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Looks like .music is finally on its way
The hard-fought battle for .music appears to be over.
I'm not yet in a position to tell you which of the eight applicants for the new gTLD has been successful, but I can tell you some of those who were not.
Two applicants have this week withdrawn their bids, an almost certain sign that the contention set has been privately settled.
The first applicant to ditch its bid was dot Music Ltd, an application vehicle of Domain Venture Partners (we used to call this outfit Famous Four Media, but that's changed).
The other is .music LLC, also known as Far Further.
We can almost certainly expect all but one of the remaining applicants to withdraw their applications over the coming days.
Applicants typically sign NDAs when they settle contention privately, usually via an auction.
Far Further was one of two unsuccessful "community" applicants for .music. It had the backing of dozens of music trade groups, including the influential Recording Industry Association of America. Even Radiohead's guitarist chipped in with his support.
Evidently, none of these groups were prepared to fund Far Further to the extent it could win the .music contention set.
The .music contention set has been held up by the continuing protestations of the other community applicant, DotMusic Limited, the company run by long-time .music cheerleader Constantinos Roussos.
After DotMusic lost its Community Priority Evaluation in 2016, on the basis that the "community" was pretty much illusory under ICANN rules, it started to complain that the process was unfair.
The applicant immediately filed a Request for Reconsideration with ICANN.
.music then found itself one of several proposed gTLDs frozen while ICANN conducted an outside review of alleged irregularities in the CPE process.
That review found no impropriety in early 2018, a verdict DotMusic's lawyer dismissed as a "whitewash".
It has since stalled the process several times with requests for information under ICANN's Documentary Information Disclosure Policy, and more RfRs when those requests were denied.
But this series of appeals finally came to an end March 14, when ICANN's board of directors finally ruled against DotMusic's 2016 RfR.
That appears to have opened up the .music set for private resolution.
So who won? I don't know yet, but the remaining applicants are: DotMusic itself, Google, Amazon, MMX, Donuts and Radix.
There are certainly two very deep-pocketed companies on that list. Could we be looking at Google or Amazon as the new proprietors of .music?
If either of those companies has won, prospective registrants might find they have a long wait before they can pick up a .music domain. Neither of these giants has a track record of rushing its new gTLDs to market.
If the victor is a conventional gTLD registry, we'd very probably be looking at a launch in 2019.
.london disaster leads to mixed 2018 for MMX
New gTLD registry MMX, aka Minds + Machines, suffered a huge net loss in 2018, largely due to its disastrous .london contract, even while its operating fundamentals improved.
For the year, MMX reported a net loss of $12.6 million, compared to a 2017 profits of $3.8 million, on revenue up 5% to $15.1 million.
The loss was almost entirely attributable to charges related to an "onerous contract" with one of its partners.
MMX has never disclosed the identity of this partner, but the only outfit that fits the profile is London & Partners, the agency with which MMX partnered to launch .london several years ago.
The registry, expecting big things from the geo-TLD, promised to pay L&P millions over the term of the contract, which expires in 2021.
But it's been a bit of a damp squib compared to former management's expectations, peaking at about 86,000 regs last year and shrinking ever since.
MMX says the estimated gap between the minimum revenue guarantee payable to L&P and the expected revenue is expected to bring in before 2021, is $7.2 million.
It's recorded this as a charge on its income statement accordingly, along with another $4.2 million impairment charge related to the same contract.
The company recorded a $7.7 million accounting charge related to this contract in 2016, too.
The company says that to date it has lost about $13.7 million on the deal.
These charges, along with a few other smaller one-off expenses, were enough to push the company into the black for 2018.
But other key performance indicators showed more promise, helped along by the acquisition last year of porn-themed registry operator ICM Register, best-known for .xxx.
Notably, renewal revenue almost doubled, up 97% to $9.4 million.
Domains under management was up 37% to 1.81 million.
Operating EBITDA was $3.6 million, up 12.5%.
Looking ahead, MMX said billings for the first quarter are expected to be up 246%, due to the first impact of the ICM acquisition.
It also said it closed $500,000 of sales in .law in China in March. That would work out to over 5,000 domains, based on the retail price of about $100 a year, but those domains have yet to show up in the .law zone file, which only grew by about 200 domains last month.
MMX said it is planning to launch "a high-value defensive registration product" for corporate registrars by the third quarter.
If I had to guess, I'd say that is probably a clone of Donuts' Domain Protected Marks List service, which offers trademark owners deep discounts when they defensively block strings across the whole Donuts gTLD portfolio.
It's a model copied by other registries, including recently Uniregistry.
Donuts raises prices on most TLDs by up to 9%
Portfolio registry Donuts is to jack up prices on most of its 241 gTLDs by up to 9% later this year.
Base-rate price increases of between 6% and 9% will his 220 TLDs, while 16 will remain at their current pricing.
The increases, which do not affect registry-reserved "premium" domains, will likely mean an increase of a few dollars in most cases.
(UPDATE: Donuts says the average price increase is about $1.75.)
Five gTLDs will see their prices reduced. Donuts said .group will see a 35% price reduction. It currently sells for about $30 a year at GoDaddy.
The prices were announced to registrars yesterday and, due to ICANN rules, will not come into effect until October 1.
Registrants are able to lock in their current pricing for up to 10 years by renewing before that deadline.
.com outsells new gTLDs by 2:1 in 2018
The number of registered .com domains increased by more than double the growth of all new gTLDs last year, according to figures from Verisign.
The latest Domain Name Industry Brief reports that .com grew by 7.1 million names in 2018, while new gTLDs grew by 3.2 million names.
.com ended the year with 139 million registered names, while the whole new gTLD industry finished with 23.8 million.
It wasn't all good news for Verisign, however. Its .net gTLD shrunk by 500,000 names over the period, likely due to the ongoing impact of the new gTLD program.
New gTLDs now account for 6.8% of all registered domains, compared to 6.2% at the end of 2017, Verisign's numbers state.
Country codes fared better than .com in terms of raw regs, growing by 8.2 million domains to finish 2018 with 154.3 million names.
But that's including .tk, the free ccTLD where dropping or abusive domains are reclaimed and parked by the registry and never expire.
Excluding .tk, ccTLDs were up by 6.6 million names in the year. Verisign estimates .tk as having a modest 21.5 million names.
The latest DNIB, and quarterly archives, can be downloaded from here.
Registry offers "$2,500" in sweeteners for .inc registrants
Kevin Murphy, March 27, 2019, Domain Registries
The newly launching .inc gTLD may be eye-wateringly expensive, but the registry is offering a package of incentives it reckons adds up to a $2,500 value to new registrants.
Intercap Registry's .inc went into sunrise today. It's expected to have retail price of $2,000 and up when it goes to general availability May 7. Sunrise registrants can expect to pay a couple thousand more.
Given the high price, and the fact that many businesses that end in "Inc" will likely view it primarily as an opportunity to waste yet more cash on defensive registrations, I've always been a bit skeptical of this particular gTLD.
But I've got to give the registry credit for at least making an effort to bump up its value proposition.
It's currently listing 17 freebies, provided mostly by partners, that new .inc registrants can cash in to soften the dent in their wallets.
Registrants can get a free business formation package from LegalZoom and a free press release announcing their new business issued on GlobalNewsWire, for example. Together, that's worth over a grand, Intercap says.
Most of the other benefits on offer are discounts on services such as telephony, shared office space, printing, accounting, payment processing and advertising services. Some require additional spending before they can be cashed in.
Partners include Google, Ting, Delta Airlines, Vistaprint and Quickbooks. Some of the offers look like typical affiliate marketing deals.
I imagine different registrants will find different benefits appealing. Some may use none at all. Intercap says more sweeteners will be added in future.
The registry says that its high pricing is there to deter cybersquatters. I imagine this will be successful to a large extent, but that it will probably attract a healthy defensive registration business also.


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This program deals with mainstream issues of Australian Society through the eyes of a journalistic team who are all under the age of 24 years.
Australian Story - All the Boys in Town
This rousing edition of Australian Story brings together some of the best known names in Australian rock music history - from Chrissy Amphlett to Jimmy Barnes to Neil Finn and Midnight Oil.
Australian Story - All the Pretty Horses
Veterinarian Ben Cunneen and vet nurse Natalie Beohm were good friends through their work at the Redlands Veterinary Clinic, near Brisbane.
Australian Story - An Ever-fixed Mark
This Australian Story is about love lost... and love found.
Australian Story - A Beautiful Mind (Melissa Holland)
Melissa Holland thought she was "lucky" when a last-minute seat became available for a getaway break on King Island with five nursing colleagues.
Australian Story - The Blue Beret (Matina Jewell)
Part One of this episode focuses on a young Australian Army Major, marked out for great things in the military.
Australian Story - Doctor in the House (Dr Michael Buist)
Dr Michael Buist is an intensive care specialist with a unique perspective from both sides of the hospital curtain, having almost died twice due to medical mishaps.
Australian Story - Down to Earth (Brian and Nerida Egan)
Brian and Nerida Egan lost their farm, near Dalby in southern Queensland, from a combination of drought and post traumatic stress syndrome caused by disturbing events he witnessed as a young servic
Australian Story - For the Holy Grail (Cancer Research)
Dr Jennifer MacDiarmid and Dr Himanshu Brahmbhatt were scientists working on a disease in sheep at the CSIRO in the early 1990s when one of their colleagues was diagnosed with lung cancer.
Australian Story - From my Father's Fridge (Danielle Tindle)
In the 1980s as an unemployed medical scientist, Professor Robert Tindle made a discovery that led to the breakthrough use of stem cells for saving thousands of lives around the world.
Australian Story - The Guns of Adjungbilly (Jim Hallinan)
One hot summer morning in February 2001 police from the local cop shop went to arrest 57-year-old Jim Hallinan at Adjungbilly on an outstanding warrant.
Australian Story - Heaven Sent (Peter Roberts)
Peter Roberts isn't a musician who works in the public eye.
Australian Story - Hell For Leather (Terry Walker)
In 1998 Australian Story featured a story about reformed heroin addict and dealer Terry Walker who had become a pastor reaching out to outlaw bikie groups and those in the community with drug and a
Australian Story - In My little Town
This program centres on the small township of Harcourt in Central Victoria. In 2008 the harmony of rural life was ripped apart after a fatal car accident involving five young friends.
Australian Story - It's a Beautiful Day (Jessica Disteldorf)
Twenty four year-old banking analyst, Jessica Disteldorf is beautiful, witty and smart. But she's caught in a race against time to find the man of her dreams, settle down and start a family.
Australian Story - Man For All Seasons (Wayne Bennett)
Wayne Bennett is generally regarded as one of the most interesting and enigmatic figures in Australian sport. Two of his three children are disabled but Wayne is fiercely proud of them all.

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Compensation For Woman Injured By Speeding Driver
Our specialist solicitors helped a woman to claim compensation after she was hit by a speeding car and left seriously injured.
Miss Wilkinson was walking along the pavement on her way home from work when a speeding car left the road, mounted the pavement and hit her. Miss Wilkinson sustained multiple severe injuries including a serious brain injury, shattered pelvis, two broken thigh bones, breakages to her shin and shin bone and multiple fractures to her upper arm, collarbone and spine.
Her injuries were so severe that she was air lifted to the Northern General Hospital in Sheffield where she underwent emergency surgery. Miss Wilkinson then spent a prolonged period in intensive care and several months in hospital.
Once discharged from hospital, Miss Wilkinson needed full support from her family and partner in all daily activities, including showering and dressing. Recovery from such a serious accident was slow and steady for Miss Wilkinson and after having experienced such a traumatic accident a high level of psychological support was required.
As a result of her injuries, Miss Wilkinson was unable to effectively communicate with her solicitors or manage her own finances. Our Court of Protection department was instructed to help Miss Wilkinson overcome these difficulties and made an application to the Court to appoint a financial deputy. The costs of the professional deputy were recovered within the financial compensation package Miss Wilkinson received.
Through the hard work and dedication of Irwin Mitchell's solicitors, a substantial amount of provisional payments were secured, while the case was still at court. Over £100,000 was awarded to Miss Wilkinson, to help fund specialist brain injury treatment, gain assistance from professional support workers and neurophysiotherapy and occupational therapy.
Irwin Mitchell also helped Miss Wilkinson to source new accommodation and buy new specialist mobility equipment to help with tackling everyday tasks.
Miss Wilkinson's personal circumstances were very complex. As Miss Wilkinson is not a UK national, expert advice was sought from both the Irwin Mitchell Public Law department and from specialist immigration solicitors to make the relevant application to regularise her status.
We reached a settlement of £1.3 million in August 2013 that allowed Miss Wilkinson to pay for lifetime care and support needs, plus her lifetime loss of earnings, accommodation and therapy needs.


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Bic Pics: Artist Draws Ukraine's Dark Side With A Ballpoint Pen
29 Jun 2021, 19:45 GMT+10
KYIV -- Whatever his subject -- a tycoon living large while many go hungry, a goon hired to break up protests, an impoverished Ukrainian driven abroad to seek work -- artist Serhiy Kolyada puts it down on paper with a simple tool: a ballpoint pen.
A 49-year-old whose life and art span the late Soviet era and the three often tumultuous decades that have followed since independence in 1991, Kolyada draws inspiration from 'everywhere' -- and then, putting the tip of a Bic to plain construction paper, draws images he says depict Ukraine's underbelly.
They portray the ills of society, the depredations of the state, and the aspects of life that hurt Ukraine's image abroad, such as greed, corruption, sex tourism, poverty-associated labor migration, alcoholism, and, as he sees it, criminals in parliament.
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He calls it 'zhlob' art. The term is tough to translate deftly, with meanings ranging from 'parasite' to a rude, narrow-minded goon. But Kolyada's works are full of such 'anti-heroes,' whether it's a venal oligarch or a thug the oligarch uses as paid muscle to execute the forcible takeover of a company.
'It's a person who is uncouth and behaves belligerently in society,' he said. 'Like they don't pick up trash after themselves...in the criminal world they roll drunks for money...and later these people enter politics and while in power they foster corruption by continuing the practice of stealing' from the state budget.
It's a societal symptom that 'starts from the bottom and goes all the way to the top,' Kolyada added.
A drawing by Serhiy Kolyada depicting a father and son outside a Kyiv jail.
Kolyada's works can be off-putting, and that may be his aim: Speaking to RFE/RL in his makeshift home studio in Kyiv, he said that his target is the viewer's brain, not their eyes.
'We already have a lot of art that performs a decorative function, that is pleasing to the eye.... What we need is art that will make a person think,' Kolyada said.
Over time, an ominous figure in a series of his drawings has become Kateryna, a barefoot, frowning woman from an 1842 painting by Taras Shevchenko, a multitalented poet and artist who is a towering figure in Ukrainian culture, which depicts her parting ways with a tsarist Russian officer.
Serhiy Kolyada holds one of his works in front of a painting by 19th century poet and artist Taras Shevchenko, both featuring a figure named Kateryna.
He has inserted an identical image of her in numerous settings such as Capitol Hill in Washington, Moscow's Red Square, and in Kyiv on the barricades of the Maidan - the massive protests that were ignited in part by anger over corruption and pushed Moscow-friendly President Viktor Yanukovych from power in 2014.
A drawing by Kolyada featuring Kateryna, a frequent character in his artworks, on Kyiv's Maidan, the site of a wave of protests in 2013-14.
Through Kateryna, Kolyada said, he tries 'to show what Ukraine is and means...in the former Soviet Union, we were all Russians...here I want to show that we are a distinct country.'
By placing her in various foreign settings, the artist said he is highlighting the 'plight of Ukrainian women who have had to go abroad to make money as labor migrants.'
He chose her, he said, 'because nothing has changed in the 200-odd years since Shevchenko's lifetime.'
The 'government still has the same attitude toward its people...the same social problems exist. We still have a feudal system with barons,' Kolyada said, referring to tycoons widely seen as wielding political influence.
Another Kolyada drawing, this time depicting Kateryna by a vehicle with SexTour.com.ua emblazoned on its side.
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy was democratically elected but behaves like a 'monarch' and 'has oligarchs for princes,' he said, without providing details to back up his remarks.
Kolyada also turns to other figures from the past, from Kyiv-born Soviet-era writer Mikhail Bulgakov back to the Bible and much in between. He has mixed elements of pop culture with images from the Renaissance -- Michelangelo's David on a nude beach - and the works of Nikolai Gogol, another major figure in Ukraine.
Since the Maidan - after which Russia seized the Crimean Peninsula and backed anti-Kyiv forces in a war that still continues in eastern Ukraine -- Kolyada has added scenes from the protest movement to his drawings 'to show there are people ready to sacrifice their lives for freedom, their country, and to protect their fellow countrymen.'
'In My Dreams'
Kolyada's disaffection with state and society is firmly rooted in the Soviet era, which ended when he was about 20 years old.
He attributes his acute sense of justice from listening to broadcasts of the Voice of America (VOA), RFE/RL, and the BBC on a shortwave radio.
As it was for many people in Ukraine and elsewhere, the 1986 disaster at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant was the origin of his distrust toward the Soviet system, Kolyada said. He began to listen to the Western broadcasters in the evening and write letters to the editors.
A drawing by Kolyada that includes a depiction of Chernobyl and religious imagery.
'I think this is when the KGB started homing in on me, especially when a priest who ran a program on VOA wrote me back and the envelope had been opened,' he said.
As he grew older, Kolyada started taking part in anti-government protests and drawing images that skewered the Soviet authorities and pointed up the empty shop shelves, as well as taking art classes.
Later, his application to an art institute in Kharkiv was rejected. He spent a month in Sweden around the time of the abortive August 1991 coup that accelerated the Soviet breakup. He was denied political asylum and was met by KGB officers when he flew to Moscow.
He then returned to the university in Zaporizhzhya where he had been enrolled, but was soon kicked out for his 'anti-Soviet stance' and ended up completing training to be a Ukrainian-language teacher at a university in Berdyansk, the Azov Sea port city where he grew up after being born in Odesa.
Kolyada's main tool is a ballpoint pen, but he occasionally adds gouache or watercolors to his works.
Eventually graduating in 1997, Kolyada headed for Kyiv and continued drawing with a ballpoint pen, living in part off the money he had made selling his sketches during his university days.
Kolyada draws his inspiration from 'everywhere,' he said -- on the street, in the news, in books and advertisements, and 'in my dreams.' When an idea for an artwork germinates, it 'takes a long a long time for the subject to come to a boil in my brain.'
Once they're on paper, his works can fetch up to $3,000, depending in part on the size, but on average they sell for $500 to $600. That's a far cry from what can be earned by more famous Ukrainian artists: A work by Lviv-based painter Ivan Turetskiy sold $21,250 at an April auction at Sotheby's in New York.
Galleries and the art establishment in Ukraine have mostly shunned his works, which often feature eroticism and nudity along with their in-your-face imagery.
'Gallery owners 'like' my works on Facebook but never offer to exhibit them,' he said. 'It's a confusing situation and they don't provide a specific reason.'
A drawing by Kolyada depicting the Mona Lisa wearing a mask in an allusion to the COVID-19 pandemic.
He said gallery owners have offered to show his work but have demanded that he put up $1,000 yet still allow them to choose which pieces to display.
'It's a closed circle,' he said, adding that he supplements his income working as a computer graphics artist and shrugging off the slights. 'I don't pay attention to them [gallerists]...they ignore me and I ignore them.'
Kolyada has had more success abroad and with expatriates in Ukraine.
Occasionally, Kolyada adds gouache or watercolors to his ballpoint-pen work, such as in a drawing he devoted to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in the United States. When it comes to materials, he says he has tried 'all of them.'
'I've drawn with a pencil, painted with watercolors and oil -- but I've always returned to my ink,' he said.
It's not a crowded field. Kolyada said he is the only prominent Ukrainian member of the informal ballpoint pen art movement.
'There used to be another ballpointer, in Luhansk,' he said, referring to one of the eastern cities held by Russia-backed separatists. 'But when the war with Russia started in 2014, I lost track of him, and I don't know where he is now.'
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For patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) having primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), current guidelines from the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American Heart Association (ACCF/AHA) recommend PCI of only the culprit vessel for most patients. Performing PCI in noninfarct arteries at the same time as the infarct artery is discouraged except in cases of hemodynamic compromise (Circulation. 2013 Jan 29;127(4):e362). This recommendation was made due to inconsistent and contradictory data with regard to the efficacy of multivessel PCI mostly from observational studies. Recently, the Preventive Angioplasty in Acute Myocardial Infarction (PRAMI) randomized trial compared multivessel PCI vs. culprit-vessel only PCI in 465 patients with STEMI.
Following successful PCI on the culprit vessel, patients were randomized while in the catheterization laboratory to immediate PCI of noninfarct arteries with > 50% stenosis (multivessel PCI) vs. no further PCI procedure. Patients were excluded for previous coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) or for new indication for CABG. Subsequent PCI for angina was recommended only for patients with a confirmed diagnosis of refractory angina (symptoms uncontrolled by medical therapy plus objective evidence of ischemia). Otherwise, any follow-up PCI was discouraged. The primary outcome was a composite of cardiovascular death, nonfatal myocardial infarction, and refractory angina.
The trial was terminated early after an unplanned interim analysis showed a significant reduction in the rate of the primary outcome in the multivessel PCI group. At the time of that analysis, the mean follow-up was 23 months. The primary outcome occurred in 8.8% with multivessel PCI vs. 22.9% with culprit-vessel only PCI (p < 0.001). Multivessel PCI was associated with reduced risks of nonfatal myocardial infarction (3% vs. 8.7% (p = 0.009, NNT 18), refractory angina (5.1% vs. 13%, p = 0.002, NNT 13), and repeat revascularization procedures (6.8% vs. 19.9%, p < 0.001, NNT 8). There was a nonsignificant decrease in cardiovascular mortality with multivessel PCI (1.7% vs. 4.3%, p = 0.07), and no significant difference in noncardiac mortality (3.4% vs. 2.6%).
While the absolute risk difference favoring multivessel intervention was substantial, there were only 74 patients with the primary outcome. The relatively low total number of events in a trial stopped early, especially with an unplanned interim analysis, carries a risk of bias for magnifying the amount of benefit from the intervention.
For more information, see the Revascularization for ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) topic in DynaMed.


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BARCLAY & NEILSON
Full Name: Troy Barclay and Amber Neilson
Organization: ATF
Creator: Daniel Adams
Troy Barclay and Amber Neilson are agents with the ATF.
The Alcolhol, Tobacco, and Firearms Bureau, being a national police organization dealing with the legal trafficing in these products, often finds considerable involvement on the international scene, especially with the Mexican border and the drug cartels. For Barclay and Neilson, their activities go far beyond that on a routine basis and they find themselves going up against terrorists, homegrown and imported, intrigue, and even a spot of two seconded to the CIA.
Barclay is described as a tall, lean, dark-haired man with "sturdy build of a long-time weight lifter". If you asked him, he would say his head was odd-shaped, his ears even odder, and the rest of him nothing to talk well of. If you asked the few women he had dated, they would say call him handsome.
Before the ATF he had been an FBI agent for a number of years but was fired for insubordination, a trait that he still holds and practices but either with less a degree or his bosses at the ATF were not so deserving of his biting wit. His professional track record is very good with a considerable number of arrests but the first recorded mission was the biggest thing to happen to him during his 10 years of service.
Things tend to blow up around troy and cars are never safe when he is inside them, especially if he is behind the wheel. The mishaps are usually not his fault but he is undoubtedly a damage magnet. When not on duty, Barclay lives on a small ranch in southern Arizona, a place he loves to get back to.
Neilson is medium height (5'7-5'8"), lean, with dark hair. around 25 yrs old. When she first runs into Barclay he noticed that she tended to dress severely giving her a mannish look but when in civilian attire, she was a knock-out.
In their first case together, she was an agent of the FBI but forced to work as a gofer for a senior agent, the punishment for an incident at the start of her career. Fresh out of the Academy, she had been told to stay with the cars while the other agents conducted a raid. While doing so, she was visited by a large group of gangbangers who tried to vandalize the cars. She put ten of them in the hospital with a lot of broken bones but, a victim of political correctness, she was pulled from street duty and was largely considered a pariah soon to be discharged.
They met when the murder of the First Lady resulted in a task force being created to find the killers. Barclay was the representative from the ATF and Neilson was the "assistant" to the ranking FBI agent. After a cold moment of two when they first met, they quickly learned they worked well together and made an impressive team.
Both are black belts in karate and each is an excellent shot, as would be expected with the ATF but Neilson might be a bit better. They both can more than take care of themselves in combat and each has the scars to prove they would never think of running from an altercation.
As the series progresses, their relationship develops nicely.
Number of Books: 25
For a while, the numbering scheme was missing #4 as the author said he started it and decided against finishing it. A few years later, he put out a book in the slot.
Later, in between books #18 and #20, while the two main characters are up their noses in trouble in Iran, he released a book introducing a Phoenix homicide detective named Titan Duplantier. Even though it is #19 in their series, neither character plays a part nor is even mentioned by any of the participants. Now, Duplantier will return in the Barclay&Neilson series in a 4-book cross-over event once the couple make it back home. I reckon the author decided to use the intermission between the two parts of the Iran adventure to set up the 4-parter.
One other note. The author lists the first 9 books in the series as The Troy Barclay/Amber Neilson Thriller Series and the remaining books as being in the The Troy Barclay/Amber Neilson Mystery Series.
1 First Lady Down
Written by Daniel Adams
The death of the First Lady by a sniper bullet was a tragedy since the target was the President. Or was it? Troy Barclay has his doubts and FBI agent Amber Neilson is in agreement with him.
2 President Down
Saving the life of the President brings Troy Barclay and Amber Neilson to his attention and he asks them to investigate a series of murders of women over many years, each woman known by the President.
3 Hostage Down
A nut-job named Mayhew, leading a band of terrorists, kidnap fifty students and faculty and others demanding a large ransom but with another agenda. One of the others is Troy Barclay. Working from the outside is Amber Neilson determined to find out what is really going on.
4 Fantasmas Down
The Fantasmas is a Mexican arms cartel. They recently learned where an informant was hiding and have sent a dozen killers to snatch him and his family. The informant had been working with Amber Neilson and now she and Troy Barclay are out to help him.
5 Nuke Down
Troy Barclay witnesses a plane crash in the mountains and discovers while investigating that it contained a suitcase nuke which is now active. It had been in the possession of Al-Qaeda and they want it back.
6 Flag Ship Down
On a vacation aboard a cruise liner, Troy Barclay and Amber Neilson's R&R turns into dangerous work when the ship hits a freighter running dark at night and that vessel has over a $1 billion in cocaine on it. The captain of the cruise ship "rescues" the crew of the other ship. Bad move.
7 First Kid Down
On a trip to the Grand Canyon guarded by Secret Service agents, the son of the current President vanishes. When hours go by without finding him, the First Lady insists the President bring in ATF agents Troy Barclay and Amber Neilson, two "outsiders" who are decidedly less than welcome.
8 Sleeper Down
A CIA mole inside Russia's GRU who is now being sought by that organization. Attempts by the Agency to get his out have failed and the Director asks Troy Barclay and Amber Neilson to lend their hands.
9 Puppet Master Down
Trying to help Troy Barclay escape the Russians after him, Amber Neilson is herself captured by the GRU. That bureau's Director plans to use her in his attempt to take over the country.
10 Invisible Man Down
Troy Barclay and Amber Neilson cannot get to New York fast enough when they learn a detective has a murder investigation that is likely connected to the Invisible Man, a master killer they want very much to see.
11 Jane Doe Down
The death of a Navajo woman by a train is being covered up by the local police in Arizona until her mother appeals for help from Chet Franklin and he assigns his two best agents, Barclay and Neilson, to look into it.
12 Tramp Down
A gorgeous white woman comes to the Indian Reservation to work on her PhD but trouble just escalates until it is necessary for the ATF to look into things.
13 Armored Car Down
A 32-ton armored truck with 8 tons of gold headed to Fort Knox. It had four armored SUVs filled with guards accompanying it. It disappeared. Troy Barclay and Amber Neilson decide to take a peek into the case.
14 SuperMax Down
Crescent City Supermax Prison was one of the hardest places to get into and out of but mercenaries with armored vehicles got in and took out a killer named Hux Marsh. Barclay and Neilson get involved in the case because it had been Barclay who put Marsh away the first time.
15 Vatican Down
The price tag on the Vatican artwork that seven masked men stole was well over $1 billion. They also snatched a ton of secret documents the Church would not want revealed. The President wants to help but cannot do so officially so he asks Barclay and Neilson to do so.
16 First Twin Down
The visitor in the middle of the night was the President needing their help but quietly. He tells them he has a twin brother who was a con in a Texas prison until he disappeared. The President is afraid the sibling might have been kidnapped and wants Troy Barclay and Amber Neilson to find him.
17 Bomber Down
Barclay and Neilson get pulled off their vacation in France to go after a bomber who has escalated from small targets in Michigan to destroying the VA building in Detroit. The man is definitely upping his game but he is just the beginning of the larger problem.
18 Jet Down
The crash of an American top-secret stealth fighter in the desert south of Tehran starts a major race to get the pilot and the tech brain of the vehicle. Barclay and Neilson are asked to head into that country but since Americans are very much unwelcome, they join with hitman Devon Wilson and his wife Oksana and go in as Russians.
This is Part 1 of 2 in an elongated story.
19 The Lost Sniper
This book, listed as #19 by the author in the Barclay&Neilson series, does NOT have Barclay or Neilson in it. They are up to their necks in trouble in Iran. Instead, the author introduces us to Titan Duplantier, a Phoenix homicide detective looking into the murder of a private eye with tons of blackmail material. [I have NO idea why this is #19 but there you are!]
20 Iran Down
Several of the team that went into Iran to find the jet pilot and the jet CPU have been badly injured. Amber Neilson parachutes back into the country with medicines while they all try to come up with a way of surviving this mission.
20.5 The Kidnapped Corpse
Book 1 of 4 in a cross-over event. This is Book 2 in the Titan Duplantier mystery series. Duplantier, a Phoenix homicide detective (introduced to us in #19 of this series) has transferred to NYC to help find the killer of several undercover cops. Evidence will eventually point to a serial killer known as 'Tim' being the main culprit.
21 Silent Death Down
Book 2 of 4 in a cross-over event. An enemy that Barclay and Neilson have bested several times before, known to them just as 'Tim', tries to kidnap both of them separately. His mercenaries manage to grab Troy after some losses and Tim gleefully lets Amber know what is in store for him unless she can find her husband in the next 24 hours.
21.5 The Man With Death In His Eyes
Book 3 of 4 in a cross-over event. This is Book 3 in the Titan Duplantier mystery series. Titan Duplantier, now known in NYC as Titus Dufrain, meets Amber Neilson Barclay as she is in the City to find her kidnapped husband, Troy, captive of the killer 'Tim'.
22 Tin Soldier Down
Book 4 of 4 in a cross-over event. Troy Barclay, a prisoner of 'Tim' and his mercs, has been released into the Yukon and given a five minute head start before being hunted. Barclay refuses to play by the rules he was given and takes the fight to them.
23 Midas Down
When she is studying the cadaver she was assigned in medical school, Amber Neilson discovers he had been killed by a gun shot, Amber is curious so she and her husband, Troy Barclay, investigate. In addition to a good number of suspects, such as 3 wives, they also find a Russian GRU sleeper cell not too thrilled with being discovered.
24 Hitman Down
Devon Wilson is an assassin and is as close to being invisible as one can get. Four years before he was almost killed in a hit on an army general and he has long expected that powerful man to come to get him. Tired of waiting, he goes back on the offensive.
25 Shaman Down
Troy and Amber are approached by an FBI agent looking into the murder of 4 Indian casino executives. He wants their help but before they can even start, 4 more people are murdered, these working for an illegal casino. Then the Post Office is burned down and other crimes start piling up.
26 Poison Down
"When Tribal Police officers find a badly decomposed body nailed to the west wall of an abandoned ranch house on the mammoth Fort Apache Reservation in northern Arizona, Troy and Amber Barclay are called to the scene. After examining the body, Dr. Amber Barclay estimates it has been on the wall for six weeks but subsequent evidence shows the person was alive two weeks earlier. An autopsy reveals the person was poisoned with 'sorcerer's poison' which connects it to three unsolved murders from four years earlier and also explains the rapid decomposition."
Over the many years of modern fiction, both printed and telecast, there have been a good collection of man-and-woman partnerships and to that we can certainly add Barclay and Neilson. I at first thought about comparing them to Hammett's Nick and Nora but then realized that was really far off and a closer comparison would be to Hart & Hart (Robert Wagner and Stephanie Powers). Both halves of the team are extremely capable of taking care of him/herself and does so on more than one occassion but both are even better when teamed with the other.
The writing is an easy, loping style with descriptions quick and simple so you see the scene without it dominating which for these books is needed because the pleasure of these light adventures is the interactions of both characters with each other and with the many other interesting people they meet.
Lots of the situations are hardly plausible but you will not care. Many of the powers-that-be are way past disreputable and that can be a little disconcerting but Barclay and Neilson will often see things right.


This is the first reading/signing of The Third Sign in Connecticut, the state where I grew up–and more specifically the town where I grew up, at the Canton Public Library. I'm going to be talking about the submission and publication process, doing a short reading and (of course) signing some books. Assuming I can keep from being too weirded out by the fact that the library is now in the building where I went to elementary school (!), this should be a lot of fun–the event, which starts at noon, is free and open to the public, and should last about an hour. If you're in the area, please stop by and check it out!


For its price, we would expect the AW1 to have some form of viewfinder, but in keeping with the Nikon 1-series – with the exception of the V1 and V2 – the AW1 lacks both an optical and an electronic unit, so there's no choice but to compose via the screen. The 3in, 921,000-dot LCD resolves reasonable detail, but in bright sunlight and underwater conditions reflections did cause some visibility issues.
The camera shoots full HD video at a maximum frame rate of 60i, with 30p also available. Autofocus is impressively smooth and quiet when set to AF-C. Moving subjects are recorded well and there are four microphone sensitivity settings, with auto sensitivity delivering reasonable results.


My name is Andres, I am 20 years old and live in Arizona. I have been living as a gender diverse person for the past 4 years.
There are not many trans and gender non-conforming resources that are translated into Spanish, so it's difficult to try to educate many of my family members and people with whom I work with. Not having the right resources to communicate how I feel with the people I care the most can be frustrating. My gender identity and expression is a part of me, and I want to be able to share that with those who matter the most with me without it being awkward.
The moment I realized how important it is to have resources that are accessible to all folks was when I decided to come out to my mom. My mom was raised in rural Mexico where the machista culture prevented women from receiving an education. She was forced to leave school when she was 13 years old to care for her younger siblings. When she arrived to the United States, she was forced to work to support her elderly parents back home. While she understands English, it is easier to communicate verbally with her in Spanish. When I first came out to her, I did not realize that the language barrier would be a bigger obstacle than anticipated. My mother had a lot of questions that I could not answer in Spanish. When I tried looking for family acceptance resources that could help her, they were either limited to English or were written with academic language that made it difficult for my mother to comprehend. Not being able to communicate a huge part of my identity with her caused us to have a rather strained relationship.
Over the years I have seen more Spanish trans resources pop up, but most continue to be riddled with academic jargon that people like my mother cannot understand. While it is good to see that people are starting to translate material into other languages, I would like to see more material written in an accessible, culturally inclusive manner. I ask for more non-profits and activist to start creating trans and gender non-conforming literature in other languages so that everyone from the community can benefit from these resources – not just a few, but also to make sure that these resources are written in a way that they are accessible to anyone who reads them.


It's hard to believe, but October is upon us! In my last post, I mentioned how the unofficial start to fall was Labor Day. There are some who dismiss this idea and savor every last second of summer and refuse to relent to the idea that summer is over as early as the first weekend of September. And that's fine. I get it. But even if you are one of these folks, it's time to face facts: fall is in full swing now – officially. And as promised, I am bringing you this four-part series to give you four reasons to visit Walt Disney World this time of year. So, let's embrace fall for all it has to offer at the Happiest Place on Earth as we examine reason number two – Epcot International Food & Wine Festival (from here on out, simply referred to as Epcot F&W).
First, the obvious question – What is Epcot F&W? Essentially it is a near 3-month long celebration of global cuisine and culture primarily taking place at Epcot park. It runs through November 12 (and started August 30). The Festival includes dozens of food booths/kiosks spread throughout Epcot's World Showcase and Future World. In addition, there are special events and cooking seminars/demonstrations hosted by celebrity chefs, special dining packages and parties, as well as a concert series cleverly titled 'Eat to the Beat.' Epcot F&W also includes some "offshoot events" taking place at WDW resorts such as the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Food & Wine Classic.
Epcot World Showcase is one of my favorite areas in all WDW year-round. It is a tribute and nod to global cultures, art, music, shopping and cuisine. During Epcot F&W, World Showcase gets kicked up a notch. And not only do the 'regular' Epcot countries (e.g., Mexico, China, France, Italy, Germany, etc.). have special food kiosks selling items you can't get during the year, they add dozens of other countries too just for the Festival such as Greece, Brazil, Thailand, Ireland, New Zeeland, and Australia to name a few. It truly is an international festival showcasing flavors from around the globe.
Next question – does it cost extra? This is both a "no" and "yes." While gaining access to Epcot F&W will not cost any extra (outside of a regular park ticket needed for standard admission), obviously the cost of any food items you purchase at any of the kiosks will. And some of the seminars and demonstrations and other special events come with a hefty price tag. But the concert series, for example, is completely free once inside the park. For the more popular artists, you may have to wait in a lengthy stand-by line if you want a good seat, but otherwise you can hang out behind the concert pavilion and still have pretty good views and hear everything.
OK, now that we've covered the basics, here are a few tips to help you make the most of your visit to Epcot F&W this fall (as well as a few of my favorite dishes).
Tip 1: Make a Plan. Sure, this seems obvious and I'd say making a plan is ALWAYS my top tip to anyone visiting WDW any time of year. But it is especially true for this event. Sometimes 'winging it' will get you by when visiting WDW but there is lots to do and many dishes to try so it's worth doing some research and taking a look at the menus in advance. Unless you're a local, or plan on going to the Festival for an entire week, it's probably not realistic to think you'll be able to try EVERY dish in the park…so you'll want to make a list of your "must-try" dishes and prioritize what you want to do. You can find all menus here. Once there make sure you get a Festival passport, so you can mark down all you've tried. The same goes for the concert series. If your dates are flexible, you can always pick a date based on whatever band/artist of your choice is performing. You can check the full schedule at the link I posted above but it's fun no matter who is playing. (And you can also do an Eat to the Beat dining package). You'll also need to plan if you want to do any of the special events, seminars, demonstrations, etc. I'll say, a lot of them are already booked or sold out for 2018 (they post some of these events for sale months ahead of time) so while you're planning your 2018 F&W visit, it's never too early to start looking at sold-out events you'll want to try in 2019.
Tip 2: Purchase a Gift Card. One of my top recommendations is to purchase a special Epcot F&W gift card when you get to the park. They are available at the Festival Center (which is also where the main merchandise pavilion is as well as most of the celebrity chef appearances and seminars). I purchased one of the $250 ones which came with a lanyard and a cute Chef Mickey medallion which makes for a nice souvenir or keepsake. They also sell gift cards in other amounts that you can wear on your wrist. The benefit of purchasing a gift card is twofold. One, it's the most convenient way to pay. When you approach a kiosk, the cast member simply scans the barcode of your gift card, so you can just stick out your wrist (if you have the wristband card) or extend the lanyard so they can scan that. The second reason is for budgeting. It can be easy to get lured into the mindset of 'vacation mode' and spend freely. But using only gift cards is a good way to keep track of your spending and helps you stick to a set amount. Plus, the gift cards can be used any time, not just during the Festival, so if you have a balance at the end of your trip, bring it back next time and you have a head start on your next vacation fund (remember those sold out events you want to check out for 2019?!).
Tip 3: Bring a Few Essentials with You. This includes mainly water. There are some unique and delicious beverages available at every food kiosk (both alcoholic and non-alcoholic) but water is an essential item and you're not going to want to drop $3.50 every time you want some water (which is the going rate for a bottle of Dasani). You can bring your own bottles of water or a refillable bottle and fill it up yourself at any water fountain, or you can fill it up at any dining outlet that offers free cups of water, which includes all counter service locations. You can find 'free water' at many locations throughout the park so you shouldn't have to spend much if anything on water. It may be fall, but it's also Central Florida and it can be brutally hot through November! Another tip is to bring a tray. Yes, that's right. You may think it sounds silly, but it will come in handy. The kiosks sell tapas style or snack-size dishes. So it's possible to purchase 2-3 things from each kiosk (plus a drink) and then have to walk a little bit to find the nearest open table. Having your own portable tray could make this process a lot simpler. They do sell them there at the Festival Center, but you can also get one from Target or Walmart.
Tip 4: Pace Yourself. This kind of goes back to Tip 1 about having a plan. But it can be easy to 'bite off more than you can chew' when you first arrive. You know how they say you should never go to the grocery store when you're hungry because you end up purchasing things you otherwise normally wouldn't? Same thing applies here. You're probably going to show up hungry and ready to eat, which is obviously the point. But take it easy, plan for some breaks (e.g., maybe going on a ride or two), and do things other than eating to fill time. Don't fill up too quickly!
Tip 5: Don't Make Dining Reservations at any of the Table Service Restaurants. As I mentioned above, Epcot World Showcase is one of my favorite aspects of any Disney park and one of the best things about it is the authentic restaurants located in each pavilion. Via Napoli in Epcot's Italy pavilion, for example, is hands-down the best pizza I have ever had. And Tokyo Dining in Japan offers some of the freshest and tastiest Sushi I've ever had. You literally feel like you're in Paris when you dine at Chefs de France. But, that said, as much as I love these restaurants, I would recommend against eating at any of these places during the Festival. With the kiosks and food booths, you don't need a formal dining reservation and doing so will limit what you can try throughout the Festival. While eating inside one of the restaurants does provide a nice respite from the Florida sun, there are other places to seek A/C (such as the American Adventure pavilion, which offers inside entertainment worth checking out while you cool off).
Tip 6: Branch Out of Your Comfort Zone. OK here is my last tip. If you're a veteran of F&W you already have some favorite dishes and locations from yesteryear. Everyone loves the filet mignon from Epcot Canada and why wouldn't you? It is absolutely delicious. But don't be afraid to try new stuff too. They add new booths and experiences every year so embrace the new (while still making room for your favorites). A new favorite for me was the 'Flavors From Fire' kiosk which celebrates the flavors of smokiness and internationally inspired BBQ (this was actually new in 2017).
So, now the fun part! Now that I have provided my top tips, let me share my top five favorite dishes from this year's festival (in no particular order).
Brazil: Moqueca (Brazilian Seafood Stew).
From Ireland – the Guinness Baileys Shake. It tastes like chocolate!
From Joffrey's Coffee and Tea Company in the American Adventure – Fire and Ice (frozen lemonade with Fireball cinnamon Whiskey). Wow – delish and decadently refreshing.
OK, that's just about it. One last thing. Will kids enjoy it? It probably won't be their favorite event in the world but there is enough there to keep kids busy (besides eating). For instance, Candy Sushi making is cool and the Ratatouille 'Hide and Squeak' game is great fun. Remy, from Ratatouille, returns as one of the main mascots of this year's Festival and he his "hiding" in various locations throughout World Showcase, if you find all 15 hiding Remy's, you turn in your board for a prize!
Alright, I hope you now feel better equipped to conquer Epcot F&W. Have you been yet? Let me hear your thoughts, tips and favorites of your own!


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IV333 - July 2001
Kabylia's unarmed insurrection
16 July 2001, by Chawki Salhi
For two months now the Kabylia area has been in a state of insurrection and recently revolts have broken out in ten cities in the east of the country, in particular Annaba and Constantine.
Declarations of the Socialist Workers Party of Algeria (PST)
16 July 2001, by PST - Socialist Workers Party of Algeria
The tragic expression of the despair of hundreds of thousands of young people faced with a repression of an unacceptable brutality is a timely reminder to the rulers that they cannot alone decide the fate of our people.
Pseudo debates, capitalist offensive
16 July 2001, by François Vercammen
Those who leaf through the newspapers of the years 2000 and 2001 in 10 or 20 years time will not fail to be impressed by the intense debate on the construction of the European Union (EU) which has taken place over this period.
European Summits at Gothenburg - police fire on massive mobilization
16 July 2001, by Jan Malewski
Savage police repression will be the abiding memory of the European Union summit in Gothenburg in Sweden, which ended on Friday June 15, with three demonstrators wounded after having been shot by police.
Hostages of Indonesia's political crisis
16 July 2001, by Pierre Rousset
The second day of the meeting of the Asia-Pacific Labour Solidarity Conference. A hundred participants, two thirds Indonesian, a third foreigners. We are discussing the effects of capitalist globalisation when, at around 3 pm, a good fifty police officers storm in, some armed with rifles.
Americas: The Fast Track Attack
16 July 2001, by Against the Current
AFTER QUEBEC CITY, where the Summit of the Americas convened behind a giant wall and a fog of teargas, the World Bank won't even try to hold its next scheduled meeting on "fighting global poverty" or was it "fighting the global poor" in Barcelona, Spain. The deliberations will be held electronically instead; interested critics of globalisation will be invited to submit your constructive and responsible suggestions via email.
Marxists and the new anti-capitalist movement
16 July 2001, by Salvatore Cannavò
From Seattle onwards, the whole planet has been shaken by a mobilisation of a breadth seldom witnessed before. Not since the time of the fight against the war in Vietnam have there been so many meetings in such a short period of time, capable of influencing the international political framework.
Debt: breaking the vicious circle
16 July 2001, by Arnaud Zacharie, Éric Toussaint
The following is a contribution by the Brussels-based Committee for Cancellation of Third World Debt (COCAD/CADTM) to the struggle for the abolition of the third world debt and for the implementation of alternatives to neo-liberalism at a world scale. It is an updated version of a text first written at the beginning of 2001.
Stuck in the neo-liberal groove
16 July 2001, by Alf King
The election of the Labour Party to power signalled, many hoped, the end of neo-liberal economic and social policies that had increased inequality and hardship in New Zealand. However, with some exceptions in the area of social policy labour have proven themselves little different to the preceding National government.
For the liberation of Equatorial Guinea
16 July 2001, by Equatorial Guinean Resistance
We print below three documents (the founding document, a military communiqué and a more recent political communiqué) from comrades working with the Equatorial Guinean Resistance.


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Mike Sheppard Sr., who coached Seton Hall's baseball program for 31 seasons and had 30 players reach the major leagues, including Hall of Famer Craig Biggio, has died. He was 82. Sheppard served as the Pirates' coach from 1973-2003, recording 28 winning seasons and 27 postseason berths. His career record was 998-540-11. He was selected as the Big East Conference coach of the year three times and had teams play in 12 NCAA Tournaments, going to the College World Series in 1974 and '75.
SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. (AP) — Mike Sheppard Sr., who coached Seton Hall's baseball program for 31 seasons and had 30 players reach the major leagues — including Hall of Famer Craig Biggio — has died. He was 82.
The university announced Sheppard's death Sunday, a day after he died. No cause of death was given.
Sheppard served as the Pirates' coach from 1973-2003, recording 28 winning seasons and 27 postseason berths. He was selected as the Big East Conference coach of the year three times and had teams play in 12 NCAA Tournaments, going to the College World Series in 1974 and '75.
His teams won 20 or more games 30 times, 30 or more 22 times, and 40 or more five times. His career record was 998-540-11.
Biggio, Rick Cerone, Jason Grilli, Matt Morris, Mo Vaughn and John Valentin were among those who played for Sheppard and went on to the majors.
Sheppard and his wife, Phyllis, are members of the university's Hall of Fame. They have five children — Mike Jr., Susan, Kathleen, John and Rob — who all attended Seton Hall. Rob replaced his father as coach of the Pirates in 2004.
Sheppard Sr.'s oldest son, Mike, is the head coach at Seton Hall Prep. His second son, John, is the head coach at Morristown-Beard High School.
His son-in-law is long-time St. John's coach Ed Blankmeyer, who played for Sheppard at Seton Hall and later served under him as an assistant. Blankmeyer is married to Sheppard's daughter Susan.
Funeral plans for Sheppard were not immediately available.


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Roxanne Tellier: My Toronto – Part Two
Toronto was a different place in the late 1970's and early eighties. Although it's easy to look back with rose coloured glasses, it was, in fact, a watershed time for Toronto musicians. Everywhere you turned, you were surrounded by outstanding music, made by dedicated and very talented players, who enjoyed the freedom to create their art, and make a living at the same time.
I won't wax nostalgic about the city they once described as "like New York run by the Swiss." I'll let this montage from 1978 City TV do the talking.
While Tommy Ambrose was singing that song of praise, his nephew, Steve Ambrose, was fronting The Lincolns, a terrific r&b band that packed 'em in all over Toronto. Prakash John (who had previously been a bassist for Lou Reed and Alice Cooper, among many other bands) had put together an outstanding choreographed classic soul band, wearing tailored trousers, suspenders, and ties. From their first gig, they had their pick of venues, especially in the Yonge and Eglinton district, where the "young and eligible" gladly handed over whatever cover charge they were asked to pay, six nights a week.
Although I then lived in that area, I'd often travel midtown to Jarvis Street, where I could find melodic but powerful pub rock at the Hotel California. In the summer, you could relax on the patio with a cold bevvy, and then head inside for a set. Whether it was unknown acts just on the verge of hitting it big, or bands that struck the right chord to management's ears, you knew you could sonically relax here, assured of hearing some primo tuneage. I fondly remember seeing Jackson Hawke at the club several times. The group featured awesome harmonies; their voices could take you somewhere far away. Any song they performed was a treat to listen to. Jackson Hawke had a huge hit with their song "You Can't Dance," which became an international hit for England Dan and John Ford Coley. But I always loved their cover version of Van Morrison's "Into The Mystic."
The city was bursting with pent up energy. Across from the Eaton Centre, and next door to the Hard Rock Café, you'd climbthe stairs to the Nickelodeon, a huge room that featured acts both local and international. One of my fondest memories is the night I got to see my buddies in Twitch showcase on that huge stage. Band leader Garwood Wallace was like a shaken can of pop just about to blow, and he wrote angular, jangly power pop. Bassist Brian Pratt and (at the time) drummer Stephano Leroux completed the trio. Their sound made me dance my feet off whenever I heard them play. Our own Bob Segarini took the boys under his wing, made them his opening act for a gig at the El Mocambo, which lead to Twitch becoming the El Mo's house band, and also recorded Wallace's song, "Rock 'N Roll Moment" for the 'Goodbye L.A.' album. This live video, with Steve Feldman on drums, is for the song, "What Do You Say" from their album "Twitch and Shout," on Bomb Records.
Before the Eaton Centre existed, there was a very cool bar called the Piccadilly Tube at Yonge and Dundas. The room was massive, and was always packed with rabid fans. Every band, from Rush to Goddo, wanted to play there, and if the group had a theatrical bent, this was where you could really let loose. Frank Soda's rock theatre was a natural for the room. Frank liked to blow stuff up … on his head. For the song TV People, he exploded a television set that he was wearing as a hat. Other exploding head gear, such as the Moon Man, and Smoking Pig, followed, and led to the taking of the audiences' picture with a gigantic camera on his head in the song "Take My Picture Please". Frank Soda and The Imps were great live – as long as you didn't get too close to the stage!
Another landmark downtown venue was Larry's Hideaway. Head Space at Larry's was a legendary punk/thrash night where bands like The Cramps, the Viletones, Killing Joke, or Hamilton's Teenage Head could showcase. And yes, the room was as dirty, depraved, and nasty as you'd imagine. Upstairs, the rooms could be rented by the hour. Downstairs, you were lucky if you got out alive, between the bacteria and the bouncers. But for those who wanted cutting edge punk and new wave, it was an important room. One band that made it from Larry's to the big time was Teenage Head. Bobcast friend Geoff Pevere has written a book about Teenage Head, called Gods of the Hammer. Read all about it – and have a look at them here …
At Church and Gerrard, The Edge was another room booking the new music. Concert promoters Gary Topp and Gary Cormier, together known as The Garys, have a long and honorable history, and I'd urge you to read this article to get a sense of their impact on the Toronto cultural scene.
http://www.thegridto.com/culture/music/then-now-the-edge/
The Garys brought extraordinary live music to Egerton's, including major international artists alongside the locals. Every night was a new experience musically, and the room went from zero to hero amongst the cognoscenti. Everyone from Martha and the Muffins, to Wayne/Jayne County, Sun Ra, Nico, and XTC hit the stage. And of course, this was the room where emerging supergroup, The Police, played to a handful of hip people on March 23, 1979, before exploding upon the world's consciousness. Many nights, The Viletones, arguably Toronto's first punk band, ruled over a pogoing, slam dancing audience
Yonge and Wellesley was like ground zero for the best live music. I'm surprised the sidewalk didn't crumble under the constant foot traffic of fans swarming between the Forge, the Chimney, and of course, the legendary Gasworks.
I'll never forget the first time I (almost) saw Goddo. My escort had told me about the band for months, and he couldn't wait for me to finally see them play live. We dutifully arrived at The Forge two hours early, in order to get prime seats, halfway back in the room. The club was enormous, and packed to the gills.
When the band finally appeared on stage and hit that first power chord, my hair blew back like the dude in the old Maxel ad … the sound was so deafening that it was all I could do to stand up and tell my date I had to leave before my eardrums began to bleed. But the rest of Toronto couldn't get enough of the trio, and they were and are legends. This clip is from the City TV/ Chum FM simulcast Church Video
I can't think of the Chimney, the room above the Gasworks, without thinking of Rough Trade. I saw the band so often, I could have stepped into backup singer JoAnn Brooks shoes on any given night. Carole Pope's shockingly sensual and sexual lyrics and stage performances rocked, shocked and titillated Toronto. They were the first rock band to record a direct to disc album with 1976's Rough Trade Live, and in 1977, the band presented a newly created live musical called Restless Underwear which co-starred Divine. I still have the poster for that show. In 1978, Tim Curry covered their song "Birds of a Feather," and by 1980, Pope and partner Kevan Staples were signed to True North, where they recorded and released several more albums over the next few years. Although they were best known for the controversial "High School Confidential," my best memories are of the early days, when I'd chat with bassist Hap Roderman in their little Chimney dressing room.
The third side of that remarkable triangle of most excellent venues was of course – the Gasworks. Every player in the city passed through those venerable doors, including Coney Hatch, Harlequin, Moxy, Foot in Cold Water, Goddo, Crowbar, Max Webster, Toronto, Saga, Brutus, Hellfield and of course, my own band Performer. As a dear friend said to me recently, "such was the venue that the room itself raised the status of every band that played there"
You went to see and be seen, and you never knew who'd drop by after playing a larger venue, like Maple Leaf Gardens.
Black Sabbath's Ozzy Osbourne practically lived in the club in 1978. ""Toronto's a rock 'n' roll city, man," he said. "In actual fact, the last Black Sabbath album, Never Say Die, was half-written in Toronto." His favourite bar was the old Gasworks on Yonge Street. "I got carried out of that club many a night." (jam.canoe.ca, 2003)
My sister once had a shoving match with Burton Cummings over a particularly fine pinball machine they both wanted to play, and of course, the Mike Myers film "Waynes World" put the place on the map in his homage to a fictional version he called "The Gas Works." Always a babefest.
Any time I had a chance to see Saga on that stage, I was there. Their stage show was impressive, their playing impeccable, and their sound was out of this world. I was at the 'Works the night they announced they'd be leaving for Europe, where their progressive/rock style was very popular. I was happy for their success, but mourned Toronto's loss.
Another electrifying Canadian band always welcomed at the 'Works, this one out of Winnipeg, Manitoba, was Streetheart. You'd have to get to the club very early to even have a chance at getting standing room space. Leather lunged singer Kenny Shields brought it every time he stepped on stage, and the band scored a number of radio hits, including "Action", "Hollywood", "Teenage Rage", "One More Time", "Tin Soldier", "What Kind of Love is This", and their disco hybrid cover of the Rolling Stones "Under My Thumb".
The Gasworks closed on January 9th, 1993.
It's a very small world, so I'll tie up this overly long column with a little information on a documentary about the legendary club that has been in the making for some time. Longtime friend and colleague Ben Bergmann, who recently wrapped up his editing/camera/creative role in the new Goddo documentary "In Goddo We Trust," has been gathering information, testimonials, footage and the like since the club closed, for a planned video homage. For more information, or to add your voice or memories to this tribute to the Gasworks, follow this link to his site.
http://gasworks.eyedropvideo.com/
= RT =
Roxanne's column appears here every Sunday
Roxanne Tellier has been singing since she was 10 months old … no, really. Not like she's telling anyone else how to live their lives, because she's not judgmental, and most 10 month olds need a little more time to figure out how to hold a microphone. After years of doing things she didn't want to do, she's found herself working with a bunch of crazy people who are as batshit crazy and devoted to music as she is, and so she can be found every Monday at Cherry Cola's, completely unable to think of anything funny to say, as the co-host of Bob Segarini's The Bobcast. Come and mock her. She's good with that. And she laughs. A lot. But not at you.
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dennis saunders Says:
Great article…great memories.


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Many of the "regional creation strategies" that have been carried out mainly by local governments so far benefit from the policy, like "Increase in settlement population and employment", "Development and PR for tourism resources", "Urban development and Infrastructure improvement "etc. But the people who live in these areas still haven't reached the point of "creating a mechanism to participate in their development".
We believe that "strategies to improve regional attractiveness" are important for "increasing settlement population" and "attracting business and tourists". However, in this modern era of consumer interest segmentation, with the regular use of internet, it has become more difficult for local governments to transmit their local merits. The need for community participation in local promotion is increasing more than ever.
"Jimoful" was developed as a "regional public relations training SNS service", where local residents can easily spread information about their areas. Instead of seeing "creation" as renewal, we focus on turning the spotlight on existing resources, increasing the local attractive items, and ways of thinking about local developments.
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Please post attractive videos including regional information.
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We finished one Flowcell of your Illumina sequencing experiment (4 flowcells SR100). No technical problem were encountered. I attached several QC files in support. Declining sequencing quality at higher bp-length is (in part) caused by presence of adaptor only sequences (up to 40% at bp 100 according to FastQC).
I have uploaded the data in fastq format to the Genomics Core ftp server data server (gilad Lab folder, folder = /NGS/150320_700819F_0303_AC6WYKACXX-YG-SR100-FC-1). For access a username and password have been provided to the PI previously (not your CNET ID!!).
Let me know if other files and / or explanations are needed.
IMPORTANT: While the Core has looked at your data and found no technical irregularities we urge you to perform data analysis/QC in a timely manner and contact us with any questions/comments you may have within 3 months after the data were made available to you!!
Nick has recently downloaded data from the FGF FTP site. In order to download the data from the command-line, you have to modify the path that Pieter sends. There does not appear to be a "Gilad lab folder". I checked with Filezilla. Instead, you need to preface /NGS with /Genomics_Data.
I am storing the data in internal_supp so that it is easier for PoYuan and me to collaborate.


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Three teams remain unbeaten at Canadian mixed doubles championship
Mar 22, 2019 • Last Updated March 22, 2019 • 1 minute read
Jennifer Jones and teammate Brent Laing during the 2018 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship, at the Leduc Recreation Centre Saturday March 31, 2018. Photo by David Bloom Photos for copy in Sunday, April 1 edition.
FREDERICTON — Three teams remain unbeaten through 10 draws at the Canadian mixed doubles curling championship.
Saskatchewan's Shannon Birchard and Catlin Schneider sit atop Pool B with a 5-0 record after winning twice on Thursday, the third day of competition at the 32-team event.
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Top Manitoba women's skip Jennifer Jones and her husband Brent Laing (5-0), representing Ontario, lead Pool C, while Jolene Campbell and John Morris of Alberta (5-0) lead Pool D.
Jocelyn Peterman and Brett Gallant of Newfoundland and Labrador, Dezaray Hawes and Tyler Tardi of B.C., and Catera Park and Cody Tanaka, also from B.C., are tied for first place in Pool A with 4-1 records.
Defending champions Laura Walker and Kirk Muyres (4-1) are second in Pool B.
The playoffs start Saturday and the final is Sunday.
The winners will represent Canada at the world mixed doubles championships, April 20-27 in Stavanger, Norway.


text:
import xml.dom.minidom as minidom
import os

from mobilityModels.MobilityModelGenerator import MobilityModelGenerator
from populators.PopulatorGenerator import PopulatorGenerator
from nodeBehavior.NodeBehaviorGenerator import NodeBehaviorGenerator
from tools import ScenarioInfo

DELTA_TIME = 0.5

class ScriptGenerator:
	def __init__(self, config, strBuffer):
		scriptConfig = minidom.parseString(config)
		self.__entries = scriptConfig.getElementsByTagName("entry")

		#Default transmission range (100 meters)
		self.__transmissionRange = 100

		for entry in self.__entries:
			value = entry.firstChild.data
			key = entry.getAttribute("key")
			if key == "nNodes":
				self.__nNodes = int(value)
			if key == "finishTime":
				self.__simulationTime = float(value)
				self.__finishTime = self.__simulationTime + DELTA_TIME
			if key == "gridW":
				self.__gridW = float(value)
			if key == "gridH":
				self.__gridH = float(value)
			if key == "javaAgent":
				self.__javaAgent = value
			if key == "transmissionRange":
				self.__transmissionRange = float(value)
			if key == "discardTime":
				self.__discardTime = float(value)

		ScenarioInfo.printScenarioInfo(self.getNNodes(), self.__transmissionRange, self.getGridW(), self.getGridH(), self.__simulationTime, self.__discardTime, strBuffer)

		codeTag = scriptConfig.getElementsByTagName("code")
		if len(codeTag) > 0:
			self.__codeFile = codeTag[0].getAttribute("codeFile")
		else:
			self.__codeFile = ''

	def generate(self, fileName, workingDir, repeat, strBuffer):
		#Use mobility model generator to create mobility model using script configuration
		mobilityModelGenerator = MobilityModelGenerator()
		mobilityModel = mobilityModelGenerator.generateModel(self.__entries)

		#Create populator which includes population
		populatorGenerator = PopulatorGenerator()
		nodePopulator = populatorGenerator.generatePopulator(self.__entries)

		#Create node behavior generator
		behaviorGenerator = NodeBehaviorGenerator()
		nodeBehavior = behaviorGenerator.generateNodeBehavior(self.__entries, nodePopulator)

		if nodePopulator is not None:
			nodePopulator.generate(workingDir, strBuffer)

		filePath = os.path.join(workingDir, fileName)
		file = open(filePath, "w")
		file.write("source WCommon.tcl\n")
		file.write("\n")
		file.write("set nNodes " + str(self.__nNodes) + "\n")
		file.write("set finishTime " + str(self.__finishTime) + "\n")
		file.write("set gridW " + str(self.__gridW) + "\n")
		file.write("set gridH " + str(self.__gridH) + "\n")
		file.write("set javaAgent " + self.__javaAgent + "\n")
		file.write("\n")
		file.write("set ns_		[new Simulator]\n")
		file.write("set tracefd     [open simple.tr w]\n")
		file.write("$ns_ trace-all $tracefd\n")
		file.write("proc do_something {agents_ nodes_ god_} {\n")
		file.write("\tglobal ns_ finishTime\n")
		file.write("\tupvar $agents_ agents\n")
		file.write("\tupvar $nodes_ node_\n")
		file.write("\n")

		if self.__codeFile is not '':
			#Write code
			codeFilePath = os.path.join(workingDir, self.__codeFile)
			codeFile = open(codeFilePath, 'r')
			code = codeFile.read()
			file.write(code)

		if mobilityModel is not None:
			file.write('\n')
			mobilityFilePath = mobilityModel.generate(workingDir, 'mobility-scenario.txt', repeat, strBuffer)
			file.write('\tsource ' + mobilityFilePath + '\n')

		if nodeBehavior is not None:
			file.write('\n')
			nodeBehaviorPath = os.path.join(workingDir, 'nodeBehavior.txt')
			oFile = open(nodeBehaviorPath, 'w')
			nodeBehavior.generate(workingDir, oFile, strBuffer)
			oFile.close()
			file.write('\tsource nodeBehavior.txt\n')

		file.write("}\n")
		file.write("\n")
		file.write("wireless_simulation_extended $nNodes $finishTime $javaAgent true $gridW $gridH 100 OFF\n")
		file.close()

	def getGridW(self):
		return self.__gridW

	def getGridH(self):
		return self.__gridH

	def getNNodes(self):
		return self.__nNodes

	def getTransmissionRange(self):
		return self.__transmissionRange

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


If you're ready to get away on a day trip, weekend excursion or even a longer vacation, where are you thinking of heading?
One of the great things in getting out of your home is taking advantage of all the different things out there.
Whether hiking, sightseeing, whale or dolphin watching, hunting or other activities; enjoy it.
In making plans for your next adventure, you should lean on the Internet for support.
By turning to the worldwide web, you have a plethora of ideas with which to select from.
Hiking – Whether you stay close to home or go far away, there are countless areas to hike. As such, you can get out in the wilderness and yet still be close to civilization. In preparing for a hike, make sure you have plenty of water and take your cell phone with you. While there may be some areas where cell phone reception is hard to get, you want your phone on you at all times. Also be sure to let a close family member or friend know where you plan to go.
Whale watching – There may be nothing more exquisite than seeing nature up close. If considering going whale watching, find the best times to go. Also look at what the expected weather conditions will be and what else you might see besides whales. Unlike a zoo or aquarium, seeing whales in their natural environment is priceless. If you've never gone whale watching, consider motion sickness medicine ahead of time. This can calm your stomach should the waters get a little rough.
Sightseeing at historic areas – If you love history, the U.S. has an endless supply of areas for you to visit. With that in mind, do some online research to see where you'd like to next set foot. Like any other outdoor activity, you want to get a feel for the weather where you will be traveling to. For example, does Civil War history catch your fancy? If so, there are countless battlefields for you to visit over time. Since many of them are in the Northeast and down South, weather can play a factor. You may not want to visit a site such as Gettysburg in the middle of January. Also consider when these sites might have the biggest crowds. Doing so allows you to go at times when there are less people, making it easier to get around.
Camping – How does a long weekend camping trip sound? Even if you are not a big fisherman or hunter, camping can still be fun and relaxing. Sleeping in a tent under the stars is about as good as it gets for many individuals. Like when hiking; best to alert someone about your camping plans. This could come in handy in the event your vehicle has trouble or you get lost in the woods.
From enjoying all the U.S. has to offer to stepping foot in another country like Canada or others, plan things out.
With all your plans in place, you can have a whale of a time on your next adventure.


Much of the furniture and objects in the Royal Pavilion, Brighton were imported directly from China. This ivory boat model and its pair were first submitted by Dr J. Garrett and John Crace to Carlton House for inspection following the former's trip to China to acquire a variety of representative items. They are later depicted in Nash's 1826 watercolour of The North and South Galleries at the Royal Pavilion. The use of such representative material was gradually phased out as the schemes for the Pavilion became richer and more sophisticated but some elements, like these ivory ships, remained. In 1848 they were sent to Buckingham Palace.