%_ArgFlag%" == "/U:" set _ArgUserNameWithQuote="%_ArgValue%"&goto :ArgumentOK
if /I "%_ArgFlag%" == "/P:" set _ArgPasswordWithQuote="%_ArgValue%"&goto :ArgumentOK
if /I "%_ArgFlag%" == "/E:" set _ArgEncryptPasswordWithQuote="%_ArgValue%"&goto :ArgumentOK
if /I "%_ArgFlag%" == "/I:" set _ArgIncludeAclsWithQuote="%_ArgValue%"&goto :ArgumentOK
if /I "%_ArgFlag%" == "/A:" set _ArgAuthTypeWithQuote="%_ArgValue%"&goto :ArgumentOK
if /I "%_ArgFlag%" == "/G:" set _ArgtempAgentWithQuote="%_ArgValue%"&goto :ArgumentOK

@rem Any addition flags, pass through to the msdeploy
if "%_HaveArgMSDeployAdditonalFlags%" == "" (
goto :Assign_ArgMsDeployAdditionalFlags
)
set _ArgMsDeployAdditionalFlags=%_ArgMsDeployAdditionalFlags:&=^&% %_ArgCurrent:&=^&%
set _HaveArgMSDeployAdditonalFlags=1
goto :ArgumentOK

:Assign_ArgMsDeployAdditionalFlags
set _ArgMsDeployAdditionalFlags=%_ArgCurrent:&=^&%
set _HaveArgMSDeployAdditonalFlags=1
goto :ArgumentOK

:ArgumentOK
shift
goto :NextArgument

:GetStarted
@rem ------------------------------------------

@rem ------------------------------------------
if /I "%_ArgTestDeploy%" == "" goto :usage
if /I "%_ArgDestinationType%" == ""  goto :usage

set _Destination=%_ArgDestinationType%
if not %_ArgComputerNameWithQuote% == "" set _Destination=%_Destination%,computerName=%_ArgComputerNameWithQuote%
if not %_ArgUserNameWithQuote% == "" set _Destination=%_Destination%,userName=%_ArgUserNameWithQuote%
if not %_ArgPasswordWithQuote% == "" set _Destination=%_Destination%,password=%_ArgPasswordWithQuote%
if not %_ArgAuthTypeWithQuote% == "" set _Destination=%_Destination%,authtype=%_ArgAuthTypeWithQuote%
if not %_ArgEncryptPasswordWithQuote% == "" set _Destination=%_Destination%,encryptPassword=%_ArgEncryptPasswordWithQuote%
if not %_ArgIncludeAclsWithQuote% == "" set _Destination=%_Destination%,includeAcls=%_ArgIncludeAclsWithQuote%
if not %_ArgtempAgentWithQuote% == "" set _Destination=%_Destination%,tempAgent=%_ArgtempAgentWithQuote%

@rem ------------------------------------------

@rem ------------------------------------------

@rem ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@rem add -whatif when -T is specified
@rem ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
if /I "%_ArgTestDeploy%" NEQ "false" (
set _MsDeployAdditionalFlags=-whatif %_MsDeployAdditionalFlags%
)

@rem ------------------------------------------

@rem ------------------------------------------

@rem ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@rem add flags for IISExpress when -L is specified
@rem ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

if /I "%_ArgLocalIIS%" == "true" (
call :SetIISExpressArguments
)
if /I "%_ArgLocalIIS%" == "true" (
if not exist "%IISExpressPath%%IISExpressManifest%" (
echo. IISExpress is not found on this machine. Please install through Web Platform Installer before execute the script.
echo. or remove /L flag
echo. Please visit https://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9278654
goto :usage
)
if not exist "%IISExpressUserProfileDirectory%" (
echo. %IISExpressUserProfileDirectory% is not exists
echo. IISExpress is found on the machine. But the user have run IISExpress at least once.
echo. Please visit https://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9278654 for detail
goto :usage
)

set _MsDeployAdditionalFlags=%_MsDeployAdditionalFlags% -appHostConfigDir:%IISExpressUserProfileDirectory% -WebServerDir:"%IISExpressPath%" -webServerManifest:"%IISExpressManifest%"
)

@rem ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@rem check the existence of the package file
@rem ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
if not exist "%RootPath%MYSITE.zip" (
echo "%RootPath%MYSITE.zip" does not exist.
echo This batch file relies on this deploy source file^(s^) in the same folder.
goto :usage
)

@rem ---------------------------------------------

@rem ---------------------------------------------

@rem ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@rem Execute msdeploy.exe command line
@rem ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
call :CheckParameterFile
echo. Start executing msdeploy.exe
echo -------------------------------------------------------
if  not exist "%_DeploySetParametersFile%" (
set _MSDeployCommandline="%MSDeployPath%msdeploy.exe" -source:package='%RootPath%MYSITE.zip' -dest:%_Destination% -verb:sync -disableLink:AppPoolExtension -disableLink:ContentExtension -disableLink:CertificateExtension
) else (
set _MSDeployCommandline="%MSDeployPath%msdeploy.exe" -source:package='%RootPath%MYSITE.zip' -dest:%_Destination% -verb:sync -disableLink:AppPoolExtension -disableLink:ContentExtension -disableLink:CertificateExtension -setParamFile:"%_DeploySetParametersFile%"
)

if "%_HaveArgMSDeployAdditonalFlags%" == "" (
goto :MSDeployWithOutArgMsDeployAdditionalFlag
)
goto :MSDeployWithArgMsDeployAdditionalFlag
goto :eof

But the task fails every time with this output (UPDATED with debug info):
2021-04-20T19:07:28.6148827Z ##[debug]Evaluating condition for step: 'PowerShell Script MSDeploy'
2021-04-20T19:07:28.6150730Z ##[debug]Evaluating: succeeded()
2021-04-20T19:07:28.6151232Z ##[debug]Evaluating succeeded:
2021-04-20T19:07:28.6152462Z ##[debug]=> True
2021-04-20T19:07:28.6152995Z ##[debug]Result: True
2021-04-20T19:07:28.6153704Z ##[section]Starting: PowerShell Script MSDeploy
2021-04-20T19:07:28.6272897Z ==============================================================================
2021-04-20T19:07:28.6273258Z Task         : PowerShell
2021-04-20T19:07:28.6273535Z Description  : Run a PowerShell script on Linux, macOS, or Windows
2021-04-20T19:07:28.6273811Z Version      : 2.180.1
2021-04-20T19:07:28.6274061Z Author       : Microsoft Corporation
2021-04-20T19:07:28.6274475Z Help         : https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/utility/powershell
2021-04-20T19:07:28.6274845Z ==============================================================================
2021-04-20T19:07:31.1490744Z ##[debug]VstsTaskSdk 0.11.0 commit 7ff27a3e0bdd6f7b06690ae5f5b63cb84d0f23f4
2021-04-20T19:07:31.2797508Z ##[debug]Entering D:\a\_tasks\PowerShell_e213ff0f-5d5c-4791-802d-52ea3e7be1f1\2.180.1\powershell.ps1.
2021-04-20T19:07:31.2897797Z ##[debug]Loading resource strings from: D:\a\_tasks\PowerShell_e213ff0f-5d5c-4791-802d-52ea3e7be1f1\2.180.1\task.json
2021-04-20T19:07:31.3295159Z ##[debug]Loaded 11 strings.
2021-04-20T19:07:31.3297151Z ##[debug]SYSTEM_CULTURE: 'en-US'
2021-04-20T19:07:31.3302500Z ##[debug]Loading resource strings from: D:\a\_tasks\PowerShell_e213ff0f-5d5c-4791-802d-52ea3e7be1f1\2.180.1\Strings\resources.resjson\en-US\resources.resjson
2021-04-20T19:07:31.3558737Z ##[debug]Loaded 11 strings.
2021-04-20T19:07:31.3818248Z ##[debug]INPUT_ERRORACTIONPREFERENCE: 'continue'
2021-04-20T19:07:31.3892919Z ##[debug]INPUT_SHOWWARNINGS: 'false'
2021-04-20T19:07:31.3894971Z ##[debug] Converted to bool: False
2021-04-20T19:07:31.3920563Z ##[debug]INPUT_FAILONSTDERR: 'false'
2021-04-20T19:07:31.3938665Z ##[debug] Converted to bool: False
2021-04-20T19:07:31.3964198Z ##[debug]INPUT_IGNORELASTEXITCODE: 'false'
2021-04-20T19:07:31.3981567Z ##[debug] Converted to bool: False
2021-04-20T19:07:31.4006233Z ##[debug]INPUT_PWSH: 'false'
2021-04-20T19:07:31.4023771Z ##[debug] Converted to bool: False
2021-04-20T19:07:31.4047897Z ##[debug]INPUT_WORKINGDIRECTORY: 'D:\a\r1\a'
2021-04-20T19:07:31.4197124Z ##[debug]Asserting container path exists: 'D:\a\r1\a'
2021-04-20T19:07:31.4223108Z ##[debug]INPUT_TARGETTYPE: 'inline'
2021-04-20T19:07:31.4258556Z ##[debug]INPUT_SCRIPT: '_MYSITE-ASP.NET-CI-Try2\drop\MYSITE.deploy.cmd /Y /M:hardcoded /U:MYUSERNAME-001 /P:*** /G:False /A:Basic -allowUntrusted -enableRule:AppOffline'
2021-04-20T19:07:31.4326516Z Generating script.
2021-04-20T19:07:31.4532300Z ##[debug]AGENT_VERSION: '2.185.1'
2021-04-20T19:07:31.4621404Z ##[debug]AGENT_TEMPDIRECTORY: 'D:\a\_temp'
2021-04-20T19:07:31.4643517Z ##[debug]Asserting container path exists: 'D:\a\_temp'
2021-04-20T19:07:31.5057854Z ##[debug]Asserting leaf path exists: 'C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe'
2021-04-20T19:07:31.5069825Z ========================== Starting Command Output ===========================
2021-04-20T19:07:31.5289411Z ##[debug]Entering Invoke-VstsTool.
2021-04-20T19:07:31.5414063Z ##[debug] Arguments: '-NoLogo -NoProfile -NonInteractive -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Command ". 'D:\a\_temp\b215ff73-d7c3-450f-8d2e-ba084962fdad.ps1'"'
2021-04-20T19:07:31.5432905Z ##[debug] FileName: 'C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe'
2021-04-20T19:07:31.5451721Z ##[debug] WorkingDirectory: 'D:\a\r1\a'
2021-04-20T19:07:31.5519638Z ##[command]"C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -NoLogo -NoProfile -NonInteractive -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Command ". 'D:\a\_temp\b215ff73-d7c3-450f-8d2e-ba084962fdad.ps1'"
2021-04-20T19:07:32.8288668Z '@rem' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
2021-04-20T19:07:32.8289010Z
2021-04-20T19:07:32.8303028Z operable program or batch file.
2021-04-20T19:07:32.8304928Z D:\a\r1\a>@rem ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2021-04-20T19:07:32.9412552Z SetParameters from:
2021-04-20T19:07:32.9413166Z "D:\a\r1\a\_MYSITE-ASP.NET-CI-Try2\drop\MYSITE.SetParameters.xml"
2021-04-20T19:07:32.9414351Z You can change IIS Application Name, Physical path, connectionString
2021-04-20T19:07:32.9414841Z or other deploy parameters in the above file.
2021-04-20T19:07:32.9415646Z -------------------------------------------------------
2021-04-20T19:07:32.9416057Z  Start executing msdeploy.exe
2021-04-20T19:07:32.9416816Z -------------------------------------------------------
2021-04-20T19:07:32.9418653Z  "C:\Program Files\IIS\Microsoft Web Deploy V3\msdeploy.exe" -source:package='D:\a\r1\a\_MYSITE-ASP.NET-CI-Try2\drop\MYSITE.zip' -dest:auto,computerName="https://dev.MYSITE.com:8172/MsDeploy.axd?site=MYUSERNAME-001-subsite4",userName="MYUSERNAME-001",password="$(smarteraspnetPassword)",authtype="Basic",includeAcls="False",tempAgent="False" -verb:sync -disableLink:AppPoolExtension -disableLink:ContentExtension -disableLink:CertificateExtension -setParamFile:"D:\a\r1\a\_MYSITE-ASP.NET-CI-Try2\drop\MYSITE.SetParameters.xml"  -allowUntrusted -enableRule:AppOffline
2021-04-20T19:07:34.8012263Z Info: Using ID 'AGUIDWASHERE' for connections to the remote server.
2021-04-20T19:07:35.5683414Z Error Code: ERROR_USER_UNAUTHORIZED
2021-04-20T19:07:35.5685211Z More Information: Connected to the remote computer ("dev.MYSITE.com") using the Web Management Service, but could not authorize. Make sure that you are using the correct user name and password, that the site you are connecting to exists, and that the credentials represent a user who has permissions to access the site.  Learn more at: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=221672#ERROR_USER_UNAUTHORIZED.
2021-04-20T19:07:35.5686550Z Error: The remote server returned an error: (401) Unauthorized.
2021-04-20T19:07:35.5687340Z Error count: 1.
2021-04-20T19:07:36.4391584Z ##[debug]$LASTEXITCODE: 1
2021-04-20T19:07:36.5105601Z ##[debug]Exit code: 1
2021-04-20T19:07:36.5166560Z ##[debug]Leaving Invoke-VstsTool.
2021-04-20T19:07:36.5599203Z ##[error]PowerShell exited with code '1'.
2021-04-20T19:07:36.5609057Z ##[debug]Processed: ##vso[task.logissue type=error]PowerShell exited with code '1'.
2021-04-20T19:07:36.5636517Z ##[debug]Processed: ##vso[task.complete result=Failed]Error detected
2021-04-20T19:07:36.5695707Z ##[debug]Leaving D:\a\_tasks\PowerShell_e213ff0f-5d5c-4791-802d-52ea3e7be1f1\2.180.1\powershell.ps1.
2021-04-20T19:07:36.6389680Z ##[section]Finishing: PowerShell Script MSDeploy

UPDATE: I now think this has to do with the password somehow. I have verified that the correct password is in the smarteraspPassword variable (for every single scope, just in case). I have tried hardcoding it directly into the powershell task and I have also tried creating a Find/Replace task like the first two in the article to replace it directly into the deploy.cmd file itself. No matter what I do, when I try to echo that variable I always see three asterisks. When I try this locally I see the actual password that was passed in. Am I on to something or is this a wild goose chase due to DevOps knowing to mask it or something?


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text:
Spies, Scouts, and Secrets in the Gettysburg Campaign
How the Critical Role of Intelligence Impacted the Outcome of Lee's Invasion of the North, June-July 1863
Thomas J. Ryan
Despite the thousands of books and articles written about Gettysburg, Tom Ryan's groundbreaking Spies, Scouts, and Secrets in the Gettysburg Campaign: How the Critical Role of Intelligence Impacted the Outcome of Lee's Invasion of the North, June - July 1863 is the first to offer a unique and incisive comparative study of intelligence operations du
70 b/w images and 23 maps
Dimensions : 9 X 6 inches
Honorable Mention, 2015, Delmarva Book Prize
Winner, 2015, The Bachelder-Coddington Literary Award, Given by the Robert E. Lee Civil War Round Table of Central New Jersey
Winner, 2016, Gettysburg Round Table's Distinguished Book Award
As intelligence experts have long asserted, "Information in regard to the enemy is the indispensable basis of all military plans."
Despite the thousands of books and articles written about Gettysburg, Tom Ryan's groundbreaking Spies, Scouts, and Secrets in the Gettysburg Campaign: How the Critical Role of Intelligence Impacted the Outcome of Lee's Invasion of the North, June – July 1863 is the first to offer a unique and incisive comparative study of intelligence operations during what many consider the war's decisive campaign.
Based upon years of indefatigable research, the author evaluates how Gen. Robert E. Lee used intelligence resources, including cavalry, civilians, newspapers, and spies to gather information about Union activities during his invasion of the North in June and July 1863, and how this intelligence influenced General Lee's decisions. Simultaneously, Ryan explores the effectiveness of the Union Army of the Potomac's intelligence and counterintelligence operations. Both Maj. Gens. Joe Hooker and George G. Meade relied upon cavalry, the Signal Corps, and an intelligence staff known as the Bureau of Military Information that employed innovative concepts to gather, collate, and report vital information from a variety of sources.
The result is an eye-opening, day-by-day analysis of how and why the respective army commanders implemented their strategy and tactics, with an evaluation of their respective performance as they engaged in a battle of wits to learn the enemy's location, strength, and intentions.
Spies, Scouts, and Secrets in the Gettysburg Campaign is grounded upon a broad foundation of archival research and a firm understanding of the theater of operations that specialists will especially value. Everyone will appreciate reading about a familiar historic event from a perspective that is both new and enjoyable. One thing is certain: no one will close this book and look at the Gettysburg Campaign in the same way again.
Thomas J. "Tom" Ryan earned a B.A. from the University of Maryland and an M.A. from American University. He retired after 38 years in intelligence-related capacities for the U.S. Army and the Department of Defense. His book Spies, Scouts, and Secrets in the Gettysburg Campaign won the Bachelder-Coddington Literary Award and the Gettysburg Civil War Round Table Distinguished Book Award.
"Thomas Ryan's masterfully researched and written study builds upon the pioneering work of Edwin C. Fishel, Stephen W. Sears, and others. Spies, Scouts, and Secrets in the Gettysburg Campaign is destined to become a classic Civil War study."
- Edwin C. Bearss, former Chief Historian of the National Park Service and award-winning author of The Petersburg Campaign: Volume 1, The Eastern Front Battles and Volume 2, The Western Front Battles
"Through an in-depth and insightful examination of Union and Confederate intelligence organizations, personnel, and operations during the 1863 Gettysburg campaign, Thomas Ryan details how George Meade's success in the behind-the-scenes 'intelligence battle' against Robert E. Lee set the stage for Union victory in the three-day engagement. This book is an important and original contribution to our understanding of why Lee lost, why Meade won, and the titanic clash in Pennsylvania."
- Dr. William B. Feis, author of Grant's Secret Service: The Intelligence War from Belmont to Appomattox
"Accurate and timely information is the lifeblood of great generalship. Too often do military historians neglect exploring the flow of information and the effect it has on the decision-making of the great captains. Spies, Scouts, and Secrets in the Gettysburg Campaign, the excellent new book by Thomas Ryan, gives us a new and insightful window into Lee's decisions and the Union effort to counter them and helps us understand why the campaign ended as it did
- David A. Powell, award-winning author of The Chickamauga Campaign
"No one has studied the critical (and largely overlooked) role that intelligence played in the Gettysburg Campaign like Thomas Ryan. The vital information collected by scouts, spies and civilians—and how it was processed and used by the opposing high commands—is told here for the first time in tremendous detail that helps complete the story of how and why the campaign developed as it did, and the battle ended with Lee's defeat."
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Since February the 10 year old has been desperate to visit Blackpool Pleasure Beach again, and the other weekend we planned our trip. Visiting on a Saturday during the summer holidays we knew it would be busy, and my theme park loving husband had the day planned out.
As we were staying in the Big Blue Hotel, we took advantage of the VIP entrance which opens at 10am, the same time as the theme park. This entrance is close to the Big One, and Katie's main aim was to ride it for the very first time. When she visited in February the ride was closed due to high winds and she was distraught. Thankfully the sun was shining and the ride was open. We had enjoyed fantastic views of the Big One from our hotel window, and now my crazy fearless 10 year old was going on it.
Ok she *might* have cried on that very first climb up to the top, but by the time she came off she was smiling (kind off). The kids and husband then took advantage of the fairly small queues, and went on various coasters and rides that spin you around. I am the official photographer and bag holder when it comes to theme parks, and that suits me perfectly.
The park did start getting busy around lunchtime but it didn't stop us from enjoying the atmosphere. However if you don't want to stand in queues, the Pleasure Beach has recently introduced 3 different speedy passes. Prices start from £10 per person if booked online, and the speedy pass does the queuing for you.
There are plenty of places to eat throughout the park and the kids chose Burger King. We ate around 2pm and it was busy, but there are plenty of seats upstairs with views of the Big One.
I love the nostalgia of the Pleasure Beach and remember visiting as a child. Can you believe the park celebrates its 120th anniversary this year. But the park certainly does not stand still, and their newest ride takes you on a 360 degree tour of the skies with the Red Arrows Skyforce ride.
Whilst there are plenty of thrills and spills for older kids, the Pleasure Beach caters just as well for younger kids. Nickelodeon Land is perfect for little ones, and even has a good selection of rides for the older kids too. Here you will find rides from your favourite Nickelodeon shows such as Dora's World Taxi, and Bikini Bottom Bus Tour. The Wallace and Gromit Thrill-O-Matic ride in the main park takes you on a trip through adventures such as a Close Shave and the Wrong Trousers.
Blackpool Pleasure Beach is the perfect place to visit during the summer holidays for big kids, little kids and mums that just like to soak up the atmosphere. And on selected dates during August and September, you can take advantage of the park being open till 10pm and thrilling fireworks to end the day.
I've never been but it's definitely a place that would appeal to us. I might have to join you being the bag holder though. I'm not sure I could convince myself to go on the Big One.


Most people think of glitz, glamour and endless partying when Hollywood is mentioned. The world of film and television stars is filled with hard work as well as the glitz and glamour. Religion is not especially synonymous with Hollywood, especially not moderately conservative Christianity, but these two worlds literally and figuratively clash in Worlds Collide by Alison Strobel.
Jack Harrington is a small-town boy that has become the quintessential Hollywood heart throb. He started out on a television show that did well and moved gracefully into film. He worked and played hard, but not as hard as others. It isn't until his lover dies in a car crash that Jack begins to question his life and goals, but he isn't quite sure where to go or how to start over. Enter Grace Winslowe. Grace is from a Chicago suburb but a small town girl at heart. She has moved to Southern California with the hopes of starting over. She becomes a school teacher, finds peace with herself through her friends and new found faith, and is moving on until one eventful night where she literally crashes into Jack on the highway. This accident becomes providential for them both as it brings clarity to Jack's life and love to them both. They begin their life bound not only by love but by faith and begin to introduce their beliefs to others. Fast forward a few years and a celebrity biographer has been hired to tell their story. Jada is hesitant at first because she doesn't want to hear about the faith and nonsense but soon gets pulled into their stories.
Worlds Collide is as much about love, faith and perseverance as it is about two unlikely worlds clashing then meshing. Jack and Grace aren't the typical Hollywood couple and perhaps that brings enough intrigue in and of itself. Their stories about faith and love appear quite realistic if not idealistic. Neither Grace nor Jack have had overly happy lives and they have both dealt with serious issues on many levels, personally, professionally, and spiritually. Readers beware, this does not end with a happily ever after...but it does end filled with hope and a sense of purposefulness gained by love and faith. This may not suit all readers due to the abundance of overt religious themes but it is a well written and enjoyable read about faith and love.


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The little blue heron (Egretta caerulea) is a small heron belonging to the family Ardeidae.
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Class: Aves
Order: Pelecaniformes
Family: Ardeidae
Genus: Egretta
E. caerulea
Distribution of Egretta caerulea:
Ardea caerulea Linnaeus, 1758
DistributionEdit
These herons breed in the Gulf states of the United States, through Central America and the Caribbean south to Peru and Uruguay.[2][3][4] It is a resident breeder in most of its range, but some northern breeders migrate to the southeastern US or beyond in winter. There is post-breeding dispersal to well north of the nesting range, as far as the Canada–US border.
DescriptionEdit
Juvenile, Tobago
This species is about 64–76 cm (25–30 in) long,[4] with a 102 cm (40 in) wingspan,[5] and weighs 325 g (11.5 oz).[6]
It is a medium-large, long-legged heron with a long pointed pale blue or greyish bill with a darker or black tip.[5] The body is more elongated than in Snowy Egret.[2]
Breeding adult birds have blue-grey plumage except for the head and neck, which are purplish and have long blue filamentous plumes. The legs and feet are dark blue/green or greenish.[4] The sexes are similar.[5] Non-breeding adults have dark blue head and neck plumage and paler legs. Young birds are all white in their first year, except for dark wing tips[5] and have dull greenish legs. In their first spring or first summer they gradually acquire the adults' dark plumage.[2][5]
This species is rather similar to the much larger and bigger-billed Reddish Egret. Immature Little Blues are similar to immature Snowy Egrets.[7]
EcologyEdit
Little Blue Heron adult at Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge, Florida along the Marsh Trail.
Sounds of Egretta caerulea
Egretta caerulea. Video clip
These herons prefer freshwater swamps and lagoons in the South, while on islands in the North they inhabit coastal thickets.[4] They breed in sub-tropical and tropical swamps with mangrove vegetation, wetlands (bogs, fens, peatlands, etc.) and marine intertidal salt marshes.[8]
The little blue heron nests in colonies,[4] often with other herons, usually on platforms of sticks in trees or shrubs.[4] Three to seven light blue eggs are laid.[4] The little blue heron stalks its prey methodically in shallow water, often running as it does so. It eats fish, frogs, crustaceans, small rodents and insects. It eats more insects than the larger herons. Adults usually forage alone, while immatures usually feed in groups.[4]
White little blue herons often mingle with snowy egrets. The snowy egret tolerates their presence more than little blue herons in adult plumage. These young birds actually catch more fish when in the presence of the snowy egret and also gain a measure of protection from predators when they mix into flocks of white herons. It is plausible that because of these advantages, they remain white for their first year.[2]
BibliographyEdit
Steven L. Hilty (2003). Birds of Venezuela. Christopher Helm. ISBN 0-7136-6418-5.
Herbert W. Kale (1990). Florida's Birds. A Handbook and Reference. Sarasota, Florida: Pineapple Press. ISBN 0-910923-68-X.
Field Guide to the Birds of North America. National Geographic Society. 2002. ISBN 0-7922-6877-6.
F. Gary Stiles & Alexander F. Skutch (1990). A guide to the birds of Costa Rica. Cornell University Press. ISBN 0-8014-9600-4.
^ BirdLife International (2012). "Egretta caerulea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013. CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)old-form url
^ a b c d Little Blue Heron in ebird
^ Geographic Range in IUCN
^ a b c d e f g h Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea - eNature.com
^ a b c d e Little Blue Heron – Cornell Lab of Ornithology
^ Robbins, C.S., Bruun, B., Zim, H.S., (1966). Birds of North America. New York: Western Publishing Company, Inc.
^ Little blue heron - Egretta caerulea - USGS Patuxent Bird Identification InfoCenter
^ Habitat in IUCN
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Florida Bird Sounds - Florida Museum of Natural History
Little blue heron photo gallery at VIREO (Drexel University)
Little blue heron species account at Neotropical Birds (Cornell Lab of Ornithology)
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The Cardinal Ritter Raiders Boys Basketball team defeated The Heritage Christian Eagles by the final of 62-47. The Raiders jumped out to a 25-4 lead at the end of the first quarter, and never looked back. The Raiders defense was suffocating making it difficult for the Eagles to get into an offensive flow. Cardinal Ritter Senior "Nasty" Nate Soltis led the Raiders offense with 26 points on the night including 20 in the first half. Dan "O-Mite" Bayler also reached double figures finishing with 11 on the game. Joey "Gamer" Gruber and Damon "Old Oak" Oagletree were other Raiders contributing in the scoring column who both finished with 8 points.
The JV Raiders lost a heart breaker to Heritage Christian by the final 36-34. "The" LaDarryl Woods led the JV with 19 points and fell just short on the game winning bucket. The JV Raiders battled back from down 10 at halftime.
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This former dishwasher turned 'social entertainment' bar founder changed drinking culture in London and the US — and he's about to launch a new £6 million concept
Alison Millington
Adam Breeden
42-year-old Adam Breeden has been the brains behind popular venues like All Star Lanes, Bounce, and Flight Club.
The 'social entertainment' venues have changed going out culture in London and across the UK — and they're making their way to the US.
Under the umbrella of his company Social Entertainment Ventures, Breeden's next launch will be a £6 million digital mini golf venue created alongside the co-founders of Topgolf, and he also plans to launch a bingo venue.
He told Business Insider how he went from a dishwasher to the founder of some of nightlife's most innovative concepts.
Adam Breeden's first job in the hospitality world involved cleaning dirty plates at a restaurant — and he loved it so much it inspired the rest of his career.
Along with his love of meditation, it was his ability to embrace the restaurant industry's crazy, ever changing culture that has led to his current success.
Now the 42-year-old cofounder of holding company Social Entertainment Ventures, Breeden has been the brains behind some of London's most popular going-out spots, such as the bowling venue All Star Lanes, Bounce ping pong, and the Flight Club darts bar — and he's not stopping there.
Born in Hertfordshire, Breeden told Business Insider: "My mum was a cookery writer, and it gave me quite a lot of inspiration in terms of the culinary arts."
In school, he said he excelled at "anything creative" — and he knew he wanted to open a restaurant.
"I couldn't think of anything more creative than an all-sensory experience," he said. "I announced it to my parents at the time, and they said, 'Why would you want to do that? You're only 16.'"
The first step towards his goal was a job as a dishwasher while he was studying at the University of Newcastle. "I absolutely loved it," he said. "Chefs shouting at eachother, customers coming in... I was only allowed to clean the dirt off the plates, but I realised this is what I've got to do."
As part of his International Business degree, he spent a year studying in Paris. He also worked at Publicis on their "largest account" and was offered a job at the end of it — but turned it down.
Launching London's 'Bar of the Year'
Instead, in 2002, and Breeden and his brother Charles launched The Lonsdale cocktail bar in Notting Hill.
"It was an overnight success," he said. "We won Time Out Bar of the Year, which was like winning the Oscars at the time in the industry."
He added: "The degree didn't teach me much at all in terms of what it's like to launch your own business. It's like riding a rollercoaster naked with lightning going off at the same time."
The brothers became well-known in the cocktail industry, and managed to recruit "half of the best mixologists in London."
Making bowling cool again
Things took a turn when, a few years later, Breeden was introduced to Mark von Westenholz, who had an idea to "take bowling and make it cool again."
He said that at the time, all bars and restaurants were "versions of the same thing."
"We had the idea for All Star Lanes — bringing the West London Notting Hill premium cocktail experience and high heels glamour to bowling," he said. "We thought cocktails, a bite to eat, and something fun to do had to be more compelling."
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All Star Lanes opened in London's Holborn in 2006, boasting bowling lanes, a cocktail bar, and a restaurant. Luckily, customers loved the idea — and Breeden said they also got a lot of corporate interest.
"Within the first three to four months of trading we almost broke the operation, it was so busy," he said.
Breeden is no longer involved in the business, but says it's still "going from strength to strength." It now has four London locations, as well as one in Manchester.
"I stepped down when I had more inspiration to do other things," he said — the first of which was Bounce, a ping pong venue.
A social ping pong club
Breeden's co-founder Dov Penzik, an entrepreneur and previous table tennis player, came to him with the idea, which seemed a bit crazy to Breeden at first.
However, he said the pair developed the concept to ensure it would be a "fantastic venue" even without the tennis tables.
"The business was really centering in on that question you have as a group — you want to do something, you don't want to hire a private dining room, you want people to have some fun and do something interesting," he said.
"There was such a shortage of places to do that."
They opened Bounce in 2012 in Farringdon — on the site where ping pong was founded by John Jacques III in 1901 — and were quickly surprised by how much people love ping pong. They opened a second venue in Old Street in 2015, which became profitable in its first month.
Calling itself "Europe's largest purpose built 'Social Ping Pong Club,'" aside from table tennis, Bounce also boasts a cocktail bar and pizza restaurant."
"We went straight to the US and opened in Chicago under the brand AceBounce two years ago," Breedem said, adding that the venue is performing "absolutely fantastically" with plans to roll out across the US.
But Breeden didn't stop there.
"I thought, if you can do it with ping pong, you can do it with other sport," he said.
Making darts digital
He began talking to Steve Moore and Paul Barhan about building a social entertainment venue revolving around darts.
"We needed something else to make it a fun and easy group experience, so the guys went off and nailed what is now trademarked as social darts," he said.
Flight Club opened in 2015 in Shoreditch, with a second location in Bloomsbury in 2017. It offers darts "ochres" or areas with boards that use digital scoring and non-traditional gaming options — as well as instant video replay.
After 8 months in the making we're delighted to show you our beautiful new venue. We're open every day from 12pm. Come and take a look around! . #socialdarts #London #Londonbar
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Flight Club is not only rolling out across the UK — where it operates as a separate business to the other brands under the Social Entertainment Ventures holding company umbrella — but also across the US, again starting with Chicago.
While Breeden still sits on the board, his focus is on the concepts that lie under the Social Entertainment Ventures umbrella — Bounce, Flight Club USA, and his two latest ventures, Puttshack and Hijingo.
'The world's finest mini golf experience'
Puttshack, a £6 million investment which opens in London's Westfield Shepherd's Bush shopping centre in June, was inspired the technology created by co-founders Steve and Dave Jolliffe of Topgolf, which, with more than 40 sites, is a US phenomenon according to Breeden.
Puttshack
"It was arguably the first social entertainment concept," he said, explaining that the technology automatically scores the game for you. "It predates All Star Lanes by three years."
The Jolliffe brothers have helped Puttshack bring that same technology to mini golf. Breeden says you'll walk through the door, be greeted by screens where you'll punch yourself in and select a tee-time and restaurant booking, be allocated a course, and receive your ball from a dispenser.
The experience will involve animation reflective the game play and score, sound effects, and cameras around the course which will film you and send you video of your best shots.
"I believe it to be the world's finest mini golf experience," he said, adding that the company plans to launch a second venue in the No 1 Poultry Building, another as part of the extension of the intu Lakeside shopping centre in Essex, and four more across the UK a year later.
"That's not including the US," he added, where he expects to roll out Puttshack in 2019
While details are minimal, his next venture will take on bingo, infusing "technology and traditional number play to unlock a ground-breaking twist on bingo like never before," according to the company.
Breeden has partnered with Rebel Bingo creator James Gordon to launch Hijingo in the UK, with plans to launch three venues within its first 12 months in major UK cities, including London.
London is 'way ahead of the rest of the world'
While Bounce, Flight Club, and Putthack are all heading Stateside, Breeden said that London is "way ahead of the rest of the world when it comes to social entertainment."
"Without question the space is exploding," Breeden said. "We've seen a number of other people do different concepts, whether it involves table football, arcades, or other mini gold experiences, or copy cats of Bounce up and down the country."
He added: "You'd ordinarily expect these things to come from the US... London is spearheading the charge."
He believes the same applies to the restaurant scene in general.
"I honestly think London trumps New York now in terms of the restaurant scene," he said.
Using meditation to stay creative
With so many concepts in his past, present, and future, Breeden certainly knows he has to keep the momentum going to be successful — but he also knows how important it is to take the time to slow down.
"I meditate every morning," he said. "Without that I don't think I would have the space in my brain to be creative."
He also recently brought a CEO on board to run Social Entertainment Ventures so he can keep that creativity going.
"My role is creating new concepts, continuing to innovate," he said. "If you're not moving, you're going backwards, particularly in the restaurant business."
He added that his role has been a lucky one in many ways, and emerging younger generations have made it a "fascinating time" to be in the business.
"In the past, when you were young, you drank in order to make friends and meet a love interest," he said. "Now, we have the internet for that.
"Younger generations aren't turning to alcohol to fulfill their social needs and desires... You have to work harder to make things more interesting."
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Beyonce Five Fast Facts
Destiny's Child reunites during Beyonce's Coachella performance
Kelcie Willis, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
INDIO, CALIF. —
For her Coachella debut, Beyonce did a two-hour set and reunited with Destiny's Child in the process.
More than halfway through her performance, Beyonce disappeared and reappeared emerging from under the stage with Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams.
The singers performed their hits "Say My Name" and "Soldier" before Beyonce went back to performing solo.
INDIO, CA - APRIL 14: Beyonce Knowles performs onstage during 2018 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival Weekend 1 at the Empire Polo Field on April 14, 2018 in Indio, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Coachella)
Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Coachella
The speculated reunion was confirmed just before the show by Olivier Rousteing, creative director of Balmain, the luxury brand that designed Beyonce's costumes for the show.
Related: Photos: Beyonce performs at Coachella
Vogue reported that Rousteing dressed the 200-plus dancers for the show, plus Rowland and Williams.
All three singers posted photos from the reunion on Instagram.
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"ma-kee-tata"
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Destiny's Child wasn't the only guest during the show. Beyonce performed with her husband JAY-Z and sister Solange during the set.


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The Jetsons and the Flintstones met when child prodigy Elroy Jetson first broke the time barrier, and Bedrock hasn't been the same since. Bedrock has pushed itself forward, but the resulting customs and institutions have become a curious mixture of past and future. Take the new Bedrock-City complex, which Fred had watched develop as he daily pedaled the Third Ring Road, first as an abyss dredged from the ground and then to emerge as a dozen or so glass towers, like a model of George Jetson's Orbit-City in the midst of Bedrock. As the first towers rose into the sky, Fred was surprised to see offices on the lower floors lit and apparently occupied while the tower cranes above were still completing the upper stories.
Fred recently had a chance for a view from above when he went to help Mr. Slate set up a new office in one of the high-tech, glass towers. Fred arrived by metro to the Mezhdunarodnaya station, just two stops from Kievskaya. He traveled by metro since he had been warned that the complex has "virtually no parking, except for top management." Like the rest of Bedrock, parking appears to be substantially missing from Bedrock-City planning — or maybe parking areas will manifest themselves in the very last buildings to be built. Parked cars line both sides the main roadway for a kilometer in either direction around the complex.
As Fred emerged from the glossy new metro station, he was startled to see that, even here, a pack of Bedrock dogs had found a home, snoozing curled up near the door. He picked his way along the maze of construction vehicles, temporary utility poles, and plastic and concrete barriers that line the 500 or so meters of walkway to the office. To the right lies a small community, appearing like so many shipping containers, stacked two and three high to house the workers (Tajiks, Turks, and other foreigners) who are building Bedrock-City. Buses along the road wait to take more workers to other such housing in other districts of Bedrock.
Once through the automatic entrance doors to the glass tower, this could be Orbit-City, or any city in the Jetsons' world. There's a Lensmaster, Respublika book store, Eon electronics mart, and other small, modern retailers. There's even a Starbucks on the first floor, and the customers are actually smiling (in contrast with the passive, if not grim, faces in other Bedrock coffee shops). For these workers, it must be a joy and a privilege to work in such surroundings. Fred was surprised to see the Tajik worker sweeping up the cigarette butts along the streets outside, an effort at orderliness that was once unimaginable in Bedrock. But some things have yet to change – the young, bright female office workers still hike from the metro in four-inch heels, unlike in Orbit-City, where they wear sport shoes and change to heels at the office.
The streets change at nightfall, taken over by a different crowd as office workers give way to the foreign construction workers who wander the area aft er they finish their own workday. Entirely men, Fred wonders if they have their own nightspots in their gated community.
The view of Bedrock from above is spectacular, with the meandering river directly below, and the golden gleam of churches and other skyscrapers now rising up, dotting the skyline. This is a view that Bedrock residents have never had a chance to see before.


The entire fleet of Queensmen taxi is now banned from operating within the premises of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport after one of its drivers was found guilty of taking away an airport passenger's bag containing valuables, an official from the Manila International Airport Authority confirmed.
Passenger Catalina Prado, a laser technician working in Oman, arrived at NAIA on July 16 and took the Queensmen taxi driven by Rodel Ormillo with plate number AB 1130.
After being charged with a flat rate of P1,700 to go to Muntinlupa, Prado asked to transfer to another cab. However, while she was unloading her luggage, Prado noticed that one of her bags is missing. The bag reportedly contained five pairs of earrings, one gold necklace with an estimated value of P25,000 to P30,000, three pieces of watches with an estimated value of P17,000 to P25,000, passbook and ATM card with P243,000, personal items worth P6,000, employment documents, and chocolates.
She immediately rushed towards Ormillo's taxi but the driver sped away.
Airport police officers, with the help of the taxi operator, were able to track Ormillo on Thursday, July 19, and they were reportedly able to recover the valuables of the victim.
Airport police officers, along with Prado and some barangay officials, went to Ormillo's residence. The driver initially denied that the bag was in his possession. The officers said Ormillo eventually admitted to the act and also confessed of pawning three pairs of earrings and the necklace.
Ormillo is currently facing robbery charges before the Pasay City's Prosecutor's office.
Prado, meanwhile, commended the airport officials for helping her retrieve her cash.
Last March, MIAA has banned all units of Eazy First taxis, after one of the fleet's drivers was found guilty of overcharging.


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WORLD'S BIGGEST 10-MINUTE THEATRE FESTIVAL HITTING PERTH THIS MARCH
SHORT + SWEET
The world's biggest little play festival – Short+Sweet – heads to Perth, at the Subiaco Arts Centre, this March and April. Short+Sweet Perth is a competitive festival, presented in partnership with the Perth Theatre Trust. This year, around 40 plays will perform in heats from 10 – 27 March, vying to go forward to the finals, based on judges and audience votes.
Founded almost 20 years ago in my hometown, Sydney, the festival has become international, spreading as far as Short+Sweet Hollywood in Los Angeles, where Hollywood star Mark Ruffalo is now the patron. Here in Perth, the festival director, Michael Wood, is a former Australian diplomat who also established Short+Sweet in Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore in India.
"Nothing could have prepared me for the challenges and the rewards of unleashing so much talent and so much energy," said Wood. "I wanted to bring all the excitement of Short+Sweet to Perth, and I already know audiences here are going to be blown away."
Short+Sweet Perth features a mix of both local and international talent, with approximately half of the festival's scripts from local writers, while half are proven scripts from interstate and overseas. The actors and directors who participate are WA-based.
"Perth is about to unleash its immense talent, 10 minutes at a time," said Wood. "This festival brings together a broad range of local artists, with seasoned professionals working alongside emerging new talent – and it's a fabulous showcase for younger thespians wanting to put their foot in the door.
2021 PERFORMANCE DATES
This year heats will commence from Wednesday 10 March – Saturday 27 March and we are all invited to be apart of the audience action. Each week in the heats a set of 10 plays are performed from Wednesday to Saturday. As a member of the audience you will see 10 plays in the evening. The following week a different set of 10 plays perform, and so on.
Finals will then be held between 8 – 10 April. It's going to be a whole lot of fun.
With my almost 30 years of theatre going and reviewing, I'm kind of wishing I'd had my act together a lot sooner and put my hand up to be an official judge for this little festival.
10 March – 10 April 2021
Subiaco Arts Centre
Tickets can be purchased through the Perth Theatre Trust website (HERE), in person at the Subiaco Arts Centre, or by phone on 6212 9292.


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Cabby With English Flag: State Accuses Him of Discrimination Against Minorities.
Correction: The cabby's name is Denise, and is female. Thanks
(London) The District Council accused Denis Said of violating the Equal Opportunity Act. So that foreign customers do not feel "offended": "Crazy England!" The taxi driver risks losing his license. He has namely dared to put a sticker on his taxi a in the size of 10 x 15 centimeters with the English flag, with the words "Local Driver" displayed. The discrimination lies in the words and above all in the cross, because the English flag has the Cross of St. George, a red cross on a white background.
The 56-year-old Denis Said moved to Newton Abbot, a city in the county of Devon, where he has been a cabby for 16 years. Now he was been cited by the city council for discrimination: "In this particular case the English flag and the words, "Local Driver" penalize 'those in their daily lives, who don't identify with either of the two elements." This outrageous statement was made by Teignbridge District Council of Devon, who also stated: "We want to ensure all appropriate services by applying the Equality Act of 2010 in order to protect all cultures in our society."
A Controversial Law
Said would have violated the Equality Act, according to public administration, which outlaws all state, political, religious or identity-symbols since 2010. Because of this law, employees have already been discharged from public service because they were wearing a cross around his neck. Likewise, Catholic adoption agencies were closed down because they refused to distribute children to homosexuals.
A law that was intended to protect minorities from discrimination, discriminates in fact any identity, starting with the native English identity. According to the Equality Act of 2010 one may be British anywhere in the world, but not English in England. A national, local culture or even a dominant culture is explicitly punishable as provided by law.
The authorities have determined accordingly: If Denis Said does not remove the English flag from his car, the license for his taxi cab will not be renewed next February. The English taxi driver has said, to no avail, that he was assured that he had never heard a complaint from anyone. The withdrawal of the license would be a death warrant for him, as it is Said's only source of income.
Political Bypass or Selective Destruction of Identity?
In his petition against the decision, Said argued that in showing the English flag, there was nothing offensive: "The Council assumed that I was a racist just because I display the flag of my country. That is simply not true. I'm English and I'm a rider from the area here, which, after all, says something in a taxi company, right? Where is the problem? I do not discriminate against anyone who gets into my car, but drive him to where he wants to go up. "
He hasn't even had many foreign passengers in his area. Since the decision, however, he asks his foreign passengers if they would feel insulted or attacked by the English flag and the words "Local Driver". "Nobody felt offended in the slightest. They were downright amazed at my question. One even said to me, 'Your country has gone mad.' "
Image: Wikicommons
Trans: vekron99@hotmail.com
NB: we weren't able to find this story in English, so the citations of the Mr. Said will be a little off, but accurate.
Posted by Tancred at 9:32 AM
Labels: Cultural Marxism, England, St. George
Sue the council said...
Teignbridge District Council of Devon is a discriminating organization because it's name does not encompass all cultures of the district. I would sue.
FrereRabit said...
In 2010 I was in Dunkirk harbour watching the arrival of the flotilla of little boats that had crossed the Channel from Ramsgate on the 60th anniversary of their courageous journey. Each boat sported a brass plaque proudly proclaiming its part in that event. Most of them also sported a red and white English flag. How many died on the Dunkirk beaches so that a taxi driver might be free to fly the English flag, rather than the swastika? And the Devon goons who cannot see this might well be working for the Gestapo.
This tyranny and persecution of those who resist the evil is everywhere. For example, people are losing their jobs because they will not endorse or promote objective evil in contravention of Faith and reason.
What are we supposed to do? England, The Catholic Church, America...
Everything Kapput. In days of old when Knights were bold... and Saints were bold and truths were told...
Give up, obviously.
The Holy Rosary


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State Senator Linda Dorcena Forry Endorses Mike Lake for Lieutenant Governor
Boston – The campaign of Mike Lake, Democratic candidate for Lieutenant Governor for Massachusetts, received another endorsement Tuesday from State Senator Linda Dorcena Forry (D-Dorchester).
Citing her longstanding relationship with Lake and his qualifications, Forry said Lake has the experience needed to serve the people effectively.
"I have known Mike for years and have witnessed his genuine capacity to bring people together, tackle difficult issues and work towards a common goal. Mike is a passionate advocate who will fight for quality education, sustainable jobs and opportunity for everyone."
Lake said he was humbled to have Forry's support.
"Linda is a tremendous leader whose support I couldn't be more honored to have. So many people in our community look up to and admire her tremendous skills. I have known Linda for years and look forward to continuing to work with her."
A former appointee in the Clinton Administration, Mike Lake is the President and CEO of Leading Cities. He launched his campaign for Lieutenant Governor in March 2013 and has amassed support from activists, business leaders, labor unions, social justice organizations and major government leaders, including former Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis.


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The 2019-2020 LSU Orofacial Pain Continuum: Five Sessions at LSU School of Dentistry is organized by LSU Health New Orleans Continuing Dental Education and will be held from May 31, 2019 - Feb 15, 2020.
The target audience for this medical event is Dentists. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 74 hours of clinical CDE credits.


OKLAHOMA CITY – A local organization will be making a large donation to the Moore Public School District to help with projects that would have been delayed because of the May 20 tornado.
The Jewish Federation of Greater Oklahoma City will donate $1 million to the district at its monthly school board meeting on Thursday.
For more than four months, the federation collected donations from individuals, foundations and Jewish federations across the country.
As the donations continued to pour in, a committee tried to come up with the best way to use that money that would help the community.
Organizers say the donation will be used for projects that would have been delayed until recovery from the storms was complete.
One such project includes the renovation of the Central Junior High School athletic facility.
During the tornado, the building suffered severe damage to the structure and the athletic equipment inside.


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Cantonese opera tales often revolve around the passions and sorrows of married life, with writers and actors negotiating what it means to be a good wife or husband.
In this series of four talks, Dr Cheung Ping-kuen, Chairman of the International Association of Theatre Critics (Hong Kong), looks at three character types commonly found in Cantonese opera – the perfect wife, the heartless man and the abandoned woman – exploring the social and cultural significance of these roles and some of the iconic tales they have inspired.
Talk 1: Perfect Wives in Cantonese Opera|Talk 2: Heartless Men of Cantonese Opera|Talk 3: Abandoned Women in Cantonese Opera|Talk 4: Rethinking The Legend of the White Snake: Is Xu Xian's ingratitude a case of heartlessness or cultural superiority?
Talk 1: Perfect Wives in Cantonese Opera
In Cantonese opera, married women may be meek and loving, powerful and brave, or cunning and bitter. But what constitutes a "perfect wife"? This talk looks at the character traits of different examples of classic female roles and explores to what extent these figures can be viewed as "perfect wives".
31 October 2020 (Saturday)
Talk 2: Heartless Men of Cantonese Opera
There are many kinds of "heartless men" depicted in Cantonese opera – villains bent on betrayal and violence, pathological liars, ladies' men who woo unsuspecting heroines before abandoning them for selfish ambitions. Taking examples from a selection of classic works, this talk looks at the psychological and emotional journeys of different "heartless men", exploring the motivation behind their behaviour, and their relevance for modern day audiences.
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Talk 3: Abandoned Women in Cantonese Opera
A central theme of many Cantonese opera tales is the stigma and insecurity faced by divorced or abandoned women. Looking at familiar Cantonese opera stories and examples from world literature, this talk examines how "abandoned women" overcome heartbreak, stigma and the struggle to survive alone, the consequences faced by the men who abandon them, and the notion of abandonment in the modern context.
21 November 2020 (Saturday)
Talk 4: Rethinking The Legend of the White Snake: Is Xu Xian's ingratitude a case of heartlessness or cultural superiority?
In The Legend of the White Snake, despite the fact that Madam White Snake has a human form and goes to battle to rescue her mortal husband Xu Xian, her snake identity remains such a challenge to the notion of a "perfect wife" that it can be manipulated to persuade Xu to abandon her. The final talk looks at whether Xu's readiness to abandon a devoted wife is typical of "the heartless man" or a reflection of deeply rooted cultural barriers that still exist today.
Dr Cheung Ping-kuen
Dr Cheung Ping-kuen is the Chairman of the International Association of Theatre Critics (Hong Kong) and a part-time lecturer at The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. Before retiring, he held posts as the academy's Head of Liberal Arts Studies (2003 – 2015) and Acting Chair of the School of Chinese Opera (2013 – 2014), and was Director of the Hong Kong Art School from 2015 to 2017.
Between 1996 and 2007, Dr Cheung was a member of the Hong Kong Arts Development Council, where he chaired the drama committee and helped shape the landscape of the contemporary Hong Kong arts scene.
Dr Cheung is an experienced theatre practitioner and theatre critic. As a committed drama educator, he was the founding chairman of Hong Kong Drama/Theatre and Education Forum (TEFO) and the co-director of the 6th World Congress of the International Drama and Theatre Education Association in 2007.


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Crime Stoppers is a community-based initiative which encourages members of the community to provide information on unsolved crimes and wanted persons, as well as information on persons they know that have committed criminal offenses and have not been arrested. Persons providing information may qualify for a cash reward up to $1000 if their information leads to an arrest. Informants who provide information can remain anonymous, if they wish.
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Last year Alltel established a crime stoppers program for the Iredell / Statesville and Mooresville grade schools. This joint program is what we call the Campus Crime Stoppers. This enables school aged students in the Middle and High Schools to call in information about drugs and violence in their schools, and keep their identity confidential. Learn more by visiting our Campus Crime Stoppers page.
If you know about any felony or misdemeanor crime, we want you to be able to collect your reward. You must give as many details as possible about the crime when you leave your message. We need this information to help the law enforcement officers make the arrest and indictment. Examples of some of the questions we might ask include:
What kind of crime do you have information about?
How do you know about this crime? Did you see it happen? Did the person who committed the crime tell you about it?
Do you know the name of the person who committed the crime?
What does the person look like? What is the color of their hair and eyes? What is their height, weight, and age?
Where is this person living or where does he or she hang out?
When did you last see this person?
Maybe you know who his or her friends are?
Does this person have a car or did you see a car when this crime was committed?
Can you describe the car? Do you know their license plate number? What is the color or model of their car? Was there damage to the car?
Crime Stoppers is a community-based policing service which allows the community to give information on the telephone. A number of the Crime Stoppers Units within the United States are active members of Crime Stoppers International, a movement which began in Albuquerque, New Mexico in 1976.
A local police officer was continually frustrated about the increasing crime rate in his area. He complained to his wife constantly, to the point where she told him to do something about it. So he did. He started Crime Stoppers in America in Albuquerque and it is now an international operation.
The Crime Stoppers program has enjoyed great success boasting an average conviction rate of 95% on cases solved by Crime Stoppers' tips. The Crime Stoppers programs worldwide have solved over a half a million crimes and recovered over 3 billion dollars worth of stolen property and narcotics.
Today, there are over 1,000 Crime Stoppers programs in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, South Africa, Bahamas, British West Indies, Micronesia and other nations.
As a non-profit organization, Greater Statesville Crime Stoppers involves the community, the media and law enforcement in the fight against crime. Crime Stoppers works with the law enforcement agencies in the Statesville area, but we are not part of the police departments or the Sheriff's Office and our Board Members are not law enforcement officers.
Most of the information received by Crime Stoppers is by telephone and all calls to Crime Stoppers are kept in complete confidence. When Crime Stoppers receive a call, it is logged in with the date and time along with a brief summary of the caller's information. Callers are given a confidential code number that is used to identify the caller in subsequent transactions. (Caller ID is not used on any of our lines)
Citizens who supply information leading to an arrest and indictment are eligible for a reward of up to $1000. At the time of the follow-up phone call, the caller is given instructions on when to call back to check on the case. When the caller does call back, if the information they provided resulted in an arrest and indictment, the caller will be given information on how to collect the reward and still remain anonymous.
Area citizens have volunteered their time and formed a board of directors to oversee the Crime Stoppers program. This board approves the rewards to be paid, based on information about the case presented by the law enforcement Coordinator.
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