Yellen will raise rates again soon – inflation in wages and costs are starting to be passed on to consumers. Markets should soon start to anticipate two fed hikes by the May Fed meeting. Yellen sounds hawkish, warning about delaying rate hikes for too long; US consumer inflation is over 2%, shelter CPI is higher with rental inflation hitting 4%, and nominal wages in the US are rising at 2.5%. Oil prices have doubled since January 2016, which means headline CPI may be pushing 3% in April even if transitory. Will rising rates affect HY bonds? We all know the story. Even with two rises in short rates soon, Fed Funds are only at 1% or so. The UCITS are earning 6-7% gross yields. But see the generic spreads of HY over equivalent treasuries. Credit is long in the tooth.
The US and global economy is doing much better than it has in many years. A recession scenario at this point would eventually come from an overheating job market inducing the Fed to tighten into 2018.
In the meantime, equities are supported. The markets continue to look resilient – despite investors' nervousness about the inauguration today. The S&P 500 index is stable even though bears have tried to take it lower several times recently and failed. This looks supportive. Investors are still motivated by expected higher earnings and multiples, which could come from lower corporate tax rates and improved animal spirits.
What to expect from the first 100 days of Trump? Trade tensions should figure prominently. Border adjustments (import/export tax policy) could be messy. Hype such as the Mexican wall could cause volatility.
European high yield is generating positive returns attributed to the expectation of higher economic growth in 2017 as well as to strong inflows. The ECB is likely to introduce the idea of tapering well ahead of any actual tapering and we have to watch for this.
I understand there is also strength in our Asian HY book although I have no input. All event driven and arbitrage positions are producing.
We are on the right track building out GMS management styles.


Flight tickets to Thessaloniki. Book your flight with Brussels Airlines.
Thessaloniki's New Waterfront, which was designed by the architects Nikiforidis and Cuomo, is 3 km long and is perfect for walking, biking, reading, fishing, picnics and enjoying the beautiful view of the Thermaic Gulf.
Boasting a rich history, Thessaloniki is a vibrant, modern city, with cafés, restaurants and shops that are always busy. Renowned for its cuisine, Thessaloniki is also the gateway to many destinations, including the sacred Mount Olympus.
Mount Olympus was the home of the ancient Greek Gods and it's easy to see why they chose it. Discover beautiful rivers and forests, breathtaking canyons and views, historic monasteries and archaeological sites just 78 km from Thessaloniki.
Thessaloniki is the second largest city in Greece and the capital of the Greek region of Macedonia.
Located in the Thermaic Gulf in the Aegean Sea, Thessaloniki has always been an important port city. Famous for its close proximity to Mount Olympus, its focus on arts and culture and its nightlife, Thessaloniki is a modern Greek city which is rooted in ancient history.
So don't wait a moment longer, and book your Brussels Airlines ticket to Thessaloniki, Greece!
Start at the Aristotelous Square: the city's main square is lined with shops, restaurants and hotels but its most impressive feature is the waterfront view of the Thermaic Gulf. If you want to experience the essence of Thessaloniki in a single site, this is the place to go.
Visit the White Tower: a symbol of the city and its most famous landmark. The history of the White Tower is intertwined with the history of Thessaloniki itself. Inside the tower, a museum explains the importance of Thessaloniki through the ages.
Visit the many historical museums: Thessaloniki is at the crossroads of European and Ottoman cultures and has some incredible historical museums. Must-visit museums in Thessaloniki include the Archaeological Museum, the Museum of Byzantine Culture, the Jewish Museum, the War Museum and the White Tower Museum.
Thessaloniki has many historic sites worth visiting. Must-visit sites include the Ancient Agora, the Byzantine Bath, the Hamza Bey Mosque, the Church of Agios Dimitrios and the Church of Agios Minas.
Take a day trip to Mount Olympus: Thessaloniki is only a few hours away from this mythical mountain. Hikers will enjoy the trail up to the top while history buffs will love the historic site of Dion at the foot of Mount Olympus.
Stroll by the sea: the Thessaloniki Seafront Promenade is the perfect place for a seaside walk. Why not have a coffee while enjoying a sea view?
Go on a day cruise: see a different side to Thessaloniki. Many cruise companies offer a day cruise from Thessaloniki Marina, sailing around the bay before heading back to the marina. A great way to enjoy a view of the city from the sea.
Enjoy the nightlife: National Geographic named Thessaloniki as one of the top ten cities in the world for nightlife. And rightly so, the city is full of bars, music venues and art performance stages. Head to the Mylos Complex for the best concerts and nightclubs. For a more laid-back vibe, head to one of the many bars in the Ladadika district.
Brussels Airlines flights arrive and depart from Thessaloniki Makedonia Airport, which is located 20 km from the city.
Vaccination: When travelling to Greece, there are no mandatory vaccinations for European travellers. For more health information, visit the website www.iatatravelcentre.com.
Reworks Festival (September): Greece's most prominent music festival takes place in Thessaloniki. The line-up consists of several international and local artists with a focus on electronic and pop music; it also features other contemporary music genres.
Thessaloniki Film Festival (November): this internationally renowned film festival is one of Thessaloniki's top events. Several venues around the city offer film viewings, panel discussions and interviews with movie directors.
As with most Mediterranean cities, winters are rainy and cool while summers are hot and dry in Thessaloniki. However, the weather is also dependent on the sea winds coming in from the Thermaic Gulf. In general, autumn and spring are gentler months with pleasant weather and less rainfall than in winter and less humidity than in summer.
Generally, the most popular moment to visit Thessaloniki is between June and September. Summer starts early, with the average highs already climbing to 24°C in May. So even if you can't handle the heat in the peak of summer (average highs of 30°C in July-August), just about any other month in spring or summer is a good option. If you plan on visiting archaeological sites or going on excursions, avoid peak summer and plan your trip in spring or autumn. Springtime would be the best choice as nature will be in full bloom.
What to eat in Thessaloniki?
Thessaloniki is a paradise for foodies! If you're on a budget, remember that Thessaloniki's street food is some of the best in Greece. No matter what time of day it is, you're sure to find something delicious to try at a great price!
Don't wait a moment longer and book now your getaway to Thessaloniki with Brussels Airlines.


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Hell Let Loose is a multiplayer tactical first-person shooter video game developed by Australian studio Black Matter and published by Team17. Players fight in iconic battles of the Western and Eastern Fronts of World War II at the platoon level.

The game was announced via a successful Kickstarter campaign in 2017, where it raised US$220,000. It was initially released for Microsoft Windows as an early access title on 6 June 2019, with full release in July 2021. It was released for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S on 5 October 2021.

Gameplay

Matches are 50 vs. 50 combined arms battles between two teams of either Germans, Americans, Soviets and in the near future, the Commonwealth Forces. Each faction consists of multiple smaller rifle squads of six soldiers, armoured squads of three soldiers, or recon squads of two soldiers.
As of February 2023, two game modes exist in the game: Warfare and Offensive. In both modes, the map is divided into sectors that each team seeks to capture and control. In the Warfare mode, the game is won by either controlling all sectors at a given point in time, or by controlling a majority of them when the timer runs out, essentially functioning as capture the flag. In the Offensive mode, a defending team is in control of all sectors at the beginning of the match, and the objective for the opposing side is then to capture all of them before the timer runs out.

Communication is intended as a central gameplay aspect by the developers.
Each unit may be led by a single officer, who can communicate with other officers and the commander through a "leadership" voice channel. Similarly, there are unit-only, proximity and party voice channels as well. As an alternative to voice communication featured only on PC, is access to team-wide and unit level text chat.

Hell Let Loose also features an RTS-inspired resource-based strategic meta-game. Each of the two factions fighting will also be assigned a commander, and the commander is in charge of not only the team and squads, but vehicle deployments, air strikes, and supply drops, however these orders cost resources. Resource nodes can be built using supplies by engineers to bolster resource production, and be able to deploy more tanks, air strikes and other orders to help the team fighting on the battlefield, however they can be taken down if found and dismantled by the enemy team.

Development
Hell Let Loose is developed on Unreal Engine 4. After about two years of initial development and testing following the launch of its Kickstarter campaign,
the game released on Steam as an early-access title on June 6, 2019 — the 75th anniversary of the Normandy landings. The game was released for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S on 5 October 2021 and the final update of 2022, Update 13, recently made both PC and Console up-to-date to each other in terms of updates and content.

Map design

The playable maps in the game are designed based on historical WWII theaters of war by combining satellite imagery, archival aerial photography and street-level recreation. According to the developers, the map for Norman town Sainte-Marie-du-Mont is "a 1:1 scale battlefield" recreated through the aforementioned methods.

Reception

Hell Let Loose received "generally favorable" reviews for Microsoft Windows and Xbox Series X and "mixed or average" reviews for PlayStation 5, according to review aggregator Metacritic.

PCGamesN praised the use of teamwork in the game, writing that "A well-led assault on an enemy strongpoint involves covering the approach with a smokescreen... Taking part in such an assault is a uniquely exhilarating experience that's like nothing else I've felt in a shooter". While enjoying the changes that made Hell Let Loose more lethal, PC Gamer felt the sound wasn't up to par, "My main nitpick is with sound... When everything is tuned correctly, a gun should be so loud that I can't hear my teammate over the radio. This is where Hell Let Loose kinda falls flat. No matter how much I mess with audio sliders, the game never gets loud enough for my liking".

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David William Tarr, 72, of Manchester died suddenly on November 9, 2019. David was born on September 26, 1947, much to the chagrin of his older sister, Nancy, to parents Elton and Katherine (Wheeler) Tarr of Bedford. David was predeceased by his parents. David leaves behind his wife, Lynne (Weaver) Tarr. He will be sorely missed by his children, Deborah Tarr, her partner Steve, and her children, Darby and Jimmy; Steven Tarr, his wife Andrea, and their children, Jake and Kate; and James Tarr and his children, Madylin and Jaysyn; and his step-daughter, Kathryn (Grueter) Raymond, her husband Tim, and their sons, Trent and Gage. David is survived by his sister, Nancy (Allard) Tarr, and her children, Wendy and Cindy Allard. David has an extensive group of friends who sadly mourn his passing.
After graduating high school in 1965, David attended The CAC, now Southern New Hampshire University, until the VietNam War and America's Air Force called. David became a Communications Operations Specialist. He was assigned to the USAF 6931st Security Group headquartered at the Iraklion Air Station, on Crete, Greece. David enjoyed exploring the vast ancient ruins and breathtakingly beautiful island, making the most of his time on Crete. Somehow he even managed to obtain a record player, which kept him tied to home. It was at this time that David became a father. David finished his Air Force service stateside, primarily residing in San Antonio, TX and Biloxi, MS.
David and his young family returned home to Manchester where he accepted a job sweeping up broken glass at Anheuser Busch. This was certainly not the job he had hoped for, but disappointment was not long in his future. Who could have guessed this meager start would lead to a highly successful 30 - year career? David retired from Anheuser Busch as a Brewing Superintendent in 2001.
Retirement did little to slow David down. He enjoyed spending time with friends and family, often treating them to a grilled masterpiece. There was not a wooded trail or fishing hole in the area left unexplored by David. He enjoyed music and no one could beat him at Name that Tune. Well, his sister would debate his prowess in this area. David was a frequent card player and some of his best memories are playing Cribbage with friends and family. He is probably best known as an avid fan of Corvettes and he has owned countless numbers of them over time.
David's greatest enjoyment came during time spent on or near the water. He owned several lake houses over the years. These houses were never fancy, but warm places where family and friends gathered and created lifelong memories. David was at his best while in nature and among friends and family.
David has touched countless lives. His sarcastic wit, intelligence, and charm made him someone people just wanted to be around. The world is a bit dimmer as we come to accept this grievous loss and move through the pain caused by the death of our friend, acquaintance, wingman, uncle, grandfather, brother, father, and husband. Heaven shines a bit brighter with the addition of David's beautiful soul.
Calling hours are Thursday, November 14 from 10:00 - 12:00, followed by a brief memorial service at the
Goodwin Funeral Home on Chestnut Street in Manchester. David will be interred at the New Hampshire Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Boscawen. Memorial donations in David's name may be made to The Gary Sinise Foundation whose mission is to "Serve our Nation by honoring our defenders, veterans, first responders, their families, and those in need." https://www.garysinisefoundation.org
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Q: How to use BitmapDecoder with a non-seekable stream? I have a non-seekable stream holding a PNG file. I'd like to decode this using WPF's BitmapDecoder class. The documentation doesn't state that I must pass a seekable stream, nor does the code throw if I do so, so I conclude it's supposed to work.
However, I can't get it to work. Here's a contrived example showing the problem:
// This is an 8x8 all-red PNG:
var bytes = Convert.FromBase64String("iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAgAAAAICAIAAABLb"
            + "SncAAAAEElEQVQIHWP8z4AdMA4tCQB8/QgBp6L0HwAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==");

BitmapDecoder decoder;
using (var stream = new MemoryStream(bytes))
    decoder = BitmapDecoder.Create(stream, BitmapCreateOptions.None,
                                   BitmapCacheOption.OnLoad);

Console.WriteLine(decoder.Frames[0].PixelWidth); // outputs 8, correctly

using (var stream = new UnseekableStream(new MemoryStream(bytes)))
    decoder = BitmapDecoder.Create(stream, BitmapCreateOptions.None,
                                   BitmapCacheOption.OnLoad);

Console.WriteLine(decoder.Frames[0].PixelWidth); // outputs 1, wrongly

The documentation states that I should be able to dispose of the stream immediately if I pass in the OnLoad flag, which I do.
Of course I could just read the whole thing into a MemoryStream first, but that doesn't sound right. Am I doing something wrong, or is BitmapDecoder being buggy here?
P.S. Here's the "compressed" source for UnseekableStream used in the example above:
public sealed class UnseekableStream : Stream
{
    private Stream _stream;
    public UnseekableStream(Stream underlyingStream) { _stream = underlyingStream; }

    private bool _disposed = false;
    protected override void Dispose(bool disposing)
    {
        if (_disposed) return;
        _disposed = true; _stream.Dispose(); base.Dispose();
    }
    public override bool CanSeek { get { return false; } }
    public override bool CanWrite { get { return _stream.CanWrite; } }
    public override bool CanRead { get { return _stream.CanRead; } }
    public override void Flush() { _stream.Flush(); }
    public override long Length { get { return _stream.Length; } }
    public override void SetLength(long value) { _stream.SetLength(value); }
    public override long Position { get { return _stream.Position; } set { _stream.Position = value; } }
    public override long Seek(long offset, SeekOrigin origin) { return _stream.Seek(offset, origin); }
    public override int Read(byte[] buffer, int offset, int count) { return _stream.Read(buffer, offset, count); }
    public override void Write(byte[] buffer, int offset, int count) { _stream.Write(buffer, offset, count); }
}

A: You could use PngBitmapDecoder directly:
using (var stream = new UnseekStream(new MemoryStream(bytes)))
{
    decoder = new PngBitmapDecoder(stream, BitmapCreateOptions.None, BitmapCacheOption.OnLoad);
}

I guess the stream only needs to be seekable for BitmapDecoder.Create to find out which image format it contains before actually decoding it by a suitable decoder.

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Featuring three baseball and softball fields as well as the Miracle League Field, the Field of Miracles is a multi-use sports complex designed to provide athletes of all abilities with a fun place to compete. The complex is considered to be the first in the country to combine a miracle field and regular use softball fields in the same park. Miracle League Baseball, a program for special needs individuals of all ages managed by the Cullman Parks and Recreation Department, utilizes the Field of Miracles during the spring and fall seasons. A rubberized field surface accommodates athletes of all capacities. The complex is located at 1636 Field of Miracles Drive at Margaret Ingle Park near the Cullman Wellness and Aquatic Center.


International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery.
Purpose The discrepancy of continuously decreasing opportunities for clinical training and assessment and the increasing complexity of interventions in surgery has led to the development of different training and assessment options like anatomical models, computer-based simulators or cadaver trainings. However, trainees, following training, assessment and ultimately performing patient treatment, still face a steep learning curve. Methods To address this problem for C-arm-based surgery, we introduce a realistic radiation-free simulation system that combines patient-based 3D printed anatomy and simulated X-ray imaging using a physical C-arm. To explore the fidelity and usefulness of the proposed mixed-reality system for training and assessment, we conducted a user study with six surgical experts performing a facet joint injection on the simulator. Results In a technical evaluation, we show that our system simulates X-ray images accurately with an RMSE of 1.85 mm compared to real X-ray imaging. The participants expressed agreement with the overall realism of the simulation, the usefulness of the system for assessment and strong agreement with the usefulness of such a mixed-reality system for training of novices and experts. In a quantitative analysis, we furthermore evaluated the suitability of the system for the assessment of surgical skills and gather preliminary evidence for validity. Conclusion The proposed mixed-reality simulation system facilitates a transition to C-arm-based surgery and has the potential to complement or even replace large parts of cadaver training, to provide a safe assessment environment and to reduce the risk for errors when proceeding to patient treatment. We propose an assessment concept and outline the steps necessary to expand the system into a test instrument that provides reliable and justified assessments scores indicative of surgical proficiency with sufficient evidence for validity.


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Irish Water 'Not FIt For Purpose'
Irish Water is "not fit for the purpose of serving the interests of ordinary citizens", Sinn Féin Mary Lou McDonald has said.
The Deputy Leader and party spokesperson on Public Expenditure and Reform has called again for the scrapping of water charges, saying that the government's management of the company has seen a "litany of debacles".
Deputy McDonald said: "The manner in which Irish Water was established, the management of the company to date and the imposition of water charges has been an unmitigated disaster. Even government back-benchers have woken-up to this reality.
Ms McDonald said that the government has resorted to "serious bully-boy tactics" to deal with public dissent over the issue.
"This madness has to stop. Taoiseach Enda Kenny and Minister Alan Kenny must now get their finger out and move to address the debacle in a comprehensive manner. This must include the complete abolition of domestic water charges," Ms McDonald said.
Adding: "Irish Water cannot remain as the utility responsible for the delivery of water services in its present form. The company is toxic. It must now be radically reformed into a single utility that acts in the interests of our citizens as suggested by Sinn Féin in our proposals for the delivery of water services."
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The government has been accused of putting lives at risk with its "failure" to put in place a 21st century water treatment system. Sinn Féin Senator Trevor Ó Clochartaigh made the comment following the publication of the Environmental Protection Agency's Urban Waste Water Report for 2014.
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The Technical Engineering and Electrical Union (TEEU) is calling on the Government to abolish water charges with immediate effect. The union made the call after it revealed it had joined the Right2Water Campaign.
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More than half of Irish Water customers have been registered to date, the company confirmed. Some 760,500 households, or 56.3%, of those eligible for water charges are now registered.
Irish Water Staff Balloted On LRC Pay Recommendations
A Labour Relations Commission (LRC) recommendation on pay for staff at Irish Water has been accepted by its parent company, Eriva. A dispute began last year when Eriva announced that it would not pay Performance Related Awards (PRA's) to Irish Water staff for 2013 or 2014.
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A grant-aided scheme should be established to fund the removal of harmful piping from the public water supply, Labour has said. Deputy Sean Kenny made the call in the Dáil, during a Topical Issue Debate.
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Shiela D. Parks, age 71, of Upper Sandusky, passed away at 2 p.m. Friday, April 12, 2019, at Fairhaven Community in Upper Sandusky.
Funeral services for Shiela Park will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Lucas-Batton Funeral Home in Upper Sandusky, with the Rev. Jake Reel officiating.
Burial will follow at Wharton, Richland, Union Cemetery.
Visitations will be held Tuesday, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Lucas-Batton Funeral Home in Upper Sandusky.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Wyandot County or the Wyandot County Council of Aging and can be sent to Lucas-Batton, 476 S. Sandusky Ave. Upper Sandusky, Ohio 43351.


Equestrian based activity days for children aged between 6-16 years, every half term and holiday. Days are suitable for any ability of rider (even those who haven't ridden before). Summer holiday residential Pony camps-Monday to Friday. Weekend Pony club sessions for children aged 6-16 years. Weekend Tots Pony club for children aged 2-6 years. After school riding club-Wednesday to Friday. Private lessons available for children aged 2-16 years.
The centre has spaces in their After School Clubs, their holiday clubs (both residential and daily), the Saturday and Sunday Pony Club sessions and the Junior Cavalry on Saturday afternoons and Vaulting Group on Saturday at 2.00pm.
£55.00 per day including lunch Typical Pony Club fee is £39.00 including one hours riding, one hour guided learning and one hour classroom based theory. Reductions for groups. Price of £30.00 per hour is for riding sessions.
We have contact with Brandeston school and will pick up from schools in Wickham Market.


It for the team named after those people from the Greek city-state. Whomever picked the name may well have suffered from laconophilia.
Neither of the colleges I went to had Division I teams, but since my daughter and son-in-law went there and we live nearby we have been fans of the University of Washington, which has been awful for several years, but hey, they have beaten USC two years in a row, including last Saturday on the road.
We'll see what happens with Arizona State tonight.
David....could it stand for Sob ....as in whine....or cry tearfully?
Sometimes, I make the observation that one school is a model of understated sophistication, and the other school is in Ann Arbor.
It could. But not today.
Last time Michigan State lost in football or men's basketball to U of M: 1,072 days and counting.
Foolishly, I thought of the Saskatchewan Roughriders.
Great game...one of the really outstanding intrastate rivalries IMHO.
These are license plates I've seen around here.
In Michigan you can get one for your University.
Yeah - pretty much impossible for a Mich State guy to get broken up when Nick Saban gets spanked.
I missed it, I was making pens for Freedom Pens. BTW I have less than 20 to go for a shipment of 50 by November 11, 2010. I should have them knocked out by the end of October. IF not sooner.
And yes, Kent, I realize it was a win for Spurrier. Yesterday was a difficult football day for me!
And if you can keep doing it for another 13,000 days in football, you'll break even:D.
Well played. MSU played errorless ball. Robinson was making poor reads - couldn't tell from the stadium if it was just bad judgement or MSU revising their defense.
Saw your first post and got confused because I thought you were in the "anyone but Spurrier" camp. Yesterday must have truly been a migraine moment for you.
I started the day with that marvelous Dawgs win but was a little sad for Derek Dooley. I've been pulling for him all year. Regardless of what he said in the interviews there had to have been a little sadness in his heart when he walked into the stadium at Athens.
I tend to look at the Carolina win as a win for the team. I felt that Bama was a little arrogant in their complete confidence that they would win and as we all know, on any given fall Saturday your team can lose. Spurrier's boys played hard and with heart. Yes, Garcia made a few mistakes but I still think he proved something to Spurrier. So, I didn't really want to cheer for either Bama or Carolina, but caved in the end and went with Carolina. I didn't even break out my voodoo doll!
LSU and FLA . . . another game where I didn't want to support either team but, much like "anyone but Spurrier", it's "any team but Florida".
For me, the best game of the day was USC getting beat in the last seconds again, for the 2nd week in a row! Good for Stanford.
I honestly think the Wolverines were a bit nervous all week, knowing they were finally gonna hit a top-notch defense, and that first-drive-end-zone "Awww Shucks!!!" interception just reinforced it. Plus, State's defense stayed home, let Denard run to them, and forced him to pass - and they were ready for that.
Rodriguez was brought in precisely because he doesn't play traditional Big Ten ball, but he's still gotta be able to strap it on and smash teams in the mouth to win in that league - Iowa, Wisconsin, and Ohio State still to come - ruh-roh. State has Iowa. I won't apologize for missing OSU this year - that's your problem, not mine.
I think you summed it up pretty well. I've been impressed by Robinson as a runner and at the short pass, although I think his long pass has been lacking. When he has played very well so far to then go into a game and throw three interceptions, and all of them because he misjudged the throw -- you don't suddenly start making those mistakes.
I missed the very beginning and that horrible interception, but for the most part, I thought Michigan played okay in the first half and I thought the two teams were reasonably matched. In the second, it was like Michigan's confidence was gone, and then the drive that got them going only to end with Robinson throwing a second interception basically at the end zone -- shattering.
State deserved to win. They played exceptionally.
I really question bringing in Rodriguez. I don't hold his first year against him since the team was so young with all the turnovers. Maybe he doesn't play Big 10 football, but seriously, he has to come up with a strategy to win against Big 10 teams. If he pulls out a few conference wins this semester, I'll give him a little more time.


Growing a Movement for Playability in Cities | KaBOOM!
Today, KaBOOM!, in partnership with the Humana Foundation, announces 212 cities and towns across the United States as 2014 Playful City USA honorees. These communities are leaders in playability – the extent to which a city makes it easy for kids to get balanced and active play – and are making play part of the solution that can move the needle on countless urban challenges.
The KaBOOM! Playful City USA program, sponsored by the Humana Foundation, honors cities, towns and communities across America that are taking bold steps to ensure that all children, especially the 16 million American kids living in poverty, have easy access to balanced and active play in their communities. Cities being recognized today span every region of the country, and include Washington, D.C.; Chicago; Nashville; Austin; Providence; San Francisco; New York City; and 205 others.
Participate on Twitter (@kaboom) and provide your point of view and forward-looking insights on playability in cities using the hashtags #playability and #playmatters.
"With the tremendous support of our friends at Humana Foundation, we are thrilled to recognize all of these communities that are working to ensure all kids, particularly the 16 million that live in poverty, get the play they need to thrive," says KaBOOM! CEO and Founder Darell Hammond.
Humana President and CEO Bruce Broussard added, "We're excited about our journey with KaBOOM! and we appreciate the shared values that Humana, the Humana Foundation, and the KaBOOM! organization can rally around. Making it easy for families to play, be healthy and thrive together is a part of Humana's dream, and it's a commitment that all of us at Humana enjoy sharing with KaBOOM!."
Increasing City Playability for All Kids: Chicago, Ill. has made a goal for every child living in the city to be within a seven-minute walk of a new park or playground.
Encouraging Play Everywhere: San Antonio, Texas partnered with SA Sports in the SPARK Park program, which turns elementary and middle school properties into playspaces outside school hours, reinforcing that kids want and need play everywhere.
Creating a Competitive Advantage through Play: Bloomington, Ind. sees playability as the third piece to complement walkability and bikeability and boost the city's competitive advantage. The city plans to increase accessibility and availability of safe sidewalks, parks and play infrastructure.
Promoting a Balance of All Types of Play: Orlando, Fla. is developing The Vision for Play in the City of Orlando initiative that will guide actions and investments over the next 20 years to provide a healthy urban play environment that promotes all types of play for all kids, which is critical to cognitive, creative, social, emotional and physical development.
Inspiring Family-Centric Play: Missoula, Mont. is installing fun, creative programs so children can play in a safe, fun and nurturing family and community-centric environment. To encourage more play opportunities for families and communities to enjoy, the city has designated an annual Play Day, a KidsFest celebration in the fall as well as youth summer camps to keep kids engaged in active play.
Using Play to Help Address Toxic Stress: Washington, D.C. recognizes its underserved youth are faced with physical, social and mental health challenges that directly impact their quality of life and their ability to cope with adversity. Kids growing up in the face of significant adversity are at risk of toxic stress, which hinders healthy brain development. Through the Play DC and Parks and Recreation Master Plan initiatives, the city is redefining playgrounds as community spaces where youth can find release from everyday stress and build resilience.
Fostering 21st Century Skills through Play: Leaders of Pittsburgh, Pa have established a play collaborative to elevate the conversation on play. Realizing play is essential to the overall physical, mental, social and cognitive development of children and to the prosperity of our communities, the collaborative envisions a day where access to play is considered in all of our education and community decisions.
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Clifford A. Brown
Scrolling through the scanned images from many years of 35mm manual camera photography, I ran across this image. It was one of my better shots from my first military assignment, in Bavaria, West Germany. But who was that young officer doing a standing backflip under the elevated barrel of a King Tiger tank? I had not spoken with him since I left Germany in the spring of 1990, and his name had faded from memory. A bit of poking around the internet answered that question and filled in a vague memory with surprising detail.
When I reported to my officer basic course at Fort Bliss, Texas, I saved my modest pay until I could buy a good basic 35 mm camera kit. I bought a Pentax K1000 camera. Knowing I would be shooting film on the go, my hands often occupied with a map, mike, or machine gun, I went with a compromise lens, an aspherical 28-200mm wide to telephoto lens. That lens stood me in good stead through about seven years of active service, until I busted some pin or ring when I tossed the camera into a back seat.
In an age before cell phone cameras, most consumers either had a real 35mm single-lens reflex (SLR) camera or some form of disposable camera with very limited capability. So, I tended to be the guy behind the lens. During an official goof off officer professional development weekend, a paid field trip with our senior officers effectively chaperoning us young'uns, we happened to stop at this scene.
The King Tiger tank was the heaviest main battle tank in history until the advent of the M1A1. It was really cool looking, just the sort of thing young men, of any age, want to clamber upon.
At seventy-five tons, it was bigger than its predecessor. Its longer-barreled (and thus higher velocity) KwK 43 88-millimeter cannon could penetrate five inches of armor at a range of two kilometers (1.2 miles). With Sherman and T-34 crews having about two inches of frontal armor between them and eternity, no wonder a supersized Tiger must have seemed the devil on treads.
The problem was that by the time the King Tiger made its combat debut in Normandy in July 1944, the necessities that Nazi Germany most lacked was trained, experienced tank crews and fuel and logistics support.
In terms of the triad of metrics for tanks—firepower, armor and mobility—the Tiger II was quite impressive. It was probably better than its American rival, the lighter and less heavily armored forty-six-ton American M-26 Pershing. A more interesting question is the King Tiger versus the Soviet IS-2 Stalin tank. There are all sorts of conflicting data and opinions on this duel, though an encounter between IS-2s and King Tigers in August 1944 destroyed or damaged ten tanks on either side. One flaw of the IS-2, whose powerful 122-millimeter gun could theoretically penetrate a King Tiger's thickly armored turret at one-mile range—was its low rate of fire and limited onboard ammunition supply.
I was clicking away, when one of the lieutenants, who had come to Germany sometime after me, asked me to take a picture of him doing a standing backflip under the elevated barrel of the King Tiger. We all expected that he could do this, as we had heard a bit about him and his wife.
Who is this young officer, joyously executing a standing backflip under the Third Reich's most powerful tank? I drew a blank, after all, this was around 1988 and I had not talked to him since leaving West Germany in early 1990. I remembered he was a serious international competitor on the double-mini trampoline. In essence, he did high diving without the water. He was married to a West German woman who he had met in competition when she was a member of the West German team. So, I had some basic start points for research.
I started searching trampoline competitions. Shortly, I found the discipline and the World Games. Then I found this:
I did not recall him talking about being a champion, but there it is. The inaugural World Games were held in Santa Clara, California, in 1981. This provided a venue for sports that are not firmly in the Olympic movement.
A bit more noodling around, and I found that Carl Heger was competitive on trampoline until 1999. His wife was his coach. He was inducted into his discipline's hall of fame in 2007. But wait, there's more!
He apparently did much of this international level athletic competing while his day job was either the United States Army or the FBI. Yes, it turns out that, sometime after he was awarded the Bronze Star Medal as a senior first lieutenant during Desert Storm, he left active military service and made a career in the FBI. Federal agencies, military or otherwise, love the prestige of boasting on one of their members being an elite athlete. If you are good enough, chances are you will get some level of support from your organization.
In browsing videos and web pages about Carl, I found that he and his wife had at least two sons. They came up as competitors following in their parents' footsteps, coached by their mother!
The photograph I took around 1988, on a typically overcast German day, struck my fancy enough to have it enlarged to around 8X11 and framed. It was on a wall in my dwelling places for a couple of decades. The image was striking enough to jump out at me, triggering that vague, happy, youthful memory a day or so ago, prompting a fruitful search for more details. So, what people of extraordinary accomplishment did you know back when?
Tags: 20th Century History, FBI, fond memories, Photography, United States Army
Arahant
Clifford A. Brown: So, what people of extraordinary accomplishment did you know back when?
About the only person I can think of at the moment is Laura Kofoid. She was a year ahead of me in high school. I'm sure there are others whom I knew who have gained fame and fortune, but the world is a big place, and I don't keep up with people well.
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August 23, 2019, at 1:24 AM PDT
I can't help adding:
Susan Quinn
Clifford, have you tried to contact Karl? He might get a big kick out of hearing from you. He also might like a copy of that great photo, if you didn't already give him one.
I can't think of anyone that I knew who eventually became well known, but if someone comes to mind, I'll share it!
ctlaw
Clifford A. Brown: he left active military service and made a career in the FBI
What is with FBI agents and backflipping:
Seawriter
Ken Burns went to the same grade school I did, two years ahead of me. His kid brother and I were in the same class in 3rd and 4th grade.
My best friend in grade school eventually became director of human resources at the International Monetary Fund.
I guess it has been all downhill from grade school.
RightAngles
Harrison Ford is from my home town, but was older so I didn't know him. My brother-in-law (R.I.P) did know him in high school (as Harry Ford). I went to high school with Hillary Rodham, who was a senior when I was a freshman. She had me do some art for the program of a school event she organized, which I posted about here. I remember thinking she was bossy haha. I'll never get used to seeing her on TV.
As you all know since I never tire of reminding you, I've known some other famous people, but not until they were already famous. Knowing someone "back when," from when they were just a regular person, and then seeing them become famous, is a whole different experience.
RightAngles (View Comment):
Knowing someone "back when," from when they were just a regular person, and then seeing them become famous, is a whole different experience.
Sometimes. I knew Robert Asprin (the SF writer) back when I was in college, before he published his first book (The Cold Cash War). Met him again after he had become pretty famous twenty-five years later. He had not changed a bit. He was still a legend in his own mind. (That might be a bit unfair. But he always considered himself the smartest guy in the room, and let everyone know it – even back in the mid 1970s.)
I went to school with 2 young ladies who have since gone on to be world class competitors in various iron-man type competitions, and have each been featured on various running or triathlon magazine covers. One of them was the daughter of my first grade teacher.
Seawriter (View Comment):
I knew Robert Asprin (the SF writer) back when I was in college
I have a second cousin who lives in A² who also knew Robert Asprin.
Harrison Ford is from my home town, but was older so I didn't know him.
If we count people in that category, I have thousands. But I don't think that quite works here.
The Reticulator
I can't think of anyone at the moment. Maybe I didn't hang around with such people. But I hope you don't mind that I enjoyed your story anyway.
Well, I shouldn't say I didn't hang around with such people. At my job I worked with professors who had (and have) international reputations and were/are leaders in their fields. Our university department had a reputation on the main campus for being a bunch of prima donnas. They could be demanding but they were good people and good at their work, all of them.
But you were talking about photos and "back when," and that reminds me of "Butchie."
A few years ago I was looking at old photos inherited from my mother, and saw a couple of b&w photos, not well composed, of "Butchie" and me from a time when I was not yet two years old. Butchie was almost a year older, as I have learned since then. The photos brought to mind an old memory, which has faded somewhat now that I've described it to people, of my mother with a big smile on her face, asking, "Can you say Butchie?" I think it was an occasion when Butchie and I were together. And that's about all I remember, but the name "Butchie" had stuck with me. It was probably not from the time of that photo, because I don't think I have any memories from when I was less than two years old, and very few from when I was less than three. But I remember my mother asking that, and my thinking it was a strange thing to ask, though I'm not sure what words I would have used to think such a thought at that age.
The diaries I inherited from my mother gave me the surname, Mueller. I learned from her diaries that we used to visit with with the Muellers a lot. Dad was then a pastor of three congregations in rural North Dakota, spread out over a distance of 50 miles of gravel roads, and the Muellers were at the one farthest away. There was also a railroad line connecting them, which in recent years is used only for hauling oil from the fracking fields, and now that there is more of a pipeline, not much for that. But Mom had often told me that she would take me there by train to join Dad for week-long church functions. Apparently we stayed with the Muellers at those times. And they came to visit us at our place.
So I got to wondering whatever happened to Butchie and the Muellers. A google search brought up a web site that had been put up just for a Mueller family reunion a year earlier, and I left a message. Eventually I heard back. The web master told me that "Butchie" doesn't go by that name, but he knew who I meant. He now goes by "Gus."
Gus eventually he got back to me, and we exchanged e-mails. It turns out that Gus has done well in the audiology profession. I was impressed to learn that he is a full professor at Vanderbilt, which I had already known to be top-ranked in the field of speech pathology. Speech pathology programs include audiology, of course. He is still on the go, giving talks around the world. More about Gus here and here.
I sent him some quotes from my mother's diaries, in which she described him and me together. It seems that one time he and I entertained everyone by our efforts to imitate each other. Gus said it was a strange experience to see those descriptions of him from so long ago.
We compared more notes on the churches (in my case, on what I had been told about the churches). Gus asked if my father had ever preached in German. I told him that I wasn't sure, but he might have; Dad had told stories about a young preacher who didn't have full command of the language and once mixed up the words for rain and manure. It wasn't until after he died in 2015 that I began to suspect that was actually a story he had told on himself. Dad had also told about the old days when men sat on one side of the church, with women and children on the other. It wasn't until after he died that I learned that he was talking about as recently as when he was a young pastor, and that the practice had been broken up by a young Navy veteran, recently home from the war, who insisted on sitting together with his bride in church. Gus explained how an older brother had done the same at the church in his town. And there was more along these lines.
Anyhow it was interesting to bring back memories from old photos, and to learn about what a young, barely remembered playmate has done with his life. It's interesting to learn about those who haven't gone on to fame and fortune, too, but those people are often a little harder to track down.
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I knew my dad before he was on the cover of a magazine! Well, it was a company magazine. But it was a funny discovery among my grandma's books. He and a friend had made an extraordinary oil find that flummoxed many geologists and geophysicists from other companies, including Exxon.
Two degrees separate me from many celebrities, but I have never known one myself.
A friend of mine lived with country star Randy Rogers in their college days. He said Rogers played a lot of rock songs then. My little sister was infatuated with him, which led to a funny moment when another friend (who also knew Randy) said he was playing golf with Randy later that week. He offered to let my sister call him, but she wimped out.
And of course I "knew" Ricochet folks before they popped up on Fox News.
Arahant (View Comment):
Was your cousin a wargamer or an SF type?
I recently learned about Dave Joerger, who was a NBA coach for 6 years until he was fired by the Sacramento Kings this year. Here he is in a video with some other coaches:
I don't follow the NBA much, so hadn't known about him until I was reading the latest edition of "Henning's Orange and Black: A historical look at Henning basketball 1914 to 2019." I graduated with the class of 1966, which is "famous" for the years in which our tiny school competed with the best teams in the state of Minnesota, almost pulling off a Hoosier's-like story, except that we lost to Edina-Morningside in triple-overtime in the state tournament, at the beginning of a period in which Edina dominated Minnesota high school basketball.
Anyhow, Joey Joerger was a year behind me and didn't get much playing time during that memorable year. But I remember him as a nice, friendly guy. What I hadn't known until I followed up on a brief mention in the book was that his son, Dave, had become a NBA coach. Every once in a while I google to see if he has picked up any work since Sacramento let him go.
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I had been very impressed by the people I knew back then, so it surprises me that none has gained fame or eminence of any can't-miss-it sort. I feel certain they have done very well in their chosen fields. But I find little or no Internet trace of this. Which is nice, actually; the purity of it, I mean. If you're reaaallly prepared to stretch a point: I know someone who went to the grade schools I went to, only several years behind me, and he told me he'd had as a classmate…Brian Leiter. I am not kidding. If notoriety were measured in neutrinos, I think this would be 1.0.
I don't think so. I think he rented a room from Asprin or some such, although I could be wrong. My cousin is a union steward at the college where he works and big in the Washtenaw County Democratic Party. I have not kept up with him very well since his mother died.
Kephalithos
I went to Hillsdale. In about twenty years, half my graduating class will be running for public office.
(For Ricochetti, the dirt is free. All others must pay.)
I doubt anyone will remember him, but Randy Vataha went to my high school. (This was the one in Garden Grove, CA–Rancho Alamitos High School.) Of course he was a letter man. We were both in advanced placement, so we knew each other but weren't friends. He ended up being a pro in the NFL. And Steve Martin went to the high school across town–Garden Grove High School. I didn't know him then.
August 23, 2019, at 10:04 AM PDT
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I grew up neighbors to Drew Bledsoe, of NFL fame. He was 4 or 5 years behind me in school and I never really knew him. His dad, however, was a mentor of mine. Knowing what his dad is like, it is no wonder Drew went on to be a Super Bowl winning quarterback.
Also, I either didn't know or don't remember that we were in Germany at the same time. I arrived in early 1988 and left in late 1991. I was to be there for 2 years but extended because I loved it so much. I never saw any Tiger tanks while I was there, that I remember now, but I did ride around on an M1A1. Because I am cool like that.
Steve C.
Target! Cease fire.
Spin (View Comment):
but I did ride around on an M1A1. Because I am cool like that.
Riding around on a tank bestows upon one an existential coolness only a select few are privileged to experience.
I played baseball against several guys who went on to play in the major leagues. None of them were anything close to stars though. One, Freddy Arroyo, was a pitcher with an 8-year career in the majors. The other two, Larry Wolfe and Jerry Manuel, were utility infielders with short careers in the majors. Manuel later became a major league manager for nine years with the White Sox and then the Mets.
Captain French
I knew John Kerry – wait, you said accomplishments.
tigerlily (View Comment):
Did you play in college?
August 23, 2019, at 10:11 PM PDT
Gazpacho Grande'
This is a great post, Clifford. Thanks for that.
Nothing quite as random as a dude back-flipping under the barrel of a King Tiger tank. Buddy of mine used to do standing backflips (and vertical spins) in high school. Kind of thing he'd do standing in the outfield during baseball practice, when he had 10 seconds of boredom to contend with.
He's also in the military, Apache pilot, Afghanistan for (I think) 2 years.
What's with these back-flipping dudes?
Bethany Rooney (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0385151/), now a Hollywood director and producer, was my grade school best friend for several years and rival for the highest grades. Back then her name was Beth Ann, not Bethany. I can remember learning to play mancala at her house, which was a really interesting place because her dad was an architect and her mom was an artist. We had to attend different high schools and lost touch but reconnected briefly in college. At that point, I was not cool enough to hang around with her and she dropped me like a hot potato. I was definitely "small town" and she evidently already had her sights set for grander things.
Quietpi
No famous people. But, ah, your camera! A Pentax K 1000 served me well for many years in my occupation. It was indeed a great camera. I had determined to stick with film until the digital SLR's reached 10 MP. Then when I looked again the standard was around 20 MP, and climbing faster than Amazon Smile could deliver. The Pentax has rested in a place of honor ever since. Okay, in a bag at the back of my closet. But I remember it fondly when I'm searching for shoes.
I recently took a trip to Grand Teton NP. It was so cool, taking pictures of something other than crime scenes and blood spatter. Buffalo are much more inspiring, don't you agree?
No RA, high school.
Quietpi (View Comment):
This dude does.
Then I'd have wanted to date you haha
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Following the Alberta government's unveiling of its new Climate Leadership Plan, groups ranging from environmentalists to oil companies lined up to pledge their support for the province's new climate change strategy.
The CEO of Suncor called it "a milestone in ensuring Alberta's valuable resource is accompanied by leading carbon policy," while the David Suzuki Foundation said "it's another example of the way Canadian provinces and cities are leading the way on climate change while strengthening and diversifying their economies."
Rebel commander's not having a good day.
Suncor, CNRL, Shell & Cenovus don't represent the industry. They represent themselves, hostages who decided to collaborate, not fight.
And despite the plan having the full support of the oil and gas industry, Wildrose finance critic Derek Fildebrandt thought: why don't I try to brand its supporters as "extremists"?
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Alberta's Wildrose Party: It's a job killing "TAX ON EVERYTHING"
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Murray Edwards, chairman of Canadian Natural Resources Ltd., supports the Climate Leadership Plan as it will go a long way "protecting jobs and industry competitiveness in Alberta."
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Clean energy already provides more direct jobs in Alberta than the oil industry. And even with a carbon tax in place, a recent study says "jobs and GDP will continue to grow as B.C. delivers on its climate commitments."
The Canadian Taxpayers' Federation is worried the plan might "reduce pollution"
Speaking of "corporate welfare," MacPherson also advocates "lower corporate tax rates" despite evidence showing this is the least effective way to create jobs.
But the oil companies say the "revenue generated from the new carbon pricing regime" will help develop "potentially game-changing greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction technologies" and added that "by demonstrating that Alberta is willing to lead the way with an ambitious climate plan, the province can become a preferred source for oil and create sustained wealth and jobs for future generations of Albertans and Canadians."
The CTF isn't opposed to wealth and jobs, is it?
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After stepping away from Twitter and collecting his thoughts, Levant returned Sunday night with a new explanation for what's happening.
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I can make it so that i can login using an NPS/Radius User, but i always land in the default group, which is read only.
What i am tryining to do is configure the NPS, so that if i login using my AD Account, i automatically get placed in the right group.
Also i`d like it, so if i move an AD - User to the f.ex. "OV-Admin" - Group, that User should get admin rights in OV.
Is there any documentation sheet to look this up?
not sure...maybe you will find this in the switch management guide (sw-guide). Or in knowledge base in business portal.


Of course, this is via the Wii U emulator Cemu. Which was able to get a workable version of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild to run on PC back when the game originally launched. Since that time the emulator has evolved and modders have been able to enable and disable certain high-end features to change the look.
And we say change because we think that the game does look better with cel-shading enabled - as turning it off gives it a much flatter look. But, seeing Breath of the Wild run at 4K in an UltraWide aspect ratio at 60 frames-per-second (via an NVIDIA RTX 2080 Ti) is impressive.
The video was put together by YouTuber Arkh Longstride to showcase the latest version of Cemu - 1.15.3.b, and the modding potential it provides. The draw distance is remarkable though.
It's pretty amazing what people can do if they are dedicated enough. I assume that they would need a 2080 to run it that well because of the inefficiency of emulation.


Murda Beatz delivers a new mixtape with Keep God First. This project carries 15 tracks with contributions from PARTYNEXTDOOR, Swae Lee, Migos, Ty Dolla $ign, and more. Peep the tracklist and stream Keep God First below.


A Syrian student from the NYU Abu Dhabi, Marieh Bassam Al Handawi, has put together a vaccine which is both transportable and efficient under extreme hot weather conditions.
Marieh Bassam Al Handawi is the first scientist to have found an answer to a seemingly unresolvable issue. This chemistry PhD student has succeeded in creating a vaccine whose efficiency would not be undermined by local heat. Indeed, during the summer, most vaccines are destroyed even before they arrive at their destinations. The cause to this problem ? Often inadapted recipients.
To come to similar conclusions, Marieh has merely observed natural reactions.Thanks to calcium carbonate, she has managed to stabilise vaccines during very hot periods. These bioparticles, which are shaped into tiny crystals, can be consumed safely and act as an shield for the vaccine. On top of protecting vaccines, calcium carbonate is also used to treat calcium deficiencies.
Good news doesn't stop here. Calcium carbonate particles are very cheap, which will allow this new technique to spread rapidly. What is more, Marieh Al Handawi thinks it is possible to reduce the cold chain used to transport vaccin to diminish even more vaccination costs.


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September 5, 1590	Alexander Farnese's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris.
September 5, 1661	"Fall of Nicolas Fouquet: Louis XIV Superintendent of Finances is arrested in Nantes by D'Artagnan, captain of the king's musketeers."
September 5, 1666	"Great Fire of London ends: 10,000 buildings including St. Paul's Cathedral are destroyed, but only 16 people are known to have died."
September 5, 1698	"In an effort to move his people away from archaic customs, Tsar Peter I of Russia imposes a tax on beards."
September 5, 1725	Wedding of Louis XV and Maria Leszczyska.
September 5, 1781	Battle of the Chesapeake in the American Revolutionary War.
September 5, 1781	"Battle of Virginia Capes, French defeat British, traps Cornwallis"
September 5, 1793	French Revolution the French National Convention initiates the Reign of Terror.
September 5, 1795	US-Algiers sign peace treaty
September 5, 1798	Conscription is made mandatory in France by the Jourdan law.
September 5, 1800	Malta is conquered by Great Britain.
September 5, 1816	"Louis XVIII has to dissolve the Chambre introuvable (""Unobtainable Chamber"")."
September 5, 1836	Sam Houston elected president of the Republic of Texas
September 5, 1836	Sam Houston is elected as the second president of the Republic of Texas.
September 5, 1839	The First Opium War begins in China.
September 5, 1840	Premiere of Giuseppe Verdi's Un giorno di regno at La Scala of Milan.
September 5, 1862	Lee crosses the Potomac & enters Maryland
September 5, 1864	Achille Franois Bazaine becomes Marshall of France.
September 5, 1877	Indian Wars: Oglala Sioux chief Crazy Horse is bayoneted by a United States soldier after resisting confinement in a guardhouse at Fort Robinson in Nebraska.
September 5, 1877	Southern blacks led by Pap Singleton settle in Kansas
September 5, 1882	"10,000 workers participate in the first US Labor Day parade, held in New York City."
September 5, 1885	"The first gasoline pump is delivered to a gasoline dealer (Ft Wayne, Ind)"
September 5, 1900	France proclaims a protectorate over Chad
September 5, 1905	"Russo-Japanese War: In New Hampshire, USA, the Treaty of Portsmouth, mediated by US President Theodore Roosevelt, ends the war."
September 5, 1905	"Treaty of Portsmouth USA, ends Russo-Japanese War"
September 5, 1914	Battle of Marne (WW I) begins
September 5, 1914	"HMS Pathfinder, a British Light cruiser torpedoed and sunk out from the Firth of Forth by German submarine U21."
September 5, 1915	The pacifist Zimmerwald Conference begins.
September 5, 1918	"Decree ""On Red Terror"" is published in Russia"
September 5, 1923	Flyweights Gene LaRue & Kid Pancho KO each other simultaneously
September 5, 1925	"112ø F (44ø C), Centerville, Alabama (state record)"
September 5, 1932	"The colonie of Upper Volta is broken apart between Ivory Coast, Mali, and Niger."
September 5, 1937	Spanish Civil War: Llanes falls.
September 5, 1938	Chile: A group of youths affiliated with the fascist National Socialist Movement of Chile are assassinated in the Seguro Obrero massacre.
September 5, 1939	The US proclaims its neutrality in WWII a position that would last until 12/7/1941.
September 5, 1940	"All 355 Jewish-owned businesses in Luxembourg become ""Aryan"" property."
September 5, 1943	"World War II: The 503d Parachute Infantry Regiment lands and occupies Nazdab, near Lae in the Salamaua-Lae campaign."
September 5, 1944	Allies liberate Brussels
September 5, 1944	"Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg constitute Benelux."
September 5, 1945	"Iva Toguri D'Aquino, a Japanese-American suspected of being wartime radio propagandist Tokyo Rose, is arrested in Yokohama."
September 5, 1946	Joe Garagiola plays his 1st major league baseball game
September 5, 1953	The first privately operated atomic reactor-Raleigh NC
September 5, 1956	20 die in a train crash in Springer NM
September 5, 1957	Cuba: Fulgencio Batista bombs the revolt in Cienfuegos.
September 5, 1958	"""Doctor Zhivago"" by Boris Pasternak published in the US"
September 5, 1958	"The first color video recording on magnetic tape presented, Charlotte NC"
September 5, 1960	Cassius Clay captures the olympic light heavyweight gold medal
September 5, 1960	The poet Lopold Sdar Senghor is elected as the first President of Senegal.
September 5, 1961	The first conference of the Non Aligned Countries is held in Belgrade.
September 5, 1968	21 killed by hijackers aboard a Pan Am jet in Karachi Pakistan
September 5, 1969	My Lai Massacre: U.S. Army Lt. William Calley is charged with six specifications of premeditated murder for the death of 109 Vietnamese civilians in My Lai.
September 5, 1970	"Estimated 15 cm (6"") of rainfall, Bug Point, Utah (state record)"
September 5, 1972	Chemical spill with fog sickens hundreds in Meuse Valley Belgium
September 5, 1972	"Munich Massacre: A Palestinian terrorist group called ""Black September"" attack Israeli athletes at the Munich Olympic Games."
September 5, 1972	"The Olympic Games in Munich, Germany are marred by tragedy when PLO terrorists hold the Israeli delegation hostage; 11 Israelis are killed during the ordeal."
September 5, 1975	"Sacramento, California: a follower of incarcerated cult leader Charles Manson, Lynette Fromme attempts to assassinate U.S. President Gerald Ford."
September 5, 1975	"Wings release ""Letting Go"""
September 5, 1977	"Hanns Martin Schleyer, is kidnapped in Cologne, West Germany by the Red Army Faction and is later murdered."
September 5, 1977	"Voyager 1 (US) launched toward fly-by of Jupiter, Saturn"
September 5, 1977	Voyager program: Voyager 1 is launched after a brief delay.
September 5, 1978	"Camp David Accords: Menachem Begin and Anwar Sadat begin peace process at Camp David, Maryland."
September 5, 1978	"Sadat, Begin & Carter began peace conference at Camp David, Md"
September 5, 1979	Earl of Mountbatten funeral held in Bruma
September 5, 1980	The St. Gotthard Tunnel opens in Switzerland as the world's longest highway tunnel at 10.14 miles (16.224 km) stretching from Goschenen to Airolo.
September 5, 1980	"World's longest auto tunnel, St Gotthard in Swiss Alps, opens"
September 5, 1981	Number one hit on UK music charts - Soft Cell - Tainted Love
September 5, 1982	Eddie Hill sets propeller-driven boat water speed record of 229 mph
September 5, 1984	Western Australia becomes the last Australian state to abolish capital punishment.
September 5, 1986	Merv Griffin makes his final appearance as host of his own TV talk show.
September 5, 1986	NASA awards study contracts to 5 aerospace firms
September 5, 1986	NASA launches DOD-1
September 5, 1986	Pan Am Flight 73 with 358 people on board is hijacked at Karachi International Airport.
September 5, 1988	"Jerry Lewis' 23rd Labor Day telethon raises record $41,132,113"
September 5, 1989	Deborah Norville becomes news anchor of the Today Show
September 5, 1990	Iraqi Pres Saddam Hussein urges Arabs to rise against the West
September 5, 1991	Actor John Travolta weds Kelly Preston
September 5, 1991	"The Mall Southampton, Southampton, UK opened its doors for the first time"
September 5, 1991	US trial of former Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega begins
September 5, 1995	"France sets off an underground nuclear device in the South Pacific, ending a three-year moratorium on such tests."
September 5, 1997	Digital Theater Sound (DTS) announces its intentions to enter the DVD market
September 5, 1997	"Humanitarian Mother Teresa dies of a heart attack in Calcutta, India, at age 87."
September 5, 1999	"Candid Camera star Allen Funt dies in Pebble Beach, CA, at age 84."
September 5, 2000	The hottest day ever in Texas as most weather stations in the state topped 100 degrees and many topped 110.
September 5, 2005	"Mandala Airlines Flight 091 crashes into a heavily-populated residential of Sumatra, Indonesia, killing 104 people on board and at least 39 persons on ground."
September 5, 2007	3 terrorists suspected to be a part of Al-Quaeda are arrested in Germany after planning attacks on both the Frankfurt International airport and US-Military installations. See German Terror Plot 9/07
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When reading today's Guardian I was struck by an article written by Larry Elliot. It was mocking all the doomsayers who predicted dire economic consequences if Britain left the EU. He quite rightly wrote that since the vote to leave the EU, the economy has been doing quite well. Unemployment is down, economic growth is higher than expected and sales in the retail sector are as buoyant as ever. There seems to be no evidence of the economic disasters that would occur if Britain left the EU, as claimed by the Remain campaigners. However, he does in his thoughtful article explain that there are still unresolved problems that threaten future prospects of the UK economy, such as the appalling low productivity levels of British workers and the large trade deficit. He does suggest that these problems do have solutions and that the shock of exit will force the government into tackling these problems in the economy that have been ignored by politicians for decades, as they wish to minimise the negative effects of EU exit.
There are just one or two caveats that I would wish to make. He as did I would have read J.K.Galbraith's "The Great Crash"* when a student studying economics. He would have read that one of the prime factors in causing the great crash was an unsustainable boom in asset prices. One these prices moved downward all the flaws in a weak financial sector were exposed and a panic would set in forcing a crash sale in assets such as shares with the consequent bankruptcy of many business enterprises. There is plenty of evidence of there being a speculative and unsustainable boom in asset prices within the UK economy at present. Despite a few blips property prices have reached new highs. While it is not clear when the downward in the property market will occur it is likely to be sooner than later. Given the natural turn of events financial downturns occur every nine years, 1990, 1999 and 2008, which means that if this cycle continues there will be a crash in 2017. Leaving the EU has created an aura of uncertainty which not only undermines market confidence making a financial downturn more likely but means when it does occur it will be worse that otherwise would be expected.
If I could use a metaphor to describe the foolish actions of our political leaders, I would see it in the actions of the captain of the Titanic. The captain of this ship overestimated the soundness of the construction of this liner. He believed that if the ship collided with an iceberg, the nature of its construction would mean that any collision will result in minimal damage to the ship. As a consequence he sailed too far north, to close to the area of the Atlantic in which the icebergs where situated and the resultant collision with an iceberg sunk the unsinkable ship. The attitude of the politicians who campaigned for Brexit mirrors that of the Titanic captain. They vastly overestimated the soundness of the UK economy and its ability to withstand economic shocks. Instead of there being a small hole below the economic waterline, caused by exiting the EU which can soon be fixed, there is a much larger one that is capable of sinking the UK economy.
One of the flaws never mentioned by Larry Elliot and the Brexiters is the massive over indebtedness of the British economy. Consumer indebtedness is moving rapidly towards a total of 200% of GDP and the debts of our banks are far in excess of 400% of GDP. Much of this debt, particularly that of the banks is owed to overseas investors. Even in normal times this represents a problem for the UK economy, but in a time of uncertainty it becomes a far more serious one. The value of the pound sterling has fallen since Brexit, this has meant that the holdings of British currency in British banks by overseas investors has decreased in value. At the moment the fall in the price of sterling has stabilised and there has been no rush by overseas investors to withdraw their money. They judge that the advantages of investing money in Britain outweigh the disadvantages. However in a time of uncertainty there is a possibility that the value of sterling will fall further, which will probably occur when the exit negotiations hit some difficulties. Then these foreigner depositors will not be willing to see their cash deposits shrink further in value and so will begin to withdraw their funds from the UK. This can easily develop into a panic and the consequence will be a run on sterling. The UK government would have to apply to the International Monetary Fund for emergency funding to tide it over the crisis. Quite possibly the European Central Bank would be involved as many large European banks are located in London. In this event the price for these loans would be the imposition of a Greece like austerity programme. Such a programme of austerity would devastate the British economy as massive cuts in public spending would be required. One casualty would be the National Health Service as one of the first casualties, as the Greek experience shows that any national system of healthcare is regarded as a luxury that an indebted nation cannot afford.
If Larry Elliot's memory had served him better he would have remember that Galbraith wrote that there was a relatively long lead in to the crash in 1929. The signs of the impending disaster were visible long before the crash occurred. Then it was the evidence of the foolish speculative spending made by investors, they would invest in anything in the hope of making a profit. One story sticks in my mind and that is the one property developer marketed Florida swamp land as a desirable housing investment. This obvious fraudulent nature of this development mattered little to investors as they believed what they bought for $1 in the morning they could sell for $2 at the end of the day to some sap. Obviously this could not continue and it would end in heartbreak for many. A minority of investors got out early recognising that there would be a stock market crash, investors such as Joseph Kennedy. The soon to be multi millionaire father of JFK. Similarly in Britain there are signs of problems ahead. There has been a marked fall in business investment as manufacturers are unwilling to commit to a future which is so uncertain. A collapse in business investment is as any economist knows is the mechanism which starts a downturn in economic activity and possibly a recession. There was also the short panic that occurred just after the Brexit vote when a number of property investment funds had to temporarily stop withdrawals as they had not the funds available to met the demands for cash withdrawals made by panicky investors. The omens for the future are not good, despite current appearances to the contrary.
Whatever happens in the coming years all that can be said it that they will be years of difficulty for the British people. Years of difficulty brought about by the foolish actions of our political leaders who demonstrate a flawed understanding of the UK economy.


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Stingray Music Expands Streaming, Announces Launch with 8 Major OTT & TV Providers
27 oct. 2021 10:24 PET – Lauren Forristal
Stingray, the Montreal-based global music, media, and technology company, has announced today the launch of ad-supported TV channels as well as SVOD and AVOD services with eight major OTT and TV providers. This includes U.S. services Local Now, Plex TV, Struum, Altice USA's Optimum Stream, and Suddenlink Stream, among other international providers like Pluto TV in Brazil; Amazon Prime Video Channels in Netherlands, Italy, and Spain; and a few others.
Eric Boyko, President, Co-founder, and CEO of Stingray, said, "We are thrilled to bring Stingray services to new and existing partners looking to provide quality entertainment for their customers. With these new distribution agreements, we have grown our potential worldwide reach by over millions of viewers."
New partnerships with Local Now, Plex TV, and Struum will undoubtedly increase Stingray's audience, adding millions of potential viewers in new territories and platforms. As of late, Stingray has been downloaded more than 160 million times and has reached 400 million users from 160 countries. It is expected that Stingray's influence will continue to accelerate rapidly.
Last year, Stingray Music expanded its brand presence in the U.S., launching with Comcast Xfinity, Distro TV, Freecast's Select TV, Channel Plus on LG, MX Player, and XUMO.
Stingray's FAST channels offer audiences free access to music in every possible genre and lifestyle content such as Qello Concerts by Stingray, Stingray Karaoke, Stingray Naturescape, and Stingray Music. Music fans will enjoy singing to Stingray Karaoke's impressive catalog of songs by top artists; Taylor Swift, Bruno Mars, Lady Gaga, Elton John, and other talents.
Its SVOD and AVOD services include Qello Concerts by Stingray and Stingray Karaoke plus Stingray Classica and Stingray DJAZZ. These services allow viewers to stream on-demand sold-out concert performances by the most prominent entertainers, jazz performers, and classical music, operas, and ballets from across the globe.
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Stingray Music is a top provider of audio TV channels, 4K UHD television channels, SVOD content, FAST channels, digital signage, karaoke products, in-store music, 100+ radio stations, and music apps.
Much like other audio OTT brands such as Spotify, Apple Music, Pandora, etc., Stingray Music has diversified music channels and catered playlists centered around what's trending, different genres, and recommended songs.
The music is expertly curated, has unlimited skips (unlike Spotify's ad-supported plan), and is great for on-the-go listening.
It was first launched as a Canadian pay-TV audio service known as Galaxie. In 2014, it was rebranded as Stingray Music after Stingray united all its properties under one brand.
You can listen to music on the Stingray Music mobile app, on the Web, or with your TV provider.
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Go Week is an annual celebration of the ways God is working around the world, and the need that still exists to take the Gospel here, there, and everywhere.
Awaken to Kingdom Reality compels us to always be ready, always be investing, always be serving.
We are excited to welcome the art collaborative Artists in Bloom. The art from this exhibit will be on display in the Atrium from March 1-31 and is free and open to the public every day during building hours. Artists in Bloom is a multinational community of artists from Iraq, India, Syria, and the USA who aim to translate and transform lives by visual poetry and raise consciousness about global issues. Grab a coffee from Global Grounds, and enjoy the exhibit!
Opening Reception (open to the public): Friday, March 1, 6:30 - 8:00 PM in the Atrium. Come enjoy light refreshments, live music, and chat with some of the artists in-person!


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Original Ghostbusters Surprise New Cast
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Original 'Ghostbusters' Actors Unite With New Cast on 'Kimmel'
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— -- Jimmy Kimmel welcomed "Ghostbusters" stars Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Leslie Jones and Kate McKinnon to his show on Wednesday night, along with some other surprise guests.
After talking about the reboot, out in theaters July 15, Kimmel invited Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson and Annie Potts from the original movie 32 years ago to take the stage as well.
Watch: Ahead of a Reboot, the Original 'Ghostbusters' Comes to Life in Brooklyn
Here's the surprise. It's very sweet.
The eight stars sat together and watched clips of the new movie, then shared stories.
"I was 14, and I may have seen it repeatedly," McCarthy said about the original. "I was slightly obsessed with it."
Murray explained his reluctance to be in any reboot until this particular cast came on board.
"It's only 'cause I knew these girls were funny," the icon said. "You'll delight in the film ... There is just no quit in these girls."
Murray admitted that a reboot of such a classic "is a tough movie to pull off" but that the new cast did just that.
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Facet-cut chunky amethysts and solid 925 silver combined in a "half-chain" design.
Amethyst carries a high, sweet energy, which is said to be particularly stimulating to the Third Eye, Crown and Etheric Chakras.
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Home LEGENDS Scientists Robert Kearns: One Invention Took the Faith of Multi-Billionaires!
Robert Kearns, The Genius and blessed!
Our Legend, The American inventor of Intermittent Windshield Wiper Systems.
At World's Ultimate, our top niche is the people who contributed their lives to make today's living better by their presence or inventions. So they need some real good tributes. You will find quite often that we every now and then bring you one legend who has proved themselves as really important to the world. We hope, that you will like our newly covered legend as well, and will share your thoughts with us and other readers as well down the comments below.
Robert William Kearns invented a very important technology for automobiles industry, without which in today's times, we cannot think driving cars, especially in those regions of the world where raining seasons are so unpredictable that a full sun now, and after a while it starts raining, to name a few places like this are a London, Scotland etc, and it's the Intermittent Windshield Wiper Systems. After neck braking efforts and redoing his attempts to make it works and practical, Robert actually achieved his goal in 1969, when he could finally take this newly designed technology to Patent on 1st December, 1964 and thereafter to present it to the big Automobile manufacturers of that time, Like Chrysler, Ford Motor Company and more.
But due to their ill-legit proceedings, Robert Kearns actually cased against Ford Motor Company from 1978-1990 and also to Chrysler Corporation in 1982 – 1992.
These Intermittent Wipers for the windshield of the cars, which were very useful in rain, mist, and fog to keep clear visibility while driving or to have a clear picture. Though the automatic wipers were already invented it was very disturbing for eyes and brain when they continuously moving, Kearns thought of producing something, we call it Solution. They say, that Kearns, got this idea accidentally when he opened a wine bottle upon his marriage and the cork got into his eyes. and then in a rainy day, when he turned the windshield wipers on, and they created a big stress to his brain, so that he actually started working a plan.
Hence, his this invention actually open new horizons for the car manufacturers to sell even more cars with fully equipped new technology. Kearns actually went to the car companies to sign licenses for their product supplies. But they misguided him and by asked him to send one machine to the headquarters to have an approval, but it never happened, because internally they have studied his mechanism and started producing them without even letting him know, but just delaying it, once it is actually installed in the latest model of Ford Mustang Sports model.
Kearns, got $10.1 million from Ford Motor Company to violate license for his patent and he received $30.3millon from Chrysler Corporation upon doing the same.
A 2008 film, 'Flash of Genius', Robert Kearns takes on the Detroit automakers who he claims stole his idea for the Intermittent Windshield Wiper. A must watch a film, that covers his early life, family life as well as his professional life.


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