Surprisingly, how to start a WordPress blog is a way simpler process that you may think. It isn't like it was years ago, but in the modern era we are living, and with the available resources, it is effortless.
But why would I even want to start a blog?
The reasons are endless. First, a blog is one of the easiest ways to start an online project and share your thoughts with the world.
Second, you can expand your existing website with a blog and grow it using content marketing. Third, this one is the best one; you can make money with a WordPress blog. There are loads of ways how you can monetize your website and get the most bang for your buck. Hint: passive income.
Each of the above deserves its own article so that is something we will not discuss here. It is our aim to show you that you can use a blog for a ton of different intentions.
But I am not a coder, not even a designer, can I still do it?
Not only will it take you barely any time to set things up, but it will also be easy and straightforward. Plus, there is a ton of ready-to-use content available for you to benefit from.
However, if you do not have an idea and a domain name yet, you first need to sort that out. After that, it will all feel very natural even if it is your first time doing it. That said, do not get intimidated by the fact that it is you and only you who will bring into being the dream blog.
For your information, it will take just around half an hour to put together a WordPress blog.
The tutorial how to start a WordPress blog below is built out of nine sections.
If you are ready just as much as I am, it is time to get you sorted out with a blog.
While there are many content management systems (CMS) available, WordPress is one of the most user-friendly ones. Sure, you can pick any other (Drupal, Joomla, etc.) but reading this, you already know which you will go with. Am I correct? I mean, isn't it obvious. Hurray for WordPress!
However, it is not the CMS itself what is free, there are thousands of themes and plugins available at no extra cost, too. You pretty much need two things only to create a WordPress blog. (1) A web host and (2) a domain name. Yep, that is all there is you need to start your blogging adventure.
Choosing the free route is fun and games only for a limited time. When you would like to do some advanced stuff, be in full control of your website and grow, the free platform will not do you good.
If you have long-term plans for your blog, do not bother using the free platform at all. Create a self-hosted WordPress blog from the get-go. You will thank yourself later.
First and foremost, you need to decide which industry and which niche you would like to focus on. Now, that could be something super niche or it can be broad, covering several topics.
What your plan and long-term goal for your WordPress blog are is entirely up to you. Just do things wisely and strategically. Even if your initial plan is not to earn money with your website, it is still advisable to think bigger. Think beyond belief.
Second, keyword research. After setting on a particular niche you are passionate about, it is time to get a better understanding of how big or small it is. You can use Google's free Keyword Planner and type in a few keywords that are relevant to your topic. Hint: this might even help you pick the ideal domain name.
Third, choose the domain name extension. Since there are loads available you should not trouble yourself with this part too much. That said, just stick with the most popular ones, like .com, .org and .net and you are good to go.
Fourth, and final step to choosing the domain name is the actual name itself. This is the URL that takes the user to the desired website, in our example, your WordPress blog. You chose the extension already, now let's select the part before the .com.
Bear in mind, if you are following this how to start a WordPress blog guide and taking action simultaneously, stop and do not purchase a domain name just now. For your information, some web hosts give you domain name for free if you choose them.
None of the above terms, as well as none that follow, should intimidate you. It is all super simple, you might just be new to one or three things. Once you read it twice out loud, it will all feel more comfortable.
Without web hosting, there is no WordPress blog. Web hosting is a service that, simply said, keeps your website alive. It stores all its content and data and makes others see and browse your blog no matter their location.
So, do you need a web host? Indeed, you do.
While there are numerous web hosting services available, cheap and pricey, it is Bluehost that we recommend. This is the hosting service that will bring the most value to your blog. Not only that, you will get the highest return on investment, period.
There are countless benefits of why choosing Bluehost web hosting over any other.
In the bellow simple instruction, you will learn how to get your WordPress blog up and running using Bluehost. Notice: it only takes a few minutes!
All you need to do is to visit Bluehost.com and click on the "get started now" button.
Bear in mind, everyone who visits the web host from PremiumCoding.com receives a discount and a free domain.
When you start a WordPress blog, a fresh one, there is no need for you to spend much on hosting. Unless you might be an influencer with millions of social media followers who decided to build a blog.
There are three plans available: Basic, Plus and Prime.
Go with the Basic plan, save money and your blog will be running flawlessly from day one.
Finally, the free domain name we were talking about earlier. Now is the chance to pick the name you already brainstormed. Or at least I hope you did. You can pick all kinds of extensions, but I recommend to go with .com. Besides, .org or .net are great alternatives, too.
One page with three different sections guides you to the completion of your Bluehost account.
This is nothing else than entering your contact information.
Here you will find extra package options to add to the basic account you picked a couple steps before.
The first on the list is the account plan. The basic package offers you four options: 12, 24, 36 and 60 months. Pick accordingly, but I would suggest you start with one year and upgrade per your need.
For the most part, you do not need all of these and you can even kick it off with unticking all add-ons. At any time, you can upgrade your account with the necessary.
Pretty self-explanatory, don't you think?
Lastly, tick that you agree with Bluehost's terms and policies and you are ready to hit the green "submit" button.
After you created your Bluehost account and picked the desired plan and extra options, it is time to take advantage of the one-click WordPress install.
First, go to Bluehost's control panel which you find at my.bluehost.com.
Second, locate cursor to the "Install WordPress" icon and click it.
Third, type in the empty field on the left your domain name (www.yourdomainname.com), leaving the right section blank. Click on "Check Domain" button and the installation process begins.
Bluehost's one-click WordPress installation completed, now what?
The first thing you will probably do is to type your WordPress blog domain name in the browser's address bar. Do not freak out.
What you will probably see on www.yourdomainname.com is a very basic page. Nope, that is not how your website will look like. We will get back to this part shortly.
For now, you should access your admin section and get comfortable with it.
Go to an URL similar to www.yourdomainname.com/wp-admin. The login details are the exact same as you chose during the setup process/installing WordPress.
Upon logging into your WordPress admin panel, what you see might be new to you.
However, after just a minute or so of clicking and checking different sections, you will realize how uncomplicated it all is. It is the sidebar menu which will take you to the desired location.
At this point, you are pretty much halfway there at your start a WordPress blog activity. You see, the process of how to make a website is not that hard after all. You can even get a professional maintenance team to help you manage your WordPress website.
After setting up WordPress and sorting out your web hosting and domain name, the next step is to choose the ideal theme.
You know by now that there is not much going on at the chosen URL address. It is more or less a super basic and plain welcome page. That is not something you would want for your blog, I assume. For your convenience, you do not have to be a coder nor a designer to develop a functional website.
All you need are free or premium WordPress themes. By choosing a theme, most of the work is already done, you only need to add some finishing touches.
I want a free WordPress theme!
Okay, let's check where you can find them. First, visit your WordPress admin panel. In the left sidebar, under Appearance, you click on Themes.
At the top of the new page that opens, you will see the Add New button. Click it. What you get is a collection of thousands upon thousands of free WP themes.
You can sort themes broadly by Featured, Popular, and Latest. However, if you are after something a bit more specific, Feature Filter is what you should check. Choose by type of layout, features or subject. The latter being, blog, eCommerce, news, etc.
Selecting the perfect theme for your WordPress blog is fun, but the number of available products can make it a tedious process. Make sure you check the preview of each theme to see it in action. And be sure to check our own collection of free WordPress themes with super clean and minimal designs.
Finally, you have the precise theme for your forthcoming blog. Click the pretty blue Install button. After the installation is completed, the same button will be replaced with the Activate button. Now activate it by pressing the button.
You can now freely modify the WordPress theme by clicking the Customize link under the Appearance menu. Or if you installed one of our themes, you can go under Appearance – Theme's options to edit various aspects of the theme. Voila, you are now qualified to create your very first blog post.
Quick tip: If you would like to bring the design of your website to an entirely new level, avoid the free and go with premium WordPress themes. These provide unlimited options regarding features and layout. You can truly go as creative as you would like with such a powerful theme and customize it exactly how you like it. We prepared a thorough guide on How to set up a WordPress blog theme and why you might choose a premium theme over a free one.
This is probably the single most asked question related to WordPress. It doesn't mean there is anything wrong with the theme, you just need to uninstall the first package. Inside you will find the Theme, documentation, necessary plugins, child theme, and demo content. So make sure that the file you are uploading is named simply themename.zip which is the main theme.
So far so good. You have WordPress installed, and you are all set up with the ideal theme that will make your blog appear stunning on the web. The time has come to get some content going, so you can start driving traffic to your website and let others spread the word about it.
It is posts and pages what we will go through in this section. These two are quite similar, so that's why we combined them. If you understand how to work with one, you will have no problem taking care of the other, too. Wherever you are located in your WordPress admin at this moment, simply hit the Posts tab in the menu on the left and click Add New.
A new blank page will open up for you with a bunch of sections and elements that we will go through right now. At the top is the title section of your post. That is what will appear not only on your blog but in search engines as well.
Second is the big blank box which is the content area. Here is where you add text, subtitles, images, and videos. You can add visuals by clicking the Add Media button or copy and paste the video and images straight into the content area.
In between the content area and the Add Media button, you will find all sorts of icons. These are the basic editing tools. They help you add links, make the text bold and create paragraphs.
On the right, where it says Publish, you will find all you need in regards to publishing your article. You can save it as a draft, preview the post, schedule it or publish it immediately.
Last but certainly not least, there are all sorts of other tools for categories, tags, adding features image and other whatnots.
Whatever article you are writing, you will probably want to add some links to it. Those could be internal or external. As for the external links, it is advisable to make them open in a new tab. After all, you do not want your visitors to leave your page, right?
To add a link, select the text and click the button that is right beside the Align Right.
Add the link and then click on the gear button which will open the link settings section. For external links, tick the "Open link in a new tab" and finish adding the link.
Do you remember the Add Media button from earlier? All you have to do is click it and then select images from the media library or upload new files.
Each media file you can edit briefly within WordPress before publishing. Change the size, crop it, select placement and even add a link to it.
Moreover, if you are adding a featured image, all you need to do is to click on the Featured Image on the left, select the picture and click set featured image. You are done adding pictures!
While you can upload your own videos the same way as you upload images, for the most part, you will want to add videos straight from YouTube or Vimeo (to save bandwidth and because it's easier to use).
All you have to do is to copy the URL of the video and paste it into the content area. Make sure it is in its own line and not at the end/beginning of a sentence. You can hit the Preview button to see the video appear on your WordPress blog.
When adding headings to your posts, avoid the Heading 1 and choose Heading 2 or 3. For your information, Heading 1 is the title and you do not want to have two titles. That might not only look weird but confuse search engines, too. Heading 1 is already there when you publish the post as the main title (or at least should be in any properly developed theme).
While WordPress will create a slug by default after adding the title, you will probably need to edit it slightly. Make it short and to the point.
Normally, the slug is the main keyword you try to rank for with the title. By making it short, you also make the link of the post more shareable on social media and anywhere else on the web.
Attention: The one and only thing you truly need to be careful with is the slug. You can change all the rest at any time while changing the slug is something you should avoid altogether. Look three times, if needed, to make sure you did not make any mistakes! You will thank me later.
Once you believe adding the content, editing the slug and performing other fancy tweaks is complete, check live preview first before you publish it. This allows you to see your post live on your blog. If you are fine with what you see, go ahead and click the Publish button.
There you have it, your first post or page is published! How easy was that? It does not require any rocket science to start a WordPress blog. Anyone can do it!
This is the segment we could place above the Add new Pages and Posts section, but we all know how much excitement the first published blog post fills you with. That said, we let you write and post the article first and then move on to all the rest.
Now, after you learned how to make a website, it is time to improve and perfect your creation. First, along with the blog section, you will want to add other pages, like About, Contact and all the rest you find of value to your readers.
But to optimize your WordPress blog to the T, you will need plugins. These are applications that help you add features to your website and enhance its performance. You can create outstanding galleries and portfolios, create handy contact forms, connect your blog to social media and more.
At the time of writing this, there are close to 55,000 available WordPress plugins. In short, there is a plugin for almost anything you can think of. However, you need to choose wisely and not submerge your blog with too many features.
To kick it off, we wrote an entire article, listing the must-have WordPress plugins that will be of tremendous help. Stuff like Akismet and Yoast are one of the crucial tools you will want to add to your blog. The former keeps your page clean from spam and the latter helps with SEO optimization.
Depending on the niche of your WordPress blog, you will want other, more specific plugins to extend the experience above and beyond.
The process of adding a new plugin is just as easy as adding a new theme.
Go to Plugins in the left sidebar and click Add New. Use the search bar to find the specific plugin and install and activate it. From then on, you can begin using it straight away. You can also use Featured, Popular and Recommended categories to see what is hot.
The process about how to start a WordPress blog is now under your belt. When you look back, maybe just half an hour ago or so, the process was still very unknown to you. However, you are well familiar with it now and are becoming a master at building blogs.
The next step in your blogging journey is to actually start blogging.
While you might write about just something random that comes to your mind on a regular basis, for the long-term plan, that would not be the best option. Instead, approach online journaling strategically.
It can take you quite some time before you finally brainstorm the exact approach you want to take in regards to publishing new posts. The best way of doing it is to be old-school for a few moments. Take a piece of paper and just start hammering down different ideas.
Will you publish posts once a week, twice or five times? Will you be releasing a list-type article, another news-related and one from your personal experience? All in one week? Will it be a how-to or a tutorial? Do you plan on sharing tips and tricks about a particular niche? All these and countless other options are great to think about in advance.
Sure, you can always improve your publishing technique, introduce new topics and avoid publishing a certain style of posts which are performing poorly. Always think ahead and play around to see what works best for your audience.
Versatility and consistency are two of the key roles in succeeding at blogging. Of course, there is a ton more to consider, but the best way of doing it is to start today and learn on the go.
No popular blog was perfect from the get-go, and yours does not have to be either. Just take action and start publishing the compelling articles.
Bear in mind, it is the quality that matters most not quantity. Some blogs have barely any posts, but the quality is so outstanding, they receive most of the available organic traffic. Whereas other blogs, they post three times a day, but the level of expertness is so low, no one wants to read any of them.
To stay ahead of the game, use an editorial calendar and manage all of your posts. Is this something that will cost you money? Nope.
How to do it? Google Calendar. And yes, you guessed it, there is also a WordPress plugin for Google calendar, called Simple Calendar.
That is something you are, chances are high, quite familiar with already. Am I correct? You might create a fresh new Google Calendar from scratch or you can find a free template online.
In the last section, you made some decisions about how you will execute your blogging. If so, fill your Google editorial calendar with the needed content one or two weeks ahead of time.
The further in the future you plan your editorial calendar, the more organized you will be. Not to mention, make sure you have three or five posts prepared in advance.
Who knows, maybe you have some other stuff to do on the publishing day and just cannot find time to make it happen. Or you hit the writer's block. With a few articles always ready, none of the mentioned will cause any distress.
You can have the prettiest WordPress blog in this whole wide world but if no one knows about it, why the extra effort? The actual web design should be the last thing to worry about. Sure, the layout should be responsive, cross-browser compatible and following the latest web trends and technologies but more or less, that is it.
There is no need to be adding all the extra features, extensions and special effects to your website. For the most part, it will do more harm than good. Keep things simple and appealing to the eye and focus on the following.
What is important is your enticing content. Without it, turning your blog into a money machine is close to impossible.
You should think about a mixture of timeless and news style content. But something that goes entirely against the grain might work well, too. I could mention this in one of our previous chapters but am only bringing it up now because content is king. That is so cliché, but it is still the most brutal truth.
After posting a set of articles to your blog and you see some organic traffic coming in, start promoting your blog and consider monetization. You can use social media, email marketing, guest blogging, you name it, to spread the word out and get people aware of your masterpiece.
There are all bunch of ways how you can make money with your blog. Let's look at three of the most popular methods.
While you can run your own banner on your WordPress blog using appropriate plugins, you can also use 3rd-party platforms like Google AdSense and BuySellAds.
The latter option is definitely the easiest. You link your blog to the platform and earn based on banner clicks or a monthly flat rate.
The amount you can earn depends not only on how much traffic your blog generates but how quality the traffic is, too.
You can write articles and reviews and charge clients to publish them on your blog. You get fresh material for your blog and earn simultaneously! It is a win-win situation. I know, it feels like a dream, but it is as real as it sounds.
However, it all depends on the popularity of your WordPress blog. Starting out, it will be hard getting someone to pay you to write about them. Whereas when you grow larger, clients will get in touch with you all by themselves offering you money in exchange for a blog post or a product/service review article.
Affiliate marketing is one of those types of marketing when you get paid on commission. Meaning, for every referrer you send to a client, and he or she buys something, you get a percentage of the sale. In some of the cases, they do not even need to buy something rather just create a free account, and, again, you earn yourself a commission.
The options how to profit with your blog are endless.
Take action and start a blog today!
Nothing will happen without putting in the work.
You see how easy it is to start a WordPress blog so there is no time to waste. There is no need for postponing it anymore.
Act now and start a blog today. Tomorrow, you can already begin thinking about what your second article will be all about.


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Sylvester Stallone did not die in a car accident. Here, he walks on the red carpet during "Rambo" Japan Premiere at Roppongi Hills on May 8, 2008 in Tokyo, Japan. (Koji Watanabe/Getty Images)
Sylvester Stallone Died in Car Accident / Heart Attack at Gym are Fake, Scams
August 8, 2014 Updated: July 18, 2015
A Facebook post saying Sylvester Stallone died in a car accident and another claiming he died of a heart attack after hitting the gym are just scams and don't have a shred of truth to them.
One reads: "[CNN NEWS] SYLVESTER STALLONE IS DEAD He died from heart attack after going to the gym!"
The other one says, "[R.I.P] Sylvester Stallone Died in a Horrible Car Accident!"
Neither one are true, and Stallone is still very much alive.
Both posts are scams that are used to trick users into clicking on a website. The one about him having a heart attack redirects to a website that asks users to download malware.
Another variant asks users to take surveys, which are how the scammers make their money.
"The hoax promises to show Facebook users a CCTV footage of Sylvester Stallone suffering from a heart attack at the gym. But, there is no video on the fake website that you will be taken to, if you click on the hoax," reads a post from Online Threat Alerts, a security blog. "Clicking on the hoax (DO NOT) will only take you to the fake Facebook website. The website name may change, so look out for the same scam on different websites."
Another security website Cyber Warzone says, "Once the user has shared the '[CNN NEWS] SYLVESTER STALLONE IS DEAD He died from heart attack after going to the gym!…' hoax on their timeline, they will be redirected to a malicious website which will demand them to install a malicious application."
Flynn's Lawyer: Documents Show Prosecutors Knew They Pressed Him to Lie
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Panzhousaurus is an extinct genus of pachypleurosaur from the Middle Triassic of China. The type species is P. rotundirostris. The preserved portion of the holotype measures  long, and its total body length may have been less than .

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Pachypleurosaurs
Middle Triassic reptiles of Asia
Triassic China
Fossils of China
Sauropterygian genera
Fossil taxa described in 2019

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Bjugn hotel is located in Botngård which is the administrative center of Bjugn. In walking distance from the hotel you will find shops, sports activities, skating hall, bowling, art centre, ski tracks and fantastic nature. Bjugn is a coastal municipality with varied landscape. Here you will find everything from agriculture and forestry, to sea and mountains with great views, and fantastic tour- and hunting ground.
Situated on Fosenhalvøya the hotel also has a short distance by car / bus both to Ørland (15 minutes), Åfjord (30 minutes) and Rissa (45 minutes). Travel time Trondheim is about. 1 hour and 45 minutes, whether traveling by boat and bus from Brekstad, or if you drive a car and take the ferry Rørvik-Vanvikan.
Built in 2009 the hotel appears as modern and with high standard. We strive to provide functional space solutions both for individuals and groups, In addition to that it is possible to rent meeting- and seminar room. The hotel serves free breakfast to all guests. Adjacent to the hotel reception there is also a lobby room with bar.
There you can see more pictures, read about the different room types, activities nearby and easily book your next stay at Bjugn hotel.


The B360-A Pro LGA 1151 ATX Motherboard from MSI is built on the Intel B360 chipset with an LGA 1151 socket designed for 8th generation Intel Core, Pentium Gold, and Celeron processors. It's equipped with four DDR4 memory slots that support a max of 64GB of 2666MHz RAM, two PCIe 3.0 x16 slots, four PCIe 3.0 x1 slots, five SATA III ports, and an M.2 slot. With a total of six expansion slots, this motherboard can be used to efficiently mine crypto currency. For storage, the M.2 slot supports up to PCIe 3.0 x4 speeds and Intel Optane Memory for quick data transfer. Other integrated features include multiple fan connectors, USB ports, DisplayPort and DVI-D outputs, Intel Gigabit LAN, and Realtek ALC892 7.1-channel audio.
Box Dimensions (LxWxH) 13.6 x 10.7 x 2.8"


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using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using Services.Administration;
using Services.Financial;
using Services.Inventory;
using Services.Purchasing;
using Services.Sales;
using Services.Security;

namespace Api.Data
{
    public class Initializer
    {
        private readonly IAdministrationService _adminService;
        private readonly IFinancialService _financialService;
        private readonly ISalesService _salesService;
        private readonly IPurchasingService _purchasingService;
        private readonly IInventoryService _inventoryService;
        private readonly ISecurityService _securityService;

        public Initializer(IAdministrationService adminService,
            IFinancialService financialService,
            ISalesService salesService,
            IPurchasingService purchasingService,
            IInventoryService inventoryService,
            ISecurityService securityService)
        {
            _adminService = adminService;
            _financialService = financialService;
            _salesService = salesService;
            _purchasingService = purchasingService;
            _inventoryService = inventoryService;
            _securityService = securityService;
        }
        public bool Setup()
        {
            // Clear the database in this order
            // 1.Company
            // 2.Chart of accounts/account classes
            // 3.Financial year
            // 4.Payment terms
            // 5.GL setting
            // 6.Tax
            // 7.Vendor
            // 8.Customer
            // 9.Items
            // 10.Banks
            // 11.Security Roles
            try
            {
                return true;
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("Setup() - An error occured during initialization of database. Clear() method will be called to rollback any changes. Error Message = " + ex.Message);
                Clear();
                return false;
            }
        }
        public bool Clear()
        {
            // Clear the database in this order
            try
            {
                // Security Roles
                // if (_securityService.GetRole("SystemAdministrators").Id > 0)
                //     _securityService.DeleteRole(_securityService.GetRole("SystemAdministrators").Id);
                // if (_securityService.GetRole("GeneralUsers").Id > 0)
                //     _securityService.DeleteRole(_securityService.GetRole("SystemAdministrators").Id);

                // Banks

                // Items

                // Customers

                // Vendor

                // Tax

                // GL setting

                // Payment terms

                // Financial year

                // Chart of accounts / account classes

                // Company
                return true;
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("Clear() - An error occured during clearing database. You may need to re-create the database and run Setup() again. Error Message = " + ex.Message);
                return false;
            }
        }

        private void SetupSecurityRoles()
        {
            var existingSecurityRoles = _securityService.GetAllSecurityRole();
            if (existingSecurityRoles.FirstOrDefault(r => r.Name == "SystemAdministrators") == null)
                _securityService.AddRole("SystemAdministrators");
            if (existingSecurityRoles.FirstOrDefault(r => r.Name == "GeneralUsers") == null)
                _securityService.AddRole("GeneralUsers");
        }

        private void SetupBanks() // Dependency: chart of account
        {
            IList<Core.Domain.Financials.Bank> banks = new List<Core.Domain.Financials.Bank>();

            var bank1 = new Core.Domain.Financials.Bank
            {
                AccountId = _financialService.GetAccountByAccountCode("10111").Id,
                Name = "General Fund",
                Type = Core.Domain.BankTypes.CheckingAccount,
                BankName = "GFB",
                Number = "1234567890",
                Address = "123 Main St.",
                IsDefault = true,
                IsActive = true,
            };
            var bank2 = new Core.Domain.Financials.Bank
            {
                AccountId = _financialService.GetAccountByAccountCode("10113").Id,
                Name = "Petty Cash Account",
                Type = Core.Domain.BankTypes.CashAccount,
                IsDefault = false,
                IsActive = true,
            };

            banks.Add(bank1);
            banks.Add(bank2);

            foreach (var b in banks)
                _financialService.SaveBank(b);
        }
    }
}

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2019 fires in Indonesia were twice as bad as the government claimed, study shows
by Hans Nicholas Jong 16 December 2021
JAKARTA — In 2019, fires raged through Indonesia's rainforests and peatlands, sparked by the deliberate burning of land for agriculture, and fanned by an El Niño system bringing drier-than-usual weather…
Camera trap study shows conservation efforts 'are working' on Costa Rica's Osa Peninsula: Video
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After she collected a set of camera traps from the ridgeline above Corcovado National Park, conservation biologist Eleanor Flatt said that scientists, staff, and tourists all huddled around her computer…
The last spotted ground thrush on Malawi's lonely mountain
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Mount Mulanje's bare granite face looms above the lush surrounding landscape. Said to be the inspiration for J.R.R. Tolkien's Lonely Mountain (home to Smaug the dragon), Malawi's highest mountain also…
Indonesia's flip-flop on zero-deforestation pledge portends greater forest loss
by Hans Nicholas Jong 5 November 2021
JAKARTA — Indonesian officials have backtracked on the country's pledge at the COP26 climate summit to end deforestation by 2030, calling it unfair and inappropriate to demand that it stop…
Spike in deforestation detected in Papua concession linked to South Korea's Moorim
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JAKARTA — Clearing of natural forests has been detected on land licensed to a subsidiary of South Korean paper company Moorim in Indonesia's easternmost region of Papua, indicating an increase…
Palm oil firms in Papua hit back with lawsuit after permits are revoked
JAKARTA — Three palm oil companies have sued the local government in Indonesia's West Papua province after their plantation licenses were revoked following a recent audit. This has prompted concerns…
A million hectares of Papuan forest licensed for clearing, report shows
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EXCLUSIVE: "Flight of the Conchords" star Bret McKenzie has joined the cast of "The Hobbit," which began shooting March 21.
New Zealand-based McKenzie made brief appearances as an extra in the first and third "Lord of the Rings" pics in which he achieved fan fame on the Internet with the fan-created nickname "Figwit." He's playing Lindir, an Elf of Rivendell, in "The Hobbit."
McKenzie and fellow New Zealander Jermaine Clement formed the comedy-music duo Flight of the Conchords in 1998, leading to a BBC radio series and an HBO series.
Producer-director Peter Jackson is shooting the two films in New Zealand in 3D over the next 14 months at Stone Street Studios in Wellington and on location around the country. "Hobbit" cast includes Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins and Andy Serkis, Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen and Cate Blanchett reprising their roles from "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy.
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Subscribing to a 5G plan has no use, according to UFC-Que Choisir
December 16, 2020 by Manoj
The UFC has come up against the operators, accusing them of deliberately withholding information around the 5G deployment. According to her, the maps provided on their respective sites are confusing, while the lack of data on the frequencies used is turned to their advantage. The association put Bouygues Telecom, Free and SFR on notice.
That's it, the network of the future has officially arrived in France. Since Free joined the dance, all operators now offer 5G packages. The opportunity for the UFC-Que Choisir to analyze the communication of the latter and denounce their practices, which it considers deliberately confused. "Behind the generic term 5G hides very contrasting realities in relation to the different frequencies used. ", she explains. "Indeed, if the new 3.5 GHz mobile frequency is able to offer speeds very significantly higher than those of 4G, it is not the same for the other frequencies used or in the process of being used, namely the frequencies 700 MHz and 2100 MHz".
The association is even going more less by declaring that the speeds offered by the operators "Do not justify not […] the purchase of often more expensive 5G subscriptions, nor the dedicated purchase of 5G compatible smartphones ". Faced with this observation, the UFC-Que Choisir deplores the decision of ARCEP to publish only simple recommendations, instead of putting in place measures legally obliging operators to offer more transparent communication. After studying the coverage maps disseminated by them, the organization believes that its fears have been justified and points the finger at "Specious marketing".
UFC-Que Choisir denounces operator confusion
SFR is the first to be targeted. After announcing the list of the 120 cities in France covered by in December 2020, the operator posted a map to say the least imprecise. "Given the terms used, consumers uninformed about the intricacies of 5G will in no way know […] which differentiates the areas covered on the 3.5 GHz or 2100 MHz band ", says UFC-Que Choisir. It also specifies that the latter frequency allows 5 times less important than the first. As a reminder, these flows are therefore substantially close to those of 4G.
The situation is hardly better for Bouygues Telecom. On his map, the distinction made between 3.5 GHz frequencies and lower frequencies is far from clear, judge UFC-Que Choisir. "Bouygues Telecom adopts a practice aimed at suggesting that there is an equivalence of quality between the two frequencies, by assigning them the same qualifier of" High bands "". In addition, the association believes that the operator does not disclose no precise information to consumers allowing them to understand that the difference in flow is likely to be minimal.
Only the Orange card seems to respect information prerogatives. Indeed, the operator has promised speeds 3 to 4 times faster than 4G, which it obtains by using only 3.5 GHz frequencies, it suffices to show the areas covered without specifying the granted speeds. However, the UFC-Que Choisir recalls that these devices only allow a maximum flow of 1.6Gbit / s, against the announced 2.1 Gbit / s. Whether it is a lack of clarity or misleading advertising, it is the operator's responsibility to review their communication.
As for Free, UFC-Que Choisir claims that the integration of 5G packages without price increase is explained by its decision to use 7 frequencies00 MHz, "Which offers the lowest 5G speeds and equivalent to those hitherto provided in 4G". Although 96% of branches of the operator are set at this frequency, it does not disclose any information on this subject and even boasts of the speed of its network, which is much less optimal than that of its competitors.
Bouygues Telecom, Free and SFR put on formal notice
After its edifying investigation, the association decided to launch a judiciary process against three of the operators. It thus indicates to put in default " Bouygues Telecom, Free Mobile and SFR to modify the presentation of their coverage maps, to visibly show the differences in the quality of 5G depending on the frequency used ". As for Orange, she asks him " to provide all the technical details supporting its communication on the theoretical maximum throughput in areas where the operator operates only the 3.5 GHz frequency ".
Finally, the UFC-Que Choisir has approached ARCEP and Cédric O, Secretary of State for Digital Transition and Electronic Communications, so that the latter "Are working without delay on the development of regulations governing operator communication on 5G to guarantee consumers reliable, understandable and relevant information". So hopefully his press release has helped some see a little more clearly about the real promises of 5G.
Source: UFC-Que Choisir
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OLYMPIA FIELDS, Ill – Last week, Governor Quinn signed one of the first pieces of legislation to over-haul mass transit in Illinois. Representative Al Riley is the Chairman of the House Mass Transit Committee and welcomed the news that the mass transit reform bill he introduced earlier this year is now the law of the land. The bill will take effect on January 1, 2015.
Rep. Riley has both sponsored and supported measures which attempt to ensure that the transit service boards ultimately meet the needs of the riding public who expect a world class transit system.
"Since I have been in Springfield, I have always championed these types of measures. I also congratulate the House Mass Transit Committee for their work and support for this and similar bills.
The law ensures the transit agencies operate under ethical and transparent standards by establishing revolving door prohibitions, institutes an online database of transportation records, and provides House and Senate legislative notice of employees receiving a contract over $100,000 and for any bonuses over 10% through a separation or settlement.
The law provides the foundation to creating a more 'geographically equitable' regional transportation network. Citing the historical 'benign neglect' of certain suburban regions as the impetus, Rep. Riley felt the language was necessary to ensure no region is left behind with regard to funding or access. For example, despite the south suburban Cook region contributing to the CTA through sales tax dollars since the 1980's, they do not receive any CTA services in return.
The law also mandates the RTA to cooperate with government and private entities in the development of bikeways and trails. The amendment was added in order to create multi-modal access to the regional public transportation system in northeastern Illinois.
For more information, please contact Rep. Riley by email at rep.riley38@sbcglobal.net or by phone at (708) 799-4364.
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"Since the film has won rave reviews, Shruti thought of holding a special screening in Mumbai and inviting her friends and Bollywood colleagues to it. The show will take place this weekend," sources said.
Meanwhile on the professional front, Shruti is currently busy with Vijay starrer 'Puli' and Ajith's 56th movie, which is being directed by Siruthai Siva.
For 'Puli' directed by Chimbudevan, Shruti and Vijay recently crooned a song composed by Devi Sri Prasad. Interestingly, Shruti and Vijay themselves will appear on screen for the romantic peppy number.
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Enter via door #1, then proceed downstairs.
District 742 School Board Chairperson Jeff Pollreis will hear input on the Wilson School Building, which is likely to be put up for sale on the market. Saint Cloud Community Development Director Matt Glaesman will also be present to listen and to address zoning of the site.
Also on the agenda are the RiverWalk, Cathedral High School's plans for a new building, and the Great River Children's Museum.
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Alekhine's principle of attack revisited!
by kevinspraggettonchess · October 24, 2012
SPRAGGETT ON CHESS
The game below was played this past weekend in the German Bundesliga and features two very strong grandmasters, both simultaneously dealing with the theme of attack and defence in the Breyer variation of the Spanish Opening. I especially like the tiny practical problems that White constantly posed to the Black player…sometimes it is more difficult when one is faced with small, but tricky obstacles than large but more direct threats.
POSITION AFTER 26 MOVES:
gm BARAMIDZE (2610)
gm MOTYLEV (2655)
Those who have some experience in the Breyer Varation of the Spanish will instantly recognize the distinctive features in the position above. Both sides are battling it out on the Queenside: White has doubled his Rooks, ready to open the file at any (favourable) moment, while Black is dug in deep. Especially, Black's Knights are tempting the exchange.
It is well known that one can rarely win by playing on only one side of the board, and– as Alekhine taught so often in his own games–creating play on the other side of the board can lead to the defence being drained of manpower and other important resources.
It appears that White's possibilities are exhausted on the Queenside, and so it is quite natural to start looking for opportunities on the Kingside. Standard themes include playing for f4 (opening the f-file) or bringing in the Queen (Qf3). I very much like the approach chosen by Motylev….
27. g4!?
An original solution to White's problem! White does not want to do any more manoeuvring and instead directly tries to force open a file towards the proximity of the Black King.
Black must now decide upon a course of play. Dubious is simply advancing the h-pawn: 27… h4?! 28. axb5 axb5 29. Ndf3 and sooner or later White will capture the stray pawn and be a pawn up for nothing.
More interesting is the attack on the Knight on g5: 27… Qd8!? 28. h4! Nbxa4 (28… hxg4 29. axb5 axb5 30. Rxa8 Nxa8 31. Qxg4 is similar to the actual game continuation) 29. Bxa4 Nxa4 30. Rxa4!? bxa4 31. gxh5 with good compensation for the Exchange because the Black king is not entirely safe. For example, 31…Bxg5 ( or 31… Kg7 32. h6 Kg8 33. Nxc4 with control of the game) 32. Bxg5 f6 33. Be3 gxh5 34. Kh! Re7 35. Qxh5 Rh7 (35… Rg7? 36. Bh6) 36. Rg1 Kh8 37. Bh6 and Black must still be very careful.
Perhaps a bit more accurate is 27… Qe7!? , but after 28. h4 hxg4 29. axb5 axb5 30. Qxg4 play is similar to the …Qd8 lines.
While neither of these last 2 lines are necessarily bad, nor are they entirely comfortable for the Black player.
Black decides to immediately take on g4:
27… hxg4 28. Qxg4
White now has a number of attacking themes to consider. The obvious path is to play Qh4 and attack along the h-file. Another possibility is to advance his h-pawn and use it to break open further the King side. And then, ofcourse, there is the f4-lever (which actually occurs in the game continuation and proves to be very effective) to open the f-file. It is not clear which of these themes is the most dangerous to Black (Black's continuation must help answer that to some extent), but there is no doubt that each of these ideas carries some degree of danger to Black.
Now Black must make a critical decision on how to proceed. Ignoring the coming storm on the Kingside and instead play on the Queenside will not work: after 28… Nbxa4 29. Qh4 Nxb2 30. Qh7 Kf8 31. Bxc5! dxc5 (31… Bxg5 32. Qh8 Ke7 33. Qxe5 Kd7 34. Qxg5 Qxc5 35. Qf6 keeps White's pressure) 32.d6! Qd7 33. R3a2 and Black must avoid the trap 33…Nd3? 34.Nxc4! PxN 35.Ba4! winning;
Neither is taking the pawn with the other Knight much different: 28… Ncxa4 29. Qh4 Nc5 30. Qh7 Kf8 31. Bxc5 dxc5 32. Ne6! Rxe6 33. dxe6 Bg7 34. Nf3 and Black can not be entirely satisfied.
Playing solidly in the centre is reasonable, but White also keeps the pressure: 28… Nbd7!? 29. h4 Bg7 30. Bxc5 Nxc5 31. h5 f6 32. Ne6 Nxe6 33. dxe6 gxh5 34. Qxh5 Rab8 (34… Rxe6 35. axb5) 35. axb5 axb5 36. Ra5
While these last two lines (28…Ncxa4and 28…Nbd7) may not be losing by force for Black, and might even be perfectly defensible, they are not completely satisfactory either when considering the time controls. White keeps the pressure up in both cases, and one slip by Black can become fatal.
BLACK TRIES ANOTHER IDEA
28… Kg7!?
Mostly aimed against White's Qh4-h7 theme, which can often now be met by …Rh8.
White now realizes that it might be to his favour to Exchange all the Rooks. He continued:
29. axb5 axb5 30. Rxa8!
In the Spanish Black must often decide which piece to capture the Rook on a8. Taking with the Bishop means that it will take several additional moves (to extract from the corner) before this Bishop will see some action and in the meantime it might be missed: for instance 30… xa8!? 31.f4! exf4 32. Qxf4 Nbd7 33. Rf1 and the threats begin to gel and the Bishop is missing in action…
Taking with the Rook leads to White's original expectations: 30… Rxa8 31. Rxa8 Bxa8 32. Qh4! Qe7 33. b4! Ncd7 34. Qh7 Kf8 35. Ngf3 See diagram
Despite reduced material, White has a lot of ways to improve his position and build up pressure against Black's position. For instance, he can play N-b1-a3 hitting b5. Plus he can tansfer his King Bishop via d1 to g4 with pressure. And let us not forget about the lever h3-h4-h5. Black must also not forget that …Bg7 almost always loses to Bh6!
In short, Black would have to play with great precision to hold things together. Therefore it is perfectly understandable that Black wanted to avoid this.
That leaves the game continuation:
30… Nxa8
Once more Qh4 will be answered by …Rh8. White must now pursue his attack utilizing other themes.
31. f4!
A very typical concept in the Spanish. Black must not allow White to play f5.
31…exf4
While more or less forced, the move has both plusses and minusses. Black gains the e5-square for his pieces and the e-file might be useful for the defence. On the other hand, the f-file is now open for the White Rook and he gains the d4 square for his minor pieces.
How should White take back on f4? Both are tempting
My first choice would be 32. Qxf4!? Be5 33. Qf2! (Certainly not 33. Bd4? f6 when White is even worse!) See diagram
White has a promising atack. After 33… Bf6 (33… Nb6? 34. Rf1 Rf8 (34… f6 35. Ne6 Nxe6 36. Bxb6) 35. Qh4 Rh8 36. Rxf7 Qxf7 37. Qxh8! Ouch! ) 34. Rf1 Qe7 35. Ndf3!? Rh8? 36. e5! winning immediately
Motylev was attracted by the Bishop capture, which is also quite strong:
32. Bxf4 Nb6 Other lines lead to problems on d6: 32… Nd3?! 33. Bxd3 cxd3 34. Rf1 Rh8 35. Qg3!; or 32… Bc8? once more 33. Qg3 is hard to meet 33. Rf1!
Considerable firepower is now aimed towards the Black King
An attractive line that is probably winning for White follows 33… Rf8 34. Qh4 Rh8
35. Qxh8!! Kxh8 36. Bxd6! Qc8! 37. Rxf6 and Black has no play while White simply keeps gobbling things up 37… Nbd7 38. Rxf7 Qa8 39. Ne6 Qa1 40. Nf1 Kg8 41. Rg7 Kh8 42. Rxg6 etc.
No better seems 33… Nbd7 34. Nxf7! Kxf7 35. e5!
The flood gates are opened: 35… Rxe5 (35…Nxe5? 36. Bxe5 Rxe5 37. Qxg6 Ke7 38. Qxf6) 36. Qxg6 Ke7 37. Bxe5 dxe5 38. Rxf6 etc.White must win.
Even worse still is 33…Bc8 34. Qg3 Rd8 35. Nxf7! Qxf7 36. Bxd6!; Finally, the prophylatic 33… Rh8 is met by 34.Qg3 winning a pawn: 34…Nbd7 35. Bxd6 Qb6 36. Kg2 Bxg5 37. Bxc5 Nxc5 38. Qxg5 Qd6 39. Nf3and Black's position is positively depressing
Lacking a clearly satisfactory alternative, Black decides to play more creatively and sets a subtle trap for White
33…Nd3!? 34. Bxd3 cxd3
Black is now hoping that White will be interested in his d-pawn: 35. Qg3?! Nxd5! 36. exd5 Qc5!
Surprisingly, Black has turned the tables and might even be better now! 37. Rf2 Re1 38. Nf1 Re2! 39. Bxd6? (39. Nd2! Is the only chance to hold) 39… Qxf2 40. Qxf2 Rxf2 41. Kxf2 Bxg5 when Black should win.
35. Qh4!
Avoiding Black's , White pursues his attack and sets his own trap!
If now 35… Nc4 then 36. Qh7 Kf8 37. Nxc4 bxc4 38. Bxd6 Qxd6 39. Qxf7# Or if instead 35…Rh8!? 36. Ne6! fxe6 37. Bh6!
Surprise! 37… Rxh6 38. Qxf6 Kh7 39. Qf8! and the threat of Rf7 is too much
HOWEVER, truthfully, Black has no satisfactory alternative:
A: 35… Bxd5 36. Qh7 Kf8 37. Be3! Is very strong: 37… Bxg5 (37… Bg7 38. Qxg6 Ba2 39. b3; 37… Qe7 38. Nxf7 Qxf7 39. Rxf6) 38. Bxg5is a forced mate
B: 35… Qc5 36. Rf2 (36. Kh2 amounts to the same thing) 36… Rh8 (36… Bxd5 37. b4 Qc6 38. Qh7 Kf8 39. exd5 Qxd5 (39… Re1 40. Kh2 Qxd5 41. Nde4 Rxe4 42. Nxe4 Qxe4 43. Bxd6 Ke8 44. Rxf6 Qe2 45. Kg1 Qe1 46. Rf1 Qe3 47. Rf2) 40. Bxd6) 37. Ne6 wins as it did earlier in another variation.
With such depressing lines, it is perfectly understandable that Black lost even more quickly
35… Nxd5?!
This loses quickly
36. Qh7 Kf8 37. Bxd6!
It is mate next move
[1:0]
A very interesting attack!
[Event "Bundesliga 2012-13"]
[Site "Muelheim GER"]
[Date "2012.10.21"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Motylev, Alexander"]
[Black "Baramidze, David"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Eco "C95"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2 Re8 13. Nf1 Bf8 14. Ng3 g6 15.
a4 c5 16. d5 c4 17. Bg5 h6 18. Be3 Qc7 19. Qd2 h5 20. Ng5 Bg7 21. Qe2 Nc5 22.
Ra3 Nfd7 23. Rf1 Re7 24. Rfa1 Ree8 25. Nf1 Nb6 26. Nd2 Bf6 27. g4 hxg4 28.
Qxg4 Kg7 29. axb5 axb5 30. Rxa8 Nxa8 31. f4 exf4 32. Bxf4 Nb6 33. Rf1 Nd3 34.
Bxd3 cxd3 35. Qh4 Nxd5 36. Qh7+ Kf8 37. Bxd6+ 1-0
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Jenna Coleman is Leaving Doctor Who
It's been rumored for the last week or so, but today it's official -- Jenna Coleman confirmed she is leaving Doctor Who. She joined the series as companion Clara Oswald -- aka The Impossible Girl -- in 2012, during Matt Smith's tenure as the Eleventh Doctor, and is currently teamed up with Twelfth Doctor Peter Capaldi. However, her time in the TARDIS has come to an end as she has filmed her final scenes. Coleman said her exit has "been in the works for a long time" and she has already been cast as the Queen in the upcoming ITV series Victoria.
On leaving the show, Coleman had this to say:
"There's not a lot of jobs where you can go to work and have a spaceship and an alien as your best mate and also run away from monsters," she joked of her decision to leave. "It's been so much fun... I love it. It's such a unique beast."
Jenna Coleman's final series begins with the premiere of Doctor Who on Saturday, September 19.
Best of luck to you, Jenna!
Source: EW.com
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Bait company CC Moore is once again getting behind the Carp Society Junior Carp Camp, which takes place at the end of May at the society's flagship water Horseshoe Lake.
Open to budding carpers aged 12-16, over four days the anglers will learn a variety of skills from casting to carp care, floater fishing to feature finding, bait application to bankside safety. The course costs £175 – more information at www.thecarpsociety.com .Other top companies like Nash are also holding junior camps there this year.


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Earls Court and Olympia
Earls Court, 2014.
It's Show Time: the archives of Earls Court and Olympia are now fully catalogued
London Metropolitan Archives is delighted to announce that the three-and-a-half-years funded project to catalogue the archives of Earls Court and Olympia London has been completed (March 2019). This exciting and substantial archive collection covers 216 linear metres charting the organisation of exhibitions, shows and events at Earls Court and Olympia from the 1880s until the 2010s. The archives were first deposited in late 2014 and the funding of the cataloguing project was provided by Capital and Counties Properties PLC and Olympia Management Services Limited. Richard Wiltshire tells more.
Since the 1880s, the Earls Court and Olympia sites have hosted an astonishing range of exhibitions and concerts from the cowboys and Indians of Buffalo Bill to the Ideal Homes Show (first held in 1908), the Women's Exhibition of 1922, the Boat Show, the Motor Show and Royal Tournament, boy band Take That and the Brits.
The history of Olympia can be traced back to 1884 when the National Agricultural Hall Company was established to operate a national centre to showcase agricultural displays, military tournaments, sports and theatricals. The National Agricultural Hall was built to Henry Edward Coe's design in 1886 and still stands today. Later buildings at Olympia were added including the Empire Hall in 1930. Crowds were first attracted to Earls Court on 9 May 1887 to the inaugural American Exhibition. Buffalo Bill's 'Wild West' show at Earls Court was secured through the efforts of Earls Court founder John Robinson Whitley, later Director General of the National Exhibitions. The Earls Court grounds closed in 1914 to be replaced by Earls Court Exhibition Centre which opened in September 1937. This building had a huge indoor swimming pool which later hosted the Boat Show.
Jeffrey Sterling, property business magnate later bought Earls Court and successfully bid for Olympia in 1973. This purchase led to the amalgamation of the companies running the sites and the establishment of a holding company, Earls Court and Olympia Limited. P&O later acquired the company and exhibition venues through P&O Exhibition Services Limited; in 1991 Earls Court 2 building opened. P&O decided in 1999 to sell the concern to re-focus on shipping. By the early 2000s the ExCel centre and Millennium Dome venue (now the O2) in Docklands were in direct competition for exhibitions and music events and business was lost. However, by 2013 a £30 million redevelopment had culminated in a completely renovated Olympia Central and Olympia Conference Centre. In December 2014 Earls Court Exhibition Centre closed for demolition and site redevelopment for housing. Earls Court and Olympia Limited was renamed Olympia Management Services Limited and the business rebranded as Olympia London. The company continues its long tradition in providing venues at Olympia for events, shows and conferences.
The archives of Earls Court and Olympia were formerly held at Earls Court Exhibition Centre. With the pending closure of Earls Court, it was decided by the company that the archives needed to be found a new home to safeguard them for the long-term future. LMA surveyed the records and organised the transfer from Earls Court in late 2014.
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Olympia album 1886 (series 12) with LMA staff. Ref: LMA/4684/NA02/01/001
Scope and research strengths
The collection dates from the 1880s to 2010s and consists of 216 linear metres of records (LMA/4684). The archive includes foundation records, minutes, annual reports and accounts, and other administrative records, show files, show catalogues, agreements and photographs, exhibition building plans, publicity including posters and artwork; history research, two films, and videos.
Most research enquiries relate to shows which were organised by third parties and hosted at Earls Court and Olympia. The main records documenting shows, music concerts and other events include show fixture lists giving calendars on when events took place, show catalogues produced in advance for each show, posters mainly from 1970s onwards, photographs, press material and exhibition manuals giving information to exhibitors and artwork. These extraordinary series provide wide-ranging sources on almost every activity, interest or industry taking place during the twentieth century in the United Kingdom and beyond. They chart the development of long-running shows such as Ideal Home Show, Crufts, the Royal Tournament and the Boat Show. Show catalogues survive for both sites, although there are fewer volumes for the pre-1930s period. These mainly record the show organiser, a plan and list of organisations exhibiting with stalls, and the events programme. The catalogues are often illustrated. These records are largely produced by third-parties such as the companies and associations which ran the exhibitions, exhibitors and the press. They are therefore subject to third-party copyright.
The show series can be found at the beginning of the catalogue and are arranged by site, Earls Court (LMA/4684/01) and Olympia (LMA/4684/02). Fixture lists from 1970s onward covering both sites and records of the corporate archive which managed and added to these show series can be found under LMA/4684/03. There are also separate sections arranged by company name for each of the firms which ran the sites including subsidiaries.
The collection plugs a key gap in LMA's business archives relating to entertainment and leisure venues. The archives document the running of some of the largest popular entertainment events in Western Europe and the largest undercover exhibition space and sports venue in southern England. The collection also has wide popular appeal: audiences have been attracted in their thousands from London and far beyond, and many people have unforgettable memories of having attended shows or concerts.
Highlights include the 'Olympia Album' 1886 (LMA/4684/NA02/01/001) containing the printed prospectus of the National Agricultural Hall Company. This volume contains detailed descriptions of the National Agricultural Hall, along with illustrations, plans, and advertisements, articles and music and lyrics to a song entitled 'Ode to Olympia'. Also held are records relating to Max Reinhardt's production of 'The Miracle' at Olympia, 'A Wordless Mystery Spectacle' which ran between 1911 and 1912 (LMA/4684/02/02/1911 and LMA/4684/02/06/1911). This theatrical spectacle told the story of the seduction of a nun and involved over 1000 performers. There is also original artwork for events including James Gardner, artist's impression of the ski extravaganza 'Winter Cavalcade' at Earls Court in 1938 (LMA/4684/01/11/002). In addition, there are comprehensive series on event management of pop concerts such as Take That and files on plans for expansion of exhibition venue space in the region and internationally across the world.
1950s Olympia catalogues. Ref: LMA/4684/02/02
Related archives
There are exhibition hall building plans and architectural artwork for both sites which complement the archives of the London County Council (LCC) which contain plans which were submitted to the Council for building and licensing purposes, for example received plans of Earls Court Exhibition for licensing events 1892-1924 (LCC/AR/TH/02).
Other related collections which are available to consult at LMA include the archives of J Lyons and Company Limited, caterers (ACC/3527); minutes of Earls Court Grounds Limited 1914-1934 (ACC/1297/ECGL); LCC: London Exhibition Buildings presented papers 1888-1909 (LCC/MIN/10840-42); and a County Licensing Committee record of the American Exhibition, Earls Court, 1886 (MA/C/L/1886/059).
Elsewhere Kensington and Chelsea Local Studies collection at Kensington Central Library holds Local Studies Earl's Court folios including show programmes. Further images are held at Hammersmith and Fulham Local Studies and Archives. Berkshire Record Office hold records of Lord Glyn, Chair of Earls Court, 1935-1947 (D/EG1).
Copies of the official published history Earls Court and Olympia. From Buffalo Bill to the 'Brits' by John Glanfield (Sutton Publishing, 2003) are available in LMA's library at 43.5(EAR) and Guildhall Library at 67.1. See also the research papers for this history (series reference LMA/4684/EOG02/11) and collected archives documenting the history of both sites (for Earls Court, series LMA/4684/01/11 and for Olympia, series LMA/4684/02/11).
You can see the catalogue to the collection in the LMA online catalogue under reference LMA/4684. The collection is available for public access except for files containing personal information which are closed under data protection, and administrative files under 30 years old which are access by permission of the depositor only.
LMA would like to thank Capital and Counties Properties PLC and Olympia Management Services Limited for safeguarding the future of the Earls Court and OIympia archives and for funding the cataloguing project.
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Shadowhunters is an action-packed show, there is no denying it. However, the action is not the only thing packed tightly together. More often than not, things get a little blurry time wise. Interviews with the cast make it clear that very little time has passed, while a lot has happened.
However, how much little time has passed exactly? The stakes are high at every turn but so is our curiosity. How long has it been since Clary found out about her angelical origins? What old exactly is Alec and Magnus' relationship? For how long is Luke the Alpha?
In order to answer those questions, I have gathered some known facts. Some people in the fandom have already ventured in defining a timeline, so don't forget to check out their blogs!
Without further ado, let's do this. This article will cover only the timeline of Season 1. For Season 2, please check out this article.
First of all, it's important to set clear references points. The first season starts with Clary's eighteenth birthday. According to the Mortal Instrument's Wikia page, Clary was born on August 23rd. That fixes the starting date of the show.
The pilot starts on August 23rd and lasts for the expense of four days, ending on the evening of August 25th. We know this because we accompanied Clary's life. She spends her birthday doing the last interview for her college application and then goes to Pandemonium at night to celebrate her birthday.
After witnessing the Lightwood trio fighting a demon, Clary goes back home and then ends up at Luke's police station at 2am on the 24th. Clary manages to get back home and is attacked by a demon. After Jace saves her, he takes Clary to the Institute, where she remains unconscious and healing, only answering Simon's call "two days" after her disappearance on the night between the 23rd and the 24th.
Episode 1×02 starts on the evening of the 25th. Simon comes to the Institute at that point and he and Clary have a discussion about her sanity before Izzy distracts him. They also eat breakfast together. The next action scene is of Luke burning down Jocelyn's apartment. However, before that, there is a quick shot of day light and then one of New York at night. I believe that symbolizes a day went by and we are now on the night of the 26th.
During that night, Dot goes to Magnus and is kidnapped by Circle members. The shadowhunters then spend the night at the City of Bones and Clary finds out Valentine is her father. By the end of the night, Simon is taken by the vampires. Raphael tells the shadowhunters he will trade Simon by the Cup.
This is when things start to get confusing. There isn't a clear passage of time, as all scenes are shot either at night or inside a lit-up place. However, the Lightwoods and Clary come to Simon's rescue at night time and leave during the following morning.
I've chosen to assume that was still on the night of 26th because the shadowhunters' plan of action was quick to happen. Izzy went to gather information on how to get inside Hotel DuMort while Alec and Jace found unsanctioned weapons. The four shadowhunters arrive at DuMort at night, but while they were in there, dawn broke and it happened fast. If not, Alec wouldn't have been able to kill the vampire holding Clary with sunlight. We end this episode on the morning of the 27th.
Episode 1×04 spreads through two days. After Clary wakes up from her nightmare, she asks Simon if he shouldn't be in the infirmary. That indicates some time has passed since they arrived from Hotel DuMort. Alec and Hodge are still sleeping too and there's a scene of Alaric taunting Luke for eating teriyaki at 9 am. Furthermore, Izzy found the pamphlet of the downworlder rave during a surveillance of downworlders, which presumably happened in the last couple of days. All that indicates at least a day has passed.
The party happens at night and then the shadowhunters go after Magnus at his lair. The episode ends on the early morning of the 28th, before sunrise.
2×15 picks up right after the end of the last episode, judging by Clary's clothes. She tells Jace about her vision of Valentine. This is the episode where Maryse arrives and sends Izzy and Jace to talk to Meliorn while Alec is supposed to babysit Clary.
Which means there are shots outside in daylight as Clary runs away from the Institute and Simon and she are kidnapped by the werewolves. They are rescued by the Lightwood and Luke at night time on the same day.
This is probably the most confusing episode of the season, time wise. Simon, Clary, and Jace arrive at Magnus' with a dying Luke still on the night of the 28th, judging by the urgency of Luke's wounds.
Somehow, the entire episode lasts for just a couple of hours as Magnus helps Luke recover from his wounds while Alec and Izzy deal with Maryse at the Institute. There are many scenes on the outside, but all of them happen at night. And what a long night at that.
Episode 1×07 starts in the morning of the 29th, as evidenced by Maureen and Simon's scene. The day passes by as Clary, Alec, Izzy, and Jace extract the tarot card in which the Mortal Cup is hidden from Luke's precinct. Simon spends the day at home and goes to Hotel DuMort at night, when he is killed by Camille.
Episode 1×08 picks up at the same night (29th), when Raphael brings Simon's body to Clary and the shadowhunters. Raphael explains Simon has to be buried before the following sunrise. Therefore, only a day passes as Clary debates whether to bring Simon back as a vampire or not.
This is also the episode where Lydia arrives at the Institute. Together with Alec, she investigates a Forsaken attack at the Jade Wolf during the day. It is night time when Alec proposes to Lydia after finding out his parents were Circle members, the Institute is attacked by a Forsaken, and Simon comes back as a vampire.
The timeline of this episode is an utter mess. It only makes sense within the episode if it all happens in one night. However, that is impossible considering the timeline of the season. It is still the night of the 30th when episode 1×09 starts, as a recently-turned Simon is running lose. Clary keeps looking for him while Jace learns the Institute was attacked by a Forsaken. At the same time, Lydia has Meliorn brought in and interrogated.
None of this makes sense, and that's not even half of the episode. Therefore, I am assuming a day passed by as those things happened. Simon made it home before sunrise and, during the day, Meliorn was interrogated and Lydia decided to take him to the Silent Brothers. Meanwhile, Alec tells his family of his engagement and Clary tracks Simon back to his house with Luke's help.
At night, Clary and Simon go to Raphael as she is being hunted by the Clave. This is when Lydia scheduled Meliorn's transfer to the City of Bones. Together, the vampires and the werewolves attack the shadowhunters while Izzy, Clary, and Jace set Meliorn free.
It is day time when episode 1×10 starts, as Meliorn leads Clary and Jace to the portal to the other dimension. It's safe to assume the episode takes over the day and night of the 31st, as it's day time when Izzy gets back to the Institute after helping Meliorn escape.
We accompany the passage of time with the scenes with Meliorn. He first opens the portal to the other dimension during the day, but it is night time when he and Jace are attacked by a demon.
We find Luke and Simon in the Jade Wolf during the day, as Simon has to stay away from the windows. At the same time, Inquisitor Herondale arrives and speeds up Izzy's trial for that very evening.
We accompany the plan to rescue Jocelyn be thought-out during the day and Alec go to Magnus to act as Izzy's attorney. At night, the trial takes place. While that is happening, Clary, Jace, and Luke have a go at the Circle members and Valentine reveals himself. He tells Clary and Jace they are brother and sister. Clary is back to the Institute on the same night and the Cup is returned to the Institute.
Izzy is almost done preparing the wedding, which means some time has passed. Alec goes to visit Magnus during the day and, some time afterward, Magnus is called into the Institute to discuss the possible warlocks that helped Jocelyn with her sleeping potion. Since Magnus' visit is around 9 am, those two things did not happen on the same day. It is impossible to know for sure how long has passed between these two scenes. However, judging by Magnus' discomfort to be in the Institute, it is not a wild guess to place that meeting on the following day after Alec and Magnus' talk.
A little before Magnus' consulting visit, Clary calls Simon and asks him to be her date to the wedding. She tells him it will take place on the following night. Therefore, Jace, Clary, and Magnus' mission to talk to Ragnor most likely happened on the 8th, with the wedding taking place on the night of the 9th.
Everyone is still in their wedding attires, so it's the same night. Hodge gets to Valentine and he starts to ascend mundanes into shadowhunters. Jace hunts Hodge down until morning comes, while Clary, Simon, Alec, and Magnus go after Camille. It is daytime when they found her at her home.
The season ends at nighttime, with the revelation of Valentine's army of shadowhunters.
When people say things happened fast, they really mean it. Simon has been a vampire for 11 days, while Clary has been a shadowhunter for around 18 days, counting the first time she was runed. Lydia has been the Head of the Institute for 11 days when the season ended. Luke has been pack-leader for 13 days. Jocelyn was held captive for 10 days and she spent 17 under the effects of the sleeping potion.
Romance wise, there hasn't been much time since the two main couples got together (and one of them fell apart). Alec and Magnus knew each other for two weeks before their first kiss. Clary and Jace knew each other for even less before theirs; only seven days, one of which Clary spent unconscious and recovering. They think they are brother and sister for a longer period of time than the time between their first and last kiss in the season (a little more than a week versus three days).
All and all, the season moves fast but it makes sense. The driving force of Season 1 is Clary's search for her mother, which means a sense of urgency fits the genre. If this season could be given a particular genre, it would be a thriller. Therefore, the intensity and quick speed help drive home the theme.
in Parabatai Lost (2×03): Sep 14th I believe they were at they were at the institute not Magnus's. They called him to see if could help. Maryse was there I believe so she wouldn't be at MAgnu's I think Max was too. The room they were they when was big & mostly white not colorful and decorated as Magnus. That's why Jace went to the institute.
Thank you for doing this it must have been difficult with dates and day or night. I don't usually pay attention to that I'm more interested in what's going on. Of course I may notice it more.
Hey! Thank you so much for the comment! I'm glad it piqued your interest even though it's not something you usually pay attention to.
I'm sorry, I'm not sure I understand what you meant. Maryse isn't in 2×03 so maybe you were thinking of a different episode. Could that be it? Because by the end of episode 2×03, Jace meets everyone else at Magnus's. That was stated in the episode.
If you still think there is something wrong with the timeline, please don't hesitate to point it out! It is really helpful!
Thanks a lot for this very detailed timeline, I can only imagine the hours you put into putting all the clues together. The problem I see is that Matthew actually says that 19 days pass from 1×01 up to 2×04, not from 1×01 to 1×13 (in the video you posted above as a reference point). If you take that into consideration, that would take away the 5 days that pass from 2×01 to the end of 2×03 (according to your Season 2 timeline) from Season 1… and you'd have to adjust all the dates from the S2 timeline.


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I did my B.tech in Electrical Engineering.
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Lastly, I appeared for IBPS PO exam this time and cleared both Prelims and Mains in this attempt.
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I appeared for around 15 Prelim tests and 5 mains test before the exam.
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In a hameau vigneronnes - close to Cessenon and Roquebrun - this village house has been renovated to provide flexible accommodation without losing its original features and charm.
The large entrance hall leads into a spacious double bedroom with ample storage, and a shower room with vanity unit and separate toilet.
A bureau with computer/telephone connection, bookcases, and clic-clac that opens into a double bed, is on the next level, with windows to the front of the house.
large Languedocien chimney and insert log burner. Original wall cupboards are still used in this room.
Languedocien staircase takes you to the upper double bedroom, with original wardrobes, and shower room/toilet, with towel dryer, spotlights, extractor.
The top floor of the house has been converted into a terrace with views over the vineyards to the River Orb and the garrigue behind the property.
A house of history, warmth, charm and even more possibilities.


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Church members are organising a Coffee Morning today in Rendcomb Village Hall to which everyone is invited. Do come along! A warm welcome awaits you along with refreshments and homemade cakes! In addition, there will be cakes and early spring plants for sale, a flower corner, book corner and Raffle.


A police officer guards Rosneft headquarters in Moscow. Rosneft may buy BP's stake in TNK-BP, which could drastically change the nation's energy sector.
MOSCOW - Russia on Thursday tried to ease concern that Rosneft's possible purchase of BP's stake in the joint venture TNK-BP, which analysts say would reshape the country's oil industry and create the world's biggest oil and gas company, is likely to threaten competition.
Moscow-based TNK-BP, Russia's third largest energy producer in terms of production, is jointly owned by BP and AAR, a group of Russian billionaire shareholders. The two partners have been locked in a boardroom dispute for much of the group's existence, and both have acknowledged that one of them needs to go.
Rosneft's possible purchase of a half of TNK-BP would drastically change the energy sector in Russia by altering the balance of power between companies in a way not seen since 2004. The deal would also make Rosneft, already Russia's largest oil producer, the world's largest publicly traded oil company - ahead of ExxonMobil.
A 50 percent stake in TNK-BP could fetch up to $21 billion, based on its market valuation at the MICEX exchange. TNK-BP's stock was up nearly 2 percent Thursday.
Energy Minister Alexander Novak said Thursday that the government doesn't believe Rosneft's possible purchase would hurt the sector.
BP and AAR had no comment, while Rosneft's spokeswoman Darya Ermolina said the company evaluates "a number of opportunities" on the market. However, she would not confirm an upcoming deal.
Ratings agency Fitch warned Rosneft on Thursday that its credit rating "may be stretched" if it buys 50 percent in TNK-BP. Fitch said Rosneft's fundamentals easily allow it to spend $15 billion for the purchase "while maintaining its current rating." But the agency warned that any debt of more than $15 billion would like result in a downgrade.
Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev's ally Arkady Dvorkovich, who in May replaced Igor Sechin as Russia's deputy prime minister for the energy sector - a position with traditionally more influence than the energy minister - has spoken against the expansion of state presence in the energy sector. But Sechin, now Rosneft's CEO, is still believed to enjoy close ties with President Vladimir Putin.