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\section{Introduction}

Quadrupole collectivities (reduced electric quadrupole transition rates), or B(E2)$\uparrow$ values, play an important role in nuclear physics and  are in
high demand for nuclear model calculations. Originally, these values were compiled by S. Raman {\it et al.} at the Oak Ridge
Nuclear Data Project \cite{87Ram,01Ram}. Presently, this work continues within the U.S. Nuclear Data Program (USNDP). In 2005, the Brookhaven B(E2)$\uparrow$
project website ({\it http://www.nndc.bnl.gov/be2}) was successfully launched  \cite{08Pri}; this website currently contains  up-to-date compilation of
B(E2;$0_{1}^{+} \rightarrow 2_{1}^{+}$) experimental results and evaluated values from Raman {\it et al.} \cite{01Ram} that are widely used by scientists.

With an advent of rare isotope facilities \cite{06MSU} the whole nuclear landscape has been changing dramatically. These  facilities have been producing rare
nuclei far from the valley of stability at an increasing rate and providing researchers with unprecedented opportunities to study their properties.
In many cases, B(E2)$\uparrow$ values and energies of the low-lying states have been studied for the first time. Large amounts of new data, especially for the
A$\leq$100 region, require a new evaluation of quadrupole collectivities for proper interpretation and analysis of the newly-obtained values.
A renewed interest in N$\sim$Z$\sim$28 B(E2) values was expressed by participants of the International Nuclear Physics Conference (INPC 2010) in
Vancouver ({\it http://inpc2010.triumf.ca}) \cite{10Van}.

To answer the need for a new B(E2)$\uparrow$ evaluation and seek comments from the research community, new evaluations of Cr, Fe, Ni and Zn isotopes
have been completed. The complete evaluation of B(E2)$\uparrow$ for
all even-even nuclei would follow thereafter based on our experience and the feedback from the users.

\section{B(E2)$\uparrow$ Evaluation Policies}

The current evaluation represents an update of B(E2)$\uparrow$ in $e^{2}b^{2}$, lifetimes ($\tau$) in ps
and deformation parameter ($\beta_{2}$) values for Cr, Fe, Ni and Zn nuclei. These values are mutually related:
\begin{equation}
\label{eq0}
\tau =  40.81 \times 10^{13} E^{-5}_{\gamma} [B(E2)\uparrow / e^{2}b^{2}]^{-1} (1+\alpha_{T})^{-1}
\end{equation}
\begin{equation}
\label{eq1}
\beta_{2} = (4\pi / 3 ZR_0^2)[B(E2)\uparrow/ e^{2}]^{1/2}
\end{equation}
where E$_{\gamma}$ and $\alpha_{T}$ are the $\gamma$-ray energy in $keV$ and the total conversion coefficient, respectively, and R$_{0}^{2}$ = (1.2$\times$10$^{-13}$A$^{1/3}$cm)$^2$. To introduce an additional measure of collectivity for nuclear excitations, Weisskopf units (W.u.) are added.
Transition quadrupole moment values $Q_0$ in $b$ were not included in the current evaluation
\begin{equation}
\label{eq2}
Q_{0} = [16 \pi B(E2)\uparrow / 5 e^2]^{1/2}
\end{equation}
All measured values can be grouped using three classes of experimental techniques:
\begin{itemize}
\item Model-independent or traditional types of measurements \cite{01Ram}: transmission Doppler-shift attenuation lifetime (TDSA), recoil distance (RDM), delayed coincidences (TCS), low-energy and intermediate-energy Coulomb  excitation (CE) and nuclear resonance fluorescence ($\gamma$,$\gamma^{\prime}$).
\item Low model-dependent: electron scattering (E,E$^{\prime}$), hyperfine splitting.
\item Model-dependent: inelastic scattering of light and heavy ions (IN-EL).
\end{itemize}

\subsection{Nuclear Databases}
Nuclear Science References (NSR) \cite{NSR}, Evaluated Nuclear Structure Data File (ENSDF) \cite{90ENSDF,96ENSDF} and
Experimental Unevaluated Nuclear Data List (XUNDL) \cite{XUNDL} databases played a crucial role in this project.
 A short description of the databases is presented below.

The NSR database \cite{NSR} is the most comprehensive source of low- and intermediate-energy nuclear physics bibliographical information,
containing more than 200,000 articles since the beginning of nuclear science. It consists of primary (journals) and secondary (proceedings, lab reports, theses, private communications) references.
The main goal of the NSR is to provide bookmarks for experimental and
theoretical articles in nuclear science using keywords. NSR keywords are assigned to articles that contain results on atomic nuclei and masses, nuclear decays,
nuclear reactions and other properties. Keywords are also used to build author and subject indexes, which allow users to search for articles by subject (Coulomb excitation, $\sigma$, B(E2), T$_{1/2}$, ...) or author.
This database is updated on a weekly basis and serves as a source of bibliographical information for the ENSDF database.

The ENSDF database \cite{90ENSDF,96ENSDF} contains evaluated nuclear structure and decay data in a standard format. An international network of evaluators \cite{nsdd}
contributes to the database. For each nuclide, all known experimental data used to deduce nuclear structure information are included.
Each type of experiment is presented as a separate dataset. In addition, there is a dataset of ``adopted" level
and $\gamma$-ray transition properties, which represent the evaluator's determination of the best values for these properties,
based on all available experimental data. Information in the database is regularly
updated and published in Elsevier Nuclear Data Sheets journal. Due to the large scope of the database, evaluation updates
are often conducted on a 6-12 year basis.

The XUNDL database \cite{XUNDL} contains compiled experimental nuclear structure data in the ``ENSDF" format. In general, the information
in a given XUNDL dataset comes from a single journal article, or from a set of closely-related articles by one group of authors and later used in the ENSDF evaluations.

We primarily used NSR and XUNDL databases for the experimental data search. These searches were verified using the ENSDF database,
previous evaluation of S. Raman {\it et al.} \cite{01Ram} and references from the original experimental papers.

\subsection{B(E2)$\uparrow$ Evaluation Procedure}
This evaluation is based on the analysis of results from 114 primary and 13 secondary references published prior to April 2011.
The evaluation procedure for the derivation of adopted (recommended) B(E2)$\uparrow$ values is presented below:
\begin{itemize}
\item Compile a list of experimental B(E2)$\uparrow$,$\downarrow$ or W.u., $\tau$ and $\beta_2$ values as reported in the original papers without any changes or modifications. Reported values depend on the measured quantities and are deduced from experimental data in the offline analysis.
\item Convert experimental  values into B(E2)$\uparrow$ in  $e^{2}b^{2}$.
\item Analyze B(E2)$\uparrow$ values. In a few of the older results, where uncertainties were not quoted by the authors, we have taken
the values as adopted by Raman {\it et al.} \cite{01Ram}. The minimum uncertainty assigned to a datum in the averaging procedure was 5\%.
The experimental values listed in Table 3, however, show the uncertainties as quoted by the authors.
\item Round uncertainties to two significant digits.
\item Follow the procedure by Raman {\it et al.} \cite{01Ram} for asymmetric uncertainties: consider the upper and lower bounds,
extract the mean of the two values and assign an uncertainty so that the value overlaps the two bounds.
\item Deduce B(E2)$\uparrow$ recommended values using model-independent or traditional, combined (model-independent and low model-dependent) and model-dependent data sets with AveTools software package \cite{10Ave} using the selected data sets.
\end{itemize}

\section{Adopted B(E2)$\uparrow$ values}

The recommended values from the current project for Cr, Fe and Ni isotopes are shown in Table \ref{table1}. Compared
to the previous evaluation of S. Raman {\it et al.} \cite{01Ram}, it includes 18 new recommended values for $^{46,56,58,60,62}$Cr, $^{50,52,62,64,66}$Fe, $^{54,70,74}$Ni and $^{72,74,76,78,80}$Zn.
A complementary analysis of the two evaluations is presented below.

In the current evaluation, we  used the latest AveTools averaging procedures \cite{10Ave}, Band-Raman  calculation of Internal conversion coefficients ($\alpha_{T}$) \cite{08Bri} and presently available data.
The program AveTools \cite{10Ave} combines limitation of relative statistical weight (LWM), normalized residual (NRM) and Rajeval technique (RT) statistical
methods  \cite{92Ave,Lwei} to calculate averages of experimental data with uncertainties. In the present work, we start with the weighted mean values followed by LWM, NRM and RT by accepting reduced $\chi^{2}$$<$2 as a reasonable fit for available data sets.
Previously, S. Raman {\it et al.} \cite{01Ram} used an averaging procedure based on the inverse of the
quoted uncertainties, while current evaluation uses statistical methods  based on the inverse squared value of the quoted uncertainties.

The Band-Raman method \cite{08Bri} was used in this work, while the previous evaluation \cite{01Ram} employed the internal conversion coefficients code (ICCDF)  \cite{93Icc}.
This code incorporates the Dirac-Fock atomic model with the exchange interaction between atomic
electrons  and the free electron receding to infinity during the conversion process. In the Cr, Fe, Ni and Zn-region with low Z-values and relatively high 2$^{+}_{1}\rightarrow$ 0$^{+}_{1}$ transition energies, the
total E2 conversion coefficients are relatively small ($\alpha_{T} <$ 0.002) to substantially affect the adopted values. A complementary comparison between the present model-independent and the previous evaluation
adopted values for $^{54}$Cr and $^{54}$Fe, where no new data were added,
shows good agreement. Consequently, the differences between the current work and  S. Raman {\it et al.} \cite{01Ram} evaluation are mainly due to  the addition of new
experimental results.

We recommend using model-independent or traditional B(E2)$\uparrow$ adopted values as the most reliable. If a model-independent value is not available,
a combined value should be used. Finally, a model-dependent value can be used if no other values are available.
This is consistent with the previous evaluation of Raman {\it et al.} \cite{01Ram},
who treated data as follows: ``However, our adopted B(E2)$\uparrow$ values are based only on the traditional types of
measurements because these are more direct and involve essentially model-independent analyses."
The new recommended values are interpreted within the scope of large-scale shell-model calculations which are presented in the following sections.

\section{Shell Model Calculations}\label{chapter4}
The $2^+$ excitation energies and B(E2) for  $0_{1}^{+} \rightarrow 2_{1}^{+}$ transitions have been calculated
in the $pf$-shell valence space using the GXPF1A effective
interaction \cite{gxpf1a}.
GXPF1A is a refinement of the original GXPF1A Hamiltonian \cite{gxpf1}, which was obtained starting with the G-matrix for the Bonn-C two-body potential
and by further fine-tuning its matrix elements to describe the energies of about 700 selected states of $pf$-shell nuclei.
The GXPF1 Hamiltonian does not describe very well the 2$^+$ state in $^{54}$Ti (N=34); as a result, five of its matrix elements were changed to fix this discrepancy, leading to the
GXPF1A Hamiltonian \cite{gxpf1a}.
GXPF1A predicts the 2$^+$ state in $^{58}$Cr (N=36) at higher energy than that seen in the experimental data, but
one would not expect to get reliable energies when the number of neutrons is close to the limits of the $pf$-shell (N=40).
Results for Cr, Fe, Ni and Zn nuclei using the ``canonical" effective charges, 0.5e for neutrons and 1.5e for protons,
are shown in Table \ref{table2} and Fig. 1-4.

The missing values for $^{66}$Fe, $^{68,70,74}$Ni, $^{72,74,76,78,80}$Zn are due to the limitations of the
valence space and of the GXPF1A effective interaction.
In the $pf$-shell one cannot have more than 20 valence protons and 20 valence neutrons on top of the $^{40}$Ca core.
Even when N is too close to the limit (N=40) the results are not reliable, due to the increasing importance of
the intruder states ($g_{9/2}$), which create an ``island of inversion" \cite{90Wa}.
Therefore, for the heavy isotopes of Ni and Zn we performed shell-model calculations in the
$f_{5/2}, p_{3/2}, p_{1/2}, g_{9/2}$ valence space using the JUN45 effective interaction \cite{09Ho}.
Results obtained using the effective charges recommended in Ref. \cite{09Ho} for this model space,
$e_p$=1.5e and $e_n$=1.1e,  are shown in Table \ref{table2}.

\begin{figure}[!htb]
\includegraphics[height=10cm, angle=0]{Cr6.eps}
\caption{Shell model calculated and evaluated E($2^{+}_{1}$) and B(E2)$\uparrow$ values for Cr nuclei.}
\label{fig1}
\end{figure}
\begin{figure}[!htb]
\includegraphics[height=10cm, angle=0]{Fe5.eps}
\caption{Shell model calculated and evaluated  E($2^{+}_{1}$) and B(E2)$\uparrow$ values for Fe nuclei.}
\label{fig2}
\end{figure}
\begin{figure}[!htb]
\includegraphics[height=10cm, angle=0]{Ni5.eps}
\caption{Shell model calculated and evaluated  E($2^{+}_{1}$) and B(E2)$\uparrow$ values for Ni nuclei.}
\label{fig3}
\end{figure}
\begin{figure}[!htb]
\includegraphics[height=10cm, angle=0]{Zn5.eps}
\caption{Shell model calculated and evaluated  E($2^{+}_{1}$) and B(E2)$\uparrow$ values for Zn nuclei.}
\label{fig4}
\end{figure}

\section{Experimental B(E2)$\uparrow$ values}
 Experimental values of B(E2)$\uparrow$, $\tau$ and $\beta_{2}$ are shown in Table \ref{table3}.
 To create a more comprehensive picture for each experiment we extended the scope of the previous work of S. Raman {\it et al.} \cite{01Ram}
 and  included target, beam, beam energy and a flag for the Coulomb barrier height into compilation.

 A short review of the most recent experimental results used for the new evaluation is presented below.

\subsection{$^{46}$Cr, $^{50}$Fe, $^{54}$Ni:}
To complete systematics in the $N = Z = 28$ region, B(E2)$\uparrow$ values of 0.093(20), 0.140(30) and 0.059(17) e$^2$b$^2$  have been
reported in intermediate-energy Coulomb excitation of $^{46}$Cr, $^{50}$Fe, $^{54}$Ni \cite{2005Ya26}, respectively.

\subsection{$^{56,58}$Cr:}
Relativistic Coulomb excitation B(E2)$\downarrow$ values of $^{56,58}$Cr are  8.7(3.0) and 14.8(4.2) W.u., respectively,
have been measured by the RISING collaboration \cite{2005Bu29}. These results agree with the shell-model calculation based
on GXPF1A and GXPF1 effective interactions \cite{gxpf1a,gxpf1}.

\subsection{$^{60,62}$Cr:}
Deformation length and quadrupole deformation parameter have been measured in inelastic scattering of Chromium on Hydrogen \cite{2009Ao01} and provide evidence for enhanced collectivity in chromium nuclei.

\subsection{$^{52}$Fe:}
Intermediate-energy Coulomb excitation measurements at Michigan State University (MSU) \cite{2004Yu07}  have produced a B(E2)$\uparrow$
value of 0.082(10) e$^2$b$^2$. The increase in  E2 strength with respect to the even-mass neighbor $^{54}$Fe agrees
with shell-model calculations as the magic number N=28 is approached.

\subsection{$^{62,64,66}$Fe:}
The $^{62,64}$Fe lifetimes of 7.4(9) and 7.4(26) ps \cite{2010Lj01} were reported  by the GANIL group using
the recoil-distance Doppler shift method after multinucleon transfer reactions in inverse kinematics.
These results corroborate recent MSU measurements of 8.0(10), 10.3(10), 39.0(40) ps for $^{62,64,66}$Fe \cite{2011Ro02}, respectively.
The deduced E2 strengths demonstrate the enhanced collectivity of the neutron-rich Fe isotopes up to $N=40$. Note that both use a plunger method.

\subsection{$^{70}$Ni:}
The reduced transition probability B(E2)$\uparrow$ of  0.086(14) e$^2$b$^2$ \cite{2006Pe13}
for the neutron-rich  $^{70}$Ni nucleus has been measured by Coulomb excitation in a $^{208}$Pb target at intermediate energy.
The current B(E2)$\uparrow$ value for $^{70}$Ni is unexpectedly large, which may indicate that neutrons added above $N=40$ strongly polarize the $Z=28$ proton core.

\subsection{$^{74}$Ni:}
The deformation length and quadrupole deformation parameter have been measured in inelastic scattering of $^{74}$Ni on Hydrogen \cite{2010Ao01}.
Results of this experiment indicate that the magic character of $Z=28$ or $N=50$ is weakened in $^{74}$Ni.

\subsection{$^{72}$Zn:}
The reduced transition probabilities B(E2)$\uparrow$ of  0.174(21) e$^2$b$^2$ \cite{2002Le17}
for  $^{72}$Zn nucleus has been measured by Coulomb excitation at intermediate energy.
This result is consistent with the expectations derived from the neighboring nucleus $^{73}$Zn and
indicates that the behavior of E2 strengths around the $N = 40$ sub-shell closure in Zn is very different from the Ni isotopic chains.

\subsection{$^{74}$Zn:}
A lifetime of 27.6(43) ps was recently reported in the recoil distance Doppler-shift measurement at GANIL \cite{2011Ni03}.
This result agrees well with the previous B(E2)$\uparrow$ values of  0.201(16) e$^2$b$^2$ and 0.204(15) e$^2$b$^2$ measured at  REX-ISOLDE and GANIL \cite{2007Va20,2006Pe13}, respectively.

\subsection{$^{76,78,80}$Zn:}
The reduced transition probabilities B(E2)$\uparrow$ of  0.145(18), 0.077(19) and 0.073(9) e$^2$b$^2$
for $^{76,78,80}$Zn have been reported by the REX-ISOLDE group \cite{2007Va20,2009Va01}  using a low-energy Coulomb excitation.
The present data indicate a need for large-scale shell-model calculations.

\section{Conclusion \& Outlook}
An updated B(E2)$\uparrow$ evaluation of even-even Cr, Fe, Ni and Zn isotopes has been performed under the auspices of the USNDP with an intention to
update B(E2)$\uparrow$ values and collect nuclear data user feedback.
It is a continuation of S. Raman work on transition
probabilities from the ground to the first-excited 2$^+$ state of even-even nuclides \cite{87Ram,01Ram}.
The update is based on all published data prior to April 2011  and includes new experimental B(E2) values for 33 out of 38 nuclei.
It extends evaluated data in the N$\sim$Z$\sim$28 region
from 20 to 38 nuclei. These results are compared with large-scale shell-model calculations.
Evaluations of quadrupole collectivities for all nuclides, grouped by Z region, will follow, accommodating user feedback based on this paper.

\section{Acknowledgments}
The authors are grateful to Prof. J. Cameron (McMaster University) and V. Unferth (Viterbo University) for  productive discussions and  careful reading of the manuscript
and useful suggestions, respectively. This work was funded by the Office of Nuclear Physics, Office of Science of the U.S. Department of Energy,
under Contract No. DE-AC02-98CH10886 with Brookhaven Science Associates, LLC.
Work at McMaster University was also supported by DOE and NSERC of Canada. MH acknowledges support from DOE grant DE-FC02-09ER41584 (UNEDF SciDAC Collaboration).

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My yoga journey began in a Bikram studio. The combination of withstanding the heat all while practicing intense postures was captivating. Years later I'd turn to yoga for its therapeutic benefits. After suffering from anxiety for years, yoga would help in bringing peace and balance to my mind and body. Anxiety and stress are so prominent in our world today, wanting nothing more but to help others, in 2015 I completed my RYT200 with Xplore Yoga. I hope my students, like me, can take what they get from the mat and implement it into their everyday life.
Hustle and heart. We work hard but relax harder.
One and one classes I'm able to work offer a specific class catered to their needs. In a group setting my classes will work towards a peak posture or work on a specific muscle/muscles or area of the body. I bring playfulness and laughter, classes are balance in strength and ease.


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The service was not good because the computer keeps saying to activate windows. He didn't give a key number. I took it to his shop. The customer service was good when I arrived. The office environment was good. It took them about two and half weeks to get it fix. He said he would have it ready by friday and it was the following week before he gave it back to me. I had to call him for updates and he was always out. Had to leave several messages. I would not take another computer to him. The laptop was returned in worst condition than when I took in. The service and the time it took is what I dislike the most. What I would tell a friend or family member to expect is a long wait and check the computer as soon as you get home to make sure it is what you wanted.


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My impressions of the M1 MacBook Pro
Rob Griffiths
[Apple, Cool Hardware, macOS, Macs]
I recently received my Apple M1-powered 13" MacBook Pro, which is primarily going to be used for testing our apps on Apple silicon, and supporting customers using these machines. But that doesn't mean this is a work machine; it's a personal purchase as I'll use it for my own needs as well. (Thankfully, it only had a net cost of $33 after I sold my 16" MacBook Pro.)
By now, you've probably read a slew of stuff about both the MacBook Pro and its slightly-lighter MacBook Air cousin. Between unboxing videos, extensive benchmark suites, and multi-thousand-word reviews, there is no lack of coverage of these machines. (However, I will add that I did make a video of my MacBook Pro—with its 16GB of RAM—opening 75 apps in just over a minute. Not bad for an entry-level machine!)
I'm not going to try to replicate those reviews, because they do an excellent job of covering the new M1-powered Macs in a level of detail that I just don't have time to get into. Instead, here's what I'll be discussing…
Why I chose the 13" MacBook Pro
A few benchmark results of interest
Rosetta and non-native apps
Using iOS apps on macOS
General discussion on performance
The future of Apple silicon Macs
So why a MacBook Pro and not an Air?
16GB of RAM and 75 open apps…what could go wrong?
[Apple, macOS, Macs]
I ordered my 13" M1 MacBook Pro with 16GB of RAM, as I felt buying the most offered was the best bet for future proofing this "entry level" M1 chipped Mac. Later today I'll be posting a detailed writeup of my time so far with the new machine, but for now, here's a little over-the-top demo.
I selected everything in the Applications folder—excluding Time Machine, Siri, Launchpad and a few other similar non-apps—and opened them all at once. I did this with a timer running, while recording the screen, and here's the result…
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As you can see at the end of the video, it took one minute and seventeen seconds to open all 75 apps—do the math, and you'll see that's about 1.5 seconds per app (it was notably quicker than that at first, and slower than that at the end). For 75 apps. On a machine with nowhere near enough RAM to fit them all in active memory. I was amazed at how rapidly it was able to complete this task.
These weren't even all native apps, it was a mix of Intel, Apple, and Electron (both native and non-native) apps.
I tried a similar test on my MacBook Air, but as it's an 8GB RAM machine, I limited it to opening 37 apps, which took it well over three minutes (about 5.5 seconds per app). I didn't bother to try on my iMac—it has 40GB of RAM, but it's also got a slower SSD, so I don't know that it would've matched the MacBook Pro's performance.
A performance-centric look at the 16″ MacBook Pro
[Apple Universe, Macs]
Despite my hatred for the Touch Bar, I recently purchased a new 16" Touch Bar-equipped MacBook Pro (and promptly did my best to minimize the Touch Bar's annoyances). Why buy a machine with an interface I dislike? There are a number of reasons…
First and foremost, I've decided it's not really worth the effort to maintain two laptops—my old 2013 MacBook Pro is used for beta versions of macOS, so that I can test Many Tricks' apps, and my 2018 Air is my travel and "around the house" machine.
With the new APFS filesystem, though, creating additional volumes (basically equivalent to a partition in the old world) is really simple, and with ultra-fast solid state drives, rebooting is relatively quick.
So it's my intent to replace both machines with the new MacBook Pro. Yes, it'll be more of a pain when I travel (heavier and bigger), but I don't travel a ton, and even when I do, I do most of my work in hotel rooms, not in airplanes. And I'll appreciate the larger screen and improved performance, in exchange for lugging a bit more weight around.
What follows is a look at my new portable Mac, comparing its performance with both the 2013 MacBook Pro and the 2018 MacBook Air—similar to what I've done for that same MacBook Air and my 2019 iMac (Part One, Part Two, and Addendum).
It's easy to win when you don't fight fair
[Apple, Apple Universe, Macs]
Long-time readers know that I am not a fan of the Touch Bar. I understand that many people like it, but for me, forcing my eyes to the keyboard is not a time saver, especially when the Touch Bar has also taken over the physical Escape key.
If asked, I imagine Apple would say that sales of Touch Bar equipped Macs have been strong, much stronger than their non-Touch Bar alternatives. And I have no doubt that that's true, because Apple has seriously handicapped the non-Touch Bar Macs.
Want a 15" non-Touch Bar MacBook Pro? Sorry, that machine no longer exists—and when it did exist, it was multiple generations older than the Touch Bar models available at the time.
So let's look at the 13" MacBook Pro, where you can still buy a non-Touch Bar model. I configured a non-Touch Bar machine with the fastest CPU available, 16GB of RAM, and a 512GB SSD. I then configured a Touch Bar model to match. Here's how certain features on the two models compare…
The fundamental problem with the Touch Bar
Today, via a link posted on Six Colors, I read Steven Acquino's The Touch Bar Makes the Mac More Accessible to Me, in which Steven shares his positive experiences with the Touch Bar:
Where it shines considerably is as an alternative to keyboard shortcuts and the system emoji picker. Tapping a button on the Touch Bar is far more accessible than trying to contort my hands to execute a keyboard shortcut or straining my eyes searching for an emoji.
Usability is definitely an individual thing, and Steven makes a good case for why he likes the Touch Bar. However, Steven doesn't mention a fundamental issue with the Touch Bar. Nor does Marco Arment in his Fixing the MacBook Pro article. To me, this unstated issue is the main problem with the Touch Bar, and it's one that Apple can't fix with new features or tweaks:
You cannot use the Touch Bar without looking at it
The Touch Bar, despite its name, is actually an Eye Bar: It forces your eyes off the screen, down to the Touch Bar, back up to the screen, repeat ad infinitum. There's nothing physical about interacting with the Touch Bar, aside from using your finger: There are no defined button areas, and there's no haptic feedback when you tap something. So you absolutely must look at the Touch Bar to interact with it.
When the new MacBooks were released, I spent about 30 minutes testing a Touch Bar-equipped version in an Apple Store, and this constant moving of my eyes' focus from keyboard to screen to keyboard to screen to…well, you get the idea…was incredibly disruptive. To use the Touch Bar, I'd have to change my focus to the keyboard, then refocus on the screen, taking time to find my active window and locate the mouse cursor. This did not make for a pleasant user experience.
As but one example, Steven mentions using the Touch Bar for zooming:
In addition, the Zoom feature—one of the Touch Bar's many accessibility features—makes seeing controls much easier.
Granted, there are some extra capabilities in the Touch Bar zoom, but using the Touch Bar for zoom seems infinitely harder—and more disruptive—than my preferred approach:
You can really customize zoom in that panel, including making it usable via the keyboard, setting zoom limits, and more. I keep it simple, though, with a mouse-assisted full screen zoom.
To zoom my screen, I hold down the Control key, then scroll my Magic Mouse with one finger, and I get infinite and easily-controllable zoom, all without ever taking my eyes off the screen. To zoom with the Touch Bar, I'd need to look at the Touch Bar while I tapped on it to get into zoom mode, then look back to the screen as I zoomed. That seems much tougher, and again, my eyes have to go from screen to keyboard and back—and do so again when I'm done zooming to exit zoom.
Using a Mac should be about doing things efficiently, and to me, the Touch Bar is an incredibly inefficient solution to a non-existent problem. I'm with Marco, and hope that future laptops either remove the Touch Bar completely or make it optional.
Limited ports limit my interest in new Mac laptops
[Apple, Macs]
As I sit here working on my late 2013 13" Retina MacBook Pro (rMPB from here on), I wonder if it will be the last Mac laptop I ever own.
That's a strong statement, I know, but Apple's pursuit of an insanely stupid "as thin as a knife edge at all costs" design goal has led to a new generation of machines that make them much less portable than they were before…despite being thinner and lighter.
Here't the thing, Apple: Beyond a certain point, thinness is irrelevant. And honesty, you've more than reached that point with every laptop you make. You reached that point, in fact, a few years ago.
Useful site: iStockNow finds Apple products
[Apple, Interesting Sites, iOS, iPhone, Macs]
During today's recording of our The Committed podcast, Ian mentioned a site he uses to check for sometimes hard-to-acquire Apple products. The site, iStockNow, is very nicely designed and makes it really simple to check availability not only at your local stores, but also globally.
Start by clicking the left-side filters section for the products you'd like to check on, then view the map on the right to see where they're in stock. For example, a search for the 15" MacBook Pro Touch Bar in Space Gray shows that it's available throughout North America, except in Mexico City:
But if you search for a 42mm Apple Watch in Stainless Steel in retail stores, you'll see that most of North America is a sea of red. Zoom in on the map, though, and there are some stores with stock:
When you find a store with inventory—the green pushpin—click on it to get the details of that store's inventory:
If you're looking for something particularly hard to find—cough AirPods cough—iStockNow may just help you secure your item. According to Ian, at least, that's exactly how he got his AirPods!
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Paranal Observatory is an astronomical observatory operated by the European Southern Observatory (ESO); it is located in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile on Cerro Paranal at altitude, south of Antofagasta. [1]
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Adaptive optics (AO) is a technology used to improve the performance of optical systems by reducing the effect of incoming wavefront distortions by deforming a mirror in order to compensate for the distortion.
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Antofagasta is a port city in northern Chile, about north of Santiago.
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An architect is a person who plans, designs, and reviews the construction of buildings.
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Astronomical optical interferometry
In optical astronomy, interferometry is used to combine signals from two or more telescopes to obtain measurements with higher resolution than could be obtained with either telescopes individually.
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Astronomical survey
An astronomical survey is a general map or image of a region of the sky which lacks a specific observational target.
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The Atacama Desert (Desierto de Atacama) is a plateau in South America (primarily in Chile), covering a 1000-km (600-mi) strip of land on the Pacific coast, west of the Andes mountains.
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Atacama Large Millimeter Array
The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) is an astronomical interferometer of radio telescopes in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile.
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Cerro Armazones is a mountain located in the Sierra Vicuña Mackenna of the Chilean Coast Range, approximately south-east of Antofagasta in the Antofagasta Region, Chile.
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Cerro Paranal
Cerro Paranal is a mountain in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile and is the home of the Paranal Observatory.
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Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory
The Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (CTIO) is an astronomical observatory located on Cerro Tololo in the Coquimbo Region of northern Chile, with additional facilities located on Cerro Pachón about to the southeast.
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The Cherenkov Telescope Array or CTA is a multinational, worldwide project to build a new generation ground-based gamma-ray instrument in the energy range extending from some tens of GeV to about 300 TeV.
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Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a South American country occupying a long, narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west.
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ESO Hotel at Cerro Paranal (or Residencia) is the accommodation for Paranal Observatory in Chile since 2002.
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European Northern Observatory
The European Northern Observatory is the name by which the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias and its observatories (the Teide Observatory on Tenerife and the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory on La Palma) are collectively known.
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European Southern Observatory
The European Southern Observatory (ESO) is a 15-nation intergovernmental research organization for ground-based astronomy.
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An exoplanet or extrasolar planet is a planet outside our solar system.
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Extremely Large Telescope
The Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) is an astronomical observatory and the world's largest optical/near-infrared extremely large telescope now under construction.
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Felipe VI of Spain
Felipe VI (Felipe Juan Pablo Alfonso de Todos los Santos de Borbón y de Grecia; born 30 January 1968) is the King of Spain.
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The field of view is the extent of the observable world that is seen at any given moment.
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Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark
Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark, Count of Monpezat, (Frederik André Henrik Christian; born 26 May 1968) is the heir apparent to the throne of Denmark.
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Infrared radiation (IR) is electromagnetic radiation (EMR) with longer wavelengths than those of visible light, and is therefore generally invisible to the human eye (although IR at wavelengths up to 1050 nm from specially pulsed lasers can be seen by humans under certain conditions). It is sometimes called infrared light.
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La Silla Observatory is an astronomical observatory in Chile with three telescopes built and operated by the European Southern Observatory (ESO).
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Laser guide star
A laser guide star is an artificial star image created for use in astronomical adaptive optics systems, which are employed in large telescopes in order to correct atmospheric distortion of light (called astronomical seeing).
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Lego (stylized as LEGO) is a line of plastic construction toys that are manufactured by The Lego Group, a privately held company based in Billund, Denmark.
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Light is electromagnetic radiation within a certain portion of the electromagnetic spectrum.
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List of astronomical observatories
This is a list of astronomical observatories ordered by name, along with initial dates of operation (where an accurate date is available) and location.
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List of largest optical reflecting telescopes
This list of the largest optical reflecting telescopes with objective diameters of or greater is sorted by aperture, which is one limit on the light-gathering power and resolution of a reflecting telescope's optical assembly.
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Llano de Chajnantor Observatory
Llano de Chajnantor Observatory is the name for a group of astronomical observatories located at an altitude of over in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile.
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Magellanic Clouds
The Magellanic Clouds (or Nubeculae Magellani) are two irregular dwarf galaxies visible in the Southern Celestial Hemisphere; they are members of the Local Group and are orbiting the Milky Way galaxy.
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Marquess of La Pica
The title Marquis de la Pica is a Spanish title bestowed upon Francisco Bravo de Saravia on July 8, 1684 by King Charles II of Spain.
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Mary, Crown Princess of Denmark
Mary, Crown Princess of Denmark, Countess of Monpezat, (Mary Elizabeth; née Donaldson; born 5 February 1972) is the wife of Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark.
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Mauna Kea Observatories
The Mauna Kea Observatories (MKO) are a number of independent astronomical research facilities and large telescope observatories that are located at the summit of Mauna Kea on the Big Island of Hawaiʻi, United States.
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Methods of detecting exoplanets
Any planet is an extremely faint light source compared to its parent star.
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Next-Generation Transit Survey
The Next-Generation Transit Survey (NGTS) is a ground-based robotic search for exoplanets.
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An observatory is a location used for observing terrestrial or celestial events.
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The Pacific Alliance (Alianza del Pacífico) is a Latin American trade bloc, formed by — Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru, which all border the Pacific Ocean.
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Paposo
Paposo or Caleta Paposo is a hamlet in the southern part of Antofagasta Province, Chile.
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Quantum of Solace is a 2008 British spy film, the twenty-second in the ''James Bond'' series produced by Eon Productions, directed by Marc Forster and written by Paul Haggis, Neal Purvis and Robert Wade.
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Queen Letizia of Spain
Letizia Ortiz Rocasolano (born 15 September 1972) is the current Queen of Spain as the wife of King Felipe VI.
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Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) is a public research university in London, England, and a constituent college of the federal University of London.
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SPECULOOS (Search for habitable Planets EClipsing ULtra-cOOl Stars) is a project in development that will consist of four Ritchey-Chretien design telescopes of 1-metre primary aperture, made by ASTELCO.
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A super-Earth is an extrasolar planet with a mass higher than Earth's, but substantially below the masses of the Solar System's ice giants, Uranus and Neptune, which have masses of 15 and 17 times Earth's, respectively.
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The Very Large Telescope (VLT) is a telescope facility operated by the European Southern Observatory on Cerro Paranal in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile.
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VISTA (telescope)
The VISTA (Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy) is a wide-field reflecting telescope with a 4.1 metre mirror, located at the Paranal Observatory in Chile.
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VLT Survey Telescope
The VLT Survey Telescope (VST) is the latest telescope to be added to ESO's Paranal Observatory in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile.
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Wide Angle Search for Planets
WASP or Wide Angle Search for Planets is an international consortium of several academic organisations performing an ultra-wide angle search for exoplanets using transit photometry.
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Cerro Paranal Observatory.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paranal_Observatory


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Regina Cassandra Comes Up With BOLD Comments About Watching Adult Movies!
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Regina Cassandra was last seen in Seven, a Tamil-Telugu bilingual, which didn't live up to the expectations of the audiences and bit the dust at the box office. However, Regina finds herself in the news for an awesome reason. In one of the interviews to promote the movie, the Chandramouli star had come up with some riveting answers.
In an interview with Behindwoods.com, she was asked whether she had watched adult movies during her school days. Replying in the affirmative, she added that it is quite common nowadays. Well, the actress needs to be applauded for coming up with open comments like this. The video interview of the actress has gained attention of the netizens.
On the work front, Regina Cassandra has some interesting projects lined up in Tamil. She will be seen playing the role of the leading lady in Party, directed by Venkat Prabhu and Nenjam Marappathillai, the Selvaraghavan movie, both of which have been stuck in the cans for quite sometime now. Let us hope that these movies hit the theatres soon and give enough reasons for her fans to rejoice. She was also in the news for a supposed engagement but there hasn't been any clarity on that so far.
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At the start of the New Year, I resolved to practicing daily yoga and meditation. I've been doing yoga off and on for about four years. But if you're off for two months and then on for three, and then off for another two, it is impossible to attain any of the life-changing benefits yoga offers. This past year I was disciplined enough to not go months without doing yoga and I have seen amazing results, but this year I will be better.
The first thing yoga taught me was to breathe. You may be thinking "who the heck needs to be taught how to breathe?" I know. I know. Breathing is the first thing we do when we enter this world. We take a breath via a cry, or a scream. What's so hard about doing something every living being must do to survive? Well, everything and I was doing it wrong.
Through yoga I learned Ujjayi Pranayama. Ujjayi breathing is a technique of the breath which can be referred to as "the ocean breath." Pranayama is a Sanskrit word that means "extension of the breath." Prana means "life force" and Ayama means "to draw out." Ujjayi Pranayama is usually associated with asana practice, the practice of sitting down (or any posture that helps with flexibility). Sitting still while restoring one's mind is one of the tremendous benefits of yoga. Being able to stretch and attain certain positions brings peace to both body and mind.
But starting yoga is hard, especially if you aren't flexible. I wasn't flexible at all when I first stepped onto my mat. I couldn't touch my toes without bending my knees, but every day I practiced, I got closer and the breath is what kept me from giving up. On the mat I learned to breathe through uncomfortable positions – not scattered breath – but long, deep breathing. A yogi or yogini takes what he or she learns on the mat into their daily life. I carried this technique with me throughout my day by not holding my breath in stressful situations. Breathing keeps the mind calm.
After consistent practice, a yogi/yogini discovers what kind of diet works better with his/her practice. I have switched to a vegetarian diet because I have found it it works really well with the asanas. A vegetarian diet doesn't interfere with all the bending and twisting positions in my practice. I feel this way of eating enhances my ability to perform each asana and because there's a lot of self-reflection in yoga/mediation, it is beneficial to adhere to a compassionate diet.
In meditation I listen and am mindful. I'm not perfect in carrying this into my daily life, but I work at it.
"Listen more, talk less." – Buddha.
Credit to Wikepedia for the exact definitions I used.
Inspiring blog! I, too, chose yoga and meditation as my new year daily habits. I have yet to put together a 7 day stretch so coming across your blog is inspiring me to commit and see it through. Thank you!
That's so great that you're reaching out to yoga and meditation as a daily practice. You will benefit for sure. It makes me feel so good that my blog inspires you to want to keep up with your practice. I really hope you do – for you. 🙂 P.S Hope the writing is going well.
Thanks for responding to my comment Alicia, you're really sweet. 😉 Some of your posts here on your blog are pretty funny and have made me smile and laugh. So, thank you for that. I can see why they say 'laughter is the best medicine'.
Thank you, Vicky. If you make time to leave a comment, then I certainly make time to respond to you. It's my pleasure! I'm so glad my blogs have made you laugh. We need laughter. I need to Blog more, so please check back here soon. Thanks!


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Editor's Notes: Farewell playoffs, hello new Crew
The Dynamo were eliminated from the playoffs.
By Alicia Tolar@dynamoreTNT Oct 13, 2014, 9:30am CDT
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Farewell Playoffs
That sound you heard last night was the celebration of every team in the East over the fact that the Dynamo were eliminated from the playoffs. Sunday, the Dynamo were defeated 3-1 by D.C. United, a team that had never won in Houston. We have only missed the playoffs twice doesn't have the same ring to it that we have only missed the playoffs once did, but it is still more than what most teams can say. There are a number of different ways you can deal with the fact that we have been eliminated from the playoffs.
Drinking- The old go to.
"There is always next year"- Hey, that one has worked out well for us before.
"We aren't as bad as..."- Feel free to insert whatever bottom feeding team you would like to comfort yourself with.
Blame game/Venting- We had injuries this year. We had the World Cup to deal with. All reasons for why we missed the playoffs. Also, handy for venting? The comment section of articles on Dynamo Theory.
Stare at the trophy cabinet- Yeah just go stare at the trophies from past years it'll help.
Build a fort of blankets- I would suggest using orange ones and hiding in it until next season.
While we may be out of postseason content let's not forget that the season is not over. There are still two games left for us to support the team this season. Of course, they end up being on weekdays- a Thursday and Friday.
Hello New Crew
By now surely you have seen the new logo for the Columbus Crew as part of their re-brand. It's a pretty great looking crest in my opinion. The best part about the crest, however, isn't what it actually looks like, but the behind the scenes effort that went into. Rather than hire an outside firm to come up with a logo the team kept it in-house. In doing so they put together a logo that is packed with meaning, but not so packed with meaning that it becomes meaningless. To know where each element of the design came from is great but you don't have to know the meaning behind each choice for it to stand up on its own.
They didn't over think it nor did they over simplify it. They put thought and care into it and well frankly maybe they should have asked them to design the new MLS logo.
And of yeah they signed Kei Kamara for 2015 as well.


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Reconstruction Revolution in Kashan
During the past few days, the image of one of the walls of Kashan, in which part of a historical house was stylishly preserved, was noticed on social networks; The designer of this work, who is also the restorer of the Ameri House, has some interesting things to say about the process of Reconstruction Revolution in Kashan.
According to ISNA Sayed Akbar Helli, the architect of the Reconstruction Revolution in Kashan who was the candidate for the Aga Khan Architecture Award in 2016, has reported that:
"When a loader was marching towards a part of the wall of this house, I asked them to hold hands, and the then-mayor of Kashan, who was a member of the board of trustees for the Reconstruction Revolution program, asked me to stop. Why do I want to keep this wall?
I said it's a pity, it has beautiful details and I have a plan for it. There is nothing wrong with it, and with the concurrence of Reconstruction Revolution civil engineers, we saved it by creating a frame around the wall.
Finally, the cost was paid by the municipality! But it was an interesting job. At first, they all made fun of us, but after a while, they saw how many foreign tourists welcome this frame."
He continues: We did the same thing in front of the Raheb Hotel in Kashan. A historic house had been demolished right in front of the hotel, and some were planning to turn it into something else. Because it was bad for monk hotel, we bought the house and framed the rest of the wall.
Gradually, the culture of reconstructing took hold, a flood of tourists flocked to these historic houses, and even those who wanted to build a new building became interested in using Iranian-Islamic architectural elements in their buildings instead of Western styles. Interestingly, those who opposed us began to buy and renovate historic houses, and thus the Reconstruction Revolution was formed in Kashan.
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For those out there reading the above novel which, as some reviews pointed out, ended abruptly. But taking on board those reviews of wanting a decisive ending, I began to research the aftermath the war had left, not only on the British, but the Germans too. Then along came RESTORATION published last year, 2019.
There are two characters that connect the novels above: Hauptmann Heinrich Josef Beckmann and Isabelle May Rouchon. FORBIDDEN LIAISON begins in late 1943 when they begin an affair and ends just after the D Day landings.
RESTORATION begins where FORBIDDEN LIAISON ended, just after the D day landings when he is taken a Prisoner of War. And without giving too much away, the story ends at the beginning of 1947 in Frankfurt Germany.
THE SEQUEL TO FORBIDDEN LIAISON
Long awaited sequel now available at the reduced price of £0.99.
Find out what happens to Hauptmann Heinrich Beckmann when he is captured in Normandy in 1944.
D.H. Lawrence as a young man.
Question: Why do I write?
Answer: I like to tell stories.
Question: Why?
Answer: Because people fascinate me. Books are about people. Their good points, their faults, their insecurities, their guilt, their passions. The list could go on.
Question: So which author inspired you to write?
Answer: The one above, D.H.L. whose German wife Frieda called him simply 'L'. ('L' happened to have had affair with the wife of a German Professor at Nottingham University, and they ran off together, to Mexico, I believe). The picture gives the impression of an intense looking man, whose passions run very close to the surface.
Question: Why him in particular? Why not one of the Austin sisters?
Answer: You will have to wait as I have just had a flash of inspiration. If I started, 'I was born in… my parents were … I was schooled at … BORING.
So this morning folks, I am beginning my biography. My short chat with you has given me the inspiration I needed and the HOOK I wanted to kick-start the book. Watch this space folks.
Restoration has now been published and can be found on Amazon as from a few days ago.
Throughout this novel epistolary narrative is used as a window to look at World War 11 from both sides, survival and relationships being the common denominator.
I began researching this story in early 2018, but it has taken so long to complete as Hubby became seriously ill at the beginning of 2019. He is now home after two operations and several stays in hospital throughout the year. I am his main carer, along with a district nurse who comes in every other day, but I finally finished the novel by working first thing in the morning. Presently, though, I feel I am taking one step forward then two steps back regarding its publication date as my first priority is my husband and the days are simply flying by. I am hoping it will be available towards the end of November, and I will keep you posted as to the date.
Here's a summary:
Hauptmann Heinrich Beckmann leaves the Channel Islands in late October 1943 for the killing grounds of Normandy. He is captured in late August 1944 and sent to a POW camp in North Yorkshire. England. Heinrich soon becomes the connection between the prisoners and the British Camp Commandant, but his rank isolates him as he tries to fight off the memories of the past few years. It is not only the worry about his family, but the boredom, the frustration and the loneliness that constantly dog him. But the other constant in his life is the intense feelings he harbours for his British lover, Isabelle.
One day, Heinrich receives a bunch of letters that have followed him around. One informs him his estranged wife and eldest daughter are presumed dead after a bombing raid on Frankfurt. But in 1945, Heinrich receives his first letter from his lover, Izzy. Heinrich quickly writes back, but Izzy's reply shakes him to the core. After the German surrender in May 1945, Heinrich receives another letter saying Izzy and her mother are leaving the Islands because of reprisals. His feelings and worries intensify, along with dealing with the guilt he and his country is made to feel after the discoveries at the concentration camps.
Not only does Heinrich try to restore relationships, but endeavours to regain some of his pride by becoming instrumental in restoring a new Germany.
Three years ago, in 2016, when I self-published FORBIDDEN LIAISON some said it bordered on pornography, others said it ended too abruptly. I admit it did end abruptly, and after thinking about it I decided to resurrect the main characters by writing a sequel. So what happened next? You will have to read the book, but for those of you who are partial to a few descriptive passages of straight sex then you will not be disappointed.
I am hoping RESTORATION will be published in the next few weeks. It has to have one last proof-read then formatting to kindle.
Will keep you posted of the publishing date.
NB: You might also like to know I have recently published second editions of Operation Mainspring, Forbidden Liaison, and Stopping by Woods.
THE OXFORD COMMA – ARE YOU IN, OR OUT?
Just where would you put the Oxford comma, or commas, in the above statement, or wouldn't you? I'm an adherent of the Oxford comma and was once criticised for using them, but as they are an optional part of punctuating, and the English language is the only language to use them, I will carry on doing so as I was taught to punctuate this way. When reading novels nowadays, I find this comma sadly defunct. But, it does have a purpose: not only can it be used to add emphasis, and tone, to the written word, it is also used as a pause, especially when reading dialogue. So, all-in-all, I am in favour of using the Oxford, or Harvard comma, as it is also referred to, and will carry on doing so. Happy reading and writing.
AN INTERVIEW WITH MYSELF.
Q: Do you feel that male eBook writers are more successful?
A: Yes, I cannot make a living at it like some of my male author friends.
Q: Is it because they are better at 'putting themselves out there'?'
A: The ones I know, yes, definitely.
Q: Do you think you need to do something about it?
A: Probably.
Q: Then why don't you?
A: I could give a thousand reasons why, but I feel it may be my age. And don't come back with 'age is only a number'.
Q: Well it is.
A: My most successful male author friends attract quite a lot of followers perhaps because they are only in their 40's and early 50's.
Q: Don't you think that's a lame excuse?
A: Probably. But I feel I should spend my time writing as I am of the old fashioned mind-set that if my books are good enough someone will spot me.
Q: Do you think your books are good enough?
A: Yes, because over 95% of my reviews have been positive. And only recently had a 5* one word review which simply said EXCELLENT.
Q: Then you already know what your problem is.
A: Yes, I need to solicit myself.
Q: So which corner will you be standing on tonight?
A: I'll be leaning on a lamp-post at the corner of the street until a certain little agent goes by.
Q: That sounds familiar.
A: George Formby, you know the man who sang the funny innuendo songs. Like, 'With My Little Eukele in my Hand'. No, it was not a euphemism, he actually had a eukele and strummed it whilst singing.
Q: I'm surprised he wasn't dragged off the stage.
A: I think he was banned from the wireless – radio to you – at one point. I know it seems tame to what you can see on television these days.
Q: Do you think it better to be more open?
A: Definitely. Can't stand brushing things under the carpet, not talking about certain subjects, not being allowed to voice your opinion or feelings: being so far up your own backside that you don't see daylight.
Q: What is really bothering you?
A: The fact my work has been termed by one reviewer as pornographic and more explicit than 50 Shades of Grey. What a liberty! And there's the rub. If they had compared me to D.H. Lawrence then I would have been much happier.
To all my friends and acquaintances I would like you to know I have not dropped off the end of the earth but have been without broadband for one week. ONE WEEK!
It has been like having a limb amputated or part of my frontal lobe removed.
As you will be aware we were victims of Storm Doris earlier this year which ripped, yes, virtually ripped, through our bungalow. We have now been re-housed for six months whilst building work is carried out. Should be back just in time for Christmas. Oh joy! another move.
As you can imagine it's been a nightmare at times and what with Hubby's condition and my metal hip which has groaned under the strain at times, we are settled into a small semi-detached with a downstairs loo quite near an airport.
It reminds me of when my son lived near Heathrow 5. The planes came over so low you could see the features of the pilot and co-pilot. But even with the bedroom window open at night because of the heat, I've been so knackered I've slept through all the take-offs and landings.
What's with the strawbs you might be asking. Well, we found the back garden abundant with strawberries and raspberries. Picked three lots of strawbs in the first two days. Not got around to the raspberries yet, but I have been picking them and eating them straight away.
Am now reasonably happy, especially with the broadband, but it's not like home, more like a long holiday in holiday let.
France, February 1944:
As Celeste – an SOE agent – awaits the arrival of a Resistance leader, she discovers he has been caught and executed. With no other alternative, she makes her way to the coastal city of Caen in order to help co-ordinate surprise attacks on the enemy to coincide with the D Day landings. But two things stand in her way, a boy who is left alone after losing his mother, and an American pilot she finds hanging by his parachute from a tree in nearby woods. In their own way they are all at a disadvantage, Celeste by gender, the American by ethnicity, and the boy by a genetic disorder. Celeste decides to pass on the American to a life-line that would get him back to England after leaving the boy with relatives, but nothing goes to plan as they make their way across the French countryside.
I started this novel in January 2016, and by now I would usually have another one well on the way to publication. But the ill health of Hubby, a total right hip replacement for me, Hurricane Doris blowing off our roof, then water ingress in 3 rooms that have now to be stripped, re-plastered and re-decorated, 2017 has proven to be a real challenge so far.
Things are slowly improving though, and the other good news is, I am now researching my 8th novel.
Hope you like Stopping by Woods and look forward to your feedback.
Operation Mainspring
Forbidden Liaisons
A Life Once Had
To the Edge and Back
Tale of Two Women
Josef Black
Oliver Tidy


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HomeBasketballNBA Finals: Milwaukee Bucks move closer to title after game five win
NBA Finals: Milwaukee Bucks move closer to title after game five win
The Milwaukee Bucks moved to within one game of their first NBA title since 1971 with a 123-119 win over the Phoenix Suns.
The Bucks now lead the best-of-seven series 3-2 and can seal the title at home in game six (02:00 BST on Wednesday 21 July).
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They overcame an early 16-point deficit with 43 points in the second quarter.
Giannis Antetokounmpo had 32 points and nine rebounds, while Khris Middleton added 29 points and seven rebounds.
"One more to go," Antetokounmpo said. "We've got to keep playing good basketball. We kept our composure, we kept fighting.
"This is the NBA Finals, so you got to give everything you got. And that's what the team did tonight."
Antetokounmpo's late dunk thrilled the Bucks fans
Jrue Holiday had 27 points and 13 assists and also made a key steal off Devin Booker late in the fourth quarter as Phoenix tried to stage a late comeback.
Booker hit 40 points for the second straight game and for the fourth time in this postseason campaign.
Chris Paul, who finished with 21 points and 11 assists, cut the lead to one point at 120-119 with 56.6 seconds remaining.
But Holiday's steal led to a dunk from Antetokounmpo with 13.5secs left.
Although he missed the resulting free throw, Milwaukee regained possession and Phoenix fouled Middleton who scored one of his two shots to make it a two-possession game with 9.8secs to go.
"We knew this wasn't going to be easy. We didn't expect it to be," added Paul.
"It's hard. Coach said it all year long, 'Everything you want is on the other side of hard', and it don't get no harder than this."
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#BTCC @Tomingram80 leads the @DunlopBTCC Charge to @Oulton_Park
Indie Ingram leads the charge as Britain's biggest motor racing series blasts on to Oulton Park
The Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship travels northward to Cheshire's Oulton Park next weekend (20/21 May) for Rounds 10, 11 and 12 of the season. The UK's biggest motor sport series is set to blast around the picturesque circuit in front of what is always one of the biggest crowds of the year, with in excess of 40,000 fans flocking to soak in the festival-like atmosphere.
The 2017 BTCC campaign is already well underway, with each of the three weekends so far throwing up the first-class, highly competitive, unpredictable racing that the championship is renowned for, where any number of the 32-strong field have a very real chance of making the rostrum. The first nine rounds have produced seven different victors and six different marques have already been represented on the podium – Honda, BMW, Subaru, Toyota, Vauxhall and Mercedes have all adorned the laurels.
A record crowd last time out at Thruxton in Hampshire saw Tom Ingram extend his championship lead, though two decorated factory drivers in Honda's reigning champion Gordon Shedden and double champion, BMW's Colin Turkington, are breathing right down the neck of the Independents' flag-bearer. Speedworks Motorsport's Ingram will head to Oulton, the team's back yard, top of the tree and can surely count on strong local backing.
Oulton Park is a favourite for families and campers, with thousands packing the surrounding fields ready to cheer on their favourite drivers, teams and local heroes, and there's always a unique feel when the BTCC comes to town. Once again, as per every BTCC event, ITV4 will be covering all of the unmissable action live.
Magic Milestones
Sunday at Thruxton proved to be an historic day for the championship as triple champion Matt Neal marked a major milestone in his career, matching touring car legend Andy Rouse's tally of 60 BTCC victories – drawing him level-second on the all-time winners' list.
Matt Neal (GBR) Halfords Yuasa Racing Honda Civic Type R
"I hadn't given much thought to equalling Andy's win tally, to be honest," said Neal. "We all thought that record was unachievable and even though Jason [Plato] exceeded it, I never thought I would get there – it's just unbelievable.
"Yes, there are a lot more races in the season now, but it's tough out there. To have left Hampshire with a Halfords Yuasa Racing one-two and a Honda podium lockout on home soil was a dream – a fabulous result."
Rob Collard finally broke his Thruxton silverware duck after flying off the line at lights out in his typical style, past a clutch of others and into second early on. An issue for Neal up front meant that victory would be Collard's if he could hold off the sister Honda of defending champion Gordon Shedden, and the Hampshireman came up with the goods for a first win on home soil and a first win of 2017 in what looks like potent machinery.
Adam Morgan (GBR) Ciceley Motorsport with Mac Tools Mercedes Benz A-Classt
The BMW 125i M Sport traditionally goes well in Cheshire with four wins in the last five years, only one fewer than Oulton kings Honda over the last 15 rounds there. With manufacturer backing from the giant Bavarian automaker this year, Team BMW will be a force to be reckoned with once again next weekend.
Further history was made in the final encounter of the day at Thruxton, as Collard's team-mate Colin Turkington made it cause for a double celebration for BMW, claiming its 100th victory in Britain's premier motor sport championship.
"I wasn't that confident before the race because we had been chasing the set-up all day, but the guys never let up which moved the car in a new direction – and the pace was there for all to see," said Turkington.
"To achieve BMW's 100th win in the BTCC is a very special feeling for me. I grew up watching the likes of Smokin' Jo Winkelhock and Tim Harvey, so to continue the history of this iconic brand means a lot to me."
Dick Bennetts, West Surrey Racing and Team BMW Team Principal, said: "We are immensely proud to have scored BMW's 100th win in the British Touring Car Championship. We've run BMWs since 2007 and they've been a fantastic partner throughout that time."
Oulton Park last year also provided a significant milestone – that of Subaru's very first pole position and its maiden win in the championship.
This year though, on current form, a Subaru victory may be harder to come by although by no means out of the question. Of its quartet of drivers, Jason Plato, James Cole, rookie Josh Price and Ash Sutton, it's the latter that has led the charge throughout a challenging opening few rounds for the Japanese marque.
Sutton has scored a brace of podium finishes but his three team-mates have consistently struggled to break into the points – including double BTCC champion and the series' most successful driver Plato. That said, Oulton Park's stops and starts could suit the rear-wheel drive nature of the outfit's Levorg GT.
Oulton and its local surroundings are a hotbed for BTCC talent and a number of teams and drivers call the circuit home. Speedworks Motorsport heads to Cheshire and the fourth weekend on the calendar with driver Tom Ingram topping the overall Drivers' championship.
A solid points haul, including two impressive podiums with a ballast-laden Toyota Avensis, ensured he would extend his lead in the running – something he hadn't banked on doing ahead of Thruxton. The target at Oulton is another haul of points in a bid to retain his advantage at the standings summit.
"To come away from Thruxton having extended our points lead is incredible," said Ingram. "We never expected to do quite so well given the ballast on board but it just goes to show once again what an awesome job Speedworks are doing. It's hard to believe what we've managed to do over the first three events this season – it's amazing.
"The odds will be stacked against us again with the weight we've got to carry and the nature of Oulton Park as more of a rear-wheel drive circuit. The price you pay for success in the BTCC is that added ballast, and we have proven so far that the Toyota can carry it fairly well so, a good points score across the board is what we've got to look for.
"I love the track, it's a blast. It's where I took my first pole in cars, so I've got some good memories of racing there. Then there's the fact we're on home turf. Speedworks is based just around the corner, so it would be nice to have a strong weekend in our own back yard and come away with our championship lead intact."
Ciceley Motorsport hails from Preston, Lancashire and backs the Mercedes-Benz A-Class of Adam Morgan – himself a local driver and a multiple visitor to the podium this year. Both team and driver will be aiming to consolidate their title tilts in both the overall Drivers' standings and the Independents' running next weekend.
Ciceley also backs Laser Tools Racing and young-gun Aiden Moffat. The Scot secured a maiden victory in the championship back at Donington Park and typically tenacious racing has seen him take up a top ten spot in the overall table – an encouraging start to the season.
Adrian Flux Subaru Racing's James Cole is from Liverpool. Both he and his team will be looking for an upturn in form after a difficult opening third of the campaign.
BTCC Start
Timetable and tickets
All three BTCC races on Sunday, 21 May – and many of the day's other races – will be broadcast live and in high-definition on ITV4. Those in attendance at the circuit can stay in touch with the commentary and live timing from every session, available at btcc.net/live throughout the weekend.
The support series on the TOCA package are also guaranteed to thrill with a double digit total of races set to entertain the crowds. Porsche Carrera Cup GB, Renault UK Clio Cup, MSA Formula Championship and the Ginetta championships will all be in attendance in Cheshire, making for a weekend of truly unmissable racing.
Discounted advance tickets are on sale online from just £27 for Sunday, 21 May and they are available on the gate at £15 for Saturday, 20 May, with weekend tickets including a Paddock Pass available for just £35.
They can be purchased online at http://www.oultonpark.co.uk, by calling 0843 453 9000 or from the ticket office. Accompanied children aged 13 and under are admitted free.
Colin Turkington, Dunlop BTCC, Gordon Shedden, ITV4, Matt Neal, Oulton Park, Thruxton, Tom Ingram
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