Giving has been an important seasonal theme in this space since I went online 7 years ago. With Thanksgiving next week, many of us have a great deal to be thankful for. But with the impact of Sandy still being felt by too many people, it's hard to feel truly celebratory, especially since many of our friends and relatives are in those areas hardest hit. For them, they have a great deal to be thankful for but the holiday will be bitter sweet for sure. So much to celebrate as a new beginning but so much to still come to terms with.
We always try to help people in our own communities by giving to organizations that run local food banks and kitchens so families in need can have a holiday celebration, too. But, this year, I think it's important to help all the families still displaced by the storm. What I didn't realize until recently, though, is there are so many ways to help beyond just holiday giving. Did you know, for example, that many schools in the NY and NJ area are without resources for their students due to the storm? I learned that yesterday when a mom in our town sent around an email organizing a school supply drive for schools on Long Island. Many schools are still not operational and students in the area where she grew up are bussing kids to other schools that are in better shape. So, our town is coming together to help her out by using our schools and local events, like this week's high school play, to put out boxes and collect school supplies for her to bring down next week when she goes to Long Island to visit family.
You can help in similar ways. If you know someone in NY or NJ, ask them what their area needs and organize a drive. Ask about schools and community centers.
In addition to donating goods, you can still give to the Red Cross. Here's the link. This helps on a global level and helps anyone in need.
If you want to help out kids in need, I just learned of a cool way to do that on the Squishable web site. For every one small penguin ordered, the company is donating one to a child in need facing a tragedy like a hurricane. They call it KIDS: Kids In Distressed Situations. I can't think of a better way to put a smile on the face of a worried child than a cute stuffed animal. My only link to this company is my kids love these stuffed critters. I found the cause so compelling I just wanted to pass it on. We purchased one and will likely get a couple more as the winter holidays approach. Great stocking stuffers! Click here for more information.
Finally, use the upcoming holidays to talk to your kids about giving and the importance of giving back, to others in your family and to the community around you. If they learn from you to be giving, they'll grow up to become giving adults. What's cool is you don't have to be rich or have tons of resources to give. Every penny helps out someone and that's all they need to learn.
According to an Arab Proverb: "If you have much, give of your wealth; If you have little, give of your heart".
If we help our kids understand young that the best gifts in life don't cost a cent, they'll always feel their glass is half full at every holiday.


Kaneda was very kind enough to offer a separate board for Regen due to huge number of pages growing in that topic which made searching for something in there very hectic. I have now locked that topic and have stickied it just for archiving purposes. I may delete it in future if I see it serves no purpose.
Official Regen webiste is located here and the last official release is available from there. Though it may not contain the latest things and developments but it will be stable. If you want the latest things, download the betas from the topics in here.
I seriously hate creating rules but anyways, one should keep the following in mind when posting here to avoid any mess since this is a nice place.
Now there will be separate topics for each release and betas (unless the beta has very less to offer from a previous one). So if you are having a problem with a specific release please post in that topic. Or if you are testing a release/beta and have anything related to that then post in the relevant topic. Otherwise if you are having problems running Regen, have a feature request, suggestion, criticism, development/information related thing and/or any general discussion about Regen then please create a separate topic about that.
Baseless negative criticism of any Genesis/MegaDrive emulator will not be tolerated. I will plainly delete such posts if I find them here. All MD emus are awesome as far as I can tell.
It would be better if you would search the forums and/or the old Regen topic (stickied) for any problem/bug you have as it might have been answered there already.
Please do read the Regen readme before posting a questions/bug. Readme are included in the official releases only.
Thats pretty much it. If something seems inappropriate or you think these can be improved, by all means tell me.


During one lecture on surviving in the field we were taught 'Why things are seen.' You might think that this would be obvious—just look! But the reason why we see things in open countryside has to do with observation and remembering these words, Shape, Shine, Shadow, Silhouette and Movement. Actually I am amazed that I can still remember these points after such a long time.
It's interesting that Paul also instructs us on how to see spiritually. He tells the church at Ephesus "I pray that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation as you come to know him, so that, with the eyes of your heart enlightened, you may know what is the hope to which he has called you…" (Ephesians 1:17-18 NRSV). Clearly he is talking about something other than physical vision—a different way of seeing, and he calls it "the eyes of your heart".
Loving Father, thank you so much for the wonderful gift of your Holy Spirit in our lives—the Holy One who illuminates our spiritual sight.


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Alabama Sabers aiming for solid finish to regular season
Four points.
That is the difference between the Alabama Sabers being ranked in the Top 4 out of 40 teams in the Inter Active Football League, versus where they are now at No. 15. Each of the Sabers two losses had a 14-12 final score and each came to top teams in the league – the undefeated Atlanta Tigers and the one-loss Alabama Steel.
"We know we are a good solid team, but we've got a lot of players that are young guys," Sabers owner Dee Colvin told Developmental Football USA. "We have players that have stepped up from previous seasons. I've had to really assess the team. We have a veteran defense and we have a young offensive group that's still picking up the system and still trying to make a name of themselves."
The Steel is the loss that stung. Coming into the year, the Sabers were the more established program, while the Steel, although they built plenty of off-season hype, were still just trying to get off the ground. The two teams will meet again and that's a date Colvin and the Sabers are looking forward to.
"That's our biggest game," Colvin said. "It's a divisional opponent, so we play them twice this year. That was the game that kind of turned our season. We had them down 12-6, sitting on the lead and had a last drive hiccup and gave them the ball back with three minutes left. That's a game we're looking forward to, but we're not trying to overlook anybody else. That game would put us back in control of the Alabama region. Our first goal right now is to take care of the Alabama region."
Both literally and figuratively, the Sabers offense starts with the snap of center Carl Johnson.
"He pretty much anchors down the line in terms of picking up run blocks and all of the different types of run schemes," Colvin said. "Having that anchor guy on the line helps our as he steps up into his own play and helps out the new guys coming along."
Although not new, one of the guys coming along strong for the Sabers this season is quarterback Trey Armstrong.
"He's been on the team, but he's been splitting playing time with other quarterbacks because he's an athletic player," Colvin said. "A lot of times when you're athletic, you can go and play defensive back or receive. He's stepped up fully and taken the team on his back and he's been leading the offense with a younger core around him. He's a football player. We're still looking for both of those two guys to help the younger guys raise their level of play. They are kind of setting the bar for everyone else."
Defensively, the Sabers have had more consistency from a unit that features several veterans, starting with linebacker David Cash.
"He anchors down the defense," Colvin said. "We like to blitz and come at you fast. A lot of what we do, we do around him."
When a play doesn't end with Cash, expect to see one or both of the Sabers cornerbacks in on the action.
"They don't let much get past them," Colvin said. "I would say lockdown, but we have given up some stuff here and there. Ladarrius Carr is a first-year guy on the team, but he's been impressive all season by not giving up hardly anything on his side. The other corner we've been having is Jermarius Jordan."
Those five and the supporting cast around them will largely determine what the rest of this season looks like for the Sabers, but the opportunity for a run is certainly there.
"We're scrapping trying to take care of our Alabama Division to get back on track with that," Colvin said. "That's our plan for the team. We've still got upside. We got a good shot to make a playoff push but I wouldn't say we're favorites or anything."
At the developmental level, many of these teams exist to create a platform to help players move to a higher level. And while that's great for the team's brand, and great for the player, it can take some shuffling and readjusting each team one of these teams loses a key player.
"We've been struggling on offense," Colvin said. "We sent two of our receivers to arena, so that kind of hurt us. Right now, our biggest players on offense other than the quarterback and the center are 19 year old kids that just graduated high school last year. It's not a bad thing, they are just young and fresh in terms of playing with grown men and getting used to the transition from high school to semipro. We still have an explosive team, it's just taking longer to get there than what people are used to, but our defense is causing turnover after turnover."
It's definitely too early to count the Sabers out of the championship race, but several other heavyweights are also vying for the same prize.
"The growth of this league and the teams right now have made it real tight and real difficult," Colvin said. "When you put four or five teams in the playoffs from all of these regions, anyone that comes in will be anytime of the season type of mode.
"In our region alone, teams that could possibly make the playoffs are the Metro Atlanta Horsemen, Atlanta Tigers, Augusta Ducks, us, and the Alabama Steel. That's a tough field for anybody. I think whoever comes out of that region could push all the way to the championship."
If that isn't a tough enough path, that's just part of the picture.
"The other side, you're looking at the Carolina Cardinals, the Virgnia Storm, the Garden City Seahawks. I think you could rattle off 10 or 12 teams that have a chance to win the championship, depending on who they play in the playoffs. It's going to get tight and it's going to be all about match-ups.
"We're upset about where we are with our record. Who knows what can happen if we see the Steel again and see the Atlanta Tigers again. It can get hard for anybody when you know what a team is bringing to the table versus what you don't know."
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College Basketball '22-'23
Lefty (Lefty) January 21, 2023, 6:27pm #361
TCU is dropping the proverbial mf'ing soupbone on Kansas in the first 9 minutes
austro (Mark) January 21, 2023, 6:28pm #362
I think they've missed two shots so far.
As of now they've missed 4 and have 2 offensive rebounds
MusicMan (Michael Shopoff) January 21, 2023, 9:07pm #364
Good lord, Frogs. Those Jayhawks had a family.
I didn't realize that Ramey transferred to Arizona.
Col.SphinxDrummond (Col. Sphinx Drummond) January 22, 2023, 1:23pm #366
Someone told the Frogs that it's damn near impossible for the road team to win a close game at the Phog.
JimR (Coach) January 22, 2023, 2:43pm #367
Great point. Nothing the refs can do in a blowout.
Indiana's Jackson-Davis is one smooth ballplayer.
Baker and Pettis watching some goofy motherfucker before the Coogs game against Temple.
UH is playing down to the level of their competition. Temple up 43 to 42 at 11:00 in the 2nd half.
JimR (Coach) January 22, 2023, 10:25pm #371
Temple won, but I do not know the score.
austro (Mark) January 22, 2023, 10:29pm #372
56-55. UH ran a nice out-of-bounds play with a couple of seconds left and got a good look from 4-5 ft but didn't make the shot.
Col.SphinxDrummond (Col. Sphinx Drummond) January 22, 2023, 10:34pm #373
Temple played like the better team. They kept it close and never allowed Houston to make a run. Houston did everything they could to lose as well. Shitty shooting from the field and from the line.
Duman (Steve) January 23, 2023, 12:16pm #374
I am looking forward to Saturday's SEC/Big12 challenge. I expect the BIG12 to take the majority of the games this year. The BIG12 is much deeper and tough conference this year.
2023 SEC/Big 12 Challenge Matchups
Auburn at West Virginia (ESPN/2), 11 a.m. CT/Noon ET
Iowa State at Missouri (ESPN/2/U), 1 p.m.
Alabama at Oklahoma (ESPN/2/U), 1 p.m.
Texas Tech at LSU (ESPN/2/U), 1 p.m.
TCU at Mississippi State (ESPN2), 3 p.m.
Arkansas at Baylor (ESPN), 3/5 p.m.
Texas at Tennessee (ESPN), 3/5 p.m.
Florida at Kansas State (ESPN2), 5 p.m.
Kansas at Kentucky (ESPN), 7 p.m.
Ole Miss at Oklahoma State (ESPN2), 7 p.m.
I wish BAMA had a more challenging match up. They have been the best team in the SEC so far this way by a wide margin. Next tier is Tennessee, then Auburn and A&M. Kentucky seems to have righted their ship some but very inconsistent. I will not be surprised if BIG12 takes 7 or 8 of the 10 games this year.
Texas vs Tennessee will be a game of interest.
I am not expecting much here. We beat them in Austin, but the other UT will get its revenge this year. Barnes was my favorite of all the UT coaches when he was here.
I hadn't looked at just how brutal this stretch of games is for Texas:
@ 4 Tennessee
vs 17 Baylor
@ 5 Kansas St
@ 9 Kansas
2-2 in those 4 would be a feat.
Duman (Steve) January 26, 2023, 1:23pm #378
Well, I guess he was just going for the dish? the dime? to let him eat?
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Stoppage in Play. Uber Eats delivery guy goes on court with food delivery in the middle of the Duquesne game. https://t.co/rY4VFIsJnR
1:33 AM - 26 Jan 2023 20K 3.5K
Was he delivering to Mr. Spicoli?
To be technical about it, that driver was just charging for his time traveling to the game to assist with the delivery. Hopefully he can rebound from this awkward experience.


Vedasto Rutachokozibwa gets ready for a presentation at the Mwanzo Bora Nutrition Program office in Morogoro, Tanzania, while a colleague distributes pamphlets.
A family packs to leave the government-funded Towero Clinic in the outskirts of Morogoro, Tanzania.
Zainabn Muhammed, 29, plays with her one-year-old daughter Ayilat outside their house in Morogoro's hills, Tanzania. Ms. Muhammed is participating in Mwanza Boro Nutrition Program, a gardening program by USAID's Feed The Future. Together with her husband she participates in community gardening and they also plant different vegetables at home. They have included vegetables in their children's diets. There's not much evidence of USAID program's success.
A plant of home-grown tomatoes stands outside the home of Zainabn Muhammed and Abdallah Yahya in Morogoro, Tanzania. They are part of USAID's Feed the Future Mwanza Boro Nutrition Program.
Safari vehicles to get around hilly Moroboro. And a beyond-beautiful baby.
A baby dressed like a princess. A goat.
The views from the Morogoro land plot of Zainabn Muhammed, 29, and her husband Abdallah Yahya, 44, who have started gardening at home to give their kids better nutrition.
Almudena Toral reported from Tanzania as a fellow with the International Reporting Project (IRP).


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"Once you enter the land that God, your God, is giving you as an inheritance and take it over and settle down, you are to take some of all the first fruits of what you grow in the land that God, your God, is giving you, put them in a basket and go to the place God, your God, sets apart for you to worship the Lord. Then place it in the Presence of God, your God….. Prostrate yourselves in the Presence of God, your God. And rejoice! Celebrate all the good things that God, your God, has given you and your family; you and the Levite and the foreigner who lives with you".
When I was a teenager, my Grandma Bonnie shared her offering strategy. It was an old strategy, yet very simple. Grandpa Fred and Grandma Bonnie always had enough but not necessarily much left over. They shared a car. She spent her days at home caring for their children. The kids came close together and her life was very busy. There were many needs and God always provided. Even when life was tough, even after the fire at their farmhouse, God was a good God who provided for their needs.
When it was Grandpa's payday, Grandma made a point of gathering all the bills she had collected and writing the checks in order of necessity. The first she always wrote was her tithe to the church, even before their house payment, car, or groceries. The first check was always their first fruits to God.
Giving honor to God is the most important thing we do as a people of faith. Often it seems easy for our gifts to be what is left after all of our necessities have been prescribed. However, isn't giving our best to God the most important part of our Christian walk? Giving the very best of ourselves, of our earnings, of our crops, and of our praise.
Deuteronomy calls us to prostrate ourselves in the presence of God. Prostrate mean to lay oneself on the ground face first before God, praying and offering ourselves with every bit of our bodies, minds and spirits before the Lord. This is the first fruits of praise. May we reflect upon how we continue to lay our lives down before the Lord, giving our best to God, our God.
Prayer: O God, our God, thank you for giving us all that we need. Help us to remember that all we have is Yours already. Help us to have the courage to give you our first and best fruits of praise, gifts, service and money for your glory. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.


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How Your Morning and Nighttime Routines Affect Your Health
After you read up on the consequences, both good and bad, of your habits, it may be time for a tweak or two.
By Emma Haak
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The Wakeup Call
What you do: Snooze for a half hour less Monday through Friday than you do on the weekends
Why that's bad: Research presented at ENDO 2015 (the Endocrine Society's annual meeting) suggests that a mere 30-minute difference in sleep duration on weekdays compared with weekends can impact your health—for every 30 minutes of daily weekday sleep debt, subjects' likelihood of being obese rose by 17 percent, while their risk of developing insulin resistance jumped by 39 percent.
One more thing: In addition to messing with leptin and ghrelin, the hormones that help regulate your appetite, "sleep loss also results in high cortisol levels that predispose you to high blood sugar levels," says Shahrad Taheri, MBBS, PhD, study author and professor of medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College in Doha, Qatar. "All of these hormonal changes contribute to insulin resistance, the hallmark of type 2 diabetes."
Photo: Petri Artturi Asikainen/Taxi Japan/Getty Images
Your Daily Dose of Java
What you do: Have a cup (or 3, or 5) of coffee
Why that's good: Coffee consumption has been linked to decreased risk of Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease, and more recent findings have linked it to a lower risk for multiple sclerosis and melanoma, and lower levels of abnormal liver enzymes. The U.S. Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee says consuming 3 to 5 cups per day (up to 400 mg of caffeine) comes with no long-term risks for healthy people and is likely beneficial.
One more thing: Your go-to coffee order is probably more than one cup's worth. One cup of coffee generally means 6 ounces—a tall drink at Starbucks is 12 ounces, and a grande is 16 ounces, while a medium iced coffee from Dunkin Donuts is 24 ounces, though some of that is ice. (If caffeine makes you jittery or you have or are at risk for certain health conditions, it's best to modify your habit.)
Photo: Debbi Smirnoff/E+/Getty Images
Fueling Up for the Day Ahead
What you do: Mindlessly grab whatever's around for breakfast
Why that's bad: We all know how important breakfast is—but if whatever's within reach isn't nutritious (like a doughnut), you may be better off skipping your first meal entirely, says Elisabetta Politi, MPH, RD, Nutrition Director at the Duke Diet and Fitness Center. How do you decide? If you're someone who's all-or-nothing (i.e., you can't help but follow the doughnut with a day's worth of junk and say you'll start fresh tomorrow), then you're better off holding out until you can grab a healthy snack or lunch.
One more thing: There's an exception—If you've got the willpower to course correct, and a track record of actually doing it, taking the doughnut now and then isn't a big deal.
Photo: Tara Moore/Taxi/Getty Images
Shine a Little Light
What you do: Get 20 to 30 minutes of bright light between 8 a.m. and noon
Why that's good: On top of helping sync your internal clock with the day's dark-light cycle, getting bright-light exposure in the a.m. hours (whether it's natural sunlight or indoor light) could help you maintain a healthy weight. In a small study published in PLOS One, researchers from Northwestern University found that the earlier subjects' light exposure occurred, the lower their BMI. The researchers speculate that light can help regulate metabolism, and that even 20 to 30 minutes of bright light between 8 a.m. and noon is enough to impact your weight.
One more thing: Morning light has the highest amount of short-wavelength blue light (which has the strongest effect on our circadian rhythms, helping regulate sleep and its influence on weight), which may explain why it has a more significant effect on BMI than afternoon or evening light.
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Going Beyond SPF
What you do: Use a topical antioxidant product (with ingredients like vitamins C or E or ferulic acid, a plant-derived antioxidant) in the morning in addition to sunscreen.
Why that's good: It helps protect against damage from environmental pollutants like smog, car exhaust and small particulates in the air, which, research shows, can lead to signs of accelerated skin aging, like dark spots. Living in high-traffic areas can increase forehead and cheek pigmentation by 20 percent compared with low-traffic zones, found one study in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology. The study, like many others examining the effect that pollution can have on skin, was partially funded by a skincare company, but we've spoken to several dermatologists who agree that adding an antioxidant to your morning routine is a smart move.
One more thing: Put your antioxidant on before your sunscreen. Products should be layered in order of consistency, from lightest to heaviest, so the heavier products don't block the absorption of the lighter ones.
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The Timing of Your Exercise
What you do: Always work out in the evening
Why that's good: Yes, some research has linked morning exercise to benefits like increased fat burning, but the most important factor when it comes to exercise is consistency, says Russell Pate, PhD, professor in the Department of Exercise Science at the Arnold School of Public Health at the University of South Carolina. So if early workouts just aren't your thing and nighttime is the only time that you know you'll exercise, stick with your after-hours sweat sessions.
One more thing: The notion that a relatively late workout will lead to lousy sleep is a myth, says Timothy Morgenthaler, MD, sleep expert at the Mayo Clinic and president of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. "Most people can work out, shower and be able to go to bed after that," he says. In one small study of insomniacs, a 50-minute moderate-intensity workout that ended roughly 2 hours before bedtime actually helped participants fall asleep faster and sleep nearly 20 percent longer than they did before they began the exercise program. The exception: very vigorous exercise very close to bedtime, which may make it harder to drift off.
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Mood Lighting
What you do: Dim the lights 30 minutes before bed—and not just the blue one coming from your electronic devices
Why that's good: Any kind of light can suppress the secretion of melatonin, the calming hormone that brings on sleep. "The color or wavelength doesn't matter as much as people think it does," Morgenthaler says. Exposure to normal room light in the 8 hours before bedtime delayed the onset of melatonin secretion by more than an hour and a half compared with explosure to dim lighting, according to a study in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism.
One more thing: You don't have to sit in darkness after the half-hour-till-bed mark. Light that's just bright enough to read by shouldn't compromise your sleep, says Morgenthaler.
Photo: Chris Boswell/iStock/Getty Images Plus
To Nosh, or Not to Nosh?
What you do: Gauge your hunger before having a bedtime snack
Why it's good: You're listening to your body instead of mindlessly munching, a key to maintaining healthy weight, Politi says.
One more thing: If you can't get your mind off the cookies in the cupboard, Politi suggests thinking about a food you don't strongly like or dislike to figure out if your hunger is physiological or emotional. (Maybe a type of fruit that you neither love nor hate.) "If you'd eat the cookies but not the other food, your hunger is emotional and you should just go to bed," she says. "But if you would eat the other food, then you're actually hungry and should eat the food you're craving so you feel satisfied and your hunger doesn't affect your sleep."
Photo: PeopleImages/iStock/Getty Images Plus
Pre-Bed Skin Cleansing
What you do: Wash your face for all of 20 seconds
Why that's bad: Medicated cleansers need more contact time with your skin to be effective, says Joshua Zeichner, assistant professor of dermatology at the Mount Sinai Medical Center. For glycolic cleansers, which gently slough off dead skin cells, "the acid is inactivated by water, so you need to let it sit on your skin for a couple of minutes before you wash it off," he says. Acne-fighting salicylic acid requires at least 1 minute of leave-on time, as does benzoyl peroxide, another acne fighter.
One more thing: Letting cleanser sit on the skin for a minute or two is even more important when you're using a medicated body cleanser to fight chest or back breakouts—the skin there is thicker than the skin on your face, meaning the cleanser needs extra time to penetrate into follicles and pores.
As a reminder, always consult your doctor for medical advice and treatment before starting any program.
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Samantha Pressdee Q&A – Edinburgh Fringe 2016
August 1, 2016 Comedy, Comedy Features, Edinburgh Fringe 2016
It's like coming home. The comedy industry is like a community of weirdos, so I fit right in. I've found my people and a place where I can be myself.
Nipples. After our successful free the nipple rally on the last day of the fringe last year, I performed my final show topless to celebrate. It went so well I decided to do a whole run topless this year. I'm also inspired by female sexuality and Russell Brand.
Our Royal Mile Topless takeover last year was epic. The police came looking for me as I was the organiser, even though it wasn't organised. The girls first said "Who's Samantha?" Then there was a Sparticus moment and everyone was me. The police couldn't control us with no identified ring leader (ANARCHY!) but we collectively agreed not to wonder around and ended the rally by sunbathing topless in the middle of the mile.
The first time I came to Edinburgh was with a play called 'Very Still and Hard to See' That was about holes swallowing people up. I would never want that to happen to me, even when I tripped over at 4am and landed face first in my kebab, in front of loads of people. My friend said it was karma, because I was eating an animal.
Alfie Brown is my favourite fringe act, I can't understand why he's not famous yet.
Rosie Wilby isn't at Edinburgh this year but I think her work is very interesting, she questions monogamy and makes science funny.
Mark Thomas: The Red Shed, Alfie Brown: Scissor and Sofie Hagen: Shimmer Shatter
Lucy-Anne Holmes, the founder of the No More Page 3 campaign. Only if she agreed to wearing a gag for the duration of the show mind. I don't think she would, as NMP3 also supported a protest outside the 50 Shades of Grey Premier. I'd like her to listen and understand the perspective of not just me but all women who felt shamed by her campaign. I feel like she unwittingly attacked my people, through her army of twitter trolls.
There's not many working class, ex glamour modeling rock groupies doing stand up comedy. You might find this marginalised perspective interesting. Or you can just stare at my tits.
Parade on the Royal Mile with my boobs out. They will not be contained! You're welcome to join me? 2.30pm outside St Giles Cathedral, 28th August.
Ah sorry, you're dead. But least you can have that dinner party you've always wanted. Who are you inviting?
I don't understand the question, would the people coming to dinner also have to die? I don't want anyone to die, ever!
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New Mountain Capital "Social Dashboard" Report Press Release
New Mountain Capital Issues "Social Dashboard" Report; Over 8,600 Jobs Added or Created at New Mountain Portfolio Companies; R+D, Software Spending and Capital Expenditures of Approximately $997 Million in Aggregate
New York, New York – February 28, 2011 – New Mountain Capital, LLC issued its third annual "Social Dashboard" today, reporting on key job growth and investment metrics at its private equity portfolio companies through December 31, 2010.
New Mountain is a New York based investment firm founded in 2000 and currently managing approximately $9.0 billion of aggregate capital commitments. The firm's strategy has consistently emphasized growth and business building in non-cyclical economic sectors, rather than excessive debt, as the best path to high and steady returns. The firm used no third party acquisition debt in the initial purchases of fourteen of its twenty private equity platform investments. New Mountain has never had a private equity portfolio company bankruptcy or business failure. The majority of New Mountain's investor base is comprised of the retirement plans of some of the nation's largest states and corporations, and the endowments of leading universities.
A study of all New Mountain past and present private equity portfolio companies shows that employment at New Mountain's private equity companies increased from 13,729 jobs to 22,426 jobs during the period of New Mountain's ownership.(i) This is a gain of 8,697 jobs, or a 63% increase in jobs, net of any job losses. A total of 5,404 net new jobs were created through organic growth at the companies, and 3,293 jobs were added through acquisitions. Overall employment increased by 1,631 jobs in 2010 at New Mountain companies despite the recent global recession, including over 1,000 new jobs created through organic growth.
Median income for employees at New Mountain private equity companies was $55,126 in 2010, or approximately 110% above the $26,134 national median. Average income was $64,936, which is approximately 70% above the U.S. average of $38,213.(ii)
New Mountain's companies have invested a total of $996.9 million in research and development, software development and capital expenditures during the years of the firm's ownership, with approximately $599.9 million spent on R&D and software development. $280.2 million was invested in 2010 alone: $168.4 million of R&D spending, $12.9 million of software development and $98.9 million of capital expenditures.(iii)
"New Mountain is dedicated to building great businesses," said Steven B. Klinsky, New Mountain's founder and CEO. "As the nation seeks economic growth and recovery, we think private equity (properly executed) can be a very socially positive pursuit and one component of that recovery."
Note: All amounts are based on 2010 unaudited results. New Mountain portfolio companies Validus Re, Paris Re and Everbank are excluded from this analysis as New Mountain owns less than 25% of these companies. Everbank's predecessor, Tygris, is included until the merger into Everbank in early 2010.
This document is intended for informational purposes only, and has been prepared with the sole objective of demonstrating New Mountain's commitment to business-building. It is not to be construed as an offer or a solicitation for the sale of a security, or as an offer to provide any investment advice. An investment with the Partnership or any of its affiliates involves significant potential risks and conflicts of interest and may only be made pursuant to the Partnership's offering documents, which qualify this letter in its entirety, and which should be read carefully.
(i) A company is included in the data set in the year in which New Mountain makes its initial investment. After New Mountain exits its investment in a given portfolio company, the job creation figures for that company is held constant across future years. New Mountain does not monitor whether those figures increase or decrease after exit.
(ii) The New Mountain median is the weighted average of the median compensation at each New Mountain portfolio company. U.S. median and average are from the Census Bureau (2010) survey based on (2009) data; found at http://pubdb3.census.gov.
(iii) A company is included in the data set for any years in which New Mountain has an investment. After New Mountain exits its investment in a given portfolio company, that company's financial performance is no longer included.
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Rugby World Cup final. A third of UK plan to watch, 13% with an alcoholic drink.
BLOG | by Bruce Cook ... Tomorrow is set to be one of the biggest days in British sport for some time, with the England men's rugby team playing in the final of the Rugby World Cup for the first time for almost 30 years. We thought we'd ask who plans to watch and how they plan to do it. Here's a quick summary.
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UK – Rugby World Cup excitement set to overtake FIFA World Cup levels
BLOG | by Bruce Cook ... While the Rugby World Cup may not enjoy the same global profile as its FIFA equivalent, there is no doubt that in rugby-playing nations it's a big deal. But given that it's been a pretty good year and a half for English teams competing in major tournaments, how does England's progress to the Rugby World Cup final compare to other performances?
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Vast majority of sports fans believe athlete pay should be based on skill, not gender
BLOG | by Bruce Cook ... Ahead of the 5th Annual Diversity Summit being run alongside this week's Solheim Cup, we took a look at whether fans of different sports have varying attitudes towards diversity issues.
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Tokyo Olympics | Which nations are getting most excited about the Games?
BLOG | by Bruce Cook ... Every day, we ask people around the world for their views on domestic and international sports events and leagues. The Summer Olympic Games is one of the properties we track in each of the 38 countries where our YouGov SportsIndex service operates. So, a year out, we looked at Buzz – one of 16 metrics - to find out where next year's Olympics are making the biggest noise.
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Six Nations Breakdown | Buzz is Back
BLOG | by Bruce Cook ... Earlier this year, we described in our SportsIndex Buzz Report how the 2018 version of the Six Nations Championship had fallen into the shadow of the year's many big events. We predicted that the tournament would stage a comeback on its peak Buzz score in 2019. And when we took a look at the data this week, that's exactly what it's done – and some.
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UAE Buzzing for Asian Cup success – beating interest in FIFA Club World Cup
BLOG | by Bruce Cook ... As the UAE's football team enjoys its historic AFC Asian Cup run, our data shows that people in the country are absolutely buzzing about the event. Our SportsIndex service collects the views of UAE residents every day on more than 40 sports tournaments and events and it reveals that excitement about the Asian Cup has reached record levels.
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Guinness Six Nations deal looks like excellent value for black stuff
BLOG | by Bruce Cook ... As the Guinness advert goes, good things come to those who wait. For The Six Nations new sponsorship deal, that's definitely the case. The Championship's new title partnership with Guinness, announced this week, reportedly delivers a relatively modest £6m in year one but that amount is set to double by the end of its six-year deal. So does that represent a good deal for the black stuff?
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Forms with different rates of absorption will cause surfaces with different shades of color. … Concrete surfaces that are troweled too early will increase the water-cement ratio at the surface and lighten the color. Concrete which is not properly or uniformly cured may develop discoloration.
Does Colored concrete fade?
The color pigments used in colored concrete are UV stable and fade resistant and does not fade. The cement does however change tones during the curing process and as it ages in the weather.
What Is the Best Way to Care for Colored Concrete?
Generally, colored concrete can be cleaned and maintained the same way as any other concrete surface. It is best to lightly clean stains with an approved cleaning product or soap. Many people who use colored concrete for indoor floors prefer to polish the surface for increased sheen.
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Rev. Deresienski Stops Communion!
New York Times, November 28, 2004;18.
Two years ago, with the advent of SARS in the world, Catholic priests in Toronto held mass without communion, fearing the chalice may be a source for transmission for the virus. Now, because of this year's flu vaccine shortage, the Roman Catholic Diocese in Burlington, VT. has taken the unprecedented step of withholding communion from parishioners, and has asked parishioners not to hug, kiss, or shake hands when they make the sign of peace. In addition to the parish of Rev. Stanley Deresienski (!) in Brattleboro, VT., about 130 churches and 148,000 parishioners are affected. The edict, which was issued by Bishop Angell (!!) began October 31, 2004, and is expected to end on Easter Sunday, March 27, 2005 (although whether the influenza season will be done by then is an open question).
Many people have embraced the change, according to the New York Times, not wanting to share a cup or shake hands "with a visibly sick person." One parishioner, who supported the ban, was quoted as saying, "There's science and the germ theory, and there's also our faith. God doesn't discount the germ theory."
Whether common communion presents a public health hazard to participants has been a long-standing, but poorly substantiated concern. While it would not be surprising if there was low-level risk of transmission of certain respiratory illnesses during communion, such as the common cold virus, herpes simplex, or even strep throat, various studies have examined this question and found no significant risk of contagion, and no significant outbreaks of illness have been linked to sharing the chalice. One Texas women died of meningococcemia in 2002 after drinking from a common communion cup at Catholic mass, but the connection was never confirmed. Unfortunately, the alcohol content of communion wine is probably insufficient to function as a disinfectant, although there may be some theoretical benefit (a teleologic benefit?) to using real wine and not grape juice. Common sense dictates that people with active herpes, the flu, or other contagious respiratory illnesses refrain from taking common communion. Whatever happened to faith and washing hands?
Environmental Mimics of Chemical Warfare
Claborn DM. Military Medicine 2004; 169:958-961.
Symptoms of chemical warfare are varied, but can include skin rashes and blistering, burns, increased salivation, muscle tremors and weakness, and paralysis. However, a number of other exposures and infectious diseases can produce similar signs and symptoms, including various animal and insect bites, plant exposures, ingestion of certain marine toxins, cleaning agents, and pesticides. A recent example of the confusion that can occur in the battlefield was an outbreak of conjunctivitis and skin blisters that occurred in a group of marines during a military exercise. Military medical personnel could not, at first, identify the cause of the outbreak. Despite the fact that this occurred in Arizona, where there was no credible threat of chemical exposure, and the marines were quite stable, several marines, including at least 1 field level officer, were not assuaged, and threatened to seek civilian care. They were convinced they had been victim to some kind of chemical attack, similar to that seen during their training sessions on chemical warfare. Ironically, the marines had suffered a variation of a chemical attack: they had been hit by a band of rove beetles, flushed from their burrows by heavy rains. The rove beetle secretes a noxious toxin when it rubs up against you, resulting in large skin blisters and blebs and conjunctivitis.
Other interesting examples of things that can mimic nerve agents (such as organophophates) include the bites of certain snakes (such as cobras, kraits, and elapids), which can cause heavy salivation, tremors, paralysis and death; tick paralysis, which causes progressive numbness and paralysis; botulism, tetanus, and rabies. In addition, military personnel should keep in mind that agricultural products in other parts of the world may be over-treated with insecticides, pesticides, and fungicides, and could result in true organophosphate poisoning or other toxin ingestion. It is all just a matter of the level of exposure.
Skin conditions resembling vesicating warfare agents (like mustard and Levisite) include contact dermatitis, impetigo, herpes simplex or zoster, poison ivy, photosensitivity and allergic reactions, and thermal or chemical burns. Both rove and meloid beetles (known as blister beetles) can cause impressive skin blistering and conjunctivitis—these can be found in Africa, Southeast Asia, Australia, and South America. Caterpillars, millipedes, and spiders can cause severe urticaria (mimicking phosgene agents), blisters, eschars and necrotizing skin lesions. Although one would suspect these would result in isolated cases, and not affect a whole platoon, reports document the occurrence of caterpillar-induced urticaria occurring simultaneously in thousands of soldiers in the Middle East, when the desert wind kicked up a hive of caterpillars and scattered their spines in the wind.
As Claborn acknowledged, "the threat of chemical warfare, whether real or perceived, has a lasting and adverse impact on health." Military personnel should be trained to understand the potential environmental causes of various signs and symptoms, and be able to differentiate between the effects of chemical warfare agents and other illness. This includes understanding the epidemiology and geographic distribution of various diseases, being able to do a proper epidemiologic investigation, and not immediately assuming the worst.
Malaria in Airline Crew Members
Byrne NJ, et al. J Travel Medicine. 2004;11:359-363.
Byrne et al examined the risk of falciparum malaria in airline crew members who lay-over in malaria-endemic areas. Apparently, a number of British airlines are opening new routes to Africa that involve layovers, although longer layovers are increasingly uncommon because of the need for greater business efficiency. Presumably, most British crew members are non-immune to falciparum malaria.
Various destinations, hotels, potential risk behaviors, and the number of nights of layover were examined. From 1994 to 2003, a total of 5 cases of falciparum malaria occurred in airline personnel; none resulted in death. Each of the individuals had engaged in some kind of risk behavior that increased their level of exposure, including 4 who dined al fresco and 1 who took advantage of an overnight safari. Two pilots were affected—both Boeing 767 pilots coming out of Entebbe and Dar es Salaam. Three crew members were affected on flights coming out of Accra, Lusaka, and Abidjan. Based on these cases, the annual risk to flight personnel for layovers in sub-saharan Africa was estimated at 1.6 per 100,000 nights (not bad, considering you wouldn't want your pilot to come down with falciparum during flight).
By and large, crew members were good about using personnel protective equipment, such as proper clothing and DEET, although previous studies have documented less than 10% compliance with chemoprophylaxis. Airports were generally air-conditioned, and air conditioned transport to and from hotels was provided for all crew. All hotels were air-conditioned and centrally located in large urban areas, thereby reducing the risk. The risk was reduced even further in certain cities like Lagos, where personnel were not allowed to venture outside because of security risks (not a fun layover). Pilots who do their own walk-abouts and inspect the plane prior to take-off may be at slightly increased risk, although this was felt to be negligible.
Based on these data, Byrne and colleagues recommend that airline crews be more strongly educated about the use of insect repellent and protective clothing, and the avoidance of certain activities (sports and dining outdoors) between dusk and dawn. Prophylaxis with atovaquone-proguanil should only be recommended for those airline crew with non-standard layovers or stays in areas remote from large urban centers.
Paradoxical Effect of High-Dose Caspofungin
Stevens DA, et al. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2004;48:3407-3411.
Caspofungin, which is a non-competitive inhibitor of fungal cell wall glucan synthesis, is fungicidal in vitro against Candida species. Documented in vitro resistance has been rare, even after prolonged treatment, although clinical failure occurs. However, Stevens et al identified some clinical Candida albicans isolates that exhibited paradoxical turbid growth in broth at very high concentrations of caspofungin, far above their MICs. The frequency of this phenomena in clinical isolates submitted for susceptibility testing was 16%. In addition, among a select group of isolates, tested at concentrations up to 50 mcg/mL, 53% showed a mini-paradoxical effect; in other words, no turbid growth occurred but the isolates demonstrated incomplete cidal activity. Progeny of these isolates, grown in the absence of drug, did not demonstrate total resistance, but the paradoxical affect, similar to the parent, could be demonstrated 15 of 15 times. Interestingly, the addition of fluconazole, which acts synergistically with Caspofungin, eliminated the effect. Stevens and colleagues postulate that exposure to high drug concentrations could de-repress or activate unknown resistance mechanisms, which could have clinical consequences.
Carol A. Kemper, MD, FACP, Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, Stanford University, Division of Infectious Diseases; Santa Clara Valley Medical Center Section Editor, Updates Section Editor, HIV, is Associate Editor for Infectious Disease Alert.
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CPI Radant Technologies Division's New Massachusetts Manufacturing Facility, More, Bigger and Faster
Bigger, better, and already a Manufacturer of the Year by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and the company has added approximately 50 employees to staff the new Hudson facility.
In order to accommodate the rapid growth of its inflight entertainment and connectivity (IFEC) business, the Radant Technologies Division of Communications & Power Industries LLC (CPI) has opened a new radome manufacturing facility in Hudson, Massachusetts, with the official grand opening ceremony for this new facility is scheduled for October 23, 2018. Since 1979, Radant has been manufacturing radomes, reflectors and structural composite products from its existing facilities in nearby Stow, Massachusetts; with the addition of this new facility in Hudson, the organization has doubled its manufacturing capacity.
CPI Radant Technologies Division (Radant)'s products are used in high-performance airborne, ground-based, shipboard and submarine installations and primarily support communications and radar applications. Radomes are used to enclose radar systems and satellite communications (SATCOM) antennas.
In October 2017, Radant was named a Manufacturer of the Year by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts at a ceremony honoring manufacturers "that stand out as an employer, an innovator and a model in business."
The new facility, which is AS9100D and ISO-9001-2015 certified and has received approval from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), will house Radant's high-volume production of radomes for IFEC applications, as well as its shipboard radomes and reflectors. It was designed using Lean manufacturing principles to enhance efficiency and reduce waste, and is large enough to accommodate entire product lines, eliminating the need to shuttle materials between the organization's locations. These improvements are anticipated to enable Radant to double its production rates and significantly decrease cycle times for IFEC radomes. In keeping with commercial passenger increasing demands for improved in-flight connectivity capabilities, Radant expects its sales of IFEC radomes and related-products to continue to increase for years to come.
Bob Fickett, president and chief executive officer of CPI stated that CPI Radant Technologies Division has a great future in front of it supporting growing communications and defense applications. This new advanced manufacturing facility's greater production capabilities will enable Radant to serve its customers that much quicker and for many years to come.
The new Radant facility also features:
Controlled environments for laminating, drilling and painting, with closed-loop air filtering to reduce emissions
A new five-axis router that enables CPI Radant Technologies Division to manufacture its own mold masters, reduce cycle time and increase throughput
An automated cutting table that doubles the rate at which prepreg can be cut
A new, fully automated autoclave that has twice the capacity of the autoclaves in use in Stow
Don Buchman, vice president and general manager, Commercial Aviation, Viasat added that since 2014, Viasat has worked closely with CPI Radant Technologies Division to manufacture Ka-band and dual-band Ku-/Ka-band radomes for our IFEC systems. Viasat has continued to be impressed by Radant's state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities, and they expect its new facility to offer enhanced technology systems to help them efficiently meet anticipated demand for new connectivity systems.


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Victory for Christian Organizations in U.S. Public School Case
ICC Note: The American Center for Law and Justice has succeeded in getting a California school district to change its policies regarding the use of school facilities after hours by Christian clubs and organizations. The school had previously demanded a Christian club called the "Good News Club" pay to use school facilities despite having a policy that allowed other non-profit groups, such as the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts, to use the facilities for free. This blatant discrimination against religious groups was challenged by the ACLJ in court.
8/1/2013 United States (CIC) – From universities to elementary schools, the Gospel is being pushed further and further away from American education.
What follows is an account of rare legal victory for the Good News, taken from the American Center for Law and Justice Web site:
The United States Supreme Court made clear over a decade ago that school districts that choose to open their facilities for use by community groups cannot exclude groups from that benefit, or otherwise treat them less favorably, simply because of their religious viewpoint. Despite the clarity of the applicable law, we were forced to file a federal lawsuit that we told you about last November to secure the right of Child Evangelism Fellowship of West Orange County ("Child Evangelism Fellowship" or "CEF"), a California-based organization, to use local school district facilities on the same terms as similar non-religious groups.
CEF sought to hold a Good News Club at a school within the Buena Park School District. Good News Clubs are after-school meetings for youth that include educational lessons from the Bible, the singing of songs, memorization of Bible verses, stories about missionaries, and games or other recreational activities focused on the lesson's themes and morals. When CEF submitted its facilities use request to the District, administrators informed the organization that it would have to pay for access to the school facilities. Although CEF explained to administrators that the district policy allowing nonprofit, youth-oriented groups (including Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, and Camp Fire, Inc.) to use school facilities free of charge applied equally to religious organizations such as CEF, the district refused to alter its position, and CEF was left with no choice but to seek relief in court.
We are pleased to report a victory in that lawsuit. The Buena Park School District has agreed to change district policy to clarify that religious nonprofit organizations that promote youth and school activities, like Child Evangelism Fellowship, will be permitted to use district facilities on the same terms as other nonprofit organizations—including authorization to use district facilities without charge.


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Stephan Schinagl becomes Head of Purchasing
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Stephan Schinagl (40) has taken over as head of purchasing at hop specialist BarthHaas on 1 January 2022. He succeeds Peter Hintermeier (63), who has moved to the company's management.
© BarthHaas GmbH & Co KG. Stephan Schinagl has been working at BarthHaas since 2008
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Schinagl has been employed at BarthHaas since 2008 and has worked in purchasing there since 2010. Since 2013, the graduate agricultural engineer has been in charge of purchasing abroad and from 2016 was also responsible for ensuring the administrative and logistical processing of supply contracts from all cultivation countries. "I am very much looking forward to organising our purchasing at home and abroad together with a strong team," says Stephan Schinagl about his new task.
The change is related to the transformation of BarthHaas from an owner-managed to an owner-controlled company: Regine Barth (51), managing partner since 2002, and her cousin Stephan Barth (60), managing partner since 1992, moved to the supervisory board. With Peter Hintermeier and Oliver Bergner (54), two long-standing members of the management have been leading the company since January 2022.
Peter Hintermeier, Managing Director of BarthHaas, knows that the management of purchasing is in good hands with his successor: "Stephan Schinagl, with his experience in international business and his passion for hops and the hop market, has the best qualifications for this position."
Company profile: BarthHaas GmbH & Co KG, Barth-Haas Group, Germany, Nürnberg
UK: Spring malting barley Diablo showing good performance on-farm and through malting process
The spring malting barley variety Diablo could become the number one variety in Scotland in the next years after an initial good performance on-farm and malting process.
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The Washington DC area is a thriving incubator of artistic thought and practice. Nearly every municipality has an arts organization where hobbyists and professional artists can meet, network, learn, and exhibit work. Here is a sampling of some of the organizations The Compass Atelier has experience with.


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It Is the Hour of Departure: Turn-of-the-Century Ghost Rides
From ancient times, people have seen spirits at play in the flickering of light and shadow. With the advancement of technology during the European Renaissance, scholars leaned to harness these dancing apparitions through the power of projection. By the late 1700's, enterprising entertainers were creating magic lantern spectacles, fantastic phantasmagorias that thrilled audiences with the illusion of gatherings of ghosts.
I n the 1860's, "Professor" John Henry Pepper revolutionized this technique in a London production of Charles Dickens's The Haunted Man, working with Henry Dircks to adapt his Dircksian Phantasmagoria to the theater. Known as Pepper's Ghost, this optical effect creates the illusion of a floating spirit by projecting the image of a hidden figure projected onto an oblique pane of glass, an effect perhaps best known to modern audiences from the ballroom scene of Disney's Haunted Mansion ride.
Entertainers keen to tap turn-of-the-century audiences crazed for all things ghostly appropriated Pepper's updated technique almost instantly. Already wildly popular with theaters and other entertainment venues (such as Paris's ghost show cabarets), fairground ghost shows incorporating these spectral participants were widespread by the 1880's. Over time, shows became rides, evolving to incorporate changing technology that allowed an audience to be propelled through an attraction. With huge, ornate facades (the most elaborate of which were designed by famed fairground artisans Orton and Spooner), by the 1930's these rides were known as ghost trains. Merging the decade's love for all things electric and automotive with ghost show techniques, ghost trains bore a strong resemblance to the haunted house rides of today: a set of cars riding on an electric track in a dark, enclosed space, bursting through doors to encounter optical illusions, strange odors, unknown touches, and unexpected ghosts and monsters.
A peculiar story surrounds one of these ghost rides: Hell Gate at Coney Island's Dreamland Park, built at the turn of the century. Intended to help Dreamland compete with neighboring Luna Park, Hell Gate was designed to dazzle and amaze, a boat ride based on Dante's Inferno taking participants through dark caverns, complete with a "whirlpool lit by flames where boats disappeared into the deepest levels of hell." In the early hours before the park's 1911 season opening, workers were struggling to complete repairs to Hell Gate when the light bulbs illuminating the ride began to explode. In the confusion, a can of pitch was kicked over onto live wires, starting a terrifying blaze that swept through the park. The water pumping system recently installed to fight fires failed and the unchecked conflagration decimated the park, causing millions of dollars of damage and shutting the gates of Dreamland permanently.
Ghost trains remained popular in travelling fairs through the 1950's, when the labor required to repeatedly construct and tear down their elaborate designs was considered too time consuming and costly. Their legacy is still felt today, however, in permanent spooky attractions such as the Haunted Mansion, and in modern travelling fairs where changing technology has improve ease of transportation, to the delight of a new generation of ghost-loving thrill seekers.
If you'd like to add a little classical phantasmagoria to your haunted home attraction this Halloween, creating a Pepper's Ghost effect is not extraordinarily complex, provided you have the right tools on hand and a little time to set up. You can find complete instructions on creating the effect here, and check out the gallery below for some hauntingly historical ghost show inspiration!
For more on classic fairground ghost rides, visit the National Fairground Archive and the Fairground Heritage Centre. Also visit Atlas Obscura for pre-Pepper phantasmagorias, and read up on the tragic and fascinating history of Coney Island at Brooklyn Atlantic.
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They had one of the old cars from one of these ghost trains on some show recently, where they refurbish stuff. I can't remember the name of the show. It was very cool.
I'd love to see one – the carvings are so intricate!


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DarkFest Uncovers Portsmouth's Dark History
Published: 24th October 2017 16:59
This Halloween sees the return of Portsmouth DarkFest, a creative and cultural festival exploring all things dark, supernatural, and sinister.
Inspired by the Supernatural Cities project (www.port.ac.uk/supernaturalcities) at the University of Portsmouth, and working in close collaboration with the city's creative communities and cultural organisations, the festival will bring together a diverse range of artists, writers, performers, academics, storytellers and paranormal investigators to explore ghost stories, urban legends, crime, horror and history.
Celebrating creativity in Southsea and Portsmouth, events include storytelling, live music and performances, public talks, ghost walks, film screenings, plays, immersive experiences, art exhibitions, and crime writing workshops.
Some of the highlights are:
Two special paranormal investigations that explore the Royal Marines Museum and the fascinating tunnels that burrow deep beneath Portsdown Hill.
'Cure or be Cured', an evening of spoken word, film projections and immersive theatre all inspired by the iconic plague doctors who tried to cure sufferers of the Black Death in the 14th Century.
A Zombie Encounter at Fort Widley.
Explore the literary afterlives of two of the most popular creations of Victorian literature - Sherlock Holmes and Dracula.
A 'Dark Portsmouth' talk will introduce an app designed by University of Portsmouth historians for exploring the history and folklore of Old Portsmouth.
Dr Karl Bell, director of the Supernatural Cities research project and co-organiser of DarkFest, said: "Halloween is the one time of year when we really allow ourselves to talk about things dark and supernatural. DarkFest continues that imaginative engagement throughout November. It's also a great opportunity to showcase the fantastic wealth of creative talent that we have in Portsmouth.
"This year's festival is bigger and richer than last year and I'm delighted to see organisations like The New Theatre Royal and Aspex Gallery getting involved. The public talks and ghost walks will help change how people think about their local environment. When you find out that the creator of Sherlock Holmes first became interested in Spiritualism while practising as a doctor in Southsea, or that High Street and Broad Street in Old Portsmouth were perhaps the most haunted streets in the city, you'll never quite look at places in the same way again."
The festival runs in venues across the city from Thursday 26 October to 30 November and all events are open to the public. Please visit the DarkFest Facebook for full listings and event details - www.facebook.com/portsmouthdarkfest/


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T#e Accidentals are made up of Anna Hopkins (flute), Jo Westaway (soprano) and Karen Smith (piano). These long-standing friends have joined forces in order to share their musical passions and exciting repertoire. Being established solo musicals in their own right brings a wealth of knowledge, skill and exceptional standards to all of their performances.
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Anna studied at the Royal College of Music for four years where she obtained the A.R.C.M diploma/ G.R.S.M (Hons) degree, and Advanced Certificate in performance. After leaving College, Anna took further studies with several eminent flautists, before embarking on a career as a freelance flautist in London. Recital venues include St Martin in the Fields, St Georges, Hanover Square as well as historic houses and castles. She returned to Norfolk in 2005 and quickly established herself as a chamber musician and soloist and has given many recitals and concerts throughout East Anglia and beyond. Anna works regularly with several chamber groups and also as a duo with Karen Smith. Anna has performed at several Norfolk music festivals as well as lunchtime recitals and is also a regular guest soloist with several choirs. In 2017 Anna became co principal flute with the Norwich Philharmonic orchestra. Anna teaches at Town Close School in Norwich as well as privately. She is also a music examiner for Trinity College London, a career that takes her to venues throughout the country and abroad.
Jo was born in Cardiff, South Wales, which gave her a great head-start as a singer. Following a period of private study, she moved to London, where she was a Classic FM Unsigned Artist. Since moving to Norfolk, Jo has studied with Vetta Wise, gained her ATCL diploma and become a founder member of the all-female group, Seraphim. Jo has also sung as an oratorio soloist and enjoyed recitals in Norfolk and Suffolk. She is looking forward to singing the soprano solo in Song of Songs by Norfolk-based composer, Patrick Hawes, in a concert with Norwich Baroque and Seraphim this summer.
Karen was born in London in 1970 and had her first encounter with a musical instrument at the age of 4. Since then she hasn't really stopped playing, be it piano, clarinet, saxophone, guitar or percussion! During her teenage years Karen played in the Norfolk County Youth Orchestra & Wind Band, the National Scout & Guide Concert Band and the National Scout & Guide Orchestra – her first appearance on a vinyl record was with the NS&G Concert Band in 1983. This just cemented her love of music & made a career choice very easy. Professionally she has been lucky enough to work with many amazing musicians all over the world but is now happily settled in Norfolk, teaching both privately & for the county music service as well as accompanying singers and instrumentalists.
Since being formed, T#e Accidentals have performed all over East Anglia with great success and can provide you with the perfect musical experience, whatever the occasion – weddings, parties, corporate hospitality, christenings, Classical concerts – we have a broad repertoire of music from shows and musicals, pops, light Classical and Classical, and can accommodate all tastes. We can also make arrangements of your favourite music for our combination.
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An overview of resources for researching the history of the Pacific Northwest, with an emphasis on primary sources.
This research guide lists resources for researching the history of the US Pacific Northwest, with an emphasis on primary sources relating to Oregon. The United States History Guide may also be useful. If you are studying history outside of the US, please look at the main History & Historiography Research Guide.
This guide is a work-in-progress. If you have suggestions for resources to add to this guide, please contact me.
Note: The images throughout this guide are drawn primarily from open source collections in the public domain. You may find useful content from these websites for your own research.