Cyprus is known as the "the playground of the gods." The Greek goddess, Aphrodite, is said to have risen from the ocean's foam near the shore of Paphos. The name "Cyprus", is an ancient word meaning copper. Cyprus was one of the wealthiest nations in the known world during the Copper and Bronze ages, when the island's rich copper resource was exported to other countries. An island nation, she is located in the Mediterranean, just south of Turkey, west of Syria and Lebanon, north of Egypt and East of Greece.
An island in the crossroads of Europe, Africa and the Middle East, her strategic position and natural wealth attracted many empires over the centuries. All of them left their mark on the island's culture, however it was the Greeks' influence which took a strong hold. The island gained independence from Britain after a century of colonial rule in 1960. Today the island is divided, with Turk Cypriots living in the north, in a self-declared area called the Republic of Northern Cyprus.
The majority of the population, 85 percent, are Greek Cypriots who live in the south. The only people in the world that acknowledge the northern population are the Turks. The rest of the world considers their presence an invasion and since 1974 they have not been recognized.
Cyprus was part of the Ottoman Empire from 1571 to 1878 and had a Turkish minority of 18 percent of the population before independence. Today the Turkish population is 12 percent. Cyprus has the only capital in the world that is split and they call it the United Nations' buffer zone, a line someone drew on a map in green ink. The majority of the Turks in the north are Sunni Muslims and the Greek Cypriots are mostly Christian Orthodox.
Archeological evidence suggests that people lived on the island ten thousand years ago. There are three UNESCO world heritage sites on Cyprus: Paphos (archeological and mosaic sites), the painted churches in the Troodos Region and the Neolithic settlement of Choirkoitia, one of the most important prehistoric sites in all of Europe. There is major concern about the state of artifacts from the ancient sites in the north, as some items have been found on the auction block in other countries.
The climate there is Mediterranean with 340 sunny days per year and an average temperature of 86 degrees F. Cyprus is one of the few places in the world where in the winter you can go to the pine covered mountains of Troodos to ski and then bask in the sun on a beautiful beach an hour later.
Cyprus is a nature lover's paradise. Cyprus is one of the few places on earth where the green and loggerhead turtles nest. It is also home to the mufflon; a wild sheep that is only found on the Island of Cyprus. Every autumn about 10,000 greater flamingos stop by to feed on the salt lakes along their migration route south. These are just a few of the reasons why tourism is their number one economic industry. The other major industry is food production, especially citrus fruits and vegetables, (they are world renown for their potatoes.) They also produce dairy products, wine and of course copper.
Speaking of wine, Commandaria, is a sweet, red wine produced there and reputed to be the oldest wine in the world. However, the national drink is called a brandy sour. It is believed that this drink was concocted in the early 1930s for the young King Farouk of Egypt. It was created as an alcoholic beverage, disguised to be iced tea, for the Muslim Monarchs with a preference for a cocktail, just so long as no one suspected. To make one, you need: 2 parts Cyprus brandy, 1 part lemon squash, 2-4 drops of bitters, top it off with carbonated water and serve it on the rocks. The Cyprus brandy has a unique caramel flavor, for which it is famous.
Cyprus is a unique blend of old and new. The villages maintain their charm and allure, yet there are modern buildings where state of the art apartments and shopping can be found. The Greeks have a word, "kopiaste" which means welcome, come in and join us. The Cypriots consider a visit to their island an honor and as such they will go out of their way to show you their hospitality.
One of the best ways to show their hospitality is through food. They have what are called the "meze" which is short for mezedes, which means "little delicacies." Meze are typically served over the course of several hours and consist of many variations, sometimes up to 30. You can order an assortment of seafood, meat, cheese, vegetable meze or any combination thereof. In other countries, meze is typically served as an appetizer, but not here. It will be the complete meal and will consist of lots of enticing food, so you'll need to bring a very healthy appetite.
The cuisine is a fusion of all the cultures that came before them and the influence of their neighbors, especially the Greeks. The typical meze begins with pita bread, olives and dips. (All the dips I made from scratch, but you can certainly purchase them and save yourself some time.) So let's kick back and enjoy a traditional Cyprus Meze.
We decorated our table with lace, as they are distinguished for a special design, called Lefkaraitika, made in the village of Lefkara. Olive branches were placed as a sign of peace and are also displayed on their flag. We ate continental style, which is proper there.
We started with a toast "Ya'mas", which means "Cheers" in Greek. The meze meal began with the assortment of dips, olives and pita bread. I loved each dip but knowing what was ahead, we just had a taste of each one.
Then came the village salad. This salad, is what a Greek salad is supposed to be. Everything I read about this salad mentioned that the tomatoes in Cyprus are perfectly delicious. So, make sure you seek out the finest tomatoes possible. The other note is that you should never use feta cheese made from a cow; it must be sheep or goat feta or a combination of the two. I noticed a remarkable difference and vowed to never buy feta made from cow again.
Following the salad in our meze, was their legendary halloumi cheese. This cheese is made from sheep and goat and is one of the things for which Cyprus is very well-known. It is a squeaky cheese (it actually squeaks when you eat it) and you can grill it and it won't melt. The cheese is a little salty, but in lovely, Mediterranean kind of way. This warm cheese dish was paired with our homegrown, heirloom tomatoes and drizzled with a carob syrup. Carob is another item for which Cyprus is famous. Many use carob as a healthy substitute for chocolate. It has a slightly bitter flavor (some say it is an acquired taste), but paired with the grilled, salty, halloumi cheese, incredibly delicious!
Lemon and egg soup followed. I am not sure that this would typically be served as part of a meze but I wanted to try it, as it is known to be a real comfort food and always came up in my research. It is made with a chicken broth and rice or orzo and then a lemon and egg mixture. I can see how this would be loved if someone was feeling a little under the weather. It is known to be their equivalent of a chicken soup cold remedy.
This next dish you'll want to serve right out of the fryer, as there is just something wonderful about sizzling calamari. We drizzled it with lemon juice and then dipped it into the cool, creamy cucumber sauce. Heaven!
We decided it was time to take a little break and do some Greek dancing before we continued. Cyprus has many popular music styles but holds a soft spot for traditional Greek music. There is a certain enchantment about moving hand in hand to the rhythm of the Greek beat. As mentioned earlier, this meze meal lasts several hours. It is meant to be enjoyed slowly over good conversation with family and friends and a little dancing certainly provides a great respite.
Mushrooms cooked in red wine were served, YUM! They would make a lovely side dish to pretty much anything and we thoroughly enjoyed them with meatballs, called keftedes, which were little bites of goodness. We thought the squeeze of lemon and the dip in the tzatziki was the right way to enjoy them. Oh and any leftovers, make for a wonderful meatball sandwich.
Eggs for dinner? You bet. This Mediterranean scramble had zucchini, mushroom and onion and was awesome.
Now we were stuffed to the gills. So it was time for a walk and to dream about being on one of those beautifully pristine Cyprus beaches where the Goddess of love appears, magically, from the ocean foam.
After our walk and for what would be considered the main course, came the moussaka. It is a casserole made with minced pork and beef, layered between fried eggplant, zucchini and potatoes with a cheesy béchamel sauce baked on the top……. Really this is not a low calorie dish. We only had room for a small bite, which was very tasty, and have thoroughly enjoyed it for leftovers ever since.
Finally for dessert, yes more of that squeaky, halloumi grilled cheese, paired perfectly with a piece of watermelon, for a sweet and salty bite. Fair warning, once you have it, you will crave it, so buyer beware.
As we say goodbye to this beautiful country called Cyprus, we do so with a shot of ouzo (an anise flavored aperitif) and the customary toast, "stin uyeia sou" (steen ee-YEE-ah soo) – to your health! At last, a nap, was definitely in order and as we drifted off, all we could think was…. A"meze"ing.
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Firm Fined For Dock Worker's Death
Man Killed In Work Accident
The largest port operator in the UK has been fined £266,000 after an Ipswich dock worker was struck and killed by a reversing vehicle.
Associated British Ports was also ordered to pay £75,000 in costs for the death of 60-year-old cargo handler Brian Vince.
Mr Vince, of Ipswich, was co-ordinating vehicles on and off a ferry when he was hit by a reversing trailer. He died at the scene.
The company was prosecuted for failing to ensure the provision and implementation of a safe system of work and for failing to ensure that employees were not exposed to risk. They pleaded guilty to a breach of section 2 (1) of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974.
Health and Safety Executive Inspector Kaitav Patel said: "This is another example of a fatal incident that could and should have been prevented. The company had identified the risks to the ramp man, yet failed to prevent him being in a position of danger behind a reversing vehicle."
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David Urpeth from law firm Irwin Mitchell said: "I welcome the fine imposed following this terrible fatal accident at work.
"This work accident could and should have been avoided.
"All too often I have to help workers pursue their compensation claim following an accident at work in circumstances that could so easily have been avoided."
Loved Ones Appeal For Answers Regarding Dorking Labourer's Asbestos Death
Leeds Woman Makes Plea To Former Colleagues Following Mesothelioma Diagnosis
Specialist Lawyers Investigating Reports Of Outbreak Of Gastric Illness At Salou's Hotel Oasis Park
Family Demand Answers Following Gastric Illness At Desert Rose Resort In Egypt
St Gemma's Hospice Welcomes Boost After Family Receive Settlement Regarding Leeds Man's Asbestos Death

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E-Commerce Site Search Overhaul – Super "selection" year 2021?
Matthias Duda
It's not just politics that will be exciting this year. Changes are also on the horizon for e-commerce. The evaluation of an optimal e-commerce site search overhaul – make or buy a solution is quickly becoming a TOP trend in 2021.
But how thorough to prepare an e-commerce search solution overhaul? Increasing the economic performance (e.g., CTR, CR) and improving the user experience (e.g., faster loading times, discovery features, and content integration.) Both are issues that undoubtedly concern all e-commerce retailers and will need to be dealt with to prevail against the competition. Reducing the manual effort required to maintain and control on-site search is an essential task in this regard. Beyond that, however, some other important questions need to be answered in advance within the organization. The following is a summary of the most critical points.
E-Commerce Search Overhaul — Make or Buy?
Algorithmic:
How good is the search relevance model in full-text search, semantic correlations, long-tail keywords, languages?
Discovery Features:
How well are topics like complex price & availability dependencies, as well as guided selling and recommendations covered?
Content Integration:
What opportunities exist in terms of the controllable blending of products and promotional content?
Merchandising Features & Analytics:
How well can different sales-promoting strategies (including ranking) be combined with business KPIs and evaluated?
How easily are individual requirements implemented?
Intellectual Property:
How can it be ensured that contributed domain knowledge and other forms of intellectual property remain in house?
Deployment Model & Architecture:
How flexible are the deployment model and system architecture?
Integration & Ease of Use:
How apt is the system integration, use, and operation?
Which solution is the right one? Whether a commercial solution (such as Algolia, Attraqt, FACT-Finder, Findologic) or an open-source framework (such as OCSS https://blog.searchhub.io/introducing-open-commerce-search-stack-ocss) — the decision must be well-prepared.
Conditions for the selection of an E-Com on-site search
Before making an informed decision about selecting a new on-site solution/technology, it is vital to understand the implications, dependencies, and scope of such a decision.
The deployment of such a solution quite often influences future business functions and strategic decisions without this being directly apparent in advance. Therefore, I examine the three most important influencing factors in more detail below.
The Influence on corporate strategy:
The core functions responsible for the broader business strategy's economic success are a natural product of the medium- to long-term corporate strategy.
The answers to the following questions about corporate strategy are particularly relevant when preparing for a vendor selection:
Is a marketplace game plan a part of the corporate strategy in the next 2-5 years?
To what extent do diversified local prices and corresponding availability need to be mapped via the on-site search solution?
How will you divide your focus across customer channels in the mid-term? How will the ratios look?
Which unique selling points/functionalities provide an anchor for your corporate strategy? Content leadership, expansion of digital advisor functionalities.
What are midterm geographic growth markets already known?
Is strategic ownership of core technological competencies and technologies part of the corporate strategy?
Are there strategic requirements in terms of technological infrastructure (on-premise, private cloud, open cloud)?
How large is the internal team (professional and technical) available to operate the on-site search?
Influence of the IT architecture
On-site search has to support many core functionalities of a digital enterprise. E-Commerce Search consumes, processes, or makes available for further processing, various data streams. As a result, an agile integration into existing IT-enterprise architecture is elementary for success.
Suppose there is no acknowledgment of these foundational provisions. In that case, marred by lengthy, risky, and costly follow-up projects, subsequent adjustments, or even fundamental changes to the system landscape are often DOA (Dead on Arrival).
In terms of the IT-organization, the answers to the following questions are particularly relevant when preparing a vendor selection:
Which source and target systems integrations with on-site search currently exist, and which will be considered within the midterm?
What are the data-security requirements? How often does this data need to be updated?
Are there defined requirements concerning service-level agreements?
Are there defined requirements in terms of deployment and infrastructure?
Should the on-site search system-integration reside exclusively at the data level (headless architecture), or are rendering functionalities must-have requirements?
From a technical perspective, should the on-site search system also be used as a product API?
Are there complementary functionalities? For example, recommendation engines, personalization, or guided selling systems that need to be functionally linked or even combined with on-site search?
Influence of operational resources and organization
On-Site Search requires constant maintenance and must react to internal and external factors agily. For this reason, the selection, implementation, and operation of an on-site search is always only part of the solution. On the one hand, the system must be continuously managed and maintained by data-driven external systems (e.g., SearchHub.io) and operational staff with the appropriate domain knowledge.
For the planning of operational resources and team organization, the following questions are essential for the professional selection of an on-site search solution:
Does a dedicated team of employees already exist to maintain the on-site search manually? If so, how many?
Does the team have developers, testers, and analysts? If not, is there a plan to expand the team's skill set in these areas?
Is the On-Site Search Team organized as a vertical business function in itself? I.e., does the team have all the necessary resources and skills to develop the On-Site Search business function on its own?
Conclusion – E-Commerce Site Search Overhaul:
Strategic internal deliberations significantly influence the evaluation of a new on-site search solution (make or buy). Answering these questions reveals their far-reaching and strategic nature. Naturally, thorough preparation will take time, and all necessary stakeholders will need to arrive at a consensus about the objective. This process leads to greater clarity regarding the next steps. Even if that means the best approach may be to keep the current, well-integrated platform and instead work on mitigating its weaknesses.
There's More than One Way to Skin a Cat
There are often several ways to fix an on-site search-related deficiency. Resorting to blind action for the hell of it should never be one of them. Regardless of the euphoric high associated with onboarding a new complex piece of kit, if you haven't done your homework, you'll inevitably be trading fruit-flies for maggots. Like hoping to exchange your partner for a younger, less judgmental model, if you haven't come to grips with your own shortcomings, you're damned to take them with you to the next relationship.
Know When to Hold 'em, Know When to Fold 'em
I get it. Every so often, there's nothing left to salvage. It's best to cut ties and move on. However, between you and me, there are massive benefits in using software like searchHub to boost an existing system quickly. Furthermore, setting up searchHub affords more forward flexibility. This kind of software runs independently of any search solution. Meaning, you can use the logic you built with us and take it to any other search provider you migrate to in the future.
Best-case scenario: you turn your current solution into a searchandizing powerhouse.
Worst-case scenario: you now clearly understand what type of e-commerce search solution your business requires. And because your search-engine logic is not married to your on-site search, you're able to migrate to a new solution with next to zero downtime.
searchHub.io offers data-driven support and helps optimize existing search applications without making a corresponding system change.
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Scripps to Provide Prostate Cancer Screenings at Baseball Winter Meetings
Scripps is the official health care provider to the San Diego Padres
Ed Randall's Fans for the Cure, a nationally recognized 501 c3 charity devoted to education about and the life-saving benefits of early detection of prostate cancer, will collaborate with Scripps Health at the upcoming Baseball Winter Meetings to provide free prostate cancer screenings on Wednesday, Dec. 10, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m., at the San Diego Convention Center.
The prostate-specific antigen screenings will be open to all attendees of the Winter Meetings, which serve as the annual convention of the "business of baseball" and are officially hosted by Minor League Baseball (MiLB). The meetings are expected to attract more than 3,000 executives from Major League Baseball and Minor League Baseball organizations.
"We thank Minor League Baseball for allowing Ed Randall's Fans for The Cure to bring this screening to the Winter Meetings for the third consecutive year," said Ed Randall, founder and CEO. "We are especially proud to partner with nationally renowned Scripps Health on this year's screening, for they are recognized leaders in life-saving treatments for prostate cancer. As a survivor myself, their work is very important to me."
"PSA screenings save lives," said Carol Salem, MD, a urologic oncology surgeon and medical director of Scripps Health's Robotic Surgery Program. "The cure rate for prostate cancer has increased significantly since widespread use of PSA testing began in the early 1990s. When diagnosed early, at the local or regional stages, national survival rates are nearly 100 percent. Men with a strong family history of the disease and African-American men can benefit from annual PSA screenings starting at age 40, while most other men should talk with their doctor about getting regular PSA screening starting at age 50."
"As a homegrown Minor League Baseball charity partner, our organization fully supports Ed Randall's Fans for the Cure and its mission of spreading prostate cancer awareness and education," said Pat O'Conner, Minor League Baseball President & CEO. "We hope by creating opportunities such as this one for individuals to become better informed about this disease and to be tested, we play a small part in saving someone's life."
Ed Randall is a nationally renowned baseball author, broadcaster and historian who currently hosts programs on the MLB Radio Network and WFAN Radio in New York. He earned critical acclaim for his TV series "Ed Randall's Talking Baseball" and books "More Tales from the Yankee Dugout" and "Baseball for the Utterly Confused." After his own successful prostate cancer treatment at age 47, Randall founded his charitable organization, which has held educational and screening events in partnership with several teams in Major League Baseball, Minor League Baseball, the National Basketball Association and the National Hockey League.
Ed Randall's Fans for the Cure seeks to save lives by increasing awareness of prostate cancer and the life-saving value of early detection, while providing education and information about cutting-edge research to reduce risk, detect and treat prostate cancer.
Minor League Baseball, headquartered in St. Petersburg, Florida, is the governing body for all professional baseball teams in the United States, Canada, Venezuela and the Dominican Republic that are affiliated with Major League Baseball clubs through their farm systems.
Scripps Health is a nonprofit integrated health system in San Diego, Calif. and is the official health care provider to the San Diego Padres.
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Kochi, also known as Cochin, is famed to be the melting point of various cultures in Kerala. A busy port city, Kochi is known for its geographical, historical and commercial significance. The place is dotted with several delights, and thus brings-in a huge amount of tourists who plan memorable holidays in Kochi. The backwaters here are worth-exploring through a houseboat cruise, savoring the wonderful scenery. Fort Kochi and Mattancherry must not be missed with its blend of Dutch, Portuguese and British delights.
Some of the most popular attractions here that must not be missed are Mattancherry Palace, Boghatty Palace, the Jewish Synagogue, Santa Cruz Basilica, St. Francis Church the Fort Kochi markets and so on. The unique Chinese Fishing Nets must also be on your list. Enjoy leisure walk at the Cherai beach. Relishing local delicacies is a must. Kochi is also popular as the 'Commercial Capital of Kerala'. Below given is a list of our exclusive and pocket-friendly Kochi tour packages, offering well-planned vacations.


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Cobweb felt, but with enough silk fiber to provide strength. This wrap is long, almost 70 inches, and about a foot wide, and it weighs a bit over two ounces.
The bottom layer is a mix of silvery white tencel/merino blend; and the top layer is a silver Alpaca and silk top that was hand-painted a color named "Raven's Wing," from Spirit Trail Fiberworks. "Spirit Trail" is a good name for the source of this evocative top that is heavenly to work with: the colors are deep and organic, and remind me of stone (a nod to the spirit of all those Irish hedgerows) as well as the iridescence of a raven's wings. I added many different colors of silk fibers in the design, and I took a lot of care and attention as I fulled the piece on a washboard and by throwing it, to keep the edges fine and burnished -looking. Thank you, Spirit Trail.
Since falling in love with feltmaking about seven years ago, I have been continually amazed at how inherently therapeutic feltmaking is, from start to finish. In so many ways, it seems to me that at the heart of the craft, feltmaking symbolizes a sort of "antidote" — slow, authentic, natural, hand-crafted, useful, wholesome, sustainable, celebratory.
Touring Ireland in June, I marveled at the number of beautiful sheep that were grazing on lush, green fields. What abundance! What potential! I like to imagine Ireland embracing a fiber arts revolution: home-spun and indie creations of all sorts revitalizing the economy and sharing the exquisite Celtic motifs and incredibly rich, evocative colors and textures of the Irish landscape, a palette of greens and earth, sea and rock, sky and rainbows.
It's thrilling to see fiber artist Nicola Brown writing, touring, teaching, sharing images on her "Clasheen" blog; and to see all of the ways she is sharing the charm and warmth of Ireland with others at the same time she shares all about feltmaking. She is a natural ambassador, for Ireland and for feltmaking.
Images of sheep appear all over Ireland: on t-shirts and dish towels, calendars and jewelry, these lovely symbols of Ireland delight and amuse. I don't think it's too optimistic or too much of a creative leap to suggest that Ireland's economic recovery will be nurtured by this abundant natural resource. And I imagine a lot of fiber artists and others who love to work with fiber will have a lot of fun while the recovery unfolds!
Ireland was enchanting, welcoming, beautiful, interesting!
So many friendly folks. Fine travel companions; and a lovely, witty tour guide and a bus driver with a beautiful and soulful singing voice, both of them sharing unwavering good humor and kindness, who nurtured and entertained us.
So many beautiful sheep grazing in deep green fields, the patchworks of hedgerows transforming the landscape into quilt-like compositions. Cultural richness and evocative charm all around — AND the pleasure of meeting Nicola Brown ("Clasheen" blog) at the Kilkenny Sheep & Wool Festival. My cup runneth over, with joy — and Guinness.
I am longing to explore the Celtic motifs in felt: spirals, interlaced patterns, torcs. My senses and my spirit are overflowing: abundance and gratitude.


Is your dealer open 7 days a week?
1. Is your dealer open 7 days a week?
I just found out our local dealer isnt open on Sundays and I cannot believe that. Just currious if this is standard for the dealers to prevent customers from spending money on the sabbath or if mine is the only one. I do know that Heckles in Eagle River, WI is open 7 days a week, 7am to 7pm. That, in my mind, is how you run a business.
I don't think it has anything to do what day of the week we spend our money.
In our area many local businesses are closed on Sundays. My dealer closes at noon on Saturday. While I agree this is a pita since I live an hour and a half away, I don't hold it against them. I like having weekends off and dealers that keep good help need to give their employees time off as well. What would be the point of them spending the money to have some kid there that doesn't know anything anyway?
Closed on Sundays during the summer, and closed Sunday/Monday in the winter.
Our dealer is closed on Sunday. Heck, if you own a motorcycle you're really screwed because a lot of those dealers at least in the northwest are closed both Sunday & Monday (some of the bigger dealers are open 7 days/week, but it's not common). Running our own business I know that we work better & more efficiently during the week if we get a couple days off in between & I can't imagine that it's any different for these dealers - even if you hire the extra labor to come in on weekends, it's still your business & you're probably going to put in at least some time during that time. I say give them the time off & chalk it up to getting better service when they are open.
My dealer is closed on Sunday and Monday. You have to remember, it's alot easier finding employees to keep a Wal-mart or 7-11 open every day than it is to find the (hopefully) skilled type employees they need who are willing to work more than 5 days a week.
The dealers that are open 7 days a week must have the type of volume to justify the 40% more employees it would take to be open 7 days and still have everyone work 5 days (or else have the money to pay some massive overtime). Even at that, I wonder if they keep those hours during the off season?
feel it takes a few days off to "recharge", much less spend time with family, etc.
We don't go to a dealer but our boat mechanic isn't open on the weekends, just mondey-friday. His answering machine gives the days/hours of operation and he even says that he isn't open on the weekends because he "has a family and its important to spend time with them."
Being closed on a Monday makes much more sense when the people who are typically buying these new $50k boats work Monday through Friday and cant drop their boats off durring the week.
There is a law in Minnesota that does not allow dealers to sell motor vehicles on Sundays. They can be open and sell parts and accerories but they cannot sell a boat.
Same here. Closed on Sundays in the summer and Sunday and Monday in the winter. You can't blame them cause they want to hit the lakes too.
Our dealer is closed on Sundays, but the owner is a cool guy and he always works with me if I need to drop my boat off on a Sunday afternoon.
lot of rec. vehicle dealers in are area are open 6 days or 5 days. The MC dealer sells boats 6 days a week, but the shop is only open 5 days a week ... a lot of motorcycle/snowmobile dealers here are closed Sunday and Monday, but open Saturday ... and some just close on Monday ... I think they get away with it because they have a captive audience and franchise rights to an area ... I have noticed that the shops that were closed on Sunday/Monday start to operate 7 days a week when they have to pay rent/mortgage on a new building.
I just found out our local dealer isnt open on Sundays and I cannot believe that.
But you have owned a Malibu for how many years? It obviously hasn't affected you greatly up until now.
5 days to Get R Dun' - ok by me.
Waterski America is back on winter hours. Closed Sunday and Monday now.
no dealer in general vacinity!!
I hope those of you with good dealerships appreciate how nice that is.
I also hope that someone at Malibu reads this thread and addresses the issues with the owner of the Nor Cal dealership because while I probably love my Malibu enough to go through the hell of dealing with Cope & McPheter's/UWS for a new one down the road, a lot of people would just turn a walk away.
I hope the new repair shop come's on line soon. Plus when you walk into UWS you can't even get a shirt or any thing cool. I guess I'll just have to shop online.
But look at it this way, what brand would you buy??
Use my In-Laws address down south to get around the whole territory thing and buy from Tilley's Marine. I've heard nothing but good about that dealership.
Around here almost all of the dealers are closed on Sundays, even during the summer. Many are closed Mondays. It's super frustrating because obviously the weekends are when you find out that your starter is busted or just when you have time to tow to the dealer.
I really wish that retailers and service industries that catered to leisure activities would take Mondays and Tuesdays off and open on the weekend. I'm sure they'd double their business. Every time I go into one of these shops on the weekday they are pretty dead and seem so happy to see a customer. The few that are open weekends are always packed with customers on the weekends.
What day would they spend with their school age children & their "normal"
friends that have weekends off ?
THANK YOU, atleast someone agrees. It's a service industry, you work when the customer demands. Can you really tell me that as customers of these boats you wouldnt be grateful to drop your boat off or pick it up from the service center on Saturday or Sunday when you arent at your jobs? You really want to take off work early to go get your boat or drop it off durring the week?
I used to sell inboards at a dealership and would rather have worked shorter days, 7 days a week if it meant i could get the morning glass calm water durring the week and the sales on the weekends.
I really think the dealer in Columbus, OH has terrible hours. M-F 10-5, Sat. 10-2 closed Sunday. On top of that, there are like 3 people that work there, and they carry MC, CC, and Malibu. The owner actually owns three separate buildings (one for each boat), yet you can buy any of the boats at any of the buildings. Because they carry all three brands, they are always busy, and its hard to find time to speak to someone on the phone. I do all the work myself, but its nice to be able to talk to a salesman/mechanic once in a while.
Would you folks that would like 7 day a week service like to pay more money for your boats? It costs a business a lot more money to be open 7 days a week. You have to have a service manager, parts manager, and sales people that want to work weekends. You need someone designated to manage these people. The labor costs are extreme for the dealership, and you will probably have workers that are less qualified than workers from weekday shifts. The auto dealers in our area are not open on Sunday and their sales volume would dwarf a boat dealership. It just isn't practical to be open 7 days a week for all businesses.


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Musician Jim Corr settles €1.4m debt with ACC Bank
The only male member of Irish family band The Corrs was due to be cross-examined by ACC Bank at the Commercial Court today.
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JIM CORR, MUSICIAN with Irish family band The Corrs was back in the High Court this morning to be cross-examined by ACC Bank over €1.4 million in unpaid debts.
Proceedings, overseen by Mr Justice Peter Kelly, were due to begin at 11am but following last minute deliberations and an adjournment of around 35 minutes, Corr reached an agreement with the bank.
Wearing a flat peak cap, a dark grey suit coat, a white shirt and blue jeans, Corr could be seen huddled in the corner of Courtroom One with his legal team as they came up with the undisclosed, last ditch settlement.
Irish band The Corrs at The Point, Dublin, for the 1999 MTV Europe Music Awards. Jim' sisters Caroline, Sharon and Andrea have no connection with the legal proceedings. (Doug Peters/EMPICS Entertainment)
The musician was due to be questioned by Bernard Dunleavy, barrister for ACC, over assets the bank believed he tried to put beyond their reach.
When Corr last appeared in court in May, Dunleavy questioned Corr about the circumstances regarding the sale of a property he owned in Donnybrook, Dublin 4, and accused the songwriter of coming up with a "scheme to divest of the property" and keep it from the bank.
Corr was also questioned at length about a property he used to own in Co. Down, which was later bought by a German friend of his shortly after he and Corr first met at a dinner party that The Corr sisters also attended in Palma, Majorca in 2010.
€1.4 million deal
The bank secured judgement in February 2011, after a business deal between Corr and two other businessmen collapsed. He had entered into the €1.4 million loan advance with two brothers Liam and Philip Marks.
Speaking during the last court session in May, Corr said he never believed that as a minority shareholder with a 25 per cent stake in a loan that he would have to front all of the money.
Corr also told the courtroom that he was musician and "not good at figures" which could be the reason why his finances were so "chaotic".
The court will resume at 2 o'clock today for details of the settlement to be officially handed to the court.
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Dimitrios Goulias, associate professor in UMD's Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, has received the 2021 Poole and Kent Teaching Award for Senior Faculty.
The annual award is given by the A. James Clark School of Engineering in recognition of teaching excellence.
Goulias has been awarded this honor for his dedication to his students, as both an instructor and mentor. He is renowned for his teaching of ENCE300, the junior-level course in materials that he developed over a decade ago, combining experimental laboratories and group design projects with an emphasis on teamwork and leadership.
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According to Charles W. Schwartz, professor and chair of the civil and environmental engineering department, Goulias "has selflessly and restlessly dedicated himself to the College's teaching and educational programs and has left an indelible mark on our undergraduate and graduate students."
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West End – popularne określenie grupy teatrów ulokowanych w centralnym Londynie, w okolicy o tej samej nazwie, o łącznej rocznej liczbie widzów przekraczającej 13 milionów osób. Teatry West Endu uważane są powszechnie za mekkę i najbardziej lukratywną, z ekonomicznego punktu widzenia, część brytyjskiego teatru komercyjnego. W świecie brytyjskiej kultury pojęcie to ma znaczenie analogiczne jak nowojorski Broadway w USA.

Lokalizacja
 Pierwszy teatr w tym rejonie, Theatre Royal, powstał tu w roku 1663. Obecnie około czterdziestu teatrów znajduje się w rejonie ograniczonym ulicami:
 Strand – od południa
 Oxford Street – od północy
 Regent Street – z zachodu
 Kingsway – od wschodu
Najwięcej teatrów znajduje się przy ulicach:
 Drury Lane,
 Shaftesbury Avenue
 Strand

Charakterystyka
W repertuarze dominują głównie lżejsze formy teatralne, jak musicale, komedie i farsy.
Większość teatrów powstało w epoce wiktoriańskiej oraz następującej po niej edwardiańskiej. Są własnością prywatną. Ponieważ w większości są zabytkami, proces ich dostosowania do współczesnych wymagań bezpieczeństwa, wygody widzów (toalety, miejsca dla niepełnosprawnych, bary) jest kosztowny i skomplikowany. W roku 2004 był szacowany na kwotę 250 milionów funtów.

Siedem teatrów West Endu jest zarządzane przez Really Useful Group, spółkę której jedynym udziałowcem jest kompozytor Andrew Lloyd Webber. Drugim dużym zarządcą teatrów jest spółka Delfont Mackintosh (będąca własnością producenta Camerona Mackintosha), która zarządza również siedmioma teatrami.

Rekordy West Endu
Długość grania przedstawień nie zależy wyłącznie od sprzedaży biletów (przy czym musicale są zwykle dłużej grane niż przedstawienia dramatyczne). Na West Endzie zostało ustanowione większość rekordów frekwencyjnych w historii teatru, m.in.:

 Pułapka na myszy Agathy Christie w St Martin's Theatre – premiera 25 października 1952 (nadal w repertuarze) jest najdłużej  graną nieprzerwanie sztuką w historii
 Les Misérables w Queen's Theatre – premiera 8 października 1985 (pierwotnie w Barbican Theatre, nadal w repertuarze) jest najdłużej nieprzerwanie granym przedstawieniem musicalowym
 Upiór w operze w Her Majesty's Theatre – premiera 9 października 1986 (nadal w repertuarze) jest najdłużej nieprzerwanie granym przedstawieniem musicalowym w tym samym teatrze
 Blood Brothers w Phoenix Theatre – premiera 28 lipca 1988 (nadal w repertuarze)
 Cats – premiera 11 maja 1981 w New London Theatre, ostatnie przedstawienie 11 maja 2002 (w 21. rocznicę premiery)

Innymi znanymi z West Endu spektaklami są m.in.:
 Chicago w Cambridge Theatre – premiera 18 października 1997 Adelphi Theatre (nadal w repertuarze)
 Mamma Mia! w Prince of Wales Theatre – premiera 6 kwietnia 1999 (nadal w repertuarze)
 Miss Saigon – premiera 20 września 1989 w Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, ostatnie przedstawienie 30 października 1999
 Król Lew w Lyceum Theatre – premiera 19 października 1999, (nadal w repertuarze)
 Avenue Q – premiera 28 czerwca 2006 (obecnie w Wyndhams Theatre), ostatnie przedstawienie 30 października 2010
 We Will Rock You w Dominion Theatre – premiera 14 maja 2002 (nadal w repertuarze)
 Evita – premiera 21 stycznia 1978 w Prince Edward Theatre, ostatnie przedstawienie 8 lutego 1986

W ostatnich latach nasila się tendencja do przerabiania na musicale hitów filmowych. Przykładem takich musicali są m.in.: Król Lew, Priscilla, Królowa Pustyni, Lakier do Włosów czy Billy Elliot.

Lista teatrów

Nagrody związane z West Endem
Kilka nagród teatralnych jest związanych bezpośrednio z West Endem. Są to:
 Laurence Olivier Award
 Evening Standard Award – nagroda londyńskiej popołudniówki
 London Critics' Circle Theatre Award – nagroda londyńskich krytyków teatralnych

Przypisy

Linki zewnętrzne

 Society of London Theatre – Londyńskie Towarzystwo Teatralne
 Historia teatrów West Endu
 Satyryczne recenzje z West Endu
 Przewodnik teatralny po Londynie
 Aktualny repertuar teatrów West Endu

Teatry w Londynie

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An award-winning voice actor, Rob Paulsen is featured in such big name titles as Metal Gear Solid 4, Super Smash Bros. Brawl, and God of War.
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Rob moved out to California in the early 1980s, voicing various background roles until landing parts as recurring and main characters such as Snow Job in G. I. Joe, Hadji from Jonny Quest, Gusto Gummi from Adventures of the Gummi Bears, and, most prominently, Raphael from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. The roles that he has become most well known for are Yakko Warner and Pinky from Animaniacs; audiences at his public appearances are often treated to a rendition of "Nations of the World" in Yakko's voice. More recent roles include Peck the Rooster from the movie Barnyard (and the subsequent TV series), Mark Chang on The Fairly OddParents, the new series of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - as Donatello.
Rob's first voice acting credit in a video game is for Raphael in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time. His prominent video game roles include Eric the Swift from Lost Vikings 2, the title character in the Bubsy franchise, 'Morte' Rictusgrim from Planescape: Torment, and Anomen Delryn from Baldur's Gate II and its expansion.
Robert Fredrick Paulsen III was born in Detroit, Michigan on March 11, 1956, and spent his entire childhood in the Detroit area. Although his love of cartoons as a child predicted his career as a voice actor, he initially aspired to be a professional hockey player. He realized as a young adult that he wasn't cut out for it, though, and focused instead on singing and acting.
He and his wife Parrish have been married since 1983. He has one child, Ashton, born in 1984. He is a sponsor of Camp Will-A-Way, a camp at Fort Yargo State Park in Georgia for mentally and physically disabled children. He also donates proceeds from his autograph signings to Operation Smile and the Wounded Warrior Project.
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In Europe, the hunt for fugitive corrupt officials. In France arrested the former head of BTA Bank Mukhtar Ablyazov. In Astana, do not lose hope for the arrest of other fugitives. Almost all of them - former high-level officials, suddenly became "the opposition" after fleeing the country. But for the European Themis it does not matter.
On request of Ukraine French authorities detained and later sanctioned the arrest the former head of BTA Bank Mukhtar Ablyazov. Banker accused of defrauding the largest bank in the CIS U.S. $ 6 billion. Ablyazov was officially declared wanted by Kazakhstan, Russia and Ukraine. In the UK, he was sentenced to 22 months in prison (in absentia) for contempt of court. The High Court in London decided to arrest all the accounts and assets fugitive oligarch. The greatest success of the Kazakh Themis was the decision of the court is obliged to Ablyazova back to the Kazakh BTA Bank about 3.7 billion dollars.
In Ukraine, all of his fraud carried out through the "Ukrainian Credit and Commercial Bank", which became "BTA Bank-Ukraine". In fraud schemes involved more than thousands of offshore companies in different fields of activity: banking, transportation, and other raw materials. A number of them are registered with the company based in Moscow.
Scheme of financial fraud has been applied Mukhtar Ablyazov also research and production complex "Max-Well". Legally complex was considered Ukrainian-American joint venture. The company has taken a Ukrainian subsidiary of BTA Bank loan of $ 100 million, and declared himself bankrupt. And all of her property, as it turned out later, was taken by the company to rent from a company "Eurasia-Ukraine" - a subsidiary of a large holding company "Eurasia", whose president was Mukhtar Ablyazov.
In Russia, too many questions to Ablyazov. For example, a dedicated port on the Sea "Vitino." According to investigators, he controlled the oligarch a Cyprus company «Usarel Investment» Ltd. As the head of BTA Bank, he issued an illegal loan of $ 120 million for the purchase of some of the port of Dutch companies, the next thing of the Cypriot offshore. They became the official owner of the port. The Dutch company also went bankrupt, and not returning the loan BTA.
According to experts, the only Kazakh BTA Bank Abliyazov caused damage in excess of $ 5 billion. The total economic damage from his machinations in all states yet to be counted. Cyprus was forced to modify their policies, abandoning the offshore status. This has led to a dramatic outflow of finance country. However, plant tycoon in his home country, Kazakhstan can not be produced.
BTA Bank former head Mukhtar Ablyazov in Kazakhstan faces up to 13 years in prison with confiscation of property, official representative of the Kazakh Prosecutor General's Office said at a press conference.
"Ablyazov is accused of committing several crimes: establishing and leading a criminal group, theft, legalization of funds obtained through crimes, illegal use of bank funds and so on," He told media. "The maximum sentence is up to 13 years of imprisonment with confiscation of property."
"On July 31 the French bureau of Interpol informed about the detention of Ablyazov in France, official representative said. "Kazakhstan's National Bureau of Interpol immediately sent an official confirmation of searching for Ablyazov by French colleagues."
He was remanded in custody the same day until the municipal court determines the procedural status. On August 1, the court of Aix-en-Provence town authorized Ablyazov's detention up to 40 days in accordance with the French criminal procedure legislation.
Official representative added that according to the court's decision, Ablyazov will stay in a prison of Luynes town until all procedures relating to extradition are over. On August 2 the Kazakh Prosecutor General's Office sent a letter to France to extradite Ablyazov home.
Ukrainian and Russian law enforcement agencies sent a confirmation about searching for Ablyazov and the intention of the French authorities to extradite him to these countries.
"These processes are independent of each other," he added. "Nobody is entitled to interfere or influence the decisions made by the competent bodies of other countries relating to the search and intention to seek extradition of accused persons," Suindikov added. "The extradition of persons suspected of committing crimes is regulated by the internal legislation of the countries where they are hiding, as well as international agreements."
As for the prospects for Ablyazov's extradition to Kazakhstan, official representative of the Kazakh General Prosecutor's Office said that a positive trend of extraditing the individuals, accused of crimes, from European countries on the basis of reciprocity, that is, even in the absence of bilateral agreements has recently appeared.
A request for the arrest of Ablyazov entered the French authorities of Ukraine. Ukrainian laws fugitive banker could face up to 12 years in prison. It is assumed that the French court will decide on the possible extradition of the former head of BTA Bank until the spring of 2014. As for the claims of Kazakhstan, the Astana between Paris and there is no agreement on extradition of criminals. And because one of the conditions of deportation to Ukraine Ablyazova French side can push it serving a full term in Ukraine without referral to the Kazakh authorities.
Ukrainian law enforcement agencies at this stage of work on participation in an international criminal wanted by Mukhtar Ablyazov fulfilled. Now a matter of honor to secure his extradition to serve his prison sentence under the laws of Ukraine.
The arrest of a fugitive Kazakh citizen - the first in the history of Astana with major frauds. Among them is a former ambassador to Austria and the OSCE - Rakhat Aliyev. He was charged with corruption, murder, plotting a coup. And yet - money laundering. With financial crimes dealt with European investigators. The consequences of going to Austria, Malta, Germany and many other countries.
The German authorities have found that in 2006-2007 as a result of banking operations from the accounts of a company controlled by Aliyev to other similar accounts were transferred to 2.4 million euros. "It may be that the decision to follow very soon, but if find new areas, it will last for several months," - said the press service of the Prosecutor German city of Krefeld, which is under investigation.
At the request of the Austrian and German authorities arrested a Maltese court froze the assets and accounts of the ex-diplomat. The court ordered the banks «Banif Bank» and «Bank of Valletta», as well as the Maltese government services to provide the police access to the property and bank accounts Aliyev, his business partners of the company «Giulianna Limited» and «Olympia Yachting». The decision of the court, Aliyev may not transfer their assets or get rid of them.
As stated in the request for the name of the Maltese Attorney General of the famous Berlin law firm «Danckert Spiller Richter Barlein» (DRSB), Aliyev ferried to Malta € 100 million, which he extorted from large businesses acquired during his time as deputy head of the Committee for National Security of Kazakhstan. Through the accounts of another company - Maximus Holding »AG - laundered huge amounts of illegally acquired Aliyev to Kazakhstan.
According to German investigators, Rakhat Aliyev, starting in 2010, Malta has made a major center for money launderers, moving operations from Austria and Germany.
Despite the success of the Kazakh authorities in apprehending Mukhtar Ablyazov (on request of a third party), the chances of Rakhat Aliyev's arrest and deportation to their homeland is still small. As emphasized by many European media, the investigation will be delayed indefinitely. But judging by the behavior of German and Austrian prosecutors, they intend to bring the investigation of money laundering to the final.
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Gombe governor: Why we deserve upward review of revenue allocation
Gombe State Governor, Alhaji Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya, has stated that the consistent expanding roles of state and local governments in the last 29 years have made it mandatory for an upward review of the revenue allocations to the two tiers of government.
According to the governor, there has been so much pressure, especially on the state governments in Nigeria, to tackle challenging issues of insecurity, environmental degradation, decaying infrastructure, inadequate funding for primary healthcare and basic education.
According to him, "Over the past decades, the roles of state governments have expanded, but our revenue allocation has remained the same."
The governor stated yesterday during the nationwide sensitisation on review of the existing revenue allocation formula by the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), held for Gombe State.
He said as the roles of state governments keep expanding, there's the need for a proper review of the allocation formula to ensure states get the required resources to deliver on new and existing responsibilities.
Yahaya also called on the federal government to give the state a special consideration just like Borno, Yobe and Adamawa States, which have been bedevilled by insurgency.
He said: "Given the special position of Gombe State at the centre of the North-east region, we serve as the regional shock-absorber in witnessing the influx of internally displaced persons (IDPs) from front line insurgency states of Borno, Adamawa and Yobe.
"This has put tremendous pressure on our basic infrastructure and services. It is therefore only fair that the special consideration being extended to these three states also be extended to Gombe State to enable us to deal with new challenges."
He said his administration had been doing a lot by boosting its revenue generation through fiscal efficiency, discipline, transparency and accountability in governance, adding that: "The fact that we are able to achieve far more than even the richest states attest to our remarkable level of financial efficiency and prudence despite being among the bottom states in terms of federal allocation."
Earlier, the Federal Commissioner representing Gombe State in the commission, Malam Mohammed Usman Kukandaka, said the objective of the sensitisation was to enlighten stakeholders on the need to participate and make relevant contributions in the process of the review in order to assist the commission in coming up with fair, just, equitable and acceptable revenue formula for the country.
He said as a constitutional mandate, RMAFC is saddled with the responsibility of periodic review of the revenue allocation formula and principles in operation to ensure conformity with changing realities.
He said: "In 1992, the vertical share of revenue to be allocated to the three tiers of government as proposed by the RMAFC was as follows: federal government 48.5 per cent states 24.0; local per cent governments 20.0 per cent; stabilisation 0.5, derivation 1 per cent; FCT 1 per cent; development of mineral resource areas 3 per cent, and ecology 2 per cent."
He said despite the upward review of the vertical formula by the President Olusegun Obasanjo administration to meet with current realities, the horizontal sharing formula which takes care of states and local government areas in the country is anchored on equality in population, landmass, social development factors and Internally Generated Revenue (IGR).


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These are the details of recent strikes against ISIS
US and coalition military forces continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria July 15, conducting 29 strikes consisting of 46 engagements, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported.
Officials reported details of July 15 strikes, noting that assessments of results are based on initial reports.
Strikes in Syria
Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit fire their M777 Howitzer during a fire mission in northern Syria as part of Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve. (USMC photo by Lance Cpl. Zachery Laning)
In Syria, coalition military forces conducted 22 strikes consisting of 24 engagements against ISIS targets:
— Near Abu Kamal, three strikes engaged an ISIS tactical unit and destroyed three oil stills and a vehicle.
— Near Shadaddi, two strikes destroyed an ISIS staging area and an artillery system.
— Near Dayr Az Zawr, eight strikes destroyed 44 ISIS oil storage tanks, 22 oil stills, five cranes, a vehicle and a wellhead.
— Near Raqqa, nine strikes engaged five ISIS tactical units and destroyed 14 fighting positions, two anti-air artillery systems and a vehicle bomb.
Strikes in Iraq
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In Iraq, coalition military forces conducted seven strikes consisting of 22 engagements against ISIS targets:
— Near Qaim, a strike destroyed a vehicle.
— Near Beiji, a strike destroyed a vehicle bomb and a vehicle bomb-making facility.
— Near Mosul, two strikes engaged two ISIS tactical units and destroyed three fighting positions.
— Near Qayyarah, two strikes engaged an ISIS tactical unit and destroyed seven boats, an ISIS-held building and a fighting position.
— Near Rawah, a strike engaged an ISIS tactical unit.
July 13-14 Strikes
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Additionally, 10 strikes were conducted in Syria and Iraq on July 13-14 that closed within the last 24 hours:
— On July 13 near Raqqa, Syria, two strikes damaged nine fighting positions and suppressed five mortar teams.
— On July 14 near Raqqa, Syria, five strikes engaged three ISIS tactical units, destroyed two fighting positions and two ISIS communications towers, and damaged four fighting positions.
— On July 14 near Kisik, Iraq, a strike damaged eight ISIS supply routes.
— On July 14 near Mosul, Iraq, a strike engaged an ISIS tactical unit and destroyed 11 tunnel entrances.
— On July 14 near Qayyarah, Iraq, a strike engaged an ISIS tactical unit and destroyed four boats, an ISIS-held building and a fighting position.
Part of Operation Inherent Resolve
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These strikes were conducted as part of Operation Inherent Resolve, the operation to destroy ISIS in Iraq and Syria. The destruction of ISIS targets in Iraq and Syria also further limits the group's ability to project terror and conduct external operations throughout the region and the rest of the world, task force officials said.
The list above contains all strikes conducted by fighter, attack, bomber, rotary-wing or remotely piloted aircraft; rocket-propelled artillery; and some ground-based tactical artillery when fired on planned targets, officials noted.
Ground-based artillery fired in counter-fire or in fire support to maneuver roles is not classified as a strike, they added. A strike, as defined by the coalition, refers to one or more kinetic engagements that occur in roughly the same geographic location to produce a single or cumulative effect.
Army photo by Sgt. Ben Brody
For example, task force officials explained, a single aircraft delivering a single weapon against a lone ISIS vehicle is one strike, but so is multiple aircraft delivering dozens of weapons against a group of ISIS-held buildings and weapon systems in a compound, having the cumulative effect of making that facility harder or impossible to use. Strike assessments are based on initial reports and may be refined, officials said.
The task force does not report the number or type of aircraft employed in a strike, the number of munitions dropped in each strike, or the number of individual munition impact points against a target.


After 444 days of long-drawn-out captivity, freedom has come at last for the 52 American hostages. In a matter of days they will be back at home in the United States, reunited with their families.
And with this moment of relief and joy for Americans comes also new freedom for United States foreign policy.
Freedom from a burden that has preoccupied American policymakers for more than 14 months.
In the short run, the US faces almost as many difficulties and strains in its relationship with Iran as it faced before. In the long run, the way may be open for a more constructive relationship between the US and Iran, based on a common interest in maintaining Iran's unity in the face of outside pressures.
The incoming Reagan administration would clearly like some day to reconstitute the old alliance with Iran. It will be many months, perhaps years, before that becomes a realistic wish.
Meanwhile, Ronald Reagan is expected to formulate a tougher set of US responses to potential hostage takers. Statements from appointees to the new administration indicate that the policy will start with a refusal to negotiate with anyone who takes American hostages. This apparently is to be coupled with a warning that if an embassy is ever taken again, there will be severe US reprisals.
Consideration also would be given to declaring a state of war against any nation which supported hostage takers, such as the leadership did in Iran. The hope is that all this will add up to a deterrent which will make potential attackers think twice before attempting to seize an American embassy.
From the Iranians' point of view, release of the 52 American hostages will allow them to pursue more effectively and single-mindedly their war against Iraq. The hostages had become a distraction and a liability. They no longer served as a much-needed unifying symbol. Iraq now provides that symbol.
Perhaps even more important to the Iranians than the billions of dollars in frozen bank funds which they will be receiving will be the reopening of trade with the West European nations which the freeing of the hostages will allow. The hostage release will help end Iran's diplomatic, political, and economic isolation.
Iran has been short of food, fuel, and ammunition.
The only clear-up again Iran's new leaders made from the seizing of the Americans was that they used the hostages to consolidate, or stabilize, their revolution. The leaders can also say, as some already have, that for more than a year we "rubbed the great Satan's nose in the dirt."
But beyond that, a strong argument can be made that nothing was gained and much was lost. To start with, many Western experts think that Iraq would never have dared to attack Iran had it not been for Iran's isolation and the Western economic sanctions which were imposed on that country. Iran did not secure the return of the former Shah nor did it gets its hand on his personal fortune. That will have to go to the courts.
Iran never got the apology it wanted from the United States. And the Iranians had to drop the demand for $24 billion which they originally made, settling in the end for a total of some $9 billion.
Iran is getting less than it might have for its money because it is having immediately to repay loans. Without the hostage crisis, it could have had the money on longer terms.
The Iranians made concessions on almost every point.
All of this makes it exceedingly difficult to answer the key question of what impact the hostage release will have on the internal political struggles in Iran.
The bank assets that are part of the hostage-release deal apparently will be controlled by the Islamic fundamentalists. They can be expected to use the funds in part to strengthen the Revolutionary Guards who are loyal to them, as opposed to the national Army, which is more supportive of President Abolhassan Bani-Sadr.
Until the problem of rivalry between Iran's Army and its Revolutionary Guards is solved, it is difficult to see how the government can prosecute the war against Iraq as effectively as it would like.
What seems certain is that the Carter administration cannot be accused of paying "ransom" to secure the return of the hostages. The Iranians are getting back what was originally theirs.
When asked whether she thought the deal was an honorable one, Louisa Kennedy, the wife of one of the hostages who has often acted as spokeswoman for hostage families, declared, without hesitation: "Absolutely. No doubt about that."
This also seems to have been the reaction in the US Congress, where a number of senators and congressmen praised President Carter for his patience and steadfastness in pursuing a resolution of the hostage crisis.
But while credit was being given to Mr. Carter, there was also a widespread feeling in Washington that the "Reagan factor" played a key role, along with other elements, in securing the hostages' freedom.
It is thought that the Iranians' reluctance to deal with an unpredictable President Reagan created pressure on them to move more swiftly than they otherwise might have toward a resolution of the crisis. The war with Iraq was, of course, another pressing factor.
Now that the US-Iran deal has been struck, American scholars with experience in Iran are warning the Reagan administration not to rush toward trying to establish a new relationship with that country. They think that any such move would merely create suspicion among the militant mullahs.
"The Iranians can turn to the Europeans for economic and technical help," said Ruhollah Ramazani, an Iranian-born American who is chairman of the department of government and foreign affairs at the University of Virginia.
"There are technological areas where the United States could eventually be of more help to Iran than anyone else," he continued. "But a low profile would be advisable. We must not rush."
But Vice-President Walter Mondale seemed to be expressing the view of both the outgoing and incoming administrations when he declared in an interview not long before the hostage deal was announced that Iran is a strategically important country and that it is "in the long-term interests of the United States to have relations with Iran."
There are many months of argument in store over the lessons to be learned from the hostage crisis. These seems to be agreement here at the outset, however, that the crisis weakened the image of American power overseas.
One lesson which the Reagan administration officials seem to be drawing from all this is that they must move more forcefully than ever to establish a permanent American military presence in the Middle East, while at the same time continuing to build the "rapid deployment" military force which was planned by the o utgoing administration.


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Murder on the Orient Express Review
Murder on the Orient Express is the second theatrical feature based on the well-known Agatha Christie novel (there have been two TV adaptations as well) and stars Kenneth Branagh, who also directs, as Christie's famed fictional Belgian detective Hercule Poirot. The movie, shot on 65mm film, is both a faithful adaptation of the novel and an homage to a grander, old-fashioned style of Hollywood moviemaking — which has both its charms and its drawbacks. But the former outweigh the latter just enough to make this version of Christie's trainbound whodunnit entertaining and even somewhat profound, although some modern audiences may get restless or find the unfolding story hard to believe.
It's 1934, and we meet Poirot in Palestine, where he solves a local crime and decides it's time for a holiday. But his plans are curtailed by an urgent request to come back to London and continue work on another case, which requires him to book passage on the Orient Express with the help of the rail company's director Bouc (Tom Bateman), who boards along with Poirot. Joining them are a dozen other passengers of varying ages, nationalities and temperaments, with Poirot immediately finding a shady, gangster-like character named Edward Ratchett (Johnny Depp) suspicious and disagreeable.
The journey is barely underway when two events occur: someone is murdered in their sleeping car and the train is temporarily trapped by snow on the tracks. Bouc, fearing a scandal, implores Poirot to solve the murder before the authorities arrive, a challenge that the detective accepts. But as Poirot begins to examine the evidence and interview the other occupants of the train, he discovers that the killing may be related to a notorious case from several years earlier, and that every one of the passengers may have a connection to or a motive themselves for the crime.
Fans of the book will remember how all this turns out, and frankly non-readers may eventually figure it out too (this writer never read the novel or saw the 1974 film, but deduced the solution). Yet even though Christie's original puzzle and resolution may seem dated and even more implausible now than some critics suggested 83 years ago when the novel was first published, there is something captivating and engrossing about watching Poirot carefully and patiently go about his business, which consists largely of listening and watching. It helps that Branagh is outstanding in the role: eccentric, dryly funny and arrogant, yet brimming with a keen, unquestionable intelligence and righteous sense of justice, his Poirot is effortlessly watchable (and wears a moustache for the ages).
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REVIEW: "The Lost Husband" (2020)
April 23, 2020 by Keith Garlington
After watching the trailer for Vicky Wight's new film "The Lost Husband" I was immediately left with a "no thanks, seen it before" impression. But over the years trailers have proven that looks can be deceiving and I love being surprised. Now I'm not claiming this movie brings anything particularly fresh or is breaking any new ground. But it's a thoughtful, feel-good story which is something we all could use right now.
Much of the story is built around a pretty familiar framework. A hurting woman meets a hunky man. They clash at first but then that inevitable spark is ignited. You know the rest. But Wight makes one pivotal choice that ends up setting her film apart from so many of its kind. She puts her focus squarely on her lead character Libby (Leslie Bibb). It turns out this isn't a movie about a woman finding love. It's about a woman finding her way. The prospect of love is certainly an ingredient, but it's hardly the emphasis.
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Libby is still reeling from the death of her husband Danny. In the opening scene she and their two children are leaving her mother's house in Houston and heading to her Aunt Jean's (Nora Dunn) farm in rural central Texas. There is a lot of family baggage that goes with her and the movie spends much of its time unpacking it. Suffice it to say Libby and her domineering mother Marsha (Sharon Lawrence) don't get along. To make matters worse, an ugly scar from their past has left sisters Marsha and Jean at each other's throats.
Libby only plans to stay at the farm until she can get on her feet. Jean, a widow herself, needs a new farmhand, but before putting her to work Libby needs to be trained. Enter James O'Conner (Josh Duhamel), Jean's "farm manager". He reluctantly (it's always reluctance) agrees to show his city slicker pupil the basics on milking goats, pitching hay, and the importance of opening and shutting gates. That last one provides a metaphor that becomes more obvious as the movie moves forward.
Yes, an attraction springs up between Libby and O'Connor. Yes, we get some of the predictable 'city girl on a farm' humor. Yes, nearly everyone has a secret. But those things are made bearable by Wight's clear-eyed intent. Her movie never loses sight of Libby's plight, even during the scattered moments of cheesiness and the couple of scenes that feel like they belong in a different movie (take a strange seance sequence for instance). Grief, family conflict, reconciliation – just some of the prominent themes Wight thoughtfully navigates.
It helps to have an engaging performance from your lead. There's something a little different about Bibb's work that I couldn't quite put my finger on. It took some time for me to get in step with it, but I ended up drawn to the personality she brings to her character. And Duhamel brings a pickup truck full of charm but there is a subtly to his performance that keeps him out of cliche territory. And it's very much a supporting role, further emphasizing the movie's broader interests.
If you skip the forgettable trailer and misleading title you'll find that "The Lost Husband" has more to offer than you might think. It is hampered by a couple of standard-issue genre tropes, some spotty child performances, and a couple of story angles that needed more attention. But at the core of the movie is a solid story centered on a lead character you root for from the start. And while not perfect, there couldn't be a better time for a movie like this to come along.
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8 thoughts on "REVIEW: "The Lost Husband" (2020)"
alexraphael says: April 23, 2020 at 11:12 am
Doesn't sound like something i'd enjoy.
Keith says: April 23, 2020 at 1:13 pm
LOL. I can fully understand and respect that. It isn't a movie I was expecting to go for. But it's not bad at all. But it's hard for me to say you're missing a lot by skipping it.
fragglerocking says: April 23, 2020 at 11:21 am
Well I only do 2 movies a week, so a 3 star isn't going to make the list 😊 and it's not my sort of thing either I guess. (Am excited for Extraction coming to Netflix soon!)
Extraction lands tomorrow I think! I'm really excited to give that one a spin. This is very much NOT Extraction. 🙂
fragglerocking says: April 23, 2020 at 1:32 pm
Haha yes I'm afraid Venom will have to be deferred to next weekend. Extraction first!
ninvoid99 says: April 23, 2020 at 3:41 pm
It's probably not my cup of tea but the fact that it does something different at least interests me to check it out if it comes on TV.
Absolutely. And I commend it for having deeper interests. This could have been a Nicholas Sparks type thing and you occasionally think it's going that route. But thankfully Wight always brings it back to its center focus.
Carson Maitland - Smith says: April 24, 2020 at 2:49 am
The Home Premiere of Scoob's next month on the 15th 💜


WHEN the Peugeot 208 burst onto the local scene, the French marque's sale figures grew at a healthy pace. Now Peugeot has extended its highly successful compact hatchback line-up with the addition of the affordable, three-door Access 1.0 model.
The newcomer brings the 208 ownership experience within reach of a wider audience. The 208 Access 1.0 VTi showcases Peugeot's latest design language, but its three-door configuration adds a further element of youthful flair and sportiness to the already popular range.
The striking grille, with its black honeycomb grille and dark aluminium surround, is flanked on either side by boldly proportioned headlights, with close attention to fine detail as true of this entry-level model across the 208 range.
The boomerang-shaped tail lights are another visually distinctive feature, while the overall silhouette is sleek and wind-cheating, but also compact and athletic. A smooth roofline and sculpted sides add to the dynamic aesthetics.
The interior echoes the smart functionality of the entire 208 range. The front bucket seats and rear bench are upholstered in attractive yet durable cloth upholstery while the overall fit and finish are exemplary.
Standard equipment includes electric front windows, central locking, Isofix child seat mounts and an on-board trip computer. ABS brakes with EBD and dual front airbags for the driver and front passenger ensure a high degree of active and passive safety. A full-size spare wheel is standard.
The Access 1.0 is powered by an efficient, in-line three-cylinder engine. The 999cc unit has a maximum output of 50kW combined with a torque peak of 95 Nm. That urge is delivered to the front wheels via a five-speed manual gearbox.
The 208 Access 1.0 VTi goes from zero to 100 km/h in 14 seconds and has a top speed of 163 km/h. Of even greater interest is the Peugeot 208's fuel efficiency, which comes to an impressive average of 4.3 litres/100 km.
The three-door Peugeot 208 Access 1.0 VTi is covered by a three-year warranty. Peugeot's 5-year/60 000 km maintenance Premium Plan is included as standard. This newcomer will retail for R147 500.