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The Kumpulan Wayang Kulit Sri Warisan Pusaka from Machang, Kelantan, performed the Hikayat Maharaja Wana in Texas, Florida and Georgia in early 2015. Photo: Cheryl Hoffmann
Cultural organisation Pusaka launches online resource to document traditional arts
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By ROUWEN LIN
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How often do elders lecture the younger generation on the importance on "knowing your roots", without actually going into the nitty gritty of it all? How familiar is their lament on how traditions are falling by the wayside and being discarded in favour of shiny, brighter things?
But speak to Eddin Khoo, founder and director of KL-based cultural organisation Pusaka, and you will see that his take is far from the gloom and doom version of "saving" our cultural heritage.
"Old traditions are rooted in time, are deeply philosophical, and go very much against the grain of the snapshot culture we live in today. Paradoxically, that is also what gives rise to increasing interest in these traditions," he says.
The appreciation for local culture, customs and traditions, has increased over the years, and Khoo attributes that mainly to the involvement among young people. He notes that the interest has always been present, but what has improved greatly over the years is "concern".
"When our traditions were first forced into the margins in the 1990s as a result of religious, cultural and identity politics, there was consternation among the public that expressed itself mainly in nostalgia and sentimentality. Younger people, however, search for these traditions with a greater sense of purpose because they are not acquainted with them. They suffer from a large cultural and historical hole in their souls, they seek greater meaning of themselves through these traditions, and they are getting increasingly weary of the inanities of cultural, religious and identity politics which have disposed them of all this knowledge," he says.
Kumpulan Mak Yong Cahaya Matahari seen during a Pusaka Evenings set in KL. Photo: Ahmad Fikry Anwar
Pusaka started out by documenting the traditional arts in Kelantan, an obvious place to begin, says Khoo, because of the proscription by the Kelantan state government in 1991. From there, work spread to other states in the peninsula, with relationships with communities in Sabah and Sarawak being forged in recent years.
What started out as a project with a reportage skew – who are these Mak Yong, Main Puteri, Manora, Wayang Kulit performers, what do these art forms mean to us – has evolved into something bigger today. The organisation partners with 25 communities of traditional performers throughout Malaysia, revitalise these traditions at the community level through performance platforms, and seeks to provide an intellectual context for the contemplation of broader aspects of culture, tradition and ideas.
Pusaka's list of collaborators include Mah Meri dance and Kompang Jawa of Selangor, Kuda Kepang and Kompang Jidor of Johor, Portuguese dance of Malacca, Boria and Teochew Puppetry of Penang, Awang Batil of Perlis, Nading Rhapsody of Sarawak, and the Urumee Melum drumming tradition.
In an interview with Pusaka, the late great wayang kulit master puppeteer Tok Dalang Dollah Baju Merah (from Kelantan) once reflected on the purpose of wayang kulit: "It is for pengetahuan (knowledge) – to distinguish between good and bad, and to understand our jati diri (inner selves). Without that, what would you have? Nothing. Just observe the world around you – only noise. So much noise, but nothing."
"I have often described Pusaka's work to be an 'odyssey'. These traditions kept the secrets of our interactions as a community, which have long predated our nation. I discovered also that in unravelling these traditions there was much to be gleaned about history, about worldviews and about 'ways and approaches to living'. There is never 'completion' in a quest like this, but there are established foundations that we can look to achieving," muses Khoo, 48.
A Teochew puppetry performance, with Penang's Kim Giak Low Choon Teochew Puppetry Troupe narrating folk tales and legends by using marionette puppets.
Mapping of traditions
Another milestone for Pusaka arrived recently as it unveils, in stages, a comprehensive archive of traditional performance in Malaysia on pusaka.org drawn from more than 300 hours of raw film footage, hundreds of hours of interviews and thousands of photographs. A new tradition and community will be revealed every two weeks, starting this weekend.
"The website aspires to create a proper mapping of traditions, an archive that the public can delve into, and enable us to be part of the large conservation occuring in the world about the destiny of such traditions. The method of introducing traditions every two weeks is an attempt to streamline the documentation we have while allowing the public to gain insight into the various traditions extant in our landscape gradually," he shares.
Lest you imagine a dry, academic approach to archiving, he assures that this is not the case as through this website, Pusaka aims to demonstrate that efforts of archiving and documenting can be done "with a great deal of imagination and artistry".
Writers, photographers and filmmakers have come together to create a highly artistic approach to documentation and to convey discoveries in non-conventional ways that emphasise the literary and poetic dimensions of documentation, and not simply the academic.
"This is an effort at archiving passing histories, and in doing so, hope to demonstrate that there are different and original ways to create multiple narratives. Once the host of traditions are introduced and uploaded, we will find other dimensions of the work to present," he explains.
Kumpulan Dikir Barat Arjunasukma presenting its signature dikir barat (a traditional spontaneous song/verse and chorus-chanting Kelantanese performance) at Pusaka Evenings series Tak Tun: Malam Gendang performance in Kuala Lumpur in late 2016. Photo: Pusaka
Besides Pusaka's field work, events and performances, and now, the archive, Khoo shares that the team is looking to bring the traditional and contemporary communities together in radical and innovative ways. One of his dreams is to create a repertory theatre where plays are performed by a regular team of performers who are trained in the art of theatre by traditional performers.
"I still believe that no contemporary expression can have much originality and legitimacy if it does not emerge from tradition," he states.
Pak Romli Mahmud, the last Awang Batil (traditional storyteller) of Perlis, closes out a Pusaka's traditional programme in KL in 2015. Photo: Ahmad Fikry Mohd Anwar
While he believes that the principal success of Pusaka's efforts has been the forging of relationships with the communities it works with, ensuring the dissemination of these traditions to a younger generation of practitioners, and creating a broader empathy and awareness among the public at large, he is also adamant that the fate of work of this nature lies in creating the necessary balance between autonomy and partnership.
Pusaka has had some "very fruitful" partnerships with institutions, on a project to project basis, but a long-term relationship would, of course, be inspiring, he says.
As for what is to come, expect publications that will consolidate one of the key objectives of Pusaka's work: to create a solid intellectual context for our deep and rich traditions.
"At the heart of it all is that the dignity of the traditions should always be preserved. It will always be a race against time to document the early arts and old world Malaysian cultures, especially since we, as a world community, perceive things in increasingly reductive ways. What Pusaka has tried to do is create a synthesis in time: employ modern technology to explore, document, capture, archive, makes sense of the world of these old cultures.
"It is a race against time, yes, because we also live in a time of forgetfulness, but it is a race that can nevertheless be run if the desired imagination, creativity and intellect compels it," he concludes.
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Greg Bradley attended Mt. Zion HS and wrestled for Coach Dick Linnenberger. He started wrestling as a sophomore at Mt. Zion High School, when the school first started an interscholastic wrestling program. While at Mt. Zion, Bradley earned nine varsity letters in baseball, football, track and wrestling.
Greg would go on to attend Western Illinois University (Macomb) earning a B.S. degree in Education and a Master's degree from Eastern Illinois (Charleston).
Returning to his roots Bradley became the Head Wrestling coach at Mt. Zion in 1979 and for the next seven years compiling a sterling 103-46 dual meet record. In 1981, Bradley started Mt. Zion's first IKWF wrestling program. In addition to coaching wrestling, Bradley was also the Mt. Zion Head softball coach and defensive coordinator of the Braves football team.
Becoming a registered IHSA official in 1986, Bradley officiated for over 13 years and has attended over 30 IHSA State Wrestling finals.
Bradley created his greatest mark as an administrator, first as principal at Bement High School in 1986 followed by a tenure at Illini Bluffs from 1988 and finally as principal at Mt. Zion from 1993 to 2012.
Greg became a strong advocate for wrestling with the IHSA Board of Directors serving on the Board for 17 years. While principal at Illini Bluffs, he hosted many IHSA regional and sectional tournaments. In 1996, the IWCOA named him the Class AA administrator of the year.
An avid softball player, Bradley is an ASA Men's Major Fast pitch softball five-time All-State selection as well as a two-time Midwest Region selection and in 1988 he was an All-American.
Bradley is currently retired and enjoys golf, softball, and construction work.

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Joseph William Box (14 June 1842 – 2 October 1873) was an English first-class cricketer active 1866–68 who played for Middlesex. He was born in Peckham and died in Bow Common. He was a wicketkeeper and played in four first-class matches.

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2015 Hyundai Genesis First Drive
Is The Second Chapter Of Genesis A Revelation?
Michael Zak
Apr 8th 2014 at 11:57AM
Image Credit: Michael Zak
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311 HP / 293 LB-FT
As Tested Price
Hyundai grabbed our attention with its first-generation Genesis. Now, with this second-gen model, the company's job is to keep it. The 2015 Genesis, known internally as "DH," wisely follows in the footsteps of its predecessor, a model that showed the automaker's naked ambition, putting it on the map of not just bargain hunters, but the upwardly mobile, too.
The outgoing Genesis proved Hyundai was capable of producing a premium car of superior quality, complete with a plush interior, handsome looks and a relatively sporty driving demeanor, all for the sort of cut-rate price the brand built its reputation on. The first Genesis worked wonders for expanding Hyundai's allure, opening it up to all kinds of new car shoppers who previously wouldn't have given its other models a second glance.
This 2015 Genesis has even loftier intentions. Hyundai has placed its crosshairs directly on venerable midsize luxury sedans like the BMW 5 Series, Lexus GS and Cadillac CTS in an effort to further the case that it deserves car shoppers' attention and hard-earned dollars. The Genesis has been radically transformed, both inside and out, in its bid to cement its place as a legitimate alternative to segment leaders wearing more prestigious badges.
Back in November, our own Seyth Miersma got the chance to test an early 2015 Genesis prototype over in Korea, but his seat time was sadly limited. Now that the production model is ready, we've been able to get behind the wheel for several hours of Arizona desert driving, putting the new sedan through a more extensive evaluation.
The 2015 Genesis employs Hyundai's new "Fluidic Sculpture 2.0" design language, which is a fancy way of saying "out with the swoops." True, the Genesis never had a body as curvaceous as the current Sonata or Elantra, but its new look is indicative of the kind of crisp and more conservative styling shown on the next Sonata, an influence we will soon see on the rest of the company's lineup.
It may be more restrained, but this new design is still quite striking.
Indeed, it may be more restrained, but this new design is still quite striking. And it works remarkably well on the Genesis, coming across as both modern and elegant, with a noticeable presence on the road. That presence can be attributed, in large part, to its enormous new hexagonal grille, which, when combined with a pair of stately angled headlights, leads the car down the road with the kind of panache generally reserved for a vehicle with a much higher price tag.
The Genesis has been elongated to 196.5 inches, which makes it the longest car in its class, and this newfound span gives it a combination of luxuriousness and aggressiveness. From the rear, the body's sportier stance is noticeable, as the roofline slopes forward and the front of the car drops off abruptly at the end of the windshield. Large, chrome exhaust pipes and 18- or 19-inch, 15-spoke wheels round out the package. The previous Genesis was knocked for its too-close-for-comfort resemblance to some competitors, notably the Mercedes-Benz E-Class. The DH puts this notion to bed, with an aesthetic and presence on the road all its own.
The Genesis' feature set has always been a strong point. In fact, one could argue it's what made the previous-gen a winner in the first place. Quiet, comfortable and full of standard amenities, it was surprisingly well-equipped for being priced thousands of dollars under its competition.
Hyundai proudly points out that the Genesis offers more cubic feet of interior room than just about anything in its class.
For 2015, the interior has been entirely redone with new features and a new look. The cabin lands on the cushier side of the spectrum, with a focus on all-around comfort. This philosophy stands opposed to some of the segment's sportier interiors that place an emphasis on the driver, with the resulting environments offering more of a cockpit feel at the expense of overall spaciousness. Indeed, Hyundai proudly points out that the Genesis offers more cubic feet of interior room than just about anything in its class, including entries from BMW, Cadillac, Infiniti, Lexus and Mercedes-Benz.
And it's not just that there's more space, the way it's laid out is pleasing. Smart ergonomics allow for easy control of the climate and audio systems, and we're happy to report that the seats have been much improved, offering a great combination of support and cushion. It's dead quiet, too – on the move, road and wind noise is essentially nonexistent, thanks to serious behind-the-scenes noise, vibration and harshness tuning efforts.
That hushed ambience will help occupants enjoy the ride, as will the upgraded furnishings. The Genesis' redone cabin employs some fine materials, especially on higher trim levels, including real black ash wood and polished aluminum. Full disclosure: your author isn't a fan of the charred look seen on this tester's dashboard. Part of the $3,500 Ultimate package, I find it somewhat tawdry and would opt for a more conventional wood treatment. In fairness, this is a matter of some debate – others on the Autoblog staff love this cabin's low-gloss stuff. Thankfully, Hyundai offers both matte looks like this and more traditional shellacked timber, so it's up to the buyer.
Hyundai has massively improved the Genesis' cabin, the very area that needed the most attention.
The 2015 Genesis is available with a wide swath of technology and infotainment features, including the standard – and brilliant – smart trunk. To pop the lid on this Hyundai's rather cavernous trunk, all you have to do is stand near the rear of the car with the key fob somewhere on your person for three seconds. This feature is great for those bigger trips to the grocery store when fumbling for your keys might otherwise result in a messy pool of broken eggs on the concrete.
Other features include an available 9.2-inch high-definition touchscreen, head-up display, second-generation BlueLink (which includes a smartphone app), optional 17-speaker Lexicon audio system, Google destination search and a BlueLink app for Google Glass.
As a whole, Hyundai has massively improved the Genesis' cabin, the very area that needed the most attention.
The company says it's aiming for a Top Safety Pick+ rating from the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety, a designation surprisingly not yet held by any midsize luxury car. To do so, engineers have undergone a lot of work on the car's architecture to ensure that it will nail the new small frontal overlap crash test. Also included is an impressive wealth of standard and available safety features, including a lane departure warning system (with merciful haptic feedback, not a screaming electronic beep), adaptive cruise control that can bring the car to a complete stop, automatic emergency braking and even an interior carbon dioxide monitor that pumps fresh air into the cabin when it senses the driver may be getting a heavy dose of the fatigue-inducing compound.
The 3.8-liter V6 and 5.0-liter V8 carry over from last year, although both powerplants have received tweaks.
While the exterior and interior of the Genesis are thoroughly impressive, this generation will really need to shine in its driving dynamics if it wants to compete with the Germans and Japanese: power was never an issue in the last car, but its handling left a lot to be desired. In an effort to improve the Genesis' driving demeanor, Hyundai has made numerous updates to its available powertrains, as well as its suspension and steering.
The 3.8-liter V6 and 5.0-liter V8 carry over from last year, although both powerplants have received tweaks that change their output to 311 horsepower and 293 pound-feet of torque, and 420 hp and 383 lb-ft of torque, respectively. The V6 is still a solid engine, and although the Genesis has put on some weight (it's now heavier in every trim level thanks to the addition of more goodies and safety features – and that's before the available AWD), mashing the gas pedal gets the Genesis moving with gusto. Passing, even on inclines, is a breeze. The 5.0-liter is the same beast we've come to know and love from the BH Genesis and the Equus. It comes to life with a deep bellow that can be heard and even felt even from within the sound-dampened cabin.
An updated eight-speed automatic transmission is included, and it improves on the old eight-speed with smarter, quicker shifts, better acceleration and sport-mode mapping. It also helps the rear-drive V6 achieve fuel economy figures of 18 miles per gallon in the city and 29 highway (that's up 2 mpg over the 2014 model on the highway) while the AWD model tallies a slightly worse 16 mpg city and 25 mpg highway rating. Those who opt for the additional power of two extra cylinders can expect to see 15 mpg city and 23 mpg highway, but all-wheel drive is conspicuously not available with the 5.0L. Hyundai executives have hinted that the combination could come down the road, possibly sporting an R-Spec badge.
Hyundai partnered with the gurus at Lotus for this new Genesis' development.
The biggest changes for the Genesis centers on its handling dynamics. Hyundai partnered with the gurus at Lotus for this new generation's development, but, technically, this model is not Lotus-tuned. Rather, the Brits acted more as consultants who helped to translate consumer desires into engineering terms.
Semantics aside, the result of all these changes is a much more responsive and engaging vehicle. Probably the biggest and most noticeable addition is the inclusion of optional all-wheel drive, which helps give the Genesis newfound all-weather versatility, an important factor in making it more attractive in Polar Vortex markets. This new system, dubbed HTRAC, provides an electronic variable-torque-split clutch with active torque control between both the front and rear axles. Under normal operation, the system defaults to a 40/60 front-to-rear torque split, but it's possible to direct up to 90 percent of available power to either the front or rear axle as traction and performance needs dictate.
With three selectable drive modes – Sport, Eco and Normal – the system can demonstrate three completely different personalities. In Eco, it maximizes efficiency by directing more available torque to the rear wheels during highway cruising for reduced drivetrain frictional losses. In Sport, as you surely assumed, it sends more torque to the back axle to deliver something approaching a traditional rear-wheel-drive experience, imbuing the chassis with a more agile feel. Normal mode slots in between the two, providing an engaging yet comfortable driving experience while maintaining fuel economy and all-weather traction. The different drive modes also alter the suspension's firmness and the transmission's gear ratios.
The HTRAC, especially in Sport mode, makes the Genesis handle smoothly and confidently through the corners.
The HTRAC, especially in Sport mode, makes the Genesis handle smoothly and confidently through the corners, without incurring so much as a minor skid of the wheels at speed. With the system, the car sticks to the road like wax on paper, correcting a flaw in the previous generation's driving dynamics that resulted in oversteer and, often, slippage from the rear end.
Hyundai has developed all-new steering for the Genesis, as well. This new variable-ratio, electric power-assist system is a more responsive unit than the EPAS system in the last V8 Genesis, reducing camber angle and tire tilt and increasing lateral grip, bringing along with it better feel. The system offers just the right amount of weight in all circumstances, allowing high-speed corners and parking lots alike to be navigated with relative ease. Much less input is needed to cause the car to react, giving the steering a feeling of precision and the driver the confidence of being in complete control.
It's not just the steering that's upped its game – Hyundai has designed an all-new five-link rear suspension in an effort to further improve the car's handling and comfort. Those attributes may seem mutually exclusive, but this chassis provides both of them with its increased suspension travel and rigidity. An almost-perfect 52/48 weight distribution, available continuous damping control (V8 only) and the employment of more high-strength steel round out the new developments that have enhanced the car's solidity and responsiveness.
Taken as a whole, this new Genesis is quite good on the road, inspiring confidence and even the occasional "hell yeah!" when really working the chassis and drivetrain. On the dry roads deep down the Southwest, we opted to keep the car in Sport for most of the trip in an effort to extract the most out of the chassis.
Hyundai is aiming high with this new sedan, and in doing so, the model continues to improve and evolve rapidly.
But even though the Genesis has come a long way in its driving dynamics, it still lags a bit behind the segment benchmark BMW 5 Series. The Genesis is heavier and thus not quite as nimble, and it still experiences noticeable body roll in corners taken with enthusiasm. Even so, Hyundai engineers should be extremely proud of what they've accomplished. Nearly everything is tight – the transmission, the steering, the throttle response – it all works together. That's the mark of a truly well-executed, performance-oriented vehicle. All in all, it's fun to drive and is likely to find new ways to delight both the enthusiast and the commuter.
While the Genesis has changed in a lot of respects, it's good to see that it has kept one of the key aspects that helped make its predecessor a success: value. The 2015 Genesis starts at $38,000 for a V6 RWD, undercutting the 5 Series by more than $10,000 while including acres more standard equipment – features like paddle shifters, rain-sensing wipers, power folding outside mirrors, power height and lumbar-adjustable passenger seat and the aforementioned smart access trunk feature. The addition of all-wheel drive or the V8 engine add to the bottom line, obviously, but even a maxed-out Genesis ($51,500 plus options) comes in at thousands of dollars below its competition.
The 2015 Genesis is an impressive second effort. Hyundai is aiming high with this new sedan, and in doing so, the model continues to improve and evolve rapidly. We remain rapt and at attention, and we're willing to bet that the competition is, too.
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The Elder tree is in flower from June and a few heads of flowers will make 8 bottles of champagne.
Natural yeasts in the Elderflower ferment to create a potent and fizzy brew.
Some quick recipes as Spring will come eventually… These are begged, borrowed and stolen from all over the place – including earlier in this blog and I'm pretty sure from the inimitable Richard Mabey's Food for Free. I've tried them all out many times and they work consistently. Who knows where the originals came from many moons ago – apologies in advance to anyone who sees one of these as their own – greatest form of flattery, etc, etc.
I will be using these recipes and others as part of my indoctrination of members of the public in to the wonderful world of Spring Cleansing Herbs on Thursday 4th April at Woodland Herbs in Glasgow – though the juicing may be a challenge if the plants don't get much juicier in this cold weather.
Wilt 2 large handfuls Nettle tops for a few minutes in a small amount of boiling water in a covered pot over gentle heat. Quickly strain the nettles to retain their flavour – reserving the water to drink warm later.
Lightly toast a scant handful of pine nuts (about 50g) in a dry pan. Remove and place in a large bowl / food processor with 50g grated parmesan, juice of half a lemon and the wilted Nettles.
Blend all together using food processor or stick blender.
For garlic you can add 2/3 cloves crushed garlic or 4-6 finely chopped leaves of Wild Garlic or a small handful of finely chopped leaves of Garlic Mustard.
Add salt and pepper to taste and olive oil to get your preferred consistency.
Don't forget to drink the nettle water – it's very rich in minerals.
Cook 1 chopped onion in a little oil, add 2 large handfuls of Nettle tops; 1 litre of stock; 1 chopped potato and 1 chopped carrot, simmer until potato is cooked (15-20mins). Blend soup, season with salt & pepper and finish with crème fraiche.
Since first discovering Garlic Mustard / Jack-by-the-Hedge / Alliaria petiolata a couple of weeks ago, I've come across loads of tangy specimens on my forages.
Garlic Mustard is easy to spot just now in this part of the world as the small white flowers are coming out. This helps differentiate it from Nettles (that and the lack of sting) which is just about to produce a quite different flower. Above is a particularly tall example of Garlic Mustard, at least a metre, when most that I've seen before have been ankle-biters in comparison.
Since I'm on the subject of harvesting, now is just the right time to get picking the young shoots of Nettles – pictured on the right above. These are particularly tasty as the base for nettle pesto.
Wilt 2 large handfuls Nettle tops for a few minutes in a small amount of boiling water in a covered pot over gentle heat. Strain the nettles – reserving the water to drink warm later.
For garlic you can add 2/3 cloves crushed garlic or 4 finely chopped leaves of Wild Garlic or a small handful of finely chopped leaves of Garlic Mustard.


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Qhubeka NextHash end sponsorship hunt
By Daniel Benson published 23 December 21
Management admit defeat with WorldTour team to fold
Qhubeka NextHash (Image credit: Getty Images)
The management at Qhubeka-NextHash have told riders and staff that the team's unsuccessful search for a WorldTour sponsor for 2022 has ended.
The team had already been denied a WorldTour licence by the UCI in early December but team boss Doug Ryder had attempted to keep negotiation channels open in the hope of finding a last-minute deal.
However, an internal communication, sent to all riders and staff, and seen by Cyclingnews on Thursday has confirmed that the search for a title sponsor has ended in failure.
UCI refuses Qhubeka NextHash a WorldTour licence for 2022
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In a statement send out on Thursday, Ryder states: "I am very sad to send this message. We have tried everything to find sponsors for our team for next season, right up until the last few days, but nothing has materialised in time.
"We have engaged with ten sports' marketing agencies across the world and spoke to over one hundred companies. I am thankful to those of you who also supported us through talking to potential sponsors. There has not been a day that went by since NTT opted to end their support that we did not work on securing our long-term future."
The team almost folded at the end of 2020 but were saved at the last minute when Assos agreed to step up and become the title sponsor of the squad. That gave Ryder a lifeline and it looked as though the team had at least another 12 months as the management continued to try and find a long-term backer.
On the eve of the 2021 Tour de France, NextHash were unveiled as the team's new title sponsor and while the deal was reported to last five years the squad were dogged by financial issues. Riders and staff faced delays with their August wages and several sponsors were asked to provide early financial assistance when it came to their final investments. At the same time, several high-profile riders began to look for employment elsewhere and in the autumn the team notified riders that even if they had contracts for 2022, they were free to seek alternatives for the future.
During that period the team told Cyclingnews that they were committed to paying riders and staff, and that the search for a 2022 title sponsor would continue.
On December 14, the UCI confirmed that despite extending their licence process for several weeks in a bid to give the team every chance of finding the necessary funds to run a team, that time was up. Ryder was still determined to find a solution in order to keep the team going but on Thursday he admitted that every single avenue had been explored. In his letter to the riders and staff he paid tribute the vast support the team had received over the years, although he made no reference whatsoever to NextHash as a partner.
"I am so proud of what we have achieved together. The family spirit and feeling of Ubuntu was embraced by all of you on and off the bike. Never have I seen such unity and one united team spirit as what we had this year. You all have embraced the platform this team provides and grew as people united by our purpose. You should be incredibly proud of what we achieved together," he wrote.
"I hope these feelings and memories will live with you as we go our separate ways in 2022 even with the last few challenging months. Our cash flow issues due to sponsors not paying on time, or at all, has really impacted on us."
Ryder did confirm that the team's Continental set-up will continue in 2022 and that he would try and put together a top-flight team in 2023.
"Thank you to all of you as Team Qhubeka is loved by so many people around the world. Even though we will not be in the World Tour or a Pro Continental Team next season, we will continue with the Continental team. The support of emerging talent is incredibly important for us to rise again in 2023. This is our goal."
Daniel Benson
Daniel Benson is the Editor in Chief at both Cyclingnews.com and BikePerfect.com. Based in the UK, he has worked within cycling for almost 15 years, and he joined the Cyclingnews team in 2008 as the site's first UK-based Managing Editor. In that time, he has reported on over a dozen editions of the Tour de France, several World Championships, the Tour Down Under, Spring Classics, and the London 2012 Olympic Games. With the help of the excellent editorial team, he runs the coverage on Cyclingnews and has interviewed leading figures in the sport including UCI Presidents and Tour de France winners.


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Q: Delay issue in Audio/Video Merging through Python I am writing a program in python on RaspberryPi, to record video on a Picam and capture audio through a Microphone attached with USB AUDIO DEVICE.
On combining both files through ffmpeg, till 30sec both Audio/video synchronize well but after 30sec, I start to experiance a delay problem.
Can you please guide me in resolving this issue?
import picamera, subprocess, os
import pyaudio,wave,sys

CHUNK = 8192
FORMAT = pyaudio.paInt16
CHANNELS = 1
RATE = 44100
RECORD_SECONDS = 60                                                 #"Recording Duration"
WAVE_OUTPUT_FILENAME = 'Audio.wav'
H264_OUTPUT_FILENAME = 'Video.h264'
frames = []
with picamera.PiCamera() as camera:
    camera.resolution= (640,480)
    p = pyaudio.PyAudio()
    stream = p.open(format=FORMAT,
                    channels = CHANNELS,
                    rate = RATE,
                    input = True,
                    input_device_index = 0,
                    frames_per_buffer = CHUNK)
    camera.start_preview(fullscreen=False, window=(930, 0, 425, 295))# "Start Video Preview"
    camera.start_recording(H264_OUTPUT_FILENAME, quality = 30)                     # "Start Video Recording"
    # "Start Audio Dubbing"
    for i in range(0, int(RATE / CHUNK * RECORD_SECONDS)):
        data = stream.read(CHUNK)
        frames.append(data)
    stream.stop_stream()                                             # "Pause the Stream"
    stream.close()                                                   # "Stream Stop"
    p.terminate()                                                    # "Stream Cloase"
    camera.stop_recording()                                          # "Pause" the recording
    camera.stop_preview()                                            # "Stop Preview"
    camera.close()                                                   # "Camera Close"
# Creation of MIC WAVE FILE
wf = wave.open(WAVE_OUTPUT_FILENAME, 'wb')
wf.setnchannels(CHANNELS)
wf.setsampwidth(p.get_sample_size(FORMAT))
wf.setframerate(RATE)
wf.writeframes(b''.join(frames))
wf.close()
# Combining/Merging of Audio/Video File into mkv
cmd = 'ffmpeg -y -i Audio.wav  -r 30 -i Video.h264  -filter:a aresample=async=1 -c:a flac -c:v copy av.mkv'
subprocess.call(cmd, shell=True)                                     # "Muxing Done
print('Muxing Done')

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*Access to Twin and Jim Jim Falls cannot be guaranteed during the tropical summer months (approx May to June). At this time they will be substituted with locations such as Gunlom, Maguk (Barramundi Falls), Yurmikmik or Gubara Springs.
National Park entry fees are paid directly on the first day of the tour. The adult fee is $25 from November to March and $40 from April to October.
Professional guide, travel in an air-conditioned 4WD vehicle, all meals (as listed on itineraries), camping equipment and fees including permanent tent with beds and mattress. All linen including pillow and pillowcase, fitted sheet, sleeping bag, towel and drinking water (please provide your own bottle).
Torch, wide brimmed hat, sunscreen, insect repellent, water bottle (1.5 litres), walking shoes/boots, sleeping bag (if you prefer to use your own), toiletries, swim wear, towel, camera, comfortable and casual clothing for 4 days. Note: Due to limited space on the vehicle please restrict luggage to a day pack and one soft overnight bag/backpack (maximum 10kg). Excess luggage should be stored at your accommodation.
We collect and return guests from Darwin hostel and hotel accommodations. Picks up begin approximately 6.30am. Departure time will be confirmed by phoning our reservations department 48 hours prior to departure. Tour operates from June to October only.
The above prices include $52.50 per person, which is payable direct to the operator on the day of travel.
The ultimate Top End Adventure awaits for those seeking an Indigenous experience. Explore Kakadu and Litchfield National Parks by small group 4 x 4, get up close and personal to a crocodile on a boat cruise, visit the jewels of Kakadu, Twin & Jim Jim Falls and spend a day in remote Arnhem Land where you will see Ancient Rock art with an Indigenous guide and spend your nights in private campsites, cooking over the campfire and marvelling at the clear Southern skies where stars are plenty.
Prices for 8 May 2019.


MSP Gil Paterson has asked his constituents to make their views heard about Scotland's bus service – especially the introduction of smart ticketing.
Two new consultations are now running consultations that will help shape the future of bus services and smart ticketing in Scotland.
Smart ticketing is the name given to the system where an entitlement to travel or ticket is stored electronically on a microchip rather than being printed on a paper ticket.
Transport Scotland will conduct a number of events and stakeholder workshops to encourage participation in these consultations before they close on December 5.
Mr Paterson said: "Many people in Clydebank and Milngavie rely on the bus service on a day-to-day basis – so I am delighted that these two consultations are taking place. They offer a chance for people in Clydebank to help shape the future of busing in Scotland.


On Sunday mornings from 10:30am we have a soft play area in the main hall for babies. We also provide colouring packs for pre-schoolers and younger children to use so that they can stay with whoever is looking after them.
In a normal service from 11am, Sparklers comes to life! Here we have a team of people who will look after the babies and will provide some fun & exciting learning activities for the older ones.
This leaves the person who brought them free to return to the main service, whilst the children remain in a safe environment.
The team adopts a flexible approach to settling children in. If any parent wants to stay that's fine, but we will happily look after children needing a bit of reassurance and we can always call you back out if needed.


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Q: Is the Prime Directive Limited to This Universe? The Prime Directive seems to grow over time.  Originally it seemed more focused on non-warp civilizations, but later it's also a reason to not interfere with internal events in the Klingon Empire.
The original idea seems to be to allow a culture to develop freely, on its own, until it makes contact or is ready to make contact with the Federation or other spacefaring cultures.
But does the Prime Directive apply only to planets?  Since it applies to cultures, shouldn't it apply to the mirror universe as well?  In the episodes we see where Trek characters have ended up in the mirror universe, they aren't worried about picking sides or causing havoc in their efforts to return to this universe.
While, in The Apple, Kirk says it applies to "living growing cultures," Riker points out in The Last Outpost that they have to let the Ferengi grow, even though they might turn into a threat to the Federation.  Overall, it seems, in spite of Kirk (who rationalized a number of violations), that the basic intent of the Prime Directive is to not judge other cultures and to allow them to develop without Federation interference.
So wouldn't the Prime Directive apply to the mirror universe, or any other alternate universes, as well as just to planets or cultures in this universe?

A: I would think, since it is supposed to be quite rare to travel to alternate and mirror universes, that the prime directive is probably legally ambiguous in this arena.  So far I haven't been to find any evidence of direct mention that it does apply.
Since it is so rare and theoretically even more rare for someone to actually return from another universe it hasn't been given much attention.  Due to the fact that it happened to Kirk and it seems most characters from DS9, you would think that someone at Starfleet headquarters would have addressed it by now.  But like androids being sentient beings with rights, it is probably still legally ambiguous at best in this situation.
Most characters seem more focused on just getting back to their own reality, which given the situation is probably best for the prime directive anyways.

A: I'm going to go out on a limb here: Yes, it is limited to this universe.
There is no direct canonical evidence for this, but a great deal of indirect evidence.
As I bring these examples up, please bear in mind that (various poorly-written episodes notwithstanding) Starfleet personnel are normally expected to give their lives to uphold the Prime Directive.  What we see, time and time again, is the exact opposite of this.  Decorated officers completely ignore the Prime Directive, usually to save their own lives, and not only are they not punished, the PD isn't even brought up as an issue, then or later.
First, consider "Mirror, Mirror" (TOS) (we're skipping ENT because the Prime Directive was not yet in force at that time).  Kirk quite deliberately alters the course of history in the mirror universe.  What's more, he does so by persuading mirror!Spock to completely change the fundamental principles of the Terran Empire.  I should also note that Kirk describes the mirror universe as "savage," and Spock calls its inhabitants "uncivilized."  Since the Prime Directive seems to apply especially strongly to less advanced races ("First Contact", TNG, and many other episodes), this is quite telling.
Jump ahead to "Crossover" (DS9).  Kira and O'Brien participate in a small-scale rebellion within the mirror universe.  This rebellion is strongly implied to have ultimately succeeded, at least at the local level.  Again, they changed the course of history in a drastic fashion.
When Picard suggested intervening in the Klingon Civil War, Fleet Admiral Shanthi initially rebuffed him, until he argued that the Romulan Star Empire was likely involved as well ("Redemption II", TNG).  This suggests the Prime Directive specifically forbids becoming involved in somebody else's purely internal rebellion or civil war, even if the "somebody else" is (at the time) a close ally of the Federation.
Later, in "Through the Looking Glass" (DS9), Sisko further aids that same rebellion, impersonating its leader (his late mirror self) and persuading mirror!Jennifer to join the rebellion.  In "Shattered Mirror", he assists in the repairs of the mirror!Defiant, and even captains it briefly, all to support the rebellion.
I can't find any clear PD violations in (Memory Alpha's summary of) "Resurrection" (DS9).
While DS9 has a few other examples of characters interacting with the mirror universe, the most blatant violations (in "The Emperor's New Cloak") were not carried out by Starfleet personnel, so I can't really fault them here.
So far as I'm aware, at no point in any of the live action shows or movies does anyone bring up the Prime Directive in relation to any parallel universe.  The silence here is deafening.  On numerous occasions, parallel universes are altered to suit the needs of our main characters, and at no point is this regarded as violating the PD.  In DS9's "Playing God" (props to @Keen for catching this), ethical issues are brought up, but the PD is not.  At some point, we have to draw the obvious conclusion: The Prime Directive is never mentioned because it does not apply.

A: Unless a SF vessel is cut off from Starfleet and the Federation at large, I would say 'no'.
But, the Prime Directive would apply either way because its something SF officers usually live by (its their sworn oath)... I don't think it matters whether they are in their own universe or not.
If a ship is cut off from Starfleet/Federation an in another universe, I would imagine that the crew could begin to view the PD in a slightly more flexible manner... but only if the circumstances forced them to and it became a matter of survival (short of becoming thieves and killers).
Remember that Picard and his crew also broke the PD... and they were fairly near Federation space when it was done.
Janeway also 'bent' the PD on several occasions (though it could be constituted as 'breaking' it rather than 'bending).
I think the 'circumstances' of breaking the PD are just as important as anything else... and if the ship/crew return to the Federation, their actions (and circumstances behind breaking the PD) will be reviewed and contrasted to everything else they did.
Look at captain Ransom and USS Equinox. They systematically broke the PD to such a degree where they ended up killing sentient life-forms jut to get home a bit quicker.
SF officers were trained to deal with the trauma of losing people and to deal with the 'unexpected'... which I agree can sometimes be a problem because they cherish 'life' above all else, but I thought the Equinox crew actions were ridiculously uncharacteristic of what SF officers would do.
Even if you end up losing a third of your crew, you don't turn to violence and murdering to get home a bit quicker.
You get your bearings, try to find a relatively safe space, and then use the freaking advanced technology you have at your disposal to repair your damage and move on... mourn when you can afford to.
Janeway at least was ready to destroy Voyager in order to prevent it from falling into the hands of Kazon for example.
Anyway, Sisko, Kira and Bashir ended up in the Mirror Universe... but mostly as prisoners.
They were technically abducted and forced to do things for the MU counterparts.
Sisko made a bit of a bigger felony in this regard.
Though to be fair, it is difficult sometimes to see what constitutes as 'interference'... especially if you're dealing with similarly advanced races.
Interaction alone can be seen as 'interference' depending on the circumstances.
At any rate, there are matters of degrees to the situation, but I don't think going into another universe matters.
The Prime Directive would probably apply.
Just because you're in another universe, it doesn't provide the leeway to suddenly do whatever the heck you want.


460 THE APPROPRIATIVE RIGHT view that an agricultural consumer is the appropriator and that the water right attaches to his land.124 The Federal court suit was brought by the water company to restrain the State Public Service Commission from fixing a certain schedule of rates and charges for water to be supplied by the company. The court viewed the statutory language as recognition of the right to appropriate water for the purpose of distribution and sale, and stated that "The theory that the right vests exclusively in the customer is illogical under a statute which declares that the use of the water is not appurtenant to the land on which he uses it."125 (7) New Mexico. The general rule of appurtenance of an appropriative right to the particular land on which the water is applied to beneficial use is recognized in New Mexico.126 However, the supreme court held that a right to the use of water for raising stock on the public domain, although appurtenant to the possessory right in the range land on which the water is being beneficially used, it is not necessarily appurtenant to any particular part of the range; and it is not transferred to a homestead entryman of a part of such range land, as an appurtenance to the land, by virtue of his entry alone.127 An exception to the general rule in New Mexico is provided by statute. It is declared that "all waters appropriated for irrigation purposes, except as otherwise provided by written contract between the owner of the land and the owner of any ditch, reservoir or other works for the storage or conveyance of water, shall be appurtenant to specified lands" owned by the holder of the right to use the water.128 (8) South Dakota. The shares of capital stock of a reorganized irrigation company were held, under the circumstances of a case, to be not appurtenant to land of shareholders. The water rights held by the company were located in the pioneer days, long before enactment of the water code, and were not affected by its enactment. These water rights, the court reasoned, became vested in those who actually located them as distinguished from 124Prosole v. Steamboat Canal Co., 37 Nev. 154, 158-166, 140 Pac. 720, 144 Pac. 744 (1914). The issue was whether the company should be enjoined from failing to deliver to a customer the full quantity of water it had been customarily delivering him, so long as he complied with reasonable regulations and paid a reasonable charge. 125Reno Power, Light & Water Co. v. Public Serv. Comm'n, 300 Fed. 645, 647-652 (D. Nev. 1921). The actual holding of the court was that the reasonable value of the water right, so far as it was used and useful in supplying the company's customers, was a part of the total value on which the company was entitled to a fair return. 126Murphy v. Ken, 296 Fed. 536, 541 (D. N. Mex. 1923); Carlsbad In. Dist. v. Ford, 46 N. Mex. 335, 341, 128 Pac. (2d) 1047 (1942). 127First State Bank of Alamogordo v. McNew, 33 N. Mex. 414, 423-429, 269 Pac. 56 (1928). 12» N. Mex. Stat. Ann. § 75-1-2 (1968).


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Presidential Campaign Heats Up, Romney Forced to Switch Gears
September 21, 2012 Mark Ryabtsev Democrats, Elections, News, Republicans 1
As of right now, it looks like it will in fact be four more years for the current Head of State President Barack Obama. Unless Mitt Romney can make up ground in the next six and a half weeks, the Republicans will have to continue to resort on their strategy of blocking every bill as they wait for 2016 for one more chance to retake the White House. So far, it looks like Romney's chances are skidding and he most likely is going to be a distant memory in just a matter of months.
Making Adjustments
With a leaked tape of Romney making questionable statements (Who would have thought saying you don't care about 47% of the people in the country you're trying to get elected in would turn into a negative situation?) and after a strong Democratic National Convention moved things heavily in favor of Barack Obama and the Democratic Party, Romney had to change up his strategy and work on beating Obama in a new way. Now Romney is putting his efforts towards trying to put down Obama's record in office. Romney really has no choice as his own words on his views and plans have not only been heavily criticized by Democrats, but also by his own fellow Republicans.
Now Romney is going to try to focus your eyes on his perceived shortcomings of the Obama administration and also unfulfilled promises. If this strategy does not work out for Romney, then there are going to be major problems for the former Governor of Massachusetts. But also, there might be some major problems coming to other members of the Republican Party due to the errors of Romney and the blunders he has made.
House of Representatives and Senate
We must not forget that this November we will not only be voting on who will be the President of the United States of America for the next four years, but we will also be electing Senators and Representatives for the House all over the United States. Not only does each party want to have the majority in the House, but also at least 60 seats in the Senate. And all of that is in addition to controlling the Presidency and thus controlling all of Congress.
This is where a problem comes into play for the Republicans. Political psychology teaches us that often times the perception of a party's presidential candidate influences the perception of other members of the party and the party overall. Thus, while Mitt Romney may have hurt himself in the presidential race, he may have also decreased the number of seats the Republicans will get in both the House and the Senate.
Republican Errors
The Republicans had a lot going their way going into the 2012 Presidential Election. To their credit, Republicans in Congress were able to not let Obama pass legislation the way he wanted and thus were able to point out that he did not pass the bills how he said he would.
But then Republicans made some errors along the way. Over time, it became painfully clear that any lacks in progress were due to the Republicans watering down important bills and standing in the way of much needed economic changes, such as ending the Bush-era tax cuts, which allowed the richest Americans to pay a lower percentage of taxes than the middle class or lower class, which have to pay a higher percentage of taxes.
Add to that the fact that there was no dominating Republican presidential candidate and you have a recipe for failure for the party in red. Sure, Romney was very clearly the most popular choice for the Republican Party, but neither he nor anyone else the party had to offer what was a prominent enough figure or was able to capture the hearts of Americans to truly put up a real fight against Obama.
We've said it before and we'll say it again, we know how most citizens will vote already. There are millions of Republicans who won't stray from the party no matter what blunders Romney makes. And there are millions of Democrats who won't stray from the Democratic Party no matter who the candidate is. We all know that extremely close-minded liberal and that equally extremely close-minded conservative, and we know no facts or viewpoints will ever change their minds.
But we have the middle. Romney and Obama must still fight for the 10-15% of voters who aren't completely committed to either side yet. And in November, we will know just where the truly politically open-minded in our nation will lead us.
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angela payne August 12, 2016 at 8:14 am
I would vote for Obama again
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Q: Split application-specific and customer-specific web.config parts We have a web application running on-premise at a variety of customers. The web.config contains lots of

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*stuff which is "part of our application" (such as most of the <system.web> and <system.webServer> blocks) and

*stuff which needs to be customized (connection strings, app settings, and various custom tags).

During updates, part 1 should be replaced and part 2 should be left as it is. Ideally, I'd have a web.app.config and a web.custom.config, so I can replace only the first one. Of course, IIS would need to magically "merge" those at run time, which it does not do.
I found the following approaches:

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*Put the custom stuff in external files, i.e. <appSettings configSource="appSettings.config"/>.
I cannot use that, because it can only be used for complete sections. But, for example, the aspnet:MaxHttpCollectionKeys setting is a value that should be controlled by the application, whereas other app settings values should be customizable.

*Parameterization or Web.Config Transformation.
I cannot use that, because our customers have various versions of our application installed. Thus, I need to replace the application-specific parts of web.config rather than transforming individual tags. In addition, I'd like to avoid adding msdeploy to our deployment process (xcopy plus some scripts to create the IIS apps and configure them work great at the moment). Oh, and I'd still have one big web.config with application-specific and customer-specific stuff meshed together.
Is there some elegant solution that I've missed?

A: It's true that configSource is used for complete sections, but appSettings has a special attribute called file which can be used to reference a file to be 'merged' into the appSettings list.  See https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-AU/library/ms228154(v=vs.85).aspx for more details.  I've used extensively to merge in an appSettings.config file with environment specific values - either local dev values (as contained in the repo) or a file that is dumped onto the server with environment specific settings. Helpful when promoting a build artifact through qa, uat, prod environments etc.  For you, that file could contain your customer specific values and would not change when you deploy updates.
An alternative approach would be to refactor your customer specific configuration into a Custom Configuration Section.  As well as giving you typed access to the configuration values, you can load it from a section in the web.config, load it from a section in the web.config that references another file via configSource, or you can load it directly from a separate file.
You can then leave your application configuration in the appSettings, or move it into a separate custom configuration section.


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Mute Trailer – Duncan Jones heads to a futuristic Berlin with Alexander Skarsgard & Paul Rudd
January 31, 2018 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment
Before he went off to make Warcraft: The Beginning, Duncan Jones was working on Mute. Now we're finally getting that film, which is heading to Netflix in a few weeks time.
Here's the synopsis: 'Berlin, the future, but close enough to feel familiar: In this loud, often brutal city, Leo (Alexander Skarsgård) – unable to speak from a childhood accident – searches for his missing girlfriend, the love of his life, his salvation, through dark streets, frenzied plazas, and the full spectrum of the cities shadow-dwellers. As he seeks answers, Leo finds himself mixed up with Cactus Bill (Paul Rudd) and Duck (Justin Theroux), a pair of irreverent US army surgeons on a mission all their own. This soulful sci-fi journey from filmmaker Duncan Jones (Moon, Source Code, Warcraft) imagines a world of strange currencies in which echoes of love and humanity are still worth listening to.
'Mute is directed by Duncan Jones and written by Jones and Michael Robert Johnson. The film is produced by Stuart Fenegan. Charles J.D. Schissel and Trevor Beattie are executive producers. Mute will be released on Netflix, February 23, 2018.'
Take a look at the trailer below. [Read more…]
ACTORS: Alexander Skarsgard, Justin Theroux, Paul Rudd DIRECTORS: Duncan Jones
First Look At Paul Rudd & Alexander Skarsgard In Duncan Jones' Mute
Before he went off to make the mega-budget Warcraft: The Beginning, Source Code and Moon director Duncan Jones was working on Mute. Now he's gone back to that film, which will be eschewing largely cinemas, due to a very lucrative deal with Netflix.
Now the first pictures from the film have arrived.
Here's the synopsis: 'Set in the near-future, Leo (Alexander Skarsgård) is a bartender living in the pulsing city of Berlin. Because of a childhood accident, Leo lost the ability to speak and the only good thing in his life is his beautiful girlfriend Naadirah (Seyneb Saleh). When she vanishes without a trace, Leo's search for her takes him deep into the city's seedy underbelly. A pair of wisecracking American surgeons (Paul Rudd and Justin Theroux) are the only recurring clue and Leo is forced to take on this teeming underworld in order to find his love.
'The Netflix original film is directed by Duncan Jones and written by Jones and Michael Robert Johnson. Stuart Fenegan serves as producer and Charles J.D. Schissel and Trevor Beattie serve as executive producers. The film will launch in all territories where Netflix is available in 2017.'
No exact release date has been revealed, but it'll be out later this year. [Read more…]
ACTORS: Alexander Skarsgard, Paul Rudd DIRECTORS: Duncan Jones FILMS: Mute
A Gay Kiss Between Alexander Skarsgard & Christoph Waltz Was Cut From The Legend Of Tarzan
July 9, 2016 By Tim Isaac 1 Comment
Just a couple of days after it was announced that mega-budget movie Star Trek Beyond was getting more inclusive by show Sulu to be gay, it's been revealed that The Legend Of Tarzan nearly included a same sex kiss. However, it was cut before it reached cinemas.
The scene featured Waltz's villainous character, Captain Rom, kissing Tarzan while he the man raised by apes was unconscious. However, director David Yates told The Australian, "We pared it back because it was almost too much. It was this really odd, odd moment when Christoph kisses him."
Yates adds that, "We loved it at the time, but early test audiences were perplexed by it and in the end it just felt too clever and overworked."
It is an odd one, as it sounds like it was making literal a rather hackneyed stereotype of the bad guy having hidden desires for the hero, which harks back to the days when making villains a bit gay and closeted was used to underline just how evil they were. However, Yates' comments also hint that the decision to cut the kiss may have been less a genuinely creative decision and more about fears that with hundreds of millions on the line, they were worried about audience reaction to 'gay stuff', which is one of the main things currently holding back LGBT inclusion in major movies. Hopefully though it was that they simply realised it was a bad idea and didn't work.
ACTORS: Christoph Waltz, Alexander Skarsgard DIRECTORS: David Yates FILMS: The Legend Of Tarzan
Alexander Skarsgard Shares Some Tips For 'Incredible' On-Screen Gay Sex
June 29, 2016 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment
If you starred in True Blood, it was pretty much certain you were going to end up in a gay sex scene at some point. As a result the cast and crew got pretty good at it, to the point where the sadly straight Alexander Skarsgard has been sharing some tips on how to look good shagging a guy on-screen.
Talking to Pride Source, he called his two gay sex scenes on the show as 'incredible', adding that to do it well, "You just have to embrace it."
Talking of the first of those scenes, with Theo Alexander, who played Talbot Angelis, "I just said, 'Look at the scene. It's this nemesis and he comes in and then it gets seductive and you think they're gonna make love and it gets into that and then suddenly my character stabs him in the back and he explodes. In two minutes, look at this emotional rollercoaster we're taking the audience on. If we commit to this, it's going to be an amazing scene and we're going to be very happy with it forever. If we hold back, that's when it gets awkward.'"
He adds of True Blood as a whole, "A lot of the storylines are metaphors for the strife people in the LGBT community experience. But it's done in a very subtle way where people who have never met anyone who's gay or who have prejudice toward that community would still embrace the show and would still come up (to me) and be super excited about it."
Skargard also talked about the respect he has for Drag Queens after dressing up to go to The Rocky Horror Picture Show, saying, "Oh my god; walking around in those heels, in that super itchy, hot wig and the fake nails, I felt like Edward Scissorhands. I couldn't even grab a drink. Once we got to the after party at the gay club, I just kicked my heels off and walked around barefoot because I was just dying. So, I have tremendous respect for all the drag queens out there. I got a little taste of what it takes to look that fabulous."
ACTORS: Alexander Skarsgard
New The Legend Of Tarzan Pics Show Off Alexander Skarsgard's Shirtlessness
In recent years, Zac Efron has been going for the prize of 'Most Shirtless Movie Star', but if the new pictures Alexander Skarsgard from The Legend Of Tarzan are any evidence, the True Blood star is trying to take the crown in a single movie. Indeed, it would appear solely from these pictures that he won't be wearing a shirt at all in the movie.
The pics also suggest they have a very good gym in the jungle, as even swinging through the tress I doubt you'd end up looking like that without a help. Although there also plenty of evidence here that despite how much he works out, Tarzan isn't great at washing.
Here's the movie's synopsis: 'It has been years since the man once known as Tarzan (Alexander Skarsgård) left the jungles of Africa behind for a gentrified life as John Clayton, Lord Greystoke, with his beloved wife, Jane (Margot Robbie) at his side. Now, he has been invited back to the Congo to serve as a trade emissary of Parliament, unaware that he is a pawn in a deadly convergence of greed and revenge, masterminded by the Belgian, Leon Rom (Christoph Waltz). But those behind the murderous plot have no idea what they are about to unleash.'
David Yates (the last four Harry Potter movies) direct. The film is out in the UK on July 1st, but before then enjoy the ridiculous amount of muscles and man-flesh on display below. [Read more…]
ACTORS: Alexander Skarsgard, Samuel L. Jackson DIRECTORS: David Yates FILMS: The Legend Of Tarzan
The Legend of Tarzan IMAX Trailer – Take a fresh look at (shirtless) Alexander Skarsgard in the jungle
June 6, 2016 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment
After quite a few sequels have bombed this summer, Warner will be hoping the big bet they've taken on people being interested in a new Tarzan movie will be lining up next month for The Legend Of Tarzan. They'll also be hoping it wasn't a mistake to have director David Yates doing post-production on both this film and Harry Potter spin-off Fantastic Beasts & Where To Find Them at the same time, with the movies hitting cinemas only fourth months apart.
To give us a fresh taste of the film, a three-minute IMAX trailer has arrived, which you can take a look at below.
Here's the synopsis: 'From Warner Bros. Pictures and Village Roadshow Pictures comes the action adventure "The Legend of Tarzan," starring Alexander Skarsgård (HBO's "True Blood") as the legendary character created by Edgar Rice Burroughs.
'The film also stars Oscar nominee Samuel L. Jackson ("Pulp Fiction," the "Captain America" films), Margot Robbie ("The Wolf of Wall Street," "Whiskey Tango Foxtrot"), Oscar nominee Djimon Hounsou ("Blood Diamond," "Gladiator"), with Oscar winner Jim Broadbent ("Iris"), and two-time Oscar winner Christoph Waltz ("Inglourious Basterds," "Django Unchained").
'It has been years since the man once known as Tarzan (Skarsgård) left the jungles of Africa behind for a gentrified life as John Clayton, Lord Greystoke, with his beloved wife, Jane (Robbie) at his side. Now, he has been invited back to the Congo to serve as a trade emissary of Parliament, unaware that he is a pawn in a deadly convergence of greed and revenge, masterminded by the Belgian, Leon Rom (Waltz). But those behind the murderous plot have no idea what they are about to unleash.'
The Legend Of Tarzan will be in cinemas in July. [Read more…]
ACTORS: Alexander Skarsgard, Margot Robbie, Christoph Waltz, Samuel L. Jackson, John Hurt, Djimon Hounsou DIRECTORS: David Yates FILMS: The Legend Of Tarzan
New The Legend of Tarzan Trailer – Shirtless Alexander Skarsgard heads for the jungle
March 18, 2016 By Tim Isaac 1 Comment
Many believe Warner Bros. have taken a big gamble with The Legend Of Tarzan, not necessarily because of the subject, but because they've ended up with director David Yates doing post-production on two of their biggest movies at the same time. He's working on both this and the Harry Potter spin-off Fantastic Beasts & Where To Find Them, with the two films due out only four months apart.
However, even with the director doing double duty, the new trailer certainly make Tarzan seem intriguing, as well as showing once again how good Alexander Skarsgard looks with his shirt off.
The Legend of Tarzan Trailer – Him Alexander Skarsgard, her Margot Robbie
December 13, 2015 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment
The tales of Tarzan certainly looks like it's gotten dramatic and moody if this first trailer for the big budget live-action take on Edgar Rice Burrough's character is anything to go by. It also looks like the special effects wizards have got their work cut out for them, as there's plenty of spectacle to behold (including Alexander Skargard's abs).
Here's the synopsis: 'Starring Alexander Skarsgård, Margot Robbie, Christoph Waltz, Samuel L. Jackson, John Hurt and Djimon Hounsou, and directed by David Yates (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 & Part 2), TARZAN will be released in cinemas on 8th July 2016.
'It has been years since the man once known as Tarzan (Alexander Skarsgård) left the jungles of Africa behind for a gentrified life as John Clayton III, Lord Greystoke, with his beloved wife, Jane (Margot Robbie) at his side. Now, he has been invited back to the Congo to serve as a trade emissary of Parliament, unaware that he is a pawn in a deadly convergence of greed and revenge, masterminded by the Belgian, Captain Leon Rom (Christoph Waltz). But those behind the murderous plot have no idea what they are about to unleash.'
Take a look at the trailer below.
First Look At (A Shirtless & Ripped) Alexander Skargsard & Margot Robbie In Tarzan
December 9, 2015 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment
David Yates is a ridiculously busy man. He's currently shoot the very complex and big budget Harry Potter spin-off Fantastic Beast & Where To Find Them and simultaneously working on post-production on the the very complex and big budget Tarzan. Warner, which is backing both movies, reckons he can do both, but it's a lot of work for one man to take on.
However with Tarzan coming out first, we've now got our first look at Alexander Skarsgard in the title role, alongside Margot Robbie as Jane. There's no doubt that Skarsgard spent a lot of time in the gym for this one – indeed he had to go on a four month diet and exercise regimen before filming began.
As well as debuting the pics, USA Today quotes Skarsgard as saying on the movie, "This is about a man who's holding back and slowly as you peel off the layers, he reverts back to a more animalistic state and lets that side of his personality out."
However, Yates wants to point it it's not just about the guy, as Jane is "in no way a passive partner to Tarzan. She's a really strong, assertive, beautifully knowledgeable, very sexy modern woman who can more than look after herself… In a way, it's a story of two human beings and how they save each other."
Take a look at the pics below. Tarzan will be in cinemas next summer.
ACTORS: Alexander Skarsgard, Margot Robbie DIRECTORS: David Yates FILMS: The Legend Of Tarzan
Paul Rudd & Alexander Skarsgard Up For Duncan Jones' Mute
November 4, 2015 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment
Moon and Source Code director Duncan Jones has been caught up for the last couple of years making Warcraft: The Beginning, but he's now going back to a movie he was planning before the fantasy film took over – Mute.
Now he's beginning to fill the cast, as Variety reports that Paul Rudd & Alexander Skarsgard have signed on to star in the sci-fi thriller.
In the movie, 'Skarsgard will portray a mute bartender in Berlin, 40 years in the future in what has become a roiling city of immigrants, where East crashes against West. His character will be looking for a woman who has disappeared — and when his search takes him deep into the city's underbelly, an odd pair of American surgeons (led by Rudd's character) seem to be the only recurring clue.'
Jones comments, "I've been working towards making 'Mute' for 12 years now. I cannot tell you how thrilled I am that we're finally going to shoot this utterly unique film. The fact that I get to make it with Alexander Skarsgard and Paul Rudd makes it all the more exciting!"
Working from a script by Jones and Mike Johnson, the film will start shooting next March.
ACTORS: Alexander Skarsgard, Paul Rudd DIRECTORS: Duncan Jones


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Yankees' swoon continues
NEW YORK -- If the starting pitchers for the New York Yankees are going well, the lineup goes quiet. If the Yankees are hitting, they're doing so from behind as their starters get lit up early.
PETER ZELLEN
Published 12:00 am EDT, Monday, May 2, 2005
Then sometimes, the bullpen just blows up.
That's been the story of the season after the first month, a depressing 10-15 jaunt in which the Yankees been unable to put together a multi-faceted game, with all units working on a consistent and timely basis.
So after scoring as many runs as they had the previous four games combined, the Yankees squandered a three-run lead and lost to Toronto 8-6 Sunday at Yankee Stadium.
It was New York's fourth loss in the last five games, all while the surging Baltimore Orioles have won eight in a row to maintain their stranglehold of first place.
The Yankees finished 3-6 on their homestand -- losing series to the Rangers, Angels and Blue Jays -- and dropped 7½ games behind Baltimore, their largest deficit since September 1997.
After his teammates exploded for four runs in the fifth for a 6-3 Yankees lead, starter Carl Pavano invited disaster by loading the bases to start the sixth. Then the bullpen imploded, letting in three runs to allow the Blue Jays to tie the game. Toronto later tacked on two decisive runs in the seventh.
"Going into the season, everybody thought the bullpen was going to be a strong position for us, but it hasn't turned out to be that way," said left-hander Mike Stanton (0-1), who gave up the go-ahead run on an RBI double to Eric Hinske and an insurance run on a sacrifice fly to shallow center, made possible by Bernie Williams' ailing elbow.
"Track record says that it should get better, but we're going to have to continue to do our work and make it get better." Stanton said. "When they hand us a lead, we have to hold it."
The Yankees' bullpen now has four losses this season, a 4.23 ERA and 104 base runners allowed in 68 innings.
What started as a Yankee roll in the fourth and fifth innings, when they scored five runs -- highlighted by a solo homer and two-run double by Gary Sheffield -- finished looking like a seminar on how to let things slip away.
After Pavano loaded the bases without recording an out, Paul Quantrill was called in, even though he hadn't pitched since April 23. He retired Alex Rios and Russ Adams on fly outs, though Rios' fly drove home a run to cut the lead to 6-4.
Quantrill then walked Frank Catalanotto after starting 0-2 and gave up an opposite-field, two-run single to Fran Menechino on a 1-2 pitch.
"I don't know if I've ever had nine days off in my career," said Quantrill, a pitcher who historically needs a lot of work to be effective. "It is what it is. You pitch when you're told to pitch. I felt like I threw the ball as well as I can expect."
The same held true on Hinske's hit in the seventh to put Toronto ahead, an at-bat starting with Stanton ahead 0-2.
"There's no excuse for this," Stanton said. "I had Hinske 0-2, and I let him beat me. There's no excuse for that. I just didn't make a quality pitch. Everybody's pressing right now."
Yankee manager Joe Torre has made it clear he's sticking with this group, but it may only be a matter of time before some changes will occur.
Right-hander Tanyon Sturtze is expected to come off the disabled list Thursday and because the Yankees hold no options on any of their relievers, they will likely lose one through the waiver process to make room for Sturtze.
The Yankees may keep 13 pitchers on a very short-term basis, but right-hander Felix Rodriguez will probably be the one to go. In the coming months, however, the Yankees will want to get down to 11 pitchers, meaning someone else could be gone as well.
Torre is staying calm for now.
"You can't lose your patience because it's a long way (to go)," Torre said. "Yeah, it's frustrating, no question. Confidence comes from the fact that you do the job and feel pretty good about yourself. We're not going to change anything."
With the exception of closer Mariano Rivera, all the Yankees' relievers are in the final year of their contract. And with the exception of left-hander Buddy Groom and Sturtze, none has pitched well consistently.
Right-hander Steve Karsay (six innings, 6.00 ERA, $6 million salary) can't pitch more than an inning at a time right now and is still being treated with kid gloves after missing most of the last two seasons to shoulder surgery.
Eighth-inning set-up man Tom Gordon (0-2, 4.76 ERA, $3.75 million), who allowed hits to two of the three batters he faced Sunday, continues to struggle, but Torre said Gordon would remain in the role.
"You don't let a month in a season change what he did for seven months last year," Torre said.
Stanton is making $4 million this season and Quantrill $3 million. That means there could be some expensive decisions coming in the next few months if there isn't a turnaround.


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Report on Shishaldin (United States) — 6 August-12 August 2014
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6 August-12 August 2014
Managing Editor: Sally Kuhn Sennert
Global Volcanism Program, 2014. Report on Shishaldin (United States). In: Sennert, S K (ed.), Weekly Volcanic Activity Report, 6 August-12 August 2014. Smithsonian Institution and US Geological Survey.
Weekly Report (6 August-12 August 2014)
54.756°N, 163.97°W; summit elev. 2857 m
AVO reported that during 6-12 August low-level eruptive activity continued at Shishaldin volcano. Web camera and satellite images showed the volcano was mostly cloudy over the past week, but intermittent web camera views showed a steam plume above the summit. On 9-10 August sound waves were detected from the direction of Shishaldin on infrasound sensors in Dillingham, consistent with the low-level activity. On 10 August an area of hot, glowing material was observed in the crater during an overflight of the Shishaldin summit. On 11 August elevated surface temperatures were observed in the summit crater. The Aviation Color Code remained at Orange and the Volcano Alert Level remained at Watch.
Geological Summary. The symmetrical glacier-covered Shishaldin is the highest and one of the most active volcanoes of the Aleutian Islands. It is the westernmost of three large stratovolcanoes in the eastern half of Unimak Island. The Aleuts named the volcano Sisquk, meaning "mountain which points the way when I am lost." Constructed atop an older glacially dissected edifice, it is largely basaltic in composition. Remnants of an older ancestral volcano are exposed on the W and NE sides at 1,500-1,800 m elevation. There are over two dozen pyroclastic cones on its NW flank, which is blanketed by massive aa lava flows. Frequent explosive activity, primarily consisting of Strombolian ash eruptions from the small summit crater, but sometimes producing lava flows, has been recorded since the 18th century. A steam plume often rises from the summit crater.
Source: US Geological Survey Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO)


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Perspectives on Contemporary Korea Conference VI
Hyunjoon Park (Department of Sociology, University of Pennsylvania)
Nojin Kwak (Nam Center/Department of Communication Studies, University of Michigan)
Sponsors: Nam Center for Korean Studies, University of Michigan
South Korean families with children have changed significantly during the last few decades in composition, structure, and function. Major demographic changes, including the rise of divorce, and increase of marriage between Koreans and foreigners, have diversified Korean families. Moreover, the recent trends of rising economic inequality and deteriorating job security have posed serious challenges to many families, particularly at the lower end of socioeconomic hierarchy. How do Korean parents and children cope with the economic and demographic challenges? How do the economic and demographic trends in Korea contribute to widening disparities in family environments? When families struggle with economic strain and family instability, how do extended family networks work to provide economic, social, and emotional support to vulnerable family members? These questions of how families fare at the crossroads of economic and demographic changes, and whether families can rely on family ties in navigating the crossroads, are particularly important in Korea that has traditionally weak public welfare.
However, families are not only responding to economic inequality but they also contribute to economic inequality. For instance, the trend of rising educational homogamy can mean that families are increasingly bifurcated between families in which both spouses have a college degree and their counterparts in which both spouses have no college education. As women's economic participation has increased, growing educational homogamy can contribute to the increasing gap in economic resources between families at the top and bottom of economic hierarchy. Similarly, scholars and policy makers have assessed the extent to which changing family structure accounts for changing economic inequality among families.
This conference, Korean Families in Economic and Demographic Transitions, the sixth in Perspectives on Contemporary Korea series, aims to bring scholars together to discuss how recent economic and demographic changes have affected parents and children in Korea, and at the same time how changing family structure and arrangements have also contributed to recent economic and social inequality. In particular, the conference invites scholars with both quantitative and qualitative approaches to Korean families. On the one hand, quantitative studies can offer trends and patterns of changing Korean families. On the other hand, qualitative research can explore subjective meanings, perceptions, and experiences of inequality and family changes beneath macro trends and patterns. In collaboration, these approaches offer the opportunity for better understanding of changing Korean families and surrounding inequalities.
The following are some possible topics that can be include in the conference, but any papers that fit the theme are welcome.
How do recent increasing job insecurity and rising economic inequality affect Korean children's education and well-being, particularly by influencing parents' investment and involvement in children's education and other activities?
How has Korean parents' and children's time use changed?
What are the most serious issues Korean families with children deal with? How do those issues differ for affluent and poor families?
How have the notion and meaning of motherhood and fatherhood changed in the context of changing economy and demography?
Is there an emerging pattern of the parent-child relationship that is distinctive from the parent-child relationship in the past?
How do grandparents and other relatives matter for Korean parents and children who face particularly serious challenges at the crossroads?
What are the implications of recent trends in family behaviors and structure for economic and social inequality at the next generation?
How are contemporary Korean families and inequality portrayed in the media and films?
Korean Families is the sixth annual conference on contemporary Korea sponsored by the Nam Center for Korean Studies at the University of Michigan. Previous conferences in the series have examined the phenomenon of Hallyu in the age of social media, transgressive practices in Korean society, the politics of sports, cultural products of the Yushin era, and new communication technologies in present-day Korea.
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Scottish Rugby appoints Amigo to create website for Scotland's Rugby World Cup campaign
By Tony Connelly-02 July 2015 17:07pm
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The online portal will combine live updates, such as breaking news and social feeds, with match-day information and Scottish Rugby content including behind the scenes footage and insights from the players within the squad.
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The site has already launched and features an autoplay video at the header of the site as well as a number of sections including one for ticket sales which enables fans to buy tickets for Scotland's next home game against Italy on 29 August.
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