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We should embrace Britain's future with optimism
I voted to remain in the referendum of 2016. I did so because I believed that reform of the European Union would inevitably come and that, as a heavyweight insider, we would be one of its principal drivers. I believed that the world was moving towards bigger and bigger power blocks until all, in a distant future, morphed into a world government. I still consider, provided we manage not to self-destruct, that to be the likely outcome.
So why do I now believe that Brexit must be made the best of? First, it was the democratic will of the people. Second, for anyone with an understanding of history, there is no reason to believe that Brexit will be Britain's undoing; indeed, it may very well achieve the reverse and force it to raise its game. Third, it is the one country in Europe which, because of the peculiarity of its circumstance, could take such a step with a better than reasonable chance of making a success of it. It may not seem so right now, but there is a self-confidence that exists nowhere else among its neighbours. Not one of them would dare contemplate a life beyond Mother Europe. Its perceived embrace smothers them to the extent that they will endure endless pain, à la Greece, and still cling to its coattails.
Why do I take this view? The reason is that Britain's development has been significantly different. We are an island nation, much like Japan. While influenced hugely by what has happened on our adjacent continent – indeed, regularly interfering to prevent what we perceived as overmighty tyrants developing on our doorstep – we have insisted, nevertheless, on keeping our distance, once the business was done.
Europe's strength, and its half-millennia dominance of the world, began when it broke the monopoly of the Silk Road's route into and out of the continent to trade goods. It did this by acquiring maritime expertise and building ships which could withstand three-year voyages and the heaviest seas the natural world could throw against them. This allowed it to trade goods in bulk and without umpteen middlemen taking extortionate cuts along the way stations of the overland route. While this was going on, its fiercely competitive nation states benefited from an overarching and temporising religion, as well as a cultural and scientific breakout led by the city states of Italy which it called the Renaissance. Also, the creation of centres of learning in the universities along with their independence helped speed the process towards the Age of Reason. The rivalry between those city states held much in common with the rivalry that propelled the city states of classical Greece to greatness.
The race across the oceans to explore new riches and bring home old ones naturally favoured the countries with easy access to the Atlantic. That explains why the great maritime empires which came about consisted only of them: Portugal, Spain, England, Holland and France. The next race was to see which of them could become top-dog. In turn it was each. When the dust had finally settled it was England – now fortuitously called Great Britain because of its union with Scotland – which emerged triumphant.
With a revolution in both industry and commerce, a population explosion, vast trading networks and a navy which could see off all others, it is not surprising that Britons came to see themselves as a case apart. Because of their island protection, they had escaped the continental upheavals of rampaging armies and had become quite distinctive – again, much like Japan.
One of Britain's great strengths is that it was always a pragmatic country. If it worked, adopt it; if it didn't, ditch it. It was never much interested in dogma or political theorising. That is why it returned to monarchical government after the eleven miserable years of the Cromwell republic. But it made sure that the royal power knew, as a condition of its return, it could never again step out of line in the way the previously executed king had. The lesson was well learned.
Britain's relative isolation, which fostered evolutionary rather than revolutionary progress – allied to its Protestant work ethic – was one of the reasons its efforts at establishing new countries was so much more successful than its Latin rivals. Compare, for instance, the outcomes for Spain and Portugal's South American colonies to those of North America, Australia and New Zealand. Even when Britain went to work on existing countries, the institutions and infrastructure it left behind outclassed anything the Latins left in place, and that includes France.
Above all, Britain's language had become ubiquitous, as had its 'Beautiful Game'. That game, however, struggled in the heat of the Indian plains so another British game, cricket, is now played in many hotspots instead. Its playtime activities proved almost as alluring as the rest.
All of these and many more are reasons why we Britons should embrace our new future with optimism. Our forebears have sown an amazing legacy. Now is the time to harvest it.
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from f5.bigip.tm.asm.policies.redirection_protection import Redirection_Protection
from f5.sdk_exception import UnsupportedOperation

import mock
import pytest

@pytest.fixture
def FakeRedir():
    fake_policy = mock.MagicMock()
    fake_resp = Redirection_Protection(fake_policy)
    fake_resp._meta_data['bigip'].tmos_version = '11.6.0'
    return fake_resp

class TestRedirectionProtection(object):
    def test_update_raises(self, FakeRedir):
        with pytest.raises(UnsupportedOperation):
            FakeRedir.update()

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No. 3036: THE GHOST OF ST. LOUIS
by John H. Lienhard
Today, the ghost of St. Louis. The University of Houston presents this series about the machines that make our civilization run and the people whose ingenuity created them.
Lindbergh's airplane, the Spirit of St.Louis, touched down shortly after dark at Paris' Le Bourget Aeroport, on May 21st, 1927. It'd been in the air 33-1/2 hours.
Exactly 89 years later, a party in a hangar at the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome in upstate New York: A band plays. Tables surround a great silver aeroplane. It is, exactly, the Spirit of St. Louis. Or rather, the ghost of the Spirit. This near perfect replica has just flown for the guests. Now, with Lindbergh's daughter, Reeve, among them, they celebrate - perfumed by the faint odor of grease and machinery.
This replica is not the first, but it's the most perfect. It was decades in the making; and it represents amazing patience and scholarship. It was the brainchild of the Museum's founder, Cole Palen. Palen died in 1993 and Ken Cassens took over his work.
The Spirit of St. Louis Replica, engine running, on the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome field.
Lindbergh had coaxed California airplane builder Claude Ryan into building the plane on very short notice. No working drawings exist. Ryan's chief engineer radically altered the design of a Ryan airmail plane. And he got it done in just two months.
The Spirit of St. Louis replica, still under construction, in 2014.
Two odd sidebars here: The plane's real name was The Ryan NYP (for New York to Paris.) But the St. Louis Racquette Club had helped pay for it, so the words Spirit of St. Louis adorn its nose. Also: A few years later, Ryan's factory manager built the glider in which Ann Morrow Lindbergh learned to fly.
So: How was one to make a replica without plans? Luckily, a Ryan worker had drawn plans from memory - after Lindbergh's flight. Memory, of course, is elusive; and the plans had errors. But Cassens combined them with his close study of the original airplane in the Smithsonian. And Palen had found a Wright Whirlwind engine, identical to the one that powered the original aeroplane.
The biggest difference between Lindbergh's and Cassens' airplanes is the fuel supply. Lindbergh's largest tanks were hidden away under the wing, directly in front of him - blocking his forward vision. The replica has only one 55 gallon tank in that space. But to see forward, Cassens, like Lindbergh, has to push a periscope out of the side. Cassens finds the periscope pretty useless. To land the plane, he sideslips to see the runway ahead, from his side window. Then he straightens out to touch down.
Ken Cassens piloting the Spirit. Rectangle in upper left is the retracted periscope.
The Spirit of St. Louis is what pilots call a tail dragger, with a tailskid under its rear. Modern airplanes, and previous replicas, replaced the skid with a wheel. Tailskids were meant for a grass fields; and The Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome has a vintage grass field. The original skid works far better on it.
So here's the airplane that paved the way for transoceanic airliners. It emerges from the twilight to land at the Aerodrome, just as it did that evening in another century. And the deep rumble of its engine throttling down is the sound of the past reclaimed.
I'm John Lienhard at the University of Houston, where we're interested in the way inventive minds work.
The Spirit of St. Louis replica in flight over New York countryside.
Note Added on May 30, 2016: The party that I describe was still five months in the future as I wrote this episode in December, 2015. The party was a fine success, however the Lindberghs' daughter Reeve was unable to attend owing to her husband's health issues. Instead, the Lindberghs' granddaughter Kristina and grandson Lars represented the family.
See the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome website. See also this episode about my visit in 2006 as well as this slideshow of my visit in 2014 (It includes two photos of the replica under construction.) For additional material on the Spirit of St. Louis, see the Smithsonian page. See this article for details of the replica construction.
Here's a nice video of Cassens at work on the Spirit and other airplanes. This article and video show the maiden flight of the replica Spirit's first flight.
The Wright Whirlwind engine in the Replica is a J-5AB instead of Lindbergh's J-5C. That probably signifies only a different batch of engines. Cassens was unable to identify any difference in the engine itself.
The 9-cyl. radial Wright Whirlwind J-5AB engine mounted on the replica.
Lindbergh's Spirit of St. Louis bore the registration number N-X-211. The FAA allowed the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome to use the number N211XC. This Number is tucked away on the side of the fuselage, while the wings and rudder bear the original N-X-211.
See also the Wikipedia article about the Ryan mail plane, the M-2. The chief engineer who modified it into the Spirit of St. Louis, was Donald A. Hall. The person who drew the plans from memory, after the fact, was former Ryan Airlines employee Ed Morrow. Lindbergh's Spirit had five gas tanks: three in the wings held 183 gallons. Two more in the space under the wing held 209 and 88 gallons respectively.
I mention Ann Morrow Lindbergh's glider flying in the text. Here is more on her close relationship with glider piloting.
My thanks to Tom Polapink from the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome for going far out of his way to provide wonderfully detailed information about the reconstruction. He also graciously provided photos, by Tim Haggerty, of the finished replica. Photos of the replica under construction are by John Lienhard.
This episode was first aired on December 18, 2015
The Engines of Our Ingenuity is Copyright © 1988-2015 by John H. Lienhard.

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The Pilot is a mod of one of Troopers Red_Pilots_Part1 pilots.
The cockpit is taken from Zurawskis F-86.
Thanks to all whos files i have used to make this MiG-17PF.
TK's MiG-17F based more on the fighter bomber versions which the polish or east germans used in the late 70th and early 80th. In this mod i made the pure fighter version the soviets delivered to the Democratic Republic of Vietnam in the 60th.
This version had no wiring for using air to ground weapons in their wings. So they were unable to drop bombs or fire missiles or use rocket pods. On the other hand the soviet delivered MiG-17F had a radio range finder, a radar warning reciever and a 5 shot flare dispenser in the right side of the tail fin.
Later the vietnamese got chinese J-5A (MiG-17F copies) which had not such devices.
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Dobrynya (c945-c995)
Dobrynya
Malk Lyubchanin
Dobrynya was born 945 to Malk Lyubchanin and died 995 of unspecified causes.
Dobrynya (Russian: Добрыня) was Vladimir the Great's maternal uncle and tutor. He was the historical prototype of the invincible bogatyr (hero-knight) Dobrynya Nikitich in Russian folklore.
Dobrynya's life and extent of his influence on Vladimir are shrouded in speculation and controversy. It is fairly certain that his sister Malusha was Vladimir's mother. It is also generally accepted that Dobrynya's posadnik dynasty in Novgorod was continued by his son Konstantin Dobrynich and grandson Ostromir.[1]
According to the Novgorod chronicles, it was at his urging that Svyatoslav I sent his young son, Vladimir, to govern Novgorod, with Dobrynya as his tutor. Nine years later, Dobrynya persuaded Vladimir to wrest Kiev from his brother Yaropolk. On their way to Kiev, Yaropolk's bride, Rogneda of Polotsk, offended Dobrynya by calling his sister a "bondswoman". Dobrynya took his revenge by arranging Rogneda's rape by Vladimir.
After Vladimir's enthronment in Kiev, Dobrynya returned to rule Novgorod in his name. He accompanied his nephew in the 985 expedition against the Volga Bulgarians and, following his lead, erected an idol of Perun on the bank of the Volkhov River. After the baptizing the population of Kiev, he is said to have forced the Novgorodians into Christianity "by fire". Vasily Tatishchev wrote that Dobrynya, along with Bishop Ioakim Korsunianin, faced a violent, pagan mob which burned Dobrynya's house and killed his wife and several other family members.[2]
^ Прозоровский Д.И. О родстве св. Владимира по матери.//Записки Академии Наук, т. 5, 1864.
^ Татищев В. Н. История Российская. — Moscow and Leningrad: AN SSSR, 1962) vol. 1, pp. 112-113.
Offspring of Dobrynya and unknown parent
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Comic Book Ad: November 1979 Marvel!
So... what a mixed bag of stuff we have here, eh? Lunch boxes, puppets, Battlestar Galactica figures, and Underoos! All in a Heroes World ad prepared by students of the Kubert School (although the finished work looks like it was inked by Kubert himself, or at least by someone who was mimicking his style).
So far as the lunchboxes go, I don't have a photo of any one of them (maybe I should start working on that)...
But here's a Spider-Man puppet that's colored correctly...
...and one that's colored like the ad has it!
This, of course, is the Hulk puppet, still in the package. I haven't come across a Captain America or Thor puppet yet (at least, that I'm aware of).
But here's a bonus... finger puppets of all four characters!
Next, here's a bunch of loose Battlestar Galactica figures:
Unfortunately, I haven't come across any Underoos pictures, though!
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Flashback: LaserAvenger in Color!
Originally posted April 25, 2005
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Originally uploaded by waffyjon.
OK, like I said, this drawing was done by Jan Duursema at the 1986 San Diego Comic-Con. Well, tonight I happened to pull it out, and scanned it into the computer, and decided to color a copy of it in PhotoShop!
LaserAvenger is (c) 2005 by me, Jon B. Knutson... just to get the legalities aside!
Samuel Blake was raised as an orphan... his mother died in childbirth, and his father died before he was born. Since neither of his parents had any family, Sam was made a ward of the state of Washington. For some reason, he was never adopted as a baby or as a toddler... instead, he was shifted from foster family to foster family until his early teens, by which time he was a bitter boy who trusted no one. He spent his teenage years in an orphanage in Tacoma, Washington, attending public schools.
But it was while he was living in the orphanage that Sam met the man who, in many ways, could be considered his real father, a social worker who took a special interest in Sam. Sam was the oldest child in the orphanage, and this social worker (who would've adopted Sam had he not been single, and thus ineligible to do so) impressed upon Sam that as the oldest, he had a responsibility to set a good example for the other children. This social worker (I'm sorry, I don't remember his name) helped Sam develop hobbies and interests, and discovered Sam's natural ability for playing football.
Sam matured rapidly under this tutlage, making a complete turnaround from the bitter child he once was. As much as Sam looked up to the social worker, the other children in the orphanage looked up to him. Sam's football skills in high school earned him a scholarship to Washington University in Seattle, where he initially thought he'd earn a degree in social work.
On his 18th birthday, he received a life insurance settlement from the death of his mother, which had been held in trust until then, which would have allowed him to attend college even without the scholarship, and which he used to rent an apartment off-campus to avoid the distractions that dormitory life often provided (although this didn't stop him from having a social life). He also purchased a used car.
With the money, he also received a mysterious box that was discovered in his mother's possessions... an ornate wooden box that, when Sam opened it, contained two leather wrist bands embedded with a series of large circular jewels. Sam went to various sources to try to identify what the jewels were, but nobody could identify them. He decided to pursue a minor in geology in college in an attempt to learn more about these jewels.
Come October of his first year in college, Sam was invited to a costume party for Halloween night, and he fashioned a "spacey-looking" costume for it, and decided to wear the wristbands with it for effect. But Sam would not make the party.
A telephone call told Sam that the social worker who he felt made him the person he was today had been attacked, and was in serious condition in a hospital in Tacoma. Not bothering to change clothes, Sam threw a trenchcoat on over his costume, putting the mask in the coat pocket, and drove to Tacoma as fast as he could get there.
When he got to the hospital, the social worker was barely hanging on. He told Sam that a local gang was trying to sell drugs to the children in the orphanage until he interfered, and this same gang attacked him as he was leaving the orphanage for his home. Sam barely got enough details about who had done this when the social worker died.
Sam knew the police were on the case, but he felt compelled to find the gang who murdered the man he'd come to think of as a father himself. He ran back to his car, not noticing that the wristbands he wore were beginning to glow.
Sam drove like a madman around the city, looking for the gang, when he saw one who matched the descriptions given him. He immediately hit the brakes, stopping his car and leaping out of it... and took off into the air, the glow from his wristbands enveloping his body.
Sam was admittedly freaked out about this happening, but immediately realized that he had better chance with this newfound ability to capture the gang, and followed the person he spotted from the air until he could find the rest of the gang, learning how to fly as he went.
The gang member entered an abandoned building, and Sam landed nearby, approaching silently. He overheard the gang talking inside, laughing over the beating they'd given his friend and mentor. Sam's rage mounted... and his wristbands began glowing even brighter... until his rage exploded in a burst of pure lasers from his hands, opening a hole in the side of the building.
Sam didn't even question it... but took advantage of the surprise to attack the gang members. They were only surprised for a few moments, however, and several of them drew guns from their coats and began shooting at him. Instinctively, Sam somehow created a glowing force field around him that destroyed the bullets before they could harm him. Not wanting to take a chance on killing any of the gang members, Sam used his fists to take the gang out before the police, alerted by the flashing lights, arrived on the scene. Sam quickly put his mask on before the police arrived, hoping that the gang members wouldn't have had a good look at his face. He explained to the officers who these gang members where, and what they had done. He then began to fly away, when one of the policemen asked him who he was.
His response? "Call me... the LaserAvenger."
Sam didn't appear as LaserAvenger for a time after that, wanting to learn more about his powers. He also changed his major to physics, planning to specialize in the physics of light.
Through experimentation, Sam learned that the jewels on his wristbands somehow absorbed all forms of light, storing the energy for his use. While wearing these wristbands, Sam gained what he referred to as "photokinesis," or the ability to manipulate light. Among the specific abilities he discovered he had were:
The ability to fire lasers from his hands, controlling the intensity and size of the beams... if he held his hands in fists while firing these energy beams, the lasers would be a large, concentrated force... but if he spread his fingers, each finger would generate its own laser beam, of lesser intensity.
The ability to fly, which Sam theorized was by riding photons.
The ability to generate a force field of concentrated photons.
The ability to turn invisible, by warping light around him.
The ability to generate realistic holograms.
The ability to record visual information, which could be played back (without sound, natch) later in the form of a hologram. Unfortunately, this ability is inadmissable in court, because it could be argued that he was creating the playback himself.
The ability to generate blinding bursts of light.
LaserAvenger was the first of the modern super-heroes to pop up in the Seattle/Puget Sound area of Washington, and he feels a responsibility to set a good example for his fellow heroes, as well. He will not kill unless that is the only way to prevent innocents from becoming injured or killed... and then only as a last resort.
He's also the most publically-available of the super-heroes of the Seattle area, making contacts within the police force as well as the local media, and making regular appearances for charitable events. He also makes a point of visiting orphanages in the entire Puget Sound area, as well as visiting hospitals' children's wards.
Because of his demonstrated honesty and honor, his actions are rarely called into question by the police or the media. He recognizes this, and uses his fame and recognition to help promote causes he believes in, although he stays away from politics.
When the first modern-day superhero team was formed in the Seattle area, LaserAvenger was the natural leader of the group.
As he continues his crimefighting, LaserAvenger develops other abilities, although he still does not know where these wristbands came from, or exactly how they work.
This post... well, the one I did before it, but this one was in color, was the first post I made here to share some of my own comic book character concepts here. Since doing these posts, I've used this artwork exactly one other place: On my ComicSpace page.
I'm still no closer to using these characters than I was almost three years ago.
Found on eBay!
Head was the Monkees' foray into feature films. After a few seasons of their TV show, Peter, David, Mickey, and Michael were sick and tired of the grind, repetitive plots, and so on... they'd already rebelled against their music producer, Don Kirschner, getting him to leave so they could make their own music (Don went from there to produce the Archies' music for Filmation).
Head was written by Jack Nicholson, among other people, and featured a bunch of guest-stars, but there is no overall plot... in many ways, it's almost like a long-form Monty Python episode, as one bit leads into another one. If you haven't ever seen the movie, but you are a Monkees fan, I recommend it, but be aware it's not like the TV show!
I'm sure that the studio was hoping that the Monkees would come up with something much more like Help!, the Beatles' follow up movie to "A Hard Day's Night." I've written before about how the Beatles themselves didn't care for Help!, especially John, but I have to admit that I've always had a soft spot in my heart for this one, as I remember watching it with my family on NBC-TV when I was very young... and it must have been my entryway into Beatles fandom, I'm sure.
The movie's got some very funny bits in it, and of course, it's got some of the best of the Beatles' music, too!
The basic plot of the movie is this: An Indian cult needs to perform a ritual sacrifice, but the sacrifice has to be wearing this special ring... which has been sent to Ringo! So, as the Beatles travel around the world, the cultists are after Ringo and the ring. And eventually, the Beatles decide they've had enough, and go after the cultists themselves!
It's the kind of movie that I think only could've been made in the 60s... there is just so much stuff all over the place!
This sticker book has to have been produced concurrently with the Hulk TV series. I don't know who the artist of the cover was, but I wish I could ask him where the Hulk's right foot is supposed to be standing on!
Ideal's J.J. Armes was probably the ultimate of the "gimmick" action figures that the toy companies produced in the 1970s and early 80s, as they tried something to get the kids' allowances! J.J. was supposedly a real-life person who lost his arms, and used his custom-made "bionic" arms to be a private investigator, but I'm guessing it's nothing like the stuff this action figure came with!
I don't have any clever things to say or memories concerning this toy... I just think it looks neat!
Next time around... I'll start with King of the Rocketmen!
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Labels: Beatles, cool stuff, oldies music, toys
Give-A-Show Friday Double Feature!
We start off this week's Give-A-Show production with Bret and Bart Maverick!
And now, Wyatt Earp!
Next week, more Westerns!
Labels: give-a-show, toys
Flashback: Back to Normal!
Originally posted April 10, 2005:
...at least for the time being, anyway!
I finished the last of the He-Man transcripts on Saturday (some great stuff in there, even if some of it won't be on the DVD, but I did promise not to post anything I did, so I won't say any more about that), and pretty much took Saturday night and all day Sunday to rest up and recover from it.
Actually, Friday's work (I had about 10 minutes of one left to do on Friday night) took me an incredibly long time to do... I'd caught this infernal stomach flu bug from hell, which lasted only about 12 hours, but it was the most physically painful 12 hours of my life... and Pepto-Bismol did nothing to help it during its peak!
Anyway... so I'll be back to posting fairly regularlly during the week here, but there will be an interruption over the following weekend, because my girlfriend Jessi and I will be moving in together! It'll be great... I'll be out of an apartment, and into a house, where I'll have my own office (Jessi will have one, too), plus we have a fenced backyard for Krypto and KO! Anyone who's reading this from the Olympia area, let me know... one of these days after we've got things settled down, we'll have a great housewarming party!
This post was done while I was in the midst of working on my first transcription job for Andy Mangels and BCI/Eclipse, for the big release of the He-Man DVDs. Andy was so happy with my productivity that I got the exclusive gig for the rest of the BCI sets Andy worked on!
And the stuff about the stomach bug? Well, some time after Jessi and I moved in together, I had the same pain again (sending me to the emergency room, where I got something to relieve the pain, but nothing else was done)... and then, of course, the day after we got married, the pain returned, and I had to get emergency gall bladder surgery. I suspect that what had really happened was that this was the first symptom of the gall bladder problems, but I could be wrong.
Jessi and I got married while we lived in the house I'm referring to above... but about a month or so afterwards, we had to move into the house we're renting right now!
Labels: About Me, BCI, Cartoons, dvds, family, Filmation, Krypto
And today, Found on eBay starts off (at least) with some more Hanna-Barbera stuff!
Like this frame-tray puzzle featuring Ruff and Reddy on the roller coaster! Ruff and Reddy were Hanna-Barbera's first characters created expressly for television.
Snagglepuss (accompanied by Yakky Doodle) appeared on quite a few pieces of merchandise, to my surprise...
...almost as surprising as the complete miscoloring of him on this sticker fun book's cover!
And talk about a surprise... this Space Ghost frame-tray puzzle doesn't even have Space Ghost on it, just his sidekicks, including monkey Blip!
At least he made it onto this puzzle, even if he had to share it with the sidekicks.
Not too much Top Cat stuff, comparitively speaking (that is, compared to Yogi and Huckleberry and the Flintstones, anyway)... this game is one of them!
This isn't that great a picture, but above is Penelope Pitstop's car from the Wacky Races... I think it's an assembeled copy of the model kit, but I could be mistaken.
Yakky Doodle here is an example of Marx Toys' Tinykins figures of the 1960s. They did a LOT of H-B characters, but I think this is the only one you'll see here!
I really like the box art of this Yogi Bear Colorforms toy... because it doesn't even look like a Colorforms product! It looks more like it should be the envelope art for a View-Master or Yogi stop-motion animation piece!
And I finish off this installment with the above Yogi Bear lamp, finishing off the Hanna-Barbera merchandise... at least for a long time!
Next installment? Well, remember I teased you before about a Pre-Fab Four, and started off with the Banana Splits? Well, next time will be THE Pre-Fab Four, and I am definitely talking about the Monkees!
Labels: cool stuff, Hanna-Barbera, toys
Comic Ad from Marvel November, 1976 Books!
An unsual entry in the Comic Ad gallery this time around, mainly because there's just so much stuff being offered in this ad that I have photos of to share!
Check out the real stuff that was offered here... first the Spidey and Hulk costumes...
And then here's the masks that I have in my photo library:
At least, so far as I know... those are the masks that were advertised here!
Labels: Comics Ads, cool stuff, genre movies, marvel
Flashback: The Beatles in "A Hard Day's Night"
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Been a bit since I've posted anything here, so I figured I'd post a few more of these!
Someone at Dell Comics knew a good thing when they found it!
One of Dell's biggest-selling comic books for this year was their comic book adaptation of the Beatles movie "A Hard Day's Night."
I'm not sure who did the artwork on it... but whoever it was, they captured the look of John, Paul, George and Ringo very well... probably working from photos of the Fab Four taken both before and while the movie was in production. However, the other characters (i.e. Shake, Paul's Grandfather, etc.) don't bear much resemblance to their movie counterparts!
This is kind of surprising, considering there was a paperback book based on the movie, with loads of photos (been a while since I've seen a copy, but I seem to recall it was kind of fumetti style).
The movie is adapted faithfully... although whenever the Fab Four broke into song, instead of breaking it up into panels, the lucky reader was treated to a single full-page panel (these must have been drawn from stills taken during filming -- the cover image of the Beatles performing on TV is almost exactly duplicated in the drawn interiors), with the lyrics to the song being printed (yes, printed -- all typeset nice and everything) above the illustration.
Some bits of the movie were more or less dropped... i.e. John Lennon's visual pun on snorting Coke (Coca-Cola, to be exact), but overall, a very fine presentation of the movie in comics form!
This was, of course, another "Comics They Never Made" post, but it was also my first Beatles-related post!
I had fun imagining some authorized Beatles comics from the 1960s, and followed this up with a Dell Beatles #1, a Gold Key Help! adaptation, and a Beatles animated TV series #1 from Gold Key. I was considering doing a follow-up to Gold Key's Yellow Submarine adaptation (a real comic) with a "Beatles Adventures on the Yellow Submarine," but never got around to it!
Labels: Beatles, Comics, oldies music
Flashback: He's Here!
Monster Mondays!
Sunday Funnies: How to Draw Blondie!
Found at Half-Price Books!


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Q: Entity Framework -- Two Properties Referencing Same Table I'm continuing my venture with Entity Framework, but now I'm stuck again.  I've two small classes:
public class Machine
{
    public int MachineID { get; set; }

    public string Name { get; set; }

    [Required]
    [ForeignKey("InstalledByID")]
    public virtual Employee InstalledBy { get; set; }
    public int InstalledByID { get; set; }

    [Required]
    [ForeignKey("LastServicedID")]
    public virtual Employee LastServiced { get; set; }
    public int LastServicedID { get; set; }
}

public class Employee
{
    public int EmployeeID { get; set; }

    public string Name { get; set; }
}

I'm trying to set two properties: InstalledBy and LastServiced.  Both of these properties are instances of an Employee class.  Additionally, I could care less that there are two REVERSE properties on the Employee class that tells a list of machines installed as well as machines repaired.  When I try to Update-Database after a Migration, I get an error.  I thought the ForeignKeyAttribute was the key, but apparently it's not working for me.  Here is the error:
Introducing FOREIGN KEY constraint 'FK_dbo.Machines_dbo.Employees_InstalledByID' on table 'Machines' may cause cycles or multiple cascade paths. Specify ON DELETE NO ACTION or ON UPDATE NO ACTION, or modify other FOREIGN KEY constraints.
Could not create constraint. See previous errors.
Also, I've tried dabbling in the OnModelCreating and FluentAPI, but my attempts did not work.  Any pointers as to what I'm doing wrong and how to fix it would be greatly appreciated.  Thank you, all.

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Report: Cavs playing 'hardball' in Andre Drummond trade talks, expect pick or young player
By Justin Benjamin
Updated: March 9, 2021
The Cleveland Cavaliers are not going to give up two-time All-Star Andre Drummond for nothing if they can help it.
According to ESPN's Brian Windhorst, the Cavs are playing "hardball" with teams in discussions for Drummond.
"The Cavs have told teams that have called that they are not giving him away," Windhorst said. "They said that they have had legitimate offers for him, and they are holding out getting a draft pick or another young player for him, most likely a second-round pick. Now, a year ago, the Cavs picked him up for a second-round pick. I think that's what they're hoping to trade him for. The reality is they're going to hold out hope all the way until 3:00 in the afternoon on March 25. If they don't find a deal for Drummond, then he would likely be bought out. The Cavs are playing hardball in talks right now."
Drummond, 27, got traded to the Cavaliers midway through the 2019-20 campaign.
The Cavs acquired the big man from the Detroit Pistons in exchange for Brandon Knight, John Henson and 2023 second-round pick in February 2019.
Although Drummond picked up his player option for this season, he grew unsure about his future with the franchise after the team traded for center Jarrett Allen earlier this season.
Furthermore, the Cavs are nowhere near championship contention. As a result, the disgruntled veteran would like to be in a different situation.
On the season, Drummond is collecting a solid 17.5 points, 13.5 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 1.6 steals and 1.2 blocks per game. However, people around the league are dubious the Cavs can find a taker for a Drummond due to his large contract.
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Since the Janus v. AFSCME case was argued at the U.S. Supreme Court, teacher unions have begun lobbying their willing allies in legislatures and statehouses to pass laws that would skirt an expected ruling for workers' rights (expected in June). Vincent Vernuccio and Chantal Lovell write in Commentary: Unions circumventing the Supreme Court that "Washington state is the breeding ground for most legislation attempting to undermine the court."
On March 16, the Freedom Foundation, a public policy institute in Washington state, filed a class action lawsuit against one of the most powerful unions in Washington state, the Washington Education Association (WEA). The suit seeks to stop compulsory union dues as well as seek to provide repayment of the funds unconstitutionally taken from nonunion teachers.
The Idaho School Choice Week planning committee has been working diligently to bring the most outstanding School Choice rally to Idaho's capitol yet! Creative minds with big hearts are at the soul of this event set to take place on Wednesday, January 27 at the Idaho State Capitol in Boise, ID.
Northwest Professional Educators (NWPE), the state's premier non-union professional educators' organization, fully supports Idaho Freedom Foundation's (IFF) complaint over the Boise School District's use of tax payer dollars and union dues.
Today, Northwest Professional Educators (NWPE) joins with 99 partner organizations to celebrate National Employee Freedom Week (NEFW), a national campaign to promote employee rights of association and free speech.
Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court decided that it will take up the Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association case. This landmark case challenges the ability of unions to collect dues from employees who may not wish to be a part of the union or object to the use of their dues on issues which they fundamentally disagree with. This case lays out a First Amendment freedom of speech challenge to the long standing forced unionism policy.
Thousands of Washington and Oregon educators who don't want union representation and don't want to pay union dues are forced to do so because of state laws made possible by the Supreme Court's 1977 Abood decision. The Supreme Court signaled this week that it may be prepared to strike down this anti-teacher choice practice once and for all.
The Collier County Educator's Association (CCEA) in Florida has threatened to take legal action against school board member Kelly Lichter in an attempt to silence her efforts to make local educators aware of their professional options for association membership.
Nevada recently made headlines for becoming the fifth state in the nation to enact an Education Savings Account (ESA) law. This landmark legislation marks a new high-point for school choice advocates both in the state and across the nation.
The Bill Formerly Known as No Child Left Behind: Where Are We Now?
The reauthorization of No Child Left Behind is making big waves among policymakers, journalists, and educators who are eager to see improvements to a policy that for years has left many educators in a teaching gridlock.
Earlier this month, AAE joined an amicus curiae (friend of the court) brief in support of the petition for certiorari in the Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association as part of a continuing effort to give individual teachers a professional voice outside the union.
Today, the Idaho House of Representatives made Idaho the fifth state to pass legislation to implement the Civics Education Initiative, a bill designed to increase citizen engagement by requiring high school students to pass the same U.S. Citizenship Test that immigrants must pass to become U.S. citizens as a high school graduation requirement. The bill, already passed by the Idaho Senate, now goes to Governor C.L. "Butch" Otter for signature.
Senator Jim Patrick from Twin Falls, Idaho, has introduced a bill to deal with an important issue for Idaho's education system, namely, increasing the knowledge and engagement of Idaho's young voters-to-be. According to Sam Stone, political director for the Civics Education Initiative, about 92 percent of immigrants applying for U.S. citizenship pass the American citizenship test on their first try, but studies in Arizona and Oklahoma have found that less than 5 percent of high school students passed the test.
Idahoans for Local Education (I4LE) is a group working to advance local control in Idaho's education system and stopping Common Core State Standards. I4LE wants to preserve Idaho's local educational sovereignty by keeping educational decision making close to home, where parents can make a difference. It also works to ensure that Idaho's education system has the highest standards so students are given the ability to be anyone they want to be. To this end, I4LE is sponsoring an event hosting Dr. Peg Luksik addressing "Common Core, SBAC Tests & The Truth."
State leaders should trust parents to make smart decisions about their children's educational futures. That is the key message of an historic march and celebration that will take place in Boise on Tuesday, January 27, 2015 at 12:00 pm, school choice supporters announced today.


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Q: Awk syntax error in loop cat file1
xi=zaoshui jiao=@E0488_5@
chi=fan da qiu=@E0488_3@
gong=zuo you xi @E0977_5@

cat file2
@E0488_3@ @E21562_3@
@E0488_5@ @E21562_5@
@E0977_3@ @E21630_3@
@E0977_5@ @E21630_5@
@E0977_6@ @E21631_1@

Purpose: if $NF in file1 found in file2 $1, than replace $NF in file1 with file2 $2.otherwise, makes no change.
My Code:
awk 'NR==FNR{a[$1]=$2;next}
     {split($NF,a,"=");for($NF in a){$NF=a[$NF]}}1' test2.txt test1.txt

But it comes error:
awk: cmd. line:1: NR==FNR{a[$1]=$2;next}{split($NF,a,"=");for($NF in a){$NF=a[$NF]}}1
awk: cmd. line:1:                                                     ^ syntax error

Does my code look right? It seems grammar issue happens. How can I improve it?
My expect output:
   xi=zaoshui jiao=@E21562_5@
   chi=fan da qiu=@E21562_3@
   gong=zuo you xi @E21630_5@

A: Not sure completely but could you please try following and do let me know if this helps you.
awk 'FNR==NR{a[$1]=$NF;next} ($NF in a){$NF=a[$NF]} 1' FS="=" file2 FS='[= ]' OFS="=" file1

Output will be as follows.
xi=zaoshui jiao=@E0488_5@
chi=fan da qiu=@E0488_3@
gong=zuo you xi @E0977_5@

EDIT: Adding explanation too now for same.
awk '
FNR==NR{                               ##Checking condition FNR==NR which will be TRUE when first Input_file named file2 is being read.
  a[$1]=$NF;                           ##making an array named a whose index is $1 of current line and value is last field of the current line.
  next                                 ##next will skip all the further statements now.
}
($NF in a){                            ##Checking condition here if last field of current line of Input_file file1 is present in array a if yes then do following.
  $NF=a[$NF]                           ##creating last field value to array a value whose index is $NF of current line in Input_file file1.
}
1                                      ##1 will print the lines for Input_file file1.
' FS="=" file2 FS='[= ]' OFS="=" file1 ##Setting FS="=" for file2 and setting FS value to either = or space for file1 and setting OFS value to = for file1 too.

A: *

*for($NF in a) is not valid syntax, ($NF gives value)

it can be like
for (var in array)
    body

Read More from : GNU AWK Scanning-an-Array

*

*Used sub($NF,a[$NF]) to retain your original field separator, since last record, last field has space before, whereas other lines last field has = before, assuming values doesn't repeat other than last field.

Test Results:
$ cat file1
xi=zaoshui jiao=@E0488_5@
chi=fan da qiu=@E0488_3@
gong=zuo you xi @E0977_5@

$ cat file2
@E0488_3@ @E21562_3@
@E0488_5@ @E21562_5@
@E0977_3@ @E21630_3@
@E0977_5@ @E21630_5@
@E0977_6@ @E21631_1@

$ awk 'FNR==NR{a[$1]=$NF;next}($NF in a){sub($NF,a[$NF])}1' file2 FS='[ =]' file1
xi=zaoshui jiao=@E21562_5@
chi=fan da qiu=@E21562_3@
gong=zuo you xi @E21630_5@

A: My code is as below, hope it could be helpful even if it's not the most efficient answer.
awk '$NF ~ /=/ {gsub("="," @ ",$NF)}{print $0}' file1 > file3
cat file3
xi=zaoshui jiao @ @E0488_5@
chi=fan da qiu @ @E0488_3@
gong=zuo you xi @E0977_5@

As you said ,replace file1 with file3, if $NF of file3 found in file2 $1, than replace $NF of file3 with file2 $2
awk 'NR==FNR {a[$1]=$2;next}($NF in a){$NF=a[$NF]}1' file2 file3 | sed 's/ @ /=/g'
xi=zaoshui jiao=@E21562_5@
chi=fan da qiu=@E21562_3@
gong=zuo you xi @E21630_5@


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Choral Society to celebrate Memorial Day with patriotic songs
HILTON HEAD ISLAND — The Hilton Head Choral Society will close its 35th concert season with a program of all-American music in commemoration of Memorial Day.
"America Sings!" has proven so popular with local residents and visitors, it will be presented twice — May 29 at First Presbyterian Church and May 30 at Holy Family Catholic Church. Both performances are at 7 p.m.
"People are always looking for a patriotic way to celebrate the holiday," said Choral Society Artistic Director Tim Reynolds. "This concert is all about the red, white and blue. We even have a special musical salute to the Armed Forces."
The cost is $10. Choral Society Full Chorus concerts are usually $20.
"What else can you do these days for $10?," Reynolds said. "And it's island casual so you don't have to dress up."
As is tradition, the Town of Hilton Head Island Fire Department Honor Guard will present the colors while the choir and audience sing "The Star-Spangled Banner."
After the introductory anthem, the 60-singer ensemble will perform a series of colonial-era songs: William Billings' "Chester," the Shaker hymns "Simple Gifts" and "Followers of the Lamb" and the classic "America."
The evening program also will include "Gentle Annie" written by Stephen Foster, known as the "father of American music," and the compelling "Blades of Grass and Pure White Stones."
The women in the group will take the spotlight to perform the Appalachian folk tune, "He's Gone Away." The men will get their turn singing solo on the romantic, "Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair."
Then the tempo will pick up with Irving Berlin's "Alexander's Ragtime Band" and "Play a Simple Melody." Also on tap, the classic "Sentimental Journey."
In the second half of the evening concert, Reynolds will ask for a moment of silence in honor of our fallen soldiers, leading to a solemn arrangement of "America the Beautiful."
The big military salute follows. Veterans and active-duty personnel will be asked to stand as the choir sings the anthem of their branch of the Armed Forces.
The one-hour concert will close with "American Anthem", a song featured in the PBS-TV documentary, "The War."
Tickets to "America Sings!" may be purchased online at www.hiltonheadchoralsociety.org, at various Hilton Head Island and Bluffton outlets and at the door. For more information on the concert call 341-3818.


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You can have many layers of magnetic sheets ontop of the metallic sheet wall.
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Bruins may get Brandon Carlo back just in time
The Bruins, who learned on Wednesday that defenseman Kevan Miller will be lost to injury for at least five weeks, hope Brandon Carlo can return on Thursday to help pick up some of the slack on their blue line.
BOSTON -- This hardly seems possible, given the non-stop injury outbreak that began in mid-October, but the Bruins might break even on that front on Thursday night when they host the Islanders after retiring Rick Middleton's uniform No. 16 at TD Garden (6:30 p.m. ceremony, 8:08 puck drop on NESN, WBZ-FM/98.5).
The latest subtraction is defenseman Kevan Miller, who was struck in the throat by a puck in Monday's 4-2 loss at Toronto. After spending that night in a hospital for observation, Miller returned on Tuesday to Boston, where further examination discovered cartilage damage to his larynx that is expected to keep him from playing for at least five weeks.
"We'll miss him," said Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy, who was able to use Miller only in four games after his return from a hand injury that cost him 13. "When he was out of the lineup, I thought we weren't as gritty as a team, or as hard to play against."
The B's might make up for some of what Miller gave them -- a right-hand shot, penalty killer, and big minutes player -- if Brandon Carlo returns. The third-year NHLer hopes to return after losing eight games to an upper body injury.
"I'm feeling good," said Carlo, who went through a full practice on Wednesday for the first time since sustaining the injury on Nov. 10 against the Maple Leafs. "I'm not sure where I'm at with the medical staff yet -- there's some questions there to be answered -- but overall I'm feeling pretty good on the ice.
"The shooting's good, the passing's good, the contact's pretty good. I'm hopeful."
So are the Bruins, who know they'll be without Miller, captain Zdeno Chara (knee), Charlie McAvoy and Urho Vaakanainen (both have concussions). Miller began amassing major minutes almost immediately after he returned on Nov. 21 at Detroit, topped by 27 minutes, 1 second in last Friday's 2-1, overtime victory over the Penguins.
Carlo was in the same spot when the Bruins, who didn't have Torey Krug (ankle) for the first 11 games of the season, lost Miller and McAvoy after an Oct. 18 game at Edmonton, and then saw Vaakanainen last just two games as a fill-in before he, too, sustained a long-term injury. At his busiest, Carlo played 28 minutes, 28 seconds on Oct. 23 at Ottawa.
"It's great when you get the opportunity to play those minutes," Carlo said. "It's something I look forward to doing, and strive for. You see the best defensemen in the league doing that.
"(Chara) is the big minute-muncher here, but I try to contribute in the areas that I can. Playing a good, strong defensive game, shutting down other teams' top offensive lines, and being on the penalty kill are things I take pride in."
Although he hasn't played in almost three weeks, Carlo thinks he can play all those roles as soon as he comes back.
"It's been a blessing that I've been able to skate" while rehabbing the injury, he said. "I feel like I can come back in and handle whatever they throw at me."
The Bruins also appear to have caught a break up front. Scituate native Ryan Donato, 5-4--9 over a 10-game assignment at AHL Providence, was recalled on Wednesday amid concerns over winger Jake DeBrusk, who was struck in the back of the head by a puck on Monday night, but DeBrusk got through Wednesday's full practice. If Donato plays against the Islanders, it'll be in place of another forward.
"Nobody wants to be sent down," said Donato, who scored only one goal in 11 games before the B's sent him to Providence, "but there are positives -- that learning experience.
"Obviously, it wasn't a long time, but it was enough time to see that players up here are special, and they're great down there, too, so I've really got to work hard. I don't want to be down there again … I believe my abilities can keep me up here."
Around the boards: Jan Kovar, the 28-year-old KHL veteran who was released by the Islanders when he refused an AHL assignment at the start of the season, joined the B's for practice on Wednesday. Playing on a tryout contract at Providence, Kovar scored four goals and 10 points over 12 AHL games. ""We had been planning, talking about this for a while … just to get a look at him," Cassidy said.


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Brian Wins Nairac Award
Posted on 20/04/2020 by GYC
2020 NAIRAC AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED
Young Carer Brian Kobani is among the winners of The Nairac Youth Awards, announced this week.
The awards are normally presented by Her Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant of Gloucestershire during the St. George's Day Service organised by the Gloucestershire Branch of The Royal Society of St. George.
But coronavirus restrictions meant this year's Service had to be cancelled and the winners have been announced and have received their award for their chosen charity.
Brian kindly donated his award to Gloucestershire Young Carers.
Usually only two Awards are made, but the Branch committee was so impressed by four of the nominees that they decided to give each of them an Award.
BRIAN KOBANI, 19 years old of Gloucester, was referred to Gloucestershire Young Carers in 2019 as a young adult carer for his 14 year old twin brothers (one has a learning disability) and his 18 year old brother who has autism. Brian's mother had recently passed away leaving him as the main carer for the family and he was managing the household, children's schooling and finances while also taking his A Levels and working 16 hours a week. Brian says that his mother taught him "kindness, discipline and integrity".
Brian would like to study Biomedical Science, his ambition being to find a cure for cancer. He has already received an unconditional offer for Cardiff University and a conditional offer for Imperial. Brian attends Young Adult Carers events when he can and has made friends, developed a social life away from his caring role at home and built up his confidence ready for University through working one to one with the Young Adult Carers Development Worker.
Brian also works with Gloucestershire Young Carers' fundraiser to promote their work, raise awareness and share his story. Brian does all he can to help Gloucestershire Young Carers and build his skills and confidence, including appearing on the local radio.
HEATHER KENT from Fairford is only 11 years old but has been campaigning against litter for four years. It began in 2018 when Heather decided that instead of giving up chocolate for Lent she would collect a bag of litter in her home town every day during Lent. Since then she has arranged local picks and joined other litter pickers in Cirencester, Weston Super Mare and The Wirral to help tidy their towns too. She has spoken to local Brownies and Cubs about her litter picking and encouraged them to litter pick. Speaking with other children has given her challenges – not every child shares her passion for the environment.
Heather donated her Award money to Oak and Furrows Wildlife Rescue, which cares for sick and injured wildlife with the aim of returning them to the wild.
ETHAN NASH is a Year 13 Student at Chosen Hill School, Churchdown. The School set up a project in 2016 to help Thanthwe Primary School in rural Malawi build two new classrooms as, at the time, they only had four classrooms for a school population of 649 pupils. Ethan supported the project on a voluntary basis for over 14 months as part of his Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award and then continued to support the project for 2 months longer than the minimum time required to pass the Volunteering Section of his Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award.
Ethan gave up numerous weekends and days during school holidays to help the project team raise funds, which stood at just over £6000 when he joined and had reached over £8000 by the time he finished. He raised money by washing cars, doing gardening and odd jobs for friends, family and neighbours. He helped organise and lead cake sales, football tournaments, a sponsored walk, whole year group assemblies (arriving in school early to set up and to rehearse) and recruited and mentored new Year 7 students as they joined the project.
Ethan has donated his Award money to the Thanthwe Primary School Project.
JAKE WALKER is a corporal with B Company Army Cadets who received an award for outstanding first aid when he saved his friend's life while in France in a swimming pool.
Jake has a history of helping and raising money for charitable events including:
After reading 'Broken by War' by Anthony Lock, about a soldier injured in Afghanistan, he organised a walk from Gloucester to Weston-Super-Mare (65 miles nonstop) to raise money for SSAFA (the Armed Forces Charity). Jake completed the walk in 23 hours, raising over £6000.
In August 2019 he raised money for a memorial stone to be made and laid at a military remembrance garden for Pte Daniel Wade, one of the Warrior Six killed in Afghanistan.
He represented SSAFA at the Remembrance Rugby Match in November 2019 and spoke to thousands of people on the importance of our veterans and soldiers.
At the time of his nomination for this Award by Cirencester College, Jake was planning a homeless veteran's talk in July to gain sponsors for his Christmas event, when he will spend 17 days/nights living on the streets to raise awareness and money for homeless veterans.
Jake donated his Award cheque to The Not Forgotten Charity, which for 100 years has supported the serving wounded and veterans with disabilities.
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Named for the town of Meriden England, near Birmingham, the oldest house still standing here is the Solomon Goffe House, a very colonial style building with a museum and traditional New England herb garden in the back. During the 1800's, Meriden became a manufacturing center, and companies like the Meriden Britannia Company, International Silver Company, and Manning Bowman Company were here. Meriden at one time was nicknamed "Silver City", because of the high level of cutlery manufactured here, with several prominent mansions being built during that time of profitability and economic expansion. During the city's grand manufacturing era, pieces were made that later were on exhibit in the Corning Museum of Glass, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and alongside many world famous designers such as Tiffany & CO. Some of the top employers here in Meriden currently are 3M Purification, Canberra Industries, Cox Communications, Hunter Ambulance, and the Mid State Medical Center.
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Sometimes we receive phone calls coming from individuals about their dental problems so we like to pass on some recommendations we have learned.
A recent patient in Meriden had a missing filling. The dental practice encouraged her to cover the hole that was left from the filling using a small amount of sugar-free chewing gum. This method can be used to lower discomfort felt by the missing tooth cavity, and it is a typical technique utilized safely by a lot of people. Another option is to invest just a little cash for oral cement and cover the opening. Hiding the missing cavity opening is a crucial initial step, but then you will want to find an emergency dentist asap as a way to have the filling substituted.
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Halloween Costumes using SunBody Hats!
Halloween is next Thursday and we've noticed an interesting trend in hat sales the past few weeks. The 3" fedora is a popular style, but sales have really picked up this month, with most customers requesting to receive their hat by Halloween. After doing a little research, we found out that many folks are using the hats as part of a Halloween costume!
It's probably safe to say that most of us have seen the movie "Jurassic Park." If you haven't seen it, maybe you're still able to picture one of the lead characters, Dr. Alan Grant (played by Sam Neill). Throughout the movie, Dr. Grant wears a hat that looks quite a bit like our 3" fedora! He even has a 5-strand horse hair hatband that he wears with it, similar to a style we carry!
Here is a photo that was submitted by Bryan Scheff to our July 2013 "How Do You SunBody?" contest.
Bryan writes: "My 3 year old loves dinosaurs. So when we asked her what she wanted to be for Halloween, without hesitation, she said a T-Rex. My wife and I thought it would be cute to do a family costume so we all went to Disney's "Mickey's Not so Scary Halloween Party" as Jurassic Park. Sunbody offered the perfect hat (3" Fedora) for my Dr. Alan Grant costume. We were a huge hit with the guests and park staff. I hope you enjoy the photos."
Here is a close-up of the hat. Looks great, doesn't it?
Here is another example of how you can use a SunBody hat as a costume accessory!
We've also heard of SunBodys being worn as part of other costumes such as Indiana Jones, rodeo clowns and little cowgirls and cowboys!
If you use your SunBody Hat as part of a costume, we'd LOVE to see it!
You can send your photos to photos@sunbody.com or share them on our Facebook page!
Thanks to you, we've done it! We've sold a million hats!
If you've been to our website recently, you probably noticed the countdown running on the top of our home page. We anxiously watched that number trickled down-from thousands to hundreds, from hundreds to tens, from tens to 0! The excitement in the office was contagious as we awaited the day when the countdown would hit zero and we could officially say that we have sold 1,000,000 hats.
On October 8, 2013, the countdown hit zero! The SunBody crew headed out to Thai Spice for a celebratory lunch to begin to celebrate this milestone.
Fittingly, the one millionth hat was a Top Hat, purchased by a Top Customer - Mr. Tony Wilson of Snail Creek Hat Company in Luckenbach, Texas! We customized the hat so that Tony could display it in his shop and have ultimate bragging rights. As you may know, Tony has been an incredible friend to SunBody over the years and we couldn't think of a finer dealer to sell this commemorative hat to.
But in truth, thousands of you, our customers, hatmakers, suppliers and co-workers have been vital to our success.
Throughout the years, you all have told us your stories and shared your photos. From the young to the young at heart, you have all played an active roll in our thriving community.
Thank you for including us in your life!
The recent release of the movie "Buck" has quite a few people wondering where Reata Brannaman has gotten her hat. After the movie was released in June of 2011 the phone calls started to pour in.
The movie is a Sundance award-winning documentary about Buck Brannaman, a horse trainer in the tradition of the gentle methods used by Tom Dorrance and Ray Hunt. Many find his manner and methods not only inspiring, but moving.
Reata is Buck's daughter, and travels with him to the horse clinics he gives around the country. When people now see Reata, they see her fashion and style and can't help but want that same look.
Reata's mother, Mary Brannaman, has been wearing our hats for years and started selling them in 2002 at the horse clinics. Reata has now created her own business, Reata Ranchwear, selling SunBody hats and horse gear.
Working with Reata, we are happy to now offer the hat she wears and sells at the clinics. Naturally, we call it "Reata". It is available in different brim widths and trim colors.
We are honored that Reata likes our hats and that we are able to work with her and her family.
We just received these pictures of an international event held at the U.S. Embassy in Spain with representatives from around the globe. We expressed several hundred SunBody hats to them in September just in time for the event.
Houston Mayor Annise Parker was wearing a 4" Brim Fedora in Houston's annual Art Car Parade yesterday (May 22, 2011) in the very first car of the parade! Now that's a politician with taste!
Many other SunBody hats were seen being proudly worn by parade participants and spectators alike.
Bernice Ende, who is riding a horse from Washington state to Texas to New England is now in Central Texas. I received the sad news from her today that her gray mare, Honor, broke her leg while in Wimberly, TX and had to be put down. She had traveled more than 13,000 miles with Honor.
We're very pleased to be a part of her trip - by supplying her SunBody hats. And I am very inspired by her, too.
By purchasing one of our two hats that have the signature breast cancer ribbon on it you will help the fight against breast cancer. Please take a moment to read about how SunBody donates money to a good cause.
For every hat purchase (either hat shown) a contribution is made to MD Anderson Cancer Center.
We were very happy last year to right a check to MD Anderson, lets try and beat last year's contribution! We are not talking a few pennies for every hat purchased. For ever RETAIL purchase $5.00 goes to MD Anderson Cancer Center!
We are calling out to all our loyal customers and SunBody Hats supporters. Please help us during the month of October to raise breast cancer awareness by wearing your hat.
More importantly, help us make a contribution to the great people at MD Anderson Cancer Center.
Wholesalers' can make a difference too. For every hat you purchase for your store a contribution is made.
This Long-Rider Know A Good Hat When She Sees It!
This year we are VERY happy to be sponsoring Ms. Bernice Ende who is a Long Trail Rider. She is about to head out for a 2-1/2 year trek across our great country. Bernice has worn her SunBody Hat for YEARS, in fact we are very excited to see that in almost all of her pictures she is wearing our 6" low crown gus!
Please take a moment to take a look at Bernice's website. She has a wonderful story, and it's very much worth the read. Who knows, maybe she'll be heading though your neck of the woods and you can wish her well.
"Where did you get that hat?"
It's one of the most frequently asked questions I hear.
Understandably so, as the Sunbody Hats are indeed striking. I wear a 6-inch Gus with a low crown and a stampede string. It is one of the many Classic Old West hats that Sunbody offers. My 6-inch Gus offers much needed protection from the sun, holds up to relentless wind, keeps the rain off my back and shoulders, all the while continuing to look great!
I prefer a good palm hat to a felt hat as they are cooler and will hold up to rain and wind much better. As a long rider, a hat is an intregal part of my attire. Although this is the first year Sunbody has sponsored one of my rides, it will be the fourth year I have ridden with a Sunbody Hat on my head. I am deligted to finally have them on the website."
Best of luck Bernice, have a fun and safe ride!
With our customer base constantly growing we do our best to listen to your requests.
SunBody Hats is very happy to show off our new dressy 2-1/2" brim fine palm Tear Drop Fedora.
This hat is hand crafted from quality Guatemalan palm, and shaped by hand using simply water.
This hat is very easy to re-shape, just add water and you can add your own flair to the brim or crown, making this hat a one-of-a-kind!
This is a SunBody mini-cattleman, as worn at the Westminster Dog Show in Madison Square Gardens.


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Swine Flu: A Real Security Threat
In the rush of constant news updates on swine flu, we must recognize that controlling the spread of this disease is not simply a health concern but also one of national security. And in today's globalized world, the spread of swine flu has become not just a U.S. national security threat but every country's national security threat, writes Melinda Moore.
Melinda Moore
Limiting Treatment to Those Who Need It
The United States will produce more than $14 trillion worth of goods and services this year—truly an astonishing amount. But equally astonishing is that one out of every six of these dollars will go to health care. This is the source of much hand-wringing by policy makers. They worry that we cannot afford to spend so much, and that our national output will suffer as a result. They have it backwards.
KQED online
Dana P. Goldman
Nation Building
European Union at Cross Purposes in Kosovo
Of all the international actors involved in Kosovo right now, the European Union has by far the most at stake. It is also in the strongest position to remedy the situation. Sadly, it is too divided over Kosovo's declaration of independence over a year ago to take effective action, writes Christopher Chivvis.
Christopher S. Chivvis
Redefining 'Old Age': 60 Is the New 40
China's population is aging quickly.To address the issue, there are basically two options: try to slow it down; develop policies and programs to deal with whatever negative consequences there might be, writes Linda G. Martin.
Shanghai Daily
Linda G. Martin
Who Has the Will to Fight Piracy?
The recent French and American rescues of hostages held by pirates off the coast of Somalia were necessary and proper. No one believes these actions will end piracy. But unless we impose risks on the pirates--which means taking some risks ourselves--piracy will certainly flourish, writes Brian Michael Jenkins.
Leaving the Nest
In the wake of President Obama's recent European trip, hopes for a rejuvenation of transatlantic security cooperation continue to rise. This means resolving some old problems and avoiding new pitfalls, writes Christopher S. Chivvis.
Terrorism Threat Assessment
South Asia's Taliban Problem
For India, the development of a conducive environment on its western flank for groups like Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Muhammad has already resulted in sophisticated terrorist attacks on Indian soil. While there is good reason for India and its neighbors to be concerned, there is considerable misunderstanding of the threat, writes Seth Jones.
Seth G. Jones
Seeking New Approaches to Old Problems
Mississippi can work to find smart ways to address the chronic social and economic problems that have plagued the state for decades — now, not in some far-flung future, writes Melissa Flournoy.
Sun Herald - Biloxi-Gulfport, Mississippi
Melissa Flournoy
N.K. Provocation Suggests Regime in Trouble
North Korea spent weeks preparing to launch a ballistic missile that could reach the United States. It argued that the launch was intended to put a satellite into orbit. But a space launch vehicle is a ballistic missile used for a modestly different purpose, writes Bruce W. Bennett.
The Korea Herald
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Obama's Turkish Dilemma
President Obama's visit to Ankara this week highlights Turkey's growing strategic importance to the United States - and a high stakes dilemma for the President and for U.S. strategic interests, writes F. Stephen Larrabee.
F. Stephen Larrabee
Afghanistan Is NATO's Most Important Challenge
This week's NATO summit is not the most important moment on this year's trans-Atlantic calendar. That honor belonged to the Group of 20 (G20) summit that was just concluded in London, writes Robert E. Hunter.
RFERL.org, the website of Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty
Robert E. Hunter
Piracy Still Threatens the Freedom of the Seas
As recent events off the Horn of Africa have demonstrated, armed violence at sea is emerging as a growing threat.... Piracy, in particular, threatens the freedom of the seas, increases the cost of international business, endangers political security through corruption, and could trigger a major environmental disaster, write Peter Chalk, Laurence Smallman.
Peter Chalk, Laurence Smallman
Space: The Final Junkyard?
Celestial real estate is increasingly popular. Now that Iran has joined the space club, 10 countries have demonstrated the ability to launch a probe into orbit.... All in all more than 900 satellites, along with tens of thousands of bits of man-made space detritus, jockey for elbow room overhead, write Caroline S. Reilly and Peter D. Zimmerman.
Caroline R. Milne, Peter D. Zimmerman
Virginity Pledges Work for Some Teens
Essentially, the available research suggests that teaching abstinence alone to teenagers does not work — they are no more likely to delay the start of sexual activity than other teenagers. But research has not been so clear regarding virginity pledges specifically, writes Steven Martino.
Providence Journal
Steven C. Martino
The Torture Debate, Redux
Former Vice President Cheney has been insisting again that the coercive interrogation techniques used against terrorism detainees after 9/11 prevented attacks on the United States.... His assertions merit more careful examination, writes Brian Michael Jenkins.
Quality, Transparency, and the US Government
If the government is demanding transparency of physicians and hospitals, the very least the physicians and hospitals should do is demand transparency of the government, writes Robert Brook.
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Officials say five assailants with suicide vests, rifles and grenades opened fire in town west of Karbala on Sunday.
Five attackers armed with suicide vests, rifles and grenades have killed 18 people in the Iraqi town of Ain al-Tamer, southwest of Baghdad, local officials say.
A member of the local council and a source at the provincial health directorate confirmed the death toll in the attack, which occurred late on Sunday, and said at least 26 people were also wounded.
Officials said the attackers opened fire in a neighbourhood of Ain al-Tamer at around 18:30 GMT on Sunday, although it was not immediately clear what their target was.
"They were carrying Kalashnikovs and hand grenades. One of them blew himself up and the others were killed by the security forces," Qais Khalaf, the head of the central Euphrates operations command, said.
Five members of the same family were among the dead, according to a health official from Karbala province.
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
Ain al-Tamer lies about 50km west of the holy city of Karbala.
The bombing is the first in the Karbala region since Iraqi forces dislodged ISIL fighters from their stronghold in Fallujah, 80km north of city.


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Do Live Bands Improve Nigerian Musicians?
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One of Nigeria's indigenous rappers, Jah Bless, has been in the business of making music as far back as the late 90s and he is gearing up for a come back.
The 'Jor o' songster who has been almost unheard of for about two years has revealed that any artiste who cannot perform his or her craft with a live band lacks the substance to be called an entertainer.
While speaking with Premium Times, the artiste revealed that he had grown up and tutored with live band performances during his hey days in the music industry.
He disclosed, "I have always been about live performances. It is the best way to perform. The reasons so many artistes do not do it is because of the sound problem.
"There is a way you can actually control it but you cannot get 100 per cent, just close. I think that is what really shows you as an artiste; if you are an artiste and you cannot do live, I don't think you have the substance.
"Live performance is what I grew up with, what I love doing."
He has finished his latest album work, 'I Am Me" in which he featured superstars Ice Prince, Olamide, Reminisce, Phyno, Oritsefemi, music producer TY Mix and others.


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Gardner and Viglione are producing through their Lago Pictures company along with Joel Segal and Joe Burke. Jeff Mardis, Renee Mardis, Ray Perkins and Marv Dauer are executive producers.
Willis announced last week her "Over The Love Tour (A Post Modern Cabaret)," which kicks off in October with stops in Denver, Minneapolis, Philadelphia and Dallas. She won the 20th season of "Dancing with the Stars" last year, made her Broadway debut in September in "Chicago" as Roxie Hart and recently wrapped completed "Future World" opposite James Franco.
Dumont starred in ABC Family's "Bunheads" and stars opposite David Duchovny on NBC's "Aquarius," which is about to start its second season.
Willis and Dumont are repped by APA and Untitled Entertainment; Willis' attorney is Bianca Levin. The news was first reported by Deadline Hollywood.
Dumont, who co-starred on the then-ABC Family series Bunheads, currently stars opposite David Duchovny on NBC's Aquarius, which returns for the rest of its Season 2 on Saturdays beginning this weekend. She is repped by APA and Untitled.