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3 Lorry Stories - Spot The Fake One
By: Luke Humble
Over the years, the truck driver has made for a great series of stories. Amidst the standard tales of traffic jams, incredible journeys and more incredible bad driving, when involved with a freight exchange, you hear the type of outlandish tales more commonly associated with fishermen. In researching this article, I found too that lorries and lorry drivers are commonly associated with horror stories, and tales (and images) too gruesome to write about here. Suffice it to say, there's an awful lot of truths and non truths spread in the anecdotes about truckers.
Here, I've taken three lorry tales- and discovered two of them to be verifiable truthful. The remaining one is equally exposed as fake. I'm going to list them all, allowing readers to guess which is untrue - I shall then provide the specifics of each one.
A) Elvis Presley was once told to "Stick to driving a truck, because you'll never make it as a singer."
B) A man was run over by a truck within hours of winning a lottery
C) The Allman Brothers album "Eat a Peach" is a hidden reference to Duane Allman's death at the wheels of a lorry carrying peaches.
Has everyone made their guesses? Okay - here's the answer. C is an urban legend, while A and B are verifiably correct.
Here's some background information to each lorry story:
Elvis Presley was once told to "Stick to driving a truck, because you'll never make it as a singer"
While auditioning for a lead-singer position in a Memphis band, Eddie Bond, 21, informed the 19 year old truck driver, Elvis Presley that he should "stick to driving a truck, because you'll never make it as a singer." This is the account of a mutual friend, while Bond himself claims the club's owners forced him to make the decision. Either way, Elvis was rejected and left looking for his big break.
It would come in just a few short months. "That's All Right (Mama)" was a big hit in Memphis, and Eddie Bond issued an invitation for Elvis to join them after all. Understandably, Elvis decided to turn him down - but not to "stick to driving a truck."
A man was run over by a truck within hours of winning a lottery
When I first heard this one, I immediately thought of the Alanis Morissette song, "Ironic", which begins with the lines "An old man turned ninety-eight, he won the lottery and died the next day." While the subjects of the song are well documented as not being ironic in the slightest, I did assume that the various incarnations of this story I've heard must be the same kind of embellishment as Ms Morissette recorded.
Not true, as it turns out. In January 2004, an Indiana man won $73,450 on an Indiana lottery, and was run over by a truck within hours of winning it big. Wearing dark clothing the winner of a 'Hoosier Millionaire competition', Carl Atwood, 73, was walking round a corner on a poorly lit intersection when he was struck by the truck, later dying in hospital. On the show, which was televised, Atwood had expressed his surprise at winning and stated his plans to "purchase a very nice car."
The Allman Brothers album "Eat a Peach" is a hidden reference to Duane Allman's death at the wheels of a lorry carrying peaches.
While it's true that Duane Allman died in a collision with a lorry in Georgia (a state associated with peaches) months before the release of the "Eat a Peach", and it's also true that the album art does show a truck with a giant peach on board labelled "Allman Brothers", the album is not a direct reference to the death of the talented young guitarist.
The truth is the lorry that Duane Allman collided with was a flatbed truck with a lumber crane. Suffering no externally visible injuries, Duane held onto life immediately following the crash before dying in surgery with massive internal injuries three hours later.
The album's title is less interestingly a reference to a comment Duane once made in a magazine interview. When asked how he was helping the revolution, Allman replied that "...every time I'm in Georgia, I eat a peach for peace."
Fans of the band have also suggested that the album's reverse cover art - an image of a vehicle carrying a giant watermelon - was a reference to fellow band member Berry Oakley's similar motorcycle accident at the wheels of fruit lorry is also revealed as falsehood, first by the fact that he collided with a bus, and secondly that his death was 9 months after the release of the album. Any hidden message would therefore be an inaccurate feat of clairvoyance.
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Today NGames have announced a new free-to-play strategy-simulation game called Warfare. The game takes place in a near future in the aftermath of World War III and it is said to contain gameplay that is "unlike traditional war simulation games".
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Florida House Passes Health Insurance Bill
By About Cash Flow Editor | 19 April, 2008 - 11:04 pm | 16 May, 2013 Health Insurance
TALLAHASSEE – The House early Saturday passed a massive plan to make bare-bones health insurance available that wouldn't cover all illnesses, but also wouldn't cost as much.
A less wide-ranging proposal has already passed the Senate, but the goal of both plans is to provide cheaper coverage so that some of the nearly 4 million uninsured Floridians might be able to get insurance.
Currently, Florida law requires that several types of treatment be covered by health insurers. The bill passed Saturday (SB 2534) would allow the state to negotiate with insurance companies to provide policies that cover emergency care, prescription drugs, hospitalization and some other treatments, but not many of the types of care normally required. For example, they might not cover screenings for certain diseases, or transplants.
The bill would also allow other insurance companies to offer plans that cover less than those in the state plan with the idea that pared-down plans would be even cheaper.
Democrats complained that the less-regulated plans wouldn't help the uninsured that much, and said the result would be like what happened when government failed to sufficiently regulate mortgages.
"This isn't insurance," said Rep. Scott Randolph, D-Orlando. "This is sub-prime insurance."
"We're talking about people who have no insurance," countered Rep. Jimmy Patronis, R-Panama City. "We're giving them options."
Republicans defeated several Democratic attempts to add things that the scaled-back policies would have to cover, from prenatal care to prostate screenings to mammograms.
Part of the plan – the part that would allow health insurers to negotiate with the state to provide less-regulated coverage – is a top priority of Gov. Charlie Crist, who is hoping to reduce the number of uninsured in Florida. Currently, about 3.8 million of the state's 18 million residents don't have health insurance.
That part of the plan has already been passed by the Senate.
Crist is opposed to the part of the House plan that allows other companies to offer policies that require less than the ones participating in the state program. He says that part, which isn't included in the Senate bill, doesn't do enough to protect consumers.
The bill passed the House 70-39 along party lines and now returns to the Senate. The two sides must agree on identical legislation before it can go to Crist for final approval.
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DC Program Meets With Veteran Alumni Journalists
by Marisa Cooke '20
Hamilton students on the Program in Washington with alumni journalists.
One of the greatest benefits of being on Hamilton's D.C. program at this particular point in time is the sense that we are experiencing a distinctive and singular moment in American politics. The uniqueness of this moment is especially obvious to Washington's journalists. As the relationship between politics and media grows ever more contentious, journalists today face an unprecedented amount of doubt and suspicion.
This week, the Fall 2018 D.C. program students attended a discussion with three Hamilton alumni who now work in media. The panel consisted of journalists Kate Nocera '05, an editor at Buzzfeed News, Niels Lesniewski '07, a reporter at Roll Call, and Erik Wemple '86, a columnist at The Washington Post.
The students peppered the journalists with questions about everything from the increasingly hostile climate surrounding modern journalism to social media's impact on the way politicians interact with their constituents. Wemple described the state of modern journalism thusly, saying that, "[there is] no longer a good faith trust among readers." Nocera and Lesniewski agreed, citing the way in which the margin of acceptable error in journalism has shrunk to the point where an issued correction is taken by the public as an admission of intentional misrepresentation.
This, of course, led into a discussion of one of the most ubiquitous terms of the 2016 presidential election (and its fallout)—fake news. In just these last few years, the specter of fake news has become so threatening that Buzzfeed has an entire team dedicated to vetting and defining purposely misleading sources. This can actually be far more difficult than one might expect. According to Lesniewski, one common strategy among fake news websites is to model their homepage after that of a cable news station in order to convince readers of its legitimacy.
The topic later turned to social media and the president's affinity for Twitter. When asked how President's Trump unabashed love of the platform impacts the way political reporters do their jobs, Nocera commented on how stressful it can be to have a prolific Tweeter in such a powerful position. By its very nature, a tweet from the American president is almost always newsworthy, and thus needs to be covered.
As the night wound down, the panel began discussing their career origins and advice for the future. Lesniewski recommended parlaying internships and connections into jobs. Nocera advocated for challenging oneself taking time to learn what you want. Wemple, paraphrasing former Hamilton president J. Martin Carovano, left us with one final piece of wisdom: "Hamilton trains you for nothing and prepares you for everything."


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Beam Imaging Solutions (BIS) presents the new model RFIS-100 ion source assembly. The RFIS-100 is designed to be retrofittable to the standard model G-1 and G-2 ion gun accelerator systems. The ion source operates with a RF power supply at 13.56 MHz with manual adjust match network to produce an inductively coupled plasma (ICP). The RF ion source offers many benefits over the standard Colutron hot cathode DC discharge source including much longer operating time between maintenance, especially with oxygen and reactive gasses, and also higher beam currents. In addition to being able to produce ions from gasses, the new ion source has the added capability of producing metal ions by sputtering the source gas with a metal target in the discharge chamber. Customers that do not already own a Colutron ion gun can purchase the new source to fit to their own ion accelerator systems. Customers that have the Colutron ion gun would remove the standard Colutron DC ion source and heat sink assembly from the ion gun and attach the RF ion source directly to the Colutron model 500 insulator flange. The RF source does not require the Colutron heat sink to operate.
1. RFIS-101 Ion Source Assembly (See picture above). To minimize down time, a fresh RFIS-101 assembly can be switched out very quickly with a used unit that might require cleaning and/or servicing.
2. RFIS-007 Ion Source Flange. The source flange has two VCR water feedthrough connections for the RF antenna, and 50 ohm BNC connection for an optional sputter target connection, as well as a 12kV high voltage feedthrough for an electric start circuit.
3. RFIS-010 Gas Isolator. To prevent the plasma from shorting to the ion source flange, a specially designed high voltage gas break has been utilized allowing up to 10kV isolation. The gas isolator is attached to the RFIS-007 ion source flange via a 1/8″ swagelok fitting.
3. RFMB-100 MRF Match Box. The RF Match box houses the high current and high voltage vacuum variable capacitors needed for proper tuning of the RF antenna, as well as gas, water and electrical connections required for source operation. The match box also houses the new high voltage arc supply for simple electric push button starting of the ion source plasma.
4. RFMB-200 High Voltage Safety Enclosure. The RFIS-100 package also includes a plexiglas enclosure to ensure operator safety during high voltage operation of the ion source. A fan is incorporated into the enclosure to provide additional cooling of the ion source.
The RFIS-100 was tested at a customer site with a Colutron model G-2 ion gun system. The ion source was run at 1, 3, 6, and 9 keV with neon, helium, and argon. The output ion beam currents were compared with a standard Colutron model 100 ion source operating with the same gasses at the same beam potentials. On average, it was found that the ion beam current levels were between 3 – 8 times higher operating with the RF-100 source when compared to the standard Colutron source. Below is a chart showing 9keV He+ ion beam current collected in a 2.5cm diameter Faraday cup located 44cm from the exit of the ion gun for both the RF-100 and Colutron model 100 DC filament source. The ion current is recorded versus RF power for the RF ion source, and anode discharge current for the Colutron source. For the complete data package in MS Excel, please contact Dr. Erik Wåhlin at erik@beamimaging.com.
Pure metal sputter targets are available as an option for the production of metal ions. The cylindrical shaped target is placed inside the discharge chamber and sputtered by ions from a support gas, typically argon. To control the ion output, the target is electrically biased negative to increase the support gas positive ion sputter rate. The experimental plot below shows an approximate linear increase in 3keV Nickel metal ion output vs. applied target bias voltage. The Beam Imaging Solutions FC-1 Faraday cup used for current measurements has a 0.25" OD aperture and was located about 30" from the exit of the ion gun.
The new model RF-100 Power Supply unit is available for the RFIS-100 ion sources. The power supply unit is made to replace the Colutron DC ion source power supplies (anode, filament) for customers who have a Colutron model E-1 or E-2 ion gun controller and are converting their system to operation with the RFIS-100 ion source. Like the standard Colutron DC (filament) ion source power supplies, which are mounted in an plexiglas enclosure for operation to 10kV, the new RF-100 power supply system is also isolated for operating beams up to 20kV. The power supply fits into the same slot on the Colutron E-1 and E-2 control units. The RF-100 also includes ion source cable and digital thermocouple gauge for monitoring ion source pressure.
A closed cycle cooling unit for the model RFIS-100 ion source is now available.
The CU-1 cooling unit utilizes a non-conductive refrigerant (HFC-134a) which allows the ion source to be floated to at least 20kV. The cooling system uses a 1/4 horse power high temperature condensing unit to remove heat dissipated by the ion source. A liquid and gas mix of the refrigerant HFC-134a is pressurized by the compressor and is circulated through the ion source. The refrigerant is returned via the low pressure side of the compressor and heat from the refrigerant is removed from a fan blown condensing coil and then stored in a storage tank. The temperature of the returning refrigerant from the ion source is monitored via a temperature sensor that is attached to the return (suction) side. The cooling unit does not require an expansion valve to operate properly. A pressure switch is installed on the high pressure side of the compressor and will shut off the pump if the compressor pressure exceeds 175 psi. Low and high pressure gauges are included to monitor proper operation of the cooling unit, along with high pressure refrigeration hoses for connection to the RFIS-100 ion source.


London police say hundreds of young boys, nearly all of them African immigrants without documentation, have disappeared from area schools.
The remains of the few who have been found suggest to authorities that they are being brought into Britain to boost welfare benefits of adults and then killed ritually and secretly, the Sun reported Friday.
An autopsy on one victim's headless and limbless body found the highly poisonous calabar bean in his stomach, leading police to suggest he was fed the substance before his death.
Other contents in his stomach including crushed bone, and clay pellets impregnated with gold and quartz were discovered in his lower intestine.


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Wrestling: Foran Lions win three times at home dual
Sports // High School Sports
Bill Bloxsom
Feb. 4, 2019 Updated: May 24, 2019 5:04 p.m.
Foran High won three of four matches at the Foran Duals on Saturday.
Coach Dave Esposito's Lions (31-4), ranked No. 9 in the Connecticut Wrestling Online's Top 10 high school wrestling poll, defeated Amity (58-17), Greenwich (41-31), Stratford (78-6) and lost to No. 11 Killingly (44-30).
In the match with Killingly (25-3), Ethan Edmondson at 145 pounds, Reilly Barry at 152 pounds, K.J. Pokornowski and Nolan Bannon at 220 pounds, recorded pins. Jacob Papazoglou was awarded a forfeit at 195 pounds.
Bannon, who moved up a weight class in the match with the Redmen, was perfect on the day at 195 pounds with wins of 1:18, 8-1 and 1:33.
Edmondson pinned in 47 seconds, scored a 15-5 major decision, and a forfeit.
K.J. Pokornowski went unbeaten with two wins unopposed and a pin in 2:52.
Billy Ives at 195 won his three bouts at 195 — pins in 5:49 and 2:20 and a forfeit.
Pat Rescanski pinned in 1:34 and 2:25 in the first two heavyweight bouts.
Phillip Boyles scored a 1:36 fall against Stratford at heavyweight.
Kyle Pokornowski won 10-0 (Greenwich), 1:20 (Stratford) and forfeit (Amity) at 120 pounds.
Umer Khan at 170 pinned in 40 seconds versus Greenwich and won unopposed against Stratford.
Barry also had pins in 23 seconds (Amity) and 1:18 (Stratford).
At 138 pounds, Tyler Stanko had wins by 10-2 decision (Amity) and by 1:09 fall (Stratford).
At 16 pounds, Jordan Lang pinned in 53 seconds (Amity) and Mark Fitzgerald in 2:42 (Stratford).
Anthony DiPietro pinned in 36 seconds against Greenwich.
Foran will compete for the SCC championship this weekend at Jonathan Law.


'Mirzaya' directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra the same who directed Bhag Milkh Bhag and Rang De Basanti. But this time his movie didn't bring that magic on screen and doesn't perform well on Box Office. The film features Harshvardhan Kapoor and Shiyami Kher as lead role. The movie is based on folklores and it runs in two parallel worlds. But it doesn't show that response from the audience as well.
A horror comedy movie 'Tutak Tutak Tutiya' starrer Prabhu Deva, Sonu Sood and Tamannaah Bhatia is not so much appreciated by critics but it rather does quite good business on Box Office. Let's have a look on its 3 days box office collection.
Collecting a total of Rs 3.50 Crores.
It's the turn of 'Messenger of God – The Warrior Lion Heart'. It's the 3rd installment in the series of Messenger of God. It stars the most controversial guru ji aka Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh Insaan. Baba Ji is back in business and made great money on Box Office beyond expectation.
Thus making a total income of Rs 4.46 Crores.
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When I heard there was going to be a licensed, British curryhouse opening soon, I knew I had to go check it out, so I headed down to the Palm with a buddy, to see if Arjee Bhajee (oh, the hilarity!) could deliver on its promise to bring an authentic experience.
It wasn't what I was expecting inside at all. It looked quite bare, the main features being a few curry puns on the wall, some painted bulldogs and a British pool table in the centre. None of this was a major issue issue for me – but from going to countless restaurants and bar openings over the last year, it's strange to see a place that's so low-key visually (but in fairness, what British curryhouses are fitted out immaculately anyway?).
I didn't get the standard greeting at the door, so after waiting a few moments I wandered inside to the heart of the restaurant where the barman called out to me and got someone to take me outside, where they have a large seating area.
The first thing that struck me when I looked at the menu was the pricing. 30 AED for a beer is extremely good value, especially for The Palm. I remember a few weeks ago, having a dig at an Italian restaurant for not serving any Italian beers with their brunch offering, but these guys have got it spot on with Kingfisher on tap – a perfect, Indian lager to accompany a curry! They also have a range of signature cocktails which range from 30-40 AED. Again, for The Palm, I don't think you'll find drinks this reasonably priced anywhere else. If the money they save by not fitting out a restaurant expensively is transferred to the customer, then I'm happy with that!
We kicked off with a couple of starters – the chicken tikka and the samosas. Whilst waiting, we were brought a stack of poppadoms and the standards dips (your chutneys, pickles and raitas) which brought a smile to my face as it's exactly like I'd get in my local in the UK. The chicken tikka arrived and was tender with a delicious charcoal taste, the samosas were excellent too, they had a crunch, were packed with spice and we both enjoyed dipping them into the raita.
After trying some cocktails (the "Spiced Mojito" and "Spring Fisher" both excellent, the "Vodka Lassi" nauseating) it was curry time! We kept it traditional and opted for a Chicken Tikka Masala (which in hindsight I don't know why we ordered as we had Chicken Tikka starter!), the Lamb Rogan Josh with sides of Naan Bread, Aloo Gobi and Basmati Rice. I'd have liked to see a few more options on the menu if I'm being critical though, as I do love a good "Pasanda" and "Bhuna"!
The curries arrived in copper pots, placed on top of candle heaters on the table which again, gave it a nice, authentic British curryhouse touch. The naans came plated and the rice came in a sharing pot in the center.
The main difference between a traditional British curry to an Indian curry is that the former tend to be thicker, creamier and sweeter and this was definitely on show in the dishes. The Lamb Rogan Josh had a pungent, spicy aroma and a beautiful taste, the lamb fell apart in my mouth, the sauce was sweet, spicy and thick and it really was an accurate representation of what you'd expect from a UK joint. The Chicken Tikka Masala followed suit – again, rich, creamy and delicious. The Aloo Gobi was also very tasty, the cauliflower retaining a perfect amount of crunch and the dish containing good levels of flavour and spice.
The curry (tikka masala, taken from Insta).
We didn't fancy dessert so we settled up, both really happy with our experience. The price point is fantastic for an area notoriously expensive like The Palm so the fact that they serve a decent, authentic, British curry alongside 30 AED, refreshing Indian lager means I'm sure that when the word gets out, it's going to be a firm favourite for Brits in the vicinity to drop down with their partners / friends for a cheap, but good-quality, authentic meal.
FOOD: 13.5/15 – For the price point and its promise to offer an authentic British Curry experience, the food was excellent. Flavoursome, all the meat perfectly cooked. Only losing marks for the naan.
SERVICE: 10/15 – A little inattentive at times to say the place was quiet (sat with empty drinks a couple of times with nobody around), but staff were polite enough and the food was brought out at a good pace.
DRINKS SELECTION: 4/5 – They do a very well priced, good Indian lager that goes down well with curries and for the kind of place it is and the fact they have signature cocktails and 30 AED wines too, I think it's good!
AMBIANCE: 2.5/5 – Sadly, it was very quiet (although it was a Monday night). They have some decent British music playing in the background to cut through the silence, but they need to get more people through the door to give atmosphere.
DESIGN: 3/5 – It's no frills, but I'd much rather see the costs saved on not having an expensive fit-out be translated to the menu prices – which they are. So for what they've done with the place, it's functional and does the job.
VALUE: 5/5 – You really can't go wrong with the pricing for the location. It's a stones throw away from Club Vista Mare where I'd expect to pay more than double for the same sort of offering.
TOTAL: 38/50 – It's not the finished article by any means, but my guest and I were both pleasantly surprised at the quality of the food and the authenticity of the whole experience. It's fantastic value for money and a perfect place for a midweek curry and a couple of well-priced beers after work, or a great place to meet to catch up with a group of mates. I think other Brits like me will love it!


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You couldn't really make this up.
"The IKEA of Neolithic sites"
Skara Brae made Number Nine in The Daily Record's top ten of Trip Advizer scathing reviews of Scottish Tourist Attractions.
Those zany National Truss People really had me going then.
This is a bit enormous and a bit old.
PDF Reoprt on Management and Restoration of Hillfort - illustrated by Jane Stanley.
Follow link to see the artwork.
Jane Stanley is an extremely talented archaeological reconstruction artist, based out of Cornwall. Castle-an-Dinas is an Iron Age fort in the middle of that county, a six-acre site second only, in terms of its natural charisma, to South Cadbury in Somerset. Put Jane and Castle-an-Dinas together and you get some of the best historical fiction around, though historical fiction by brush stroke.
Cornwall Council commissioned Jane to do a series of paintings of Castle-an-Dinas. What makes this series (to the best of my knowledge) unique is that they are not just different aspects of the site (a deer kill, a burial, a hosting…) They are the site over perhaps twenty five centuries. We put them up here with a link to Jane's facebook page, hoping that neither she nor Cornwall Council will send a cease and desist order: they are available in a pdf online; also given the quality of Jane's work we take pleasure in pointing out a recent book, A Brush with the Past. Beach's credit card has presently maxed out but as soon as everything is back up and functioning… The image at the head of the post shows the creation of the two bronze age tombs at the head of Dinas: the second picture immediately below shows, instead, the Iron Age fort that followed on. As is typical of these sites the Iron Age was all too happy to leave the Bronze Age in place. The stronghold was crowned by two tombs from centuries before.
So far this is the normal fare of archeaeological art (albeit it at the best end of the market). Now though we turn to more recent times. In the first days of March 1645 a mauled Royalist army camped out in old Iron Age vallum. Cornwall was an overwhelmingly Royalist area, but here the decision was made to surrender. The fight was impossible by this date and two days later the Royal Standard was given up to the Parliamentarians at Bodmin: a black day. Britain would labour under the 'Protector' for fifteen wasted years.
The next picture is a curiosity. Cornwall is mining country, but it was not until Britain's straitened circumstances in the First World War that the decision was made to sink a shaft here in search of Wolfram of all things. Love the combination of Edwardian industrial might and Iron Age landscape.
Then my favourite picture of them all. In the 1960s a Pennsylvanian archaeologist, Bernard Wailes carried out a multi-year professional dig at the site. Bizarrely, though this sometimes happens in archaeology, he never got his act together to actually publish the findings. There were two brief notes in a Cornish journal. Castle-An-Dinas waits another archaeological hero, preferably one though that has time to dig and write.
Here are the pictures that Jane missed or that Cornwall Council did not commission. First, there are Arthurian rumours about the fort: a bit of desperate Romano-British sheltering might have been fun. Second, the fort was used by smugglers in the modern period: barrels being rolled out of the way of excise? Third, there are reports of great furze fires in the modern period at night. By all accounts the whole countryside could see Castle-an-Dinas in flames for miles around.
I had added this strange little news item a week or son ago but it has disappeared. Perhaps it was thought to be of little interest, but I feel this is important.
This appears to be a personal excavation by Brian Robertson (no Thin Lizzy connection) on a site covered by Historic Scotland and RCAHMS. The excavation does not appear to have been carried out by either of these organisations. This is a rock art site of national importance. From the picture the turf appears to have been stripped back substantially and from the text appears to have involved weeks of "digging"... mibbe with a spade?
I am sure if a local well-meaning individual decided to strip back the turf on Priddy Henges or Stonehenge we would all be reading about it here. Especially if they found that people had been burying treasure "caches" there in recent years.
Brian Robertson of Brodick has unearthed an interesting little treasure cache just outside the village. For some weeks he has been clearing a prehistoric Neolithic cup and ring site in Stronach Wood and has found some buried treasure no more than seven years old.
He said:' On the fourth day I came across this small plastic box. 'When I took it home and opened it I found nine coins,one of each denomination and the newest being dated 2005.
Do you know who Great Aunty Fiona or Mairi? Read the full story in the Arran Banner edition of November 17 2012,or on line at www.arranbanner.co.uk/digital and let us know if you know who these people are.


20 February 2018 – Earth-i one of Europe's most prominent New Space companies, has been awarded a grant of £2.7 million from the UK Space Agency's International Partnership Programme, which supports UK space firms tackling global challenges.
Recent satellite images supplied and analysed by European Space Imaging reveal the illegal construction of military bases in the contested Spratly Islands along the South China Sea are complete.
Munich, 05/02/18. Satellite imagery supplied by European Space Imaging shows that more than half of an ancient temple near the town of Afrin, Syria, has been reduced to rubble – reportedly by a Turkish airstrike.
Descartes Labs and Planetek Italia have announced a partnership to transform big data from space into actionable knowledge for global users. The agreement brings together Descartes Labs' machine learning algorithms and computer vision tools with Planetek's monitoring services based on the Rheticus® cloud platform.
Toulouse, 30 January 2018 – Airbus has launched near real-time satellite imagery capabilities together with its 24/7 Emergency Image Delivery Service to aid those facing emergency situations. By leveraging the Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT) polar ground station in Svalbard, Norway, Pléiades and SPOT constellation images are now retrieved at every orbit, resulting in ultra-fast image deliveries after collection, anywhere in the world.
A multi-million euro contract for the provision of radar satellite data from the COSMO-SkyMed constellation has been recently renewed between e-GEOS and the Japanese Space Imaging (JSI), the exclusive partner of e-Geos in Japan.
12 January 2018. British 'New Space' pioneer Earth-i has confirmed that the pre-production prototype satellite of its upcoming satellite constellation was successfully launched earlier today.
Atos has been selected by the European Commission and European Space Agency to deliver Copernicus Data and Information Access Services (DIAS) in a broad European consortium with T-Systems, Thalès Alénia Space, DLR German Aerospace Center, EOX IT Services, Sinergise, Spacemetric, e‑GEOS, and GAF. This will make the integration of Copernicus data and information into flexible value chains easier and simpler – no need to download or invest in heavy processing and storage facilities.
Bari, 18 December 2017. Planetek Italia has signed an alliance with two Polish companies, Creotech Instruments SA and Wroclaw Institute of Spatial Information and Artificial Intelligence (WIZIPISI), with the aim of developing cooperation in the field of Earth Observation (EO) and research, as well as in the development and commercialization of joint solutions.
Warsaw, 15 December 2017. Polish CloudFerro has signed another big contract with the European Space Agency (ESA). The quality of offered solutions places the company among the best companies providing cloud solutions in the world.
Munich, 28/11/17. A flood west of Athens, Greece, was caused by heavy rain on November 15-16, and has killed 22 people. The cities of Mandra, Elefsina, and Nea Peramos were most affected with 1,184 buildings suffering damage requiring significant government compensation.


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% RECON_TREE   Reconnect subtrees to new parent nodes.
% (trees package)
%
% tree = recon_tree (intree, ichilds, ipars, options)
% ---------------------------------------------------
%
% reconnects a set of subtrees, given by points ichilds to new parents
% ipars. This function alters the original morphology!
%
% Input
% -----
% - intree::integer/tree:index of tree in trees or structured tree
% - ichilds::vector: children ids {NO DEFAULTS!!}
% - ipars::vector: new parent ids {NO DEFAULTS!!}
% - options::string: {DEFAULT: '-h', shifts the subtrees}
%   '-h' : shifting of subtree to match the position of parent id
%   '-s' : show
%
% Output
% ------
% if no output is declared the tree is changed in trees
% - tree:: structured output tree
%
% Examples
% --------
% recon_tree (sample_tree, 105, 160, '-s')
% recon_tree (sample_tree, 105, 160, '-s -h')
%
% See also cat_tree sub_tree
% Uses idpar_tree sub_tree ver_tree X Y Z
%
% the TREES toolbox: edit, visualize and analyze neuronal trees
% Copyright (C) 2009  Hermann Cuntz

function varargout = recon_tree (intree, ichilds, ipars, options)

% trees : contains the tree structures in the trees package
global trees

if (nargin < 1)||isempty(intree),
    intree = length (trees); % {DEFAULT tree: last tree in trees cell array}
end;

ver_tree (intree); % verify that input is a tree structure

% use full tree for this function
if ~isstruct(intree),
    tree = trees {intree};
else
    tree = intree;
end

if (nargin < 4)||isempty(options),
    options = '-h'; % {DEFAULT: shift tree}
end

if strfind (options, '-h'),
    for ward = 1:length (ichilds), % move subtrees:
        isub = find (sub_tree (tree, ichilds (ward)));
        dX   = tree.X (ichilds (ward)) - tree.X (ipars (ward));
        dY   = tree.Y (ichilds (ward)) - tree.Y (ipars (ward));
        dZ   = tree.Z (ichilds (ward)) - tree.Z (ipars (ward));
        tree.X (isub) = tree.X (isub) - dX;
        tree.Y (isub) = tree.Y (isub) - dY;
        tree.Z (isub) = tree.Z (isub) - dZ;
    end
end

idpar = idpar_tree (tree); % vector containing index to direct parent
for ward = 1 : length (ichilds),
    tree.dA (ichilds (ward), idpar (ichilds (ward))) = 0;
    tree.dA (ichilds (ward), ipars (ward))           = 1;
end

if strfind (options, '-s'), % show option
    clf; shine; hold on;
    plot_tree (intree, [0 0 0], -120);
    plot_tree (tree,   [1 0 0]);
    HP (1) = plot (1, 1, 'k-'); HP (2) = plot (1, 1, 'r-');
    legend (HP, {'before', 'after'}); set (HP, 'visible', 'off');
    title  ('reconnect nodes');
    xlabel ('x [\mum]'); ylabel ('y [\mum]'); zlabel ('z [\mum]');
    view(2); grid on; axis image;
end

if (nargout == 1)||(isstruct (intree)),
    varargout {1}  = tree; % if output is defined then it becomes the tree
else
    trees {intree} = tree; % otherwise the orginal tree in trees is replaced
end


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Why the same songs, when so many to choose from?
There's been an ongoing theme with cover bands with everyone playing the same song lists regardless of venue or band, mostly played average or best, and I'm not singling out the drummer. You could go into a park, bar or festival and hear the same 20 song playlist day after day and month after month. This doesn't seem to be limited to my area as much as I thought. In contrast, the music scene seems quite different, when I visit either coast with far greater variety and quality.
Now, you'd think that's all Phoenix wanted, but it's not the case. There are a few and I do mean few bands who are gigging the high end venues every weekend and drawing a big crowd, but everywhere else is about as predictable as possible.
I keep reading about how you are only expected to play Sweet Home Alabama or Mustang Sally at every gig, but why is that, if at least a few bands are getting cool gigs doing way more?
I'm posting this due to all this conversation about the money beat, but the better bands I'm referring to are playing songs from Dave Mathews to Zeppelin to James Brown, Pretty much every genre in the top 40 categories across the last 4 decades and some far from the money beat. The crowds respond well regardless.
So, why aren't more bands aspiring to play all of the above, instead of the same 20 songs, when there's obviously a call for them when other bands are making money getting great gigs? Is it because they figure it's better to be a stage whore than do something better? What is it and why would someone hire one band over the other, when there's really no variety?
Seafroggys
Because playing Dave Matthews, Zeppelin, and James Brown requires talent.
Masheanhed
I always waved the flag to do stuff out of the norm and usually got shot down with the phrase "you have to play what people want". OK...I can see that point, but I got it slapped in my face when any time we did something not in the "worn out/classic rock" song list we heard dead silence. Fire up Sweet Home Alabama, Gimme Three Steps, Can't You See, Rock and Roll All Nite, or Bad Moon Rising and people cheered and clapped.
I love to hear bands deviate off the norm and not do the same ten songs that every other band (and classic rock radio) have driven in the ground.
Drummerworld Pro Drummer - Administrator
Masheanhed said:
I always waved the flag to do stuff out of the norm and usually got shot down with the phrase "you have to play what people want".
And if you're playing a gig to a typical crowd and you expect to make money, that's the drill. If people dig hearing the same songs again and again - and they do - you have to blame them, not the bands.
Fire up Sweet Home Alabama, Gimme Three Steps, Can't You See, Rock and Roll All Nite, or Bad Moon Rising and people cheered and clapped.
To be fair, there are WAY more than 10 or 20 or 50 or 100 songs that satisfy an audience. Anyone who believes the list begins with Mustang Sally and ends with Brown Eyed Girl is just not even trying to create a realistic playlist. A band playing 5 nights a week, 4 sets a night, 10 songs a set, should have enough hit songs to not repeat any all week. That's right, 200 songs that everyone loves.
Given the number of prolific artists and one-hit-wonder songs in the pop/rock era (1955-present...) I'm amazed that musicians complain about the lack of variety.
bermuda said:
That's is my point. I could easily come up with a list of 100 songs or more that people love to hear, but to everyone around me, the song list is always the same 20. Just met up with guys who said they play different stuff than everyone else. Got the set list and yup, same 20!
Interesting thread - We tend to play what the guitar player already knows, which bugs me no end. It would be neat to see a list of the worst of the over played songs so I could argue against them in my band.
Some bands are hired more due to their networking and connections, even though they have similar setlists. I'd agree there are a 'very common 20' in the setlists of many bands. Mustang is surely in that 20. I'm still fine playing Mustang 1000 times, but its Margaritaville that grates me.
Quite a few notables on this guys list
http://nashvillemusicianssurvivalmanual.com/Blog/?p=1351
I don't think I ever played in a band that had more than 40 songs on their playlist. I think people get comfortable, or lazy.
If I only played the songs I liked, then I would have never had been able to play in any band!
This is invariably why cover bands never work for me.
I'm actually fine with the idea of playing for the audience, but there's no reason why the typical weekend warriors can't add a new song to the library once a month at the least.
I don't often go out and see the cover bands in my area (I tend towards originals), but the ones I do see I can usually count on to have cycled in a few new tunes by the next time I see them. I have friends who's bands I haven't seen in a year or two because they've been playing the same sets for at least five.
Clearly it works for them because they're still booking gigs, and they're all still having fun, so that's a win. I suppose I'm not the typical audience or band member, because it just doesn't excite me.
side note:The upside is that it's very easy for me to get sub work with these guys, because I know how to play their sets from memory.
Odd-Arne Oseberg
It probably depends.
Popular songs is also sorta regional.
In my experience, in that type of band, the issue is partly not wanting to put in the time to rehearse new material and partly not having the general skills to pull off other stuff. There is of course a connection between those two.
There is literally thousands of songs one could get away with.
It's both. Working up new songs takes at least a little effort, and honestly, unless playing to the exact same audience at each gig, crowds are satisfied with the same 40 songs for years to come. But bands need to stretch out a bit for a few reasons.
First, it's smart to have a large repertoire. Bands that can play requests are liked better, and receive tips. Second, more songs means more fun for the players. They don't get bored as quickly, and complain less about Mustang Sally and other 'dreaded' covers.
larryace
"Uncle Larry"
It is beyond me why bands think they have to do those tunes that are so ground in the dirt. There are SO many great songs to pick from. Hey my band is no exception. Despite reports of doing the same songs for years from the regular audience members, it's an unspoken rule that we MUST do the songs other's have listed at every gig.
We have at least 300 songs to choose from. Yet we only play about 25% of them in rotation at 90% of my gigs. There's only 2 rooms left where we can play what we do best, blues. All the other gigs are cover band stuff. I enjoy the cover band thing because the girls dance and I love seeing that. I just wish we could drop about 10 of our beat to death songs and substitute them with different songs already.
Nate'sKit
I've never been a big fan of Juke Box style cover bands, although I can appreciate the good ones for a while. It's just the propensity, of late, for hitting everything note for note and tone for tone just kills it for me. That seems to be what the higher acclaimed groups around here are doing. Not that I can be considered an expert from seeing them much. Maybe that's why they have resorted to wearing goofy costumes (giant comical hats and sunglasses, stuffed animal costumes, and whatever anyone?)
Nate'sKit said:
I've never been a big fan of Juke Box style cover bands, although I can appreciate the good ones for a while.
That's a common perspective for musicians. You have to understand (and accept) that the vast majority of people that musicians play for in bars, clubs, corporate events, weddings, etc., are not other musicians. Conversely, jazz and funk venues tend to cater to musicians as a core audience.
If you want to make money - and I think that most musicians would like to make money from their craft - you give the people what they want. In fact, even if you're doing original, eclectic music, it still has to appeal to people, or nobody will want to hear it. You have to give the eclectic crowd what they want, too.
Personally, I enjoy most juke box music. I've never let being a musician get in the way of my enjoying music. I see that a lot in other players, and I honestly don't get it. It's like they lost something along the way. Or they've become cynical about music, or maybe too self-absorbed with their own art. I still enjoy playing everything that comes my way. Give me Mustang Sally, Midnight Hour, Brown Eyed Girl, Chain Of Fools, Grapevine, Proud Mary, etc and I'm happy. I guess because I just enjoy playing.
Anon La Ply
Variety in live music has reduced dramatically where I live in Sydney, with only a fraction of the big live venues that were there in the 70s and 80s. This is largely due to gaming machines, laws related to crowded living (lockout, noise, drink driving), difficulty parking and a shift from music to multimedia and gaming as the "coolest" entertainment for the young.
You need a big and thriving scene to support original, or even slightly uncommercial music. Musicians and bands in a lean and struggling scene have to focus on paying bills first.
Hollywood Jim
I'm in a band called The Flipside Blues Band. We are very good musicians with over 140 years of collective experience. We do very few standard songs. Mostly we play the "Flipside" of standard hit songs. We can't get a gig to save our lives. The audience hears us play In Memory of Elizabeth Reed, done flawlessly. Musicians in the audience all say WOW. The rest of the audience say what song was that?
Bo Eder
I don't complain about the music being played. Music to me is one of those things you either do, or don't. It's the only way you can survive and have a good attitude about playing for school groups like show choirs (who paid pretty well), or church groups, or subbing in the occasional local playhouse musical. You guys are complaining about cover band gigs? Wait til you get a gig where you show up and they hand you charts that are so marked up you can't really see any roadmap, and they tell you you're in charge of starting and stopping the group. Or, even rarer, somebody tells you to put on a human-sized rodent costume and you're drumming to whatever is in your in-ear monitors and playing it up for the kids in the audience. You may or may not give up drumming altogether, right?
So, like Bermuda, I love to play. Given the choice of going out and playing or not, I'd rather go out and play. I don't care if Mustang Sally is on the list or the fact that I have to be ready to play The Beatles' Happy Birthday a few times during the night. It's all good. I'd rather be the guy on the throne making anything happen, rather than be the bitter guy in the venue having dinner with his girl without a gig that evening.
Hollywood Jim says: I'm in a band called The Flipside Blues Band. We are very good musicians with over 140 years of collective experience. We do very few standard songs. Mostly we play the "Flipside" of standard hit songs. We can't get a gig to save our lives. The audience hears us play In Memory of Elizabeth Reed, done flawlessly. Musicians in the audience all say WOW. The rest of the audience say what song was that?
And, would you expect it to be any different? Most audiences are about the song, not (necessarily) how well it's played, and not how adventurous the band is in choosing something obscure to them. The audience doesn't come to a bar to be educated with unfamiliar music, and bar bands that think it's their job to expand an audience's musical horizons are misguided and destined to not work much.
There are a few - very few - musical situations where the execution and musicianship is perhaps more important than the song itself. That's fine, I also appreciate great technical playing. But it's not what I listen to for enjoyment.
Hollywood Jim said:
Sad but probably true.
oldskoolsoul
AzHeat said:
..Is it because they figure it's better to be a stage whore than do something better?..
If we speak about a coverband who's main idea is to please the audience and having a filled agenda, then yes, thats the term to use in my opinion..
I played many years with such people and i wish many times that i made another decision regarding that..But i also liked to earn quite a lot and i also thought 'hej at least i am playing drums'..
Problem is that working with such people just kills all creativity..
There is completely nothing creative about playing in a coverband..Like, really nothing..There is nothing creative on learning how to play Jump and maybe adding a few 'own' notes to that..Alex van Halen was creative (and still is) when he played Jump, not all the people that just try to reproduce his part..
There is ofcourse some education in figuring out how other drummers played their parts, but to just plain cover them is useless..
That being said, regarding covering songs i make an exception for people who really turn a cover into a almost complete new song, like for example this one..Otherwise a coverband for me is as boring as boring can be..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z84rtbVbIEQ


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LAPD chief faces tense crowd over shooting of mentally ill man
By Kate Mather and By Kate Mather
Hundreds of people gathered at Paradise Baptist Church in South L.A. for a community forum with Chief Charlie Beck and other LAPD officials on the fatal shooting of Ezell Ford. (Luis Sinco, Los Angeles Times)
The atmosphere in a South Los Angeles church was at times tense Tuesday night as residents and activists peppered Los Angeles police officials with questions about two officers' fatal shooting of a mentally ill man.
Pictures of Ezell Ford dotted the Paradise Baptist Church, where a crowd of more than 200 people often shouted and interrupted Police Chief Charlie Beck as he tried to address concerns surrounding the investigation into Ford's death.
Beck emphasized that the investigation was only a week old, saying that officials had not yet gathered all the facts. But the crowd grew frustrated when he declined to share information such as the names of the officers involved or why they had stopped Ford.
"Of course that is important to us," he said when asked why the officers approached Ford. "And that will be revealed in the investigation."
The crowd groaned.
"Wait, wait. Stop, please," Beck said. "I will not give you half a story.… We have to find out all the facts."
The meeting came amid continuing questions about the Aug. 11 killing of Ford, 25, who according to his parents was diagnosed with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and depression. Beck was joined at the meeting by rank-and-file officers and top brass, along with Police Commission President Steve Soboroff and Inspector General Alex Bustamante.
Conflicting accounts about Ford's death have emerged. An LAPD statement, citing a preliminary investigation, said Ford tackled one of two gang officers who approached him on West 65th Street and reached for the officer's gun, prompting both officers to open fire. But a friend of Ford's family told The Times that she witnessed part of the incident and saw no struggle between the officers and Ford.
The killing occurred days after another police shooting in Ferguson, Mo., that left an 18-year-old, unarmed black man dead and sparked violent protests that have intensified national scrutiny of police conduct. By contrast, the Los Angeles protests following Ford's death have been peaceful.
The LAPD has pledged a thorough and transparent investigation into Ford's death, which will also be reviewed by an independent inspector general and the district attorney's office. But the LAPD has drawn criticism for not releasing more information, including the names of the two gang officers who shot Ford.
Earl Ofari Hutchinson, a civil rights advocate who met with top LAPD officials last week to discuss the shooting, said that releasing the officers' names is an essential part of being transparent.
"We want to know if there's a prior history of complaints or misconduct, if this officer has been written up, if this officer has been disciplined," said Hutchinson, president of the Los Angeles Urban Policy Roundtable. "You then determine if this is truly an isolated event, unfortunate and tragic, or if there may be a history for one or more of the officers involved."
The California Supreme Court recently ruled that police departments must generally provide the names of officers involved in shootings, unless they can demonstrate there are credible threats to their safety.
LAPD Cmdr. Andrew Smith said Tuesday that the department was continuing its "threat assessment" in the Ford case. In general, he said, investigators will look at "any kind of threats against the officer," including any made via social media.
Smith said he did not know whether any threats had been made against the officers who shot Ford, or how long the department's inquiry would take. The officers involved in the shooting were assigned to home as of Tuesday, he said.
Police have also placed a security hold on Ford's autopsy so that coroner's officials will not publicly release information about the procedure. Beck defended that decision Tuesday, saying that details of Ford's wounds could "taint" potential witness statements.
Beck told reporters that the investigation would be completed "in an accelerated manner," but he acknowledged that investigators were still trying to find witnesses to the shooting. "We certainly don't have as many as we would like," he said.
An attorney for Ford's family said police have told them only that the investigation is ongoing. Steven A. Lerman said his clients are arranging for an independent autopsy, citing concerns that the LAPD will not conduct an open investigation.
"They're skeptical," Lerman said.
Beck's comments about the case came after he met with the city's Police Commission, the civilian board that oversees the LAPD. He emphasized that the shooting would go through "multiple levels of review."
"Of course I am very concerned about this issue — as is the media, as is the public, as is the entire Los Angeles Police Department," he said. "And we want to get to the truth of the matter as best we are able."
kate.mather@latimes.com
Twitter: @katemather
Times staff writer Ruben Vives contributed to this report.
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How interesting, Shirl! The osprey is something I know nothing about. Once my computer comes home again, I'll be sure to follow your link to learn more!! :-) What a fascinating bird.
What a wonderful story about the Osprey. It is amazing to think she made that long migration so many times let alone having so many successful nesting years. WOW Congrats to you too for you nestlings have grown and prospered too. Time does fly doesn't it.
Good evening Caroline… why thank-you!


A brass memorial snuffbox depicting, on its lid, the statesman Charles James Fox, his bust to right, a mantle around his shoulders, a Greek key design border and the edge also in a larger Greek key motif. diameter 67mm, height 24mm.
In good order, very fine and rare.


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Have you ever been frustrated on the candidate of trying to help hire the latest blockbuster DVD, possessing to drive to your closest store only to be told "they are all booked out". Now there is an option using fast Press Loading devices via the web direct to your Cruor television. In this article you can discover which product might suit your own needs!
This was my personal experience recently when trying to rent the Blu-ray Cowboys and Aliens. That obtained me thinking, what concerning purchasing one of the new Media Streamers and hanging it to a Plasma television system?
Acquiring a fast internet speed connected with 11MBytes/sec would likely allow me to open up a whole new earth connected with digital press, from loading music files and internet radio to HD films from the wants of Netflix and Blinkbox. But which will gadget would suit my own system, because my online router will be situated in my study upstairs.
I could acquire a gadget like the particular more expensive D-Link Boxee which includes a good wireless interconnection or expend much less money and go intended for the new Sony SMP-N200 which is more regarding a straightforward streamer in half the cost.
Since being launched several many years ago the particular D-Link Boxee which was initially able to perform a wide range of movie and popular music files offers undergone some sort of software update. It's expense is �200 plus can play high quality audio tracks formats (FLAC in addition to WAV) as well as HD video (inc MKV files). Outputs include things like two UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS sockets to enable it in order to connect to exterior equipment and that could incorporate an external Hard commute. This would correctly produce an inexpensive web server. Also the Boxee will communicate with any EM (Networked Safe-keeping Device) on your method that will allow you to help browse your collection involving movie, music in addition to multimedia files.
Interestingly, Boxee right now has a dedicated BASSE CONSOMMATION iPlayer app onboard which usually means it is easier in order to navigate around and as long as you have at least 2MB/sec internet speed, browsing excellent ought not to be a difficulty.
On the other hand just what struck my desire the best was the truth that the movie-streaming supplier Blinkbox got today autographed up to include the dedicated Movie app as well. YouTube seemed to be catered for and a huge as for music supporters often the supplement of Spotify.
The idea appears to be that D-Link will be on to a winner below!!
What about a good feasible substitute? Well since I actually talked about earlier the Sony SMP-N200 can present a simple Smart-TV update. Coming in at only beneath �99 it can certainly likewise participate in a assortment of video and audio tracks, although it will not deal with MKV or AAC Data over the system. it will however enjoy both these formats through its USB input.
This gadget includes wifi and its application menus are simple to navigate all around and even similar to those found on its Blu-ray players and even TVs. Some sort of big as for those of individuals with aged TVs is definitely the simple fact that the SMP-N200 likewise sports advertising agency stereo and component video clip results.


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Dictionary definition for: Separate
1. (n) a separately printed article that originally appeared in a larger publication
2. (a) independent; not united or joint; "a problem consisting of two separate issues" "they went their separate ways" "formed a separate church"
3. (v) act as a barrier between; stand between; "The mountain range divides the two countries"
4. (n) a garment that can be purchased separately and worn in combinations with other garments
5. (s) individual and distinct; "pegged down each separate branch to the earth" "a gift for every single child"
6. (v) force, take, or pull apart; "He separated the fighting children" "Moses parted the Red Sea"
7. (s) standing apart; not attached to or supported by anything; "a freestanding bell tower" "a house with a separate garage"
8. (v) mark as different; "We distinguish several kinds of maple"
9. (v) separate into parts or portions; "divide the cake into three equal parts" "The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I"
10. (s) not living together as man and wife; "decided to live apart" "maintaining separate households" "they are separated"
11. (s) characteristic of or meant for a single person or thing; "an individual serving" "separate rooms" "single occupancy" "a single bed"
12. (v) come apart; "The two pieces that we had glued separated"
13. (s) separated according to race, sex, class, or religion; "separate but equal" "girls and boys in separate classes"
14. (v) divide into components or constituents; "Separate the wheat from the chaff"
15. (v) arrange or order by classes or categories; "How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?"
16. (s) have the connection undone; having become separate
17. (v) become separated into pieces or fragments; "The figurine broke" "The freshly baked loaf fell apart"
18. (v) make a division or separation
19. (v) discontinue an association or relation; go different ways; "The business partners broke over a tax question" "The couple separated after 25 years of marriage" "My friend and I split up"
20. (v) go one''s own away; move apart; "The friends separated after the party"
21. (v) treat differently on the basis of sex or race
22. (v) divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork; "The road forks"


As cat owners, we've all had the unpleasant experience of getting out of bed and stepping into a cold puddle of nastiness left by our cat. It's practically a rite of passage to accidentally step on a hairball or two. But while they are common, there is a lot about the the topic of hairballs that may surprise most cat owners.
While hairballs are common, they're actually not "normal." To understand why, let's look at how they're formed.
A healthy cat will spend much of their time grooming themselves, and in doing so, will remove and swallow loose hair. This happens because their tongues are covered with hundreds of little backwards-facing barbs that grab hair and carry it into the digestive system.
For most cats, this swallowed hair passes naturally through their system (and out the other end) without issue.
However, some cats will collect so much hair in their digestive tracts that it causes an obstruction which can be expelled in the form of a hairball. These hairballs are often caused by ingesting excess amounts of hair through overgrooming (common with skin conditions, painful areas, or stress) or by having trouble moving the hair through their system (which can occur with gastrointestinal diseases or certain medications).
A hairball actually doesn't really look much like a ball at all. In fact, "hair sausage" might be a better visual description, as hairballs are long, dense, tubular bundles (typically about the width of a thumb). The reason for this distinctive shape is the way in which hair accumulates and wads together in the stomach. Plus, it's a lot easier for it to pass out of the stomach in the shape of a cigar than a round ball.
Many owners confuse hairballs and other kinds of vomit, and it's easy to see why. When they vomit, cats get into a recognizable crouch position (with their necks extended and their bodies low), and make "expulsive" sounds. And, let's face it, it's an experience you're not likely to forget as a cat owner.
However cats do this when they vomit for any reason, and if they have been grooming themselves there is almost always some hair mixed in with the vomit. But just because there is hair in vomit, it doesn't mean it's a hairball.
How can I tell the difference between a hairball and other kinds of vomit?
The primary way you can tell the difference between vomit and hairballs is the ratio of hair to other material. A hairball will be a cigar-shaped tube of densely packed hair – with some digestive fluid around it. Conversely, vomit will be primarily fluids, bile, undigested food, and/or other materials – with some hair mixed in.
Speaking of vomit, what many people don't realize is that cats assume almost identical positions – and make almost identical sounds – when they cough and when they vomit.
Unfortunately, this leads many owners to ignore coughing in their cat, because they see it as "oh Fluffy's just trying to cough up another hairball." This can be problematic to ignore, as the coughing could be a symptom of a more serious medical issue, such as respiratory disease.
One thing to remember is that cats are very efficient vomiters. So, if they have something in their stomachs that they need to get out, they will. So, if nothing is coming out, they're more likely coughing than "trying" to throw something up.
Another common experience that many people confuse with hairballs is a cat's early morning ritual of making retching sounds, and then spitting out puddles of liquid containing small tangles of hair.
This tends to happen most often in the early morning when cats start to become active, are thinking about eating, and have an almost empty stomach. And while this may contain liquid and hair, in many cases, cats that do this are suffering from acid indigestion, hyper-acidity, or bilious (nauseous) vomiting, and would need to be treated as such.
Should I be concerned about my cat's hairballs?
As they are caused by excessive amounts of hair, regularly grooming your cat to remove loose hair will go a long way towards preventing hairballs.
If your cat won't sit still for you to comb them, booking regular appointments with professional groomers (either for a comb-out, bath, or haircut) may be helpful.
Ensure your cat stays hydrated, by making plenty of fresh water available to them.
There are a number of other treatments on the market – for example, hairball diets, gels, and fiber supplements. None of these are scientifically proven to be effective, but some cats do seem to respond to these options.
What's the best way to treat hairballs?
If your cat passes a hairball and seems to be doing well otherwise, no treatment is really needed. In this situation, the best treatment is taking the steps above to prevent hairballs from happening again.
However, if your cat is having more regular hairballs, it's best to consult your cat's vet for a personalized treatment plan.


I didn't feel like drawing a huge thing, so I drew a quick picture of Macey, continuing the whole drawing people from ComicFury.
These are the cutest pictures in the whole wide world. Even teh creepy cannibal Pinapples.


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William M. Tweed was an American politician notorious for his involvement in political corruption. Also referred to as "Boss" Tweed, he was the boss of Tammany Hall, the Democratic Party political machine that played a major role in the politics of 19th century New York City and State. Born as the son of a third-generation Scottish-Irish chair-maker in Manhattan, he dropped out from school at the age of 11 to learn his father's trade. He then apprenticed with a saddle maker and went on to work as a brush-maker before joining the family business. Tweed also joined a volunteer fire company. At that time, volunteer fire companies were also recruiting grounds for political parties and thus he came in contact with prominent politicians and went on to join politics himself. He won a term in Congress and gradually strengthened his position in Tammany Hall (the executive committee of New York City's Democratic Party organization). Over the next few years he established himself as a very powerful politician, exercising great control over the politics in New York City. He gained notoriety for his involvement in political corruption and before long became a millionaire and the third largest land owner in Manhattan. Ultimately he was convicted for stealing millions of dollars and imprisoned. He died in the Ludlow Street Jail.
Died on: April 12, 1878
Famous: Politician, Criminals
Spouses: Jane Skaden
Known as: William Marcy Tweed Jr.
Birth Place: Manhattan
Died on April 12, 1878
Famous Politician, Criminals
Spouses Jane Skaden
Known as William Marcy Tweed Jr.
Birth Place Manhattan
Political Ideology Political party - Democratic
Sun Sign Aries
Born in Manhattan
Famous as Politician
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William M. Tweed married Mary Jane C. Skaden on September 29, 1844.
He died on April 12, 1878, at the age of 55, in the Ludlow Street Jail.
William M. Tweed was born on April 3, 1823, in Manhattan. His father was a third-generation Scottish-Irish chair-maker.
He did not receive much formal education and dropped out of school at the age of 11 to learn his father's trade. A couple of years later he became an apprentice to a saddler.
He worked as a brush-maker for a while before joining the family business in 1852. He was also a member of a volunteer fire company which served as a recruiting ground for political parties. He was actively courted by the Democrats and was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1852.
Tweed was by no means a trained lawyer, but his friend Judge George G. Barnard, certified him as an attorney and Tweed soon opened a law office.
In the 1860s, he became the chairman of the Democratic General Committee and was then chosen to be the head of Tammany's general committee in January 1863. He wasted no time in tightening his hold on power by using various means and within months began to be referred to as "Boss".
He now started increasing his wealth by adopting illegal means. He extorted large sums of money from various corporations for his so-called "legal services", and bought the New-York Printing Company and the Manufacturing Stationers' Company. Under his ownership, both the companies started overcharging for their goods and services.
In 1868, he became a state senator and also the grand sachem (principal leader) of Tammany Hall. By now he was one of the most powerful Democratic politicians in both the New York City and state. In order to strengthen his stance, he had his candidates elected as mayor of New York City, and governor, and speaker of the state assembly.
William M. Tweed was a politician very deeply involved in political corruption. An alderman's committee in 1877 estimated that he stole between $25 million and $45 million from New York City taxpayers though according to later estimates, he might have stolen as much as $200 million.
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