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The High Skies Adventures of Blue Jay the Pirate (Hardcover)
By Scott Nash, Scott Nash (Illustrator)
Fall '12 Kids List
"Join the crew of the pirate ship, Grosbeak, led by Blue Jay, their captain, as they sail through the sky. In the intricate and fascinating world that Nash has created, the pirates aboard the Grosbeak are all birds! In a story brimming with intrigue, suspense, and the perfect dash of humor, unforgettable characters abound. Hillary, a star-nosed mole; Henry, a brave sparrow; and Teach, the leader of a gang of treacherous crows will all come to play a part in the lives of Blue Jay and his crew. Beautifully detailed illustrations throughout the book make what is already an outstanding story a real treasure."
— Joyce Tiber, Next Chapter Bookshop, Mequon, WI
Hoist the Jolly Robin! Fly with a swashbuckling crew as they soar through the air — and evade danger on the ground — in search of treasure and lofty adventure.
Captain Blue Jay, notorious and feared pirate of the skies, has a fondness for collecting treasure, especially eggs. Unfortunately, sometimes his treasure hatches, and this time the hatchling is the strangest one the Grosbeak has ever seen. No sailor is certain whether the chick is a young god or just an oversized bird who needs too much food, but one thing is clear: the winds over Thrushland are shifting, and dramatic changes are in store for all. Whether outwitting a gang of thieving crows, outrunning murderous fishers and weasels, or rallying Briarloch's beleaguered sparrows, this motley crew must do all they can to stay together and stay alive. And that's just the tip of the bird's feather! Offering a bounty of illustrations and a host of memorable characters — from an endearing star-nosed mole to an unlikely little warrior with a vendetta — here is a treasure for anyone who has ever wanted to take to the skies and see where fortune blows.
Scott Nash has illustrated more than forty children's books, and now, inspired by his childhood readings of such classics as Treasure Island and Robinson Crusoe, his lifelong love of bird-watching, and an urge to take on a new challenge, he has created his most ambitious project to date, his first novel and his first foray into an entirely new and technically precise style of artwork. Scott Nash lives in Peaks Island, Maine.
Renowned illustrator Scott Nash's first novel features a tale of animals that succeeds in being both an original and a page-turner. The main characters are well developed, and the world in which they dwell is fantasy as its best. Nash vividly illustrates many of the characters and the action, which adds to the quality of the book. Fans of Brian Jacques' Redwall series will love this story.
A merry romp that is much enhanced by frequent formally drawn ink-and-color scenes of an airborne galleon and full-body portraits of birds posing in 17th-century costume. An imaginative premise...
Referencing Robert Louis Stevenson and hearkening back to classic animal adventures of yore, this has the tone and style to appeal to thoughtful young readers; a coming-of-age element to gratify older ones; and drama, battles, and triumphs to entice the rest.
Readers should long remember the novel's endearing characters, which appear throughout in his gracefully integrated full color pen-and-ink art.
—Publishers Weekly online
This is an imaginative adventure of thievery and bravery in the high skies.
A beautifully illustrated novel for readers ages 9 to 12 who relish scenes of stealth and swashbuckling.
This thrilling book should not be missed.
Juvenile Fiction / Action & Adventure / Pirates
Juvenile Fiction / Animals / Birds
Juvenile Fiction / Action & Adventure
MP3 CD (September 25th, 2012): $20.99


Now don't be fooled – this might look easy to shoot, but that could not be further from the truth. It took an expert crew of over 15 to pull this off. The beauty of this style is that as the speaker is giving you a lecture he can simultaneously draw what he talking about as he looks directly at you. Making it seamless from the viewer's perspective, but not from ours. It took a full day of shooting in our studio with plenty of technical magic to pull this off: building the lightboard from scratch, lighting it perfectly, and using a switcher and mirror on the camera so the expert could see what he was drawing in real time. And these are only some of the elements! As you can see, a lot goes into making this look simple. Take a look at this behind the scenes photo to give you an idea of what all that went into this production.
As you can see, the final product is state of art! A style to keep in mind for your next video.


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Q: Check a CheckBoxField from code behind file It seems CheckBoxField won't accept an ID property, so I can't directly call the component in the code behind file.
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How would I check the checkbox from the code behind file?

A: In syour design view go to gridview edit columns and select the column and click convert to template field
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A: use
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this way you can access it from your code behind
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Function: A Winter plug is used to plug the return jet in an above ground pool during winter. Simply unscrew the threaded eyeball fitting and insert the plug from the inside of the pool and tighten until snug. This will prevent water from running out of the pool when your plumbing and filter system is removed.


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Q: The Count Property in class Matcher in Groovy My question is regarding the property count in the matcher class in groovy. Following is an example:
import java.util.regex.Matcher
def p= /[a-z]*/
Matcher m= "abc" =~ p

println m.count

As you can see, Groovy actually uses the Matcher class in Java. According to javadoc, Matcher doesn't have any count property. We have to use loops to count manually in Java development for pattern matching. How can groovy do this? Is it documented somewhere?
Thanks,

A: A good start for this is Groovy Backstage and especially Groovy Method Invocation.  Basically the classes get a metaClass augmented with a common set of tools (e.g. DefaultGroovyMethods (see below) for Object).  On method invocation, groovy takes this into account for "what is there". count for Matcher is already some more special case, something much more common used on Object is e.g. println.
If you are interested only in the functionality itself you can check the GDK. E.g. for Matcher.getCount().
If you are interested how it is actually implemented, then a good start is always DefaultGroovyMethods or the descendants of DefaultGroovyMethodsSupport in general.  So following this for Matcher.getCount() leeds to https://github.com/groovy/groovy-core/blob/master/src/main/org/codehaus/groovy/runtime/StringGroovyMethods.java#L1508.


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Moon Boots Delivers Groovy Cut 'Keep The Faith' With Nic Hanson: Exclusive
Moon Boots? delivers a laid-back groove with his latest release, "Keep The Faith".
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Moon Boots delivers a laid-back groove with his latest release, "Keep The Faith," enlisting the alluring vocals of Nic Hanson. The Brooklyn-born, Chicago-based producer considers it the "smoothest and most psychedelic track I've made so far."
"Keep The Faith" will be one of 10 tracks off his debut album, First Landing, which encompasses house, funk, soul and more. "This album has been a labor of love for much of the past 2 years, and I'm really excited for it to see the light of day," says Peter Dougherty (a.k.a. Moon Boots). "I feel like I've grown as an artist, songwriter, and producer, and that process is just getting started. I hope to eventually do 6 albums for the 6 times we've landed on the Moon."
With respect to the creative process behind "Keep The Faith," he explains, "I had an idea of voicing chords in harmony stacks reminiscent of Michael Jackson and Nic [Hanson] did it effortlessly. He even did the same parts in a doo-wop style as a nod to his Philly roots; it was fabulous. We hit the ground running and wrote all of the lyrics on the spot and did the backing vocals in two sessions."
Moon Boots & Lulu James Channel Inner House Diva on 'Tear My Heart': Exclusive
Moon Boots' debut LP arrives this August on Anjunadeep. You can pre-order it here. You can check out his full list of tour dates and kick back to his new single below, exclusively on Billboard Dance.
First Landing Tracklist:
1. Fortune Teller feat. King Kona
2. Keep The Faith feat. Nic Hanson
3. First Landing
4. Never Get To You feat. Antony & Cleopatra
5. Power feat. Black Gatsby
6. I Want Your Attention feat. Fiora
7. Utopia feat. Janelle Kroll
8. Tear My Heart feat. Lulu James
9. The Life Aquatic
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Tolerance in a time of coronavirus
At Learn2Think, much of the work we do through our Tolerance Day programme is around understanding how to prevent conflict, the importance of mutual understanding and dialogue. This ability to feel and express empathy is a vital human skill, never more important that when the world is facing a crisis like COVID-19, which lays bare the inequities of our current system.
Earlier this year the World Economic Forum warned that the global economy was at risk. In an economic mindset where growth is the one and only goal, the WEF warned that the world faces many challenges. The report said, "climate change is striking harder and more rapidly than expected, and a fragmented cyber space threatens the full potential of next generation technologies — all while citizens worldwide protest political and economic conditions, and voice concerns about systems that exacerbate inequality. The challenges before us demand immediate collective action, but fractures within the global community appear to only be widening."
Those fractures, the separation between the haves and the have not's, those with access to healthcare or not, those with legal residency or not, are worsened when people have no empathy, no tolerance for others. The 'otherisation' of those outside one's own social group is the first step, and the placing of blame another. In the US, the president has been calling COVID 19 the Chinese virus, while Chinese media have reported rumours that the virus was brought to China by the US military.
What matters here is not who is to blame. Global pandemics appear in cycles and warning of our unpreparedness was released in a study as recently as September 2019. Given the encroachment of humanity into nature, it's not surprising that a new disease has taken hold. What does matter is how we respond to it. Does the US rethink a model which leaves 26 million without access to healthcare? Do the world's top 1% think about the redistribution of some of their wealth? Will pharma giants like Gilead be stopped from profiteering during this global blight? There are many options and the way in which our societies will evolve in response to the coronavirus event are impossible to picture now. Nonetheless the choices we make will define the future we live in, the one we pass down to our children.
With around 20% of the global population under quarantine and up to 40% under restrictions, and potentially millions of people around the world now unemployed, we need to work together more than ever. This has been recognised to an extent by governments, who are putting economic stimulus in place to ensure that work continues for as many as possible. There has been a recognition that our societies are interconnected and interdependent, as are our economies. What the coronovirus crisis has highlighted is that if people can't pay their rent, buy food, service debt, pay bills, the economy will collapse. Money runs throughout the economy like water through an ecosystem – if one part of that system fails, then a cascade effect can occur. What we need to do is ensure that every member of society is taken care of.
The first step towards taking care of each other is ensuring that we value each other. That means empathy and that means tolerance – giving to others the rights we demand for ourselves. We stand at a pivotal point in our development as a global society and it's important that we move forward in the right way. A focus on what we have in common, from responding to emergencies, doing no harm and building a peaceful future together, can transform the way our societies work. Mutual understanding and dialogue under-pin a better world.
The original version of this article appeared in the April 2020 issue of Education Today.


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C.S. Lewis Was a Secret Government Agent
A CS Lewis Scholar recently found an unknown vinyl record of a CS Lewis radio broadcast for sale on eBay. The record has several of his lectures that were broadcast to Iceland. The British invaded Iceland during WWII to prevent the Nazi's from gaining the upper hand in the North Atlantic. Lewis' role was to try to further the peace between the British and the people of Iceland via literature. A fascinating episode of history.
"How Lewis came to be recruited and by whom remains a secret. The records of the Secret Intelligence Service, known popularly as MI6, remain closed. Perhaps one of his former pupils at Oxford recommended him for his mission. It was an unusual mission for which few people were suited. J. R. R. Tolkien had the knowledge base for the job, even beyond that of Lewis, but Tolkien lacked other skills that Lewis possessed. Perhaps someone had heard Lewis lecture on his favorite subject in one of the two great lecture halls in the Examination Schools building of Oxford University. At a time when Oxford fellows were notorious for the poor quality of their public lectures, Lewis packed the hall with an audience of students who were not required to attend lectures. In the 1930s, Lewis was the best show in town. Somehow Lewis had developed the skill to speak to an audience and hold them in rapt attention, in spite of his academic training rather than because of it."
Source: C.S. Lewis Was a Secret Government Agent | Christianity Today
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NGC 200 é uma galáxia espiral barrada (SBbc) localizada na direcção da constelação de Pisces. Possui uma declinação de +02° 53' 13" e uma ascensão recta de 0 horas, 39 minutos e 34,7 segundos.

A galáxia NGC 200 foi descoberta em 25 de Dezembro de 1790 por William Herschel.

Ver também
Astronomia extragaláctica
Lista de galáxias
Lista de objectos NGC
New General Catalogue

Referências

NGC 0200
Galáxias espirais barradas
Constelação de Pisces
Objetos astronômicos descobertos em 1790

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Super-successful game Fortnite may find its biggest business challenge yet as it moves to iPhone
Published Sat, Mar 17 2018 7:56 AM EDT
Anita Balakrishnan@MsABalakrishnan
"Fortnite" — a free video game where characters fight and build defenses to survive— is sweeping the web and heading to mobile.
Mobile game spending is 2.3 times higher than PC and Mac gaming, and 3.6 times higher than game consoles, according to a recent report from App Annie and IDC.
But many companies that make mobile games fail to sustain steady business.
Battle royale game Fortnite causes online craze
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"Fortnite" — a free video game where characters fight and build defenses to survive — is the latest gaming phenomenon to sweep the web.
But "Fortnite" is about to face a new challenge: The fickle world of mobile gaming, where companies can make a ton of money on a hit game, only to fade into oblivion later.
The game started on PC, Playstation 4, Xbox One and Mac, and is now moving to iPhone. Fans of the game say the iPhone launch is a game-changing development that lives up to the other versions of the software.
But while PC and console franchises like "Minecraft" and "Call of Duty" have been enduring cash cows, the world of mobile gaming tends to have higher highs and lower lows. "Fortnite's" creators might be wise to keep history in mind as they try to monetize on mobile.
The good news for "Fortnite" is that mobile game spending is 2.3 times higher than PC and Mac gaming, and 3.6 times higher than game consoles, according to a recent report from App Annie and IDC. Although only about 35 percent of total apps downloaded are games, games generate about 80 percent of spending in the Google and Apple app stores. iPhone users spend about twice as much on games as Android users, the report said.
The bad news is that a short-term payout doesn't guarantee long-term monetary success — just ask the makers of hit games like Puzzle & Dragons and Fruit Ninja, which were among the top mobile games ever as recently as 2015.
GungHo Online Entertainment, which gets about half of its revenue from Apple, had one of the world's best-selling games in Puzzle and Dragons. But since 2013 the company's market valuation has been on a steep decline.
Fruit Ninja is still in the top 50 arcade games in the App Store, according to App Annie. But after surpassing a billion downloads during the height of its popularity, the company behind Fruit Ninja may have lost its footing. Last month, Halfbrick put two of its iPhone X projects on indefinite hiatus, in part because of the "financial feasibility of continued development." Some tech blogs have also reported layoffs of up to half the staff at Halfbrick (CNBC has not been able to independently confirm the layoffs.)
Remember Zynga?
There are plenty more examples of how gamemakers have struggled to make a sustainable business on the App Store.
Investors slashed a third off the stock price of "Angry Birds" maker Rovio one day in February, amid expectations of shrinking margins and revenue.
King Digital, the company behind the "Candy Crush" franchise, was acquired by Activision Blizzard at a price lower than its IPO price.
Some companies, like Nintendo, have recently found success doing multi-platform games on mobile and other hardware. And "Fortnite" could follow that path. KeyBanc Capital Markets analyst Evan Wingren wrote in a note to clients that "Fortnite" could be a strong rival to established gamemakers.
"This means players across devices can squad up with friends and play together," "Fortnite" maker Epic Games said when it announced the news. "We believe this is the future of games. The same game on all platforms. Console quality graphics and action. Play when you want, where you want."
And while fellow mobile game maker Zynga ( "FarmVille" and "Words with Friends") hasn't hit a new all-time high stock price since 2012, it's holding its own, as is Kardashian-game maker Glu Mobile, which peaked in 2007.
Both companies have evolved over time. Zynga has made an "aggressive recalibration" toward "forever" game franchises while Glu is shifting away from celebrity games.
"In the case of Zynga, it missed the mobile transition from Facebook and fortunately, we caught it in time and now we're on it. We don't want to do that again," Zynga CEO Frank Gibeau said at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom Conference last month.
Glu Mobile CEO Nick Earl said on a recent conference call, "I do feel that there is beginning to be a separation from those who have figured out .... how to drive user acquisition, those who kind of have the infrastructure to be able to scale appropriately and really understand the market. And I'd like to think that we are fitting into that category."
The challenge for "Fortnite" will be to evolve, too.
—CNBC's Tae Kim contributed to this report.
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I thought you might be interested in this item at http://pcc.worldcat.org/oclc/857542386 Title: Overdrive : L.A. constructs the future, 1940-1990 Author: Wim de Wit; Christopher James Alexander; Getty Research Institute Publisher: Los Angeles, Calif. : Getty Research Institute, 2013. ISBN/ISSN: 9781606061282 1606061283 OCLC:857542386
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Overdrive : L.A. constructs the future, 1940-1990
Wim de Wit; Christopher James Alexander; Getty Research Institute.
Los Angeles, Calif. : Getty Research Institute, 2013.
From 1940 to 1990, Los Angeles rapidly evolved into one of the most populous and influential industrial, economic, and creative capitals in the world. During this era, the region was transformed into a laboratory for cutting-edge architecture. 'Overdrive' examines these experiments and their impacts on modern design, reframes the perceptions of Los Angeles' dynamic built environment, and amplifies the exploration of the city's vibrant architectural legacy. Read more...
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Tactics Column: Variations on a theme on the Arsenal left
Lewis Ambrose
One of the major criticisms throughout Mikel Arteta's first two years in charge of Arsenal was that everything was far too predictable. Arsenal almost always lined up with a back four — save a spell with a three-man backline — where players on the opposite flanks did different things.
On the left, the left-back played like a winger, with the wide midfielder cutting inside as a sort of second striker or second number 10, depending on who was playing. The central midfielder on that side of the pitch. On the right, the winger stayed wide, as did the nominal 'number' 10′, with the right-back tucking in.
The result was a 4-2-3-1 that morphed into either a 2-3-5 or 3-2-5 in possession.
It was predictable. All Arsenal fans knew the right-back wouldn't overlap but that the left-back would, and the Granit Xhaka (usually) would then drop in on the left. If we could all see that, then obviously everyone else could too. The system made sense, it allowed Tierney to maraud down the right and protected Xhaka, who tends to be better with the game ahead of him but exposed when alone in midfield. It also served as a way to get Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Alexandre Lacazette both into a team that lacked goals.
And sometimes it worked. But it was so rigid, that it was never likely to lead to reliable, long-term success. Not once teams figured Arsenal out and not with players penned into roles that didn't allow for freedom.
Way back in December 2020, Arteta insisted a back five wasn't his long-term plan and suggested he didn't believe the personnel at his disposal were capable of playing in a 4-3-3 the way he wanted.
"We want to move to a 4-3-3 but for that, you need a lot of specificity in every position but now in five or six positions, we don't have it."
With Bukayo Saka moved further forward and Emile Smith Rowe brought into the team, Arteta permanently departed from the back five that helped him win the FA Cup. But the back four system stayed the same as it ever was. It was more effective — Arsenal improved at the back end of last season, clearing an exceptionally low bar — but wins weren't overly convincing. Arsenal won games but didn't seem to dominate them, with a lot of defending being done in their own half and few chances being created.
That has changed lately. Per Statsbomb, Arsenal completed over 50 pressures in the final third in just four of their first 58 Premier League matches under Arteta before this season.
They then completed over 50 final third pressures in three of the opening 17 Premier League games of 2021/22. Since then, Arteta's Arsenal have completed over 50 final third pressures in five of their last seven league matches. Arsenal are pressing higher and with more intensity, boxing teams in their own half, forcing them to play long, and regaining possession quickly to start attacks again.
Arsenal also managed 20 or more shots in just two of Arteta's first 58 Premier League matches in charge. They've taken 20 or more shots in nine of 24 Premier League matches this season, including five of the last eight.
Playing with the ball and playing without it are linked, but I want to focus more on how Arsenal suddenly look different in possession. Arteta has more of the specificity he wants in the squad now, thanks to the summer arrivals of Aaron Ramsdale, Ben White and Takehiro Tomiyasu, but Arsenal have only really started to change their approach in possession in recent weeks.
Starting on the left, and focusing on games against Brentford and Wolves, Kieran Tierney has taken up a much more orthodox left-back position than before, with Granit Xhaka no longer permanently covering the Scot's marauding runs. Tierney no longer acts exclusively like a winger when Arsenal are in possession.
That change has allowed Granit Xhaka and the left-winger — Emile Smith Rowe against Brentford, Gabriel Martinelli against Wolves — to vary their own movements more.
Xhaka and Tierney, basically, now often look like they're now in the wrong sections of the team. Tierney stays back, Xhaka advances centrally, and the winger remains wide. It has become common to see Xhaka not involved in the first phase of build up at all, leaving that to Tierney, Thomas Partey, and the centre-backs while he occupies players further upfield.
In the past, you would have almost always expected him to be to Gabriel's left in this scene.
Or to Partey's left, where Tierney is, in this one.
But instead he's much less involved in those areas, occupying opposition defenders instead. In this instance he drags Tierney's marker away, giving the Scot time and space to carry the ball to the halfway line unopposed.
There are a few things the new positioning provides. Firstly, it's a little more complicated to press Arsenal if Wolves can't simply go man-to-man because the movements are less predictable. Daniel Podence follows Xhaka in the above example but ordinarily, on the right of the Wolves front three, he would be there to press Xhaka in the position Tierney is in. Xhaka tucking into that shape allowed teams to push Arsenal back but this does the opposite, with Arsenal rotating in a less obvious way and using it to stretch teams.
Another factor is that Smith Rowe or Martinelli get the chance to take on their opposite number one-on-one on the flank, more like Saka does on the right, without Tierney overlapping and bringing another defender with him. This shape originally had Aubameyang on the left and was designed to release him inside — the Gabonese wasn't the best at keeping the ball close and taking players on — but the need for that isn't so strong with the options Arsenal have in the shape now.
One other thing is it makes Arsenal even more secure on the break.
A clip of Ben White losing the ball and then tripping Raul Jimenez proved popular last week but look away from White in the same situation and you see Tierney in what had become Xhaka's usual position.
When the ball is lost, that means Tierney — not Xhaka — is the covering defender. The left-back has great acceleration and defensive instincts, having him all the way on the wing (where Gabriel Martinelli is below) is a complete waste when Arsenal need to recover from a loose pass. Having him closer to, or a part of, the backline is much more sensible and it means Xhaka, notoriously slow to get off the mark, isn't in a vulnerable position.
In that instance Arsenal won the ball quickly and you could see another benefit: Xhaka could turn and look for Martinelli. Usually, in the previous way of attacking, the reclamation of possession would've seen Martinelli trying to thread a ball through for Tierney. There's nothing wrong with that but everyone would rather have Martinelli or Smith Rowe released in the final third than the left-back.
This new approach may be consistent but it's by no means rigid, and that's the difference to before. Tierney still gets forward. When he does, Cedric Soares at right-back has taken his turn to be more conservative.
When Smith Rowe scored the opener against Brentford, after Tierney had flown outside him, Xhaka and Cedric were very much in the 'old' positions you'd have expected from them in Arteta's Arsenal. The difference was that they weren't fixed there throughout the game. Protecting territory remains the key — Arsenal outnumbered Brentford five to four if Smith Rowe lost possession and the ball broke loose — but Arsenal are finding different ways of creating the same shapes.
And that's why this new approach won't see the team hamstrung by having putting too much attacking reliance on Xhaka or not enough on Tierney. The left-back has still gotten forward too, even as Xhaka has provided an option in the penalty area, with the two always wary to cover one another.
Xhaka gets in the box as Tierney sits but the ball breaks to the edge of the area …
… so then Xhaka sits as Tierney drives on in possession.
Xhaka has shown the intelligence a few times to sit in, with Tierney still getting involved upfield and perhaps looking even more threatening as he can arrive late, rather than standing high and wide as he waits for possession to reach him.
Tierney is still receiving the ball high up the pitch in these games, he's just also receiving it closer to his own goal as well.
At times in the last few games Tierney has gotten forward centrally too, adding to the variation and rotations. In this instance he has occupied a defender so his winger can receive the ball in space on the touchline without being pressed instantly or outnumbered. In these cases, Smith Rowe has been harder to mark and Xhaka has provided the cover.
The shape remains the same as it ever did: someone holds the width, someone plays inside the winger, and the third player on that side tucks inside the left-back position to provide cover.
But the rotations have increased and Arsenal go from Tierney being the base of that triangle and Smith Rowe being outside, to Tierney being outside and Xhaka being the base in a matter of seconds.
And you can see the space it creates for the man on the touchline when the nominal wide man's out-to-in movement is that bit less predictable.
And that's just the left-hand side, Arsenal have changed on the right as well, with Martin Odegaard and Bukayo Saka now truly in sync and enjoying the freedom of having Cedric behind them.
Whether or not that continues when Takehiro Tomiyasu returns remains to be seen but I've already got some thoughts on the evolving Odegaard-Saka relationship for next time.
Ultimately, especially down the left flank, Arsenal are doing all the same things they've been doing for a while now. They're just doing them differently and it looks like it is working very well indeed.
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Watch the Gleefully Mundane Video for The Lemon Twigs' "Never In My Arms, Always In My Heart"
The track is off the band's latest album, Go To School
By Justin Kamp | November 15, 2018 | 12:46pm
Photo by Olivia Bee Music News The Lemon Twigs
The Lemon Twigs have released a video for "Never In My Arms, Always In My Heart," off their most recent album Go To School, out now through 4AD. The video was directed by frontman Michael D'Addario, who also stars in the video, and Winston H. Case.
Go To School is a glam-inspired concept album about a chimpanzee raised as a human boy—no, seriously. That sort of free-wheeling fancy made the album one of the most effortlessly fun listens of the year, and "Never In My Arms" acts as the introduction to the world that the D'Addario brothers built for us.
It's a bit jarring, then, that the video is so … depressing. That's not to say it's not fun, because it is, in a darkly ironic sort of way. But the story it tells is a far cry from the outlandish fantasy of a chimp in a human's world. The video follows the trials and tribulations of a barfly couple and their (very publicly) dissolving relationship, It's the sort of sad scene you might see unfolding at a local watering hole at 8 p.m. on a Wednesday.
"Brian and I played in a whole lot of Long Island bars growing up, and man, we met a lot of people like this," Michael D'Addario says in a statement. "Sometimes the Long Island mothers would gossip and you'd hear a sad story like this one, and somebody would end up with a tattoo that said 'Never In My Arms, Always In My Heart.' A weekend in Hicksville."
The Lemon Twigs will be touring throughout November, and will start up again in January of next year. Find a full list of dates further down.
Watch the video for "Never In My Arms, Always In My Heart" below.
Lemon Twigs Tour Dates:
18 – Mexico City, Mexico @ Corona Capital 2018,
27 – Osaka, Japan @ Banana Hall
28 – Nagoya, Japan @ Nagoya Club Quattro
29 – Tokyo, Japan @ O-east
12 – Montreal, Que. @ Théâtre Corona
14 – Boston, Mass. @ Paradise
15 – Philadelphia, Pa. @ Union Transfer
18 – Brooklyn, N.Y. @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
22 – Toronto, Ont. @ Phoenix
23 – Detroit, Mich. @ El Club
25 – Chicago, Ill. @ Metro
26 – Minneapolis, Minn. @ First Ave
29 – Seattle, Wash. @ Neptune Theatre
30 – Vancouver, B.C. @ Venue
31 – Portland, Ore. @ Wonder Ballroom
02 – San Francisco, Calif. @ Slim's
05 – Los Angeles, Calif. @ El Rey Theatre
21 – Manchester, U.K. @ O2 Ritz
22 – Glasgow, U.K. @ Saint Luke's
23 – Newcastle, U.K. @ Riverside
25 – Leeds, U.K. @ Stylus
26 – Birmingham, U.K. @ O2 Institute 2
27 – London, U.K. @ Roundhouse
01 – Lille, France @ Aeronef
02 – Lyon, France @ Epicerie Modern
03 – Strasbourg, France @ Laiterie
04 – Paris, France @ La Cigale
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Milk pails are less expensive than coffee biggins and however, more difficult to find.
This one is rather in good condition ; inside, we can see that it has been used. There is a very small chip under (not worrying). The button of the lid has a chip and has been covered with paint (that you can delete with a knife if you wish).


The beautiful new elephant collection from Sophie Allport features magnificent grey elephants. Not just a beautiful gift - when you buy any ZSL elephant item you are helping a fantastic cause too. The Zoological Society of London is an international wildlife charity working around the world to protect animals and their habitats.
The elephant standard mug is made from fine bone china and features grey elephants on a white background. Each mug is presented in a simple green ZSL Sophie Allport gift box.
Dishwasher and microwave safe the mugs are 8.3cms high with a 275ml capacity.


It was just twenty years ago that LEE, the Kung Fu master, wiped out the dastardly Chop Suey Gang. But... one member of the gang managed to survive - YEN PEI.
YEN PEI now calls himself the Yie Gah Emperor, and with his seven warlords and their retainers, he has extended his evil influence throughout China. LEE's son, LEE YOUNG, has come forth to meet this evil emperor.
To the deadly killing arts of Kung Fu which he learned from his father, he has added his own special techniques, based on OO-LONG TEA POWER and CHOW MEIN NOODLE POWER!!
Help LEE YOUNG to use his Kung Fu agains the Yie Gah Emperor!!


Pat is a long-term survivor of Metastatic Carcinoid Cancer since diagnosis in 2002. After extensive surgery to the midgut and liver, she has remained stable for many years with Sandostatin LAR. The Connecticut Carcinoid Initiative ("CCI") was started in 2002 by the late Robert Getman who had the vision of making the medical community aware of carcinoid cancer and thereby, making earlier diagnosis more likely. The other main purpose of CCI was to offer education and emotional support to patients and caregivers. Pat joined the group in 2003 and has been the Group Leader since 2008. There have been many members over the years who have participated in the group. New members join as more people are diagnosed and find our group through the internet.
Pat has attended many of the national conferences and some of the regional conferences and brings back information to share with members on the latest treatments for neuroendocrine tumors. CCI has joined as a Chapter with NCAN which will create more strength through learning from the wisdom of all groups.
Pat is a retired attorney who lives in the Hartford area and enjoys traveling with her husband and friends.
CCI meets five times per year.
In 2019, we meet on January 13, March 10, May 19, September 15 and November 17. Please check with me before hand, or join our group and receive email updates.
Currently we have 55 patients with NET cancers and 25 caregivers in the group. Some are regular participants in meetings and others attend once in a while. Some are on the list primarily to get information Pat emails to the group. Usually, we have 8-10 members at a meeting. We had speakers last fall from Entrinsic Health Solutions ("Enterade") and Advanced Accelerator Applications (PRRT). Thanks to Bob and Maryann for arranging these speakers.
Each year we ask our Governor to issue a Proclamation for Neuroendocrine Cancer Awareness Month in November. The above is Connecticut's 2018 Official Statement of Governor Malloy.


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First Ones
"There are beings in the universe billions of years older than either of our races. Once, long ago, they walked among the stars like giants... vast and timeless."
– Delenn
The First Ones were a group of ancient races that achieved sentience billions of years before any of the "Younger Races", such as the Minbari, Humans or Centauri.[1] The most well known races among the First Ones are the Vorlons and the Shadows, who after most of their contemporaries passed beyond the Rim, into the void between galaxies, opted to stay behind and act as guardians and shepherds for the younger races.
1.1 The First Born
1.2 Guardians of Order & Chaos
1.3 A War of Ideology
1.4 Breaking The Cycle
1.4.1 Creating The Future
1.4.2 Fighting Legends
The First Born[]
Lorien, the first and last of the First Born
Before even most of the First Ones were young, there was a race in the galaxy born to be naturally immortal. The first among them to rise to sapience was an individual named Lorien. He, along with the few others of his kind, found the Vorlons, the Shadows and all of the other races later known as the First Ones, when they were infant races. Over time, Lorien and his kind helped them grow and flourish, becoming vast and powerful beings.
They created great empires, exploring beyond the Rim, and like Lorien's people before them, they found even younger races and became their teachers and guardians.
Guardians of Order & Chaos[]
Vorlon
Like all things, this did not last forever and gradually, over the course of a million years, most of the First Ones, along with a few of Lorien's people who did not perish through injury or illness, left the galaxy, never to return, and some simply disappeared.
Of those few who were left behind, Lorien was the only Firstborn to remain while among the handful of First Ones that did not leave, the Vorlons and Shadows were the most numerous; as such, they took up the responsibility as the sole guardians and protectors of the younger races. Others, such as the Walkers of Sigma 957, took little interest in the affairs of the younger races, if they noticed them at all, yet they stayed, hidden or asleep waiting for the day that they would be needed. Lorien eventually withdrew and dwelt deep beneath the planet that would become known as Z'ha'dum.
A War of Ideology[]
Walker of Sigma 957, as they choose to appear
Though the Vorlons and the Shadows followed diametrically opposite ideologies on what is the best way to help and to teach the younger races, they both agreed to respect each other's position, maintain the balance between them and abide by rules of engagement. However, at some point, one or both of them decided that their way was the right way and the only way and so began a conflict of ideology that would last for over a million years. Although the two guardian races were technically at war, neither attacked the other directly, choosing instead to fight their battles through the hearts and minds of the younger races in their care. The Shadows fostered conflict and hardship with the belief that it would both breed stronger races and weed out those too weak to survive. The Vorlons on the other hand believed in rigid order and obedience and had already manipulated many of the races to see them as beings of light, messengers of the universe and even gods. Rather than letting nature take its course, the Vorlons actively adjusted the genetic evolution of certain races and, in time, even created telepaths that could be used to counter Shadow Technology.
The ship of the Walker of Sigma 957 at Coriana VI
For a time, the few remaining First Ones helped the younger races fight back against the destruction and chaos wrought by the Shadows, but they were only ever beaten back, never destroyed. Each time, they were defeated and driven off their homeworld of Z'ha'dum the Shadows, having left some of their kind in hibernation there would always return, believing that they were showing respect for Lorien. The last great war fought between the remaining First Ones took place around ten thousand years before the Third Age of Mankind, and it would be the last time that the other First Ones would walk openly among the younger races.
Nine thousand years later, the Shadows once again returned to Z'ha'dum and began to rebuild their power and stretch forth their hand to begin another war among the infant races. This time, however, they were defeated by an alliance of worlds including the Minbari, Hyach, Vorlons and the few remaining First Ones. When the war was finished it was thought that all the other First Ones, having grown tired of the endless conflict, went away, leaving only the Vorlons behind.
Breaking The Cycle[]
Creating The Future[]
The Shadows were again driven back into hibernation on Z'ha'dum, but not before seeding the galaxy with their remaining ships, hiding them away on uninhabited worlds where they could be retrieved again. The Vorlons meanwhile continued to advance their program of creating and developing telepaths among the younger races. In 2055, nearly eight hundred years after the Shadows had been beaten back, two Vorlons were sent to Earth to advance telepath development to the next stage. Setting up a base in the Gamburtsev mountains in Antarctica, they began abducting humans and implanting them with the next stage telepath gene cultured from their Nephilim. Their activities were discovered by the allies of the Shadows, who came to Earth to stop them. One of the pair was killed in the ensuing fight, its deathscream felt in the dreams of hundreds of telepaths across the planet, and a piece of its consciousness managed to escape into the mind of a human who had been prepared for just such an eventuality. The second Vorlon, after destroying all trace of the Antarctica base, retreated in its ship to hide near the Venusian south pole.
The results of the latest genetic implantation became apparent even to the humans themselves, with the first verifiable telepaths appearing in 2115. However, they would not be aware of the Vorlon tampering for years to come.
In 2245 the Vorlon Empire sent Naraneks Kosh and Ulkesh to secretly contact Dukhat, Chosen One of the Minbari Grey Council, and warn him that the ancient enemy was returning and that the humans, a race unknown to the Minbari, would be instrumental in the coming war. By this time many of the Grey Council had begun to doubt, or even disbelieve, the prophecies of Valen, that the Shadows would first return to their homeworld before moving against them--and the Anla'Shok, charged for 1000 years with watching for the Shadows' return, had been reduced to a handful of dedicated yet aging Rangers with little in the way of the resources they needed. After Anla'Shok Na Lenonn's request for additional support was turned down by the council, Dukhat took advantage of the situation and declared that the council would go to Z'ha'dum and see for themselves. Disaster struck when an Earth Alliance explorer division, probing the border of Minbari space, stumbled across the Valen'Tha en route to the rim. The Captain of the lead ship panicked at the sight of the Minbari Cruiser closing with its gun ports open and, not understanding the gesture of respect for what it was, opened fire, damaging the ship, killing Dukhat and beginning the Earth-Minbari War. The war was ultimately stopped, just short of the annihilation of the human race.[2]
In January 2257, the Interplanetary Expeditions vessel Icarus landed on Z'ha'dum, prematurely awakening the Shadows and setting in motion the Second Shadow War before the Vorlons were fully ready.[3][4][5] Once awakened on Z'ha'dum, the Shadows again began to rebuild their power, quietly recalling their allies and ships to them. Their re-emergence did not escape the attention of the Vorlons as Kosh Naranek had observed the Icarus's landing via a probe left behind to monitor Z'ha'dum.[6] Both sides moved quickly to consolidate the younger races to their side, and it didn't take long for the Shadows to recognise the Humans as the key to the latest conflict. They then managed to gain an influence, directly and otherwise, with certain factions within the Earth Alliance. They made use of ambitious politicians such as then Vice President Clark looking to create a new order, and elements within Psi Corps, essentially hijacking the Vorlon-inspired breeding and enhancement program set forth by Director Vacit some 60 years prior.
Fighting Legends[]
When the war finally came, events progressed as both sides expected until in December 2260, Captain Sheridan, the chosen leader of the Army of Light, travelled to Z'ha'dum, managing to inflict serious damage and encountering Lorien. The Vorlons took advantage of the Shadows' weakened state and began striking directly at their followers and allies, wiping out whole planets, colonies, anywhere the Shadows had found influence. The Shadows soon responded in kind, each side intent on finally settling their eons-long dispute over order and chaos. The younger races soon found themselves caught between two unstoppable forces and would have fallen apart if it were not for the rallying cry from Babylon 5, of Sheridan returned from the dead by Lorien.
After the calling together of the very last lingering First Ones, including the Walkers of Sigma 957, the Shadows and Vorlons were finally persuaded at the Battle of Coriana VI to stop their endless cycle of war and depart with Lorien and the others out beyond the galactic rim, though a few briefly stayed behind to wait for John Sheridan to join them at his passing.
The following is based on The Agents of Gaming Strategic Game and contradicts canon sources.
An expanded universe on the First Ones was produced by Agents of Gaming who developed a miniature line as well as a number of sourcebooks. The supplement called "War of the Ancients" gave details on the various First Ones including and detailed them as:
"Triad" - one of the eldest of the First Ones who were born in the void as three separate beings with one being devoted to the concept of Order, the second to Chaos, and the last to Neutrality.
"Walkers" - a race devoted to the concept of gaining knowledge of the universe with regular explorations into different dimensions in order to expand their databases.
Mindriders - a species that became beings of pure thought before they left their homeworld. They gained their name from attempting to learn what they had lost during their evolution into such beings and thus entered into the minds of other sentient beings in order to experience their lives.
"Torvalus" - this race still possessed their physical bodies and developed advanced stealth technology. They were also noted for making cosmic gambles as well as bets.
"Kirishiac" Lords - youngest and most brutal of the First Ones, they were giant beings who still possessed a physical form and were engaged in a brutal conflict called the Kirishiac War where they battled the other First Ones until they were defeated.
The following is based on The Mongoose Publishing RPG books and contradicts canon sources.
The Mongoose Publishing book Darkness and Light refers to Lorien's people as the "Speakers" as they were the first species to develop speech and sentience. However, this should not be considered as part of canon due to the nature of the books.[7]
The book also refers to a race of First Ones called the "Xu-Ha", who went insane after their Transcendence. Their insane rampage is known as the Xu-Ha Purges, where the Xu-Ha proceeded to wipe out race after race, for no apparent reason. The other First Ones united and wiped the Xu-Ha out.[7]
Another new race of First Ones is mentioned in The Rim sourcebook called "The Pact", a race of beings that intended to divorce themselves from order and chaos by engaging in quiet contemplation. It's mentioned that the Rangers tracked them down in order to enlist their aid in the final battle of the Shadow War, but they used their great technology to deposit the White Star into distant space and did not participate in the conflict at Corianna VI.
"The Travellers" were described as elder First Ones who mastered dimensional travel. The book also infers that they are the same race as the Walkers of Sigma 957.
The Legend of the Rangers factbook states that The Hand is a banished race of First Ones.
↑ In The Shadow of Z'ha'dum
↑ Dark Genesis - The Birth of the Psi Corps
↑ The Nautilus Coil
↑ The Shadow Within
↑ 7.0 7.1 Darkness & Light: The Vorlon & Shadow Fact Book, Mongoose Publishing
Major Races
Ancient Races
First Born · Vorlon · Shadow · Walkers of Sigma-957 · Thirdspace Aliens · The Hand · Asmodeus' race
Major Races:
Minbari · Centauri · Human/Neanderthal · Narn · Dilgar · Drakh
League/Alliance Races:
Drazi · Brakiri/J/Lai · Gaim · pak'ma'ra · Abbai · Yolu · Hyach/Hyach-do · Markab · Llort · Grome · Hurr · Cascor · Balosian · Onteen · Iksha · Vree


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Q: Can I replace DDR3 SDRAM with DDR3 SODIMM? I am buying 4 desktops and want to upgrade the RAM immediately.
Is there much difference between SDRAM and SODIMM RAM?  From what I gather, the two types have different widths because one is normally used in laptops and the other in desktops, however will it still function as normal on a Desktop?
I am getting an Acer Aspire XC-215

A: As you said the visible difference is the size. SODIMM is made for laptop/Notebook and SDRAM for desktop. Your PC Acer Aspire XC-215 comes with a SDRAM slot and hence you cant insert a SODIMM RAM module into it. Some of the desktop PC's use SODIMM modules also, say for example Apple Mac mini.
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Trailer: 'Yakuza and The Family'
'Yakuza and The Family' (ヤクザと家族 The Family) is a 2021 Japanese crime drama written and directed by Michihito Fujii.
Trailer: 'The Sun Doesn't Move'
'The Sun Doesn't Move' (太陽は動かない) is a 2020 Japanese action thriller directed by Eiichiro Hasumi.
Trailer: 'Three Nobunagas'
'Three Nobunagas' (3人の信長) is a 2019 Japanese historical comedy written and directed by Kei Watanabe.
Trailer: 'The Master Samurai'
'The Master Samurai' (サムライせんせい Samurai Sensei) is a Japanese comedy drama directed by Kazushi Watanabe.
Trailer: 'Blade of the Immortal'
'Blade of the Immortal' (無限の住人) is a 2017 Japanese samurai film directed by Takashi Miike.
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The people behind the Alhambra Historical Society
By: Alhambra Source
Alhambra , CA United States
Community Contributor Anthony Seto goes through the Alhambra Historical Society's impressive archive and writes about why the museum needs volunteers.
On the corner of Alhambra Road and Bushnell Avenue, amid closed storefronts and a sleepy church, is the Alhambra Historical Society Museum. Inside, one can find a treasure trove of Alhambra artifacts, photographs and curiosities.
In the lobby hangs a large flag of Alhambra, bearing a palm tree straddled between two dark green words proclaiming "ALHAMBRA" and "CALIFORNIA."
Further exploration of the premises reveals a meticulous attempt to archive Alhambra's history. A collection of yearbooks from Alhambra High School and San Gabriel High School cover the years of 1912 through 1984. Two brown tiles depicting majestic dogs are exhibited behind a glass. They were saved from the fireplace of a historic home belonging to Captain Francis Gray, the youngest officer in the Civil War to attain the rank of captain. One can also find an entire room dedicated to the Alhambra Fire Department.
The Alhambra Historical Society was founded in 1966 by Alhambra Mayor Norma Yocum, the first female mayor of Alhambra. It was by no means an easy task, as she had to fight for the society against her stubborn male counterparts in City Council. With help from the city, the society was able to secure its first location for the nominal price of $1. A picture of Yocum sits in the front lobby of the current museum, still defiant as ever.
Not all cities have a historical society. "You either have cities so proud [of their historical societies] or you have others that try to prevent them from existing," explains Rose Marie Markus, the current president of the Alhambra Historical Society.
Ms. Markus first joined the society in 1976 and is a longtime volunteer at the museum. She recalls when the museum was bustling with activity. At its peak, it was open 6 days a week.
Nowadays, fewer and fewer people are visiting the museum, causing it to reduce the number of days it opens. In recent years, the museum was only open two Sundays a month. Now it is down to one Sunday a month. There are some Sundays where not a soul will walk in," says Markus.
Worse still is the gradual loss of volunteers. Many volunteers have grown old or moved away. Others have died. This leaves Markus, who is in her eighties, as one of the few remaining active volunteers for the museum. There is much work to be done, and Markus finds herself handling just about everything. "I'm getting tired, too old… it's too much," she laments.
Without new volunteers, the potential for the museum is unrealized and Alhambra's history risks being lost.
The museum is a starting point for researchers, curious residents and those with artifacts of historical value. It has guided them with answers to their questions and has given them direction about where to take their artifacts.
There are many opportunities at the museum. Volunteers can help research and catalog the numerous photographs and artifacts in the museum's archives that have yet to be identified. It's an opportunity to do detective work on items that often have an interesting story about its previous owners and users. Some items belong to the museum. Others will need to be sent to other museums.
Volunteers can also act as docents to help guide visitors through the museum's exhibits. They can help prepare publications and press releases, or contribute to the monthly newsletter. In addition, they can help maintain the society's website.
The perks of volunteering include flexibility to pick a time and day to come in. Researchers receive an assigned tray for which they can collect their research. No one else can touch their tray. Best of all, there is robust air conditioning in the building for the summer months.
"If we can put one item away, answer one question, we've accomplished something," Markus finishes.
The Alhambra Historical Society Museum is open every second Sunday of the month from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., and by appointment. Admission is free. Volunteers should contact Rose Marie Markus at (626) 300-8845.
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Garry Christian, of The Christians.
Package tours featuring three or more artists are increasingly popular these days, and an Eighties package is heading to Sheffield this weekend.
Together in Concert features Midge Ure with the band Electronica performing the cream of his long career with solo hits like If I Was and Ultravox classics like Vienna.
Midge was also heavily involved with Live Aid and co-wrote Do They Know It's Christmas? with Sir Bob Geldof.
Altered Images, led by the irrepressible Clare Grogan, will also be there; their hits include the bouncy Happy Birthday and I Could Be Happy.
Completing the line-up is Liverpool band The Christians, who are also celebrating their 30th anniversary.
Among their hits is the evergreen Harvest For The World, which was a top-10 hit in the autumn of 1988; plus they contributed to the chart-topping charity single Ferry Cross The Mersey with Holly Johnson, Paul McCartney and Gerry Marsden.
The band originally contained three brothers – Garry, Roger and Russell – and was famous for their unique style of soul and Gospel inspired vocals.
Not only is the band back on tour, but also there is a new album.
Sings & Strings is a sparkling re-interpretation of nine of the bands' greatest songs.
Garry says: "It's our 30th anniversary and some wag stood up and suggested it.
"There's my vocals, the Echo String Quartet from Liverpool, plus four great singers from the AMC Gospel Choir in Birmingham, Andy Steele on piano, and backing vocals from my band members Joey Ankrah and Neil Griffiths.
"And you know what? It's pretty good.
Garry is the only Christian brother still in the band, but, he says, he does not really miss singing with his brothers.
"My older brother, Roger, died back in 1998 and Russell never did anything anyway," he says.
And Garry has high hopes for the album.
"I hope it sells millions of copies, seriously, I hope it'll grow on people," he says.
He laughs again, as humour is never far away.
And this tour of three Eighties icons has been in the planning for a while.
Garry says: "We were offered the spot in the tour at the end of last year and at first I thought it wouldn't work and then we thought 'why not'.
With three acts, time will be tight..
"Yeah, we've been allocated five minutes, Altered Images three minutes and Midge 120," he jokes.
"No, we've got about 40 minutes, Midge 60 and Altered Images about 25 minutes.
"With such a short time, it'll probably be just the hits.
"We can't do new stuff on this tour as people will want the hits.
"I can't wait, just to get away from the wife," he laughs – and the laughter is matched by the band's manager Emma, the wife in question.


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The second approach is to structure the legal function by practice. This is more common in bigger companies that can afford specialized professionals responsible for particular areas or practices.
If the company is not a law firm and is small, then it does not have many lawyers. A legal function is a cost rather than a revenue-generating function. Still, while the cost-saving role (which lawyers are usually proud of) is great, it definitely should not be the core of a business. Then the role of legal function involves addressing any legal issues that appear within the company's activity: tax, regulation, litigation, labor, contractual, etc. Of course, the company may seek external professional advice when material risks arise and/or where internal experience or resources are insufficient.
Because bigger companies naturally have bigger risks (at least in terms of the amount of money at risk) they generally demand more professional solutions from their legal teams. As the majority of risks recur, many times hiring an in-house professional is more cost effective for a company than hiring a law firm.
Of course there can be a combination of generalist and specializing approaches in a company.
As a Legal Director you always have to find a balance between conserving costs and obtaining the best possible professionals for your team. When you hire a ready-to work professional, you might think that the job is done and you can sleep well. ideal candidates do not exist, however, and an adaptation or a shift of focus for a new employee can be required. In such cases re-training might be painful, and a candidate used to working in another environment may fail. By contrast, there are no such risks if you hire less experienced candidates, who may be more willing to learn and committed to following the career path. I personally feel satisfaction when I hire a less experienced lawyer who exceeds expectations and becomes professional in a short time. And I am sure that primary role of a head of legal is not to be the best in profession but to be able to set up a team of the best.
On this subject there are no twos, and only a choice: To train or not to train. You may train your people, spend time, money, and energy, only to see the now well-trained person thank you and leave. Alternatively, you may not train your people and then face the risk that your team falls behind in this rapidly changing environment. There is no universal solution. If the company uses strong motivation tools and employees are happy to work not for money only, then training can bring a great value. Otherwise it can be waste of resources.
I strongly believe that each person, at one point, makes his or her choice: To stay in his/her initial practice area and become a narrowly-specialized "know-everything" professional or to shift to management. A combination of the two is not possible. It is an angle of sight. Either you see deep or you see broad. If you are a specialized professional, be the best in your chosen area and constantly develop yourself to stay the best. If you are instead a manager, then delegate and motivate.
A manager is not allowed to do everything by himself – even things he can do better and faster than those he delegates it to. What can be delegated must be delegated. In this case the manager gains the ability to focus on more important tasks that cannot be delegated at the moment. Delegation also helps develop the professional abilities of subordinates and – maybe most importantly – it makes the system more sustainable by decreasing the dependence of the company from one person: you.
The second primary aim of the manager is motivation. Although difficult to measure, everybody knows the difference in attitude and performance between highly motivated and unmotivated employees. If the company has a strong motivation policy, then you just need to follow it. But if not, then you need to motivate yourself and afterwards somehow motivate your team. Obviously, in this case you do not use material motivation tools like bonus, salary increases, or valuable gifts. Instead you need to use non-material motivational instruments: competition, public awards, and so on.


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As the main base for the famed West Cork Flying Column, the area around Crossbarry was a hotbed of Republican activity in 1921. To deal with this, the British decided to converge on this small village near Innishannon and wipe out the Column. They hadn't bargained on meeting with the might of General Tom Barry and over 100 Volunteer fighters. Pauline Murphy tells us how a planned IRA ambush turned into a decisive battle in the War of Independence.
British military vehicles frequently travelled the back road from Bandon to Cork and on March 19, 1921 IRA General Tom Barry had a plan to ambush a number of them at Crossbarry. However, the plan changed quickly when it became apparent that the British knew of the Flying Column's presence in the area.
The Crown forces had beaten this intelligence out of an IRA prisoner captured at the Upton Ambush weeks earlier, and on that Saturday morning in March over 1,000 soldiers from the Essex Regiment encircled the area, intent on smashing the Republican resistance there.
Shortly after dawn on March 19, the first shots rang out at Forde's farmhouse in Ballymurphy, near Crossbarry village, where Commandant Charlie Hurley was recovering from wounds received at Upton; he would be the first casualty of that fateful day.
Hurley, 28, a keen GAA lad and Gaelic League activist from Baurleigh, Kilbrittain, had worked as a clerk at Haulbowline Royal Navy Yard before he rejected a promotion to England and headed back to West Cork, where he joined the Irish Volunteers and Sinn Fein. He had become Commandant of the West Cork Brigade in August 1920 but was injured during the ill-fated Upton Ambush when a bullet entered his skull behind his right ear and exited through the left side of his face. It was a miracle he survived such an horrific injury but, with the aid of comrades, he was carried to the safehouse at Ballymurphy to recover.
When British lorries approached the farm Hurley rose from his sickbed and dashed downstairs, firing his revolver at the enemy as they burst through the door. He hit a Major Hallinan in the chest but the soldier was wearing steel body armour and survived.
As Hurley ran out the backdoor, soldiers entering the rear of the farmyard spotted him, took aim and fired. A bullet struck Hurley in the head, killing him instantly.
The sound of gunfire at Forde's farm alerted the Flying Column that something was happening; then came waves of British soldiers across the fields whilst army lorries sped along the roads – the Battle of Crossbarry had begun.
As a lorry rattled towards the bridge near the crossroads in Crossbarry, a lucky shot from the gun of a Volunteer hit the machine gun atop it, rendering the weapon useless.
IRA Volunteer Edward White was in one of the lorries coming from the Bandon side of Crossbarry. White was being taken to Cork as a prisoner following his capture in Kilpatrick the previous day. As a hail of bullets rained down on the vehicle, White was able to escape while his captors were otherwise occupied returning fire. He scrambled up the hillside to join his comrades.
A soldier spotted sharp-shooting Beara native Patrick O'Sullivan behind a ditch overlooking the road and flung a bomb in his direction. The bomb landed next to O'Sullivan who calmly picked it up and flung it back! It landed on the roof of a lorry and exploded.
The air was not only full of the sound of bombs and gunfire but also the strains of warpipes, which drifted across the Crossbarry battlefield. Flor Begley was an IRA Volunteer and an accomplished pipe player who was asked by General Barry to bring his instrument to Crossbarry and position himself in Harold's farmyard, adjacent to where the action would play out.
As the battle raged Begley played martial airs on his warpipes to give the IRA a morale boost…and give the enemy the impression they were battling a large army battalion rather than just 100 volunteers!
General Barry had split his men into seven sections, labeled Sections A to G. Section E, commanded by Denis Lordan of Kinsale, covered the area where the monument now stands at Crossbarry and was the most exposed to enemy fire, resulting in many injuries, some fatal. Dan Corcoran and Jim Crowley were two Section E members who were seriously injured, Crowley had his kneecap smashed by a bullet, an injury that left him crippled for the rest of his life.
Apart from Charlie Hurley, there were three more IRA fatalities at the Battle of Crossbarry.
Jeremiah O'Leary from Leap was a young Volunteer with the Corran Company. He was struck down by machine gunfire while fighting on the exposed hillside of section E.
Peter 'Scottie' Monahan was laying landmines at Crossbarry when he was shot whilst tending to one that had failed to explode near the bridge at the crossroads. As Monahan fell another bullet found its target, which made him roll into the wires of the bomb and become entangled. As more bullets hit, Monahan's last act was to detonate his bomb.
Monahan had joined the Kilbrittain Company in November 1920 after deserting the British Army where he had been a Sargeant with the Cameron Highlanders stationed in Cobh. At first he was viewed with suspicion and held prisoner by the Ballinadee Company but, when they realised he was genuine and had engineering skills, they made him chief bomb-maker of the West Cork Brigade.
Cornelius Daly was 22-years-old and from Carrig, Ballinascarthy. He was a member of the Clogagh Company and the third IRA Volunteer to fall in action on the Crossbarry battlefield.
The bodies of the fallen IRA Volunteers were taken to Bandon by the military, where they were later claimed by members of Cumann na mBan, who took care of funerals. Under the cover of darkness Charlie Hurley was buried with military honours at Clogagh Graveyard, with General Tom Barry delivering an oration.
Peter Monahan, Cornelius Daly and Jeremiah O'Leary were buried in the Republican Plot in Bandon. During their funerals the Crown forces harassed mourners and arrested all males who attended.
The casualty list on the other side however was much larger.
Lieutenant Geoffrey Hotblack was a well-known (and well-hated) figure in West Cork where his ruthless streak did not endear him to the people. Hotblack was shot at Crossbarry and died two days later.
The other British fatalities were: Sergeant Edward Watts from London. He was a WWI veteran and his body was not found until two days after the battle; Private Joseph Crafer from London and Private Harold Baker from Liverpool; Private William Grey and driver Cyril Martin, who were both part of the Royal Army Service Corps attached to the Essex Regiment; Private Sidney Cawley, who died the day after the Battle from gunshot wounds; Private William Wilkins from Salford was a WWI veteran, so too was Private Stanley Steward; Lieutenant Alfred Tower was wounded and died days later.
The only RIC casualty was Constable Arthur Kenwood from London. He joined the RIC Auxiliary Division in 1920 and was driving one of the lorries when he was killed.
In the days after the Battle of Crossbarry, Crown forces flooded into the area to carry out brutal reprisals. They raided homes, burned sheds, destroyed crops and farm equipment. Among those targeted were the O'Mahoney's in Belrose, O'Leary's in Ballyhandle, Hartnetts in Killeens and Kellehers at Crow Hill, just to name a few.
Many of those fighting in British uniform at Crossbarry were hardened veterans of WWI; they were experienced and had far more firepower than the IRA. The IRA Volunteers had neither battlefield experience nor equipment; they were labourers, farmer's sons, clerks and shopkeepers yet they overcame the might of the British forces.
After the Kilmichael Ambush in November 1920, the Battle of Crossbarry four months later proved decisive in the fight for independence. Those two West Cork engagements undoubtedly cracked the hardened British response to Ireland's will. You could say, 'the Boys of Kimichael bruised them but the Boys of Crossbarry broke them'.
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1. Darren Sharper
Sharper has been accused of drugging and sexually assaulting as many as nine women in five states. He has been held in the Los Angeles County Jail since Feb. 27th.
2. Rosey Grier
Grier is being sued for allegedly sexually assaulting his female neighbor, Jana Young, a married woman who says she allowed Grier to move into her home in while his house was under construction. She claims he not only exposed himself but shoved his hands down her pants.
3. Ceelo Green
CeeLo pled not guilty to a felony charge of slipping ecstasy to a 33-year-old woman who also accused him of sexually assaulting her. Prosecutors concluded there was not enough evidence to take that accusation to court.
4. Mike Tyson
Tyson was found guilty in 1992 by an Indianapolis jury of raping an 18-year-old beauty pageant contestant. He was sentenced to six years in prison followed by four years probation.
5. Alex Da Silva
Da Silva, a former choreographer for the hit show So You Think You Can Dance entered a plea of not guilty to the rape of four women between the ages of 20 through 26 during the years 2002-2009. The victims were all dancers or aspiring dancers and met him through his classes.
In 2010, Spears was accused of sexually harassing her bodyguard, former policeman Fernando Flores. He claimed Spears allegedly walked around naked in front of him on several occasions. Flores felt if he didn't reciprocate he'd lose his job. He gave notice and Spears settled out of court.
7. Sean Kingston
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8. Tupac Shakur
In 1993 Tupac and his entourage were accused of sexually assaulting a woman in his hotel room. He was cleared of the sodomy charges, but was convicted of "unwanted touching of the buttocks." He was sentenced to one to four years in jail and served part of his sentence.
9. Al Gore
An Oregon woman publicly accused Gore (in the Nat'l Enquirer) of sexually abusing her in his hotel room. Two massage therapists also accused him of sexual assault. Gore of course denied all these claims.
10. Harvey Weinstein
Harvey Weinstein has been accused and charged with multiple accounts of sexual assault against actresses in Hollywood over his many years in the industry. As od 2017, he's currently being investigated by New York and London authorities for cases of sexual assault.
11. Bill Cosby
Thirteen women came forward in 2004 with allegations that the actor and drugged and sexually abused them. At the time, the lawsuit made a minor ripple in the media, but, their accounts were eventually dismissed and barely (if any) damage was done to his image.
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Travolta was accused of sexual misconduct by four different men claiming he groped and fondled them against their will.
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Taylor was arrested in 2010 for having sex with a 16-year-old girl and paying her $300. He pleaded guilty in 2011 and was sentenced to six years probation as part of a plea agreement. He was also required to have to register as a low-risk level one sex offender.
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But isn't Go all about values?
That was surprising to me at first. My confusion was compounded by the fact that Go has no syntax or convention to distinguish values and references. Pointer variable declarations are explicit thanks to the * symbol. In Java, reference types are always written with an initial upper case – like String – and value types such as int are named with lowercase only.
In Go there are no visual clues: you have to know and remember that variables of special types like map, chan, and slices of any type behave as references1). Problems happen, for example, when you pass a slice to a function and that function changes the content of your slice when you were not expecting it.
Yes. But what are the values?
If you have an array with 1 million elements and you pass that array to a function directly (without using a pointer), the entire array with 1 million elements will be copied to the parameter variable, which is a local variable in the function. A variable of any array type holds all the elements of the array, just like a simple 'int' variable holds the bits of the integer.
an int holding the capacity – the maximum number of elements the slice can contain.
Passing a slice to a function is efficient, regardless of the length of the slice.
The function can change the slice at will, and the effects will be seen by the caller.
Other types like map, chan and string are also represented by implicit structs containing pointers. The string type is immutable, so the fact that its handled like a reference variable is a harmless optimization. But maps and channels are mutable, so the caveats I mentioned for slices also apply: always keep in mind that passing one of those to a function means the function will be able to modify the referenced value, whether you want it or not.
In the case of a channel, we naturally expect it will be consumed or fed by the function. For maps and slices, that is not the case, and subtle bugs may happen if a function is unexpectedly changing the data we pass to it.
It is interesting to note that slices, maps and channels are built using the make function, which is one of the few generic functions in Go: it takes types as arguments. This is one example of magic in the language: mortal Go users are not able to create generic functions, but the Go creators can. Also, mortal Go users are not able to create other types that use implicit reference variables. Variables of user defined types will always be either value variables (holding the actual bytes of the struct) or pointers to them.
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Arsenal playmaker, Mesut Ozil, is close to joining Fenerbahce according to one of the Turkish club's chiefs.
Ozil has long been linked with an exit from the Emirates, having fallen out of favour under Mikel Arteta.
The German was excluded from both the Premier League and Europa League squads.
But Fenerbahce congress member, Murat Zorlu, is "90 per cent sure" Ozil will make a move to Turkey in the January transfer window.
The World Cup winner's contract expires in the summer and Arsenal are desperate to get him off the wage bill.
Zorlu told Sport Digitale : "A source, who's very well connected to the club has told me that Mesut Ozil is likely to become a Fenerbahce player during the next transfer window.
"I would say 90% he will join us in one month."


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Earlier this week, President Bill Clinton took the podium at the Democratic National Convention. It wasn't the time slot to which he was accustomed—he wasn't the headliner of the four-day event. This time, that role would be occupied by his wife, and he was a mere character witness testifying to the warm personal side of Hillary, a satellite bringing us in closer orbit with the woman who at times has felt too cold and distant.
In the middle of it, he pledged his support for his wife, Hillary Rodham Clinton, for president of the United States of America. It was a dramatic moment, and not just because it was the first time a woman—a wife, working mother, and grandmother at that—has secured the nomination of a major U.S. political party.
It was also a chance to hear a man wholeheartedly supporting his wife's career goal of becoming arguably the most powerful woman on the planet. "F or this time, Hillary is uniquely qualified to seize the opportunities and reduce the risks we face," Bill Clinton said. "And she is still the best darn change-maker I have ever known....That's why you should elect her."
Another powerful man concurred. " I can say with confidence there has never been a man or a woman — not me, not Bill, nobody — more qualified than Hillary Clinton to serve as president of the United States of America," President Obama declared. "I hope you don't mind, Bill, but I was just telling the truth, man."
On the global stage, a woman leader is nothing new; the first modern female president, Argentina's Isabel Martínez de Perón, was elected in Argentina in 1974. In this country, though, a woman in the top job has been a tough sell, not least of all because it puts a man in the position of helpmeet traditionally occupied by the First Lady.
Each time the camera turned to catch Bill Clinton clapping and beaming with pride for his wife, the girl with big glasses in his Yale Law classroom, young boys saw the former leader of the nation audition for a supporting role in a world where, in Michelle Obama's words, " all our sons and daughters now take for granted that a woman can be president of the United States."
Bill has asserted if he becomes "BROTUS," he doesn't intend to give up advancing the platforms and programs he has worked on since his own presidency. And while many first ladies have hewed to the traditional role of national hostess and homemaker, a number of others—his own wife, Michelle Obama, Eleanor Roosevelt, just to name a few—have set the precedent for the working White House spouse.
So in the event that Bill Clinton gets to make a little history of his own—"I want to break a ceiling. I am tired of the stranglehold that women have had on the job of presidential spouse," he said on the campaign trail earlier this year—we offer this look at how first mates who've come before have handled the role.
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"The opportunity to play with those guys one last time will be special" - Murray on Laver Cup
Andy Murray will join Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic on Team Europe for the 2022 Laver Cup and for him it will be special.
The top four players in the past 20 years have rarely played on the same side but that will happen at the 2022 Laver Cup. It's a special event for many reasons but mostly because it will be the final career event of Roger Federer.
It will serve as a celebration for him and his fiercest rivals join him to show the world one what they can do. For Murray it's something special as he explained recently:
"Yeah, look, I didn't know that he was going to be stopping. I don't know, I think people were maybe expecting that to happen at some stage in the not-too-distant future. I didn't know that when I signed up to play."
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"Yeah, the opportunity to play with those guys, now for the last time, yeah, all being in the same event together, it's not happened that much in the last few years. But yeah, to be on the same team, be with them for one last time, it will be really special. I hope that Roger's able to play because, I mean, he always got amazing support at the O2. But, yeah, I think the atmosphere will be incredible. It's the end of, yeah, something pretty special. I'll try my best to enjoy it."
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