Welcome to the Tallington Lakes Pro Shop Online, where you can buy your outdoor activity equipment and clothing. With many years of experience serving customers since 1975 (previously known as Wentworth Action Sports) at our large retail store, and our on-site lakes, dry ski slope and climbing wall, we are confident we can help you buy snow sports and water sport equipment online with confidence.
We are based in the UK north of Peterborough and to the east of Stamford on the Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire and Leicestershire borders; and stock a large selection of winter snow sport equipment such as alpine skis, ski boots, snowboards, snowboard bindings, snowboard boots , technical snow jackets and pants, snow helmets, and snow goggles; to ensure you have a great time in the mountains skiing or snowboarding.
All our staff either ski or snowboard (some are instructors), so we have the experience to make sure you get the right ski wear and snowboarding products for you, from some of the top brands: Atomic, Dalbello, Rossignol, Salomon, Volkl, Arbor, Burton, Capita, Lib Tech, Vans, Patagonia, Helly Hansen, Roxy (which is women specific), and DC – to name a few.
When its warn (summer time) we focus on water sports such as wakeboarding and water skiing; and have a large selection of wakeboards, bindings, slalom water skis, lines and handles, impact vests, and water ski gloves. Our three boats will take you for a great session on the water, and our staff will be able to assist in getting the right gear from such brands as HO, Hyperlite, Liquid Force, O'Brien, and Radar. We do love a bit of stand up paddleboarding (SUP) too, and stock the unrivalled Red Paddle Co SUPs.
We have an excellent O'Neill wetsuit centre selling winter and summer wetsuits for all year round water activities for men, women and children; and if you need to get changed we have the versatile Dryrobe. Our eyewear centre has a large selection of Oakley goggles and sunglasses; as well as Smith Optics. Oakley have a new Prizm range of lenses to help visibility in the snow, and seeing is believing, because they are good. To capture all your action sports on video; we have a selection of GoPro POV cameras and accessories.
We also have a large selection of lifestyle clothing; including the ever more technical board shorts! Don't forget to check out our blog, and social media, because there is plenty of good information about skiing, snowboarding, wakeboarding and water skiing to educate or entertain you.
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iii :: The Nicole LP
Jay Soul January 29, 2008
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Here is the first album from iii – pronounced "three" – which is effectively a concept album about the man named Stan and a girl called Nicole. This was his debut, which dropped in 2006, and was subsequently followed by "Holidays" – a sophomore effort which received a rather average review on this site. Once of the criticisms was that iii is in fact just an average underground cat with average lyrics. Whilst "The Nicole LP" does little to disprove that theory, the good news is that his debut, as is often the case, provides us with a hungry artist with a point to prove.
The album isn't incredibly strong, but remains a testament to consistency, mainly owing to a few clever samples, a smatter of strong melodies and some wickedly named songs. "Love Is Gravity" works very well, and the marvelously titled "I Don't Need A Polygraph Test" is amongst the albums highs, and certainly the opening third of the album is actually surprisingly strong. True, iii's lyrics aren't life changing, his vocal delivery is unremarkable and the subject matter can overwhelm. But the unifying concept – the story of his relationship, chronicled from start to finish – coupled with a few excellent melodies help to at least make this compelling background music.
This is clearly meant to be an abstract mish-mash of various genres and styles, and he frequently slips his grungy hat on when pausing from hip hop, then changes into another totally different vibe. At a guess, his target audience isn't going to be primarily made of intense hip hop heads – rather those that take to different genres of music, flexing their indie/rock muscles in conjunction with music more relevant to this site. A song such as "She Says That I'm Lush" would be well received on most stages, and the intimate comedown of "Your Not There In The Morning" is the one track on the album that I repeated for a day non-stop.
The album isn't going to be everybody's cup of tea, but perhaps that is precisely what iii is going for. Last week I reviewed iii's label-mate Nacirema – who, again, was slightly atypical but dealt in more "traditional" hip hop. Either way, both artists are left-of-centre – and variety is what keeps hip hop alive. A fairly strong debut with a concept followed through meticulously and a couple of highlights – sometimes that is good enough.
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Insider trading activities (stock purchases, sales, and option exercises) reported by insiders of Diodes Inc /del/ (DIOD) since 2005 are illustrated in Table 1 and Table 2. Table 1 shows the monthly insider trading data of Diodes Inc /del/ since year 2005. Table 2 shows the detailed insider transactions of Diodes Inc /del/ since 2005. The reporting company's ticker symbol is DIOD. The reporting company's CIK number is 29002.
The total value of stock buying since 2005 is $4,054,758.
The total value of stock sales since 2005 is $150,432,660.
The total value of stock option exercises since 2005 is $41,550,504.
Table 1. Monthly summaries of insider stock purchases, sales, and option exercises for Diodes Inc /del/ (DIOD).
Insider trading activities including stock purchases, stock sales, and option exercises of DIOD listed in the above tables cannot be completely guaranteed as to their accuracy. For more insider trading information of Diodes Inc /del/ (symbol DIOD, CIK number 29002) see the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) website.


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When Death Happens
By Anna B.
Childhood is often full of joy and exploration, curiosity and questioning. But in addition to wonderful first experiences, children also have their first encounters with less positively-associated subjects, including death. While no book is a substitute for gentle conversations and listening to your child, these titles seek to provide some structure and support for navigating the challenges of a subject often ignored.
If you have a recent title to recommend for this list, we'd love to hear from you.
First Conversations
Goodbye Book / written and illustrated by Todd Parr
Illustrations and brief text relate how a person might feel when they lose someone they love.
A Last Goodbye / written by Elin Kelsey, artwork by Soyeon Kim
This book broaches a difficult and scary topic through a gentle and heartfelt exploration of the natural stages of life and loss.
Death Is Stupid / written and illustrated by Anastasia Higginbotham
This forthright exploration of grief and mourning recognizes the anger, confusion, and fear that we feel about death.
You'll Find Me / by Amanda Rawson Hill, illustrated by Joanne Lew-Vriethoff
Illustrations and easy-to-read text highlight ways to find reminders of loved ones in everyday actions, even after they are gone.
The Dead Bird / written by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Christian Robinson
When they find a dead bird, a group of children bury it in the woods, sing a song to it, and put flowers on the grave.
Something Very Sad Happened / written by Bonnie Zucker, illustrated by Kim Fleming
This book explains death in developmentally appropriate terms for two-and three-year-old children, reassuring the child that it is okay to feel sad, and that love never dies.
After Life: Ways We Think About Death/ written by Merrie-Ellen Wilcox
By showing the fascinating, diverse ways in which we understand death, both today and throughout our history, the book also shines a light on what it is to be human.
Ida, Always / written by Caron Levis and Charles Santoso
A polar bear grieves over the loss of his companion, based on the real-life Gus and Ida of New York's Central Park Zoo.
Death Of a Family Member
The Pond / written by Nicola Davie, illustrated by Cathy Fisher.
A young boy and his family are trying to overcome the loss of his father. The natural world becomes part of the healing process.
Mom's Sweater / written and illustrated by Jayde Perkin
After the loss of her mother, a young girl and her dad find a new way to live with grief with the help of her mom's sweater.
What Happened to Daddy's Body? / written by Elke Barber, illustrated by Anna Jarvis
Full of questions written in Alex's own words, and with the gentle, sensitive and honest answers of his mother, this story will reassure any young child who might be confused about death and what happens afterwards.
The Funeral / written and illustrated by Matt James
This sensitive and life-affirming story will lead young readers to ask their own questions about life, death and how we remember those who have gone before us.
Grandpa's Stories / written by Joseph Coelho and Allison Colpoy
A young girl reflects on a year of exploring and laughing with her beloved Grandpa, remembering many special moments as she seeks a way to honor him after his death.
Dance Like a Leaf / written by AJ Irving, illustrations by Claudia Navarro
As her grandmother's health declines, a young girl begins to take the lead in their cozy shared autumn traditions.
A Stopwatch for Grampa / written by Loretta Garbutt and Carmen Mok
A sensitive portrayal of loss and grief, told through a grandchild's inheritance of a stopwatch that belonged to Grampa.
My Father's Words / written by Patricia MacLachlan
His family loved him deeply and always knew they were loved in return. but a terrible accident one day changes their lives forever, and Fiona and Finn O'Brien are left without a father.
Pilu of the Woods / written and illustrated by Mai K. Nguyen
Chapter Book / Graphic Novel
Willow, who has been struggling with her emotions since her mother's death, runs away into the woods and meets Pilu, a lost tree spirit who cannot find her way back home.
A Home for Goddesses and Dogs / written by Leslie Connor
After the death of her mother, Lydia moves in with her aunts and learns to find a new family of inspiring women and loving dogs.
Eventown / written by Corey Ann Haydu
The world tilted for Elodee this year, and now it's impossible for her to be the same as she was before. Not when her feelings have such a strong grip on her heart.
Big Cat, Little Cat / written and illustrated by Elisha Cooper
A moving tale about friendship, new beginnings, and cats.
Rosie and Crayon / written and illustrated by Deborah Marcero
After a long, colorful life, Crayon dies, and Rosie's world becomes black and white. We follow along as she processes her grief and embarks on the most important journey of all — opening one's heart to love again.
Addy's Cup of Sugar / written and illustrated by Jon Muth
In this reworking of the Buddhist parable, Stillwater, a giant panda, teaches Addy that the grief she feels for the loss of her kitten, is part of life and is shared by everybody.
A Stone for Sascha / written and illustrated by Aaron Becker
A young girl, still reeling from her dog's death, finds solace while picking up stones on the beach during her family's vacation.
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Shilpa who's been shooting constantly for Anurag Basu's Metro, suddenly went missing from Mumbai on Saturday and Sunday. "I didn't go Missing," she laughs. "I was in Karachi with Urmila Matondkar. We were there on Sunday for a very exclusive fashion show attended by the who's who of the city. The proceeds were all used for a teachers' fund."
While Urmila wore and modeled Manish Malhotra's creations, Shilpa was decked in Tarun Tahliani's wardrobe. "Off and on one does walk the ramp for designer-friends . But I've never done it outside India. However I must tell you Karachi felt like home. It's so much like Mumbai. And the people were outstanding in their hospitality. We keep hearing about the hostility between the two countries. But I certainly didn't see any of it during my visit. Everyone in Pakistan was full of warmth."
Though Urmila had visited Pakistan several times, this was Shilpa's first visit. "Not counting a brief evening at Lahore some years ago when Akshay Kumar and I had performed . It was the first performance by Bollywood stars. And now this fashion show was also a first."
Incidentally the Karachi film festival was also on when Shilpa visited. "But I couldn't attend. I heard Bhatt Saab was looking for me. Tanuja Chandra and I traveled back from Karachi together."
Any film together after the flight? "Not right away. But I am dying to work with another female director after Revathy in Phir Milenge.


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Q: Retrieving TFS dialog parameters TFS 2018u1. I'm putting together an extension with a custom dialog. One can specify in the manifest that the dialog takes query string parameters:
"properties": { "uri": "mydlg.html?ID={{ID}}&Name={{Name}}"

and then provide the parameter values in the openDialog() call by passing the urlReplacementObject.
Question: short of parsing the query string in window.location.search, is there a good way to retrieve these parameter values from the dialog scripts?

A: No, there isn't any other way to achieve this as far as I know.

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Visual asset management application that works in most browsers. 3D pointclouds, measurement pairs and over 200 supported file formats. Link all sort of files one to each other and share hotlinks to colleagues. Create project with ease and publish them to show them off to potential customers world wide. As mentioned, they can view them on any device within a browser. No install required.


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from matplotlib import pyplot as plt
import numpy as np
import math

def calculate_d(alignment, window_size, window_offset, taxon1, taxon2, taxon3, taxon4):
    """
        Calculates the D statistic for the given alignment

        Input:
            i. alignment --- a sequence alignment in phylip format
            ii. window_size --- the size of the desired windows
            iii. window_offset --- the offset that was used to create the windows
            iv. taxon1 --- first taxon for ABBA-BABA test
            v. taxon2 --- second taxon for ABBA-BABA test
            vi. taxon3 --- third taxon for ABBA-BABA test
            vii. taxon4 --- outgroup for ABBA-BABA test

        Output:
            i. d_stat --- the D statistic value
            ii. windows_to_d --- a mapping of window indices to D values
    """

    # Initialize the site index to 0
    site_idx = 0

    windows_to_d = {}

    sequence_list = []
    taxon_list = []

    with open(alignment) as f:

        # Create a list of each line in the file
        lines = f.readlines()

        # First line contains the number and length of the sequences
        first_line = lines[0].split()
        length_of_sequences = int(first_line[1])

    # Initialize a count for the total number of windows
    num_windows = 0

    i = 0

    if window_size > length_of_sequences:
        num_windows = 1
        window_size = length_of_sequences
    else:
        # Determine the total number of windows needed
        while (i + window_size - 1 < length_of_sequences):
            i += window_offset
            num_windows += 1

    for line in lines[1:]:
        # Add each sequence to a list
        sequence = line.split()[1]
        sequence_list.append(sequence)

        # Add each taxon to a list
        taxon = line.split()[0]
        taxon_list.append(taxon)

    # Get the index of each taxon in the inputted order
    taxon1_idx = taxon_list.index(taxon1)
    taxon2_idx = taxon_list.index(taxon2)
    taxon3_idx = taxon_list.index(taxon3)
    taxon4_idx = taxon_list.index(taxon4)

    # Initialize values for the d statistic numerator and denominator for each window
    numerator_window = 0
    denominator_window = 0

    # Iterate over each window
    for window in range(num_windows):

        # Iterate over the indices in each window
        for window_idx in range(window_size):

            site = []

            # Iterate over each sequence in the alignment
            for sequence in sequence_list:
                # Add each base in a site to a list
                site.append(sequence[site_idx])

            # Get the genetic sites in the correct order
            P1, P2, P3, O = site[taxon1_idx], site[taxon2_idx], site[taxon3_idx], site[taxon4_idx]

            # Case of ABBA
            if P1 == O and P2 == P3 and P1 != P2:
                ABBA = 1
                BABA = 0

            # Case of BABA
            elif P1 == P3 and P2 == O and P1 != P2:
                ABBA = 0
                BABA = 1

            # Neither case
            else:
                ABBA = 0
                BABA = 0

            numerator_window += (ABBA - BABA)
            denominator_window += (ABBA + BABA)

            # Increment the site index
            site_idx += 1

            # Handle case for when the final window is shorter than the others
            if site_idx > length_of_sequences:
                break

        # Calculate d statistic for the window
        if denominator_window != 0:
            d_window = numerator_window / float(denominator_window)
        else:
            d_window = 0

        # Map the window index to its D statistic
        windows_to_d[window] = d_window

        # Reset numerator and denominator
        numerator_window = 0
        denominator_window = 0

        # Account for overlapping windows
        site_idx += (window_offset - window_size)

    d_numerator = 0
    d_denominator = 0

    # Iterate over the site indices
    for site_idx in range(length_of_sequences):

        site = []

        # Iterate over each sequence in the alignment
        for sequence in sequence_list:
            # Add each base in a site to a list
            site.append(sequence[site_idx])

        # Get the genetic sites in the correct order
        P1, P2, P3, O = site[taxon1_idx], site[taxon2_idx], site[taxon3_idx], site[taxon4_idx]

        # Case of ABBA
        if P1 == O and P2 == P3 and P1 != P2:
            ABBA = 1
            BABA = 0

        # Case of BABA
        elif P1 == P3 and P2 == O and P1 != P2:
            ABBA = 0
            BABA = 1

        # Neither case
        else:
            ABBA = 0
            BABA = 0

        d_numerator += (ABBA - BABA)
        d_denominator += (ABBA + BABA)

    if d_denominator != 0:
        d_stat = d_numerator / float(d_denominator)
    else:
        d_stat = 0

    return d_stat, windows_to_d

def stat_scatter(dataMap, dstat, filename, title='Windows to D Statistic', xLabel='Window Indices', yLabel='D Statistic values', subplotPosition=111):
    """
        Creates a scatter plot with the x-axis being the
        windows and the y-axis being the statistic to
        be graphed.

        Input:
            i. dataMap -- a mapping
            ii. dstat -- the overall d statistic calculation
            iii. filename -- the filename for the outputted plot
            iv. name -- the name of the save file
            v. title -- the title of the plot
            vi. xLabel -- the label for the x axis
            vii. yLabel -- the label for the y axis

    """

    ax = plt.subplot(subplotPosition)
    ax.set_title(title, fontsize=15)

    # sizes plot circles
    circleArea = math.pi * (3) ** 2

    # makes x values integers
    xValues = dataMap.keys()
    xIntegerValues = []

    for x in xValues:
        xIntegerValues.append(int(x))

    x = np.array(xIntegerValues)

    # get y values from dictionary and convert to an np array
    yValues = dataMap.values()
    y = np.array(yValues)

    # create scatter plot
    ax.scatter(x, y, s=circleArea, c='#000000', alpha=1)
    ax.axhline(y=dstat, color='r', linestyle='-')

    ax.set_ylim((-1, 1))

    # label the axes
    ax.set_xlabel(xLabel, fontsize=10)
    ax.set_ylabel(yLabel, fontsize=10)

    plt.savefig(filename)

def plot_d(alignment, window_size, window_offset, taxon1, taxon2, taxon3, taxon4, filename):
    """

    """

    dstat, windows_to_d = calculate_d(alignment, window_size, window_offset, taxon1, taxon2, taxon3, taxon4)
    min_d = min(windows_to_d.values())
    max_d = max(windows_to_d.values())
    range_d = abs(max_d - min_d)
    stat_scatter(windows_to_d, dstat, filename)
    return range_d

# species_tree, r = '(((P1:0.01,P2:0.01):0.01,(P3:0.01,P4:0.01):0.01):0.01,O:0.01);', [('P3', 'P1'),('P3', 'P2')]
# alignment = "C:\\Users\\travi\\Documents\\PhyloVis\\exampleFiles\\Example.phylip"
# filename = "C:\\Users\\travi\\Desktop\\test.png"
# print plot_d(alignment, 50000, 50000, "P1", "P2", "P3", "O", filename)

# python -c "from CalculateDStatistic import *; print calculate_d('AlignmentPhylipFile', WindowSize, WIndowOffset,'taxon1', 'taxon2', 'taxon3', 'outgroup')"
# python -c "from CalculateDStatistic import *; print plot_d('C:\\Users\\travi\\Documents\\PhyloVis\\exampleFiles\\Example.phylip', 50000, 50000,'P1', 'P2', 'P3', 'O')"

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Multiple complaints from sexually harassed women were ignored, and the employees feared retaliation when they reported misconduct to their bosses, according to the Labor Department report. Many of the women reported resigning under pressure. The harassment included unwanted groping and kissing, the investigation found.
AccuWeather, which is still owned by Myers' family members, sells information gleaned in part from data paid for by taxpayers and produced by the National Weather Service, which is overseen by NOAA. Critics have lashed Myers' nomination as an outrageous breach of ethics that would put the man profiting from NOAA data in charge of that agency.


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Square, Inc. Announces $2.0 Billion Offering of Senior Notes
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — May 17, 2021 — Square, Inc. ("Square") (NYSE: SQ) today announced its intention to offer, subject to market conditions and other factors, approximately $2.0 billion aggregate principal amount of senior notes in two series (the "Notes") in a private placement to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act") and outside the United States to non-U.S. persons pursuant to Regulation S under the Act.
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Photosynthetic complexes in the thylakoid membrane of plant leaves primarily function as energyharvesting machinery during the growth period. However, leaves undergo developmental and functional transitions along aging and, at the senescence stage, these complexes become major sources for nutrients to be remobilized to other organs such as developing seeds. Here, we investigated age-dependent changes in the functions and compositions of photosynthetic complexes during natural leaf senescence in Arabidopsis thaliana. We found that Chl a/b ratios decreased during the natural leaf senescence along with decrease of the total chlorophyll content. The photosynthetic parameters measured by the chlorophyll fluorescence, photochemical efficiency (Fv/Fm) of photosystem II, non-photochemical quenching, and the electron transfer rate, showed a differential decline in the senescing part of the leaves. The CO2 assimilation rate and the activity of PSI activity measured from whole senescing leaves remained relatively intact until 28 days of leaf age but declined sharply thereafter. Examination of the behaviors of the individual components in the photosynthetic complex showed that the components on the whole are decreased, but again showed differential decline during leaf senescence. Notably, D1, a PSII reaction center protein, was almost not present but PsaA/B, a PSI reaction center protein is still remained at the senescence stage. Taken together, our results indicate that the compositions and structures of the photosynthetic complexes are differentially utilized at different stages of leaf, but the most dramatic change was observed at the senescence stage, possibly to comply with the physiological states of the senescence process.


Provision of Healthwatch Bristol, Healthwatch North Somerset & Healthwatch South Gloucestershire.
Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Councils wish to jointly procure respective Healthwatch services provided by a suitable provider. The provider shall be expected to utilise maximum opportunity for economies of scale and efficient working practises whilst maintaining the individual identity, integrity and local focus for each of the three services.
Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Councils wish to jointly procure respective Healthwatch services provided by a suitable provider. The provider shall be expected to utilise maximum opportunity for economies of scale and efficient working practises whilst maintaining the individual identity, integrity and local focus for each of the three services. South Gloucestershire Council has been appointed as the Lead Commissioning Authority for the procurement.
The service will be reviewed and recommissioned accordingly at the end of the contract term. The contract term is 36 months with the Council having the option to extend for a further 24 months. Any contract extension or renewal will be dependent upon continued need for the service, satisfactory performance and availability of funding.


Wednesday 15th August saw the visit of our very good friends from Crab Hill, St Lucy in Barbados. North Stars arrived for a day of cricket and socialising and a huge success it was too. A good number of folks came along to support the day and say hello. A huge thank you to all who came, too many to mention individually by name but you all played a part in the success of the day. However a special thank you must go to Kerry Thornton, Eric Bird and Vince Webb for their sterling efforts with the catering and bar.
Morning drizzle turned into light cloud then blue skies and sunshine. The cricket match was exciting with Frocester posting 210 in their innings after 35 overs. In reply it was a stand out performance by captain Ashley Skeete for North Stars scoring a century guiding home his team to a fine win with just 5 overs remaining.
Our guests departed around 9.30 in rain, sad to be leaving and saying fond farewells, until next February at least when Frocester will be the visitors to North Stars for the return match. We can't wait!
We all arrived safely and eventually were dropped off at our relevant hotel along with our luggage, well, nearly all that is because during the check in process Pistol was seen running between the two hotels looking for two suitcases for him and Jane that never turned up where they should have. I am assuming he has since located them.
Above are the merry band of souls about to venture forth to the check in gate. Thanks to Emma and Virgin for use of the V lounge prior to leaving for breakfast and drinks.
Monday evening was a chance to relax a little after the long day travelling.
The first full day, Tuesday was a subdued day with people acclimatising to their new surroundings. Yours truly was feeling a touch under the weather. This was due, I was reliably informed by seasoned traveler Stu Peacey was all down to the dodgy Ginger used in the drinks the previous evening. All those beers were fine, so too the rum so I guess he has a point about the ginger being responsible for my feeling of nausea that lasted all day.
'Six on the Beach' did take place as is normal tradition now. Brave hardy souls meeting up at the oceans edge for a 'bob' and a chat. Who would have put money on George Doors being the first to arrive?
As far as I am aware not to much to report but stories may unfold as the days go by. What I will say though after an early morning rain shower freshened things up was it was very hot. The welcome relief of the sea breeze and some cold drinks helping matters somewhat.
Oh, quickly going back a day briefly there was an incident, which I can mention on late Monday night. A couple of us had ventured over to a couple of music bars. I use the term bars very loosely as they were just wooden huts basically with chairs outside. Anyway, nearing the end of the night I decided to use the facilities. After being pointed in the right direction I found the restrooms. I ventured in and closed the cubicle door behind me. Only for a voice outside to shout" You are in the ladies restroom mon". To which I replied " Sorry, I have started now so I will finish". This I duly did and opened the door to see a woman stood by the hand basins. Needless to say I was very apologetic again. At which point she spoke and said "come on then". What the bloody hell?! You have never seen any 66 year old bloke move so quick. It was a good job there were no selectors there as I would have been surely entered into the next Olympics.
It was lovely to see good friends Randy, Amory and Dwayne in the evening in the bar now renamed Amigo's. This place has had more name changes than Prince! Once known as The Whistling Frog then it became The Sporting Pig and I am sure there were others.
Anyway the actual place itself has stayed the same inside with cheap beers and a happy (two) hours. The next Odi between The Windies and England will be live on the tv's in the bar so a good excuse to get out of the blazing hot sun for a couple of hours should one wish.
Well that's all for today you will be pleased to know. we will see what unfolds this second full day then as we prepare for the first cricket match tomorrow up at North Stars. More later then as I go and dry off. Because as I sit here typing this at 5.30 am in the morning in the little courtyard there was a sudden rain shower as often happens, brief rain shower first thing then when the sun rises it all drys up but offering freshness to the air briefly. Anyway to keep dry I moved into the restaurant area, only to find the roof leaked therefore having to move further in again and again. I was up and down like a happy mans bum!
Well dear readers two years have passed since the last blog, which followed the progress of the new pavilion build.
You should have all recovered by now so here we go with a new series of updates following the fortunes of 60 intrepid explorers as they engage in a cricket tour to Barbados.
As one good friend on that magical island said yesterday "now the real England tour begins".
We will endeavour to win friends and hopefully 3 cricket matches along the way, but don't bet on it!
There will be no talk of Brexit and the only backstop will be the one on the back of a stool to stop people falling off.
Di, Liz, Noah and myself were part of an advance party travelling down the day before as it was unfair to get Noah up at 3.00am in the morning to catch a bus. It also meant having a little extra time resting. In fact I woke up at midnight and have been awake ever since. Hence why this is an early morning blog.
4.20am I received notification that the last group have been picked up and are now on route to Gatwick. The other advantage of arriving the day before was to forewarn the bars to be brace themselves as a liquid breakfast will surely ensue after check in.
Well nothing else to report just yet as not a lot is happening at this ungodly hour of the morning.
Rest assured though good people I will update you all later. However as on all good trips the old adage applies, 'what goes on tour stays on tour'. I will respect that of course but I am sure there will be much I can report on to entertain, amuse and enlighten you all with as the tour unfolds.
I will sign off this blog with an advance apology for any typing errors now and/or in the future. My excuse is my fingers are too big for my phone keypad plus the dreaded autocorrect, which annoys the hell out of me. Not forgetting fatigue and maybe a drop of rum impairing the coordination of said fingers as the days go by.
There we have it then, the start of another load of drivel for the next couple of weeks.
Now the 'new Shack' is fully up and running I bet you all thought thanks goodness no more drivel in the form of blogs from yours truly. Aha, you were wrong my friends, so here is even more drivel for you to digest on top of your turkey curry and trifle. Personally I prefer rice with my curry but if trifle is your preference who am I to question it.
I am sure the vast majority of you have now enjoyed the wonderful new facilities of the new clubhouse over the course of this past spring, summer and autumn. For those who have not then please come along and see what we have done to the old place, you may be pleasantly surprised.
A reminder that the club will be open for the old year's night or new year's eve, whatever you want to call it. It will be a low key evening but probably will degenerate into mess before very long! Music courtesy of DJ 'Doorsie' who has created his own special mix of 'tunes' and bring whatever leftovers you may have left (that includes curry and trifle).
On Saturday 20th January the club is throwing open the doors to a Barbados night, aimed chiefly at the 60 odd people (and trust me they are odd) who have booked to tour in February 2019. However it is not just restricted to those travelling and it is open to anyone who fancies an evening of Caribbean style drinks, music and maybe food? A chance to catch up with friends and lets be honest another reason to open the club for a few drinks, not that we need a new reason as almost every Saturday afternoon the club open for drinks, cheese and biscuits and mainly rugby on the TV.
Incidentally there are just under 60 people signed up for the 2019 tour to Barbados and it is shaping up to be a most memorable experience. With 3 cricket matches against local teams, The Sandy Lane Gold Cup, the now legendary catamaran trip, the even more infamous fines night plus many more fun times aplenty. There may still be an opportunity to join in the fun, just speak to Birdy or me (Tony Bray) for more details. remember though as every week goes by so too the cost may rise? Be quick if indeed you are tempted. We are still waiting on the fixtures announcement from The ECB and The Windies regarding England's tour to the Caribbean at the same time, we may be lucky and catch an international whilst we are there?
To sum up this ad hoc blog then; there are plenty of opportunities to witness first hand 'The New Shack'. There will be other events to announce and I know first hand the Supporters Club Committee are working hard to come up with new and fresh ideas for fun times at Pounds Close. So please keep checking the website for news etc.
If you have any ideas on what you would like to see or do at the club then just let someone on the supporters club committee know and they will happily organise it for you.
Oh by the way, on the cricketing front exciting news that in 2018 we are entered to play in The Village Knock Out Cup again after a few year's absence. The first team squad will continue in The National Knockout Cup as before but the Village Knockout will comprise of players who have not been involved with that 1st XI squad, i.e. the seconds and thirds etc. More cricket on a Sunday can only be good.
I know I speak on behalf of Chairman Evo and his merry band of committee members across the club when we wish you a peaceful, prosperous, stress free and Happy New Year for 2018.
Tara a bit, have fun and stay safe.
The end but a new beginning.
Just when you thought it was safe to start reading your emails again along comes another blog. Well this should really be the final chapter with the pavilion now compete, opened and fully used, culminating with this the official opening.
Following are some pictures of the day starting with the main event. The ribbon cutting by John & Marjorie Hawkins with Phil & Mary Herbert. Watched over by Simon Jones MBE, making sure Herb doesn't cut himself. He was warned about holding anything sharp, which is probably why he struggling to cut through.
Soon after Simon unveiled a plaque commemorating the event.
Another unique and special moment came in the form of another unveiling, this time of our three friends who sadly are no longer with us. Margaret & Simon, Carolynne and Will perform the honour of revealing a lasting memento of three hugely influential people. Namely David, Billy and Bob.
Now lets go back to the start of the day. Early morning sunshine looked promising as volunteers and the women's softball contestants arrived at Pounds Close. However we should all know by now not to become complacent with such things. True to form it started drizzling, which became more consistent rain as the morning progressed. This did not deter a band of ladies intent on performing and enjoying themselves. Starting off with the Zumba warm up. They had waited for the arrival of Don Pearce who was to lead the group but unfortunately he struggled to get into his leotard in time so they began without him.
Undaunted by the rain the ladies dispersed in their groups to play their games. 5 wickets were in play dotted around the outfield where the games took place. Watched on by their supporters old and young alike. The whole area was ringing out with laughter and you could clearly hear and sense the fun they were having in what had now become quite persistent rain. Yours truly braved the elements to capture the moments, well if the girls are willing to play in the rain then who am I to deny taking their pictures.
To the sounds of 'Rain drops keep falling on my head', Singing in the rain' and 'Umbrella' playing through the music system the girls carried on regardless. Oh how the people in the warm, dry pavilion chuckled.
Dripping wet and exhausted the ladies gathered in front of the clubhouse to hear a brief well done speech from GCCB's Scott Tremain and a presentation followed. Each team receiving a bottle of procescco to do with as they wish.
This really was a great family day and so it was the youth element of the club had their end of season presentations and awards. With the little ones from The All Stars programme each receiving praise and a little something.
Simon Jones joined in by bowling a few deliveries down to some of the lads.
Meanwhile burgers, hot dogs and later a hog roast was selling like they were going out of fashion. The T20 game fell victim to the weather. Although play was started a sudden downpour of biblical proportions wreaked havoc and any thoughts of returning after that was dismissed in an instant.
Speaking of divine intervention so it came to pass that as soon as the game was cancelled and the opening ceremony brought forward so it stopped raining and yes the sun came out just as the ceremony was taking place. I think Billy, Bob and David had had enough and sorted it out on our behalf.
The pictures of the ceremonies you have seen earlier in this blog. One you haven't seen though is our new barman, he was a little shy to start with and didn't know what to expect but he did well and nobody argued with him anyway. I know they say that dogs tend to look like their owners but flipping heck Birdy that's going too far.
Nice to see a few ex Gloucestershire players in attendance, Alex Gidman, Andy Stovold and David Partridge and equally important a few old stalwarts of the club from days past. Due to the game finishing early the bar was hit big time and regrettably people started to drift away earlier than planned and were not there to hear Stephen the Busker serenade us with his lovely gentle music into the night. The regulars were though and entertained we all were.
I hope that offers a glimpse of our very special day and on a personal note thank you for reading this tripe all through the winter and you will be pleased to know I probably won't be around for the next opening so no more blogs!
Oops, I should also mention that the day also marked a special occasion for two stalwarts of the club, Dave & Sarah Poultney who celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary; congratulations guys.
Back in business – here endeth the blog.
Here we go then the final blog following the construction of the new pavilion. Friday 7th April 2017 will be etched in the club's history as the keys are handed over to the club as we open for business a full two weeks ahead of schedule.
Mark from Fromebridge Construction hands over the key of the door to Chairman John Evans. Well there appears to be more than one key actually. A key for the door, one for the alarm system, cellar door, window locks, store rooms and other systems control rooms. In fact Evo has given up cycling as he claims it will keep him fit just carrying all those keys around.
The low key ceremony; did you see what I did there, not like me to come up with a play on words. Anyway the hand over followed a couple of hours of going through the workings and mechanics of the systems in place to keep the building safe and secure. The brief exchange was followed by more work as some of the furniture arrived. Maggie, Jane and Pistol carried on sanding down and re-varnishing the old benches. The final paint touching up was going on around us and the 'invisible' skittle alley was still being finished off.
Some of the attendees for today's lectures in how to lock up and set the fire alarm.
I make no apologies for the length of this blog, which is mainly taken up with more pictures. So that means less waffle from the yours truly you will be pleased to read.
Here we see the astro turf effect matting in position on the stairs up to the balcony/changing rooms. Talking of the changing rooms below are pictures of the finished rooms fully carpeted and clean. Let's hope the boys can keep them this clean and tidy.
The entrance has a FCC welcome for all, a nice touch also are the stairs, decked out in the club colours. The top of the stairs lead to the passage along which can be found the Home and Away changing rooms (as shown above), a separate room with shower for the umpires and one also for ladies.
To the left as you enter past the stairs and lift are the disabled, ladies and gentlemen washrooms or more commonly known as loos, bogs, and other more Anglo Saxon names I could not possibly type here.
To the right one walks towards the bar area. A place where one can find local vagabonds, story tellers and jesters alike. More importantly some of the nicest friendliest people you would wish to meet. All with a common love for cricket and sport in general.
The bar itself is ready and waiting for your business. Incidentally the bar is open from 12.30pm on Saturday 8th April. There are a couple of rugby matches on TV but it is also an opportunity for you all to view and marvel at what has been achieved following numerous years of fundraising and a lot of hard work.
Note also that on Sunday the 1st XI are playing a friendly against a Wiltshire XI at Pounds Close, so another chance to come and take a look.
The ground itself is looking wonderful, as usual, we just need the trees to grow this years foliage and it will be complete.
This is the view from the balcony, not a pretty sight I admit but he works well and is cheap!
We are still waiting for the bar stools to arrive but in the meantime Pistol has provided a couple of unique additions.
These pictures show some hardy souls who unselfishly gave up their time to try out the surroundings, test the seats and to check the bar is working properly before you all venture forth and sample the goods on offer. It was a dirty job but someone had to do it.
A lovely addition to the building came from Keith and Jane Wand who kindly provided some tubs and greenery adding a softening touch to the building by adding a little colour. Wandy, (or was really Monty Don?), was seen on his hands and knees with a trowel planting the shrubs like a true expert. Rumour has it that Keith lost his glasses whilst performing this arduous task so that makes two pairs he has lost now.
Well there you have it good people, that's the last you will hear from me…alright, alright there's no need to be like that!
There is still a little work to do but only minor things, there is more furniture to arrive but instead of me showing you pictures why don't you come down and see for yourself. Pictures do not do it justice so you need to view in person. Without question you will be made most welcome as most of you know anyway.
All these blogs can be found on the supporters club website: http://www.frocestercc.com (aka The Red Picket Fence). Here you can also go to the pavilion update page where a complete record throughout the build can be found. Any picture on there can be shown in a much larger format if you wish.
So as the sun sets over Poulter's house I bid you all farewell.
Well avid readers of this blog it is nearly time to call it a day. The final week of work before the keys are handed over and the club opens for business this coming weekend. It has been a relatively short journey in the scheme of things. It has taken us from the demolition of the old pavilion, through a pleasant Autumn and indeed a very kind winter. We have watched with interest the rise of the new 'Shack' and marvel at the final construction.
We have lost some good friends along the way and the memories of Bob, David and Chris, a trio who worked tirelessly to get the project to where it is now will not be forgotten. On a positive note we have also made some new friends and hopefully will continue to make even more with the club open to new members.
It has been fantastic the way everyone has pulled together to achieve this end result and are still doing so with kind and generous donations still being made to help furnish the new pavilion. Thanks to the club's Project team for ensuring we have a building to be proud of for a very long time to come.
On a personal note I have taken pleasure from providing you all with regular updates. My PC is full of hundreds and hundreds of photographs so my next task will be to store them properly and clear up some space and memory. Although it has been a struggle at times especially falling ill at Christmas and losing the best part of 3 months as a result I have been grateful to Ali for helping by taking pictures for me whilst I have been unable to get out.
There will be one final blog and that will be Friday or Saturday, time permitting, once the keys to the club has been handed back over from the construction company Fromebridge Construction. It must be said what a fine job they have done. From start to finish they have been fantastically professional with special praise to Mark who has been there throughout overseeing and coordinating everything and everyone.
Anyway I cannot finish without a few more pictures. Recent developments has seen the car park resurfaced on Monday. The dark tarmac compliments the building and it looks a very big area, but that is without any vehicles parked there of course. My understanding is parking bay white lines will be painted with disabled parking spots either side of the entrance.
The scorers box has an uninterrupted view of proceedings during play.
Back inside the club the final touches are being made. The bar is coming together nicely and the shutter doors to separate the bar and the lounge works well. There are some mirrors to be positioned above the optics, which arrived yesterday. All this will be shown in the next and final blog at the weekend.
The carpet in the lounge is being fitted on Wednesday/Thursday. A professional clean of the bamboo floor will be carried out prior to the handover. A ramp is being ordered for easy access to the pavilion and a baby changing unit to be fitted are the only outstanding works to complete.
The building was 'Air tested' for efficiency yesterday by an independent company, who closed the building during this said test to check for any leakage of air which in turn would have affected the heating and I am happy to say it passed.
The council are due to in today (Tuesday) to hopefully give the final sign off and approve the construction.
Meanwhile work goes on outside in preparation of the season ahead and with a proposed friendly on Sunday the first track is currently being prepared.
There you have it, the last but one blog. keep watching for the final one at the weekend.
No long spiel of nonsense today, just a plain and simple picture.
They must be happy with what has been achieved. Thanks chaps.
Just a few pictures today good people, but what pictures they are. Whilst on a routine visit to keep you all posted on any new changes so it was that St Austell turned up to off load some barrels of beer. Well who are we to refuse such a kind gesture.
Okay it says Bath Ales but they are now indeed owned by St Austell. It matters not as long as the beer is taken off the back and placed in our cellar.
The new cellar, which has been recently kitted out with all manner of pipes and tubes was ready and waiting. The new floor is very good as the barrels did not mark it in any way and with a drain in the middle it can be easily rinsed to keep it clean.
Here they all sit in just waiting to be tested. From left to right we have: Fosters, Heineken, Amstell, Thatchers Gold, Thatchers Haze, John Smiths and Guinness. Over to the right is one of 3 real ales.
Alas all is not what it seems, although actual kegs, they are there for testing purposes only at the moment just to check there is the right pressure throughout and it all flows as they should. Sorry the bar is not open for business just yet, bugger I hear you all shout! A few more weeks and it well be however.
Birdy has even found the till and is giving the old girl a good clean, whilst also checking for any iou's.
The club has CCTV fitted throughout and a high level of security alarms all operational. Much of the inside you have already seen in pictures previously although there is work going on all the time with the finer points of the construction industry. Don't expect me to inform you what they are however as I haven't got a clue. All I know is there are people fiddling with doors, plumbing, electrics, paint brushes, oh and yes, erecting a new fence outside.
Well that's all I can offer today peeps. You should be happy in the knowledge that there will not be much more of this drivel as the building nears completion.
On a serious note I hope you have all found this interesting, watching the development of the new pavilion over the autumn, winter and now spring. I have quite enjoyed doing it I have to admit, in fact I would be happy to do more. Perhaps I could start a business creating blogs, copy writing and other general nonsense. If any one reading this is interested please let me know. Seriously I would love to do this for a living, doing something I enjoy for a change.
I am very cheap to run, much like an old Morris Minor, so old I don't need taxing, easily repaired when broken down, low emissions except after pickled onions, comes with a starting handle (easily wound up) and fuel efficient, a glass of gin and tonic and I am away. Just ask anyone who went on the trip to Twickenham a couple of seasons ago!
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Xingxing Liu
Department of mathematics, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou, Jiangsu 221116, China
Received September 2017 Revised November 2017 Published August 2018
In this paper, we consider the orbital stability of peakons for a modified Camassa-Holm equation with higher-order nonlinearity, which admits the single peakons and multi-peakons. We firstly show the existence of the single peakon and prove two useful conservation laws. Then by constructing certain Lyapunov functionals, we give the proof of stability result of peakons in the energy space $ H^1(\mathbb{R})$-norm.
Keywords: Modified Camassa-Holm equation, higher-order nonlinearity, peakons, orbital stability.
Mathematics Subject Classification: Primary: 35G25, 35L05; Secondary: 35B30.
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By Richard, on April 2nd, 2018
In the lexicon of the Left in recent times, a new end-of-conversation epithet has begun to rival the traditional big-four terms of "racist", "misogynist", "homophobic", and "Islamophobic": it is "Fascist". If one expresses opposition to any tenet of Progressivism or Postmodern neo-Marxism, or espouses alternative points of view, this is the label de jour. And it's often more than just a label; it can be a call for action. For example, if a conservative speaker is scheduled to appear on university campus, there is usually an uproar from the Left, and quite often the event is either cancelled, or if held, is interrupted by demonstrations, setting off fire alarms, and even violence. Central to the opposition will be the characterization of the speaker as a "fascist," or espousing "fascist ideas".
Is this a valid characterization? Are conservatives and other non-progressives such as libertarians simultaneously fascists? What about some notable non-Leftist speakers on the university circuit? Should Jordan Peterson, Janice Fiamengo, Ben Shapiro, Milo Yiannopoulos, Ann Coulter, Christina Hoff Sommers and David Crowder be considered fascists?
The obvious question to be asked is, what IS a fascist? What is Fascism? And there's a related question: what's the difference between a Fascist and a Nazi? Are they the same? If not, how different?
Two recent books shed light on this question:
Jonah Goldberg – Liberal Fascism: The Secret History of the American Left, From Mussolini to the Politics of Change (2009)
Dinesh D'Souza – The Big Lie – Exposing the Nazi Roots of the American Left (2017)
What these writers show in great detail is that Fascism is a Leftist ideology, derived from Marxism, and Socialist in nature. The two most well-known Fascist regimes were from World War II: Mussolini's Fascist Italy, and Hitler's Nazi Germany.
The "Big Lie" in the title to D'Souza's book is that Fascism and Nazism are Right-wing ideologies. This self-serving, false narrative of the Left became necessary as the information about the Holocaust and the colossal immorality of the genocide began to emerge following World War II. What is bizarre is that the term "Nazi" is a contraction for "National Socialist Workers Party"; it's socialist, which is Leftist, not Rightist. Similarly in Italy, Mussolini was a socialist, a believer in collectivism, except, unlike Communism, it was a Nationalist version of socialism. Note that the term "fascist" refers to a tightly bound group of sticks, representing the collectivist nature of the ideology. Further, most socialist/communist countries have had a strong Nationalist flavor. Plus, serious inter-ideology antagonisms are found elsewhere; for example, the Sunni-Shia conflict in Islam has been going on for centuries. Or the battles fought between Catholics and Protestants after the Reformation. So the fact that Hitler didn't like communists, doesn't magically move socialist Germany into the conservative Right-wing, pro-democracy, small-government, non-collectivist camp!
Same in Italy. Arguably the two most prominent Marxists in Italy in the 1920s were fascist Mussolini and communist Antonio Gramsci. Mussolini imprisoned Gramsci because he was leading the rival Italian communist party, not because Mussolini had converted into being a conservative Right-winger. Yet, that what today's Progressives teach.
It should be noted that both Hitler and Mussolini got some of their ideas from US Progressives, including Woodrow Wilson and FDR. Note for example that Hitler's Nuremberg laws demonizing the Jews and other – according to Hitler – "undesirables" obtained their inspiration and even some cases wording from US Jim Crow laws.
Some of the tenets that both Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy had in common that came from US progressivism include:
centralized government
state-sanctioned violence
enforced cultural uniformity
Among those leading the construction of the "Big Lie" were Theodor Adorno and Herbert Marcuse, both Cultural Marxists of the Frankfurt School, who fled to America in the mid-1930s. They were both German Communists, and also Jewish. Thus, they were 2-fold enemies of Hitler. in part because of the anti-Semitism of the Nazi's, but also because Hitler wanted complete control, and there was no room in his Germany for another version of socialism. Even though Hitler for a time teamed with Stalin and the Soviet Union, he wanted no competition in Germany from Communists, or any other entity, such as believing Christians.
Once safely in America, Marcuse and Adorno attempted to promote their Frankfurt School ideology of Cultural Marxism in the 1930s, without much initial success. However, during World War II, Marcuse was brought into the US government as an expert on Nazism and anti-Semitism, one of many Marxists brought into the US government at this time. After the war, Marcuse and Adorno came up with a revisionist idea to redefine Nazism as a Right-wing ideology, to serve as a contrast to Marxism.
First came Adorno's important book in 1950 entitled, "The Authoritarian Personality". In it, he framed an outline of the kind of personality that would be susceptible to Nazism, deriving an "F-Scale" to determine if a person possessed such Fascist proclivities. Among the factors Adorno cited were basically a profile of a traditional conservative who supported free-market Capitalism, believes in God/Christianity, and also sexual restraint.
Marcuse carried the sexual aspects further, in 1955 publishing "Eros and Civilization", which among other things emphasized the importance of the elimination of sexual restraints, to avoid becoming an authoritative person and thus a Fascist. While one might recoil at the sheer immoral nonsense he was proclaiming, it must be admitted that he would find a very appreciative audience among the youth.
Marcuse's contribution to the sexual revolution of the 1960s was immense, but equally important was his contribution to the Fascism-as-Right-wing myth. No wonder D'Souza used the term "Big Lie" in his title to identify this Leftist slight-of-hand, supposedly "scholarly" explanation for the emergence of Nazism and Fascism.
Dinesh D'Souza has identified the original architect of Fascism, not as some early conservative, authoritarian, sexually repressed Christian man, but as Giovanni Gentile, a Marxist-Socialist. D'Souza states:
Now, remember, Gentile was a man of the left. He was a committed socialist. For Gentile, fascism is a form of socialism—indeed, its most workable form. While the socialism of Marx mobilizes people on the basis of class, fascism mobilizes people by appealing to their national identity as well as their class. Fascists are socialists with a national identity. German Fascists in the 1930s were called Nazis—basically a contraction of the term "national socialist."
For Gentile, all private action should be oriented to serve society; there is no distinction between the private interest and the public interest. Correctly understood, the two are identical. And who is the administrative arm of the society? It's none other than the state. Consequently, to submit to society is to submit to the state—not just in economic matters, but in all matters. Since everything is political, the state gets to tell everyone how to think and what to do.
The point is that while the Left attempts to affix the labels "Fascist" or "Nazi" to Conservatives, Fascist philosophy and practice entailed huge, totalitarian governmental control of human behavior: all for the "state". This is the polar opposite to Right-wing Conservatism, which emphasizes individual rights and freedoms, supports free-market Capitalism, and seeks to work with as small a government as possible.
Note that both Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy had organized groups of ideology enforcers: the Nazi "Brownshirts" (later on, the "SS") and Mussolini's "Blackshirts". Violence and death were always near. Today we have similar Leftist ideology enforcers, taking a 21st century approach, organizing ideology-focused "marches" and other demonstrations, often in opposition to narrative-based rather than fact-based "enemies".
Today's most notorious group "AntiFa" adopts the false narrative of "anti-Fascist" in their name. Their intimidation and violence tactics bear resemblance to the Fascist enforcers in Germany and Italy in the 1920s and 1930s. On university campuses and occasionally other locations, an important component of their efforts is to prevent all speech which opposes their ideology. Similar to the Black and Brown shirts, violence and the threat of violence are often nearby.
And if not AntiFa thugs, then groups such as Social Justice Warriors make use of chants, noise-makers, and general disruption of events that they deem to be offensive; they adamantly opposed free speech, with great passion and faux moral indignation.
Critique: It is clear that in the 21st century, supporters of Postmodern neo-Marxism such as AntiFa and Social Justice Warriors employ tactics similar to the Nazi's and Fascists in Germany and Italy, while using the epithet of "Fascist" and "neo-Nazi" to attempt to shame and intimidate anyone who disagrees with their ideology. Sadly, in most cases, universities and local law enforcement act in support of the protestors, rather than protecting free speech.
To be clear, it is the Left. In the US, the Democrat party, the Postmodern neo-Marxists on campus, and in the entertainment and news media that are today's Fascists, dealing in intimidation, name-calling, "fake" news, "fake" history, as well as governmental entities sometimes exceeding their constitutional limitations to achieve Leftist ideological goals.
For additional videos dealing with this subject, see Contemporary Fascism.
A final comment on the "Right". There are some people in the West who strongly oppose Postmodern neo-Marxism, but who are not committed to conservative concepts of free speech, the rule of law, and constitutional principles. Some have referred to them as "alt-Right", "neo-Nazi", "White Supremacists", and similar. However, those who advocate intimidation, racism, lawlessness and violence are strongly condemned by the actual Right. Further, currently, this movement has little traction, but it certainly needs to be monitored. And since they do not share much in common with the true "Right", some label other than "alt-Right" needs to be found, because the Left uses this term as a word-weapon similar to "Fascist" against the legitimate Right.
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How wonderful to know our Lord transcends these political divisions and calls us out to be a separated people. The Kingdom of God is within. Jesus resides within. He is a personal saviour and leads each of us as an individual. We are called to overcome evil with good. Let us keep our eyes upon Jesus. The peace of God leads others out of darkness and we are ambassadors for Jesus.
Resting in His Righteousness,


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Lyster welcomes new senior enlisted advisor
By Janice Erdlitz, Lyster Army Health ClinicJuly 3, 2021
Fort Rucker, Alabama – Lyster Army Health Clinic hosted a change of responsibility ceremony on June 29, 2021 at the Army Aviation Museum. Lt. Col. Danielle K. Rodondi hosted the ceremony, as the outgoing sergeant major, Sgt. Maj. Steven Fugate passed the guidon, and his role as the senior enlisted advisor, over to Sgt. Maj. Shavonda McLean.
Sgt. Maj. Fugate served as Lyster's senior enlisted advisor for the past year. He thanked the clinic staff for their service and challenged the team, "To continue to never settle for just meeting the standard. Instead, continue to deliberately aim to exceed the standard in all you do." He continued by stating, "Sgt. Maj. McLean, welcome to the Lyster family. You're joining an amazing team. You will discover this is a great organization with people that are not only professional, but dedicated to the mission. I have all the confidence that you will rise to the occasion."
Sgt. Maj. Shavonda McLean is a native of Pass Christian, MS. She enlisted in the Army in October 2000 as a combat medic. Her stateside assignments include Fort Carson, CO; Fort Sam Houston, TX; Fort Stewart, GA; Fort Gordon, GA; Fort Jackson, SC; Fort Campbell, KY; Fort Benning, GA; and Fort Bliss, TX. Her overseas assignments include Giebelstadt, Germany and Fort Wainwright, AK. She has deployed to Iraq, Afghanistan, and Kuwait for a total of three combat and one peacekeeping operation.
As the new senior enlisted advisor to the Lyster team, Sgt. Maj. McLean remarked, "To the Soldiers and civilians of Lyster Army Health Clinic, I want to ensure you that I will do my best to train, lead, guide, and mentor you throughout my tenure."
Lt. Col. Rodondi expressed her appreciation to have Sgt. Maj. McLean join the Lyster team. "Your experience and knowledge is critical as we balance the demands of readiness and healthcare delivery. I know you will accept the challenge. Welcome to the team!"
Lyster Army Health Clinic continues its mission to care for Army Aviators and their Families, in addition to providing medical support for the military retiree population. Lyster serves a population of about 18,000 patients including active duty Soldiers and their Family members and retirees and their Family members.
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Town in shock after road smash
Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by Rodimus Prime, Feb 19, 2006.
Rodimus Prime, Feb 19, 2006
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A sixth teenager has died after being hit by a car as a group of young people walked along a roadside in far north-western Victoria.
Victoria Police tonight said Josephine Calvi, 16, was pronounced dead shortly after 8pm (CDT) at the Royal Adelaide Hospital.
Police said Josephine's family was with her when she died.
A 34-year-old man will appear in court tomorrow charged with culpable driving, negligently causing serious injury and failing to stop and render assistance.
Killed instantly in the crash were brother and sister, Shane Hirst, 16, and Abby, 17.
Stevie-Lee Weight, 15, Cassandra Manners, 16, and Cory Dowling, 16, also died at the scene.
One other teenager, who was critically injured, was flown to the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne.
Eight other young people were injured, two critically, when the car careered into a group of 13 partygoers at Cardross, near Mildura in the state's north-west about 9.50pm (AEDT) yesterday.
Three teenage girls and two teenage boys died at the scene.
Two of those killed were from the same family - Shane Hirst, 16, and his sister, Abby, 17.
Stevie-Lee Weight, 15, Cassandra Manners, 16, and Cory Dowling, 16, also died in the accident.
Peter Gallagher, a relative of Cory Dowling, spoke in a firm, steady voice when he read a statement on behalf of the families of the dead teens outside the Mildura Base Hospital.
"We are now aware that we have lost our beautiful children overnight," Mr Gallagher said.
"In a moment of time, our lives have been changed forever.
"No words can describe what we are and will be going through."
Mr Gallagher called for the media to respect the families' privacy.
Callum Kingston, a friend of 16-year-old Shane Hirst who was killed in the accident, said he was shocked by the news, and spoke fondly of his school mate.
"He was a short fellow who always wanted to have a good time and he will be sadly missed", Callum said.
Callum said Shane was a student at Irymple Secondary college.
Victoria police allege the driver fled the crash scene, leaving two young children - a girl, 10, and boy, four - in the damaged vehicle.
Early today, a man aged was arrested at a house in nearby Red Cliffs and questioned over the crash.
Police later charged Thomas Towle, 34, of Red Cliffs, with five counts of culpable driving, five counts of negligently causing serious injury and one count of failure to stop and render assistance.
Police said two groups of teenagers had left a birthday party and had started walking along the side of the road.
The car drove past the first group, but hit the second group.
Acting Inspector Mick Talbot of the major collision investigation unit, said it was the worst accident he had ever encountered.
"First people on the scene would have found an absolute nightmare," Insp Talbot told reporters today.
"There would have been people and bodies lying everywhere. There would have been utter chaos and bedlam. There would have been people needing urgent treatment, people running all over the place, yelling out, screaming and crying in pain.
"It's something that nobody would want to have been confronted with - it is an absolute nightmare."
Police said the 13 young people had been waiting for taxis when they were hit.
Mildura man Colin Boulton and his son were among the first on the scene.
Mr Boulton said he was driving along Myall Road with his family shortly after the accident happened.
"It was very chaotic," he told ABC radio.
"As soon as we realised something had happened I think both of us just went into (auto) pilot mode and basically tried to help the kids.
"It was a devastating scene of course."
Red Cliffs Secondary College principal John Cortese said he went straight to the hospital when he was told of the accident.
"At the hospital between 1am (AEDT) and 4am there were at least 600 people, some of them students and some parents," Mr Cortese said.
He said it was obvious from the number of people at the hospital that the accident had left many in shock.
Mr Cortese said he had been busy trying to help members of the school community cope with the news.
"I've been very busy, very busy trying to help. It's just devastating news and has shattered the community."
He said at least two teenagers killed in the accident were from Red Cliffs Secondary College.
"Two of the dead are from the school, two of those injured had just moved to our secondary college (senior) campus this year. One of the injured is also from our school.
"There were about four schools in the area that were involved, they had students either killed or injured in the accident."
Police Assistant Commissioner Noel Ashby said the accident was every parent's worst nightmare," Mr Ashby said.
"It's a message for everyone in Victoria and every driver in Victoria... one event can kill a lot of people. Last night we saw that in Red Cliffs.
http://theage.com.au/news/national/town-in-shock-after-road-smash/2006/02/19/1140283942775.html
BigPrime3000, Feb 19, 2006
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That's sad and all, but that is one horribly written article.
mrhillz, Feb 20, 2006
mrhillz Changed his user title. TFW2005 Supporter
BigPrime3000 said:
Yeah, that really is. Repeating the same thing, and a really bad flow of story.
Enigma2K2, Feb 20, 2006
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It's the return to form... way to go man.
If Hot Rodimus can't depress the hell out of you, you have a will of iron.
Don't respond, Roddy... you know it's true...
Dr Kain, Feb 20, 2006
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Agreed. I wasn't able to read past the 3rd paragraph as it made no sense.


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Before Gaga, there was Daphne. The socialite and model is legendary for her creative relationship with the fashion designer Alexander McQueen. In this photo, she's wearing an almost-head-to-toe look from the 'Plato's Atlantic' collection by McQueen, the last shown while the designer was still living. This is an eerie, sci-fi influenced take on goth. Check out Daphne's black-and-white streaked hair!


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WASHINGTON, May 9—International Franchise Association SVP of Government Relations & Public Affairs Matt Haller welcomed the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) announcement it would consider rulemaking to address the standard for determining joint-employer status under the National Labor Relations Act:
"The ongoing uncertainty created in 2015 by the NLRB's radical expansion of the joint employer standard continues to present significant challenges for franchisors and franchisees. This uncertainty has led to needless and costly litigation, a reduction in the services franchisors provide franchisees as part of contractual agreements and fewer new businesses and jobs being created by the franchise business model. Today's announcement is an acknowledgement the Trump administration recognizes the importance of providing clear rules for employers on joint employer in the long term, however IFA continues to primarily advocate for the Save Local Business Act in Congress as the best way to address the full scope of the joint employer uncertainty facing franchise businesses in both the NLRA and the FLSA."
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i'm at mccune's and we're developing a surreal weekly show that is beautiful cartoon trash
A young woman (Candace Hilligoss) in a small Kansas town survives a drag race accident, then agrees to take a job as a church organist in Salt Lake City. En route, she is haunted by a bizarre apparition that compels her toward an abandoned lakeside pavilion. Made by industrial filmmakers on a small budget, the eerily effective B-movie classic CARNIVAL OF SOULS was intended to have "the look of a Bergman and the feel of a Cocteau"—and, with its strikingly used locations and spooky organ score, it succeeds. Herk Harvey's macabre masterpiece gained a cult following on late-night television and continues to inspire filmmakers today.
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Andrei Tarkovsky's brooding late masterpiece, the first of his features to be made outside of Russia, is a darkly poetic vision of exile. The director poured his feelings of homesickness into this hushed and hypnotic portrait of Andrei (Oleg Yankovsky), a Russian intellectual doing research in Italy, who becomes obsessed with the Botticelli-like beauty of his translator (Domiziana Giordano) as well as with the apocalyptic ramblings of a self-destructive wanderer (Erland Josephson). Written with frequent Michelangelo Antonioni collaborator Tonino Guerra, NOSTALGHIA is a mystical and mysterious collision of East and West.
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My brother McCune and I rented an SUV and drove up to Oregon. I used to live there. I didn't like it so much. It is a great place to visit . . . big and beautiful, just like me, and there's hardly anyone living there. And sure, there are bunch of cheesers in Portland, and some straight up klansmen in the hills and the places between—but like any other place, as long as you steer clear of everyone and go it alone, as is my wont, and blessedly normalized in The Year of The Virus, then it's all good. We did our best to avoid any and all human interaction and for the most part we pulled it off. We saw Ashland, Eugene, the Umpqua and Willamette National Forests, Crater Lake, Thor's Well, the Oregon coast and Cannon Beach, and finally we ended up, for some reason, in Astoria, in the northwest tip of Oregon where the great state of Washington is visible across the water.
During the miserable year I spent in Oregon, I always heard people talking about visiting Astoria. It's just like a place you go to on the weekends, or when your parents are town and you're too embarrassed to show them Portland. (My parents never visited me there. By then I had become, I think, a lost cause to them (lol).) I didn't have two nickels to rub together when I lived in Portland, so going on vacation anywhere other than my black mold-infested basement was a pipe dream. At least there was no sales tax. . . .
AND SO: I never got to see Astoria, which is a sort of dream unto itself. I discovered this two weeks ago, and nearly half a decade after I first heard of the place. McCune and I saw the dream and lived inside of it for a while. I don't necessarily mean that poetically. You cross this wrought-iron bridge, through a plume of fog, and end up in a sleepy little town by the sea, and there are lights in the hills not unlike the East Bay in the San Francisco Bay Area where I live, and steamboats and tugboats tootin down by the docks, and this vaporous grey haze lays overtop everything in all directions. There is some sort of statue on a hilltop park that looks like the Eye of Sauron from Lord of the Rings, for god's sake. As McCune said, it's a place a Stephen King-like writer would move to in an 80s movie to write a novel, or whatever. I mean, THE GOONIES was filmed there, as everyone there will remind you, so it's already got this strange dreamy feel to it. To cross the bridge into Astoria is to pass through a veil. What kind of veil I can't say! . . . but it is a veil. We stayed at this 50s-looking place called Atomic Motel, and once we dropped our bags off there, we swallowed a bunch of pills packed with COSMIC MUSHROOM DUST, and set off.
For the next seven hours, McCune and I traversed the entire town all twisted up and insane up there in our sad old brains. In all that time I don't think we saw more then a dozen people outside, and only one of them yelled at us for wearing masks. Mostly we just saw deer. They were docile and unafraid of us. Sometimes they would be sitting on the sidewalk watching us from far away. We figured deer were the matron saints of Astoria. And look, our critical faculties may have been scrambled a little, but we were intact enough for us to see a ghostly deer-shaped image of light in the hills. It was an image produced by the full moon behind the trees. I didn't have my phone on me, because you never want to bring that stuff along with you when you're in that state of mind, LEST IT POISON YOU, and so I was unable to take a picture. It really happened! You don't have to believe me though.
We got back to the motel round about two in the morning and talked about books and shit until the sky lightened, and then made our beds in hell and closed our eyes until checkout. In the morning we got coffee and ripped out of there. We exited many layers of dreams and drove south back to California.
McCune has texted me every day saying, "Do you remember when we went to Astoria and did mushrooms? That ruled."
Here's a condensed collection of pictures that I think sum of the whole thing. I did not manage to take any pictures of the secret hot springs and rivers, which were full of maskless people . . . so we had to leave those places quickly. Guess the secret is out.