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End-of-year Power Rankings: December 2016
Captain Lou El Bammo, Dick Dafone, and Derby Nerd periodically rank Canada's top A-level travel teams. Read the the mid-season 2016 (June) Power Rankings here.
1. New Skids on the Block (Montreal Roller Derby) – After stumbling against Philly at ECDX, mid-season roster changes shook up the team chemistry, and after it had time to settle, the Skids knocked off Bay Area to become the first Canadian team to advance to WFTDA Champs where they put a scare into Angel City in the quarterfinals, which was enough to secure top spot. (1 / 19)
– Despite the fifth place finish in their D1 playoff, it could be argued that Terminal City had a better playoff tournament than Montreal. They lost narrowly (164-162) against Philly before cruising through the consolation bracket. Their spot in the top 2, well ahead of the competition, remains secure. (2 / 18)
3.Calgary All Stars (Calgary Roller Derby Association) – Although a 5th seed, Calgary tore through its D2 playoff tournament, including knocking off top seed Charm City along the way to finish in the top spot in the playoff. Finishing third overall in WFTDA's Division 2 is more than enough to hold on to third spot. (4 / 45)
4. Misfit Militia (Orangeville Roller Girls) +1 Went 6-1 in 2016 including a 147-144 unsanctioned win against D1's Queen City. The teams only loss on the season came against an ever-improving Toronto Men's Roller Derby team (200-159). However, their obvious talent and lack of WFTDA ranking continue to make top-level competition hard to come by. (3 /-)
5. Rideau Valley Vixens (Rideau Valley Roller Girls) +1 A 4-7 regular season saw the Vixens tumble out of the D2 playoffs. However, the bright side is that many of those seven losses came against top-flight competition including the likes of Montreal, Jacksonville, and Philly. It was an incredibly challenging schedule that may have them currently under-ranked and that could pay track-experience dividends in 2017. (10/93)
6. E-Ville Dead (E-Ville Roller Derby)
unranked They've risen from the dead once again! E-Ville has been in and out of the Top 10 over the years, and now reenters once again, surging into the middle of the pack for the first time since last year's end-of-season rankings. E-Ville had an incredible year with a record of 8-1 including victories over Top-10 Winnipeg (207-132) and Watch-Listers Mainland Misfits (279-89). The team's only loss on the season was to provincial rivals and D2 bronze medalists Calgary (241-114). (5 / 91)
7. All Stars (Winnipeg Roller Derby League) +1 Winnipeg inches forward a spot but gets stopped in its tracks by surging E-Ville (who defeated them 207-132 to earn the spot). The All Stars do hold their spot ahead of Muddy River based on strength of schedule. They went 8-5 on the season, helping them move to their highest WFTDA ranking yet. (9 / 84)
8. Lumbersmacks (Muddy River Rollers) +1 The little league that just keeps going. Muddy River's consistency over the past few season has been incredible given their size and location. This year they travelled far and wide once again compiling a 6-4 record along the way, including early season wins over Capital City and Quebec. A big late-season loss to Orangeville's Misfit Militia was unsanctioned and didn't effect their 16-spot jump in the WFTDA rankings. (11 / 85)
9. Dolly Rogers (Capital City Derby Dolls)
+1 The Dolly Rogers capped off their 5-4 season with a massive sanctioned win against Central NY that helped their 8-spot jump in the WFTDA rankings. Narrow wins against teams just outside of the Top 10 allow them to secure their spot and nudge forward, finally moving out of the long-held 10 spot. (8 / 106)
10.Tri-City Thunder (Tri-City Rller Derby) -6 Tri-City had an up-and-down year in 2016, eventually finishing with a 5-10 record. After a promising two and one start (including a rare win over Toronto), Thunder lost seven of eight regular season games the rest of the way. A decent playoff run saw them improve their 9th place seeding to 6th in their D2 tournament. However, yet another off season shake-up to the jammer rotation means that Tri-City's rebuild will be continuing into 2017. (6 / 57)
The Rankings
No changes to the Top 3 as Canada's lone WFTDA playoff teams remain at the top of the sport in the nation. Montreal retains top spot based on an incredible performance at the WFTDA Championship tournament, playing, arguably, the team's best game of the season against a very good Angel City team. After reloading their roster in 2016, The New Skids on the Block also look very good to remain atop the nation's power rankings in 2017 as well. It remains to be seen whether Terminal City and Calgary (who became only the second team to win a Division 2 playoff tournament) can push through some expected 0ff-season roster changes to remain at their current levels.
The rest of the list has gone through some shifts and changes. Most notably, for the first time in the history of these Power Rankings, Toronto has dropped out of the Top 10. Although leagues like Orangeville and Muddy River are proof that size doesn't always matter, the reality is that Toronto is simply too big and too deep to keep down for long and expect a slow but steady rise in 2017 as the All Stars rebuild. This drop, however, made room for a resurgent E-Ville. For the second year in a row, the Edmonton-based team makes an appearance on the year-end rankings. This time, however, it should be sustainable as the E-Ville Dead have the roster to remain in the conversation through 2017. The final major shift is with Tri-City. Thunder sees itself tumble to 10th place. The team had a solid 2016, but some post-playoff roster changes will see the team need to rebuild its offense once again.
Orangeville, Rideau Valley, Winnipeg, Muddy River, and Capital City all hold steady, nudging upwards based on Toronto's and Tri-City's dips.
Les Duchesses (Roller Derby Quebec) (13th)
Northstars (Rated PG Rollergirls) (15th)
ToRD All Stars (Toronto Roller Derby) (16th)
The A Team (Eves of Destruction) (18th)
E-Ville and Toronto have switched places on the Watch List/Top 10, while the Anarchy Angels, Roller Derby Quebec, and Royal City remain on our radars as we close out the 2016 season. However, there are some exciting new editions on the watch list.
The Northstars of Prince George's Rated PG Rollergirls are coming off of an 8-0 season that saw them rise above the competition with a margin of victory of 158 points. These eight wins included big victories over B-travel teams from Top 10 Terminal City and E-Ville and two of Calgary's house leagues, proving that they have graduated to a higher competitive stage. Similarly, one of Canada's oldest flat track teams, Victoria's Eves of Destruction are finally beginning to tear it up against some quality competition. Boasting a perennially successful local league, the EoD A Team went 5-0 on the season including a victory over the Jane Deeres (Calgary's B-team) and former Top 10 team Mindfox out of Saskatoon to launch themselves onto the Watch List.
*These rankings were compiled by the Derby Nerd, Captain Lou El Bammo, Dick Dafone
*These are the final Power Rankings of the year. Read the mid-season Power Rankings here.
Posted in Extreme Sports, Power Ranking, Recap, Roller Derby, Sports, WFTDA Playoffs, Women's Sports and tagged Anarchy Angels, Calgary Roller Derby Association, canadian roller derby, Capital City Derby Dolls, Dolly Rogers, E-Ville Dead, E-Ville Roller Derby, Eves of Destruction, Lumbersmacks, Mainland Misfits, Misfit Militia, Montreal Roller Derby, Muddy River Rollers, new skids on the block, Orangeville Roller Girls, Rated PG Rollergirls, rideau valley roller girls, rideau valley vixens, Roller Derby, Roller Derby Quebec, Royal City Roller Girls, Terminal City All Stars, Terminal City Roller Girls, ToRD, toronto roller derby, Tri-City Roller Derby, Tri-City Thunder, WFTDA, Winnipeg Roller Derby League on December 28, 2016 by Derby Nerd. Leave a comment
Bruisers Sit Atop Throne as Eastern Champions
ToRD's Bay Street Bruisers, 2012 RDAC Eastern Canadian Championship (Photo by Greg Russell)
You could look at the outcome of the Roller Derby Association of Canada's 2012 Eastern Canadian Championship and see that the status-quo had been maintained: No one would have been surprised to see Toronto, Forest City and Royal City finish as the top three teams in the tournament. But if that is all that you took away from this weekend, you'd be missing almost the whole story. With four of the ten games being settled by 10 points or less and only two breaking the 100-point differential, the real story was in the parity. There was fantastic, exciting roller derby provided during nearly every game with the tournament's only winless team, Capital City's Dolly Rogers, providing some of the most exciting moments, losing by miniscule margins of 9, 6, and 5 points. The tournament's lowest ranked team, Nickel City's Sister Slag, grew almost exponentially. They started the tournament getting knocked around by the eventual champs in the opening game before pushing a vastly more experienced team to the limit in their second. Then in the second of back-to-back games, they upset their favoured opponents to claim 6th spot.
It was a tournament that delivered on both fronts: great derby, but a great learning experience for the teams as well.
Sister Slag was paying close attention during their opening round loss to the Bruisers. (Photo by Neil Gunner)
The only significantly one-sided bouts occurred (unsurprisingly) in the opening round. Second seed Bay Street Bruisers (Toronto) took down seventh seed Nickel City's Sister Slag (Sudbury) by 137 points, though the far less experienced team from Sudbury certainly had moments, and used a strong opening and then final ten minutes to keep the score down. In the only other lopsided score of the weekend, third seed Misfit Militia (from Aliston's Renegade Derby Dames) tore up the track against the G-sTARs (GTAR), building on a 160-10 half-time lead and riding some stifling pack work to a 326-point victory. The win sent a clear message and set up a highly anticipated semifinal matchup up between the tournament's second and third seeds.
The final first-round bout lived up to the billing as the closest seeds the Brute Leggers (fourth) and the Dolly Rogers (fifth) swapped leads throughout (Capital City was up at half) to kick off the tournament with a thoroughly entertaining game that would be indicative of much of the weekend's matchups. The Royal City hosts were able to put together a customarily strong second half to pull ahead and hold on for the 142-131 victory and an opportunity to face off against the defending champions, Forest City, in the semfinal.
The G-sTARs defeated the Dolly Rogers on their way to a fifth place finish. (Photo by Neil Gunner)
CONSOLATION ROUND
The opening round divided the teams into the consolation bracket and the single-elimination medal round, with the three losing teams from the opening round playing a round robin to determine the bottom three spots in the tournament. This round began with a showdown between the fifth and sixth ranked teams in the tournament, and it too did not disappoint finishing with the G-sTARs clutching a 140-134 victory against the Capital City Derby Dolls. Growing through a tough rebuild, the GTA skaters looked like a far different team this time around, shaking off their opening–round loss to win both of its consolation games. Built around veterans like Newfie Bullet, Lee Way Wreck'em and Holly de Havilland, and featuring a promising skater in Paper Jam, they were able to close out their tournament with a 19-point win over Sister Slag to secure fifth spot.
The Dolly Rogers used this tournament to announce its presence. Led by strong pack work from the likes of Whips N. Chaynes and eventual team MVP Delicate Plow'her, some crafty jamming from Sneaky Dekey and consistency from Ha-Lou-Ween (not to mention double-threat performances from Violently Jill and Deanna Destroi), Capital City impressed with their ability and preparation, but showed that they still lack the all-important game experience that allowed them to close out wins. They closed out their tournament the way they began it, with a thrilling back-and-forth game characterized by large swings in momentum, only this time it was with a surprisingly resilient Sister Slag. Led by Elle Hoar (whose role seemed to grow as the tournament went on), and paced offensively by Legzy Megzy and Red Hot and Anna Maul, the Nickel City skaters seemed to grow closer together during the tournament and finished as a much tighter and more polished team than they were when it began. They closed out the final consolation game with a natural grand slam to break a tie and secure sixth place with the 149-144 victory.
MEDAL ROUND
The Brute Leggers were taken out of their game by Forest City's physicality. (Photo by Greg Russell)
Perhaps the greatest level of tension and excitement came in the semifinals where the top four seeds squared off. In the first semi-final, the Brute Leggers dominated Forest City early on. With an offence paced by Hot Cross Guns and Hellcat of Panar and a pack anchored by Kim Scarsmashian, Forest City—responding with a jammer crew of Andi Slamberg, Mighty Thor and Torque e Mada and a veteran pack now ubiquitous in eastern Canadian derby—was only able to score 7 points over the first twenty minutes of the half. But with London blocker Mirambo raising the intensity level, knocking Royal City off balance, the defending champs began to claw back and were down 60-38 at half. Never able to get their heads back into it and thrown off by Forest City's intense physicality, the hosts managed only 26 second-half points to fall 145-86.
The Bay Street Bruisers needed a late comeback to get passed the Misfit Militia, in one of the most exciting games of the tournament. (Photo by Neil Gunner).
In the second semi-final, the Misfit Militia roared off of the jammer line and barely looked back, throwing everything they could at the Bay Street Bruisers who could never really get anything going in the first half. Consistent jamming from Randy Roll-lin and Zombabe and dominant pack work from Renny Rumble had the Bruisers stumped throughout. The Militia had a 27-point half-time lead. The dominance continued in the second half, but the persistence of jammers Bala Reina and titmouse, and the on-track leadership of eventual team MVP Chronic had the Bruisers sticking around, never letting the lead grow past 50 points, and when the penalty calls started going their way, they were ready. A 29-point Bala Reina power jam (much of it orchestrated with the Bruisers having only two Blockers, Chronic and Miss Kitty La Peur, on the track) with only ten minutes remaining had Toronto within 12 points and holding all the momentum. They controlled things for the final ten minutes aas frustration mounted for the Renegade Derby Dames and were able to hold on to advance to the final.
The Brute Leggers pulled it together to defeat the Misfit Militia in the third place game. (Photo by Greg Russell)
The Misfit Militia never seemed to recover from the defeat, while the Brute Leggers pulled it together after their emotional loss to come back to control the third place bout most of the way and skated to the 190-129 victory. The championship game provided an entertaining first half that saw the Bruisers storm out 42-9 lead at the halfway mark. Strong jamming from Bala Reina and Bellefast continued to pace the Bruisers who were able to impose their style of play on the game early, and never let Forest City get comofortable. Although penalty troubles allowed London to get back into it only a few minutes later (they even briefly took the lead at the 10-minute mark), the Bruisers regained control to lead 78-54 at the half. The second half was all Bruisers with the lead increasing steadily to 135-86 at the midway point, before they held on for the 163-88 victory and took home the 2012 RDAC Eastern Canadian Championship.
The Bay Street Bruisers and Forest City All Stars (Eastern Region) join the Terminal City All Stars and Kootenay Kannibelles (West), Saskatoon Roller Derby and Pile O' Bones Derby Club (central) at the Canadian championship. The Atlantic representatives will be determined at a tournament in St. John's in September.
Bruisers' jammer (and one of the team MVPs) Bala Reina was dominant in the final. (Photo by Greg Russell)
Brute Leggers (Royal City Roller Girls) 142 vs. Dolly Rogers (Capital City Derby Dolls) 131
Misfit Militia (Renegade Derby Dames) 354 vs. G-sTARs (GTA Rollergirls) 28
Bay Street Bruisers (Toronto Roller Derby) 253 vs. Sister Slag (Nichel City Roller Derby) 116
Consolation Pool
G-sTARs (1-0) 140 vs. Dolly Rogers (0-1) 134
G-sTARs (2-0) 194 vs. Sister Slag (0-1) 173
Sister Slag (1-1) 149 vs. Dolly Rogers (0-2) 144
Forest City All Stars 145 vs. Brute Leggers 86
Misfit Militia 130 vs. Bay Street Bruisers 140
Brute Leggers 190 vs. Misfit Militia 129
Forest City 88 vs. Bay Street Bruisers 163
Posted in Extreme Sports, Recap, Roller Derby, Sports, Women's Sports and tagged Bala Reina, Bay Street Bruisers, Brute-Leggers, Capital City Derby Dolls, Chronic, Dames of Thrones, Dolly Rogers, Elle Hoar, Forest City All Stars, Forest City Derby Girls, G-Stars, GTA Rollergirls, Hal Lou Ween, Hellcat of Panar, Hot Cross Guns, Mirambo, Misfit Militia, Newfie Bullet, Nickel City Roller Derby, RDAC, RDAC Eastern Canadian Championship, Renegade Derby Dames, Renny Rumble, Royal City Roller Girls, Sin D Drop-Her, Sister Slag, Slam Wow, toronto roller derby on July 25, 2012 by Derby Nerd. 5 Comments
Dames of Thrones Preview: Eastern Champs Second RDAC Regional Tournament
A TALE OF TWO TOURNAMENTS
Last month the Terminal City All Stars won the 2012 RDAC Western Canadian Championship in fairly convincing fashion: holding off a more than game West Kootenay Kannibelles team in the final, 159-75. The Kanibelles turned a lot of heads with their dominant performance in the tournament, and with E-Ville upending Red Deer's Belladonnas in the third place game, it was clear that the top four teams in the region had performed as expected, and the top two teams had qualified for the Canadian Championship.
It will be a slightly different story at this weekend's Dames of Thrones: RDAC Eastern Canadian Championships.
With the top leagues in the east focused squarely on the WFTDA, the Eastern Championship has developed into an Eastern Canadian B-Team Championship (although Montreal and Tri-City will not be sending their B-Teams). Nonetheless, with the absence of the top teams in the region, this tournament will feature a fairly even field of teams that should provide a close, exciting tournament. A lot of these leagues are looking to work their way into that upper-echelon of derby, and this weekend will provide them with a platform on which to do that. With a wide open field, the scene is set for a team to make some waves and announce itself as a the Next Big Thing in Canadian Derby.
The Forest City All Stars won the inaugural Eastern Canadian Championship last year in Ottawa. (Photo by Neil Jeffry)
Given the relative lack of play between participants, it's somewhat challenging to pick favourites, but as defending champions (winners of the precursor CWRDA Championships last year), London's Forest City All Stars are the team everyone is gunning for. Formed out of Forest City's two hometeams, the All Stars came together exclusively for last year's Eastern Canadian Championship and took the tournament by storm, scoring one-sided victories at every level (and defeating a Rideau Valley B-Team for the championship). The All Stars have seen limited action this year, but have scored lopsided victories over Blue Water (Port Huron, Michigan) and Lansing's Mitten Mavens in preparation for the tournament. Part of eastern Canada's first wave of leagues, Forest City has the most experienced core of skaters in the tournament, and boasts a roster very used to these big-game situations.
The Bruisers and the Brute-Leggers recently faced off with the Bruisers winning 176-153. (Photo by Neil Gunner)
One of Canada's top leagues, Toronto Roller Derby, will be sending its B-Team, the Bay Street Bruisers, to compete in the tournament and should be looked upon as a threat. Although the teams itself has not been playing together long (the B-Travel team was born this year and has only two games under its belt), it is made up of an experienced roster of skaters from ToRD's four houseleague teams. 1-1 on the season thus far, they enter the tournament as the #2 seed on the strength of a recent victory over the Royal City Brute-Leggers. The Brute-Leggers have been rounding into form over two years now and have been very busy this year, compiling a 6-3 record on the season. But two of those losses have come to the Bruisers and the Thames Fatales (Forest City's top hometeam), which should give Toronto and London some confidence heading in.
Renegade Derby Dames' Misfit Militia, could be the dark horse pick of the tournament.
If there is one team that could shake up the top, it could be the Renegade Derby Dames' Misfit Militia. Training in relative quiet in Aliston, Ontario, there isn't a lot to base judgement of this team on, but it is a squad made up of a core of very strong skaters. Adding to the intrigue is the fact that they have had uneven results this year: They've faced off against two tournament participants in their only two bouts of the season, dominating the Derby Debutantes before falling in a tight one against Capital City's Dolly Rogers (who will also be participating).
Ottawa's Dolly Rogers lead the pack of the rest of the participants and have had an interesting season as well. The team is 4-3 on the season but seem to rounding into form and are coming off of back-to-back victories that included a 283 point thrashing of Peterborough. Dolly Rogers skater Lobster, veteran skater with Capital City, said the team was not too surprised with their victory over Peterborough and will be use it as "a bit of a confidence boost." The team Brazil representative at the World cup added that "this tournament's going to be what we need right now: a challenge."
Capital City's Dolly Rogers defeated the Renegade Derby Dames earlier in the year.
Although GTAR's G-sTARs did exceptionally well at last year's tournament, finishing in third place, the team has gone through a recent roster overhaul that sees them slipping into a mid-season rebuild that could hamper their chances this weekend. The G-sTARs are 1-6 on the season with a lot of losses coming against stiff competition, but the sole victory was in their final tournament tune-up against Durham's Atom Smashers that ended the six-game slide. Nickel City's Sister Slag has the least amount of game play this year. Playing out of Sudbury, Nickel City has followed an optimistic 2011 (going 2-4 in their first season of bouting) with a quiet 2012. Their only competition has come in a one-sided victory over the Derby Debutantes, GTAR's B-Team, in May.
THE OPENING ROUND
While the defending champion Forest City All Stars will receive a bye to the semifinals, the other six teams kick things off in the opening round. First whistle blows at 8:30 AM, with the host Brute-Leggers facing off against the Dolly Rogers. Up next (10:15) will be the Misfit Militia against the G-sTARs; the Misfit Militia crushed the G-sTARs' little sister (the Derby Debutantes) early this season, so the GTA skaters will be looking for revenge. The opening round ends with the Bay Street Bruisers squaring off against the Sister Slag at 2:00 PM.
The winners of these three games will advance to the final four, while the losers will continue the tournament in a round-robin consolation bracket to determine final seedings.
***Dames of Thrones: RDAC Eastern Canadian Championship will be boutcast live all weekend by the fine folks at Canuck Derby TV. Check here for the complete schedule.
Posted in Extreme Sports, Interview, Preview, Roller Derby, Sports, Women's Sports and tagged Bay Street Bruisers, Brute-Leggers, Capital City Derby Dolls, Dames of Thrones, Dolly Rogers, Forest City All Stars, Forest City Derby Girls, G-Stars, GTA Rollergirls, Misfit Militia, Nickel City Roller Derby, RDAC, RDAC Eastern Canadian Championship, Renegade Derby Dames, Royal City Roller Girls, Sister Slag, toronto roller derby on July 19, 2012 by Derby Nerd. 3 Comments


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The state enterprise "Kharkov armored plant" has upgraded hundreds of T-64 tanks sample of 2017.
As reported mediaUA, it informs the press service of the state concern "Ukroboronprom".
"T-64 is the main battle machine of the armored units of the Ukrainian army and proved itself in confrontation with the aggressor in the East of Ukraine... On the results of the tests, the upgraded T-64 sample 2017 from last year commercially available in the Armed forces of Ukraine", - reported in the state.
In General, as noted in "Ukroboronprom", "Kharkov armored plant" has manufactured more than hundreds of T-64 sample 2017 and continues the work of upgrading existing T-64.
Your browser does not support HTML5 video"When upgrading into a fighting machine integrate modern night vision devices with electron-optical Converter of the third generation. They are mounted on regular mount and connect to the mains a tank without modifications that can significantly reduce the time and cost to integrate them into systems combat vehicles", - stated in the message.
In the state noted that due to the high quality components they have a high resistance to light interference and provide work under difficult conditions, they are not sensitive to flare, even when using a special enemy interference in the infrared range.
"At the same time, sighting system gunner's integrated thermal imaging camera, which provides detection, identification, and destruction of the enemy with the fire of 125 mm gun at any time and under any weather conditions", - have informed in a press-service.
Also, the T-64 sample 2017 received a new dynamic protection, which greatly enhances the level of protection of combat vehicles and responding effectively to all modern anti-tank weapons: cumulative and armor-piercing and percussion-cumulative ammunition of the "impact core".
"T-64 sample 2017 are equipped with satellite navigation systems from the state enterprise "Orizon-Navigation", part of the Ukroboronprom state concern. Such systems are installed on all new vehicles, which produce the enterprises of the concern. This navigation system works in an automated digital system that allows "online" to securely exchange encrypted data. Data about each vehicle's location may be displayed to the commander at all levels, from platoon commander to the leadership of the entire military operation," - noted in the state.
Tanks also are fitted with new digital radios "Lybid K-2РБ" that provide a secure and protected against interference and interception of communications at distances up to 70 kilometers.


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LONDON — Kate Winslet will receive The Variety Award at the Moet British Independent Film Awards ceremony, which takes place on Dec. 6. The award recognizes a director, actor, writer or producer who has made a global impact and helped to focus the international spotlight on the U.K. Previous recipients include Benedict Cumberbatch, Daniel Craig and Helen Mirren.
Winslet won both the Academy Award and BAFTA for her portrayal as Hanna Schmitz in "The Reader" in 2008. She also won two Golden Globes that same year for her performance in "The Reader" and in "Revolutionary Road," alongside Leonardo DiCaprio.
Winslet's credits consist of critically and commercially acclaimed work. Some of her most memorable roles have been in "Titanic," "Sense and Sensibility," "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" and "Little Children." She also won an Emmy for her role in HBO's "Mildred Pierce" in 2010.
Nominations for the BIFAs will be announced on Nov. 3 and the ceremony will take place on Dec. 6 at Old Billingsgate, London.


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Last year's CSA fashion show, April 24, 2022.
Presley DePugh, Arts & Life Editor
The annual Caribbean Student Association (CSA) fashion show doesn't just happen; it's the result of months of planning.
The CSA is preparing for their annual fashion show, planning things like their budget, auditions and much more to pull off this event."
Auditions for CSA's fashion show took place in the Alumni Annex on Nov. 30, which may seem early since the event is in April, but the level of planning that goes into this event necessitates early brainstorming. CSA's president and business administration student Grace-Oriana Andre and secretary of graduate affairs and communications student Desheania Andrews said, "We start planning the fashion show from the previous year during summer break. That is when we choose our theme, start searching for our designers and preparing our budget."
The group will hold another round of model auditions in the spring. And they still must secure space, staff and designers.
Despite the work that goes into these shows, members of the CSA look to the bright side of the event. Kaya Francis, the CSA historian and a business management student, said "I personally enjoy the fashion show because it gives people from all backgrounds an opportunity to express themselves… from the designers showing their best work, to the models walking down the aisle in the utmost confidence."
Andrews said the event was a favorite during Black and Latino Alumni Weekend (BLAW) because "you get to experience a top-of-the-line real fashion show with designers from all over the tri-state."
In the joint response, Andre and Andrews said that they "worked with [a] variety of different [fashion] brands such as Mario & Lee, PND Gold Label & PVID Nation."
At this past spring's fashion show,with a theme of Caribbeans in Paris, guests were asked to dress in their best attire, as if they were attending the Met Gala. The show's opening scene was a performance by the Monsoon Dance Crew, dressed as Mimes.
The CSA fashion show is planned for April 21. To look for more CSA events, check out their Charger Connection page or their Instagram page @newhaven_csa.
Presley DePugh is in the class of 2024 and majors in Communications with a concentration in TV/Video Production. She is also a Charger Ambassador and a...

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Flute: Fluting describes the thickness of a box. Most subscription boxes work with a standard E-flute (1/16″). Our case study around How to Launch a Subscription Box shows Prospurly, which uses E-flute board.
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Stickers and stamps are good alternatives to completely custom packaging, particularly if you want to keep startup costs lower when you launch. Check out our guide on stickers and stamps for subscription boxes for more information on cost and the pros and cons of either.
As you might guess from its name, TeeTube has a sleek, simple design that is unique in the subscription world: a tube!
Trunk Club is a larger, deeper box, with a minimal but pronounced design.
Five Four Club offers another take on clothing packaging: it comes in a black bubble mailer and is wrapped in custom tissue paper.
NatureBox tends to update their box design, but inside, you can see how they include extra box materials to hold snacks.
Treatsie captures another take on minimalist design.
Boxtera is a snack box with its own snacks inside, similar to NatureBox, and features a unique, eye-catching exterior design.
Hello Fresh delivers their ingredients in large square boxes with individually wrapped ingredients, usually packed with freezer packs. Their design does an effective job nodding to its purpose while retaining a cheerful, straightforward style.
Blue Apron is similar to Hello Fresh in that their individual ingredients are also packaged and labeled, as seen here, and their logo design is simple and effective.
Plated comes in the same type of box as Hello Fresh & Blue Apron – a larger, square box packed with insulation and individually-wrapped ingredients.
LootCrate changes their box design often, usually monthly. Here are two examples of their uniquely branded boxes and the contents from inside.
With its blue cartoon design, printed guide, and unique-cut packing material inside, BitsBox appeals to kids excited to tackle coding projects.
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by Jerad Walker opbmusic April 3, 2019 6:55 a.m. | Updated: April 4, 2019 1:30 p.m.
Taylor Kingman made a name for himself as the frontman of gritty Portland folk rock band The Hill Dogs. The group was known for their soul-bearing, extended live sets and stood out largely because of Kingman's extraordinary voice, a gravely instrument that he wields with a surprising amount of control and range.
But in 2017, that band called it quits and Kingman resurfaced with a gorgeous and surprisingly understated solo folk album. After years of abusing his voice and body with marathon shows, it seemed as though he was ready to slow down or maybe even quit charging so hard altogether.
Kingman has returned with a new project that hearkens back to his bar rock roots. This time, he's fronting an ensemble that includes mainstays from Portland's Americana scene— drummer Tyler Thompson and multi-instrumentalists Jay Cobb Anderson, Lewi Longmire, and Sydney Nash. The group, who go by TK & The Holy Know-Nothings, are set to release their debut record, "Arguably OK," on May 24 via Mama Bird Recording Co.
Recorded in Enterprise, Oregon at the OK Theater and engineered by Thompson and Bart Budwig, the new album is so twangy and beautifully frayed that it's almost outlaw country. And once again, Kingman's voice sounds like it could rip through a 200 foot tall Douglas fir tree (albeit, he picks his moments and lets his impressive band carry most of the burden).
You can also catch them live this spring during a string of tour and festival dates throughout Oregon, Washington, and California.


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2016 Spring Tokaido Odyssey #3
March 31 - April 12, 2016 (13 days and 11 nights)
** Guaranteed Depareture **
Tours are operated by Aloha World, a tour division of Kobayashi Travel Service
Narita, Tokyo (2 Nights), Asakusa Kannon Temple, Edo-Tokyo Museum, Ameyokocho,Hakone Lake Cruise, Fuji Five Lakes, Mt. Fuji,Shiraito-no-taki,Shizuoka,Greenpia Makinohara Tea Factory, Strawberry Picking, Nagoya, Nagoya Castle, Bullet Train to Kyoto, Kyoto (2 Nights), Kinkaku-ji, Heian-jingu, Nara, Kobe, Hakutsuru Sake Brewery, Awaji Island, Awaji Ningyo Joruri, Shikoku Island, Tokushima, Takamatsu, Ritsurin-koen, Imabari, Shimanami Kaido, Hiroshima (2 Nights), Iwakuni, Kintai-kyo, Miyajima Island , Hiroshima Peace Park & Museum, Kurashiki, Koraku-en, Osaka
Thursday, March 31 (Day 01)
Friday, April 1 (Day 02)
Saturday, April 2 (Day 03)
Sunday, April 3 (Day 04)
Monday, April 4 (Day 05)
We'll continue on to visit picturesque Shiraito-no-taki (White Thread Falls), located in the southwestern foothills of Mt. Fuji. Ranked among one of the most beautiful waterfalls in Japan, the falls was recently added to the World Heritage List as part of the Fujisan Cultural Site. Fed by the volcano's spring water, the falls flow off the edge of a high cliff in thin streams that resemble hanging threads. The falls are particularly attractive at this time of the year as the snows of the mountain melt and strengthen the flow. We'll continue our drive along the Pacific Coast through Shizuoka prefecture, the largest tea producing region in Japan and once home to the first Tokugawa Shogun Ieyasu. Enjoy an interesting guided tour of Greenpia Makinohara (tea factory) to observe the process of tea production, including a close-up view of the tea plants growing in the fields. The scenery of Shizuoka prefecture offers a beautiful view of the Southern Japan Alps, a breathtaking view of Fuji-san, and miles of scenic coastline as we drive along Suruga Bay and the Pacific Ocean. Enjoy an all-you-can-eat experience of picking fresh strawberries off the vines in covered greenhouses at a local orchard. We'll continue on to the castle town of Nagoya, the capital of Aichi Prefecture to spend the night. Dinner will be provided for you this evening at the hotel.
Tuesday, April 5 (Day 06)
Accommodations at NEW MIYAKO HOTEL KYOTO or similar
Wednesday, April 6 (Day 07)
We'll travel to the ancient city of Nara located at the northern end of the Yamato Plain - a fertile valley where members of the Yamato clan rose to power as the original emperors of Japan. On arrival, we'll visit the Todai-ji Temple Complex, a magnificent Buddhist temple in Nara-koen - a park that is home for many sacred deer roaming freely about. The Daibutsu-den (Hall of the Great Buddha) located within the Todai-ji Temple Complex is considered the largest wooden structure in the world and home to the Daibutsu, an enormous bronze statue of Buddha, perhaps the most famous sight in Nara. Within the hall is a large wooden pillar with a hole at its base and local tradition has it that those who pass through the opening will find their way to an afterlife of paradise. Located nearby is Kasuga Taisha Shrine, Nara's most celebrated shrine, designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The shrine is famous for its hundreds of stone lanterns donated by worshippers that line the approach-way to the entrance and around the shrine. We'll return to Kyoto city to visit Kinkaku-ji (Golden Pavilion), an impressive Zen Buddhist Temple, designated as a National Special Historic Site. Officially named Rokuon-ji, this magnificent golden structure sits serenely on a lake, providing a beautiful reflection in the calm waters. We'll stroll through the gardens of Heian-jingu, an imperial Shinto shrine listed as an important cultural property of Japan. The scenic garden features a stepping-stone path across a large pond, a Chinese-inspired bridge and is best known for its shidare-zakura (weeping cherry blossoms). Weather permitting, the cherry blossoms should be in bloom during this time of the season. Dinner will be on your own this evening.
Thursday, April 7 (Day 08)
We'll continue on to the port city of Kobe, Japan's top sake producing region due to its high quality rice, suitable water and favorable weather conditions. We'll visit the Hakutsuru Sake Brewery Museum, featuring life-sized replicas of tools, containers, and machinery used in the past. Interesting video clips throughout the museum explain the step-by-step process of producing traditional sake. Samples of some of their delicious products will be provided for you to enjoy at the end of the tour. We'll continue on to cross the Akashi Kaikyo Ohashi, a bridge connecting Honshu to Awaji Island - the inland sea's largest island. On arrival, enjoy a performance of the Awaji Ningyo Joruri (Puppet Play) at the Awaji Puppet Theatre. The separate arts of puppet manipulation, gidayu narration and shamisen accompaniment blend together to present a dramatic performance of a tragic drama. Our travel continues on as we cross the Naruto Channel on the Naruto Ohashi, a bridge connecting Awaji Island to Shikoku Island, home of the 88 Temples Pilgrimage. Tidal currents between the Seto Inland Sea and the Pacific Ocean passing over undersea ridges creates uzushio (whirlpools) of various sizes and we may be able to see some as we drive on the bridge to Shikoku Island. We'll arrive in Tokushima, capital city of Tokushima prefecture to check-in for the night. Enjoy a lively dance performance of the famous Awa Odori, the pride of Tokushima at the Awa Odori Kaikan. Learn to dance and participate with the special 'Awanokaze' dancers accompanied by the sounds of shamisen (three stringed guitars), taiko (drums) and fue (flutes). A delicious dinner will be provided for you this evening at the hotel.
The day is at your leisure for your own activities until we transfer to the Kansai International Airport in the afternoon to check-in for our evening flight to Honolulu. We'll arrive in the morning on the same day due to the crossing of the International Date Line. A late meal will be served on board the flight.
The tour price is based on double occupancy and a minimum group size of 20 passengers. Fare adjustment may apply for groups of 20 or under. The rate is based on tariffs and exchange rates effective 7/1/15. Tour fare is subject to change according to any airfare increase and fluctuation of the rate of exchange between U.S. and foreign currency. In the event of revaluation, the land portion of the tour price may be adjusted prior to your final statement.
Land portion based on 122 Yen = $1.00 U.S


The LGA's Spring Budget submission calls on the Government to reverse the current funding outlook for local government and secure its financial sustainability.
This is not a call for resources as an end in itself for inward looking councils. Nor is it a call to protect one type of council, or one area of the country, over another. Rather it is a call for the funding that all councils require to provide the full range of services that support their local communities and contribute to a bigger national picture.


What is a Redox Potential?
Oxidation Reduction Potential (ORP or REDOX Potential) measures an aqueous system's capacity to either release or accept electrons from chemical reactions. When a system tends to accept electrons it is an oxidizing system. When it tends to release electrons, it is a reducing system.
When are Redox measurements required?
There are a number of different reasons why someone would want to measure the redox potential of a solution. Continuous or frequent monitoring using REDOX electrodes can be extremely useful for early detection of issues related to a change from the steady or "stable state" of an aqueous system. These reactions can be brought about by contamination or undesired chemical or environmental interference. Another common use of REDOX measurement is in disinfection measurement where the effectiveness of decontamination can be monitored and any residue of bleaching agents detected.
The REDOX combination electrode consists of a platinum sensor and an Ag/AgCl reference half-cell built in a standard 12mm electrode body. The measurements are displayed in millivolts (mV). Most REDOX measurements are made in dynamic environments where a reaction is taking place. This is indicated by the increase or decrease in the circulations of free electrons. Typical applications include corrosion monitoring or rusting for example. As the ratio of Fe(3+) to Fe(2+) increases the potential of the surrounding solution changes to reflect this.
For more information about measuring redox or if you would like to take a closer look at the TRUEscience system please get in touch on 01954 233 120 or email us on support@camlab.co.uk.


We've said it before and we'll say it again: "Casual Friday bad, Formal Friday Good." Or, was it "Casual Friday good, Formal Friday better?" We can't remember, but it doesn't matter. Formal Friday is here!
The Gazal is an ancient middle-eastern poetic form that has been greatly westernized. The form consists of several couplets, the second line of which ends with the same word. Traditionally, each line of the ghazal keeps the same meter and the first line of each couplet rhymes. The ghazal is traditionally written to express pain and loss and the existence of beauty despite these things.
Write a poem that contains at least five couplets, each of which ends in the same word. Optionally, include the other characteristics of the ghazal, but don't worry if you miss one. We're only semi-formal this week.


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using System;
using System.Collections;
using System.Drawing;

namespace NBarCodes {

  [Serializable]
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    public override float TotalWidth {
      get { return 95 * ModuleWidth + OffsetWidth * 2 + TextWidth * 2 + QuietZone * 2; }
    }

    protected override void Draw(IBarCodeBuilder builder, string data) {
      Draw(builder, data, 12);
    }

    public override void Draw(IBarCodeBuilder builder, string data, string supplement) {
      // resolve the supplement barcode
      EanUpcSupplement supp = ResolveSupplement(supplement);

      // validate Upca data
      data = Validate(data, 12);

      // split the data in its sub components
      string[] text = new string[] {
        data.Substring(0, 1),
        data.Substring(1, 5),
        data.Substring(6, 5),
        data.Substring(11, 1)
      };

      // encode the data
      BitArray[] left = EncodeLeft(text[0] + text[1], ParityEncoder.Encode("0"));
      BitArray[] right = EncodeRight(text[2] + text[3]);

      // calculate total width
      float totalWidth = TotalWidth +
        (supp == null ? 0 : SupplementOffset + supp.TotalWidth);

      // set the canvas size
      builder.Prepare(totalWidth, TotalHeight);

      // draw the background
      builder.DrawRectangle(BackColor, 0, 0, totalWidth, TotalHeight);

      // draw the barcode
      float x = 0, y = 0;
      float[] textX = new float[4];
      x += OffsetWidth + QuietZone;
      y += OffsetHeight;
      textX[0] = x;
      x += TextWidth;
      x = DrawSymbol(builder, x, y, BarHeight + GuardExtraHeight, LeftGuard);
      x = DrawSymbol(builder, x, y, BarHeight + GuardExtraHeight, left[0]);
      textX[1] = x;
      BitArrayHelper.PopFront(ref left);
      x = DrawSymbols(builder, x, y, BarHeight, left);
      x = DrawSymbol(builder, x, y, BarHeight + GuardExtraHeight, CenterGuard);
      textX[2] = x;
      BitArray rightmost = BitArrayHelper.PopBack(ref right);
      x = DrawSymbols(builder, x, y, BarHeight, right);
      x = DrawSymbol(builder, x, y, BarHeight + GuardExtraHeight, rightmost);
      x = DrawSymbol(builder, x, y, BarHeight + GuardExtraHeight, RightGuard);
      textX[3] = x;

      // draw the text strings
      DrawText(builder, textX, y - TextHeight, text);

      // draw the supplement barcode, if one is present
      if (supp != null) supp.Draw(builder, supplement, x + TextWidth + SupplementOffset, y - OffsetHeight);
    }

  }

}


Advocacy Awww! Dog News Food for Thought Heroic Humans Hope for Paws Rescue Rescue Group Rescue Video Video Wow!
Thanks to a joint effort between Hope for Paws and Katie's Roadside Rescue, seven dogs terrified by a fireworks display were rescued.
Sneaky Puppy Sneaks Up on Fluffy Toy, then Runs Away with It!
This crafty dog sneaks up on his toy, and it's totally adorable!
Run, Meatball, run! Someone needs to enter this little guy in a marathon; he loves it!
For this Navy veteran battling depression, the cure for depression came in the form of a four-legged friend with a gray muzzle and a big, beautiful heart.
"When you abuse and neglect a dog, much like if you did it to a child, our society is not going to put up with it," said Chief Deputy Randy Christian.
What's the Best Way to Get Clean After a Bath? Roll in the Dirt of Course!
Some dogs just have a different idea of what it means to be clean.
"We know that dog owners love their pets, and aren't intentionally trying to harm them, but people must know that temperatures inside the car can soar to scorching heights within minutes," said the police department via Facebook.
It's the holiday weekend and time to get out and party, which is exactly what these pups are doing.


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Madeleine McCann could not have died from an accident, nor from anything else, after 5.30pm on Thursday 3 May 2007
The Complete Mystery of Madeleine McCann™ :: Madeleine Beth McCann :: McCann Case: The most important areas of research
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Should Goncalo Amaral now abandon the PJ theory that Madeleine died AFTER 5.30pm on Thursday 3 May 2007?
Re: Madeleine McCann could not have died from an accident, nor from anything else, after 5.30pm on Thursday 3 May 2007
DENNISSALLY wrote: I have never heard or seen in the files that Jane Tanner had cadaver scent found on her clothing, if am wrong on that and she did have then I most certainly will review my own thinking again.
@ DENNISSALLY
There was a report in the Daily Mail of 26 September 2007 that 'dogs from South Yorkshire' had alerted to cadaver scent on one of the McCanns' friends:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-483881/Madeleine-Sniffer-dogs-scent-death-McCanns-friends.html
I am pretty sure this was covered in the Daily Telegraph as well, which is where I originally read about it.
Unfortunately all links to the articles are inaccessible to me for some reason, maybe someone else can provide them?
IIRC the arricle stated that SY police had travelled to Devon. So as Jane Tanner and Russell O'Brien lived in Exeter, suspicion naturally fell on them.
Jane Tanner made a strange remark on the BBC Panorama documentary of November 2007 when she said 'I carried her' (again, if memory serves).
I think that is the basis for anyone suggesting that the smell of death was found on Jane Tanner's clothes.
P.S. After you've faced questions from Verdi, I hesitate to ask you another one. I noticed you are from Donegal. Out of curiosity, do you know anyone from the McCanns' extended family over there? No problem if you don't wish to answer
by Doug D 07.08.16 18:45
It's still there today, but in case it's whooshed by tomorrow here it is for posterity:
Madeleine: Sniffer dogs 'found scent of death' on one of the McCanns' friends
Last updated at 09:29 26 September 2007
Friends of the McCanns faced fresh allegations yesterday after it was claimed that sniffer dogs had found the "scent of death" on one of them.
The same police dog which reacted to Mrs McCann's clothes - first causing suspicion to fall on her - was alleged to have smelled "death" on one of the friends who had dinner with the couple the night Madeleine vanished.
Police sources briefed a Portuguese newspaper that two police dogs from South Yorkshire, trained to detect corpses, human remains and microscopic traces of blood, had reacted to some items of clothing.
Family spokesman Clarence Mitchell denied categorically that any such procedure had happened.
The newspaper did not reveal which of the friends' clothing was meant to have triggered the reaction. Police in South Yorkshire refused to comment.
Detectives are writing to British police asking them to re-interview the seven friends the McCanns dined with on the night Madeleine vanished.
Madeleine's parents were dining in a tapas restaurant just yards from the apartment in the Mark Warner Resort in the Algarve, Portugal, when their daughter disappeared.
She had been sleeping inside the apartment with her brother and sister, twins Sean and Amelie.
According to reports from Portugal, all of those dining with the McCanns that night face further police questioning because their accounts of the night's events allegedly clashed.
Leicestershire police have consistently refused to comment on its role in the investigation and directed all questions to Portugal.
A spokeswoman said: "As the inquiry into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann is a Portuguese police investigation it is not appropriate for us to comment on it. Our role is to assist the Portuguese authorities, when and if they request it, with UK based inquiries.
"But because it is a Portuguese investigation, and because of the judicial system there, we are not able to disclose the nature of those inquires."
The seven friends - who, with the McCanns, make up the Tapas Nine - have been steadfast in their loyalty to Madeleine's family.
The group - most of them doctors and professionals - was made up of:
Dr Russell O'Brien, 36
A consultant in acute medicine at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, he knew Gerry McCann from Leicester.
He was on holiday with his partner Jane Tanner and their two young daughters.
At 9.25pm he left the restaurant for around 25 minutes to check on one of the girls, who was ill.
He has been subject to a vicious Portuguese press campaign alleging he was absent for over an hour when Madeleine went missing. He has threatened to sue, insisting: "These reports are completely untrue and extremely hurtful."
Jane Tanner, 37
Dr O'Brien's partner. She arrived late at the tapas bar after treating their sick daughter.
On the way, she passed the McCanns' apartment and saw a man carrying a child. Crucially, her description of the child's clothes matched Madeleine's pink pyjamas.
Dr Matthew Oldfield, 37
Dr Oldfield, an endocrinologist at Kingston Hospital in South-West London, went to check the McCann children at 9 25pm.
But he did not look inside the flat - simply listened from outside to ensure Madeleine and the twins were not crying.
Rachael Oldfield, 36
Dr Oldfield's wife, a former lawyer who is now a recruitment consultant.
She is one of four witnesses who claim to have seen the first suspect, British expat Robert Murat, near the McCanns' flat.
Last month she angrily dismissed reports that police had intercepted phone calls and emails between the McCanns and their friends which contradicted the group's earlier statements.
Mrs Oldfield accused Portuguese police of "throwing mud when we are not able to defend oursleves"
David Payne, 41
Mr Payne is a senior research fellow in cardiovascular sciences at Leicester University
He and his wife and mother-in-law joined the group at 8.55pm.
They are believed to have been the only ones using a baby monitor to check on their two children.
Mr Payne has said: "All these smears and rumours are overshadowing the important thing, which is to get Madeleine back."
Dr Fiona Payne, 34
Mr Payne's wife, she is understood to have told police she saw Mr Murat shortly after Madeleine vanished.
Dr Payne and her husband stayed on in the Algarve to support the McCanns. When the couple were made official suspects, she said: "It's an outrage - a preposterous accusation."
Dianne Webster
Dr Payne's mother. She has given no public interviews.
Doug D
And the Telegraph report naming the PJ spokesman. This report is dated 15th August, which is pre-arguido date and 'confirms the parents are not suspects'.
The Mail article has obviously been updated post-arguido as it's dated 26th September and obviously includes no such claims.
Madeleine sniffer dogs detect scent of body
By Richard Edwards in Praia da Luz
6:38PM BST 15 Aug 2007
A British sniffer dog detected the scent of a body inside the apartment of Madeleine McCann, according to Portuguese police.
Olegario Sousa, a spokesman for the Policia Judiciaria, said they are now working on the assumption that the four year old is dead.
Police have played down the significance of the blood traces, saying they were not the "decisive" evidence in the case and that they remained convinced that Madeleine died on the night she disappeared.
Mr Sousa's comments came as Kate and Gerry McCann admitted for the first time that they have discussed returning home to Britain without their daughter.
The four-year-old went missing from a holiday apartment in Praia da Luz 105 days ago and the couple have insisted they could not face leaving Portugal while the search continued.
But in an interview Mrs McCann said: "We know we will be going back and I guess one day we will wake up and it will be right.
"We never thought that we would go before she came back. Now we just don't know. We have the twins to consider.
"I can't imagine how we came out as a family of five and going back as a four."
After exhausting all leads suggesting Madeleine was abducted, police are now working on the theory she suffered an accident or was killed inside the flat.
They have confirmed that the parents are not suspects. Two specialist British sniffer dogs, one with the ability to find small traces of blood and the other a "victim" dog who can detect human remains, were brought in a fortnight ago.
Speaking to a Portuguese TV station, Mr Sousa said that they had traced the scent of a body inside the family apartment where Madeleine disappeared and found specks of blood.
Tests are still ongoing on spots of blood and the inside of the bedroom of the apartment and the McCann family have been told that results will only be confirmed next week.
However, a four-page interim report received by Portuguese police has concluded that the blood is not Madeleine's. Forensic analysis suggests that there is a 72 per cent chance the sample is that of a white man of "northeast European" origin. The condition of the sample is poor because the wall had been cleaned with detergent.
Mr Sousa also tentatively suggested there could new suspects in the case depending on the results.
He said: "Naturally we could have new arguidos, depending on the result [of DNA tests] there could be a change in the procedural position of those involved in the case or, eventually, there could arise other people, others involved who until now are not known".
Mr Sousa insisted the results would not be "decisive" in the case and there were other signs "giving strength" to the theory that the child is dead.
However the evidence of the sniffer dogs, which were only used three months into the search for Madeleine, has thrown up more questions than answers.
Expert handlers said that dogs can only pick up the scent of a body which has been in situ for more than two hours.
The springer spaniels used can also detect small traces of blood up to seven years old, in which time hundreds of people have used the holiday apartment where they were found.
Earlier this week, Portugal's most senior police officer played down developments. Alípio Ribeiro, national director of the PJ, said that detectives were "far from throwing light on the case".
He added: "Despite the fact that new elements have appeared in the investigation we still do not know where they will lead us."
Mr Sousa said the case "is complex" and "extremely difficult to investigate".
He defended Portuguese police for missing the evidence found by the British sniffer dogs and added that police teams had found a lot of forensics.
"Never has there been collected so much evidence in a crime scene by specialised teams as in this situation," he said.
Police have not ruled out that Madeleine was abducted but have exhausted all leads suggesting so. All 490 guests staying on the same Ocean Club resort have been traced and spoken to.
No one, with the exception of one of the friends holidaying with the McCanns, saw anything suspicious in the area.
Meanwhile, Mr and Mrs McCann have been kept in the dark by police of recent developments and the apparent "shift" in the investigation.
Last week the couple were upset and set back when detectives took a cold, "formal" tone with them at their regular update meeting. Mr McCann said he felt the investigation has gone "back to square one".
In the past 10 days the couple have faced the hardest period since Madeleine disappeared, as Portuguese press turned suspicions on them.
Mrs McCann attacked the local journalists as being "aggressive and intrusive" but said she would not be hounded out of Portugal. Mr McCann said dealing with the intense scrutiny had come as a shock after a quiet period in the case in July.
He said: "The frenzy that built up last week, with the resumed searches and a clear shift in the investigation - if that had happened in the first week or two we would have been prepared for it."
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1560443/Madeleine-sniffer-dogs-detect-scent-of-body.html
DENNISSALLY wrote: I will say again! I do not believe every member of the T group willingly and knowingly covered up the either accidental death of Madeleine Mccann.
Okay so I'll follow your example and I will say again, only this time hopefully in simple terms.
If, as you think, all the Tapas gang were not complicit with a ploy to cover-up Madeleine's alleged disappearance and as you think, Madeleine met her fate prior to the night of 3rd May 2007 - where do you think the friends thought Madeleine was between being abducted and the alert raised by Kate McCann at approx. 10:00 pm. Surely, as they were party to the fabricated time-line written on Madeleine's sticker book cover on the night of 3rd May, they would be curious to know why the time-line for that night was necessary when Madeleine had previously been abducted?
Are you reading me?
Can you also please explain why you think the group needed to protect their future through fear of neglect charges, when it would be so much easier to invent a different story for their night child care arrangements rather than openly admit they left their children alone every night? Before replying, bear in mind that there were no reliable independent witnesses to contradict their version of events.
" The secret of life is honesty and fair dealing. If you can fake that, you've got it made" - Groucho Marx
by DENNISSALLY 08.08.16 1:05
I absolutely believe Madeleine WAS NOT ABDUCTED! I have never stated that, sorry if my posts are coming across wrong Tony.
DENNISSALLY
Location : Ireland Co Donegal
Hi Verdi, I feel like am on trial for a crime I did not commit. Please don't imply am simple because am not, and I will reply to your questions when you ask me nicely.
by JRP 08.08.16 12:11
Matthew Oldfield says, between 6pm and 7pm on Thursday 3rd, he was playing tennis with Russell O'Brien, David Payne and Gerry McCann. Kate McCann and her children were watching; the other women and children joined them later.
Matthew Oldfield also says, he and his wife Rachael left for the Tapas at 7.45pm, and Gerry and Kate were already there.
David Payne, however, contradicts Oldfield's statement, by stating he visited Kate McCann at the McCann's apartment within this time period and saw Kate with the children, including Madeleine.
So, whichever event you prefer to believe, or maybe a blend of both... Madeleine, according to Oldfield and Payne, was alive at 7pm. Gerry and Kate were at the Tapas, according to Oldfield, before he and his wife Rachael arrived around 7.45pm.
That is a window of less than 45 minutes for Madeleine to die, the parents to rush through Tony's list, and be sat in the Tapas before the Oldfield's arrival.
Conflicts between accounts are rife, the whole week is a bizarre series of uuugghh and eeerms. If one says something happened on Wednesday, another will say Tuesday. That seems to be the point of the whole exercise, to never be precise, always to be as vague as Mr. Vague on one of his more vague days, and cause as much confusion as is humanly possible.
I believe something happened to Madeleine earlier in the week, Monday perhaps, evidence suggests that after Sunday, Madeleine was not seen by anyone other than our small group of happy holiday makers. Oh! and a nanny or two.
I would suggest that within a small group, such as we have, Madeleine's absence would have soon been noticed. Some may have been told directly, some may have guessed, but in my opinion, the whole group must have known the full story.
I guess then, the question turns to why a group of people all decide to sing conflicting words from a hymn sheet, to back up an abduction theory.
I have no idea, but my guess would be, they do it for various reasons... Not one binding reason like swinging, but each has a little personal "something".
There is one point which has been on my mind. If Madeleine did die during the early days of the holiday, who was there at the time?
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by kaz 08.08.16 13:16
I notice that true to form Matthew Oldfield is vague about the McCann children after the first couple of days of the holiday . He sort of erm erm yeah, saw Kate and the children blah blah blah . He doesn't specify that he actually physically saw Madeleine on Thursday. He's guilty of omission rather than actually telling porkies. I suspect he's not too keen on lying. Why oh why didn't the interviewing Leicester police ask him categorically if he was referring to ALL THE CHILDREN ? A more practical use of interviewing time one would have thought than the interviewer apologising for the way he spoke ( accent? ) In the event the interviewer needn't have concerned himself since Matthew replies that the interviewer spoke better than he did!! Group hug anybody?
Of all the tapas crew Matthew seems to me to be the most vulnerable and a few incisive direct questions just might have led to a better understanding of what actually did happen on that 'holiday.' Leicester Police treated them with kid gloves and with no intention of getting anywhere near the truth IMO.
7.45 or 8.45? What's an hour between friends?
If you read the 10th May statement in isolation, 'later, about 20.50' does seem to suggest a time period of rather more than 5 minutes after he arrived, as does the 'were still not present' , but the 4th's statement does throw in the times as well as the time gaps, so is probably the correct one.
'The interviewee says that the day yesterday was identical to the previous ones and that, as on all other nights, at around 8.45pm, he and his wife left their daughter asleep in the apartment and went to the "Tapas" restaurant.
That the couple Kate and Gerry, Madeleine's parents were already at the restaurant. That they had arrived at the restaurant five minutes before them. The rest of the adults arrived at the restaurant around five minutes after the interviewee and his wife. That the last to arrive at the restaurant was the couple David and Fiona. That the latter arrived at the restaurant at around 9pm.'
http://www.mccannpjfiles.co.uk/PJ/MATTHEW-OLDFIELD.htm
'The deponent said he stayed in his apartment until 19h45 at which time, together with his wife, he went to the Tapas restaurant where GM and KM were already and, from what was said afterwards, Jane. Later, about 20h50, ROB arrived.
The deponent added that DP, FP and DW were still not present - and as he could see their apartment lights burning - he resolved to go to them, clarifying that he did not reach that apartment as those people were already on their way to the restaurant. He clarifies [further] that he met them near the living quarters, at the corner next to the main door of the McCann apartment.'
http://www.mccannpjfiles.co.uk/PJ/MATTHEW-OLDFIELD-10MAY.htm
Rogatory 5th April 2008
'because the original table was booked for eight thirty, erm, we were a bit later that night and it was about quarter to and we saw Gerry and Kate down there and so we locked up, went round and joined them at the table………
......and so I decided that I'd go back and short of chivvy them along, because I felt a bit bad that, you know, there's just us in this restaurant, as there had been most of the week, there weren't often, erm, on one night they had a quiz and there were a few sort of more tables, erm, around that were occupied, but most of the time it was just us and I felt a bit bad that we said we'd be there at half eight and, you know, it was getting later and later and it was now coming to nine……….'
http://www.mccannpjfiles.co.uk/PJ/MATTHEW-OLDFIELD-ROGATORY.htm
Always pick up something new from re-reading the statements and the bolded bit in the rogatory just jumped out at me.
He is talking about the Tapas which was allegedly always so busy you could only normally book on the day.
You're not wrong there Doug D BUT OH THE AGONY ..............................between the ,' Don't remembers' and the 'sort ofs , erms and yeahs ' I lose the will to live!
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04/05/07 @ 11.30am
In answer to a question from the inspector, the interviewee says that Gerry will have gone to check at that time because he will not have heard the witness say that he had been there.
10 th may 2007
The question asked, he ( Matthew) relates that he thinks he returned to Tapas between 21h25 and 21h30, telling the others in the group that he found everything within normality in the residential block
4078 'Okay. And you attended the Tapas Bar. And what was happening there at that stage when you got back''
Reply 'Erm, well everybody, apart from Russell and I were back, so I arrived back before Russell, erm, I think I said, all quiet, or something to, erm, to, you know, Kate and Gerry and just sort of sat back down and we carried on …………….
4078 'Okay. So take me through from there then, what happened after that''
Reply 'So, erm, back to the table, erm, we have, oh, back to the table, Gerry got up to go and, to go and check on his kids, I mean, and I'd come back and said, you know, I didn't hear any noise when I listened outside your room, so I thought it was a little bit odd that, you know, not kind of a wounded pride that he sort of didn't trust me, but, erm, I just thought, oh, you know, I've just checked you don't really need to check and sort of, you know, sort of go back, but, erm, he sort of got up and went back to check on, erm, on his kids. But, you know, you don't, you know, we're all sort of responsible for our own children and you wouldn't sort of say, you know, you don't need to do that, I just sort of felt, oh I've listened, you don't need to do that because I've kind of just done it, but I hadn't gone into the apartment, so, erm'
So why did Gerry feel the need to leave the table and do a check just a few minutes after?
by Searcher 08.08.16 16:19
Richard D. Hall's documentary on Youtube is a fine piece of detailed research, placing the last photo by the pool on the Sunday or Monday (by my memory), in relation to the weather being warm and sunny at that point in the holiday, but not later in the week. He then also raises further questions as to whether Maddie was actually seen by anyone after this time.
DENNISSALLY wrote: Hi Verdi, I feel like am on trial for a crime I did not commit. Please don't imply am simple because am not, and I will reply to your questions when you ask me nicely.
These are your words DENNISSALLY in reply to HiDeHo..
"You cover so many facts in the case in such a easy and simple way for anyone to take in."
By repetition of the word simple, I wasn't meaning to imply that you are simple - I was referring to my own inability to always make myself clear. I've failed again it would appear.
@Doug D
Yes it's probably 8.45 rather than 19.45, a slip of the tongue no doubt.
It does seem strange that almost as Oldfield returns, Gerry sets off to check what Oldfield has just told him he's checked. One minute he's there, next minute woosh, he's gone.
JRP wrote: @Doug D
That missing hour....even the McCann's camera had a missing hour apparently - that hour that doesn't exist on a timeline with Portugal and UK as there is no time difference.
When holidaying in Portugal there is no need to adjust your watch.
Clarence Mitchell was directly quoted as saying there were no phones or watches at the Tapas table (something along those lines) which if it weren't so serious would be bloody laughable.
These people (the Tapas 9) lived by their watches. Look at their bloody statements. Look at their holiday where they had to drop off their kids and pick them up from a creche, look at their tennis lessons, look at the fact I've yet to see either of Madeleine's parents photographed without a wrist watch. Time was very important to the Tapas 9 on that holiday. Gerry's blogs were full of nonsense about what time everyone awoke, ate, dressed etc.
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I've always been mystified as to why the group adopted this unorthodox method of child care for the nights whilst they were dining. I know they were so into each other but if their story is true, it seems an awful lot of trouble for a couple of hours at the Tapas restaurant every night.
They had the option of a) the inclusive night creche and b) a baby sitting service for an additional cost - why opt for such a needless troublesome alternative? How can you enjoy a relaxed evening meal if you're up and down every so many minutes to check on your children? I'm aware of the reasons the McCanns gave for making the decision but I don't buy it. Why not use Warners facilities or better still, eat at the apartment and spend the nights enjoying the company of your precious children - it was their holiday too!
In my opinion, the whole nightly child checking story was nothing but another ruse to disguise Madeleine's non-appearance during the week. The checking system detail was confined to the night of Thursday 3rd May, seemingly in preparation for Kate McCann's abduction alert at around 10:00 pm. I imagine Gerry McCann went off to lay a few ground rules and organize Jane Tanner's abductor sighting.
I'm totally confused now but I guess that's the general idea. IF Matthew Oldfield checked on the McCann children (but only had actual sight of the twins ) at approximately 9.30 as per the activity book timeline no. 1 and as per his inconsistent jumbled statements and was quickly followed a few minutes later by Gerry doing a re check ( see statements 'kaz' above ) how did he manage to do this ? According to the timeline ( activity book ) at approximately 9.20 Jane Tanner saw Gerry talking to Jez. Did Gerry then arrive back at the Tapas bar , sit down and immediately get up again after Matt's listening in exercise to do another recheck?
I'm totally befuddled now . I think I need help!
kaz wrote: I'm totally confused now but I guess that's the general idea. IF Matthew Oldfield checked on the McCann children (but only had actual sight of the twins ) at approximately 9.30 as per the activity book timeline no. 1 and as per his inconsistent jumbled statements and was quickly followed a few minutes later by Gerry doing a re check ( see statements 'kaz' above ) how did he manage to do this ? According to the timeline ( activity book ) at approximately 9.20 Jane Tanner saw Gerry talking to Jez. Did Gerry then arrive back at the Tapas bar , sit down and immediately get up again after Matt's listening in exercise to do another recheck?
Madeleine McCann needs help kaz, not you - you understand things perfectly.
Kaz:
'I'm totally confused now but I guess that's the general idea'
MO's 'pre-GM' check was allegedly at about 9.00 when he went to jolly up the Paynes. He says he bumped into the Paynes at the corner of the Mc's apartment and so decided to check on his daughter and then listened at Maddies window at the same time.
He then returned to the Tapas and GM almost immediately went to check again, on the 'Jez Wilkins & Jane Tanner' run.
The 9.30 check was when he helped KM out and looked/didn't look, saw/didn't see, through the open/half open bedroom door.
Kaz, if you want to really understand it, you need to watch the "Benny Hill" style video of the Tapas comings & goings. Not an 'errr' or 'ummm' in sight.
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4. He already has.
@ Carrry On Doctor
I am perplexed.
The poll question is: "Should Goncalo Amaral now abandon the PJ theory that Madeleine died AFTER 5.30pm on Thursday 3 May 2007?"
Could you please point me to any link at all where Amaral has gone on the record and explicitly abandoned the claim that Madeleine died AFTER 5.30pm on 3 May 2007?
I'd be most grateful. I've never read anywhere that he has
Hi Tony
I agree that he has never publicly said this, but he perhaps he couldn't due to ongoing legals.
My point is that I think he privately thinks this, and hopefully his next book will reveal his current and updated thoughts.
A lot has changed between him first penning his book and now.
Just my opinion.
Thank you very much for the prompt reply.
I take a very great interest in all that Goncalo Amaral says about the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, which he has done on many occasions since his book was published. I was 100% certain in my own mind that he had never resiled from his view (and his investigation's view) that Madeleine died after 5.30pm on Thursday 3 May 2007.
He has however made some references to certain things which interest him. IIRC he once mused about the significance of Kate McCann going down to the beach at dawn on her numerous visits to the Hubbards. More recently he has spoken about the possibility of Madeleine's corpse being placed in a widow's coffin and both being incinerated at a crematorium.
To be honest these seemingly rather random statements do not give me the level of confidence that you clearly have that his new book will reveal his 'updated thoughts'.
I don't know if any of his Portuguese advisers read the brilliant analyses produced e.g. by Dr Martin Roberts and HideHo and of course on CMOMMM as well.
There are 'golden nuggets' of research and analysis for him amongst these.
I hope someone is passing them on to him
Thanks for the help GGC and DD in making THAT evening more understandable. Must admit reading through those statements is excruciatingly painful so I'll leave trying to make sense of the whole thing to those much more informed on the subject than myself. My only observation then is to say what a busy busy night it was and I hope they remembered to take the Gaviscon with them. .........................maybe they get it free on the NHS.................perks of the job. It does sound like a load of nonsense but I'm still convinced that even if the checking charade didn't really take place, there are clues there in the scenario presented to the investigation. Inadvertently of course.
I have watched Richard Hall's latest video on the Didcot affair and it is interesting that in his opinion MI5 control the media. Would sort of ( oh no, it's contagious! ) explain certain aspects of the Madeleine McCann case.
by Richard IV 09.08.16 13:55
IMO MI5 control, not only the media but, the government - it`s a sad day for them if someone rises through the political ranks who is not corruptible. I would even go so far as to say they have a hand in child abuse rings.
The thing is, who controls MI5?
Bridget O`Donnell`s book, to my mind, is a clear account of what is still going on, although she bases it on the corrupt goings on in the 1880s. It could almost be a mirror image of the Maddie affair and the decent inspector who is trying to get justice but is ruined - by the establishment and of course the royals. BOD`s writing of it made me wonder if she actually knew more than she described in her peaches and cream portrayal in the Observer.
Richard IV
by Carrry On Doctor 09.08.16 15:01
Hello Tony
As you will recall from our previous exchanges on this forum, GA now thinking differently is a belief I have held for some time.
GA is a very astute man, and in his original book he hypothesised death on the 3rd, based purely on the information available at the time. The point you make (above in red) is indeed why I GA may now think differently. The more recent arguments put forward by many, yourself included, are both comprehensive and compelling, and GA will be very aware of the new information available, as well as being still close (closer than us) to what the authorities know.
Throughout the legal proceedings with TM's though, GA may have been advised that any fundamental deviation from the original book whilst defending an action due to its content may have adversely affected his, or the books credibility, which may have weakened his claimed reasons for writing it i.e. GA wants the truth, and not, as his pursuers argue, to make money out of sensationalising a genuine tragedy. In other words, he cant say anything else until after any final appeal hearing.
Perhaps GA's new book will elaborate further on the ongoing political interference or maybe new forensics ? We don't know at the moment and I don't think he has given anything away regarding its content ??? However, I do think the new book is likely to contain some new significant development to make it worthwhile, which I think may be a fundamental change of thinking on when death occurred.
Carrry On Doctor
I can't see evidence of any new significant developments that could dramatically sway Goncalo Amaral's informed opinion whilst engaged as PJ investigation co-ordinator. I don't believe any new information has come to light since the McCanns fled Portugal and various persons were interviewed or re-interviewed by the rogatory process in april 2008 - even that wasn't new, just a re-hash and/or embellishment of prior statements. Indeed I don't think anything fundemental has changed since the investigation started to blossom during the summer of 2007 and swiftly halted in it's tracks by a higher authority - the McCanns escaped and the rest, as they say, is history.
Analysis and detail uncovered and/or exposed over the past nine + years has been achieved through the diligence of those who have devoted so much time and energy in quest of justice in the name of Madeleine McCann, this forum by way of example. If Dr. Amaral has changed his opinion, it can only be by perhaps being more honest with himself, more temerarious in his approach and by viewing the McCanns and their friends through a more critical eye, or because he is being guided by the aforementioned justice seekers.
Apropos of your concluding paragraph, I doubt if Dr. Amaral is aware of any detail concerning ongoing political interference, particularly in the UK, nor do I believe there is likely to be any new forensics. Dr. Amaral was removed from the case for a reason, that in my opinion is where it begins and ends for any hope of officialdom ligitimately investigating the case of missing Madeleine McCann. That is I believe the reason for the likes of this forum and the only hope Goncalo Amaral has of re-thinking his previous stance on the case.
I don't for a second think Dr. Amaral is a fool but there is little he can do as regards the future towards a case solution. That privilege was swept from under the hypothetical Portuguese feet when the McCanns were authorised to leave Portugal in September 2007.
Hope I'm wrong!
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Q: golang why comparing two variables pointing to struct behaves differently? I have created two instances of same struct, Confused by the output when I compare two variables point to instances of struct.
package main

import "fmt"

type Person struct {
    name string
}

func main() {
   p1 := &Person{name: "guru"}
   p2 := &Person{name: "guru"}
   fmt.Println(p1 == p2) // false, compares by address?
   p3 := Person{name: "guru"}
   p4 := Person{name: "guru"}
   fmt.Println(p3 == p4) // true , why? compares by content?
}

does == operator works like overload operator?

A: p1 == p2 is pointer comparison, it compares the pointer values (the memory addresses). Since you used 2 composite literals (and took their addresses), they will point to 2 distinct variables, so the addresses will be different (since size of Person is not zero). Spec: Composite literals:

Taking the address of a composite literal generates a pointer to a unique variable initialized with the literal's value.

p3 == p4 compares struct values, it compares them field-by-field, and since the matching fields have equal values, the comparison will result in true.
Comparison rules are in Spec: Comparison operators:

The equality operators == and != apply to operands that are comparable. The ordering operators <, <=, >, and >= apply to operands that are ordered. These terms and the result of the comparisons are defined as follows:

*

*[...]

*Pointer values are comparable. Two pointer values are equal if they point to the same variable or if both have value nil. Pointers to distinct zero-size variables may or may not be equal.

*[...]

*Struct values are comparable if all their fields are comparable. Two struct values are equal if their corresponding non-blank fields are equal.

A: Your first example

p1 := &Person{name: "guru"}
p2 := &Person{name: "guru"}

fmt.Println(p1 == p2) // false, compares by address?

compares two pointers for equality. Since they each address different memory addresses, the do not compare as equal.
Your second example,

 p3 := Person{name: "guru"}
 p4 := Person{name: "guru"}

fmt.Println(p3 == p4) // true , why? compares by content?

compares two struct and does so by value, so they compare equal.
If you dereference the pointer before the comparison, you'll find that they compare as equal. For instance, given
p1 := &Person{ name: "guru" }
p2 := &Person{ name: "guru" }
p3 :=  Person{ name: "guru" }
p4 :=  Person{ name: "guru" }

All of the following compare as equal:

*

**p1 == *p2

**p1 ==  p3

* p3 == *p2

* p3 ==  p4

A: Two pointers values are only equal when they point to the same value in the memory or if they are nil in Golang.
You create two instances of struct, thus they have different address
   p1 := &Person{name: "guru"}
   p2 := &Person{name: "guru"}

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