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 * Generated from ContextTagKeys.bond (https://github.com/Microsoft/bond)
*/
package com.microsoft.applicationinsights.contracts;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.Serializable;
import java.io.Writer;
import java.util.Map;

import com.microsoft.telemetry.IJsonSerializable;
import com.microsoft.telemetry.JsonHelper;

/**
 * Data contract class Device.
 */
public class Device
     implements IJsonSerializable, Serializable
{
    /**
     * Backing field for property Id.
     */
    private String id;

    /**
     * Backing field for property Ip.
     */
    private String ip;

    /**
     * Backing field for property Language.
     */
    private String language;

    /**
     * Backing field for property Locale.
     */
    private String locale;

    /**
     * Backing field for property Model.
     */
    private String model;

    /**
     * Backing field for property Network.
     */
    private String network;

    /**
     * Backing field for property NetworkName.
     */
    private String networkName;

    /**
     * Backing field for property OemName.
     */
    private String oemName;

    /**
     * Backing field for property Os.
     */
    private String os;

    /**
     * Backing field for property OsVersion.
     */
    private String osVersion;

    /**
     * Backing field for property RoleInstance.
     */
    private String roleInstance;

    /**
     * Backing field for property RoleName.
     */
    private String roleName;

    /**
     * Backing field for property ScreenResolution.
     */
    private String screenResolution;

    /**
     * Backing field for property Type.
     */
    private String type;

    /**
     * Backing field for property MachineName.
     */
    private String machineName;

    /**
     * Backing field for property VmName.
     */
    private String vmName;

    /**
     * Initializes a new instance of the Device class.
     */
    public Device()
    {
        this.InitializeFields();
    }

    /**
     * Gets the Id property.
     */
    public String getId() {
        return this.id;
    }

    /**
     * Sets the Id property.
     */
    public void setId(String value) {
        this.id = value;
    }

    /**
     * Gets the Ip property.
     */
    public String getIp() {
        return this.ip;
    }

    /**
     * Sets the Ip property.
     */
    public void setIp(String value) {
        this.ip = value;
    }

    /**
     * Gets the Language property.
     */
    public String getLanguage() {
        return this.language;
    }

    /**
     * Sets the Language property.
     */
    public void setLanguage(String value) {
        this.language = value;
    }

    /**
     * Gets the Locale property.
     */
    public String getLocale() {
        return this.locale;
    }

    /**
     * Sets the Locale property.
     */
    public void setLocale(String value) {
        this.locale = value;
    }

    /**
     * Gets the Model property.
     */
    public String getModel() {
        return this.model;
    }

    /**
     * Sets the Model property.
     */
    public void setModel(String value) {
        this.model = value;
    }

    /**
     * Gets the Network property.
     */
    public String getNetwork() {
        return this.network;
    }

    /**
     * Sets the Network property.
     */
    public void setNetwork(String value) {
        this.network = value;
    }

    /**
     * Gets the NetworkName property.
     */
    public String getNetworkName() {
        return this.networkName;
    }

    /**
     * Sets the NetworkName property.
     */
    public void setNetworkName(String value) {
        this.networkName = value;
    }

    /**
     * Gets the OemName property.
     */
    public String getOemName() {
        return this.oemName;
    }

    /**
     * Sets the OemName property.
     */
    public void setOemName(String value) {
        this.oemName = value;
    }

    /**
     * Gets the Os property.
     */
    public String getOs() {
        return this.os;
    }

    /**
     * Sets the Os property.
     */
    public void setOs(String value) {
        this.os = value;
    }

    /**
     * Gets the OsVersion property.
     */
    public String getOsVersion() {
        return this.osVersion;
    }

    /**
     * Sets the OsVersion property.
     */
    public void setOsVersion(String value) {
        this.osVersion = value;
    }

    /**
     * Gets the RoleInstance property.
     */
    public String getRoleInstance() {
        return this.roleInstance;
    }

    /**
     * Sets the RoleInstance property.
     */
    public void setRoleInstance(String value) {
        this.roleInstance = value;
    }

    /**
     * Gets the RoleName property.
     */
    public String getRoleName() {
        return this.roleName;
    }

    /**
     * Sets the RoleName property.
     */
    public void setRoleName(String value) {
        this.roleName = value;
    }

    /**
     * Gets the ScreenResolution property.
     */
    public String getScreenResolution() {
        return this.screenResolution;
    }

    /**
     * Sets the ScreenResolution property.
     */
    public void setScreenResolution(String value) {
        this.screenResolution = value;
    }

    /**
     * Gets the Type property.
     */
    public String getType() {
        return this.type;
    }

    /**
     * Sets the Type property.
     */
    public void setType(String value) {
        this.type = value;
    }

    /**
     * Gets the MachineName property.
     */
    public String getMachineName() {
        return this.machineName;
    }

    /**
     * Sets the MachineName property.
     */
    public void setMachineName(String value) {
        this.machineName = value;
    }

    /**
     * Gets the VmName property.
     */
    public String getVmName() {
        return this.vmName;
    }

    /**
     * Sets the VmName property.
     */
    public void setVmName(String value) {
        this.vmName = value;
    }

    /**
     * Adds all members of this class to a hashmap
     * @param map to which the members of this class will be added.
     */
    public void addToHashMap(Map<String, String> map)
    {
        if (!(this.id == null)) {
            map.put("ai.device.id", this.id);
        }
        if (!(this.ip == null)) {
            map.put("ai.device.ip", this.ip);
        }
        if (!(this.language == null)) {
            map.put("ai.device.language", this.language);
        }
        if (!(this.locale == null)) {
            map.put("ai.device.locale", this.locale);
        }
        if (!(this.model == null)) {
            map.put("ai.device.model", this.model);
        }
        if (!(this.network == null)) {
            map.put("ai.device.network", this.network);
        }
        if (!(this.networkName == null)) {
            map.put("ai.device.networkName", this.networkName);
        }
        if (!(this.oemName == null)) {
            map.put("ai.device.oemName", this.oemName);
        }
        if (!(this.os == null)) {
            map.put("ai.device.os", this.os);
        }
        if (!(this.osVersion == null)) {
            map.put("ai.device.osVersion", this.osVersion);
        }
        if (!(this.roleInstance == null)) {
            map.put("ai.device.roleInstance", this.roleInstance);
        }
        if (!(this.roleName == null)) {
            map.put("ai.device.roleName", this.roleName);
        }
        if (!(this.screenResolution == null)) {
            map.put("ai.device.screenResolution", this.screenResolution);
        }
        if (!(this.type == null)) {
            map.put("ai.device.type", this.type);
        }
        if (!(this.machineName == null)) {
            map.put("ai.device.machineName", this.machineName);
        }
        if (!(this.vmName == null)) {
            map.put("ai.device.vmName", this.vmName);
        }
    }

    /**
     * Serializes the beginning of this object to the passed in writer.
     * @param writer The writer to serialize this object to.
     */
    @Override
    public void serialize(Writer writer) throws IOException
    {
        if (writer == null)
        {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("writer");
        }

        writer.write('{');
        this.serializeContent(writer);
        writer.write('}');
    }

    /**
     * Serializes the beginning of this object to the passed in writer.
     * @param writer The writer to serialize this object to.
     */
    protected String serializeContent(Writer writer) throws IOException
    {
        String prefix = "";
        if (!(this.id == null))
        {
            writer.write(prefix + "\"ai.device.id\":");
            writer.write(JsonHelper.convert(this.id));
            prefix = ",";
        }

        if (!(this.ip == null))
        {
            writer.write(prefix + "\"ai.device.ip\":");
            writer.write(JsonHelper.convert(this.ip));
            prefix = ",";
        }

        if (!(this.language == null))
        {
            writer.write(prefix + "\"ai.device.language\":");
            writer.write(JsonHelper.convert(this.language));
            prefix = ",";
        }

        if (!(this.locale == null))
        {
            writer.write(prefix + "\"ai.device.locale\":");
            writer.write(JsonHelper.convert(this.locale));
            prefix = ",";
        }

        if (!(this.model == null))
        {
            writer.write(prefix + "\"ai.device.model\":");
            writer.write(JsonHelper.convert(this.model));
            prefix = ",";
        }

        if (!(this.network == null))
        {
            writer.write(prefix + "\"ai.device.network\":");
            writer.write(JsonHelper.convert(this.network));
            prefix = ",";
        }

        if (!(this.networkName == null))
        {
            writer.write(prefix + "\"ai.device.networkName\":");
            writer.write(JsonHelper.convert(this.networkName));
            prefix = ",";
        }

        if (!(this.oemName == null))
        {
            writer.write(prefix + "\"ai.device.oemName\":");
            writer.write(JsonHelper.convert(this.oemName));
            prefix = ",";
        }

        if (!(this.os == null))
        {
            writer.write(prefix + "\"ai.device.os\":");
            writer.write(JsonHelper.convert(this.os));
            prefix = ",";
        }

        if (!(this.osVersion == null))
        {
            writer.write(prefix + "\"ai.device.osVersion\":");
            writer.write(JsonHelper.convert(this.osVersion));
            prefix = ",";
        }

        if (!(this.roleInstance == null))
        {
            writer.write(prefix + "\"ai.device.roleInstance\":");
            writer.write(JsonHelper.convert(this.roleInstance));
            prefix = ",";
        }

        if (!(this.roleName == null))
        {
            writer.write(prefix + "\"ai.device.roleName\":");
            writer.write(JsonHelper.convert(this.roleName));
            prefix = ",";
        }

        if (!(this.screenResolution == null))
        {
            writer.write(prefix + "\"ai.device.screenResolution\":");
            writer.write(JsonHelper.convert(this.screenResolution));
            prefix = ",";
        }

        if (!(this.type == null))
        {
            writer.write(prefix + "\"ai.device.type\":");
            writer.write(JsonHelper.convert(this.type));
            prefix = ",";
        }

        if (!(this.machineName == null))
        {
            writer.write(prefix + "\"ai.device.machineName\":");
            writer.write(JsonHelper.convert(this.machineName));
            prefix = ",";
        }

        if (!(this.vmName == null))
        {
            writer.write(prefix + "\"ai.device.vmName\":");
            writer.write(JsonHelper.convert(this.vmName));
            prefix = ",";
        }

        return prefix;
    }

    /**
     * Optionally initializes fields for the current context.
     */
    protected void InitializeFields() {

    }
}

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Gladson Peter's life today looks straight out of something he drew years ago. When he was in school, a pastor at a summer camp he was attending had asked the class to make a drawing of what they want to do when they grew up. Gladson drew a man wearing headphones, holding a harmonica in one hand, surrounded by around 10 instruments, a cat and a Bible. Years later, as he recovered from a lung disease contracted from smoking, God appeared in his dreams and told him to think about the drawing he had made in school. That set him on the course and today he has been part of 100s of music shows across the country besides his own tour across China, inspiring people.
Gladson's tryst with music began early. When he was a kid he began playing music with spoons and forks that he found lying around at home. His canvas kept becoming bigger and that is probably when he and his family realised that he had the rhythm in him.
As he grew up, he got more fascinated with the idea of playing the drums. He was getting trained to play the keyboard at a very young age. He couldn't afford any of those instruments or a drum kit back then but now owns 45 different instruments. In his living room now are a dozen guitars that made their way into his house almost by magic. The drawing he had made during summer school inspired him, years later, to start something new, something bigger than himself at a time when everything seemed bleak and pointless.
As one grows, a lot of things change. New people, a new company, new habits, new experience and their own lessons. Growing up amid smoke exhaled through rolled pieces of addiction between fingers burnt a hole in his lung. Passive smoking took its toll. developed a disease called Pleural Effusion in his lungs which is the primary stage of tuberculosis.
Recovery from something this huge wasn't something difficult just for him. The healing and depression and everything that came with the disease at such a young age was a process for the entire family. But they got through it, together. He had to relearn how to play the wind instrument as the amount of air he could breathe into an instrument dipped drastically.
This and an existential crisis in college was not a good phase in Gladson's life. Until one night, God made a visit in his dreams and told him to think about the drawing he had made in school. This was the beginning of something bigger than he had ever imagined.
After this dream, which felt like direct orders from the one above, Gladson started researching on artists who could play more than one instrument at a time. He read on what it takes to be able to train oneself to command and direct their minds to play these instruments in sync. He learnt that there were very few people around the globe who were able to do something like this. And no one from India.
With the help of his very smart and jugaadu brothers, he started constructing the instrument that has now become his identity. Not only did he find spare parts from Chor Bazaar, and bought old seat belts, he also got one of his welder friends on board to make the basic structure of the set-up. The whole equipment weighs almost 25kg, which is 10kg more than a gas cylinder. Well, he wears it like a glove and charms people by performing with it. Gladson still remembers the first time he had the instrument ready. It was just a few hours before his audition for India's Got Talent. He only got to practice and play them in his mind. He played it for the first time right on stage. This audition is what gave the push. It was here that he wrote his story. His story to remind people that they can do anything they want. All they have to do is to never give up.
There is no force on earth that can stop one from doing what one is meant to do. Gladson is now working on upgrading his equipment, exploring the lighter material and finding funds for the same. The second version of his rig has a hand painting around it that artistically depicts his life's journey. A painting as beautiful as his life.


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Q: Which collection to find and remove the element with minimum value of a property faster I'm trying to solve Kattis problem Compass Card Sales. For this I have a List of Card objects which have uniqueness property. I have to start removing cards with the least uniqueness and recalculate uniqueness value after each removal.
My solution works but it can't pass 8th test case due to time limit. I tried keeping cards as a SortedSet but it worked worse than List. Then I tried with HashSet but it didn't make any difference.
while (CardList.Count > 1)
            {
                CalculateUniqueness();

                Card leastUnique = CardList.Min();
                //Card leastUnique = CardList.OrderBy(p => p.TotalUniqueness).ThenByDescending(p => p.Id).First();

                Console.WriteLine(leastUnique.Id);

                CardList.Remove(leastUnique);
            }

Edit:
CompareTo method of Card class:
public int CompareTo(object obj)
        {
            Card otherCard = (Card)obj;
            int uniquenessComparison = TotalUniqueness.CompareTo(otherCard.TotalUniqueness);
            if (uniquenessComparison != 0)
            {
                return uniquenessComparison;
            }
            else
            {
                return otherCard.Id.CompareTo(Id);
            }
        }

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Saudi Banks Act in Unison to Reassure Investors on Oil and Virus
Shaji Mathew
Saudi Arabia's banks are all on the same page when it comes to the message they want to send to investors this earnings season: they're financially sound, even with the double whammy of the coronavirus and collapse in oil prices.
All of the oil-rich kingdom's listed lenders used the same language -- word-for-word -- to highlight their strength and warn that it's still too early "to determine the size and extent of the financial impact at this stage."
The kingdom's largest lender, National Commercial Bank, was the first to reassure investors on Tuesday that "its financial soundness indicators are strong and able to stand the current economic challenges." It also said government initiatives to support the banking sector "will limit the economic and financial impact" of the measures taken to curtail the spread of the coronavirus.
Related: Saudi Banks Seen as Gulf's Most Vulnerable in Oil-Price War
By the time Arab National Bank posted the same statement to the stock market just one hour later, that message had been repeated ten times.
Saudi banks will start reporting their first-quarter earnings in the next few weeks.
The statements from NCB, ANB, Al Rajhi Bank, Banque Saudi Fransi, Saudi British Bank, Riyad Bank, Alinma Bank, Samba Financial Group, Bank Al Bilad, Bank Al Jazira and Saudi Investment Bank also said:
Any significant developments will be announced in due course
Branches and remittance centers have resumed operations according to the working hours set by the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority
All banking services are available to customers and can be provided through the electronic channels.

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I am a big fan of Carradice saddlebags. They're solidly-made and have a lovely retro style of their own. Saddlebags put your luggage close to the bike's centre of gravity – under the saddle. This makes a much more natural ride than one with panniers.
A decent-sized saddlebag, like the Super C or Nelson Longflap is also perfect for holding the usual commuter kit – a change of clothes, laptop and cables, small amount of bike tools, lock, etc.
However, there are some things to bear in mind with the way that they mount on the bike. I've learnt some of these lessons the hard way, so am writing them down in the hope that others will make better decisions.
The most solid way to mount a saddlebag is with the Carradice Classic Rack. This rack attaches to the saddlebag loops in your Brooks saddle. If you have a different make, you may need to buy some extra loops. However, the lovely Brooks Cambium has saddle rails at a more oblique angle than the famous B17. This means that the bag sits at an angle, puts strain on two of the joints in the rack, and can cause them to crack. I (and Melbourne's crappy bike lanes) have broken two racks like this. A fix for this problem is to wind an inner tube (or other flexible thing) around the lower part of the rack, so that it sits further from the saddle rails and at a more upright angle. However, the more upright it sits, the more likely it is to rub against your bum, so there's a balancing act there.
Similarly, the Nitto saddlebag grip doesn't like shallow saddle rails. Which is a shame, as it's beautifully-made. It's mostly useful for B17 owners who want a quick-release. On a Cambium, it makes the bag sit low enough that it bashes the back of your thighs. It also has no support to stop the bag swaying.
I have also tried the Carradice SQR system. This mounts on the seatpost and uses a wire loop to hold the saddle bag away from the back of the saddle. It works fine, unless you have a Thomson setback seatpost, or similar. The SQR mount needs to be fixed near to the top of the seatpost, to give enough clearance over the rear wheel to attach the bag. The Thomson has a bend, to allow the saddle to sit further back. This means that the SQL has to sit on the bent section, which puts the mount at an angle. This angle means that the mount is susceptible to bumps knocking the bag loose – despite the mount having a catch.
I have also used the Carradice Bagman support. This is a pretty solid way to attach and support a saddlebag. You do have to periodically tighten up the grub screws that hold it together as they have a tendency to wiggle loose. However, it is fiddly to attach and detach. So it tends to live on the bike and look a bit strange when there's not a saddlebag on it.
In short, and in order of preference: If you have a B17 or similar, the Classic Rack is brilliant. If you have a different saddle and don't mind excess bike furniture, use the Bagman. If you have a Thomson seatpost, use the Bagman. If you have a straight seatpost and don't want the bagman clutter, consider the SQR.
I have a Cambium and a Thomson seatpost, which means I'm either going to have to find a way to make the Classic Rack sit more upright, or be stuck with the Bagman.
« UCI in "different to Gadaffi" shocker.


The narrative on the Trump White House used to be that it was so chaotic, so out of control, so poorly led that nothing was getting done in America.
Frontline, the long-running PBS show, has put together an hour-long documentary on EPA administrator Scott Pruitt and the swift and decisive changes he has brought to the agency.
"War on the EPA" describes in detail the frustration agency staff has had in trying to convince Pruitt not to do what he was hired to do –to upend 30 years of a culture that produced opaque, counterproductive regulation.
"It's just a mystery as to how you can persuade (Pruitt) not to follow exactly what industry asks him to do and instead be accommodating to the facts of the case," she told interviewers.
Political appointees don't communicate with career staffers about upcoming decisions, which leaves staffers "flying blind" in many cases.
She argued one rule – to reduce toxic waste into water from coal-fired plants – should go forward because only 15 percent of coal plants would incur costs. The Small Business Administration says dozens of plants serving millions of Americans would have to close to comply with the rule as written.
When Trump directed federal agencies to suggest regulations to be replaced, repealed or modified, 470,000 public comments came into the EPA. The electric power industry seized on some of the suggestions, which Southerland was asked to review.
"In every case, I can tell you, we responded, 'No, the rules should not be repealed because there is no flaw in the process by which that rule was promulgated, and there's no technical error in that rule that would mean it should be repealed," she said.


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Supreme Court Declines To Hear Gay-Marriage Cases … For Now
October 3, 2014 by Nina Totenberg, NPR News
There was no word today from the U.S. Supreme Court on whether it would tackle the issue of gay marriage. The justices issued a list of cases they will hear in the new term, which begins on Monday, but same-sex marriage was notably absent.
At First Of Gay-Marriage Cases, Skepticism About Whether Court Should Weigh In
March 26, 2013 by Mark Memmott - NPR News
In the first of two hearings on one of the nation's most controversial issues — same-sex marriage — Supreme Court justices on Tuesday poked holes in the arguments made by supporters and opponents of bans on gay marriage.


Well, today was a busy day out at the Redwood City house. The carpet was installed in the master bedroom and hallway. The exterior paint job prep has begun. And the termite/dry rot repair is in progress, presumably.
The carpet isn't quite the color it looks in the small piece; funny how that happens when you shine real sun on it. Looks like a different color in artificial light. Here is the install, in progress. I didn't stay until the carpet guy was finished as I still needed to drive to Santa Cruz to drop Shasta off at the boarding place; I hope she has a good time. I already miss her.
The painters also got started on scraping and pressure washing the house. It will probably take them several days to get the house ready for painting. They'll probably be done, though, by the time we move in on May 26.
I didn't see the work progressing for the termite repair as the guy hadn't arrived yet by the time I left at 11AM. Perhaps he wasn't supposed to start today, as I had thought.
I have spent my afternoon wrapping and packing up pictures from around the house. Many of them will now be going to storage, but hopefully we'll have enough wall space to hang at least a few.


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"High-brow culture, low-brow action, and the spy who loved us."
,I slept fairly well again and began to realize that out of the three of us, I was probably enjoying the most shuteye on the trip. This could have been the result of my experience with the many foreign and domestic trips I had taken over the years, or due the fact that unlike Dave and Tim, I was not sharing a room with anyone.
After breakfast Vlade pick us up around 10 and we headed out to our first stop: a tour of world famous Boishoi Ballet Theatre. By now we had gotten somewhat familiar with the vibe in Moscow, and it was a good one. The omnipresent security checks notwithstanding, this was a very pleasant and civil society. Beside graffiti being practically non-existent, we also never saw even a scrap of litter on the ground. Driving in the city was hectic due to the inordinate number of cars, and the fact that they drove very close to one another, but during our entire trip, I never saw one incident of road rage, horns honked in anger, or any other display of animus. In fact, why don't you come along with us on our commute by clicking here.
Vlade dropped us off near the theater with a plan to meet us later at our next destination, a tour or the Kremlin. We got into the growing queue of visitors lining up outside the Boishoi and waiting to get in to take the tour. A group of women that were standing in the line overheard us speaking English and immediately insisted that we move to the front of the line.
After placing cloth booties over our feet – not the easiest thing to do when you're wearing boots - we embarked on our tour. The tour was in English, and, quite interestingly, was given by a docent who once toured the US when she worked for the Moscow Circus.
Needless to say, the theater lived up to its reputation and was absolutely stupendous. No words, including mine, could do it justice. The ceiling was at least 80 feet high, and the fretwork and gold leaf on the upper balcony walls was stunning. That work alone took 300 artisans over 6 years to complete. Interestingly, the panels on the balconies were faced with paper mache' instead of wood. This was done in order to retain the theater's amazing acoustics. An enormous chandelier made up of 25,000 pieces of crystal, hung from the ceiling and once had been lit with small oil lamps. Currently, the illumination came from electric lights and the Boishoi now had its own power supply.
along After leaving the Boishoi, we walked the short distance over to Red Square to meet up with Vlade. I had wanted to him bring along his copy of Russian Roulette for a picture I planned on taking in front of St. Basils, but I had neglected to communicate my wishes with him. After talking to him about it now, It was soon apparent that was not going to happen today; his car was parked in a lot two metro stations away. In the interest of time, I decided not to worry about it for now.
After purchasing our tickets and going through another metal detector and security screening, we headed into the world famous Kremlin. As Americans, we often only think of "The Kremlin" only in terms of it being the seat of power for Russia and – during the Soviet era – for the entire republic. But in reality, its governmental function is only one aspect of this complex of structures filled with rich history.
The name Kremlin means "Fortress Inside a City", and besides the Grand Kremlin Palace, the official residence of the President of the Russian Federation (Putin), it contains four other palaces, four cathedrals, and the imposing Kremlin Wall with Kremlin towers. For the most part on the tour, you walk around on the inside of the walls and tour the various cathedrals. You can see the Grand Kremlin Palace, but you can't get closer than 500 feet from it.
One of the more popular attractions inside the Kremlin walls was the Tsar cannon. An enormous piece of artillery Guinness certified it as the worlds largest cannon. Although there was evidence to support the claim that it been fired at least once, it had never been used in battle.
Right next to the cannon is the Tsar bell, which was commissioned by a niece of Peter the Great. It too holds a world record as the largest bell in world at 445,166 lb, but unlike the cannon being shot, it has never been rung. A team of researchers did once simulated its sound by studying its metallurgy and using computational models. A giant piece of the bell, 23,000 lb, broke off when ill-advised guards threw water onto the bell to try to save it during a fire in 1737. You can only imagine what fate awaited them for their actions. Probably acted as the target for the Tsar cannon when it was test fired.
It was here, when we were standing next to the Tsar Bell and cannon, that I first noticed her.
She was a young girl, probably in her early to mid twenties and was dressed in a fur-collared coat with the hood pulled up. There was something about her actions and bearing that seemed illogical and contrived to me. She was trying too hard to appear as someone who was just out touring the Kremlin like us, but it wasn't working for me. I had to ask myself then if I was just being paranoid as crime writer and imagining intrigue and ulterior motive in everything? I shared my suspicions with the others and we moved on to visit some other churches, but kept an eye out for her.
Sure enough, wherever we went, she seemed to be keeping us in her sights, albeit from a distance. She never looked directly at us, but tried to act nonchalant. It didn't work, and I thought that her prowess as a stealthy monitor of these visiting Yankee Imperialists barely came up to the standards of your average department store "secret shopper."
Before long, we had nicknamed her Natasha, after the character Natasha Fatale in the Rocky and Bullwinkle cartoons. Soon, we began to joke about it and make up little scenarios and stories about out little spy who came in out of the cold. In short order, our personal spy Natasha, became the highlight of our day.
After seeing several of the Kremlin cathedrals, we turned back toward the exit of the Kremlin. And what a coincidence; so did Natasha! We watched her as she crossed paths with a young man and there it was, just the slightest of facial expressions that told us they were working together. Then she doubled back and followed us again.
Just for fun as she was following me, Tim told me to stop so he could steal a shot of her. And he did. And with that one shot, Natasha's hopes of having a long and prosperous career with the KGB came to an abrupt end.
We exited the Kremlin and decided to get something to eat before we continued on. There were plenty of restaurants to choose from on the outskirts of the Kremlin, including McDonalds, but we had already experienced the Ruskie version of the Golden Arches, and so we went to a My My Russian fast food restaurant.
My My was a very popular local chain and was set up like a cafeteria with a huge variety of Russian fare to choose from. Inside the rustic interior it was crowded, noisy and doing a brisk business. But it was fast and efficient and we went through the line quickly and then sat down to eat. The food was tasty, reasonably priced, and we all decided that we would definitely keep it on our list of favorite eateries.
After My My, we walked the short distance over to Red Square. The sight of famous St, Basils Cathedral and Lenin's tomb, Red Square was one of the "must-sees" for anyone visiting Moscow. As we entered though, we found that we weren't going to be able to have the total Red Square experience. As part of the ongoing winter/Christmas celebration, a large outdoor ice skating rink and arcade had been set up to one side of the square. I'm sure that the locals – and especially the children – appreciated the government's gesture, but it seemed to cheapen the historic value of the square and made me think wryly of how it would look if a carnival was set up inside the Vatican.
By now we were starting to run short on time for our evening activities, and so we knew that we wouldn't be able to sightsee much here. We took some of the requisite snapshots of us standing outside of St. Basils and after Vlade informed us that you could not really get too close to view the historic leaders body inside Lenin's tomb, we decided to skip it and head on out.
We had to get back to Vlade's car and that meant taking the metro. We had wanted to ride it anyway so it worked out to be a fortuitous experience for us. In spite of the snarls of traffic in Moscow, the metro was still hugely popular and moved over 8 million people a day – more than New York and Paris combined! There was a local custom of rubbing the snout of a large bronze statue of a dog for good luck before boarding and so I took a second to do so while Tim snapped a quick picture of me.
We descended the escalator into the metro tunnel and Vlade got us into the proper queue for our train. We had only stood there for few moments before the loud whooshing sound of our approaching train filled the station. As soon as it stopped, the doors sprung open and people got off or onto the train with practiced deftness. The doors closed a few moments later and we were off.
The train accelerated rapidly and I guessed that it achieved a speed of close to 50 MPH. It slowed down just as quickly, and it soon became apparent how the system managed to move so many people every day.
After retrieving Vlade's car, we slogged our way back to our hotel and rested up for a couple of hours. Around six in the evening he returned to pick us up again and we were off to the VTB Ice Palace in Moscow to watch a Russian hockey game.
None of us really knew what to expect of the hockey game. We had so far seen the high culture and high end side of Moscow with the Boishoi and the Radisson Royale, but we going to be getting down in to the blue collar trenches with this event. Would it be crowded with a bunch of drunken Russian fans brawling with each other, vomiting and falling down the steps? We didn't know. How bloody would the game itself be? We were pleasantly surprised.
Again, the venue was clean, modern and the clientele well heeled. After going through our umpteenth metal detector of the day we entered the stadium to the roar of fans supporting their favorite teams. Why don't you walk to our seats with me by clicking here?
Besides the stadium being nice, the fans were well behaved and the action on the ice was fast-paced and non-stop. Dave had secured us corner seats right down by the goal and only a few rows up. The home team, the Dynamo's won the game 1 – 0 and it was a great way to end what could only be described as an eclectic and unforgettable day in Moscow, Russia.
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What better way to start a magical day than with a Meet'n'Greet over breakfast with all your favourite Disney Characters?
At Plaza Gardens Restaurants, you will enjoy an American-style buffet that is sure to make you smile, all in an elegant Victorian atmosphere. An experience that no one – whether young or old – will forget! Choose between two seatings when you make your reservation: 8:15 a.m. and 9:45 a.m.
Whisk your young royalty to Cinderella's banquet hall for some fine French cuisine amongst enchanting stone archways and medieval stained glass windows. Here, princesses glide past and stop for a chat and photo opportunity in what is a fairytale dining experience. Choose from among five seatings when you make your reservation: 12:00 p.m., 1:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m., 3:00 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.
Choose from among many delicious international dishes at the buffet while surrounded by models and replicas of the Victorian era's most fascinating inventions. During your meal, Disney characters will stop by your table and will be happy to take photos with you. Choose from among three seatings when you make your lunch reservation: 12:30 p.m., 1:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m.
During dinner time, spend some quality time with Mickey and friends, all whilst tucking into delicious pizzas, pastas and desserts. It's a magical moment your little ones will never forget.
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Kyle Williams picked himself up off the canvass to lift the English Bantamweight Title on Saturday evening.
The Midlands Area King wrestled the English crown from champion Thomas Essomba in an epic battle at the Willows Banqueting Suite, Willenhall.
Topping the BCB Promotions 'Emerging Stars' show, the 26 year-old from Wolverhampton showed guts to obtain glory against his granite-chinned opponent over ten absorbing rounds.
Williams started brightly and was easing into the fight when, with seconds to go in the opener, Essomba unloaded a left-hand bomb to the back of the challenger's head which sent him sprawling to the canvass. Visibly shaken, Williams was saved by the bell six seconds in to a standing eight count and his corner team of Errol Johnson, Paul Mann and Taffy Evans worked wonders to ensure that he was back on steady feet at the start of the second.
Massive credit to Williams, he shook the knock down off and got back to his boxing as he executed the game plan to perfection. He went on to control the middle rounds and managed to drop his Cameroon-born opponent in the seventh. A short burst of well-placed shots saw Essomba touch the canvass, complaining of a slip. The champion, who resides in Ryhope, finished strongly as he took the fire to Williams, who stood and traded at times. At the end of an epic battle, Williams was awarded a split decision victory with Judges Howard Foster and Robert Williams both scoring the contest 93-96 Williams with Shaun Messer giving it to Essomba 96-94.
Triumphant, the fanatical Wolves supporter celebrated the win with his masses of fans. After lifting the Midlands and English Titles so far in 2018; Williams will now surely be honing in on the British Title currently occupied by Barnsley's Josh Wale.
There was also title success for Williams' stablemate, Lauren Johnson. 'The Black Widow' was crowned International Challenge Middleweight Champion with a deserved points win over Hungary's Klaudia Vigh. Johnson used her size advantage to good effect, boxing well behind the jab to claim victory.
There were also wins for Brierly Hill debutant, Connor Lee Jones, Wolverhampton cruiserweight Antony Woolery, Swadlincote welterweight, Connor Parker, Polish welterweight Damian Kiwior and Ludlow's IBO Continental welterweight Champion, Craig Morris.


Even with my hectic schedule, I was able to give back to the University of Alaska community by serving on this year's Standing Scholarship Committee. I believe it is important to establish and maintain relationships with cornerstones of the community and the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) is definitely one. UAA's General Scholarship gives students the opportunity to apply to nearly 30 scholarships with one simple application, although some require supplemental information.
I volunteered to evaluate 50 applicants which include 3 essays per student. However, I completed 100 total applicant's packets. I just submitted my assigned workbook and wish those who applied the best of luck in receiving financial assistance this academic year.
Even with such a small sample of the student population I was surprised at the overall diversity. UAA is one of four college options here in Anchorage, yet the applicants were extremely varied. I read essays from Sudanese and Hmong immigrants, rural high school students, single mothers, Eastern Europeans, transfer students from Oregon and Washington, and many many more. I understand that Anchorage is ranked as one of the most diverse cities in the nation as evidenced by 90 different languages spoken in our school district, but it is rewarding to know that those who came here gravitate towards higher education and are afforded financial opportunities to attend university.
4/14 UPDATE: Amber Huling, Standing Scholarship Committee Chair, wrote a brief letter thanking me for my contribution and enthusiasm during this year's scholarship read. I look forward to continuing to support the University of Alaska Anchorage when I am able.


Astin was eager to jump right into the Q&A and answered everything asked of him with a light-hearted humor that was just brilliant. He touched on the making of 'Rudy' and how the production crew had created flyers for the bleachers of a Notre Dame football game telling them that during half-time the film-crew was coming on the field to record. Even with a lot of the crowd not knowing what was going on due to the score board being down, it was a natural fan reaction when they saw him run on the field and enough fans knew the story to know what was going on, but the gradual excitement was genuine on the part of the crowd. The over the top "Rudy!" chant was recorded later, at a baseball game in California and dubbed over. When he filmed 'Rudy' he got a little choked up just like we all do watching it, but this was a first for SA, he'd never been able to cry on cue before and during the filming when Rudy finally got accepted into Notre Dame, those tears were genuine, the scene just unlocked something in him he'd never experienced before.
One fan cheered Astin on his recent completion of the world's most prestigious triathlon, the Iron Man at Kailua-Kona, Hawaii a few weeks ago and then asked which challenge was worse for him? Putting on the Hobbit feet every day or the triathlon? Samwise was quick to respond with the feet. He laughed and explained that you could train for the triathlon, but not for the hours and hours of pain and discomfort that came from putting those feet on daily. By the way, he finished #2030, but he finished! You go Rudy Hobbit!!!
His greatest acting experience was definitely the 'Lord of the Rings' exploit. Then he proceeded to make everyone feel old by saying his daughter, who was in the film with him as Sam's daughter at the end of 'Return of the King' was 3 when it was filmed and she just recently turned 19! She also is attending Harvard University, he's a proud papa indeed!
On being asked if he was a fan of horror movies, Astin responded that he can appreciate the films for what they are but he's not too keen on watching them. He adored his time as Patient Zero in 'Cabin Fever 3' but still hasn't watched the film. He was afraid he'd gotten in over his head by trying to shake his daughter out of her sheltered state and take her to a haunted house walk-through and was (secretly) thrilled when she backed out on him. Speaking of comicons and Halloween, he was asked about any cosplay he's ever wanted to dress as, he did don a costume one year as V from 'V for Vendetta' saying he's one of his all-time favorite characters in film. He quoted the lines from the film just like we do from LOTR. He's a super-fan, too!
Onto upcoming sequels, he has no new info on 'Goonies 2', he believes it will be a sequel and stated that the original cast is more than happy to come back for it. His favorite scene to film from 'The Goonies' was the kiss, of course! Steven Spielberg had an experience with making 'E.T.' that made him treat this kiss a bit differently. He closed the set so there were just a handful of necessary people on-hand and got the clip he wanted only on take 2. Of course SA was hoping for a few more takes. He fully believes there should be a sequel to 'Encino Man' and assured us Pauly Shore feels the same way! So come on, fans, let's gather our voices and get Sean into 'Star Wars' and get us the 'Encino Man' flick we all need!!! The panel ended with his receiving a citation of appreciation presented by Representative John Paul Jordan for the Oklahoma House of Representatives.
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Guido Ascanio Sforza di Santa Fiora (26 November 1518 – 6 October 1564) was an Italian cardinal, known also as The cardinal of Santa Fiora.

Born in Rome, he was the son of Costanza Farnese and therefore grandson of Pope Paul III, brother of Cardinal Alessandro Sforza (1565), uncle of Cardinal Francesco Sforza and great-uncle of Cardinal Federico Sforza (1645). During his time as a cardinal he served as legate as well as administrator of different towns and episcopal sees.

His ecclesiastical career started very early with his selection as Bishop of Montefiascone e Corneto, nowadays Diocese of Viterbo, Acquapendente, Bagnoregio, Montefiascone, Tuscania e San Martino al Monte Cimino on 12 November 1528 when he was not quite ten years of age. He resigned on 4 June 1548.

He was created a cardinal deacon in the consistory of 18 December 1534 by Pope Paul III with the Deaconry of Santi Vito, Modesto e Crescenzia. Later he was appointed Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church on 22 October 1537, a position he held until his death. He was opted for the Deaconry of Santa Maria in Cosmedin on 31 May 1540, for the Deaconry of Sant'Eustachio on 10 December 1540 and finally for the Deaconry of Santa Maria in Via Lata on 9 March 1552. He participated in the two papal conclaves of 1555 (the one in April which elected Marcellus II and that in May which chose Paul IV) as well as the conclave held in December 1559, which resulted in the election of Pius IV who re-convoked the Council of Trent.

Guido Ascanio Sforza died on 6 October 1564 of fever in Mantua. His body was transferred to Rome and buried in his family's chapel in the patriarchal Liberian basilica.

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Today we published the key performance indicator (KPI) data for the second quarter of 2016 to 2017 (Q2, July to September 2016). The KPIs are used to measure how the NHS screening programmes are performing and aim to give a high level overview of programme quality.
National performance of ID1 (HIV coverage) and ST1 (sickle cell and thalassemia coverage) have again increased slightly, with new record highs of 99.4% and 99.3% respectively (see the graph below for national trend data).
Another record high performance was seen in diabetic eye screening for DE2 (results issued within 3 weeks of screening), with the national performance at 98.3%.
We have now started collecting the data for FA2, the fetal anomaly KPI for coverage of the 18+0 to 20+6 week ultrasound scan.
FA2 is reported 2 quarters in arrears, so we have only just collected Q1 2016 to 2017. As a new KPI in its first year of collection, FA2 will be used only by the national programme, regional screening quality assurance services and healthcare professionals. We will work to improve the data quality and completeness during this first year before aiming to publish the data from Q1 2017 to 2018 onwards.
As we mentioned in a blog last year, we have been working on a faster publication process for the KPIs. This is working well and we are pleased to announce the following specific dates for the publication of the KPIs for the rest of 2016 to 2017.
The Q3 (October to December 2016) submission window is March and the data will be published on Wednesday 17 May.
The Q4 (January to March 2017) submission window is June and the data will published on Wednesday 16 August.
The publication dates for the KPIs throughout 2017 to 2018 will be in the next edition of our KPI definitions document.
The submission window for Q3 (October to December) KPI data is open from 1 to 31 March. Please email your completed template to phe.screeningdata@nhs.net within this time.


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Nonprofit Spotlight | Girl Scouts: Do you believe in Girl Leadership?
Amber Aiton
Girl Scouts is known for the "Three C's": Cookies. Crafts. Camping. (Which is great because, who doesn't love a Thin Mint?)
But the truth is that Girl Scouting is fundamentally a leadership development program for girls.
Girl Scouts of the Sierra Nevada serves 4,700 girls across northern Nevada, with the help of 1,800 volunteers who deeply believe in the power of girl leadership. And while today's generation of girls faces unparalleled opportunities (just ask our Girl Scouts who are returning from New Zealand), they are also facing historic challenges:
Only one in five girls believes she has what it takes to be a leader.
Girls in Nevada rank 49th out of 50 on an overall index of well-being that includes measures of girls' physical health and safety, economic well-being, education, emotional health, and extracurricular activities.
In Nevada, about 22 percent of school-age girls are living in poverty.
We're out to change that. But we need your help to empower girls to speak up, step up, and stand up. Together we can transform the leadership landscape and change our community for the better.
We would like to cordially invite the business community to join us for a night of celebration as we raise the critical funding needed to support girl leadership in our community.
The 14th Annual TRIUMPHANT: Celebrating Women in Leadership Awards & Fundraising Dinner will be held on Thursday, Nov. 17 at the Atlantis Casino Resort Spa.
We will honor extraordinary Nevada women leaders who are making a difference in our community, and who are inspiring today's girls to become tomorrow's great leaders.
Honorees:
Community Service: Britton Griffith-Douglass, vice president of operations at Reno Engineering Corporation
A fifth generation Nevadan and University of Nevada, Reno alumna, Griffith-Douglass is committed to helping community members in a variety of ways. She serves as a board member on many local organizations devoted to improving Reno, such as Volunteers of America, Nevada Youth Empowerment Project, Redevelopment Advisory Agency, Riverwalk District, Regional Alliance for Downtown and House of Genius Reno. Financial Literacy: BJ North, executive vice president & retail banking/commercial lending manager at Plumas Bank.
With over 35 years of banking experience, BJ North is ranked as the highest woman banking executive in northern Nevada. She oversees Plumas Bank's business ventures and product development. Prior to joining Plumas Bank in 2008, North served as chief advancement officer for Truckee Meadows Community College and senior vice president for Adagio Trust. North received her Bachelor of Science degree in Education and Master's degree in Educational Leadership from the University of Nevada, Reno.
S.T.E.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math): Daphne D. LaPointe, Geologist Emerita at Nevada Bureau of Mines & Geology.
LaPointe has devoted her career to inspiring others to discover earth and space sciences. Currently retired, LaPointe served as outreach coordinator for Nevada Bureau of Mines & Geology, as well as lead organizer of Earth Science Week field trips for 16 years. She is now actively involved with numerous initiatives expanding environmental awareness in Nevada, including the Nevada Mining Association's Education Committee and the Geological Society of Nevada's Education Committee.
Healthy Living: Mena Spodobalski, owner of EVOKE Fitness and Trainer.
As owner of the largest private training fitness facility in northern Nevada, EVOKE Fitness, Spodobalski and her staff are committed to providing exceptional strength training for Reno residents. An avid community supporter, she coached 19 cancer survivors to train for a national fitness competition through her program, Breast Cancer 2 Bikini. At no-cost to participants, the six-month, six-days-a-week program gave women the guidance and confidence to love their new bodies.
Environmental Leadership & Responsibility: Fayth Ross, executive director of Urban Roots
Urban Roots is a Reno-based non-profit dedicated to growing healthy minds, bodies, and communities in northern Nevada. Prior to Ross' position at Urban Roots, she spent two years as associate director of development of Sierra Nevada Journeys.
As an advocate for sustainability and natural resource stewardship, Ross has been instrumental in promoting environmental education throughout the state of Nevada through programs such as GreenPower and the GREENevada Coalition. With more than 13 years of experience in higher education, Ross has worked as an adjunct professor at Westminister College, Utah State University, and Truckee Meadows Community College.
Inspiration Award
In addition to recognizing our five TRIUMPHANT Honorees, GSSN is ecstatic to introduce the first-ever Inspiration Award, a new category celebrating local female entrepreneurs.
Girl Scouts encourages entrepreneurialism by engaging girls in business skills such as marketing, money management, goal setting, business ethics, public speaking, and more. GSSN is proud to honor three Inspiration Awardees:
Eren Ozmen, owner and president of Sierra Nevada Corporation.
Lauren Klein, CEO of Girlmade.
Sandy Raffealli, Bill Pearce Motors.
Thank you to our generous TRIUMPHANT Sponsors: Plumas Bank, US Bank, AT&T, NV Energy, Saint Mary's Health Network, HSI/WARC, Waste Management, Intuit, Atlantis Casino Resort Spa, Reno Engineering, Cookie Bible, Brosy Family Dentistry, Dr. Elwood Schmidt, Hometown Health, Traci Davis, Q&D Construction, Kohn & Company, Engel & Volkers, Amplitude LLC, REMSA, Leverage ITC, and Veritas.
The event will be an inspirational night honoring incredible women role models. TRIUMPHANT guests will experience exceptional Girl Scouts introducing the women honorees, dinner music by CeCe Gable and her band, a VIP wine and hors d'oeuvres networking reception, a "green carpet" photo shoot with vintage Girl Scout uniforms, an expansive silent auction, a one-of-a–kind Girl Scout Cookie dessert by Chef Kayline Amos featuring our new Girl Scout S'mores cookie, and a delicious dinner. In addition, Girl Scouts will have SWAPS (a Girl Scout tradition) to trade with guests, a Pearls and Tie raffle, and special guest Mayor Schieve will join us at the event to be recognized as an honorary Girl Scout.
100 percent of proceeds support local girls. For individual tickets ($125) or table/annual sponsorship opportunities, visit GSSN.org/Triumphant or contact Amber Aiton at 775-322-0642 ext.1232 / aaiton@gssn.org
Amber Aiton is the director of Development & Communications for the Girl Scouts of the Sierra Nevada.
People: Kristina Miranda takes accountant role at Clausen & Company
Kristina Miranda, who was hired recently as a staff accountant at Clausen & Company, is currently enrolled at the University of Nevada, Reno and is earning a Bachelor of Science in business administration.
Nominations due Jan. 31 for Best Places to Work in Northern Nevada awards
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The Curiosity Machine (Billionaire #6)
Author: Richard Newsome
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Produced in : Australia
Availability date : August 2016
Author : Richard Newsome
Series : Billionaire
"With the strange plans for an even stranger machine in his possession, along with a coded message from a long-dead castaway that could be the key to unlocking its secrets, Gerald finds himself at the centre of a web of mystery and danger. Masked gunmen have taken over his luxury yacht. His parents have been kidnapped. And one of his closest friends has betrayed him. His old enemy Sir Mason Green seems to be pulling all the strings. Or is he? Gerald, Ruby, Sam and Felicity take off on their final exciting adventure, from glaciers to jungles and the depths of the Pacific Ocean to an island teeming with the most bizarre creatures on earth."
'What do you get when you mix Tintin, James Bond, and The Famous Five together? You get Richard Newsome's Billionaire series...The Crystal Code is Richard Newsome at his best!' Christchurch Kids Blog 'Filled with secret passageways and deadly booby traps, you'll be on the edge of your seat!' K-Zone 'Weird dreams, kidnapping, attacks by bandits, hectic chases and eerie explorations in archaeological sites...slapstick humour, verbal wit and a pervasive spirit of youthful exuberance.' Magpies 'A rollicking good yarn.' Weekend Herald 'I loved this book. I really did. Ever since I got the first book in this series, I was on the lookout for more! The characters - Gerald getting tangled up in relationships - and the plots were just fantastic.' -- YAAR-A reviews Corinna, age 13, Canberra, Australia 'An irresistibly fun-tastic tale that's virtually guaranteed to keep youngsters reading, chuckling and desperately waiting for the next book in the series.' Independent Weekly 'Plenty of plot twists to keep readers guessing and eager for Gerald's next adventure.' Magpies
"Richard Newsome lives in Brisbane with his family. He won the inaugural Text Prize for Young Adult and Children's Writing for The Billionaire's Curse, the first book in the acclaimed Billionaire series. It was soon followed by The Emerald Casket, The Mask of Destiny, The Crystal Code, The House of Puzzles, and, finally, The Curiosity Machine, which brings the boy billionaire's thrilling adventures to a satisfying close."


Maverick World IMPACT: What has Frank McKinney Been Up To?
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The Badwater Ultra Marathon has been recognized as one of the "toughest footraces on the planet" according to National Geographic magazine. This is not your average marathon. The legendary event is a destination for 100 of the world's toughest athletes—runners, triathletes, adventure racers, and mountaineers—who compete against one another and the elements. Covering 135 miles (217km) non-stop from Death Valley to Mt. Whitney, CA in temperatures up to 130F (55c), it is the most demanding and extreme running race offered anywhere on the planet. Sounds like a blast eeh?
What does this have to do with the Mavericks you ask? Everything. On May 8-11 2013, a group of Mavericks along with hosts Yanik Silver, Hope To Haiti Director Scott Bonnell and Philanthro-capitalist Frank McKinney paid Haiti a little visit for the 3rd time. During the 2012 and 2013 trips, each traveler donated $4,900 for the three day trip to Haiti. That donation covered travel expenses and enough to fund the construction of a complete new home in Haiti. Another village is soon to be started with the donations from this 2013 trip. The Mavericks spent their time playing with children in an Orphanage and touring and dedicating Parish of the Cross: a new 50 house village partially funded by Mavericks.
"Here's a very incriminating photo that I posted on FaceBook (5,000+ followers) with the following caption: "Although my daughter Laura and my wife Nilsa are going to kill me, if I were to start a band with Laura called 'Ppeekk and the Speedo,' this would be our album cover!" My daughter may have one photo with the "Maverick" logo showing…(yes, those are green Maverick speedos).
Way to be awesome Frank! To learn more about Frank's experience at Badwater, check out this article that was published in Sport Spectrum.
Interested in going to Haiti and having a positive IMPACT on the people living there? Well get your calendars out, because Yanik, Frank and Doug just put the 2014 Maverick Haiti Trip down for May 14 – 17. For more information, contact Doug at doug@dougdoebler.com.


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Émile Acollas, (La Châtre, 1826. június 25. – Asnières, 1891. október 17.)  francia jogtudós.

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1867-ben részt vett a Genfben a szocialista kongresszuson, amiért Párizsban egy évi fogházra ítélték. Azután Svájcban élt. 1871-ben, a kommün idején, távollétében kinevezték a párizsi egyetem jogi karának dékánjává. 1880-ban megkapta a Becsületrendet. Számos jogi és politikai művet írt. Fő műve a Manuel de droit civil (A polgári jog kézikönyve) (1869 -74, 3 kötet). 1878-ban megindította a La science politique című havi folyóiratot. Öngyilkos lett.

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Nécessité de refondre l'ensemble de nos codes (Párizs, 1866);
Les droits du peuple, cours de droit politique (1873, 2 kötet);
Philosophie de la science politique (1877);
Le mariage, son passé, son présent, son avenir (1880).
Manuel de droit civil (1869 -74, 3 kötet).

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Öngyilkos személyek
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Ten Environmental Reports
1. How catastrophic is climate change?
Luke Kemp, Chi Xu, Joanna Depledge, and Timohthy M. Lenton, "Climate Endgame: Exploring catastrophic climate change scenarios," Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (1 August 2022). bit.ly/3p3wFXf
Prudent risk management requires consideration of bad-to-worst-case scenarios. Yet, for climate change, such potential futures are poorly understood. Could anthropogenic climate change result in worldwide societal collapse or even eventual human extinction? At present, this is a dangerously underexplored topic. Yet there are ample reasons to suspect that climate change could result in a global catastrophe. Analyzing the mechanisms for these extreme consequences could help galvanize action, improve resilience, and inform policy, including emergency responses. We outline current knowledge about the likelihood of extreme climate change, discuss why understanding bad-to-worst cases is vital, articulate reasons for concern about catastrophic outcomes, define key terms, and put forward a research agenda… It is time for the scientific community to grapple with the challenge of better understanding catastrophic climate change.
2. Threats to date deficient species
Jan Borgelt, Martin Dorber, Marthe Alnes Hoiberg & Francesca Verones, "More than half of data deficient species predicted to be threatened by extinction," Communications Biology (4 August 2022). go.nature.com/3oVLcnV
"The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species is essential for practical and theoretical efforts to protect biodiversity. However, species classified as "Data Deficient" (DD) regularly mislead practitioners due to their uncertain extinction risk. Here we present machine learning-derived probabilities of being threatened by extinction for 7699 DD species, comprising 17% of the entire IUCN spatial datasets. Our predictions suggest that DD species as a group may in fact be more threatened than data-sufficient species. We found that 85% of DD amphibians are likely to be threatened by extinction, as well as more than half of DD species in many other taxonomic groups, such as mammals and reptiles. Consequently, our predictions indicate that, amongst others, the conservation relevance of biodiversity hotspots in South America may be boosted by up to 20% if DD species were acknowledged. The predicted probabilities for DD species are highly variable across taxa and regions, implying current Red List-derived indices and priorities may be biased."
3. Deers that beg get more food
Laura L. Griffin, Amy Haigh, Kimberly Conteddu, Maverick Andaloc, Paul McDonnell, Simone Ciuti, "Artificial selection in human-wildlife feeding interactions," Journal of Animal Ecology (4 August 2022). bit.ly/3P7UYy7
See also, Ciara O'Loughlin, "Feeding deer in Phoenix Park poses a threat to both humans and wildlife," Irish Independent (5 August 2022). bit.ly/3A4CrOY
"The study by University College Dublin (UCD) found that feeding deer is linked to the artificial selection of harassment behaviour, meaning that in a few years, the country could see deer that harass people for food.
… begging behavioural trait is linked with animals with bolder personality types, so this could lead to animals becoming more aggressive in order to obtain food.
In the study, it was found that the entire deer population in Phoenix Park fell into three categories: consistent beggars, occasional beggars, and rare beggars.
The deer that begged more received the largest amount of human food, and this included bread, crisps, carrots, apples and biscuits, leading them to have a drastically different diet from those classed as rare and occasional beggars.'
4. Monsoon rains devastating South Asia
Zoha Tunio, "After Unprecedented Heatwaves, Monsoon Rains and the Worst Floods in Over a Century Devastate South Asia," Inside Climate News (2 August 2022). bit.ly/3A94HzS
"Across the Indian subcontinent, floods and heavy rainfall have affected more than 7.2 million people in Bangladesh, submerged over 2,000 villages in India and caused more than 300 deaths in Pakistan."
"… monsoon winds over the Arabian Sea are exhibiting fluctuating behaviors, "driving surges of moisture supply, leading to extreme rain episodes across the entire central Indian belt."
"The Indian monsoon has been historically erratic, but the early onset of heavy rainfall this year is still an anomaly. "All these hazards are invariably increased because of global warming," said Giriraj Amarnath, research group leader for disaster risk management and climate resilience at the International Water Management Institute. But while disaster management is a big piece of the puzzle, experts agree that long-term mitigation and adaptation measures are critical for preventing further loss of life as well as environmental and economic damage from catastrophic extreme weather events in a part of the world that has contributed comparatively little to global carbon emissions."
5. Exposure to Air Pollution Harms Brain Development in Very Young
Yu NI et al., "Associations of Pre- and Postnatal Air Pollution Exposures with Child Behavioral Problems and Cognitive Performance: A U.S. Multi-Cohort Study," Environmental Health Perspectives (23 June 2022). bit.ly/3zB8zYY
See also, Victoria St. Martin, "Study Underscores That Exposure to Air Pollution Harms Brain Development in the Very Young," Inside Climate News ( 6 August 2022). bit.ly/3A6L4IC
"It's not just about lung damage: From IQ scores to behavioral problems, researchers chart the effects of exposure to contaminants in utero and in toddlerhood."
"Researchers have found that toddlers exposed to particulate matter score lower on IQ tests—losing as many as 2.63 points on those exams for every 2 micrograms per cubic meter of pollution exposure.
And the harm from pollution, researchers found, can begin long before birth: Children of pregnant women who were exposed to air pollution from fossil fuel exhaust and particulate matter in utero are more likely to experience behavioral problems and poor cognitive performance, they report."
6. What's happening in the far north is off the scale
Ketil Isaksen et al., "Exceptional warming over the Barents area," Scientific Reports (15 June 2022). go.nature.com/3AixK4c
See also, Julia Kane, "Red alert: Portions of the Arctic are warming much faster than we thought," Grist (17 June 2022). bit.ly/3BYerOM
"Scientists revealed new measurements this week that show parts of the Arctic are warming five to seven times faster than the rest of the world, warming that could bring about even more extreme weather in the Northern Hemisphere.
… annual average temperatures there are rising by up to 2.7 degrees Celsius per decade, making it the fastest warming region known on Earth.
Extraordinary changes in the Arctic don't just affect the far north. Earth's climate patterns are dictated by small differences in temperature and density, which drive everything from globe-spanning atmospheric circulation patterns to ocean currents. Crank up the heat in the Arctic, and the effects reverberate elsewhere, too."
7. Climate change and the rise of infectious diseases
Camilo Mora et al., "Over half of known human pathogenic diseases can be aggravated by climate change," Nature Climate Change (8 August 2022).
Abstract: It is relatively well accepted that climate change can affect human pathogenic diseases; however, the full extent of this risk remains poorly quantified. Here we carried out a systematic search for empirical examples about the impacts of ten climatic hazards sensitive to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions on each known human pathogenic disease. We found that 58% (that is, 218 out of 375) of infectious diseases confronted by humanity worldwide have been at some point aggravated by climatic hazards; 16% were at times diminished. Empirical cases revealed 1,006 unique pathways in which climatic hazards, via different transmission types, led to pathogenic diseases. The human pathogenic diseases and transmission pathways aggravated by climatic hazards are too numerous for comprehensive societal adaptations, highlighting the urgent need to work at the source of the problem: reducing GHG emissions.
See also, McKenzie Prillaman, "Climate change is making hundreds of diseases much worse: Heatwaves, droughts, floods and storms push up the number of cases, make diseases more severe and hamper people's ability to cope," Nature (12 August 2022). go.nature.com/3zTeGIo
"Climate change has exacerbated more than 200 infectious diseases and dozens of non-transmissible conditions, such as poisonous-snake bites, according to an analysis1. Climate hazards bring people and disease-causing organisms closer together, leading to a rise in cases. Global warming can also make some conditions more severe and affect how well people fight off infections.
Most studies on the associations between climate change and disease have focused on specific pathogens, transmission methods or the effects of one type of extreme weather. Camilo Mora, a data scientist at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, and his colleagues scoured the literature for evidence of how ten climate-change-induced hazards — including surging temperatures, sea level rise and droughts — have affected all documented infectious diseases (see 'Climate hazards exacerbate diseases'). These include infections spread or triggered by bacteria, viruses, animals, fungi and plants (see 'Mode of transmission'). The study was published in Nature Climate Change on 8 August."
8. Thanks to climate change, drought-stricken California faces a megaflood
Xingying Huang and Damiel L. Swain, "Climate change is increasing the risk of a California megaflood," Science Advances (12 August 2022). bit.ly/3zXNXKH
Abstract: Despite the recent prevalence of severe drought, California faces a broadly underappreciated risk of severe floods. Here, we investigate the physical characteristics of "plausible worst case scenario" extreme storm sequences capable of giving rise to "megaflood" conditions using a combination of climate model data and high-resolution weather modeling. Using the data from the Community Earth System Model Large Ensemble, we find that climate change has already doubled the likelihood of an event capable of producing catastrophic flooding, but larger future increases are likely due to continued warming. We further find that runoff in the future extreme storm scenario is 200 to 400% greater than historical values in the Sierra Nevada because of increased precipitation rates and decreased snow fraction. These findings have direct implications for flood and emergency management, as well as broader implications for hazard mitigation and climate adaptation activities.
9. Fracking and Juvenile Leukemia
Cassandra J. Clark, et al., "Unconventional Oil and Gas Development Exposure and Risk of Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A Case–Control Study in Pennsylvania, 2009–2017," Environmental Health Perspectives (17 August 2022). bit.ly/3dsDcs3
See also, Victoria St. Martin, "Study: Pennsylvania Children Who Live Near Fracking Wells Have Higher Leukemia Risk: Researchers at Yale School of Public Health found the incidence of disease was twice as likely for children who live a mile from a well," Inside Climate News (17 August 2022). bit.ly/3PytEJi
"Children in Pennsylvania who grew up within roughly a mile of fracking wells are twice as likely as other young people to develop the most common form of juvenile leukemia, according to a new study by researchers at the Yale School of Public Health.
The study, published Wednesday in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives, also found that children born to pregnant women who lived near fracking wells were nearly three times as likely as other newborns to be diagnosed with leukemia.
The research, part of a registry-based study which drew on such information as patient health histories and geographic data, was based on a review of records for about 2,500 children, roughly 400 of whom were being treated for acute lymphoblastic leukemia, the most widely diagnosed form of childhood leukemia also known as ALL."
10. Major sea-level rise caused by melting of Greenland ice cap is 'now inevitable'
Jason E. Box et al., "Greenland ice sheet climate disequilibrium and committed sea-level rise," Nature Climate Change (29 August 2022). go.nature.com/3Aznljc
See also, Damian Carrington, "Major sea-level rise caused by melting of Greenland ice cap is 'now inevitable'," The Guardian (29 August 2022). bit.ly/3KxqIvY
"Major sea-level rise from the melting of the Greenland ice cap is now inevitable, scientists have found, even if the fossil fuel burning that is driving the climate crisis were to end overnight.
The research shows the global heating to date will cause an absolute minimum sea-level rise of 27cm (10.6in) from Greenland alone as 110tn tonnes of ice melt. With continued carbon emissions, the melting of other ice caps and thermal expansion of the ocean, a multi-metre sea-level rise appears likely.
Billions of people live in coastal regions, making flooding due to rising sea levels one of the greatest long-term impacts of the climate crisis. If Greenland's record melt year of 2012 becomes a routine occurrence later this century, as is possible, then the ice cap will deliver a "staggering" 78cm of sea-level rise, the scientists said."
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Chips and Shanks – July
By David Newbery on July 7, 2014
ACES: Ian Leech, Stephen Wright and Daryl Docherty scored a hole-in-one at the same hole on the same day.
Three aces all in a day's work
IT'S not the first time it's happened and it won't be the last, but it is an extraordinary feat when three golfers playing in different groups on the same day score a hole-in-one on the same hole.
Ian Leech, Stephen Wright and Daryl Docherty defied the odds when they aced the 122m par-3 eighth hole at City Golf Club, Toowoomba during a recent Saturday competition.
Playing in the morning field, Ian, who plays off a 17 handicap, got the ball rolling when his well-struck six-iron found the cup, which was on the front of the green.
"The ball went past the pin up the hill, then rolled back down the hill and kept rolling and rolling slowly then went in," he said.
Stephen Wright, also in the morning field, used his trusty eight-iron to score his ace.
The eight marker's ball landed a metre past the hole and spun back into the cup.
Not to be outdone Daryl, who was in the afternoon field, made it ace number three for the day.
The eight-handicapper used a nine-iron to score his hole-in-one.
The short eighth hole doesn't have a lot of protection although players have to hit over a creek to a two-tiered green, which has a bunker short right.
City Golf Club golf operations manager Andrew Webb said a tree on the right could come into play.
"The best shot for right-handers is to hit a fade on this hole," he said.
In addition to bragging rights, the golfers received a bottle of Scotch and a $50 club voucher and will have their names added to the honourboard.
There were 220 players in the field.
FOOTNOTE: City Golf Club is home to the Queensland PGA Championship.
Top shot lands Ryley victory
WINNERS ARE GRINNERS: Champions Kiera King and Ryley Martin with the spoils of victory.
THE late Seve Ballesteros, a master at playing miracle shots from difficult positions, would have been proud of a pressure shot Ryley Martin (Buderim) played to help him win the Central Queensland 54-hole Junior Open Championship at Capricorn Resort in Central Queensland.
In a sudden-death playoff with Childers Golf Club's Blake Dowling, Ryley was in trouble on the third extra hole and needed to conjure up a miracle shot.
Ryley hooked his tee shot into the trees and tried to play a low hook shot back onto the fairway towards the green.
Unfortunately, the ball failed to hook and stopped just short of the water hazard on the opposite side of the fairway.
His next shot was through a small gap in the trees.
It didn't faze him and he executed it perfectly and watched as the ball finished within tap-in range of the hole.
As they say, fortune favours the brave.
Meanwhile, Blake, who was in the centre of the fairway off the tee, saw his approach shot finish up in light rough.
He was unable to get it close to the pin and missed the par putt.
Ryley, who lost a playoff against Connor Reeves at the Yeppoon Junior Open, stepped up to sink the short putt for victory.
In the girls' championship, Kiera King (240) was victorious winning by eight shots from Gladstone Golf Club's Morgan Lewis.
Morgan turned the tables on Kiera at the Yeppoon Open winning by three strokes from her nearest rival.
Playoff goes on and on
IT took a record 11 extra holes for Kiwi Steve Alker to put away South African Dawie van der Walt at the Cleveland Open on the Web.com Tour.
The first 10 playoff holes were parred before Alker, 42, rolled in a one-metre putt on the 11th extra hole to win the $US108,000 first prize.
The playoff was the longest in Web.com Tour history, topping a pair of nine-hole playoffs. It also matched the longest in the history of the PGA Tour – 11 holes at the 1949 Motor City Open when Cary Middlecoff and Lloyd Mangrum were declared co-winners by mutual agreement due to darkness.
Alker said the lengthy playoff made him dizzy.
"At one point, Dawie and I looked at each other and I said 'is anybody going to win'?"
Alker should have won it in regulation when he chalked up eight birdies in his first 16 holes, but bogeyed the 17th and 18th.
Van der Walt birdied the final two holes in regulation play to force the playoff.
Thief 'addicted to golf'
WHAT do you call a man or woman who steals almost $10,000 worth of golf clubs and other golfing paraphernalia from a pro shop?
A golf addict. Seriously.
Police in the US state of Washington arrested a suspect who stole $US9200 worth of clubs and other gear from Gold Mountain Golf Club.
Detectives nabbed him after he was trying to sell the equipment online.
According to the local police chief Steve Strachan, robberies of this nature were often the result of addictions.
However, this was the first one police had seen "that looks like golf addiction".
What next? Someone picks up your golf ball and when confronted says, "Sorry mate, I'm a golf addict addicted to golf balls".
Stuffed croc baffles Scots
IN some countries the discovery of a crocodile on or near a golf course is, well, par for the course.
Perhaps it's why concerned golfers in Scotland called in animal welfare officers when they discovered a crocodile, albeit partially stuffed, next to a golf course.
The reptile was spotted in a creek at Carnwath Golf Course in South Lanarkshire.
No one knows how the 1.4m long protected West African dwarf crocodile got there or how it ended up stuffed, but the Scottish SPCA's Heather Lawson is treating it as a prank.
"I first thought it was a prank when I received a call saying there had been sightings of a crocodile but when I investigated I found it was real," she told Heather Saul from The Independent.
"The crocodile was dead and oddly had tape wrapped around its head.
"It seems someone has attempted to stuff the crocodile as it had no insides and there was straw stuck in its legs.
"We now know it was a West African dwarf crocodile and it's a complete mystery how it got there.
"These are protected animals and anyone who owns one in this country would need to have a dangerous wild animal licence."
Poms dressing down
THE Poms have finally twigged.
England Golf told www.golfclubmanagementnet.com that one of the reasons for a 13 per cent fall in membership across the country in the last decade have been the strict dress codes.
We could have told you that many years ago.
Anyway, now England Golf is urging clubs to relax the dress regulations in the drive for new members.
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Webb surprises juniors
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Inside Golf July 2018 Issue is now online
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About David Newbery
Chief writer David Newbery has been living, breathing and writing and editing golf for more than 30 years. His extensive knowledge of the game comes from covering golf around the world. Hired by Inside Golf in 2009, David previously worked as the editor of The Golfer for 25 years and before that worked for numerous daily newspapers in Australia and overseas. The Brisbane-based journalist describes his golf game as "a work in progress", but has had the privilege of playing golf with some of the game's best players including nine-time major winner Gary Player. David enjoys travelling, reading, music, photography and spending time with family and friends – on and off the golf course.
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Dialogues With The World : Story Telling
For all the reservations I might have had about her novel, I could not fault her as someone to listen to.
Eleanor Catton, speaking at the Auckland Writers Festival, was interesting and interested. She implored her sell-out audience to think about conversations, and engaging in dialogues – not just pouring out monologues. She pressed on her audience the power of stories as contributions to discussion, not as the final rebuttal on a point.
And so Eleanor has got me thinking about stories, and their power.
We all tell stories every day, through the things we choose to discuss, and the narratives about ourselves which we re-tell and re-tell on a daily basis…'I'm not much of a cook, my mother was the cook', 'I'm short but feisty…you'll never miss me'
I started writing my own stories on this website because I realised I was writing the same tales of my life- 'Freya stories' – in different iterations to friends. The 'Freya stories' would follow a simple formula, with me as loveable yet slightly hapless heroine who was getting lost in a foreign place/ trying out some mad sports or cultural crazy/involved in some mad social experiment gone wrong (often involving unrequited love). The 'Freya' of the stories was a more extreme version of myself, and the emphasis was on humour. And so, when I began writing these stories down, the tales of the emails, phone and Skype calls and coffee dates became essays, and the website began.
I continued to be humbled that some of the stories I write seem to resonate with others. My pieces about my father and mother were both stories which I wrote for myself, and for them, but wasn't sure that others would be interested. Yet these are probably the essays that I've had most feedback on. I suppose its simple – we all have parents, our parents all have their own stories, and their story is the first chapter of our stories. By celebrating a humble life in words, we illustrate how many of our individual stories are common to many of us.
Or perhaps readers just liked the pictures – there were some great pictures!
Stories have a current of their own, which draws the bystander in. Some criticism I have read of Eleanor Catton's #the luminaries calls it a 'literary cul-de-sac', suggesting that the plot does not go anyway, or at least nowhere fast! That's true to a point – if the plot was written down in high level bullet points, it would barely fill a page. Yet does that matter if the story – the journey – is so engrossing that the reader experiences it?
#story telling is a powerful business tool as well. The concept of '#content marketing' largely considers that the consumer – the experiencer – is much more willing to engage in a brand or purchase a new product if they've been taken on an interactive storytelling experience: reading content, viewing content, engaging with and peer discussing this content. It is simply commercial story telling – show me why I love your brand or product, don't give me a diatribe of why I should want it.
Some of the smartest brands have made their story part of our stories. Childhood associations with trips to fast-food restaurants leave a life time of nostalgic associations. The use of the haka in association with the All Blacks means that in the pubs of London and the backpacker hotels of Rio, the haka links us both to the national game, and to home. #new zealand and it's story is created by the story of the land, and the stories of the New Zealanders that inhabit the land. The new 'tool kit' for Kiwi companies exporting themselves to the world, #new zealand story, presents not just a story of the clean, bring fauna and fiords which New Zealand has long used to market itself, but also a richer story of innovation, business sense, and attractive urban spaces. It's an updated story, which paints New Zealanders as global peers; not just God's custodians.
Not all stories make it to text. I still tell some of my most entertaining stories orally, tweaking the content depending on the context. Last night I was telling my current favourite 'Freya story' (a tragi-com anecdote of a herione defeated) over Skype, wildly gesturing and adopting character voices as necessary. After I'd finished, my friend told tales herself, of lessons learned, and of the same feelings I'd experienced. It made our conversation a dialogue, as Catton had urged, not just two people blasting life-updates through the internet to each other. It made me feel like my experiences were shared, and my story was my friend's story too, as we each played out similar versions of the same scenes, in different cities and countries.
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Otago Central Rail Trail – A Winter Adventure


Swearin' is the kind of band that comes around, at best, once a decade. Thankfully for us, they've come around twice.
After releasing two beloved full-lengths, 2012's Swearin' and 2013's Surfing Strange , the Philadelphia band quietly put things on hold. It was due, at least in part, to the band's main songwriters, Allison Crutchfield and Kyle Gilbride, ending their romantic relationship. And though Swearin' tried to soldier on, it became far too stressful to keep going. But after a few years apart, those bad feelings disappeared. And when the band's three membersCrutchfield, Gilbride, and drummer Jeff Boltfound themselves in a room again, the conversation inevitably turned back to Swearin'.
Though it may have taken them a while, Swearin' finally made the third album they always wanted. Fall into the Sun is as riotously affirming as their early work, but it's buoyed by the kind of learned perspective that only comes with age. For long-time fans, it's a record to be treasured. And for newcomers, it's an equally warm introduction.


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Metal Detecting Silver Coins and More!!
Sonic CD Ep.1: Why did I lose so many rings!
Some of my best finds from my last few hunts..
I thought you said in the beginning of the video that you didn't find anything great !! Those were a nice variety of awesome finds ..nice early injun , and round ball and large cent , even tho I never seen one like that !