2012 Prius Plug-in hybrid. Click to enlarge.
Completely new battery design. Toyota's goal was to reduce the cost, weight and volume of the pack from the NiMH system used earlier. The Li-ion pack is almost half the weight of the earlier pack, and so much more compact that the dimensions of the plug-in Prius are the same as those of the iconic liftback—i.e., there is no cargo penalty for plug-in capability.
Although the gross energy capacity of the pack is reduced (4.4 kWh), the EV range is increased. At a media preview of the introduction Toyota declined to be more specific as to the enabling mechanisms, citing some final issues that needed to be worked through by the battery supplier.
EV mode is now user-selectable. The demo units defaulted to EV mode.
Maximum EV speed is up to 62 mph.
The charge port is moved from the front driver-side fender to the rear passenger-side fender, while the charger is now moved back with the smaller battery pack. The result is a shorter distance from the charge port to the charger/battery, reducing weight.
The charging cable is redesigned to be more flexible and lighter.
Entune with plug-in hybrid applications.
Other cosmetic and convenience features.
The 2012 Prius Plug-in Hybrid retains the Hybrid Synergy Drive of the standard Prius model and will seamlessly switch into hybrid operation at a pre-determined state of battery charge. The hybrid system includes the 1.8-liter engine, third-generation hybrid transaxle, and power control unit (PCU), now supplemented by the new Li-ion battery and on-board charging system. Net hybrid system output is 134 hp, and the plug-in achieves a California SULEV (with Enhanced AT-PZEV) rating, or Tier 2 Bin 3 Federal.
Engine. The 2ZR-FXE 1.8-liter DOHC 16-valve VVT-i engine develops 98 hp (732 kW) @ 5200 rpm, and 105 lb-ft (142 N·m) @ 4000 rpm. Key features of the engine include the Atkinson combustion cycle; Electronic Throttle Control System with intelligence (ETCS-i); exhaust heat recirculation to heat engine coolant to reduce time to reach operating temperature (shortening the time until the gasoline engine can stop); and cooled exhaust gas recirculation to reduce cooling loss and pumping loss. With lower exhaust heat, heat efficiency was enhanced, and consequently, fuel efficiency was enhanced as well.
The engine also uses an electrically driven air conditioning compressor and water pump to reduce mechanical losses. The electrically driven water pump allows coolant flow rate to be controlled with greater precision based on vehicle conditions for better fuel efficiency. Cabin heating and air conditioning can also continue operating with the engine stopped.
Hybrid transaxle. MG1 (motor-generator 1) is an air-cooled permanent magnet motor rated at 56 hp (42 kW). MG2 is an air-cooled permanent magnet motor rated at 80 hp (60 kW), and develops 153 lb-ft (207 N·m) of torque. MG2 runs at 13500 rpm maximum.
The multifunction gear combines a power split planetary gear set ring with a speed reduction planetary gear set ring, and incorporates parking gear and counter drive gear. The differential ratio is 3.267.
The power split planetary gear set comprises two sets of planetary gears; there are no clutches, bands, valves or hydraulics. The sun gear is connected to MG1 (acting as the generator); the planet carrier is connected directly to the engine, and the ring gear is connected to the counter gear.
The speed reduction planetary gear set's sun gear is connected to MG2 (acting as the motor), the carrier is grounded and the ring gear is connected to the counter gear.
Charger. The on-board charging system accommodates single pulse DC 110/220 volt input, and is compliant to SAE J1772 standards. Maximum input current is 12A, and maximum output is 2 kW. Charging time at 110V is about 3 hours; charging at 220V cuts that in half.
Even with the addition of the new onboard battery charging system and larger 176-lb Li-ion battery pack, the 2012 Prius Plug-in Hybrid weighs just 123 lbs more than the standard Prius Liftback, due to weight-savings techniques applied elsewhere. As a result, driving performance for the 2012 Prius Plug-in Hybrid will be similar to the standard Prius.
Leviton, an approved provider of Level 2 (240V) home charging stations, has developed a residential program exclusively tailored for Prius Plug-in customers. The program will include a one-stop solution for home charging stations, installation services for 120V and 240V applications, and dedicated support for Toyota customers. The program will also offer Level 2 (240V) 16-amp and 30-amp home charging stations designed exclusively for the Prius Plug-in (UL-certified). Pricing starts at $999 for Level 2 (240V). Prius Plug-in customers will be able take advantage of Leviton's special pricing starting early October.
Driving modes. The Prius Plug-in offers a user-selectable EV mode and two hybrid modes: Eco and Power. In EV mode, the hybrid ECU operates the vehicle using only MG2 if required conditions—such as sufficient battery state of charge and vehicle speed within ECV mode range—are satisfied.
Eco mode maximizes fuel savings across all driving conditions. It modifies or smoothes out the electronic throttle control program to reduce throttle response (throttle opening reduced to a maximum of 11.6%) and modifies air conditioning operation. As an ancillary benefit, it improves performance in low-traction conditions such as ice and snow because the reduced output helps to minimize wheel slippage. EPA label calculations do not include Eco mode.
Power mode increases throttle response in the middle range more than normal.
Displays and information. New multi-information display additions have been included in the Prius Plug-in. A new EV Drive Ratio display records the ratio of driving distance covered by EV power, and the Hybrid System Indicator shows possible EV driving range when in EV mode. An Eco Savings Record screen, new to both the 2012 updated Prius and the Prius Plug-in, allows drivers to measure their savings over a customizable pre-set comparison vehicle. The pre-set areas include fuel cost for a gallon of gas and miles-per-gallon average.
In addition to offering Entune, Toyota's new multimedia system, available smartphone applications developed for the Prius Plug-in Hybrid include Charge Management, Remote Air Conditioning System, Charging Station Map, Vehicle Finder and Eco Dashboard.
Packaging and weight optimization. A key goal for development of the Prius Plug-in was to deliver the optimal balance of performance, range, economy, packaging and affordable price. The new model delivers extended EV range without sacrificing roominess for passengers or for luggage.
The compact Li-ion battery pack is installed under the rear luggage area. Width, height and length of the luggage space remain the same as the standard Prius. There is no reduction in rear seat passenger room from the standard Prius model, with seating for three and 36.0 inches of legroom that is on par with midsize sedans. Significantly, the biggest change in packaging from the Prius Plug-in Hybrid test-fleet model is the smaller, more efficient battery pack in the production model. The new battery pack is approximately one-half the weight of the demonstration-phase vehicle, yet provides about 15% more range.
The 2012 Toyota Prius Plug-in has a weight of 3,165 lbs (1,436 kg) versus 3,042 lbs (1,380 kg) for the standard Prius and 3,373 lbs (1,530 kg) for the Plug-in test-fleet model. Suspension tuning has been altered in accordance with the change in weight distribution from the standard Prius model.
The Prius Plug-in reduced vehicle weight in other areas as well. In place of a spare tire, the Prius Plug-in carries a tire-sealing kit and inflator. The trunk floor panel features a reinforced honeycomb design and is about half the weight of the standard model's floor panel, while the charging cable stores in a compartment at the rear edge of the trunk floor. As on the standard Prius model, weight was saved through use of aluminum in the hood, rear hatch, front stabilizer bar and brake calipers and by using super high-tensile strength steel in the inner rocker panel, center pillar and roof reinforcement.
Externally, the Prius Plug-in inherits the standard model's low coefficient of drag at 0.25 Cd. The current Prius had received more wind tunnel hours of testing than any other Toyota in history.
The new Prius Plug-in will be offered in two trim levels, standard and Advanced. The standard trim level provides all of the features of the standard Prius Two grade, plus some features from the upscale Prius Three and Prius Four grades. The Prius Plug-in Hybrid also makes standard a new touch-screen Display Audio and navigation system with rear backup camera and Toyota's new Entune multimedia services.
Toyota's 36-month/36,000 mile basic new-vehicle warranty applies to all components other than normal wear and maintenance items. Additional 60-month warranties cover the powertrain for 60,000 miles and against corrosion with no mileage limitation. The hybrid-related components, including the HV battery, battery control module, hybrid control module and inverter with converter, and the battery-charging system and cable/connector, are covered for eight years/100,000 miles (10 years/150,000 miles for CARB states).
The Prius Plug-in Hybrid will also come standard with Toyota Care, a complimentary plan covering normal factory-scheduled maintenance and 24-hour roadside assistance for three years or 25,000 miles, whichever comes first.
The Prius Plug-in Hybrid will be on sale in 14 launch states beginning this October through Toyota's Online Order System at www.toyota.com. Vehicle deliveries begin in Spring 2012. The launch states include California, Oregon, Washington, Arizona, Maine, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Maryland, and Virginia. A national rollout is planned for 2013.
The compact Li-ion battery pack is installed under the rear luggage area.
So you DO lose storage area. The underfloor area, which was always good for quite a lot when stuffing the car for a vacation.
I couldn't get confirmation on this detail, but is the NiMH pack still there for normal hybrid operation? I read it was for the test-model.
As usual with Toyota, they have taken the safe route. They have a reputation of reliability to defend. Therefore the pack has an energy density of only 55 Wh/kg. It is intended to be trouble-free and last the life of the car.
It shows the new battery pack weights 80 kg and contains 4.4kWh in comparison to the standard Prius battery that weights 42kg and contains 1.3kWh. In other words, at the pack level the energy density of the standard Prius is 31Wh/kg (=1300/42) and for the new PHEV Prius it is 55 Wh/kg (=4400/80). So clearly an improvement but still much below the energy density in the battery and control module in the Nissan Leaf of 80Wh/kg (=24000/300).
I guess the reason that Toyota has not been able to do better in energy density is that they use a very high power battery cell that is intended for standard hybrid applications and not really a dedicated PHEV application. For this reason I speculate that the current battery pack for the PHEV Prius will be short-term (less than 3 years). As soon as Toyota can obtain in volume a dedicated battery cell for fast charging battery EVs and PHEVs the current version of their battery will be replaced. That should also enable Toyota to lower the price and deliver a larger pack than the 4.4kWh that goes into the current Prius PHEV.
Priced at 32000 USD and with less acceleration, far less electric only range and less electric only top speed I do not think that the Volt or the Leaf has much to fear in terms of competition.
@ Anne the old NiMH pack is gone.
"Priced at 32000 USD and with less acceleration, far less electric only range and less electric only top speed I do not think that the Volt or the Leaf has much to fear in terms of competition."
With a dozen year history, 3 million Prius sold, and the plug-in hyubrid being just part of a multi-model Prius line - the competition has a lot to fear.
Only a little more than double the battery capacity of the very first Prius (which was 1.9 kWh).
OTOH, the sudden-acceleration scare isn't going to be forgotten for a while.
Maybe I should elaborate a little. I think that the supply of cars with a plug currently is so low compared to the demand that almost any price and set of features will sell out. After all we will produce 70+ million cars globally in 2012 and less than 200,000 will have a plug. Another way to put it; globally there are now over one billion car owners and if just 1% of those cares about the environment and are willing to pay a premium for a car with a plug that is about 10 million willing consumers for less than 200,000 cars in 2012.
The Prius PHEV will sell all they can produce which may be up to 50,000 in its first year (Toyota have mentioned that number but has not been specific of whether they mean first launch year) but so will all other cars will a plug. Had Prius been able to price their PHEV for 28000 USD it might have meant trouble for the Volt priced at 41000 USD but still not for the Leaf as it is a very different beast.
I did the math yesterday. After rebates the Volt is only $3,000 more than the plugin Prius in initial cost. I had been leaning towards the Prius but I'm not sure now. Considering most of my driving is highway driving at 70mph I don't know if my MPG would be that much over a regular Prius.
If a plugin hybrid is fully discharged driving out of KC, Mo will it be fully recharged during interstate speeds when it reaches Denver, Col. ten hours later?
Probably not, unless there is a "mountain mode" which I have not seen listed in the options. The idea is to turn battery power into motion and vice versa, not gasoline into battery power.
It might be positive if the battery ~trickle charging on the interstate could then make electric economy available for city stop-n-go.
Since basic Hybrid Synergy Drive R&D and reliability were repaid before GM went SUV bankrupt, it's likely Toyota could drop a Prius plugin hybrid price well below US $30k, if it were to prove significantly to Toyota's advantage.
siromega the Prius qualifies for a $2500 fed rebate with the new 4.4kWh battery. In highway driving after the electric charge is gone the Volt gets about 37mpg and the Prius 49.
In our area, only HEVs/PHEVs/EVs with very large batteries (16+ Kwh) get the maximum subsidies ($8K to $10K). With only 4.4 Kwh the Prius PHEV would not qualify for much more than $2.5K. That was done to favor the Volt and Leaf. Whenever the Prius PHEV is produced locally, pressure will bare to get better subsidies. Otherwise, it would be to Toyota's benefit to increase the on-board battery closer to 16 Kwh. This may not come before 2015+ with next generation PHEV equipped with their new higher performance solid state batteries.
Does anyone know how the "normal" prius battery gets recharged while the "extra" battery for EV mode doesn't? Do they have two electrically separate batteries, or do they recharge the one primary battery just enough to make sure "regular" hybrid mode still works?
No lost of luggage space in comparison with the Pr!us HEV.
The Lithium battery pack simply replaces the NiMh pack plus the spare tire.
$32,000 before rebate is a good deal for early adopters who do a lot of city driving. It gives a distinct status symbol at a lot less premium than a Lexus or any other luxury badge. For that, Toyota must have a large badge clearly show the PHEV status.
Tree.... may be correct with the minimum e-range for PHEVs. Something like 20 miles should be the bare minimum and 40 miles would be better (minimum?) for people living in distanced suburban areas.
Toyota should look around for much better batteries, with much higher energy density (3x to 4x) to increase e-range from 15 to 45 or 60 miles. Such batteries already exist. Their partner Tesla could help?
Quote from the article '' the battery packs responded better if they were allowed to rest prior to recharging.) '' This is bad news for the folks advocating bev( battery electric vehicle ). They want to travel like gasoline cars or volt with public quick chargers installed everywhere, LOL. They rejected hydrogen these morons and now we learn that i was right.
This more or less puts the "electric highway" problem to bed.
With a PHEv you have more or less unlimited range and quick gasoline refuelling.
I think any PHEv is a good thing, even one with a 14 mile range.
It is much better to have 3 PHEVs with 14 mile range than one with 42 mile range.
The trick is to program the system so it uses the battery so as to maximise the efficiency of the ICE - i.e. not run on EV for the first 14 miles and then run on ICE until it is recharged.
It should be possible to learn the owner's commute and then use the battery for the stop-start or low speed parts of it, leaving the ICE for the higher speed parts.
I have mixed feeling about this car also, but mostly because more is always wanted (at the same price of course).
The EO range matters little except for the rebate.
Compared to the original Prius, 14 mi is enormous.
It is a great car but time has passed, competition (at less affordable prices) ups our expectations and appearance is a bit dated and "industrial".
But it is a very well engineered (with good compromises) car yet still appeals to the purist.
How close is it to being a good buy for someone who puts 15k Mi per year, 50/50 city freeway?
I don't know but, I hope it is closer.
I'm a little surprised on the pleasant side. For a quite affordable price, I could do most of my driving on electric, particularly since my round trip commute is 7 miles. I have a refundable deposit down on a Volt. Hmmm.
For someone with a 28-mile commute daily, this PHEV Prius can do half of it with electricity alone. This can reduce petroleum consumption by 1/2, giving a petroleum mpg of 100mpg.
For someone with access to an AC 110V socket at work, then the entire daily commute can be done with electricity alone! When enough people own PHEV's, more workplace will provide charging sockets for parking slots near the buildings, reserved for PHEV owners.
For those with over 28-mile daily commute, they perhaps should consider moving closer to the workplace. More daily driving means higher risk of traffic fatalities or injuries, more chance of getting stuck in traffics that can raise the risks of heart attacks and strokes, and less quality times in their lives.
You say: Toyota should look around for much better batteries, with much higher energy density (3x to 4x) to increase e-range from 15 to 45 or 60 miles. Such batteries already exist. Their partner Tesla could help?
I think Toyota deliberately stays on the safe side. They have a reputation for rock-solid reliability to protect, unlike Tesla, which can take more risks being the 'new kid on the block'. When you buy a Tesla, a new battery pack half-way through the life of the car is factored-in. The battery in a Tesla will degrade over the years, reducing the range as the car ages. Toyota has opted for a battery that will last the life of the car. And might even guarantee the electric range as the battery might have some spare capacity to compensate for aging.
Comparing to the Volt which has a 16 kWh battery weighing 197 kg. That is an energy density of 81 Wh/kg. Much higher. But when you look at the electric range per kg the Volt offers you 325 m per kg of battery, while the plug-in Prius manages 300. That is not much difference.
The stated 4.4 kWh battery capacity might also be the net capacity instead of the nominal capacity.
Good arguments Anne...but a similar quality, higher energy density, 10+ Kwh battery pack would meet more user requirements, but would cost $3K to $4K more. It may be available in the next generation Prius PHEV II by 2015 or so when battery price drop enough, ie. another 30% to 50%?
What Volt enthousiast are missing is that the Volt is built around the batty-pack, whereas the Prius has a small very accessible battery, just behind the back seats. If/when better batteries arive, and they most certainly will within the lifespan of the car, a simple battery upgrade during maintanance will transform this Prius from a very good plug-in-hybrid into a range extended EV, for the cost of a few thousand dollars.
I can't wait for aftermarket upgradekits for the Prius II, that will become available sooner or later at reasonable prices. This will allow the installed base of Prii to be coverted to range-extended EV's.


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Lamplighter has been called a 'crossover' novel complex enough for adults and teens alike, but I think that's a bit condescending, as if all YA books must be 'easy'. Lamplighter is never easy. It goes far deeper than your average coming-of-age and coming-out tale. It asks questions about fear, identity and prejudice. It invents a richly layered alternate universe. And it grapples with darkness in a compelling and beautiful way that's rarely been done in New Zealand fiction for young adults before. It feels like it could be the first in a series – let's hope it is.
Horse with Hat, Marty Smith
This book won Marty Smith the Best First Book Award for poetry at the NZ Post Book Awards last month. It's well deserved; I knew as soon as I read it that these poems would stick with me. Her poems trace footprints of family history (or should I say hoofprints?) and childhood memories with measured force and beautiful poetics. Her images are raw and intense, often giving the impression of standing by the side of the road when a car swooshes past and shakes the air in front of your face, tipping you backwards. This is a gutsy book of poems that deserves to be read.
Where the Rekohu Bone Sings, Tina Makereti
Tina Makereti currently teaches a new creative-writing workshop for Māori and Pasifika writers at the IIML. Her critically acclaimed debut novel lives up to her brilliant short-story collection, Once Upon a Time in Aotearoa. It traces the stories of two young couples: one in the 1880s in the Marlborough Sounds, one in the 21st century. The mythic and the domestic collide, as do different kinds of identity: what does it mean to be Pākehā, Māori and Moriori across generational, cultural and geographical divides? As well as a terrific story, the historical aspects are especially compelling.
Rough on Women, Dame Margaret Sparrow
"Stories of the women who died are important because otherwise their voices remain silent." This account of abortion in 19th-century New Zealand is pieced together from newspaper clippings, advertisements, diaries, letters, court reports, catalogued objects and photographs. This evidence unearths the silenced voices of women who underwent abortions at a time when it was dangerous, inaccessible, and rarely spoken of. Margaret Sparrow writes factually and simply, making for a quick read. Rough on Women is an essential addition to the study of New Zealand history. It's a reminder of how far we've come in terms of women's reproductive rights, but also that the fight's not over yet.
Puna Wai Kōrero: An Anthology of Māori Poetry in English, edited by Robert Sullivan and Reina Whaitiri
This recently released anthology is the first of its kind. It collects new poets, old poets, Māori poets in New Zealand, and Māori poets abroad. Famous prose writers feature, such as Keri Hulme and Witi Ihimaera, as well as accomplished poets Hinemoana Baker and Apirana Taylor. In subject, voice and poetic form, the poems are diverse and surprising. Hopefully, this book marks the beginning of more Māori voices included in English-literature courses at schools and universities, and a greater understanding of the importance of poetry in historical and contemporary Māori culture.
Incomplete Works, Dylan Horrocks
This beautiful collection of comics draws from Horrocks' 30-ish years of writing. It's a collection full of stunned pauses that leave you marvelling at how well-crafted the thing is. It moves through scratchy zines, the angularly surreal, and ending somewhere in the not-too-distant future, with an illustrated diary entry in part documenting the writing of an upcoming graphic novel. Incomplete Works is not only a great introduction to Horrocks' writing but to New Zealand comics as a whole.
The Inequality Debate, Max Rashbrooke
Max Rashbrooke's slender yet well-researched book lays bare the global problem of income inequality, confirming that New Zealand is one of the OECD's worst offenders. It makes for grim reading. Of the 2.9 million working adults in New Zealand, just 29,000 control 16 per cent of the country's combined wealth. Rashbrooke breaks down what income inequality actually is and how the world and New Zealand has descended into such an unequal quagmire. The Inequality Debate is fascinating and horrifying. Published as part of Bridget Williams Books' BWB Texts series, it's so short that you've got no excuse.
by Nina Powles, Ben Speak and David Williams
Best Films of 2014 (so far)
This film year was…
Action-packed. Hollywood is money-hungry and thinks generic action films are the golden answer of how to make billions. Captain America, The Hunger Games, X-Men: Days of Future Past, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, The Expendables 3, Transformers, Divergent, Guardians of the Galaxy, Edge of Tomorrow, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (since when were they still a thing?), Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, Hercules and Godzilla. Inundate audiences with blockbusters featuring the same dramatic soundtrack… who wouldn't repeatedly invest in that type of experience?
Thrilling. Predestination was a mindfuck. 5 stars. Better than Inception.
Healthy for Seth Rogen in alleviating confusion with Jonah Hill (22 Jump Street) and boosting the sex appeal of Zac Efron (Bad Neighbours).
Falling flat on musicals. This was a lacklustre year for films of song and dance, with none particularly singing out to audiences. Unless your profound love for Ricky Gervais transcends the plot of Muppets Most Wanted. Then again, perhaps it's wise to avoid bias as One Direction: Where We Are – The Concert Film was released, which some may consider heaven-ordained. Jersey Boys, directed by Clint Eastwood, also had a fantastic finale, sparking addictions to the song 'What a Night' for one viewer in particular. Has anyone thought of a musical modern-day Western… there's an undervalued market.
Postman Pat: The Movie happened.
New Zealand's claim to the vampire. Taika Waititi's Kiwi twist on the recurring vampire theme with What We Do in the Shadows was a highly positive addition to the New Zealand cinemascape (and Wellington landscape) this year. For Victoria students, it was particularly special with its nostalgic footage of The Big K.
Richard Linklater. The film Boyhood scored 100% on Rotten Tomatoes and was praised by Peter Bradshaw (The Guardian) as one of the greatest films of the decade. The successful achievement of the ambitious goal to create a film over 12 years is enough in itself, and a touching storyline makes it a poignant addition to the director's collection of challenging independent films.
A new direction for Scarlett Johansson. With leading roles in Under the Skin and Lucy, she pushed her acting repertoire into darker territory yet simultaneously proved to continue to be horrendously attractive even as the voice of a computer in Her. Multitalented.
Full of innovation… Someone thought it would be a good idea to transform the classic computer game Tetris into a blockbuster film. The excitement is building, yet the teaser trailer does not provide nearly as much light relief as the game. Not sure of its chances to be a winner. The Lego Movie has set the standards quite high with animating colourful blocks. It sets an interesting precedent, however. Candy Crush the Movie: Level 1 as the ultimate interactive experience requiring the audience to pay a little extra when in need of top-ups, and with never-ending 'sequels'; it could happen.
The Best Music of 2014 (So Far)
2013 was a banner year for albums. Yeezus. Modern Vampires. Nothing Was the Same. 2014 feels like more of a single year, so far at least – so here's five albums and ten songs (in no order).
Five albums
Modern Baseball – You're Gonna Miss It All
Modern Baseball are young enough to make you jealous, young enough to still put a song called 'Your Graduation' on their sophomore (literally) album, young enough to take a pop-punk song through three soaring movements, young enough to end a song with a mumbled request to have dinner with someone, and I fucking love it.
Perfect Pussy – Say Yes to Love
Since when did we give up? Since when did we say yes to love? Nobody felt as angry as Perfect Pussy this year, as urgent. If you really want to lose yourself in redemptive rage, to become part of a wall of noise much larger than yourself, this album is perfect.
FKA Twigs – LP1
You've never had sex this good.
Lykke Li – I Never Learn
A perfectly controlled collection of ballads, a tour de force in minimal songwriting and a ridiculous vocal range. This album feels like sitting on a beach with your best friend at 5 am while they talk over a huge problem with you, but in a good way (promise).
YG – My Krazy Life
YG's debut will fall off year-end hip-hop lists once Nicki and Kanye and Kendrick drop their new stuff, but it'll be a shame. This collection of relentless hooks and storytelling verses is exactly the kind of shit every afternoon drive requires, even if you can't sing along to the chorus of the lead single.
Ten songs
TY Dollar $ign – 'Or Nah (Remix feat. The Weeknd & Wiz Khalifa)'
What a disgusting fucking song. The Weeknd makes 'Or Nah', lecherously asking us about our sexual limits in the first verse and then padding the rest of the song with his OxyContin-sweet voice.
Nicki Minaj – 'Anaconda'
Yes, we know you prefer 'rap-Nicki', we know you have an *opinion* about the video, but Nicki doesn't give a fuck about your opinion; hell, she doesn't even care about DRAKE'S opinion. Pop song of the year: fuck 'Fancy'.
MAS YSA – 'Shame'
MAS YSA is clearly getting over something, reeling us into some kind of breakdown/epiphany of whispered lyrics and broken yelling, complete with synths that feel like skyscrapers jumping up and down.
Hundred Waters – 'Murmurs'
Some lyrics reveal themselves over time as smart; some lyrics just immediately take you over. "I wish you could see what I see", when finally stuttered out over a wall of watery synths during 'Murmurs', is in the latter camp.
Sophie – 'Lemonade'
Halfway through 'Lemonade', after a trap-buildup of stuttered lyrics and watery pops, everything changes. Suddenly we're in a K-pop song, a glittering surface of saccharine vocals and hyperactive synths. Then all the heaviness works its way back in. Song of the year.
Rustie – 'Attak (feat. Danny Brown)'
Making Danny Brown lose his breath is tricky, but Rustie manages it, and man is it fun. An apt title.
Grimes – 'Go'
I don't care if Rihanna rejected this, I don't care if Grimes-purists are worrying about it being too fun, I don't care that Grimes apparently threw away the rest of album this was on – this is everything a party song should be.
AG Cook – 'Keri Baby (feat. Hannah Diamond)'
The more I listen to PC Music, the more I'm convinced that their music is coming back to us through a temporal rift from 2024. 'Keri Baby' is a perfect slice of their insane aesthetic, and the kind of thing that almost makes the phrase 'post-ironic' okay.
A Sunny Day in Glasgow – 'Bye Bye Big Ocean (The End)'
For a song that starts with a wall of noise that once literally knocked me off my feet, 'Bye Bye Big Ocean' is surprisingly sweet. This is a song of parts, of soaring choruses, urgent noise, and tender breakdowns. A journey.
Drake – '0 to 100 / The Catch Up'
That beat, Jesus Christ. It's just two notes, a few drums, a haunting melody somewhere off in the distance, and Drake having a whole lot of fun on top of it. Braggadocio-Drake remains the best Drake, by an inch, but this song shows both of his sides perfectly. Being humble don't work as well as being prepared.
Ryan Hemsworth – 'Snow in Newark (feat. Dawn Golden)'
Nobody makes you feel empty and vulnerable like Ryan. Everything here – the long-distance lyrics, the assortment of warm instruments, the echoing vocal samples – everything combines to completely take your feelings over. This is the kind of song the repeat button was made for.
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Some Shows to Watch
Orders from on high to produce something along the lines of a 'Best Of' playlist for TV. I don't know much about TV, so thought we could just have some shows in here that you might like to watch at some point, or not, even though some of them aren't that recent. In no particular order:
Broad City: Just in case you haven't seen this already. Pretty funny. Skirts the line between being nicely comedic and a little bit far-fetched. There are actually some sinister little jokes regarding sinister men, I thought, which got serious. And they smoke a lot of weed – if you don't like that, then don't worry about this show. Further, it's a good example of American humour hitting its stride a little more than usual. Briskness, or something. This one's also quite cool in terms of editing and sound, too. Anyway, that should be enough for what seems to be quite a popular show.
Rick and Morty: Lots of people have probably seen this already, too. But anyway, animated sitcom which aired on Cartoon Network last year. It's created in part by Dan Harmon, the dude who also did Community. However, if you're one of the many people who kind of hated Community, don't fear. This cartoon is quite different. Premise is your usual family setup, except instead of a talking dog or alien or Kenny or whatever, there's this grandfather, Rick, who is sort of like an alcoholic super scientist. Rick and his grandson Morty have adventures. It's one of the most creative things I've seen in a while. And some of the jokes about the state of affairs in our communities at the moment are actually just ruthless. But good. Additionally, the writing is some of the best you'll come across. It's odd watching an animated sitcom that manages to do dialogue in a very uncontrived way. Another word for that would be authentic, I guess, but I try to stay away from that one as much as possible. Moving on.
True Detective: Just watch it.
Transparent: Not really sure about this one. I've just watched the pilot episode and it looks like it could be okay. Though the pun in the title really devalues the entire thing to me. Anyway it's a sitcom, so again, the family themes. But this time, the father is transgender, and so I assume most of the action of the show is built around the way that fact affects the lives of this woman's children, friends and her ex-wife. For once, it looks like the transgender stuff is gonna be handled well and with empathy instead of it being framed as otherness. But I've only seen one episode. Worth a watch. Also, it looks like this might be slightly different from a genre perspective, because despite being given the sitcom format (20-min eps), there's clearly a wider narrative forming and so each episode is dependant on the last, instead of being standalone, as a sitcom typically would be. Interesting.
The Affair: This one hasn't actually aired yet. But it's got Dominic West from The Wire and also Ruth Wilson from Luther. It could be good, it could be bad, but I'm gonna see what it's about on 12 October.
Fargo: I'm sure lots of you have seen this. I actually don't have much time for it, personally, but there's a lot of hype and so I'm sure it's worth the watch. Especially if you're into the original film. The show doesn't really seem to have quite the same individuality of the film, and that's not really all so surprising given the Coen Bros don't write this (though they are executive-producing, which is a trendy thing to do a the moment). However, the show does retain the quirkiness of its namesake, and that's something you might enjoy. Also a good one if you're a fan of Martin Freeman or Billy Bob Thornton.
Sherlock: If you haven't seen this, you live in a rock, or whatever that saying is.
Girls: Again, just watch it.
House of Cards: I thought the second season got a little bit out of hand myself, though other people vehemently argue it's totally in keeping with the narrative arc that we've been working towards since episode one. If you haven't seen the first season, definitely watch that. Interesting show in that they release a season at a time. Think it was the first show to do this.
To leave you with some sparkling conversation: dogs can't watch TV; Western Australia is 3.6 times larger than Texas and has only eight Domino's Pizzas; and hot water freezes faster than cold.
by Michael Graham
The Year in Art Crime
Art is robust. We've spent at least the last century declaring it dead and yet here it is, making a lot of money, alienating the masses, wearing black and scowling. Perhaps, then, it is a matter of strategy. Art can't be killed by a manifesto, or the undermining of the fetishised object: its death may, just maybe, be brought about by small gestures. This is a feeble conceit, but we go to print in a few hours and as I write this I am lying on my back on a bloodstained leather recliner and a large, hairy man is tattooing the words 'I HAVE GIVEN UP' across my forehead. So, without further ado, I present to you a short list of tiny chinks in the very sturdy armour of cultural hegemony, a few triumphant acts of iconoclasm in the service of a revolution no one is really interested in.
In February, Máximo Caminero, a Florida artist, destroyed a painted Ai Weiwei vase (valued at $1 million) on display at the Pérez Art Museum Miami. Caminero said the vandalism was an act of protest against the museum's neglect of local artists in favour of blockbuster names. Behind the installation of vases was a set of three photographs depicting Weiwei holding and then dropping a Ming-dynasty vase. Caminero said any symbolism was unintended.
Also in February, a cleaner at the Flip Project Space in southern Italy accidentally threw away a Sala Murat piece. Security guards noticed several items were missing from the installation, which was comprised of pieces of newspaper and cookie-cutters, and reported to gallery administration. BBC News quoted the city's marketing commissioner as saying, "It's clear the cleaning person did not realise she had thrown away two works and their value. But this is all about the artists who have been able to better interpret the meaning of contemporary art, which is to interact with the environment… In any case, the insurance will cover the damages caused."
On 9 March, criminal charges were filed against El Salvadoran artist Víctor "Crack" Rodríguez for a performance piece in which he is seen eating a ballot paper. No subsequent information about the charges has been published since late March, but if Rodríguez is convicted, he could face up to six years in jail.
A 61-year-old man in Kingscliff, Australia led police on a 300 m chase on a toy scooter after spray-painting the words "Dumb Cops" and "Kingy Boyz Rule", as well as other illegible slogans, on the local police station. The man managed to injure two police officers during the altercation. A police representative was quoted as saying, "It's not our usual type of graffiti suspect, at that age."
The Louvre's Tuileries Garden is infested with rats. Administrators blamed the infestation on litter left by picnicking tourists. Poison has been left in the Garden since July to try to combat the rodent problem, but rat sympathisers have been, for months, removing it.
In August, Canadian performance artist Istvan Kantor smeared his own blood on the walls of the Whitney Museum where a Jeff Koons retrospective was taking place. The museum was promptly closed for cleaning and Kantor sent to a psychiatric institution for evaluation. Kantor, who is a member of the Neoist movement, has engaged in interventionist performance pieces since the 1970s. In 2004, he threw a vial of his blood at a Paul McCarthy sculpture in Berlin.
In September, a nine-foot-tall statue of a bright-red-skinned, particularly well endowed Satan posed in a devil-horn salute was, ahem, erected in a park in Vancouver. The statue, which was visible from the main commuter line of Vancouver's SkyTrain, was promptly removed as it was "not officially commissioned by the city". As yet, no one has taken responsibility for the piece.
A Utah man charged with vandalising a Banksy was last month ordered to pay a US$13,000 fine or face jail time. The Banksy murals, which were painted illegally on private property in 2010, were encased in Plexiglas by the city to preserve them. The money is intended to cover the cost of restoring the paintings, and to replace the Plexiglas.
by Simon Gennard
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The Tata Trusts' strategy of convergence in directing education programmes for backward regions and communities is enabling it to achieve a greater scale and impact, thereby making the Trusts a key literacy stakeholder in India's education ecosystem
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Decades before UNESCO proclaimed in 1967 that September 8 every year be celebrated as International Literacy Day to highlight the importance of literacy — as a matter of dignity and human rights — to individuals, communities and societies, our visionary Founder, Jamsetji Tata, emphasised on education both for the individual's and society's progress in an inclusive and sustainable manner.
Given his clear premium on education, Jamsetji established the eponymous JN Tata Endowment for the higher education of Indians; since its inception in 1892, the philanthropic trust has been aiding Indian students with loan scholarships for higher education. And even before this, the Tata family founded and supported the Bai Navajbai Tata Girls School in Navsari, Gujarat, which is more than 160 years old today and one of the earliest schools for girls in India.
The group's efforts in promoting education have never been more pertinent. India's education woes are extensive. While 99.2 per cent of students eligible for primary education are enrolled, the percentage of eligible students with access to secondary education is 80%, those with access to senior secondary education is a disappointing 56.2%, and only 24.5% have access to higher education. Additionally, India has a shortfall of approximately nine lakh teachers, including four lack primary school teachers.
A significant part of the Trusts' effort is aimed at strengthening the government school system, the only option for the majority of India's marginalised children. "We are striving for the overall development of children and their academic skills," says Amrita Patwardhan, zonal head, north India, programme implementation.
Key literacy stakeholder
Jamsetji's philosophy of constructive philanthropy became a tradition in the Tata group. Since setting up the first school, the Tata Trusts' engagement with education has grown manifold. Today, it is a key stakeholder in literacy efforts in India. Their education portfolio supports 84 projects that impact a total of about 3.6 million students and teachers in 26 states and 145 districts of India.
Over time, the approach to and direction of the education programmes under the Tata Trusts (Trusts) canopy have evolved. In 2014, the Trusts aligned their activities to focus on backward regions and communities. In 2018, they revisited their education strategy to find ways to achieve greater scale and impact by promoting holistic, integrated approaches to literacy through advocacy, networking and partnership activities.
"We want to deepen our conversations with non-profits, convene like-minded entities around specific causes and create a strategy for convergence; this will help us achieve scale at the national level," says Satyajit Salian, head, education, the Tata Trusts. "The Trusts want to play a vital role at the fulcrum of the sector."
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Ancestors in the Civil War: the Heralds
In my continuing studies of my family history and the Civil War, I now turn my attention to my maternal grandfather's paternal side. Unfortunately, I do not have any lineal Civil War ancestors from this branch of my family tree, but I have found a few more distant uncles who did serve in the war.
One of these was Thomas Herald, whom I found at this link which shows him as part of Company K of the 14th Kentucky Cavalry.
Thomas was the brother of one of my three-times great grandfathers and the son of my four-times great grandfather, Alexander Herald,a slaveowner and local justice of the peace in Breathitt County, Kentucky.
This site notes: "After settling in the Crockettsville area and starting their family, the civil war interrupted their lives and Thomas Herald was enrolled in Company K, 14th Regiment of Kentucky Cavalry on March 7, 1863; and was discharged by reason of expiration of service on March 24, 1864 at Camp Nelson, Kentucky. His record of service shows that he served as a mountain scout and that on a scouting mission to Perry County, where he was exposed to inclement weather and to sleep on the cold ground without blankets developed a chronic health condition and was sent home to recuperate. During this time he was treated by a neighbor and family physician, Dr Anthony Morris and Dr James Riley. Wesley Stamper and Squire Riley were also neighbors in the Crockettsville area."
His records on fold3.com state that Thomas enlisted on March 17, 1863 at Booneville, Ky., and mustered out March 24, 1864, at Camp Nelson. It also shows him as 5 feet, 11 inches tall, with black eyes, grey hair and a dark complexion. He was listed as "present" in March and April of 1863 and "absent sick" in July and August of the same year. He was a farmer born in Wilkes County, North Carolina. (He also was the son of a slaveowner, born in what became a Confederate state, though he was in Kentucky for most of his life.) It said he was 44 years old, meaning he was born about 1819, though other records for the family show a birth year of 1813. Perhaps he lied about his age so that he would not be too old to be accepted into service, as ages 18 through 45 were considered "military age."
Another page shows he may have originally tried to join Company B, 3rd Battalion of the same regiment on February 28, 1863, but was not mustered into the unit. A comment in the remarks section of this page is not legible. I have seen other ancestors with similar paperwork who ended up in company K of the regiment and a record that notes this unit operated in battalions, so it may have been a case of pre-printed paperwork for one battalion being used at first, then being fixed to standard forms in later record-keeping.
An Alexander Herald also served in the war, but several people with that name lived in the area at the time. This link provides a clue about which one it was. It shows that the Alexander in the war was born in 1840, meaning he was Thomas' son, based on family records I have seen. This Alexander was also the grandson of another Alexander Herald (Thomas' father) and the nephew of Alexander Herald Junior. I think he had at least one cousin named Alexandet as well. The younger Alexander also joined Company K of the14th Kentucky Cavalry. Records on fold3.com show that he joined in Breathitt County on December 15, 1862 (the 1890 census shows October 10 as his joined date) for 1 year and mustered in at Irvine, Ky. on February 13, 1863. He mustered out on March 24, 1864 at Camp Nelson. He had received $25 of bounty money, but had last been paid on August 31, 1863. He owed the government $8.99 for "arms, equipment, etc," which a note indicates consisted of: 1 curb bridle, 1 halter, 1 pair of spurs, 1 cartridge box, 1 cap pouch, 1 waist belt and 1 gunsling. He had a clothing account of $78.95. I thought this was what he owed the government for his uniform, but I saw one explanation of service records that said that was what the government owed the soldier.
The roster of the 3 Forks Battalion, of the Kentucky State Troops (or home guards, a Union group) also lists a Thomas Herald as a corporal who had joined the unit November 1, 1864 in Crockettsville, Ky., mustered in on February 19, 1865 and mustered out on July 17, 1865 in Irvine,Ky. (I have attached a copy of one page of this document.) Was this the same Thomas? Fold3.com does not provide any answers to this. I suspect this may have been his son Thomas Jr. (brother of Alexander.) The 1890 Veterans' Census on Heritage Quest seems to confirm this, listing both Thomas and a "Thomas T. Herrald (sic)" with the latter having been in Kentucky infantry from November 1864 to July 1865, matching the dates on the list of the 3 Forks Battalion. The first link in this post shows the younger Thomas as "Thomas 'Tete' Herald," so that middle name matches the initial on the 1890 record. (The 1890 census shows the older Thomas as being in the 14th Infantry starting in 1862, instead of cavalry and 1864, but those appear to be errors.)
Roger Herald, brother of Alexander and Thomas Jr., was also a private on this roster. His joined send mustered dates and places matched those of Thomas Jr.
This means that Thomas Sr. and three of his sons all served in the war all on the Union side. I have to wonder what Thomas Sr.'s wife Elizabeth thought of this, though at least Thomas Jr. and Roger did not join until their father and brother had mustered out of the service.
John Herald, bother of Thomas Sr. and uncle of Thomas Jr., Alexander and Roger, also served as a private in the same unit, with the same joining and mustering in and out information.
At one point I thought it was strange that men like these from a slave-holding family would fight for the union, but I was wrong. Abolition was not an official goal of the Union early in the war and many Kentuckians thought slavery may be safer in the Union than out of it. That belief was among the reasons Kentucky stayed in the Union and a sense of betrayal developed among some people after the Emancipation Proclamation became official and the 13th Amendment passed, adding to the "seceded after the war" stigma that became attached to the state.
The 14th Kentucky Cavalry and the 3 Forks Battalion both served in the Eastern Kentucky region during their time in the war, battling Confederate guerillas. It was not a glorious time, but shows their support for the Union cause.
I'm a descendant of Thomas Herald. Thanks for posting this. I've been trying to find this info.
James March 3, 2016 at 9:00 PM
This is great. I'm a descendant of William Squire Bill Herald...Thomas and Alex's brother.
Richard March 3, 2016 at 9:29 PM
Squire Bill is my 3x great-grandfather and his son William "Buck" is my 2x great-grandfather
Hello, My name is Arnold Arrowood. I am a descendant of Reverend Nathaniel Lewis Arrowood the Quarter Master Sergeant and later a private in the 14th Kentucky Cavalry Company K. Or known as the "Greasy Fourteenth". Company K was originally mustered in as the 14th Kentucky Cavalry, 3rd Battalion, Company B. It was later called Company K. I know my family married into the Heralds after the civil war, but am unsure when and whom. I wanted to share the information of the companies info with you as it confused me as well in my search, finding my 4x/5x Great Grandfather listed as being in two companies of the 14th.
My great great grandfather Sergeant Martin Fugate was killed in action with 3 Forks Battalion on I believe Jan 3 1865. Is there a way to find out where and how? Thank you.
Richard February 3, 2021 at 1:29 PM
I replied to this a few days ago, but it didn't show up for some reason. Sorry about that.
I found one source that showed the same information as you have, but spelled his name Fuget.
Maybe try to check some newspapers from Lexington or others in the region. Local libraries might have them on microfilm or online.


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Q: Why is the (reduced) suspension of a genus $g$ surface homotopy equivalent to $(\vee_{2g}S^2)\vee S^3$? Why is the (reduced) suspension of a genus $g$ surface $X_g$ homotopy equivalent to $(\bigvee_{2g} S^2)\vee S^3$?
An attempt:
We can construct $X_g$ by attaching an $D^2$ to $\bigvee_{2g} S^1$ along the `obvious' map given by the relation in the fundamental group.  So we get a cofibration $S^1\rightarrow \bigvee_{2g} S^1 \rightarrow X_g$.  In particular we have a cofibration sequence,
$S^1\rightarrow \bigvee_{2g} S^1 \rightarrow X_g \rightarrow S^2 \rightarrow \bigvee_{2g} S^2 \rightarrow \Sigma X_g \rightarrow S^3\rightarrow \bigvee_{2g} S^3 \rightarrow \Sigma^2 X_g \rightarrow \cdots$
I'm not sure how to proceed from here.

A: $\bigvee_{2g}S^2\to \Sigma X_g\to S^3$  is a cofibration sequence.
Moreover, $H_2(\Sigma X_g) = H_1(X_g) = \mathbb Z^{2g}$ and $H_3(\Sigma X_g)= H_2( X_g) = \mathbb Z$,  and the higher $H_n$'s are zero
$\Sigma X_g$ is simply connected, and so is the space you want to compare it to, so it suffices to find a map which induces an isomorphism in homology.
It's clear that the map $\bigvee_{2g}S^2\to \Sigma X_g$ already induces an isomorphism on $H_2$, so it suffices to find a map $S^3\to \Sigma X_g$ which induces an isomorphism on $H_3$. This map will not come from a map $S^2\to X_g$ by suspension, because $X_g$ has no higher $\pi_i$'s (if I remember correctly, orientable surfaces are always $K(\pi,1)$'s)
So for this, we may want to use the better version of Hurewicz, which not only says that $\pi_2\to H_2$ is an isomorphism (because $\Sigma X_g$ is simply-connected), but also that $\pi_3\to H_3$ is an epimorphism (see here, at "absolute version")
This in particular means that there is $S^3\to \Sigma X_g$ such that $H_3(S^3)\to H_3(\Sigma X_g)$ sends $1$ to $1$, in particular it's an isomorphism on $H_3$, and we get what we wanted

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OKLAHOMA CITY - A man adds more charges to his previous criminal record after he was taken into custody following a brief police chase Tuesday afternoon.
The end of that pursuit creating a sea of police lights in the parking lot of Advantage Battery near the intersection of Melrose and Rockwell.
The chase stemmed from a carjacking case in Amarillo, Texas.
"A stolen vehicle taken in their city had been tracked to our jurisdiction," explained Lt. Isaac Goodman with Oklahoma City Police. "The victim obviously had some sort of tracking device on the vehicle."
Lt. Goodman explains the GPS system gave metro officers a location for the vehicle, but they also were told by the Texas investigators that the car thief is believed to be armed with two guns, and is believed to have made threats against law enforcement previously. The Dually Flatbed pickup truck was located in a metro parking lot.
"Officers didn't get close enough to determine if it was, in fact, the one they were looking for before the suspect got in that vehicle and pulled out of the parking lot," said Lt. Goodman.
Police say the driver, now identified as 46-year-old Dennis Shawn Rae, refused to stop when police tried to pull him over. With the help of a police helicopter, and stop sticks that deflated the tires, Rae stopped the stolen truck into the battery store's parking lot.
Employees at the family business had a front row seat to all of the action.
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No weapons were found in the truck or on Rae's person. Police say when they approached, Rae was slumped over the wheel. Even after firefighters checked his vitals, he appeared unconscious in the back of a squad car.
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Nickname/Alias:
Age/Date Of Birth: 40
Occupation: Hunter
Species Group: Hunter
Play-By: Jon Bernthal
❤ Hunting
❤ Going to new places
❤ His bloodhound, Roofus
✗ Mostly everything supernatural, especially Werewolves
✗ Down time, he always wants to be occupying himself somehow
✗ Failure
☬ Becoming a creature
☬ Losing someone else to a creature
★ Hunt
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✧ Borderline Fearless
✧ Idealistic
✧ Protective
✦ Wrathful
✦ Lonely
✦ Perfectionist
Parents: Henry and Josephine Lawrence
Other Family: Emily Lawrence (Cousin, Deceased), Jeff Lawrence (Uncle, Mentor, Deceased), Josie Lawrence (Daughter, Deceased)
Important Others: Shelby Turner (Ex-Wife, Deceased)
Murdock Lawrence was born to a world of loss, with his mother dying in childbirth - he was raised by a single hunter father who did his best to supply for his son alongside his uncle but that soon failed when Murdock's father was killed on a hunt, leaving Murdock in the care of his uncle and his older cousin, Emily. His new caretakers were hunters as well, and they instilled in Murdock's mind a general dislike for the supernatural throughout his entire life - he spent most of his life hunting with the two of them.
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Turkish government has detained 63 former police officers in 19 provinces on Saturday following the detention warrants issued by the Ankara Chief Prosecutor's Office for 100 former police officers over their alleged links to the Gülen movement. It was reported that the suspects, including former police chiefs, were allegedly using the ByLock mobile phone messaging application.
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Director Edgar Wright, best known for Hott Fuzz, Shaun of the Dead, and Scott Pilgrim v. the World, shared the first page of the script last month on Twitter.
A talented, young getaway driver relies on the beat of his personal soundtrack to be the best in the game. When he meets the girl of his dreams, Baby sees a chance to ditch his criminal life and make a clean getaway. But after being coerced into
working for a crime boss, he must face the music when a doomed heist threatens his life, love and freedom.
Written and directed by Edgar Wright, Baby Driver stars Ansel Elgort, Lily James (To the Bone), Jon Bernthal (Daredevil), Eiza González, Jon Hamm, Jamie Foxx and Kevin Spacey.
Baby Driver will be released in theaters nationwide on August 11, 2017.
Source: Trailer-Track
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