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Arsenal of Democracy: The Mystery Tank
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Modern tanks are awesome. Take the M1 Abrams for instance: A hulking, tracked, weaponized vehicle made from 70 tons of hardened steel and armor yet is still agile like a cat, can spin like a top and is powered by a jet engine. Interestingly enough, the Abrams was developed by Chrysler in the 1970s and built at the Detroit Tank Arsenal until 1996. The same tank arsenal that former Chrysler president KT Keller was inspired to build in 1940 after Dodge Brothers machinist turned vice president Fred Lamborn visited Rock Island Arsenal to view a prototype tank for WWII and discovered a bunch of recoil mechanisms in hiding. The same recoil mechanisms that Lamborn helped build in Detroit during WWI, over two decades prior.
You're probably wondering why I decided to connect the Chrysler-developed present-day Abrams all the way back to the cannons the Dodge Brothers built 100 years ago. It's not just because of the lineage of the brand, or that it's all military work; no, it's because of four photos I uncovered while digging through the archives, hidden amongst other Dodge Brothers artifacts, at the Meadow Brook mansion. First, let's give some context, starting in 1917.
The Renault-designed FT from France was the light tank of choice by the Allies in these formative years of the Great War. The United States, pressed by folks like George Patton and John Pershing, realized that they needed their own tanks, too. These early models weren't built for tank-on-tank violence, they were used to traverse "no man's land" and to give some cover for exposed troops on the attack. Ford Motor Company, even after Henry's open contempt for all aspects of the war itself, was asked to come up with a design to compete with the FT. But the reality was that they needed the things NOW and doing a ground-up design wasn't gonna happen overnight. Eventually, Ford came up with a unique 3-ton tank, just not in time for battle. So the U.S. Army licensed the FT design from France and had a trio of American companies (Maxwell Motor, C.L. Best and Van Dorbe Ironworks) get to building a slightly modified version, called the M1917.
(Patton with M1917)
The M1917 did not make it to the field before the armistice was signed, either. Remember back in 1917 when John and Horace Dodge told the U.S. government and French officials that if they wanted Dodge to build howitzers to give them the prints and get out of the way? How they then proceeded to translate French prints into English, metric measurements into standard, then design and build 129 machines specially to create the parts for the recoil mechanisms in a matter of months? Well, the manufacturers slated to build the tanks didn't fare quite as well:
"The project was beset by problems: the French specifications were metric and incompatible with American (imperial) machinery; coordination between military departments, suppliers, and manufacturers was poor; bureaucratic inertia, lack of cooperation from military departments, and possible vested interests delayed progress."
After the war, nearly 1,000 M1917s were built. During the war, when they needed them the most, the United States Army was forced to borrow FTs from France.
One might ask "why didn't the military ask Dodge for help?" My guess would be that they were knee deep in the recoil mechanism project and just spread too thin to take on more work.
Or, perhaps, maybe they did help.
While digging through the archives in the attic at Meadow Brook Hall, archival curator Madelyn Rzadkowolski, brought these mysterious photos to my attention. They show a wooden prototype tank, in what appears to be a secret room, dated October 4, 1918, a month before the armistice was signed. While it looks much like the FT (and M1917), there are a few major differences. The proportions are different; the photos appear to show a tank with a longer wheelbase and the front wheel is set farther ahead.
The track tensioner is based on leaf springs (much like Ford would utilize in their smaller 3-ton M1918 tank) rather than the coil spring/lever setup the FT had. While there's a machine gun tube, there's no barrel coming out of the turret; probably not a big deal in a wood mockup, to be changed at a later date. One of the more interesting features is at the rear of the vehicle. The tail section, which kind of acted like a wheelie bar in modern terms, is split into two skid plates on either side. In contrast, the French tank had a single curved plate in the middle. In the middle rear of the tank where the skid plate would normally mount on the FT, on this prototype there's a grill/deflector to presumably expel exhaust from the engine.
Having an engine with enough power to move the 6-ton tank while keeping it cool had been an issue with early versions. It leads one to ponder … what would have been under the hood? Were the Dodge Brothers cooking up a new drivetrain?
I recently had an incredible conversation with Dr. Charles K. Hyde, who is kind of the go-to guy for these kinds of things. A recently retired professor of History at Wayne State University in Detroit, he wrote "The Arsenal of Democracy", "The Dodge Brothers: The Men, the Motor Cars, and the Legacy", "Riding the Roller Coaster: A History of the Chrysler Corporation" and many more books on Detroit and industry throughout the years, and in doing so, he did an insane amount of research. One of the reasons I wanted to talk to him was to ask about these photos.
He'd spent a bit of time looking through the archives at Meadow Brook, but the collection of pictures and documents and brochures and invoices are a bit disorganized, and there's so much of it. It would have been impossible to go through everything. He said he'd never seen the pictures before! I felt like I'd just stumped Yoda.
Working for a military prototype shop myself, the possibilities for why the wooden mockup was created are many. The Army could have asked for the Dodge Brothers' take on the FT and what they'd change to improve it. Or they might have been asked to help the contractors who were building the American version, especially when the project became bogged down by problems Dodge had already worked through. I'm pretty sure Singer and Rock Island came to them for help on the 75mm recoil mechanisms in much the same way. Another theory is that it was going to be used in parades to sell war bonds. I don't buy that because A) it's not as cool and B) they wouldn't make the changes they made for a simple parade vehicle.
Whatever it was, these photos were taken a month before the armistice was signed where the Germans and the Allies agreed to negotiate what became the Treaty of Versailles. While manufacturers continued what they started by partially finishing their wartime orders, the American defense industry was shelved for most of the next two decades and Horace and John, as far as anyone knows, never built a functioning tank. Little did they know that what they did build in 1918 was to be, in 1940, the spark that inspired the Detroit Tank Arsenal.
Many thanks to Madelyn Rzadkowolski, archival curator at Meadow Brook Hall for granting access to original documents from the Dodge Brothers era, and to Dr. Charles Hyde for his insight and encouragement.
Past Arsenal of Democracy installments:
Arsenal of Democracy: Dodge Brothers Build A Reputation
Arsenal of Democracy: America's First Motorized Attack
Arsenal of Democracy: Cannons
Arsenal of Democracy: Hidden Treasures
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Estlands konservativa folkparti (estniska: Eesti Konservatiivne Rahvaerakond, EKRE) är ett nationalkonservativt och EU-kritiskt parti i Estland som förespråkar direktdemokrati efter schweizisk förebild. Partiet har nära 8 000 medlemmar.

Ideologi och profilfrågor

Partiet stöder en gemensam europeisk säkerhetspolitik men anser att Europeiska unionen är ett hot mot den estniska självständigheten. Den "demografiska situation" har lyfts fram av partiet som en viktig fråga och anser att Estlands befolkning och kulturarv inte får undergrävas genom massinvandring. Partiet understöder en stark familjepolitik som är tänkt att även uppmuntra barnafödandet hos etniska ester och därav kunna bibehålla populationen och den estniska kulturen. Diskussionen i de allmänna medierna kring partiets profil har varierat mellan högerpopulistisk och högerextremistisk.

Parlamentarisk representation
EKRE är sedan lokalvalen i oktober 2013 representerade i beslutande församlingar på flera platser i landet.

I parlamentsvalet 2015 fick Konservativa folkpartiet 8,1% av rösterna och trädde därmed in i Riigikogu med 7 mandat som det minsta av sex där representerade partier. Partiet gick fram kraftigt i det följande parlamentsvalet 2019, då man uppnådde 17,8 procent av rösterna och 19 mandat i Riigikogu. Som resultat av framgångarna kom partiet att efter valet att ingå i Jüri Ratas mitten-höger-koalitionsregering. Efter regeringen Ratas avgång i januari 2021 sprack koalitionssamarbetet och EKRE gick i opposition.

I Europaparlamentsvalet 2014 fick partiet 13 247 röster och inget mandat, 2019 fick det 42 268 röster och ett av Estlands sju (eller sex, före Brexit) mandat. Där anslöt de sig till ENF-gruppen, samma partigrupp som franska Nationell Samling. Efter Europaparlamentsvalet 2019 omformades gruppen till den nuvarande ID-gruppen.

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Soybeans imported from Brazil are unloaded at a port in Nantong in east China's Jiangsu province. The South American country is the largest exporter of the bean to China. Photo: Chinatopix via AP
Business / Companies
Chinese animal feed industry can absorb impact of US soybean tariff, says New Hope chief
Liu Yonghao of New Hope Group, one of China's largest animal feed producers, says a trade war can be damaging for both countries and hopes that the dispute can be resolved through negotiations
Topic | US-China trade war
Eric Ng
Published: 8:20pm, 9 Apr, 2018
Updated: 11:39pm, 9 Apr, 2018
Eric joined the SCMP in 1998 after brief stints in a trading company and translation and editing roles at Dow Jones and Edinburgh Financial Publishing. He has close to 20 years of experience covering China's energy, mining and industrial materials sectors, and has recently added biotechnology to his coverage. Eric has a Masters of Business Administration degree.


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After the disappointment of Jack Russell's Great White, I'm hoping that Stephen Pearcy fares better. I think (in the distance, somewhere near Milan) I can hear the bottom of barrels being scraped….
Best known as the original vocalist and founding member of the platinum rock band RATT, Stephen Pearcy has been working hard to complete his highly anticipated fourth solo album, while at the same time keeping busy performing shows across the U.S.
"I am very happy with the new music and the diversity of the songs. It's taken some time. I'm sure all the fans will be excited too," says Stephen about the new album.
"Smash" was mixed and mastered by none other than the legendary Beau Hill, the producer of RATT's first four albums, among many other hit records. Stephen will be supporting "SMASH" with live dates in the U.S. and internationally.
With over 15 million records and gold and platinum long form videos sold in the U.S. alone with RATT, touring the world with over (20) albums to his credit with other ventures, solo projects, compilations, best of records, and other bands he created, there is no slowing Pearcy down.
Beau Hill has weaved his magic over the years, but not even he has enough polish to buff this one into and decent shape. Give yourself a gold star if you thought I was going to say 'turd'.
On first inspection, Pearcy doesn't sound too bad. I was flinching a in anticipation as some of the Ratt stuff I've seen on YouTube is rough to say the least. A good producer can obviously add some spit and polish to proceedings. Not possessing the finest set of pipes, he used them very well and to his advantage in the 1980s. He's certainly made the best out of an average voice.
'I know I'm Crazy' comes off as a plodding grunge track, which would have been fine in 1992, but some 25yrs later, its off the mark by some distance. 'Ten Miles Wide' fares a lot better as it's more in Ratt territory, but not quite there. 'Shut Down Baby' is a song that could have gone in a different direction with its decent sounding riff, but gets lost. 'Dead Roses' has a bit of a Velvet Revolver vibe and is the best of the bunch so far. 'Lollipop' is one of the worst named songs in rock history and screams 'meh!'.
'Rain' has an 80s based riff, but doesn't have the legendary Ratt bridge or chorus to lift it. 'Want To Much' is a decent enough song, but given everything that precedes it, its not that hard to be good, but it does have elements of vintage Pearcy. Just 'Jamie' out of the last five songs deserves any credit, but unfortunately, the rest are just uninspired and unforgettable. If this or Jack Russell's albums are in any Top 10 lists come the end of the year, I will definitely show my arse in Woolies window! Or whatever the equivalent is in 2017 – 'Home Bargains?'
Smash is aptly titled, as that's what I'd probably like to do to it.
When I first heard 'Infestation' in 2010 I was very impressed as this was VINTAGE Ratt. 'Smash' on the other hand is instantly forgettable unfortunately. It reminds me of Journey's last jaunt to the UK, it looked like they just wanted to not just take the money and run, but count it on stage in front of you to piss you right off. Pearcy is the same here, probably not believing that someone has given him a wad of money for someone who peaked musically some time ago. That hurts for me to say that to a person who sang classics like 'Back For More', 'Round And Round', "Wanted Man' and 'Lay It Down'
Come on Frontiers, pull your finger out. I'm hoping Pride Of Lions wont let me down….?
Stephen E. Pearcy – Lead, Backing Vox
Erik Ferentinos – Rhythm & Lead Guitars, BVs
Gred D'Angelo – Drums
Matt Thorn – Bass
Chris Hager – Guitars, lead Guitar on Track 3
I Know I'm Crazy
Ten Miles Wide
Shut Down Baby
Hit Me With A Bullet
Want Too Much
What Do Ya Think
I Cant Take It
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Emma Willard School senior Hyeyon "Stella" Rim held a public reception for her exhibition "Painting Inspiration: FOR CHILDREN TO THRIVE NOT JUST SURVIVE" at the Arts Center of the Capital Region on Friday, January 25. The exhibition features works created by children at the Refugee and Immigrant Support Services of Emmaus (RISSE) Center in Albany, NY, where she leads art classes weekly.
Stella found her passion for art when she moved to Canada from Korea as a child and says it allowed her to overcome barriers and thrive as she settled into a new country. She believes art is a form of communication that transcends nationality, ethnicity, and language.
"Just as art opened new doors to me in a new country, I wanted to help open a new door to refugee children in the U.S.," she said.
The exhibit will run through Friday, February 22 at the Arts Center of the Capital Region, 265 River Street, Troy, NY 12180.


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I am super excited to return to Harmony Fields, a working family farm, to teach a one day class that includes a delicious farm to table lunch! As these Pacific Northwest days become cooler and the summer transitions to fall, it is time to jumpstart your writing practice---or perhaps begin the one you've been wanting to try for years. And there is no more inspiring and nurturing place to do it.
THE POETRY OF TRAVEL: Anais Nin once wrote, "We travel, some of us forever, to seek other states, other lives, other souls." And whether the destination is Paris, Marrakesh, or the Pike Place Fish Market — the art of translation from one realm to the other remains the same conundrum. This workshop is for anyone who has traveled in the world of the imagination and/or the physical realm. We'll look at the work of several poet-travelers and then write pieces of our own. You will leave with the starts of at least four new poems or flash fiction pieces. This class is geared towards beginners and experienced writers, and for poets as well as flash fiction writers. Local lunch provided.


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Hikari, Nozomi, and the Double Performance!!
A Stand-Up Sit-Down! (Japanese: ヒカリとノゾミとダブルパフォーマンス!! Hikari, Nozomi and the Double Performance!!) is the 41st episode of the Diamond & Pearl series, and the 507th episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on July 26, 2007 and in the United States on December 15, 2007.
Dawn's latest training session is interrupted by a Glameow and Misdreavus that seem to be asking for help, and it's a safe bet that those Pokémon must belong to Zoey! Sure enough, the two Pokémon lead Dawn and her friends to Zoey, who's fallen and sprained her foot. Our heroes treat the sprain the best they can and help Zoey back to her campsite, where everyone is introduced to Zoey's new Shellos. That's when Zoey tells Dawn that the upcoming Hearthome Contest has a double performance format, which means Dawn has to show off two Pokémon at once!
Fortunately, Zoey offers to help Dawn train. First, she shows Dawn some of the combinations she has planned for Glameow and Shellos. Then Dawn tries to develop some combinations of her own with Pachirisu and Piplup, but it's even harder than she imagined. Things aren't any smoother when she tries a double battle with Buizel and Buneary against Pikachu and Aipom, but all Dawn can do is practice until her team gets it right.
Jessie, now disguised as Jessilina the Coordinator, drops in for a surprise visit and challenges Dawn to a double battle. Zoey's not about to let Jessilina pick on a double battle novice, so she accepts the challenge instead! Injured or not, Zoey still has all her skills intact—her Glameow and Shellos overcome Jessie's Dustox and Seviper with power and style. Zoey's example encourages Dawn to keep on trying, and the two Coordinators look forward to their next meeting at the Hearthome Contest!
Dawn is training in the woods with Piplup, when Zoey's Glameow and Misdreavus find them while searching for help for their Trainer. Zoey sprained her ankle while training, and is forced off her feet while she recovers. Brock gives her some first aid, but she needs to get to a Pokémon Center for full healing. They head to her camp and Zoey shows off her new Shellos, caught shortly after Dawn caught her Buizel. When Ash and Pikachu try to introduce themselves to Shellos, it gets very scared. Dawn lets her Buizel out, and it starts to stare at Shellos, making it even more frightened. Then Piplup starts arguing with Buizel until Dawn breaks them apart. When Zoey sees how poorly Buizel and Piplup are getting along, she decides to demonstrate to Dawn the theme of the upcoming Hearthome Contest, appeals involving two of the Coordinator's Pokémon instead of one. Zoey shows how a Double Performance works in a video on her laptop. The video shows how Top Coordinator Marina delivers a Double Performance using her Wani-Wani and Pink. Zoey tries to help Dawn by showing her a combination with her Glameow and her Shellos. First Zoey has Shellos firing a Mud Bomb into the air, which Glameow used Shock Wave on, dotting up Shellos's attack. Then Shellos uses Hidden Power to destroy the mud bombs and that results in a beautiful and flashy fireworks display.
Dawn decides to practice a bit for this new theme, pairing Piplup with Pachirisu and Buizel with Buneary. She starts off with telling Pachirisu to use Sweet Kiss and then she tells Piplup to use Whirlpool. Unfortunately the whirlpool covers up the hearts from the Sweet Kiss, and then she tells Pachirisu to use Discharge on the Whirlpool, but this combination fails too and it ends up zapping both Dawn and her Piplup. Dawn tries that combination for the second time, but it fails again cause Pachirisu's Discharge was too powerful and it evaporated Piplup's Whirlpool. Dawn is feeling really bad, and Ash tries helping her by suggesting she would do some Contest Battle training with him so that she can come up with some new combinations. Ash decides to go with his Pikachu and Aipom, while Dawn chooses her Buneary and Buizel. Ash starts off first by telling Aipom to use Swift and telling Pikachu to jump into the Swift with Quick Attack. Dawn notices that Aipom is left wide open, and she tells her Pokémon to dodge Pikachu's attack. Then she tells Buizel to use Aqua Jet and she tells Buneary to use Ice Beam, creating an Ice Aqua Jet. But her combination didn't work very well and it hit both Buizel and Aipom pretty badly and they fell down in the river. Then they continue their battle and Dawn tells Buizel to use SonicBoom which gets more power from the water and it hits Aipom. Then Ash tells Aipom to use Focus Punch and he tells Pikachu to use Thunderbolt on the ground. Then while Aipom is building up its power, rocks fly out the ground from Pikachu's Thunderbolt and they immobilize Buizel and Buneary. Dawn tries to tell Buneary to intercept Aipom's Focus Punch with Ice Beam, but Aipom is protected by the rocks and it makes a direct hit on Buneary, knocking it down. Then Pikachu uses Volt Tackle and Buizel uses Aqua Jet, but Buizel is knocked out because it took too much damage from Pikachu's Electric-type attack, which means Ash wins the battle.
Dawn feels bad because her Ice Aqua Jet combination didn't work very well, but her Pokémon encourage her and then she tries the combination once again, but it fails once more. Then Jessilina comes along, hoping to challenge Dawn while she's still faltering. However, Zoey decides to accept instead, despite her foot not fully healing. Jessie uses her Dustox and Seviper. First, Dustox uses Poison Sting towards the sky, and when the stings start falling down, Seviper hits them with Poison Tail making them spin, and it adds lots more speed and power on them. But Zoey manages to use her opponents combination into her own advantage by telling her Glameow use Iron Tail on the stings to send them twirling through the air and then Shellos uses Mud Bomb to destroy the stings and leave a beautiful purple sparkle behind. Then Dustox uses Psybeam, but Zoey's Pokémon dodge the attack. Then Glameow uses Shadow Claw and Shellos uses Blizzard on the Shadow Claw making a beautiful and powerful Shadow Claw-Blizzard combination attack which manages to knock back both Jessie and her Pokémon. Team Rocket decides to beat a retreat after that.
Zoey is taken to the nearest Pokémon Center, and they all agree to meet up at the Hearthome Contest.
Ash and his friends meet up with Zoey again.
Zoey is revealed to have caught a Shellos in the same lake Dawn caught her Buizel.
Dawn learns that the Hearthome Contest and the Sinnoh Grand Festival will follow the Double Performance format.
Marina's Wani-Wani is revealed to have evolved into a Feraligatr.
Dawn attempts the Ice Aqua Jet combination for the first time and fails.
Jessilina has a two-on-two Contest Battle against Zoey and loses.
Professor Oak's Big Pokémon Encyclopedia was not aired. Instead of the lecture, information on The Rise of Darkrai was featured.
Music from Jirachi: Wish Maker is used as background music.
It is revealed through a video demonstration of a Double Performance that Marina has become a Coordinator and Wani-Wani is now a Feraligatr.
Team Rocket doesn't blast off or recite their motto in any form in this episode.
Korean 빛나와 소망! 이중 퍼포먼스!
Portuguese Brazil O Melhor Treinamento de Duplas!
Portugal Uma Chamada de Atenção!
Spanish Latin America ¡Entrenando con Jesselina!
Spain ¡El entrenamiento especial de Maya!
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Midnight's Children Synopsis
Saleem Sinai is born at the stroke of midnight on August 15, 1947, the very moment of India's independence. Greeted by fireworks displays, cheering crowds, and Prime Minister Nehru himself, Saleem grows up to learn the ominous consequences of this coincidence. His every act is mirrored and magnified in events that sway the course of national affairs; his health and well-being are inextricably bound to those of his nation; his life is inseparable, at times indistinguishable, from the history of his country. Perhaps most remarkable are the telepathic powers linking him with India's 1,000 other midnight's children, all born in that initial hour and endowed with magical gifts.
This novel is at once a fascinating family saga and an astonishing evocation of a vast land and its people-a brilliant incarnation of the universal human comedy. Twenty-five years after its publication, Midnight's Children stands apart as both an epochal work of fiction and a brilliant performance by one of the great literary voices of our time.
Midnight's Children Press Reviews
'Extraordinary . . . one of the most important [novels] to come out of the English-speaking world in this generation.' - The New York Review of Books
'The literary map of India is about to be redrawn. . . . Midnight's Children sounds like a continent finding its voice.' - The New York Times
'In Salman Rushdie, India has produced a glittering novelist- one with startling imaginative and intellectual resources, a master of perpetual storytelling.' - The New Yorker
'A marvelous epic . . . Rushdie's prose snaps into playback and flash-forward . . . stopping on images, vistas, and characters of unforgettable presence. Their range is as rich as India herself.' - Newsweek
'Burgeons with life, with exuberance and fantasy . . . Rushdie is a writer of courage, impressive strength, and sheer stylistic brilliance.' - The Washington Post Book World
'Pure story-an ebullient, wildly clowning, satirical, descriptively witty charge of energy. '
- Chicago Sun-Times
Publication date: 3rd January 2013
Author: Salman Rushdie
Genres: eBook Favourites, Modern and Contemporary Fiction,
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About Salman Rushdie
Sir Salman Rushdie was born in Bombay (now Mumbai) on 19 June 1947. He went to school in Bombay and at Rugby in England, and read History at King's College, Cambridge, where he joined the Cambridge Footlights theatre company. After graduating, he lived with his family who had moved to Pakistan in 1964, and worked briefly in television before returning to England, beginning work as a copywriter for an advertising agency. His first novel, Grimus, was published in 1975. His second novel, the acclaimed Midnight's Children, was published in 1981. It won the Booker Prize for Fiction, the James Tait Black Memorial Prize (for fiction), ...
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Star Trek Discovery: Brother
by CoramDeo
"Space: The Final Frontier. Above us, around us, within us. We have always looked to the stars to discover who we are."
By nature I love brevity: Star Trek: Discovery takes a long, clean breath of fresh air in this big, bold premiere that sheds the burdens of Season One and lets them roll down the hill behind.
Star Trek: Enterprise was canceled in 2005. And in the Fall of that year, as shows premiered, fans were faced with a sad reality: for the first time in 28 years, a new season of Star Trek was not among them. And for 12 years, this continued. And then we Discovered a new frontier. Breaking the silence of more than a decade, Star Trek: Discovery was a sign that Trek was not dead.
But of course, it was not without its flaws. Discovery Season One had issues with its tone and its dialogue. The crew, above and beyond their stilted, grandiose speech, rarely seemed like a family, or even a group of people who like each other. And the levels of anxiety and brooding were at dangerously high levels. We're talking Superman from Batman v. Superman levels of anxiety and brooding.
The fans pointed out these issues, though the good parts still remained (excepting the 'fans' who actively went out of their way to be openly hostile towards the series, its creators, and its viewers). And the team behind Discovery listened. 'Brother' benefits from a light and relaxed tone that feels like the lifting of a heavy curtain. The crew speaks in a generally human and natural manner, and they work together like a tight family. Brooding is nowhere to be seen, and the anxiety present is of a different sort than the cloud of deep worry that permeated Season One. Instead the viewer felt more of an empathetic concern about the characters and their lives.
The first and most immediate effect of 'Brother' is, in fact, to distance the show from its past mistakes. Associating these issues with the influence of Captain Lorca makes a lot of sense from a story perspective, even if the creators' insistence that all the darker elements were only a result of him doesn't quite sit right. From the outset, Captain Pike makes it clear that he is very different from Lorca. Everything about his manner and bearing suggests a completely different man from Jason Isaacs' power-hungry warmonger. But Pike is no Kirk, either, as one might anticipate. Anson Mount gives his Pike a humility and a grounded feel that Kirk never quite developed.
The other proverbial elephant on the starship is the presence of Spock. Though the adult version of our beloved half-Vulcan does not appear, his importance in the events of 'Brother' and the impact the mere allusion to the character has on the series is clear. We learn that he and Burnham's strained relationship is the result of her decisions, not his. It's clear she views him and his legacy as an oppressive force in her life, perhaps as a standard she could never live up to? There's a great shot that really sums this up, when young Spock makes his holo-dragon. The dragon moves toward Burnham, and roars at her, and Spock walks in through its mouth. I think that's how she sees Spock.
Sarek and Burnham's conversation about reverence also factors in. This show has decided to include a character that most fans undoubtedly have a lot of reverence for. But to make him a useful character, with an arc and a purpose, reverence is not enough. The massive weight of Spock's impact on Star Trek and the fans' adoration of him will be a problem that Discovery will have to deal with.
Moving to our regular cast, I loved how they were dealt with here. The other side of Lorca's effect on the Disco crew is that such a major and personal adversary has brought them together and made them rely on each other. All of the returning cast felt like a family around each other, and their interactions made the ship feel like a real workplace run by a real team. This is a major improvement from last season.
It looks like Burnham's journey this season will be thoroughly intertwined with Spock's. I look forward to seeing her relationship with him and how it develops, but I do hope they give her a role to play apart from and outside of the shadow of her foster brother. Likewise, Stamets seems overshadowed by the impact of someone else. Everything around him reminds him of his lost love Dr. Culber, and he's having a very hard time dealing with it. It seems like the end of this episode was enough to get him at least a little bit excited about science again, though it's unlikely that this is the end of his plotline about leaving the ship. With Wilson Cruz brought on as a full cast member for this season, it'll be interesting to see where this goes.
Tilly and Saru don't seem to have much in the way of an arc yet, but I'm sure this will change. I expect most of Tilly's story this season will have something to do with her enrollment in the Command Training Program. Saru mentioned his sister Siranna, from the Short Trek 'The Brightest Star,' and the showrunners have stated that we may see other Kelpians this season, so expect to see a visit to Saru's home planet of Kaminar sometime in the future. Maybe siblings will continue to be a theme this season.
Overall, 'Brother' was a pretty epic way to kick off the new season. It's fun and engaging, with a lot of potential. I can't wait to see where we go from here.
Strange New Worlds:
This section will record the planets the Disco visits and the places they go. Not a whole lot of that in this particular episode.
New Life and New Civilizations:
Here I'll keep track of all the new species, ideas, and cultures the crew encounters. Again, nothing in the way of that here.
Pensees (Thoughts):
-Mia Kirshner (Amanda) looks a lot like Amy Adams. She also really resembles Amanda from TOS, so that's nice.
-Stamets has a botanist friend aboard the Enterprise.
-In keeping with the Trek tradition of altering the intro, we have some brand new graphics added to the opening theme.
-Regulation 19, Section C allows a higher-ranking officer to take command of a starship in one of three contingencies: 1. An imminent threat; 2. The lives of Federation citizens are in danger; 3. There is no more qualified officer available to deal with the situation.
-I love Doug Jones' Saru walk. It's just so much fun to watch.
-That's the first shot we've gotten of a turbo lift running through a starship in all of Trek, if memory serves. Pretty cool, too.
-Another Alice in Wonderland nod. Also, holo-candles.
-Sarek mentioned that he's reached out to Klingon High Chancellor L'Rell (Mary Chieffo), and she had no explanation for the red bursts either.
-The Captain goes on the away mission, in true Trek tradition.
-There was a bit of Spock's Jellyfish ship from Star Trek (2009) in the design of the pods they flew.
-How cool was the pod sequence? Also, it was admittedly rather satisfying to see Olson Connelly get his comeuppance when he failed to pull his chute crashed and died because of the dumb risk he took.
-One of the ads loaded at the wrong time when I watched this the first time. The long ad break split a shot in half.
-I liked Reno (Tig Notaro). The idea of using an engineering approach to medicine is interesting, although I wouldn't want to be one of the first patients it was tried on.
-The Red Angel is still very much an unknown. I partially expect it will have something to do with the Klingons, if not only because they seem from the trailers to have a big role to play.
-The asteroid material wouldn't beam up. That's intriguing. It may be the key to fixing the spore drive, too, as it looks from the trailer that we'll be jumping again this season.
-'Not every cage is a prison, nor every loss eternal.' That's very interesting, and it has a lot of significance for Pike.
-It makes sense that the crew of the Enterprise would have issues with sitting out the war while on their five-year mission.
-The Disco's new Doctor is named Dr. Pollard.
-One of the names in the credits was 'Matt Decker.'
-A lot of references to faith/religion and related subjects in this episode. I don't think it's necessarily significant, but I thought it was worth noting.
-Alex Kurtzman directed this episode. I thought he did a great job; maybe he should stick to that instead of the whole coming up with ideas thing. I'm still baffled by the seriously weird and unsettling bits about Klingon anatomy from Season One.
Amanda: "I bless you, Michael... all my life."
Pike: "Do not covet thy neighbor's starship, Commander."
Pike: "Why didn't we think of that, Connelly? Think of all the syllables that gave their lives."
Pike: "Sometimes it's wise to keep your expectations low, Commander. That way we're never disappointed."
Advice to the audience, perhaps?
Tilly: "I put her in a Utility closet, and I put you in there. I'm drunk on power."
Stamets: "Tilly, you are... incandescent. You're going to become a magnificent Captain because you do everything out of love. But I need you to repeat after me. I will say..."
Tilly: "I will say..."
Stamets: "Fewer things."
Tilly: "Fewer thi- okay."
Sarek: "Spock has great reverence for his mother, but reverence tends to-"
Burnham: "Fill up the room."
It's the shot of Burnham's fairly empty quarters just as she interrupts that sells this one.
Pike: "Detmer - fly... good."
Pike: "I was expecting a red thing. Where's my damn red thing?"
Pike: "Spock asked the most amazing questions. It's completely logical, yet somehow able to make everyone see that logic was the beginning of the picture and not the end."
Burnham: "There are so many things I wish I'd said to you; so many things I want to say now. I'm too late, aren't I? I can only pray I don't lose you again... brother."
A strong, solid premiere. 5 out of 6 damn red things.
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Anonymous Saturday, January 19, 2019 at 8:15:00 PM EST
"Alex Kurtzman directed this episode. I thought he did a great job; maybe he should stick to that instead of the whole coming up with ideas thing"
Here, here!. The less he writes, the better.
CoramDeo Saturday, January 19, 2019 at 9:57:00 PM EST
Anonymous, in a perfect world, Kurtzman would be a director, and Zack Snyder would be a cinematographer. I do like Kurtzman's stated overall goal for the Star Trek franchise, though, so...
Mark Greig Sunday, January 20, 2019 at 4:49:00 PM EST
Really enjoyed this episode, especially Anson Mount as Pike.
Patrick Sunday, January 27, 2019 at 11:19:00 PM EST
I wasn't that big a fan of Season 1, I think because the character of Michael Burnham made a REALLY bad first impression with me, as did this new take on the Klingons. In those first couple of episodes T'kuvma sounded like he had rocks in his mouth when he talked, and I'm really not a fan of their visual design in this series. I do think Season 1 improved as it went on, though I wasn't thrilled to see the Enterprise show up. It felt like a cheap ploy. But I heard about Anson Mount being cast as Pike and I got intrigued, I usually like him whenever he shows up in something I'm watching. And after watching this episode, I have much higher hopes for Season 2. Not only was Mount great as Pike, but I was glad to see some of the lesser-used characters get a chance to do more than just repeat the commands given to them on the bridge. And it's great to see Tilly growing in confidence, the "adorkable bumbling greenhorn" act wears thin if it doesn't evolve. This new mystery of the red energy bursts is intriguing, along with the "Red Angel" vision that Burnham had. Star Trek's ventures into the metaphysical/spiritual realm can be hit or miss. But when they do it right, like they did on Deep Space Nine more often than not, it can make for excellent storytelling. I'm definitely curious to see where the story goes this year.
Corylea Wednesday, February 6, 2019 at 8:36:00 PM EST
I really liked the new, lighter tone for the series and the greater sense of the crew as a family.
But I couldn't believe it when Stamets talked APPROVINGLY about how a Kasseelian opera singer kills herself after her first performance and said how much Dr. Culber liked this. A Starfleet physician approves of someone's killing herself for no good reason?
I was trying to imagine Dr. McCoy's attitude towards Kasseelian opera singers and thought he wouldn't have found it gorgeously romantic for the diva to kill herself; he'd have thought it was a sad waste of a person's life and of all that training.
What is this version of Starfleet, that their officers — including a PHYSICIAN — could approve of such a thing?!
It feels as if the writers have memorized a lot of Star Trek facts without having truly grasped the HEART.
Billie Doux Sunday, February 10, 2019 at 9:45:00 PM EST
Finally subscribed and saw this premiere and am mad at myself for putting it off a few weeks because I loved it. CoramDeo, you and the previous commenters already said pretty much everything I would say, but I loved the feel of this premiere, enjoyed Pike and Reno in particular, thought the pod sequence was terrific.
I'm hoping for a season with minimal Klingon presence, and I'm okay with a new Spock in my life. Here's hoping they do the character justice.


Track systems that use fixed-length straights and curves (and other things) are called "sectional track" systems. In addition to the Kato Unitrack and Tomix FineTrack I've used and written about, there are a number of others. Some with integrated ballas molded to the track like those two, and others that are just ties and rail. But there's also a more general approach to building track without the need to hand-lay it: flex track. Flex track consists of sections typically one yard (36" or 91.44 cm) or 1 meter (39.37") in length with ties that are made so that the track can be bent into a curved shape.
It's more complex to use flex track than sectional track, since you have to pay close attention to keeping curves smooth, and you need to fix the track in place. Some people use glue or caulking compound for this, others simply add granular ballast and glue it in place with white glue, trusting that to hold the track strongly enough for operation. The glued-ballast approach is easier to rework later, since white glue can be loosened with water. Some people also use nails, but these have a tendency of bend the ties and are probably best avoided.
Flex track still uses some sectional elements: switches, crossovers, and other complex track items, unless you want to hand-build those. And because each brand of flex track is slightly different in terms of rail thickness and height of railhead, as well as in appearance, usually it's not a good idea to mix brands. There are certainly exceptions: in particular, mainline track is going to look different from sidings and branch lines anyway.
With flex track, the rail height is also more important, since there are multiple available with each scale. Rail height roughly matches prototype rail variations in weight, but in N-scale all rail is oversized (the smallest normally used, Code 55, is slightly larger than the heaviest North American rail used, and somewhat problematic to use). Normal sizes for N (and HO) are code 55, code 70, code 83 and code 100. Rail is also available in lighter codes (e.g., 40) from some suppliers, but this is very delicate. The "code" is actually the height of the rail in thousandths of an inche, code code 80 is 0.080" (or 2 mm) in height. Code 80 is probably the most popular with current modelers, although those seeking the best possible appearance will use code 55. Both Unitrack and FlexTrack use code 80 rail, although they mold the ties around it to make it look smaller.
Code 55 rail can be problematic for rolling stock with large "pizza cutter" wheel flanges typical of older-design models.
Some manufacturers of flex track sell adapter sections (short lengths of straight track) to change from one rail height (code) to another. These can allow a lesser size to be used on sidings and industrial track for a more realistic look.
Flex track can connect to sectional track (provided rail height and tie thickness are similar or can be adapted). Kato sells an adapter section, originally designed for use with FineTrack, but sold in the U.S. as an Atlas track adapter. However, simply shimming under the flex track with some styrene strips to get the rails to the same level will also work. It's still important to match the rail code (e.g., 80 for most sectional track, although code 100 is also fairly common for sectional track).
Switches used with flex track, even when made by the same manufacturer, are essentially sectional track of the same height and shape of ties and rail. This makes them easiest to use, but often people mix brands (carefully) to get better-working switches with better-looking, or cheaper, flex track. Many modelers also use Kato's double-crossover with flex track, as it's economical and very reliable.
If you want a more general overview of both flex track and sectional track, with detail on use with Japanese train models, there's a good one on this site.
Note: I'm ignoring any flex track that doesn't use nickle-silver rail, and so should you. Brass is for toy layouts.
- Reflects North American prototype look.
- Made in Code 80 and Code 55, both with wooden ties (code 80 in black, code 55 in brown).
- High molded spikes make code 55 problematic for larger wheel flanges.
-- Frogs are power-routed, but known to fail (many add a wire to avoid problems).
- The sell a "weathered" version with black rails (too dark for prototype appearance).
- Code 70, 55 and 40.
- Code 55 is available with concrete ties in addition to wooden ties.
- Ties are thicker than Atlas (in code 55 anyway).
- Code 70 and 55 have only one switch available: a #6 (code 40 has none).
-- Fast Tracks (handlaidtrack.com) sells jigs and parts so you can build your own switches for ME track.
- Requires more attention to produce a smooth curve than Atlas, but less prone to unbending before attachment.
- There's a comparison of them to Atlas on this site.
- Said to reflect "European" appearance that looks good for Japanese track.
-- Uses 1:148 scale ties (British N), equivalent to Japanese commuter scale.
- Available in Code 80 and Code 55, both with either wood or concrete ties.
- Built to NEM standards, which are more tolerant of large flanges on code 55.
- But the 55 is really 80 recessed into ties, so it mates poorly to other code 55 rail.
- Does not unflex after being bent; requires more care when making curves.
- Switches available in three sizes with curving departure tracks, not straight.
-- Code 55: Small (12" R), Medium (18"R) and Broad (36" R) with #6 frogs.
-- Code 80: Small (9" R), Medium (18"R) and Broad (36" R).
-- Additional specialty switches (curved, double-crossover and single/double slip) are also available.
- Code 55 switches are electrified-frog designs, which need polarity-switching wiring.
- A good discussion of the track is available on this site.
- Parallel track spacing (for back-to-back switches or the double-crossover) is about 26-27mm.
- Note: Walthers is their exclusive U.S. dealer and doesn't stock any N-scale, so this can be hard to impossible to find without importing. It is apparently available in both Europe and Australia.
-- Shinohara-branded track isn't identical to Walthers-branded.
- Code 70 track and switches with wooden ties.
- Very broad line of switches including double-crossover, double-slip, and curved turnouts.
If you're modeling Japanese trains, as i do, none of these are going to be an exact match for the track used in Japan. While Peco may come close, it's modeling standard gauge track in 1:148 scale. And while Japanese commuter trains models are in 1:150, they use 42" (1,067 mm) gauge track on the prototype, so larger and more widely spaced ties, relative to the rail spacing, will look more like the prototype, although nothing's going to get away from the track itself being the wrong gauge (the models use standard 9mm N gauge). Thus, Atlas or Micro Engineering may, paradoxically, look more correct despite the scale problems. This is an area I need to look into more closely.
For Shinkansen, which are modeled in 1:160 scale, there's still some ballasted track using mostly concrete ties (they also use synthetic ties), but most newer construction has the rail affixed to large concrete slabs set in rubber vibration-damping material without any loose ballast. This kind of "slab track" is also used in some non-Shinkansen construction, especially in stations. You could hand-build this by soldering rail to large pieces of circuit-board material, but nobody makes a flex or sectional track that matches it (well, some of the Japanese manufacturers have done specific elements this way, but it's not common).


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We May Have A New Definition Of The Second By 2030
May 4 2022, 13:12 UTC
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It's time to change how we measure time. Or at least that's what scientists have proposed in a draft resolution for the upcoming 27th General Conference on Weights and Measures held later this year. Thanks to ultraprecise atomic clocks, we could have a new definition of the most fundamental unit of time: the second.
The second was defined back in 1967 as "the duration of 9,192,631,770 periods of the radiation corresponding to the transition between the two hyperfine levels of the ground state of the cesium 133 atom." This was refined in 2018 but was still based on the hyperfine transition of the cesium-133 atom.
This definition has served humanity well for many decades, but breakthroughs in optical atomic clocks have gone beyond the precision that can be obtained with the more classical atomic clocks. In this brave new world of ultra-precise timekeeping, cesium is becoming a grandfather clock.
"As a general principle, the definitions for the SI units should be based on the measurement methods that lead to the lowest uncertainty for all secondary measurements of quantities based on those units," Dr Liz Donley, chief of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Time & Frequency Division, told IFLScience.
"Optical frequency standards have reached the level where they can perform frequency measurements that are 100x more accurate than the measurements that are performed using Cesium as the standard."
But the definition of the second affects the definition of five out of the other six International System of Units (SI), so these uncertainties have impacts on mass measurements, distances, etc. A more precise second has an impact across almost all measurements we perform.
The 27th CGPM is a meeting of the International Bureau of Weights and Measures, which regulates and standardizes the system of SI units. Scientists and representatives from standards organizations around the world will gather to make decisions relating to SI, including redefining base units, as happened in 2018.
The draft resolution for the meeting held in November proposes amongst other things that the second be redefined by 2030, either by a new highly accurate atomic transition or by the weighted average of a group of highly accurate atomic transitions. First, a list of criteria that must be met for this new definition will need to be agreed upon.
There is currently a long list of criteria that needs to be met for optical clocks to become the standard and the cesium to serve as a secondary representation of the second. Work is underway to better clarify those requirements, which could be announced as early as June this year, reports the New York Times. But even with well-defined requirements, institutes across the world will have to go above and beyond to demonstrate a reliable new definition of the second.
"The metrology institutes working on meeting the criteria still have to achieve some of the key milestones and then we have to decide which atom (or atoms) the new definition will be based on. Progress is being made at a rapid pace, but there is not yet a consensus on this important issue," Dr Donley told IFLScience.
Highly precise measurements are not just needed in labs. They affect technologies we use on a day-to-day basis, as well as new technologies that optical atomic clocks might deliver as they can precisely measure gravitational changes and more.


Verse 6. - But she had brought them up. Literally, and she caused them to ascend; but our version has very properly (see ver. 4) given the preterite the pluperfect sense here. "Two strangers, Israelites, spies, have a safe harbour provided them, even amongst their enemies, against the proclamation of a king." "Where cannot the God of heaven either find or raise up friends to His own causes and servants?" (Bp. Hall.) To the roof of the house. The flat roofs of Oriental, and even of Greek and Italian houses, are used for all kinds of purposes, especially for drying corn and other things for domestic use (see 1 Samuel 9:25, 26; 2 Samuel 11:2; 2 Samuel 16:22; 2 Kings 23:12. Also Acts 10:9, where the roof is used as a place of retirement and repose). Stalks of flax. Literally, flax of the tree. The word translated flax either of the raw material or of the linen made from it. Here it must mean flax as it came cut from the field; that is, as our version translates it, the stalks of flax (λινοκαλάμη, LXX.), which grows in Egypt to a height of three feet, and may be presumed to have attained a height not much less at Jericho. The word עָרַד which signifies to lay in a row, and is used of the wood on the altar in Genesis 22:9, and of the shew bread in Leviticus 24:6, confirms this view. It is obvious that this would have formed a most sufficient hiding place for the fugitives. "Either faith or friendship are not tried but in extremities. To show countenance to the messengers of God while the publique face of the State smiles upon them, is but a courtesie of course; but to hide our own lives in theirs when they are persecuted is an act which looks for a reward" (Bp. Hall).
Verse 7. - Unto the fords. There were several of these fords. One near Jericho (cf, Judges 3:28; Judges 12:5, 6; 2 Samuel 17:22, 24; 2 Samuel 19:16, 19, 39); one at Bethsean, now Beisan, leading to Succoth (Judges 8:4; cf. Genesis 32:22; Genesis 33:17. See Robinson, ' Biblical Researches' 2:497; Ritter, 'Geography of Palestine'); beside others not mentioned in Scripture. A vivid description of the crossing the Jordan at the fords near Jericho is to be found in Tristrain's 'Land of Israel,' p. 520. The ford is almost certainly the one mentioned here, since an hour or two's ride brought the party to Shittim. These fords were easy to cross save when the Jordan, as was now the case (Joshua 3:15), overflowed its banks. This may have been the reason why the pursuers did not cross the fords, but they pursued the spies to the fords, hoping to find their retreat cut off. This is rendered more probable by the fact (ver. 22) that the pursuers appear to have continued their search after leaving the fords.
Verse 8. - And before they were laid down, i.e., to sleep on the roof, a common practice in the East in summer.
Verse 19. - His blood shall be upon his head (cf. Leviticus 20:9). "If we will wander out of the limits that God has set us, we cast ourselves out of His protection." (Bp. Hall).
Verse 20. - And if thou utter this our business. This was an obvious condition. Rahab's betrayal of the spies could not save Jericho, but it would destroy them, or at least expose them to imminent danger. She would, therefore, by mentioning the matter, deprive herself of all title to protection.
Verse 24. - For even all the inhabitants of the country do faint because of us. "[For even" is literally "and also." As Keil remarks, this information concerning the feelings of the Canaanites was the one great thing they had been sent out to discover.


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Highways England announces simulation and visualisation project
Paul Hutton
Highways England and the Transport Systems Catapult (TSC) are looking for a visualisation and management platform to support operational decision making for incident management.
The TSC has announced that it is looking for 'innovative developers and organisations' to support Highways England's incident management and operational planning of the strategic road network in what it called a 'significant' tender opportunity.
The winner of the tender will develop a simulation and visualisation platform to support the operational decision making at the West Midland Regional Control Centre, initially focussing on delivering an incident management system for the local and strategic road network within the vicinity of the 'Birmingham Box', which is bounded by the M5, M6 and M42.
The long-term aspiration for the technology is to provide Highways England with the capability to understand the prevailing traffic conditions across the entire strategic road network, as well as the consequences of strategic and operational interventions.
This will provide significant benefits to Highways England and deliver efficiencies in the short-term operation and strategic management of the motorway and trunk road network.
The TSC's previous phases of the research developed a proof of concept simulation, demonstrating that a large-scale 'cloud-based' simulation platform is achievable, and the value of using current state-of-the-art technologies. Key objectives of this contract include:
Stage A – Build upon the insights from the previous research to develop a prototype simulation of an incident management decision support system. In addition, develop a spare capacity identification tool which could identify when to change speed limits, deploy ramp metering, alter traffic light sequence, etc.
Stage B – Test a number of use cases to demonstrate the usability of the platform, and its suitability for the intended purposes
Stage C – User testing, including installation of the software solution at the regional control centre for trials by future users of the system
TSC technical lead Dr Abraham Narh said: 'This project is both innovative and disruptive whilst pushing the frontiers of traffic simulation modelling. It is an excellent opportunity to build of previous work the TSC has undertaken with Highways England to develop a truly world class system for management of the UK's strategic road network.
'It is unlikely that the existing platforms in use by Highway's England will be able to provide a step change in performance capabilities in the foreseeable future, so the business who undertakes this work really has a chance to shape the future.'
Full details of the tender, including details of how to apply, can be found here. The application deadline is midday on 8 March 2019.
Highways England incident management Transport Systems Catapult


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Q: How to reduce white space between row headers I am trying to remove the space between the different tables but not able to do so.

A: If I were you I would seperate your css out into another file. Inline css can be very hard to find sometime.
To get all the tables next to each other, you need to change all of the inline css on .row elements to the following:
<div class="row" style="margin-left: 40px; margin-right: 20px; padding: 0 10px;">

I would also probably add margin-top: 10px depending on how much vertical space you want between each table.
Specifying margin-top, margin-left, and margin-right is the same as margin: top, right, 0, left if you want a shortcut.

A: Each table element seems to have the class time so you can just apply a negative margin to that class. Something like this should work:
.time {
    margin-bottom: -30px;
}

http://jsfiddle.net/nJa45/4/
Now, that being said, if you are trying to eliminate the spacing all together, you might have better luck restructuring your table. Rather than having multiple tables, make the entire thing one nested table. This will provide a more consistent removal of white space.

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Kolleen Park's Kaboom And Becoming a K-Performance Supporter
My return to regular blogging has also meant a foray into a group run by the Korean Tourism Organization known as the K-Performance Supporters - a large number of people from all over the world who in return for free tickets to performances in Korea agree to write about them, share their experiences and support Korean performances. Last night was the opening event of their "third season" and I, along with a horde of other theatre fans, was invited to down to Jongno for food and theatrical fun.
The evening started out near Jongno-3-ga at the Jongno Cinecore building. This has been the home of Korean non-verbal performances for many years and is conveniently located next to a branch of Peggy Pie, so one can fulfil one's thirst for entertainment and hunger for puff pastry. It's a quick walk from Jongno-3-ga station and just across the road from Insa-dong and Tapgol Park, so even though I arrived a little too early there was plenty to do...
The first event of the evening was a slap-up feast at VIPS. We were allowed to buffet to our heart's content (with an hour time limit) and had free reign to sit wherever we chose. I ended up on a lovely table filled with bloggers from the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, France and Indonesia and it was great to sit, chat and make new acquaintances.
Once dinner was done, we made our way up to the fourth floor where we were given a ticket each and had the chance to get our photos taken using the special Kaboom machines. Using pictures of the performers as a background you were able to take snaps of yourself and your new friends that would later be used in the show and have them emailed to you (though as of now, almost twenty four hours later my email has yet to arrive...). Once our images had been recorded it was off into the theatre for the welcoming ceremony and a very welcome goodie bag (filled with a K-Performance pamphlet, a smartphone holder thingy, a snazzy three colour pen and a usb drive. Thanks KTO!).
Speeches were made, prizes were given to the best bloggers of last season and the person who cheered the loudest got two free tickets to see Fanta-stick (a "Fusion Gukak Music Show"). Thanks to my years of training as a professional loudmouth I succeeded in nabbing the tickets for myself and I look forward to seeing what "fusion gukak music" mixed with fizzy drinks and sticks looks like.
Finally it was show time and we all sat down and waited for "Kaboom! 케쎄라쎄라" to start. Directed by Kolleen Park, the show brings together four different groups for your performing pleasure (all quotes taken from the Kaboom pamphlet):
Morning of Owl - "World's number 1 B-boy team"
Va Va Voom - "Female trio that touches the soul, fusion Korean classical music"
Magic Trunk - "Storytelling magic show"
PID (Performance in the Darkness) - "You can't take your eyes off it, black light laser performance!"
The seventy minute show is comprised of five minute sets where each group get to show off their own skills, sometimes working together, sometimes on their own. It's a little like Kolleen's own Korea's Got Talent, except there are no sob stories or red buttons to press if you don't enjoy the acts. Thanks to each sequence being relatively short, you don't have to worry if one particular performance doesn't float your boat, but at the same time there are no extended sequences meaning you never quite have time to settle into any of the four groups.
Morning of Owl offered some impressive b-boy skills that were sometimes combined with more traditional music and occasionally veered towards contemporary dance. They are a talented bunch of boys and I think there's a lot of potential in mixing traditional Korean movements and music with the frenzied spins, kicks and body pops of breakdancing. Hopefully they'll get their own full show at some point so we can see how far they can take their ideas.
Va Va Voom gave good performances on traditional zithers and drums, switching instruments, playing to the crowd and performing well, but they were drowned out by the recorded K-pop instrumentals accompanying them. I would have liked to be able to hear them better, but perhaps I need to just head to the National Gugak Centre whenever I want my fill of jjangu and gayageum.
Magic Trunk managed to combine a simple tragic story with some old tricks done well. Nothing new or original for magic fans, but they pulled off each trick with panache and it's always great to see quick changes and other flashy routines done with style.
PID were the showstoppers. Without a doubt the most exciting team of the night, they offered just two dance sequences but stole the show with their fabulous choreography, amazing lighting and astonishingly good timing. Their final sequence of dancing day-glo robots brought the house down and I would have been happy to spend the whole 70 minutes in their company. PID alone are worth the ticket price (though in my case I didn't have to pay).
There's no story or real flow to the show, just different acts doing their thing. The Kaboom pamphlet proclaims "Forget about stories. Enjoy pure pleasure beyond your imagination" and there were indeed moments of pure pleasure in my evening, though I do wish it had been a more cohesive sequence of acts and not just a series of unrelated incidents.
If you're looking for a fun night at the theatre that doesn't require much thought, but will leave you buzzing, then "Kaboom! 케쎄라쎄라" is the show for you. Go for the "black laser light show" and enjoy whatever other bits take your fancy.
"Kaboom! 케쎄라쎄라" is on Thursday and Friday at 8.00pm, Saturday at 3.00pm and 7.00pm and Sunday at 3.00pm. More info can be found on their website, but the English section didn't work when using chrome on my mac... For tickets and some information in English head here. Tickets range from 40,000 won to 80,000 won, but you can get 50% off until the 30th of April thanks to K-Performance's special deal.
I'm looking forward to other events with the K-Performance Supporters and getting a chance to mix, mingle and chat with people I wouldn't otherwise ever get to meet, but I do have one thing to ask all of them and anyone who wants to go to the theatre in Korea. If there is an announcement before the show (in this case in both English and Korean) asking you to turn off your phones and not take pictures, then please put your cameras away and make sure that your phone is switched off. Last night I sat almost at the very back of the theatre, and I kept being distracted by some audience members who tried to take pictures or were checking their phones throughout the show. The ushers were rushing around trying to tell them to stop and my eyes were continually drawn to the little rectangles of brightness within the dark auditorium. It was only a few people, but it was enough to diminish my enjoyment of the show.
I can also tell you that the hard working teams on stage could probably see each and every person who used a camera or a phone. I'm a theatre performer and when I'm under bright lights on stage I can still see every single person who choose to disobey the rules and use a device. It's off-putting, annoying and is the bane of theatre professionals everywhere. We want to give you the best show we can, but when there are distractions like that in the audience it makes the job of entertaining you much harder. I urge everyone reading this to please follow each productions' wishes and if they ask you to turn off your phones and not take photos, do as they ask.
Thank you Korea Tourism Organization, the K-Performance Supporters and the cast and crew of "Kaboom! 케쎄라쎄라" for making it a night to remember and I look forward to seeing more theatre this year!
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If you are promoting your countryside project you will want to get some good coverage in your local media. Here are some ideas and hints for you to use.
Build up a relationship with key people in the media. Ring them up when you've got a particularly good story and tell them. Notice whose byline is above the nice coverage in your local paper and ask for them by name. Don't forget the radio, too. BBC local radio is almost always your best place to start.
Aim at the local media only unless you really do have a story of national interest. This means that you need to read/listen to the local media and see what stories they like. That's right, you've twigged it, 'brave cat stuck up tree' is more newsworthy than 'rare habitat enhanced'.
Get your timing right. Media is all about deadlines so be sure not to pester radio reporters at 5 minutes to the hour (they're about to do a news report) or weekly newspaper reporters the day of their weekly deadline - unless the story is massive and really urgent. Common sense will normally tell you when these deadlines are but don't be afraid to ask.
Forget the local TV news. Always send them the stuff but don't waste your time trying to get them to come. Either they will or they won't and nothing you can do will affect it (probably). They also have a habit of saying things like 'we should be able to come, so can you wait for an extra half-hour before you start' and then not turning up. Don't make any special arrangements for the benefit of the TV unless you can actually see them there in front of you. If you are lucky enough to get their attention, specialist programmes (like Countryfile or local versions thereof) are a lot more reasonable. It's usually worth putting yourself out for them, and the coverage you get will be a lot better.
A good press release is an art. Luckily it's not too hard to learn.
1. All press releases should be about something newsworthy - the practice of sending out press releases about nothing in particular does not work, and it is better to not bother. Think about what you are writing. Would you want to read it in the newspaper or hear it on the radio?
2. All press releases should be double spaced, with wide margins.
3. Press releases should look good, and not be scrappy or untidy. Presentation matters, as does speelling.
4. Press releases should have the words "PRESS RELEASE" written large upon them, to make it clear what it is.
5. The practice of using an "Embargo" date or time, often recommended as standard, is not sensible unless there is a good reason, eg if you are publicising an speech due to be made by a dignitary, and releasing the text in advance.
Break up the text with paragraphs. Topics which tend to get attention include, children, sick children, disabled people, cuddly animals, misfortune, elderly people, embarrassment, local connection, love angle, green issues, criminals. A prize to anyone writing a release including all these. Never, ever, go on for more than one page.
Try to end on a high(ish) note. "We all had a good laugh," said Michelle, "when we saw the draft press release!"
Further information: Title of event, short description (<6 words), location, time, date, at least two contact names and phone numbers which should be contactable any time - even your home number or mobile number if necessary.
Photo opportunity: location, time, date.
In addition you should consider including a sheet of 'Information for Editors'. This would be the same for every release, and contain general information about your project. A good leaflet would do the job, but the media like to have it all laid out so why not construct a special sheet (yes, just one sheet), and include on it who you are, what you do, why, your great achievements, brief history, sponsors, important species/habitats and so on. This then saves you from filling up every press release with this stuff, helps you to keep the actual release down to one page (so important), and also makes sure that the editors get used to the message and maybe even remember it from one month to the next.
Posters should have a one or two word message clearly visible from 10m or further, such as "Guided Walk", "Ghost Walk", "Dormouse Day" or whatever. In smaller print have perhaps 10 words of further description; date, time, place and a phone number. That should do it. Do not make a poster too detailed. A4 posters are cheaper and more popular with shopkeepers. If you have the means, why not do some A4 and some A3, so you have a choice. If you can afford it, laminate a few of them for outside display. One colour (eg black on coloured paper) is also usually fine, and even if it is for inside display make sure it is photocopied or laser printed and not printed on an inkjet printer as this will run and crinkle.
Posters should normally go up 10 days to one week before the event, and come down immediately afterwards. Put posters up in shops and anywhere else suitable, depending on the sort of project you are doing. if you can, put a poster or two close to the walk starting point. If it is visible from the road, this is even better.


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College football player, son of former NFLer, passes away at age 21 from reported COVID-19 complications
Adam Spencer | 4 months ago
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact people across the globe, and sadly, on Tuesday, it claimed the life of a college football player.
Per a post on Facebook from Central Catholic High School, California University of Pennsylvania DL Jamain Stephens — the son of former NFL player Jamain Stephens — has passed away at the age of 21.
The post, which you can see below, says that Stephens died from complications of COVID-19:
It is with deep sorrow that Central Catholic informs you of the death on Sept. 8, 2020, of Jamain Stephens, '17….
Posted by Central Catholic High School on Tuesday, September 8, 2020
The California University of Pennsylvania AD praised Stephens' bright personality in a press release:
"Jamain was such a wonderful student with a smile on his face every time you saw him," said Athletic Director Dr. Karen Hjerpe. "His personality was contagious and he made such a positive impact on everyone he met."
Stephens played in all 11 games last season as a backup defensive lineman and on special teams. He recorded 3 tackles.
A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 14 SEC football teams.
King Negan 4 months ago
Sorry but I'm not buying the covid BS!!! Before covid existed players died all the time. Sometimes it was attributed to drug overdoses or heart problems. Some died of HEAT STROKE. But now just because so many people are infected with covid 19. Every time someone dies. They will call it covid19 every time. Get used to it. BUT I'M BETTING IT HAD NOTHING AT ALL TO DO WITH COVID. BUT THE REAL REASON WON'T BE TOLD. ITS MUCH EASIER TO SAY COVID THAN THE TRUTH!!!!
I'm very sad to hear about this regardless. But unless he was already sick. I don't see covid as the real problem. Most so-called covid deaths are hoaxes!!! In pollen season think how many people would be dead of pollen if it was dangerous. But think how many people might die of other causes. But just because they have pollen in their body. They would call it a pollen death. That is my point.
PS. Maybe the family doesn't want to say why he died. And possibly the doctors don't know themselves. So they just call it covid!!! It's a tragedy either way. And this is just my opinion.
winterhead 4 months ago
C'mon Adam, do your "F"ing job. If this is true it would be the first person under the age of 25 to die of Covid in Pennsylvannia.
LeghumperU 4 months ago
You do realize this particular University of Penn is in California don't you? Uhh never mind, carry on, you're doing great
Actually it's a University in California, PA…
Correct. So am I wrong, this university of penn is in California isn't it???? so Bite me Bamaturd, once again proving duma$$$ is the legacy your parents left in this world. Be a man of your word, Don't talk to me by(ch
I'll take whatever opportunity I want to call you a dumba$! Piece of trash…
You think I care what a piece of sh!t like you who talked about my dead mother wants me to do? You can go fu(k yourself you piece of garbage.. You're the last person on this site that should be trying to call someone out you waste of Oxygen…
You talking to me you whoning crying little pos. Grow up little boy and, oh yeah, bite me!