When the weather gets cold, many divers hang up their kit and hibernate for the winter.
It doesn't need to be like that, though, as we've already described here on Dive.in.
One of the ways to dive through the winter is ice diving.
In this article, we'll take you through the basics of getting started on taking the cold plunge under the ice.
Ice diving is an advanced form of diving, that takes place in situations where the surface of the body of water you're diving in has frozen solid.
Because of this, ice diving is taking place in an overhead environment, where you cannot be sure you are able to surface in case you need air or in some other form of emergency.
Needless to say ice diving takes place in very cold environments, so all equipment used must be suited for this. And a good portion of special equipment is also needed.
Both the divers and the surface crew (more on these later) need to dress appropriately for the cold weather on the surface. Dressing in layers, including head protection and gloves, will be a necessity in most situations.
And making a plan for how and where the diver will change into dry clothes and warm up following the dive is another key element. In some cases, simply being able to step out of a dry suit and get into a heated car is sufficient planning, but in other cases, heated shelters or similar may need to be set up on shore.
Dry suits should be considered as key kit, as is sufficient undergarments to stay warm. Hoods and gloves that are adequately warm are important, too, and here dry versions of both can be considered.
Here's What To Look For When Buying A Dry Suit.
If using the wet version, both the hood and the gloves should be at least 5 mm versions, and the gloves should be the three-finger version or semi-dry.
As ice diving is in an overhead environment, double tanks should be used, and all regulators should be cold water certified and well-serviced to avoid freezing and free flowing.
Ice divers are typically tethered, with a lifeline tied to a harness worn on top of the dry suit, but underneath the BC unit. This allows for easy communication and re-location in case of an emergency.
A snow shovel is usually necessary to clear snow before breaking through the ice. And once the ice is cleared, an ice saw or chainsaw is often necessary to cut through the ice and make an entry/exit hole.
Ice diving is a team sport that requires more than just the diver, but also a surface crew. Often, the diver will enter the water alone, but be tethered to the surface and the exit hole through the lifeline mentioned above. A line tender stands by the exit hole and feeds line and reels it in as needed.
A system of communication is used between the diver and the line tender, typically one tug for OK (used by both the diver and the tender, similar to the "OK" sign in SCUBA hand signals), two tugs for "take in rope", and a series of rapid tugs used to signal an emergency. If this happens, the tender immediately starts reeling in the rope, pulling the diver towards the exit.
A fully equipped safety diver should be standing by at the surface, with a line tethered to him/her. In case of an emergency, the safety diver can jump in come to the aid of the diver.
In addition to these roles, other surface crew members might be there to assist the diver when exiting and in getting out of the dive kit and getting warmed up. As well as keeping their eyes open for any shits in the ice that may pose a threat for the diver or other members of the team.
Gas management should be a major priority, using the same rules as in other overhead environments, typically one third for the swim out, one third for the swim back, and one third for backup.
Ice diving in an advanced form of diving that shouldn't be undertaken without proper training. All of the major organizations have ice diving courses, and these are highly recommended.
In addition to this, there a number of this a diver can do to get started safely with ice diving.
First, dive with experienced ice divers on your first outings. This will allow you to learn from others experience while increasing your own.
Also, consider starting you ice diving early in the season, where you can dive under a thin layer of ice that can be broken with relative ease in case of an emergency (making it a sort of semi-overhead environment). In this case, the entry and exit needs to happen from shore, as ice this thin will not support the weight of the diver or the surface crew.
Ice diving is a truly unique type of diving, that offers experiences that no other form of diving can.


Delhi University of law has finally sent its application for affiliation and inspection under the Legal Education Rules to the Bar Council of India, providing a breather to the recent graduates of the Institute. Their future as lawyers had been marred with uncertainty with the BCI de-recognizing the law course.
As per the procedure, the three centres — Campus Law Centre, Law Centre-I and Law Centre-II have filed separate applications for inspection and affiliation, with detailed information regarding infrastructure, faculty strength, qualification of faculty members, library facilities, student strength, etc. The Bar Council, after scrutiny of application, will send a five-member team consisting of BCI members, an academic expert, a retired High Court judge and a representative of the Bar Council of Delhi to inspect the centres. Depending on the findings of the committee, the BCI may grant affiliation or give a conditional affiliation, asking the university to comply with all rules and make up any deficiencies.
Bar Council of India (BCI) had decided to derecognize DU's law course taught at its three centres, namely Campus Law Centre, Law Centre1 and Law Centre2. This meant that students admitted in these centres from 2011-12 onwards won't be eligible to be enrolled as advocates and can't practice.
In a letter sent to state bar councils accessed by Live Law on September 22, the Bar Council of India (BCI), had declared not to enroll them as advocates as the Law Faculty failed to obtain "extension of approval of affiliation" from BCI despite repeated reminders. Read the LiveLaw story here.
Delhi University Law Faculty Dean Professor Ashwani Kumar Bansal had then written a letter to the Bar Council of India, expressing shock about the drastic step that has been taken by Bar Council of India. Read the letter here.
The Telangana State Bar Association has also received a directive from the Bar Council of India (BCI) to disallow the 2014-15 batch law graduates of the Law University College, Kakatiya and the Osmania University Law College to enroll as advocates. Read the LiveLaw story here.


Welcome to week sixteen! This week's theme is: Pearl Harbor Week!
Our next field trip will be to the Thanksgiving Point Dinosaur Museum. We will be gone from the school during lunch. The school will provide school sack lunches (at the normal price) for each student. If you do not want your child to receive a school sack lunch on the 18th, please email your child's teacher by next Monday the 10th . If we do not receive an email from you, a sack lunch will be charged to your account.
We are in need of supply donations! We are in need of fine point dry erase markers to use during our handwriting time and boxes of tissue. If you willing to donate supplies please send them to school with your student. We also are going to start an adopt a hall program and You may donate magic erasers, spray bottles, and rags. Thank you in advance.
ASL: We will continue learning colors in the context of learning food words.
Health: Say "No" to drugs.
Music: Rhythm and bells, lyrics and so me notes, Christmas Songs, and playing instruments to a reading of The Night Before Christmas.
PE: Students are working on their Presidential Fitness by running or walking laps of our school. Second Grade has already run 100 miles this school year! We hope to make it to 200 miles by Thanksgiving. As the weather gets bad we will have indoor recess whenever it is snowing or raining or freezing. Please have your children dressed for weather as we will go out in the cold, clear, crisp air this winter! We are working on the 50 yard dash and the broad jump.
Spanish: Students will begin studying the Spanish vocabulary for fruits.
Composition with Mrs. P: During composition time students will be working on writing animal reports.
Sentence Fundamentals with Mrs. S:: Students will continue their study of PENSMARK, a self-regulating strategy developed to teach sentence fundamentals: capital letters, end marks, making sense, simple sentence formulas, and subject/ verb identification. PENSMARK is a mnemonic device that stands for Pick a formula, Explore words to fit the formula, Note the words, Search and Check, Mark out the imposters, Ask "Is there a verb?", Root out the subject, and Key in on the beginning, middle, and end. Everyone has mastered the three requirements of a complete sentence: Capital letter, End mark, and "Makes sense." We finished the prerequisite skills for identifying subject nouns and verbs: Now we are applying those skills to identify the subjects and verbs in the sentences. This is a prerequisite skill for the second grade benchmark skill: I can correctly use adjectives, adverbs and the past tense of irregular verbs. Since subject-verb identification may be review for some, students will work at their own pace advancing to the next level as soon as they receive a score of 100 on three consecutive trials. Students are taking off working at their own pace!


Routes through all the city's best drinking and dining neighborhoods, curated by the Foobooz team.
By Alexandra Jones·	 12/4/2018, 1:15 p.m.
When friends and family come to town, it's tempting to hit the highlights — Reading Terminal Market, the Mütter Museum, Pat's (or Geno's, depending on how you roll). But one of our favorite ways to show off Philly's greatness and essential character is with a neighborhood bar crawl. You'll get to introduce your people to the kinds of places you actually spend time in, and they get a deeper experience of the city than tourist traps and cheesesteaks can bring.
We've planned out a three-stop bar crawl for each of our favorite food neighborhoods in the city, easily completed on foot (or with a little help from SEPTA or Lyft), complete with dinner and late-night spots. These are all our favorite neighborhood bar crawls in Philly.
Kick things off with a pint or two at the essential Johnny Brenda's, then wind your way up Frankford Avenue to Nunu Bar for a katsu curry bowl and draft whiskey highballs. Then head over to Front Street and post up at the El Bar for Citywides and karaoke on Monday nights.
Start with the strong stuff at New Liberty Distilling's tasting room, which pours their full line of spirits distilled from local malt every weekend. Then head north to Martha for a carefully crafted cocktail and nosh on cheese, charcuterie, pickles, and one of their seasonal veggie-centric specials before hitting The International for global beers or sherry on tap.
First, show off the shiny new Yards taproom on Spring Garden Street, then hit up Standard Tap for locally-sourced dinner and more local beer. Finish off your evening at Francophile favorite Bardot Cafe.
Start on North Broad with soul food-inspired snacks and drinks at South's bar, then head up to Fairmount Avenue and go west to Bar Hygge for build-your-own boards perfect for sharing and beer from house label Brewery Techne. End up at the Belgian Cafe for world-renowned beers and a bowl of mussels.
Want to walk as little as possible on your bar crawl? This is the route for you. Start with cocktails poured by the knowledgeable spirits nerds behind the bar at Art in the Age's tasting room at 3rd and Arch, then head two blocks south and one over to Second Street for indulgent dinner and drinks at Nick Elmi's Royal Boucherie before hitting the Khyber Pass Pub just two doors down for a nightcap.
No visit to Philadelphia would be complete without a cruise down South Street. Start just north of the strip with a warming whiskey at Twisted Tail, then head down South Street and choose your own adventure: sausage and steins at Brauhaus Schmitz or pho and banh mi at Banh Mi & Bottles? Double back a few blocks to close down Tattooed Mom (the only place a South Street bar crawl should rightly end).
Hit happy hour at Blue Corn — one of our favorite spots for it in the city — for margaritas and guac to start. Pop over to Saloon next for old-school red gravy Italian fare and more drinks, then finish out the evening around the pool table at 12 Steps Down.
Start things off at iconic hangout Doobies for a Scrabble match and their take on a Citywide (that's a Sly Fox and a shot of Heaven Hill), then roam west for dinner and drinks at Pub & Kitchen. The last stop? A no brainer: finish off with a slightly less fancy Citywide or three at Bob & Barbara's. Depending on what night you go, there's bound to be something (karaoke, a drag show, or live music) going on.
This route across South Philly west of Broad Street involves a little more legwork — or maybe a Lyft ride — to complete, but the libations are worth it. Start with bites and beers at South Philly Taproom, then head north for dinner at American Sardine Bar. Then pop over to Burg's Hideaway Lounge for tiki drinks and a cozy vibe to close out your night.
Start off fancy at the Franklin Bar for high-end cocktails, then hit up Rouge for old-school swank, dinner, and more drinks. End up — where else — below ground level at Oscar's Tavern, where you can split a cheesesteak-and-a-half alongside your extra-large glass of Yuengling if you're still hungry.
Of all the bar crawl routes on this list, this one displays the, er, eclectic nature of Philly's drinking and dining scene best. Begin at Tria's flagship cafe at 12th and Spruce with a cheese board and expertly devised beer or wine pairings, then head north to iconic tavern Fergie's Pub for a burger, more beer, and some of those ultra-thin fried pickle chips. No holiday visit to downtown Philly would be complete without hitting up the aggressively festive perpetual Christmas party that is Tinsel. By this point in the evening, you should be ready to drink just about anything out of a snow globe.
This one's easy: Start at Bar-Ly for craft beer, wings, and a Sixers game. And when you're en route to one of the best cocktail experiences in the whole country — Hop Sing Laundromat, of course — make sure to stop at an ATM (it's cash-only) and have your ID ready at the door. Your last stop is obviously Chinatown Square for some Johnny Walker and karaoke. Done and done.
This crawl along a section of the Market-Frankford line starts with Walnut Street Cafe, where (depending on your budget) you can take advantage of excellent happy hour specials or head sommelier Kaitlyn Caruke's excellent wine list. Hop the subway to 46th Street and hit up gastropub Local 44 for craft brews and a hearty dinner before heading a block west and up a flight of stairs to Fiume for Citywides or upscale cocktails, whatever you're in the mood for.
Kick things off with draft wine, fancy pizza, and the giant Caesar salad at Clarkville. You'll want to carb up before strolling west to Dahlak, which transitions from Eritrean restaurant to the eclectic neighborhood's favorite dive after 9 p.m. or so. Chances are, there'll be karaoke, an open mic, or a dance party happening in the dining room, so post up at the back bar for a more chill evening. Finish things off a few blocks further west with a creative beer cocktail at Dock Street Cannery, the brewery's younger, hipper, smaller sibling.


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Thank you Justice Ginsburg for 21 years of looking out for us!
When Ruth Bader Ginsburg was sworn in as the 107th justice to the United States Supreme Court in August, 1993, she became the second woman to sit in this court (Sandra Day O'Connor was the first woman) and the first Jewish justice since 1969.
She was born on March 15, 1933, the daughter of Celia and Nathan Bader, in Brooklyn, New York. Nathan Bader was a furrier and her mother had a strong passion for reading, language and the love of books. Ruth Bader was one of two daughters; her older sister, Marilyn, died of meningitis and she was reared as an only child.
She was an excellent student in school, graduating at the top of her class in grammar school and an academic leader in high school. She was confirmed with honors from the East Midwood Jewish Center. Ginsburg was very active in high school where she played the cello in the orchestra, was a member of Arista, was a cheerleader and a baton twirler and the editor of her high school newspaper. Her mother died the day before she was to graduate from James Madison High School.
After earning her B.A. degree in government, in 1954, she married Martin D. Ginsburg, who had graduated Cornell the year before. He was called for military service the same year and they lived at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, for two years. It was during this period that Ruth Ginsburg experienced sex discrimination.
She applied for a job with the local social security office while she was pregnant. She was appointed to a position and when she told them that she was pregnant, they demoted her three levels in pay. Another woman, who was appointed and never told them of her pregnancy, received no demotion in the pay scale.
After her husband completed his military service, they moved to Cambridge, Massachusetts, where they both enrolled in the Harvard Law School. She transferred to Columbia Law School after her husband graduated Harvard Law School and obtained a job in Manhattan.
Following her graduation, there followed a succession of job experiences. She served as a clerk for Federal District Judge Edward L. Palmieri. spent two years on a Columbia Law School project, became the second woman to join the faculty of Rutgers Law School. 1963, and she tried many cases for the American Civil Liberties Union before the United States Supreme Court.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg was nominated by President Jimmy Carter to the United States Court of Appeal for the District of Columbia. She was sworn in on June 30, 1980, and served for thirteen years.
President Bill Clinton was confronted with a vacancy on the Supreme Court after Judge Byron R. White resigned. After three months of searching for a candidate, he nominated Ruth Bader Ginsburg. During her Senate confirmation hearings, she did not answer any questions concerning issues that were coming up before the court. Her nomination was approved by the Senate by a vote of ninety-six to three and she was sworn in on August 10, 1993.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg had to overcome many obstacles as a woman and as a Jew to achieve her success. She has paved the way for other Jewish women to move up the ladder of success.
Sources: This is one of the 150 illustrated true stories of American heroism included in Jewish Heroes & Heroines of America : 150 True Stories of American Jewish Heroism, © 1996, written by Seymour "Sy" Brody of Delray Beach, Florida, illustrated by Art Seiden of Woodmere, New York, and published by Lifetime Books, Inc., Hollywood, FL.
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She married Meadow Walker, daughter of Paul Walker. Vin Diesel took her down the aisle
Rowena Robinson October 23, 2021 2 min read
She married Meadow Walker, the daughter of the late actor Paul Walker. The bride was escorted to the altar by her father's friend and Fast and the Furious star Vin Diesel. The wedding took place in early October. The 22-year-old model only informed the public of this fact on Friday, posting pictures of the party on social media.
Meadow Walker in August bragged about his engagement ring. The 22-year-old's chosen one is actor and aspiring actor Lewis Thornton Alan. The couple married in early October in the Dominican Republic. An intimate ceremony was held near the ocean.
The daughter of the fast and furious star who died eight years ago, Friday, posted black and white photos and a short video clip of the wedding on social media. As one of the photos reveals, the model's godfather and daddy's good friend Vin Diesel took the bride down the aisle. There was also among the guests, among others actress Jordana Brewster.
– Our wedding could not be more perfect and personal. Lewis and I knew what we wanted from the start. It was a very intimate celebration – Meadow Walker admitted in an interview with Vogue. – We were all barefoot, dancing in the sand. At the end of the evening there was a fireworks display. We also lit the lamps, sending them towards the picturesque night sky – reminiscent of the model.
Paul Walker and Vin Diesel became friends on the set of "Fast and the Furious". The actors were very close to each other. In one of the interviews, Diesel called Walker his "brother". After the tragic death of his friend, he promised to take care of his family, especially his daughter.
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The tragic death of the "Fast and the Furious" star
40-year-old Paul Walker died on November 30, 2013 in a car accident in Santa Clarita, California. The Porsche, driven by actor friend Roger Rodas, shot in a sharp bend, crashed into a pole, and then caught fire. The two men died instantly.
The police determined that the cause of the accident was speeding. It stated that the car was traveling between 80 and 90 mph (128-144 km/h) upon impact.
Meadow was 14 years old at the time.
Main image source: https://www.instagram.com/meadowwalker/
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Having negative equity in a car loan, or being "upside down" or "underwater," is common. But if you're looking for a new car and want to trade your old vehicle in, what options do you have and what should you do about it?
Pay the difference – If you're able to, you should pay off the negative equity. To do this, get the loan payoff from your lender and look up your vehicle's current value through a valuation guide such as NADA. Subtract these two values, and that number is the approximate amount you'll need.
Roll the difference over – If the lender gives you the option to roll over the difference, you could do this as well. The issue with rolling over negative equity into a new loan is that it doesn't go away, but increases the amount of your new loan and results in you paying interest on it. You'll also be even more underwater on your new car, which could leave you this way for longer.
Wait to trade it in – If neither of the two suggestions above are options, the last option is to wait until your negative equity has been eliminated before trading it in.
Talk to your lender – One of the first things you should do is contact your lender and explain your situation. Discuss how you can get yourself out of being upside down – possibly by refinancing the vehicle and lowering the interest rate. If it's a simple interest loan (most are), you can pay more each month without penalty which will also reduce negative equity faster.
Consider a personal loan – If the interest rate on a personal loan is lower than your car's current loan, consider taking out a personal loan. In this case, you could use the personal loan to either pay off the car or eliminate the negative equity. Just make sure you can financially handle this.
Consider selling the car privately – If you're unable to use your car as a trade-in, and you want to get rid of the negative equity, selling the vehicle privately is one of the best ways to do this. When you sell a car privately, you may be able to sell it for more than the dealer offered, making it easier to pay off. Make sure you can sell the vehicle at a price that'll allow you to reasonably sell it while minimizing (or eliminating) the amount you need to cover out of pocket.
Dealing with negative equity in a vehicle you no longer want can be difficult. Depending on how much negative equity there is and your options, it may not be the right time to trade it in.
If you're struggling with credit trouble and are looking for a dealer willing to work with you, Auto Credit Express wants to help regardless of whether or not you have a trade-in. We work with a nationwide network of car dealerships that are connected to subprime lenders that know how to handle unique credit situations. All you need to do is fill out our auto loan request form to get started today.


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Sark looks to the future with regard to fishing industry
HOPE for the future is the focus of Sark's annual sea fisheries report.
Conseiller Helen Plummer. (29081462)
The Agriculture, Environment & Sea Fisheries committee has drawn on the previous year's difficulties related to the effect of Covid and Brexit and looks to potential improvements to the industry.
This includes encouraging more new fishermen at the harbour and an option to increase the supply of scallops and wet fish, as well as looking to open up the market to allow crayfish catches.
In addition, increased advertising to promote angling tourism is to be considered after a boost in anglers during 2020.
However, George Clacy's idea to introduce seaweed farming to the island to help the environment and employment has been dropped due to 'bureaucratic requirements in Guernsey'.
Pondering the previous year, the committee's chairman, Conseiller Helen Plummer, said problems with access to French waters following Covid restrictions – which were allowed eventually – as well as the uncertainties associated with Brexit had meant there had been lots to overcome.
'2020 has been a difficult year for most people, including fishermen,' she said. 'They have not known if they could land the bulk of their catch in Dielette and whether businesses would be open to take their catches.
'Members of the committee, along with the chief secretary, have sat in on many video conferences with Defra, Guernsey and Alderney to press Sark's stand that Dielette is a very important port to export our catches.'
She argued that Sark's fishing industry was not just a minor thing to worry about, but was part of its heritage, and the fishermen's products were a boost to encourage tourists to spend time in the island.
Bubbling with the Bailiwick of Guernsey is said to have helped the industry with businesses able to purchase the catches.
'Hopefully 2021 will be back to normal and new avenues for businesses will open,' Conseiller Plummer said.
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Ye Tun Zaw (* 28. Juni 1994 in Mandalay) ist ein myanmarischer Fußballspieler.

Karriere

Verein
Ye Tun Zaw steht seit 2014 beim Yadanarbon FC in Mandalay unter Vertrag. Der Verein spielte in der höchsten Liga des Landes, der Myanmar National League. 2014 und 2016 feierte er mit dem Verein die myanmarische Fußballmeisterschaft, 2015 wurde er Vizemeister.

Nationalmannschaft
Ye Tun Zaw spielt seit 2015 für die myanmarische Nationalmannschaft. Sein Debüt in der Nationalelf gab er am 3. September 2015 in einem WM-Qualifikationsspiel gegen Kuwait. Hier stand er in der Startelf und wurde in der Pause gegen Min Min Thu ausgewechselt.

Erfolge
Yadanarbon FC
 Myanmar National League: 2014, 2016

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Fußballnationalspieler (Myanmar)
Fußballspieler (Yadanarbon FC)
Myanmarischer Meister (Fußball)
Myanmare
Geboren 1994
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7. 1808 Catawba Street, Columbia, South Carolina drawing of Palmetto trees and hearts.
Photocopy (8 1/2" x 11") of graphite sketches of entrance gate inscribed with "Kevsco".
Drawing of gate decorated with designs of letters "P" and "S"
Photocopy (8 1/2 x 11) with graphite embellishments of exterior "front fence" and estimate.
25. 538 Wampler Drive, James Island, South Carolina entrance gate drawings and estimate.
Original graphite sketch on drafting paper (8 1/2" x 11") of entrance gate (50").
Photocopied graphite sketch (11x17) of gate with extensive ironwork detail.
29. 62 Broad Street, The Confederate Home, balcony support bracket drawing and billing statement.
Photocopy (8 1/2" x 11") with graphite embellishments of four (4) brackets to support balcony. Includes Simmons billing statement.
Drawing of structure, designed with crosses, supporting church bell.
Drawing of structure supporting church bell.
Drawing of double driveway gate with symetircal design of heart and cross. Gate is located at 91 Anson St.
Drawing of gate adorned with heart and crosses and a segement of surrounding fence. Gate is located at 91 Anson St.
Drawing of gate structure with heart and cross design, flanked by brick columns, along with measurement.
Drawing of gate, with heart and cross design, and fence.
Drawing of gate, adorned with heart and crosses, and surrounding fence. Gate is located at 91 Anson St.
Drawing of gate structure with heart and cross, located at 91 Anson St.
Coffee table (18"x5'x5') design for Annette Green featuring scrolls and leaves.
41. Drawing for quilt hanger bracket and drawing for a walkway gate.
Original graphite sketch on drafting paper (8 1/2" x 11") of quilt bracket hanger (99" x 15"). Reverse contains drawing of a walk way gate for Laurie Thorn Hill home.
Original graphite sketching (8 1/2" x 11") of College of Charleston "Class of 1998" gate.
Photocopy of College of Charleston of "Class of 1998" gate with estimate.


Rumors prove to be true: Amber Heard and Vito Schnabel are done. While the art dealer and the model Denise Schaefer are getting closer, the actress is beautiful and inspired with her new boyfriend Andy Muschietti, the creator of It.
The happy couple does not hide their tender feelings. They shared a good-bye kiss in their LA residence, and the director gently put his arms around the woman.
Heard and Muschietti were first seen in February at the WME Oscar party, US Weekly reports. New pictures appeared in March: the lovers were carrying some wine and a bag of party accessories. Amber entrusted her tiny dog to her date; she is likely to have done the same with her heart.
Today, the actress is going through the legal proceedings with Johnny Depp who filed a defamation lawsuit following Heard's domestic violence accusations.


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Yesterday two colleagues in the School of Economics received their PhD degrees at the autumn ceremony.
Dr Carike Claassen received her PhD for the thesis, The state of decoupling before and during the Great Recession, under the guidance of Prof Elsabe Loots (UP), Prof Alain Kabundi (SARB) and Prof Wilma Viviers.
Dr Alicia Fourie worked on the topic, A case study of determining the economic literacy of introductory economics students in South Africa, with Prof Waldo Krugell.
We are really proud of their hard work and dedication and wish them the best with their future research plans.
Research by Prof Derick Blaauw, Dr Anmar Pretorius and Prof Rinie Schenck on foreign migrant day labourers now also features as a ECON3x3 post! Read the full post here.
Yesterday Master's degrees were conferred at the Autumn graduation ceremony and the School is proud of the crop of newly minted experts in their fields!
Hardus Louw: The relationship between the financial sector and economic growth in South Africa (Supervisors: Prof Blaauw & Dr Pretorius).
Sandra Makumbirofa: Analysing and forecasting qualified labour demand in the South African hotel accommodation sector (Supervisor: Prof Saayman).
Maryke van Zyl: Energy-intensive clusters in the gold mining supply chain: Implications for energy policy (Supervisors: Drs Wait & Rossouw).
Johan Malan: An analysis of export and employment opportunities for the South African manufacturing industry (Supervisors: Dr Steenkamp, Prof Viviers & Dr Rossouw).
Margitte van den Berg: Estimating the weights assigned to determinants of emerging market sovereign ratings (Supervisor: Dr Pretorius).
Robert Viljoen: The reaction of South African dual-listed stock prices to international public announcements (Supervisor: Prof van Heerden).
Unemployment and inequality are two of the major challenges facing South Africa, moreover, the economy is struggling to grow. Exporting has always been advocated as a means to create jobs and grow the economy. Indeed, recent research has shown that South African manufacturing exporting firms do employ more people and pay higher wages than non-exporters.
But, we know from the literature that there is a lot of churning in terms of exporter dynamics – this affects wages and employment and we also know that exporters may contribute to wage inequality. We consider these aspects in the South African context by using the newly made available SARS firm-level data.
The preliminary findings suggests that, indeed the South African manufacturing exporters employ more workers and pay higher wages – they create more and better jobs. But some manufacturing exporters' jobs are better than others – it depends on the destination they serve, the number of products exported, the number of destinations exported to and the export status. There is this hierarchy for exporting firms to be larger (number of employees) and pay more as you export further away. Firms exporting to the International market (to African countries and outside of Africa) pay more than firms exporting only to Africa. Interestingly the inequality within a firm (wages per person) also increase as you export further away. Therefore, some sort of trade-off exists between the levels of wages and inequality.


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Dylan Rebello stampedes to victory at Knysna Bull
Dylan Rebello, riding as a solo entrant, put local knowledge to good use as he claimed Stage 1 of the Knysna Bull made personal by Constantia Insurance. Rebello lives in Knysna and was thrilled to race on his home turf.
The former South African junior marathon champ was able to see off strong challenges from Alan Gordon and Timothy Hammond (Insect Science) and Erik Kleinhans and Robert Hobson (Canyon Topeak/ETW) to win the first stage of the four-day event in a time of 2:32:53. Gordon and Hammond crossed the line in second (2:33:14), with Kleinhans and Hobson in third (2:34:06).
The Knysna Bull Stage 1 started in Rheenendal just outside Knysna, finishing at the Dry Dock restaurant in the Knysna Waterfront. But before that, participants tackled Stage 0 – a complimentary pie and coffee stop at the Ou Meul in Riviersondered courtesy of sponsor Constantia Insurance – and the urban Prologue on Thursday night.
The evening Prologue is a unique and fun innovation at the Knysna Bull, with riders charging out of the waterfront area on a 6km attack of the town.
Railway lines, pavements, bike shops, restaurants, an underground parking lot and a sleepy residential area all make up the helter-skelter route. The Prologue is not compulsory, however, with some riders choosing to spend their "6km" at the nearest bar, setting the laid-back tone for the event.
"We try to make every day special and different; so it's been great to have a sponsor like Constantia Insurance come on board with the same attitude," says organiser Pax Mosterd. "Riders were raving about their pie and coffee, and the Prologue, and I think soon they will be raving about the three unique stages of the Knysna Bull."
Once the racing proper started on Stage 1, it was the usual suspects leading the way from the Quinta da Montana start in Rheenendal.
The King of the Mountain challenge – also claimed by Rebello – came within the first 8km of racing, while the first 16km of Stage 1 was a series of long climbs towards the heavens. Rebello upped the pace just before the King of the Mountains segment ended, with the pack unable to respond.
For the rest of the race it was Rebello on his own, eventually caught by Canyon Topeak/ETW and Team Insect Science not far behind. Rebello's plan, based on his insider knowledge of the area, was to pull away on Phantom Pass just before Knysna. He lives on the Pass and was ready to put his home ground advantage to good use, but he was able to pull away from Kleinhans and Hobson before the descent.
"It was great," said Rebello. "I literally rode through my backyard today. It was a fantastic day of riding. I always tell people that the trails hidden out here are some of the most picturesque that I have ever ridden. This morning was incredible, climbing higher and higher into the mist. Then, of course, the downhills are great fun too. Overall, it was a lot fun."
In the solo ladies race, Teresa Ralph was home in first place, while 2017 Absa Cape Epic champ Jennie Stenerhag, riding in the mixed category with Craig Gerber, was first home in the mixed.
Stage 2 of the Knysna Bull made personal by Constantia Insurance takes riders on a 65km journey through the iconic trails of the Harkerville forest. Before riders can enjoy Stage 2, though, they will have to contend with the Bullpen, a beer tasting for every entrant at the Mitchell's Brewery.
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Kateri Tekakwitha vision
Kateri Tekakwitha Mohawk Maid This book is from the famous line of Vision books of saints that are one of the most popular and well-told series of stories for young people. This is the inspiring story of Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha, a holy young Indian woman who was converted to Christianity by the French missionaries led by Saint Isaac Joques during the 1600s. Kateri's mother was a very devout Christian woman who, after being captured by the Iroquois, was not allowed to baptize her daughter. Kateri's whole family died of smallpox, and she was adopted by a chief who was very anti-Christian. When she was baptized and converted by the missionaries, Kateri became ostracized from the tribe. With the help of the priest, she made a daring escape, and thereafter lived a life devoted to God. Denied her desire to become a nun, she declined marriage and lived as a single woman with deep faith, offering her sufferings and life to Christ. She died at the age of twenty-four and is affectionately known as the "Lily of the Mohawks." Kateri was recently beatified by Pope John Paul II. Paperback, 178 pages.


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dreamsa little on edgeNothing For Nothing — Mansa MusaLast night I dreamt of my son. It's been such a long time since I have had such a vivid dream, it's kind of caught me off guard.
In the dream I was pregnant, and somewhat listless…. I believe I was talking to Oyasdawta, and living in a house with many rooms.
When the time came, I was in a bedroom in the house, gripping the posts for assistance. I don't remember a whole bunch of people. He was a beautiful baby…. caramel coloured and when I saw him I was overjoyed, in love with him, amazed that I had done this thing.
I had the baby, and a few days later, went down to my last office. I met a guy I know down there and we were chatting. When he asked me how I was, I said I had just had a baby and there was no milk. So we kept chatting back to the railway station. When I got there, he handed me a bag with stuff in it, food and so on.
I went home. When I got there, a woman I know from Barbados and is a friend was there at the house and some other girl I didn't know.
They had come to see the baby. I wasn't at home when they got there.
Then in the dream, either time advances or the baby has super powers, because it was growing fast, fast… so he had hair, and he was walking and talking.
His father appeared…. in the dream he was a vaguely familiar man, but I couldn't place him in real life.
We were involved, but you know, with problems. We had another baby.
In the dream, he just ups and decides that we should split up the children, one stays with me, one goes with him…. I refused.
Now I wonder what it all means….
The son made me feel warm, organised, focussed, strong, and he was so beautiful.


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Film review: DAVID STRATTON: A CINEMATIC LIFE, from 'Built For Speed'
Like Martin Scorsese's A Personal Journey Through American Movies and Bertrand Tavernier's A Journey Through French Cinema, David Stratton: A Cinematic Life sees a prominent movie identity describing the films that are most important to him and that, in many ways, shaped his life. Like the Roger Ebert documentary Life Itself the perspective here is a little different as the subject is a critic rather than a director.
Written and directed by Sally Aitken, the film sees Stratton recount his early love of film which was nurtured through very frequent visits to the cinema with his aunt during the Second World War. One of the films that made the biggest impression on him was The Overlanders and it was that film's rugged landscapes and its star Chips Rafferty's charismatic performance that partly inspired Stratton's decision to visit Australia.
Later becoming Sydney Film Festival director, variety magazine critic and perhaps most famously a co-presenter with Margaret Pomerantz of The Movie Show on SBS and At the Movies on the ABC he has championed and in some cases savaged thousands of films. Here he concentrates on Australian films describing his favourites and those that met with his displeasure. His most treasured films include the mesmerising Picnic At Hanging Rock which helped launch what became known as the 'new wave of Australian cinema' in the 1970's a movement that gave our film culture artistic credibility and propelled some of our best actors and directors to Hollywood stardom. He also reminds us of the excoriating power of films that critiqued Australian culture such as Wake in Fright and Evil Angels. The documentary also contains some fascinating behind the scenes shots from classic Australian movies.
Exploring film through various themes including female empowerment, the migrant experience and colonial rebellion, David Stratton provides a reasonably comprehensive look at the history of Australian film going right back to The Story of the Kelly Gang in 1906, possibly the first ever feature film. He touches on sub-genres like Ozploitation and briefly explores the work of our most prominent directors including Peter Weir and Baz Luhrmann. There are also interview/testimonials from superstar actors like Nicole Kidman, Russell Crowe, Jack Thompson and Jackie Weaver.
Aitken takes a novel approach here breaking up the typical talking head interview/film clip format by placing David in famous film locations or scenarios that recall movie scenes such as the bar sequences in Wake In Fright. In this way she emphasises how deeply intertwined David Stratton's life and cinema are although some of these sequences are a little goofy particularly the attempt to link Stratton to Muriel from Muriel's Wedding.
Aitken gives the film a clean uncluttered appearance and appropriate to its subject, a dignified and low-key tone. Still, it doesn't flinch from Stratton's career controversies including his refusal to rate Romper Stomper as he thought it promoted violence and inflamed racial tension, a view with which this reviewer disagrees. There's an amusing retort from Romper Stomper director Geoffrey Wright and it's refreshing to see a documentary that doesn't sugar coat its subject.
The film doesn't provide a lot of detail about David Stratton's personal life except to suggest that a life in cinema was not something of which his father in England approved. As expected Margaret Pomerantz, his sparring partner from The Movie Show and At the Movies, appears and she has a few amusing digs at him.
Ideally, Aitken and Stratton would have covered more films, spoken to more directors and explored Australian cinema culture in even greater depth. This film is, however, a truncated version of a three-part ABC TV special so maybe that extended version will satisfy some of the minor quibbles with this film. For the time being, though, this is an excellent introduction to Australian cinema and one of its most dedicated acolytes.
Nick's rating: ****
Genre: Documentary.
Classification: M.
Director(s): Sally Aitken.
Release date: 9th March 2017.
Running time: 106 mins.
Reviewer: Nick Gardener can be heard on "Built For Speed" every Friday night from 8-10pm right here on 88.3 Southern FM. Nick can also be heard on "The Good, The Bad, The Ugly Film Show" podcast. http://subcultureentertainment.com/2014/02/the-good-the-bad-the-ugly-film-show
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Interview with Lord Saunders of Formicarius
While we can't predict the weather, we can certainly forecast that this summer is going to be great for UK black metal with several up and coming bands putting out some promising albums. Formicarius are one such band, having drawn people's attention with their Lake of the Dead single not too long ago. They're now set to release their debut album, and I'm pleased to have been able to talk with Lord Saunders and get his thoughts on everything that's happened with Formicarius recently. Here's what he had to say...
For the benefit of people who may not be familiar with Formicarius, can you briefly introduce yourselves and describe your music?
Good evening and thank you for having me! We are an alliance of musicians creating our unique yet distinctly English brand of black metal. We vividly tell the stories of both history and fantasy, using the miserable image of medieval Europe as a metaphor for battling our very human, very personal demons. We intend Formicarius to be something you can relate to and be empowered by.
I know your members have had a fair bit of experience being in other bands, including De Profundis, Phyrexia and Premature Birth among others. What made you decide Formicarius would be the next step for you all, and how did you come together to form this band?
This is true! Many of us have been colleagues for years before Formicarius. We cut our teeth in a number of these extreme metal bands and made many mistakes during those times. Personally, having taken a break between 2013 – 14, it quickly became very apparent that writing and performing this extreme style of music is my calling, and I think that's the case for all of us. Having been on the scene for a decade, I found inspiration in how much it had grown in that time and how so much positivity can be expressed through such dark, aggressive music. I've been listening to black metal for most of my life now and truly love this music. This is where we belong, and in this moment of clarity we gathered to decide what we were going to do about it. Formicarius was born and plans were immediately made, taking on board our collective experience and with an attitude to never settle.
Who are your main influences musically?
There's a lot of variety in our influences. We clearly have a foundation in Emperor, Dimmu, Cradle, Satyricon and so on, but we also take a lot of influence from the compositional styles of baroque and romantic music, acknowledge the power of the riff as demonstrated by classic metal bands, and admire the experimental and uncompromising attitudes of the more obscure bands like Sigh, Bal-Sagoth, etc. There's no one answer; we have always strived to keep an open mind and to use our brains to think about what we like about the music, and how we can make that work moving forward.
You released a single, Lake of the Dead via Bandcamp back in 2015, which gave us a taste of Formicarius. Was the single well received, and how did people's reaction compare to your expectations at the time?
The first printing of the single sold out after touring the UK in 2016 and is currently its second pressing. The reaction has been overwhelmingly positive, especially after the video was released and it was picked up for Speed Kills VII. Only a handful of naysaying 'trve' edge-lords have dismissed it, which is exactly what we wanted and expected; we aimed to do our very best and progress forward, not stick around in the sound of the early 90s. We don't care about those people, we care about those who are willing to come out and be somebody in this world, and we see them at our exhibitions going crazy in the front row, cheering us on and sharing our message and music far and wide!
The song Lake of the Dead last year then came to be featured on the Music For Nations Speed Kills VII compilation, undoubtedly a turning point for you as a band. How did this come about, and what are your thoughts and feelings around being featured on this compilation?
As with everything in life, a stroke of good luck born out of unrelenting hard work found our song in the Sony / Music for Nations office. We put ourselves out there and it is with thanks to the efforts of our incredible management team at Imperative PR that we found ourselves in this fortunate situation. Everything is a domino effect and you can never rest – every day that you're not representing yourself and doing your best to be at your best is wasted. It takes real honesty about what you want and what you're doing about it for these things to happen.
The rush when we were given the news that we were recognised and to be included in such a legacy alongside such quality acts is second to none. It completely reaffirmed the seriousness with which we took the band – we are now a part of history, and we can't get complacent if we are to have any chance of making history! The cycle continues from there, acknowledging the victories and using them to achieve bigger and better dreams.
You've also recently signed a deal with German label Schwarzdorn Productions, which I hope brings good thing for you. How did you come to sign with Schwarzdorn Productions, and what are the main things you hope to gain from signing with Schwarzdorn specifically?
Simply put, we were searching for a label to release Black Mass Ritual with us... and Schwarzdorn listened. After much back and forth negotiation it became obvious that we were completely on the same page and there is a real belief in pushing us beyond where we are now, which is what we want and need. It's a perfect match – not so much about gaining from them as it is about achieving great things with them. Schwarzdorn are an incredible label with an extraordinary legacy. We will do them proud as we embark upon this venture together!
Your debut full length album, Black Mass Ritual, is I believe set for release on July 21st through this label. What can listeners expect from the album, and how has Formicarius' sound developed on this album in comparison to the Lake of the Dead single?
Quite right; It's available to preorder now from all major retailers and set for release on July 21st. Lake of the Dead is actually featured as the opening track as it is a single taken from the album. Needless to say our high production and perfectionist values remain consistent! If you enjoyed 'Lake...', it follows that you will love Black Mass Ritual.
The reviews are already pouring in and I encourage everyone to check those out for impartial responses to the album. We poured our souls into this record, and I think this is very obvious from the enormous, epic and emotive sound we achieved. We delve into themes of madness, witch burning, war and genocide, with complex and inspired compositions to match these themes. So far the classical inspired harmonies, keyboard driven textures, viscous melodies and intelligible vocals have gotten a lot of attention and praise. Again, don't take my word from it, there are plenty of reviews out there telling you what to expect.
What are the main themes and inspirations for your lyrics on the album?
We were reading a lot at the time when we were finishing lyrics for the album, and each piece tells a story of horror, power, tragedy, transformation and so on. As black metal musicians I think we are all obsessed with the darker side of the human condition, and characters whom you may at first think are heroes or villains can surprise you. You have the choice to take the stories literally or read into and interpret them - whatever the case, we aim to present something vivid and thought provoking. The world isn't black and white, and we try to get that across.
What are your plans for touring once the album is out?
Nothing is set in stone so I can't say too much about this at this time. We love the UK and of course desire to play a city near you as soon as we can. Keep an eye on our website and social media!
How do you find the metal scene in London, and are Formicarius well received there? Have you had many opportunities to play live outside London, and if so how were your experiences with that compared to London?
London is completely different to everywhere else in the UK, and this remains true for live music. On the right days of the week the London scene is of course thriving and the place to be, and the seedy, grimy Victorian architecture coupled with some typical British weather certainly lends itself as a suitable backdrop for black metal. As it is such an important place to play we do try to make our shows there big ones – the responses when we played with Negura Bunget, Hate and Noctem were fantastically powerful! London is spoilt for choice and you're in competition with every enormous international act every day, but the crowd remain grateful and happy to go to a good show – you just have to present them with one.
Other parts of the country have a much more 'grass-roots' feel to their events, with a genuine gratitude and happiness that you are there to perform for them, but no less professional. There's a real overwhelming joy and wave of support from such a community, and it's an honour and a pleasure to bring our music and message to every corner of the UK. In particular Blackwood and Northern Extremity come to mind as embodying this spirit.
How do you find the UK black metal scene as a whole, and how would you describe the bands relationship with it?
I think it's pretty clear by now how in love with the scene we are. There's so much superb, high quality music being made in this scene, there has never been a better time to be involved. We feel a real brotherhood with many of the bands we shared the stage with – we're fans of each-others bands and often times prefer what we're hearing in our back yard to what is current on an international scale. There's an element of friendly competition in there, because this isn't a meritocracy - we want to see everyone do their best, building upon what they first created and seeing success for their hard work. For me, this is the best way for a scene to operate – everyone raises the bar, everyone grows and the listeners get better and better products, watching the artists on their long journey of self discovery. It's fascinating and wonderful.
What other bands are impressing you right now, and who would you mark as bands to watch for in the future?
It's a long list! Sathamel are releasing their album this Summer, and Shadowflag have just released theirs (which I'm listening to right now!). Old Corpse Road are among my favourite bands of all time, and Aklash are certainly one of the most intriguing. Petrichor are writing and performing at an alarming rate and very quickly establishing themselves as a class act. I'll stick to those five!
Looking back, what have been the best moments with Formicarius so far, and what have been the biggest obstacles you've had to overcome? With hindsight, what would you do differently, if anything?
One of the most memorable experiences was playing the Black Tor Gathering at the Tan Hill Inn – the highest pub in Britain! Watching the sunset on a cold mountain at a festival celebrating black metal... that was a real honour to be a part of and I don't think I'll ever forget that. A lot of the moments behind the scenes have been pretty great too; hearing the final master of our album, hearing ourselves on Sony printed vinyl for the first time – these are all moments you cherish because you really love what you do.
Although we are always learning it has to be said that most of our hindsight came from the previous ten years of bands before Formicarius. I'm very happy with how we've come to decisions and the success that has brought. Recording the album was the real trial by fire for me, as I handled my role as a recording engineer in a perfectionist manor whilst learning on the job. Really the biggest hurdle is all the way back at the beginning, getting established and getting people to listen to you - if you can survive the first year you can do anything.
What do you see for the future of Formicarius from here on, and what are your main hopes from here?
We're here to take this band, our music and our message as far as we can. We shan't ever get complacent and we don't rely on hope. We will carve ourselves a place in this world and history by always doing more and doing better. Formicarius has a place globally in black metal and we will always hunt for the next opportunity to do Formicarius on a grander scale.
Once again thanks for taking part, and finally is there anything you'd like to add or say to the people reading this interview?
I hope you found my words thought provoking and that you find our music inspiring. If you do, I can only encourage you to pick up the album and join us on this journey – we've only just begun and things are only going to get more interesting!
Thank you very much for having me and I hope you'll have me back when I next have something to say!
- Lord Saunders
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Album Spotlight: English Steel - Forefather / The Meads Of Asphodel
This was certainly a hugely anticipated release for me, and no doubt for many others, with the prospect of two quality bands from England's underground collaborating to produce this split album. English Steel, as it's titled, brings together Forefather and The Meads of Asphodel, with Forefather's part of the offering consisting of seven new tracks while the Meads have contributed previously unavailable vinyl versions of the Taste the Divine Wrath tracks, along with a number of metal and punk covers.
One thing that's noticeable from Forefather on this split is that the songs retain that classic Forefather spirit, as you'd expect, but the band have taken a more relaxed and freeform approach to the music on here and as a result we have an extremely diverse range of songs. There's some really strong material here, "Two Sacred Oaks" being a particular highlight and standout track which is quintessential Forefather, rousing, spirited pagan metal with shades of black metal and a good balance between being heavy and melodic. The dual vocals, clean and growled, work their magic and contrast and complement each other well which enhances the overall vibe of Forefather's music. "Strongbow's Death" is another highlight with its folky guitar melodies and cements Forefather's brand of Anglo-Saxon metal perfectly,
Tales From a Cloud-Born Land EP by Forefather
What's noticeable on English Steel though, is Forefather have taken a few chances as well, and are playing around with a few ideas and doing things they're less likely to do on a full album. For example, on songs like "One Blood and One Bone" there's a nod to a more classic heavy metal style with a stronger emphasis on melodic leads, while on "Out of Time" they've softened and slowed things right down into almost ballad like levels. It's an interesting yet good move, as it gives us something which is still Forefather at its core of course, but brings a few different ingredients to the table and shows the band stepping outside their comfort zone.
Coming to the Meads of Asphodel, who I still believe to be Britain's most underrated metal band by a long shot, their side opens with a medieval folksy sounding intro before ripping into Chidiock Tichbourne, a vicious and frenzied song with the Meads usual unorthodox eccentricities scattered throughout. If you've not heard them before it's as good an example as any of what the Meads of Asphodel do. What the Meads also do from time to time of course, is mess with heads and take the piss, as can be seen from the track which follows. "You've Got the Hate" is a Candi Staton cover with altered lyrics, it's a fun parody of the original, and later in the album there's an alternate version with Metatron on vocals.
You'll also hear the Meads fascination with historical themes and religious brutality in the lyrics here, as "Balthasar Gerard" describes the regicide's grisly end in a somber song with a dark atmospheric quality to it, while "Infidel" sees the Meads go into much more complex and experimental territory with a song that sounds like a crazy freestyle jam, with the band frequently changing pace, tempo and course with very different ingredients following one after the other. As for the covers, admittedly I'm not over familiar with the originals but you've got "Castleland", originally by Desaster really standing out among these, listening to this it sounds like it could easily be the Meads own. There's also "Perfect Day" and "Borstal Breakout" by The Saints and Sham 69 respectively which offer a nice blast of punk to finish off.
On the whole then, what we've got is two bands bringing very different ideas to the table and showcasing what they can do outside of the confines of full individual albums. If you're a fan of both Forefather and the Meads Of Asphodel this won't disappoint, there's plenty to enjoy here and it should more than satisfy you until we hear more from these bands. If you know neither band then you've got a great introduction to two of England's finest and I'd say especially, to those who know one band but not the other, that this is something you'd not want to pass up, the chance to be introduced to a great English band while hearing music from a more familiar one. Admittedly you'll still find the bands' best work on their albums and it's worth exploring those albums if you like what you hear on English Steel, also if you're a die-hard Meads fan and already have the Taste the Divine Wrath tracks you might be disappointed with the lack of new original material from them here. Those are minor points though, overall, you've got an excellent and cohesive split which should please fans of these two great English bands while hopefully grabbing them a few new ones along the way.
- Demoniac
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Interview with Sathamel
For the first interview featured on the Sine FM Metal Zone blog, Demoniac had the pleasure of talking to Leeds based black / death metal band Sathamel, who are preparing to release their latest album Despair. A song from that will be played on Monday's Dark Side Of Metal show (on Monday 12th June) as well, and here's what Sathamel had to say...
For the benefit of anybody who doesn't know who you are, can you first briefly introduce yourselves and describe your music?
We are a five-piece black/death metal band based in Leeds. The lineup is as follows:
Kruk - Vocals | KVN - Guitars | Aksahl - Guitars | Deimos - Bass | Valdr – Drums
How did you all meet and what made you decide to form Sathamel together?
We met at different points in time around the Leeds music scene. After previous bands ran their course we decided to form this band of a more extreme nature. The band was formed in 2013.
What is the meaning of the name Sathamel and why did you choose it?
Sathamel is a name at the time of choosing we felt an affinity with. Sathamel is a judgmental and protective figure relating to the "other side".
You released a self-titled EP a couple of years back, and are now set to release your debut album Despair. What can we expect from this album compared to the EP? In what ways will it differ, and what will remain the same?
We have continued with the variation of the material, much of it was written - in some form or another not long after the EP was released. The variation can be heard from our recently released two singles "Great Mass" and "The Evangelist". We're slowly expanding our sound but prefer to keep it natural at all times and not force anything.
What are the lyrical themes on the upcoming album?
The lyrics relate to different points of despair, death, ritual and "becoming". The concept behind "Despair" is based very closely around our journey as a band. In our 4 years of activity we already have experienced many ups and downs. Most of these songs present a certain feeling I have had during the writing process, others are based on some situations that we have experienced personally. For example, "The Evangelist" is based on sacrifice, be it monetary or personal. "Human Sacrifice" talks about the need to remove a negative influence or person from your life. The title track – "Despair" – talks about a creative block or even depression which I have experienced once these emotions or negative situations overcame me and my psyche. It is through conviction and adversaries that this Despair was born. It also speaks to other members of Sathamel on personal level, for whatever meaning they associate with it. Therefore, the song "Despair" is the final touch and fitting conclusion for the album. Being the title track, this album will also remind us of all the adversaries we had to overcome to make it, hopefully paving the way to the next record.
Is any of your real-life outlook and world view reflected in your lyrics and if so in what ways?
I try to not touch on controversies while writing lyrics. When I do, (which happens very rarely) I make sure that the subject is well hidden within the lines so that it is not obvious to the reader. My views and opinions are not important to the music and I do not want to enforce my views through Sathamel.
I know you play live quite extensively, what can people expect from a Sathamel live show?
Our live show has been described as ritualistic. We adorn ourselves with blood, light incense and take to the stage. There is no way for me personally to describe this, it is a personal transformation and primal blur.
Where have been your favourite places to perform live? Any particular venues, festivals or other events you've enjoyed being a part of?
Incineration festival as that was the most recent springs to mind. We had not previously had such a professional crew of people to work with and such a great production at the Dome in Tufnell Park, London - our most prestigious show to date. Apart from this, York at the Fulford Arms has one of the craziest crowds we have had the pleasure of performing in front of, tied with the Unicorn in Camden.
Any particularly memorable moments from touring?
Supporting Tribulation and then performing at the Blackwood Gathering the following day. We were late to arrive at the Blackwood Gathering due to a fatal car crash just ahead of us, setting us back a few hours. When we finally arrived it was 10 minutes before our stage time with no preparation and total frustration we changed into our stage attire and played the set, this was then captured in tape format on Blackwood Productions.
What do you think have been the biggest challenges you've faced so far with Sathamel?
We have had lineup adjustments over the years. When the band first became Sathamel we had no bass player and when our previous guitar player called it quits at the end of last year we performed as a four piece once again. Lack of dedication of previous members was a challenge but something we do not suffer with now. Especially since welcoming Aksahl to the fold.
What has been the biggest highlight of the bands career so far?
Releasing the EP, our short tour with our friends Daemona and Trivax. Performing on stages with bands, that without their influence such as Belphegor, we probably would not be doing this in the first place.
After the release of this album, what's next for Sathamel?
We are booked to play the Quantic Club on the Rites of the Black Mass in Romania. This is our first overseas date with an incredible line up. Apart from this we shall see what the future holds.
I know you have members in both Leeds and Doncaster. How do you find the local scene in those places, and what is your relationship with it? How receptive would you say they are to a band like Sathamel?
Doncaster is a town we would not consider to have any sort of extreme metal scene, we are not involved in the live circuit and Sathamel has never been asked to play. The town to us is very much catering for the tribute band. We'd like to be proved wrong. Leeds on the other hand is a total hub for this kind of music and music in general, we performed our first show there and were embraced by the scene and it is a place we keep close to our hearts. We regularly rehearse in Leeds that is where the band is based.
Which other bands have most impressed you recently?
There's an absolute wealth of UK bands at the moment. Alongside ones we have mentioned previously I would say Repulsive, Necronautical, Eastern Front, Sidious and Ascaris.
Finally, once again thank you for doing this interview, do you have anything you'd like to add or say to readers of this interview?
Thank you for the interview. Thank you to everyone who has supported this band thus far. We are looking forward to presenting our new album "Despair".
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Celebrities, East Village, Recent Sales
Molly Ringwald sells East Village duplex to noted fashion photographer for $1.7M
By Annie Doge, Tue, September 6, 2016
80s icon Molly Ringwald, of "Sixteen Candles," "The Breakfast Club" and "Pretty in Pink" fame, has made a sale on her charming East Village duplex, reports the Post. The former teen idol put the two-bedroom pad on the market back in June for $1.79 million, and per city records just released, she's sold the home to noted fashion photographer (and bona fide Polish prince) Alexi Lubomirski and his wife Giada for $1.7 million.
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Live in Molly Ringwald's Stylish East Village Duplex for $1.8M
By Annie Doge, Mon, June 13, 2016
Molly Ringwald has come a long way since her Brat Pack days of awkward teenage angst, evidenced by her super stylish and grown-up East Village pied-a-terre, which she's listed for $1.8 million, according to the Observer. The duplex co-op at 122 East 10th Street is located in an historic townhouse along the Renwick Triangle in the St. Marks Historic District. These Anglo-Italianate houses were designed by famed architect James Renwick, Jr. in 1861, and historic details like ten-foot exposed beam ceilings, antique wood windows, and two wood-burning fireplaces still exist.


Murmansk Region is the extreme northwestern area of Russia and one of the youngest constituents of the Russian Federation. Its 75-year history is closely related to development of the Russian High North.
The large-scale development of the area began in the early 1900's. However, by that time the chronicles of the Kola Peninsula already had many pages.
One of the vivid testimonies is petroglyphs – rock engravings by ancient people – found on the shore of Lake Kanozero and dating back to IV–II BC. For a long time the Kola land has been populated by the Saami – the indigenous people of the North and, in XV–XVI Pomors' settlements began to emerge.
The traditions of the ancient Pomors and Saami identity were complemented by the modern trends and enriched with the talents and experience of the people who arrived in the Kola High North from every corner of the vast Russia.
Today, the culture of Murmansk Region is rich and versatile: 11 museums including branches: Murmansk regional Museum of Local History, the Atomic Icebreaker «Lenin» Museum, 3 theatres (among them - the oldest puppet theatre in the country), 168 libraries, over 70 palaces and houses of culture and folklore centers, 59 schools of primary esthetic education, a college of arts and other cultural facilities.
852 monuments of history, culture and archeology, among them 96 objects of cultural heritage under government protection, including 9 objects of cultural heritage of federal value. There are unique archeology objects – stone labyrinths near the White and the Barents sea, rock drawings. The monuments of wooden architecture of the XVIIth century could be considered as the most significant: Nikol'skaya church in the village of Kovda and Uspenskaya church in the village of Varzuga.
The cultural sphere includes creative associations of writers, artists, theater workers, cinemas, historical and architectural monuments, folklore crafts and trades and many other aspects.
Professional art of the Region is represented by the Drama Theater, the Puppet Theater, the Philharmonic Society, the Navy Theater, and the Navy Song and Dance Ensemble.
The Kola land is an inexhaustible source of various cultural initiatives. It was in Murmansk, where, at suggestion of the Regional Department of the Union of Writers, in 1986 the Day of Slavic Written Language and Culture was held for the first time in many decades, giving a revival to this celebration in Russia. Later, the Day of Slavic Written Language and Culture became a national holiday.
For more than 25 years artistic teams from the Kola High North have been implementing cultural projects in the framework of the unique Barents Euro-Arctic Cooperation. In 2012 the Region celebrated 25 years of cultural cooperation with Finnmark County, Norway. Celebrations of the annual Finnmark Culture Days in Murmansk Region and Murmansk Region Culture Days in Finnmark have become a good tradition.
The first cultural and educational institution of the Kola Peninsula is currently a regional cultural heritage site. Each year, it hosts over 500 events, 150 of them being for children under 14. The Culture Centre implements socially significant projects, actively develops its international cooperation and pursues and develops new forms of social and cultural projects using new information technologies.
The biggest specialised library for children and youth to the north of the Arctic Circle and of the best Russian libraries was founded in 1968. The library collection includes over 309,000 documents on various media: 254,664 books, 688 periodicals, 15,955 audio and video materials and 6,250 electronic issues. There 22 sections and 4 museums in the library. The library is visited by over 33,000 readers.
The Murmansk College of Arts plays an important part in artistic education of children and youth. The institution was founded on the basis of the Murmansk College of Music founded in 1958. The College Head is V. B. Vozny, an Honoured Arts Worker of the Russian Federation.
The aims and objectives of the college are training professional performing musicians and musical education of Murmansk Region residents.
The educational and musical traditions established in the 1960s are maintained by instructors T. D. Krylova, S. M. Shor, V. I. Bednyak, A. Y. Gerner, N. K. Bogoslovskaya, T. F. Belyaeva, O. A. Pavlova etc. 60% of the training team of the institution is its alumni.
To many students, the Murmansk College of Arts was a step on the path to professional art and a wider creative life. They became renowned musicians not only in the Murmansk Region and Russia but also abroad: Honoured Artists of the Russian Federation A. Tsymbal and V. Marinich – soloists of the Northern Fleet ensemble of singing and dance; T. Chernikova – artist of the Osipov National Russian Folk Instruments Orchestra; V. Rodionova – art director of the vocal ensemble Kajaros (Finland); T. Pavlovskaya and E. Nikitin – soloists of the Mariinsky Opera and Ballet Theatre (Saint Petersburg); S. Drobyshevsky – soloist of the Minsk Opera Theatre (the Republic of Belarus).
Vladimir Borisovich Vozny: Director of the Murmansk College of Arts (state regional secondary professional education institution).
- Academic Choir (art director: V. M. Ivanov).
The Murmansk Museum of Regional Studies is the oldest culture institution on the Kola Peninsula founded on 17 October 1926. It is active in collecting, storing and popularisation of the Murmansk Region cultural heritage. The museum collection contains over 160 thousand items including 17th century icons, a handwritten books collection including the oldest one – "Lives of Solovetsky Monastery Founders Zosima and Savvaty," 1548; a collection of core samples from the Kola Superdeep Borehole, a herbarium of rare and endemic plants.
Khimchuk Elena Pavlovna: Director of the Murmansk Museum of Regional Studies (state institution of culture).
Natalia Vladimirovna Kireyeva: Director of the Murmansk State Regional Specialised Library for the Visually Impaired (state institution of culture).
The Murmansk Regional Puppet Theatre was founded in 1933 in Kirovsk, Murmansk Region by a group of creative young people who had come from Leningrad. It was then called the Theatre for Little Spectators.
There are now more than 40 stage plays in the theatre's repertoire: Russian folk fairytales, legends and lore of Sami, the indigenous northern people, fairytales of the Scandinavian neighbours, fairytales of the peoples of the world and the best plays by modern playwrights for puppet theatres.
There are 15 actors in the troupe. A lot of them have been working in the theatre for over 25 years.
The Murmansk State Regional Universal Scientific Library is the largest information and culture centre in the region providing the public with access to national and international information resources, preserving and developing the traditional book culture. The universal collection of the library consists of over 2.6 m storage units in printed, audiovisual and digital forms.
The library consistently develops its international and interregional library cooperation within the Barents Euro-Arctic Region and holds international, national and regional workshops, round tables and seminars. The library has received numerous Russian and regional awards.
Elena Vitalievna Sineva: Director of the Murmansk State Regional Universal Scientific Library (state institution of culture).
The Murmansk Regional Philharmonic is one of the youngest in the country. In 1975, the concert and variety bureau that was successfully working in Murmansk was transformed into a regional philharmonic. Each musical season, billboards of the Philharmonic invite people to concerts of musicians, soloists and bands from Russia and abroad performing classical, jazz, spiritual, folk and mediaeval music. For more than 30 years, the Philharmonic has been engaged in public education. The Regional Philharmonic has been implementing major musical projects in cooperation with the Norwegian National Opera since 2000.
Viktoria Vladislavovna Chachina: Director of the Murmansk Regional Philharmonic (state institution of culture).
The Murmansk Regional Arts Museum was established in 1990. Works of art were given to its collection from the Murmansk Museum of Regional Studies. The collection currently has 5 thousand stored items representing 18th–20th century painting, graphics including works of Leningrad artists and works of Russian artistic craftwork in the decorative and applied arts section. A collection of works by Murmansk artists makes up a significant part in the museum collection. A permanent exhibition "Russian Visual Art of 18th–20th Centuries" is present in the museum. The exhibition area is 787.9 m2; the storage area is 205.3 m2. Over 60 exhibitions open each year visited by over 50 thousand people.
Olga Aleksandrovna Evtyukova: Director of the Murmansk Regional Arts Museum (state institution of culture).


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Get Lucky: U.S. Supreme Court Overturns 'Defense Preclusion' Ruling in Trademark Lawsuit
Written by Albina Gasanbekova
Edited by Robert H. Rotstein
Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Lucky Brand Dungarees Inc. v. Marcel Fashions Group Inc., No. 18-1086, 2020 WL 2477020 (U.S. May 14, 2020), a trademark case involving the scope of claim preclusion as the doctrine applies to defenses. Although recognizing that claim preclusion can apply to bar defenses, the Court explained that the so-called "defense preclusion" is an invalid application of res judicata when the earlier suit involved different trademarks, different legal theories, and different conduct occurring at different times.
Three Lawsuits and Nearly Twenty Years of Litigation
Lucky Brand and Marcel Fashions Group are competitors in the apparel industry who have been battling each other for decades. The first lawsuit began in 2001, when Marcel, the owner of the trademark "Get Lucky," accused Lucky Brand of violating trademark law by using the phrase "Get Lucky" in advertisements. That litigation resulted in settlement, in which Lucky Brand agreed to stop using the words "Get Lucky" in their branding in return for Marcel Fashion's release of certain claims against Lucky Brand. The second lawsuit between the parties began in 2005, when Lucky Brand accused Marcel Fashions of copying its designs and logos for a new clothing line. Marcel Fashions responded with counterclaims, alleging that Lucky Brand had continued to use Marcel's "Get Lucky" mark in violation of the settlement agreement. Notably, Marcel had not claimed that Lucky Brand's use of its own marks alone—that is, independently of any use of "Get Lucky"—infringed on Marcel's "Get Lucky" mark. Marcel ultimately prevailed in the 2005 lawsuit, permanently enjoining Lucky Brand from using a catchphrase "Get Lucky."
In April 2011, the Parties found themselves in court again, when Marcel brought its new lawsuit, now demanding that Lucky Brand stop using its marks containing the word "Lucky" because they infringed Marcel's "Get Lucky" mark. This third lawsuit was the subject of several district court rulings and appeals to the Second Circuit. First, the lower court granted summary judgment in favor of Lucky Brand, concluding that Marcel's claims in the 2011 Action were the same as its counterclaims in the previous action. The Second Circuit reversed, holding the 2005 Action was about earlier infringements, while the claims in the 2011 Action were substantially distinct. On remand to the District Court, Lucky Brand successfully moved to dismiss, invoking the "release defense" for the first time and arguing that Marcel had released its claims by entering the settlement agreement. Again, the Second Circuit reversed, concluding that Lucky Brand could not invoke an "unlitigated" defense that it should have raised earlier. In other words, the Second Circuit held that the doctrine of claim preclusion barred Lucky Brand's defense.
In a unanimous opinion authored by Justice Sotomayor, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the Second Circuit's ruling. It acknowledged that the Supreme Court had never recognized "defense preclusion" as a "standalone category of res judicata." Therefore, any preclusion of defenses must also satisfy the requirements of issue or claim preclusion. As a general rule, claim preclusion prevents parties from raising legal issues that could have been decided in a prior action, unless a new lawsuit involves a new claim or cause of action. Emphasizing the identity of claims as a necessary predicate, the Supreme Court explained a defense is barred only where causes of actions in the two suits are the same, which is that they share "a common nucleus of operative facts."
Finding that the issues in the 2011 cases differed from those in the 2005 case, the Court held that "defense preclusion" did not bar Lucky Brand from asserting a defense, grounding its reasoning on the fact that two lawsuits involved "different marks" and "different conduct occurring at different times." The Court observed that the 2005 Action depended on Lucky Brand's use of the "Get Lucky" mark. By contrast, the 2011 Action did not challenge any use of that phrase. Instead, the second action depended on Lucky Brand's use of its own marks containing the word "Lucky" independently of the "Get Lucky" mark. The Court also emphasized that the "complained-of" events alleged in the 2011 Action occurred after the conclusion of the 2005 Action, and therefore, such new conduct "cannot be given the effect of extinguishing claims" that did not exist and that therefore could not have been raised. Thus, Lucky Brand's defenses were not precluded where, asymmetrically, claim preclusion did not prevent Marcel from pursuing this lawsuit despite the prior litigation between the parties.
As the Supreme Court noted, liability for trademark infringement often depends on "marketplace realities" where "the likelihood of confusion between marks often turns on extrinsic facts that change over time." The Lucky Brand ruling is thus particularly important in trademark cases, which often involve repeat litigation. Whether the decision will have any impact on litigation outside the trademark world is yet to be seen. Serial litigants in cases between the same parties, involving different facts and post-judgment conducts, might be able to distinguish their claims. However, in individualized cases, a defense preclusion is rarely going to be an issue, and the decision will likely apply narrowly.
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The Beams Chair is a lightweight wooden armchair inspired by I-beam the main structure of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. The I-beam is used as the main design element in Beams Chair, which shows the beauty of such construction.
The main frame of the chair is solid wood with CNC processing which can make directional perpendicular in order to get I-beam structure. The element of I-beam can built up an extraordinary strong chair for sure. The inventive arrangement of different parts is also the reason why Beams Chair is light. Every detail is considered and has the purpose during designing. Thus, the Beams Chair is not only strong visually but also really comfortable.
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AKO's 270HP E-Trike Offers The Safety Of A Car & The Agility Of A Motorcycle
Tim Huber
Category: Rides
With the average number of passengers per vehicle only being 1.5, it's abundantly clear that the vast majority of commuters don't need to be traveling in full-size cars. And while motorcycles offer a more economical and environmentally-friendly option to their four-wheeled counterparts, they lack the protection of a roll-cage, airbags, and a cabin to shield its passenger(s) from the elements. A new electric trike design out of Lithuania aims to solve this issue by delivering a highly-efficient commuter vehicle that boasts the protective elements of automobiles.
Dubbed the "AKO," the fully-electric reverse trike design is the result of half-a-decade of research and development. The company's already completed two functional proof of concept prototypes, as well as a host of renderings of the electric two-passenger vehicle in its fully-finished production form. With a tilting front-end arrangement — a la Yamaha's Niken — the AKO offers 30-degrees of lean angle in either direction, allowing it to dip through corners like a single-track vehicle. The AKO is powered by a 200kW (268hp) motor paired with a 26kWh battery that affords a 186-mile range. Weighing just over 990lbs, the AKO is remarkably safe despite its size, with front and side airbags, a full roll-cage, and four-point harnesses.
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Film Noir and the Spaces of Modernity de Edward Dimendberg
Film noir remains one of the most enduring legacies of 1940s and 50s Hollywood. Populated by double-crossing, unsavory characters, it explored a shadowy side of American life during a period of tremendous prosperity and optimism. Edward Dimendberg compellingly demonstrates how film noir is preoccupied with modernity –particularly the urban landscape. Exploring classic examples of film noir such as The Asphalt Junagle, Double Indemnity, Kiss Me Deadly, and The Naked City alongside many lesser-known films, he masterfully interweaves film history with urban history while perceptively analyzing works by Raymond Chandler, Edward Hopper, Siegfried Kracauer, and Henri Lefevre. A bold intervention in cultural studies and a major contribution to film history, Film Noir and the Spaces of Modernity will provoke debate by cinema scholars, urban historians, and students of modern culture –and will captivate admirers of a vital period in American cinema.
Edward Dimendberg, Film Noir and the Spaces of Modernity, Harvard University Press, 2004, ISBN: 9780674013469.
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A financial account includes a securities, brokerage, savings, checking, deposit, or other account maintained with a financial institution. A financial account also includes a commodity futures or options account, an insurance policy or annuity policy with a cash value, and shares in a mutual fund or similar pooled fund. However, the FBAR is not required for interests that are held in a custodial account with a U.S. financial institution.
The FBAR is due by June 30 following the calendar year for which it applies. This form must be received by the IRS on June 30.
The penalties for failure to file an FBAR are onerous. The civil penalties for a non-willful violation may not exceed $10,000 per violation. Civil penalties for a willful violation may not exceed the greater of $100,000 or 50% of the amount in the account at the time of the violation. The criminal penalty for willful violations is a fine of not more than $250,000, or imprisonment for not more than five years, or both.
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The Union are back this week and so is the All Three Points podcast! Chris and Jeremy start thinking about the rest of the season by looking back on how the Union got where they are. Also, some almost-mid-season awards, and take a quick look at the US at the Copa.
All Three Points podcast: Kissing your sister ain't so bad.
True, the Union drew three in a row, which would be underwhelming if it weren't against two of the top teams in the Western Conference and away to Montreal. Enjoying this team like they haven't since the first couple of seasons, Chris and Jeremy are feeling pretty good about the Blue and Gold.
All Three Points podcast: Is this real life?
First place in the East? Long may it last, but even if it doesn't, the Union have turned a corner.
The All Three Points duo doesn't know about you, but they're feeling pretty good. Like six points from nine to start the season good. That said, it's still early—should we pump the brakes?
Chris and Jeremy kick off the fourth full season of the All Three Points podcast reviewing the most tumultuous offseason the Union have ever had, which is saying something! There's a lot to get through.
All Three Points podcast: Change on tap?
On this end-of-season edition of the All Three Points podcast, the boys talk the US Open Cup final, the end of the Union's Nick Sakiewicz era, and what this offseason may bring. Do we have reason to hope, or is it just more of the same?
All Three Points podcast: Spitting, priorities, and optimism?
On the latest of the A3P pod, Chris and Jeremy discuss recent news of the Union's profitability and whether or not winning the Open Cup is requirement for Jim Curtin to keep his job.
While it has been far, far too long, the All Three Points all-star podcasting duo has returned. It's been, well, a lot more than three games since the last pod, but the episode does not last six hours, we promise.
While the black clouds hovering over the last episode actually drew more listeners than expected, we always prefer to record after winning, and don't ya know, the Union actually won a couple games since the last pod! What a world.