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A great new DTPC-Honda women's team prepare for the 2013 season
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Former two-time world champion Giorgia Bronzini be alongside Britain's Olympic trio Dani King, Joanna Rowsell and Laura Trott in the new CPED-Honda team in 2013. Womens Cycling Jerseys The British team recorded 12-Line Rider met after a four-year project by the Commonwealth champion Rochelle Gilmore, who also joins a rider, the team will focus on sprint and classic races such as transition of young British riders in the peloton European elite.
"I am pleased to be part of the team Honda Pro Cycling DTPC for the 2013 season and we hope to be a part of what I believe to be one of the teams most professional and most successful next year" said Trott, who won the 2012 London Open, as well as taking team gold with the king and Pursuit Rowsell. "I can not wait to gain more experience on the road with a great team the next year. "
In addition to the trio track, the British contingent will be strengthened recently crowned world junior champion against the clock Elinor Barker, which rises in the higher ranks, as well as the young Amy Roberts.
The British connection is completed with the support of Bradley Wiggins Wiggo Foundation, the winner of the Tour de France riders recently described women as "oblivion" and is always behind the team.
Bronzini will be the biggest name of the team, whose presence - as well as UCI points - ensure its invitation to the most important races in the calendar. sky cycling jersey World Champion 2010 and 2011 on the road, which also has a track rainbow jersey from 2009 Points Race is one of the toughest riders in the sport and looks forward to racing with a new team.
"I am pleased to be part of a team DTPC Honda because I believe in Rochelle Gilmore and his project," he said. "Even if it's a new team, I'm sure we'll take good satisfaction and I am sure there will be harmony between us girls".
Bronzini will be joined by fellow neo-pro Bartelloni Beatrice Gilmore moves while fellow Australian Lauren kitchen through a year later with Rabobank Marianne Vos. cheap cycling jerseys The international character of the new team is complemented by the New Zealander Emily Collins and three-time champion Japan Mayuko Hagiwara - both make their debut in the European sprint - and Germany's Anna-White Schniztmeier.
And its role as a driver, Gilmore is the team owner and manager of the Professional Cycling Team Dream (DTPC), which led to a long association with the sponsor from 2012 Faren-Honda Team Honda and was able to get a number of supporters, including Pinarello, Vanomobil, Campagnolo, Lazer helmets, Tacx, Hi5, fi'zi: k, and Look.
The rights of the name lead continue to be held by the parent company DTPC Gilmore, because negotiations are ongoing deep with a British company global.
"I think we have partnered with companies such as Honda and Wiggo Foundation, the team can function as a true professional organization, which makes athletes a priority and provide them with what they need to reach their full potential" ,' said the Australian.
The team will debut at the Tour of Qatar, between January 30 and February 2, and will certainly be one of the best equipped team in the peloton rolling on his Pinarello Dogma 65.1 bikes with Campagnolo Super Record EPS and Hyperon Bora wheels race.
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About Peggy - Did You Know?
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Peggy Seeger in Moscow 1957
In a world where stars can fade by age 25, it is great to review an album by a lady approaching her 70th birthday who has entertained and enlightened us for half a century. I believe that the second part of that accolade is the more important in assessing this diva of folk. Her songs always entertain but by making us think she achieves her greatest hold. - Nicky Rossiter, Rambles Magazine
On Almost Commerically Viable, both Peggy and Irene's voices are really fresh, despite their combined ages of over a century. Peggy sounds clear and sharp in the hard-hitting song 'Guilty' and seductive in the jazzy 'Sweet Heroine'. Irene has a soft voice, high and light, which complements Peggy's voice well.
- Andy Malkin
Peggy's mother was Ruth Crawford Seeger, the first woman to be awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship Award for Music. It enabled her to study in Europe (1930-31) and to visit fellow musicians and composers. She went on to become one of the United States' foremost female composers of this century. Her works have been widely performed and recorded. Peggy's father was Charles Louis Seeger, a pioneer of ethnomusicology at the University of California (Los Angeles), where he invented and developed the melograph, an electronic means of notating music.
Peggy's half-brother Pete is considered the father (now great-grandfather) of the American folk-revival since 1946. Her brother Mike was a virtuoso on several dozen instruments. The Seeger family has been involved in folk music in the USA for over a half-century.
Peggy learned to transcribe music when she was 11 years old. In her teens she studied guitar with Sophocles Pappas (one of Segovia's pupils). He dismissed her because she refused to read by sight. She listened to him playing a piece then played it back to him - by ear.
She went to Holland in 1955, where she studied Russian in the language of Dutch. She then hitch-hiked around Europe for a year and went to Russia and China (she was one of the first North American civilians to visit the People's Republic of China after the revolution). Peggy has sat down to dinner with Woody Guthrie, Leadbelly, Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai ... she accompanied Paul Robeson on one of his British tours.
She is the face of Ewan MacColl's song The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face.
She has taken part in television documentaries, written music for documentary films, and had an entire television documentary made about herself (Granada," The Exiles", 1971). She was one of the trio (with Ewan MacColl and Charles Parker) who conceived and developed the innovative Radio Ballad form (BBC, 1959-1964). The Radio Ballads have been released in an 8-CD set by Topic Records (TSCD 801 to TSCD 808) and have once again received rave reviews.
In 1995 she (and Jim Lloyd, producer of the BBC program Folk on 2) won the Sony Silver award for a 7-part series of half-hour shows in which Peggy talked about her life.
She has acted as music editor for two large anthologies of folksong, one by Alan Lomax and the other by Edith Fowke. She has co-authored (with Ewan MacColl) two books of Gypsy/Traveler folklore and song. For twenty years she ran Britain's best known little magazine of contemporary songs, The New City Songster.
She plays 5-string banjo, guitar, Appalachian dulcimer, autoharp, English concertina and piano. She had a try at the mandolin and fiddle. The family celebrated when she lent the fiddle to a friend and it was never returned.
She has written several hundred songs of which the best known are Gonna Be an Engineer (which has become one of the anthems of the women's' movement) and The Ballad of Springhill (about the 1958 Springhill, Nova Scotia, mining disaster). 149 of her songs appear in her songbook, The Peggy Seeger Songbook, Warts and All (Oak Publications, 1998). The companion book to her own songs is The Essential Ewan MacColl Songbook, a complete and comprehensive anthology of the songs written by Ewan MacColl (Oak Publications, November 2001).
She has made 24 solo discs and collaborated with Ewan MacColl on more records than she can count. She has also appeared on many recordings by other artists. Among her best known albums are a compilation of women's songs entitled Period Pieces: Women's Songs for Men and Women (Tradition 1078); Love Will Linger On (Appleseed 1039), an album of romantic love songs old and new; Almost Commercially Viable (Sliced Bread SB71204), songs of love and politics, made with her partner Irene Pyper-Scott. Her stunning HOME TRILOGY (three albums of traditional songs with an intense personal song as the title track for each album): Heading for Home, Love Call Me Home and Bring Me Home. Fly Down, Little Bird, songs from childhood, made with her brother Mike, appeared in 2010. Her first solo live album, Peggy Seeger Live was issued in 2012. A signal change in her artistic approach was seen in her latest recording Everything Changes, (2014, Signet Music) that received glowing reviews across the press. Her album of love poetry, Love Unbidden, is still in the wings.
She held her 70th birthday in London's Queen Elizabeth Hall in 2005. The event is commemorated in a 2-CD distillation, Three Score and Ten (Appleseed APR CD1100).
As a Visiting Scholar, she taught songwriting at Northeastern University, Boston, for two years (2007 & 2008). She received a Doctor of Arts award from Salford University in 2012. She moved back to the UK in 2010 and is now living in Oxford.
She is a mother of three and grandmother of nine. Her two sons, Neill and Calum MacColl, have been playing music with her since their teens. They now produce, direct and play and sing on her recordings. Her daughter Kitty takes care of the graphics and occasionally provides backing vocals.
The one and only authorised biography, 'Peggy Seeger, A Life of Love, Music and Politics', by Jean R Freedman was published February 2017 (University of Illinois Press) and Peggy's memoir, 'First Time Ever' will be published in October 2017 (Faber & Faber).
She is represented by:
Management: Kerry Harvey-Piper, Red Grape Music (e) Kerry@redgrapemusic.com,
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Unwontedly. It was late June."
I always thought the poem, "Adlestrop," was a family secret. Its author, Edward Thomas, was like some long-passed uncle, kept alive by his diaries which contained this quaint poem about being aboard a train which stopped at a tiny village in June. It seemed like part of my heritage, whose origin I never really questioned, but felt possessive of nonetheless.
Cross-legged on the floor of the school gymnasium I sat laughing with the other young children at the children's poet, Michael Rosen. Everyone liked Michael Rosen due to his wonderful volume of verse, "You Tell Me." Then his funny beard-and-no-moustached face looked even funnier when he started to say the word, "Adlestrop," in a silly voice. He spoke about how, when he was at school, he had to attend phonics lessons in which he was taught to enunciate correctly. His school master made him read the poem, Adlestrop, again and again until he had each syllable spot-on. This annoyed me--how dare anyone (Michael Rosen or no Michael Rosen) mock our family motto. I sat, stony-faced, among the fidgeting arms and legs.
"The steam hissed. Someone cleared his throat.
Years later, at college, I was sitting my "unseen poetry" exam. Now this exam bothered me. Give me an exam on a set text any day and I can crib up and have every critical point at hand to combat any question. But the thought of turning that page over and facing a hitherto unseen piece of verse and having to make spontaneous comment upon it filled me with dread. The hall smelt of graphite and eraser rubbings and the clock was noisy. I turned over the unseen poetry paper and saw Edward Thomas' name at the top of it. I chuckled to myself. Oddly, it was a poem I had never read before but the beauty came in it being quite atypical for a Thomas poem and I composed a fine essay pointing this fact out.
Some further years later I found myself at a loose end on one of the handful of perfect summers' mornings in England. I have a pocket edition of Thomas' verse--it is faded and taking on the curve of a buttock--and I saw it stuck out between two large volumes of something historical. I had been wondering where that volume was for some time and seeing it appear out of nowhere inspired me to hunt out Adlestrop, the place.
While Thomas stopped at Adlestrop by train I would have to find another mode of transport, as trains stopped at Adlestrop no more. However, Thomas was a walking man who rambled the nearby countryside regularly, so I figured a hearty walk finishing in Adlestrop would follow the spirit of the law, if not the letter. By rail and then by local bus I alighted at Charlbury, only about thirty miles from where I lived and about another ten by foot through paths that appeared like ghost-roads on the orange Ordinance Survey map.
Charlbury, Chadlington and Sarsden, and on in to the heart of the Cotswolds. I saw my first ever hare on that stretch of countryside. People often expect they've seen hares and have mistaken them for rabbits. Hares are hares and rabbits are rabbits. Then a pleasant Ploughman's and cider for lunch; setting off again in the heat with salt-stain socks.
At Kingham I fell into conversation with a near-deaf German lesbian on a cycling holiday--that seems likes a lot of information, but we seemed to hit it off. She had never heard of the poem but was delighted with the idea of walking to a village which gave name to a poem just because it was a beautiful day and the right time of year. It was, after all, June.
Than the high cloudlets in the sky."
And finally to Adlestrop. This tiny village is the kind of place where people who have never visited England think most English people live. There are little more than a couple of rows of gorgeous flower-draped houses, a green, a bus stop, and a church. There is a shop, but it was shut and it gave the impression that it was shut most of the time. I stood at the end of the single street looking for some kind of sign, either for inspiration or to that which was once the train station. It was silent enough to hear a door creak, which is what happened, and in the doorway stood an old woman.
"I'm looking for the station," I said.
"There's been no trains here since 1966," said she, "you after the poem are you?"
It turned out that the old lady, Dorothy, was the only original member of the village left. Her husband, father and grandfather worked at Adlestrop station before it was closed along with countless others in a mass reorganization of the railway network.
"My father worked the station back in 1914, when the poem was written. He only had a few days off that year so we think there's a pretty good chance he was working the station the day Edward Thomas stopped there.
"Is there anything left of the old station?" I asked.
"Not much--it's about a mile back down the road. We're still on the mainline, mind," she spoke proudly as if an apologist for the village.
A mile back down the road I found what was left of the station. It was closed off behind some railings which looked like the entrance to a building site. Someone was unloading a van.
"You looking for the station?" he said.
"Plenty of people come here looking for the station--there's not much to see now."
Straining over the railings I peered up and down the length of the track and at the remnants of what was once the platform, now absorbed by time and undergrowth. I imagined the foliage cleared and the extra light that would come in, but even in 1914 the platform was bare, so little else would have filled the picture.
As I made my way back through the evening sun towards the nearest train station an hour or so away, I contemplated whether or not this mini-pilgrimage had fulfilled its function, but I soon realized that I had no particular function in mind. Yes, the station wasn't there anymore, but as a result the moment may have been easier to relive. The absence of station, rather than the presence of a new platform with a ticket machine and digital display, preserved the quiet of the moment. If Thomas had alighted at Adlestrop and walked the mile up the road to the village, he would have seen much the same as I had. Were the station to have remained I would have seen a very different place.
As a boy I used to enjoy the beginning of the poem more than the end, which I always thought came around rather abruptly. Now I see the conversational element of the poem more easily and imagine that Thomas is indeed a long-passed uncle, sat with a friend while fishing, and describing what he saw from the carriage window.
Joseph Gelfer (www.gelfer.net) was born in Southampton, England. His writing has appeared in various magazines such as Spirituality & Health and Fate. He is the author of several humor collections. He currently lives in New Zealand's South Island.
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[Updated] Honor MagicBook and Honor 9X Pro arriving in Malaysia on 24 March
By Alexander Wong 1:10 pm, 16 March 2020 Leave a Comment
[ UPDATE 18/3/2020 10:00 ] The Honor product launches have been postponed indefinitely. Honor Malaysia will provide an update at a later time.
[ UPDATE 16/3/2020 18:00 ] The release for the Honor MagicBook, 9X Pro and the MagicWatch 2 variant is happening on the 24th March instead of 19th March.
Honor Malaysia will be unveiling three new products in Malaysia next week and it includes its anticipated MagicBook laptop. The devices are launching on 24 March 2020 and they are expected to be sold via their online store.
The Honor MagicBook 14 is their first laptop to be released in Malaysia. It features a 14″ Full HD display and it runs on an AMD Ryzen 5 3500U with Radeon Vega 8 Graphics. The laptop's 57.6Wh battery is rated to last up to 10 hours on a single charge and it supports 65W fast-charging via USB-C.
Overall, it weighs 1.45kg and has a thickness of 15.88mm. Out of the box, it runs on Microsoft Windows 10. In terms of ports, it has a USB-C for charging and data transfer, two USB-A (1x USB 3.0 + 1x USB 2.0), a standard HDMI port and a 3.5mm headphone jack. The laptop has a power button with an integrated fingerprint sensor and it has a quad-speaker setup that's enhanced with Dolby Atmos.
As mentioned earlier, the MagicBook that's coming to Malaysia is different from the one that was launched in Europe. There's no pop-up webcam on the function keys and it lacks the cool blue highlights around the chamfer of the lid. For the Malaysian market, we are getting the 8GB RAM + 512GB SSD variant which is non-expandable and it only comes in Space Grey. At the moment, there are no pricing details yet but we reckon it should be under RM3,000 and somewhat similar to the Huawei MateBook D 15.
SEE ALSO: The Amazfit GTS 2 Mini is coming to Malaysia at just over half the price of its bigger sibling
Meanwhile, the Honor 9X Pro is the "higher-spec" version of the Honor 9X mid-range series. It runs on a Kirin 810 processor that comes with its own NPU. So far there is no pricing info yet but Malaysia will be getting the 6GB LPDDR4X RAM + 256GB UFS 2.1 storage version.
Similar to the Honor 9X, it hs a 6.59″ FullView Full HD+ display that has no notches or punch-hole. It gets a 16MP pop-up selfie camera while the rear gets a triple-camera setup. This consists of a 48MP main camera, an 8MP ultra-wide-angle lens and a 2MP depth camera.
The Honor 9X Pro comes with a 4,000mAh battery that supports 10W charging via USB-C. The device has Bluetooth 5.0 but strangely it doesn't support 802.11ac WiFi. The Honor 9X Pro is also the company's first Huawei Mobile Service smartphone in Malaysia. This means you won't get Google apps and services pre-installed, and you'll have to use Huawei's AppGallery to discover and install your apps.
Honor MagicWatch 2
In addition, Honor is also releasing a new variant of the Honor Magic Watch 2. It is a smaller 42mm version that comes with a rose gold finish. Since this isn't the 46mm variant, the battery life is shorter with a rated 7-days of usage on a single charge and it doesn't come with a speakerphone for voice call support.
Honor hasn't revealed its price tag just yet but as a comparison, the 42mm Agate Black/Sakura gold version is priced at RM599 while the 46mm Charcoal Black version is going for RM699.
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I will if you will – why co-operation is key to sustainable consumption and production #CoopsDay #SDGs
Today is the International Day of Co-operatives, marked by the United Nations and co-operatives worldwide. The theme this year focuses on one of the key Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – sustainable consumption and production.
To link with this in a timely way, I have a report on co-operatives and the SDGs published by Co-op News – an English language version of an earlier paper commissioned originally for our new sister organisation in Japan.
In 2006, I co-chaired with Alan Knight a roundtable on sustainable consumption with a number of distinguished members, such as Rita Clifton and Tim Jackson, and our report, influential at the time, was one of those rare times when seventy pages of findings could be summed up in a single title: I Will If You Will.
In the report we said:
Some people insist that sustainable consumption inevitably means 'consuming less'. Others maintain, just as fervently, that it is not about consuming less at all but about 'consuming differently'.
In the first camp are those who lament the 'rampant materialism' of modern society and suggest that we would actually be happier and enjoy a better quality of life by consuming less. They point to evidence of voluntary 'down-shifting': people who appear to opt for a better work-life balance, more quality time with their families and a low- consumption lifestyle.
In the second camp are those who suggest that consuming less would restrict choice and reduce the quality of people's lives. They argue instead that sustainable consumption involves 'consuming efficiently'. They highlight the transformative power of the market to deliver greater efficiency in industrial processes, cleaner and greener products, and more sustainable consumer choices.
This division suggests two distinct routes to sustainable consumption. One looks for deeper engagement with the natural world, aims for increased self-reliance and simpler lives, and calls for large-scale changes in people's aspirations and behaviours. The other seeks sustainability in the continuing march of progress, opening out the possibility of new, more sustainable products that simultaneously improve our lives. We appear to be offered a choice between two competing alternatives. Which route should we choose?
The reality is that this suggestion of a 'fork in the road' is misleading. Neither model of change is complete in itself. The first makes vast and possibly unrealistic demands on human nature. It risks alienating those whose behaviour it seeks to change. The second neglects one of the key lessons from the past: that efficiency improvements are often outstripped by growing aspirations and increased consumption elsewhere. Neither model is yet capable of demonstrating that it will lead to a 'one planet' society. In reality, elements from both strategies are going to be needed.
The divided view highlights some of the key issues that lie at the heart of the challenge of sustainable consumption. The first is a lack of clarity over the term 'consumption' itself. The second is the link between consumption and economic stability. A third is the role of business in delivering sustainability. A fourth is inequality. The fifth is the complexity of lifestyle aspirations in modern society.
Looking back now, this seems perhaps too hopeful: that small scale changes – such as eco-rating of fridges and freezers – could build the constituency for large scale and transformative cultural change.
The challenge at the heart of sustainable consumption and production remains a moral tension, as to whether we can draw a line and say 'no more'.
The challenge is whether we are able to develop a shared framework of ethics that recognises that, within the limits we face, overconsumption by one group is in principle… an act of theft from another, or an act of violence on those that face the consequences of an unsustainable world.
So much of the sustainability challenge is in the nature of what researchers call a collective action problem.
That means that we need to give far more attention over time to the traditional tools of social co-operation in order to solve them – civic engagement, collaboration across the economy, peace building and conflict resolution, inter-state regulation and policy… and the nurturing and affirmation of the values of co-operation throughout.
Not just today, but every day.
Berry Good – how one British farmer co-op is growing in a healthy way 🍓 🍓 #coopdifference
Wimbledon, tennis, sunshine and strawberries… what could be more British?
Berries have become a British farming success story, with all the strawberries for Wimbledon in recent years coming from Hugh Lowe Farms, a founder member of a very special co-operative, Berry Gardens.
Twenty years ago, though, the fortunes of British berries were very different.
Jacqui Green, CEO of Berry Gardens Grower Co-op, told the story at a recent event for farmer co-ops we organised in the run up to Co-operatives Fortnight.
In 1996, the UK produced 40,000 tonnes of strawberries. It was a very short production season and, as Jacqui put it, all too often rain stopped play. Labour was plentiful for picking but it wasn't an altogether efficient process.
What made a key difference was the recognition of Berry Gardens as a producer organisation under the EU Fruit & Vegetable Aid Scheme.
Today, the UK produces 115,000 tonnes of strawberries, using a variety of simple and complex technologies to support a longer season, now running from March to October. 99% of strawberries are now rain covered – with poly tunnels – and picking and sorting techniques have improved, with table tops and mechanisation.
The same story holds for soft fruit more widely.
A decade ago, farmers sold around 377 tonnes of UK cherries to retailers. Today, it is 4,600 tonnes. The proportion of households eating cherries has risen over the same period from one in four (28.8%) to two in five (38.8%). Along with an investment in equipment through the co-op (able to call on farm support under the Common Agricultural Policy as a producer organisation) came knowledge sharing on tree stocks and technology.
Over the period, the health benefits of berries has supported the growth of the sector, with consumer advice encouraging a switch to low sugar fruits for balanced energy.
The challenges today are very different to those of twenty years ago. There are labour shortages, high setup costs for new entrants, a price squeeze with food price deflation and the inevitable tussles with supermarkets on what returns come back to the growers. Climate change, with water use and scarcity, is a key factor as agriculture looks to move towards sustainable farming. The average age of soft fruit farmers is 57, making succession a key issue.
And then there is the larger question mark of Brexit for UK farming, bringing a combination of factors that I have described as the potential 'perfect whirlwind'.
Berry Gardens is the UK's leading berry and stone fruit production and marketing group with sales in 2017 of £346 million, a market share over 30% and a year round business supplying all of Britain's leading retailers. It promises that:
"our co-operative roots mean we can promise honesty and openness in our dealings and deliver this to all stakeholders."
The business is one of Britain's successful farmer co-operatives. Our recent Co-operative Economy reports that there are 420 co-ops in agriculture, with a turnover of £7.7 billion.
The last year has seen a reconnection too between these and the consumer-owned food retail co-operatives, with a commitment by The Co-op Group to be the first national retailer to source 100% of its meat from British farmers.
The opportunities though are still greater. Total market share for co-ops, at around 6%, is lower though than most of our European partners.
So enjoy the tennis, enjoy the sun and the strawberries. After all, the Telegraph has named strawberries as the UK's number 1 favourite fruit.
As a thriving farmer-owned business at the heart of British Summer, Berry Gardens is a perfect example of the co-operative difference.


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Pursue Lord Arak from the edges of the Plane of Water into the depths of madness beyond the cosmos! Battle your way through evil deities whose insane nightmares empower Lord Arak and learn undiscovered secrets behind this most mysterious of foes.
Face Pagura the Destroyer of Dreams, the ever-hungry Fauxmire, the Tenebrean goddess Lady Envy, and many more. Each boss is more fearsome than the last, culminating with the Arisen Lord Arak himself! In between each deity, experience all-new adventures and complete quests to help further your goal of defeating the dark lord.
The fortunate Ascended who prevail in these new challenges will be rewarded with mighty equipment featuring the same iconic appearances as those found within the Mind of Madness raid. All who behold your awesome visage will know you have bested enemies of untold power to achieve such grandeur.
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Angelina Jolie Pulls a Brad Pitt, Says She Plans to Give Up Acting
When her kids hit their teenage years it will be time to call it quits, the star said
By Natalie Finn	• Published at 9:00 pm on December 3, 2012
Angelina Jolie apparently isn't angling to be the next Helen Mirren or Meryl Streep.
Similar to fianc Brad Pitt, who said he could foresee taking that pretty face of his behind the camera to direct once he hits 50, Jolie told Britain's Channel 4 News that she sees herself calling it a career in the not-too-distant future.
"I think I'm going to have to give up the acting as the kids hit the teenage years, anyway, too much to manage at home," says the Salt star in an interview in which she also acknowledges that her human-rights work for the United Nations has been more rewarding than acting on the whole.
Jolie's Maleficent costar: Angelina's "Just Incredible!"
Of course, the Oscar winner at least sounds aware that being a Hollywood superstar has allowed her to write her own ticket when it comes to being a philanthropist and humanitarian.
"I have enjoyed being an actress," Jolie insists. "I am so grateful to the job and I have had great experiences and I have even be able to tell stories and be a part of stories that mattered and I have done things for fun, but..."
She could do without.
Brad Pitt talks fatherhood and turning the big 5-0
"I will do some films and I am so fortunate to have the job, it's a really lucky profession to be a part of and I enjoy it," Jolie says. "But if it went away tomorrow I would be very happy to be home with the children. I wake up in the morning as a mum and I turn on the news like everybody else and I see what's happening and I want to be part of the world in a positive way."
Next up for the still-pretty-busy actress, however, is the dark Sleeping Beauty revamp "Maleficent."
At least the Jolie-Pitt kids are all still pretty young right now!


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Q: Centering Another Image On Background Image I have a full background image and I want to add another one on it, something like a logo. I have added that logo however I couldn't center it. Any suggestions for CSS?
This is the CSS for now:
.center-logo {
  position: absolute;
  display: block;
}

A: You can modify the background-position for each image to position it to your requirement.
MDN Reference

The background-position CSS property sets the initial position,
  relative to the background position layer defined by background-origin
  for each defined background image.

Position value

It is one to four values representing a 2D position regarding the edges of the element's box. Relative or
  absolute offsets can be given. Note that the position can be set
  outside of the element's box.

body {
  background:  url(http://placehold.it/200x200/333), url(http://placehold.it/1200x1200);
  background-repeat: no-repeat, no-repeat;
  background-position: center top, center top;
}

A: I achieved it with the following codes:
HTML:

CSS:
.center-main {
    width:500px;
    height: 250px;
    display: table;
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
    text-align:center;
    margin:0 auto;
}

.center-main .center-in {
    position: fixed;
    top: 50%;
    left: 50%;
    display: table-cell;
    vertical-align: middle;
}

.center-main .center-in .centered-logo {
    max-width:300px;
    max-height:150px;
    position: relative;
    top: -50%;
    left:-50%;
}

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"In a matter of seconds, one of the lights started moving at full speed, in a straight line, no more that 200m above the water until directly in front of us.
"The UFO had changed from having a red light to a bright white light, somewhat like a torch, shining directly at us."
After two minutes the strange object moved away, flying "incredibly fast and with perfect precision" until it disappeared. But this wasn't the end to the strange occurrences.
They fled the beach but couldn't escape the lights. Looking at the sky from Titirangi they saw the lights flying away "like a plane".
They've posted to social media asking if anyone has heard of any UFOs similar to this, or seen any around New Zealand.
One reply suggest a more prosaic answer - "inflatable sports equipment and coloured lights".
"What you saw was a couple of beach ball with LED inside," one user commented.
"There's been a number of sightings recently that have been confirmed to be beach ball with LED."
"The flash of light you saw in the sky was not a UFO. Swamp gas from a weather balloon was trapped in a thermal pocket and reflected the light from Venus," one person said.
But others believe it is evidence of something unexplainable - and possibly something not human.
"I've seen the same UFOs at Whatipu about a month ago which is next beach down basically. Strait up [sic]," said one person.
"They didn't come up close to me but they were flying around over the water quite low and at a decent but not super-fast speed.
"I didn't actually think much of it but they were a red/orange colour which I thought was strange. Three or four of them."


Angela Ruiz is a Venezuelan model that has appeared in an ad campaign for L'Oreal and has appeared in various editorials including Schon Magazine.
Angela Ruiz is signed with TFM Oslo, TFM Mumbai, Model Management Hamburg, Scoop Models Copenhagen, Sight Management Studio Barcelona, Storm Model Management London, Monster Management Milan, Oui Management Paris and Wilhelmina New York.
In 2012 Angela Ruiz appeared in an editorial in November that was called Angela by Samuli Karala.
In 2013 she appeared in an ad campaign for L'Oreal.
In 2014 she appeared in an editorial for the September issue of Schon Magazine that was called Angela by Sebastian Johansson. She appeared in an editorial for the November issue of REVS Magazine that was called Blind Shadows. She appeared in an editorial for the December issue of GQ Romania that was called Captain Romania and was shot with Sebastian Stan. She walked the fall shows for Desigual, Tracy Reese, J. Crew and Pamella Roland and she walked the spring show for Desigual.
In 2015 she walked the fall show for Desigual. She appeared in an editorial for the January issue of SCMP Style that was called All That Glitters and she was in an editorial for the September issue of Vogue India that was called Begin Again.
Her look books include the 2014 winter look book for Intimissimi.


McDonald's (MCD) had offered to pay $3 refunds to customers who purchased drinking glasses decorated with characters from the most recent Shrek film, Shrek Forever After. The fast food giant recalled 12 million Shrek glasses last week due to the presence of cadmium in the glasses.
Customers originally paid $1.99 or $2.49 for the glasses, depending on whether they bought food with the purchase.
For more information, visit McDonald's recall page.


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Volunteers will work in the pre-education centre for kids. The building of the centre needs renovation and facelift. Therefore, the volunteers will white wash or paint the walls of school and do some wall writing. Subject would be related to peace and love, Global warming, inter-cultural learning, good message through painting on wall for youth and public. Volunteer will get orientation before starting project. Additional activities will include learning of various developmental issues and solutions. They will visit various humanitarian projects and interact with the villagers.
Volunteers will live in the RUCHI campus. All basic amenities will be available with library facilities. Asian squat type toilet and English WC will be available. Vegetarian food will be served. A cook will be there but volunteers are expected to help him and occasionally cook their own meals. Self-management is required. Meantime volunteer can learn Indian cuisine (cooking). Sleeping bag is required.
Bandh is a small and sleepy hilly village 2 kms from RUCHI office. It is 30 km from Kalka and 60 km from Chandigarh. There is a pre-education centre and a primary school in the village. RUCHI campus is one km. from the village.Self organized city tours and excursions. Old Sikh and Hindu temples in the near vicinity can be visited. Nearby Kasauli town is another hill station as a tourist attraction. A visit to Shimla will offer an opportunity to see high Himalayan Mountains.
Interest in Art and learning ability, High motivation.
The volunteers will get exposure to local history and culture. Working closely with local community volunteers will be involved in activities related to eco tourism, national park maintenance, floriculture etc. In addition volunteers will also work on facelift of local school, create learning opportunities for children and teach children.
Volunteers will live in guest house/ home stay with simple conditions and share accommodation with other volunteers. All meals will be cooked and served in guest house. A cook will be there but volunteers are expected to help him and occasionally cook their own meals. Self-management is required. Sleeping bags are also necessary for volunteers looking or interested in trekking.
Chail is a little sleepy town located an hours drive from State capital "Shimla". The transformation of this little village community began in late 18th century when Maharaja Bhupinder Singh of Patiala decided to create a new summer capital which would be better than "Shimla": all this for bruised ego.Self organized city tours and excursions. A variety of treks are available in close proximity. A visit to Shimla will offer an opportunity to see high Himalayan Mountains. Chail Palace and world's highest cricket stadium can also be visited.
This camp will provide an exposure to local as well as Tibetan culture. The volunteers will come to know of the history of Tibet and how the Tibetans fled Tibet to live in exile at this place. Inter-cultural learning will broaden horizons of volunteers on issues concerning environment and livelihood. Volunteers will also work on facelift of local school, create learning opportunities for children and make educational painting or do some renovation.
Volunteers will live in guest house with simple conditions and share accommodation with other volunteers. All meals will be cooked and served in guest house. A cook will be there but volunteers are expected to help him and occasionally cook their own meals. Self-management is required. Sleeping bag is required, especially, if you are looking for or interested in trekking.
Dharamshala, is a small but internationally well known town in Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh. It is 70 km north of Pathankot city and 15kms from Kangra town. Dharamshala offers a number of treks to tourists and a good majestic view of great Dhauladhar range of mountains. Dharamshala is a district head quarter for Kangra district and also happens to be the Secretariat of Tibetan spiritual leader, The Dalai Lama. Dharamshala offers tourists culture of Tibet and a different experience. Like any other hilly area, the houses in the area are scattered. The economy of the Tibetans is on tourism whereas that of local villagers is purely dependent on agriculture. Project will be held in sub-urban area of Mcleodganj.The volunteers will have opportunity to visit the seat of spiritual leader, the Dalia Lama and other historical Hindu temples. Opportunities will be there for short and long treks in the mountains after the camp. During weekend visit to Golden Temple in Amritsar, Punjab can also be arranged.


KALAMAZOO, Mich., May 4 /PRNewswire/ — Stryker's Communications business unit and Intuitive Surgical announced today that they have signed an agreement to integrate both companies' technologies into advanced minimally invasive (MIS) robotic surgery suites. Through this collaboration, operating rooms containing the da Vinci Si robot and SwitchPoint Infinity Control System will provide surgeons and OR staff more flexibility and additional information during each surgical procedure.
Stryker is one of the world's leading medical technology companies and is dedicated to helping healthcare professionals perform their jobs more efficiently while enhancing patient care. The company provides innovative orthopaedic implants as well as state-of-the-art medical and surgical equipment to help people lead more active and more satisfying lives. For more information about Stryker, please visit www.stryker.com.
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Push through the rain and cold.
Cycling through the pouring rain and whipping wind isn't exactly fun, especially if you're soaked to the bone and shivering uncontrollably on the road. The Gore Wear Men's C7 Gore Windstopper Bib Short+ doesn't magically transform rainy days into idyllic sunshine, but it sure does make dreary riding conditions a lot more tolerable with its Gore WindStopper membrane. This windproof, water-resistant bib short provides a breathable buffer from cold wind and driving rain, meaning you'll remain protected when others are huddled inside with a blanket and good book.
It's packing Gore WindStopper Cup technology to relieve pressure and protect your sensitive bits from chilly breezes. This innovative technology elongates the Expert Road seat pad with an anatomically curved front portion made of Gore WindStopper. The seat pad itself is comprised of multi-density, open-cell foam that's quick-drying and plush, paired with flexible wings to promote full range of motion in the saddle.
I am often faced with a dilemma when the weather isn't hot and it isn't below freezing outside. Do I wear bibs and leg warmers, or do I go tights? Usually I opt for bibs and leg warmers but suffer the wrath of mother nature as the wind whips through my shorts. Until now.
The C7 Gore Windstopper Bib Shorts are my new answer for chilly rides where it isn't hot but it isn't turning water into a solid. When temperatures are 35-60, I pair these with gore knee warmers and the windstopper membrane takes care of the rest. The built in baselayer also helps to wick any moisture that accumulates when the pace gets hot or the road points up. The moisture wicking in addition to the windstopper material of my bib and the gore c7 infinium jersey keeps me comfortable as both my internal temps flucuate in addition to the outside elements. No more searching for the right combination of materials, now I just reach for my go to C7 windstopper bib.
For those chilly days when you dont need tights. These are awesome with the built in baselayer. Start the day with these and leg warmers, then peal off the leg warmers when it gets warm. Perfect. Nice chamois too.


Airtel is here again with another mind blow offer since two days back Airtel NG has been sending numerous messages to some or all of their customers concerning their new offer.
This offer will do you more good as you will get huge amount of data bundles at a very cheap price.
The message was to offer free 1.5GB as your normal data plan and 3GB YouTube night streaming.
Airtel Youtube Pack is more like having a normal Android Subscription, and also a YouTube subscription. So when you stream, only the YouTube data will be deducted, while normal Android data is removed for other usage.
Once you subscribe to this plan, you will receive 1.5GB + 3GB data; all for N1000. The 1.5GB can browse any site at any time, while the 3GB works only on Youtube at 1am to 5am. Simply Dial *323*31# to activate. Validity is 30 days.
Airtel is up with another new way of dragging customers attention but not in a good way, the 3GB supposed to be restricted for the day not night.


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Forget about running Builds and let Continua CI do the heavy lifting. Continua CI checks for any changes in your Version Control Systems and can automatically trigger your builds.
Continua CI runs behind the scenes and waits for your next check-in/commit. This means that when you go to start your next build, it may already have run.
Quiet periods can be associated with automatic triggers. If a series of check-ins/commits are about to occur then Continua CI will wait for all changes to be made before executing the build.
If your build is large and resource intensive then why not run it when no one is in the office?
Once Off. Builds can be run once, at a specific date and time.
Automation doesn't suit every project which is why Continua CI supports executing builds manually.
If your build does not contain a trigger then it is a manual build. This means that the only way the build will ever execute is through direct human intervention. This can be particularly useful for deployment or production builds.
Create complex build processes and let Continua CI worry about switching between builds. You can configure builds to execute only after another build has completed, meaning you can daisy chain your builds.
'Build completed' triggers can also act as conditional gateways. Your builds can be setup to only execute if the previous build completed successfully or failed. Alternatively you can ignore the results and execute the next build anyway.


Field Ready is working with three organizations in Haiti to make medical disposables using MakerBot 3D printers.
Haiti Tourism to launch its own online hotel booking service, featuring booking at independent hotels and resorts that are located in Haiti's major cities.
After months of planning, tuning and tweaking, Mimi's Boutiq finally launches its new website.


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JEM TARGAL
JAY TARGAL
MIKE GOYETTE
GRETCHEN DAVID
Jay is the son of Jem Targal, and together they created the original concept for "The Adventures of Junglebirdy" application. Born in Pontiac, Michigan and raised in music studios all throughout Detroit, Jay gained a great appreciation for music and art early in life and is proud to pursue these passions alongside friends and family. "Junglebirdy has been a part of my life since I was a child, I've witnessed my Mother and Father's dedication to Junglebirdy and to be able to support them to bring Junglebirdy to the world has been a priceless experience."
After graduating from Lawrence Technological University with a major in Business Management, Jay then attended Wayne State University to pursue a master's degree in Business Administration with a focus in supply chain management. Jay then began pursuing artistic and entrepreneurial endeavors for a few years and eventually found his way to Indiana where he joined creative forces with his father. In the never-ending search for a simple and efficient supply chain, Jay mentioned the steady growth of e-books to Jem over breakfast at IHOP. "With a spark in his eye and a wild smile on his face, Jem yelled, "Junglebirdy, let's do an interactive Junglebirdy storybook!" We high-fived and finished our pancakes. Then, we spent nearly every moment since that breakfast in 2010 working on the project."
Since 2011, Jay has been working as an engineer for a well-regarded aerospace engineering corporation while working on "The Adventures of Junglebirdy" in the evenings. The project has been an extensive amount of work. It's nothing short of a miracle that Jay and Jem are lucky enough to have super talented friends Michael Goyette, and Gretchen David working to help make this beautiful dream a reality. "We have a rockstar team with master level skill across multiple disciplines. Together we have a rare mixture of combined talent, everything from music, art, design, to programming and strategic business. We each bring well-earned experience and theory to the project. The best part of the project has been sharing the creative process with all of our friends and family, and we couldn't be more excited to bring the Junglebirdy to the world."
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Active and Healthy Longevity – Glossary. Ilia Stambler. 2017.
Some potential interventions to ameliorate degenerative aging. Ilia Stambler. 2016.
Degenerative Aging as a Medical Condition. Ilia Stambler. January 1, 2016.
Extending Life: Scientific Prospects and Political Obstacles. Richard Miller. 2002.
Great desire for extended life and health amongst the American public. Yoni Donner, Kristen Fortney, Stuart R. Calimport, Karl Pfleger, Munjal Shah and Joe Betts-LaCroix. Frontiers in Genetics. 2016.
2013 Pew Survey. Living to 120 and Beyond.
Ethical Perspectives in Biogerontology. Sebastian Sethe and João Pedro de Magalhães. 2013.
The Tasks of Longevity Promotion: Science, Ethics and Public Policy – Potential presentation topics on longevity research (presentation). Ilia Stambler. 2016.
Frequently Asked Questions on the Ethics of Lifespan and Healthspan Extension. Ilia Stambler. 2017.
A Celebration Of The Oldest Person On Record: Calment's Day – February 21, 2016.
The US 21st Century Cures Act – Consultation 2015.
WHO Global Strategy and Action Plan on Ageing and Health (GSAP) – Consultation 2015.


St. Peter's Mission was founded approximately in 1874 when Sister Amadeus and three other Ursuline nuns came to Cascade. St. Peter's Mission was a boarding school/academy for Native Americans. When Sister Amadeus became ill, Mary Fields also known as Black Mary, an indentured servant of her family, came to Montana to live with her. Black Mary stayed in the area and there are quite a few stories written and told about her.
At the time of Black Mary's arrival, St. Peter's Mission buildings were in need of repair. Mary, was six feet tall, heavy, tough and as strong as any man and soon she became the foreman of the project. However, after an altercation with a fellow worker Mary was asked to leave the Mission. In 1895 she found a job that suited her, as a U.S. mail coach driver for the Cascade County region of central Montana. She never missed a day, and it was in this position that she became a legend in her own time known as Stagecoach Mary, for her ability to deliver on a regular schedule. She died in 1914 in Cascade, Montana. Neighbors buried her in the Hillside Cemetery in Cascade, marking the spot with a simple wooden cross which may still exist today.
Basically, St. Peter's Mission remains today only as a landmark in the area, although there is still an occasional mass said to mark special events. Still visible on the hill above the church is the old cemetary.
St. Peter's Mission is located outside of Cascade Montana. From Great Falls, take I-15 South, turn at the Cascade exit #254, then turn right. Drive about 12 miles on a gravel road. The mission is about a block off the road and there are two fence gates to open/close because the area is fenced off for cattle grazing. Please be aware that there could be rattlesnakes in the area.


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Q: Webjars In Spring Boot - Javascript not loading I am trying to add jQuery to my Boot app using Webjars. I got the inspiration from this tutorial:
http://spring.io/blog/2014/01/03/utilizing-webjars-in-spring-boot
In my pom.xml I have added:
<dependency>
<groupId>org.webjars</groupId>
<artifactId>jquery</artifactId>
<version>2.1.1</version>
</dependency>

In my html file (using ThymeLeaf for my template engine - not sure if this matters) I have the following:
<script src="webjars/jquery/2.1.1/jquery.min.js"></script>

The file does not load. I have tried both src="webjars...." and src="/webjars...".
I can see the jar in the Maven dependancies listed in my project. When I explore this jar I can see META-INF/resources/webjars/jquery/2.1.1/jquery.min.js. Based on how I understand Boot looks for resources, I think it should find this.
Anyone see this sort of behavior? Any tips on how to trouble shoot it?

A: This works for me:
<script src="/webjars/jquery/2.1.1/jquery.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>

Are you sure it's actually on the classpath at runtime? Are you running an app with a context path (i.e. not serving assets from "/")?


You are invited to the Palladio showroom for their bi-annual sample sale where you'll find apparel, scarves and accessories from A.B.C.L., Edmmond Studios, Hartford, POM Amsterdam, Rails and Rino & Pelle!
Big selection. Mainly wholesale prices and a couple of brands even less than that. Some things feel a little expensive even at wholesale, but definitely some bargains to be had. I bought 3 linen shirts with fun prints on from Rails at £30 each. These retail for £146 normally.


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The multi-talented David Bowie
David Bowie really was multi-talented.
He was a trained dancer and mime, and could sing and act. He was a playwright, composer, record producer, and played alto and tenor saxophone, guitar, piano, keyboards, harmonica, mouth harp, koto, mandolin, recorder, viola, violin, cello, and stylophone. He played virtually all the instruments on Diamond Dogs, including the amazing guitar riff on Rebel, Rebel. He also worked in many many musical genres, such as dance, glam rock, hard rock, punk, techno, kraut rock, electronica, soul, folk, instrumental, new wave, house and jazz.
David Bowie was an internet adopter very early on. He started the BowieNet Internet Service Provider in 1998, and was one of the first to predict the digital future of music. He told Jeremy Paxman:
I appreciate that there's a new demystification process going on between the artist and the audience. I think we're on the cusp of something exhilarating and terrifying. [The Internet's] an alien life form.
Bowie was one of the first artists to release a song (Telling Lies) via download only. Before the days of social media he created an online community where fans could gather for all kinds of things -listen to unreleased music, have live chats, be given first access to tickets and fan-only events. You could mix your own David Bowie music. And he was online a lot (his handle was Sailor).
And his Bowie Bonds were groundbreaking. He basically monetised his work while retaining control over his intellectual property. As he said in the New York Times in 2002:
The absolute transformation of everything that we ever thought about music will take place within 10 years, and nothing is going to be able to stop it. I see absolutely no point in pretending that it's not going to happen. I'm fully confident that copyright, for instance, will no longer exist in 10 years, and authorship and intellectual property is in for such a bashing." He noted that in the interim, artists should take advantage of the ability to control the distribution of their music, and to make some money off of it.
He also drew, painted and sculpted. Some of his artwork is below.
Bowie and Child in Berlin
David with one of his paintings of 'JO' (James Osterberg aka Iggy Pop)
JO (Iggy Pop)
Child in Berlin
I am a world champion
Turkish father and son
In addition to all of the above, Bowie was extremely well-read. Here is his list of 100 must-read books:
Interviews With Francis Bacon by David Sylvester
Billy Liar by Keith Waterhouse
Room At The Top by John Braine
On Having No Head by Douglass Harding
Kafka Was The Rage by Anatole Broyard
A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
City Of Night by John Rechy
The Brief Wondrous Life Of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz
Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert
Iliad by Homer
As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner
Tadanori Yokoo by Tadanori Yokoo
Berlin Alexanderplatz by Alfred Döblin
Inside The Whale And Other Essays by George Orwell
Mr. Norris Changes Trains by Christopher Isherwood
Halls Dictionary Of Subjects And Symbols In Art by James A. Hall
David Bomberg by Richard Cork
Blast by Wyndham Lewis
Passing by Nella Larson
Beyond The Brillo Box by Arthur C. Danto
The Origin Of Consciousness In The Breakdown Of The Bicameral Mind by Julian Jaynes
In Bluebeard's Castle by George Steiner
Hawksmoor by Peter Ackroyd
The Divided Self by R. D. Laing
The Stranger by Albert Camus
Infants Of The Spring by Wallace Thurman
The Quest For Christa T by Christa Wolf
The Songlines by Bruce Chatwin
Nights At The Circus by Angela Carter
The Master And Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov
The Prime Of Miss Jean Brodieby Muriel Spark
Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
Herzog by Saul Bellow
Puckoon by Spike Milligan
Black Boy by Richard Wright
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Sailor Who Fell From Grace With The Sea by Yukio Mishima
Darkness At Noon by Arthur Koestler
The Waste Land by T.S. Elliot
McTeague by Frank Norris
Money by Martin Amis
The Outsider by Colin Wilson
Strange People by Frank Edwards
English Journey by J.B. Priestley
A Confederacy Of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole
The Life And Times Of Little Richard by Charles White
Awopbopaloobop Alopbamboom: The Golden Age of Rock by Nik Cohn
Mystery Train by Greil Marcus
Beano (comic, '50s)
Raw (comic, '80s)
White Noise by Don DeLillo
Sweet Soul Music: Rhythm And Blues And The Southern Dream Of Freedom by Peter Guralnick
Silence: Lectures And Writing by John Cage
Writers At Work: The Paris Review Interviews edited by Malcolm Cowley
The Sound Of The City: The Rise Of Rock And Roll by Charlie Gillete
Octobriana And The Russian Underground by Peter Sadecky
The Street by Ann Petry
Wonder Boys by Michael Chabon
Last Exit To Brooklyn By Hubert Selby, Jr.
A People's History Of The United States by Howard Zinn
The Age Of American Unreason by Susan Jacoby
Metropolitan Life by Fran Lebowitz
The Coast Of Utopia by Tom Stoppard
The Bridge by Hart Crane
All The Emperor's Horses by David Kidd
Fingersmith by Sarah Waters
Earthly Powers by Anthony Burgess
The 42nd Parallel by John Dos Passos
Tales Of Beatnik Glory by Ed Saunders
The Bird Artist by Howard Norman
Nowhere To Run The Story Of Soul Music by Gerri Hirshey
Before The Deluge by Otto Friedrich
Sexual Personae: Art And Decadence From Nefertiti To Emily Dickinson by Camille Paglia
The American Way Of Death by Jessica Mitford
In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
Lady Chatterly's Lover by D.H. Lawrence
Teenage by Jon Savage
Vile Bodies by Evelyn Waugh
The Hidden Persuaders by Vance Packard
Viz (comic, early '80s)
Private Eye (satirical magazine, '60s – '80s)
Selected Poems by Frank O'Hara
The Trial Of Henry Kissinger by Christopher Hitchens
Flaubert's Parrot by Julian Barnes
Maldodor by Comte de Lautréamont
On The Road by Jack Kerouac
Mr. Wilson's Cabinet of Wonders by Lawrence Weschler
Zanoni by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Transcendental Magic, Its Doctine and Ritual by Eliphas Lévi
The Gnostic Gospels by Elaine Pagels
The Leopard by Giusseppe Di Lampedusa
Inferno by Dante Alighieri
A Grave For A Dolphin by Alberto Denti di Pirajno
The Insult by Rupert Thomson
In Between The Sheets by Ian McEwan
A People's Tragedy by Orlando Figes
Journey Into The Whirlwind by Eugenia Ginzburg
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Steve Yates says:
I wholeheartedly agree with everything you say, Janet. Whether you like Bowie or not you must admire his talent. I gave Lodger an airing in the garden this afternoon and I have four CD's coming via Amazon tomorrow to complete the CD's I don't have, namely The Man Who Sold The World, Ziggy, Pin Ups and Diamond Dogs.
I shall browse the reading list now, with interest, thank you.


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What Type of Bit Do I Use on a Barrel Horse?
By Jen Davis
David Greedy/Getty Images News/Getty Images
Every piece of equipment matters in a sport where a fraction of a second can make the difference between walking away with a new saddle and an envelope full of prize money versus walking away empty handed. Barrel racing is a high performance equine sport, and choosing the right bit for your horse can make a big difference in how well you communicate with him when you are in the arena.
Your Bit's Job
A bit is more than a piece of metal that you stick in your horse's mouth. The shape, weight and even material the bit is made of can make a difference in how well your barrel horse runs for you during competition. You want a bit that encourages your horse to move forward and respond to the lightest of cues while still delivering enough stopping power to prevent your horse from exiting the arena like a train with failing brakes. There is no one right or wrong choice of bit, though some versions are more popular than others. Your horse's abilities and training level, as well as your own riding ability, will have a substantial role in helping you choose the right bit to compete with. If you're having a hard time selecting a bit for your horse, you will want to try a number of different bits, and use trial and error to figure out what works best for your horse.
Snaffle
A simple snaffle bit almost always is a good choice for any type of riding discipline, including barrel racing. When you are in the process of figuring out what type of bit you want to use, start off with a snaffle and make changes from there. A snaffle bit is relatively gentle, especially compared to some of the more sophisticated and specialized bits. It is unlikely to cause any performance problems for your horse, and if your horse runs well in a bit that features a basic snaffle design, then he likely has a sensitive mouth and will not benefit from a harsher bit.
Shanked Bits
Most barrel racers run in some type of shanked, curved bit. The severity of these bits can range from relatively mild to quite severe, depending on their design features. The shorter the shank of the bit, the less leverage (stopping power) you have. The mouthpiece on a shanked bit can be almost anything you want it to be; hundreds of different options are available from various tack stores and manufacturers. If you are going to use a shanked bit, the mouthpiece must be well balanced as well as providing your horse with enough support to encourage him to bend well without falling in during the turns. You do not want a bit that is harsher than your horse needs, because he will get too used to it and can become unresponsive to more subtle cues. Most shanked bits also include a curb strap. Some shanked bits have a gag action as well, but running in a gag bit during competition has somewhat fallen out of favor. Gag bits are considered to be fairly harsh and can do a lot of damage to the mouth when being ridden by a hard-handed or unbalanced rider.
Hackamores are bitless bridles and work without putting anything at all actually inside your horse's mouth. They should be used on horses who work well when rider cues come from pressure on the face and poll rather than the mouth. These can be very useful with a horse who dislikes a bit or who has a hardened mouth due to previous bad riding. Note that most barrel racers use what is called a mechanical hackamore, rather than a gentler bosal or sidepull. Mechanical hackamores are made mostly of metal, tough rope and wire. They can exert a lot of pressure on your horse's nose when you engage the leverage and, in unskilled hands or on a green horse, have the potential to break the cartilage in the nose and cause serious damage to the horse. Mechanical hackamores can be used safely by experienced riders, but an inexperienced or heavy handed rider can be downright dangerous when using one.
Barrel Horse News: Top Bit Choices
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Barrel Horse News: Hackamores by Design
Jen Davis has been writing since 2004. She has served as a newspaper reporter and her freelance articles have appeared in magazines such as "Horses Incorporated," "The Paisley Pony" and "Alabama Living." Davis earned her Bachelor of Arts in communication with a concentration in journalism from Berry College in Rome, Ga.
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How to Choose a Hackamore
Types of Horse Racing Bits
Where Does the Curb Strap Go on a Bridle?
What Is the Softest Type of Bit?
Why Does My Horse Chew at Her Bit?
How Does a Horse Bridle Work?
Tips on Training Barrel Racing Horses
What Is the Difference Between a Headstall and a Bridle?
How to Use a Tom Thumb Bit
What Tack Do You Absolutely Need to Ride a Horse?
What Are the Benefits of Oxbow Stirrups?
How to Use a Wonder Bit
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How to Prevent a Horse From Putting Its Tongue Over the Bit
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If you're attending San Diego Comic Con this week, swing by Sideshow Collectibles' booth for a first look at the prototype of this premium format figure. More details should emerge once Comic Con kicks off.
If this Commander Shepard figure is designed similarly to Sideshow's previous premium format figures, expect a $299.99 price point or higher.


As Summer approaches, neighborhood and apartment swimming pools and related facilities are coming back online and in service. With this comes of course the increased risk of break-ins, trespassing, vandalism and etc. Perhaps even more risky is the fact that in the case especially of children and teenagers who decide to sneak past your perimeter can cause a legal suit for you to deal with should they injure themselves.
We have discussed the Videofied platform before in this blog. A series of wireless IP cameras, motion detectors, sirens, and a 4G modem to communicate in the event of a wifi outage are considered the core components to a system.
This "wireless, cordless, and weatherproof security system, Videofied has proven to be an excellent candidate for a large variety of outdoor applications," and now features the new "Look-in" smartphone app management, as well as video alarm transmission that is now faster than it has ever been previously.
Videofied provides a quicker police response to real crimes than human operators are able to filter out false alarms. This is because videofied has what is known as a "Video Verified" system of human operators who dispatch police for burglars and break-ins, but do not summon police by accident when a stray cat or shadow crosses the camera's view.
The IP cameras used for outdoor operations are weatherproof and sturdier than their indoor counterparts. Skilled installation can cover a surprisingly large outdoor area by using fully integral combinations of indoor and outdoor IP cameras, optional outdoor and indoor sirens, and motion detectors. Smoke detectors and a unique device called the "Outdoor Visual Verification Detection OMV-VX" are also available. All of these device link via wifi to a central control panel, but the system can also be monitored and interacted with via the phone app.
When you are securing a pool, Videofied often makes the most sense because of the portability, weather hardiness, and the ability to do things like sound or not sound alarms, depending upon whether you want to just scare off the intruders, or silently have police come to catch them in the act. While this is certainly not the only way to secure a pool environment, it does offer en-suite access control ability through the use of key-fobs, quality video, and the quickest response times in the industry while reducing or eliminating the false alarm rate.
Security Technology of South Texas, Inc. has completed several such projects and our technicians have the skill and confidence to build the last system you will ever need to protect your neighborhood or apartment pool complex.
For more information or to schedule an appointment, please contact us at 210-446-4863 or email admin@gostst.com .


Home > Blog > Spray Foam > Why Spray Foam Roofing?
Spray Polyurethane Foam (SPF) is one of the most cost-effective and sustainable roofing, insulation and waterproofing systems available on the market today.
Both lightweight and durable, spray foam can increase the structural strength of airplane wings and can be used from everything from a floating dock for sea-going barges to storage containers, shipping containers, and insulation for walls, ceilings, attics and basements.
And don't forget the roofing and construction industry. Because it is composed of billions of closed cells, spray foam acts as an air barrier, reducing moisture infiltration, one of the leading causes of building deterioration.
Why Use SPF on Roofs?
SPF roofs last indefinitely and have the ability to hold their insulation value, well, forever. They withstand extraordinary weather events, one of the main reasons why SPF was selected for the new roof on the Louisiana Superdome.
And when compared to other roofing systems with the same R-value, slope considerations and warranty, SPF roofs are typically more economical. In fact, when the life cycle costs of all roofing systems are compared, spray foam is by far the most economical choice by a massive margin.
Can be applied quickly with little or no disruption to a facility.
Requires fewer crew members during application process, reducing the potential for accidents.
Removes the need for multiple levels of roofing required by conventional systems.
Produces energy savings of up to 30 percent compared to alternative roofing systems.
As the cost of energy increases, so will the demand for SPF roofs. Intech Equipment & Supply is an industry leader in foam roof spraying equipment. Contact us for more information.


Our fine woodworking division, NEWwoodworks, has specialized in handcrafted cabinetry, furniture, stairs, doors, and other custom designed interior furnishings for over 20 years. This year, we've added a customized Thermwood MTR-30 3-axis CNC router to NEWwoodworks' arsenal of tools, increasing throughput, expanding our design offerings, and creating greater efficiency and accuracy for projects large and small. If you want to talk technical, the Thermwood CNC, 'Thelma' as it's affectionately been named, has a 12HP variable speed spindle, 11 position automatic tool changer, an aluminum grid vacuum table, and state-of-the-art control software.
NEWwoodworks does the bulk of their work in solid lumber, usually reclaimed and antique species, as opposed to sheet goods like plywood. This required their CNC router to be customized to better handle material that can be more difficult to work with. A raised z-axis to accommodate larger timber stock, additional table reinforcement and stiffer axes to aid in cutting denser material, and an upgraded vacuum table to make complex jigging and complicated hold-downs easier and faster are all incorporated into the new CNC router.
Marty and Matt, our two CNC gurus, showed off some of the new router's capabilities (and their own CNC knowledge) producing a large-scale version of our logo.
Many of the New Energy Works team members have taken the short trip from Farmington to Shortsville to see the CNC in action.
For a new coffee shop, Settlers' Plank Oak was milled out in the shape of the logo and then colors were hand-painted before the planks received their final coats of finish to match the surrounding walls.
NEWwoodworks CNC'd a logo and board pieces for the newest tradeshow booth for our sister company, Pioneer Millworks.
All the joinery of these custom crafted stairs were cut on the CNC machine.
Lyons National Bank custom inlay machined from two reclaimed wood species blends seamlessly with the reclaimed American Gothic Oak flooring.
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