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Revulsion at Milly Dowler phone-hacking changes the public and political mood on this
Posted by Alastair Campbell | Jul 4, 2011 | Articles | 37 |
Up until now, News International and the government have sought, and to some extent succeeded, in making the phone-hacking story one that is largely about celebrities.
Even for popular celebrities, there is little automatic public sympathy for the idea that a journalist or a private detective might listen in to their voicemail messages. 'They use the media when it suits them, so they can hardly complain when they turn on them,' is one fairly oft heard view. 'If they're daft enough to leave sensitive messages, serves them right,' is another.
The Murdoch Empire strategy has been to lower the political temperature so that the takeover of BSkyB could go ahead (Andy Coulson's departure from Downing Street was an important part of that) and to lower the legal temperature via a settlement fund, through which they hope to avoid the full extent of illegal phone-hacking coming out in open court.
The latest revelations concerning Milly Dowler have the capacity to change all of the above. I was out and about this afternoon, not plugged in to the media, and first realised something was going on via twitter. I asked what the fuss was about, and was pretty shocked when I got the answer. I passed it on at a charity event this evening, to people who had not heard the news, and the shock and disgust was palpable in a way that it had not been for Sienna Miller, Andy Gray, John Prescott et al.
The central issue – illegal activity by the media – has not changed. But the public and political reaction almost certainly has. I have argued for some time that this is an issue that just won't go away. Never was that clearer than tonight.
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ian on July 4, 2011 at 9:26 pm
totally right Alistair and can you promote this Facebook group encouraging boycott of the NOTW
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_246481098711235
David Smith on July 4, 2011 at 9:29 pm
But who is going to change the behaviour of the newspapers? The editors? No way. PCC? No way. Government? No way.
The only way that journalists will start to act appropriately is if the public stops buying those newspapers. I think NOTW sales will dip for a while, but do you really think the public's appetite for this is so strong that they will vote with their feet?
Eastender on July 4, 2011 at 9:31 pm
It really shows the Mail's agenda when the front page is filled with lies about the Dillnot report rather than any mention of this. Given the paper's obsession with crime stories it does make you wonder what the Mail has to hide?
guest on July 4, 2011 at 9:32 pm
I already wrote to my MP, never done it before. So angry that they made the parents think she was alive by deleting the voicemails to free up space for new ones
Hannahshira7 on July 4, 2011 at 9:40 pm
Mr Cameron? Hello? Anybody home? When are you going to do something about this? And meanwhile I should like to point out that each and every one of this filthy rag's readers should be considered as people who condone, approve even, of this behaviour. Maybe ask the newsagent for a brown paper bag next time you buy it.
Jacquie R on July 4, 2011 at 9:49 pm
As some of you will know, I've been campaigning on this and related issues for some time – mainly through DemocracyFail on Twitter. Never before have I seen such fury and revulsion at the actions of the News of the World.
As I write, it's hard to imagine how Rebekah Brooks can survive. There's also a planned boycott of the News of the World this Sunday, 10th July. Roy Greenslade is one of those leading the call, so this is serious stuff!
But the most pressing issue is the News Corp bid for BSkyB, which Hunt still claims has nothing to do with the phone-hacking. Apparently Ofcom can investigate whether News Corp is a fit and proper company, but this would have to be after the police investigation.
If Hunt continues to push the deal through, it will be a flagrant breach of democratic principles . And if the Labour front bench continue to be so lame on the issue, they will be seriously out of step with public thinking. Hope you agree, Alastair. And hope you will tell them.
Richard on July 4, 2011 at 10:00 pm
I agree with you entirely, the influence in the Dowler case is disgusting.
Please will you confirm Al, that New Labour's best pal Mr Murdoch and his henchmen were doing all these things without any knowledge of either the security services or the Government of the day, who certainly had access to the same technology as any private detective employed by NOW.
Your confirmation or otherwise would be important to us all: your silence on the subject would be deafening.
Ehtch on July 4, 2011 at 10:07 pm
Disturbing subject, from start to finish. My heart is breaking for Milly and what happened to her. Torture the family more will you??? Bloody vultures.
Very, very disturbing. There is no need to say what her father would like to do to that bloke – and I know I shouldn't say this, as a father of a daughter, I'd help him, maybe….. (Maybe put in for personal legal reasons…)
MicheleB on July 4, 2011 at 10:29 pm
I'm trying very hard to convince myself that he really hadn't anticipated that Milly's parents would be calling in and finding the facility full/not full, very very hard. It needs me to think he must be that thick but I'm failing.
Gillian C. on July 4, 2011 at 10:37 pm
As I understand it the police had Milly Dowler's mobile phone in their possession to monitor any calls she may have recieved? So far so good.
But surely this begs the question, why didn't they change the pin number of the phone so it couldn't be hacked? Or, am I missing something here?
I now realise this is rubbish, so please ignore.
Kevin Keith on July 4, 2011 at 11:13 pm
The media: the most powerful entity on earth. Power, it is said, to make 'the innocent guilty and the guilty innocent'. Tomorrow, none of the tabloids we buy will lead on this story, no political leaders we elect will condemn this newspaper, and the process of making innocent will begin…
smileoftdecade on July 4, 2011 at 11:21 pm
also interested to keep on seeing the split between the Guardian and Newscorp being pushed further with this story…
If the press would stop being all cosy so as to preserve their sad gravy train antics and the top papers be much more openly critical of bad journalism we would have a new fourth estate worth fighting for…
as it stands I have zero faith in the press complaints commission, note that even the Guardian behaves like a sheep towards bad journo behaviour sometimes and have very little trust in any of them….
Gillian C. on July 5, 2011 at 12:20 am
Please ignore my previous post on this subject. I was writing whilst under a false assumption/belief.
Superfluous comment. Please delete/ignore.
RoddyUK on July 5, 2011 at 3:27 am
This is not about illegal activity by the media – that can easily be justified by the public interest argument. Watergate anyone?
But this Milly Dowler stuff … it makes me sick. I'm a journalist and I went into my local pub tonight, and people were angry.. Quite rightly. And for the first time ever, I couldn't defend my trade.
Ultimately, Murdoch has to take responsibility. As does Rebekka wade (or however she spells her stupid name, with her stupid hair)
It's basically her UK company, she's the chief executive, and also the former editor. If a British Government Minister had said something as appalling as this, without consulting the family, he would be toast.
So I think RW, your time is up. Your branding is collapsing underneath your red curls
Robert on July 5, 2011 at 5:53 am
We know that professionals in our police force who would be expected to analyse gruesome evidence will have received extensive training and will have trauma counselling available as backup.
The reporters listening to Milly Dowler's messages will have had none of that support behind them if they had truly gone rogue.
Either these guys are in desperate need of counselling or they are cold, emotionless and incapable of any sense of shame, guilt, remorse or empathy.
I can't get the song "Hello this is Joanie" out of my head at the moment.
Perhaps a few choruses of "Hello this is Milly, I'm sorry but I'm not home" might penetrate their skulls?
Duncan Phipp-macintyre on July 5, 2011 at 7:08 am
Repulsive and morally bankrupt in every way. With so much power and surrounded by such sychophancy from politicans, the media does seem untouchable. The Sun was boycotted after Hillsborough. I would love to think that such action would prove effective here too. As for root and branch reform, I can not envisage that happening. Such a change in their modus operandi would need a total change of heart. What could more heartless than the actions of the News of the World? Heartless, callous and beyond redemption.
Olli Issakainen on July 5, 2011 at 7:24 am
News Corp´s new strategy consists of limited admission of guilt. It has also tried to spread the blame to other newspapers.
News Corp is using "noise tactics" well-known in the PR business.
The central idea is to use additional information in order to distract the attention from the original story.
My guess is that these days the papers are hacking to people´s computers.
News Corp´s takeover of BSkyB will have dire consequences for the British media.
But Rupert Murdoch commands also almost 40% of the UK newspaper market. This fact should invoke an inquiry.
News Corp´s dealings with politicians are not healthy for democracy. As Lance Price has said, Mr Murdoch is considered to be a member of the cabinet. No big decision is taken without thinking about his reaction.
And for years Mr Murdoch has dictated Britain´s stance on Europe.
Mr Murdoch will soon be able to bundle his papers and TV holdings.
Henry Porter asked in the Observer whether Mr Murdoch is above law. He wrote that Murdoch´s influence is so strong that even in parliament the phone-hacking scandal has barely been talked about.
And now Britain is ready to give him even more power by allowing him to buy the rest of BSkyB.
Hardly a recipe for a well-functioning democracy..?
Badabing50 on July 5, 2011 at 9:44 am
Alistair – you and the Blair government are partly responsbile for this for kow towing to Rupert Murdoch when you had the chance to reign him in – just so he'd back you in the papers.
We're heading for a totalitarian state with Murdoch effectively governing – and New Labour are as complicit as Cameron and the Tories.
MicheleB on July 5, 2011 at 10:10 am
I would appreciate your own guesstimate of what Andy Coulson might have been up to during the lengthy period before and after the last election while employed by the head of this ConDemnation.
I knew this snoop's name was familiar, he has been implicated in a local case – the murder of a man found with an axe in his head.
For those that don't 'do' links (but the source can be found just by googling with …………….. By Paul Bond 22 April 2011 …………………
By Paul Bond 22 April 2011
The arrest of senior
journalists, a limited admission of liability by News International, the
pressing of civil test cases for damages, and the possibility of a
further police investigation into illegal payments to officers, have
deepened the crisis surrounding the News of the World (NoW) phone hacking scandal.
case continues to reveal the close relations of the media, police and
politicians. Last week, Prime Minister David Cameron rejected calls for a
public inquiry into phone hacking. He did so in an interview with the
News Corporation channel Sky News. Pre-empting further investigations he
said, "I'm not sure anyone fully knew how widespread it was".
matter first came to light in 2006, when the NoW published stories
concerning members of the royal family. The NoW's royal editor Clive
Goodman and a private investigator he employed, Glen Mulcaire, were
jailed for four and six months respectively in 2007 for illegally
accessing mobile phone messages.
The line taken by the paper was
that Goodman was a rogue reporter, and Mulcaire an out of control
investigator. The NoW's then editor, Andy Coulson, resigned, denying any
wider knowledge of phone hacking. He later became Cameron's director of
When Metropolitan Police officers searched
Mulcaire's home, they found 4,332 names, 2,978 mobile phone numbers, and
91 PIN codes to access voicemails. But they interviewed only one
journalist, Goodman, and a senior officer later told MPs that they had
only identified "8 to 12" possible victims. Andy Hayman, who led the
original police inquiry, resigned shortly afterwards and started writing
a column for the Times, another News International paper.
number of public figures questioned whether their messages had been
hacked, and suggestions mounted that many politicians had been targeted.
Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown asked the police to investigate
whether his phones had been hacked in 2005-2007 when he was chancellor.
From 2009 the Guardian published further revelations of the scale of hacking. News International invited the Guardian
to submit any evidence of wrongdoing to the police and the Metropolitan
Police obligingly decided that "no additional evidence has come to
light" and refused to open a new inquiry.
It then emerged that
News International (NI, the UK subsidiary of News Corporation) had paid
out more than £1 million in damages and costs to settle claims of
phone-hacking against three people involved in football. These were not
disclosed during the earlier trial because of gagging clauses.
Press Complaints Commission (PCC) conducted an investigation that
accepted the News International line at face value. A second
Parliamentary Select Committee said it was quite clear that many
voicemails had been hacked, and that News International showed a marked
"unwillingness to provide detailed information". One police officer
suggested up to 6,000 people had been intercepted. The Select Committee
found no direct evidence that Coulson had known about the hacking.
subsequent evidence to the High Court, Mulcaire admitted that
executives at the NoW were aware of the practice. He confirmed that Ian
Edmondson, the NoW's assistant editor (news), had asked him to hack
voicemails. Edmondson was sacked. This made the position of Coulson,
Edmondson's editor at the time, unsustainable, and he resigned as
Cameron's director of communications. Cameron defended Coulson, saying
he had been "punished twice for the same offence".
A public
dispute arose between the Metropolitan Police's acting deputy
commissioner, John Yates, and Director of Public Prosecutions Keir
Starmer QC. Yates had told MPs that the original investigation was
limited by legal advice on the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act
2000. Starmer contradicted this flatly. MP Chris Bryant has suggested
Yates should reconsider his position.
Faced with a rising wave of
civil litigation against the NoW for matters the Metropolitan Police
did not investigate in 2006—and demands for a judicial review of that
investigation from former Scotland Yard commander Brian Paddick—the
force began a new investigation into the hacking, Operation Weeting.
Paddick, who suspects his own voicemail may have been hacked, has called
for another force to conduct the investigation: "Otherwise, certainly
some of the victims of phone-hacking will not be satisfied that the
thing has been investigated thoroughly".
Two weeks ago Edmondson
was arrested and released on police bail along with chief reporter
Neville Thurlbeck. Among the matters not investigated by the 2006
inquiry was an email "for Neville" containing details of more than 30
messages hacked from the phones of Gordon Taylor, head of the
Professional Footballers' Association. Thurlbeck denies receiving or
viewing this email.
Three days later News International sought to
alleviate pressure by admitting limited liability for the period
2004-2006. A third senior reporter, James Weatherup, who was news editor
during that period, was subsequently arrested.
offered an unreserved apology and compensation to eight victims of
hacking, although it said it would continue to contest other
allegations. (There were then 24 cases pending.) Among the eight were
Tessa Jowell, culture secretary for the Labour government at the time,
and Joan Hammell, aide to then Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott. The
actress Sienna Miller has indicated her unwillingness to accept the
settlement. A High Court judge has recommended that four test cases,
including hers, should be heard before February 2012.
Galloway, who says he has been shown evidence his phone was hacked, said
the apology was a "cynical attempt to protect the company's chief
executive Rebekah [Brooks née] Wade". Brooks, who announced the apology,
was editor of the NoW between 2000 and 2003. Labour MP Chris Bryant
told the House of Commons he believed hacking had been conducted at the
NoW from 2002.
Bryant said "members and former members of this
House have said they were warned off pushing this issue in the House and
in select committees. When I raised the question of parliamentary
privilege last September, my friends were told by a senior figure allied
to Rupert Murdoch and a former executive of News International to warn
me that this would not be forgotten".
When Brooks refused to give
evidence to a Select Committee, MPs decided against issuing a subpoena
to force her to attend. According to former Plaid Cymru MP Adam Price,
this was "to some extent because of what I was told at the time by a
senior Conservative member of the committee, who I know was in direct
contact with NI execs, that if we went for her…they would go for
us—which meant effectively that they would delve into our personal lives
in order to punish [us]".
An ex-minister in Gordon Brown's government recently told the Observer
that Murdoch had sent messages to Brown, via a third party, urging him
to take the political heat out of the phone-hacking scandal, which was
in danger of damaging his company. News International dismisses the
claim as "rubbish".
Both Labour and the Conservatives have close
links with Murdoch's corporation, and depend on the multibillionaire's
backing. Cameron has dined with Brooks and Murdoch's son, James. Former
Labour cabinet minister David Blunkett resigned after disclosure in the
NoW and the Sun of details of his affair with Kimberly Quinn.
Blunkett suspects his phone was hacked, but is pursuing no legal case.
The day after his resignation, he dined with Brooks and has written a
column for the Sun since 2005. The Liberal Democrats challenged
Coulson's claims to be ignorant of the hacking, but have defended him
in parliament.
There are also close links with the police.
Metropolitan Police Commissioner Paul Stephenson had seven dinners at
the NoW between 2006 and 2010, when his force turned down requests to
reopen the hacking investigation. Three weeks ago the force revealed a
further 20 hospitality meetings with News International. This included a
lunch Andy Hayman had at the Times in February 2006, while he
was conducting the original NoW investigation. Only later were another
five engagements Hayman had at the NoW disclosed.
In 2003 Brooks
told MPs, "We have paid the police for information in the past". News
International issued a denial, and Brooks said she was speaking
generally rather than specifically about her own paper. Former NoW
journalist Paul McMullan alleges that a fifth of Metropolitan Police
officers have taken money from tabloid journalists for information.
Metropolitan Police are now conducting a "scoping exercise" to see if
there are grounds for a criminal investigation. Following the recent
collapse of a murder trial amid allegations of police corruption, the
closer connections between such activity and the political establishment
have begun to emerge.
Jonathan Rees was facing trial for the
murder of Daniel Morgan in a London pub in 1987. The fifth trial brought
in connection with this case collapsed when the Metropolitan Police
discovered four boxes of undisclosed documentation, which the Crown
Prosecution Service decided rendered the proceedings unsustainable. A
senior police officer has admitted that "police corruption was a
debilitating factor" in the failure to investigate.
Rees was a
private investigator who obtained illegal information from a network of
contacts among corrupt police officers, bank workers, and phone company
employees. According to a police intelligence report he was "for a
number of years…involved in the long-term penetration of police
intelligence sources". Between 1993 and 2000 he was employed by the NoW.
year he was convicted of perverting the course of justice, after
planting cocaine to discredit a woman fighting a custody battle. On his
release in 2005 he was re-employed by the NoW, now under Coulson's
editorship. Rees's name had not been made public up until now because of
the ongoing court case, but the Guardian reported last month
that it had written about him to Coulson before he took up the Downing
Street post. The paper said that Cameron had been made aware of Rees's
record and employment before he gave Coulson the job.
NickSmeggHead on July 5, 2011 at 11:02 am
Will the condom head Flashman try to defend his friend Rebekah Brooks and still still socialise with her?
simon on July 5, 2011 at 11:03 am
Actually Eastender the story IS on the front of the Mail, but well done for switching the focus away from NOTW.
Tess on July 5, 2011 at 11:29 am
I worked as a journo for almost a decade (locally not nationally) and am shocked and disgusted by these latest allegations re: NOTW and Milly Dowler's phone. It is becoming more obvious with each revelation how widespread the practice was, and perhaps still is. Surely it is time for a full, open public investigation into this issue? Of course I always wanted the scoop, the big story during my time as a reporter and thanks to my own initiative and investigative skills sometimes I got it but I would never, ever have stooped to such low levels, the idea would never have occurred to me or indeed to any of my colleagues. Our job as we saw it was to report the news truthfully in a fair accurate way. It was NOT create it and most definitely NOT to manipulate it for the sake of a story. These so called 'journalists' and their puppet masters at News Corp bring shame on the profession and should be weeded out and held accountable for their reprehensible actions. Thankfully, I am no longer working in the media and rightly the nation is in uproar about this, yet I remain doubtful we will ever get to the truth. Call me cynical but despite his outrage at these latest revelations, it would not be such fun for DC to share cosy lunches and champagne dinners with News Corp execs if they were taking place in Wormwood Scrubs!
I know I must be sounding as if I'm Pres of the Police's fan club (if there is one) but I'm hacked off with hacks being taken seriously when they claim they have bought info from them.
It's easy auto-pilot behaviour on both sides.
We've seen how some MPs have faked expenses claims, are we seriously unable to contemplate hacks having done the same for £s and allow everything and everyone to be undermined?
Huhne made a similar assertion and …… oh I can't go on as I'm choking on my monkey nuts.
Richard on July 5, 2011 at 11:59 am
I just want to know how much New Labour in Government knew of all these dirty tricks. I believe they had full knowledge: the control freaks amongst them might have been very pleased with the results of such interceptions.
Coulson also must have known of what was going on. Cameron's error of judgement in not getting rid of him earlier would be a great achilles if Labour had a front bench worth it's salt, and a leader who could utter . ( Appointing such low life was also a major error. He was damaged goods.)
With luck many NOW and other hacks will end up in gaol after such digraceful criminal behaviour.
There are some people that only watch pap on TV, only listen to pap on radio and only buy papers to see nude pics or to get themselves wound up with hyperbole which by definition is whipped up.
My Grandparents would never have read a Guardian, would never have bought even a weekend edition of the broadsheets and would never want to hear anything good about the left.
People like them had to be reached no matter how distasteful the route.
MicheleB on July 5, 2011 at 1:24 pm
When you say 'I believe' are you saying that about some trustworthy evidence that nobody else has seen or heard of or do you mean you are guessing (and if the latter is there just a smidgen of cynicism)?
Richard on July 5, 2011 at 3:24 pm
Do you believe the security services did not know how phone hacking could be done, and did not do it? If so you are naive.
Do you remember when journalists hacked Prince Charles telecons with Camilla? circa 2006. Labour Government in office at the time. Why was there not a public enquiry at that stage? …..Because TB GB et al were half way up Murdoch's bottom that is why, as is the new crop of Con Dems.
It is one thing to know how to do something, it's quite another to do it.
Don't call me naive when you show yourself to be faithless. You cannot paint everyone with the same filth just because you feel like it.
Yes I do remember the Charles/Camilla hacking; I never listened to or read any of it (even though I can hear and read, as even you can see).
It was mid 90s by the way, NOT during a Labour Govt (although your attempted smear about whoever was in power was spurious anyway)..
Wedding was 2005, you are confused.
Gilliebc on July 5, 2011 at 11:22 pm
Badabing50
We do have a totalitarian state. Murdoch is big, no doubt about it. But not nearly as big as some of the others involved.
I certainly agree with what you say about New Labour and the Tories being equally complicit and that's why I say we do have a totalitarian state now! e.g. If we had a General Election anytime soon we'd have a Labour or a Tory Government (obviously) but everything would still go on in the same old way as before. Minor skirmishes here and there about the detail but no real difference in outcome. Democracy in this country is now just an illusion.
Ehtch on July 6, 2011 at 1:31 am
The three main corners of this triangle that it seems to be, draws concern – News International, the Met, and well, and this can be argued, those out of power in Westminster at the time this was going on. The appointent of Coulson by Cameron is a pointer to the third corner. But I am happy that it can be disputed – it is just a personal view.
But a big question mark can be put on mobile phone companies ethics, in not producing products with enough security advice on page one of their instruction manuals – well, not just on page one, every other page more like. And I am not suggesting they made it easy for all this to be done, nor gave advice for this carry on….
Mark on July 6, 2011 at 9:35 pm
I can understand the revulsion here, but has anyone actually noticed these are actually just allegations? Nothing has been proved yet. I'm no fan of the NOTW but really, please remember, innocent until proven guilty.
She has been shown tonight to have authorised Coulson paying for info, 000s in cash, purportedly to the Police.
I would say that that last bit is also just an allegation; it's likely to have some truth (though less widespread than is being insinuated).
As said before it's highly likely she authorised claims made in a double-bluff kind of way; she knew a disreputable ex-convict snoop was still being used but couldn't be seen to be okaying that whereas kidding each other along about 'Police insider' is a different kind of seedy.
I can believe she was lied to about who the real recipients of the wads were, whether they were really people like Mulcaire (or even the in-betweeners, the 'buyers' themselves).
She might even come out of all this smelling of roses, having been exposed as very trusting!
There have been suggestions tonight that Police Officers' bank accounts should be investigated, I think so should be Coulson's and Mulcaire's.
Gardenshed on July 16, 2011 at 9:40 am
After all, it was their paranoid, sadistic tabloid agenda which perverted the minds of creatures like Levi Bellfield, and which drives thousands of other teenage girls into depression and worse. The fact that people everywhere should take such instant and furious offence on her behalf is a blazing testimony to something real and deep and shared. There is that to be grateful to Rupert Murdoch for, indirectly, even though it contradicts everything he represents.
Murdoch rose by peddling a debased version of humanity, and by debasing humanity as much as possible to increase the market. But producing this muck week after week so desensitised his operatives that they saw nothing wrong with tapping the phone of Milly Dowler. Murdoch's influence is broken by his own product. At last the shit comes home to roost. Which must surely be a lesson to all other kinds of consumerist pornographers and drug dealers.
It seems like most of accepted, received 'history' is also going to have to be re-evaluated. If the myth of Murdoch is punctured, as now seems the case, so are the myths he created, like 'The Loony Left', 'Political Correctness', 'Chavs', 'Scroungers' and the entire cast-list of grotesque scapegoats in his fantasy world. This is another tipping point in a very important year.has offended a core part of the British identity, ironically enough for a brand parading in the Union Jack whenever profitable. And so the junk press will always now be under suspicion.
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        pass

    return rec

A: Pude solucionarlo, el problema se encontraba en una libreria mal instalada, muchas gracias por su ayuda

A: Buenas creo que el return deberias tenerlo después de terminar el with antes del except.
def listen(text):
try:
    with sr.Microphone() as source:
        print(text)
        voice = listener.listen(source)#voice escuchara lo que digamos por el microfono
        rec = listener.recognize_google(voice, language='es-ES')
        rec = rec.lower() #rec

        if name in rec:
            rec = rec.replace(name, '')
            print('Usted dijo: '+ rec)
    return rec

except:
    pass


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/* jshint globalstrict:false, strict:false, unused : false */
/* global assertEqual */

// //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// / @brief tests for dump/reload
// /
// / @file
// /
// / DISCLAIMER
// /
// / Copyright 2010-2012 triagens GmbH, Cologne, Germany
// /
// / Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License")
// / you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
// / You may obtain a copy of the License at
// /
// /     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
// /
// / Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
// / distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
// / WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
// / See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
// / limitations under the License.
// /
// / Copyright holder is triAGENS GmbH, Cologne, Germany
// /
// / @author Jan Steemann
// / @author Copyright 2012, triAGENS GmbH, Cologne, Germany
// //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

var db = require('@arangodb').db;
var internal = require('internal');
var jsunity = require('jsunity');

function runSetup () {
  'use strict';
  internal.debugClearFailAt();

  db._drop('UnitTestsRecovery');
  var c = db._create('UnitTestsRecovery'), i;

  for (i = 0; i < 1000; ++i) {
    c.save({ _key: 'test' + i, value1: 'test' + i });
  }

  // make sure the next operations go into a separate log
  internal.wal.flush(true, true);

  db._drop('UnitTestsRecovery');
  c = db._create('UnitTestsRecovery');
  for (i = 0; i < 100; ++i) {
    c.save({ _key: 'test' + i, value1: i });
  }

  c.save({ _key: 'foo' }, true);

  internal.debugTerminate('crashing server');
}

// //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// / @brief test suite
// //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

function recoverySuite () {
  'use strict';
  jsunity.jsUnity.attachAssertions();

  return {
    setUp: function () {},
    tearDown: function () {},

    // //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
    // / @brief test whether we can restore the trx data
    // //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

    testCollectionRecreate: function () {
      var c = db._collection('UnitTestsRecovery'), i;
      assertEqual(101, c.count());

      for (i = 0; i < 100; ++i) {
        assertEqual(i, c.document('test' + i).value1);
      }
    }

  };
}

// //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// / @brief executes the test suite
// //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

function main (argv) {
  'use strict';
  if (argv[1] === 'setup') {
    runSetup();
    return 0;
  } else {
    jsunity.run(recoverySuite);
    return jsunity.writeDone().status ? 0 : 1;
  }
}

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Published on 06. 01. 2013 in commentary and criticism, hype & linkage and music. Closed Tags: Kendrick Lamar, Rapspot.
As always, we the people of Rapspot have selected our favorites (as well as the wackest) of the year 2012. The text is in Danish, but check out the list anyway, there's some good stuff on it and for once I agree with the to highest-scoring records. I hope to write up my own shortlist soon, so stay tuned.
Above: watch Kendrick Lamar break down the truth behind the most personal track on his brilliant major label debut album good kid m.A.A.d city.
Published on 19. 07. 2012 in interviews and music. Closed Tags: Big K.R.I.T. Yelawolf, Rapspot, Roskilde Festival.
At the Roskilde Festival I had the pleasure of interviewing one of the up-and-coming stars of Southern hip hop, Big K.R.I.T., who blessed the festival with an awesome concert on Sunday afternoon, closing the show after his country cuzzin Yelawolf had torn up his part of the program. A great afternoon. Check out the interview, filmed and edited by Kenneth Nguyen for Rapspot, above and visit K.R.I.T.'s website where you can download several of his mixtapes for free.
And keep checking for him. It's great hip hop music, going places.
Published on 15. 07. 2012 in hype & linkage, journal and music. Closed Tags: Rapspot, Roskilde Festival.
Right, it was a great festival, as usual. A little unusual for me though, in that I was commuting from Copenhagen every day and didn't spend nearly as much time in Roskilde as I normally do on account of my family. This means I'll forego my usual analysis of the festival as a whole this year (here's the last one I did) and be content to direct you to the coverage I contributed at Rapspot.
I reviewed Blitz the Ambassador, The Abyssinians, Sage Francis, Dominique Young Unique, Yelawolf, and Big K.R.I.T.
Soon enough a video interview with K.R.I.T., conducted by yours truly, will also be available. I'll let you know here and via Twitter.
And the rest of the crew delivered the goods more promptly than ever, so hop over to Rapspot and check it out. It's all in Danish, but foreven for those who don't read our guttural there are plenty of images, as well as a few select videos — including one of the stagediving incident during Yelawolf's unhinged concert.
Photo of Yelawolf by KenYen.
Published on 06. 07. 2012 in journal and music. Closed Tags: Rapspot, Roskilde Festival.
Yes, I haven't been posting a whole lot here for some time, and it will be a while longer because this weekend I'm at the Roskilde Festival reporting for Rapspot, as I have for a number of years. Last night featured Janelle Monae's showstopper of a performance from which the above image by my man Klaus Køhl is taken. Myself and the rest of the Rapspot team are reporting on that and much more over at the place where we dwell.
Normal programming to resume presently.
Published on 04. 07. 2011 in music. Closed Tags: Odd Future, Rapspot, Roskilde Festival.
Yes, I missed the festival this year, damn it. Would have loved to wyle out with the Odd Future crew, peeped Atmosphere doing their new sh*t, and checked for the Big Boi/Janelle Monáe double feature, etc. And just to have been there, as usual. But it was not to be.
Fortunately, others were, and as usual my peeps at Rapspot delivered comprehensive coverage of the hip hop and -related events at the festival, with more to come in the next few days. Drop by there and check it out.
Photo of Tyler the Creator (OFWGKTA) by Kenneth Nguyen for Rapspot.


HomeMusic NewsSpace rockers get audiophile CD treatment!
Space rockers get audiophile CD treatment!
Legendary space rockers Hawkwind have their 1st five Liberty/UA albums reissued in Japan on SHM-CD [Super High Material CD – playable on all CD players] format, on 28th July 2010. The classic albums – 'Hawkwind' , 'In Search Of Space' , 'Doremi Fasol Latido' , 'Space Ritual'  and 'Hall Of The Mountain Grill'  – are exclusive limited editions, featuring remastered sound plus bonus tracks and are issued in mini LP-style card sleeves, replicating the original issues! Click on the image below for more info and to order!


If you're building a home, opening up a business, or just adding a driveway to your property, you need to hire professionals. If you're building or expanding the parking lot in front of your business, you also need to hire professionals. With jobs such as these, especially when it comes to domestic driveways, there is often an urge to do the work by yourself. Many people think they'll save time and money by taking it on as a "DIY" project. For a driveway, you can buy bags of concrete, mix it yourself, and pour it out. While you might be able to execute a passable driveway, it will be uneven and unstable. The ground upon which you build the driveway is incredibly important. If the ground is not stable, level, and compacted, the driveway will not survive for long. That's why you need to hire groundwork specialists.
As the name implies, groundwork is a broad category of labour that involves working with the ground. Orpington excavation and groundwork contractors perform jobs ranging from simple driveway construction to laying foundations for skyscrapers. Groundwork involves moving earth, grading the soil, and just about anything else related to making a driveway or parking lot.
So, why should you hire groundwork specialists? Well, you need to make sure that the ground for your parking lot or driveway is level. If it isn't precisely levelled, it needs to be smooth at the very least. You can build on a slope or a hill, but you should make sure that it is as smooth as possible. Changing the slope of the earth is called grading. If you need to make massive changes to the state of the ground, you'll need the contractors to do some advanced earth moving. Also, the contractors can compact and compress the ground so that it does not shift or move over time.


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What is 'Kokoro'?
The Kadomatsu Decoration, Traditional of the Japanese New Year's Holiday
Amélie Geeraert / December 16, 2020
Kadomatsu is a decoration with three cut pieces of bamboo and pine for the Japanese New Year's holiday. After Christmas, you will see this decoration at the entrances of houses and buildings in Japan.
The Role of Kadomatsu Decorations
Kadomatsu is the landmark for the Shinto deity Toshigami-sama to enter your home. In Japan, it is believed that Toshigami-sama comes to each family to bring happiness on New Year's Day. However, the deity only visits when he is invited. The kadomatsu decorations take on the role of sign at an entrance to welcome the deity.
The Meaning of Each Part of the Kadomatsu
A typical kadomatsu
Even though there are some variations, a typical kadomatsu usually includes the following elements.
The word "kadomatsu" in the Japanese language includes the kanji character for pine tree ("matsu"), so pine is the principal plant used in the decoration. From ancient times, the pine tree has had special meaning to Japanese people: they believe the tree is a place where the spirits of the deities live. Even though the bamboo looks important, the pine tree is essential to the decoration.
The bamboo is the most appealing in the decoration. Bamboo started being associated with kadomatsu during the samurai society period. It is said that the people believed bamboo was suitable to wish the troubles of life away because it always grows straight towards the sky.
Plum flowers and flowering kale
Plum flowers and flowering kale are often used as adornments both of which have fortunate meanings. As plum flowers bloom early in the year, during the relatively cold period, the flower is thought of as a strong and durable plant. The flowering kale layering its leaves is interpreted as adding more and more fortune.
This small version of kadomatsu puts the kale flower and plum flower at the center.
When to Decorate with Kadomatsu
The holy kadomatsu has two rules as to when you should set up and take them down. You must refrain from setting it up on December 29th and 31st. The 29th is believed to be an unlucky day because of its pronunciation ("stand on and suffer" in Japanese). Preparing it on the 31st is called "Ichiya Kazari," which means one-night decoration. It is considered impolite, because it shows that you rushed through the process and did it at the last minute.
The time to take them down is slightly different depending on the area, but please keep it as a decoration until January 7th. Toshigami-sama is believed to stay at your house until January 7th, so it will be disrespectful to take it down any earlier than that.
Why Are There Two Different Cuts to the Kadomatsu Bamboo?
During the year-end and New Year's holidays, various types of kadomatsu decorations can be seen in Japan. The major difference is the cut edge of the bamboo. One style is horizontally cut, which is the original one.
Oblique cut kadomatsu have become very popular.
The other one is an oblique cut, much like being slashed with a sword. This style is said to have been started by the first Tokugawa shogun. When he lost a battle during his career, he slashed a bamboo instead of his rival, and wished for a win in his next battle.
If you stay in Japan during the year-end and New Year's holidays, enjoy the various kadomatsu decorations you will come across!
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Ernesto Gastaldi Talks to lovelockandload
by Jonny	 April 22, 2012
Ernesto Gastaldi is a name intrinsically linked to the genesis of Italian cinema during the sixties and seventies. A screenwriter and occasional filmmaker with well over a hundred credits to his name, and a frequent collaborator with stalwarts of cinema such as Sergio Leone, Umberto Lenzi and Sergio Martino, Ernesto's contribution to the world of Eurocult is extremely significant. In an exclusive lovelockandload interview, Kim August asked Ernesto to shed some light on his involvement in the making of some of Italy's most exciting genre films.
It's rumoured the shooting of THE HORRIBLE SECRET OF DR HICHCOCK was running over schedule. So director Riccardo Freda literally tore out pages of the screenplay to get the film back on track. What was eliminated from the script? And do you feel this act compromised your original concept?
As I've told many times, Freda was a genius. He tore out 8 or 9 pages of the script, but not only for schedule problem, but he wanted to cancel a dialogue where there was the explanation of the mystery.
He asked my permission and I laughed "This way all becomes incomprehensible!" Freda smirked, saying "That is exactly what I want!"
In another interview you touched on your involvement in the writing of Sergio Leone's ONCE UPON A TIME IN AMERICA. From what I understand, it was a film that was long in gestation. Can you elaborate on what you brought to the project?
Not so much because Sergio and the last writers changed a lot. I wrote a big treatment following the novel a little more. Sergio kept my scenes about the adolescence of the little gangsters.
I protested with Sergio when I saw the boy eating the candy because he was FAT! That was wrong! The boy had to be very hungry and slim.
You also collaborated on two of the Italian westerns Leone produced – MY NAME IS NOBODY and A GENIUS TWO PARTNERS AND A DUPE – what was your working relationship with Leone like? Did it differ from those that you had with other filmmakers of the time?
Completely different. I wrote these two scripts at home by night, but every days for months I have to go to Sergio's home to read the new scenes and discuss them. Frequently Sergio invited directors, journalists, friends and he played in detail the scenes, always beginning from the first one: " A red sunset. Three men on horses are drawing near and nearer… clop, clop, clop…" to spy the faces of the people: interested? bored? I was probably the less bored, since Sergio was a great storyteller.
During the seventies you were involved in the writing of many of the police thrillers that were popular of the time. Did any of these projects require you to be on set and if so, what are your memories of stars such as Franco Nero, Tomas Milian, Maurizio Merli and Luc Merenda?
Sorry. I was not on set, in those days I had always too much to write. I met these actors, sometime at home, or in the Carlo Ponti's office , or chez Martino. I have a great memory of Giancarlo Giannini because he made his debut as movie actor in LIBIDO, that was also my debut as director!
In your gialli, Less is more. Less violence, more sex. Were you writing for your own tastes, the censors, the audience?
When the first character was Edwige Fenech I have to put on my script almost 3 scenes of shower… Joking aside, I like thrillers with a big emotional involvement and sex is a strong one.
You had a wonderful run with Sergio Martino, gialli, crime, science fiction. What was your working relationship like?
A good friendship lasting even now. Sergio Martino is a very good director, greater than the movies he, too often, had to direct.
What is your favorite screenplay and/or film with Sergio Martino?
MILANO TREMA: LA POLIZIA VUOLE GIUSTIZIA.
Some of my favorite elements in your thrillers revolve around the stalking of the protagonist by the villain(s) (TORSO, THE LONELY, VIOLENT BEACH, ALL THE COLOURS OF THE DARK) – you've mentioned writing 20 gialli in three years you had to constantly push yourself to do something more than the previous film? How difficult was this?
Just a little. I amused myself writing this kind of plot! I also wrote some thriller novels, before becoming a screenwriter.
I won an award in 1957 with a comedy called A COME ASSASSINO (many years after someone made a movie from it). In 1955 I managed to be selected at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia di Roma because I wrote an amateur movie, a thriller named LA STRADA CHE PORTA LONTANO, very appreciated by the great director Alessandro Blasetti.
Torso foreshadowed many of the slasher films in the late 70s/early 80s. What are your feelings on this?
I didn't realise it. (That the film had been so influential – Ed)
Which actors do you feel performed your works the best?
Mara Maryl, Giancarlo Giannini, Marcello Mastroianni, Sofia Loren, Alan Collins, Barbara Steele, Giuliano Gemma, Terence Hill, Henry Fonda, Jack Palance, Anthony Quinn and others.
I thought Robert Hoffmann was an excellent choice for the lead biker in your film THE LONELY, VIOLENT BEACH. Your thoughts on Hoffmann and the film?
Oh yes! he was a great choice. That was a very low budget movie, but I like it.
During the course of your career you have been involved with the writing films covering all the staples of popular Italian cinema: peplums, gialli, crime films, science fiction, westerns, etc? Of these, was there a particular genre you were happiest working in?
I'd like to write, and even, direct science fiction, but it was really impossible for decades. I wrote a plot very similar to BACK TO THE FUTURE 20 years before , located in Italy. The protagonist traveled to the past and, during the second world war, when Mussolini was the chief of Italy, met two very poor girls in Naples, two sisters, one of those named Sofia… He told to a friend: "Look at them: one will married the Mussolini's son! But the real incredibly thing is that that marriage will be very popular because of the other sister, who will become the most great movie star of the world!"
I named the script THE END OF ETERNITY. Nobody gave it the green light!
SECRETS OF A CALL GIRL stands out amongst your work as it transcends genre: while essentially a crime film, it has elements of the sentimental dramas and the erotic movies popular in Italy at the time. What were your motivations when you were writing?
I think… the money! Luciano Martino suggested the story to me. He was the producer.
'Hands Of Steel' is considered to be the Italian reaction to James Cameron's 'Terminator'. How was the original concept developed, and what are your thoughts on the film's stars, David Greene and Janet Agren?
I think I never saw this movie. I only wrote a part of the script.
Same question but about 2019: AFTER THE FALL OF NEW YORK, and star Michael Sopkiw.
I like this movie, even if it was a kind of SF not particularly loved by me. The movie had been made because of the big success of ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK. I think Sopkiw was quite good.
Tell us about one of your first films as a director, CIN… CIN… CIANURO!. Why was it that the film received scant distribution to the point that very few people have seen it?
My debut was LIBIDO (1965) starring Mara Maryl, Giancarlo Giannini, Alan Collins and Dominique Boschero. Now this very little movie is a cult movie among fans. I was also co-producer of LIBIDO and this movie has been also the argument of my thesis of my baccalaureat in Economy!
CIN… CIN… CIANURO! was a very brilliant comedy, played very well by Mara Maryl and Brad Harris. Unfortunately the distributor, LUX FILM, went bankrupt.
The making of popular films in Italy was at its most prolific during the sixties and seventies before going into decline in the eighties. What are your thoughts on why this came to be?
TV broadcasting. Mr. Berlusconi had all free public TV frequencies stolen paying a bribe to the former premier Bettino Craxi and started broadcasting three movies a day on "his" three new networks! Not only the movie industry declined , the democracy too…
Do you feel the lack of stories are the undoing of today's films?
I don't like very much the new Italian cinema, with rare exception like IL DIVO. Now the current fashion is to put a boring speaker who tell you a big part of the story and to cut the plot muddling up the scenes. Maybe PULP FICTION has been the first offender.
Given that you have been involved in the writing of well over a hundred different films, which are those that you consider to be seminal or you are the most proud to have been a part of making?
I'm very proud that I has been able to write two hundred scripts (117 of them made into feature films!) having three children playing around and the TV set always on! Joking aside, I like very much LIBIDO starring Mara Maryl and Giancarlo Giannini, LA PUPA DEL GANGSTER starring Sofia Loren and Marcello Mastroianni, I GIORNI DELL'IRA starring Giuliano Gemma and Lee Van Cleef, IL MIO NOME E' NESSUNO starring Henry Fonda and Terence Hill, MILANO TREMA starring Luc Merenda and Richard Conte, LA FRUSTA E IL CORPO starring Daliah Lavi and Cristopher Lee, LA BATTAGLIA DI EL ALAMEIN starring George Hilton, Fredrick Stafford, Robert Hossein, NOTTURNO CON GRIDA, starring Mara Maryl, Gerardo Amato, L'UOVO DEL CUCULO starring Malisa Longo, Vassili Karamesinis, CRIMINE CONTRO CRIMINE starring Marina Giulia Cavalli, Adalberto Maria Merli, Giorgio Albertazzi, Francesco Benigno.
Interview conducted via email February 2009 by Kim August.
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Q: Log a user in without switching focus to it I have a few programs that auto-start whenever I log into my user on my Windows 8.1 computer. Because some of these are servers (such as FTP and HTTP that I use to access my files when I'm away), they need to (almost) always be on. Because of this, I need to have my computer on all the time, which I know is not good for a computer that's used by my whole family throughout each day. So, I have my computer restart every day at 04:00 to make sure it's able to install updates, refresh itself, etc. Unfortunately, I have to log myself in every time this happens, so it's pretty much useless. I understand I can use the registry to automatically log myself in, and then use the Event Scheduler to run the rundll32.exe lock command, but I don't want that because of my username and password being publicly accessible to anyone who gains access to the registry. How would I do this?
TL;DR: I have servers that auto-start when I login, so I leave my computer on 24/7 but have it restart every night. I need to manually log in whenever it does so or else the servers don't start. Using a registry hack does the job but puts my password out there for the world to see (or at least anyone who looks in the registry), so I need a better solution.
This is probably a bit vague, so let me know if I need to give any more information.

A: To Turn On or Automatic Sign-in at Startup in Netplwiz
1. Press the Windows + R keys to open the Run dialog box, type netplwiz or control
userpasswords2, and press Enter.

2. If prompted by UAC, then click/tap on Yes.

3. Continue to next section.

To Turn On Automatic Sign in for a Local User Account or Microsoft Account
1. Check the "Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer" box.
(See image above.)

  NOTE: If your PC is a member of a domain by chance, then the "Users must enter a user
  name and password to use this computer." box will not be available.

2.  Select the User Name of the local user account or Microsoft account that you want
to have Windows 8 log on to automatically at startup.

  NOTE: If this is for a Microsoft account, then you do not want to select the one that
  is only a member of the HomeUsers group. You would want to select the one listed that
  is part of both the HomeUsers and Administrators or Users group instead.

3. Uncheck the Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer box, and
click/tap on OK.

4. Enter the password of the selected local user account or Microsoft account twice,
and click/tap on OK.

  NOTE: If the selected local user account does not have a password created for it,
  then leave the password fields empty. Microsoft accounts will always have a password.


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Uber drivers to pick up donated items for Cancer Research UK shops
Posted 31st May 2018
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Ridesharing app Uber will be rolling out UberGiving in 10 cities across the UK this Saturday, picking up and taking donated clothes and other items to Cancer Research UK charity shops. On Saturday 2 June, users of the Uber app who wish to donate "clothes, accessories and other items" to CRUK charity shops, will be able to hail a driver and have them deliver those goods. UberGiving will be availble to users in central London, Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds, Merseyside, Bristol, Brighton, Cardiff, Glasgow and Edinburgh all day Saturday. According to Uber, users can "gather up your donations, request a pick-up, and if there is a driver available in your area they will pick up your donations for Cancer Research UK's shops". Uber also said that user's accounts won't be charged for the service. Uber said that CRUK shops were particularly looking for "menswear" but that "womenswear and children's clothes are very much welcomed", as well as shoes and accessories, homeware, small kitchenware and electricals – such as "small appliances, glassware, crockery" – and small electricals such as hairdryers and game consoles. For users who have no items to donate, Uber will be encouraging people to donate £5 or £10 to CRUK by text. Sophie Langman, head of corporate partnerships at Cancer Research UK, said: "We were really excited when Uber approached us about this collaboration. We're always looking for new ways to make it easier for people to give to us and this innovative partnership will enable people to donate much-needed stock to our shops across the country, in a hassle-free way. "As we don't receive government funding for our research, this is a great initiative to help us raise more money to beat cancer. But it's also a way for us to reach new people who might not have donated to Cancer Research UK before." – See more at: https://www.civilsociety.co.uk/news/uber-drivers-to-pick-up-donated-items-for-cancer-research-uk-shops.html?utm_source=Civil+Society+News+List&utm_campaign=4cbc36e9ab-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_05_31_12_10&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_26f393b813-4cbc36e9ab-86503597#sthash.Al4jSdhm.dpuf
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Steve Tilston
Bryn Phillips 17 October 2003
I was surprised at the turnout. The car park was full to overflowing and no free seats in the room. It's probably because Steve Tilston, like many artists nowadays, manages a mailing list – so a hint to some of you old stalwarts out there who rely on your reputation only – it's not enough. Get a mailing list going.
That being said, the crowd was there, but no Steve Tilston. Ian announced that he had last been heard of on the M42 motorway. The local singers got stuck in though. I started the evening off and was delighted to hear that the audience were in good voice. Thanks everyone. Then Nothing to Prove came on and it was nice to see Paul in good form as he told some of his risqué jokes. "Oops there's a child in the room. I'd take that one back if I could. But I can't. Never mind". A nice set from NTP and then Mick "Where's the Banjo?" Harrington did a rare but very welcome turn, and, regardless of the jokes, it was a delight to see his banjo emerge. Whilst all this was going on Steve Tilston arrived, quietly saying hello to everyone. That's the nice thing about folk clubs. The superstars are just part of the audience until they go on stage.
Steve started off the evening with "I Need a Cup of Coffee", probably inspired by his hold-up on the M42. This is an up-tempo bluesy sort of number; not typical Tilston, but it set the tone for the evening. Tonight we weren't going to get all of the well-known numbers, but a majority proportion of the newer ones. What is typical Tilston? "Slip Jigs and Reels", "Coronardo and the Turk", or perhaps "The Naked Highwayman"? Well, although his voice and guitar playing are very distinctive his work is so varied that it's not really possible to define "Typical Tilston". There's always one song that everyone talks about and tonight it was "The Sniper's Tale" a moving song, with a masterful build up of tension and a neat juxtaposition of ideas.
We only had a short interval and then back into the music with a nice set from The Crag Band. Steve Tilston then continued to give us some more wonderful songs and music. There is no doubt that although only a few of his songs are blues based he has the knack of making a riff run and run. Not a simple riff either. His hands span a goodly portion of the neck and he makes full use of his reach but never makes it look difficult. Anyway, the riffs go on and build up. One of the songs which really defined the evening for me was "Rare Thing". Everyone sang along, the guitar playing was relaxed, laid back and all over the frets and the words were, to say the least, clever. "Is a crow's heart as black as its wing?" Great stuff. I don't know what it is about his music, but it has echoes of Paul Metsers. It's probably a combination of the music and the use of language and poetry in the lyrics. Very well crafted material. He finished the evening with Slip Jigs and Reels, before a very well deserved encore.


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Horizon Zero Dawn Trophy Guide
June 29, 2017 Editorial Team
Horizon Zero Dawn Trophy Guide. Difficulty: ** No missable trophies, as the game enters a free-roam after completing the main story, which can be played on Easy mode.
Horizon Zero Dawn ** 56 Guerrilla Games Netherlands 48 5 2 0 0
Horizon Zero Dawn is a third-person action adventure with RPG elements. Players use ranged weapons and stealth tactics to battle against mechanized creatures which can be looted for resources. Players can explore the open world, and upgrade their character through a skill tree which allows for both new abilities and passive bonuses.
Taking place a thousand years in the future, the world is now dominated by great mechanical creatures known as "machines," while humans have regressed to primitive tribal societies. Aloy has been cast out from her tribe at a young age, but soon learns that she may be the key to not only understanding the reason for humanity's regression, but a way to stop the machines from growing hostile.
Horizon Zero Dawn received critical acclaim with an average score of 90%, praised for its story, visuals, voice-acting talents, world exploration and environment, and combat system.
The difficulty of Horizon Zero Dawn can be compared to the Assassin's Creed series, only without the online trophies. There is nothing missable, which means you can play through the main story and complete it if you like, then enter a free-roam stage where you can unlock everything else. The game can also be played on Easy mode.
Expect roughly 40-50 hours, depending on your skills as well as whether or not you skip any of the dialogue.
Since there are no difficulty-related trophies, feel free to select Easy mode if you wish.
Also, since there are no missable trophies, feel free to sit back, relax, and enjoy the game before worrying about unlocking anything. However, it should be noted that the All Allies Joined trophy required you to have all the allies with you before starting The Looming Shadow portion of the main quest. This trophy is not missable, but if you miss it the first time, it simply means you will need to replay The Looming Shadow again later.
Once you've finished the main story and have entered the free roam stage, it's time to mop-up what's left. This may include completing all the side missions, as well as all the override, catalog, and kill related trophies.
Also, there are all the collectibles waiting for you. Buy the maps from the in-game vendors which illustrate the locations for some of these collectibles, to make things easier. Also, be sure to check out the collectible guides under our Links tab, as well. Finally, check out our Horizon Zero Dawn trophy guide links under our Links tab to see what trophies you may be missing at this point, and how to unlock them.
http://www.ign.com/wikis/horizon-zero-dawn/Walkthrough
And a text-based Walkthrough by Krystal109:
https://www.gamefaqs.com/ps4/168644-horizon-zero-dawn/faqs/74624
Here's a detailed Trophy Guide by Blaze Naruto Shippuden and PowerPyx:
https://www.playstationtrophies.org/game/horizon-zero-dawn/guide/
And a great Trophy Guide by Oficial-Me, snowprolegend, and ThaKingtrophy:
https://psnprofiles.com/guide/5810-horizon-zero-dawn-trophy-guide
And a useful Trophy Guide by PowerPyx:
http://www.powerpyx.com/horizon-zero-dawn-trophy-guide-roadmap/
And rmchiva925 has a useful Trophy Guide here:
https://www.playstationtrophies.org/forum/horizon-zero-dawn/305304-horizon-zero-dawn-trophy-guide-roadmap.html
And a useful Trophy Guide by Rubhen925:
http://fextralife.com/horizon-zero-dawn-trophy-guide/
A Collectibles Guide on IGN:
http://www.ign.com/wikis/horizon-zero-dawn/Collectibles
And a Collectibles Guide on VG247:
http://www.vg247.com/2017/03/09/horizon-zero-dawn-collectibles-vantages-ancient-vessels-metal-flowers-banuk-artifacts/
https://www.exophase.com/game/horizon-zero-dawn-ps4/trophies/
Categories: PS4 DatabaseTags: Guerrilla Games, Horizon Zero Dawn


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DON GIBSON – TELL IT LIKE IT IS – SLEAZY 45 EP
Don Gibson arrived at Nashville's music premier league a little bit late.
Born in Shelby, North Caroline in 1928, it wasn't until thirty years later,
in 1958, that he achieved his well-deserved recognition as stylist and
songwriter with his big hit Oh Lonesome Me.
The fact is that Don was an extremely complete musician, good singer and
guitarist, but it would be in his role as a composer where he would stand
but especially. being sometimes compared to Hank Williams himself.
In this EP four of his compositions are collected for the first time at 45
rpm. TELL IT LIKE IT IS and WHO CARES FOR ME are two great songs that
remained unreleased until the early 80's.
Side B contains two alternate takes of Don's well known late 50's songs,
SWEET SWEET GIRL, also covered by Warren Smith at Sun, and the fabulous
DON´T TELL ME YOUR TROUBLES. Both different enough to the official takes to
deserve this 45 rpm release.


'Bespoke', 'made-to-order', 'custom-made'... All have good connotations.
Why? It fits you or your needs exactly.
I've had many things made bespoke for me or my clients over the years - photo albums, photo frames - and I produce custom-made photos & video for my clients of course. I also commission bespoke voice-overs, but until now I had not commissioned music specifically for a video.
In the past I've spent countless hours searching online music libraries for a music piece with just the right mood and close to the right length, with the right ebbs and flows that I could try and match to the video.
This time I employed the skills of Phil Best, a true virtuoso musician. He composed and produced the soundtrack, so it matches perfectly in mood and timing for the different sections.
We all know the value of bespoke, but so many times we buy off-the-shelf to try and save money.
"It is unwise to pay too much, but it is worse to pay too little.
When you pay too much, you lose a little money... that is all.
because the thing you bought was incapable of doing the thing that you bought it to do."
Get in touch to find out how your story can be told with bespoke video or photography.


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package co.nubetech.hiho.job.sf;

import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;

import org.apache.hadoop.conf.Configuration;
import org.junit.Test;

import co.nubetech.hiho.common.HIHOConf;
import co.nubetech.hiho.common.HIHOException;

public class TestExportSalesForceJob {

	@Test
	public void testPopulateConfiguration() {
		String[] args = new String[] { "-inputPath", "input", "-sfUserName",
				"sfaccount@hotmail.com", "-sfPassword",
				"tryc,cl,cg123avIotXX9dBlGy3iNiGytlrwy", "-sfObjectType",
				"Account", "-sfHeaders",
				"AccountNumber,Name,BillingState,Phone" };
		ExportSalesforceJob exportSalesForceJob = new ExportSalesforceJob();
		Configuration conf = new Configuration();
		exportSalesForceJob.populateConfiguration(args, conf);

		assertEquals("sfaccount@hotmail.com",
				conf.get(HIHOConf.SALESFORCE_USERNAME));
		assertEquals("tryc,cl,cg123avIotXX9dBlGy3iNiGytlrwy",
				conf.get(HIHOConf.SALESFORCE_PASSWORD));
		assertEquals("Account", conf.get(HIHOConf.SALESFORCE_SOBJECTYPE));
		assertEquals("AccountNumber,Name,BillingState,Phone",
				conf.get(HIHOConf.SALESFORCE_HEADERS));
	}

	@Test
	public void testCheckMandatoryConfsValidValues() throws HIHOException {
		String[] args = new String[] { "-inputPath", "input", "-sfUserName",
				"sfaccount@hotmail.com", "-sfPassword",
				"tryc,cl,cg123avIotXX9dBlGy3iNiGytlrwy", "-sfObjectType",
				"Account", "-sfHeaders",
				"AccountNumber,Name,BillingState,Phone" };
		ExportSalesforceJob exportSalesForceJob = new ExportSalesforceJob();
		Configuration conf = new Configuration();
		exportSalesForceJob.populateConfiguration(args, conf);
		exportSalesForceJob.checkMandatoryConfs(conf);
	}

	@Test(expected = HIHOException.class)
	public void testCheckMandatoryConfsForInputPath() throws HIHOException {
		String[] args = new String[] { "-inputPath", "-sfUserName",
				"sfaccount@hotmail.com", "-sfPassword",
				"tryc,cl,cg123avIotXX9dBlGy3iNiGytlrwy", "-sfObjectType",
				"Account", "-sfHeaders",
				"AccountNumber,Name,BillingState,Phone" };
		ExportSalesforceJob exportSalesForceJob = new ExportSalesforceJob();
		Configuration conf = new Configuration();
		exportSalesForceJob.populateConfiguration(args, conf);
		exportSalesForceJob.checkMandatoryConfs(conf);
	}

	@Test(expected = HIHOException.class)
	public void testCheckMandatoryConfsForSfUserName() throws HIHOException {
		String[] args = new String[] { "-inputPath", "input", "-sfUserName",
				"-sfPassword", "tryc,cl,cg123avIotXX9dBlGy3iNiGytlrwy",
				"-sfObjectType", "Account", "-sfHeaders",
				"AccountNumber,Name,BillingState,Phone" };
		ExportSalesforceJob exportSalesForceJob = new ExportSalesforceJob();
		Configuration conf = new Configuration();
		exportSalesForceJob.populateConfiguration(args, conf);
		exportSalesForceJob.checkMandatoryConfs(conf);
	}

	@Test(expected = HIHOException.class)
	public void testCheckMandatoryConfsForSfPassword() throws HIHOException {
		String[] args = new String[] { "-inputPath", "input", "-sfUserName",
				"username", "-sfPassword", "-sfObjectType", "Account",
				"-sfHeaders", "AccountNumber,Name,BillingState,Phone" };
		ExportSalesforceJob exportSalesForceJob = new ExportSalesforceJob();
		Configuration conf = new Configuration();
		exportSalesForceJob.populateConfiguration(args, conf);
		exportSalesForceJob.checkMandatoryConfs(conf);
	}

	@Test(expected = HIHOException.class)
	public void testCheckMandatoryConfsForSfObjectType() throws HIHOException {
		String[] args = new String[] { "-inputPath", "input", "-sfUserName",
				"username", "-sfPassword", "asdf12313", "-sfObjectType",
				"-sfHeaders", "AccountNumber,Name,BillingState,Phone" };
		ExportSalesforceJob exportSalesForceJob = new ExportSalesforceJob();
		Configuration conf = new Configuration();
		exportSalesForceJob.populateConfiguration(args, conf);
		exportSalesForceJob.checkMandatoryConfs(conf);
	}

	@Test(expected = HIHOException.class)
	public void testCheckMandatoryConfsForSfHeaders() throws HIHOException {
		String[] args = new String[] { "-inputPath", "input", "-sfUserName",
				"username", "-sfPassword", "asdf12313", "-sfObjectType",
				"Account", "-sfHeaders" };
		ExportSalesforceJob exportSalesForceJob = new ExportSalesforceJob();
		Configuration conf = new Configuration();
		exportSalesForceJob.populateConfiguration(args, conf);
		exportSalesForceJob.checkMandatoryConfs(conf);
	}
}


"Gotta Tell You" Singer Samantha Mumba Is Engaged!
Samantha Mumba has "Gotta Tell You" some big news: she's engaged!
The 28-year-old Irish singer and beau Torray Scales are planning to tie the knot, the singer's rep tells Us Weekly exclusively. Scales popped the question on June 26 in Newport Beach, Calif.
"It was very romantic and special. We are truly so excited and enjoying this time," Mumba tells Us. "It's the happiest we've both ever been."
The multiplatinum singer-turned-actress' film credits include The Time Machine, Spin the Bottle and Boy Eats Girl.


FenwayNation—Red Sox, Mookie, J.D., Bogaerts, Sale, JBJ—Founded 1/27/2000—9-Time Champs: Chris Sale On His Friday ALDS Start: "If I Take The Mound, I Expect to Win"
Chris Sale On His Friday ALDS Start: "If I Take The Mound, I Expect to Win"
Red Sox ace Chris Sale met with reporters this afternoon to discuss his upcoming start against the Yankees in Friday night's ALDS opener at Fenway Park. When asked if his recent injury woes affect his mindset and stuff, the lefty shot back, "If I take the mound, I expect to win, I don't care what I have." He stated that his extended time away from pitching allowed him to get plenty of rest and get more work in—while his teammates took care of business by winning the division. Sale stated that the layoff simply allowed him to "sharpen my tools", including getting "more rotation" in his lower-half and more strength in the upper-half of his body. When specifically asked about the match-up with the Yankees, Sale said, "It's fun, what else do you want? It's what we all signed up for". He also commented on Mookie Betts "placing himself on anther level" by his play this year and stated that having Jackie Bradley, Jr. behind him was like "playing with four outfielders".


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Ventilators for Canadians Receive Health Canada Approval for COVID-19 Ventilators
Manufacturing of much-needed ventilators set to begin following approval
TORONTO – June 17, 2020 – Ventilators for Canadians (V4C), a consortium ofvCanadian entrepreneurs is pleased to announce the achievement of Health Canada approval for the Baylis V4C-560 ventilator.
The Baylis V4C-560 ventilator, manufactured in partnership with FTI Professional Grade Inc. (FTI), and Baylis Medical, is part of the order commissioned by the Government of Canada in support of Canadian patients impacted by COVID-19. Since the April announcement, V4C, FTI and Baylis have worked together to apply advanced development and manufacturing expertise to the project.
With Health Canada approval, the manufacturing of this 10,000 ventilator order can begin with the first shipment shortly after that.
"FTI and the consortium members of Ventilators for Canadians appreciate the collaborative effort, expertise and commitment from the management teams and employees of Baylis Medical and Medtronic Canada as well as our entire supply chain group," said Rick Jamieson, President and CEO of FTI and ABS Friction. "Everyone involved knows the significance of helping Canadians during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The teams at ISED and Public Services and Procurement Canada have worked tirelessly to ensure there were no delays in getting this project started — we're very grateful for their efforts in ensuring that Canadians will have access to these much-needed ventilators."
"We are thrilled to have achieved the first major milestone in our work to serve Canadian COVID-19 patients," said Neil Godara, Vice-President and General Manager of Design and Manufacturing Services at Baylis. "We are grateful for the support of all government agencies involved in this initiative. The ongoing guidance of Health Canada was instrumental in obtaining this approval in record time. At the same time, our work with the Public Health Agency of Canada will ensure that the ventilators are deployed without delay. This initiative is truly a team effort."
The Baylis V4C-560 ventilator is based on Medtronic's PB560 ventilator design made available through a globally- granted permissive license.
FTI Professional Grade Inc. is the prime contractor to the federal government, with Baylis Medical engaged as manufacturing subcontractor and V4C supporting the supply chain and manufacturing process.
The Baylis V4C–560 ventilator is compact, lightweight and portable, providing airway support for both children and adults.
The Baylis V4C-560 ventilator is based on Medtronic's PB560 ventilator that is used in hospitals globally and is very familiar to doctors and respiratory professionals.
Health Canada approval is required for all medical equipment and is an important safeguard ensuring medical devices conform to health and safety standards.
Ventilators take the strain off of the patient's lungs, supply oxygen, and simulate breathing actions, making them critical devices for the management of severe respiratory illness, such as COVID-19.
About Ventilators for Canadians
Ventilators for Canadians (V4C) is a consortium of entrepreneurs, philanthropists, industrial, technology and engineering businesses who have come together to identify and pursue solutions to help Canadians through the challenging COVID-19 healthcare emergency. Companies in the consortium have received formal orders from the Government of Canada either as the prime contractor or subcontractor for 20,000 ventilators. For more information visit www.VentilatorsforCanadians.com or www.v4c.ca
About FTI Professional Grade Inc.
FTI Professional Grade Inc. is currently under contract with the Government of Canada to deliver 10,000 ventilators. FTI Professional Grade Inc. partners with best-in-class medical device companies and suppliers to provide life-saving ventilators and related respiratory equipment to assist government, healthcare institutions, and front-line clinical personnel meet the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic.
About Baylis Medical
Baylis Medical is a leader in the development and commercialization of innovative medical devices in cardiology and spine. Headquartered in Canada, and with offices worldwide, our clinical solutions that have been Improving the Lives of People Around the World for over 30 years. For more information, visit www.baylismedical.com and connect with us on Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram.
Ventilators for Canadians: Brian Buchan, media@VentilatorsforCanadians.com
FTI Professional Grade Inc: Brian Buchan, media@ftipg.com
Baylis Medical: media@baylismedical.com
Thank You for visiting Ventilators For Canadians!
We have clean hands and caring hearts.


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Groundwork: New and Selected Poems of Don L. Lee/Haki R. Madhubuti from 1966-1996
Thirty years of poems and a few essays of Don L. Lee beginning in the militant Black Arts Movement and metamorphosing into the more mature yet critical voice of Lee as Haki R. Madhubuti. The subject is consistently political and poetic as it challenges the people of the world to rights the wrongs committed against Black people and all oppressed people of the world.
S O S: Poems 1961-2013
The Collected Poems of Lucille Clifton 1965-2010
The Collected Poems of Langston Hughes 9780679764083
The Rose That Grew from Concrete 9780671028459
The Collected Poems of Audre Lorde
The Black Unicorn: Poems
The Essential Gwendolyn Brooks
Locking Up Our Own: Crime and Punishment in Black America (PB)


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Brussels: Grand City Bus Tour
Popular Nature & Adventure in Brussels
From Brussels: Bruges & Ghent Full-Day Trip
From Brussels: Day Trip to Amsterdam
Brussels: Day Tour to Bruges with 4-Hour Guided Walk
Luxembourg & Dinant: Full-Day Sightseeing Tour from Brussels
From Amsterdam: Private Day Trip to Brussels and Antwerp
Brussels: Heart of Europe Full-Day Sightseeing Tour
From Brussels: Ghent Discovery Full-Day Small Group Tour
Brussels: Train World Museum Entrance Ticket
Our most recommended Brussels Nature & Adventure
1. Brussels: Train World Museum Entrance Ticket
Access one of the most enchanting museums in Brussels with an entrance ticket to Train World. Located in the old Schaerbeek rail station building, the museum opened in September 2015 and boasts over 8,000 square meters of space. Benefit from a free downloadable Train World app to help you make the most of your visit. Audio guides are also available for rent, or you can book a live guide in your chosen language for an additional fee. Once inside the museum, explore independently and see highlights such as the 19th-century "Pays de Waes" locomotive, the oldest preserved locomotive in continental Europe. Head to the on-site restaurant when you need a break or to enjoy lunch before or after your visit. Experience the warm hospitality of the restaurant and brewery "RN Express" and dine in a unique environment. Included in your admission ticket is access to the temporary exhibitions as follows: • Until April 18 2021: Choco Loco. Explore the tasty world of chocolate at the heart of Train World • From 7 May to 27 June 2021: Peking to Hankow. A Belgian adventure in China • From 26 October 2021 to 18 April 2022: Orient Express
2. Brussels Beer Tasting Tour
Sample the varied and unique flavors of world famous Belgian beers on this exciting beer tasting tour of Brussels. Home to some of the most prized premium beers in the world, you will spent around four hours sampling favorites such as Geuze, fruity Chimay and superstrong Trappist beers at some of the city's most historic cafes. Guided by a knowledgable beer expert, learn about the colorful brewing history, the mysteries of those secret ingredients used to produce unique taste and texture and how to really drink and savor Belgian beer like a local. Along with a glass of eight different brews like Geuze, Chimay Triple, Adelardus Brune and Malheur Blonde, the Brussels Beer Tour also includes sightseeing detours to some of the city's most iconic landmarks such as Saint Catherine fishmarket, Ilot Sacre and the Royal Puppet Theater. For any true beer connoisseur this is a day not to be missed.
3. From Brussels: Day Trip to Amsterdam
Explore Amsterdam on a full-day tour from Brussels and learn the history of the city from an English-speaking guide. Discover where the city was founded in the 13th century on Dam Square and admire the Nieuwe Kerk (New Church) and Royal Palace. Venture into the oldest part of Amsterdam to see the Oude Kerk (Old Church) and wander the infamous streets of the Red Light District. Continue to De Waag to look at the remains of the medieval wall, and then go into the Jewish Quarter where Rembrandt once lived. End at the flower market, and get 3 hours of free time to explore on your own. Discover the famous coffee shops or try some local cheese.
4. Luxembourg & Dinant: Full-Day Sightseeing Tour from Brussels
Discover the landlocked Grand Duchy of Luxembourg on a full-day tour from Brussels, traveling through the scenic Ardennes forests along the way. Continue to Luxembourg City, capital of the Grand Duchy. Here, your guide will take you to the Kirchberg quarter, site of many of the buildings of the European Union, such as the European Court of Justice, and the European Commission. Wander the streets of the old town, and go to the impressive Notre-Dame Cathedral, a beautiful example of late Gothic architecture with Renaissance adornments. There will be time to marvel at the Palace of the Grand Duke, and see the city's fortifications during some free time in the city center. After some free time in the city, visit the picturesque village of Dinant, with its fifteenth century collegial, its citadel and its tiny saxophone museum (optional). Choose between a private and a shared option.
5. Brussels Pub Crawl
Experience the diverse and vibrant nightlife scene of Brussels with a fun and friendly guide, and taste some refreshing beers and great cocktails at discounted prices. Avoid the usual tourist bars and make new friends from around the world as you crawl from venue to venue over 3 hours. Get a wristband at the start of the night that gets you discounted drinks, including €1 beers at local pubs. Enjoy a welcome beer to start the evening, and then make your way to 4 of the best bars and clubs in town. Dance the night away at the last club, where the DJ spins top tunes every night. Benefit from free entry, a happy hour which lasts all night and a late closing time of 6:00 AM.
6. Brussels: Grand City Bus Tour
Who hasn't dreamt of seeing Brussels? A tour of Brussels is a good introduction to Belgium. Discover the ancient buildings of the city and its splendid modern part on board the bus. Your tour will begin at the majestic Grand Place from where the coach will take you to Saint-Michael's cathedral. Visit the widely known Atomium and pass by the Chinese pavilion and Japanese Tower. From the Royal Residence you will return to the city center to visit the Sablon area, with its numerous antique shops, while passing the Palace of Justice and Royal Palace. The next part of your tour covers the district in which you will see the headquarters of the European Parliament and Commission. Choose between a private and a shared option.
7. From Brussels: Full-Day Guided Tour of Ghent in Spanish
Explore Ghent with a Spanish-speaking guide and learn the history at sights such as the 13th-century Castle of Gerald the Devil and St. Bavo's Cathedral, where you can see "The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb" by the Van Eyck brothers. Hear why Ghent's inhabitants are known as "noose-bearers" as you visit the Belfry of Ghent and the Town Hall. Go to St. Nicholas' Church and the Masons' Guild Hall and see the quay side buildings of the Graslei. Visit medieval Gravensteen castle and enter the pretty Patershol neighborhood. Explore Ghent's trading history at the Great Butchers' Hall, Old Fish Market and Friday Market. Get 4 hours of free time for lunch and to stroll on your own.
8. From Brussels: Bruges & Ghent Full-Day Trip
Discover the highlights of Bruges and Ghent, Belgium's most attractive cities, with round trip by train from Brussels. Tour two of the most fascinating medieval cities in Europe with an English/Spanish or French-speaking guide on a 10-hour guided day trip. Depart from the Grand Place at 09:30 only on Sunday. Upon arrival at the central station of Bruges, begin with a 2.5-hour walking tour and 2-hours of free time for eating, souvenirs and a boat trip. Scheduled return to Brussels will be at 18:00 and arrival at 19:00 with your guide. Program in Bruges: In the ancient city wall park, the 'Lake of Love' is one of the main water reservoirs nourishing the canal system of the Venice of the North. Visit the Beguinage, one of the best-preserved examples of medieval gated communities in which only women could live. Brewery 'De Halve Maan' is the only brewery still operating in the city center. Afterwards, Old St. John's Hospital is one of the oldest hospitals in Europe, where you can appreciate 800 years of European architecture, learn about its history and visit the museum of Hans Memling (optional). Head on to Our Lady of Bruges is one of the oldest churches in the city. Admire its impressive tower that is still one of the tallest brickwork towers in the world, and take a look to its art treasures, including Michelangelo's Madonna with the Child (optional). Stop by the VisMarkt (fishmarket) and the Tanners' Square, two of the oldest squares in Bruges with their beautiful guildhalls and lovely cafés and restaurants. You will also visit Groeninge Museum, Burg Square and Markt Square, the 10th century city market that has been for a millennium the economic heart of Bruges. Admire its imposing guildhalls and its bellfort tower, which is one of the most famous Gothic buildings in Belgium. At the end, have an optional canal tour (8 EUR per person, pay while embarking on the boat), which is one of the best ways to see Bruges. Program in Ghent: Journey to the port city of Ghent, located at the scenic confluence of the Leie and Scheldt Rivers. Start your tour of the historic city at Saint Bavo Cathedral and admire the spectacular Gothic church and Baroque ornamentations. Step into the marble choir and private chapels, appreciate the painting of "Saint Bavo Enters the Convent at Ghent" by Rubens and the beauty of the Rococo pulpit. Look at the stunning frescoes of the Romanesque crypt. Then, opt to visit the altarpiece of "The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb" by the Van Eyck brothers and admire one of the most important works of art from the Middle Ages for a small extra fee. Then, go to City Hall to see its extraordinary mix of Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque architecture. Continue to Market Hall to look at the Belfort Tower and covered market. Marvel at the nearby churches of Saint Nicholas, Saint James and Saint Michael, serving as reminders of Ghent's medieval past. Proceed to the old port of Graslei for beautiful views of the river Leie and the old guildhalls. Then, head to the medieval castle of Gravensteen, where the counts of Flanders used to live. Explore the picturesque district of Patershol and see charming buildings of brick facades where restaurants and cafes offer the best of Flemish cuisine. Go to the 15th century Great Butchers' Hall to discover one of Europe's oldest meat markets.
9. Private Tour: Ghent and Bruges From Brussels Full Day
Start the tour from your location in Brussels then head to Bruges, the famous so-called Venice of the North and a Unesco World Heritage site. Discover its canals and beautiful gothic buildings as your guide explains all about the most interesting places in the city center - such as the Belfrey tower. After lunch, continue on to Ghent. You will be able to see a marvellous altarpiece in the city's cathedral. Wander along the canals and see the Castle of the Counts of Flanders before you are returned back to Brussels.
10. From Brussels: Day Trip to Bruges by Train
Travel to the medieval city of Bruges by train and take a 2.5-hour walking tour with an English-speaking guide on arrival. Marvel at the Minnewater that provides water to the canals and see the historical women-only convent of the Beguinage. Visit the city's only working brewery at De Halve Maan and get the chance to look inside the Hans Memling museum at the 12th-century Hospital of St. John. See one of the tallest brickwork towers in the world at the Church of Our Lady, where Michelangelo's statue of the Madonna with Child can be found in the transept. Get a feel for everyday life at the historic Vis Markt (Fish Market) and look at the beautiful guildhalls on Tanners' Square. Visit the Groeningemuseum and find one of Belgium's most famous Gothic buildings on the Markt (Market Square). Get 3 hours of free time to explore on your own. Take an optional canal cruise to appreciate the city from a different perspective before the train journey back to Brussels.
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What people are saying about Brussels
Despite bad weather (rain and cold wind) the tour was a nice experience that brought us closer to Ghent. The guide was a real professional who also steered the relatively large group well and conveyed his information spiced with many nice anecdotes in an easy-to-understand, powerful voice in very good English. Very small criticism: speak a little more slowly and calmly forego some information.
Ghent: 2-Hour Sightseeing Walking Tour Reviewed by Dr., 10/26/2021
Didn't know what to expect and at the end had a great time. Alvaro our guide really make us feel welcomed. He has a passion for his work and has given us a lot of information. I strongly recommend this excursion.
From Brussels: Full-Day Guided Tour of Ghent in Spanish Reviewed by Karla, 11/21/2021
The guide was absolutly great, amazing - Maaark (with 3 "a") :))) He is amazing guide, amazing person and totaly will make anybody have the great day of life in Belgium in any place you choose to visit with him.
From Brussels: Day Trip to Amsterdam Reviewed by TANASE, 11/21/2021
This was an amazing experience if you're a group of friends or couples just trying to meet cool people and drink around an unknown city.
Brussels Pub Crawl Reviewed by Orlando, 10/25/2021
It was a great and enjoyable experience. A bit tiring for a 1 day trip but totally worth it!
From Brussels: Bruges & Ghent Full-Day Trip Reviewed by Simona, 11/28/2021