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Q: Wordpress All-In-One Event Calendar: Show Upcoming Events Only I'm using the All-In-One Event Calendar found here: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/all-in-one-event-calendar/
I'm trying to display upcoming events only (so no past events) using the WP_Query() function. I see there is a "wp_ai1ec_events" table in the database and a column named "start" with the start times in yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss format. I can get the current time in the same format using $currentTime = current_time('mysql')
This is what my query looks like so far:
    $frontpageevents='post_type=ai1ec_event&showposts=3&orderby=start&order=ASC&meta_value=yes';
$eventquery = new WP_Query($frontpageevents);

I've tried adding '&start>'.$currentTime to the end of the $frontpageevents declaration, but that didn't work. I was hoping if someone knew how to handle this.

A: http://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-all-in-one-event-calendar-order-event-by-start-date?replies=3#post-2443756
I'm searching for something similar. I found the above post which should help!
"Events are posts but event start/end date != post date. When you make a query, you have to do an event query, not post query. In other words, you have to use plugin's API to retrieve events ordered by start or end dates. The function of interest is get_events_between(). It is located in Ai1ec_Calendar_Helper class. The class is located in: app/helper/class-ai1ec-calendar-helper.php I modified your code a bit. I haven't tested it so there might be typos or other errors but the logic is the same: http://pastebin.com/SNp4TJij"
Update!
So I really got this figured out now...Here is the code I set up to get events between today and a year from today.

    global $ai1ec_calendar_helper, $ai1ec_events_helper;

    // gets localized time
    $bits = $ai1ec_events_helper->gmgetdate( $ai1ec_events_helper->gmt_to_local( time() ) );

    //sets start time to today
    $start = gmmktime(0,0,0,$bits['mon'],$bits['mday'],$bits['year']);

    //sets end time to a year from today i.e. $bits['year']+1
    $end = gmmktime(0,0,0,$bits['mon'],$bits['mday'],$bits['year']+1);

    //Look in class-ai1ec-calendar-helper.php for details
    $get_events = $ai1ec_calendar_helper->get_events_between($start,$end);

    //loop through results to get post_ids
    foreach($get_events as $event ):
        $post_ids[] = $event->post_id;
    endforeach;

    // The New Events Query
    $args = array(
        'posts_per_page'  => 4,
        'paged' => get_query_var('paged'),
        'post_type'=> 'ai1ec_event',
        'post__in' => $post_ids
    );

    $events_added = new WP_Query( $args );

    // The Loop
    while ( $events_added->have_posts() ) : $events_added->the_post();
        $event = Ai1ec_Events_Helper::get_event($post->ID);
        //Your code here
    endwhile;
    wp_reset_postdata();

You can also use the function get_events_relative_to() with args for the start time, a limit for the number of results, page offset(which is used in their views for ai1ec not the same as wp pagination), and filters...it returns a multidimensional array of event objects. I had to create $events = $get_events['events'] and use $events in my foreach to properly retrieve the post_ids.
I looked through the ai1ec-themes to find examples of how to display event data.
echo apply_filters( 'the_content', $event->post->post_content );
Returns HTML formated event info like what is shown in a single event page.

A: The $post_ids array is already in order by start date. In your $args variable add 'orderby' => 'post__in'
 $args = array(
        'posts_per_page'  => 4,
        'paged' => get_query_var('paged'),
        'post_type'=> 'ai1ec_event',
        'post__in' => $post_ids,
        'orderby' => 'post__in'
    );


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Inventors hope to launch 'backyard satellites' to fill gap in Australian space exploration
By Lucy Martin
Posted Mon 22 Jun 2015 at 4:16am Monday 22 Jun 2015 at 4:16am Mon 22 Jun 2015 at 4:16am
Stuart McAndrew is using items from his local hardware shop to make a satellite that can be launched into space. (ABC News: Lucy Martin)
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Stuart McAndrew is making history from a backyard shed in suburban Perth.
The IT worker is building a satellite capable of being launched into space and taking pictures of Earth.
Australia is the only OECD nation without a dedicated space agency, and Mr McAndrew is one of a growing number of Australians turning to homemade space exploration to fill the gap.
He has designed the satellite PocketQube, a Rubik's cube-sized box with antennas, solar panels and electronics.
It is made from mostly off-the-shelf items, including aluminium from the local hardware shop, a tape measure and electronics bought over the internet.
Mr McAndrew believes it is the first of its kind in Australia. He has been working on the project for two years.
"Australia has been lagging behind in recent times," he said. "We were one of the first countries to send an amateur satellite to space and then we dropped the ball.
"The PocketQube gives us an opportunity to set that straight and it (will) hopefully inspire other people to continue on this path and build a bigger space industry for Australia."
Radical change described as 'Space 2.0'
Commercial satellites weigh hundreds or even thousands of kilograms and cost millions of dollars to launch.
In comparison, nano-satellites can be made for as little as $1,000 and weigh between one and 10 kilograms.
Mr McAndrew's creation is even smaller, weighing less than 200 grams.
But how an earth do you get it into space?
We're going to be left with our trousers down if we don't have a way of providing the data we've become addicted to.
It takes a lot of planning and a very expensive taxi ride on a much larger space craft.
"The actual launch cost for a pocket cube is around $30,000," Mr McAndrew said.
"That's a bit out of my reach so I'm looking to crowd source funding to help me get my satellite into space."
About 80 nano-satellites were launched in 2013, while 132 went up in 2014.
It is estimated a further 500 will be in orbit by the end of this year.
The University of NSW is sending its own small satellites into space as part of a global project.
Andrew Dempster, head of the university's Australian Centre for Space Engineering Research, said the industry was going through a period of "radical change".
"Cubesats are creating this idea that people describe as Space 2.0," he said.
"People like Stuart or universities like us can get relatively easy access to space and it means you can develop space capability without a space agency."
Mr Dempster said Australia's lack of a space program was concerning.
"For many years we've been receiving some of our data for free — we get our our weather data from Japan; some of our remote sensing data we get from Europe and the US," he said.
"The problem is that's going to come to an end.
"Budgets are being restricted around the world; NASA's budget in particular is declining.
"So someone needs to be asking the question: what happens next?
"We're going to be left with our trousers down if we don't have a way of providing the data we've become addicted to."
Inventors hope to 'unlock access to space'
Mr Dempster is hoping the rise of nano-satellites will encourage young Australians to study science, technology, engineering and maths subjects and put space on the agenda for a new generation.
"If you want to get young kids into science and so on, the things that do it for them are dinosaurs and space," he said.
Those are the biggest limitations right now - the frequency of launch opportunities and how much time you need to get everything prepared.
"The emergence of cubesats mean we can have our students working on something that will actually be launched into space, which attracts good quality students and very motivated people."
The expense and logistics of launching small satellites into space remains a key problem.
An Australian organisation called the Delta-V Space Hub was formed last year to solve it.
Tim Parsons is the head of Delta-V.
"There's no dedicated launcher for small spacecraft so typically we have to piggyback off larger space launchers," he said.
"That means you have to deliver your spacecraft up to a year before the launch and hope it doesn't go brown on the pad.
"Those are the biggest limitations right now: the frequency of launch opportunities and how much time you need to get everything prepared."
Delta-V is working with the NSW Government, universities and start-up companies to help people develop ideas and get their inventions into space.
"Our first step is really just to fly an aircraft that other people can put (their satellites) onto, so essentially a rideshare model," he said.
"By doing that first model we will essentially unlock access to space."
Call to lower cost for launch certificate
For Mr McAndrew, the backyard inventor, there are still a few barriers to overcome.
He must first test his satellite before obtaining a launch certificate from the Australian Government, which costs $10,000.
The fee is reduced to just $100 for educational and scientific institutions.
Mr McAndrew wants the Commonwealth to ease those financial requirements in recognition of the industry's potential.
He is still hopeful of securing a place for his satellite onboard an Italian spacecraft set to launch late next year.
"Space has always been seen as this pinnacle of engineering and it's not necessarily the case," he said.
"I can't wait for the day when I see the rocket launch into space with my satellite on board."
The Federal Government's Space Coordination Office has been contacted for comment.
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Under Armour's health- and fitness-tracking app, MyFitnessPal, has been hit by a data breach.
Under Armour says an "unauthorized party" gained information like usernames and email addresses, but not payment details.
"Under Armour is working with leading data security firms to assist in its investigation, and also coordinating with law enforcement authorities," the company said in a statement. "The investigation indicates that the affected information included usernames, email addresses, and hashed passwords — the majority with the hashing function called bcrypt used to secure passwords."
Under Armour will require MyFitnessPal users to change their password and is "urging users to do so immediately." The company is also encouraging users to review their accounts for suspicious activity and be cautious of any unsolicited messages asking for personal information.
This is a phishing bonanza and I'm willing to bet a hundred bucks that the cyber mafia is already working on campaigns to exploit this breach.
"It's all over the news. A 150 million database with user names and passwords of Under Armour's super popular MyFitnessPal app has been hacked. Cyber criminals are going to use this to scare you into clicking on phishing emails and infect your computer with malware or manipulate you into giving out personal information.
"If you receive an email that claims your personal MyFitnessPal information has been hacked, and that you need to click on links to change your password or open attachments to find out how to protect yourself, be very careful. Do not click on links, do not open attachments, and if there is a reference to a website with more information, type the web address in your browser.
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Dawkins leads No. 7 Duke past Elon, 86-48
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) – No. 7 Duke proved it's anything but a one-man show. These Blue Devils showed they also can w...
Dawkins leads No. 7 Duke past Elon, 86-48 GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) – No. 7 Duke proved it's anything but a one-man show. These Blue Devils showed they also can w... Check out this story on baxterbulletin.com: https://www.baxterbulletin.com/story/news/2014/01/01/dawkins-leads-no-7-duke-past-elon-86-48/4272751/
MTN Published 11:13 p.m. CT Dec. 31, 2013
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) – No. 7 Duke proved it's anything but a one-man show. These Blue Devils showed they also can win rather easily when they spread the scoring around.
Duke routed Elon 86-48 on Tuesday despite not producing a 20-point scorer for the first time this season.
Andre Dawkins scored 15 points, Rodney Hood had 13 points and freshman Jabari Parker had 12 points and a season-high-tying 10 rebounds for Duke (11-2).
"We didn't know who was scoring," Dawkins said. "We just knew we were putting points up."
The Blue Devils never trailed and had little trouble winning their fifth straight, shooting 48.5 percent, forcing 22 turnovers and turning them into 25 points.
"We just wanted to get into their legs," Hood said. "We wanted to contest them, make them take tough shots the whole night and we did that, and I could see the frustration on their face. They got a little tired (and) it was because of our defensive pressure."
At least one Blue Devil reached the 20-point mark in each of their previous 12 games — and in 10 of them, it was Parker. But they had little need to put the scoring burden on any one player in this one.
"It was one of those days where everybody played hard and well, and they embraced playing defense," coach Mike Krzyzewski said.
Elon's 48 points were a season-low allowed by Duke, and at no point in the game did the Phoenix (7-7) have more field goals than turnovers.
"We were beaten in every situation," Elon coach Matt Matheny said.
Ryley Beaumont and Lucas Troutman scored 11 points each for the Phoenix, who shot 35 percent and fell to 1-26 against ACC opponents since their 1999 move to Division I.
Dawkins set season highs with 20 points and six 3-pointers three days earlier against Eastern Michigan. He finished this one with five 3s — including four during the first-half run that gave Duke an insurmountable lead.
Rasheed Sulaimon and Quinn Cook each had 11 points for the Blue Devils, who can finally focus on conference play. The ACC's preseason favorites visit Notre Dame on Saturday in their league opener.
Hood — a 17.6-point scorer — was 4 of 12 in this one after managing just eight points against Eastern Michigan while playing through an illness.
But the Blue Devils didn't need much from him to end a two-game losing streak at the Greensboro Coliseum — where they've won seven ACC tournaments under Krzyzewski and in a few months will go for their eighth.
Dawkins wasn't around for the last loss — an 83-74 clunker in the quarterfinals of last year's ACC tournament — because he spent last season away from the team for personal reasons.
But he certainly shot better than he did in his last visit here — Duke's stunning loss to 15th-seeded Lehigh in the 2012 NCAA tournament, in which Dawkins missed seven of his nine attempts.
He turned the decisive run in this one into a personal game of around the horn, hitting 3s from the corner, wing and key during the 22-7 run that effectively ended this one at halftime.
"When the first one goes in, that's when it's kind of, 'Let's see how far this can go,'" Dawkins said. "It's easy when you've got teammates that are always looking for you, setting screens for you, things like that. All I've got to do is catch the ball and shoot it."
His 3 from the right corner off an inbounds pass capped the burst and made it 26-9 with 7½ minutes before the break.
"Dawkins' 3s are daggers," Matheny said. Pointing out the Duke guard's knack for swishes, he added: "I don't know if he's even touched the rim."
Cook gave Duke its first 20-point lead when his 3 from the corner made it 33-11 with about 3½ minutes left in the half. The Blue Devils then reeled off the first eight points of the second half and went up by 30 on Sulaimon's 3 with 11 minutes left.
Since making the Division I jump, the Phoenix have yet to finish closer than 22 points against Duke.
"They knocked us down," Matheny said, "and we didn't get up quickly enough."


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IRT closes 2018-2019 season with classic American comedy
Indiana Repertory Theatre closes season with classic American comedy
Pulitzer Prize-winning You Can't Take It With You ignites fireworks of laughter
Indianapolis, Ind.—For its 2018-2019 season closer, the Indiana Repertory Theatre will produce one of the most popular plays in the American canon, You Can't Take It With You. On the OneAmerica Mainstage April 23 - May 19, the iconic madcap comedy written by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman explores the importance of finding happiness in the everyday, featuring eccentric characters who unapologetically pursue joy by playing the xylophone, dancing, making candy, throwing darts and more.
You Can't Take It With You proves that money isn't everything, especially when love and joy—whether found through relationships or hobbies—are involved. Last produced at the IRT in 1982, the Pulitzer Prize-winning show's appeal comes from not only its hilarious cast of characters, but also how its meaning changes as society changes.
"There are many reasons You Can't Take It With You might be considered the Great American Comedy," Director Peter Amster said. "For me its greatness rests in the fact that it seems to be a different play, focused on different concerns, every time it appears on the American stage. It feels relevant in every age, and that makes it an enduring masterpiece."
Written in 1936 during the Great Depression, the work provided audiences with an escape from the financial struggles and a reminder of the importance of balance in life. Today, this production again highlights the debate of the pursuit of money versus the pursuit of happiness, as well as the need for tolerance, acceptance, curiosity and joy.
"The play invites us to consider cultural and ethnic differences and how that makes our world a more interesting place," IRT's Executive Artistic Director Janet Allen said. "The Sycamores, the central family of the play, are quintessential Americans: living their freedom through their various passions, helping those in need, observing family traditions and questioning social class distinctions."
Including Director Peter Amster, this production has multiple designers and cast members who have worked with the IRT over the decades, ranging from the early years of the Theatre to earlier this season. Featuring one of the largest casts in recent years with 18 members, and a show packed with even bigger laughs, this season finale will be full of all-around fun.
Gather your fireworks, typewriters, candy-making supplies and xylophones, because tickets for this madcap comedy are selling fast!
WHERE: Indiana Repertory Theatre, 140 W Washington Street, OneAmerica Mainstage
RUN DATES: April 23 - May 19, various times. You Can't Take It With You is approximately 2 hours and 15 minutes, including one 15-minute intermission. Tickets and performance schedule available at IRTlive.com.
TICKETS: Tickets start at $25. Click to buy.
JANYCE CARABALLO | Alice
JOEY COLLINS | Boris Kolenkhov
ROBERT ELLIOTT | Martin Vanderhof
MEHRY ESLAMINIA | Essie
MOLLY GARNER | Gay Wellington
SCOT GREENWELL | Henderson & Third Man
MICHAEL HOSP | First Man
AARON KIRBY | Tony Kirby
JAMES LEAMING | Paul Sycamore
DAVID LIVELY | Mr. Kirby
JAN LUCAS | Olga
CARLOS MEDINA MALDONADO | Ed
BRIANNA MILAN | Rheba
CARMEN ROMAN | Mrs. Kirby
ZACHARIAH STONEROCK | Second Man
ADAM TRAN | Donald
ANSLEY VALENTINE | Mr. De Pinna
MILICENT WRIGHTMILICENT WRIGHT | Penelope Sycamore
PETER AMSTER | Director
LINDA BUCHANAN | Scenic Design
TRACY DORMAN | Costume Design
MICHAEL LINCOLN | Lighting Design
ANDREW HOPSON | Composer & Sound Design
LERALDO ANZALDUA | Movement and Fight Direction
Thursday, April 25, 2019 | Performance at 7:30 PM
Join the Indiana Repertory Theatre for our third annual Girls Night Out event on April 25. Grab a group of friends and enjoy a night of shopping, local libations, bites and more! The event will conclude before the IRT's hilarious season closer You Can't Take It With You. Learn more about the event here.
Friday, April 26, 2019 | Performance at 7:30 PM
Raise a glass and salute the cast at IRT's Opening Night! After the show, the marquee lights shine bright as you're treated to a champagne toast and hors d'oeuvres, and invited to a one-time-only chance to explore the set with IRT Artisans.
IRTEA TALK
Sunday, May 5, 2019 | Performance at 2 PM
After the performance enjoy tea, cookies and coffee while engaging in a post-show discussion with IRT actors, cast and guests.
ASL/AD PERFORMANCE
The IRT offers ASL/AD services to our patrons with vision and hearing needs. Patrons with hearing needs are encouraged to sit in the interpretation zone and meet with the interpreter before the show. We also offer Assisted Listening Devices free of charge at each performance. To learn more visit irtlive.com/accessibility.
COOKIES & COFFEE
Thursday, May 9, 2019 | Performance at 2 PM
Cookies and coffee will satisfy your sweet tooth, and our production will leave you wanting more! Luckily, you can have a sweet experience at the IRT's Cookie and Coffee matinee where cookies, coffee and tea can be enjoyed before the 2 PM performance.
BACKSTAGE TOUR
Thursday, May 9, 2019 | Following the 2 PM performance
Immediately following this performance, join IRT staff for an explorative and informative backstage tour. Tours typically last 30 minutes.
Tuesday, May 14, 2019 | Happy Hour starts at 5:30 PM | Performance at 6:30 PM
Imbibe like a local at IRT's Happy Hour! Happy Hour starts at 5:30 PM, an hour before the performance. Sip on local libations and then nosh on mouth-watering nibbles.
POST-SHOW DISCUSSION
Tuesday, May 14, 2019 | Performance at 6:30 PM
Join IRT staff and cast immediately after the performance for a post-show discussion that covers a variety of interesting topics related to the show. Post-show discussions typically last for 20 minutes.
For more information contact Kerry Barmann, Marketing Communications Manager at kbarmann@irtlive.com or 317.916.4824.
ABOUT THE IRT
Founded in 1971, the Indiana Repertory Theatre (IRT) is the largest professional not-for-profit theatre in the state and one of the leading regional theatres in the country. The mission of the Indiana Repertory Theatre is to produce top-quality, professional theatre and related activities, providing experiences that will engage, surprise, challenge, and entertain people throughout their lifetimes, helping us build a vital and vibrant community.
The IRT produces top-quality, professional theatre that engages, surprises, challenges and entertains people throughout their lifetimes, helping to build a vital and vibrant community.
Kerry Barmann
If you are interested in reviewing a production and would like to receive media passes please email us.
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Playson prepares to launch in German market with Ously Games
Playson, the popular casino software developer, has recently announced its new deal to launch its content with the German social casino operator, Ously Games.
The deal will allow the integration of a fascinating selection of Playson games, including Buffalo Power: Hold and Win, Zeus: Thunder Reels and the newest hit Solar King, with SpinArena, Ously Games' social casino brand. The operator's own backend solution, seriOUSLY1.0, greatly improves the gaming experience and sets new technological standards.
This thorough agreement shows the provider's strong ambitions to gain a major foothold within the newly regulated German market, which is set to open in 2021. Playson's slots meet all of the technical requirements set out by the country's new regulatory framework, with the well-praised real-money offering being made available to players in the new year.
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This new deal rounds off quite the successful year for the innovative content developer, which has expanded its commercial reach across regulated markets in both Europe and Latin America.
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On safari we saw lots of hippo pools and always there would be the hippos with wide open mouths displaying a warning. They have been designated the most dangerous animals in Africa. Hard to believe because they are so big. But, you would be unwise to underestimate them. The one with a smile who had just displayed seem to be self satisfied with his effort.
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Pukki: Double bass, vocals
Hiltunen: Accordion, Mandolin, Casio
Herman: Banjo, Guitar, vocals
Remmel: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, mandolin
Puikkonen: Drums, percussions, vocals
What do you get when you put five rednecks in the same barn? A full set of teeth, of course! Unless the clodhoppers happen to be Finns, in which case they're going to start a band and will take over the world.
Steve 'N' Seagulls are, basically, a YouTube lark gone horribly, horribly wrong. Back in the summer of 2014 a bunch of Finnish musicians played a hillbillified (yes, it's a word) version of AC/DC's "Thunderstruck" on their barnyard wearing the goofiest apparel possible and shot the darn thing on video. Eventually nobody got more punked than the band themselves, having to witness the video ramp up millions of views in just couple of weeks and landing the fledgling band on the websites and magazine pages of elite metal media, Guitar World, Revolver, Loudwire, Blabbermouth and Metal Sucks leading the way.
Following a strange logic, something like Steve 'n' Seagulls probably couldn't even have been born anywhere else than Finnish countryside, Finland being the most effervescent metal band hotbed on the globe (53 heavy metal bands per 100,000 people) that even President Obama has acknowledged. However Finnish their origins, the Gulls' chawbacon representations of legendary rock tunes sound astonishingly American and hit the spot like Georgia Apple Pie Moonshine: this stuff is sweet, fun and 140% proof – equally capable to get you hammered and to set you on fire!
Since they dropped in the middle of the scene like a home-made fertilizer bomb reaching millions of viewers with their YouTube hits, Finland's finest farmers Steve 'N' Seagulls have played 175 shows, toured in 20 countries and a dozen US states, graced the stages of the awesomest metal festivals on the globe like Wacken Open Air, Sweden Rock, Summer Breeze, Rencontres Trans Musicales, Qstock, Nummirock etc., rattlin' regiments of riotous rockers with rabble-rousing renditions of sempiternal rock and metal standards. The Gulls' chock-full gig calendar says it like it is: Line dance head-banging is now officially a global craze and it keeps on spreading like wildfire!
Mere 16 months removed from their shake-rattle 'n' rollin' debut "Farm Machine", the country cousins now shake the foundations again with 14 new bumpkin tracks, breathing some fresh countryside air to another batch of immortal rock classics. This time it's the tunes of Guns 'N' Roses, Metallica, Megadeth, AC/DC, Iron Maiden and the Gulls' countrymen Nightwish among others who get pummeled with the hick stick – and their 1st original song to boot!
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What a wonderful and versatile leafy green vegetable Callaloo is. An integral ingredient in Caribbean cuisine, especially Jamaican cuisine. Callaloo captured our hearts on our last visit to Jamaica by way of a simple Callaloo Seasoned Rice dish. We were lucky enough to find some plants and grow our own this year. In addition to the Callaloo Seasoned Rice recipe we have also used the vegetable in a delicious chicken soup.
3. When the chicken has lost it's transparency, add the carrots and celery.
4. When the carrots and celery begin to soften, add the white wine and let come to a boil.
5. When the soup comes to a boil you can add 1 cup of water.
6. Allow it to come to a boil before adding 1 cup of stock and some bay leaves.
7. Waiting until it comes to a boil, once again, add the tomatoes. Cook for about 10 minutes or so.
8. When the tomatoes have cooked sufficiently you can add another cup of water.
9. Once the soup boils you may add the black beans and let cook for 10 minutes or so.
13. Add the final cup of stock.
14. Taste and add additional salt and pepper if needed.


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How well does Shadow of Mordor fit into Middle-earth canon?
The 2014 video game Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor takes place between the events of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. In it, an undead Gondorian Ranger named Talion is bound to Celebrimbor's wraith by the will of the Black Hand of Sauron.
What I want to know is, are there any inconsistencies with the timelines, characters, etc. (Was there really a guard of Men at the Black Gate, and was it attacked? Could Celebrimbor actually have come back as a wraith? Is Gollum's appearance justified? etc.)?
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I know that there WAS indeed a guard near the Black Gate at one point, but I'd have to research for the rest. Gondor originally had control of all land right up to the Black Gate, but that "front line" receded further and further back in the years preceding Lord of the Rings. – Omegacron Oct 16 '14 at 18:32
Good Question.. Been wanting to research this – EricSSH Oct 22 '14 at 20:04
The black gate was built by Gondor to watch Mordor (from HoMR). It was ironic it became a defensive structure when he returned. – Clay Aug 13 '15 at 4:09
@Clay Not only the Black Gate, but also the Tower of Cirith Ungol that gaurds the pass through the mountains from Minas Morgul, and the ancient castle of Durthang in the north of Mordor were also built by Gondor to keep watch over the Black Land. – maguirenumber6 Apr 20 '16 at 3:24
@Omegacron I agree. The city of Osgiliath fell prior to the events in LotRs and the resulting Battle of the Pelennor Fields. Gondor was actually still fighting to regain control of Osgiliath as the legions of orcs were making landfall from the river. – Rincewind Sep 19 '16 at 14:46
There appear to be a number of "disconnects" of various types between the text and the game (even between the movies and the game).
To begin with, in the text there was never a garrison of Gondor stationed at the Black Gate. The Rangers of Ithilien patrolled a strip of land a few days' journey south of the Gate, just west of the Mountains of Shadow (the Ephel Dúath); but before Sauron "repossessed" Mordor, Gondor didn't have the manpower for such a guard, and afterwards, the Black Gate was far too dangerous to post a standing guard.
The Wikipedia article on the game describes the game's hero, Talion, as being "ritually sacrificed" by leaders of Mordor "in an attempt to summon the wraith of the Elf Lord Celebrimbor". In the text, Celebrimbor died in 1697 Second Age, some 3700 years before Sauron reoccupied Mordor; presumably (like that of any Elf) his feä or spirit returned to the Halls of Mandos in Valinor. Very few Elves returned from Mandos; and certainly none could be summoned in any way, nor could they appear as a wraith (it's not precisely clear to me what that means). Neither could Talion "return" or be "resurrected" in any sense; the Doom of Men required that when a human died, their feä went to the Halls of Mandos indeed, but then went on to some unknown place and never returned:
The sons of Men die indeed, and leave the world; wherefore they are called the Guests, or the Strangers. Death is their fate, the gift of Ilúvatar ...
(The Silmarillion, Chapter 1, "Of the Beginning of Days")
The one exception to this, Beren, was not truly an exception; Luthien was able to convince Mandos to let him return to Arda, but only for a brief time; Mandos had no power to keep the Gift, or Doom, of Men from him. Thus the situation in which Talion finds himself after death is incompatible with the world of Men as Tolkien described it, as is his encounter with Celebrimbor.
The article describes Celebrimbor, in the game, as having assisted Sauron in forging the One Ring and can wield the One Rings power. This is outright denied in the books, in which Sauron is described as forging the ring "secretly" (The Lord of the Rings, Book II, Chapter 2, "The Council of Elrond"). Celebrimbor is said in Appendix B to have "perceived" the designs of Sauron, an odd phrase if he was that involved with the Ring. It is also stated that the One Ring can only be wielded by Sauron and Sauron alone.
Again, there is said to be "a community of Gondorian outcasts living in Mordor". This seems unlikely: Appendix A states
At this time [about 1856 of the Third Age] it is thought that the Ringwraiths re-entered Mordor.
So the forces of Sauron had occupied the land for nearly 1200 years; and (given the time period, some time between 2941 and 3018), Sauron had recently reoccupied the land. It was not a healthy place for humans to be—Frodo comments, seeing two orcs fighting,
They hate us far more, altogether and all the time. If those two had seen us, they would have dropped all their quarrel until we were dead.
(Lord of the Rings, Book VI, Chapter 2, "The Land of Shadow")
Next, the issue of the "kingdom of Núrn": its queen, and her daughter, play important roles later in the game. There is no reference to such a kingdom anywhere in the text; Tolkien does, however, describe
the great slave-worked fields away south [of the plain of Gorgoroth] in this wide realm, beyond the fumes of the Mountain by the dark sad waters of Lake Nurnen.
This "Lake Nurnen" is described on the map as the "Sea of Nurnen"; but clearly the same place is intended. There's no hint that the place is, or was, an independent kingdom at any point.
With respect to Gollum: Gollum did leave the Misty Mountains about 2944 (according to the timeline of Appendix B), and went off toward Dale; several years later (about 2951) he "turned towards Mordor". It appears to have taken him nearly 30 years (!!) to get there; the Appendix lists his acquaintance with Shelob, for example, as dating to about 2980. Gollum appears to have lurked around the borders of Mordor for another 30 years or so before being caught sometime between about 3010 and 3018. (This is one of the most difficult aspects of Tolkien's timeline for me to swallow; but I'll accept it for the purposes of the question.) So it would be possible, in theory, for Talion to have met Gollum; but as far as "leading Celebrimbor to relics of his past", as the Wikipedia article mentions, that assumes far too much knowledge on the part of Gollum—as well as assuming that these relics somehow made their way from Eregion (where Celebrimbor lived) to Mordor.
Most egregiously (in my opinion): Every time that Tolkien gives a story of a character who becomes enamored of power or revenge (as Talion does), the story is a tragic one and the desire for power or revenge is the tragic flaw (Túrin Turambar is a classic example; or Fëanor). This story, though perhaps it doesn't quite end here (as one would expect it leaves room for a sequel) should, if Tolkien's pattern is followed, end with the downfall of Talion. As it does not, it seems to display a fundamental misunderstanding of Tolkien's view of good, evil, and power.
One final note, unrelated but perhaps interesting: Although I don't know what "Talion" means, or is intended to mean, in Elvish (presumably Sindarin), I do know that it appears related to a Latin word. The lex talionis, or (more or less literally) "Law of the Same Thing", referred to the Old Testament principle of "An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth"—disturbingly relevant to a character whose purpose in life, or unlife, has become taking revenge.
Matt GuttingMatt Gutting
Excellent answer. Obviously, the most blunt answer to the original question is, "It doesn't." I'll be directing people to this answer when they ask about the canonicity of Shadow of Mordor. – Fatbird3 Oct 16 '14 at 20:44
"presumably (like that of any Elf) his feä or spirit returned to the Halls of Mandos in Valinor" - I've never read the books, but in the game, Celebrimbor was cursed by Sauron via blood-sacrifice to "a fate worse than death," eternally stuck between worlds. Talion was cursed the same way, met Celebrimbor, and together they managed to somehow rematerialize in the real world (I haven't beaten the game yet, so I'm not sure if 'how' is ever explained). Also, Talion definitely isn't "enamored of power," he just wants to (be able to) die so he can see his wife again. – BlueRaja - Danny Pflughoeft Oct 16 '14 at 23:39
Sauron is "just" a maia even if a powerful one but not even the valar have the power to change the fate of races Eru Ilúvatar set. So that curse is impossible. – chx Oct 17 '14 at 8:26
"For the Unbodied...are those who at the least have refused the door of life and remain in regret and self-pity. Some are filled with bitterness, grievance, and envy. Some were enslaved by the Dark Lord and do his work still...To call on them is folly. To attempt to master them and to make them servants of one own's will is wickedness.[..] Or the Houseless may plead for shelter, and if it is admitted, then it will seek to enslave its host and use both his will and his body for its own purposes. It is said that Sauron did these things, and taught his followers how to achieve them." - HoME – Shamshiel Oct 18 '14 at 18:13
I missed this my first read through, but Gondor did indeed once have a garrison at the Black Gate - they also built the Towers of the Teeth and Minas Morgul. The timeline is still wrong, though - Gondor would have long abandoned them by the time of the game. Also, I have not finished the game, but the in-game encyclopedia does say that Sauron forged the One alone - the visions so far only show Sauron present at the forging of the other Rings as the Lord of Gifts. Also, we might cite the Dead Men as another exception (albeit another Eru intervention.) – Shamshiel Oct 20 '14 at 22:34
There are, as previously stated, many discrepancies between Shadow of Mordor and the works of Professor Tolkien himself. So, in the strictest sense, it is entirely non-canonical.
However, one thing that Tolkien explicitly intended was for other artists or writers (fellow "sub-creators," as Tolkien would call them, just as he called himself) in succeeding generations would continue to expand the mythology for which he had laid the groundwork. He saw Arthurian legend as somewhat derivative of French legend, and felt that England should have its own cultural equivalent to Greek or Celtic mythology, which did indeed change as it was retold, expanded and altered by numerous hands over centuries. However, though Prifessor Tolkien expressed that desire openly, he did bequeath absolutely all authority to his works to his son Christopher to continue or discontinue as he saw fit.
Somewhat oddly, Christopher felt quite strongly that his father's work should not be expanded or altered in form, and has been very much displeased with the licensing of Middle Earth. So, in spirit of Professor Tolkien's wishes, you could call Shadow of Mordor arguably canon insofar as it is a retelling and expansion of the world of Arda. But, in the stricter terms of the Tolkien Estate, it should be regarded as entirely non-canon.
That being said, one can make an argument for many (though not all) basis premises for the game.
Elves, generally speaking, can only be "killed" in combat, as they do not age or die as men do. Upon death, they return to the Halls of Mandos. They also never truly cease to exist, but fade into a sort of non-corporeal "oneness" with Arda over time. However, there is arguably a precedent in Tolkien's own works for the full resurrection of an Elf, in the case of Glorfindel. I say arguably because the idea appears in Tolkien's later notes, but it was still only an idea at the time of his death, not established lore.
The first Glorfindel dies in combat with a Balrog at the time of the Fall of Gondolin. However, he had found favor with the Valar, who restored him to life and granted him powers nearly equal to those of the Maiar. Glorfindel reappears in the Fellowship of the Ring. There's some dispute as to whether or not they should be considered one and the same, due to the fact that Professor Tolkien was undecided on this aspect of the story at the time of his death. Still, it shows that the idea is not totally precluded, as it was at the very least a matter of serious consideration by Tolkien. So, Celebrembor could theoretically exist after his death on Arda. And, or course, wraiths are quite often mentioned in The Lord of the Rings itself, in the form of the Barrow-wights and the Nazgûl. Presumably, since Sauron was known as the Necromancer in The Hobbit, many other dead may have been raised as wraiths. Presumably, a powerful entity such as an Elf Lord, if he desired, could bring a dead man back as a wraith, though this was generally considered a dark practice of those in service to the Dark Lord, or the Dark Lord himself (there have been two - Morgoth and Sauron.)
Celebrembor was absolutely not involved in the creation of the One Ring, nor any of the other Great Rings of Power, save for the Three of the Elves. The Seven, the Nine and the One were created by Sauron alone. The Three were crafted by Celebrembor alone, and were never so much as touched by Sauron; they were uncorrupted, and while the One Ring could control them if they were revealed to Sauron, they were unique in that the One Ring could not "bring them," nor detect their presence. They were kept hidden.
In theory, anyone could wield the powers of the One, in proportion to their own power - Gandalf or Galadrial, both Ringbearers themselves, for instance, could have seized the One and commanded its powers. However, they would invariably become corrupted by it. One might even say that the One Ring IS Sauron, as he poured nearly all of his power and malice into it. So while a powerful individual may have seized it and crushed Sauron, they would, over time, essentially become Sauron.
TrevTrev
This might be the best first answer I have ever read. Welcome to the site, and +1. – Wad Cheber stands with Monica Aug 13 '15 at 0:28
Forget the +1, you deserve a bounty. 200 points coming your way tomorrow. – Wad Cheber stands with Monica Aug 13 '15 at 0:32
The one ring was made by Sauron alone, and the three by Celebrimbor, likewise alone. However, the other rings of power were made by the dark lord and the elven smiths together. – Buzz Aug 13 '15 at 13:32
Enjoy your bounty! – Wad Cheber stands with Monica Aug 14 '15 at 2:06
I agree that it's a pity CJRT has discouraged alternate visions of the myth, in preference for a sort of consistency that his father despaired of ever reaching, as it tends to remove the mystique. But let's be grateful for the upside that 99% of all adaptation (like fan fiction, or myth) is poorly told, and not being canon, we are free to disregard all but the good examples. tl;dr there's no Brandon Sanderson :P also there's an answer on this site detailing how the seven and nine were made by the elves, for elves, with Sauron's "help" so he could exploit the technology and use it against them. – Ber May 23 '16 at 12:05
Other points worth mentioning are that several of the artifacts featured 'historically' inaccurate references. One of them referred to the two trees as though they were alive, and another mentioned the Two Trees of Valinor being a 'sign of friendship between humans and Elves' which was not the case - the White Tree of Gondor was a sign of that friendship, as was the tree of Numenor, but the two trees of Valinor were not - in fact, I don't believe that Man ever saw their light, for they came about in the dark time prior to the rising of the sun as far as my memory serves.
I'm at work so I can't compile a list of these at the moment, but these little references are also worth noting as they really show the depth of the rift between Tolkien's lore and Shadow of Mordor.
Edit: woops... meant to post this as a reply to the other answer not as its own answer, sorry about that!
SeanSean
Earendil the Mariner at least saw the light, as he sailed into the West with the last remaining Silmaril upon his brow. – maguirenumber6 May 12 '15 at 17:36
@maguirenumber6 no the trees where long dead then. Long long dead. Really really dead. – user46509 Aug 13 '15 at 6:25
The light from the Silmaril on his brow, I mean. – maguirenumber6 Aug 14 '15 at 1:00
They were only mostly dead. – Ber May 23 '16 at 12:12
I agree for the most part with the first answer. The game is very inconsistent, and from the look of Mordor itself, it should never be that green in Udun. Udun is quite literally Sindarin for hell. And is described as a dark, ash-choked waste. Nurn is geographically accurate, since Sauron used Nurn to supply his armies with food. But when I found out we were going to Nurn, I was disapointed to find so few farms. I did appreciate the fact that slaves were present throughout Mordor, and also the idea of wraiths. It is a stretch though that an Elf was a wraith, but I presumed that he was denied entry into Mandos. For those that believe Talion could not become a wraith, remember that the Nazgul are all wraiths too, and that it was because of Sauron that they became so. it isn't to weird to see a powerful Elf use a man at his own. Maybe Celebrimbor possessed Talion right before he died, meaning Talion is not "dead" in the technical sense. Another note I would like to make is that the powers are very accurate, since Tolkien hated the "bippity boppity boo" magic. Its not uncommon for creatures of Middle-Earth to bind others to their will, and many of Talion's powers are extensions of Celebrimbor.
AndoionAndoion
This is borderline "comment on another answer", but I think you added enough. – FuzzyBoots Feb 1 '15 at 17:40
IMO the story follows some details of the LOTR canon, but not the overall storyline. If you're an LOTR purist, chances are it'll annoy you a fair bit.
Celebrimbor was a wraith because
he wore the one ring at one point and went to war with sauron apparently in mordor, with an army of mind controlled orcs. He was defeated and apparently beaten to death with his own hammer. In LOTR proper he was captured in the sack of eriador, and tortured to find the location of the three
Celebrimbor was said to have chosen talion as his vessel
"Celebrimbor is your curse. He CHOSE you... And he can release you at any time. Yes, that's all you are, Ranger. A vessel for the Ring-Maker."
You're told this by the tower of sauron when you face him. Also note the ending where the hand slits his own throat to be a vessel of sauron - which is something he could have, but never did in LOTR, being more of a mover of events rather than taking a direct hand.
Journeyman GeekJourneyman Geek
The previous answers are excellent, summarizing it:
-the timeline issues, the game is supposed to take place right after The Hobbit, (year 2941-2942 T.A.), Sauron returns to Mordor in 2942 in the same time Bilbo is returning to Shire with the One Ring from his quest, but the Black Land was already being prepared in secret for Dark lLord's return and managed by Nazgul (and indirectly by Sauron from afar, from his stronghold at Dol Guldur, Sauron fakes escape from attack by White Council and comes to Mordor, still in secret), Witch-king, after his realm of Angmar was defeated, though not before achieving it's goal of destruction of Arnor, arrives in Mordor gathering other Ringwraiths in...1980 year T.A., Sauron reveals himself openly in 2951 and in 2953 the Mount Doom bursts in flame and last gondorian inhabitants of Ithilien escape over Anduin.
Also the uruks of Mordor ''black orcs of great strength'' appear first OUT of Black Land, (which means they were bred there) to participate in renewed attacks on Gondor in...year 2475 T.A. in their first mission starting a devastating offensive, conquering Ithilien and destroying Osgiliath (later they were driven back). In game Gollum's arrival in Mordor is also way too early.
note: here follows the logical problem, if in the game's in-universe chronology there were no Nazgul to prepare Mordor or take over Minas Ithil then where did the uruks came from, or who killed the last king of Gondor, Earnur thus ending the southern line of kings and allowing Ruling Stewards to emerge? Of course that could be explained in various ways but it's a curious case to show that when you change one thing in intricate storyline then new problems arise that need more explaining.
(Fun fact: during the quest of Erebor and afterwards to year 2953, Gondor is ruled by 24th Ruling Steward, Turgon, father of Ecthelion II and so grandfather of Denethor II from main Lotr narrative)
-the watch on the borders of Mordor (set in Morannon the Black Gate with Towers of the Teeth: Carchost and Narchost at sides, other strongholds and outposts like Durthang, Cirith Ungol and great fortress-city of Minas Ithil, most likely other smaller posts scattered in the interior of Black Land and maybe also fortifications of Isenmouthe/Carach Angren though that's debatable, at least the northern part of Mordor had military garrisons) ceased after Great Plague in year 1640 T.A. then Mordor is left unguarded, Minas Ithil and Cirith Ungol apparently held out longer (or again taken over some time after) than other strongholds that were completely abandoned, since there must have been still a small garrison there when Nazgul took the fortress by assault after two year siege in year 2002 T.A. and tower of Cirith Ungol was taken over when: ''treachery had yielded up the tower to the Lord of the Ringwraiths"
-the ring-lore, while Celebrimbor indeed was ruler of Eregion and leader of elven smiths from brotherhood of Gwaith-i-Mirdain, it's not actually certain that he made ALL the Seven or Nine Rings of Power (with aid of Sauron), Celebrimbor made the Three in secret without Sauron's help using the knowledge he gained from him, it might be as well that the Nine and Seven were made in collaboration of various elven smiths (though that is minor point and it's simplification for the purposes of the game might be understandable), but still Sauron was present and took part in their making, also according to Gandalf, outside of 19 (20 if counting the One Ring made by Sauron alone) Great Rings there were many other 'lesser rings, mere essays in craft before it was full-grown':
"In Eregion long ago many Elven-rings were made, magic rings as you call them, and they were of course, of various kinds: some more potent and some less. The lesser rings were only essays in the craft before it was full-grown, and to the Elven-smiths they were but trifles - yet still to my mind dangerous for mortals. But the Great Rings, the Rings of Power, they were perilous."
Apparently the One Ring also looked a bit like one of those lesser rings:
'"The Nine, the Seven, and the Three", he said, "had each their proper gem. Not so the One. It was round and unadorned, as it were one of the lesser rings; but its maker set marks upon it that the skilled, maybe, could still see and read."'
-Gollum seeing the wraith and his extended knowledge is problematic, Gollum certainly could not see Bilbo (or Frodo) wearing the Ring and as it is known the invisibility effect is caused by drawing a person wearing it half into wraith world, Gollum has not yet 'faded' that is he did not become permanently invisible, he did not become a wraith so it's debatable whether he could see Celebrimbor's spirit, on the other hand the One Ring enhanced perception and allowed to gain certain insight but, Gollum while keeping it for hundreds of years, not always used or kept it on his person and finally lost it to Bilbo, he did not have the Ring in his possession and while it's influence was still strong it was nowhere as great as when he held it.
Now I am simply a lover of Tolkien and his legendarium, so I can merely give my opinion and not facts on the text.
I believe it is possible and while a lot of Warner's ideas are off, they're not all entirely unbelievable. Gollum being there would be chronologically incorrect. But the presence of wraiths (Celebrimbor) is, I believe, possible.
Magic in Tolkien's Legendarium is very obscure, however I believe it is more or less bending and shaping the music of the Ainur to one's will (I believe this due to the imposing of one's will is really what magic is and the fact that the Valar and Maia are the only ones capable of "real" magic, who also shaped the music to create the world).
I believe when Celebrimbor made the rings he bound himself into it, much like Sauron surviving due to the One Ring surviving, and by doing so his soul is trapped within Arda and not able to enter into the Halls of Mandos due to him imposing so much of himself to create such powerful rings that he is eternally bound to them and can only be set free of them when they lose their power with the destruction of the One, much like Morgoth's evil in the world (discord of the music).
Souls surviving or "coming back" happens twice, but only Mandos and Eru have the power to return souls to bodies and the "seen". Also he was of Feanor's house who were forbidden from returning to the undying lands, which included the Halls, by Mandos for Feanor's pride, arrogance & actions.
While bound to the earth and the fate of the rings he was probably drawn to the events surrounding the black hand and more than likely witnessed Talion's death; I believe that while witnessing this he came to see Talion in the "Unseen" while Talion was also partially in the "seen", and bound both the souls to Talion's body which I believe would be powerful enough to bind the body to the seen (as both would have a strong will of revenge and I believe the imposing of one's will to be magic). This would describe the ability for them to be alive, together.
I also believe that Tolkien would indeed have specified that the Black Gate was garrisoned had he not died. Strategically speaking I would not leave an "impenetrable" gate not garrisoned and Gondor did add fortifications to the gate. If you had secured a land that was impeccable for the return of a terrible foe I'm sure you would station some of your Ilithien Rangers, who are near there, on the gate to stop easy fortifications of the strongholds left there by the Ring's survival.
Arnor had been attacked by the witchking, so obviously there was still a threat and had there been a threat I'm sure Denethor, no matter how stupid, would position a guard there. So there you have my opinion on your questions.
I also believe that there would be a large back story to Sauron's return had Tolkien seen how much people were actually interested in his return, and while some things he obviously would have despised, I think the great master of our "hobby" would have been pleased with the lore that this game has added.
Möoz
Lukas OttersteinLukas Otterstein
Well to my understanding, with respect to Tolkien's wonderful creation, the curse that Talion receives from the Black Hand could well be allowed by Eru Ilúvatar. The way I see it is that Ilúvatar knew Sauron is returning (as Ilúvatar is omniscient) and so allowed Celebrimbor and Talion to come back in such a curse. If Sauron somehow thought he had created a powerful curse such as that, as he did the ring, then it could happen. The only reason I see Ilúvatar letting that happen is only to stall Sauron in his conquest of Middle Earth and give Frodo time enough to destroy the ring.
I know this is all just me and is nowhere written or said but it still works, at least in my head.
Ilúvatar also didn't know that Morgoth was singing his own song in the Ainulindalë, thus creating evil.
Andrey RomanyukAndrey Romanyuk
Can you provide sources for your opinions? – Blackwood Apr 13 '17 at 0:01
I think it is very close to being canon, yet may or may not be fully. It does mention some things that seem historically incorrect however the entire Celebrimbor being a wraith does make sense; Sauron had tortured him and killed his family, his hunger for revenge and retribution coupled with Sauron's want to enslave him after death might have kept him as a wraith and
when Celebrimbor is taken into the Black Hand of Sauron at the end of the game, Talion starts to die so assuming that the wraith Celebrimbor took over his body as he lay there dying is not that hard to believe.
Sure it does miss some points but for the most part it is correct in many of the things that it describes.
To be fair I have not read the books but am an avid fan and wiki reader along with seeing the movies many many times.
Alfredo Hernández
WillWill
The films are not usually considered canon. The game is as canon as a fanfic is. – Alfredo Hernández Feb 9 '15 at 7:01
The game does only show the ring already forged and being written upon by Calembubble guy (I don't like looking up strange names so they get ***bubble for a name). Calembubble is only shown writing on the ring, so it could be assumed that Sauropod forged the ring alone, but then forced Calembubble to write some fancy words upon it. Maybe Sauropod was too busy becoming a necromancer and never bothered to learn his ABC's.
DoublebubbleDoublebubble
This answer definitely seems to point out an element that conflicts with canon, but could benefit from being made more specific. I.E. Celebrimbor instead of Calembubble, add a quote to show that Sauron inscribed the ring in LOTR canon, etc. – Adamant Apr 16 '16 at 7:47
"I don't like looking up strange names so they get ***bubble for a name" - I don't like laziness, so you get -1 for a vote. – Rand al'Thor♦ Apr 16 '16 at 15:10
-1 for the same reason. – maguirenumber6 Apr 20 '16 at 4:40
According to Shadow of War, Celebramble did indeed only write the script on the ring. Granted it's not canon, but who cares. – Callum Bradbury Oct 12 '17 at 10:07
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Edwin, Herbert and John Keeping were three brothers, part of a much bigger family. Edwin was the second-eldest, born in 1875. There were two more between him and Herbert, who was born in 1880. Next came John, born in 1882. Then there were four younger siblings; ten children in all. Their parents were Edward Keeping, steward of the Grocers' Hall in London, and his wife Elizabeth, known as Bessie.
In 1893 18-year-old Edwin became the first of the boys to go to work for London & Westminster Bank, later London County & Westminster Bank. Herbert joined four years later, when he was 16. Both were enthusiastic sportsmen, and represented the bank on its staff rugby team.
After John left school he initially went to work for an accountancy firm, but in 1900 he, too, joined London & Westminster Bank. He worked at Westminster branch, while Herbert was at Bloomsbury and Edwin at head office.
In January 1901 both Herbert and Edwin volunteered for the army, to fight in the Boer War in South Africa. They were gone for 18 months, returning to England – and to the bank – in summer 1902.
Edwin married Annie Pawsey in 1904. They had four children together; two boys and two girls. John and Herbert lived together as bachelors until 1914, when John married Dorothy Ballard and Herbert married Mary Pritchard. John and Dorothy's son Peter was born the following year, at around the same time as Edwin and Annie's youngest child, Audrey.
During the First World War thousands of men with previous military experience rejoined the army. Among them was Herbert Keeping. His brother John joined up with him, and both men became Privates in the 1st Battalion of the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. Edwin, already 39 years old, remained at the bank. John and Herbert died together in Greece on 9 October 1916.
In 1918 Edwin Keeping was promoted to assistant chief clerk at the bank, and then, within a month, to head office superintendent. Two years later, he became the bank's superintendent of staff, a position he held for the next fifteen years. He also retained his early interest in sport, serving on the committee of the bank's staff sports club. He sat on the committee of the bank's war memorial fund, which distributed funds to war-disabled ex-staff and to the widows and orphans of colleagues who had died in the war.
Edwin retired in 1935. He enjoyed thirty years of retirement and died in 1965, at the age of 90. Herbert's widow Mary died in 1970. John's widow Dorothy had died in 1954, twelve years after Peter, their only son, was killed in the Second World War.
1,582 members of our staff lost their lives during the First World War.
Some men joined up and served with friends from work.
Bank staff were keen to share news with colleagues away on military service.
Walter was deputy chairman of a large bank, and father of an only son away on military service.
John was captured in 1914 and spent the rest the war imprisoned in Germany and, later, interned in Switzerland.
Staff football team, 1912-1913
All 13 men on the squad served in the army in the First World War.


NOTE: This bike has been stolen! Sometime between 5:00pm on Tuesday, November 22, 2005 and 7:25am on Monday, November 28, 2005 this bike, and my Trek 820 were stolen from my garage in Barrie Ontario. If you see either bike, please contact me and/or the police as soon as possible. As it is a rather unique bike, I hope someone spots it!
This page discusses a vintage Jim Moulden road bike that I purchased in August of 2003. It is from approximately 1986 (as far as I know at this point), and is my everyday riding bike. Below I will describe the components in some detail. It is my hope that this page will be both interesting and helpful for others who are researching vintage bikes. If you happen to know more about any of these components, or have some information that you feel I would be interested in, please do not hesitate to email me. Also, if you would like to correct anything that you see here, please do -- I cannot claim to know much about these things... Thanks to those who have emailed me comments to date!
Overall, this bike is not a "period correct" or perfectly matched piece of machinery. To use the terms of one of my readers, it's an "eclectic" mix of parts, likely obtained from various sources. My feeling is that Moulden sold the frame and fork only, and the original purchaser built up the bike with a mix of parts from several different bikes, likely of slightly different vintages. For example, the pantographed Guerciotti parts were almost certainly from a Guerciotti bike at one point, and transferred to this frame afterwards.
Both rims are Araya 700C rims from Japan.
The front quick-release mechanism is marked "Sunshine" on the handle. The rear, however, is marked "Suntour Japan." My guess is that one has been replaced, although they both appear to be of the same approx. vintage.
The saddle is an Avocet Racing II. According to First Flight Bicycles, this model of seat first appeared in either 1980, or 1986. Based on the rest of the components on the bike, I'm guessing 1986 is correct.
The single bolt seat post is marked "Campagnolo Brev. Inter." horizontally along the top. There is also a small "272" on the top rear of the post. However, as well as the Campagnolo marks, the post is pantographed with the "Guerciotti" (pronounced "gwer-chee-OH-ty" according to Sheldon Brown) name running vertically, and 8 vertical lines (2 white on the front and 2 on the back, 2 red on the left side, and 2 green on the right side). Apparently the act of pantographing names onto Campy parts was quite common in the 70s and 80s, and was done in the factory by Campy. Colnago, DeRosa, Merckx, Ciocc Olmo, and Basso are some of the other brands that had similar work done. This seat post also appears to be rather short (again, most likely to save weight.) This seatpost is likely either Super Record or Victory.
The brake levers are marked "Campagnolo," and are also pantographed with the Guerciotti "G in a Star" logo, and green/white/red diamonds below.
Both the front and rear brakes are Campagnolo brakes, and also have the Guerciotti pantographing.
The shift levers are both marked "Patent Campagnolo" on one side, while the other side has the Guerciotti "G in a star" logo, and the green/white/red stripes pantographing again.
The chainrings are Campagnolo, and are marked "Brev Campagnolo Made in Italy" The large 'ring is marked "-53-A5-" while the small is marked "-41-A5" The first number indicates the number of teeth, but I'm unsure about the meaning of the "A5" designation. Check out the picture below to get a look at the chainrings.
The front derailleur is a Suntour Cyclone M-II. It is marked "Maeda Ind. Ltd. Japan." It also has the code "ZK" marked on the back of the cage. According to www.vintage-trek.com this corresponds to a manufacture date of November 1983. Check out the picture below to get a look at the front Derailleur.
The original rear freewheel was marked, as best I can tell, "Made in Italy REGNA FX/CX-5" Some readers have mentioned (and I have since verified that they were correct) that it more likely read "Regina", and "CX/CX-S" The freewhell was thus made by Regina in Italy. The CX/CS-5 marking would imply that these cogs were made for the Regina Corsa and Extra Corsa six- and seven-speed freewheel bodies. The individual cogs are marked (large > small) 18A1/17A1/16B1/15A2/14D1/13C1. As of June 2005, I noticed that there was some side-to-side play in the freewheel, so when I was getting a spoke replaced I also got the freewhell replaced. I found that freewheels are difficult to obtain, and ended up with a Shimano CX 14-24. The lower gearing is much better for the riding I do, and is a lot more manageable on hills! However, I don't think the quality of the Shimano freewheel is as good as it could be, and it unfortunately doesn't fit the "vintage" feel of the rest of the bike.
The handlebars are "Sakae Custom" "SR Road Champion" bars. According to a source that I've now misplaced, SR joined with SunTour in 1990 to form SR Suntour.
The only marking on the stem is the word "Custom" printed horizontally across the front. "Custom" may also be a SR product.
The chain has various markings on some of the links. Some are marked "FRANCE," some "I," some "Z," while some have the "SACHS" name inside a triangle logo, while others have the "SEDIS" name inside a triangle logo. It is my understanding that these two companies combined into one at some time, although it appears that for a while they used both names.
The headset is a Specialized headset, with no visible markings other than the word "Specialized"
The gum-rubber hood covers are "Mandala" brand, and are marked with "Pat(ented)"
The pedals are Look clipless, which are newer than the rest of the bike. Originally, a bike like this would likely have had Campy or Gipiemme pedals with Christophe clips.
Here's what the bike looks like as of October 2005. Since the last photos, it's got new tires, the new freewheel (not that you can really see that...), a wedge pack, and two new (matching) black bottle cages. A good looking bike, although I'm looking for input on the bar tape colour!
As I said earlier, I welcome any and all comments on this bike (or any of the selected components). Please email me with anything you may have. I will try to post better pictures at some point, and will attempt to update this page as I learn more about the components.
For those interested in vintage bikes and specifically Campagnolo, check out the book Campagnolo: 75 Years of Cycling Passion!


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DPP Guide Prepares UK Producers for Tapeless
The DPP today launched an updated version of A Producer's Guide to File Delivery. Enabled by DPP Member, Deluxe Entertainment Services Group Inc. (Deluxe), a world-leading video creation to distribution company, the guide is a handbook aimed at UK production companies and programme suppliers, providing guidance on the end-to-end file delivery process from file creation (AS-11) and metadata insertion through to QC and delivery.
"From 1 October 2017 UK broadcasters are no longer accepting delivery on videotape. It's the natural next step three years after the DPP initiated its AS-11 file delivery specification," said DPP Managing Director Mark Harrison. "The latest version of our guide helps producers deliver their programmes in a world without videotape. It also offers guidance on emerging specifications and formats that will impact them."
Until the 1 October deadline, some programmes were still supplied on tape when delivery was required very close to transmission. But now UK programme delivery will be fully tapeless – even for last minute deliveries. A Producers' Guide to File Delivery incorporates the DPP's recent guide, Delivering Close to TX – Without Tape: What UK Producers Need to Know, to provide additional assistance to producers who can longer fall back to videotape.
The new version of A Producers' Guide to File Delivery also provides guidance on important emerging technologies and processes such as Ultra High Definition (UHD).
"Deluxe has been working closely with the DPP from its inception and has contributed to a number of their initiatives over the years. The DPP has achieved the seemingly impossible; true standardisation in a world full of specifications," said Ian Beushaw, Head of Technical Architecture, Deluxe EMEA. "This has made a significant difference to Deluxe, allowing us to deploy highly efficient broadcast process workflows and see real benefits within our business. This latest Producer's Guide signals the end of tape deliveries and the inclusion of UHD, HDR and WCG represent a significant up-shift for the industry that we welcome."
A Producers' Guide to File Delivery is available to download here. The DPP's next report will be Who's Winning The Cyber War? The state of security in the media industry.
A Producer's Guide to File Delivery
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Sochi Aftermath
Finally, after a marathon tour with theatrical performances, the Syrian National Dialogue Conference in Sochi ended.
After long suffering & volatile atmosphere witnessed by the Conference, with fights, screams & withdrawals from many of the parties that were supposed to participate.
With the American style & the American masquerade that began to withdraw from the conference, followed by countries known as France and other Western countries, the United States then used its «SUPER» weapon by impose sanctions on some Russian companies & authority figures with the same American petty manner, indicating the level of American anger at the Russian role.
If things are taken, the US childish act by imposing sanctions may be evidence of significant progress in ending the Syrian war; the Syrian National Dialogue Conference in Sochi has broken many walls & drawn a line through the conclusions of the conference.
The only truth that we discovered in the conference, which we have talked about in the past, is that those who oppose ending the war in Syria are the same who withdrew or refused to participate in the conference, each of their reasons & arguments.
Even Turkey was part of the problem, after about two weeks of Operation olive branch, Turkey entered their army & used the Syrian Free Army fighters which are Syrians for sure, what Turkey is relying on are Syrians in the war, when one Turkish soldier fall, there are twenty or thirty of Syrian fighter falls.
Those who look at the map note that the progress made by the Turkish forces & the Syrian opposition is very timid after 14 days of operations, with all this Turkish media & military flamboyant momentum, the military operation didn't achieve anything, which is shows why Turkey behaved in such a way at the conference, with facts that Turkey's man is still using his same old style.
We may be optimistic & we really like a thirsty one in the desert hoping to reach the end point of the Syrian war.
There are still hopes, although there is no optimistic data yet.
The fear, that Sochi conference will turn into a boring drama series like Geneva, Vienna & Astana.
We don't want to see consecutive episodes, Sochi 2, 3 & 10 without access to anything.
The situation in Syria has reached a point where the war must end & Russia, in particular, is in control of things, or so it seems, to be more serious if it wants to end the war quickly.
What I noticed is that, all this large number of people who came from Syria doesn't have any value as the number of arrivals doesn't mean anything, most of them came for tourism & roaming & wasting time & they were a complement to the number with no role for them.
The problem now is that, we have reached a stage that can no longer afford to waste time.
We are looking for action on ground which must be presented with power.
I think if the Russian president could bring together the Syrian, Turkish & Iranian presidents at a four-way summit, it would be better than 20 dialogues & conference.
The situation has now become clear.
The Syrian opposition has confined itself to a military or a political party with the opposition parties supported & residing in Turkey only.
Perhaps the best thing that was done by the conference is to liquidate the opposition, which clearly showed that the remaining powers are working alongside Turkey exclusively, taking into account the bodies funded by the United States & at the same time the current tense situation between Turkey & the United States.
What bothered me most was the way that many of the Syrian figures who came to the conference from Syria acted, most of whom don't feel any responsibility; they behaved as if the country & the bloodshed were not their blood.
The Syrian army has lost over one hundred & fifty thousand soldiers & officers, with losses is far more than entire Syria Army losses in all its wars since 1920, a history of the fist battle fought by the Syrian army against the French occupation at Maysalun.
The Syrian army has lost in this past seven years more than what it lost in all its wars.
Russia must work seriously if it wants to end the war even if it is necessary to impose conditions on all parties without exception, conditions must be imposed on everyone.
A conscious decision must be made with persons who are aware & bear responsibility regardless of who is that person.
Russia must remember that it intervened in the Syrian war to prevent its access to Russian territory.
The result of the war didn't always mean just for increasing Russian arm deals to the countries of the world after its presentation in Syria.
I repeat, since the beginning of the Syrian war, more than 7,000 fighters from Russia have joined the terrorists groups in Syria, this is the surest number Multiplied by a thousand with Gulf funding & Western support, so this 7,000 will be 7,000,000 will fight inside Russia.
Stability in Syria is important for stability & security of Russia.
Russia must also work on the economic sphere.
Russia must remember that it has many elements of the economy that can be launched through a stable Syria.
Russian economy is not only «Gazprom» & «Arms contracts».
Russia must be aware of the fact that maintaining peace & security in the Middle East is the door of safety & peace even for the national security of Russia, all the fallen Russian soldiers in Syria would have been in hundreds or even thousands if the war came into Russia.
Because those who financed terrorism in Syria & who provided terrorists in Syria with arms & money can finance this terrorism inside Russia.
If Russia wants to protect itself & preserve the gains that been made, it must work seriously to end this war in anyway.
We have reached a serious stage & must make a quick & decisive decision to end this farce.
It is up to everyone who bears responsibility to realize this.
There is a reality on the ground that ISIS still on the map in Syria, with the fact of eliminating HTS which is become obvious, that it must be done through Turkey, also the Kurds must wake up & realizes that they are in one country name Syria & just forget about the meth of US support.
Reaching stage of extending legitimate government control over the entire Syrian territory.
Sochi conference should be the first step but we hope it will not be the beginning of a series of useless parts.
It is said that if you want to learn the truth of things, don't follow & believe everything you see & hear on the media, what was agreed upon & reach it's in fact under the table & behind closed doors.
With only idiots fools who follow & believe propaganda, with fact that this platform here is not one of those.
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The car is a fully stripped and race prepped (for champ and wrl endurance racing). All interior is gutted and corresponding electricals pulled. The car also already ran some events without any issues, so this isn't a "i just built this and it's broken" thing.
1) Car MUST be fully warmed up and soaked with heat under the hood. If the car is cold, or even somewhat warm, the issue will not appear.
What happens as you rev up (regardless of load), the power will completely cut out - similar feeling to turning the key to off position (no spark?). It doesn't feel like clipping the rev limiter or speed governor. The battery light comes on when this happens, and there's no response to throttle as you would expect when there's no spark. Once the RPMs drop down to ~idle, the car fires back up and can run.
I'm at a loss as to what could be causing this. I'm pretty well convinced it is something under the hood as it requires a full warmup for the behavior to appear.
Tom @1turbofocus or anyone else, have you per chance seen this?
Just wanted to post a resolution update to this. Thanks to Tom, I was able to root cause the issue to a bad diode contact in the fusebox (there are 3 black diodes in the SVT fusebox). Simply re-seating the first one (D1) fixed this issue.


Okay, so it's still three weeks until spring is officially here, but right now I'm ALL ABOUT anything that feels like spring! So, of course I was super excited when my spring box arrived from FabFitFun!
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Q: PHP preg_match + regex not identifying non-numeric input? I'm trying to prevent non numbers from being inserted into my database, preferably not exceeding 6 digits. Currently my regex is failing to match and exit out of the PHP script if non-numeric characters are entered, and consequently, the data gets inserted into the database. I cannot figure out why, as its stated everywhere online that this solution should be correct. The data that's coming through is an array of characters, formed from an exploded string of those characters if that helps.
PHP:
for ($i = 0 ; $i <= $count ; ++$i)
    {
       if (!preg_match("/^\d+$/", $number_array[$i]))
        {
            exit();
        }
        else
        {....

A: Without the loop, get all of the values that are numbers between 1 and 6 digits from the array into another array and then compare with the original array:
if(preg_grep('/^\d{1,6}$/', $number_array) != $number_array) {
    exit;
} else {
    //something
}

It's a bit longer, but you could also filter out the values that are not numbers between 1 and 6 digits and compare with the original:
(array_filter($number_array, function($v) {
                                 return ctype_digit($v) && (strlen($v) < 7);
                             }) != $number_array)

A: This should be the regex you want, it matches all strings of numbers between 1 and 6 digits.
for ($i = 0 ; $i <= $count ; ++$i)
{
   if (!preg_match("/^\d{1,6}$/m", $number_array[$i]))
    {
        exit();
    }
    else
    {....

So 156546 will match but these won't.
1565467
156546s
s15654
156546sa
asdfasdfa

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Le Legion of Honor (anciennement California Palace of the Legion of Honor) est un musée d'art américain ouvert en 1924, situé à San Francisco, en Californie. Il fait partie du musée des Beaux-Arts de San Francisco.

Situation
Le musée est situé dans le Lincoln Park, dans l'ouest de la ville. La vue sur le Golden Gate Bridge, la collection de quelque 80 œuvres de Rodin ainsi que son architecture, directement inspirée du musée de la Légion d'honneur de Paris, en font un endroit apprécié des touristes. Construit en souvenir des  californiens morts en France pendant la Première Guerre mondiale, il ouvrit ses portes en 1924 grâce aux efforts et à la fortune de la famille Spreckels.
Les collections sont variées (sculptures, objets, peintures de tous les continents et depuis le Moyen Âge). Les grands noms de la peinture y sont présents : El Greco, Le Brun, Rubens, Rembrandt, David, Courbet, Monet (Grand Canal de Venise, Nymphéas), Degas, Renoir, Manet, Pissarro, Cézanne, Gauguin, Van Gogh, Picasso (L'Orateur), Henri Matisse, Salvador Dalí, Leonor Fini, etc. Des expositions temporaires y sont régulièrement organisées.

Histoire du musée
En 1915, Alma Spreckels tomba en admiration devant le pavillon français construit pour l'exposition internationale de San Francisco. Ce bâtiment était la réplique du palais de la Légion d'honneur à Paris, élevé au  sur la rive gauche de la Seine et appelé à l'origine « hôtel de Salm ». Il avait été conçu par l'architecte Pierre Rousseau en 1782 pour le Prince Frédéric III de Salm-Kyrbourg. Il fut ensuite acquis en 1804 par l'État pour y installer l'Ordre de la Légion d'honneur.

Alma Spreckels, d'une famille d'origine française, persuada son mari, Adolph B. Spreckels, un magnat du sucre, de faire du bâtiment le nouveau musée d'art de la ville de San Francisco. Lorsque l'exposition de 1915 fut terminée, le gouvernement français donna l'autorisation d'édifier une réplique permanente ; mais la Première Guerre mondiale interrompit les travaux jusqu'en 1921.

Aménagé sur un site baptisé « le bout-du-monde » (Land's End), le musée ouvre ses portes le 11 novembre 1924 en mémoire des soldats californiens morts sur les champs de bataille du nord de la France.

L'architecte George Applegarth avait souhaité un musée moderne dans un modèle réduit aux trois-quarts du bâtiment original de Paris. Il a été rénové et agrandi par Edward Larrabee Barnes et Mark Cavagnero entre 1992 et 1995 pour renforcer sa structure, travaux rendus nécessaires par le risque sismique dans la région.

Acquisitions récentes
 Sarcophage égyptien anthropomorphe, v. 664/343 av. J.-C., bois de cèdre. Don de Diane B. Wilsey.
 Andrea della Robbia (1437-1525), Vierge à l'Enfant avec Putti, v. 1490-1495, relief en terre-cuite émaillée (terracotta invetriata)
 John Roddam Spencer Stanhope (1829-1908), l'Amour et la jeune fille (Love and the Maiden), 1877.

Œuvres importantes
 L'Âge d'airain, Auguste Rodin, 1875 ;
 Le Baiser, Auguste Rodin, 1884 ;
 Le Grand Canal, Claude Monet, 1908 ;
 Les Nymphéas, Claude Monet, 1914.

Galerie

Liens externes

California Palace of the Legion of Honor
Musée à San Francisco
San Francisco
Art à San Francisco

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EFL and Mind Join Forces In Mental Health Mission
Mind To Become EFL's Official Charity Partner From 2018/19 Season
The EFL and mental health charity Mind are joining forces to promote the benefits of healthy bodies and healthy minds, by using the power of football to improve the nation's mental wellbeing in a ground breaking new partnership.
From the start of the 2018/19 season, Mind will become the EFL's new Official Charity Partner with a goal to enhance and improve the way that football, sport and society approaches mental health and will seek to increase awareness and understanding amongst fans, Clubs and staff alike.
With one in four individuals affected by mental health problems, the EFL will work with its network of 72 clubs and community trusts to promote Mind's message and services to millions nationwide with four ambitions to promote better mental health:
support EFL players, managers and staff
raise awareness about mental health with fans, clubs and staff
raise funds to deliver life changing support
improve the approach to mental health in the EFL, in football, and in wider society
Mind were chosen to become the EFL's Official Charity Partner from the start of the 2018/19 season on an initial two-year term following a robust tender process. A high profile campaign will be developed to ensure everyone experiencing a mental health problem knows how to get support, with clear messaging and advice to be communicated through all 72 Clubs, community activity and online promotion.
EFL Chief Executive Shaun Harvey said:
"The partnership between the EFL and Mind offers us a unique opportunity to foster positive health and wellbeing of millions of individuals who have a connection with football, whether they are players, supporters or work within the game.
"We know that improving mental health is a huge challenge in society, especially for men, but through this partnership we will be proud to help raise awareness about mental health, reduce stigma and hopefully have a positive impact on the lives of millions of individuals who currently suffer in silence.
"I would like to thank Mind for their approach to the tender process and look forward to working closely with the charity to create a lasting legacy for the game, its Clubs and communities."
Mind's Chief Executive Paul Farmer said:
"We are delighted to be working with the EFL on this exciting new partnership which we hope will be a game changer in increasing awareness and understanding of mental health and raising vital funds to support Mind's work. Football brings millions of people together and is a great platform to start positive conversations. One in four of us is affected by a mental health problem which means that at every Club, on every terrace and in every community we need to be prioritising mental health.
"We're looking forward to joining forces with the EFL to support thousands more people to get active and experience the mood boosting benefits of exercise. We know that getting physically active through team sports such as football can help us feel more connected and increase our overall mental health and wellbeing.
"In choosing to partner with Mind, the EFL is showing a real commitment to an issue that affects players, staff and fans alike. Some good work is already underway by the Professional Footballers Association and League Managers Association to address mental health and this partnership will be a significant opportunity to broaden out that mental health support and raise awareness to wider club staff and supporters. Together, we hope to embed long-term change in how EFL clubs and communities approach mental health."
Minister for Sport and Civil Society, Tracey Crouch, said:
"Sport has an incredible power not only to raise people's physical health but also to improve mental wellbeing. I am delighted to see the EFL partner with Mind to use sport and football to increase awareness of this important issue. This complements the work that we are doing in government on mental health, as part of my sport strategy."
Mind's President Stephen Fry said:
"As a lifelong Norwich City fan and President of Mind, I am delighted that the EFL have decided to put a focus on mental health. So many men in particular struggle in silence with their mental health and feel terribly alone. But football is a uniting force and this partnership has the potential to tackle the shame and stigma around mental health and raise awareness amongst millions of fans in an unprecedented way. I hope that all 72 EFL Clubs, their players and fans get firmly behind this work."
In addition, the EFL is pleased to confirm that a legacy relationship will remain in place with Prostate Cancer UK beyond the end of the current season. Over the last six years, the EFL has forged a highly successful charity partnership with Prostate Cancer UK that has raised over £3 million of life changing funds for the cause, reached millions of football supporters and raised awareness of the disease which now kills one man every 45 minutes in the UK.
Maintaining support to a cause that has become synonymous with football fans around the country, the EFL has committed to support and promote the highly popular 'Football to Amsterdam' cycle ride which takes place at the end of every season and has become a firm fixture in the football calendar.
Support to Prostate Cancer UK will also be provided on its Man of Men logo campaign which managers support throughout the season with pin badges and has been worn over 60,000 times a season in the squad numbers of EFL players since the 2014/15 season.


The Republicans taught us how to hate a president. They taught us the politics of division and deception.
Now it's pay back time. It's the responsibility of anyone who opposes the Brown Shirt politics of personal attack and deception to now settle the score.
May the Special Prosecutor be chosen!
May the road to impeachment start here!
May every secret, every lie, every past indiscretion now come under a spotlight!
Republican hate mongers: it's going to be a fun four years for the rest of us! Thanks to the Democrats' incompetence (on all fronts) there's no one left for you to hate. First Rush Limbaugh will lose his entire audience. Then Delay and his pack of attack dogs in Congress will lose their reason for being and will be replaced by--or will turn in to--"compassionate conservatives" indistinguishable from Democrats.
When the markets crash, and the economy goes down the tubes, and yet another Bush breaks a tax promise, we will be laughing hysterically. In 2004 just enough of you will have lost faith your cause (what is you cause again?) to elect Al Gore. And then you can go back to where you like it most: sitting on the cynical sidelines, complaining bitterly about nothing.
Or jump into the slugfest on the BushCoup message board.


Twelve Virginia Counties by Gwathmey, John H.
Red cloth boards with gilt titles. Pages are tight, crisp and clean. Book appears un-read and could be given as a gift. Small light stain on right edge. 469 indexed pages. No DJ. 469 pages. HardCover Binding. Year: 1997. ISBN: 0806308613. This is a scholarly and informative account of the origin and settlement of the counties of Albemarle, Augusta, Caroline, Essex, Gloucester, Goochland, Hanover, King William, King and Queen, Louisa, New Kent, and Orange, and of the people and events associated with their history.