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Best TV Show Sites to Watch and Download TV Shows
Last updated on January 15, 2020 by Mary
Way back, when the technology is not dominating and dictating the standard of living, from transportation, the way of communication and media. Everything can be referred to as "Analog." That you have to ride a bicycle to go from one place to another, likewise when sending messages you need to mail and wait several months to get a response. When watching TV shows or movies, you have to wait for the scheduled airtime to view it. On the other hand, for movies, you have to go to the theater to do so. Compared today, in one click, you can now watch any TV shows or movies without having to leave your house. Since, these days the internet became an ocean of information and source of leisure for many, most notably for Movies and TV shows. That being said, we listed some of the TV Shows hosting sites that have an extensive catalog and download TV shows
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AllTVshows is a non-profit TV show download site organization that provides free access to Free Movies and TV shows. The TV shows download series allows you to stream for TV Shows and Movies. This site does not store any of them in a server. Data are fetched from different websites that provide the same server. Also, subtitles are provided for those people who do not understand English. So, on your busy schedule, you can now watch all the TV episodes you have missed. On top of that, if you want to download each episode that you have watched, it is possible. The site incorporated a built-in browser from the site. Below the title picture, you will see the download button if it is available. That means you can watch anytime and anywhere without being restricted.
Grabthebeast is a website to download TV series that shares the same goal as AllTVshows. This best site to download TV series allows users to be able to watch and download shows online. Yes! You can also download them. That way, even if you are away from any internet connection, you can still watch movies. What s good about this tool compared to the previous one mentioned, this site sees the importance of updating and improving the performance of the website. Equally important, that everyone might know this site also can search for documents online, whether it is a PDF, WordDoc, or PPT. The only thing that you have to watch out for this tool is the Ads on click. There are certain parts of the site that when you click them, it will show another tab for apps being advertised.
DirecTV is one of the best TV series download sites in America. It is one of the prestige yet the most expensive also in terms of plans offered. Not only it allows its subscribers to watch not only on their TV screen, but even those people are also on the go. Stay at home no more with the website created to enjoy watching TV series straight right on your computer and mobile devices. This started when ATNT bought DirecTV way back in 2017. After the company was acquired, it began to expand and provides more options for its use on top of that better customer service 24/7. However, you can only watch online if you have a DIRECTV account. Also, all recorded TV shows from the DVR box can be viewed online.
Next on the list of best sites to download TV shows is JustWatch. Among the sites on the list, this has the most number of catalogs. Not only has it allowed users to watch TV shows online, but also Movies. The site provides more options. The website does not store any of them; instead of when you search videos here, the site will crawl for you and find it from sites they have partnered with. For movies, the site had a direct link from other movie sharing sites. The tool updates now and then, so, if there are new movies available. Look all the way down of the site to see TOP 5 of each category.
TubiTV is a free movie and TV streaming service which is available in the United States and Asia. The streaming service was released in 2014 and has become one of the popular ways to watch free movies and TV series. Unlike the regular subscription-based services like Netflix, TubiTV is free because it is ad-based. For those who find ads distracting, then they should think twice before using TubiTV. However, for free viewing, a couple of ads before and while watching won't be an issue. These ads are the reason why TubiTV is free and continue to stay that way. TubiTV does not require any account registration, which is why means you can immediately use it at any given time.
TV Land is another top site to download TV series online. The site hosts popular TV series like "Younger" and "Teacher," which are both award-winning series. TV Land stays true to its name because you can find tons of TV series episodes within its library. Also, the site provides various resolutions for its videos, if in case the viewer wants to watch it in high-definition. TV Land is more of an online TV channel than a website because it shows TV episodes according to their schedule. They even have a TV schedule guide for users to know what time they should watch their favorite series.
HotStar is the largest streaming service in India. This site contains mostly Bollywood TV series and movies in their native language. For those who like to watch foreign films, especially Bollywood films, then they should definitely try HotStar. HotStar offers its Bollywood contents for free, but for those who want to watch their other content like western films and TV series, they have to subscribe to the premium service of the site. There are several award-winning TV series in the library of HotStar like "Band of Brothers," and "Escape to Dannemora." All these and more are available with HotStar and its premium service.
Last on the list of excellent TV show download website is TV Box. The site offers various western TV series and movies in high-definition, and above all, for free. TV Box is known for updating its library every hour, which ensures that users will get the latest episode as soon as possible. If you get tired of watching TV series, then you can switch to the movies section of the site. The only downside of using TV Box is that you can't directly watch the videos from their website. This is because it only provides links where you can watch the actual episode and open it on a new tab.
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This tool can download videos in two different ways. Let us talk about the first one. This feature of the tool downloads video via links. All you need to do is get the target video link. In this case, we will copy a video link from JustWatch then go back to the main interface of the tool. Under the "Download" tab, click the "Paste URL" button. That way, the video will be added to the download queue.
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The other way is by using the "Auto-detection" of the tool. This will make your life easier. You don't have to do anything extra. To do that, go to "Detect," then use the built-in browser to visit of JustWatch directly. Aim for the target video and play it. Just watch than the tool will do the entire job for you. To know if the video was detected, you will see a notification bar at the bottom right side of your computer.
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Happy Sunday to all of my lovers!
Sunday's aren't just for brunch, but their for the Saints as well! I attend Hope Ministries in Brooklyn, NY and boy do those saints come DRESSED on Sunday's!
I've decided that 1st and 4th Sunday's will be dedicated to me giving my "Sunday's Best" my all! The first Sunday in respect to God for allowing me into the mercy of a new month, and the last for God giving me the strength to make it to the last one of the month. None are promised, so I've made it my business to dress it up and make it real for my praise!
I have a thing for men's suits now so this tuxedo jacket I got from ASOS men. I thought I would have a hard time finding my size in men's clothing because I'm so small, but they cater to the slim Jim's as well! This jacket is a size 32in.
I chose this semi sage green color to usher in new energy and spirit for April during this mercury retrograde.


It is the title track to The Niceguy's new EP. The song features Leo Napier and carries the outfit's funky and groovy sound. King Of The Street EP is a 3-track project.
The Niceguys is a unit of Swiss producers and DJs. They have been travelled and played through Europe. We previously shared, "Under Control:, which is also the second single in the EP.


Although I'm a big fan of Blackadder, and have an abiding "professional" interest in period comedies, I wasn't in any great hurry to watch Ben Elton's new Shakespearean sitcom Upstart Crow, because I haven't really enjoyed anything he's written since Blackadder Goes Forth, way back in 1989!* Nonetheless, I've seen the first two episodes now, and found myself laughing a lot more than I thought I would. Some of the faux-old-timey language is a bit too twiddly and distracting, and I could do without the long-distance-carriage-rides-as-analogue-to-modern-day-train-commutes runner… it's also a shame that Shakespeare himself should be played by a Cambridge graduate (David Mitchell), thus undermining his status as a (relatively) "working class hero", and adding a rather unfortunate layer of irony to the character's impassioned railing against the oppressive Oxbridge establishment… but overall, it's a pretty entertaining way to pass a spare half-hour.
One big point in its favour is the inclusion of Gemma Whelan as 'Kate', the servile daughter of Shakespeare's London landlord, who harbours a burning ambition to become an actress… despite the constant derision she faces for daring to suggest that girls might be better at playing female characters than boys-dressed-as-girls are! To be honest, I didn't actually recognise Whelan the first time I watched the show… and even after I knew it was her, I still had a hard time seeing her as the same actress who plays the grim and grubby 'Yara' in Game of Thrones. I'm really enjoying her sweet comedic performance in this show, which provides a bracing contrast to her saltier dramatic work in GoT… and there can't be many actresses who get to demonstrate their range so strikingly in two concurrent series, so snaps to her for that!
* Which was co-written with Richard Curtis, of course… and anyone who's watched the Blackadder box-set's behind-the-scenes featurette will know that the scripts for that series were painstakingly punched-up and polished by the cast, before being committed to video-tape.
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Q: How to change the server name? I am a new employee in one of the web development companies. My company has the following policy in developing the web-based applications:
The database should be resided on coporate server which is controlled by IT
and the web-based application files should be hosted on another different server which I have the admin rights on it. We have Windows Server 2008 R2. To access one of these applications, we should put as a link the server name such as:
http://ServerName.myapplication

Instead of the server name, I want to put a meaningful name (or alias) but I don't know how to do that. So could you please tell me how to do this?
By the way, I searched in the Internet about it and all of the resources talking about the DNS without clear steps.

A: To change the server/computer name follow the following steps:

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*Go to My Computer --> Properties

*Click "Change Settings" --> Opens the "System Properties" window

*Click "Change" --> Opens "Computer Name/Domain Changes" window

*Change the "Computer Name" there and click "OK"

A: You can edit your local computers hosts file to use custom DNS that only applies to your workstation.
File: C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts
Format: <ip address to resolve to> <custom dns name>
Example: 192.168.1.2 meaningfulalias.com
Now you can go to meaningfulalias.com on your workstation and it will go to whatever IP you really want.

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At the outset of his presidency, Yaya Jammeh enjoyed a brief flurry of enthusiasm among Gambians but it suddenly began to decline precipitously when the citizens learned about his envious politicized and tribal -based "justice" along with his social re-engineering agenda, which — among other things — attempts to seed everything with values antithetical to the Gambian tradition. Perhaps most perniciously, as soon as Yaya Jammeh's reason for taking over the country fell apart, he picked up his pen (Daily Observer) and microphone (State Media GRTS) — and began to distort what he had done and why he did it until today. He continues to think the Gambians are merely impatient with his failed promises rather than scared by his executive actions and deception — though misinformation. He's wrong on all counts.
He is out there to cherry-picking facts to yield a desired effect on misinforming our citizens. They have their own semantics. For example, a "Nationalism" has become the "unpatriotic." The APRC coming into existence through "Coup detat" is now concealed as a "July 22 revolution". "Gambian Diasporian" instead become mislabeled as "Negative internet sites or Bad citizens". In keeping with the use of the APRC Party's semantics, I am opposed to the "Regime's treatment of women" means you oppose "Gender-equality".
As a culturally illiterate at heart, he took a stab at his ideological grudge and skewered the Gambian economy instead. He understands that mere bluff and intense psychological propaganda often succeeds to succumb peace loving Gambians — particularly if the bluff is big enough. His agenda was quickly fully unmasked along with his intensely ideological tribal grudges — though he often denies it but it's a telling symbol of Yaya Jammeh's dysfunctional leadership. He continues to hamstring Gambian in every step of the way as an obstructionist. He ensures most Gambians are not informed at all or completely misinformed, and their lack of political education. He is very astute in revising his political vernacular in order to suit his politically deceptive purposes.
He seemed absolutely tone-deaf but he is out there trying to misinformed the public about his love for Gambian women to shadow the brutality he instructed on the likes of brave Fatoumata Jawara and Ndogoi Njie and stunning rebuking Gambian man — whom he deprived of jobs in every facet of the economy to make them look worthless. Then, in the next breath- he is secretly mollycoddling his tortures, giving them stolen homes and sheep to feast on. He continues to flail around like he is loved by the people at the same time foisting plans to eliminate all opposed to his regime.
He employed remarkable audacity — as infallible human being with white kaftans and large heart. Well after his coup, those who once enjoyed a sterling reputation among honorable public servants were humiliated and their properties confiscated with no evidence of corruption. He made so many families suffer and has so much blood on his hands. His government is setting The Gambia on an inevitable path to permanent debtor status whiles he becomes filthy rich. Politicians, solders, journalist, and his former colleagues started dying mysteriously. He quickly resorted to using deceptive tactics to misinform Gambians, held the Islamic religion hostage to cloud mind of Gambians, stonewalled every investigation which exonerate the PPP regime and blend himself with certain community elites.
He uses our judiciary to abuse Gambians, our service men whom are paid by tax payers — to harm us with brute force, our freedoms — to create gender wars, our delicate tolerances among each other — to divide us, our passionate love for each other — to create envy among us, our endlessly accommodating culture — to cause tribal suspicion, our religion — to create deep divisions within societies and more importantly, our respect of human rights as weakness.
To refuse to examine those truths mentioned above increases the difficulty of dealing with the reality of Gambia today. The promised economic reforms have reformed nothing. Trust me, Yaya Jammeh knows this very well and see the issues dangling right before his eyes during his brief stopover at the presidential tour. Remote sea waters in the world have witnessed record numbers of Gambians risking their lives to reach freedom. Clearly, any push for an informed electorate or citizenship rights has been overshadowed by immense amounts of misinformation by the regime.
We can no longer permit "all talk, no action". This is a new era of responsibility. Citizens who hold Gambia very dear to their heart are still digging Gambia out from the misinformation Yaya Jammeh and his regime continuously spread. It's a very painful and hard fight because they are now manifested in our public monuments – example "McCarthy square" renamed as July 22nd square, he reduces our countries Independence Day celebration to nothing and our history books are all being distorted. The debt outlook we own to our beloved country is increasingly bleak but we are Gambians and we shall overcome. It further obscures the urgent necessity for us Gambians to seek our own solutions to the threat in our midst.
Political misinformation in Gambia is rampant. Appropriate action on shared civic education is times a headache. It's no longer news that diasporian vaunted outreach to some with political aspirations or certain oppressed people has been a bust at times. We heard it all — why don't you folks come here and join the fight. Indeed, that is very cheap to say. It is time for our fellow citizens to step forward as leaders of their generations and inspire the beginning of a new age of participation freeing Gambia again. Without the presence of a more informed citizen—Gambian will continue to crumble under the leadership of Yaya Jammeh due to its inability to represent the needs of its people.
By putting pressure on the regime and inspiring all Gambians to get involve about our countries affairs, we can all prevent the continuous breakdown of the foundation of our country. Democracy will flourish in our beloved Gambia and citizens will experience the advantages of enlightened citizens, better leaders will be elected, better laws will be implemented and Gambians will prosper.
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9 reasons why Modi is heading for a landslide in the 2019 general elections
Posted on July 22, 2018 by Sunil Rajguru
In 2002, they said Narendra Modi would be sacked as Gujarat Chief Minister. Then they said he would lose the State elections that year. In 2007 they said he would lose the Gujarat elections yet again. In 2009 they predicted that his national career was finished.
In the run up to the 2014 general elections, first they said that the BJP would never make Modi as their Prime Ministerial candidate, then they said the allies would never accept him, after that they said that the people would never accept him, finally they said that the NDA would stand no chance of getting the half-way mark which was later revised to the BJP tally.
That's a 100% failure record, so now if they are saying that Modi is facing a tough 2019 it actually means that he is heading for a landslide. Here are 8 reasons why…
1. Congress was the largest party whenever they made a comeback.
At the Centre, the Congress made a comeback in 1980, 1991 and 2004. So then why can't it do it for the fourth time in 2019? The answer lies in the fact that at all those three times, the Congress was by far the largest party of the land.
In all those three occasions, Congress had the most manpower and most money. Congress has nearly always had the most MPs in the Rajya Sabha, most Chief Ministers and most MLAs. Historically they've just lost seats in the Lok Sabha but retained their power everywhere else. This is the first time it is not so. The BJP has emerged as the big daddy in Indian politics with no close second.
The BJP beats the Congress on all counts…
(1) In the Lok Sabha it leads 271-48. (No competition)
(2) In the Rajya Sabha it leads 71-50 and if you add BJP allies, then it's even further ahead.
(3) In the list of most populous states, the largest Congress has is Punjab at No. 20. Apart from that they have the smaller Mizoram and Union Territory Puducherry. In contrast there are 16 BJP Chief Ministers and more as allies. Scoring big in the Assemblies leads to scoring big in the Lok Sabha. Losing States means you'll lose the Centre again.
(4) There are 1500+ BJP MLAs and the Congress has less than half of that.
(5) BJP is by far the richer party.
And finally an interesting point…
(6) In the 2014 elections, 10.7 crore people voted for the Congress. In the last four years, their support has drastically reduced. What about the BJP? Well their primary membership itself stands at 11 crore plus!
In the past Congress was an elephant that always returned due to its sheer size. Well now the Congress has shrunk to insignificance and the BJP is the elephant. It is a rising elephant in power to boot.
2. Modi has become the default operating system.
Once, Pappu (Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi) said that the Congress was the default operating system of India. He was right. But only till 2014! As mentioned above, Modi has uninstalled the Congress and made the BJP the default operating system.
That didn't happen in the previous occasions. In 1980, the Janata Party disintegrated. In 1998, the Janata Dal disintegrated. Even the BJP started weakening from 2002 onward thanks to Godhra (it didn't dent Modi, but it depressed Vajpayee), Operation West End and the media's relentless attacks on the BJP.
The President, Vice President and Governors are all BJP appointees for the first time and it is the Congress that is still reeling from scandals.
The Congress gave us Independence in 1947 and for decades people blindly voted due to that. However there's hardly anyone left alive today who was old enough to see India getting that Independence. Today the mantra is development & governance and Modi & the BJP are more associated that.
3. Modi's 2018 image is even better than his 2014 one.
Indira Gandhi's 1975 Emergency sunk her and she called the elections in 1977 in an act of desperation and lost. The Janata Party fought itself to extinction by 1980. Rajiv Gandhi came as Mr Clean in 1984, but by 1989 he was disgraced thanks to Bofors, the HDW scam, the Shah Bano case, the anti-defamation bill etc.
The Janata Dal leaders fought themselves to oblivion by 1991. PV Narasmiha Rao started with a bang in 1991, but from 1992 afterwards, he saw one scandal after another: The stock market scam, the Babri Masjid demolition, the JMM bribery case, Lakhubhai Pathak, Hawala, St Kitts… it wasn't really surprising that he lost. Nationally the Janata Dal itself disintegrated by 1998.
AB Vajpayee's golden period was 1996-99 when he led the BJP to be the single largest party in three straight general elections (1996, 1998 & 1999), affected Pokhran thumbing his nose at America and winning the Kargil War. From 2001 he had Operation West End, Godhra and by 2004 was a pale shadow of himself and it was not surprising that he lost.
Even UPA's 2009 victory was soured in 2010 itself with the unearthing of the Commonwealth Games scam after which we had August Kranti, 2G, Coalgate, Choppergate etc.
However well into 2018, it is the Congress of the back foot and its scams are still coming out with great regularity even though it lost power four years ago. Modi continues to be Mr Clean, Mr Governance and Mr Development. To recap, Rajiv, Rao, Vajpayee (1999) and UPA2 unraveled in the first couple of years whereas Modi is still going strong after four years and there's hardly any time left to counter that.
4. Modi has a lot to show for his term.
For the first time in Independent Indian history, India became a power surplus nation. LPG connections soared as the middle class subsidy was transferred to the poor. Bank accounts for the poor went up. GST unified India in the end. Demonetization mopped up tens of thousands of crores of black money and reduced counterfeiting.
When Latur faced severe water crisis, the Jaldoot Express (trains of water tankers) sorted out the problem. The Railways recently saw the lowest accident rate in 40 years. Road building has been speeded up. There is focus on real urgent pressing issues like building toilets.
Shastri reformed India but died early. Rao liberalized and transformed foreign policy but soon got bogged down by scams and inaction. In contrast, the Modi Express has been chugging along at full steam since 2014.
5. Pro-incumbency is the norm at the centre.
Jawaharlal Nehru was not the popular choice for Prime Minister within his party and was foisted on the nation by Mahatma Gandhi. But still when he took over he won all the elections in his life. His daughter Indira also won all the elections save one where she had imposed the dreaded dictatorial Emergency.
The Janata Party and Janata Dal disintegrated and only the slew of scandals sunk Rajiv in 1989. Vajpayee in 2004 was not expected to complete his term had he been elected and he was scandal-ridden and overshadowed by LK Advani. Manmohan got re-elected in 2009 even though he was mediocre in UPA1.
At the Centre pro-incumbency is the norm and Modi is in his prime and young enough to complete two more terms so it is unlikely that India will vote against him in 2019.
6. The Opposition has made a total mess of itself.
Ram Manohar Lohia's anti-Congressism unified the Opposition when they captured the States for the first time in 1967. Jayaprakash Narayan plotted Indira's downfall and installed the Janata Party in 1977. VP Singh was the most popular leader in 1989 and he too united the Opposition.
Vajpayee was the tallest leader in the 1996, 1998 and 1999 elections and BJP was the single-largest leader in all three. (Manmohan) Singh was King in 2009. Similarly Modi is the emperor today and it is the the entire opposition that is disunited.
Pappu is a joke and no other regional leader is within a mile of Modi. Post-2014 law and order has been a disaster in non-BJP states like Akhilesh Yadav's Uttar Pradesh, Lalu Yadav's Bihar and Mamata Banerjee's West Bengal.
In 2019, the Opposition is not in a position to challenge Modi.
7. BJP will make gains in the South, East and Northeast.
In 2014, the BJP stormed the North and West. There is no reason to believe that they will not improve their performance. But even if they do shed seats, they will gain them from the rest of the country. The BJP has already stormed the Northeast.
It is sure to pick up seats from the East (West Bengal & Orissa) and also from the South. It could open its account in Kerala and do better in states like Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. It may increase its share in Karnataka where the Congress and JDS are fighting each other to the death.
8. Modi Haters are following the same stale 2002 strategy.
Maut ka saudagar. (Merchant of death). Nazi. Hitler. Fascist. Dictator. Muslims under siege. Christians under siege. Rising intolerance. Dalits under siege. Danger to the press. #Awardwapsi…
Modi haters and his political rivals used that strategy in 2002. And lost. They used that strategy in 2007. And lost. They used that strategy in 2014. And lost. So why are they still using this losing strategy for 2019? To lose again?
9. He's is still India's greatest campaign manager… ever.
It can be argued that without Modi the BJP may have won only 200-220 seats in the 2014 general elections. Then they won state after state due to Modi's massive rallies and cunning campaigns. In Gujarat State elections the BJP would have surely lost had it not been for Modi. Recently in Karnataka most polls showed Congress ahead but after a Modi blitzkrieg, the BJP emerged as the single largest party.
Modi is still in top form. He is still the number one campaigner. He still has Amit Shah, who's the best poll strategist. Modi will still be tough to beat in 2019.
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For other uses, see Cargo cult (disambiguation).
A cargo cult is a belief system among members of a relatively undeveloped society in which adherents practice superstitious rituals hoping to bring modern goods supplied by a more technologically advanced society. These cults, millenarian in nature, were first described in Melanesia in the wake of contact with advanced Western cultures. The name derives from the belief which began among Melanesians in the late 19th and early 20th centuries that various ritualistic acts such as the building of an airplane runway will result in the appearance of material wealth, particularly highly desirable Western goods (i.e., "cargo"), via Western airplanes.
Contact with colonizing groups brought about a considerable transformation in the way indigenous peoples of Melanesia have thought about other societies. Early theories of cargo cults began from the assumption that practitioners simply failed to understand technology, colonization, or capitalist reform; in this model, cargo cults are a misunderstanding of the systems involved in resource distribution, and an attempt to acquire such goods in the wake of interrupted trade. However, many of these practitioners actually focus on the importance of sustaining and creating new social relationships, with material relations being secondary.
Since the late twentieth century, alternative theories have arisen. For example, some scholars, such as Kaplan and Lindstrom, focus on Europeans' characterization of these movements as a fascination with manufactured goods and what such a focus says about Western commodity fetishism. Others point to the need to see each movement as reflecting a particularized historical context, even eschewing the term "cargo cult" for them unless there is an attempt to elicit an exchange relationship from Europeans.
Cargo cults are marked by a number of common characteristics, including a "myth-dream" that is a synthesis of indigenous and foreign elements; the expectation of help from the ancestors; charismatic leaders; and lastly, belief in the appearance of an abundance of goods. The indigenous societies of Melanesia were typically characterized by a "big man" political system in which individuals gained prestige through gift exchanges. The more wealth a man could distribute, the more people in his debt, and the greater his renown. Those who were unable to reciprocate were identified as "rubbish men". Faced, through colonialism, with foreigners with a seemingly unending supply of goods for exchange, indigenous Melanesians experienced "value dominance". That is, they were dominated by others in terms of their own (not the foreign) value system; exchange with foreigners left them feeling like rubbish men.
The term cargo cult was first used in print in 1945 by Norris Mervyn Bird, repeating a derogatory description used by planters and businessmen in the Australian Territory of Papua. The term was later adopted by anthropologists, and applied retroactively to movements in a much earlier era.
1964 Peter Lawrence: "cargo ritual was any religious activity designed to produce goods in this way and assume to have been taught... by the deity"
Cargo cults occurred periodically in many parts of the island of New Guinea, including the Taro Cult in northern Papua New Guinea and the Vailala Madness that arose from 1919 to 1922. The last was documented by Francis Edgar Williams, one of the first anthropologists to conduct fieldwork in Papua New Guinea. Less dramatic cargo cults have appeared in western New Guinea as well, including the Asmat and Dani areas.
The John Frum cult, one of the most widely reported and longest-lived, formed on the island of Tanna, Vanuatu. This movement started before the war, and became a cargo cult afterwards. Cult members worshiped certain unspecified Americans having the name "John Frum" or "Tom Navy" who they claimed had brought cargo to their island during World War II and who they identified as being the spiritual entity who would provide cargo to them in the future.
With the end of the war, the military abandoned the airbases and stopped dropping cargo. In response, charismatic individuals developed cults among remote Melanesian populations that promised to bestow on their followers deliveries of food, arms, Jeeps, etc. The cult leaders explained that the cargo would be gifts from their own ancestors, or other sources, as had occurred with the outsider armies. In attempts to get cargo to fall by parachute or land in planes or ships again, islanders imitated the same practices they had seen the soldiers, sailors, and airmen use. Cult behaviors usually involved mimicking the day-to-day activities and dress styles of US soldiers, such as performing parade ground drills with wooden or salvaged rifles. The islanders carved headphones from wood and wore them while sitting in fabricated control towers. They waved the landing signals while standing on the runways. They lit signal fires and torches to light up runways and lighthouses.
The Prince Philip Movement on the island of Tanna, which worships Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, husband of Queen Elizabeth II.
Anthropologist Anthony F. C. Wallace conceptualized the "Tuka movement" as a revitalization movement.[full citation needed] Peter Worsley's analysis of cargo cults placed the emphasis on the economic and political causes of these popular movements. He viewed them as "proto-national" movements by indigenous peoples seeking to resist colonial interventions. He observed a general trend away from millenarianism towards secular political organization through political parties and cooperatives. Theodore Schwartz was the first to emphasize that both Melanesians and Europeans place great value on the demonstration of wealth. "The two cultures met on the common ground of materialistic competitive striving for prestige through entrepreneurial achievement of wealth." Melanesians felt "relative deprivation" in their standard of living, and thus came to focus on cargo as an essential expression of their personhood and agency.
Peter Lawrence was able to add greater historical depth to the study of cargo cults, and observed the striking continuity in the indigenous value systems from pre-cult times to the time of his study. Kenelm Burridge, in contrast, placed more emphasis on cultural change, and on the use of memories of myths to comprehend new realities, including the "secret" of European material possessions. His emphasis on cultural change follows from Worsley's argument on the effects of capitalism; Burridge points out these movements were more common in coastal areas which faced greater intrusions from European colonizers.
Lamont Lindstrom takes this analysis one step further through his examination of "cargoism", the discourse of the West about cargo cults. His analysis is concerned with Western fascination with the phenomenon in both academic and popular writing. In his opinion, the name "cargo cult" is deeply problematic because of its pejorative connotation of backwardness, since it imputes a goal (cargo) obtained through the wrong means (cult); the actual goal is not so much obtaining material goods as creating and renewing social relationships under threat. Martha Kaplan thus argues in favor of erasing the term altogether.
^ a b Burridge, Kenelm (1969). New Heaven, New Earth: A study of Millenarian Activities. London: Basil Blackwell. p. 48.
^ a b Lindstrom, Lamont (1993). Cargo Cult: Strange Stories of desire from Melanesia and beyond. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press.
^ Burridge, Kenelm (1993). Lockwood, V. S.; Harding, T. G.; B. J., Wallace, eds. Contemporary Pacific Societies: Studies in Development and Change. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall. p. 283.
^ Worley, Peter (1957). The Trumpet Shall Sound: A Study of 'Cargo Cults' in Melanesia. New York: Schocken books.
^ Otto, Ton (2009). "What happened to Cargo Cults? Material Religions in Melanesia and the West". Social Analysis. 53 (1): 93–4.
^ Otto, Ton (2009). "What happened to Cargo Cults? Material Religions in Melanesia and the West". Social Analysis. 53 (1).
^ Otto, Ton (2009). "What happened to Cargo Cults? Material Religions in Melanesia and the West". Social Analysis. 53 (1): 90. doi:10.3167/sa.2009.530106.
^ a b Schwartz, Theodore (1976). "The Cargo Cult: A Melanesian Type-Response to Change". In DeVos, George A. Responses to Change: Society, Culture, and Personality. New York: Van Nostrand. p. 174. ISBN 978-0442220945.
^ Burridge, Kenelm (1969). New Heaven, New Earth: A study of Millenarian Activities. London: Basil Blackwell. pp. 65–72.
^ a b Otto, Ton (2009). "What happened to Cargo Cults? Material Religions in Melanesia and the West". Social Analysis. 53 (1): 87. doi:10.3167/sa.2009.530106.
^ Lawrence, Peter (1971). Road Belong Cargo: A Study of the Cargo Movement in the Southern Madang District, New Guinea. ISBN 9780719004575.
^ Worsley, Peter (1957). The Trumpet Shall Sound: A Study of 'Cargo Cults' in Melanesia. New York: Schocken books. pp. 17–31.
^ Mercer, Phil (17 February 2007). "Cargo cult lives on in South Pacific". BBC Online.
^ Mondo cane. 30 March 1962.
^ Worsley, Peter (1957). The Trumpet Shall Sound: A Study of 'Cargo Cults' in Melanesia. New York: Schocken books. p. 231.
^ Otto, Ton (2009). "What happened to Cargo Cults? Material Religions in Melanesia and the West". Social Analysis. 53 (1): 85. doi:10.3167/sa.2009.530106.
^ Otto, Ton (2009). "What happened to Cargo Cults? Material Religions in Melanesia and the West". Social Analysis. 53 (1): 86. doi:10.3167/sa.2009.530106.
^ Otto, Ton (2009). "What happened to Cargo Cults? Material Religions in Melanesia and the West". Social Analysis. 53 (1): 88–9. doi:10.3167/sa.2009.530106.
Several pages are devoted to cargo cults in Richard Dawkins' book The God Delusion.
A chapter named "Cargo Cult" is in David Attenborough's travel book Journeys to the Past: Travels in New Guinea, Madagascar, and the Northern Territory of Australia, Penguin Books, 1983. ISBN 0-14-00-64133.
A chapter named "The oddest island in Vanuatu" in Paul Theroux's book The Happy Isles Of Oceania pages 267–277 describes Theroux's visit to a John Frum village and provides answers about the faith and its practices. Penguin Books, 1992.
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The end of the Politics I know
June 25, 2016 July 10, 2016 / Jerome Kuseh
Photo: telegraph.co.uk
I woke up this morning thinking about Brexit. Not about the geopolitical or financial impact but what it means for my politics. As far as non-Ghanaian politics is concerned my sympathies usually lie with candidates or causes supported by lower-income people and the intellectual left.
In the case of the UK Labour election I backed Jeremy Corbyn because of the support for him from lower-income people and prominent economists on the left. I have supported Bernie Sanders against Hillary Clinton even though many of those economists backed Hillary. My reason for that was Hillary's hawkish foreign policy and the fact that Sanders' policies were more in tune with what these economists had called for in the past.
Going into the Brexit vote, there were a lot of good reasons for people on the left to vote Leave. The treatment of Greece by the EU, the EU forcing austerity policies on governments even in the face of their ineffectiveness, TTIP and the EPA all presented the EU as a monster that had to be defeated in the interest of working class people. But when the campaign itself started many people who had railed against the EU wanted the UK to remain. Even Yanis Varoufakis, the radical former Finance Minister of Greece, campaigned in the UK for them to remain. Why is that?
In supporting Hillary Clinton over Bernie Sanders, Paul Krugman (arguably the most influential economist on the left today), said that if there were to be any mass revolution in the USA it would be on the right not the left. I had my doubts about this. Even after the GOP chose Donald Trump I still had my doubts. Surely, the large number of people who had been the losers in globalisation and neoliberalism would be the most likely to break the resolve of the "establishment". The Brexit vote is an indication that I was wrong.
I cannot think of any movement on the left which has had the kind of victory which the xenophobic right has had with Donald Trump and now Brexit. Perhaps one will mention the victories of Syriza in Greece, Podemos in Spain and Corbyn in the Labour leadership race but none of these are comparable to the world-changing and history-shaping event that is Brexit. The warnings of economists on the left and the right, historians and other academics was ignored. A wave of nationalism and anti-intellectualism swept through the UK and carried it out of the EU.
Before the British people could talk about the implications of Brexit Donald Trump had landed in the country and was praising them for "taking their country back". Marine Le Pen, Geert Wilders and many xenophobic parties across the EU have been ecstatic about the result and are calling for replications in their country.
And now it has become clear why many on the left who had been very critical of the EU had campaigned to remain. It is also clear why many of the right-wing UK media which I thought would join the business community of the UK to campaign for remain had called for Brexit. This vote was not about the money. It was about identity and a rally against "others".
In the wake of Brexit I have had to reexamine my politics. We are not in normal times. The threat of fascism and nationalism is one which we cannot take for granted. The pollsters were horribly wrong about Trump and Brexit and no one knows for sure what is going to happen now.
In such an environment the reasonable thing to do is to support the status quo. And that is what I intend to do. There will be no leftist revolution but the xenophobic revolution must be stopped. It was not austerity ideologues or Brussels bureaucrats or bankers who railed against immigration or intellectualism. It wasn't they who backed Trump. It is not they who have created an environment of hostility to minorities.
The world may not be getting better but we cannot allow it to be made worse. There may be time someday to make the needs of ordinary people the main purpose of politics but for now there's the need for compromise between the left (at least what is left of it) and the establishment to stave off the rage of people determined to reverse time and turn the world into what they used to know.
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I have to admit I was getting tired of the Brexit discussion, but this engaged me again. You have some great points and I especially love this quote "The world may not be getting better but we cannot allow it to be made worse. " Very well written!
Thanks for reading Maria. And it's nice to hear from you again


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This brand new anthem, destined to become an Easter season resource for churches around the globe, was written by Zschech, Israel Houghton and Kari Jobe, and is being made available for download today from iTunes and Amazon.com.
"Victor's Crown" was also recently debuted by GetRealLive! in a BlogTalkRadio.com show featuring an interview with Zschech and Revealing Jesus producer and five-time GRAMMY Award-winner Israel Houghton. During the interview, which sparked 13,583,657 twitter impressions in just two-hours, Houghton shared his reason for wanting to be involved in this project:
"Darlene has paved the way for so many people, including myself," said Houghton. "As much as we marvel at 'Shout To The Lord' and all those Hillsong songs, I feel like the best has been left for now! There has never been a greater time to hear the heart of Darlene…From the time we started writing the songs, to the moment we finished in Birmingham and since, I feel that we are being allowed to handle something very precious to the heart of God."
In her gracious way of reflecting the praise and putting it back on God, Zschech responded following Israel's comments: "I need the Word of God. I need Church family… These are not just pretty poems put to pretty music. These are songs that teach my soul to sing. One of the ways I take heart is that I worship. It's very powerful when you feel the joy of the Lord beside you, so incredibly powerful."
Zschech also writes in the Digital Booklet featured at Revealing-Jesus.com: "Once you read through the credits on this project, you will see that there are many, many amazing people who have worked beautifully to put this recording together. I actually had resigned myself to maybe never doing a live project again, knowing that to date I have been privileged to work with some of the finest people ever to write and record songs of praise... and maybe that season was over. But after some long conversations with God and then with friends in our world, and a lengthy D and M (deep and meaningful) with Israel H, Mark [Zschech] and I decided we would record live one more time."
Recorded live Sept. 28 and 29, 2012 at the Church of the Highlands in Birmingham, AL, Revealing Jesus is orchestrated by Dr. Henry Panion III (Stevie Wonder, Carrie Underwood, Chaka Khan) and features special guest appearances, as well as co-writes with Michael W. Smith, Jobe and Houghton. Along with the dynamic participation of thousands of worshipers, the live recording also captures a compelling performance by the Alabama School of Fine Arts, based in Birmingham.
In addition to the 12 new worship anthems on the Revealing Jesus CD/DVD, bonus tracks in custom versions of the album will include fresh takes on such internationally acclaimed songs as "Shout to the Lord," "Hosanna" and "Worthy is the Lamb," as well as the Houghton-penned "Jesus at the Center." The custom versions include a "deluxe" CD/DVD combination, an ebook with songs, and an iTunes® LP that includes video plus bonus resources, song devotional videos and more.
The companion Revealing Jesus book was poured out from the pages of Zschech's personal journals. Honest, raw, and beautifully written, the devotional contains meditations and Scriptures revealing the heart of Jesus. These devotions are designed to inspire and encourage the reader's journey, especially when times are hard, tenderly calling readers to sit at the feet of the Lord, learn from His wisdom, embrace His love and experience His peace.
About Darlene Zschech:
A worship leader, pastor, singer, songwriter, speaker and author, who has led millions of Christians in worship, Zschech has written and performed over eighty songs, including such global anthems as "Shout To The Lord," a song that is sung by an estimated 30 million churchgoers every week and has been covered by at least twenty other artists. She has also penned bestselling books, such as Extravagant Worship, The Kiss of Heaven and The Art of Mentoring, which combined have been translated into 19 languages. As a teenager, she sang jingles for McDonalds, Special K, KFC and Diet Coke, and in the year 2000, she received the Gospel Music Association International Award for her impact on the Global Church. While serving as a worship leader and pastor for Sydney's Hillsong Church, Darlene wrote for, performed on and helped produce 16 Gold- and one Platinum-selling Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) live Hillsong albums.
Today, Darlene and her husband, Mark, are senior pastors of Hope Unlimited Church on the Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia, and together founded HOPE: Global (www.hope-global.org) and work with Compassion International, serving the world's poorest of the poor. The couple has three daughters, Chloe, Zoe and Amy, a granddaughter, Ava Pearl, and a grandson, Roman Emmanuel Mark. Learn more about Darlene Zschech and Revealing Jesus at www.darlenezschech.com.
About RGM-NEW BREED Music:
RGM-NEW BREED Music was formed by merging Israel Houghton's NEW BREED and Galley Molina's RGM (Reverence Gospel Media) to create this new multimedia and music company. In addition to Zschech's Revealing Jesus and Houghton's Jesus At The Center, RGM-NEW BREED is getting ready to launch I'm in Love with a Church Girl, a feature film written and produced by Molina and set to release in 2013. Houghton executive-produced the film, produced the soundtrack and provided additional scoring, marking his first foray into the faith-based feature films genre. See www.rgmusa.com for more information.
About Bethany House Publishers:
Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group, has been publishing high-quality books for over 50 years. One of the largest publishers of Christian books, Baker Publishing Group is composed of six divisions: Bethany House, Revell, Baker Books, Baker Academic, Chosen Books and Brazos Press. Baker Publishing Group is also the exclusive publisher of GOD'S WORD® Translation. Bethany House offices are located in Bloomington, MN, and Baker Publishing Group is headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan. For more information, please visit www.bakerpublishinggroup.com.
About Integrity Music:
Integrity Music is a division of David C Cook, a nonprofit global resource provider serving the Church with life-transforming materials. Headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Integrity Music's resources are distributed in more than 160 countries and sold worldwide. Additional information can be found at www.integritymusic.com.
For more info on Darlene Zschech visit the JFH Artists Database.


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Gasparilla Music Festival Unveils First Round of Performers
Article Contributed by MAD Ink PR | Published on Thursday, December 18, 2014
The Gasparilla Music Festival presented by SYKES ("GMF"), which kicks off the highly anticipated spring break and outdoor music festival season, has revealed its first round of musical performers. With more artists to be announced shortly, the growing line-up includes Gogol Bordello, Gaslight Anthem, Trampled by Turtles, The Budos Band, Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr., Dumpstaphunk, Hiss Golden Messenger, Roadkill Ghost Choir, Hot 8 Brass Band, Margo & the Pricetags, and Packway Handle Band. Local favorites include The Hip Abduction, Miggs Band, Selwyn Birchwood, Thomas Wynn & the Believers, RedFeather, and Mt. Zion Baptist Gospel Choir. Now in its fourth year, the festival promises its most eclectic and impressive musical line-up to date and will be announcing other top acts and local favorites in the upcoming weeks.
In addition, the festival has announced that Early Bird discounted ticket pricing will continue until the full lineup is announced in January. GMF takes place March 7-8 in Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park and Kiley Garden.
Past performers at GMF have included The Flaming Lips, Trombone Shortly, Jason Isbell, RJD2, Ra Ra Riot, Rebirth Brass Band, Deer Tick, Best Coast, Dawes, and Ozomatli among many others. In keeping with the Festival's theme of bringing together a massively wide range of genres - from Brazilian Gypsies to Brookly Funkmasters, country folk duos to Orlando Swamp Rock, Brass Bands to Church Choirs - GMF continues to offer something for every musical palate.
A sampling of the caliber and diversity included in this preliminary announcement includes: Selwyn Birchwood was the winner of the 2013 Blues Foundation International Blues Challenge; Roadkill Ghost Choir has garnered rave reviews from the tastemakers at SPIN, Rolling Stone and Relix; Gogol Bordello has scored several early TV appearances with Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Fallon and Letterman; Packway Handle Band has been voted Athens' Best Bluegrass Band three years running in the readers' choice Flagpole Magazine Music Awards; festival favorites Trampled by Turtles have graded stages at Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza, Austin City Limits Music Festival, Coachella and Stagecoach; Daptones artist The Budos Band have made fans worldwide with their infectious instrumental AfroSoul music including appearances on NPR; Hiss Golden Messenger debuted on The Late Show with David Letterman just a few weeks ago; and Nashville's Margo & the Pricetags, whose voice and songwriting has been compared to that of Loretta Lynn's, was featured in Rolling Stone's "10 New Artists You Need to Know for Fall 2014". More information on all of these GMF performers can be found at: http://gasparillamusic.com
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The Gasparilla Music Festival takes place March 7 & 8, 2015.
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Manganese removes oxygen and sulfur when iron ore (an iron and oxygen compound) is converted into iron. It also is an essential alloy that helps convert iron into steel. It also is an essential alloy that helps convert iron into steel.
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iron is present, it has all been oxidized and is being removed in the filtration process. If iron is found in the filtrate, oxidation has not been complete and some of the iron will pass through the filter and end up in the treated water. In this case, the operator should consider adjustments to the ... Iron and Manganese Removal Author:
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Iron processing: Iron processing, use of a smelting process to turn the ore into a form from which products can be fashioned. Included in this article also is a discussion of the mining of iron and of its preparation for smelting. Iron (Fe) is a relatively dense metal with …
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Jan 15, 2019· In the oxide type manganese ore, the manganese is often present in the insoluble form of Mn 4+ and iron often exists in the state of Fe 3+. In order to obtain soluble Mn 2+, Mn 4+ must be converted into Mn 2+, therefore, reductants are applied to reduce Mn 4+ into Mn 2+ during the acid leaching process (Named as direct reduction leaching).
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GEOLOGY – Vol. IV – Iron and Manganese Ore Deposits: Mineralogy, Geochemistry, and Economic Geology - Jens Gutzmer and Nicolas J. Beukes ©Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS) 1. Introduction Iron, in the form of cast iron and steel, is arguably the backbone of all industrial development, and indispensable to modern civilization.
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Manganese processing, preparation of the ore for use in various products. Manganese (Mn) is a hard, silvery white metal with a melting point of 1,244 °C (2,271 °F). Ordinarily too brittle to be of structural value itself, it is an essential agent in steelmaking, in which it removes impurities such ...
As much as 90 percent of manganese consumption, both in the United States and globally, is accounted for by the steel industry. Manganese removes oxygen and sulfur when iron ore (an iron and oxygen compound) is converted into iron. It also is an essential alloy that helps convert iron into steel.
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The production of manganese alloy from manganese ore is an energy intensive process and therefore, apart from manganese ore, power plays an important. Contact US A Comparative Study on Acid Leaching of Low Grade Manganese . Low grade manganese ore in …
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Manganese ore instruction. As we know most manganese ore belongs to the lean ore, so we must do vann before we use it. But in fact the most manganese ore is fine-grained or micro-fine disseminated, and with quite a high phosphate, high iron ore and mix metals. Therefore, it brings rather difficult to beneficiation processing.
The residue from desulfurization and denitrification of exhaust gas treatment process with pyrolusite ore as absorbent is regarded as a potential source of iron and manganese.
The Extraction of Iron - Chemistry LibreTexts
Cast iron has already been mentioned above. This section deals with the types of iron and steel which are produced as a result of the steel-making process. Wrought iron: If all the carbon is removed from the iron to give high purity iron, it is known as wrought iron. Wrought iron is quite soft and easily worked and has little structural strength.
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Its product portfolio includes manganese alloys, high-grade manganese ore, and manganese chemistry. Vale is a diversified mining and metal company that produces and sells nickel, copper, ferroalloys, cobalt, coal, cobalt, manganese, platinum group metals, iron ore and pellets, and fertilizer.
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The phase transition of the iron into liquid in the furnace was an avoided phenomenon, as decarburizing the pig iron into steel was an extremely tedious process using medieval technology. Uses. Traditionally, pig iron was worked into wrought iron in finery forges, …
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Iron processing, use of a smelting process to turn the ore into a form from which products can be fashioned.Included in this article also is a discussion of the mining of iron …
Manganese - Wikipedia
Pure manganese used for the production of iron-free alloys is produced by leaching manganese ore with sulfuric acid and a subsequent electrowinning process. [34] Process flow diagram for a manganese …
Manganese Statistics and Information - usgs.gov
Manganese (Mn) is essential to iron and steel production by virtue of its sulfur-fixing, deoxidizing, and alloying properties. Steelmaking, including its ironmaking component, accounts for most domestic manganese demand, presently in the range of 85% to 90% of the total. Manganese ferroalloys, consisting of various grades of ferromanganese and silicomanganese, are used to
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Pre-reduction of manganese ores for ferromanganese industry. ... A high iron content manganese ore was reduced at 900-1200°C and followed by a magnetic separation process. ... revealed that the ...
Hydrometallurgical Processing of Manganese Ores: A Review
The production of manganese alloy from manganese ore is an energy intensive process and therefore, apart from manganese ore, power plays an important role in the production of ese alloy. There are basically two mangan processes for the manufacturing of the alloy using either one of high, medium or low grade ore, viz; Blast fur-
Iron and Manganese Removal
Most iron and manganese removal treatment processes incorporate oxida-tion to convert the dissolved forms of the metals to a solid, followed by a filtration process. When concentrations in the source water are above 8 to 10 mg/L combined iron and manganese, a clarification step is …
Steelmaking - Wikipedia
Steelmaking is the process of producing steel from iron ore and/or scrap. In steelmaking, impurities such as nitrogen, silicon, phosphorus, sulfur and excess carbon (most important impurity) are removed from the sourced iron, and alloying elements such as manganese, nickel, chromium, carbon and vanadium are added to produce different ...
MANGANESE. - USGS
mon type of iron blast furnace a mixture of high-grade manganese ore with enough iron ore to make a product containing about 80 per cent of manganese and 15 per cent of iron. Recently a small tonnage of ferromanganese has been made in the electric furnace, but informa tion at present available indicates that the electric process can com
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when iron ore (an iron and oxygen compound) is converted into iron. It also is an essential alloy that helps convert iron into steel. As an alloy it decreases the brittleness of steel and imparts strength. The amount of manganese used per ton of steel is rather small, ranging from 6 to 9 kilograms. About
Manganese Mining and Processing: Everything you Need to Know
Chemical studies of manganese during the 16th through 19th centuries led to the realization that the addition of manganese to iron ore-based steel made it even harder. In today's world, manganese is often used for cathodic shielding in the battery industry. The Basics of Manganese …
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Born in Chippenham and raised in both Wiltshire and Shropshire, Corbyn joined Labour as a teenager. Moving to London, he became a trade union representative. In 1974, he was elected to Haringey Council and also became Secretary of Hornsey Constituency Labour Party, until elected as the MP for Islington North in 1983.
His activism has included roles in Anti-Fascist Action, the Anti-Apartheid Movement and the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, and advocating for a united Ireland. As a backbench MP, he frequently voted against the Labour whip, including "New Labour" governments under Tony Blair and Gordon Brown.
A vocal opponent of the Iraq War, he chaired the Stop the War Coalition from 2011 to 2015. He has received two international awards for his promotion of peace.
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We want to build a Britain that works for the many, not the few. That means building the homes we need to rent and buy, keeping our communities safe, giving our schools the funding they need, and restoring the NHS to its place as the envy of the world.
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Born in New York City to upper-middle class British parents, Johnson was educated at the European School, Brussels I, Ashdown House, and Eton College. He read Classics at Balliol College, Oxford, where he was elected President of the Oxford Union in 1986.
He began his career in journalism at The Times but was dismissed for falsifying a quotation. He became The Daily Telegraph's Brussels correspondent, and his articles exerted a strong influence on growing Eurosceptic sentiment on the British right.
He was an assistant editor of The Telegraph from 1994 to 1999, and edited The Spectator from 1999 to 2005. He was elected MP for Henley in 2001, and served as a Junior Shadow Minister under Conservative leaders Michael Howard and David Cameron. He largely adhered to the Conservatives' party line but adopted a socially liberal stance on issues such as LGBT rights in parliamentary votes.
Resigning as an MP, in 2008 he was elected Mayor of London, and was re-elected in 2012. During his mayoralty, he banned alcohol consumption on much of London's public transport, oversaw the 2012 Summer Olympics, and introduced the New Routemaster buses, cycle hire scheme, and Thames cable car.
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The Conservative Party Principles
Leave the EU in January 2020
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Build and fund 40 new hospitals
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The vote to leave the EU was a vote for change. Now it's time for that change to happen.
We will leave the EU by 31st October. And we won't wait to deliver on the things that haven't been given the attention they deserve: the NHS, schools and tackling crime.
We will realise the benefits of Brexit and get our country back on the road to a brighter future.
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Swinson was born in Glasgow and was educated at Douglas Academy, a mixed state school in the town of Milngavie in East Dunbartonshire in western Scotland, followed by the London School of Economics, where she studied Management, gaining a first-class Bachelor of Science degree in 2000. She signed up as an active member of the Liberal Democrats at the age of 17.
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Fast And Furious 8 (2017) Review
MoviesReviews 11th April 2017 Jon Dingle 0
It's incredible to even fathom the sheer success that a franchise such as the Fast and the Furious could have ever become but here...
It's incredible to even fathom the sheer success that a franchise such as the Fast and the Furious could have ever become but here we are, an eighth instalment into the series and stronger than it has ever been. With the sad and rather poignant goodbye to series regular Paul Walker last time around, director F. Gary Gary takes the driver's seat as events head to New York as one family member turns against those he holds dear in the face of a whole new villain on the horizon.
Dom (Vin Diesel) and Letty (Michelle Rodriguez) are enjoying their honeymoon in Havana, Cuba when a mysterious figure in cyber terrorist Cipher (Charlize Theron) puts a devastating plan into motion that sees Dom turn against the one family he loves and go against his ideals. As the rogue leader of the group works with this newfound 'ally', Mr. Nobody (Kurt Russell), along with his new rookie partner (Scott Eastwood), bring together those who have been betrayed to look to stop this pairing before a series of devastating events hits the globe. With tensions running high between Hobbs (Dwayne Johnson) and new group member Deckard (Jason Statham), along with Letty's loyalty being tested, is this one mission too far for the Fast team?
For a billion dollar franchise that has reinvented itself and shattered all expectations through the years, we've all come to the realisation that the Fast and Furious series is pure, unadulterated entertainment. It makes no bones about delivering cheesy dialogue at times and an ultimately questionable plot, but it has always guaranteed to make you laugh, smile and want to fist pump your way out of the cinema – Fast and Furious 8 is no different.
Firstly, let's get the minimal negative out of the way before the juicy bits. As mentioned, a wafer thin plot is often the driving force of these films, shifted to the side for those insane stunts and set pieces, with the eighth instalment nothing particularly different. Here we have a paint-by-numbers story that focuses on a figure looking to take control of dangerous weapons to no real endgame. It slightly renders the film a tad on the negative side, but let's be honest, we're not here for a convoluted plot that challenges us. That aside, Fast 8 shifts into gear after a surprisingly slow opening twenty and turns into a beast reminiscent of Dom's muscle bound cars throughout this and the other series entries.
Packing about as much muscle in the literal sense as it does with the pure horsepower on show, this is yet another showcase of just how this franchise has come on in leaps and bounds. Providing breakneck race sequences with the slickest of camerawork and delivering pulsating thrills at a seemingly unrelenting pace, this is how a true blockbuster film should entertain.
Once we're introduced back into the family, Fast 8 wastes little time in giving us what we desire. From an inventive race through Havana to open the film and speeding through a truly spectacular demolition derby around the streets of New York, F. Gary Gray's work is ambitious and even pushes the boundaries for the most thrilling and satisfying moments of all the films so far.
You only have to witness the shock factor sight of a barrage of cars being controlled remotely on the NYC streets and barrelling through every corner to see that this film holds back nothing – and then to boot it starts to rain cars. If that wasn't enough, the film's Russian snow venture is nothing short of extraordinary and its scenes of combat – namely two standout Jason Statham-led instances of free-running and brutal fisticuffs in a prison and on a plane respectively – are enough to make the heart run wild.
Part of the charm of the series too is its high level of self-awareness, moving the business of stunning cars, beautiful locales and stunts with a level of humour, and Fast 8 delivers in aces. Whether Johnson's quick quips fired at Statham's Brit traits or Tyrese Gibson complaining that his Lamborghini can't handle the ice, there's eons of fun to be had. It also comes as no surprise that the film also packs some heart in there too, with a fleeting mention of a departed brother inevitable yet still touching, and a simple plot device delivering that continued theme of family as the series rallies towards its final two films.
Maintaining the tried-and-tested formula and upping the stakes to even higher levels, Fast and Furious 8 captures everything we want from a Fast film and injects pure adrenaline straight from the screen. The set pieces are outrageous and intense, the cast top-notch and the real sense of heart still present. With Theron the biggest badass villain of the series so far and Statham the clear MVP (including an inspired action set piece with a baby), this is the action blockbuster that goes full throttle and doesn't let up.
Fast and Furious 8 is out in cinemas on 12th April.
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