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Armistice Day Blizzard
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A surprise blizzard drops up to 27 inches of snow on the state, resulting in the deaths of 49 civilians and 59 sailors. Many of the dead are duck hunters who were caught unprepared after the day's mild weather changed suddenly.*
In every region of the United States, if you stay there long enough, you come to know a bit of its character. As one raised in the Midwest, the author can attest to the regional character of its people. More specifically, Minnesotans develop a kind of resilience or resignation that comes from adjusting one's life to the whims of our environment.
We are subject to the "Continental Effect" which means that we experience some of the largest shifts in temperature of any inhabitable climate on earth. We are at the mercy of prevailing winds, fronts, or jet streams bringing in a completely different type of weather. We do not have oceans to moderate the chill from the Canadian Rockies or the North Pole. To be Minnesotan is to accept that, some days, we just don't have a choice.**
Please take a peek at this excerpt on this infamous blizzard from the National Weather Service:
Hunters taking advantage of the holiday and extremely mild weather were rewarded with an overabundance of waterfowl. Many would later comment that they had never seen so many birds, but the birds knew something most of the hunters didn't. They were getting out of the way of an approaching storm.
Across the Midwest hundreds of duck hunters, not dressed for the cold, were overtaken by the storm. Winds came suddenly then masses of ducks arrived flying low to the ground (Washburn, 2008). Hunters, awed by the site of unending flocks of birds, failed to recognize the impending weather signs that a change was in process. Rain started and temperatures fell rapidly. By the time the rain, sleet, then heavy snow reduced the visibility to zero, hunters lost their opportunities to return safely to shore. Hundreds of duck hunters lost boats, gear and guns as 15 foot swells and 70 -80 mph winds swept down channels and marshy backwaters. Some hunters drowned, others froze to death when the near 60 degree temperatures plummeted, first to freezing, then into the single digits (Knarr, 1941; Swails, 2005; Washburn, 2008).
During the next few days search parties retrieved frozen hunters from islands and the icy waters. Some of those lucky enough be stranded on islands survived the storm, but lost hands or feet due to severe frost bite.
Across the upper Midwest drifts up to 20 feet high buried cars and rescuers had to force long probes into the rock hard drifts in their search for missing people. Passenger trains were stranded, and roads and highways remained closed for days. Newspaper deliveries were halted; telephone and power lines were damaged as were homes, barns, and outbuildings in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, and Michigan.
Historians note storms were responsible for many shipwrecks, and November storms were known to strike with incredible fury (Oosting, 2008). In spite of this there was a tremendous incentive for ships to go out during the most dangerous season for their cargoes of coal, grain, and crops were in great demand (Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum, 2009). Food supplies were needed to get through the winter, and coal was essential for heating. Mariners, aware of the dangers on the Great Lakes, paid close attention to the weather. But during the Armistice Day storm many of the crews were unaware that the winds would shift until their ships were struck broadside by the full force of the wind. During the storm three large ships sank near Pentwater, Michigan and 58 lives were lost. Survivors on ships that ran aground waited for days on their damaged vessels until winds subsided and rescue boats could be launched from shore. Communities expecting the cargos for their winter supplies were significantly impacted by the loss of food and fuel (Oosting, 2008).
The Destruction of an Industry
Before the Armistice Day Blizzard of 1940 the state of Iowa was a leading fruit growing region, second only to Michigan in apple production. As the storm's center passed near Winterset Iowa, a ferocious ice storm delivered a devastating blow to the apple industry. Icy winds killed hundreds of apple trees, and planting a new orchard was expensive. In 1940 the threat of war was growing and the nation was preparing for hard times. If trees were planted it would be years before they would be capable of producing fruit. The economic impacts to apple growers were so significant that the landscape across Iowa was permanently changed when orchards were transformed into fields of faster growing crops like corn and soybeans (Friese, 2008)." ***
Vi skall be? Lord, we are Your people, the sheep of Your pasture. We give You thanks that You are the capable creator of the weather, and King of the Universe! We acknowledge that we cannot control the climate, but must learn to respect it and live with it.
We remember the Armistice Day Blizzard of 1940 to You, dear Father! We see the suffering and even deaths and ask, "Why?" It is so human of us. In reality, we should ask, "Dad, why are we so detached from nature that we anticipate and even expect to get our way?"
We have detached from our senses and instincts that You have given humanity for survival. We listen to the weather report, check weather on our phones or devices, but do not look out the window, smell the air, or step outside. We go straight from our homes, to the car, to the parking ramp, to our work; inside, inside, inside!
We mourn, in retrospect, the deaths of these hunters. Even those who are attuned to their instincts and the outdoors can fail. We humbly remember their tragic endings, and our judgments towards Your wisdom in allowing them. Have mercy!
We recall the terror of these Great Lakes sailors who, duty-bound, showed up and did their job. They had no reason to anticipate it was their last day, but it was. We judged You, and can't make sense of it. We have taken the deaths of these sailors very personally, but is that Your intent? Will Your forgive our judgments of Your intentions?
We think of the indirect suffering caused by this storm to all; the wise and the foolish. We have judged the sufferings of the unteachable to be just, but tragic when it happens to the hard-working and honorable. We cannot understand if there is any meaning in suffering when it's detached from cause and effect. We reckon falsely, again, that You don't care that there is no coal to warm us, no food in the store, and no medicine to heal us. We have judged You as an arbiter of justice, that You play with our lives; will You show mercy on these?
We approach You today in the spirit of Armistice Day: to make peace, to ask for a cease-fire, to offer a truce. Will You teach us the meaning of weather? Will You show us the impact far beyond the grasp of our detuned senses and instant gratification mindset?
We don't see Your Heart of Mercy in extreme climate events, maybe, because we are not paying attention or being present to You long enough. What if, for example, You ordained this storm to shift Iowa from apples to corn production? What if You knew that this big freeze plus Norman Borlaug's research decades later would feed continents of people? What if this temporary and local tragedy meant alleviating suffering across the globe?
We do not imagine how You inspire imagination within us. We let our kids try doing things their way and failing because failure is a good teacher. If we shield them from every preconceived obstacle, how do their brains develop or their psyches' know that they can overcome challenges in life? Yet we don't judge ourselves for being cruel for allowing them space to become problem solvers.
What if this storm on the Great Lakes of November 11, 1940 is just part of Your universal clock? Not many of us think of our climate as being subject to the gravity of the cosmos. What if our shipwreck means the survival of another earth somewhere in Your galaxy?
Or taking things inwardly, what if You tolerate a certain amount of suffering so that we see how desperately we need You, and each other to survive? Pain, it seems, is not a first cause, but a signal that we must change to better survive. May we offer this truce to our neighbors when bad weather threatens us internally or externally: "I need you. You need me. We're all a part His body. Stand with me, agree with me. We're all a part of G-d's body. It is his will, that every need be supplied. You are important to me, I need you to survive. I pray for you, you pray for me. I love you, I need you to survive. I won't harm you with words from my mouth. I love you, I need you to survive." **** Hezekiah Walker
* P.T.H. cites timeline formerly at this URL: mnhs.org/about/dipity_timeline.htm
The Minnesota Historical Society Web site, http://www.mnhs.org, is fantastic! Check it out! Images are from https://images.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl; again, an amazing resource!
** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continental_climate
***https://www.weather.gov/dvn/armistice_day_blizzard
**** Walker, Hezekiah "I Need You to Survive". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnaHTOUigJM
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The $11.3 Billion Regional Plan for How Communities Grow and People Travel
Santa Barbara County Association of Governments adopted Connected 2050, the Regional Transportation Plan and Sustainable Communities Strategy, which identifies how $11.3 billion will be invested over the next 30 years for the movement of people and goods.
An 18-month process to bring about a vision for regional growth and development in Santa Barbara County concluded with the Santa Barbara County Association of Governments (SBCAG) Board of Directors adopting Connected 2050, the Regional Transportation Plan and Sustainable Communities Strategy, at their August 19, 2021 meeting. The plan was adopted 12-0 with Director Bob Nelson abstaining.
Connected 2050 is a long-range plan for the region's future that balances transportation and housing needs with social, economic, and environmental goals. The final plan prioritizes bringing jobs to housing centers and housing to job centers, then making sure they are connected with transit service, bike paths, and pedestrian-friendly streets. The plan is required by state law and updated every four years.
"Connected 2050 provides the building blocks for how we, as a community, are going to grow and prioritize spending where people live, work, play and travel in our county," said Holly Sierra, chair of Santa Barbara County Association of Governments. "More than a vision, it's a plan that puts strategies to work to shape a better and more sustainable future for our county."
The Santa Barbara County region's transportation network consists of approximately 2,054 miles of maintained public roadways; 338 miles of Class I, II, and III bikeways, 13 public transit services and dozens of private transportation services; three railroad operators; five public-use airports; and one public harbor facility. Together they provide for the transport of people and goods in the region.
Connected 2050 identifies $11.3 billion available for transportation investments specific to Santa Barbara County from federal, State, regional and local sources over the next 30 years. Measure A, the local sales tax measure, accounts for 14 percent of the anticipated revenues. The total cost of projects in the plan is approximately $8.3 billion: $3.1 billion for highway and streets/roads projects, $2.6 billion for transit projects, $1.7 billion bicycle and pedestrian projects, and $81 million for rail projects. Projects such as road maintenance for sidewalk or bikeway improvements that cannot be categorized in a specific travel mode account for approximately $700 million.
Several new aspects were considered as part of the development of Connected 2050, among them, the recognition that the plan was being created within the same timeframe as the COVID-19 global pandemic which has had widespread impact on the transportation sector and how the public engaged in the development of the plan.
"COVID-19 has forced a transformation in how people traditionally define their workplaces and participate in their communities," said Marjie Kirn, executive director of SBCAG. "Regional transportation planning agencies like SBCAG have been working for decades to accomplish what has occurred over last 18-months with remote work. However, Connected 2050's vision is a future with expanded transit service and will require a careful analysis of the lasting impacts of remote work and the transportation industry on a regional scale in the years to come."
The final adopted Connected 2050 Regional Transportation Plan and Sustainable Communities Strategy is available for the public to review and download along with the technical appendices on SBCAG's regional transportation plan webpage. In the final, adopted Connected 2050 documents, the public can access more information about the regional goals, projects, and available resources that make up current and future priorities for the regional transportation network.
WHAT IS AN RTP-SCS?
A regional transportation plan–sustainable communities' strategy (RTP-SCS) is a federally required long-range transportation plan prepared by a metropolitan planning organization such as SBCAG and is updated every four years, and includes projections of population, household, and employment growth and travel demand, along with a specific list of proposed projects to be funded. Per California Senate Bill 375, SBCAG must also integrate land use and transportation strategies that will achieve California Air Resources Board (ARB) greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets that contribute to climate change.

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Lawgiver's Blade: Chapter Four Part Four
July 31st, 2019 | Published in Lawgiver's Blade | 3 Comments
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A/N: Check out this post which has maps relating to Lawgiver's Blade and also this news post in which I talk about where I'm at.
There was a long pause and when someone finally spoke it was her father, much to Alidra's surprise.
"There's a school there, Mayin," Denri said. "The Loyalists spent much of the Mage War spiriting away and training Commoner Mages before the Perfectionists found them…" he hesitated and took a breath. "It's where I really was when I was supposedly working in Kiat Province when I was younger. I only came back to Shael because I lost my magic in the same battle that Lilat did."
"Huh…" Mayin buried her head in her hands. "This is a bit much to take in. I'm so confused and my head hurts."
"I'd imagine it does," Vessin said. "Having your entire worldview collapsed around you is hard, but at least you were open to it. I just wish that I thought mediating Natlin would be so easy."
Mayin gave a loud snort at that even though she didn't raise her head. "I'm not sure mediating her will even be possible, Mage Vessin," she said after a moment. "Even before you showed me the error of my own thought I suspected Natlin that was a dangerous heretic and I now I'm certain. She has some very strange ideas, most of which she is wise enough to keep to herself unless the thinks the person she is talking to believes her. I know that she agreed with those people who thought foreigners should have been forced to convert last year. It caused a breach in our friendship when I told her she was wrong. And… and this sounds really strange I don't think she believes in the Eight. I mean she believes in Rindalam and Amara but the other six… well I'm not sure quite what she thinks but I swear I heard her refer to them as Amara's lies, whatever that means, to her husband when she thought I wasn't in earshot."
Vessin made a choking sound. "She what? If you heard correctly then you're right. That is a seriously dangerous heresy and I have no idea what you'd call it. I wonder if it's what the other people who said such things last year believed. They refuse to speak and won't submit to a mediation even though they claim to be loyal so we haven't been able to find out what was behind it." He looked over at Lilat who was scowling deeply. "I think we should send a message to Kadriya about this before I attempt to deal with Natlin."
"I agree," Lilat said. "She needs to know about this because in my experience heresies, or at least ones so nasty, don't start among the commoners. Someone is spreading this and we need to find out who. Let's head to the Shrine. I'll send the message and then you can summon Natlin and Adin. It's best to handle this formally I think."
"Yes, we definitely need to summon her son, as well. I doubt he's done anything except been a good son but hopefully I can break him free of her influence. Her husband too I think since it sounds like he agrees with her." He looked over at Kilit. "Stay here and catch up with Alidra."
"Yes, Uncle Vessin!" Kilit nodded enthusiastically.
"Good girl!" He headed out the door with Lilat.
Alidra in the meantime stared at her father curiously. "You're a mage?" she asked.
"I guess," he said. "Though it seems strange to take that title when I don't have my magic any more and was never in a position to wear it openly."
"And you fought alongside Lilat?"
He shook his head. "Not really. I knew Lilat, of course, but I was Healer like Imalia. We trained together actually. Battles tend to lead to a lot of wounded and we were spread very thin." He shuddered convulsively. "And the enemy had some magic that stopped us regenerating our reserves as well as we should. I didn't drain myself as badly as Imalia did last year but combined with that curse it was enough that I couldn't recover. So I talked it over with Tam and decided to come home and go back to my old life and I'm glad I did." He ruffled Alidra's hair. "Shael's not a bad place to raise a child–" He broke off as yelling came from outside. "Well, that doesn't sound good."
It certainly sounded like Natlin's voice and when they peered out the door they saw that the woman was indeed standing just outside her own door yelling at the young villager who had come to summon her to the shrine. Her house was very near their own so they had an excellent view.
The young woman, Erita, who Lilat had been training as her assistant now the population was growing took her rage with unflappable calm.
"You've been summoned, and your son and husband too," she said when Natlin paused for breath in her tirade. "You can't refuse and remain in Benar. You'll be marked as a recusant and exiled."
Natlin, who had opened her mouth to interrupt, flinched at those words and took a step back before lifting her chin proudly. "I have done nothing wrong and I shall prove it." She grabbed Adin's hand and began dragging him towards the shrine. Her husband pulled an apologetic face at Erita before following his wife more sedately. Erita watched them for a minute before heading after them. As she passed Alidra and her family she gave them a half smile and a shrug as if to say 'what can you do?"
"Well if nothing else Natlin's little tantrum has ruined what was left of her reputation," Denri said quietly. "You can't treat a summons to the shrine like that and not face social repercussions. Hopefully it will stop her corrupting anyone else." Indeed the several of the other villagers, including some of Natlin's closest friends, who had witnessed the scene were whispering together and glaring after her.
"I just hope Uncle Vessin can find out where she got these ideas," Kilit said. "Because Lilat is right, that's not something she came up with on her own, but I've never heard even a whisper of such a heresy in Keralyn."
"Well, you're young, trainee Mage Kilit lei Tanin," Tamasa said. "And a member of a House known for its loyalty to the High Mage. No one would whisper such things near you for fear it would reach Holy Kadriya's ears."
"Oh, it would," Kilit said drily. "It most definitely would. She and her bodyguard Inarin lei Darit are training me." She grinned as she saw several of the village children making their way across the green towards them. "Oh! I think that the rest of my friends are here."
Indeed the children did gather around Kilit but instead of excited chatter there were staring nervously at her robes.
"A-are we still allowed to play with you, Mage Kilit?" Nala asked after a moment.
Kilit stared at the other girl with a frown. "Why wouldn't you be?" she asked. "And please just use my name. Friends don't need to be so formal."
"But…" Nala made a vague gesture taking in Kilit's robes.
"Yeah, I started my training," Kilit said. "But I'm still me, and I'm still allowed to play, it's not all work. That wouldn't be healthy."
"Uh… That's not…"
"It's fine, Nala," Tamasa said gently. "After all Kilit says it is. If anyone gives you any trouble let her talk to them. They won't argue with her."
Nala tilted her head as she considered this and then grinned. "You're right! They won't, will they? Let's go!" She grabbed both Kilit and Alidra's hands and tugged them towards the lake. "What should we play?"
They were playing a circle dance game when Adin emerged from the shrine with Lilat but without his parents. He looked rather lost and dejected as she led him over to them and waved until they stopped their dance and looked at her.
"Adin has something he would like to say to you all." She looked at the boy expectantly.
Adin shuffled nervously and looked at his feet. "I'm sorry I've been avoiding you all," he said quietly. "It was mean of me. I listened to my mother but she was wrong."
They all regarded him for a moment before Nala broke into a grin. "Your mother is scary. I'd have listened to her too if she was my mother. Want to join our game?"
He brightened up a bit at that. "You'll let me?"
"Of course we will!" Alidra said before Nala could. "Everyone knew it was Natlin making you avoid us." She wanted to ask what was happening with his parents but suspected he wouldn't know yet and that Lilat wouldn't answer. Oh well, they would all find out together soon enough.
"Yes, please!" he said. "I've missed you all!" He joined the circle between Nala and Alidra.
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He shook his head. "Not really. I knew Lilat…
This whole paragraph is in there twice. I am not sure how different the two are but I did see one word that was different: Haridi.
Gah,
You are just confirming my suspicions without giving any new details.
*eyes double paragraph suspiciously* How did that happen? *deletes the incorrect version.*
Thanks for spotting that
LOL, It is fun helping you.


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Here's how Reading dev agency NeoPangea built Wawa's new AR game
Plus: What's the Berks County city's tech scene like?
By Michael Butler / staff
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Wally's Adventure Game.
(Image courtesy of Wawa; image has been cropped)
When convenience store chain Wawa began selling kid's meals in August 2020, it knew a charismatic character like mascot Wally Goose could help.
Wally trading cards come with each kid's meal. But with the goal of bringing the Media-headquartered corporation's branding to the digital level, a new augmented reality game developed by dev agency NeoPangea aims to let kids have fun with Wally in a more interactive way.
The "Wally's Adventure Game" tech stack consists of HTML, JavaScript, CSS and some additional third-party libraries, NeoPangea founder Brett Bagenstose told Technical.ly. THREE.js was used for its 3D engine and 8th Wall was used for WebAR functionality. Phaser was used for some 2D animations and Blender was used to help create low poly 3D models.
NeoPangea builds interactive experiences, games and digital content for brands and cultural institutions and has a client list that includes Disney, Nickelodeon, ViacomCBS, Warner Brothers and National Geographic. Wawa had been in conversation with the Reading, Pennsylvania-based company for about two years about a possible collaboration, and creating the game took five months from start to finish.
(Courtesy image)
Making the game as easy to use as possible was a goal for the NeoPangea team. The WebAR technology from 8th Wall allowed for an AR game that can live on a website and does not require users to install anything on their phone.
"We needed to ensure the game was easy to play for early readers, so we tested it without any instructions and integrated simple tutorial screens," Bagenstose said. "Kids are often using older, hand-me-down devices so ensuring smooth performance on a variety of phones and tablets was critical."
While NeoPangea has its roots in Berks County, some its team members reside in the Philadelphia area. Bagenstose still works with people in the city's agency world, having started his professional journey in Philadelphia, including former interactive agency Refinery.
He is fond of Reading's tech community, which he said has unique ways of attracting talent.
"Reading is a small city but it does have its fair share of technology companies and freelancers," Bagenstose said. "It attracts talent who are looking for an affordable cost of living, abundant outdoor space, and great school districts while easily accessible to Philly and New York."
Michael Butler is a 2020-2021 corps member for Report for America, an initiative of The Groundtruth Project that pairs young journalists with local newsrooms. This position is supported by the Lenfest Institute for Journalism.
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Almost invariant measures
Ronald John Larsen
Vol. 15 (1965), No. 4, 1295–1305
DOI: 10.2140/pjm.1965.15.1295
Let μ be a regular complex-valued Borel measure on a locally compact topological (LC) group G which is finite on compact sets; and for each s ∈ G define the measure Tsμ by Tsμ(E) = μ(E + s), E ∈ Bc(G) the collection of all Borel subsets of G with compact closure. If f is a function on G then for each s ∈ G we set Tsf(t) = f(t + s), t ∈ G. Let X be a translation invariant subspace of C0(G), the space of continuous complex-valued functions on G which vanish at infinity, i.e., a subspace such that f ∈ X implies T−sf ∈ X, s ∈ G; and let U be an open symmetric neighborhood of zero in G. Then we shall say μ acts U-almost invariantly on X if ∫ G|h(t)|d|μ|(t) < ∞, h ∈ X, and
where s1,s2,⋯,sn are fixed elements of U. We shall say μ is a U-almost invariant measure on G if {Tsμ∣s ∈ U} spans a finite dimensional space of measures. When U = G we shall say μ acts almost invariantly and μ is an almost invariant measure, respectively. The main results of this paper show that if μ acts U-almost invariantly on X then there exists some continuous function f such that
where dm is right invariant Haar measure on G; and that μ is a U-almost invariant measure if and only if there exists a continuous f such that dμ(t) = f(t)dm(t) and {Tsf∣s ∈ U} spans a finite dimensional space of functions.
Primary: 28.75
Revised: 6 June 1964
Published: 1 December 1965


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Review – TILT – Hinterland – by Progradar
"Do not live in the shadow of the masters for ever. Learn to live in the light of your soul. Life deserves full expression."
― Amit Ray
Robin Boult (guitars), David Stewart (drums, percussion) and Steve Vantsis (bass guitars, electric & acoustic guitars, keyboards, programming) have been in the shadow of a giant of the Progressive genre while recording, writing and touring with prog legend FISH over the years.
Now, with their new project TILT, it is time for them to come out, front and centre, and be the focus of attention. Steve, being responsible for most of the writing of the last two well received Fish albums, '13th Star' and 'Feast of Consequences', also has definite pedigree as a songwriter.
Over 5 years in the making, 'HINTERLAND' is the long awaited debut album from the band and follows on from their acclaimed debut EP 'Million Dollar Wound'. 'HINTERLAND' has over 60 minutes of new music and the three core members are augmented on this endeavour by guitarist Paul Humphreys and singer PJ Dourley.
TILT are also joined on this release by keyboard player John Beck (It Bites) and guitarist John Mitchell (Lonely Robot/Kino/Arena/It Bites) with John Mitchell also responsible for the final mix.
I got sent an early mp3 download of 'HINTERLAND' by Steve and have given the album many listens, it has now cemented itself as one of my favourite releases of the year and now I'll tell you why…..
"Language taught, Instinct not
Society lost, Trauma is forced…"
The album is book-ended by two brooding and slow burning tracks that compliment each other. Opener _Assembly begins with some obscure static noise before a deliberate percussive beat, metronomic in its perfection, hypnotises you into the slow laid back feel of the song. It's quite ominous and portentous as the tempo increases slightly, almost like a heartbeat in the background.
Here you get the first impression of PJ Dourley's impressively distinct vocal as he delivers the gripping tale to an engrossed audience, keeping you on tenterhooks, that haunting percussion and keyboard sound covering everything in a layer of anticipation. The layered vocals are a nice touch with the more expressive voice overlaying a robotic stanza.
A dramatic guitar riff, urgent and dynamic, then takes over along with some forbidding sounding keyboards to leave you on the edge of your seat, bated of breath, wondering what's coming next. The vocals take on a pleading manner…
Before the track concludes in a rather prophetic manner, a really impressive opening to the album.
"Your eyes are filled with wanted dreams, The strangest shade of green, I've never seen before…"
Hinterland is a total rock-fest from start to finish, from the 'in your face' manic riff that the guitar beats you over the head with to the frenetically exciting drumming and the ever present stylish bass. Add in the elegant keyboards and PJ's vibrant vocal and there isn't much that can go wrong. This is a talented group of musicians who are at the top of their game and it shows.
There's a super verse where things calm down a bit with a lovely guitar tone and ever more catchy vocals and you just find your self rocking along with this really upbeat song. We have a pause before that concussive riff returns with a slightly off-kilter piano note, just to make sure you're taking notice and then we are off again, there is only one thing left to do, turn the volume up to 11!!
"Touch, don't feel and know how this ended. It's death but it's not real, when truth is suspended…"
Time for a change of pace and lull in proceedings, Against The Rain is a superbly emotive song with the delicate piano and dreamy synth sounds backing the touching and affective vocal delivery. Almost dreamlike in delivery, it is a track that draws you into its warming embrace and heartfelt warmth and sentiment.
Reflective, it leads you pausing to gather your thoughts with its intelligent construction and demeanour. The gentle percussion and sympathetic guitar just add a lustre of sepia tinged nostalgia and, as it comes to a close, a feeling of compassion and well-being washes over you.
Talk about down and dirty riffs, the opening to No Superman hits you right in the solar plexus. A really low down and muted sound that then opens up and just nails it. Imagine taking some of the best 90's grunge music and melding it with some modern prog metal and you wouldn't be far off. The vocals have an edge to them and the drums are huge but it really is that monster riff that grabs my attention.
Deliciously dark and dangerous it is one of those tracks that leaves you feeling a little bit naughty but thoroughly entertained. PJ Dourley gives his best Scott Weiland impression (minus the illegal substances, obviously!) and seems to be really enjoying himself. Add in a little lull to let you get your breath back, rapidly followed by a hugely caustic, fiery riff and you really couldn't ask for a more hard rocking track.
"Don't look now, looking straight down, Reach for the sky, live or die.."
Even when you really like a whole album, there's the one track that really grabs you and, for me, on this release it is Growing Colder. 'HINTERLAND' is a brilliant collection of songs but, for whatever reason, it is the slower, more brooding tracks that resonate with me most and the sombre and pensive opening to this song fits that brief perfectly. Wistful guitar, drums and keyboards lay the foundation for PJ's melancholic vocal delivery, sad and downbeat and yet striking nevertheless.
There is a dolent tone running throughout with the supine, almost dreamy, rhythm almost lulling you into a hypnotic state. The build up to the hugely impassioned and affecting chorus is superb and I always find myself singing along at the top of my voice.
This is one of those tracks that you find yourself listening to three or four times in a row, it really is that good. The combination of the muted verse and stirring chorus really is something special and, as I listen to it again, it is making the hairs on the back of my neck stand up. The closing out of the song with string effects is utterly poignant.
"You look at me like you're hypnotised, just blindness left behind your eyes…"
A hard rock track with a progressive edge, Strontium Burning is another one with a slow burning opening that builds slowly before flaring up and powering away into the distance. A definitive guitar note and powerfully dynamic drums are the driving force behind this track, all held together by the unobtrusive bass line. There is a raw energy struck through the centre of this restless and impatient song that you can hear in the delivery of the vocals, an elemental force that is embodied in the compelling and dexterous guitar solo that dominates the end of the track.
"Bleeding, holding onto the edge of my luck, I'm breathing, Trying to get out of here but I'm stuck, My soul's gone…"
Bloodline was the lead single from the album and, like the title track, is more akin to a hard rock track than progressive but still, at nine minutes long, there is still a whiff of Prog about it. A low-key and subdued undercurrent of an opening makes way for a determined guitar riff and rhythm section, urgent and straining at the leash before the throttle is notched back a bit and the vocals come in, searching and probing. I say it has more in common with hard rock but, here especially, there is a feel of early Porcupine Tree serious feeling heaviness.
There are some intricate melodies playing in the background but, when the powerful chorus fires out, that more mainstream rock angle returns. It is quite a clever mix of styles with some subdued, complicated sections weaving between the more straightforward rock themes and gives TILT there own definite sense of identity. There's quite a long outro to the song, brooding and self-involved that sets you up for the final track on the album….
"Is there no God, There's only me, I watch them pour from church, like warriors lost in battle…
Disassembly_, the partner track to _Assembly, opens with a very moody keyboard note that gives a hushed atmosphere of anticipation before there is a sort of awakening, a keening keyboard and guitar tone that is quite abstract in its mysterious feel, almost oriental in fact. That enigmatic aura is only enhanced by PJ's vocal delivery, precise and esoteric, as he sings over a laid back, electronica inspired, backdrop.
Calm and collected, his voice is almost like a mantra that your mind follows though this delicate maze of ambient progressive music that seems to flow all around you. Guitars join in to add some substance but, all the while, keeping the mystical feel. This song always makes me stop what I'm doing to let the music wash over me and fill my entire being with a feeling of fulfillment and, as it comes to a close, I just feel relaxed and as calm as can be.
What TILT have delivered is a superb album by a cast of very accomplished musicians. Brilliant vocals, burning guitar solos, a thunderous rhythm section and songwriting of the highest quality combine to deliver one kick ass release that I keep returning to again and again. A fine combination of excellent rock music with all that's best about progressive rock, these guys show how it really should be done!
Released 30th June 2016.
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by Emily - Australian True Crime, Cold Cases, Unsolved Crimes, USA True Crime - May 11, 2014 May 11, 2014
Mothers whose murders are still unsolved
It's Mother's Day in Australia and North America. A time to celebrate mothers. Children give their mums/moms homemade cards and gifts. It's a day for mum to be spoilt with a sleep-in and breakfast in bed.
But there are many families who are still waiting for justice. Their mothers have been murdered and the killer/s have not been brought to account…yet.
Here are some cases where families are desperate for answers:
>>The children of murdered Melbourne woman Nanette Ellis hope a $500,000 reward, announced in February, will bring the vital clues needed to solve their mum's murder 30 years ago. Nanette's murder was brutal and baffling. Who would want to kill her? Read the detailed account of the crime here, written by Melbourne journalist and crime writer Keith Moor. (Australia)
Nanette Ellis.
>>The naked, bashed and strangled body of 29-year-old factory worker and single mother of two Annette Steward was found in the bedroom of her Geelong West, Victoria home on March 18, 1992. Police believe this now 22-year-old cold case is solvable and they have a "strong suspect". A 2007 coroner's inquest named a suspect. (Australia)
Annette Steward
>>The murder of Pennsylvania mom Joy Hibbs in 1991 is still unsolved. her 12-year-old son David came home from school on April 19, excited to tell her he'd made the school honor roll, only to see his home enveloped by thick smoke. Joy had been strangled and stabbed to death before the house fire. The killer, no doubt, trying to cover the crime by setting the house alight. (United States)
Joy Hibbs
>>The brutal bashing of 53-year-old mother Julie Paskall as she was waiting to pick up her teen son from a hockey game shocked Canadians. Julie was beaten to death outside a Surrey, B.C., hockey arena on December 29, 2013 and when son Cailean came out to the parking lot, he found his mother surrounded by paramedics trying to save her life. Julie's husband of 35 years said he wants to find the person responsible, but not for revenge. He simply wants to know why anyone would attack his 4-10″, 125-pound wife. Canadian detectives said in March that they were confident they would find her killer. (Canada)
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Q: SqlMembershipProvider as a remote service Is there any solution out there for utilizing SqlMembershipProvider from a different server?
Motivation: The security zoning policy at our company doesn't allow any more to directly connect to the database from web servers. We have a legacy ASP.NET classic website with SqlMembershipProvider and corresponding connection string in it's web.config - which is against the security policy hence need rework - with minimum effort as usual.
My thoughts so far: a straightforward solution would be to create a web service on the app server which would use SqlMembershipProvider under the hood and expose the necessary methods. And this would be consumed on the web server by a proxy class that implements MembershipProvider. However I don't want to reinvent the hot water - especially if it's an old technology - so if any better idea or an off-the-shelf solution is already there please advise. The membership database is shared among multiple apps hence prefer to keep.

A: this in theory would be possible, but you would have to inherit the sql provider classes, (role and me membership and thus write your own provider. That "other" server will of course have some connection to the sql security provider database, so that other server would in theory be breaking the VERY SAME rule you attempting to avoid. So, how is that other server going to work when it breaks the very same thing you not allowing in this application? I mean, you could remove the connection string from the web.config, and place it say into a static class of some type. I mean if the ONLY reason and goal here is to remove the connection string information from the web.config, then it sure seems like a tall order to THEN re-write the security providers.
So, you certainly could cook up your own provider. The number of methods of each of the 3 providers you need is quite large, but out of those events, you only need a few. However, not only would you need to inherit the 3 classes (Visual studio can and will write out the code stubs automatic for you), but you ALSO have to add and write all those methods on the OTHER server that you plan to hit.
so, you would have a boatload of events and web methods to write on that other server.
I have written my own providers - and my reason was I did not want to use the "standard" set of tables generated by the built in provider, but wanted to use some existing tables from an existing applcation. However, it was still worth the efforts, since by using the correct and standard security providers, then ALL OF the built in IIS secuirty settings such as securing pages in web.config for each folder would then work. (which thus is MUCH better then attempting to roll your own security).
So, your goal and idea is not all that bad, but it would require code on both web sites for this to work.
When you inherent the security role provider classe, you get this:

Now, out of above? I did not bother to implement ALL OF the methods. Only a few.
(this would meant that I can't necessary use the IIS tools to setup and manage roles, but they do work just fine in terms of setting up say a folder and those pages being limited to a given role.
From above, I only really needed these:
FindusersInRole
GetAllRoles
GetRolesForUser
GetUsersInRole
IsUserInRole.
The rest of them? I just left them blank, say like this:

So, I did not bother to re-create all methods - I in fact left most empty.
Same goes for the "membership provider".
However, this all sure seems like a lot of work to "just" get the connection string out of web.config.
So, why not just move the connection string out - put it some place else then? So, you might still want to inherit the existing role and membership provider classes, and thus have a code based means setup for the connection string.
But, to setup web service calls to another site? Gee, you would have to make a web method on that other server for each of the role class methods, and also the membership provider class. I suppose if you code web methods all day long, done lots of this before? Then it would not be too much work.
seems to me, it would be far easier to just move the connection settings out of web config, and along with inheriting role and membership providers, then you could override (provide your own connection string outside of web config).
However, no, I don't know of a pre made solution for this.
As noted, out of the what, about 30 methods, I only did use about 4-5 of them, and I did not bother coding out all methods. So, for example, I did not re-create "add user to roles" since it was easier to just edit the role table directly, and add the 3-5 roles I needed, and thus not changed that for years now.

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Toby Druce is making a mid-life career change to become a blacksmith. He is from the Toronto area in Ontario Canada and has been a social worker with the City of Toronto for the past 29 years. He has decided to change career paths and learn to become a blacksmith by attending the Fleming College Blacksmith Program over the next 15 weeks. Toby and I will be doing a 4-part podcast series, 4 interviews while he is going through this transition in life and through the Fleming College Blacksmith Program, starting September 2016, by the time this podcast is released he will have been in the program for one week. This episode was recorded a week before Toby starts the program, which is in Haliburton, Ontario, and we are talking about why he chose blacksmithing and what he plans to do with it at the end of the program.
Toby Druce has been a social worker and grants administrator for the past 29 years working with municipal homeless and street outreach programs for the City of Toronto, Ontario Canada.
Toby was first drawn to blacksmithing when he took a beginner class at a local high school, in their auto body shop.
When toby lost his job in 2015 he knew this was a great opportunity to pursue blacksmithing as a career. He looked at blacksmith programs in the UK and Canada and choose the Fleming College blacksmith program through the Haliburton School of Art and Design because of the condensed 15-week program.
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Slaget vid Cambrai ägde rum mellan den 20 november och 4 december 1917 på västfronten under första världskriget. Under slaget kom stridsvagnar till användning i större mängd för första gången. Det ledde till ett brittiskt genombrott av de tyska linjerna, men brittisk oförmåga att föra fram förstärkningar gav den tyska armén möjlighet att återställa läget.

Planerna
Efter Sir Douglas Haigs kostsamma offensiv i Flandern (Tredje slaget vid Ypres), ville de brittiska generalerna vinna en seger under 1917 för att höja den stagnerande moralen. Stridsvagnskåren föreslog ett anfall en masse mot staden Cambrai i Artois, där marken lämpade sig för stridsvagnarna. Haig gick efter en del tvekan med på detta, och denna offensiv förstärktes med nyligen lösgjorda förstärkningar från Flandern. Även om tyskarna blev informerade om en förestående offensiv så tog de inte dessa varningar på allvar och de blev därför totalt överraskade av britternas anfall den 20 november.

Slaget
Brittiska tredje armén samlade ihop 378 stridsvagnar, 1 003 kanoner och granatkastare och 6 infanteridivisioner, vilka på anfallets första dag lätt bröt igenom de av sju underbemannade tyska divisioner hållna linjerna framför Cambrai. De tyska försvararna blev skräckslagna av stridsvagnarna eftersom deras kulor bara studsade mot pansarplåten, medan stridsvagnarna krossade taggtråden under sina larvfötter och beströk de tyska försvararna med kulsprute- och granateld. På kvällen hade britterna avancerat 8 km, en enastående bedrift med tidens mått mätt, och tagit 4 211 fångar och över hundra kanoner som byte. I England ringde kyrkklockorna för att fira den största brittiska segern under kriget.

Även om britterna lyckats över förväntan så hade de misslyckats med att inta byn Flesquières, halvvägs till Cambrai. De lyckades inta byn dagen efter, men samma dag led de stora förluster när de tog byarna Cantaing, Anneux och Fontaine. Förlusterna i stridsvagnar var också kraftiga; den 23:e var bara 92 fortfarande operativa. Den 22:a återtog tyskarna Fontaine, och trots upprepade brittiska anfall så lyckades tyskarna hålla byn. Britterna intog Bourlon-skogen den 23:e men tvingades snart uppge den. Den 30 november gick tyskarna till allmän motoffensiv, och 4 december hade britterna förlorat alla sina erövringar utom Flesquières.

Förlusterna
Slaget var en stor besvikelse för britterna och kostade dem nästan alla tillgängliga stridsvagnar och cirka 45 000 man. De tyska förlusterna var ungefär lika stora.

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Q: Changing a links href and text on click So I have three buttons each display their own content when clicked. But what I want to happen is the active links text to change to about us and the href to change too. My problem is that I can get the text to change but it doesn't change back when I click another link, and I don't know how to make this happen. Another problem is that as soon as I click it the first time href changes and I need it to change when it is clicked the second time not the first time. Hopefully all that makes sense.
https://codepen.io/Reece_Dev/pen/gWdEoJ

$(document).ready(function()
{
    $('.link').on('click', function()
    {
        $('.pageContainer').addClass('hide');
        $('#'+ $(this).data('target')).removeClass('hide');

        if($(this).on('click')){
            $(this).attr("href", "https://www.google.com");
            $(this).text('about');
          }
    });
});
nav{
  width: 100%;
  text-align: center;
}

nav ul{
  list-style-type: none;
}

nav ul li{
  display: inline-block;
}

nav ul li a{
  font-size: 40px;
  margin: 0 10px;
}

p{
  font-size: 30px;
  font-weight: bold;
}

div{
  width: 100%;
  text-align: center;
}

.hide{
  display: none;
}

link 1

link 2

link 3

About Us Page - to be displayed by default

Accreditations Page Content - Link 1

Our products - Link 2

Why us content - link 3

A: You can try the following - I have commented js to show what I am doing.  Only other changes are to links - use target ids as href and add hide class to page containers you do not want to display by default

$(document).ready(function() {
  var links = $('.link'),
    containers = $('.pageContainer'); // cache these for better performance

  links.on('click', function(e) { // pass event into function
    var link = $(this);
    e.preventDefault(); // add this to stop the default action of the link

    containers.addClass('hide');
    $(link.attr('href')).removeClass('hide'); // use the href so it is more accessible - ie link will work without js

    if (link.attr('href').substr(1) === link.data('target')) { // only do this if original href

      links.not(link).text(function() {
        return $(this).data('text'); // reset text
      }).attr('href', function() {
        return '#' + $(this).data('target'); // reset href
      });

      link.attr("href", "#about_us").text('about'); // not sure how you want to set the text and link for this
                                                    // maybe use more data attributes so it can be different per link
    } else {
      // reset link if it was about that was clicked
      link.text(link.data('text')).attr('href', '#' + link.data('target')); // reset href and text
    }
  });
});
nav {
  width: 100%;
  text-align: center;
}

nav ul {
  list-style-type: none;
}

nav ul li {
  display: inline-block;
}

nav ul li a {
  font-size: 40px;
  margin: 0 10px;
}

p {
  font-size: 30px;
  font-weight: bold;
}

div {
  width: 100%;
  text-align: center;
}

.hide {
  display: none;
}

link 1

link 2

link 3

About Us Page - to be displayed by default

Accreditations Page Content - Link 1

Our products - Link 2

Why us content - link 3

A: Save the prev text inside the link in a data attribute.Then on click reset all div
 with initial text and then set the new text to the target div
For activaitng link on second click add a new class to the div on first click.Then change the href if that class doesnot exists
A sample demo attached

$(document).ready(function()
{
    $('.link').on('click', function() {
       $('.link').each(function( ){
            $(this).text($(this).data('inactive-text'));
       })
        $('.pageContainer').addClass('hide');
        $('#'+ $(this).data('target')).removeClass('hide');

        $(this).text( $(this).data('active-text') );

        if($(this).hasClass("clicked")){
           $(this).attr("href", "https://www.google.com");
        }
        $(this).addClass("clicked")

    });
});
nav{
  width: 100%;
  text-align: center;
}

nav ul{
  list-style-type: none;
}

nav ul li{
  display: inline-block;
}

nav ul li a{
  font-size: 40px;
  margin: 0 10px;
}

p{
  font-size: 30px;
  font-weight: bold;
}

div{
  width: 100%;
  text-align: center;
}

.hide{
  display: none;
}

link 1

link 2

link 3

About Us Page - to be displayed by default

Accreditations Page Content - Link 1

Our products - Link 2

Why us content - link 3

A: You can use e.preventDefault() to prevent the default behavior of the  tag. that way it wont redirect to the link.
But you said you want it to redirect it on the second click, then you need a counter of some sort. one solution is to keep a data-attribute on the element itself and change it after the click.
for example:

$(document).ready(function()
{
    $('.link').on('click', function(e)
    {
        if($(this).attr('data-times-clicked') == '0'){
          e.preventDefault();
          $(this).attr('data-times-clicked', 1);
          $('.pageContainer').addClass('hide');
          $('#'+ $(this).data('target')).removeClass('hide');

          $(this).attr("href", "https://www.google.com");
          $(this).text('about');
        }
    });
});
nav{
  width: 100%;
  text-align: center;
}

nav ul{
  list-style-type: none;
}

nav ul li{
  display: inline-block;
}

nav ul li a{
  font-size: 40px;
  margin: 0 10px;
}

p{
  font-size: 30px;
  font-weight: bold;
}

div{
  width: 100%;
  text-align: center;
}

.hide{
  display: none;
}

link 1

link 2

link 3

About Us Page - to be displayed by default

Accreditations Page Content - Link 1

Our products - Link 2

Why us content - link 3

A: try Code : Jquery Changed

     $(document).ready(function()
        {
            $('.link').on('click', function() {
               $('.link').each(function( ){
                    $(this).text($(this).data('inactive-text'));
               })
                $('.pageContainer').addClass('hide');
                $('#'+ $(this).data('target')).removeClass('hide');

                $(this).text( $(this).data('active-text') );

            });
        });

Html change Code:

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Brand : Dr Martens - genuine, supplied to us direct from the brand. Although these boots are designed to be worn by men or women, the sizing is designed for men. The 1919 boot was adopted by subcultures as our original 8-eye boot was standardissue police uniform at the time. This higher boot was perfect for non-conformist groups and has been worn by goths, punks and other rebellious folk ever since. Martens 1919 features a high 10-eye style with a steel-toe cap for extra toughness. It's finished with all the classic Doc's DNA; grooved sidewall, yellow welt stitch and branded heel-loop. Martens air-cushioned sole for ultra comfort. A tough and durable Goodyear welted construction.
These are not work boots, but fashion boots. They are not to be used for work purposes where are steel toe is required for protection. The item "Dr Martens Mens 1919 Black Fashion Steel Toe Fine Haircell 10 Eye Leather Boots" is in sale since Friday, September 14, 2018. This item is in the category "Clothes, Shoes & Accessories\Men's Shoes\Boots". The seller is "designer-clothes-2u" and is located in Newbury.
Waterproof?: No - this item is not waterproof.


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We're Still Sobbing Over Jack Pearson's Death on 'This Is Us'
Feb 5, 2018 4:11 pm·
By Emma Hernandez
Brace yourselves, This Is Us fans, because we finally know how Jack Pearson died. Ever since Season 1 of the hit NBC series, fans have known that Milo Ventimiglia's character was going to die at some point because Rebecca Pearson (played by Mandy Moore) is a widow in the present day and has since remarried. Rebecca and Jack's children also spoke about their father in the past tense, so we all knew it was coming — and we got a bit of a clue that it had to do with a Crock-Pot — but we were not prepared to actually witness the moment it happened! (SPOILER ALERT: read at your own risk.)
Necessary. #ThisIsUs
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So we finally got some answers. The episode started where last week's left off, with a fire in the kitchen started by a Crock-Pot — even though Milo appeared in a Super Bowl commercial on Sunday night before the episode aired to come to the kitchen appliance's defense. But because of this faulty Crock-Pot, which turned back on after Jack had turned it off, there was a fire that quickly spread and Jack woke up to see the flames climbing up the staircase.
Quick-thinking, Jack told Rebecca to stay in their room and wet towels while he went to rescue their two children Randall and Kate (Kevin was not home at the time) and he burned his arms in the process. But Jack was able to bring them back into his and Rebecca's bedroom safely and lowered them down to the ground outside using a rope made out of bed sheets. But as Jack was about to leave, Kate called out for the family dog Louie and he ran back to rescue the pup from the first floor.
There's no place like home. ❤#ThisIsUs
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It would have been heart-wrenching if that was the decision that did Jack in, but it's not because he's literally a Super Dad. Moments later, Jack bursts through the front door with Louie and some other family mementos.
The moment that Jack passes happens after he is transported to the hospital, where he is treated for his burns and smoke inhalation. But he seemed fine, so Rebecca left the room to get a snack and make some phone calls, and while she was gone Jack went into cardiac arrest because of the stress that the smoke inhalation put on his lungs and heart. And just like that, he was gone.
Just so everyone knows it….#JackPearson lives in all of our hearts. He's you. He's me. He's Us. Thank you all for supporting our show. We love you all 🙂 And this isn't the end of Jack. Stay tuned. #ThisIsUs. MV
— Milo Ventimiglia (@MiloVentimiglia) February 5, 2018
The rest of the episode gave fans a look into how the Pearson family deals with Super Bowl Sunday, which is the day that Jack passed away.
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UK companies positive on doing business in India
New Delhi [India], October 30 (ANI/NewsVoir): UK Minister for Investment, Lord Gerry Grimstone, has released UK India Business Council's 'Doing Business in India Report 2020' at a roundtable with Indian industry captains during his virtual visit to India.
Findings from the UK India Business Council's Doing Business in India Report 2020 show that UK businesses believe that India's business environment is improving, and they see an opportunity for greater UK-India collaboration notwithstanding Brexit, COVID-19 and the global economic slowdown. India's Atmanirbhar Bharat mission is seen by the UK firms as an opportunity to do more business in India, leveraging UK's innovation for manufacturing in India.
The report is the UKIBC's sixth of an annual series dating back to 2015. This year's report is based on an in-depth survey of 106 UK organisations operating in India spanning manufacturing, services, and higher education sectors.
66 per cent of the surveyed businesses said that they believe it is getting easier to do business in India, thanks to progressive reforms and improvements in components of India's business environment such as the availability of support and service providers, skilled labour, and supply chain.
"Alongside the progressive trend in the rating of India's business environment and the phased removal of barriers to business since the inception of UKIBC's report in 2015, the findings of our 2020 report are not only very positive but hugely encouraging. In spite of new challenges to business such as Brexit, COVID-19, and the global economic slowdown, UK companies not only remain deeply committed to India, but many are optimistic of expanding their business footprint in India," said Jayant Krishna, UKIBC Group CEO.
The survey suggests that India's self-reliant mission, or Atmanirbhar Bharat, stands for greater global integration for the Indian economy. More than three quarters of respondents were positive about Atmanirbhar Bharat, believing it is an opportunity to do more investments in India and expand the trading ties.
It seems that the Atmanirbhar Bharat mission is ushering in a unique potential for co-development and co-creation among UK and Indian firms, leveraging the UK's innovation for manufacturing in India.
"The positively-balanced findings of this report are tremendously encouraging. There is much still to do to remove the persistent barriers to doing business in India, particularly improvement to bureaucratic procedures and the application of the tax regime, which is a persistent concern for businesses in India. Yet, the optimism and commitment amongst UK businesses is telling of the strength of the UK-India relationship and scope for growth," said UKIBC Chair, Richard Heald, OBE.
This report comes at a time where the UK and India have committed to an Enhanced Trade Partnership, as agreed by UK Secretary of State for International Trade, Liz Truss, and Indian Minister of Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal, in July 2020.
Although a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) is an eventual goal, the immediate priority is to remove market access barriers and make it easier for companies to operate in and enter the Indian market.
India has surely made significant progress on ease of doing business, but regulatory uncertainty remains a significant challenge. Legal and regulatory barriers were the most frequently cited obstacle to business, as outlined by 51 per cent of respondents.
Foreign exchange regulations, Goods and Services Tax (GST) process issues, high import tariffs, lack of alignment with international standards remain the top four regulatory irritants.
The survey suggests that improving bureaucratic processes with greater accountability, increasing regulatory certainty, simplification of the GST processes, improving the quality of infrastructure and making single window clearance effective were the most sought-after reforms by UK businesses, in that order.
Link to download the report: www.ukibc.com/reports/ukibcs-6th-annual-doing-business-in-india-report-the-uk-perspective.


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The powerful way this rapping Hull school kid is raising awareness of suicide
Cameron Moss is urging people to 'speak out'
This Hull school kid is raising awareness of suicide through his love of rapping.
The rap, featured in the video above, was written by 11-year-old Cameron Moss for a new mental health charity set up in Hull, called Mysterious Minds, which his mum, auntie and friend established in July.
The soundtrack behind the song was made at new Relic Studio
Cameron, who attends Wolfreton School, loves to perform but admitted he gets a little embarrassed when doing so in front of people.
Cameron Moss is inspired by Stormzy (Image: Picture: Simon Renilson)
He listens to the likes of Eminem and Stormzy, who he says inspired him to rap.
Posting this video on YouTube, Cameron wrote an emotional and personal message with the video.
"I wrote this rap/song after losing my uncle Jamie last year to suicide," he said.
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"I want to get the message out there that it's OK to speak. Don't be ashamed about it. Get the help that you need. The end is not the answer!"
Cameron's mum Leona Dalee, 30, of Rosedale Grove, said she is proud of Cameron and how he is helping to spread awareness of suicide.
Posting the video on YouTube, Cameron wrote an emotional and personal message with the video
"Cameron has written every single part of the wording," she said. "Mysterious Minds only started in July.
"My sister lost her partner, Cameron's uncle, last year.
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"Cameron wants to get it out to encourage people to speak out.
"A lot of people are ashamed of speaking about it."
Cameron Moss, 11, from west Hull loves to rap (Image: Simon Renilson)
Ms Dalee said the video has been shared as far as Australia and Canada, and more locally by Hull legend Dean Windass.
"Loads of people have seen it," she said. "I'm really proud of him.
"He has done a brilliant job."
And Ms Dalee said the more Cameron performs, the more confidence he gets. "I think the more he does it, the less embarrassed he gets," she said.
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"When it was time to go, he was like 'can we do it again'."
Speaking about raps he had created for local businesses, Cameron said: "I write them down then I sing them and learn them.
"It's just fun. My mum thinks I'm really good. I've had loads of views and likes on Facebook.
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"I want to be like Stormzy. His music is really good."
For more details about Mysterious Minds and how to buy the track on CD, click here.


Mumbai Indian will next play Chennai Super Kings on 28 April.
Mumbai Indians (MI) head coach Mahela Jayawardene was critical at his young brigade especially all-rounder Hardik Pandya on Wednesday (25 April), saying the youngster needs to work hard to do well in the IPL 2018, as the talent is not enough to go ahead in the game.
Pandya, who was one of the three players retained by the MI for the 11th edition of the T20 event, has seen out of touch in the ongoing IPL, as the Baroda man has just 48 runs from five games.
The 24-year-old's another poor display with the willow came (3 runs off 19 balls) in MI's 31-run loss against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at home while chasing 118 runs on Tuesday (24 April).
So far in the IPL 2018, Mumbai suffered four last-over defeats out of their first five games, and Jayawardene has lashed out at his youngsters for their horrible show in the tournament.
He is highly disappointed with MI's display against the SRH, who have stunned Mumbai in front of their home crowd by bowled out them for 87 in 18.5 overs at the Wankhede Stadium.


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I am using magento 1.6.1. I have used this extension before (older version) to fix a paypal problem that was causing an error. Exception' with message 'Wrong order ID: "200000016".
This is working great for orders created from the Magento website, BUT I am also use the M2E extension for syncing with Ebay. All the orders which are being imported from Ebay are using the invoices numbers following on from the out of sync ones, not the order number. Has anyone else got this issue and if they have do you have an idea as to what to do to fix this??


Hello, I'm Ron from NWGA. Since retiring, I've resumed my amateur passion of rebuilding all types of engines from 3 hp B&S to 440 Chryslers. Current project is a FR730VBS12 Kawasaki engine from a Husqvarna YT48XLS mower. Hour meter shows 459.6 hours and the previous owner said he turned it over to 1000 hours a coupla' years ago assuming the hour meter is correct. I'd you have the head and rod torque specs handy, please share. Thanks guys (and gals) for your insight and experience.
I know you have most likely completed this project but head bolts at 34 ft.lbs. and con rod cap bolts at 87 in.lbs.
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Tulum is a place to enjoy sunrises, culture, and art. You will be surrounded by the jungle and rustic architecture, giving a unique feeling of warmth and connection to mother earth.
Luum Zama is a beautiful residential development in the prestigious area of Aldea Zama. It offers lots for both multifamily condominium units and generous private houses. Luum Zama is designed to coexist with Nature. Planned as a gated community, abundant green areas are preserved to deliver privacy and lush tropical views to your apartment.
The first thing that you will notice when you enter Essentia is the lush greenery that surrounds the development. This luxurious project offers something that very few developments can: each condo has its own private pool to enjoy. All the privacy and exclusivity that you want is here.


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text: Q: I want to make something expire in thirty days from purchase date I am developing a side project and am unsure how to go about this. I am making a product expire 30 days after its purchasing date. I am not too sure what I should use. I was thinking System.currentTimeMillis(), and storing that as the purchase date or even using timestamps but I am not entirely too sure on what to use in my program and SQL table.


Interest only mortgages may seem like a great idea at the beginning of home ownership, but there are fears that there is a large and increasing number of householders reaching the end of their interest only mortgage term, who do not have any way of clearing their debt. These people risk having to sell their property and downsizing to something less desirable.
Regulations introduced by the Financial Conduct Authority, post economic crash, make it extremely difficult for older people to extend, or get new interest only mortgages, which has created the so-called Interest-Only timebomb effect. As a result, UK authorities have now decided to take action and a consultation paper has been produced to endeavour in rectifying this post-retirement mortgage issue in April 2018.
It is thought that up to two million householders may be facing interest only problems, being unable to pay off their mortgage as it draws to a close. Being forced to sell and settle may not leave them with enough capital to buy a smaller property with what they have left.
At the beginning of September, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) announced the possibility of reintroducing interest only mortgages for borrowers of more advanced years. This is still up for discussion, but the Retirement Interest Only Mortgage could be the salvation of many Interest Only mortgagors, as long as the correct permissions and advice is provided to those concerned.
The increase of interest only problems can be traced back to interest only loans linked to endowments that were supposed to pay off the debt, but performed too poorly in doing so. Additionally, many endowments fell by the wayside as they were encashed for alternative reasons, without transferring the mortgage onto a capital and interest basis. By switching to a capital & repayment mortgage, the payments to the lender would have increased, however there would be a guarantee the loan would be repaid at the end of the term.
With a mortgage where only the interest is paid, the lump sum is supposed to be settled at the end of the mortgage's term. This could have been achieved using lender approved investment vehicles of which endowment policies were one. In addition, homeowners could also have used ISA's, pension policies, sale of 2nd property, or other forms of investments. Alternatively, the homeowner can remortgage, but regulations have tightened, and lenders will demand proof of income & affordability.
Another option for those with interest only problems is to consider equity release, which can be used to pay off the balance outstanding on a house loan and allow the occupants to remain in situ. The equity release marketplace has adapted its lifetime mortgage plans to account for this exact reason; to attract those caught up in the interest only timebomb scenario.
Traditionally equity release schemes have been roll-up lifetime mortgages where no repayments were necessary. Obviously, this usually would have been unsuitable for those previously with interest only mortgages, as the balance would compound & increase over time. With the launch of interest only lifetime mortgages & plans with voluntary repayment options, homeowners can now manage the future balance of their equity release plan.
In summary, with the advent of the FCA proposal for Retirement Interest Only Mortgages and the current crop of flexible repayment lifetime mortgages, there is an improving landscape for those homeowners looking to remortgage and remain in the residential home, at or in retirement.


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Miejskie Przedsiębiorstwo Komunikacyjne w Helsinkach (fin Helsingin kaupungin liikennelaitos HKL, szw. Helsingfors stads trafikverk HST - przedsiębiorstwo będące własnością miasta Helsinki, operujące metrem, tramwajami oraz miejskim promem pasażerskim. Od 2005 komunikacja autobusowa została przejęta a od 2010 znajduje się w gestii spółki Helsingin seudun liikenne. HKL istnieje od roku 1945.

Firma
HKL zatrudnia 1000 osób: kierowców, kontrolerów i administrację. W 2010 obrót roczny spółki wyniósł 140 mln euro.

Przewozy
W roku 2007 struktura przewozów MPK układała się następująco:

Przypisy

Linki zewnętrzne
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Natalia Carvajal Sánchez (born September 14, 1990) is a Costa Rican model and beauty pageant titleholder who won the Miss Universe Costa Rica 2018 on April 27, 2018 in Costa Rica.

Personal life
Carvajal is a TV host, a publicist, a literature student and ex contestant of the Costa Rican version of Dancing with the Stars.

Pageantry

Miss Eco International 2016
Carvajal was crowned as Miss Eco International 2016.

Miss Costa Rica 2018
Carvajal was crowned as Miss Costa Rica 2018 and she succeeded outgoing Miss Costa Rica 2017 Elena Correa.

Miss Universe 2018
Carvajal represented Costa Rica at Miss Universe 2018 pageant in Bangkok, Thailand.  She placed in Top 10.

References

External links
teletica.com
missuniverse.com

Living people
1991 births
Miss Universe 2018 contestants
People from Escazú (canton)
Costa Rican beauty pageant winners
Costa Rican female models


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Bio Ethanol
Welcome to IESI Ltd
Energy is all around us. It is evident in its various forms in heat and light from the sun and the sound and force of the wind. We use it to fuel our transport system, heat and light our homes, and power industry.
IESI Ltd are a 'key player' in the evolution of biomass based renewable energy production both in the UK and elsewhere in the world. Our team has unrivalled practical experience and expertise in the design, implementation and operation of renewable energy facilities.
This experience enables IESI Limited to offer sound support and advice to developers, power companies, project financers, and O+M companies involved in the development and realisation of renewable energy power plants.
Since its foundation over 30 years ago, IESI has built an enviable record of successful experience in energy management, energy technology and cost control.
During its entire history, the firm has remained at the forefront of the evolution of industrial energy technology. Motivated by the challenging opportunities that energy planning, management and technological advancement can provide, IESI is justifiably proud of the many innovative, often unique, and always creative solutions to energy problems.
For many of its exacting and cost-conscious customers, the firm has achieved not only the reduction of energy costs, but also the improvement of overall process efficiency and product quality.
The firm has the experience to source and secure national and international financial grant sponsorship, and since the introduction of the THERMIE programme of the Council for European Communities, it has won over twenty awards for its innovative solutions to energy problems.
IESI looks forward to the future with a solid record of achievement in the international energy field. In a global energy economy that increasingly demands better environmental energy services with new institutional structures for future markets, IESI is determined to remain at the leading edge of this evolution.
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(If needed, Dan can serve as the Chief Technical Officer for Your Company).
What he's all about at SkyPort IT: Trying to be the best leader and grow the best company to work for in Upstate New York.
Best part of the job: Making all the pieces fit. Integrating new technologies to meet the goals and strategies of the customer leadership team.
Most exciting thing about technology:Designing with new technology, and creating an environment for employee productivity and happiness while meeting the client strategic goals.
Proudest accomplishment: Recovering a new client's data from a server that was damaged from a storm, and restoring it with new hardware over a weekend.
Favorite low-tech activities: Racquetball, community service, building stuff.
When I'm not busy being an IT hero, I'm busy: Being a dad and husband. Council person, Town of Lima, NY. Lima Bed Race Organizer at LimaFest.org. Thinking and creating.
What she's about at SkyPort IT: Communicating with customers and external audiences about how SkyPort IT can help strengthen and fortify their data security, reducing their exposure to privacy violations and risk from hackers.
Best part of the job: Helping clients understand how to reduce their risks,improve their business operations, and save money by educating them on best practices for data security.
Most exciting thing about technology: When used with integrity, technology is an enabler for better communication between all groups of people, and can be instrumental in improving education, increasing awareness of societal issues, and helping us to be connected on every level.
Proudest accomplishment: Raising my two sons to be productive young men.
Favorite low tech activities: Interior decorating, mentoring, walking my dog, traveling, snorkeling and hunting for sea shells.
Providing the "Best in Class" customer experience. Helping to find that little extra in everything we do so that our customers and staff know it's a pleasure whenever they are connected with Skyport.
Best part of the job: Helping to resolve obstacles for people.
Most exciting thing about technology: Autonomous everything! Someday soon when the world is ready; our work and personal time will expand because our everyday tasks will be predicted, consumed, and managed. What will you do with all those extra hours in a day?
Proudest accomplishment: Personal: Family/Kids. Work: Delivering for a customer when I was told, "That's impossible".
Favorite low-tech activities:Outdoors with my family away from the connected world…No worries: my personal AI assistant is managing everything else for me…see autonomous above!
When I'm not busy being an IT hero, I'm busy: Ubering' my kids to their next adventure. Spending time with my wife, my kids, my friends. Shouldering others pain; even for a moment, so they may smile again.
What he's all about at SkyPort IT:Overseeing the technical design and output of Skyport IT and managing the solutions our customers need.
Best part of the job: Making the tech as enjoyable to use for the customer as it is for me. If you're fighting the computer network to get your job done, things are wrong.
Most exciting thing about technology: I find it amazing how much a tech can actually do. From the simple things like allowing someone to keep up with their email by letting them get it on a tablet, to the more complex tasks, where we're securing data from unauthorized use, the sheer possibilities are fantastic.
Proudest accomplishment: I went to a customer site that had lost a server holding important documents, and while doing a site audit, I found a machine that had been configured to cache some of the information to make it run faster. Using our tools, I was able to pull the expired cache from that PC and recover a large portion of the files thought lost with the server.
Favorite low-tech activities: Swimming, roller blading and board games. There is nothing like a game night with family and friends playing Catan, Ticket to Ride or Telestrations.
Favorite quote: "In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move." Douglas Adams, The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy.
When I'm not busy being an IT hero, I'm busy: Working with the kids to give them my love of Technology. There's a difference between using technology and loving technology. Catching up on Dr Who.
What she's all about at SkyPort IT: I do AP/AR/HR, scheduling and I try to keep everyone in a positive frame of mind.
Best part of the job: I like paperwork and working with the customers.
Most exciting thing about technology: For me, being able to see news, weather, websites—right there on my phone!
When I'm not busy being an IT hero, I'm busy: Being Mom and smiling at grumpy people.
What he's all about at SkyPort IT: Getting all of the work done as quickly as I can.
Best part of the job: Seeing the unique designs for each customer site.
Most exciting thing about technology: It never stops moving forward.
Proudest accomplishment: Building a Beowulf Cluster to donate spare cycles for protein folding.
When I'm not busy being an IT hero, I'm busy: Sitting at home, playing around with new tech and games.
When I'm not busy being an IT hero, I'm busy: Feeding dog. Taking dog out. Feeding dog. Taking dog out. Rinse and Repeat.
As Triage Technician, I touch nearly every ticket that gets reported. I'm all about the details. On a good day I'm the only person an end user works with and their problem is resolved in 15 minutes or less.
Hearing and making sounds in the natural world. Building things with wood and tools. Driving a manual transmission. People watching.
Playing computer games and staying in touch with my family.
What he's all about at SkyPort IT: Providing prompt and courteous Service for our customers.
Best part of the job: Getting to work with my 2 favorite things, people and technology.
Most exciting thing about technology:It is constantly changing. There is always something new to learn.
Proudest accomplishment: Overclocking a 2nd Generation I7 CPU to 5.7GHz using a homemade passive water chiller.
When I'm not busy being an IT hero, I'm busy: Building water-cooled gaming PCs. Who says water and electricity don't mix.
Best part of the job: UPS Delivery Man. He's my favorite.
When I'm not busy being an IT hero, I'm busy: Eating food. Getting belly rubs. Eating food. Getting belly rubs. Rinse and Repeat.


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JENYER/Jeon Jiyoon (전지윤) is a South Korean soloist. JENYER officially debuted as a solo artist on November 2, 2016.
– She can speak Japanese (basic) and English (basic).
– She was the president of the school dance club.
– When she was younger, she used to practice athletics, kendo, and swimming.
– She used to suffer from hair loss.
– She is scared of heights.
– She has high standards.
– She likes to yell into the microphone.
– She is a huge fan of Beyoncé.
– She said the best thing about herself is her voice.
– Her favorite color is white.
– She loves to eat Pocky.
– She is bad at cooking.
– Her hobbies include singing, dancing, cooking, and writing lyrics.
– She is a former member of 4Minute and left Cube Entertainment in June 2016.
How much do you like JENYER?