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Banagher Precast Concrete have been to the forefront of precast since 1949, always striving to design, innovate & improve without compromising quality, our aim is to retain our position as the leading precast manufacturer in Ireland & the UK. Our history is a long but interesting one.
1949 Banagher Tiles Ltd
Banagher Tiles Ltd was established in 1949 by the Kenny family in Banagher, Co Offaly – manufacturing precast concrete roof tiles as an alternative to the traditional slate and clay tiles. From the beginning it was a company which embraced engineering and design, a company which sought out innovative solutions in true entrepreneurial fashion.
1965 Bantile Ltd
In 1965 James Kenny's son Kieran established Bantile Ltd, Bantile pioneered the manufacturing of precast concrete units for system building. All over Ireland schools, hospitals, club houses and buildings were erected using the Bantile system. Columns, supports, floors and walls were all precast by Bantile offsite and then efficiently stitched together onsite.
1965 Concrete Structures Ltd
Kieran Kenny founded Concrete Structures Ltd Banagher, for the design and manufacture of precast concrete units, it was the first company in Ireland with facilities for the production of prestressed bridge beams. The company supplied contracts all over Ireland to civil engineering contracts while steadily expanding their precast product portfolio. Kieran's ideas in architecture and construction were closely followed, adapted and copied by others.
1976 Banagher Concrete Ltd
In 1973 oil prices quadrupled triggering a global recession and an inflation explosion, Bantile went into liquidation with the loss of 120 jobs with a major impact on the local community. Five former Bantile employees envisioned the opportunities and broad scope of precast concrete in the civil engineering sector, so together with a local businessman they pooled their redundancy cheques and savings to buy the existing factory and set up Banagher Concrete Ltd. The company continued to build their civil precast product portfolio and became the leading precast supplier to the civil engineering industry.
1996 Growth in Business Award
In 1996 Banagher Concrete won the Growth in Business Award in recognition of its 20 years outstanding success. Through innovation and entrepreneurship the company had increased its number of employees from 15 to 220 and had begun heavily exporting to the UK, in 1996 it was awarded the contract to build 30 bridges connecting the A1 with the M1 near Leeds. Many companies benefitted from the investment in infrastructure in the 1980's but Banagher Concrete excelled because they focused on client collaboration and innovation, developing a unique range of precast products for the construction industry.
2005 W Beam Developed
Always moving forward and fostering a culture of innovation Banagher Concrete developed and manufactured the first prestressed W Beam, a beam which has become an industry norm in construction today. The development of the W Beam and the Super-W-Beam by the in-house design team was a leap forward in engineering, these beams have been designed to span up to 50 metres – the longest span of any precast beam on the market then or today. The W Beam is inherently stable and offers construction companies an economical, safe and efficient bridge beam choice.
2007 MY Beam Developed
Our in-house design team developed the first prestressed MY Beam as a more economical solution to the traditional 'Inverted T Beam' and 'TY Beam' for shorter spans up to 19 m. The Banagher Precast Concrete MY Beam provides a more efficient solution than traditional beams by reducing the amount of precast concrete required. The MY Beam is known in-house as our 'Green Beam' as it's a more environmentally friendly beam with a smaller carbon footprint than other beam types for similar spans.
2010 Banagher Precast Concrete Ltd
Up until 2008 the construction industry experienced unprecedented growth, Banagher Concrete employed almost 500 staff until the recession hit and crippled the construction industry. In 2010 once again five existing employees stepped up and Banagher Precast Concrete Ltd was established. This young team of Directors are still leading the company today and are building on the success of those gone before them, advocating as always innovation, value engineering and client collaboration. Today there are now over 270 people employed and the company is going from strength to strength.
2013 New UK Manufacturing Plant
By 2013 Banagher Precast Concrete were exporting vast amounts of precast to the UK so the natural progression was to set up a manufacturing plant in the UK to better facilitate the UK market. The facility in Brandon, Norfolk is ideally situated for transport links, it reduces carbon footprint associated with transport and provides additional storage space. The site is inspected every 6 months by the British Precast Association and specialises in high-volume projects.
2018 Building on Success
Every year Banagher Precast Concrete has been recognised for outstanding achievements and contributions to the construction industry by the Irish & British Concrete Associations for our innovations with precast and our ability to deliver largescale complex and often bespoke projects. Please take a look at our projects page to find out more about our award winning work.
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Q: Removing the extension name with terminal command find I am writing a shell command to find files that end with .sh but display the name without the extension, for example :
file1.sh -> file1

file2_sh.sh -> file2_sh

I wrote the following :
find . -name '*.sh' | tr '.sh' ' '

The outcome or the first example is :
file1.sh -> file1

file2_sh.sh -> file2_
#here it should keep '_sh' but removes all ocurrences of sh

What should I do to keep the '_sh' and only remove the last occurence after the dot.
Thank you very much

A: tr '.sh' ' ' will replace every instance of s, h, or . with a space.  It does not care about grouping.  You want something like:
find . -name '*.sh' | sed 's/\.sh$//'

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Food for Friends 2 top guilds announced!
The winners listed will receive special Loyalty Point prizes based on their standings. But remember, each player who participated is already a winner, because on top of the prizes winners receive, those who took part in Food for Friends 2 will receive Loyalty Points equal to their guild's total donation points divided by the number of guild members who took part in the event.
Items created and donated in Food For Friends 2 were used to calculate a donation to Doctors Without Borders to benefit relief efforts in Haiti. For more details please click here. Congratulations to all participating guilds, and we hope you enjoyed Food for Friends 2!
During the last week of January 2010, Hello Kitty Online held a special charity event called Food for Friends 2. The goal of the event was to track the in-game efforts of players and convert them into real-world donations to Doctors Without Borders (Medecins Sans Frontieres) for the benefit of Haiti earthquake victims. And now, we are pleased to announce the results!
By the end of the 10-day event, Hello Kitty Online players from across different regions generated a staggering total 1,248,257 virtual crafted items! We won't bore you with the arithmetic, but at the end of the day this means a donation to Doctors Without Borders for the sum of US$ 18,038.30!
The donation is sponsored by Sanrio Digital as well as Burda:ic GmbH and Oriented Games. Sanrio Digital will make the donation on behalf of HKO players and publishers. North American publisher Aeria Games is arranging for its own donation independently.
Donation receipts will be posted on the Hello Kitty Online website.
On behalf of all sponsors, we would like to extend our gratitude to the players who selflessly dedicated their time and effort to this event. Your efforts will make a difference to the people of Haiti, who suffered a terrible catastrophe. Please consider making your own donation to Doctors Without Borders or any other aid organization. We hope that you enjoyed the opportunity to help those in need. See you in the next event!
Update: Sanrio Digital has made the donation to Doctors Without Borders on behalf of HKO, its players, and sponsor publishers. Click here for details!
There will be maintenance done on the forums tomorrow, 23 February 2010, from 12:00 - 2:00 P.M. (Hong Kong time, or GMT +8). During this time, you may have difficulty accessing the SanrioTown forums, but it will go back to normal after the time frame mentioned. Don't worry, all your posts will be retained.
During this time, you might also be encountering problems with your Sanrio Loyalty Points, as the system is also going through maintenance at this period.
Thank you for choosing SanrioTown!
Celebrating the Chinese New Year and a Happy Valentine's Day!
Continuing in our celebration of both holidays, new Valentines and Chinese New Year themed layouts are now available for your SanrioTown Blogs!
Not only that, but new wallpapers, calendars and other goodies are now available in the download section! Just a suggestion: you may try to use the new wallpapers/backgrounds for you desktops, Twitter accounts and anywhere you like!
We hope you like the new designs! And remember, if you don't have a SanrioTown account yet, you can sign up now for free!
Happy Valentine's Day and Happy Chinese New Year everyone!
Special Ecard Greetings from SanrioTown!
February 14 is a very important day this year! The world will be celebrating Valentine's Day (the Day of Hearts, Singles Awareness Day, or whatever you want to call it!) as well as the coming of the Chinese New Year all in one day!
If you don't have a SanrioTown account yet, don't worry! You can sign up now for a free account!
Happy Valentine's Day everyone! And a Happy Chinese New Year too!
Celebrate love and friendship with Hello Kitty's Valentine's Day Surprise, the new event brought to you by Hello Kitty Online! This special event runs February 11-16, 2010, and brings exciting additions to the game!
The Love Bug has come to town for a visit, and he's doing what he does best: spreading warm, fuzzy feelings to celebrate the month of love and friendship. He's preparing a bunch of gifts, but he needs a little help from you to finish. Visit the Love Bug in Florapolis and see how you can lend him a hand!
A familiar guest is in town for the festivities: Cupid! The messenger of love is looking for groups of people willing to help him. In order to help Cupid you will need to work together with other players in our brand new Grouping system! So form a group and go talk to Cupid in Sanrio Harbour!
The quests from Cupid and the Love Bug will only be available until the end of February 15, 2010, so be sure to finish all your quests by then!
From February 11, 2010 onwards you and your friends will be able to group together and take on special challenges that are only available through the new Group system. Being in a group will allow you to access Cupid's special quest chain. It will also make your adventures more exciting! Note: you must be in a group to start Cupid's quests!
More details on the Group system coming soon, so stay tuned!
The Valentine's update sees the return of the Dream Room, the special tutorial stage for new players. New players will find themselves in a four-room zone where friendly Sanrio characters will show them the basics of HKO.
This event introduces many cute new items for your character. Simply collect Happy Hearts and exchange them for the cool new items at any Party Master NPC located in all major cities. You get Happy Hearts by completing Valentine's day event quests, or by playing the Emote Game (play by talking to the Party Master NPC in any major city). If you have leftover Birthday Tokens and Candy Cane Shards from previous HKO events, you can turn them into Happy Hearts simply by right-clicking on them!
Gather around Sanrio Harbour on February 15, 2010 and wait for the Game Master's signal to participate in another massive cooperation game, where special treats are in store for all players! Don't miss the big party!
Love is in the air this February, so come celebrate Valentine's Day with Hello Kitty and fans! We hope you enjoy Hello Kitty's Valentine's Day Surprise!
Spread the Love on Facebook with Hello Kitty Online: The Introduction!
Do you know someone who likes Hello Kitty? You can now create and send beautiful Hello Kitty Online gift boxes on Facebook! We're here to tell you about a cool new functionality we added to Hello Kitty Online: The Introduction.
To start, simply go to HKO: The Introduction (http://apps.facebook.com/hkointro). See the big present icon? Click on that to customize your own beautiful gift box, add your personal message, then send it to a friend!
If your friends click on the gift box they will be taken to HKO: The Introduction, where they can play a tutorial for Hello Kitty Online. Remember that HKO: The Introduction is a tutorial that shows you the basics of how to play! This is not the full game, but only an introduction! For the full version of Hello Kitty Online please visit www.hellokittyonline.com.
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Carpet wrinkles can show up in a new or old carpet. Sometimes they show up after a carpet cleaning. According to industry experts there are three main causes of carpet wrinkles. Carpet cleaning is not one of them. If you're wondering why they may show up after a cleaning, think of this comparison. Imagine you bought a new shirt. It looked great the first time you wore it but after it was washed it was very wrinkled This isn't true of all your shirts. Some are prepared to be wrinkle resistant, while others are disasters. Carpeting needs to be prepared to resist wrinkles too. The ones that aren't can develop wrinkles just like your shirt. The main cause of carpet wrinkles is lack of preparation, called power stretching. Properly preparing and maintaining a carpet avoids creating wrinkles. Adding water to a carpet can trigger a pre-existing problem.
Improper Installation: When a carpet wrinkles within the first 2-3 years it's likely to be from improper installation. The most probable cause being that the carpet was never "power stretched". New carpet is stiff and should be power stretched. If it isn't then over time the carpet starts to loosen and relax, causing wrinkles.
Improper moving of furniture: Moving furniture frequently by pushing & sliding, without picking it up, or emptying out the drawers to lessen the load, causes stetching. The carpet gets pushed & pulled in ways it wasn't meant to be.
Normal or Natural Wear and Tear: Natural wear and tear means just treating your carpet as it was meant to be. You vacuum it when it's dirty, properly move furniture over it & clean it periodically (yearly for most people). This is the natural way most people care for their carpet. Some people don't realize they need to treat their carpet in this manner.
When you buy a carpet and your salesman tells you that your carpet is guaranteed for life, they usually don't tell you that the life of carpet is said to be 8-10 years ( Based on manufacture warranties). Carpet can last a lot longer than that. So even when you care for it normally, over time naturally the latex on the backing starts to break down. The latex is what keeps the carpet nice and tight. When this happens the carpet loosens and again you get to the point of simply having too much carpet in the room causing wrinkles.
If you have wrinkles in your carpet then it is time to stretch your carpet. When you first notice wrinkles in your carpet you should get your carpet stretched.
Delaying the carpet stretching job can lead to permanent damage. It may never lay flat again.
Over time as people step on the carpet and it wrinkles it will start to crack and then rip.
It's easy for people to loose their balance and fall over the wrinkled area.
A carpet repair man can do this by removing the carpet tacks on the ends of the carpet and stretching it out again. Often times it must be cut at the edges to remove the wrinkles. This process can be just as intensive as first installing the carpet depending on whether furniture has to be moved.


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Prescription for profit: start an employee wellness program
By Teresa Talerico
SBN Editor
Whether they offer on-site yoga classes or annual cholesterol screenings, employers who encourage workers to stay healthy can pump up their company's profitability.
Three out of four small businesses that provide employee wellness programs say those efforts improve the bottom line, according to a September survey from Humana Inc. and the National Small Business Association. The survey, which polled 1,000 companies with fewer than 100 employees, found that such programs enhance productivity, boost morale, reduce absenteeism and lower long-term health care costs.
So, how can you warm up your business for workplace wellness? Here are some simple tips for inspiring employees to be healthy and fit.
* Get a move on. Incorporate physical activity into the workday, says Small Business Be Well, a new initiative for Virginia companies who want to promote health and wellness in the workplace. SBBW suggests scheduling "walk and talk" meetings as an alternative to traditional sit-downs in the conference room. You can also post signs near elevators that encourage people to take the stairs.
* Offer on-site health services. Ask local hospitals, clinics or health organizations if they can visit your business to provide diabetes screenings, flu shots, mobile mammograms, tobacco-cessation workshops and other services for employees. Local programs geared toward businesses include Bon Secours OccuMed/Workforce Health, the Virginia Business Coalition on Health and Chesapeake Regional Medical Center's Workplace Wellness program. Or contact your city's health department.
* Host workplace workouts. Arrange for a fitness instructor to hold an exercise class in your building's gym, in a meeting room or even outside. Make sure to choose the particular workout, be it yoga, Zumba or strength training, based on an office poll. No space for push-ups or planks? Consider investing in gym memberships for your employees.
* Start an office rivalry. Organize a fitness challenge for interested employees, such as reducing body fat, lowering cholesterol or losing weight. Participants will enjoy competing against - and motivating - each other. Other employees can follow their progress on a special Facebook page or a chart posted in the breakroom.
* Promote good nutrition. Install a vending machine with healthy snack options like nuts, dried fruit and bottled water. Seek out caterers that can provide healthier fixings for lunch meetings and other company events. Plant a company garden that grows fresh herbs and veggies.
* Encourage healthier commutes. Provide bicycle racks and bike routes for employees who might ride to work. Offer monthly bus passes or discounts on other public transportation. Organize carpools. Create a map of local lunch spots within walking distance. The Centers for Disease Control's "Healthier Worksite Initiative" includes a workplace walkabilty audit, plus tons of other tools and ideas for employers.
* Rate their risk. Invite employees to participate in a voluntary health-risk assessment. Lawrence Transportation, a Roanoke company profiled on Small Business Be Well's website, introduced its Alive and Wellness Program in 2011. It includes a risk assessment and follow-up appointments. The program helped identify a serious heart condition in an otherwise healthy 40-year-old employee. It also revealed a potentially fatal aneurysm in another worker.
SmallBusinessBeWell.com will officially launch in the next month or so, but the site has been live since mid-December and is already compiling some useful advice and resources. It will also include profiles of employers who have successfully implemented wellness programs, such as Lawrence Transportation.
Suzanne Mercure, hired in July 2012 as director of Small Business Be Well, describes the site as a "one-stop shop" to help Virginia's smallest businesses establish workplace wellness programs.
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"Typically, they don't have the resources that a larger company has," Mercure said of SBBW's target audience of companies with two to 50 employees. "If it's a really small employer, the CEO is the human resources department, the billing department, maybe just about everything. So they don't have time or the expertise to do this. We want to be a really valuable resource for them."
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The site will offer ideas for budget-conscious small business owners.
"We will give quick tips on how to start something that's low- to no-cost for employers," said SBBW assistant director Khalilah LeGrand. "And then as people get more comfortable with the idea of wellness in the workplace and changing the culture of the workplace, they can look at other areas of our website that might give them an idea of, 'OK, now that you've done this, why don't you start employing other things?' Healthier snack machine options, the importance of health risk assessments, things of that nature."
According to a 2003 article in the "Art of Health Promotion Newsletter," employee wellness programs can reduce workers compensation costs by 30 percent and sick days by 28 percent.
Those programs should also play a prominent role in health care reform, the Department of Health and Human Services proposed in its Nov. 20 rules for implementing the Affordable Care Act. HHS recommended that group health plans expand incentives for businesses whose employees participate in workplace wellness programs that include benefits such as free gym memberships, health seminars and smoking-cessation assistance.
"We really have two major objectives," Mercure said. "One is to get employers to understand the value of their employees' health as a business asset. The second is to provide information and tools so everyone can do something to support employee health and wellness."nib
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Grant to solve quantum communication problem
A solution to the problem of sending information in single quantum particles over global distances could be a step closer thanks to grants of over €3 million that have been awarded to researchers in the University of Bristol's Quantum Photonics group.
Dr Ruth Oulton and Professor John Rarity at the Centre for Quantum Photonics have been awarded a €2 million Future and Emerging Technologies grant from the European Commission and a €1.1 million CHIST-ERA award from European national funding agencies, including the EPSRC.
The use of particles of light, photons, to encode and send information could revolutionise the way we secure all internet transactions, while computing using photons promises much faster ways of tackling hard problems. The aim of both these projects is to use semiconductor devices to mediate the interaction between photons providing a quantum memory and quantum logic gates to extend these quantum applications to longer distances and harder problems.
The challenge for the CHIST-ERA project, the Solid-State Quantum Network (SSQN), led by Professor John Rarity, is to use semiconductor devices, the same technology as the lasers used conventional telecommunications, on the nanoscale. Nanosized "quantum dots" trap a single electron, which act as the memory for a quantum repeater. The single electrons store information for a millionth of a second, enough for a set of base-stations, spaced by 100 km to transfer the information in a single photon over 1,000 km.
The Bristol team wish to go even further. In the FP7 EU project, Spin Photon Angular Momentum Transfer for Quantum Enabled Technologies (SPANGL4Q), led by Dr Ruth Oulton, the team introduce novel designs and techniques into the semiconductor devices.
The SPANGL4Q team will introduce a novel technique to transfer the information in a single electron to a few nuclei in the quantum dot. Nuclei are known to store information in their spin for much longer than electrons: possibly up to a few seconds. The few seconds of storage time would be long enough to send a photon to a satellite, making a global communication network possible.
One of the aims of the SPANGL4Q project is to explore the design of the semiconductors from a fundamental physics point of view. Just as in conventional telecommunications, the quantum devices use photonic technology to transfer light from a fibre arriving from long distances to a small optical trap, allowing the memory to work more efficiently. However, to use these optical traps to manipulate the electron spin is not as well established. The SPANGL4Q team will go back to the drawing board to begin polarisation engineering in these structures. Understanding in more detail how light behaves in these structures should lead to many more ways to manipulate light for a wide variety of applications in telecommunications, medicine and security.
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What Thailand Can Learn From Brexit
Thailand may have supposedly changed its system of governance in 1932, but it is well known that skepticism about democracy remains deeply entrenched amongst many Thais. It is not uncommon to observe some using democracy as a bit of a dirty word, representing in their view the wrongful empowerment of the ignorant masses who often vote against their own interests. And on the surface, the UK's Brexit debacle seems to illustrate the worst that many Thais fear about democracy.
An expression of the popular will that went contrary to what the elite and technocrats warned would lead to impending disaster has plunged the UK down years of political chaos, economic decline and, seemingly, a cliff's edge in the form of no-deal Brexit. Indeed, the UK's turmoil does not shed a very favorable light on liberal democracy, and Thais who already question the value of the democratic process would hardly see Brexit as an argument for why greater levels of democracy would be beneficial for Thailand.
But a closer analysis of the course of Brexit, especially the events that has transpired since British prime minister Boris Johnson took office, yields a more nuanced series of lessons that should convince even skeptical Thais that parliamentary democracy is worth fighting for.
Firstly, it corrects the misconception that liberal democracy is just about voting and elections. That is profoundly untrue; while elections are an important part of the democratic process, liberal democracy is also about checks and balances.
In the UK, the popular will for Brexit had been expressed through a narrow referendum victory, but there was a lack of societal consensus on how Brexit should be executed, and no majority for a disruptive no-deal Brexit that Johnson desired. This was well represented in the British lower chamber, the House of Commons, which last week voted to block no-deal Brexit.
The British example reveals an important distinction — we live in a parliamentary democracy, not a direct democracy. The system Thais should seek to build is not one where every popular passion becomes policy; instead, we aspire to a well-balanced framework where multiple veto points can ensure that good policy is created.
The second lesson we can learn is that parliamentary means is the best way to resolve political conflict, and hence parliament in Thailand should rightfully take center stage just as the British government has.
When parliament was vocal in opposing Johnson's Brexit plans, he responded by proroguing parliament for five weeks to ensure that parliament will not be able to weigh in on his plans. The House of Commons responded by seizing control of the parliamentary agenda, which the government usually controls. Through this, it was able to re-assert to an extent the centrality of parliament in national policymaking.
In Thailand, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha does not appear to be fond of parliament; neither are former leaders such as Thaksin and Yingluck Shinawatra. But this notion of parliament as a fundamental part of the political system should be strengthened.
Indeed, there are key elements of the British system that Thailand could and should look into adopting to strengthen the legislature's ability to check the executive. The House of Commons has a weekly session of questions to the prime minister; it would do Thailand well if parliament were able to regularly scrutinize Prayut the same way that Johnson must take tough questions from hostile MPs. The British also allow ministers to be summoned to parliament for urgent questions; what if Capt. Thammanat were scrutinized over his qualifications in the same way?
Third, Brexit shows that while parliamentary democracy is indeed fallible, it is far better than the alternative where an authoritarian executive is able to push through whichever policy he likes.
According to British government leaks of 'Operation Yellowhammer', which planned for the worst case scenario under no-deal Brexit, UK food and water supplies, medical supplies and energy and other critical systems would have come under risk. Yet that was precisely what Johnson was prepared to inflict on the British people in order to accomplish Brexit.
Parliament was able to legislate against this outcome, but it was through the extraordinary luck of having both a minority government and a speaker in the chair, John Bercow, who was willing to bend the rules and ignore precedent. But if Johnson had authoritarian powers, the outcome could have been very different.
Prajak Kongkirati, a professor at Thammasat University, tweeted last week that where ancient states tried to find "good people" to rule their nations, modern states attempt to build "good systems" that can foster good leaders and keep bad ones in check.
That is precisely what Thailand should aspire to — to build a functioning democratic system. And believe it or not, the British mess showed that It can come under strain, but that it still works.
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Watching History on Cable News, Plus a Pop Culture Grab Bag
Chris and Andy reflect on television coverage of the past 48 hours before discussing 'The Watch' Facebook group's top 10 TV shows of 2020
By Chris Ryan and Andy Greenwald Jan 7, 2021, 9:03pm EST
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Chris and Andy talk about what it was like watching the last 48 hours unfold on cable news and whether or not this is the right medium for this moment (1:34). Then, they get into a grab bag of pop culture topics, including the news that Loki executive producer Michael Waldron is being tapped to write a Star Wars movie (22:51), The Watch Facebook group's top 10 TV shows of 2020 (37:30), and Hayao Miyazaki films (44:33).
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Minneapolis: June 22 to June 24, 2017
Here are some concerts taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from June 22 to June 24, 2017.
Opening up for the show is one of our favorite bands, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart. We've been loving this band since 2007. …
at 7th St Entry
Thursday 06/22/17 (7pm/$15)
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart is back on tour with a new upcoming album The Echo of Pleasure, due due Sept. 1 on the band's own Painbow label. Limited editions includes gold metallic vinyl with gold foil stamped packaging.
We first wrote about the band in 2007, describing them as "If you're into noisy indie-pop, you will probably like The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart. On the surface the loud, fuzzy guitars may remind one of The Jesus and Mary Chain or My Bloody Valentine, but the underlying melodies and vocals are more dreamy and "poppy". The band's influences include The Pastels, The Exploding Hearts, The Ramones, Black Tambourine, and The Brian Jonestown Massacre."
Beverly and Ablebody to open. The former, Beverly, made it on our 2014 Best Of List.
06/14 -- Boston, MA -- The Sinclair * %
06/15 -- New Portsmouth, NH -- 3S Artspace * %
06/16 -- Montreal, QC - Bar Le Ritz * %
06/17 -- Toronto, ON -- The Horseshoe Tavern * %
06/19 -- Cleveland, OH -- The Grog Shop * %
06/20 -- Detroit, MI -- El Club * %
06/22 -- Minneapolis, MN -- 7th St Entry * #
06/23 -- Madison, WI -- High Noon Saloon * #
06/24 -- Chicago, IL -- Lincoln Hall * #
06/25 -- St Louis, MO -- The Firebird * #
06/27 -- Nashville, TN -- The High Watt * #
06/28 -- Atlanta, GA -- The Earl * #
06/30 -- Chapel Hill, NC -- Local 506 *#
07/01 -- Washington D.C. -- Rock & Roll Hotel *#
07/02 -- Philadelphia, PA -- World Cafe Live Downstairs *#
09/22 -- Vancouver, BC -- Biltmore Cabaret $&
09/23 -- Seattle, WA -- Tractor Tavern $&
09/24 -- Portland, OR -- Doug Fir Lounge $&
09/26 -- San Francisco, CA -- The Chapel $&
09/27 -- Los Angeles, CA -- Teragram Ballroom $&
09/28 -- San Diego, CA - The Loft UC $&
10/15 -- Madrid, Spain -- Joy Slava
10/16 -- Cordoba, Spain -- Sala Hanger
10/17 -- Granada, Spain -- Lemon Rock
10/19 -- Valencia, Spain -- La Rambleta
10/20 -- Barcelona, Spain -- Bikini
10/21 -- Santander, Spain -- Escenario
* = w/ Ablebody
# = w/ Beverly
% = w/ Frankie Rose
$ = w/ The Courtneys
& = w/ The Prids
Alabama's The Secret Sisters are about to hit the road with Iron & Wine (in May) and She & Him (in June). The duo are enjoying being featured on a recent episode of ABC's …
Saturday 06/24/17 (7pm/$20)
The Secret Sisters recently released their New West Records debut, You Don't Own Me Anymore, earlier this week (June 9th). The 12-song set was produced by Brandi Carlile & her collaborators Tim and Phil Hanseroth, and is Laura and Lydia Rogers' first new record in over three years (which we wrote about in 2013)
As with the new album the duo will be hitting the road, stopping by Minneapolis' Cedar Cultural Center this Saturday, June 24th.
Cheyenne Medders to open.
The Secret Sisters On Tour:
06/22 – St. Louis, MO @ Old Rock House
06/23 – Davenport, IA @ Redstone Room
06/24 – Minneapolis, MN @ Cedar Cultural Center
06/25 – Evanston, IL @ S.P.A.C.E.
06/27 – Milwaukee, WI @ Live @ The Back Room
06/29 – Madison, WI @ Kiki's House
06/30 – Bayfield, WI @ Lake Superior Big Top
07/01 – Fish Creek, WI @ Door Community Aud
08/04 – Grass Valley, CA @ Center for the Arts
08/23 – Old Saybrook, CT @ The Kate
08/24 – Brownfield, ME @ Stone Mountain Arts Ctr
08/25 – Rockland, ME @ The Strand Theatre
08/26 – Portsmouth, NH @ The Music Hall Loft
08/27 – Northampton, MA @ Iron Horse Music Hall
09/07 – Houston, TX @ McGonigel's Mucky Duck
09/08 – San Antonio, TX @ Tobin Center
09/09 – Austin, TX @ 3Ten @ Austin City Limits Live
09/10 – Fort Worth, TX @ Fort Worth Live
09/17 – Memphis, TN @ Buckman Perf Arts Ctr
09/20 – Fort Smith, AR @ AAC Live
09/21 – Little Rock, AR @ South On Main
09/27 – Louisville, KY @ WFPK Waterfront
09/28 – Asheville, NC @ Altamont Theatre
09/29 – Charlotte, NC @ The Evening Muse
09/30 – Raleigh, NC @ Stag's Head Music Hall
10/01 – Annapolis, MD @ Rams Head On Stage
10/03 – Richmond, VA @ Tin Pan
Seattle's Big Business, formed in 2004 by Karp bassist Jared Warren and Murder City Devils drummer Coady Willis followed with a down-to-business 35 min. set with a deep bottom end. In support of their latest, 2013's …
Electric Six
The "Gay Bar" band Electric Six is back in Minneapolis next Friday, June 19th at First Avenue, touring in support of their latest album Mimicry and Memories. Electric Six is Dick Valentine (vocals), Da Ve (guitar), …
06/22/2017 Big Business to headline the Triple Rock Social Club on Thursday. Gay Witch Abortion and Buildings to open. 8pm, $10.
06/22/2017 Hello? Is it Lionel Richie you're looking for? He'll be at Mystic Lake Casino. 8pm, $39.
06/23/2017 Atlanta musician B.o.B. is playing Lumber Exchange Event Center (above the Pourhouse in Minneapolis), in support of his Ether album. 7pm, $25.
06/23/2017 Body/Head (aka Kim Gordon of Sonic Youth and Bill Nace) will be playing Ballentine VFW Post 246. The Blight, Waveless, and Lori Barbero to open. 8:30pm, $20.
06/23/2017 Hardcore act Conveyer to play The Garage for the CD release of No Future on Victory Records. This all-ages show will also feature Infinite Me, Nanashi, Unturned, Church Tongue, and Creep Colony. 6pm, $10.
06/24/2017 Philadelphia's rising indie alternative/rock band Civil Youth is stopping by the Garage in Burnsville, Minnesota. Arms For Elephants, A Skyline Drama, Platypus, and The Contingents to open. 6pm, $8.
06/24/2017 Detroit-based 'Gay Bar' rockers Electric Six is playing the Turf Club in St Paul on Saturday. They'll be playing songs from Fresh Blood For Tired Vampyres released last October via Metropolis Records. Northern Faces to open. 8pm, $16.
Posted by W♥M on Tuesday, 13 June 2017 at 04:11 AM in Ablebody, Arms For Elephants, B.o.B., Beverly, Big Business, Body/Head, Buildings, Cheyenne Medders, Civil Youth, Conveyer, Electric Six, Gay Witch Abortion, Lionel Richie, Lori Barbero, Minneapolis, Minneapolis Music Guide, Northern Faces, Platypus, Sonic Youth, The Blight, The Contingents, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, The Secret Sisters, Vu, Waveless | Permalink | Comments (0)
Minneapolis: August 15 to August 16, 2016
Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from August 15 to August 16, 2016.
Bob Mould
Bob Mould was more along the line of what I wanted to see at Rock the Garden. He basically played half of Sugar's album Copper Blue, probably still fresh on their mind ...
LAND SPEED RECORD 35th ANNIVERSARY SHOW
Monday, 08/15/16, 7:30pm ($10/$12)
It's been 35 years since Hüsker Dü released their debut record Land Speed Record. To celebrate, one of Hüsker Dü's original founding member Grant Hart (joined by The Glandolinian Army, featuring Hart, Dylan Richie, and Timonthy Alleick) will likely perform the record live next Monday at the 7th Street Entry.
Fun Fact #1: Land Speed Record was recorded live at the 7th Street Entry on August 15, 1981.
Fun Fact #2: "Landspeed Records" is the online name of Minneapolis' Roadrunner Records.
There isn't a lot of details online, but fans can likely expect to hear about 17 songs crammed into a 27-min set.
Also, there will be a panel discussion of the importance of the record by Steve McClellan, Grant Hart, Greg Norton, Terry Katzman, Lori Barbero, and more.
Also, there will be a special Chris Larson: Land Speed Record art/film installation at the Walker from June 9, 2016 through January 8, 2017. Additional details below:
The Walker Art Center presents Chris Larson: Land Speed Record on view June 9, 2016 through January 8, 2017 in the Medtronic Gallery. The exhibition is titled after Land Speed Record, the album by acclaimed St. Paul, Minnesota punk band Hüsker Dü that rose to cult status after being recorded live at the 7th St. Entry on August 15, 1981. At the Walker, Larson's gallery environment is comprised of two films, a sculpture, a photograph, and sound. At the center of the installation are two films—one color, one black and white—exploring a group of objects that occupied Larson's studio for two years. The items originated from the childhood home of Grant Hart, Hüsker Dü's founder and co-songwriter, which caught fire and partially burned in 2011. The smoke-blackened contents—furniture, appliances, antiques and collectibles, auto parts, ephemera from gigs, art supplies, clothing, master tapes, musical instruments—had to be quickly cleared from the home, and Larson volunteered his studio (a repurposed industrial warehouse space) for their temporary storage.
France Camp
Opening were two local bands, France Camp and Painted Saints. I liked the former a little more because they had such a naïveté about them. They were four young people ...
Tuesday, 08/16/16, 7:30pm ($10)
Los Angeles based thrashers Zig Zags will be headlining the 7th Street Entry next Tuesday, touring in support of Running Out of Red (Castleface Records).
The band has previously been linked to Ty Segall so expect that sort of carefree "California" Burger Records style of music.
This is a true story, but the first time I heard the term 'zig zag': I was walking to my apartment in 1997 and some dude on the street asked me, "Hey man, you got any zigzags?" My default answer was "No." then followed by "I don't know what that is." He said he needed it to roll weed. In case you missed it, Zig-Zag is a rolling paper used for tobacco (or whatever you want to smoke).
France Camp and Tongue Party to open.
8.7 - Richmond, VA - Strange Matter
8.8 Philadelphia, PA - Kung Fu Necktie
8.9 Cambridge, MA - Middle East Upstairs
8.10 - New York City, NY - Mercury Lounge
8.11 - Brooklyn, NY - Baby's All Right
8.12 - Cleveland, OH - Happy Dog
8.13 - Cincinnati, OH - North Side Yacht Club
8.14 - Detroit, MI - El Club
8.15 - Chicago, IL - The Hideout
8.16 Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry
8.17- Fargo, ND - Dempsey's Public House
8.19 - Missoula, MT - Stage 112
8.20 - Seattle, WA - Victory Lounge
8.22 - Portland, OR - Mississippi Lounge
8.23 Arcata, CA Richard's Goat
8.24 - San Francisco, CA - The Richshaw Stop
8.26 - LA, CA - Resident
Posted by W♥M on Sunday, 07 August 2016 at 11:24 AM in Bob Mould, France Camp, Glandolinian Army, Grant Hart, Greg Norton, Husker Du, Lori Barbero, Minneapolis, Minneapolis Music Guide, Steve McClellan, Terry Katzman, Tongue Party, Vu, Zig Zags | Permalink | Comments (0)


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Write a 16 pages paper on the evolution of the horse.
Write a 16 pages paper on the evolution of the horse. The evolution of the modern-day horse is thought to have begun an estimated over 58 million years ago. In a description of some newly discovered horse fossils published by paleontologist O.C Marsh in 1870. MacFadden (2005b) points out that Marsh described an evolution that took place in a single lineage. In this description, through a series of distinct intermediates, the Eohippus fossil species gradually evolved into what is an almost totally different-looking descendent, the Equus. The American Museum of Natural History further popularized this description by assembling a famous exhibit of these fossil horses. In designing the exhibition, the remains were arranged in such a manner that they would show the gradual evolution from Eohippus (Hyracotherium) to the modern-day Equus. Exhibitions such as these were seen to not focus on the evidence of evolution, but on the evolution of the modern-day Equus as a model of gradual and straight-line evolution. This model was soon to eventually be included in all the biology textbooks.
Recent evidence has however clearly shown that the very first horse evolution did not proceed in a straight line as had earlier been supposed. Fossil evidence now shows that the familiar Equus is merely one evolutionary branch of the equine species and that we only have the illusion of a straight-line evolution because Equus is the only branch of the equine species that survived. New fossil evidence also shows that the evolution of the horse was not always smooth and gradual. A number of different traits did not always evolve together and when they did, they evolved at different speeds. Some of these traits also experienced the occasionally reversed direction evolution. In addition to this, horse species did not always evolve through a process of the gradual transformation of their ancestors (anagenesis).&nbsp.


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Get Up Dates Daily > Blog > News > Meet Mandalic Systems Artist David Orr
Meet Mandalic Systems Artist David Orr
News 27 Views Posted by Susan Rodriguez January 2, 2023
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Artist David Orr is engrossed in the pursuit of knowledge, seeking through study and experiment the mandalic systems that form the natural order of the universe. Like a host of artists, musicians, philosophers, and scientists whose investigations into everything from the atom to the psyche to the weather have progressed human insight for millennia, Orr is omnivorous in his curiosity and eclectic in his expressions. At the heart of his visual art is a layered process of observation and interpretive design that yields compelling patterns giving shape to invisible forces—mandala-like and meditative, responsive to sacred geometry, and availing of digital cosmology. An exhibition of Orr's new work in photography and video opens this week in Santa Monica, offering a space of wonderment and reset at the start of a new year.
David Orr: Moon Mandala No. 20
L.A. WEEKLY: When did you first know you were an artist?
DAVID ORR: Much later than I should have.
What is your short answer to people who ask what your work is about?
My work is about the ways we seek and create patterns to both discover and impose meaning. There are areas where art, philosophy, and science overlap—which I believe is where truth resides.
What would you be doing if you weren't an artist?
Honestly, I'm already doing it.
Did you go to art school? Why/Why not?
I went to film school at Temple University in Philadelphia. There was a kind of bridge to art in David Lynch, who'd studied painting and made his first films in Philadelphia (he famously called Eraserhead "The Philadelphia of the mind"). I quickly learned the most interesting people seemed to be in art schools, which was where I would hang out. Those friendships have lasted to this day, and continue to influence me, but ultimately I suppose I'm self-taught.
David Orr: Illumined: Daihannya-kyo Sutra
Why do you live and work in L.A., and not elsewhere?
I lived in New York for many years, was shaped by it, loved it, and still visit often, but I get more done here. There's more breathing room and I can focus. L.A. is an incredibly subtle place which continues to surprise me, and I find the combination of the art scene, the 'Dream Factory,' and the aerospace presence irresistible.
When was your first show?
My first 'show' was probably when I was eight or so, in my backyard in New Hope, PA. My first real solo show was at Laurel Canyon Gallery (RIP) in 2007. The owner, Spike Stewart, was and is the 'mayor' of Laurel Canyon, and the coffee shop he runs with his partner, Lilly is the beating heart of the neighborhood, so the opening was packed—and it wouldn't have been, otherwise. There is an amazing link to L.A. art history there, as well. During one of the recent Pacific Standard Time programs, I learned that Ed Kienholz had his first show at Vons Café Galleria, in the same location, in 1955. That felt pretty great!
David Orr: Illumined: Private Instructions
When is/was your current/most recent/next show or project?
My next show, The Space Between, opens Saturday, January 7 at Open Mind Art Space in Santa Monica. My most recent projects have been video collaborations with musicians John Cale, Nick Cave and Warren Ellis, and poet Jorie Graham for The Birdsong Project. I will be debuting Invisible Light, a collaboration with New York violinist and composer Concetta Abbate, with a live performance at the closing reception at OMAS on Saturday, February 11.
David Orr: Ithaca (video still)
What artist living or dead would you most like to show or work with?
How do you pick?!? And would they want to? I love James Turrell, Edmund de Waal, Mona Hatoum, Andy Goldsworthy, Nancy Holt, Robert Irwin, Michael Heizer, Ruth Asawa, Agnes Martin, Mauricio Cattelan, Georgia O'Keeffe, Harry Callahan, Bridget Riley, Francis Bacon, Vija Celmins, Saul Leiter, Gerhard Richter, Agnes Pelton, Jenny Holzer, Félix González-Torres… really, too many to name here—but they all changed the way I think and see.
Assuming I could speak the language, however, I'd love some time with artists like the Lascaux Cave painters who created works we now find enigmatic. What were they really thinking? Trying to represent or communicate? The more we learn, the more we realize that there's nothing primitive about 'primitive work.' It's always been more rich and layered than we assume.
David Orr: Illumined: Psalms of David
Do you listen to music while you work? If so, what?
I actually work in silence most of the time, because I'll always forget to put something on, but when I'm driving and thinking, or in the studio doing other things, I listen to a lot of music. I tend to gravitate towards musicians whose work falls between genres. Scott Walker, Joni Mitchell, Chris Whitley, Sturgill Simpson, Talk Talk, Leonard Cohen, Patti Smith, Neil Young, Agnes Obel, Brian Eno, Steve Reich, Beth Orton, Kendrick Lamar. Lots of Jazz, mainly from the late 50s/early 60s, but recent folks, too, like Chief Xian aTunde Adjuah (Christian Scott). I always like a blending of styles—I used to love going to Giant Step in New York.
David Orr (with Nick Cave and Warren Ellis): Wood Dove, video still
But Bach never fails to astonish me. The Goldberg Variations as performed by Glenn Gould, or the Cello Suites (there are many superb recordings and interpretations, but I keep coming back to Pablo Casals and Yo-Yo Ma) remain my favorite deadline/focus soundtracks. A friend once described Bach's music as "architecture that glows" and I can't think of a better characterization.
Website and socials, please!
david-orr.com
FB: davidorrart
IG: @davidorrart
Twitter: @vas_perfectus
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Susan Rodriguez January 2, 2023
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A healing journey
After graduation, Liz Maurer '07 traveled to Amazon jungles on a mission of hope.
Maurer poses with two new friends she made this past summer. Both are students at one of seven schools in the Amazon jungle built and supported by Ray of Hope ministries.
After the sun has slipped over the lush canopy of trees and the last light has faded from the glassy water of the Amazon, the alligators emerge. And the hunters are waiting.
"We'd take a small boat out and one of the experienced jungle guides who traveled with us would shine a flashlight along the banks of the river," says Liz Maurer '07, who spent the summer in Brazil. "Seeing the orange, glowing eyes of an alligator just a few feet from the boat was a little scary."
Piranha hunting is a little bit different.
"To attract the fish, you beat the water with the pole, in order to appear as though an animal is thrashing or struggling in the water," Maurer says. "The piranhas that we caught were fairly small, but their teeth were another story."
But Maurer, who graduated from Illinois Wesleyan in April, wasn't in Brazil to hunt. She came to heal, as part of a mission team sponsored by Ray of Hope ministries.
Ray of Hope is an organization founded in 2003 to meet the physical, educational and spiritual needs of children in Brazil's Amazon region.
"Having a chance to be involved with medical care was an exciting opportunity for me," says Maurer, who started medical school at the University of Illinois this fall.
The team divided its time between the cramped, smoggy industrial city of Manaus and the deceptively placid beauty of the Amazon.
In Manaus, Maurer worked in the favelas, or shanty towns, "which are known for problems with crime, sewage and poor hygiene," she says.
In the isolated villages of Brazil's rain forest, the need was just as great. "When we set up clinics in the villages, the line of people seemed to multiply as the day went on and news spread throughout the jungle that a doctor was visiting," she says.
The most common illnesses Maurer and the Ray of Hope team treated stemmed from bacterial infections, parasites and vitamin deficiencies.
"At times, I wished I could do more to help the people," she says. "I also got excited as I contemplated the different ways that I may someday use my medical degree to serve others."
While on the Amazon, Maurer lived aboard the Discovery, a boat equipped with a kitchen, running water and electricity. The team slept in hammocks hung from the roof. On the open-sided boat, the water was always only feet away.
"Sunrises on the Amazon are absolutely breathtaking," Maurer says. "Early in the morning, the water is as smooth as glass and serves as a mirror to reflect the beautiful landscape of the jungle and the clouds in the sky."
Not all of the wildlife Maurer encountered was as intimidating as the piranhas and alligators.
"One morning, while reading and drinking some delicious Brazilian coffee, I heard strange noises that sounded like breathing," Maurer says. "The noises turned out to be a group of three or four dolphins that were swimming near the boat."
Maurer says the only downside to the experience was "lots and lots of mosquito bites."
But, she adds, every mosquito bite was worth it.
"At Terra Preta and Iranduba, two of my favorite villages, I formed friendships with the children in these areas and was showered with hugs and laughter each time I visited."
It was in Iranduba, while bringing food and gifts to poverty-stricken children, that Maurer witnessed what she calls a miracle.
"By the end of our time in the village, we had drawn a crowd of about 30 children," she says. "I thought that there was no way that we had enough toys for all of them."
But Nailza and Keith, two of the Ray of Hope workers, kept pulling toys out of a small bag they had brought with them.
"Later on that day, while talking to Nailza, I found out that she had emptied the bag of toys and had given the empty bag to Keith," Maurer says. "Keith then pulled out toys from the empty bag until every child had one."
"As she told me this," Maurer says, "I got goose bumps as I realized the miracle that I had witnessed."
Maurer and her fellow team members were working toward another kind of miracle: bringing hope to a region devastated by poverty and lack of medical care.
"I hope and pray that through the work of Ray of Hope, these children will have lives with wider possibilities and opportunities," she says.
Editor's Note: This profile is adapted from a story by Drew Barringer '09 that appears on the IWU alumni Web site, www.titanpride.org, where many more alumni profiles are available for viewing.


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I would like to announce on the behalf of the SCP team that we have promoted kyheng from Moderator to Senior Moderator.
I would like to sincerely thank him on behalf of SCP Mod Team and members for the effort he have contributed since the opening of Singapore Car Palace.
I would also like to welcome rookie & dinkodink too and let our wonderful Moderators bring SCP to another level to benefits all members and future members of Singapore Car Palace.
Thank you, thank you. I will try my best to serve this forum better. Kinda busy now, so can't spend much time here.
I would like to congratulate kyheng on his promotion, for my opinion. He is managing the forum well and is the only Mod during the earlier day when the forum just started and you can see that he log in maybe almost everyday? I think that what i observe during my visit to this forum.
usually, no one is interested in becoming a Mod for a brand new forum but kyheng take up the challenge and this show his commitment toward this forum and not forgetting that he is the only person replying to most question ask in the earlier day as well.
Good Jobs Kyheng, and thank you very much for the valuable answers and reply and it sure benefits many of us without you knowing.
Linker : Thank you for your words. It is a drive for me to serve this forum better.
No problem, Kyheng.... Mod is hard work and not forgetting free labour as well.
When someone does a good jobs, it is always good to compliment and i don't lost a dollars in this case. hahah.
Linker wrote: I would like to congratulate kyheng on his promotion, for my opinion. He is managing the forum well and is the only Mod during the earlier day when the forum just started and you can see that he log in maybe almost everyday? I think that what i observe during my visit to this forum.
I fully agreed with Linker point. When i first join this forum, kyheng was the most helpful person that reply to some of my enquiries.
1. I'm really helpful like you guys said.
2. I'm just another spammer in a forum that have too much time.
As time goes by, we have to think everything on the bright and the dark side.
Well well, Mr Kyheng, why do you have to announce yourself as the spammer when we are complimenting you for the great service rendered.
As long as my "spam" replies can help you guys out, I'm happy.
You deserve it and it also a good motivation for you.
i would also like to congratz kyheng on his promotion, to me, he is just like a advisor, can see him like 24/7.... answer most questions, esp mine.
Thank you kyheng, you really make my day, of course not forgetting the rest of the bro who contribute.
As i'm a first time car owner, still very green in all aspect.
Well, no need to thank me anyway(I do appreciate).... People needs to start somewhere... With current technologies, we can get alot of infos just sitting infront a monitor.


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Let's Stick with Veganism
Noticed how there seems to be some sort of slide away from veganism as the established moral baseline of the animal advocacy movement lately? Maybe corporate profits are down or something? Perhaps it is the remaining importance of single-issues in campaigner's minds? It is more likely, however, a widespread failure to fully understand the potential of veganism – or even know what it is.
A Recent Phenomenon
I went vegan in the late 1970s. I was very active throughout the 1980s, heavily engaged in a variety of single-issue campaigns. I helped to begin a number of "action groups" against individual laboratories, fur companies, and the fur trade itself. I was the "press officer" for a number of grassroots groups along the way.
I did radio interviews, press interviews, and appeared on TV a few times. I'm sure it will be hard for 21st century animal advocates to appreciate that, in all those campaigning years, I and many other spokespersons, rarely talked about veganism, and we particularly failed to articulate vegan values as our clear and central moral position on human-nonhuman relations.
We would tend to stick to the largely compartmentalised arguments against factory farming, hunting, the fur trade, etc., and generally talk about these forms of animal use in isolation. The word "vegan" would crop up, of course, when some journalist asked us about our "diet" in the main, but it wasn't often a major feature of our fundamental claims-making. When we were asked about veganism, however, we never "tactically" described ourselves as vegetarians.
Having said that, I don't remember mentioning veganism in the many, many, press releases I composed in those days. Veganism just wasn't at the forefront of our single-issue minds – we were busy trying to win the winnable, ban the bannable, and remove the bricks in the wall of "animal cruelty" one by one. We did this as anti-vivisectionists, as anti-hunting activists, as anti-animal circus campaigners, and so on: not, by and large, as vegan animal rights advocates. Sad to say, we were probably instrumental in the shame of reducing veganism to its dietary issues, something that persists today. It does not help when vegans publish books like "Eat Like You Care," tending to limit the meaning of veganism to food choices and its dietary component. Why not the more accurate and representative Live Like You Care? Concerned people in the movement apparently feel the need to issue warnings and reminders that veganism is far more than a diet virtually on a daily basis. Veganism should never have been so reduced.
As many who read this blog know, I have always credited law professor Gary Francione with being extremely influential in pushing veganism to the centre of animal advocacy in the last 20 years or so. He wasn't alone, of course and, indeed, would write about himself in terms of being a vegetarian as late as 1996; an indication of just how new the unequivocal vegan baseline position is. Our 1980s claims-making in Britain would have been so much altered had veganism been established as the moral baseline of the animal advocacy movement much earlier. Most of us were vegans or living on a 100% plant-based diet, but we did not campaign for veganism. Had things been different, we would have at the very least contextualised our single-issue campaigning in the light of an overarching vegan vision of the future which would seek to liberate all sentients and protect the planet. Single-issues would have been "abolitionised," as they still need to be today – for it does not confuse members of the public to see particular types of animal use presented as part of general vegan critique of use, power relations, and oppression. Many modern-day animal advocates remain stubbornly wedded to single-issues for a variety of reasons, and all in the face of persistent attacks on SICs in recent years. Very many appear not persuaded that SICs are harmful, or a diversion – nevertheless, they will openly talk about veganism nowadays. However, not all animal advocates will…
So, Who's Afraid of the Big Bad "V" Word?
When I say, "established as the moral baseline of the animal advocacy movement," I know that veganism has not actually been embraced by all. Many vegan animal advocates still like to "play it safe" by employing the use of terms like vegetarian (even when they apparently mean vegan), or veg, veggie, and veg*n. This is most unfortunate in my view. What irks me most is when vegan advocates are encouraged to "tactically" slide away from veganism on the grounds that vegan is some sort of "scare word." One such person currently throwing his weight around the vegan scene is a moderate vegetarian activist called Tobias Leenaert who works for - or may have just left - a vegetarian organisation called Ethical Vegetarian Alternative. Leenaert suggests that veganism is a diet - indeed, he says "our movement is about food" - in an attempt to make invisible an expansive vision of vegan philosophy, which he mocks in presentations. The organisation is government funded and Leenaert says that rules out radicalism because politicians think that vegans are "the crazies." He wants to make veganism "flexible" enough to allow vegans to eat "non-vegan stuff." He argues that vegans should not be seen to be "picky" - or read labels on foodstuffs - because this can alienate people from "vegan food." Essentially, this means that vegans should consume animal products for "tactical" reasons.
One cannot help assuming that, often as not, there are "business" reasons for presenting veganism as a scare word. Happily, many grassroots animal advocates do not seem to find that it is – see this podcast on "vegan information booths." For national groups, on the other hand, especially those with paid staff, they are on the constant lookout for more members and financial supporters and, when they have them, their claims-making is based on what the membership will tolerate - and therefore re-subscribe - while they attempt to address the widest possible audience. Soon questions of, "is this moral," may take second place in favour of questions such as, "is it good for membership recruitment and retention."
Many people claim that vegetarianism is a "gateway" to veganism, citing the fact that most current vegans were vegetarians first. On the other hand, social networks are full of reports of regret from people saddened that they did not go vegan as soon as they might; that, somehow, as vegetarians, they were not aware of the realities of dairy and egg production, and had never seen their vegetarianism as a particular form of animal use. Even if we were to accept that vegetarianism is some "gateway" to veganism, there are objections to vegans advocating for vegetarianism. First, no vegan should suggest that using other sentient beings for any reason is morally acceptable, even as a stepping-stone and, second, there are far more vegetarians than vegans in the world (rather begging a question of the "gateway" proposition) so vegans can let them push vegetarianism while they concentrate on their own concerns. Someone has to be promoting vegan philosophy if it is to be found on the other side of a gateway that vegetarians eventually find, or are directed towards.
Some people seem to be currently suggesting that they failed to "go vegan" due to the fact that some existing vegans are not very nice people, and they dislike these people's campaigning approach or advocacy style. This is a shallow and irrational excuse: why continue to punish other animals by using them on the grounds that some animal advocates are not particularly pleasant? That is hardly the fault of other animals who are used by vegetarians. While it is true that many report that they took 10 or 15 years to finally go vegan, there is absolutely no necessity for a "go vegetarian first" message to be promoted by vegans. Instead, such people can be encouraged to be as vegan as they possibly can begiven their own social circumstances. However, to suggest that they may remain non-vegan for year-upon-year because they have not liked some vegans, or the way some vegans operate, is an incredible weak reason to continue to make other sentient beings suffer and die.
Vegan consumerism
While plant-based products are vegan-friendly, that is not the same as saying that they are vegan. The phrase, "is it vegan?" is misleading when the question concerns an inanimate object like a food product. This phrase should be recognised only as a form of convenient shorthand. Carrots may be vegan-friendly but carrots themselves, of course, are not vegans. Some carrots may not even be vegan-friendly, depending on how they were produced. We may immediately think of the use of animal "manure," or chemical pesticides, at this point but we should also recognise that the philosophy of veganism would not view anything as vegan-friendly if human producers were harmed in the production process, or if environmental destruction is intrinsic to the item in question. Many people make jokes about how social media is being used by vegans to post picture after picture of the food they are eating, or their new plant-based or animal-free purchases. Glossy vegan publications promote innumerable new vegan goodies: happy smiling white faces promoting the urgency of a buy, buy, buy culture to vegans. This is "vegan porn" according to Steve Best in his Total Liberation talk in Luxemburg in 2013 – see here for Best's view that animal advocacy is hindered by its narrow vision and thin politics, which leaves us small, weak, and marginalised.
Of course the promotion of vegan goods has campaigning utility: whatever you want, you can get a "vegan" version of it we say. The myth that being 100% plant-based is easy for everyone, everywhere, and all the time, also has campaigning utility despite being totally wrong. However, if we are not to further betray the principles of veganism, we need to move from vegan consumption (VC) to critical veganism (CV). By asking more than, "is that product entirely plant-based," we soon see how palm oil is problematic, how sugar is – how all cash crops are. Writing this a few days after Easter, I was struck by the number of vegans falling over themselves to promote "vegan chocolates" having seemingly made not the slightest attempt to discover the production structures of different chocolate brands, thus ignoring the fact that much chocolate is dripping with exploitation and rights violations as child slaves are used on many coco plantations. Palm oil is certainly not vegan-friendly in any serious sense of the term. Vegans cannot be friends with a product that causes such devastation. We should not make the shallow mistake of thinking that opposition to palm oil is about orang-utan "persons of the forest" and only about orang-utans. A vegan critique of palm oil is wider than that.
Not Alliance Politics but an All-Embracing Critical Veganism
Veganism is about protecting the rights and interests of all sentient beings. It is a vision of a new world, a non-violent world - or at least a lot less violent world compared to what we have now. Veganism is peace, co-operation, and community. Veganism is respect and responsibility.
We should begin to think about veganism in a new light. Rather than one movement that seeks to forge alliance with others, veganism can be seen as the vision that embraces all struggles for justice, opposes all oppression, and liberates everyone. It is hard to think of any other idea that would liberate more than veganism would.
Bob Torres (Making a Killing: The Political Economy of Animal Rights), and David Nibert (Animal Rights Human Rights: Entanglements of Oppression and Liberation and Animal Oppression and Human Violence: Domesecration, Capitalism, and Global Conflict) (and Steve Best) suggest to us that we cannot get even close to what we want as vegans within the present social and economic structure. A wider, more systemic vision of social change is necessary if we are really serious about bringing about the liberation of all animals, and determined to protect the environment.
This means that encouraging vegans to backslide on veganism now is encouraging us to move in totally the wrong direction. "Tactical" vegetarian advocacy is not going to achieve anything. That thinking is as redundant and as short-sighted as thinking that vegan consumerism in some vegan capitalist mode of production is possible.
This is not the time to turn away from veganism – this is the time to explore its deep intersectional dimensions; its potential to be the revolutionary idea that it really is.


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Can't wait for Chrome OS? Jolicloud's cloud-based OS hits v1.0
by Martin Bryant — in Apps
If you can't wait for Google's Chrome OS to launch later this year, a perfectly acceptable alternative has just reached a new level of maturity and could well be worth a look.
Jolicloud, the cloud-based OS designed aimed primarily at netbooks, has reached version 1.0 and if you live your life online it could well be a viable alternative to traditional operating systems.
With a slick look and simple based interface, Linux-based Jolicloud has been available in earlier forms for over a year. Hoping to attract users who don't want spend hours setting up their machines with apps, Jolicloud 1.0 now has a curated app store highlighting some of the the best web apps available. A new 'social stream' feature is designed to help you "Feel the pulse of the Jolicloud community" with app recommendations from other users and notifications of available app updates. A new HTML5-based app launcher allows for one-click install and uninstall of apps.
A neat feature is the ability for users to sign into any computer with Jolicloud installed and find all their apps and settings exactly the same as if they were using their 'home' machine. This, combined with built-in support for cloud-based file systems like Dropbox, Drop.io and Box.net makes it a good choice for those who work across a number of computers.
For many people, Jolicloud and an Internet connection might be all they need to get work done. The open source Chromium browser is built in and it's easy to install Firefox as an alternative. Google Docs is on hand for general office work; for music it's easy to set up Spotify, Last.fm and similar apps; if you edit graphics you'll probably find GIMP suits most needs and with over 700 apps there should be something to suit most needs.
Jolicloud is easy to install and will dual-boot with your 'main' operating system. Once downloaded, I had it set up in just a few minutes and it's safe to say it's much faster than Windows on my Samsung NC10 netbook and does just about everything I need day-to-day.
Jolicloud 1.0 is available now for free. Simply install the Pre-final version from the website and you'll be given a prompt to upgrade.
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New investment will strengthen Province's prevention, planning, and preparedness for African swine fever
KINCARDINE — The governments of Canada and Ontario are investing nearly $3 million in three new initiatives as part of a coordinated effort to enhance biosecurity and support the provincial pork sector's African swine fever (ASF) prevention and emergency preparedness efforts.
African swine fever is a viral disease that affects pigs. It is not a threat to food safety or human health, but could potentially disrupt Ontario's supply chain. Many large-scale pork producers have strict biosecurity measures already in place, and this investment will provide additional support throughout the pork value chain to proactively enhance the sector's biosecurity and preparedness. This coordinated effort aims to minimize the risk of introduction of ASF in the province and in Canada and mitigate the risks it poses to the industry.
Starting November 5, 2021, a new targeted intake under the Canadian Agricultural Partnership (the Partnership) will provide funding to Ontario pork producers, processors and other agri-businesses to support their training, education and planning, as well as for supply and infrastructure investments and modifications needed to strengthen swine-related operations, support industry businesses, and protect the herds and livelihoods of Ontario pork producers.
"We know how hard Ontario pork producers work to keep such high standards for safety" said the Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, federal Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food. "In the wake of growing concerns since African swine fever has been detected in the Caribbean, this funding will support new measures that protect the prosperity and resiliency of the entire sector."
"Our role in government is not just to react to what happens in Ontario but to also be proactive to help mitigate risks to our agri-food sector and our food supply," said Lisa Thompson, Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. "The recent detection of African swine fever in the Caribbean and the devastating impacts it has had in Europe and Asia is a good reminder to tighten protections all along the pork industry value chain to try to prevent the introduction of the disease which would lead to significant market and trade disruptions."
The intake for Ontario's pork industry and related businesses will provide cost-share funding for eligible expenses that will support biosecurity improvements and emergency preparedness planning for the sector. Costs will be eligible starting today, October 19, 2021. This intake provides higher cost share at 50 per cent than other intakes under the Partnership at 35 per cent because of the critical and urgent nature of this work.
Additionally, funding will be allocated under the Partnership for an education outreach and awareness campaign for "small holder" farms, or farms that market fewer than 1,000 hogs or 50 sows per year. The campaign will focus on increasing small hog producers' awareness of the risks of ASF and the need for strong biosecurity and emergency preparedness measures.
Targeted financial support will also be provided to help the province's producers of Eurasian wild boar (EWB) transition out of the production of these animals. Farm escapes of Eurasian wild boar amplify the population of wild pigs, which have already caused widespread problems in Canada's prairie provinces and many American states – these wild pigs can damage crops and the natural environment and could transmit ASF to pork operations in Ontario.
The Ontario government is protecting the agricultural sector and the natural environment by taking action to prevent wild pigs from establishing in our province. This includes detection and removal efforts, as well as regulating wild pigs under the Invasive Species Act, 2015 as they pose a greater risk of transmitting ASF if they escape in the wild.
"Our government is taking action to phase out the production of Eurasian wild boar," said Greg Rickford, Minister of Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources and Forestry. "Preventing the spread of new invasive species such as wild pigs is another critical step to safeguard the swine industry from the ASF, and protect the broader health of our communities, economy and natural environment."
To assist EWB farmers and encourage faster transition, producers who agree to stop raising them within six months will be eligible for funding to shift to other forms of production such as heritage breeds of swine, other livestock or crop production.
The three initiatives announced today support the Ontario government's priorities to make Ontario's agriculture and agri-food sector more competitive, and to support farmers and producers from risks that are beyond their control through prevention and preparedness.
The Canadian Agricultural Partnership is a five-year, $3 billion investment by federal, provincial, and territorial governments to strengthen the agriculture and agri-food sector, ensuring continued innovation, growth and prosperity. This commitment includes $2 billion for programs that are cost-shared by the federal and provincial and territorial governments, and are designed and delivered by provinces and territories.
ASF is a severe, contagious, viral disease of swine that has been endemic in many African countries and since 2018, and is rapidly spreading globally, mostly in Asia and Europe. It only affects pigs and is not a threat to food safety or human health. ASF has not yet been detected in continental North America, but cases have been found in both Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
Ontario has approximately 1,200 hog farms and accounts for 26 per cent of all hogs in Canada. The pork value chain generates almost $3 billion in gross domestic product annually in the province and employs over 55,000 people. One-third of the pork produced in Ontario is consumed in the province and the rest is exported.
The intake for pork producers, processors and other agri-businesses to support biosecurity activities will open on November 5, 2021, however expenses incurred as of October 19, 2021 are eligible. Applicants can submit application forms on a first-come, first-served basis until December 3, 2021. Intake information will be posted soon. Applicants will be able to apply for reimbursement of 50 per cent of costs, up to a maximum of $40,000 per applicant.
Under Ontario's Invasive Species Act, the import, possession, transport, propagation, lease, trade, buying and sale of Eurasian wild boar and their hybrids will be prohibited as of January 1, 2022. Controlling Eurasian wild boar and their hybrids is important for Ontario's agricultural sector as they play a key role in the establishment and spread of wild pigs.
More information about the intake for EWB producers to transition to other types of production will be made available on the Agricorp website in the coming weeks. Program eligibility is limited to those participants who own EWB as of October 19, 2021. Eligible EWB producers will receive $200 per animal to eliminate their herd while also transitioning to other forms of production.
These programs announced today by Ontario are being reviewed by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada to ensure consistency with the Canadian Agricultural Partnership agreement between the federal and Ontario governments. Programs are subject to change pending full approval.
Partners Endorse Enhanced Biosecurity Supports For African Swine Fever Prevention and Preparedness
The Canadian Agricultural Partnership in Ontario
Canadian Agricultural Partnership (AAFC)
Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
Ontario's Strategy to Address the Threat of Invasive Wild Pigs
News provided by the Government of Ontario.
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What is 166 Knots in Meters/Second?
Knots to Meters/Second
166 kt in m/s
166 Knots =
85.398 Meters/Second
Convert 166 Knots to Meters/Second
To calculate 166 Knots to the corresponding value in Meters/Second, multiply the quantity in Knots by 0.514444444444 (conversion factor). In this case we should multiply 166 Knots by 0.514444444444 to get the equivalent result in Meters/Second:
166 Knots x 0.514444444444 = 85.397777777704 Meters/Second
166 Knots is equivalent to 85.397777777704 Meters/Second.
How to convert from Knots to Meters/Second
The conversion factor from Knots to Meters/Second is 0.514444444444. To find out how many Knots in Meters/Second, multiply by the conversion factor or use the Velocity converter above. One hundred sixty-six Knots is equivalent to eighty-five point three nine eight Meters/Second.
Definition of Knot
The knot is a unit of speed equal to one nautical mile (1.852 km) per hour, approximately 1.151 mph. The ISO Standard symbol for the knot is kn. The same symbol is preferred by the IEEE; kt is also common. The knot is a non-SI unit that is "accepted for use with the SI". Worldwide, the knot is used in meteorology, and in maritime and air navigation—for example, a vessel travelling at 1 knot along a meridian travels approximately one minute of geographic latitude in one hour. Etymologically, the term derives from counting the number of knots in the line that unspooled from the reel of a chip log in a specific time.
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It's Release Time Again – ShinobiGrids 2.0!
We're announcing the immediate availability of ShinobiGrids 2.0. Since the release of Grids 1.1 we've had lots of good feedback from our users and ShinobiGrids 2.0 is the culmination of a lot of hard work to address the pain points we've been hearing about.
So let's get to it, what's new?
With ShinobiGrids 2.0 we went back to the drawing board and have essentially created a whole new API. Don't worry though, the previous API is still there, we've just built a new one along side it. The reason we did this was that the biggest issue we heard from people was that while the grids were previously very powerful and flexible, it was hard to get going with simple use cases and in order to address that, we felt it best not to limit ourselves to the existing API. At the same time, we didn't want to undo all the work you've already done to integrate ShinobiGrids into your application, so we introduced a new root class called SDataGrid. This encapsulates all the common use cases we've been seeing much more cleanly and simply, but allows you to have almost as much flexibility as before. But don't worry, even if you find an esoteric use case which the new API doesn't handle, the old one is still there for you to use just as before.
Along with the new API we've revisited the whole styling concept around Grids. This new model makes it much easier to style your grids and allows for much more flexible styling options too. Win, win, right? We didn't stop there though, along with all the new functionality, we introduce a number of updated themes so the grids will look even better right out of the box.
We hear you when you say our documentation could be better, so with Grids 2.0 we're launching the first of our documentation revamps to include a much more comprehensive set of higher level documentation and how-to guides to sit alongside improved API documentation. Be sure to check out the new DataGrid UserGuide which is included. This, coupled with new code samples and a continuing set of online tutorials for advanced use cases should give you all you need to get going quickly.
We've made a number of modifications to the grids to make them more efficient. In particular, there are now APIs to allow you to reload just part of the grid, which means when implementing live updating grids (e.g. stock price displays) you no longer need to refresh the whole thing. This leads to significant performance improvements for the end user.
We had tons of queries about how to make the grids sort based on a column's values when a user taps the header. It was possible to implement this before and we wrote a blog tutorial to help you do it, but why bother? Now the Grids ship with sorting functionality baked in, no need to do it yourself anymore, just switch it on.
Finally, one of the biggest things we did, was go back and revisit the whole user experience. This includes the out of the box look as described above, but we went much further. We revisited all the interactions and visual cues. Overall this results in a much more pleasant user experience when interacting with the grids, including sorting, highlighting, dragging, editing or resizing. Check it out, you'll see what I mean.
Okay, I think that's enough words for now, go ahead and download the trial and experience it for yourself. If you're already a grids customer with a valid ShinobiCare or ShinobiCare Plus licence (or valid Premium Support if you purchased before we have changed our support structure earlier this year), head over to the customer portal and download the full release!
In the meantime, we'll get cracking on the next release so do let us know if you have features you'd like to see!