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5 Reasons Why The 2020 Audi A8 Is A Tech Lovers Dream
Audi is a well-known car brand that's been around since the 1960s; this happened in late 1966, when Audi became a wholly-owned Volkswagen subsidiary.
Since then, the iconic 4 intersected ring symbol of the brand has been synonymous with class and comfort, as well as technology. Their slogan is "progress through technology," after all.
And the 2020 Audi A8 is no exception to their brand philosophy. This sedan is technologically advanced, featuring only the best in tech.
Are you curious about this car? Then here are 5 reasons why the 2020 Audi A8 is a tech lover's dream.
1. 4-Wheel Steering
The 2020 Audi A8's 4-wheel steering is what sets it miles apart from other sedans; it's the first the world's ever seen, which makes it revolutionary. This type of dynamic all-wheel steering allows you to have the utmost control over your vehicle, meaning you can maneuver into even the tightest of spaces.
This car's steering is controlled by the electronic suspension platform (ESP), which allows you to control not only the steering angle, but also the directional stability.
What this means for you while driving is you'll barely have to put any effort into steering, whether you're turning a corner or inching along at slow speeds. So even if you have to suddenly make a lane change while on the road, the A8 will respond beautifully due to its dynamic all-wheel steering.
2. Virtual Cockpit
Audi is a car brand that's used to making waves in their industry. And they're definitely not stopping.
You may be used to having an analog gauge cluster for your cars, but this changes with the 2020 Audi A8. Audi's one of the very first to put fully digital gauge clusters in their vehicles.
You get a 12.3-inch LCD screen where you get to see your gauge cluster in digital form. Not only that, but you can switch from classic to infotainment view, which means you won't have to deal with a separate screen for your infotainment system.
Audi's revolutionary virtual cockpit offers a crisp, clear way for you to view how fast you're going, how much gas you have left, and other features. Not only that, but it's more accurate, as it relies on advanced digital systems instead of analog needles.
What makes this feature outstanding is the virtual cockpit allows for a map to appear in the background, which lets you easily see where you are in the city and what traffic is like around.
3. Predictive Active Suspension
When you think of technology, you may usually just think of bells and whistles. But the 2020 Audi A8 doesn't just have "bells and whistles"; it also has features that keep you extremely safe on the road.
The predictive active suspension also places this sedan miles ahead of its competition; while most other sedans are using adaptive and air suspension systems, the A8's made leaps and bounds above them.
This system isn't reactive, but rather, proactive. It utilizes the vehicle's navigation system to predict what's coming ahead.
Also, it can even raise your A8 in the case of an accident. As a result, this will minimize the severity of injuries for everyone inside.
We all know that defensive driving can significantly decrease our chances of getting into a crash. By combining human knowledge and advanced technology, you can further decrease human error and keep everyone on the road safer.
4. Laser Scanners
This may also sound like a "bells and whistles" feature since it involves lasers, but it's actually more technology to make your drives safer. Like with the 4-wheel steering, it's another automotive world first.
In most other sedans, they use radar sensors and cameras. These all work decently for features like lane-keep assist and auto-braking to avoid pedestrians and objects.
However, laser scanners are much more accurate, which can help reduce accidents and collisions even more. The A8's laser scanners work in conjunction with a front camera, which boosts its power.
Another advantage to laser scanners is it can tell the driver beforehand if they can fit their car into a parking space or garage. This can shave off some significant time, as you won't have to struggle to fit your vehicle into a space that just isn't feasible.
This is also the technology that makes it possible for the A8 to be self-driving to a certain extent! However, it doesn't seem like that technology will be available for the 2020 model.
5. Ride in Comfort
You can have all the best technology in a car, but that won't mean anything if it's not a comfortable ride. Fortunately, the 2020 Audi A8 doesn't neglect either the driver nor the passengers when it comes to a cozy ride.
For example, this vehicle not only has a heated steering wheel, but also heated armrests. While other cars may only have heated seats for more warmth during the winter, this one comes with heated armrests so no matter how long your ride is, you and your passengers can ward off the cold.
Also, there are massaging footrests available. If you purchase the Executive Rear Seat Comfort package, your passengers will be treated like kings when they ride with you.
Not only will their feet get massaged, but so will their backs and undersides. For the optimal mobile pampering experience, the 2020 Audi A8 offers it all.
The 2020 Audi A8: A Technologically Advanced Vehicle
If you're a tech lover, then you don't want to miss out on the 2020 Audi A8. This is a technologically advanced car that is sure to fulfill all your driving needs, plus keep you safe and comfortable while on the road.
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Achmea is publishing its integrated annual report for 2018, offering an insight into our financial and social results. The report provides a comprehensive picture of our organisation, making it a valuable document for a wide target group, including customers, employees, partners and investors.
During the AGM held today, the annual financial statements were adopted and the members of the Executive Board and Supervisory Board were discharged from liability for their actions. The AGM also approved the proposal to pay out a dividend of 17 million euro on preference shares and 118 million euro on ordinary shares.
Achmea's integrated annual report is divided into three parts. Part 1 (annual review) addresses our strategy, the progress made in 2018 and our vision for the future. Part 2 (annual report) deals with the most important financial developments and includes the annual financial statements, the report of the Supervisory Board and reports on our Governance and risk management. Part 3 includes information on sustainability.
Achmea is also publishing the SFCR 2018 (Solvency and Financial Condition Report). This report offers an explanation of our financial position based on the Solvency II Directive. All these documents can be downloaded from www.achmea.nl/en/investors/reports/.


Synopsis: A reluctant lady sleuth finds she's investigating her own family.
Jane Steen was born in England and, despite having spent more years out of the British Isles than in, still has a British accent according to just about every American she meets.
Her long and undistinguished career has included a three-year stint as the English version of a Belgian aerospace magazine, an interesting interlude as an editor in a very large law firm, and several hectic years in real estate marketing at the height of the property boom. This tendency to switch directions every few years did nothing for her resume but gave her ample opportunity to sharpen her writing skills and develop an entrepreneurial spirit.
Around the edges of her professional occupations and raising children, she stuck her nose in a book at every available opportunity and at one time seemed on course to become the proverbial eternal student. Common sense prevailed, though, and eventually she had the bright idea of putting her passion for books together with her love of business and writing to become a self-published author.
Jane has lived in three countries and is currently to be found in the Chicago suburbs with her long-suffering husband and two adult daughters.
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Suzlon looks at Rs 24,000-cr investment to add 3,000 MW in Gujarat
January 24, 2018 - Updated 01:56 pm IST | Ahmedabad, Jan 10
By Virendra Pandit
Suzlon Group, the world's fifth largest wind turbine maker, on Saturday, expressed intent to develop clean energy projects with a combined capacity of 3,000 megawatt (MW) in Gujarat over the next five years, involving investments to the tune of Rs 24,000 crore, expected to create 6,000 direct and 75,000 indirect jobs in the state.
The company is looking at the proposed SME manufacturing clusters in sectors like textiles, food processing and agro industries, automobile parts, defence production and cold storage where Suzlon would encourage these industries to invest to own captive wind power plants, with a minimum capacity of 2.1 MW, for assured supply of affordable and clean energy, Tulsi R Tanti, Chairman, said here.
"We will function like housing societies, develop infrastructure, and supply wind power turbines to industrial units", he added.
For this offshore expansion, the company also plans to put up a new turbine manufacturing facility in Kutch.
Tanti said the cost of wind power production in India is higher than in China but it can be brought down to up to just 50 paise per unit with long-term benefits. "In Coimbatore, we have done so for 400 textile units. We want to do it now in Gujarat and in other states."
Currently, Suzlon has an installed capacity of wind power production at 25,000 MW globally, including 8,250 MW in India where it has a 40% market share in this segment. It is producing 1,800 MW in Kutch district of Gujarat, which is 20% of its pan-India capacity, achieved at an investment of Rs 14,000 crore.
The addition of 3,000 MW of fresh energy projects will be mainly along the 200-km-long coastal belt in the Kutch-Saurashtra region. The first pilot project of 500 MW will come up in Kutch in the next three to five years.
"Some of the projects, out of the 3,000 MW proposed, could also be of hybrid variety with solar power equipment installed next to wind turbines, forming part of the common grid."
Tanti pointed out that India has a capacity of offshore wind energy production of one lakh MW, with Gujarat and Tamil Nadu being the best destinations. The Government of India aims to increase contribution of wind power from 20,000 MW now to 50,000 MW in the next five year, with Gujarat's contribution pegged at 10,000 MW. Suzlon's proposed addition of 3,000 MW is part of fulfilling this objective that could go a long way in "Make-in-India" campaign a success, he added.
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Nail that Psycho Testing :: Petra on Wire!
I had a very recent experience with psychological online testing and I felt an urgent need to write a few lines about it. Psychological testing may seem like an easy part of the interview process. However, if you are not prepared, it can well prevent you from going forward in the selection process.
I would like to make myself clear. I'm people person and I prefer personal touch and motivational interviewing to any psychological/IQ testing. If there is a necessity for such procedure, it should never in my opinion be the decisive factor, it should only serve as a guidance (sspecially if you already saw the candidate in person, they had proven records of essential skills and abilities for the role and you liked them). I simply prefer giving a chance to a person who has a good motivation and is eager and able to learn quickly, than a candidate with an excellent IQ score and numerical abilities who has no motivation for the role whatsoever.
Most of IQ, verbal and numerical tests have a time limit for each question. The limit will feel unrealistic, so be ready to feel the pressure. I recommend you to have a stopwatch in front of you. In my experience the time limit is in online tests visible on the top of each page. When you are dealing with a task, for example a text, and you are scrolling down to read it through, you lose the visibility of your time limit. You can then have an unpleasant surprise when you finish your text that your time limit has passed.
Have a note pad and a functional pen (have a few of them to be on a save side). For numerical tests, and sometimes for IQ tests where you have a sequence of numbers, you will need a good calculator. And here I mean it. Don't use your laptop calculator, have a decent calculator which can do more than sum and subtract. Believe me, some tests will test very advanced numerical skills.
Make sure you are at a quiet comfortable place and nobody disturbs you (switch off your phone). Also plan the time according to your preference; e.g. if you are a morning person, you won't finish with the best results if you complete the test in late night hours. The organization requesting you to pass the test should give you enough time for it, so never feel pressed and reserve for your testing the best environment and timing.
You may be asked to fill in the test in the language which is not your mother tongue. Although you can be quite advanced in your foreign language, remember logical tests have a special kind of vocabulary which you may not master. Therefore, if you have no choice of language, try to find some example tests online and practice.
We frequently miss practice. This is because we look at this kind of testing as something regular. We forget it actually can be trained; more, it should be trained! Online test is a wholly different experience comparing to a paper version of the same test; at least it is for me. My brain works a lot with visualization and visual memory. When I perform any numerical or logical task or when I read through a text, I need to highlight, underline, draw and write into the text or picture to help my brain to understand the sequence or remember the main points from the text. Otherwise I have a huge difficulty to finish the test. In my case, the success in online testing drops down by 50-60% just because I can't use my visual ability. If you are like me, you need to train online testing more to teach your brain work differently. Online testing will be still hard for you, but if nothing you will boost your confidence, because you will know you did everything you could to prepare. This solely will increase your score by a few points.
Well…psychological (online) testing will never be my favorite, but at least I could have passed you some tips from my experience. I hope you will score well!


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Mink fur production drops to historic all-time low in the US
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Mink suffer immensely on fur farms all over the world. Jo-Anne McArthur/We Animals
Every year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture releases a report on mink fur production, and this year's report shows a promising outlook for mink, a species that suffers immeasurably for nothing but trim on a jacket, a pom on a hat or purse or eyelash extensions.
The number of mink killed last year for their fur dropped 49% to 1.4 million, the lowest number on record according to USDA reports going back to 1975. This means that more than a million mink were spared from having to endure an unnatural life in a filthy cage and a death in a gas chamber. It's also a sign that our campaigns against fur in the fashion industry and consumer markets are succeeding in making the point. No animal should suffer so much for something so frivolous.
Previous lows in the annual mink production statistics hovered around 2.5 million mink in the early 2000's before the numbers peaked in 2014 and 2015 at 3.7 million mink.
Another good indicator of our success is that the overall value of the U.S. mink trade dropped to $47 million, a 19% decline from 2019, the lowest on record.
While the pandemic has had a significant impact on the global fur trade, this downward spiral started well before 2020.
The pandemic revealed one more reason why mink farming must come to an end. Mink are especially susceptible to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, and the virus can jump back and forth between mink and humans, as well as from farmed mink to wild populations. Mink fur farms can incubate dangerous mutations that could potentially undermine the efficacy of vaccines. Outbreaks have occurred on more than 430 mink fur farms in the US, Canada and the EU, and that number continues to rise. More than 20 million mink were killed in response to the outbreaks, and several countries have suspended or completely ended mink fur production. Estonia became the latest country to ban fur farming just last month.
While this sharp decline in production has led to a temporary increase in pelt prices, we expect that to be short-lived. Since the end of March, we've seen fur-free announcements from some of the biggest names in fashion. Saks Fifth Avenue, Valentino, Neiman Marcus, Canada Goose, Alexander McQueen, Balenciaga, Holt Renfrew, Moose Knuckles and Mackage have all proudly announced the end of fur. We haven't seen this sort of momentum since Gucci, Michael Kors, Yoox Net-a-Porter, Jimmy Choo and Burlington Coat Factory announced fur-free policies in 2017. That inspired a new wave of fur-free announcements the following year from brands like Chanel, Versace, Coach, Burberry and so many others. The companies that continue to sell fur are becoming scarcer and scarcer.
But we won't stop our work against fur production until using fur in fashion is a relic of the past.
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We're dedicated to working with local advocates to secure fur sales ban in cities, counties and states across the country. In May, Weston, Massachusetts became the second city in the Bay State to ban fur sales following a similar ban in Wellesley last year, and the Massachusetts legislature is considering a statewide ban, as well. When West Hollywood banned fur sales in 2011, it led to a fur-free Berkeley, San Francisco, Los Angeles and eventually a fur-free California.
Just last month, Israel became the first country to ban fur sales, and we're involved with a push for a Fur Free Britain. Our Humane Society International UK team is leading that charge and has welcomed the UK government's recent call for evidence to consider the case for a fur sales ban, a proposal that has strong support with 72% of Brits in favor of ending fur sales. We've partnered with Stella McCartney to see the end of the fur trade in the UK and around the globe.
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There's a very real chance we could see an end to the fur trade in the Western world in the coming decade, and substantial progress against it in other nations. The fur trade is down, but it is not out, and the biggest fights are yet to come. That's why we need YOU to share every fur victory on social media, sign every fur petition (including our petition to G20 leaders), take every moment to thank companies that have gone fur-free and ask the ones that haven't to join the right side of history and call your city council and state representatives to let them know that you support a ban on fur sales.
Together, we can—and will—win this one for the millions of foxes, mink, rabbits, raccoon dogs, chinchillas and coyotes who are confined and killed every year for their fur.
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Een olieverfschets is een schilderij dat fungeert als voorbereidende kleurenstudie voor een groter doek of paneel.

De meeste olieverfschetsen werden vervaardigd voor grotere opdrachten. Zo kon de schilder een stand van zaken presenteren aan de opdrachtgever. Veel olieverfschetsen zijn verloren gegaan, omdat ze vaak niet meer nodig waren na de voltooiing van het eigenlijke werk. De olieverfschetsen van Rubens zijn het bekendste. Ze worden gekenmerkt door een rauwe manier van schilderen in een warm kleurenpalet.

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If you open any cookbook or other domestic book for house keepers you will usually find instructions on how to do laundry. Inevitably you will come upon the rinsing of clothes to be done by putting into bluing. This is what was commonly used to brighten whites. In it's earliest forms it was used by having indigo tied in a thin muslin bag and shaken in the water until the right shade was produced to brighten whites. But natural indigo was of a darker blue color and dull according to some. In addition it was costly to manufacturer so when other cheaper and brighter blues were made the indigo bluing fell out of general use.
By the early part of the twentieth century there were many kinds of bluing being used. Besides Indigo, there was ultramarine, Prussian blue, aniline blue, and then Indigo manufactured chemically. Some bluing was sold as liquid form and others were found in solid form.
Ultramarine blue originally came from the stone lapis lazuli, which was ground fine. Then it was manufactured chemically. It has a bright color and was commonly used in the home by the early 1900's. In the marketplace this form could be found in little balls.
Prussian blue is from a chemical origin from iron as one of its bases. It is of a bright blue color and sold in liquid form, even found on the market today. One source claims that if the clothes are not thoroughly rinsed or if any of the blue was left in the clothes, the iron in its composition would unite with the alkali of the soap and iron rust spots would appear on the clothes. Many people, however, have had a lot of success with Mrs.Stewart's bluing which is sold in many stores today.
Aniline blue was a strong dye and only a small quantity was required. It was sold in either solid or liquid form. In the early 1900s it was cheaper and more effective and gave a good clear color. It was used more by public laundries than housekeepers in general.
I've also seen Chinese blue mentioned in the making of bluing. Just a few companies that made bluing that I ran across were Pyle's, Bluine, and Sawyer's.
Now if you are looking to make your own bluing you can try the following recipe from 1866:
Take best Prussian-blue, pulverized, 1 oz.; Oxalic acid, also pulverized, 1/2 oz.; soft water 1 qt. Mix. The acid dissolves the blue and holds it evenly in the water, so that specking will never take place. One or two table-spoons of it is sufficient for a tub of water, according to the size of the tub.
And a variant of the above recipe from the 1880s:
One ounce soft Prussian blue, 1/4 ounce Oxalic acid, and 1 gallon soft water. One teaspoon is enough for a large wash.
Mrs. Stewart's have similar ingredients to the above recipe, except that they have added a ph balancer. Their liquid form of bluing is highly concentrated so you only need about 1/4th a teaspoon which is put into a quart of water and stirred before adding to a full size load of wash. You can use their store locater to find where they are sold. I found it in my local Kroger's.
And although we have Pearline's humorous account for how Monday came to be called Blue Monday the more likely cause is Bluing.
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Looks like I might actually get an iPhone 4 on launch day. Took AT&T all day to process the order I made at 6:50 AM EST (6/15/2010), but everything is looking good. Guessing I had no problems getting through because I was a new customer and didn't have to deal with the servers looking up my account info for upgrade eligibility.

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Thank you for placing your order with AT&T.

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Now I'm just worried that my existing number is going to be ported over today from Sprint and I'll be without service on my Palm Pre. From the looks of it AT&T confirmed my number port for 12:30pm today (6/16/2010). Sure hope it doesn't take effect until I activate via iTunes next week.

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Q: How to deserialize this JSON with JsonConvert.DeserializeObject I am trying to deserialize this JSON, but I keep getting errors. Can someone please help me? Where did I make a mistake?
JSON:

{
    "totalItems": 63,
    "items": [
    {
        "id": 100039812,
        "group": {
            "code": "DD",
            "description": "Delivery Documents"
        },
        "type": {
            "code": "READ",
            "description": "Logs"
        },
        "reference": "ARLDR",
        "date": "2015-03-24T00:00:00",
        "description": "ALogs",
        "notes": "",
        "lastUpdateDate": "2015-03-24T14:06:42.063",
        "location": "BOX A001",
        "metadata": {}
    },
    {
        "id": 100039813,
        "group": {
            "code": "DD",
            "description": "Delivery Documents"
        },
        "type": {
            "code": "BL",
            "description": "Logbooks"
        },
        "reference": "BALB",
        "date": "2015-03-24T00:00:00",
        "description": "Logbooks",
        "notes": "",
        "lastUpdateDate": "2015-03-24T14:07:42.44",
        "location": "BOX A001",
        "metadata": {}
        }
    ]
}

public class Documents
{
    public int totalItems  { get; set; }
    public List<doc_items> items { get; set; }
}

public class doc_items
{
    public int id { get; set; }
    public List<group_items> group { get; set; }
    public List<type_items> type { get; set; }
    public string reference { get; set; }
    public string date { get; set; }
    public string description { get; set; }
    public string notes { get; set; }
    public string lastUpdateDate { get; set; }
    public string location { get; set; }
    public List<metadata_list> metadata { get; set; }
}

public class group_items
{
    public string code { get; set; }
    public string description { get; set; }
}

public class type_items
{
    public string code { get; set; }
    public string description { get; set; }
}

public class metadata_list
{

}

Then I call this:
Documents myDocuments = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<Documents>(responsetext.ToString());

and receive the following error:

Error:  Newtonsoft.Json.JsonSerializationException:
    Cannot deserialize the current JSON object (e.g. {"name":"value"}) into type  System.Collections.Generic.List`1[AerData.Ranorex.Web.Records.API_Documents+Documents]' because the type requires a JSON array (e.g. [...

A: On the contrary 'group', 'type' and 'metadata' are not arrays so modify your class to:
public class doc_items
{
    public int id { get; set; }
    public group_items group { get; set; }
    public type_items type { get; set; }
    public string reference { get; set; }
    public string date { get; set; }
    public string description { get; set; }
    public string notes { get; set; }
    public string lastUpdateDate { get; set; }
    public string location { get; set; }
    public metadata_list metadata { get; set; }
}

A: Given from the definition of the Documents class, the group property of an doc_items has to be an array. In your given JSON it's an object. The same holds for the type property

A: I recommend using a converter like this: http://json2csharp.com/#
Try this:
class Program
{
    static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        var sr = new StreamReader("json.json");
        var jsonText = sr.ReadToEnd();
        Documents myDocuments = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<Documents>(jsonText);
    }
}

public class group_items
{
    public string code { get; set; }
    public string description { get; set; }
}

public class type_items
{
    public string code { get; set; }
    public string description { get; set; }
}

public class metadata_list
{
}

public class doc_items
{
    public int id { get; set; }
    public group_items GroupItems { get; set; }
    public type_items TypeItems { get; set; }
    public string reference { get; set; }
    public string date { get; set; }
    public string description { get; set; }
    public string notes { get; set; }
    public string lastUpdateDate { get; set; }
    public string location { get; set; }
    public metadata_list MetadataList { get; set; }
}

public class Documents
{
    public int totalItems { get; set; }
    public List<doc_items> items { get; set; }
}

Your data file json.json
{
  "totalItems": 63,
  "items": [
    {
      "id": 100039812,
      "group": {
        "code": "DD",
        "description": "Delivery Documents"
      },
      "type": {
        "code": "READ",
        "description": "Logs"
      },
      "reference": "ARLDR",
      "date": "2015-03-24T00:00:00",
      "description": "ALogs",
  "notes": "",
  "lastUpdateDate": "2015-03-24T14:06:42.063",
  "location": "BOX A001",
  "metadata": { }
},
{
  "id": 100039813,
  "group": {
    "code": "DD",
    "description": "Delivery Documents"
  },
  "type": {
    "code": "BL",
    "description": "Logbooks"
  },
  "reference": "BALB",
  "date": "2015-03-24T00:00:00",
  "description": "Logbooks",
  "notes": "",
  "lastUpdateDate": "2015-03-24T14:07:42.44",
  "location": "BOX A001",
  "metadata": { }
    }
  ]
}

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Patrick and Nicole O'Connor had no reason to expect anything other than the birth of their baby girl Jasmine to go smoothly, but 22 hours into the labour it was discovered Jasmine was in a risky position.
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After being transferred to consultant-led care for the birth, Nicole's contractions had stopped, so doctors aimed to get the contractions going again so they could help turn Jasmine into a suitable position for natural birth.
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Unfortunately this wasn't possible and after an epidural doctors decided it wasn't safe to use forceps and so Nicole had to have a C-section.
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"You could see in her eyes how exhausted she was, covered in sweat but not complaining even once, I had to watch this knowing there was nothing I could do to help, all of which makes you feel totally helpless.
"Reality set in fast when I was told to quickly throw on some scrubs, a hairnet and some rather dashing orange crocs – opening the theatre doors for the first time to see the intense array of white lights all of which are focused on your loved one.
Jasmine was immediately transferred to the waiting neonatal intensive care team
"It felt like an eternity but after a long battle to remove Jasmine, 25 or so minutes later, Jasmine was delivered. Myself and Nicole only heard a distant shout of "baby's out" from one of the obstetric team and our initial reaction was to listen for her cry but we didn't hear a peep.
"Jasmine was immediately transferred to the waiting neonatal intensive care team after being alerted to the complications of the delivery. Initially Jasmine came out very shocked and did not cry, so she just needed a helping hand. Luckily Jasmine didn't need any major intervention, just a little time.
"After another 20 minutes we finally got to hold our little bundle of perfection weighing 7lbs 3oz.
"Twenty minutes without knowing if Jasmine was ok was heart-breaking for both me and my wife. You fight a losing battle against silly thoughts inside your head which aid in you fearing the worst.
"Jasmine is doing absolutely fantastic now, she's just the most perfect thing we've ever set eyes on – we're slightly biased."
"You always hear people talking about their perfect births so given our age and healthy lifestyles we never though anything out of the ordinary would happen.
"Nicole is a neonatal sister herself and cares for sick and premature babies so you know things like this can happen, but you just never think any of it will happen to you.
"Jasmine is doing absolutely fantastic now, she's just the most perfect thing we've ever set eyes on – we're slightly biased. She's feeding great and definitely starting to show a sassy side when she's hungry.
"From the bottom of my heart I just want to say thank you to each and every member of staff who was there for my wife and daughter every step of the way. Thank you for your compassion and care.
"It's because of your care, expertise and the fact you acted so quickly that we now have a beautiful healthy daughter who we absolutely adore.
"The NHS makes me so extremely proud to be British and if I was a millionaire I'd pay for you all to have some well-earned holidays in the sun. But instead I ran a a 10K in scrubs and bright orange crocs." You can support Patrick by sponsoring him here.
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An area of low pressure that brought all the rain to Texas moved north into Kansas and grabbed ahold of the front that is trying to clear our area. As it moved north, its held up the western end of the front so our expected cloud cover is hanging tough across the area Saturday with the expected breaks in the clouds and an errant passing brief shower or 2. In other words, the forecast was pinpoint!! A big fat high will nose down from the north and move all of this stuff south, including the blob of rain in Kansas, which will eventually move back into North Texas. Don't be surprised if you see more national news about rain in Texas this week.
On This Date In History: We celebrate the signing of the Declaration of Independence on July 4. Everyone knows it was in 1776. But, on this date in 1775 the seeds for separation were sown when the Continental Congress adopted the Articles of War. Its rather interesting because the Congress directed Thomas Jefferson to omit any criticism of King George. Instead, Jefferson referred to the colonists as "his Majesty's most faithful subjects in these Colonies" and laid blame for their actions at the feet of parliament. My guess is that this goes back to the tradition of protest.
See, for centuries, the peasants in Europe were not able to communicate directly with the King. The King's men did his bidding and often did things that upset the citizenry. So, they would protest with the idea that "if only the king knew…he'd stop this!" so they protested in an effort to gain the King's attention to their plight expecting that the King would deal with the evil doers and right the wrongs. So, I suspect this was Congress putting the King on notice that their grievances were not against him directly, hoping that by declaring they had not personal beef with him, that the King would address their grievances and all would be well in Colonial America.
But, alas, that did no good because as was often the case, the King's men were doing exactly what the King wanted. It was never very likely that the King's men or the Parliament would do any free-lancing and act beyond the King's wishes. After a year, that became apparent to the colonists and a year later, Jefferson penned the Declaration of Independence and laid the blame squarely at the King's feet. From that point forth, there was no turning back and for the leaders of the Revolution, mainly the colonies' elites, literally were living the motto "give me liberty or give me death" as the signers of the Declaration had signed their own death warrants had the efforts failed. After all, it's one thing to dog Parliament….it's quite another to trash the King.
A stubborn frontal boundary will slowly drift south and eventually take the clouds with it. Look for the clouds to erode throughout the day on Saturday from north to south and sunshine taking over heading toward the Fourth of July. Any remnant shower activity over night into early Saturday will also erode with Friday night storms to the south moving out as well. Splendid weather Sunday and Monday with cool nights and warm afternoons will give way to a heat up crescendoing on Independence Day..and that's all okay. See, I figure the Fourth of July is supposed to be hot and humid and we've gotten beneficial rain for the better part of a week so we deserve a break for the holiday. After all, the next rain chance will be here soon enough…the day after July 4th….which would be the 5th on Thursday.
So…I will now dedicate myself to topics of patriotism and independence for the next several days and what better place to start than TEXAS.
On This Date In History William Barrrett Travis was an American ex-patriot in the Republic of Mexico in 1835. That is until El Presidente Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna abolished the republic and declared himself dictator. Santa Anna knew the mainly expatriated Americans wouldn't like that too much so he sent some troops in Tejas as a precaution. On this date in 1835, Travis organized an army of 25 volunteers and they easily captured the officer in charge of the Mexican garrison at Anhuac, Tejas. Others soon joined the cause and in March of 1836, Travis, then a colonel in the Texas army found himself surrounded by about 5000 Mexican regulars led by Santa Anna himself. El Presidente asked for the surrender of the mission, the Alamo, and Travis answered with a cannon shot. After several days of siege, the 186 gallant defenders of the Alamo finally fell. History has always said that all of the defenders died included Davey Crockett and Jim Bowie. But lately, documents have been uncovered that suggest Crockett and a couple of other men were taken prisoner and returned to Mexico City where Santa Anna had them executed. Santa Anna apparently reveled in the idea of torturing the great American frontiersman. Anyway, the scene at the Alamo incensed the men of the main Texas Army under General Sam Houston. About a month after the Alamo, the Texas army routed the entire Mexican army at San Jacinto, near present day Houston. The route was over in 26 minutes as the Texans, shouting "Remember the Alamo" slaughtered the surprised the largely siesta bound Mexicans. Santa Anna had been detained in the company of a woman who was a spy for Sam Houston. As the Texans made their approach, Santa Anna had been "distracted" by the womanly charms of the lady known in Texas lore as the Yellow Rose of Texas. Santa Anna signed a surrender that granted Texas its independence and the Republic of Texas was born. It lasted about 10 years before joining the Union. The Mexican War was then fought in 1846 over a border dispute between Santa Anna and the United States. Santa Anna said that the Nueces river was the border and Uncle Sam said it was the Rio Grande. We know who won that conflict, though Congressman Abraham Lincoln voted against the war as he thought it was naked American aggression. Lincoln did not return for a second term to Congress.
A cold front is poised to move through Thursday evening or night. Ahead of it is a whole bunch of soupy, unstable air. Scattered t'storms will blossom throughout the afternoon which will have the potential for heavy downpours, wind and lightning. Look for a real good chance for beneficial general rainfall Thursday evening and Thursday night. While there should not be a wide spread threat for severe storms, my guess is that there may be some isolated storms that will develop into severe threats with strong winds and perhaps some small hail. We'll certainly give you a heads up if any situations develop in your county. Flooding concerns will also be on our minds along with the severe threat. The front eases through early Friday and there may be some lingering showers for the first part of Friday. While some data has suggested rain all day on Friday, we're hanging our hat on the idea that drier air filters in sufficiently that rain chances decrease by midday on Friday, though clouds should remain. The weekend still looks great with warm afternoons and cool mornings and decreased humidity. Look for a heat up by the Fourth of July.
On This Date in History World War I essentially began on this date in 1914 with the assassination of Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand. He and his wife Sofie were visiting Sarajevo, Bosnia. I believe he was there in an effort to help negotiate differences between Austrians and Serbians. It seems destiny doomed him. First, his car was bombed by a Serbian nationalist who tossed the bomb at the car. Ferdinand deflected the bomb and it exploded with just some shrapnel injuring Sofie. No matter….he kept going. He gave a speech, chastised the Mayor of Sarajevo for the unfriendly welcome and ordered his driver to take the couple to a hospital. The driver took a wrong turn and ended up on a street named for Ferdinand's father, Franz Joseph. The driver realized the mistake and stopped the car to turn around. It just happens that Gavrillo Princip was on that street. He was another Serb nationalist who saw his fortune and pulled a pistol and shot the royal couple. So, the Serb plan failed but fate helped them reach their objective. There was no proof that the Serbian government was involved but after several weeks, the Austrian army invaded anyway and the war was on.
You probably didn't know all of this because the Great War is not adequately covered in high school history. It was a huge conflict that shaped the 20th century. It's a crime that educators generally ignore it. So, how did this conflict grow? Silly alliances. In his farewell address, George Washington had warned the United States against getting into foreign alliances, partially for this reason. Austria Hungary had a deal with Germany and Italy that is one was attacked all would be considered attacked. Serbia had a deal with Russia. Russia had a deal with France. France had a deal with Britain. Historian John Keegan says that had Austria acted unilaterally against Serbia, it wouldn't have triggered the war. But because it delayed and got Germany's endorsement, all the dominoes fell. The belligerent countries really didn't have too much of a beef with each other but felt compelled by alliances to act. The result was the ruin of Europe, over 20 million killed and the seed sown for the rise of Hitler and World War II.
Washington was a pretty smart guy and his farewell address offers other interesting bits of advice we would be wise to follow. One thing that jumped out at me when I re-read the address was his opinion regarding the importance of religion in public discourse. It may surprise you.
Theres not much on my mind today….just isolated t'storms on a hot and humid summer afternoon…nothing too extraordinary. We have a front coming down for Thursday that will bring a good chance of rain that may carry over into Friday then leave us with much drier and somewhat cooler conditions for a great weekend heading into the Fourth of July. The rain at the end of the week may be the last we get for a while as we heat up next week.
So…how about the mailbag. I've got some housecleaning to do and came across this letter to me a few weeks ago from Carol S.
From my perspective, it appears the long wave pattern is setting up to put us in a rather hot pattern. But, having said that, we average 33 days of plus 90 temperatures in Louisville and we've had 9 so far but thats not all that much out of line for this period in the season. Last year, I believe we had exactly 33. Now not long ago, I recall we were in a long wave pattern that kept us cooler than average for 23 out of 24 months and those two summers I think I recall we had something like 9 90 days one year and 11 the next. So, when we returned to average last year, it seemed like it was really hot when in fact, the previous two summers had been cooler.
There are people who forecast long range for commodities and sometimes they do pretty well. But overall, in my opinion, I think we are stretching our human limitations when we try and predict weather months in advance. Take for example the hurricane forecast. The initial forecast for 2005 was way way below the actual number of 20 some odd named storms. In 2006 they jumped on the bandwagon from the previous year and they said we'd have a whole bunch more. Well, we had a higher than average number but not as many as predicted and many said they would hit the US…when we were barely scratched. Never even came close to the gloom and doom stories on national news and cable. One outfit went on TV and predicted dire straights for the East Coast. So…..take it with a grain of salt. As for temperatures, I've seen maps that say "higher than average" or "lower than average" but when you look at the numbers, it says a 55% chance of one way or another..that's not exactly going out on a limb but they use verbiage that suggests otherwise. My guess is that with the pattern we are seeing…not based on any computer stuff…just my observation, I would think it's a fair assumption to say we will be somewhat hotter than normal in terms of overall averages…but not necessarily record heat.
The one above claims there will be another dust bowl this year.
Here's the official one from the NWS Climate Prediction Center. Seems to contradict the Dust Bowl scenario in that it says that the US may be overall warmer than average, especially the Southwest. They do some double talk about the midwest in that it will be warmer but there will be ample soil moisture to help bring the temperatures more in line with long term climatology and there is an equal chance for below, normal, or above normal temperatures. Hmmm. It says there may be more than normal rain for the East and Gulf Coast for late summer and early fall due to more tropical activity. But that is not to be considered as hurricane strike probabilities. Hmmmm. Otherwise it calls for dry conditions in the Southeast. Note the use of the term "equal chance"…that means the data came back as 50%, methinks.
So, there you have it…clear as mud. If you think about it, it really doesn't matter what the forecast says about the long term temperatures this summer because there is nothing anyone can do about it anyway, either way it shakes out. Remember Mark Twain: "Everyone talks about the weather but no one does anything about it." As we have seen from our Dinka tribesman and the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad, people have tried and now we have the school of thought that man has done something about the weather with anthropogenic global warming and some think something can be done to change that. I'll let others argue about that while I stay focused on the next few days. We need rain and there is the Fourth of July coming up….and we still have polluted waterways that seems to be overlooked.
Thats alot for not having anything on my mind. Thanks for waking me from my slumber Carol and I hope this helps.
Keep your cards and letters coming.
USAF: We said it…but its not what we meant!
As expected, we got more rain but I have to admit it was more general rainfall than I anticipated…that is if you lived in Louisville. Counties along the river were mainly cloudy and rainy for much of the day while other areas just had some passing showers. This weekend though, everyone got some rain. Not enough to bust the drought mind you, but perhaps enough to hold off the severe drought conditions that have been creeping across the state. The rain in general has been of the soaking variety, though some areas from time to time got some brief gully washers. Monday we should see more scattered activity and perhaps some isolated stuff on Tuesday as the low responsible for it all fades away….its sticking around about 36 hours longer than I anticipated and my hydrangea is quite pleased with that prospect. Next chance for rain shows up on Thursday with a fairly significant front.
On This Date In History: In July of 1947, the United States Air Force first reported that personnel had found parts of a flying disc near Roswell, NM. A furor of space invasion fever took ahold of America. So the USAF changed their story to say….uh….its a weather balloon. How one can confuse a disc with a balloon is not clear. But, it was their story and they stuck to it….after they didn't stick with the first story. Many didn't believe them. So fifty years later, on this date in 1997, they tried to explain it again. I don't think too many people still believe them and certainly not those who have made a small cottage business out of the tale. If the story would go away, who would go to the Space Aliens diner or buy all of those space alien t'shirts?
One thing about Warren that many popular culture sources do not reveal is that while Warren was Governor of California during WWII, he had strongly advised President Roosevelt to pursue the course of internment of Japanese Americans. Thats why its always good to check multiple sources or read several books on a particular topic as there are some authors who only want you to know what they want you to know. Some call it lies by omission.
Well, chalk one up for the good guys. We've been telling your for the better part of a week that Saturday was our best chance for rain in a couple of weeks. Let it be written, let it be done! The first part of the day looked like our previous days with rain in the forecast and that is some folks got some and others didn't. Saturday afternoon, a whole mess of t'storms started bubbling up to the southwest and moved into the area bringing general rainfall. Again, some people got a quarter inch or so and others up to 2 inches but its the first day of rain for everyone in some time. Now, Sunday, the area of low pressure to our west and the quasi-warm front over the top of us fades away but I suspect there will be enough instability to provide more in the way of scattered activity. We had a couple of severe warnings today but I doubt if that will repeat itself for Sunday. Nevertheless, it bears watching. We'll heat up for much of the week ahead before a reasonably formidable cold front comes down on Thursday and brings another chance for rain and perhaps slightly cooler temperatures for next weekend.
On this date in history: In 1969, the Cuyahoga River in Cleveland was a mess. All sorts of stuff spilling into the river made it a muck of sewage and chemicals. It was yuckadoo. It was so bad that on this date in 1969, it caught fire.
Some sources say the fire was started by spontaneous combustion. Others say that definitely it did not start that way. The one below says that the cause is unknown but it suspects sparks from a passing train….I didn't know diesel electric motor trains caused sparks. Anyway, it points out that this was the 10th time the river had ignited.
This final link has some interesting tid bits, including a Randy Newman song they claim is linked to the big fire.
Need More Rain? Let's Call on the Railroad!
We do need more rain and there is a shot on Saturday. I told you about the potential for an MCS moving down. The boys at the Severe Storms lab see the same thing and put us on the extreme eastern flank of a slight risk for severe thunderstorms Friday morning to Saturday morning. If the data is correct, it would appear a fair bet that they get some big storms to our northwest and as the complex moves into the Ohio Valley, the energy will be dispersed such that it doesn't have as much oomph to produce big storms but would bring a chance for rain. However, it needs to be monitored because a good MCS can last a long time. Maybe if we conjure the ghosts of the old Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific it will do some good.
Presidential Nuptial Date in History On this date in 1810, 26-year-old Zachary Taylor married 31-year-old Margaret Smith right here in Louisville! He became famous in the Mexican War as a big shot general and was then elected President in in 1848. But his term only lasted from 1849 to 1850 as he died of acute gastroenteritis. It is said he ate too many sweet potatoes and he was buried in Louisville. You can visit him on Brownsboro Road. His wife hated public life and insisted that their daughter perform all of the customary First Lady duties at the White House. 130 years later, Richard Nixon married Pat Ryan. While they weren't in Louisville, perhaps we should look to see if there were any weddings today to see if we see a future first couple. Another coincidence of sorts… One of Taylor's daughters married Confederate President Jefferson Davis. One of Nixon's daughters married former President Dwight Eisenhower's grandson. Perhaps June 20th presidential nuptials is a disease passed on to future generations.
One more thing…Sammy Sosa hit his 600th homerun tonight. I wonder if he is still crediting Flintstone Vitamins for his homerun prowess.
As expected, we got some rain on Tuesday. Zach Stahlman in Goshen got over 2″ of rain as the storm with the greatest rainfall moved across Clark and Oldham counties. Franklin Moreland reported about 8/10 " of rain in Charlestown while other rain gauges in that area got over an inch. Jared Heil in Henryville reported an inch. But much of the rest of the area was mainly in line with forecast totals of between a quarter and 3/4 of an inch of rain. Its not enough to bust the drought, but it doesn't hurt. Next chance for rain shows up on Saturday as what is known as a Mesoscale Convective System (MCS) appears to develop and move down from the northwest at least near our area. We'll have to watch that for the potential for strong storms. Beyond that, rain chances appear to be limited.
Be careful for what you ask for Yes indeed…from the unintended consequence department, we have this. Corn production is up but corn prices continue to rise rapidly. The reason: increased demand for ethanol. When a commodity such as corn goes up in price, everything associated with corn goes up. For instance, one would expect beef prices to increase as the price for corn feed increases. In China they curtailed ethanol production because it was driving up corn prices so high.
You often hear of people complaining about gas prices increasing and pointing to the fact that no new refineries have gone on line in several decades. That is a bit of a red herring because I think only one oil company has even applied for a new refinery in that time. Refining profit margins are small and they can't justify the capital risk for such a small return. But, there has been expansion of refining capacity over the past couple of decades by some 50%. Now, with the White House and Congressional push for more use of biofuels, the oil companies are scaling back plans to expand refining capacity by up to 10 percent. They feel that the billions necessary for the expansion cannot be justified in a market they expect to experience a decrease in demand. So, if this ethanol thing doesn't work, then don't look for gas prices to go down unless demand decreases since there will be no increase in supply.
Now, consider this…if we do go to more and more ethanol, and there is a failed corn crop, fuel prices would rise and there could even be shortages. Do we really want to be that dependent on the weather and farmer's fortunes? In the early 20th century, the automobile was seen as an environmental savior because there was so much pollution and disease in cities associated with animal wastes. There were a lot of mules and horses doing the work. We now know that the car may have ended one form of pollution and traded it for another. The automobile is considered one of the root causes for the supposed anthropogenic(man made) global warming. The point is that there always seems to be unintended consequences associated with progress.
Is It Time To Call On The Dinka Rain-maker?
Somehow he got shot in the face and apparently, since his miraculously recovered, he was held in even higher esteem. Well, I'm not so sure our current situation calls for taking a bullet in the chops, but it does call for some relief. And we have lots of moisture moving up from the south and it will help to perhaps cause some passing showers tonight and tomorrow. A frontal boundary will move through on Tuesday enhancing our prospects for rain to levels not seen for a couple of weeks. But before you put away the sprinklers, keep in mind the ole computer models only think a quarter to a half inch of rain will fall out of this whole thing. I would think some people may get more but in any event, this little rain event may wet the ground and help the flower garden, but its not going to really impact the drought situation too much. So, I'll see if we can't find one of Biyordit's relatives and check on his availability.
On this date in history: Paul McCartney was born in 1942…that makes him 65! Will you still need me when I'm 64? Apparently he didn't need Heather Mills when he was 64 or 65. Report from the tabloids say she was not invited to his birthday party. He probably has a few million reasons why she was left off the invite list.
The war of 1812 began on this date when Congress declared war and President James Madison signed the measure into law. Why we call it the War of 1812 is lost on me because it wasn't over until Christmas of 1814 and the biggest victory for the United States occurred after the war was over. Seems Andy Jackson and his boys in New Orleans didn't get the news and met the British in a famous battle around Lake Borgne. The battle took place in January of 1815….so officially, one cannot say there was a battle of New Orleans in the war of 1812 because it was 1815 and the war was over. But, since Cleveland had already taken the moniker "the mistake by the lake" I guess they had to call it something. Wouldn't that be pretty bad luck if you fought and died for your country in a battle of a war that was already over?
I'm tellin' ya…if we don't pay attention to what is going on for real instead of jumping on the bandwagon of the latest environmental controversy, we all may deserve to be sent to the cooler or perhaps the front!
For flag day, I complained about the lack of action or caring about polluted water….the very essence of life. I did allow though it was not just a Louisville or Ohio River problem. Well, on that day, news started hitting the wires about reports, perhaps originally derived from the Hindustan Times earlier this year, that told of the Ganga River in India. A very sacred river….it is now not only too polluted for bathing or drinking water, its so polluted due to sewage that it is no longer suitable for irrigation.
Its a dying river that is now not only useless for wildlife, but also for humans and agriculture. There is a saying that in Venice, no one did anything about the flooding problems until the sewage was flowing in people's houses. While we spend money going to movies that spotlight theoretical potential or spend time discussing conspiracies like chemtrails….the very source of our existence….the substance that makes up about 2/3 of our bodies….becomes less and less user friendly. And no one seems to care. If you can't go the waterfront in Louisville and read the signs warning of swimming due to polluted waters following a rainstorm, then read the Hindustan Times and other stories below. They may not have any signs on the rivers in India and their problem may be worse than ours for now. But the result will be the same for everyone if we don't wise up. Who knows, perhaps the next war will not be over oil or another valued commodity, but instead over clean water…the natural resource we most take for granted.


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Play Along With The Price Is Right On ITV At Home
Viewers can play along with studio contestants using red button
'The Price is Right' is back on ITV and is as popular as ever! But for the first time, digital satellite viewers can play along at home using the red button on their remote. The new interactive application allows the viewer at home to play the same variety of games as the studio contestant.
The show format for home viewers includes 23 different mini games and each episode will include a different mix of seven of the 23 games. Games include "Showcase Showdown", "Plinko" and "Contestants Row", where bonus points are awarded to the player at home for beating the studio contestants.
Fiona Robertson, Head of Commissioning, Online, Interactive and Mobile, said: "This is exactly the kind of next-generation interactivity that we are building into all of our high-profile programming. 'The Price is Right' application combines one of the UK's favourite gameshows with the involvement of those at home. We're really excited about seeing how people will interact."
'The Price Is Right' is produced for ITV by talkbackTHAMES, the UK production company owned by FremantleMedia. The interactive application was produced in collaboration with emuse absolutely, the Irish interactive services company and FremantleMedia, licensor of 'The Price Is Right' and one of the largest creators and producers of programme brands in the world.
"We are thrilled to be leading and deploying innovations in interactive content on such a well-loved show" says Patrick Rainsford, CEO emuse. "The exciting thing for emuse is to do this on a show with such a strong format and long-standing brand."
Toby Prosser, Creative Director for FremantleMedia Licensing Worldwide, the licensing division of FremantleMedia, said "The biggest challenge for a play-along for 'The Price is Right' is to match the home player's experience to what's happening on-screen. emuse has done a great job of doing exactly that – through a combination of really accurate recreations of 'The Price Is Right's' game play and a great looking design."
Asda is the broadcast and interactive sponsor of The Price Is Right.
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#428 – The Shadow (1940)
13th November 2020 /
The Shadow (1940)
Director: James W. Horne
SYNOPSIS: A mysterious criminal mastermind known only as The Black Tiger is targeting all of the city's infrastructure and industries in order to make a fortune. The leaders of these organisations call on Criminal scientist and investigator Lamont Cranston to apprehend the Black Tiger. Unbeknownst to them, Cranston is secretly a masked vigilante who calls himself The Shadow, who takes on the villains without any oversight. The police believe The Shadow and The Black Tiger to be one and the same, and so Cranston must thwart the Black Tiger's operations in secret while he is also pursued in his alter-ego…
THOUGHTS/ANALYSIS: The Shadow is a 1940 serial composed of fifteen chapters, based on the comics and radio plays of the same name. The plot of the serial follows Lamont Cranston, a criminal investigator/scientist who is tasked with stopping a criminal mastermind known only as The Black Tiger, who is launching attacks on the companies and industries of the city in order to amass a fortune. The plot of the serial is pretty weak: each chapter focuses on a different company or industry that is under attack and Cranston/The Shadow must protect (the target of next week's chapter is shown in the trailer at the end of each chapter). The structure is quite similar to The Green Hornet, which also focused on various industries under attack by a criminal, and the lead also playing a masked vigilante who is also wanted by the police. There's no overarching plot or evil plan by the villain other than to just get rich. There's nothing wrong with villains just being villains, but if there's nothing to tie the fifteen chapters together in terms of story and consequence, then viewers aren't going to come back week after week to see how the story continues. Many serials have the same problem, but usually there's an overarching objective to the serial, such as sabotaging American infrastructure to pave the way for foreign invasion (particularly in the wartime serials of the 40s), but The Shadow is especially weak in this regard.
Lamont Cranston, the serial's lead protagonist, is a little different from the usual good looking, All-American hero. Victory Jory, who plays Cranston, was typically cast as villains, and his appearance lends itself to that. here though, while being the protagonist, he is also the masked vigilante The Shadow, whose appearance is meant to be more villainous. In his disguise, only the top half of his face is visible, and Jory's piercing stare definitely has a nefarious look. His iconic laugh, known from the radio series, announces his arrival and definitely strikes fear into his enemies. On top of this, Cranston also has another disguise as a Chinese businessman and petty criminal, which he uses to get information from other criminals. The major problem here is that Jory is white, and using makeup to magically "become Chinese" by squinting his eyes, putting in a set of big false teeth and a fake accent is undoubtedly racist, as if everyone can suddenly no longer tell he is white. It is not uncommon for white actors to portray Asian characters in this era (and for some time after), but the racist caricature he adopts here goes beyond the usual makeup jobs and is wildly unacceptable. The character is very similar to the protagonist's alter-ego Blinky McQuaid in The Green Hornet, who also provided a disguise of a petty criminal for undercover work. All of these different alter-egos and settings in The Shadow just come across as confusing and dilute the story somewhat. The Black Tiger, as mentioned, doesn't have much in the way of motivation or character: he is suspected of being one of the company directors who are under attack, but the mystery of his identity is a familiar plot device to those who watch these serials. His ability to turn invisible when he enters the hideout to address his henchman is somewhat impressive, but it begs the question that if he can turn invisible, why doesn't he use these powers to commit crimes himself? The extent of this power is never explained or explored, and makes very little sense. The rest of the cast are so unremarkable and standards of the serial format that they're not even worth commenting on.
The cliffhangers for this serial at the end of each chapter are standard stuff, but there's quite a lot of destruction in them, as roofs collapse on top of our hero and such. Whether he is caught in an explosion, trapped under debris or crashes off a cliffside, the cliffhangers always end the same way with The Shadow just walking away from all of these incidents which should have killed him. Given that he doesn't have any superpowers, the resolutions are always a letdown and frankly inexplicable. However, the Columbia Pictures serials often had cliffhangers end this way with the hero simply walking away from certain death with no explanation. Since we never see The Black Tiger, all of his orders come from tiger heads which have light-up eyes whenever he speaks, which are pretty cool effects for the time. The settings aren't anything too special, and I feel like there should have been more scenes of The Shadow actually in the shadows, rather than the mostly brightly-lit settings we got. The Shadow is not the worst serial I have seen, but it has some major flaws; from the lack of substance in the plot to the racist caricatures, there's plenty of reasons to give it a miss. The Shadow is a decent masked vigilante with the iconic laugh that viewers would have wanted to hear on the screen, but otherwise there's not much to see or anything memorable about it. You're better off watching The Green Hornet, which is practically identical in terms of story and characters, but executed much better.
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Jane Castor wants Tampa to go 100% clean energy by 2045
The plan calls for a new Office of Sustainability and Resilience.
Mayoral candidate Jane Castor wants Tampa to be 100 percent sustainable energy by 2045.
On Thursday, the city's former police chief released a sustainability and resiliency plan that she would implement if elected Mayor.
Among other things, Castor's proposal calls for a new Office of Sustainability and Resilience that would focus on analyzing and recommending actions to make city-owned assets fully sustainable.
Her solutions also focus on stormwater management, coastal resilience and environmental justice.
"As your next Mayor, I will develop and implement sustainability policies that protect Tampa's air, water, and natural resources. Tampa is blessed with an abundance of productive ecosystems, outdoor recreation opportunities, and miles of beautiful coastline" Castor said. "As Mayor, I will promote policies that conserve natural resources, ensure our coastline is resilient to storms, make sure we do our part to reduce harmful air water and air pollution and work to develop healthy neighborhoods for all Tampa residents."
Under her plan, Castor and her staff would create a climate action and resilience plan that would evaluate Tampa's risks and develop policies to address them. The new office she plans to create would also be charged with reviewing existing sustainability policies.
Castor is calling for all of Tampa's assets to be converted to 100 percent renewable energy sources by 2045. That includes city-owned buildings and fleets.
The plan would consider coastal resiliency solutions like living shorelines and green infrastructure. Castor also said she would ensure funding for stormwater upgrades was secured to protect the city against sea level rise.
Environmental justice is often overlooked in talks about climate change and sea level rise. But Castor's plan calls for protecting the city's most vulnerable citizens from harmful effects of a changing climate by expanding green space in areas where appropriate. Expanding the city's park space reduces pavement and provides better drainage, which could reduce flooding.
Castor's plan also calls for the Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority to switch its fleet to zero-emission buses. Her transportation plan calls for increased transit access in vulnerable neighborhoods.
Tampa City Council member Harry Cohen who is one of six candidates also running for Mayor also released a climate action plan Thursday with some similar suggestions.
Castor missed a Tampa Bay Sierra Club candidate forum Wednesday night in which her opponents addressed climate plans. Castor provided a written statement apologizing for the scheduling conflict and announcing her plan to convert the city's assets to complete renewable energy.
Election Day is March 5 with a runoff, if necessary, April 23.
In this article:climate change, Harry Cohen, Jane Castor, resiliency, sea level rise, Tampa, Tampa Mayoral race


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'Dancing With the Stars': Dr. Anthony Fauci Declines Offer to Join Season 29 Cast
By Stephanie Downs - August 24, 2020 11:23 pm EDT
Dancing With the Stars is weeks away from the Season 29 premiere, which will fall on Sept. 14. As of right now, the show has yet to reveal its full casting line-up. According to E! News, there are a few celebrities who are in talks to appear in the competition. But, there is one individual in particular who you will not see busting a move on the dance floor this fall — Dr. Anthony Fauci.
Fauci, a world-renowned immunologist who has been offering his guidance as the United States deals with the coronavirus pandemic, was reportedly approached about a spot on Season 29 of DWTS. However, he declined and will not appear on the dancing series. This news comes about two months after it was initially reported that DWTS approached the medical expert about possibly competing on the show. In late June, the Daily Mail reported that the show's approach to Fauci was "informal," as they were simply gauging whether he would be interested in the opportunity.
A spokesperson for the doctor later issued a statement in which they expressed that he would not be competing on the show if he was offered a spot on the cast. They said, "Dr. Fauci has not received a formal invitation from Dancing with the Stars. Dr. Fauci, while flattered, would respectfully decline." While their statement stressed that Fauci would not compete on the show, a source close to DWTS said that he would be the perfect addition to the cast if he was down to do it. They shared that Fauci's appearance would serve a similar role to Sean Spicer's casting on the most recent season of the ABC competition, a casting decision that was met with an abundance of criticism. "Dr. Fauci has become a national hero in the last few months, leading the charge for keeping Americans safe at the height of COVID-19," the source said.
The same source added, "He became not only one of our most trusted faces on television but also a man viewers looked to as an inspiration. And of course, he could be good for ratings. Like Sean Spicer, he is a lightning rod. So it was a natural step for show executives to reach out to him. Obviously they are aware that he has work responsibilities. Still, given that the show is likely to be recorded remotely, it allows him the opportunity to train and dance in Washington." The insider also noted that the producers were holding out hope that he would change his mind about appearing on the show. Alas, based on E! News' recent report, Fauci won't be competing for the Mirrorball Trophy anytime soon.
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