text:
by Heather Lloyd // September 8, 2020 // No Comments
We watched in horror and disbelief early this year as the Coronavirus spread across the globe, changing our world and our lives seemingly forever.
For many Americans, it didn't hit home until the sporting events were cancelled – the NBA and college basketball were the first to fall. Then came baseball, golf, even motorsports – the virus was real and it was here.
One unimaginable day after another, I found myself saying, "Thank God it's not football season."
Surely, it would be over by then. We would be free by the Fourth of July, or so we were told.
Days and weeks turned into months. We continued to distance ourselves from the people and things we loved.
Then, there was the killing of George Floyd and the social unrest that followed. Chaos erupted in the streets and our cities burned.
But as sports slowly returned, so did something else – hope – that life as we knew it would also someday return.
The start of football season is like a national holiday that goes on for months. Sundays, Thursdays, Saturdays – there's always something to look forward to.
This year, I've tempered my excitement. Who knows if the season will start – or if it does, what it will look like. Like so many other things, I knew football could be taken away from us at any moment.
With training camps closed and no preseason games, we haven't had the usual buildup and to be honest, it feels a little surreal – but after months of uncertainty and unrest, week one of the NFL season is upon us. It finally feels real. It finally feels like football season. And I didn't know how much I needed it until I saw ESPN's It's All Coming Back To Us Now video and the tears started flowing.
Seeing the game we love and players we adore (and even the ones we don't) brought it all back to me.
I'm not going to say football will solve all our problems. But the truth is, we've never needed it more.
On game day, the things that divide us fade away.
Fans in the stands cheering and embracing each other regardless of race, religion, and politics is the America I know and love.
It may look a little different this year, but America's game can still bring Americans together.
There may not be tailgate parties.
There may not be stadiums filled with people.
But by God, there will be football.
And this year, that's enough.
"It's so hard to believe but it's all coming back to me now…"
This entry was posted in NFL and tagged ESPN, It's All Coming Back To US Now, NFL.
Dear Meryl Streep
by Heather Lloyd // January 10, 2017 // 3 Comments
Dear Meryl,
I don't want to argue politics with you. I don't really want to argue politics with anyone anymore. Haven't we done that enough?
But there is one thing I would like to debate.
During your eloquent speech at the Golden Globes, you stated (in a somewhat demeaning tone) that if we kick all the foreigners out of Hollywood, then we'd have nothing to watch but football and mixed martial arts, "Which are not the arts."
Now, I can't speak to mixed martial arts, but I can speak to football.
You see, I've spent my entire life watching football. And now, I spend my life writing about football. It's taught me a lot about life – about patience, about toughness, and about teamwork. Much like making a movie, in football, no one can accomplish anything on their own.
I've spent the past few years talking to football players, getting to know them, and listening to their stories. They're the stuff movies are made of.
Some of them come from backgrounds you could never imagine. But just like you, they had a dream. Unlike you, they had to overcome much more to achieve them. Some had to fight racism and discrimination. Others grew up surrounded by poverty, drugs, and violence. And many suffered unimaginable heartache along the way.
Determined to better their lives and the lives of those around them, they were undeterred. They held onto hope because they had no choice – they were the only hope.
Football is a real game played by real people with real stories – some of which become movies. It isn't just what happens on the field. It's the stories of the players, their families, and their journeys. The life stories of athletes inspire art and create roles for people like you.
I don't really care if you watch football. Maybe it's not your thing. That's fine. But don't turn your nose up at those who do – much less, those who play the game.
You're right. The world should be kinder, less judgmental, and more understanding.
And so should you.
This entry was posted in NFL and tagged Football, Golden Globes, Meryl Streep, NFL.
Better Late Than Never, Brett Favre is a Packer Forever
by Heather Lloyd // July 19, 2015 // No Comments
(Photo: Green Bay Packers)
Growing up a Vikings fan, I had many opportunities to see Brett Favre play. More times than not, it was to victory over my team. When I moved to Indianapolis in 2004, the first Colts game I ever attended was against the Packers. I watched Peyton Manning go play for play against Brett Favre. I didn't know it at the time, but I was watching two of the best quarterbacks to ever play the game.
Then there was the time, it still seems surreal, that Brett Favre actually became a Viking. I admit it was fun to watch. But let's be honest, it never looked right. It never felt right. It just wasn't right. You can put Brett Favre in purple and call him a Viking, but I knew what you knew and what he knew as well, that Brett Favre was a Packer. And he always would be.
Even as the enemy, I loved to watch Brett Favre play football. I know all players say they love the game, but none of them showed it on the field quite like Favre. He played with such passion, such enthusiasm, and such unadulterated joy. Every time he strapped on his helmet, he was like the boy back in Kiln, Mississippi, playing for his hometown team. Whether or not the NFL changed him, it never changed the game for him.
When Brett Favre retired (for the fifth time), it never felt real. Probably because he came out of retirement four of those times and most of us were waiting for him to do so again. But also, because he was estranged from the Packers, it never got the attention it deserved. It never felt final.
On July 18, 2015, Brett Favre returned to Green Bay, Wisconsin. He passed through the tunnel at Lambeau Field one more time. Greeted by 67,000 fans in green and gold, they thanked him with a four-minute-long standing ovation. And Favre thanked them back in his speech.
"If there were any doubts before, there's not any. I truly thank you."
-Brett Favre
Still holding NFL records, including consecutive starts, quarterback wins, passing yards, and completions, Brett Favre was inducted into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame on Saturday night. His number 4 jersey was officially retired. And at long last, his storybook career got the fairy tale ending it deserved.
Brett Favre's No. 4 is officially retired. #Packers #FavreHOF pic.twitter.com/HWwQJruLbV
— Green Bay Packers (@packers) July 19, 2015
Better late than never, Brett Favre is a Packer forever.
And life in Green Bay is just as it should be.
This entry was posted in Packers and tagged Brett Favre, Green Bay, Hall of Fame, Lambeu Field, Packers, Retirement.
A Bittersweet Time for Football Fans
by Heather Lloyd // March 8, 2015 // No Comments
Former Colts Reggie Wayne and Peyton Manning
(Photo: Matt Bowen/Indianapolis Colts)
This week begins the NFL free agency signing period. The unofficial start of the 2015 season. A chance to sign veteran players, players with a track record, players who've had proven success.
I should be excited. I should be ecstatic. Instead, I'm heartbroken.
Because this is also the time of year when football fans have to say goodbye to players. Players who come into our lives, players we spend years getting to know, players we cheer for every Sunday, players whose health we obsess over, whose every word we hang on, and after years of investing all of ourselves in this relationship, eventually, some day…it's time to say goodbye.
That time is now.
And just like any other relationship, it can rip your heart out.
Don't get me wrong. It's not about one player. I love my team and I'm excited about what they're building. I understand the business of football. And oddly enough, I don't disagree with the decision.
But that doesn't change how I feel about it. Truth be told, right now, when I picture my Colts lining up without Reggie Wayne this season…I feel sick and empty inside.
I know there are other guys out there. Guys who could come in and make an immediate impact. But I don't care about those guys. I don't have a history with those guys. I haven't made memories with those guys.
Right now, I'm heartbroken. Weepy heartbroken. Don't want to eat heartbroken. Nothing's going to make me feel better heartbroken.
And that's the curse of being a football fan.
I'm mourning the loss of one of the football loves of my life. But unbeknownst to me, I'm also in the process of making new memories and falling in love with new players. Only to eventually repeat this pain all over again.
But if the alternative to having my heart broken is having players I don't love on my team, then the choice is easy.
I'll take heartbreak.
I just wish it didn't hurt so damn bad.
This entry was posted in Colts, NFL and tagged 2015, Colts, Free agency, NFL, Reggie Wayne.
Deflating the game
by Heather Lloyd // January 23, 2015 // No Comments
Patriots quarterback Tom Brady faces questions from the media (Photo: Maddie Meyer/Getty)
Champions don't cut corners. They don't make excuses. Champions don't sneak, spy, or steal. Champions push themselves, challenge each other, and elevate the game they love.
The New England Patriots were the better team in the AFC Championship game. It was apparent from the start. They dominated the Indianapolis Colts in every way. And they won by a large margin. 45-7 to be exact.
They didn't need to give themselves an unfair advantage. But from all angles, it appears they did. Someone did. And now, with the Pro Bowl and Super Bowl upon us, football fans aren't talking about the Patriots' decisive win, the dramatic overtime victory of the Seattle Seahawks over the Green Bay Packers, or the biggest game of the year. They're talking about deflated footballs. You can't turn around without hearing a ball joke and "deflategate" has been the top news story all week.
The NFL kicked off the season embroiled in off-the-field issues surrounding Ray Rice and Adrian Peterson, the fallout from which called into question the integrity of the league and Commissioner Roger Goodell. Now, it closes the season with an on-the-field issue, which takes direct aim at the integrity of the game itself.
What did the Patriots know? When did they know it? And who was responsible? We may never know.
My brilliant and witty friend, Shandon, coined Patriots quarterback Tom Brady "The Blue Jasmine of football." If you didn't see the movie Blue Jasmine, the script was loosely written around disgraced financier Bernie Madoff's (now estranged) wife, Ruth, an "innocent bystander" who benefited greatly from her husband's greed. Bill Belichick in the role of Bernie Madoff doesn't seem like a stretch. Except, of course, for his wardrobe.
The problem is, this Patriots plot has more holes than an adult film. Belichick, a notorious control freak, admits to scheming to make practice balls uncatchable, but wants us to believe he's never thought about a football on game day. And Brady, who has a process for picking and preparing balls, has never actually squeezed one. For the record, my sister Jennifer (who is a Tom Brady fan) says even she can tell the difference in a fully inflated ball when she's throwing it around the backyard with my nephews.
This franchise is no stranger to cheating scandals. In 2007, Belichick was imposed a $500,000 fine (the maximum allowable) for his role in taping the defensive play calls of the Patriots' opponents, earning the nickname "Belicheat." Now, with their team headed back to the Super Bowl, New England fans find themselves in the position of defending the Patriots and their accolades once again.
If the game isn't fair, then the game means nothing. And this game means too much to too many people for that. The attention created by deflated footballs is not silly. As Tony Kornheiser said on ESPN's Pardon the Interruption, "It shows you what the NFL means to this country."
A strong stance is needed from the man in charge of defending the NFL shield. And with the game on the line, Roger Goodell can leave no doubt as to which team he's on.
Time for a big play, Commissioner.
I hope you have it in you.
This entry was posted in NFL, Patriots and tagged AFC Championship, Bill Belichick, deflated footballs, DeflateGate, New England Patriots, NFL, Patriots, Roger Goodell, Super Bowl, Tom Brady.


text:
'Hamilton had bad luck, Max wasn't in the mood either'
Neither title rival put their best foot forward in Turkey with Christijan Albers saying Lewis Hamilton 'didn't drive well' and Max Verstappen was 'nervous'. This year's results log saw a new name up in P1 at the Istanbul Park as Valtteri Bottas raced from pole position to the chequered flag. It was the Mercedes driver's first victory of this season, and an easy one at that as Verstappen, runner-up on the day, wasn't able to challenge for the lead. Red Bull were woefully off Mercedes' pace in Turkey where it is fair to say that only Hamilton's grid penalty for an new ICE prevented a Mercedes 1-2. But while Albers feels Verstappen was 'nervous' in his Red Bull, he wasn't overly impressed...
What time does the 2021 Turkish Grand Prix start?
Valtteri Bottas has secured a good starting position for Saturday's...
Hamilton takes pole but starts 11th for Turkish GP
Lewis Hamilton took pole position during qualifying for teh Turkish Grand...
Turkish Grand Prix: It's wet! Can Lewis prevent Max...
Mercedes were perfect in qualifying for the 2021 Turkish Grand Prix....
Arsenal confident they can seal transfer of Vlahovic...
Arsenal are reportedly optimistic about their chances of sealing a...
3h ago from CaughtOffside.com

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


text:
import logging

def get_logger(name, prefix=None):
	if prefix:
		prefix="-%s"%prefix
	else:
		prefix=""
	path_to_log = '/tmp'
	formatter = logging.Formatter('%(asctime)s %(levelname)-5s (%(name)s) %(message)s', datefmt='%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')

	LOGGER = logging.getLogger(name, )

	# df = logging.FileHandler('%s/bustime-debug%s.txt'%(path_to_log, prefix))
	# df.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
	# df.setFormatter(formatter)

	wi = logging.FileHandler('%s/bustime-info%s.log'%(path_to_log, prefix))
	wi.setLevel(logging.INFO)
	wi.setFormatter(formatter)

	wf = logging.FileHandler('%s/bustime-warn%s.log'%(path_to_log, prefix))
	wf.setLevel(logging.WARN)
	wf.setFormatter(formatter)

	ef = logging.FileHandler('%s/bustime-error%s.log'%(path_to_log, prefix))
	ef.setLevel(logging.ERROR)
	ef.setFormatter(formatter)

	LOGGER.addHandler(df)
	LOGGER.addHandler(wi)
	LOGGER.addHandler(wf)
	LOGGER.addHandler(ef)

	return LOGGER

# logging.basicConfig(filename='%s/bustime-debug.txt'%path_to_log, level=logging.DEBUG,
#                     format='%(asctime)s %(levelname)-5s (%(name)s) %(message)s', datefmt='%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


I had an amazing time on tour for most of January with the Cory Weeds Quintet, featuring the great trombonist Steve Davis. We began in Portland Oregon, and finished on January 30 in New York City, with a live recording at Smoke Jazz Club. I have yet to hear it, but Cory seemed pleased, so I am optimistic we will have a record fairly soon. More on this to follow.


text:
Applications being invited to paths fund
COMMUNITIES are being invited to apply to a fund supporting the construction and restoration of pathways.
The charity, Paths for All, is administering the £1.5m fund, named after its chief officer, Ian Findlay, who died suddenly last year.
Funds of between £10,000 and £100,000 is being made available, following an agreement struck earlier this year between the Scottish Greens and the SNP, to create a majority in the Scottish Parliament.
Says Paths for All, here: "Activities supported could include the removal of barriers, steps, ramps or vegetation; linking community destinations by filling in path connectivity gaps; tackling flooded sections of paths to increase climate change resilience; adding lighting to make paths safer, especially at night or in winter; improving sight lines; and upgrading desire lines.
"These are all measures that make paths across Scotland more attractive and enjoyable to use by people of all ages and abilities."
Tagged: Community, Environment, News
Reducing car congestion in cities
What might be the most effective way of reducing car congestion in our cities? A team of researchers, from Lund University, in Sweden, searched for…


How to Give the PERFECT Gift!
I have major categories I like to follow when I think of gifts I can buy for someone. These categories can fit anyone you're buying for…Grandma, best friend, boyfriend and I like to cross some off right off the bat depending on the person.
When I'm buying for a specific person, I think of my categories and I immediately cross out some categories so I narrow down the search for the perfect gift. For my mom… I know she's not in need of any more jewelry, and definitely not electronics because she's overwhelmed by the electronics she already has, so adding to it would not be the perfect gift. So even though a google home is a popping gift in recent years it's still not something that she would find useful. Cosmetics I'm going to cross out because she likes to buy her own (so that she can get the Sephora beauty insider points 😉 but if say an eyeshadow palette is what she wanted I would check what's out there and then investigate as I like to call it, which would be the listen and pay attention step. See what kind of palette's she already has, what colors she likes/wears? Or if she wants a palette for special occasions…Know what's out there is important so that you have an idea of what your working with and the price range. Trust me the bells will ring faster when your at the listening stage if you know what's out there. This is just a quick scroll on the internet or a walk around the store.
You may be thinking that listening is the same as paying attention well yes they go hand in hand. Once you have that hint like the earrings or the long sleeve active shirt you gotta observe…what's their style? Do they like geometric shapes? What colors? Are they big logo or a small logo kinda people? And most importantly don't get them something they already have! If they already have geometric earrings don't get them another pair…but take note that they like a style that has defined points and lines. Or if you're not sure…give them an experience or activity that has to do with one of the categories that they have never done before. My old roommate in university loves lipstick and has an enormous collection so instead of adding to the collection a colour that she may already have. I decided to take her to a lipstick lab where she gets to create her own colour and make her own lipstick. That way we spend time together and she gets too create a colour she loves.
Those are my three simple steps to finding the perfect gift for those special someone's in your life. Remember this is the best time of year so make sure you are not putting too much stress on yourself, just open your ears, the hints are all there!
P.S. I'll post gift guides for each category to help y'all a little more.
birthday birthday gift christmas christmas gift christmas gift guide christmas list Clothes gift gift guide perfect perfect giftLeave a Comment on How to Give the PERFECT Gift!


As a Tax Assistant, you will perform tax computation, filling of tax returns for both individuals and corporate clients. You will be frequently liaising with the tax authorities on tax matter. Assisting superiors in tax engagement and other related work and any other assignments which deem to be appropriate and relevant.


text:
The Record for 'World's Longest Poop' is a Total Crock of S*** – DUDE Products
The Record for 'World's Longest Poop' is a Total Crock of S***
For more than a quarter century, rumors have circulated about the world's longest human poop: a 26-footer that was allegedly taken down the length of a bowling alley.
According to internet lore, the record-breaking dump was taken by a Michigan woman back in 1995. The story started trending on social media in 2021 during Women's History Month as people lauded her fecal feat.
If excreting a turd longer than an NBA three-pointer seems impossible, that's because it is. So how'd this lady fool millions with her hoax? And more importantly, who holds the real record for the world's longest poop?
How an Artist Duped Everyone About the World's Longest Poop
In 1995, Brooklyn artist Michelle Hines created an installation called "Within the Contest of No Contest," a series of fake world records including images of a six-foot-tall corn cob and an oversized foot. But the most infamous part of the series was "World Record #4: Peristaltic Action."
In addition to mocking up video stills for this piece (they're NSFW, but you can find them here) Hines wrote a backstory which sounds actually sounds quite legit:
"In February, 1995, working in conjunction with nutritionists at the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, I adopted a super fiber-rich diet which allowed me to successfully produce a single extruded excrement measuring the exact length of my colon: 26 feet. I documented the extrusion at the Cranbrook Kingswood High School Bowling Alley, Bloomfield Hills, MI, which offered a length of floor suitable for the process and measuring the results.
The cathartic diet was supplemented by a high intake of Metamucil fiber substance. The weeklong endurance prior to the event was ensured by the employment of a plug specifically designed to curtail any premature excretions."
Basically, Hines was trying to mock the ridiculous stunts you can find in the Guiness Book of World Records or Ripley's Believe It or Not. Even though the curator at the Hallways Contemporary Arts Center in New York called Hines a "completely unrepentant pants-on-fire liarhead," people online still took the bait.
"I'd like to thank the University of Michigan for using their resources, time, and energy for producing world record breaking shits with Metamucil and Butt Plugs as opposed to otherwise silly stuff like curing cancer and disease," someone said sarcastically in r/WTF. "Well done."
Others were less concerned about the stunt's merit and more concerned about how they would've executed their own world record attempt.
"I would've worn rollerblades, or possibly hung my butt off the end of a skateboard," said another redditor. "The bouncing motion of the crab walk could have easily caused the turd to fracture."
If you're still clinging to the belief that the human body is capable of such a feat, we have sad news: The large intestine is only about five feet long, making a 26-foot-long poop physically impossible.
So we've debunked this bogus bowel movement. But who really squeezed out the longest poop in human history?
This Is Actually the World's Longest Human Turd
The world's biggest dump was not, in fact, taken inside a bowling alley, but rather in a 9th century Viking settlement.
In 1972, archaeologists in the UK were excavating an area that soon became the York branch of a Lloyds Bank. Amidst the dirt and rocks, the team found what appeared to be a turd—but it seemed too big to be real. However, after scientists dissected the specimen it was, indeed, an outrageously huge poop.
The deuce clocked in at 7.9 inches long and nearly two inches wide. Upon further inspection, researchers determined the man's diet consisted mainly of meat and bread.
"Whoever passed it probably hadn't performed for a few days," said Gill Snape, a student conservator with the York Archaeological Trust. "This guy had very itchy bowels."
In addition to being plugged up, this infamous Viking also had hundreds of parasitic eggs in his poop, leading the researchers to believe his gut was riddled with intestinal worms. The historic piece of poop came to be known as "The Lloyds Bank Coprolite" (coprolite means fossilized fecal matter).
"This is the most exciting piece of excrement I've ever seen," said Dr. Andrew Jones, a York Archaeological Trust employee and paleoscatologist. "In its own way, it's as irreplaceable as the Crown Jewels."
Today the turd is housed in York's JORVIK Viking Centre in York. During a 2003 school field trip, a teacher accidentally knocked the display, causing the fossilized turd to shatter into three pieces. You can see the repaired specimen below:
Can You Break the Record for the World's Longest Poop?
In terms of turd length, 7.9 inches might seem like a reasonable goal to shoot for. But here's the catch: Even if you manage to churn out an eight inch log without pinching your rectum, you'd have to safely remove it from your toilet without it falling apart. Then you'd have to take it to a lab for scientists to validate it.
If you can pull that off, more power to you. We might even hook you up with some swag to honor your record-breaking poop. But for now, the 1,200-year-old record stands.
No matter how long, stinky, or explosive your poops are, remember to keep DUDE Wipes on deck for the aftermath.
Stay Fresh DUDE!


text:
Become an Arakan Instructor
Arakan for Men
Arakan for Women
Arakan for Juniors
What is Arakan Martial Art?
Group Self Defence Classes
Online / Skype Lessons
Northern Rivers NSW
Health and fitness are a key component of effective martial arts training.
Martial Arts for over 40's
By Arakan Martial Art on December 28, 2018 in Health and Fitness & Self Defence | comments
Martial arts' is traditionally seen as something we enrol our children into whilst at school or we participated when we were younger. We all see the benefits of learning a martial art; improved fitness and health, balance, coordination, focus, discipline and agility, as well as learning self defence skills. However, more adults are beginning to see the benefits of training a martial art and beginning their journey as a mature aged student.
There is no age barrier to training Arakan Martial Art®. We have students as young as 3 years of age and as old as 83 learning Arakan Martial Art®.
Turning your health around with Arakan Martial Art
By Lyle Davies on August 8, 2018 in Health and Fitness & Member Stories | comments
My journey started when I shared some medical results with my son. I had been diagnosed with cirrhosis of the Liver, ultimately if untreated it would lead to further health complications and diminished quality of life. I asked my doctor what was the cause, I was told it was related to me being over weight (Girth Size). I asked what treatment I needed. I was told "Just lose weight".
I spoke to my family about my condition and what the doctor said. My eldest son , who also does Arakan, said "I have just the thing for you".
Optimum Movement Centre
By Arakan Martial Art on June 24, 2018 in Health and Fitness | comments
Did you know that back pain is one of the leading causes of absenteeism from the workplace? Approximately 1 in 6 Australians will suffer back pain in a year. It may impact our ability to walk, sit, lay down, sleep, not to mention our ability to function optimally at work and at home.
Back Pain may be caused by insufficient strength in the spine due to impaired core strength, excess weight, poor posture, sitting for long periods of time, lack of physical activity, poor mobility, hereditary conditions or diseases, injury or inflammation due to a number of reasons including diet and stressors.
Benefits of having a mentor for youth
By Arakan Martial Art on April 16, 2018 in Health and Fitness | comments
Mentoring can assist youth with developing coping mechanisms and tools to help deal with life challenges. The benefits are both immediate and long term with both the mentor and mentee greatly benefiting ...
By Arakan Martial Art on January 3, 2018 in Health and Fitness | comments
I trust all is great and that you have had a great start to 2018. It's so amazing to see so many Arakan Warriors training hard, thanks for having such a great attitude towards training.
This year marks 25 years of Arakan Martial Art in Australia, so I would like to extend very special congratulations to members who have been part of our family for ten years or longer. I believe that most of the battle is in just turning up, consistently, every week and just doing the 'work'.
Stuart Norris - Yellow belt grading
Chris Walsh - Yellow Belt Grading Story
I was at the bus stop down from my house waiting to go to the gym, when a car pulled up. A guy jumped out of the car and told me to leave my ex girlfriend alone (I had been asking her to see my son). I told him to go away and stop bothering me but I knew that when he mentioned my ex there was going to be trouble so at that stage I got myself ready for anything. He then threw a right hook punch which I saw coming so I bridged it, stepping in at the same time with the right elbow then stepping back with the hammer. I tried to link it with a palm strike but I missed because I had already knocked him out with the hammer. I then got ready because there were more people in the car. They jumped out and began apologising to me saying not to hit them, and that they just wanted to get their friend so they grabbed him and drove off. After that I was excited about what I had done and how easy it was considering he was much bigger than me.
Paul Mills
for a complimentary private lesson
State* QLD NSW VIC SA WA NT ACT TAS
There is no age barrier to training Arakan Martial Art®. We have students as young as 3 years of age and as old as 83 learning Arakan Martial Art®. READ MORE
I spoke to my family about my condition and what the doctor said. My eldest son , who also does Arakan, said "I have just the thing for you". READ MORE
Home | Privacy Policy | Terms and Conditions
© 2020 Arakan Martial Art - Website by Mantis Technologies


text:
Summer 1973: Alembic
ALEMBIC: SOUND WIZARDS TO THE GRATEFUL DEAD
On the first fret of Phil Lesh's new bass, two lightning bolts leap out of a block of lapis lazuli. On the third fret a Cosmic Serpent eats its own tail; on the fifth, a crescent moon either waxes or wanes, depending on how you look at it; on the seventh, there is an alchemical salamander, and so on, up through the planet Saturn and the infinity sign (equals high A, apparently), all inlaid in mother-of-pearl. On the back of the neck, the god Osiris, the Judge of the Dead, points his divine flail and impassive eyes toward whoever holds his instrument.
The significance is all pretty obvious.
This instrument is only one of the most recent productions of the Grateful Dead family's coven of hi-fi wizards, known collectively as Alembic. An "alembic" in alchemy, of course, is the "instrument of transformation, purification and refinement," and such a vessel is represented in the Alembic trademark - surrounded by a Cosmic serpent which in turn is clutched by a hand reaching down from a cloud. And transformation and refinement is the Alembic crew's official gig: "aiming for that thing electronic music has, its ability to transcend technology." It's because of them that the Dead's succession of sound systems - including the one used at Watkins Glen - have set standards for clarity and power.
It started out as strictly Dead family business. The Alembic symbol, for instance, is the work of the same artist who did the cover for Live Dead, among other things, such as getting busted a few years ago with the Dead's own LSD millionaire. But Alembic is semi-independent now, with its workshop, recording studio, and even a modest retail store located in an inconspicuous San Francisco side street about two blocks from the old Fillmore West.
"We're doing everything under the heading that might be called hi-fi as applied to rock performance," said an articulate resident wizard named Rick Turner, as he leaned against a display case in the tiny Alembic shop. "That includes instruments, sound systems, and recording. And it means whatever the musician wants. Like when Neil Young played Winterland, we did his sound system for the show. He likes a distorted sound - he uses Fender Bandmaster amps turned way up. But he needed more volume than his amps could put out in order to fill the hall, so we put a dummy load on the speaker output - a speaker turned down to the floor is what we actually used - and bridged into a McIntosh 2300. So we were able to give him a perfectly clean, clear, high-fidelity reproduction of a raunchy, distorted sound."
Alembic was started five years ago when the Dead were living in the Marin County hamlet of Novato, about 30 miles north of San Francisco. "Owsley started it," Rick recalled. "He coaxed Ron Wickersham away from the Ampex labs, where he was being a videotape genius. Ron had all sorts of radio experience, too - he'd worked at stations in the Midwest where he was engineer, announcer, everything. Owsley and Bob Matthews (who is currently part of Alembic's live-recording team) had gotten a 16-track machine for the Dead's studio in Novato, and they got Wickersham working on Phil's and Jack Casady's basses. At the time, 'Alembic' was just the name for the hangout of the whole Dead trip - their practice hall, everything.
"I had been a musician back East myself, and I'd been doing repair work on guitars on and off for ten years. When I got out here I decided I wanted to build the perfect electric instrument, to put as much craft into it as goes into classical symphonic instruments. So I started winding coils for my own pickups, because I couldn't afford commercial pickups, and anyway I wanted to do it from the ground up. It turned out my pickups had a serendipitous design. They had lower impedance and greater frequency response, and stronger magnetic fields. When I got into Alembic we started collaborating our products, designing electronics to go with the pickups. Lesh introduced me to Alembic. At the time I was working as a jeweler's assistant, with the aim of learning how to work with metal."
Phil Lesh not only introduced Rick to Alembic, he is the principal liason with the Dead. He has frequent collaborative discussions with the instrument makers and continually tries out new basses. Rick picked up Phil's latest, the one with Osiris on the back of the neck.
"This is the basic body design characteristic of all our guitars," he said, pointing at a line of light-colored wood that ran the length of the instrument, from the tailpiece clear up the neck. "The neck is continued all through the body of the instrument. Technically speaking, this is something like Asiatic spike-fiddle design. It gives solidarity. The bodies, by the way, are made at a second shop in Cotati."
He popped open a cavity on the front of the bass and plucked out a plate dangling with wires and knobs. "This is our standard electronics package. The volume controls are conventional, but we've designed our own tone controls with variable lowpass filters, so instead of rolling the highs off at some arbitrary point, you can choose the roll-off point. Here on the back" - he pointed to an odd rectangular pattern of silvery metal streaks - "we've used five op-amps, operational amplifiers. Space age technology. They're equivalent to a bunch of transistors.
"On the body of the instrument we have two pickups for signal and a concealed pickup under the tailpiece for hum control. On another of Phil's basses, a modified Guild, we've installed four pickups, one for each string. The first quadraphonic bass. He can play a chord on that bass that'll sound like a pipe organ, only with 2400 watts of power going through 40 15-inch speakers.
"All our experimentation is aimed at giving the musician as much control as possible, and at the same time we make it as far out as we can, keeping the instruments compatible with plain equipment, so he can take his instrument someplace and just jam, without having to have, say, the whole Dead sound system.
"Like Weir's guitar. On his system he's got true frequency-altering vibrato, and with certain kinds of patching he can get the phasing effect (the hissing jet-roar effect first heard on such records as "Itchycoo Park"). He has a state-of-the-art parametric equalizer with a continuous-sweep range of boosts, so any part of his range can be automatically boosted.
"For Phil's next bass, we're making a synthesizer with a ring modulator for purely electronic alteration of the note sound, and tracking filters to add a note automatically at any chosen interval, which in effect will give easy feedback on any individual note, so the musician can have that control as well as the random feedback that has always been part of the Dead's thing. We're not aiming at a whole synthesizer approach, but ornamenting the string sound. We want to preserve a warm, tactile sound."
Asked about Jerry Garcia's guitar, Rick threw up a hand in resignation. "Lesh is the big experimenter. Garcia tries new guitars all the time, but always goes back to the Stratocaster."
"Yeah, that Stratocaster. You can always tell that old Stratocaster sound," murmured Jack Casady, who had just wandered into the shop and was peering around at things through smoky glasses.
"I'm tryin' to put a knob on a guitar that'll give Garcia a Stratocaster sound when he wants it," Rick said. "Actually, when he gets back in town I've got a new guitar I'm gonna bounce off him. We'll see."
In addition to designing instruments for the Dead, Alembic has built an amazing bass to Casady's specifications. The massive, heavily carved body bristles with some 16 knobs, switches and toggles; the pickups can be slid along brass trammels, to pick up the sound of the strings at different points along their length. The electronics packages can be snatched out and replaced instantly with differently wound modules for different sounds. Among the other gadgetry there is a unique arrangement of fret dots: Instead of the usual mother-of-pearl dot on the side of the neck at every other fret, there are two pearl dots, between which there is a tiny red electric light. The sensitivity of the light, natch, can be controlled by a knob on the body.
Other musicians Alembic has built for include Banana and Jesse Colin Young of the old Youngbloods and David Crosby. Besides making custom instruments, they do have a "standard" line of Alembic guitars and basses.
The Dead's sound system is Alembic's ongoing responsibility. "The Dead's PA varies from month to month," said Rick. "For instance, right at this moment they're playing at Watkins Glen. The system there - it's not the Dead's personal system, but it was done by our PA Consulting Committee: Wickersham, Bear, Dan Healey, Sparky, me and John Curl, an independent who works with us - is the same system the Band and the Allman Brothers, everybody, is using.
"At Watkins Glen the sound from the stage speakers is doubled 200 feet from the stage by four delay towers, towers with speakers wired to the stage amps but with a 0.175 second delay built in, so that by the time the sound from the stage speakers reaches the tower area through the air, the signal broadcast from the towers will be synchronized with it. There are six more delay towers arranged radially 200 feet further from those towers - 400 feet from the stage - and six more towers 200 feet further out. Sixteen delay towers in all, plus the main PA. I'd put that at 24,000 watts of quadramped stereo power.
"These days, the Dead's speakers are usually arranged onstage like this: First of all, there are the monitor speakers for the musicians to hear themselves. That's four stacks of speakers - 12-inchers, five-inchers and a bunch of tweeters - with a total of 4000 watts power for the monitors alone.
"Then there are the bass guitar extension speakers on either side of the stage, a vertical stack of a dozen 15-inch woofers on each side. The two guitars and the piano have six or eight 12-inch speakers apiece. Then there's the quadramped PA system for the singers and the drums; 16 15-inch woofers, 20 12-inch lower-mid-range speakers, 64 four-inch upper-mid-range speakers, and upwards of 40 tweeters.
"That's a lot of power. But you know, if you were to listen to it side by side with another system of the same wattage, but the kind of system a lot of promoters put up, the other system would probably sound louder. It's because it would be putting a lot of power through low-budget equipment and getting a lot of distortion. Distortion makes sound louder even though the power is the same.
"But we want a clean sound. It makes you feel better. Loud, distorted sound is fatiguing after a while. You start to get inexplicably tired. It's because subconsciously you're trying to disentangle the distortion from the music. And you're straining to make out the words. This is why, for instance, we have two mikes for each singer, one three inches above the other. This system phases out any signal received by both the speakers, which cuts down on background noise and feedback."
Alembic has its own recording studio, occupying the premises of the defunct Pacific High Recorders, where the search for the Grail of clean, outdoorsy sound is pursued along different lines. "The studio is Wickersham's work, mostly," said Rick. "We have our own ways of doing things here too. What's lost us as much business as it's gained us is the fact that we don't use a record board. We mike the session directly into the 16-track. This cuts down several stages of electronics, such as mike preamps, equalizers and line drivers, which effectively just amplify the signal, attenuate it and build up distortion.
"We control the level on the machine rather than on a board. Of course, this isn't as convenient as sitting at a console and pushing a bunch of sliders. But Europe '72 is what I'd call an example of how clean a live recording can be. That was overdubbed and mixed here, and Mickey Hart did the same on his Rolling Thunder."
Finally, there's the Alembic store, which shows recent signs of having had its act cleaned up: glass display counters, guitar racks and the like. A few months ago it was just a room where the latest guitar designs were stacked loosely around. Now it sells a studiously limited line of musicians' equipment including Alembic's own products. The latter include guitars and basses, of course; sound system components such as power supply/switching and preamp units; speaker cabinets ("The dimensions are worked out to correspond to third octave wavelengths, which smooths out the resonances and makes the cabinet neutral") made of 15-ply Finnish birch plywood, intended to survive being dropped out of airplanes by stoned roadies; low-capacitance cables; and, of course, hand-wound pickups.
The next area of design Rick could get interested in is strings. "Strings are currently the weak link in the sound system. I have a line, in fact, on a string-making machine maker, but it would involve at least $20,000 and a lot of research - say, among 400 or 500 alloys. It would be as big a trip as the pickup winding, and that's been going on for five years. I've designed 50 or 60 pickups in that time, and it's nowhere near over."
Alembic plainly doesn't see itself taking over the instrument or sound system markets. The philosophy is more that of its "founding father" Owsley: "To raise the level of bossness." A good professional-quality electric guitar, for instance, can be bought for a quarter the price of an Alembic model. "For some musicians," as Rick points out, "price is never going to be an object." And for some wizards, the effect of transformation, purification and refinement on the bossness level is its own reward.
(by Charles Perry, from Rolling Stone, September 27 1973)
Light Into Ashes December 22, 2012 at 11:54 PM
I'm back to posting! Sorry about the long delay. I hope to continue without interruptions for a while - to quote the article, "it's nowhere near over."
As we hit 2013, I'll be heading into '74 articles and the hiatus next, and then double back to include more rare articles from the early years.
This particular article was rather mind-numbing for me, but is important as a look at the Dead's approach to constantly technically improving their instruments, as well as their stage setup shortly before the Wall of Sound (and clearly heading in that direction).
Owsley talked more about the birth of Alembic in his interview with David Gans in Conversations with the Dead. Blair Jackson also has more details on Alembic in his book Grateful Dead Gear.
The new guitar Turner is going to show Garcia may have been "Wolf," which was designed by Doug Irwin. Garcia started playing it in September 1973.
It's interesting that Phil's next bass is being made to enhance "easy feedback" - this may have encouraged Phil's serious feedback episodes in the fall '73 tour!
Funny that Phil has "Osiris, the Judge of the Dead" on his bass...
Bob Thomas, the guy who designed the Alembic logo, also did the covers for Live/Dead and Bear's Choice (with the dancing bears), and along with Bear came up with the skull & lightning-bolt Dead logo. Bear wrote a bit about him:
http://www.thebear.org/Bob_Thomas.html
http://hooterollin.blogspot.com/2012/07/february-19-1969-fillmore-west-grateful.html
This article sheds light as to why the Grateful Dead became the Pied Piper of live sound! With less distortion in the final sound product, the audience could enjoy themselves and endure the notorious long shows the Grateful Dead would always perform! As an attendee of the Englishtown N.J. Show where a similar Alembic sound system used at Watkins,s Glen was in place, I can attest that the sound was clean and very crisp for an outdoor setting!
Great article. I love these old gear explanations !
January 1976 Newsletter (Excerpt)
September 1974: Hunter Letter (Excerpt)
September 28, 1975: Golden Gate Park
July 1975: Blues for Allah Letter
April 1975: Ron Rakow & Round Records
February 1975: Old & In The Way Album
November 1974: Garcia Interview
November 12, 1974: Garcia Plays Boston
November 1974: Garcia & Dead Projects
October 1974: Sunshine Daydream
1974: A Step Back
1974: Wall of Sound Technical Specs
June 8, 1974: Oakland Coliseum Stadium
May 1974: Mars Hotel Letter & Business
Late 1973: Garcia Grumbles


Dawn is very knowledgeable about nutrition. Her explanations are easy to understand. Being a healthcare professional, I thought that I knew a lot about nutrition, but I learned so much more through this program. -S. D-C.
This program changed my life. I was unhappy and on a bad track with my health. I was at a loss as how to change it, and this class gave me the knowledge + tools to turn my life around. -W.N.
I have learned so much about my body and how sugar has a negative effect on it. It's the best decision ever! -S.D.
I just passed my R.N.L.I. lifeguard retest in South Devonshire, England, but even though I passed I was in the worst shape of my life. Then I remembered a colleague I'd worked with on yachts, Dawn Cameron. She had introduced me to Paleo and real food at a time when I took noticed but only tried half-heartedly and bailed. I contacted Dawn again explaining where I was with diet and fitness and she told me about the Whole30 and well, I did it. It worked. So thank you Dawn.
"From the moment I decided to take my life back and get in control of my eating, Dawn was there."
"Eat real food." That is it. No fad diets, no pills, no shakes, no extreme soup diets, just real food, she would say. It was over a year later after trying other diets and trends, I began exercising again. I had been in contact with Dawn throughout the time- she was still following Paleo (and looking incredible) and I was still following whatever new trend popped up.
She had finally got through to me and I tried the Whole30, which is 30 days of extremely clean eating. No junk, no soy, dairy, alcohol, grains or gluten. Just real food. It is an amazing restart for your body and I plan on doing it at least once per year. Everyone would ask me- "what can you eat??" I'd reply, "everything!" The more I cooked, the more I learned and at this time I was working on a yacht cooking for 8 crew—little did they know, they were doing the Whole30 too! They would approach me and say, "That couldn't have been healthy" to my southern friend chicken made with almond flour and desiccated coconut and sweet potato fries, spiralized and cooked off in coconut oil, as they all enjoyed it so much!
This was only the beginning. Dawn would send me recipes, encouraging me to keep trying. Any bump in the road I would hit, she would remind me how far I had come and how I was changing my lifestyle…One bad meal didn't matter- get back on it- as I was still on the road to success! I didn't stop at the Whole30, I now just generally eat real food. I do drink alcohol again, but not half as much as before, and I do have gluten and a little dairy here and there, but my food choices are based around protein, good fats, lots of veggies and some good carbs on the side.
I didn't pay for Dawn's services at this stage, this is just how passionate she is for people to change their food to change their life. Daily she would find time between her day job- to message me recipes, words of wisdom and encouragement. This is only one testament to her dedication to helping others. Now I believe her knowledge and experience is worth its weight in gold; no, saffron! (Couldn't help with the chef pun, appologies). Not only has eating better changed my body for the good, obviously, but it's changed my way of life. I no longer feel the need to be out drunk every Friday night. I am more positive, have more energy, more drive, more motivation, am more spiritually aware, quite literally, fitter, faster and stronger- in mind, body and soul.
Thank you Dawn, you have truly helped me turn my life around. -M.P.


text:
Home NEWS News Appeals court grants Audrey Edmunds new trial
Appeals court grants Audrey Edmunds new trial
by Kenneth Burns
Wisconsin's District IV Court of Appeals has ordered a new trial for Audrey Edmunds, the Waunakee woman convicted in the 1995 "shaken-baby syndrome" death of seven-month-old Natalie Beard.
The court reversed a March 2007 decision by Dane County Circuit Court Judge Daniel R. Moeser, who presided over Edmunds' original trial eleven years ago.
"The newly discovered evidence in this case shows that there has been a shift in mainstream medical opinion since the time of Edmunds's trial as to the cause of the types of injuries Natalie suffered," wrote Judge Charles P. Dykman in a 15-page decision.
"Thus, we conclude that the record establishes that there is a reasonable probability that a jury, looking at both the new medical testimony and the old medical testimony, would have a reasonable doubt as to Edmunds's guilt. Accordingly, we reverse and remand for a new trial."
Now 46, Edmunds has been incarcerated since 1997. She spoke to Isthmus for a May 2007 profile about her case.
The full text of the court decision is available in the related downloads at right.


After his splendid performance in MS Dhoni The Untold Story, Sushant Singh Rajput has emerged to be one of youngest endowed Actor of Industry. After the tremendous success of his last film, Sushant Singh Rajput has signed over four films Raabta, Drive, Romeo Akbar Walter (RAW) and Chanda Mama Door Ke. Talking about Chanda Mama Door Ke, it's a space film where Sushant plays an astronaut and R. Madhvan plays an Air Force Pilot. Sushant Singh Rajput has begun the training for astronaut and shared a picture on his official Instagram account.
Sushant Singh Rajput captioned "Really excited to star this. Getting to know my childhood dream".
Beside Chanda Mama Door Ke, Sushant Singh Rajput will be seen romancing Kriti Sanon in Raabta. Whereas he will portray a gangster in Drive opposite Jacqueline Fernandez and he will play a RAW agent in his forthcoming film Romeo Akbar Walter (RAW).


Safari Theme Baby Shower Invitations As Safari Baby Shower Invitations Template Simple Awesome Electronic is just one of the many collections of pictures or photos that are on this website. you will get a lot of information about in here. We not only provide information about only, you will get a lot more references to design your dream home. So , don't forget to keep visit hobidix.com to get the latest information about home design, kitchen, bedroom, bathroom, living room, and furniture and more. Safari Theme Baby Shower Invitations As Safari Baby Shower Invitations Template Simple Awesome Electronic was posted in December 3, 2018 at 9:45 pm. Safari Theme Baby Shower Invitations As Safari Baby Shower Invitations Template Simple Awesome Electronic has viewed by 1 users. Click it and download the Safari Theme Baby Shower Invitations As Safari Baby Shower Invitations Template Simple Awesome Electronic.


ALEX OXLADE-CHAMBERLAIN believes Arsenal have been 'carried' by his team-mate Alexis Sanchez this season!
This all came about when the midfielder was moaning about the new settings on Instagram and one of his followers decided to indulge in some banter.
Oxlade-Chamberlain initially tweeted: "Nahhh... I'm struggling to come to terms with these new Instagram filters!!! 'Valencia' and 'Lo-fi' have been carrying me for months!".
Nahhh... I'm struggling to come to terms with these new Instagram filters!!! 'Valencia' and 'Lo-fi' have been carrying me for months! ??????
"@Jonesy9043: @Alex_OxChambo so has Alexis Sanchez" ????????
And when his follower replied with: "So has Alexis Sanchez," Oxlade-Chamberlain took the comment in his stride and tweeted back with laughing emoticons.
Oxlade-Chamberlain is expected to be fit for Sunday's trip to Liverpool (4pm), after picking up a groin injury in last Saturday's 4-1 win over Newcastle.
And he will be hoping Sanchez will conjure up another magical moment or too!


Our company provides the entire range of high quality custom mixed Ral Metallic aerosol spray paint cans for clients across the UK & Europe. Our prices cant be beaten and start from £9.99 + VAT per can which makes us the cheapest UK supplier of classic colour chart paint online. Click on a colour below to be taken to its order page.


text:
burtonmailLoad mobile navigation
Best in Staffordshire
Burton News
Major cash boost of £6.1 million will see Burton bridge given vital repairs
Campaign led by Burton MP Andrew Griffiths and county councillor Conor Wileman to secure the funds has been a success
Rhea TurnerSenior reporter
Staffordshire County Councillor Conor Wileman and Burton MP Andrew Griffiths, pictured on the bridge, are delighted to have secured the phenomenal funding to restore the bridge
Sign up to FREE daily email alerts from StaffordshireLive - Daily
A major Burton bridge is to get a £6.1 million cash boost for improvements which will to stop a weight limit being imposed on the main route. It comes after persistent lobbying from councillors and Burton's MP for improves there.
Road users are set to benefit from the cash after it was given to highways authority Staffordshire County Council to replace bearings on St Peter's Bridge. The bearings need urgent work. The cash will also be used to carry out other vital repairs and maintenance to Burton Bridge in the town.
The announcement of the cash boost from Government funds comes following a lengthy campaign by Tory MP Andrew Griffiths and Conor Wileman, who represents Winshill and Brizlincote on Staffordshire County Council.
Both bridges are main routes in and out of the town and are used by thousands of travellers each day.
As part of their lobbying efforts, Mr Griffiths met with Transport Ministers Andrew Jones and Jesse Norman, while Councillor Wileman worked closely with the county council's officers to ensure the bid was top quality and would be successful.
As the A38 Burton bypass turns 50 we take a look at how it changed the town forever
Nw Mr Griffiths has said the cash injection is "fantastic news for everyone who lives and works in Burton" and he is delighted that his and Councillor Wileman's hard work has secured the investment for the town.
He said: "Anyone who goes over Burton's bridges on a regular basis could see that repairs needed to be done. The work would not have been able to be completed without this money, and it will now secure this vital part of Burton's road network for years to come and will give a real boost to the town's economy.
The bridge was last resurfaced 20 years ago and the bearings are corroded
"My thanks to the ministers at the department for agreeing this funding, which is so important to the town."
The pair first started lobbying the Department of Transport for the funds after it was revealed that 'life expired' bearings on St Peter's Bridge, would result in a weight limit being imposed if they deteriorated further. The bearings allow the bridge to flex and move as necessary because the bridge shrinks and expands as a result of temperature variations. After 30 years the bearings have corroded and this process limits the amount of movement and there was a risk of causing structural damage to the bridge if the money was not available to replace them.
Amazing images of 30 tonne Molson Coors vessels craned into place
Speaking to the Burton Mail back in January, Mr Griffiths said: "It was last resurfaced 20 years ago and the structure has rapidly deteriorated in the last three years, although some reactive maintenance has taken place, the bridge bearings are now inflicting serious damage on the structure and must be replaced.
"It is vital to everyone who lives and works in Burton that St Peter's Bridge is in the best condition possible as it is the main crossing over the River Trent."
Speaking this week Councillor Wileman said he is delighted that the money has been secured and he will focus on working with highways engineers to minimise disruption, in the coming weeks.
He said: "Staffordshire County Council have around £27 million to spend on the maintenance of our roads annually including maintenance of traffic lights, drains, barriers and the roads themselves.
Barton's ancient church clock gets helping hand to restore faded faces
"This extra money from central government means that we can spend more money on junctions in Burton which need some urgent attention. The structural improvements on St Peter's Bridge are important to ensure the bridge can continue to take large amounts of traffic in the years to come, but it also means that plans to widen the Bridge are viable.
The bridge is one of the main routes for commuters travelling in and around Burton
"The work will also include fixing the gulleys on Burton Bridge to stop the ridiculous flooding situation which is putting pedestrians and cyclists at risk.
"My thanks goes to those who worked on the bid at Staffordshire County Council and Andrew Griffiths for his support and lobbying in Westminster."
The funding is part of the multi-million pound Highway Challenge Fund announced by the Department for Transport earlier this month, which will see 19 projects across the country given a share of £75 million of government investment for essential road maintenance, to refurbish bridges, improve junctions and boost flood defences.
Mark Deaville, cabinet member for commercial at Staffordshire County Council, said: "Good roads are important for communities and for businesses, not just for getting from A to B safely, but for supporting economic growth and better access to jobs, education and learning.
Plans to invest millions to improve Burton's flood defences will make town 'more resilient'
"The investment is great news and will make a real difference to the long term prosperity of people in the town. The improvements will ensure that these bridges, which form a vital link through Burton, will be free of unplanned and disruptive maintenance work in the future, and help support local businesses and safeguard economic growth."
Announcing the projects that are set to benefit from the fund, Transport Secretary Chris Grayling MP said: "The Challenge Fund enables local highway authorities to carry out major maintenance projects that might otherwise be difficult to fund. It will help to keep traffic moving and bridges open, and support communities and local businesses with well-maintained roads."
Plans are currently being finalised to deliver the works within the Department for Transports required timescale.
£75 million will be spent on essential road maintenance
Councils in England have been awarded funding to refurbish bridges, improve junctions and boost flood defences as part of a multi-million pound government investment announced on August 1, by Transport Minister Jesse Norman.
Nineteen projects across the country will receive a share of £75 million of government investment for essential road maintenance.
Local authorities were challenged to put forward schemes which could make a real difference to road users. Winning projects include junction improvements, repairs and resurfacing, flood resilience measures, bridge and viaduct refurbishment, and improved drainage.
These improvements will cut congestion, reduce journey times and improve reliability, as well as helping to support local businesses and boost economic growth.
Transport Minister Jesse Norman, said: "We are taking the big decisions for Britain's future by investing in the infrastructure the country needs and ensuring motorists have the well maintained roads they expect and deserve.
"This investment will enable councils to repair roads and key infrastructure like bridges – boosting reliability on our roads so people can stay connected with family, friends and employment, while also keeping businesses connected with customers."
Most of the schemes will be delivered within the next 12 months, so many drivers will see an immediate impact.
St Peter's Bridge - A brief history
St Peter's Bridge first opened to traffic in August 1985.
MP Lynda Chalker, the then Minister for Transport, officially opened the bridge in November 1985.
Work on the new bridge had started in August 1982 with the pedestrian footbridge put in place in October 1982 and houses in nearby St Peter's Street were demolished in May 1983.
The £3.5 million project had been a long-awaited boost for commuters – as the idea of a second river crossing had been first mooted in 1902.
staffordshirelive
Follow @staffs_live
Andrew Griffiths
Staffordshire County Council
Winshill
Local NewsShoppers tell of sadness as major Burton shop appears to have shutShutters have been down for more than a week
Burton NewsBurton school pays tribute to PE teacher found dead at her homeHer estranged husband has appeared in court charged with her murder
TamworthExcitement builds with Tamworth Assembly Rooms set to reopenAudiences have been invited for a special tour before its official opening
StaffordBike riding and 'chuggers' could be banned from Stafford town centre in new crackdownA consultation is set to be launched by the council
Staffordshire PoliceWarning after 01283 phone numbers are targeted by HMRC scammersThe caller demands cash otherwise a warrant would be issued for the victims' arrest
FacebookAppeal after woman assaulted in Tamworth town centreThe woman was taken to hospital for further treatment
Staffordshire PoliceJewellery shop worker assaulted in Stafford daylight robberyShocked members of the public tried to stop the offenders
Crime'Devastation' as thieves steal minibuses for disabled childrenThe theft was discovered over the weekend
CourtsJail for thug who pushed elderly woman to steal her carHe attacked the woman and tole her car while she went out to post a letter
frontpageMartin Lewis issues urgent holiday booking warning to Good Morning Britain viewers"I can't fix it in the summer, but I can fix it now," Martin stressed
TamworthExcitement builds with Tamworth Assembly Rooms set to reopen
Audiences have been invited for a special tour before its official opening
frontpageBreaking down on the motorway with a pet could cost you £2,500It could also land you with six points and leave you stranded
frontpageUp to 200 jobs are coming to North Staffordshire as plans lodged for new business park
Network Space has lodged plans for Tunstall Arrow phase two
frontpageWoman, 22, found dead at North Staffordshire TravelodgePolice and paramedics were called to the hotel shortly before midday
Local NewsMan's body found in canal near Staffordshire pubThe body was found earlier this morning
frontpageObese mum loses 14 stone after breaking seat on Alton Towers roller coaster
'I hated being humiliated'
Local NewsDisabled man feared his 'disgusting' mouldy bathroom ceiling might fall downHousing firm finally to fix it after four years of problems
Local NewsPub giant Marston's mislead tenants over the amount of beer in barrelsIt comes after a pub landlord took the brewery to the Pubs Code Adjudicator
Local NewsBurton woman who uses burner phone to catch paedos slams police crackdownShe hides her identity to pose as underage girls


All Ace memory from Computer Memory Outlet is quality tested and backed by a lifetime warranty. Using our site you will never need to ask "What type of memory do I need for my computer?" We stock memory upgrades for Ace systems and sell them at Outlet Prices! Find 100% Compatible Ace memory by clicking on your Ace system family below.


16 February 2015, YAMOUSSOUKRO, Republic of Côte d'Ivoire – Ministers from African countries have agreed to launch a Decade of Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) with the goal of "leaving no child out" and "no country behind" in the effort to register all births and vital events in Africa. The ministerial meeting took place on 12 and 13 February 2015 at the Fondation Houphouet-Boigny pour la recherche et la Paix in Yamoussoukro, Republic of Cote d'Ivoire.
The engagement by the Ministers forms part of detailed recommendations arising from the conference. These include strengthening the capacity of the Secretariat of the Africa Programme on improvement of Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (APAI-CRVS); establishing strong links with the health sector to improve registration of births and deaths including improving and causes of death information at country level; establishing strong linkages between civil registration and national identity systems; and developing guidelines for mainstreaming gender issues in CRVS systems and for managing CRVS in conflict and emergency situations.
This is the third conference since Ministers first met in Addis Ababa in 2010, and is the first time the conference has been hosted by the African Union Commission (AUC) under the African Union standing mechanism which simultaneously increased both the status of this forum and that of CRVS reform.
The conference theme of "Promoting the use of civil registration and vital statistics in support of good governance in Africa" recognized the significance of CRVS as a tool to facilitate development with all that entails, from honoring human rights starting with the right to identity, to enhancing economic opportunity and Africa's commitment to regional integration. This is particularly pertinent as we near the post-2015 agenda, and many African governments have been unable to meet or monitor the Millennium Development Goals as a result of a lack of vital statistics from civil registration systems, especially in the area of infant and maternal health.
"The conference acknowledged the role of CRVS as a prerequisite for the continent's development and inclusive growth, a message which was well received and understood by the government officials present.
In order to strengthen CRVS systems in Africa, it will be key to embrace and harness appropriate and available technologies. With this in mind, global child-rights organization Plan International, on behalf of the APAI-CRVS Core Group, announced at the conference the work being conducted to produce a Guidebook on CRVS Digitization for Africa.
"This manual will complement and update existing documentation to give countries a step-by-step, flexible guide to help them find the right technological solution to CRVS digitization, taking into account country context and existing infrastructure. Taking a solution from one country and trying to make it fit in another country almost always leads to failure, as does simply taking a manual process and automating it," said Ed Duffus, Plan's Digital Birth Registration Manager.
The first version of the guidebook will be launched in September 2015 and will be a live document available online so that once published, it will continue to grow and develop based on input from relevant stakeholders.
The conference also renewed commitments to child rights in the context of CRVS. The African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child launched their General Comment 2 on Article 6 of the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child, drafted with input from UNICEF, Plan International and the APAI-CRVS secretariat based at UNECA. This recognizes and gives meaning and scope to three interlinked rights namely: the right to a name, the right to birth registration, and the right to a nationality.
"The comment on Article 6 of the African Children's Charter explores the indivisibility of child rights in the context of birth registration, in particular its impact on issues such as justice for children; prevention of harmful practices; the rights to health, education and social welfare; the right to parental care and protection; the rights of children with disabilities; the obligation toprevent statelessness; and the prevention of abuses such as recruitment into the armed forces, sexual exploitation, child labour, human trafficking, early marriage, and disinheritance.
UNICEF, Plan International and the African Union Commission renew the call for greater investment in comprehensive, effective and rights-based CRVS systems in Africa to ensure every African is counted because every African counts.
While noting that remarkable achievements have been made, we recognize the enormous work that lies ahead in attaining the ultimate vision of these initiatives, which is not only to make everyone visible, but to deliver the standards of living and quality of life deserved by every member of our population.
The Third Ministerial Conference was held in Yamoussoukro, Cote d'Ivoire from 9-13 February 2015 under the theme "Promoting the use of Civil Registration and Vital Statistics in support of Good Governance in Africa". African Ministers responsible for Civil Registration, Ministers of Health, Heads of Civil Registration Offices (CROs) and National Statistics Offices (NSOs), representatives of regional and international organizations, concerned UN agencies, and representatives of Non-Governmental Organizations participated.
The First Ministerial meeting was held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in August 2010 and recognized the importance of CRVS and identified it as one of the continent's key development imperatives. Following the ministers' resolutions, African Heads of State and Government in their 2012 African Union summit institutionalized the ministerial conference as statutory body of the AUC and directed the conference to report on progress and challenges to the summit every two years.
At the Second Conference of African Ministers responsible for Civil Registration held in Durban, South Africa in September 2012, ministers re-iterated the continuing importance of CRVS in advancing Africa's development agenda, including accelerating regional integration, attaining the priorities of the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD); an African Union strategic framework for pan-African socio-economic development, and meeting the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
Among the key outcomes of the Durban meeting were (a) the endorsement of the APAI-CRVS that provided the policy and programmatic framework for implementation of CRVS on the continent; and (b) the decision that all countries will undertake comprehensive assessments of CRVS systems and prepare costed national plans irrespective of the state of development of their systems.


text:
Una ventana abierta al mundo político y social
A warning from the Philippines on how a demagogue can haunt politics for decades
Martes, 10/Nov/2020 Sheila S. Coronel The Washington Post
President Trump toasts with Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte at a summit dinner in Manila on Nov. 12, 2017. (Andrew Harnik/AP)
This weekend, crowds danced in the streets of U.S. cities to mark the end of the Trump era and the start of democratic restoration.
I've danced on the streets before, but I do so now with caution. I know from my home country, the Philippines, that the spell of authoritarianism is not so easily broken. The rite of voting does not suffice to exorcise its demons.
In 1986, the Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos called an election, a cynical ploy to prove to his American patrons he still had popular support. He thought he could bribe and bully his way to victory at the polls as he had done in the past, but after 20 years of plunder and abuse, Filipinos could no longer be bought or cowed. Fearing their votes would be stolen, they chained themselves to ballot boxes and kept vigil during the long count, confronting Marcos's goons with linked arms and prayers.
Hundreds of thousands gathered on the streets in revolt, their numbers swelling as troops refused to fire and officers ordered their tanks and helicopter gunships back to the barracks. Marcos tried to defy them by declaring himself president, staging a faux inauguration under the protection of the still-loyal presidential guard. Within hours, "people power" chased him and his family out of the presidential palace. The Marcos family fled to Honolulu on U.S. Air Force planes crammed with hurriedly packed diaper boxes full of money and jewels.
But that wasn't the end of the Marcoses. Far from it. In bitter and lonely exile, Ferdinand Marcos funded coup attempts against his successor, Corazon Aquino. Back home, his allies blocked efforts to hold the ousted president accountable for murder and thievery. With the restoration of competitive elections, many of the elites who had flourished under his regime were soon back in power.
Marcos has been dead 30 years, but his ghost still haunts the Philippines. Rodrigo Duterte, the reigning strongman, is a Marcos fan. His election campaign was partly bankrolled by the Marcos family, which continues to wield considerable political clout. In 2016, Marcos's son, Ferdinand Jr., came close to winning the vice presidency. Marcos's eldest daughter, Imee, is a senator, and his grandson is governor of Marcos's home province. In addition, the Marcoses fund a troll army that is burnishing the family's reputation by rewriting and erasing history.
After three decades of democracy, the Philippines is in the throes of an authoritarian resurgence. Inspired by Marcos, Duterte has jailed oppositionists, ordered the extrajudicial killing of criminals and activists, and muzzled the media. Like Marcos, he has lashed out at "oligarchs" even as his cronies feed off the public trough. Like Marcos, Duterte has said he would defend Filipinos from criminals and communists. Like Marcos, he has short-circuited the fail-safes of democracy by taking command of the courts and Congress and assaulting the other institutions of accountability, including a free press.
Trumpism has far different roots from its counterparts in the Philippines. But President Trump, Marcos and Duterte have much in common: the promise of greatness, the assault on facts, the stoking of fear, the erasure of memory. They even have the same aesthetic: loud, bombastic, hypermasculine. They like to wave from balconies, finding affirmation in the adulation of crowds. They thrive in times of insecurity and uncertainty. And they feed off the shortcomings of democracy.
For more than a hundred years, the United States has been lecturing the Philippines — its former colony — about democracy. As a Filipino who has been at the receiving end of such tutelage, I'm now in a position to return the favor: Americans, you should understand that demagogues don't really go away. Like bears in winter, they fall into a deep sleep and awake once they can feed again.
Unless democracy's defenses are reinforced, authoritarians will return. Democracy is vulnerable because it is a promise that is hard to keep. Democracy requires the taming of self-interest and greed so there can be equity, inclusiveness, dialogue and mutual respect. Democracy cannot flourish if the soil from which it rises is poisoned by injustice and division. It requires constant tending through the seasons of discontent.
Despite the joyous celebrations of this past weekend, the United States is experiencing just such a season of discontent. Even in the unlikely event that Trump exits the White House with equanimity and grace, the allure of Trumpism will not quietly fade away.
What we have learned is that demagogues are not an aberration. The only way to move forward is to acknowledge the sins of the past that helped them rise and to address the anger and frustrations that keep them alive. The battle for the nation's soul means addressing racism and other forms of injustice. It means not only rebuilding democratic norms but also attending to the social safety net and good government.
The Philippines' flailing democratic experiment offers other lessons for Americans. We must look to the past, making sure that anti-democratic leaders are held accountable for what they have wrought. And we must look to the future, upholding a truthful record of history so the demagogues' lies do not live on even after they die.
Sheila S. Coronel is academic dean of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
MundoAsiaFilipinas
Otros artículos de Sheila S. Coronel, de The Washington Post o del 10/11/2020.
Frase exacta
More articles in English
Propiedad intelectual: los derechos corresponden al autor del artículo o al medio de comunicación en el que fue publicado.
Información: Usted puede enlazar esta entrada, hacer trackback desde su propio blog, dar su opinión, y suscribirse a los comentarios vía feed (RSS) de esta entrada o de todas. También puede compartirlo con sus amigos:
Imprimir - PDF
La religion, quelle religion? | Inicio | La UE debe crear su propio banco de desarrollo
Categorías Elegir la categoría España (28.057) Aspectos Generales (4.246) Cultura y Ciencia (2.208) Defensa (228) Economía (2.754) Elecciones (2.035) Iglesia Católica (242) Justicia (1.799) Medios de Comunicación (357) Memoria Histórica (1.626) Modelo de Estado (7.000) Constitución (320) Democracia (650) Modelo Territorial (5.487) Monarquía (530) Naturaleza (236) Política Exterior (1.140) Política Inmigración (243) Sanidad y Salud Pública (510) Social (2.174) Terrorismo (2.048) Europa (15.176) Unión Europea (11.068) Ampliación (187) Convención y Tratados (368) Defensa y Seguridad (475) Economía (2.391) Política Exterior (663) Política Inmigración (614) UE a debate (2.353) Internacional (12.104) Economía (3.525) Iglesia Católica (805) ONU (412) Orden Mundial (1.992) OTAN (304) Salud Pública (1.082) Terrorismo Internacional (3.585) Mundo (29.225) África (3.444) América (11.266) Asia (4.943) Cáucaso (315) Oceanía (230) Oriente Próximo (10.333) Reflexiones (12.568) Democracia (663) Islam y Mundo Árabe (1.088) Naturaleza (1.584) Nuevas Tecnologías (642) Pensamiento, Cultura y Ciencia (3.834) Social (3.166) Testimonios (1.640)
Archivo por Etiquetas
Archivo por Autores
Archivo por Periódicos
Series de artículos
Follow @BlogAlmendron
Copyright © 2021 Revista de Prensa. Powered by WordPress and Stargazer.
Utilizamos cookies para el correcto funcionamiento de la página web y analíticas para estadísticas.Estoy de acuerdoLeer más


make your own deck cleaner deck cleaning winter springs deck cleaner vs pressure washer thompson deck cleaner lowes.
make your own deck cleaner what need thompson deck cleaner lowes composite deck cleaner walmart.
make your own deck cleaner one of the most important steps to keeping a deck from rotting is to clean it with deck cleaner once a year to save money on deck cleaner make your own jomax deck cleaner re.
make your own deck cleaner deck cleaning restoration services available boat deck cleaner walmart diy deck cleaner no bleach.
make your own deck cleaner step 1 olympic deck cleaner lowes homemade deck cleaner for trex.
make your own deck cleaner deck cleaning staining services olympic deck cleaner for trex deck wash and brightener.
make your own deck cleaner deck photo deck cleaner lowes wood deck cleaner walmart.
make your own deck cleaner deck cleaning deck cleaner deck cleaner home depot.
make your own deck cleaner 2 make your weathered old deck scotts deck cleaner lowes penofin deck cleaner reviews.
make your own deck cleaner decking buying guide thompson deck cleaner home depot tape deck cleaner walmart.
make your own deck cleaner the steps by step for cleaning your decking jomax deck cleaner lowes best deck cleaner for power washer.
make your own deck cleaner clean your wood deck with bleach composite deck cleaner diy deck cleaner home depot canada.
make your own deck cleaner deck cleaning staining homemade deck cleaner for trex boat deck cleaner walmart.
make your own deck cleaner gallery of make your own deck cleaner the chemistry store blog peaceful homemade rustic diy deck cleaner oxiclean deck cleaner lowesca.
make your own deck cleaner make your own outdoor deck maintenance cleaner with natural friendly household ingredients instead scotts deck cleaner home depot boat deck cleaner walmart.
make your own deck cleaner pictures deck stain for trex deck cleaner reviews uk.
make your own deck cleaner staining near home exterior deck cleaner home depot thompson deck cleaner lowes.
make your own deck cleaner best deck paint deck paints deck cleaner home depot canada diy deck cleaner oxiclean.
make your own deck cleaner cabot deck cleaner reviews deck cleaner for ryobi power washer.
make your own deck cleaner get your free estimate deck cleaner reviews consumer reports penofin deck cleaner reviews.
make your own deck cleaner deck cleaning chandlers ford penofin deck cleaner reviews composite deck cleaner home depot.
make your own deck cleaner enter image description here deck cleaner and brightener lowes diy deck cleaner no bleach.
make your own deck cleaner wood deck cleaning solution awesome best deck ideas images on of wood deck and siding cleaner for pressure washer deck cleaning brush lowes.
make your own deck cleaner how much does it cost to build a deck deck cleaner attachment for power washer timber deck cleaner diy.
make your own deck cleaner tricks to stain your deck quickly and easily deck cleaner menards deck cleaner diy.
make your own deck cleaner deck starter build price your no scrub deck cleaner lowes defy deck cleaner home depot.
make your own deck cleaner homemade wood stain deck cleaner lowesca olympic deck cleaner reviews.
make your own deck cleaner deck cleaning in deck cleaner walmart thompson deck cleaner home depot.
make your own deck cleaner you can make your own form of oxygen bleach that is just as effective as the commercial brands using products that are found in your own kitchen cabinets boat deck cleaner w.
make your own deck cleaner thompson deck cleaner and brightener home depot deck cleaner and brightener solution.


When developing an ASP.net application, it can be very useful to be able to quickly set up the project in your local IIS server so you can build it and start using it.
I have a couple of scripts that I like to drop into the root of my ASP.net repositories which will quickly set up IIS for your project.
These scripts depend upon the Carbon PowerShell module being available locally.
This script will set up IIS, application pools, binding and local host file entries for your website.
This script will undo all of the good work carried out by the install script.


ilikeitrough Great seller to deal with. Item received well packed and in great condition. Thank you so much..
Thank you for buying. I understand u mistakenly reviewed me. The feedback cant be changed (by buyer). I hope whoever come and visit my profile would understand we had a good deal that the review was supposed to be better. ❤☺ i hope you like the top!
cellcl excellent buyer. easy and fuss free.


text:
★ CPI Inflation Calculator
$200,000 in 1970 is worth $1,396,753.44 in 2021
View $200,000 in 1970 → 2022
$200,000 in 1975 → 2021
Inflation rate in 2022
Future inflation calculator
👉 You may be interested in $200,000 in 1970 → 2022
Value of $200,000 from 1970 to 2021
$200,000 in 1970 is equivalent in purchasing power to about $1,396,753.44 in 2021, an increase of $1,196,753.44 over 51 years. The dollar had an average inflation rate of 3.88% per year between 1970 and 2021, producing a cumulative price increase of 598.38%.
This means that prices in 2021 are 6.98 times higher than average prices since 1970, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics consumer price index.
The inflation rate in 1970 was 5.72%. The inflation rate in 2021 was 4.70%. The 2021 inflation rate is higher compared to the average inflation rate of 2.89% per year between 2021 and 2022.
Buying Power of $200,000
Inflation by City / Country
Inflation by Spending Category
Formulas & How to Calculate
Alternate Measurements
Comparison to S&P 500 Index
Inflation from 1970 to 2021
Cumulative price change 598.38%
Average inflation rate 3.88%
Converted amount ($200,000 base) $1,396,753.44
Price difference ($200,000 base) $1,196,753.44
CPI in 1970 38.800
CPI in 2021 270.970
Inflation in 1970 5.72%
$200,000 in 1970 $1,396,753.44 in 2021
USD Inflation since 1913
Annual Rate, the Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI
Buying power of $200,000 in 1970
This chart shows a calculation of buying power equivalence for $200,000 in 1970 (price index tracking began in 1635).
For example, if you started with $200,000, you would need to end with $1,396,753.44 in order to "adjust" for inflation (sometimes refered to as "beating inflation").
When $200,000 is equivalent to $1,396,753.44 over time, that means that the "real value" of a single U.S. dollar decreases over time. In other words, a dollar will pay for fewer items at the store.
This effect explains how inflation erodes the value of a dollar over time. By calculating the value in 1970 dollars, the chart below shows how $200,000 is worth less over 51 years.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, each of these USD amounts below is equal in terms of what it could buy at the time:
Dollar inflation: 1970-2021
Dollar Value
1970 $200,000.00 5.72%
1974 $254,123.71 11.04%
2005 $1,006,701.03 3.39%
2009 $1,105,860.82 -0.36%
2022 $1,437,123.71 2.89%*
* Compared to previous annual rate. Not final. See inflation summary for latest 12-month trailing value.
Click to show 45 more rows
Download as CSV/Excel
This conversion table shows various other 1970 amounts in 2021 dollars, based on the 598.38% change in prices:
Conversion: 1970 dollars in 2021
Equivalent value
$1 dollar in 1970 $6.98 dollars in 2021
$5 dollars in 1970 $34.92 dollars in 2021
$10 dollars in 1970 $69.84 dollars in 2021
$50 dollars in 1970 $349.19 dollars in 2021
$100 dollars in 1970 $698.38 dollars in 2021
$500 dollars in 1970 $3,491.88 dollars in 2021
$1,000 dollars in 1970 $6,983.77 dollars in 2021
$5,000 dollars in 1970 $34,918.84 dollars in 2021
$10,000 dollars in 1970 $69,837.67 dollars in 2021
$50,000 dollars in 1970 $349,188.36 dollars in 2021
$100,000 dollars in 1970 $698,376.72 dollars in 2021
$500,000 dollars in 1970 $3,491,883.59 dollars in 2021
$1,000,000 dollars in 1970 $6,983,767.18 dollars in 2021
Inflation by City
Inflation can vary widely by city, even within the United States. Here's how some cities fared in 1970 to 2021 (figures shown are purchasing power equivalents of $200,000):
San Francisco, California: 4.22% average rate, $200,000 → $1,648,933.63, cumulative change of 724.47%
Seattle, Washington: 4.14% average rate, $200,000 → $1,582,947.25, cumulative change of 691.47%
Boston, Massachusetts: 3.98% average rate, $200,000 → $1,463,082.03, cumulative change of 631.54%
New York: 3.92% average rate, $200,000 → $1,420,668.69, cumulative change of 610.33%
Atlanta, Georgia: 3.83% average rate, $200,000 → $1,357,442.13, cumulative change of 578.72%
Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas: 3.80% average rate, $200,000 → $1,338,332.71, cumulative change of 569.17%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: 3.77% average rate, $200,000 → $1,319,124.28, cumulative change of 559.56%
Houston, Texas: 3.76% average rate, $200,000 → $1,315,202.85, cumulative change of 557.60%
Chicago, Illinois: 3.75% average rate, $200,000 → $1,306,170.88, cumulative change of 553.09%
Detroit, Michigan: 3.66% average rate, $200,000 → $1,252,599.45, cumulative change of 526.30%
San Francisco, California experienced the highest rate of inflation during the 51 years between 1970 and 2021 (4.22%).
Detroit, Michigan experienced the lowest rate of inflation during the 51 years between 1970 and 2021 (3.66%).
Note that some locations showing 0% inflation may have not yet reported latest data.
Inflation by Country
Inflation can also vary widely by country. For comparison, in the UK £200,000.00 in 1970 would be equivalent to £3,223,452.00 in 2021, an absolute change of £3,023,452.00 and a cumulative change of 1,511.73%.
In Canada, CA$200,000.00 in 1970 would be equivalent to CA$1,390,730.25 in 2021, an absolute change of CA$1,190,730.25 and a cumulative change of 595.37%.
Compare these numbers to the US's overall absolute change of $1,196,753.44 and total percent change of 598.38%.
CPI is the weighted combination of many categories of spending that are tracked by the government. Breaking down these categories helps explain the main drivers behind price changes.
This chart shows the average rate of inflation for select CPI categories between 1970 and 2021.
Compare these values to the overall average of 3.88% per year:
Avg Inflation (%)
Total Inflation (%)
Food and beverages 3.86 589.91 1,379,820.56
Housing 4.09 671.94 1,543,873.05
Apparel 1.41 104.46 408,918.50
Transportation 3.63 515.21 1,230,423.06
Medical care 5.52 1,447.03 3,094,061.17
Recreation 1.15 79.32 358,636.68
Education and communication 1.84 153.57 507,149.49
Other goods and services 4.93 1,063.94 2,327,887.71
The graph below compares inflation in categories of goods over time. Click on a category such as "Food" to toggle it on or off:
For all these visualizations, it's important to note that not all categories may have been tracked since 1970. This table and charts use the earliest available data for each category.
Inflation rates of specific categories
Medical Care · Housing · Rent · Food · More
Inflation-adjusted measures
S&P 500 price · S&P 500 earnings · Shiller P/E
How to Calculate Inflation Rate for $200,000, 1970 to 2021
Our calculations use the following inflation rate formula to calculate the change in value between 1970 and 2021:
CPI in 2021 CPI in 1970
1970 USD value
Then plug in historical CPI values. The U.S. CPI was 38.8 in the year 1970 and 270.97016666667 in 2021:
270.9701666666738.8
$200,000 in 1970 has the same "purchasing power" or "buying power" as $1,396,753.44 in 2021.
To get the total inflation rate for the 51 years between 1970 and 2021, we use the following formula:
CPI in 2021 - CPI in 1970CPI in 1970
Cumulative inflation rate (51 years)
Plugging in the values to this equation, we get:
270.97016666667 - 38.838.8
Alternate Measurements of Inflation
The above data describe the CPI for all items. Also of note is the Core CPI, which measures inflation for all items except for the more volatile categories of food and energy. Core inflation averaged 3.83% per year between 1970 and 2021 (vs all-CPI inflation of 3.88%), for an inflation total of 579.16%.
When using the core inflation measurement, $200,000 in 1970 is equivalent in buying power to $1,358,324.48 in 2021, a difference of $1,158,324.48. Recall that for All Items, the converted amount is $1,396,753.44 with a difference of $1,196,753.44.
In 1970, core inflation was 6.25%.
The average inflation rate of 3.88% has a compounding effect between 1970 and 2021. As noted above, this yearly inflation rate compounds to produce an overall price difference of 598.38% over 51 years.
To help put this inflation into perspective, if we had invested $200,000 in the S&P 500 index in 1970, our investment would be nominally worth approximately $45,909,399.77 in 2021. This is a return on investment of 22,854.70%, with an absolute return of $45,709,399.77 on top of the original $200,000.
These numbers are not inflation adjusted, so they are considered nominal. In order to evaluate the real return on our investment, we must calculate the return with inflation taken into account.
The compounding effect of inflation would account for 85.68% of returns ($39,335,669.78) during this period. This means the inflation-adjusted real return of our $200,000 investment is $6,373,729.99. You may also want to account for capital gains tax, which would take your real return down to around $5,417,670 for most people.
Investment in S&P 500 Index, 1970-2021
Original Amount
Final Amount
Nominal $200,000 $45,909,399.77 22,854.70%
Inflation Adjusted $200,000 $6,573,729.99 3,186.86%
Information displayed above may differ slightly from other S&P 500 calculators. Minor discrepancies can occur because we use the latest CPI data for inflation, annualized inflation numbers for previous years, and we compute S&P price and dividends from January of 1970 to latest available data for 2021 using average monthly close price.
For more details on the S&P 500 between 1970 and 2021, see the stock market returns calculator.
News headlines from 1970
Politics and news often influence economic performance. Here's what was happening at the time:
January 1st, 1970 established as Epoch time for UNIX systems.
Rhodesia declares independence and sets up a republican government.
Aswan Dam opens in Egypt to prevent flooding of the Nile River.
A Palestinian terrorist organization hijacks three aircrafts in an incident that is later known as Black September.
Data Source & Citation
Raw data for these calculations comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Consumer Price Index (CPI), established in 1913. Inflation data from 1665 to 1912 is sourced from a historical study conducted by political science professor Robert Sahr at Oregon State University.
You may use the following MLA citation for this page: "$200,000 in 1970 → 2021 | Inflation Calculator." Official Inflation Data, Alioth Finance, 18 Jan. 2022, https://www.officialdata.org/us/inflation/1970?amount=200000&endYear=2021.
Special thanks to QuickChart for their chart image API, which is used for chart downloads.
in2013dollars.com is a reference website maintained by the Official Data Foundation.
Ian Webster is an engineer and data expert based in San Mateo, California. He has worked for Google, NASA, and consulted for governments around the world on data pipelines and data analysis. Disappointed by the lack of clear resources on the impacts of inflation on economic indicators, Ian believes this website serves as a valuable public tool. Ian earned his degree in Computer Science from Dartmouth College.
Email · LinkedIn · Twitter
Download CSV/Excel