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GonzoSchmest, Gonzo Days and the Interview with Clayton Luce
March 16, 2016 Clayton Luce Featured content, GonzoFest, Uncategorized 0
GonzoToday publisher Clayton L. Luce answers a few questions about GonzoToday, GonzoFest, and reports of bats being forced into indentured servitude.
By: C.A. Seller
C.A .Seller: By your own admission you are an Adventurer, Mystic, Magician, Lover, Artist, Writer and Fool as well as a Master Apprentice at the School of the Inner Circle. Is it true you are also Executive Publisher of Gonzo Today or do wish to invoke your Fifth Amendment Rights?
Clayton Luce: All of these things may be true. It's hard to say, really. There is a strange reality to everything that just makes it all more confusing. So enough of that gibberish. As for the publisher title I do my best not to be executive at all and that was actually an addition to the title that I amended to make my call-sign initials more balanced. The other way was too top-heavy. Besides you have to sound official in order to deal with certain types of Bastards.
CA: Having grown up without shoes, how did a young Clayton Luce come to know Hunter S. Thompson?
CL: Well, I did have shoes from a rather early age. In fact, I had an early pair cast in brass, but they have long since been melted down. I came to know him through the Johnny Depp portrayal I suppose. That was my first intro to his work because I grew up in a wealthy, religious home and being an avid reader I used all forms of youthful skill and treachery to acquire copies of Hunter S. Thompson's work, which often became accessible in places like youth homes for boys, jail cells and on the bookshelves of lifelong dope fiends that would buy liquor for young punks with $5 and a cigarette. I have always been drawn to the written word, both as a writer and an avid reader, and Hunter's work was a sharp blade cutting through much of the traditional bullshit that I was force-fed as a young man. It was a brutal and unrelenting sort of honesty that I could relate to, along with a sense of rebellion and the Outlaw Spirit. And there was the prophecy element, but that is another matter altogether.
CA : You tried law school, how'd that work out for you? How did that experience shape the man we know today?
CL: I attended Mercer University where I took up pre-law and political science as my course studies as the first step to law school. I came from an old privileged family and it was just sort of expected that I go to school and do something prestigious or philanthropic in order to look respectably busy as I grow old and die. It was a miserable experience, full of mindless, self absorbed intellectuals and ego driven maniacs that have convinced themselves of every illusion and self deception to justify essentially preying off of the broken, corrupted and downright filth ridden system we call American Law. Old families eventually buy into their own bullshit and that's when you get Nazis. I wash my hands of it. The biggest thing I learned is that knowledge, wisdom and experience are far more valuable in life than formal education. I was much further ahead than many of my professors in terms of a political mind and understanding of why people act the way they do and how to work that, but because they are tasked with repeating knowledge and imparting theories, opinions and historical "facts." School is for people who want to fit into the world, not those who want to build new ones. Of course there are exceptions to every rule. If I had it my way schools would still resemble apprenticeships under the participatory study of the masters. Of course then you'd have to actually have masters. That's where we failed a long time ago. Now we just have a bunch of pompous bigoted assholes handing out Master's degrees instead. Master's of what, I wonder? Certainly not me. I'd kick them in the balls.
CA: Were there any other projects you participated in before GonzoFest and GonzoToday?
CL: Many. Some good, some useless, and some evil. I have been through a great deal in my short time on this earth, and have been on both sides of several different social and political spectrums. I have travelled to many parts of the world, been to pretty much all of the 50 states, stayed in the finest places and some of the lowest, met a lot of people of great character and even more of ill-repute. Life is a mixture of successes and failures, but mostly failures. I think it has a lot to do with the fact that most of us don't know what the fuck we are doing, let alone why we are doing it or why we even exist to begin with. I envy those who aren't burdened with such questions. Blessed are the blind who don't think they can see. Jesus. We have gone off track here. I create images, breathe life into them and then watch them grow. My technical background is in propaganda. I am a propagandist and a diplomat of the Saul Goodman variety I suppose. I have a heart for people and projects but in order to do it ethically and freely require a lot of personal sacrifice sometimes, especially in a world of conformists. I am also a pretty decent ninja. I'm hoping to buy some bear claws from a magazine I found so that I can climb trees and pounce down on my enemies as they walk past. That and more art supplies.
CA: How did you hear about GF and become so seriously involved?
CL: Hell I don't remember. Probably originally through Ron Whitehead. We were less than 6 months old as an organization when we went down to GonzoFest. We were completely broke (still are) and had no way to pay for it. In fact we didn't pay for it as I recall. I'm pretty sure we promised to pay a $40 vendor fee, came in with a 10×20 tent, and then fled afterwards late into the night, running a savage burn on the festival and never paying them a dime. For whatever reason that didn't destroy the relationship and within two months the GonzoToday administration had agreed that Louisville would be the future worldwide headquarters of our collective and within 2 more months my family and I had moved from a small secluded cabin far atop a mountain in Blue Ridge, Georgia to Louisville, 400 miles away. Ron Whitehead, who has been an active proponent and godfather to the collective pulled me aside one day and told me that he was stepping down from his position on the GonzoFest production committee and that he would like for me to take his place as his ambassador and representative for GonzoToday and Thompson family as a member of the board. That turned rapidly into a clusterfuck that then devolved into a complete lack of productivity and then suddenly into a giant goddamned circus tent full of freaks and clowns and books and wild madness in every direction. Now it's come together fabulously in the last minute. It has been one hell of a ride.
CA: You moved your entire family here from Georgia: your wife, two toddlers and a couple of bipedal rug rats. What prompted this drastic action?
CL: I think I just answered that you senile bastard.
CA : How many people are on the GF production team.? I know you have long time local music writer Jason Ashcraft , on board, tell us about some of the others like Nick Garing.
CL: Well you mentioned Ashcraft who is my only other GT delegate to the team and an integral part of our production efforts this year on our end. There are the original two co-founders Ron Whitehead (retired) and Dennie Humphrey of the Monkey Wrench bar here in Louisville. The other original member is Derrick Pedolzky, whose production company Oak Street Productions had been involved with the Forecastle Festival and jumped on board the opportunity to get in ground level on the idea of a Gonzo festival honoring the life and work of Hunter S. Thompson in his hometown. Derrick brought in Nick Garing, also of Oak Street Productions to essentially serve as master of ceremonies, overseeing vendors, production assets and security. Lauren Hendricks is the media maven of Louisville and the currently undisputed queen of GonzoFest, and she is probably the most mature one in the whole bunch. She also served on Forecastle. Usually by the time we have all devolved into drunken fools she has already finished the meeting and managed to make some sort of use of it before fleeing the scene with her tablet. We owe a lot to Lauren Hendricks. We have David Nichols who heads up marketing and social media at Mint Julep Tours here in Louisville, helping us with services from graphic design and marketing to acting as our liaison with the Louisville Downtown Development Partnership. Mike Maloney is the Director of Community Relations & Events for the Louisville Mayor's Office and represents the interests of the City of Louisville within the festival, as well as helping us to secure contracts and venues within the city. There is also Jake Mahaffey who handles a lot of the graphic design and printing for apparel. This year saw the addition of local sculptor Matthew Weir, who has been commissioned to create a life-sized statue of Hunter S. Thompson, as well as Hunter Embry, the owner of The New Vintage Showcase, a booking and promotions company, recording studio and full service venue here in Louisville. If I am forgetting someone, and I'm sure I am, please just buy me a whiskey and remind me next production team meeting. I'll remember your face then.
CA: Who are some names we might recognize at the festival and what is the most outrageous rider you have received?
CL: Well if you are a fan of Hunter S. Thompson then the answer is several. There will be many recognizable names here this year include Hunter S. Thompson's son and author Juan Thompson, daughter in law Jennifer Winkel Thompson, grandson William Hunter Thompson and long time personal assistant and confidant, Deborah Fuller. Douglas Brinkley is currently expected to show and may even host a book signing. Laila Nebusi, producer of the film version of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas will be hosting a panel Q&A on making the movie as well as her experiences with Hunter. And that's not all folks! But unfortunately I can't mention anymore….but believe me, you don't want to miss this year. As for the rider thing…is that some sort of code? I wasn't born in the 50's and I'm not up on all of the jive. Outrageous things happen all the time. Just follow the campaign trail this year.
CA: Tell us about your trip to Owl Farm and GF's relationship and support by Juan, Jennifer and Hunter's grandson Will Thompson?
CL: It was an incredible time full of incredible memories and conversations. It was almost like reuniting with old family members. Will is a prodigy in his own right. Hunter Thompson was an incredible writer, but having read some of Will's writing from 6-10 years old,…well let's just say that if Hunter was a nine, Will is a ten and a half. Juan and Jennifer were gracious hosts and there was a lot of bonding. They are very excited about GonzoFest 2016. There are some big surprises in store on that front, but you'll have to come to find out! I am very happy for the Thompson family. They have suffered many trials and tribulations the past 10 years waiting for things to finally be made right again. Of course we could always still just fuck it all up.
CA: In your story about that trip you said it took you 72 hours to make a 19 hour trip. Will you or will you not be releasing your taxes for 1972?
CL: We can't discuss these things here, under the advice of my attorney.
CA: Let's get serious here. What is GonzoFest?
CL: It's a literary music festival. We are celebrating the life, work and influence of Hunter S. Thompson on music, literature and popular culture. Music drove Hunter's words on the page, and at GonzoFest music drives the celebration of art and literature that his work has inspired through three generations now. GonzoFest is the vision of what Hunter saw in America and those who compose the future he saw. He both cried and raged through his artistic medium, using the pen as a sword and piercing the very heart of his adversaries in a very real and practical way. Writers and artists are composed of the writers and artists that came before them. That is what the art does. It's why the arts are important in society. They help us to both remember and to redefine our identities one layer over another. You can see the influences of Hunter and Ralph in the work of the people at GonzoToday, and through arts and culture worldwide. GonzoFest is more relevant in 2016 than any year previous.
CA: Tell me about GonzoToday, the online magazine you publish?
CL: GonzoToday is a collective of writers, artists, musicians, producers and all sorts of other terrible sorts of people who have come together under the common love of Hunter S. Thompson and those who came before him, as the next generation of Gonzo Journalism to provide opportunities for creative people of all sorts to gain exposure and experience, as well as to ultimately build our own publishing house and multimedia organization, operated for the purpose of building and expanding opportunities for each other and our communities through promotion of the arts, music, literature and culture. I founded the publication and served as editor in chief for the first year or so and then moved to Louisville to focus on our brick and mortar project and GonzoFest, leaving GonzoToday.com in the capable hands of our former Managing Editor, David Pratt. GonzoToday operates as a sort of anarchist democracy. It's a terrible, terrible thing and we all bicker and fight constantly, but somehow it just works. There are 13 administrators who vote on major decisions, with the editor in chief and managing editor serving elected terms according to the will of the group.
CA: When we first spoke you talked of the evolution of GF and GT. Tell me what the future holds for yourself and readers in your world and Gonzoland?
CL: A Whole New World. The fun is only getting started. I have a lot of ideas of what is about to happen right around the corner, as well as in ten years, but for now I think I'll just keep that in the Newsroom. The GonzoToday presence at GonzoFest 2016 this year is going to be huge. We are hosting an entire second venue and stage within the GonzoFest complex. A 40×80 tent with two 10×20 annexes for a whopping total of 3,600 square feet of vending, bar and gallery space. It's called the GonzoToday Weird Turned Pro Freak Show and its going to be full of clowns and circus weirdoes, mad writers, book signings, curated vendors including a stage sponsored by Legalize Kentucky Now, the states' foremost advocate in the fight for marijuana rights. Our tent will house all of the book signings, through Carmichael's Bookstore, who will be selling books and hosting the signings. We will also house the GonzoFest 2016 Art Gallery in the annex, sponsored by Sink or Swim Studio. This is going to be one hell of a trip. A whole new thing this year. Not like the others.
CA:Is there anything we've missed? I have asked Ron Whitehead whether or not 250 guano filled bats will be released at the end of the festival and if so what will be done to protect the public? Would you care to comment?
CL: I don't know anything about any goddamned bats. I will tell you this though, if there are any bats I damn sure won't be doing anything to protect the public from them. It would defy the whole atmosphere of the thing. There would be screaming and gnashing of teeth, screaming women and people fleeing in all directions, trampling over their own young as the bats swoop and whirl around them. You just don't fuck with something like that. Just let it flow.
The Dude abides. Or is that another story all together…
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Q: ASP.NET MVC 5 DropDownListFor AutoComplete I use a DropDownListFor helper in an ASP.NET MVC Razor view that contains a collection of SelectListItems. The selected item gets posted back to a controller. However, as the list of items grows the DropDownListFor helper will become troublesome to use. I was thinking of using a AutoComplete function so that the user can begin typing the list entry and suggestions will populate the list.
There are examples here that use TextBoxes, but a DropDown seems as though is would work best here.
Does anyone have any ideas on how I'd use jQuery to accomplish my goals or are there any other suggestions?

A: This works for me.  It uses the jquery ui.  I has to add an api on the website to get the values for the drop down list.
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                    dataType: "json",
                    success: function (data) {

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                                mykey: item.mykey,
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                            };
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A: I the end the easiest (not necessarily the cheapest) was to use a customer control from Telerik.
Thanks for your answers.

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Q: В чём разница между using и on в join-запросах? Сабж в заголовке, т.е. равносильны ли запросы (если mysql рассматривать)
SELECT * FROM `tab1` RIGHT JOIN `tab` ON `table2`.`id` = `table1`.`id`

и
SELECT * FROM `tab1` RIGHT JOIN `tab2` USING(`id`)

если нет, то какой лучше и в чём различие?

A: USING (column_name(s)), по сути, является синтаксическим сахарочком над ON. Согласно докам — служит для указания списка столбцов, которые должны существовать в обеих таблицах.
Такое выражение USING, как:
A LEFT JOIN B USING (C1, C2, C3, ...)

семантически идентично выражению ON:
A.C1 = B.C1 AND A.C2 = B.C2 AND A.C3 = B.C3,...

В то время как ON можно "склеить" столбцы с различными именами.
Но с ON можно проделать операций чуть больше, например можно присоединить не только колонку, но и набор колонок или даже целое условие, пример:
SELECT * FROM world.City JOIN world.Country ON (City.CountryCode = Country.Code) WHERE ...

Дополнительно
USING — при перечислении полей в запросе не обязательно указывать префикс:
SELECT film.title, film_id  // # film_id указан без префикса
FROM film
JOIN film_actor USING (film_id)
WHERE ...

Тоже самое с ON:
SELECT film.title, film.film_id // # film.film_id обязателен префикс
FROM film
JOIN film_actor ON (film.film_id = film_actor.film_id)
WHERE ...

Если не перечислять поля явно, а использовать select * для соединения столбцов, то в результирующем наборе при ON колонка "всплывёт" дважды, в то время как с USING — только раз:
mysql>  create table t(i int);
        insert t select 1;
        create table t2 select*from t;

Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.11 sec)

Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)
Records: 1  Duplicates: 0  Warnings: 0

Query OK, 1 row affected (0.19 sec)
Records: 1  Duplicates: 0  Warnings: 0

mysql> select * from t join t2 on t.i = t2.i;
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|    i |    i |
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+------+------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)

mysql> select * from t join t2 using(i);
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|    1 |
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1 row in set (0.00 sec)

mysql>

инфа позаимствована на enSO MySQL ON vs USING?


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Sunderland reports cards: (2) separated from Newcastle only by colour of stripes
Bill Taylor (L), with the Germany coach Joachim Low on a trip to Stuttgart
Also in the series:
* Progress achieved, but Newcastle can smile too
You were warned. Not every supporter of Sunderland was mollified by the 3-0 win at West Ham that took us above Newcastle United to a 10th top finish. There'll be plenty of room in this series for optimism and praise. Salut! Sunderland is in the hands of those readers who choose to write end-of-season reviews. Bill Taylor is not so much downbeat as philosophical as he turns his thoughts into a spoof of one of those post-match e-mails we are accustomed to receiving from Steve Bruce. It will annoy some, amuse or stimulate others …
Dear Colin,
I apologise. To you and Mackems everywhere. Not for Sunderland's rather dismal overall performance this past season but for trying to mislead you about it. I should've known you wouldn't be fooled.
We finished halfway down the table because that's what we are: a halfway-down-the-table team. Just like Newcastle; no better, no worse. We may profess to hate them but when you come down it, the biggest difference between us and them is nothing more than the colour of our stripes.
All the fine talk about Europe was just that – fine talk. Hot air. Rubbish. And when we lowered our sights to a top-10 place, well, we all knew in our heart of hearts that we probably weren't lowering them quite enough. We're a top 10 side by the skin of our teeth. Spiritually, we're more like a top 12 side.
What went wrong? Nothing. We had the season that it was written on the wall for us to have.
We won a couple of games against sides that should have steam-rollered over us and lost more than a couple to sides we should've had sewn up within the first 10 minutes.
Our star players kept showing their feet of clay and looking around with endearing – no, make that infuriating – astonishment when they tripped over them. Our promising youngsters kept breaking their promise. Our steady, reliable workhorses kept looking as if it was time they were put out to pasture.
And I kept lying about it. Making outrageous excuses and even more outrageous promises. But that's partly what I'm paid for. There's certainly no portion of my salary earmarked for honesty
Had I been honest, I'd have said, "Hey, what you see is what you get. We're an average Premiership side playing average Premiership football and we'll have an average season. Get used to it."
Because that's football. You have a handful of teams at the top who seem able to do no wrong – though even they slip up badly once in a while – and a handful at the bottom who can do nothing right. And even they occasionally pull a surprise out of the bag. That's nothing more than the law of averages at work.
In the middle, you have your Sunderlands and your Newcastles. We buy players, we sell players, we make big promises and invariably talk a good game. We act surprised and horrified when the side doesn't live up to our boastful forecasts.
That's because they're human. They have off-days, lazy days, hungover days, days when simply nothing goes right. And once in a while, days when simply nothing goes wrong. But that's the exception rather than the rule for a mid-table club such as ours.
As for myself, I'm just like most club managers – a guy doing what he can and trying to keep his job. Ask yourself: have YOU ever worked for a company that you believed was managed properly? I doubt it. Well, I run a football company and, like managers everywhere, I make mistakes, I make tactical errors, I hire the wrong people sometimes, or put them into jobs they're not best suited for, and let the wrong people leave.
We're pretty interchangeable. Newcastle replaced Chris Hughton with Alan Pardew and nothing much changed. Sunderland could replace me (though I hope they don't) with Avram Grant and probably nothing much would change. We're all flying by the seat of our pants, making it up as we go along and hoping we do more right than wrong. And we're all wise after the event, when the horse has bolted and we're shutting the stable door.
So there you have it. The truth at last. If only I could've admitted all this at the outset and told the fans, "Listen, don't get your hopes up too much, okay? We'll have a few high points this season and a slump or two and we'll finish where we usually do. In the top 14. That's a whole lot better than relegation. And if you don't expect too much, you're less likely to be disappointed."
Try to keep that in mind for next season because I won't be saying it again.
All the best (such as it is),
Steve Bruce
* If you want to have your say, at similar length, e-mail M Salut at colinrandall1@gmail.com
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Pour one for me please Michael!
Good point about Fuller's injuries.
Signing Ricardo Fuller would have been great providng we kept him fit. With our track record last season he would have probably done a John Hughes and played 2 minutes and picked up an injury that ended his career.
No use wasting time speculating what might have been. It's over and we finished a respecable tenth Let's look to next season.
How about Pavluychenko and Ba plus Roger Johnson, Nzogbia and a decent left back? That should set us back about £30 million. Welbeck back on loan and Vaughan , Larsson and Reo Coker on Bosmans? Might get £2mill for sale of Nos, McCartney and Healy plus £3 for Anton . Add that to Bent's fee and we have just about broken even. Meyler and Campbell back by Xmas . Knott, Tounkare, Adams, Noble and Cook all develop overnight into useful Premiership players and Europe here we come. Pass me another whisky please pet!
What a wonderfully refreshing post from Mensah's Pocket.
You are totally correct. One of the most frustrating things for fans is the constant denial. He was quoted the other day saying that not replacing Bent in January was the right decision. What complete and utter nonsense and lies. If he really believes that was the right thing then he should be sacked. I don't for one moment believe that is Mr Bruce's view. Some honesty would be appreciated and respected by the supporters. He doesn't wish to incur the wrath of his employers understandably, but I would respect him more if he'd said something like "Signing Ricardo Fuller for 4M in the January window would have helped us finish higher in the league, and the outlay would have been covered by the additional money based on a higher finish."
Some honesty and responsibility would be great.
Mensahs Pocket
Anyone think Steve Bruce will ever say something like this? Those would be the words of a man that realises he's accountable for his decisions.
Indeed Michael, I believe that we are in more agreement than we are in disagreement. However, we weren't scoring when Welbeck was playing alongside Gyan.
There is little doubt that players were being brought back too soon because this happened to several of them including Meyler (twice), Turner, Cattermole, Campbell and Ferdinand. His methods have been reviewed and apparently the club are returning to the training methods used two years ago prior to Bruce's reign. I couldn't be more in agreement with what you say about the loan system.
Birflatt Boy…..once again we are going to disagree. We finished tenth because ten other teams got less points than us over a 38 game season. We would have had a lot more points but for injuries,particularly those to Welbeck and Campbell. Now here is where we might agree. The question NQ needs to find an answer to is whether or not the injuries were down to the manager's training methods or his eagerness to rush players back before they had fully recovered. If that is the case then SB should be sacked. If not he has doo bloody well to get us to tenth place. My only other crticism is his reliance on the loan system. IMO August is too early to be taking domestic players on loan.
It won't be this decade Mr Hammond; nor the next in all probability.
Michael Hammond
So when are we going to win the league again???
Mr Bruce is very fortunate. Newcastle Utd threw away a wonderful lead which would have taken them above us in the table. He seems to have escaped the noose by beating a horrible West Ham Utd team which was indescribably poor. Had we played them a little earlier this season I doubt we'd have taken any points.
He's huffed and he's puffed to the end of the season, but a mammoth rebuilding programme has to start. Is that progress? Not in the least! We will not progress with Mr Bruce in charge. I fear relegation and another long cold winter is just around the corner.
Excellent article I feel, from Bill, and followed by equally excellent comments from Phil (both as usual).
My detailed thoughts on this (for what they are worth will follow shortly), but one of the biggest problem we have is the "nature" of our expectation. A tenth place finish should be considered an achievement in the overall run of things, but that doesn't mask the dismal performances since January. In fact, it is only down to the peculiarities and idiosyncratic aspects of a season where anyone can beat anyone, and where a Rizla paper separates those who appear to have survived comfortably from the three relegated sides. Given where we were at Christmas, an even poor (and not the appalling results that we've had) would have seen us climb much higher in the table.
The club, it's structure and finances etc have all grown considerably. but what has been lost sight of is the simple fact that the PL has grown and consolidated at the same time, particularly amongst the so called "big "four, five or six. The cartel which runs the title race are now headed by a club that generates in excess of 60M in a season from Murdoch's pocket. Gone are the days when a single rich benefactor could turn around a club in the way that Francis Lee, Llionel Pickering, Jack Hayward, Jack Walker or even Dave Whelan did at the so called smaller clubs in decades past.
We are a provincial club with an attitude akin to the deadbeat that spends like a millionaire when they go to Torremolinos for a fortnight, but have to live on beans and tinned sardines for the rest of the year (Gyan cost 13M), yet we don't own a right back.
I think there needs to be an attitude shift on spending and the "types" of players that we sign. Too many eggs were in one basket. Record signing alongside a Man Utd loanee. We need to own our own players to build a team.
For me the tenth place finish seems to be down to good luck, and some bizarre results than any aspect of football management. This is not aimed necessarily at just Bruce but at Quinn and Short who need to think long and hard about policy and strategy. This goes beyond bad signings and why players who could perform at the top of their game can't get a look in at at what has been a struggling side. This has to do with culture of the club, the area, the support etc. A much more thorough analysis of the profile of these players is needed if we are going to benefit from South and Central America.
The frightening thing is that could be genuine, which is why I do not think that he is good enough.
I hope that I'm wrong (I would be delighted to eat "humble pie") but, genuinely, believe that SB's belief does not match the aspirations of many supporters and certainly not those of Ellis Short.
Why should we not, realistically, challenge for the European spots?
Because we are Sunderland?
I'm sorry but I cannot and will not subscribe to that view.
Despite all of the arguments to the contrary there is still a fluidity about the spots for the Europa League and please don't forget that in the two 7th place seasons, under Peter Reid, that with sensible investment, in January, we would have been seriously challenging for a Champions League place!
Indeed, if it had not been for a diabolical performance by Graham Poll we would have been top of the table more than halfway through the season!!
I'm not, though, suggesting that we can win the league, or gain a Champions League spot YET!
What I AM suggesting is that we should be aiming to, seriously, challenge Spurs (where were they two years ago?), Everton and the like.
If the management cannot do that (or believe that they can) then they should be replaced by those that can and do!!

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Our Empire Cables
The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada), 25 Feb 1904, p. 84-94
Fleming, Sir Sandford, Speaker
The importance of the subject of the projected system of Pan-Britannic cables and telegraphs, girdling the globe, and all under state control. A vital subject fraught with momentous possibilities. The route of the proposed, so called All-Red Line, its scope, and the cogent reasons for its establishment. The question of state-owned cables, connecting each of the great self-governing Colonies and Dependencies of the Empire with the Mother country as well as with each other. The history of the movement, furnishing one of the most stirring and memorable chapters in modern British history. A rapid survey of the present state and future outlook of this project. The Pacific Cable completed on the 31st October, 1902, with the globe being telegraphically encircled for the first time. The Pacific Cable, amply fulfilling the expectations of its friends. The disappointment that up to the present time there does not seem to have been a single press message either from Australia to Canada, or from Canada to Australia. Australasians and Canadians, practically strangers to each other. Our very superficial knowledge of each other's political life, and beyond. The immense importance of Canadians and Australasians and New Zealanders getting into closer touch with one another. The three-month free trial for the Canadian press. Australia and New Zealand, invited to unite with Canada in taking steps to establish a press service across the Pacific which would be free of charge to all newspapers and limited to 500 words each way daily for a period of three months. The Eastern Extension Cable Company and their associates, repulsed in the series of pitched battles which ended in the signing of the Pacific Cable contract, but attacking upon the forces of the Pacific Cable. Steps which led to the situation in Australia. Evidence to show that the Cable companies took means to invoke the powers of the press to influence public opinion in their favour. Two options open. The mean features of the all-British cable scheme as one unbroken chain of State-owned telegraphs around the world, touching or traversing all the British Possessions so as to bring each of them into direct electric touch with the Mother Country and with each other. The electric circle. The sentiment in favour of an all-British system of state-owned cables a matter of education. The vast possibilities of the project, with illustration. Potential for the future. Reception given to the Resolution which the speaker introduced on behalf of the Ottawa Board of Trade at the Fifth Congress of the Chambers of Commerce of the Empire at Montreal in August last. A list of the results of the dominant idea of a world-girdling line of state-owned telegraphs. The many directions, political, military, commercial and social in which the Inter-Imperial State-owned system of electric cables would be of inestimable benefit. The speaker's conviction that the completion of the cables of our Empire, as projected, is only a matter of time.
OUR EMPIRE CABLES.
An address delivered by Sir Sandford Fleming, K.C.M.G., LL.D., before the Empire Club, at their Luncheon, on February 25th, 1904.
MR. PRESIDENT,--
I am sure there is not at the present moment any subject more important than the projected system of PanBritannic cables and telegraphs, girdling the globe, and all under state control. It is a vital subject-a subject fraught with momentous possibilities; a subject of prime importance to every true citizen of the British Empire, whether his home be in that Motherland from which the ancestors of many of us came, or in these daughter nations across the seas.
You will bear with me if I traverse ground which has been, I confess, worn rather smooth by the reiteration of the/ same statements and the same arguments. The route of the proposed, so called All-Red Line, its scope, and the cogent reasons for its establishment, are all so clear and well-defined that one must perforce follow the beaten track in discussing them. The question of state-owned cables, connecting each of the great self-governing Colonies and Dependencies of the Empire with the Mother Country, as well as with each other, is by no means new. It has been publicly discussed for some years past, and the history of the movement-of the long, uphill fight against a gigantic and almost all-powerful antagonist; of the even more wearing conflict with British conservatism of character; of the diplomatic battles and the intriguesfurnishes one of the most stirring and memorable chapters in modern British history.
It would, in the limited time at my disposal, be out of the, question to attempt to sketch even briefly the early history of this project. Indeed, I shall be content if a rapid survey of its present state and future outlook, does not too severely tax your patience. The Pacific Cable was completed on the 31st October, 1902, and on that day the globe was telegraphically encircled for the first time, though not yet by the complete system of state-owned cables which we hope some day to see an accomplished fact. The Pacific Cable has amply fulfilled the expectations of its friends. It has been in active operation now for considerably over a year, and the volume of general business has steadily increased until it now exceeds the estimate of the Imperial Cable Committee of 1897.
In one respect only has the Pacific Cable been disappointing-and through no fault of the cable itself. Up to the present time there does not seem to have been a single press message, either from Australia to Canada, or from Canada to Australia. This, I am sure you will agree with me, is not a satisfactory state of affairs. Canadians and Australasians alike are anxious to increase in every possible way the cordial relations which even now exist between the Dominion, New Zealand and the Commonwealth; and certainly no more effective means to this end could be devised than an efficient press service. Our mutual good will rests at present upon no more substantial foundation than the sentiment of partnership in a common Empire.
Strong as is this golden link, it might not always be proof against misunderstandings arising out of our almost total ignorance of each other; for it must not be forgotten that Australasians and Canadians are practically strangers to each other. What do we know of the life, customs, ideals, or prejudices of our kinsmen in the Antipodes; and what do they know of ours? W e have a very superficial knowledge of each other's political life, and beyond this, practically nothing. We Canadians have an infinitely closer knowledge of our neighbours in the Republic to the south than we have of the people of the sister British States; and I venture to say that the average Australasian knows considerably more about the people and institutions of the United States than he does of Canada. I need not emphasize the immense importance of Canadians and Australasians and New Zealanders getting into closer touch with one another. Each is destined to become a great and powerful nation, and each looks forward to the closer welding together of the British Empire. Fuller knowledge cannot work anything but good to the several peoples. I have seen enough of Australia and the Australasians to wish earnestly that some means might be devised for bringing the same or fuller knowledge to every Canadian; and I have enough national conceit to believe that Canada will bear a reasonibly close scrutiny on the part of our kinsmen at the other end of the Pacific Cable.
We are prone to jeer good-naturedly at the conservatism of the Mother Country; at the reluctance of Englishmen to adopt new ideas, or part with old ones; but every now and then something crops up which marks us a chip-modified, no doubt, by a radically different environment, but still an unmistakeable chip-of the old British block. Here is a case in point, in this matter of the press and the Pacific Cable. We all admit the desirability of closer acquaintance between Canadians and Australasians, and we must as certainly admit that hitherto our knowledge of current affairs in Australia has been something less than meagre. Our Canadian papers have frequent telegraphic news from every quarter of the world except Australia and New Zealand, and the sorry driblets of news that we get of these great Colonies comes at secondhand from English newspapers. There is the situation. On the one hand a roundabout, unsatisfactory channel, bringing at wide intervals a modicum of news, generally after it has quite lost its timeliness; on the other hand, a direct, perfectly-equipped cable from Canada to Australia, capable of supplying all the important news of New Zealand and the Commonwealth to the press of Canada, day by day, and hour by hour. We, however, cling to the old channel and ignore the new. Are we not something of a chip of the old block?
Fully recognizing the political, commercial and social importance of an efficient news service between Australia and Canada, the Dominion Government agreed to recommend the trial of an experimental service which would be free to the Canadian press, for a period of three months, on the principle that a three months' trial would create a lively demand in Canada for Australian news, and thus encourage our newspapers to take it upon their own account. You all remember how Sam Slick sold his famous clocks, by leaving one of them in each farm-house that he visited, and finding on his return that they had become indispensable.
The Government accordingly passed an Order-in-Council in March last, pointing out that a news service was much needed; that such a service would tend to promote trade and extend commercial intercourse between the British countries at both ends of the cable; and that other advantages would result. Australia and New Zealand, were invited to unite with Canada in taking steps to establish a press service across the Pacific which would be free of charge to all newspapers, and limited to 500 words each way daily for a period of three months. The Government of New Zealand responded in favour of the proposal, but the Government of the Commonwealth raised some objections. Up to the present time these objections have not been removed.
If, however, Australia does not see its way to cooperate, I can see no good reason why Canada and New Zealand at least, might not get the benefit of a limited news service such as has been contemplated. The original proposal to transmit 500 words of press news daily would occupy half an hour of the more than twenty hours that the cable is idle or not engaged in the transmission of paying traffic. But even a much more limited service than this would be of advantage, as an educative experiment. A Canada-New Zealand news service might be tried with even 500 words a week. "I feel satisfied that a limited service of this kind, free to the press, would prove to be the forerunner of a full daily press service, in which the people of the Australian Commonwealth would soon become willing participants. I am afraid that the Australasians and New Zealanders are chips off the old block too.
If we thought that, having repulsed the Eastern Extension Cable Company and their associates, in the series of pitched battles which ended in the signing of the Pacific Cable contract, we had finally silenced that powerful combination, we were grievously disappointed. The Eastern Extension, with resourcefulness worthy of a better cause, were no sooner vanquished in front, than they made an unexpected and only too effective flank attack upon the forces of the Pacific Cable.
On December 31st, 1900, the contract for establishing the Pacific Cable was formally executed on behalf of the Home Government, and the Governments of Canada, New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, and New Zealand. Sixteen days afterwards the Government of New South Wales yielded to the entreaties of the Eastern Extension Company and without the consent of the five other Governments in the partnership arrangement or any of them, granted the Company concessions materially affecting the financial outlook of the Pacific Cable. This agreement could not be rescinded unless by mutual consent, and as the Post and Telegraph service has, since the date of the agreement, been transferred to the Commonwealth of Australia, New South Wales, even if she desired, has. not now the power to set aside her own act. The power has passed from her, and the Government of the Commonwealth, as inheritor of the act, is bound by the agreement.
The Postmaster-General of Canada, during his visit to Australia, discussed the question with the then Premier of the Commonwealth, the Right Honourable Edmund Barton, and upon his return to Canada, Sir William Mulock informed the House of Commons that Mr. Barton recognized it to be the duty of the Commonwealth, while adhering to the agreement of New South Wales with the Telegraph Company, to live up to the spirit of the Pacific Cable agreement, and that he earnestly desired to see an honourable way out of the grave difficulty to which his Government had fallen heir.
It may be well to sketch briefly the steps which led up to this situation in Australia. The Eastern Extension, a private undertaking, had from the first placed themselves in opposition to the Imperial telegraph scheme, and employed every conceivable means to strifle the proposal to establish the Pacific Cable.
One main reason for their special hostility to the Pacific Cable lay in the fact that it formed the most important section of the larger proposal, and that the Cana than route was absolutely the only route by which the globe could be girdled by a chain of all-British state-owned cables. When it became known that the six Governments concerned had resolved to establish the Pacific Cable, the Telegraph companies combined and determined to adopt drastic measures in order to defeat the new State policy. They saw plainly that a State-owned cable across the Pacific would speedily lead to similar cables across the Indian and Atlantic Oceans. Accordingly they arranged to pre-occupy the ground by laying a private cable on the precise route which had previously been projected in the Indian, and partly in the Atlantic Ocean, for the State-owned line. Moreover, they made tempting overtures to the Governments of the Australian Colonies, offering to reduce the burdensome telegraph charges hitherto exacted, provided these Governments granted them certain concessions; which concessions they believed would enable the combined companies to ruin the commercial value of the Pacific Cable.
There is also evidence to show that the Cable companies took means to invoke the powers of the press to influence public opinion in their favour. Unfortunately the then Government of New South Wales listened to the overtures and granted what the Companies asked for; but, fortunately, so far at least as the Pacific Cable is concerned, the designs of the Eastern Extension people have not borne the expected fruit. Whether their cable from the Cape to Australia shall prove a stumbling-block in the way of the all-British State-owned cable, is a matter that rests entirely with the people of Great Britain and the Colonies. That it need not necessarily affect in any way the laying of a State cable from Australia to South Africa, is beyond question. Two courses are open.: The Companies concerned may be given the option of transferring, at a fair price, their private cable from Australia to the Cape; or failing this, arrangements may be made for laying a State cable across the Indian Ocean to form the second link in the globe-circling chain.
The main features of the all-British cable scheme may be described as one unbroken chain of State-owned telegraphs around the world, touching or traversing all the great British Possessions so as to bring each of them into direct electric touch with the Mother Country and with each other. In this manner Canada, New Zealand and Australia, India, South Africa, and the United Kingdoms would be brought within the same electric circle. An essential feature of the scheme laid down is that no part of the system should touch foreign soil, and that the cables should each and all avoid shallow seas in proximity to any country likely at any time to prove unfriendly. The route of the proposed electric chain may be more precisely described as extending from Great Britain to Canada, across Canada to Vancouver, from Vancouver to New Zealand and Australia, from the landing-place of the Pacific Cable on the easterly coast of Australia across the continent to Western Australia; from Western Australia to South Africa with a branch to India; from South Africa to Bermuda, touching at St. Helena, Ascension and Barbadoes; and, finally, from Bermuda direct to England, or north, via the existing cable, to Canada. I need not enter into the matter of cost. Such a telegraph girdle of the globe would constitute a means of connecting all His Majesty's great Possessions and nearly all the naval coaling stations with each other and with the Imperial centre in London. The subocean connections would be deep sea cables in the least vulnerable position, and it may be added that the system would possess an advantage peculiar to a globe-encircling line of telegraph-each point touched would be telegraphically connected with every other point by two distinct routes extending in opposite directions. This feature possesses special value, and in practice would prove the best security against interruptions from whatever cause. The sentiment in favour of an all-British system of state-owned cables is a matter of education and that it will become more popular every year I have no doubt whatever. Perhaps no single thing has contributed more to illustrate the vast possibilities of the project as a means of binding closer together the scattered portions of the British Empire, than the opening of the Pacific Cable. Only a month or two ago a remarkable example was furnished of its efficiency. During the course of the British-Australian cricket matches last autumn and. December a determined effort was made to cut down the records, and illustrate the potentialities of the new all-British route from England to Australasia via Canada. The record marks one of the most notable triumphs in the history of ocean telegraphy. Within the span of a lifetime it has taken from four to five months to communicate with Australia. This was in the days of the sailing ship. Then came the steamer, and the record was cut in half. With the successful establishment of cable connection between England and Australia, by the old route, telegraphic messages were received in England on the same business day on which they were despatched from Australia. The advent of the Pacific Cable, however, stirred up the old Companies, and the record improved and by the Stateowned Pacific Cable marvels have been achieved. By the new line messages recording the progress of the first match against Victoria were received in London from Melbourne in the hitherto unprecedented time of twenty-one minutes, via the Pacific Cable. This was on November 18th. On the 23rd the score came over the same route in eleven minutes. On December 12th descriptions of the match at Sydney were received in London in 10-1/2 minutes, 9 minutes, 7 minutes, 5-1/2 minutes, 5 minutes, and, finally, the score of Australia's cricket champions, at the close of their first innings, handed in at the Sydney office at 2.40, was delivered in London at precisely 2.43' (Greenwich time)-that is to say, 31/2 minutes. Imagine transmitting a message around the semi-circumference of the globe-15,000 miles in 02 minutes! How significant and full of promise is this marvellous telegraphic record from the extreme confines of the Empire to its heart! What clearer evidence can we look for of the vast possibilities of the new route to Australasia, and of that world-encircling project of which it forms the first great link. What, for instance, is to prevent the Governments of Canada, Australia, New Zealand, India, the Cape, etc., holding conferences with the Home Government, by means of a State-controlled system of cables? What is to prevent each having an Intelligence Department by and through which a conference might be had say for half an hour every day. With the means of communication under State control, there would be nothing to prevent such conferences being perfectly confidential-quite as much as communications between the several departments of any one Government. What a prospect this opens up, of a unified Empire; scattered territorially throughout every quarter of the globe, but brought into constant and instant touch by the magic agency of electricity.	I have said that there is a steadily-increasing sentiment throughout the Empire in favour of the project of a State-controlled, world-encircling cable, and no more conclusive evidence of this sentiment can be adduced than the reception given to the Resolution which I had the privilege of introducing in behalf of the Ottawa Board of Trade at the Fifth Congress of the Chambers of Commerce of the Empire, at Montreal, in August last. I may mention that at the Congress the British Empire League in Canada exerted a powerful influence; the Executive of the League addressed a letter to the President which was printed and a copy placed in the hand of each delegate some days before the matter came up for discussion. I shall venture to read to you a portion of this letter as it bears directly upon the importance of completing the Empire-girdling, State-owned telegraph system, and thereby checkmating the great antagonists of the public interests, the Eastern Extension Telegraph Company. "There is only one effective remedy," says the League. "It is to provide means independent of the monopoly of uniting telegraphically all the great outposts of the Empire so as to bring them into direct touch with the Mother Country and with each other. This object is not difficult of y attainment; it can be effected by extending the principle of State-ownership to a single cable traversing the Indian Ocean, and another traversing the Atlantic Ocean, precisely as we have one across the Pacific Ocean. To accomplish this end it may in part become necessary, if not otherwise arranged, to subordinate private to public interests and exercise the powers of 'Eminent Domain,' by which private property may be appropriated as public necessity requires-just compensation being paid. By this inherent right possessed by the State, the dominant idea of a world-girdling line of state-owned telegraphs may readily be realized, with the following results
1. It would reduce rates on telegraph messages between Australia and England to half, and eventually to less than half the present charges.
2. It would play a most important part in the maintenance of the commercial, social and political relations of the whole British people.
3. It would provide a double means of telegraphing, that is to say, easterly as well as westerly, by a national line, at low uniform charges, between any one British State and all the other self-governing States.
4. It would be a most effective medium for daily communion between all the Governmental units of the worldwide Empire, by and through which many questions would be settled as they arise, which, without it, might not be disposed of in' months.
5. It would contribute in the most practical manner to the consolidation of the Empire.
6. It would prove in every sense an important and indispensable factor in Imperial unity."
A Resolution approving this policy was submitted to the Congress by the delegate specially appointed to do so by the Ottawa Board of Trade; it was seconded by Mr. Cockshutt, delegate from the Toronto Board of Trade, and was carried with absolute unanimity. The unanimous endorsation of the project by the great commercial parliament-the nearest approach yet accomplished to a parliament representative of the whole British Empire, I regard as of the utmost significance and as being the happiest augury for the accomplishment of this Imperial project.
I shall not tax your patience to the breaking point by elaborating the many directions, political, military, commercial and social in which the Inter-Imperial-State-owned system of electric cables, would be of inestimable benefit. At the present moment when war is in the air I am sure you will pardon me for touching on a single point-the absolute necessity of having the electric nerves of the British Empire freed from the control of private companies. We all know with what ease the property of companies changes hands-we know that startling events in the world's history often come suddenly, and I ask you what is to prevent the agents of an unfriendly foreign power in time of peace arranging to acquire possession of company-owned cables? I need not ask you what dire consequence might follow at a moment when least expected. Does not every consideration confirm the opinion I have so frequently expressed that telegraphy between the several British nations around the globe should be under the absolute control of the State?
In these few words I have tried to indicate as clearly and briefly as I could, the present state of the Cable project, the steps which led up to it in a general way, its importance as a factor in upbuilding and welding together the scattered portions of our Empire, and in maintaining between all its parts that sympathy which is the only sure bond of connection. I am convinced that the successful completion of the cables of our Empire, as projected, is only a matter of time. I hope myself to witness it, but assuredly you young men will see the day when Canada, Australia, New Zealand, India, South Africa, the West Indies, and the Motherland, will be strung like jewels on an epoch-making electric girdle; space will be annihilated so far as these great divisions of our Empire is concerned. All British subjects throughout the world will be kinsmen in the truest sense; trade and commerce will be aided; the Empire will be strengthened in all its parts and made mutually helpful; political questions of moment to some or all of the Sister Nations will be discussed freely by their statesmen and the way opened for their speedy settlement without the irritating and often fatal delays incident to existing methods; the effectiveness of necessary measures of defence will be enormously increased; and this world-wide union of commonwealths will become more and more a civilizing agency making always for the peace of the world and the welfare of mankind.


My Domestic Monastery: Day 31 - We Made It!
Day 31 - We Made It!
We made it! Today is the final day of the 31 Day Blogging Challenge. Hooray!
I didn't get to blog every day, but I managed almost every day. I almost gave up a number of times, but I'm glad that I stuck it out. I really hope you found some inspiration this month, and thanks to all those of you who left me comments or sent me e-mails this month - your words of encouragement mean so much to me!
Have a wonderful Saturday, everyone! And happy Halloween/All Hallows Eve!


Dr. Kleinschmidt tends to a tegu patient at the A.H. Meadows Animal Health Care Facility.
Our veterinarians are proof that not all heroes wear capes. They go above and beyond to provide the highest level of care to our 2000+ animal every single day. From tiny frogs to giant giraffes, Dallas Zoo vets see to their every medical need. Dr. Laura Kleinschmidt is the newest member of our amazing team, making this the largest vet team in Dallas Zoo history. Read on to learn more about Dr. Kleinschmidt, and join us in welcoming her to Dallas!
Where did you grow up? And what was your position before joining the Dallas Zoo vet team?
I grew up in Bettendorf, Iowa (a town just along the border of Iowa and Illinois) and went to Iowa State University for both my undergraduate and veterinary degrees. Before coming to Dallas, I was at Texas A&M University for a zoo-specialty veterinary internship, and then I completed a zoological medicine residency program at the St. Louis Zoo.
Did you always want to be a zoo vet? Tell us a little bit about how you chose this career path.
Growing up I always knew I wanted to be a veterinarian, to be an advocate and voice for animals and their welfare. My mother would tell you that I always chose toy animals over Barbies and had great compassion for our pets and all animals. As I moved on to college, I interned at a small zoo near my hometown on the animal husbandry team and volunteered at the Wildlife Care Rehabilitation Clinic at ISU. I knew by that point that if I was going to be a vet, that becoming a zoo veterinarian was my ultimate goal.
Do you have a favorite animal(s) to work with?
Everyone always asks this question! I truly couldn't name a sole favorite animal; I love a lot of different species across taxonomic groups. Part of the reason I love this job is that it's something different every day, whether different species or new procedures. I love that I can work on something as small as a hummingbird up to enormous elephants and giraffe (and everything in between!) in the span of a single day. It keeps life interesting!
What excited you most about joining the Dallas Zoo team?
Coming to the Dallas Zoo, I was most excited that the zoo has a team dedicated to animal behavior and training. They help all animal care teams across the zoo use positive reinforcement training to attain improved husbandry and medical care behaviors. When an animal can choose to participate in a training session with us, for example by allowing us examine the inside of their mouth or the bottoms of their feet, or taking a necessary medication, it makes our job that much easier and most importantly improves the quality of care we can provide to the animals.
What are some of the most thrilling parts of your job? And what are the biggest challenges?
The most exciting part of my job is working with all these amazing animals and providing them the utmost medical care so they live healthy lives and reach their greatest potential. This ultimately promotes conservation of their wild counterparts by giving them the support they need to continue to share their stories with the general public.
In zoological medicine, one of the biggest challenges we face is working with so many species that have vastly different anatomy and physiology. We have to think creatively to come up with new ingenious solutions to care for them all, which can be one of the most fun and rewarding parts of our job as well!
What advice do you have for young aspiring veterinarians?
If you have decided that you want to be a veterinarian, study hard in school and have an eager mind; being a veterinarian is a commitment to being a lifelong learner. Whether you work in a fast-food restaurant or a veterinary clinic, demonstrate an unfailing work ethic; be that person that goes above and beyond, arrives early and stays late. Your work ethic will serve you well no matter where your journey takes you.
I love to travel internationally and experience and explore new places and cultures as often as I can. I love swimming, snorkeling, scuba-diving, sailing, boating and anything else by the water! I also enjoy participating in themed 5K races and triathlons, going to theme parks and the theater and spending time with friends and family.
What is a typical day on the job like for a Dallas Zoo vet?
We are lucky at the Dallas Zoo to have a team of four veterinarians who provide care for our animals. We meet each morning to discuss the plans for the day and which veterinarian will cover which medical cases — each day is different! Usually in the mornings, we complete any medical procedures that require anesthesia or include surgery, and in the afternoons, we often make "house calls" to check on other animals around the zoo and fill out medical records.


Milo is 11 months old and will be available for adoption once he has been in foster a couple of weeks.
We understand he is good with people of all ages, used to children, and gets on well with other dogs - obviously his foster home will be able to assess him for us. Going by the picture he is also used to a cat!
If you are interested in adopting Milo please contact us . Homecheck and a donation apply.


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NGC 6751 is een planetaire nevel in het sterrenbeeld Arend. Het ligt 6500 lichtjaar van de Aarde verwijderd en werd op 20 juli 1863 ontdekt door de Duitse astronoom Albert Marth. Deze planetaire nevel kreeg de bijnamen Glowing Eye Nebula en Dandelion Puffball Nebula. Het opzoeken van deze planetaire nevel m.b.v. telescopen is een vrij gemakkelijke onderneming daar dit object op slechts enkele boogminuten zuidoostelijk staat van de extreem roodkleurige koele koolstofster V Aquilae.

Synoniemen
 PK 29-5.1

Zie ook
 Lijst van NGC-objecten

Externe links
  NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database
  SIMBAD Astronomical Database
  SEDS

NGC-object in Arend
Planetaire nevel

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Carrigaline's Marie Wins National Brown Bread Competition
Marie McCarthy from Carrigaline, is the winner of The National Brown Bread Baking Competition, run by Aldi and in association with the National Ploughing Association (NPA) and the Irish Countrywomen's Association (ICA). Marie will receive a guaranteed cash prize of €15,000 and her bread will be available in store in the coming weeks!
Relaunched six years ago by the NPA, the event this year was a huge success with entries from all over Ireland submitted into Aldi stores. This year, over 700 entries were submitted making it the most successful year to date. Open to all members of the public, all entrants were asked to drop their freshly baked bread to Aldi stores on certain dates, with the breads then judged by a panel, and 4 contestants making it through to the final.
The four finalists were:
Marie McCarthy from Carrigaline, Co. Cork
Aisling O'Toole from Monasterevin, Co. Kildare
Marie Doherty from Ballymote, Co. Sligo
Kathrina Ruddock from Ballinamore, Co. Leitrim
The final was held last week at Cooks Academy in Dublin where Marie McCarthy from Carrigaline rose to the challenge and emerged victorious, commended by the judges for her Brown Bread's overall appearance, texture, and all important taste. The bread is sure to be popular with Aldi customers nationwide.
Marie commented: "I am thrilled to have won the National Brown Bread Baking Competition this year. I spent much of the lockdown perfecting my brown bread and it has certainly paid off! I can't wait to see my loaf on all Aldi shelves nationwide in the near future!"
Group Buying Director at Aldi Ireland, John Curtin said, "We are delighted to continue our association with The National Brown Bread Baking Competition again this year and to be able to host the competition during these challenging times. Massive congratulations to Marie McCarthy on winning and we look forward to seeing her winning recipe on sale at all 143 stores nationwide very soon."
NPA Managing Director Anna May McHugh said "Given the huge popularity and success of the National Brown Bread Baking competition at The National Ploughing Championships, we were delighted that the competition went ahead this year. We want to wish Marie all the best and we hope to be back in our usual surroundings next year."
Josephine Helly, President of the ICA said, "Our members were once again delighted to be taking part in the National Brown Bread Baking Competition to find the best Brown Bread in Ireland. Congratulations to Marie on her win!"


You are Invited to Aqiqah for Dr. Yusuf-Adin's grandson tomorrow Saturday, May 18, 2013, 6:00PM At Masjid Al-Muslimiin.
You are also invited to stop by the book festival this weekend at the Columbia Convention center and donate some time at the masjid booth or just show your support to the masjid's effort. For more information about this event go to http://www.almasjid.com/17th_annual_sc_book_festival.


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Q: (Flags) Leave Open ~ Declined, Looks OK ~ Disputed? When a user raises a recommend closure flag on a question or a "not an answer" flag on an answer, the flagged posts get sent to the close votes and low quality posts review queues.  However, if the community does not agree, they vote to leave open on questions and "looks OK" on answers.
But the thing is, that when the community does not agree in the review queues, the recommended closure flag is marked as declined, while the "not an answer" flag is marked as disputed.

Question:

Answer:

So, when the community does not agree, why are they marked as declined on questions, but disputed on answers?

A: A long time ago, both types of flags had the same type of behavior. Both would place the post into the respective community review queue and the private moderator flag queue:

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*If review comes to a positive consensus or if the flag is manually reviewed by a moderator who decides the flag is correct, the flag is marked helpful.

*If community review disagrees with taking action on the post, and a moderator doesn't handle it from the moderator flag queue, the flag is marked disputed.

*If a moderator disagrees with the flag from their private moderator flag queue, the flag is marked declined.

You'll notice that it used to be the case that a "Leave Open" outcome on a recommend closure flag would also result in an outcome of "disputed", just like a "Looks OK" outcome on a Low Quality Posts task.
However, the system was later changed to never put recommend closure flags in the private moderator queue, as this effectively granted a privilege to lower-rep users that wasn't granted to higher-rep users (the ability to have a potential closure reviewed straight by a moderator). The third outcome above would thus never occur, and so recommend closure flags could never be marked declined. So SE simply changed the system so that a negative community review consensus would marked the flag as declined rather than disputed.
Also consider that the flag dismissal behavior varies for both flags: in the case of "very low quality" and "not an answer" flags, the actual review consensus outcome is checked, and the flag isn't dismissed until the whole review is complete. So if the flag outcome is disputed, it merely means that the overall consensus was that it Looks OK, but it's possible that some people recommended deleting it.
On the other hand, however, a recommend closure flag will only be marked declined if there is a unanimous vote against closure; as soon as someone votes to close (even outside of the review queue), the flag will immediately be marked helpful regardless of the review outcome. So a declined flag means that your flag was universally disagreed upon, not merely that the outcome was to leave it open (but possibly some people voted to close).


People with whom I have worked with easily see the passion I have for GSelector. Some might think that's simply because I'm the leader of the product. There is more to it than that. There are a number of things I love about GSelector that make me wish I had it when I worked in radio. Let me share a few of them with you here.
At the top of the list would have to be the superiority of GSelector schedules. In a well-tuned system song rotations are a thing of beauty with excellent horizontal and vertical plots. Of course, the use of scores rather than pass or fail rules is a big reason why the schedules are so good, and using them in the Editor provides a better way to make manual adjustments.
If you haven't yet done so, take some time to check out the advanced scheduling routines in GSelector, Multi-Shot and Reverse Scheduling are powerful tools for getting even more out of your schedules. Perhaps I'll focus on each of these in future newsletters.
Customizing a music scheduler provides not only familiarity and comfort but can also help you better achieve your programming goals. GSelector's rich use of "appearances," under which each user can have their own color and font customization, makes the program both attractive and more usable. Color coding fringe Sound Code, Tempo and Era values can help you instantly spot flow issues when working in the Editor. But don't stop there. Feel free to adjust the appearances of categories, songs, links and spots to make GSelector totally yours.
GSelector is truly a powerhouse of sophisticated music scheduling features. If you haven't taken the time to investigate the system, now might be a good time to look under the hood and see what's waiting there for you.


On 5th April 2019, EDiMA co-signed a joint letter sent to LIBE MEPs ahead of the vote on the Regulation to prevent the dissemination of terrorist content online. It highlights civil society and companies' concerns on article 4 of the Regulation, which still requires hosting service providers to be available 24/7 and take down content in one hour.
On 18 March 2019, EDiMA co-signed this open letter calling for Members of the European Parliament to take into account the concerns expressed by civil society and the industry ahead of the vote in LIBE committee on 21st March.
This joint-industry letter, written by DigitalEurope and co-signed by EDiMA, was published on 8th January. It expresses concerns on the European Parliament's position on P2B and calls for more proportionality during trilogues.
On 4th December 2018, EDiMA signed-on the joint letter drafted by CCIA, expressing concerns on Council's potential General Approach on 6th December.
EDiMA has co-signed an open letter from industry expressing our key concerns on the copyright file ahead of the COREPER deliberations on 23 November, and ahead of the third trilogue discussion on 26 November.


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import angr
from angr.sim_type import SimTypeFd, SimTypeChar, SimTypeArray, SimTypeLength

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# read
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class read(angr.SimProcedure):
    #pylint:disable=arguments-differ

    def run(self, fd, dst, length):
        self.argument_types = {0: SimTypeFd(),
                               1: self.ty_ptr(SimTypeArray(SimTypeChar(), length)),
                               2: SimTypeLength(self.state.arch)}
        self.return_type = SimTypeLength(self.state.arch)

        # TODO handle errors
        length = self.state.posix.read(fd, dst, length)

        return length

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This compact and cosy old coaching inn offers a traditional Cotswold village welcome, offering fine home cooked food and traditional Sunday lunches, unique award winning Donnington ales, Stowford Press cider and cool draught Guinness.
The view from the front beer garden will transport you back a hundred years – the village cross, cottages and Church look like something out of a period film drama… Well behaved dogs welcome!
The two letting rooms are light and airy with en-suite shower, tea and coffee making facilites,TV with Freeview.
Breakfast – full English, cereals, or toast and preserves with tea or coffee.
Please note the stairs are steep and unsuitable for anyone infirm.
Thomas Arkell bought a 13th-century watermill in idyllic countryside in 1827 and Richard Arkell began brewing on the site in 1865.
Today, the mill wheel is still used to drive pumps and machinery to brew our beer the same way 150 years on.
You can enjoy our beer, food, accommodation and Cotswold hospitality at any of our 18 tied houses and a number of free trade outlets.
Donnington Brewery has 18 beautiful Cotswold pubs and also supplies a number of free houses close by.
A Donnington Brewery pub is easily identified by the distinctive black and white signs outside, introduced by Claude Arkell, and the tradition is continued by James.
Donnington still produces its beers by much the same recipe that has always been used. Spring water (or in brewing terms 'liquor') is drawn from the spring beside the mill pond and used as the main ingredient along with barley, malt and hops.
Until the mid 1960s, the barley was grown on the local estate but today it's brought as malt from Norfolk. The hops are from Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
The original mill is still used in the brewing process and the mill wheel drives some of the machinery used by the brewery.
A pleasant amber bitter with a slight hop aroma, a good balance of malt and hops in the mouth and a bitter aftertaste.
Malt dominates over bitterness in the subtle flavour of this premium bitter, which has a hint of fruit and a dry, malty finish.
Our latest permanent, award-winning beer has a golden colour with a citrus flavor followed by a rounded malt finish.


Tell the Minnesota Vikings exactly how you feel for them poaching our talent.
Available in mens, ladies and kids. Both long sleeve and short sleeve.
Get the last word with those pesky Minnesota fans. Buy yours today!


Discovered by some intrepid forum posters (http://espiokaosmessageboard.yuku.com/topic/1963/t/Sonic-Unleashed.html?page=1), and originating from a Sega FTP site, is this collection of images (http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/photos/possible-sonic-unleashed-images/) contains what appear to be screenshots of the just discovered (http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/03/14/sega-trademarks-sonic-unleashed/) Sonic Unleashed. It is of course unknown whether or not these are actually from that game, but the timing seems right, and these images do appear to be in-game, as evidenced by the clipping visible in this shot here (http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/photos/possible-sonic-unleashed-images/714677/). So whatever it is, it's up and running (pun not intended).
As for the shots themselves, they're really clean and have a Blue Dragon quality about them. With locations ranging from Africa to Eggman's lair, and no signs of Sonic's "city" (cursing by rhyme...) friends, could we be seeing signs of a good Sonic game on the horizon? Possibly, if the lack of subtitles is pointing to a more "Subspace Emissary (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subspace_Emissary#Adventure_Mode:_The_Subspace_Emi ssary)" take on the Sonic cutscenes, with a total lack of dialog, just using animation to tell the story (also similar to the Lego games). The only downside right now appears to be the gameplay screens, which hint at a Sonic and the Secret Rings (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonic_and_the_secret_rings) style of gameplay. At the moment there is still no word as to the platform this will land on, but if it's following the footsteps of Secret Rings, we may have to end up handing this one off (http://www.nintendowiifanboy.com/).


Standing aids provide support during the sit to stand transfer. If getting out of bed or out of a chair isn't as easy as it used to be, then one of our standing aids may be all the help you need. There is a vast array of standing devices to choose from. With a little help from a standing aid, standing becomes much easier. See below for easy to use and easy to install standing aids.
Designed to assist users when moving from one surface to another.
Pivoting curved grab bar can be positioned where it is most needed.
Provides a convenient lap tray that swivels 360 degrees.
Helps users get up or stand up from a couch, large chair or recliner.
Bed mobility and transfer support handle.
Provides help for sitting up in bed.
Portable, folding bed mobility, transfer, standing aid.
Adjustable length allows for use as both a bed rail or hand rail.
The rotating pivot disk provides a smooth, controlled motion.
Used to move, turn or transfer of a mobility impaired person.
Safety handle provides sturdy support for users to get in and out of bed safely.


Stéphanie Pérusse (right) with her teammate, Anne-Marie Borg, during the fifth stage of the Rallye Aïcha des Gazelles in Morocco.
Because a map and compass get you only so far.
For competitors taking part in the annual Rallye Aïcha des Gazelles du Maroc — an eight-day off-road course through the desert — the rules are simple: no GPS, no cellphones and no men. Dispensing with electronic navigation of any kind, the Gazelles, as the female rally drivers are known, compete to win by traveling the shortest distance between hidden checkpoints. While traversing some of the most unforgiving terrain the Sahara has to offer, the Gazelles are ranked based not on the speed of their driving, but the directness of their manually plotted path.
On March 27, Day Six of this year's rally, roughly 200 vehicles carefully snaked their way down a particularly steep path to reach a checkpoint on the other side. Breaking from the pack, one team abandoned the winding road, choosing to clear a path by hand between rocks and boulders and dash headlong down a more direct, and treacherous, route.
"Every meter counts," Stéphanie Pérusse, one of the drivers, said afterward.
This was only Pérusse's second attempt at the Rallye but she's got the steely nerves of a veteran competitor. The daughter of a Canadian former rally champion, Pérusse, who flips houses in Montreal in her other life, broke into the sport last year when she heard about the all-female, compass-and-map-based event. The 46-year-old marathon and biathlon runner is a natural-born competitor but had never felt welcome in her father's sport. This event, however, was different, she told her father, Jean-Paul Pérusse — and after some criticism (he felt the competition was trendy and appealed to older ladies with nothing better to do), he eventually came around. "I said if you want to do it properly, I'll help you, and you'll do it my way," he says.
Stéphanie Pérusse and Anne-Marie Borg compete in the 28th edition of the Rallye Aïcha des Gazelles du Maroc, 4x4 Truck Class, in the Moroccan desert on March 24, 2018.
Pérusse followed her father's instructions, including traveling to Morocco twice the year before her first rally to spend time familiarizing herself with the terrain and navigating with her partner. In last year's event, Pérusse finished an impressive third out of 137.
This past February, the mother of two returned to the desert for pre-rally training, alongside her teammate, Florence Deramond, an 11-time Gazelles veteran who reached the top of the podium in 2015. Unfortunately the rigorous training took its toll on the 62-year-old Deramond, who ruptured ligaments in her shoulder and was told she needed an operation, forcing her to withdraw from the race.
Left without a partner weeks before the competition, Pérusse recruited Anne-Marie Borg, a ski instructor from the French Alps and rally veteran, to race alongside her in Deramond's modified Toyota FJ Cruiser.
On March 22, Day Two of the competition, Pérusse and Borg were told the event organizers needed to speak to them. "I said, 'Did we do something wrong?'" Pérusse recalls. That's when she learned that Deramond had suffered a fatal heart attack during surgery. "I cried so much I can't cry anymore," she says.
Devastated and unsure what to do, the pair ultimately decided to go on. "They said if Florence was here, she'd tell us, 'Don't give up, take my car and try to win,'" says Maud Garnier, one of the event organizers who had delivered the news.
We had water up to our knees, and the car got stuck in the mud.
Pérusse and Borg set out to tackle the remainder of the competition with renewed conviction. At the next morning's 5 a.m. roll call, after receiving the GPS coordinates for that day's checkpoints, they grabbed a pencil, ruler and map to plot out the straightest lines between points, with only a compass to guide them during the competition.
Borg (left) and Pérusse scout ahead during the third stage of the eight-day off-road race.