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South Shields chairman Geoff Thompson and Gateshead FC react to merger reports
Geoff Thompson has rubbished reports that South Shields FC could merge with Gateshead.
By Ross Gregory
Updated Monday, 25th February 2019, 11:42 am
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A newspaper report at the weekend claimed that the two clubs had held talks over a possible merger, which would see the Mariners - who play in the Evo-Stik Premier league - join forces with National League outfit Gateshead.
However, both clubs have played down the claims, though Gateshead have admitted that officials from both clubs did meet earlier in the season to discuss ways they could attract bigger crowds to the International Stadium.
The Heedwere taken over in the summer by Dr Ranjan Varghese, and have enjoyed a superb season on the pitch, sitting in the play-offs as they bid to return to the Football League.
However, doubts still remain over their long-term future and a report in the Non-League Paper at the weekend claimed Gateshead had held talks with Shields about merging, and about relocating to Kingston Park, home of rugby side Newcastle Falcons.
Shields chairman Thompson, who has overseen a stunning transformation of the Mariners since taking over in 2015, has been open in his ambition to return the club to the Football League for the first time since 1930, and launched Project EFL in September.
However, he rubbished the reports that they could seek to get into the Football League by merging with Gateshead, who are two rungs higher in the pyramid.
He tweeted: "Never going to happen! We know where we are going #ProjectEFL. Let's not waste our time discussing it."
And Gateshead have equally moved to distance themselves from the report, claiming it was 'potentially damaging' and a 'complete non-story'.
A statement read: "Gateshead Football Club are confused as to why this has cropped up again in the local media. It is a complete non-story based off speculative conversations which took place very early on in the season and went no further.
"A meeting took place between both parties months ago entirely out of curiosity from our new owners, who were keen to gain a greater understanding of football in the region while also looking at ways at attracting larger crowds to the International Stadium.
"It quickly became apparent that any merger could not happen as it would provide no benefit to either club.
"Both clubs are currently focused on gaining promotion from their respective leagues and any reporting of a merger is not only potentially damaging but also a complete waste of time given the circumstances.
"We have a good relationship with South Shields Football Club and wish them the very best for the future - as a separate club."
Shields are chasing promotion from the Evo-Stik Premier this season, which would put them in the National League North, two runs below the Football League.
The club has undergone a remarkable transformation under Thompson since he took control of the Mariners in 2015. Shields, who had been playing at Peterlee, returned to the town and have achieved three successive promotions as well as winning the FA Vase at Wembley.
Reports of talks between the two clubs first surfaced last May with South Shields issuing a statement saying there was no truth in the claims.
It read: "The club wishes to clarify its position following rumours which have accelerated online and in the print media over recent days.
"There is no prospect of the club merging with Gateshead FC this summer, nor has this avenue been suggested or explored."
Shields and Gateshead have a long and chequered history together. The third and current incarnation of the Mariners was formed in 1974 after the club moved to Gateshead following the sale of Simonside Hall, the second time it had happened after South Shields FC had also folded and moved to Gateshead in 1930.
It seems there is no appetite for this to happen a third time, however.
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The 2005-2013 model of the Porsche 911 sports car is referred to internally as the Porsche 997. The vehicle was produced and sold between 2005 and 2013. The lineup consisted of the Carrera S coupe, and the Carerra. The Carrera 4 was an all-wheel-drive vehicle, and the first ones rolled out in November of 2005, later the GT3 and Turbo versions were introduced in 2006, with the GT2 rolling out in 2007.
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The 997 was considered an incremental improvement over the significantly changed 996, with fresh interior styling and design. However, the most noticeable difference or replacement is the removal of the so-called "Fried Egg" headlamps that gave the 996 a bug-eye look.
The 997 also included large 18-inch alloy wheels, which were standard across all models, with slightly more power than its predecessor. However, overall technically, the 997 was similar to the 996. Though the slightly more powerful S version had a large engine, sports exhaust and suspension.
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In 2009, the Porsche 997 received mainly a styling update and a slightly revised engine that used direct fuel injection, along with the introduction of PDK which was the company's dual-clutch transmission. The updates made the 997 models faster, more fuel-efficient and lighter than the outgoing one.
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The causes of these fires include: lightning strikes; escapes from prescribed burns; arson; camp fires; cigarettes and matches; burning buildings; machinery; combustion from haystacks; and power lines and their stations.
Glenthompson's current status of fire risk lies with bush fires through its location relative to the Grampians National Park. As this figure reveals, under the rating and relative risk to people from bush fires within Australia, Glenthompson is located within an area of extreme risk.


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Two years ago, in the summer of 2008, I was making preparations for my move back to Brussels. I made a whistle-stop tour of Helsinki to find out what expectations people would have of me as Permanent Representative of Finland to the European Union. A great deal of useful input was forthcoming, but some advice that has stayed with me more than most was that given by Teija Tiilikainen: always remember the community method. That was one of three pieces of advice given to me by the then Political State Secretary at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs.
A slightly more distant memory. Finnish Prime Minister Paavo Lipponen was on a visit to Paris a decade or so ago. As head of European affairs at the foreign ministry, I was a member of his delegation. French President Jacques Chirac extended a warm welcome to Lipponen at the Elysėe Palace. An extremely positive atmosphere prevailed at the talks. We were gearing up for the Constitutional Treaty, and, in line with the position adopted by Finland, Lipponen stressed the importance of having a strong Commission for the Union and especially for its smaller member states.
Chirac moved a little bit closer to Lipponen, thus indicating that an important message was to follow. Indeed, two such messages followed. All the institutions need to be strong, not just the Commission, Chirac said. And what is more, when an ill wind blows – 'Cher Paavo' – you will find your closest friends at the European Council. We listen to You, we understand You as politicians, and You can turn to us for help in hard times. Chirac had been a defender of strong institutions and also emphasised the strong links that bind heads of state. And in actual fact there was something of the intergovernmental approach in what he said too.
Having left my meeting with Tiilikainen, I began to think more closely about the community method. Or to be more precise, to refresh my memory about it, since it had indeed been a key guiding principle for Finland since it had joined the EU. I revisited the subject in January of this year, when reminiscing about Finland's first EU presidency in 1999. The seminar was entitled "Where are you going, EU?" and, fittingly, listening from the front row were my fellow speakers Lipponen and Tiilikainen.
According to the core definition of the community method, the Commission has a monopoly on initiatives. Legislation is produced by two co-legislators that are now equally powerful – the Council and the European Parliament. At the Council, legislation is adopted through decisions taken by qualified majority, while the normal legislative procedure, which was previously known as the codecision procedure, is applied with the Parliament. The Commission has a leading role to play in ensuring that legislation is actually implemented. If disagreements come to light between the institutions as to the interpretation of the Treaty or the proper implementation of legislation, the Court of Justice of the European Union makes a ruling, which is binding on all parties. The definition also covers the idea of balance between the various institutions.
A report by the Finnish government last year on EU policy makes the very same point succinctly: "Finland has a clear vision of how the EU operates: the Union must be based on strong institutions and common rules. In practice, this manifests itself in the community method, the basic idea of which is that issues are dealt with in joint institutions according to a clear set of ground rules." The report goes on to describe the role of the various institutions in more detail.
Jacques Delors, who was President of the Commission from 1985 to 1995, is considered to be the great augur of the community method. He had a vision of the future of Europe, he established the internal market having pushed through qualified majority voting as the principal form of decision-making, and he advanced the European agenda through his own sense of initiative and determination. His job was doubtless made easier by the fact that he could rely on the unfailing support of two strong leaders, Helmut Kohl and François Mitterrand. Nostalgia is still felt for the days of Delors.
The first term of office of the current President of the Commission, Josė Manuel Barroso, was spent settling twelve new member states into the Union. The way things are done changed, and, in keeping with the spirit of the times, there was a focus on policy-making through small steps and on generating European added value. The Lisbon Strategy proved a let-down and the Constitutional Treaty that had turned into the Lisbon Treaty ran into problems at the stage of national ratification. Furthermore, Barroso had to ensure his own re-election, which in itself led him to adopt a cautious approach to policy.
What is the situation today? How is the community method faring? Two factors have had a decisive influence on the course that events have taken. In autumn 2008 the financial crisis landed in Europe, and since then it has affected us in different ways and taken a heavy toll on Europe. It has required exceptional action to be taken. The other factor is the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty. These should not be seen as separate developments.
In the context of the Lisbon Treaty and the financial crisis, the European Council under the leadership of its permanent President, Herman Van Rompuy, has taken the bull by the horns. Many meetings have been held and far-reaching decisions have been taken. Given the negative experience with the Lisbon Strategy, the EU2020 Strategy has been drafted using a top-down approach. The heads of state decide the policy and everybody else implements it. This action is bearing fruit. When a house in on fire, the fire must be put out.
Seen from the perspective of a supporter of the community method, recent events give cause for concern, even though I too agree that when your house is on fire, you need to put the fire out: first things first. I have basically three requests:
The heads of state and government, i.e. the European Council, have to keep things firmly under control. Negotiations must be conducted at the European Council and under Van Rompuy's leadership. Bilateral or multilateral negotiations that are held before a meeting or that even delay the start of a meeting do not give all member states an equal opportunity to participate and influence the outcome. The only exception to this is the Eurogroup, which has a specific status and a specific responsibility. The European Council should not start micromanaging the economy or negotiating legislative matters. We have the Council of Ministers for such things.
The Commission must reclaim its powerful role. It must show initiative, act in a timely fashion and be bold. In difficult times someone has to lead from the front and even take risks in the face of increasing adversity. The Commission also needs to press ahead when not all member states share its objectives. Such issues can be thrashed out when the time comes to negotiate.
The balance between the institutions needs to be redressed. When the Commission takes a tougher line, so too should the Council. At the core of the community method is the notion that the Council and the Parliament should work together to produce effective legislation on the basis of Commission initiatives.
Let us now go a little bit further back in time. Finland's Accession Treaty was signed at Midsummer in 1994 on the island of Corfu. We became active observers in the preparatory bodies of the Council and even at ministerial meetings. Being active meant not just being present but also having the right to speak and express our opinions. This was a major change. In psychological terms, an even bigger change was learning to see the Commission in a different light. Previously, it had often been a kind of adversary in negotiations and not always easy to influence the views of. Now it had turned into our most important partner and we were able to take a new approach to it without major difficulties.
Against this backdrop, it has been rather baffling to see that such an attitude has not taken root quite so readily in the new member states. The Commission acts in the interests of the Union as a whole and makes sure that all member states are treated fairly. Making life difficult for the Commission for no good reason serves little purpose.
The more of a community we are and the better the community method works, the more easily we can sleep. This means that we have to play according to common ground rules. The rules are what matters and the power conferred on a member state by its size is less of an issue. This is what makes the European Union strong.
Jan Store
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Lt. Col. Frank Moffat (1894-1978) was a Scottish rugby union player. He became an international referee and the 66th President of the Scottish Rugby Union. He had a distinguished military career with the Gordon Highlanders in the First World War.

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

He played for Watsonians. He scored 47 tries in club rugby in the 1920–21 season.

Referee career

He refereed the Glasgow District versus South Africa match in 1931.

He was an international referee. He refereed the Wales versus England match in the 1932 Home Nations Championship.

Coaching career

He organised his own representative side, the Frank Moffat XV. His side would play Watsonians every year around New Year. He very often picked players from north-east Scotland in his team. His side accrued a lot of status and the Frank Moffat XV versus Watsonians match was almost treated as another trial match by the Scotland selectors.

Administrative career

During the Second World War Moffat was the convenor of the Scottish Commnad Rugby Football Committee.

He was a member of the SRU selection committee for many years.

He was Vice-President of the SRU in 1951.

He was President of the Scottish Rugby Union for the period 1952 to 1953.

Military career

He was a Lieutenant Colonel of the Gordon Highlanders and a member of the Royal Company of Archers.

Moffat won the Distinguished Service Order in 1917 for his service with the 8/10th battalion in the Battle of Ypres.

The citation reads:
For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty in an attack. He was in command of the right attacking company, which was opposed to a powerful system of the enemy's defences. He led his company forward with the greatest courage and determination under heavy fire, but they were eventually held up by a machine-gun firing from a concrete emplacement. This he attacked single-handed, putting all the team out of action. He was badly wounded during this encounter, but, inspiring his men to further efforts, he led them several hundred yards further before he fell exhausted. His splendid courage and determination were undoubtedly responsible for the success of the attack.

The Gordon Highlanders Museum in Aberdeen features the 'Moffat Trench' - a replica First World War trench - which is named after him.

As an archer Moffat won the Montrose Silver Arrow competition twice; in 1954 and in 1959 after a play-off.

Outside of rugby union and military

He studied medicine at Edinburgh University but as war broke in 1914 he joined the Gordon Highlanders and never returned to medicine.

He played cricket for Watsonians.

He was a mining engineer by trade. In 1947 he was appointed Estates Mining Engineer for the Scottish division of the National Coal Board.

He died in hospital in 1978 after a stroke. His death was at the end of March that year.

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He's in for the fight of his life . . .
Army captain Trent Davila loved his wife, Laura, and their two beautiful children. But when he almost lost his life in combat, something inside him died. He couldn't explain the emptiness he felt or bridge the growing distance between him and his family-so he deployed again. And again. And again…until his marriage reached its breaking point. Now, with everything on the line, Trent has one last chance to prove to his wife that he can be the man she needs …if she'll have him
. . . to win back his only love.
Laura is blindsided when Trent returns home. Time and again, he chose his men over his family, and she's just beginning to put the pieces of her shattered heart back together. But when Trent faces a court martial on false charges, only Laura can save him. What begins as an act of kindness to protect his career inflames a desire she thought long buried-and a love that won't be denied. But can she trust that this time he's back to stay?
His uniform scraped the edge of her cheek. His body was a solid wall beneath her skin and for a brief moment, she simply let him hold her. His strength wrapped around her, his scent pulled her close, reminding her that somewhere inside this man was the man she'd married. The man she'd loved.
She hadn't meant to cry in front of him. Not again. But the truth had simply slipped free of the chains she'd attempted to bind it with, breaking her resolve until it emptied out of her, tearing free and leaving her drained.
It was a long time until the tears stopped. Her eyes felt swollen.
Now, she rested against Trent and closed her eyes. She simply stopped. Stopped fighting. Stopped arguing. Stopped resisting her stubborn heart that still loved this man no matter how many times he hurt her or lashed out.
His leaving, his anger: He wasn't in control of those things. Not like she'd convinced herself he was in those dark days when the rumors and innuendos had been breeding like a live thing in the silence between them. But there was more at work here than her husband simply walking out on her.
He'd made a huge step by talking to the counselor. And he hadn't needed to tell her about their conversation, but he had. Laura leaned back, refusing to believe the insidious voice in her head that said he was just telling her this out of sheer selfishness.
She lifted her gaze, looking deep into his eyes. She started to shift and pull away but Trent moved first, cradling her face with his palms. Gently, his thumbs caressed her cheeks, wiping away the tears.
"I'm so tired of screwing everything up, Laura," he whispered. "I want to fix this. Not for the trial. For us."
"It's not that simple."
"Yes, it is." His voice was urgent and harsh. "I can't fix what I've done. And I damn sure don't deserve your forgiveness." He lowered his forehead to hers, his palms warm and solid against her skin. "But I'm asking you to help me. Help me reset my normal. Help me learn how to be a dad again. A husband." He blinked rapidly.
She pressed her lips together, biting back fresh tears. "And what happens when you leave again?" she whispered. "What do I do then?" She sniffed quietly. "You keep breaking my heart." Her voice cracked.
His fingers crooked around her jaw. "I want to stop."
They were tucked away in a quiet corner of the coffee shop. The couch was blocked by a high booth. No one could see them. Laura kept her eyes locked on his. Finally he'd laid his fears, his hopes, his dreams in her lap.
She could crush him so easily. A stronger woman might have walked away, doing to him what he'd done so many times to her. But she was not that woman. She wanted to end the pain between them, not prolong it.
She'd thought divorce was the right answer. Ending the sham their marriage had become, protecting their children from more pain. The kids were her life now and she would not apologize for that. For all intents and purposes, she'd been a single parent for years and that was okay because she knew how to do that. Now fear latched on to her heart. Fear that he would leave her again. That he would once again shatter her into a thousand pieces.
But he was here. At this moment, it was all she had. Without giving herself time to think about the consequences, she leaned closer and brushed her lips gently against his.
She pulled away before he could deepen the kiss. Fear and awareness and arousal skittered through her veins, making her off balance, like a needful, sensual thing. She'd grown accustomed to the hugs of her children, their wet kisses and enthusiastic embraces.
What she craved now was something darker. The faintest brush of lips against lips had sparked something primitive inside her. Something deeper and richer. A long-forgotten need to be touched by a man. But not just any man—by this man. His hands, roughened by combat, sliding up her thighs. The coarse pads of his fingertips caressing her skin.
Memories bombarded her as she attempted to lean away and salvage the remnants of her pride.
But Trent was not operating under the get-some-space battle plan. He reached for her, his eyes rich with dark emotion. His palms scraped against her cheeks, his fingers strong as his lips claimed hers.
His breath was a gasp against her tongue and for a moment, Laura was stunned into stillness, unable to move beneath the assault on her senses. But then her body remembered his taste, her tongue remembered his touch, and a warmth awakened inside her. She opened for him, stroking his tongue with hers, her body folding into his like it was meant for him.
Her every nerve came alive. A cascade of long-denied arousal mixed with bittersweet memories of other homecomings, other farewells. It crashed into them both, driving them under a torrent of emotion.
This was the man she had married. A man who could make her body purr just thinking about him inside her. A man who knew exactly how to kiss her to drive her wild.
This was the man she'd been waiting for. She wanted nothing more than to crawl into his lap and have that urgent, passion-filled sex of first homecoming.
It was a long moment before the arousal faded and she became aware of the tender, sucking kisses he placed on her lips.
Another moment before he rested his forehead against hers.
An eternity passed before the words she'd never thought she'd ever say again slid past her lips. "I miss you," she whispered.
And for once, he did not pull away.
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A little-known attraction in New York City, the National Museum of Mathematics (otherwise known as MoMath) not only makes math fun (or more fun for those who don't particularly love it), but it also provides activities for children who are specifically between 4th and 8th grade. Much of the museum is interactive — think puzzles, a bicycle with square whales and a form of "human" bowling. Intrigued? The museum is open seven days a week, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (note: it closes at 2:30 p.m. on the first Wednesday of every month).
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Everyone knows Evernote is a great note taking program available on every platform. It has very interesting features like voice notes, text notes and web clipper feature which saves your favorite article in the Evernote. Evernote comes with free and paid versions.
The free version comes with limited space and features. Apart from features, the free use of limited Evernote is further limited to two devices. It's an open threat to those using Evernote that they are going money greedy. The free users are too much irritated with the restrictions.
Now it's the time to look for some of the alternates for the Evernote. Here we picked some of the free alternate Note apps.
The Microsoft OneNote is available for both Windows and Mac users but, the Apple Note is restricted for Apple users. The remaining Nimbus Note and Google Drive can be used many popular OS including Microsoft Windows and Apple OS.
Simple Note is our first and the best alternative to Evernote. It has almost all features supported by Evernote. It has some fantastic features like synchronization, sharing Note on almost all platforms. It works with third-party apps like Notational Velocity for Mac and nVault. It has dedicated clients available for Mac, Android, iOS, and Kindle platforms.
Microsoft OneNote is the second best competitor for Evernote. It mostly has everything that Evernote has and also can be used in many ways. You can see a lot of features in OneNote, which needs some time to try them all.
To export the existing Notes to OneNote, Evernote Windows App has options to download the Notes. We can import the downloaded Notes into the OneNote easily with the importer tool.
Mac users have to run Windows OS on their device and have to do the above process to make the successful export-import of Notes.
Nimbus Note App is less known Note app, but it is pretty well featured. Nimbus Note apps available for – The Web, PC, Chrome, Windows Phone, Android, iPad, and iPhone. The versatile availability of platforms with all can be synchronized is something awesome about Nimbus.
Nimbus also offers Nimbus Clipper and Screen Capture apps; they are additional uses of Nimbus. The free plan allows upload of 100MB per month. For only the Notes, this is enough for many.
The Evernote Notes can easily be imported to Nimbus Note app.
Google Drive is not for everyone. This is a web-based service and can be accessed by any device using the web. Google Drive actually offers us online storage of documents. It also includes Text document which can be used as Notes. Also, people get a variety of document formats such as Word, spreadsheet, etc.
We can also search the documents to find a specific note easily. Also, long size notes can be easily stored in Drive.
Apple Note is coming with the OS X itself. The latest version is available from OS X El Capitan 10.11.4. Apple note has rich features comparable to the Evernote. It can be imported into Apple Notes.
Apple Note's advantage is there is no limit to use, and it is coming as a feature in the OS itself. So, no need to download, update separately.
Out of the four, Simple Note is the one look equal or even better than Evernote. Apple Note is good for the Mac users without any doubt, as it is coming with the MacOS. Nimbus Note looks promising and worth trying it out. Google Drive is completely different for maintaining Notes like in other Note taking platforms and gives us a lot of control over our Notes.
If you use it for simple lists and notes like I do, another good option is to set up a PmWiki page. PmWIki was originally designed years ago for group wikis but it works fantastic for a simple Evernote-like app. The note topics are in the left menu leaving most of the screen area for writing whatever the topic is about. You can put PmWiki on your paid hosted page or one of the many free hosting plans available. Easy to set up and easy to use. You have complete control and it works on any and all devices that can connect to the internet.


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Review of: High Society
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We review High Society, an auction game published by Osprey Games. Designed by Reiner Knizia, in High Society players are trying to earn the most status cards without spending too much money.
This is a guest post from Dylan St. Clair.
Reiner Knizia is known as one of the greatest board game designers in modern gaming. Ask any fan of his and they'll say that he's particularly known for his auction games. Some appear grandiose, with components spread across a mainboard. However, the particular game I'll be looking at is just a deck of cards.
The rulebook for High Society states that the players are "the cultural elite, the quintessential bon vivants, the true icons of the age." The theme comes through mainly through art and one of the key end game evaluations. High Society is a 3-5 player auction game that plays in about 15-30 minutes.
Gameplay Overview:
The players are given the same set of 11 money cards, while the deck of status cards is shuffled and placed in the middle. The object of High Society is to be the most fashionable when the game ends (most fashionable meaning the person with the highest score). The catch is that to be a part of High Society, one must have possessions AND wealth, so before scores are tallied, the player who spent the most money automatically loses.
The 11 money cards players receive.
Each round, one card is auctioned off. The top card from the status deck is revealed, and the player who won the last card begins bidding. If the status card flipped is a luxury card (a card with a positive value/effect) then it is a fairly traditional auction. The players use the 11 cards that they have to bid. They may play multiple cards at once, but once a card is used, it may not be picked up unless they pass. If a player passes, they may no longer win the card being auctioned and they pick up the cards they used to bid. If one player is left remaining in the auction, they claim the card as their own and flip the top status card to begin the next round.
If a disgrace card (a status card with a negative value/effect) is turned up, then the auction works slightly different. Players are bidding to NOT take the status card. Players bid, like a normal round, but once one person passes, they must add the status card to their belongings and resolve the effect of the card. The other players who paid to avoid the disgrace must then lose the money that they bid.
Four of the 16 status cards have a dark green background, and these cards remain face-up when taken by a player. Once the fourth of these dark green cards are revealed, the game immediately ends without bidding on that fourth card. Players count their unspent money and the person with the least is cast out. Those remaining total their status cards and the person with the most points is the winner.
Four players bidding on a status card.
Game Experience:
High Society is not a new game. Ravensburger initially published the game in 1995. It's jumped between publishers, including a retheme with Amigo, until Osprey Games republished the game in 2018. It's gone through many art styles, some goofy and others quite plain. Osprey has brought in Medusa Dollmaker for the game's art. This is the first time we've seen her work in the board gaming sphere, but I hope it will not be the last. One look at her art on the status cards (or a deeper look into her online portfolio) and you see the talent she has for bringing life to faces.
The art from Medusa Dollmaker makes this edition of the game stand out.
As for the game itself, High Society does a lot with so little. There aren't tokens to punch or board to lay out when setting up. What gives the game its tension is that the entirety of the game is based upon the flipping of the status cards. Not only is it the length of the game, but it also creates the values for the status cards.
While the "nine" or "ten" being auctioned off is always a card of high value, context is key to the true value. If eight other status cards have been auctioned off, then money is scarce due to lavish spending. If it is the first card turned up, then it is hard to determine how much money is too much money to spend on the very first card of the game. If three of the four green background cards are spread between players, the nine or ten have varying importance to each person. This alone makes each game feel unique, as the players are attempting to value the status cards. It's a huge plus for the replay value.
The four cards which act as the game's timer.
Players are also determining how much to spend due to the highest spender automatically losing. Before throwing down the cash, a player looking over their leftover money cards hoping that losing one more would keep them in contention for winning. Overspending just once can eliminate that player when the end game rolls around. It makes for great tension in a small package.
The length is quite quick, usually finishing at about the 20-minute mark. It's always dependent on how quick the green background cards are revealed, so it can be over after all the status cards are revealed or just four. High Society doesn't overstay its welcome and is a perfect length for the weight of the decisions.
If there are any complaints that could be said about High Society, the main one might be that the entire game is based around the auctions. Those that aren't fans of auctions should stay away from High Society because it's all you're getting. But if you're down with auctions, Osprey's reprint is a winner in my books.
Final Score: 4 Stars – A classic auction game from an exceptional game designer gets a new, and improved look.
• Decisions are difficult, even with the short length
• Art is incredible
• Game feels different due to the way cards are revealed
• Highest spender losing adds more tension
Misses:
• Entirely made up of auctions
• Not as grandiose as other auction-based games
While only seriously gaming for four years, Dylan acquires, plays, and trades away games at an unprecedented pace. In the time he's worked to develop his ever-changing taste in games, he recorded and wrote for the podcast Cardboard Reality, which came to an end in October 2019. Before games, Dylan comes from a journalistic background, covering traditional sports and competitive Super Smash Bros for various news sources and websites. Dylan games with his wife, Marianne, and their cat, Squishbutt, who doesn't actually game because he's a cat, but sits on the table next to games while they play. Be looking for Squishbutt in pictures posted with some of Dylan's articles. Some of Dylan's favorite games include Tigris & Euphrates, Gaia Project and Maria.
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Weathering the Digital Storm
By Ted Hearn 10 May 2008
The city of Wilmington, N.C., will be the first place in the United States to find out whether its local TV stations can weather the transition to all-digital broadcasting.
The major commercial television stations in the five-county market near the Atlantic shoreline last week reached an agreement with the Federal Communications Commission and volunteered to turn off their analog signals at noon on Sept. 8, just as North Carolina enters its hurricane season.
The rest of the nation does not make the switch until Feb. 17, 2009, but FCC chairman Kevin Martin decided that finding an early test market could help the agency better prepare for the nationwide cutoff five months after Wilmington does on the second Monday in September.
"This experience is going to help us spot issues that we will need to address throughout the rest of the country sometime before next February," Martin said at FCC headquarters last Thursday.
Five of North Carolina's 10 worst hurricanes have occurred in September, according to the Web site of UNC-TV, the state's leading educational TV broadcaster, which declined to participate in the Wilmington test.
"The major reason is that the shutoff in Wilmington will occur during the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season," said UNC-TV director of marketing communications Steven Volstad. "UNC-TV plans to continue broadcasting its analog signal into Wilmington until the February 2009 permanent shutoff date."
Sept. 8 also is one week after Labor Day and one day after the first Sunday of the new National Football League season.
The effort to find a test market was spearheaded by FCC Democrat Michael Copps, who complained for months that a project as large as the cutover to all-digital broadcasting should not occur nationwide with a flip of the switch.
"I get the credit or the blame," Copps said. "There are going to be problems that are going to crop up that we don't know were there. There are always unintended consequences."
The Wilmington television market ranks 135th out of 210 in size. There are 167,810 television households, with 93% subscribing to cable or satellite television, according to Meredith Attwell Baker, acting U.S. assistant secretary of commerce for communications and information.
Over the next four months, a team from the FCC and local broadcasters will focus their energy on the 11,746 broadcast-only homes that are most vulnerable when the analog cutoff occurs in Wilmington. Analog TV sets can't display digital signals without a converter box or an analog cable connection.
Martin and local TV executives on hand to make the announcement didn't outline a plan for dealing with potentially thousands of people who may not prepare properly for the Sept. 8 cutoff.
"I know that there is this notion that we'll have riots and stuff. If you don't know that the transition is coming in Wilmington, then you won't be breathing or anything," said James Goodmon, CEO of Capitol Broadcasting, owner of the CBS affiliate in Wilmington.
Martin indicated that there will be 123 days to saturate the market with messages about the transition and that should be sufficient to avoid a large problem after the analog cutoff.
"Hopefully, we're going to be making sure that they're so aware of it that they are going to be calling and screaming ahead of time so that we will be able to try to address it before Sept. 9," Martin said.
Time Warner Cable — the dominant pay TV provider in Wilmington — promised full cooperation with the test.
"Be assured, if you are a Time Warner Cable customer, the transition will be seamless for you. If your television is hooked up to cable, there is nothing you need to do before the Sept. 8 changeover," said Alex Dudley, vice president of public relations for Time Warner Cable.
Dudley said the company would inform customers about the need to update analog TVs that are not attached to the cable system.
FCC Democrat Jonathan Adelstein indicated that a one-market test was too small and Wilmington could yield data that can't really be transferred to markets with different demographics and terrain features.
"The real question becomes whether this is a real test case or staged dress rehearsal under false conditions," Adelstein said. "We have to make sure that we're learning the right lessons."
Martin said finding a date was difficult.
"There's going to be challenges in every part of country when the transition does come," he said.
Wilmington Mayor Bill Saffo, who is not up for re-election in November, said he expected a smooth transition in his city.
"I feel we're going to be very successful with it. We are looking forward to working with the FCC and making this test case a success for the entire country," said Saffo, who learned of the FCC's plan just a few days before it was announced.
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Q: Get all data from two tables and group it into different category in mysql These are my tables to build an FAQ:
CREATE TABLE `tbl_section` (
    `section_id` int(11) NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
    `section_title` varchar(100) NOT NULL,
    PRIMARY KEY (`section_id`),
    UNIQUE KEY `section_id_UNIQUE` (`section_id`),
    KEY `section_id_idx` (`section_title`)
)
ENGINE=InnoDB AUTO_INCREMENT=5 DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1

CREATE TABLE `tbl_topic` (
    `topic_id` int(11) NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
    `section_id` int(11) NOT NULL,
    `topic_title` varchar(500) NOT NULL,
    PRIMARY KEY (`topic_id`),
    UNIQUE KEY `topic_id_UNIQUE` (`topic_id`),
    KEY `section_id_idx` (`section_id`),
    CONSTRAINT `section_id` FOREIGN KEY (`section_id`) REFERENCES `tbl_section` (`section_id`) ON DELETE NO ACTION ON UPDATE NO ACTION
)
ENGINE=InnoDB AUTO_INCREMENT=15 DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1

CREATE TABLE `tbl_faq` (
    `faq_id` int(11) NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
    `topic_id` int(11) NOT NULL,
    `faq_title` varchar(500) NOT NULL,
    `faq_description` varchar(1000) CHARACTER SET latin1 COLLATE latin1_bin NOT NULL,
    `faq_views` int(11) DEFAULT '0',
    PRIMARY KEY (`faq_id`),
    UNIQUE KEY `faq_id_UNIQUE` (`faq_id`),
    KEY `topic_id_idx` (`topic_id`),
    CONSTRAINT `topic_id` FOREIGN KEY (`topic_id`) REFERENCES `tbl_topic` (`topic_id`) ON DELETE NO ACTION ON UPDATE NO ACTION
)
ENGINE=InnoDB AUTO_INCREMENT=127 DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1

I have some how come up with a query:
SELECT a.topic_id as tid, a.topic_title as topic,
    (SELECT b.faq_title FROM tbl_faq AS b WHERE b.topic_id = a.topic_id LIMIT 1) as question,
    (SELECT b.faq_description FROM tbl_faq AS b WHERE b.topic_id = a.topic_id LIMIT 1) as answer
    FROM tbl_topic AS a
    WHERE a.section_id = 1;

When executed it works but gives only the first row of each TOPIC (I deliberately put that LIMIT 1 just to see if code is working)
Actually I need all question-answers with their respective TOPIC in rows which should look like :
TOPIC HEADER ONE
Question One
Answer One
Question Two
Answer Two
TOPIC HEADER TWO
Question Three
Answer Three
Question Four
Answer Four
and on...
Hope I have clarified my stand.

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