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Abstract: Letters to family members and diaries (1862-1870) describing Lyon's experiences during the Civil War and his later life in Vermont; together with a typewritten account (1903) of Hatsell's Civil War service written by his son, Arthur H. Hatsell. There are no papers dated 1871-1902.
Hatsell P. Lyons was a Union soldier, of Bernardston, Massachusetts who later lived in Vermont.
Coll. 225, Manuscripts Collection, G. W. Blunt White Library, Mystic Seaport Museum, Inc.
NOTE: The fraction(s) indicate the Box and Folder numbers where that particular reference can be found. For example, the researcher will find information about Judge Aikins in Box 2, Folder 30 of the collection.
NOTE: The fraction(s) indicate the Box and Folder numbers where that particular reference can be found. For example, the researcher will find information about the gunboat CLIFTON in Box 1, Folder 20 of the collection.


Innovative K-Beauty brand touch in SOL will be expanding across the UK High Street this summer.
Makeup mavens and enthusiasts of Korean cosmetics across the nation will be pleased to learn that the increasingly popular makeup and skincare brand will be more accessible as influential London base luxury beauty distributor MMCL finalises launch plans for the brand at Selfridges.
The High Street introduction to touch in SOL will be met with a wave of innovatory, high performance and high impact newness across the brand's eye colour, complexion, lip and skincare ranges. Managing Director, MMCL, Mark McDonald explained that touch in SOL is the first Korean Beauty brand to offer a full range in the UK and added that MMCL's ultimate goal following the imminent High Street introduction to the latest K-innovation is to make touch in SOL the number one Korean makeup brand in the market.
touch in SOL will be the first full colour Korean makeup brand ever to launch alongside 'beauty greats' in the new Beauty Hall at Selfridges, Trafford Centre starting this September.
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Craig Elliott praised his Boston United players after watching the Pilgrims come back from a two-goal deficit to share the spoils against York City on Saturday.
Second half goals from Jay Rollins and Max Wright ensured the Pilgrims left Bootham Crescent with a 2-2 draw, having trailed to first half efforts from Sean Newton and Macaulay Langstaff.
United now have 28 points to their credit on their travels and have emerged unbeaten from away fixtures against full-time outfits Kidderminster Harriers, Southport and York in the early weeks of 2019.
"It adds to the record we have got and we can be proud of our away record this season," reflected Elliott. "It's another difficult place to come and it looks an even better point when you are 2-0 down.
Newton's 24th minute free-kick, sailed high to George Willis' left from 30 yards, was a stunning way for York to break the deadlock, although Elliott felt his goalkeeper was culpable for Langstaff's goal seven minutes before the break, having failed to hold Jon Parkin's initial free-kick.
"There was not much in the game and no real clear-cut chances," added Elliott. "The first goal was fantastic, a good free-kick, and you have to accept that. I think George has got to do better for the second goal by pushing it out for a corner or save it better than he did. I was disappointed with that."
United's comeback got going on the hour mark when Rollins turned home Nicky Walker's ball across the box and the Pilgrims sealed a point when Grimsby Town loanee Wright curled an exquisite effort past Adam Bartlett from 20 yards.
The Minstermen could have won it towards the end when substitute Wes York fired wide after another Newton free-kick had been repelled by Willis but the Pilgrims held on to move within five points of the play-off positions, albeit with seventh-placed AFC Telford United having two games in hand.
"There were a lot of good performances in the second half," continued Elliott. "We spoke about being patient and not feeling sorry for ourselves. Getting the next goal was key.
Pilgrims: Willis, Davies, Smith, Wroe, Cresswell (Jackson 73), Qualter, Thanoj (Clare 59), Abbott, Rollins (Wafula 81), Walker, M Wright. Subs (not used): Johnson, Slew.


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Ciprian Stãnulescu, Artistic Director
Born in Bucharest, Romania, Ciprian began his dance training at the age of ten when he was accepted to the State Ballet Academy of Bucharest. He studied with ballet masters from the world renowned Vaganova Academy in Russia, Great Britain, and the United States of America. He is the recipient of multiple Golden and Silver Medals in Classical dance and Contemporary dance at national and international professional competitions including Varna, Bulgaria in 1994.
In 2020 he became a PBT (Progressive Ballet Technique) certified teacher.
As a professional dancer, he held the rank of soloist with the Romanian Opera from Bucharest as well as the Serbian Ballet Company from Novi Sad, performing lead roles in many famous ballets and touring more than 25 Countries. Ciprian was also performing in different national television entertainment broadcast. He also studied Jazz in Great Britain.
He eventually returned to the State Ballet Academy of Bucharest as a Vaganova Teacher. He was appointed Regional ballet Co-Ordinator for the SABIS System in the Middle East where he taught in the United Arab of Emirates and Qatar. He was teaching in Italy and then back in Romania then he decided to establish his residence in Vancouver, British Columbia where has been training students in Vancouver, BC since 2013, many of whom have placed in top ranks in various well known [YAGP, IBC] and widely recognized local and international competitions. He is married to Janet and has 3 sons.
Andrew Haydock, Contemporary & Jazz
Andrew was born in Johannesburg, South Africa. At the age of six he moved to Port Coquitlam BC, then he started his formal training at Danzmode Production, under the direction of Rachael Poirier. Spending many hours at the studio, training in a variety of styles, he was able to compete in many local and international competitions. During his training he started his professional dance career working with Patrick Roberge Productions in shows such as Pop City, BC Marketers Awards, and Rick Hansen 25th Anniversary Gala. After he finished his training at Danzmode, Andrew was accepted into the Source Dance Company, directed by Joanne Pesusich. After his two years in Source he was given a scholarship to attend Arts Umbrellas Grad Program, under the direction of Artemis Gordon and Lynn Sheppard . He's had the pleasure of working with choreographers such as Crytstal Pite, Heather Laura Grey, Amber Funk Barton, Eric Beauchesne, Heather Dotto, and Wen Wei Wang. He has also just finished his first national tour with Wen Wei Dance Company performing in Agora De La Danse and La Rotonde festivals. Andrew is currently focusing his time on his collective 'Dance Anonymous' which will be premiering work in summer of 2022. Andrew's excited to join the Pro Dance faculty!
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On December 12, we're meeting at East Bank Club, one of the most highly regarded health and wellness facilities in Chicago, for a trainers-only experience like we've never done before. Yes, you'll get in a workout (and yes, you better believe we're going to make sure you introduce yourself to someone you haven't met yet), but we're making this particular #TrainersConnect even better with a few EXTRA special components because, after all, it is the holiday season.
What's so "extra" about this #TrainersConnect?
In addition to a two-part workout curated just for you, East Bank Club will be offering individuals one-on-one performance stretch sessions with their top coaches prior to the workout. Think: mobility work and individualized warm-up routines. We know this time of year can get crazy – you're getting in those last minute clients, arranging subs for classes to travel home for various celebrations, running around on errand after errand picking up last minute things for everyone else – it's so hard to remember to set aside time for yourself. Give yourself a gift and register ASAP!
The aSweatLife team would also like thank you for supporting #TrainersConnect (we are turning 2!) and for all you do for the Chicago fitness community. So, we're hosting a White Elephant gift exchange brought to you by all our favorite brand partners and friends. In lieu of a workshop this month, we'll head straight from the workout to a space in East Bank Club to unwrap gifts and keep or swap in true White Elephant fashion.
You'll unwrap gift cards, actual prizes, gifted experiences and more, and you'll go home with one amazing gift that will be one-of-its-kind in the bunch. And remember, all the gifts will be donated by our friends and FOR you, all you have to do is show up!
You'll get a taste of both the kinds of workouts we love at #TrainersConnect. "Play Tough" is an East Bank Club-signature athletic training class that builds endurance, strength and balance through work with BOSU balls, weights and resistance tubes, as well as through drills on the track and in the stairwell. And if that's not enough, there will be a DJ keeping the vibes on high all workout long. You'll also get a 30-minute barre chisel class, also signature to East Bank Club and equally as killer!
But East Bank Club doesn't want to just offer up a killer workout combo. The team would like to offer individuals one-on-one performance stretch sessions with their top coaches prior to the workout. Think: mobility work and individualized warm-up routines.
You can sign up ahead of time for these sessions right here.
We can't wait for this special celebration of your hard work all year long – grab your ticket to #TrainersConnect right here.
Why: Because we all deserve to celebrate and have some fun! Plus, you never know what gift you might walk away with!
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Through a combination of portraits and landscapes, Felix von der Osten reflects upon how Native American tribes are trying to maintain their centuries-old culture.
The Fort Belknap Indian Reservation in Montana is home to the Gros Ventre and Assiniboine Native American tribes, and it was there that German photographer, Felix von der Osten began The Buffalo that could not Dream, a series which explores the lives of the people who live at Fort Belknap and their tribal culture. In the past, the tribes were enemies, forced to live together after the American Government passed the Appropriations Act of 1851 (the Act led to the creation of reservations for Native Americans).
Life remains hard for these people, says von der Osten. There are problems with drug and alcohol abuse, and the repercussions of gang culture ripple through the reservation. But, rather than approaching the project as a reportage photographer might - by going straight in and covering the most newsworthy stories - von der Osten favoured a slower, more contemplative approach.
He lived at Fort Belknap for a month towards the end of 2014, gradually winning the trust of the residents, who he says opened up and welcomed him into their community. His aim was "to show the beauty and richness of the Native American culture, [giving it] the dignity and respect it deserves… Shining a light on the faces, the lives and the roots of this culture might help to better understand these people" he says.
Von der Osten carefully edited the images from his most recent trip - a time-consuming but necessary process - combining them with his previous shots. "On my previous trip I was more about showing the beauty [of the place], but this time the images are a bit more rough in the sense that you can see rubbish lying around, for example." The suggestion that all is not well at Fort Belknap is more evident in the images now, he adds, giving an example of a portrait of a little boy wearing a balaclava and holding a baseball bat, which is playful yet "dark".
Felix von der Osten is a documentary photographer from Germany. To learn more about the work of von der Osten, visit his PHmuseum profile.


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Resident Evil 7: Biohazard is one of those games that takes everyone by surprise. A Resident Evil game set in a first-person perspective? Outrageous! But it is one of the most atmospheric survival horror games available, and one that can benefit from a great surround sound gaming headset, with a boost of Superhuman Hearing, to drive the experience and immersion.
This is where Turtle Beach and DTS come into play. Some Turtle Beach headsets use an awesome piece of tech called DTS Headphone:X surround sound technology to create a more engaging and immersive surround sound experience. We know, you're thinking: "We've heard of DTS, but what's DTS Headphone:X?" Well, we reached out to Darragh Ballesty, VP of Products and Program at DTS, to tell us everything he knows about the innovative technology.
"DTS Headphone:X surround sound is a 3D audio technology that uses audio signal processing algorithms to recreate a virtual soundstage." Darragh likens this to the experience of playing a game surrounded by the most expensive audio equipment, with speakers in front of you, behind you, beside and above you, and even some at differing distances.
Darragh continued, "We use special techniques to distill these audio characteristics, and then work together with Turtle Beach to create a unique soundstage designed to deliver a truly immersive gameplay environment to match their headsets."
Instead of a headset that just projects sound in a linear fashion, our headsets utilize DTS Headphone:X surround sound technology to create a virtual stage around your head. It's DTS Headphone:X surround sound technology that allows us to help you hear enemy footsteps behind you and to the left, outside the door. This drives the immersive quality of video games to the next level.
When it comes to a game like Resident Evil 7, using a headset like the Turtle Beach ELITE 800 (which features DTS Headphone:X surround sound technology), means that there are more sounds being rendered around your head. These sounds aren't all equal distances away either! Darragh makes the comparison to something flying past your head in a game – the giant bugs in Resident Evil 7, for instance. Instead of the bug flying "through" your head, DTS Headphone:X makes it sound as if it's actually flying past your head.
It's extremely important that audio is precise, because, as Darragh continues, "Unlike video, sound also has a direct connection to the emotion center in your brain. High quality audio can add both a heightened level of awareness and an increased emotional connection with the content."
All of this culminates into an experience that's far more immersive for gamers. Gone are the days of sitting in front of a television, listening to the audio come through simple speakers. Instead, by using a Turtle Beach ELITE 800 or ELITE 800X headset with DTS Headphone:X surround sound technology, precise audio cues and effects are rendered accurately around your head – giving you the ability to hear sounds as if they were happening to you in real life.
This is why we pride ourselves on our headsets, and why we've got DTS Headphone:X surround sound technology working behind the scenes to bring you your own personal sound stage while gaming. Whether you're VfL Wolfsburg kicking goals in FIFA, OpTiC Gaming or FaZe Clan tracking enemies in Infinite Warfare, or just getting your pants scared off in Resident Evil 7, it's important that you have the most precise audio available. Because in the end, all gamers want one thing: better immersion.
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Klaus Roth (* 1945 in Berlin) ist ein deutscher Chemiker, Hochschullehrer und Autor. Seit 2003 hat er in einer regelmäßigen Rubrik in Chemie in unserer Zeit zahlreiche Artikel über Lebensmittelchemie und alltägliche Chemie verfasst, die auch in drei Büchern und in englischer Übersetzung auf ChemistryViews publiziert worden sind.

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Klaus Roth studierte Chemie an der Freien Universität Berlin und promovierte an der FU im Jahr 1973 mit einer Arbeit "Über Azaisologe hochacider Kohlenwasserstoffe" im Arbeitskreis von Dieter Rewicki. Roth absolvierte einen Forschungsaufenthalt am Institute for Medical Research in London, nach seiner Rückkehr nach Deutschland habilitierte er sich im Jahr 1981 an der FU Berlin. Nach einem weiteren zweijährigen Auslandsaufenthalt an der University of California in San Francisco wurde er 1989 auf eine Professur an der FU Berlin berufen.

Zwischen 1991 und 1999 war er Leiter der Berliner Dahlem-Konferenzen. Wissenschaftlich befasste Roth sich vor allem mit NMR-Tomographie und -Spektroskopie, über die er ein einführendes Lehrbuch verfasst hat. Roth publizierte rund 50 wissenschaftliche Arbeiten.

Im September 2015 veröffentlichte er ein Editorial in "Chemie in unserer Zeit" mit dem Titel "Hören wir auf zu jammern", in dem er daraufhin hinwies, dass das Ansehen "der Chemie" nach einer Studie in Großbritannien in der Öffentlichkeit besser sei, als die Chemiker selber laut Umfragen glauben.

Veröffentlichungen (Auswahl)
 Chemische Leckerbissen, Weinheim : Wiley-VCH 2014, ISBN 978-3-527-33739-2.
 Chemische Köstlichkeiten, Weinheim : Wiley-VCH-Verlag 2010, ISBN 978-3-527-32752-2.
 Chemische Delikatessen, Weinheim : Wiley-VCH-Verl 2007, ISBN 978-3-527-31984-8.
 NMR-Tomographie und -Spektroskopie in der Medizin : eine Einführung, Berlin ; Heidelberg ; New York ; Tokyo : Springer 1984, ISBN 3-540-13076-4, auch englische Ausgabe 1984.

Preise und Auszeichnungen
 GDCh-Preis für Journalisten und Schriftsteller (2008)

Literatur
 Schriftsteller-Preis für K. Roth, in: Angewandte Chemie 2008, 120, 2568
 "Beim Schreiben stelle ich mir einen Lehrer vor" (Interview mit Roth durch Frauke Zbikowski), in: Nachrichten aus der Chemie, Februar 2019, Seite 8ff.

Weblinks

 Persönliche Homepage von Roth
 Homepage von Roth an der FU Berlin mit einem Verzeichnis der Publikationen
 Meldung der FU Berlin über den Schriftsteller-Preis (PDF; 35 kB)
 Kai Michel: Chemie der Crema, in Die ZEIT, 2008
 Eintrag in der Deutschen Nationalbibliothek
 Einträge als Scopus-Autor

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Hochschullehrer (Freie Universität Berlin)
Chemiker (20. Jahrhundert)
Chemiker (21. Jahrhundert)
Chemiedidaktiker
Sachbuchautor (Chemie)
Deutscher
Geboren 1945
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Do you ever get confused about what's 'best'?
I've just popped on some headphones and put on a 'fireplace crackling logs' soundtrack on youtube. Saturday night, chilling in at home, I haven't picked up my mobile phone since 08:45am this morning, as I left off to Bhaktivedantor Manor, which is a Hare Krishna temple in Aldenham, which is the UK's largest centre of the ISKON (International Society for Krishna Consciousness). The temple was donated by George Harrison of The Beatles back in the 70's.
I went to the Bhaktivedanta Manor today because I had booked onto an Ayurveda & Yoga retreat day. I felt like I needed time out, do you know that feeling?
I had been to the manor 1 time before, as we went on a school trip when we were in secondary school, year 8 or 9, which i'm going to guess would make me 13 or 14, I even found a photo of us all dressed up, I am second row from the top, 4th girl in, wearing a pale pink/purple coloured outfit…
I wanted to go on retreat today at the manor, because I am fascinated by the Indian philosophies, such as Ayurveda, Yoga, Meditation, so much so, that my travels took me to India last summer to learn about these topics further, so any opportunity to be around this culture I am all over it! There's something to be said about being in an environment where you are around likeminded people, an environment where you can totally be yourself and flourish..
So about this culture…
I felt inspired and pulled to write this blog because of 2 reasons really…
1. Because, I attend a lot of workshops and a common conversation that comes up, and that came up just this week when I attended an addiction workshop held at the university of Hertfordshire, put on by Hertfordshire public health Connect on Wednesday, which was the confusion over what we should be eating.
As I mentioned earlier I am fascinated by Indian philosophies which includes Ayurveda. Ayurveda translates to 'sacred life knowledge' and can be traced back some 5,000 years in the vedas. It is a holistic science focusing on promoting a healthy lifestyle, health meaning, the absence of disease and a balance emotionally, physically and mentally. Should an imbalance i.e. disease arise, Ayurveda looks to heal the imbalance i.e. the root issue, as opposed to modern medicine prescribing medicines to treat a symptom, which often brings side effects, therefore cannot be called healing as it brings further dis-ease.
What's happened over here, for example in England, is that, we have all these fad diets and different studies showing what we should and shouldn't eat and people are left feeling confused. I asked Dr Prabodh Raghavan, who is a Consultant Ayurvedic Physician, at today's retreat, "why is it, that we are so confused here in England?" Dr Raghavan replied and said, Ayurveda has been around for circa 5,000 years and it remains the same, nothing has changed. It is an ancient science. Whereas we in England seem to follow the constantly changing stream of media and have no idea what we should do now, with so many mixed messages, we are left feeling confused.
The retreat was lovely, we started with Yoga, then an Ayurveda talk with Dr Prabodh Raghavan where we were given work sheets to work out our Ayurvedic constitutions. We then did some singing along with musical instruments as our retreat host played guitar and we then we had some lunch. After lunch we had a cow tour of the grounds and then I caught up with our Yoga instructor as i'd told her I have a pain in my left ankle for some reason. She really kindly sat down with me and massaged it for me and as we were talking she told me a little story, which I found so profound and actually very funny. Which is reason number 2 for being inspired to write this blog…
The story was originally told by A.C.Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada who was an Indian Spiritual Teacher, born in 'Kolkata' in India in 1896, who established Bhaktivedanta manor in England in 1973 at the age of 77.
He said that when England invaded India, they took all that they wanted, everything, but 1 thing….. You know what they didn't take?
I already knew the answer before she was telling me the story, because I knew what was missing here in England, by travelling to India myself. The best part of the story though, which to me, just magnifies the culture. Is that when A.C.Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada came to England, he said he came to give England the 1 thing they didn't take and The Bhaktivedantor Manor was born.
Hare Krishna.
This lovely selfless yoga teacher then asked me if I wanted to head over to the main manor, as we were on retreat in a separate barn. I was flattered that she wanted to give me more of her time and guess what?! We even saw a Bride and Groom in their colourfully glory as the'd just wed! We went up to the living quarters of Swami Prabhupada which was amazing and had such a wonderful energy, apparently George Harrison spent time their too. We went over to the bakery and gift shop where I bought some cookies and gifts too.
http://www.bhaktivedantamanor.co.uk/home/
I hope you have enjoyed the read 🙂
Love Louise


Imagine walking miles, hundreds of miles. From time to time you may get a ride, and someone may give you food. Then, imagine a day with nothing to eat, no ride, and dwindling hope.
This is something none of us may have ever experienced, but it is the daily reality of thousands of people who have made their way to the border, hoping to gain asylum and become United States Citizens.
Something else for you to imagine. You are admitted to the United States. You are granted status and are free to head to whatever city your family is in, but what do you in the meantime until your bus or plane leaves? Where do you stay? What do you eat? What about your children? What will you do for them?
That's where people like Ruben Garcia of Annunciation House and Father Joseph Hector Abouid of St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church, and others, step in to fill the gap.
I recently met with Rubin Garcia, before I assisted Fr. Abouid feed a rag-tag collection of people their evening meal.
As I was standing behind a table, serving noodles with meat sauce, I could see hope, appreciation and a sense of wariness in the eyes of each man, woman and child. Here they were, not so much worrying about themselves, and what they would eat, as much as they were worried about each other, their children, and family members who are still south of the border, and those they were heading to join here in America.
We need to take this wise counsel to heart and apply it, now and in the future. The reality is, regardless of what you see on Fox news, migrants are being admitted to the United States, and are being allowed to join their families.
There may be a time when, according to Ruben, some of what they need may be in short supply, but it does arrive.
El Paso, Las Cruces, both are very caring communities, and more and more people are willing to give of what they must share with those who have made the long, arduous journey to get the United States.
"The greatest needs is for venues, for churches that would seriously consider receiving refugees. Even one day out of the week" says Ruben.
El Paso and Las Cruces are both communities of great faith. There are Churches of every hue and denomination with space to spare. Why not use some of that space?
We must learn to live our faith beyond the walls of the church, beyond what we are normally comfortable with. It's easy to help, to give when it's a member of your congregation. We know that person, their past, and are connected to them. But Jesus did call us to serve not just our family, our friends, but everyone – everyone, regardless of where they are from or what their socioeconomic status may be. We can and should help.
Why does Father Joseph Hector Abouid of St George Antiochian Orthodox Church feel it's important that their church help?
What can churches do to help house someone in need? According to Garcia, there is a lot.
What happens, according to Garcia, is that they would arrive in the late afternoon. The next day many of them begin to leave and head for the homes of family and friends in other parts of the country. For example, if you were to take a group in on Tuesday, the next day Annunciation House would begin the process of getting them to their families.
By Thursday, Friday at the latest, they would all have moved on and begun their journey to their homes, with family and friends in different parts of the country.
Garcia calls this a surge, the people coming here to the United States. It's not new, and it's happened before. This is the fourth one since 2014.
"Looking back, historically, there is going to come a time when it begins to diminish," says Ruben Garcia speaking of this current surge.
"So, if there are any churches out there that you know, please ask them if they can help," says Ruben.
I join him in that plea. These are human beings. These are people who have been admitted, by Border Patrol, by ICE into the United States. They are no different than you or me. They are people with hopes and dreams of chasing the American Dream. Why not give them that chance?


What an amazing day at this years CCI Nationals. The weather was superb, with not a hint of rain all day, the cars were all stunning and I caught up with lots of people and enjoyed chats with many owners about their cars.
Here are photos of most of the Capris that were there. I'll leave the comments to minimum, I'll let you make up your own minds about the cars!
If you don't mind, I'll start with a photo of mine on the way to the show. Note the early morning mist.
Now on to the mark 1 Capris. This is the only car that arrived on a trailer.
Every inch of it was absolutely stunning.
This photo reveals what it's all about. Apparently, it's to be featured in a yet to be broadcast episode.
This is Ian Coulson's amazing car, the build has been covered in the club magazine over the last few months. It is stunning in the flesh!
A 1.6 JPS in white.
Here is Jason's superb Laser. It was great to meet Jason, both him and his Dad are a right pair of characters!
What's all that mud about Jason?
One of the VHK press cars. Stunning!
No introduction needed! Sorry, I couldn't get a photo of john's brilliant quad light wiring conversion as the sunlight was too bright.
One of my favourite Injections at the show.
This 2.8 had polished pepperpots.
A Kat kit equipped 2.8.
A late arrival on the way in.
The only 280 on the show field.
Only because the other 280s had a show field to themselves.
This 2.0 S was superb.
Dan and his 1.6 Laser.
Finally, some cars that the club had for sale.
Oh, I almost forgot. This car was there too, and I have to say that it sounded amazing!
It proved to be very popular, within seconds of parking it had drawn a huge crowd around it.
It was announced at the prize-giving that the new owner is well-known in Capri circles. Any guesses?
That's it, and I hope you enjoyed looking through the photos.
Last edited by Andrew 2.8i on Mon May 07, 2018 9:53 am, edited 2 times in total.
It is very tempting... but I love the deep dish ones I have as well! I think there is only one solution..... buy another capri and fit 15s to it!!
Andrew 2.8i wrote: It was announced at the prize-giving that the new owner is well-known in Capri circles. Any guesses?
Gutted I didn't go now Andrew I really want to see the Goblin Capri and meet Chris (Coyote500) the new owner.
Thanks for posting the pictures. I agree with you that is a stunning two tone 2.8, however so is yours so its a close call Nice to see so many 2.8's with Pepperpots at the show, it looks like there was even a special with them fitted or at least a very late B reg pre special.
Thanks for the pics Andrew.
You're welcome Andy, I hope you enjoyed the photos. Thanks for the compliment too. Jason made an great entrance by wheelspinning all over the place, hence the mud! To be fair, the field had a heck of a slope and the grass was damp in the morning.
As much as I would like to I cant make every show I suppose !! But will deffo try to get to this next year.
Thanks for posting up so many pics mate. Am not even gonna try start picking out favourites as I will get myself in a twist as they are all soooooooo bleedin amazing !
But its always lovely to see the forum Capris doing us proud and yourself, John and Jason all certainly did this for sure Jasons Laser does look very nice on those seven spokes !!! Were any other forum Capris in attendance Andrew. I am useless with details like this so apologies if I have not mentioned any other members who were there !!
For me these sort of meets is just as about meeting up and chatting with old and new friends as it is seeing their remarkable capris so i was sad I missed this as would have liked to have had a catch up with you Andrew and to have met Jason and his dad too. I wiould have loved the convoy with John too but I was busy pretty much all day yesterday.
I too would have loved to have seen that Goblin Capri too !! Maybe it will be at Santa Pod ?
Not a huge issue, the correct photo wasn't displaying correctly. It's there now.
These sort of meets is just as much about meeting up and chatting with old and new friends as it is seeing their remarkable capris.
Caprifan Rob wrote: Brilliant pictures as per your usual standard Andrew. Nice to see yours, Johns , Jasonmarie & Dan's cars flying the forum flag. What a day & what a turn out, too many great cars to mention favourites.
What a great day, sorry that you couldn't make it. I might have gone a little bit over the top with the photos, but I wanted to give those who couldn't go a flavour of being there.
Caprifan Rob wrote: Brilliant pictures as per your usual standard Andrew.
Fordoholic Nick wrote: Thanks for posting up so many pics mate. Am not even gonna try start picking out favourites as I will get myself in a twist as they are all soooooooo bleedin amazing !
Yes, too many cars to pick favourites!
John did mention something about that, I hope it all went well.
No problem Nick, I'm pleased that you enjpyed looking through them.
Fordoholic Nick wrote: I too would have loved to have seen that Goblin Capri too !! Maybe it will be at Santa Pod ?
You'll hear it coming long before you see it! Hopefully you will get to see it at some point, and it's well worth a good look around. As you know, opinion of this car is divided but as the photo shows, it was very popular indeed with the Capri crowd. The quality of work is superb, I must say that the Goblin Works crew are very highly skilled in what they do. The owner was a nice chap too. He had to rush off straight away after arrival to talk to Martin, so he opened the car up and left people to look around it. Remarkable considering how much it cost!
Hello , yes what a great day to meet up with you Andrew and well done for winning that gold , as your car was stunning .
I also got to meet John who really knows his stuff and I am looking forward to hearing about them door speakers . I also got to catch up with Dan and his Mum .
There was some great capris at the show and the weather was just right accept that muddy field that , well it would have been funny if it was on Video but I think the forum gods made me park next to you Andrew .
Did get to see that beast from goblin works and yes what a car and the sound that Engine made was very deep and loud.
Sorry I had to go at the end quick as my legs had started to show there signs of not working .
I hope your ears were not burning nick as we spoke about your wheels & core plug and when we saw John pull in we thought you would be not to far behind .
Only Top Tip I should have put more sun cream on as I have a very bright red face & legs .


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Email calls Clinton 'public face of US effort in Libya'
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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is referred to as the "public face of the U.S. effort in Libya" in a 2012 memo written by Jake Sullivan, a top Clinton aide at the State Department.
The email was written months before the attack on the U.S. compound in Benghazi that killed four Americans.
{mosads}Sullivan's April 2012 memo detailed Clinton's role in Libya, framing her as "instrumental in securing the authorization, building the coalition, and tightening the noose around Qadhafi and his regime."
It notes Clinton's role in those efforts, including her work lobbying for United Nations sanctions against the dictator and working with coalition forces around the NATO mission to intervene in the Libyan civil war.
One of those accomplishments is the March appointment of Ambassador Chris Stevens to Benghazi, one of the four Americans killed in the attack.
The memo highlights the shift in perception of America's role in Libya between the successful removal of dictator Moammar Gadhafi and the Benghazi attacks. Before those attacks, many saw Clinton's work in Libya as one of her crowning achievements at State. But that's since been overshadowed by Benghazi, which has sparked intense criticism from her Republican foes, and the ongoing turmoil in Libya.
The State Department released the email as part of the first release of messages from Clinton's private server.
Republicans have chastised her for exclusively using a private email address housed on a personal server while at State, accusing her of trying to circumvent future disclosure and potentially putting sensitive information at risk.
Clinton lauded the release of the emails during a brief media availability on the campaign trail in New Hampshire. But Benghazi Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.) called the emails part of a "self-selected public record" because Clinton's team deleted thousands of emails it deemed personal from the server before turning the rest over to State.
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Corbis Images sold to China Visual Group
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Rumors have been rampant for a while. First Shutterstock was believed to be the buyer, a rumor quickly killed by no other than Jon Oringer himself during their last quarterly report. At the last DMLA conference, the target moved to China Visual Group and remained there. It is confirmed today:
LOS ANGELES & BEIJING–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Corbis and Visual China Group ("VCG"; Shenzhen Stock Exchange:000681.SZ) today jointly announced that Unity Glory International Ltd. ("Unity Glory"), an affiliate of VCG owned by VCG's major shareholders, has acquired the assets and brands of Corbis' Images division, one of the world's leading image archives and content licensing businesses. VCG is China's leading visual communications and new media company and among the largest businesses in the image industry worldwide. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
Under the terms of the agreement, Unity Glory will own and manage the images and motion archives, names and trademarks associated with the Corbis Images, Corbis Motion and Veer licensing brands.
Amy Jun Liang, Chief Executive Officer of VCG, said, "Corbis is a world-leading and widely esteemed brand in the image industry, and we are thrilled to add this treasure-house of valuable image assets to our premium brand portfolios. The transaction strengthens our dominant position in China's image industry, enhances our core competence in the global high-end image market, and marks a significant milestone on our journey of globalization. As one of the most well-established companies in the industry, we work to capture the evolving demand for visual communications around the world with first-class visual content, unparalleled customer experience, and in collaboration with our extensive network of partners."
For Corbis, the sale of Corbis Images accelerates the company's transformation into an entertainment advertising business with a particular focus on product integration, providing global brands and media agencies with end-to-end access to film, TV, OTT, digital and celebrity product placement opportunities. Through its Corbis Entertainment division, it launched the Branded Entertainment Network (BEN) two years ago, bringing technology, search, planning and analytics to product integration, making product placement opportunities seamless, efficient and effective as well as driving unprecedented scale on a global basis.
Following the sale of its image assets to Unity Glory, Corbis Entertainment will be rebranded in the coming months, and BEN and the other businesses within the division will operate under the new brand name, reflecting the company's focus on entertainment advertising.
"Corbis is thriving and growing rapidly as we pursue our strategy in entertainment advertising through our Branded Entertainment Network (BEN)," said Gary Shenk, Chief Executive Officer of Corbis. "We are pleased to have completed the sale of Corbis Images to Unity Glory. We are confident that Unity Glory and VCG will further develop that business in China and other parts of the world and wish them well going forward. It is clear that the advertising landscape is changing rapidly and we have tremendous opportunities for even more rapid growth as we advance product integration through our Branded Entertainment Network (BEN) platform and other entertainment advertising businesses."
In a Chinese version of the press release, it is added that the transaction will be for "less than 100 million dollars" and will include among others, the Bettmann Collection, Sygma, Veer for a total of more than 50 million images. If the sale figure is correct, that would indicate that Corbis sold its whole collection for less than it cost them to built it via multiple acquisitions, thus sold it at lost.
Not included is Splash. It is believed that the management of Corbis will keep the celebrity content to feed its BEN initiative.
While VCG has a strong presence in China, it has none in the rest of the world. Getty Images just announced that it will represent the Corbis content exclusively, outside of China. This is a brilliant move by Getty since they will suddenly enhance their offering with 50 million + photos, fully edited and captioned, without having to spend a penny. Furthermore, it allows them to shut the door to Shutterstock (Shutterstock is said to have issued a "migration kit" for those who would wish to leave the now ex-Corbis.) and Adobe Stock, their most aggressive competition. Although,
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After France and the USA, will China become the new center of the stock photography world ? There are still a lot of unknowns and the months ahead will offer a clearer picture of this massive transaction. One thing is for sure, it is the end of an era for the stock photo industry.
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nunophotography on January 22, 2016 at 9:38 am said:
RT @melchp: Corbis Images sold to China Visual Group: … https://t.co/e6hPuoKQun
Yunghi on January 22, 2016 at 9:45 am said:
More on Corbis sale by @melchp. Getty could be involved in licensing images outside of China. https://t.co/UzwzIjHs4z
aerial_photog on January 22, 2016 at 9:48 am said:
RT @Yunghi: More on Corbis sale by @melchp. Getty could be involved in licensing images outside of China. https://t.co/UzwzIjHs4z
bruceww on January 22, 2016 at 10:04 am said:
Anita Windham Hanks on January 22, 2016 at 10:06 am said:
Devastating??!
Thoughts of a Bohemian on January 22, 2016 at 10:10 am said:
for who ?
Anita Windham Hanks on January 22, 2016 at 1:35 pm said:
For photographers? Unless I am missing something, another nail in the coffin of their ability to earn a living.
nyp797 on January 22, 2016 at 10:07 am said:
@GaryHershorn Gary FYI, Corbis Images sold to China Visual Group: … https://t.co/uSlmaD9obG All my Sygma archives..OY
Yunghi on January 22, 2016 at 10:08 am said:
@melchp Getty involvement in licensing is confirmed.
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luizr1 on January 22, 2016 at 10:51 am said:
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Jeff Kravitz on January 22, 2016 at 11:21 am said:
And no on cares. That biz is in the dumper
Patrick Downs (@PatDownsPhotos) on January 22, 2016 at 11:23 am said:
Corbis Images sold to China Visual Group / Thoughts of a Bohemian https://t.co/EnVOfLii1g via @melchp
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Stephen Rafferty on January 22, 2016 at 12:19 pm said:
Getty Wins over Corbis without parting with a penny…….a bad day for many.
jimgoldstein on January 22, 2016 at 12:26 pm said:
Corbis Images sold to China Visual Group https://t.co/8Q9gscK4qs
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Sam Edge on January 22, 2016 at 5:21 pm said:
You wonder if the explosion of digital cameras and "free" photos did them in or Bill just got tired of investing. Heard the number was around $100 million for the company but no way to verify.
Thoughts of a Bohemian on January 22, 2016 at 6:14 pm said:
Right, if you read the article, it mentions a chinese press release saying the deal was under 100 million. Corbis has never been profitable so no, its neither digital cameras or free that got them.
BeeldigeGemma on January 22, 2016 at 5:30 pm said:
Zo dan! Visual China Group koopt Corbis images en Getty gaat de distributie doen… https://t.co/elZtVp26r7
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RT @melchp: Corbis Images sold to China Visual Group https://t.co/fNGl2QgwDT via @melchp #corbis #gettyimages #Chinavisualgroup
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microstock on January 23, 2016 at 10:45 am said:
Via investigative genius of @melchp: Corbis sold for "less than 100 million dollars" https://t.co/ZSG2PQJ3NC That's 12% of FT or 10% of SS!
donnabella on January 23, 2016 at 8:04 pm said:
RT @microstock: Via investigative genius of @melchp: Corbis sold for "less than 100 million dollars" https://t.co/ZSG2PQJ3NC That's 12% of …
store44 on January 25, 2016 at 5:48 pm said:
Corbis Images sold to China Visual Group – Thoughts of a Bohemian https://t.co/dH1h8LZcTf #stockphotography #business
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The Office is a massive office tower located in Bangkok's renowned Singha Complex. With more than 120,000 square meters of workspace designed to inspire productivity and provoke creativity, The Office is Bangkok's premier place for work. In order to create a flexible, state-of-the-art office space, Singha Complex hired Mahajak Development, Thailand's leading pro AV distributor, to install an all-new HARMAN Pro Solutions networked AV system in 48 rooms throughout The Office, including meeting rooms, boardrooms, town hall spaces and more.
Mahajak installed class-leading JBL Control series loudspeakers in the town hall, ballroom, meeting rooms and other common areas to deliver crystal-clear sound for seminars and events. The meeting rooms are also equipped with JBL LSR305 Mkll studio monitors, which provide stunning detail and precise imaging for critical listening projects. The system is powered by Crown CDi 2|300 amplifiers.
Mahajak selected Soundcraft Ui Series mixers for their cross-platform compatibility, enabling total control over audio signals via iOS, Android, Windows, Mac OS, and Linux devices. BSS Soundweb London BLU-100 and BLU-50 signal processors offer flexible routing throughout the entire facility.
Each of the meeting rooms is equipped with AMX ACR-5100 Acendo Core collaboration system and ACV-5100 Acendo Vibe conferencing sound bar with camera for high-definition videoconferencing. AMX MXD-430-P wall mount touch panels and an MKP-108 keypad provide seamless control over audio and video sources in the boardroom and town hall. Mahajak also equipped The Office with an AMX NX-2200 NetLinx NX Integrated Controller, which provides a scalable platform for the future by combining high-performance AV control, backward compatibility and extensive network security features.
"In order to create an intuitive, high-tech and professional workplace environment, the client requested easy-to-use controls for audio, visual and air-conditioning systems in the conference room, including motorized curtains," said Mr. Pongsakorn Kanchanachayphoom, Project Director, Mahajak Development Co. Ltd. "They also needed an AV system that would seamlessly stream seminars and events across multiple rooms. Furthermore, they wanted the system to be compatible with other brands, which is why we created the entire system using HARMAN solutions, due to their flexibility and versatility."
"In order to provide our clients with state-of-the-art services and amenities, we needed a large-scale AV system that was sophisticated and user-friendly, with a modern and clean design that matches the aesthetics of our new space," said a spokesperson at The Office. "The HARMAN system installed by Mahajak is powerful. It not only caters to our large number of workspaces, including meeting rooms, board rooms and town hall spaces, but it is also simple enough for our staff to operate confidently."


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Data Pitch: a Europe-wide data accelerator
Data Pitch is a European-funded project bringing together established businesses and startups to meet today's challenges with data.
Orsola De Marco
Data Pitch provides world-class business support to European startups and SMEs including: up to €100K equity-free funding, expert mentoring, investment opportunities, and access to data from established businesses and the public sector.
Data Pitch also recruits businesses and other organisations to share data via a new, secure data innovation lab, based at the University of Southampton. The team – alongside a range of industry experts spanning from agriculture to health – helped define the challenges. Startups are encouraged to use this data to address the challenges by developing innovative products and services.
Successful startups were selected in October and November 2017, and the first cohort joined in December 2017. Each startup joins the programme for six months.
The ambition is to create an innovation ecosystem for Europe, where larger organisations work closely with agile startups to innovate and learn from each other, using data as an enabler to solve problems.
At the inception of the project, Elena Simperl, Professor at University of Southampton and Data Pitch project Director said:
Data Pitch will create a European ecosystem for data-driven innovation. In the digital age, every organisation – public or private, big or small – generates and owns substantial data assets. Not all of them have the opportunity to use this data effectively. With Data Pitch, we take an established open innovation model and apply it at European scale – we pair some of the most creative entrepreneurial minds in 28 countries and help them to solve data challenges that matter – for the economy, for the environment, for science, and for society as a whole.
Jeni Tennison, CEO at the ODI said:
Startups have the skills, agility and energy to create novel and innovative solutions using data. Corporates need to understand the benefits of publishing and sharing data to take advantage of this innovation and realise the efficiencies, product opportunities and increased productivity that effective use of data can bring. Data Pitch will allow both corporates and startups to experiment with ways of encouraging open innovation using data in a safe environment.
Data Pitch launched by running online and offline 'datathons' in Spring 2017, around themes including smart cities, health and wellbeing, and food and agriculture. Ideas for the datathons were crowdsourced and put forward by data providers, bringing together startups, data scientists and experts to work on a case during a hackathon.
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Geelani calls for post-Friday protests against mysterious killings
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'It's moral sin to remain mute spectators'
Srinagar, July 16: (GNS) Reacting against the unfortunate mysterious deaths of two Kashmiri youth in Mumbai and Rajasthan Chairman Hurriyat Conference Syed Ali Shah Geelani has appealed people to observe peaceful protest demonstrations after Friday prayers on July 19.
"It is a serious matter and until the facts are traced, it is obligatory for us to raise voice against such brutal killings," Geelani in a statement issued to Global News Service said. He said although nothing is definitive in this regard but administration has attributed the killings with the accident. "Until all the facts are not brought up with evidences, nothing can be said with authority."
Syed Ali Geelani said, the way Kashmiri youth are treated and terrified outside state, there is every possibility that youth might have been subjected to torture and come across with a pre-planned event.
Condemning the continued detention of its district president Abdul Gani Bhat, Muslim League leaders including its General Secretary Abdul Ahad Parra and other Hurriyat leaders, Syed Ali Geelani demanded their immediate release.
"Omer Abdullah led administration has denied any political space for pro-freedom leaders and has waged a war against its leaders," he said, adding that they are subjected to political vengeance and unconstitutional restrictions are being imposed to curb their movement.
Commenting over the prevailing situation in state the Hurriyat Chairman said it is the forced silence and not peace that Omar Abdullah claims."It is through martial law type administration that they have maintained silence."
While reiterating his appeal for peaceful demonstrations after Friday prayer against the killings of two youth Syed Ali Geelani said that it is as obligatory as offering prayers and observation of fast. "It is a moral sin to act as mute spectator against the state sponsored terrorism." (GNS)


A gorgeous little dress the Havana mini dress mint is the perfect summer wardrobe staple. Wear with a low open neckline, or adjust with the bust clip for modesty. Great for the beach or a day out shopping.
Model wears a size small and is a standard size 8.
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Q: Does JQuery.Load() execute markup rendering and Java Script as a single blocking call I have a question about inserting html with JavaScript into the DOM after an Ajax call using JQuery's .load().
Assume the following sample html section:

Test Element

If I return the above section through an Ajax call and insert the result into the DOM using JQuery's load() function -- Will both the markup rendering and the script execute as a blocking call?
Meaning, since .load() executes on the single thread available to JavaScript, will it ensure that both the markup rendering and the JavaScript execution will finish before other JavaScript on the same main page can be invoked ?
The Ajax request is initiated through $("#someElement").load(..)
In the above case, can I always assume that the JS is always paired up with the correct html (so that the JS will execute against the ID that is currently defined on the page)
However, is there a difference between using .load() and .html().
Typically I use $.get to retrieve the data and then insert it into the DOM using .html(). This code is however in a third party library and it's uisng .load() instead..

A: When you use $().load(url,fn), code that follows that line will execute before the html is appended to the page because $().load(url,fn) performs an asynchronous http request to get the content. See examples at end.
Another important thing to remember is that with $().load(url,fn), if the html returned contains javascript, that javascript may execute before the content exists on the page resulting in plugins not being initialized properly. This is why it is strongly suggested that you should not use $().load(url,fn) to bring in content that contains scripts.
Examples:
console.log(1)
$("#div1").load("page1.html",function(){
    console.log("4 maybe 5")
});
console.log(2)
$("#div2").load("page2.html",function(){
    console.log("5 maybe 4")
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Hewlett-Packard' new line of PDAs demonstrates the manufacturer's flexibility in designing models of different levels, and perfectly meets the needs of respective groups of users. The entry-level models h1930/1935 and h1940/1945 combine the original image design, high-quality material and a low price at the expense of limited functionality. As a result, the device looks dearer than it really is, in contrast to other models of this class the appearance of which indicates their budget level. That is why HP's PDAs look very attractive for beginners or those who are going to replace their old primitive models with newer ones. Such users are not ready for taking advantage of all platform features (in particular, for using special peripherals), but they are prepared to use basic features and enjoy such a beautiful device. The top iPAQ models, including the latest h5500/5550, have a very expensive exterior and specific functional features which justify PDA's price for the class targeted - top managers. The h2210, which we are testing today, is a typical workhorse that combines a utilitarian feature-rich design and a moderate price.
The iPAQ h2210 is an inexpensive PDA (priced at around $350) based on the Pocket PC platform, equipped with a 400MHz XScale processor, integrated Bluetooth adapter and two slots for SD/MMC and CompactFlash cards.
In the box you can find the PDA itself, a charger, a USB cradle, documentation and a software CD.
The design of the HP iPAQ h2210 reminds that of the most popular mainstream PDA - Dell Axim X5. But HP's product looks more elegant and follows the style of top iPAQ models. Also, the h2210 is smaller than the X5, and generally looks better.
In front you can see standard 4 application short-cut buttons and a 5-way joystick. The joystick easily tilts in all directions, but it's a bit tough to press, that is why there's a certain risk of incorrect response - if you press it not right in the center, the joystick may tilt rather than go down. In all other respects, it's pleasant in use. Above you can see a power button recessed into the PDA body so that you don't press it occasionally, and charge and Bluetooth LEDs.
On the side panels you can see nonslip coating which makes this PDA similar to the Dell Axim. It's not rubber but something like kapron or polyethylene with a velvety texture. It's more slippery than rubber but less than hard plastic. You feel more confident with such coating when holding this PDA in your hands. Maybe this is just a psychological effect, but anyway, it's very pleasant to handle this device.
Above is headphones-jack (full-size mini-jack) and a mic-in. In the center are expansion slots - an open SD/MMC slot and a CF slot with a lid. On the left is a stylus hole. The speaker of the h2210 is on the back, like in most Sony models.
The stylus is solid, nonseparable, plastic and relatively heavy. It's bigger than styluses of compact h19xx models, but still, it is pretty small. I think that those who prefer small styluses will definitely like this one.
The screen is made of a standard transreflective TFT matrix of the standard resolution of 320 x 240 pixels and 65,535 colors.
The PDA is powered by a Li-Ion 900 mAh battery. Like in the h19xx, the battery is flat and can be removed. The dimensions and design are like in the h1940, but they are not interchangeable - the batteries in the h2210 and h1940 differ in the way the pins and lugs are positioned.
The battery is housed behind, in a special niche with a tape that makes it simpler to take the battery out. Like in the h19xx, the battery has no special fasteners and sits in there due to the frictional force. The battery compartment has a hatch hooked up to the PDA body with lugs and a latch. It's not difficult to remove the hatch, and I don't think it will get loose with time.
Hardware: the HP iPAQ h2210 is based on the Intel PXA255 (XScale, a higher bus clock speed compared to the PXA250) clocked at 400 MHz, 64 MB RAM with 57.11 MB available for user, and 32 MB ROM. The ROM has a section for user data, a traditional flash disc of 3.84 MB. Its size is smaller than in the h1940 and h1910 because of additional utilities flashed into the ROM.
The h2210 is equipped with two expansion cards - the SD/MMC slot supporting the SDIO (Secure Digital cards), and the Compact Flash. Also, it has a built-in Bluetooth adapter. The peripheral support is pretty good - the built-in wireless connection module allows you to use the CF slot for other peripherals. The range of additional CF devices is the widest and even greater than that available for the SD. As a result, the H2210 can simultaneously use a wireless connection, additional memory and one of multiple CF accessories (GPS module, Wi-Fi adapter, modem, LAN card etc.). There are no more models up to $400 with such excellent equipment.
The H2210 runs under the MS Windows Mobile 2003 - a new OS version earlier known as Windows CE and Pocket PC. Apart from standard features the h2210 offers some improvements in the system applets and utilities and some additional applications.
Turning on/off of the screen, as well as its brightness, can be separately adjusted for the self-contained and external power supply modes; each scale has 25 points.
The new ClearType Tuner allows you adjust the degree of font dithering through a 13-point scale; I can't say that it's a very useful feature.
The iPAQ Audio applet allows adjusting bass compensation and signal balance in the headphones, and configuring options of mic's amplification adjustment.
The Power applet has the charge LED redesigned and Standby tab added. The latter indicates the approximate time left until the battery runs out of charge. Next to the backlight adjustment link is the link to the IR port options, which can save energy when disabled.
Diagnostic Toolkit checks operability of the sensitive screen, controls, audio and video systems, file system, and also contains information on the system configuration and system resources status.
iPAQ Backup - a standard utility that archives PIM data (contacts, timetable etc.), other databases, file system service data and register into the File Store or memory card.
iPAQ Image Viewer - one more HP's utility which allows viewing images including JPEG ones, in the full-screen mode, scale them, arrange a slide-show etc.
Microsoft Reader and MSN Messenger - these programs are optionally included into the Pocket PC 2002 and Windows Mobile 2003. The h2210 does have them.
Pictures - is one more image viewer. It looks similar to the iPAQ Image Viewer but its interface is more convenient.
We used VOBenchmark, SpbBenchmark and MPEG-4 Pocket DivX;) Player v0.8 to estimate performance and other qualities.
The new 400MHz XScale is nearly as efficient as its predecessor running at the same frequency. They go on a par in integer calculations and floating-point ones, judging by the VOBenchmark diagrams. The Spb Benchmark demonstrates their parity in the MOPS test, while the newer processor takes the lead in the MFLOPS and MWIPS, that is why its total scores are higher than those of the PXA250.
The video subsystem has a good potential. The tandem of the fast CPU and the speedy graphics controller makes the h2210 a definite leader in the vector graphics tests. In the VOBenchmark the new HP is 2-3 times as fast as its closest competitor - h1940, and 3-10 times as fast as the ASUS MyPal A600, which is equipped with the older 400MHz processor and a relatively slow video subsystem. In Spb Benchmark the h2210 goes ahead in the most tests but in some programs its performance drops down (like that of the other HP and PXA255 based models), which is hard to explain. We compared the scores of the h2210 to the database delivered by the test developers, and it seems that some data are incorrect since the comparison of certain models in these parameters reveals quite unexpected and unexplainable results.
Operation with the memory, especially when not just a simple search but moving of data volumes is needed, is one more aspect where the PXA255 and the new iPAQ architecture looks advantageous. The VOBenchmark and Spb Benchmark demonstrate higher scores of the h2210.
When playing an MPEG-4 video clip with the Pocket DivX;) Player 0.8 the HP iPAQ h2210 delivers excellent performance - we ran the clip used for all PDAs several times and this model lost no frames out of 1530. In the dynamic scenes the quality worsens but not that much as in other PDAs. But it looks like a problem of the clip the bitrate of which was not set high enough at encoding.
The rundown time test proves that the h2210 is very energy efficient. The "Maximum backlight, standard usage" benchmark that emulates operation with several standard applications of the Windows Mobile 2003 at the maximum brightness level demonstrates that it's able to run as long as 5 hours 38 minutes in such mode. At the brightness level of 20-25% and with applications like light games, e-books, and the organizer the computer can work during 6-7 hours. The figures are almost twice higher compared to the h1940 equipped with the Samsung processor and the same 900 mAh battery.
So, the HP iPAQ h2210 shows better performance and effectiveness in most cases compared to its competitors not just of the same price but also more expensive ones. The test scores can be found in this archive.
The HP iPAQ h2210 got a very high score. It has pretty good equipment, high performance and excellent energy efficiency; it's also user-friendly and inexpensive. It's a rare find. Such an attractive price/quality ratio explains the company's aggressive attack aimed at increasing the share in this market sector.
This model has no equal competitors. This is the only new PDA up to $400 equipped with a built-in Bluetooth adapter and a couple of expansion slots. Its closest counterparts are iPAQ 39xx and Fujitsu-Siemens Pocket LOOX - they were released long ago and positioned for the higher-price niche. Even now they are more expensive than the h2210. The competing applications of the same price range look either poor or slower than those in the h2210. The Dell Axim X5, which has the same processor clock and two expansion slots, is deprived of the Bluetooth adapter and has worse weight/size parameters, though it's a bit cheaper. The HP iPAQ h1940/1945 which also has a Bluetooth adapter and belongs to the sub$400 range is deprived of a CF slot, has a slower processor and is less efficient. In comparison with the widespread Pocket PC based models - clones of the Mitac Mio 338 - the HP looks better as at the price difference of $50-80 it shows a completely new level of performance and a richer feature set. Among Palm compatible models the closest are Palm Tungsten T and T2, and Sony Clie TG50. All of them have a Bluetooth adapter but they are more expensive and got a slower processor and less memory. It wasn't a problem earlier taking into account the difference in the programs' size, but the multimedia data processing makes requirements to the memory size equal for the Palm and Pocket PC. The TG50 also has a poor design with a built-in one-finger keyboard. Besides, none of them has a CF slot, i.e. they can't take advantage of a wide range of peripherals.
The HP iPAQ h2210 is one of the most optimal solutions in the $400-500 price range. It can be a good choice both for the individuals and corporate users. It's primarily meant for those who consider functionality, performance and price the most important factors and who prefer a utilitarian low-key design.


Having spent enough time with various companies improving their software delivery, we kept coming across the same problems over and over again. Every companies situation is unique, but for the most part the issues overlap. Over time you begin to see the patterns and similarities. We felt the need to devise a common solution to these common problems, so that the overlapping elements can be delivered in a more efficient and repeatable manner. With the time saved we can then concentrate on issues that provide more value for our clients and truly differentiate them from their competition.
Clients want a Continuous Delivery pipeline to automate deployments and testing of their micro-services and container workloads.
DevOps transformation is certainly much more complicated than this, but the above are essential building blocks for companies who are looking to accelerate their software delivery time-to-market. To minimise the time we spend repeating these core activities – and maximise the time we spend on our client's more differentiated issues – we developed an EaaS (Environment-As-A-Services) to fix these problems in a highly flexible and pluggable manner.
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Most DevOps frameworks we've come across are often limiting and inflexible and end up getting in the way. We developed Accelero to overcome these issues, applying best-in-class open source tools such as Docker, Ansible and Terraform, together with technical approaches and best practices, in a modern, open, flexible and lightweight way.
We believe that Accelero can hugely accelerate any DevOps transformation on public cloud.
Avoid lock in: there is no lock in — Accelero is a thin wrapper around best open source tools such as Ansible, Packer, Terraform and Docker. It is not limiting in any way.
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We're very excited by the potential of Accelero in accelerating our clients' projects and getting them to a highly optimised model for DevOps on public cloud within days, not months.
And we're only just getting started, we'll be publishing a post where we breakdown our roadmap and vision.


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Thursday's Thoughts From a Bartender: Burping Loudly in Public
By Daniel Ponsky
There are very few things that can absolutely change a moment in your life the second they happen. A baby's cry can stir up the most dormant of emotions in us that might range from a gentle concern of "Oh, poor baby, I hope he's ok?" to "Jesus, somebody shut that frickin kid up!" Other times a glass may fall and break or you may have to slam on the breaks at an oncoming yellow street light because you notice a cop in your rearview mirror last second. All of these things have one thing in common, the reactions we have to them are almost always uncontrolled due to the unexpected nature of the incidents. Yet the most unexpected moment that seems to always stand out in my mind is when someone burps loudly in public.
Most of the time these air-polluting anarchists show no shame. They smile, grin, and take pleasure in their new short scented fragrance, while most of us tend to run for the hills at first whiff. If I can just put this out there, "What is wrong with you people?" What is it with our culture that makes people take such pride and satisfaction in creating such belligerence for the people around them? Is it the TV and film influences over the years that have tainted our class and respect for each other? Or have we become so sick and deranged that a cheap toilet bowl humor laugh is always worth taking as far as it can be taken. The answer appears to just not be that simple.
Not making matters any easier to digest is the fact that this has become a passed down tradition that spawns from generation to generation. Father's train son's over the early years of their lives at the dinner table to practically master it like an art form. Hell, high school and college students have raging parties that promote it like a sport. Belching contests in some parts of the country have championship titles and cash money paydays for those who can muster the breath of the dark and musty demon from within. Carnivals, Fairs, even the Circus have a forum for it to stand up on and be recognized. I have to say if you didn't pick up on it already, I'm personally just not a fan.
As a dude, I find it highly unladylike if I'm on a date and she let's one rip without at least even trying to play it off as embarrassing. Flexing on me like that can definitely get that plug pulled on the evening early that way. I mean not even a Tic Tac is gonna save your butt in that situation. But that's just me doing me and at the end of the day, you gotta do you. But if you happen to do that something that happens to be loud, crude and raunchy, do me a favor and just don't blow it my way.
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Martial God Space - Chapter 374 - AnythingNovel.com Read online any english novel around the world.
Ye Xiwen accepted the mission and left. The rumor about this started to spread soon after.
"What? Someone has taken the mission to catch Guan Yuan Wu? Who's he? No one has picked this mission in over 10 years. Guan Yuan Wu is a bad news. Several people want the reward of 9 million 'Spirit Dans', but many have lost their lives at the hands of Guan Yuan Wu!"
"Gee, it seems that Ye Xiwen is running low on 'Spirit Dans'… that's why he has chosen this mission. But, isn't it true that the Hidden Star Peak is very rich?"
"The Hidden Star Peak is obviously very rich. But, it's Hidden Star Peak that's rich… not Ye Xiwen. It may be possible that he's looking to accumulate enough 'Spirit Dans' to step into the semi-sage realm. These heaven's pride level experts have been recently guided by the elders of their respective inheritances to secret places for cultivation. And Ye Xiwen is very pitiful compared to them!"
"Yes. The disciples of the Hidden Star Peak are very strong. However, it had declined many years ago. And the most important thing is that it has a very few people. Moreover, its only elder remains outside all-year-round. So, there's no one to guide him. And people say that Huang Wuji has been looking for the lost treasures of the Hidden Star Peak. The Hidden Star Peak might see a revival someday if it was found!"
"How can it be so easy when so many ancestors of the Hidden Star peak have failed to find it over the years?"
Ye Xiwen was unaware of what the people were discussing behind his back. He knew that Hidden Star Peak was very rich. However, it couldn't afford to divide its annual income among the disciples. It gave 3 million 'Spirit Dans' to each of its disciples on an annual basis. This was a good figure. That's why many people were jealous of this peak since the annual income of an average person was about 10,000 'Spirit Dans' per year in the other inheritances. After all, every inheritance had nearly hundreds-of-thousands of people. Even the smaller inheritances had tens-of-thousands of disciples. On the other hand, the Hidden Star Peak only had a handful of disciples. They obviously benefited from it. However, it wasn't as if the annual income would be entirely divided among the disciples. The ancestors of the peak had always wished to find a means to revive it. That was why the majority of the income was collected and stored for the future revival of the Hidden Star Peak.
10,000 'Spirit Dans' a year was far-from-enough for an expert of the legendary realm. Therefore, the sage realm and great sage realm experts obviously required many more 'Spirit Dans'.
Therefore, to count on the inheritance for one's income wasn't logical. One mustn't think that they'd get a great share. Their share would be like a drop of water in the bucket. Therefore, even sage and great-sage level experts only had the option to take various kinds of missions to earn the required amount of 'Spirit Dans'.
This was a genuine problem. It was impossible for the Hidden Star Peak's monthly revenue-share of disciples to satisfy Ye Xiwen's needs given his consumption rate. The total monthly income of less than 300,000 'Spirit Dans' wasn't enough. Even coupled with the high-level reward of 20 million 'Spirit Dans' for exhibiting an outstanding performance in the 'Newcomers Big Trial Competition'… it still wasn't enough for him. However, one could say that this was a great sum of money for other people.
Such an amount of 'Spirit Dans' could be considered as sufficient for a heaven's pride level expert like Fan Ming. However, it was barely enough to satisfy Ye Xiwen's immediate needs. He needed over 50 million 'Spirit Dans' to refine a blood slave of the semi-sage realm. It was an astronomical figure given his current situation.
Moreover, Ye Xiwen's breakthroughs and practice of several martial arts techniques were inevitably linked to the 'Sprit Dans'. It was hard to imagine the shortage he was currently faced with. However, an issue such as this… couldn't be solved in one-go.
The scorching sun was situated overhead a valley of the Southern region. However, the sunshine couldn't illuminate the valley. The entire valley was filled with the unpleasant miasma of peach blossoms. Whoever was to inhale this miasma… would submerge in endless lust.
A middle-aged man clad in a long loose robe was indulged in obscene pleasure above a tall platform in the valley. A beautiful woman was on top of his body;she was moving up and down. Her face revealed a painful expression. But, she couldn't stop.
If examined carefully… one would see that this beautiful woman was an expert of the legendry's great complete realm.
"Ha ha ha ha!" That middle aged man stretched-out his hand to grab the plentiful chest of that woman's and started to rub it at a whim.
He was the infamous obscene thief — Guan Yuan Wu.
Countless young women were being forced into degenerate pleasures by an evil group of young warriors under the tall platform. Those were the many youngsters whom Guan Yuan Wu had received as his disciples. He would often find himself being chased-after by the authorities in the beginning, but the people who showed interest in catching him had grown fewer and fewer over time. Moreover, he had grown stronger over time. Therefore, this strenuous and unrewarding mission was no longer worth the risk. He eventually opened a school of martial arts and named it 'Peach Blossom Valley'. This school itself was an exceptional magic tool. It held the endless might to restrain the freedom of people inside its domain.
Soon that beautiful woman discharged her Yuan Yin, and weakly limped to the side. Guan Yuan Wu sat cross-legged and began to refine the Yuan Yin that he had just absorbed. His martial power seemed to have enhanced vigorously.
His disciples began to shout;they had started to make a big ruckus.
"Congratulations to the master. Your martial power has enhanced enormously. You'll enter the sage realm sooner or later!"
"Master, we're tired of toying with these young women. It's better that we go back and catch more!" a warrior flew-up and cautiously suggested.
"Yes, you may!" Guan Yuan Wu touched his chin and said. "My Peach Blossom soul control technique has been perfected to the most critical point. I will certainly enter the semi-sage realm if you can catch and bring one thousand virgin maidens for my practice. And when that time comes, humph… even the experts of sage realm won't be able to catch me. The world is so big! I could go anywhere!"
"Master's martial arts are outstanding;simply invincible. But we've grown bored of these legendary level women. We shall capture several semi-sage level beauties once master enters the semi-sage realm. We've never played with a woman of semi-sage realm or above. He he, we would like to know the taste of woman moistened with the tag of the word 'sage' on them, and see how different they really are!"
"How will I not know the thoughts you scoundrel monkeys harbor? You'll get what you desire when the time comes!" Guan Yuan Wu said with a smile, "Even the True Martial University isn't maintaining a strong surveillance on me. So we can go about our business without any problem. Isn't the Jiangshan city nearby? Slaughter everyone, and bring the women. I don't know how many women you'll find, but there should be enough for you boys to taste the fresh women too!"
The disciples burst into a wicked laughter after they heard Guan Yuan Wu's words.
"You deserve to die for this heinous crime!" Suddenly, a loud sound reverberated in the valley, "Humph! 'Buried Person Sword'!"
A startling sword-light appeared from outside the valley. It split-through the sky and opened countless Dao principles as the sword light came lasing down from the sky.
Those disciples, who were indulged in pleasure a moment ago, were killed and turned into blood fog by the sword light. They screamed pitifully and disappeared without any trace.
"Who has the impertinence to kill my Peach Blossom Valley's disciples?" Guan Yuan Wu crushed the Dao principles with his bare hands and flew past the sword light.
"I am Ye Xiwen from the True Martial University. I have especially come here to send you on your way to hell!" A figure broke-through the layer of unpleasant Peach Blossom miasma and appeared inside the valley. Ye Xiwen showed no trace of excitement as he looked at the shining-white naked bodies that lay on the ground. Instead, he only had endless fury in his heart. He had finally understood why everyone called this obscene thief a 'heinous villain' who had committed countless sins.
Rap*sts were considered sinister in his previous life as well.
"Go to hell! Boy, you don't know how profound this world is!" Guan Yuan Wu didn't pay any attention to Ye Xiwen. He assumed that Ye Xiwen didn't know how profound this world was in reality. He was an expert of the legendry's great complete realm. However, one couldn't tell how many people he had killed… or the number of women he had played with. Many of those women were at legendry's great complete realm. Even the lord of a martial arts school was among them. However, no one had been able to catch him for these heinous crimes. Perhaps he would've retreated if Ye Xiwen was an expert of semi-sage realm. However, he was confident of his victory since Ye Xiwen was merely an expert of legendary realm from the looks of it.
Ye Xiwen was merely a young boy;he was nothing in front of him.
An exquisite peach-colored folding fan emerged in Guan Yuan Wu's hand. It was a magic weapon that had stayed with him throughout his life. It was called - Ying and Yang Peach Blossom Fan.
The fan suddenly emitted an unpleasant Peach Blossom miasma. This miasma interweaved together to form an inescapable net. It advanced towards Ye Xiwen to envelop him.
The Peach Blossom miasma shrouded Ye Xiwen, and then turned into a beautiful woman. However, Ye Xiwen couldn't see her face very clearly. Guan Yuan Wu would kill a woman after he was done playing with her. He would then capture her soul and integrate it into this Peach Blossom fan.
"I'll break it!" Ye Xiwen sneered. An astonishing sword light emitted from every hole of the net, and lased-out in all directions.
That woman condensed from the Peach Blossom miasma was slaughtered by the sword light, and the net was torn-open in an instant.
"You've managed to escape for so many years. But it's time for you to die!" Ye Xiwen said coldly. "Those other legendry's great complete realm experts were idiots if they couldn't kill some like you. Do you think that I can't kill you?"
"Clang!" suddenly a 'sword intention' emerged from Ye Xiwen's hand. It then condensed into a longsword. It shattered the space and momentarily rushed towards Guan Yuan Wu to kill him;just like a streamer of light.
Ye Xiwen didn't hold back. He had merely brandished his sword. That had split-open Guan Yuan Wu's protection layers.
"How can there be such a terrifying expert in legendry's great complete realm? I'm about to step into semi-sage realm! How can I be of no match to you?!" Guan Yuan Wu shouted in disbelief. However, he didn't hesitate to turn around in retreat. It seemed as if he trod on Peach Blossom flowers as he rushed-out at an extremely fast speed. He left the Peach Blossom Valley.
"You wish to enter the Semi-sage realm huh… dream on!" Ye Xiwen sneered and pursued him. He opened his devil wings and turned into a golden streamer of light as he chased-out.
The entire Peach Blossom Valley began to issue a rumbling noise. It then exploded towards Ye Xiwen. This valley was indeed a very good tool.
Ye Xiwen didn't stop;nor did he hold back. The Heavenly Source Mirror flew-out of his body and released a scarlet light. The scarlet light spread-through the entire Peach Blossom Valley, and disintegrated it into pieces.
Ye Xiwen quickly caught-up with Guan Yuan Wu. Guan Yuan Wu's agility technique had granted him incredible speed. He appeared similar to a peach-colored figure as he tore through the space. An ordinary expert of legendry's great complete realm couldn't have caught-up with him.
However, unfortunately he had come across Ye Xiwen and his devil wings. Ye Xiwen overtook him within a moment. The 'sword intention' condensed into a big sword, and advanced towards Guan Yuan Wu. He didn't have the ability to resist… he was chopped-down and turned into blood fog.