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Henley Audio to distribute Synthesis in the UK and Ireland markets
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Henley Audio are thrilled to announce a new distribution agreement with Synthesis of Italy, a specialist manufacturer of hi-fi electronics. As sole UK distributor for a wide variety of Hi-Fi equipment brands from across the globe, Henley Audio are delighted to add another international partner to their ever-developing portfolio.
Luigi Lorenzon, owner, founder and chief designer of Synthesis, says of the new distribution arrangement: "I'm incredibly happy to start a cooperation with Henley Audio as they are leader distributors in the UK and Ireland and I'm sure they're the right team to develop the Synthesis brand in both countries. We at Synthesis are always looking for distributors who are passionate about our products and therefore we are sure that Henley Audio is the right team to work with. They know the market, they're passionate about the brand and they have a great knowledge: a perfect match."
Managing Director of Henley Audio, Laurence Armstrong, comments: "We're thrilled to be working with Luigi and his team. We are big lovers of the 'valve sound', so being able to offer a beautifully engineered product that delivers on that front, while still often delivering enough power to even drive more demanding loudspeakers was something we had to jump at. We're really looking forward to helping Synthesis grow into a recognisable brand in the UK and Ireland markets by delivering a quality product that comes with a real sense of prestige. We're working on the dealer network now, and look forward to sharing more press updates as the products arrive and go out in the field."
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OKLAHOMA CITY -- Returning from mid-September knee surgery with no obvious signs of rust, Russell Westbrook's season debut couldn't have gone much better. Except for the losing part, which was striking not only in which team it happened against but also in how it happened.
Westbrook finished with 32 points on 13-of-23 shooting, plus 12 rebounds and eight assists, but the Oklahoma City Thunder lost to the Sacramento Kings 131-120, dropping to 0-3.
"It was OK. Wasn't my best night," Westbrook said of how he felt. "But I've got I don't know how many games left to play. Not worried. It was my first time. I just hate losing, honestly. I don't really care to talk about how I played."
Westbrook came out of the gates looking very much like himself, ripping down a defensive rebound in the first few seconds and setting up Paul George for an open 3 shortly after. Westbrook dove on the floor -- and into the seats -- for loose balls and played with his trademark energy and intensity.
"Almost notched a triple-double. I'd say that's pretty Russ to me," said George, who finished with 29 points on 10-of-18 shooting. "He looked comfortable, he looked midseason form, and he just looked good energy-wise. He was able to play both ends, run the floor and manipulate the game."
Westbrook underwent arthroscopic knee surgery on Sept. 12. In the past week, he ramped up the intensity of his workouts and started contact practice and drills. He went through a workout Sunday before the game and, in tandem with the medical staff, made the decision to play.
"I never take this game for granted, always blessed and very thankful to the man above for allowing me to go out and play," Westbrook said. "That's my main thing -- always going out and giving everything I have."
This is the first time the Thunder have started 0-3 in the Oklahoma City era. Two of the games were without Westbrook, but with him back Sunday -- against the Kings -- there was an expectation that the Thunder would get back on track. But with some glaring defensive breakdowns, woeful shooting from deep (9-of-39 from 3) and hot shooting by the Kings, the Thunder find themselves in an awkward place one week into the season.
"If we could snap our fingers and change it right away, it'll happen," George said of the Thunder's early struggles. "It just comes down to us grinding and scratching and taking these losses and trying to get better. Take this practice days and try to get better. That's it."
There was an offseason emphasis on playing faster and increasing their movement and spacing. While signs of that certainly showed, the Thunder have shot the ball very poorly. In their three games, they're just 26-of-109 overall from 3 (23.8 percent). It's a positive sign for the Thunder that they produced 23 team assists against the Kings, in spite of their poor shooting. Within that, Westbrook contributed only eight assists, which means the team as a whole was distributing more. In recent seasons, the Thunder's assist total was largely tied to Westbrook creating almost everything.


Kirsten Dunst, contracted to do three Spider-Man movies as Mary Jane Watson, said she might be interested in doing a fourth.
Interviewed by Robin Roberts during ABC's Good Morning America on Wednesday, Dunst at first seemed reluctant when asked about her Spider-Man future.
"Unless they pay me exorbitant amounts of money," she said, laughing.
Asked what could convince her to return, Dunst said, "I mean, if everyone came back, then probably. I doubt (they'd all come back), but I don't know, maybe everyone would. I would ... I would if everyone came back and if there was a story to tell."
"Because it's all about the story," said Roberts, semi-sarcastically.
"It is!" Dunst said. "That's why I did the first one."
Dunst, who was promoting her new film Elizabethtown, said she starts work on Spider-Man 3 in January.
After an announcement of a flip book by editor-in-chief Jim Lauchlin at Wizard World Boston, Top Cow Production on Wednesday provided details for its plans for City of Heroes #6.
The issue, in stores on Wednesday, includes a bonus six-page back-up story, "City of Villains." spotlighting the new game from NCsoft and Cryptic Sutdios.
The City of Villains is written by the game's senior designer, Sean Michael Fish, with artwork by James Raiz. It gives the player and the reader a peek at what is in store for them, as City of Villains takes off from some of the most dangerous and feared villains from City of Heroes universe.
T The massive multiplayer online game itself will be available Oct. 31.
Said Mclauchlin, "It's great seeing someone so involved from the ground floor of both City of Heroes and City of Villains, tell the story. We're literally seeing it from the eyes of the creator".
The lead story is written by Troy Hickman, with art by Wilson Tortosa and a cover by Rudolfo Migliari.
For covers and four-page previews of Marvel Comics titles arriving in stores on Oct. 19, CLICK HERE.
Titles include Daredevil vs. Punisher #5 and Runaways #9.
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Titles include She-Hulk #1 and X-Men and Power Pack #1.
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Titles include Seven Soldiers: Klarion the Witch Boy #4, Captain Atom: Armageddon #1, Batman: Gotham Knights #70 and Batman: Journey in Knight #3.
Moonstone Books has released its solicitations for February.
The WB has released two more images of the "Aqua" episode of Smallville scheduled to air on Oct. 20.
The images features Tom Welling as Clark Kent and James Marsters as Professor Fine/Brainiac.
"Lana (Kristin Kreuk) decides to enroll at Metropolis University at the last minute and is forced to join a sorority to find housing at such a late date. However, her new sorority sisters offer her more than a place to crash after they turn her into a vampire and instruct her to kill Clark (Tom Welling). Meanwhile, Chloe (Allison Mack) applies for an internship at the Daily Planet, but the newspaper's formidable editor (guest star Carrie Fisher) may be more then she can handle."
Steven S. DeKnight wrote the episode, which was directed by Jeannot Szwarc.
* Adam West, television's Batman, and Lou Ferrigno, television's Incredible Hulk, guest star as themselves in "Shear Torture," the Monday, Oct. 24 episode of CBS' The King of Queens.
In the episode, after convincing Lou Ferrigno to accompany him to the annual Sci-Fi convention, Spence (played by Patton Oswalt) spots Adam West in the subway and figures Batman would be a bigger coup than the Incredible Hulk. But Spence's plan unravels when he realizes that West and Ferrigno are old buddies and have caught on to his super-hero double-dipping.
To the left is the package back art for Warner Bros.' upcoming The Flash: The Complete Series DVD. Click on the thumbnail for a larger image.
* Jack Nicholson will talk about playing The Joker in 1989's Batman on Tuesday's episode of the syndicated Extra television series.
* Marvel 1602, by Neil Gaiman, Andy Kubert and Richard Isanove, won the Quill Award for Graphic Novel.
* Coming Thursday: Marvel news -- and much more!!!
* Thursday, Oct. 6: IDW Publishing's soliciations for January and Smallville.
* Wednesday, Oct. 5: Batman Begins and The Flash on DVD, Marvel and DC Comics First Looks, Blade: Trinity on Starz and Neal Adams covers All Star Superman.
* Tuesday, Oct. 4: Smallville's Aquaman, Marvel and DC First Looks, Superman Returns video game, New X-Men and Claypool for January.
* Monday, Oct. 3: Top Cow and WildStorm/Vertigo panels at Wizard World Boston and Heroic Publishing's January solicitations.
* Sunday, Oct. 2: Marvel and DC panels at Wizard World Boston and Heroic Publishing's January solicitations.
* Saturday, Oct. 1: Ultimate Avengers Panel at Wizard World Boston, Smallville and Dark Horse First Looks.
* Friday, Sept. 30: DC's Crisis Panel at Wizard World Boston, Scott Pilgrim preview and The Batman.
* Thursday, Sept. 29: Scary Godmother on Cartoon Network, Blade TV, Justice #1 second printing, WildStorm vs. Aspen and First Looks.
* Wednesday, Sept. 28: Cartoon Network for October, Marvel First Looks and Peter Cuneo talks Marvel movies.
* Tuesday, Sept. 27: Mark Hamill voices The Trickster, X-Men 3 movie, The Batman, Aspen soliciations for December, DC and Image First Looks and Pete Woods exclusive to DC.
* Monday, Sept. 26: The Batman, Teen Titans, Spawn: The Animation and Arcana's December solicitations.
* Saturday, Sept. 24: Spider-Man Family, The Batman, Smallville and Claypool's jump-in issues.
* Friday, Sept. 23: Justice League Unlimited's Supergirl, Image Comics' The Intimidators, Image Comics First Looks and Mike Mignola covers Death Jr.
* Thursday, Sept. 22: Image and Devil's Due solicitations for December.
* Wednesday, Sept. 21: Marvel solicitations for December and Marvel First Looks.
* Tuesday, Sept. 20: Marvel, DC and Image First Looks and new ShadowHawk artist.
* Monday, Sept. 19: DC Comics' and Oni Press' solicitations for December.


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DECAA Applauds Mendelson on Comp Plan Delay
The Dupont East Civic Action Association (DECAA) applauds Council Chair Phil Mendelson's announcement yesterday that the Council vote on the Comp Plan will be next year, when the new Council will take office. This will give time for individuals, civic and neighborhood associations, ANCs and others to dig into and understand the Plan and work with the Council to improve this complex, far-reaching legislation.
Mayor Bowser, acting through her Office of Planning, submitted a 1,500-page proposal to the Council in April and has been saying a delay and will stymie her ability to meet her ambitious affordable housing goals. Today, In answer to a question from Mark Segraves of NBC4. "Will the DC Council pass the Comp Plan this year?" Chair Mendelson replied, "Given the Council schedule, it's unlikely."
With both officials seated at the same table for yesterday's press conference, Mendelson noted plans for a public hearing November 12-13 that is expected to be quite lengthy and that the public health emergency had disrupted the legislative schedule.
Pressed for her reaction, Mayor Bowser made clear she hopes for passage this year. "I certainly would like to talk to the Chairman about it," she said. "We will have more conversations."
"I think that if we see at the hearing that there's no controversy around it, that it might be possible," Mendelson said of a quick markup and vote. But he later seemed to dismiss the likelihood of that kind of consensus, noting that groups such as the Committee of 100 on the Federal City have urged the council to return the draft plan for further work, taking into account the pandemic and a new trend of population loss in the city. However, he dismissed that idea, saying, "We're not going to do that."
On Monday evening, the membership of the Dupont East Civic Action Association determined to prepare testimony for the November hearing and to seek further community engagement at the Ward 2 level with Councilmember Brooke Pinto in advance of the hearing.
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Delayed Bodies - Writing the Cozy Mystery
Elizabeth over at Mystery Writing is Murder wrote a post Friday about her struggles to move the discovery of the body as early as possible in a cozy mystery -- to get the story going.
This is generally good advice, especially in a light genre with relatively short stories, like the cozy. You really do need to get the story going. No dillying or dallying or shillying or shallying. AND...it's more than good advice if you are writing for a large traditional publishers -- it's a requirement.
I, of course, had to be the contrarian. I do not argue that the story has to get up and start going right away. I just don't like it when the finding of the body -- a major turning point -- is rushed.
When I say "rushed" I don't mean that the finding of the body can't happen early. Heck, there have been some wonderful mysteries where the body is found in the first sentence, or has already been found before the story even starts. (And that's a technique I'll say more about below.)
What I mean by "rushed" is this: When a body is found, everything changes. It closes one sequence and opens a new one. Whatever you are committing to in the opening sequence has to be completed. There has to be a full arc, or it's a waste.
Now, as a fan of classic mystery, I also have a bugaboo about variety, and the drama of it all (even in a comic mystery). The story doesn't always demand that the body be found immediately, or even be found "on screen." It can be a background event. And pushing it to the front too early can leave me feeling cheated.
What I feel cheated out of is whatever else happens to drive the story. Mysteries, after all, are about secrets, so there is always going to be a surface story that drives your character's immediate reactions, and an underlying story of what the killer does. And these two trails will be full of deceptions and red herrings, and disguised truths... and I don't want to miss out on any of that.
Just in practical terms, I mentioned in the comments on Elizabeth's post that there are ways to handle the inciting incident (or catalyst) differently. I mentioned one that works for thrillers, and she wondered how that would work for cozies. Rather than clutter up her comments with a very long post, I figured I might as well just list a few here:
1.) The Split Incident.
This is the one I mentioned over there, and one that Robert McKee mentions in his book STORY. If you have a situation that needs slow growth, you can sometimes split the "inciting incident" by creating a "prologue" which is outside of the story. The example he uses is Steven Spielberg's Jaws. The movie opens with a horrific shark attack. But that attack happens unwitnessed, so even though it's an incident, but it doesn't incite anything yet (except for a certain amount of tension and nausea on the part of the audience).
This is equivalent to Alfred Hitchcock's baseball-bomb theory. I.e. if you have a couple of guys sitting around talking about baseball, and then suddenly a bomb goes off, you've bored the audience and then shocked them. If you show the audience the bomb under the table, and the two guys don't know it's there... suddenly the same scene is full of tension.
So in Jaws, after the shark attack, we get to meet Sheriff Brody and his family and the island of Amity in their ordinary everyday lives, and all the time we see the ocean in the background and we worry about the Brodys. And because we're worried about them, we're a little more involved in their day-to-day difficulties.
And if we start seeing those day-to-day difficulties match up with the main danger we already know about, we feel rewarded. Sheriff Brody is the "protector" of the town, so danger is his business -- he'll have to deal with that shark. And he's afraid of water, so we know this will be tough for him. And his kids are reaching the independent age (and are not afraid of water) so we're worried about him in terms of his love for them. And his struggles with the local politician aren't that interesting at first, but boy do they connect up later when the question as to whether to close the beaches comes up.
So that works in a thriller, how can it work in a cozy?
Same way. The first thing you have to do is identify the "bomb" -- that is, the driving force of the story which will cause your characters to put themselves on the line -- and give us an early glance. In a mystery, the bomb is always the puzzle.
So a young woman hurries along the street. She's carrying an old fashioned cassette recorder -- which is not only odd for anybody, but it's particularly odd for her, because she's this really super hip young lady, with a smart phone and a couple of other gizmos on her. And she seems to be up to something. She sees someone, and ducks down an alley. She drops the cassette player in a dumpster, and dashes on.
That might be enough, or maybe she runs into the person she's avoiding as she leaves the alley. We don't see this person (it's the killer) but we know she's scared.
Then the story begins as Wendell Durringer, our octegenarian sleuth, wends his walker into the corner coffee house, and he finds that the hip young barrista who always got his coffee order wrong didn't show up for work....
The tricky part is this: Jaws works because we can already see a connection between Sheriff Brody's every day life and how the shark will disrupt it. And even if we are not sharp enough to realize that connection yet, the fact that the chief of police on an island is afraid of water is plenty ironic and interesting enough to drive the opening sequence by itself. And when the shark DOES show up, we see the connection right away, and so does Brody.
And since the "shark" in a cozy is a puzzle, I think that whatever drama gets in Wendell's way should not just be that the barrista is missing. Wendell has to walk into the tangle of drama that will turn out to be what led to her being missing. He may not realize that the bank manager's spilled coffee has anything to do with it. But the conflict between the banker and the other waitress -- which seems to be over coffee -- needs to relate to what lead to the barrista's disappearance. And Wendell might very well see that there is something going on there.
2.) "Not What It Seems" (or maybe "Mysterious Events")
This can be a variation of the technique mentioned above, except that you don't let the audience know more than the protagonist. I used a variation of this in Have Gun, Will Play. At the start, Mick and Casey ride into the middle of a range war, and get involved in a shoot out. What happens in that shoot out is relevant to what happens later on. And Mick can see that there is stuff going on that no one wants to tell him about.
So at this point, the story isn't driven by the fact that people got killed. The tension of the story is in that Mick and Casey (and their suspicions) are not welcome, but they are needed.... because one of the players in the range war has a daughter he wants to get out of the territory. He hires Mick and Casey to escort her to safer ground.
This makes complete sense on the surface, and is an interesting challenge all on its own, plus it has a little bit of suspense lurking in the background, because we know that something is odd about the whole set up.
While a murder does make a major turning point in the story, the actual first major turning point is when Mick decides he doesn't like any of the situation, so he goes maverick. The story has enough drive without the murder.
This technique isn't just a matter of how you begin a story -- it's a structure for the whole story, and I admit I have a weakness for this kind of structure. A spooky house, mysterious happenings. Love it.
3.) Non-Murder Case Opening (or Red Herring Opening)
This is a variation on the above. I used it in The Man Who Did Too Much. (I'm not saying my books are brilliant examples, but they're handy.) In this case, the main puzzle isn't a murder at all, or at least doesn't seem to be until a murder happens later. The key here is that the story IS about something else.
This story begins with George's personal problems. He compulsively takes care of people, and his girlfriend suffers ptsd and is compulsively needy, and they can't break out of the cycle and create a normal life. They are in desperate need of an Inciting Incident to break them out of the cycle. Luckily, right there in the first chapter, George's former boss asks him for a favor, to investigate a local lead in a distant kidnapping case.
There will eventually be a murder, but it's the kidnapping case which drives the story. And George's personal life only adds to the drive: George doesn't actually care about the kidnapping case, but it matters to Karla. And Karla is the person who can help George with his personal problems. And soon everyone is sucked much more deeply in the case than any of them expect.
This may sound more thriller than mystery, but both the kidnapping, and the murder (and for that matter, George's personal life) are puzzles, and the story is structured around those puzzles.
4.) Start With The Body
You don't always have to do anything tricky. If you consider that the finding of the body irrevocably changes the direction of the story, then one way to keep it from messing with your setup is to find the body first. Let the body launch the set up. Don't give us important conversation, or too much of the character in normal life -- because we're going to lose the details with the finding of the body. Start with the body, or only give us the broadest strokes of the scene first.
It seems to me that The Ice House started this way. (It's not a cozy, but that's only because of tone -- structurally it was a manor house mystery.) Three women sitting on the patio and one notices that the gardener is racing at full tilt across the lawn toward them --The gardener who never ever moved fast in his life. Something is very wrong; he's found a body. It's only then, in reaction to the finding of a body, that we get the context. One of the women had an abusive husband who had disappeared years ago. She was investigated for murder by a vindictive inspector, who couldn't make a case. Suspicion has hovered over the woman and her friends for years. It's been a living hell, and now it's about to start all over again.
Starting with a body is a great way to begin a story where the situation is loaded with drama from the past. It's good even when the situation doesn't seem so loaded to the characters. A body is found, and it doesn't seem to have any relation to the characters... except on investigation, secrets come out.
There are other possibilities for changing up how the body affects the story, but I am tired, so that's all I'll do tonight.
See you in the funny papers.
Posted by The Daring Novelist at 12:57 AM
Labels: cozy mystery, writing theory
Oh, I like your contrarian responses. :) Helps me work through it all! Please keep it up.
Some very solid ideas here, Camille. I especially like the red herring opener. Thanks for thinking this through...will be sharing with others today.
The Daring Novelist said...
Thanks, Elizabeth --
You know I think it all comes down to the promise you make the reader on the first page. Sometimes with cozies, we sorta depend on the genre to make that promise. Therefore you get a little leeway to play around, but the genre promises a body, so you'd better serve one up.
But if you are making some other promise related to the character or story, then the body can become a milder suspense factor.
Deborah Bancroft said...
OH! Just exactly what I needed. I've just looked one of my endlessly ongoing projects dead in the eye and I sez, "Cozy," (I sez), "Cozy, you are gettin' yerself WROTE!"
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Apcon – The Apcon driver enables full control of the Apcon layer 1 switch and its functionality, such as attaching and detaching ports.
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IxExplorer – The IxExplorer driver provides an API with parallel functionality to the IxExplorer GUI application. This enables to configure IxExplorer, run, read statistics and analyze counters and packets from within JSystem.
IxLoad – The IxLoad driver enables to load IxLoad configurations, change configuration parameters, play tests, read statistics and analyze them.
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The best hybrid cars and SUVs available in America
With more and more cars adopting electric powertrains these days, it's easier than ever to find a hybrid vehicle that'll fit into your lifestyle. From mild-hybrid cars that pack 48-volt technology to plug-ins that offer usable EV range in addition to their gas engines, hybrid vehicles run the gamut of the automotive space. Frugal compacts, luxury performers and even rugged SUVs can all be had with electric boost. Here are Roadshow's picks for the best ones available in America today.
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Porsche doesn't just offer one plug-in Panamera, there are six versions to choose from. Whether you get the most basic Panamera 4 E-Hybrid, stretch out in one of the Executive models, or go big on the Turbo S E-Hybrid Sport Turismo, every electrified Panamera offers tons of tech, great driving dynamics and seriously luxurious accommodations.
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The Panamera 4 E-Hybrid models pair a 2.9-liter, twin-turbo V6 with a 14.1-kilowatt-hour electric motor, which results in a total system output of 457 horsepower and 516 pound-feet of torque -- plus about 30 miles of electric driving range.
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The Turbo S E-Hybrid, on the other hand, uses the same battery but swaps out the V6 engine for a 4.0-liter V8, meaning total output is raised to a whopping 677 horsepower and 626 pound-feet of torque. A plug-in hybrid that can accelerate to 60 mph in as little as 3.2 seconds? Yes, please.
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Jon Wong's pick: Acura NSX
When the second-generation NSX finally arrived, like many fans of the original car, I had my doubts about how much I would like the modern version. After all, a whiz-bang hybrid drivetrain, dual-clutch gearbox and all-wheel drive were a far cry from the simplicity of the naturally aspirated, six-cylinder predecessor. But then I got to drive it on winding mountain roads outside Palm Springs, California, and it won me over mainly because of the hybrid hardware.
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For starters, the battery and electric motors help bump up power. By itself, the blown engine makes 500 horsepower and 406 pound-feet of torque. When you throw in the NSX's three electric motors, net output jumps to 575 horses and 476 pound-feet for plenty of giddy-up for a top speed of 191 mph.
The hybrid setup also helps up handling prowess. While one electric motor works with the engine to drive the rear wheels, the other two are located on the front axle. Each is responsible for driving one of the wheels enabling for on-the-fly torque adjustments. Through a corner, the tire with the most stick will receive more torque and help the coupe power through in a more efficient manner. The beauty is that all the work the complex hybrid system does mostly disappears into the background, allowing for an undeniably fun and pure feeling drive experience with right-now steering response and loads of grip.
Andrew Krok's pick: Honda Insight
The spiritual successor to the now-dead Honda Civic Hybrid is a competent, efficient sedan that manages to leave some money in your wallet. What's not to like?
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If you're not a fan of the Prius' wild styling, the Insight should be your choice. It's far more stately on the outside, and the interior has a great mix of materials with an interesting dashboard layout and a sensible, straightforward infotainment system.
Best of all, though, is the efficiency. When I reviewed the Insight Touring, I was able to meet and beat the base Insight's EPA estimates of 55 city and 49 highway miles per gallon. If you're not ready to make the leap to EVs just yet, this is a good middle ground.
Manuel Carrillo III's pick: Lexus ES 300h
The Lexus ES 300h is one of the best cars I've tested in recent memory. It's a paragon of luxury and efficiency, and if that's what you're looking for in your next new car, definitely give this sedan a look.
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The hybrid ES offers a relaxing ride rivaling that of a Bentley or Rolls-Royce, and some of the most comfortable seats in the business, too. If you're in the mood for sportier driving, the ES 300h can alter its disposition in a snap, almost to the point where it feels like a sport sedan.
A 2.5-liter, four-cylinder engine and a nickel-metal hydride battery combine to make 215 horsepower, which is channeled to the front wheels by a continuously variable transmission. The EPA rates the ES 300h at 43/45 city/highway mpg. Prices start at $41,560 before destination.
Chris Paukert's pick: Toyota Avalon
Like my colleague Manuel Carrillo, I know a good thing when I drive it. The Toyota Avalon is just such a vehicle, whether in hybrid guise or not. Carrillo went with the Avalon's hoity-toity cousin, the Lexus ES 300h, for his pick, and while his car is a solid choice, my tack is slightly different.
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I prefer the Lexus' Toyota cousin for a number of reasons, and not just because it's less expensive, starting at $36,650 (plus $930 delivery). I also prefer it because it has an infinitely simpler infotainment interface (no idiotic touchpad!) and folding rear seats for added flexibility.
With 215 total system horsepower, the Avalon Hybrid isn't going to set your synapses afire, but it is an extremely comfortable and quiet cocoon, offering a top-shelf interior (especially on the high-end Limited trim) and a soothing ride. Like its Lexus counterpart, the Avalon's front-end looks won't be for everyone, but once you slip behind the wheel, you'll forget all about that grille.
Kyle Hyatt's pick: Toyota RAV4
Toyota has been the undisputed king of hybrids since it debuted the Prius around the turn of the millennium. Since then, the tech has only gotten better, and that shows in the 2019 RAV4 Hybrid model. It's smooth, torquey, quiet and efficient. In short, it's great.
The RAV4 Hybrid is new for 2019 and, in addition to getting the latest version of Toyota's Hybrid Synergy Drive, it also got a comprehensive redesign both inside and out. The exterior design makes this RAV4 arguably the best-looking one in years and inside, the cabin feels like it moved upmarket.
The RAV4 Hybrid has always been the secret hot rod of the family, thanks to its extra torque. While this one won't exactly put the fear of God into a Macan, it is surprisingly spry for something with its design brief. It gets up and out of its own way with aplomb and you feel every one of its 219 horsepower once you mash its not-that-loud pedal.
Antuan Goodwin's pick: Hyundai Ioniq
It's a bit smaller, but Hyundai's little Prius-fighting Ioniq Hybrid punches above its weight with a 139-horsepower, 1.6-liter hybrid powertrain delivering up to 58 mpg in its most efficient incarnation. The compact hatchback is also pretty good looking, with a more conventional design than the oddly angular Toyota.
Featuring a dual-clutch automatic transmission -- rather than the hybrid-staple, continuously variable unit -- and a combined 195 pound-feet of torque, the Ioniq's performance is slightly more engaging than your average eco-car. Aiding driving joy is the compact chassis, which is fairly nimble and reasonably comfortable.
The Hyundai's cabin feels a bit spartan at lower trim levels, but it's loaded up with some of the best cabin tech in the compact hybrid class and a solid suite of available driver aid features. It's also fairly affordable with a starting price around $22,400 before destination. For even more eco-efficiency, check out the plug-in hybrid and fully electric Ioniq variants.
Emme Hall's pick: Jeep Wrangler
Yes, Jeep makes a hybrid -- well, a mild hybrid, anyway. The Wrangler's 2.0-liter, turbocharged engine comes with a 48-volt system dubbed eTorque. All told the mill puts out 270 horsepower and 295 pound-feet of torque. That's more twist than the V6, and when it comes to off-roading, torque is your friend.
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The hybrid motor acts like a starter and generator so throttle response is immediate and the Wrangler's stop-start system is very smooth. Plus, these added electrons help the Wrangler get 24 mpg combined.
The best part about the eTorque system is you don't sacrifice any off-road prowess. The mild-hybrid Wrangler can still be had in Rubicon trim with all the benefits therein. The only bummer is that it's a $3,000 upcharge: $1,000 for the engine and $2,000 for the required eight-speed automatic to go with it.
Tim Stevens' pick: Volvo S60 T8 Polestar Engineered
OK, so I'm freshly back from driving the preproduction Polestar 1 and that may be skewing my takes slightly. But given there's no way I can dream of affording that $155,000 matte silver rocketship, I hope you'll forgive me for looking for a more budget-minded alternative. Thankfully, there's a Volvo for that.
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The S60 T8 Polestar Engineered takes the standard T8 plug-in powertrain and adds a little more power, but more importantly, slaps on a set of Öhlins dampers and fiddles with the dynamics software to create a machine far more poised than the base S60 -- which, to be clear, is no slouch.
Twenty-one miles of electric range may not be record-breaking, and I'll be honest that the T8 powertrain isn't the smoothest hybrid on the block, but there aren't too many 415-horsepower performance sedans that offer a shot at a combined 30 mpg.
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Why The High Court Got It 100% Right
Unless you have had the unfortunate displeasure of being completely disinterested in politics, live under a rock or, worse still, do not care for the news, you would've heard that the High Court of Australia handed down its judgment on the fate of seven Members of Parliament and Senators, the most prolific of which was none other than Deputy PM Barnaby Joyce. The only survivors were Sen Matt Canavan and Sen Nick Xenophon.
The case arose due to the possession by these representatives of citizenship of another foreign country. This is, at least on the face of the text, prohibited by Section 44 of the Constitution. Section 44 provides:
Any person who (i) is under any acknowledgment of allegiance, obedience, or adherence to a foreign power, or is a subject or a citizen or entitled to the rights or privileges of a subject or a citizen of a foreign power … shall be incapable of being chosen or of sitting as a senator or a member of the House of Representatives.
It should be noted that the text of Section 44 does not require that a representative with foreign citizenship must acknowledge such allegiance or obedience. There appear to be separate categories of disqualification, as evidenced by the 'or' in line two – one for a person who is under any acknowledgment, one for a person who is a subject or citizen and one for a person who is entitled to the rights of a citizen.
The question before the High Court was essentially the following:
'Should a person who is in fact a subject or citizen of a foreign power be disqualified or should the High Court read into Section 44 further elements such that a person may be disqualified if they are a "citizen of a foreign power for the purposes of Section 44"?'
The Solicitor-General, Mr Donaghue QC, representing the Attorney-General, argued essentially that there needed to be a knowledge element imposed on Section 44, that persons needed to have 'knowledge of a real and substantial prospect' of foreign citizenship. He pointed to the intent of the section, as outlined by the High Court in Sue v Hill, that the section has the purpose of preventing split allegiance, and argued that a person could not have split allegiance if they did not have knowledge of a real and substantial prospect of foreign citizenship.
I should point out here that there has been some criticism over the advice and advocacy of the Solicitor-General in recent days. This is unwarranted and deeply disrespectful.
The Solicitor-General, an exceedingly eminent Queen's Counsel, did exactly what he was employed to do; argue the government's side of the case. Faced with the task of circumventing the words on the page, he did an admirable job. I watched a large part of his advocacy on the High Court's audio-visual recordings and I found him to be extremely competent, well-argued and thoughtful. As to the advice he provided to Turnbull and his colleagues, we will never know what was in that advice. However, even if the advice included words to the effect of 'the High Court will so hold' – something I sincerely doubt – it is surely an arguable position which Mr Donaghue put forward and one which could only be defeated by a distinctly textualist approach to the Constitution.
Unfortunately for the government and for the Solicitor-General, yet fortunately for good of Australia and her institutions, the High Court did take such an approach. Here are some reasons why Australians should rejoice that they did:
The High Court is not SCOTUS
The High Court, and indeed Australia's constitutional jurisprudence more generally, is in another universe when one examines the 'Unlearn Law' which has come out of the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS, for short). Regardless of your stance on abortion, Roe v Wade is simply judicial activism at its worst. To imply a right to an abortion until foetal viability from a right to privacy under the 14th Amendment is, to say the least, an exercise in creative linguistics. Worse still was the decision in Obergefell v Hodges which implied a constitutional right to same sex marriage, again from the 14th Amendment.
The problem with many of the decisions which have been handed down by SCOTUS, apart from the fact that their appointments and judgments are far more politically motivated, is that many members of the court (notable exceptions included Justices Scalia and Gorsuch) subscribe to a non-literalist, non-originalist school of constitutional interpretation. They say that the text of the constitution, despite the words contained therein, and the meaning of those words in the context of when they were drafted, must be interpreted (read: overruled) in light of modern society and values. Some even go so far as to say that the Constitution should be interpreted in light of human rights/international law. I would argue that this kind of approach undermines the Rule of Law. Individuals and governments must be aware of what the law is so that they might obey it.
The High Court has affirmed its literalist/Originalist approach to Constitutional interpretation
With the exception of perhaps two former judges (Justices Kirby and Murphy) – there are a few more I could include on this list, though to a lesser extent – the High Court has not embraced these liberal interpretive approaches. This is a very good thing. A literalist/Originalist approach is the only way to give certainty to governments and individuals who seek to rely on and operate under its provisions. If the words contained in the Constitution have a legal effect which coincides more or less with their natural and ordinary meaning as understood at the time of Federation, it provides clarity and certainty as to the rights, obligations and powers of the individual and of government.
Importantly, a literalist/Originalist approach provides the exercise of government power with an objective grounding. The powers of the Legislature and of the Executive cannot wax and wane in line with judicial opinion. Nor can the rights of the individual be abrogated by an unelected majority of four High Court judges.
A literalist/Originalist approach gives expression to the will of the people, not the will of unelected judges. Quite simply, if the Australian people desired to allow their representatives to hold dual citizenship, they are perfectly free to do so under the referendum procedure set out in Section 128. The low success rate of referenda in the past and the lack of traction for constitutional change generally is an expression of satisfaction by the Australian people as to the text and effect of their constitution.
No split allegiances for our leaders
I feel strongly about the application of Section 44 and the need to ensure that there is no split allegiance, whether actual or potential, of our leaders. The fact of the matter is, if you wish to lead our great nation, you should be 100% on Team Australia. Our leaders must be working for the good of the Australian people and of Australia first and foremost.
The obvious retort to this point is that many representatives may have no knowledge of their foreign citizenship, as in the circumstances of this case. There are two main issues with this argument. First, there are obvious evidential issues surrounding just what knowledge representatives possess. It should not need to be stated that persons with nefarious intentions would not be particularly candid in this regard. Second, and with more weight in my opinion, is the issue of duties and responsibility imposed by the foreign country on its citizens. Conscription is an obvious example. There is nothing in principle preventing a foreign country passing a law that all citizens within a defined category must immediately undertake military service in response to a war. A less obvious example, but perhaps more relevant in the 21st Century, would be laws regarding data or meta-data usage and reporting for citizens of a country. The proposition that our representatives be compelled to such obligations is simply unthinkable.
We should be thankful for our High Court. Our judges continue to uphold the institutions of an independent judiciary and the Rule of Law. Chief Justice Kiefel and Justices Bell, Gageler, Keane, Nettle, Gordon and Edelman got it 100% right. Thank you.
George Bishop November 4, 2017 November 4, 2017 australia, democracy, featured, politics
One thought on "Why The High Court Got It 100% Right"
Paul Murray says:
So, if I found an island somewhere and founded my own nation, could I get rid of the Australian PM by declaring him to be a citizen of my country? More realistically, how about if I bribed the officials of some small and corrupt nation to do it?
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Buenos Aires is synonymous with the tango, as we may know. But where to find tango at night, and all night? Well the sound of it will fill the air, especially on Sundays in San Telmo and La Boca, and on Tango Day in mid-December, but to find tango at night and all night, then you should head on to this specific establishments called Milongas.
MicroCentro is the main tourist attractions areas and is renowned for its shopping opportunities, it is picturesque but expensive. The main tourist shops are in and around Florida Street, Lavalle Street and Murillo Street.
If you like leather goods then you should visit Murillo Street, and if you like handicraft, you should not miss the weekends craft fair in Francis Park in Recoleta. San Telmo which is within walking distance from MicroCentro has an excellent Sunday market though.
When to travel to these places of interest? My opinion is: Spring, Summer and Autumn.
Money saving travel tips in Buenos Aires: Do shop around if you want to buy things as there are often two prices, i.e. one for tourists and another for locals. Also you may want to watch out for those mass produced items masquerading as hand made.
Have fun to these places of interest in this lively city that are filled with passionate people!