Oslo: Norwegian offshore owner Farstad Shipping has said that it has laid up two PSVs, Far Server (4,000 dwt, built 2010) and Far Spica (4,000 dwt, built 2013).
The company cites the weak offshore market for the lay ups, it now has three in total laid up, and also revealed that it has given notice to 35 employees. According to its website, Farstad has 2,200 employees in total.
Earlier today, Farstad announced that it had sold PSV Far Superior (3,796 dwt, built 1990) at a booked loss of around NOK15m ($2m).


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Final Patrol: Trooper James B. Herbst (Former)
Dates of NYSP service 6/23/1966 -10/27/1970
James Barry Herbst
of Little Rock, AR
James Barry Herbst (78) was born in Port Chester, New York on June 4, 1942. He peacefully left for heaven as we held him close on the beautiful afternoon of June 11, 2020. The only child of the late George "Barney" Herbst and Mary Elizabeth Halpin. He had a terrific New York City accent and a big city swagger. Jim was the beloved husband and very best friend of Carolyn S. Brodie for the last 34 years. They first saw each other across a crowded room in Dallas, Texas. He was proud and devoted member of the United States Air Force in the 6910th RGM, Darmstadt, Germany and 6989th RSM, Misawa, Japan (1960-64). Throughout the rest of his life, Jim carried with him the discipline learned through service, dedication and hard work. He attended Iona College in (New Rochelle, NY), The New York State Police Academy in Oneonta, NY and Kent State University (BA and MLIS). He served as a Patrolman (Mamaroneck, NY), a New York State Trooper, a Sheriff (Palm Beach, FL) and Librarian in the Akron-Summit County Public Library for 15 years. Jim loved that he was a Kent State Alumni and closely followed KSU sports. He also watched the stock market, loved old tv and radio shows, travel, eating out, sharing a good story, and keeping up with his US Air Force brothers and sisters, especially those who served in Misawa, Japan. He was preceded in death by his in-laws, George and Sue Brodie of England, AR. Survivors include his sons, James Todd Herbst (Caren) of Allen, TX and Scott Joseph Herbst of Los Angeles, California; their mother, Trish Viafore of Stonington, CT; granddaughters, Madeleine and Anna Herbst (Richardson, TX); brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Luchen and Lana Walls of England, AR; nieces, Kylie Walls Minton (Bart) and Kagan Walls Ness (Austin); nephew, Luke Walls; great-nieces, Olivia, Madison, Kate Henri and Leah Rose, who all called him Bobo; his dachshund companions, Maggie, Gracie and Eli never left his side during his brave six-month fight with cancer. Service and burial will be private at Mulberry Cemetery in England, AR. Memorials may be made in his honor to: Pulaski County Humane Society 14600 Colonel Glenn Road Little Rock, AR 72210 warm hearts.org, 501-227-6166
Final Patrol: Trooper William R. Morehouse (Retired)
News from NYSTPBA President Tom Mungeer
Final Patrol: Trooper George E. Wood (Retired)

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Kings of Leon will be featured in the upcoming season premiere in May.
Kings of Leon, Cee Lo Green and Death Cab for Cutie are among the musicians that will be featured on the 15th season of VH1's Storytellers series, premiering in May.
Maxwell, My Morning Jacket and Ray Lamontagne will also be spotlighted. The season kicks off with an episode spotlighting Kings of Leon.
The upcoming season will showcase today's songwriters through anecdotes, artistic musings and stories that inspired the artists and their music.
Previously showcased artists and bands include David Bowie, Bruce Springsteen, Elton John, Kanye West, Green Day, Jay-Z and Pearl Jam.
Storytellers is produced by Patrizia DiMaria, Lee Rolontz, Rick Krim and Bill Flanagan.


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Happy 4th of July to all of my fellow Americans.
Happy Father's Day to all the Big Daddies!
I suppose I only have one wish for this Memorial Day weekend in the USA, and that is that every American citizen at least take a moment to think about the men and women who sacrificed all for our country in the line of duty.
HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY TO ALL THE MOTHERS!
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYONE FROM CUDAHY WISCONSIN USA!
HAPPY NEW YEAR DIGITAL PARTNERS!
I'd like to take the time to thank all of my digital partners like CD Baby, iTunes, Amazon, Spotify, iHeartRadio, SoundCloud, Facebook, Google, Youtube, and so many more that I can't remember them all off the top of my head for making 2017 a memorable year. Without them you won't be reading this. Happy New Year to all of the digital movers and shakers!
I'd like to thank all of my family, friends, and fans for being there for me in 2017. Never forget how important people are. Let's Bring On 2018! I'm ready if you are!
I'd like to wish all of my friends, relatives, and fans the very best this holiday season no matter what your beliefs are, or no matter what your religion is.
Click on the link to check out the Blog about the fun I have @ the Steve Nitros & Friends Jam Session.


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My husband just started a new job that has him wearing dress slacks -like Dockers- and dress shirts instead of the jeans and t-shirts he's always worn. Even though I wash and dry them separetely (to avoid any ironing!) they still come out with quite a bit of lint on them. I clean out the dryer lint trap every time and that doesn't seem to matter. Any suggestions on how to reduce lint on clothing?
I just took a tour of the Internet before answering this email. Boy there are a lot of people out there asking, "What is lint?" and boy oh boy can the Internet be full of interesting suggestions.
Let's keep it simple, lint is the fuzz created from tiny broken and loose threads (yarn in some cases). It tends to build up in washers and dryers. Lint is not dust mites, looking at you wiki.answers -that one just hurt to read.
First of all, new clothes are often quite linty. Why? The broken and snipped threads created during manufacturing are shed during the first few washes.
You can reduce the creation of new broken threads by drying your clothing minimally. Remove the clothes from the washer, shake them out of the twisted ball that some washers like to create, and toss into the dryer. Dry just until the wrinkles from washing disappear and hang to finish drying. You still won't have to iron, the clothing will produce less lint, and as a nice little bonus, they will also last longer.
If you have one, use a clothesline and eliminate using a clothes dryer altogether.
Along the same line as not over-drying is don't wash your clothing too often. Not only does this tip reduce wear on clothing, it also reduces your energy bill and overall environmental impact. Americans, as a whole, tend to wash their clothes more often than necessary.
c) there hasn't been anything spilled.
Hang clothing after wearing to allow it to air out. Obviously there are times of the year when sweat is more of an issue and some people are just heavy sweaters and can't get away with a second wear. Use your common sense and your nose, I suggest this on behalf of everyone you interact with, to help make that decision.
Before you wash your next load of hopefully lint-free clothing, take a peek inside the tub of your washing machine. You may need a flashlight to do this. If the machine itself is full of lint or hair, it's time to clean out the machine. Wipe out what you can with a towel (and shake it before throwing it back in the washer) or use a paper towel and run an empty cycle on hot with detergent and vinegar OR chlorine bleach. Not gallons of bleach either, just a cup in a standard top-loader and 1/2 cup or less in a high efficiency model. This should be done a few times a year.
If your washing machine is older, there is a chance that it has a built-in lint trap. If this is the case and you were unaware it existed, over time it can become an automatic lint spreader. If you don't have your washing machine manual, use Google and search for YOUR WASHING MACHINE BRAND AND MODEL MANUAL. You don't need to use all caps. Almost all washing machine manuals are online, usually in a pdf. Follow the directions for cleaning the lint filter.
If you have a new, high efficiency washing machine, wipe out the rubber gasket that lets the door seal tightly. This is a major lint, hair, and other funk trap. If this isn't done, lint from one load can transfer to the next.
Finally, all over the Internet I see people suggesting that a 1/2 cup of vinegar in the rinse cycle will rid your life of lint problems. Eh, it's a your mileage may vary tip it can improve the solubility of the detergent and may help wash away the sticky detergent residue. Without the residue lint won't stick as much to clothing. Will it be life changing? Not unless you habitually use too much detergent.
Do you. Know how to prevent lint etc from attracting to my black wool coat while I am wearing it. I keep a lint roller with me.
I have a big pile of 6″x6″ microfiber cloths (instead of rags). They really pick up the lint in the dryer, as well as that occasional tissue.
This tip is much more help than any of the above article.
To remove lint will require you fit a lint filter into the washing machine water cycle. I changed from a old simpson washing machine to a new water saving electrolux and then had a terrible time with lint. It maybe due to the water saving feature that lint is not being flushed from the system, so finally after many years and the purchase of a 3D printer I have designed and fitted a lint filter to the water spout. As the water is circulated it is now filtering out the lint. The design is on-line and looks similiar to one a LG machine I saw was using to trap lint.
Thanks for this idea. I have an lg washing machine now. Is it possible to buy that fitting. Where did you see it?
Is itan extra part i can buy? Thanks demi.
I separate clothing by color and type and do linens and socks/towels last. I also keep an electric lint remover in the laundry room.
"This species is notorious for feeding on clothing and natural fibers; they have the ability to turn keratin (a protein of which hair and wool mainly consist) into food. The moths prefer dirty fabric for oviposition (Laying eggs) and are particularly attracted to carpeting and clothing that contains human sweat or other liquids which have been spilled onto them".
At last! Someone who udnesrtands! Thanks for posting!
Stop using your dryer. Switch to a clothesline or laundry drying rack. Lint is your fabric that is being rubbed off your clothes. Air drying is much gentler to your clothes. Not to mention how much money you can save be making this one laundry change. Clothes dryers use the most electricity in your house after your air conditioner and refrigerator. Also dryers are one of the leading causes of house fires in the US. Mostly because people do not clean the lint out of the vents and ducts.
dont skip dryer sheets (fabric softener). they help with lint problems too.
turn the pockets inside out, then turn the whole item inside out- especially if the item is knit or dark in color. also, wash item alone or with like items. also wash items in machine before any load that produces excess lint such as towels and t-shirts.
A note about the line drying: don't leave your darker clothes in the sun for hours on end. Take them off as soon as they are dry! It does as much damage if not more than a dryer will. My husband learned this the hard way, and I now have to re-dye a set of sheets.
I turn clothing that tends to attract lint inside out before washing. Then a short air fluff in the dryer and line (drying rack) dry to finish.
Think about what you put together in a load of wash too. Don't add high lint producers (towels, cotton underwear, cotton socks, etc.) with work clothes. Even if they are the same color (dark or light). Wash the work clothes alone, even if it's a small load. Wash on gentle cycle too. All those things will help.
And keep a good lint roller handy.
As a spinner I want to point out that technically it's not threads that are lint. A thread (or yarn) is made up of millions of tiny bits of fiber (cotton, wool, whatever) that are twisted until the tiny scales on those fibers are squeezed and locked together and able to resist pulling, making a strong thread out of what was a pile of fluff. Whenever you spin, the spun thread has a halo of fluff around it of fiber pieces that have one end twisted in the thread, and the other end hanging out. When anything made of the thread gets wear and tear (through general wear, the washer or dryer or whatever), those little fiber pieces can break off, creating lint. More wear after that makes other pieces of fiber that were previously nicely trapped in the thread come loose, then those break off. That's why in particularly old pieces you see a thinning of the cloth itself, as the threads are actually getting thinner as they lose fibers over time.
That said, the ways to avoid lint are the same as you mentioned above. Air drying is best, or not overdrying if you use a dryer. Though I'm interested in figuring out why vinegar in the rinse would help. I've heard of it as a fabric softener but not a lint reducer.
Great clarification, I edited the post. I have no idea where the vinegar as a lint reducer suggestion got started. I'm sure some excellent researcher could find patient zero of that little meme. I've seen it for years.


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What happens when you inhibit adrenergic receptors?
What does beta 3 adrenergic receptors do?
What do adrenergic receptors respond to?
What drug blocks adrenergic?
What is the difference between beta1 and Beta2 receptors?
What is the difference between alpha 1 and alpha 2 receptors?
What are the two types of adrenergic receptors in the body?
Its alpha-2 adrenergic receptor blocking action results in an interruption of the inhibitory norepinephrine feedback loop resulting in a decrease in the release of norepinephrine when autoreceptors are stimulated.
β-3 Adrenergic receptors are found on the cell surface of both white and brown adipocytes and are responsible for lipolysis, thermogenesis, and relaxation of intestinal smooth muscle.
Adrenergic receptors are the specific molecular structures in or on effector cells with which catecholamines or sympathomimetic drugs react in order to elicit the characteristic response(s) of the cells.
Beta blockers, also known as beta-adrenergic blocking agents, are medications that reduce blood pressure. Beta blockers work by blocking the effects of the hormone epinephrine, also known as adrenaline. Beta blockers cause the heart to beat more slowly and with less force, which lowers blood pressure.
Beta-1 receptors are located in the heart. When beta-1 receptors are stimulated they increase the heart rate and increase the heart's strength of contraction or contractility. The beta-2 receptors are located in the bronchioles of the lungs and the arteries of the skeletal muscles. Increased cardiac contractility.
Alpha 1 receptors are the classic postsynaptic alpha receptors and are found on vascular smooth muscle. Alpha 2 receptors are found both in the brain and in the periphery. In the brain stem, they modulate sympathetic outflow.
Adrenergic receptors, otherwise known as adreno-receptors, are classified as either alpha or beta receptors. Those two classes further subdivide into alpha-1, alpha-2, beta-1, beta-2, and beta-3. Alpha-1 and alpha-2 receptors both have three subtypes. These receptors are all G-protein-coupled receptors.


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Jarret has more than 15 years' experience as a Testing Center Administrator. He has spent the majority of his career focused on the standardization of the testing industry specifically as it relates to proctoring and testing administration. He has worked with local, state and national agencies to develop policies for test delivery and the mitigation of test fraud. Most recently, he has been presenting to high school educators on student attitudes on cheating and strategies that can positively influence behavior on local and national tests.
Jarret is the incoming President of the National College Testing Association (NCTA) and has been a member of the Executive Committee since 2014. He has also served on a number of industry committees, including the NCTA Proctor Certification Steering Committee, Proctoring Best Practices Taskforce (NCTA/ATP) and has presented at such conferences as NCTA, Association of Test Publishers (ATP), E-ATP, the Conference on Test Security (COTS), and the Academic Integrity and Responsible Conduct of Research Conference.
Nikki has more than 23 years of experience in the assessment industry. She has spent the majority of her career focused in the areas of assessment development and psychometrics and has served in executive leadership positions for these areas in a number of global assessment organizations. In her positions she has worked in various testing segments, including education, certification and licensure, and employment testing. She has also served as an assessment and business consultant for various national and international organizations. She has been personally responsible for large-scale assessment development for international programs as well as state-wide clients, working in some capacity with all 50 states within the U.S. She has added to her well-rounded approach to the assessment industry by serving in leadership positions in program management, client support, and product development. She has also worked in the arena of employment litigation support, preparing testimony for teams representing both the prosecution and the defense.
Nikki is the currently serving on the Executive Board for the Association of Test Publishers (ATP) and was Chairman of the Board in 2017. She has also served as the Chair of the Security Committee in 2011-2012 and the Co-Chair of the Security Committee for 2013-2014. She has also served on a number of industry committees, including the Operational Best Practices Committee for ATP and has presented numerous papers at such conferences as ATP, E-ATP, the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO), the International Personnel Management Association (IPMA), and the Council on Licensure, Enforcement, and Regulation (CLEAR).
Nick serves in the American Dental Association's Department of Testing Services and has been with the ADA for 12 years. Nick has been part of a shift over the past few years in the Department of Testing Services as the ADA has attempted to prioritize test security in new ways.
Roddy has managed all aspects of Prometric's Global Security Operations Team since its creation in 2002. He currently manages a global team of security investigators, analysts, and auditors to prevent, detect, and respond to global security issues and trends impacting Prometric's clients. Roddy and his team create security policies and procedures for global corporate and test center staff; design training programs and tools; provide immediate and thorough incident responses for all global security issues; lead all security investigations to resolution; manage Prometric's layered security auditing program of their global test centers; use forensics and trend analysis to drive change in polices and procedures to keep current with latest test security threats; and support sales and client services teams with client-facing communications and documentation on all security efforts.
Roddy has been a member of the Association of Test Publishers (ATP) Security Committee, serving on both the Proctoring Best Practices and Security Enforcement Sub-committees. He contributed as a co-author of "The Handbook of Test Security" edited by James A. Wollack and John J. Fremer, copyright 2013. He also is a regular speaker on test center security at industry conferences, such as ATP; the European Association of Test Publishers (E-ATP); National College Testing Association (NCTA); and Council on Licensure, Enforcement, and Regulation (CLEAR).
Dr. Mulkey has a distinguished history—holding major positions in testing organizations, certification task forces, and testing-related non-profit associations. As a Caveon founder, Jamie was a major contributor to shaping the testing industry's discussion around test security and bringing test security services to market. Dr. Mulkey believes that sound, secure test security planning and practices provide the foundation for quality testing and trustworthy results. Her current focus is working with clients to design pre-emptive policies and processes that protect their most important assets—their tests. Dr. Mulkey is also the executive director of the Institute for Exam Security (i4ES), whose mission is to broaden the understanding and importance of test security.
Dr. Mulkey has held a number of leadership positions in the testing industry, including: Executive Director, Certified Exam Security Professional program; Chair of the Board of Directors for ATP; Chair of ATP's Security Initiative; American National Standards Board (ANSI) PCAC member; jCert Initiative board member; and member of the Editorial Board for Certification Magazine. She holds a Doctorate in Educational Psychology and Technology from the University of Southern California.
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Posts Tagged 'Fantasy Fiction Author'
Corrupting the Artist Within You, by David Farland
David Farland
(From David Farland's Daily Kick in the Pants) Selfish Art
There is a problem with the arts, one that I have not addressed, and it is this: If you have the fortune (or misfortune) of being a gifted artist, it can corrupt you.
If you are a gifted artist, people will tend to be moved by your art. They will praise you in private letters, offer you awards, present you with valuable gifts, fawn over you, seek to seduce you, and so on, and this can corrupt and destroy you.
It starts innocently enough with praise. Every author that I know of feeds on praise to some extent. We need praise. I was fascinated a few months back to learn that the single biggest factor to predicting longevity is the "approbation of our peers." When others praise us consistently and admire our efforts, it reduces the harmful stress in our lives and not only allows us to perform at our peak, but also lengthens our years.
But praise is a fickle thing, and few artists have a career where they are praised and receive awards on a regular basis. I have known authors who received early praise to grouse when a competing author receives a rave review, wins an award, or hits high on the bestseller list. Such authors become ravaged by jealousy and despair, to the point where such authors have been known to fall into alcoholism, drug addiction, or suffer from suicidal tendencies.
Even worse, praise is so often insincere. It costs nothing to give, and so has little real value.
Other authors buy into the belief that their talent makes them inherently superior to others, so that they somehow exist in an elevated realm above the rest of humanity, and feel entitled to favor. I was recently speaking to an author who was hoping to get an endowment from a wealthy patron. I wondered, "Have you ever considered actually working for your money? It's not very hard to make, if you work for it." I actually suggested a couple of ways for her to make the money she wanted—all of which per promptly rejected.
When authors become puffed up in pride, they often become demeaning or dismissive of others, and I know of authors who love to ridicule and condemn their competitors in an effort to boost their own reputation. Such authors often treat the unwashed masses with contempt, having no patience with waiters, hoteliers, or similar "little people." Very often, such authors blind themselves to the strengths and talents of others to the point that they look doubly foolish.
This sense of entitlement often is manifested in sexual aggression. I've known several male authors who could not be trusted to enter into an elevator with a pretty girl who was alone. Back during the 19th Century, authors of genius tended to die from social disease so often that it became cliché.
In short, talented artists may create wondrous things but become pathetic, miserable, self-destructive people. I'm reminded by this again and again when I read about people like Poe, Michelangelo, Paganini, Mozart, and most lately Tolstoy. more »
Fostering Multiple Revenue Streams, by David Farland
(From David Farland's Daily Kick in the Pants)
You probably know that I've trained a lot of successful authors over the years. I was listening to some of them teaching at a writing seminar last week, and it struck me that those authors who have succeeded best in this field are those who learned one of my first lessons best: Foster Multiple Revenue Streams.
What does this mean? Well, many authors, the ones who fail, typically publish a novel and sell the North American rights to it, then try to write another novel and do the same, again and again and again. Eventually something happens and their revenue stream gets blocked—either they can't deliver a manuscript on time, or a publisher squeezes them in harsh negotiations, and the author suddenly runs out of money and has to go back to work in another field.
But successful authors look for ways to create several revenue streams. Very often, this means that the author might write in two different fields. For example, I write adult fantasy and middle grade books. If one revenue stream gets blocked, I've always got another.
You can have all sorts of revenue streams. For example, selling foreign rights can be very lucrative. Many authors who don't make a lot of money in the United States, for example, might be very popular in other countries—the United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, and so on. I've known authors who don't even publish in the United States anymore, but who make a living on foreign sales.
Authors can make money in a host of other ways—through speaking fees, by teaching, by writing in different mediums (for example, if you're writing a novel about an entomologist, you might do some research on ants, and write articles for magazines on the topic in order to gain some expertise in the field).
So each year, I keep track of my anticipated revenue sources. Here are my sources for the coming year:
1. Screenplay sale for Runelords. (I've been approached by a producer to write the screenplay and put the film into production.) more »


Maria and I just spent 38 days in Europe with a stop in Philly on the way home, a vacation that had a combination of both joy and misery and ended with notions of hope.
All that made us feel very welcomed and eager to explore the city. As soon as we got our luggage in the room we strolled along streets and plazas built a very long time ago, and dined on the tastiest of tapas. We got a good nights sleep and got up the next morning in an easygoing mood, ready to take in as much as we could.
Then came Orlando, news that weakened our knees. Our tragedies, kind of, I think, seem even more dismal when you see them from far away, in another culture. You kind of feel that it reflects on you in some way.
But we managed to have a lovely time, anyway, and after a few days we took a train that zipped us past a desert and canyons of rich brown earth and large farms and let us off in Barcelona.
And, oh, what a city Barcelona is, so diverse in so many ways, rooted in medieval times, noted for its quirky art and architecture like what we saw at the Antoni Gaudi inspired La Sagrada Familia Basilica – and at the Hospital de Sant Pau, which was built in 1401 and is now a magnificent museum and cultural center.
And then we were off to Arles, in France, an excursion that was filled with views of mountains and vast marshlands and ruins, leading to a hotel that was on a narrow street that seemed to have been around since the beginning of time, a street near where Van Gogh created many of his masterpieces.
Next stop, Paris, where we and Maria's kids and their spouses and their children and a stepdaughter spent a little over two weeks in an absolutely gorgeous spacious apartment full of art work and books – in an upscale neighborhood next to pricey department stores and the American Embassy and the Presidential Palace with armed soldiers here, there, and everywhere. Reminders, in these moments of privilege, of the realities of our times.
Everywhere we roamed, considering that France was hosting the European Soccer Championships, we could hear the cheers of soccer fans from all over the continent filling the air, coming from bars and cafes and open apartment windows – with France eventually losing to Portugal for the championship.
I'll forever remember the charged up energy of it all, the sheer joy of feeling a history, of being in a city that's been around since the 3rd Century BC.
In keeping, however, with what was to come in the days ahead there had to be, at least it seems, something to dampen the spirit and it came with the news that the UK had voted to leave the European Union. The anti-immigration aspects at the center of all that played in my mind as I compared it to the xenophobia that has our country in its grips. It's sad to see people in our world separating when the need for people to come together has never been so evident in the history of humankind.
But, hey, my apprehensions were not going to solve that problem so I got back to enjoying, back to exploring, back to eating some of the most delicious meals on earth, back to watching bicycles and motorcycles and cars and buses competing for lanes in the heavy traffic, back to watching stylish people move about the streets, back to the apartment where I turned the channel on the TV to BBC.
And there, for me to see, was a video taken by the girlfriend of a black man who had moments before been killed by the police.
You shake your head like a boxer whose bell has been rung and you move on, according to your itinerary, to your next stop: Frankfurt. Germany.
We fell in love with the country. I don't know what I expected before arriving there but I hadn't been around so much warmth and glee and greenery in a long time, if ever.
Sailing down the Rhine, feasting our eyes on castles and wine orchards growing on the side of steep hills, was divine. Listening to a jazz band do justice to Duke Ellington's Satin Doll and Take the A Train in a park on a Sunday (a day honored in Germany with most businesses closed) in a park was a delightful surprise. Receiving no bad news from home was a much needed relief. Being chauffeured around towns in the country with Bill, one of Maria's friends and ex-student and one great guy, are memories I will hold dear forever.
We left Germany for Brussels and arrived there at about the same time as the word about bailiffs being shot in Michigan was making its way around the world.
By the time we got to Amsterdam the horrors in Nice, in France, unfolded and then Baton Rouge was in the news again the day before this trip abroad had ended.
It was when we landed in Philadelphia on our way home that all the tragedies started really registering in my mind. When we took off from the City of Brotherly Love my mind roamed far and wide as I looked out the window of my plane down on Pennsylvania and Delaware and Ohio… Beautiful and billowy clouds were all aglow in the sun, in formations that played with my imagination, making me, for my emotional well-being, and in keeping with the wonderful time I had enjoyed for 38 days, look at the bright side of life.
I wondered what we, as a nation, could hold on to that's real and promising and I was reminded of how Bernie Sanders had, for months, gone around the country turning on millions of people, so many of them young, to wanting to contribute to their world and make it better.
I remembered how, just a week before, he had un-enthusiastically endorsed Hillary Clinton (knowing, I'm sure, that not doing so would lessen his chances of ever continuing his agenda in the Senate).
But what he had done was monumental. He had advanced a conversation that needed to take place ages ago and had gotten the democratic party to commit to: offering students free college tuition; expanding access to health insurance; raising the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour.
Such are the kinds of endeavors – people being educated and kept healthy and having enough money to meet their needs – that can lead people in a society to treating each other with more respect, allowing the violence we seem to feed on to die over time.
What Bernie did, in his authenticity, essentially, was write a new chapter in our country's history, giving us, We the People, a starting place for keeping hope alive.
The very first step in doing that is rejecting Donald Trump resoundingly but there seems to be a lot of folks who aren't willing to do what it will take to accomplish that. And I fully understand. I'm usually not a "lesser of two evils" kind of voter. But if we "vote our consciences" or mark a ballot in any way that might give the presidency to Trump, that would be an immoral error that could lead to tragic consequences for our society in a world as troubled as ours. And what hope we have for a better world could wither away rather rapidly.
A trip to Europe has made that crystal clear to me.
This was lovely Ernie!! What a vacation! A knack with words, felt like I was on the streets of Paris.
Thanks for writing of your wonderful trip. It brought back memories of 2 trips to Europe, the first being in 1968 as a college kid. My parents loaned me the money ($700. with an addition along the way picking it up at Western Union) as they believed in travelling to see what's going on in the world. 8 wks. were wonderful and the 5 of us still get together every so often; I did not know any of them as joined the group who had posted the trip at my college. We did the Rhine River trip also plus so much. I actually was thinking in the last couple days how nice it'd be if we could redo the trip, but haven't pursued with the others. So thanks again for your telling of your wonderful adventure.


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Re: Future UK Combat Aircraft General Discussion
Postby The Armchair Soldier » 16 Jul 2018, 12:04
A video of the reveal:
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Timmymagic
Postby Timmymagic » 16 Jul 2018, 12:06
Better look at the planform..
Tempest is a great name. Nice of them to keep the "T" and weather phenomena themes continuing.
Does it have a single or twin engines?
Some more images (all credit to Tim Robinson @RAeSTimR):
shark bait
Postby shark bait » 16 Jul 2018, 12:11
Timmymagic wrote: Better look at the planform..
Looks like there's less F35/F22 and more Replica in the Tempest DNA, which isnt surprising, I bet the old boys at BAE are happy to see their work being dusted off!
@LandSharkUK
Definately has Replica ancestory. Compare those clipped tails and small engine air intakes of Replica with Tempest
^F-22, Replica, F-35
SKB wrote: Does it have a single or twin engines?
100% a twin. 2 engines in the infographic earlier.
Combat Air Strategy released:
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.u ... Lowres.pdf
I wonder if this means the number of F-35's to be bought will decrease and be boosted by a greater number of less expensive Tempests ?
Some details on weaponry...
Caught this on Twitter:
Postby Defiance » 16 Jul 2018, 12:39
It is a pretty picture
The Hawker Tempest, originally known as the Typhoon II.... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawker_Tempest
There was a Royal Navy variant called the Sea Fury.... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawker_Sea_Fury
SKB wrote: I wonder if this means the number of F-35's to be bought will decrease and be boosted by a greater number of less expensive Tempests ?
Here you go..
SKB wrote: The Hawker Tempest, originally known as the Typhoon II.... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawker_Tempest
Thats the Fury with the Centaurus.
Tempest had the Napier Sabre inline engine. It saw service in the latter part of WW2 unlike the Fury.
https://www.world-war-2-planes.com/hawker_tempest.html
Tempest seems to be the love child of Replica and Taranis. There might be a bit of Taranis DNA inside Tempest too as its supposedly capable of unmanned flight
Another planform shot, this time from underneath...can't tell if there is thrust vectoring or not, but pound for a penny there's some sensors in the 'stinger'...
Definite hint of Replica in this shot...
(Photos: @ByRobDavies )
With twin engines, I don't suppose there'll be room for internal weapons bays. But it has huge wings.
Postby Simon82 » 16 Jul 2018, 13:15
SKB wrote:There was a Royal Navy variant called the Sea Fury....
It wasn't quite as simple as that. The Sea Fury was a navalised version of the RAF Fury, which was ordered in some numbers before being promptly cancelled upon the outbreak of peace in 1945. The Fury is a smaller aircraft than the Hawker Tempest/Typhoon/Tornado family of aircraft although with considerable parts commonality and was a reaction to the German FW-190.
Timmymagic wrote:Thats the Fury with the Centaurus.
The top photo is a Bristol Centaurus engined Tempest II, the air-cooled engine was felt to be more suitable for overseas service in the tropics. The Hawker Tempest marks I, V and VI had Napier Sabres. Similarly the RAF Hawker Fury was to be powered by the Sabre (and is possibly one of the most attractive piston engines fighter built in the UK) where the Navy Sea Fury had the Centaurus for ease of maintenance and commonality with the Blackburn Firebrand torpedo-fighter which was coming into service at the same time. It's worth noting that experimental versions of both the Fury and Tempest flew with the Rolls-Royce Griffon engine as well.
Anyway, back to the 21st Century...
matt00773
Postby matt00773 » 16 Jul 2018, 13:16
I wasn't expecting any concept work or mock up to be unveiled, so that's a surprise. I have to state though that I'm completely underwhelmed by the Tempest design. The BAE Replica concept from many years ago looked more advanced and sleeker than this. I trust this is just an early idea that will quickly evolve as more and more money is spent on it. I particularly take issue to the outdated cockpit and nose form which looks like something from the 60s - SR-71 etc.
Can't please everyone I spose.
SKB wrote: With twin engines, I don't suppose there'll be room for internal weapons bays. But it has huge wings.
From one of the infographics it has a rather large internal weapons bay. Looked Buccaneer sized...
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We all have regrets – some big, some small.
But surely Ryan Gosling, award-winning actor, winner of feminist hearts the world over, subject of colouring books, doesn't have any?
Wrong, he has one. And it is, of course, terribly sweet.
In an interview for the October issue of The Red Bulletin, the actor admitted he has one big regret from his childhood: giving up on ballet lessons.
"I had been training [in ballet], but never got to the point where I was comfortable with it," said Gosling, according to Us Weekly.
Gosling, who recently dazzled us with his vocals, dance moves and piano skills in La La Land (all of which landed him a Golden Globe), has been a mover and shaker from an early age – joining Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera and Justin Timberlake in the hallowed ranks of former Mouseketeers, no less – so this news does come as something of a surprise.
And given his feminist credentials, as an adult he no doubt chastises his child self for ever giving up on something because it was "girly".
In fact, it almost certainly plays on his mind, as this is not the first time he has expressed his upset over his ballet choice.
During a 2011 appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live, Gosling admitted he still took classes occasionally.
"I take like a class, like a public class," he explained.
And again in 2013, the actor spoke to Heat magazine about having previously tried to get back into ballet.
Hey Ryan, we say grab those pumps and try, try again.


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IRIF (CNRS and Université de Paris), Paris, France, is seeking excellent candidates for postdoctoral positions in all areas of the Foundations of Computer Science. Every year, about 10 new postdocs join IRIF.
IRIF (Institute for Research in Foundations of Computer Science) is a joint laboratory of the CNRS (French National Center for Scientific Research) and Université de Paris created in 2016 as the merger of the previous laboratories LIAFA and PPS. Currently, it hosts about 90 permanent faculty members, 40 non-permanent full-time researchers, and 50 Ph.D. students.
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China has gained the interest of the world of medication because of its excellent medical facilities, scholarships and well trained medical personnel who teach in the colleges. A number of the medical universities in China is acknowledged by WHO and are contained in the World Directory of Medical Universities. In comparison to other top colleges in developed countries, colleges in China have lower access requirements and the expense of living is a lot lower thus bringing in many overseas students.
This medical university is located in Nanjing city, the one which is abundant with Chinese culture and history.
Nanjing Medical University has 2 campuses, Jiangning and Wutai. The MBBS program is educated in English. Although knowing Chinese language is not really a necessity to enrol for this program, you got to know Chinese to be able to graduate. It really is taught within the MBBS program.
The course commences in September of every year. There is merely consumption per year and a complete of 100 students is enrolled during absorption. The course requires 6 years to complete. It offers 5 many years of study and 1 year of internship. Students can do their internship in virtually any of the next facilities if indeed they wish to get it done in China.
The first affiliated medical clinic of Nanjing Medical University.
Application for the study MBBS in China for Indian students starts on 1st December and closes on 30th June. The application form can be closed before if the targeted number of students is come to previously. Feedback for the application form is usually given within 4 to 6 weeks after application.
The tuition fee is RMB 34,000 in a year and 204,000 for 6 years. Scholarships are for sale to international students. You could make an application for the Jasmine Jiangsu government scholarship, a complete Nanjing Medical University scholarship wanted to Indian students.
Shantou university is located Shantou, a lovely coastal city in the Guangdong province. Shantou university medical college has 2 campuses. One where you may spends your first couple of years as a medical college another one where medical skills are educated. Most MBBS in China take 6 years however study MBBS in Shantou University requires 5 years. The course is educated in English and it offers models that help students learn the Chinese language and culture.
Aside from medical theory, you will also get medical training at the Pearl River Delta and Hainan.
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Tuition fee per year is RMB 52,000 and RMB 260,000 for 5 years. If you want to apply for a scholarship, you can make an application for the 'Outstanding Foreign Student Scholarship' that was set up mostly for overseas students. It really is a partial scholarship.
In Hangzhou, one of the most visited places by traveler lays Zhejiang University. The institution of Medicine provides an MBBS program that is acknowledged internationally. The course is trained in English and that means you don't need to be concerned about learning Chinese language first. However, Chinese language is trained in the 1st 2 years of your study within the program.
RMB 42,800 is the tuition fee per year, bringing on RMB 256,800 for 6 years. You may get a scholarship or grant for the MBBS program. The Chinese language government scholarship is a complete scholarship wanted to Indian students who study MBBS in Zhejiang University.


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PHOTOS: Peru still mourning victims killed during their 20 year conflict
Aquilina Cardenas, right, and her sister Luciana, look into the coffin containing the remains of their father in a forensic laboratory, in Ayacucho, Peru. Their father is one of the Chaca residents tortured and killed on Jan. 8,1988 by Shining Path militants in retaliation for forming a self-defense committee. The remains of the victims were exhumed in 2012 from a mass grave and released to family members on June 13, 2013. A mass burial was held in Chaca two days later. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd) ( Peru War Scars Photo Gallery )
After attending a brief memorial service marking the return of their relatives' exhumed remains, family members carry coffins containing the remains through the main square in Ayacucho, Peru, before returning to Chaca for a mass burial. The remains were exhumed in 2012 from a mass grave and released to family members on June 13, 2013. The victims were killed in 1988 by Shining Path militants in retaliation for forming a self-defense committee. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd) ( Peru War Scars Photo Gallery )
A chapel cemetery is adorned with a wooden cross, skulls, bones, and candles, in Chaca, Peru. Peru has failed to address the unhealed wounds of thousands of families, most of them poor, Quechua-speaking peasants, traumatized by the country's 1980-2000 conflict. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission blamed Shining Path for 54 percent of the conflict's nearly 70,000 deaths. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd) ( Peru War Scars Photo Gallery )
Rosa Sandoval chews on coca leaves as she keeps vigil next to the coffins that contain the remains of the victims of the 1988 Chaca massacre in San Miguel, Peru. Judges have not accepted that in Peru there were systematic violations of human rights. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd) ( Peru War Scars Photo Gallery )
Junior Edgar, 4, sleeps in the corner of an evangelical church in Chaca, Peru, as his mother participates in the evening service, after attending a mass burial. Peru has failed to address the unhealed wounds of thousands of families, most of them poor, Quechua-speaking peasants, traumatized by the country's 1980-2000 conflict. Ten years after a Truth and Reconciliation Commission of respected academics issued a report on the conflict, few of its recommendations have been heeded. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd) ( Peru War Scars Photo Gallery )
Eudicia Urbano, 70, standing in front of her former home, near the spot where her husband Marcial Escalante died, weeps as she retells how he was tortured and killed by Shining Path rebels, in Chaca, Peru. The region endured some of the worst atrocities of Peru's 1980-2000 conflict, in which both Maoist-inspired insurgents and security forces committed grave human rights violations. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd) ( Peru War Scars Photo Gallery )
A man carries a pick and a shovel over his shoulder, after helping dig 21 graves in preparation for a mass burial at the cemetery in Chaca, Peru. The remains of Chaca villagers who were tortured and killed by Shining Path militants in a 1988 massacre, were released to family members on June 13, 2013 and interred in a mass burial at the Chaca cemetery. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd) ( Peru War Scars Photo Gallery )
Women prepare "Pachamanca," a feast of meats, vegetables and herbs, buried in a pit along with hot stones and roasted, in honor of a mass burial and to mark Father's Day, in Chaca, Peru. The remains of residents that were exhumed in 2012 from a mass grave and released to family members on June 13, 2013 were interred in a mass burial at the Chaca cemetery. On Jan. 8, 1988, a group of Chaca villagers were tortured and killed by Shining Path militants in retaliation for forming a self-defense committee. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd) ( Peru War Scars Photo Gallery )
A boy attending a mass funeral looks at a row of coffins containing the remains of villagers that were killed in a 1988 massacre, in Chaca, Peru. The boy joined other relatives of those slain by the Shining Path rebels nearly three decades ago, to formally bury the remains of the victims. The region endured some of the worst atrocities of Peru's 1980-2000 conflict, in which both Maoist-inspired insurgents and security forces committed grave human rights violations. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd) ( Peru War Scars Photo Gallery )
A child sleeps in the arms of a woman in Chaca, Peru. The woman arrived in the village to attend a mass burial of villagers slain by insurgents nearly three decades ago by Shining Path militants in retaliation for forming a self-defense committee. Their remains were exhumed in 2012 from a mass grave and released to family members on June 13, 2013. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd) ( Peru War Scars Photo Gallery )
Accompanied by her daughter-in-law Gregoria Lapa, Eudicia Urbano, 70, walks to her former home, where her husband, Marcial Escalante, was tortured and killed by Shining Path rebels, in Chaca, Peru. Escalante remains were buried the day before, in a mass burial along with other Chaca residents tortured and killed in 1988 by Shining Path militants. A full decade after a Truth and Reconciliation Commission released a report on the conflict that claimed nearly 70,000 lives, activists say few of its recommendations have been heeded, in large part because most of the victims were poor, Quechua-speaking highlands peasants like Escalante. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd) ( Peru War Scars Photo Gallery )
Alicia Isabel Colina, 61, poses for a photo holding a portrait of her disappeared son, Javier Crispin Colina, in front of mass grave number 70, discovered by Colina and her husband, in Huancavelica, Peru. For almost a quarter century Colina and her husband scoured the mountains of Peru's poorest region in search of the son hauled away by soldiers from a friend's house in the middle of the night. Completely on their own, the couple found a total of 70 clandestine burial sites and unearthed three dozen bodies. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd) ( Peru War Scars Photo Gallery )
Villagers pray at the end of the day during an evangelical service, after attending a mass burial of other villagers slain by insurgents nearly three decades ago, in Chaca , Peru. A Truth and Reconciliation Commission estimated that Peru's 1980-2000 conflict claimed nearly 70,000 lives, most of them poor, Quechua-speaking people. Some 15,000 of them disappeared. Yet fewer than 3,000 bodies have been exhumed because the country has lagged in healing the wounds of its war. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd) ( Peru War Scars Photo Gallery )
Simeon Velasque, left, holds a plastic bottle filled with liquor as he sits with his wife, Aurora Saume, in Chaca, Peru. Velasque joined earlier in the day other relatives of villagers slain by insurgents nearly three decades ago to formally bury the remains the victims, including his father, exhumed last year from a common grave in the remote Ayacucho state hamlet. No state agency exists dedicated to locating and cataloguing the conflict's estimated 15,000 disappeared. The bodies of fewer than 3,000 have been exhumed. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd) ( Peru War Scars Photo Gallery )
A family eats lunch a day after a mass burial in Chaca, Peru. Relatives and friends joined to formally bury the remains of 21 people slain by insurgents nearly three decades ago. Their remains were exhumed from a common grave last year in the remote region of Ayacucho state that endured some of the worst atrocities of Peru's 1980-2000 conflict. Both security forces and Maoist-inspired insurgents committed grave human rights violations. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd) ( Peru War Scars Photo Gallery )
Women out on Market Day gather in the main square minutes before the arrival of the coffins containing the remains of residents killed in a 1988 massacre, in Chaca, Peru. The remains of residents that were exhumed in 2012 from a mass grave and released to family members on June 13, 2013 were interred in a mass burial at the Chaca cemetery. On Jan. 8, 1988, a group of Chaca residents were tortured and killed by Shining Path militants, in retaliation for forming a self-defense committee. As weapons the villagers had little more than slingshots and poles with knives affixed. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd) ( Peru War Scars Photo Gallery )
A woman and a child eat lunch in front of a row of coffins containing the remains of villagers slain by insurgents nearly three decades ago, in Chaca, Peru. The remains were exhumed in 2012 from a mass grave and released to family members June 13, 2013. Peru has failed to address the unhealed wounds of thousands of families, most of them poor, Quechua-speaking peasants, traumatized by the country's 1980-2000 conflict. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd) ( Peru War Scars Photo Gallery )
Ayacucho Archbishop Salvador Pineiro helps to carry a coffin that contains the remains of a person killed in the 1988 Chaca massacre, to a waiting vehicle in Ayacucho, Peru. The relatives of villagers slain by Shining Path militants nearly three decades ago, formally buried the victims' remains the following day in a mass burial at the local cemetery in Chaca. The remains were exhumed last year from a common grave in the remote Ayacucho state hamlet. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd) ( Peru War Scars Photo Gallery )
A boy holds a machete as he plays alongside a coffin that contains the remains of Juana Quispe, during a mass burial in Chaca, Peru. Quispe is one of the Chaca residents tortured and killed on Jan. 8,1988 by Shining Path militants in retaliation for forming a self-defense committee. Their remains were exhumed in 2012 from a mass grave and released to family members on June 13, 2013. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd) ( Peru War Scars Photo Gallery )
A boy pushes another in a makeshift swing in Chaca, Peru, a remote region of Ayacucho state that endured some of the worst atrocities of Peru's 1980-2000 conflict. Chaca is among thousands of communities still waiting for reparations promised by the state eight years ago. It lacks running water and telephone service, medical attention is precarious and, during the four-month rainy season, it is inaccessible by vehicle as the dirt road link becomes mud. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd) ( Peru War Scars Photo Gallery )
Faustino Vega, 65, holds up a coffin during a mass burial in Chaca, Peru. The remains of Chaca residents who were tortured and killed in their village in 1988 by Shining Path militants were interred in a mass burial about a year after their remains were exhumed from a mass grave. No state agency exists dedicated to locating and cataloguing the conflict's estimated 15,000 disappeared. The bodies of fewer than 3,000 have been exhumed. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd) ( Peru War Scars Photo Gallery )
Relatives bearing flowers walk to the cemetery to attend a mass burial in Chaca, Peru. Family and friends attended the mass burial of the Chaca residents who were tortured and killed in a Jan. 8, 1988 massacre by Shining Path militants in retaliation for forming a self-defense committee. As weapons, the victims had little more than slingshots and poles with knives affixed. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd) ( Peru War Scars Photo Gallery )
Eusebio Velasque mourns over the coffin containing the remains of his father Edwin Velasque during a mass burial at the local cemetery in Chaca, Peru. Velasque is one of the Chaca residents tortured and killed on Jan. 8,1988 by Shining Path militants in retaliation for forming a self-defense committee. Their remains were exhumed in 2012 from a mass grave and released to family members on June 13, 2013. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd) ( Peru War Scars Photo Gallery )
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Globalization and the End of the Left-Right Divide (Part I)
By TAKIS FOTOPOULOS | The International Journal of INCLUSIVE DEMOCRACY
A new political phenomenon, which characterizes the New World Order (NWO) of neoliberal globalization and the parliamentary junta, is the effective abolition of the old political divide – established formally during the French Revolution – between Right and Left. On the Right, were all those political forces that supported the continuation and reproduction of the "establishment", once represented by the monarchy and later by bourgeois parliamentary "democracy" and the capitalist market economy, while on the Left were those who advocated the overthrow of the establishment in the above sense, ranging from anti-monarchists to Marxists, anarchists, antisystemic ecologists (unlike today's washed-out Greens) etc. By definition, then, the Right supported "law and order" and whatever that implied in terms of inequality, hierarchy and the privileges of the advantaged social strata, while the Left essentially fought for the overthrow of the "status quo" and ― to varying degrees ― for the equal distribution of political, economic and social power.
The main arena in which the struggle between Left and Right was taking place was the nation-state, even if the Left – particularly the Marxist (but also the libertarian) Left – was traditionally internationalist, until it adopted in practice the strategy of "socialism in one country" because of the objective conditions it faced, although in theory it remained internationalist. However, it is precisely this arena that is being eliminated by the current NWO, which is literally "pulling the rug" from under the traditional Left-Right divide. The consequences are the seismic changes that we see today across the whole political spectrum.
As regards the Left, an undeniable symptom of this phenomenon is the political bankruptcy of the traditional Left, both in the narrow sense of its electoral percentages, and, most importantly, in the broader sense of its traditional conception as the subversive mass movement that mainly attracted the popular strata, and not the privileged "Leftists" of the bourgeoisie who seek minor reforms through the degenerate "Left", as is the case now. In other words, even though this "Left" continues to survive politically, this does not change the fact that it has been fully integrated into the NWO, as its demands are anything but subversive. On the other hand, the part of it which belongs to the communist Left theoretically makes subversive demands, which however remain theoretical, since they are not accompanied by a transitional programme and subversive political action. And this is true of any party or organization today that defines itself as Left, communist, anarchist, "Green", etc, if it does not challenge – both in theory and in practice – the NWO itself, i.e. globalization (which can only be neoliberal within the system of a capitalist market economy) and the main international institutions implementing the neoliberal policies, such as the EU, preferring instead to wait for revolution before demanding withdrawal from such institutions and imposing economic self-reliance. That is why this entire "Left" can no longer attract the popular strata – who are the main victims of globalization – on a mass scale.
But seismic changes can also be seen on the Right, as evidenced by the fact that the traditional conservative parties of today have only survived thanks to the social strata which have clearly benefited from globalization and which therefore sustain them, while they have been losing support from the popular strata who were embourgeoised during the period of social democracy but are now getting poorer because of the mass unemployment and poverty that globalization brings! Thus, these increasingly conservative popular strata that are being crushed by globalization are now leaving the established Right but are not crossing over to the degenerate "Left" which has been fully integrated into the NWO either. Crucially, these popular strata are not joining the communist, or the pseudo-libertarian Left forces, who are supposedly fighting for self-management but who "fail" to see the strangulation of the popular strata through globalization, the EU etc going on right under their noses!
It is these popular strata which are currently shifting en masse towards nationalist parties such as the UK Independence Party (UKIP), to the point that even the most authoritative newspaper of the economic elite, the Financial Times, has emphasized that a wind of Euroscepticism, going as far as to raise the demand for withdrawal from the EU, is sweeping across Europe[1] (15.10.2013). Contrary to the malicious propaganda of the transnational elite, which enjoys the support of the entire degenerate Left, this does not mean that the millions of Europeans who are turning against the EU and, indirectly, against globalization itself, have suddenly become Nazis, as though we were living in the 1930s. National socialism and social democracy itself are impossible today, as both flourished during the era of the nation-state which, under globalization is dead and buried. Nor does it mean that the fact that as much as 30 per cent of the new parliament, following next year's Euro-elections, will comprise eurosceptics, have suddenly become racists. As the FT report stresses, the exptected massive influx of Eurosceptics in the next European Parliament, which even ardent European federalists now concede, will simply mean that the nationalist parties 'are capitalising on the economic misery and high levels of unemployment that are plaguing the continent'.[2] It is indeed characteristic that the more these parties get rid of racist or extremist right-wing elements in their politics, the more their percentages rise, as the meteoric rise of Le Pen in France showed lately.
At this crucial historical juncture that will determine whether we shall all become subservient to neoliberal globalization and the transnational elite, it is imperative that we create a Popular Front in each country which will include all the victims of globalization among the popular strata, regardless of their current political affiliations. In Greece, in particular, where the popular strata are facing economic disaster, what is needed urgently is not an "antifascist" Front, as proposed by the parties of the parliamentary junta, supported also by the degenerate "Left" (such as SYRIZA, whose leader A. Tsipras is a candidate for the post of the president of the European Commission!) which would unite aggressors and victims. An 'antifascist' front would simply disorient the masses and make them incapable of facing the real fascism being imposed on them by the political and economic elites, which constitute the transnational and local elites. Their criminal policies have already led to almost a third of the active population and over 60 percent of the young being unemployed, to Greek disposable income being almost halved and to a huge rise in poverty with thousands of people having committed suicide since the "crisis" began three years ago. Instead, what is needed is a Popular Front that could attract the vast majority of the people who would fight for immediate unilateral withdrawal from the EU – which is managed by the European part of the transnational elite – as well as for economic self-reliance, thus breaking with globalization.
This would allow also a genuine, new form of internationalism to be built from below, while creating the preconditions necessary for the people to decide, democratically, what kind of socio-economic system they would like in order to achieve an authentic form of popular power.
[1] Joshua Chaffin, "Europe: United by hostility", Financial Times, 15/10/2013
This is an edited version of an article that was first published (in Greek) in the Athens daily Sunday's Eleftherotypia, on 20/10/2013
February 13, 2014 - Posted by aletho | Economics, Solidarity and Activism, Timeless or most popular | European Parliament, France, Greece, Le Pen, SYRIZA, UKIP


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1984 marked the Stadium version of Springsteen. Born in the USA carried 7 Top 10 hits and sold over 10 million albums. 'Dancing in the Dark,' introduced future television Friends star Courtney Cox to the masses when Bruce pulled her up on stage during the video. There is even a huge Arthur Baker 12" remix of the same song. He also remixed U2's 'New Years Day' and 'Two Hearts (beat as one)'.
Springsteen's second solo record, Tunnel of Love, sported a stripped down rock sound. Singles such as 'Tunnel of Love' and 'Brilliant Disguise' were melodic and even a little electronic. Unlike the previous solo record, this was not so much a romantic landscape of small-towns and small-town hoods, but rather a tale about one or two people trying to make it in the world. Recorded after his divorce from actress Julianne Phillips and before his marriage to background singer Patty Scialfa, Tunnel of Love ushered in the next step of Springsteen's career.
1974, Numerous iterations of Born to Run are recorded at The Power Station.


Add lupins to your garden, a well-performing and attractive perennial, coming back each summer and giving you lovely flower spikes revealing flowers in lemon yellow. The leaves offset the flowers, opening out into outstretched palms. Felty in texture they hold onto dew drops and raindrops which catch the light and shimmer.
This lupin variety works well planted in the middle of a container as a centrepiece. Either plant three young specimens in one 30cm (12in) diameter container or plant one in the centre of a container and surround it by yellow bedding flowers available in the Marshalls range.
As your lupin plants come into flower enjoy the attention they bring from our much-loved British insects like honey-bees which hang about pollinating flowers of strawberries, tomatoes and blossoms of tree fruit.


I've always been interested in visual novels as an art form, to me they're the idea of Choose Your Own Adventure stories taken to the next level. I also love the sheer democratic nature of them, not only in the choices you can make, but also the fact they're so easy to make. At least, they are in theory, and software like Ren'py, Novelty, and now TyranoBuilder have been working to make that into a reality.
TyranoBuilder is a "new" (in English) piece of software for graphically building visual novels that's just been released (on STEAM for $16.99). It lets you make visual novels that you can then sell royalty free as phone apps and on various online stores. It looks pretty cool, and after reading through the tutorial documentation (which I highly recommend reading before you try playing with it) I'd say it's one of the slickest methods for making visual novels I've ever seen.
Scenes are built on a timeline based dragging and dropping various elements into play, which makes it dead simple to put a scene together. Graphics, music, dialogue and other elements can be easily assembled in any way you choose, and then you can branch those scenes off into other scenes which allow the reader to control the flow of the story in any way you see fit.
And while people think of visual novels as being linked to anime, remember that visual novels don't have to be in an anime style. While it's certainly the most popular style, I've seen them used with pencil sketches and even heard of people using pictures of themselves and their family as the characters in stories! You could also use free 3-D character software like DAZ Studio to generate characters of your own, or some other character building software like Heromachine and use them as part of a visual novel story.
Visual novels seem to be having a bit of resurgence recently, likely because of services like STEAM and the Apple/Android app stores making them easy to actually sell and distribute as content. Heck, technically even stories like the critically acclaimed Walking Dead "game" are really just a form of visual novel, just with much more playability and advanced graphics. As a result, many different types have popped up, from Space Opera like Sunrider to deep Historical pieces like The Rainy Port Keelung.
If I had the time, I'd probably do a little visual novel making myself! Looks pretty fun and easy!


This article on Cloud Native microservices is dedicated to providing a deep understanding of what Cloud Native microservices are and also gives out information about how we can leverage the benefits of the new architecture.
Most of the organizations are shifting their focus to a cloud-native approach where they are combining microservices architecture and container technologies so that they can build applications which are scalable, flexible, and more importantly, completely utilize the technology benefits.
So, before going much further into the benefits and also their core functionalities, we need to understand clearly about cloud-native microservices. Let's do that!
So, what exactly is cloud-native microservices?
Microservices is an architecture process where it is used to develop an application by collecting small services. Each and every service is associated with business capabilities where they are equipped with their own process. All of the communication happens through HTTP API or messaging features.
Every individual microservice can be restarted, upgraded and also scaled without disturbing the other services within the same application. With this kind of process, the development team can push the latest changes to the production environment or the live environment without affecting or impacting the end users or customers.
Most of the organizations are following a standard process where they have only one deployment unit which has all the application features. This type of architecture is called Monolithic architecture.
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If you are building a Healthcare information system, the application includes modules like patient admission, pharmacy, Invoices, and other respective modules. All of these modules are clubbed together and deployed as a single unit. This type of architecture has a lot of dependencies and also adverse effects.
As all the modules are built together, the code base will be huge, and any bug fixes carried out by the development team might impact other modules of the code. So, interdependency is always the case.
The huge code base is not easy to maintain and it can be fairly difficult for the developers to handle.
If the deployment size is huge then it will definitely overload the server and results in abrupt crashes.
Scalability of individual components is difficult.
Considerable downtime is necessary for production deployments and it affects the business operations.
So, considering the above points, it definitely makes sense to change the process from Monolithic architecture to Microservice architecture.
So, what it takes for the businesses or the organizations to change from Monolithic architecture to Microservice architecture ?
Most of the limitations that we have listed above with Monolithic architecture can be accommodated, and can be rectified by going through microservice architecture.
When it comes to Microservices architecture it is completely about designing the software in such a way that they are different components associated with a single application.
As per the example that we have considered above, i.e., HealthCare application, the modules like admissions, invoices, pharmacy all will be independent components and are deployed as a single unit.
Let's say that there is a surge in the utilization of the admissions module, then the developers have an option to scale the admissions related component only and not affecting the rest of the application behavior. On contrary, this is a bigger issue in the Monolithic environment.
So the scalability factor is definitely possible here and also we can determine whether the scalability is defined by a manual intervention or it can be automated. This can be decided by the operations team.
The automatic scalability is like a cool feature where it can be flexible based on the demand. If there is a surge in terms of the application usage for that particular module, it can auto scale to a level where the demand is fulfilled and later it can auto scale it to a low level.
Business and Process Decisions for a Microservices TransitionIn order to change the process from Monolithic architecture to Microservice architecture, the businesses have to understand and evaluate their current situation and take the step towards betterment.
It is advised to start a completely new application using microservice architecture right from the scratch.
First of all, develop the application in Monolithic architecture and then, as and when it increases, slowly segregate it into microservice level architecture.
These are the two approaches that most of the businesses have to follow when they are trying to transition from Monolithic architecture to Microservice architecture.
Within the two approaches, they are few challenges that the businesses have to go through.
To create a base infrastructure of microservices from scratch is definitely a time-consuming process.
With the help of use cases, it is pretty easy to build applications using monolithic architecture.
Once the application has grown to the desired stage, it makes sense to slowly start implementing the microservice architecture.
Also, a well designed monolithic architecture application can be converted into microservices architecture base with minimal efforts involved.
So, considering both the approaches, it definitely makes sense to go through the current situation within the implementation and take appropriate steps.
Is Microservices the best fit?
Compared to the standard monolithic architecture, there are a lot of benefits that a microservice architecture has to offer:First and foremost, the application is completely flexible and it is scalable.
The system upgrades or code upgrades won't disturb the entire application usage.
Microservices architecture is flexible and the agile development process actually promotes shorter development cycles and results in quicker time for deployment.
With the continuous integration and continuous deployment process, the time taken for deployment is less compared to the standard process.
Problem isolation is easy. As the code base is modular, the bugs or defects will not have an impact on other areas of the application.
Reusability concept is also high in this structure compared to the standard monolithic architecture.
Considering all these benefits, it will definitely be the best fit. As per the organization demands and the application needs, microservices architecture can be implemented.
To the flipside of the coin, there are a few disadvantages which can be painful for most of the organizations if they are not dealt with or addressed during the initial stages of the implementation. They are as follows.
The core concept relies on deployment, so if the deployments are not managed appropriately, then it will be a bigger problem to manage the code base.
Complexity: if the microservices are not managed or accounted appropriately, it will be a problem.
Communication plays an important role.
A lot of initial planning is required, i.e., at the architecture level.
The above aspects need to be monitored carefully so that the best of microservices architecture is availed.
Deploying a microservices architecture is an integral part of the entire implementation and the following points need to be addressed.
Should be flexible to deploy and also un-deploy the microservice independently.
Should be designed in such a way that a single microservice component is scalable without any restrictions.
Fault in one of the microservices should not affect the rest of the microservices.
Should be quick in terms of building and deploying microservices quickly.
The above points are critical so that the microservices are effectively deployed.
With the use of open source tools like Docker and Kubernetes, microservices architecture can be deployed.
Docker is one of the open source platforms which can be utilized by developers and system administrators to deploy the application containers in a Linux environment.
By increasing the container instances, the microservice can be scaled.
Kubernetes is another platform where we can leverage and add more value to the deployments when it is used with Docker.
Using kubernetes, it is easy to manage a bunch of Linux containers as a single system where the docker containers are available on multiple hosts. This deployment structure will be helpful while dealing with large-scale microservices.
When it comes to migration strategies for microservices, there are few approaches that are available. The usage of an approach varies based on the conditions and the team within the organization will have the ultimatum to take the appropriate decision.
As the name suggests - do not disturb the existing monolithic structured application. It is better to build a parallel application considering microservices architecture. In other words, the same business functionality is implemented but using microservices architecture.
The existing application, i.e., on the monolithic application, is not at all disturbed.
The new application can be designed according to the need.
The entire implementation has to follow a waterfall model. Using this process, the implementation outcome is an unknown factor.
In this approach, the standalone modules are identified first and they are redesigned and developed according to the microservices structure. Within this process, the entire application's UI and backend are redesigned so that it suits microservice architecture.
With this approach, the customers can see iterative builds and continuous enhancements of the systems.
As this is a continuous development process, there is a scope for rectifying mistakes.
The UI code will be monolithic only.
A lot of changes are expected during this implementation.
With this approach, the team has to identify modules which can be executed independently. Once this activity is done, the entire backend will be reworked and the individual module UI will be rebuilt according to the microservices architecture. Once the development is completed, the existing monolithic services and the UI will be replaced.
The benefits associated with this approach are given below.
This process is also an iterative and incremental one. So, the clients/customers will get to see some improvements in every cycle.
The development and migration efforts are less compared to other architectures.
The disadvantages associated with this process are as follows.
As the number of modules increases, the complexity of communicating within the modules will also increase.
Maybe, we get to see a clash in terms of the UI frameworks.
Well, the best practices actually vary from one another. So, in general, the best practices that can be implemented are as follows.
First of all, identify the important module and initiate the migration for that module.
Never allow the microservices module code to be executed under monolithic architecture.
Start utilizing a framework where the developers will only be focusing on business functionality.
If required, the microservices can be further broken down into smaller microservices.
Hybrid cloud is nothing but a cloud computing setup or environment which primarily uses a mixture of private clouds and on-premises clouds in conjunction with public cloud services.
It takes time and money to transfer content from a private cloud to a public cloud and consumes a lot of computing efforts, which results in unnecessary resource utilization and increases the operations' cost. Furthermore, to control these aspects, one can definitely use hybrid cloud services which offer much more flexibility and have a lot of data deployment options to choose from.
As per the microservices architecture, all the functionalities are divided into small components where they interact with each other and form an application. Also, with this structure, the functional components can either scale up or down based on the need.
The same concept works for the hybrid cloud computing environment as well - based on the demand the cloud instance can be either scaled up or down. So, in general, hybrid cloud environments and microservices architectures go hand in hand.
One of the best examples is the containers. The concept of containers is widely used in microservices architecture. Whenever there is a need, the containers can be either created or destroyed automatically without affecting the application performance.
If a considerable load has been observed, then the required containers are created automatically where the load balancer will start distributing the load to multiple services.
Alternatively, if there is a decreasing demand for the load on the application, then the related containers are destroyed so that effective utilization of resources is always maintained.
When it comes to infrastructure considerations, the organizations have to look out for different components like maintenance, scalability, performance monitoring, and eventually hosting.
So, below aspects should be considered so that the team can properly design a microservices architecture based application.
First and foremost aspect to check is whether the service can be deployed independently or not.
Make sure that there is concrete logging mechanism in place.
All the uptimes and downtimes of the infrastructure should be monitored, and if there is any considerable change of behavior, then appropriate action needs to be taken.
Especially if the organizations are opting microservices based applications, then the application should be designed in such a way that its flexibility and scalability concepts are not at all compromised.
As per the standards, a cloud native application is built on different logical layers based on the functionality and the deployment. Every layer has designated microservices which will eventually accomplish their own tasks.
Though the layers are clubbed together, every layer acts independently. When compared to the three tier traditional architecture, the stack is in the form of a hierarchy. But in cloud native application, the structure is a flat one where the service is exposed via an API.
This layer is completely flexible and can grow and reduce according to the runtime usage. In order to carry out the scale-in and scale-out operations, a autoscale policy needs to be implemented.
Within this layer, each and every service selects an ideal database where the structured data is stored. These type of services are called stateful services where high-level APIs are exposed.
All the scheduled jobs, parallel jobs, and batch jobs are notified as parallelizable layer.
Within the event-driven layer, the code is not packaged in the form of containers. So, rather than using containers, the functions are written in programming languages like Python and Node.Js. Once these functions are written in the above-mentioned programming languages, they are deployed directly.
All the functions that are triggered within this layer are nothing but event-driven based.
Most of the monolith applications are legacy layer based. For example, all customer relationship management (CRM), enterprise resource planning (ERP), supply chain management (SCM) and human resources (HR) applications.
So to use the existing systems, microservices architecture can still support and the transactions can be interoperated in the legacy layer.
With the help of microservices maturity model, the customers can compare themselves and see whether they stand and also know what it takes for them to reach to a point where they can classify as a microservice related enterprise.
Also, it acts as a standard set of rules and policies so that all the teams within an organization can abide to. It plays an important role in terms of maintaining the standards and process controls to an industry standard.
The Assessment stage: According to the maturity model, this is the stage where an organization evaluates its current standards to the maturity model standards. According to this assessment, the organizations can understand the main areas where they need to emphasize on.
With this type of study and assessment, organizations can understand the latest trends and will be able to improve their performances which in return will showcase more profits.
In this article, we have gone through several concepts of microservices architecture components where they are transforming the way the traditional applications are developed and deployed. Based on the application stability and the ad-hoc requirements, team can take a constructive decision of moving from monolithic to microservices architecture. Using the migration strategies, one can decide the best approach and work towards a completion.
Vinod M is a Big data expert writer at Mindmajix and contributes in-depth articles on various Big Data Technologies. He also has experience in writing for Docker, Microservices, Commvault, and few BI tools. You can be in touch with him via LinkedIn and Twitter.


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Home » World News » What time will Thomas Markle's interview on Meghan Markle air on Channel 5 tonight? – The Sun
What time will Thomas Markle's interview on Meghan Markle air on Channel 5 tonight? – The Sun
THOMAS Markle has accused his daughter Meghan of "cheapening the Royal Family and throwing away "every girl's dream" for money in a new documentary.
During the interview – Thomas reveals his distress over Megxit.
When will Thomas Markle's documentary air?
The interview- in which Meghan's estranged dad Thomas says Meghan has "let down" the Royal Family – is set to air at 9pm tonight on Channel 5.
The 90-minute documentary, Thomas Markle: My Story, explores his "complicated" relationship with Meghan in the run-up to her wedding to Prince Harry in May 2018.
What does he say during the programme?
Retired Hollywood lighting director Thomas, 75, brands Harry and Meghan "embarrassing".
He also tells Channel 5 his daughter is "cheapening" the Royal Family and "throwing away every girl's dream for money."
In a reference to the discount American supermarket giant, he says: "They are turning it [the Royal Family] into a Walmart with a crown on."
It comes after the Queen put her foot down as she revealed the Royal Family's 'hard Megxit' deal, agreeing that Harry and Meghan will no longer use their HRH titles and demanding they repay £2.4million of taxpayer's money spent on renovating Frogmore Cottage.
Thomas Senior told Channel 5: "When they got married they took on an obligation, and the obligation is to be part of the Royals and to represent the Royals. And it would be foolish for them not to.
"This is one of the greatest long-living institutions ever. They are destroying it, they are cheapening it, making it shabby… they shouldn't be doing this."
He went on: "With Meghan and Harry separating from the Royals… it's disappointing because she actually got every girl's dream.
"Every young girl wants to become a princess and she got that and now she's tossing that away… it looks like she's tossing that away for money."
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