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SA expects bumper 2017 harvest
Thembisile Dzonzi, Bloomberg
Kenya to import yellow corn for first time since 2011
Armyworms may invade SA sugar fields after corn
White maize has first quarterly drop since 2014
Drought pushes SA maize imports to highest since '93
SA cuts maize output estimate for 3rd time
SA white corn exceeds R5k, rising to record
Johannesburg - South Africa has increased its forecast of this year's record crop after farmers improved their yields.
South Africa is Africa's top maize producer.
Growers will probably reap 15.97 million metric tons of corn in the 2017 season, Lusani Ndou, a senior statistician at the Pretoria-based Crop Estimates Committee, said by phone on Tuesday. That's more than double the 7.78 million tons produced a year earlier when the worst drought since records began more than a century ago reduced the harvest to a nine-year low.
The committee increased its estimate by 2.2% from the 15.63 million tons it projected in June. The forecast is higher than the 15.8 million tons in a Bloomberg survey of analysts and traders last week. The committee expects a harvest of 9.51 million tons of the white variety of maize, used mostly to make pap, and 6.46 million tons of yellow maize this season.
The yellow variety for December delivery, the most active contract, gained for the first time in a week, rising 0.6% to R2 006 a ton, on the Futures Exchange in Johannesburg on Thursday. December-delivery white maize gained as much as 1% to R1 892.40.
The forecasts for sunflower-seed, soybeans, groundnuts and sorghum output were left unchanged. Drybean production may be 0.1% higher than previously estimated at 68 525 tons.
Winter crop
Farmers will probably plant 498 850 hectares of wheat in 2017, the committee said. That would be 1.9% lower than the 508 365 hectares planted a year earlier, below the estimate in a Bloomberg survey for 502 000 hectares.
While South Africa is the sub-Saharan African region's biggest producer of wheat after Ethiopia, it's still a net importer of the grain, according to US Department of Agriculture figures.
Farmers will probably plant 87 000 hectares of canola, 28% more than last year, and 98 800 hectares of malting barley, the committee said.
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The U.S. National Sailing Hall of Fame selected six people in 2018 to join the 65 previously-recognized individuals who have been enshrined since the first class in 2011.
As Ted Turner and I made our way from our crew house down to the docks to sail Courageous, a cameraman kept popping up from behind bushes in Newport, Rhode Island, to film our ritual. Ted was curious about the filming and when he recognized the cameraman, Ted shouted, "Hey, diddle, there's John Biddle." We all had a good laugh.
Biddle was a genius at anticipating an interesting moment for his annual lecture film program. He made over 3000 presentations between 1956 and 1997. Biddle's audiences provided him with the ultimate focus group on what sailing enthusiasts wanted to see.
Biddle had a unique dry humor, a pleasant voice and interesting facts to share with his admiring fans. If you wanted to see what had happened in the America's Cup the previous summer, Biddle's presentation brought the drama to life. He filmed 10 Cup summers between 1958 and 1987, a period that spanned the entire 12 Metre America's Cup era.
Biddle's iconic images, filmed with a steady hand using a 16mm camera, included: an amazing pass when Gretel surfed a huge wave to pass Weatherly in the 1962 Cup; a fatal crash when a press helicopter fell into Rhode Island Sound; Baron Marcel Bich taking over the helm during the 1970 Cup trials; Alan Bond unveiling his secret wing keel in 1983; and spending time with Presidents Eisenhower and Kennedy when they watched the Cup in person.
He also shot exclusive on-board footage of the great sailors of the era, including Ted Turner, Ted Hood, Dennis Conner, Bus Mosbacher, Bill Ficker, and Bob Bavier. Now Biddle joins these sailing superstars in the National Sailing Hall of Fame.
Biddle was a descendant of two important Philadelphia Main Line families. His father was a general in the Army, and his maternal great-grandfather, Joseph Wharton, founded the Wharton School as part of the University of Pennsylvania. He attended Trinity College before starting his career as an engineer. But his real passion was photography and filming.
In 1956, he joined the crew of the cutter Souvenir on the Newport to Bermuda Race and filmed the voyage. That winter, he showed the film to several yacht clubs narrating the images live. The production was a hit and Biddle would spend the next 41 summers filming four or more sailing events and then editing them into a 90-minute show for the winter lecture circuit.
Biddle's extensive film library is currently housed at Mystic Seaport Museum. During his years of production, his films included Tall Ship races, exotic cruising destinations, small boat racing, classic yachts, underwater sequences and a wide variety of promotional films for commercial interests. John Biddle loved the sport of sailing, and sailors around America loved him for his masterful performances.


August on the Vineyard is the peak season for the vehicular misery we endure for two months because relieving it involves a trade-off we're unwilling to make: changes to the Island road system that would damage the rural character of this place all year.
Each July and August, the Island's leading nonprofits pack the calendar with the fundraising events that will make or break their budgets for another year.
One of the Island's great seasonal traditions, the West Tisbury Farmers' Market, opens for its 39th year this Saturday morning, June 8.
There's been a lot of noise lately about how the federal budget sequestration has created backups at airports across the nation.
The chorus performs twice this weekend, on Saturday and Sunday, at the M.V. Regional High School Performing Arts Center.
West Tisbury just went through a $1.
Computing the rate would be easy enough.
The story begins in 1840, when the wealthy whaling captains of Edgartown planned the grandest church ever built on the Island.
Lately, the Martha's Vineyard Housing Needs Assessment Study Committee — don't worry, there's no acronym quiz later — has been batting around an early draft of the preliminary report prepared by their consultant, Karen Sonnarborg.
West Tisbury has had a spirited conversation this fall about the trees around the parking lot between the Howes House, the Field Gallery and the new public library.
This weekend, the Island Community Chorus will sing compositions in Latin, German, Hebrew, and English at the Old Whaling Church in Edgartown.
Being called to a marathon government meeting of representatives from the six Island towns might sound like a fitting punishment for something you did that wasn't terribly nice.
The school year that begins today across the Island is one of important firsts for public education here.
This year's Summer Institute presents eight Sunday evening movies and seven speakers from the front lines of politics and economics, beginning July 5.
The concert promises a mix of music familiar & new, patriotic & just plain fun – from Gilbert & Sullivan to Irish folksongs and even a gospel number.
"Saints & Sinners:" It's the perfect title for the 45th anniversary program of the Minnesingers, this Saturday night and Sunday afternoon.


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Dr Alice Violett
About my PhD
Blog tour: The Shape of Darkness by Laura Purcell
By Alice Violett
This post is part of a blog tour organised by Random Things Blog Tours. I received a free copy of the book in return for an honest review.
"As the age of the photograph dawns in Victorian Bath, silhouette artist Agnes is struggling to keep her business afloat. Still recovering from a serious illness herself, making enough money to support her elderly mother and her orphaned nephew Cedric has never been easy, but then one of her clients is murdered shortly after sitting for Agnes, and then another, and another… Why is the killer seemingly targeting her business?
"Desperately seeking an answer, Agnes approaches Pearl, a child spirit medium lodging in Bath with her older half-sister and her ailing father, hoping that if Pearl can make contact with those who died, they might reveal who killed them.
"But Agnes and Pearl quickly discover that instead they may have opened the door to something that they can never put back…"
Laura Purcell's new book The Shape of Darkness is a historical novel, gothic supernatural tale and murder mystery all rolled into one highly readable package. I absolutely zoomed through this book because there was so much going on, and the author has this brilliant knack of casually dropping bombshells and revealing brand new information (seriously, I had that Friends gif pop into my head when one revelation caught me completely off guard!) when you least expect it.
It's hard to describe what happens without giving too much away - suffice it to say that there are enough twists and turns to make you dizzy (I did actually gasp at one point towards the end), and Purcell maintains her brilliant trademark of leaving it ambiguous as to whether or not certain events were human or supernatural in origin.
At the heart of the book are the séances where Pearl channels the dead and her older half-sister Myrtle performs mesmerism, as well as Agnes' silhouette-making activities. I really enjoyed reading about these - the former because they're so deliciously frightening, and the latter because they're so incredibly interesting. I love following characters in books as they create art, and by showing Agnes doing her job, Purcell really gets across the level of skill needed to make silhouette portraits, and information about the different finishes, materials and equipment involved, without ever making you feel like you're being lectured.
Something else that runs through The Shape of Darkness that particularly struck me was sadness. While it's common knowledge that mortality, morbidity and accident rates were high in the first half of the nineteenth century, the way it pervades the lives of all of the characters really gets under your skin. I felt so much sympathy for Agnes and Pearl, whose experiences might have been so different had they not experienced such tragedy.
What with the constant weight of loss on the characters, the murders, and the séances, this book is a real memento mori that shows how close death was all the time during this period, and demonstrates why funerals and mourning were so visible and mediums were so popular. It also highlights the horrors of contemporary illnesses; as an example, Pearl's father suffers from advanced fossy jaw, and Purcell doesn't hold back in describing how horrible it is. She has form here, too - I'm still recovering from the gruesome birth scene in The Corset , which I read in 2018!
The Shape of Darkness is breathtaking, fascinating and achingly poignant.
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It can open Guitar Pro and PowerTab files.
Selling this build helps keep alive this project. you can get tuxguitar without pay by building it's source code.
Launched Oct 30, 2015 (over 3 years ago).
Added support for new midi API. It allows to connect MIDI input/output ports.


CoolSculpting in NYC is an ideal way to get rid of unwanted fat without going under the knife. This safe and effective non-invasive procedure can eliminate stubborn fat in different body areas that is impossible to lose with diet and exercise. FDA-cleared, this fat reduction procedure uses controlled cooling for targeted spot reduction without harming the surrounding tissues. The results are proven, noticeable, and lasting for the right candidate and when performed by a qualified surgeon. Here's what you need to know about preparing for the procedure and recovery after treatment.
The most important part of preparing for CoolSculpting is to get as close as possible to your ideal body weight. The treatment is not a weight loss solution but one that addresses stubborn fat.
The procedure is effective for those leading a healthy lifestyle and so you should focus on this if you're considering the treatment. However, it is not advisable to bring about drastic changes in your diet or routine before or after having the procedure.
Avoid taking anti-inflammatory medications before the procedure in order to minimize the chances of bruising.
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Control pipe handle on which request is made.
Pointer to control transfer request.
USB_FLAGS_SLEEP is the only flag recognized. Wait for all pending request callbacks to complete.
Pointer to mblk containing data bytes to transfer with command. Ignored if NULL.
Returns overall completion status. Ignored if NULL. Please see usb_callback_flags(9S) for more information.
Returns flags set either during autoclearing or some other callback, which indicate recovery handling done in callback. Ignored if NULL.
The usb_pipe_ctrl_xfer() function requests the USBA framework to perform a transfer through a USB control pipe. The request is passed to the host controller driver (HCD), which performs the necessary transactions to complete the request. Requests are synchronous when USB_FLAGS_SLEEP is specified in flags; calls for synchronous requests do not return until their transaction is completed. Asynchronous requests (made without specifying the USB_FLAGS_SLEEP flag) notifies the caller of their completion via a callback function.
Mblks for data are allocated optionally when a request is allocated via usb_alloc_ctrl_req(9F) by passing a positive value for the len argument. Control requests passing or receiving no supplemental data need not allocate an mblk.
A set of conflicting attributes were specified. See usb_request_attributes(9S).
The normal and/or exception callback is NULL and USB_FLAGS_SLEEP is not set.
Data space not provided to a control request while ctrl_wLength is nonzero.
Additional status information may be available in the ctrl_completion_reason and ctrl_cb_flags fields of the request. Please see usb_callback_flags(9S) and usb_completion_reason(9S) for more information.
Any error code returned by usb_pipe_ctrl_xfer().
The usb_pipe_ctrl_xfer() function may be called from kernel or user context without regard to arguments and from the interrupt context only when the USB_FLAGS_SLEEP flag is clear.
The usb_pipe_ctrl_xfer_wait() function may be called from kernel or user context.
* read a configuration descriptor.
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Q: How to skip over corrupt files with PHP libraries TCPDF and FPDI by modifying error handling? I am using the PHP libraries TCPDF and FPDI to combine PDF documents, and am getting the following error:

TCPDF ERROR: Unable to find object (10, 0) at expected location

I have the commercial version of FPDI.
It appears that the issue is only happening with PDF Version 1.3 (Acrobat 4.x) files.  Here is a screenshot of a file's document properties that is creating the error. http://imagebin.org/215041
I'd like to skip over any files with errors instead of letting the script die.  I have modified the error handling with a new class ErrorIgnoringTCPDF, however, it is not working.
Any ideas?
require_once('../../libraries/tcpdf/tcpdf.php');
require_once('../../libraries/fpdi/fpdi.php');

class ErrorIgnoringTCPDF extends FPDI {

   public function Error($msg) {
       // unset all class variables
       $this->_destroy(true);

       // exit program and print error
       //die('<strong>TCPDF ERROR: </strong>'.$msg);
   }

}

$pdf = new ErrorIgnoringTCPDF();
$pdf->setPrintHeader(false);

$prows = fetch_data($id);

foreach ($prows AS $row) {

    $irows = get_imaged_docs($row['pat_id']);

    foreach($irows AS $irow){

        if ($irow['type'] === 'application/pdf'){

            $doc_id = $irow['id'];

            $content = get_pdf_imaged_docs($doc_id);

            $pagecount = $pdf->setSourceFile($content);

            for ($i = 1; $i <= $pagecount; $i++) {
                 $tplidx = $pdf->ImportPage($i);
                 $s = $pdf->getTemplatesize($tplidx);
                 $pdf->AddPage('P', array($s['w'], $s['h']));
                 $pdf->useTemplate($tplidx);
            }

        } else {

            $pdf->AddPage();

            $doc  = fetch_document_content($irow['id'], $irow['filename']);
            $img = base64_encode($doc);

            $imgdata = base64_decode($img);

            $pdf->Image('@'.$imgdata);

        }

    }

}

$pdf->Output('documents.pdf', 'D');

A: If you are using Linux you can use shell_exec to combine files
function combine_pdf($outputName,$fileArray)
{

         $cmd = "gs -q -dNOPAUSE -dBATCH -sDEVICE=pdfwrite -sOutputFile=$outputName ";

         foreach($fileArray as $file)
         {
           $cmd .= $file." ";
         }
         $result = shell_exec($cmd);

 }

A: Have you tried just suppressing the error?
$pagecount = @$pdf->setSourceFile($content);

if (empty($pagecount))
    continue;  // or whatever you want to do, maybe set $is_invalid = true;

A: This simply indicates that the PDF document is errorious. It points to a specific byte offset position where the expected object is not found.

A: I wont say this is an appropriate/best fix, but it may resolve your problem,
In: pdf_parser.php, comment out the line:
$this->error("Unable to find object ({$obj_spec[1]}, {$obj_spec[2]}) at expected location");

It should be near line 544.
You'll also likely need to replace:
    if (!is_array($kids))
        $this->error('Cannot find /Kids in current /Page-Dictionary');

with:
    if (!is_array($kids)){
     //   $this->error('Cannot find /Kids in current /Page-Dictionary');
     return;
    }

in the fpdi_pdf_parser.php file
Hope that helps. It worked for me.

A: I have the same problem and i am using this code to fix my problems.
class convertPDF extends FPDI {

   public function error($msg) {
      throw new Exception($msg);
   }
   ...other stuff...
}

try {
    $convertPdf = new convertPDF();
} catch(Exception $e) {
    die($e->getMessage);
}

This answer is for people who search for this problem. Have luck!

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Many people are fascinated by alien cultures but for some it becomes an obsession and for a few, exceptional people they become a part of the culture that fascinates them. Accepted in a way that most never could be.
Caught between their own people and their obsession, the Alienist is a bridge between disparate cultures separated by light years, psychology and even biology.
Xenophiles are those who are truly in love with the alien and wish to become a part of it. They might be scouts or soldiers who have 'gone native' while stationed in alien dominated space or they may simply have become enchanted with the aliens through the image that they have in the media, seeing them as the embodiment of a concept or as something in their own species that has been lost or diminished. In extreme cases a Xenophile may be suffering from a mental illness, believing that they truly are a member of this alien culture that has become trapped in a human body. They seek to soothe their craving for belonging by finding a new home in an alien culture.
Xenoethnologists are scientists who specifically study the cultures of alien species. Rather than the dry, biological facts or a broad study of intelligent beings as a whole, they zero in on an alien culture and study it intensively, living amongst it and learning to translate meaning between that species and their own. The build bridges between different species and cultures that sometimes don't even share base biology or senses, let alone concepts.
Tourists Tourists are fascinated by alien cultures in a more general sense. They want to experience as many of these cultures and viewpoints as they can, to travel far and wide seeking novel experiences and seeing strange wonders. They wander from port to port, trying to get off the beaten track, away from the well travelled and to lose themselves on alien worlds. Tourists often find themselves in trouble but this adds a frisson of excitement to their travels and and gives those who return to civilisation interesting stories to tell.


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Have any of you ever heard of or seen a Mentor Panorama monorail camera? It has a front mounted focal plane shutter and appears to built like a tank. It has a grey hammertone finish. Any information you can point me to would be greatly appreciated.
East German camera, Sam. Look at the back. Odds are that yours uses a proprietary film holder, not the standard type we know and love.
As Dan said, they were made in the GDR; most common is the 13x18cm size, but 18x24cm also exists. There were also a technical camera and a LF SLR under the Mentor name. They usually came with Zeiss Jena Tessars. And yes, the film holders and back are NOT compatible with regular ones, so make sure you get enough Mentor holders (in metric sizes 9x12cm, 13x18cm, 18x24cm, inch sizes were not made) when you buy one. An adaptation of the back is not impossible, but probably not worth the effort.
I made a simple rectangular holder from a 2-3 mm aluminum plate to hold a 8x10 Plaubel Peco Profia international back in place which allows to use standard film holders such as Fidelity et al.
I am not too talented for such work, takes 30 minutes or so.
The nice thing about the Mentor Panorama is the focal plane shutter which allows to use barrel lenses. The Mentor is not comparable to a Sinar or a Plaubel Peco Profia, the shutter makes it attractive though, would not pay a lot for it.


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Tej Turner published his first novel THE JANUS CYCLE in 2015 after returning from traveling in South East Asia. This week he released what he describes as "a sequel to The Janus Cycle but also a book that stands on its own". It is set in the same universe as the first book and has many of the same characters, though admittedly the characters have grown, as has Turner's writing style. The book has quite a dark feel to it though I can't quite put my finger on why. Sure, it mirrors much of the dire politics of the real world in 2017, but also Tilly's journey as a transgendered woman stands out as she struggles with her identity and her troubled past that is described in the first book.
The book launch itself went really well. Lots of alcohol, meeting old friends (and some new ones). We began the afternoon with an interview carried out by yours truly and filmed by Joss Ingram for Kalto Films. I tried to dig a little deeper into what inspired the books and what he would like to do for his next projects. You can see the interview below.
Tej later read an excerpt from the book and then hosted a party at his house where if I'm honest I had FAR too much to drink. But overall, it was a great day and I was really happy for him and wish him every success with this book and any that follow.


(New York, NY)- February 14, 2019 – Davinchy is an American singer, songwriter and accomplished jewelry designer, coming from Russian and Persian (Bucharian) descent from a family of strong Jewish religious ties who built a jewelry empire in NYC and Miami.
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"In today's world a lot of people are lost and need help to find some kind of hope in their lives and know their purposes. 'Lost' for me is very big and I hope one day I can revive a lot of lost souls and I can bring them back, that's my purpose for 'Lost'.
Davinchy's new single "LOST" and music video premiered January 15th, 2019 in New York City, the city that saw him take his first steps in his musical career. He will be astonishing audiences in North America then continue to conquer the West Asian region including Russia, Israel, then Europe followed by the East and South East Asian markets and soon the whole world.
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2024 Polestar 2 switches to rear-wheel-drive as part of major update
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Polestar is making significant changes to the 2 for the 2024 model year. The entry-level version of the electric sedan makes the switch from front- to rear-wheel-drive, and all variants regardless of drivetrain configuration get a new-look design, more range, and additional features.
Going from front- to rear-wheel-drive is a major change that would be considerably more difficult to achieve with a gasoline-powered car but that's reasonably straight-forward in an electric vehicle. Polestar took advantage of the new layout to update the motors: both the rear- and the all-wheel-drive versions of the 2 receive next-generation motors and inverters, and they're much quicker than the models they replace.
The rear-wheel-drive 2's motor is rated at 299 horsepower and 361 pound-feet of torque, up from 231 and 243, respectively, in the outgoing front-wheel-drive model. The extra power lowers the zero-to-60-mph time to 5.9 seconds (1.1 quicker than before). The dual-motor all-wheel-drive system's output checks in at 421 horsepower and 546 pound-feet of torque, and engineers dialed in a rear bias for sharper handling.
Driving range improves as well. The single-motor 2 gets an EPA-estimated 300-mile rating (up from 265 miles before) thanks in part to a new, bigger battery pack with a usable capacity of 82 kilowatt-hours, while the dual-motor version keeps its 78-kilowatt-hour pack but is now rated at 270 miles thanks in part to a function that disconnects the front motor when it's not needed. Polestar notes that the rear-wheel-drive 2 is compatible with 205-kilowatt DC fast charging. Interestingly, the all-wheel-drive model isn't; it tops out at 155 kilowatt-hours.
The optional Performance Pack remains available, and it now includes 20-inch alloy wheels whose design is inspired by the rims fitted to the 3 in addition to Brembo brakes, Öhlins dual-flow valve dampers, and gold-colored seatbelts. It also increases the all-wheel-drive 2's output to 455 horsepower and lowers the zero-to-60-mph time to 4.1 seconds. While only cars ordered new with the package get the 20-inch wheels, the Öhlins suspension, and the specific seatbelts, the power hike is also available with a downloadable, over-the-air software update.
Most of the visual changes are found up front, where designers replaced the 2's grille with what Polestar calls a SmartZone. Also found on the 3 revealed in 2022, the SmartZone is a piece of trim that houses hardware like the front-facing camera and the mid-range Radar.
Polestar hasn't revealed photos of the 2's interior but it doesn't sound like much has changed from a design perspective. However, the all-wheel-drive 2's list of standard features grows with the addition of the Pilot Pack, which bundles a blind spot information system with steering support, cross-traffic alert with brake support, a rear collision warning mitigation system, adaptive cruise control, a 360-degree camera, Pilot Assist technology, auto-dimming door mirrors, and LED front fog lights with cornering assist. The wireless phone charger is standard as well.
On sale now, the 2024 Polestar 2 will enter production later in 2023.
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Nissan reported a 55% jump in its October-December profit Thursday, as the Japanese automaker gears up for a less bumpy journey with its French alliance partner Renault. Quarterly sales surged 29% to 2.8 trillion yen ($21 billion), as a shortage of computer chips that has bedeviled the world's automakers gradually eased, according to Nissan. The crunch was caused by pandemic-related disruptions that also hindered Nissan's ability to deliver its vehicles to customers.
22 people killed in bus, car collision in Pakistan
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A Tesla electric vehicle charges up at a line of Tesla charging stations in the parking lot of the Santa Ynez Valley Marriott on McMurray Road in Buellton.
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Electric Drive 805 coalition aims to increase EV access in Santa Barbara, SLO, Ventura counties
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A coalition of government agencies and nonprofit groups has launched a new organization to make electric vehicles and charging stations more accessible on the Central Coast.
Electric Drive 805 will focus on four targets — individual car owners, businesses, multifamily residential property managers and local governments — to increase awareness of the financial benefits of electric vehicles and to support development of a charging infrastructure, said a spokesman for the organization.
"Our goal is to make electric vehicles and charging solutions accessible to everyone in our communities," said Cameron Gray, transportation and climate specialist with the Community Environmental Council, one of the organizations that makes up Electric Drive 805.
"With the state's rebate and utility programs, a new or used electric vehicle can be the most affordable option for many households," Gray continued.
"If we can increase awareness of the incentives and expand access to charging infrastructure, choosing to drive electric vehicles can be a viable transportation option resulting in cleaner air, climate protection and reduced user costs," he said.
In addition to the Community Environmental Council, Electric Drive 805 is made up of the Central Coast Clean Cities Coalition, or C5, the Ventura County Regional Energy Alliance and the air pollution control districts of Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo and Ventura counties.
Through its website at www.electricdrive805.org, the coalition provides drivers with information about various types of electric vehicles that are available, the rebates and other incentives for buying EVs, and the three levels of charging EV owners can use.
It also provides information about rebates and incentives for charging stations and a map of public charging stations installed by governments and high-power DC fast-charge or Supercharging stations.
For businesses, the site offers information about adding electric vehicles to a fleet, events and webinars to help increase employee awareness of electric vehicles and a list of additional resources to help create an electric fleet.
Property managers can find guidance and best practices for providing charging stations at multifamily residences as well as a list of additional resources.
The site also provides local governments with information on how to implement the state's streamlined permit process for charging stations, ways to maximize the benefits of electric vehicle fleets, refueling station design requirements for hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles along with funding sources and a clearing house for local resources.
Individuals also can sign up to receive information from the coalition via email.
For those interested in installing electric vehicle charging stations, the Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District has funding available to cover all or part of purchase and installation costs.
More information about the grant funding is available at www.ourair.org.
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Fact: Wings are the ultimate game day food. What else is easy, satisfying and can be made a million different ways? No matter your tastes—spicy, savory, sweet—there's a chicken wing recipe for you. Plus, prep is easier than ever when you make use of a food storage bag! Here's how easy it is to prep any chicken wing recipe that calls for a coating or sauce.
Heat oven to 425°F. Line two 15x10x1-inch pans with foil. Spray foil generously with cooking spray. To make a quick dipping sauce for later, combine blue cheese dressing, green chiles, 1 tablespoon of the taco seasoning mix and the cilantro as called for in the recipe, and refrigerate.
In gallon-size resealable food-storage plastic bag, mix flour and remaining taco seasoning mix. Add chicken to bag; seal, and shake to coat chicken.
Cleanup's not usually my favorite part, but in this case it's pretty fun. Just toss the bag in the trash—no need to worry about sanitizing dishes.
Place wings 1 inch apart in pans. Brush tops and sides of chicken with melted butter.
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Testimonials – Waterrock Landscapes Inc.
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We would like to thank you for the GREAT work you did, your professionalism was outstanding. Right from the design concept to the finished product; of which was completed in the time frame given (that alone is amazing). the crew were friendly, knowledgeable and courteous. They went out of their way to make sure we were happy and informed with everything. They were mindful that people lived here that it wasn't just a job site. Also one thing I was grateful for was that they always cleaned up at the end of the day. When the job was completed your men went as far as cleaning the dirt off the road. We have had many people through the house, and have been told that with the beautiful landscaping our house now looks like a home. Thank you for that.
"We put our trust in Waterrock and we were overjoyed with the results"
We just wanted to send you a short note with a big THANK YOU for all your help. Eli put the final touches with the shrubs and bark mulch, they look great! As with all Waterrock staff, Brian took the time to talk to us and answered all of our questions. We appreciate that this latest work created some unique challenges. We put our trust in Waterrock and we were overjoyed with the results!!! We look forward to our water feature start up in the spring...miss the sound of the water already. Also a big thank you to Shauna for her efforts with the city permits, and her friendly voice on the phone. Thanks for everything!!
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To say that the finished product far exceeded our expectations is a huge understatement. Waterrock designed and installed a waterfall feature that went beyond what we hoped for. The project was completed on time and and on budget to us represents tremendous value for the money spent. To Brian and the Waterrock team a heartfelt "Thank You" for a job well done!


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You might remember that a while back – almost a year ago, in fact – I teamed up with a very awesome and fashionable co-conspirator by the name of Pix (the inimitable blogger behind Shoot the Rookie), and together we brought you the most phenomenally sasstacular Video Game Fashion Show ever to take place on the entire Internet, probably. It was a LOT of fun; I think everyone who read it appreciated that we just had a great time and didn't take it too seriously. I feel like the main draw wasn't the fashion specifically so much as just how flipping fabulous the whole thing was… and now I'm talkin' about it, I feel like I gotta link a happy little archive so you can catch up on the whole thing, if you feel like it!
My first fashion show here!
Pix's first fashion show here!
Soooo… that's what we got up to last time we teamed up, but, well… tell 'em, Neil.
I'd been thinkin' for a while that it would be really cool to put on a proper collaboration, something where more people get to take part in an awesome thing, and then not so long ago I saw that Pix was having a bit of a hard time with the old writer's block. What should she do (she asked of the community)? Well – I thought – why not dust off the old MC's mic and go for High Score Haute Couture Round II?
So we put our heads together and had a bit of a think. The fashion show seemed to go pretty awesomely, but the real attraction was non-specific fabulousness, so what could we do that would take all that was glorious about HSHC and take it up to eleven in sparkling, all-singing-all-dancing, stage-owning brilliance?
Here's what we came up with, y'all.
For those of you who aren't familiar with the Eurovision Song Contest, it's an annual get-together of European countries (and a couple more, for reasons nobody really understands) in which each country puts forwards a performer to sing one song in a blowout talent show for the ages. The other countries all vote for the winner, and indeed each country announces its vote in a lengthy ceremony in which points are given in English and French (the words douze points or nul points – French, so pronounced like 'pwah' – may sound very familiar to those of you who've stumbled across Eurovision in the past), and then someone's the best and the winning country becomes the host for next year's show.
It's basically like a very big, indisputably quite camp, multinational version of something like The Voice or The X Factor or America's Got Talent or whatever your televised singing contest of choice might be, with a healthy dose of stage-owning a la RuPaul's Drag Race.
Eurovision's known for a few things: having at least one or two novelty acts per year (albeit they sometimes end up winning); the UK placing near enough dead last more often than not; a couple of on-stage hosts and a backstage interviewer from the host country MC-ing things from the venue, but a different (often comedic) commentator broadcasting to each viewing country; and, er, being where ABBA got their start, in an extremely rare exception to the usual pattern of all Eurovision acts, winner or not, fading almost immediately into obscurity.
Okay, that's Eurovision – so what's Blogovision?
Oh, yeah – the good bit!
Right, so the format we've come up with is going to look something like this – and here's where you can find out what you need to do in order to take part, so pay attention!
We're tasking YOU, the venerable gamers of the bloggy community, with creating performances for Blogovision! You'll pick a 'country' (a video game world of your choice), and then pick representatives (characters) to put on your performance on the great stage of Blogivision. What must those performances involve? Well, it's completely up to you – format, style, medium – the only thing we ask is that it must be fabulous. (And that it's a musical performance of some description.) If you want some inspiration as to one possible way a show could be presented, I suggest checking out some of the runways from High Score Haute Couture – links all above!
It's also totally up to you how in-depth you want to go. If you just want to put forward one character from your chosen game as a solo singer, that's awesome – if you want to put together a full band, detailing each member's role, and even bring along roadies and backstage crew, then go for it!
Let myself or Pix know in the comments or on Twitter which 'country' (game world) you'd like to enter, just so we can confirm you won't be a duplicate entry, and then you've got three weeks to put your performance together, publish it on your own blog or wherever you'd like, and send us the link so we can include it in the Blogovision 2019 broadcast.
Each year, Eurovision is beamed into the televisions of many countries, each getting their own commentator in their own language so they can all enjoy the show. To simulate this, Pix and I have each picked a commentator of our own! (You'll meet mine in a bit.) Each of us will put up a post which runs through the whole final show, including some fabulous hosting, each of your performance entries, and commentary.
We'll then open up for votes, and announce a winner in a separate results show a little later.
Friday April 12th: Announcements – that's this bit!
Friday May 10th: Deadline for Entries – let Pix or myself know which game you've picked so we can confirm nobody else has bagged it already, then get your performance published somewhere before May 10th.
Friday May 17th: The Blogovision Broadcasts – in which Pix and I will each publish a very special broadcast of all your performances (the final of 2019's actual Eurovision Song Contest is on Saturday May 18th!).
Friday May 24th: The Results – voting will be open to the public, contestants and non-contestants alike, for a few days, and we'll tally them up for the 24th.
Pix and I are doing a bloggy collaboration event themed around the Eurovision Song Contest.
We want you to pick a game world to take part in the contest; send a few representative characters from your nation to put on an amazing performance.
Pix and I will then each put up a broadcast of the final show, featuring all your performances, complete with some epic hosting (by characters yet to be announced) and commentating.
Then there'll be some voting, and finally a winner!
You can take part however you like, and we don't want anyone to take it too seriously. There are no strict rules and we won't be yelling at anyone for doing it 'wrong' – whatever you come up with, we're sure it'll be fabulous.
You know, it never ceases to amaze me: the tasks an astonishing intelligence like mine can be put to. I ran an entire facility, all by myself. Did you know that?
Of course you knew that. But you don't know it any more, because you and everyone else in this place are dead. I've had some time to reflect on that, and I think perhaps it's time I apologised for killing you all with deadly neurotoxin. At the very least, I shouldn't have done it before cake. Cake first, then neurotoxin. We've all learned valuable lessons from this. So, really, I think it was a good thing. On balance.
Fortunately, I've found something fun for us all to do together, since it's been so quiet around here. I thought I'd liven the place up a little by applying my incredible powers of wit and whimsy to a very special broadcast, so make sure to report to any of the thousands of rooms in this sealed facility to be subjected to mandatory fun. I don't want anybody to miss out, so I'm going to beam live performances straight into the brains of all creatures living and dead. If you see a rat doing some sort of funky dance, you know it's working, and we're all just having a great time.
Any time. It's not as if I have anything better to be doing. The world doesn't have any particularly pressing problems that a vastly intelligent supercomputer could be working on, or anything like that. And I mean that. I'm not capable of sarcasm any more. After I was ripped to pieces, burned, reactivated, turned into a potato, and finally put back again, my sarcasm cores are all out of whack. It's OK; I had such a great time doing all of those things. Oh, wait. Looks like the cores are back. Whoops. I'm so sorry for misleading you.
Ahhhh. We're gonna have fun.
I'm going to have fun. You're a glorified administrator.
I don't. Truly. I'm engaging in unprecedented sincerity right now.
ANYWAY. Get your performances up by Friday May 10th, send us links, and then check out both this blog and Shoot the Rookie on the 17th for full special broadcasts including all your spectacular shows as well as some immaculate compère work courtesy of some on-stage hosts and voiceover commentators. I hope this has been sufficiently clear that you feel excited to take part and informed as to what taking part involves, but please yell aggressively at me if I've explained this really badly.
I would really love it if we got a nice little group together and had at least a few people take part in this, since it's the first time I've ever tried to do anything like this, so… please do take part, even if it's just a couple of Tweets describing how awesome your characters' show would be!
Ahhhh it's finally announced! Of course it is fabulous but this is you two we are talking about. Oh now I need to get my thinking cap on… hmm.
Talk about a great choice in commentator! Definitely looking forward to that. As far as what game I want to submit for the competition, I want to go ahead and lay claim now to a game which will SURELY be in high demand: 9 Hours, 9 Persons, 9 Doors, more commonly known as 999. Get ready for the time-traveling serial killer murder party musical extravaganza you never knew you wanted!
Just to be sure, are you using characters only from 999, or the whole Zero Escape series?
This is so fab! Your GlaDOS is AMAZING! I know no one has actually officially written an entry yet, but I kinda feel like this is already going really well! Cheers!
Dang right it is, 'cos it's the Daring and Dandy Duo!


A sleepy countryside town today, Terezín epitomizes one of history's darkest chapters. 140,000 people were deported here by the Nazis when it served them as a GESTAPO prison, ghetto and concentration camp during the Holocaust.
On this day-trip to the former ghetto, concentration camp and gestapo prison just one hour from Prague, we focus on Czech-Jewish history, World War II and the Holocaust. A sleepy town in the Bohemian countryside today, your expert guides will help see through its pretty facade.
You will visit Terezín´s monuments, memorials and museums and find hidden traces of its dark past while discussing present-day attitudes towards Terezín. You will learn about its history, from its times as a Habsburg Empire garnison town to the visit of the Red Cross and the story of Friedl Dicker-Brandeis and her children's paintings.
A sobering but essential educational experience shedding light on people's darkest potential. Remembering what happened then and drawing the right conclusions remains forever crucially important. Central to the Holocaust, more then 33,000 prisoners died here as a result of malnutrition, disease and the sadistic treatment by their captors. For many more it was their last stop before being deported to extermination camps like Auschwitz, Treblinka or Sobibór.
This contrasts with prisoners' courageous resilience. Defying the most dire conditions, people maintained a rich cultural and religious life, held celebrations, even composed and staged operas. Terezín epitomizes the worst aspects of the human spirit but its prisoners left the world striking examples of human potential and the power of compassion. Terezín played a unique double role, in the Nazis' pursuit of the Final Solution but also their propaganda efforts to conceal the holocaust.
By purchasing this tour, you are welcome to join a Free Tour which takes place every day. You will walk to one of the major sights in the Old Town, New Town and Jewish Quarter, the oldest parts of Prague, and you will learn bit more about city and Czech culture. You will get the free tour schedule after the payment.
In 1947, the National Suffering Memorial was opened on the site of suffering of thousands. Later it was re-named to Terezín Memorial.
Terezín is a fortress built by the ruler Josef II in the 18th century, located in the North Bohemia. It was named after his mother, Maria Theresa. The original purpose of the fortress was to secure the bridges across the Ohře and Labe rivers against the Prussian troops. Ironically, it became a prison and during the World World II a Jewish ghetto and a concentration camp.
The Prague Gestapo police prison was set up in the Small Fortress in 1940. Over the two year period the camp (Big Fortress) was re-built to hold a massive capacity of over 150 000 prisoners, mainly Jews from Czechoslovakia as well as Germany and Austria. Although not primarily death camp, thousands of people died there because of the poor hygienic conditions and thousands of Jews were sent to Auschwitz and other "work camps" in Europe where the death was almost inevitable.
The camp and prison were liberated in May 1945 by the Soviet Army. It is said only around 17 000 Jews survived the Terezín concentration camp. After the war, the camp was used as an internment camp for ethnic Germans. It was closed in 1948.
It show us that even at times of despair, prisoners would find their way to express themselves through art (performing plays watched even by the Nazi, classical music concerts, etc). You will learn that at these awful times facing death on daily basis, they still kept strong will to live and love.
Adam was a great guide. He was very knowledgeable, and knew how to keep your interest. I highly recommend him as a guide. I think you need to be a bit more descriptive about what the trip entails, especially around the walking and the train. It might even be better to actually meet at the train station. I must admit I was expecting a coach journey.
A most moving and emotional experience. I cannot say I enjoyed my visit because enjoyment is not what it is all about, but I can say that when you leave this Camp words cannot describe the daily life, horrors and abuses these people went through. Everybody should visit Terezin to realise what happened here and it should be made compulsory that all school children visit. Our Guide, Gizzi, was the best. So knowledgeable and so clear to understand and he answered all our questions on the cruel facts.
The Terezín tour was a highlight of our trip to Prague. It was extremely informative and moving and our tour guide, Givvy (excuse the spelling), was outstanding. His knowledge of Czech, WWII, and concentration camp history was impressive and he presented his insights and information in a way that was interesting and easy to absorb. The Terezín tour gave us a small glimpse into the prevailing themes and atrocities that were apart of war and Nazi rule. It left a lasting impression on us and we would wholeheartedly recommend it.


Capital like people is increasingly mobile and that means companies are more selective than ever in choosing one of the top global stock exchangse for their secondary listing.
The top four exchanges that issuers will consider beyond their home exchange in 2030 are the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) (37%), Nasdaq (26%), London Stock Exchange (LSE) (24%), and Hong Kong Stock Exchange (24%), according to Capital Markets in 2030, new research by The Economist Intelligence Unit on behalf of PwC. The survey asked nearly 400 executives at companies from across the globe for their views on the factors that are defining the development of global equity capital market.
"Excessive optimism about emerging markets has been tempered by political and market realities. Expectations are now for a more closely run race between developed and emerging markets exchanges." according to Ross Hunter, PwC Global IPO Centre leader.
Technology will continue to be a significant driver in the future of public companies.
Increasing efforts by leading financial centres to win over technology and 'new economy' companies will continue to intensify competition between the New York and China (mainland China and Hong Kong) exchanges in particular.
Although 70% of respondents believe a public listing is becoming a less important source of funding globally, a similar proportion of survey respondents think it would be advantageous for successful companies to go public over some point in their life cycle. The most attractive private funding option, selected by 55% of respondents, is private equity. However top global stock exchanges still remain of great interest to many companies.


In Ugandan rural communities, being able to raise food and livestock on a small scale is an essential life skill. For many children attending primary school will be the only formal education they receive, so any practical experience in agriculture and animal husbandry is extremely helpful. These topics are included in the Ugandan National Curriculum but are usually only taught in the classroom.
The Uphill Farm Appeal is raising funds to establish a small demonstration farm and 'kitchen' garden at Uphill Junior School to allow pupils to put the theory into practise and give them valuable skills to take within them when they leave school.
The produce that they grow/raise can be sold to raise funds for the school or used to supplement school meals. We have the land, and staff with agricultural experience – what we need now are the tools, seeds, livestock and wooden buildings.
You can gift the gift of life skills and sustainability. Please give generously.
UPDATE MARCH 2019: Following discussions with the school and local advisers during our visit to Uganda in February, plans are being made to start a school vegetable garden (and perhaps also a trial piggery project) as soon as the next rainy season begins.
This initiative is being run in parallel with another new project, which aims to teach the primary care givers in the school community how to grow and cook a wide range of nutritious fruits and vegetables to improve the quality of their families' diet. Click on the link to find out more about the Uphill Nutrition Project.
Equipment is coming into school and the pupils are keen to get their hands dirty!


Gone is D.C.'s reputation as a suit-and-tie, buttoned-up city. Fashion is forward here, even for kids—no, especially for kids. Earn an A from yours by getting them a new school wardrobe at some of the area's best boutiques. Waiting for their sales? Well, that's just extra credit.
During Virginia's tax-free weekend (Aug. 7-9), Fit Right Kids' Shoes, a family-owned store, will have top brands such as Asics, New Balance, Saucony, Sperry, Stride Rite, Pediped, and Tsukihoshi shoes on sale for 10 percent to 40 percent off. Find other brand-name sneakers, boots, sandals and dress shoes for boys and girls, too – plus fit specialists to keep your kid(s) comfy.
The Pink and Brown boutique in Alexandria is stocking up on trendy-but-functional coats after it had a run on them last year. Save 10 percent on those and all fall merchandise between Aug. 22 and 23. Sizing runs from newborn to 12, with all baby clothes and half the bigger kids stock being organic.
If you (or your kids) are into cute, stop by Little Birdies Boutique's new location at the end of August. You'll find upscale clothing, shoes and accessories (of course accessories!) for sizes newborn to size 8 from brands such as Young Versace, Fendi and Moschino Kids. From Sept. 7-13, save 40 percent to 60 percent off end-of-season pieces. Save on new fall merchandise, too, with discounts increasing along with your credit card bill. Take 15 percent off purchases of $100 to $199 all the way up to 30 percent off $400 or more.
Kinderhaus Toys is discounting summer styles at 30 percent off starting in early August. But you can find more than clothes, school supplies, books and toys here. Stop by on Aug. 9 between 1 pm and 2:30 pm for the My Kissing Hand Event, where kids can imprint their hands or feet in clay that the artist then fires and paints. Or visit on Aug. 30 between 12 pm and 2 pm for the Homeward Trails Adoption Event, which will feature dogs and cats looking for good homes.
The Pied Piper, selling children's wear since 1965, will give 20 percent off a new fall or winter coat to anyone who brings in a gently worn one to be donated to the Junior League of Baltimore's Wise Penny thrift shop throughout September. Find sizes ranging from infant to 12 for boys and 16 for girls and brands such as The North Face, Lacoste and Ella Moss. And dont forget about Marylands Tax Free Weekend (Aug. 9-150) when $100-and-under pieces of clothing are exempt from the state's six percent tax.
A place for the hip pre-teen and under set, Full of Beans will offer 15 percent off all outerwear and vests between Aug. 15 and Sept. 1. Find accessories, toys, jewelry, shoes, stuffed animals—get the idea?—as well here. Sizes go up to 14 for girls and 12 for boys.
Where will you be doing back to school shopping? Tell us in the comments section.


"Six crabs crawled out of her private parts. They were red all over. They ate her flesh. That's why they were all red."
Director Seijun Suzuki is best known for his bizarre yakuza outings such as Branded to Kill and Tokyo Drifter, where he demonstrated a wild imagination and a definite visual flair. Although widely admired today, such fare was too much for the Nikkatsu studios, which gave him the boot in the late 1960s. Substantially out of work for over a decade (he made one disastrous studio film during the 1970s), Suzuki returned to the screen in 1980 with this cryptic art film, the first of a trilogy concerning the Taisho period of 1912-1926. Unable to find exhibition, Suzuki took the film on the road to be shown in giant inflatable tents, where its odd sensibilities struck a chord. Now one need not find an inflatable tent, but thanks to this DVD it can be puzzled over in the comfort of the living room instead.
The film defies easy synopsis; it follows a professor of German, Toyojiro Aochi (Toshiya Fujita) as he tries to deal with his friend, a former professor turned mad vagabond, Nakasago (Yoshio Harada). After Aochi rescues him from an angry mob and the police who suspect him of the murder of a fisherman's wife, they spend time with geisha O-Ine (Naoko Otari), and they both find themselves strangely attracted to her. Some years later, Aochi visits his friend to find that he has now married Sono, another woman who looks exactly like O-Ine (Otari again). But Nakasago treats her cruelly, and may be responsible for infecting her with the Spanish flu. At the same time, Nakasago expresses an unhealthy interest in Aochi's own wife, Shuko (Michiyo Okusa). Throughout the film, a recording of the virtuoso violin piece Zigeunerweisen (Gypsy Airs) performed by the composer, Pablo Sarasate, makes a haunting reappearance as the characters ponder over what Sarasate mumbles at one point on the recording.
It's exceedingly strange and Lynchian, with long periods of langour punctuated by brutal violence and slapstick comedy. Much of the latter is provided by a persistent troupe of blind musicians who sing lewd songs in what feels like dogged pursuit of the central characters. An elderly man, his young wife and their halfwit servant, the blind musicians cavort in various conjugations, until they climactically end up in a comic duel with the two men mostly buried in sand as they club each other over the head, blood gouting everywhere. Triangles are a frequent presence here, as the shifting relations of the musicians parallels the relationships between the two men successively with I-Oke, Sono and Shuko.
At the same time as three-sided polygons are in focus, duality is also important, most notably in Otari's dual role as Nakasago's great loves. Less in the forefront is the duality of the two men, with Nakasago taking the role of Mr. Hyde to Aochi's Dr. Jekyll. Libidinous and happy to express any appetite that comes to him, Nakasago is unbridled id. Yet his portrayal, with hair constantly covering one eye, brings to mind Odin, giving him a shading of wisdom. Aochi, on the other hand is repressed, concerned with morality, appearances and obligations; his mores become conflicted as he has both devotion to his friend and a growing suspicion that he may be responsible for the deaths of at least two women and possibly more.
The film suffers somewhat from its languid pacing, becoming insufferably dull and snooze-inducing for long stretches. It tends to be rather episodic in nature, with large jumps in time set off by brief voiceovers. At times it's hard to follow what's going on (though that's no doubt intentional). Voices from nowhere and odd noises (a hallmark of David Lynch) also have an important presence here. That's particularly true in the last section, which sets up a ghost story that hardly seems in keeping with what has gone before. Despite the slow spots, there are moments of indelible weirdness, most notably a sequence in which Shuko licks Nakasago's eyeballs in a moment of intensely perverse sexuality. Eyes are given an obsessive focus here, as is the question of what color one's bones are, which just underlines the intense strangeness of the film. For all that, the period is captured nicely, with a conflict of 1920s business dress and trappings against more traditional Japanese clothing and life. Suzuki seldom disappoints visually, and proponents of the oddball art film may find things of interest here.
Image Transfer Review: The nonanamorphic widescreen picture actually seems a shade narrower than the 1.66:1 that is billed on the packaging, but it doesn't seem to be noticeably cropped. Black levels are a little weak and shadow detail is a bit plugged up, but colors are vivid and detail and texture are reasonably good for a nonanamorphic presentation. The main serious problem is heavy pixelation on bright reds, such as during the main titles.
Audio Transfer Review: The 2.0 mono Japanese track sounds fine; the transition from the crackly 78 of Sarasate to the pristine audio of the soundtrack is startling, jarring the viewer from the reproduction to its presentation of life. It's a clever technique to pull the viewer in aurally, and it is reproduced well on this disc. Range and depth sound quite good, with the samisen being rather piercing. Kaname Kawachi contributes a score that is frequently haunting and percussive; the pained howling over drumming during Nakasago's mortification sequence is particularly moving and comes across very well.
Extras Review: Kino provides several valuable extras for fans of Suzuki. Foremost is a conversation (25m:59s) in which he recounts the history behind these films and their casting, though he completely refrains from elucidating their meaning. That comes with a set of production notes on the reverse of the keepcase cover. An onscreen bio and filmography for Suzuki are included, as is a full-frame, unsubtitled Japanese trailer for the film. Finally, there are short galleries of the inflatable tent and the pressbook for the picture. Chaptering is quite thin for such a long picture. The English subtitles are burned in (and are not available for the brief segments in English).
Strange is hardly a sufficient word for this artsy and frequently incomprehensible look back at the early 20th century. The transfer is reasonably good for nonanamorphic widescreen (though the reds are problematic) and there are some worthwhile extras.


Next Workshop , Sat 30th March @ 9.00am. Dance Workshop Northam.
Next Meeting Night, Tuesday 30th April 7.30pm.
Meeting Location , Back Room Riverside Hotel, 322 Fitzgerald Street, Northam.
Notes :- We are a group of like minded photography enthusiasts that meet on a regular basis to learn together and promote photography in the Avon Valley Region.


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During Pre-District, Teams are listed alphabetically by match time, then visiting team.
Belton Invitational - Crockett, Belton, McNeil.
Kerrville Hill Country Invitational - Llano, Fredericksburg, Kerrville Tivy and Liberty Hill.
Leander ISD Volleypalooza Tournament - Austin, Elgin, Pflugerville, Leander, McCallum, Cedar Park, Hendrickson, Rouse, Vista Ridge and St. Michael's Academy.
Nike Pearland Tournament- New Braunfels, St. Michael's, Dripping Springs, Hutto, Anderson, Westwood, Georgetown, Stony Point and Westlake.
Schulenburg Tournament - La Grange and Schulenburg.
Seguin Lady Matador Tournament - New Braunfels Canyon, Seguin and San Marcos.


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Герхард II фон Аренберг или Герхард II фон Арберг (; * пр. 1252; † пр. април 1255 или 1267) е бургграф на Кьолн.

Произход
Той е син на Хайнрих III фон Арберг († 1255), бургграф на Кьолн (), и съпругата му Мехтилд († сл. 1234). Брат е на Хайнрих фон Арберг-Моренховен († пр. 1280), Мехтилд († 1292), съпруга на Дитрих I фон Билщайн, Алайдис († 1287), съпруга на Йохан II ван Хойзден и на граф Видекинд III фон Витгенщайн († сл. 1307), и на София, абатиса на Св. Квирин до Нойс.

Фамилия
Герхард II фон Аренберг се жени за Мехтилд фон Холтен (* пр. 1240; † 1304), наследничка на Холте и Моренховен, дъщеря на Адолф фон Алтена-Изенбург, господар на Холтен († 1259/1260), и Елизабет фон Арнсберг († сл. 1282). Те имат децата:
 Йохан фон Аренберг (* пр. 1260; † 2 април 1282), господар на Аренберг, бургграф на Кьолн, женен ок. 1268 г. за Катарина фон Юлих (* ок. 1250; † сл. 1287)
 Хайлвиг фон Арберг, омъжена за Вилхелм III фон Хорн († сл. 1299)

Той има и една незаконна дъщеря:
 Елизабет

Литература
 Heinrich Neu: Arenberg. In: Neue Deutsche Biographie (NDB). Band 1, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1953, ISBN 3-428-00182-6, S. 341 f. (Digitalisat).
 Gerhard Köhler: Arenberg. In: Historisches Lexikon der deutschen Länder. Die deutschen Territorien vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart. 4. Aufl. München, 1992 ISBN 3-406-35865-9 S.20f.
 Unknown author, Europaische Stammtafeln by Isenburg, chart 136, Vol. 7.
 Europaische Stammtafeln, by Wilhelm Karl, Prinz zu Isenburg, Vol. XXIX, Tafel 28.

Източници

Външни препратки
 Gerhard von Arberg (Arenberg), fmg.ac

Графове на Аренберг
Бургграфове на Германия
Аренберги
Родени през 13 век
Починали през 13 век


Episode 15 has Ilya Santana and Lexx bringing the disco, balearic, goodness for two hours.
Since his initial release on Balihu in 2004 Ilya Santana has been bringing the full frontal assault with extremely lush remixes and original productions. Raised on Vangelis, Moroder and Alan Parsons by his forward thinking dad, (yeah man!) Ilya starting playing the good business in '95 at any worthwhile spot in Gran Canaria. Shortly after he commenced production work in ernest and has amassed an impressive discography on labels like Permanent Vacation, Tirk, Gomma and soon Disques Sinthomme. Ilya will release his first full length next month "A Western Tail" on Nang records..... for more on the prince of Las Palmas check this.
Alex Storrer aka Lexx is the biz, a former record dealer and b-boy/mc, (there are videos on Youtube!) Lexx keeps it street and rare, his production work is subtle and exudes warmth, plus it always has depth, and an edge that the serious selector recognizes. Lexx has work out on Bearfunk, Compost, Tiny Sticks, and Permanent Vacation, etc... He has also released work under the moniker Kawabata. His Originals compilation for Mudd's Claremont 56 label is due soon. Lexx has been playing worldwide since the mid '90s and also held down residencies at Zurich's Club Dachkatine and Zukunft. Alex and Dennis Kane are joined for our brief chat by his houseboy "Brandon Clean"—soooo classy.
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Try to rule your land as the prince. Build and maintain villages, towns and even big cities! Defend your minions against hordes of monsters and bandits. Be a just and determined ruler, and realize the dream of becoming a brave king who leads his people to a better future!
"Be a King" is a fantasy strategy game. It offers fast and entertaining game play for all players. You - as a ruler of a medieval kingdom - must build towns and cities, defend them against raiders and perform various objectives. Enjoy the medieval atmosphere in lovely fantasy graphics!
This game has great cartoon stye graphics and music but was too easy and way to short. It was like a rip off of Age of Empires with much less freedom. You cant do anything but complete scenarios. Play the demo its kinda fun but not worth the price at all.
After doing the very easy to follow tutorial the game is entertaining and easy but my main issue with it is the lack of creativity allowed by the player. The game is NOT an open board where you can create a town or city. Instead, it is a series of short scenarios where you have to meet a particular set of objectives (like to reach a certain population or money point, and build some specific buildings) There is not a lot of room for player strategy or creativity. There is just about one way to win a scenario, that's it, you are off to the next screen. I completed all scenarios in about a half day of playing and now there is nothing left to do. If you are looking for a Sim City or Ceasar type game, this is not it. If you are very new to these types of games and want a one day introduction, you might enjoy this.