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Selections from the Poetry of Lord Byron
Авторы: George Gordon Byron Baron Byron
Lyrics: When we two parted
Maid of Athens.
And thou art dead.
The Glory that was Greece (from the "Gia-
our")
Know ye the land (from the "Bride of Aby-
dos").
The Corsair's Song (from the "Corsair ")
Grecian Sunset (from the "Corsair ").
She walks in beauty (from the "Hebrew Melo-
dies")
If that high world (from the "Hebrew Melo-
To Manfred
To the Dream.
O snatch'd away in beauty's bloom (from the
"Hebrew Melodies")
To Darkness
To Mazeppa
To Don Juan
To Cain.
To the Lyrics .
INDEX OF FIRST LINES
When coldness wraps this suffering clay (from
the "Hebrew Melodies"). .
The Destruction of Sennacherib (from the
On this day I complete my thirty-sixth year.
NOTES: To Childe Harold's Pilgrimage
To the Prisoner of Chillon.
Stanzas for Music
So, we'll go no more a-roving.
Stanzas written on the road between Florence
and Pisa
Song of the South-Sea Islanders (from the
"Island")
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THERE are two aspects of Byron, almost equally attractive to the modern reader, although attractive in different ways. There is the personal Byron, vehemently masculine in most of his habits and doings, yet, as Moore and others who knew him report, strangely feminine in some of his traits, and perhaps again, as Goethe felt, as strangely immature and like a child as soon as he turned to reflection: the whole compound a brilliant meteoric genius that dazzled the eyes of Europe for a short generation. To us this Byron becomes a fascinating psychological study, a document in humanity, baffling our analysis, as he himself baffled his own analysis. For this study it is plain that we need all the evidence obtainable, letters, journals, the testimony alike of friends, of enemies, and of indifferent contemporaries, as well as all the verses, the bad with the good, which flowed so readily from his incontinent pen. On the other hand there is Byron the poet, whom, it is true, we cannot altogether separate from the personal Byron, but whom we should judge, as we judge other poets, by the best half of his work, in which, as Matthew Arnold, a poet writing of a poet, so finely says:
"Nature herself seemed to take the pen from him as she took it from Wordsworth, and to write for him as she wrote for Wordsworth, though in a different fashion, with her own penetrating simplicity."
OUR enjoyment of Byron as a poet then is greater if we confine ourselves to Byron at his best. But Byron's poetry at its best is constantly personal, subjective, and overflowing with Byron the man. So that fully to understand Byron at his best in poetry we are driven to study the personal, the inferior, the prose Byron. And here we are perpetually beset with the paradox of Byron's nature, with the difficulty of disentangling the real Byron from the false Byron. For, contradictory and complex as are most modern characters, few have been more so than Byron. A histrionic strain was prominent in him from the beginning, and it was and is an offence to sincere and candid souls that not only at times his sentiments were evidently put on and worn for effect, but also not infrequently he himself did not know his own real sentiments, but was the dupe of his own imaginings. Nevertheless it is important to recognize that, although seldom apparent in his life from day to day, or in much of his verse from line to line, a fiery and desperate sincerity was at bottom and essentially the motive force of Byron's character as of Byron's poetry. After we have read all that he wrote, no less than after reading only the inspired portions, and after following his career step by step, the general impression of this returns to us and abides with us.
The war of the members, the contradictory elements in Byron, are evident. Byron himself, given to self
In a letter to relates that his
analysis, did not fail to notice them. Miss Milbanke (Sept. 16, 1814?) he head had just been examined by Spurzheim the craniologist,
"a discoverer of faculties and dispositions from the heads. He says all mine are strongly marked, but very antithetical, for everything developed in or on this same skull of mine has its opposite in great force, so that, to believe him, my good and evil are at perpetual war."
The war of good and evil in the human breast is no new or peculiar thing; but Byron's poetry is, as was his life, a field where the conflict appears pre-eminently desperate and magnificent.
"He taught us little; but our soul
Had felt him like the thunder's roll.
With shivering heart the strife we saw
Of passion with eternal law."
All the passions, at one time or another, were at strife within his soul. And yet, early as was the maturity of his passionate nature, we can trace the development of it through several stages. His ancestry and his parentage explain much. His genius remains underivable, but his energy, his courage, his love of adventure, and the seeds of much that developed later into evil and vice with him seem to hold from the paternal line; his irritability, waywardness, generosity, and occasional self-devotion, the strain of fitful morbidity in him, and perhaps his latent enthusiasm, from the maternal.
His physical malformation-his congenital lameness -reacted upon his sensitive and suspicious nerves
and resulted in a vice of temperament.
His sudden
and unexpected change of fortune, making him heir to a peerage when still a child, was in its effects a misfortune. Worst of all, however, was the influence upon his life of his mother's violent, capricious, and hysterical temper. To this Byron, notwithstanding his paradoxical affection for her, often alludes with bitterness. Thus in a letter to his half-sister Augusta, written in 1811, before his cynicism was anything more than youthful and nascent, he writes:
"You must excuse my being a little cynical, knowing how my temper was tried in my nonage; the manner in which I was brought up must necessarily have broken a meek spirit, or rendered a fiery one ungovernable; the effect it has had on mine I need not state."
Afterwards it was the world at large and especially the times in which he lived which had the greatest influence in the formation of the character of the great English protagonist of a revolutionary age.
Other traits, essential in Byron, seem latent or patent from his youth. There is his pride,—of which he was not a little proud.
"To the charge of pride I suspect I must plead guilty," he writes to Miss Milbanke in 1813 (with some complacency and in the rôle of the interesting lover), "because when a boy and a very young one it was the constant reproach of schoolfellows and tutors. It was, however, originally defensive-for at that time my hand like Ishmael's was against every one's and every one's against mine."
Practically all of Byron's heroes are types of that proud disdain which Dante and medieval writers on ethics denominated superbia. Such are Childe Harold,


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The 2019 Indianapolis 500 (branded as the 103rd Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge for sponsorship reasons) was an IndyCar Series event held on Sunday, May 26, 2019, at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. The premier event of the 2019 IndyCar Series, the event ran 500 miles (200 laps). Simon Pagenaud won the race from the pole position, earning Team Penske's record-extending 18th Indy 500 victory. Pagenaud led 116 laps, taking the lead for the final time with just over one lap to go from 2016 winner Alexander Rossi. He became the first French-born winner since Gaston Chevrolet in 1920, and the first pole-sitter to win the race since 2009.

The month of May activities formally began on May 11 with the IndyCar Grand Prix on the combined road course. Practice for the Indianapolis 500 began on Tuesday, May 14, and time trials were held May 18–19. Carb Day, the traditional final day of practice, as well as the annual Pit Stop Challenge and Indy Lights Freedom 100, were held May 24. Simon Pagenaud became the second driver in a row to sweep both the IndyCar Grand Prix and the Indy 500 in the same year. Pagenaud also won the pole position, the record-extending 18th Indy 500 pole for Team Penske.

Will Power, the winner in 2018, entered the race as the defending champion. During the Last Row Shootout on May 19, former Formula 1 World Champion Fernando Alonso, attempting his second Indy 500, was bumped from the field, and failed to qualify.

This would be the final Indianapolis 500 held under the ownership of the Hulman/George family. On November 3, 2019, it was announced that Penske Entertainment Corp., a subsidiary of the Penske Corporation, owned by Roger Penske, had purchased the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the IndyCar Series, and IMS Productions. The sale was finalized in January 2020.

Race background

Rule changes
Cars will be permitted one of two optional Gurney flaps atop the rear wing to increase downforce. A  inch tall flap, either  wide or  wide, can be affixed to generate 50-100 pounds of downforce.
Marathon Petroleum replaces Sunoco as the official fuel provider beginning in 2019, using the Speedway brand.
All cars will be fitted with the Advanced Frontal Protection (AFP) device for cockpit protection. The AFP is a vertical, titanium device measuring  by , resembling a fin, mounted to the leading edge of the cockpit.

Track changes
A recycled polyethylene (RPE) binding agent was applied to the oval track surface; six drivers participated in an aero and tire test at the track in October 2018 following the application.

Qualifying changes
A revised qualifying procedure was announced, modifying the Two-day format utilized from 2014 to 2018. Qualifying will continue to be held over two days (Saturday, May 18 & Sunday, May 19), but bumping will be moved back to Sunday. Both the familiar Fast Nine Shootout and a new Last Row Shootout will be held Sunday. Cars will continue to use the traditional four-lap qualifying attempts.

On Saturday, the procedure will be as follows:
Qualifying will be open from 11:00 a.m. to 5:50 p.m. All cars entered will be guaranteed at least one attempt. Additional attempts are allowed, time/weather permitting.
Positions 1–9 will advance to the Fast Nine Shootout.
Positions 10–30 will be locked-in, and will not re-qualify.
Positions 31 and lower will be entered into the Last Row Shootout.

On Sunday, time trials will conclude as follows:
At 12:15 p.m. the Last Row Shootout will be held. Entries that finished 31st and lower on Saturday will have one attempt to qualify. Times from Saturday will be erased. Starting positions 31–33 will be filled. All other cars from 34th and lower will fail to qualify.
At 1:15 p.m., the Fast Nine Shootout will determine starting positions 1–9, including the pole position. Times from Saturday will be erased, and cars will have one attempt to re-qualify. Championship points (9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1) will be awarded based on the results of the Fast Nine Shootout.
After qualifying is concluded, a 2-hour, 45-minute practice session will be held. Furthermore, the Monday post-qualifying practice session will be trimmed from 3 hours down to 2 hours.

2019 IndyCar Series

Five different drivers won the first five races of the 2019 IndyCar Series season. Josef Newgarden won the season-opening race at St. Petersburg. Series rookie Colton Herta won the inaugural race at Circuit of the Americas, in doing so became the youngest driver ever to win an Indy car race. Takuma Sato then won the race at Birmingham, and Alexander Rossi won at Long Beach. The month of May opened with Simon Pagenaud winning the IndyCar Grand Prix, his first win since 2017 and third win in the event. Entering the Indianapolis 500, Josef Newgarden led the championship points standings.

For the first time since 2015, no oval races were held prior to Indianapolis.

Sponsorship
On January 31, 2019, it was announced that the online financial services company Gainbridge would become the new presenting sponsor of the 500 under a four-year deal.

Pre-race ceremonies
 Kelly Clarkson performed "The Star-Spangled Banner" for the second year in a row.
 Tony George recites the starting command for the final time before Roger Penske purchases the Speedway from the Hulman-George family in November 2019.

Entry list

The official entry list was released with 36 car/driver combinations. All chassis are Dallara IR12 utilizing the Universal Aero Kit, with Firestone tires.
On November 10, it was announced that Fernando Alonso would return for his second Indianapolis 500 attempt, driving for McLaren, however he failed to qualify for the race. For 2019, the team utilized Chevrolet Engines. Alonso utilized car #66, the number that was carried by Mark Donohue who won the 1972 race driving a McLaren chassis for Penske Racing. On April 9, Alonso took part in a private test at Texas Motor Speedway, in order to re-acclimate himself to Indy cars, and to adapt to the UAK18 aero kit.
2018 Indy 500 and IndyCar Rookie of the Year Robert Wickens suffered a violent crash on August 19, 2018 at the ABC Supply Pocono 500, which would cause him to require extensive rehabilitation to regain use of his legs. Schmidt Peterson Motorsports announced that Wickens' IndyCar career is on hiatus until "he wants to and is able to return."  For legal purposes regarding INDYCAR's Leader's Circle financial bonus, Marcus Ericsson replaced Wickens in the car, which was renumbered from No. 6 to No. 7.
Marco Andretti drove a "throwback" paint scheme celebrating the 50th anniversary of Mario Andretti's 1969 victory. The livery was unveiled on NBC's Today.
Colton Herta was the first driver entered in Indy history to be born in the 2000s.

 Former Indianapolis 500 winner
 Indianapolis 500 Rookie

Schedule

An open test on the oval was scheduled for and held April 24, 2019 followed by a private manufacturer's test on the combined road course on April 29.

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Testing

August 2018
On August 6, 2018 a private test was conducted at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval by Firestone. Two teams, one each representing Chevrolet and Honda, participated. Team Penske with driver Will Power tested for Chevy, and Chip Ganassi Racing with driver Scott Dixon tested for Honda. The test was focused on further development to the UAK18 universal aero kits which debuted in 2018. After some criticism during the 2018 race, improvements were made to the front wing endplate and underwing panels to address stability issues. Speeds were not announced, and no incidents were reported.

October 2018
A series-conducted test was scheduled for October 17, 2018 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Six teams tested with six cars, further developing aerodynamic specifications for the UAK18 universal aero kit as well as Firestone tires. In addition, the drivers were able to experience for the first time the performance of the Speedway's pavement, which was recently upgraded with an application of the asphalt binding agent Recycled Polyethylene (RPE).

No speeds were announced, and no incidents were reported. Following the test, the participants expressed that the track had more grip, and the new tire was more consistent than the compound used in 2018.

Oval test — Friday April 19
Three Indy 500 rookies took part in an oval acclimation test at Texas Motor Speedway on April 19. Ben Hanley, Colton Herta and Marcus Ericsson took part in the test, which was conducted by IndyCar officials. The test provided the drivers with high-speed oval experience prior to the start of the Rookie Orientation Program. Conditions were reported as windy, and no incidents were reported.

Open test and Rookie Orientation — Wednesday April 24
Weather: , rain, winds up to 15 mph
Summary: A full-field open test at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway was scheduled for Wednesday April 24, 2019. A total of fifteen teams, featuring 28 drivers, were scheduled to participate. The test was split into three segments, with the first segment reserved for full-time IndyCar Series veterans. The second session was the Rookie Orientation Test and the Refresher Test (drivers who have previously raced in the Indy 500 but have not raced an NTT IndyCar Series race on a high-speed oval since the previous year's Indy 500), and the third session was for all veterans as well as drivers who passed either the rookie or refresher tests.

Testing began on-time at 11:00 a.m., however, the track was closed after eleven minutes due to rain. The track re-opened to resume the first segment shortly after 3:00 p.m. At about 4:45 p.m., a light rain shower closed the track again. Around 6 p.m., the track re-opened for the Rookie Orientation Program and refresher session, and ran until moisture ended the day at 7:30 p.m. The third session was cancelled.

A total of twenty drivers took part in the first session, completing 707 laps. Takuma Sato set the fastest lap of the day (226.993 mph) and also had a "no-tow" lap of nearly 223 mph. Tony Kanaan failed to run any laps at speed, and Max Chilton suffered a blown engine.

The Rookie Orientation Program and the Refresher tests were next. Four rookies (Colton Herta, Felix Rosenqvist, Santino Ferrucci, and Marcus Ericsson) passed all three phases of the rookie test - ten laps at 205-210 mph, ten laps at 210-215 mph, and ten laps over 215 mph. Herta led the rookie speed chart with a lap of 226.108 mph, and a "no-tow" laps of 223.121 mph (the fastest such of the entire day). The Refresher test, for veteran drivers who have not raced on a high-speed oval since the 2018 race, consists of the final two phases of the aforementioned rookie test. Drivers who raced in 2018 at Texas or Pocono were exempt. Conor Daly was the only participant that passed both the second and third phase. Fernando Alonso suffered electrical issues, and only managed to clear the second phase. Hélio Castroneves, J. R. Hildebrand, and Oriol Servià were also unable to complete both phases. An additional session of the Refresher/Rookie Orientation Program was scheduled from 1 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. on May 14.

Practice

Opening Day Practice — Tuesday May 14

Weather: , Fair
Summary: The opening day of practice saw all 36 cars turn laps around the circuit. Most drivers needing rookie/refresher testing completed their programs; however, rookie Patricio O'Ward suffered electrical issues in his car, preventing him from finishing his program. Fernando Alonso also suffered electrical issues on the day, preventing him taking part in much of the afternoon running. The fastest lap of the day belonged to Will Power, who turned a lap at , ahead of his Team Penske teammate Simon Pagenaud and Ed Carpenter Racing team boss Ed Carpenter. The fastest "no-tow" lap belonged to Ed Jones, who turned a lap at  without the aid of drafting. Only one minor incident occurred during the day, when rookie Colton Herta spun in the warm-up lane in turn 2, though he suffered no damage.

Practice — Wednesday May 15

Weather: , Partly cloudy
Summary: The second day of practice opened with Patricio O'Ward completing his rookie test, allowing him to participate in open practice with the other competitors. The day saw the first two crashes of practice for the month. The first came at 12:35 p.m., when Fernando Alonso hit the outside wall in turn three while following Graham Rahal. The car then slid across the track and hit the barriers on the inside of the north short chute before finally coming to a halt in turn four after tapping the outside wall. Alonso emerged uninjured, but the car was heavily damaged and the team did not return for the remainder of the day's practice. The second incident of the day came at 5:02 p.m. when Felix Rosenqvist lost control of his car in turn two while following Colton Herta. Rosenqvist's car spun before hitting the outside barrier, then slid into the tire wall at the inside of the track. Rosenqvist was uninjured, while the car needed significant repairs. Topping the speed charts for the day was Josef Newgarden who turned a lap at , besting Scott Dixon and Spencer Pigot. The fastest "no-tow" lap belonged to Alexander Rossi, who ran at  without the assistance of drafting. The field completed a total of 3,219 laps, with a considerable amount of "pack" racing observed.

Practice — Thursday May 16

Weather: , Mostly cloudy, thunderstorms late
Summary: Thursday practice was shortened by 90 minutes due to rain. Despite this, 35 cars turned laps on the day, with only McLaren Racing being absent, still recovering from their accident the previous day. One major incident occurred at 12:18 p.m. when Patricio O'Ward lost control of his car in turn two and made heavy contact with the outside wall, sending the car airborne briefly before landing on its wheels and skidding to a halt part way down the backstretch. O'Ward was uninjured, but did not return to the track for the remainder of the day. Ed Jones was the fastest driver of the day, running a lap at  ahead of Takuma Sato and Zach Veach. Jones also held the fastest "no-tow" lap at . Only 1,717 laps were completed for the session, down from the previous day. With severe weather approaching the area, at 4:30 p.m. the yellow light was turned on and all cars were called off the track. The teams were sent to the garage area and the session was ended early, anticipating the storm.

Fast Friday Practice — Friday May 17

Weather: , Mostly cloudy early with mid-day thunderstorms, sunny late
Summary: Boost pressures were increased in preparation for qualifying weekend, leading to higher speeds than previous days. One major incident occurred at roughly noon, when Kyle Kaiser lost control in turn 3 and impacted the outside wall heavily, causing his car to become airborne briefly before landing upright. The incident placed the entry from Juncos Racing in doubt as to whether they would be able to appear for qualifying. The day also saw a stoppage due to weather, as lightning in the Speedway area halted running for roughly an hour. Conor Daly set the fastest time of Fast Friday, running a lap of  and besting Marco Andretti and Takuma Sato. Ed Jones headed the "no-tow" ranking for the third time in the week, posting a lap at  with no drafting aid.

Time trials

Qualifying — Saturday May 18

Weather: , Sunny, winds up to 25 mph
Summary: Time trials on Saturday determined the top thirty qualifiers which would be locked into the starting field. The nine fastest cars will subsequently advance to the Fast Nine Shootout scheduled for Sunday to determine the pole position. Spencer Pigot of Ed Carpenter Racing, who drew second in the qualifying order, set the fastest speed of the day at 230.083 mph. Will Power qualified second, falling short of the top spot by just 0.0011 seconds. Ed Jones turned in the fastest single qualifying lap (231.015 mph) and fastest trap speed (239.795 mph). However, his last two laps dropped off and he slipped to 6th in the final standings. High ambient and track temperatures, as well as gusting winds, made the search for speed difficult, particularly as the afternoon wore on.

On his first qualifying attempt, James Hinchcliffe, who failed to qualify in 2018, suffered a major crash in turn two. The driver lost control and did a half-spin, hitting the outside wall with the left side. Hinchcliffe was seen gingerly limping from the car, but did not suffer any major injuries. Later in the day, Hinchcliffe made three qualifying attempts in a back-up car, but failed to make the top 30. The other major story of the day involved Fernando Alonso. After struggling during practice all week, Alonso made five qualifying attempts yet failed to make the top 30. At the close of time trials, Alonso was ranked 31st, and was forced to participate in the Last Row Shootout.

The six cars that did not lock-in to the top 30 moved on to the Last Row Shootout, held the following day.

Bump Day/Pole Day — Sunday May 19

Last Row Shootout

The six cars that failed to qualify on Saturday participated in the Last Row Shootout. Each car was permitted one qualifying attempt to fill positions 31-32-33. The three remaining cars would fail to qualify. Rain delayed the start of the Last Row Shootout until 4:30 p.m. The teams had been permitted only a brief practice session Sunday morning before weather moved into the area.

After struggling during practice, and after managing only 33rd on Saturday, Sage Karam set the fastest speed of the session. After crashing and failing to make the top 30 on Saturday, James Hinchcliffe also qualified solidly. Fernando Alonso of McLaren found himself sitting on the bubble with only one car remaining in line. Second-year driver Kyle Kaiser of Juncos Racing was the final driver to make an attempt. Going into the month, the sponsorship for the Juncos team fell through. They suffered a crash in practice on Friday, and ranked last after Saturday's qualifying session. With zero practice laps on the day, Kaiser dramatically bumped out Alonso by 0.0129 seconds to make the starting field.

All three cars that failed to qualify were associated with Carlin (the McLaren entry was affiliated with Carlin). Charlie Kimball was the only Carlin entry to make the starting field (he had qualified 20th the day before and as such was not involved in the session). Despite an adequate budget, McLaren's effort with Fernando Alonso was riddled with mistakes, missteps, unpreparedness, and in hindsight was described as a "comedy of errors". During a test session at Texas, the team discovered they did not have a steering wheel. Later, a series of electrical issues cut into much-needed practice time. When Alonso crashed his primary car during practice, his backup car was not available because the team had sent it back to the paint shop when they realized it had been painted the wrong shade of orange. The painting gaffe cost the team two days of track time. One practice run on Sunday was aborted when the team realized they had made errors in their chassis setups from converting from imperial to metric units.

Firestone Fast Nine Shootout

Team Penske won their record-extending 18th Indianapolis 500 pole position, as driver Simon Pagenaud took the top spot in the Fast Nine Shootout. Three-time polesitter Ed Carpenter was the third car out and set the pace early on with a four-lap average of 229.889 mph. Carpenter's fourth career pole, however, was not to be, as Pagenaud narrowly edged him out by 0.07 seconds. After a disappointing run by Will Power, which saw him drop from 2nd on Saturday to 6th on Sunday, Spencer Pigot was the last car with a chance for the pole. Pigot's first lap was quick, but his four-lap average dropped off and he qualified third.

Ed Carpenter Racing qualified 2nd-3rd-4th, one of the best combined time trials result for a three-car (or larger) race team. Penske Racing qualified 1st-2nd-3rd in 1988, and 1st-3rd-4th in 2010 and 2018. Andretti Autosport also qualified 2nd-3rd-4th in 2012-2013.

Because of the earlier rain, the scheduled practice after the Fast Nine Shootout was cancelled.

Post-qualifying practice

Post-qualifying practice — Monday May 20
Weather: , partly sunny
Summary: All 33 qualified cars took practice laps during the Post-qualifying practice session on Monday. Tony Kanaan took laps in both his own car and teammate Matheus Leist's car. The only minor incident of the day involved Marcus Ericsson. In heavy traffic, cars were two and three wide approaching turn three. Ericsson drifted high in turn three, and lightly brushed the outside wall in the north short chute. Polesitter Simon Pagenaud led the speed chart for the afternoon. The field completed 2,469 laps running most of the session in packs and simulating race conditions.

Carb Day — Friday May 24
Weather: , Mostly cloudy
Practice summary: Carb Day served as the final practice before the race. The session saw mainly pack running in anticipation of the race, with no major incidents occurring. Tony Kanaan posted the best lap of the day at , besting rookie Santino Ferrucci and Takuma Sato. Later in the day, the annual pit stop competition occurred.

Pit Stop Challenge
The annual Pit Stop Challenge was held on May 24 following the Freedom 100 Indy Lights race. Victory in the event went to Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports with Marcus Ericsson's No. 7 car. The team bested Chip Ganassi Racing's No. 9 car in a best of three shoot-out. The victory marked the first time since 2004 that a team other than Chip Ganassi Racing or Team Penske had done so.

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Starting grid
(R) = Indianapolis 500 rookie; (W) = Former Indianapolis 500 winner

Failed to qualify

 = Indianapolis 500 rookie = Former Indianapolis 500 winner

Race summary

First half
Race day saw a high temperature of  with overcast skies for most of the race. Despite forecasts of thunderstorms throughout the day, the race was unaffected by precipitation.

The start saw Simon Pagenaud pull out to the lead, with Ed Carpenter and Will Power behind. The first green flag run was short lived, with the first caution period coming after just four laps, when Colton Herta came to a halt at the exit of turn 4; a gearbox failure causing a quick end to the rookie's race. Racing resumed on lap 10, with Power moving into second place ahead of Carpenter, with Spencer Pigot running fourth. This order would remain intact until the first stops of the race, which began at lap 32. After the stops, the top 3 remained the same, while Josef Newgarden moved to fourth. During the pit sequence, Hélio Castroneves and James Davison collided in the pit lane, resulting in Davison spinning. Castroneves was handed a drive-through penalty for the incident. At lap 54, Ben Hanley became the race's second retirement, as a broken halfshaft brought an end to the DragonSpeed car's day, though Hanley managed to bring the car back to pit lane without the need for a caution period.

The second round of stops came beginning at lap 62, though just before this, Carpenter managed to get back around Power for second. Scott Dixon led his first laps of the day during this period, having saved enough fuel to stay out until lap 71. During this pit sequence, Jordan King was involved in a pit lane incident where he slid long in his box at hit one of his tire changers; the crew member suffered a leg injury and was transported to a local hospital. Just as the pit sequence ended, the second caution of the day came, as Kyle Kaiser crashed his car in turn 4, ending the day for the Juncos Racing entry. During the caution, Power was moved to the back of the field as a penalty for hitting one of his pit crew members during his previous pit stop. The running order now ran Pagenaud, Carpenter, Alexander Rossi, Newgarden, and Sébastien Bourdais.

Racing resumed at lap 78 with the running order remaining largely the same until the next round of pit stops, starting around lap 99. Rossi led his first laps of the day during the pit sequence after managing to stay out until lap 106, but a slower pit stop dropped him back behind Newgarden and Bourdais. Scott Dixon led again, staying out to lap 111.

Second half
Despite the slow stop, Alexander Rossi quickly climbed back up the order, and by lap 112 was in second place and fighting with leader Simon Pagenaud. The two remained close until the next round of stops, beginning at lap 128. Rossi suffered an even slower pit stop when he came in on lap 136 when the fuel nozzle failed to engage properly. Rossi was saved from falling well off the leader by the race's third caution flag. Behind Rossi, Marcus Ericsson spun coming into the pit lane, making contact with the wall with the nose of the car. Though Ericsson's car was not damaged enough to end his race, the car had stalled and needed retrieval, necessitating the caution period. Those who had not yet stopped, including Scott Dixon, were forced to pit during the caution, placing them behind those who had already stopped. As the field prepared for the next restart, the running order was Pagenaud, Carpenter, Newgarden, Bourdais, and Rossi.

Racing resumed at lap 148. Soon after, Josef Newgarden passed Carpenter for second and then successfully stole the lead away from his teammate Pagenaud. Pagenaud elected to stay behind Newgarden for several laps in an effort to conserve fuel and make it to the end on only one more pit stop. This lasted until lap 168, when Pagenaud passed Newgarden back just before pitting again and triggering the final round of pit stops. During the sequence, Rossi was able to jump past both Newgarden and third place Ed Carpenter thanks to the advantage of an undercut. Soon after, Rossi passed Pagenaud for the virtual lead of the race while an off sequence Spencer Pigot led. Just as this happened, caution came for the fourth and final time of the day for a multi-pile up in turn 3. Graham Rahal and Sébastien Bourdais made contact entering the turn, causing them to crash. Behind them, Felix Rosenqvist, Zach Veach, and Charlie Kimball also lost control of their cars trying to avoid the incident. Of the five cars involved, Kimball was the only one able to continue on with the race. Scott Dixon also received minor damage in the incident. Due to the lengthy necessary clean up, the race was red flagged. Bourdais was deemed to be at fault for the incident, and was handed a 30-second avoidable contact penalty, relegating him to a 30th place finish, placed behind all other drivers involved in the crash.

Finish
After roughly 18 minutes, cars returned to the track, with the top five following Pigot's pit stop being Rossi, Pagenaud, Carpenter, Newgarden, and Takuma Sato, who had finally recovered from trouble during his first pit stop. Racing resumed at lap 186, with Pagenaud immediately passing Rossi in turn 1 to reclaim the lead. The two exchanged places again the next lap before Pagenaud again reclaimed the lead, with the battle cooling down for a few laps. Behind them, Sato managed to pass both Carpenter and Newgarden, placing the former winner suddenly in contention for victory. With three laps to go, Rossi retook the lead of the race, but one lap later, Pagenaud moved back around Rossi with a pass into turn 3. Despite Rossi's efforts to reel him back in on the final lap, Pagenaud held on to take victory. The final margin of victory was 0.2 seconds, the seventh closest in the history of the race.

Pagenaud's victory marked the first time since 1920 that a French-born driver had won the race. It was the elusive first Indianapolis 500 win for longtime IndyCar sponsor John Menard Jr. It also marked the first time since 2009 that the pole sitter had won. For winning, Pagenaud earned $2,669,529 out of a total purse of $13,090,536. Rookie of the Year honors went to Santino Ferrucci, who finished seventh in his Indy 500 debut.

Box score

Notes
 Points include qualification points from Time Trials, 1 point for leading a lap, and 2 points for most laps led.

Broadcasting

Television
NBC televised the race in the United States, having assumed the broadcast rights as part of a new, three-year deal to televise the entire IndyCar Series, replacing ABC for the first time since 1965 (NBCSN held cable rights over the previous contract, but selected races, including the Indianapolis 500, were part of a separate package sold to ABC). The race was called by NBC's commentary team of Leigh Diffey, Townsend Bell, and Paul Tracy. Mike Tirico served as on-air host for pre-race coverage, joined by Danica Patrick and Dale Earnhardt Jr. as analysts.  Dillon Welch, whose father was a former ESPN pit reporter for the Indianapolis 500, was also a reporter.

Portions of pre-race activities were exclusive to NBC Sports Gold's IndyCar Pass subscription, including most practice sessions and all of the first day of qualifying with the final hour simulcast by NBCSN along with the entirety of Carb Day also simulcast. Bump and Pole Day were exclusive to NBCSN; while NBC had a scheduled window, the session was delayed due to rain, and NBC had commitments to air an NHL playoff game. The season-long broadcast team of Jake Query, Anders Krohn, and Katie Hargitt covered the Indy Lights Freedom 100. NBCSN broadcast a two-hour pre-race show and a one-hour post-race show on race day.

The 2019 Indianapolis 500 saw an average of 5.4 million viewers, and a 3.9 overnight rating—a 15% increase over the 2018 edition (which was the least-viewed 500 since the introduction of live flag-to-flag coverage).

Radio
The race was carried by the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network. Mark Jaynes served as the chief announcer or "Voice of the 500" for the fourth consecutive year. For 2019, the booth announcers moved to a new location. The IMS Radio Network took over the studio formerly occupied by ABC television, on the second floor of the Pagoda renamed the Sid Collins Booth. NBC took over the booth high atop the Pagoda which the radio crew used to utilize. As a result, the chief announcer no longer had a clear view of turn one, and the separate turn one announcer (which was left vacant multiple times in the past several years) was brought back once again. Nick Yeoman took the prestigious turn one reporting location, as Jerry Baker was now permanently retired from the crew but was working with the public address department.

1070 The Fan broadcast nightly with Trackside with Curt Cavin and Kevin Lee, followed by Donald Davidson's The Talk of Gasoline Alley.

References

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Here is my hands down, favorite gluten-free recipe of all time.
Preheat oven to 350. Spray muffin cups with cooking spray. Mix dry ingredients in a separate bowl. Cream together butter and sugar. Add eggs and beat until smooth. Stir in vanilla, milk, bananas, and applesauce. Pour in dry ingredients and mix just until combined. Spoon about 1/4 C. mix into muffin cups. Sprinkle cinnamon and sugar mixture on top of each muffin. Bake for 15-18 minutes. Makes about 16-18 muffins.
If you don't eat them immediately, cool, and then freeze. They are just as good warmed up in the microwave. 🙂 I always make at least 3 batches.
You're always there when there is nothing else to eat.
I can find you anywhere and pack you along.
With so many flavors, I can't go wrong.
Lunchmeat, cheese, or something new.
makes my stomach so happy and my taste buds beam.


Experts are warning of the threat posed by China's use of artificial intelligence (AI) to develop a survellience state, and say the risk of such authoritarian behaviour spreading to other parts of the world is increasing.
"If I were asked which was the bigger threat from China to the West, is it Huawei or is it their research on artificial intelligence I would say it's their research on artificial intelligence," Professor Austin said.
The dramatic arrest in Canada of Huawei's chief financial officer for possible extradition to the US shocked many. But what exactly is Huawei and why does it seem like it's continually being targeted by foreign governments?
"China's intention with artificial intelligence, it's primary purpose at the government level of being a world-leader in artificial intelligence, is to enhance the control of its population," he said.
China observers point to the country's far western Xinjiang province as a prominent example of the survellience state in action.
The ABC has also detailed how China is implementing a "social credit" system for its citizens, drawing on AI technology such as facial recognition.
Xi Jinping wants to make China the world's unrivalled artificial superpower by 2030.
The country announced grand plans in a 2017 national blueprint to address its shortcomings, aiming to become the world's leader in artificial intelligence by 2030.
Despite that being a "laughable proposition", Professor Austin said there were flow-on effects of its huge investments in the industry.
"What China is doing domestically in terms of developing the surveillance state is a serious threat to the world," he said.
"What's equally alarming about the Chinese direction is that key governments in the world are keen to follow them.
"Some of the machines and applications being developed in China in order to achieve certain survellience or other goals are now on the market for people, governments, companies around the world to purchase," he said.
"It can be tempting to authorities to overstep or to go farther in surveillance than they would have been able to before," he said.
"The threat to us is that our governments and our corporations are rushing to China to borrow the technology, and we have no controls on those sorts of technologies," Professor Austin said, pointing to Google as a classic example of a major company working with the Chinese Government.
"Rules and regulations for AI are difficult because we can't define AI," he said.
"With military drones the United States has really led the world over the Rubicon into, for lack of a better term, the land of killer robots in the sky," Mr Webster said.
Speaking to the ABC recently, the Centre for a New American Security's Elsa Kania warned China was making progress using AI in military systems.
Bodies like the UN's expert group on lethal autonomous weapons and the International Organisation for Standardisation are working on policies for AI.


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I need to do Simulation on MATLAB/Simulink. Design 3 phase Hybrid power filter ( shunt active + shunt passive ) to eliminate the harmonic in both source and l...phase Hybrid power filter ( shunt active + shunt passive ) to eliminate the harmonic in both source and load current using SRF theory. And I need to implement & test the controller using FPGA.
Hi JMITSolution, I have an issue figuring out which "Controller" from API suits my app needs I need to find it so that we can do task of integrating it.
First thing first im using Unity t...or until you leave a great distance from it IDC which one if not both. Also something i can do but move slow on is a Main Menu, And making menu buttons that allows xbox controller to select. i made a script for it but im not 100% sure its working ill check it out later but if able someone that can do this as well.
The project is to create an interactive capacitive touch based Neopixel light controller.
i need 8 ...sensors with 8 RGB LED's to work with a raspberry pi, if the distance of the sensor is less the 7cm then the light would be red, other wise it would be green. And a counter on a I2C LCD screen, when ever there is a red light the counter would be deducted by 1, and when it turns back to green it would add 1 to the counter on the LCD screen.
We have many Work Orders, in diferent areas, and diferent costumers, we need to get that information in one database, and evaluate the progress, apply money requirements, control cost, and time execution. Here attached, you can find the 3 main input windows that we need.


Sun Valley Fly Fishing Report or The Importance of Kindness on the Water.
The winter fishing season is all but behind us at this point. Looking back at 2016 and the first part of 2017, we can say with certainty that we had a really good season. Looking forward we can look at the snow pack and we can feel very confident we are about to have an epic season.
In Picabo we want to celebrate fly fishing and we want to share fly fishing. We don't want to fill the river with guides and tell you to buy the flies we tied. We have guides that will go out of their way to help other anglers they think may need a hand, our guides will make room for other anglers and will always ask anglers at access points which direction they intend to fish.
In the fly shop at Picabo Angler, we want our guests to feel at home. We want them to ask all the questions they want without any question being too small or too silly. We know we all had a starting point and we want to honor those that are just getting their feet wet! We want you to learn in a place of calm and a place of peace.
If you are fish obsessed to a point where you cannot manage your manners, or seem to think there is ownership of a river or run, we encourage you to fish the high country! You can have all the space and fish you want. If you want to come to Silver Creek and challenge yourself and find out how good you are at dry fly fishing, by all means please do, but never at the expense of someone else's good time.
We can all take away a lot from fly fishing, and it doesn't all have to be about the fish and fishing. When you get home, we hope you will tell your loved ones a story about how you helped someone catch their first fish on Silver Creek, or maybe the story about the person that helped you catch yours!
…Brown Drakes are fickle creatures.
…There doesn't seem to be a storm big enough to dampen the spirits of anglers here.
…The gentle nature of the Creek seems to translate to the attitudes of the people that fish it.
…Silver Creek remains, and will always be a humbling fishery.
…The farmers and ranchers in this valley care a lot about the Creek and it shows.
…Making friends around a campfire is the best place to make friends.
…Picabo Angler is thankful for all the support we've been given and we will always put the angler first.
…Everyone here waves at everyone else when they drive by.
…Big Brown trout are awesome fish that get burned into memory banks for a lifetime.
…Seeing the silver flash of a leaping Rainbow in a lightning filled backdrop will take your breath away.
…Sitting on the banks of the Creek with lifelong friends has meaning beyond words.
…Silver Creek will teach you things about yourself that you never knew before.
…We are all Picabo Angler.


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"I Don't Want to Die a Virgin" Music Video!
After focusing my entire life on writing music, I suddenly found myself in the proverbial director's chair! My first music video, "I Don't Want to Die a Virgin" for Young Beautiful in a Hurry, is now online for all to endure… I mean enjoy:
My video is featured in the end credits of the feature film Chillerama (I also scored the anthology film's Zom-B-Movie segments). In fact, Chillerama is the reason I ended up directing it in the first place! The sordid saga of my sudden transition into music video director is chronicled below…
I worked with director Joe Lynch, scoring his Zom-B-Movie segment, all last summer. My score to his film is, without doubt, the most outrageous, offensive and delightfully retro one that I've ever composed — fully deserving of its own blog entry (which I will post next month when the soundtrack album is released in both physical and digital formats).
Shortly before the final film elements were due, Joe and I discussed the end credits. He wanted to feature "I Don't Want to Die a Virgin," an original song that my brother Brendan McCreary had written for the film. This song was the perfect choice because it nails the comedically apocalyptic tone of the film, and also because Brendan is one of the lead actors in Joe's movie.
The problem was that Joe had no visuals to accompany it, and didn't want to obscure Brendan's great song with bloopers or outtakes. I immediately suggested we shoot a video. There was only one problem: this conversation was taking place on Sunday afternoon and the finished film elements were due on Wednesday morning!
Still, I thought of a simple concept: Young Beautiful in a Hurry performs the song as if they were in an old 1950′s movie, and one by one the band is eaten by zombies. Joe and Brendan were totally on board. But, Joe was busy with post-production on Zom-B-Movie, so I stepped into the director's position, confident I could get the shots we'd need.
The next task was finding the location, cast and crew. To my great surprise and even greater fortune, we assembled top-notch talent across the board. The lovely Magda Apanowicz (who Caprica fans will instantly recognize as Lacey) and Raya Yarbrough (singer / performer on BSG and many other projects) were the adorable, doomed backup singers. YBH (and The Walking Dead soundtrack) drummer Bryan Taylor volunteered to have his neck bitten while he still struggled to keep the beat.
Deric Hughes (writer / producer of Warehouse 13) cameo'd as the first bloodthirsty zombie, and Ward Roberts (a fantastic director, and another actor from Zom-B-Movie) appears as the poor sound guy who becomes his first victim. The rest of the zombies all volunteered from my hard-working music team: Michael Beach, Jessica Huber, David Matics, Ashley Matics and Jonathan Ortega.
Our behind-the-camera crew really delivered as well. Desiree Falcon did fantastic make-up work. Our camera operators were CJ Woodring and Chris Frasier. Joe Lynch operated the second camera himself, picking up great impromptu angles.
Kevin T. Porter edited the footage, and Jason Miller from Skull Tree VFX did the stunning digital blood and film grain effects. Andrew Craig got these great behind-the-scenes photos you see here. And Yuri Lowenthal arranged for us to shoot at Monkey Kingdom Productions, which was the perfect setting. (Sorry about breaking your boom mic, Yuri. But it was a GREAT visual gag!)
From a casual idea on Sunday afternoon to a final delivery on Wednesday morning, we cranked this thing out. And during that time period, Brendan also had to complete the recording of his song and supervise the mixing. It was an intense 56 hours, but totally worth it. "I Don't Want to Die a Virgin" made it into the end credits of Chillerama and is now online!
For more kick ass music from Young Beautiful in a Hurry, check out their debut album on iTunes or Bandcamp, like them on Facebook or follow them on Twitter (@YBinaHurry).
"I Don't Want to Die a Virgin" will be the first track on my upcoming Zom-B-Movie soundtrack, which will be released on November 2nd from Buy Soundtrax Records. The rest of the album will feature nearly an hour of my original score, songs and sketches. This soundtrack is my callback to 1980′s-era Jerry Goldsmith and John Carpenter, 1970′s Lalo Schifrin and 1950′s Bernard Herrmann. It's infectiously fun, and includes both sophisticated orchestral writing and absolutely juvenile musical mischief. So, mark your calendars for 11/2, because I'll be autographing the first CDs ordered.
In the meantime, you can enjoy my music video for "I Don't Want to Die a Virgin" and look forward to my new weekly zombie music with new episodes of AMC's The Walking Dead, premiering this Sunday.
Directing this video was a blast.
Maybe one of these days, I'll do it again.
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Tramel: Scarred Texas fan looking forward to bright future
by Berry Tramel
Published: Sat, May 30, 2015 12:00 AM Updated: Tue, October 6, 2015 4:20 PM
Every time Brian Thomas unzips his pants to urinate, he is reminded of that night eight years ago. The scars won't let him forget.
Thomas' torn scrotum required 60 stitches to repair. His testicles hung down almost to his knees. Even after a four-hour surgery, Thomas' blood drained for a month. His testicles swelled for two months. He wore so much gauze, his thighs would chafe.
The physical scars were bad. The emotional scars were worse. Ridicule on social media. A bombardment of interview requests. Paranoia. Anxiety panic disorder. Thomas descended into severe alcoholism.
In December 2012, Thomas passed out in his driveway. He was admitted to Deaconess Hospital with what he says was a blood alcohol content of .498. He should have been dead.
"That's right when I knew; I've got to change," Thomas said. "I haven't had a drink since. I'm proud of that."
Thirty months sober. Engaged to be married. Just opened a new business, The Butcher Shop, on North Pennsylvania Avenue. Thomas' future seems bright. Thomas believes part of his recovery program in Alcoholics Anonymous is to share his troubled past. And so he is today.
You don't know Brian Christopher Thomas. But you've heard of him. This is the story of the Castrated Texas Fan.
Video: The Texas fan, horrifically injured in a bar fight, has changed his life around (2015-05-22)
No big reason why Thomas became dedicated to the Longhorns. He was partial to Earl Campbell, but Thomas was just five years old when the Tyler Rose won the 1977 Heisman.
Growing up, Thomas spent some time in Texas — his late father was a successful restauranteur, with Shakey's Pizza Parlors and IHOPs — but Oklahoma City most definitely was home base. His parents built a house in Ski Island in 1974; his mother lives on the same spot still. Thomas attended Putnam City North High School. Most of his friends and family are OU fans. Maybe Thomas was just being ornery.
But the Texas devotion never wavered. Wears Longhorn gear. Has a Longhorn tattoo on his leg. Was a Kevin Durant fan long before the Thunder landed in OKC. Owns more than a dozen pair of Durant's line of shoes. Sitting in a Panera Bread in northwest OKC the other day, Thomas was wearing a pair of custom-made KD's, lime green with pink trim and Thomas' name embroidered.
Durant shoes and smoking might be Thomas' only vices, now that he's sober.
Thomas started drinking at 12. Started drinking heavily in high school. Thomas got into meat-cutting and has been a butcher for 24 years. Got married, had two kids, divorced. Kept drinking. Drank even more when his father died 11 years ago.
But Thomas says he hadn't been drinking when he walked into Henry Hudson's just off Northwest Highway on Father's Day 2007. Thomas, then 34, had just dropped off his children from fishing at his parents' pond, and he and a girlfriend went in for a drink. Thomas was wearing a Longhorn shirt.
Allen Michael Beckett, then 53, admits to making a snide remark about the Texas shirt. From there, the accounts differ.
Thomas says he was verbally assaulted and, when trying to leave, was attacked by Beckett.
Beckett, who could not be reached for comment, claimed self-defense and told police that Thomas instigated the confrontation.
District attorney David Prater that September charged Beckett with felony aggravated assault. In October 2008, Prater dropped the charges, saying several witnesses had come forward backing Beckett's story.
We don't know why the fight occurred. But we know what happened in the fight. Beckett, older and smaller than Thomas but a 22-year Army veteran, grabbed Thomas' scrotum and pulled. Blood spewed. Thomas said he staggered to the bathroom, saw his dangling testicles and passed out. Some people helped the girlfriend get Thomas into her Yukon, and she rushed him to Baptist Hospital.
The story eventually broke. Thomas became known as the Castrated Texas Fan. He made Sports Illustrated. OU fans had a field day on social media. Idiots turned cruel, with some on Facebook showing themselves dressed as Thomas for Halloween, with blood in all the appropriate places, or pontificating that hopefully, his injuries would keep him from reproducing other Longhorn fans. The Austin American Statesman offered to take up a collection for Thomas.
(Story continued below...)
The Oprah show called. The Los Angeles Times. The Boston Globe. Everyone wanted an interview with the Castrated Texas Fan. Thomas, upon the advice of his lawyer and his own sense of shame, refused to talk.
Thomas at the time was cutting meat at Sam's Club in Midwest City. "Really good people to work with," he said, but a media circus ensued. He had to be snuck through the back door to get to work. Same at the courthouse, where he says he used a special elevator and went through judges' chambers, to get into the courtroom.
Thomas couldn't drive for awhile. The medications Thomas took eventually kept him from operating the machinery used for butchering, and he lost his job. Relationships with women were problematic. Thomas started drinking more. He says he once had 60 beers in a day. When the charges against Beckett were dropped, things got worse.
"I remember, walking in Walmart , I saw a guy wearing an OU shirt," Thomas said. "I believe he saw my Texas Longhorn tattoo on my leg, then I had a panic attack, had to leave the store.
"I can't even explain how low it was. I didn't want to live. I didn't want to be around people. I drank myself into oblivion to get past the pain. Lowest point I've ever been in my life."
Thomas' mother was his salvation. He lived with her for awhile. She kept him afloat financially, even though Thomas still owes tens of thousands of dollars in medical bills and back child support.
"She without a doubt is my rock," Thomas said. "She took care of me.
"That's why I look up so much to Kevin Durant. He feels about his mother same way I feel about my mother. Unbelievable the similarities."
Durant, of course, stole America's heart in May 2014 with his MVP speech, which included a tribute to his mother, Wanda Pratt.
"How he is with his mother, is how me and my mother are," Thomas said. "He just inspires me to be a better person."
But neither Nancy Thomas nor Kevin Durant could make the Castrated Texas Fan stop drinking. He had to do that himself.
Thirty months sober, and Thomas' life certainly is on the rebound.
"I had to hit my rock bottom," Thomas said. "Once I hit rock bottom, I've never had a drop since, and I never will again. I feel like I'm a better person every single day. I don't think about my injuries as much. The physical scars are still there. Of course, there's still mental scars, but it doesn't dwell on me like when I was drinking. Drinking just made it worse."
He was out of work almost four years but returned to meat-cutting last December for Homeland, and now excitedly talks of The Butcher Shop the way a '49er talked of finding gold.
Thomas is engaged to Maria Young; she is partners with him in The Butcher Shop, and for the voyeuristic among us, Thomas says his sex life is "amazing" and that Young brought him out of his shell.
Thomas says he's never talked with his children, now 14 and 11, about that night in Henry Hudson's, though he assumes they know.
He's still in debt, more than $100,000, and even had to sell an autographed Durant Texas jersey to pay off a bill.
Thomas wishes he still had that jersey. He'd wear it. For awhile, he quit wearing Texas gear. "I was scared," he said. "Something like that happens to you, you kind of re-evaluate. I didn't want to have anything Texas on me." But now, Thomas again will show his allegiance to the Longhorns. And you can't get him to stop talking about Kevin Durant.
Thomas still sees the scars. But he doesn't feel the scars so much anymore. The anger and the night terrors are gone. He hasn't forgotten, but he's mostly forgiven.
And Brian Christopher Thomas says he'd like to meet Allen Michael Beckett.
"This is one of the things I have to do in my program," Thomas said. "Forgive. I forgive him for what he did."
Berry Tramel: Berry can be reached at (405) 760-8080 or at btramel@opubco.com. He can be heard Monday through Friday from 4:40-5:20 p.m. on The Sports Animal radio network, including FM-98.1. You can also view his personality page at newsok.com/berrytramel.
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Callulops kopsteini is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae. It is endemic to Sanana Island, Indonesia. The specific name kopsteini honours Felix Kopstein, Austrian physician and naturalist who collected the type series in 1924. Common name Kopstein's callulops frog has been coined for this species.

Description
The type series consists of two adult males measuring  and an adult female  measuring  in snout–vent length. The overall appearance is stocky. The head is somewhat wider than it is long. The snout is rounded but slightly protruding. The tympanum is distinct. The finger and toe tips bear small discs; webbing is absent. Skin is smooth. The upper parts are dark brown. There are two eye spots; other markings are vague. The underside is dirty gray-brown, with diffuse, light gray spots.

Habitat and conservation
Callulops kopsteini has not been recorded after it was first collected (i.e., 1924). It presumably occurs in lowland forest. Development is assumed to be direct (i.e., there is no free-living larval stage).

This species is likely to be threatened by extensive logging taking place on Sanana Island. However, there is no recent information on its status.

References

kopsteini
Amphibians of Indonesia
Endemic fauna of Indonesia
Taxa named by Robert Mertens
Amphibians described in 1930
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot


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China Ware
A collection of 14 posts
Classic, quirky Carlton Ware
Today we look at some of the many designs of Carlton ware, many of which are still available and are popular today for lovers of retro and quirky kitchen and dining items. Image: carltonwareworld.com
Julie Jun 20, 2021 • 6 min read
Royal Albert fine china – Refined and prolific!
Today we look at a bone china brand which still features at refined High Teas around the world today - Royal Albert. Even though there were over 1,000 patterns produced it is instantly recognisable for the consistency of its production for over 125 years. Image: chinasearch.co.uk
Julie Jun 3, 2021 • 7 min read
Royal Doulton: Recognised and Respected
Many of us may be familiar with Royal Doulton, Royal Albert and Bunnykins china, but Doultons initially earned success and recognition by Queen Victoria for their part in solving a very big problem in London. Image: Vauxhall history.org
Julie May 29, 2021 • 9 min read
Seeing History through Colour with Pam Morris
Following Julie's posts on "pottery & china ware" today you will see some amazing images taken by photographer Pam Morris to illustrate how the "different decades of the 20th Century are uniquely characterized by their distinctive colour palettes and decorative styles". Image credit: Pam Morris
Anne Newman May 28, 2021 • 5 min read
Magnificent Minton - Part 2
Today we return to look at some of the Minton innovations and the different styles of pottery, initiated under the guidance of "Herbert Minton" and his heirs, working with many other talented designers and artists. Image: My photo at NGV Victoria.
Today we look at the beginnings of Minton, a Staffordshire pottery founded by Thomas Minton in 1793. It is a brand well known for its many innovations, from perfecting willow ware through to unique floor tiles in prestigious buildings. Image: aoc.gov/Wikimedia
The enduring legacy of Josiah Wedgwood
Today we look at the founder of the iconic Wedgwood brand, where a disability enabled a man of science and innovation to follow his a passion for excellence, leaving a legacy which endures today. Image: Wikipedia
Julie May 2, 2021 • 7 min read
The Staffordshire Potteries
It seems there is more to ceramics, pottery, earthenware, porcelain and fine bone china than meets the eye! Today we look at some of the variations made in the Staffordshire area of England in a proud history of over 300 years. Image: thepotteries.org
Julie Apr 26, 2021 • 7 min read
Is "Famille Jaune" familiar?
Today we examine the wide variety of "Famille Jaune" Chinese porcelain, produced in the Qing Dynasty and still widely sought after by collectors today. Image: Christie's
Julie Mar 25, 2021 • 6 min read
Nanking Cargo Treasure
Another special treasure from deep within the sea. This time not a sea creature but a beautiful plate which has spent 234 years of its life under water as part of the Nanking Cargo. Read the story here.
Anne Newman Mar 22, 2021 • 4 min read
The ever popular Willow pattern
Most of us have probably seen it or may even own a piece or two, or at least our mothers, aunts, grandmothers did. The Willow Pattern was popularised in the late C18th - C19th. But do you know the story of the legend behind it? Image: housebeautiful.com
Julie Mar 8, 2021 • 4 min read
The Extraordinary Gilbert Collection
Come with us to see some of the extraordinary collection of Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert, particularly the detailed micromosaics. We will learn a little about the fascinating lives of these entrepreneurs, collectors and philanthropists. Image: Victoria and Albert Museum.
Julie Nov 26, 2020 • 7 min read
The Idemitsu Collection from Tokyo
Today we look at an inspirational Japanese man named Sazo Idemitsu, a petroleum magnate who created his own museum in 1966 to showcase his personal art collection, acquired over more than 75 years. Image: From the book "Japan: Masterpieces from the Idemitsu Collection"
Julie Oct 14, 2020 • 8 min read


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Green Packet share price gains momentum, but is it making the right moves?
Tuesday, July 23rd, 2019 at Markets | News
YTD, the stock has surged 61.3%, including a 31% jump in the past 5 days and 44% over the last 30 days
by NG MIN SHEN / pic by TMR FILE
GREEN Packet Bhd's share price has rallied following management changes and financial technology (fintech) ventures, but analysts warn it's too early to say if things will turn around at the telecommunications and technology firm.
The stock climbed 9.8% to 51 sen as at market close yesterday, marking its fifth straight day of gains, while the benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI fell 0.2% and the MSCI AC Asia Pacific Index added 1.2%.
Year-to-date (YTD), the stock has surged 61.29%, including a 31% jump in the past five days and 44% over the last 30 days, buoyed by the return of its founder and former CEO.
On July 1, the company said Puan Chan Cheong (picture), better known as CC Puan, has been redesignated as group MD and CEO from his previous post as non-ED, in a move targeted at expanding the group's digital ventures.
Subsequently, Tan Kay Yen was redesignated to ED from CEO, while maintaining his post as CEO of Green Packet's 80%-owned kiplePay Sdn Bhd, an e-payment issuer approved by Bank Negara Malaysia.
According to Green Packet's statement on the management reshuffle, Puan will now focus on mentoring and growing the group's key management personnel to boost digital start-ups, while Tan will be responsible for realising the group's fintech aspiration amid rising e-payment trends in Malaysia.
"The stock price is testing a new year-high on the feel good factor of having Puan back in the driving seat. The optimism needs to translate into an actual turnaround in its financial fortunes for the price rally to sustain," said an analyst at a local brokerage.
Last week, the group annouced kiplePay had signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Bank Islam Malaysia Bhd to provide e-wallet services. The MoU is effective for two years from the signing date.
Green Packet was founded in 2000 by Puan as a provider of connectivity devices and solutions to telecommunications companies.
It was listed in 2005 on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia, and previously operated mobile wireless operator Packet One Networks (M) Sdn Bhd (P1).
Following Telekom Malaysia Bhd's (TM) acquisition of a 51% stake in P1 for RM350 million in 2014, Puan relinquished his role as group CEO to Tan and assumed the post of P1 CEO for two years.
However, it's worth noting that the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) is investigating the telecommunications giant's acquisition of P1 for irregularities. The Malaysian Reserve reported on July 1 that MACC officers visited TM on June 13 this year to "seek certain information" regarding the acquisition.
For the financial year ended Dec 31, 2018 (FY18), Green Packet recorded a net loss of RM35.58 million against a net profit of RM34.34 million posted the year before, while revenue slipped to RM96.67 million from RM97.79 million in FY18.
Just six months earlier, after the group's AGM in June 2018, Tan — who was then CEO — told reporters the group was aiming to return to profitability in 2018, underpinned by its core businesses of hardware solutions, communication services and the media business.
He also said double-digit topline and bottomline growth would follow in the medium-term, once the group's investments into fintech, the Internet of things and the media segment begin contributing to group earnings.
The lack of a turnaround could be due to a contract dispute between Green Packet and MYTV Broadcasting Sdn Bhd.
On Jan 23, 2018, Green Packet said it had won a RM272 million contract to supply 3.6 million set-top boxes to MYTV, which is the licensee to develop and manage infrastructure and networks for the country's digital terrestrial TV services as Malaysia migrates from analogue to digital broadcasting.
According to Green Packet's exchange filing in March this year, MYTV ordered 1.6 million set-top boxes from the former.
The first batch of 200,000 units were supplied and delivered by Green Packet to MYTV in January last year, while the remaining 1.4 million units were to be supplied after shipment and delivery dates were agreed upon by both parties.
However, Green Packet said the agreement was terminated by MYTV in November last year, and is now claiming damages over the termination.
In response, MYTV has counterclaimed against the group for breach of contract. Green Packet said it's denying and refuting all MYTV's allegations of liability and claims for damages.
For the first quarter ended March 31, 2019 (1Q19), Green Packet continued to bleed as it posted a net loss of RM13.88 million, although this was a slight improvement from a net loss of RM7.05 million registered in 1Q18.
Revenue was lower at RM97.94 million in 1Q19 compared to RM106.55 million posted last year.
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Tuesday, July 23rd, 2019


October 15, 2016 • The songwriter and Beach Boys co-founder reflects on his family, his mental health and his plans for the future — and names his favorite Brian Wilson song.
August 18, 2016 • Conjure up the sounds of the beach with some of the quintessential surf-rock band's best tracks.
July 9, 2016 • To celebrate the anniversary of his masterpiece, Brian Wilson is taking Pet Sounds on tour with a band of musicians who grew up on its songs and sounds.
June 2, 2016 • The Beach Boys' Pet Sounds is regarded as a seminal album now, but when it came out in 1966, not many noticed. Watch a mini-documentary by those who made the record.
June 19, 2000 • The Beach Boys classic, released in 1966, is the product of a revolutionary approach to songwriting.
June 4, 2015 • NPR's Melissa Block talks with Bill Pohlad, director of the film Love & Mercy, about creating an intimate portrait of Wilson — in both The Beach Boys' heyday and the troubled years that followed.
June 4, 2015 • It's not hard for the legendary musician and songwriter to pick his favorite Beach Boys song.
December 20, 2004 • Rock critic Ken Tucker gives us his top picks in pop for 2004. He runs down his 10 best albums, and then talks about some trends of 2004, such as the return of punk, the year of the hip-hop producer, crunk music, and the potential end of an era as iPods and single song downloads replace album purchases. Ken Tucker is also a film critic for New York magazine.
April 13, 2004 • In the late 1960s, Beach Boys legend Brian Wilson began work on an ambitious album called Smile. It was never released. Now Wilson is touring Europe, playing a 45-minute concert version of the music to high praise from critics. Hear "Surf's Up," a song originally recorded for Smile.
February 25, 2004 • Bill Radke reviews former Beach Boy Brian Wilson's long-anticipated London performance of songs from his unreleased album Smile.
August 27, 2002 • Brian Wilson was most responsible for the Beach Boys' unique sound that fused harmonious rock with the ethos of surfing. After the success of the Beach Boys, Wilson's had a much-publicized 20-year struggle with drugs and emotional problems. In 1988 he produced his first solo album, Brian Wilson. Ten years later he recorded another solo album of new material Imagination.
August 23, 2005 • In this two-hour live recording, The Beach Boys' Brian Wilson plays his most ambitious album, Smile, at Carnegie Hall. Released almost four decades after its creation, the album has been reconstructed and reworked from original tapes and new recordings. Listen to songs from Smile, Beach Boys favorites, and excerpts from recording sessions in this Creator's at Carnegie special.
December 17, 2008 • It's fair to say that this music, recorded live at the Warner Theatre in Washington, D.C., is the best new material from Brian Wilson in more than 30 years.That Lucky Old Sun is a song cycle based on a tune with its spiritual roots in slavery. That song is about hardship, but this semi-autobiographical song cycle is about nostalgia. It's what life in California means to Wilson, and what Wilson means to California.
August 21, 2010 • The former Beach Boy's new album is titled Brian Wilson Reimagines Gershwin. Here, Wilson talks about the iconic songwriter's influence, and describes what it means to him to tackle Gershwin's music.
October 10, 2008 • Four years after reviving and releasing his abandoned masterpiece, Smile, Wilson is back with a new album, That Lucky Old Sun. Between performances of songs from the new disc, the former Beach Boys singer shares what it was like to return to his old recording home at Capitol Records.


G Music released new Odia music video 'Toh Dil Mo Ashiyana' starring Jayjeet Das and Cookies Swain on its YouTube channel.
The song 'Toh Dil Mo Ashiyana' is a beautiful romantic number, which is sung by Sabishesh & Aseema, music composed by Sushil Dalai and lyrics written by Mrutyunjay Mishra.
Watch Toh Dil Mo Ashiyana music video here.


4SA 8 cylinder Klöckner/Humboldt/Deutz type SBA.8M.528 connected to a propelller in steerable Kort-nozzle; 2 Siemens generators 27 kW.
In April 1971 renamed TAKTOW 1 by Smit Tak Internationaal Bergingsbedrijf BV - Rotterdam.
In December 1971 renamed BUFFEL by Interbergung (Ulrich Harms) GmbH- Hamburg.
In 1973 back to the owner renamed ARGUS 4.
30-07-1997 renamed GROUPER ANN by Linden Shipping International - Dubai.


The Institute of Ideas has asked various people to nominate one law for repeal. For me, the sheer vindictiveness of the smoking ban made it the obvious candidate. Read my brief article here.
This is not the first attempt to use junk science to lobby for censorship. Ian Gilmore, along with the vapers' friend John Britton, had a go a few years ago. And Glantz has recently started naming and shaming actors who smoke in films (he really hates The Lord of the Rings). His claim that an adult rating for films that depict smoking would save a million lives is a leading contender for the most risible 'public health' claim in the world—in a very crowded field. Glantz's website is always good for a laugh.
Finally, are you familiar with the surreal genius of the NGO-taunting Live from Golgafrincham website? If not, you should be. They have a video for their new project Brain Zero. I could embed it here but it needs to be seen in context for it to make sense. Even then, it probably won't, but that's kind of the point.


1. Satan is our True Creator God.
"YHVH" otherwise known as "Jehovah" by the deluded, is a false entity. "YHVH" stands for the four elements and corners in the popular Jewish systems of magick that are available to the public.
2. The character "Jesus Christ" is fictitious and was stolen from some 18+ Pagan legends of a God hanging from a tree, such as Odin, then being resurrected, and is another description of the alchemical operation of transforming the soul- death and then resurrection.
As for the so-called "miracles" connected with Christianity, any healings have been very few and far in-between. These are also based upon allegories related to transforming one's soul. Any human being with spiritual knowledge and power can accomplish all of the feats attributed to the Nazarene in the bible, and more. Most Christians are unaware that they are dealing with nefarious aliens [enemy Nordics also known as "angels" and another ET race known as the Greys], who put up a show every now and then to give credibility to the lie. With the New Age practitioners, many call upon angels for assistance and learn nothing. The same theme of human ignorance and powerlessness prevails. Satan/Lucifer is the True Creator God of, and the great liberator of humanity. He does not fear humans having spiritual power and knowledge because he is truthful and has nothing to hide.
Many people disregard so-called "occult" power, they do not take it seriously or are otherwise completely ignorant concerning it. The truth is, occult power has been in the hands of a few for centuries. Christianity has been their tool for removing this knowledge from the populace.
Following the removal of knowledge, a fictitious past was invented to keep people from knowing the truth. People who do not understand or are unfamiliar with these skills are at the mercy of those who have them and who are adept at using them. Thousands of years ago in Ancient Egypt, this power was well known and most of the populace knew how to use it. With the arrival of Judeo/Christianity and Islam, knowledge was systematically destroyed wherever it was found.
Humanity has been cut off from our True Creator God Satan and has devolved ever since. The abuse of children, animals, careless destruction and disregard for the environment, the earth, and other living creatures are some of the effects of spiritual degeneration. Thousands of years ago, long before the coming of Judeo/Christianity, humans lived side by side with the Gods in the era known as "The Golden Age."
Satan is the Sumerian God known as "EA" or "ENKI." He is a GOD, not an angel! He has been denigrated and slandered through the centuries with falsehoods and lies. Most people do not know Satan. They believe everything they are told about him without question. Fear is a powerful tool that has been used for centuries to keep humanity away from Satan.
Satan is the most brilliant and powerful of the Gods. He is symbolized by the Water Bearer of the sign of Aquarius, the 11th sign of the Zodiac. Aquarius is the sign of humanity, technology and genius. One of Satan's numbers is 11.
Satan/Enki established the Ancient Egyptian Order of the Serpent, also known as "The Brotherhood of the Snake." Through the millennia, the teachings have been corrupted and no longer resemble the original doctrines. This Order was to bring humanity godly knowledge and power and to complete the Great Work of transforming our souls. This knowledge has been kept in the hands of a few and abused to the detriment of us all under the direction of the enemy gods. People are told if they are given this power, they will abuse it. This is another lie created and spread by those who deliberately use these powers for nefarious ends under the direction of the enemy extraterrestrials masquerading as "Jehovah" and company. To reveal these well-kept secrets to the average person would assure that those in control would no longer retain their power.
The Gods are an extra-terrestrial humanoid race of beings. In the Christian bible, they are referred to as the "Nephilim." These beings are very evolved, highly advanced, and immensely knowledgeable and powerful. They genetically modified their DNA, so they do not age.
In the Simon version of the Necronomicon [this book is based upon Mesopotamian/Sumerian mythology, even though classified as a work of fiction], the phrase: "When the Great Bear hangs low in the sky" refers to the constellation Ursa Major, part of the Big Dipper. When the planets align a certain way, it opens up a travel line for space travelers. People are always looking to the sky for when the Gods will return.
Humanity's sole purpose was for use as slave laborers in the mines for the Nephilim. We were to be destroyed after the gold mining project was completed. Satan, along with many of the Nephilim fathered children with human mothers. These offspring were known as "Demi-Gods."
Satan is incredibly strong, brilliant, and powerful. He refused to admit defeat. He lost a battle, but not the war. SATAN/LUCIFER STANDS FOR FREEDOM FROM TYRANNY!
The point of Satanism is to cultivate a supreme spiritual order of life, that is the super conscious revelation of the divine order of the cosmos as they manifest via the laws of nature. AN ORDER of life upon the very underlying transcendental mechanics of eternal existence. Where the inner life of the soul will be realized perfection in harmony with the cosmos. Today we call this National Socialism in exoteric, political form. One day it will just be known as Satanism.
Yes. He interacts with his Disciples and followers. Many of us have seen him, we have witnessed the so-called supernatural, and we have been given abilities way beyond that of the average person. When we ask, we get answers. Unlike other religions, where followers have to go searching for their gods, Satan/Lucifer comes to us. He lets us know of his presence.
Satan is not "evil," nor is Satan responsible for the multitude of illnesses, diseases, or anything else that afflicts humanity. These afflictions are due to the removal and destruction of ancient knowledge that was replaced with the Christianity programs.
Satanism stands for the balance of spirituality with technology. Without this balance, civilizations eventually collapse.
"Hell" is not a burning lake of fire. Hell is not inside the Earth, as some foolish Christians claim in order to frighten people. The Christian concept of Hell is very ludicrous. Some of us, who are close to Satan, have seen "Hell." We all seem to have had the same experiences. Some places in Hell are dark and illuminated by a blue light, and in other places, there is daylight. One of Lucifer's colors is blue and Demons often appear with a blue light. Blue is a very spiritual color. I saw people sitting around a table in a bar in Hell, playing cards. The room was smoke filled, these people, already being dead, could smoke to their hearts content. These people were in spirit form. Some visit the earth to help humans who are on the Left Hand Path. This is where Satan keeps his own people until we can reincarnate and evolve into godhead.
"Hell" and the "Lower world" are also allegories for the three lower chakras; "Hell" representing the base chakra. The reason for this is the fiery kundalini serpent lies coiled beneath the base chakra and when roused, it can be scorching hot.
As opposed to hysterical Christian claims, Satanism is not in any way about blood sacrifice. All kinds of murder and living blood sacrifices can be seen all throughout the Judeo/Christian bible. The serpent/snake, which symbolizes Satan, represents the kundalini at the base of the spine, also the DNA. The serpent represents life. When this force is activated, we are healed and enlightened.