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Antoine-François Delandine, né le  à Lyon et mort le  dans la même ville, est un avocat et homme de lettres français, qui fit une brève carrière politique lors de la Révolution.

Biographie
Avocat au parlement de Dijon et au parlement de Paris, Delandine fut élu député du Forez aux États généraux. Opposé aux Républicains, il les combattit en suivant les principes révolutionnaires du côté gauche. Sa courageuse résistance le fit mal accueillir, à son retour, par la faction qui dominait à Lyon. Il se cacha, mais fut découvert et fut incarcéré sous la Terreur. Le 9 thermidor lui ayant rendu la liberté, il publia le Tableau des prisons de Lyon, qui eut plusieurs éditions.

Il devient, par la suite, le premier directeur de la bibliothèque municipale de Lyon entre 1803 et 1820. Son ouvrage intitulé l'Enfer des peuples, ou Histoire des dieux de l'enfer, lui valut le titre de membre honoraire de la Société royale des antiquaires de Londres. Il donna, en 1804, la huitième édition du Dictionnaire historique des hommes célèbres, par Louis-Mayeul Chaudon, qu'il augmenta de quatre volumes, sans savoir le corriger. Il laissa encore d'autres ouvrages moins importants.

Principales publications
 Dissertations historiques sur des antiquités de Bresse et de Lyon, 1780.
 L'Enfer des peuples anciens, ou Histoire des dieux infernaux, 1784.
 De la philosophie corpusculaire, ou des Connaissances et des procédés magnétiques chez les divers peuples, 1785.
 Observations sur les romans et en particulier sur ceux de  de Tencin, 1786.
 Couronnes académiques, ou Recueil des prix proposés par les sociétés savantes, avec les noms de ceux qui les ont obtenus, des concurrents distingués, des auteurs qui ont écrit sur les mêmes sujets, précédé de l'histoire abrégée des Académies de France, 1787.
 Le Conservateur, ou Bibliothèque choisie de littérature, de morale et d'histoire, 4 vol., 1787-1788.
 Des États-généraux, ou Histoire des assemblées nationales en France, des personnes qui les ont composées, de leur forme, de leur influence, & des objets qui y ont été particulièrement traités, 1788.
 De quelques changements politiques opérés ou projetés en France pendant les années 1789, 1790 et 1791, ou Discours sur divers points importants de la constitution et de la nouvelle législation du royaume, 1791.
 Almanach civil, politique et littéraire de Lyon et du département du Rhône, pour l'an VI de la Rép. et les années 1797 et 1798 de l'ère ancienne, avec des Essais historiques sur Lyon, 1797.
 Tableau des prisons de Lyon, pour servir à l'histoire de la tyrannie de 1792 et 1793, 1797.
 Bibliothèque publique de Lyon. État de la bibliothèque, 5 vol., 1805-1811.
 Nouveau Dictionnaire historique, ou Histoire abrégée de tous les hommes qui se sont fait un nom depuis le commencement du monde jusqu'à nos jours, avec des tables chronologiques, par Louis-Mayeul Chaudon et Antoine-François Delandine, (, 1808.
 Manuscrits de la bibliothèque de Lyon, ou Notices sur leur ancienneté, leurs auteurs, etc., précédées d'une histoire des anciennes bibliothèques de Lyon, et en particulier de celle de la ville, 3 vol., 1812.
 Bibliographie dramatique, ou Tablettes alphabétiques du théâtre des diverses nations, 1818.
 Mémoires bibliographiques et littéraires, s. d.

Références bibliographiques
 Jacques-Alphonse Mahul, Annuaire nécrologique, ou Supplément annuel et continuation de toutes les biographies ou dictionnaires historiques, , 1820, Paris, Baudoin, 1821, lire en ligne,

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Écrivain français du XVIIIe siècle
Écrivain français du XIXe siècle
Historien français du XVIIIe siècle
Historien de théâtre
Député français du tiers état en 1789-1791
Bibliothécaire français
Bibliothèque municipale de Lyon
Membre de l'Académie des sciences, belles-lettres et arts de Lyon
Personnalité inhumée au cimetière de Loyasse
Naissance en mars 1756
Naissance à Lyon
Décès en mai 1820
Décès à Lyon
Décès à 64 ans

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Q: turning on / off environment variables I have been trying to set the $PATH environment variable to point to different paths as I need them, but I have run into some issues.
The main thing is that when I set the PATH to point to my service that I need, I want it to stay that way in all subsequent bash shells. That is, when I open another bash shell it will be set there as well, until I decide to switch it back.  And when I switch the PATH back to its original value. I want it to stay that way.
I added a small script to my .bashrc, I also tried doing a separate script that will change environment variables. But the problem stays: If I open a new bash shell, it inherits the default environment variables and the default PATH.
I am setting those to enable the use of a daemon service. I tried turning on/off the service itself. That does not work because the paths have to be changed or else the shell would try to use those environment paths, but the service being off it will just hang.
I tried running a small C program wrapper to do those things but I ran into the same issue.

A: In order for environment variable to exist across shell sessions you will need to place those variables into a shell configuration file. This is usually done in either ~/.bashrc or ~/.profile (if you are using Bash). For example, in my ~/.profile file I have:
export PATH=/opt/local/bin:/opt/local/sbin:$PATH

I can add to that path as much as I want. The $PATH variable at the end will append whatever is current in the path.
If you need scripts to be able to access the variables, you should put the PATH into the .bashrc file. (what is the difference between .bashrc and .profile)
If you make a change to one of your shell configuration files, the changes will not be in effect until those files are used again. Those files are only used when the shell is first initialized. In order to make changes take effect, you need to log out and back in, or open a new shell and close the old, or source the file that you made changes to.
$ vim ~/.bashrc (edit the file)
$ source ~/.bashrc (then reinitialize the shell with the file)

If you only need a variable to be available in the current shell and any subprocesses, using export would be all you need.

A: You might also be interested in this snippet. It reloads the .bashrc in any shell, whenever it is modified. (After re-editing the .bashrc file, press  (or run a command) to cause the new .bashrc to be reloaded.)
# Make sure our version of the .bashrc file is up-to-date, or reload it.
chk_bashrc_timestamp () {
    if [[ "$_BASHRC_TIMESTAMP" -lt "$(get_file_timestamp "$HOME/.bashrc")" ]]; then
        echo >&2 "Reloading .bashrc..."
        . ~/.bashrc
    fi
}
_BASHRC_TIMESTAMP=$(date +%s)

PROMPT_COMMAND=chk_bashrc_timestamp

The only difficulty is, you must not use $PATH in the definition of PATH, or it will repeat the whole PATH each time it is needed:
Use
SYSPATH="/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin"
PATH="$HOME/bin:$SYSPATH:/opt/mystuff"

instead of
PATH="$HOME/bin:$PATH:/opt/mystuff"

I have used this with much satisfaction in my own .bashrc, except that I have protected my PATH from reloading each time by setting it in an if statement. (You may find you have other things you need to protect this way.)
if _BASHRC_WAS_RUN 2>/dev/null; then
    :;
else    # Stuff that only needs to run the first time we source .bashrc.
        # Useful to allow resourcing new changes
    export PATH="$HOME/bin:$HOME/.cabal/bin: ..."
    alias _BASHRC_WAS_RUN=true
fi

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Modern psychiatry in Hong Kong began in 1948, when a British-trained psychiatrist Dr. P M Yap was appointed medical superintendent of the mental hospital in Hong Kong. Prior to this it was the asylum-era dating from the opening of a temporary lunatic asylum in 1875 with merely custodial care for the mentally ill. Through Dr. Yap's effort we began to have in the 1960s a comprehensive range of psychiatric facilities including the newly built Castle Peak Hospital and Yaumatei Psychiatric Centre as well as more psychiatric and allied health staff.
The Hong Kong Psychiatric Association was founded on 28 July 1967. The objectives were to promote psychiatry in Hong Kong and to foster relationship with national and international psychiatric organisations. At the start the size of the membership was no more than 30. Soon in April 1968, it became a member society of the World Psychiatric Association.
In the early days, the training of psychiatry was carried out by the Government Mental Health Service mostly through in-service training. Subsequently, the two university departments of Psychiatry joined in and together a coordinating committee was formed, which later became the Psychiatric Training Committee. By the mid-1980s, a two-year training programme was established locally, to be vetted and accredited by the Royal College of Psychiatrists .
Following the publication of the Report of the Working Party on Postgraduate Medical Education in 1988, a Preparatory Committee for the establishment of the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine was formed, in which representatives from all specialties of medicine participated. The Hong Kong Psychiatric Association, by virtue of its unique status at the time, was represented in the Preparatory Committee and thus later became one of the constituent colleges of the Academy since its establishment by statue in 1993. In this way the Hong Kong College of Psychiatrists was formed.
Since then, the College has been playing a key role in postgraduate psychiatric training, holding Fellowship Examination and conferring our own Fellows.
To contribute to the improvement of mental health care for Hong Kong citizens through the provision of specially trained psychiatrists.


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'Bless This Mess' actor Langston Kerman coming to WooHaHa!
Victor D. Infante Telegram & Gazette Staff @ocvictor
Langston Kerman — best known for his appearances on the sit-com, "Bless This Mess" — is both fearless as a comedian, and so relaxed-seeming you can't help but be at ease listening to him, which is useful when he's tackling such subjects as diverse as race, engagement, medieval times and why everyone should vote Republican.
What: Comedian Langston Kerman
When: 8 p.m. Jan. 16, 17 and 18; 9:30 p.m. Jan. 19
Where: WooHaHa! Comedy Club, 50 Franklin St., Worcester
How much: $20

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Music Notes July 2014
July 31, 2014 at 12:22 pm	(Uncategorized)
Here it is, your music notes for the month…
1. Harry Dean Stanton –Partly Fiction
I am prepared to watch pretty much anything with Harry Dean Stanton in it. Nuff said? This album of favourites, recorded in his living room, is a treat. Stanton could never be called a great singer, but there's a rawness, an authenticity, a growth over the course of the record which is marvellous. On the records, which includes songs like "Promised Land" or "He'll Have to Go" there's a magic.
2. Oasis – Definitely Maybe (remastered)
Liam Gallagher took to social media to denounce this release arguing it was already perfect. It won't deter fans though. We all want to see behind the curtain, to see the demos and the outtakes that led to this, arguable the best Oasis album. And, yeah, while the original album is pretty close to perfect, this provides the context, and it seems better for it.
3. Kim Gordon – Is This My Body?
Bought this on my recent New York trip. A collection of essays and texts by Kim Gordon. Stuff from her art school days and a very nice Sonic Youth tour diary.
4. Spacemen 3 – Dreamweapon
The main track on this is a 45-minute live recording entitled "An Evening of Contemporary Sitar Music." Droning guitar, audience chatter, words softly spoken. Not something to listen to every day, but there's an intensity to it.
5. Lana Del Ray – Ultraviolence
Last year at a recital, my daughter sang the Lana Del Ray song "Young and Beautiful." OK, let's look at her work. So, I've listened to this a couple of times and have come up with a few conclusions. I like the idea of LDL better than the overall effect. The David Lynchian noir feel to her music, the black and white idealization of classic American culture has a great, well, feel to it. Second, I'm not sure she has any songs, but rather a sound. Oddly enough, the neo-Marxist The New Inquiry has just published a collection of essays about Ms. Del Ray echoing some of the above.
6. Sharon Van Ettan – Are We There?
I can't say much about this. You just need to listen to it. It's a record which grows stronger with every listen.
7. Jack White – Lazeretto
Poor Jack White. No matter what he does, there's a certain percentage of his audience that would like nothing more than another White Stripes album (and if I'm honest…). White's second solo album continues the trend from Blunderbuss. No anthems, but some very cool songs along the way.
8. The Forgotten Rebels – In Love With the System
Can you go home? I wrote earlier about going to see the Forgotten Rebels this year. I probably saw that local band more than any other when I was in university, but I was disappointed because it seemed like faded glory. so, why should I own their debut. Probably for the same reason. Lots to shock, lots to enjoy. And, whether or not this is satire, I once loved these songs.
9. The Boomtown Rats – The Boomtown Rats
Deeply, deeply unfashionable. The Rats second album, A Tonic for the Troops was the second real album I bought, but this one is the one I've come to prefer over time. It's not punk. Too steeped in rockist influences, but it has osme lovely punky moments ("Mary of the Fourth Form") along with the Springsteenish "Joey's on the Street Again." This edition adds demos and some live tracks.
10. Tommy Ramone
And lastly, Tommy Ramone. The final surviving original Ramone who passed away earlier this month. Without Tommy, there might not have a been a band. He was the manager who switched to drums when it became clear Joey couldn't keep a beat. RIP.
Toronto Anarchist Bookfair 2014
July 31, 2014 at 11:41 am	(Uncategorized)
I've been tabling at the Montreal Anarchist Bookfair since its inception in 2000. The bookfair quickly outgrew its original space, then outgrew its second home. Currently, it's a squeeze in the two building site. Maybe it's the culture in Montreal. Lots of Anarchists (and lots of Maoists).
Toronto however has always been dominated by Trotskyists. All the varieties, but they don't seem to be able to play in the same sandbox long enough to organize a bookfair together.
It's been a struggle to establish anarchist bookfairs in Toronto. There were a series in the early 2000s, then they faded away, but the last four years or so, events have taken place (I might be wrong about last year), usually at the Steelworkers' Hall downtown.
I tabled at this years event, but almost from the start, it was clear it was going to be small. It was a bit of a mystery why, but for much of bookfair the venders outweighed the public. The workshops were interesting and a good selection of tables, but the masses didn't show.
Now there were demonstrations that day, but that ought to have fed into the event rather than drawing from it. Perhaps because a regular schedule has not been established. (The Montreal event is the same time every year and I start getting notices for the following year's event almost as soon as the dust has settled on the current year).
There was one telling thing though. After I set up my table, I walked to the nearest Tim Horton's (About ten minutes). I saw several crackpot posters for municipal candidate Jim McMillan, but not a single notice for the bookfair. Odd?
Well, there's always next year.
Random Dog Picture #6
July 29, 2014 at 7:15 pm	(Uncategorized)
Ugh. Hard to believe it's been almost three weeks since I posted something. I took a month long contract position to earn a little extra money, but it turned out to be nightmarishly run and much more work than I anticipated. C'est la vie.
Anyway, to ease back in, here's a somewhat staged shot of the dog. Maybe I should run a contest for people to write clever captions.
Here's mine: Marxist Dogma
No? OK, you do better.
Half a Century High
I turned 50 yesterday. I was going to write this post then, but I was too busy partying to get to it. Er,… no actually. first of all, I hate using the word party as anything other than a noun, and second, I had to work today.
A visit to the physiotherapist for a problem with my shoulder, a roti and some birthday cake, a few calls from family and friends, and capped the evening by watching a truly unfunny shit-com called Welcome to Sweden.
So, yeah, the title of this post refers to a Phil Ochs song I like rather than my prodigious drug habit – caffeine is my favourite drug, closely followed by Advil for migraines which have followed me throughout my life.
What's the line, if you're not a communist by the time you're twenty you have no heart, but if you're still a communist by the time you're thirty you have no brains? What does that say about a fifty year old? A friend asked me yesterday if I felt I had mellowed. Hmm. I'm certainly less active. Time for family, for work and the problem of less energy all feed into that. But mellow? Nah.
Aging is the most unexpected thing which happens to a person. I did think I would be more mature by now though.
July 9, 2014 at 2:42 am	(Uncategorized)
Ah ha, this year's Toronto Anarchist Bookfair is taking place in two weeks (July 19 and 20) at the Steelworkers Hall on Cecil Street. Workshops and tablers (including my humble self). Come by, say hi.
A Quick New York Trip
July 6, 2014 at 10:17 pm	(Uncategorized) (New York)
I started a new job last week which has caused all sorts of stress and is one of the principal reasons, I've been silent of the post-front of late. But, before the job started, I managed to work in a quick trip to New York.
I've lived in Toronto off and on for almost three decades now, and I'm very fond of the place, but whenever I travel to New York, I am forcibly made aware of just how tiny Toronto is. New York is…well, an assault on the senses. I mean that in a positive way, but in the short space of a city block you can experience the scent of the best pizza you've every smelt, human sweat, perfume, ice-cream and urine. Yeah, yeah, I know you can experience than in many cities, but it just seems so New York.
I like to fly Porter Airlines out of Toronto not because it's cheaper or more convenient, but because I feel more like a person than cattle. Oh, and while they now charge $25 for checked luggage, snacks and alcohol are still complimentary (alas, the days of the vegetarian sandwich are over). Porter though flies into Newark which usually means a 25 minute train ride to Penn Station. Except…the train lines are down and so I found myself on a bus which crawled through New Jersey traffic to New Jersey's Penn Station. A quick stop to find my place, and I was on a train into Manhattan.
Problem number two appeared when I arrived at my hotel near the Empire State Building. It turned out I had made my reservation for the following month. Huh? I starred and the confirmation sheet I had printed, and sure enough it was for July 27. Luckily, there was room and I ended up with a room cheaper than he rate I had earlier been quoted.
So then it was off to explore Manhattan. Whenever I go to New York, I always feel I'm just scratching the surface, so I made planned to spend time in other areas, but very quickly I found myself at the Strand bookstore picking up used books , including a set of essays by Kim Gordon Is This My Body? Old habits die hard. At the end of the first day, I found myself exhausted with a splitting headache. Not an auspicious start.
Day 2 was better, and began with a trip to the Guggenheim. The exhibition I was interesting in seeing was on Italian Futurism. Futurism , like its leftist cousins in surrealism and Dada, rejected bourgeois society talking in revolutionary terms. Futurism however seemed to glorify destruction and build in a backward looking nationalism. It's no accident that the blurb for the exhibition spoke of Futurism's "complicated" relationship with Italian fascism. Complicated seems to be a little mild. The Futurists clearly aspired to be the official art movement of Fascism, but the fascists weren't that interested as Il Duce's tastes were a little more traditional. Always the bridesmaid. Still, if you can tear yourself away from that, (and it's hard when you saw dinner plates inscribed with Fascism and Futurism), some of the art was tremendous. Heavily influenced by impressionism, and cubism as well as new techniques in sculpture and photography, the exhibition was astonishing.
At the end of the day, I took the ferry over to Staten Island to attend the Lumin Festival. The festival, now in its fifth year, is an installation by local artists working in a variety of forms (TV, video, sculpture, puppetry, etc) all in a vaguely post-apocalyptic venue down by the water. The festival stretched about half a mile along the water's edge, and I very quickly noticed that we were a part of the show just as much as the installations (OK< maybe not quite as much). It was interesting to hear a babble of languages as people walked back and forth under the night sky (fireworks from Brooklyn were also visible which made for a nice co-incidence). It was very different from the dry atmosphere of the Guggenheim, but no less interesting.
My thirds day was spent on Staten Island with friends (likely the subject of another post), but I did wander around the streets for an hour or so)
Monday was my last day in the city, and I headed back into Manhattan for see a couple of sites. I wandered past the Weathermen house (I was surprised not to see a plaque), past the Chelsea Hotel and past a house where Kerouac lived. The most interesting thing for me though was the High Line. A former industrial train track now reclaimed an above ground city park stretching from the meatpacking district up to 32nd street or so. It offers some very interesting views of the city, and serves as another oasis from people. I trudged up to Port Authority and took the bus to Newark. And then it was back to Toronto.
New York has become my go-to getaway city, but each trip never turns out the way I imagine it will. And that's probably a good thing.


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Re: TNA 2015: It still exists, kind of!
Post by Morten VH » Mon Oct 05, 2015 5:27 pm
Oh i agree it's not gonna bring in a lot of money in terms of houses or viewership. But it looks much better from a name value standpoint, when you're gonna negotiate with a new network. The Hardy name still has some value in that regard. EC3 and Galloway not so much.
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Post by BillThompson » Tue Oct 06, 2015 1:39 am
Rah wrote: Not sure how much money that's going to bring when The Hardy Boys were both on top, in the Carolinas, and BFG (supposedly) drew 280 paying fans.
This is pretty much a scathing indictment of TNA. The Hardy's have been able to get turn away crowds for their OMEGA shows in the Carolinas, and that's without any TV. There's no reason for them to not do better business with TNA, and the fact that they can't really shows, again, how inept TNA is.
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Post by DETROIT_KEJB » Tue Oct 06, 2015 6:17 pm
When is the actual last DA broadcast?
Post by Rich Kraetsch » Tue Oct 06, 2015 9:17 pm
I wish I could say Fray is joking... but he's not.
Post by Morten VH » Tue Oct 06, 2015 9:25 pm
I'm at a loss for words...
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Post by Rottenrocker » Tue Oct 06, 2015 11:02 pm
https://youtu.be/kyK0Mn6HkZA
This is comedy gold!
Not to the dozen fans who bought BFG however.
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Post by thecubsfan » Tue Oct 06, 2015 11:06 pm
Putting aside the bizarre way they're choosing to handle this, what was the better option?
- Matt wins the title and some convoluted off screen thing happens to reset the title back to ECW
- EC3 keeps the title at the PPV and the PPV buyers don't get the happy ending
I think TNA fans (and wrestling fans in general) have shown a willingness to overlook big pictures problems for small moments of happiness so maybe Matt winning was the right thing to do, even if it meant stupidity later?
The real answer might "have a clue of what you're doing before hand so you don't create a mess like this" but that is the story of TNA.
Post by Rich Kraetsch » Wed Oct 07, 2015 1:31 am
I'm gonna go with your final point. As I always say, this is pro wrestling, you book it... There should never be no-win situations like they were in this Sunday.
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Post by Jareddatdude » Wed Oct 07, 2015 2:27 am
What in the hell is going on with TNA? They book Hardy last minute in their WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP match. They barley built said match to begin with(2 weeks to build your biggest match on your biggest show, c'mon). Then they vacate the title not barely 2 days after the show because of storylines. Again what in the actual fuck is going on with TNA! I would love to see how the Big Dawg tries to flip this as a positive
Post by Morten VH » Wed Oct 07, 2015 4:58 am
There's really no defending the stupidity here. Sure they were left no other options. But it's completely at their own faults that they even ended here. They're the ones who booked themselves in this position to begin with. That falls on sheer idiocy on TNA management. There is no defending this, and the only reason this isn't a bigger deal, is because TNA has does so much shit in the past that this pales in comparison. But this is an absolute embarrassment to watch. A complete trainwreck.
Post by DETROIT_KEJB » Wed Oct 07, 2015 5:46 am
- This week, I'd like to focus on the world title situation that has every TNA fan seemingly talking about two days later, which I imagine is a strong indication that the company ultimately made the right decision to put the belt on Matt Hardy in the manner that they did. I was initially uncertain about the decision simply because I wasn't a fan of the writers taking the belt off Ethan Carter III, the company's hottest young star, and putting it around the waist of Matt Hardy, a likable enough veteran who didn't quite earn his spot into the main event at Bound for Glory. But therein lies the brilliance of this decision. Many TNA fans were uneasy about the decision by the company to, one, add Matt Hardy to the main event and, two, make his brother the special guest referee. It simply never sat right with me and many others. And it's that feeling of discontent that the writers exploited when the very thing that we were so uneasy about materialized right before our very eyes. In a shocking turn of events, Matt Hardy became the TNA world heavyweight champion, and he did so in large part due to Jeff Hardy's actions against EC3. It was a screwjob. The Hardys screwed EC3. And we were completely baffled by it all.
- By the next morning, however, the company's plan began take shape, and TNA fans responded by making their voices heard and taking sides. Many seemed to feel that Dixie Carter unfairly stacked the deck against her nephew, while others were perfectly fine with EC3 getting his comeuppance. I was on the side of the former and I'll tell you why. I'm not sure what Dixie Carter's plan was and whether or not it involved the Hardys but in her attempt to teach EC3 a lesson, she caused us to feel sympathy for him. Many of us felt that EC3 was wronged on Sunday night, and by Monday morning we rallied to his side. To us, Matt Hardy's win was tainted and we wanted him stripped of the belt. And then came EC3's announcement...
- I thought the decision to seek legal action by Ethan Carter III was very smart character continuity simply because he has shown in the past that he resorts to tactics that only someone who's entitled and rich would resort to. This is his modus operandi and always has been. In all honesty, I initially assumed that he'd meet with TNA's board of directors but he felt it was necessary to take it one step further and involve the courts. This indicates to me that EC3 seeked to not only get back what he believes is rightfully his but also to humiliate TNA, Dixie Carter, and the Hardys, as well as disrupt the company's plans for the foreseeable future. This is a man scorned. Or shall I say, a spoiled rich kid.
- And it worked. Late Tuesday afternoon, Matt Hardy, as was requested by Dixie Carter, relinquished the TNA world championship, and has essentially set up a situation in which the company will have to decide how to proceed. Dixie Carter can, and should, return the title to EC3 or...book a tournament to crown a new champion. My gut tells me that Dixie, who has shown in the past that she's every bit as obstinate as her nephew, will force EC3 to regain the belt by competing for it. It'll be interesting to see how it all plays out tonight on Impact and quite frankly, I think it's important to give the TNA writing team kudos for making tonight's episode and the ones following must-watch television. Some might say that they planned this last minute but from the looks of it, it's been in the works at least since July. For a company that doesn't get enough credit for their long term planning, they really hit a home run with this latest controversy. And as a result, I can't wait to watch tonight's Impact to see what happens next.
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Post by Rah » Wed Oct 07, 2015 11:19 am
Apart from not booking themselves into a mess (which was clearly a knee-jerk reaction to try sell more tickets), they could have switched out the order. Sure, world title matches should go on last, but it was effectively Angle's retirement match. There was a month notice that he wasn't resigning, and I'd guess almost equal time that they knew he wasn't wrestling another match. Treat that as the big deal that it is. Don't book a crazy opening match angle where Kurt suffers a concerning neck injury to try leech emotion into a match that was built FOUR DAYS BEFORE ON TWITTER. Make it meaningful, give the rub to a new guy, and have it go on last. There's your go-home feel good moment. Then ECIII winning isn't too much of a concern.
The Fray Movement wrote: So, since TNA has nothing taped for TV that shows Matt Hardy as world champion, they've concocted a storyline on social media where EC3 has had him banned from Impact Wrestling. And TNA's twitter stream all day has just become a mechanism for Dave Lagana to further his story.
According to PWI, TNA has had this in their plans since June.
Post by Rich Kraetsch » Wed Oct 07, 2015 2:07 pm
Two straight Bound for Glory PPVs where their taping schedule has interfered with champions. If you'll recall the X Division title was an absolute mess last year and who had the belt on the PPV had already lost it on TV, etc. I'll be honest, I'm shocked this doesn't happen more with TNA's insane taping schedule.
Post by thecubsfan » Wed Oct 07, 2015 6:56 pm
if you were bored enough like me to read the TNA spoilers,
► Show Spoiler
they taped a few weeks of TV prior to the impacts which have aired. Those show has nothing but singles matches, and just a crazy amount of them. People at the tapings could not figure out what was going on, except for some vague mentions of it being part of a tournament - but even that didn't seem to make sense because people who lost were still coming out for more matches. Except, it totally makes sense if it's a league format where everyone has a certain amount of matches. The assumption was those tapings were for One Night Onlys and the like, but it sure appears they had this tournament planned a while back.
It's still a dumb plan.
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The surprise attack on the town of Wakefield in West Yorkshire by Sir Thomas Fairfax on 20th May 1643
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Battle: Wakefield 1643
War: English Civil War
Date of the Battle of Wakefield: 20th May 1643
Wakefield from the south: Howley Hall to left background: Heath House to the right: Stanley Village in central distance: all unseen: Battle of Wakefield 20th May 1643 in the English Civil War
Place of the Battle of Wakefield: Wakefield in West Yorkshire.
Combatants at the Battle of Wakefield:
The forces of King Charles I against the forces of Parliament.
Sir Thomas Fairfax Parliamentary commander at the Battle of Wakefield 20th May 1643 in the English Civil War
Generals at the Battle of Wakefield:
Sir Francis Mackworth (the sergeant-major-general of the Foot in the Earl of Newcastle's Northern Royalist Army) and General George Goring (the general of Horse in the Earl of Newcastle's Northern Royalist Army) commanded the force of Royalist Horse, Foot and guns in Wakefield.
Sergeant-Major General Gifford and Sir Thomas Fairfax commanded the Parliamentary contingent of Foot and Horse.
Size of the armies at the Battle of Wakefield:
The Royalist force in Wakefield is reported by Sir Thomas Fairfax as comprising 7 troops of Horse or around 500 Horse and around 3,000 Foot with 4 guns. This figure did not include Colonel Sir William Lampton's Royalist Regiment reported as entering Wakefield after the attack was launched.
A regiment identified as part of the Royalist army was Sir George Wentworth's Regiment of Foot.
The Parliamentary army comprised some 8 troops of Horse (500 men), 3 companies of Dragoons (300 men) and 1,000 Foot.
Winner of the Battle of Wakefield: Wakefield was a resounding success for Parliament.
Colour of Sir William Lampton's Royalist Regiment of Foot: Battle of Wakefield 20th May 1643 in the English Civil War
Uniforms, arms and equipment at the Battle of Wakefield:
See this section in the Battle of Edgehill.
Background to the Battle of Wakefield:
The origins of the English Civil War are dealt with under this section in the Battle of Edgehill.
Reasons for the Parliamentary attack on Wakefield on Whit Sunday 1643:
Different reasons are given for the Parliamentary attack on the town of Wakefield.
One reason is that after the disaster of the Battle of Seacroft Moor Lord Fairfax the Parliamentary commander in Yorkshire was subjected to pressure from the families to obtain the release of the 800 to 1,000 Parliamentary soldiers captured by the Royalists at Seacroft Moor, many of them from the Bradford area.
It is likely that the Parliamentary prisoners from Seacroft Moor were incorporated into the Royalist Army as was frequently the practice with prisoners during the English Civil War. The Parliamentary prisoners would have been dispersed among the Royalist regiments, many of them not in Wakefield. It is hard to see that the attack was launched on such a speculative basis even though claimed by Sir Thomas Fairfax in his report to Parliament on the battle.
Sir William Fairfax: Battle of Wakefield 20th May 1643 in the English Civil War
A more likely reason is that the commander of the Royalist Northern Army the Earl of Newcastle in planning his attack on the West Yorkshire wool town of Bradford had moved his reserve ammunition supply to Wakefield in anticipation of his advance on Bradford. This ammunition supply consisted of barrels of gunpowder. It was left to the musketeers to cast their own lead bullets.
Each side worked spies in the opposition's territory and it will have been known to the Parliamentary command that the Royalist ammunition was in Wakefield. Its capture would significantly reduce the fighting capacity of the Royalist army and increase that of Parliament.
Preparing the Parliamentary attack on Wakefield:
As Wakefield was being used as a springboard for the Royalist advance on Bradford the Royalist troops made little effort to fortify the town against any Parliamentary attack.
General George Goring Royalist commander: Battle of Wakefield 20th May 1643 in the English Civil War
Sir Thomas Fairfax resolved to mount a surprise attack on the Royalists in Wakefield either to secure the release of the Bradford men captured at the Battle of Seacroft, to obtain prisoners to be exchanged for the Bradford men or more likely to capture the Royalist ammunition reserve.
If the report of the Reverend Nathaniel Johnstone (see below) is correct it came to Sir Thomas Fairfax's notice that on Saturday 19th May 1643 the officers of the Royalist force in Wakefield were to attend a 'bowling' at Heath House. The occasion would involve drinking through the afternoon and night with bowls played on the lawn at the back of the house. Heath House is situated two miles to the east of Wakefield on the far side of the River Calder from the town; the quickest route being via the Wakefield Bridge to the south of the town.
It was resolved that Sir Thomas Fairfax would mount the raid on Wakefield in the early hours of Whit Sunday 20th May 1643.
In the expectation that the Royalist force in Wakefield amounted to around 900 men Sir Thomas Fairfax assembled a force of some 500 Horse and Dragoons and 1,000 Foot from the Parliamentary garrisons in Leeds, Bradford, Halifax and Howley Hall.
In his report of the battle Sir Thomas Fairfax stated that it came as a considerable surprise to him and his men that when the attack was launched the number of Royalist troops in Wakefield turned out to be around 500 Horse and 3,000 Foot with 4 guns.
Map of Battle of Wakefield 20th May 1643 in the English Civil War: map by John Fawkes
Account of the Battle of Wakefield:
Sir Thomas Fairfax assembled his Parliamentary force for the attack on Wakefield at midnight at Howley Hall; a large country house in the countryside some seven miles to the north-west of Wakefield occupied by a Parliamentarian supporter Sir John Savile of Lupset and garrisoned by Parliamentary troops.
The Horse were formed into two commands, four troops under Sir Thomas Fairfax and four troops under Sir Henry Foulis. The Foot were commanded by Major-General Gifford and Sir William Fairfax, Sir Thomas Fairfax's cousin.
Howley Hall: Parliamentary rendez-vous for the attack on Wakefield: Battle of Wakefield 20th May 1643 in the English Civil War
At 2am Sir Thomas Fairfax's force marched out from Howley Hall to the south-east heading along the road to the north of Wakefield.
Fighting in Stanley Village: Battle of Wakefield 20th May 1643 in the English Civil War
At 4am the Parliamentary force reached the village of Stanley 3 ½ miles east-north-east of Wakefield. A Royalist picket of two troops of Horse and some Dragoons in Stanley village was attacked and 21 prisoners taken.
Bridge over the River Calder at Wakefield: Battle of Wakefield 20th May 1643 in the English Civil War
By this time the Royalist troops in Wakefield were aware of the approach of a strong Parliamentary force. The difficulty for the Royalists was that 'most of the officers and the governor (Sir Francis Mackworth)' were at the all-night bowls party at Heath House on the far side of the River Calder, from where it will have taken perhaps half an hour for the officers to be recalled, most incapable of performing any useful duty through drunkenness.
Royalist musketeers of the Foot and Dragoons took up positions along the hedgerows outside Wakefield and barricades were hurriedly built across the main streets.
Sir Thomas Fairfax's Parliamentary force advanced on Wakefield down the northern road from Oulton.
The Royalist musketeers were driven back into Wakefield and assaults were launched on the town, one by way of Northgate and the other by way of Warrengate, the eastern entrance to Wakefield. Sir Henry Foulis and Colonel William Fairfax attacked Northgate while Sir Thomas Fairfax and Sergeant-Major-General Gifford attacked the Warrengate.
Wakefield Northgate: scene of the Parliamentary attack at the Battle of Wakefield 20th May 1643 in the English Civil War
The attack took an hour and a half at the end of which the barricades were stormed in the teeth of Royalist musket and cannon fire and the Royalists driven back into the centre of Wakefield. The Parliamentary troops captured a Royalist cannon and turned it on the garrison.
With the demolition of the barricades Sir Thomas Fairfax and Sir Henry Foulis charged with their troops of Horse clearing the streets of Royalists. General George Goring, back from the bowling party at Heath House led a furious counter-attack which led to his own capture.
The Royalist Horse were pursued into the Market Square by Sir Thomas Fairfax who finding himself alone was forced to put his horse at one of the barricades to rejoin his men.
In the market place the Parliamentary attackers found three troops of Royalist Horse and Colonel Lampton's Regiment of Foot drawn up. General Gifford sent forward a trumpeter to offer these men quarter if they would lay down their arms and surrender. This offer was rejected.
Gifford opened fire with the captured cannon and the Parliamentary Horse charged the Royalist troops and drove them out of Wakefield in confusion. The battle was over by 9am.
Once he had mastered Wakefield Sir Thomas Fairfax did not linger in the town, leaving later in the morning with a substantial haul of Royalist prisoners and the Royalist ammunition, returning to the Parliamentary lines.
Royalist musketeer: Battle of Wakefield 20th May 1643 in the English Civil War
Casualties at the Battle of Wakefield:
In the Battle of Wakefield, the Parliamentary troops captured from the Royalists 27 colours of Foot, 3 standards of Horse, General Goring, 3 lieutenant-colonels (including Sir Thomas Bland, lieutenant-colonel to Sir George Wentworth's regiment), 1 major, 11 captains, 5 lieutenants, 15 ensigns and around 1,500 soldiers. 1 major and 1 captain, both wounded were left in Wakefield after giving their parole as prisoners.
Also taken were 4 Royalist cannon and the ammunition reserve of the Earl of Newcastle's Royalist Army of the North.
Sir Francis Mackworth (the sergeant-major-general of the Foot in the Earl of Newcastle's Northern Royalist Army) escaped from Wakefield.
Sir Thomas Fairfax in his report of the battle to Parliament claimed that he had lost 7 men killed: a clerk of the stores, an ensign of the Foot, a quartermaster of Horse and 4 soldiers. An unspecified number of Parliamentary troops were wounded.
Follow-up to the Battle of Wakefield:
On receiving Sir Thomas Fairfax's report of the battle of Wakefield Parliament in Westminster ordered public thanksgiving to be given on 28th May 1643 in all the churches, chapels and places of worship of London, Westminster, the Borough of Southwark and all places adjacent to London with readings of the letters reporting the success.
Parliament needed good news. However the success at Wakefield only delayed the Royalist advance on Bradford and did not prevent the disaster of the Battle of Adwalton Moor on 30th June 1643.
Anecdotes and traditions from the Battle of Wakefield:
General Goring was captured by Lieutenant Alured the brother of Captain Alured a Member of Parliament.
Young and Holmes state that Goring was ill with a fever when the attack on Wakefield took place, but rose from his couch and swiftly mounted a counter-attack. A different angle is put on Royalist preparedness by Dr Nathaniel Johnstone.
Woodcut of bowling in the 16th Century: Battle of Wakefield 20th May 1643 in the English Civil War
Dr Nathaniel Johnstone a contemporary commentator of the English Civil War states that 'there was a meeting at Heath Hall, a bowling, and most of the officers and the governor were there, and had spent the afternoon in drinking, and were most drunk when the town was alarmed. It was taken fully by nine o'clock in the morning, and more prisoners were taken than the forces that came against it. It seems probable that Sir Thomas Fairfax had notice of their festivities at Heath, and perceived the advantage which they might afford him.'
Heath House: scene of the Royalist officers' bowls party on the night before the Battle of Wakefield 20th May 1643 in the English Civil War
The Royalist officers from the force in Wakefield were bowling and drinking on the afternoon and night of Saturday 19th May 1643 at 'Heath House' (later known as 'Heath Old House'; demolished partly in the 19th Century and finally in the 1920s) owned by Dame Mary Bolles. As a result the majority of the Royalist officers were not at their duty in Wakefield when the Parliamentary attack began in the early morning of 20th May 1643 and when they did return they cannot have been in a fit state to perform their duty. The loss of the battle was perhaps inevitable with the Royalist regiments deprived of the leadership of their officers at least in the initial stages .
Maps of the period show a bowling green at Heath House.
On Dame Mary Bolles' death in 1662 in accordance with her wishes her bedroom was bricked up. Some years later the room was opened. From then on Dame Mary's ghost is said to have haunted the grounds of the house and moor, particularly the area of a water tower she had built for the use of her house and her tenants. Dame Mary Bolles was made baronet by King James I for her financial contribution to the establishment of the colony of Nova Scotia. Dame Mary was and remains the only woman appointed baronet in her own right.
It is conceivable, although there is no specific authority to support this, that Dame Mary Bolles was a Parliamentary supporter and arranged the afternoon and night drinking and bowls party for the Royalist officers specifically to enable Sir Thomas Fairfax to mount his attack on Wakefield. Dame Mary Bolles appears not to have been subject to sequestration proceedings by Parliament after the Civil War which might indicate a clandestine support for the Parliamentary side.
References for the Battle of Wakefield:
An Account of the Battle on Wakefield Green by George Tyas
History of the Great Civil War by S.R. Gardiner
The King's War by C.V. Wedgwood
The English Civil War by Peter Young and Richard Holmes
History of the Great Rebellion by Clarendon


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Q: Sum of infinite series with arctan: $\sum_{n=1}^{\infty}\left(\arctan\left(\frac{1}{4}-n\right)-\arctan\left(-\frac{1}{4}-n\right)\right)$ I'm trying to find the value of the following sum (if exist):
$$\sum_{n=1}^{\infty}\left(\arctan\left(\frac{1}{4}-n\right)-\arctan\left(-\frac{1}{4}-n\right)\right)$$
where, $\arctan$ represent the inverse tangent function - $\tan^{-1}$.
I tried to use the telescoping series idea and the sequence of partial sums but I couldn't cancel any terms!

A: According to Maple, the value is approximately $0.54228694083149264109$.  Maple doesn't come up with a closed form, and neither its "identify" function nor the Inverse Symbolic Calculator  come up with anything.  Do you have any reason to believe there is a closed form for this number?

A: Only for the convergence:
For every $n \ge 1$ we have
\begin{eqnarray}
a_n:&=&\arctan\left(\frac14-n\right)-\arctan\left(-\frac14-n\right)\\
&=&\arctan\left(n+\frac14\right)-\arctan\left(n-\frac14\right)\\
&=&\int_{n-\frac14}^{n+\frac14}\frac{1}{1+x^2}dx=\frac{1}{2(1+x_n^2)},
\end{eqnarray}
with
$$
x_n \in \left[n-\frac14,n+\frac14\right] \quad \quad \forall n \ge 1.
$$
Therefore
$$\tag{1}
f(n)\le a_n \le f(-n) \quad \forall n \ge 1,
$$
where
$$\tag{2}
f(z)=\frac{1}{2\left[1+(z+1/4)^2\right]}.
$$
It then follows from (1) that the series $\displaystyle\sum_{n=1}^\infty a_n$ converges, and
$$
S_1:=\sum_{n=1}^\infty f(n)\le \sum_{n=1}^\infty a_n \le S_2:=\sum_{n=1}^\infty f(-n).
$$

A: Consider
$$\tag{1}f(x):=\sum_{n=1}^\infty \arctan\left(\left(\frac 14-n\right)x\right)-\arctan\left(\left(-\frac 14-n\right)x\right)$$
and let's rewrite the derivative of $f$ :
\begin{align}
\tag{2}f'(x)&=\frac 4{x^2}\sum_{n=1}^\infty\frac{1-4n}{(4n-1)^2+\bigl(\frac 4x\bigr)^2}-\frac{-1-4n}{(4n+1)^2+\bigl(\frac 4x\bigr)^2}\\
\tag{3}f'(x)&=\frac 4{x^2}\left(\frac {-1}{1^2+\left(\frac 4x\right)^2}+\sum_{k=1}^\infty\frac{k\sin\bigl(k\frac {\pi}2\bigr)}{k^2+\bigl(\frac 4x\bigr)^2}\right)\\
\end{align}
(since the $k=1$ term didn't appear in $(2)$)
But the series in $(3)$ may be obtained from $\,\frac d{d\theta} C_a(\theta)\,$ with :
$$\tag{4}C_a(\theta)=\frac {\pi}{2a}\frac{\cosh((\pi-|\theta|)a)}{\sinh(\pi a)}-\frac 1{2a^2}=\sum_{k=1}^\infty\frac{\cos(k\,\theta)}{k^2+a^2}$$
which may be obtained from the $\cos(zx)$ formula here (with substitutions $\ x\to\pi-\theta,\ z\to ia$).
The replacement of the series in $(3)$ by $\,\frac d{d\theta} C_a(\theta)\,$ applied at $\,\theta=\frac {\pi}2$ gives us :
\begin{align}
f'(x)&=\left(-\arctan\left(\frac x4\right)\right)'-\frac 4{x^2}C_{\frac 4x}\left(\theta\right)'_{\theta=\frac {\pi}2}\\
&=\left(-\arctan\left(\frac x4\right)\right)'+\frac{4\pi}{2x^2}\frac{\sinh\left(\frac{\pi}2 \frac 4x\right)}{\sinh\left(\pi\frac 4x\right)}\\
&=\left(-\arctan\left(\frac x4\right)\right)'+\frac{\pi}{x^2}\frac 1{\cosh\left(\frac{2\pi}x\right)}\\
\end{align}
Integrating both terms returns (with constant of integration $\frac {\pi}2$ since $f(0)=0$) :
$$f(x)=\frac {\pi}2-\arctan\left(\frac x4\right)-\arctan\left(\tanh\left(\frac {\pi}x\right)\right)\quad\text{for}\ \ x>0$$
i.e. the neat :
$$\tag{5}\boxed{\displaystyle f(x)=\arctan\left(\frac 4x\right)-\arctan\left(\tanh\left(\frac {\pi}x\right)\right)}\quad\text{for}\ \ x>0$$
So that your solution will be (for $x=1$) :
$$\boxed{\displaystyle \arctan(4)-\arctan\left(\tanh(\pi)\right)}$$


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Discussion in 'Star Citizen' started by Arcfire, Nov 15, 2014.
Stakas is one of the Starcast regulars, and just happens to live in Australia. He made it out to PAX Australia to talk to Erin Roberts about all sorts of good stuff.
Somewhere in there it is mentioned that Squadron 42 is currently set as five chapters, with each chapter containing 30+ Missions, working out to 10-20 hours of gameplay per chapter. So the whole single player experience will likely work out to between 50 and 100 hours. We were discussing this in some other thread the other day but I couldn't track down which one.
Arcfire, Nov 15, 2014
we were discussing on teamspeak I think, the night of the q&a/panel
Fell, Nov 17, 2014
Ah that's right, no wonder I couldn't find it lol.
You know the more i think about this, the idea of 50+ hours of gameplay and still a PU to look forwards to afterwards? priceless... I don't remember the freelancer playthrough time, i know it had a lot of side missions you could do but i'd be surprised if the campaign was more than 30 hours. this is getting to be like every game ever done, combined and on steroids (ok i exaggerate. a little).
Ive played through it multiple times (Freelancer), and I would say 25-30 hours is about right for it, before you start the open ended part of the game.
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Fell likes this.
you know in the last 104TC, he was talking about being entrepreneurial in SC, like being a medic and being paid for your services. He talked at length about having a reputation system like Uber where bad drivers and bad customers get called out. i'm like, fuck, he's building an uber app into this game on top of everything else. Just amazing when you think of all the promises made and how much has to be brought into this game to make it work. I' mean Uber has how many billions in funding and he's talking about building that capability like it's nothing. (OK most of their $ goes to marketing, but still, it boggles the mind).
Yeah the rating system has been talked about a bit in the past for jobs boards, but the idea of extending it to individual NPCs is a bit mind boggling. Just imagine the sheer amount of data that will need crunching to keep track of all those interactions on a per-player basis... NPCs might have to have some sort of time based memory culling just to keep that database size manageable... very interesting.
I didnt realize NPCs were included in the rating system, wow, that's ambitious...
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Not sure how Uber works, but if it is just a straight up numerical based rating system it wouldn't take up much data in a database at all. It's the comments that can cause database sizes to balloon. But even still, it all matters on how complicated they make it. I could see it being implemented in just two tables which would mean it could be fast as well.
Also it's always most difficult to create a new system from scratch, but if they can use Uber for inspiration, it will reduce the design time significantly.
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Cirsphe, Nov 18, 2014
well its more than a rating tracker issue. It's location based demand routing. You have a changing group of suppliers and changing demand patterns and uber handles all that with a rating and payment system on top. I agree take know concepts and leverage them by all means. What's amazing to me is I'm sure uber spent millions on their platform and that's only one sliver of cig's plans
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Well honestly, they can just RNG the "uber" numbers when the NPC generates. Then if that NPC isn't picked it's wiped. The NPC would only become a permanent part of the database once they've been rated by a user. Eventually it could be populated by full user reviews. I think it would end up being more of a Yelp set up where their abilities are given but hidden and have to be discovered and displayed exclusively via user reviews. I don't think it's going to be as comprehensive as Uber is. I don't think it would have to be.
Signal Warden, Nov 19, 2014
yelp has spent millions on their platform too. To me its not so much whose app the game mechanics might most resemble. It's that, conceptually, they are contemplating game mechanics that mirror business models that entire companies have staked their futures on. That's just mind blowing to me. Yeah they don't have to deliver nearly the same quality or service level, but its still seems pretty ambitious. It also gives me confidence that CR isn't some bumbling developer hoping for a payday, he's really thought this stuff through. I also think it shows how much he's grown even in the past year since the AC launch, using references that people can easily identify with to explain his thinking about future development ideas. He's really looking more and more like a marketer, not just a tech jock.
I think it was on Guard Frequency the other day that Ben said he and Chris were actually working out system mechanics like this back in like 2010, so I imagine they have a really solid roadmap that CR is sticking to. That same show, Ben also said that they were talking about doing a Wing Commander for GameCube, so that tells you how long he's been putting it together in his head.
Sounds like they really dodged a laser bolt there huehue.


It's safe to say that Maggie Chan Jones, Executive MBA Americas '09, has made a name for herself in the world of marketing. Just last year, Forbes identified this Johnson MBA graduate, who became the first female chief marketing officer of SAP, as the 15th most influential CMO of 2017. She recently left SAP to pursue her passion by founding Tenshey, a startup dedicated to advancing gender diversity through executive coaching.
In an interview with NextFem podcast host Tara Padua, Jones recounts the many obstacles she had to overcome over the course of her career, buoyed by a relentless determination to do whatever it took to succeed. In her own words, she recounts her journey from her home in Hong Kong to the highest levels of executive leadership within the Fortune 500. At its core, the success story of Maggie Chan Jones is about a woman with an indomitable spirit and a refusal to settle for less.
In her conversation with NextFem, Jones imparts the lessons she's learned from every stage of her professional journey. Whether you're a recent college graduate on the job hunt or an experienced professional with your eye on the next step in your career (or a completely new chapter), she offers wise words based on her own experience.
As a 14-year-old, Jones convinced her mother to allow her to leave her home in Hong Kong and head to the United States to pursue a quality education.
After achieving her goal of graduating from college, Jones spent months looking for a job. She applied to more than 100 jobs before someone finally took a chance on her.
Knowing that marketing was her true passion, Jones signed up for courses at the University of Washington to learn the necessary skills for tech marketing. For months, she worked during the day and took courses at night.
Looking back, Jones says her ability to ascend to the c-suite in a tech company came from a combination of hard work and sponsors that were able to open doors for her.
Jones underscores the importance of staying two steps ahead in your career outlook, so that you can be prepared for longer-term career objectives that you want to achieve.
Listen to the entire interview by NextFem podcast and learn more about Maggie Chan Jones and why mentors, coaches, and sponsors proved critical to her career growth.


Hello all, I am in Leicester and am looking for a 2nd hand Romini Caravan, as long as is air tight and doesn't have mould, it doesn't matter if it needs some TLC or is gutted inside even, as is just needed for autistic son to play in and for a teenager to sleep over in on our front driveway! :-) we can easy create a bed in it etc if is gutted.
Hello Ingy and welcome to the site.
I see Graham has put your request on facebook so hopefully you'll get response .
I'm not in the market for a romini, but that is a lovely example. And what a great price! Good luck with your search for the 2nd hand one a s well.
The Romini that was on ebay for over £3000 has made a return. This is definitely the chap, who I bought my caravan window off.
Just in case it may be of interest to some one.


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Q: Embedding google street view on website On a website I am building I have a google map as a background of a contact form. It looks nice, but I would like to convert the google map into the google street view to get a nice picture of the building so they know exactly where they are going.
I have been trying to follow the google site to convert my code over to the street view version, but I seem to be missing something and can't quite figure out what.
Some help would be gratefully appreciated. I've never done a street view map before.
The code I have currently looks like this
 var mapOptions = {
            zoom: 20,
            center: map_center,
            mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP,
            scrollwheel: false
        }

        var map = new google.maps.Map( document.getElementById( 'map-canvas' ), mapOptions );

        var beachMarker = new google.maps.Marker({
            position: new google.maps.LatLng(pos_a1, pos_b1), //my position I have stored as variables to make it cleaner
            map: map,
        });

and I have tried
var mapOptions = {
            zoom: 1,
            center: map_center,
            mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP,
            scrollwheel: false
        }

        var map = new google.maps.StreetViewPanorama( document.getElementById( 'map-canvas' ), mapOptions );
        myPano.setVisible(true);

        var beachMarker = new google.maps.Marker({
            position: new google.maps.LatLng(pos_a1, pos_b1),
            map: map,
        });

but the map just disappears.

A: A StreetViewPanorama expects a position-parameter instead of center.
Furthermore you use 2 different variables(map and myPano)
This would work(when there is a panorama available for the given position):
    var panoOptions = {
        position: map_center,
        scrollwheel: false
    }

    var myPano = new google.maps
                    .StreetViewPanorama( document.getElementById( 'map-canvas' ),
                                         panoOptions );


The powertrain is a plug-in hybrid system combining a 2.0 liter Subaru Boxer diesel engine, a high-torque-compatible Lineartronic (CVT) and three electric motors. We have one electric motor on the front that provides both vehicle drive and power generation and two independent rear electric motors for vehicle drive only.
Those rear motors function mainly in situations of stop-and-go city traffic, allowing for a high torque in low speeds and a lower fuel consumption, while the diesel engine works at higher speeds or to charge the battery.
This concept uses a new all-wheel drive system called the Independent-rear-motor-driven symmetrical AWD due to the two electric motors on the back powering each wheel that act according to the acceleration and steering wheel position.


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Stewart completes fully digital transaction
A day after a Texas law authorizing webcam-based closings took effect, Stewart announced the completion of its first completely paperless, fully digital real estate transaction.
The transaction was completed by Stewart's office in Katy, Texas, in coordination with Georgetown Mortgage LLC. All lender and title closing documents were executed electronically through Notarize's closing portal.
"Completing our first remote, fully digital purchase transaction in Texas supports Stewart's continued innovative and leading approach to improve the real estate transaction process," Stewart CEO Matt Morris said in a release. "Given the increasingly busy and mobile nature of our customers, we continually look for ways to simplify the complex, and are committed to driving improvements to the process to enhance the customer experience in the manner that they are most comfortable with."
In July, a Texas law authorizing webcam-based closings took effect.
"Online closings can't happen in a vacuum: it requires trusted partners who are committed to innovation plus best-in-class technology to deliver an end-to-end paperless mortgage," Notarize CEO Pat Kinsel said. "We strongly believe that buying and selling a home 100 percent online is the future, and we're excited to power the very first online closing in Texas."
"An in-person closing will always be an option for consumers, but the added convenience of closing anytime, anywhere will be a solution to a host of scenarios that will benefit our customers, regardless of their age or generational classification," Georgetown Mortgage Chief Financial Officer Michael Jones said. "With today's time constraints, spending several hours closing a home loan is absolutely inconvenient and unnecessary."
Stewart Chief Information Officer Brad Rable said the underwriter is a leader in the Texas market regarding eClosings.
"Leveraging state-of-the-art technology allowed Stewart to serve our customers and fully support them in completing this transaction," Rable said. "We want this to become a regular option for future closings because of the many advantages eClosing offers over the traditional paper-based system."
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Looking back at what I wore for this trip I feel this capsule collection was a success. By just taking a small number of pieces on holiday it made me plan my looks well in advance, so when I was actually on holiday I didn't have to think about what to wear. I enjoyed creating and shooting this collection so much that I am planning to do more videos and posts about what to pack for short trips away using different places I visit as inspiration.
Back to this look, which was based around these wide leg trousers. I picked these out for their hard wear zip detail at the front. They have a slightly stretchy feel to the fabric giving you room to move around in and feel comfortable at the same time. I have teamed the trousers with an old favourite of mine, a grey t-shirt. I have lost count of how many I actually own but when I saw this nibbled version on Topshop's website it went straight in my basket! I wanted to keep this look relaxed and simple so to finish this look off I have gone with these grey slip on mules and my leather biker jacket. This was the perfect casual look for an evening meal on Saturday in Mallorca. Please let me know your thoughts on the look and if you would like to see me do capsule wardrobes?


Car Tyres and You is an affordable, premier car tyre company that offers branded yet cheap car tyres including kumho tyres and pirelli tyres. We are located in the heart of Melbourne in Carnegie. Visit our store at 964 Dandenong Rd, Carnegie, Victoria, 3163. Car Tyres and You is recognised as one of the best car tyres sales and service centre in Carnegie, Malvern East, Caulfield, Glen Huntly, Malvern, Murrumbeena, Glen Iris, Ormond and Bentliegh.


Although cars are these thousand pound machines that can make travel so much easier for everyone, accidents can occur. So it's important to know what's wrong with your car and how to fix it. If you have a bad or damaged radiator, that is something you need to fix and soon. So, in this video tutorial you'll find out how to replace the radiator to a 2002 Dodge Neon. Enjoy and good luck!


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Torymus solidaginis är en stekelart som först beskrevs av Huber 1927.  Torymus solidaginis ingår i släktet Torymus och familjen gallglanssteklar. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life.

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Club de Fútbol Halcones de Querétaro was a Mexican football team that played in Primera División A and Segunda División de México and currently plays in Liga de Balompié Mexicano. They plays their home games in the city of Cadereyta de Montes, México.

History
The club was founded in 1997 as a subsidiary team of Club América, whose objective was to train youth players for that squad and give space to players who had no place in the main team. The team competed in Primera División 'A' until 2001, to later be disbanded.

In 2021, the Limsoccer F.C. board began procedures to join the Liga de Balompié Mexicano after having problems participating in the Liga TDP and USPL MX leagues. In July 2021 the team was accepted as a new member of the LBM, in August the club was renamed Halcones de Quéretaro and was moved to Cadereyta de Montes.

Players

First-team squad

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SWAT team members resign from device citing security considerations
Ten users of a South Florida law enforcement department's SWAT team have resigned from the staff, citing protection problems and nearby officials' "disdain" for the unit.
The 8 officers and two sergeants resigned from the crew, but did not resign from the Hallandale Seaside Law enforcement Section.
Law enforcement Main Sonia Quinones gained a memo from the SWAT workforce Friday early morning, City Manager Greg Chavarria said in a assertion that thanked the officers for their services but disputed some of their account.
The officers claimed they ended up "minimally equipped" and had been "disrespected" by town officials who refused to handle machines and schooling worries, the officers' memo delivered to The Linked Push by city officers said.
"The danger of carrying out our responsibilities in this capacity is no lengthier appropriate to us and our families," the officers wrote in the memo, dated June 9. "The anguish and tension of understanding that what we may be lawfully called on to do in today's political weather mixed with the team's latest condition and a number of latest area functions, go away us in a posture that is untenable."
The officers also claimed they have been outraged that command staff members had not too long ago joined protesters and other officers in taking a knee as demonstrators known as for the case of Howard Bowe to be reopened.
"This absence of aid by associates of the Command Team is crippling to the agency and its rank and file," the memo explained.
Bowe, a 34-calendar year-aged black gentleman, was killed in 2014 by Hallandale Beach's SWAT team as it carried out a look for warrant and raided his residence. The officers wrote that investigators hardly ever found that any misconduct had been committed by the officers included in Bowe's dying. The case afterwards resulted in a $425,000 settlement concerning Bowe's household and the city.
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Chavarria's statement stated the officers' memo improperly mentioned that Quinones was supporting an elected official by using a knee. The town supervisor stated the main was "taking a knee towards racism, hatred and intolerance."
The law enforcement chief has known as a assembly for Monday afternoon with the resigning SWAT workforce members, amid them the recently elected president of the International Union of Law enforcement Associations, Chavarria's statement mentioned. The town manager's statement certain the general public that Hallandale Seashore would even now have SWAT protection by way of regional mutual help arrangements.
The protests in Hallandale Seashore have occurred as demonstrations proceed to choose area across the region versus law enforcement brutality and the dying of George Floyd. Floyd, a handcuffed black guy, died in Minneapolis following an officer pressed his knee into Floyd's neck for a number of minutes, disregarding Floyd's cries that he could not breathe.
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Boston-based North Tide Capital was founded by Conan Laughlin in 2011. The fund focuses on the healthcare industry and has an estimated about $850 million in assets. Prior to North Tide Capital, Conan served as a portfolio manager at Israel Englander's Millennium Management LLC from 2005-2011. He graduated from the College of William and Mary in 1995.
In its latest 13F, North Tide Capital revealed a total of 28 positions as held at the end of the fourth quarter of 2013. The value of the fund's equity portfolio amounted to around $1.1 billion, up from $953.3 million disclosed in the third quarter. From North Tide Capital's 13F, we have picked the top five largest holdings in term of value.
On the top position is Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (ADR) (NYSE:TEVA), in which North Tide Capital boosted its stake to 2.75 million shares from 2.33 million. The value of holding was $110.2 million. Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (ADR) (NYSE:TEVA) develops, produces and markets generic drugs in all treatment categories. Jeffrey Altman's Owl Creek Asset Management, in its most recent 13F, disclosed initiating a new position in Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (ADR) (NYSE:TEVA), acquiring 1.18 million shares of the company.
The fund trimmed its position in WellPoint Inc (NYSE:WLP) to 900,000 shares from 1.05 million held previously. The company is one of the leading health benefits companies in the United States, and had a market cap of $27.6 billion. Jean-Marie Eveillard's First Eagle Investment Management is one of the largest shareholders of the company, owning 5.28 million shares.
WellPoint Inc (NYSE:WLP) reported fourth-quarter 2013 net income of $148.2 million, or $0.49 per share, compared to $464.2 million, or $1.51 per share in the same period in 2012. Full-year 2013 net income totaled about $2.5 billion, or $8.20 per share, compared to $2.7 billion, or $8.18 per share, in 2012.
For full-year 2014, the company expects net income to be greater than $8.20 per share, driven by growth of 1.0 to 1.3 million net new medical members and mid-single digit percent increases in both operating revenue and operating gain, according to a statement.
North Tide Capital liked Select Medical Holdings Corporation (NYSE:SEM) as the fund raised its stake in the company to 7.0 million shares, worth $81.3 million, from 4.0 million shares held previously. Select Medical Holdings Corporation (NYSE:SEM) operates specialty hospitals in the United States, and as of December 31, 2013, it operated 108 long-term acute care hospitals and 15 acute medical rehabilitation hospitals in 28 states. Another investor Chuck Royce's Royce & Associates disclosed owning 1.40 million shares of the company at the end of 2013.
In January 2014, Select Medical Holdings Corporation (NYSE:SEM) announced its business outlook for calendar year 2014. The company said it expects consolidated net operating revenues for the full year 2014 to be in the range of $3.05 billion to $3.15 billion. It expects net income before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization, stock compensation expense, other income/(expense), and equity in earnings/(losses), or adjusted EBITDA for the full year 2014 to be in the range of $365 million to $385 million. The company forecasts fully diluted income per common share for the full year 2014 to be between $0.84 and $0.93.
In Actavis plc (NYSE:ACT), North Tide Capital disclosed ownership of 450,000 shares, with a reported value of $75.6 million. The stake represents an increase from 100,000 shares the fund held previously. Actavis plc (NYSE:ACT) is a global, integrated specialty pharmaceutical company focused on developing, manufacturing and distributing generic, brand and biosimilar products. The company's net revenue increased 59% to $2.8 billion for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2013, compared to $1.8 billion in the fourth quarter 2012. For the full-year 2013, net revenue increased 47% to $8.7 billion, compared to net revenue of $5.9 billion for full year 2012, according to a statement.
North Tide Capital was bullish on Healthways Inc. (NASDAQ:HWAY), raising its position to 3.85 million shares from 2.80 million shares. The value of holding was $59.1 million. Healthways Inc. (NASDAQ:HWAY) is the largest independent global provider of well-being improvement solutions, and has a market cap of $565.1 million.
In addition, North Tide Capital sold out its stakes in Weight Watchers International Inc. (NYSE:WTW) and Volcano Corporation (NASDAQ:VOLC), previously owning 350,000 shares and 800,000 shares, respectively.


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There are tolls on the route.
Distance between Brisbane and Caloundra
The distance from Brisbane to Caloundra is 92 kilometers by road including 70 kilometers on motorways. Road takes approximately 1 hour and 34 minutes and goes through Windsor, Bald Hills, Griffin, Dakabin, Burpengary East, Beerburrum and Little Mountain.
Brisbane 0 km 0:00 00 min 0.0 L
15 4 km, 08 min
Windsor 4 km 0:08 08 min 0.3 L
M7 A3 15 km, 17 min
Bald Hills 19 km 0:26 26 min 1.5 L
M3 M1 5 km, 03 min
Griffin 25 km 0:29 29 min 1.7 L
M1 5 km, 03 min
Dakabin 30 km 0:32 32 min 2.2 L
Burpengary East 39 km 0:38 38 min 3.0 L
M1 21 km, 11 min
Beerburrum 60 km 0:50 50 min 4.6 L
Little Mountain 86 km 1:18 1 h 18 min 6.8 L
6 6 km, 16 min
Caloundra 92 km 1:34 1 h 34 min 7.3 L
Distance from Brisbane to Caloundra by car
The distance between Brisbane and Caloundra is 92 kilometers by road including 70 kilometers on motorways. Distance from Brisbane to Caloundra by car takes approximately 1 hour and 34 minutes.
The distance between Brisbane and Caloundra is ranked 387th in the ranking popularity.
The driving time from Brisbane to Caloundra is approximately 1 hour and 34 minutes without intermediate stops.
Use the "Intermediate points" field inside the "Show advanced options" to find out how to get from Brisbane to Caloundra through specific transit points.
You can calculate the route from Brisbane to Caloundra through any specific transit point by dragging and dropping the route on the map.
To find out how far is Brisbane from Caloundra, all the intermediate path segments were totalized. Precise satellite coordinates of highways were used for this calculation.
Reverse route: from Caloundra to Brisbane.


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/ Writing Craft: Body Language in Dialogue Scenes
Writing Craft: Body Language in Dialogue Scenes
A guest post from Rayne Hall.
Body language can add another dimension to your dialogue scene, because it reveals a person's intentions, feelings or mood.
The five main types of body language are gesture, posture, movement, facial expression and tone of voice.
Gesture Examples
She pointed to the orchard. "I saw him there."
He slammed his fist on the table. "I've had enough."
She scratched her chin. "Are you sure this will work?"
"Welcome." He pointed to the couch. "Why don't you make yourself comfortable?"
Posture Examples
She raised her chin. "You can't make me do this."
He locked his arms across his chest. "No way."
She leant away from him. "This isn't working between us."
"I consider this an insult." He stood with his shoulders squared and his legs braced. "Take it back."
Movement Examples
"Maybe another time." He turned to leave.
She walked faster. "I told you I don't want a date."
"All right." He shuffled forward.
"Follow me!" She leaped across the brook.
Facial Expression Examples
Her eyes narrowed. "You expect me to believe this?"
His cheeks turned tomato-red. "What do you mean?"
"I'm sorry." She stared at the floor. "I didn't want it to be this way."
The corners of his eyes crinkled, and his lips twitched. "Really?"
Tone of Voice Examples
"We will stand together in this." His voice was deep and resonant like a church bell.
"I've told you a hundred times, and I'm telling you again." Her voice sounded like a dentist's drill, high-pitched and persistent. "Why don't you ever listen?"
"You know that I'm going to kill you, don't you?" His sounded as casual as if he were discussing the weather. "Do you prefer a shot in the heart, or the head?"
"You've been with that floozy again, you cheating bastard!" Her voice was loud enough to wake up the whole neighbourhood.
Body Language instead of Dialogue Tags
Using body language allows you to cut boring dialogue tags (he said, she asked, he answered) because it shows who's talking.
Tag versions:
"What about the girl?" he asked.
"Bastards!" she shouted. "I won't let you get away with this."
"What now?" he wondered aloud.
Body language versions:
He jerked his chin at her. "What about the girl?"
"Bastards!" She slammed her fist on the table. "I won't let you get away with this."
He scratched his head. "What now?"
Most people aren't aware of their body language. Therefore, use body language for the character who is not the PoV.
If the body language is intentional, for example gestures, you can use it for PoV and non-PoV characters.
Lies and Secrets
Advanced writers can use body language to hint at secrets and lies. The characters' words say one thing, but their body language another.
"Yes, tell me the rest of your life story, it's so exciting." She glanced at her watch. "It's a pleasure to hear all about it."
He hugged his arms around his chest. "I'm not frightened."
His face paled. "That's all right, honey. It doesn't matter at all."
If a character avoids eye-contact, this suggests that they're not telling the truth or are hiding a secret.
"Don't wait with dinner for me tonight, darling. Arabella and I will have to work late again." He did not meet Sue's eyes. "It's a bore, but the workload is getting heavier every day."
About Rayne Hall
Rayne Hall has published more than forty books under different pen names with different publishers in different genres, mostly fantasy, horror and non-fiction. Recent books include Storm Dancer (dark epic fantasy novel), 13 British Horror Stories, Six Scary Tales Vol 1, 2, 3, 4 (creepy horror stories), Six Historical Tales (short stories), Six Quirky Tales (humorous fantasy stories), Writing Fight Scenes, The World-Loss Diet, Writing About Villains, Writing About Magic and Writing Scary Scenes (instructions for authors).
She holds a college degree in publishing management and a masters degree in creative writing. Currently, she edits the Ten Tales series of multi-author short story anthologies: Bites: Ten Tales of Vampires, Haunted: Ten Tales of Ghosts, Scared: Ten Tales of Horror, Cutlass: Ten Tales of Pirates, Beltane: Ten Tales of Witchcraft, Spells: Ten Tales of Magic, Undead: Ten Tales of Zombies and more.
Rayne has lived in Germany, China, Mongolia and Nepal and has now settled in a small dilapidated town of former Victorian grandeur on the south coast of England.


Parsons Brinckerhoff has been awarded the consultancy contract for the Dubai Metro's Purple Line.
The 49km-long line will be built along Al Khail Road, which falls between Emirates Road and Sheikh Zayed Road.
"We are carrying out the planning, design and construction management for the project," said Amer Khan, business development associate (manager, transport and urban planning - Middle East), Parsons Brinckerhoff.
The Purple Line will operate as an express line linking Dubai International Airport and Jebel Ali Airport. The exact route of the network will be studied as part of Parsons' contract.
The Purple Line will be in addition to the planned Blue Line, which will run along Emirates Road and will also connect the airports.


1. Craig Brian Larson, senior editor of Preaching Today, provides solid examples of how to personalize illustrations from others. In part one of Adapting Illustrations So They Fit You, he talks about changing the tone of a story to make it fit your personality and the personality of your audience, beefing up an illustration by adding your own imaginative (but realistic) thoughts, and salvaging a choice quote or sentence from a longer story in order to make a point concisely.
2. Larson continues his article on personalizing illustrations. In part two he provides examples of shortening an illustration, generalizing the source of a story or quote to better connect with your audience, and paraphrasing a poignant story you find. Read part two of Adapting Illustrations So They Fit You.


Some of my iPhone 6 photos are upside down when added to Photomasks. Rotating the photos before adding them makes no difference..
Is it possible to correct this problem with the existing photos?
Just add the Auto Rotate (Step 2 > Add Filter) filter before any other filter so the photos will be correctly rotated before applying additional edits.
I am using an iMac 27 with macOS High Sierra, version 10.13.6. I have added the autorotate. Autorotate appears to process all the photos and the preview shows a photo rotated correctly. When I look at all the photos in Add Photos none are rotated. I then tried Rotate and again it appears to process the photos but when I look at them none are rotated. All these photos are from my iPhone 6.
Rotate and Auto Rotate are not rotating the photos from my iPhone 6.
When I apply either of these it appears to be working but when I look at the photos they are not rotated.
I confirm the pictures remain upside down when I attempt to edit the photos after applying the rotate filter.
If the photos are correctly rotated in the preview they will be correctly rotated after processing them. However the thumbnails that you may see in preview are not rotated but if you open the photos in a viewer they will have the correct orientation.