Armed conflict and general insecurity in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has created one of the world's most complex and long-standing humanitarian crises. Since 2016, the country has experienced an increase in armed conflict following the spike of violence in the Kasai and Tanganyika provinces and the continued armed clashes and attacks in North and South-Kivu. As a result, an estimated 4.5 million individuals are currently displaced - the highest number of any country on the African continent. In order to mobilize the necessary funds and capacities to address these rapidly increasing needs, a Level-3 Response for the crises in the Kasai, Tanganyika, and South Kivu was activated in October 2017 for a period of six months.
The humanitarian crisis is compounded by deepening levels of vulnerability such as malnutrition and food insecurity, and measles and cholera outbreaks, as well as the return of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD). People forced into displacement and those returning to burnt villages face intense levels of vulnerability and are in urgent need of multi-sectoral assistance, particularity in the sectors of protection (gender-based violence -GBV), access to water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), shelters, education, food security and health services.
In 2018, humanitarian partners estimate that 13.1 million Congolese require humanitarian assistance and protection because of heightened violence in a number of OCHA identified hotspots across the country. Despite limited resources, IOM and other aid actors continue providing life-saving assistance to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the province of North-Kivu while scaling up their operations in new areas, such as the Kasais, Tanganyika and Ituri. In the protection sector, IOM focuses its interventions on supporting referral mechanisms for survivors of GBV and other protection related needs, child protection, prevention and response to GBV, protection monitoring and the strengthening of protection committees in displacement sites and areas of return. Furthermore, the EVD outbreak in the Wangata, Bikoro and Iboko health zones in the Equateur Province remains a public health emergency. IOM is working closely with the Congolese Ministry of Health (MoH) and World Health Organization (WHO) to contain the outbreak and address the needs of affected communities. Close coordination with and support to the National Programme of Hygiene at Borders (PNHF) and other humanitarian partners aims to contain the outbreak and address the needs of affected communities.
In the Information Management sector, different components of the Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) are currently being implemented throughout Tanganyika province, in North-Kivu and in the five crisis-affected provinces in the Kasais to continue providing the humanitarian community with up-to-date and reliable information on the movements and evolving needs of displaced populations. Through the construction and rehabilitation of WASH infrastructure (including sanitary blocks comprised of latrines and showers) and waste management infrastructure, IOM will continue to respond to WASH needs in its coordinated displacement and spontaneous sites in North Kivu and Tanganyika and in areas of return. The broader political and security context contributes to a challenging operating environment for partners working to meet needs across the second largest country in Africa holding the largest displacement caseload.
IOM is co-leading the CCCM working group in North Kivu and is an active member of the shelter, NFI, WASH, and protection clusters. During these fora, IOM regularly shares data on displacement flows and advocates for an appropriate response to the needs identified in the sites under its coordination. In Tanganyika, IOM plays a leading role and works in close collaboration with the provincial government and humanitarian actors to set up and strengthen the humanitarian response in the spontaneous displacement sites.
Note: the projects below are part of the IOM Appeal DR Congo Humanitarian Crisis 2018 which is in line with the inter-agency DR Congo: 2017-2019 Humanitarian Response Plan - 2018 Update. Furthermore, IOM has included additional interventions that are in line with IOM's Migration Crisis Operational Framework and country strategy to address migration issues and initiate development-principled programming to establish the foundations for longer-term recovery to complement its humanitarian programmes.
Increased capacity of DRC and neighbouring countries to respond to the yellow fever and Ebola outbreaks based on participatory mobility mapping (PMM) assessment of disease transmission risks and health and non-health (immigration, custom, quarantine) structures and functional capacities.
Population mobility data and priority sites for the public health risk done in Bas-Uele province. Information and data shared and used for Ebola outbreak response and prevention of yellow fever and other key infectious disease control.
Primary information of mobility pathways and data on population flows including cross-border information in Bas-Uele were generated and priority sites for public health threads in particular EVD transmission were identified in Bas-Uele.
13 border posts (7 POEs along the border with Angola, 4 POEs along with Central African Republic, Kisangani and Kinshasa airports) and 80 PNHF staff were provided with trainings and on-site supervision and provision of necessary medical and operational equipment and risk communication assistance.
Approximately 8,000 vulnerable IDP households in displacement sites in North-Kivu and Tanganyika were provided with emergency shelter kits and technical guidance to construct emergency shelters to ensure protection from the elements and to reduce GBV risks.
In 2017, and as a last resort service provider, IOM constructed 324 latrine blocks, 20 shower blocks and 40 rubbish pits in a total of 10 displacement sites and rehabilitated a water system network in one displacement site in North-Kivu.
Protection activities were strengthened in the displacement sites in North-Kivu and were gradually extended to the spontaneous sites in Kalemie by the end of 2017. In North-Kivu, approximately 42,000 IDPs in 18 displacement sites were sensitized on protection issues and GBV, 205 survivors of GBV were assisted with targeted assistance (medical, psychosocial and /or economic support), 194 unaccompanied and separated children were reunited with their families through the Identification, Documentation, Tracing and Reunification (IDTR) process and 1,949 vulnerable children were provided with access to formal and informal education.
In 2017, IOM extended its CCCM activities to 13 spontaneous displacement sites in Kalemie, Tanganyika province while maintaining its presence in the displacement sites in North-Kivu. Site management and coordination services reached approximately 50,000 IDPs in Tanganyika and 55,000 IDPs in North-Kivu.
In 2017, IOM extended its DTM activities to Tanganyika and Kasai provinces (mobility tracking component) following violent clashes and ethnic conflicts which affected both regions. The implementation of the DTM in these two regions provided humanitarian actors with systematic and accurate information on displacement movements, the scale of the crisis and mobility-induced needs of affected populations.
IOM will provide life-saving health-care services for approximately 30,000 people through better-equipped health facilities and extended outreach and referral services to prevent against vector and water-borne diseases and provide timely care and support and improve malnutrition prevalence.
IOM will promote and contribute to a mapping and joint conflict analysis on areas of origin of IDPs in displacement sites both in North-Kivu and Tanganyika. IOM aims to conduct awareness raising sessions on GBV in its coordinated displacement sites through focus group discussions and mass sensitization campaigns as well as assist survivors of GBV with medical and psychosocial support and livelihood programs. IOM aims to identify children out of school and provide them with formal or informal school support or vocational training, in coordination with the Education cluster. In Ituri, North Kivu and Tanganyika, IOM will identify, in collaboration with relevant Congolese authorities, Unaccompanied and Separated Children (UASC) in displacement sites and reunite them with their families or caregivers, according to the guidelines set-out by the Protection cluster. IOM will reinforce the community-based protection networks in displacement sites in Ituri, North Kivu and Tanganyika. These protection networks will be able to identify survivors of GBV and trafficking and refer them to appropriate actors as well as provide psychosocial first aid. IOM will equally strengthen the national capacity on counter-trafficking by identifying available actors and build on their capacity, as well as conduct sensitization sessions on counter-trafficking in displacement sites throughout the Eastern DRC.
IOM will provide necessary protection assistance with NFI items and GVB assistance to the affected populations in the Kasai including displaced persons, host communities and returnees.
In the provinces of North Kivu, Ituri and Tanganyika, IOM aims to contribute to the shelter cluster efforts, both in emergency displacement situations and in return areas. In order to improve the resilience and capacities of the displaced populations, IOM will provide emergency shelter kits, technical support and capacity-building trainings on how to best use materials, and how to improve, repair and maintain shelters. Conditional cash will be considered for some community targeted households living with host families.
IOM intends to support/establish WASH committees in its displacement sites in North Kivu and Tanganyika. Mass sensitization campaigns on hygiene promotion and good practices; such as hand washing as well as focus groups will be organized on a regular basis in all displacement sites and will be coordinated with other relevant agencies and clusters to create synergies. Hygiene kits will be distributed to all sectoral IDP committees in sites and in host communities.
In the Kasai, IOM will also provide life-saving health-care and water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services and necessary protection assistance including provision of nutrition and gender-based violence (GBV) supports and distribution of essential household items to people affected by the Kasai crisis and host communities in Kamonia health zone, including the major cross-border town of Kamako where many of the displaced Congolese in Angola cross the border to return to their home villages.
To support national efforts and strengthen national capacities to better prevent, detect and respond to the ongoing of Ebola Virus Diseases (EVD) outbreak through improving access to public health services for migrants and affected communities in the Equator Province in DRC. Activities include: i) conduct health screenings at border crossings, travel routes and congregation points by deployed team of epidemiologists and medical staff from the National Programme of Hygiene at Borders (PNHF) and World Health Organization (WHO); ii) implement risk communication, social mobilization and community engagement in border communities and key Points of Entry (POE) emphasizing on the risk of cross-border transmission of the EVD; iii) strengthen cross-border management of ill travelers at international ports and border areas; and iv) facilitate coordination and information sharing with neighbouring/at-risk countries.
To respond to the sectoral needs of the IDPs in the displacement sites, new spontaneous sites and host communities in North-Kivu, Ituri and Tanganyika and in areas of return, IOM with the CCCM Working Group and the National Commission for Refugees (CNR)will ensure: monitoring arrivals and departures; site planning activities; identifying sectoral gaps; reinforcing capacities of IDP committees, site managers and the CNR, supporting community-based protection mechanisms and site closing activities.
IOM continues to work in close collaboration with local authorities and community leaders in order to collect accurate and sufficient data to regularly monitor and track population movements and their mobility- induced evolving needs in the L-3 declared provinces (7 provinces) as well as in North-Kivu. Data collected in the field is analyzed, presented in comprehensive reports and shared with the humanitarian community to inform strategic decision-taking at sector and cluster levels.


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It is with deep sorrow to say that veteran Nathan Hall, the driver of the M1A1 Abrams "White 2" currently on display at the American Heritage Museum, passed away at 35 years old from a blood clot during his battle with leukemia on March 2nd, 2021.
On August 3rd, 2006, while on patrol near Falluja, Iraq, an IED blew up near this M1A1 tank. Shrapnel damaged the tank and killed its highly respected commander, Sergeant George Ulloa, Jr. Upon receiving the Abrams from the National Museum of the United States Marine Corp, we discovered the tragic history behind this tank. With help from the Marine Museum, we were able to track down the surviving crew of "White 2." We invited them to the Museum to see their tank (first time since George was killed) along with Maria Ulloa (George's widow) and talk about what happened on that fateful day. We captured their interview and show this heart wrenching video in front of the Abrams.
When Nathan came to the museum the first time for the filming, he was very emotional, like the rest of the crew and understandably so. As the weekend progressed you could see he was heeling from the pain of the loss and the memories of war. When Nathan was here, he demurely mentioned to Rob Collings "there was something missing" from the tank. Nathan pointed out that when he and his crew were assigned to this tank, he christened it with the name "SPAWN" inscribed on the barrel with colored pens. Rob said, "You put it on the first time, there is no one more qualified to put it on again!"
A short two weeks later, Nathan was back again with his wife and young daughter to recreate his artwork from 2006 and "SPAWN" was back on the tank. He was so excited to be asked to redo his art and it was such an honor for us to have him here. His family and Rob stayed late into the night as he applied the art with Sharpies as he did in Iraq. It is one of the many special memories we have of this museum and our wonderful veterans.
Both Nathan and Nick Johns ("White 2" loader) came to the grand opening in May 2019. Nathan was so excited that he could not sleep. He told us the flight was delayed and he was crawling out of his skin just to get here…such a change from the tough Marine who was full of pain and tears on his first visit. Other veterans have told us of the therapeutic nature of the AHM, but it has never been so apparent to us as with Nathan. Unfortunately, that was the last visit Nathan had to the AHM as health struggles started shortly after that.
We are all so aware of our WWII veterans leaving our ranks with the rare survivors now nearly or even over 100 years old. But, this is a poignant reminder that we cannot wait to honor all of our Nation's Veterans as two of the four original crewmembers of this Abrams have now left us.
Nathan was preceded in death by his maternal grandfather, Walter Ferguson Jr.
Nathan is survived by his wife, Amanda "Mandy" Hall; a daughter, Evelynn "Evie" Hall; his parents, Duane and Joyce Hall of Magnolia; his maternal grandmother, Anna Ferguson of White Mills; his paternal grandparents, Donald E. and Florine Hall of Texas; and a host of aunts, uncles, cousins, friends and his Marine Corps brothers.
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You speak much sense, Sir, so why keep whingeing?
Why is it that Prince Charles is unable to open his mouth on any subject without introducing a note of ludicrous self-pity?
This week is no exception. The Prince of Wales has given an interview to mark the 60th anniversary of that dear old radio favourite Gardeners' Question Time. An extract of the interview was broadcast on yesterday's Radio 4 Today Programme.
The Prince is keen on gardens and he knows a lot about the subject. With the help of skilled gardeners, he has made Highgrove one of the most splendid gardens in England, crammed with rare and beautiful plants, and well-ordered vistas.
He was well placed to tell Eric Robson, chairman of the Gardeners' Question Time panel, his views on the EU legislation which bans the sale of traditional British seeds in this country. And everyone of common sense will agree with the Prince's opinions.
For the Eurocrats to make it impossible for a British gardener to sell the seeds of indigenous plants in his own country is, indeed, as the Prince says, 'crazy'.
But then he has to spoil it all by whingeing: "Which is why I've been going on all these years to a chorus of ridicule about the importance of preserving rare native breeds of cattle, sheep and chickens".
This is the moment you want to stop the Prince in his tracks and, indeed, to shake him by the embroidered lapels of the stylish Pakistani dressing-gown he likes to wear in the garden.
You silly booby, sir, we want to say. The 'chorus of ridicule' about your many views is not the result of what you say. It comes because of your self-regarding, moaning-Minnie way of saying them!
Ask a majority of people in this country whether they prefer traditional British vernacular styles of architecture and the fine traditions of neoclassicism to the brutalist lumps which have destroyed every city in the land and, of course, 90 per cent would say they agreed with the Prince's famous denunciation of the architects.
And so on, with so many of his pet 'causes', whether it is teaching children history and Shakespeare rather than cod sociology in schools; or preserving the countryside; or recognising the spiritual dimension of human life.
The truth is that, far from being very 'daring', these views of the Prince's are what the huge majority of sensible, small c conservative Britons have always believed. And we quite often cheer when he says them.
What we very much do not cheer is the fact that he seems incapable of sticking up for his favourite causes without adding a little whingey chorus of 'poor old me'.
When he married the breezy, and obviously sensible Camilla Parker Bowles, many of the Prince's admirers hoped that she would jolly him out of this painful habit of self-pity.
And it may well be that, without her, he would have allowed the habit to get even worse. But it is a very trying characteristic in a public figure, especially in one who really does have a very easy life; who quite literally has it all.
This is not simply a matter of perception by a journalist such as myself, who has a natural tendency to mock his betters. It is a matter of recorded fact.
Remember when he went to Hong Kong for the handover of British tenancy there to the Chinese?
Many of us cheered at his frank description of the Chinese tyrant-leaders as 'appalling old waxworks', who engaged in 'an awful Soviet-style display' of goose-stepping at the ceremony.
But alas, these robust and wholly justified comments were spoiled by the 'round robin' he wrote to friends, complaining about being seated in businessclass seats on the plane.
The decision to put him and his entourage in business class was purely administrative, designed for his convenience, so that he would not have to share with the much larger contingent of politicians on the plane.
He tetchily said he had 'noticed his seat was uncomfortable'. We all know that business class seats provide luxury beyond the wildest dreams of most inhabitants of this planet.
ie, had a gallstone removed, he did not allow a single squeak to emanate from his royal lips when the surgeon's knife went in.
An attendant lord-in-waiting felt the very faintest twitch of the king's hand as his insides were gouged out. That is kingly behaviour - not whingeing about seats on aeroplanes.
Likewise, it is not just the malice of newspapers which finds something truly extraordinary about Jeremy Paxman's discovery about Charles and the boiled eggs - namely, that when he returns from hunting he likes to have seven boiled eggs lined up, in order from runny to hard, so that he can find one which is 'just right'.
Can one imagine his mother going in for such pampered, silly extravagance?
Paxman observed at the time that Prince Charles has 'an Eeyoreish quality to him, this awful sense of being beleaguered, unloved and misunderstood. You want to help him - to tell him to snap out of it'.
You do indeed. I am an optimist about human nature, and I think it is the duty of those who support the Prince to tell him to stop whingeing.
Most people in this country, certainly including myself, wish him and the future of the monarchy well.
As it happens, I believe myself in the majority in liking it when Prince Charles expresses strongly-held views. Why shouldn't a future head of state have opinions on education, architecture, agriculture, gardening - anything you like?
His views on these matters are often more interesting than those of party politicians.
But if you are a public figure, as he is, who airs his views on all and sundry, you have to accept the fact that not everyone will agree with you.
If he wishes to engage in public debate he must accept that we no longer live in an age of deference. People are allowed to disagree with him.
I am not advocating being rude to the Prince. But it is absurd of him to claim that all his views receive 'a chorus of ridicule'.
He is surrounded by a court of sycophants who help him write his speeches and praise him for all his, by which they mean their, ideas. Many of these ideas are excellent.
But while he praises British cheese, British gardens and British rare breeds, he should contemplate those British virtues, which saw many people through World War II, and some would say won it for us: pluck, good humour, and a strong unwillingness to complain.


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In-Depth: Inside The Business Of GameStop, Part Two
May 4, 2010 | By Matt Matthews
[In part two of his analysis of GameStop, Gamasutra analyst Matt Matthews finds the retailer's U.S. marketshare in new games and hardware grew to 22 percent in 2009, and suggests that digital distribution poses an imminent threat.]
Our previous look at GameStop's financial results focused on the revenue and profits the company has been making from hardware and software, with a special interest in the used software market.
In this second part, we'll see how the company's revenues come from the various regions in which it does business and provide a rough estimate of its marketshare in the United States.
We'll also look at some interesting additions to GameStop's list of threats to its business model and how it might be planning for the future.
GameStop's Global Reach
While GameStop is still primarily an American company, the distribution of its revenue base is shifting. When we looked at GameStop's revenue last year, just over 14 percent or $1.2 billion of the company's sales came from Europe, compared to 73 percent or $6.5 billion from the United States.
During its fiscal 2009 (which ended on 30 January 2010), the company recorded $6.3 billion in revenue from the United States, a decline of 3%. In contrast GameStop's European revenue increased 40% from fiscal 2008 to fiscal 2009, to a total of $1.8 billion.
The regional distribution of the company's revenue can be seen in the figure below. Europe now accounts for 1/5 of all of GameStop's sales.
It seems likely that some of the growth in Europe can be attributed not only to new store openings there but more significantly to increasing used game sales in that region. In its comments on used product sales, in fact, the company calls out "the strong growth of used video game product sales internationally" as a key factor. Certainly used product sales spiked in fiscal 2009 �" as we took time to analyze in our last piece �" but we believe that European sales in particular were stronger.
Consider that GameStop now operates 98 more stores in the United States than it did during its last fiscal year and yet revenue declined. In fact, the average annual revenue per store in the United States declined 5% to $1.42 million per store.
GameStop's retail locations in Europe increased by almost the same number during fiscal 2009 �" up to 1296 stores from 1201 �" but the annual revenue per store increased 30 percent, from $1.05 million to $1.37 million. We also acknowledge that the company may have tightened the operation of its European stores (many of which were part of an acquisition that began in 2008).
As the figure below shows, GameStop's growth in fiscal 2009 was entirely due to the increase in European sales. Revenue from Australia was essentially flat while GameStop sales in Canada decreased by 10 percent, despite increases in the total number of stores in each of those regions.
We would expect that in the coming two years we will see the revenue streams continue to shift with GameStop's European revenue accounting for fully 25 percent of the company's sales while revenue from the U.S. drops to 65 percent.
GameStop Marketshare Increases
For fiscal 2008 we estimated GameStop's share of the U.S. market at 20 percent, excluding accessories and PC software. For the sake of comparison, Wedbush analyst Michael Pachter estimated GameStop's U.S. marketshare, including all new products, at 25 percent in his July 2009 report on the videogame industry. (He also estimated that Wal-mart, Target, and Best Buy accounted for just over 50 percent of the U.S. market.)
In recent notes, Pachter also stated that he believes GameStop lost hardware marketshare to big box retailers through the last holiday season but grew its software marketshare.
Using the same metric that we used last year, we now estimate that GameStop's U.S. marketshare grew in the last fiscal year, from 20 percent to 22 percent, as shown in the figure below. Again, we have excluded PC software and accessories since these figures cannot be suitably estimated from the "Other" category under which GameStop reports their sales.
Our estimate, shown in the figure below, relies on data provided by the NPD Group for software and hardware sales during the months of GameStop's fiscal 2009.
We expect that GameStop's share of the U.S. market will grow throughout the rest of the year, but to no more than 24 percent, by the measure used here. When we examine GameStop's fiscal 2010 figures a year from now, we can test that hypothesis as well as compare with Pachter's latest estimates due sometime after mid-2010.
An Updated List of Threats
In its report on fiscal 2008, over a year ago, GameStop updated its language about threats to its business model. In particular, we observed that GameStop broadened its description of the threat posed by software distributed online to include consoles and, presumably, handhelds. Previously that section of GameStop's 10-K had referred only to PC software.
That segment of GameStop's filing has been expanded yet again, and the language is even more interesting. The relevant section is included below in its entirety:
Technological advances in the delivery and types of video games and PC entertainment software, as well as changes in consumer behavior related to these new technologies, could lower our sales.
While it is currently only possible to download a limited amount of video game content to the next generation video game systems, at some point in the future this technology may become more prevalent. If advances in technology continue to expand our customers' ability to access the current format of video games, PC entertainment software and incremental content for their games, as well as new types of browser and casual games through these and other sources, our customers may no longer choose to purchase video games or PC entertainment software in our stores. As a result, sales and earnings could decline.
While the Company is currently pursuing various strategies to integrate these new delivery methods and competing content into the Company's business model, we can provide no assurances that they will be successful or profitable.
The words "consumer behavior" are new to GameStop's filings. This suggests that the company has moved beyond simply noting the existence of online channels of software distribution to the recognition of a shift in consumer behavior.
GameStop caters to the core gamers, the ones who buy one or more games per month, and these may well be the gamers who most quickly shift to online distribution for their software purchases. That is, GameStop is clearly positioned to extract revenue from core gamers who purchase via retail, but that means they are also the ones most hurt if these gamers start downloading their games instead.
This is also the first time that GameStop has mentioned browser games and casual games in its 10-K filings. As games like Farmville take up more of the recreational time of GameStop's potential customers, the company foresees a possible decline in its earnings.
While the company already does sell some games through its website as direct downloads, we would suggest that it consider investing some part of the $500 million it still has on hand (left over after the recent $247 million stock buyback) in buying a larger stake in the production and distribution of games.
With the purchase of a middle-tier publisher or other industry intermediary (like one or more of the larger, existing software distribution services) it is possible that GameStop could ensure its survival well beyond the point at which the market tilts more toward the online channel than the retail channel.
GameStop's efforts in this direction have been small. In November 2009 the company completed the purchase of a controlling interest in Omac Global Media Limited, described as "an online video game developer and operator", and also known as Jolt Online Gaming, and the creators of Trukz and Legends Of Zork. This cost the company a mere fraction of its cash reserves ($3.8 million).
According to the company's business and growth strategy, it will "continue to make significant investments in e-commerce, online game development, digital kiosks and in-store and Web site functionality" to increase its stake in the digital business.
We think our suggestion of spending its capital to gain a larger stake in the production and distribution of games is reasonable, especially given the increasing number of threats that GameStop sees in casual games and digital distribution. Better to spend cash available now in order to lay a foundation for what seems an inevitable future, than to get to that future with less cash and no leverage to buy a stake.
For balance, note that Wedbush's Pachter disagrees. According to his notes on GameStop's latest results, he believes that the decline of physical media could take another decade to complete. In that regard, GameStop will continue to generate strong margins amid a growing videogame retail industry.
To that end, he suggests that GameStop should "cease new store growth", cut expenditures (on IT and GameStop's possible new customer loyalty program), and eliminate its reserve set aside for acquisitions. The increase in cash flow could then be returned to investors and drive growth of the company's stock price.
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PEUGEOT AND WORLD SPORT
Take a look at the latest PEUGEOT sporting news: Dakar, Tennis and other rallies.
Since returning to rally raid racing in 2015, PEUGEOT has made its mark in the history of the Dakar Rally and achieved another two wins: in 2016 with the PEUGEOT 2008DKR, then clinching a landmark 1-2-3 finish in 2017 with the PEUGEOT 3008DKR. And PEUGEOT SPORT is now ready to take up the challenge again in 2018! From the 6th to 20th of January, the four crews of the PEUGEOT "Dream Team" will take on the dirt, desert, winds and dust of Latin America behind the wheel of the all-new PEUGEOT 3008DKR Maxi.
Find out more about PEUGEOT's tennis partnerships and ambassadors over the past 30 years.
DISCOVER OUR TENNIS PARTNERSHIPS
#DRIVETOTENNIS
Follow the PEUGEOT ambassadors' tennis season at the ATP World Tour and Roland-Garros tournaments.
Following its recent successes in the Dakar Rally, Team PEUGEOT Total is challenging itself to lead the field in a new adventure: the FIA World Rallycross Championship (WRX), which places the PEUGEOT brand in a young discipline as spectacular as it is competitive.
DISCOVER THE RALLYCROSS WITH PEUGEOT SPORT
The latest PEUGEOT sporting news, from the Dakar through to Rally cross: follow the results and stay informed.
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"Papers, Please" Guide: How to Get All Tokens [Video]
March 18, 2014 / Kristeen Romero / Leave a comment
To officially kick-start my YouTube channel, I've finally uploaded my Papers, Please token guide. More guides for this game should be coming up in the future since it's one of my all-time favorites, and it's one I always find myself going back to.
If you enjoyed the video, please consider subscribing to my channel. Will be uploading some let's plays and montages in the future!
Live on Kickstarter: "The Land of Eyas" – a puzzle-platformer for PC/Mac/Linux that defies the gravity we know
March 16, 2014 March 19, 2014 / Kristeen Romero / 5 Comments
Due to increased workload at college and to allow for more posting flexibility on my part, I have decided to forgo the only-on-Thursdays schedule for Live on Kickstarter. Any posts under the feature can now appear on any day of the week.
Currently with 43 days to go on its Kickstarter campaign and already at 10% of its goal of USD$10,000, The Land of Eyas (pronounced as 'eye-uhs') is Happy Square Productions' attempt at creating a genuinely unique platformer that stands out from the crowd, with gravity control as its main puzzle-solving mechanic. The game has been in the works since 2012 and contains a unique game engine written from scratch by lead developer Stephen Hoskins, plus hand-crafted drawings from pen-and-ink artist Matthew Kiehl, whose works take inspiration from a number of ancient tribal societies (more info on that here).
"Seduce Me" PC Demo Impressions: Uninspiringly longer than it should be
March 7, 2014 March 22, 2014 / Kristeen Romero / Leave a comment
While roaming around Kickstarter a couple of weeks ago, I stumbled upon a campaign for an otome game called Seduce Me by Seraphim Entertainment, a PG-16 project that is set to have full voice-acting. Being the Japanophile that I am, I have played a number of dating simulation type games (otome and bishoujo alike) in the past. At first, out of curiosity as to why people enjoyed them so much, but soon, I became interested in how the writers would try to vary the experience in order to separate themselves from other competing games. Not having played an otome in over a year, I decided to give Seduce Me a shot.


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ECWA Women's Super 8 ChickFight Tournament Part 2
Second Look: All Women's Super 8 ChickFight Tournament
ECWA is widely known for its Super 8 Tournament where the top independent stars have showcased their talents yearly since 1997! Most of our participants have gone on to great heights in the WWE, TNA, and around the globe! So one wonders why it took so long for the women of independent wrestling to find a similar showcase. So ECWA and Chick Fight management partnered together to think of a revolutionary new idea… an all-women's Super 8 Tournament! Finally, the most beautiful, talented, and deadly women on the independent scene will have an arena to show off their wrestling talents! And what makes this tournament even more special is the fact not only do they get the prestige of winning the first ever ECWA Women's Super 8 but they also win the now vacant ECWA Woman's Championship! How's that for making history?
It's sure to be a night to create an important part of professional wrestling for years to come! In this article series we want to showcase the women of the Super 8 so you can learn about what made them choices to be participants by the management teams of ECWA and Chick Fight. Today we'll take a look at the remaining 4 in the field of 8 and their careers up to this point. Trust me when I say this… wrestling will never know what hit it once this tournament comes at you on Saturday October 11, 2014!
The last 4 participants:
Jessie Kaye- Perhaps the perennial fan favorite to win the whole tournament and the ECWA Woman's Championship. Overcoming personal image problems as a teenager, she began training at the Gillberg Wrestling Academy in July 2010 under former WWE star Gillberg, Ramblin' Rich, and Earl the Pearl. With unmatched power for a woman, she loves to quickly overpower her opponent. Traveling around the country wrestling for companies like ECWA, MCW, WSU, and VOW she's garnered a huge fan following with her feisty in ring prowess and girl next door looks. Feeling she was screwed out of the ECWA Woman's Title already she will be all business and looking to get back what is rightfully hers.
Renee Michelle- Already a successful model, she was found at a TNA event by former WWE star Duane Gill aka Gillberg and was basically begged to start training at his wrestling academy in 2012. Not having grown up watching wrestling, she didn't know how it would it go. And now she has the deepest passion for it! Mostly appearing for companies like ECWA and MCW, she's still a rookie in terms of development but has lately shown a rare high flying ability that most women on the Indies lack. She also has been known to be a manager as well causing havoc on the outside. Once might think she couldn't possibly beat the more experienced women in this tournament but being a former ECWA Women's Champion she has shown her pretty smile masks a hellcat mentaility and vicious demeanor. Renee Michelle could certainly shock everyone come October 11.
Tina San Antonio- Trained by WWE Hall of Famer Johnny Rodz, she began her career in 2009. She quickly gained footing in companies like JAPW, Indy Gurlz, NWS, and even WSU where she won the WSU tag team championships with teammate Marti Belle, together known as the Belle Saints. Describing herself as a complete, "all rounder" wrestler she's become known for her sassy in ring attitude and never give up mentality. She even had a WWE try-out in 2011 to boot! Tina herself has fought in ECWA before so she's well versed on the women who have appeared for the company before. Her training gives her a leg up on the competition as her trainer Johnny Rodz also trained former Super 8 winner Damian Dragon. Will her pedigree help her dominate the field? Only time will tell.
Terra Calaway- Calaway began her career training under Tony Leo and Legacy in Vegas Championship Wrestling in Las Vegas, Nevada in 2009. Quickly showing immense wrestling talent, she quickly gained the moniker 'Sin City Siren' for her high energy approach in the ring. She's wrestled for some of the top companies in the country like NWA Hollywood, Lucha Pro, Vendetta Pro Wrestling, she seemed on the fast track to a career in WWE or TNA. That was until she suffered a gruesome injury to her knee tearing her ACL, MCL, and severely dislocating her kneecap. Knocking her out for the majority of 2013 and the beginning of 2014 she's just now regaining her footing in the world of women's wrestling. If one thing's for sure, Calaway hasn't lost a step even after said injury and will easily be the deadliest competitor in the field of 8. Will she resume her ascension to the top of women's wrestling? October 11 will be her true test.
And there you have it, your full look at the ladies of the all-women's ECWA Super 8 Tournament! ECWA and Chick Fight are excited to bring you this one of a kind tournament that make pro wrestling history! Here's all the information for the tournament… stay tuned to ecwaprowrestling.com for updates and all news about the tournament and all things ECWA!
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FIRST ALL-WOMEN SUPER 8 CHICKFIGHT TOURNAMENT
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Scheduled to appear (subject to change)…
FIRST ALL-WOMEN SUPER 8 CHICKFIGHT TOURNAMENT – winner will be first female Super 8 champion and NEW ECWA Women's Champion!
1- Former ECWA Women's Champion Renee Michelle
2- Former (and inaugural) ECWA Women's Jessie Kaye
3- Annie Social
4- International Superstar Jenny Rose
5- Third generation star and daughter of WWE HOF'er Tully Blanchard, TESSA BLANCHARD
6- Chasity Ann Taylor
7- Terra Calaway.
8- Tina San Antonio.
With Special Guest Hostess HEIDI LEE MORGAN!!!
Plus an ECWA Heavyweight and Mid-Atlantic Title Match to be announced!
Card subject to change.
ECWA, Chick Fight and Diva-Dirt.com will be teaming up to present the first ever all-women Super 8 tournament, continuing the 18 year legacy of the tournament that saw the rise of stars Daniel Bryan, Christopher Daniels, A.J. Styles and Austin Aries. It will take place on Saturday, October 11th in Carneys Point, New Jersey. The event will be available for purchase exclusively on ClickWrestle.com, the internet's top destination for Indy wrestling matches on demand.
ABOUT ECWA: The East Coast Wrestling Association has been a pro wrestling mainstay in the United States for 47 years and is home to the Super 8 tournament, one of the longest running wrestling tournaments in the country. The ECWA Hall of Fame, established in 1982, has inducted over 60 talents to its ranks.
ABOUT CHICKFIGHT: Based in San Francisco, CA, Chick fight has showcased the finest talents in Indy women's wrestling since 2004. It has hosted several all-women tournaments featuring the likes of Cheerleader Melissa, Jazz, MsChif and Amazing Kong.
CONTACT ECWA:
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Data DVD containing 1hr 40 mins of amazing sleights with playing cards. Demonstrations with explanations. Plus a bonus clip of Duffie demonstrating (no explanation) the Legendary Fred Robinson Middle Deal.
Learn a myriad of moves, old and new. Learn to Second Deal and Bottom Deal avoiding all the pitfalls, the advice given is invaluable.


This sample resume (chronological format) is designed to show you how you can format your own resume to customize it for the job you're seeking. A resume that shows an employer how you can help them will put you ahead of the competition. Keep your resume relevant and targeted.
TIP: When seeking any position, be sure to note all the qualifications listed in the job posting and include them in your resume.
A short paragraph here summarizing your experience and qualifications. This should show a potential employer how your skills and qualifications will help them, and compel them to research your resume further.
For Example: Experienced customer service manager with over 9 years customer service experience. Committed to finding solutions and building strong, motivated teams focused on customer care. Demonstrated ability to resolve conflict and retain customers.
Use bullet points to note specific skills and accomplishments showing how you helped your employer succeed, and are relevant to the position you're seeking.
Example: Designed and implemented customer survey to identify problematic areas, resulting in billing format change as well as decreased customer churn of 12% over 3 month period.
Example: Participated on team that developed electronic customer account access, reducing customer hold times by 4 minutes.
Also include specific achievements or rewards.
Example: Received coveted "STAR Manager" award given only to one manager each year, for outstanding results.
Include any other specific qualifications or achievements showing how you helped the employer save time, reduce costs, increase revenue or meet goals.
Again, use bullet points to note specific skills and accomplishments showing how you helped your employer succeed, and are relevant to the position you're seeking.
Continue with each employer, going back at least 10 years (if applicable). For positions you held that are not relevant to the position you're seeking, include them to show no gaps in employment, trying to find relevancy with the skills or accomplishments of that position. For example, if you waited tables at one point, and are seeking a customer service manager position, waiting tables requires lots of customer attention and focus - be sure to highlight those skills and achievements on your resume.
If you have gaps in employment (e.g. stay-at-home mom) include any volunteer or other activities showing what you achieved. For example, if you manage the household budget, are the chairperson for a committee for your neighborhood association, or are the outreach coordinator for your church, etc., include anything that is relevant to the position you're seeking.
Include any college courses, degrees, etc. whether they are relevant to the position or not. Include any honors or special recognition. Also include any Professional Development training that is relevant to the position you're seeking.
Completed 7 Management Courses offered by ABC Corporation, including Diversity, Leading through Change, Building Great Teams, Department Budgeting, Conflict Resolution, Strategic Planning and Leadership Principles.
Use the above sample resume to help you customize and create your own powerful resume.
Keep in mind that a sample resume should help give you ideas to customize your own resume, and should not be used in lieu of creating your own resume. Your resume will appear much stronger and more personal when you include your own specific accomplishments and achievements.


Austin, Texas (PRWEB) April 01, 2015 - Senior Helpers of Central Texas has been awarded the 2015 Best of Home Care Provider of Choice Award by Home Care Pulse. The Best of Home Care Provider of Choice Award is given to home care providers who receive the highest satisfaction scores from their current clients. These providers are best-in-class for quality in home care. This recognition reassures you that your home care provider is dedicated to your satisfaction and will provide you with quality, trustworthy in home care.
In order to qualify, each Senior Care Provider must be a Home Care Pulse certified business for a minimum of 6 consecutive months, have 10% of active clients interviewed on a monthly basis with a minimum of 2 interviews per month. These Best of Home Care award-winning providers appreciate their clients' feedback and are dedicated to providing the highest level of quality, professionalism and expertise in home care.
Home Care Pulse is the leader in quality satisfaction management for the home care industry, and being recognized as a senior home care provider of choice for the award is an achievement worth celebrating. Receiving the award in consecutive years sets Senior Helpers of Central Texas apart from other Senior Care agencies, and recognizes them as an overall leader in the home health care industry throughout Central Texas.
Senior Helpers of Central Texas are honored to have received the award for the third year in a row. Senior Helpers of Central Texas is among many Senior Helpers franchises to be a part of this prestigious award for 2013, 2014 as well as 2015.
Senior Helpers connects professional caregivers with seniors who wish to remain in their homes despite age-related illnesses and mobility challenges. The company serves the Central Texas cities of Austin, Round Rock, Georgetown, Cedar Park and surrounding areas offering a wide range of personal and companion care services to assist seniors living independently with a strong focus on quality of life for the client and peace of mind for their families. Senior Helpers strives to be the leading companion and personal care provider that offers dependable, consistent and affordable home care. For more information, please visit http://www.seniorhelpers.com/centraltx .
Senior Helpers is one of the largest in-home senior care companies in the U.S. with over 240 franchised businesses operating across the country.


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package net.mmorgenstern.gh;

import static org.hamcrest.core.IsEqual.equalTo;
import static org.hamcrest.core.StringContains.containsString;
import static org.junit.Assert.assertThat;

import java.io.IOException;

import org.junit.Before;
import org.junit.Test;
import org.springframework.http.HttpStatus;
import org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity;

public class GithubWebhookTest {
    private GithubWebhook hook;

    @Before
    public void setUp() {
        hook = new GithubWebhook("secret");
    }

    @Test
    public void testNoSignature() throws IOException {
        ResponseEntity<String> entity = hook.handle(null, "hello");
        assertThat(entity.getStatusCode(), equalTo(HttpStatus.BAD_REQUEST));
        assertThat(entity.getBody(), containsString("No signature"));
    }

    @Test
    public void testPayloadModified() throws IOException {
        ResponseEntity<String> entity = hook
                .handle("sha1=5112055c05f944f85755efc5cd8970e194e9f45b", "evil hello");
        assertThat(entity.getStatusCode(), equalTo(HttpStatus.UNAUTHORIZED));
        assertThat(entity.getBody(), containsString("Invalid"));
    }

    @Test
    public void testValidSignature() throws IOException {
        ResponseEntity<String> entity = hook
                .handle("sha1=5112055c05f944f85755efc5cd8970e194e9f45b", "hello");
        assertThat(entity.getStatusCode(), equalTo(HttpStatus.OK));
        assertThat(entity.getBody(), containsString("Signature OK"));
    }

    @Test
    public void testShortSignature() throws IOException {
        ResponseEntity<String> entity = hook.handle("sha1=5112055c05-snip-70e194e9f45b", "hello");
        assertThat(entity.getStatusCode(), equalTo(HttpStatus.UNAUTHORIZED));
        assertThat(entity.getBody(), containsString("Invalid"));
    }
}

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Britain: Workers must oppose prejudice against immigrants and asylum seekers
By Robert Skelton and Socialist Equality Party candidate for Manchester Central
SEP candidate Robert Skelton campaigns at North
City Shopping Centre
The Socialist Equality Party, in its campaign in Manchester Central, has repeatedly encountered workers who are by no means racist, but who argue that with jobs and public services under attack, immigration is too high and must be curbed.
I and my campaign team have insisted that the attacks on immigrants and asylum seekers by the media and the major parties are made in order to create divisions among working people and divert attention from the real cause of the deepest recession since the 1930s and the most draconian cuts in history.
The constant identification of immigrants and asylum seekers as a threat to jobs, or a competition for housing, health and education, is a policy of divide-and-rule which the British ruling class has pursued for decades at home and abroad. No ideological weapon has been more powerful in the preservation of its rule than the division of workers on the basis of colour, religion or ethnicity. This is a fundamental political question which working people everywhere must understand and reject, if they are to mount any effective response to the rapacious demands of their bosses.
According to the media, Britain is being swamped with immigrants who are living in the lap of luxury on welfare benefits at taxpayers' expense and queue-jumping the waiting lists for social housing.
On the far right, the British National Party insists that "immigrants aren't working" and are making "white Britons second class citizens". The United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP) claims that "immigration into the UK is out of control" and "forces down wages and hurts the traditional working class the most".
This type of anti-immigrant prejudice only amplifies and feeds off the positions advanced by the three main parties, which vie over which is toughest on immigration.
Labour boasts of its "tough but flexible" Australian-style points-based system and promises to curtail immigration further—with "irregular" migrants to be removed by force if necessary.
The Conservatives, supported by Migration Watch, have called for an annual cap of 50,000 immigrants a year. The Liberal Democrats say that "for too long, Britain's borders have been a soft touch" and that they will create a "firm but fair system" for asylum seekers.
The trade unions have done little or nothing to protect, integrate and organise migrant workers. Instead they have played a crucial role in fomenting divisions between workers, with their campaigns stressing the need for "local jobs" that chime in with the demand for "British jobs for British workers".
The truth is that net immigration reached a peak of 244,000 in 2004, after the accession of Eastern European countries to the European Union, but is now declining and may soon fall to 100,000 a year. These are workers who pay taxes, many have vital skills and they often take on the worst paid and hazardous jobs.
Asylum seekers, generally fleeing wars and economic and social catastrophes in which Britain played a major part such as Iraq, Afghanistan and the Balkans, are also small in number and declining due to Labour's punitive restrictions. According to Home Office figures, there were just 23,430 asylum applications in 2007, mostly from war-torn regions, rising to 27,900 including dependents. Of these 73 percent were refused any form of residency, even temporary leave to remain.
While the media claims that asylum seekers "jump the queue" for housing and social services, the truth is that Labour's 1999 Immigration and Asylum Act removed the right of asylum seekers to housing and all types of benefits. It created a new housing and subsistence scheme under the UK Border Agency to disperse asylum claimants across the country, typically in the most deprived areas with few amenities.
As for "economic" migrants, they have limited entitlement to social welfare. Apart from those from Europe, immigrants who have been in Britain less than five years are not entitled to social housing—which is actually in short supply due to privatisation—or to housing benefits and tax credits.
While the politicians scream about the cost of such minimal provision, they think nothing about squandering £1 trillion to prop up Britain's criminal and reckle ss banking system.
The lives of millions of working people have been blighted by hardship and economic insecurity by capitalism and the pro-big business agenda followed by Labour and the Tories before them. To conceal this basic fact, immigrants and asylum seekers are blamed for every imaginable social problem. While all parties routinely deny that measures to clampdown on immigrants and asylum are racist, their actions serve to legitimise racism and social divisions. They enable the openly xenophobic parties and sections of the media to channel social tensions in a right wing direction.
All the problems that workers and their families confront stem from their exploitation by a parasitic elite, which legally appropriates the wealth created by the working class by creaming off corporate and banking profits while at the same time refusing to pay tax themselves. Now, not content with that, the financial oligarchy has demanded, and got, the keys to the Treasury.
The enemy of working people is not only the corporations in Britain, but a global network of corporations and banks. They operate on an international scale to extract the greatest possible profit from the labour of the working class.
All the main political parties and trade unions act not on behalf of workers but corporate Britain, which seeks to regularise and discipline the influx of cheap labour as part of its drive to force down wages and conditions more generally and increase its own wealth at the expense of its international competitors.
The real issue is that the world is divided not by identity—be it religion, ethnicity or colour—but by classes which have diametrically opposed interests. Working people must reject all attempts to scapegoat immigrants and asylum seekers as a means of diverting attention from the real sources of declining living standards and attacks on basic rights. They must use the methods of class struggle to oppose the ruling elite.
Above all what is required is unbreakable solidarity between workers in Britain and workers of all countries in united industrial and political action. The struggles of workers around the world against common attacks, common problems and a common enemy must be brought together on the basis of a common program.
This is the precondition for any effective opposition to the job cuts and austerity measures that are being demanded by the globally mobile transnational companies and banks that dominate the British and world economy. It means taking up an independent political struggle based upon internationalism and socialism against the government, the corporations and their lackeys in the trade unions.
The Socialist Equality Party fights for such an internationalist and socialist programme as the basis for uniting all sections of the working class—white and black, native-born and immigrant.
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And that's a no from me, says Tom Pheby.
The 'talent' show's an odd beast, one which thankfully disappeared from the television schedule in the 80's when viewers discovered that there were other more entertaining pursuits, like going to the dentist or counting the kitchen tiles. Sometime, about a decade or so back, the networks started flooding the schedules with cheap reality programming and this type of variety show made an unwelcome comeback, with Britain's Got Talent being the biggest offender.
I can't say that I've ever been interested or intrigued enough to watch Britain's Got Talent before. On the odd occasion the wife uses it as a threat in case I don't complete a DIY project or I fail to hand over my debit card at a shoe sale, so under such phenomenal pressure it's obvious that I generally comply with her wishes to avoid subjecting myself to such odious delights. Unfortunately, this week I failed to decorate the hallway on time and as a result my adorable wife and her vengeful sense of humour made me watch the BGT semi final.
I bought it on myself.
Simon Cowell (a former human being), David Walliams (a former comedian), Alesha Dixon (a former pop star) and Amanda Holden (a former..... knobbly knees finalist? I'm not sure what she's famous for?!) sit at a desk passing judgement on a series of acts who all dream of performing in front of a 90 year old woman in a bejeweled hat. Over the years, we've had a man in Lycra swallowing umbrellas, a squat hairy Scottish woman with bad hair dressed in a potato sack singing a song from Les Misérables, and a tap dancing Chihuahua. The poor luv has been entertained by people who can't even get a busking license and only get a standing ovation if there's a fire in the theatre.
This being the 2016 semi-final much was at stake. There was many a point to be proved and the wife simply wouldn't let go of the remote. She even took it to the toilet.
Ant and 'Dick' the Geordie munchkins were on hand to mock the acts, the judges and the audience with their earthy 'northernerness' (I made that up). They kicked off by introducing two singing drunks called Ann and Ian Marshall who managed to do a ragtime version of Lady Gaga's Bad Romance and set the dogs off next door. Simply put it was bloody awful and even the wife must have wanted to hand over the remote, regretting her earlier decision.
Cowell, who these days resembles a redundant polo neck model, winced, groaned and snarled his way through the entire show. Occasionally he'd rack his brains to find a memory that consisted of standing up, clapping and saying something nice. This is called playing to the camera and is part of Mr Pop Tart's disguise. But don't be fooled! He's a vindictive devil worshiper whose only wish is to torment an old royal lady with a really shit act.
TOP GEAR RETURNS AND LEBLANC IS THE UNEXPECTED STAR
Top Gear made its way back to the schedules on Sunday evening without the Three Amigos. Clarkson, Hammond and May have found another home so it was now up to Chris Evans to re-invent the show. Did I say re-invent? That may be an exaggeration.
If there was a mistake in Sunday's opener it was sticking tightly to the old format which restricted Evans significantly. Even the Stig was under utilised to the point of embarrassment, and for the first time ever he seemed rather pointless.
This being said, it wasn't the disaster the press wanted. It was the usual slick, well shot and well conceived affair. Yes we'd seen similar from Clarkson and Co, but they'd given us plenty of that over years and served it up to us without even blushing. One suspects some sections of the press are looking for any discrepancy to hang Evans by his coat tails and watch his fall from grace for a second or even a third time.
Tiff Needell, a former Top Gear presenter said
"It will be like [BBC's] The One Show on wheels, all bubbly jubbly … they won't get the same numbers."
Which is quite laughable because Mr Needell currently resides on a terribly boring car programme which hardly anyone watches.
Evans only sin in the first show was his obvious nerves. Yes, the Ginger Wizard actually showed signs of the jitters. This took the form of prancing and shouting his way around the studio, but what he lacked in finesse, he made up for with enthusiasm, and when it came to the film content Evans seemed to finally find his stride, looking at ease with co-host Matt LeBlanc.
When I first found out Matt LeBlanc was to be involved I immediately thought it was a printing error. The American heart throb, who appeared in the soppiest American comedy ever, was hardly the obvious choice. However the actor seemed at home in his new role, more so than Evans, and he performed to Top Gear standard without breaking a sweat. He knows what he's talking about, can handle a car of any kind and certainly looks cool.
LeBlanc was, to my surprise, an unexpected hit, and I believe he may be a firm favourite with the 'Laydeez'. Something which may help with the ratings, and, I may be cynical but, perhaps the Americans involvement might also help attract a larger audience across the pond, as Top Gear still aspires to be a global brand even without Jezza.
LeBlanc's wit was welcome and on point, referring to the Mayor of Blackpool as 'the robes guy'. He was undeterred by the British climate, the culture of the antiquated seaside resort or the provincial and almost unpronounceable place names such as Black...pool and Black ...burn. He seemed to relish the challenge of spending the majority of his first show in a knackered Robin reliant, on a tow truck in the freezing cold.
There were other highlights from the star who at times oozed oodles of restrained sarcasm. He explained that he was about to be chased across a desert landscape by the paparazzi, or scum as he referred to them. They would employ various contraptions to take a clean shot him, but before battle could commence he introduced them one by one, each with their various gadgets. One had a drone, one was on a dirt bike and the last "will be following ....on whatever that is". It was a sort of airborne fan with parachutes (a parafan glider?). LeBlanc was in a no frills, high suspension off-roader, whose only solid feature was "a windshield. ...for wind."
Comparisons between this series and the last are completely futile. What was, is no more. It was good while it lasted, but in all honesty it was running out of steam and had been for a while. Top Gear is now back to being a show that isn't just about Clarkson, Clarkson's mates, and Clarkson's dislikes or likes. It feels different on a number of levels and can only get better in the coming weeks.
I loved the Three Amigos but I love Top Gear more. I'm sure that given time Evans can make this show his own, especially with a little help from his Friends. Or at least one in particular.
I'm well aware that many people didn't come away as impressed with the ginger fronted Top Gear as I was, or maybe you're just one of those people twiddling your thumbs waiting until Clarkson reappears on our screens to offend people from a minority. If so then it you might want to check out Wheeler Dealers on Quest, starring two petrolheads/car enthusiasts, known as Mike Brewer and Ed China.
Brewer is a leather jacket wearing, Cockney Elf ,who buys cars that are almost past their sell by date. China is the talented mechanic who manages to turn the car equivalent of Quasimodo into a road worthy, flirtatious collectors item.
This week Mike waddled off in search of a Nissan Skyline (don't worry, I didn't know they existed either). After a number of significant failures, Brewer resorted to phoning his contacts in the trade. This concerned me, but surprisingly when he arrived to view the vehicle it still had all four wheels, a roof and steering wheel. You may detect that I have little faith in second hand car dealers, whom I view with all the suspicion of an abandoned rucksack at an Airport check-in.
Mike and Ed seemed boyishly enthusiastic about the prospects of refurbishing this so called 'street classic' for the purposes of 'drifting'.
Now, I might sound a bit uncool here. I like car shows, I like nice looking cars and at a push I'll watch a smug faced celebrity swear their way around a race track, only to have their time written illegibly on a magnetic strip, but I freely admit that the art of 'drifting' leaves me cold. It just reminds me of a series of dreadful action/racing films for the mindless masses staring people like Vin Diesel (with a name like that he was clearly always destined to star in the 'Dense and Spurious' series).
Anyway, apart from buying the car Mike did 'chug all' while Ed worked his undeniable magic, patching up, tweaking, welding and upgrading. It looked good, really good, but I somehow lost interest knowing that some mallet head in a tracksuit and faux leather driving gloves was going to use it to almost veer off a ring road in Staines. I'm just not that sort of car enthusiast I guess.
JENNER VS THE KARDASHIANS
It seems there is a genuine public desire to watch any or all of the Kardashians clan brush their hair, file their fingernails, play tennis or go shopping. Yes folks, this is the age of shallow meaningless celebrity.
I went in search of a synopsis from their series and was delighted to find the perfect example of how turgid this show is...
"In the Season 11 finale, Kim learns that her house won't be completed on time and that her baby is breech as her due date nears. Meanwhile, Scott returns from rehab ready to prove to Kourtney that he is a changed man. And, while in Australia for the launch of their new clothing brand, Kylie confronts Kendall about being a team."
And this morning I boiled the kettle and put my own trousers on. FILM THAT!!!
It's now got to the point where the Kardashians outnumber the Osmonds and the Waltons collectively. One surmises that they must be virtually out of names beginning with the letter K!
Lets be honest, the Kardashians have had it too good for too long, mystifyingly earning fortunes in the process, perhaps they should have been called the 'Kashguardians'. But it seems that someone else is muscling in on the act for a vast fee, and it's not someone from outside the kingdom of America's 'favourite' family. Waiting in the wings, about to take a slice of the sizable cake is Caitlyn Jenner.
You may know that Caitlyn was originally Bruce Jenner, was Mr Kardashian and turned from a vacuous headed man into a vacuous headed transsexual. Now that kind of life change must have been traumatic, especially with so much money rolling in from magazine photo-shoots, but instead of television respectfully allowing a degree of privacy for Jenner to complete a personal transformation executives flashed the cash to secure a deal for 'I am Cait'.
What may have seemed like a good idea and could have gone some way to educating the masses became just another excuse to film lots of nothing with the core element being endless conversations about transsexuals. I'm not narrow minded, nor have I got a discriminatory agenda, but is this really entertainment?
That being said, Jenner fairs much better than our own Kelly Maloney, who was Frank Maloney, a boxing promoter/manager. Maloney looked like he had been badly beaten whilst trying to achieve a look that almost came naturally to Jenner. In fact Jenner resembles a better looking version of Janice Dickinson (who is a screaming female with the manners of a sailor and now has a face like an inflated life jacket).
Although I hadn't made a conscious effort to tune in (it was already on) I was hoping I might learn something. However, it was just a group of sympathetic people congratulating and praising the 'star' (I use that term loosely) whilst standing up, sitting down and walking around. The only things of note was when Jenner was wondering how to sign her mother's birthday card, as either Bruce or Caitlyn, and when she was going through the contents of the wardrobe with her daughter to choose an outfit that won't clash with his former wife's.
It's a form of television I hate. A sensationalist, pointless piece of nonsense that contributes nothing to entertainment or education, but that's not Jenner's fault. There is an appetite for such programmes, whether I understand it or not.
I did read online that the show may be cancelled because its viewing figures are down by 500,000. So that's good news! 500,000 people have come to their senses and located the off button.
Having found this show by accident, I will certainly make a concerted effort to avoid it on purpose.
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On Tuesday, she has made the trip. Selina Gasparin said goodbye to her husband, Ilya Tschernousssow, of the two daughters, the Nanny and the parents. Led the wa
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On Tuesday, she has made the trip. Selina Gasparin said goodbye to her husband, Ilya Tschernousssow, of the two daughters, the Nanny and the parents. Led the way to the airport and further into the Swedish Ostersund, where today the world Cup begins. The Olympic silver medalist of 2014 chose for the arrival of the latest possible point in time – and an individual solution. The rest of the Swiss have been training for ten days in the far North.
The special position of reasons. The most successful Swiss biathlete has as a mother of two children 13 months and four years and a half a result of a different priority. The disadvantage of the short adaptation to snow, climate, and location of the Engadinerin countered with the Argument that arrival from the height, to the outstanding training conditions of recent weeks as well as significantly more a light hours. In Östersund it goes for you anyway, is to find your competition feeling: "the Great expectations I have."
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This is done in front of a new Background. The back after the second baby break the 35 has come-Year-old as a "much more demanding than the first" experienced. Generally, she speaks of "a profit and the happiness of a Mother". And makes the experience: "The Regeneration is not too short, every day is a tightrope walk."
So the Morning is for the hard workouts, the only viable option. "In the afternoon, the batteries are empty," says the from Grisons. And always, the Central question is: How will she get the energy back to the required Level? Emotionally, every night is "too short", after you Wake Up, you feel often, as if it had been from a truck to roll over.
In all of the Gasparin is aware of team mates, including her sisters Elisa and Aita, can move only partially into it. "You live your sports life, I my," says the oldest of the three Gasparins. The Team is characterized by mutual respect and the will to benefit as possible from each other.
Eight months without Competition, are long.
Amazingly, the benefits of Selina to stay. After the birth of their second child in October 2018, she returned in February of convincing to return: rank 9 in the world championship in Sweden, her best world Cup result ever. On this experience you don't want to build but very. "Eight months without Competition are long," she says. And in the back of the head, that a Lyme disease infection as well as a three-week illness break in September were the form of structure is hardly conducive.
All of this sounds easy to prepare for the season. However, at the claim, with the world's best to compete and to run for places on the podium, it changes nothing. "Maybe it'll work are not the same," says Gasparin though. However, in comparison to your training days, the world Cup effect-the race is almost like recovery.
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We're back with Yusuke and the rest of Urameshi Team as they continue their adventures with the supernatural. The burning question remains – will Yusuke and his companions achieve the impossible and finish the Dark Tournament saga by the end of Yu Yu Hakusho Season 3?
The short answer is thankfully "yes".
At the conclusion of the previous box set release we were caught in an atypical shounen loop of endless rounds of biffo with commentary, inter-battle banter and increasingly impossible odds. Yu Yu Hakusho, however, is well versed with the formula and with some very nice touches sees the group leave the island to get back to normality on the mainland.
Shortly after they arrive back more shenanigans are afoot, leading the group to a neighbouring city which is under the influence of a new group trying to open a corridor to the demon realm and pick up where Saito left off in the lead up to the tournament.
Yu Yu Hakusho Season 3 is an interesting mix when taken together. Notwithstanding the problematic naming of the release (similar to the releases of Season 1 and Season 2, this is more a collection of episodes rather than self-contained seasons or story arcs), the wrap-up of the Dark Tournament arc doesn't feel quite so exhausting after having a break from the previous release and the new arc chugs along at a nice pace. It still suffers from cost-saving padding typical of shounen action anime, but the change of pace with the new enemies after the initial hurdle made for interesting viewing.
Like previous seasons the animation production varies a bit, but holds up well compared to some of its contemporaries from Toei and the like. Those cost saving exercises above don't tend to result in dead opportunities as we have a number of sequences where the budget and choreography really take off. While there's probably some great spots in the final rounds of the Dark Tournament, there's a few key points in the Black Chapter Saga that have stood out thus far, particularly the battle in the hospital between Yusuke and The Doctor which went hyperbolic with both the keys and how it was directed.
This pattern isn't unique to this set of episodes either – there have been a number of occasions over the series to date where this wild variability finds itself in a position where we get some amazing action sequences that exceed your usual expectations for TV animation of this era. The fact that it looks great in HD really sells it – while the result's probably little too heavy-handed on the noise reduction (some grain wouldn't go astray), there's a wonderful sense of organic energy in this Blu-Ray release.
Speaking of which, Yu Yu Hakusho Complete Season 3 is a locally rebadged version of the Region A Funimation release. We've got all the episodes in their entirety, it's bilingual with the iconic dub for those longtime fans and creditless ops and eds. As the version reviewed was the standard release (and not the steelbook release) we miss out on the extra featurettes which were produced more recently. It's not a great loss though from my perspective – as always, I'd take a focus on high quality encoding and source materials over bonus features any day so this release does an excellent job of delivering this.
While Yu Yu Hakusho Complete Season 3 doesn't break new ground it remained a fun adventure and one I'm glad to be in the midst of. If you made it through the previous collections I'd highly recommend continuing the journey, especially as this release does a great job breaking up the tournament monotony that made the second season a bit less exciting than what I was expecting.
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The TinNode object is one of the three basic elements of a TIN: nodes, edges, and triangles. Triangles are comprised of three nodes and edges. Nodes and edges are ordered around triangles in a clockwise direction.
Nodes store x,y,z and optionally tag values. A tag is a long integer that has user assigned meaning.
When a TIN is first created it's populated with four supernodes connected into 2 triangles. The placement of the supernodes is far outside the declared data envelope (see ITinEdit.InitNew ). The initial triangulation formed by these nodes is used as the foundation for incrementally adding more data. Supernodes are assigned the VoidZ value. Most other nodes in a TIN are derived from input points or vertices of polylines and polygon boundaries. These are original, user input, data. Breakline enforcement may require the software to add densification, or Steiner , nodes. These are used to maintain line or polygon boundaries while simultaneously honoring Delaunay criteria.
ITinNodeInfo is used to determine a node's lineage; whether it's a supernode, an original node, or densification node. Since TINs don't store all node source information once a TIN is saved to disk some of this information is lost. Supernodes can always be differentiated from regular nodes, even after a TIN is saved, by testing their Z's against the VoidZ value.


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The problem doesn't seem to exist when I create products from your link. I couldn't find the chiffon scarf on the site, to check if it would have a sell button but the hard plastic coasters and keychains are fine on this link, they all have the sell button.
I tried making the new balloons and no "sell it" appears although I tried adjust the size several time thinking that was the problem. I keep getting "Add to cart" instead of "sell it".
What Scott and James said.
I have to admit, though, that this was pretty confounding, and dare I say a little frustrating, when I found certain items that couldn't be put up for sale. Personally, the hint was in the category; if I click on a blank item and the name above the item's name reads "Weddings", then I know it can't be put up for sale. Perhaps the trick is to search for your desired item via this page, because otherwise if you search for a blank item in any other way you're going to run into items that are categorized as "Weddings".
Nonetheless, there are some items on Zazzle that actually cannot be sold by us....like, say, suspenders, and some of those leather belts. They can be customized, but they just can't be put up for sale by anyone other than the maker(s). Though, I think I'm already saying what everybody already knows at this rate. It could be worse, though; I thought there were more items than I thought that couldn't be put up for sale anymore, but that was my whole "Weddings" debacle.
always start from the "Create Your Own" link in the header. It's in blue, and off to the left of the page right next to the blue Zazzle logo.
Some of the more experienced Zazzle designers have chosen to bookmark this store: www.zazzle.com/zazzleblanks as it's the "store" that contains all of the CYO products for designers. The newest products added to the site can usually be found if you sort by Newest.
I'm going to sticky this thread to the top of the page, but leave it unlocked in case anyone has related questions.
I ran into the same trouble with the socks several days ago. I figured it was just a system hiccup, and moved on to doing other things. I had created them from the zazzle.com/create link, so no idea why it was an issue.
A lot of times I use a card or what ever I already made and just change the background, tags and text. I have always been able to post for sale doing it this way. Has this changed and no longer allowed?
Same problem here no "Sell" button when we try to create Greeting Cards!
Just redid from scratch and deleted the old one.