Model of the T-34/85 tank stylized as "Rudy" tank. Features drive, steering, elevated cannon, rotating turret, opening engine deck with a V12 piston engine, full suspension and custom stickers.
it is considered the most effective and influential design of the entire WW2. As of 2016, there are still some countries that use it in active service.
the T-34 wasn't distinguished by any particular parameter. It was distinguished by an excellent combination of crucial parameters, such as firepower, survivability and mobility.
despite the superb design, the T-34s were affected by poor quality and haste, both in terms of manufacturing and of crews' training. For example the transmission in early T-34s was so unreliable that it was common to carry a spare transmission on top of the engine deck at all times. There were constant problems with quality of steel and welding, and the comfort of the crew wasn't even considered. During WW2 most crews were assigned to T-34s after just 72 hours of training, and the drivers would often train in older tanks and only get to know the T-34 on their way to the frontlines. The tank was notorious for poor visibility and crude instruments. German analysis states that on average, a crew of a German medium tank was able to fire three shots per one shot fired by T-34's crew. All in all, there was an average of 7 destroyed T-34s per 1 destroyed German tank of any kind. Still, the Soviets were able to produce these tanks faster (up and above 1,200 tanks per month) than the Germans were destroying them.
the tank was in production without a single interruption since 1940. Even evacuation of the entire factories after the German invasion of the USSR did not disrupt the production. One of the largest factories was located at Staliningrad and it kept operating throughout the entire battle of Staliningrad, even when materials ran short. Stories persist of unpainted T-34s going to battle directly from the assembly halls.
the Soviet high command was well aware of the many initial flaws of the T-34. But the priority was fast mass production, so any changes that would slow it down were not allowed. Major changes were introduced only when tanks became ineffective, as it happened in 1944 when T-34 was finally equipped with a more powerful gun and larger turret, resulting in the T-34/85.
despite the official "no changes" policy, the design of the T-34's many variants was being fine-tuned bit by bit for the entire duration of WW2. It is estimated that the basic T-34 variant from the end of war has twice the armor and firepower of the initial variant, while retaining the same mobility. Huge effort was also spent on simplifying the tank and speeding up its production. The production cost per unit was decreased nearly by half by 1945, and the design was severely streamlined, e.g. the T-34's main gun's parts count went from 861 to 614.
the chief designer of the T-34, Mikhail Koshkin, died of pneumonia during a 2,000 km drive with the tank's prototypes which was demanded by Soviet leaders as a demonstration.
As for the model itself, it proved surprisingly challenging, mainly because of its modest size and the many elements I wanted to include in it. At 1:21 scale it was a medium-sized model at best, only 14.4 cm wide, while at the same time housing 5 motors, 1 SBrick, a battery and a V-12 piston engine. Adding the V12 was cause of many difficulties, because it meant that I had no room for the turret's rotation mechanism in the hull and instead I was forced to install it in the turret itself. This meant that the turret's turntable had to be driven from the inside, and I had only 2-studs-wide space left for the main gun's elevation mechanism. I estimate that building the turret took easily half of the entire time spent on this model, and no less than a month. It would be much easier at bigger scale or with a regular rotation mechanism in the hull.
On the technical side the model was fairly simple, with two PF L motors driving the rear sprockets with 1:1 gearing. The V12 engine was situated between their driveshafts and driven by a 71427 motor which I chose because it was short and relatively silent (still, I find it very annoying to hear a motor running all the time in a model, but there was no room for a switch). I had to gear that motor down because if it ran too fast, the "pistons" would pop out of the V12. Next to the 71427 motor was a single SBrick and they were both located directly under the turret. In front was a 8878 rechargeable battery, sitting so close to the front glacis plate that I had to keep some areas of the plate just 1 plate thick as 2 plates would be too thick. The battery was accessed by removing the entire front glacis plate, which was difficult as the part of front MG's armor was attached to the hull and placed in a "window" in the plate. The turret was rotated by a 8-tooth gear meshed with its inner ring and driven by a PF M motor in the center of hull's rear. Next to it was a Micromotor operating a small lever through a worm gear. The lever had a link connecting it to the axle of the main gun's barrel, and it was located literally millimeters from the turret's inner side. The essential challenge with the turret was the shape of its sides, which are tilted in two planes. I was able to achieve a similar shape after many attempts, but in the end the turret's front was too wide and the rear was covered by a piece of canvas. The canvas was supposed to imitate a tarpaulin cover often carried on the T-34s, but it looked crude and I had to add a piece of paper under it to prevent it from catching on the gear wheels.
All in all, the model was very challenging and while it wasn't perfect, I was happy that I was able to pull if off at all with all the functions I wanted. It would be very easy to compromise and abandon some functions or care less about the aesthetics and accuracy.
Amazing tank! The big number of details on it, the engine… And of course the turret! But what is the number of wheels you used?
Na Boga, instrukcje poproszę. Mój syn będzie miał chyba swój pierwszy orgazm jeżeli będzie mógł to zbudować.


It was my birthday at the beginning of this week – not a big birthday, but a high enough number to make me realise that 30 is creeping closer. Although to be honest, I'm quite excited. They (the mysterious 'They'!) say that your thirties are better than your twenties!
No matter my age, I was determined to have a nice nature-filled day. Originally I had planned to spend the day at RSPB Minsmere, but then Storm Katie arrived with howling winds and plenty of rain. Instead I had a relaxed morning at home, eating homemade cake (made my Matt) and drinking many cups of tea!
Once the weather had calmed itself down in the afternoon, a few friends and I visited a local nature reserve, Overhall Grove. It was a really sweet reserve, apparently both an Ancient Woodland and a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), and I look forward to returning there again over the coming seasons. Some of the friends accompanying me are also into nature, so we got stuck in with trying to find some good species. I've added a few more species to my pan-species list – including Cauliflower Fungus (Sparassis crispa), a new beetle species (Abax parallelepipedus) and Median Wasp (Dolichovespula media). Although I haven't identified everything just yet, I am getting there gradually.
In addition to the new species, there were a number of 7-spot Ladybirds (Coccinella 7-punctata) about. I am always thrilled to see them as they are a sign that winter is over! Spring has started and summer is not too far away! There was even a butterfly – but it flew away from us and we couldn't identify it. It was quite a funny sight, particularly for my friends that aren't into nature – 4 adults running across the field after a butterfly! Bring on much more butterfly (and moth!) chasing this year.
There's not so much else to add. I had hoped to hear a Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita), which would've been my first of the year. But no luck, and I still haven't heard one since. As I have said above, I look forward to returning there across the current seasons so I am sure I shall hear one there at some point!
My wildlife adventures this week turned away from the typical ventures at nature reserves, towards indoor exploration. Matt and I spent a day with my family at the Science Museum and then the V&A Museum, to celebrate a birthday. I am always a big fan of museums as they are such excellent places for learning – whether it be about the natural world, the lives of humans long ago or otherwise. I wasn't expecting much, if any, nature in this trip, after all we weren't at the Natural History Museum. But as the title suggests, I was pleasantly surprised.
Before any insects, we found the DNA model made by Crick and Watson (NB: I feel more should have been said about Franklin in the description). After lots of button-pushing and pointing at shiny things by my nephew (a sign of how the rest of the day would turn out – he loves buttons!), we then stumbled across some bees! From what I remember, the one in the middle is robotic bee whose flight is based on the study of honeybees.
Skip ahead through galleries about atmosphere, household goods and wooden doors, plus some delicious lunch (surrounded by very loud children!), and we get to the Glass Gallery in the V&A Museum. My nephew amused himself, and the family, by running around laughing and looking for buttons to push or stairs to climb. In between being amused by his antics, I took the opportunity to look at the various objects on display. There was plenty of wildlife to be found – as ever, artists being inspired by nature. I think my favourites are the first three – jellyfish, vases and the branch, though I was awed to see work from mosaic tiles from 1-2C AD!
I was intrigued by whether I could find any insects among the collection. There were flowers, trees and birds a-plenty, but I felt certain there must be some insects in there, even if only the usual butterflies found in artwork. I asked the gallery attendant / volunteer, but they didn't know. So what next? Well, obviously attempt to examine every object in there for insects – a challenge and a half, but I was going to go around and browse anyway, so why not make said browsing a bit more detailed? I was rewarded for my efforts, and many times over. Whilst the insects weren't normally the main feature on a glassware (or pottery), nonetheless, they were there. Also, a cute snail too.
All in all, a lovely day out with the surprising, but pleasant, appearance of insects and nature within the galleries.
Autumn is coming. Actually, it's here already!
I know I have been saying it for a little while, what with the ripening berries and the variety in, and number of, butterflies seen declining, but summer is truely ending and autumn is upon us. Now the majority of berries I've seen are ripe, though a few are still lagging behind. It's a pleasant surprise, but not yet very uncommon, to come across some flowering buddleia. I suppose that's how the remaining butterflies feel too. Our September seems to be rather mixed so far, a few glorious days but also a few days of utter downpours. I don't feel it is qualified to be an Indian summer, but then I'm not entirely sure of the definition … something else to read up upon!
Anyway, back to the wildlife at Lorton. After the dismal failure of my moth trapping the previous weekend, I was looking forward to an activity that never lets me down – pond dipping! Before I even got to that, my day started well with a new species on the porch wall of my landlord's house. An unexpected Speckled Bush-Cricket (Leptophyes punctatissima)! And then a new moth species at Lorton, a Red Underwing Moth that would not let itself to be photographed.
That day, I ran an evening session with a local group of Brownies, with pond dipping and a meadow minibeast search. Despite having done pond dipping a couple of times, we still managed to turn up a couple of new creatures for me!
Two terrestrial larvae were also discovered during our session. One was a bright orange creature, crawling across one of the tables during the pond dipping. Of course, I hoped it was from the Lepidoptera group (butterflies & moths), but it turned out to be a new Hymenoptera species for me – the larva of a Poplar Sawfly (Cladius grandis)! Then we found a number of Fox moth (Macrothylacia rubi) caterpillars crawling about in the meadow. I warned the children that they need to be careful of fluffy caterpillars (the hairs can cause rashes), but truthfully I'm not sure if the Fox moth caterpillar is one of those to be careful of?
A downpour mid-week didn't inspire me to take a wildlife wander, but I just had to on Friday. Lovely sunshine outside and I was spending a lot of time at my laptop! I am very glad that I did, as I identified at least 11 different insect species, plus found a new fungi species. New to me, not new to science, I should add!
The new fungus was a Shaggy Ink Cap (Coprinus comatus), sometimes known as Lawyer's Wig or Shaggy Mane. There were at least ten fruiting bodies (the mushroom part, I think) spotted around one area – I bet they are all connected though. Fungi has a tendency to do that I vaguely remember. The fruiting bodies were all in different stages of development (ripeness)? I think I've put the ones I saw into the correct order of development below (left to right, top row then bottom row).
The weekend rolled around, as it is wont to do, and I headed north to Malvern (Worcestershire). A garden stroll resulted in a surprise new species tick – a Hempiteran, the Hairy Shieldbug (Dolycoris baccarum). Pottering further around the garden, I examined spiders, spotted five 7-spot Ladybirds (Coccinella 7-punctata) and took photos of some hoverflies with the vague hope that I will get around to identifying them at some point!
End of the week, and time to head back to Dorset. Via Cambridge. Because I'm logical like that. No, truthfully it was to give Matt a lift back – typical train engineering works would have meant a very long and arduous journey for him. The warming autumn sunshine (with the right level of breeze) was a perfect for an afternoon walk. As I commented to Matt, there were much fewer butterflies as well as a number of other changes as the seasons plod on. The leaves are losing their green pigment, and flashes of yellow, orange, red and brown can be seen as the trees dance in the wind. Ivy flowers are starting to bloom, much to the delight of the pollinators, whilst the lanes are busy with local people foraging berries – blackberries, elderberries and of course sloes to make some sloe gin. Scrumptious!
My Pan-Species List is now on 745.
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It has taken me a couple of days to come to terms with Birdfair. And by that, I mean the sheer amount of awesomeness packed into just three days. I'm going to attempt to describe my experience of Birdfair, but I really don't think I'll do it justice!
I travelled up from Cambridge with Matt and Tom, who had to put up with my growing excitement. Though they were partially to blame – both of them had been to Birdfair previously and were telling me what, and who, they had seen before. Following the signs directing us to the Fair, we found the queue to get in. As naturalists we used the opportunity to look out the car windows at surrounding wildlife (no photos I'm afraid).
We drove past the shiny new Volunteer Training Centre that had be opened by Sir David Attenborough last month for the Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust. Apparently "the centre will provide support and training for volunteers in conservation, countryside and heritage skills." I shall keep an eye on what they get up to, it sounds interesting!
And then, it was Birdfair itself and all that comes with it! We were soon bumping into familiar faces and meeting some faces who were familiar from the internet but now appearing in the real world, and the planning which events to go to across the weekend.
Prior to even arriving at Birdfair, I absolutely knew I had to go on this Bug Walk. I often talk about insects and invertebrates with Brian on Twitter, and wanted to support Ryan as this was his first Birdfair event he had assisted with (I think?). Armed with sweep nets and pots, we headed out into a nearby meadow where Brian demonstrated how to use the net before letting us loose! It wasn't the warmest of days, but there were plenty of invertebrates to be found – spiders, ladybirds, bees, beetles and more! I haven't labelled the species on any of my photos as Ryan is putting together a bugs at Birdfair ID quiz for A Focus On Nature.
Post-bug walk provided an opportunity to do some wandering and the beginning of working out how to decide what to buy. There was SO MUCH – whole libraries' worth of books, optical equipment, exquisite illustrations, clothing, stunning photographs, carvings, memberships, holidays, and more! Matt and I began with a couple of books – Inglorious and Behind the Binoculars, as Mark Avery and Keith Betton were both doing signings.
A glance at the time and it was time to head over to the Events Marquee as moths were in the limelight (well spotlight). Phil Sterling and Richard Lewington were opening a moth trap at the front, and they had some lovely species – Dusky Thorn (Ennomos fuscantaria), Canary-shouldered Thorn (one of my favourites! Ennomos alniaria), Eyed Hawk-Moth (stunning! Smerinthus ocellata), plus some escapees (particularly the Large Yellow Underwings (Noctua pronuba), surprise surprise!).
Exiting out the side of the tent, we found the craft beer, woohoo! I've come across From the Notebook on social media as various naturalists excitedly tweet about beer that has wildlife on it!!!! Sadly, I still don't like beer, but I liked the designs, and both Matt and Pete liked the beer.
More wanderings, including via the Butterfly Conservation stand of course – cue a good chat with Martin Warren, Tony Davies, Douglas Boyes, and Nick Baker! I was wearing my H&M moths shirt and Nick Baker was very impressed with it, which was rather awesome. Also at the BC stand, I picked up a copy of the latest Moths Count newsletter, in which I have an article!
I also went via the Art Mural (which was being added to across the weekend) and, of course, the Children's Art Mural that A Focus On Nature run. Just before the last event of the day, I managed to meet up with Phil Sterling. We live just around the corner from each other in Dorset, but hadn't managed to meet up yet this year, so it was good to catch-up. He had brought some cool caterpillars along, and my query to get better lighting on them (for taking photographs) led to a bit of a gathering just outside the marquee as passerbys noticed the caterpillars!
Crikey, 6pm already! Time to run over to one of the lecture marquees in order to catch the RSPB Birders Lecture in association with British Birds! Introduced by Stuart Housden (Director of RSPB Scotland), four birders were competing for the title of 'Best ever day'. We heard from the marvellous Bill Oddie, the ever-inspirational Lucy McRobert, the wonderful Adam Rowlands and the legendary Ian Wallace. I was slightly biased towards Lucy winning of course, but was blown away by Ian Wallace's account. He had made it into a spectacular play, which he performed with flair and style. As to be expected, he won.
A drinks reception afterwards, hosted by RSPB, provided another opportunity to chatting with fellow A Focus On Nature members, and other Birdfair attendees. I even spoke to Bill Oddie without getting too starstruck! And so, the end of the first day, and I was exhausted, bewildered and overwhelmed. What would the second day bring?


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Hot Chip are here, featured on Astralwerks' RSD compilation w/ Air, Diamond Rings, Kraftwerk & more (updated dates)
Hot Chip at Prospect Park in 2012 (more by Toby Tenenbaum) Astralwerks Records was founded in NYC in 1993 as a primarily electronic arm of Caronline Reco...
Diamond Rings now on Astralwerks, playing w/ Porcelain Raft who plays w/ Here We Go Magic who are on tour (dates)
Diamond Rings backstage at Radio City Music Hall (more by Chris La Putt) Speaking of Toronto artists with ties to Fucked Up, congrats to Diamond Rings, who signed to Astralwerks worldwide last month (except for Canada, where he'll stay at Secret City Records)...
Astralwerks-signed Dom playing shows, including that now-announced Neon Indian CMJ one w/ Wild Nothing
Dom @ Governors Island (more by Chris La Putt) If you haven't heard, Dom, the ginger-fronted guys from Worcester, Mass., recently signed a deal to release an EP on Virgin/EMI label Astralwerks (release date TBA)...
Hot Chip – new album, song & 2010 tour dates w/ The xx
Hot Chip have announced the existense of their fourth studio album. "One Life Stand" will be released by Astralwerks on February 9, 2010...
Pet Shop Boys – 2009 North American Tour Dates (2 nights at Hammerstein Ballroom) – presale now
Pet Shop Boys will tour North America at the end of August into September. Those shows include two night at NYC's Hammerstein Ballroom on September 1st and 2nd...
Midnight Juggernauts & Shy Child – Tour Dates, albums
Midnight Juggernauts @ Terminal 5, NYC - Oct 22, 2007 (tixgirl) Midnight Juggernauts make great dance music. I don't know about their live show though...
What else happened?
Craig Wedren & Nicole Atkins @ Bowery Ballroom, Jan 25, 2008 (music snob) * Supergrass signs to Astralwerks * U2's manager says take away your Internet * Led Zeppelin may tour, but not yet * Robert Plant talked/stuttered about MSG, at MSG * Rap mogul "Suge" Knight named in gang crackdown * Lil Wayne Addresses Drug Charges * Arctic Monkeys get record seven NME nominations * Imeem Buys Social Music Service Anywhere...
The Little Ones – new album, drummer, tour
The Little Ones used to give away a lot of their songs as MP3's on their website. Now that they are signed to Astralwerks, not only don't they give away even one, they just deal in streaming formats - like the video for their new song "Ordinary Song" (REAL and WINDOWS)...
The B-52's played Roseland, releasing new album
The B-52's @ Roseland Ballrooom, NYC - Oct 31, 2007 (CRED) File under "REALLY?" -- "THE B-52'S TO RELEASE FIRST STUDIO ALBUM IN 16 YEARS ON ASTRALWERKS FEBRUARY 26, 2008"...
Cafe Tacuba – 2007 Tour Dates ++ S.O.B's is 25
Cafe Tacuba @ Central Park Summerstage, NYC - July 14, 2007 (CRED) "Café Tacuba (often spelled Café Tacvba) is a Grammy Award and Latin Grammy Award-winning musical group from Naucalpan, Mexico...

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Why Are Fewer People Riding TheBus?
Passenger counts nosedived in recent years, but Honolulu's mass transit system still enjoys some of the highest demand in the country.
Eighteen-year-old Kalle Sonsona relies on TheBus to get from school to his restaurant job in Waikiki, but he wishes the service was more reliable.
"They've got to fix that," he said.
A bus pulls onto Beretania Street on Tuesday.
More and more, Sonsona said, his friends and acquaintances are opting to use ride-hailing services — Uber and Lyft — when they can instead of TheBus. He finds himself hailing an Uber about once a week when his shifts at Musubi Cafe Iyasume run too late to catch the bus — at a price of about $20.
"You're paying for convenience," Sonsona said.
In recent months, Honolulu has seen headlines about dwindling ridership on TheBus, raising questions of whether riders will eventually show up in the numbers needed to help pay for Oahu's costly elevated rail-transit system.
Ask local transportation officials and some experts and they'll say the following is true: TheBus has indeed seen its annual ridership plunge by more than 10 million passengers in the past five years, from about 76 million in fiscal year 2012 to 65 million in 2017. This reflects a national trend in declining bus usage.
Further, the island's worsening congestion has stymied TheBus to where it's no longer as reliable after winning awards as "America's Best Transit System" in 1995 and 2001.
But they'll also say TheBus fleet is the nation's most heavily used system per-capita among major cities.
Historically ridership of TheBus has undergone a series of boom and bust cycles dating back at least as far as 1993, according to city data compiled by the state.
Based on that trend, officials and analysts say they're confident the passenger counts will eventually rebound again.
"We'll keep doing this forever," said Lawlor of the ridership ups and downs. He's studied Honolulu bus data at least as far back as 1972.
Oahu Transit Services runs TheBus for the city and its president and general manager, Roger Morton, cited several factors for the latest downturn.
Tourists and visitors' share of Oahu's public bus rides has dropped from 12 percent to about 7 percent in the past decade. More of them are renting cars to get around the island, and the number of private trolley services available to take them around town has increased, he said.
TheBus ridership among Oahu's college students has plunged by about 25 percent in the past four years, mirroring similar drops in enrollment numbers, Morton said.
Work to install the rail project's large concrete pillars and guideway through the center of Kamehameha Highway — a major transit corridor through central Oahu — helped push TheBus' overall on-time performance down to 63 percent. It rebounded to 71 percent after the bulk of the work there ended, Morton said.
OTS President Roger Morton cites several reasons for the ridership decrease.
Unlike rail critics, however, Morton said rail ultimately will be a "game-changer' that helps TheBus' recovery.
Morton aslo blamed a decrease in fuel prices, which could eventually rise again.
Uber and Lyft have also reduced local bus ridership, although it's hard to say by how much because the ride-hailing companies won't provide the needed data, according to OTS analysts.
Lawlor, who's also a part-time Lyft driver, is skeptical those companies are much of a factor. Most of the rides he picks up are people who wouldn't have taken the bus anyway, he said. For example, on Sunday mornings most of his rides fall into three categories: airport trips, riders who are late for work, and what's often jokingly described as "the walk of shame" — riders who spent the night in an unfamiliar setting, typically after meeting someone at a bar or club.
Other cities such as Washington, D.C., are also trying to study how much the popularity of ride-hailing is affecting their public transit services.
Waipahu resident John Jibke has found the TheBus to be a dependable mode to get to his job at Uncle Bo's Pupu Bar and Grill in Kapahulu.
"It's really reliable," Jibke said Tuesday while standing at one of the busier stops in town, at the corner of Punchbowl and King streets. However, he said he often has to board an extra bus and then transfer if the more direct line to his work arrives overcrowded.
After chatting for several minutes, Jibke braved a line queuing up for the Route 13 bus. When it arrived, it was packed, but Jibke managed to squeeze inside. Moments later, seven more buses reached the stop — including another Route 13 bus with just 15 passengers. Had Jibke waited, he would have been able to comfortably sit and stretch out.
TheBus still experiences high demand per capita compared to transit systems in other major cities.
This common occurrence — where one bus on the line catches up to another one that's already full — is called "bus-bunching" and Lawlor said it's worse in Honolulu than in any other U.S. city he's studied.
A big reason, Lawlor said, is Oahu's geography and the narrow corridor that only allows for a few major east-west arteries for those bus lines to share.
Bunching makes TheBus less reliable and discourages more passengers from using it, he said.
Ease the bunching with fixes such as a smart-card pass to board or, eventually, an elevated high-capacity rail line running through town, and that should help TheBus' ridership recover, Lawlor said.
Federal transit data measuring average bus loads show that Honolulu's bus system is still the most heavily used in the country, Morton said. OTS generally considers a route above capacity if all the seats eventually fill — plus the bus takes on an extra 40 percent in standing passengers or more.
To be a better system, TheBus needs to run both frequently and fast, Lawlor said. He gave it a D grade on that score.
Unlike prominent rail critics such as Cliff Slater and Randy Roth, who warn that dwindling bus ridership heralds eventual poor ridership on rail, Lawlor contends that rail's average 30-mph speeds into town will attract plenty of users and help revitalize TheBus.
In the meantime, bus riders such as Windward Coast resident KC Connor will have to contend with what they've found to be subpar service.
"The scheduling, the routes, the connections are a problem," Connor said Tuesday. Nonetheless, it remains a lifeline to "our lower-income, our disabled" and "our most vulnerable," she said.


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Franz de Paula Augustin Wirer Ritter von Rettenbach (2 April 1771 – 30 March 1844) was an Austrian physician who was a native of Korneuburg in Lower Austria. He was a physician to Austrian royalty, a rector at the University of Vienna and instructor at the Vienna Medical School.

Wirer was an advocate of holistic medicine, and in the early 1820s with Dr. Josef Götz, he developed the first Austrian saline water health spa at Bad Ischl. The two doctors believed in the therapeutic and curative effects of saline, and with Wirer's influence with Austrian royalty and medical community, the spa at Bad Ischl soon gained international acclaim. In the 19th century it became a popular vacation spot for European royalty and high society, particularly members of the Austrian and Austro-Hungarian Monarchy.

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 This article is based on a translation of an article from the German Wikipedia.
 The Habsburgs and Bad Ischl

19th-century Austrian physicians
18th-century Austrian physicians
Academic staff of the University of Vienna
Austrian knights
1771 births
1844 deaths

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Q: LINQ Query List within a list I have the following list of EF Objects, Leagues, where each one has a list of Teams. Each Team has a Year associated with it
In a WPF form, I have a combobox for years to select. When I select a year, I want to be able to sort by Leagues that existed in that year, followed by the teams it had, so that I can populate a TreeView for it.
The most I've come to so far is:
    public int SelectedYear
    {
        get => _SelectedYear;
        set
        {
            _SelectedYear = value;
            RaisePropertyChangedEvent("SelectedYear");
            Refresh();
        }
    }

    public void Refresh(object sender = null, EventArgs e = null)
    {
        Leagues = new ObservableCollection<League>(_Locator.Statistix.Leagues.Where(x => x.Teams.Count(t => t.Year == SelectedYear) > 0).ToList());
        foreach(League l in Leagues)
        {
            l.Teams.Where(x => x.Year == SelectedYear);
        }
    }

The League Object is as follows:
public partial class League
{
    [System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessage("Microsoft.Usage", "CA2214:DoNotCallOverridableMethodsInConstructors")]
    public League()
    {
        this.Teams = new HashSet<Team>();
    }

    public int ID { get; set; }
    public string Name { get; set; }
    public string Initials { get; set; }
    public string LahmanID { get; set; }

    [System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessage("Microsoft.Usage", "CA2227:CollectionPropertiesShouldBeReadOnly")]
    public virtual ICollection<Team> Teams { get; set; }
}

For good measure, here is the Team Object as well:
public partial class Team
{
    [System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessage("Microsoft.Usage", "CA2214:DoNotCallOverridableMethodsInConstructors")]
    public Team()
    {
        this.Games = new HashSet<Game>();
        this.Games1 = new HashSet<Game>();
    }

    public int ID { get; set; }
    public int FranchiseID { get; set; }
    public int Year { get; set; }
    public Nullable<int> CityID { get; set; }
    public string Nickname { get; set; }
    public Nullable<int> BallparkID { get; set; }
    public int LeagueID { get; set; }

    public virtual City City { get; set; }
    public virtual Franchise Franchise { get; set; }
    [System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessage("Microsoft.Usage", "CA2227:CollectionPropertiesShouldBeReadOnly")]
    public virtual ICollection<Game> Games { get; set; }
    [System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessage("Microsoft.Usage", "CA2227:CollectionPropertiesShouldBeReadOnly")]
    public virtual ICollection<Game> Games1 { get; set; }
    public virtual League League { get; set; }
}

Is there a way I can filter Leagues followed by the teams within the same Leagues ObservableCollection?

A: if the size of Leagues is not too big, I'd look into gathering data, and then pulling out the ones that you don't need.
public void Refresh(object sender = null, EventArgs e = null)
    {
        Leagues = new ObservableCollection<League>(_Locator.Statistix.Leagues.ToList());
        foreach(League l in Leagues)
        {
            l.Teams.RemoveAll(x => x.Year == SelectedYear);
        }
        Leagues.RemoveAll(x => x.Teams.Count == 0);
    }

The other alternative is building specialized classes which inherent from ObserableCollection and implements IObseravable in order to build the specialized logic to use the classes as a datacontext for the WPF form which would allow for the system to automatically filter when a different year is selected.

A: To flatten out many lists as a single list you can use SelectMany:
// all teams from all leagues
var allTeams = GetAllLeagues().SelectMany(l => l.Teams);

// all teams of the SelectedYear
var teamsByYear = allTeams.Where(t => t.Year == SelectedYear);

A: public void Refresh(object sender = null, EventArgs e = null)
{
    Leagues = _Locator.Statistix.Leagues.Select(x => new League
        {
             Id = x.Id,
             Name = x.Name,
             Initials = x.Initials,
             LahmanId = x.LahmanId,
             Teams = x.Teams.Where(x => x.Year == SelectedYear).ToList()
        }).Where(x=> x.Teams.Count > 0).ToList();
}

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In the 18th century, a painting of Queen Charlotte -- wife of the British King George III -- sparked a flurry of debate because her facial features seemed more in keeping with someone of African heritage. And with good reason: It seems that Queen Charlotte was descended from a branch of a Portuguese royal family who traced their ancestry to a 13th-century ruler named Alfonso III and his lover Madragana, who was "a Moor" ( an old term for someone of African or Arabic descent) [source: Jeffries].
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The Boeing Co., El Segundo, California, has been awarded a not-to-exceed $605,000,000 firm-fixed-price modification (P00109) to previously awarded contract FA8808-10-C-0001 for the production of the Wideband Global Satellite Communication Space Vehicle 11. Work will be performed in El Segundo, California, and is expected to be complete by Nov. 20, 2023. This modification brings the total cumulative face value of the contract to $2,495,519,867. Fiscal 2018 procurement funds in the amount of $300,000,000 are being obligated at the time of award. Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles Air Force Base, California, is the contracting activity.
Tecolote Research Inc., Goleta, California, has been awarded an $8,483,255 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for advisory financial support services. This contract provides for advisory financial services supporting a diverse portfolio of space control systems, including development, sustainment engineering, and ongoing logistics support. Work will be performed at Los Angeles Air Force Base, California, is expected to be complete by May 31, 2020. This award is the result of a competitive acquisition and one offer was received. Fiscal 2019 research and development funds in the amount of $3,227,000 are being obligated at the time of award. The Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center, Space Superiority Systems Directorate, Los Angeles Air Force Base, California, is the contracting activity (FA8819-19-F1002).
General Dynamics Electric Boat, Groton, Connecticut, is awarded a $269,264,180 cost-plus-fixed-fee modification to previously-awarded contract N00024-17-C-2117 for the manufacturing of 42 missile tubes and missile tube outfitting material in support of the Columbia class fleet ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) and the United Kingdom (UK) Dreadnought. Work will be performed in Quonset Point, Rhode Island (71 percent); and York, Pennsylvania (29 percent), and is expected to be completed by May 2028. This is a joint U.S.-UK Common Missile Compartment program, and this modification includes UK foreign military sales funding. Fiscal 2019 shipbuilding and conversion (Navy); and foreign military funds (UK) funding in the amount of $49,500,000 will be obligated at time of award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, District of Columbia, is the contracting activity.
A.T. Kearney Public Sector and Defense Services LLC, Arlington, Virginia (N00024-19-D-2412); Booz Allen Hamilton Inc., McLean, Virginia (N00024-19-D-2414); Guidehouse LLP, McLean, Virginia (N00024-19-D-2415); McKinsey & Co. Inc., Washington, District of Columbia (N00024-19-D-2416); MCR Federal LLC, McLean, Virginia (N00024-19-D-2417); PA Defense Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts (N00024-19-D-2418); Technomics Inc., Arlington, Virginia (N00024-19-D-2419); and Tecolote Research Inc., Goleta, California (N00024-19-D-2420), are awarded not-to-exceed $85,000,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contracts for the Navy's System Level Cost Analysis with Total Ownership Cost Analysis initiative. The cumulative total value of all orders under this requirement shall not exceed $85,000,000. The competitive ordering period for both firm-fixed-price or cost-plus-fixed-fee type orders shall not exceed five years. All of the work will be performed at contractor and vendor facilities determined on individual orders and is expected to be complete by April 2024. Fiscal 2018 shipbuilding and conversion (Navy) funding in the amount of $24,000 ($3,000 per company) will be obligated at time of award to fulfill the minimum guarantees of the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contracts and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured via the Federal Business Opportunities website, with nine offers received. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, District of Columbia, is the contracting activity
Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems, Marlborough, Massachusetts, is awarded a $28,009,263 cost-plus-fixed-fee, cost-only modification to previously awarded contract N00024-19-C-5501 to exercise options for Air and Missile Defense Radar AN/SPY-6(V) integration and production support. The work to be performed is the integration and production support for continued combat system integration and test, engineering, training, software and depot maintenance, and field engineering services. Work will be performed in Marlborough, Massachusetts (64 percent); Kauai, Hawaii (18 percent); Portsmouth, Rhode Island (8 percent); San Diego, California (7 percent); Fair Lakes, Virginia (2 percent); and Moorestown, New Jersey (1 percent), and is expected to be completed by December 2019. Fiscal 2017, 2018, and 2019 shipbuilding and conversion (Navy) funds in the amount of $25,018,435 will be obligated at time of award. Funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, District of Columbia, is the contracting activity.
Lockheed Martin Corp., Orlando, Florida, is awarded a $20,238,156 firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed fee and cost only contract to provide common engine controllers, engineering services, and support for engineering services for the DDG 51 new construction ship program and DDG 51 midlife modernization program. The engine controllers provide for digital control of the gas turbine engines on the ships. The contract includes options which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value to $75,196,945. Work will be performed in Orlando, Florida (90 percent); and Baltimore, Maryland (10 percent), and is expected to be completed by April 2024. Fiscal 2018 and 2019 other procurement (Navy); and fiscal 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019 shipbuilding and conversion (Navy) funding in the amount of $16,279,654 will be obligated at time of award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured via the Federal Business Opportunities website, with one offer received. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington Navy Yard, District of Columbia, is the contracting activity (N00024-19-C-4109).
Detyens Shipyards Inc., North Charleston, South Carolina, is awarded a $9,377,727 firm-fixed-price contract for a 49-calendar day shipyard availability for the mid-term availability of USNS Kanawha (T-AO 196). Work will include general services, overhaul/replace port main engine and power take off clutches and couplings, circuit breaker maintenance, lifeboat and davit repair and maintenance, #1 start air compressor overhaul, expansion joint pad replacement, mess deck decking replacement, ships service diesel generator governor overhaul, and stateroom carpets. The contract includes options which, if exercised, would bring the total contract value to $11,251,685. Work will be performed in Charleston, South Carolina, and is expected to begin on July 9, 2019, and is expected to be completed by Aug. 26, 2019. Fiscal 2019 operations and maintenance (Navy) funds in the amount of $9,377,727 are obligated for at the time of award. Contract funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured, with proposals solicited via the Federal Business Opportunities website, with three offers received. The U.S. Navy's Military Sealift Command, Norfolk, Virginia, is the contracting activity (N3220519C4017).
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc., Poway, California, was awarded a $99,020,937 cost-plus-incentive-fee contract for performance based logistics support services for the MQ-1C Gray Eagle Unmanned Aircraft System. One bid was solicited via the internet with one bid received. Work will be performed in Poway, California, with an estimated completion date of April 23, 2024. Fiscal 2019 operations and maintenance, Army funds in the amount of $99,020,937 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, is the contracting activity (W58RGZ-19-C-0027).
Weeks Marine Inc., Covington, Louisiana, was awarded a $37,039,250 firm-fixed-price contract for beachfill and crossovers, Ocean Bay Park to Davis Park, Suffolk County, New York, to provide protection to the mainland and barrier island by reducing the potential for breaching and overwash of the barrier island. Bids were solicited via the internet with four received. Work will be performed in Babylon, New York, with an estimated completion date of May 25, 2020. Fiscal 2019 civil works construction funds in the amount of $37,039,250 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York, New York, is the contracting activity (W912DS-19-C-0010).
A4 Construction Co. Inc.,* Sandy, Utah, was awarded an $8,794,325 firm-fixed-price contract to construct a single story special forces mountaineering training facility. Bids were solicited via the internet with nine received. Work will be performed in Fort Carson, Colorado, with an estimated completion date of April 22, 2021. Fiscal 2015, 2017 and 2019 military construction funds in the amount of $8,794,325 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha, Nebraska, is the contracting activity (W9128F-19-C-0016).
Torch Technologies Inc., Huntsville, Alabama, was awarded a $7,458,000 modification (000062) to contract W31P4Q-09-A-0021 for strategic systems engineering, integration, test and analysis. Work will be performed in Huntsville, Alabama, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 30, 2019. Fiscal 2019 research, development, test and evaluation funds in the amount of $7,458,000 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal Alabama, is the contracting activity.
Direct Energy Marketing LLC, Iselin, New Jersey (SPE604-19-D-7510, $18,377,837); Centerpoint Energy LLC, Houston, Texas (SPE604-19-D-7508, $17,679,657); Sage Energy Trading LLC,** Jenks, Oklahoma (SPE604-19-D-7512, $11,131,790); and Constellation NewEnergy LLC, Louisville, Kentucky (SPE604-19-D-7509, $9,923,058), have each been awarded a fixed-price with economic-price-adjustment, requirements contract under solicitation SPE604-19-R-0400 for pipeline quality direct supply natural gas. These were competitive acquisitions with nine offers received. These are two-year contracts with a possible six-month carryover. Locations of performance are Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Louisiana, Kentucky, New Jersey, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Georgia, Tennessee and Texas, with a May 31, 2021, performance completion date. Using customers are Army, Navy, Air Force and federal civilian agencies. No money is obligated at time of award; using customers are solely responsible to fund these requirements contracts and vary in appropriation type and fiscal year. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Energy, Fort Belvoir, Virginia.
Illinois Power Marketing Co., doing business as Homefield Energy, Collinsville, Illinois, has been awarded a maximum $11,251,572 firm-fixed price, requirements-type contract to supply and deliver retail electricity and ancillary/incidental services. This was a competitive acquisition with four offers received. This is a two-year contract with no option periods. Location of performance is Illinois, with a May 31, 2021, performance completion date. Using customers are Army, Air Force, Air National Guard and the Department of Agriculture. No money is obligated at time of award; using customers are solely responsible to fund this requirements contract and vary in appropriation type and fiscal year. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Energy, Fort Belvoir, Virginia (SPE604-19-D-8012).
Lockheed Martin Corp., Owego, New York, has been awarded a maximum $9,402,112 firm-fixed contract for receiver processors. This is a two-year, four-month contract with no option periods. This was a sole-source acquisition using justification 10 U.S. Code 2304 (c) (1), as stated in Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.302-1. Location of performance is New York, with an Aug. 7, 2022, performance completion date. Using military service is Navy. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2019 through 2022 Navy working capital funds. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Aviation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (SPRPA1-19-F-LV07).
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Even over decade after the Civil Rights movement many whites were still filled with an "us against them" mentality. The best way I can describe the difference between racism now verses before the Civil Rights movement is that is was more direct and openly accepted 30 years ago compared to how "hidden" it is today. When I say "hidden" I am not implying that it is unseen, but that it is expressed in ways such as less desirably positions in education, housing, the criminal justice system, and the job market. For example, Derek only had to serve 3 years in prison for murdering two African American individuals while Lamont, a colored inmate that Derek works with, is serving 6 years for "throwing" a television at a police officer.


There are pedestrian islands in most large (auto-oriented) American cities. Shopping malls are a superb example and why not? Making eye contact, people watching, random encounters are still popular.
I have always enjoyed living in pedestrian friendly parts of West Los Angeles. I walk every day -- and encounter awful sidewalks as well as desperate homeless. There are, of course, less of each in private shopping malls.
But none of this should suggest that walking to work is plausible for any but a small sliver of big-city Americans. David Levinson calls our attention to data on how many jobs are accessible in major American cities via a 30-minute walk.
Studies like this are misleading. First, not all jobs are interchangeable. Some people have very good reasons for rejecting very accessible jobs. It also appears that walking to work seriously constrains options -- and economic opportunities.
This is all obvious but romantics (locavores) cling to the dream that a car-less/motor-less world is within reach. Consider the cost.
All this leads me to recommending Charles Murray's "The United States of Diversity." Some of his themes are as in his Coming Apart.
It is difficult to exaggerate how different life is in a city of a million people or more and in a small city or town. I don't mean that people in big cities lack friends or even that they cannot have an important a sense of community in their neighborhood. I refer instead to differences in quotidian culture that bear on the nature of the role of government.
Many from America's elite know very little about all this. They do know a little bit about the big cities where they may live but give little thought to the America they do not see. The America that they do see is beset with "problems" that are amenable to the "programs" elites love -- and love to run. Thank you, Charles Murray.


Anti-Flag are set to embark on the cheekily titled Make Canada Great Again Tour this spring.
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Hailing from Pittsburgh and banding together in the early '90s, Anti-Flag have become militants in the punk rock community. The quick, upbeat tempos draw you in and the loud, scratchy vocals keep you coming back. But Anti-Flag's lyrics are what really pack the punch – blunt, and only interested in facts. Since the start and over a dozen albums later, they're still spreading their message of empathy and unity. All while lending their support to many worthy human rights causes along the way.
Although Anti-Flag has been busy, they haven't toured Western Canada in almost a decade. We decided to catch up with the band and enlisted the insight of long-time bassist, Chris Barker (affectionately dubbed Chris #2), to discuss anniversaries, their Canadian tour and of course, politics.
Let's look back. 2016 marks the anniversary of three massive Anti-Flag albums: 20 years for Die for Your Government, 15 years for Underground Network, and 10 years for Blood & Empire.
Canadian fans are heavily anticipating this tour, but why did it take so long for Anti-Flag to return?
"For a while we were trying consistently to find as many new places to tour as possible. But with the last record, American Spring (2015), we felt like it was the most important Anti-Flag record released in a really long time. So we made a conscious effort to go back to places that we've toured in the past. It was really important to us, we really wanted to make sure we got back to those places that we really cut our teeth on," he explains.
Since this is Anti-Flag, it was inevitable that we'd have some discussion about politics. "It's a tumultuous time in the world right now, not just for America," says Barker. "But we've always felt it's our band's job and duty to go out there and share ideas of empathy and compassion and let people know that we [Americans] aren't all gun-toting Texans like George W. Bush, and we all aren't immigrant-hating, blind nationalists like Donald Trump," he continues.
This is not an easy message to spread – especially as of late – but Anti-Flag's determination and enthusiasm remains optimistic.
While this may be true from a broader perspective, when it comes to his home soil, Barker is aware of the political turbulence his country's going through.
"I do keep coming back to the idea that we [Americans] get the presidents that we deserve. So if Donald Trump gets elected then perhaps that's what America deserves in this point in time in history.
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Widow Basquiat: A Love Story (Paperback)
By Jennifer Clement
The beautifully written, deeply affecting story of Jean-Michel Basquiat's partner, her past, and their life together
New York City in the 1980s was a mesmerizing, wild place. A hotbed for hip hop, underground culture, and unmatched creative energy, it spawned some of the most significant art of the 20th century. It was where Jean-Michel Basquiat became an avant-garde street artist and painter, swiftly achieving worldwide fame. During the years before his death at the age of 27, he shared his life with his lover and muse, Suzanne Mallouk.
A runaway from an unhappy home in Canada, Suzanne first met Jean-Michel in a bar on the Lower East Side in 1980. Thus began a tumultuous and passionate relationship that deeply influenced one of the most exceptional artists of our time.
In emotionally resonant prose, award-winning author Jennifer Clement tells the story of the passion that swept Suzanne and Jean-Michel into a short-lived, unforgettable affair. A poetic interpretation like no other, Widow Basquiat is an expression of the unrelenting power of addiction, obsession and love.
Jennifer Clement studied literature in New York and Paris. She was awarded the NEA Fellowship for Literature and the Sara Curry Humanitarian Award for her most recent novel, Prayers for the Stolen. Formerly president of PEN Mexico, she currently lives in Mexico City.
An NPR Best Book of the Year Selection
"Stunningly lyrical . . . Original, insightful, and engrossing. . . . While filled with pop culture anecdotes art fans might seek—Andy Warhol and Rene Ricard both make appearances, for instance—Clement's account is an honest love story above all else."—Publishers Weekly
"Sublime, poetic…[Clement] chronicles her close friend Suzanne Mallouk's love affair with Basquiat in elegant, spare, riveting prose…A powerful female coming of age story…A harrowing, beautifully told love story about two seekers colliding in a pivotal moment in history, and setting everything, including themselves, on fire."—Rebecca Walker for NPR
"Magical…. Widow Basquiat conjures real characters, a real time and real place. It's not theory – it's representation. … The life of Basquiat … is a joyous lightning bolt when it is described in true detail, as it is in Clement's extraordinary as-told-to poem."—Glenn O'Brien, Artforum
"Provocative...With short, episodic chapters, Clement (Prayers for the Stolen, 2014, etc.) delivers real insight into the life of the brilliant artist as well as the glittering—but ultimately chaotic—world that consumed him...Disturbing and poetic."—Kirkus
"A beautifully evocative, poetic memoir ... Basquiat was aware of the criteria with which posterity would judge him. Widow Basquiat should be part of those criteria." -The Herald
"An engrossing narrative... Clement offers far more clues to the cryptic symbols which litter his [Basquiat's] paintings than any art critic could." -The Times
"A brilliant account of the relationship between Basquiat and his muse and lover ... a compelling book that leaves a giant sized lump in the throat ... Clement hypnotises us with a vivid portrait of Basquiat, powerfully evoking his inventiveness as an artist." -Independent on Sunday
Publisher: Crown
Publication Date: November 4th, 2014
Biography & Autobiography / Artists, Architects, Photographers
Biography & Autobiography / Women
Biography & Autobiography / Personal Memoirs
Kobo eBook (November 3rd, 2014): $11.99
Paperback (January 1st, 2010): $17.00


With 2017 almost over we thought this would be a good time to reflect on some of the highs and lows over the last year.
For us, our website focused more on news and less on reviews of restaurants. Thinking that our readers like hearing about what is going on in the dining out world. What will 2018 bring? Only time will tell. Now, let's take a quick look back.
Most Popular Post. Noodles and Pearls on the way in Concord. The world went bananas when we made an announcement about this new ramen and bubble tea haunt in Concord.
Biggest Disappointment. Dixie Blues Restaurant and Bar. This was supposed to be the next great Manchester restaurant that never happened. The estimates were for an opening in the fall of 2016. We were very excited as everyone else was to try a new place focused on southern cuisine. Days turned into months with no update or Dixie in sight.
Worst Restaurant. Pub Grainery, Nashua. Hoping this might be a hidden gem, we stopped in for a bite. Sadly, this is one that NH Reviews should have skipped.
Weirdest Occurrence. Car runs into sign at Beefside in Concord. The owner must have done a double take when he came into work one day earlier this year and saw their famous beloved sign on the ground after a car rammed into the post. The sign has since been repaired.
Trend to end. Farm to Table. This has had a good run but reached the point of saturation. It seems like every other week there was another of this style of restaurant popping up.
Strangest charge. Has anyone ever heard of a grilling fee? There is a $.50 extra charge if you want to get your bagel grilled at Bagel Cafe in Bedford. We love this place but come on, seriously?
Saddest restaurant closure. The High Street Farmhouse in Goffstown. NH Reviews was a regular here and very sorry to see them go.
Worst guest habit. Eating with mouth wide open. Over the summer we were enjoying a mid-day day at a café when a lady next to us (she was way too close actually) started talking with her mouth full of her sandwich. Bits flying out not even realizing what was happening never mind the site of half eaten food as she spoke. Please, help me!
Nicest Post. Lucky's Coffee Garage in Lebanon. It doesn't get better than this story about owner, Deb Shinnlinger who had a dream of opening her own coffee shop. She started a Kickstarter campaign, bought an auto repair shop and worked to turn it into Lucky's.


Jammu: Former Deputy Chief Minister Kavinder Gupta formally launched JK's first business magazine "Vibrant Corporate" in a function held at Teacher Bhawan, here on Sunday.
Well-known artist and sculptor, Lt Gobind Singh Rana (Retd) was the guest of honour. Sonika Malhotra, Editor Vibrant Corporate and Rakesh Chander Kumar, CEO of Pushtah Advertising Agency were also present on the occasion. The newly launched magazine is promoted by Pushtah Group.
Renowned Sufi singer Ranjhan Ali and his team enthralled the audience with soulful performance.
Addressing the function, the chief guest congratulated the Editor of magazine for coming up with the project that would help the business houses of Jammu and Kashmir to highlight their achievements as well as problems. "There is lot of potential for commercial activities in our state but due to cycle of violence in Kashmir and other related factors, the pace is very slow. And, under such circumstances role of media becomes very critical," the chief guest said.
Rana laid stress on meaningful and fair reporting of facts for the overall development of the society. He emphasized on objectivity of Journalism and cautioned against subjectivity. He said that it was the duty of every citizen of India to contribute towards the development of nation.


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Q: Get the string field modification before it's update I'have a String Field called 'sujet' in my class reclamation.I ve been trying to get the field value before it's update this way i will know what's the words that have been added or deleted from my field by comparing the filed value before and after the update
Exemple_1: Field Sujet before Hitting the save button
http://i.stack.imgur.com/jDm3y.png
Exemple_2: Field Sujet after Hitting the save button
http://i.stack.imgur.com/W74zA.png
output:The change to my field is: added "is the best community"
For this I instantly thought about overwriting the write() method like the following:
def write(self, cr, uid, ids, values, context=None):
        _logger.error("*******************OnUpdate***********************")
        #code before update print field sujet value
        _logger.error("Before:%s",values['sujet'])
        res = super(reclamation, self).write(cr, uid, ids, values, context=context)
        #code after update print field sujet value
        _logger.error("Before:%s",values['sujet'])
        return res

The major problem  i'm facing is that when i print the value before the update i always have the value that comes after the update

A: Problem Solved i was doing it wrong.
Well to better understand the solution we need to understand the write() method values paramater.Values contains the new String in my case "stackoverflows community is the best community". In order to get the field ancient value we need obviously to query the database before the update query.
def write(self, cr, uid, ids, values, context=None):
    _logger.error("*******************OnUpdate***********************")
    obj = self.browse(cr, uid, ids, context=context)
    _logger.error("Before:%s",obj.sujet)
    res = super(reclamation, self).write(cr, uid, ids,values,context=context)
    _logger.error("After:%s",values['sujet'])
    return res

Hope the solution help someone in the future and as they say.Read the Documentation


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Behind the Scenes with a Reality Labs Engineering Manager
By Meta Careers
Engineering managers are builders at heart. Their teams are protecting our community, creating the future of AR/VR experiences and revolutionizing the way people connect, communicate and collaborate at work. In our series, "Behind the Scenes with an Engineering Manager," we'll introduce you to inspiring Meta team members and give you an inside look at the work they're doing and the impact their teams are having around the world.
Meet Hannes V., an engineering manager on the Reality Labs team in London
A world class team
"I moved to London from Belgium," Hannes shares. "It's not very far, but it felt like a big jump for me and my family. But as soon as we arrived, I realized a lot of other people here have been through a similar experience. London is a mix of many cultures."
Hannes and his family on holiday in Yosemite in 2019
Hannes quickly adapted to his new surroundings, and his teammates made the transition even easier. "We all have the unique opportunity to work with world class engineers, designers and product managers. This is what attracted me to Meta," he says.
Hannes is an engineering manager on the Meta Spark team within Reality Labs. He manages a team of software engineers from a variety of backgrounds. Many have experience working with mobile, including iOS and Android. Some engineers on his team are product generalists while others are more specialized in areas such as graphics, 3D or virtual reality. "It's ideal to have a mix of strengths, skills and experience on the team," Hannes notes. "It provides us all with more opportunities to learn and grow."
Diverse interests are important too. "Some engineers enjoy focusing on deep tech. Others are more product specialists, with a deep understanding of our target audience, and some thrive working cross functionally with other teams. It gives us the ability to work on a wide scope of projects, and we get a lot of work done."
Hannes uses early mornings as quiet time to catch up with other teams and to write, before the day becomes busy with meetings and collaborative work. He spends a lot of his time on team development. "I meet with each person I support at least once a week," he explains. "I not only share feedback on projects and performance, but we talk more broadly about how they're doing. We discuss how they're trending against their goals, what we want to achieve together as a team and their career path."
Hannes recognizes the need to be adaptable, as every person has different needs and expectations. "I consider each individual," he explains. "Some people like public recognition, others hate it. Some want unfiltered feedback, others prefer it to be more subtle. And some engineers want to discuss a technical problem and the approach to solving it, while others focus more on the end goal."
Overall, the team has the autonomy and ownership to drive things forward.
"As managers, we align on the high level goals, but we give people the freedom they need to achieve it."
Hannes groups his one-on-one meetings over the course of two days. He uses Mondays to plan out projects for the rest of the week, and Fridays are reserved for wrap-up meetings with the wider team. Wednesdays are no meeting days for the team, reserved for project work. "It's a productivity day, a day to review technical documents or product proposals, and to think about longer term process improvements," he offers.
Growing his team is a top priority for Hannes. "As managers, we're expected to contribute not only to the team, but to the wider organization. This might mean working with interns or running mentorship programs, but for me, it's mostly interviewing." Almost a quarter of his role is focused on recruiting, and as a former iOS engineer, a majority of Hannes' interviews are within the iOS pipeline.
With the rest of his time, Hannes is focused on planning and strategy. He talks with engineers, product managers and designers about what to build next. He also loves to participate in Meta's hackathons a few times a year, and encourages his team to do the same. "Hackathons are a great opportunity to take a break from your day-to-day work and do something completely different. It might even be the start of an entire new feature or product. There is no better way to get other people excited about your ideas."
Staying connected anytime and anywhere
At Meta, we're focused on bringing the world closer together. Hannes says that the Reality Labs team really takes this to heart. "We want to give people the tools to stay connected, anytime, anywhere," Hannes shares."And we want to make sure human connection is at the core of the next generation of computing."
Hannes and teammates take a trip across campus in Menlo Park
By building creative tools like Spark AR Studio, Hannes' team is empowering people to create AR experiences. "You don't need to be a software engineer or a 3D graphics expert to use our tools," he says. "We want to help people express themselves without high barriers."
Face Filters on Instagram are just one example of the kind of content that is being created with these tools. While Meta Spark effect publishing was originally only available on Facebook, the team quickly realized it could have a greater impact by expanding its platform to Instagram last year. "Now Meta Spark effects are used by hundreds of millions of people every month," Hannes remarks. "It's been amazing to watch different generations using these experiences in Instagram Stories or Messenger calls."
Having a diverse team and different perspectives is key to building the future of AR/VR for people around the world. According to Hannes, his team in London is a safe space to experiment, prototype, try new things, and make mistakes. "We're all part of what we build and how we build it. Not everything is going to work, but we want to embrace taking risks."
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The Empire Film Podcast >> If you love films then you'll love this. Empire is a pretty great film magazine, but I love their podcast more. Amongst interviews with cast and crew from brand new films, they chat through personal favourites and have a lot of laughs. Think a lot of reviews, news and gabs. I also love their spoiler special episodes, where they focus a whole hour or so on a particular new film and along with interviews, talk through all their thoughts and insider knowledge.
Gilmore Guys >> Ok, so it's a given that you need to be a fan of Gilmore Girls, or at least don't mind learning about the show, to enjoy this one. The premise is simple, Kevin Porter has been a fan of the show for years while Demi Adejuyigbe has never watched an episode; so they go through the series one episode at a time and chat all things Gilmore. The podcast is hilarious and as a film student I looove hearing all the interpretations of the Gilmore Guys and their special guests, and their bonus episodes with interviews of the cast and crew of Gilmore Girls are also super fun. They also went through the Year in a Life episodes and Bunheads, a show I adore!
All Killa No Filla >> Maybe one to skip if your tastes aren't as morbid as mine, but I really bloody love this podcast. Rachel Fairburn and Kiri Pritchard-McLean are two comedians who have an interest in serial killers - each episode they take a famous serial killer and look at their life from their childhood to their prosecution for the murders they have committed, in order to discuss what led that person to do it in the first place. It's actually a really hilarious podcast, although it's worth noting that none of that humour is ever made at the victim's expense. I find these ladies laugh-out-loud funny and their anecdotes really make the podcast!
The Nerdist Podcast >> This is a pretty simple concept: Chris Hardwick interviews a special guest. However, their conversations go super in-depth and are often funny and interesting. So many times I've learned things I never knew about certain celebrities I like, purely because Chris likes to talk about the person rather than the film/album/tv show/etc that they're probably promoting. A really great option if you want to just listen into an interesting conversation! If you search way back, I'd totally recommend the Paul McCartney and Silversun Pickups episodes, and Mark Hamill has a few fab episodes too.
Popcorn >> Another film one! Can you tell I've got a particular type? Mitchell Davis and Jack Ferry, along with special guests, talk through those weird-but-classic films from their childhood. I've been a fan of these guys from their episodes on Not Too Deep with Grace Helbig, and I love how their personalities handle these films - they give a good amount of analysis while also calling out how stupid some films can be! I often find myself laughing at this one, while getting nostalgic. Back to the Future Part 2, I'm looking at you.
I would love your podcast recommendations guys. I'm working my way through Jake and Amir's If I Were You podcast right now (so another special shout-out to that!) but, I want to hear your favourites. Let me know!