You're listening to Direct Colors podcast Episode 37: Acid Stain Concrete Indoors and Out! If this is your first time listening, then thanks for joining us. Acid Stain Concrete is a popular option for both floors and patios but what are the acid stain pro's and con's and how do homeowners or businesses know if acid stain is the right choice for their project? That's when Direct Colors can help! Here to talk about the options for acid stained concrete is Direct Colors General Manager, Shawna Turner. Welcome back to the podcast, Shawna.
TT: So, what are the advantages of acid staining concrete floors and patios?
ST: Without question acid stained concrete makes outdoor concrete look beautiful and increases your home's overall curb appeal. Acid Stain is a chemically-reactive stain that permanently alters the color of the concrete which is particularly beneficial for patios or other outdoor concrete exposed to weather and wear over time. As for concrete floors, I think our customers probably appreciate the ease of cleaning and low allergens the most over time, especially if they have pets. Every acid stained floor application is unique and really gives your home a stunning look without being ridiculously expensive. Acid Stain, Sealer and Floor Wax are a very durable flooring system that will give you many years of use without refinishing or stripping. I stripped out the carpet in my home about 7 years ago because of allergies and I was just sick of carpet in general. I used DCI Concrete Overlay to create some texture on the floor, acid stained with Shifting Sand Acid Stain, highlighted with Sorrel DCI Concrete Dye and sealed with both DCI Water Based Sealer and finally, the 550 Glossy Polyurethane. My floors still look great and I've never done more to clean them than a mop and a very light dishwashing soap and water solution. A huge improvement over carpet I can tell you!
TT: Since Acid Stain is a chemically-reactive stain, I would think the quality and condition of your concrete would be important. How do you know if acid stain is a good choice for your project?
ST: That's a very good question. It's true that not all concrete is a good candidate for acid staining. Sometimes concrete floors, especially in basements and garages, are too smooth to acid stain and need to be profiled or in the case of outdoor concrete, patios are too eroded to get a good reaction with the stain. We have a comprehensive guide on our website to help DIYer's determine if their concrete is ready for acid staining or not. The first page of the guide has a short list of questions and tests that if followed, significantly reduce the chances of problems during the process. We also have guides acid stain concrete guides specific to our most popular projects, including patios, basement floors, concrete floors and garages. We try to provide design tips and product recommendations to our customers that will help them get the best results with the least aggravation possible. Of course, doing a test area on the actual concrete first using acid stain samples does confirm whether the acid stain will react well with the concrete or not and we highly recommend testing before ordering product for the larger project.
TT: That makes good sense. If I were a first-time DIY'er starting with a small acid stained concrete floor or patio project, what would you recommend?
ST: Most of our DIY homeowners begin with a patio or possibly bathroom acid stain concrete floor project. Both are manageable in size and scope for most handy individuals. With this in mind, Direct Colors created the DIY Acid Stain Kit for Homeowners that includes all the tools and products needed to complete a 200 sq. ft. indoor or outdoor acid staining project. In fact, we just recently finished a brief video describing the kit contents and how to use them. I'd encourage new customers to check out that video to get a better idea of what's needed for the project. If you have a slightly larger patio or floor, we also have a DIY Acid Stain Kit Add-on that has the cleaner, neutralize, acid stain and sealer for an additional 200 sq. ft. available as well. That's handy.
TT: We haven't really discussed sealer options but how would you choose between the sealers available in the kit?
ST: As a general rule, I recommend using water based sealers indoors and the Sprayable Satin Finish Sealer outdoors. Water Based Sealers, either high or satin gloss, are low odor and can easily be applied even in an occupied home or basement with little ventilation. Having said that, we do have a number of customers that really want a wet-look, high gloss sealer and prefer to use our AC1315 High Gloss Solvent Based Sealer. That's fine as long as there is excellent ventilation to the outside during application and the customer is wearing a respirator to apply. Safety first! AC 1315 can also be used outside but I'd reserve that for heavily textured, porous or stamped concrete. Our Sprayable Satin Finish Sealer is a better choice for smoother outdoor concrete, especially around pools or on any surface that could become slippery when wet and that includes garage floors. This sealer looks great, is very durable and won't turn your concrete into an ice skating rink when wet which is very important to most homeowners. Now if you'd prefer a matte concrete finish, the DCI Penetrating Lithium Hardener Sealer can be used on floors or outdoor concrete and is a great deal on patios, driveways and garage floors in particular because it's a one-time application sealer and very salt-resistant. For folks living in very cold climates, that's a valuable selling point for sure.
TT: That's extremely helpful information and will no doubt inspire DIYer's to get started with their first decorative concrete project. Don't forget to check out our new video, Unboxing a DIY Acid Stain Kit, on our website, directcolors.com, or on youtube. If you have questions about your project, call one of our expert technicians at 877-255-2656 and we'll help you select the best products and technique for your needs. If you prefer email, send in a free online design consultation and we'll get back to you within 24-48 hours.
Direct Colors DIY Home Improvement podcasts are produced twice monthly for your enjoyment and show notes can be found at directcolors.com/listen. Feel free to add the podcast to your favorite RSS feed. You can also follow us on Twitter, Facebook, Google+ , YouTube and Instagram. I'm Tyler Thompson and thanks again for listening!
I'm looking at your pictures and found some patterns that I like, but there are no descriptions of what color combinations are used. Can you recommend some popular color combinations for outdoor patios/driveways for a marbled effect or just blended effect?
Thanks for your comment. I'd definitely recommend visiting our photo galleries at directcolors.com. We have hundreds of photos that will help you decide what color combinations would best suit in exterior of your home. In addition we offer a couple of how to guides for patios and driveways to help customers select techniques and color schemes for their project. I'd say the most popular colors for driveways tend to be Malayan Buff and Coffee Brown or Cola. You can use a single color and expect to have variations across the slab but two colors are certainly very popular with our customers as well. Please let us know if you have additional questions we can assist with. Thanks again.


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Shortly after I'll Have Another dominated the 2012 Kentucky Derby, the dead body of a Churchill Downs groomer was found.
Police searching for suspects after body was found at Churchill Downs just one day after the 2012 Kentucky Derby.
Adan Fabian Perez was a 48-year-old groomer that resided in the dorms on Churchill Downs property. His body was discovered near the winner's circle shortly after midnight yesterday by a co-worker.
Police are stating that the cause of death of Adan Fabian Perez was unnatural and likely a homicide. They are desperately searching for clues and reviewing video shot at the 2012 Kentucky Derby for any information that may help capture a suspect. Police have no suspects at this time. Homicide investigators arrived at the scene and quickly determined that foul play was involved.
Groomer Adan Fabian Perez was also a father and a brother. Witnesses say the police questioned Perez's son but no action has been taken in the arrest of any suspects. An autopsy is scheduled on Monday.


Have you ever gone through difficult times, encountering circumstances that turn your life upside down and sideways? Don't give up! God has a strategy that will help you hang on to hope and make it to the other side. Read more for an encouraging word.
When I learned of the late Reverend Billy Graham's death, a weightiness settled over me. Billy Graham exemplified a human being who stood secure in who he was in Christ. He was never proud nor arrogant despite his heavenly lineage, nor did he wallow in low self-esteem or pity, thinking he deserved less than the cross afforded him as his inheritance.
Do you ever experience those times when you need a reminder that God sees you? That He cares about the pain you are experiencing? Do you ever long to hear His voice speak into the pain of your circumstance?
I've been there many times. In those difficult times, it can sometimes feel like we're walking alone in the dark.
I confessed to a friend that I was a bit nervous about a recent doctor's appointment. It had been a long journey to get to this point, and I much prefer being the doctor than the patient. I knew what the doctor suspected, but I didn't like any of his hypotheses, and the time had come to hear what he concluded after receiving the results from recent tests he had ordered.
That's a comment I receive on a regular basis, and every time I do, I smile and whisper a prayer of thanks.
Yet, there was a time when I was depressed and thought I was joy-immune. Read more about how I overcame depression to live a life full of joy.
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Can anyone dispute these statements about ocean acidification?
1. As carbon dioxide increases in the atmosphere, more CO2 is absorbed by the ocean. 2. As the ocean absorbs CO2, it causes a decrease in pH of the surface waters. 3. As CO2 is absorbed and the pH decreases, the supersaturation of carbonate ions decreases. 4. Shell-building organisms in the ocean rely on the supersaturation of carbonate ions in order to build their shells. NOTE: If you dislike the term "acidification", then take it up with the chemists, who used the term for decades prior to its application to the ocean, to refer to titration with an acid, regardless of how far the reaction progresses. In the case of the ocean, it's titration with carbonic acid. It is not expected that an acidic end state will ever be reached, but the term "acidification" never required that in the laboratory, either.
Anonymous: Did you realize there are other things in the ocean besides coral? Apparently not.
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Poor little Clown Crusher can't debate the science (he may not even be able to understand the words) so he just lies about me instead. He says "I'm not speculating..." and that is true--he is simply making stuff up. Anyone that is interested in definitive proof that he is lying is welcome to email me.
Sorry Anonymous, but you didn't refute even a single statement. Your argument consists entirely of saying "Things were bad hundreds of millions of years ago and some things in the oceans survived, so we don't have to worry about what will happen these days." That's an extremely weak argument. Maybe you should try answering the question instead.
So far no one can refute any statement, most answers are trying to say it won't be that bad--without giving any evidence of comparable situations in the past.
You can tell the really don't know the science when they're still arguing terminology. Kind of like when they claim the greenhouse effect isn't real because that's not what warms greenhouses.
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As is plain from the answers you got - no.
And now the troll claims it's not even a valid scientific term. Because the average pH of the oceans is more than 7.0
It's almost as though he just googled "acid ph" and found out the difference between an acid and a base, yet never bothered to google "ocean acidification."
And now he's posted yet another question with a link he apparently didn't bother to read.
Source(s): https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/acidification....
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You might check the internet for that.
You are theoretically correct, but practically, it's a neutral or net positive outcome in the real world.
will be "bad" is another prediction, not reality
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There is no evidence of the oceans being acidic for several hundred million years. PH has ranged between 7.9 and 8.3 for 300 years. That's much greater than the .1 alarmists alarm about.
The majority of evidence also shows that hard shelled creatures adapt, many through eating more nutritious plankton--which, btw, becomes more numerous and nutritious with more CO2.
I doubt if anyone read the long-winded blathering of the troll, so my post is for anyone new.
Dirac doesn't have the two jobs he claims. The troll is retired, except for his paid gig on Yahoo Answers. Dirac is paid by an alarmist environmental group to post here. I'm not speculating. It's fact. I've seen these people on another site doing the same thing.
The troll's co-worker is UKer Georgie. Georgie had a job in video editing, but I'm guessing his office closed since he appears to on Yahoo full-time.
Georgie is the one deleting content here. He uses socks and stolen Yahoo accounts to mega-report. Georgie also used a bot (automated script) to keep all questions in category Abuse & Spam. The troll Dirac also uses socks, but not nearly as many as Georgie.
Yes. But only by misunderstanding science, clutching at straws and fabricating data. (I'm looking at you Clown)
In your case it's ocean stupidification. Atmospheric CO2 is close to the lowest level it has been in the last 300 million years. Corals evolved in the Cambrian Era – with CO2 levels fifteen times higher than now. Obviously they aren't going to dissolve.
Edit for the troll Dirac: Not only corals but marine species that calcify.
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10 March 2022, Tel Aviv: Cydome, the independent maritime cybersecurity solution provider, has been recognised as Security Software start-up of the year by the 18th annual Cyber Security Global Excellence Awards, also known as the Globee Awards.
The importance of this win at the Globees for those in the cyber security world cannot be understated. This award event is one of the largest in the security industry calendar and is highly contested by the world's brightest and best cyber technology providers.
Cydome has won the prestigious silver award for its advanced ship-wide Cyberdefence solution. This recognition is a fantastic addition to Cydome's status as a multi-award-winning provider of maritime cybersecurity and comes as further endorsement of the company's success and commitment to the continuous innovation of specialist defence and protection technology for ship owners and operators.
Nir Ayalon, CEO and Co-Founder of Cydome, commented: "This is a very special award because we have been reviewed in competition with hundreds if not thousands of the world's cybercrime companies and our work has been recognised at the highest level. This is a fantastic achievement for the team, and it also independently authenticates our unique approach to understanding and defending every element and vulnerability of maritime technology and communications."
This award follows closely on the heels of Cydome's success at the 2022 Cybersecurity Excellence Awards and can be attributed to Cydome's cutting-edge maritime defence solution.
As a result of the attack on Ukraine, we are seeing a significant increase cyberattacks on both individual vessels and shore and port-based infrastructure. The highest levels of vigilance and maximum protection are vital: our clients' assets are being defended, but any fleet is only as strong as its weakest ship where cybersecurity is concerned.
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Cool Stuff: 'The Mandalorian' Cereal Lets You Eat Baby Yoda For Breakfast
By Ethan Anderton/July 9, 2020 6:00 am EST
When Baby Yoda got punched by a Scout Trooper in the first season finale of the Star Wars series The Mandalorian, fans went crazy. The internet basically called for the head of Jason Sudeikis, who played the violating Imperial trooper, even though he apparently forgot about the scene until he started trending on Twitter because of it. But how will they treat themselves so harshly when they're presented with the opportunity to eat Baby Yoda in the form of tiny marshmallows in The Mandalorian cereal?
The Mandalorian Cereal with Baby Yoda Marshmallows
Since the second season of The Mandalorian won't arrive until sometime in October, fans will have to satiate their hunger literally with this new Star Wars cereal inspired by the Disney+ series. Described on the box as "fruity flavored sweetened cereal with marshmallows and other natural flavors," this looks like a pretty basic breakfast. It makes me miss the days when more cereals branded by movies and TV shows were available to buy for our enjoyment during Saturday morning cartoons.
The Takeout (via Nerdist) reports The Mandalorian cereal from General Mills will be available in the double bag box exclusively at Sam's Club locations starting later this month and into August. When the middle of August rolls around, it'll start to show up in Walmart in single bag boxes. It's not clear if it will be available in other grocery stores after that. But since Walmart is everywhere, you shouldn't have any problem getting ahold of it, even though we don't know how log it will be available.


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Grimm Lecture 2013: The Lives of Others: The History of Heritage and the Rhetoric of Consensus
The 2013 Jakob-und-Wilhelm-Grimm Lecture will be given by Harvard film scholar Eric Rentschler. Professor Rentschler, who will also be receiving an honorary doctorate from the University of Waterloo for his leading scholarship in film studies, will be speaking on the film The Lives of Others / Das Leben der Anderen, winner of the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film in 2007.
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On May 27, the History department at the University of Waterloo and Balsillie School of International Affairs (BSIA) co-hosted the 'East Germany in the Cold War' conference at BSIA. Mark Kramer, Director of the Harvard Project on Cold War Studies, gave a thrilling seminar talk entitled "Cold War Myths and Realities: Understanding Today's Threats and Challenges in Historical Perspective" on Monday, May 27.
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On Tuesday, April 16, 2013 from 2-4 pm, the Germanic and Slavic Studies and the Diefenbaker Chair hosted the stimulating colloquium "Celan's Orientation Between the Languages".
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On Monday, 1 April 2013 the Waterloo Colloquium on Language Learning and Teaching took place in Hagey Hall at the University of Waterloo.
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Hal Quinn, Bill Raney: EPA is Coming to WV, this Time to Listen
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The Environmental Protection Agency is finally coming to West Virginia.
On Tuesday, the agency will perform a valuable public service in Charleston by hosting a two-day public hearing on its proposal to repeal the controversial Clean Power Plan. We have always referred to this regulation as the "Costly Power Plan," because the American public would never be able to afford reliable, dependable coal-based electricity if this Obama-era rule ever went into effect.
It's significant that a new administration's EPA is coming here. The previous administration would never come to West Virginia and rejected our congressional delegation's request to hold a hearing in coal country.
The Clean Power Plan was intended to commandeer every state's electricity grid under the suspicious auspices of addressing climate change. The EPA assigned each state, including West Virginia, a target for reducing emissions of carbon dioxide — for which reasonably available technology did not exist.
Had the plan gone into effect, more coal-fired power plants would have been closed — another jarring blow after the agency's Mercury and Air Toxic Standards rules had already shut down scores of power plants.
The U.S. Department of Energy has found that repealing the Clean Power Plan would likely save 240 million tons of annual coal production, which means about 27,000 coal mining jobs, plus another 99,000 related jobs in the supply chain.
Since West Virginia is the second leading coal producing state in the nation, this repeal is very significant.
Aside from its huge costs, the rule's benefits were insignificant. By some estimates, the plan would have added $214 billion to the cost of the nation's wholesale electricity by 2030. That doesn't count the manufacturing jobs also at risk, or the $64 billion needed to replace lost power plant capacity. And it doesn't consider the risks posed by a less diverse, less reliable electric grid.
Add all this up, and you begin to understand the real cost of regulating reductions in coal-fired electricity generation, and why the new EPA has good reason for taking a fresh look at the old Clean Power Plan.
While it claimed to address global warming, the CPP would have had no meaningful impact on global greenhouse gas concentrations. The carbon dioxide reductions were so insignificant that the agency didn't bother to quantify them. It was simply another symbolic gesture from Washington that would have brought actual devastation to our coal communities.
These were among the reasons our associations requested that the Supreme Court stay the CPP until lower courts sorted through its many serious problems.
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey and 28 states made a similar request — hoping to protect against this unprecedented federal intrusion on states' authority over their power supplies and energy policies.
The Supreme Court agreed. It stayed the rule, and now the Trump administration can consider a different approach. EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt has wisely proposed a repeal of the plan.
This week, he is asking West Virginians whether they agree, and if so, how to replace it. Whatever he decides, his decision will be better for having heard from the people who would be most affected.
Meanwhile, the Clean Power Plan can provide a teachable moment by showing the need for a more effective response than heavy-handed regulations.
Sometimes less is more. Reforming the New Source Review permit program is one example. Revising this regulation to remove the current disincentives that utilities face when upgrading the efficiency of their power plants would be a win-win. Updated coal plants can produce more electricity with lower emissions.
These advanced coal technologies can pay impressive economic and environmental dividends as well. Modern coal plants with advanced high-efficiency, low-emission technologies can supply reliable power to the grid while providing high-wage jobs for coal communities and revenue for states.
Earlier this month, the International Energy Agency's World Energy Outlook projected that most new coal plants around the world will be using these technologies within the next 25 years.
The end of the old Clean Power Plan can be the beginning of something better. Hopefully these hearings will help show the way. Thankfully, the EPA will finally listen to the wonderful people in our coal fields.
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The Pacific Northwest had seen some of the most important number of settlers seeking for a new life throughout the nineteenth century. However, the journey to a peaceful life in the placid woodlands moving towards the Northwest was not completely an easy endeavour.
The habitants had to instantly confront some dark dense woodlands while also fighting (although not literally but at least on an economical level) against big logger companies to have enough timber to construct their houses, barns, and many other structures.
Most of the time, what was often left was scarred landscape and some scrap wood, of which most was in the form of stumps that large companies deemed useless.
Some of these stumps were as high as ten feet, and the dwellers are forced to accommodate these clearly undesirable woods.
The impression of the those pioneers who first headed to these woodlands, was that it was a great surprise to discover such vast land with tremendous potential for farming and development, all exclusive to their disposal.
However, when the initial awe had waned, the settlers had to face the reality of sprucing the land of these towering stumps. These homesteads rather proved to be more challenging. Many stumps would either needed to be burnt or rooted out because this was the only way to create the space for some orchards and crops to keep the livestock and also the families of the pioneers sustained.
The enormity of the undertaking kept the settlers at bay. They resorted to simply living with these stump infested lands, a few settlers even arranged musical festivals and started dances around these stumps.
Slowly but surely, a number of people began o see a way around the problem. Soon, they started building roofs on top of these naturally tall and safely rooted pillars.
A roof over the stumps and adding a gate or a window meant a swift makeshift shed where farmers can keep their chicken, and other livestock completely safe from bear, bobcats, and even racoons.
Tree stumps served as temporary shelter for some travellers and migrants who seek safety from treacherous weather or some dangerous predators. Yet using these stumps in building a cabin or a house worthy of living in was a totally new matter.
Records show that as early as 1847, a pioneering family known as McAllister's had primarily settled in the south of Tumwater on Bush Prairie. They chose to build a simple and proper house out of stumps when they migrated to Medicine Creek area near Nisqually.
Living in their stump house and also building a proper house for their family, the McAllisters utilized the structure as a barn that benefited them very well.
Later in the century, another story emerged relating to William D. McDonald in 1892 who willingly took the most noteworthy idea of opening the first US Post Office in a wide roofed structure constructed out of stumps.
The Post Office was located in an isolated northern region of the Olympic Peninsula, around ten miles southwest of Port Angeles positioned on the eastern edge of the Elwha River.
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States await US response to pot measure
By Kristen Wyatt THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Should marijuana be treated like alcohol? Or should it remain in the same legal category as heroin and the most dangerous drugs? Votes this week by Colorado and Washington to allow adult marijuana possession have prompted what could be a turning point in the nation�s conflicted and confusing war on drugs.
Colorado�s governor and attorney general spoke by phone Friday with U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, with no signal whether the U.S. Justice Department would sue to block the marijuana measures. Both states are holding off on plans to regulate and tax the drug while waiting to see whether the Justice Department asserts federal authority over drug law.
Meanwhile, prosecutors in Washington�s largest counties dropped all pending misdemeanor cases of marijuana possession Friday in response to that state�s vote to legalize the drug.
The Obama administration has largely turned a blind eye to the 17 states that currently flout federal drug law by allowing people with certain medical conditions to use pot, something that is banned under federal law.
A spokesman for Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper said during Friday�s talks, state officials asked Holder for the federal government�s response to the marijuana vote but didn�t get one.
The Colorado officials �emphasized the need for the federal government to articulate what its position will be. ... Everyone shared a sense of urgency and agreed to continue talking about the issue,� spokesman Eric Brown wrote in an email. No date for further talks was announced, he said.
Hickenlooper opposed the ballot measure and has downplayed the likelihood of a commercial marijuana market materializing in Colorado.
Denver prosecutors are still reviewing pending marijuana possession cases in Colorado�s largest city, and Denver City Attorney Doug Friednash said it was too soon to say whether small possession cases would be tossed.
In Washington state, a spokesman for Gov. Chris Gregoire said this week that Gregoire would respect the will of the people.
�We are entering uncharted waters and many questions lie ahead as we work to implement this law,� said spokesman Cory Curtis. �Because marijuana is still illegal at the federal level, we are unsure how the federal government will proceed.�
Earlier this week, Justice Department spokeswoman Nanda Chitre said enforcement of the federal Controlled Substances Act remained unchanged.
�In enacting the Controlled Substances Act, Congress determined that marijuana is a Schedule I controlled substance,� Chitre said. �We are reviewing the ballot initiative and have no additional comment at this time.�
Chitre declined to comment after Holder spoke with the Colorado officials.
If Colorado�s marijuana ballot measure is not blocked, it would take effect by Jan. 5, the deadline for the governor to add the amendment to the state constitution. The measure allows adults to possess up to an ounce of marijuana, and six marijuana plants, though public use of the drug and driving while intoxicated are prohibited.
Colorado�s measure also directs lawmakers to write regulations on how pot can be sold, with commercial sales possible by 2014.
In Washington state, marijuana possession of an ounce or less would become legal on Dec. 6 if the measure is not blocked, though setting up a state-run sales operation would take a year.
Marijuana business owners gathered in Denver for a two-day conference cheered the votes � but kept a close eye on their smartphones for word of a federal response.
Denver lawyer Robert Corry told the crowd at the National Marijuana Business Conference that President Barack Obama sent a signal about marijuana when he made a record number of campaign visits to the battleground state this year and never talked about the marijuana vote.
�Silence equals consent. The time for the federal government to talk about marijuana legalization is over. The election has passed,� Corry said to applause from the crowd. �Marijuana got 50,000 more votes than Obama on Tuesday. Don�t think they didn�t notice that.�


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HONG KONG'S MODERNIST ARCHITECTURE: Not Old Enough For Conservation?
18th June 2021 was the deadline for developers to bid for the latest waterfront site in Central, between Jardine House and Central Ferry Pier. With an estimated value at around USD 5 – 7.1 billion, the 47,970 sq.m site encompasses a piece of reclaimed land and the iconic General Post Office at Connaught Place. Completed in 1976, the fourth generation postal headquarters has been a prominent fixture in the city's evolving skyline for 45 years. Despite efforts from conservationists, the building would inevitably be replaced by another glassy skyscraper in the near future. While few people see the modernist post office as an architectural masterpiece, many Hongkongers have expressed their resentment about the potential loss in the business district. With its horizontal features, modular brise soleil, and concrete vaults, the General Post Office is a decent example of modernist architecture in Hong Kong, the design movement that first emerged in the West between the World Wars. Using modern construction methods and materials like steel, reinforced concrete and glass, Modernism rose to become the dominant architectural style after WWII. In Hong Kong, the Modernist style in the city is often referred to as the "Bauhaus style".
Founded by German architect Walter Gropius, the Bauhaus was probably the most famous and avant-garde design and art school between the world wars (1919 – 1933). From art to graphic design, architecture to interiors, typography to industrial design, influences of the Bauhaus have been an omnipresence in our lives. Commonly known as International Style, the minimalist and rationalist approach of the Bauhaus reflect the rapid modernization of the 20th century. To envision Modernism, architectural masters like Walter Gropius, Le Corbusier, or Mies van de Rohe might be looking for a novel design methodology and architectural tectonics that define the functionalism and aesthetics of the Modern Age. By the time Modernism has arrived to Postwar Hong Kong, the style was quickly adopted due to pragmatic reasons such as construction speed, design modularity, minimal detailing, and versatile functionality. Modernist apartment blocks, office towers, factories, schools, sport centres, parking garages, market complexes, and government buildings flourished across the city to cope with the population and economic boom, replacing earlier colonial structures and pre-war tenement buildings.
As Hong Kong further developed into one of Asia's most prominent financial hubs in the 1980's, the architectural world has already entered the age of Post-Modernism. Some notable Modernist buildings such as Gropius' Bauhaus in Dessau, Oscar Niemeyer and Lucio Costa's City of Brasilia, Le Corbusier's various projects in Europe, Jørn Utzon's Sydney Opera House, etc. have been listed as UNESCO World Heritage sites, but many more Modernist buildings have become subjects of demolition and redevelopment. Modernist architecture has yet been widely recognized as a precious heritage, nor have them been well loved by the public. Many have already been torn down in Hong Kong in the past three decades. In recent years, this attitude has finally come to a twist. The potential demolition of buildings like the General Post Office have raised public awareness of the modern heritage. This is a realization of what heritage and cultural legacy really are in the making of a diverse urban culture and defining the zeitgeist of an era.
Not all Modernist buildings are designated for demolition in Hong Kong. Some have been preserved and revitalized with new uses and appearances, such as the Murray Building (美利大廈) on Cotton Tree Road. The 1969 government office tower was recently converted into a 5-star hotel by architect Norman Foster. Such adaptive reuse of the Modernist building is a convincing way to preserve memories and manage urban changes while retaining the essence of the original architecture.
Modernist buildings once dotted around Hong Kong, from residential blocks, office towers to all kinds of public buildings. Mei Ho House (美荷樓), formerly part of Shek Kip Mei Estate, is the sole survivor of a "H" shape apartment building. Built in 1954, the Modernist building has been preserved and converted into a youth hostel and a small public housing museum in 2013. [Mei Ho House, Junction of Castle Peak Road and Tai Po Road, Sham Shui Po, 2021]
Completed in 1960, the existing Garden Centre (嘉頓中心) at Castle Peak Road in Sham Shui Po has gained approval for redevelopment. Designed by famous Chinese architect Chu Pin (朱彬), the Modernist building has all the reasons to be preserved as a modern heritage. Unfortunately, the building is likely to be gone soon. Chu Pin was one of the first generation of US educated Chinese architects. Obtained his master degree at University of Pennsylvania in 1923, Chu Pin moved to Hong Kong in 1949 and established himself as a successful Chinese architect in the city. His other works included the first generation of Man Yee Building (萬宜大廈), home to Hong Kong's first escalators, and Takshing House (德成大廈), the demolished office tower where curtain walls where first used in Hong Kong 60+ years ago. [Garden Centre as seen from Garden Hill, Sham Shui Po, 2021]
News on the fate of former State Theatre (皇都戲院) in North Point captured the hearts of Hongkongers in the past few years. Built in 1959, the former cinema was one of the last surviving large scale theatre in Hong Kong. In 2020, developer New World Development agreed to preserve the building and revitalize it into a new cultural and heritage facility. [State Theatre, King's Road, North Point, 2017]
In Central, Modernist style Public Bank Centre (大眾銀行中心) from 1977 and The Center (中環中心) from 1998 stand as representatives from two different eras. [Public Bank Building, Des Voeux Road Central, Central, 2020]
At the junction of Des Voeux Road Central and Pedder Street, the third generation General Post Office (erected 1911) was demolished in 1976. [Photo: Frank and Frances Carpenter Collection, Library of Congress, public domain, 1923]
The current General Post Office at Connaught Place is the fourth generation in Hong Kong. Built in 1976, it was once located adjacent to the former Star Ferry Pier and the old waterfront. [General Post Office, Connaught Place, Central, 2021]
Constructed on reclaimed land, the 5-storey building was designed by architect K. M. Tseng. [General Post Office, Connaught Place, Central, 2021]
Despite there is urge from conservationists and the public to preserve the modernist building, Antiquities Advisory Board refuses to list any structure constructed after 1970. The building is scheduled to be demolished after the land sale tender was closed in June 2021. [General Post Office, Connaught Place, Central, 2021]
The modernist General Post Office and its surrounding open space will certainly be missed. [Back side of General Post Office, Lung Wo Road, Central, 2021]
The mailing counters on the ground floor are some of the busiest in the city. [Interior of General Post Office, Connaught Place, Central, 2021]
Over 69,000 stamps from 98 countries were put together by the staff to create a large wall mural displayed at the entrance of the General Post Office. [Interior of General Post Office, Connaught Place, Central, 2021]
Next to the iconic General Post Office once stood the Star Ferry Pier. The pier was demolished in 2006 as part of the latest land reclamation project. The 1957 Modernist Star Ferry Pier Car Park (天星碼頭多層停車場) survived 2006, but is included in the demolition zone together with the post office as part of the land sale package. [Star Ferry Car Park, Edinburgh Place, Central, 2021]
Perhaps the most famous Modernist building in the city is Hong Kong City Hall (香港大會堂) at Edinburgh Place. Designed by Ron Phillips and Alan Fitch in the 1950's, the 1962 completed City Hall is comprised of a low block, a concert hall, a theatre, a 12-storey high block and a memorial garden. The high block houses Hong Kong's first public library, while the low block was the main venue of Hong Kong's major festivals of art, film, and music from late 1950's to 1980's. The City Hall was considered the city's first major cultural venue that welcomed everyone. [City Hall, Edinburgh Place, Central, 2021]
At the centre of the memorial garden, a 12-sided memorial shrine stands in memory of the soldiers who fought during WWII. An elevated walkway encloses the memorial garden. [City Hall, Edinburgh Place, Central, 2021]
From the elevated walkway, a spiral stair leads visitors back down to the ground level drop off area. Before 2008, the spiral and the drop off area stood directly opposite the now demolished Queen's Pier. [City Hall, Edinburgh Place, Central, 2021]
The City Hall still contains a few remnants from the previous colonial times. [City Hall, Edinburgh Place, Central, 2021]
Unlike previous stone and decorative architecture, the Modernist City Hall promotes clean lines, large windows, simple geometry, etc. [City Hall, Edinburgh Place, Central, 2021]
In comparison to International Financial Centre (IFC), the Modernist City Hall stands to represent a totally different era. [City Hall, Edinburgh Place, Central, 2021]
While the City Hall flanks one side of Statue Square, the 21-storey Hong Kong Club building stands to the east side of the square. [The Cenotaph, Connaught Road Central, Central, 2021]
Designed by Australian architect Harry Seidler, the current building is the third generation of Hong Kong Club. [Hong Kong Club, Junction of Connaught Road Central and Jackson Road, Central, 2021]
Being demolished and replaced by a newer structure is an inevitable fate for most buildings in Hong Kong. Demolished in 1981, the second generation Hong Kong Club was replaced by architect Harry Seidler's Modernist version. [Hong Kong Club, photo credit: Arnold Wright, public domain, 1908]
Built in 1953, the former Bridges Street Market was one of the first Modernist market buildings constructed after WWII, replacing old markets that were destroyed during the war. It contained 26 fish and poultry stalls on lower level and 33 butcher, vegetable and fruit stalls on the upper level. In 2018, the building was reopened as a news museum. [Former Bridges Street Market, Junction of Bridges Street and Shing Wong Street, Sheung Wan, 2020]
In 1969, the upper level of Bridges Street Market was converted into a children's playground. [Former Street Market, Junction of Bridges Street and Shing Wong Street, Sheung Wan, 2016]
Horizontal shading fins are some of the typical features of a Modernist building. [Former Street Market, Junction of Bridges Street and Shing Wong Street, Sheung Wan, 2016]
Sai Ying Pun Jockey Club Polyclinic (西營盤賽馬會分科診所) was redeveloped from Government Civic Hospital, the first public hospital in Hong Kong operated since 1874. [Sai Ying Pun Polyclinic, Junction of Queen's Road West and Sutherland Street, Sai Ying Pun, 2021]
Built in 1960, Sai Ying Pun Jockey Club Polyclinic is designed by the local architectural firm Leigh & Orange. [Sai Ying Pun Polyclinic, Junction of Queen's Road West and Sutherland Street, Sai Ying Pun, 2021]
The concrete barrel vaults on the roof of the clinic is a recognizable feature on Queen's Road West. [Sai Ying Pun Polyclinic, Junction of Queen's Road West and Sutherland Street, Sai Ying Pun, 2021]
The 27-storey Murray Building (美利大廈) on Cotton Tree Road was a government office building completed in 1969. After the government moved out in 2012, the modernist building was revitalized into a 5-star hotel. [Murray Hotel, Cotton Tree Drive, Central, 2021]
Architect Norman Foster was hired for the adaptive reuse project. Decorative stainless steel were used as design features in the project, offering the 5-star hotel an elegant touch. Murray Hotel opened for business in 2018. [Murray Hotel, Cotton Tree Drive, Central, 2021]
The former car ramp connected to Cotton Tree Drive is now a popular spot for selfies. [Murray Hotel, Cotton Tree Drive, Central, 2021]
The windows were oriented to avoid glare and direct sunlight. [Murray Hotel, Cotton Tree Drive, Central, 2021]
July 9, 2021 | Categories: Central & Western District, Eastern District, HK Island, Hong Kong, Kowloon, Sham Shui Po & Shek Kip Mei | Tags: Architecture, Bauhaus, Bridges, building, cenotaph, Central, City Hall, Conservation, 皇都戲院, 美荷樓, 美利大廈, 西營盤賽馬會分科診所, 香港大會堂, heritage, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Club, hotel, market, modern, Modernism, Murray, News Expo, North Point, Pier Car Park, Polyclinic, preservation, Public Bank, Sai Ying Pun, Sham Shui Po & Shek Kip Mei, Shrine, spiral, stair, Star Ferry, State Theatre, structure, The Centre, 嘉頓, 天星碼頭 | Leave a comment


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Q: TransactionScope - MSDTC on server 'IANSCOMPUTER' is unavailable There is an exception thrown in the code below:
Imports System.Transactions
Imports System.Data.SqlClient

Public Class _Default
    Inherits System.Web.UI.Page

    Public Sub Test()

    End Sub

    Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Me.Load
        Try
            Using scope As New TransactionScope()
                Test(1)
                Test(2)
                Test(3)
                Test2(4)
            End Using

        Catch ex As Exception

        End Try
    End Sub

    Public Sub Test(ByVal personID As Integer)
        Try

            Dim objCommand As New SqlCommand
            Dim strConString As String = "Data Source=IANSCOMPUTER;Initial Catalog=AcornTest;Integrated Security=True"
            Dim objCon As New SqlConnection
            objCon.ConnectionString = strConString
            objCon.Open()
            Using objCon
                Using objCommand
                    objCommand.Connection = objCon
                    objCommand.CommandText = "UPDATE Person SET URN = @URN "
                    objCommand.Parameters.AddWithValue("@URN", personID)
                    objCommand.ExecuteNonQuery()
                End Using
            End Using
            objCon.Close()
            objCon = Nothing
        Catch ex As Exception
            'I don't swallow exceptions.
        End Try
    End Sub

    Public Sub Test2(ByVal personID As Integer)
        Try

            Dim objCommand As New SqlCommand
            Dim strConString As String = "Data Source=IANSCOMPUTER;Initial Catalog=AdventureWorks2008R2;Integrated Security=True"
            Dim objCon As New SqlConnection
            objCon.ConnectionString = strConString
            objCon.Open()
            Using objCon
                Using objCommand
                    objCommand.Connection = objCon
                    objCommand.CommandText = "UPDATE Person SET URN = @URN "
                    objCommand.Parameters.AddWithValue("@URN", personID)
                    objCommand.ExecuteNonQuery()
                End Using
            End Using
            objCon.Close()
            objCon = Nothing
        Catch ex As Exception
            'I don't swallow exceptions.
        End Try
    End Sub

End Class

I thought TransactionScope allowed you to create distributed transactions.  The exception is: "MSDTC on server 'IANSCOMPUTER' is unavailable." on executing Test2.objCon.Open.
Update
Cserg's comment helped.  I am trying to identify a bug in an enterprise application that uses SQLTransaction instances - I am moving over to TransactionScope.  I am seeing this error in the log file on the test system:
The Transaction has already been implicitly or explicitly committed or aborted

I have spent five hours looking at this today with no solution.  Can anyone suggest a line of enquiry?

A: I have experienced like you (MSDTC on server 'computername' is unavailable appear automatically) and try on
http://geekswithblogs.net/narent/archive/2006/10/09/93544.aspx
----On the server where the trigger resides, you need to turn the MSDTC service on. You can this by clicking START > SETTINGS > CONTROL PANEL > ADMINISTRATIVE TOOLS > SERVICES. Find the service called 'Distributed Transaction Coordinator' and RIGHT CLICK (on it and select) > Start.
Its work normally.
ps: but i still don't know why MSDTC on server 'computername' is unavailable appear automatically

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Is This Website Exposing Your Personal Data?
April 26, 2019April 26, 2019 | FOX 13 News UtahFOX 13 News Utah | 7 Comments | 12:58 pm
When Dawn Froehle googled her name, MyLife.com popped up first, before Facebook and LinkedIn.
"Oh my gosh, so it's showing I have criminal and civil court records. Lawsuits, liens, bankruptcies. I've never even had a speeding ticket," Froehle said.
Froehle isn't the only one. Erik Bingham, who works for Fox 13, said MyLife.com is saying the same about him.
"It shows right here criminal or civil court records found on my background report," he said.
Both Froehle and Bingham said they don't have a criminal record whatsoever.
If you click to learn more, the site allegedly starts scanning the internet.
"My heart right now is just beating so fast," Froehle said.
"It's a little nerve-wracking especially when this pops up. Attention all in red, graphic content and sensitive details," Bingham said.
After several minutes it asks you to pay, so we did. It turns out Bingham's criminal record was a speeding ticket from more than five years ago.
Bingham says he would never consider a speeding ticket a criminal offense.
"That's completely deceptive," Bingham said.
In order to look at your background report, MyLife charges $4.95 a month but makes you pay for 12 months up front. You can also pay $1 for a 7-day trial, but if you don't cancel during the trial period, the site will start charging your credit card $22.95 a month.
MyLife has other inaccuracies.
"That picture just makes me sick to my stomach," Froehle said.
Froehle's profile picture is a photo of her youngest daughter.
"Why is her picture? She was two or three there. That's scary. That is not me. That's my baby. No. Where'd they get this photo from?" Froehle said.
X-Mission founder, Pete Ashdown said the internet is saturated with illegitimate sites, but he wondered how MyLife.com showed up so high in Google's ranking system.
"It`s obviously being manipulated by somebody and so they found a way around Google's page rank algorithm," Ashdown said.
When FOX 13 reached out to Google, a spokesperson provided a statement that reads, "our goal is always to provide relevant results for the billions of queries we get every day. Our systems are not always perfect, and we continually work to improve and deliver results that people find helpful."
"It makes it look serious and legitimate and I think that's what`s scary. I'm wondering how they get away with it," Froehle said.
MyLife has faced multiple lawsuits since its inception in 2002. Founder Jeffrey Tinsley initially named his website reunion.com. In 2008, the site now known as classmates.com faced a class action lawsuit accusing the company of false advertising and deceptive marketing. Tinsley settled, paying $9.5 million. Then again in 2011, the site now known as MyLife.com faced another class action suit claiming they were using similar tactics under a new name, but that suit was later dismissed.
"Fraud has been around since the dawn of commerce so I wouldn't say the internet invented it. It certainly has made it easier," Ashdown said.
FOX 13 reached out to MyLife.com several times and never heard back.
However, if you want to get your information removed, you can call the toll-free number, 1-888-704-1900. All you have to do is ask the site to remove your name, but if you ask where the false information comes from, you'll hear a script like this:
"Our service MyLife.com uses a special technology for the internet finding those sites that have your information. Hundreds of millions of records including credit cards, bank account numbers, and passwords are stolen all the time in data breaches. That's why," said a MyLife.com call center employee after Froehle asked where the information came from.
While getting your name removed from the site is relatively easy, some would argue, in a world where googling is almost second nature, the damage has already been done.
"This could ruin somebody's life if somebody took it seriously," Froehle said.
"That's all it would take to decide between me and someone else is this little red alert thing," Bingham said.
Tags: mylife.com, online privacy, personal data, someone else's name shows up on background check
7 thoughts on "Is This Website Exposing Your Personal Data?"
I saw this spot last night here in Denver. I called the number & was told I could not have it removed unless I subscribe ($$$) I argued & said the information is FALSE .. I want it removed .. hung up on me!
Liam Dawson says:
okay.. they have some false information about people, but when I searched up some of the people I know I found accurate information, all the way down to one's exact address. It's annoying to have false information about you but it's another thing to have real private information that is correct about you.
Aretha Rambo says:
I was Gang Stalked on MyLife.com. I had 23 slander my name including 19 of my neighbors and total strangers claiming to be related to me. My birthday and address was put up on the site and I am a survivor of domestic violence and relocated to get away from my abuser. This site is used for Gang Stalking to keep the Targeted Individual down. I am not suicidal nor do I wish to harm or kill anyone. I think this site should not exist.
espada9 says:
MyLife is a scam, they charge you and don't turn off the stop billing!
Cynthia Hamil says:
Best Advice, tell them if they do NOT remove your information within 24 hours – that you will contact your attorney to begin a CLASS ACION LAW SUIT – on their EXTORTION PLOT!
They are EXTORTING your money to pay to have information removed.
Don't play their game!
OMGosh –
I looked on my report and it had me listed with 20 different relatives that are not even my relatives! They have bogus information, mixed with correct information – such as your age and name — and often your photos from Facebook.
They are using photos from Facebook —
Are they in cahoots with FACEBOOK?
This company was previously @t – which was sued in 2008.
They closed the original company — changed the company name to @t – and reopened this Extortion Plot – in 2009. Same Extortion Plot — you pay money to find people's bogus information linked with the reputation chart.
Lora Stephanie says:
LORODVADAR on telegram is the best hacker ever he just helped me out with clearing my criminal records.
Izuku Midoryia says:
I wonder why the FBI never took it down
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De manteau in het theater is onderdeel van de toneellijst. Een lijst bestaat uit twee manteaus en de portaalbrug. De manteaux bevinden zich links en rechts van de lijst. Ze zijn zowel naar binnen als naar buiten te schuiven naargelang de voorstelling hierom vraagt.

Naast het afkaderen van het toneelbeeld hebben ze ook nog een andere functie: een manteau bestaat meestal uit een stalen constructie die aan de zichtzijde voorzien is van een houten afwerking bekleed met stof. In de stalen constructie hangen spots. De manteau is dan vaak voorzien van een ladder om de spots te kunnen richten.

In de kleinere theaters is de manteau vaak een houten schot met daarachter een trussconstructie om de spots aan te hangen.

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Faena House is a project by its namesake Argentinian developer Alan Faena and the globally acclaimed Foster + Partners, a resort boasting 47 "ultra luxury" Miami Beach condos for sale available with 1300 to 5000 square feet in four unique floor plans. Each of these residences has wraparound terraces (referred to as "aleros") and modernism to spare.
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Q: Maintenance Plan Execute option is greyed out When I go to SQL Server Management Studio -> Management -> Maintenance Plans -> Right click on the maintenance plan that I want to execute but the option is greyed out.

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*I have checked and SQL Server Integration Services is running.

*I can execute other maintenance plans.

*I have even tried modifying this plan without an issue but Execute stays greyed out.

*There is no other instance of the plan running at the moment.

*I have also disconnected from the SQL Server and connected back but that didn't help either.

*SQL Agent is running.

A: Just try to restart SQL Management Studio

A: Restarting SSMS worked for me. I had a hidden dialog stuck in the back ground.

A: I had the same problem. Turns out it was an execution window that was buried. It doesn't show as an "open window" when you look at the taskbar at the SSMS icon, so it's deceptive. ALT-TAB your way through the windows and you should find it.
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He found Jesus in a Georgia jail. His death-row friend, Billy Neal Moore, first opened up the good news of the gospel to him. And from then on, he was known as a peacemaker. He intervened when arguments heated toward violence, and he was the one everybody came to when they needed a calming word. Even the prison staff were grateful to him, because they knew their own lives were a lot safer because of the way Warren McCleskey lived.
"His faith meant everything in life," says Murphy Davis, Georgia director of the Southern Prison Ministry and a member of the Open Door Community in Atlanta, who knew McCleskey for 10 years while he was on death row. "He came out of a life in chaos and ordered everything around his commitment to faith."
That chaos included a mother who sold bootleg corn liquor to help support her seven children, and an abusing stepfather who operated an illegal gambling casino in their home in the "Skid Row" area of Marietta, Georgia. In 1963--a year before Warren graduated from high school--his mother shot his stepfather; the killing was ruled an act of self-defense.
Fifteen years later, on the morning of May 13, 1978, Warren McCleskey, Ben Wright Jr., Bernard Dupree, and David Burney robbed the Dixie Furniture Store in Atlanta. Atlanta police officer Frank Schlatt responded to a silent alarm. Evidence suggests that two bullets from the gun of Ben Wright killed Schlatt.


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MPs discover wheels can lead to wellbeing as Herne Hill hosts disabled cycling day
Wheels for Wellbeing Director Isabelle Clement is a passionate champion of cycling equality
By Tony Upfold
Politicians were given an insight to the world of disabled cycling as the heavens opened at Herne Hill Velodrome this week. Ruth Cadbury MP, Co-Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Cycling Group, was among those invited to a Tea, Tour, Talk and Track session organised by the inclusive cycling charity Wheels for Wellbeing, which is affiliated to Cycling UK.
Several disabled cyclists attended, among them Alan Mendelsohn, who sustained a serious back injury in action with the Army in Lebanon 33 years ago and then suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), but whose life has been utterly transformed since he bought a recumbent trike less than two months ago.
Also there on the political front were Baroness (Liz) Barker, Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for the Voluntary Sector and Social Enterprise, local MP Helen Hayes, Labour member for Dulwich and West Norwood, and Councillor Jane Lyons, Conservative member for Village Ward on Southwark Council.
As well as having a chance to try out the assortment of trikes on show and meet some of the people who use them, they were given a presentation by Wheels for Wellbeing Director Isabelle Clement, who explained about the charity's work in south London to support disabled people of all ages and abilities to enjoy the benefits of cycling.
Isabelle also launched 'Beyond the Bicycle' – Wheels for Wellbeing's manifesto for an inclusive cycling policy in London.
Unfortunately, Tea, Tour, Talk and Track weren't the only words beginning with T which sprang to mind as Isabelle's audience tried to shelter from the elements under a gazebo. Tempest might be a bit of an exaggeration, but 'Torrential' certainly fitted the bill as the wind blew and the rain ranged from merely heavy to Niagara Falls proportions.
The end result was that a planned ride along Herne Hill's residential roads, using Wheels for Wellbeing's various cycles, was curtailed at the end of the driveway to the historic velodrome, such was the intensity of the rain.
APPCG Co-Chair Ruth Cadbury, Labour MP for Brentford and Isleworth, had been trying out a trike but was soon taking cover under the nearest tree, with all of her fellow riders finding similar shelter of their own.
Disabled people don't realise the life-changing benefits of cycling until they have tried it. They simply don't know. There's an 'it wouldn't work for me' attitude. We want to change that – help them discover cycling."
Isabelle Clement, Director of Wheels for Wellbeing
Despite the foul weather, the message on behalf of disabled cyclists came through loud and clear. And while the 'Beyond the Bicycle' manifesto produced by Wheels for Wellbeing specifically concerns London, it is a wish-list that can be applied throughout the UK.
'Beyond the Bicycle' highlights the physical, financial and cultural barriers faced by disabled cyclists in the capital, namely lack of infrastructure, the cost of non-standard cycles (which can be up to £5,000), cycle parking and storage facilities, cycles not being recognised as mobility aids, and the under-representation of disabled cycling in imagery and language. In turn, the charity – a member of the APPCG – calls for better infrastructure, better facilities and better recognition.
The Wheels for Wellbeing policy reflects Cycling UK's aim to promote, encourage and campaign on behalf of inclusive cycling. It also mirrors Isabelle Clement's own experiences as a disabled person whose life has been changed by the gift of cycling.
Formerly a member of the board, Isabelle became Director of Wheels for Wellbeing in 2011 – four years after Janet Paske founded the charity.
Cycling sessions with specialist instructors and volunteers are held five days a week at Herne Hill, Catford and Croydon, and last year the organisation supported 1,200 disabled people aged 5-97 who faced significant barriers to exercise, though such impairments as limited mobility, cancer, heart disease and learning difficulties.
Originally from France, Isabelle has been disabled for all of her conscious life after a tumour was discovered on her spinal cord before her first birthday. She came to England in her student years and, in her own words, "it was love at first sight".
She said: "I felt very connected to Great Britain. As a country it is far more open and accepting about disability. There was an active, campaigning disabled movement and I felt very at ease here."
Isabelle's first foray into the world of cycling was not a success. She explained: "When I was 10 my parents started me on a two-wheel bike but it didn't work. I could walk a lot better, and for longer, back then, but I couldn't balance on the bike and my feet wouldn't stay on the pedals, so I just thought I couldn't cycle and never looked at it again."
Things changed when Isabelle and her husband Adrian, also a keen cyclist, bought their son his first bike when he was four. She said: "Suddenly I wasn't in control. I couldn't follow my son on foot or in my wheelchair if he was cycling outdoors, on the grass or up hills. I thought about an all-terrain mobility scooter but wasn't keen on it.
"By chance we came across a picture in a magazine of what I now use, a clip-on hand-cycle. I didn't think of it as cycling, but it did turn my wheelchair into a vehicle. I could go out with my son, keep an eye him and was suddenly active. I've never looked back."
About three months ago I saw a recumbent trike fly past me and I suddenly thought, I have to get one of those. I haven't looked back since. It's still all relatively new but it has been a life-changer and has given me independence and freedom again."
Alan Mendelsohn, who was injured while serving in the Army in the Middle East and also suffered post-traumatic stress disorder
Before too long Isabelle was using the road, building her confidence and finally the penny dropped: She was a cyclist.
She added: "I felt a physical and mental benefit from cycling that very first weekend. To feel the endorphins kicking in for the very first time in my life was exhilarating. I suddenly realised why people like exercising. Not only did I find a way to get from A to B, but it got my heart pumping and felt fantastic.
"Cycling has also been quite transformational in people's attitudes to me as a disabled person. The looks on people's faces as I cycle past range from surprise, to admiration, to joy and fun. Rather than sympathy, they say 'wow' and do a double-take. That would never happen if I was just wheeling on the pavement. I love it.
"It's also why I love this job with Wheels for Wellbeing. It's so energising. It's not about charity and sympathy, we are after cycling equality – giving people what they should be entitled to, a means of transport they control, providing access to physical activity.
"We support the good work Cycling UK does to try to promote and encourage inclusive cycling, and we want to improve conditions to make everyday journeys possible for children and adults on any type of cycle. We want to revolutionise the assumption that cycling means bicycling. I've worked in disability all my life and will continue to fight for the rights of the disabled for the rest of it."
The campaigning door has also been opened for 53-year-old Alan Mendelsohn now he has discovered cycling. Alan travelled to Monday's Herne Hill event from his home in Stoke Newington using the new KMX Kart recumbent tricycle he bought less than two months ago (pictured below).
He said: "It really has changed my life. It's wonderful – like cycling with your own personal deckchair!"
Alan was wounded in Lebanon in 1983 when his tank was struck by a missile and he shattered two discs in his back as he hit the ground. During his recovery he joined the bomb disposal unit as a technical translator from English into Hebrew and vice versa. He then became an Army photographer for the bomb disposal unit. Not only was he shot at – with people thinking his camera was a weapon – but he also saw many friends and colleagues in the unit die.
Serving in the Middle East left deep emotional scars and Alan suffered post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
He had his last back operation in 1996 but suffered further complications 10 years later, and now has to walk using a stick – although covering even a short distance is uncomfortable and painful.
He said: "I used to be a cyclist but even riding a bike with full suspension became agony. The medical experts told me to stay away from it.
"People say 'cool bike' when I pedal past – I haven't heard anything like that for years. You don't think you are disabled in any way. Now I can get around I plan to do some campaigning for inclusive cycling and Wheels for Wellbeing.
"Britain has been very good to me. I am grateful and I feel now is the time to pay it back. I also think it important that people suffering from PTSD and doctors who take care of people suffering from PTSD know the positive impact of recumbent trike cycling.
"I'd also like to add my thanks to Isabelle Clement and Neil Andrews from Wheels for Wellbeing for welcoming me in, their help is greatly appreciated.
"Having some form of disability doesn't mean you cannot cycle. It's good for your health, makes you feel so much better about yourself and can help you find work."
With that, Alan was off to cycle home in the rain from the Herne Hill Velodrome – an iconic sports arena which first opened in 1891 and is the only remaining venue still in use from the 1948 London Olympics.
Not that Alan was thinking about the past. Thanks to cycling, he's now concentrating on a future suddenly filled with a great deal of hope.
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Stellastarr*, stylisé stellastarr* est un groupe de rock indépendant américain, originaire de New York. Formé en , il est composé de quatre membres : Shawn Christensen (chant, guitare), Amanda Tannen (basse, chant), Michael Jurin (guitare, chant) et Arthur Kremer (batterie, synthé). Au même titre que les Strokes, Interpol et autres Franz Ferdinand, le groupe puise son inspiration dans le son des années 1980 que ce soit les Pixies ou Joy Division pour ne citer que ceux-ci.

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Le groupe est formé en mars 2000 des cendres de leur ancien groupe, Ghistor, formé pendant leurs études d'arts à la Pratt Institute de Brooklyn. Quelques années plus tard, après leur rencontre avec Jurin, qui a juste emménagé à Brooklyn et quitté son ancien groupe Funeral à Philadelphie, les anciens camarades se réunissent, cette fois avec Christensen au chant. Le nom du groupe s'inspire d'un vieux corbillard mauve qui était garé à Poughkeepsie, où Christensen a grandi.

Stellastarr joue son premier concert au Luna Lounge, ex-Lower East Side de Manhattan en , et publie une série limitée d'EP CDs peu après. Ils tournent avec Jane's Addiction, The Raveonettes, Placebo, The Killers, et Editors. Stellastarr a joué en Amérique du Nord, Amérique du Sud, en Europe et au Japon.

Leur troisième album, Civilized, est publié en  sur leur propre label, Bloated Wife. Graffiti Eyes et Numbers sont les singles, le dernier étant accompagné d'une face B, Winter Song. Peu de temps après, le groupe se met en pause.

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Earlier this year, North Carolina brought the transgender community into the spotlight by passing legislation requiring people to use public bathrooms that correspond with the gender on their birth certificates. The American Sociological Association (ASA) has sociologists available to discuss this and other transgender-related issues.
Sociologists Available to Discuss Orlando Nightclub Massacre
The American Sociological Association (ASA) has sociologists available to discuss the Orlando nightclub massacre from a variety of perspectives.
Troubled Teens in Therapeutic Boarding School Adopt Atypical Gender Behaviors to Reassert Dominance
While studying the rapid growth of the therapeutic boarding school industry, Jessica A. Pfaffendorf observed that troubled young men in at least one program most often displayed a type of "hybrid masculinity."
This observation — young men incorporating more feminine behaviors in their social interactions while at boarding school — presented a notable incongruence.
Americans Think Sex Should Determine Chores for Straight Couples, Masculinity and Femininity For Same-Sex Couples
For heterosexual couples, most Americans still believe in the traditional division of household labor between husbands and wives, while for same-sex couples, they think the "more masculine" partner and the "more feminine" partner should generally be responsible for stereotypically male and female chores, respectively, suggests a new study that was presented at the 111th Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association (ASA).
Sub-Saharan Africans Satisfied With Their Sex Lives, With 18 Percent Rating Them a Perfect 10
People in Africa's Sub-Sahara region, a relatively undeveloped area, are generally satisfied with their sex lives, with the most common rating — reported by 18 percent of respondents — being a perfect "10," according to Baylor University research that was presented at the 111th Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association (ASA).
Study Examines Families' Journeys to Accepting Transgender Children, Mothers Play Key Advocacy Role
A tiny hair barrette and an anguished moment marked the turning point for one mother in coming to fully accept that her child, who was born a boy, was a transgender girl.
Quinn had expressed a preference for girls' clothing and accessories at a young age, but Jessica and her husband, Steve, would not allow her to wear them outside their home.
One day, picking her up from school, Jessica watched Quinn quickly remove a barrette from her hair and slip it into her pocket, ashamed that her mother might have seen.
Study Suggests Sex in Later Years Harmful to Men's Heart Health, But Not Women's
Having sex frequently — and enjoying it — puts older men at higher risk for heart attacks and other cardiovascular problems. For older women, however, good sex may actually lower the risk of hypertension.
That's according to the first large-scale study of how sex affects heart health in later life. The federally funded research, led by a Michigan State University (MSU) scholar, appears in the September issue of the Journal of Health and Social Behavior.
Police Violence Against Unarmed Black Men Results in Loss of Thousands of Crime-Related 911 Calls
A new study shows that publicized cases of police violence against unarmed black men have a clear and significant negative impact on citizen crime reporting, specifically 911 calls.
Bisexual Men and Women Face Pay Gap
Bisexual men and women are paid less for doing the same jobs than similarly qualified heterosexual men and women, according to Indiana University research that breaks new ground by treating bisexual individuals as distinct from gay men and lesbians in the workplace.
The study, "Sexual Orientation in the Labor Market," was published online today (Nov. 15) by the American Sociological Review, the flagship journal of the American Sociological Association. The author is Trenton D. Mize, a doctoral student in the Department of Sociology in the College of Arts and Sciences.
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Updated: 1 May 2019
The opposition Labour party's spokesman crossed the wires in the last minutes, noting that they have seen clear evidence that the government was willing to explore shifts in its position on Brexit. The spokesman further announced that there will be a full plenary session of Brexit talks early next week between Labour party and the government, as reported by Reuters.
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BoE: A 2019 move is possible – TDS
The opposition Labour party's spokesman crossed the wires in the last minutes, noting that they have seen clear evidence that the government was willing to explore shifts in its position on Brexit. The spokesman further announced that there will be a full plenary session of Brexit talks early next week between Labour party and the government, as reported by Reuters. The GBP/USD pair doesn't seem to be showing a significant reaction to these headlines as it continues to trade in the upper half of its daily range in the 1.3060/70 area.


Read more on ASUS' Z370 5GHz OC profile.
The 5ghz carrot. That old chestnut. Who GAF?
And probably as always way too much Vcore in the process.
^ This... It has been overdone by now.
would make more sense to get rid of the toothpaste TIM.
but ok the use of TIM is not ASUS fault.
I hope Asus comes out with an z370 workstation model like they've done with the z170 an z270.


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I love sketch too. I'm currently a writer/performer with Goat Rodeo. I also perform improv with the Dynamite Series' "Untitled #_".
I have a degree in Acting from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, where I specialized in Method Acting. I also did a semester at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London studying Shakespeare in Performance.
My schedule is pretty open right now.
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Kanye West, Rihanna, Chris Brown, Katy Perry Videos Pick Up More VMA Nominations
'Professional categories' include Best Choreography, Best Direction and Best Cinematography.
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We're less than two weeks away from the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards, but there's still some business to take care of before the big show is beamed live from Los Angeles' Paramount Pictures Studios on September 7. On Wednesday (August 27), MTV announced the nominees in this year's "professional categories," including Best Special Effects and Best Editing.
Two of Chris Brown's videos ("Kiss Kiss" and "Forever") netted nods in the Best Choreography category, which means Brown could end up walking away from the VMAs with five Moonmen under his arms; he's also in the running for Video of the Year, Best Dancing in a Video and Best Male Video. Chris will face off against the Pussycat Dolls (who earned another nomination for their video "When I Grow Up"), Gnarls Barkley's "Run" and Adele, who picks up her first VMA nomination for "Chasing Pavements."
Rihanna's "Take a Bow" is among the nominees in the Best Direction category, as are Panic at the Disco's "Nine in the Afternoon," the Pussycat Dolls' "When I Grow Up," Linkin Park's "Shadow of the Day" and Erykah Badu's "Honey." Badu's video was also recognized in the Best Editing field, with Death Cab for Cutie's "I Will Possess Your Heart," Weezer's "Pork and Beans," Katy Perry's "I Kissed a Girl" and Ne-Yo's "Closer" also getting nominations.
Kanye West picked up his second nomination this week, as "Good Life" could take the Best Special Effects Moonman. But 'Ye faces stiff competition from the likes of Missy Elliott's "Ching-a-Ling/Shake Your Pom Pom"), Coldplay's "Violet Hill," Linkin Park's "Bleed It Out" and, again, Badu's "Honey." Badu will be up for a total of four trophies next month, as that video also nabbed a nomination for Best Cinematography, along with Death Cab for Cutie's "I Will Possess Your Heart," the Pussycat Dolls' "When I Grow Up," Katy Perry's "I Kissed a Girl" and the White Stripes' "Conquest."
The Stripes' also scored a nod for "Conquest" in the Best Art Direction category. They'll contend with Gnarls Barkley's "Run," the Pussycat Dolls' "When I Grow Up," MGMT's "Electric Feel" and Perry's "I Kissed a Girl."
This year's VMAs, hosted by British comic and "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" co-star Russell Brand, will feature just-announced live performances by Rihanna, T.I., Pink and Paramore, as well as the Jonas Brothers, Lil Wayne and Kid Rock.
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Chris Brown (featuring T-Pain)
"Kiss Kiss"
Choreographer: Flii Stylz
Gnarls Barkley
"Run"
Choreographer: Mikey Rooney
Choreographers: Tone & Rich
"Chasing Pavements"
Choreographer: Marguerite Derricks
"When I Grow Up"
Choreographer: Robin Antin/ Mikey Minden
BEST DIRECTION
"Nine in the Afternoon"
Director: Shane Drake
"Shadow of the Day"
Director: Joe Hahn
Director: Anthony Mandler
Director: Erykah Badu/ Mr. Roboto
Director: Joseph Kahn
"I Will Possess Your Heart"
Editor: Aaron Stewart-Ahn / Jeff Buchanan
"I Kissed A Girl"
Editor: Tom Lindsay
"Pork and Beans"
Editor: Jeff Consiglio/ Colin Woods
"Closer"
Editor: Clark Eddy
Editor: T. David Binns
Cinematographer: Aaron Stewart Ahn/ Shawn Kim
"Conquest"
Cinematographer: Wyatt Troll
Cinematographer: Christopher Probst
Cinematography: Crash/ Karsten Gopinath
Cinematographer: Simon Thirlaway
BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS
"Ching-a-Ling/Shake Your Pom Pom"
Special Effects: Les Umberger of Elicit Effects
"Bleed It Out"
Special Effects: David Lebensfeld/ Adam Catino of Ingenuity Engine
"Violet Hill"
Special Effects: Gregory de Maria
Special Effects: X1FX
Kanye West (featuring T-Pain)
Special Effects: SoMe/ Jonas & François
Art Director: Happy/ Kells Jesse
"Electric Feel"
Art Director: Sophie Kosofsky
Art Director: Marcelle Gravel
Art Director: Benji Bamps
Art Director: David Fitzpatrick
It's a wrap! Now that the 2008 VMAs have come and gone, check out all the winners, the most surprising moments, the best red-carpet fashions and more at VMA.MTV.com.