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Strictest dress codes – 5 countries with fashion police
by Justin Delaney on Apr 13, 2011
Earlier this week, the "Burqa Ban" went into effect in France. Since passing into law, several burqa draped women have already been arrested, and the symbolic law is causing an uproar among the Muslim population of France and beyond. However, France is not the only country with authoritative garment laws. Many countries possess laws that limit what citizens and visitors are allowed to wear.
According to Foreign Policy magazine, these five countries have some of the strictest dress code laws in the world. The list includes countries from three continents, though France is the lone western world inclusion. It is odd that a country known for its fashion houses and pioneering designers is also home to such an autocratic fashion law. I would expect this sort of posturing from the American South, but clothing oppression along the Champs-Élysées seems a bit misplaced.France – Ban on burqas and niqabs
In April 2011, France's law against burqas and niqabs went into effect. Essentially, the law is a ban on the traditional female Muslim dress and allows a police officer to verbally request removal of the veil before escorting any violator to a police station for ID verification and removal. Gadling blogger Meg Nesterov covered all of the details in a post earlier this week. The fine is 150 Euros for a first time offender and 30,000 Euros for a male that forces a woman to wear a burqa or niqab. I believe the excessiveness of the 30,000 Euro fine reveals the true intent of the law, but to fight the perception of oppression across cultures with oppression is a bizarre strategy.
Saudi Arabia – Ban on bare skin and cross-dressing
The old Kingdom of Saud has always been a leader in fashion constriction. Saudi Arabia is home to some of the strictest social laws on the planet, many applying exclusively to women. This separation of legal restrictions by sex seems austere by western standards, and though every country governs from a different cultural perspective, Saudi Arabia seems excessively sexist – placing 129 out of 134 countries in the 2010 Global Gender Gap Report. Aside from requiring a male guardian, a Saudi Woman must also wear a niqab and abaya in public as to not expose bare skin. Men also have restrictions – they are not allowed to cross-dress.
Bhutan – Required gho and kira in public
Considered one of the happiest countries on the planet, Bhutan calculates its output in GNH – Gross National Happiness. While it is rare to read a word on Bhutan without being reintroduced to this policy on happiness, there are also other, less known measures in place to maintain Bhutanese culture. For example, all Bhutanese citizens must adhere to a strict dress code. In public, men must wear a gho – a knee length robe, and women must wear a kimono known as a kira. The dress code is older than the current kingdom and is known as Driglam Namzha.
North Korea – No pants for ladies and hair cuts for man
The hermit kingdom is one of the least visited countries on the planet. The lack of outside influences has bolstered the frozen in time North Korean culture. North Korea has a dead president, a money-pit ghostscraper, and laws governing a man's maximum hair length. In North Korea, men are supposed to trim their hair every 15 days, and older men are given leniency so that their hair can grow long enough to cover bald spots. While most men are allotted a maximum hair length of two inches, fifty year old men and older can grow their hair an additional 3/4 inch. Women are not permitted to wear pants, and if an infraction occurs, the pant wearing offender faces a stint at one of the North's horrendous labor camps.
Sudan – No make-up for men and lashes for pant-wearing women
In Sudan, women are punished for wearing pants with lashes and a hefty fine. Sudanese public decency laws are extremely strict and bear the beliefs of the predominantly Arab north. The tumultuous country is home to violent religious differences. With almost 600 ethnicities and a serious wedge between the Muslim north and Christian south, Sudan has been a poster child for racial intolerance for decades. While women are prohibited from wearing trousers, men too have laws governing their behavior. Last December, seven men were arrested and charged with public indecency for wearing makeup at a fashion show.
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France's burqa ban goes into effect
by Meg Nesterov on Apr 11, 2011
Today France has taken a controversial move and instated a burqa ban, aimed at the traditional religious covering worn by conservative Muslim women. The ban will potentially affect up to 2,000 women who wear a full-face veil in public, though it is unclear how the enforcement will work as police cannot remove the veil. Women who refuse to lift the burqa or niqab may be taken to a police station for an identity check, threatened with a 150 euro fine, or forced to attend "re-education" classes. Men who force women to wear the veil will face a 30,000 euro fine and up to a year in jail. So far only a few women have been arrested for protesting the ban near Paris' Notre Dame cathedral.
Jacques Myard, a Parliament member and supporter of the ban said "The face is a dignity of a person. The face is your passport. So when you refuse me to see you, I am a victim." France has the highest Muslim population in Europe, estimated between four and six million, though only a few thousand women wear the full-face veil. Belgium has passed a similar law but hasn't enforced it, and the Netherlands is considering a ban as well.
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The burqa and niqab: can travelers get used to anything? Should they?
by Sean McLachlan on Jan 31, 2011
Travel broadens the mind, at least for most people. As we explore different cultures and beliefs we see that for the most part they're OK. While there are always local customs we just can't follow, in general the more we travel, the more accepting we become.
But how accepting should we get? I've traveled extensively in the Muslim world and I've yet to figure out exactly how I feel about the burqa and niqab, two types of female Islamic clothing that cover the face. For the vast majority of the world's population, the face is a key to identity. We look at the face to tell what a person is thinking and feeling. It's how we spot friends and enemies at a distance. To see a covered face makes many people suspicious. In most cultures, it means the person has something to hide.
Here in Europe a debate is raging over whether the face veil should be banned. Some politicians say it's oppressive and against Western values, while others defend it as part of a cultural heritage that needs to be tolerated in a free society. One thing these pundits have in common is that they talk about women who cover their faces, but very few actually talk with them. Regarding the burqa ban in France, one female friend quipped, "It's just another case of men telling women what to wear." Here's a video from the BBC program Newsnight that interviews Muslim women both for and against veils.
This video makes two important points: that opinion is divided in the Muslim community over face covering, and that there are thinking, educated people under those veils.As a Western man I haven't had many opportunities to talk with covered women, but when traveling in Somaliland I got to talk to a few niqabis. While talking with them I discovered that their personalities began to emerge. I also kept a lot of eye contact since there was nothing else to look at. The eyes are always expressive. Among niqabis they're even more so.
Fellow travel writer Lara Dunston taught in Abu Dhabi for many years and noticed the same thing. The veil didn't stop her from getting to know people as individuals. She even became able to recognize people just from their eyes. She says the vast majority of her students cover by choice. In the book From My Sisters' Lips, Muslim convert Na'ima bint Robert talks about why she chose to cover her face, and interviews others who made the same choice. Central to their decision was the desire to be known for what they think, not how they look. They see the veil as accentuating a person's identity rather than hiding it.
If only it were that straightforward. In many places it's not individual choice but social pressure or even force of law that makes women cover their faces. Saudi Arabia, which is our ally because we need their oil and they need our weapons, has been instrumental in the global spread of radical Islam. For example, they're building beautiful mosques and madrasas in the Muslim regions of Ethiopia in order to change what has been a bastion of liberal Islam. I'll never forget passing through one village where the only stone building, and the only one that had more than one storey, was a Saudi-built mosque. Walking along the road in the noonday sun was a woman in a niqab with a huge bundle of firewood over her back. I was hot just standing there. I can't imagine how she must have felt.
Take this woman: uneducated, almost certainly illiterate, who's probably never been outside her own region, and introduce her to a Saudi cleric with his nice car and clothes and education, and he tells her she needs to cover her face or Allah will be angry and her neighbors will think she's a slut. What's she going to do? That's not a choice; that's oppression pure and simple.
In a response to the controversial "Just Say No To Burqas" mural in Australia, a Muslim activist friend of mine Asra Nomani said, "'Say No To Burqas,' says 'no' to not only burqas but the interpretation of Islam that says that women are too sexy for their faces and have to cover up to be 'good Muslims.' It's important that we reject the interpretation of Islam that sanctions burqas. One girl who had to wear a burqa in my village in India asked me, 'What's it like to feel the sun shine on your face?'"
Asra makes a good point that the burqa is only one interpretation of Islam. The Koran and Hadith say that both men and women should dress modestly. They say nothing about women bundling themselves up from head to toe in yards of cloth.
An educated debate about this issue is becoming increasingly important as Western society becomes more multicultural. It's becoming more important to me personally. I spend every summer in Oxford. Among the many Muslims there, most women wear headscarves, something that I barely notice anymore. A small minority of women wear the niqab, including a local pharmacist. Last year we were in the park and my son, then four years old, saw one of the mothers wearing a niqab.
"Why is she hiding her face?" he asked.
"Because she wants to for her religion," I said.
"SHE SHOULD TAKE IT OFF!" he said in that typical child voice that carries for miles.
"Only if she wants to," I replied rather lamely.
I couldn't think of a better answer. I still can't.
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After a long gap, there is more sellers of face veneer than buyers. The reason, there was a bulk inflow of face veneer in month of January and February 2019, that kept the face veneer prices stable. The abundant availability of face veneer peeled from Okume, Gabon,Gurjan from Indonesia and Myanmar and Makai & Reconstituted face within the country helped to ease up the face stock pressure maintained by producers. The growing acceptance of reconstituted face veneer and Okume helped the plywood manufacturers to bring down the cost due to increased face veneer supply. The prices in face veneer witnessed a contraction of Rs 1.00 to 1.50 per meter in February largely due to plenty of availability and poor demand for finished plywood. The face veneer prices by February end became stable as available stock is almost sold.
It is reported from the sides of face peeling companies based in Gabon and Indonesia, that in coming months face veneer prices will climb up due to rise in log prices, forex value increase of dollar as further container loads bears costlier raw material cost. The Gabon based manufacturers are now easy as they have almost finished their long hold inventory. The log prices in Gabon are also reported to be up by 7-8 % thus taking the Okume face prices upward. Considering the expected price offerings of Okume in March 2019, The Ply Reporter expect the prices hovering around 750$ per cbm.
are approaching face manufacturers directly to avoid middle men/tradersmargin to keep a check on prices. The changing face veneer market dynamics suggest that many small time face veneer traders will exit face business in 2019 due to low margins and huge capital involvement. Okume will continue to be the face of face veneer segment in India in 2019.


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Solving the lettuce outbreak crisis in the US
Another unsolved E. coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce in the US has highlighted the need for better investigative tools.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the US announced on 4 December that a multi-state outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 tied to romaine lettuce has expanded to over 100 people in 23 states, and the full scope of this outbreak is still not yet known.
This outbreak is caused by the same strain of E. coli that caused outbreaks linked to leafy greens in 2017 and to romaine lettuce in 2018.
The Center for Science in the Public (CSPI) Deputy Director of Regulatory Affairs Sarah Sorscher said in a statement: "Time after time, federal and state public health investigators have struggled to trace back the source of outbreaks linked to romaine. And time and again, they've been unable to answer key questions about where and how the lettuce was contaminated, resulting in broad public warnings rather than swift, targeted recalls."
The CSPI expressed the need for new tools to help the Food and Drug Administration solve outbreaks.
One of these tools is the Expanded Food Safety Inspection Act, which is hoped to be introduced as legislation as it could provide a tool for investigators to trace back outbreaks that emerge from large concentrated animal feeding operations.
The CSPI is also calling to expand and enhance the FDA's authority under the Food Safety Modernization Act to ensure that food can be traced throughout the food system as it moves from farm to fork.
The organisation hopes these improvements will allow for swift, targeted recalls during outbreaks of foodborne illness.
A pregnancy style test for E. coli and romaine lettuce was developed back in 2018 after the 2017 and 2018 outbreaks across the US and Canada which killed seven people. In this case, it was ultimately established that romaine lettuce irrigated by contaminated canal water in the Yuma region in Arizona was the source of the outbreak.
Thankfully there have been no reported deaths from the latest outbreak, but as of 2 December 2019 a total of 102 people have been infected.
FDA and US states continue to trace the source of the romaine lettuce. Preliminary information indicates that it could linked to romaine lettuce grown in Salinas, California. No common grower, supplier, distributor or brand of romaine lettuce has been identified yet.
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The presentation forms part of what the company says is its contribution to society.
The support is also aimed at supporting the operations of the Ghana Police Service.
Presenting the items to the police service, Chief Corporate Affairs Officer for Dannex Ayrton and Starwin, Kwesi Yirenkyi said, "We all know there's been an upsurge in crime in our communities of late so the police need all the resources it can muster to fight crime".
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Home TV & Radio CNN Heroes: Zannah Mustapha Is Worthy Of Emulation – SGF
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, has congratulated Nigeria's Zannah Mustapha, winner of the 2021 CNN Heroes Award Top Ten.
He described Zannah Mustapha as a lawyer, educationist per excellence, Philanthropist of immense proportion and an unparalleled humanitarian of the century whose contributions to the educationally disadvantaged has resonated all over the world.
SGF commended Zannah Mustapha for burnishing the image of Nigeria in the international media through positive contributions in making education available to the vulnerable, particularly, those orphaned by insurgency in the North-East geopolitical zone of the country.
He noted that Zannah Mustapha's example is worthy of emulation by Nigerians in view of the need to tackle and reduce the number of out-of- school children in the country.
Zannah Mustapha is the Proprietor of the Future Prowess Islamic Foundation in Maiduguri, Borno State, has since its establishment used the school to cater for the educational needs of those in the Internally Displaced Persons (IDP's) camps and others ravaged by insurgency.
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In 1898, the Chapin Mining Company built a residence at 106 North Carpenter Avenue for General Manager James MacNaughton. In 1901, Otto Conrad Davidson replaced MacNaughton as manager and the home served as his family's residence until 1935. It stood empty until 1945 when Davidson's widow sold the home to F. Albee Flodin and Martin D. Thomas.
Flodin and Thomas had a vision for the property. It was to turn the home into a clubhouse, primarily to host visiting businessmen. With assistance from Lake Shore Inc., they watch their vision become a reality.
Renovation materials were in short supply due to World War II so many of the renovations were done using original wood from various parts of the residence. In 1945-1946, the bar was built in what is now the ladies restroom using wood from sliding doors and woodwork from within the house. The kitchen was enlarged and improved to function as a commercial kitchen. The main floor was opened up to create a dining room. In 1947, the remodel was complete and the doors were open business.
The Beginning of the Club
In January 1945, F. Albee Flodin and Martin D. Thomas set out to establish a private club in Iron Mountain to host out-of-town businessmen. They purchased the private residence of Chapin Mining Company Manager Otto Conrad Davidson at 106 North Carpenter Avenue.
The inspiration for the Club was two-fold – replicating an experience Flodin and William Lewis had while on a business trip to Pascagoula, Mississippi and fulfilling a need within the community
In February 1945, a meeting of local leaders was held at the 6-7-8 Club on the top floor of the Commercial Bank to discuss the feasibility of establishing a private club.
On December 11, 1946, the Chippewa Club opened as a non-profit, unincorporated association. By law, this type of association cannot own property. Ownership was transferred to three club members for $10,000 and they were designated as trustees. The Club operated in this manner with various members serving as trustees until 1973 when it became a non-profit corporation
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David Pasahow and his family have been Members of the Chippewa Club for 25 years, and family participants since the mid 1960's. His parents were active Members for over 30 years. David and his wife Clair,
celebrated their Wedding at the Club as well as many anniversaries and daughter Meredith's birthdays. They reside seasonally in the Hill Country of Texas and return to Spread Eagle every Summer. David is founder of Blue Line Advisors, an executive search and leadership firm focused on the aerospace, transportation and other selected sectors. He also has more than 30 years of experience in executive and leadership consulting services. David holds an A.B. degree from Kenyon College (Ohio) and an M.B.A. from Keller Graduate School of Management. He serves on the boards of The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) where he serves on the Executive Committee and Chairs the Governance Committee and privately held Conax Technologies.
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Jajpurattus  è un genere di ragni appartenente alla Famiglia Salticidae.

Etimologia
Il nome risulta dalla fusione della città di Jajpur, nello Stato indiano dell'Orissa, col suffisso -attus, caratteristico di vari generi della famiglia Salticidae, un tempo denominata Attidae.

Distribuzione
L'unica specie oggi nota di questo genere è stata rinvenuta in India, nei pressi della città di Jajpur.

Tassonomia
A giugno 2011, si compone di una specie:
 Jajpurattus incertus Prószynski, 1992 — India

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Bibliografia
 Prószynski, J., 1992 - Salticidae (Araneae) of India in the collection of the Hungarian National Natural History Museum in Budapest. Annls zool., Warsz., vol.44, p. 165-277.

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Salticidae
Taxa classificati da Jerzy Prószynski

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Substance In Beirut Blast 'was intended for explosives firm in Mozambique'
The title of this post, is the same as that of this article in The Times.
If ever any disaster was waiting to happen, this was it!
August 7, 2020 Posted by AnonW | News	| Disasters, Lebanon | Leave a comment
1-in-11,000 Chance Of Contracting COVID-19 On Trains
That looks like a chance I'll take!
August 7, 2020 Posted by AnonW | Health, Transport	| COVID-19, Trains | 1 Comment
Plans For Cable Cars Between Bristol Temple Meads And Clifton Suspension Bridge
The title of this post, is the same as that of this article on Bristol Live.
The title only says half of it, as this is only the first route.
I like the idea!
I also think we should have more!
August 7, 2020 Posted by AnonW | Transport	| Bristol, Bristol Temple Meads Station, Brunel, Cable-Car | 1 Comment
World's First Hydrogen-Powered Double Decker Buses To Be Launched In Scotland
The title of this post, is the same as that of this article on The Herald.
This introduction says a bit more.
A fleet of hydrogen-powered double decker buses that is claimed to be the world's first is due to be launched in Scotland later this year in what is seen as a major step forward in the use of hydrogen as a fuel.
First Aberdeen will be running fifteen hydrogen-fuelled buses.
August 7, 2020 Posted by AnonW | Hydrogen, Transport	| Aberdeen, Hydrogen-Powered Buses | Leave a comment
Hamburger Hochbahn Launches Tender For 50 Hydrogen Fuel Cell Buses
The title of this post, is the same as that of this article on H2 View.
The title says it all!
But it does show how hydrogen buses are proliferating around the world.
This makes the third hydrogen or energy project from the German city, that I have detailed.
August 7, 2020 Posted by AnonW | Energy, Hydrogen, Transport	| Hamburg, Hydrogen-Powered Buses | Leave a comment
Beeching Reversal – Reopening Golborne Railway Station
This is one of the Beeching Reversal projects that the Government and Network Rail are proposing to reverse some of the Beeching cuts.
Golbourne station was known as Golbourne South station in its later years and this Google Map shows the station's location in the village of Golbourne.
I don't want to disappoint anybody, but I don't think a station here is a practical idea.
The proposal would mean adding a new station between Wigan North Western and Warrington Bank Quay stations. Would this slow Avanti West Coast services by an unacceptable amount?
High Speed Two services will use these tracks. Will that be acceptable to the new route's engineers.?
Platforms for the West Coast Main Line and High Speed Two will need to be at least two hundred metres long. Is there enough space?
Where will the cars be parked in the village?
But the biggest problem, will be the disruption caused by constructing the station in the middle of a village.
I shall be very surprised if this station is reopened.
August 7, 2020 Posted by AnonW | Transport	| Beeching Reversal, Golbourne South Station | 1 Comment
Beeching Reversal – Reopen Midge Hall Station
Midge Hall station is a closed station on the Ormskirk Branch Line.
This Google Map shows what's left of Midge Hall station.
The single-track Ormskirk Branch Line running SW-NE across the map.
Midge Hall Lane crossing it at right-angles in the South-West corner of the map, where a level crossing can be seen.
The original station had two platforms, of which the remains can be seen.
There certainly seems plenty of space to rebuild the station.
The Ormskirk Branch Line
The Ormskirk Branch Line runs between Ormskirk and Preston stations.
It is single-track most of the way.
It is about 15.5 miles long.
The current trains take just over half-an-hour.
There are four intermediate stations.
Most services terminate in a bay platform at Preston station.
Ormskirk station is electrified with 750 VDC third-rail electrification.
Preston station is electrified with 25 KVAC overhead electrification.
The Future section in the Wikipedia entry says this.
There have been several proposals to extend the Merseyrail electric service to Preston using this line. This would restore the most direct Liverpool – Preston route. The reinstatement of the Burscough Curves has been proposed which would allow services to Southport from Preston and Liverpool via Ormskirk. This could be accompanied by the reopening of Midge Hall station.
The reports usually say, that this would be achieved by fitting batteries to the new Class 777 trains.
Battery Operation Of Merseyrail's New Class 777 Trains
It would appear that on each round trip between Ormskirk and Preston, the trains will have to run thirty-one miles on batteries.
In Batteries On Class 777 Trains, I estimated that, the battery capacity of a Class 777 train was 300 kWh.
It also looks like Stadler have designed the Class 777 train, with battery-operation as an integral part of the design.
In an article in the October 2017 Edition of Modern Railways, which is entitled Celling England By The Pound, Ian Walmsley says this in relation to trains running on the Uckfield Branch, which is not very challenging.
A modern EMU needs between 3 and 5 kWh per vehicle mile for this sort of service.
I know both branches reasonably well and the Ormskirk Branch is probably the least challenging.
The Class 777 train is probably equivalent in length to a three-car train, as the cars are short.
The Class 777 train appears to have a sophisticated traction system, that includes regenerative braking to the batteries.
If the Class 777 train can achieve 3 kWh per vehicle mile, it will have a range of 33.3 miles. Reduce it to 2 kWh per vehicle mile and the range would be 50 miles.
I am fairly certain, that Stadler have designed a train, that can achieve a round trip between Ormskirk and Preston, without needing a battery top-up at Preston.
I don't think, that it will need to use overhead wires either.
So that will save on infrastructure costs!
Charging The Batteries
The batteries would be charged using the existing third-rail electrification between Ormskirk and Hunts Cross stations.
No new infrastructure would be needed.
Future Services Between Liverpool And Preston
Preston and Liverpool already a direct hourly electric service via Huyton, St. Helens and Wigan North Western and until proven otherwise a second hourly service via Ormskirk would probably be a more-than-adequate replacement for the current Ormskirk and Preston service.
This would probably be achieved by one if the four trains per hour (tph) continuing to Preston.
As the current trains take about thirty minutes to run between Ormskirk and Preston, I think this could help devising a passenger-friendly timetable.
Future Services Between Southport And Preston
There is currently no train service between Southport and Preston stations.
But there used to be tracks as this Google Map shows.
Two railway lines run across the map.
Starting in the North-East corner of the map is the Southport and Manchester Line, which passes through Burscough Bridge station.
Starting at the bottom of the map, is the Ormskirk Branch Line, which passes through Burscough Junction station.
The two railway lines cross towards the North-East corner of the map.
Note the two green scars of the disused and overgrown Burscough Curves reaching East from Burscough Bridge station.
The Northern curve connects to the Ormskirk Branch Line and used to enable trains to go between Southport and Preston stations.
The Southern curve connects to the Ormskirk Branch Line and used to enable trains to go between Southport and Ormskirk stations.
Full or even partial restoration of these curves would improve connections to Southport and Preston.
Extend Some Liverpool and Southport Services To Preston
One possibility would be to extend perhaps one-in-four Liverpool and Southport services to Preston via the following route.
Reverse at Southport
Via Burscough Bridge station and using the Northern Burscough Curve.
Coupled with a one-in-four extension from Ormskirk station, this would provide the following.
A two tph service between Liverpool and Preston
A two tph service through Rufford, Croston and Midge Hall stations.
With precise and intelligent timetabling. I suspect that Rufford, Croston and Midge Hall stations could all be single-platform stations.
Extend Some Liverpool and Ormskirk Services To Preston Via Southport
Another possibility would be to extend perhaps one-in-four Liverpool and Ormskirk services to Preston via the following route.
Using the Southern Burscough Curve to Southport via Burscough Bridge station.
If the route used the electrified Platform 3 at Southport to reverse, it could top-up the batteries.
The Future Midge Hall Station
The design of the station will depend on the train frequency through the station.
An Hourly Service
Midge Hall station would probably be a single-platform station.
There would only need to be a single-track railway, as now!
The signalling would be handled by one train working, where only one train at a time would be allowed on the single-track between Ormskirk and Preston stations.
Passengers needing to cross the line to get to the platform, would use the level crossing.
Trains would arrive at fixed times in each hour.
It would be a very basic, but practical station.
A Two tph Service
Midge Hall station could probably still be a single-platform station.
For a two tph service the signalling would need to be more sophisticated.
Passengers needing to cross the line to get to the platform, would still use the level crossing.
It would be a basic, but practical station.
A More Frequent Service
Midge Hall station would need to be a two platform station, as the line would need to be double-track.
Comprehensive signalling would be needed.
There could need to be a footbridge, with full step-free access.
It would be more expensive option.
A Compromise
I suspect in the end, Midge Hall station will be designed as a simple single-platform station, that can be upgraded, as required.
The frequency of the service between Ormskirk and Preston has a big effect on the cost of the work to be done.
But I can certainly envisage a two tph service along this route, if the Burscough Curves are reinstated.
One tph via Ormskirk.
One tph via Southport.
There would be two tph, through the reinstated Midge Hall station.
August 7, 2020 Posted by AnonW | Transport	| Beeching Reversal, Merseyrail, Midge Hall Station, Ormskirk Station, Preston | 5 Comments


Cat Lamp, originally uploaded by conradh. The cat, being a sun worshipper, has fallen in with idols and assumed her own demonic identity. It's sad, really.
Dog God, originally uploaded by conradh. Give me treets or there will be endless fire, and snakes.
mobility center, originally uploaded by mannydiller. Once again Manny Diller brings the bleak suburban hell like no one else.
Got Hope?, originally uploaded by conradh. Faded bumper sticker of the day. The answer is no, at least not for that lifestyle.


Punjab DGP asks CM Captain Amarinder Singh to relieve him from his duties. Punjab Director General of Police, Suresh Arora on Friday requested state Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh to relieve him from his duties.
Arora's term as DGP was extended till September 2019 on Thursday by the Union Home Ministry on a request that was made by the Punjab government in September last year.


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St. Joseph's implements no-visitors policy with exceptions at Paterson, Wayne, Cedar Grove facilities due to coronavirus
March 14, 2020 by Jayed Rahman
St. Joseph's Health has put in place a no-visitors policy with some exceptions at its facilities in Paterson, Wayne, and Cedar Grove over the coronavirus, according to an announcement issued on Saturday afternoon.
"The health and safety of our patients, their families, and our staff remains our top priority. As a result, St. Joseph's Health is restricting visitation across all of its hospitals, nursing and rehabilitation facilities," reads the announcement.
The restrictions are effective Saturday, Mar. 14, 2020.
The no-visitors policy applies to St. Joseph's University Medical Center in Paterson, St. Joseph's Wayne Medical Center in Wayne, and St. Joseph's Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Cedar Grove.
However, the new restrictions do not completely ban visitors to the three facilities. Some visitation exceptions will be made in certain situations:
St. Joseph's Children's Hospital – Pediatrics
Ambulatory Care/Same Day Surgery (one visitor)
Maternity/Labor and Delivery (one visitor)
Emergency Departments (one visitor), according to the announcement.
Visitors will be screened for such things as high temperatures at the entrances of the facilities. Each visitor will need to provide their contact information in case contact tracing becomes necessary. Visitors with elevated temperatures or respiratory symptoms will be not be allowed in the facilities.
The announcement states St. Joseph's Health welcomes and encourages phone and video calls to patients.
"We take these proactive precautions to protect our patients, staff, and the communities we serve. We are sensitive to the separation this restriction causes our patients and their loved ones, but we believe this measure of protection is essential at this time," concludes the announcement.
New Jersey has reported 50 presumptive positive cases of Covid-19. One person has died from the virus. 80 people are under investigation, according to the state.


Certain protocols in relation to the Philippine national flag and the presidential flag were breached during Chinese President Xi Jinping's state visit to the country.
Historical researcher Eufemio Agbayani III of the National Historical Commission cited instances wherein the Chinese flag seemed to take precedence over the Philippine flag.
Under Section 18 of RA 8491 or "The Code of the National Flag, Anthem, Motto, Coat-of-Arms and Other Heraldic Items and Devices of the Philippines," the Philippine flag should always be displayed on the left side when it is with a row of foreign flags.
However, there were instances wherein the provision was not followed during the first day of the Chinese president's visit.
During the witnessing of the exchange of agreements held in Malacañang Palace, the Chinese flag was the one seen on the leftmost side of the row.
During the bilateral meeting between the two countries, the Chinese flag was the one displayed on the leftmost side of the row.
When Xi participated in the wreath-laying ceremony in Rizal Park, the position of the flags were changed to follow protocol.
In the first moments of the ceremony, the Chinese flags were displayed on the left side of Rizal's monument following an observer's view while the Philippine flags were on the right.
But a snapshot taken by a local media outlet showed that at some point, the positioning of the flags was changed. The Philippine flags were placed on the left side, as what the law originally dictates.
P.S. It's not like we can't correct it. On this very same day, the Rizal Park management fixed the flag arrangement so that the PH flag is on the left and the CH flag is on the right.
It was not the first time that the current administration has violated flag protocol.
When Chinese officials of the National People's Congress paid a courtesy visit to House Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, the Chinese flags were hoisted on the left side of Batasang Pambansa Complex.
During the official visit of Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Peter O'Neill, the flag of the Philippines was not placed on the leftmost side.
The same case happened in the official visit of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, where the Philippine flag was not placed in the leftmost side as well.
A look at the arrangement of Philippine flags with foreign flags in the previous administration showed that the former was usually at the leftmost side.
When former United States President Barack Obama went to the Philippines for a state visit, the Philippine flag was at the left.
The same arrangement was followed when former Thailand Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra visited Aquino as well.
Facebook page "Philippines Defense Forces Forum" also observed that the Philippine presidential flag of the country was not present during the welcoming ceremony for Xi in Malacañang Palace.
The presidential flag is blue in color and it bears the coat-of-arms of the president. It is for his exclusive use and is meant to represent his dignity and authority as the head of the state.
It is usually carried when the president attends welcoming ceremonial honors—specifically during the inspection of military troops—to assert his position as the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines.
However, the current administration withdrew from the protocol when an honor guard carried the Chinese flag instead of the standard presidential flag.
The same case didn't happen when Duterte attended the official welcoming ceremonies for Japanese Emperor Akihito, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Indonesian President Joko Widodo.
Former Presidential Communications Undersecretary Manuel Quezon III shared in a tweet that presidents can break traditions in such cases.
Unlike the arrangement of the Philippine flag, the presidential flag is not bound by any republic act but rather, by an executive order.
The establishment of its use was initially decreed by former President Manuel Roxas under Executive Order 38 (series of 1947) and later on amended by former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in Executive Order 310 (series of 2004).


The 2015 Bangladesh Premier League Final is here, and cricket fans can watch live online as the Comilla Victorians and Barisal Bulls battle for the championship of the T20 tournament, wrapping up the third season of the league that has featured numerous close games as well as plenty of controversy over a variety of issues from the quality of pitches to the timely payment of players.
All of the bumps in the road will likely be forgotten once the match to decide a new BPL champ — a match that promises to be a closely contested affair dominated by the bowlers, but one that could easily go down to the final over before a winner becomes clear — gets underway on Tuesday evening at Shere-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur, Dhaka.
Comilla is led by 32-year-old Bangladesh ODI Captain Mashrafe Mortaza, who also captained the former Dhaka Gladiators to the BPL title in the league's first two seasons. This time the pacer is fighting through a hamstring tear, and though he will be in the XI on Tuesday, he may not be able to be able to bowl at all.
Though he has played in all 11 Victorians matches in the 2015 Bangladesh Premier League, Mortaza has managed to complete only 26.2 overs. The veteran says that the T20 format is determined by team play, not by individual performances.
Watch the Comilla Victorians vs. Barisal Bulls Bangladesh Championship Final match live online streaming in the video below. Or, for alternative streaming, see the information at the bottom of this article. First ball is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. local time at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka. That's 7:30 a.m. Eastern Time in the United States, 4:30 a.m. Pacific, on Tuesday, December 13.
The iconic Bangladesh hard rock band Warfaze will perform before the game gets underway, with a fireworks display coming right after the match concludes and a new BPL champion is crowned.
On Sunday, 24-year-old Bangladesh international Sabbir Rahman made Bulls fans forget Gayle in a hurry, posting a 49-ball 79, with four sixes and seven boundaries, to lead the Bulls past Rangpur by five wickets with three balls remaining.
Misbah-ul-Haq of Pakistan and Rangpur Riders [Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images]One more controversy cast a shadow over the conclusion of the 2015 Bangladesh Premier League season as many of the 17 Pakistan players who appeared in the the tournament ended the campaign complaining about a lack of playing time — including the distinguished Pakistan Test captain Misbah-al-Huq, who was left on the bench for the final seven Rangpur Riders matches, including the playoffs.
To watch the Comilla Victorians vs. Barisal Bulls Bangladesh Premier League 2015 T20 cricket Championship Final live online from Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka, go to ESPN3, the online-only channel in the ESPN network, which will carry the game live at this link. The ESPN3 streaming channel is free to subscribers of most major internet service providers and many minor ISPs, as well. For a full list, check this link.


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The Netherlands derives its name from 'the United Provinces of the Netherlands', which were established in the 16th Century. Over the centuries, the economic heartland has been in the provinces of North and South Holland for this reason 'Holland' is often used as a synonym for 'Netherlands'. The word 'Dutch', which is related to the German word 'Deutsch', comes from the old word 'diet' which means 'people' or 'nation'.
The Netherlands always has been subject to foreign rulers: Romans, Franks, Burgundians and Spanish. In the 16th Century, William of Orange led the United Provinces in a revolt against their Spanish rulers. After the so-called '80 Year War', the country became independent in 1648. In the 17th Century the Netherlands was the leading maritime nation in the world. This 'Golden Century', as it is known in Dutch history, was a period not only of great prosperity, but also of great artistic and intellectual achievement, especially in the areas of painting, philosophy, architecture and natural sciences. With the power of France and England growing, the Netherlands experienced a period of stagnation in the 18th Century, at the end of which France's Napoleon Bonaparte took over the rule of the United Provinces. After Napoleon was defeated, the Kingdom of the Netherlands was established and the House of Orange was instated to the monarchy.
Through out the 19th Century, the industrial revolution led to a rapidly expanding economy, which continued into the 20th Century. Originally the leading sectors were trade and shipping, agricultural industry, coal and chemicals later, the electronics industry was added to this. After World Wars I and II, economic development became more several and quick. In addition to the sectors mentioned, activities in areas of construction, oil refineries and metal processing grew strongly.
Situated in North West Europe, in the delta of the rivers Rhine, Maas and Schelde, the Netherlands consists mainly of coastal lowland and reclaimed land (polders). About a quarter of the total land area is below sea level (at its lowest point -6 meters),well protected from the North Sea and the rivers by dunes and dikes. In the east, the country is bordered by Germany and in the south by Belgium. The distance from north to south is approximately 300 kilometres; from east to west around 180 kilometres.
Natural resources include oil and gas. The Netherlands is the largest producer of natural gas in Western Europe. Apart from this, the fertile soil is the reason why almost every inch of the country can be used for highly productive agriculture.
The Kingdom of the Netherlands is a constitutional monarchy. In 1980 HM Queen Beatrix took over from her mother, HM Queen Juliana. The Monarch also chairs theCouncil of State, which advises the Government and offers its opinion on all draft Bills.


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Q: sum is 1 irrespective of numbers having cal_sum in the last cout statement gives 1 as output irrespective of the values entered. when x+y is entered in place of cal_sum in cout statement then I m getting the correct answer .why?
#include<iostream>
using namespace std;
 //sum of 2 numbers.
 int cal_sum(int a,int b)
 {
     int sum;
     sum=a+b;
     return sum;
 }
int main()
{
    int x,y;
    cout<<"enetr any 2 no\n";
    cin>>x;
    cin>>y;
    cal_sum(x,y);
    cout<<"sum ="<<cal_sum;
}

A: You are printing cal_sum itself, when you should be printing cal_sum(x, y):
#include <iostream>

//sum of 2 numbers.
int cal_sum(int a,int b)
{
    return a + b;
}

int main()
{
    int x,y;
    std::cout << "enetr any 2 no\n";
    std::cin >> x;
    std::cin >> y;
    std::cout << "sum =" << cal_sum(x,y);
}

You might be wondering why printing cal_sum always prints 1. The reason is that there is no overload for the << operator which takes a function, so instead cal_sum is printed as a bool. cal_sum is not a nullptr, so it is true or 1 as shown in the output.

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AI Makes New Video Games by Watching People Play Super Mario, Kirby
By New Scientist
A machine learning system developed at the Georgia Institute of Technology taught itself the basics of video game design by watching videos of people playing games.
Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) researchers have developed a machine learning system that taught itself the basics of video game design by watching videos of people playing games such as Super Mario, Kirby, and Mega Man.
The researchers say the artificial intelligence (AI) system can learn about the interactions between characters and objects. It takes the patterns it has identified in individual games and repurposes them into new games.
The system currently produces very abstract block games, but the researchers aim to add more recognizable character designs and backdrops.
Said Georgia Tech's Matthew Guzdial, "People often say they want a game that's a bit like one thing and a bit like another. Wouldn't it be great if you could show the AI Fortnite and Minecraft and it spat out something new you could play?"
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On Thursday, I renewed my commitment to not letting anxiety rule over me. Recommitted my battle plan against it, and to trust in the Truth of my Savior. I had a weak moment with my husband, where instead of trusting, I turned to anger. Anger that lead into an argument. Instead of fully engaging in an argument that would have been an argument of untruths, he wrapped me up in his arms and he prayed over me.
and pouring out his love, and his request for his God's love, over her.
After his prayer, the rest of the day went wonderfully. I had found peace in the truth of who my God is, a peace that was able to sink down into my soul. Later that evening my mom sent me a list of 11 reasons why it was a blessing my husband was leaving. I loved that list. It made me smile and touched my heart.
There are no words to describe what happened. No mortal understanding. My heart broke. Writing this now, my heart breaks. I simply went to my husband, fell into his arms, and cried. We held each other, in disbelief. In pain. In sadness for all the families left behind. My son was upstairs at the time, he had just gotten home from school. Knowing this would be circulating in the news, in conversations, on the radio, everywhere for days, I wanted to talk to him about it. I wanted news of this to come from his parents before any other, in the safety of his own home, so that he could ask questions and feel safe in whatever emotions he may have over it.
Telling my son what happened was hard. What happened in that elementary school took away the innocence and safety of those children in the school. It also took away some of the innocence and safety of all of the children of our nation.
As softly and as gently as I could, I explained it, I saw the reality of my news wash over his face. The same disbelief the rest of us felt. He became quiet, sinking back into the couch. A look of sadness and terror came over his face as he looked at me and said, "Mom, they were just kids. They didn't do anything. They were just little kids." He then named off some of the small children in his life he loves, cousins, friends, neighbors. He set back again, quiet, and then I saw it.
And he said what I'm sure we all have thought, even if we have not voiced it.
Fear. This kind of fear, is the same fear that grasps me at times. That renders me useless. That invades my mind and my thoughts and leaves me lying awake for hours, or crying. This kind of fear is not a fear of God, I believe it is a fear God wants to deliver us from. A fear He does not want us to live in.
And seeing that on my son's face, ignited something in me. Ignited a fire that screamed "No, We Will Not Live In Fear!
We Will Live By Faith!
And we did. We talked about what evil is, and why we should not be afraid of it. We talked about what it means to have an eternal hope, and a source to draw supernatural strength from. We talked about smart decisions in life. Being aware of our surroundings, being aware when we notice something that doesn't look right, and alerting people as needed. We talked about living by faith, not by fear.
My husband being gone this week, very quickly, very suddenly, became a small concern. I miss him terribly. I want him home, not away. However, I have this young man, and it became much more important to me to set an example to him to not live in fear. When I've found my thoughts this week attempting to go to that dark place, I have said, out loud, "Live by Faith, Not by Fear." It has become my motto this week.
My husband is also a hero to me. He found a way for us to video chat with one another. It has helped being able to see him every day. Wave to him. Talk to him. My son has enjoyed being able to see and hear his dad's voice as well.
I've also started a new Sunday School class that I am greatly enjoying. We are reading Doctrine: What Christians Should Believe by Mark Driscoll and Gerry Breshears. The very first Chapter is Titled "Trinity: God Is". I made it a point to stop and read every single Bible verse referenced as I went along in the text. It was reading about who God is. That there is no other like Him. It was comforting, awakening, and wonderful to just read verses focused on God. His glory. His power. His Love.
Live by Faith. Not by Fear.
Not the fear caused and planted by evil.
Not the fear that I have struggled with off and on throughout life.
It's time to change my focus. It's time to change my thoughts.
To renew my mind. To embrace His love, and the love He has placed in my life through my husband, son, parents, in-laws, siblings, friends, and church family.
My prayers will continue to be for the families left behind from the horrific event that took place last Friday. My prayers will continue to be for all persons who find themselves feeling fear from Friday's events. My prayers will continue to be for our Nation, and the leaders of our Nation.
And I will continue to be active in my attack against my own anxieties. Because I know what living in fear means. I know what living in fear feels like. These morsels of peace I've tasted, to live by Faith, I want to know more of what that feels like. I want to be an example to my son, so that when the day I pray comes, the day he walks out into the world and away from mine and my husband's protective arms, that he will do so not in fear, yet in faith. So that nothing will hold him back from whatever he is meant to do in this world. From whatever dreams he is meant to turn into realities.
May Peace, not Fear, be with us all.
It's been interesting to hear stories about what people were thinking on Thursday. I'm grateful today to know that God is the same yesterday, today, and forever.
It is great knowing that He never changes. Thank you for stopping by.
I can hear your voice repeating live by faith, not fear.


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A late night of preparing video footage for our YouTube channel and many drafts of upcoming articles, Ben and I were eager to set off to the show. A quick visit to the press centre allowed us to catch up on a few write ups and then head off to see the first brand of the day, Sinn. In horology terms, Sinn are fairly new to the game but have made a big impact with watch enthusiasts. After only a short amount of exposure to the watches, I can fully understand why.
Ben and I were immediately greeted by a friendly brand representative who gave us full access to their whole range of watches. After the initial effects of feeling like children in a sweet shop subsided, myself and Ben request to see the latest models for 2018 and then I selected a few watches I'd heard a lot about and desperately wanted to get my hands on.
The Sinn 103 Sa B E Limited was the first release we saw and were immediately blown away. The dial is an incredible sunburst blue with even darker blue sunburst on the sub-dials. Add on top the yellowed patina on the hands and markers combined with the full lumed pip on the bezel, and you've got yourself a truly stunning piece rich with heritage. For a relatively simple design, this watch has a very unique look to it and that larger size makes for a very legible dial.
Next up we look at the Sinn SRS Chrono. This watch was great on the wrist. Once again we see the use of red details throughout the watch which has now been mixed with deep black hands, indices, logo and sub dials. Normally such a dark colour on a light dial doesn't work too well, but on the SRS Chrono it looked great. The watch also using slimmer syringe style hands, which really helps bring identity to this piece.
How to create a real 'inspired by' watch?
Next up, as Ben went wondering off looking at even more watches, I headed straight for a brand I'd read an article about recently. Reservoir Watches are a French company set up only a year ago based on one mans passion for measurement instruments of days gone by. As we all know, motorsports inspired watches are very popular at the moment, however this brand has to be one of the first ones I've seen who have combined motorsports and horology passion evenly in one product.
I won't say too much about these as I'd like to cover them in more detail in the future, but the Longbridge which is inspired by the British Mini Cooper was my favourite without a doubt. Available in a green, brown and black dial this watch is a fantastic offer for any enthusiast of all things mechanical.
As the day carried on, Ben and I were having such a good time at the independent side of the show we felt it was only right to stay their and look at one more incredible brand Ben had wanted to see for a while now.
Romain Gauthier is an independent Swiss manufacturer of watches based in Le Sentier and Vallée de Joux, Switzerland. After only a short time spent with the faces behind the brand (Including the man himself!) it's fair to say their tag line "The evolution of tradition" has never been more accurate.
We were greet by Stephen from the brand who was extremely welcoming with champagne ready and waiting for us on the table. It didn't take long for the pair of us to be surrounded by some of the most incredible watches I've ever seen in person, let alone got my hands on. We were lucky enough to try on models such as the Logical One which uses some mind blowing technology which even now, I don't think I still have my head around it all.
The most stand out model to me was the Insight Micro Rotor. This 39mm case timepiece uses a thick micro rotor which is visible through the face of the watch and is available in either Natural Titanium with a blue enamel dial (from a distance you would be forgiven for thinking its stainless steel) Black Titanium with a dark grey dial giving the watch a somewhat sporty look and finally the Red Gold version which a white enamel dial. These watches were incredible thin when you consider the technology, watch making, finishing and the sheer amount of components powering these special watches.
The Black Titanium version of this watch was such a cool looking piece, it would make for a fantastic, almost understated everyday watch. However, I was and still am, obsessed with the Red Gold version I tried on. For such a complex look timepiece it some how is so traditional, classic, timeless and just purely stunning.
And that was our Day 2 at Baselworld. I was somewhat scared after the success of Day 1 and how well it went that Day 2 wouldn't be able to live up to the hype, but incredibly it did. As with every Baselworld, 2018 was another unforgettable one. The watches and the people we both met have had a huge impact on us both and we can't wait for the next opportunity see even more next year!


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Doctor Who S10E12 "The Doctor Falls" (BBC One)
Warning: contains MAJOR spoilers for aired episodes.
And so we reach the end of the tenth season of Doctor Who since its revival in 2005. This latest run of 12 episodes has simply flown past and it's hard to believe that it's already over. It seems no time at all since we were being introduced to Bill Potts and wondering who or what was in the vault being watched over night and day by the Doctor and his acerbic aide Nardole.
But all too soon we've come to the moment where we say our goodbyes to Bill, and Nardole, and even Missy. It's not impossible that one or more of them might show up for a cameo in the Christmas special in six months time, but it seems unlikely. Their tales are told, for now at least, and the decks are being cleared for a new regime to come in and make itself at home. All that remains is one final contribution from Peter Capaldi and showrunner Steven Moffat, and then the curtain will come down for the last time on this particular era of the world's longest running science fiction show.
So, did the season go out in style or with a whimper? Last week's story "World Enough and Time" raised expectations sky high for the second part of the finale, and it's rare for a two parter to sustain high quality across both outings. There was a real risk that "The Doctor Falls" would prove to be an anti-climax and leave us all feeling a little deflated. But fortunately that didn't prove to be the case on this occasion, not by a long way, and we find ourselves going into the summer on an emotional high. Read the rest of this entry »
This entry was posted in Television and tagged doctor who, John Simm, Matt Lucas, Michelle Gomez, Pearl Mackie, Peter Capaldi, Rachel Talalay, steven moffat.
Doctor Who S10E11 "World Enough and Time" (BBC One)
Posted on June 26, 2017 Updated on July 3, 2017
Warning: contains MAJOR spoilers for the episode.
Is there a case to be made for Rachel Talalay being the best director to have ever worked on Doctor Who? With all due respect to the formidable talent that has been a part of the show over the years, I think there just might be. She's primarily based in North America and has recently helmed episodes of the DC Television Universe (The Flash, Supergirl, Legends of Tomorrow), but those are high volume, quick turnover production lines – big budget, top quality to be sure – in which every instalment has to be stylistically in line with all the others. That's not the case with Doctor Who, which actually positively thrives on the diversity of writing and direction of each individual story. It not only allows but positively encourages its creative talent to bring their own unique artistic sensibility to the production.
Small wonder then that Talalay is happy to keep crossing the Atlantic to work on our modest little family entertainment, where it seems she's found something of a creative soul mate in show-runner Steven Moffat who has penned all seven of her Who outings (including the yet-to-be=filmed 2017 Christmas special). Likewise it's clear that Moffat has come to see her as his go-to director, as he's selected her to take charge of the final two-part stories of each of Peter Capaldi's three seasons, arguably the most crucial episodes of the year. And Talalay has never dropped the ball once, with 2015's "Heaven Sent" in particular one of the all-time best single episodes of Doctor Who in over five decades.
Invoking "Heaven Sent" sets an unrealistically high bar for this week's latest episode, and it would be silly to expect "World Enough and Time" to match it. But my, does it come close. Even going into the episode with such outrageously raised expectations knowing it's the latest Moffat/Talalay collaboration, it manages not to disappoint or underperform in any respect. Despite working with a budget that would probably barely cover cast and crew catering over in the DC TV Universe, and working on only four or five small scale sets with just six credited guest stars, Talalay manages to make the penultimate episode of season 10 feel big, bold and epic. She is able to pull out all the best aspects of Moffat's scripts and ensure that the finished product has depth and class and significance. In fact, if I had to review "World Enough and Time" in a single word (and I'm sure long suffering readers of Taking The Short View wish I would!) then it would be: magnificent. Read the rest of this entry »
Prey S1 E1-2 (ITV) and 24: Live Another Day E1-2 (Sky One)
Posted on May 7, 2014 Updated on January 16, 2015
I seem to be about the only person who isn't completely enamoured by ITV's new crime thriller mini-series Prey, and I'm not entirely certain why that should be. It certainly has some very strong aspects to it, but overall I'm left feeling rather cool and somewhat unengaged by it while critics all around me are swooning into its arms.
The story by TV newcomer Chris Lunt centres on police detective Marcus Farrow (John Simm) who finds himself arrested for a bloody killing he didn't commit. Convinced he's being framed because of his investigation into the case of a long-dead Turkish gangster, he goes on the run to solve that murder and by extension also the one he's accused of, and has to evade his own former colleagues in the process. That gives rise to a hybrid drama, part all-action thriller and part crime procedural which is unusual for British productions but not so much in the wider scheme of things – the most obvious forebear being the TV and film versions of The Fugitive, but there's also strong hints of 24 and the Bourne films in both the premise and the execution. Read the rest of this entry »
This entry was posted in Television and tagged 24, 24: Live Another Day, Chris Lunt, Craig Parkinson, John Simm, Kiefer Sutherland, Michelle Fairley, Prey, Rosie Cavaliero, William Devane, Yvonne Strahovski.
Exile – E1 and Vera – S1/E1
Posted on May 2, 2011 Updated on May 2, 2011
What's with the TV networks at the moment? Just as the summer's on the horizon and the evenings are lighter, suddenly they're digging out a load of drama goodies from their storeroom and flooding the schedules with new, original productions left, right and centre – after the drought of winter packed with unending reality shows and unedifying talent competitions.
So last night, we had the BBC's Exile head to head with ITV's big new crime detective hope Vera from the "Vera Stanhope" series of novels of Ann Cleeves. Interestingly, both had very Northern tones to them: Vera is set in Tyneside while Exile is based in Lancashire.
Exile is about Tom, a seemingly successful journalist in London, whose life and career suddenly implode for unspecified reasons (although sleeping with the boss's wife probably didn't help matters) forcing him to return home to his father and sister's house in small-town Lancashire. His father is suffering from fairly advanced Alzheimer's, immediately making you suspect this is going to be one of those worthy, emotionally-wrought issue dramas and as a result the type of show that I would normally pass.
What makes the difference here is the pedigree of the show: as Tom, John Simm is one of Britain's best actors of his generation, while Jim Broadbent is similarly one of the greatest actors of his time, too. They're backed by a lovely performance from Olivia Colman as Tom's sister, and the whole story is the idea of Paul Abbott, best known now for Shameless but who also created one of my all time thriller/conspiracy mini-series, State of Play – which stared John Simm as a journalist, coincidentally.
Simm's character here is far less heroic – in fact he's as screwed up and self destructive as any one man could be, giving Simm a lot to work with here and he doesn't let us down. Broadbent gets less to do by virtue of his character's condition but then inevitably proceeds to steal any scene he's in. It's almost enough to pull you in, even if it were just a family drama about the effects of that horrible degenerative disease, or a story about returning to one's childhood home and discovering all too well that "you can't go home again" and that the past is another, very different country – moments almost everyone has been through at some point in their lives and for whom this drama will hence ring very true indeed.
But the extra dimension here is that Tom's father was a journalist too, and seems to have been hiding a secret from the 80s that is now lost in the collapsing ruins of his failing memory. What is that secret, and what damage has it done to father and son over the intervening decades? It's an intriguing enough premise to make the whole production spring off the screen in an unexpected way, and suggests that this might be one of the drama series of the year.
Part 2 is tonight and part 3 Tuesday at 9pm. Part 1 is still on iPlayer, of course.
As for Vera – I didn't watch it last night as it really simply didn't appeal to me. I might try it on catch-up video on-demand, but I'm not sure if I have the patience left for another police procedural right now – maybe that's what makes Exile feel so refreshingly different at the moment. Most of all, though, from the brief sequences I saw, I just didn't fundamentally believe in the central character: much though I like Brenda Blethyn as an actress, she just seems very odd for the role of a Detective Chief Inspector (not least the fact that at the outset of the series, she's already five years older than mandatory police retirement age). Then again I'm sure Colombo was no more realistic or believable as an LAPD lieutenant, and that didn't seem to hold him back too much over the years.
This entry was posted in Television and tagged Brenda Blethyn, Exiles, Jim Broadbent, John Simm, Olivia Colman, Vera, Vera Stanhope.


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General Music Chat
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What's the easiest part about being in a band?
#32489 by gigdoggy
Some time ago i posted a topic about what the hardest part about being in a band was, and was quite amazed by the number of replies it got.
Now lets try the opposite:
Is it the shows, the companionship between musicians, the creative process, the chicks (or dudes for tha ladies), the fame??
I am just wondering if this will get as many hits...
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Canada, Quebec, Montreal
#32494 by jw123
I think the best part is a good gig and the attention that goes with it. You know people telling you how great you and the band are and how you made their night and when are you playing again. Theres a certain buzz to it all. I raced motorcycles for a couple of years and winning a big race was kinda the same feeling.
I always enjoyed when other guitarist came up and said man you got great tone. Of course that would start a 30 min conversation on guitar tone with me.
"A winks as good as nod to a blind man"
Mason, Tennessee, United States
#32495 by Kramerguy
jw123 wrote: I think the best part is a good gig and the attention that goes with it. You know people telling you how great you and the band are and how you made their night and when are you playing again. Theres a certain buzz to it all. I raced motorcycles for a couple of years and winning a big race was kinda the same feeling.
what he said. Can't really add to it.
Kramerguy
#32502 by Rockstar907
[b]after going through the hardest part (finding the right people, acquiring the right equipment, finding a place to practice, deciding which songs to play), the easiest part of being in a band is playing live, because (supposedly!) all the b.s. has been taken care of and then it's just time to rock. so after going through all the days, weeks, or months of getting everything ready for the gig, the four hours (10pm-2am? that's what we do)that you play in the clubs should be the funnest moment of your life.
rock on[/quote]
Rockstar907
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
#32508 by fisherman bob
The easiest part about being in a band is playing, whether rehearsing or gigging. I'm assuming the band is composed of qualfied people who know what they're doing. The hard part of a band is hopefully behind you when you've got a band ready to play. Later...
fisherman bob
#32510 by gbheil
I dont know bout easy. Best part is playing. God I love that feeling of making music with the other guys. Its a simular rush or should I say hightened sense of being alive I used to get while fighting. Or a final stalk for the kill while on a hunt. Oh yea baby!
There is also a strong sense of family in our band. For the most part humanity sucks, I get a renewal of spirit when jammin with the boys.
gbheil
Kilgore, Texas, United States
#32534 by Black57
The easiest part is performing. Practice, PR, monetary negotiating...you know the business part of being in a band is no fun at all. It is a necessity.
But it is where the business leads you, the stage, that makes it fun. "Normal" people would never get up on stage to do what we do. But it is what happens to those people when we do what we do. Playing is fun, that is why it is called "play". Once we get on the stage to play, jaws drop and you are no longer human. We become icons. I have had numerous marriage proposals from guys who would not have given me the time of day before seeing me on stage. Musicians are the cool people on the planet...it's easy.
And like others have said, musicians are a family. Music is the only time I can be one of the boys. I know nothing about football or politics. But get me around anything musical and me and my boys ( and gurls ) can talk all day.
Easiest part.....hmmmm
#32578 by ezen
I would have to say....
Free beer and a shot of Jagermeister.
#32596 by The KIDD
SHEESH!! Easy?..Never thought of that word much in context of band business..During my 17 yr stint, the only thing I can think of is consistantly keeping my BAC at a .20 or better..Maybe sleepin on the bus from Burlington IA to Austin TX etc...Maybe playin Pin ball, Space Invaders, Galaga (no good at pac man).. ...Actuallly, the easiest would be performing while the love of your life (that week..lol) who traveled 12 hrs to see ya is watching...
The KIDD
Charleston, West Virginia, United States
I'm voten for her free beer!
#32667 by Axesligner for hire
Not sure it's the easiest, but the best is playing live. After you've done the work of putting the show together, getting the songs just right, practicing and rehearsing and everything that goes with that.
Getting out, playing live, hearing the crowd, watching them dance and sing along. Gets the blood flowing.
Axesligner for hire
Bloomingdale, Illinois, United States
#32821 by HowlinJ
Reachin' yo hand out after the gig and GETTIN' PAID!
HowlinJ
Tannersville, Pennsylvania, United States
#32837 by philbymon
The easiest part of being in a band is having ppl to help you load that heavy-assed equipment around.
Next to that is having someone cover for you when your vocals are hurting cuzza a cold or something.
The stuff I like best, though, is the comaraderie, the beautiful blend of tones (if you can ever get there), the surprizingly great things that can happen by accident, & the feeling that we are gods when a night goes just so. I also like covering for someone else when they need it.
When it's really good, the audience doesn't even matter. There have been times that, as a group, it was the closest thing I ever had to perfection, & we had to remind each other to relate to the ppl out there.
Damn I love music!
philbymon
Hedgesville, West Virginia, United States
#32847 by Crip2Nite
The easiest part for me is actually performing onstage... everything else leading up to it ( the drive, setting it up, lugging the crap, etc) sux!
Crip2Nite
#32865 by Groove-in
I agree with Howlin J
Groove-in
Richmond, Kentucky, United States
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