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Huttons Ambo Youth Club - Sessions for 2018
Dates of the next 3 Huttons Ambo Youth Club sessions are now set. We're letting the kids settle back at school and then having clubs on the second Monday of the Month - dates booked so far are:
Mon Oct 8th
Mon Nov 12th
Mon Dec 10th
Please can you help spread the word! (Numbers were rather low last time and we need more kids to make it sustainable).
The club is run by a paid youth worker and held at the Village Hall; 7-8:30pm (9pm finish for Secondary aged members). £2.50 each. Activities, games and refreshments.
New members and kids from surrounding area are very welcome. Put it in your diaries now!
Labels: Events, News, Youth Club
Notes of the Huttons Ambo History Group - Thursday 26th July 2018
Notes of the Huttons Ambo History Group
Village Hall,Huttons Ambo
Philip Barraclough (PB)
Pamela Taylor (PT)
Susan Milward (SW)
Martin Monkman (MM)
Joyce Parker (JP)
Rona Charles (RC)
Carole Haigh (CH)
Denise Barraclough (DB)
Sam Milson (SM) Michael Sessions MS) Andy Doorman (AD) Ann Sanders
Village Hall Exhibition
PB passed around the proposed questionnaire for the exhibition – which was agreed with a few amendments.
A date in September 2018 had initially been proposed for the exhibition but the group concluded that the a date could only be set after seeing the results of the questionnaire .
It was agreed that the questionnaire would be circulated as part of the August Village bulletin.
Action – DB to follow up with the Hall Committee if this could be provided free with any income from teas and coffees donated to the Hall fund.
Follow up of information held by the Starkey Estate
Andy Dorman (AD) had made contact with Claire Jenyns , AD may also contact Nick Woodhead who is a Trustee of the estate.
Action – AD
Other Sources of information
CH suggested contacting York University via Kate Giles who is a member of the Archaeology Department and was until recently a resident of the village.
Action – PB to follow up the contact with York University
RC stated that historic maps are kept at County Hall and would be a valuable source of information.
PT suggested checking with Malton Library to see what Local History records they hold.
It was also suggested advertising the Exhibition and a request for information in the Malton Gazette and on Local Radio.
RC had been exploring possible funding options in particular to facilitate the scanning, photographing and storage of records that may be made available.
The Heritage Lottery fund was suggested as a possible source.
It was identified that this would require a properly formed committee and bank account.
Other options suggested –
Howardian hills community support
Ryedale Folk Museum – look at possibility of a joint project
Action 1- DD to follow up with Hall Committee to see if application could be made via their existing structure.
Action Completed – DD spoke to Richard Green of the Hall Committee who has confirmed that they would be able to convene the existing Hall Committee and use their structure for the purposes of grant applications.
Action 2 – PB to contact Heritage Lottery for funding options
PB is doing a one day course in taking oral history
RC reported that Ann Sanders (AS) had looked into the possibility of safe storage for the archive gathered . AS has established that in addition to the expense the actual weight of any storage cupboard would also be unsuitable due to its weight and therefore impractical.
The group discussed how some people who had been gifted or had received village archives felt the weight of responsibility for the safe keeping of the information or objects. It was hoped that the group could share some of the responsibility
Prioritising Objectives
The group agreed to the following order of priority of objectives :
Identifying really valuable photographs and documents
Creating a general catalogue of items
Holding an Exhibition
Time and date of Next Meeting – Thursday 6th September at 7pm in Village Hall
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Huttons Ambo Youth Club - Volunteers Needed!
Children from the village and surrounding area have enjoyed being part of the Huttons Ambo Youth Club for the past three years.
The club is for all ages from 5 years to older teenagers - but if you wanted to bring slightly younger children and stay with them then you're more than welcome!
Previous committee members have now stepped down or have moved on and we would like to say a massive thank you to all those that helped to get the Youth Club established and who have helped in its running over the past three years.
In order for the club to continue we now need to establish a new Committe to oversee things. Being on the committee doesn't have to be a huge commitment - there will probably be just 3 or 4 meetings a year.
Please, please, please - if you would like to see the Youth Club continue, could you consider volunteering to be on the Committee.
If you are interested, please contact Howard Wallis for more details.
(or you can email philip at huttonsambo dot com and I will pass your mail onto Howard)
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PARISH COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES - JULY
HUTTONS AMBO PARISH COUNCIL
DRAFT MINUTES OF MEETING ON
1. Welcome, Councillors present & Apologies
David Banks (Chairman) had sent apologies so Andy Dorman agreed to act as chairman for this meeting. He welcomed Cllrs. Richard Kershaw and Simon Lealman and Clerk, Jem Charles. He also welcomed District Councillor Michael Cleary and one member of the public.
Minutes of the May meeting were approved and signed as being a true record.
a) Co-option of new Councillor
Two parishioners had indicated a willingness to stand; Philip Barraclough & Dudley Taylor. In the Chairman's absence and with not all Councillors feeling they knew sufficient about the candidates it was decided to defer the decision. Jem will contact both candidates and ask them to provide some background information with the intention of completing the co-option process before the next Council meeting.
b) 30 mph speed limit
There was no update from David and this item will be carried forward.
c) NYCC Highways Parish Portal workshop
Jem reported that he had attended. The portal provides a mechanism whereby the Council can report highways defects directly onto the database used by the engineers and monitor the response. The Council welcomed the facility.
d) Footpath railing
Most of the necessary repair had been completed promptly following a reminder from Jem. The end post remains broken. Andy and Simon undertook to replace it.
4. New Matters
a) Giant hogweed at Crambeck
This has been treated again by the East Yorkshire Rivers Trust with assistance from Andy and Jem. Funding for the work this year has yet to be clarified.
b) Public footpath monitoring
Rona Charles explained that she had attended a meeting of Ryedale Ramblers aimed at initiating a programme involving local volunteers monitoring public footpaths and bridleways. She has heard from 12 parishioners who are willing to assist and has contacted neighbouring parishes where sections of PRoW are shared. She will agree allocations with volunteers and continue to act as co-ordinator.
a) New House at Musley Bank
Approved. Michael Cleary explained (as Chairman of RDC planning committee) that he had not been in favour as he considered that the proposed development did not meet the criteria required for exception under Section 55. The Committee, however, had taken a different view.
b) Detached outbuilding at 2 Club Cottage
c) Extension to Tofu unit at Malton Enterprise Park
d) Water production plant at Malton Enterprise Park
Richard noted that the application included parking for distribution vehicles and wondered whether it was possible to append a question about traffic movements on the A64 to any response. It was agreed that this should be the subject of a separate approach
a) Budget progress
The report to 30th June was considered to show that the position was satisfactory.
7. Any Other Business
a) Crown lifting/reduction to Copper beech opposite Herbie's
Simon presented a quotation provided by a contractor engaged on private work locally who had learned that this had been discussed by the Council previously. It was agreed that there was no need for such work at present.
b) Potholes Low Lane End
The problem of neither of the highways authorities accepting responsibility for maintenance of A64 junctions was again discussed. Michael Cleary will raise it with NYCC Councillor Caroline Goodrick.
c) A64 verge cutting
Simon reported that the grass between the pavement and fence NW of Barneygate Lane End was obstructing sight of approaching traffic. Jem will ask Mark to strim that stretch.
9. Date of Next meetings
Tuesday 25th September 2018 and, provisionally, 20th of November 2018 at 7.30pm.
Signed:…………………………………………….(Chairman)
Date: ……………………………..
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Each week, artists, art historians and authors join host Tyler Green to discuss their work
No. 189: Hubbard / Birchler, Audrey Lewis
Episode No. 189 of The Modern Art Notes Podcast features artists Teresa Hubbard and Alexander Birchler, and curator Audrey Lewis.
Ever since the California Gold Rush kicked off in 1848, America has been fascinated by the American West, what it might be and what it could be. A few years later, in 1861, the artist Carleton Watkins effectively introduced Easterners to what the West actually looked like with a series of photographs of Yosemite Valley. Watkins and other photographers continued to make the pictures that informed the American imagination about the West up until Hollywood took over.
Teresa Hubbard and Alexander Birchler pick up the story from there in a major trilogy that examines how cinema has created more recent Western mythologies, especially our idea of Texas. Their work is now the subject of an exhibition at the Blaffer Art Museum at the University of Houston. Titled "Sound Speed Marker," the show features sculpture, photography and three film installations — 2009's Grand Paris Texas, Movie Mountain from 2011 and last year's Giant — that look at how the movies have made the West. The show was organized by Ballroom Marfa and traveled to the Irish Museum of Modern Art before arriving at the Blaffer, where it will be on view through September 5.
On the second segment, Brandywine River Museum of Art curator Audrey Lewis will tell us about her new exhibition, "Horace Pippin: The Way I See It," which is at The Brandywine River Museum through July 19. Once erroneously considered a naive or folk artist, Pippin's scenes of World Wars, African-American life and portraits are now understood to be significant works of early American modernism.
Air date: June 18. 2015.
Teresa Hubbard/Alexander Birchler, Grand Paris Texas (production still), 2009.
Teresa Hubbard / Alexander Birchler, Movie Mountain (Méliès) (production still), 2011.
Installation view: Teresa Hubbard / Alexander Birchler, Movie Mountain (Méliès), 2011.
Teresa Hubbard / Alexander Birchler
Giant (video still), 2014.
Giant (production still), 2014.
Horace Pippin, The End of the War: Starting Home, 1930-33.
Horace Pippin, The Lady of the Lake, 1936.
Horace Pippin, Christmas Morning, Breakfast, 1945.
Horace Pippin, Interior, 1944.
Horace Pippin, Old King Cotton (also known as Cabin in the Cotton IV), 1944.
Horace Pippin, Study for Old King Cotton (also known as Old Queen Cotton and Study for Vogue), 1944.
Horace Pippin, The Holy Mountain III, 1945.
← No. 188: Nicholas Lemann, Tamara Schenkenberg
No. 190: Yael Lipschutz, Anne-Lise Desmas →

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Each year CERL holds a one-day Seminar the day before its Annual General Meeting in November. These seminars provide an opportunity for scholars and librarians to talk about issues of common interest in the general field of the European written and printed heritage and about CERL's work on the technologies for providing access to these materials.
Each year's seminar contributions are published at the time of the following year's Seminar under the title of CERL Papers.
CERL Papers I The European Printed Heritage c. 1450–c.1830: Present and Future. Three Lectures. Privately printed for members and friends of CERL.
CERL Papers II The Scholar & the Database (Lotte Hellinga, ed.). Papers presented on 4 November 1999 at the CERL conference hosted by the Royal Library, Brussels.
CERL Papers III Books beyond Frontiers: the need for international collaboration in national retrospective bibliography (David Shaw, ed.). Papers presented on 8 November 2002 at the Bibliopolis Conference on 'The future history of the book' hosted by the Koninklijke Bibliotheek, The Hague.
London, Consortium of European Research Libraries, 2003.
CERL Papers III is now out of print, but is available to download here.
CERL Papers IV European Cultural Heritage in the Digital Age: creation, access and preservation (David Shaw, ed.). Papers presented on 13 November 2003 at the CERL conference hosted by the National Library of Russia, St Petersburg.
London, Consortium of European Research Libraries, 2004.
CERL Papers IV is available to download here.
CERL Papers V Books and their owners: provenance information and the European cultural heritage (David Shaw, ed.). Papers presented on 13 November 2004 at the CERL conference hosted by the National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh.
CERL Papers V is available to download here.
CERL Papers VI Many into one: problems and opportunities in creating shared catalogues of older books (David Shaw, ed.). Papers presented on 11 November 2005 at the CERL conference hosted by the Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, Rome.
London, Consortium of European Research Libraries, 2006.
CERL Papers VI is available to download here.
CERL Papers VII Imprints and owners: recording the cultural geography of Europe (David Shaw, ed.). Papers presented on 10 November 2006 at the CERL Seminar hosted by the National Széchényi Library, Budapest.
London, Consortium of European Research Libraries, 2007.
CERL Papers VII is available to download here.
CERL Papers VIII Script, print and the internet: the early-modern book and its readers (David Shaw, ed.). Papers presented on 9 November 2007 at the CERL Seminar hosted by the Universitetsbibliotek, Uppsala.
CERL Papers VIII is available to download here.
CERL Papers IX Linking the worlds of script and print: catalogues of European manuscripts and early printed books (David Shaw ed.). Papers presented on 7 November 2008 at the CERL Seminar hosted by the Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris, and on 18 June 2009 at the CERL Seminar hosted by the Academic Library of Tallinn University.
CERL Papers IX is available to download here.
CERL Papers X Urban Networks and the Printing Trade in Early Modern Europe (15th-18th century) (Renaud Adam, Ann Kelders, Claude Sorgeloos and David J. Shaw eds.). Papers presented on 6 November 2009 at the CERL Seminar hosted by the Royal Library of Belgiun, Brussels.
CERL Papers X is available to download here.
CERL Papers XI Virtual visits to lost libraries: reconstruction of and access to dispersed collections (Ivan Boserup and David J. Shaw, eds.). Papers presented on 5 November 2010 at the CERL Seminar hosted by the Royal Library of Denmark, Copenhagen.
CERL Papers XI is available to download here.
CERL Papers XII La stampa romana nella città dei papi e in Europa/The Roman press in the city of the popes and Europe (Cristina Dondi, Andreina Rita, Adalbert Roth and Marina Venier eds.). Papers presented on 11 November 2011 at the CERL Seminar hosted by the Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Città del Vaticano.
CERL Papers XII is available to download here.
CERL Papers XIII Signa Vides - Researching and recording printers' devices (Michaela Scheibe and Anja Wolkenhauer eds.). Papers presented on 17-18 March 2015 at the CERL Workshop hosted by the National Library of Austria, Vienna.
CERL Papers XIII is available to download here, or order your Print on Demand copy from Lulu.com.


'Hilton Head Island Back in the Day Through the Eyes of the Gullah Elders': 7 p.m. June 4-10; Coligny Theatre, Hilton Head Island; tickets $7-8; info: 888-981-7469, 843-681-3254.
Society of Bluffton Artists exhibit by Pam Davis: June 4-July 1, opening reception 3-5 p.m. June 10; SOBA Gallery, Old Town Bluffton; info: 843-757-6586, PalettesByPam.com, sobagallery.com.
Palmetto Plant Eaters Club meeting: 6:30 p.m. June 6; Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Lowcountry, 110 Malphrus Rd.; open to public; info: http://www.PalmettoPlantEaters.com. Guest speaker Shar Weinrauch.
Evening of Art with Amiri Farris: 5-7 p.m. June 7; Coastal Discovery Museum, Hilton Head Island; cost: $50 at 843-689-6767, Ext. 223 or www.coastaldiscovery.org/calendar.
Brews & Blues on the Bluff: 5-9 p.m. June 8; Oyster Factory Park; admission $5, free for children 12 and younger; info: www.blufftonsunsetparty.com, 843-757-8520. Part of Bluffton Sunset Party series; performances by "Georgia" Kyle Shiver and the Muddy Creek Band.
Porsche 70th anniversary celebration: 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 9; Porsche of Hilton Head, 107 Drivers Way, Hardeeville; reservations: https://sportscartogether.eventbrite.com. Block party with Bavarian-inspired food and non-alcoholic refreshments.
Secure document shredding: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 9; 9 Benton Field Rd.; info: www.bcgov.net/recycle, 843-255-2736. Any types or colors of paper, file folders or envelopes are acceptable; individuals will be limited to disposing of no more than four boxes or bags.
UUCL art gallery reception: 5-7 p.m. June 9; Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Lowcountry, 110 Malphrus Rd.; open to public; info: http://www.uulowcountry.org, 843-290-9115. Art exhibit runs through July 26.
'Understanding Accounting and Financial Statements': 5-6:30 p.m. June 11; Greater Bluffton Chamber of Commerce, 217 Goethe Rd.; $10 for chamber members, $20 for non-members; register at http://blufftonchamberofcommerce.org/events/details/understanding-accounting-financial-statements-8256.
Juneteenth Celebration: June 15-16; Mitchelville, Hilton Head Island; $10, free kids 10 and under; info: exploremitchelville.org, 843-255-7301. Interactive experiences, Ranky Tanky performance.
Music on Malphrus: 7 p.m. June 16; Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Lowcountry, 110 Malphrus Rd.; admission: $20; info: www.uulowcountry.org, MusicOnMalphrus@gmail.com, uucl.office@gmail.com. Performance by singer-songwriter Rod MacDonald.
Palmetto Quilt Guild membership meeting: noon to 3 p.m. June 21; Palmetto Electric Cooperative, 11 Mathews Dr., Hilton Head Island; guest fee: $5; info: www.palmettoquiltguild.org. Guest speaker: fiber artist Karen Stockwell.


As the new year approaches, tax time may be the only thing on your mind, but taking the chance to reorganize can help you feel more in control and ready to take on your taxes. Here are three steps you can take to get yourself organized and ready for 2017.
Files becomes disorganized mostly because we are afraid to throw things away. To make this step easier, make two piles-definitely throw away and maybe throw away. Any files 7 years or older can be thrown. If you are not sure about a particular document, keep it in the maybe file for now.
Are Current File Categories Growing too Big?
For example you may have started a file entitled employees, only to find that current employees and past employee records were making the file too massive. Breaking down a single category into sub files can take the burden out of one file.
The same question can be asked in reverse. Are there some sub-category files that you thought would grow, but may only contain a few documents. You may want to merge this file with another smaller category to keep things from getting too complex.
Remember that maybe throw file? Go through it now to reconsider the documents you may want to keep. In light of a new file structure, some might get filed in new categories or simply tossed once see with more organized insight.
Finally, it's time to archive your files from around two years ago. Clearly label your boxes or drawers with the date. Leave out last year's documents to get ready for tax time. You will feel a sense of relief knowing you are not only ahead of the tax season, but also completely organized before the first Christmas party invitation.
Fill a box with everything that you want to keep from your child's growth through graduation. Childhood drawings, favorite toys and diplomas can go in this box. Label it and put it away for now. This will help you make the transition away from feelings of sadness. Your child has made the transition to a new life; it's time you do the same.
This box is not one you will not put away. In this box you can put objects that represent what you want to do in your new stage of life. Fill it with objects of aspiration. Sure you could make lists in notebooks, but having a physical object in a box takes up space and reminds you everyday of where you want to go, want you want to do.
Travel: find objects that will always remind you of the destination you want to visit.
People you want to visit. We make lots of visits to family and friends throughout our life, but many times they are uninspired. Think of the people you want to spend some quality time with now that you have the time. Fill your To-Do Box with reminders from photo albums or personal mementos that will get you going!
Does your child love to create artwork? Here is a creative way to turn those paintings and drawings into a calendar for friends and family, or just for your home office.
Repeat the process as needed to produce as many colorful and creative calendars you want for grandparents, other family members or friends.


Supertree construction is a new, rigorous approach for combining phylogenetic information to produce more inclusive phylogenies. It has been used to provide some of the largest, most complete phylogenies for diverse groups (e.g., mammals, flowering plants, and dinosaurs) at a variety of taxonomic levels. We critically review methods for assembling supertrees, discuss some of their more interesting mathematical properties, and describe the strengths and limitations of the supertree approach. To document the need for supertrees in biology, we identify how supertrees have already been used beyond the systematic information they provide to examine models of evolution, test rates of cladogenesis, detect patterns of trait evolution, and extend phylogenetic information to biodiversity conservation.


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RPMC, Inc. will send you an email to schedule the kick-off meeting and the projected campaign start date.
RPMC, Inc. will build your call list! You will receive a requirements form to help us identify your exact target market. Or we can begin with your current marketing list if applicable.
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Vincent J. Speranza (born March 23, 1925) is an American private of Italian descent that served in the United States Army during World War II.

Early life
Speranza was born on March 23, 1925 in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of Manhattan, New York. He spent his childhood on Staten Island in a large and extended Italian family during the Great Depression. He had three brothers and four sisters. He graduated from high school in January 1943 and then enrolled at the City College of New York.

Military service
In 1943, after graduating from high school, Speranza enlisted in the United States Army. He tried to join at the age of 16, but had to wait until he was 18. Speranza was sent to Camp Upton in New York where he stayed until being sent to Fort Benning in Georgia where he trained for the infantry with the 87th Infantry Division, later volunteering for the Parachute Infantry, that he joined after completing a stint in Parachute School.

Speranza was sent overseas with Company H, 3rd Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division from Camp Shanks on board the Queen Mary, landing in Scotland later moving to England, Belgium and finally France.  His unit arrived in France and would later fight in the Battle of the Bulge. Speranza's first engagement was during the Siege of Bastogne where he operated a machine gun from a foxhole in a forward position outside of the town. During the siege, he visited a wounded comrade at the field hospital set up in a local church, where his friend asked for a drink. Searching through the ruins of the town, he found a working beer tap and filled his helmet for lack of any other container. On delivering the beverage and returning for a second load, he was discovered by a medical officer and reprimanded.

Speranza spent a total of 144 days in combat and was discharged in January 1946. His highest rank was Private first class.

Life after the war

After the end of World War II, Speranza stayed in Allied-occupied France and Netherlands until December 1945, and then returned to New York, where he became a teacher at Curtis High School. For his service, he received a Purple Heart, Bronze Star, and a Presidential Unit Citation..

As part of the 75th anniversary commeration of Operation Market Garden in September 2019, Speranza was one of two veterans who participated in a parachute drop over North Brabant between Eerde and Schijndel.

During the 2021 Christmas period, Speranza was featured in an hour long broadcast by the Overloon War Museum. This was one of a series of videos released by the museum while it was closed due to restrictions from the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.

In 2022, after participating in veteran events in Europe for 12 years, Speranza announced that he would no longer make the journey from the US to Europe, in order to preserve his health. The announcement came after he collapsed following a 28 hour journey home from Brussels to Springfield, Illinois.

Personal life
Speranza married Iva Leftwich in 1948 and they had a son and two daughters. He published a book named NUTS!: A 101st Airborne Division Machine Gunner at Bastogne in 2014.

Speranza has a beer and a limited edition watch named after him.

Awards and decorations
American Campaign Medal
Army Good Conduct Medal
Bronze Star Medal (2x)
Combat Infantryman Badge
European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal (with 2 campaign stars)
French Croix de Guerre
Fourragère
Honorary Medal in Bronze, municipality of Gerwen en Nederwetten
Honorary Medal in Bronze, municipality of Nuenen
Legion of Honour
Parachutist Badge
Presidential Unit Citation with Oak Leaf Cluster
Purple Heart (2x)
World War II Victory Medal

Filmography

References

External links
Vincent Speranza, Oral history from the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum

1925 births
Living people

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Q: Storing enum to MongoDb (for managing tag names) If we have a collection of books, we can assign tags of authors into an array as follows:
Books collection
{
    ...,
    "authors" : ["John Michaels", "Bill Williams"]
}

This can cause problems if an author's name changes.
Instead, I was thinking of assigning an integer value to each author and creating a 'tags' collection:
Tags collection
{
    "tags" : [
        {"John Michaels" : 0},
        {"Jane Collins" : 1},
        {"Bill Williams" : 2}
    ]
}

Here is my books collection, here we specify that 'John Michaels' and 'Bill Williams' are the authors:
{
    …,
    "authors" : [0, 2]
}

If I ever needed to change the author's name 'Bill Williams' to 'Bill H. Williams', there would be no problem because the value stored in the books collection remains unchanged.
My Question is if MongoDB has something like enums that will automatically increment the integral value or if there is something else built into MongoDB to help with this type of situation.
Thank you

A: This is typical use case of referencing other collections. So, you should have 2 collections:
Authors collection:
{
  _id: ObjectId,
  name: String,
  ... // Other fields
}

Books collection:
{
  _id: ObjectId,
  authors: [ ObjectId ], // References to documents from Author collection
  ... // Other fields
}

So, in authors property of the Books collection, you store _id values of all the authors. Then when you fetch book document, you can easily fetch up-to-date authors data from Authors collection.

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Home / Klingele/VPK joint venture Blue Paper taps Metso for conversion of former UPM Stracel LWC mill in France; production of fluting, testliner to start in Q4
Klingele/VPK joint venture Blue Paper taps Metso for conversion of former UPM Stracel LWC mill in France; production of fluting, testliner to start in Q4
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HELSINKI, March 28, 2013 (Press Release) -Metso will supply Blue Paper with a grade conversion rebuild of their paper machine at their mill site in Strasbourg, France. The target is to produce packaging materials on a paper machine that previously produced LWC, light weight coated paper, a grade that is suffering from a drastic decline in demand. The start-up of the rebuilt machine is scheduled for the last quarter of 2013.
"This delivery is an example of much called-for innovative approach to the structural change the paper industry is facing. By retrofitting the existing printing paper machine with a few new key components Metso is able to provide the customer and the Strasbourg papermaking community with a solution that enables continuation of industrial operations on-site," says Markus Laitila, Vice President of Paper Mills business unit, Metso.
The main part of the order is included in Metso's Pulp, Paper and Power fourth quarter 2012 orders received. The automation system modification is included in Automation's fourth quarter 2012 orders received.
Metso's delivery will comprise headbox and forming area modernizations and modernization of the press, dryer and sizing sections and reel. Metso will also modify air systems and automation systems.
The original paper machine has a trimmed width of 8.5 m and it produced LWC paper at a speed of 1,500 m/min. After the grade conversion rebuild, the paper machine will have a high annual capacity of fluting and testliner grades in the basis weight range of 70-130 g/m².
Blue Paper SAS is a joint venture established by the Belgian VPK Packaging Group NV and the German Klingele Papierwerke. VPK Packaging Group NV is an integrated packaging group with 33 companies across twelve European countries. Klingele, a German family-owned company, is one of the leading independent producers of containerboard and packaging made of corrugated board. The company consists of one paper mill, six integrated corrugated plants and seven converting plants in Europe and Africa. Klingele and VPK have a combined corrugated packaging production of more than 1 million tonnes per year and a paper production of 600,000 tonnes per year.
Metso's pulp, paper and power professionals specialize in processes, machinery, equipment, services, paper machine clothing and filter fabrics. Our offering and experience cover the entire process life cycle including new production lines, rebuilds and services.
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Two-wheeler makers get a shot in the arm from Budget 2017
In his budget speech, Jaitley announced an allocation of Rs 1,87,223 crore on rural, agriculture and allied sectors, up by 24% since last year. Along with the hike in allocation, tax rate for salaried class in the income bracket of 2.5lakh to 5lakh was reduced to 5% from the prevailing 10%.Vatsala Gaur | ETAuto | February 01, 2017, 17:23 IST
Mumbai: Sops doled out to the rural sector by finance minister Arun Jaitley will help the two-wheeler industry recover from the post-demonetisation slump, said experts.
In his budget speech, Jaitley announced an allocation of Rs 1,87,223 crore on rural, agriculture and allied sectors, up by 24% since last year. Along with the hike in allocation, tax rate for salaried class in the income bracket of 2.5lakh to 5lakh was reduced to 5% from the prevailing 10%. Together with an apparent earnest commitment showed towards doubling farm incomes by 2025, makers of two-wheelers can expect some respite.
"As per the initial estimates, we would atleast see the sales of two-wheelers, especially motorcycles, coming back to what they were pre-demonetisation.
In the next six months, we can see the budgetary relief reflecting on growth in demand and sales," Rakesh Batra, partner and national leader, automotive sector, EY India said. "Everything else remaining constant and with a good monsoon, we should see a year on year growth of 10-11% for FY18," Batra added.
The note-ban executed by the government on November 9 had led to a veritable fall in demand across all sectors. However, with limited cash transactions squeezing out liquidity and farm incomes, the sectors for two-wheelers and tractors were amongst the worst hit.
An year on year decline of 22% in sales of two-wheelers in December, 2016, was seen, compared to a year ago, which led to inventory pile up at rural dealerships. Major two-wheeler companies such as Hero Motocorp, Bajaj Auto and TVS reported dismal sales figures in December.
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2021 closed season takes effect July 1
The Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development (MoFAD), in collaboration with the Fisheries Commission, has appealed to fishers to comply with the closed season directive which takes effect on Thursday, July 1.
Artisanal and inshore fleets would observe the month-long closed season from July 1 to 31 while industrial fleets would be from July 1 to August 31, 2021.
Speaking at a national ceremony held at Keta to officially declare the closure of the fishing season, Mrs Mavis Hawa Koomson, Minister of MoFAD, called on fishers to abide by the regulation introduced in 2016 to replenish the fish stock, following the slapping of a yellow card on Ghana for unsustainable fishing practices.
She said the closed season was to avoid over-exploitation of the fishery resource and to ensure acceptable fishing practices aimed to improve livelihoods of smallholder fishers, other users of the resource and the interest of folks in fishing dependent communities.
"Let's all observe the closed season, stop Illegal Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing for the needed impact. I'm happy fisher groups gathered here have pledged that IUU fishing is going to be a thing of the past. Let us all abide by it. Even after the closed season, we'll continue to monitor the sea and if you fall into my trap, I'll not spare you. Let's do the right thing and we'll be on the safer side."
Mrs Hawa Koomson said though the government would not offer cash donations during the closed season due to the large number of fishermen and women involved, some form of support, including fishing gear and food items would be given.
She hinted at the government's plan to automate premix fuel supply to address fishers' complaints of irregularity, insufficiency and hoarding by non-fishers of the highly subsidised product meant for them and insisted the product be used only for acceptable fishing and not for light fishing or to power irrigation farms.
The cultural performance-laced occasion which had Torgbui Sri III, the Awoamefia of Anlo, as the Chairman, saw representatives from four coastal regions of Greater Accra, Central, Western and Volta Regions, and other players in the sector, pledged their readiness to observe the closed season, declare zero tolerance for non-compliance and support the fight against IUU fishing to maximise gains.
Mr Stephen Adjokatcher, acting President of Ghana Industrial Trawlers Association, declared an end to 'saiko' (illegal fish trans-shipments) on Ghana's sea, saying, "From today, saiko has stopped."
Madam Cecilia Amede, Vice President, National Fish Processors and Traders Association, said they had never lived the meaning of their slogan "Say No to Bad Fish" and called on members to desist from buying fish from illegal means to put an end to the practice.
Torgbui Sri asked fisher folks not to see the closed season as punishment but as a measure necessary for the survival of their livelihoods.
He reminded the government to work towards redeeming pledges of a port and fish landing site for Keta, noting "these two projects are dear to my heart."
The ceremony ended with the pouring of libation at the beach to offer traditional prayers to the gods and ancestors of the land for a successful closed season and a revival of the fishing industry.
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Atos, an international leader in digital services, today announced it has been named a Top 10 Outsourcing Service Provider by Information Services Group (ISG), a leading technology insights, market intelligence and advisory services company.
Atos was among the leading providers in the Big 10 sourcing standouts category for the Americas and EMEA based on annual contract value (ACV) won over the last 12 months, according to the ISG Global Outsourcing Index. Now in its 47th consecutive quarter, the ISG Outsourcing Index provides an independent quarterly review of the latest sourcing industry data and trends for enterprises, service providers, analysts and the media.
Michel-Alain Proch, Senior Executive Vice President & CEO North American Operations at Atos, said: "The positive ranking by ISG in both the Americas and EMEA is a reflection of our stronger and more balanced global presence, which combined with our expertise in digital enables us to be the trusted partner for our clients' digital journey anywhere in the world."
With the acquisition of Bull in France and Xerox ITO in the US combined together with organic growth in cloud and cyber security, Atos has consolidated its position as a leader in digital services. It has further increased its geographical presence and strengthened its state-of-the-art technologies and now has the critical size, digital skills and ecosystem of partnerships to be the trusted partner for its clients' digital journey.
The inclusion of Atos in the ISG Outsourcing Index is based on data the company submits to ISG each quarter.
"For more than a decade, the ISG Outsourcing Index has been the authoritative source for marketplace intelligence related to outsourcing transaction structures and terms, industry adoption, geographic prevalence and service provider performance," said Paul Reynolds, chief research officer of ISG. "Atos continues to establish itself as a leading and growing player in the global market for digital services, based on its volume of business in relation to other industry providers."
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Information Services Group (ISG) (NASDAQ: III) is a leading technology insights, market intelligence and advisory services company, serving more than 500 clients around the world to help them achieve operational excellence. ISG supports private and public sector organizations to transform and optimize their operational environments through research, benchmarking, consulting and managed services, with a focus on information technology, business process transformation, program management services and enterprise resource planning. Clients look to ISG for unique insights and innovative solutions for leveraging technology, the deepest data source in the industry, and more than five decades of experience and global leadership in information and advisory services. Based in Stamford, Conn., the company has more than 850 employees and operates in 21 countries. For additional information, visit www.isg-one.com.
Atos SE (Societas Europaea) is a leader in digital services with 2014 pro forma annual revenue of circa € 11 billion and 93,000 employees in 72 countries. Serving a global client base, the Group provides Consulting & Systems Integration services, Managed Services & BPO, Cloud operations, Big Data & Cyber-security solutions, as well as transactional services through Worldline, the European leader in the payments and transactional services industry. With its deep technology expertise and industry knowledge, the Group works with clients across different business sectors: Defense, Financial Services, Health, Manufacturing, Media, Utilities, Public sector, Retail, Telecommunications, and Transportation. Atos is focused on business technology that powers progress and helps organizations to create their firm of the future. The Group is the Worldwide Information Technology Partner for the Olympic & Paralympic Games and is listed on the Euronext Paris market. Atos operates under the brands Atos, Atos Consulting, Atos Worldgrid, Bull, Canopy, and Worldline.
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As a choreographer Amber has had her work presented in various venues in Vancouver, across Canada which includes a commission from the National Arts Centre and internationally at the Chapter Arts Centre in Cardiff, Wales and the NW New Works Festival in Seattle, WA. Her work has also extended into theatre where she has choreographed for Horseshoes and Hand Grenade's This Stays in the Room which received the Critics' Choice for Innovation from the Jessie Richardson Awards and led to her collaboration with theatre director Mindy Parfitt of their two women play am a. Recent and current projects include the creation of Silas for Joe Laughlin's solo show, Studio 58's production of Mortified and upcoming projects with Marisa Smith of Alley Theatre, Miscellaneous Productions and invitation to create a work for Ballet Kelowna in 2019.
Amber is the inaugural recipient of The Dance Centre's Iris Garland Emerging Choreographer Award. She was also awarded the Holy Body Tattoo Emerging Artist Award in addition to sharing a People's Choice Award with Shay Kuebler in the creation of their collaborative work Status Quo commissioned for the Dancing on the Edge Festival. Amber is also one of the few Canadians to receive a danceWEB contemporary dance scholarship to study and attend the ImPulsTanz festival in Vienna, Austria.
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Claim Over Release Of Kobe Bryant Crash Photos Filed By Vanessa Bryant
The incident has caused much more anguish for Vanessa, in fear that the images could still be online and in easy access of her young daughters.
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Following the deadly crash that killed her husband, daughter, and seven others back in January, Vanessa Bryant has filed legal documents against the Los Angeles County Sheriff Department for releasing victims' images.
Vanessa is seeking damages for emotional distress after the members of the Los Angeles County's Sheriff department took pictures of the victims and shared them with others, According to PEOPLE.
"In reality, however, no fewer than eight sheriff's deputies were at the scene snapping cell-phone photos of the dead children, parents, and coaches," the document reads. "As the Department would later admit, there was no investigative purpose for deputies to take pictures at the crash site. Rather, the deputies took photos for their own personal purposes."
Vanessa became aware of the images after an LA Times story broke citing that someone from the department had leaked graphic images from the site and was showing them to a woman at a bar. The women later went an reported it. The incident has caused much more anguish for Vanessa, in fear that the images could still be online and in easy access of her young daughters.
"Mrs. Bryant was distressed to learn that the Department did not initiate a formal investigation until after the L.A. Times broke the story on or about February 28, and that the Department had taken few if any steps to contain the spread of the photos," the filing adds.
"The sheriff's deputies who took and shared the photos are thus liable for negligence, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and invasion of Mrs. Bryant's right to privacy in the death images of her loved ones," Vanessa's legal team writes.
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Q: Generic Repository Pattern Soft Delete I have create a Generic Repository (Using EF 6.1.1), which I am using in several projects and it works very well.
I have implemented a 'soft' delete feature, where we mark data as deleted, but do not actually remove it from the database.
I can then filter all my queries as all entities inherit from a base entity which has the IsDeleted property. This is all works nicely, but it obviously does not filter out any of the 'soft deleted' child entities.
I am unsure how to go about doing this in a generic way, as I dont want to have to over code a solution into every respoitory, that really defeats the reason for having a generic repo.
this is an example of my current Generic Repo
public sealed class MyRepository<T> : IRepository<T> where T : BaseEntity
{
    public String CurrentUser { get; set; }
    private readonly MyObjectContext context;

    private readonly Configuration configuration = ConfigurationManager.GetConfiguration();
    private IDbSet<T> entities;
    private IDbSet<T> Entities
    {
        get { return entities ?? (entities = context.Set<T>()); }
    }

    public MyRepository(MyObjectContext context, String userName = null)
    {
        this.context = context;

        var providerManager = new DataProviderManager(configuration);
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        dataProvider.InitDatabase();

        CurrentUser = userName;
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    public void Dispose()
    {
        //do nothing at the moment
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    public T GetById(Guid id)
    {
        return Entities.FirstOrDefault(x => x.Id == id && !x.IsDeleted);
    }

    public IQueryable<T> GetAll()
    {
        return Entities.Where(x => !x.IsDeleted);
    }

    public IQueryable<T> Query(Expression<Func<T, bool>> filter)
    {
        return Entities.Where(filter).Where(x => !x.IsDeleted);
    }

    public void Delete(T entity)
    {
        if (configuration.HardDelete)
        {
            HardDelete(entity);
        }
        else
        {
            SoftDelete(entity);
        }
    }

    private void HardDelete(T entity)
    {

        try
        {
            if (entity == null)
            {
                throw new ArgumentNullException("entity");
            }
            Entities.Attach(entity);
            Entities.Remove(entity);

        }
        catch (DbEntityValidationException ex)
        {
            var msg = string.Empty;

            foreach (var validationErrors in ex.EntityValidationErrors)
                foreach (var validationError in validationErrors.ValidationErrors)
                    msg += Environment.NewLine + string.Format("Property: {0} Error: {1}", validationError.PropertyName, validationError.ErrorMessage);

            var fail = new Exception(msg, ex);
            throw fail;
        }
    }

    private void SoftDelete(T entity)
    {
        entity.IsDeleted = true;
        Update(entity);
    }
}

Any help on this would be great.
Thanks

A: Someone has built a global filter, you can try it and install it from nuget EntityFramework.Filters.
https://github.com/jbogard/EntityFramework.Filters
Here is an example how to use it.
public abstract class BaseEntity
{
    public int Id { get; set; }
    public bool IsDeleted { get; set; }
}
public class Foo : BaseEntity
{
    public string Name { get; set; }
    public ICollection<Bar> Bars { get; set; }
}
public class Bar : BaseEntity
{
    public string Name { get; set; }
    public int FooId { get; set; }
    public Foo Foo { get; set; }
}
public class AppContext : DbContext
{
    public DbSet<Foo> Foos { get; set; }
    public DbSet<Bar> Bars { get; set; }
    protected override void OnModelCreating(DbModelBuilder modelBuilder)
    {
        // Registers and configures it first.
        DbInterception.Add(new FilterInterceptor());
        var softDeleteFilter = FilterConvention.Create<BaseEntity>("SoftDelete",
            e => e.IsDeleted == false); // don't change it into e => !e.IsDeleted
        modelBuilder.Conventions.Add(softDeleteFilter);
    }
}

Then you can enable it in your repository constructor or somewhere after db context instance is created because the filters are disabled by default.
using (var db = new AppContext())
{
    db.EnableFilter("SoftDelete");
    var foos = db.Foos.Include(f => f.Bars).ToArray(); // works on Include
}
using (var db = new AppContext())
{
    db.EnableFilter("SoftDelete");
    var foos = db.Foos.ToArray();
    foreach (var foo in foos)
    {
        var bars = foo.Bars; // works on lazy loading
    }
}
using (var db = new AppContext())
{
    db.EnableFilter("SoftDelete");
    var foos = db.Foos.ToArray();
    foreach (var foo in foos)
    {
        db.Entry(foo).Collection(f => f.Bars).Load(); // works on manual loading
    }
}

This filter is not needed anymore.
public IQueryable<T> Query(Expression<Func<T, bool>> filter)
{
    return Entities.Where(filter);//.Where(x => !x.IsDeleted);
}

As long as you have enabled it.
public MyRepository(MyObjectContext context, String userName = null)
{
    this.context = context;

    if (!configuration.HardDelete)
    {
        this.context.EnableFilter("SoftDelete");
    }
}

A: I was having the same problem but my method to solve was little different i used a genric base interface IGenricInterface with IsDeleted as property
public int DeletebyId(string Id)
 {
    var Ent = (IGenricInterface)_sitecontext.Set<TEntity>().Find(Id);
        Ent.IsDeleted = 1;
 }

and for hardDelete
 _sitecontext.Set<TEntity>().Remove(Ent);

This is on ID but offcourse you can do it on EnTity as well


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Posted: August 22, 2011 in Buick, Cadillac, Car Shows, Chevrolet, Chrysler, Dodge, Fiat, Ford, Honda, Nissan, Scion, Subaru, Toyota
Tags: 500, Camaro SS Convertible, Challenger, Charger SRT8, Civic, Corvette ZR1, CTS-V Coupe, CTS-V Wagon, Diesel, F-350 SuperDuty, Impreza, iQ, NV, Plug-ih Prius, Powerstroke Diesel, Prius V, Sonic, Verano
Over the past weekend, I attended the 2011 Inland Empire Auto Show at the Ontario Convention Center. It was a three-day affair, from Friday August 19 through Sunday August 21, 2011. Saturday was a glorious day in Ontario. Usually an oppressive cauldron during the summer, we were spared the usual triple digit heat and it never passed 80 while we were there.
This is the first auto show of the season in So Cal. The big LA Auto Show isn't until November 18-27, so I really didn't expect much from this show. Most of the cars on display were provided by local area car dealers, not manufacturers. The notable exceptions were GM (Chevy, Buick and Cadillac), Toyota (including Scion) and Chrysler (Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Fiat) — all of whom had Drive-N-Ride courses set up.
In order to drive the 2012 Dodge Charger SRT8 or the 2011 Dodge Challenger SRT8 muscle cars, you had to drive another Chrysler Group car. For better or worse, the only car no one wanted to drive was the 2011 Jeep Compass, so I took one for the team and volunteered for the orphan Jeep.
Under new Chrysler leadership, the Compass had received a new "Grand Cherokee-like" grille and the interior had been seriously revamped, adding the excellent Garmin GPS navigation system, upgraded electronics and infotainment and soft-touch plastics with an extra dollop of soundproofing materials. I pity any sucker who bought the 2010 Compass because the 2011 model is so much better. That said, I still think it's a homely contestant, always destined to be a bridesmaid, never the bride.
An all-new Fiat-based replacement for the Dodge Caliber and its corporate cousin, the Jeep Compass, is planned for the 2013 model year. The current Compass just has to hang on a little longer.
The 2012 Dodge Challenger SRT8 was the highlight of the various Drive-N-Rides. The Charger was completely and successfully redesigned for the 2011 model year. For 2012, Dodge's Street Racing and Technology (SRT) tuning division worked its magic for all us car guys, gearheads, fuel-freaks and aging baby boomers waxing nostalgic for the American Muscle Car.
2012 Dodge Charger SRT8 at the Inland Auto Show driving event.
SRT replaced the "old" 6.1L Hemi V8 with a 6.4 L (392 cubic inches) unit boasting 470 horses and matching lb-ft of torque. The only transmission is the old, but reprogrammed, 5-speed automatic. It sounds as good as it looks and there is nothing like a living, breathing muscle car that fires all 8 cylinders when you punch the gas pedal.
For 2012, the Dodge Hemi V8 increased to 6.4 liters making 470 hp and 470 lb-ft of torque -- all to the rear wheels.
I found the transmission shifts harsh at times, but with so much torque spinning the rear wheels, who cars? The rear tires even chirped for me. Heaven. Handling was excellent with little body roll. The old Mercedes E-class chassis has been thoroughly modernized by Chrysler and fitted with new, more sophisticated suspension parts. It's sport-tuned stiff, so you hear and feel the road more than in the "standard" Charger, but that's the point of the SRT8.
The Charger's 4 doors make life easier if you've got kids or passengers on a regular basis. Easier to justify to your partner, too.
It's sheer linear fun in a very liveable, daily driver 4-door package. While it's $50,000 (which seems expensive for a Dodge) it delivers superior, modern muscle combined with the convenience of a roomy 4-door sedan and a host of electronic convenience and comfort gadgets usually only found in much more expensive cars. You buy this car for the torque-drunk fun you will have daily. Even if you have to sit in traffic you can gun the engine for aural pleasure. You'll be lucky to get 14 mpg in the city. Cylinder deactivation buys the Charger low 20s on the highway. Pleasure with the gas pedal yields pain at the pump. Such is life.
The 2012 Prius V (V is for Versatility, according to Toyota) is a wagonized version of the ubiquitous third-generation Prius. I couldn't tell the difference between the regular Prius and the V, when it comes to driving; however, it does seem to offer substantially more cargo space.
The 2012 Toyota Prius V looks like a cross between a Toyota Matrix, Prius and Mazda5 MPV.
The Prius V has a cavernous rear cargo area and a large tailgate.
Lots of families were checking out the new Prius V
The heavier body reduces fuel economy to a combined 42 mpg; but that won't stop it from flying out of LA-area Toyota dealers' showrooms.
The 2012 Plug-In Prius is just that. It's a third generation Prius with more powerful, more expensive lithium-ion batteries that can both be recharged by plugging it in and it can drive up to 13 miles in EV mode only. Once you exhaust the EV mode, it feels, drives and functions exactly like the "normal" Prius. The new battery pack can fully recharge in 3 hours from a normal 110 volt plug or in only 1.5 hours using a 220 volt hook up. For people like me who make short trips around town every day, I could drive all week in EV mode and only use the hybrid mode on my weekly Palm Springs pilgrimage. Toyota hasn't released exact pricing yet, but it'll be priced between $3,000 – $5,000 more than the "standard" Prius.
Except for the bright decals and a small plug, the 2012 Plug-In Prius looks nearly identical to the "regular" Prius - inside and out.
Toyota had a small display at the IE Auto Show. The banner lets you know that the plural of Prius is Prii and the family is growing.
The 2012 Plug-In Prius will also fly off dealers' lots. Price is no obstacle for some well-intentioned green wallets in Metro LA.
I tortured myself by riding in the back of a Fiat 500 while my friend test drove. Fortunately, the Fiat rep was a short, thin, pretty young woman and she rolled her seat almost into the dash. The back seat of a Fiat 500 is not the place for tall people.
Below are some other vehicles I saw at the show. Enjoy!
2012 Buick Verano - Front. It's based on the Chevy Cruze.
The rear of the Verano is interesting. I'm not sure about the chrome eyebrows over the tail lights. Maybe this was done for the Chinese market, where GM sells LOTS of Buicks.
The Buick Verano's interior shows its Chevy Cruze origins; however the materials are upgraded as are the leather seats. I understand the Buick has packed it with more soundproofing to give it that Buick hushed quality.
The 2011 Cadillac CTS-V Coupe is a looker. I just wish that each time I looked at it, I didn't see an old geezer (kind of like the old guy talking to the young model on the stand).
The Cadillac CTS-V (v for "velocity") has a nice rear too. However, the plastic center brake light felt like it was going to fall off. GM needs to do better with those small things.
The 2011 Cadillac CTS also comes in sedan and wagon guise. I love the rear tailgate of this 2011 CTS-V Wagon. They don't sell many of these wagons, so they will likely be collectible in 25 years.
The interior of the CTS-V Wagon is handsome and I like the darker wood inserts. However, there is still too much cheap-looking bright bits that will annoy you when driving in the sun.
I was surprised to find the 2012 Chevy Camaro SS Convertible at the IE Auto Show. I don't think it's on showroom floors yet.
The big news for the 2012 Camaro is the upgraded interior plastics, a new, handsome corporate steering wheel and the addition of power lock controls on both doors (not just in the center before).
The rear of the Camaro is lean and mean. It screams muscle. The white color with orange stripes and interior accents looks sharp, very desirable.
The Camaro never had much trunk capacity, and the convertible top sucks up lots of precious space. But what is impressive here is the lovely. expensive gas struts that assist the trunk's hinges. This way, the hinge doesn't interfere with the cargo.
The 2011 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 is one expensive, sexy machine. With a top speed of 205 mph, it's the fastest GM production car EVER. GM produces these in very limited quantities, so I was surprised to see it at this auto show.
The Corvette ZR1's engine is a 6.2L LS9 V8 engine producing 638 hp and 604 lb-ft of torque. It uses a four-lobe Eat0n Twin Vortices Series (tm) supercharger.
This Carlisle Blue Metallic Beauty has a MSRP of $123,500. Nice if you can afford it!
The 2012 Chevy Sonic LTZ Turbo. It will be on sale in a few months, so I'm told. Chevy even sent a model to read a script about its virtues.
A closer look at the front of the 2012 Chevy Sonic. GM hopes you'll forget that its predecessor, the Aveo, ever existed.
The interior of the new Sonic still looks to have some hard plastic surfaces. Then again, it is the entry-level model for Chevy. Looks way better than the Aveo.
The Sonic will be available in a 5-door hatch (seen here) and a 4-door sedan. This LTZ Turbo model is the top of the line.
This 2011 Dodge Challenger R/T in Toxic Orange Pearl Coat paint (love the name) looks pretty nice. The interior upgrades for 2011 increase its appeal.
The Challenger is a Mean Machine!
I had to show you this 2012 Fiat 500. The dealer gave it a matte black paint job. It's also possible that the look is merely a "wrap" like when you see cars that turn into rolling billboards. I've seen the MINI dealer to a matte black wrap for the Countryman and it looked pretty good. If it's paint, it probably cost as much as the car, if it's shrink-wrap, it still costs thousands. Don't waste your money on a car this inexpensive.
Need a big truck that can tow a house? Look no further than this 2011 Ford F-350 SuperDuty 4x4 truck with the PowerStroke 6.7L V8 diesel engine.
Note the B20 and green leaf part of the badge. This gigantic PowerStroke Turbo-diesel engine can run on B20 which is Biodiesel, 20%. You won't find B20 at more than a couple of pumps in all LA, but it is available in farm/rural areas.
This is the window sticker for the 2011 Ford SD F-350 4x4 CrewCab Lariat 172" wheelbase Styleside truck with the 6.7l V8 Powerstroke turbo-diesel engine and a 6-speed automatic. You better need the brute power of this truck because it's $60,290.
The only thing interesting about this 2011 Honda Pilot was the standee next to it. It looks like one of the crazy school-girl ninjas from the Crazy 88s gang in Kill Bill.
This is the interior of the 2012 Honda Civic EX sedan, with the leather option. If only the plastics were a bit nicer. The cockpit is just passable - something that we shouldn't be saying about the Honda Civic.
The 2012 Nissan NV 1500 V6 utility van is already on the streets. It's the first time a foreign manufacturer has challenged Ford, GM and Dodge Ram in the full-size utility van market. They are very large and odd-looking.
The cockpit of the Nissan NV is utilitarian and well laid out. You can't get rear seats. It's strictly a cargo affair. It can be customized to any number of contractor needs.
The widow sticker for the 2012 Nissan NV 1500 V6 SV. It's very competitive at $27,750. It depends on how much you will spend to customize it for your needs.
This is the 2012 all-new Subaru Impreza 5-door hatchback. It's nothing like the sexy concept Impreza from 2010. It looks chunky and utilitarian - not rugged. Is that what a Subaru should be?
The 2012 Subaru Impreza hatch does opens wide for lots of cargo. The rear seats easily flip down.
The Impreza's interior is much improved, but I'm not sure it's enough to keep up with the competition. I still felt lots of rubbery plastic.
The 2012 Scion iQ was present, but not open. I wish I'd had the chance to sit inside, see if I fit, adjust the seats and feel the plastics. The window tint made taking interior pictures impossible. It will be interesting to see how well Toyota markets the new 1.3 liter 4-cylinder, 94 hp iQ and if it gains traction in all-so trendy LA.
Hey Todd! What did you think of the Fiat?
Todd Bianco says:
Hey Bert, I've driven the Fiat 500 a couple times now and I have mixed feelings about it. After my 2 years with the MINI Cooper Clubman S, I've kind of had it with tiny cars. The MINI was fun, in a Mr. Toad's Wild Ride way. It was fast, had highly responsive steering and was as cute as you could get in 2009. However, like the old Disneyland ride, you don't want to go on it several times a day. I quickly grew tired of the sports suspension, run-flat tires, torque steer and noisy cabin. The Bluetooth was dismal, I had to yell to be heard when I was driving at highway speed and the sound system, although it was the fully-upgraded unit, had to be cranked way too loud to be heard over the road noise. The seats turned out to be uncomfortable, even after only an hour or two on the road, the comfort access keyless entry was recalcitrant and the rear seats were torture, even for people of small stature.
When I drove the Fiat, I had sort of a jaundice eye for small car flaws. The sport version of the 500 is a fun in-town car. I didn't have much experience on the freeway, but what little time I did have I found the ride surprisingly compliant compared to the much sportier MINI. The 500 didn't have such a stiff suspension, so it absorbed bumps and uneven surfaces better. And of course, the absence of run-flat tires softened the ride and reduced road noise. I easily fit the front seats, and they seemed more comfortable than the MINI, but the rear seat is uninhabitable for all but the smallest among us. I think the Fiat would be a fun addition to a family with other cars. Drive the Fiat around town for better fuel economy, easy parking and daily errands. Drive the Mercedes sedan for longer trips and when going to restaurants with friends. Or drive the SUV to carry the kids and lots of cargo. It also may be a first car for some kids. Color is also very important. Some colors come off as just cute as a bug; while others look more mean and masculine.
I liked the cabriolet model, but if you put the top all the way back, there is zero rear visibility. It's not much better in the MINI cabrio, but there is still some.
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