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Having auditioned and been accepted into the U.S. Navy School of Music, bandleader Joey Thomas entered the U.S. Navy after graduation from Somers Central High School in North Westchester County, NY in June 1961. Assigned to a Navy Band, he served on five aircraft carrier cruises, including two on the U.S.S. Intrepid, which now serves as the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in New York City.
As a member of Unit Band 146 out of Norfolk, VA, Joey served as an American Ambassador of Good Will performing concerts across Europe and the eastern United States. After his military service, Joey continued performing on the road with many Top 40 bands, one of which performed shows with Dick Clark's Cavalcade of Stars in the late 60's. After a decade on the road, Joey settled in New York's Capital Region satisfying his love of music and maintaining his chops by playing with a number of Top 40 and party bands including The Kings Four and Morgan BLVD.
Joey tried to take a hiatus from the music world sometime in the late 1980's, but the music bug bit Joey once again … he just couldn't stay away. In May of 1992 he decided to put together the band of his dreams and thus, The Joey Thomas Big Band was born.


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Home Politics Expert doubts effectiveness of Russian pressure campaigns
Expert doubts effectiveness of Russian pressure campaigns
(NewsNation) — Two new reports this week detailing Russian effort to influence politics abroad are likely overstating the effectiveness of Russian pressure campaign, one expert suggested.
A U.S. intelligence review found that Russia has covertly transferred over $300 million to political parties across the globe since 2014, and on Sunday the New York Times reported that Russia worked in 2017 to influence political opinion of the Women's March in Washington.
Despite the vast sums of money and time spent, Russia has gained very little, said Dmitri Alperovitch, chairman of the think-tank Silverado Policy Accelerator.
"When you look at the countries that we now know they interfered with … Albania, Montenegro, Madagascar, two of those are staunch NATO allies," Alperovitch said. "They really have not gotten much of a payoff for all that cash that they spent."
For Russia's Putin, military and diplomatic pressures mount
In the United States, Alperovitch attributed any divisiveness more to domestic politics than a foreign adversary.
"Russia is trying to inflame tensions, for sure, but I think it's playing a minor role overall," he said.
In its report on the Women's March, the New York Times says organizations linked to the Russian government used Twitter to post inflammatory and critical messages about the movement.
The fact that the march went on is an indication to Alperovitch the Russian efforts failed.
"They weren't able to disrupt it at all," Alperovitch said. "It's not clear how many people saw those tweets. … Most Americans aren't even on Twitter, so we have to take all of this with a grain of salt."
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Spirituality is expressed in many forms, whether tied to a religion, a moral philosophy, or an inherent sense of connectedness with something greater than oneself. In any form, spirituality is always personal. The need for spiritual wellness is often downplayed as less important than emotional, physical, or social wellness, but vital to the overall wellness of every Service Member in the National Guard is a sense of hope and belonging – of purpose.
What does "Spiritual Wellness" mean?
Contemplating your purpose in life helps put you in touch with your potential to create, to affect change, and to proliferate good things in the world - like love, compassion, and peace. For Service members engaged in the protection of our Nation, connecting with a greater purpose strengthens morale and encourages unity.
Achieving greater mindfulness is necessary in order to locate yourself as a member of a global community. No man is an island, which means every person has significance and importance to others, including family members, friends, peers, your neighbors, and beyond. Spiritually well individuals sense their implicit connection to others within their sphere of influence and outside it.
Harmony with one's surroundings is achieved when one's actions and intentions align agreeably with the environment to the benefit of all within it. Considering the impact of your actions on your world can expand your perspective and inspire acts kindness, compassion, tolerance and altruism.
Balancing one's personal needs with the needs of others is part of fostering healthy relationships. Spiritually well individuals consider the needs of others in relation to their own needs so that they are neither acting only in self-interest nor draining themselves for the sake of others. In other words, they transcend ego and act in universal interest.
Personal values and beliefs may change throughout the course of a lifetime, taking shape through the influence of relationships, events, and personal experiences. A spiritually well individual will take care to notice when their values shift, when to readjust them, and when to reassert their importance.
Acting compassionately is the physical expression of spiritual intention. Examples of compassionate action include prayer, efforts to find understanding in the midst of conflict, mentoring a peer, expressing love and affection, and other acts that cultivate mutual respect and nurture unity.
Tips for Improving Spiritual Wellness.
Find some "quiet time". It's easy to feel encumbered at the end of a long day, especially for Service members experiencing stressors related to deployment or managing the balance between military and civilian life. Fit some quiet time into your day to recharge your inner battery, where you can observe the present moment, pray, or read something uplifting.
Say something. Preferably out loud. Many faiths believe you can shape your world by speaking aloud the world you want to manifest. In psychology, the same idea is behind the recitation of affirmations. For many religions it is achieved through prayer, chanting, liturgy, and singing among other audible modes of expression. Whatever you believe, speaking your intentions out loud can change your thoughts and ultimately affect your life.
Ask the big questions. "What am I doing here?" "What does it all mean?" The quest for greater truth begins with big questions, and you're not only allowed to ask, you're allowed to answer. Contemplating the meaning of life and seeking your greater purpose teaches the importance of the present moment and opens you to the infinite possibilities that lie ahead for your life.
Find out what you believe. Determining a set of values begins with discovering what's important to you. Is tolerance important? Is it important to defend those who cannot defend themselves? Is love important above all things? Defining your values gives you a framework to live by – and it's important to revisit them from time to time to see if they've changed.
Be true to yourself. Living authentically can offer tremendous benefits. When you honor your true self, you are stronger in adversity, a better leader to your peers, and reap the added benefit of a clear conscience. Best of all, your confidence will rub off on your friends.


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Cope Students Place First and Second in Math Competition
Marlon M., Staff Writer
Last week, four Cope students, 6th grader Elena Zhang and 8th graders Ellie Zhang, Amanda Liu, and Marlon Moenius competed in the preliminary round of the MATHCOUNTS Competition. MATHCOUNTS is a nation-wide competition with thousands of students competing. Because of the pandemic, the layout of the competition is different compared to one of the previous years, where there is a preliminary round before the state competition, which MATHCOUNTS calls the "Invitational" competition. Furthermore, two rounds, the Team, and Countdown rounds were dropped due to many factors. Despite this, two Cope students, Amanda Liu and Ellie Zhang made it to the State round of the competition; two of five people from our chapter out of about 60. Out of the 13 participants in the Invitation, Ellie and Amanda placed 1st and 2nd respectively. They are currently preparing for the upcoming State competition which will be held next month, on March 25, 2021.
The two have worked hard for years, ever since 6th grade. They have consistently made it to the State competition. However, this is the first time they have made it as single competitors. When reflecting on the years of hard work and dedication, Amanda said, "After 3 years of doing Mathcounts, I have experience and I'm familiar with the format of the problems. My work has paid off but I definitely could have done better." Nonetheless, all four students did exceptionally well in the competition, and we cannot wait to see the performances of Amanda and Ellie in the upcoming State competition!
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The result was more than crucial as Loko took a big step toward clinching home-court advantage in the first round of the playoffs. The guests got a 49-42 halftime lead, Astana made a four point game (70-66) in the third quarter, but couldn't get much closer.
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Policing debate
I spoke during this week's Opposition Day debate on policing to highlight concerns on future funding and resources for Gwent and Welsh police forces.
My speech is copied in full below:
Despite what the Minister said in his opening remarks, the Government's announcement on police funding provides only limited clarity for forces for the next financial year and leaves serious questions to answer about the long-term strategy for funding our forces. We need a long-term strategy for funding our forces, after years of hard cuts and the impact that they have had on our communities—communities that need to see more police on the beat, as my hon. Friend the Member for Lewisham, Deptford (Vicky Foxcroft) said so eloquently. I pay tribute to her for not only her speech but the work that she does as chair of the excellent Youth Violence Commission.
While any new police officers are welcome—I say that having attended a number of passing out parades, often with my hon. Friend the Member for Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney (Gerald Jones), to welcome new recruits in the last year to Gwent police—the Government's Operation Uplift programme does not make amends for the 21,000 officers cut under Tory austerity since 2010. In Gwent, which saw its budget slashed by an eye-watering 40% in real terms over the last decade, the new recruitment programme will only take officer levels back to where they were in 2010, if that. That is not to mention the loss of civilian staff, whose work is often unseen.
As my hon. Friend the Member for Cardiff South and Penarth (Stephen Doughty) said, it was the Welsh Government who stepped in to fund 500 police community support officers in Wales when police numbers were cut. We need some answers from the Government about what funding will be made available to recruit, train, equip and locate these additional officers. As well as the loss of officers over the past decade, most forces have had to reduce their support departments, facilities and other functions that are vital to the successful training and deployment of police officers.
We still have no clarity on how these officers will be paid for after the initial three years of Government funding comes to an end. Is that because police forces will have to meet these costs from their own budgets and raise more money from local council tax payers, who have already been turned to frequently over recent years to plug the gap left by the central grant? It is time the Government addressed the issue of long-term funding. The question of pension costs is also outstanding and needs to be answered by the Government.
The Government announced funding to increase the uptake of Tasers, but the latest funding announcement only covers Taser equipment. Funding for training and other associated costs will need to be met from police forces' own budgets. For forces such as Gwent, which has been forced to make £50 million of savings since 2008, that represents another significant financial commitment.
Welsh police forces are still being left in the dark over the apprenticeship levy. Gwent police and the other Welsh police forces have paid in excess of £2 million towards the apprenticeship levy each year since it was introduced in 2017. After pressure from our local police and crime commissioner, Jeff Cuthbert, and his counter- parts, the Home Secretary advised that it would provide Welsh forces directly with their share of the levy from 2019. However, Welsh forces have yet to see any of that money. Can Ministers look into that and tell us what is going on?
I would like to pay huge tribute to Gwent police officers and staff, including Chief Constable Pam Kelly, for all they do, and to our police and crime commissioner, Jeff Cuthbert, who is very active and responsive in our community. I am very aware of the impact that the Government's cut of over 20,000 police officers has had on the wellbeing, stress levels and workload of all existing police staff—that should not be underestimated—and on our communities.
Despite that, Gwent Police deserves huge credit for its ongoing work in tackling serious violence and organised crime. This includes projects funded by the office of the police and crime commissioner and the Home Office that have delivered training to more than 400 partner organisations on county lines, gangs and violence, and delivered sessions to 5,500 pupils across Newport schools. Thanks also to organisations such as Positive Futures, Barnardo's and the St Giles Trust for what they are doing in partnership to offer diversionary activities to young people. I have seen that work for myself in my constituency, and it is hugely valuable. We could do with some of the work by the violence prevention unit in south Wales going Wales-wide to help with young people in Newport.
We want greater investment in all areas—from educational and diversionary activities to prevent people from committing crimes in the first place to investment in police control rooms and custody suites, the Crown Prosecution Service, the courts and victims' services. To give a local example, Gwent Police's early action together team has transformed the way the force responds to children and vulnerable people. It has trained over 1,000 officers to deal with complex vulnerability issues and offers families help and support at the very earliest opportunity, yet the police transformation fund, which has paid for this work, is to be cut.
Our PCC has shown the benefit of this work in supporting vulnerable people away from potentially turning to a life of crime and antisocial behaviour. Our PCC has agreed to fund this work, but again, the police are in effect picking up the tab for locally based diversionary activities to keep young people out of the criminal justice system. I completely agree with Gwent Police that this focused early intervention should be funded at a national level and form part of the Government's long-term spending plan.
Finally, 2020 marks two years since the passage of the Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act 2018. I pay tribute to my hon. Friends the Members for Halifax (Holly Lynch) and for Rhondda (Chris Bryant) for their determined efforts to push through this much-needed legislation on to the statute book. However, I agree with my hon. Friend the Member for Halifax that we need the Government to be serious in enforcing the protecting the protectors law, as the number of assaults on officers is still far too high. Attacks on those who protect and care for us—that includes prison officers, NHS staff and firefighters—remain completely unacceptable and abhorrent, and we need to ensure that the legislation we have in place acts as the most effective deterrent possible.


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HarperCollins UK's Borough Press imprint is enjoying considerable international interest in a daring work of near future fiction by young London lawyer and freelance journalist Christina Sweeney-Baird.
In The End of Men, Sweeney Bair imagines a world in which 90% of the male population has died from a gender-specific virus. The synopsis says: "Deftly reimagining our world through a female lens, Christina explores the impact of the end of men on fertility, governance, politics, technology and more. Her careful and poignant portraits of love and relationships bind the science of this novel into something utterly human, which leaves a lasting impact on the reader."
Carla Josephson, senior commissioning editor at Borough Press, acquired UK and Commonwealth rights, excluding Canada, in a "significant" six-figure deal from Felicity Blunt at Curtis Brown. Rights have now sold in 15 territories, including to Mark Tavani at Putnam in the US. The book will be published in hardback in 2021.
Sweeney-Baird is a freelance journalist who has written for the Independent and the Huffington Post. She works as a corporate litigation lawyer in London and says: "I began The End of Men in 2018, and whilst writing I hoped I would find a publisher who would be as passionate about the book as I am. It's an extraordinary coincidence that I found this passion in Carla and the team at Borough Press, just weeks before we saw the rapid spread of coronavirus across the world. I'm beyond grateful to my agent Felicity who has worked so hard to shape the book and make all of this happen – it's a total dream to be joining Borough."
Blunt said: "Christina is a writer of extraordinary imagination, humour and verve. The End of Men is a nuanced and vividly realised portrait of love and the human spirit. Borough is the perfect home both for this book and whatever she writes next."
Josephson added: "The End of Men combines a hugely poignant and compelling story that is impossible to put down, with an insightful examination of gender politics and the result is an absolute bombshell. Christina is an exceptionally talented writer, and Borough Press is passionate about supporting debut authors and launching their writing careers."
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Home Press Releases Press Statement: ANPP Demands Proactive Action on NIMET's Flooding Prediction
Press Statement: ANPP Demands Proactive Action on NIMET's Flooding Prediction
The attention of the All Nigeria Peoples Party [ANPP] has been drawn to media reports about the Nigerian Meteorological Agency [NIMET]'s 2013 rainfall prediction, which it presented to the public over the weekend in Abuja. According to the agency's Director General, Dr Anthony Anuforom, this year's rainfall pattern would not be different from what the country witnessed last year. He specifically mentioned that the annual rainfall amount is expected to be above normal in comparison to 2012 in the northern areas of Sokoto, Kebbi, Niger, Kwara, Zamfara States and environs. While we commend NIMET for introducing zonal seasonal rainfall prediction in order to reach the grassroots, we maintain that this warning should not be taken lightly by the States and Federal Government.
Fresh in our memory is last year's unrelenting and havoc-wrecking floods in several parts of the nation, and the fact that experts averred that we suffered more gruesome impacts because the government did not react to early warnings in good time. The nation watched in shock as homesteads and farmlands were swept away. We also witnessed the flooding which was brought about as a result of sudden release of excess water from the Lagdo Dam by the Camerounian authorities, which displaced over 100 communities in 13 local government areas, rendered more than 10,000 people homeless and killed about 16 persons. In all, the flooding emergencies were more destructive because the government's response was only reactive and neither visionary nor proactive.
Our great party is concerned because floods pose a threat to the nation's food security, and also has a potential to cause general angst on our farmers, and therefore engender a renewed rural-to-urban area migration, unemployment, insecurity and general depression. It is a globally accepted truth that climate change will worsen environmental disasters and therefore nations are concentrating on mitigation and adaptation strategies in order to curb the impacts. Nigeria cannot afford to be left behind.
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Signed:
Hon Emma Eneukwu
National Publicity Secretary
ANPP
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Virginia Business Owners & Divorce - Now What?
As briefly discussed in the introductory article Divorce and Property Division in Virginia, if you decide to divorce, you must deal with and resolve a number of issues, including settling your financial relationship with your spouse and dividing your marital property. What, then, is considered to be marital property in Virginia? As detailed in Virginia Code § 20-107.3, marital property includes any property acquired during the marriage, as well as any property acquired with earnings made during the marriage. And, regardless of whether the asset is titled in your, or your spouse's, name only, or is jointly titled, such property is presumed to be marital.
In my recent article Planning For the Unplanned – Does Your Business Have an Exit Strategy? I list a number of common scenarios that may trigger a business' exit strategy provision. Among those triggers is "divorce," which led many to question "just what do divorce and my business have to do with one another?" Well, whether you and your spouse are co-owners of a business, it is solely your business, or you are among a group of individuals who own the business, at the end of the day, the value of that business may likely become an asset that must be dealt with during the divorce. Just how it will be dealt with, however, depends on the nature of the business ownership. Read on to learn what may happen when different types of business owners divorce.
In the event that you and your spouse are the only co-owners of the business, the fact that it is jointly titled means that a Virginia Court has the authority to not only determine the business' value, but also to order the division of the business, or the sale of the business and the division of its proceeds. Of course, as the idea of dividing an ongoing business in half doesn't make sense at all – economic or otherwise – ultimately a court will likely order that one spouse buy out the other or, in the alternative, that the business be sold and the profits divided just as any other marital property or assets are divided.
Where you are the sole owner of the business, or you are among a number of different individuals who own the business, a court is unable to simply order that the business be divided or that it be sold and the profits divided. Rather, in this instance, the court will determine the value of your ownership interest and may further order that your spouse receive a portion of that value, which can be accomplished in two ways: (1) you transfer that portion of your ownership interest to your spouse; or (2) you provide your spouse with something else – often simply cash – that is of equal value to your ownership interest. Option number 2 is often the favored way to go as, by transferring a portion of your ownership interest to your spouse, you not only reduce your ownership interest by that amount, but also end up in a situation where you and your spouse are co-owners of the business – which may not be the best idea right after a divorce!
Finally, where you are among a number of individuals who own the business, you will need to consult the business' operating agreement, by-laws, or other document detailing the business' exit plan (sometimes referred to as a buy-sell agreement). Depending upon the language of that, you may have no choice but to let your fellow owners buy out your spouse's percentage of your interest. The bad news is that this reduces your ownership of the business. The good news, however, is that your spouse receives money for that share and you no longer have to concern yourself with finding something of equal value to give your spouse.
What if I Must Sell the Business and Divide the Proceeds?
In the event that you and your spouse are co-owners, or you are the sole owner, of a business, you have the option, as briefly mentioned above, of selling the business and dividing the proceeds.
You may end up with a nicely sized lump sum amount of money upon the sale of the business. Such cash would not only further minimize the financial ties between you and your spouse, but would also reduce the stress that comes along with those ongoing ties.
It is likely that there will be capital gains tax on the sale of the business, which means that there will be less in terms of net proceeds to divide.
In addition to reduced net proceeds, chances are pretty slim that a buyer will agree to pay 100% of the purchase price of the business up front. As such, the main advantage to selling the business – a nicely sized lump sum of cash at closing – is often negated.
How Can I Protect My Business Interests?
As mentioned above, in Planning For the Unplanned – Does Your Business Have an Exit Strategy?, as well as Avoid These 5 Common Legal Missteps That Many Small Business Owners Make, having a buy-sell agreement in place that discusses what will happen in the event of a divorce is key! Additionally, though, you may want to consider a pre or post-nuptial agreement detailing what will happen to the business interests upon divorce.
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Fossil fuel subsidy reform is the missing piece of the climate change puzzle. The elimination of fossil fuel subsidies would make a significant contribution to the goal of keeping average temperatures from rising more than two degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels.
In fact, studies show that the phase out of fossil fuel subsidies is a viable option for the mitigation of GHG emissions suggesting an associated decrease in emissions of between 6-13% by 2050 .
Moreover, the process of reform can pave the way for countries to shift from subsidizing fossil fuels to taxing them, and 'getting the prices right' to cover the social cost that society pays for in terms of air pollution, carbon emissions and accidents. Shifting from subsidizing to taxing fossil fuels means that governments move from a situation where fossil fuels are a drain on fiscal revenues and government budgets to being an earner. Savings from fossil fuel subsidy reform can go towards cash transfers to reduce poverty, sustainable energy for all to expand access to clean energy, education and health. Government resources can also be shifted from support to fossil fuels to more targeted welfare support and productive sectors of the economy.
The IMF estimates that by removing fossil fuel subsidies and then taxing fossil fuels correctly (based on the cost borne to society through air pollution, carbon emissions and accidents) could lead to a decline in CO2 emissions by 23 percent globally. But currently, 15% of global CO2 emissions receive an incentive of $110 per tonne in the form of fossil-fuel subsidies and at the same time only 8% are subject to a carbon price.
Some countries spend more on fossil-fuel subsidies than health or education. Fossil-fuel subsidies are a poor social welfare policy and counter-intuitively tend to benefit wealthier consumers.
Fossil fuel subsidies are failing as a social welfare policy tool in that they do not benefit the poor and are often regressive in nature (only 8% of the subsidy typically reaches the poorest income group).
Subsidies are often socially regressive and tend to disproportionately benefit wealthier consumers. In 2010, 92% of fossil fuel consumption subsidies were picked up by the top four quintiles of society contrary to often stated subsidy policy objectives . Reducing fossil fuel subsides would free up resources for other sustainable development goals, including investments in health, education, and targeted social welfare systems.
Fossil-fuel subsidies hold us back from a low carbon future and lock us into a high carbon one. Reform levels the playing field for clean and renewable energy solutions.
Fossil-fuel subsidies lock us into a high-carbon energy world. By keeping prices to consumers artificially low, these subsidies disadvantage renewable energy and drain scarce public resources that could be better spent on creating a more sustainable future.
Today the energy playing field it is far from level. $548 billion of fossil-fuel subsidies in 2013 is around four times the level of total financial support to renewable energy ($121 billion). Around 15% of global CO2 emissions receive an incentive of $110 per tonne in the form of fossil-fuel subsidies, with only 8% subject to carbon pricing.
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California city sues to block $350M transmission project
The city of San Juan Capistrano has sued the California Public Utilities Commission to stop development of the South Orange County Reliability Enhancement, a $350 million transmission project officials say is unnecessary.
In San Juan Capistrano, San Diego Gas and Electric Co. wants to rebuild a substation that was last renovated in the 1950s, and upgrade transmission lines.
The Los Angeles Times reports the city's lawsuit relies on reports the newspaper published that concluded California is generating more power than it needs.
SDG&E says it will begin work on the project once all permits are received, which the utility expects will happen in October. From there, rebuilding the substation will take until 2021—though the utility says it will work to minimize impacts.
"The four to five-year construction project will be phased in order to minimize community impacts as much as possible," SDG&E says on a web site for the project. Utility contract crews will perform the majority of the work during normal business hours Monday through Saturday.
"The project will begin with the reconstruction of the San Juan Capistrano substation," SDG&E said. "Workers will also begin removing the existing transmission structures and replace them with upgraded, modern structures."
But according to the city, the project is unnecessary. The Orange County Register reports on the lawsuit, which contends the SOCRE transmission project "is not the first unnecessary large-scale construction project approved by the CPUC in favor of private utility companies ... the CPUC has been consistently willing to approve such projects of electric generation facilities in the name of redundancy and reliability."
San Juan Capistrano has also filed for rehearing with the CPUC.
The Los Angeles Times San Juan Capistrano sues state regulators to block $350-million power line project
Orange Country Register San Juan Capistrano sues to overturn approval of utility's expansion in city
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Jimmer Fredette was selected with the No. 2 pick by the Westchester Knicks.
Indiana forward fined $10,000 for public criticism of officiating.
Los Angeles guard fined $25,000 for throwing a seat cushion into the spectator stands.
The NBA's opening night rosters feature 100 international players from 37 countries, including a record 10 African and a record nine Brazilian players.
The team will be located in Greensboro, N.C., and begin play in the 2016-17 season. The Hornets become the record 11th NBA team to fully own and operate its NBA D-League affiliate, while the NBA D-League expands to a record 20 teams.
The Warriors' NBA championship ring ceremony and opening-night game against the Pelicans will be publicly available to fans in virtual reality.
Here are the opening day rosters for Kia NBA Tip-off '15. The season begins Tuesday with three games.
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver released the following statement regarding the passing of Flip Saunders: "The NBA family is mourning today over the tragic loss of our friend and colleague, Flip Saunders.
NBA LEAGUE PASS, which provides live out-of market games to NBA fans, will debut first-of-their-kind features for the 2015-16 NBA season, including one-step access to live games via social media and an NBA SINGLE GAME option.
Popovich, a five-time NBA champion with the Spurs, will replace current Team USA coach Mike Krzyzewski, who will coach through the 2016 Rio Olympics.


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Item 1.01.	Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On November 18, 2016 (the "Closing Date"), Petrone Worldwide, Inc. ("we," "us," "our," "Company," or "Corporation") consummated a transaction with an accredited investor ("Buyer"), whereby, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of that certain securities purchase agreement (the "SPA"), Buyer agreed to invest up to $340,000.00 (the "Purchase Price") in our Company in exchange for a convertible promissory note in the principal amount of $400,000.00 (the "Note"). The Note carries a prorated original issue discount of $60,000.00 and bears interest at the rate of 6% per year. On the Closing Date, the Buyer funded the first tranche under the Note, consisting of $34,000.00 in cash. Each tranche funded under the Note (each a "Tranche"), coupled with the accrued and unpaid interest relating to that respective Tranche, is due and payable twelve months from the funding date of the respective Tranche. Any amount of principal or interest that is due under each Tranche, which is not paid by the respective maturity date, will bear interest at the rate of 22% per annum until it is satisfied in full. The Buyer is entitled to, at any time or from time to time, convert each Tranche under the Note into shares of our common stock, at a conversion price per share equal to fifty five percent (55%) of the lowest traded price of the common stock for the twenty (20) trading days immediately preceding the date of the date of conversion, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Note. In connection with the issuance of the Note and SPA, we agreed to issue 450,000 shares of our common stock to Buyer. The Note contains representations, warranties, events of default, beneficial ownership limitations, prepayment options, and other provisions that are customary of similar instruments.
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The disclosure in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item.
We claim an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, for the private placement of these securities pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act and/or Regulation D promulgated thereunder because, among other things, the transaction did not involve a public offering, Buyer is an accredited investor, Buyer acquired the securities for investment and not resale, and we took appropriate measures to restrict the transfer of the securities.
Item 5.03	Amendment to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
3.1 Amendment to Articles of Incorporation, as filed with the Secretary of State of Nevada on December 1, 2016.


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Q: Shifts of multiplicative subgroup of a field Let $F$ be a finite field of odd order n. Let $H$ be the subgroup of $F^\times$ composed of the nonzero squares. What can we say about $|H\cap (H+c)|$ given $c\in F$? The expected value of $|H\cap (H+c)|$ is roughly $n/4$ when $c$ is random. But I wonder what the distribution looks like. For example, Is there an infinite family of finite fields for which $|H\cap (H+c)|$ deviates from its expectation dramatically, say by a constant multiplicative factor?
More generally, how about the intersection of a multiple number of additive shifts, like $|H\cap (H+c_1)\cap (H+c_2)\cap\cdots\cap (H+c_m)|$?

A: In fields of prime order, factoring the difference of squares shows that the number of solutions to $x^2=y^2+c$ is what you expect it to be, from which it follows the intersection $H\cap (H+c)$ has size about what you expect. For triple intersections such as $H\cap (H+1)\cap (H+2)$, one there is an elementary argument for certain values of $p$, but not others (in this example, for $p=3,7\pmod 8$). In general you will need estimate the character sum $$\sum_x \chi(x(x+c_1)(x+c_2)\dotsb(x+c_m))$$ where $\chi$ is the Legendre symbol modulo $p$. This can be estimated by invoking Riemann hypothesis for curves.
By the way, if $H$ were a small subgroup of $ F* $ (of size $n^{1-\epsilon}$), then the sum-product estimates show that the intersection $|H\cap (H+c)|$ can never be large. See for example, this paper for a related problem of estimating the product of $H$ and $H+c$.
The following is wrong since (H+c) is not closed under multiplication:
One can get the result for the intersection by using Ruzsa's triangle inequality. Namely, $$|H(H+c)|\leq \frac{|H(H\cap (H+c))||(H+c)(H\cap (H+c))|}{|(H\cap (H+c))|}\leq \frac{|H|^2}{|(H\cap (H+c))|}$$.

A: Fix a positive integer $e$, let $n$ be a prime power congruent to 1 modulo $e$, let $F$ be the field of $n$ elements, let $H$ be the subgroup of index $e$ in the multiplicative group of $F$. Then the study of the size of $H\cap(H+c)$ is called $\it cyclotomy$, it goes back to Gauss (for the cases $e=2,3,4$ and $n$ a prime), there's a book by Tom Storer, and many papers.

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The unit's teams share their molecular tools and develop different approaches for studying the genomes of two model species: Arabidopsis thaliana and rice.
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A judge branded her "callous and mean"
A respected carer abused her position of trust by exploiting two of her patients and spending money as if it was her own, a court heard.
Dain Parsons, 63, began her spell of dishonesty as she wondered how to she was going to pay her tax bill for her business Complex Care Newark.
The former NHS mental health nurse didn't stop there, though and began fleecing thousands of pounds to pay for luxuries and holidays, reports The Nottingham Post.
One of her victims was a 99-year-old woman, who Parsons continued to steal from even after the patient had died.
The other was an 85-year-old stroke victim, whose family had trusted Parsons with her bank cards to perform tasks such as shopping.
She was caught out after the family grew suspicions about daily withdrawals of hundreds of pounds and reported it to the police.
Nottingham Crown Court heard that despite being trusted and having never been in trouble before, Parsons first helped herself to money when she had difficulties paying a tax bill and feared the business could not carry on.
And then she continued to give into temptation after she was trusted by clients with bank cards.
"All of the offences relate to the defendant effectively milking the bank accounts of elderly ladies to whom she had contractual and moral obligations of care," said prosecutor Kathleen Goddard.
Parsons treated one woman's money as her own, the court heard. She had been trusted by the family to spend the cash on their relative from a Santander savings account.
"In October 2014, one month before her death, the defendant closed that savings account," said Miss Goddard.
Parsons, of Braemer Road, Collingham , transferred the balance to the pensioner's current account and spent the cash - despite being told by the woman's family the 99-year-old was rapidly coming to the end of her life.
"She drained her of funds," explained Miss Goddard. "And left her with an unauthorised overdraft of £1,000."
"There were mainly cash withdrawals between October 2014 and February 2015. The majority of which were after her death."
Parsons even withdrew £150 on the day she died. Six months after her death she also tried to cash a cheque for £6,600 - but the attempted transaction was refused because the account was overdrawn.
More than £3,000 was taken in total from the woman's account and largely spent on luxuries and holidays to Egypt.
Police found out about these offences when she was arrested for fleecing thousands from an 85-year-old stroke victim.
Their family spoke with Parsons "who sold them a good line", said Miss Goddard.
"She said that she was a person that could be trusted and looked after bank cards of others and had similar arrangements with them; when she did shopping for them and used the bank cards".
Parsons also said to the family that her brother was a "high-ranking police officer".
As a result, she was given the woman's bank cards to do shopping for her.
She began caring for the woman in June 2015 but by December 2016 the woman's son noticed something was wrong; there were daily withdrawals of £200 or £250 from her Halifax account and money missing from her TSB account.
Her son then realised his sister had given Parsons their mother's TSB card as well.
The total amount taken from her was in excess of £8,000.
A proceeds of crime investigation has been launched to recover the money. The results will be mentioned in court on August 31.
Parsons pleaded guilty on Monday, May 14, to four fraud charges and one of forgery - after she signed the bank card of the 99-year-old.
Six months of the sentence was for breaching bail after she told the court she was poorly when she actually on holiday in Egypt.
He told her in the dock: "In my view your actions were repeated, callous and mean."
Jonathan Hullis, mitigating, said: "In her words she has brought upon herself a 'spectacular fall from grace'.


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Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant
As more and more electric two-wheelers catch fires in the country, NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant on Wednesday asked EV original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to voluntarily recall batches involved in the EV fire incidents.
Speaking to CNBC, he said that the time is ripe for the EV industry to instill a sense of confidence in consumers the way global automakers do by voluntarily recalling their vehicles over fire risks.
"Manufacturing of (battery) cells isn't regulated. Battery management system needs to be strengthened. There has been a clear partnership between battery manufacturing and battery management," he was quoted as saying in the CNBC report.
Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari has said that the EV fire incidents may have taken place due to higher temperature.
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The latest EV fire, also under the government scanner, joined the growing list of such incidents - five so far -- in just two weeks.
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Q: Sufficient but not Necessary conditions We were having a discussion at the office when we should have been working and I suggested that an example of a Sufficient but not Necessary condition is:
Given a natural number of fewer than, say, 25 digits.
We wish to establish if it is divisible by six.
An example of a Necessary but not Sufficient condition was: Is the number divisible by two?  The other guy was happy with that and agreed.
My example of a Sufficient but not Necessary condition (however simple) was:
Is the number equal to six?  The other guy (who has a degree in math) insisted that because this would not apply to numbers such as 12 this could not be Sufficient.  I maintained that that is the whole point, the condition is not necessary but because it is Sufficient, if it is true, you are done, QED.
This promptly devolved into "It is not", "It is, too" which did not seem very mathematical, somehow.
Could we get somebody to comment?  The other guy decided he did not want to discuss this further but I would like to feel a little vindicated. (If I am wrong, I will send him your answer.) Thank you in advance.

A: $A$ is necessary for $B \iff B \implies A$
$A$ is sufficient for $B \iff A\implies B$

In view of this, let's check.
Case 1: $A:$number is divisible by $2$, $B:$ number is divisible by $6$.
Does $B \implies A?$... definitely!! So $A$ is necessary for $B$.
Does $A\implies B?$.... well not always. So $A$ is not sufficient for $B.$
Case 2: $A:$number is $6$, $B:$ number is divisible by $6$.
Does $B \implies A?$... well not always!! So $A$ is not necessary for $B$.
Does $A\implies B?$.... definitely. So $A$ is  sufficient for $B.$
You were right!!

A: You are right. The condition A is said to be sufficient for an event B if (and only if) the occurence of A guarantees the occurence of B. The logical relation would be
$A\Rightarrow B$
Then A is by no means necessary for B: $B\Rightarrow A$
  or even a characterization of B: $A \Leftrightarrow B$
So for example, to be a sheep (6) is sufficient for being an animal (divisible by 6). However you don't have to be a sheep (6) in order to be an animal (divisible by 6).

A: Per this answer, 'A  is sufficient for B.`     means that      'A is a subset of B'.
A picture and real-life example may aid to understand the following:

Your main question is whether (2) follows from (1);
(1) P → Q [ P is a sufficient condition for Q ],
(2) Q → P [ P is a necessary condition for Q ].
The reason the entailment from (1) to (2) doesn't hold is that it's possible that Q follow from some proposition R that is not equivalent to P. The only instance where the entailment is realized is one where all necessary conditions for Q are logically equivalent to P.

The above is exemplified in the picture below, if P = Northern Ireland, Q = UK, R = Great Britain.
Then being in Northern Ireland is sufficient for being in the UK,
but is NOT necessary for being in the UK, because one can also be in U.K. by being in
Great Britain.

A: "$n=6$" is a sufficient condition for a number $n$ to be divisible by $6$. That's because
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Jeremy Irons at the Los Angeles Premiere of 'The Words'
Jeremy Irons was at the premiere of CBS Films' The Words at the Arclight Theatre on September 4, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. The Words opens in U.S. cinemas on Friday, September 7, 2012.
Categories: Film, Latest News and Posts . Tags: Arclight, Ben Barnes, Bradley Cooper, Brian Klugman, Dennis Quaid, Jeremy Irons, Lee Sternthal, Los Angeles, movie, premiere, The Words, Zoe Saldana . Author: jeremyironsno1fan . Comments: Leave a comment
Jeremy Irons – Upcoming Appearances to Promote 'The Words'
UPCOMING APPEARANCES:
The Los Angeles premiere of The Words will take place at the Arclight (6360 West Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood) on Tuesday, September 4, 2012, at 6:30 pm. Jeremy will be in attendance.
Jeremy Irons will also be a guest on CBS's Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, airing on Wednesday night, September 5, 2012 (technically early Thursday morning the 6th at 12:37 am EST).
NEW – Jeremy is listed as a guest on CBS This Morning on Friday, September 7, 2012, airing between 7:00 and 9:00 am EST.
UPDATE – Jeremy was at one point scheduled be a guest on Live! with Kelly Ripa on Friday, September 7, 2012, but Kristin Chenoweth is now being listed as a guest, instead. Jeremy will tape his appearance on the show and it will air on September 12th.
NEW – Jeremy will also be a guest on the Tavis Smiley show on Friday , September 7th. Check your local PBS station listing for air times.
Categories: Film, Latest News and Posts . Tags: Ben Barnes, Bradley Cooper, Brian Klugman, CBS, CBS This Morning, Charlie Rose, Craig Ferguson, Dennis Quaid, Gayle King, Geoff Peterson, Geoff the Robot, Jeremy Irons, Kristin Chenoweth, Lee Sternthal, Live with Kelly, Los Angeles, NBC, New York City, Olivia Wilde, PBS, Tavis Smiley, The Words, Zoe Saldana . Author: jeremyironsno1fan . Comments: Leave a comment
Video Clips from 'The Words'
In US cinemas September 7, 2012
Categories: Film, Latest News and Posts . Tags: Ben Barnes, Bradley Cooper, Brian Klugman, Dennis Quaid, Jeremy Irons, Lee Sternthal, Olivia Wilde, Sundance Film Festival, The Words, Zoe Saldana . Author: jeremyironsno1fan . Comments: Leave a comment
'The Words' – From Sundance to Screen Featurette
Categories: Film, Latest News and Posts . Tags: Ben Barnes, Bradley Cooper, Brian Klugman, Dennis Quaid, Jeremy Irons, Lee Sternthal, Olivia Wilde, Sundance, The Words, Zoe Saldana . Author: jeremyironsno1fan . Comments: Leave a comment
'The Words' Official Trailer
CBS Films has revealed the trailer for The Words, the September 21 release starring Bradley Cooper, Jeremy Irons, Zoe Saldana, Dennis Quaid, Olivia Wilde, Ben Barnes, John Hannah, Nora Arnezeder and J.K. Simmons.
The Brian Klugman and Lee Sternthal film follows a writer (Cooper) who, at the peak of his literary success, discovers the price he must pay for stealing another man's work.
Categories: Film, Latest News and Posts . Tags: Ben Barnes, Bradley Cooper, Brian Klugman, CBS Films, Dennis Quaid, J.K. Simmons, Jeremy Irons, John Hannah, Lee Sternthal, Nora Arnezeder, Olivia Wilde, The Words, Zoe Saldana . Author: jeremyironsno1fan . Comments: Leave a comment
'The Words' Sundance Film Festival Poster
The Sundance Film Festival poster for Jeremy's upcoming movie The Words has been released:
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Bradley Cooper gets shady in Sundance mystery 'The Words'
by Anthony Breznican
Original article HERE
Now Bradley Cooper is the "textiest man alive."
This poster for his upcoming Sundance mystery-romance The Words depicts The Hangover actor in silhouette, rendered by lines from the movie's screenplay — a nod to the movie's themes about how our use of words defines us (especially if they're not ours to begin with).
Cooper stars as a struggling writer whose wife (Zoe Saldana) buys a valise for him in an antiques shop, which happens to contain the manuscript for a lost masterwork by a Hemingway-esque writer (Jeremy Irons). Things take a dark turn when he decides to publish it as his own work.
The Words is the closing night movie for the festival, which runs from Jan. 19-29. Co-writers and co-directors Brian Klugman and Lee Sternthal originally penned the script 12 years ago. Thankfully, they never lost it in and old briefcase.
"We started by talking about writers and their lost work. What if you lost all your work? How long would it take you to move on?" says Sternthal.
"That led us to a question, what if you found the work?" Klugman adds.
Olivia Wilde co-stars as the threat looming over Cooper, a fellow scribe who wants to know more about the origin of his best-selling and beloved novel. "Olivia plays someone who wants to be a great writer, and also wants to know the truth about what happened with this book," Sternthal says.
While it's difficult to tell a cinematic story about writing (a guy sitting at a keyboard is hard to dramatize), Sternthal and Klugman describe The Words almost as a heist film. It's challenging to write well, but the tools are available to anyone who wants them — which means they are also easily stolen. "When you've been in this industry and try to be an actor or a director — to be anything — you need so many elements to come into place. You need money. You need someone to say, basically, 'It's okay, you can do this.' But to be a writer, to work with words, you need a pen and paper," Klugman says.
"And the best thing about it is, if it sucks, you can just throw it out," Sternthal jokes.
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Categories: Film, Latest News and Posts . Tags: Ben Barnes, Bradley Cooper, Brian Klugman, Festival, Film, Jeremy Irons, Lee Sternthal, Olivia Wilde, Sundance, The Words, Zoe Saldana . Author: jeremyironsno1fan . Comments: Leave a comment
'The Words' to Premiere at Sundance
The Words, starring Jeremy Irons, will be the closing night film at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. Its gala red carpet premiere will be at 9:30 pm on Saturday 28 January, at Peery's Egyptian Theater in Ogden, Utah.
DIRECTOR Brian Klugman, Lee Sternthal
SCREENWRITERS Brian Klugman, Lee Sternthal
U.S.A., 2011, 96 min, color,
English with some French
Time Date Event Code Venue City Availability
6:30 pm 1/27/2012 WORDS27CE Eccles Theatre Park City Waitlist Only
9:00 am 1/28/2012 WORDS28CM Eccles Theatre Park City Waitlist Only
9:30 pm 1/28/2012 WORDS28ON Peery's Egyptian Theater Ogden Available
12:30 pm 1/29/2012 WORDS29GD Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center Salt Lake City Waitlist Only
The 2012 Sundance Film Festival takes place Jan. 19-29.
Rory Jansen (Bradley Cooper), a struggling writer, aspires to be the next great literary voice. When he discovers a lost manuscript in a weathered attaché case, he realizes he possesses something extraordinary that he desperately wishes he had created. Rory decides to pass the work off as his own and finally receives the recognition he desperately craves. However, he soon learns that living with his choice will not be as easy as he thought as he faces a moral dilemma that will make him take a hard look at the man he has become.
CLOSING NIGHT FILM Gala Premiere at 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, January 28th.
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS Laura Rister, Cassian Elwes, Lisa Wilson, Bradley Cooper
PRODUCERS Michael Benaroya, Tatiana Kelly, Jim Young
CINEMATOGRAPHER Antonio Calvache
EDITOR Leslie Jones
PRODUCTION DESIGNER Michele LaLiberte
COMPOSER Marcelo Zarvos
CAST Bradley Cooper, Jeremy Irons, Dennis Quaid, Olivia Wilde, Zoe Saldana, Ben Barnes
Categories: Film, Latest News and Posts . Tags: Ben Barnes, Bradley Cooper, Brian Klugman, Cassian Elwes, Dennis Quaid, Festival, Film, Jeremy Irons, Lee Sternthal, Michael Benaroya, Montreal, Olivia Wilde, Sundance, Zoe Saldana . Author: jeremyironsno1fan . Comments: Leave a comment


Earlier this month a group of nine from the SHAPE QLD office teamed up to participate in The Sunday Mail Suncorp Bridge to Brisbane.
Impressively all members of Team SHAPE completed the race and the group finished 5th out of 25 teams.
Congratulations to the team for participating in and completing the run and for raising over $3,000 for Legacy.
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As you've seen else where the aerodeck has moved on to a new home. I was hoping to keep the deck and run it side by side with the crv but I was unable to find anywhere to store it.
Anyway the new car.
It's a 2005 Honda CR-V sport 2.0 auto
84k FSH and was a locally supplied car when new.
It's a completely different drive to the deck. I've nicknamed it "the armchair" cos that is how comfy it is to drive.
Pictures.
Old and new...
It's even got a table
The powerplant
It's Honda's K20a4 producing 150bhp, it pulls rather well and is well suited to the gearbox. 75mph is 3000rpm
The gearbox is a 4spd auto with lock up torque converter. Matched with the Cruse control it makes for a lazy drive..
Mods!
The heater control unit had a black mark on it, I hoped to strip and paint it but I couldn't strip the electrics out of it. So I bought a 2nd hand unit
the stereo didn't have an aux port, I didn't want the hassle of changing the stereo and loosing the steering wheel controls, so I bought this.
Plugs in to the back of the stereo.
Tell you what these f**kers are well bolted together!
Stereo out with its cubby hole, the adapter plugged in and the wiring tidied up. Drilled a 10mm hole in the cubby hole to let the aux cable through.
One hole drilled...
All back together.
Oh, thanks to @simpo for helping as he's just done the same thing to his accord
Nice one. Did this on our accord as well. It's great keeping the controls on the wheel.
simpo 1,340
Simpo
Name:Adam
Location:Chinese pub with jacket potato
Looked easier than mine to do
Wow! Nice wee bit of kit that for the usb mate! Wonder if that would fit the standard head unit in the FN2, as it doesn't have an output for usb That's why I fitted the double din pioneer. Is that kit model specific? Good work on the armchair so far mate! And that tables gonna be handy at meets/shows!
1 hour ago, Dave said:
The usb kit, I'm gonna reserve judgment on it at the moment, as it has a whine that matches the engine rpm, don't get me wrong,it's not very loud, but it's annoying.
Aux cable. Ebay
@simpo has got one fitted to his accord.
Cheers. Hoping it becomes a suitable all-rounder like the deck was.
Oh, and in other news, bought 2 tyres as 2 are at 3 mm and one of them has a nail in it. 133quid delivered to the door.
Sticking with bridgestones as that's what is fitted.
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Now In An EP2
Name:Matt
Location:Rhyl
On 13/04/2016 at 5:12 PM, Dave said:
I've just ordered a similar one for my FK3 Dave, so I'll let you know how it goes.
I have a secret love for the CRV, they look so good when looked after.
On 24/04/2016 at 0:05 AM, MB3Matt said:
Thanks, it's just a shame that she's a cat C write off, which is a p**sed on a really nice car.
Well I've still got it. The insurance company still haven't got in touch with me yet, it's only been a month since it happened...
So, it's being used for transport for my sisters wedding tomorrow. So its been cleaned for tomorrow.
I also miss the amber fogs from the deck so while I was at japfest I bought some amber tint film.
It's only a quick job which was done with the fogs still in the bumper
It also gives the front a bit of colour as well.
Looks great phil.
Love the yellow tint. Instantly perks front end a bit
Wedding car mode! The coolbox kept the champagne cooled, for the bride and groom.
this is going well, i had to chase the insurance company up...
the accident happened 4 april,
was told its a write off on the 22nd,
and i had to ring the insurance co up today, as they haven't rung me back...
anyway, they have offered me 3630. my response was, "and i keep the car"
"no, its our policy not to sell back"
to the point, I've not accepted their offer, I've found 3 cars of similar age/miles, all within 500 quid of mine (i've only had it 7wks, and its lost 2k in that) but none of them have parking sensors or towbars....
That sucks mate!
So they pocket the £2k and sell the car on as well? Nice little earner for them.
Well I had a free day, and my local off road center had a 4x4 running day. So I went.
Only getting started.
This was proper stuck... That stuck it took 3 winches to get him out...
Steep with a mud bath at the bottom
Not as steep, with a 4/5 inch water splash at the bottom. Went through it at around 20mph...
Getting muddy!
Pre wash down.
And post wash down,
Right, the review of it off road,
It's quite good actually, a wasn't going out expecting to be a mud plugger, and I was hoping it wouldn't s**t it's self in the first bit of mud it sees.
The main issues are clearances. Front, rear and underneath.
Front isn't so bad it's just the under tray on the bumper that catches, the rear is the towbar. But the big issue is the underside.
Everything is exposed, the exhaust, and fuel tank, the latter isn't so bad, as it's got a cage around it. But it's still hanging down exposed..
Apart from that, which if I do keep it, will know more late next week. I will be looking at a small lift. And steel under trays etc.
Want to aim something like this.
As long as your careful and don't expect a land-rover performance, it'll be OK.
Looks like a fun day man
Yeah it was a decent day out, just had a quick look underneath and it's not too bad, need to get a pressure washer/steamer under it. As I couldn't do a brilliant job of it as mud was flying everywhere at the wash down.
At least people can see the plate, what more do they want?
Bet that was awesome mate. Bit jealous
1 hour ago, KiNK43 said:
Well you know what to do! Sell the smx and buy a crv!
Is it modified yet?


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Found: A Legendary Lost Civilisation Buried In The Honduran Rainforest
Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan
Mar 4, 2015, 5:15pm
The City of the Monkey God. La Ciudad Blanca, or The White City. All the names given to the lost city rumoured to exist in a pristine Honduran rainforest sound mythical, but National Geographic reports that now we have evidence that the legendary city was real.
This week, an expedition returned from a remote — and still secret — Honduras location where they confirmed the long-rumoured existence of not just a hidden city, but a whole civilisation, one that is so foreign to archaeologists that it doesn't even have a name yet. It's an incredible discovery, but before we get to the details, let's look at how long this news has been coming.
Photo by Dave Yoder, used with permission by National Geographic
What Is the City of the Monkey God?
For a long time, it was just a rumour — a so-called lost city in the remote jungle of a part of Honduras called La Mosquitia, on the eastern coast of the country. The city has been sought after by explorers for hundreds of years, and was rumoured to be a pre-Colombian community of considerable size and wealth dating from around 1000 AD. The moniker "City of the Monkey God" originated from one American explorer who claimed locals called it by that name.
Why Was It Never Found?
For one thing, the area in question is incredibly remote. Like so much rainforest, it's inhospitable territory for explorers — especially ones who don't know what they're looking for. But the rumours and supposed sightings have continued.
The most famous claim came from a man named Theodore Morde, whose unconfirmed discovery was reported in the New York Times in the 1940s, above. But there were plenty of other high profile claims, too. In a book about Morde's expedition called Jungleland: A Mysterious Lost City, a WWII Spy, and a True Story of Deadly Adventure, the author Christopher Stewart innumerates a few:
In 1928, on his flight over Central America, Charles Lindbergh spied an expansive stretch of white ruins — "an amazing ancient metropolis." Several years later, an anthropolist named W.D. Strong claimed that he'd found ancient artifacts scattered about the Honduran river basins and that during his six-month expedition, he had heard "many stories of stranfe archaeological ruins." Not long after, S.J. Glassmire, a mining engineer and gold prospector from New Mexico, announced that he'd found a lost city that was "five square miles" with "crumbling limestone walls."
For decades, it seemed like the City of the Monkey God would remain a forever-unsubstantiated rumour.
So what changed?
Well, technology changed. The advent of lidar — or Light Detection And Ranging — is letting archaeologists see the Earth in completely new ways. To generate a super-accurate 3D model of the Earth's surface, Lidar sends laser pulses down from a plane, cutting through the foliage and jungle sprawl that would conceal large-scale earthworks to anyone standing nearby.
In a fascinating New Yorker article from 2013, Douglas Preston — who also wrote about this week's news for National Geographic — followed a team that was using lidar to image the surface of the area rumoured to be home to the lost city, and was there to witness the revelation of a detailed image of man-made pillars, pyramids, and earthen mounds. It was very real evidence of a lost city, and as Preston explained, it had massive implications for how archaeologists understood pre-Columbian civilisation:
Earlier theories held that the rain-forest soils of Central and South America were too poor to support large populations, and that many areas could support only scattered hunter-gatherer tribes. Increasingly, it appears that the Amazon jungle once harbored sophisticated farming civilizations that cleared huge areas and built cities, towns, and networks of roads and canals.
It seemed as though the lost city had finally been found — though the discovery would need to be confirmed on the ground.
A lidar explanation via USGS.
Beneath the ground?
Yes — a ground expedition returned from the area imaged by lidar last week, bearing news that it had uncovered 52 artifacts buried in the soil, as well as all manner of earthenworks. Oh, an a were-jaguar:
The most striking object emerging from the ground is the head of what Fisher speculated might be "a were-jaguar," possibly depicting a shaman in a transformed, spirit state. Alternatively, the artifact might be related to ritualized ball games that were a feature of pre-Columbian life in Mesoamerica.
National Geographic sent Preston and photographer Dave Yoder on the expedition to report, and has a great account and photo essay of the discoveries made by the team. Apparently, the amount of human-made features led the team to believe that there were probably many cities:
It was indeed an ancient city. Archaeologists, however, no longer believe in the existence of a single "lost city," or Ciudad Blanca, as described in the legends. They believe Mosquitia harbours many such "lost cities," which taken together represent something far more important — a lost civilisation.
Well, as National Geographic's Preston explains, the biggest issue right now is protecting the site from looters and the encroaching deforestation. Once the area is safe, the process of cataloguing and studying the ruins will begin.
But in a broader sense, it's incredible that the advent of laser imaging led to the discovery of a whole lost civilisation — just imagine what other lost cities and histories will emerge as lidar and other technologies emerge into regular use by archaeologists.
Check out National Geographic's full article here.
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PTR currently data-mine poker stats from all the major poker networks and recently added 888 Poker to their portfolio.
Data-mining poker hand history for resale is banned at all poker sites and the networks are always trying to block any automated attempts made to use their collected hand information yet many such services continue to exist.
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