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Anteroposterior (craniocaudal) patterning of the central nervous system begins early in development, during gastrulation and neural induction (see Chapters 4 and 5). Once the neural plate is established, signals for segregation of the brain into forebrain, midbrain, and hindbrain regions are derived from homeobox genes expressed in the notochord, prechordal plate, and neural plate. The hind-brain has eight segments, the rhombomeres, that have variable expression patterns of the Antennapedia class of homeobox genes, the HOX genes (see Chapter 5). These genes are expressed in overlapping patterns, with genes at the most 3' end of a cluster having more anterior boundaries and paralogous genes having identical expression domains (Fig. 19.31). Genes at the 3' end are also expressed earlier than those at the 5' end, so that a temporal relation
Figure 19.31 Patterns of HOX gene expression in the hindbrain and the pattern of neural crest cell migration into the pharyngeal arches. HOX genes are expressed in overlapping patterns ending at specific rhombomere boundaries. Genes at the 3' end of a cluster have the most anterior boundaries, and paralogous genes have identical expression domains. These genes confer positional value along the anterior-posterior axis of the hindbrain, determine the identity of the rhombomeres, and specify their derivatives.
to the expression pattern is established. These genes, then, confer positional value along the anteroposterior axis of the hindbrain, determine the identity of the rhombomeres, and specify their derivatives. How this regulation occurs is not clear, although the retinoids (retinoic acid) play a critical role in regulating HOX expression. For example, excess retinoic acid shifts HOX gene expression anteriorly and causes more cranial rhombomeres to differentiate into more caudal types. Retinoic acid deficiency results in a small hindbrain. There is also a differential response to retinoic acid by the HOX genes; those at the 3' end of the cluster are more sensitive than those at the 5' end.
Specification of the forebrain and midbrain areas is also regulated by genes containing a homeodomain. However, these genes are not of the Antennapedia class, whose most anterior boundary of expression stops at rhombomere 3. Thus, new genes have assumed the patterning role for these regions of the
Figure 19.32 Overlapping expression patterns of homeobox genes that specify the identities of the forebrain and midbrain regions.
brain, which evolutionarily constitute the "new head." At the neural plate stage, LIM1, expressed in the prechordal plate, and OTX2, expressed in the neural plate, are important for designating the forebrain and midbrain areas, with LIM1 supporting OTX2 expression. (These genes are also expressed at the earliest stages of gastrulation, and they assist in specifying the entire cranial region of the epiblast.) Once the neural folds and pharyngeal arches appear, additional homeobox genes, including OTX1, EMX1, and EMX2 are expressed in specific and in overlapping (nested) patterns (Fig. 19.32) that specify the identity of the forebrain and midbrain regions. Once these boundaries are established, two additional organizing centers appear: the anterior neural ridge (ANR) at the junction of the cranial border of the neural plate and nonneural ectoderm (Fig. 19.33) and the isthmus (Fig. 19.34) between the hindbrain and midbrain. In both locations, fibroblast growth factor-8 (FGF-8) is the key signaling molecule, inducing subsequent gene expression that regulates differentiation. In the ANR at the four-somite stage, FGF-8 induces expression of brainfactor 1 (BF1; Fig. 19.33). BF1 then regulates development of the telencephalon (cerebral hemispheres) and regional specification within the forebrain, including the basal telencephalon and the retina. In the isthmus at the junction between the midbrain and hindbrain territories, FGF-8 is expressed in a ring around the circumference of this location (Fig. 19.34). FGF-8 induces expression of engrailed 1 and 2 (EN1 and EN2 ), two homeobox-containing genes, expressed in gradients radiating anteriorly and posteriorly from the isthmus. EN1 regulates development throughout its expression domain, including the dorsal mid-brain (tectum) and anterior hindbrain (cerebellum), whereas EN2 is involved only in cerebellar development. FGF-8 also induces WNT1 expression in a
Figure 19.33 Diagram illustrating the organizing center known as the anterior neural ridge (ANR). This area lies in the most anterior region of the neural plate and secretes FGF-8, which induces expression of brain factor 1 (BF1) in adjacent neurectoderm. BF1 regulates development of the telencephalon (cerebral hemispheres) and regional specification within the prosencephalon (PR). Sonic hedgehog (SHH), secreted by the prechordal plate (P) and notochord (N), ventralizes the brain and induces expression of NKX2.1, which regulates development of the hypothalamus. Bone morphogenetic proteins 4 and 7, secreted by the adjacent nonneural ectoderm, control dorsal patterning of the brain. M, mesencephalon; R, rhombencephalon.
circumferential band anterior to the region of FGF-8 expression (Fig. 19.34). WNT1 interacts with EN1 and EN2 to regulate development of this region, including the cerebellum. In fact, WNT1 may assist in early specification of the midbrain area since it is expressed in this region at the neural plate stage. FGF-8 is also expressed at this early time in mesoderm underlying the midbrain-hindbrain junction and may therefore regulate WNT1 expression and initial patterning of this region. The constriction for the isthmus is slightly posterior to the actual midbrain-hindbrain junction, which lies at the caudal limit of OTX2 expression (Fig. 19.32).
Dorsoventral (mediolateral) patterning also occurs in the forebrain and midbrain areas. Ventral patterning is controlled by SHH just as it is throughout the remainder of the central nervous system. SHH, secreted by the prechordal plate, induces expression of NKX2.1, a homeodomain-containing gene that regulates
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The Making of Velvet's "Spruce Tip"
Story: Yolanda Evans
photos: Sarah Swantje Fischer
The Berlin bar, whose menu changes weekly based on foraged ingredients, breaks down the creative process behind their latest cocktail.
Like many craft cocktail bars, Velvet, in Berlin's Neukölln district, focuses on seasonality; fresh vegetables, fruit and herbs are sourced from in and around the city. Unlike other bars, though, Velvet calls on its staff to forage many of the items found in their intricate cocktails, and the menus (which change every week) depend on what head bartender Ruben Neideck and the team find on any given excursion.
On Velvet's weekly "lab days," each member of the close-knit team—in addition to Neideck, there's bar manager Filip Kaszubski and bar staff Sarah Swantje Fischer, Matt Boswell and Benjamin Hanke—picks one ingredient to focus on and incorporate into a new drink for the coming week's menu. Past star ingredients have included sakura (cherry blossoms), Japanese knotweed and rhubarb.
Each cocktail is centered around and named after the plant that inspired it, and the Spruce Tip is the newest on the menu. Bright green with a citrusy, piney aroma, the plant is a perfect centerpiece for the bar's approach to drink development: It's local, unique and strong enough to be a key ingredient that could be supported by other flavors.
To construct the drink, the team started by making a spruce tip liqueur. First, they created a syrup by boiling water, sugar and spruce tips together. They then poured a mix of vodka and puréed spruce tips into a rotary evaporator to create what Neideck describes as "a super boozy distillate."
Finally, "when we mix the syrup and the distillate, you have the best of both worlds. The alcoholic extraction is very ethereal," he says.
To the liqueur, Neideck adds no fewer than 10 ingredients. Korn, a native German spirit fermented from cereal grain and chosen because of its neutral flavor profile, acts as a base spirit. An umami-forward sake offers an "elegant component," while Clairin Sajous, an agricole rhum from Haiti, offers "a bit of depth." For "a nice fruity edge" that Neideck says pairs well with spruce, he incorporates raspberry distillate, raspberry and pear brandies, pear cider and two additional liqueurs—Muyu Jasmine Verte and a mandarin liqueur—to the mix. Finally, a few dashes of citric acid solution pull the whole drink together. It may seem like a lot of elements, but Neideck notes how each complements the others, bolstering the spruce tip distillate in a pleasantly layered cocktail.
The elaborate recipe is not only technically complex; it also came together in just an hour and a half. "We … specialize in being really fast in this process," says Neideck, explaining that recipe development usually takes less than two and a half hours for a single drink. "We have a lot of practice because we do it every week. And because we work as a team, we have a very strong sense of communicating."
The staff takes a trial-and-error approach to creating each new cocktail. "We always split up an ingredient into multiple glasses," says Neideck. "And then we just pour … different spirits [into] each glass." For the Spruce Tip, he began by pouring a raspberry brandy in one glass and an unaged rum in another, testing the homemade liqueur with both. The frequent sampling allows Neideck and the team to find flavor pairings quickly.
Despite employing an almost-scientific method when it comes to making the menu each week, the Velvet team also relies on their own instincts. To know when to gather future ingredients, "we just have this calendar in our heads about what's going to come soon, and we know what is nice and what works for our drinks," says Neideck, pointing to the team's five years of experience.
Velvet's focus on hyperseasonal produce and foraging has always been part of the bar's ethos, stemming primarily from concern over the climate crisis. But rather than a constraint, churning out weekly cocktails has been a source of experimentation for the team.
"Once you start doing it, there is little turning back," says Neideck. "There is so much more to discover in the wild, [and] to get the full flavor range of the seasons, you have to go out; you have to forage."
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But psychoanalysis has never gone out of "style" (especially in New York!) and most clinicians use psychoanalytic techniques and ideas in their practice - whatever works for the client and therapist and it's not that clear cut.
When I was studying social work, we were given a very small, rather dismissive introduction to psychoanalytic ideas as one of many theoretical streams upon which we could draw - even though the reality is that most current theories rely on psychoanalytic ideas for most of their assumptions.
I remember a colleague being shocked on starting a new job working with children and families, when she discovered that her supervisor had never heard of (influential child psychoanalyst) Melanie Klein!
There wasn't enough time or space in my social work training for an exploration of psychoanalysis, so I did my own reading and found that my placement supervisor was a wonderful mentor for using psychoanalysis and psychodynamic theory in family work.
The NYT article also discusses President Trump's mental health which I think is dangerous territory for any clinician. The student jumps in, but I note that the more experienced therapist declines the invitation to diagnose in absentia, especially not "on the record!"
Yes, there are fashions in these things, but thoughtful practitioners find their own way through this and will use what seems relevant and helpful, even if it might be viewed as "old fashioned."


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A cat rescue group says it has helped remove more than 300 animals from a single Toronto apartment.
In a post on its website, Toronto Cat Rescue (TCR) said it responded over the weekend to a "perilous hoarding situation" alongside Toronto Animal Services.
"Over 300 cats were found, and TCR was on hand to help out and take 70 of the cats on Saturday," the group said in its post.
Some of the cats were not found alive, the rescue group said.
A neighbour who lives across the hall from the unit where the cats were found said the smell that filled the hallways and nearby units was "unbearable."
"It's so strong," Jeanette Lawrence said. "You come into the hallway and you can't breathe."
Lawrence said she knew her neighbour had a lot of cats, but she was shocked to learn exactly how many lived in the apartment.
"I thought maybe, like 30 something," she said. "But 300 plus, that's way too much. I'm a cat person and I love cats, but I only have one for a reason, because I know that's all I can handle."
Another 18th-floor resident said the smell was so bad that he worried there was a dead body inside the unit.
Karley Lux, who works with the Birch Dan Animal Hospital, said on Monday that the cats are in fairly good condition and are mostly well-socialized, despite their living conditions.
"There's no fleas or infection. I think one of them needs a dental, but that's about it, which is pretty surprising" Lux said.
At the same time, Brenda Vandersluis, the executive director of TCR, said that cats are not intended to live in large colonies.
"Certainly, they'd be having competition for food. It's just impossible to care for 300 cats," Vandersluis said.
The cats have been placed with foster families for observation and all of them will be vaccinated and spayed or neutered, TCR said.
The group noted that this is the second large cat-hoarding situation they have been called to assist with in roughly a month.
In late March, the group helped remove more than 100 cats from a house in Toronto.
Bylaws in the city state that no more than six cats are allowed in a single home.
"It's a terrible way for cats to live," the TCR statement said of homes where cats are hoarded. "If you know that someone has too many cats, it is best to report it sooner rather than later. Unsterilized cats breed prolifically, and with only a nine week gestation things get out of control very quickly."
The cats and kittens removed from the apartment will eventually be put up for permanent adoption.
Toronto Cat Rescue says more than 300 cats were found inside a single Toronto apartment Saturday May 4, 2019. (Handout /Toronto Cat Rescue)


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Municipal Bonds Weekly Market Report: February 28
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Jobless claims increased slightly, but four-week average continued to trend downwards.
Existing and new home sales showed the real estate market is steadily improving.
Regional Fed Heads Continue to Expect Three Rate Hikes in 2017
Philadelphia Fed President Patrick Harker indicated that a rate increase is not off the table in March and that three 25 bps rate increases are appropriate for the year, depending how things turn out.
Fed Governor Jerome Powell announced that based on inflationary measures, there are no reasons to sway from the Fed's path to gradually raise rates throughout the remainder of the year. With unemployment down to 4.8%, the Fed is closely watching inflationary measures to ensure that a rate hike is not needed sooner.
The Fed's balance sheet increased by $14.0 billion in assets, bringing the total level to around $4.47 trillion. The weekly increase is based on mortgage-backed securities, which rose $13.9 billion.
The weekly change in money supply (M2) increased by $500 million, which was modest compared to last week's $8.3 billion increase.
Jobless claims had a gain for the second week in a row, but only at a modest 6,000 increase. The level was reported at 244,000, which matched consensus estimates. The four-week average continued to trend lower and now sits at 241,000, illustrating the strength of the U.S. labor market.
Existing home sales increased 3.3% or 5.69 million on a month-to-month basis. This is beyond the consensus amount of 5.58 million. This measure is the best of the economic cycle since February 2007, which was primarily led by a 2.6% increase in single-family home sales and an increase of 8.3% in condo sales.
New home sales were lower than expected at 555,000 for January and around 21,000 below the consensus estimate. Supply is no longer an issue, with 265,000 new homes on the market for the month of January, which is a new cycle high since July 2009.
Municipals Yields Remain Steady, Despite Drop in Treasury Yields
Treasury yields dropped across all maturities, with the 2-year maturity dropping 5 bps, the 10-year maturity dropping 10 bps and the 30-year dropping 7 bps. Municipal yields also all decreased across the board. The 2-year, 10-year and 30-year AAA-rated yields all dropped 8 bps.
Credit spreads tightened slightly from the previous week, with the largest spread remaining between the 5-year Treasury and the AAA-rated municipal at 23 bps. The 30-year AAA-rated municipal continues to yield 14 bps higher than its Treasury equivalent.
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Book Review: The Crooked Sixpence by Jennifer Bell
The Crooked Sixpence by Jennifer Bell
Series: The Uncommoners #1
Published by Crown Books for Young Readers on January 31, 2017
Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Middle Grade
Welcome to a world where nothing is quite as it seems…
When their grandmother Sylvie is rushed to the hospital, Ivy Sparrow and her annoying big brother Seb cannot imagine what adventure lies in store. Soon their house is ransacked by unknown intruders, and a very strange policeman turns up on the scene, determined to apprehend them . . . with a toilet brush.
Ivy and Seb make their escape only to find themselves in a completely uncommon world, a secret underground city called Lundinor where ordinary objects have amazing powers. There are belts that enable the wearer to fly, yo-yos that turn into weapons, buttons with healing properties, and other enchanted objects capable of very unusual feats.
But the forces of evil are closing in fast, and when Ivy and Seb learn that their family is connected to one of the greatest uncommon treasures of all time, they must race to unearth the treasure and get to the bottom of a family secret . . . before it's too late.
THE CROOKED SIXPENCE is the first in a new middle grade fantasy series. The cover blurb calls it "part Tim Burton, part J.K. Rowling," and I have to say, I agree 100% with that.
From the first page, I was swept along with Ivy into Lundinor, a secret city. In Lundinor, Ivy encounters common objects, such as suitcases or belts, that have uncommon abilities. You travel to another place in a suitcase and belts carry you in the air. It's like magic to eleven year old Ivy, but she doesn't have long to wonder about everything. She has to rescue big brother Seb, who was arrested when they arrived in Lundinor. And that's just the beginning — soon Ivy and Seb are in the thick of solving a decades old mystery in the uncommon city.
I'm explaining it badly, but I quite enjoyed the author's concept of common objects being uncommon and having special abilities. The explanation for uncommon objects caught me off guard, but as the book went on and I learned more about Lundinor and its citizens, it fit better.
I liked the colorful cast of characters in THE CROOKED SIXPENCE. From Ivy to Granma Sylvie, Ethel, and Violet, everyone was quirky and interesting. I particularly liked that Ivy respected older characters. Granma Sylvie's amnesia and the Twelfth Night mystery in Lundinor went together very well, and I enjoyed the adventure of learning the truth right along with Ivy. I also have to say, I've never read such creepy versions of selkies, and the villains in the book were quite villainous!
Along with the descriptive writing, the illustrations really helped bring THE CROOKED SIXPENCE to life for me. Very rarely do I take much notice of illustrations, but here, I spent time looking at each one, enjoying the little details and the general style. For the first time ever, I want to look for more of an illustrator's work.
I'm looking forward to the next volume in The Uncommoners series, so that I can return to Lundinor with Ivy and Seb!
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Book Review: Flying Lessons & Other Stories edited by Ellen Oh
Flying Lessons & Other Stories by Ellen Oh, Grace Lin, Jacqueline Woodson, Kelly J Baptist, Kwame Alexander, Matt de la Pena, Meg Medina, Soman Chainani, Tim Federle, Tim Tingle, Walter Dean Myers
Published by Crown Books for Young Readers on January 3, 2017
Genres: Middle Grade
Whether it is basketball dreams, family fiascos, first crushes, or new neighborhoods, this bold anthology—written by the best children's authors—celebrates the uniqueness and universality in all of us.
In a partnership with We Need Diverse Books, industry giants Kwame Alexander, Soman Chainani, Matt de la Peña, Tim Federle, Grace Lin, Meg Medina, Walter Dean Myers, Tim Tingle, and Jacqueline Woodson join newcomer Kelly J. Baptist in a story collection that is as humorous as it is heartfelt. This impressive group of authors has earned among them every major award in children's publishing and popularity as New York Times bestsellers.
From these distinguished authors come ten distinct and vibrant stories.
FLYING LESSONS AND OTHER STORIES is a short but powerful anthology of diverse stories by diverse authors. Really, these stories could fit into any anthology, because the themes — sibling relationships, first crushes, friendship, etc — are universal. But these stories are extra important for young readers (and old!) who might not see themselves reflected in many books and stories.
The stories in FLYING LESSONS AND OTHER STORIES span a range of voices from a boy on vacation with his eccentric grandmother to a disabled basketball player to Sam, who's awed by/wants to know the new girl at school. I would've liked to read longer versions of every story in the anthology, which for me, was a sign of each author's success at pulling me into their characters' lives in a handful of pages. I'm a greedy reader — I always want more when I get invested in characters.
The opening story, "How to Transform an Everyday, Ordinary Hoop Court into a Place of Higher Learning and You at the Podium" was a bit of an outlier at first for me. Unlike the others, it's written from the second-person POV. But after I got further into the book, I personally took Matt de la Peña's story as a way to open my mind. Grace Lin's story about a Chinese girl sold into slavery who escapes her fate in an unusual way… I definitely want a book about Lingsi! And Meg Medina's "Sol Painting, Inc." hurt my heart for Merci and Papi. "Choctaw Bigfoot, Midnight in the Mountains" was the one story that I didn't understand.
I didn't find any of the stories too preachy or heavy-handed with messages. The kids are kids, doing their thing, and hopefully along the way, they'll show the rest of us how to be more tolerant and open-minded of others who have different backgrounds/viewpoints than us. A great book for the intended middle-grade audience and adults too!
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Андрей Николаевич Мурин (1910—1990) — советский радиохимик, доктор химических наук, профессор (1952), заведующий кафедрой радиохимии ЛГУ (1958—1988).

Биография
Родился 6 марта 1910 года.

В 1939—1963 гг. работал в Радиевом институте им. В. Г. Хлопина, с 1954 г. заведующий лабораторией.

С 1939 года преподавал и вёл научную деятельность в ЛГУ (сначала по совместительству): ассистент, доцент, профессор, декан химического факультета, заведующий кафедрой радиохимии (1958—1988).

С 1943 г. кандидат физико-математических наук, с 1952 г. доктор химических наук и профессор.

Заслуженный деятель науки и техники РСФСР (1981). За участие в атомном проекте в 1950 г. премирован специальной премией Совета Министров СССР. Награждён орденом «Знак Почёта» и медалью «За трудовую доблесть» (1953).

Публикации
 Физические основы радиохимии [Текст] : [Учебник для хим. специальностей ун-тов] / Под ред. П. П. Серёгина. — Москва : Высш. школа, 1971. — 288 с. : ил.; 22 см.
 Химия несовершенных ионных кристаллов [Текст] / А. Н. Мурин; Ленингр. гос. ун-т им. А. А. Жданова. — Ленинград : Изд-во Ленингр. ун-та, 1975. — 270 с. : ил.; 21 см.
 Podstawy promieniotwórczości [Текст] / A. N. Murin ; Tłum. Aleksander Siemaszko. — Warszawa : Państ. wyd-wo naukowe, 1957. — 322 с. : ил.; 20 см.
 Введение в радиоактивность [Текст] / Проф. А. Н. Мурин ; Ленингр. ордена Ленина гос. ун-т им. А. А. Жданова. — Ленинград : Изд-во Ленингр. ун-та, 1955. — 251 с., 1 л. табл. : ил.; 22 см.
 Диффузия меченых атомов и проводимость в ионных кристаллах [Текст] / А. Н. Мурин, Б. Г. Лурье ; Ленингр. ордена Ленина гос. ун-т им. А. А. Жданова. — Ленинград : [б. и.], 1967. — 100 с. : черт.; 22 см.
 Радиохимия и химия ядерных процессов [Текст] : [Учеб. пособие для ун-тов и хим.-технол. вузов] / Под ред. А. Н. Мурина [и др.]. — Ленинград : Госхимиздат. [Ленингр. отд-ние], 1960. — 784 с. : ил.; 23 см.

Семья
Жена - Наталия Иосифовна Полевая (1915—1980),  кандидат химических наук (1944), доктор геолого-минералогических наук (1964), работала во ВСЕГЕИ с 1933 г., ст. научный сотрудник (1944), зав. Лабораторией абсолютного возраста горных пород (с 1954), зав. отд. геохронологии и изотопной геологии (1964).

Источники
 Мурин Андрей Николаевич. К 75-летию// Радиохимия. — 1985. — No 4.
 Мурин Андрей Николаевич
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A woman who claims she was attacked by child killer Ian Huntley was arrested today during a roof-top protest against the police's alleged failure to charge him with sexual assault.
Hailey Giblin is being questioned by police on suspicion of criminal damage after a six-hour demonstration on the top floor of Hull College.
The 21-year-old, who wanted to camp there for two weeks, was marking the tenth anniversary of Huntley's alleged molestation.
She began the demonstration by putting up a banner and dropping 5,000 leaflets criticising Humberside Police.
Mrs Giblin claims she was sexually assaulted by Huntley when she was 11, but he was not prosecuted and went on to kill Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman in Soham, Cambridgeshire.
She reported the attack to Humberside Police in 1998 and 2005 but the Crown Prosecution Service ruled there was not sufficient evidence for a prosecution.
Mrs Giblin, who has waived her right to anonymity, brought a civil case against Huntley, who initially denied the attack.
He reversed his plea from his prison cell, and at a hearing at Manchester County Court last year she was formally told that Huntley would not contest the case.
Speaking from the top of the building, Mrs Giblin said: "I'm doing fine up here. They are trying to send negotiators up but I'm staying put.
"Ian Huntley has admitted sexually assaulting me and police can't be bothered to do anything about it.
"This investigation is a sham – another smoke screen to shut me up, but I will not shut up.
"My cries for help have fallen on deaf heartless ears.
Mrs Giblin said the doors leading to the roof are now sealed with glue and putty to stop police getting in.
Now based in Barton-upon-Humber, North Lincolnshire, she was living near Grimsby when the sexual assault took place.
Although Huntley is already imprisoned for life, Mrs Giblin said she wants the closure of seeing him stand trial in her own case.
Her husband, Colin Giblin, said he was very proud of her standing up for herself.
"Obviously she wants to provoke Humberside Police into reinvestigating her claim properly," he said. "They have taken the mick out of Hailey for ten months now and obviously nothing has come of it.
Humberside Police confirmed they received a 999 call this morning from a member of the public about a woman on top of Hull College throwing leaflets to the ground.
A spokeswoman said specially-trained negotiators were sent to the scene, but Humberside Police did not want to comment further.


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Austrian Music Export
Interview with MARCO KLEEBAUER
Marco Kleebauer (c) Benji Agostini
November 20, 2019 / news, pop/rock/electronic, portraits/interviews
MARCO KLEEBAUER recorded his first solo album under his own name, "Magnolia" (Minor Changes), partly between his work as producer for BILDERBUCH and OEHL. The fact that he finds time to produce award-winning albums and to set his own dreams to music at the same time testifies not only to his work ethic, but also to his near-inexhaustible creativity. In a conversation with Benji Agostini he explained how the concept of a 'dream album' came about, why he felt the need to release it under his own name, and why cell phone recordings are often the better ones.
In your early days as a producer, you tried to recreate the sound of Flying Lotus. Do you think your solo album is a continuation of that?
Marco Kleebauer: Flying Lotus is definitely still an influence for me – you could especially hear that before the album. That was also the reason why I made "Magnolia" under my name. I have the feeling that I've found my sound and am no longer imitating anyone. This time, I didn't listen to any music before writing. That was difficult in the beginning, because you can quickly get on your own nerves. I have always tried to get as far away from myself as possible and with "Magnolia" I have also discarded the thought of what others might think about the music. I finally did it for myself and don't assume that millions of people will hear it, but I have to be able to say that it is a snapshot of myself.
So it was also a kind of liberation for you to release something under your own name?
Marco Kleebauer: Exactly. That's why I'm still not sure what it should be.
Does it necessarily have to have a name?
Marco Kleebauer: No, but if you have to talk to others about it, it gets weird. The production itself took place not that long ago and of course there's a lot of myself in it. I need to find out for myself first which kind of vibes emanate from it. I definitely know it's me, but I can't say exactly what it is yet. It's probably up to everyone to find their own story.
It helps a lot of people to divide music into genres to orientate themselves better. What is your approach to genres and their conventions?
Marco Kleebauer: Basically, I don't think about such things. Genres in themselves make sense however; to be able to get an idea about it when you talk about it. My music can best be described as electronic music, but you can't break it down further into sub-genres. While producing I just follow my feeling. I try to bring all my musical influences together, but it will never be the case that I bring so many elements of one genre into my music that you can clearly call it that. It wouldn't be representative of my taste. For me it would be boring to serve only one genre.
From this point of view I find it very difficult to say when a song is really finished. How easy is it for you to get to a point where you are satisfied with a song?
Marco Kleebauer: Many people tell me that I am already very fast at finishing songs. My goal is not that a song has to have a perfect sound. In my opinion the mix of a song is never finished. You just stop at some point. For me it is much more important that the vibe is preserved. The faster I finish a song, the more of it remains. As soon as a song has something that I like, I don't work on it anymore, and this happens relatively fast.
"I HAVE NO DESIRE TO LISTEN TO MUSIC THAT IS TECHNICALLY ELABORATE, BUT DOESN'T HAVE MORE TO OFFER."
So you don't go by genre, but by vibe?
Marco Kleebauer: Absolutely. That's also the common denominator of the music I listen to. I don't feel like listening to music that's technically complex, but doesn't have more to offer.
Can you name the vibe?
Marco Kleebauer: There is not one vibe. In films, for example, there are often camera angles where you think you are seeing more than the sum of its parts. And that's also the case with music, and thank God that often it can't be explained. My favorite music is usually very simple, but something about it makes it special. For example, when I record a scrappy demo and decide to clean it up again, you often notice that there was something special about the demo. Most of the time it's a mixture of spontaneity and ideas that weren't thought through to the end. That becomes the vibe.
"HUMANITY DOESN'T DEPEND ON WHETHER THE KICK IS ON ONE OR TWO."
You say that when you're producing, you're just following your feeling. How do you retain whether a track is really good and can self-doubt arise?
Marco Kleebauer: I make music first and foremost for myself, also because in the past I didn't think that someone would listen to it. If that were something that I don't enjoy, then I would have to force myself to do it. As soon as it's fun, I like it too. I'm also quite good at not tying myself emotionally to ideas. Without it I would work hundreds of hours on something and be in despair about it. You can't get into it too much. The best things happen when you don't expect anything anyway. I've noticed that it's also good for me as a person when I'm like that – and at the end of the day it's just music. I have to keep it in mind again and again: humanity doesn't depend on whether the kick is on one or two.
The overriding theme of "Magnolia" is dreams. How can you imagine the setting of dreams to music in concrete terms?
Marco Kleebauer: The fact is that I don't hear anything in my dreams. So maybe I do hear something, but I don't remember it in any case. Only very special sounds – like the creaking of a door for example – remain. At some point while making music I noticed that something sounded just like what I had experienced in my dream. For example, I dreamed that I was lying in bed, couldn't move and heard a door creaking. From the corner of my eye I saw the door open and a black shadow stood in it – the cliché of sleep paralysis – and I had the feeling that it was approaching. I wanted to move, but couldn't and then of course I panicked and pulled myself out of the dream like a chewing gum. It takes a lot of energy and in the first seconds after waking up it's very intense, but two minutes later I almost have to laugh. You can't really imagine it as an outsider and the feeling of it gets more and more lost. That's why the music often sounds like you don't know if it's serious or not. It's not only dark, there must always be humor and something positive.
If you listen to the songs later, can you still remember the respective dream?
Marco Kleebauer: Yes, definitely. It's like a photo or a certain smell. There was also a thought about the album whether certain sounds could trigger something in me and especially in someone else. I'm curious to see if that will still be the case when I listen to the songs in a year. In part I can't remember anymore how I recorded certain parts because everything happened so fast.
Did that also make it harder for you to perform the songs live with a band?
Marco Kleebauer: To have a band playing with me live wasn't planned for in the beginning. Only at some point it became clear to me that it was the only way to really bring the music to the audience. Rhythm is very important to me. When recording percussion instruments, for example, I didn't just record four bars and copy them, but I recorded them in a continuous way. A constant but subtle variation arose as a result, which is indispensable for this kind of music. For me it just had to sound this way on stage. It's also important for the audience to have a connection between what they hear and what they see. It was a lot of work to do the songs live, but otherwise a lot of the potential would have been lost if the people didn't see where the sounds came from.
"WHEN EVERYTHING IN A PHOTOGRAPH IS IN FOCUS, YOU DON'T HAVE DEPTH, AND THAT'S HOW I SEE IT WITH MY RECORDINGS TOO."
Do you record all the samples for your music yourself?
Marco Kleebauer: Basically I record everything. For me it's more logical than searching for a sound in a sample library for three hours. "Happy End 3″ was created, for example, when I tried out an electronic piano in a music store and recorded the whole thing with my cell phone. It had something special, probably because the melody was spontaneous. And at some point people behind me started trying out cymbals. Funnily enough, you always hear them in the right places on the recording. That's why the first half of the track is pretty free. The recording also defined the arrangement. You're pretty much limited with cell phone recordings and it's hard to make something like that sound good, but I'm not interested in just hearing perfect sounds. When you combine something like that with a well-recorded sound, it can become something special. When everything in a photograph is in focus, you have no depth and that's how I see it with my recordings too.
For the album you now have also established your own label, Minor Changes. Was that for pragmatic reasons or did you want to emphasize the unique selling point of your solo project?
Marco Kleebauer: For me, the big picture was important for the album. It was important to me that you take your time listening to it; in the best case you, listen to it from start to finish and perceive it not under any other influence. And I didn't want to stop with the music. Everything on the record should minimize any bias. If there's a label on it, you have certain ideas about what it sounds like, and you listen to the music with different ears. It was important to me that you first listen to the music and then judge it.
If you had carried out the thought consistently, wouldn't it have been better to publish it under a pseudonym? After all, on every occasion your name is associated with Bilderbuch, Leyya, Oehl, etc…
Marco Kleebauer: That was a brief thought, for once. But still I am the one who makes the music, and the people should know that too. If I had thought about a pseudonym, it would probably imply a certain genre again. I couldn't have released the album under my old project name Karma Art, it wouldn't fit for me. With my own name it doesn't matter, it's more about the music. There is no mysticism behind it. It's just the guy who makes the music, and that's what it's all about.
Thank you very much for the interview!
Benji Agostini
[Translated from the German original by Julian Schoenfeld, 2019]
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Old Defensible Barracks 2
On 05/02/2020 11/02/2020 By JacIn Brexit, European Union, Ireland, Welsh Government32 Comments
I suggested in the previous post that something odd may be going on in Pembroke Dock. There is, and I'm now convinced that it's not restricted to Pembroke Dock; for something very similar seems to be happening across the water, in Country Antrim.
If you haven't yet read the previous article, then do so now, otherwise you'll struggle to make sense of this one.
MAGHERAMORNE CEMENT WORKS
In addition to Trevor Iain Walker and his Singaporean associates we also met Alfred William Buller in the previous article. To quickly recap, Alfie, as he is known, lives at Scarva House, County Down, which stages the annual Sham Fight between King James and King William (the latter having stopped at Scarva on his way to the Boyne in 1690).
Buller only entered the narrative tangentially because Walker came to control one of Buller's many companies (but without becoming a director). This company was Brigstock Campsite Ltd. But now I learn – from Brychan Davies, who comments regularly on this blog – that there is another connection, if not with Walker himself, then certainly with the kind of Singaporean financiers Walker works with or represents.
The connection is found in Magheramorne Park Ltd, a company that bought an old Blue Circle cement works and quarry in County Antrim. You'll have seen that the company was Incorporated 6 December 2016 and the two directors were Alfred William Buller and Alfred William Buller, who I assume are father and son. (Which is what the birth dates suggest.)
Magheramorne cement works and jetty. Image courtesy of Trip Advisor. Click to enlarge
The Bullers were joined as directors 15 September 2017 by Eugene Aw and Yee Hung Lim, both of Singapore. They represent Oddball Ventures Pte Ltd of Singapore. Not only that, but they also came bearing a gift in the form of a loan or mortgage on "the land known as the former Magheramorne cement works".
This loan or mortgage comes courtesy of GSA Oil Pte Ltd, another Singapore company. One that by happy coincidence shares the 80 Tuas Avenue address with Oddball Ventures. As the name might suggest, the lender is not a bank or lender in the usual sense.
GSA was set up 13 September 2016, Oddball Ventures 14 September 2017, just a day before Aw and Lim joined the Bullers on the board of Magheramorne Park Ltd. Which might suggest that Oddball was set up specifically for this link-up.
Oddball Ventures now exerts 'significant control' over Magheramorne Park but the Bullers are still aboard and the younger of them may hold 50% of the shares. (This might be attributable to his father being bankrupt.)
There have been a couple of moves to strike off Magheramorne Park Ltd for not submitting documents to Companies House. The first was discontinued and the second was suspended, but with accounts and confirmation statement overdue we can expect compulsory strike-off action to re-commence shortly.
MEANWHILE, BACK IN PEMBROKESHIRE
As I explained in the earlier piece, the Old Defensible Barracks in Pembroke Dock has been bought (but not yet registered) by a company (currently) called VR 1844 Ltd. Here's their Facebook page.
No one is quite sure what plans VR 1844 has for the Barracks, partly because the company isn't really saying much. And there may be a reason for that.
For it is suggested that the purchase of the fort is a bit of a 'Look over there!' and the real target is the land between the fort and the Milford Haven Waterway. You can see it in the picture below.
This land – the old parade ground and firing range? – is now the home of the South Pembrokeshire Golf Club. Though I believe it's owned by Pembrokeshire County Council.
As we saw earlier in the week, with VR 1844 Ltd the Singapore connection is provided by Trevor Walker and Lai Heng Seto. So we have two sites, one in Ireland and the other in Wales, with a strong Singapore connection.
'Is that it!', you're asking. Well, no. Now I'm going to explain what I think is going on.
THE BIT AT THE END WHERE EVERYBODY GATHERS IN THE DRAWING ROOM
The clue to what's going on here is the date that Magheramorne Park Ltd was formed – December 2016, six months after the EU referendum and the Leave vote.
But what do the two sites have in common?
Well, both have a great deal of open space – and they're close to a ferry port. In the case of Magheramorne it's Larne (though Belfast isn't that far either) and in the case of the Old Defensible Barracks it's the Pembroke-Rosslare route.
What's planned for both sites I suspect is lorry parks. For with the UK about to leave the EU there may need to be lorry parks to check the vehicles and their documentation in the event of no deal, a poor deal, or protracted negotiations.
This article, while focusing on the Humber ports, shows the problem. This article makes clear that the Irish Sea crossings will also be affected.
Cross-border checks on ferry traffic might also explain the Singaporean interest in Plymouth dealt with in the previous piece. For Plymouth is already a ferry port and Singapore is a hub of the Asian ferry business.
Those thinking that a lorry park would not be needed in the Six Counties because traffic from there would be with the UK should be reminded of a couple of things. First, treating Northern Ireland differently, effectively having the EU border down the Irish Sea, has already been discussed, and b) Brexit is hastening the possibility of a united Ireland.
I am 90% certain that what is planned for the Old Defensible Barracks in Pembroke Dock – or, more importantly, the land alongside it currently serving as a golf course – is a lorry park where trucks entering and leaving the UK will be checked and have their documentation verified.
The same future I believe is planned for the old cement works at Magheramorne, at Plymouth, and who knows where else? And it's being done by stealth. With talk in Pembroke Dock and Plymouth of old buildings being turned into luxury flats or tourist attractions.?
It could be that the UK government is using Trevor Iain Walker and his Singapore buddies as cat's paws, rather than appear heavy-handed by requisitioning these sites.
How much does our Secretary of State for Wales, Simon Hart, who happens to be the local MP, know about plans for Pembroke Dock? What might his predecessor, Alun Cairns, know? (And are there also plans for Fishguard and Holyhead?)
And what of our wonderful, talented, and respected 'Welsh Government', are they being kept in the loop?
Seeing as the land that would probably be needed, the golf course, seems to be owned by Pembrokeshire County Council, have they been consulted? (Or, indeed, the golfists?)
So many questions. I hope to have some answers when I return to this subject. As I undoubtedly will.
UPDATE 11.02.2020: The Western Mail ran a full-page spread on the project today. Obviously a regurgitated press hand-out because when the journalist tried to add a personal touch she located the Barracks in Milford Haven not Pembroke Dock.
Also in the news today was more talk of Milford Haven becoming a freeport. I doubt that, if granted, freeport status will be confined to Milford Haven, it will probably cover the whole waterway, and that will of course include Pembroke Dock.
Which is interesting considering the Singapore investment at the Old Defensible Barracks and the fact that Singapore is the biggest 'tax-free' trade zone in the world.


Wish I were 65 !!
Like Harald, others will have their own and personal reasons for not being able to go to Montreal.
I look forward to seeing you in the coming years, maybe Budapest, maybe Hydra.
Joan looking well and singing great.
No prizes for guessing who!
Hopefully Jarrko was asked to set the questions!


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Ukraine identifies, detains suspects in murder of Belarus prominent journalist
Five suspects have been named in connection with the murder of journalist Pavel Sheremet who was killed by car bomb in 2016
By bne IntelliNews December 13, 2019
The Ukrainian police identified five people, who are "justifiably" suspected of involvement in the high profile and as yet unsolved murder of journalist Pavel Sheremet by car bomb in 2016.
Specifically, the police named on December 12 military nurse Yana Duhar, volunteer Yulia Kuzmenko, musician and veteran Andriy Antonenko and spouses Vladyslav and Ina Hryshchenko. All these people are former participants of the anti-Russian military operations in Donbas, according to the head of the criminal police Yevhen Koval.
The suspects were identified "by conducting investigative and search measures and further documenting the group's members", Koval added.
Prominent Belarus-born journalist Pavel Sheremet died in a car bomb explosion in Kyiv in July 2016. The explosion occurred at 7.45 am while Sheremet was driving in the centre of the Ukrainian capital in a car belonging to the founding editor of Ukrainska Pravda, Olena Prytula, who was not in the vehicle. The Interior Ministry said the explosion was caused by an improvised caseless explosive device equivalent to 400-600 grammes of TNT.
The murder came as a shock at the time, but the failure of the former President Petro Poroshenko's administration to follow up on an investigation or make any progress in such a high profile case highlighted the reluctance of the administration to vigorously pursue corruption and related crimes.
The arrests can be taken as a change in direction by the new administration of Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy, who campaigned on a platform of bring peace in Donbas and ending corruption.
Three people, - Duhar, Kuzmenko and Andriy Antonenko have been detained in connection with the Sheremet murder case, while the other two people detained in the same case, namely, the spouses Vladyslav and Inna Hryshchenko, are currently in custody in connection with a different case and have not yet been named as suspects in Sheremet's assassination, according to the police.
Koval said the investigation had established that the principal motive behind Sheremet's assassination was an attempt to destabilise the sociopolitical situation in the country.
For the last five years before his death, Sheremet had lived and worked in Kyiv. His recent reporting included blog posts on corruption, and criminality in a battalion of Ukrainian volunteers fighting in the eastern Donbas region. He previously worked in Belarus and Russia as a journalist and television host. Ukrainska Pravda's chief editor Sevgil Musayeva-Borovyk told RFE/RL that Sheremet's death was related to his professional activities, without elaborating.
Sheremet first made a name for himself with his critical reporting of the authoritarian Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko. In 1996, he was imprisoned in Belarus for illegally crossing the border with Lithuania while preparing a television story for the Russian television channel ORT. The move of the Belarusian authorities was viewed by the international media organisations as politically-motivated. He also covered the war in Chechnya in 1999-2000.
The highest profile murder of a journalist in Ukraine occurred in 2000 when the decapitated body of former Ukrainska Pravda chief editor Georgiy Gongadze was discovered in a forest by Kyiv. Five years later a parliamentary commission ruled that the kidnapping of the journalist was ordered by former Ukrainian president Leonid Kuchma, who denies any involvement.
Russian foreign minister says at least six American F-35 aircraft flying in Iranian border area at time Tehran was expecting response to missile strikes on Iraq bases.
Honcharuk quit his post on January 16 a few days after being caught on tape saying Zelenskiy knows nothing about the economy.
V4 plus Austria agree on issues such as migration, border security and enlargement, but differences arise over nuclear energy as a solution to climate crisis.
For MET, an integrated European energy company with roots in Hungary, the partnership with Keppel is the next step to exploring joint energy infrastructure investment projects in Europe.
German defence minister acknowledges US threatened it would impose 25% car tariff if EU's big three did not formally accuse Tehran of breaching nuclear deal. But Europeans claim they were going to do so anyway.


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It was still dark outside as I sat in my sister in laws kitchen, in Swords, north county Dublin, stuffing myself with pasta followed by banana bread and tea. On time I headed for the M50 motorway and looped around to Heuston railway station, what a great idea I thought, a nice car park in which to ready myself and my bike, car safe, and two minutes to the Haymarket and the start of the sportive.
I wasn't the only one who had that idea there were at least ten other individuals and groups who thought the same. Still there was lots of room and good banter, and the day was promised dry, a big plus. By seven thirty I was ready, checked and double checked.
I had thought about this sportive in 2016 but for some reason I never made it on the day. I determined that 2017 would be the occasion to do it.
I would as usual, make a track log of the spin, though I had already downloaded a gpx file from The Great Dublin Bike Ride web site. I like to do my own thing!!!
By seven forty I was heading down by the Croppies Acre and Ellis Quay then left toward Stoney Batter, into north King Street and Queen Street where I believed my start area would be. By seven forty five I was in position, in a loose conglomeration of riders, some in distinctive club gear, and me in my Islandeady top, I wished that there were some club members with me, maybe next year, I thought to myself, maybe Mayo people just didn't want to visit Dublin again, so soon after the latest All Ireland defeat.
Because I was on my own I had few words with those around me, now and then we moved up a bit I was definitely in the first 500 riders, I thought I would need that to finish within the time limit of 14.30 or thereabouts. I actually finished at 12.54. More on that later.
There would be 6000 riders between the 100k and the 60 k spins.
Back to the start and my cold sweat moment, that came as I looked at my back tyre well inflated to 95 PSI 23 mm Gator tyre. I noticed that there was a spot on the tyre and as you do I went to brush it off, no such luck, it was in fact a small piece of the tyre missing the white stuff was the under layer.
What to do? I had already cycled from Heuston and had no problem, how long had the nick been there, was it likely to puncture, what should I do. Do nothing a little inner voice said, get on the road, don't lose your good start position, there will be service vans along the route if anything goes wrong. You brought cash to cover a new tyre and tube if needs be, you already have two spare tubes on board. What are the chances of a sharp stone a nail or whatever hitting that exact spot. Maybe someone in front of you will hit that nail for you.
My, how you can get selfish in these situations. Within a few kilometres I had forgotten the issue.
And so at 8.09 we began to roll, a few fallers, as people juggled for positions, not racing, just unravelling the tight knit bunch start. I stuck to the left hand side, down Arran Quay and Ormond Quay. On to the Custom House and the 3 Arena, humming Leonard Cohen to myself, reminding myself of others days. Space beginning to appear, the road clear in front for a few metres, and speed 24 kph, easy spinning.
We followed the East Wall road all the way around then across the back of Fairview Park and the railway, Alfie Byrne road they call it. Memories of school days and O'Connell's schools, football in Fairview, Ben Hannigan collaring us to help him train, when he played with Shels or Rovers, I am not sure which. Anyway we were now on the Clontarf road, the R807, heading for my sisters in Bayside Sutton. I wondered if she would make it out to wave me on, I doubted. It was a long enough spin to Bayside passed it at 8.44 my speed still a comfortable 22kph.
The next turn was onto the Baldoyle road, the R809 heading towards Portmarnock, the sea shore on the right, beyond it Portmarnock golf course, I think the Irish open was played there on a few occasions, the old Baldoyle racecourse was on the left. However as Mark Twain once said, and this applies to me also, Golf is a good walk spoiled.
We were heading into Malahide, and though I had a gpx file in front of me I still wondered how we would head to Swords.
Ahhhh, so we would follow the Estuary road to Swords.
It was here that I had a strange conversation with a female cyclist. She was wearing Swords Cycling club gear so I said hello as I drew alongside. I told her I hailed from Donabate originally. She wondered why I was wearing Islandeady gear, so I told her. Then she told me she was originally from there, imagine my further surprise when I discovered I was working on a genealogy project with her sister. 6000 cyclists and I meet talk to the person with Islandeady connections.
As we passed through Swords I reflected on my grandfather who had left the Watery Lane sometime in 1912 and took the boat to Canada. Before he left the Dublin Fruit and Vegetable Market he sold everything, except the horse, sending it home to James T McDermott, my great great Grandfather. The McDermott story is an interesting one.
We were now on the R125 heading towards Rathbeal. We turned for Roganstown Warblestown and Skidoo. 34 kilometres completed and very comfortable, very flat so far and a high average speed.
We were approaching Ballyboghil; it actually means the town of the stick, not bog hill, no bog near here, but good North County Dublin farmland. I played football here many times, and many a shemozzle occurred between the locals and our team St. Patricks from Donabate. The first hill was ahead, the Nags Head, 120 metres climb but angled nicely.
At this point I was passed by numerous "Red Groups" as we call them in Islandeady, the 30 plus kph people. Yet there were nice tidy pelotons for me to latch onto, and I did. However I was well ahead in time and energy reserves. As I continued toward Cabinhill and the next little climb, before dropping fast into the Naul. Anyone who has done the Keenagh Loop or The Windy Gap would smile at these climbs; they wouldn't even register in Mayo. Occupied since the Stone Age there have been archaeological finds that include numerous prehistoric earthworks, and the nearby megalithic chambered cairns at Fourknocks on the Meath side of the village.
Born in 1919 Seamus Ennis born in Finglas he was solely responsible for the revival of Uilleann Pipe playing on his 130 year old set of pipes. He also worked for the folklore commission collecting old songs and music. He returned to The Naul where his father had worked in 1908 and died there in October 1982. There is a lovely statue of him in the village.
This was close to half way and a major stopping point. I did not tarry here; in fact I was sorry to have spent 15 minutes here, because I lost momentum for a while. To make matters worse I had the steepest hill to climb immediately after the stop, 60 metres and sharp enough.
We were now in county Meath and would be for 14 or 15 kilometres. Out we went to Greenanstown where we turned for Anna Livia, [The personification of the River Liffey]. She is now a resident of the Croppy Memorial Park, that's near Heuston Station, I passed her on my way to the start of the ride; by the way she is a character in Finnegans Wake, James Joyce's novel. She has nothing to do with this part of the ride, I just thought of her as I turned toward Dublin, remembering that other queen, Queen Maeve as she marched on Ulster and I spent another long day in the saddle in north Meath and Louth, earlier in August.
Green fields, grass growing some cattle rearing, crops of wheat and barley, harvested now for the most part. Far from the brown bogs of Mayo, yet lacking Mayo's variety of landscape, the mountains, the forests, even if evergreens. The rivers here are mere trickles, no gushing sounds, no frothy cascades, no rocky outcrops diverting waters this way and that.
We turn again, southwards towards Ardcath, perched on its hilltop ancient church and mound, downhill to Garristown and the Dublin county border. Garristown where I was knocked out while playing a match a long long time ago. I think it was Paddy Wilson that hit me, though not deliberately, we were both going for the same ball and Paddy was at least 18 stones weight, I might have been 12 stone or so at the time.
These are the ramblings that assail my mind as I cycled along, part of 6000 others but in my own mind and space. That is what endears me to cycling.
Meanwhile we are heading for Ashtown, the Tolka and Cabra, touching the North Circular, but only touching. Way down there beyond its N3 designation is Croke Park and more importantly O'Connell's Schools, my alma mater. It brings back great memories, of a great place, and giving great opportunities to people such as me.
Only a few kilometres to go and I was feeling great, once again the Garda presence was obvious, all traffic giving way to the cyclists. Now the numbers crowded again as we hurried towards the finish line. Stoney Batter once more this time towards the Liffey. A final thought on Arbour Hill cemetery were the heroes of 1916 lie, if history had rhymed another way I wondered.
The cobble stones of Smithfield hay market, where my grandfather had sold his cart were now the final moments of my 100 k bike ride. The medal ceremony was over in a flash as I walked my bike through throngs of excited cyclists. Selfies, family pictures, club photographs. I surveyed it all, still in my private world. I did wish that there were some club members there to savour the moment, maybe next year.
Perhaps a family endeavour next time round that would be a nice idea. I headed back to Heuston and met the Mullingar boys, rejoicing together in our success, and from there I hurried west across the Shannon.


In Clash of Clans, you play the role of the head of a barbarian tribe. Your goal is to create a town that is rich in resources, and that is also well protected so that you don't get attacked by enemy tribes. Of course, you can also attack these tribes by using the skills of your own people and then reaping the rewards.
Build, collect ... and attack!
To make your village prosperous, you must create warehouses to generate resources and to have a place to store your materials. In the same way as in a city-building game, you have land to build on, which you can gradually increase.
Building and upgrading your warehouses is really very simple and you can do this in batch (for example, if you want to upgrade several warehouses at the same time). But don't just focus on building beautiful warehouses, you also need to protect them.
To protect your assets, you can surround your city walls and put in elements that hinder the attacks, like guns or turrets for your archers. You can also recruit and train troops so they can go and plunder rival villages to make you rich. These troops include giants, archers, wizards, skeletons and pilots.
With your troops are ready and well prepared, you can go to visit the neighbouring villages, which will either be controlled by other users or by the computer (if you are using the game's story mode). Maybe you'll be victorious and lose just a few men, or you might have a disastrous expedition and so have to hire new soldiers willing to die in combat. Although, as Clash of Clans features in-app purchases, you need to be patient if you don't want to pay.
Not all clans will turn out to be your enemies. In Clash of Clans you can form clans online, with whom you can share troops, exchange resources and do everything in your power to be the best clan in the universe.
Clash of Clans regularly updates and improves the way the clan system works. For example, if you create a clan you can add the frequency of attacks, as well as the location. And if you prefer to join an existing clan you can search for one based on these criteria. This means you will not run the risk of being expelled from a clan because you don't have enough time to play, something that used to happen pretty often.
On an artistic level, Clash of Clans features cartoon-style graphics, and the number of objects and troops that you can add is varied and expands as you level up.
Clash of Clans is a game that is all about strategy and building up your resources. While this kind of game is not new and we've seen similar titles on PC for decades, developers Supercell have managed to turn Clash of Clans into a reference point for mobile games of this genre. The game feels complete and entertaining, without resorting to the complexity of franchises such as Age of Empires.
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V Pevnosti 159/5b, 128 00, Prague, Czech Republic
The site dates back to the 10th century—that's when a church and fortified trading post were built; by 1085, the first king of Bohemia had also built a castle here. Although only fragments of the castle remain, including the underground casemates and the twin spires of the castle's church, the monument underwent a major neo-Gothic facelift in 1895, giving it an impressive, lofty interior. Some of Prague's most prominent citizens are buried in the ornate neighboring cemetery, including composers Bedrich Smetana and Antonín Dvorák, the patriotic author and poet Jan Neruda, and Art Nouveau maestro Alphonse Mucha.
Some Prague sightseeing tours, especially those focused on off-the-beaten path sites, include a visit to Vysehrad, which is sometimes referred to as the city's "other" castle. For a more in-depth explanation of the complex's history, take a private tour.
Vysehrad National Cultural Monument is a must-visit for history lovers.
Surrounded by peaceful gardens, a Romanesque rotunda, riverside walks, and open-air cafés, Vysehrad is a great place to escape the crowds.
There's no entrance fee, but you do need to pay to see exhibitions.
The Vysehrad metro station and Albertov tram stations are both a 15-minute walk away. From Vyton tram station it's a 10-minute walk.
The site is open to the public every day of the week, from morning through early evening. Winter opening hours are slightly shorter. Prague is pleasant year round, but winter does bring heavy snow and frost.
Legends of Vysehrad
Vysehrad is a subject of local folklore. Legend has it that Libuse, the founder of Prague, stated her prophecy about the future glory of the city from her seat in Vysehrad. The site also appears in the traditional Bohemian tale, The Maiden's War, about an uprising of women against men. The leader of the band of women attacks the men at Vysehrad; alas, she—and all the women—are defeated.
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Meet Nokia Lumia 830: Microsoft's 'affordable flagship' with PureView cam, Denim update
Lumia 830, Microsoft's affordable flagship
After Sony, Microsoft is the next to launch its latest flagship at the IFA – Nokia Lumia 830. The company calls it an affordable flagship priced around €330 in Europe – translating to approximately Rs 26,200 – that will begin shipping this month. It will be available in orange, green, white and black colour options.
Needless to say, it runs Microsoft's Windows Phone 8.1, with Cortana applicable only in select markets. Cortana is now limited to the US, but it is likely to hit the UK markets by October. The new Lumia Denim update for the OS now promises improved speed and camera abilities. You will also find the company's popular software suite including Office and OneDrive.
Unlike the rumoured 4.7-inch display, the device goes the phablet way with a 5-inch display. On the camera front, it gets a 10MP Pure View rear snapper that is capable of recording 4k videos. Other specs include quad-core Snapdragon chipset, 16GB, expandable up to 128GB via microSD card slot, Zeiss optics with its thinnest OIS module yet and Rich Capture that lets you expose darker areas of an image and add an LED flash effect after you've taken an image. All of this is fuelled by a 2,200mAh battery.
The Lumia 830 measures 8.5mm and weighs 150 grams. With this device, the company claims to bring an affordable smartphone with high-end features to take on the iPhone 5s. As expected, the device also supports wireless charging and comes with removable plate.
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Protest Stickers: Berlin Part 1
June 27, 2019 June 27, 2019 / Hannah Awcock
As with many large cities, Berlin's street furniture has a lot of stickers, of all kinds (Photo: Hannah Awcock).
Earlier this year, I went to Berlin as a member of staff on an undergraduate field trip. I had never been before, and I was really looking forward to the chance to explore a city with such a complex history, as well as a reputation for alternative culture and politics. Berlin did not disappoint; it is a vibrant city, with an admirable approach to coming to terms with the most difficult moments of its past. It has a lively culture of protest stickers too, so much so that I have decided to do two blog posts on the topic. At this point I would like to say thank you to my German-speaking colleague, Dr. Julia Affolderbach, who never once ran out of patience with me for repeatedly asking "What does this sticker say?"
This sticker translates as "The AFD is no alternative." The AFD is Alternative fur Deutschland (Alternative for Germany), a far-right political party founded in 2013. After failing to secure any seats in the German parliament in the 2013, in the 2017 federal elections it became the 3rd biggest political party in Germany, and many see its rapid growth as a cause for serious concern. This sticker is encouraging people to not to see the AFD as a viable alternative to the mainstream political parties, with whom many people are feeling frustration and disillusion. What the connection to Patrick from Spongebob Squarepants is I'm not sure, but it is not uncommon to see characters from popular culture on protest stickers (Photo: Hannah Awcock).
This is another anti-AFD sticker, adapting the well-known logo of the 80s hip-hop band, Run DMC. I have seen quite a lot of protest stickers using this style in my travels (Photo: Hannah Awcock).
This is the remnants of a sticker produced by the AFD; the white letters in the blue rectangle with the red arrow is their logo. The only remaining text translates as "Germany protests", but someone obviously took offence at the sticker's message and removed most of it, so I can't tell what the AFD is 'protesting' (Photo: Hannah Awcock).
Fuck off Google is a campaign group trying to prevent Google from opening a 'campus' in the Kreuzberg neighbourhood. Opposition stems not just from what the campus would do to the local area, with rising housing prices and gentrification already a problem, but also Google's questionable business and surveillance practices. So far, the campaign has been successful, and in October 2016 Google announced it will not be going ahead with its plans for a Kreuzberg campus (Photo: Hannah Awcock).
I've got to admit, at first I thought this sticker was about the gender pay gap. When I was in Berlin, there was an event to highlight the this that involved women paying reduced fares on public transport. However, this sticker is actually about agricultural subsidies. The text at the bottom translates to: "Agricultural subsidies only for good agriculture and good food." I assume it is arguing that EU agricultural subsidies should be used to encourage sustainable farming practices (Photo: Hannah Awcock).
Women's rights did crop up quite often in Berlin's protest stickers however. This distinctive design was produced by BesD (the Professional Association for Erotic and Sexual Service Providers), a group of current and former sex workers who campaign on various issues to improve the sex industry (Photo: Hannah Awcock).
This sticker relates to the representation of women in advertising. It was produced by Berlin-Werbefrei, a group which is campaigning for increased regulation of advertising, including: the removal of all commercial advertising in public spaces, the regulation of advertising and sponsoring in schools, universities, and other public organisations, and the introduction of binding rules relating to derogatory and discriminatory advertising (Photo: Hannah Awcock).
As with most cities, anti-fascism is one of the most common topics of Berlin's protest stickers. This sticker is simple, but effective at communicating its message (Photo: Hannah Awcock).
This sticker roughly translates as "Against ethno-nationalism (it is actually quite difficult to directly translate 'volkische,' but it is strongly associated with fascism and Nazism), sexism, anti-Semitism." Anti-fascist groups can be quite territorial in the way that that claim space, so it is not unusual to see stickers that declare the vicinity an "Antifa area." Jugend Widerstand is a group whose name translates as "Youth Resistance," and it turns out this sticker is a manifestation of a dispute between two left-wing groups who dislike each other's stances. Thanks go to the many people on Twitter who helped me with the translation and context of this sticker (Photo: Hannah Awcock).
It is also not uncommon to see stickers that encourage the viewer to "Support your local antifa." This sticker has the added element, however, of telling people not to move to Berlin. My guess is that this is a criticism of the increasingly expensive and overcrowded housing and overstretched public services that many major European cities struggle to deal with as people move there in search of better opportunities and jobs (Photo: Hannah Awcock).
Annoyingly, it seems impossible to escape from Donald Trump. This sticker is looking very good for 3 years old! (Photo: Hannah Awcock).
This anti-American sticker has not aged quite as well. I assume it was produced when Barack Obama was US President, so it was probably made in 2016 at the latest. It can be quite difficult to gauge the age of stickers, as most do not include a date (Photo: Hannah Awcock).
Hands Off Venezuela is a group that campaigns for the lifting of sanctions against Venezuela, and against military intervention there. They were founded in 2002, but appear to be experiencing a resurgence due to the recent political upheavals in the country (Photo: Hannah Awcock).
Critical Mass is a global cycling protest in which cyclists take to a city's streets in large numbers to remind people to be mindful and respectful of other road users, and to assert cyclists' rights to be on the road. This sticker is advertising Critical Mass Koln, which takes place on the last Friday of each month (Photo: Hannah Awcock).
This sticker is in French rather than German or English, and reads "Everyone hates the Police." The small boy in the foreground is holding a gun behind his back, hiding it from the police officers in the car who are talking to the other boy. Whilst tensions with police can be high in cities, particularly among ethnic minorities who often feel profiled and discriminated against, this is a disturbing image (Photo: Hannah Awcock).
I'm not sure that this technically counts as a protest sticker, but I wanted to finish on a positive note 🙂 (Photo: Hannah Awcock).
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IMCDb.org: 1968 Renault 4 6cwt Fourgon in "The Sweeney, 1975-1978"
"6cwt Fourgon" in case of the pre face-lifted ones.
Probably "Van" in UK. We're suspicious of strange foreign words.
Look I didint invent the name "6cwt Fourgon", as it is the last thing, which would come to my mind - British brochure calls it like that.
Yes, various names were used - depends on period. Till ca 1972 it was generally called "6cwt Fourgon", then 1972+ (and more different ones - 1975+) were "7cwt Van". Then long one was "9cwt Van" and in the 80s it was called just "Van".


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Nixon has found a new running mate.
Former "Sex and the City" star Cynthia Nixon will co-star in the British sequel to "The Naked Civil Servant," in which John Hurt will reprise his role as flamboyant gay icon Quentin Crisp.
Nixon will play performance artist/playwright Penny Arcade in the sequel, "An Englishman in New York," which chronicles Crisp's years as a society star in Manhattan.
Arcade and Crisp were close friends and co-created "The Last Will and Testament of Quentin Crisp," in which Arcade interviewed Crisp on stage.
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Fujifilm X-H2S vs Fujifilm X-T4: What's the difference?
July 21, 2022 2:05 pm BST
Design and display
Performance and features
Fujifilm recently announced the latest update to its X Series with the X-H2S, but how does it compare to one of our best cameras, the X-T4.
Both are Fujifilm mirrorless cameras, but the X-T4 is aimed at hybrid photographers looking to shoot professional-quality stills and video, while the X-H2S aims to tackle the high-speed camera market.
Read on to discover all the main similarities and differences between these two Fujifilm cameras…
The Fujifilm X-T4 launched in April 2020 at a price of $1,699/£1,549/€1,799 for the body only.
The X-H2S, meanwhile, was announced in May 2022 and costs $2,499/£2,499/€2,749 for the body only. That means you'll need to pay $800/£950/€950 more to get your hands on the newer camera.
The X-T4 is a small camera with a rugged magnesium alloy frame that measures 134.6 x 92.8 x 63.8mm and weighs 607g including the battery and memory card.
It has a vintage look that resembles a film camera and includes a good number of dials, switches and control wheels that are sensibly placed without appearing busy.
The X-T4 has a 0.5-inch 3.69m-dot OLED viewfinder that covers 100% of the frame, along with a 3-inch 1.62m-dot LCD touch screen with a 3:2 aspect ratio. This is a vari-angle screen that we found did a good job displaying the scene ahead with enough contrast and detail to be used under bright sunlight.
The X-H2S is just slightly larger and heavier than the X-T4 at 136.3 x 92.9 x 84.6mm and 660g including the battery and memory card, though we found it to be still very compact and lightweight.
The camera has a similar appearance to the X-T4 and the controls don't feel busy on this camera, either. In fact, Fujifilm has slimmed down the dials and switches on the X-H2S and the physical controls that have remained are more durable than those on the older camera.
There's a 0.5-inch OLED viewfinder that, like the X-T4's, covers 100% of the viewing area but with a higher 5.76m-dot resolution. The X-H2S also has the same vari-angle 3-inch 1.62m-dot LCD touch screen monitor as the X-T4.
Finally, Fujifilm has introduced support for CFexpress Type B cards here, which are faster than the SD cards used in the X-T4. You can also use your existing SD cards in the X-H2S.
The X-T4 features the X-Trans CMOS 4 APS-C image sensor and a number of features that made the camera an upgrade over its predecessor, the X-T3.
We found the autofocus system offered fast and consistent tracking, along with improved face detection and eye AF, while the burst mode made it possibly to get great shots at 15fps.
The camera also features 5-axis image stabilisation with 6.5 stops of compensation and digital image stabilisation in movie mode.
Lastly, we found the battery was physically larger than the one in the X-T3 and delivered a 30% improvement over its predecessor.
The X-H2S, on the other hand, is powered by the new X-Trans CMOS 5 HS APS-C image sensor. Like the X-T4, the X-H2S includes a number of upgrades over its predecessor (in this case the X-T4).
There's the X-Processor 5, which claims to improve the image quality, lower the power consumption and speed up the performance of the camera, while the new image sensor offers faster performance and support for a quicker 40fps burst mode. The 5-axis image stabilisation also includes an increased 7 stops of compensation.
The autofocus is 3x faster than that on the X-T4 and deals better with moving subjects. There's also subject-recognition AF, which allows the camera to detect people, animals, cars, motorcycles, planes and trains.
Meanwhile, the addition of HEIF file support allows you to save smaller files without compromising on quality. However, you will need to install third-party programme such as Photoshop to convert the files if you use a PC.
Finally, there's the same NP-W235 Li-on battery found in the X-T4.
When it comes to recording video, the X-T4 is capable of recording 4K/60p with 10bit 4:2:0 colour internally or with 4:2:2 colour to an external recorder, along with Full HD at up to 240fps for up to 10x slow motion. There's also support for the F-log and HLG picture profiles.
The X-H2S, meanwhile, is capable of shooting 6K/30p or 4K at up to 120p for higher quality slow motion and there's support for Apple ProRes 422 HQ, as well.
Both Fujifilm cameras feature similar designs and feature sets, but the X-H2S is better equipped for high-speed photography thanks to a number of improvements in its burst mode, AF and image stabilisation.
The camera also packs a higher resolution viewfinder, more streamlined physical controls, support for CFexpress and HEIF and the ability to record 6K video.
However, it's also almost £1000 more expensive than the X-T4, which is something to consider if you're on a budget as the X-T4 is still a fantastic camera.
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Join the Branford Land Trust for its final Winter/Spring Lecture, "How to Use the Sweet Spots of the Earth, the Sea and Sky to Your Best Advantage" with author Mary O'Connor, to be held on Wednesday, April 23 at 7:00 PM at the Blackstone Memorial Library, 58 Main St., Branford, CT. The event is free and open to the public.
This program takes a look at the healing and inspirational aspects of the natural world. Mary O'Connor draws on a combination of scientific research as well as the personal stories of those who have found relief, fulfillment or contentment in simple ways. Program attendees will be invited to participate in an exercise using various bits of nature in zip-lock bags, to learn how to apply our senses of sight, hearing, taste, touch and smell, to capture all that nature offers.
Mary O'Connor lives in Old Lyme on the Connecticut shore, a source of inspiration for much of her work. As a writer and an artist, she is strongly influenced by simple observation of the world's natural beauty. The realization that one need not look far to find an element of peace, of celebration, of joy, provides the inspiration for much of her writing that appears in Dreams of a Wingless Child and Life Is Full of Sweet Spots, a curious travel guide for those who seek joy in their lives.
A frequent public speaker and workshop facilitator, Mary teaches poetry writing to inmates at York Correctional Institute, the Connecticut state prison for women, and is an active volunteer in the community social service arena. It is, however, her ear for hearing what people have to say, combined with her eye for the joy to be captured in the world around us, that best define her work.