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Angelo Mottola (Aversa, província de Caserta, Itália, 10 de janeiro de 1935 - Roma, 8 de outubro de 2014) foi um clérigo italiano, arcebispo católico romano e diplomata da Santa Sé.

Angelo Mottola foi ordenado sacerdote em 2 de abril de 1960 na Catedral da Diocese de Porto-Santa Rufina pelo Cardeal Eugene Tisserant. Em 1963, depois de concluir uma dissertação sobre o tema do Sacrifício da Missa no segundo período do Concílio de Trento, recebeu seu doutorado na Pontifícia Universidade de São Tomás de Aquino. Aqui ele inicialmente trabalhou para a Congregação para as Igrejas Orientais.

Papa Paulo VI conferiu-lhe o título honorário de Capelão de Sua Santidade (Monsenhor) em 11 de agosto de 1971. Em 29 de janeiro de 1983, o Papa João Paulo II conferiu-lhe o título de Prelado Honorário de Sua Santidade. A partir de 1986 trabalhou na administração da Congregação para a Evangelização dos Povos.

Em 16 de julho de 1999, João Paulo II o nomeou Arcebispo Titular de Cercina e Núncio Apostólico no Irã. O Cardeal Secretário de Estado Angelo Sodano concedeu-lhe a consagração episcopal em 21 de setembro de 1999 em São Pedro; Os co-consagradores foram o Secretário da Congregação para a Evangelização dos Povos, Dom Marcello Zago OMI da Cúria e Dom Mario Milano, Bispo de Aversa.

Papa Bento XVI nomeou-o em 25 de janeiro de 2007 Núncio Apostólico em Montenegro e aceitou em 17 de fevereiro de 2010 sua renúncia por motivos de idade.

Angelo Mottola é membro da Ordem Teutônica desde 2013.

Ver também

Religiosos da Itália
Núncios apostólicos no Irão
Núncios apostólicos em Montenegro

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Q: How to trigger a race condition? I am researching about fuzzing approaches, and I want to be sure which approach is suitable for Race Condition problem. Therefor I have a question about race condition itself.
Let's suppose we have a global variable and some threads have access to it without any restriction. How can we trigger the existing race condition? Is it enough to run just the function that uses the global variable with several threads? I mean just running the function will trigger race condition anyway?
Here, I put some code, and I know it has race condition problem. I want to know which inputs should give the functions to trigger the corresponding race condition problem.
#include<thread>
#include<vector>
#include<iostream>
#include<experimental/filesystem>
#include<Windows.h>
#include<atomic>

using namespace std;
namespace fs = experimental::filesystem;

volatile int totalSum;
//atomic<int> totalSum;
volatile int* numbersArray;

void threadProc(int startIndex, int endIndex)
{
    Sleep(300);

    for(int i = startIndex; i < endIndex; i++)
    {
        totalSum += numbersArray[i];
    }
}

void performAddition(int maxNum, int threadCount)
{
    totalSum = 0;

    numbersArray = new int[maxNum];

    for(int i = 0; i < maxNum; i++)
    {
        numbersArray[i] = i + 1;
    }

    int numbersPerThread = maxNum / threadCount;

    vector<thread> workerThreads;

    for(int i = 0; i < threadCount; i++)
    {
        int startIndex = i * numbersPerThread;
        int endIndex = startIndex + numbersPerThread;

        if (i == threadCount - 1)
            endIndex = maxNum;

        workerThreads.emplace_back(threadProc, startIndex, endIndex);
    }

    for(int i = 0; i < workerThreads.size(); i++)
    {
        workerThreads[i].join();
    }

    delete[] numbersArray;
}

void printUsage(char* progname)
{
    cout << "usage: " << fs::path(progname).filename() << " maxNum threadCount\t with 1<maxNum<=10000, 0<threadCount<=maxNum" << endl;
}

int main(int argc, char* argv[])
{
    if(argc != 3)
    {
        printUsage(argv[0]);
        return -1;
    }

    long int maxNum = strtol(argv[1], nullptr, 10);
    long int threadCount = strtol(argv[2], nullptr, 10);

    if(maxNum <= 1 || maxNum > 10000 || threadCount <= 0 || threadCount > maxNum)
    {
        printUsage(argv[0]);
        return -2;
    }

    performAddition(maxNum, threadCount);

    cout << "Result: " << totalSum << " (soll: " << (maxNum * (maxNum + 1))/2 << ")" << endl;
    return totalSum;
}

Thanks for your help

A: There may be many cases of race conditions. One of example for your case:
one thread:

*

*reads commonly accessible variable (1)

*increments it (2)

*sets the common member variable to resulting value (to 2)

second thread starts just after the first thread read the common value

*

*it read the same value (1)

*incremented the value it read. (2)

*then writes the calculated value to common member variable at the same time as first one. (2)

As a result

*

*the member value was incremented only by one (to value of 2) , but it should increment by two (to value of 3) since two threads were acting on it.

Testing race conditions:

*

*for your purpose (in the above example) you can detect race condition when you get different result than expected.

Triggerring

*

*if you may want the described situation always to happen for the purpose of - you will need to coordinate the work of two threads. This will allow you to do your testing

*Nevertheless coordination of two threads will violate definition race condition if it is defined as: "A race condition or race hazard is the behavior of an electronics, software, or other system where the system's substantive behavior is dependent on the sequence or timing of other uncontrollable events.". So you need to know what you want, and in summary race condition is an unwanted behavior, that in your case you want to happen what can make sense for testing purpose.

*If you are asking generally - when a race condition can occur - it depends on your software design (e.g you can have shared atomic integers which are ok to be used), hardware design (eg. variables stored in temporary registers) and generally luck.

Hope this helps,
Witold

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MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - AUGUST 10: Jamie Vardy of Leicester City runs back with the ball after scoring a goal to make it 1-2 during the Premier League match between Manchester United and Leicester City at Old Trafford on August 10, 2018 in Manchester, United Kingdom. (Photo by Matthew Ashton - AMA/Getty Images)
Manchester United vs Leicester – Leicester Player Ratings
Matthew Hayes
The Premier League returned tonight as Leicester City visited Manchester United at Old Trafford.
Leicester Player Ratings From Defeat At Old Trafford
The long 89-day wait for league football came to an end with a scintillating encounter in which Manchester United ground out a 2-1 victory. Paul Pogba gave the hosts an early lead from the penalty spot. Luke Shaw added a late second goal before Jamie Vardy's header in added time made it a nervy end for the hosts.
James Maddison and Ben Chilwell shone for Leicester while Daniel Amartey won't remember tonight very fondly.
Here are my ratings for the Leicester players that took to the pitch tonight:
Kasper Schmeichel – 6/10
Schmeichel wasn't a busy man tonight. There wasn't much he could have done about the coolly dispatched penalty by Pogba early on. He dealt with most balls into the box well. His distribution was decent but nothing like what we know he can offer in the department. He was beaten from a tight angle by Shaw late on.
Daniel Amartey (63 mins) – 3/10
Amartey would have been pleased to see his number on the fourth official's board shortly after the hour mark. His night started with a needless handball that led to the penalty that allowed Paul Pogba open the scoring. A lot of Man United's attacks came down his side in the first half and he struggled to cope. He was poor in possession and never looked comfortable. He offered very little going forward.
Wes Morgan – 5/10
Morgan didn't have much of a presence in the game. He wasn't required to defend much but he was disappointing when he did have to. He was lucky not to be punished for a defensive error on 78 minutes. His passing was sloppy throughout the night.
Harry Maguire – 7/10
Maguire showcased all the aspects of his game that attracted interest from United in the first place. He was confident in possession and stepped out of defence well all night. He was solid defensively and won most battles in which he was involved. There was nothing he could have done for either goal.
Ben Chilwell – 7/10
Chilwell was the main point of Leicester's attack in the first half. He bombed up the wing impressively and caused Darmian problems. His influence declined in the second half, especially after the introduction of Ghezzal. His defensive performance was faultless, although he didn't have much to do.
Wilfred Ndidi – 6/10
Ndidi was heavily involved in the game. His passing was inconsistent as he gave the ball away on a number of occasions. He also made a few needless fouls that would have angered Claude Puel. All in all, he did a decent job of controlling the game.
Adrien Silva (80 mins) – 7/10
Leicester controlled much of the game from midfield and Silva played a part in that. He portrayed an excellent range of passing. His long diagonal balls to Chilwell stretched United a lot in the first half.
Ricardo Pereira – 7/10
It was a fantastic debut for the Portuguese defender. He played much of the game out of position as Puel put him on the right wing. The debutant linked up well with Maddison at times after a slow start to the game. He was pushed back into position when Rachid Ghezzal replaced Amartey and was caught out for Shaw's goal. His dangerous delivery late on led to Leicester's consolation goal.
James Maddison (63 mins) – 8/10
As far as Premier League debuts go, it was an outstanding performance from Maddison. He always looked confident on the ball. The former Norwich midfielder controlled it well, played some beautiful little passes through the middle of United's midfield. He came closest to scoring for Leicester but was only denied by David de Gea's outstretched right arm. His set-piece deliveries were on point throughout the night.
Demarai Gray – 6/10
Gray was outstanding in the first half. He troubled Darmian throughout the opening 45. The winger made great runs in off the left flank and worked hard to press the United defence and trackback on occasion. He faded away in the second half.
Kelechi Iheanacho – 5/10
Iheanacho was invisible for much of the game. He struggled to make an impact as a lone striker for the opening hour. Vardy was brought on beside him for the last 30 minutes but it didn't help the Nigerian much. He failed to hold the ball up multiple times. The few times he made good runs, he couldn't control the ball and wasted potential chances.
Rachid Ghezzal (subbed on – 63 mins) – 7/10
Ghezzal made a decent impact on the game. There was a change of emphasis for Leicester after his introduction as they began attacking down the right. He was superb in possession and worked hard when he came on.
Jamie Vardy (subbed on – 63 mins) – 7/10
It was a typical Vardy performance when he came on. He pressed the United defence whenever they had possession. He missed a good opportunity shortly before he scored Leicester's consolation goal.
Vicente Iborra (subbed on 80 mins) – n/a
Iborra had little effect on the game, playing just 10 minutes.
Overall, it was a good performance from Leicester. There were a few standout performers who will be disappointed to be on the losing side, debutant Maddison included.
Next up for Leicester, they welcome Wolves to the King Power Stadium next Saturday.
Jamie Vardy
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with devotion: All things are possible for one who believes.
There is a tension evident in the boy's father that many of us can relate to. This man has watched unspeakable horrors happening to his son and he feared for his precious boy's life. I can resonate with those fears. This summer I watched, sometimes fearful, as my wife struggled for her life for a week laying in a hospital bed hooked up to a ventilator. The joy in my heart was overwhelming that Sunday that they removed the tube from her.
Many run with the phrase "all things are possible" and postulate bad theology because they do not understand the hyperbolic nature of such a statement. Jesus is not saying that we will get anything we want if we pray. He is speaking in a general sense and the focus is not what we believe for but who we believe in. Frankly, the man's faith would be for naught if it was not placed in God himself. We believe in God for who he is and not for what he gives.
I struggle Lord. Help me to believe the best. Help me to trust you.


I was going to title this post Mr.Bean, but that didn't quite match up to the message I want to portray. There is no similarity between the calamitous character portrayed by Rowan Atkinson, and the C.E.O. of on-line recruiting technology Broadbean. Rowan Atkinson aside though, it is a title that fits because Robinson lives and breathes Broadbean.
Robinson founded the company in 2001. He is a career recruiter, and it was his desire to find more efficient ways of working through the emerging on-line technologies for the recruitment business he founded MECS Europe Ltd. Prior to founding MECS, Robinson was the MD of Compuvac growing revenues from £1Mn to £25Mn. Robinson was MD of the business between 1989 and 1998. Robinson has a passion for recruiting, citing the industry as the only one that you can legally make six figures from a standing start, with no experience, and have fun doing it. It is the desire to do things better that led him to develop the product that ultimately became Broadbean.
Broadbean are one of those companies that seem to be omnipresent around the industry. Nearly all of the recruiting businesses I have been involved with have been Broadbean customers. They are the market leaders in the job posting market, with over 35,000 customers around the world. Broadbean make job posting to multiple job boards and response management quick and simple. Robinson developed this product for MECS, and was quick to recognise the potential for the industry as a whole.
It is this attitude to innovation and customer service that has propelled Broadbean to the top of the market and kept them there. When you speak with Robinson, it is these two areas that really stand out. He talks and thinks like a recruiter, and understands that as the recruiting market evolves, so the technology that supports it needs to at the same pace, and that means constantly finding or inventing new ways of doing things better. Having been a recruiter for so many years, Robinson understands the importance of keeping customers happy through responsive customer service. recruiters work under intense pressure and tight deadlines, the companies that support them need to work at the same pace, and make sure that they are fully supported, because it is service that differentiates suppliers.
In oct 2008 Broadbean were acquired by Associated Northcliffe Digital, the digital consumer division of the Daily Mail and General Trust. Robinson was keen to stay with the business, but was keen to take on a new challenge and build something new. The solution was to change his focus and move to the U.S. in order to establish the Broadbean Band in a new continent. The challenge has clearly suited Robinson, setting up an office in Newport Beach, Orange County and quickly building a team. It has been great to witness a UK brand going global, with additional offices in Australia. Robinson clearly relishes the challenge of building businesses, and speaking with him, I suspect that he draws paralells between the US set up and the early days with Broadbean, when they were first known as Firebean.
Earlier this year I ran a post announcing the launch of the Evenbase Group, set up to encourage collaboration between the on-line recruitment businesses of DMGT, which also includes Jobsite. Robinson sits on the board of Evenbase, bringing his own take on on-line recruiting to the group. Away from the business he dedicates his time to the other loves of his life, family and football, where he coaches kids teams and supports Totenham.
I always enjoy his company, and look forward to seeing him again at #Trusanfrancisco later this month. He has been there and done it in terms of on-line recruitment, and is clearly back for more. I salute his and "The Beans" achievements so far, and wish him well in his quest to conquer the recruiting world with the Bean.


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Democrats Try to Pressure Senate Republicans on Gun Control
By Jim Hayek August 14, 2019
WASHINGTON—Democrats sought to pressure President Donald Trump and Senate Republicans on Aug. 13 to support an aggressive background check legislation.
Democrats in the House of Representatives held a news conference with relatives and friends of mass shooting victims to pressure Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to call the upper chamber back from an August recess for a vote on gun control legislation that was approved by the House in February.
The Democrats' push on gun control comes after back-to-back mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio.
Democrats in Congress and those vying for their party's presidential nomination are making gun control a key plank in their 2020 election contests.
Gun control measures generally face opposition from defenders of the Second Amendment right to bear arms.
Democrats are currently pressing for Senate action on legislation that would expand background checks on buyers who obtain guns through private sales, part of which are now exempt. The bill would also require background checks for loans and gifts of guns between people who are not close relatives.
"Is it the solution to all this violence? It is not … it is a significant and important step to take in the face of this violence," House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer told reporters.
"Not to act is a refusal to meet our responsibilities to the American people," he added.
The National Rifle Association denounced the bill, saying it would criminalize innocent actions between law-abiding Americans and "make it harder for good people to defend themselves and their families."
"Criminals, on the other hand, will continue to get their firearms the way they always have—through the black market, theft, and straw purchases," said Chris Cox, NRA executive director, in a Feb. 27 statement. "Forcing more government paperwork and additional fees on good people trying to exercise a constitutional right will do nothing to make Americans safer."
Hoyer said the House Judiciary Committee, which has jurisdiction over gun control, will return to Washington early to consider yet another legislation that would make it easier for states to deny legal gun ownership to people deemed a threat to themselves or others, ban some semi-automatic rifles, and ban higher-capacity magazines. A committee aide said a final decision to return has not been made.
McConnell told a radio interviewer on Aug. 8 that calling the Senate back into session early would only lead to political posturing. Instead, he has instructed the chairs of three Senate committees to work on legislation that can be debated when lawmakers return from their six-week recess on Sept. 9.
Legislation sought by McConnell would need to garner enough bipartisan support to pass the Senate and be signed into law by Trump, who said he would veto the House legislation.
Trump has voiced support for some form of background check expansion, though in an address on the mass shootings, he focused on mental illness, the internet, and video games as potential causes.
On Aug. 13, Trump said he is convinced that McConnell wants to toughen background checks.
"He wants to do background checks. I do, too, and I think a lot of Republicans do," the president told reporters in New Jersey.
"I don't know frankly that the Democrats will get us there. … We'll see what happens," Trump said.
The Senate could consider a more modest background checks legislation that would exempt all gun transfers, including sales between close family members, from background checks. The House version exempts only loans and gifts between close relatives.
The bill, sponsored by Sens. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), failed in 2013 in the aftermath of the murder of 20 children and six staff members at an elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut, in December 2012.
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Neutrons was formed towards the end of 1973 and in theory could be considered to be an offshoot of Welsh band Man. The main fulcrum behind Neutrons were Phil Ryan and Will Youatt together with John "Pugwash" Weathers (Drums); Martin Wallace (Guitars) Ray "Taff" Williams (Guitars); Stuart Gordon (Violin) and Caromay Dixon (Vocals). The name of the group came from an original group Youatt and Ryan together with Clive John had, called Iorwerth Pritchard And The Neutrons prior to these three joining Man.
Will Youatt started his musical career with the King Bees in 1964, later joined Quicksand and eventually Piblokto in 1970 where he met up with future Neutrons members Phil Ryan, and Taff Williams. In 1972 Youatt joined Man together with Phil Ryan and though a trained guitarist, played bass on two of their albums, Be Good To Yourself and Back Into The Future.
Phil Ryan 's musical career also started back in 1964 with the group The Smokestacks, following which he joined highly successful Swansea band Eyes Of Blue who went on to win the Melody Maker Battle Of The Bands Competition. Also present in this band were, amongst others, future Neutron members, Taff Williams and John "Pugwash" Weathers. Ryan left Eyes Of Blue in 1970 to join Piblokto and in 1972 joined Man together with Will Youatt. However things between Ryan and leader Micky Jones came to a head and Phil Ryan announced he was leaving the group together with Will Youatt to form Neutrons.
Fellow Welshman John "Pugwash" Weathers joined the group for the recording of the first album. At that particular point in time he was still a member of cult progressive band Gentle Giant, whom he had joined the previous year. His stint with both Eyes Of Blue and Piblokto together with Ryan, Youatt and Williams made him an automatic choice as drummer for the first album of the band. Ironically Weathers would eventually join Man in the late nineties. Weathers also guested on Graham Bond's last album before his demise , We Put Our Magick On You, and for whom Dance Of The Psychadelic Lounge Lizards was dedicated. Bond also knew Ryan and Youatt since he had played the organ on the 1970 Piblokto album, Thousands On A Raft.
Ray "Taff"Williams also known as Cue-Tar (due to his strong accent in pronouncing guitar) started his musical career in 1964 with the Mustangs before joining Eyes Of Blue and Piblokto in 1970. Also involved with Neutrons was violinist Stuart Gordon whose previous rock musical experience was playing on the album Earthspan (1972) by The Incredible String Band.
Ryan, Youatt and Weathers had already been playing together and thoughts of leaving Man had already crossed their minds towards the end of 1973. Both Ryan and Youatt had had enough of the extensive touring that the Welsh group undertook to promote its albums and Ryan in particular was feeling stifled with the inability to fully express his musical ideas as they had to fit the Man style of music.
Living In the World Today and Snow Covered Eyes (both tracks would end up on the debut album) were recorded in November 1973 by the trio at Rockfield studios near Monmouth and played to United Artists A&R man Andrew Lauder who immediately expressed an interest in the group. This was the perfect excuse for Ryan and Youatt who immediately set about leaving Man to form Neutrons.
The second recording stint involved another fortnight of recording and took place in April 1974 at Chipping Norton Studios, and this time the group was fully assembled with Taff Williams, Stuart Gordon and other guest musicians. Amongst these musicians were Caromay Dixon, Martin Wallace and Dave Charles all of who would be permanent members of the band by the second album. Mixing was done at Olympic Studios in Barnes with the album released in September, 1974 as Black Hole Star ((United Artists UAG 29652; valuation with inner sleeve 15.00 BS). The single released from this album was Dance Of Psychedelic Lounge Lizard/Suzy And The Wonder Boy (United Artists UP 35704; valuation 4.00BS). Suzy And The Wonder Boy never made it onto any of the group's LP's.
There are some interesting notes regarding this album especially with regards to the album sleeve. As can be verified when one reads the inner sleeve, the original intent for the album was to have a gatefold sleeve illustrating the Black Hole theme coupled with the Neutrons logo designed by Rick Griffin. However, the end result did not fit the cover and could not be used. The demo copies of the album involved the record packaged in a silver sleeve and the group also possessed promotional silver stickers of the Neutrons logo.
Thus the whole concept was changed with the album packaged in a silver cardboard sleeve. In fact the inner sleeve credits the front and back cover paintings to Paul Whitehead (paintings which are non-existent) as well as an Inside photo which ended up being placed at the back of the sleeve. Only the Kevin Doyle-designed inside bag survived from the original plan, yet side two of the records has the original album number UAG 29651 cancelled out on the run out of the record groove.
Other details regarding the album are the inclusion of certain relatively and other lesser known guest musicians on the album. Looking through the tracks on the album, one can see that Feel has a certain Pique on hand drums. This is none other than Pique Withers who also played on the seminal Spring album, and would later surface under a differently spelt first name as Pick Withers as drummer for Dire Straits in later years. Furthermore, the backing vocalists on Going To India labeled as The Quickies, are none other than Will Youatt's former group Quicksand.
Less than a year later, in April 1975, the group released their second album Tales From The Blue Coccon (United Artists UAG 29726). Once again recordings took place at Rockfield studios near Monmouth during two sessions in June and November 1974 while mixing took place at Olympic Studios and Advision, London..
According to Phil Ryan the name of the album was a satire on the titles with which various other progressive outfits were naming their albums, most notably Yes with Tales From Topographic Oceans. In fact the album sleeves depicts underwater scenes. On the other hand, he was extremely disappointed with the Pierre Tubbs-designed cover as his original idea was to have a shot of hundreds of people in sleeping bags on the bottom of the sea or under the water. This idea came to him while he was watching the Woodstock film which has a helicopter shot of the field of people present all in blue sleeping bags, looking like cocoons.
The album also brought with it a change in line-up from the debut album. John "Pugwash" Weathers could no longer retain his drumming duties with the group and his place was taken/shared by Dave Charles, who had also guested on Black Hole Star, and Stuart Halliday. Weathers would eventually end up playing with Man (as well as Will Youatt and Phil Ryan) in the late nineties. Dave Charles' previous stints included playing with Help Yourself, The Flying Aces with Martin Ace and Deke Leonard's Iceberg. Also Stuart Gordon was no longer featured in the lineup, his place left void and thus the string effect lost from the album. Gordon would remain playing as a successful violin session musician till this very day with various artists such as Tori Amos, Peter Hammil and most recently with Peter Gabriel on the album Ovo:The Millennium Show.
However all was not well within the Neutrons camp. Though it was not apparent that Ryan and Youatt were having personal differences, they clashed over each others decisions especially musical direction. Whereas Youatt wanted to move in a more rock-orientated direction (something which he would do with his next band Alkatrazz), Ryan was content to explore that musical sector which the first album was immersed in. To further complicate matters, Youatt fell ill with exhaustion towards the end of the production stages and was not present during the mixing sessions. Inevitably some of the finished product was not what he quite expected it to be.
Further evidence of the friction between these two leaders of the group can be seen in the song writing credits. Whereas the first time round the two were involved in practically every song together, this time they could not even collaborate on one single track.
Shortly after recording Tales From the Blue Cocoons, the group hit the road but almost immediately were hit by the departure of Taff Williams whose replacement was Richard Treece, a fellow band member of Dave Charles in Help Yourself. However, this was the beginning of the end for the group and by the end of 1975 the group had completely disbanded.
Will Youatt formed Alkatrazz with former Quicksand member James Davies. Though they promised a lot, the group only managed one release Doing A Moonlight, yet this clearly showed the rock guitar-based direction Youatt wanted Neutrons to move in. Unfortunately a strange publishing deal that he signed does not allow him to use his name for any material that he wrote with Man, Neutron and Alkatrazz.
Phil Ryan started working on a solo album called Road Of Cobras but rejoined Man in 1975before it could be released. The Welsh Connection album featured many of the songs and ideas intended for that album. However he did not rejoin for the 1983 reunion as he continued to work with lyricist and former Piblokto leader Pete Brown. In the eighties he relocated to Denmark but joined up with Man in 1996 when invited to replace the sick Deke Leonard and has remained with the group ever since.
Following Neutrons, Taff Williams continued playing as a session musician, Caromay Dixon's musical career would not progress much further than a stint with Global Village Trucking Company on their self-titled 1976 album while Stuart Halliday played with Will Youatt in Alkatrazz. For David Charles, Neutrons was just a stepping stone for a future as a session drummer (Jeff Beck, Airwaves, Dave Edmunds) and as an engineer/producer (Jeff Beck, Judas Priest, The Charlatans, The LA's).
Unfortunately, this group which released some good music in the early seventies has not been given the credit it is due. They form an integral part of the Welsh Progressive/Psychedelic scene which was so very promising during those years yet much to my dismay they are practically untraceable both in musical history annals and within the recording industry.
Many Thanks for this - a really interesting pair of albums, well worth a listen.