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By Theodore Sturgeon
Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy
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About Selected Stories
Theodore Sturgeon was a genuine American master. Praised, revered, and even envied by the likes of Bradbury, Vonnegut, and King, his short stories contain some of his best work.
In "Thunder and Roses," soon after a nuclear Holocaust, a starlet gives one final performance during which she makes an odd request of the few remaining survivors. In perhaps his most praised story, "The Man Who Lost the Sea," a man riffs on memory and experience on the way to the story's powerful conclusion. And in the Hugo and Nebula Award-winning masterpiece, "Slow Sculpture," a young woman with a lump in her breast chances upon a strange healer. With unrivaled emotional impact, Theodore Sturgeon's stories are funny, lyrical, surprising, and provoking.
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Theodore Sturgeon was born in Staten Island, New York, in 1918. He lived in New York City, upstate New York, and Los Angeles. In addition to More Than Human, winner of the International Fantasy Award, he is the author of Venus Plus… More about Theodore Sturgeon
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Oct 17, 2000 | 448 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | ISBN 9780375703751
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In most places, in Sweden and Germany, the earliest records kept for ordinary people date from the late 1600's or early 1700's. I have traced most of the lines back to the earliest sources. However, there are a number of lines that I have not been able to trace to the earliest records. The following section lists each "loose end" and what information I do have on them which would be the starting point for anyone wanting to do further searches.
Caspar Hopfner and Crescentia Hoder were the parents of Joseph Hopfner. He was born in 1847 in Schönsee, Bavaria and immigrated to America in 1867. Some Catholic church records from Schönsee have survived from as early as 1726 but most records were destroyed in a fire in 1867 (a few months after Joseph left). I have various court and marriage records from Schönsee as well as a published history. The presence of Hopfners is well documented back to the early 1600's but I don't have verifiable connections established with Joseph Hopfner. I have visited Hopfner relatives in Schönsee as well but we were still unable to make a verifiable connection.
John Boesen and Elizabeth Schuster were the parents of Anna Boesen from Korrig, Saarland. I found a birth record from Korrig for a Jean Boesen in 1808 which I am assuming to be our John Boesen. I did not find a verifiable connection however and found nothing on the Schuster family.
Magdalena Weiten (b1791) was the wife of Johannes Hockert in Schwemlingen, Saarland. My information on the Hockerts comes from Monseignor Lorsung, I have not looked at the actual records myself.
Johannes Svensson (b1788) and Christina Andersdotter (b1781) appear briefly in the 1808-1817 Husfohorslangd from Kalvsvik, Sweden. In 1816 they moved to Hemmesjo. The Kalvsvik records contain a reference to Furuby but I did not find them there so we don't know where they came from.
Lena Jonsdotter (b1785) appears in the 1806 Husfohorslangd from Granhult , Sweden as the wife of Elias Pettersson. He move to Granhult in 1804 from Hovmantorp. She was not to be found in any of the earlier Granhult or Hovmantorp records however.
Magnus Pehrsson (b1767) shows up in several sequential Husfohorslangen from Granhult, Sweden. In the 1844-50 lists his birthplace is shown as Nobbele. He did not show up in any of the Nobbele records however.
Catherine Mansdotter (b1764) was the wife of Mans Sigfridsson in Vederslov, Sweden. There was no indication in any of the Vederslov records of where she was from and she was not found in the Vederslov birth records.
Barbara Kinger (b1762) was the wife of Laurenz Hockert in Schwemlingen, Saarland. Again I have not looked at these records myself.
Maria Jansdotter (b1758) was living with the widow Ingrid in Nobbele, Sweden in 1770 and later married Johannes Petersson. I found no other records for her there however.
Per Svensson (b1751) was the husband of Sara Jonsdotter in Granhult, Sweden. I did not find his birth record there however and don't know where he was from.


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#if ENABLE(SPEECH_SYNTHESIS)

#include <wtf/PassRefPtr.h>
#include <wtf/Vector.h>

namespace WebCore {

class PlatformSpeechSynthesizer;
class PlatformSpeechSynthesisUtterance;
class PlatformSpeechSynthesisVoice;

class PlatformSpeechSynthesisProviderEfl {
public:
    explicit PlatformSpeechSynthesisProviderEfl(PlatformSpeechSynthesizer*);
    ~PlatformSpeechSynthesisProviderEfl();

    void initializeVoiceList(Vector<RefPtr<PlatformSpeechSynthesisVoice>>&);
    void pause();
    void resume();
    void speak(PassRefPtr<PlatformSpeechSynthesisUtterance>);
    void cancel();
private:
    PlatformSpeechSynthesizer* m_platformSpeechSynthesizer;
};

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#endif // ENABLE(SPEECH_SYNTHESIS)

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What's the problem with ubiquitous surveillance? Don't think Orwell; think Kafka.
On the surface, it seems easy to dismiss the nothing-to-hide argument. Everybody probably has something to hide from somebody. As Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn declared, "Everyone is guilty of something or has something to conceal. All one has to do is look hard enough to find what it is." Likewise, in Friedrich Durrenmatt's novella "Traps," which involves a seemingly innocent man put on trial by a group of retired lawyers in a mock-trial game, the man inquires what his crime shall be. "An altogether minor matter," replies the prosecutor. "A crime can always be found."
One can usually think of something that even the most open person would want to hide. As a commenter to my blog post noted, "If you have nothing to hide, then that quite literally means you are willing to let me photograph you naked? And I get full rights to that photograph--so I can show it to your neighbors?" The Canadian privacy expert David Flaherty expresses a similar idea when he argues: "There is no sentient human being in the Western world who has little or no regard for his or her personal privacy; those who would attempt such claims cannot withstand even a few minutes' questioning about intimate aspects of their lives without capitulating to the intrusiveness of certain subject matters."
To evaluate the nothing-to-hide argument, we should begin by looking at how its adherents understand privacy. Nearly every law or policy involving privacy depends upon a particular understanding of what privacy is. The way problems are conceived has a tremendous impact on the legal and policy solutions used to solve them. As the philosopher John Dewey observed, "A problem well put is half-solved."
Most attempts to understand privacy do so by attempting to locate its essence--its core characteristics or the common denominator that links together the various things we classify under the rubric of "privacy." Privacy, however, is too complex a concept to be reduced to a singular essence. It is a plurality of different things that do not share any one element but nevertheless bear a resemblance to one another. For example, privacy can be invaded by the disclosure of your deepest secrets. It might also be invaded if you're watched by a peeping Tom, even if no secrets are ever revealed. With the disclosure of secrets, the harm is that your concealed information is spread to others. With the peeping Tom, the harm is that you're being watched. You'd probably find that creepy regardless of whether the peeper finds out anything sensitive or discloses any information to others. There are many other forms of invasion of privacy, such as blackmail and the improper use of your personal data. Your privacy can also be invaded if the government compiles an extensive dossier about you.
In many cases, privacy issues never get balanced against conflicting interests, because courts, legislators, and others fail to recognize that privacy is implicated. People don't acknowledge certain problems, because those problems don't fit into a particular one-size-fits-all conception of privacy. Regardless of whether we call something a "privacy" problem, it still remains a problem, and problems shouldn't be ignored. We should pay attention to all of the different problems that spark our desire to protect privacy.
To describe the problems created by the collection and use of personal data, many commentators use a metaphor based on George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four. Orwell depicted a harrowing totalitarian society ruled by a government called Big Brother that watches its citizens obsessively and demands strict discipline. The Orwell metaphor, which focuses on the harms of surveillance (such as inhibition and social control), might be apt to describe government monitoring of citizens. But much of the data gathered in computer databases, such as one's race, birth date, gender, address, or marital status, isn't particularly sensitive. Many people don't care about concealing the hotels they stay at, the cars they own, or the kind of beverages they drink. Frequently, though not always, people wouldn't be inhibited or embarrassed if others knew this information.
Another metaphor better captures the problems: Franz Kafka's The Trial. Kafka's novel centers around a man who is arrested but not informed why. He desperately tries to find out what triggered his arrest and what's in store for him. He finds out that a mysterious court system has a dossier on him and is investigating him, but he's unable to learn much more. The Trial depicts a bureaucracy with inscrutable purposes that uses people's information to make important decisions about them, yet denies the people the ability to participate in how their information is used.
The problems portrayed by the Kafkaesque metaphor are of a different sort than the problems caused by surveillance. They often do not result in inhibition. Instead they are problems of information processing--the storage, use, or analysis of data--rather than of information collection. They affect the power relationships between people and the institutions of the modern state. They not only frustrate the individual by creating a sense of helplessness and powerlessness, but also affect social structure by altering the kind of relationships people have with the institutions that make important decisions about their lives.
Legal and policy solutions focus too much on the problems under the Orwellian metaphor--those of surveillance--and aren't adequately addressing the Kafkaesque problems--those of information processing. The difficulty is that commentators are trying to conceive of the problems caused by databases in terms of surveillance when, in fact, those problems are different.
The deeper problem with the nothing-to-hide argument is that it myopically views privacy as a form of secrecy. In contrast, understanding privacy as a plurality of related issues demonstrates that the disclosure of bad things is just one among many difficulties caused by government security measures. To return to my discussion of literary metaphors, the problems are not just Orwellian but Kafkaesque. Government information-gathering programs are problematic even if no information that people want to hide is uncovered. In The Trial, the problem is not inhibited behavior but rather a suffocating powerlessness and vulnerability created by the court system's use of personal data and its denial to the protagonist of any knowledge of or participation in the process. The harms are bureaucratic ones--indifference, error, abuse, frustration, and lack of transparency and accountability.
Yet another problem with government gathering and use of personal data is distortion. Although personal information can reveal quite a lot about people's personalities and activities, it often fails to reflect the whole person. It can paint a distorted picture, especially since records are reductive--they often capture information in a standardized format with many details omitted.
The nothing-to-hide argument focuses on just one or two particular kinds of privacy problems--the disclosure of personal information or surveillance--while ignoring the others. It assumes a particular view about what privacy entails, to the exclusion of other perspectives.
It is important to distinguish here between two ways of justifying a national-security program that demands access to personal information. The first way is not to recognize a problem. This is how the nothing-to-hide argument works--it denies even the existence of a problem. The second is to acknowledge the problems but contend that the benefits of the program outweigh the privacy sacrifice. The first justification influences the second, because the low value given to privacy is based upon a narrow view of the problem. And the key misunderstanding is that the nothing-to-hide argument views privacy in this troublingly particular, partial way.
Investigating the nothing-to-hide argument a little more deeply, we find that it looks for a singular and visceral kind of injury. Ironically, this underlying conception of injury is sometimes shared by those advocating for greater privacy protections. For example, the University of South Carolina law professor Ann Bartow argues that in order to have a real resonance, privacy problems must "negatively impact the lives of living, breathing human beings beyond simply provoking feelings of unease." She says that privacy needs more "dead bodies," and that privacy's "lack of blood and death, or at least of broken bones and buckets of money, distances privacy harms from other [types of harm]."
Privacy is rarely lost in one fell swoop. It is usually eroded over time, little bits dissolving almost imperceptibly until we finally begin to notice how much is gone. When the government starts monitoring the phone numbers people call, many may shrug their shoulders and say, "Ah, it's just numbers, that's all." Then the government might start monitoring some phone calls. "It's just a few phone calls, nothing more." The government might install more video cameras in public places. "So what? Some more cameras watching in a few more places. No big deal." The increase in cameras might lead to a more elaborate network of video surveillance. Satellite surveillance might be added to help track people's movements. The government might start analyzing people's bank rec-ords. "It's just my deposits and some of the bills I pay--no problem." The government may then start combing through credit-card records, then expand to Internet-service providers' records, health records, employment records, and more. Each step may seem incremental, but after a while, the government will be watching and knowing everything about us.
"My life's an open book," people might say. "I've got nothing to hide." But now the government has large dossiers of everyone's activities, interests, reading habits, finances, and health. What if the government leaks the information to the public? What if the government mistakenly determines that based on your pattern of activities, you're likely to engage in a criminal act? What if it denies you the right to fly? What if the government thinks your financial transactions look odd--even if you've done nothing wrong--and freezes your accounts? What if the government doesn't protect your information with adequate security, and an identity thief obtains it and uses it to defraud you? Even if you have nothing to hide, the government can cause you a lot of harm.
"But the government doesn't want to hurt me," some might argue. In many cases, that's true, but the government can also harm people inadvertently, due to errors or carelessness.
Daniel J. Solove is a professor of law at George Washington University. This essay is an excerpt from his new book, Nothing to Hide: The False Tradeoff Between Privacy and Security, published this month by Yale University Press.


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NBA training camp invitees to watch as they battle for roster spots
December 4, 2020- by Bryan Kalbrosky Follow	@BryanKalbrosky
By Bryan Kalbrosky | December 4, 2020	Follow @BryanKalbrosky
Players vying to make an NBA roster will have a harder time this year. Teams only have a short amount of time to make important decisions.
Unlike in previous seasons, players will not be able to compete in the annual summer league tournament. This is where many past prospects have stood out because impressive performances on the court are often more convincing than during practices.
There may be fewer training camp battles than one would expect from a typical offseason because there were simply fewer invitations than ever before.
Even further, NBA training camps opened on December 1 and preseason games begin on December 11. With such a short turnaround time to get to know who is who and what is what, it may be even more of a challenge to determine who deserves serious consideration.
However, there are still some interesting battles for roster spots that are on the horizon that will be worth monitoring.
Kenny Wooten, Houston
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Big, 6-foot-8, 22 years old
The Houston Rockets claimed Kenny Wooten, currently on a two-way deal with the organization, off the waiver wire.
However, considering that they still have an available roster spot, expect Houston to keep a close eye on Wooten in training camp. There are some serious questions at the five for the Rockets, who signed DeMarcus Cousins during the offseason.
Cousins has some serious injury concerns, however, as he has not seen the floor for NBA action in 18 months. If he does not look like he is the same player he was before the injuries, Houston may have to scramble.
One of the only other options in their frontcourt (outside of projected starters PJ Tucker and Christian Wood) is Bruno Caboclo. But because his deal is guaranteed at a fairly low figure if he is not cut before the first game of the season, he should be considered pretty expendable.
Wooten, meanwhile, earned All-Defensive First-Team in the NBA G League last season. The former Oregon prospect averaged 3.6 blocks per game for the Westchester Knicks. That rate was the second-best among all players in the G League last season.
Charles Matthews, Cleveland
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Wing, 6-foot-6, 23 years old
Charles Matthews was a highly-coveted prospect before the 2019 NBA draft. Unfortunately for him, he tore his ACL during a pre-draft workout with the Boston Celtics. But the wing has long been on the radar for scouts and front offices around the league. During high school, Matthews was able to win four consecutive Chicago Catholic League South championships. He played his freshman campaign for Kentucky before transferring to Michigan.
Matthews started every game he played for the Wolverines. As a sophomore, he had the second-most defensive win shares in the Big 10. Then during his junior year, opponents were 66-for-195 (33.8 percent) when they were guarded by Matthews. They averaged just 0.72 points per possession, per Synergy, which put the wing in the 86th percentile among all NCAA players.
Cleveland still has a full roster spot available and if he is fully healthy, his impact as a perimeter defender may warrant a roster spot considering the Cavaliers recorded the worst defensive rating (114.8) in the NBA this past season.
Kaleb Wesson, Golden State
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During his final collegiate campaign, Kaleb Wesson averaged 14.0 points with 9.3 rebounds, adding one block per game, in 2019-20. He connected on 1.5 shots per game from 3-point range while shooting 41.1 percent from beyond the arc.
When he spoke to HoopsHype, the former Ohio State star told us about how he has overcome adversity to get where he is today:
"If you've seen my career, you've seen that I've had to grind for almost everything I've accomplished. I had to go from 325 pounds to get to 285 pounds to even get a chance to play for Ohio State. You saw that I had to drop even more weight to play at the high level that I play at now. You saw that I to increase my three-point shooting percentage to get where I am now, too. You can just see that I am a hard worker. You also see the leadership. That's big. For example, if you are not playing at the NBA level and they have you in the G League, are you just going to shut down because you think you're better than somebody else and just pout? Or are you going to work harder? Are you going to have the self-awareness to know you have to get better and then actually do it?"
Golden State signed second-round pick Nico Mannion to a two-way deal. They have yet to fill their other available roster spot for such a contract and he and Louisville's Dwayne Sutton are the top candidates.
Sutton may be the favorite at this point but Wesson is a stretch big who has been productive on pick-and-pop possessions and passing out of short roll opportunities. For a team that values shooting as much as the Warriors do, it shouldn't be a surprise if he earns his spot during training camp.
Paul Eboua, Miami
Forward, 6-foot-8, 20 years old
Paul Eboua, who is originally from Cameroon, was one of the more intriguing international prospects in the 2020 NBA draft.
More often than not, players like Eboua are selected in the second round and considered "draft and stash" candidates. In this scenario, a team would own his rights but would not have to use a coveted roster spot on the player if they were playing overseas.
It is unusual to see an international player come to the United States if they were not picked on draft night. But considering Eboua did not re-sign with the Italian club Victoria Libertas, where he played 18 games last season, he took the gamble to try his luck in the NBA.
Even though he was not selected, he got a training camp invitation with the Miami Heat. Eboua is still very raw from a skills standpoint but he certainly fits the mold of the type of hyper-athletic player willing to work hard in their intense culture.
Eboua has an incredible frame at 6-foot-7 with a 7-foot-3.5 wingspan and his low body fat percentage (3.8 percent) suggests he is abnormally chiseled. Miami still has a two-way roster spot to offer and Eboua should be considered a favorite at this stage.
Tyler Cook, Minnesota
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Last season, big man Tyler Cook got some run in the NBA, playing 11 games with the Cleveland Cavaliers and then a couple with the Denver Nuggets as well. He even saw the floor for a few minutes in the postseason for Denver.
He was a fairly productive player during his time in the G League, averaging 21.5 points and 9.5 rebounds per 36 minutes over 22 games with the Canton Charge.
The Minnesota Timberwolves signed undrafted free agent Ashton Hagans to a two-way deal. But guard Jordan McLaughlin, who was on a two-way last year, seems poised to compete for their final roster spot. This leaves Cook an opening to potentially sign their other available second two-way contract or a full roster spot if McLaughlin and Minnesota do not come to an agreement.
Henry Ellenson, Toronto
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Big, 6-foot-10, 23 years old
This situation is a bit trickier than the others because the Raptors may waive Terence Davis, who is on a non-guaranteed contract and is currently under investigation for domestic violence.
Until that is decided, Ellenson is currently vying for a spot alongside Matt Thomas, O'Shae Brissett, Yuta Watanabe, Alize Johnson, Paul Watson and Jalen Harris. As of now, Harris and Watson make up the two-way roster spots. Due to high guarantees in their contracts, it seems promising Thomas and Brissett will receive the roster spots as well.
But if the Raptors move on from Davis, there will be another spot available next season. Ellenson, Watanabe and Johnson could are all candidates for the opportunity. Earlier this week, The Athletic's Blake Murphy listed Ellenson as the player from that group who is most likely to get the official nod after training camp.
Ellenson was on a two-way deal with the Brooklyn Nets last season but he was traded in January 2020. The big man played 17 games with the Raptors' development squad, Raptors 905, averaging 20.1 points and 10.5 rebounds per game. He was 46-for-108 (42.6 percent) from 3-point range, connecting on 2.7 shots from beyond the arc per game.
This is what it's like to get waived in training camp
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Q: Omniauth/Devise/Facebook: Auth route is not recognized I've been working on this problem for 7 hours now, and I still have no idea. Maybe one of you can help me.
I'm simply trying to integrate the OAuth feature of Devise 1.2rc, which uses Omniauth, into my Rails application.

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*I've been using this tutorial by Devise:

https://github.com/plataformatec/devise/wiki/OmniAuth%3A-Overview

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*I have done everything they tell you to...

*Yes, I have added the following line to my devise.rb:
config.omniauth :facebook, "APP ID", "APP SECRET"

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*I have added :omniauthable to my user model, as well as the class function as described in the tutorial

*I have implemented the omniauth_callbacks controller, as well as the callback function, and I have specified the omniauth_callbacks controller in my routes.rb

*When I run "rake middleware" it does list the Omniauth middleware:
use OmniAuth::Strategies::Facebook

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*I have installed Devise directly from the Git repo, master branch, so it's up-to-date

*I have installed Omniauth 1.2.0.beta5, which is the latest version. In my Gemfile it says:
gem 'oa-oauth', '0.2.0.beta5', :require => 'omniauth/oauth'

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*I have restarted the server, obviously

*However, when I try to request this URL:
http://localhost:3000/auth/facebook
it simply says
ActionController::RoutingError (No route matches "/auth/facebook"):
/user/auth/facebook doesn't work either.
Since I unfortunately don't have the time to take apart the entire Omniauth and Devise gems and understand every line of code in them, maybe one of you could tell me what the problem might be.

A: Problem is solved now. Apparently it was a problem with Devise. I posted it as an issue on their Github and they fixed it in their source. In the latest Devise master branch it now works.

A: After some hours trying to fix this issue I realized that i'd config/initializers/omniauth.rb in the .gitignore file (shame on me).
so remove omniauth.rb from the .gitignore list if you haven't already

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American Holocaust museum defends exhibit inspired by George Floyd protests
Holocaust Memorial Resource and Education Center in Florida staunchly defends venue's decision to house an exhibition about the reaction to the infamous killing earlier this year.
By Adam Decker	November 25, 2020, 10:29 am 13 Edit
Quotation in the exhibition at the Florida Shoah museum (Via Jewish News)
The assistant director of an American Holocaust museum has staunchly defended the venue's decision to house an exhibition exploring the reaction to the killing of George Floyd.
The Holocaust Memorial Resource and Education Center in Florida, established to educate future generations about the Nazi extermination of six million Jews during the Second World War, is currently hosting a collection of 45 photographs of individuals reacting to the killing of Mr Floyd, the African American choked to death by white police officer in Minneapolis earlier this year.
It is entitled Uprooting Prejudice: Faces of Change, and features images by Minneapolis photographer John Noltner alongside quotes. One portrait features the father of Michael Brown Jr, who was shot dead by a policeman in Missouri in 2014.
The choice of a Holocaust museum to house the exhibit sparked a mixed reaction among sections of the Jewish community both in the United States and UK. However, this week the museum's assistant director Lisa Bachman defended the decision, insisting a museum dedicated to combating prejudice was an ideal setting.
She told Jewish News: "The mission of the Holocaust Memorial Resource and Education Center of Florida is to use the history and lessons of the Holocaust to build just and caring communities free of antisemitism and all forms of prejudice and bigotry. We are educators and it is our duty to build bridges that move people from the unknown to understanding in an effort to build common humanity. Our goal is to make connections and create awareness for thoughts and ideas we may not have considered."
She added: "The title of the exhibit is "Uprooting Prejudice: Faces of Change." It is a series of 45 black and white photos of individuals depicting their powerful emotions and thoughts in response to prejudice. George Floyd is not mentioned or pictured, nor are the police, by any individual in the exhibit. We are living in a time of unprecedented isolation and division. We won't always agree, but if we can listen to each other, we can be drivers for change and inspire our community. We encourage visiting the exhibit to see for yourself, to pause and reflect and help us encourage respect."


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My last night in Kimberley – this town actually is so amazing. There really is so much in this town and it is so enjoyable. Then again, my company was superb beyond measure. Also, the girls of Kimberley are probably the hottest in the country. No seriously – I heard that guys from Jozi come to party in Kimberley just because of this. The agenda for this last night was to see the flamingos of Kimberley. The flamingo thing never did happen. I found myself being left outside some mall in the middle of town. The town has quite a few of these mall things. The one thing I have noticed about towns is that malls are like these standardised models placed all over the country. In an attempt to make your town more Jozi-like, insert a mall with the usual chain stores. It is great for marketers as setting trends and controlling consumer habits can be done countrywide whereas before, if a town didn't have an Edgars, penetrating that market with your merchandise was pretty difficult. It can be seen as a good thing but I don't know, I love the quirkiness that towns without chain-stores have. Maybe I'm just a romantic.
As I waited outside said mall (without a name), a Corsa Diesel speeds through the parking lot with A-Team music blurting out the windows. Two masked men jump out, bundle me up and throw me into the car. In an instant, they have left the parking lot, speeding away to an undisclosed destination. Well, that's what was supposed to happen. They got the A-Team music right and I was handed a dop. I think that makes it alright.
The destination was an undisclosed though – a spot south of Kimberley on the desolate N12. Drive twenty kilometres out of town and you experience vast openness with pure nothingness all around. The lack of industry means a clear as glass sky. Tonight was cloudless. Tonight we saw every bit of the Milky Way and then some.
Armed with a lot of brandy and some KFC (I ate chips – I found out that they actually make a MOERSE sized chips if you ask. Sweet!), we crowded around a rather empty bin at the rest stop. We lacked fire. The bin looked perfect. We started a fire out of the KFC packaging. After a while, we realised that this was not going to be a sustainable fire without wood. Using my MOERSE flashlight which can be used to signal to aliens if required, we looked around and found a lot of twigs and dead branches on the floor. We chucked these in. These, however, weren't working. We ventured further. We found bigger branches. Not satisfied, we jumped over the fence in search of wood. We found a dead tree. And then we found another two. A friend phoned us. We told him where we were and instructed him to bring wood. He brought these several tree stumps 30cm in diameter. Man, that fire was great. It got so hot that the metal was glowing red. The paint on the outside of the bin melted away. The bottom of the bin actually threatened to break away because of the intense heat!
The night was darkened by an event which actually taught me something about myself. I've always thought of myself as open-minded and open to experiences of the alternate kind. After all, how would I be going around South Africa by road if I wasn't? Two of the guys took the car back to town leaving three of us, as I saw it, stranded on the N12. I freaked out completely. To me, this is a national road and your only safety net is gone. If anything happens out here in the wilderness, there is nothing you can do. That's how I saw it. I lost my nut and took off with the guys worse than I have ever done in my entire life. Their argument was that this is Kimberley and they have done this for the last ten years – incident free. The thing is, as I saw it, I can fully understand that aspect but…It's the, "but," that stands out – anything can happen at anytime no matter where you are hence the constant vigilance.
What is right? I still don't know. I can't fully accept that my losing my marbles was the right thing to do. Neither can I say I was wrong to go that berserk. Small town life in South Africa is a completely different ballgame to big city life with all the issues that come along with it though. Which "life" you choose to lead is up to you. It did show me that I am that city boy with the city boy mentality. That mentality does mean you are intrinsically safe in all situations because you make sure you are, but it also means the tranquillity of the small town life eludes me. It's something I need to correct before I get back to Jozi.
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Anna Tonelli
A Portrait of William Ormsby of Willowbrook in a Blue Coat
Pastel on Paper - oval
23.5 x 19.5 cms (9 1/4 x 7 11/16 inches)
Essay:
William Ormsby married Hannah (née Wynne). Their son Owen Ormsby (1749 - 1804) had one daughter with Margaret Owen, Mary Jane. Mary Jane married William Gore on 11th January 1815 and they became the first Ormsby-Gores, which henceforth was the family name of the Baron Harlech title.
William and Hannah had one son and three daughters, two of whom were depicted by Tonelli. The youngest, Lucy, may not have survived to the time, circa 1780, when this set of pastels were painted.
William was MP for County Sligo. He is mentioned as a gentleman farmer in the Census of Elphin in 1749 and the Ormsby family clealry had a substantial estate. In the 1870s they are recorded as having 21,019 acres in county Sligo, 7,480 acres in county Leitrim, 1,174 acres in county Mayo and 172 acres in Roscommon.
Collection of Lord Harlech, Glyn Cywarch, North Wales
Portraits from Welsh Houses, exh. cat., Wales, 1948, p.32, cat. no. 84
J. Steegman, A Survey of Portraits in Welsh Houses, Cardiff, 1957, vol. I, p. 76, no. 66 and 67 (under Portraits formerly at Brogyntyn);
N. Jeffares, Dictionary of Pastellists before 1800, London, 2006, p. 519, N. Jeffares, Dictionary of Pastellists before 1800, online, no. J.722.146 and J.722.147.
Cardiff, National Museum of Wales, Portraits from Welsh Houses, 1948, cat. no. 84.


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Do you want rent rooms at Burtonleigh House or Bleak House? Take a picnic to Springfield Crest or Danklow Pits? Drive there in a beat-up Honda or a beat-up Ferrari?
Knowing why we, as people, make instant choices helps us, as writers, choose with care. Of course, our choices only seem instant to us. Our brains have been taking information, collating it, comparing elements of it to previous experience, before giving us… a reasonable guess.
Perhaps that made you blink, perhaps it didn't. It depends how you felt about Danklow Pits when you first came across it as a bare name at the top of this post, your own associations, your emotional baggage. The fictional speaker's emotional baggage is positive based on previous experiences there, but are you, as a reader, convinced? Do you remain wary of picnicking at Danklow Pits? Are you willing to go along to see if your first impression, based on a feeling, a hunch due to its name alone, was justified?
This sort of juxtapositioning of characters' and readers' experiences is used a lot in the Horror genre, used in Thrillers and some Crime, depending on the sub-genre, and used sparingly and with subtlety in most other genres. Carried along by the pace, readers hardly notice, but the writers have made specific choices with a pay-off in mind, not set such in the text on a whim. They are fuelling atmosphere and readers' anticipation, setting it down as a fine layer to be added to later, often via choices in description.
In genres such as Romance, the naming of places and things is chosen to reinforce readers' expectations of the sub-genre they have selected, but atmosphere and anticipation remain the writer's goal. Danklow would ring alarms on a subliminal level no matter what it was used in conjunction with, because D-k are sharp sounding consonants, and the way a word ripples across the tongue, or across the reader's mind, is always taken into consideration.
Naming does imbue with life, so when making a choice decide first what pay-off you, the writer, want in return.
We've all read passages where the main character either stands in front of the bathroom mirror, or looks in a shop's plate-glass window and catches sight of themselves… and then gives an inch-by-inch internalisation of their features and clothing. So, you do this, do you, every time you find yourself in front of a reflective surface? No, of course you don't. It's a contrivance, one that makes readers roll their eyes and find something else to read.
Jeremy Bowden hovered in the doorway. He was six-feet-five tall, and from crew-necked sweater to patent leather shoes was dressed in black. The only concession to colour was the buckle on the belt that hugged his slim waist, handcraft silver with an inner setting of turquoise to match his dancing blue eyes.
Take a moment to think about the words used. How high is this doorway if a six-feet-five man can hover in it? What sort of propulsion system does he have installed in the soles of those patent leather shoes? Those blue eyes – line dancing or two-step? And imagine that sort of description repeated for every character making an entrance; readers would grow old waiting for the story to get on track.
Radio is said to have the best descriptions because listeners supply their own, and the same applies to printed fiction. All the writer needs to do is offer broad outlines and a few highlighting touches. That way the story won't find itself peopled with women who are all beautiful and green-eyed, possessing long raven / blonde / auburn hair that feels like silk, and wearing thigh-length cashmere sweaters.
Description of characters, as with description of places, should never be set in a block, but should be integrated among other elements to support the forward momentum of the story.
Hesitating in the open doorway, Jeremy Bowden checked the dress of the other guests. Informal to a man, just as the invitation had specified. Despite his deep and regular breathing, a familiar rush of heat began to moisten his skin and he pulled at the neckline of his sweater to give himself some air. If he lost it here he'd end up buried in the grounds.
The waiting apartment he'd expected; it was his due, the arrival of the bank statement a welcome bonus. He'd been given time to breathe, to stretch his limbs and replenish his tan before the courting had started. He should have made his situation plain then, but Jeremy Bowden was a name, and a name couldn't be seen to be tarnished. Besides, he'd persuaded himself he could handle it. And then the invitation had arrived, and the limousine.
He glanced over the antique dining table, its silver and crystal set for ten. Ten was too many, too big a job, and he recognised no one by the window, strangers every one, until Oscar Wallace turned to smile at him.
People always wanted to meet him, to see the man that went with the name, but there'd been no handshake, Jeremy noted, only an offered glass hot enough to burn his fingers and scald his tongue. And he couldn't say no, could he? It was too late to say no.
Description, action, introspection, reminiscence, dialogue, atmosphere… each given a highlight within this partial scene.
Description is a supporting, not a headline act, and should be used hand-in-hand with other elements. Readers don't need Jeremy's past life explaining in detail any more than they require to know the colour of his belt buckle. By his thoughts, his choice of action, they can read between the lines and build him, layer upon layer, into a person with a past, a person with failings, a person with a future; in short, a human being. Encouraged by the writer's guiding hand, they can attribute size, colouring and mode of dress to their individually desired level. Readers can often supply the better pictures, so let them.


We are privileged to be able to host the first South American Disciple-Making Seminar this September for national pastors and missionaries. Pastor Tim Potter, from Mentor, Ohio, will be the main speaker. In order to make this conference possible for many of the national pastors and missionaries, ARCH ministries has graciously agreed to cover the lodging, and our church in Pilar is providing the meals for this 3-day conference. We anticipate about 100 national pastors, missionaries and their wives to attend.
Foundations (Los Fundamentos) – We can get them printed here for $2.50 each.
Please pray for the Lord to continue to provide the funds and volunteer labor for this conference and for the Lord to give much fruit for these efforts.
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Городецький ключ (волость) — група населених пунктів у складі Кобринської губернії. На чолі стояв ключовий економ. По даних коморника Людвіка Кройца, мала в 1765 році 185 волок.
Стан на 1783 рік:

міста
 Городець

села
 Грушова
 Камень
 Осмоловичі
 Челищевичі
 Угли
 Худлин

авульс
 Грушова

Берестейська економія

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Q: SVG Linear gradient doesn't work in Safari I've got an SVG object that contains a linear gradient embedded directly in a document. It works fine in Chrome and Firefox, but in Safari nothing is rendered. If I create the SVG as a file and embed it using the Object tag, it works fine in Safari. Other shapes and fills work, it's just linear gradient that doesn't work. I guess I could use the object, but I'd prefer to embed the SVG directly.
I've create a demo here (works in Chrome, not Safari): http://jsfiddle.net/sjKbN/
I came across this answer which suggests setting the content type to application/xhtml+xml, but this in itself seems to cause other problems.
Just wondering if anyone had come across any other fixes or ideas to get this working.

A: Your gradient will work in Safari if you wrap a defs tag around it:
<svg version="1.1" id="Layer_1" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" x="0px" y="0px"
     width="300px" height="300px" viewBox="0 0 300 300" enable-background="new 0 0 300 300" xml:space="preserve">
 <defs>
<linearGradient id="SVGID_1_" gradientUnits="userSpaceOnUse" x1="5.6665" y1="149.5" x2="293.333" y2="149.5">
    <stop  offset="0" style="stop-color:#FFF33B"/>
    <stop  offset="0.0595" style="stop-color:#FFE029"/>
    <stop  offset="0.1303" style="stop-color:#FFD218"/>
    <stop  offset="0.2032" style="stop-color:#FEC90F"/>
    <stop  offset="0.2809" style="stop-color:#FDC70C"/>
    <stop  offset="0.6685" style="stop-color:#F3903F"/>
    <stop  offset="0.8876" style="stop-color:#ED683C"/>
    <stop  offset="1" style="stop-color:#E93E3A"/>
</linearGradient>
</defs>
<rect x="5.667" y="5.333" fill="url(#SVGID_1_)" width="287.667" height="288.333"/>
</svg>

It seems that wrapping your references in defs is encouraged but not obligatory according to spec. So this is a bug in Safari.

A: About Alpha : It seems that Safari (7 at this moment) does not cover SVG color alpha channel, use stop opacity attribute. it works fine!
<stop stop-color="rgba(x,y,z,0.5)"> //safari does not work
<stop stop-color="rgb(x,y,z)" stop-opacity="0.5"> //ok

A: The answer is simple, all id's (not only <linear gradient>) need to be UNIQUE for all SVG files.

A: The accepted answer was not the solution for me.
My problem was the presence of a <base href="/" /> tag in my index file. Simply removing it solved the problem for me.
If you cannot remove it, probably some workaround already exist: found this gist but I did not tested it.
Update
Simply removing the href broke the child routing of my angular app, the proper workaround is to prepend to the linearGradient id with the page relative location. I wrapped the logic in a method like this:
get svgFill(): string {
  return `url(${this.location.path()}#${this.gradientId}) white`;
}

A: I had some troubles too making an inline SVG with a linear gradient work. The designer had put a - in the id of the <linearGradient. The solution was as simple as removing it.
<linearGradient id="linear-gradient">
...
<path fill="url(#linear-gradient)" d="..."/>

with
<linearGradient id="lineargradient">
...
<path fill="url(#lineargradient)" d="..."/>


But the KP Sharma Oli administration, which completed its first year in office in February, has met with severe criticism for failing to deliver on most of its promises.
Yet another phrase which has got a lot of emphasis is "flagship approach". The meeting also urged top officials to abandon the policies that failed in the past and to adopt new and contemporary policies describing the process as "farewell and welcome approach".
At least two government secretaries the Post spoke to said that since the government failed to achieve what it had announced in last year's programmes, bureaucrats are struggling to find new and innovative ideas, and phrases such as "flagship," "bigger" and "farewell and welcome" were the outcome of that.
Out of 21 large and big-ticket projects, only a few—two airports in Bhairahawa and Pokhara, Bheri-Babai Diversion Multipurpose Project, Upper Tamakoshi Hydropower Project, Pashupati Area Development Project and Lumbini Area Development Project— are making good progress, according to an official at the Prime Minister's Office. "The rest of the projects have dismal performance," the official told the Post on condition of anonymity because he was not authorised to speak to the media.
Some of the big promises in last year's policies included effective coordination between the federal and provincial governments, and formulation of necessary laws.
Among others were establishment of a government-funded think tank, double-digit economic growth, fiscal discipline, increasing development expenditure, and curbing exploitation of the state coffers. These plans have largely failed or have made dismal progress.
developing major cities as green cities, construction of several transmission lines, establishment of industrial villages in the seven provinces and local federal units also have failed to make tangible progress.
The government had also announced that it will reinvigorate sick industries, end syndicates, set up one-stop service for aspirant investors, and improve the major highways. There is also dismal progress in construction of north-south corridors, Mechi-Mahakali railway, Kathmandu-Birgunj and Kathmandu-Kerung railways. Government secretaries who asked not to be named told the Post that these were announcements only.
Other officials said the failure to translate the promises into reality was partly because of the lack of a proper oversight mechanism.
"Each ministry executes its policies and programmes. We do not have a separate mechanism to follow the implementation status. Ministries, however, update the progress of the big projects undertaken by them on a regular basis through a mobile app," Binod Bahadur Kunwar, spokesperson for the Prime Minister' Office, told the Post.
Experts on governance, however, say the problem lies in the way the government formulates the Policies and Programmes.
Swarnim Wagle, former vice chairman of the National Planning Commission, said most of the time policies and programmes come in the form of an essay.


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Police: Boyfriend used debit card of dead Cudahy woman to buy beer
Peggy Pamperin's body found earlier in August in her apartment
Updated: 10:37 AM CDT Aug 29, 2014
Colleen Henry
Cudahy police found her body about two weeks ago. Now WISN 12 News reporter Colleen Henry investigates the man police said was living with the woman's body and what he was doing after her death.VIDEO: Police continue investigation into boyfriend of Cudahy woman found dead "(She was a) very nice lady, very nice," former co-worker JoAnn Tramm said.Peggy Pamperin's former co-workers at the Piggly Wiggly said she didn't talk much about her home life or her boyfriend."She would come in with black eyes. She would wear coverup turtlenecks because he would strangle her," co-worker Kristina Cabot said.Then, she stopped coming to work."We could just kill ourselves because we didn't pay maybe a little more attention to what was going on," Tramm said.Cudahy police found a woman's mummified body wrapped in a blanket on the floor of Pamperin's apartment two weeks ago. Neighbors hadn't seen her since mid-May but saw her boyfriend coming and going.Police said they got a tip that the boyfriend may have been using Pamperin's debit card at the Cigarette Depot in St. Francis."He'd come in a couple times a day," said Gurmit Grewal of the Cigarette Depot."A couple times a day?" Henry asked. "What did he buy?""Beer," Grewal said.WISN 12 News obtained a copy of a search warrant that reports $1,200 in transactions on Pamperin's debit card between July 8 and Aug. 5, when it was declined at a gas station."He told me he was using it," said Wayne Quinn of the Time Outt Tavern. "He'd bring me a sandwich from Speedway. I'd say, 'Where you getting this money?' He said, 'She let me use her debit card,'" Quinn said.Quinn said the boyfriend was a regular."He always had to have a woman and a place to stay," Quinn said.Police arrested the boyfriend. He's accused of violating a no-contact order with Pamperin. Court records show three prior convictions after fights with her.The boyfriend could face charges of homicide, hiding a corpse or financial transaction fraud.Police are waiting for toxicology results to determine Pamperin's cause of death and decide on possible criminal charges.View the Southeast Wisconsin mugshot hall of shame
CUDAHY, Wis. —
Cudahy police found her body about two weeks ago. Now WISN 12 News reporter Colleen Henry investigates the man police said was living with the woman's body and what he was doing after her death.
VIDEO: Police continue investigation into boyfriend of Cudahy woman found dead
Man found living with Cudahy woman's corpse sentenced
Cudahy woman who hadn't been seen for months found dead in apartment
"(She was a) very nice lady, very nice," former co-worker JoAnn Tramm said.
Peggy Pamperin's former co-workers at the Piggly Wiggly said she didn't talk much about her home life or her boyfriend.
"She would come in with black eyes. She would wear coverup turtlenecks because he would strangle her," co-worker Kristina Cabot said.
Then, she stopped coming to work.
"We could just kill ourselves because we didn't pay maybe a little more attention to what was going on," Tramm said.
Cudahy police found a woman's mummified body wrapped in a blanket on the floor of Pamperin's apartment two weeks ago. Neighbors hadn't seen her since mid-May but saw her boyfriend coming and going.
Police said they got a tip that the boyfriend may have been using Pamperin's debit card at the Cigarette Depot in St. Francis.
"He'd come in a couple times a day," said Gurmit Grewal of the Cigarette Depot.
"A couple times a day?" Henry asked. "What did he buy?"
"Beer," Grewal said.
WISN 12 News obtained a copy of a search warrant that reports $1,200 in transactions on Pamperin's debit card between July 8 and Aug. 5, when it was declined at a gas station.
"He told me he was using it," said Wayne Quinn of the Time Outt Tavern. "He'd bring me a sandwich from Speedway. I'd say, 'Where you getting this money?' He said, 'She let me use her debit card,'" Quinn said.
Quinn said the boyfriend was a regular.
"He always had to have a woman and a place to stay," Quinn said.
Police arrested the boyfriend. He's accused of violating a no-contact order with Pamperin. Court records show three prior convictions after fights with her.
The boyfriend could face charges of homicide, hiding a corpse or financial transaction fraud.
Police are waiting for toxicology results to determine Pamperin's cause of death and decide on possible criminal charges.
View the Southeast Wisconsin mugshot hall of shame


The extra cloud cover and rain chances return on Tuesday and it is seasonable in the low 50s. You can see the model output around 6:30 A.M. Tuesday shows a large area of rain in southeast Louisiana and southern Mississippi. The average last freeze in Huntsville is April 1st, but the latest last freeze on record occurred on May 7th in 1944! The next disturbance looks to move through this weekend (sorry) and bring some rain and thunderstorms, especially on Saturday .
The process is still in its early stages and may not be completed, the report said. An Amazon-branded checking account would finally give Amazon a deeper look at the cashflow of all of its customers, and give the company a better sense of exactly how people are budgeting for the purchases they make.
With production of total liquids reaching close to 17 million barrels per day during 2023, which was up from its 2017 amount of 13.2 billion, the US will by far be the world's top producer of oil liquids. By contrast, output from OPEC producers will grow at a much slower pace, the IEA said, adding it expected Venezuelan production declines to accelerate offsetting gains in Iraq.
Before Broadcom disclosed its buyout offer for Qualcomm in November, President Donald Trump himself announced Broadcom's plan to shift its headquarters back to the United States after a White House meeting with Chief Executive Hock Tan.
Best sellers for February were the Ford Fiesta and the Volkswagen Golf . Last month's decline will no doubt concern dealers and manufacturers, but broader analysis reveals that aside from February 2017 and 2016, one has to go back as far as 2004 to find a better February for new auto sales.
The French insurer is offering $57.60 in cash for each XL share , representing a 33 percent premium to XL's closing share price on March 2. AXA, which ranks as Europe's second-biggest insurer in terms of market capitalisation behind Germany's Allianz, said it would finance the XL deal via debt, cash and the proceeds of the forthcoming flotation of its United States business.
Steve Andrews, South East Water's Head of Central Operations: "We would like to apologise to our customers from right across our region of parts of Kent, Sussex, Surrey, Hampshire and Berkshire who are without water or have low pressure and reassure them that we are working around the clock to resolve the issue".
The International Monetary Fund also expressed concern about the proposed tariffs and said they likely would damage the US economy as well as the economies of other nations. producers. She noted that the USA has a $2 billion surplus in steel trade with Canada and that Canada buys more American steel than any other country in the world, accounting for 50% of US exports.
Northern parts of the United Kingdom saw more snow overnight, with a further 5cm likely to fall by the end of the day. In her weather forecast on RTE tonight forecaster Siobhan Ryan warned that there are fears that the situaition could worsen in Dublin and particularly in the south east.
The measures come after 17 people were shot dead by a lone gunman at a high school in Florida this week. One of the first companies that said it would cut ties with the gun-rights lobbying group was First National Bank of Omaha , which announced Thursday that it would not renew a co-branded Visa credit card with the NRA .
The Reds were able to play the game out and take home all three points, making it seven games without a loss and lifting them to second on the Premier League table. We have to be more risky on the counter-attack. They were everywhere, marshalling their area to shut off spaces, winning the ball and attempting to thread pacey trio Jacob Murphy, Christian Atsu and Dwight Gayle through in attack.
Aggregate Bond Etf during the 4th quarter valued at about $40,262,000. A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in IUSG . Steinberg Global Asset Management boosted its stake in ISHARES CORE S&P U.S. VALUE ETF by 2.2% during the 4th quarter. Creative Planning now owns 13,768,701 shares of the company's stock worth $1,505,332,000 after purchasing an additional 1,609,472 shares during the last quarter.
Pier Capital Llc who had been investing in Bob Evans Farms Inc for a number of months, seems to be bullish on the $1.54 billion market cap company. The stock increased 1.15% or $0.17 during the last trading session, reaching $14.89. Alleghany Corporation De has invested 3.63% of its portfolio in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN). Strs Ohio invested in 1.5% or 362,439 shares. Front Barnett Ltd Liability Corp holds 9,774 shares.
It has underperformed by 32.27% the S&P500. Alpine Investment Management Llc decreased its stake in Microsoft (MSFT) by 2.47% based on its latest 2017Q3 regulatory filing with the SEC. It also increased its holding in Spdr Index Shs Fds Glb Nat Resrce (GNR) by 35,543 shares in the quarter, for a total of 547,684 shares, and has risen its stake in Vanguard Index Fds Value Etf (VTV).
It has outperformed by 1.07% the S&P500. Compass Diversified Holdings LLC (CODI) formed H&S with $15.56 target or 6.00% below today's $16.55 share price. Sei Investments Co reported 93,060 shares stake. Great West Life Assurance Can stated it has 392,977 shares. Walleye Trading Ltd Limited Liability Company invested in 0.02% or 110,405 shares.
Other activists continue to campaign for bans on semiautomatic weapons, like the ones used in the Florida school shooting and the October massacre outside a Las Vegas hotel, to pressuring public pension funds to sell their holdings in companies that manufacture or distribute guns.
Like-for-like sales, a key measure of a retailer's fortunes, were down 3.7% year-on-year in the 14 weeks to February 3; analysts had expected a decline of 2.4%. The 30-year yield, which moves more on expectations of future inflation , climbed to 3.11 percent from 3.09 percent. The S&P 500 trimmed its loss as the day went on and was bouncing between gains and losses by the early afternoon.
Author: - March 04, 2018 0	Chelsea Boss Antonio Conte Labels Manchester City "Unstoppable"
Guardiola said: "What Antonio has done here in the Premier League , maybe the people don't realise". "I love my professional life here - the challenges of managing, the expectations, the scrutiny that comes with Celtic", Rodgers said. "Did you see his interview yesterday?" The earliest a team has clinched the PL title is Manchester United, who hold the top three earliest title wins in history as they clinched the trophy on Apr.
Trump's personal involvement in the deal since his election has brought the years-long negotiations between Boeing and the US Air Force much media exposure. The presidential aircraft have unique characteristics, including a communications suite, large galleys, a self-defense system and structural modifications meant to protect the president and others onboard for an extended period of time.
However, Nirav's advocate Agarwal told the court he should be heard before any decision is taken on issuing the NBW as it involved fundamental rights of his client. Shetty, the retired deputy manager of the bank's foreign exchange department at the Brady House branch in Mumbai , was arrested by the CBI for helping jeweller Nirav Modi in conducting fraudulent transactions for over 11,000 crores.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI - 25,029.20) got pounded in afternoon trading, sliding 380.8 points, or 1.5%, to land near session lows. KEEPING SCORE: The S&P 500 was down 24, or 0.9 percent, to 2,653, shortly after 10 a.m. Later in the week, though, Mr. Powell may have calmed some of the fears when he said that he does not see inflation in wages "at a point of acceleration".
U.S. President Donald Trump , right, and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker chat at the G20 economic summit on July 8, 2017 in Hamburg, Germany. A trade war would raise prices for consumers and provoke retaliation from other countries. He suggested incentives so that allies would work with the U.S.
Nfc Investments Llc who had been investing in Autozone Inc for a number of months, seems to be bullish on the $18.17 billion market cap company. General Motors Company (GM) declined -2.04% and closed its last trading session at $39.35. If we look at the Volatility of General Motors Company (GM), Week Volatility is 2.18%, whereas Month Volatility is at 2.84%. Investors sentiment decreased to 0.87 in Q3 2017.
The German branch of the multinational telecommunication company has teamed up with Nokia to do the mission , London-headquartered Vadafone said in a statement on Tuesday. "It is also a great example of an independent, multi-skilled team achieving an objective of enormous significance through their courage, pioneering spirit and inventiveness", he said.
After ceasing all services today and yesterday, Dublin Bus , Irish Rail, and Bus Eireann have said that they plan to resume operations tomorrow weather permitting. A Shannon Airport spokeswoman has confirmed that the airport will reopen tomorrow, Saturday 3rd March, at 05:00hrs, weather permitting. Dublin Airport has cancelled several flights this morning and is urging travellers to check with their airlines before making any journey's to the airport.
Later Friday, he tweeted: "We must protect our country and our workers". "You will have protection for the first time in a long while and you're going to regrow your industries". Trump's tariffs would also likely raise the prices of common aluminum products in the United States - such as beer cans and household appliances - assuming the manufacturing companies decide to pass the cost of the tax on to customers, which is the historical trend.
About 3,853 shares traded. Acadia Realty Trust (NYSE:AKR) has declined 15.62% since March 1, 2017 and is downtrending. It has underperformed by 44.21% the S&P500. (NYSE:EDR). Thrivent For Lutherans has invested 0.01% in Education Realty Trust, Inc. Finally, Retirement Systems of Alabama raised its position in shares of Digital Realty Trust by 146.2% in the fourth quarter.
The stock decreased 0.94% or $0.61 during the last trading session, reaching $64.35. About 1.35M shares traded. Shell Midstream Partners LP (NYSE:SHLX) up 2.7% to close at the price of $24.7. EOG Resources, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, explores for, develops, produces, and markets natural gas and crude oil. The firm has a market cap of $5,110.33, a price-to-earnings ratio of 290.26 and a beta of 2.15.
Other studies have shown that Uber drivers make higher wages because there are many ways to calculate wages and expenses. The mean monthly pretax profit for drivers is $661, while the median profit for a month is just $310. Lyft drivers took home similarly paltry sums. Uber also enacted new waiting time charges that will be applied to users who keep drivers waiting at the start of a journey.
The price-earnings ratio (P/E ratio) is the ratio for valuing a company that measures its current share price relative to its per-share earnings. JPMorgan Chase & Co. The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 23rd. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its position in Papa John's Int'l by 12.4% during the fourth quarter.
The new sustainable LEGO elements are made from polyethylene , which is a soft, durable and flexible plastic, and while they are based on sugar-cane material, they are technically identical to those produced using conventional plastic. Children and parents would not notice any difference when the new pieces are rolled out, said Tim Brooks, Vice President, Environmental Responsibility at the LEGO Group.


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use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Response;
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    /**
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The Apple assembler is set to list a $50 bln-plus subsidiary in Shanghai. Speedy approval shows China is serious about luring tech giants onto mainland exchanges. The People's Republic is also keen to deepen financial ties with Taiwan, even as diplomatic relations sour.
A subsidiary of Taiwan's Foxconn, the world's largest contract electronics manufacturer and major Apple supplier, on March 8 won approval from the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) for an initial public offering on the mainland.
Shenzhen-based Foxconn Industrial Internet filed for an IPO on the Shanghai Stock Exchange on Feb. 1. The company plans to issue new shares and use the proceeds to fund eight investment projects in smart manufacturing, cloud computing services and next-generation 5G telecommunications worth a combined 27.3 billion yuan ($4 billion), according to its preliminary prospectus.
Foxconn, formally known as Hon Hai Precision, owns 94 percent of the subsidiary.


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A failed search for
a forgotten family
chapel built by Pugin
Saint Canice's Church, Clough, Co Laois … designed by AWN Pugin's son-in-law, George Coppinger Ashlin (Photograph: Patrick Comerford, 2021)
I recently tried to resume my Pugin trial, in search of AWN Pugin's works across Ireland, and visited the pretty village of Clough in Co Laois.
Clough – often spelled Clogh – is a small and pretty village with thatched cottages in the south-west Co Laois, close to Rathdowney, Ballybrophy and Aghaboe. It is pronounced Clough as in 'clock' – and not 'Cluff' as in Brian Clough. It can be difficult to find today because it has been squeezed in recent years between the junction of the M7 and M8 without direct access from either motorway.
Clough is a pretty village squeezed between the M7 and M8 motorway junction (Photograph: Patrick Comerford, 2021)
I had read that two years before his death, Pugin was commissioned by the FitzPatrick family to design a new mortuary chapel in Clough in 1852. The new mortuary or chantry chapel was commissioned by John Wilson FitzPatrick (1811-1883), 1st Lord Castletown.
FitzPatrick, an old Etonian, was a Liberal politician and MP for Queen's County (Laois) on three occasions (1837-1841, 1847-1852, 1865-1869), until he became a peer with the title of Lord Castletown in 1869.
FitzPatrick was known as John Wilson from his birth until 1842, when he changed his name to FitzPatrick in order to inherit his father's estates of Grantstown Manor and Lisduff in Co Laois. He was the illegitimate son of John Fitzpatrick (1745-1818), 2nd Earl of Upper Ossory, and Mrs Elizabeth Wilson, and, while he inherited his father's estate, he could not inherit his title, and so was given the title of Baron Castletown of Upper Ossory.
A FitzPatrick grave in Bordwell, near Clough … but where was the FitzPatrick mortuary chapel? (Photograph: Patrick Comerford, 2021)
Lord Castletown commissioned Pugin to design a family mausoleum or chantry chapel in Clough in 1852. After Pugin's death in 1854, the chapel was supervised and completed by JJ McCarthy. The building work was carried out by William Haughton Beardwood.
Beardwood was a builder from Lancashire and, like Pugin, he had become a Roman Catholic. He was active as a builder in Dublin from the 1820s until his death in 1860, working from Townsend Street, Great Brunswick Street and Westland Row.
Beardwood married Catherine M Teeling and they were the parents of six children. Three of their sons became architects: William Henry Beardwood, John Francis Beardwood and Joseph Beardwood, who later became a Cistercian monk as Dom Camillus and eventually Abbot of Mount Saint Joseph Abbey, Roscrea.
I searched in vain for Pugin's mausoleum in Clough, only to learn later that the chapel has been long demolished. Instead, in my search around Clough, I came across both the church ruins at Bordwell and Saint Canice's Catholic Church in Clough, which was designed by Pugin's son-in-law, George Coppinger Ashlin (1837-1921).
Although the Roman Catholic parish of Clough is known as Aghaboe, the village is both the parishes of Aghaboe and Bordwell, at a point where the two civil parishes meet.
The mediaeval church ruins in Bordwell (Photograph: Patrick Comerford, 2021)
I first went in search of the FitzPatrick mausoleum in the old churchyard at Bordwell, outside Clough, on the site of an earlier ecclesiastical foundation. Bordwell is in the Barony of Upper Ossory, which gave its name to some of the titles held by the FitzPatrick family.
Bordwell church and graveyard is in rural area, surrounded by low lying pastureland. The site includes the ruins of a mediaeval church.
The church at Bordwell was granted to the Augustinians of Saint Thomas's Abbey, Dublin, by Thomas de Hereford in the 13th century. This is a nave and chancel church, built of roughly coursed limestone, with a pointed arch doorway in the west end of the south wall, and a round arch doorway opposite in the north wall.
The church at Bordwell was in ruins by the early 19th century (Photograph: Patrick Comerford, 2021)
The ruins consist of upstanding walls with two arched doorways, and measures about 20 metres by 8 metres. There is a levelled mound of collapsed rubble at the east end of the ruined church, and the walls are partially overgrown. The church was in ruins by the early 19th century, there was no glebe or glebehouse, and Sunday services were held in the schoolhouse.
The graveyard has a stone wall boundary about 1 metre high with a gate and stile and access is through field from a gate at the crossroads. The headstones date from the 18th to the 21st century and there is an 18th century altar tomb inside the ruined church. The names include FitzPatrick, but none of these seems to be linked with the family who commissioned Pugin to build their mausoleum in the 1850s.
I returned to Clough, where Saint Canice's Church is known as Aghaboe rather than Clough. It was built in 1872-1877 by George Coppinger Ashlin, who had married Mary Pugin (1844-1931) in 1867.
Saint Canice, who gives his name to Saint Canice's Cathedral in Kilkenny, was the founder of the Abbey of Aghaboe and is seen as the founder of the Diocese of Ossory. The parish takes its name from Aghaboe Abbey, which stands in ruins nearby, and the Church of Ireland parish church in Aghaboe is also known as Saint Canice's and is part of the Rathdowney Group of Parishes in the Diocese of Ossory.
The foundation stone of Saint Canice's Church, Clough … built with a 'princely donation' from Lord Castletown (Photograph: Patrick Comerford, 2021)
Saint Canice's Church in Clough was built as a new Gothic church for Father Matthew Keeffe, thanks to a 'princely donation' from Lord Castletown. Tenders were invited for its completion in March 1873, and it was dedicated on 4 November 1877.
This is a Gothic Revival Catholic church, with a tower at the corner and side aisles. The spire was never built, and the builder, R Courtney, was sued by Father Keeffe, after portion of a wall collapsed. The East Window was a gift of a Mrs Phelan of San Francisco. The interior features include a gallery.
The Parish Priests of Aghaboe are buried in Saint Canice's churchyard. There are no other burials in the churchyard, although there is a second, older burial ground surrounding the old school in Clough, now a community centre.
Once again, the name FitzPatrick name appears on some of the gravestones.
Although I had failed to find the Pugin mausoleum commissioned by the FitzPatrick family in the 1850s, not knowing it had been demolished, Clough was a pleasant diversion from the motorway route between Dublin and Limerick.
A thatched cottage in the centre of Clough (Photograph: Patrick Comerford, 2021)
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Labels: Architecture, Ashlin, Church History, Clough, Co Laois, Family History, Local History, Pugin
Praying in Lent and Easter 2021:
57, Holy Trinity Church, Quemerford
Holy Trinity Church, Quemerford, on the eastern fringes of Calne in Wiltshire, long post-dates the presence of the Quemerford and Comerford family (Photograph: Patrick Comerford)
During the Season of Easter this year, I am continuing my theme from Lent, taking some time each morning to reflect in these ways:
1, photographs of a church or place of worship that has been significant in my spiritual life;
2, the day's Gospel reading;
3, a prayer from the prayer diary of the Anglican mission agency USPG (United Society Partners in the Gospel).
This week, I am offering photographs of churches with close associations with my family and ancestors. My photographs this morning (14 April 2021) are from Holy Trinity Church, Quemerford, on the eastern fringes of Calne in Wiltshire.
For many generations, my family continued to regard Comberford in Staffordshire as our ancestral home, although recent research shows that the name actually comes from the village of Quemerford.
Holy Trinity Church long post-dates the presence of the Quemerford family in this area. The church was built in 1852-1853 as a chapel of ease to Saint Mary's Parish Church, Calne, to serve Quemerford and the areas east of Calne. The site was donated by Lord Lansdowne, and the building costs were met by Canon John Guthrie (1794-1865), Vicar of Calne (1835-1865), largely at his own expense. The churchyard became the parish graveyard because the one at Saint Mary's was overfull. The Vicar of Calne appointed an assistant curate to serve Holy Trinity by .
A chalice and a paten both hallmarked 1866 were given to the church by the curate assistant, the Revd JRA Chinnery-Haldane (1840-1906), later Bishop of Argyll and the Isles (1883-1906), and are still used today.
The church was designed by CH Gabriel and is tall, of coursed rubble and in the Decorated style. It has a west bell cote and spirelet and consists of a chancel with north vestry and a nave with south porch. The chancel is long, has tall south windows and diapering in relief on the sanctuary's walls and is separated from the vestry by a traceried screen.
The chancel arch is high and wide, and the nave has an open timber roof with cusped trusses and wind-bracing.
Originally there was stained glass in the east window, but a fire in February 1970 caused major damage to the roof, destroying windows and the organ. The church was rededicated on 25 January 1972. The church was not licensed for marriages until 1990.
Today, Holy Trinity Church, Quemerford, is one of the three churches in the Parish of Calne and Blackland – the other two are Saint Mary's, Calne, and Saint Peter's, Blackland.
The Team Rector is the Revd Bob Kenway and the team vicars are the Revd Linda Carter and the Revd Teresa Michaux.
Holy Trinity Church, Quemerford, was designed by the architect CH Gabriel (Photograph: Patrick Comerford)
John 3: 16-21 (NRSVA):
[Jesus said:] 16 'For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life.
17 'Indeed, God did not send the Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. 18 Those who believe in him are not condemned; but those who do not believe are condemned already, because they have not believed in the name of the only Son of God. 19 And this is the judgement, that the light has come into the world, and people loved darkness rather than light because their deeds were evil. 20 For all who do evil hate the light and do not come to the light, so that their deeds may not be exposed. 21 But those who do what is true come to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that their deeds have been done in God.'
The south porch of Holy Trinity Church, Quemerford (Photograph: Patrick Comerford)
Prayer in the USPG Prayer Diary:
The Prayer in the USPG Prayer Diary today (14 April 2021) invites us to pray:
Let us pray for all those who wish to study at university but do not have the means to do so, that support through generosity might be available.
A fire in 1970 caused major damage to the roof of Holy Trinity Church, Quemerford, destroying windows and the organ (Photograph: Patrick Comerford)
Labels: Calne, Church History, Easter 2021, Family History, Local History, Mission, Prayer, Quemerford, Saint John's Gospel, USPG
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Steve LeBrun makes 2 eagles en route to 62 and his 6th win in a row!
LAKE WORTH, Fla. – Steve LeBrun of West Palm Beach, FL eagled the two par-5's on the inward nine Monday enroute to his career record 69th victory on the Minor League Golf Tour. Playing the South course at Fountains Country Club, LeBrun, 40, eagled the long 12th and 15th holes and birdied Nos. 10, 14 and 16 to close with 29-62 and win by three strokes. He had three birdies and a bogey on the front.
LeBrun received $525 from the $1,625 purse, $150 from the optional bonus pool and $68.58 in the skins game for a total of $743.58. This raised his career earnings to $188,577 since 2007, third all-time on the Stuart-based minor tour which began in 2004. A graduate of John I. Leonard High and Florida Atlantic University, LeBrun has played on both the PGA and Web.com tours.
Sunny Kim of Queens, NY, was second with 65 on an eagle and five birdies, collecting $422.86. Andrew Gai from Westport, CT, was solo 3rd with a 6-under par 66.
The 59th tournament of the year drew 13 starters. A 36-hole event is scheduled Wednesday and Thursday on the Palmer course at PGA National.
50% of the field earns a check. SOUTH COURSE.


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'Christmas In July' Fundraiser Hopes To Raise Money For Parade
More than 30 local businesses will participate in a fundraiser next week as part of an effort to raise $10,000 for the Palm Springs Festival of Lights Parade.
The four-day "Christmas in July" fundraising campaign will begin July 22 at the city's weekly street fair, VillageFest, said Amy Blaisdell, the city's director of communications.
The parade, which draws up to 80,000 people to downtown Palm Springs during the Christmas holiday season, was almost canceled because of the city's projected $7.7 million deficit.
"The City Council is extremely appreciate of the efforts of our local merchants to help keep the Festival of Lights Parade going strong and we encourage everyone in the Coachella Valley to shop and dine in Palm Springs during `Christmas in July,"' said City Manager David Ready.
"Santa Claus" is expected to make an appearance at the street festival, which will also feature holiday music and raffle tickets for prizes, Blaisdell said.
The parade has cost the city as much as $60,000 in years past.


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2020 BMW Z4 M40i
Dynamically, the M40i represents a return to a much more magical BMW product.
When it originally came out in the mid-1990s, the BMW Z3 quickly gained notoriety as a Bond car in the movie "Goldeneye". Its classic roadster format made for a long hood and timeless lines, although many 007 fans were hoping for something with a little more brawn and bravado. Fast forward to the present, and the 2020 BMW Z4 M40i is the latest iteration of the Bavarian drop top. Its styling is much more aggressive than models gone by, and after warming up to it after a few days of testing, it comes across as downright sexy and full of little details. The M40i is the more powerful version that followed up the Z4's introduction for the 2019 model year, and rounds out the lineup in terms of mild and wild choices.
One interesting tidbit about the latest "G29" generation of Z4 is that the chassis was co-developed with an unlikely partner – Toyota teamed up to build the new GR Supra sports car in parallel. While both share many components including suspension hard points and most engine hardware, after getting to drive them in a variety of settings, including the track, it was pretty apparent that both come in considerably different flavours. For starters, the Z4 gets a soft top convertible roof – which is a change from the previous generation's power hard top.
The uplevel, higher performance M40i is new for 2020, and packs a very special extra punch with its 3.0-litre turbocharged inline six cylinder engine. Known as the "B58", it makes 382 horsepower between 5,500 and 6,500RPM, as well as 369 lb-ft. of torque between 1,600 and 4,500RPM. This translates to a fantastically fat low end and midrange torque curve, with zero turbo lag from the twin-scroll turbocharger design. The natural balance of the inline six also means the utmost of smoothness, and even the loud crackling exhaust isn't enough to take away from the silky feeling.
For the M40i, the only transmission option is the ZF 8HP eight-speed automatic – no manual is offered. Despite this, for many years, the ZF has been the gold standard of automatics, and continues to keep its crown with the 2020 Z4 M40i. In normal conditions, it shifts quickly and early, making the most of the B58's torque, and makes sure that the engine never feels laboured. Kick things up a notch, however, and the shifts become ferociously quick with a bark of the exhaust in between each upshift. Simply put, it brings just about all of the performance of a dual-clutch design, but with the refinement advantages of a conventional torque converter design.
Even with such a sweet engine and transmission combo, fuel economy on the Z4 M40i isn't expected to take a back seat. While official numbers were not available at the time of publishing, observed economy came back at 10.1L/100KM in mixed driving with a good amount of spirited use. A minimum is midgrade 89 octane fuel is required, although premium 91 octane or better is recommended. Tank capacity is 52 litres.
Dynamically, the M40i represents a return to a much more magical BMW product than some of the last few releases of 3 or 5 Series. With the new chassis, steering feel is improved, although is not as good as some of the smaller-engined 30i four cylinder cars when on-centre. Chalk this up to the 40i cars requiring the use of the older F30 chassis steering rack. In any case, The Z4's adaptive suspension is a hoot in the corners. Once the steering weights up with added lock, cornering is very confident, but builds up to understeer as the Michelin Pilot Super Sport tires hit their limit.
Compared to the GR Supra, the Z4 is less twitchy, with the aforementioned understeer working to create a safer, more conservative experience for most Sunday drivers. The Toyota is tuned to turn in sharper, and also rotates much more easily, especially in a track setting. Both are strong performers, but the GR Supra is more of the true track weapon, and the Z4 is more of a summer cruiser that happens to be able to open many cans of whoop-ass at once.
With the move to a soft top convertible design for the G29 Z4, the good news is that refinement and highway cruising remains fairly quiet and refined. The top does its thing in ten seconds, and can be operated at speeds of up to 50KM/H. Wind noise is extremely well controlled whether the side windows are up or down, and the removable wind deflector behind the headrests works wonders. As a bonus, the Z4 maintains its good looks whether the top is up or down.
The interior design and materials for the 2020 Z4 M40i are as wonderful to look as they are to touch, and the same cannot be said for its Toyota GR Supra (reviewed here) platform mate, which uses more previous-generation BMW components. The test car's Cognac Vernasca Leather was a real treat, and contrasted very well against the stunning and attention-grabbing Misano Blue Metallic exterior paint colour. It was hard to find a comfortable seat position however, as there wasn't really a comfortable seatback position or lumbar support setting. The GR Supra does better there.
Technology wise, the Z4 features the latest generation of the iDrive infotainment system, which is more than just a re-skin of the interfaces of the past. The new version moves around many of the menus so that they are in a different spot, but things are not necessarily better or easier to use. BMW drivers used to the old system will need a few weeks to adjust their muscle memory. The sound system, although equipped with Harman/Kardon, was a bit of a letdown in terms of clarity.
For dollars and cents, the 2020 Z4 M40i starts at a base price of $76,100 – or about eleven grand more than the GR Supra, which only comes in one loaded configuration in Canada. On the test car, the Premium Package added $4,000 and included ambient lighting, park sensors front and rear, head-up display, Harman/Kardon audio, wireless phone charging, and Wi-Fi hotspot. The $1,650 Driver Assistance Package adds adaptive cruise, as well as a parking assistant feature. The Vernasca leather is a well-worth-it $1,500, the Misano Blue Metallic exterior paint was another $895, 19-inch M alloy wheels were $500, and high-gloss black kidney grilles were $250 extra. This all leads to an as-tested price of $84,645.
Overall, the 2020 BMW Z4 M40i is a formidable roadster from the German automaker. Its amazing powertrain will put a smile on any driver's face, and the sexy look inside and out will have the general public checking it out. The extra options pump up the price to a somewhat eye-watering value, so choose the checkboxes wisely. If you're not dead set on having head-up display, skipping the Premium Package should save you four grand. Against the 2020 Toyota GR Supra, it's a more premium product overall, and the BMW easily wins if considering a luxury experience. For raw performance, though, the considerably cheaper Toyota is the one to have. Both are great cars – they're just two delicious flavours in a growing sea of crossovers.
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