We're seeing a trend here -- another year, another explosion of river ship builds. While new ocean vessels are being built at what we'd call a modest pace, river building shows no sign of slowing down. With 34 new riverboats on the way, including 16 new ships from Viking River Cruises, cruisers looking to try out a new vessel have plenty of options. It's clear river lines are convinced ocean cruisers are ready for something new and different.
When it comes to the ocean-going vessels, Norwegian and Princess both are revealing fleetmates to their splashy 2013 first-in-class ships. Royal Caribbean is joining the fray with a brand-new class of ship debuting in November, with all sorts of bells and whistles and bumper cars. Costa and Tui will launch ships in Europe, while Pearl Mist, a much-anticipated small ship, is hitting the waters this summer.
The Low-Down: Getaway follows in the steps of its much-anticipated fleetmate, Norwegian Breakaway, which debuted in May 2013. Getaway features the same cool bells and whistles -- a multistory sports complex, complete with ropes course, rock-climbing wall and zip line; outdoor promenade for dining and drinks; and more than 20 restaurants and bars. The 146,600-ton, 4,028-passenger ship will sail year-round from Miami, and its new-to-the-line features include tropical-inspired artwork and some Miami-themed public spaces like the Tropical Room, which will capture Miami Beach of the 40s and 50s; Flamingo Bar and Grill, a Latin-style restaurant; Sunset Bar, inspired by Ernest Hemingway's home in Key West; and Sugarcane Bar, an island-themed tiki bar. Pop artist David "LEBO" Le Batard designed the hull artwork, which features mermaids and pelicans. The "Illusionarium," a special-effects magic show and dining experience, is also new to the line, replacing the "Cirque Dreams and Dinner Jungle Fantasy" onboard Breakaway. The Grammy Experience is another first-to-line venue that will showcase artifacts from the Grammy Museum. At night, past Grammy winners and nominees will perform.
The Low-Down: Regal Princess will be very similar to splashy fleetmate Royal Princess, which was launched in summer 2013. That means Princess fans can expect many of the same features that debuted on Royal Princess to appear on Regal: the SeaWalk, a cantilevered, glass-enclosed walkway that will extend 28 feet beyond the ship's edge and 128 feet over the water; a series of private, for-fee poolside cabanas; an adults-only pool; a huge pastry shop; and the Princess Live! television studio. Regal Princess (141,000 tons, 3,600 passengers) also will feature the line's famous Piazza, an expanded atrium that's ideal for people watching or enjoying a cup of coffee and ocean views. Regal Princess also will add a couple of new features, including an aft pool and a promenade deck that will allow passengers to walk the length of the ship. All outside cabins will have balconies, which means 80 percent of the ship's accommodations will have outdoor spaces.
The Low-Down: Quantum of the Seas represents Royal Caribbean's first new-build since Allure of the Seas in 2010. The much-anticipated Quantum of the Seas, the first in the line's Quantum Class, will debut more than a few "wow" features, including the first skydiving simulator at sea, bumper cars and the "North Star," a glass capsule that can rise 300 feet above sea level and provide 360-degree views over the sides of the ship. The vessel also will feature Two70, a multilevel entertainment space with floor-to-ceiling windows that will house a gourmet marketplace, library and workshop. At night, entertainment there will be the name of the game, with a combination of live and digital performances, including aerialists and TV screens that move with the aid of robotic arms.
The line also made some changes to its cabins, adding options like solo staterooms and inside cabins that feature "virtual balconies," essentially floor-to-ceiling LCD TV screens linked to cameras mounted on the outside of the ship. Cabins, on average, will be nine percent larger than those on Royal Caribbean's Oasis-class ships.
The Low-Down: After pushing back Pearl Mist's debut for nearly five years, Pearl Seas Cruises is unveiling its small ship "luxury adventure" product, which will sail some fascinating itineraries through New England, Canada and the Great Lakes before making its way to the Caribbean in spring 2015. The line's first ship will feature large cabins, with the smallest coming it at more than 300 square feet. All cabins feature private balconies, flat-screen TVs, DVD players and wireless Internet access. The ship promises onboard enrichment and cuisine prepared to match the regions for each itinerary. The ship also includes a spa, fitness center, lounges and a theater.
The Low-Down: German-based Tui Cruises unveils its latest ship, Mein Schiff 3, in May. The ship (2,506 passengers, 99,300 gross tons) is a joint venture between Royal Caribbean and Tui AG. More than 80 percent of the cabins feature balconies. German is the primary language onboard Tui's ships, so fellow passengers tend to be German-speakers.
The Low-Down: Slated to be the largest ship in Costa's fleet (3,724 passengers, 132,500 tons), Diadema will feature a large outdoor promenade, new-to-the-line bars and restaurants and a multifunctional room with interactive games. Veteran Carnival designer Joe Farcus will design Diadema, so expect big and bold features that emphasize fun. The ship will include a 4D Cinema, Grand Prix simulator, pool movie screen, three pools, 83,000 square-foot spa and outdoor jogging track.
The Low-Down: Last year, we thought Viking's launch of 10 new ships at one time was unfathomable, but astonishingly, Viking River Cruises will launch 16 more new ships in 2014. There will be 14 new Longship-class ships sailing on the Rhine, Main, Danube, Seine and Rhone, along with a brand-new itinerary on the rivers in France's Bordeaux region. The line is debuting two new ships on Portugal's Douro River this year, as well. The same team -- Yran & Storbraaten -- designed all the ships, and the 14 ships sailing central Europe and France are nearly identical. Each Longship carries 190 passengers and offers five classes of cabins. Each suite features two rooms, with a French balcony off the bedroom and a full balcony off the living room. Onboard, passengers can hang out at the Aquavit Terrace, an indoor-outdoor space with retractable floor-to-ceiling glass doors. The pair of ships sailing the Douro -- Hemming and Torgil -- carry only 106 passengers each, and they have different dimensions from the original Longships with a different layout that includes a swimming pool.
The Low-Down: Another line that's continuing to expand, albeit in a more modest fashion than Viking, is AmaWaterways, which will launch two new sister ships in 2014 in Europe. AmaSonata and AmaReina, at 443 feet long, are built on the same blueprint as the four ships the line has launched since 2010: AmaBella, AmaVerde, AmaCerto and AmaPrima. Each ship carries 164 passengers in staterooms and suites ranging in size from 160 to 350 square feet, across nine different categories. Perhaps what most sets these ships apart is the small, heated pool with swim-up bar on the top deck.
The Low-Down: Avalon Waterways will add three ships to its Suite Ships class in 2014. The Suite Ship designation refers to the line's open-air balcony concept -- essentially wall-to-wall panoramic windows that open 7 feet to create a balcony of sorts. Avalon Poetry II is smaller than the two sister ships -- Illumination and Impression -- launching this year. Poetry II carries 130 passengers in its 361-foot length, while Illumination and Impression carry 166 passengers apiece, each at 443 feet long. There are six categories of cabins onboard, with the vast majority of cabins measuring 200 square feet. There are two 300-square-foot cabins on each ship, too.
The Low-Down: Riviera Travel, which operates river cruises throughout Europe and on the Mekong River in Southeast Asia, will launch 140-passenger, 360-foot ms William Shakespeare on the Rhine in April. The ship boasts sustainably sourced tropical hardwoods and brass fittings in its 161-square-foot cabins and 245-square-foot suites. ms William Shakespeare also offers several nods to its namesake; the ship's three decks are named after Shakespearean characters -- Hamlet, Othello and Romeo -- and one public space, the Globe Lounge, is named for the theater that showed the Bard's plays.
The Low-Down: Following its launch of Scenic Crystal and Scenic Jewel in 2012 and 2013, respectively, Scenic Tours will debut its newest "space ship," Scenic Jade, in April 2014. The "space ships" are so named to highlight a higher-than-normal space ratio, but they also include a unique Sun Lounge design, which allows passengers to experience true outdoor balcony space in all kinds of weather. The line has retrofitted most of its fleet to include the Sun Lounges. The 169-passenger, 443-foot long Jade joins the line's fleet, which offers shore excursions and complimentary butler service on all European itineraries. At 361 feet, Scenic Gem is slightly smaller than Scenic Jade, as it will sail in northern France along the Seine River. The 126-passenger vessel features many of the same amenities familiar to fans of Scenic Tours: private outdoor balconies, butler service and multiple fine-dining options.
The Low-Down: Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection will debut one of its largest ships in 2014: S.S. Catherine. Sister ship to last year's S.S. Antoinette, Catherine will offer its 159 passengers sumptuous decor and a touch of luxury on its French itineraries. Catherine's 80 cabins range in size from 162 feet at the smallest to more than 400 feet for the single Royal Suite. Itineraries will include stops in Burgundy and Provence, with side sailings along the Seine, Rhone and Saone Rivers. The ship's inaugural cruise will take place April 6, 2014, from Avignon, France.
The Low-Down:Tauck River Cruising's fifth riverboat is the first of two Inspiration Class new-builds the company has on its schedule. (Fleetmate ms Savor sets sail in July 2014.) At 443 feet, ms Inspire will be 23 percent longer than Tauck's four other riverboats, but it will carry only 130 passengers, just a 10 percent increase in capacity. Cabins range from 150 to 300 square feet. Passengers will receive unlimited complimentary beverages as well as free Internet.
The Low-Down: Like sister ship ms Inspire, Tauck's ms Savor has the same dimensions, which the line claims allow for the "most space per guest on Europe's rivers," and it will carry the same 130 passengers in its range of standard and suite cabins. The line's sixth ship, though, will sail itineraries on the Danube River from Germany to Hungary.
The Low-Down: Aqua Expeditions, which made its name in the river cruise market by offering luxury expedition cruises on South America's Amazon River, will enter the Southeast Asian market in 2014 with the launch of Aqua Mekong. The 40-passenger ship offers an amazing 1:1 passenger-to-crew ratio, and its 20 suites feature California king-sized beds and rainwater showerheads. Also unique to the ship are two sets of interconnecting suites, with one suite configured as a private living room, the other a bedroom, and his-and-hers baths. The result is your own private 640-square-foot apartment on the Mekong.
The Low-Down: The venerable Pandaw River Cruises, established in 1995 as a revival of the Irrawaddy Flotilla Co., which operated passenger and cargo ferries on the rivers of Burma, will add two river ships to its 10-ship lineup in 2014. The 187-foot, 40-passenger Kindat Pandaw and Kalaw Pandaw will both sail in Burma between Mandalay and Bagan. The new ships are in keeping with the line's committed "colonial style" -- simply furnished and clad in warm wood and brass. Pandaw launched with the restoration of its namesake steamer and began operating in the Mekong River in 2002, and the rest of the line's fleet consists of new-build replicas of colonial river steamers.
The Low-Down: Colorado-based Haimark Travel is following the eastern wave of expansion in the river cruise industry with the launch of a small ship on Burma's Irrawaddy River. The 28 cabins onboard are all suites and will offer passengers between 280 and 410 square feet of living space.
The Low-Down: In addition to its Irrawaddy Explorer in Burma, Haimark Travel will also launch 68-passenger Mekong Navigator on the Mekong River in 2014. The ship has 34 cabins laid out over three decks; the rooms measure from 256 square feet up to 584 square feet in the Deluxe Suites. The ship is decorated in a French colonial style, as is typical of river cruises in the region, and the crew-to-passenger ratio is 2:1. The onboard restaurant and dining room serves Southeast Asian and Western cuisine, and there's a nightly slow-food entree on the menu.
The Low-Down: In addition to its two all-suite ships launching in Europe in 2014, AmaWaterways is also expanding in Asia. The 56-passenger AmaPura has three categories of suites laid out on the ship's two main decks. The two largest suites measure 420 square feet each and are situated at the aft section of the ship's upper deck. The remaining 20 cabins are still spacious, measuring between 285 and 290 square feet apiece. AmaWaterways' cruises offer ambitious regional cuisine, and most shore excursions are included in the fares.
The Low-Down: Luxury tour operator Sanctuary Retreats is also launching a ship in Burma in 2014. Accommodating 44 passengers, all of Sanctuary Ananda's staterooms will be suites. The smallest, 18 standard suites, measure 291 to 301 square feet, and four luxury suites range between 334 and 356 square feet. The signature, apartment-sized Aloungpayah Suite weighs in at an astonishing 721 square feet. Passengers in the five top-tier suites are treated to butler service, and cruise packages with Sanctuary include everything except flights, wine, spirits and gratuities.


Chrissy Teigen is a red carpet pro, frequently making appearances either solo or alongside husband John Legend. One of her go-to looks is a gown with a thigh-high slit, paired with strappy sandals.
Since Teigen turns 33 today, we're celebrating by looking back at some of her leggiest red carpet looks through the years.
One leggy moment came at the 2017 Academy Awards, where Teigen created a meme-able moment when a camera zoomed in on her and caught her asleep in her chair. The star sported an elegant white Zuhair Murad gown with delicate gold beading and a floor-length cape. The gown's thigh-high slit showed off a pair of soaring gold sandals.
Chrissy Teigen wears gold leather sandals on the red carpet at the 2017 Oscars.
The "Lip Sync Battle" co-host has continued her streak of pairing leggy dresses with heels into 2018. At the GQ Men of the Year Awards in London this September, the actress wore a metallic fringed Labourjoisie gown with strappy blush-colored sandals as she posed alongside husband John Legend.
Chrissy Teigen at the GQ Men of the Year Awards.


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Q: How to freeze one dataset in report builder? I have two datasets in report builder 2.0. The first datatset is at top with just one row. Second data set has same number of columns but around 100 rows. I succeed with freezing the columns of second dataset when scroll for 100 rows. But i need to freeze the first dataset at the top (just above the second one), so that when i scroll the 100 rows of second dataset, i can see the above table and columns of second dataset all the time.Is there is something in report builder for this?
Any help is appreciated.
Thanks,
Punia

A: This link will help you do this. You want to populate a tablix control with your dataset and follow this guide. If you have any questions feel free to reply with this answer with a comment and I'll come back and update my answer.

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Feature | Hockey
Indian hockey team working on 'Thinking Clearly Under Pressure'
Head coach Graham Reid spells out the importance of focusing on both physical and mental well being to take Indian hockey to greater heights.
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If there's one thing that has often disturbed the Indian hockey men's team then that's their tendency to concede late goals.
It happened at the Olympics at Rio 2016 where they ended up giving away goals in the final quarter against the Netherlands, Germany and Canada.
It then happened in the semi-final at the 2018 Asian Games that saw Malaysia make the most of this flaw to draw level with a goal in the 59th minute. And most recently at the 2019 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup final, where South Korea pounced on this vulnerability.
The Indian hockey team found wanting towards the end of their crunch matches.
But the 2020 season, so far, has seen some signs that the Indian hockey team has been overcoming what has been their Achilles heel for long.
Indian hockey's change in trend
In their opening two matches in the FIH Pro League, the Indian hockey team, marshalled by Manpreet Singh, not only displayed great resilience to defend when in then lead, but also showed enough courage to dig deep and grind out results in dire situations.
While their opening game against the Dutch was a flawless act of top-quality hockey, the second match saw the Indian hockey team stay in the hunt despite trailing 1-3 going into the final quarter.
In the past, the Indians would have let their shoulders drop, allowed the opposition to rule and succumb to their fate without a real fight. But against the Dutch, the Graham Reid-coached side didn't let any such thought distract them as they stuck to their game plan to eke out two goals to draw level before winning the game in the shoot-out.
Graham Reid believes FIH Pro League will be good warm-up for Tokyo Olympics
And it is no surprise that this shift in attitude trickles down from their Aussie coach. Coming from a culture where consistent performance at the highest level is considered paramount, Graham Reid has ensured that the Indian hockey team gives their best every minute they spend on the field.
And the one area that has helped the team develop this trait is their fitness -- both mental and physical. Speaking to the Olympic Channel, Graham Reid shared insights on how he's moulding this unit into a winning machine.
"I think there were a couple of issues (when I took over as the head coach)," said Graham Reid, a former Australian hockey player and a silver-medalist at the 1992 Olympic Games. "The first one was their (physical) fitness. But we had some fitness tests done recently and almost 80-90 per cent of the team got personal bests. So we are at the higher end of our fitness levels. I am not really worried about that.
"I am more concerned about the mental side of the players. My thoughts are more about the mentality of the players. We had a good learning experience in Japan (at the Ready Steady Tokyo event) with the younger team where we conceded a late goal to New Zealand.
"We spent a good 2-3 hours picking apart what was going through and what were the few things that we can learn from that to ensure that that sort of thing doesn't happen again," he explained.
The Graham Reid solution
While Graham Reid admitted that such things could happen to even the best in the business, his job was to have a plan to counter such instances. "An English Rugby Union coach talks about TCUP i.e. Thinking Clearly Under Pressure. And his views are more aligned to mine," he said.
"As in, to think clearly under pressure, you need to have gone through those scenarios in your head. I want to make sure that we go through the scenarios, the 'what ifs'. So, when it does, in your brain you're like, 'Oh, we talked about this, we need to do this'. Those are the sort of things we have been working on," elaborated the Aussie.
Despite enjoying a two-goal cushion, the Netherlands failed to beat India in the second match of their FIH Pro League. Photo: Hockey India media
Helping Graham Reid in this mission is a guy who's been with him for a long time, the former Aussie drag-flicker Chris Ciriello. The former World champion and 2012 Olympic Games bronze medalist has joined the Indian hockey team as the analytical coach.
Having played under Graham Reid during his time, the 34-year-old has proved to be an able hand for the head coach to implement his plans and ideas. "Certainly, having Chris around meant my transition into coaching here has been a lot easier than what one can expect at times," said Graham Reid.
"When you are working training routines, it's a lot easier to tell Chris. 'Let's do the one that we did just before this tournament'. Those little things often mean that we are on the same page. But that doesn't mean we agree on everything. That's another thing that you need to make sure that the coaches around you are also challenging the way we are doing things."
The little things seem to be working. And the disagreements are leading into healthy debates internally. The result has been clear to see on the field even if the Olympic year is just two matches old.
But with the coaching staff challenging themselves with ways to improve the team and the players sweating it out on the field, 2020 might be the year the Indian hockey team takes their game a notch higher to challenge the world order. And their performance against the two-time Olympic gold medallists surely has shown those signs.
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Spatial modulation has been studied for a long time in condensed matter, nuclear matter and quark matter, where the manifest Lorentz invariance is lost due to the finite density/temperature effects and so on. In this paper, spatially modulated vacua at zero temperature and zero density are studied in Lorentz invariant field theories. We first propose an adaptation of the Nambu–Goldstone theorem to higher derivative theories under the assumption of the absence of ghosts: when a global symmetry is spontaneously broken due to vacuum expectation values of space-time derivatives of fields, a Nambu–Goldstone (NG) boson appears without a canonical kinetic (quadratic derivative) term with a quartic derivative term in the modulated direction while a Higgs boson appears with a canonical kinetic term. We demonstrate this in a simple model allowing (meta)stable modulated vacuum of a phase modulation (Fulde–Ferrell state), where an NG mode associated with spontaneously broken translational and U(1) symmetries appears.


I had the best time at Zizzi's Intu Derby , the food was incredible. As soon as we stepped into the restaurant we were seen too. Amazing service and the waitress that looked after us for the evening was super friendly. The atmosphere was fantastic and I can't wait to visit again soon!
Food lovely, service excellent. Brushchetta starter wasn't cooked but it was quickly resolved and they even deducted it from the bill without any prompting. Waitress really friendly and excellent service. Will definitely return.
Service very poor, booked a table for 7:00 and did not get given one to at least 7:20 then wasn't served our food until about 8:45.
Lovely food, good , friendly service even when busy.
We enjoyed our meal. The menu was more limited than we had expected but the starters and mains we chose were well cooked and presented. The service was excellent and all the staff were very friendly.


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Q: How to send a full URL HTTP request in Vertx.io I'm using vertx.io to make several HTTP requests, the input to the program is a file containing several full URLs. Checking the vertx.io HttpClient it seems like it can only query hosts but not full URLs. For example: it will successfully query http://www.yahoo.com/ but will fail on something like: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/us-stocks-slip-wal-mart-154834426.html
And so my questions are:

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*Is it possible to query the full URL using the Vertx.io native HttpClient?

*Is it possible to use other HttpClients with vertx? For example use Apache asynchronous HTTP client with callbacks and vertx?

Googling these didn't find any good answers...
Thanks in advance!

A: 1: You can use the getAbs method:
client.getAbs("http://finance.yahoo.com/news/us-stocks-slip-wal-mart-154834426.html", response -> {
  System.out.println("Received response with status code " + response.statusCode());
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2: If you use it with the FutureCallback<HttpResponse> callback parameter then it won't block the event loop.


PuTTY (freeware) http://lib.giveawayoftheday.com/PuTTY_42856/ is a free implementation of Telnet and SSH for Win32 and Unix platforms, along with an xterm terminal emulator. It is written and maintained primarily by Simon Tatham. In really simple terms: you run PuTTY on a Windows machine, and tell it to connect to (for example) a Unix machine. PuTTY opens a window. Then, anything you type into that window is sent straight to the Unix machine, and everything the Unix machine sends back is displayed in the window. So you can work on the Unix machine as if you were sitting at its console, while actually sitting somewhere else.


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Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/70910
Title: Medical image segmentation using k-means clustering and improved watershed algorithm
Authors: Ng, H.P.
Ong, S.H.
Foong, K.W.C.
Goh, P.S.
Nowinski, W.L.
Citation: Ng, H.P.,Ong, S.H.,Foong, K.W.C.,Goh, P.S.,Nowinski, W.L. (2006). Medical image segmentation using k-means clustering and improved watershed algorithm. Proceedings of the IEEE Southwest Symposium on Image Analysis and Interpretation 2006 : 61-65. ScholarBank@NUS Repository.
Abstract: We propose a methodology that incorporates kmeans and improved watershed segmentation algorithm for medical image segmentation. The use of the conventional watershed algorithm for medical image analysis is widespread because of its advantages, such as always being able to produce a complete division of the image. However, its drawbacks include over-segmentation and sensitivity to false edges. We address the drawbacks of the conventional watershed algorithm when it is applied to medical images by using K-means clustering to produce a primary segmentation of the image before we apply our improved watershed segmentation algorithm to it. The K-means clustering is an unsupervised learning algorithm, while the improved watershed segmentation algorithm makes use of automated thresholding on the gradient magnitude map and post-segmentation merging on the initial partitions to reduce the number of false edges and over-segmentation. By comparing the number of partitions in the segmentation maps of 50 images, we showed that our proposed methodology produced segmentation maps which have 92% fewer partitions than the segmentation maps produced by the conventional watershed algorithm. © 2006 IEEE.
Source Title: Proceedings of the IEEE Southwest Symposium on Image Analysis and Interpretation


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Corruption During Prohibition of Alcohol in the U.S. in the U.S. was Rampant: The Public Demanded Alcoholic Beverages
We should expect corruption during prohibition of any product or service. Of course, that includes the prohibition of alcoholic beverages.
I. Background
II. Al Capone
III. George Remus
IV. Ira Reeves
V. Customs Agents
VI. Widespread Corruption
VII. Resources
In fact, we can cause corruption by simply making a highly-desired product or service illegal.
I. Background.
National Prohibition (1920-1933) put the fifth largest industry in the U.S. out of business. That industry had satisfied the demand for beer, wine and spirits from tens of millions of consumers.
Naturally, illegal producers quickly stepped in to supply the demand. Of course, these producers and retailers were illegal. This led to widespread corruption during prohibition.
The demand for alcoholic beverages didn't disappear because of laws. In the place of legitimate, tax-paying business, illegal bootleggers sprang up to meet the demand. Bootlegger Al Capone said 'I am just a businessman giving the people what they want.'
Many of the high profits of bootlegging went to corrupt law enforcement officials. It was a cost of doing business.
II. Gangster Al Capone
Al Capone's Chicago organization reportedly took in $60 million in 1927 and had half the city's police on its payroll. He said 'I got nothing against the honest cop on the beat. You just have them transferred someplace where they can't do you any harm.' Of course, there were always plenty of corrupt officers to replace them.
Police officials often warned speakeasies of impending raids or let evidence, such as liquor, disappear, and judges dismissed charges. Some policemen, on salaries less than $4,000 a year, had up to $200,000 in the bank. That's about $2,750,000 in today's dollars.
III. Bootlegger George Remus
Major bootlegger George Remus had a thousand salespeople on his payroll. Many of them were in law enforcement.
The Prohibition Bureau bugged his hotel suite when he had a meeting with 44 men. It was to work out some of the logistics of his illegal operation. All 44 were on his payroll. They included politicians, prohibition agents and federal marshals. Remus estimated that half his receipts went as bribes.
Corruption extended to the highest levels of government. The highest law enforcement officer in the country is the Attorney General. U.S. Attorney General Harry Daughtery was guilty of selling alcohol illegally and giving licenses and pardons to offenders. He also took bribes from other bootleggers.
Corruption existed both among cops on the beat and the Attorney General. It also permeated alcohol enforcement between the extremes of the top and bottom.
IV. Prohibition Enforcer Ira Reeves
Enforcement was hard because of rampant corruption during Prohibition. Col. Ira Reeves had served in the army during WW I and was a hero. He became head of the New Jersey district for the Prohibition Bureau.
The teetotaling Reeves strongly supported Prohibition and fiercely wanted to make it work. He energetically led raids all over the state. Reeves shut down speakeasies, roadhouses, stills, breweries, and bottling plants. He confiscated bootleg shipped by car truck, train and boat. Col. Reeves was indefatigable.
Eliot Ness and his 11-member Untouchables are famous from books, movies and TV series. Ironically, even among the elite handful of 'untouchable' agents, at least one was corrupt.
But Reeves quickly became disillusioned. Virtually everyone around him drank with impunity. Under political pressure, he had to promise not to raid the state legislature's annual dinner. But worse was the pervasive corruption of law enforcement officers and entire departments.
Reeves tried to shut down a brewery. So the chief of police in Trenton had Reeves' agents arrested for carrying concealed guns without a permit. In Essex County local police showed up to protect a still. Reeves then discovered that his own agents had been accepting bribes.
Reeves became convinced that Prohibition was unenforceable. Reeves resigned and later became a leader in the movement to repeal Prohibition.
Corruption existed wherever people were empowered to enforce Prohibition. Many members of the U.S. Coast Guard made huge profits by escorting rumrunning boats into ports.
Izzy Einstein & Moe Smith: Famous Prohibition Agents.
Prohibition Agent "Kinky" Thompson: Violent Agent.
Customs agents often enjoyed a very common method of bribery, the 'free night.' Bootleggers paid agents to be absent for a specific period of time on a specific night. During that time, smugglers could bring in large amounts of alcohol.
Customs agents could also confiscated liquor from those who hadn't paid graft. They could then force the rumrunners to pay them off for a high price. Or they could sell the seized alcohol to other smugglers. They could arrest uncooperative rumrunners. This would make it appear as if they weren't corrupt themselves.
Prohibition Bootleggers
Women Bootleggers
Hypocrisy During Prohibition
Prejudice and Prohibition
Judicial corruption also hindered prosecution. For example, police caught bootleggers red-handed unloading moonshine from a barge in New Jersey. Yet prosecutors dropped all charges for supposed 'lack of evidence.'
The widespread corruption of public officials became a national scandal. Several rather typical cases reported by the New York Times in a short period show the extent of the problem.
Boise, Idaho. Officials arrested the police chief, the sheriff and a deputy sheriff, and a number of others for moonshining.
Edgewater, New Jersey. The mayor, chief of police, a sergeant, two detectives, a U.S. customs inspector, and eight others were guilty of conspiracy. A rumrunner confessed that he had paid them $61,000 to help land liquor worth one million dollars.
Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Officials arrested the sheriff, the assistant chief of police, and seventeen others for conspiracy. The others included policemen and deputy sheriffs.
Morris County, New Jersey. The former county prosecutor was guilty of accepting bribes from liquor-law violators.
Philadelphia. A jury found a city magistrate guilty of taking $87,993 in liquor bribes during his ten months in office. That's about $1,250,000 in todays dollars.
South Jacksonville, Florida. A federal grand jury indicted almost the entire city administration. It included the mayor, chief of police, president of the city council, city commissioner, and fire chief.
Cartoon about Corruption During Prohibition
This popular cartoon was about corruption during Prohibition. Titled "The National Gesture," it suggests the widespread nature of corruption. It portrays a prohibition agent, police officer, politician, magistrate, petty official and member of the clergy. Each has his hand extended in the "national gesture."
VII. Resources on Corruption During Prohibition
Asbury, H. The Great Illusion. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1950.
Behr, E. Prohibition. NY: Arcade, 1996. Excellent on corruption during Prohibition
Burns, K., and Novick, L. Prohibition -Episode 2. (Focuses on corruption during Prohibition) San Francisco: Kanopy, 2015.
Gitlin, M. The Prohibition Era. Edina, MN: ABDO, 2011. Juvenile.
Heimel, P. Eliot Ness: The Real Story. Nashvillle: Cumberland, 2001.
Husain, M., et al. Eliot Ness: Untouchable. NY: A & E, 2008. DVD video, VHS tape
Local Option in Kentucky: Wet or Dry?
What did Prohibition Prohibit? It Wasn't Drinking Alcohol.


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Naval Innovation
The Hunley is Born
The Hunley's Sinkings
History is Made
The Search and Recovery
Facial Reconstructions
Researchers Discover New Clue That May Help Explain Hunley's Loss
Clemson University conservators have uncovered new evidence that may help explain why the Hunley submarine vanished off the coast of Charleston, S.C. The new discovery resulted from the long, painstaking process of removing concretion—the rock-hard layer of sand, shell and sea life—that gradually encased the Hunley during the nearly 136 years she rested on the sea floor.
Removing the concretion led to several clues helping scientists piece together the events that led to the loss of the world's first successful combat submarine. The most interesting discovery was a broken pipe that may have caused water to flow into the submarine the night the crew perished.
NO EASY ANSWERS
The in-take pipe was meant to fill the forward ballast tank with water, but scientists found a roughly 1-inch gap from where the pipe should have been mounted on the side wall of the submarine. If the pipe broke off the night of the Hunley's historic mission, it may have contributed to the sinking of the submarine and the loss of her crew.
This new evidence is not conclusive. The pipe could have become disconnected slowly over time while the Hunley was lost at sea. "Unfortunately, there are no easy answers when investigating what led to a complex 150-year-old sinking. Still, this is a very significant discovery that will help us tell the full story of the Hunley's important chapter in naval history," said Clemson University Archaeologist Michael Scafuri.
DID BROKEN PIPE CAUSE HUNLEY TO SINK?
The Hunley disappeared in 1864 after sinking the USS Housatonic, marking the first time a submarine successfully sank a warship in combat. She would remain lost for over a century until New York Times best-selling author Clive Cussler located her in 1995. The Hunley was raised in 2000 and sent to a laboratory in North Charleston, S.C. to be preserved. Scientists have had a difficult time studying an artifact they could not fully see until the layer of concretion was removed. Now they can finally see the finer features and operations of the innovative submarine that forever changed naval history.
The broken pipe discovery intrigued archaeologists because it could offer new information about whether the crew drowned or died from lack of oxygen. If the pipe did burst the night of the attack, the submarine would certainly have taken on water. But would it have been enough to drag the vessel down to the ocean floor? Researchers at the University of Michigan, who partnered with Clemson University and the Office of Naval Research on the Hunley investigation, say yes.
They calculate it would have taken only 50-75 gallons of water to disable the submarine. Using the size of the hole and dozens of other factors in their modelling, they concluded three minutes of unrestricted flow through the breach would sink the submarine.
Given the size of the hole, however, the water could have been significantly slowed with a cloth or other item to block it. And, the crew did not have the valves set to bilge in order to pump water out of the crew compartment, a move they most certainly would have taken to save their lives.
Another possibility is the pipe could have simply broken over time while the submarine rested on the sea floor for over a century. Archaeologists say the pipe was already under stress given the way it was mounted to the curve of the hull, making it a likely fracture or failure point. More study of this area will help us understand whether it broke off naturally overtime or was sheared off by an impact or explosion backlash during the attack on the Housatonic.
Removing concretion from the inside of the crew compartment produced other interesting discoveries, including the discovery of more human remains. A tooth was found near where it is believed Frank Collins sat. His remains were buried in 2004 alongside his crewmates and others that lost their lives in the testing and development of the Hunley. They also uncovered innovative operational features, including a complex gear system that helped enhance the output of the crew's hard work when cranking the submarine.
Removing the concretion was physically and mentally exhausting. Conservators stayed curled up in various awkward positions for hours working in the small crew compartment. One mistake, drop of a tool or slip-of-the-hand could cause permanent damage to the fragile artifact.
Johanna Rivera-Diaz, a Clemson University Conservator spearheading the deconcretion project, said, "Removing the concretion was a slow and challenging task for all of us involved, but the ability to get an up-close look at the true surface of the submarine after all this time has made it entirely worth it."
Now that the Hunley has been mostly cleaned of this material, the vessel will sit in a conservation bath for approximately five years to preserve the metal and make her ready for permanent public display.
Watch a short video about this new discovery…
https://www.hunley.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/BrokenPipe_480p_v05.mp4
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The Energy Department's $730 million conditional loan commitment to Severstal, a Russian company led by a multibillionaire, has come under fire from Rep. Darrell Issa, chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
"The government is taking the risk, but getting the short end of the reward," the California Republican told Fox News about the project designed to improve an advanced high-strength steel plant in Dearborn, Michigan.
Severstal is controlled by Alexei Mordashov, a chief executive whose net worth is listed at $18.5 billion by Forbes magazine, and is known to have close ties to the Kremlin.
But the Energy Department says tax dollars have not been spent, and career staffers are still doing their due diligence on the project.
The department also believes the project would support more than 2,500 construction jobs and more than 260 permanent manufacturing jobs in Michigan.
"This project has received bipartisan support because producing the next generation of automotive advanced high strength steel is vital to helping American workers remain competitive," Energy Press Secretary Damien LaVera told Fox News.
But Issa has his questions – especially after the high-profile Solyndra failure cost taxpayers $535 million on a Department of Energy loan guarantee. "The Department of Energy has a number of problems, and under this secretary, these problems have either blossomed or certainly not been fixed," Issa said.
Batteries made in America for America and backed by America. That's how politicians hailed Ener1.
The company tapped the country's top scientists at Argonne National Lab in Illinois, and U.S. taxpayers pledged up to $118 million in federal stimulus funds and $80 million in state and local incentives to help Ener1 produce cutting-edge battery technology for electric cars and the U.S. military.
"This is about the future. And the question is which nation is going to seize the future. Some nation is going to grab it by the throat. One of the nations of the world is going to lead the world in green energy and technology," Vice President Joe Biden said in January 2011 in a speech praising federal support for Ener1 at its facility in Indiana.
That nation, it turns out, is Russia.
A little more than a year after Biden's visit to Ener1's Indiana manufacturing plant, the company's technology is owned outright by Boris Zingarevich, a Russian businessman with ties to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, a fact that concerns some technology experts in the U.S.
Zingarevich acquired Ener1 out of bankruptcy March 30 with an agreement to infuse $81 million in financing, giving him a sophisticated line of batteries that can power electric cars, store electricity for power grids and supply portable power for soldiers. His plans for Ener1 aren't known. A company spokesman declined to comment, saying Ener1 is privately held. Zingarevich couldn't be reached for comment.
The deal for Ener1 shows how the global economy can blur the lines between private business and national interest.
While there have been instances of Russian nationals accused of using illegal means to acquire U.S. technology, U.S. government officials said there is no law that bans transferring technology paid for by U.S. taxpayers to foreigners.
Wealthy Russians are major investors in the U.S., owning stakes in companies such as Facebook and Twitter, and Zingarevich was Ener1's largest shareholder from the beginning in 2002. Yet there is a big difference between being a shareholder and gaining control of a company.
"In a company whose ownership is connected to Medvedev, you have a golden opportunity for a military technology transfer and, perhaps, civil transfer from the U.S. to Russia at no cost," said Stephen Blank, an expert on Russia and a research professor of national security affairs for the Strategic Studies Institute at the United States Army War College.
Under Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, Blank said, Russia has expanded efforts to obtain high-tech energy-related technology from the U.S. through both illicit and legal means as Russia tries to reduce its reliance on hydrocarbons. Russia is second only to China in trying to gain high-tech information related to military uses, energy generation and manufacturing, according to the U.S. Office of the National Counterintelligence Executive.
In the case of Ener1, neither the Department of Energy nor the Navy checked on foreign ownership before awarding the company grants and research and development contracts. The Army, which also awarded contracts, said individual employees underwent routine background checks as contractors, but scrutinizing the company's ownership structure was not part of its purview.
The Department of Energy, in an email, said it was only interested in whether the company could successfully produce and sell its batteries. The Navy said it didn't place restrictions on foreign access to the company's work on unmanned aerial vehicles, a highly sought-after technology, according to the intelligence community, or to battery technology that could be used to track U.S. military personnel.
Despite the fact that the company's Russian investment didn't worry the DOE or Pentagon, others in the U.S. government were concerned about Russian participation for some time.
Citing national security concerns, U.S. Rep. Cliff Stearns, R-Fla., chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, is seeking internal documents from the White House, Department of Energy, Ener1 and its EnerDel battery unit, his office confirmed.
"There is definitely a growing concern about a foreign-controlled or owned company attempting to gain a foothold into our supply chain in the United States," said Stearns, whose subcommittee held a hearing March 27 about such threats. "We need to make sure the federal government isn't an unwitting accomplice to the theft of our own national secrets by providing them with multimillion-dollar government grants,'' he said in a statement, referring to battery technology produced in concert with U.S. scientists.
The U.S. has been leery of foreign control of U.S. energy companies in the past. In 2005, a bid by a Chinese government-owned firm to purchase Unocal, then the ninth-largest U.S. oil and gas producer, set off a firestorm of political controversy. CNOOC Ltd. had outbid Chevron Corp. by about $1.5 billion for Unocal. But after concerns were raised that the transaction was little more than a thinly masked move by China to corner oil supplies, CNOOC withdrew its bid.
Ener1 marks the second major case of the U.S. losing control of a stimulus project. The Department of Energy's $535 million loan guarantee to Solyndra to produce solar panels was aimed at spurring alternative energy growth in the U.S. and to lessen dependence on fossil fuels. Instead, competition from China felled Solyndra last year, which left the U.S. to pay the bill.
"Instead of producing thousands of 'clean energy' jobs, the administration's loan guarantee and grant programs are yielding bankruptcies and the squandering of taxpayer dollars," Stearns said. "Only two days after President Obama highlighted federal investments in high-tech batteries in his State of the Union address earlier this year, Ener1 joined Solyndra, Beacon Power, Evergreen Solar, SpectraWatt and AES in bankruptcy — all recipients of taxpayer dollars."
Biden's office declined to comment and referred questions to the Energy Department.
Ener1, based in New York City but with manufacturing operations in Indiana, began working on batteries for hybrid electric vehicles in June 2009. With the promise of creating manufacturing jobs, the company received access to Argonne scientists and DOE funding.
Theodore O'Neill, senior vice president of alternative energy for Wunderlich Securities, said it is unlikely the battery technology Ener1 developed was any more high-tech than what Russia had already acquired or developed.
Ilias Belharouak, an Argonne researcher who worked on the battery project, said the company didn't move forward with battery production because by then the auto industry had introduced plug-in vehicles, and the company's batteries were too heavy.
The technology, however, is ideally suited to storing energy for the electrical grid, said Belharouak. Such batteries can provide backup power as well as store energy produced by the wind and sun. "It has the safety, it has the power, and the cost of the technology is very, very attractive," Belharouak said.
In its March 31, 2011, filing, Ener1 listed the Russian electric grid as its largest battery customer. The company first agreed to supply lithium-ion battery units in 2010. Last fall, Charles Gassenheimer, then CEO, said the company was negotiating a second "substantially large order" from the Russians. That same year a Russian state-owned bank accepted 40 percent of Ener1's common stock as collateral for $24 million in loans, with an option to go up to $100 million total, according to filings.
Ener1 stood to reap $118.5 million from the DOE to produce batteries for electric vehicles. So far it has collected $55 million and could receive more if it adds to its U.S. workforce of 275 under its contract, according to the DOE.
"We need to invent them here, make them here and sell them around the world. That's just what (the) battery manufacturing facility is doing, and that's why both the company and the project have received strong bipartisan support," Jen Stutsman, spokeswoman for the Energy Department, said last month.
The DOE added that during a financial due diligence check it did not find any issues requiring further investigation.
Technology experts are raising concerns about nearly $8 million in military contracts the company received, including a Navy contract for research and development related to unmanned aerial vehicles.
In 2006, according to filings, Ener1 also was awarded a $1 million Department of Defense contract for so-called asset tracking, a technology used to track people carrying battery-powered devices.
The tracking systems in military battery packs are designed to protect personnel. For instance, if a soldier stops moving, falls down or is running out of battery power, technology inside his or her radio automatically alerts a command center. The Navy said prototype batteries were produced but not used and do not pose a threat to U.S. military personnel or civilians.
But some believe the technology could pose a threat to national security, as it can be used to track troop movements or anyone who has devices that contain those batteries.
Through such batteries, he said, an enemy could even remotely turn off lines of communication.
Russia ranks second to China in spying in the U.S., according to a 2011 report from the Office of National Counterintelligence Executive. The case that made the biggest splash occurred two years ago, when 10 agents of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Office were arrested after collecting information related to U.S. technology and intelligence. Other cases have involved bribes for automotive and helicopter technology, the report said.
Ener1's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission indicate steadily widening losses since 2008. In 2010, losses totaled $68.8 million on sales of $77.4 million.
The company's plans for those DOE-backed batteries were tied to Think Global, an Elkhart, Ind., maker of electric vehicles with the same Russian backers. When Think Global didn't find a market for its buglike vehicles, Ener1 in May 2011 wrote off its $73 million stake in the company.
The following month, Think Global filed for bankruptcy in Norway, listing $32 million it owed Ener1. Zingarevich bought the company at auction in July for an undisclosed sum.
The ramifications for Ener1 were profound. Ener1's share price tumbled to pennies, and its shares were delisted from the Nasdaq stock exchange.
Ener1, too, filed for bankruptcy in January, but it emerged March 30 in a transaction that canceled its shares and ceded control to Zingarevich.
Separately, the enforcement division of the SEC is investigating Ener1 for securities fraud after it failed to report its financial condition and business dealings. The company said in February that it was ordered to produce information as part of the investigation.
"We have emerged from bankruptcy with significantly less debt, more working capital and a stronger financial position to enable us to compete more effectively in pursuing business opportunities to provide energy storage solutions for electric grid, transportation and industrial applications," the company's interim CEO, Alex Sorokin, said in an announcement.
Bald and stocky with piercing blue eyes, the 52-year-old Zingarevich now controls Ener1. He is one of an elite group of Russian "oligarchs" whose resources are significant enough to influence national politics, according to a 2005 study in the Journal of Economic Perspectives.
In 1992, he co-founded Ilim Pulp, one of Russia's largest pulp and paper companies. He remains on its board. In 1993, Ilim Pulp hired Medvedev as its legal affairs director. Medvedev, who at one point owned 20 percent of the company, helped it grow significantly. He sold his stake in 1999, the same year he took a central government post.
At about that same time period, several of Ilim Pulp's competitors were attacked or murdered under mysterious circumstances. Dimitry Varvarin, director general of Orimi, Ilim Pulp's major rival, was shot to death in St. Petersburg in March 2000. Later that month, another founder of Orimi, Sergei Krizhan, was also murdered, along with his son, according to news reports.
Later that year, a lumber exporter was attacked, and a hotel owned by another player in the timber market was set on fire. And in 2001 the external manager of another competitor was also attacked, according to Russian media.
None of the murders or attacks were tied to Zingarevich or Ilim Pulp.
While Zingarevich has kept a fairly low profile, his son, Anton Zingarevich, 29, hasn't been as publicity shy. In 2007, a year after he graduated with his bachelor's degree from Regents Business School in London, his father installed him as vice president of operations at Ener1 and CEO of a subsidiary, NanoEner.
Stories about Anton Zingarevich began to appear recently in publications such as the Daily Mail and the Reading Chronicle in England when he purchased a stake in a British football club for nearly $40 million. He also was in the limelight a little more than two years ago when he married Belarusian supermodel Yekaterina Domankova when she was 20 years old.
Steven Chu, the US Energy Secretary, has visited the LED manufacturer Optogan as part of a diplomatic trip to Russia to discuss future collaborations in the energy sector.
It's time for political scandal season to begin in the US, and one of our first entries involves Russia, the global uranium market, and Bill and Hillary Clinton.
You can pay Bill to get to Hillary. In 2010, then-US secretary of state Hillary Clinton was part of a US government committee that approves foreign purchases of US assets. She signed off on a deal that allowed Russia's atomic energy agency to purchase Uranium One, a mining company behind one-fifth of US uranium production. Since 2005, investors in the mining concern, and specifically a financier named Frank Giustra, gave tens of millions to the Clinton Global Foundation, and in 2010, while the committee was considering the deal, a Russian investment bank paid Bill Clinton $500,000 for a speech.
Failure to disclose. The Clinton Global Foundation had not previously disclosed $2.35 million donations from the Canadian chairman of Uranium One between 2009 and 2013, as Russia's energy agency negotiated first a minority stake and eventually majority ownership of the company. This is despite an agreement with the Obama administration to disclose foreign donations.
Yes. In 2010, the US was still pushing for a "reset" of its relationship with Russia, and allowing this kind of investment is one way to reduce tensions. As the energy deal was progressing, Russia agreed to support increased sanctions on Iran to stop nuclear proliferation. The foreign investment committee had eight other members besides Clinton, including its chair, then-Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner, then-Defense Secretary Bob Gates and then-Energy Secretary Steven Chu. Update: Brian Fallon, Clinton's press secretary, further disputespay-to-play narrative.
The notion that she failed to live up to the voluntary disclosure program that was supposed to dispel accusations of foreign influence on her husband while she was secretary of state is ethically questionable, regardless of legality.
Putting aside the question of the Clintons' ethics, there's a larger and more worrisome national security concern: Despite the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's assertion that uranium from the mine can't leave the US without its license, it has been shipped to Canada for refining under another company's aegis, and 25% of it ends up outside the US.
Is this a panic moment for the Clintons?
WASHINGTON - U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu will travel to Russia from June 6-11 where he will highlight the tremendous potential for mutually beneficial cooperation and shared economic opportunities with Russia in the areas of innovative clean energy technology, safe and reliable civilian nuclear power, best practices in energy efficiency, and nuclear non-proliferation. The visit will promote continued collaboration between U.S. and Russian scientists, technical experts, and energy sector businesses. It will also pave the way for U.S. investment and clean technology exports to Russia.
"From clean energy to nuclear security, the United States and Russia have a growing number of opportunities for partnerships that can benefit both countries and the world," said Secretary Chu. "I'm looking forward to a constructive and productive dialogue on ways we can seize these opportunities and work closely together to achieve our shared goals."
The Secretary's unique itinerary will include visits to St. Petersburg, Moscow, and the closed city of Sarov. Secretary Chu will visit Sarov's All-Russian Institute of Experimental Physics (VNIIEF), considered the "Los Alamos" of Russia, where he will tour the facilities, meet with VNIIEF's scientific community, and congratulate VNIIEF on the 65th anniversary of the institute.
The Secretary will depart the U.S. on Sunday, June 5, and arrive in St. Petersburg on Monday, June 6. Upon his arrival, he will visit the Optogan LED Factory, a unique Russian-owned facility that produces innovative LED lighting. He will tour the St. Petersburg Seaport to review radiation detection systems installed in cooperation with the National Nuclear Security Administration's "Second Line of Defense" program. The Secretary will address Russia's next generation of engineers and scientists at the St. Petersburg State Mining Institute, one of Russia's leading technical universities. He will also meet with St. Petersburg government officials to discuss cooperation on an energy efficiency pilot project for municipal buildings.
The Secretary then travels to Moscow on Tuesday, June 7, where he will chair the U.S.-Russia Presidential Bilateral Commission's Energy Working Group. Joint activities to be addressed at that meeting include a smart grid MOU between the cities and utilities of San Diego in the U.S. and Belgorod, Russia. Presidents Obama and President Medvedev highlighted this unique City-to-City smart grid project in Deauville, France on May 26. The Secretary will also attend Atomexpo 2011, an international forum on civilian nuclear power development. Secretary Chu will address a special plenary session along with Sergei Kiriyenko, Director General of the Russian State Corporation for Atomic Energy, and Bernard Bigot, Chairman of the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission.
Other activities in Moscow include a meeting with Rusnano officials to discuss Russian innovation in nanotechnology, a meeting with the Russian Federal Power Grid Company to discuss power grid modernization and energy efficiency, a roundtable discussion with experts on climate change issues, a meeting with the Energy Committee of the American Chamber of Commerce, a visit to the Kurchatov Institute, and meetings with renowned Russian scientists.


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China Eastern is at it again and has just posted a number of new fares at $367 Round Trip from Los Angeles to several destinations in South East Asia.
We saw Jakarta and Manila/ Clark at this price (i.e. Bali, Ho Chi Minh, Bangkok).
You can set the outbound destination to a different than the inbound so you can see two cities and booking cheap connecting flight on Air Asia.
Typically China Eastern includes the whole region in their fares.
Air China has posted $364 fares from New York to Fuzhou, China . Also a great offer and the 10 year Chinese Visa for $140 is a good deal in my opinion.


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Heavenbound è un videogioco sviluppato dall'austriaca Cosmos Designs e pubblicato nel 1994 per Commodore 64, quando la vita commerciale di quel computer era ormai al termine. È un videogioco a piattaforme a scorrimento verticale, con protagonista un piccolo elefante rosa che sale verso il cielo; il titolo è traducibile come "diretto in paradiso" ed è anche il titolo di una canzone dei DC Talk il cui testo viene citato nella schermata iniziale.

Era previsto per il 1996 un seguito a scorrimento orizzontale, Lord Mc Sun, che però non venne mai completato.

Modalità di gioco
Il giocatore controlla l'elefante T-Fant in un ambiente a scorrimento verticale verso l'alto, con visuale di profilo. La grafica è cartonesca e le piattaforme sono costituite da piccole nuvole solide e da sporgenze di terra con vegetazione ai lati dello schermo. Le nuvole oscillano continuamente, ciascuna in modo diverso, e andando avanti utilizzarle diventa sempre più difficile, sia come agilità che come rompicapo.
Non ci sono livelli, lo scopo è arrivare al paradiso in cima al percorso. Quando T-Fant cade, lo scorrimento può anche andare verso il basso e si ritorna indietro, perdendo il progresso accumulato; le cadute da qualsiasi altezza non sono di per sé letali, a meno che si precipiti nella voragine a inizio percorso.

Lungo il percorso si incontrano creature nemiche sotto forma di vari tipi di mostricciattoli colorati, poggianti sulle piattaforme oppure volanti. Il contatto con i nemici, alcuni dei quali lanciano anche proiettili, riduce rapidamente la propria barra di energia. L'esaurimento dell'energia oppure del tempo a disposizione causa la perdita di una vita.

T-Fant può camminare in orizzontale, saltare, cambiare la traiettoria anche mentre è in aria, e sparare proiettili in orizzontale per eliminare i nemici. Alcune delle creature eliminate rilasciano power-up che si possono raccogliere per ottenere più tempo, più potenza di fuoco o la capacità di saltare più in alto.
In particolare è indispensabile trovare periodicamente i bonus di tempo, dato che si dispone inizialmente di un solo minuto per completare l'intero gioco.

Bibliografia

Collegamenti esterni

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INDIANAPOLIS -- Thaddeus Young had a season-high 20 points and nine rebounds, and Bojan Bogdanovic added 18 points as the Indiana Pacers defeated the Sacramento Kings 107-97 Saturday night.
Orlando and Indianapolis are 823.19 miles apart from each other. That was the distance the Indiana Pacers traveled last night in order to make it back home to take on the "currently a playoff team" Sacramento Kings, who narrowly defeated the Pacers the last time the two teams met. Despite a now hilariously predictable bad start, the Pacers rallied back once again and came out victorious in the end.
The Pacers are now a ridiculous 5-0 on Night Two of back-to-backs so far this season. That's almost unheard of, as tired legs typically lead to complications for teams when they play two games so close together.
Sactown Royalty: Kings vs. Pacers Preview: Can Sacramento Steal Another One?
Just one week ago the Sacramento Kings faced the Indiana Pacers at home and came away with a one-point victory. Willie Cauley-Stein flushed home the game winning tip-dunk with 16 seconds left. And while he did everything he could to allow the Pacers a chance at a game winner of their own, Bojan Bogdanovic's wide open jumper rimmed out. The Kings have rolled the Phoenix Suns and the Cleveland Cavaliers this week to put them on a three game win streak, but the Pacers want revenge and they'll have a chance at it tonight on their home floor.
The Sacramento Kings are in Indiana tonight to compete against the Pacers for the final time in the 2018-19 regular season. The last time these two teams met was just last Saturday when the Kings won in a thriller by a score of 111-110.
Right now, the Kings are hot as they are currently on a three-game winning streak and have a record of 13-11, putting them in a position for a playoff berth. The Pacers are also a team that is playing good basketball as well. Since losing to the Kings last week, they have not lost yet and sit at a record of 15-10.
Statfox free score prediction: 108 to 112. Total score: 220. Bet the under!


Hazed in the Square Market: 10am-4pm. If you're around town head along to this little market and check out the wares!
Young Labour Coffee Meetup: Join some politically like-minded students and Labour members for a coffee meet-up on campus at 12pm in Cafe 101!
UC SciFi Soc Private Screening – Age of Ultron: Calling all Marvel fans! See a private screening of Age of Ultron at 8pm, Hoyts Riccarton, tickets only $10!
Connect 4 Competition: Remember that game from when you were little? Well, how would you like to play it and compete against a bunch of other adults for prizes, in a bar? Sound fun? Head along to Phoenix Bar from 7-9pm. FREE entry!
UC History Society presents…Historically inaccurate movie night!
Salsa Nights @ Morrell and Co: 9.30pm – 12am. FREE entry! Have a drink and a dance!
Food Show: Horncastle Arena 1st May – Monday 3rd May (10am-5pm). Tickets can be purchased online for this food and cooking extravaganza!
New Brighton Seaside Market: This great community market is held from 10am-2pm every Saturday. Grab some food, or find some bargains, and take a walk down the beach while you're there!
Comedy Open Mic Night: Head along to Alvarado's Mexican Cantina on 77 Stevens St, in the CBD. 8.00-10.00pm. FREE entry! Go along for a laugh, or if you're brave you can even perform yourself!
Defiance- A Christchurch collaborative short film: Hollywood 3 Cinema in Sumner- 8.30pm, 8.50pm, 9.10pm and 9.30pm. Gold coin entry.
Community Market @ MacKenzies Hotel and Backpackers in Linwood: 8.00am-1.00pm. Food and coffee, new and used goods, and crafts.
'Grad Ball': Come along and celebrate your graduation with all your friends! 7.30pm at a Mystery Location (meet in UCSA carpark to get buses to venue). Cocktails and Canapes on arrival, and 12 food stations serving delicious options throughout the night!
The Great Pretenders: Showcasing impersonators of some of the greatest performers this world has ever seen….
Doors open at 6.30pm, dinner served at 7pm, entertainment begins at 8pm. $46 for tickets. Held at Addington Raceway.
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GLOBAL STEEL COMPANY TOUGHENS UP AUTHENTICATION WITH SECURENVOY As a part of a scheduled 3-year review, Tata Steel was looking to improve upon its existing two-factor authentication solution. Having previously invested in over 5,000 hardware tokens, the IT department was weighed down with hardware costs and a significant administrative overhead. With tokens being exchanged every 3 years, and many being lost in the interim, Tata Steel found itself in an almost constant state of hardware replacement. When it came to reviewing alternatives, Tata Steel considered both hardware and software token providers but, in the end, opted for the tokenless solution from SecurEnvoy. Rather than employing an additional piece of hardware, SecurAccess utilises a user's existing device (smartphone, tablet etc.) to deliver the passcode – which can be valid for one-time use, multiple use or a fixed period of time.
As a part of a scheduled 3-year review, Tata Steel was looking to improve upon its existing two-factor authentication solution. Having previously invested in over 5,000 hardware tokens, the IT department was weighed down with hardware costs and a significant administrative overhead. With tokens being exchanged every 3 years, and many being lost in the interim, Tata Steel found itself in an almost constant state of hardware replacement.
When it came to reviewing alternatives, Tata Steel considered both hardware and software token providers but, in the end, opted for the tokenless solution from SecurEnvoy. Rather than employing an additional piece of hardware, SecurAccess utilises a user's existing device (smartphone, tablet etc.) to deliver the passcode – which can be valid for one-time use, multiple use or a fixed period of time.
in real-time; if employees were in areas of poor reception, codes would be valid for multiple use. Users without access to a mobile phone received passcodes daily via email.
"Our administration and maintenance workload had been reduced significantly" says Erik den Hertog, Service Delivery Manager for Network Services, Tata Steel. "We haven't had to procure any new devices either, as existing phones and laptops are being used. The costs savings are very obvious."


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Going since 2009, Harlem Nights is Watford's very own monthly social swing dance night, held every 2nd Saturday of the month. Social dancing is a great way to meet people from other classes and improve your dancing quickly, by dancing with other dancers. Harlem Nights generally attracts local dancers as well as those from other JiveSwing classes and further afield.
Most months you'll dance the night away to a live band and changing playlists from our resident DJs.
Whether you've just taken your first class or you're a flash dancer, you'll have a great time.
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Q: Amazon EC2 Security Group with Host / Dynamic IP / DNS I am seeking some guidance on the best approach to take with EC2 security groups and services with dynamic IP's. I want to make use of services such as SendGrid, Elastic Cloud etc which all use dyanmic IP's over port 80/443. However access to Port 80/443 is closed with the exception of whitelisted IPs. So far the solutions I have found are:

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*CRON Job to ping the service, take IP's and update EC2 Security Group via EC2 API.

*Create a new EC2 to act as a proxy with port 80/443 open. New server communicates with Sendgrid/ElasticCloud, inspects responses and returns parts to main server.

Are there any other better solutions?

A: Firstly, please bear in mind that security groups in AWS are stateful, meaning that, for example, if you open ports 80 and 443 to all destinations (0.0.0.0/0) in your outbound rules, your EC2 machines will be able to connect to remote hosts and get the response back even if there are no inbound rules for a given IP.
However, this approach works only if the connection is always initiated by your EC2 instance and remote services are just responding. If you require the connections to your EC2 instances to be initiated from the outside, you do need to specify inbound rules in security group(s). If you know a CIDR block of their public IP addresses, that can solve the problem as you can specify it as a destination in security group rule. If you don't know IP range of the hosts that are going to reach your machines, then access restriction at network level is not feasible and you need to implement some form of authorisation of the requester.
P.S. Please also bear in mind that there is a soft default limit of 50 inbound or outbound rules per security group.


I have set up my sessions so that we start off with the Christmas theme images (I have some props: bunting , sleigh, lights to give a Christmas feel but not over the top) . I then move these out of the way, to finish with some classic and timeless portraits that last all year . This has proved popular – I will send you a detailed info sheet on what to bring, clothes that work well and my full address.


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Syracuse Native Heading To International Space Station
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Astronaut Jeanette Epps, a former Syracuse native, has been chosen for a mission to the International Space Station.
Epps was a Corcoran High School and Le Moyne College alumna. CNY Central Reports that she has been assigned to NASA's Boeing Starliner-1 mission. It's a six-month expedition planned for launch in 2021 to the I.S.S.
Epps studied physics at Le Moyne College and graduated in 1992. She went on to get her master's degree and a PhD in aerospace engineering from the University of Maryland, College Park.
The spaceflight will be the first for Epps, who was assigned a mission earlier in her career but was later reassigned.
NASA Astronaut Snaps Out-of-This-World Photo of Upstate New York From Space
NASA astronaut Doug Hurley certainly didn't forget his roots during his time in space. As one of the two men at the forefront of the historic NASA and SpaceX launch to the International Space Station, Hurley made sure to take a moment and capture the beauty of his home state, even if from very, very far away.
You can check out that photo here.
Hurley grew up in the Southern Tier, and while he was born in Endicott in 1966, he considers Apalachin, New York his hometown. He served a fighter pilot and test pilot in the United States Marine Corp for over 24 years, and was selected as an astronaut with NASA in 2000. Hurley piloted the historic NASA, SpaceX flight on May 30 alongside joint operations commander Bob Behnken. The flight to the International Space Station was not only the first manned flight on a commercially-built craft, the Crew Dragon, but it was also the first manned launch from U.S. soil since 2011.
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In Sicario 2: Soldado, the drug war on the US – Mexico border has escalated as the cartels have begun trafficking terrorists across the US border. To fight the war, federal agent Matt Graver (Josh Brolin) reteams with the mercurial Alejandro (Benicio Del Toro).
Hidden in the shadows of the Colosseum, the Suburra district was the criminal underbelly of Ancient Rome, home to the city's darkest secrets. In modern times, crime and corruption has spread deep inside the city where everything - even the priesthood - can be bought for a price. From acclaimed director Stefano Sollima ('Gomorrah', 'Romanzo Criminale') and based on the novel co-written by Carlo Bonino & Giancarlo De Cataldo, Suburra takes place over seven days leading up to the 'Apocalypse' as a former crime boss, known as 'Samurai', is instructed by corrupt Mafia families to turn the waterfront of Rome into a new Las Vegas. Elsewhere, after a night of excess leads to a young girl's death, politician Filippo Malgradi (Pierfrancesco Favino) becomes pivotal in a chain of events which sees him drawn into a web woven by Samurai. As the countdown to the Apocalypse draws to a close, secrets are quickly unravelled as increasingly powerful gangsters become caught in the crossfire. As the city begins to crumble, all those involved must choose to sink or swim by betraying those closest to them.
Three veteran Riot Squad cops are exasperated by a society ruled by hatred, where no one follows the rules anymore. All they want to do is restore order, which they will, by any means necessary. A young rookie joins the team and is taken under their wing to be shown the ropes. He soon starts to question the cops vigilante form of justice, where the use of force to maintain order is normality and the young pretender starts to doubt if this is a life he wants.


4 Senior Swimmers Break World Record!
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@AARPTeri I dunno, maybe I should mention that I did have to change sports from mountaineering to cycling. And that made my reconditioning more challenging as the mountaineer's physique and the cyclist's physique are vastly different. But you know, all's well that ends well.
This is a great story, thanks for sharing! Do you swim for fitness? Has anyone transitioned to this type of exercising after injury?
@AARPTeri I have had to fight my way back to fitness after a series of mountaineering-related injuries. I had bone fractures, torn ligaments and myriad other issues associated with a poorly aligned skeletal system, not to mention malnutrition both as a baby and as a teen (which affected the skeletal system). So, though I had been incredibly fit prior to successive injuries and rehabs, I was an overweight, flabby mess for a couple years.
Once my medical issues had been corrected, it took a year for me to regain stamina, then a full year to regain physical conditioning. I fought hard and last fall won two gold medals at the World Senior Games (setting new course records), so I am here to tell you that it can be done. It is not easy, but with patience and dedication, one can regain physical fitness after injury ... even as a senior.
Found another video about this December 17, 2016 World Record breaking event.
Listen to these incredible athletes list their many ailments, then get busy exercising to improve your own mobility outlook.
All are over 80, and one suffered a broken neck in the 12 months prior to this feat. This inspirational video brought a tear to my eyes, it so humbles me while proving to me that passion and drive are particularly useful characteristics as we age.
As Growing Bolder stated on their Facebook page: "Two women. Two men. One incredible lesson in active longevity. If you want to keep moving, you have to keep moving."
Are you planning to grow bolder today? I certainly am!


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Andrzej Orzeszek (born 21 February 1967) is a retired Polish football midfielder.

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Welcome to Musical Monday; the day that we bring you awesome songs new or old with diamonds, jewelry, gemstones or precious metals in the title or lyrics. Today, pop star Kelly Clarkson sings about rejuvenating a listless relationship in her 2017 gospel-inspired release, "Heat."
In the song, Clarkson assumes the role of a woman whose marriage is suffering because the passion seems to be gone. What does 'You Used to Make Me Feel Like a Diamond' mean? Well we all know that a diamond is precious and any lady wants her husband to make her feel precious too. Although she still loves her husband, she wants him to know that she needs to feel as precious as a diamond.
In real life, Clarkson and Brandson Blackstock (her husband and manager) have made a concerted effort to remain fully devoted to each other; no matter how busy their lives get.


The Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Office (PCDSPO), a government agency mandated to preserve the institutional memory of the Office of the President, has published the Historical Atlas of the Republic. Available in PDF and EPUB formats, the Historical Atlas of the Republic charts the historical, political, and economic developments of the Philippines from the prehistoric times to the present. You may download a free copy of the Historic Atlas of the Republic of the Philippines from this link.
At 124 pages, the Historical Atlas of the Republic is full of highlights, but it is neither in-depth nor exhaustive. That's not necessarily a bad thing; the historical atlas is not intended to be a comprehensive record of the Philippines' past. What I find mildly annoying is that the maps are appended at the end of the document, instead of side-by-side the events that refer to them. Flipping back and forth between the maps and pertinent events in a e-book can get tedious pretty quickly. All in all, I have to give it to the PCDSPO for producing a concise, visually appealing and thoroughly researched account of Philippine history.
The EPUB version of the Historical Atlas of the Republic of the Philippines is practically unreadable. There are no spaces between words, some text appear garbled, and the maps do not show at all. The PCDSPO should look into this because quite a number of people, myself included, prefer to read books in EPUB format.
The PCDSPO is headed by writer and history buff Manual Luis "Manolo" Quezon III, who happens to be the grandson of the Second President of the Philippines. I'd like to believe it was Quezon's love for history that got the ball rolling for the historical atlas project. Quezon's personal blog is a treasure trove of historical geekery, personal soliloquy, and political punditry. I recommend paying his blog a visit from time to time for a rewarding reading experience.


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HomePreviewsCorsair iCUE 5000T RGB Case Review — Premium space, premium price
Corsair iCUE 5000T RGB Case Review — Premium space, premium price
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When it comes to PC building, we are living in the era of RGB and cable management. Not only do builders want to have a case that looks great, but it needs to be tidy as well. Enter the Corsair iCUE 5000T RGB mid-tower case, made to show off your management skills as well as your overall setup.
Retailing for $399.99 USD, the 5000T offers a more detailed lighting, cooling, and management system compared to most mid-tower PC cases. And for that price, that should be the claim. It includes three LL120 fans mounted to the front, six RGB strips on the perimeter, a Commander Core XT, and plenty of space to work with.
Building with ease
First off, the pre-routed cables of the 5000T are a thing of beauty to anyone who prides themselves on proper management. There are so many routing options in the back panel that the idea of ultimately having to force the panel shut shouldn't even cross your mind here.
The case comes with support for three 2.5-inch and two 3.5-inch drives, and all can fit pretty easily without problems. An ATX motherboard looks somewhat small for a mid-tower case, but that's because Corsair made sure to give you as much space as possible to work and fit your hands. Luckily for me though, I don't have that problem with any case type (#TeamTinyHands).
Speaking of that space, you'll have no issue fitting even the largest of GPUs in it. One, two, or three slot cards be damned. The 5000T fits them with ease. My only frustration when building has nothing to do with the case, though, but instead has a lot to do with power supply cables. It's 2022. Can we please make low-profile PSU cables more accessible and prominent in this space? Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk.
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Corsair iCUE 5000T RGB PC Case Specs
Dimensions 20.87 x 9.88 x 22.05 inches
(530mm x 251mm x 560mm)
Motherboards Mini-ITX, Micro-ATX, ATX, E-ATX
I/O 4x USB-A 3.0
1x USB-C 3.1
1x Headphone/microphone
Expansion 7 + 2 Vertical
Storage 4x 2.5-inch SSD
2x 3.5-inch HDD
PSU ATX
Included fans 3x Corsair LL120 on front
Clearances GPU: 400mm
CPU: 170mm
PSU: 250mm
Materials Steel
Color Black, white
One feature on the 5000T that should get a lot of praise are the hinged side panels. Working on a PC where you can just pop a door open instead of risking losing screws will always be a win in my book. Provided you have the table or desk space, opening both sides and doing your work makes for a nice experience. There's also a replaceable shroud should you decide not to take advantage of the 3.5-inch drive bay. Swapping it out gives you even more open space within your case.
But how cool is it?
It's one thing for your case to look good, but how much it helps with cooling is just as big of a concern. With the 5000T, there isn't much to worry about. There is so much open air within the case that you can fit up to 10 120MM fans, which includes a spot on the back panel for extra exhaust.
Before getting into specific temperatures, it's worth noting that the PC used for testing within the 5000T featured an AMD Ryzen 9 5900X CPU, a Corsair iCUE Elite Cooler, and an Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition (FE) graphics card.
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When idle, the temperatures hovered around 33C for the CPU and 29C for the GPU. Using internal temperature monitors, the overall temperature would stay between 23C and 34C depending on usage. Even at the highest usage I put my PC through on average (rendering 4K60 video), the internal temperatures never reached over 59C for the CPU and 53C for the GPU. Even the case itself always seemed cool to the touch, signifying it was doing its job.
Not being able to vertically mount a three-slot GPU is a bother
Some strange omissions
Though there is a lot going for the case, there are some things that didn't sit well with me for a case that costs as much as the 5000T does. The first involves the front USB I/O. While there are four USB 3.0 ports on the front, most motherboards will only be able to utilize two of them. If you want to use all four you'll either have to make sure your motherboard has multiple onboard USB 3.0 headers, or you'll have to use a splitter.
Another annoyance, though this will vary greatly based on your CPU cooling setup, involves the Corsair Commanders. The case comes with the aforementioned Commander Core XT already installed with every fan connected. Unfortunately, it doesn't have any connection on board for AIO coolers, like the Corsair iCUE Elite LCD Display Liquid CPU Cooler. For that, you'll also need the Commander Core that came with the cooler, meaning two are needed to get the full benefit.
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That alone could lead to some potential cable management issues, as well as iCUE recognition problems. To alleviate that, it's best if you do a completely fresh install of the iCUE software after installing multiple Commanders.
Lastly, there's the inability to vertically mount a three-slot GPU, like the RTX 3090 FE. Yes, the 5000T is technically a mid-tower case, but there's clearly enough real estate to allow for a vertical mount. Again, for the price of the case, that should be an option for users who prefer that aesthetic.
Should you pay premium for the Corsair iCUE 5000T RGB?
The Corsair iCUE 5000T RGB doesn't just look like a premium PC case, but it feels like one too. At 32 pounds, it's one of the sturdier cases I've ever used, and it gives the clear impression that all of your precious PC parts are well protected. The side fan mounts and hinged panels are great features, and the cable management is second-to-none when it comes to mid-tower cases. And with 208 RGB lights included, it will give you the colors of your dreams.
Despite the odd omissions for a case this premium, it's still one of the best cases I've ever built a computer in and used. Sure, some may question the inclusion of older LL fans, but that doesn't bother me as much because of the quality. If you can stomach a $399.99 USD price point, there's no reason to not look at this case. That said, if budget is a concern for you, there are certainly other options out there for you.
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