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Pujara batted for a record 1258 deliveries in the four-match Test series against Australia.
Cheteshwar Pujara played an instrumental role in India's first-ever Test series triumph on Australia soil. He was the leading run-getter in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, with 521 runs at an average of 74.72 including three centuries.
Pujara scored hundreds in Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney to script India's twin victories in the series. While the Saurashtra batsman amassed 123 in the Test series opener, he notched up the scores of 106 and 193 in the third and fourth Test respectively.
He frustrated the Australian bowlers with solid defence and resolute mindset. The pace trio of Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood couldn't able to suppress Pujara throughout the series as he ended up playing a record 1258 deliveries in the four-match Test series, surpassing Rahul Dravid's tally of 1203 balls in the 2003-04 series down under.
Owing to his no-nonsense approach, Pujara's Indian teammates have started to call him 'White Walker' – a character from the highly popular web series Game of Thrones.
In an exclusive chat with bcci.tv, India skipper Virat Kohli revealed the same, saying: "We've named him 'White Walker' from Game of Thrones because there's only either fire or that special dagger that can kill him. I don't think bowlers or cricket balls are going to do any damage to him. At the moment, he is unbreakable so we named him White Walker."
"Pujara is one guy, who is very sure of his own ability. He never questioned any of the calls that team management took. He took it in a stride and realised himself that whatever feedback was given to him by the management, there were things that he himself wanted to work on," he added.
Praising the conviction of India's eminent No.3, Kohli highlighted how Pujara worked on his game after being dropped from the Edgbaston Test against England last year.
"The way he has accepted the things to come back in the England series and play like that and Australia after having an okay series last time when we came here. And to bat the way he has speaks volumes of his own conviction about his game," he remarked.
"Such a historic Test series win and he is the Man Of The Series and deserving so. The patience and the character he has shown is something that we all can learn from. And we definitely learn from. Pujara teaches us how to be patient," the Indian captain further said.


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Friday 15th March, 2019 7:30am to 8:30am
Comic Relief Red Nose Day
Friday 15th March, 2019 9:00am to 3:00pm
Jazz Court. Retirement Living.
Ashmead Square
Middle Deepdale
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Staff and tenants at Jazz Court will be having a pyjama day and doing a cycling challenge in the main Jazz Court entrance. This will involve none stop cycling in 15min time slots between 9am -3pm Please come along to support us and make a donation to comic relief.
Bake Sale & Tombola for Comic Relief
Friday 15th March, 2019 10:00am to 3:00pm
Day 1 of our Weekend of Fundraising for Comic Relief kicks off with a cake-tastic bake sale and tombola.
From 10am, outside the Opera House Casino.
Count-on Baby Goz Storyplays for Children Aged 3-5 - Whitby Library
Friday 15th March, 2019 10:30am to 11:30am
Web: https://northyorkshirecoastoa.co.uk/event/count-on-baby-goz-story-plays-for-children-aged-3-5/
Whitby Library
Venue: Whitby Library
Booking: Booking is not required
Free Drop In, Consultation, Reiki Healing
Friday 15th March, 2019 12:00pm to 3:00pm
Email: purpleriverhealing@gmail.com
Yorkshire Coast Enterprise Centre
Aubrough Street
Fridays 12-3 pm
Reiki Healing, is a form of energy healing, that can help with physical, mental and emotional problems, by clearing blocked energy points on your body. The drop in is so that people can come and have a chat and a taster session to see if this would help with any of their problems. I have seen significant results in clients with rheumatism, arthritis, back pain, migraines and chronic conditions such as Fibromyalgia. Come and see if we can help you.
Exploring Printmaking Techniques
Friday 15th March, 2019 7:00pm to 9:00pm
St James Arts Centre/Parish Hall
St. James Community Art Centre
24 Seamer Road
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Get to grips with a variety of print-making processes, many of which can be replicated at home without a press. Also, get hands-on experience of using a press to explore a wide range of printmaking and image making techniques. Including lino cutting: single and multiple colour printing, using the reduction technique, covering plate registration, mono-printing, multi-coloured dry-point etching. Have a go at expressing your ideas visually, and, with expert guidance, draw, transfer and design your own printing plates. The course will also introduce students to the work and techniques of many contemporary print makers!
Cost -£42
To enrol online please visit: https://enrolonline.wea.org.uk/Online/2018/CourseInfo.aspx?r=C3674617or contact our support centre on 0300 303 3464
Bridlington Charity Race Night, 15th March 2019
Email: bridbiz@yahoo.com
Belvedere Road
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In aid of Kingfisher Café and MnomMnom Café who both support the local community.
A fun night with traditional film reels of horse races and a raffle along with Pie & Pea Supper (vegetarian and SlimmingWorld options available) for just £10 a ticket.
Everyone welcome. Friday 15th March 2019, 7pm for 7.30pm start.
Telephone or email to obtain your tickets: bridbiz@yahoo.com
Tickets on sale now until 8th March 2019
Edwina Hayes and Carrie Martin Live at Burniston Hall
Friday 15th March, 2019 7:00pm to 10:00pm
Email: davemward@yahoo.co.uk
Web: https://www.discoveryorkshirecoast.com/Scarborough-Edwina-Hayes-and-Carrie-Martin-live-in-concert/details/?dms=3&venue=1717298&feature=1000
Burniston Village Hall
Burniston
Doors open at 7pm. Performance will start at 7.30pm. Tickets £10 on the door. £8 plus booking fee on Eventbrite. Light refreshments available in the interval.
Edwina's beautifully written songs, charming stage presence and voice of an angel have won her a reputation as a true natural talent of gentle folk-Americana. She has opened numerous shows for Jools Holland and Van Morrison as well as her own gigs playing stages everywhere from Glastonbury Festival to The Royal Albert Hall. Edwina numbers Michael Parkinson and Mike Harding among her fans and the title track of her album Pour Me A Drink was covered by Nanci Griffith who calls her 'the sweetest voice in England'.
Her cover of the Randy Newman song Feels Like Home was featured in the Cameron Diaz film My Sister's Keeper and has since had over eight million plays on You Tube.
Edwina Hayes music video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBHqMDutZEs
Carrie Martin recently performed to a sold out Hull Minster.
"A pleasing purity in her vocals" Trevor Raggett, R2 Magazine.Carrie has performed in Ontario, Canada this year and is currently touring with Gordon Giltrap where she has already appeared at 'the prestigious 'Jim Marshall Auditorium', The Stables, Wavendon.Her third album 'Seductive Sky' which is due for release this autumn includes special guest appearances from Gordon Giltrap, Elliott Randall (Steeley Dan ), Oliver Wakeman and Daniel Karl Cassidy.Daniel Karl Cassidy contacted Carrie after hearing one of her songs on the radio and wanted to play alongside her on her next album. It was only after agreeing Carrie found out it was actually Eva Cassidy's brother!
Carrie Martin music video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quB3Qty-jS4
The Creedence Collection
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Whitby Pavillion Theatre
This Friday 15th March at Whitby Theatre we see the welcome return of a great Creedence Clearwater Revival / John Fogerty tribute with two hours of their greatest classic rock hits.
Not only do they play all the hits like Bad Moon Rising, Proud Mary, Have you ever seen the rain, Fortunate son, but they have a great sense of humour!
Check out our website www.thecreedencecollection.com to find out more about us or Facebook thecreedencecollection (uk)
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The Creedence Collection are the UK's leading tribute to the music of Creedence Clearwater Revival and John Fogerty. Two hours of classic hits: Green River, Up Around The Bend, Bad Moon Rising, Down On The Corner, Proud Mary...and more
80s Disco
Email: nowdisco@outlook.com
Downe Arms
Wykeham
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The 80s Disco returns on Friday 15th March - 7pm till late at the Downe Arms, Wykeham. Tickets available from Pete, (Mobile: 07837 997128) Ian (Mobile: 07956 270269) or the Downe Arms (Tel No: 862471) are £5 each or £25 for an 80s themed 3 course meal which includes disco entry. Please book your tickets early to avoid disappointment.
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Father Figurine
Father Figurine is Body Politic's first full-length piece. First performed as part of Resolution at The Place in January 2018 and later at MOTUS Festival in June 2018.
With the current climate of mental health discussion, Father Figurine talks about the fragilities and vulnerabilities in men and young boys. Figures show young people are affected disproportionately with over half of mental health problems, starting by the age of 14 and 75% by 18.
This piece combines poignant spoken word poetry with hip hop dance, to explore the fractured relationship between a father and his son and their inability to healthily deal with a traumatic event.
Will they be able to share their emotions with each other? Or will they fall into the statistic of nearly half of men believing they can't express their feelings?
'Our work isn't just about raising awareness. It's a fight to keep mental healthcare at the tip of our tongues and affect real change. Continuous change.'
Rumours of Fleetwood Mac - Anniversary Tour 50 Years - The Very Best of Fleetwood Mac
Rumours of Fleetwood Mac, the world's finest tribute to Fleetwood Mac, returns to the stage in 2019 with its 'Anniversary Tour', a brand new show celebrating 50 years of the very best of Fleetwood Mac, including a very special blues set paying tribute to Fleetwood Mac's legendary Peter Green era.
Channeling the spirit of Fleetwood Mac at their very best, Rumours of Fleetwood Mac offers a unique opportunity for fans, both old and new, to rediscover the songs and performances that have ensured Fleetwood Mac's place as one of the most loved groups of all time.
Personally endorsed by Fleetwood Mac founding member, Mick Fleetwood, Rumours of Fleetwood Mac is the ultimate tribute to one of rock and roll's most remarkable groups.
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WWE interested in Kazuchika Okada?
– It's said that WWE is expected to go aggressively after talents in Japan, Mexico and the UK over the next few months. WWE is very interested in Kazuchika Okada. Key people in WWE figured out that Okada is tall so that's why there is interest in him.
Keep in mind that NJPW offered Okada a five-year contract, but it's unknown whether he signed it or not. Okada has said before that he was loyal to New Japan and he was a guest at last year's SummerSlam. So far, he has not shown interest in signing with WWE.
WWE is also interested in a top star from AAA and Lucha Underground that has never worked for a mainstream U.S. promotion before. This person is unhappy with the Lucha Underground creative.
– Here are the recent WWE attendance figures:
3/3 Columbus, OH (WWE NXT – 1,400 sellout)
3/4 Minneapolis (WWE – 4,000)
3/4 Cleveland (WWE NXT – 1,400 sellout)
3/5 Cedar Rapids (WWE – 3,000)
3/5 Saginaw (WWE – 4,800)
3/6 Moline, IL (WWE – 3,500)
3/6 Kalamazoo, MI (WWE – 2,800)
3/7 Chicago (WWE Raw/Superstars TV tapings – 10,800 sellout)
Source: WrestlingObserver.com
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Ori and the Blind Forest DE (The Late Review)
By The Night Owl on August 4, 2016 • ( 1 Comment )
Released in 2015 for Xbox One and PC, Moon Studios' Ori and the Blind Forest became another favourite amongst gamers thanks to a combination of beautiful sights and sounds coupled with a tough as nails platformer of the "Metroidvania" variety. In March on 2016 an updated version of the game was released that tweaked the difficulty and added a fast travel system too.
Though not a big fan of the genre, I've found recently that games such as Rayman Legends, Guacamelee STCE and Mark of the Ninja have provided me with plenty of entertainment in a form that challenges some of my (very) old arcade reflexes.
The opening sequence is player controlled but brief.
The game tells the story of Ori, a white guardian spirit who is lost and later adopted by the creature Naru who raises him as her own child. The forest which they call home begins to die and soon Ori begins a journey to restore it back to health. That's keeping it VERY brief but I really think the storytelling is great in the beginning as it is told is a series of player controlled vignettes and voice overs. It's a touching tale that hits the right chords emotionally.
The game starts you off with your basic set a movements and a jump and as you progress through the game you'll begin to unlock additional abilities that allow you to not only progress further but to access areas that you were previously unable to reach. These are unlocked via two ways – the first is via spirit trees that unlock core abilities which you will usually encounter along the way and the other is via a skill tree that allows the player to boost the core abilities based on three branches in Defence, Exploration and Offense.
If the player is willing to grind and accumulate experience they can unlock most of the skill branches but they will always be held back by the amount of abilities they have too so there is always a need to push on if you're the kind of player interested in maxing out your character.
See one of these and you know it's time for a much needed upgrade.
The platforming that is in store for players will give their thumbs a damned good workout – whether it be timing to avoid obstacles or to make your way up a sheer wall, there are moments that will require you to perform some pretty nifty manoeuvres to get yourself out of a jam.
It's usually then that you also realise that you forgot to save. The game has a nice little system that lets the player save their spot in the exact location they are standing. Great for inching your way around a map but if you forget to do so after working through a large area you might find yourself frustrated to be back at the beginning again.
One thing you can't deny about the game is that it is drop dead gorgeous – the art style has a painted quality that makes almost every screen worthy of a desktop background or ten. It definitely didn't take me long to accrue a pile of screens for use here in my review.
The character design for Ori is unique in that it is almost entirely white which might normally be considered a bad choice and likely to blend into the scenery but it totally works here and is a cinch to spot amongst the colourful (and often dark) world. Enemies however seem almost generic by comparison. Mechanically they mainly exist to chip away at your health while making navigating through the world more difficult so in that respect they succeed quite well.
Very few games can boast beautiful art design such as this.
The audio adds another layer to the story backed by a soundtrack that at times is even able to cast a significant shadow over those amazing graphics. The intro benefits so much from the audio mystical stylings that if your aren't turning it up you're missing out.
The soundtrack's composer, Gareth Coker, was interviewed last year at The Wayfaring Dreamer in relation to Ori's music and it's a great insight into his process in creating the sound.
Though the technical aspects of modern consoles tend to give incentive for developers to write games that push polygons over bitmaps, those who do have a preference for 2D games have and awful lot of horsepower at their disposal to make some very good looking games. They may be far fewer in number than in the 8 and 16 bit eras, but the abundance of visual style and production values put into them now really have provided gamers with some incredible examples of platformers that compare well to those that came before them.
If you're into old school platformers but want something that looks and sounds good too it's hard to go past this. I hope we get to see more from Moon Studios (a team composed of developers located all around the world) in the coming years because this is a damned good first game.
Ori and the Blind Forest Definitive Edition is out now for Xbox One and PC. Reviewed on Xbox One.
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 Переселення маркоманів на територію сучасної Чехії. Маробод об'єднав маркоманів з сусідніми племенами, очоливши потужний союз племен, який проіснував до 17 року н. е.
 Після загибелі понтійського царя Полемона I на трон зійшла його дружина Піфодоріда.

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. – State and federal disaster assistance now totals more than$30 million for people and businesses affected by the South Napa Earthquake. The current total includes $8.8 million in grants from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES), as well as $21.2 million in low-interest disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA).
In addition, FEMA has provided more than $750,000 in grants to local governments and state agencies to help them defray response costs and repair infrastructure damage. Thus, the total amount of federal aid to the disaster area is $30.8 million.
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Hours: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mon-Thurs, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fri., Closed Saturday and Sunday. The SBA Disaster Loan Outreach Center operations in Vallejo will conclude COB 12/23.
People in Napa and Solano Counties who had damage from the South Napa Earthquake have until Dec. 29, 2014 to apply to FEMA for disaster assistance. Disaster assistance includes grants to help pay for temporary housing, essential home repairs and other serious disaster-related needs not covered by insurance or other sources.
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S. Korea to limit gov't financing on int'l events
SEJONG, Sept. 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's government will limit state financing on costly international events hosted by provincial governments as part of its efforts to improve efficiency in budget spending, the finance ministry here said Wednesday.
In a government meeting on fiscal strategy chaired by Finance Minister Yoo Il-ho in Seoul, the government unveiled its decision to refrain from giving out unplanned money to local governments hosting international sports tournaments or exhibitions, according to the Ministry of Strategy and Finance.
"Big international events have placed a large financial burden on state coffers as provincial governments demand more money than they had first asked to receive," Yoo said. "The central government has come up with a new policy to control such expensive events from the outset."
Under the plan, local governments must conclude an agreement with the central government before hosting a massive event worth 50 billion won (US$45.8 billion) or more to promise that they will organize the project within the initial spending scheme.
Otherwise, they will receive penalties such as a budget cut from the central government, added the finance ministry.
The country has struggled to cover the expenses of lavish international events over the past few years, including the 2014 Incheon Asian Games, the 2015 Gwangju Summer Universiade and the Expo 2012 in Yeosu, which cost a combined 2.3 trillion won.
The municipal government of Incheon had demanded 256.5 billion won at first, but actually received 593.4 billion won from the state coffers in the end.
Incheon poured 470 billion won into building the main stadium, but it costs 3 billion won every year for maintenance, becoming a white elephant for the city.


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Q: When -exactly- does the Rails3 application get initialized? I've been fighting left and right with rails 3 and bundler. There are a few gems out there that don't work properly if the rails application hasn't been loaded yet. factory_girl and shoulda are both examples, even on the rails3 branch.
Taking shoulda as an example, when trying to run rake test:units I get the following error:
DEPRECATION WARNING: RAILS_ROOT is deprecated! Use Rails.root instead. (called from autoload_macros at c:/code/test_harness/vendor/windows_gems/gems/shoulda-2.10.3/lib/shoulda/autoload_macros.rb:40)
c:/code/test_harness/vendor/windows_gems/gems/shoulda-2.10.3/lib/shoulda/autoload_macros.rb:44:in 'join': can't convert #<Class:0x232b7c0> into String (TypeError)
from c:/code/test_harness/vendor/windows_gems/gems/shoulda-2.10.3/lib/shoulda/autoload_macros.rb:44:in 'block in autoload_macros'
from c:/code/test_harness/vendor/windows_gems/gems/shoulda-2.10.3/lib/shoulda/autoload_macros.rb:44:in 'map'
from c:/code/test_harness/vendor/windows_gems/gems/shoulda-2.10.3/lib/shoulda/autoload_macros.rb:44:in 'autoload_macros'
from c:/code/test_harness/vendor/windows_gems/gems/shoulda-2.10.3/lib/shoulda/rails.rb:17:in '<top (required)>'

Digging a bit deeper into lib/shoulda/rails, I see this:
root = if defined?(Rails.root) && Rails.root
         Rails.root
       else
         RAILS_ROOT
       end
 # load in the 3rd party macros from vendorized plugins and gems
Shoulda.autoload_macros root, File.join("vendor", "{plugins,gems}", "*")
So...what's happening here is while Rails.root is defined, Rails.root == nil, so RAILS_ROOT is used, and RAILS_ROOT==nil, which is then being passed on to Shoulda.autoload_macros. Obviously the rails app has yet to be initialized. With Rails3 using Bundler now, there's been some hubub over on the Bundler side about being able to specify an order in which the gems are required, but I'm not sure whether or not this would solve the problem at hand.
Ultimately my questions is this: When exactly does the environment.rb file (which actually initializes the application) get pulled in? Is there any harm to bumping up when the app is initialized and have it happen before the Bundler.require line in config/application.rb? I've tried to hack bundler to specify the order myself, and have the rails gem pulled in first, but it doesn't appear to me that requiring the rails gem actually initializes the application.
As this line (in config/application.rb) is being called before the app is initialized, any gem in the bundler Gemfile that requires rails to be initialized is going to tank.
# Auto-require default libraries and those for the current Rails environment.
Bundler.require :default, Rails.env

A: Well, it was actually fairly easy to trace this down. All the rails libraries are being pulled in in application.rb. The app itself is being initialized in environment.rb.

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Birmingham footie fan 'Big Trev' shot dead by police pictured with DANNY DYER
DANNY Dyer has been pictured with the footie fan shot dead at his flat in Birmingham in a police raid.
By Lucy Domachowski / Published 16th March 2019
Trevor Smith, 51, or "Big Trev", was shot during an "intelligence-led" operation by West Midlands Police in Lee Bank, near the city centre.
The father-of-two died in the early hours of the morning.
Police said a warrant was executed as part of an intelligence-led operation in Wheeleys Lane just before 5am.
PICTURED: Danny Dyer has been pictured with the footie fan who was shot dead (Pic: FACEBOOK)
Smith was shot and died a short time later at the scene.
The Birmingham City fan's social media pages show him posing with EastEnders star Danny Dyer.
A statement from West Midlands Police said: "A warrant was executed as part of an intelligence-led operation in Wheeleys Lane in Lee Bank just before 5am today (Friday 15 March).
"A man, in his 50s, was shot and died a short time later at the scene.
SHOT: Police at the shooting scene on Wheeleys Lane, Birmingham (Pic: SWNS)
"The area is currently cordoned off. Officers' body worn video has been downloaded.
"The matter has been referred to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC)."
It's twice in a week the force has been referred to the watchdog after a video emerged appearing to show officers bashing a man over the head with an object in Sandwell, West Midlands.
Friends posted tributes online to Mr Smith, who had two children but reportedly lived alone in a new build.
POLICE: Trevor Smith was shot during an "intelligence-led" operation (Pic: SWNS)
OPERATIONS: The father-of-two died in the early hours of the morning (Pic: SWNS)
Rachael Seaman said: "Trev your heart was as big as your smile, your going too be missed by so many, one of life diamonds, tomorrow you should have been with us but instead you will join those whose the day about, you'll never be forgotten.
"Big void in many people's lives."
Pembo Pemberton added: "R.I.P Big T. Brum will never be the same without you #Legend. Rest Easy..."
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After rain, rain, rain in Sydney, (but, NOOOOO, not over the catchment area) Sunday arvo was fine and sunny (albeit cold). Dilys, Marlene, Cathy and I went out whale watching today, so here's a little photo journal of our day.
A lovely sunny day but a bit chilly. Wendy, Dilys & Marlene enjoying the sunshine.
All rugged up and ready to go!
Heading out from Darling Harbour, we went past Pier One and then under the bridge.
No spinnakers in sight, but many boats under sail.
This guy whizzed past us!
After a while we get to the end of the harbour and go out through the Heads.
The water a tad rougher but really quite calm.
Hmmm, these digital cameras are too slow! That's an Albatross taking off at the left edge of the photo.
Rats! Missed again, but the whale was "that-a-way"
Ahh, there he is! A Humpback.
Lucky Cathy's trigger finger was a bit quicker than mine for the first whale. Here he is waving goodbye.
Yep, that one photo was it for me, so now we're heading south.
More success with our second lot of whales. . .
Lots of tail slapping. . .
. . .nice scenery. . .
. . .and more tails. . .
The dorsal fin, but still no smiles for the camera. . .
Ummm, I'm really not sure what this bit is, but I'm pretty sure it's not a whale smiling at me!
An enjoyable day with lots of big smiles!
Sun is setting and it's time to go home. . .
As the sun sets slowly over the city. . .
Luna Park! Been a long, long time since I've been there!
Pier One and the Habour Bridge in a completely different light.
As the sun sets, the city lights up, and we have to head home.
A good time was had by all. The whale watching experience wasn't a patch on what we had in W.A., but we knew that we were really lucky that day. Regardless the day was magical.


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NewsCover StoryA STRAIGHT CONTEST
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Improving its hold over the backwards through the Mandal report and with Arjun Singh on his home turf, the Congress(I) has a fighting chance over the bjp.
N K Singh
ISSUE DATE: Oct 15, 1993 | UPDATED: Oct 15, 1993 00:00 IST
CONGRESS(I): Madhya Pradesh is one state where the Congress(I) has an even chance of defeating the bjp in a straight fight. Unless, that is, the Rao-Arjun Singh rivalry throws a spanner in the works. The party here has always been in the running for a decent showing. The bjp came to power in the 1990 assembly elections by winning 220 out of 320 assembly seats. The Congress(I) had managed to get only 56 seats. But within one year the popularity rating of the bjp government went down sharply. In the 1991 Lok Sabha elections, the bjp could get only 12 of the 40 Lok Sabha seats while the Congress(I) captured 27 seats.
An analysis of the 1991 poll shows that of the 320 assembly segments, the bjp led in only 129, a sharp decline from its position just a year ago. In contrast, the Congress(I) improved its performance by leading in as many as 184 assembly segments. Yet, instead of mobilising its resources, the Congress(I) is bogged down in the selection of candidates. Since Arjun Singh is the only leader who can possibly take his party to victory in the state, if his enemies manage to sideline him and allot tickets on the basis of group loyalties, it could be dangerous for the Congress(I).
On the ground, the Congress(I) has a number of strengths. It received a tremendous boost by the Centre's decision to start implementing the Mandal report. OBCs constitute 48 per cent of the state's population. The party has also managed to retain its hold over the SCs and STs, who comprise over one-third of the state's population. The party is fortunate in having not only a dynamic state chief in Digvijay Singh, but also (unlike the bjp) , plenty of leaders with national reputations such as the Shukla brothers, Madhavrao Scindia and Motilal Vora. Each one has his own specific regional base. Arjun Singh's stronghold is the Vindhya region with 45 seats but he has pockets of influence all over the state. V.C. Shukla and S.C. Shukla hold sway in the Chhattisgarh region with 90 seats. And Scindia's home ground is the Gwalior region with 35 seats.
The party is, however, hampered by the maladministration and corruption during the last nine months of President's Rule. The bjp is certain to exploit the issue. Former bjp chief minister Sunderlal Patwa says: "There is no government. Anarchy prevails all around."
Overall, Congress(I) leaders are optimistic but not stupid enough to be smug. As Arjun Singh says:' 'The bjp is no longer that strong. But we must be very careful." In the 1991 Lok Sabha elections, the Congress(I) had polled 45 per cent of the votes and the bjp,42 per cent. A tilt of just2 per centcould make the difference between defeat and victory.
BJP: Knowing that it's touch and go in a state which is even more important for the party than Uttar Pradesh because it has been the cradle of rss ideology, the bjp has paid special attention to it. It was given the pride of place in the Janadesh Yatra even though the exercise proved to be a disappointment. Even at the September 25 Bhopal rally which marked the culmination of the yatra, most of the two lakh people present were either party workers or supporters.
Other party leaders also received a miserable response. Bhairon Singh Shekhawat was forced to curtail his yatra from Jammu in Rajasthan itself. Atal Behari Vajpayee, who was scheduled to accompany Shekhawat from the Madhya Pradesh border, had to go it alone. At Indore, the turnout was so poor that instead of addressing the public meeting there Vajpayee drove straight to Bhopal. Even Kalyan Singh, who had a successful run in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, could not make much headway in Madhya Pradesh. A worse fate awaited Patwa. Except at a few places like Itarsi, his meetings were attended mostly by bjp workers. All of them, however, tried to rouse communal passions by referring to the controversial Sahmat poster depicting Ram and Sita as siblings. Patwa thundered: "Millions of Hindus of this country will never tolerate this attempt by the Congress(I) to insult their gods and goddesses."
The party has gained an edge over the Congress(I) by starting the task of selecting candidates and beginning fund-raising. It has requisitioned an army of youths to man every one of the 33,000 polling stations. It is also organising camps to train workers in campaigning. The party's weakness in the rural areas has been alleviated to some extent as the rss has made its presence felt through the 4,000 schools opened by one of its front organisations.
Infighting plagues the bjp as much as it does the Congress(I). The rival groups are headed by Patwa and his arch rival, V.K. Sakhlecha. There has been much bickering over ticket distribution. Another problem the party faces is that the image of most of its former legislators is so bad that repeating them will be disastrous. Moreover, the party's base is confined to the Madhya Bharat region, comprising Gwalior, Indore, Malwa, Ujjain and Chambal, and, in terms of social groups, amongst the urban middle class and farmers.


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With ideas like cryogenic sleep and warp speed, the movies have a tendency to make space travel look easy. Not Ridley Scott's "The Martian," an enthralling and rigorously realistic outer-space survival story in which Matt Damon plays a NASA botanist stranded on the Red Planet after a sandstorm forces his crewmates to abort mission. Like Robinson Crusoe on Mars, Damon's "right stuff" hero has to get by on his own wits and "science the sh–" out of his predicament. It won't be easy, but it is possible — and that's the exhilarating thrill of both Andy Weir's speculative-fiction novel and screenwriter Drew Goddard's "science fact" adaptation. Considering that the United States hasn't launched a manned space mission since 2011, "The Martian" should do far more than just make Fox a ton of money; it could conceivably rekindle interest in the space program and inspire a new generation of future astronauts.
As Mark Watney, Damon serves as the poster boy for these future space travelers, a good-humored, all-American team player who's just 18 "sols" (or Martian days) into his mission when he is impaled by a communications antenna and left for dead by his colleagues during a forced evacuation. Watney is the lowest-ranking member of his team and the least equipped to handle such a situation, with one notable caveat: As a botany specialist, his assignment was to investigate whether plants could grow in an environment without fertilizer or water — and now, with only enough food to last 400 sols and the next planned mission nearly four years away, Watney's ability to pull off that tall order will determine whether he lives or dies. Actually, there are a thousand different real-world things that could kill him, but it's clear he won't survive unless he manages to "cultivate" Mars.
Before "Gravity," studio executives might have thought twice before greenlighting such a big-budget space drama (surely such Mars-set disappointments as "Red Planet," "John Carter" and "Mission to Mars" must have given them pause), and while a good portion of "The Martian's" audience will surely be hoping for a repeat of Sandra Bullock's white-knuckle experience, Scott has a different agenda altogether. The helmer is already responsible for two of most influential sci-fi movies of all time, "Alien" and "Blade Runner," and he has better things to do than repeat himself — or anyone else, for that matter.
"The Martian" finds Scott and his team innovating once again, this time moving in the direction of the plausible to present the most realistic version possible of a manned mission to Mars (with a few well-chosen stylistic flourishes courtesy of costume designer Janty Yates). Though the film proves reasonably suspenseful in parts, Scott isn't trying to generate the same real-time intensity as "Gravity" (in fact, "The Martian" takes place over nearly two years, demanding an altogether different pace). Nor does he distract himself with attempting to pioneer the field of 3D filmmaking, though he does incorporate the technology in effective yet nondistracting ways.
At its most basic, "The Martian" serves as an epic homage to the nerd — a deferential widescreen celebration of human intelligence in a genre that so often hinges on speed, braun or sheer midi-chlorian levels (thanks for nothing, George Lucas). And while Watney may be stranded by himself on Mars, he's anything but alone, with the best minds on Earth working overtime to bring him home — if only he can figure out how to communicate with the good folks at Houston's Johnson Space Center. Nothing brings the people of this planet together quite like space travel, and Scott manages to alternate between the immediate Reader's Digest appeal of Watney's sol-to-sol survival on Mars with the unifying impact his potential rescue has back on Earth, where TV viewers follow every development and the Chinese even declassify a secret space program in order to help.
With no acid-dripping extraterrestrials to menace him on Mars and no James Cameron-style greedy corporate villains ready to sacrifice him on Earth (just Jeff Daniels, still in "The Newsroom" mode, as a pragmatic NASA honcho forced to make some tough calls), "The Martian" feels downright, well, Martian compared with the vast majority of space-travel dramas. It's not without precedent, however. The sleek, science-friendly elegance of Arthur Max's production design recalls "Silent Running" (another sci-fi parable with a botanist hero), while its running series of logistical challenges echoes Arthur C. Clarke sequel "2010." But instead of trying to scare people off space travel, Scott and company recombine these elements in hopes of inspiring a generation for whom the moon landing and shuttle missions are now ancient history, practically nostalgia, while the American space program sits mothballed.
While not propaganda per se, the film seeks to galvanize (rather than terrorize) those who might shape the future. That was the hollow promise "Tomorrowland" offered this past summer, featuring a feel-good epilogue in which its white heroes recruited a diverse range of talented young people around the world. But instead of waiting for that time to come, "The Martian" puts man's potential for problem solving to to the test today, assembling a gender-balanced, multi-culti cast and combining their brightest ideas to save Damon's character.
Scott recycles some of his cast (including mission commander Jessica Chastain) from Christopher Nolan's eye-crossing "Interstellar," in which Damon played an astronaut with far more sinister intentions, and though "The Martian" can be even more densely geek-speak in places, Goddard's script manages to parse the technical jargon for lay viewers. As Michael Pena puts it, "But like in English, what would that be?" after his colleagues hit him with one of their more technical solutions. (Chastain and Pena share the return vessel with Kate Mara, Aksel Hennie and Sebastian Stan, while Chiwetel Ejiofor, Benedict Wong, Donald Glover and a half-serious Kristen Wiig brainstorm from the ground.)
Weir did his research when writing the novel, basing each of Watney's MacGyver-like solutions (using recycled human waste to turn Thanksgiving potatoes into a viable crop, burning hydrazine rocket fuel to create water, etc.), as well as their subsequent setbacks (killer Martian frost, explosive chemical reactions), on scenarios that could reasonably arise on Mars. Scott carries that scrupulous adherence to science forward in the film, eschewing a more predictable suspense-movie score from composer Harry Gregson-Williams in favor of the sort of mellow musical chain reaction heard in natural-science docs and Discovery Channel reality shows. The idea here is to capitalize on the excitement of human ingenuity, the musical metaphor for which can be heard percolating behind the team's every breakthrough — and they are a team. Unlike so many films that cast heroism as the doing of a single rebellious soul, this one does justice to the idea that truly amazing feats depend on the collaboration of exceptional people. In "The Martian," we identify with Damon, but he couldn't do it without the planet's best behind him.
Rather than giving Watney a Wilson volleyball or HAL-like supercomputer to chat with, Goddard relies on another of the book's "Robinson Crusoe"-like touches (Daniel Defoe's novel was written in the character's voice and fooled early readers as a faux travelogue), giving him amusing "HAB journal" entries — or video diaries — in which to document his own progress. By applying 3D to these digital recordings as well, d.p. Dariusz Wolski seamlessly eases audiences between the intimate loneliness of Watney's habitat and the magisterial land- and space-scapes beyond — no easy feat, as Ray and Charles Eames' "Powers of Ten" proved the year Scott made his directorial debut.
Though Watney has already proven his resourcefulness by doctoring his own puncture wound, his recordings serve the dual purpose of giving him a chance to explain complicated science ideas while endearing us to Damon's naturally charismatic personality. The poor guy does his best to keep his mind active on Mars, but with only a collection of disco hits and "Happy Days" episodes to simulate human company, even the sanest astronaut would start to go a little stir-crazy — although, admittedly, Gloria Gaynor's "I Will Survive" has seldom seemed a more appropriate anthem.
Toronto Film Review: 'The Martian'
Reviewed at Toronto Film Festival (Gala Presentations), Sept. 11, 2015. MPAA Rating: PG-13. Running time: 142 MIN.
Production: A 20th Century Fox release and presentation, in association with TSG Entertainment, of a Scott Free, Kinberg Genre production. Produced by Simon Kinberg, Ridley Scott, Michael Schaefer, Aditya Sood, Mark Huffam. Executive producer, Drew Goddard.
Crew: Directed by Ridley Scott. Screenplay, Drew Goddard, based on the novel by Andy Weir. Camera (color, widescreen, 3D), Dariusz Wolski; editor, Pietro Scalia; music, Harry Gregson-Williams; production designer, Arthur Max; supervising art director, Marc Homes; set decorator, Celia Bobak; costume designer, Janty Yates; sound (Dolby Atmos), Mac Ruth; sound designer/supervising sound editor, Oliver Tarney; re-recording mixers, Paul Massey, Mark Taylor; visual effects supervisor, Richard Stammers; visual effects producer, Barrie Hemsley; visual effects, MPC, Framestore, the Senate, Industrial Light & Magic, Atomic Arts, Milk; special effects supervisor, Neil Corbould; stereographer, Gareth Daley; stunt coordinator, Rob Inch; associate producer, Teresa Kelly; assistant director, Raymond Kirk; second unit director, Luke Scott; second unit camera, Mark Patten; casting, Carmen Cuba, Nina Gold.
With: Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Kristen Wiig, Jeff Daniels, Michael Pena, Kate Mara, Sean Bean, Sebastian Stan, Aksel Hennie, Donald Glover, Mackenzie Davis, Benedict Wong, Donald Glover, Chen Shu, Eddy Ko, Chiwetel Ejiofor. (English, Mandarin dialogue)


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Los Angeles Xtreme Roster
Larry Ryans
#4 | Wide Receiver | Xtreme Roster
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Through 2001 Regular Season
RECEIVING RUSHING FUMBLES
2001 REC YDS AVG LNG TD ATT YDS AVG LNG TD FUM LST RCV
Regular 11 115 10.5 20 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
2001 RET YDS AVG LONG TD
Regular 7 74 10.6 26 0
College: Clemson
Born: 7-28-71
NFL: Rhein (NFLE)
Pro Career: Ryans is an experienced receiver who has spent time both in the NFL (1996) and NFL Europe (1998-99) 2000: Spent training camp with the Carolina Panthers... Was released prior to the season… 1999: Played for Rhein Fire in NFLE… Returned punt 97 yards for touchdown in second season with Rhein… 1998: Spent first season in NFLE with Rhein… 1996: Played three games with Tampa Bay Buccaneers…
College: Started two of four years at Clemson… 1992… Played in 11 games for Tigers as a senior… Third leading receiver on team with 10 receptions for 145 yards… 1991: Second leading receiver on team as a junior with 20 receptions for 273 yards and one touchdown… 1990: Started four games as sophomore… Was only Tiger to accumulate over 100 yards each in rushing, receiving, and kickoff returns… Spent part of season competing with the Tigers' 1991 ACC Outdoor Championship track team…
Personal: Born in Greenwood, South Carolina… Preseason All-State at Greenwood High School (SC)… Part of six ACC Championship teams at Clemson including five in track, one in football… Nephew of former Minnesota Vikings wide receiver John Gilliam… Involved with Mind Swirl, an organization that helps school children with special programs in Tampa… Married, Larry and his wife, Sonja have two children, Reide and Reece… The Ryans family resides in Clearwater, Florida…
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July 20th, 2011 | Category: Gaming,Rants
The 'big' release of last month was Duke Nukem Forever, a game that's been about fourteen years in the making, mainly due to purported incompetence on the part of 3D Realms. At least year's PAX, Gearbox officially announced they were taking over development after 3D Realms was shuttered and promised to finish the game. And that's what finally launched last week.
And apparently, it's terrible. But that's not what I'm intent on talking about here – there are plenty of places you can go to find out about the problems with what Gearbox has just shat out (I recommend Rock Paper Shotgun's take). No, my peeve has to do with how some people are reacting to the bad reviews – the same way a lot of people react to bad reviews of anything. One particular phrase.
"It's good in its own right."
Now what the hell is that supposed to mean?
To realise how silly that statement is, you have to think about what we mean when we say 'good.' There isn't any universally accepted scale of 'goodness' – you can't say that a cake is good because it's a 500 on the goodness scale. On top of that coming up with a universal scale would also be very difficult because goodness is highly subjective. Therefore all judgments of quality are necessarily relative.
Given that, saying that something is 'good in its own right' is the same as claiming to be able to judge the quality of it without comparing it to anything else. Which is quite clearly nonsense. Even unqualified statements of quality have an implicit comparison embedded in them – for instance, when I say that the Duke Nukem Forever demo failed to convince me that the final product would be any good, I'm implicitly evaluating DNF's mechanics against those from the best FPSes I've played, and realising that it falls short in several areas.
What I suspect that people who pull the above statement are trying to say instead is "I liked this game." Which is reasonable – there's no real accounting for taste. But to say that you like something is not the same as saying that it's good. I mean, hell, I play games that aren't quite as good as popular opinion would have you believe (for instance, Team Fortress 2). It's entirely possible (and up to a point, acceptable) to say you like something while admitting that in the grand scheme of things, it doesn't really hold up.
So please, by all means, go ahead and like Duke Nukem Forever, or KOF XII, or any number of games that were generally received poorly. But if you're going to claim that they're good by some arbitrary standard, then my inevitable follow-up question is going to be 'compared to what?'


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О́рдо-Васи́лівка — старовинне козацьке село в Україні, у Девладівській сільській громаді Криворізького району Дніпропетровської області на лівому березі річки Саксагань.

Колишній центр Ордо-Василівської сільської ради. Населення — 714 мешканців.

Географія
Село Ордо-Василівка знаходиться на лівому березі річки Саксагань, вище за течією примикає село Мар'ївка, нижче за течією на відстані 2,5 км розташоване село Сергіївка, на протилежному березі — село Райполе. По селу протікає пересихаючий струмок з загатою. Через село проходить автомобільна дорога .

Історія
За усною легендою, назва Ордо-Василівка походить від імені та прізвиська двох перших мешканців (Василя та Орди), які заснували тут зимівники. Населення Ордо-Василівки займалось чумакуванням, скотарством, землепашеством, постачало провіант козацькому війську.

В документах XIX століття цей населений пункт згадувався, як Василівка, Ордено-Василівка, Ордино-Василівка та Ніколаєвка. Сучасна назва закріпилась лише наприкінці XIX століття.

За даними на 1859 рік у казенному селі Василівка Верхньодніпровського повіту Катеринославської губернії налічувалось 19 дворових господарств, у яких мешкало 103 особи (46 чоловічої статі та 57 — жіночої), існувала православна церква.

Станом на 1886 рік в селі, центрі Ордо-Василівської волості, було 25 дворів, у яких мешкало 129 осіб, існувала православна церква та школа.

У 1908 році кількість мешканців становила 485 осіб (383 чоловіків та 102 жінки), налічувалось 76 дворових господарств.

Об'єкти соціальної сфери
 Школа.
 Амбулаторія.
 Будинок культури.

Джерела
 История села Ордо-Василевка
 Історія міст і сіл Української РСР. Том 4. Дніпропетровська область. — К.: Головна редакція УРЕ АН УРСР, 1971. — С. 719—730
 Погода в селі Ордо-Василівка
 Ордо-Василівка. Історія села

Примітки

Література
 Варгатюк П.Л., Шевченко М.П. О́рдо-Васи́лівка // Історія міст і сіл Української РСР : у 26 т. / П.Т. Тронько (голова Головної редколегії). — К. : Головна редакція УРЕ АН УРСР, 1967 - 1974. — том Дніпропетровська область / А.Я. Пащенко (голова редколегії тому), 1969 : 959с. — С.821-834

Села Дніпропетровської області
Населені пункти Криворізького району
Верхньодніпровський повіт


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Recoveries from TIEA Oct 6, 2018 10:46:21 GMT
Post by Gary Wilson on Oct 6, 2018 10:46:21 GMT
As these are all BBC shows, dare we assume that the BFI will have the honour of revealing ITV recoveries at MBW !
Jaspal Cheema
Recoveries from TIEA Oct 6, 2018 11:06:24 GMT Jeff Leach, Simon Collis, and 1 more like this
Post by Jaspal Cheema on Oct 6, 2018 11:06:24 GMT
Fantastic news about the recoveries...we have a massive debt to pay Paul Morris for all the sterling work he has done in increasing our understanding of the television archive junkings-how haphazard they were and the culture under which they were destroyed and not just the fate of Dr Who episodes.His endeavour will surely swell the holdings of lost British TV.
Tim Burrows
Recoveries from TIEA Oct 6, 2018 11:55:43 GMT Jaspal Cheema likes this
Post by Tim Burrows on Oct 6, 2018 11:55:43 GMT
Oct 6, 2018 10:44:20 GMT Jaspal Cheema said:
Oct 6, 2018 7:30:51 GMT Tim Burrows said:
Any idea where in Sierra Leone, Paul? Presumably not in the SLBC store which was fragmatised (as you put it)?
Welcome back Tim!
Thanks matey. Just a flying visit in light of last night's revelations.
Philip C Huish
Recoveries from TIEA Oct 10, 2018 19:35:13 GMT John Green and robertreinstein like this
Post by Philip C Huish on Oct 10, 2018 19:35:13 GMT
Philip Morris just retweeted something from austvarchive which stated the following
"Proud to be currently working on the recovery, restoration & digitisation of the only surviving 1" videotape masters (previously thought lost!) of a popular TV Series from the United Kingdom. What is it? - stay tuned to find out more!"
anyone got a hint as to what it might be?
garygraham
Recoveries from TIEA Oct 11, 2018 2:02:04 GMT
Post by garygraham on Oct 11, 2018 2:02:04 GMT
1 inch suggests between about 1978 and 1994?
Peter Stirling
Post by Peter Stirling on Oct 11, 2018 7:43:29 GMT
Oct 11, 2018 2:02:04 GMT garygraham said:
IIRC Channel 4 only used 1' in it's early years, so anything even from the past had to be on that format for CH4.
Recoveries from TIEA Oct 11, 2018 9:55:04 GMT Jaspal Cheema likes this
Post by Gary Wilson on Oct 11, 2018 9:55:04 GMT
Phil has apparently confirmed on Facebook, no Who in the current batch of returns, which I take to include the yet to be announced items. At least he's clarified to end growing speculation. Done the right thing in that respect.
richardwoods
Recoveries from TIEA Oct 11, 2018 10:18:06 GMT via Tapatalk
Post by richardwoods on Oct 11, 2018 10:18:06 GMT
He did say he was working on recovering the colour Steptoe's currently only available in black & white. Now I know that these episodes were not originally on 1" video but who knows?
Recoveries from TIEA Oct 11, 2018 16:10:33 GMT
if that's the case I'm hoping for a complete set of 'the adventure game'
I can but hope
Oct 11, 2018 7:43:29 GMT Peter Stirling said:
That sounds very likely. I visited Tyne Tees in spring 1981 and they had a room full of 1 inch machines by then, playing out the ads and programmes.
Recoveries from TIEA Oct 13, 2018 9:17:33 GMT via Tapatalk Charles Daniels likes this
Post by ianferrier on Oct 13, 2018 9:17:33 GMT
Oct 11, 2018 16:10:33 GMT Philip C Huish said:
It's from an Australian show broadcast in the UK
Possibly Worzel Gummidge down under?
Scot Ferre
Recoveries from TIEA Oct 14, 2018 11:09:52 GMT via mobile John Green likes this
Post by Scot Ferre on Oct 14, 2018 11:09:52 GMT
A friend posted elsewhere:
From Phil on Facebook. We are Delighted to announce we will be at the BFI in December. helping celebrate the wonderful Anniversary of Missing Believed Wiped with Dick Fiddy.We will be showing lost gems from British TV culled from the TIEA Archives.Hope to see you there.
Post by John Green on Oct 14, 2018 13:29:18 GMT
" culled from the TIEA ". Ooooh!
Better than the traditional culling of British TV...
Recoveries from TIEA Oct 15, 2018 23:02:21 GMT via mobile Robert Lia, John Green, and 1 more like this
Interesting:
Rob Moore
Recoveries from TIEA Oct 16, 2018 11:57:34 GMT richardwoods likes this
Post by Rob Moore on Oct 16, 2018 11:57:34 GMT
Any update on when the Rag Trade episode will be inspected and confirmed?


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St. Catherine is a colonial parish, owing much of its colonial fame to Spanish Town. Spanish Town is the capital city which was Jamaica's capital city for over 200 years. Spanish Town is known for high level of crime and poverty; however the government has made tremendous efforts to reduce this. Spanish Town is the oldest continuously inhabited city in Jamaica.
Another significant feature of St. Catherine is its single largest residential community in the Caribbean, Portmore. The coastal city of Portmore is estimated to have over 250,000 residents. Though unpopular with tourists, Portmore has beautiful beaches and is popular with fishing activities.
St. Catherine is quite a buzz with manufacturing activities, and is Jamaica's second largest industrial center. It is believed to have up to 100 hundred manufacturing firms, with products ranging from sweet condiments to pharmaceuticals.
Agriculture is also very prevalent in St. Catherine and represents the major source of employment for residents. Many farms can be found in the parish and the most popular includes citrus, bananas, sugarcane and dairy.


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Hispanic Service members exemplify hard work and selfless service
By Claudia Sanchez-Bustamante
MHS Communications
FALLS CHURCH, Va. -- Army Col. Edgar Arroyo commands Irwin Army Community Hospital, at Fort Riley, in Kansas.
Air Force Col. Sandra Nestor directs the nurse corps at the Air Force Surgeon General's office at Joint Base Andrews-Naval Air Facility Washington, in Maryland.
U.S. Air Force Col. Sandra Nestor, director of the nurse corps, Office of the U.S. Air Force Surgeon General, at Joint Base Andrews Naval Air Facility Washington, Maryland, enlisted in the U.S. Army Reserves after high school, earned her bachelor's in nursing through an ROTC scholarship and was with the Army Nurse Corps for more than seven years. Although she eventually separated from the Army to focus on her family, she re-joined the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Marleah Cabano)
And Navy Capt. Eugenio Lujan runs the professional education programs at Naval Medical Center San Diego, in California.
The three officers have different health care specialties and serve in different military services in different parts of the county. Yet, like thousands of other service members across the military medical community, they share a common Hispanic heritage, which they say shaped the personal values and life goals that led them to a life of military service.
Read more: From E.R. to Black Hawk helicopter, Air Force nurse 'returns' to Army
Americans observe Hispanic Heritage Month between September 15 and October 15 to acknowledge, honor, and highlight the histories, cultures, and contributions of people with ancestry from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central and South America.
The Defense Health Agency joins in the Hispanic Heritage Month celebration in the defense community by honoring the contributions of its Hispanic members and highlighting these three stand-out service members whose selfless service to the country is a testament to their heritage and family values.
Arroyo, Nestor, and Lujan are just a few among many service members who exemplify Hispanic grit and selfless service. They all say family values and life experiences led to their desire to serve, influencing their decision to join the military.
Despite acknowledging that differences - such as Arroyo's Spanish accent sometimes create challenges at work, overall, they agree that the military has grown as an enterprise in inclusion and equal opportunity.
"I have always noticed diversity in the military community - that's one of the things that I love," said Nestor. "I believe cultural awareness is growing exponentially."
Arroyo, at Fort Riley, has stood up a COVID-19 vaccination operation at the installation and migrated the hospital to the new DHA electronic health record system MHS GENESIS. Concurrently, he prepared for certification to a DHA small market and accreditation by the Joint Commission while deploying units and delivering health care to beneficiaries over a 12-month span.
"Military service aligned with my family values, my desire to serve, and the platform for a lifetime of great experiences," he reflected. And "my career [is] one full of phenomenal experiences, opportunities to learn and serve, and a great sense of pride for our nation, our freedom, and our family."
Nestor directs the nurse corps at the Office of the Air Force Surgeon General, at Joint Base Andrews Naval Air Facility Washington. For her, a rough childhood as one of the older cousins helping and watching her younger cousins who had become mothers early struggle influenced her determination to ensure she built a career to take care of herself before raising a family of her own.
"I found that the military gave me a sense of purpose and provided direction - something that was missing in my life at the time," she said.
Lujan, who directs professional education and serves as the designated institutional official at Naval Medical Center San Diego, oversees 25 nationally accredited graduate programs. Coming from a military family influenced him early on to follow in his predecessors' footsteps and serve.
"My grandfather, father, and two uncles served in the military," he said. "I love the ideals and values that America stands for and felt it was a great opportunity to serve the country and get an education."
He knew at an early age he wanted to be a physician and felt the military would give him the best opportunity.
"As a physician, the military has the best patient population and mission that I will have in my medical career," he added. "I couldn't imagine doing anything differently."
The three officers stand out in their careers, largely because of the influence their Hispanic cultural and family values had on their upbringing and development. They prioritize hard work, service, and putting other people first - values that align with military medicine and DHA's mission to improve health care outcomes with a medically ready force and a ready medical force.
"I believe that I have used my cultural background and heritage to contribute to our overall development, providing a different optic in solving complex problems and igniting different initiatives," said Arroyo. "The most important contribution is that Hispanics love to interact with people and teamwork - these strong characteristics grounded on family and social connections helped me as I operationalized a people-first priority."
For Nestor, her roots provided her higher sensitivity to different backgrounds.
"I understand when kids join the military and may not know what they actually signed up for," she said. "I also understand [what it's like] when caring for beneficiaries who may be struggling with many other things in their life besides a hospitalization or a visit to the MTF - you never know what someone else is dealing with in their life."
She added that it's not so much her heritage that influences her work, but her desire to "work hard, strive to be fair, believe in getting work done, and helping others along the way," because "we're all in this together."
And for Lujan, growing up hearing from his grandfather, uncles, and father about race and bias against minorities in the military of the 50s and 70s gave him an appreciation for how the military society evolved to become more inclusive during his service.
"There were two societies back then," he said. "I was fortunate that society had changed by the time I served in the Navy."
Comparing the military to "a microcosm of our larger society," he sees that "as society makes strides, so too does the military - we are moving in the right direction."
Specifically, Lujan has seen a greater push by the military to understand and appreciate other cultures in the last 30 years. And although there is still "a ways to go" at the micro level, he feels "the current culture is one that is trying to recruit diversity in culture as well as thought - and part of that is celebrating our similarities as well as the differences.
As far as the significance of observing Hispanic Heritage, they agree it's important to recognize diversity and learn from others' experiences and cultures.
"Hispanics have contributed to the uniqueness of our nation, our melting pot of cultural growth, and allow for continuum in our efforts to promote understanding of other cultures," said Arroyo.
This is also important to be a good neighbor, said Lujan.
"Being a good regional neighbor and partner requires us to know as much as possible of those that we share our borders with," said Lujan. "The future of America is dependent on us maximizing our talent pool independent of culture, skin color, gender, or sexuality to bring the very best each and every single one of us has to offer."
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Brooke Josephson's new single, "Mr. Fix It (Rocky G Remix)" reminds me a lot of the city that she's based in. Born in Warsaw, Indiana, Josephson's life and career have taken her to various parts of the country, but she eventually ended up in the City of Angels amongst all of the other young stars trying to reach their sky. In Rocky G's remix of her breakout song (which was released only a year ago), we're treated to a flurry of multicolored melodic specks and tonality that cuts deep but doesn't leave us wounded. Rocky G draws out all of the passion and yearning in Josephson's vocal and surrounds it with twinkling harmonics and synthesized grooves that sound us and are reminiscent of lights on a dimly lit city skyline and the bumpy roadways beneath it. A thousand voices echo into infinity as if to chant the verses behind Josephson, and instead of basking in the pomp of having the spotlight focused squarely on her every move, she humbly shares the stage with Rocky G's rhythms, which are full of just as much vitality as the singer is.
The bassline slithers around us like a constrictive snake, slowly taking its time before going in for the kill. In the master mix, we actually have to do a little bit of hunting to track down the specific space where the bassline begins and the drums end, as the two are responsible for all of the bulge that pushes the composition along. Once found, we can listen closely to where it's slinking off to; between the verses, over the drums and straight into the kindling that's left behind when the synths recede from the vocals. The calculating, intelligent use of treble to throw off our pursuit is quite a fetching contribution from Rocky G, but it isn't the only reason why I think this belongs on her list of very best remixes. What I love more than anything else about this single is the fact that while it totally reimagines the source, it doesn't trample over what made us dig the song so much to begin with – which in my opinion is Josephson's directing the melody through her emotional lyrics. That element remains unchanged and makes this remix feel a lot more organic and natural all around.
Evenly produced with a shiny polish that is charming enough to attract mainstream pop fans but not overtly commercial as to repel indie audiences and more avant-garde leaning listeners, "Mr. Fix It (Rocky G Remix)" does what few singles of its kind can; it doesn't favor one of its collaborators over the other. I wouldn't call this a Brooke Josephson track exclusively because Rocky G adds so much more to it than just some catchy synths and a sped up tempo. There's more harmonies here (or at least it sounds like it) than what we heard to begin with in the first "Mr. Fix It" and they all feel specially designed for this format.
There's nothing about this song that feels like it was merely reassembled with prefabricated musical components. This is a fresh treatment of a signature serenade by a rising star in indie pop, and it should satisfy not only her fans and those of Rocky G but really anyone who loves high-end electronic music.


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Q: use background-color until background-image is loaded I have a background image for a div.
I need the background to be a different colour other than white until the background image is loaded.
I can not use a background color on a container div, as my background image has transparency and I want to see page content underneath.
is there a way to have a background color which loads instantly, and then when the background image is loaded use that? I know I could do it with JS but is there any fallback method I can use with just css/ html?

A: You can simply stack the two CSS rules.
background-color: #000;
background-image: url("...");

The background color will display until the image is loaded.

A: If you are absolutely against Javascript for whatever reason, you can create an effect that mimics what you would obtain with Javascript.
http://jsfiddle.net/8Qk5K/5/
div {
    background : url(http://www.st.hirosaki-u.ac.jp/~shimpei/GPS/GPSCMC/images/sphere-transparent.png);
    width:500px;
    height:500px;
    position:relative;
}

.container:before{
    width:500px;
    height:500px;
    position:absolute;
    left:0;
    top:0;
    content:"";
    background:#333;
    -webkit-animation: fade-out 99999s 1 linear; /* Safari 4+ */
    -moz-animation:    fade-out 99999s 1 linear; /* Fx 5+ */
    -o-animation:      fade-out 99999s 1 linear; /* Opera 12+ */
    animation:         fade-out 99999s 1 linear; /* IE 10+ */
}

@-webkit-keyframes fade-out {
  0%   { opacity: 1; }
  0.002% { opacity: 0; }
  100% { opacity: 0; }
}
@-moz-keyframes fade-out {
  0%   { opacity: 1; }
  0.002% { opacity: 0; }
  100% { opacity: 0; }
}
@-o-keyframes fade-out {
  0%   { opacity: 1; }
  0.002% { opacity: 0; }
  100% { opacity: 0; }
}
@keyframes fade-out {
  0%   { opacity: 1; }
  0.002% { opacity: 0; }
  100% { opacity: 0; }
}

What this does is:

*

*add a block element above your image, with your desired background.

*fade that background after little time (you have to find the right amount that works for your content).

*keep the background faded with infinite time.

The down side of this as you probably noticed is that you can't predict the exact time. For some, the image would load, for others it may still have a little bit till it loaded.
You can also adjust do fade-out time, depending on browser. If someone access the website with IE8 for example, you can add a higher fade-out time.
Also, a delay can be added to the animation, to only start it after some time.


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