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News: Finance boost for Eagle Platforms
Rotherham-based platforms hire company, Eagle Platforms Ltd, is aiming even higher after landing a five figure loan from NPIF – BEF and FFE Microfinance, part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund.
From a standing start, the firm has grown to a near £2m turnover business, employing 20 people and moving to larger premises in Anston to deal with demand which continues to grow year on year. The firm also operates from a number of regional hubs supplying the next generation of access platforms such as scissor lifts and telescopic booms.
Eagle Platforms has set its sights on investing more than a million pounds in new equipment over the next five years with the funds provided by Finance For Enterprise set to be used to purchase additional new lifting machines to support people working from height, predominantly in the construction sector.
At the same time, Eagle Platform's workforce is set to create five additional new jobs as a direct result of the new investment.
In 2018 the company recorded 30% growth and with the business continuing to exceed all expectations during the first quarter of 2019, managing director Jim Haigh recognised the company needed to act quickly in order secure the additional machines needed to meet demand and turned to Finance For Enterprise for help.
Securing finance quickly was vital and after spending time exploring different funding options, Jim met with Finance For Enterprise investment manager Alan Scott to discuss Eagle Platform's growth plans. Within 24 hours Alan returned with an indicative decision, and in just five days, the finance was in place, enabling Jim to order the much needed additional equipment.
Launched in 2011, within just two years Eagle Platforms had purchased 40 different forms of lifting machines. As a result of the loans provided NPIF – BEF and FFE Microfinance, the total number of machines held within the business will exceed 120.
Jim Haigh first went into business in 1988 when he set up an access platform company with his father James, who invested his redundancy from the closure of Silverwood colliery into that operation. In 1996 the company was acquired by the Hewden Group; however, in 2011 Jim decided to resurrect his business model.
Jim Haigh, managing director at Eagle Platforms (pictured, second left) said: "Spring and summer is traditionally the busiest time of year for the construction industry. This meant we needed to have finance in place quickly to pay for the equipment deposits, to enable the machines to arrive in time to meet peak demand.
"I had worked with Finance For Enterprise previously and felt confident they understood our business model and the importance of receiving a lending decision quickly. Within five days, the loan had all been agreed, enabling us to concentrate on ordering the additional machinery, as well as securing new orders.
"One of the main reasons for purchasing the new machinery was to reduce our own dependency on rented equipment. As a result of the funds we've secured, we've not only been able to increase the size of our own fleet but this has also enabled us to create new skilled jobs in the local economy, as well as developing additional revenue streams for the business, including expanding our training school."
Alan Scott, investment manager at Finance For Enterprise (pictured, second right), added: "Since Jim decided to resurrect Eagle Platforms in 2011, we've helped to support the business secure the finance needed to realise his growth plans and we understood the importance of securing a lending decision quickly. We discussed a number of different options and as a result, I was able to develop a tailored lending package, enabling Jim to secure the funds needed to enable him to purchase the new equipment.
"This funding will pave the way for continued growth within the business."
Mark Wilcockson, senior manager at the British Business Bank (pictured, far right), added: "The Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund was developed to help businesses access finance at times when they need it most. With the NPIF – BEF and FFE Microfinance loan, Jim and his team are setting their sights on achieving significant growth and are creating new jobs. These are things that can make a real difference, not only to an individual company but also within the wider local economy."
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NEW YORK TIMES DOWNGRADES 'SIGNIFICANT OTHER' TO CASUAL ACQUAINTANCE
March 3, 2017 by Philip Boroff
Lindsay Mendez & Gideon Glick. Photo: Joan Marcus
In an unusual reversal caused by the departure of its No. 2 theater critic, the New York Times relinquished its support of Significant Other once it arrived on Broadway.
What Charles Isherwood deemed "an entirely delightful new play" in his 2015 review off Broadway at the Roundabout, Ben Brantley found to be a "bubbly, teary comedy" that is reminiscent of Wendy Wasserstein but "talks too much and too explicitly" and might be more satisfying 20 minutes shorter. The review, which appears on page C3 in the paper rather than the section front, isn't cited as a "critics' pick."
Under the best of circumstances, the star-less play by Joshua Harmon about a gay man (Gideon Glick) whose female friends are marrying off is an underdog. It played to a third of its gross potential in its last full week of previews. Its average ticket price, at $44, was the lowest on Broadway.
The producers, led by Jeffrey Richards, must make the most of notices in TimeOut New York ("uproarious and poignant"), The Hollywood Reporter ("lovely, bittersweet comedy about romantic yearning") and Newsday ("slick, well-made, funny-sad new comedy"). In the Times, the play was mentioned more positively at the end of a Spring preview feature "32 Reasons to Get Out & Off the Couch" and in a real estate story about the light-filled Upper West Side apartment of Barbara Barrie, who plays the protagonist's grandmother. Brantley does say Glick delivers an "expert performance" as part of a "thoroughly engaging and interdependent ensemble."
A show lauded off-Broadway or regionally by a Times critic can usually count on his support on Broadway. But Brantley and Isherwood often disagreed, as evidenced by last night's review. Other forthcoming plays championed by Isherwood are Lynn Nottage's Sweat, a timely drama about a community ravaged by the loss of factory jobs, which opens on March 26; and Paula Vogel's Indecent, which opens April 18 and is about a banned 1923 Yiddish play featuring a love scene between two women. Both are without stars and need critical support.
There is precedent for Richards or Harmon to raise a ruckus. After Frank Rich panned David Hare's The Secret Rapture in October 1989, writing that the playwright misdirected his own work on Broadway after an excellent staging by Howard Davies in London, Hare wrote an open letter to Rich complaining that the critic was harming serious drama on Broadway. People still remember Variety's headline about the kerfuffle: "Ruffled Hare Airs Rich Bitch."
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Final Selection is a synthpop band from Germany founded in 1993 by Mario Tews (keyboards) and Riccardo Schult (vocals) featuring English lyrics. The band produces melancholic synthpop.

History

The band's first demo tapes were released in 1993–1996.

Final Selection performed at the Wave Gotik Treffen festival in 1999, and at the
EuroRock Festival in 2002 in Belgium.

The band has been remixed by Aslan Faction and NamNamBulu
. Final Selection has remixed the band Wave in Head (which was released on the US records label A Different Drum) and the band Epsilon Minus.

Final Selection appeared on a number of compilations, amongst these
the "Our Voices - A Tribute To The Cure" compilation that was released on the Irond label
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The band received favorable reviews by Side-line magazine,.

Discography

Albums and EPs
 AntiHero (LP, 2003, Black Flames Records)
 Heading for Graceland (EP, 2004, Black Flames Records)
 Meridian (LP, 2005, Black Flames Records)
 Clockworks (LP 2008, FlashpopMedia)

References

External links
Official website
Official MySpace site
ZeitGeist Magazine Interview - 2005
Final Selection at Last.fm
Final Selection at Discogs
Review of Meridian at Side-line magazine
Review of AntiHero at The Electrogarden Network

German synthpop groups

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It felt like 100 degrees f. ringside in Duluth the night of August 27, 1953. Approaching his 28th birthday, Jim O'Hara was putting on a boxing clinic against a hometown favorite four years his junior. His opponent was none other than TNT-in-both-fists Don Jasper. Jasper could sock you to tomorrow.
Big Jim O'Hara, St. Paul, considers himself the No. 1 heavyweight fighter in Minnesota and has staged a claim on the championship.
Tall, handsome, hard-punching Don Jasper, Duluth, has his own ideas on the subject but prefers to do his talking with his fists.
These two knockout artists meet tonight in the national guard armory to settle what difference of opinion there is between them on the heavyweight title, and it promises to be a rugged argument.
Preliminaries will start at 8:30.
Members of the state boxing commission think enough of the scrap to be here en masse, having changed their regular meeting to Duluth. They will have dinner tonight in the Gitchi Gammi club.
O'Hara will have a decided edge over Jasper in ring experience but nothing on the Morgan Park scrapper when it comes to dishing out punishment.
Jasper has dynamite in both fists and proved to the satisfaction of local railbirds that he can take a punch as well as deliver one. He has worked harder for this bout than any of his previous ring appearances.
Their scrap is scheduled for six rounds but it's a good bet it will end before that.
St. Paul's Jimmy O'Hara, starting what he hopes will be one of his finest years, whipped Don Jasper of Duluth here Thursday night in the main event of a boxing card at the Armory.
O'Hara's verdict was unanimous. The St. Paulite boxed well and displayed a good left jab that went in combination with a right hook that kept Jasper off balance throughout the test.
If a unanimous decision means impressing the judges with your clean punches, your aggression and your ring generalship, as they say, along with your defense, it was Jim's night.
August 27, 1953: Jim defeats Don Jasper in a six-round contest.
October 27, 1953: Jack Wagner defeats Jim in a six-round meeting.
January 10, 1957: Gene "Rock" White defeats Jack Wagner in a 10-rounder. White crowned the Minnesota heavyweight champion.
October 29, 1957: Don Jasper defeats Gene "Rock" White in a 10-rounder. Jasper crowned the Minnesota heavyweight champion.
If Jim was never crowned the de jure heavyweight champion, there were plenty around who recognized him as having held the de facto Minnesota title. One was Don Riley, sports journalist and historian. He was inducted into the Minnesota Boxing Hall of Fame in 2010 as a member of its inaugural class with the likes of The Black Pearl Harris Martin, Mike Gibbons, Tommy Gibbons, Glen Flanagan, Del Flanagan, Rafael Rodriguez, Scott LeDoux, Will Grigsby, Bill Kaehn, and Dr. Sheldon Segal.
"It was 100 degrees in the arena and Jasper could hit. But Jimmy out-hustled him all the way, jabbing and moving and fighting his way out of inside battles. Jim never asked who the foe was — only what time was the fight and what was the payoff. I handled Lee Savold against Jack Gibbons and the famous Lee was scared stiff for three rounds. He lost, too, because he was too cautious and tentative. O'Hara's guts in Savold's body would have made a super machine."
In all Jim spent over a decade as a serious boxer, 1941 through 1953. He summed up his career in the ring by saying he won more than he lost.
In O'Hara's case it is a question of whether the St. Paul boy can stand the gaff of fighting two tough fights in one night. *** If he can weather the storm he appears as an almost certainty to win the title.
Jim turned pro in 1945. If you Google "boxrec.com" and "Jim O'Hara Minnesota," you'll find a summary of at least 11 of his professional contests. Unfortunately, at this writing entire years are missing from his record, including 1946, 1947, 1949, 1951, and 1952. It wasn't him to save newspaper clippings or worry about whether he was getting credit for a fight in the history books. Back in the day when The Ring magazine was at its zenith, you mailed in your verified boxing result to the editor, the famous Nat Fleischer. Neither Jim nor his manager mailed in any information.
Thankfully boxrec.com provides at least a sampling of Jim's record. The dates given also suggest that back then every day of the week was a good day for a boxing show.
Jim's opponent in the first contest listed is heavyweight Jack Taylor, whose residence is given as Fort Snelling. So he must have been a solder; no other information on Taylor is provided. They faced each other in Duluth on Friday May 18, 1945, and Jim got the win by knockout in the second.
Next he fought Earl Adkinson of St. Paul. His alias is reported as Erie; Jim knew him as "Early." The contest occurred Friday June 8, 1945 at the St. Paul Auditorium. No weight is given for either man but Adkinson is known as a light-heavyweight. As a welcome to the pro ranks, Jim was stopped in the first round.
He was 19 at the time of the first bout listed. The ages of his opponents (other than Don Jasper and Jack Wagner) are unknown at this time. His bouts with Taylor and Adkinson are the only ones listed for 1945, and nothing is listed for 1946 and 1947.
Adkinson is reported to have retired in 1946 with a record of eight wins, four losses, and one draw. He knocked out three others besides Jim. In October 1946 he decisioned middleweight veteran Don Espensen in a four-rounder at the St. Paul Auditorium. From Minneapolis, Espensen would retire in 1949 with 82 professional fights and a record of 42 wins, 30 losses, and 10 draws, including newspaper decisions. A newspaper decision is a bout left in the hands of the sportswriters. A draw, of course, is a bout neither fighter deserves to loose.
In the universal struggle known as making ends meet, Jim tried full-time fighting. It was the winter of 1947-1948. He'd arrived in San Francisco on a high horse, his brand new Chevy coupe for which he'd paid cash at the age of 21. He made the trip with another boxer, believed to be a heavyweight, whom Jim helped manage while in California. Basically they managed themselves, taking on all comers.
Financial success from full-time boxing wasn't to be. Jim saved money living at the San Francisco YMCA while training, only to be kicked out for fighting on the outdoor handball court. Eventually he sold the Chevy and found another way home. Back in St. Paul by the spring of 1948 he vowed anew to find and keep a full-time day job in addition to boxing. See Round 13, entitled The Businessman.
The details of Jim's matches in San Francisco are unknown. His opponents are believed to have included tough sailors.
Jim next stepped into the ring, as recorded by boxrec.com, when he was 22. His opponent was Willie Dee Jones, also of St. Paul, with the alias Piper. Standing 6-foot-3 and weighing in at 210 lbs., Jones boxed professionally from 1947 to 1956, including in California, Idaho, Utah, Iowa, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Florida. Jones would retire with a losing record (7-11-2) but when Jim faced him he was on the positive side of the ledger. With only one "W" by KO, Jones was no doubt a scientific boxer who taught Jim a thing or two.
Jim faced Jones twice in 1948 and got decisioned in both of these four-rounders. The first occurred Sunday April 4, 1948 at the Minneapolis Auditorium. The second occurred five months later, on Tuesday September 7, 1948, at the St. Paul Auditorium.
Jim's bouts with Willie Dee Jones are the only ones listed for 1948, and nothing is listed for 1949.
Jim was 24 and faced Big Jack twice in a span of 14 days in 1950. Jim took the first meeting, Thursday June 1, 1950 at the St. Paul Auditorium, knocking out Big Jack in four.
The next bout reported at boxrec.com has Jim against Tony Gallus of Drummond, Wisconsin. Gallus boxed professionally in 1950 and 1951. The match occurred Wednesday September 27, 1950 at the Armory in Duluth when Jim was 24. Jim outpointed Gallus in this six-rounder. Gallus is listed at 173 lbs. while Jim is listed at 180 even though three months earlier he's listed at 200 in his second match against Big Jack Herman. Gallus's record is reported as 4-3, with three of his four wins by knockout.
Nothing is listed for 1951 or 1952.
For 1953, when Jim was 27, there are four matches listed at boxrec.com. His opponent on Tuesday March 3, 1953 is Tom Tierney of St. Paul. The bout occurred at the St. Paul Auditorium. Jim won by technical knockout, and there's a note that the round hasn't been confirmed. Tierney is reported to have entered the roped square for pay in 1953 through 1955, with the outcome of a 0-4 record, all by kayo.
According to boxrec.com, Jim's next opponent was Don Jasper of Duluth. They crossed gloves in Jasper's hometown on Thursday August 27, 1953. Jasper was 23 years of age. As noted, Jim prevailed with a unanimous decision after six hard rounds.
Jasper retired in 1959 after 39 pro fights, 27 wins and a draw against 11 losses. Sixteen of his wins were by knockout.
Jasper had become the undisputed Minnesota heavyweight champ on October 29, 1957, winning a 10-round unanimous decision over Gene White at the Ascension Club in Minneapolis. Known as the Rock, White is listed at boxrec.com as 6-foot-2 and also about 200 lbs. Calling St. Paul his home, he boxed professionally from 1951 to 1958, including in Canada, Texas, Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. In 1993 White was inducted into the Mancini's St. Paul Sports Hall of Fame, of which Jim was then Chairman.
On Tuesday October 27, 1953 Jim faced Jack Wagner of Battle Lake. Both are listed at 190 lbs. With the alias Timberjack, Wagner was 6-foot-3 and 23 years of age. The match occurred at the St. Paul Auditorium. There's a note that Jack Gibbons was the referee. He awarded Wagner a technical knockout at one minute 30 seconds into the sixth round.
According to boxrec.com Wagner boxed professionally from 1953 to 1961, including a January 1956 fight in St. Paul against Ray Smude in which Jack Dempsey was the third man. Wagner has a 5-5-1 record, with all his wins by KO.
The O'Hara-Wagner bout is believed to have been Wagner's first professional fight. 'Twas a heck of a debut, before Jim's hometown no less, especially considering that Jim had outboxed Don Jasper just two months prior.
Wagner never fought Don Jasper, but Wagner challenged twice for the Minnesota heavyweight title. He lost both efforts. In 1957 he battled Gene "Rock" White for the crown, losing by unanimous decision. In 1961 Wagner took on Don Quinn for the title, losing by kayo in the second.
According to boxrec.com, White retired in 1958 with a 18-14 record. Eleven of his wins were inside the distance. Quinn retired in 1964 with a 23-10 record. Sixteen of his wins were short-route victories.
The final contest listed in boxrec.com for Jim occurred Sunday November 1, 1953. His opponent is Joe Thomas, who's listed at 186 pounds. No weight is given for Jim. The match occurred in St. Paul. Jim stopped Thomas in three, and there's no record of any other Thomas fight.
Thus from the boxrec.com information as reported in 2013, it appears Jim's efforts produced a better than .500 record: six wins and five losses, about the same record as Timberjack Wagner's. Of Jim's five registered wins, three are booked as knockouts. By the same token, his inside gambles didn't always pay off — it was lights out in three of his five recorded losses.
As mentioned, sportswriter Don Riley always called Jim state heavyweight champ for having whipped Don Jasper in Duluth in August 1953. If Jasper had had five fights under his belt when he faced Jim, Timberjack Wagner had had six fights under his belt when he faced Gene "Rock" White for the state heavyweight crown.
It's of course a time-honored tradition in boxing to lay claim to a crown, as is debate about who should have won this or that decision or who deserves to be on the list of the greatest.
In the early 1940s Jim gave boxing lessons to his cousin Tom Hoban in the Mike Gibbons Rose Room Gym in the basement of the Hamm Building in downtown St. Paul. Having followed Jim's career in the ring, Hoban in 2013 recalled two, and perhaps more, main events at the St. Paul Auditorium over the years between Jim and another St. Paul heavyweight, who he believed was Joe Stepka.
With the alias Bill Zaire, Stepka is listed at boxrec.com as big as 215 lbs. He boxed professionally from 1944 to 1953, including in Nebraska, Illinois, and Michigan. You have to give Stepka credit for one-upping Jim in June of 1945. Whereas Earl Adkinson knocked out Jim in the first round at the St. Paul Auditorium on June 8, 1945, Stepka knocked out Adkinson in the first round in the same venue 19 days later.
Jim and Stepka started out together in the St. Paul Golden Gloves, Jim then a light-heavyweight and Stepka a middleweight, where they became lifelong friends. In 1988 Stepka was inducted into the Mancini's St. Paul Sports Hall of Fame, of which Jim was then Chairman.
Boxrec.com reports that Stepka retired in 1953 with a 24-10-2 record, including 13 wins by knockout.
Hoban said that the two bouts he remembers for certain between Jim and another St. Paul heavyweight, believed to be Stepka, were in the ring set up on the stage in the theater section of the St. Paul Auditorium, the same location where Hoban's high school commencement was held. When asked the outcome of the rivalry, he said they were split. "They were pretty evenly matched," said Hoban.
I knew from talking with their managers that both Dennis and Roberts were married men and fathers, and that they both held down full-time jobs. Roberts, a clerk in a hardware store, got to work at eight each morning and left at seven. His employer let him have three hours off in the middle of the day, during which he trained at Stillman's and had his lunch. After work, he went home to his wife and child, in Harlem, and at five the next morning he was in Central Park, doing his roadwork – five miles in about forty-five minutes every day before breakfast. He was twenty-five. Dennis, who was only twenty-two, although he had been married for five years and had two children, lived in Brooklyn and worked normal hours for a firm on the fringes of the garment center, making women's belt buckles. After work, he went up to the Broadway Gym, a small place near City College, to train, and a couple of hours later headed for Brooklyn. He, too, did his roadwork in the mornings. Roberts had had about forty fights and Dennis about thirty-five. Their daytime bosses were at ringside.
A.J. Liebling wrote these words in the essay entitled The Neutral Corner Art Group in the book that Sports Illustrated ranked, in 2002, the number one sports book of all time: The Sweet Science (The Viking Press 1956). For his essays on boxing, Liebling was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1992. He believed television would put boxing into a coma. See his comments quoted near the end of Round 13, entitled The Businessman.
In the same essay, Liebling mentions how much these fighters, who like Jim maintained day jobs, were paid for their night's work. He says they each received $300, less $100 for their managers. They fought in the early 1950s, as did Jim. So if you figure a conservative four percent annual inflation rate, their night's pay in 2015 dollars might be about $3,028 gross before management fees.
If it weren't for the drinking, Jim acknowledged, he'd have trained more. He said he never was Olympic material, for example, because of the late nights. Growing up around legends he knew intellectually that with few exceptions, like Harry Greb, you don't become a great fighter let alone a Mike Gibbons without dedicated training and training and more training. Applying that knowledge to yourself is the hard part, what with a life outside the ring.
Jim's aim was to have a regular day job, marry Kitty (which he did in 1948), become a father (their first child arrived in 1951), and be the all-around family man (maintaining the family home and car, etc.) that he saw in his Uncle John Hoban. See Round 4, entitled The O'Hara Name & St. Paul. Needless to say, Jim also aimed to keep all his friends, including his drinking buddies. Consequently, he had plenty of excuses to cut his training short.
A city boy, Jim appreciated the outdoors, at least as a spectator, not only in Minnesota but also in Alaska where he and Kitty visited family many times over 20 years beginning in the early 1980s. In Alaska the vehicle of choice for getting to fishing holes and the rest is the small aircraft. But pilots often give up their wings if they don't have the time to put in the hours necessary to stay sharp and on top of their game. In flying small aircraft, you need to see not only where you are but to anticipate miles ahead, as in boxing, what you can't yet see, lest you get into a mountain pass where clouds can descend and sock everything in.
As of this writing boxrec.com has a record of 11 of Jim's fights from June 1945 through November 1953. If he never trained like a contender, he's believed to have had more than 11 professional contests. You don't box at the professional level at least eight and a half years and have just 11 fights unless you're Jack Dempsey. Jim had a family to support, and the heavyweights he faced were formidable, including the world-class puncher Don Jasper and a troika of 6-foot-3ers in Willie Dee Jones, Big Jack Herman, and Timberjack Wagner.
Having just 11 pro fights spread over eight-and-a-half years would be as risky as calling yourself a pilot on top of your game but having only 11 flights over about as many years. There's no substitute for experience.
Put it this way: in fistiana you rest, you rust. Jim turned pro in 1945. As late as 1953 he didn't show any rust when he whipped the great Don Jasper. So it's likely understated to say Jim's pro record consists of 11 performances.
Talk about other athletes, those who were good like himself as well as the greats, now that's when he got energized.
The great puncher Rocky Marciano, 5-foot-11 and 185 lbs. in 1952.
Preferring the boxing name Handsome Jim and claiming to have a "pretty face," Jim said he could fight without messing his hair. Such was one of the benefits of the St. Paul School of No Get Hit, of which Mike Gibbons' was the father.
Leonard was the nearest thing to a perfect fighter boxing has ever seen. He combined the boxing ingenuity of Young Griffo, the masterful technique of James J. Corbert, the pinpoint accuracy of Joe Gans, the punching power of Jack Dempsey, the alertness of Gene Tunney, and the speed of Mike Gibbons.
Mike Gibbons was Jim's biggest inspiration in the prize ring, and Jim wasn't alone. Gene Tunney called Mike Gibbons his "model." A boxer in the United States Marines during World War I, Tunney believed that if he could become "a big Mike Gibbons," he could beat Jack Dempsey and become the world heavyweight champ. (George Kimball and John Schulian, At the Fights: American Writers on Boxing (Library of America 2011), which includes the writing of Gene Tunney: My Fights with Jack Dempsey, Kindle Edition.) Tunney also learned ring strategy from his good pal Benny Leonard.
On the famous Dempsey-Tunney fights of 1926 and 1927, see Round 2, entitled Dignity and Sportsmanship.
Gene Tunney's parents, Mike Gibbons' parents, and Jim's maternal grandparents all came to the United States from Ireland's County Mayo. See Round 4, entitled The O'Hara Name & St. Paul.


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Winner of the coveted Teddy Award for Best LGBT Feature at the Berlin International Film Festival, this provocative drama follows Andreas and Stefan, a gay couple whose happy life together is shaken to the core after an unexpected and inexplicable outburst of violence. 'Tomcat' is now available on Dekkoo!
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'Trip to Hell and Back' is a documentary follows the true story of Trip Harting, one of the most famous horse riders in the United States who led a double life as one of the largest meth dealers in Washington DC's gay underground drug scene.
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One Great Gay Shot – 'Center of My World' (2016)
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When his long-term partner hurls him headfirst into fatherhood, troubled TV personality Steven Evans starts to shed his playboy reputation and embrace his new loving family bond… until an unexpected visitor arrives to shake everything up. Watch 'The Dream Children' on Dekkoo!
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'Making It Big' is a reality series that follows the lives of seven friends, each with a unique connec-tion to the LGBTQ+ community, living abroad in Barcelona. While attempting to establish their ca-reers in a foreign land, their struggles coming of age and coming out in Ireland and Great Britain are revealed.
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Title – 'Vito'
Director – Jeffrey Schwartz
Today we at Dekkoo are paying tribute to Vito Russo: activist, author, academic, film fanatic, and most importantly a friend and father-figure to every LGBTQ member of our community. Jeffrey Schwartz's 2011 film 'Vito' is a stirring tribute to this legendary trailblazer of queer cinema and HIV/AIDS activism.
Growing up and browsing the shelves at Blockbuster I'd always walk by a tattered old looking DVD entitled 'The Celluloid Closet'. Once I finally had made my way through most of the sexy films I'd been dying to rent I finally checked it out one night. The amount of queer stories that had to be hidden underneath various guises through time was sobering of what I had been accustomed to given my young age. 'The Celluloid Closet' was based on Vito Russo's novel of the same name published in 1981 with the subtitle "Homosexuality in the Movies". It woke people up to queer tropes like the predatory lesbian and the sissy homosexual. Vito truly believed that these tropes were perpetuating the oppression of gay people and that media needed to change in order for society to change. Vito wasn't just sitting at home writing though. He went on college tours lecturing about his work and about queer cinema in general.
After publishing 'The Celluloid Closet' Vito Russo went on to form the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation. That's right, Vito Russo formed GLAAD! They're the ones that to this day keep a very close eye on everything happening in media around the world and hold them accountable for their actions. And as much as I get annoyed with how much they hit me up for cash, they've done some great stuff like issuing a Studio Responsibility Index that ranks the major Hollywood studios by the quantity, quality, and content of LGBTQ representation in the films they produce.
Vito also left a big imprint on HIV/AIDS activism in the 80s through his involvement in the Gay Activists Alliance & ACT UP, his creation of a gay TV series called 'Our Time', and his participation in the 1989 Academy Award-winning documentary 'Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt'. He told the story of his lover Jeffrey Sevcik who passed away from his battle with AIDS. The directors of 'Our Time' are Rob Epstein & Jeffrey Friedman. Besides directing masterpieces like 'The Times of Harvey Milk' and 'Word is Out' they also were the ones to lovingly direct 'The Celluloid Closet' after Vito had passed away from his own battle with AIDS.
I've left you with a very basic skeleton of what Vito Russo did with his life, but when you watch 'Vito' you'll actually see his whole body and hopefully see even deeper.
Watch it with: A group of friends who appreciate gay heroes!
Mix it with: Beers!
Posted on July 26, 2017 Author frankdekkooCategories Dekkoo Dispatch, Documentary, Gay Film, Gay Icon, Gay RightsTags Documentary, Gay, Gay Film, HIV/AIDS, Jeffrey Schwartz, Vito RussoLeave a comment on DEKKOO DISPATCH 028 – 'VITO'
'Stray' is a brom-com in which Jay, a brash gay dude, and Rich, a nerdy straight guy, navigate sexuality and friendship in New York City. When Rich and Jay, once college buddies, reconnect after years apart, Rich discovers Jay is gay, even though Jay has been out as long as they've known each other. Rich's repeated miscues earns Jay's constant ridicule.
Don't forget to check out our Dekkoo interview with 'Stray' creator Pablo Andreu!
This revealing documentary invites you into the day-to-day lives of gay dads Scott, Steve, Randy and Drew, who are fathers through adoption, co-parenting and surrogacy. These men represent a new possibility, showing how in a modern world gay parenting can transform from a distant dream into a reality. Watch 'Fatherhood Dreams' on Dekkoo!
The insecurities of sexual attraction, intimacy and connection are explored in the sensual short film, 'Last Night'.
From John Greyson ('Lilies') comes 'Proteus', a thrilling and erotic historical gay love story set in a South African penal colony during the 1720's when sodomy was punishable by death.
Coming next week: "An emotionally powerful documentary portrait with an impassioned voice." – The Hollywood Reporter
Posted on July 21, 2017 July 21, 2017 Author Team DekkooCategories Gay Film, Gay Series, New This Week, Short FilmTags Jamison Karon, New This Week, Pablo Andreu, StrayLeave a comment on New This Week – 7/21/17
DEKKOO DISPATCH 027 – 'PROTEUS' AND 'TONIGHT IT'S ME'
Title – 'Proteus'
Director – John Greyson, Jack Lewis
Starring – Brett Goldin, Jeroen Kranenburg, Rouxnet Brown, Tessa Jubber
Title – 'Tonight It's Me'
Director – Dominic Haxton
Starring – Neil Elliot, Caleb James, Christian Patrick, Jake Robbins
In case you hadn't noticed, we've added another one of Dominic Haxton's brilliant short films to Dekkoo. 'Tonight It's Me' stars Jake Robbins who appears in 2 of Dominic's other films (to be added in the future!) and is also the star in Robert Hawk's super sexy short 'Home From The Gym'. In 'Home' Jake felt far away and objectified. Here he feels merely objectified which isn't bad for us! But seriously, in 'Tonight' we actually get to know more of what makes a muscled hustler like him tick.
The films starts off with CJ (Jake Robbins) dealing with one his usual 'johns'; A fat older man who can't stop insulting him and making his life miserable. Later on CJ stops off at a new trick's house, Ash, who with his effeminate manner and his openness about sexuality and gender strikes a chord within CJ and he begins to open up more than he has with others in the past. The film is a masterpiece in subtle characterization and the hot interplay between the two main characters is the icing on top.
At Dekkoo we're really proud to bring queer classics to the platform and John Greyson's 'Proteus' is one of those. Greyson has been a pioneering voice in the realm of queer cinema ever since hitting it big with the HIV/AIDS musical 'Zero Patience' back in 1993. His signature style of Derek Jarman-esque experimental narratives mixed with historical context and a few musical numbers thrown in for good measure combine to create significant works of cinematic art that still makes the festival and art-house cinema rounds to this day.
'Proteus' was written and co-directed with Jack Lewis and concerns two men who were SPOILER ALERT! executed for sodomy in 1735 in South Africa. Normally I hate spoilers, but this is a historical film and it's important to understand a little bit about history in order to grasp the subtle nuances throughout the film. Furthering the issue at the time was that they were a bi-racial couple.
Claas Blank and Rijkhaart Jacobsz are the two men at the heart of this story. Both of them are prisoners on Robben Island (an island on the west coast of Cape Town where Nelson Mandela was held for 18 years of his prison term). Claas is a Khoi, a native of southwestern Africa and Rijkhaart is from the Netherlands whose government had control over the so-called 'Cape Dutch' area until 1795 when the British stepped in. A botanist named Virgil realizes that Claas has a deep knowledge of the South African flora and puts him in charge of the prison garden. Rijkhaart becomes one of his helpers and then eventually his lover. At first their relationship is joked about and ignored, but eventually simmering tensions between some of the other prisoners and the guards becomes too much to ignore.
Greyson combines this intimate historical drama with fun quirks such as incorporating modern technology like typewriters complete with busybody secretaries that give us historical context for courtroom scenes. The scenes towards the end of the film are of course saddening, but this is the 18th century and it would be dishonest to present a 'happily-ever-after' scenario.
If you like this film stay tuned because there will definitely be more classic queer gems like this one to grace Dekkoo in the future!
Watch 'em with: A friend or two who like historical dramas.
Mix it with: A white wine.
Posted on July 19, 2017 July 19, 2017 Author frankdekkooCategories Classic, Cross-Cultural Romance, Dekkoo Dispatch, Drama, Gay Film, International Film, Short FilmTags Dominic Haxton, Drama, Gay, Gay Film, International, jake robbins, john greyson, Short FilmLeave a comment on DEKKOO DISPATCH 027 – 'PROTEUS' AND 'TONIGHT IT'S ME'
After Indre, his star actress, murders her mother, rich-kid filmmaker Romas helps her plan an escape from Lithuania before she's apprehended. He decides to make one more movie along the way with the help of his handsome Mexican boyfriend Carlos – who is reluctant to become an accomplice. 'You Can't Escape From Lithuania' is now available on Dekkoo!
In the experimental, yet erotic short film 'OuT' we travel through the stages of coming 'OuT' with the mysterious "A". Watch 'OuT' on Dekkoo!
Buenos Aires in the 1980s. Detective Chavez, a family man and a tough cop, once again must solve a mysterious crime. To reveal the identity of the murderer, Chavez must clarify the enigma waiting in ambush to capture his own heart. Passion surprises even the most astute detective. What will triumph: law or desire? 'Death In Buenos Aires' is now available on Dekkoo!
When an old flame passes through town, Julian is confronted by the lingering memory of lost love. In an attempt to decipher nostalgia from his present feelings, Julian opens closed doors to explore new possibilities. 'Sorry You're Sad' is a new episodic series now available on Dekkoo!
Coming next week – A 'bromantic' comedy series in which a brash gay dude a nerdy straight guy talk sex and relationships while reconnecting in New York City years after college.
Posted on July 14, 2017 July 14, 2017 Author Team DekkooCategories Gay Film, Gay Series, New This Week, Short FilmTags New This Week, NewsLeave a comment on New This Week – 7/14/17
DEKKOO DISPATCH 026 – 'Animals'
Title – 'Animals'
Director – Marçal Forés
Starring – Oriol Pla, Augustus Prew, Dimitri Leonidas, Roser Tapias
Happy Outfest! I hope everyone who's in sunny Los Angeles is having lots of fun and watching lots of sexy cinema at the film festival. If you're not in LA then you should join in on the fun by watching the Outfest award-winning film 'Animals' on Dekkoo which took home the Artistic Achievement prize back in 2013. I'm really psyched this film finally has arrived because it's one of my all time favorites!! This is the first feature film of Marçal Forés who also directed 'Everlasting Love' and while the two films are actually very different thematically, they're very similar in regards to gorgeous cinematography (by Eduard Grau – 'A Single Man'), exciting musical choices, and extremely attractive men. The soundtrack to the film in on vinyl and it's one of my most played records. Soooo good!
When I was growing up there was always lots of talk about having an imaginary friend. I was always sort of jealous when I'd watch movies and all these kids that were my age had this intense connection to something that I couldn't really fathom. I wanted to be crazy too!! While I didn't have an imaginary friend I certainly had a favorite teddy bear. I slept with it every night all the way through high school in fact (there were one or two replacements along the way). But right when I went to college he went in the closet and I don't really miss him. In the film 'Animals' though a teddy bear named Deerhoof is both Pol's imaginary best friend and sole companion.
Deerhoof can walk and talk (in English bizarrely enough!) and talks to Pol about life, music, and comic books. Early on in the film we see Deerhoof grabbed by a dog and we get our first glimpse of how attached Pol is to his best friend and companion. But its not only the dogs that want to steal away Deerhoof, but also Pol's brother who you can tell used to have a closer relationship before he joined the police force. Now he just acts as a demanding parental figure that wants Pol to get rid of Deerhoof and face reality. Luckily Pol has a few friends at school like Laia (who has a major crush on him) and Mark.
Complicating Pol's serene yet angsty life of comic books and cool Spanish punk music is Ikari, the new incredibly sexy boy in school. Pol can't keep his eyes off him and eventually Ikari lets him inside a world that well… I don't want to ruin the surprise, but the film definitely takes a turn! I feel like I've been making this movie seem normal minus the teddy bear, BUT IT'S NOT! Most people compare it to 'Donnie Darko' and I can't really argue against that. It's very surreal, goes unexpected places, and is quite serene and thought-provoking by the end. I had the privilege of being able to talk to the director right after watching it for the first time and I immediately asked him how much of an influence the short film 'BUGCRUSH' (which happens to be my favorite short film of alllll time) had on it and he smiled knowingly and said, 'Quite a bit'. So if you've seen that then you know a little bit of the tone of the film at least.
Take a trip with Pol, Deerhoof, and the rest of the gang in the genre-bending and very queer film 'Animals'. On Dekkoo now!
Watch it with: With a few of your 'cool' friends.
Mix it with: Being stoned sativa-style works for this one.
Posted on July 12, 2017 Author frankdekkooCategories Adolescence, Dekkoo Dispatch, Drama, Gay Film, International FilmTags Drama, Gay, Gay Film, Relationships, TeenagerLeave a comment on DEKKOO DISPATCH 026 – 'Animals'
'You Can't Escape Lithuania' – Now available same day as DVD!
We've just added Romas Zabarauskas' latest film, 'You Can't Escape From Lithuania' to t loosely on his own experiences. It's a stylish and supremely sexy gay road movie loosely based Zabarauskas' own experiences.
Zabarauskas, who made a name for himself with the short film 'Porno Melodrama' and the feature 'We Will Riot' in his native Lithuania, funded this entire movie though Kickstarter…and went naked for donors to raise money (something, you'll be happy to know, his cinematic counterpart also does in the film).
Watch 'You Can't Escape From Lithuania' now!
Posted on July 11, 2017 July 11, 2017 Author Team DekkooCategories Gay Film, New ReleaseTags Gay Film, Lithuania, New Release, Porno Melodrama, Romas Zabarauskas, We Will RiotLeave a comment on 'You Can't Escape Lithuania' – Now available same day as DVD!
In 1952, Army Sergeant Bob Claunch was courted by his commanding officer Lieutenant Jack Reavley. In this self-narrated documentary, these two men recount the challenges they faced keeping their relationship intact, the issues they face growing old in a gay relationship, and their need for equal rights. Watch 'Bob and Jack's 52-Year Adventure' on Dekkoo.com!
In 'Tonight It's Me', a hot young hustler finds himself in uncharted waters when he spends the night with a client who's far from the "johns" he's used to servicing.
Peter, a gay cabaret pianist, falls in love with Bill, a construction worker with intimacy issues. When Peter discovers Bill's secret, he is determined to set him on a straight path, and when a shy young woman moves in across the hall, he puts his plan in motion, even as Bill seeks to strengthen his ties to Peter. Watch 'Rhapsody' on Dekkoo.com!
As their plane slowly makes its descent, a young couple is faced with their differences through sudden pockets of turbulence. Watch 'Turbulence', now available on Dekkoo.com!
Coming next week – A stylish and supremely sexy gay road movie from acclaimed gay filmmaker Romas Zabarauskas.
Posted on July 7, 2017 July 7, 2017 Author Team DekkooCategories Gay Film, New This Week, Short FilmTags Dominic Haxton, Gay Film, New This Week, Short Film, Stu MadduxLeave a comment on New This Week – 7/7/17


Winnipeg – January 10, 2018 – An Appeal Panel will hold a hearing under the Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) to hear the appeal from the decision of the dispute between Artisan Ales Consulting Inc. and the government of Alberta regarding mark-ups on out-of-Province beer.
In July 2016 Artisan Ales Consulting Inc. requested that a Person to Government proceeding be initiated in respect to an Alberta measure relating to the mark-up applied to beer imported from other Canadian provinces. In August of 2017 a Panel released a report to the effect that Alberta's measure in question had impaired internal trade and caused injury and a denial of benefit. In August of 2017 Alberta served notice to appeal the decision.
Under Person-to-Government dispute resolution provisions of the AIT, a Disputing Party may appeal a Panel Report to an Appellate Panel on the grounds that the Panel erred in law, failed to observe a principle of natural justice or acted beyond or refused to exercise its jurisdiction.
The Appeal Panel is comprised of: Peter Kirby (Chair), Milos Barutciski and Debra Steger. The Appeal Panel hearing will begin at 9:30 A.M. on January 25, 2018 and will be held at the Marriott Château Champlain in the Cartier B and C conference rooms, at 1 Place du Canada Montreal, Québec. The hearing is open to the public. The Appeal Panel shall issue its report within 90 days after the hearing, the report will then be released publicly 30 days following its release to the disputants.
The AIT was an intergovernmental trade agreement signed by Canadian First Ministers in July 1994. Its purpose was to reduce and eliminate, to the extent possible, barriers to the free movement of persons, goods, services, and investment within Canada so as to establish an open, efficient, and stable domestic market. The AIT was replaced by the Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) in July 2017. However, the AIT is applicable to this dispute, in accordance with CFTA Article 1014. Access to the dispute resolution mechanisms of the CFTA is open to governments, individuals and businesses.
For more information on the AIT/CFTA and its dispute resolution procedures, visit www.ait-aci.ca and/or contact Patrick Caron, Managing Director, Internal Trade Secretariat, at 204-987-8094 or pcaron@ait-aci.ca.


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These are the resources from the talk: ["An Introduction to Python"][meetup]
given at the Madison Python Users' Group on 8 March 2014. The slides and the
code samples will be added to this repository and uploaded after the
presentation.

[meetup]: http://www.meetup.com/MadPUG/events/166452042/

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


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Although whole wheat is often ground into flour, it can also be added to soups, chillis and hot cereals due to its chewy texture and high nutritional value.


Jan Estep, "Performed Photography: Making Things Public," Public Art Review, Issue 36, Spring/Summer 2007, 45.
Nancy Holt, Sun Tunnels, 1973-76, Great Basin Desert, Utah, concrete, steel, and earth. Photo by Jan Estep.
the issue for me is not so much the relationship between the two terms as separate formal categories, but the desire to share specific ephemeral or site-bound works in a more public way via photographic documentation. Many artists use the camera to document acts that could not otherwise be shared: anonymous interventions, obscure earthworks, transient events, personal and intimate performances. The acts that interest me most are ones that also occur in public places—in nature, on the street, among people—specifically, nonart contexts in which drawing attention to the art-ness of the event would define or limit the experience too quickly. Here photography can mediate the desire to make art that is private, gestural, or radically site-specific, and the desire for a wider audience.
Holt draws a clear line between the sculpture in its original context and its secondary representation. While documentation accurately records the work for prosperity and allows others to learn of it, it is not the same as experiencing the piece directly. Imagining through vicarious connection to a photograph is no substitute for the real thing. This distinction parallels the traditional division between a photograph and its referent: the perennial conundrum that photography both materially testifies to the factual existence of its subject and irrevocably reduces, transforms, and displaces its subject. At its heart is a fundamental contradiction: Photography is physically analogous with its subject matter, connected through the effect of atoms and light on sensitized material, and altogether other. Compared to life, a photograph is two-dimensional, silent, and discontinuous in space and time.
Still, photographs are how most of us do experience this kind of work. Rather than give us pause, artists and viewers alike recognize the dilemma of making work that aside from a select few can only be known after the fact. Purists might refrain from documentation, either choosing to keep their practice private or restricting access to a handful of people. But most artists choose to communicate more broadly and the camera is a convenient tool for this.
Artists such as Holt, who situate their works in out-of-the-way locations, rely on photography as a record of an otherwise autonomous event. Other artists work in a way that inextricably links the original event with the act of documenting it. They stage things—nontraditionally photographic things—for the camera. For example, between 1995 and 1997 Martin Kersels made a series of images in which he recorded himself tripping and falling in public places. The photos capture the pratfalls in all their funny, embarrassing glory. Viewing them, one thinks about the random passersby who witnessed his fall, whether they laughed or stopped to help or discretely walked on by. Part of the pleasure in looking, is that we are left off the hook, safely removed from the live event and whatever slight moral dilemma it may have introduced.
Artists Gregory Crewdson, James Casebere and Thomas Demand set up elaborate sculptural installations, which are photographed and then dismantled, their sole purpose to be transformed into an image. Even pictures as hurried and raw as those of Bas Jan Ader jumping off a house roof, Chris Burden getting shot in the arm, or Vito Acconci following strangers in the street—photos whose mediocre formal quality suggests an offhand intent and conceptual authenticity—are understood as produced for the camera. In all of these situations, the original impetus for the photos is a singular performative moment, often made in relative isolation or anonymity.
Such artists deploy a host of visual and conceptual strategies that involve photography to record some kind of behavior, be it performance, site intervention, sculptural prop, or ephemeral gesture. In most cases, we would not know of the work other than by its photographic record, but the degree to which a work needs photography for its existence varies. The dynamics at play here—between the documentation and the event, between the work and its reception, between art and its own record—become integrally associated with the meaning of the work. Making art that few people can experience directly, and the decision to document and share that work via photography, result in a multilayered experience that turns on photography's ability to be in two places at once: the past of the event and the present of here and now. Having a creative practice that mirrors this doubling allows for privacy and publicity at the same time.
*Nancy Holt, "Sun Tunnels (1977)," in Kristine Stiles and Peter Selz, eds., Theories and Documents of Contemporary Art (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1996), 540.


Snuggly1 the Crow is an unseen NPC who talks with a crow-like cawing. When you approach her nest, she will ask for something "warm and soft". Trading with Snuggly the Crow is the same as trading with Sparkly the Crow in Demon's Souls.
Snuggly's nest is located outside the Undead Asylum. Although Snuggly will be there when you begin at the Undead Asylum, you will have a very limited selection of items (depending on your starting gift) that Snuggly will accept as a trade. It will be on the left about halfway between your start point and the four torch-wielding Hollows, on a ledge off to the side (when you return to the Undead Asylum). Don't be confused by the nest used to transfer between the Undead Asylum and Firelink Shrine. When you find the right nest, you will hear Snuggly speaking. This nest is much smaller and off on a precarious ledge.
Drop items in the nest one at a time, then leave and return to Undead Asylum (or just quit and reload the save file) (can also rest at closest bonfire in Undead Asylum and use homeward bone/homeward "miracle" then fight past the 4 fire torch undead) to see the results.
Items must be inside the nest to register.
Dropping multiple items will result in lost items without reward.
All trades are available only once per play-through.
Items that can be upgraded (i.e. Sack, Pyromancy Flame, Pyromancy Flame (Ascended), and Xanthous Crown) must be dropped in their original form. If you upgrade them (e.g. Xanthous Crown +2) at all, Snuggly will not accept them for the reward and say, "No, no. That no. That no warm. That no soft". So even if you haven't collected the reward for that item yet this dialogue should inform you that it is in the wrong form, not that you already traded one. In that case she will say "Enough, enough".
Whenever you reload the game, the animation that causes your character to stand up also has them move back slightly, which may lead to your character falling to their death. This can be prevented by placing your character with their back to the broken wall, taking a step forward each time the game is reloaded, or not standing on the ledge or in the nest.
Although resting at a bonfire will make the trade happen, the fastest way of trading with Snuggly is to quit and reload your game after having placed the item in her nest.
Using a Homeward Bone or Homeward also causes the trade to take place quickly, without killing yourself.
The Crow that transports the player between Firelink Shrine and the Asylum (the one usually found idling in Firelink Shrine) is not identical to Snuggly. It can be attacked and has around 800 HP, but upon reaching ~20% health, she will fly away. Reloading the game will make her appear at her usual spot in Firelink Shrine, with full HP. Using a stronger attack that would otherwise kill the crow will cap her HP at 1 and she will fly away all the same.
There are some items not listed in the above trade list (e.g. Covenant of Artorias, Orange Charred Ring) that may make Snuggly trigger her "accept" dialogue, but don't give you any reward and causes you to lose the item. To prevent this, only trade items listed in the above list.
If you somehow lose an important item this way, not to fear as these items should be available in the "quest item" treasure chest near the pool of water/behind Kingseeker Frampt at Firelink Shrine.
1. The nickname "Snuggly" was given by a renowned Demon's Souls player, during an early play-test of the then unreleased game. "Snuggly, Warm and Fuzzy".


Come and share our passion for India with Ekno's popular and knowledgeable insider guide, Vikas Kumar, as he takes you on two incredible journeys in 2019 – Inside Rajasthan and Hidden Gems of the Himalayas.
Those who know Vikas are forever touched by his deep love for his country; which is combined with a thorough knowledge of India's people, culture, political landscape and everything else in between. As he is a true insider you will get to share in his world and his India, ensuring you are in for a rare and rewarding insiders experience.
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With a Plesk based server, the default installation of composer will use the System installed PHP version, not any of the installed by Plesk. Although Composer requires at least PHP 5.3.2+, the problem comes out when you try to install dependencies in a project that requires a specific version of PHP. For example, if you have a project that needs at least PHP 7.2 and your default PHP installation of your system is PHP 7.1, then the warning of composer that says that your system doesn't satisfies all the dependencies because you are running composer with PHP 7.1, but you need PHP 7.2. This is very problematic, knowing that you have as well PHP 7.2 installed with Plesk !
However, if you are working in a Plesk server and you need to run composer with another version, you will need to follow some extra steps in order to run it without any issue.
For more information, visit the question on the Plesk support website here.


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Safety advocates considering HOS rules challenge
Home > News > Safety advocates considering HOS rules challenge
FMCSA clarified HOS final rule. Photo: iTrucker
Story by: John Gallagher, Washington Correspondent at FreightWaves.com
Two of the safety groups that have been most vocal in opposing the hours-of-service (HOS) changes since they were first proposed in 2018 were still considering on Thursday whether to challenge them immediately after they were rolled out in the final form.
The public has 30 days to file a petition for reconsideration with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) after the final rule is published in the Federal Register.
"We're still going through the [232 pages] with a fine-tooth comb, and once we do that we'll review all our options," Peter Kurdock, general counsel for Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety, told FreightWaves.
Joan Claybrook, who chairs Citizens for Reliable and Safe Highways (CRASH), which is part of the Truck Safety Coalition, was also hesitant to confirm the next step. "I don't know if we're going to file a petition to do that or not. We're still looking at it," Claybrook told FreightWaves. Claybrook, a former National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) administrator, was deeply involved in federal court challenges to the HOS rules during the George W. Bush and Obama administrations.
"We have to see what litigators think is possible. These are heavy-duty cases to take on. Public Citizen's lawyers handled the cases in the early 2000s, and it occupied one lawyer almost full time. That's very costly for a small public-interest organization."
As was the case when the HOS rules were challenged between 2003 and 2009, the biggest concern among safety advocates about the latest changes centers around driver fatigue.
"For years the safety community, including the [National Transportation Safety Board] have provided studies revealing that fatigue is a real problem, and a contributing factor in too many truck crashes," Kurdock said, pointing to data released recently by NHTSA showing deaths from large truck crashes are estimated to increase by 1%.
"Crashes continue to go up, and it's made worse when you have the added issue of drivers already risking their lives by being on the front line of this pandemic, along with first responders and hospital workers. This is a particularly bad time to make their job even more dangerous than it already is."
The FMCSA determined that the final rule will not adversely affect driver fatigue levels or safety. Kurdock and Claybrook both contend that by allowing the 30-minute rest break to be satisfied by on-duty rather than off-duty status, for example, or by extending by another two hours the amount of time allowed for adverse driving conditions, carriers will push driver fatigue — and safety risks — higher.
"This is another giveaway from the Trump Administration to the business community," Claybrook said. "Essentially what they've done is eliminated the rest period," she added, referring to the new 30-minute break rule. "I hope [a driver] has a good bladder. It's cruel. Wherever they could, they extended the working demands on the drivers."
Labor railed against the changes as well, citing the new rest break provision as well as the change to the short-haul exception, which lengthens the drivers' maximum on‑duty period from 12 to 14 hours and extends distance limits from 100 to 150 air miles.
"In an effort to increase so-called 'flexibility' for trucking companies, the FMCSA is abandoning safety and allowing drivers to push themselves to the limit even further," said Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa. "Trucking is already one of the nation's most dangerous jobs. We shouldn't be sacrificing the health and safety of drivers just to pad the profits of their big business bosses."
Read the original story and more HERE at freightwaves
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Q: Instantiate gameobject between 2 objects in unity 3d I have 2 objects. It will be in various direction and distance.
How can i instantiate objects between them with a specific distance.

A: var centerLocation : Vector3 = Vector3.Lerp(object2.transform.position - object1.transform.position, 0.5);

Vector3.Lerp will determine the Vector3 location between 2 Vector3s at a specified percentage. 0.5 = 50%.

A: My suggestion would be to calculate the vector between the two objects, like this
Vector3 objectLine = (object2.transform.position - object1.transform.position);

Store the magnitude of that vector
float distance = objectLine.magnitude;

Then, normalise the vector;
objectLine = objectLine.normalized;

Iterate through the line, instanciating the object you want to create a specific distances
Vector3 creationPoint = object1.transform.position;
float creationPointDistance = (object1.transform.position -
    object1.transform.position);
while(creationPointDistance < distance)
{
    creationPoint += objectLine * NEW_OBJECT_DISTANCE;
    creationPointDistance = (object1.transform.position -
        object1.transform.position);
    if(creationPointDistance < distance)
    {
        objects.Add((GameObject)Instanciate(newObject, creationPoint,
            new Vector3(0.0f,0.0f,0.0f)));
    }
}

What that will do is set the initial point to be object1's position. It will then move a set distance along the vector between object 1 and object 2, check it's within the two objects, and if it is, instanciate the object, storing it in a list of gameobjects.
That hopefully should do it. I don't have Unity (or any IDE) in front of me to check the syntax.

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City's coronavirus policies show a disconnect with discussions by its expert advisory panel	.
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A screen capture from a city coronavirus Expert Advisory Panel meeting was included in Aug. 20 notes posted by the city.
The city named eight people in March to a panel of experts to advise officials how best to respond to Covid-19 locally. Yet the administration hasn't carried out many of the panel's recommendations and doesn't appear to have asked for advice when it said it did. Three of the eight panel members attended meetings rarely or never, while two other people were not appointed but often participated, and several others sometimes came to the sessions.
These observations come from minutes of the Expert Advisory Panel's meetings posted on a Cambridge Public Health Department's web page last month after city councillors repeatedly requested the records. The city also fulfilled one person's public records request for the minutes.
The city has posted agendas for 18 meetings from March 24 to Sept. 23, but minutes for only 13 of them. City administration spokesman Lee Gianetti did not respond to questions about the missing minutes, the city's response to or failure to ask for advice, and the discrepancy between appointees and participants. Gianetti also didn't say whether the city will continue to post agendas and meeting notes.
The notes that are available also disclose facts about the virus' transmission and impact here that health officials have not divulged. For example, the Cambridge Health Alliance has found that transmission in households accounts for much of the spread, while the public health department has seen clusters in unnamed businesses and laboratories. Two people living at the YMCA "passed away without accessing care," notes of the May 5 meeting say. It was not clear whether they had Covid-19 or some other serious illness that wasn't treated because of the pandemic. The YMCA provides rooms to low-income men.
Household transmission of the virus worried the advisory group more than most other issues. The panel wanted the city to establish housing where healthy workers could stay to protect themselves from an infected family member. The request echoed fruitless efforts by some city councillors to set up hotel rooms where homeless people could live alone, and it brought the same result: no action by the city.
Advisers also pressed for more testing of household contacts when someone in a family is infected, proposing at the panel's June 2 meeting that the city perform the tests as part of a study of the impact. A week later, Chief Public Health Officer Claude Jacob said the city lacked the capacity.
Testing and masks
Many residents have been frustrated by not being able to schedule a coronavirus test, and City Manager Louis A. DePasquale and Jacob revealed Sept. 29 that they'd left it unpublicized that residents could simply walk up and be tested immediately without one. In explaining why, DePasquale said, "We have had discussions probably 10 to 15 times since this happened about should we or shouldn't we announce the walk-up capability? And it seems at this point in time, the consensus was to keep the appointments and if people walk up, serve them, but not make that public. We're still in discussions … it's something we talk about a lot." Though he did not specify who the "we" was, DePasquale and Jacob had referred to the work of the advisory panel several times during the meeting.
No such discussions could be found in the advisory panel agendas and notes made available by the city.
Among the recommendations the panel made that weren't adopted was one to prohibit indoor dining. The group also questioned the city's mask orders, including asking in July that stronger measures on indoor mask-wearing be imposed; the city didn't act on this issue until Oct. 1. But there is no record of input on the city's changing rules for masks worn outdoors, beyond questions on why local rules differed from state and federal guidance.
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Another issue, closing Memorial Drive to cars, pitted a majority of city councillors, who wanted more space for pedestrians and cyclists, against DePasquale and Jacob, who said they worried about crowds and safety. A section had traditionally been closed to cars but opened to walkers and cyclists on Sundays every summer. At the April 13 meeting, one participant in advisory panel meetings, health department director of environmental health Sam Lipson, said the advisers thought opening "a few larger streets" next to big residential buildings to walkers and cyclists could work as a prelude to opening more smaller streets, as councillors also wanted. Lipson also said the panel favored making sidewalks one-way.
The minutes of the March 24 meeting and agenda for the April 7 meeting (for which there are no minutes provided) don't contain any reference to Memorial Drive, street closings or one-way sidewalks.
The first mention of Memorial Drive in the panel's minutes came May 5, when members were told that reopening it to pedestrians and cyclists was being considered. One, Jill Crittenden, a brain and cancer researcher, said she couldn't recommend it "without better data" but it might be "educational" if it happened. Another, epidemiologist William Hanage, said people without masks should be barred. On May 19, when Jacob told panelists the drive would be opened the next two weekends, one asked whether authorities could set capacity limits and monitor crowd size.
Everything worked out, the group was told at its May 26 meeting, according to minutes; it wasn't very crowded and people wore masks.
Told that the city golf course was to reopen, panel members recommended that players have their temperatures taken and that officials warn groups of players not to drive to the course in one car. The Fresh Pond course requires players to make appointments, wear masks and leave the parking lot promptly when they're finished playing, but does not take players' temperatures and has not issued warnings about groups traveling together in one vehicle.
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At several meetings the panel has discussed monitoring infections by sampling sewage and has heard presentations from one company, Biobot, which monitors the virus at the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority's Deer Island Treatment facility. The city's school system uses those readings as one trigger for opening or closing schools.
The treatment plant collects sewage from all of Eastern Massachusetts. The Expert Advisory Panel, in contrast, heard about how Biobot could pinpoint waste from sections of Cambridge or even long-term care facilities and senior public housing complexes to sample. Still, the discussions haven't led to any recommendations, according to the minutes that are available. And so far, the city hasn't taken any steps to sample wastewater here.
Meanwhile, Somerville is working with a Northeastern University professor who can test sewage, and its own engineering contractor, to set up a program that can target areas of the city. It was supposed to begin last month.
DePasquale and Mayor Sumbul Siddiqui named the eight members of the panel in March; they were Cambridge Health Alliance chief executive and Cambridge Health Commissioner Assaad Sayah; Hanage, a Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health epidemiology professor; Paul Biddinger, chief of the division of emergency preparedness at Massachusetts General Hospital; Karen Byers, biosafety officer at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Ramesh Rashkar, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Lab professor; Lou Ann Bruno-Murtha, CHA infectious disease chief; Crittenden, a researcher at MIT's brain research and cancer research centers; and Kirby Erlandson, a fourth-year student at Harvard University's medical school and business school.
Sayah and Byers have not appeared in any available meeting notes, while Biddinger apparently attended only the first meeting on March 24. A number of other people have been mentioned in minutes, including Jacob and Lipson.
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Every year I vow not to stress or make a big fuss about it. But as usual I end up doing exact the thing I don't want to. If you're scratching behind your ears wondering what the subject is about, I won't let you wait no longer.
I'm talking about the infamous Xmas and New Year attire. Normally I don't wear a lot of dresses but with the holidays I want to feel girly and feminine. So before hitting the stores I shop online to get inspired and to know what's available.
Today I'm sharing my favorite party dresses at SimplyBe.
Inspired by the 60's mod look with just a pop of color for more fun, I'm loving this cobalt/blue shift dress. Wearable with some cute heels and your favorite eye liner pencil (<-----a must!!!).
This next dress may be a little too much for the family dinner, but perfect for that New Year's party. I love the sequined details on the dress. Because of the cold weather in the Netherlands, I don't mind having sleeves on this dress. I would pair them with scarlet red thighs and similar shoes. Nobody can miss your appearance on the party.
If you're petite, I would recommend the two dresses above. But if you're a tall, curvalicious lady as I am, why not try a maxi dress for the holiday season? I know it's not a party favorite for some, but I love how the fabric flows in this image.
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Political Statements and Artistic Expression Featured Along St. Laurent Blvd.
If one desires to know more about the MURAL Festival and what inspired its artists, Spade & Palacio Tours has them covered. For the past two years, this company has worked to showcase MURAL Festival's urban art.
Founded in 2014, Montreal-based walking food tours and bike tour company Spade & Palacio provides a number of tours which they claim on their website to be "non touristy." This includes a tour of the Jean-Talon Market, and of course of the city's mural and street art scene.
For as long as Montreal locals can remember, the city has been a home to street artists. The various murals are a testament to that; alleyways ooze street culture.
On the corner of St. Laurent Blvd. and Pins Ave. E. is one of the oldest murals Montreal has to offer, "Graffiti Granny." Painted by a combination of artists, it is a testament of what street art is all about. It depicts an elderly woman, wearing a four-hearted necklace meant to represent Montreal, spray-painting across a wall in an alleyway. The artists made sure to use everything the brick wall had to offer, including an air-vent as a sort of boom-box.
Thom Seivewright has been working with Spade & Palacio Tours for three years, and it is his first time presenting MURAL's jewels.
Beginning from Station 16 Gallery on St. Laurent Blvd., Seivewright took us on a two-hour long tour in which he made us see Montreal as an art-filled, mysterious, beautiful gem of a city.
Seivewright went on to discuss MURAL Festival's history, informing us that it was inspired by the infamous Mural scene in Miami.
"One of the founders, André [Bathalon] went down to vacation [in Miami], and was blown away by the mural scene there, and thought that it had to be introduced to Montreal locals," Seivewright continued.
It is now annually celebrated on St. Laurent Blvd., as one of Montreal's many summer festivals.
He went on to describe how each side also adopted their own culture. Nonetheless, over the years, this sort of bisection receded as the city began to grow with the influx of immigrants. Seivewright poetically described the change of the Main from division to unification.
This sort of diversity can also be seen through St. Laurent Blvd.'s murals, as they are painted both by local Montrealers and immigrants.
Between the many alleyways west of St. Laurent Blvd., right next to Clark St., one finds two of MURAL's finest facing each other. One is done by INTI, a Chilean street artist, and the other by HSIX, a Montreal local.
Drawn in a cartoon-like manner, the subject of INTI's mural holds a water carafe in its right hand, and a falling bag of gold in the left. A jester's hat adorning its head, an interesting set-up of skulls as its jewelry, the character is struggling to save the satchel filled with gold, disregarding the water falling from its other hand.
A political piece, INTI alludes to the 2010 Chilean miner crisis, when 33 men were trapped for 69 days in a copper-gold mine in Northern Chile, from Aug. 5 to Oct. 13 2010. Seivewright explained that the artist accuses and criticizes the Chilean government of its monetary greed which led to the close death of its people.
HSIX's piece symbolizes another political statement regarding his own country. Montreal residents would know the scandal that lead to this mural. In 2015, following the release of Alejandro Iñárritu's film The Revenant , Québecois actor Roy Dupuis sparked controversy by defending French-Canadian colonizers, stating that they never wronged the Indigenous populace.
These murals further confirm art's role in bringing people together, as both artists tackle socio-political issues that shook their countries.
Indeed, the diversity of Montreal is especially prominent on St. Laurent Blvd. In this political climate, where discussions concerning immigrants more often than not are full of tension, art finds a way to overcome that.
Spade & Palacio's MURAL Festival tour will last until Oct. 28. So bundle up, and enjoy the tour; you won't want to miss it.


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Dorothy R. Langie, of Columbia Heights, died on December 19, 2022, in Madison, WI. She was 84 years old.
Dorothy grew up on a farm in Holmen, Wisconsin, the second of four children. In her early twenties she moved on her own to the Twin Cities and found work with Hennepin County. Later Dorothy worked in daycare and then for UPS, from which she retired after more than 20 years.
Dorothy married Reuben Langie in 1968 and the couple had two children. The family of four lived in Columbia Heights, MN. Family was important to Dorothy; she was a very involved and devoted mother. She never missed an event and was regularly found in the bleachers and auditoriums during her daughter and son's school years. Dorothy continued this involvement with her grandchildren, providing childcare and attending their activities.
Dorothy was also active in her community. She was a member of St. Philip's Lutheran Church and a regular participant in Columbia Heights Senior Center activities. Dorothy traveled all around the world, as far away as China, Australia, and New Zealand. She celebrated her 80th birthday in Hawaii with family. She loved gardening and took great pleasure in cultivating raspberries to make jelly. Dorothy knit and donated countless hats and mittens to keep others warm in the winter. A natural caregiver, Dorothy always brought Rice Krispies bars to any event.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Donald and Mildred Allen; former husband, Reuben Langie; and sister, Donna Mae.
Dorothy is survived by her daughter, Lisa Van Tassell; son, Paul (Megan) Langie; grandchildren: Emily, Kalli, Natalie, and Madelyn; brothers, James (Diane) Allen and Jerry (Ellen) Allen; and other loving family and friends.
Visitation will be held from 4:00-7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 28, at Miller Funeral Home.
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The SC821 Plus comes with dual gender DB25 connectors on each end. It will also work on DB-9 connectors.
For special non-standard applications, there's an additional 7-position dip switch which allows you to provide pull-up voltages to the major control or handshake lines.
The SC821 Plus is both an intelligent cable and diagnostic instrument in one package that instantly interfaces two RS-232 asychronous serial devices while simultaneously providing a graphic display of the interface configuration.


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You can also find more information on the World Vision website at www.30hourfamine.org.
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The Astros have a plethora of center fielders both in Houston and in Sugar Land, plus other assets that could be used as bait for a deal. Let's explore some options.
Brad Hand signed a one-year, $6 million contract with the Philadelphia Phillies in the offseason and is pitching well in the National League.
In 18 appearances, Hand is 1-1 with a 1.59 ERA. A three-pitch hurler, Hand relies on his slider almost 50% of the time and opponents are batting only .182 on the pitch which has a 30.3% put away rate.
Hand has not given up a run in his last eight appearances, but walks are a huge concern as he's in the third percentile in the league in walks. Not good at all.
The good news is that Hand is not a longterm commitment as his contract expires at the end of the season. The bad news is he walks hitters and hasn't been particularly effective at getting left-handers out.
Andrew Chafin signed a two-year deal with the Detroit Tigers for $13 million that would leave the Astros on the hook for the rest of 2022 and all $7 million for 2023.
Chafin's had 12 appearances, totaling only 9.1 innings on the season but has been equally effective against batters on both sides of the plate. Also a three pitch pitcher, Chafin's put away pitch has been his slider, which he throws 26% of the time and opponents are hitting .133 on.
Chafin has only faced 40 batters on the season, but the good news is he's only walked two.
As long as we're dreaming here, let's include Taylor Rogers in this equation. With the Padres a game and a half behind the Dodgers, they're not trading their closer right now and with Fernando Tatis, Jr. coming back relatively soon, this may be a no-go for the duration.
But the Padres, with or without Tatis, Jr., have a history of fading down the stretch and Rogers is a free agent at season's end. Even if it's not logical in the moment, things can change and we should never say never.
When you compare Rogers' salary ($7.3 million) and production to the others in this analysis, he stands out as the obvious choice. Batters are hitting a puny .077 against Roger's devastating slider that includes 14.8 inches of break on average.
Rogers has 16 saves in 17 opportunities, a 0.92 WHIP against lefties and an even lower WHIP against right handers. We've presented two mediocre option and one that seems like a dream. There has to be something else, right?


It's an allusion to one of the great inspirations for Englishmen to cook – Len Deighton. He is most famous as a thriller writer and, in particular, for the 1960s spy stories he wrote that were turned into films with Michael Caine as the central character, Harry Palmer. But in the books the character was never named; hence they're often referred to as the "Spy with No Name" series.
Beyond his literary abilities, Deighton was, unusually for his time and background, an accomplished cook. He had had a rather more varied early life than the typical British man in his twenties or thirties post-war: he had worked in professional kitchens in Paris and London to earn money whilst an art student and he had travelled around the world as a steward on BOAC (the forerunner of British Airways). Combined with his passion for self-education, that made him a very serious cook who was at the centre of the slowly-emerging British food scene in the late 1950s and 1960s.
He trained early on as an illustrator and, while working as a book designer by day, turned his drafting skills to making sketched notes on his cooking hobby. When his friend, Raymond Hawkey saw them on Deighton's kitchen wall the potential for publishing them as "cook-strips" in the Observer newspaper of which he was design director was clear. Those cook-strips established Deighton as a key figure in British food-writing.
You're quite the gourmet aren't you Palmer?
Deighton's books and the film adaptations took off in the early 1960s with his nameless spy figure as portrayed by Caine seen as a working class hero and as a kind of anti-Bond. Compared to James Bond, the Harry Palmer films were much less glamorous, emphasisng the quasi-bureaucratic nature of the espionage word but they retained a cool and entertaining tone with Caine as an attractively chippy hero railing against his Establishment bosses in a way that sat very well in the UK with the spirit of the increasingly meritocratic 1960s.
Both Bond and Palmer are food-lovers but Bond's tastes, although often expensive, are much less refined. He has his scrambled eggs cooked by his Scottish housekeeper (in the books at least – I'm not sure we ever see any home cooking in the Bond films). Palmer on the other hand is seen not only cooking but shopping in supermarkets- admittedly the one-off supermarkets in London's Soho which sold more exotic ingredients than my local Tesco did in the 1960s.
And, if I can use the language of the time, Palmer deploys his culinary skills to pull birds. "I am going to cook you the best meal you have ever eaten" he says to the lovely Sue Lloyd in the film of The Ipcress File (see the YouTube clip above) – at last a role model for blokes who liked cooking. You could be a cool, tough spy and get birds with your skills in the kitchen!
I'll write more another time about the books that were produced from Deighton's cook-strips and the style of cooking they embodied.
In the meantime, if you want to know more about Deighton, the best starting point is the wonderful website, the Deighton Dossier which is a repository of all kinds of material.
If you want to read the books, then Amazon has pretty much all of them including Kindle editions of most of the spy novels and some of the cooking titles. But be warned, the spy novels are notoriously hard to follow – read them for the style and the atmosphere rather than to comprehend the plot.