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CAPS stands for Club Action Planning Scheme. With three grades to aspire to, Bronze, Silver and Gold, it is England Netball's benchmark set of standards for safeguarding, club management and development. All clubs are required to achieve Bronze as a minimum to be accredited by our national sporting authority.
Thunderbirds achieved its Bronze award during its first season in April 2016. Back then, the club had a full compliment of coaches and parent volunteers. It also had an ambitious but achievable game plan to meet the insatiable appetite for junior netball in Stratford upon Avon. So efficient was our rise and expansion, we were nominated for an England Netball "Goalden Globe" award.
Each club is reassessed every four years, much like a school Ofsted inspection, by EN's local representative. Thunderbirds should have been reassessed in June 2020 but due to Covid-19 this is been postponed until the New Year 2021. The club had its sights on the Silver standard, but the pandemic has made getting our junior members back to training and competing again a priority.
Sadly, due to a disturbing lack of new parent volunteers to take on essential roles, we face the troubling prospect of not only failing to meet the conditions of our Club Constitution, we risk our Bronze status. This in turn undermines everything our coaches, players and Committee have worked hard to achieve.
The irony is, the club could not be in better shape; we have experience and titles under our belts, Kelly and Molly have a requisite club development plan, we have excellent facilities and equipment at our disposal and club finances are healthy. All policies and procedures are all in place yet we do not have all the volunteers we need to tick all the CAPS boxes. This is despite our membership being five times greater than when we started in 2015.
There is an urgent need for more Mums and Dads to come forward, to share the workload and keep our club alive. Many of our Executive Committee also have Team Manager responsibilities as well as busy working and family lives.
To repeat a recent appeal and support the sentiment of our club manager in her 2021 overview, we urgently need a Club Secretary, a Volunteer Coordinator, GDPR officer and qualified umpire to meet our CAPS expectation. The club also needs a Kit Secretary and Equipment Secretary plus a pool of willing helpers for peak time activity, e.g. annual awards night and membership renewals.
An hour or two a month can g a long way! Job descriptions for most roles are included on our volunteers page or are available on request.
To find out more please contact the club and/or Elaine.Binks@talktalk.net. Thank you.
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Appraisers and homeowners are syncing up on value, with appraisals in April just 0.33 percent below what homeowners predicted, according to the Quicken Loans National Home Price Perception Index (HPPI). The Quicken Loans National Home Value Index (HVI) shows appraised values rose 6.47 percent year-over-year.
The findings indicate homeowners are less likely to get a rude awakening when going through mortgage process; it is the closest the national appraiser and owner opinions have been in more than three years.
Homeowner opinions are also improving when viewed locally. Less than 20 percent of the areas measured have appraisal values lower than estimated. San Jose is leading the way, with the average appraisal 2.75 percent higher than expected, and Chicago is trailing all cities, with appraisals an average of 1.68 percent lower than estimated. Only five of the 27 metro areas observed in the HPPI reported appraisals lower than what owners estimated.
While they are more in line with what owners expected, home values are continuing their ascent over last year's level. The HVI reported a healthy 6.47 percent year-over-year increase, despite near-stagnant monthly change, with a 0.05 percent dip in home values since March. The HVI was pulled into the negative by the Northeast—the only region showing a decrease in home value, at a 1.24 percent decline. The Northeast was still the lowest when reviewing annual changes; however, all regions were positive, ranging from the Northeast's 2.22 percent growth to the 9.44 percent jump in the West.


The Catalan Foundation for Research and Innovation (FCRi), which was founded in 1986, acts as an interface between the public research sector and the private, productive and business sectors, through its Science&Business Programme. Another line of action is to encourage scientific talent from school and to popularise science in society under the Science and the Classroom Programme.
The FCRi has a public-private board of trustees comprises, among others, the Government of Catalonia, "la Caixa", Gas Natural Fenosa, Endesa, Ibercaja, BBVA, Esteve and Telefónica I+D.


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John G. Rowland served as Connecticut's Governor for almost 10 years before resigning from office during a federal investigation and then serving 10 months in a federal prison camp. Because of his journey, he brings the insight and candor of a political leader who has seen great success and has learned exceptional lessons from the challenges faced at the end of his public service career.
Ok, that's the good part, now the bad part. Years after serving 10 months in a federal prison camp, Rowland hosted "Church and State" a popular radio show on WTIC-AM with Pastor Will Marotti. After almost 5 years on the radio he was convicted on campaign finance violations and spent an additional 15 months in a federal prison camp.
He is now the Development Director for Prison Fellowship Ministry, covering the northeast United States. He is extensively involved in community, ministry services, and still lives in Connecticut with his wife Patty.


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On behalf of Hill, Peterson, Carper, Bee & Deitzler, PLLC posted in Motor Vehicle Accidents on Thursday, March 3, 2016.
Distracting driving has been a growing concern for responsible motorists and law enforcement personnel in West Virginia and across the country. Most people assume that distracted driving is related to the use of cell phones, but in reality, it encompasses a variety of dangerous behaviors. Some of the common behaviors that cause distracted driving motor vehicle accidents include talking to other passengers, adjusting the radio or even crying.
Recent studies have found that distracted driving may be even more dangerous than originally assumed. Over the course of three years, researchers studied data collected from 3,500 different drivers. They also studied 1,600 crashes, 905 of these being more severe. An analysis of the data indicated that of the 905 severe crashes, 68 percent were caused by some type of distraction.
In West Virginia and elsewhere, young drivers are particularly prone to distracted driving. Other behaviors that could compromise the safety of drivers, no matter their age, include reading, writing, fatigue, reaching for an object or use of any device with a touch screen. Researchers have concluded that distracted driving is just a dangerous as drunk or drugged driving.
It is hoped that laws and technology can eventually curtail the growing problem of distraction on roads across the country. In the meantime, those who have been involved in motor vehicle accidents caused by a distracted driver may take steps to protect their rights. When drivers cause harm because of reckless or negligent behavior on the road, an experienced lawyer can fight to ensure they are held accountable for injuries and damages.
Source: The Huffington Post, "Distracted Drivers Are Even More Dangerous Than You Thought", Carolyn Gregoire, Feb. 24, 2016
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Is Rock Music Dying Out?
According to figures released by the Official Charts Company, pop albums outsold rock albums for the first time in seven years in 2011. Now there is no doubt that pop Princesses Rihanna and Lady Gaga have taken the world by storm and Adele's sultry voice has infiltrated our ears all year, 2011 was definitely her time, but can the Rock 'n' Roll era actually be over?
The Rolling Stones have had a career that has spanned the last five decades and frontman Mick Jagger is still idolised even in his sixties, with tributes paid in modern hits such as Maroon 5's 'Moves like Jagger'. He has even recorded vocals for will.i.am's new song 'T.H.E' which is released next month. But it's not only the Rolling Stones who are iconic in rock history, bands such as U2, Metallica, AC/DC, Aerosmith, Thin Lizzy and many many more are being left behind in time.
Perhaps it's the Rock 'n' Roll lifestyle that people are missing. It used to be the rockstars that threw TVs out of windows but now it's the pop stars who are causing the shock, like Lady Gaga wearing a dress made of raw meat or Britney Spears' meltdown. Perhaps the Rock 'n' Roll bands just aren't 'Rock 'n' Roll' enough anymore?
Of course, the news will come as little surprise to most when you consider that Adele's '21' resided at the top of the charts for an impressive 18 weeks, but news that only two guitar-led albums landed in the year-end top 20 list is still somewhat shocking.
What does this mean for DJs? Will there be fewer requests for the partygoer's essential 'Livin' on a prayer' by Bon Jovi or Queen's 'Don't Stop Me Now'? For a genre that once regularly dominated the albums market, it would seem so; but with new releases expected soon from The Killers, Vampire Weekend, Biffy Clyro and the return of the Stone Roses this year, can the genre get back on its feet for 2012?
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5. Mylo Xyloto - Coldplay (907,000)
6. Loud - Rihanna (876,000)
7. Born This Way - Lady Gaga
8. Who You Are - Jessie J (805,000)
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Cycling to Break the Cycle of Homelessness
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It's been 33 years since I first donned a cycling helmet and turned a pastime into a passion. Having tackled my longest trek during the Six Gap Century Bike Ride out of Dahlonega – which features 104 miles up and down six of the steepest climbs in the North Georgia Mountains, I am now on the road (literally) for one of the biggest challenges of my life. On August 1, I set out from a small town north of Seattle, Washington for a cross-country ride that ends 4,000 miles away in Bar Harbor, Maine. Expected to take roughly two months to complete, the ride holds far more meaning than an opportunity to check a box off my bucket list. I hope this ride will help raise awareness and funds for a nonprofit near and dear to my heart – Rainbow Village. In celebration of the 30th anniversary of the nonprofit dedicated to providing safe housing, education, and community support systems to families experiencing homelessness, I hope to raise $30,000 to help Rainbow Village move the needle to ending homelessness in Metro Atlanta.
A resident of Gwinnett County since 1985, I first became familiar with Rainbow Village as a member of the congregation at Pleasant Hill Presbyterian Church. My journey with the nonprofit began as yardwork at the – then – Rainbow House before evolving to financial contributions and volunteer work in the afterschool program when it was hosted at my church during construction of Rainbow Village's current campus in the heart of Duluth. I have watched it grow in size and scope over the course of three decades – from serving one family at a time at its start to up to 30 families for a period of two years so they can confidently embark on the journey to self-sufficiency and thrive beyond the village.
Rotating from one homeless shelter to the next isn't the way for families to get back on track. The mission at Rainbow Village and their four pillars of providing Help Hope Housing and Healing to families in need really resonated with me. Instead of a cookie cutter program, Rainbow Village takes a customized approach to restore families to wholeness.
An engineer for 28 years and physics teacher at Brookwood High School for the last 12, I am kicking off retirement by pairing a lifelong dream with my church's mission of "Connecting Faith with Everyday Life." As a retirement gift to myslelf, I bought a brand-new Trek Domane bike and began making plans for a cross country ride to benefit Rainbow Village. Following a route created by Adventure Cycling, the biggest challenges I will face during the trek are my own adaptability (I've already had to adjust my route by 200 miles due to road closures from a forest fire), getting up the energy to blog daily on DanMillerRides.com, and finding a place to rest my head each night. It is not lost on me that the last challenge is one homeless families face every day and not by choice. While on this journey, I will have a lot of time to think about the roadmap for the rest of my life as I transition from a career I loved at a school with a big heart for the community that surrounds it to retirement. I am blessed to have all my family in the same city and look forward to reuniting with all of them when I return from this ride, especially my 18-month-old granddaughter. I plan to be back in time to attend Rainbow Village's annual "We Are Family" Benefit Gala on October 16, 2021 at Atlanta Athletic Club.
Your support of my goal to raise awareness about homelessness and funds to support Rainbow Village would be a very special blessing to me. I hope you will follow my progress across the miles by checking out my blog at DanMillerRides.com.
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Anonymous Donated: $20
Incredible accomplishment Dan!!'
David Stewart Donated: $100
Way to go Dan!
Suzanna Smith-Horn Donated: $33.10
Way to go Dan on your personal journey across the country, and for using your journey to help others achieve their goals and live happy lives. Cheers!
Leslie Miller Donated: $200
I have known Dan for 45 years having first met him at a pillow fight on the 4th floor of Thomas Hall on the campus of Virginia Tech. Apparently Dan is a much better cyclist than a pillow fighter. Congratulations Dan on a fantastic achievement going coast to coast and doing it for the benefit of a extremely worthy organization. Les Miller, Roanoke, Virginia……Virginia Tech Class of 1980,
Chris Culberson Donated: $103
Good Luck Dan. I hope your meet your goal for such a worthy cause.
Emory And Kim Berry Donated: $200
Dan We are so happy for you getting to use your passion to serve others! To God be the Glory!! Go Dan Go!!!
Ann Cathey Donated: $51.50
You are on an amazing mission Dan. Happy paddling! We are praying for your safe return. Ann Cathey
John Rychwa Donated: $103
My granddaughter and I had the pleasure of meeting Dan this morning as he was taking a picture of Dahlia Hill, in Midland MI. …he thought "his wife would appreciate the photo". Good on Dan and Rainbow Village! All the best…
Justice French Donated: $51.50
Keep going, Dan! You're awesome!
Hartwell Open Prize Money Donated: $240
Dan, all of the guys at this year's Hartwell Open missed you but are inspired by you and your incredible adventure. We voted to donate all of this year's prize money to Rainbow Village in your honor.
Anne Marie Dunphy Donated: $206
Our energy is with you! - Doug's identiMetrics Peeps
Alan, Amanda, Alex & Lily Burton Donated: $30
With gratitude in our hearts for Mr. Miller's teaching in the classroom, and by example, the Burton family contributes.
Anonymous Donated: $500
Keep riding Dan!! 10 days with your wife - celebrate! Praying for tail winds, showers, kindness and grace. ~M&G
David Cook Donated: $100
Go Dan, go!!
Angela O'Farrell Donated: $206
So proud of you, Dan!
Laura Freese Donated: $103
So very proud of your ambitious itinerary and your commitment to to work and the people of Rainbow Village.
Craig Fleisher Donated: $300
Best wishes, Dan. We have lots (!) in common (decades of cycling, teaching, putting faith into action, living in Gwinnett, etc.), tho I think you may be a few years ahead of me in terms of checking the coast to coast ride off the bucket list. Best wishes in helping others, yourself and family in this adventure. I hope my small donation can be a big help.
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John & Diane DeBarry Donated: $103
Safe travels. Oh the stories you will have to share.
Kerri Peterson-Davis Donated: $30.90
All the PDs are cheering you on and giving thanks for the ministry of RV!
Heidi Ortiz Donated: $300
Enjoy the journey and be safe!
Sue Turley Donated: $100
Go Dan Go!
Melanie Conner Donated: $103
So grateful for the creative way Dan is helping to increase awareness for Rainbow Village and the families we serve. Cycling to break the cycle of homelessness!
Michael Johnson Donated: $200
Good luck Dan! I hope you reach your goal.
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'The Skull' Releases Lyric Video for 'The Endless Road Turns Dark'
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The Skull, the band featuring vocalist Eric Wagner and bassist Ron Holzner, formerly of metal legends Trouble, will release its sophomore album, "The Endless Road Turns Dark", on September 7 via Tee Pee Records. The LP was recorded in Chicago's Decade Music Studios with engineer Sanford Parker (Yob, Tombs) and builds on the foundation laid by The Skull's debut album, "For Those Which Are Asleep", a recording that landed at or near the top of a host of 2014 year-end best of lists.
The lyric video for "The Endless Road Turns Dark" title track can be seen below.
The Skull, which also features longtime Cathdral drummer Brian Dixon, guitarist Lothar Keller (Sacred Dawn), and guitarist Rob Wrong (Witch Mountain), creates classic Sabbath-ian doom with a psych-tinged metal vision. "The Endless Road Turns Dark" benefits greatly from the pedigree and experience of the band's members and pushes authentic, old-school metal to heavier and more foreboding places, fueled by burly riffing, metallic groove and a crushing punch. Ethereal and wonderfully moody with a heart of heavy metal beating at its center, the record delivers definitive doom metal full of powerful builds and mesmerizing dynamic range. More than a mere throwback, "The Endless Road Turns Dark" is the work of a band that respects their fans, understands their own history, and still has their ears open to the current doom metal landscape. A wicked exercise in heavy metal majesty, "The Endless Road Turns Dark" plays like a natural extension of the musicians exemplary work during their 20-plus years with Trouble and cements The Skull as modern-day doom metal royalty.
01. The Endless Road Turns Dark
02. Ravenswood
03. Breathing Underwater
04. The Longing
05. From Myself Depart
06. As the Sun Draws Near
07. All That Remains (Is True)
08. Thy Will Be Done
To celebrate the completion of the new album, The Skull has announced a U.S. headlining tour that will launch on June 2 in in Chicago where the band will headline the third annual Doomed & Stoned Fest. The 14-city jaunt will run through June 19 in Kansas City, Missouri. On the spring tour, The SkullL will be joined by guest drummer Henry Vasquez of Saint Vitus who will fill in for Dixon. Opening acts include Earthride and Hyborian.
2 – Chicago, IL – Reggie's (as part of Doomed & Stoned Fest)
3 – Minneapolis, MN – Studio B @ Skyway Theatre
5 – Bozeman, MT – Zebra Lounge
7 – Seattle, WA – Highline
8 – Bellingham, WA – Shakedown
9 – Portland, OR – Star Theatre
10 – Sacramento, CA – Blue Lamp
11 – Santa Cruz, CA – Atrium @ Catalyst
12 – San Francisco, CA – Elbo Room
13 – Los Angeles, CA – Resident
14 – Las Vegas, NV – Count's Vamp'd
15 – San Diego, CA – Soda Bar
18 – Denver, CO – Streets Of London
19 – Kansas City, MO – Riot Room
Their debut album "For Those Which Are Asleep" was released in November 2014 via Tee Pee Records.
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According to the firm this will allow faster and more accurate drug development decisions. Spotfire said its Clinical Trials Analysis software lets its users interact with and analyse drug data from various sources to identify patterns and trends, outliers and exceptions and thus adapt the information to the specific needs of a trial. "This [software] provides a better understanding of data and helps accelerate analysis throughout every phase of product development," said Spotfire. Accelerating drug development is a high priority amongst all biopharma firms operating in today's industry climate. Pharmaceutical companies are also under intense pressure to reduce late-phase attrition and potential market recalls by discovering problems at earlier stages of development. While more compounds are now going in to Phase I and II clinical trials there is no evidence that the number of compounds entering Phase III is increasing - in fact there seems to be a bottleneck in Phase II where more and more drugs are seeming to fail. As a result, the cost of bringing a new drug to market is escalating and estimated to cost at least $1bn (€0.75bn). At the same time there have been a number of high-profile product withdrawls of late, such as in the case of Vioxx, costing the drug manufacturers involved millions of dollars and causing them endless headaches. Therefore faster a company can identify products to "fail early" in the testing cycle, the quicker it can decide on which drugs to continue investing in - saving millions of dollars and countless staff hours. "Competitive advantage in this industry depends upon the ability to quickly make strategic decisions about drug candidates," said Christian Marcazzo, senior director of Life Sciences Analytics at Spotfire. However, an industry expert does not appear to agree and has recently suggested that the 'fail faster' approach taken by drug designers to avoid expensive late stage failures is harming the industry, allowing drugs with higher solubility and kinetic profiles but lower efficacies into the pipeline. This stark warning about the direction the pharmaceutical industry is heading in was delivered at the Drug Discovery and Technology summit in London last week by Dr Simon Campbell, the former president of the Royal Society of Chemistry and ex-senior vice president of worldwide discovery at Pfizer. He believes that "all new compounds can make it to Phase II trials," where issues such as solubility and kinetics (but not efficacy) can be easily fixed and called for companies to stop abandoning new compounds in the early stages of development to avoid the expense of a potential late-stage failure. The validity of metrics-based evaluation was also questioned by Campbell, who said it does not matter how many drug candidates you screen for efficacy, but how many make it along the pipeline.
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She applies that perspective to her role as CEO of AMN Healthcare Services, focusing its DE&I efforts on three areas: workplace, workforce and marketplace.
When it comes to workplace, the question is, "How do we make sure that we have not only a diverse workforce internally but also make sure there is equity, equality and opportunities?" Salka says.
In 2020, the company moved the needle at the leadership level to 21% of its leaders being people of color, up from 18%. AMN also pushes for diversity at the board level. Fifty percent of its directors are female; that number will go up to 56% after this year's annual meeting.
"Having a culture that wants to be better and wants to learn and educate ourselves and be willing to have those hard conversations, that's how you make progress."
In terms of workforce, Salka ensures AMN's culture reflects its team members' diversity and people feel included. One example: It recently increased its floating holidays to a total of six to make sure team members could take holidays that are meaningful to them.
And in the marketplace, AMN launched a diverse business pledge to help 100 minority-owned businesses get their minority-owned business certifications.
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Salka also notes 2020 made clear what still needs to be done in terms of DE&I.
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The places around Liberty Square and the Parliament tend to be overrun by tourists, which usually brings the worst out of the local service industry. Farger café/restaurant, however, isn't in the rip-off business. It's located on the ground floor of a grand, although somewhat faded building that was commissioned by the Adriatic Hungarian Royal Maritime Company (!) during the glorious days of the Austro Hungarian Empire. Farger can be an ideal place for a cup of coffee or breakfast while taking in the imposing views of the former Budapest Stock and Commodity Exchange across the street, or the plethora of statues and monuments that fill this stately square (including a Soviet War Memorial and a statue of President Ronald Reagan).
Of their breakfast dishes, I usually go for the classic "Farger breakfast" that arrives with roast bacon, mushrooms, tomato, and a pair of sunny side-up eggs served with sourdough toast. On weekdays, they serve a wallet-friendly two-course lunch prix fixe. Farger is best enjoyed from the outdoor tables during the warmer months.
Office workers and bureaucrats from the neighboring government buildings.
Breakfast, lunch prix fixe, and afternoon tea.


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Q: What I have to do to OpenSSL extension work on my xampp (Windows)? :( I've already tried all.... but not works! I did put libeay32.dll and ssleay32.dll on System32 windows folder and I enabled php_openssl.dll extension on php.ini. But, when executes following code, some errors occurs. My openSSL version is 1.0.0. Anyone can help me?
Code:
$configargs = array(
    'config' => 'openssl.cnf',
    'digest_alg' => 'md5',
    'x509_extensions' => 'v3_ca',
    'req_extensions'   => 'v3_req',
    'private_key_bits' => 666,
    'private_key_type' => OPENSSL_KEYTYPE_RSA,
    'encrypt_key' => false,
    );

$dn = array(
    "countryName" => "DE",
    "stateOrProvinceName" => "wubbla wubbla",
    "localityName" => "wubbla",
    "organizationName" => "Internet Widgits Pty Ltd",
    "organizationalUnitName" => "Organizational Unit Name",
    "commonName" => "example.com",
    "emailAddress" => "Email Address"
);

$csr = openssl_csr_new($dn, $privkey, $configargs);

// Show any errors that occurred here
while (($e = openssl_error_string()) !== false) {
    echo $e . "\n";
   }

The errors:
error:02001003:system library:fopen:No such process
error:2006D080:BIO routines:BIO_new_file:no such file
error:0E064002:configuration file routines:CONF_load:system lib
error:02001002:system library:fopen:No such file or directory
error:2006D080:BIO routines:BIO_new_file:no such file
error:0E064002:configuration file routines:CONF_load:system lib

A: Well, according to the error message, it fails to fopen() the config file, which you configured as:
'config' => 'openssl.cnf',

Does it exist?  Try using an absolute path, or relative to CWD.

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An allusion is a figure of speech that makes a reference to a place, person, or something that happened. This can be real or imaginary and may refer to anything, including paintings, opera, folk lore, mythical figures, or religious manuscripts. The reference can be direct or may be inferred, and can broaden the reader's understanding.
Because allusions make reference to something other than what is directly being discussed, you may miss an allusion or fail to understand it if you do not know the underlying biblical story, literary tale or other reference point.
Allusions allow the writer to give an example or get a point across without going into a lengthy discourse. Allusions are contingent on the reader knowing about the story or event that is referenced.
Fortunately, today it is easy to look these things up so when someone references something you do not understand, you can easily turn to the Internet to learn enough to grasp the allusion for yourself.
Allusions engage the reader and will often help the reader remember the message or theme of the passage.
Allusions allow the writer to give an example or get a point across without going into a lengthy discourse.
Allusions are contingent on the reader knowing about the story or event that is referenced.
According to Justice Robert French: Allusion(s), marginally relevant but of sound aesthetic provenance, lightly inserted but suggesting vast allusive reserves, certainly enhances the texture of judicial prose, and may even contribute in useful ways to sustaining a learned and authoritative judicial tone.
from The Adventures of Pinocchio, written by Carlo Collodi.
from Charles Dickens', A Christmas Carol.
held him by the heel. The magic protected him all over, except for his heel.
Afternoon Light – Tennyson's country of the lotus-eaters where it was always afternoon.
Faustian - sacrificing spiritual values for power, knowledge, or material gain: a Faustian pact with the Devil; relating to, or characteristic of Faust: a Faustian novel.
Trimalchio is a character in the 1st century AD Roman work of fiction Satyricon by Petronius. Trimalchio is a freedman who through hard work and perseverance has attained power and wealth. The name Trimalchio is formed from the Greek prefix τρις and the Semitic melek in its occidental form Malchio or Malchus. The fundamental meaning of the root is "King," and the name Trimalchio would thus mean "Thrice King," "greatest King." His full name is Gaius Pompeius Trimalchio His wife's name is Fortunata, a former slave and chorus girl. Trimalchio is known for throwing lavish dinner parties, where his numerous servants bring course after course of exotic delicacies, such as live birds sewn up inside a pig, live birds inside fake eggs which the guests have to 'collect' themselves and a dish to represent every sign of the zodiac.
• There is a single mention of Trimalchio in F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby as his showy parties and background parallels that of Gatsby: Chapter Seven begins, "It was when curiosity about Gatsby was at its highest that the lights in his house failed to go on one Saturday night - and, as obscurely as it began, his career as Trimalchio was over." Trimalchio and Trimalchio in West Egg were among Fitzgerald's working titles for the novel.
Much of yesterday's wisdom still applies today.
Book 5 of Thucydides history describes how the ambassadors of the powerful city state of Athens rebuffed the leaders of the island of Melos, who wished to remain neutral in the conflict engulfing the ancient Hellenic world.
As one of Chico Marx's characters once said: "Who ya gonna believe -- me or your own eyes?"
Twas ever thus in the affairs of human beings and ever will it be.
The Sisyphean arguments, laboriously pushed uphill, collapse under the weight of inadequate information, fanciful assumptions, imaginary premises, selective cherry-picking of evidence, misconstrued analysis, contradictory, incoherent arguments, overstretched logic leading to clueless conclusions.
If you are trying to clean the Augean stables, you're not done with only cleaning one stall; you need to complete the job properly, but don't sweep it into the Rideau Canal and outrage the environmentalists.
Later Alice also learns from the White Queen, that with more effort and practice in these post-ironical, post - modern and post cynical times, "we can all be expected to dutifully believe six impossible things before breakfast". As things become curiouser and curiouser, Alice yearns for "something to make sense" but finally concludes that "This is just a house of cards".
Peter Pan is a play for children: like The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, it demands a suspension of adult skepticism and linear thinking, and plays upon the archetypal fears of being lost and orphaned. But if Oz is benign and forward-looking-full of the optimism of a new continent -- Peter Pan is haunted and haunting: if, for Dorothy and the Darling children, there is no place like home, then for Peter there is no home."
It would be tedious and unnecessary to detail all the forced conclusions, the inconsistencies and remorseless hostility the court showed towards the applicants, Let three pieces of unfounded assumptions suffice.
their interpretative frames. Sums up the bent which informs this verdict.
Or is an adversary like the Judicial System simply too big a monster to slay? Just like the Lernaean Hydra of Greek mythology, if you ever did manage to cut off one of its heads, two more would grow back in its place. Is it an exercise in futility?
Auden: "All truths are derived from the ordinary, daily common lives of contemporary people".
Because while working in official positions - institutions, a disease of forgetfulness comes over you, so that you may forget that the people you work alongside exist outside the building, that outside is where the real business of living occurs, and that it is possible to wake up, Rip Van Winkle–style, 20 years in the future, wondering what happened.
Liberal Party critics said of Kelly O'Dwyer that she quote 'holds her baby like a gypsy',"
They were commenting on Financial Services Minister Kelly O'Dwyer's superannuation changes. For those who don't get the reference, it means she throws her baby at you while stealing from your pocket. We are not sure those pushing to have O'Dwyer unseated have thought this public relations campaign through.
As the Roman codger Juvenal who wrote of the people's appetite for bread and circuses; the court prefers the cheap nourishment of legal theatrics, failing memories and entertaining fantasies, to real hard research for solid material and reliable evidence.
As Tacitus put it," misdeeds, once exposed, have no refuge but in audacity".
Bismarckian would not be to overstate it, and the program has the same imperative as had Iron Otto's: "to starve socialism of any chance to grow beyond a small heartland, and flourish in the centre".
Hobson's choice ... Np choice - chuse whether you will have this horse or none.
From the novel and film of the same name, an impossibly difficult choice, especially when forced onto someone. The choice is between two unbearable options, and it's essentially a no-win situation.
"Sophie's Choice" is centered on a scene in Auschwitz where Sophie has just arrived with her ten-year old son and her seven-year old daughter and a sadistic doctor, presumably Doctor Mengele, tells her that she can only bring one of her children; one will be allowed to live while the other is to be killed.
As a mother, Sophie adores both of her children and can't make this agonizing choice... until several soldiers force her and she hastily gives her daughter to them, sobbing as they take her little girl away.


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Bon Boullogne (bapt. February 22, 1649 – May 17, 1717) was a French painter.

Biography

Boullogne was born in Paris, a son of the painter Louis Boullogne; he was regarded as the most gifted of his children. He took his first lessons from his father, whom he is thought to have assisted in the Grande Galerie of the Louvre. Through his father, who presented a half-length figure of St John by Bon to Jean-Baptiste Colbert, Contrôleur Général des Finances, he was sent to the Académie de France in Rome as a Pensionnaire du Roi. In this capacity, he made copies of famous works, in particular some frescoes by Raphael in the Vatican Loggie, intended for reproduction as Gobelins tapestries. The period he then spent in Lombardy helped to complete his training. He studied the work of Antonio da Correggio and the Annibale Carracci, as well as Guido Reni, Domenichino and Francesco Albani. Bon's painting, especially the mythological work, shows great affinities with the work of the Bolognese school, which was also to be found in the royal collections. Also of influence to Bon was Nordic art, as demonstrated in his female portraits framed by plant like motifs, a device taken up by his pupil Robert Tournières.  He died in Paris.

Paintings
 Tobias fighting his father (c 1705), Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille
 Jephtha's Daughter, Saint Petersburg, Hermitage Museum
 Saint Nicolas ressucitant les enfants,  Montauban, Le Musée Ingres
 Emigration des Tectosages, Toulouse, Musée des Augustins
 Zéphyr et Flore, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rouen
 Le Lavement de pieds, Dijon; Musée des beaux-arts
 Le Triomphe d'Amphitrite, Dijon, Musée Magnin
 L'enlèvement de Proserpine, Lisieux, Musée d'art et d'histoire de Lisieux
 Pan et Syrinx, Lisieux, Musée d'art et d'histoire de Lisieux
 Deux anges portant des instruments de musique, Versailles, Musée national du château et des Trianons
 Junon et Flore, Versailles, Musée national du château et des Trianons
 Hercule combat les centaures, Paris, Louvre
 La mort de Saint Ambroise,  Paris, Louvre

Students
Nicolas Bertin
Pierre-Jacques Cazes
 Joseph Christophe
François Hutin
Sébastien Leclerc
Charles Parrocel
Jean Raoux
Jean-Baptiste Santerre
Louis de Silvestre
Robert Tournières

References

Further reading

17th-century French painters
French male painters
18th-century French painters
1649 births
1717 deaths
Painters from Paris
18th-century French male artists

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Copper Fox Metals Inc. Management
Elmer B. Stewart, P. Geol, MSc.
Chairperson of the Board, President and CEO
Mr. Stewart has a Masters Degree in Geology and over 38 years of domestic and international experience in mining and mineral exploration. Mr. Stewart has been involved in putting five gold mines into production. Mr. Stewart has approximately 28 years of experience at the senior management level for various companies listed on the Toronto and Toronto Venture Exchange.
J. Michael Smith
Mr. Smith has been a director of Copper Fox Metals since September 2004 and was Executive Vice President until his retirement in September 2013. Mr. Smith had a 38 year banking career with RBC Royal Bank, holding senior management positions in Calgary, Edmonton, Montreal, and New York. Mr. Smith is a Director and Treasurer of a registered public charity.
R. Hector Mackay-Dunn
Secretary of the Board and Director
Hector is a Senior Partner at Farris, Vaughan, Wills & Murphy LLP which is among Canada's leading law firms, where Mr. MacKay-Dunn advises private and public high growth companies in a broad range of industries on domestic and cross-border private and public securities offerings, mergers and acquisitions, tender offers, and international partnering transactions. Mr. MacKay-Dunn is recognized by Lexpert, the most respected legal publication in Canada, as among the Top 100 Canada/US Cross-Border Corporate Lawyers in Canada and among Canada's leading lawyers in mergers and acquisitions, technology, and biotechnology. Hector holds the highest ("AV" Pre-eminent) legal ability rating from Martindale-Hubbell, an authoritative and global source for identifying leading lawyers and law firms and the Best Lawyers in Canada ranks him as a national leader in Technology and Biotechnology. Hector was appointed Queen's Counsel in 2003. Hector is the immediate past Chair of the British Columbia Innovation Council, the Province's lead agency with the mandate to advance ideas into investment-ready companies in the areas of science and technology, a director of British Columbia Leading Edge Endowment Fund, British Columbia's $56 million program to attract top researchers to B.C.'s universities and LifeSciences BC and a former director of Genome British Columbia.
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This year's Polish Independence March to be a state-sponsored event
Poland – In the face of Warsaw liberal mayor Rafał Trzaskowski's efforts to prevent the organization of the now traditional 11 November Independence March via various legal proceedings, the leader of the PiS parliamentary group and deputy chairman of the Sejm, Ryszard Terlecki, and PiS spokeswoman Anita Czerwińska announced on Tuesday that this year's patriotic event would take on a more official character as a state-sponsored event.
"The march will happen"
"The march will not lose its unifying character. In a spirit of responsibility, the march will have a state character and it will be properly secured",
Czerwińska explained, to which Terlecki added:
"The march will happen. Everyone will be able to take part."
Significantly, this year the guiding theme of the march, usually organized by an association close to the National Movement (Ruch Narodowy, RN), is to be: "Independence is not for sale!"
"A disastrous decision", according to the opposition
This decision, which is intended to prevent any kind of administrative ban on the event, has officially been made by the head of the Veterans' Office, Jan Józef Kasprzyk, and it caused a number of opposition representatives to react fiercely, as was the case with MEP Robert Tyszkiewicz (PO) :
"One has to wonder if the Veterans' Office accepts responsibility for all the incidents, slogans, and banners that appear every year at this march that is organized by nationalist circles.
(…) This is a disastrous decision (…) The Veterans' Office is putting itself at the disposal of nationalist circles, who are known for their way of turning Independence Day into a riot."
However, if we look back, the only years when the popular demonstration organized by the nationalists resulted in public order disturbances were when it was banned, such as last year due to the pandemic, or in the years before 2015, when the liberals' governments were themselves accused of organizing provocations to discredit Europe's biggest patriotic march.
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Viktor Orbán: Homo brusselicus wants to take away all our rights
Back to full lockdown for all in Austria and only for the unvaccinated in Slovakia


Calling from Washinton D.C., U.S. Senator Ben Sasse and I discuss three pro-life bills: Born Alive Abortions Survivors Protection Act, Pain-Capable Prevention Act, and Defunding Abortion Providers. Then, we change topics to the "No Religion Test" Resolution for judicial candidates, which he recently brought before the U.S. Senate.


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I have bought myself a 2000w pure sine wave inverter.
Must I really run x2 deep cycle batteries off it or can I only use one.
That is like saying. I bought a car, do I need to put petrol or diesel in it.
No, not necessarily, if its a 12- 220 Volt inverter but one would not get far with 2000 watt load on it.
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I will only be running my tv and modem maybe later will add fridge.
Is it a 12V or 24V unit?
Last edited by Sawdust; 2019/04/05 at 06:42 AM.
Rather post the brand and model number, or the detailed specs so that you can get the correct advice.
Last edited by SAND; 2019/04/05 at 06:14 AM.
Without the fridge it will last 4 or 5 hours.
As jy 12v inverter het. Net een battery nodig.
Sien dit as n gennie. Totale ah van batterye = liter petrol. Een 50ah battery is 5 liter petrol. N bank van 500ah batterye is 50 liter petrol.
N 300w inverter is n 1100 uno, die 2000w n v8.
Almal loop op petrol, hang maar net af hoeveel krag jy gebruik en of jy n die v8 gbruik of nie.
At 2000 watts, its almost certainly 24V or more. That means 2 x 12V batteries in series.
12V on 2000W inverter can work, but you will certainly kill the battery at full load.
Ex - 109 SIIA R6 pickup, rebuilt from a kraal find, still thrashing around in the Zim Lowveld.
Ex - 2003 Face Lift Disco II Td5 auto - d'Arcy. Now living by the sea in KZN.
Ex - 2005 D3 V8. Still in the family in Washington State USA.
The Lord did not create any stupid people. But there are many who choose this option.
Never going to use full 2000w.
Like I said only want to run modem,tv and later on fridge.
But for now only tv and modem.
Silly question, but why is the TV always first priority? I see this in many threads.
Each to there own, TV is very very far down my list on things I want to power during load shedding and I also find it strange that TV is the number 1 priority for 99% of people.
For me, sitting in total silence for those 2 - 3 hours or actually having a conversation with someone by far beets the yap yap of a TV.
When you have retired and have spent the whole day in "conversation" with you're spouse, watching your favorite TV show is a welcome break.
You only need 1 x 105Ah battery to power the TV and modem(about 8 hours if it is not a very big TV and also not a plasma). If you add a fridge it would be best to have 2x105Ah. You might delay buying the 2nd battery until you want to add the fridge.
It is the green solution. Fewer people is good for the earth.


Performers always appear to have an air of confidence about them. They know how to turn on the charm, how to dress and how to behave and are always surrounded by people who adore them. In a new musical theatre piece directed by Michael Ralph, SELF looks to explore what happens when the man who seemingly has everything together on the outside is falling apart on the inside.
The show begins before the audience is even aware it has started, with a whispering voice relaying a continuous stream of self-doubting and critical thoughts around success and the types of questions artists constantly ask themselves and get asked. Questions such as 'how long have you been creating for?' and 'how do I express myself?' keep repeating as the voice gets louder and louder. The silent and motionless band sit along the back of the stage, shrouded in darkness and add to the tension of the internal nightmare being constructed.
When Rohan Browne appears, he walks towards a large spotlight in the centre of stage. He appears diminutive as he steps into it, a foreshadowing of what a career in the limelight can do to a person. Ralph's choreography perfectly captures Browne's sensitivity and naivety as well as his charisma and arrogance. Supported by the ensemble performers (Loren Hunter, Sheridan Anderson, Romina Vilafranca, Alex Given, Max Patterson, Jordan Turner and Jackson Rudge), Browne touchingly portrays the turmoil, confusion, recklessness and loneliness that can envelop a person.
Browne delivers a highly expressive performance and seeing how his body and demeanour transform as he falls deeper and deeper into this dark hole is engrossing. While this momentum slows down a little with the final moments of SELF there is a poignancy and hopefulness that through the darkness there will be light.
The original musical arrangement by Jack Earle is an aural delight with drums, bass, trombone, reeds, trumpets and keys all being utilised to build the environment and set the mood and tone for what is transpiring on stage. Tom Willis' lighting design works well in casting shadows and amplifying the tension being performed through the choreography.
SELF is a highly entertaining new dance theatre piece that has you thinking about the choices we make in life and how emotions, conflict, aspiration and mortality play a role in these choices. With a stunning performance by Rohan Browne, you can't help but feel as if you have experienced this gamut of emotions yourself.


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The Foo Fighters kicked off their week-long residency at The Late Show with David Letterman by wearing their metal heart on their sleeves.
Dave Grohl and the band did their own version of Black Sabbath's 1970 classic "War Pigs" with a little help from Zac Brown, who added a little southern twang to the track. Not to mention that Brown came out wearing a very festive hat. Watch out Pharrell.
Letterman forgot to mention that he interviewed Grohl about their upcoming HBO series Foo Fighters: Sonic Highways, which takes fans into the recording of the album in eight cities across America and premieres this Friday (Oct. 17).


Add a bit of check in to her wardrobe with this cobalt blue check headband. It will keep hair out of her eyes while she plays. Available in Cobalt and in one size, this style is recommended for children aged 3 and up due to choking hazard.


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Q: Trying to pass accountlist or account ID from aura to apex but, apex shows that as null Here is my code.
Aura:
<aura:attribute name="accountList" type="Account[]"/>
           <aura:iteration items="{!v.accountList}" var="acc" indexVar="index"
                <l_lookup:Lookup aura:id="acctLookup"
                                    objectType="Account"
                                    selectedRecordId="{!acc.Id}"
                                    isRequired="{!v.requireAccountLookup}"
                                    primarySearchField="Name"
                                    additionalField="PersonEmail"
                                    fuzzySearch="true"
                                    helpText="This person account will be used as the new buyer"
                                    queryCondition="IsPersonAccount = true" orderBy="Name"
          withSharing="false"
    </aura:iteration>

JS:
var accountIds = new Array();
         var accounts = component.get("v.accountList");
    for(var i=0;i<accounts.length;i++){
        accountIds.push(accounts[i].id);
    }

    action.setParams({
        quoteId : component.get("v.recordId"),
        connectionId : component.get("v.simpleRecord.SBQQ__Opportunity2__c"),
        newBuyerAccountId : JSON.stringify(accountIds),
        reason : component.get("v.reason")
    });

Apex:
 public static BuyerChangeResultWrapper handleAddedBuyers(Id quoteId, Id connectionId, String newBuyerAccountId, String reason){
    BuyerChangeResultWrapper bcrw = new BuyerChangeResultWrapper();
    List<String> accountIds = new List<String>();
    /*for(Account acc:newBuyerAccountId){
        system.debug('accouunt id'+acc.id);
        accountIds.add(acc.id);
    }
    system.debug('accouunt list'+accountIds);*/
    Type ArrType = Type.forName('List<String>');
    accountIds = (List<String>) JSON.deserialize(newBuyerAccountId, ArrType);
    List<Account> acctList = [SELECT Id, PersonContactId, Full_Legal_Name__pc FROM Account WHERE Id IN:accountIds];

above query is returning null because the method parameter newBuyerAccountId is null.

A: There is a small mistake.
In js, where you are creating the array "accountIds" just update the accounts[i].id to accounts[i].Id because javascript is a case sensitive language thus 'id' and 'Id' differs.
 for(var i=0;i<accounts.length;i++){
     accountIds.push(accounts[i].Id);
 }

Note - You can also pass the array of account ids itself to apex as List<String>


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Rafer Johnson Biography, Life, Interesting Facts
Decathlete, Track and Field Athlete
Hillsboro, Texas, United States of America
Early Years and Education
Rafer Lewis Johnson was born 18th August 1935, in Hillsboro, Texas, in the United States.
When Johnson was a youngster, his family relocated to California. He studied at Kingsburg High School, and as he was a talented athlete, he competed in three sporting teams for the school – these were basketball, baseball, and football.
In 1952 he travelled to watch the Olympic trials for the decathlon with his coach. Several weeks later, Johnson was invited to compete in a decathlon event for his high school, which he won. He went on to win the following two years as well.
After graduating from high school, Rafer Johnson enrolled at the University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA) in 1954.
While competing in his fourth competition, Johnson broke the world record.
In 1955, Rafer Johnson won the Pan American Games in Mexico. In 1956, he travelled to Australia to compete in the Olympics. He was listed to compete in both the decathlon and long jump, but due to an injury, he had to pull out of the long jump. Even though he was injured, Johnson was runner-up in the decathlon.
Johnson was up and down over the next few years. He sat out 1957 with his injury, but then broke the world record in 1958. In 1959 he missed the season again, this time because of a car accident, but in 1960, once again, he broke the world record.
Rafer Johnson won the gold medal at the Olympics, setting a new Olympic record in the process. After his Olympic win, Johnson retired from athletics.
He also played basketball, and in 1959, he was drafted by the Los Angeles Rams in the NFL.
In 1960, Rafer Johnson changed direction and started acting. He appeared in several movies, including, Wild in the Country (1961) with Elvis Presley, The Six Million Dollar Man (1979), Roots: The Next Generations (1979), and Licence to Kill (1989), the James Bond movie.
Johnson worked for Robert F. Kennedy in his 1968 presidential campaign, and he was there when Kennedy was assassinated. Johnson helped to stop the killer from getting away.
Rafer Johnson has been involved with the Special Olympics since 1968, including being on the Board of Directors of the California Special Olympics for many years.
In 1999, he released his autobiography, The Best That I Can Be.
Among his many awards and honors, Rafer Johnson has the following:
1958: Awarded Sportsman of the Year by Sports Illustrated
1994: Inducted into the World Sports Humanitarian Hall of Fame
2011: Inducted into the Bakersfield City School District Hall of Fame
He won both a gold medal and silver medal at the Olympic Games and a gold medal in the Pan American Games.
In 1971, Rafer Johnson married Elizabeth Thorsen. The couple has two children, a son, and a daughter.
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Our Good Boy Karl Gabriel
Nineteen-year-old single Karl Gabriel is someone a girl would want to bring home to his dad and mom. He's dashing, certified gentleman, and definitely a good hunky boy.
However, the lovely ladies who aspire for his attention and love should learn how to break his great passion for fashion and studies first. These two, among his other interests and hobbies, are taking too much of his time he often forgets—or perhaps ignores—the matters of the heart.
Karl is currently on his undergraduate studies at the University of San Carlos-South Campus taking up Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education Major in English and Filipino. If he's not spending laborious hours with books and projects, he busies himself with organizations such as Junior Educators Alliance and Communication Arts Senrio Educators. Growing up in a fervent Catholic home, it also isn't surprising to know he's part of the Knights of Columbus.
Whenever opportunities present themselves, he also prepares and hones his talents and techniques in modeling, as well as boosting his confidence by joining pageants. Recently, he was a finalist in Mr. and Ms. Ticao as well as in Mr. and Ms. JEA, then bagged second runner-up in Mr. and Ms. Bodylicious 2011.
At such a young age, he doesn't only know how to dream, but he also finds ways to make every one of them come true; he attributes his guts and skills as the resources he needs to propel himself to the top. Yet in spite of all his achievements, Karl Gabriel remains modest, shy even. He believes he isn't the most outstanding in the world of fashion, but he's also hoping he's getting there. He keeps his feet grounded by believing everyone is created equal in the eyes of God. He knows he has the looks but never uses them to take advantage of others.
These days, it's very rare for us to find a nineteen-year-old guy who shows humility, perseverance, focus, and deep love and passion for everything he does—a guy we'd love our future daughters to end up with. The least thing we can do for Karl Gabriel's exceptional personality is to make him our Face of Cebu this November.
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Photo Credit: Anjo's Point Photography
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Five ways to join the mile-high club: it's not all in the lav!
by Tom Johansmeyer on Feb 14, 2011
Let's face it: airline lavatories are not the sexiest places. They are small, cramped and smelly – like the rest of the plane, strangely. They are unpleasant places, but they do afford the only privacy you're going to find. So, it's a usual favorite for daring couples looking to join the prestigious "mile-high club." Yes, that club. For those of you not in the know, mile-high club membership entails having sex on a plane.
It's difficult to join, and the recession has made it harder. Sure, you can get cheaper tickets, which effectively lowers the price of mile-high club admission. However, airlines cut routes over the past two years in an effort to increase revenue per available seat-mile. This means that planes are more crowded, constraining your mile-high club options. More people on the plane translates to an increased likelihood of getting caught. For some, that prevents membership (because the risk of an unusually aware passenger can impede the urge to join), while others may see it as a challenge.
Don't care about the prospect of being sent back to your seat, but want options aside from the lav? Your choices are listed below:
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1. In-seat romance: how bold are you? Would you have sex in your seat (if you had three for you and your "friend")? Oral only? This can be done, but I assure you, it isn't for the shy. You won't necessarily get caught, but the risk is incredibly high. Just know what you're getting into.
2. Galley: this can be great for a little pre-lav action, especially if the beverage service is taking place when you dashed back. Get you and your partner in crime out of the line of sight, and stay on the lookout for any passengers interested I hitting the bathroom. I wouldn't plan to "conclude" in the galley, but it will definitely get your heart pounding before you step behind a closed door.
3. Pay to play: there are services that provide you with a flight specifically to support mile-high club membership (there's a list here). For a fairly digestible fee, you can get freaky high in the sky … and possibly take home something to remind you of the excursion.
4. Really pay to play: corporate and private jets … that's the place to do it. You can get to be in charge in more ways than one, and it's gotta be a total turn-on.
5. Boarding: this is still in-seat, but the dynamic is much different. Do not attempt this unless your flight is relatively empty. Get a seat toward the back of the plane, and STAY ALERT AT ALL TIMES.
[photo by kyz via Flickr]
Valentine's Day in the sky: find love on a plane
Are you headed into Monday solo? If that's the case, it might make sense to book a quick flight for the most romantic day of the year! Don't spend Valentine's Day on your couch despising Cupid for neglecting you. According to the latest from travel search site Skyscanner, "flyrting" may be your key to happiness.
According to Skyscanner, almost half of all passengers have confessed to flirting in flight … and thus making the friendly skies a little friendlier. In a survey of more than a thousand travelers, the company found that a substantial 45 percent make their intentions known, with a third of them resulting in a "rendez-vous" after the plane has landed. Eight percent of flyrtatious encounters have led to relationships!
Skyscanner's Karin Noble, once a cabin crew member, says, "More and more people are now traveling by air so it's no surprise that flights have become a place to flirt. After all, you are sitting next to someone for an hour or more, and the fact that you're both traveling to the same place means you already have something in common."
Need a little help? Noble continues that there are "lubricating" effects to the in-flight service, adding that "the heightened effect that alcohol can have at altitude and the more relaxed 'holiday mood' that many travelers feel, and it tends to give people the courage to flirt with a fellow passenger or even take things further, especially on overseas routes such as flights to France or the UK."
So, how many people get lucky in flight? A separate Skyscanner survey found that 20 percent of passengers have joined the mile-high club, half of them with strangers they met on a plane. Meanwhile, 95 percent copped to a desire for membership!
Skip the chick flicks this Valentine's Day, and get yourself an aisle seat instead … you never know where it will lead.
[photo by moonlightbulb via Flickr]
Five ways to join the mile-high club around the world
by Tom Johansmeyer on Dec 24, 2010
Generally, it's best to avoid an airline lavatory for any reason. It's cramped, smelly and generally not a pleasant place to be. If you're planning to use the lav for something other than its stated purpose, you're going to need to brace yourself. Unfortunately, it really is the best environment on the plane for joining the mile-high club (for those of you not in the know, that means having sex on a plane).
You could always try to do it in your seat, but you'll need a fairly empty flight. Also, your options will be limited, even compared to the lav.
Fortunately, there appears to be a better way. If you want to join this unique, exclusive club without risking an angry speech from a safety-focused flight attendant, take a look at the options below. You can attain your newest "status" at a fairly reasonable price in some cases – and have a memory to savor.1. Mile High Atlanta: if you're not in Atlanta, it's pretty easy to get there. After all, it is home to the busiest airport in the country. So, catch a flight to this city, and trade your airline seat for a jaunt with Mile High Atlanta. It costs only $379 per couple for an hour-long flight in a Piper Cherokee Six … "designed exclusively for this purpose. And yes, there is a bed.
Good to know: "Our pilot is VERY discreet and all flights are handled with the UTMOST confidentiality."
2. Exstacy Air: Based in St. Clair County, Michigan, this service will bring you up above the clouds so you can have your moment of bliss. For $375, you and your cohort – unless you're logging solo hours – will get an hour in the sky, a bottle of champagne and a set of mile-high wings (that you'll doubtless earn).
Unique feature: You can keep your sheets as a souvenir!
3. Chicago Mile High Club: this service offers "you and your loved one the exclusive use of our 20 passenger airliner so that you can become mile-high club members, with all of the safety and privacy that comes with having a large twin-engine turboprop airliner all to yourselves." But, this sort of service is pricey: $999 an hour, and you have to make reservations at least a week in advance.
Selling point: The cabin is more than 20 feet long, six feet wide and 5 ½ feet tall. Break out your copy of the Kama Sutra!
4. Mile High Flights: earn your international wings with this UK service, which includes champagne, "stunning views" and whatever other fun you can concoct! Several options are available, with products named "The Big One (£640) and "The VIP" (£930).
Mortgage your orgasm: Flexible payment options are available for those who don't want to wind up spent right away.
5. The ol' fashioned way: look both ways, and move casually toward the lavatory, preferably while the flight attendants are working the beverage cart. Step out with your hair askew and a fantastically broad smile on your face.
Multiple benefits: No, not that kind – I'm referring to the fact that this flight will also take you to your destination, rather than cart you around on a "sightseeing" experience. You may also pick up some frequent flier miles.
[photo by rick via Flickr]
Would you turn a Skycouch into mile-high club membership?
Remember the Air New Zealand Skycouch? It's a new seat that's made the term "cuddle class" pretty popular, as it opens some great opportunities for passenger comfort and mile-high club membership. It's a pretty exciting development in an industry that tends to invest little in customer comfort. The Skycouch makes it possible to turn three economy seats into something of a bed for two passengers.
For Air New Zealand, it's pretty important to be at the leading edge when it comes to comfort, according to general manager Ed Sims. He said, "The majority of our long-haul flights are overnight and we fly on average 90 minutes longer than any other airline."
So, here's the big question: now that these seats are making it out into the market, would you use it to join the club? Leave a comment below to let us know your thoughts.
[photo by Deanster1983 via Flickr]
Qantas mile-high club: what happens when you get caught
by Tom Johansmeyer on Nov 2, 2010
A woman got nailed in the early stages of seeking mile-high club membership. The Qantas passenger was flying form Melbourne to Los Angeles at the beginning of last month. The lights went low, and she and the man next to her let their hands go wild under the blanket. The cabin crew caught on and split up the passengers, who apparently never bothered to try the lav.
The best part: the woman works for Qantas. And, she still does. A spokesman said, "The employee has returned to work."
Now, be honest: don't you want the cubicle next to hers?
[photo via Simon_sees via Flickr]
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Thomas Böhm (* 1954 in Hamburg) ist ein freier Autor und Kolumnist aus Berlin.

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Thomas Böhm ist in Hamburg geboren und aufgewachsen.

Böhm begann seine journalistische Karriere bei der gerade neu gegründeten taz, wo er zuerst als Volontär und dann seit 1984 als Musikredakteur arbeitete. Danach war er bis 1990 freier Mitarbeiter des Journalistenbüros »Presstige«. Er schrieb in dieser Zeit als freier Autor unter anderem für die Zeit, den Tagesspiegel, den Stern, Vogue, tip und Zitty. Nebenher arbeitete er als Musiker und Karikaturist.

Ab 1992 war er für 13 Jahre bei der B.Z., wo er unter anderem eine tägliche Hunde-Kolumne (»Shiva, meine beste Freundin«) schrieb.

Ende 2010 war er Mitbegründer der rechtspopulistischen Kleinpartei Die Freiheit, für die er ehrenamtlich als Pressesprecher arbeitete. 2011 und 2012 veröffentlichte er dann in zwei Büchern die Beiträge aus seiner Hundekolumne bei der B.Z.

Böhm war von 2012 bis Anfang 2018 Chefredakteur des von ihm gegründeten Blogs "Journalistenwatch".  Seine Ehefrau, Marilla Slominski, übernahm von ihm die Chefredaktion. 2015 veröffentlichte er das Buch Des Wahnsinns fette Leute, eine satirische Betrachtung gesellschaftspolitischer Verhältnisse.
Böhm ist zudem seit Mai 2016 Bundesgeschäftsführer des rechtspopulistischen Vereins Bürgerbewegung Pax Europa.

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 Herrchen hüpf! Nach den lustigen Shiva-Kolumnen der BZ. Pax et Bonum, Berlin 2011, ISBN 978-3-941809-08-6.
 Shiva kläfft und Herrchen hüpft. Pax et Bonum, Berlin 2012, ISBN 978-3-943650-28-0.
 Des Wahnsinns fette Leute. Juwelen, Tönisvorst 2015, ISBN 978-3-945822-35-7.

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Romania mulls excluding Huawei from its 5G network
Bucharest could exclude Chinese giant Huawei from its future 5G network, according to a joint statement signed by the Romanian and US presidents and published on Wednesday.
The document signed by Romania's Klaus Iohannis and his American counterpart Donald Trump says the two leaders "seek to avoid the security risks that accompany Chinese investment in 5G telecommunications networks".
It was signed during a trip made by Iohannis to Washington on Tuesday.
Iohannis recently expressed "concerns" regarding Huawei's possible participation in the country's 5G network, adding the Supreme Council of National Defence (CSAT) would discuss it.
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The Romanian and American delegations also signed a memorandum of understanding on Tuesday establishing the conditions that service providers will have to fulfil to be part of the network.
These include the obligation not to be under the control of a third country's government, according to Romanian news website G4Media.
Bucharest adopted the "5G strategy for Romania" in June, aimed at providing 250,000 jobs and bringing in 4.7 billion euros ($5.2 billion).
It is preparing to launch a call for tenders for the fifth generation of mobile networks in the fourth quarter of this year.
The government had initially suggested that the Chinese equipment manufacturer would not be excluded.
The US fears that Huawei will allow Beijing to spy on communications from the countries that use its products and services.
Considered the world leader in superfast 5G equipment and the world's number two smartphone producer, Huawei was in May swept into a deepening trade war between Beijing and Washington.
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Gatsby, the ultimate dandy, would definitely be looking sharp if he were gracing us with his presence at the Esquire Magazine Man at his Best Awards 2013 in Dubai next month. A much anticipated evening in the Dubai social calendar, the awards recognise the achievements of men in the middle east, the invite promising a night of glamour with a Great Gatsby themed after party at the Conrad Hotel.
With Esquire being a fashion conscious, style savvy magazine, we're expecting to see some very suave outfits. However, taken too literally, the Gatsby Glamour dress code could result in some unforgivable fashion faux pas. Remember gentleman, this is a stylish and sophisticated Esquire evening with a Gatsby Glamour theme, and not fancy dress.
For the film, Carey Mulligan's costumes were designed by Prada and Miu Miu, with art deco jewellery specially created by Tiffany & Co. The Fitzgerald Suite at The Plaza Hotel in New York was decorated by designer Catherine Martin with restoration furniture pieces and original copies of the F. Scott Fitzgerald book. Leonardo DiCaprio's clothes as Jay Gatsby were created by Brooks Brothers.
For the ladies, a 1920's inspired look is pretty easy to achieve at the moment – the fashion world has been bombarding us with feathers, fringes and flapper dresses for a while now. But what about the boys?
Browse the Brooks Brothers Great Gatsby Collection for inspiration. If you have the chance to visit their flagship store, 346 Madison Ave, New York, take a look at the selection of clothes inspired by the film and the era itself. If you can't manage a trip to New York, visit their website, not as much fun but it'll have to do.
Wear a dinner jacket. It seems obvious, but surprising is the amount of men who don't dress appropriately for black tie. And remember, it's an evening event. Yes, a Borsalino Panama and two-tone spectator shoes might be very Gatsby, but this isn't summer in the Hamptons, old sport.
Keep it classic. For a Gatsby look think well tailored, classic, preferably 3-piece, Jay Gatsby at the parties at his mansion. Don't be afraid to opt for a navy or burgundy tuxedo.
Add that 1920's flair. A velvet jacket is guaranteed to give you that moneyed air. Ralph Lauren Purple Label has a white double-breasted version with a shawl collar which would look great with black trousers and monogrammed velvet slippers. If a velvet jacket is too much, try a velvet bow tie instead.
Try a gauntlet cuff. Firstly, Tom Ford said it was alright for James Bond to do it, in midnight blue no less, so who are we mere mortals to argue. Secondly, although not exactly traditional on a tuxedo, it's definitely very Gatsby.
Don't forget the details. Bow tie, silk pocket square, mother of pearl cufflinks and patent leather oxford shoes or velvet slippers really finish this look off. A stylish vintage pocket watch wouldn't go amiss either. Evening dress scarf optional and only for the truly dapper.
(From top left) Martini slim-fit printed velvet blazer, Dhs8,000, Dolce & Gabanna; classic silk-satin bow tie, Dhs420; trim-fit dress shirt, Dhs1,600, Burberry London; slim-fit wool tuxedo blazer, Dhs8,550, Saint Laurent; gold plated and mother-of-pearl cufflinks, Dhs1,020, Lavin; The Great Gatsby Collection backless vest, Dhs700, Brooks Brothers; yellow gold pocket watch circa 1920's, Dhs20,000, IWC; swiss dot silk scarf, Dhs945, Dolce & Gabanna; chassis leather and stainless steel hip flask, Dhs810, Alfred Dunhill; crocodile leather and act gold cigar case circa 1926, POA, Asprey & Co; Cheam patent leather plain oxford, Dhs1,600, Crockett & Jones.


Our old friend Pauline wanted to arrange a surprise birthday party for husband Rod and asked us to make a paella for their family and friends at their villa in Benamara. They started with our famous Spanish tapas and then tucked into a big Paella Mixta. The sun shone, the wine flowed and everybody had a great time.