Discussion in 'Peugeot' started by stevec, Jul 1, 2014.
Can anyone advise me where the filling point for the gearbox is? Its a late X244 Peugeot Boxer chassis.
Through the hole left when you remove the reverse light switch, yes really.
Thanks. I guess this isn't the "fill til it comes out" hole? Presumably put back in whatever amount comes out.
And the reverse light switch is where exactly.......just been to have a look and d**ned if I can see it.
I've still not actioned my gearbox fill. I have found out from Peugeot how much oil (2.7 litres). But I can still not find a fill point. I have located the speedo sensor but can't find the reverse switch. Any clues Dave?
Just to bump this up. Had another look this morning. Can find no reverse light switch unles it's buried under the air filter pipework. Speedo sensor is the only obvious fill point. If I remove this will anything drop off the end of it?
That's deffo not the way to do it IMO.


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Page 55 - Family Notices
ASCHE.—On the 2nd November, at his residence,
Imperial Hotel, Wynyard-square, Sydney,
N.S.W., Thomas Asche, aged 74 years.
ATKINSON.—On the 7th November, at 37 Moles-
worth-street, North Melbourne, Bridget Theresa
Atkinson, mother of the late James Atkinson
(accidentally kilted at North Melbourne), sister
of Patrick Scannel, 14 Douglas-street, Cork, Mrs.
Booney and Mrs.Taylor, of Cove, Ireland, aged
87 years. R.I.P.
BOSISTO.—On the 8th November, at his residence,
Richmond, Joseph Bosisto, C.M.G., aged 75
years. No flowers.
BURGESS.—On the 7th November, at the resi-
dence of his daughter, Mrs. M. A. Murphy,
Union Hotel, Russell-street, city, William Bur-
gess, late of Moulamein, N.S.W., aged 69 years.
BROADBENT.—On the 3rd November, at her resi-
dence, 54 Gipps-street, East Melbourne, Theresa,
the dearly beloved wife of William Broadbent
(of The Faithful Witness), aged 36 years and 11
months. Asleep, till Jesus comes.
BLACK.—On the 1st November, suddenly, at the
residence of her nephew, Alfred E. Buncle,
Cohuna-street, West Brunswick, Elizabeth Black,
relict of the late George Black, formerly of
Clunes and New Zealand, aged 60 years.
BRAGGE.—On the 19th October, at Campbell-
street, Castlemaine, Edwin Albert, the dearly,
loved husband of E. L. Bragge. A patient suf-
ferer at rest.
BLANDFORD.—On the 31st October, John Bland-
ford (late of the Lands department), the beloved
husband of Matilda Blandford, of Ballarat, in
his 76th year.
BROWN.—On the 1st November, at Stawell, Mary
Hodgeman, relict of the late Thomas Brown, of
Fairmount-park, Hawthorn, aged 64.
CLARKE.—On the 2nd November, 1898, Hettie,
youngest daughter of the late W. L. and A. J.
Clarke, late of Ballarat, aged 24 years.
CATTERALL.—On the 31st October, at Adelaide,
Edward Catterall, aged 68 years.
DICKENSON.—On the 7th November, at his resi-
dence, Derby-house, Derby-street, Camberwell,
Mr. Edward Dickenson (37 years with Messrs.
Rolfe and Company, Bourke-street, city), aged
76 years.
DIMOND.—On the 8th November, at his resi-
dence, Brighton-villa, Addison-street, Moonee
Ponds, James Dimond, aged 68, late of Queens-
cliff, after a long illness.
DONNELLEY.—On the 3rd November, at the resi-
' dence of his sister, Mrs. Graham, Gipps-street,
Collingwood, Paul A. Donnelley, late of ac-
countant's office, Victorian Railways.
EREAUT.—On the 6th November, at his residence,
Carltou-house, Wallace-street, Toorak, Thomas
Ereaut, dearly beloved husband of Elizabeth
Ereaut, aged 57 years. A patient sufferer at
rest.
FAY.—On the 1st November, at Clyde-street,
Northcote, Arthur Herbert, beloved youngest son
of Henry William and Phebe Fay, aged 19 years.
At rest.
"O grave! where is thy victory?
O death! where is thy sting?"
FARNSWORTH.—On the 5th November, at 197
Drummond-street, Carlton, Martha, widow of the
late Henry Farnsworth, aged 71 years.
FARLEY.—On the 5th November, at Sorrel, High-
street, Maldon, Louisa, the beloved wife of John
H. Farley, and daughter of C. Edwards, aged 21
years and 11 months. "A patient sufferer at
rest."
FINLAY,—On the 5th of September, at the Royal
Hotel, Ardrishaig, Argyllshire, Scotland, John
Finlay, in his 79th year.
GRIEVE.—On the 4th November, at the Melbourne
Hospital, from the result of an accident, Walter,
twin son of the late Walter Scott and Mary
Grieve, formerly of Michael-street, Brunswick,
and Stawell, aged 31 years.
GATTERMAN.—On the 31st October, at Strahan,
Tasmania, of pneumonia, Edward Gatterman,
late of Cologne, Germany.
HAYES. — On the 4th November, 1898, at Vaucluse,
Richmond, Bridget Mary Catherine (Delia May),
beloved infant daughter of David and Maggie
Hayes, (late of Kilmallock, Co. Limerick, Ire-
land), aged 6 months.
HEAGNEY.—On the 4th November, John, the be-
loved husband of Ellen Heagney, third eldest
son of Catherine and the late Edward Heagney,
of Bulla Bulla, aged 30 years. R.I.P.
HAMILTON.—On the 6th November, at the re-
sidence of Mrs. Goodear, 125 Queensberry-street,
North Melbourne, Charles Hamilton, of 4 James-
street, Windsor, dearly beloved brother of Wil-
liam Hamilton, of Windsor, aged 46 years.
JAMES.—On the 2nd November, at his residence,
Henty-street, Casterton, Henry Cottenham, the
dearly beloved husband of Helen James, aged 67
years. R.I.P.
KELSH.—On the 3rd November, at St. Vincent's
Hospital, Melbourne, John Christopher Kelsh,
late of the Crown Lands department, and
brother of the Rev. T. Kelsh, Hobart. Deeply
regretted. R.I.P.
KNOWLES.—On the 5th November, at Blackburn,
Henrietta, wife of Joseph Knowles. R.I.P.
LIDDIARD.—On the 5th November, at the Old
Colonists' Homes, North.Fitzroy, William Wilk-
inson Liddiard, aged 72 years. A colonist of 49
years, and a resident of the homes for 4½ years.
LEE.—On the 3rd November, at his late residence,
No. 27 Vere-street, Collingwood, Edward, the
dearly beloved husband of Cecelia Lee, aged 47
LEGG.—On the 2nd November, at Inkerman-street
west, St. Kilda, Annie Jane, beloved wife of
James Henry Legg, and eldest daughter of the
late John Smith, of Riddell's Creek, aged 64
MILLANE.—On the 7th November, at Dunolly,
the wife of P. J. Millane, Victorian Railways.
MARKS.—On the 2nd November, at his residence,
Errard-street, Ballarat, Charles Marks, beloved
husband of Sophia Marks, aged 59 years. ,.
M'CLURE. —On the 19th October, suddenly, at
the residence of her son-in-law, Mr. John
M'Donald, Rosevale, Koondrook, Elisabeth, re-
lict of the late David M'Clure, Woodly, near
Malmsbury.
MACWATTIE.—On the 6th November, at his late
residence, 282 Gore-street, Fitsaoy, James, the
dearly, beloyed husband of Elizabeth Macwattie,
aged 70 years. No flowers.
MATE.—On the 4th November, at Wagga Wagga,
Christina Jane, beloved wife of Thos. H. Mate,
of Tumberumba, and eldest daughter ol the late
P. D. Ramsay, of Tumberumba, aged 41 years.
OVERTON.—On the 3rd November, at Northcote,
William Overton (the second Melbourne baker),
a colonist of 66 years. Arrived at Hobart Town,
Tasmania, as ordinary seaman 1832; landed in
Melbourne 1837. Aged 86 years.
POTTER.—On the 31st October, at his residence,
Colbrook, near Ballan (suddenly), John Henry
Potter, dearly beloved, husband of Christina
Potter, and son of Captain Potter, of Guern-
sey, aged 66 years, late secretary to Ballan
Shire Council. Deeply regretted.
PYERS.—On the 5th November, at the private
hospital, Stawell, Susan, the beloved daughter of
the late Mr. George Pyers, Lawler, Minyip.
(Interred in Ballarat Old Cemetery on the 7th.)
QUINN,—On the 2nd November, at 374 Bay-street,
Port Melbourne, Michael, the beloved husband
of Ann Quinn, aged 64 years. R.I.P.
RIDER.—On the 26th October, at Princess of
Wales Lodge, Scarborough, England, Thomas
Rider, of Messrs. Robertson, Sanderson, and Co.
Ltd., Leith, Scotland. By cable.
ROOKLEDCE.—On the 3rd November, at Bellwood,
Tivoli-road, South Yarra, Ruby Isabel, the dearly
loved and only child of P. M. and C. Rookledge.
REED.—On the 28th October, at the residence of
Mr. Peter M'Leod, Caralulup, Talbot, Selina
Margaretta, the dearly beloved wife of William
Reed, Glenloth, aged 49 years.
RUMBOLD.—On the 8th November, 1898, at her
residence, No. 8 Doon-street, Prahran, Elizabeth
Clayton, widow of the late W. H. Rumbold, of
Highbury-grove, East Prahran, only sister of
Mrs. H. Lemmon, aged 58.
SHEKLETON.—On the 7th November, at Geelong
Hospital, Robert Shekleton, late of St. Saviour's,
Modewarre, in his 59th year.
SLA.DE.—On the 1st November, at Elsternwick,
Mary, the beloved wife of Walter Slade. Home
papers please copy.
SMITH.—On the 2nd November, at the Benevo-
lent Asylum, Agnes Smith, aged 116 years, sup-
posed oldest, as well as one of the earliest
colonists, and opened first Wesleyan Sunday
School in Brunswick.
SMITH.—On the 7th November, at her residence.
No. 15 Adam-street, Burnley, Kezia Rundle,
beloved wife of Thomas Smith, third daughter of
John Trebilcock Tregaswith, St. Columb, Corn-
wall, aged 55 years. Safe in the arms of
STOWE.—On the 31st October, at High-street,
Charlton, Frank W. Stowe, aged 36 years.
SINCLAIR.—On the 4th November, at her resi-
dence, No. 50 Fawkner-street, South Yarra,
Janet, relict of the late George William Sin-
clair, of Forss Estate, Caithness-shire, Scotland,
aged 66 years. Home papers please copy.
SINCLAIR.—On the 7th November, at Hollywood,
45 Millswyn-street, South Yarra, John, the be-
loved husband of Jane Sinclair, aged 76 years.
SMETHURST,—On the 3rd November, at his
father's residence, Cranbourne, Councillor John
H. Smelhurst, president of the Shire of Cran
bourne, aged 50 years.
STONE.—On the 7th November, at her late resi-
dence, No. 31 Russell-place, North Williams-
town, Merena, relict of the late Robert Stone,
TERRY.—On the 6th November, at Melbourne,
Walter Terry (for many years faithful servant
to the late Samuel Ramsden), aged 64 years.
TAYLOR.—On the 2nd November, at Alnwick, 7
Ferrars-place, South Melbourne, Jack Rowan,
second son of William Taylor, of Money Order
Office and Titles Office, and the late Ellen Tay
lor, aged two years and five months. Dear little
TELFORD.—On the 3th October, at Corowa,"New
South Wales, Gideon Telford, late manager of
Collendina Station, and eldest son of Gideon Tel
ford, Tungamah.
TYSON.—On the 5tb November, at Keekle, Haw
thorn, Mrs. Edward Tyson, aged 64 years.
WAUGH.—On the 6th November, at his residence,
Eirene, Illawarra-road, Hawthorn, Rev. James
Swanton Vaugb, D.D., in his 77th year.
WILKINSON.—On the 4th November, at his resi
dence, Clo.vne, Princess-street, Kew, John Wil
kinson, beloved husband of Louisa Wilkinson,
and eldest son of the late Rev. George Wilkin
son, of Williamstown, aged 62.
WOLLASTON.—On the 8th November, at Ilotham
street, East St. Kilda, of tuberculosis, Maria,
wife of Rev. H. N. Wollaston.
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Hackers exploit Flash zero-day, Adobe confirms
Adobe patches second Flash zero-day in 9 days
Adobe patches Flash zero-day bug in Reader
Adobe patches Reader bug early as PDF attacks begin
Attackers exploit latest Flash bug on large scale, says researcher
Adobe blames Flash's popularity for hacker interest, attacks
Hackers are aggressively exploiting a just-patched Flash vulnerability, serving attack code "on a fairly large scale" from compromised sites as well as from their own malicious domains, a security researcher said Friday.
The attacks exploit the critical Flash Player bug that Adobe patched June 14 with its second "out-of-band," or emergency update, in nine days.
"CVE-2011-2110 is being exploited in the wild on a fairly large scale," said Steven Adair, a researcher with the Shadowserver Foundation, a volunteer-run group that tracks vulnerabilities and botnets. "In particular this exploit is showing up as a drive-by in several legitimate websites, including those belonging to various NGOs [non-government organizations], aerospace companies, a Korean news site, an Indian government Web site, and a Taiwanese university."
CVE-2011-2110 is the identifier for the Flash vulnerability assigned by the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures database.
Attackers are also using the exploit in "spear phishing" attacks aimed at specific individuals, said Adair on the Shadowserver site.
Adair called the attacks "nasty" because the exploit "happens seamlessly in the background," giving victims no clue that their systems have been compromised.
When Adobe patched the vulnerability last week, it conceded that exploits were already in use.
Adair also said there's been an increase in Flash-based attacks. "There has been an ongoing assault against Flash Player for several years now, but especially so in the last three months," Adair said.
Adobe has patched Flash Player four times in the last two months, and six times so far this year. Of the six updates, five addressed "zero-day" bugs that attackers were already exploiting at the time the patches were issued.
Brad Arkin, Adobe's director of product security and privacy, acknowledged the problems in keeping ahead of attackers, but blamed the popularity of Flash Player for the attention.
"The installed base [of Flash Player] is a real big part of it," said Arkin. "It's such a widely distributed technology that attackers find it worthwhile to invest the time to carry out some kind of malicious activity. They're making an investment for the biggest return possible."
Arkin also argued that attackers get more bang for their buck by rooting out Flash vulnerabilities than they do looking for bugs in individual browsers because virtually every personal computer has the Flash plug-in installed. "Flash is the code [used in the browser] that has the highest market penetration," he said.
According to Adair, the exploit of CVE-2011-2110 has been in use since June 9, five days before Adobe issued its latest security update. Arkin corroborated that timeline.
Although Adobe's working on boosting Flash's security -- it's collaborated with Google, for example, to sandbox Flash in Chrome -- for now, its best defense is to quickly react to exploits with a patch.
"I think we're more aggressive than Microsoft," said Arkin, referring to the two companies' approaches to shipping out-of-band updates. "Basically, if we have information about attacks in the wild, or if the information is out there on a [security] mailing list -- which means attacks are imminent -- that tends to be a trigger for us to think about an out-of-band."
Microsoft's criteria for deciding whether to issue an emergency patch is confidential, but the company has said it generally considers an out-of-band fix if it sees attacks increasing in volume.
By pushing out a patch as quickly as possible, Adobe believes it squelches discussion among security researchers and attackers.
"If there are attacks in the wild, there will be lots of blog posts analyzing the vulnerability and exploit," said Arkin. "The information migrates from the high end to the low end very quickly. So we squash the debate by fixing it."
Arkin said Adobe has focused on getting patches out quickly, and that the fix for an earlier Flash vulnerability -- one Adobe released June 5 -- had a turn-around of less than 72 hours.
"The more practice we have, the faster we turn around [patches]," Arkin said.
Adair urged everyone to keep Flash Player up-to-date. "If you or your organization runs Adobe Flash and you're not keeping up on these patches ... you are in bad shape," he said.
The newest version of Flash Player can be downloaded from Adobe's Web site. Alternately, users can run the program's integrated update tool or wait for the software to prompt them that a patched edition is available.
Gregg Keizer covers Microsoft, security issues, Apple, Web browsers and general technology breaking news for Computerworld. Follow Gregg on Twitter at @gkeizer, or subscribe to Gregg's RSS feed . His e-mail address is gkeizer@ix.netcom.com.


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Published May 4, 2022 5:15 AM
Pope Francis warns pro-war Russian patriarch not to be 'Putin's altar boy'
Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP/Getty Images
Pope Francis warns pro-war Russian patriarch Kirill not to be 'Putin's altar boy'. Kirill is seen here in Moscow on January 6.
By Delia Gallagher, CNN
Pope Francis warned the leader of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, not to become "Putin's altar boy," he said in an interview this week.
In his strongest words to date against the pro-war Patriarch, Francis also slammed Kirill for endorsing Russia's stated reasons for invading Ukraine.
"I spoke to him for 40 minutes via Zoom," the Pope told Italian daily Corriere della Sera in an interview published Tuesday. "The first 20 minutes he read to me, with a card in hand, all the justifications for war."
"I listened and told him: I don't understand anything about this," said the Pope. "Brother, we are not clerics of state, we cannot use the language of politics but that of Jesus."
"The Patriarch cannot transform himself into Putin's altar boy," the Pope said.
Francis said the conference call with Kirill took place on March 16, and that both he and the Patriarch had agreed to postpone a planned meeting on June 14 in Jerusalem.
"It would be our second face-to-face meeting, nothing to do with the war," the Pope said. "But now, he too agrees: let's stop, it could be an ambiguous signal."
The Russian Orthodox Church said the Pope's comments were "regrettable," in a statement Wednesday.
"It is regrettable that a month and a half after the conversation with Patriarch Kirill, Pope Francis has chosen the wrong tone for conveying the contents of the conversation," said the Department of External Relations of the Russian Patriarchate.
"Such declarations do not contribute to establishing a constructive dialogue between the Roman Catholic Church and the Russian Orthodox Church which is particularly necessary at this time," the statement reads.
Also on Wednesday it emerged that the Patriarch is among the individuals who will be included in the proposed sixth round of European Union sanctions against Russia, according to two sources who have seen the full documents.
The proposed draft has been sent to the corresponding ambassadors for review, the sources said.
At this stage names can be taken off or added at member state discretion, an EU Commission source said.
Russian Orthodox Church Spokesman Vladimir Legoida said the sanctions were out of touch with "common sense," reported Russian state news agency TASS.
"The more indiscriminate [these] sanctions become, the more they lose touch with common sense and the harder it becomes to reach peace, which is what the Russian Orthodox Church prays for at every service with the blessing of His Holiness the Patriarch, and assistance to all those affected by the Ukrainian conflict, only serve to affirm his words," Legoida said in a Telegram post on Wednesday.
"Only those completely ignorant of the history of our Church can seek to intimidate its clergy and believers by compiling some lists," Legoida said.
In March the Patriarch said that the conflict was an extension of a fundamental culture clash between the wider Russian world and Western liberal values, exemplified by expressions of gay pride.
Experts say that Kirill's comments offer important insights into Putin's larger spiritual vision of a return to a Russian Empire, in which the Orthodox religion plays a pivotal role.
But the hardline stance of the Russian patriarch is costing him followers.
In March the Russian Orthodox church in Amsterdam announced it was severing ties with the leader, joining a growing number of priests and churches who are abandoning Moscow over the war in Ukraine.
CNN's Anastasia Graham-Yooll, Luke McGee and Radina Gigova contributed to this report.


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Dorian grazes Carolina coast, aims for Outer Banks
Four deaths in the U.S. attributed to storm prep
Julia Wall, The News & Observer via AP
Residents of the Boardwalk RV Park discuss the path of a possible waterspout or tornado, generated by Hurricane Dorian, which struck the area, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2019, in Emerald Isle, N.C.
By Meg Kinnard | The Associated Press
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Hurricane Dorian sideswiped the Carolinas with shrieking winds, tornadoes and sideways rain Thursday as it closed in for a possible direct hit on the dangerously exposed Outer Banks. At least four deaths in the Southeast were blamed on the storm.
Twisters spun off by Dorian peeled away roofs and flipped trailers, and more than 250,000 homes and businesses were left without power as the hurricane pushed north along the coastline, its winds weakening to 105 mph (165 kph) by evening. Trees and power lines littered flooded streets in Charleston's historic downtown. Gusts topping 80 mph hit some areas.
The damage from the same storm that mauled the Bahamas was mercifully light in many parts of South Carolina and Georgia as well, and by midafternoon many of the 1.5 million people who had been forced to evacuate in three states were allowed to return.
Still, forecasters warned that Dorian could run straight over North Carolina's Outer Banks — the thin line of islands that stick out from the U.S. coast like a boxer's chin — late Thursday or early Friday. To the north, Virginia was also in harm's way, and a round of evacuations was ordered there.
"We have a long night ahead of us. Everyone needs to stay in a safe place and off the roads until the storm passes," said North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper.
After leaving at least 20 people dead when it slammed the Bahamas with 185 mph (295 kph) winds, Dorian swept past Florida at a relatively safe distance, grazed Georgia, and then hugged the South Carolina-North Carolina coastline.
"I think we're in for a great big mess," said 61-year-old Leslie Lanier, who decided to stay behind and boarded up her home and bookstore on Ocracoke Island on the Outer Banks, making sure to move the volumes 5 to 6 feet off the ground.
The National Hurricane Center forecast as much as 15 inches of rain for the coastal Carolinas, with flash-flooding likely.
In Charleston, a historic port city of handsome antebellum homes on a peninsula that is prone to flooding even from ordinary storms, Dorian toppled some 150 trees, swamped roads and brought down power lines, officials said, but the flooding and wind weren't nearly as bad as feared.
Walking along Charleston's stone battery, college student Zachary Johnson sounded almost disappointed that Dorian hadn't done more.
"I mean, it'd be terrible if it did, don't get me wrong. I don't know — I'm just waiting for something crazy to happen, I guess," said Johnson, 24.
Dorian apparently spawned at least one tornado in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, damaging several homes, and another twister touched down in the beach town of Emerald Isle, North Carolina, mangling and overturning several trailer homes in a jumble of sheet metal. No immediate injuries were reported.
In coastal Wilmington, North Carolina, just above the South Carolina line, heavy rain fell horizontally, trees bent in the wind and traffic lights swayed as the hurricane drew near.
The four deaths attributed to the storm took place in Florida and North Carolina. All of them involved men who died in falls or by electrocution while trimming trees, putting up storm shutters or otherwise getting ready for the hurricane.
At 5 p.m. EDT, Dorian was centered about 45 miles (75 kilometers) southeast of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, moving at 10 mph (17 kph). Hurricane-force winds extended about 60 miles (95 kilometers) from its center.
As it closed in on the Eastern Seaboard, Navy ships were ordered to ride out the storm at sea, and military aircraft were moved inland. More than 700 airline flights scheduled for Thursday and Friday were canceled. And hundreds of shelter animals were airlifted from coastal South Carolina to Delaware.
Tybee Island, Georgia, population 3,000 people, came through the storm without flooding. "If the worst that comes out of this is people blame others for calling evacuations, then that's wonderful," Mayor Jason Buelterman said.
By midday Thursday, coastal residents in Georgia and some South Carolina counties were allowed to go back home.
Still, South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster warned of new dangers ahead.
"Don't be surprised if there was water in your home, you might have animals, snakes. You don't know what might be in there, so be very careful as you return," he said.
Associated Press reporters Russ Bynum in Tybee Island, Georgia; Gary Robertson in Raleigh, North Carolina; Jeffrey Collins in Carolina Beach, North Carolina; Jay Reeves in Birmingham, Alabama; Ben Finley in Norfolk, Virginia; Jeff Martin in Atlanta; Seth Borenstein in Washington; and David Koenig in Dallas contributed to this report.
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#include <TKvsDriver>
#include <TWebApplication>
#include <ctime>

namespace {
// Stores a pointer to current database context into TLS
//  - qulonglong type to prevent qThreadStorage_deleteData() function to work
QThreadStorage<qulonglong> databaseContextPtrTls;
QSqlDatabase invalidDb;
}

/*!
  \class TDatabaseContext
  \brief The TDatabaseContext class is the base class of contexts for
  database access.
*/

TDatabaseContext::TDatabaseContext() :
    sqlDatabases(),
    kvsDatabases()
{
}

TDatabaseContext::~TDatabaseContext()
{
    release();
}

QSqlDatabase &TDatabaseContext::getSqlDatabase(int id)
{
    if (id < 0) {
        return invalidDb;  // invalid database
    }

    if (id >= Tf::app()->sqlDatabaseSettingsCount()) {
        throw RuntimeException("error database id", __FILE__, __LINE__);
    }

    TSqlTransaction &tx = sqlDatabases[id];
    QSqlDatabase &db = tx.database();

    if (db.isValid() && tx.isActive()) {
        return db;
    }

    int n = 0;
    do {
        if (!db.isValid()) {
            db = TSqlDatabasePool::instance()->database(id);
        }

        if (tx.begin()) {
            break;
        }
        TSqlDatabasePool::instance()->pool(db, true);
    } while (++n < 2);  // try two times

    idleElapsed = (uint)std::time(nullptr);
    return db;
}

void TDatabaseContext::releaseSqlDatabases()
{
    rollbackTransactions();
    sqlDatabases.clear();
}

TKvsDatabase &TDatabaseContext::getKvsDatabase(Tf::KvsEngine engine)
{
    TKvsDatabase &db = kvsDatabases[(int)engine];
    if (!db.isValid()) {
        db = TKvsDatabasePool::instance()->database(engine);
    }

    idleElapsed = (uint)std::time(nullptr);
    return db;
}

void TDatabaseContext::releaseKvsDatabases()
{
    for (QMap<int, TKvsDatabase>::iterator it = kvsDatabases.begin(); it != kvsDatabases.end(); ++it) {
        TKvsDatabasePool::instance()->pool(it.value());
    }
    kvsDatabases.clear();
}

void TDatabaseContext::release()
{
    // Releases all SQL database sessions
    releaseSqlDatabases();

    // Releases all KVS database sessions
    releaseKvsDatabases();

    idleElapsed = 0;
}

void TDatabaseContext::setTransactionEnabled(bool enable, int id)
{
    if (id < 0) {
        tError("Invalid database ID: %d", id);
        return;
    }
    return sqlDatabases[id].setEnabled(enable);
}

void TDatabaseContext::commitTransactions()
{
    for (QMap<int, TSqlTransaction>::iterator it = sqlDatabases.begin(); it != sqlDatabases.end(); ++it) {
        TSqlTransaction &tx = it.value();
        tx.commit();
        TSqlDatabasePool::instance()->pool(tx.database());
    }
}

bool TDatabaseContext::commitTransaction(int id)
{
    bool res = false;

    if (id < 0 || id >= sqlDatabases.count()) {
        tError("Failed to commit transaction. Invalid database ID: %d", id);
        return res;
    }

    TSqlTransaction &tx = sqlDatabases[id];
    res = tx.commit();
    TSqlDatabasePool::instance()->pool(sqlDatabases[id].database());
    return res;
}

void TDatabaseContext::rollbackTransactions()
{
    for (QMap<int, TSqlTransaction>::iterator it = sqlDatabases.begin(); it != sqlDatabases.end(); ++it) {
        TSqlTransaction &tx = it.value();
        tx.rollback();
        TSqlDatabasePool::instance()->pool(tx.database(), true);
    }
}

bool TDatabaseContext::rollbackTransaction(int id)
{
    bool res = false;

    if (id < 0 || id >= sqlDatabases.count()) {
        tError("Failed to rollback transaction. Invalid database ID: %d", id);
        return res;
    }
    res = sqlDatabases[id].rollback();
    TSqlDatabasePool::instance()->pool(sqlDatabases[id].database(), true);
    return res;
}

int TDatabaseContext::idleTime() const
{
    return (idleElapsed > 0) ? (uint)std::time(nullptr) - idleElapsed : -1;
}

TDatabaseContext *TDatabaseContext::currentDatabaseContext()
{
    return reinterpret_cast<TDatabaseContext *>(databaseContextPtrTls.localData());
}

void TDatabaseContext::setCurrentDatabaseContext(TDatabaseContext *context)
{
    if (context && databaseContextPtrTls.localData()) {
        tSystemWarn("Duplicate set : setCurrentDatabaseContext()");
    }
    databaseContextPtrTls.setLocalData((qulonglong)context);
}

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medieval:About
Medieval Nordic Literature in Latin
A Website of Authors and Anonymous Works c. 1100–1530
Stephan Borgehammar, Karsten Friis-Jensen, Lars Boje Mortensen & Åslaug Ommundsen
The purpose of this website is to provide in-depth introductions to all known literary works written in Latin in the Nordic countries before the Reformation (ca 1530). Thus we hope to document the breadth and importance of writings in Latin which have too often been treated as footnotes to the vernacular literatures.
There are four types of entries: (1) named authors, (2) titles of anonymous works (3) saints, including legends, sermons, liturgical texts belonging to each Nordic saint (found under sanctus / sancta), (4) a few collective articles on genres such as Annales and Catalogi.
A few entries of important authors are still missing, most notably Sancta Birgitta, Wilhelm of Æbelholt, Brynolf Algotsson, and Magister Matthias.
Authors of individual articles are credited at the beginning of each entry. The publication date of the website is 2012.
Articles should be referred to as [Author] [Entry] 2012 in Medieval Nordic Literature in Latin (eds Borgehammar, Friis-Jensen, Mortensen, Ommundsen) (Most articles were finished before 2008, but some are updated further).
Retrieved from "https://wiki.app.uib.no/medieval/index.php?title=medieval:About&oldid=936"


Interview with The National's guitarist and co-songwriter, Aaron Dessner to talk about Denmark, art and his long-standing friendship with Mikkel Borg Bjergso.
The National is arguably one of the most highly regarded rock bands to have emerged from the US in recent years, thanks to its knack for pairing memorable melodies with lyrical intimacy and heartfelt performance. They've also always struck me in interview as very thoughtful, humble musicians, with a great respect for craft. So I jumped at the chance to catch up with Aaron Dessner, the band's guitarist and co-songwriter - in the midst of a US tour - to talk about Denmark, art and his long-standing friendship with Mikkel Borg Bjergso. Dessner's connection to Denmark goes back a long way.
As Aaron spent more of his time in Denmark, the friendship between the three flourished and, finding they shared many of the same interests and values, it wasn't long before they began talking about ways of working together. "The band was in town to play a big show at an arena called The Forum, and Jacob and Mikkel took us down to Refshaloen, a former shipyard where Mikkeller's barrel room is now," Aaron says. "It was this crazy post-industrial landscape, but Mikkel and Jacob told me the people who ran it were really cool. We started playing with the idea of holding an unconventional music festival out there; more than just bands on a stage.
Aaron explains the name 'Haven' was chosen for its dual-meaning. In Danish, the word means 'garden', but in English it has connotations of being apart from the world, 'a place for ideation and discovery'. First and foremost, this will take the form of collaboration, within and between the different creative disciplines represented there. "The whole experience will be like an installation where all these various elements come together to stimulate the senses in different ways," Aaron explains. "So, I'll be playing with The National, but also with other musicians, some of whom I've never even met. I'll also be working with people in other fields completely, which has always been one of my favourite things, whether it's making a beer with Mikkeller, or collaborating with the Icelandic visual artist Ragnar Kjartansson.
Everyone who's involved has bought into creating a really special collaborative space." The result, Aaron hopes, will be a 'village atmosphere', where people can move through a landscape of different experiences, participating and contributing, rather than simply consuming entertainment. In short, they've 'created the kind of festival we'd want to attend". In addition to The National, the festival's eclectic line-up includes (at the time of writing): Chance the Rapper, Feist, Iggy Pop, The Danish String Quartet and Conor Oberst. Understandably, Aaron is full of praise for his partners Mikkel and Claus, and says the Mikkeller culture and values permeate the festival.
"This is the kind of experience Mikkeller is so good at creating," he says. "You can go into any of those Mikkeller bars and feel that they're related. The Haven festival is another outpost for that. We're planting a flag and creating something of uncompromising high quality, saying 'you can go to a music festival and have the best beer in the world, and the best food, and the most interesting cultural experiences'." While the festival will run for two days in August, the site is also now the home of the Haven bar, a year-round expression of the spirit of escape and collaboration which drives the festival.


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NRM MPs wants to secure an extended term from 5 to 7 years for President Museveni; fits the Modus Operandi of Museveni; As Mzee seeks to stay in power forever!
There are stories that are breaking, stories that are strange, stories that are surprising, what I write you today are the new normal and the Modus Operandi of the NRM-Regime and the NRM party. As there been a pattern when it comes to President Museveni, as his grips of power and continues to be the Executive. This he has done deliberately since 1986. Or since after the rigged election of 1980; a history most that has followed the Uganda President should know by now, and should be part of their knowledge.
In the beginning he stated that the Movement System would continuation of the African democratic model as the constituencies would pick their men, than through Multi-Party System, he hold on to it as long as he could. And he kept it until second voting on a referendum that leads into the 2006 elections with the Multi-Party system, and not only NRM party as it had been since 1986. Before 1986 there been other parties that long had been in shadow or worked under the system and being imbedded in the Movement System to sustain positions, but not free-parties to hold their own consultations and own meetings. As the referendum opened up for; just with this proves how little he works for the dissidents or other views in the country, as it is the NRM who matters as that is his Party!
What I will discuss today is how he has used laws both inner-party of the NRM and the deepest in the general law to keep the laws that fits him. Such it was in beginning of the Constitution, who also gained him credit abroad and made him a donor-friendly destination. I will take the amendment, sole-candidacy of 2014 and now the longer terms for him. Take a look!
In 1995 the new constitution gave the President or the Executive power under the Article 105 a basis of two terms, which each term would last 5 years. That was the basis of the new constitution that NRM and President Museveni made during the first period of his presidency.
The Original constitution states this:
"105. Tenure of office of a President.
(1) A person elected President under this Constitution shall, subject to clause (3) of this article, hold office for a term of five years.
(2) A person shall not be elected under this Constitution to hold office as President for more than two terms as prescribed by this article"
But in 2005 he had changed his mind as he wanted to keep power in the country even if he had been elected twice in presidential elections in 1996 and in 2001. So when 2006 elections were coming, he had together with his party change the law to fit him.
As the Constitution Amendment Act 2005 which states:
"28. Amendment of article 105 of the Constitution Article 105 is amended by repealing clause (2) and substituting for it the following—"(2)A person may be elected under this Constitution to hold office as President for one or more terms as prescribed by this article."
That got voted in Parliament and lead to the general election in 2006, where President Museveni also won the election and took a landslide of MPs in Parliament, as he has always done. This has continued into a single spiral of his strengthen power of the NRM, while cutting ties with men inside the party wishing to take his place in the party, as with Gilbert Bukenya and Amama Mbabazi at times.
So to solidify his position he made this happen on a Party Retreat or Conference at Kyankawanzi and the words express the readiness for yet another term and rule under President Museveni and not have a new leader controlling the ruling party. As it says here:
The Kyankwanzi Resolution of 2014 – President Museveni's right for Sole Candidacy in the NRM:
"RESOLUTION ON PARTY COHESION AND GOVERNANCE
We, the undersigned members of the NRM Caucus attending a retreat at the National Leadership Institute(NALI) Kyankwanzi (6,February 2014); Fully aware of our Country's historical past and the need to consolidate and sustain the Milestones registered over the years since 1986; Cognizant of the fact that there is still a lot more to be done in order to realize our ideological vision of uniting Uganda(Nationalism), Pan-africanism, transforming our country from a poor peasantry society to a modern economy and upholding democracy; Conscious of the fact that what has been so far achieved over the last 28 years needs to be guarded jealously and improved upon to realize our vision; Aware that when individuals engage in personal scheming, party cohesion is undermined, development efforts aredistracted and the population is diverted from work to early politicking;
DO here by resolve;
To support H.E Yoweri Kaguta Museveni to continue leading and facilitating our country on its take off journey to transformation".
As we seen that the President Museveni together with Parliament in 1994 before introduction of the Constitution of 1995. Where it stated certain limits for the president, meaning two periods for the actual president and that was that. After and near the end of the official two periods as presidents the constitutional amendment abolished that in 2005. Later he continued to rewrite the NRM Party guidelines and got the resolution of 2014, where they rewrote it so that he is the Sole Candidacy of him as a presidential candidate for the party and be the president of NRM at the same time, as he has been for decades.
So now the news of a new resolution from yet another conference or retreat at Kankwanzi, that will give the Presidency more Power and for longer time!
Today the 14th March 2016 at another NRM MPs retreat at Kyankwanzi:
"Live in Kyankwanzi where the NRM orientation and retreat is on going! Resolution has been passed to extend the term limit from 5 years to 7 years!" (The Inspector, 2016).
This is an amendment that supposed to the same that the MP James Kakooza the MP for Kabula County in Lyantonde District initiated in 2010. The Kyankwanzi resolution for the longer term length is on the precedence of the Rwandan Presidents who have 7 year terms already and the idea of MP Hon. Kakooza want to emulate that. What the NRM MPs does not is copying and also doing this to show support to the President for their ability to be MPs in the 10th Parliament. They should initially give thanks to once they represent (the people) and not the President, they serve him, but they in theory represent the people first. This kind of law and resolution does not give more power to the people or represent them better. On the other hand it gives longer staying power for President Museveni and nothing else. As his next term would be extended with two more years not the 2016-2021, but now would be 2016-2023. That is massive difference and giving him more time to make more laws fitting him.
As I am sure we will see more of this and make sure the laws that fit the NRM-Regime and the longevity of President Museveni and his presidency. That is the only certainty as the opposition gets worse treatment and the laws made to suit the Executive and not the people. As it come more and more to forefront and becomes the reality. Last time at Kyankwanzi resolution gave carte blanche for a sole candidacy, now in a similar fashion they want to give him two more years as head of state, as he already embarks on the 30th year in power. And with the new term system the nedt tenure would total 37 years! That is like fish out of the water, and surely is not just an idea from a MP, I am sure this seems like a tactic from the Presidency to do it now after the polls; to justify his extended time in Power.
I don't believe that this all of sudden happen out of the nowhere. As the other extensions have happen deliberately and through steady choices of the executive, he has made choices and decisions how to manipulate the electorate, the parliament and the laws to fit his way. That has been strength of him and as long as that gave positivity in the county, the people didn't mind. Now it is not positivity as at the beginning of the presidency, instead the totalitarian power who keeps the power to himself and using all methods to keep it.
This here today is yet another method and another way of securing the power for the presidency, the extension of the term is just the next step for him and his rule. Peace.
Author nilspeacePosted on March 14, 2016 March 14, 2016 Categories Africa, Business, Civil Service, Development, Election, Ethics, Governance, Government, Law, Leadership, PoliticsTags 1995 Constitution of Uganda, 1995 Constitution Uganda, 1995 National Constitution, 2016 General Election, 2016 General Election Uganda, Abolish Multi-Party Democracy, Amama Mbabazi, Constitution Amendment Act 2005, East Africa, Elected President, Gilbert Bukenya, GoU, Government of Uganda, H. E. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, H.E. Yoweri Museveni, James Kakooza, Kyankwanzi, Kyankwanzi Resolution, Longevity, Lt. Gen. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni., Manipulate, Movement System, Multi-Party Democracy, Multi-Party Referendum 2000 Uganda, Multi-Party Referendum 2005, NALI, National Leadership Institute, National Movement System, National Resistance Movement, Nationalism, NRM, NRM Regime, NRM-O, Pan-Africanism, Parliamentary election, Power, Presidency, President Museveni, Presidential Election, Presidential Term Limits, Rule of Power, Sole Candidacy, Sole Candidate, Term Limit, the Executive, totalitarian power, Totalitarian State, Uganda, Uganda General Election 2016, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, Yoweri Museveni
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wandered off where it's not safe.
strings and strings of garlic hung.
She blinked at them, then tasted one.
'cause she carried garlic with her--to chew it.
and would not wash off in the moat.
with clothespins clamped about their noses.
and drive to live out with the dragons.
or in some cases even worse.
for any whose breath you couldn't stand.
find the dragons, then be eaten.
"for dragons, though I am well-seasoned."
the garlic smell from off her tongue.
for the law was changed that very day.
who brushed her teeth and cheated death.


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package org.lwjgl.vulkan;

import javax.annotation.*;

import java.nio.*;

import org.lwjgl.system.*;

import static org.lwjgl.system.Checks.*;
import static org.lwjgl.system.JNI.*;
import static org.lwjgl.system.MemoryUtil.*;

/**
 * This extension provides instance-level commands to enumerate groups of physical devices, and to create a logical device from a subset of one of those groups. Such a logical device can then be used with new features in the {@link KHRDeviceGroup VK_KHR_device_group} extension.
 *
 *
Promotion to Vulkan 1.1

 *
 *
All functionality in this extension is included in core Vulkan 1.1, with the KHR suffix omitted. The original type, enum and command names are still available as aliases of the core functionality.

 *
 *
Examples

 *
 *

 *     VkDeviceCreateInfo devCreateInfo = { VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DEVICE_CREATE_INFO };
 *     // (not shown) fill out devCreateInfo as usual.
 *     uint32_t deviceGroupCount = 0;
 *     VkPhysicalDeviceGroupPropertiesKHR *props = NULL;
 *
 *     // Query the number of device groups
 *     vkEnumeratePhysicalDeviceGroupsKHR(g_vkInstance, &deviceGroupCount, NULL);
 *
 *     // Allocate and initialize structures to query the device groups
 *     props = (VkPhysicalDeviceGroupPropertiesKHR *)malloc(deviceGroupCount*sizeof(VkPhysicalDeviceGroupPropertiesKHR));
 *     for (i = 0; i < deviceGroupCount; ++i) {
 *         props[i].sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_GROUP_PROPERTIES_KHR;
 *         props[i].pNext = NULL;
 *     }
 *     vkEnumeratePhysicalDeviceGroupsKHR(g_vkInstance, &deviceGroupCount, props);
 *
 *     // If the first device group has more than one physical device. create
 *     // a logical device using all of the physical devices.
 *     VkDeviceGroupDeviceCreateInfoKHR deviceGroupInfo = { VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DEVICE_GROUP_DEVICE_CREATE_INFO_KHR };
 *     if (props[0].physicalDeviceCount > 1) {
 *         deviceGroupInfo.physicalDeviceCount = props[0].physicalDeviceCount;
 *         deviceGroupInfo.pPhysicalDevices = props[0].physicalDevices;
 *         devCreateInfo.pNext = &deviceGroupInfo;
 *     }
 *
 *     vkCreateDevice(props[0].physicalDevices[0], &devCreateInfo, NULL, &g_vkDevice);
 *     free(props);

 *
 *
VK_KHR_device_group_creation

 *
 *

 *
Name String

 *
{@code VK_KHR_device_group_creation}

 *
Extension Type

 *
Instance extension

 *
Registered Extension Number

 *
71

 *
Revision

 *
1

 *
Extension and Version Dependencies

 *

 *
Requires support for Vulkan 1.0

 *

 *
Deprecation state

 *

 *
Promoted to Vulkan 1.1

 *

 *
Contact

 *

 *
Jeff Bolz jeffbolznv

 *

 *

 *
 *
Other Extension Metadata

 *
 *

 *
Last Modified Date

 *
2016-10-19

 *
IP Status

 *
No known IP claims.

 *
Interactions and External Dependencies

 *

 *
Promoted to Vulkan 1.1 Core

 *

 *
Contributors

 *

 *
Jeff Bolz, NVIDIA

 *

 *

 */
public class KHRDeviceGroupCreation {

    /** The extension specification version. */
    public static final int VK_KHR_DEVICE_GROUP_CREATION_SPEC_VERSION = 1;

    /** The extension name. */
    public static final String VK_KHR_DEVICE_GROUP_CREATION_EXTENSION_NAME = "VK_KHR_device_group_creation";

    /**
     * Extends {@code VkStructureType}.
     *
     *
Enum values:

     *
     *

     *
{@link #VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_GROUP_PROPERTIES_KHR STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_GROUP_PROPERTIES_KHR}

     *
{@link #VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DEVICE_GROUP_DEVICE_CREATE_INFO_KHR STRUCTURE_TYPE_DEVICE_GROUP_DEVICE_CREATE_INFO_KHR}

     *

     */
    public static final int
        VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_GROUP_PROPERTIES_KHR = 1000070000,
        VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DEVICE_GROUP_DEVICE_CREATE_INFO_KHR  = 1000070001;

    /** VK_MAX_DEVICE_GROUP_SIZE_KHR */
    public static final int VK_MAX_DEVICE_GROUP_SIZE_KHR = 32;

    /** Extends {@code VkMemoryHeapFlagBits}. */
    public static final int VK_MEMORY_HEAP_MULTI_INSTANCE_BIT_KHR = 0x2;

    protected KHRDeviceGroupCreation() {
        throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
    }

    // --- [ vkEnumeratePhysicalDeviceGroupsKHR ] ---

    /**
     * Unsafe version of: {@link #vkEnumeratePhysicalDeviceGroupsKHR EnumeratePhysicalDeviceGroupsKHR}
     *
     * @param pPhysicalDeviceGroupCount a pointer to an integer related to the number of device groups available or queried, as described below.
     */
    public static int nvkEnumeratePhysicalDeviceGroupsKHR(VkInstance instance, long pPhysicalDeviceGroupCount, long pPhysicalDeviceGroupProperties) {
        long __functionAddress = instance.getCapabilities().vkEnumeratePhysicalDeviceGroupsKHR;
        if (CHECKS) {
            check(__functionAddress);
        }
        return callPPPI(instance.address(), pPhysicalDeviceGroupCount, pPhysicalDeviceGroupProperties, __functionAddress);
    }

    /**
     * See {@link VK11#vkEnumeratePhysicalDeviceGroups EnumeratePhysicalDeviceGroups}.
     *
     * @param instance                       a handle to a Vulkan instance previously created with {@link VK10#vkCreateInstance CreateInstance}.
     * @param pPhysicalDeviceGroupCount      a pointer to an integer related to the number of device groups available or queried, as described below.
     * @param pPhysicalDeviceGroupProperties either {@code NULL} or a pointer to an array of {@link VkPhysicalDeviceGroupProperties} structures.
     */
    @NativeType("VkResult")
    public static int vkEnumeratePhysicalDeviceGroupsKHR(VkInstance instance, @NativeType("uint32_t *") IntBuffer pPhysicalDeviceGroupCount, @Nullable @NativeType("VkPhysicalDeviceGroupProperties *") VkPhysicalDeviceGroupProperties.Buffer pPhysicalDeviceGroupProperties) {
        if (CHECKS) {
            check(pPhysicalDeviceGroupCount, 1);
            checkSafe(pPhysicalDeviceGroupProperties, pPhysicalDeviceGroupCount.get(pPhysicalDeviceGroupCount.position()));
        }
        return nvkEnumeratePhysicalDeviceGroupsKHR(instance, memAddress(pPhysicalDeviceGroupCount), memAddressSafe(pPhysicalDeviceGroupProperties));
    }

    /** Array version of: {@link #vkEnumeratePhysicalDeviceGroupsKHR EnumeratePhysicalDeviceGroupsKHR} */
    @NativeType("VkResult")
    public static int vkEnumeratePhysicalDeviceGroupsKHR(VkInstance instance, @NativeType("uint32_t *") int[] pPhysicalDeviceGroupCount, @Nullable @NativeType("VkPhysicalDeviceGroupProperties *") VkPhysicalDeviceGroupProperties.Buffer pPhysicalDeviceGroupProperties) {
        long __functionAddress = instance.getCapabilities().vkEnumeratePhysicalDeviceGroupsKHR;
        if (CHECKS) {
            check(__functionAddress);
            check(pPhysicalDeviceGroupCount, 1);
            checkSafe(pPhysicalDeviceGroupProperties, pPhysicalDeviceGroupCount[0]);
        }
        return callPPPI(instance.address(), pPhysicalDeviceGroupCount, memAddressSafe(pPhysicalDeviceGroupProperties), __functionAddress);
    }

}


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HomeArts & CultureDiving into the livestream
Diving into the livestream
Social distancing forces DJs to adapt with online sets
May 11, 2020 Mark Lore Arts & Culture, Music 0
DJ Mark in the Dark's home setup.
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I own a lot of music. I've managed to turn this goofy obsession into gigs as a record store clerk, a music journalist and, for more than decade, a DJ around Portland, Ore. (OK, it's essentially how I've justified spending thousands upon thousands of dollars on music over the past four decades.) The last time I spun records around a large group of human beings was two months ago … which, now that I think about it, feels like more than a decade ago.
The COVID-19 pandemic has all but crushed bars and music venues across the world, taking with it our entertainment sources, creative outlets and, more serious, our livelihoods (the service industry makes up a huge part of Portland's economy).
Over the past two months, bands and artists have flooded Facebook, Instagram, Zoom and platforms like StageIt with livestreaming performances in order to recoup losses from canceled tours and shows. Plus, let's be real—they're just trying to maintain their sanity like the rest of us, as we all (well, most of us anyway) do the right thing and stay home. DJs have also found creative ways to stay busy, and even keep income flowing, by streaming their sets from home. While livestreaming sets are nothing new, apps like Twitch (used mostly by gamers) have quickly become popular among DJs while they're hunkered down staring at the walls.
Amber Rihm—aka DJ Amburgers from KZFR 90.1 FM's "Funky Reservation" and "E-lectronic Phonics" shows—got right to streaming sets on Facebook after California's shelter in place was enacted on March 19. Rihm lost her regular DJ gigs, including the popular DJ Dance Night at Duffy's Tavern, which is always a party that brings the sweaty, inebriated human interaction DJs love (except for creeps or those oblivious song requests—don't do that).
DJ Amburgers
She still has her radio outlets (Rihm also works for North State Public Radio 91.7 FM), and began streaming during the pandemic mostly for that immediate connection, even if it was via chat. Rihm got creative with her livestreams, inviting viewers to choose a numbered section on her record shelf, and then pick another number to determine which record she'd pull from it. The sets were unpredictable and interactive. Rihm calls what she does "music social strengthening," an obvious response to our least-favorite phrase, "social distancing."
"I live with my records. I am music," she said. "Now people can come into my music bungalow."
I tried my hand at "DJing" from home a few days into Oregon Gov. Kate Brown's announced stay-at-home order on March 23. I put "DJing" in quotes, because it was hardly DJing. It was essentially my 5-year-old and me picking out some records and playing a few songs to have fun together, and maybe connecting with friends and family. A few days later I did a late-night "solo set" called Dark Arts with DJ Mark In the Dark. I admit my intention was strictly to entertain only myself. I set up some candles and glowing skulls, and picked out the weirdest and most abrasive records I could dig up.
I chose to stream via Facebook Live at first, mostly for the ease (by then I was already looking into other options). And the entire operation was completely slipshod and ramshackle. I really just wanted my friends who were mindlessly scrolling through Facebook late at night to randomly stumble upon this ridiculous scene as Bruce Haack or Suicide played in the background. What ended up happening is a bunch of friends "showed up" and began chatting among themselves and requesting Willie Nelson and Slayer songs. It was a total blast and, if I recall correctly, the whole set ended around 1:30 a.m, with me about five or six whiskey sodas deep.
It was just what I needed. As a full-time, stay-at-home father, DJing has played a huge part in breaking up the challenging and sometimes monotonous 10-hour days chasing around a toddler and a preschooler. And I probably needed something like this even more since hadn't left my house in two weeks (boy, those were the days!). That said, I knew I could do better than just playing records over a Facebook Live stream.
Mistina La Fave is a good friend of mine. I admire her a lot. She plays bass and sings in the long-running Portland band the Prids. She has also DJed all over Portland for more than 15 years, most notably with her Expressway To Yr Skull post-punk dance parties. Just as I was looking into a better DJ setup—including researching mixers and different streaming platforms—La Fave's DJ MisPrid was up and running on Twitch. (I should note that CN&R contributor Ryan J. Prado has also been streaming DJ sets via Twitch.)
DJ MisPrid spins for the "Unhappy Hour" on Twitch.
Being a musician who'd lost income due to canceled shows (including a record release), La Fave saw DJing online as a way to connect with friends, fight boredom and perhaps make a little money.
"Soon after quarantine started a lot of folks were complaining of being bored. I did for a moment," she said. "I soon realized I was doing the same things with my time that I did pre-quarantine, just in different ways. What the hell was I complaining about? So I can't go to a club, or play shows. What was I doing instead? I was recording music at home, and DJing virtually."
She jokes that the benefits of watching virtual DJs are that the drinks are cheap, and you don't have to scream over drunk 21-year-olds. La Fave has also made money from tips, to the point where she could buy groceries or gear, and still use some of it to make care packages for friends that she delivers herself.
"I'm just as productive as ever, but in a different way," explained La Fave. "I think at first my mind couldn't wrap itself around that. I think we can all find stuff to do; we just have to break away from what we're accustomed to."
I loved this approach. And through my sometimes mind-numbing research, and with a couple of friends as valuable resources, I was already kicking around options for setting up a legit—better sound, more professional presentation—online DJ rig using my somewhat limited resources. At this juncture I was doing it purely to stave off boredom, with the hope that I'd be rewarded with a potential creative outlet as well.
What I discovered is that there was a steep learning curve. And with that my setup is as simple as it gets (for now, anyway). My iPhone 11 basically runs the audio and video to my Twitch stream. This is not the ideal method, but it's a quick and dirty way to get up and running (I have the issue of owning an older computer that doesn't have streaming capabilities).
First I plugged an old Audio-Technica turntable and my MacBook Pro into a Numark M4 three-channel mixer. I ran a 15-foot cable (with RCA connector on one end and 1/8-inch plug on the other) from the mixer's master output into a TRS to TRRS adapter (basically, a poor-man's iRig, providing an interface between the analog mixer and the computer), then into an 1/8-inch-to-lighting adapter before plugging into the iPhone. I also downloaded Virtual DJ, a program that allows you to cue and play mp3s on your computer as you would vinyl on turntables.
The club is in the house.
Once that was set, I could create a Twitch account and get that set up using the dashboard (that's a whole other process I won't go into here). There is also the option of using OBS or Streamlabs OBS—free broadcasting software—to stream to Twitch. This gives you options of adding logos to your stream, or even multiple camera angles (I used Streamlabs to personalize my stream with my website's logo, as well as add a virtual tip jar). I just downloaded the Streamlabs app and logged in through Twitch.
I've done a couple livestreams with my upgraded setup so far, and while there were a couple minor bugs, things overall went pretty smoothly, and I had a good time. Honestly, my biggest fear, after all the research, purchases and troubleshooting, was that the payoff of finally streaming a live DJ set would a complete letdown. I mean, I think it's fair to say that fatigue has set in to the point where virtual music performances, DJ sets and Zoom hangs have lost some of their novelty. Do people even care about this shit anymore? Would I even enjoy the act of DJing in my garage?
Even if only a handful of people tuned in, I still had a blast cranking tunes through headphones from my record collection and the endless music on my computer (thank God of Thunder for that!).
While DJing and working at a music venue made up a substantial part of my income pre-pandemic, I have zero illusions of recouping lost pay through streaming DJ sets. I'm more concerned about the businesses that have allowed me to spin records for the past 10 years. As states like Oregon and California begin reopening their economies, bars and venues will be the last businesses to open their doors. And when they finally do, they'll mostly be operating at smaller capacities and with restricted hours.
I hope they can weather this. I hope we all can. In the meantime, if I can maintain any sense of normalcy—while doing the right thing and staying home—I'm all for it. Plus, cheap drinks.
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The game developer Square Enix is still very active on the PSP, has reserved a special place for The 3rd Birthday this year. We have already saw new Dante in DMC or the new Lara Croft of Tomb Raider, that in spite of having a huge number of deliveries, leave aside the continuing opportunities to focus on the full revival of the title. Now, with the new title Aya Brea, the heroine of the Parasite Eve series makes return, in a supercharged GST that has left us a very good impression. She is back on the consoles of the last ten years after Parasite Eve with the very different gameplay that we had experienced in past, with a new title and a platform that was not predictable by us.
Parasite Eve that is based on a novel by Hideaki Sena, the game could be classified into the survival horror genre that at that time was on its particular Boom, through the publication of the second part of Resident Evil. Though, Parasite Eve also had RPG elements largely discarded in this type of security. The very 1st trailer for The 3rd Birthday was revealed in late 2008, already announcing the renaissance of a very popular license with players, but the project really began to be presented to the press at E3 2010. Now the PSOne Parasite Eve series seems moving towards the RPG's and survival horror, The 3rd Birthday placing its 100% on the frantic third person action genre.
Up to now seemed to come the way of Aya, the title appears to die and was buried the series in spite of a good reception from critics and gamers. All seemed beyond until a few years ago started the rumors of a probable resurrection of Parasite Eve. The main PS3 looks were positioned in two generations of consoles could offer a mainly interesting contrast in many ways. The first surprise came when they ran the first rumors that the title raised out on mobile platforms. After some time, seeing the amount of the project at hand, they lastly chose to call the Sony laptop as fortunate that it obtained the new adventures of Aya.
As happened with the first delivery, again New York City has been chosen to become accustomed in the Christmas season. The year is 2012 when in the Big Apple underground start to come into view a series of well-like alien creatures which wipe out the city. A GST, therefore, takes place on Manhattan Island in New York on Christmas Eve in 2012. The story takes place after the two Parasite Eve, but the narrative should return frequently on past events to help novices understand all the ramifications of the scenario. We discover an Aya Brea who seems to have changed a lot and based on all the hopes of mankind. It is indeed the only one compatible with a new technology called Overd, a power capable of neutralizing the Twisted, a life form of unknown origin that spreads across the city. It evolves in environments completely ruined by the actions of these creatures even more deadly than earthquakes in sets of doom.
This is the beginning of 3rd Birthday, an exciting adventure in which the time line plays an important role, where past and future have conflicting elements, and where Aya's dreams are intertwined in a mysterious and intriguing history. Also included are old acquaintances from previous installments. But Aya Brea is not alone in The 3rd Birthday. Now a member of the ITC (Twisted Counter Investigation), it is backed by a group of soldiers whose presence will allow it to exploit the astonishing capabilities Overd. This can be accessed at any time during the game, is to seek an ally in the neighborhood close enough to project into his body away and teleport to where it is located. In this way, we can not only move at the speed of light to escape a trap, but also benefit from the soldier's arsenal targeted by Overd and the position he occupied. On screen, you can see the gauge of life for all soldiers in the area and move from one to another at the right time to avoid dying.
This system, quite confusing at first sight for a GST, is incredibly effective in this case. It gives tactical gunfights really interesting and counterbalances the apparent fragility of heroin. The latter did not have less of an arsenal Therefore, with the possibility to choose between 4 different weapons at any time to spray the twisted repugnant .The controls have been prepared in a fairly simple and very efficient. With the L button allows access to a menu to switch between 4 types of weapons we can carry on each mission. Generally we will have a gun with unlimited ammo plus three weapons you can choose from before the last catapult. These weapons have several characteristics that make them unique as are the range, hitting power or stability, among others. As we move forward in the game can be unlocked a few more using our Bounty Points (present in previous releases of Parasite Eve), which eliminates win creatures.
Continuing with the controls, the gameplay is presented as a "lock and shoot" and may well fix the enemy with the R button and shoot left and right by pressing the square button. Although this kind may arise easy combat, almost all of the enemies cannot be settled only with a thorough discharge of ammunition without leaving the site. So we can move at the same time we fix the enemy and fired, look for coverage and we cover different parts of the stage or use the X button to roll on the ground as a movement to escape.Finally, the big improvement, or say the strong point of the gameplay that has 3rd Birthday is based on the ability of the protagonist named Overdive.
The interface displays a gauge that fills the release over the clashes and that, once full, allows you to run a sort of desperate fury impossible to describe on paper. Not content to offer a really addictive game system, The 3rd Birthday benefits in addition to an exemplary and a scenario that promises to yield major revelations about the character of Aya Brea. Nor should we forget that the soundtrack is signed Yoko Shimomura, composer of renown to whom we owe already OST Parasite Eve and the first of the series Kingdom Hearts. The design of the protagonist and the various characters and soldiers will find is great and the scenarios are quite different at the same time a have a good level of detail within the scope of the notebook. A special mention Aya design through the various battles and their perfect appearance becomes a set of clothes torn and wounded in the style of John Mclane. For their part, the animations flow recreated in an excellent manner with a great development in detailed issues as the retreat of the weapons.
The 3rd Birthday draws on the legacy of the Parasite Eve series but is not totally recount. The 3rd Birthday can be very dissimilar from what we had used in the Parasite Eve series, this title being a shooter, pure and straightforward where we have to abolish certain enemies to go forward to the next area in a row. Make no mistake; the novel adventures of Aya is a very superior action game for Sony's handheld, with a quite high difficulty and thanks to innovative gameplay Overdrive. But we can as well say that the linear evolution situation, the large number of shots and more shots can be a kind of title is raised somewhat repetitive after a few hours of play for some users.
This genre has been chosen winning into account the portable media that was intended, and as the developers themselves have said, there are plans for a possible delivery of Parasite Eve on PS3 with most similar in terms of gameplay to past deliveries. The return of Aya Brea will be sited beneath the sign of the action mode and GST will shock fans of the genre with its system of Overd truly delicious. While this comes, Square Enix gives us a good action title on PSP, by way of Aya as actors and with lots of mysteries to resolve.
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Barnett spent the first seven years of his professional career representing local government in all its functions from taxation to public works and planning.
an adjunct professor of local government law at Seattle University Law School.
serving the citizens of Washington state, since 1986.
in Environmental, Real Property and Discrimination cases.


The staff was very accommodating and pleasant. Couldn't have asked for better. The breakfast was great with a wide variety.
In the center of city. Easy to get parking in the garage. Clean and fresh room.
Value for money and the unexpected generous breakfast for the room price.
Das Personal und die Lage sind super gewesen. Auch das Frühstück war in Ordnung. Man darf nichts besonderes erwarten, aber für einen guten Start in den Tag kann man hier nicht meckern. Und die Größe des Zimmers war toll, schön groß und geräumig.
Absolut zentrale Lage des Hotels und sehr freundlicher Empfang durch die Rezeptionsmitarbeiter. Service sehr zuvorkommend und pragmatisch.
Das Personal war super, freundlich und hilfsbereit. Das Frühstück war auch sehr gut,für den Preis unschlagbar.
Das Frühstück war sehr gut, das Personal freundlich und die Lage ideal. Ein paar Meter vom Zentrum und dem Rosengarten.
Ein etwas in Jahre gekommenes Gebäude, jedoch sauber und günstig gelegen. Das Frühstück war ausreichend.
Das Frühstück war gut und reichhaltig, für jeden war etwas dabei. Der Kaffee war jetzt nicht mein Fall, aber Geschmäcker sind verschieden. Ich als Raucher fand es auch ganz angenehm, dass man im Zimmer rauchen durfte. Es war auch Duschgel, Seife, ein Fön und Shampoo vorhanden.
Astoria Hotel This rating is a reflection of how the property compares to the industry standard when it comes to price, facilities and services available. It's based on a self-evaluation by the property. Use this rating to help choose your stay!
One of our top picks in Bad Kissingen.Set amid the Bayerische Rhön nature park in the spa town of Bad Kissingen, this hotel offers cozy accommodations close to the spa park and the pedestrianized town center.
As a guest at the Astoria Hotel, you can look forward to a peaceful night's sleep in the comfortably furnished rooms. All of the rooms feature a comfy bed, private bathrooms, a SKY TV and WiFi internet access (for an additional fee).
Diners can enjoy a delicious cuisine in the Astoria's Le Makila restaurant. In summer months, you can drink and dine on one of the restaurant's attractive terraces.
During your stay, discover the area's most popular attractions, which include the Bismarck-Museum (Otto von Bismarck museum) and the Burgruine Botenlauben (Bodenlaube castle ruins).
This comfortable room (220 square feet) is equipped with all common facilities and a private bathroom.
This en suite double room (20 square yards) is equipped with all common facilities.
All older children or adults are charged EUR 19.50 per person per night for extra beds.
All children from 5 to 10 year are charged EUR 12.50 per person per night for extra beds.


Recently I had to pay several hundred dollars to get my car started, and do you want to know why? Nature, that`s why. It`s getting out of control.
Now before I get a lot of angry mail on recycled paper, let me stress that, generally, I`m in favor of nature. I`m even in favor of scary nature, such as snakes, because I know that snakes play a vital role in the ecosystem (specifically, the role of Boonga The Demon Creature).
But nature should stay in its proper context. For example, the proper context for snakes is Asia. A snake should not be in your yard unless it has your written permission. A snake should DEFINITELY not be climbing your trees, although this is exactly what one was doing outside my window a few days ago. I looked out and there it was, going straight up the trunk, looking casual, Mr. Cool-Blooded. It was impressive. I`m always amazed that snakes can move on the ground, without arms or legs. You try lying on your stomach and moving forward merely by writhing. My friend Buzz Burger did this for an hour at the MacPhersons` 1977 New Year`s Eve party and never got out of the kitchen.
Nevertheless, I was alarmed to see the snake because, according to top snake scientists, there`s only one known scientific reason why a snake would go up a tree-namely, so it can leap onto your head and proceed to strangle you.
This particular snake had been watching me for several days. I`d seen it on the lawn earlier when I was out with my two dogs, Earnest and Zippy, who were trotting in front, looking alert and vigilant, providing protection. The snake was holding very still, which is a ploy that a snake will use to fool the observer into thinking that it`s a harmless object, such as a garden hose, or a snake made out of rubber. This ploy is effective only if the observer has the IQ of a breath mint, so it worked perfectly on my dogs, who vigilantly trotted right past the snake. Earnest actually stepped over part of the snake. Of course, if the snake had been something harmless, the dogs would have spotted it instantly. Zippy, for example, goes into a violent barking rage whenever he notices the swimming-pool chlorine dispenser. This is a small, benign plastic object that floats in the pool and has never made a hostile move in its life. But Zippy is convinced that it`s a malignant entity, just waiting for the right moment to lunge out of the water, ''Jaws''-like, and dispense lethal doses of chlorine all over its helpless victims.
I tried to notify the dogs about the snake. ''Look!'' I said, pointing.
So now I find myself glancing up nervously whenever I walk across my yard. I`m thinking maybe I should carry an open umbrella at all times, as a Snake Deflector. But that is not my point. By now you have forgotten my point, which involves my car. One day it wouldn`t start, and it had to be towed to our garage, which has two main characters: Bill, who is responsible for working on the car; and Sal, who is responsible for giving you a dramatic account of what was wrong.
Carefully, Bill removed this part. Slowly, he opened it up. And there, inside, he found: ants.
Yes. An ant squadron was living in my car part and EATING THE WIRES. I am not making this up.
''big insect trouble.'' Because just a month earlier, the water in our house stopped running, and a paid professional plumber came out and informed us that-I am still not making this up-there were ANTS IN OUR PUMP SWITCH.
This is what I mean by nature getting out of hand. It`s not NATURAL for ants to eat car and pump parts. Ants should eat the foods provided by the ecosystem, such as dropped Milk Duds. Something is wrong.
What natural business would ants have with a laser? You can bet that whatever they`re up to, it`s not going to benefit mankind, not after all the stuff WE`VE sprayed on them.
So I`m worried. I`m worried in my car; I`m worried in my house; and above all I`m worried when I cross my yard. I`m afraid that one day I`ll disappear, and the police will search my property, and all they`ll find will be a snake who obviously just ate a large meal and is pretending to be a really fat garden hose; and maybe some glowing ants munching on, say, the microwave oven; and of course Zippy, Mr. Vigilant, barking at the chlorine dispenser.


We walked into Woolacombe from the site Damage Barton and it only took us 40 minutes. We passed 2 coves as we neared the main Woolacombe beach, both were much quieter than the main beach.
We sat, in the sunshine, people watching, from the benches overlooking the main beach.
After a while, we headed into town. Not a large town, only 1 Main Street with a few shops. We got 2 Woolacombe t-shirts and a pair of shorts for me….. can't resist a bargain.
Having done the shops we decided to sit and have a bit of chill time with a couple of drinks in the Tides Inn.
We sat on the terrace right at the front and got chatting to another couple, who were wild camping! We picked up a couple of tips, said our goodbyes and caught our bus back to Mable.
We decided to catch the bus into Ilfracombe because the weather had been a bit unpredictable, rain and strong winds!! We even had to get our raincoats out!! It cost us £10 return, quite a lot we thought but never mind at least we didn't get wet.
I will let you make up your own mind about it.
Moving on, another climb up to a little chapel ( St Nicholas ) and a cannon on Lantern Hill right on the end of the harbour too. It was built as a chapel, that maintained a light to guide ships, in 1321. When Henry VII dissolved monasteries in 1540 it ceased being a chapel but remained a lighthouse and is thought to be the oldest working lighthouse in the country……. History lesson over.
Off to see the elephant from the old quay. Wow! He is really there, can you see him?
We have often laughed at people having their food taken off them by a seagull, but no longer!! We were walking down the road towards the Victorian tunnels when I went to give my ice-cream to Dave for a lick and the little monster flew right through the middle of us and took it from my hands, leaving me with just a serviette………… it was yummy too, milky bar and cherry cheesecake. I was not happy!
The Victorian tunnels were amazing. There was a man and a woman's Beach as they were not allowed to mix!! The men's was shut today because of a wedding so through the tunnels we went to the ladies side. We spent a relaxed hour or so there and didn't really want to leave but the bus was calling.


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Camden headteacher on the shortlist again for teaching honour
By Imogen Blake
Published: 8:00 AM October 8, 2013 Updated: 1:36 PM October 14, 2020
Headteacher Mrs Durham with pupils in the library at Francis Holland School. Picture: Polly Hancock - Credit: Archant
A headteacher shortlisted for a prestigious teaching prize said she was so surprised to be selected that she almost dropped her canape at the lavish awards ceremony.
Francis Holland School headteacher Vivienne Durham was one of four runners-up for best head of a public school at society magazine Tatler's annual Schools Awards ceremony, held at The Dorchester hotel earlier this month.
It is not the first time the Belsize Park resident has been shortlisted for a Tatler gong, after she was runner-up for best headmistress of a public school in 2007, only three years into her headship at the independent all-girls secondary in Ivor Place, Regent's Park.
Despite the previous nomination, Mrs Durham spoke of her surprise at being shortlisted once again.
"I couldn't believe it," she said. "I couldn't believe it in 2007 and when I heard it was me again this year, I almost dropped my canape.
"Frankly, there are hundreds of brilliant heads but it was lovely."
The 51-year-old, who is married to former University College School headteacher Kenneth Durham, has been at the helm of Francis Holland for 10 years, having been deputy headteacher at the independent South Hampstead High School, in Maresfield Gardens, for seven years previously.
She has "no idea" why she was again in the running for the national award, but thought the secret of her success was down to her "brilliant staff".
"As a head, you're only as good as your staff," she said.
"They are all great enthusiasts for their subjects and above all, they enjoy teaching. They provide creative, good, intelligent teaching, which stimulates our young minds.
"They have a very demanding job and they put a lot into it. That is why the school thrives. It is the recipe for a good school."
The academically-selective school, which charges £5,270 per term, has just celebrated impressive A-Level results with a third of students getting at least three A grades and nearly 60 per cent achieving A* or A in their exams.
There was cause for cheer on GCSE results day as well, with more students getting A*, A and B grades this year than in the last six years.
Mrs Durham is dedicated to the academic rigour and happiness of her school, saying it is essential to the quality of studying at Francis Holland.
She said: "Exam pressure can have a prosaic, flat effect and I want to keep education exciting and stimulating. These are clever girls and I want them to enjoy it as well as achieve in their exams.
"You have to do your best for every single student in every single lesson."
She said the most rewarding aspect of her job was seeing students thrive.
"You are launching them into their adult lives and getting them into the university they want to go to.
"It's a fulfilling job. Despite what people think, being a head keeps you humble because it is demanding.
"I don't think there are many heads who believe they got it right everyday."


The full drum sheet music for "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" by ACDC from the album Dirt Cheap (1976).
Phil Rudd plays a powerful tom groove throughout the intro and verses. The groove is straightforward to play, but it's at a healthy 135 bpm. The chorus is unique, as the crash cymbals accent along with the vocals, "DONE DIRT CHEAP." This is a great song for beginner to intermediate drummers looking to improve speed and endurance.


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We don't typically review novels, but this one is a little different, and totally fictitious.
The initiating event is one that has been used many times. A gambler looses a big bet and is unable to pay his not-very-understanding bookie. He is desperate to come up with the funds to save his kneecaps.
The Gambler, Preston Brooks, is a skilled birder with intimate knowledge of the World Series of Birding, held in New Jersey each year.
For those that may not know, the World Series of Birding is a real, annual, and very successful fund raising event supporting bird conservation. Teams compete during a 24-hour period in an attempt to see the greatest number of species.
The event is judged on the honor system. That is the key point that Preston hoped to exploit. Although one that bookie Tony "Screws" Cavalucci had a hard time accepting.
The plan, of course, was to rig the outcome of the event. Tony was finally convinced the event was based on the honor system and called on his Vegas contacts to establish a betting line on the teams competing in the event.
A nervous Preston eventually pulls together a team of "wise guy" birders. With a little help from Tony's friends, and questionable tactics, the team does close in on a winning total of 175 species.
We'll leave it to the reader to discover if Preston and team were declared the winners.
The author is clearly an accomplished birder in real life. He is familiar with the World Series of Birding and some of the key birding locations that teams visit during the real competition.
You are familiar with the event, the area and some of the teams obliquely referenced in the book and enjoy the inside knowledge.
You were a fan of Tony Soprano and wonder how his family would have succeeded as birders.


AC Milan striker Gonzalo Higuain has been included in the Rossoneri squad to face parent club Juventus.
Higuain missed Thursday's Europa League draw against Real Betis but is in Milan's 25-man group to face the Serie A leaders.
The Argentina international is on loan at Milan from Juventus, who allowed him to leave following the signing of Cristiano Ronaldo.
Higuain has hit five goals in nine Serie A appearances and will be out to impress against his employers at San Siro on Sunday.
Emre Can remains out for Juventus as the Germany midfielder recovers from surgery on a thyroid nodule.
Massimiliano Allegri's side will be hoping to bounce back from a 2-1 home loss to Manchester United in the Champions League, their first competitive defeat in any competition since April.


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David J Mackinnon
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I am a lawyer by training, member of both the British Columbia and Quebec law societies and have five university degrees, including two law degrees and two degrees from Université de Paris IV-Sorbonne. I studied history, law, languages and philosophy at the universities of British Columbia, Louvain (Belgium), Sorbonne (Paris), Laval (Québec) and Ottawa. I have worked in oilfields, factories and warehouses, morgues and operating rooms, lumberyards, shipyards, construction sites and in the courtroom as a trial lawyer. For the better part of twenty-five years, I lived and worked in France and Quebec, and now drift between the Indian ocean, Paris and Catalan country.
A Voluntary Crucifixion
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Leper Tango
"The setting for Leper Tango is rue St-Denis, a notorious stretch of Paris with some of the Western world's seediest hookers, pimps and reprobates. The story takes place during the last decade of the 20th century, a time when, to quote the novel's protagonist, Franck Robinson, "the whole planet was for sale".
"What should we inscribe on our tomb, Franck?"
"What makes you think we will be buried together?"
She examined me briefly.
"I hope it's not all talk, Franck."
"I hope you have what it takes."
The wind was strong, billowing her gauze scarf into bubbled shapes. I felt a sucking pressure pulling on me from my lower torso, as if I had a taut, shredded ligament linking it tentatively to the pituitary gland.
"I want to reveal something to you, Franck."
Even through the wind, the sun burned harshly. We were passing the Monument to the Dead. The road circled upwards, overlooking the Eastern portion of the city. We sat down on a bench on a promontory, near the tomb of Apollinaire. She walked to the edge of the promontory, leaned over a wrought-iron railing, protecting walkers from a twenty metre sheer drop. I briefly considered the option of pushing her over, and watching her body and head smash onto the pavement below. She turned around, her eyes probing me, as if detecting something she had been looking for. Then walking towards me, the outside contours of her hips undulating, reminding me of another time, a forgotten déjà vu.
"Do you believe a woman can be fucked by God, Franck?"
The heat of the sun had become unpleasant. Chafing, abrasive. A vapour emanated from the moss clinging loosely to the Monument of the Dead.
"I don't believe in God."
She looked away from me.
"I have a recurrent dream, Franck. It is so real, I wonder whether it might not have happened in a way. A spiritual way. I see something. A person or a presence. But the contours and individuality of the person are not distinct. Like an angel, Franck.
Carrying a burning sceptre of sorts. The tip of the sceptre is red-hot, molten iron. The angel approaches me, and plunges the sceptre right into me. Here, Franck."
She placed both her hands flat on the upper portion of her loins.
"Right into my entrails. The pain, Franck, is absolutely unbearable, yet exquisite. An irresistible force. What do you think it means, Franck?"
"You do understand, don't you, Franck? It is death."
She paused momentarily.
"Death doesn't seem such a bad place."
When she said it, death seemed like a good place. At least good for the two of us.
"Leper Tango" was considered for nomination in the 2013 Anthony Awards category of "Best Original Paperback"
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