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There are many roadworthy cars still in use on Britain's roads today which are perfectly functional, but have one major drawback: parts are hard to source for them! Image Source Examples of cars like this include classic cars and modern mass-produced cars where the car manufacturer no longer manufactures spare parts for them. Another example can also be modern cars where the car manufacturer is no longer in existence (for example, Saab and Daewoo).
However, thanks to the World Wide Web, it is now possible to source those hard to find parts with relative ease and speed. If you are the owner of a car with hard to find parts, then you should check out these awesome tips to help you out! Check if the manufacturer still sells parts The first thing to do would be to confirm whether your car's manufacturer still sells the parts for your car that you need, even if they don't make your car anymore. Saab, for example, no longer manufacture cars, but they still have a number of official service centers which sell parts for various models.
Find other sources of parts This is where Google is your friend! Simply type in key phrases such as "Saab spare parts" or "Daewoo alternators" to find websites of parts suppliers that may be able to help you out. You might not realize it, but there is actually a huge amount of companies out there in the United Kingdom that specialize in manufacturing parts for various classic cars and modern cars whose manufacturers are no longer around. For example, there is a company called Rammer Brothers that specialize in old classics such as Triumph cars.
It is actually much easier to find parts for cars online today than it was say 10 years ago thanks to the number of businesses establishing an online presence, with many offering an e-commerce platform that enable customers to place orders 24 hours a day, 7 days a week! Search by part number Another alternative search you can do online is by simply typing in the part number if you know it, or maybe the part number followed by a brief description of the part.
Either one of those searches is bound to come up with some relevant results that could lead you to a potential source for that sought-after part that you need! Websites like eBay are a great place to search for parts, and if you tick the 'search description' option when searching by part number, you will most likely find that the part you need is actually available for a different model of car too; for example, if you are looking for a headlight lens for a fourth-generation Ford Fiesta, you might also find results for a Mazda 121 (which is basically the same car).
Buy a donor car Thanks to Deal4yourwheels – sell my car for this top tip! Sometimes you might have to simply buy another car like yours to salvage the spare parts you need. It's actually a pretty good idea if you think about it, because if you buy a complete working example then you have got literally all of the parts you will ever need!


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Eagle Cliff Mine was founded in 1895 and is one of the oldest mines in Joshua Tree National Park. Due to its remote location, burros were used to pack out the ore. Eagle Cliff was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1993. The cabin is a circular rock structure that was built into a cliff. Cornerstones partners with the National Park Service to create a stabilization plan, to stabilize the stone and mortar mine cabin, and to host training workshops for volunteers, students, and NPS personnel. The site is in a designated wilderness area so no mechanical tools can be used.
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FIFA Women's World Cup 2019 Tactical Preview: Netherlands vs Cameroon
The Netherlands will take on Cameroon in this second round of group stage fixtures. A last gasp winner from Jill Roord gave the Dutch a narrow 1-0 win over New Zealand in their opening match. The Indomitable Lionesses, meanwhile, put up a dogged defensive display against Canada. They were ultimately defeated 1-0 thanks to Kadeisha Buchanan's header just before half time.
A win for the Netherlands would effectively help secure passage through to the round of 16 ahead of a tough match against Canada. They will be looking to have things sewn up before then. Six points would all but guarantee their position in the next round.
Cameroon will most likely be looking to scrape a point from this match. With the top three teams going through to the round of 16, a point ahead of their crunch match against New Zealand will be vital for their slim chances of progression in this World Cup.
It is likely to be another game of attack vs defence for both sides. The Dutch dominated their match against New Zealand while the Indomitable Lionesses were happy enough to sit back and defend against Canada. This tactical analysis preview will show you how the match might play out.
The Setups
4-3-3 was the nominal set up used by the Netherlands in their opener against New Zealand. It wasn't an entirely standard 4-3-3 setup, however, taking a more staggered approach. This often gave it the appearance of being more of a 4-2-3-1 shape.
Sherida Spitse was the deepest lying of the midfielders, with Jackie Groenen alongside her playing more on the front foot. They often took on the appearance of a double midfield pivot. It was clear, though, that Spitse was playing deeper with Groenen roaming to find space more.
The most advanced of the midfielders was Danielle van de Donk. She played in a quasi-No10, with plenty of license to roam forward. 2017 World Player of the Year Lieke Martens is also an important attacking outlet for the Dutch. She started on the left wing but was seen popping up in various positions along the front line.
Cameroon were set up far more conservatively against Canada. They lined up in a 5-4-1, with great solidity being provided by having three players at centre back. Both Christine Manie and Estelle Johnson are excellent defenders and proved tough for Canada to break down.
The Indomitable Lionesses also seemed to congest space in the middle of the pitch, with a compact shape from the front line. This generally worked effectively, with Canada's winner coming from a corner. It is likely they will again opt for this tactic and hope that the talent of Gabrielle Onguéné on the break will reap more rewards going forward.
Netherlands' Shape
The 4-3-3 formation deployed by the Dutch often took on the form of a 4-2-3-1, seeming to morph between the two throughout the match. This was generally dependent on the orientation of the midfielders.
When building from the back, both Spitse and Groenen would drop back to aid in this. Van de Donk was positioned further forward. Below, we can see how Spitse and Groenen operate in a kind of double pivot, but with Groenen slightly more on the front foot.
In the next image, a few seconds later, we can see Groenen has roamed into a wider and more advanced position. She is now more available to take a pass. This is while Spitse remains in more of an anchoring role. We can also see Van de Donk, circled, in a more advanced No10 style position, acting as a link between midfield and attack.
It will be interesting to see if the Dutch system of build-up play will yield any more results than Canada's attempts. The Canadians lined up in a not dissimilar way, with their formation leaning on being a lopsided 4-2-3-1. This could indicate that the Netherlands may also struggle.
Cameroon Structure
The Indomitable Lionesses have two key features of their defensive structure. First, there is the rigid three centre back structure at the heart of their defence. Manie and Johnson both proved capable in their opening match. They were able to effectively step out of the back line if need be. This was a little risky sometimes, though, and did leave space that could be exploited by the talents of Martens and Van de Donk.
Below, we can see the rigid core of the backline. It is a backline that is also shielded by two central midfielders – Raissa Feudjo and Jeannette Yango. Both midfielders operated very deeply to provide ample protection of the defence, and further congest the middle. This congestion is highlighted by the red covering.
Further forward, the Indomitable Lionesses defend in what appears to be a kind of 2-3 formation. As discussed, the two central midfielders – Feudjo and Yango – sit deep. The two wingers – Onguéné and Ajara Nchout – then push up alongside striker Marlyse Ngo Ndoumbouk. This keeps a compact shape further up the pitch, while also maintaining some intensity in pressing with a three-player front line.
As we can see above, the shape almost becomes a 5-2-3 when out of possession. What this does well is limit options in the middle of the pitch, as we can see by the limited options Canada have down the centre. The Dutch will need to be far more inventive with their movement than the Canadians to break down the Indomitable Lionesses. Their attacking players will need to come deep, but must be careful to not sacrifice all presence in the final third.
Where to Exploit?
Attempts from the Netherlands to play through the middle will be unlikely to yield any positive results. In order to really trouble the Cameroon defence, the Dutch must stretch the play. Ensuring the full-backs have a positive role in this will be key.
As we can see in the image below, the Indomitable Lionesses' system does have a flaw that can be exploited. While the middle is congested, there is space out on the flanks behind the advanced wingers. Utilising this space with their full-backs will be important for the Dutch. If the Netherlands can create two versus one situations on the Cameroon full-backs, they may be able to have some joy against their defence.
The Netherlands do potentially have full-backs willing to exploit that, as can be exemplified by this smart run from right back Desiree van Lunteren. While Cameroon do have an extra centre back to cover the space, it will still be an effective tactic which could prove vital. The Dutch have the quality to hurt Cameroon in these situations and should use this approach to try and pick their defence apart.
The Netherlands will be clear favourites for this game. It is a match that is likely to mirror both sides' opening World Cup matches as attack versus defence. While Cameroon may be ranked lower than the Netherlands' previous opponents, they proved themselves to be incredibly tough adversaries in their opener against Canada.
It will take a strong display from the Dutch in order to break the Indomitable Lionesses' down. They will need to exploit width in order to effectively stretch the Cameroon defence to find holes in it. It should be an intriguing encounter between these two sides come Saturday afternoon.
If you are following the FIFA Women's World Cup 2019 then you will find our FREE tactical preview magazine the perfect compliment to the tournament. You can download it HERE – each nation is previewed and we also profile their key player and young player to watch. Enjoy!
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With the impending loss of a perpetual product and the usurping of the Lightroom name, a lot people are considering changing program. While I still think that Lightroom Classic CC is the best solution out there, there are other programs I use and like, and others I've used in the past: Here's a look at 5 of them.
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Dr Sottoriva joined the Centre for Evolution and Cancer at The Institute of Cancer Research, London, in 2013, where his research focuses on using multi-disciplinary approaches based on high-throughput genomics and mathematical modelling to understand cancer as a complex system driven by evolutionary principles. The goal of his group is to identify those patient-specific rules that regulate the development and progression of the disease, to inform prognosis and novel therapeutic options that are tailored to the need of the individual cancer patient. He is currently the Chris Rokos Fellow in Evolution and Cancer at the ICR.
Dr Andrea Sottoriva obtained his BSc in computer science from the University of Bologna in 2006 and his MSc in computational modelling from the University of Amsterdam in 2008. While attending his BSc and master's he worked in neutrino physics at the Department of Physics of the University of Bologna and at the Institute for Nuclear and High Energy Physics (NIKHEF) in the Netherlands as a research assistant.


JAIPUR: HDFC Bank Ltd., today launched Zero Investment Innovations for Education Initiatives (ZIIEI) to transform education in government schools across India. As part of this initiative, the bank will train 15 lakh school teachers across 12 states and union territories of India to improve the quality of education in 6.2 lakh government schools, thereby benefitting 8.3 crore students.
Education is one of the core focus areas of the bank's Corporate Social Responsibility, where the objective is to Create Sustainable Communities.
In Rajasthan, HDFC Bank will train 2 lakh teachers in over 70,000 government schools that will benefit more than 81 lakh school students.
It's an initiative to introduce innovation in school education at zero additional investment – by training teachers, inviting ideas from them, and implementing the selected ideas in schools to improve the quality of education. The initiative will be implemented in partnership with Sri Aurobindo Society and state governments.
At a function organized in the city, the initiative was launched by chief guest Vasudev Devnani, Minister of State for Education (Primary and Secondary), Govt. of Rajasthan, in the presence of Nusrat Pathan, Head – Corporate Social Responsibility, HDFC Bank; Smita Bhagat, Branch Banking Head – North, HDFC Bank; Sambhrant, Director – Education, Sri Aurobindo Society; Satyen Modi, Zonal Head – Rajasthan, HDFC Bank; Mayank Agarwal, Head – Operations, Sri Aurobindo Society; and other senior officials of the bank and Sri Aurobindo Society.
"As a socially responsible corporate citizen, HDFC Bank has started a movement to transform the quality of education in 12 states. We want to make education accessible, effective and bring it in tune with changing times. Who better than the teachers to bring about such a change in the temples of learning? This one-of-its-kind initiative is a part of the Bank's sustained endeavour to create a positive impact in the lives of the local populace through its Corporate Social Responsibility programme," said Ms. Nusrat Pathan, Head – Corporate Social Responsibility, HDFC Bank.
"If the Indian education system really wants to gear up its students for the global economy in the coming years, the only way forward is to find innovation at the grassroots and scale them up to improve the quality of education. ZIIEI is an answer to this call for action and its heroes are those teachers in every corner of the country who have come up with brilliant ideas solely thorough their individual efforts. This initiative is to recognise them, to bring their best practices alive in thousands of other schools, and create an ecosystem that facilitates sharing of knowledge and skills within the education fraternity," said Sambhrant Sharma, Director – Education, Sri Aurobindo Society.
According to a report, some of the problems facing school education in India are poorly qualified teachers, very high student-teacher ratio, inadequate teaching materials, and out-moded teaching methods, leading to students lacking even rudimentary reading and writing skills.
In the pilot phase of the project last year, HDFC Bank trained 5 lakh teachers in 1.75 lakh government schools in Uttar Pradesh, thereby improving quality of education for over 2 crore school students in the state.


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CVS doesn't want to leave any 'white space' for Amazon to disrupt
Published Mon, Oct 15 2018 3:06 PM EDT Updated Tue, Oct 16 2018 9:52 AM EDT
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CEO Larry Merlo said CVS wants to meet customers' needs while not leaving "any white space for Amazon to disrupt."
Amazon is acquiring online pharmacy company PillPack for $1 billion.
CVS Health is acquiring health insurer Aetna for roughly $69 billion.
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CVS Health CEO Larry Merlo said he doesn't lie awake at night worrying about Amazon but he does want to make sure he's not leaving any room for disruption.
What Merlo does worry about is how CVS can meet the needs of its customers, he said Monday in an interview with David Rubenstein, president of the Economic Club of Washington, D.C. The company spends a lot of time listening to its customers to understand what they're not happy about and filling their unmet needs, he said.
"So that's what we focus on as an organization, with the goal being: Don't leave any white space for Amazon to disrupt," Merlo said.
Amazon bought its way into the prescription drug delivery business with a $1 billion acquisition of online pharmacy company PillPack. The move spooked Wall Street and shaved about $12.8 billion in market value from drugstores CVS, Walgreens Boots Alliance and Rite Aid.
PillPack sorts a person's medicines into clear pouches with labels explaining what's inside and when the person should take them. Merlo said it's a "very niche product" since it's designed for people with chronic conditions who take multiple drugs every day.
CVS said it offers a similar multi-dose-packaging product that incorporates a proprietary dosing schedule technology.
"We have that capability today," Merlo said. "And listen, with the acquisition of PillPack, there's nothing proprietary about their technology. It's off the shelf."
CVS is trying to become a disruptive force itself with its roughly $69 billion acquisition of health insurer Aetna. With the deal, CVS wants to manage chronic conditions such as diabetes at its MinuteClinics. They also want to steer people into these walk-in clinics and away from more expensive sites such as emergency rooms.
The Department of Justice last week gave the deal preliminary approval. CVS still needs states' approval. Merlo said Monday they're in the "home stretch" of that process.
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Are national flags on BBA shows necessary?
It is not uncommon to see Big Brother Africa contestants strutting proudly into the Big Brother House on day 1, with a cape of their home country flag cascading on their backs.
Many of the housemates also choose to walk out of the house on their eviction waving their national flag, but glaringly, on Tawana Lebani's eviction last weekend she announced, while draped in the national flag, beer bottle in hand, "I love d*ck."
This is after the 31-year-old conducted no strings attached relationships with Munya, 22, and Ricco, 21.
Considering that contestants join the reality TV show in their personal capacity, Tawana managed to attract the wrath of many Batswana who feel she misrepresented the country and Batswana women.
Phandu Skelemani, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, also brought up her Big Brother escapades in parliament last Wednesday when immorality and alcohol abuse were discussed.
Sunday Standard took to the streets to hear what bothered Batswana so much about the young Motswana woman who reportedly went into the house for a lifetime experience.
A 30-something-year-old woman who declined to be named but is, however, very passionate about the national flag declared that she has been scandalised in the past by the sight of a tattered flag on Btv that was been raised in Pitsane.
"In my opinion, national flags should not be used in social activity games that have no order, such as Big Brother," she said. "Contestants should rather use scarves or clothes in their national colours instead."
The woman says by uttering the infamous words frocked in Botswana's blue, white and black flag, "Tawana implied that she represents the country but lost the plot."
Puseletso Mnqibisa, a 40-plus woman says that "the flag talks, with the water represented in blue and the black and white, it is a symbol we should all take pride in".
Puletso, who is a great fan of Big Brother Africa, adds that though she would love to believe that, on the whole, young Batswana women are conservative, "many might want to experiment, temptations di teng".
It would be better, Puseletso says, were that show nationalised like BB Nigeria, BB Botswana, BB South Africa, etc because "we wouldn't risk international misrepresentation".
A twenty-four-year-old man Biggie, says Tawana was out of line.
"She should have been conscious all the time that viewers in Botswana were watching, and also conscious of the values they uphold, o ne a itebetse," he clipped.
When asked how he would respond should a sexy older woman propositioned him, he retorted, "I would be wary of such an offer."
His friend, Kagiso, also 24, added, "I wouldn't mind, in fact, many people prefer such arrangements nowadays." Kagiso, however, widens his eyes and says he would not be so sure if the same proposition came forth while he was on Big Brother.
"Well, that would be bad I would be painting a bad picture of Batswana."
At a press conference held by Multichoice on Thursday, Tawana, on her part, admitted to her penchant for putting her foot in her mouth.
"I behaved as I would have on the outside and apologise to my parents, particularly for having hurt them unintentionally," she said.
She adds that in the past she has passed judgement while watching previous instalments of BBA shows, but conceded that "it's a different story when on the inside".
"Once in a while you do forget that more than 50 million people are watching."
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Fantastic debut release from Cómeme spotted russian artist Inga Mauer, which was recorded in a period when Inga lived between Cologne and Rotterdam, home to the famed Clone Records shop. Six raw'ish tracks – "constructed with razor-sharp drum-machines, penetrating synth sequences and alianated vocals" –have a perfect combination of cool chilled new wave grooves and cracked rave sounds. My biggest applauses goes to "Podonok" (which means "jerk" in russian).


When things go wrong, it's really hard not to talk to yourself in the mirror. BUT, Gina Rodriguez, from JANE THE VIRGIN, says that we need to talk to ourself, but kindly. In fact, we need to talk ourselves THROUGH it. Here's what I mean!


We are told by the well-coiffed liars of the mainstream media that the world's "elite" have descended on Davos, Switzerland for the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum where the rich and powerful hobnob over hot cocoa as they find better ways to swindle the public, wreak havoc and ride out the coming financial crisis. As usual, though, the talking heads are not just wrong; they're doubly wrong.
First, the word "elite" when applied to the psychopaths who have risen to the top of our current economic dungheap is a blatant misnomer. "Unconvicted criminals" is, for the most part, a more apt description.
And second, the gaggle of glitterati, hangers-on and nouveau riche that hog the headlines at Davos can hardly be considered the "elite" even in the sense that the MSM liars mean it. Oh sure, there are some attendees with some genuine clout in the world of business and finance (BP's Bob Dudley, GM's Mary Barra, John McFarlane of Barclays, Stuart Gulliver of HSBC, Paul Polman from Unilever, etc.) and some political puppets who have been sElected to enact their agendas in government (Trudeau, Biden, Kerry, Netanyahu, Tsipras). There's even debt plantation master Lagarde from the IMF to make sure they're all on track. But there's an awful lot of eye candy, celebrity and minor players to distract the press and the public from the real movers and shakers. To use the word "elite" to describe the likes of Leonardo DiCaprio, Kevin Spacey and Bono seems to stretch the word's meaning to its breaking point.
So if these are not the string-pullers and masters of the universe that the media loudly proclaims them to be, it begs the question: who are the string-pullers? The question is bound to provoke much meaningless debate and speculation about who is at the top of the pyramid, but we can move at least one rung up the ladder by following the track from last week's column on eugenics.
Las week we explored the pseudoscientific quackery of the eugenicists who enshrined the idea that the "elite" psychopaths at the top are "elite" because they are a race of genetically superior people. Although the idea seems laughable at this point, at the turn of the 20th century it was nearly universally believed by anyone and everyone in upper class circles and polite society. It was touted by politicians and presidents, praised by pundits and pamphleteers, affirmed by professors and professionals. Worse, it was enshrined in laws that forcibly sterilized the "feeble-minded" and other "degenerates," laws that remained on the books for much of the century.
But for the cadre of gentlemen scientists who developed and propounded this ideology, it was not just a theory; it was a religion. To their credit, they were devout enough adherents to this religion to practise what they preach. A quick look at the family trees of the key families involved with the formulation and promulgation of eugenics will show the very same inbreeding that was found amongst the royalty of old and the descendents of the American robber barons. And this time, the inbred elite believed they had a scientific underpinning for their penchant for marrying cousins and nieces: by breeding only among themselves, they could insure their "pure" genes would not become debased by the "dysgenic" genes of the commoners.
Charles Darwin, for one, was obsessed with inbreeding, and well he had reason to be. For generations the Darwins had intermarried with the Wedgwoods, and Charles was no exception. He married his first cousin, Emma Wedgwood. Both were descended from the founder of the famed pottery dynasty, Josiah Wedgwood, who had himself married his third cousin. Darwin, to his credit, began to suspect that there were possible drawbacks to such inbreeding when three of his ten children, frail and sickly, died in childhood, and another three were childless despite long-lasting marriages. This was not unique to Charles and Emma: of 62 descendents of Josiah Wedgwood, only 24 had children who survived to adulthood. So concerned was Charles by this phenomenon—especially when his own botanical research demonstrated the detrimental effects of inbreeding in the plant kingdom—that he petitioned parliament to include a question about marriages to cousins on the 1871 British census (a request that the Parliament turned down).
Charles' misgivings did not stop the Darwin-Wedgwoods from continuing to marry each other and a select few families in elite British scientific elites, including the Galtons and the Huxleys. Nor did the failure of this applied study in eugenics to produce a "superior" human being dissuade the family from pursuing eugenics research with maniacal fervour.
Leonard Darwin – He succeeded Francis Galton as society president from 1911. Although he had no scientific degree or training, he did worry about the breeding habits of the commoners and he did marry his first cousin. He was Charles Darwin's son.
John Maynard Keynes – President of the society from 1937-44. He was a celebrated economist who argued for a world central bank and global currency. His younger brother married Charles Darwin's granddaughter.
Charles Galton Darwin – A prominent member of the society who believed that the lower class' drive to produce large families threatened the future of the human race. He was Charles Darwin's grandson.
Julian Huxley - President of the society from 1959-62. He was a biologist who was well-known for arguing that human "stocks" needed to be controlled and managed like agricultural stocks. He gave the Galton memorial lecture twice, received the Darwin Medal from the Royal Society and the Darwin-Wallace Medal from the Linnean Society, and his half-niece married Charles Darwin's great-grandson.
From among the ranks of these tight-knit, interbred society arose people of power and influence, people who in large part are responsible for shaping the world as we know it.
Take John Keynes. Today he is best known for the economic doctrine, Keynesianism, that now bears his name. Although his theory was vastly more complex than is generally understood (and his actual writings have been read by very few), its modern formulation should be familiar to readers of Paul Krugman and other master misinformers of the economic world. In a nutshell, this neo-Keynesianism holds that central bank money printing is the answer to all of our economic ills. This line of thinking is more or less directly responsible for the QE nightmare that we are only now beginning to feel the effects of, and has even brought us such sterling examples of broken window fallacy arguments as Krugman's assertion on national television that a fake alien invasion would be a big boon for the economy.
Or take Julian Huxley. His grandfather, T.H. Huxley, was known as "Darwin's bulldog" for his fierce defense of Darwin's work. Of course Huxley's motivation was at least partially to mix his DNA with Darwin, a dream that came true a few generations later. Meanwhile Julian's brother, Aldous, was warning of the Brave New World we are sleep-walking into via a novel that he later admitted was inspired by his familiarity with real-world mind control experiments. But Julian was busy promoting eugenics through the organizations he helped to found: UNESCO (whose founding document he wrote and which explicitly advocates eugenics) and the World Wildlife Fund (proponent of depopulation and carbon eugenics).
Another Eugenics society member (this time from the American branch of the movement) we discussed last week: Margaret "cleaner race" Sanger, who referred to black people as weeds and said that the best thing a family can do to an infant is to kill it. She went on to found Planned Parenthood, one of whose mid-20th century board members was William H. Gates, Sr., better known as the father of Microsoft founder Bill Gates. Bill made sure to name-check his father and his position in Planned Parenthood in early interviews about his foray into "philanthropy." Since then, the Gates' generous "philanthropy" has brought us such boons to humanity as a sterilization microchip, the Common Core disaster and deadly, no-consent vaccine "trials" in India.
Oh, but did we mention Gates is in Davos this week for the festivities there? Maybe that's what the MSM meant by "elites." Funny they won't discuss his appearances at the Bilderberg Group.


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Foxwoods bringing music back to Grand Theater; Mohegan Sun comedy finals set
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Joe Amarante Oct. 28, 2020 Updated: Oct. 29, 2020 8:36 a.m.
Almost Queen will play the Grand Theater at Foxwoods.
Photo: Foxwoods / Contributed photo
The last live shows we previewed at Foxwoods Resort Casino were for Classic Rock Weekend in March. But the sold-out shows of Survivor, Styx and Almost Queen had to be postponed because of the lockdown. So it's only appropriate that the latter Queen tribute group helps reopen the Grand Theater at Foxwoods Thursday, Nov. 5 — at 25% capacity during this lingering pandemic.
With a host of safety restrictions in place, Foxwoods is one of the first big casinos in North America to reopen its largest entertainment venue — after a trial run Oct. 16-17 with comedian Bob Marley that was deemed safe and successful.
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1of2Almost Queen is slated to play Foxwoods' Grand Theater Nov. 5.Photo: Foxwoods / Contributed photo
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The 4,000-seat Grand will be limited to less than 1,100 attendees, with a well-calculated traffic system in place for entering and exiting the theater. Guests will get a designated entry time and be guided in by an usher. After, they will leave by color-coded seating sections. Face masks are mandatory for all, of course, and hand sanitizing stations are installed throughout,
Talk about everything being harder during 2020. There's more, of course, adding to the safety measures and equipment put in place when the resort partially reopened June 2: No printed tickets are available on site, there will be maximum ventilation in the theater, and there will be no food or drink concession sales.
Despite a recent flare up of coronavirus cases in eastern Connecticut, the resort also announced shows by four comics next month and into December: Vic DiBitetto on Nov. 13, Anthony Rodia on Dec. 4, Rob Schneider on Dec. 11 and Bob Marley again on Dec. 26.
Tickets purchased for Almost Queen's previous show will be valid for the new date. For tickets ($25) or other info, see Foxwoods.com.
Last Comix Standing
Over at Mohegan Sun, Comix Roadhouse has quietly worked its way through its annual comedy contest "Last Comix Standing," and will crown a new champ Sunday, Nov. 8, in the 8 p.m. show.
Still standing are finalists Brian Glowacki, Cory Guglietti, and Cris Machado. Hosting will be last year's winner, Gianmarco Soresi, who spoke via phone Tuesday about his experience before and after winning.
"With stand-up comedy, you really don't make any money," said the Potomac, Md.,-raised Soresi. "There's the big time, where you make a living. And then there's a long (rest of the time)," he chuckled. "So competitions are one way we can kind of make a living."
Gianmarco Soresi works a comedy room.
Photo: GianmarcoSoresi.com / Contributed photo
Soresi tried the contest three years ago and made it to the second round.
"And then I did it last year, and 25 minutes was the final (routine); that's a sizable chunk for a competition," he said. "I feel like you win or lose on your merit when you have 25 minutes."
He said he never owned a suit but bought one for the finals "and I had that financial fire of 'I have to win because I cannot afford this suit I've got.' "
Soresi, who studied musical theater in college, hosted two other rounds of this contest, he said, and said the socially distanced audience isn't a problem.
Mohegan Sun's Novelle reopens with safety, gaming in mind
By Doug Bonjour
Mohegan Sun open to hosting a college basketball bubble
"I think everyone is so starved for entertainment. ... I was also featured one weekend there at Mohegan Sun; the audiences were just so, we call it 'white hot,' so ready to laugh. They were so energetic that even though it was (reduced) capacity, it felt fantastic. Some of the best shows I've had there."
Winning landed Soresi gigs at Mark Brauth's Comedy Craft Beer nights around Connecticut and headlining gigs at Mohegan. Until the COVID shutdown. Then nothing, until Zoom comedy shows.
"Stand-up comedy is kind of like the cockroach of art forms, like it finds a way to survive," Soresi said. "But the Zoom shows, they're pretty brutal. ... But we were doing them. We're addicts. I'm an addict for attention."
jamarante@nhregister.com; Twitter:@Joeammo
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Joe Amarante is the Register arts and entertainment editor. He is a longtime New Haven Register copyeditor, reporter and editor who began his career at the New Haven Journal-Courier. For more than two decades, he covered television for the Register and was a member of the Television Critics Association. He won honorable mention from the Society For Professional Journalists for column writing and has been honored by the UNITAS Club in Hamden. He is a married father of four.
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New permit program will give more parking options in downtown Greenwich
Bid to add field house to civic center plans withdrawn
Greenwich area residents weigh in on impeachment of Trump
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Nancy Bush Ellis, who grew up in Greenwich as part of political family, dies...


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Picture Books: Five titles for younger readers
By Frances Atkinson
May 24, 2019 — 12.15pm
Johnny Warrkatja Malibirr's illustrations honour the elements. Credit:
Little Bird's Day, Sally Morgan & Johnny Warrkatja Malibirr, Magabala, $24.99
A Quiet Girl, Peter Carnavas, UQP, $24.95
One Tree, Christopher Cheng & Bruce Whatley, Puffin, $24.99
Ivanhoe Swift Left Home at Six, Jane Godwin & A. Yi, Allen & Unwin, $24.99
Yahoo Creek, Tohby Riddle, Allen & Unwin, $29.99
Butterfly-chaser, dove-tamer, committed recycler; Mary is one amazing kid. She's also very quiet and acutely tuned into life's little moments. While her parents and older brother are consumed by the chaotic bustle of daily life, Mary's noodling about in the garden and making friends with the birds.
When Mary attempts to share these everyday wonders with her family, everyone's too busy to listen. Dad can't hear above the din of the blender, Mum's cranked up the whipper snipper and Mary's brother quickly absorbs whatever attention happens to be left over.
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Feeling rejected and dejected, Mary slowly retreats into a world of uncomfortable silence. What's worse, nobody notices - until one day, they wonder, ''where's Mary?'' Ironically, A Quite Girl by Peter Carnavas is something of a shout-out to all the kids who get overlooked because they lack confidence or happen to be more introspective. Carnavas' illustrations have a delicate, hand-drawn quality; and while the colours are subdued, they vividly capture Mary's emotional language.
One image in particular leaps out due to its powerful symbolism (you'll know it when you see it). It stands as a reminder that everyone deserves to be seen, even the ones who prefer to hide.
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One Tree by Christopher Cheng and Bruce Whatley explores a completely different landscape. As a young farmer, Grandfather lived in the mountains with his dog and two goldfish.
Now he's an old man, living in a high-rise with his adult son, daughter-in-law, grandson, and two goldfish. Physically, Grandfather's in top condition, but mentally, he's struggling. Cut off from nature, he becomes despondent and withdrawn. In the end, something unremarkable becomes an unlikely catalyst for lasting change.
One Tree is sentimental but not cloying. The highly relatable story unspools elegantly, while Whatley's magnificently detailed, lino-cut prints add a whole new level of enjoyment. The detail is incredible, from the unblinking stares of fish stacked up in a bustling market to the creases crowding Grandfather's eyes.
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In Ivanhoe Swift Left Home at Six by Jane Godwin and A. Yi, some folks might be unnerved by how easily Ivanhoe's parents wave goodbye to their young son, but the road is calling and his bag is packed with the essentials: kite, map, sandwich and ''songs in his head''. Not far from a tall tree, Ivanhoe bumps into a kindred spirit, Maisie Jane. They cross a river, but part ways on the edge of the forest, and when he emerges, Ivanhoe has an encounter that changes the way he sees the world.
This refreshingly unique picture book has some great messaging for young readers about taking risks, and building resilience. In Ivanhoe, Godwin has created a winning character who embodies the indomitable spirit of a six-year-old boy who's raring to meet the world, while Yi's bright and breezy illustrations almost tumble off the page.
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Tohby Riddle never fails to surprise and with each new book, comes a new style. The latest offering by the celebrated writer and illustrator delivers something unexpected. Picture books for readers aged between four to six are rarely described as ''gripping'', but the word can definitely be applied to Yahoo Creek: An Australian Mystery.
Beginning in 1876, the story unfolds via a series of reports from newspapers of the day, including the Goulburn Evening Penny Post and Bega Budget. Bushman, settlers, and Aborigines talk of the douligah, the Yahoo-Devil, berai, or The Hairy Man of the Woods. Whatever ''it'' is, witnesses all agree, he's big, and not especially friendly. As Ngiyampaa Elder, Peter Williams puts it: "If someone escapes from a hairy man it is because they let him go."
It is potentially risky to use newspaper clippings to tell a story, but it works to great effect here. Riddle's illustrations, beautifully executed in foggy layers of hazy blues, manage to conjure the sometimes menacing air of the Australian bush, while also capturing the thrilling mystery surrounding the legend, and the Yahoo's vulnerability.
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Little Bird's Day by Sally Morgan and Johnny Warrkatja Malibirr is a simple but beautifully told story that celebrates the creatures of the outback and honours the elements, in just the perfect amount of words and a handful of colours.
Over the course of a day, Little Bird takes readers on a spectacular journey over remote parts of Australia, where the night sky comes alive with countless stars, trees flower with crimson blossoms, and a storm drenches wildlife and leaves them to ''sparkle with freshness''.
Warrkatja Malibirr's illustrations are drenched in ochre tones, deep desert reds and inky blacks and provide an impressive back-drop as Little Bird goes about his day, cheekily dangling from a branch, or soaring across the sky.
Detailed lino cuts. Credit:Bruce Whatley
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Why didn't the king hit harder?
Our text for August 26, at the Red Brick Church will be 2 Kings 13:14-19. Here is a question to meditate on going into the sermon.
There was nothing magic about striking the ground (as there is nothing "magic" about baptism or communion!). The exercise was an opportunity for Joash to show trust in the gracious blessing of the God of Israel. Joash took three feeble swipes at the ground. God's judgment was severe.
Thinking about the narrative, it's worth considering – – – why was it that Joash didn't respond with energy to God's Word spoken through the prophet? Why did he not hit the ground harder?
My family already discussed this one at the dinner table. Jamie and our children came up with some good ideas. But what do you think? Why didn't the king hit harder?


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Evald Tordik (26 September 1923 Saru Parish, Võru County – 5 January 1989 Tartu) was an Estonian opera singer (bass).

In 1949 he graduated from Estonian State Theatre Institute and in 1957 Tallinn State Conservatory.

From 1953 until 1987, he was a soloist at Estonian Radio's mixed choir and from 1957 until 1989, at Vanemuine Theatre.

Awards:
 1967: II place in Estonian singers competition

Operatic roles

 Mehis (E. Kapp's "Tasuleegid, 1956 in Estonia Theatre)
 hermit (Weber's "Nõidkütt", 1957)
 Vaho (Aav's "Vikerlased", 1958)

References

1923 births
1989 deaths
20th-century Estonian male opera singers
Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre alumni
People from Rõuge Parish

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using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Builder;
using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ApiExplorer;
using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;

using Serilog;

using Swashbuckle.AspNetCore.Swagger;

namespace Demo
{
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  {
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   var configuration = builder.Build();

   Log.Logger = new LoggerConfiguration()
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  public void ConfigureServices(IServiceCollection services)
  {
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    c =>
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                        .GetRequiredService<IApiVersionDescriptionProvider>();
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        $"/swagger/{description.GroupName}/swagger.json",
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Southwest | Arizona
Tucson Regional Economic Opportunities (TREO) Program Is a Game-Changer
Lisa A. Bastian
The Area Development Frontline series offers insight into the innovative strategy being taken by businesses that are succeeding, intelligence on locations that are deploying winning policy to attract investment and talent, and reports on the industry trends that are affecting and shaping the global business climate now and into the future.
The aerospace/defense industry in Tucson, Arizona, is one of the nation's largest, employing 20,000 workers with an estimated annual payroll of $992 million. So when city leaders threw a community-wide business party marking a major economic development milestone, they invited the perfect keynote speaker - Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The Admiral accepted, and on October 1 gave a pro-military, pro-business talk to 700-plus guests at a luncheon celebrating the fifth anniversary of Tucson Regional Economic Opportunities (TREO).
The Admiral's presence not only validated the city's importance in national defense matters, but also confirmed the value of this "game-changing" public-private partnership literally transforming southern Arizona at break-neck speed. TREO's accomplishments already are renowned in this city of one million residents. Led by Joe Snell, its team has facilitated the attraction/expansion of 37 companies to Tucson between 2005 and 2010. Collectively these firms are responsible for almost 9,300 new direct/indirect jobs and $398 million in capital investment - plus $1.4 billion total economic impact.
When TREO was created in 2005, it gave businesses a unified voice and strategically leveraged regional strengths. Since then, the city has experienced great success by targeting four high-paying growth industries: bioscience, solar, transportation/logistics, and its well-established aerospace/defense industry.
A Lengthy Corporate Roster
Today, Tucson boasts 200 aerospace-related organizations, 100+ bioscience companies, more than 40 solar-related businesses, and over 150 transportation/logistics firms. Other core industries with good representation by local companies include optics, plastics, tourism, mining, IT, environmental technology, and manufacturing.
Sargent Aerospace and Defense, a global supplier of engineered products and service solutions to the aerospace/ defense industry, is an example of a recent development success. After considering an expansion move outside Arizona, the company decided to stay put and construct a new 70,000-square-foot facility next to its existing 60,000- square-foot building. It's set to be completed next year.
Other Tucson employers of note include the University of Arizona (UA) and its BIO5 Institute for collaborative research, Raytheon Missile Systems (12,500 local workers), Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Fort Huachuca, IBM, Ventana Medical Systems, Honeywell, Bombardier Aerospace, Lockheed Martin, Paragon Space Development Corp., Roche, Sanofi-Aventis, Schletter Inc., and SOLON.
Cutting-Edge Resources
UA, a top-10 research university, also operates one of North America's premier science and technology parks in Tucson. The 1,345-acre facility, home to 40-some tenants employing 7,000 workers, offers high-tech office, R&D, and laboratory facilities and commercialization know-how. Some companies housed at the park belong to its new Border Security and Technology Commercialization Center. It was created to identify, test, and bring to market new technologies along the U.S. and other international borders.
UA also is developing a 200-acre Solar Zone, a novel solar park designed to manufacture new products, conduct solar R&D, and showcase multiple groundbreaking solar technologies. The university already is a solar energy center of excellence and is the creator of the Arizona Research Institute for Solar Energy (AZRise).
All told, a mixture of outstanding new and old corporate citizens are relying on the Tucson's science and technology resources and adding exponentially to the region's growth.
Veteran business communicator Lisa A. Bastian, principal of Bastian Public Relations, has authored over 100 articles and brochures for Area Development. Many of her 32 national and multi-state communication awards were won for Area Development editorial projects. Bastian also was a contract Special Investigator conducting federal background investigations, and the former president of the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) San Antonio chapter. She lives in San Antonio, Texas, with her family.
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2019 Leading Metro Locations: Pacific and South-Atlantic Metros Dominate the List
Frontline: The New Economy, Crowdfunding for Civic Projects
Front Line: Finding, Creating, and Supporting Talent
Five Key Factors at Play When Satisfying Workforce Requirements
Front Line: Vocational Training Alliances in Tough Times
New Strategies for Learning and Development in an Increasingly Virtual World
Frontline: New Tech Havens Bloom as Digitization Transforms U.S. Economy
Preparing for Launch of an Aerospace Business
U.S. Space Race Propels the Nation to New Heights
A Guide to Aerospace Investment Decisions
Where to Invest in the Booming Aerospace Manufacturing Industry
Controlling Conditions in Aerospace Manufacturing Facilities
NerdWallet Establishes Scottsdale, Arizona, Operations Center
Germany-Based EMD Electronics Plans Chandler, Arizona, Factory
Swiss-Based Meyer Burger Technology Plans Goodyear, Arizona, U.S. Manufacturing Plant
Italy-Based Leonardo Electronics Plans Tucson, Arizona, Semiconductor Laser Plant


A 'Regional Expert Consultation on Agricultural Biotechnology – Scoping Partnerships to Improve Livelihoods of Farmers in Asia and The Pacific' was held on May 29-31, 2018 at Rama Gardens Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand. The meeting was organized by the Asia-Pacific Association for Agricultural Research Institutes (APAARI) and Asia-Pacific Consortium for Agricultural Biotechnology and Bioresources (APCoAB), Bangkok, Thailand, with financial support from Council of Agriculture (COA), Taiwan, Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR), Australia and CGIAR Research Programme on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (CRP-GLDC), Hyderabad, India. Other collaboratorswere the Department of Agriculture (DOA), Thailand and Biotech Consortium of India Limited (BCIL), Delhi, India.


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    if (beer1Name < beer2Name)
      return -1;
    if (beer1Name > beer2Name)
      return 1;
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  });

  // GENERATE NAMES FOR THE LISTBOX/SELECTBOX
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    let id = sortedBeers[key].beerId;
    let nameAsDisplayed = beer + ' - ' + brewer;
    let listBoxHtml = '<option value="' + beer + '" id=' + id + '>' + nameAsDisplayed + '</option>';

    $('#list-of-beers').append(listBoxHtml);
  });
};

createListBoxItems(beerInfo);

// FUNCTION TO CREATE THE QUERY STRING
function makeQuery(param) {
  let proxy = 'https://galvanize-cors-proxy.herokuapp.com/';
  let beerApi = 'https://api.brewerydb.com/v2/beers/';
  let apiKey = '\?key\=432671cad45a2c4cd0b97ddf1fe4adb0';
  let brewInfo = '\&withBreweries=Y';
  let thisQuery = `${proxy}${beerApi}${apiKey}${param}${brewInfo}`;

  return thisQuery;
}

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// FUNCTION TO UPDATE THE CARD IMAGE
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  else {
    $(imageAtt).attr('src', defaultBeerImage);
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};

// FUNCTION TO DO THE CARD REVEAL
function cardReveal(target, name, description, backup) {
  let revealName = `<p><b>${name}</b></p>`;
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  $('.activator').on('click', function(e) {
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    else if (backup) {
      $(target).html(revealName + sorryBut);
    }
    else {
      $(target).html(revealName + sorry);
    };
  });
};

// FUNCTION TO DISPLAY THE SELECT BOX'S CHOSEN-BEER INFO
$('#list-of-beers').on('change', function(e) {
  let selectedBeerId = $(this).children(':selected').attr('id');
  let beerId = `\&beerId\=${selectedBeerId}`
  let beerIdQuery = makeQuery(beerId);
  let thisCard = '#selected-beer-data';
  console.log(beerIdQuery);
  // MAKE THE QUERY
  $.ajax ({
    method: 'GET',
    url: beerIdQuery,
    beforeSend: function(xhr) {
      xhr.setRequestHeader('Access-Control-Allow-Headers', '*');
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      var thisBrewer = obj.breweries[0].name;
      var thisAbv = obj.abv;
      var thisIbu = obj.ibu;
      var thisDescription = obj.description;
      var backupDescription = obj.style.description;
      var label = obj.labels;

      // UPDATE THE CARD TEXT (MAIN PARAGRAPH)
      updateCardText(thisName, thisBrewer, thisAbv, thisIbu, thisCard);

      // UPDATE THE IMAGE LABEL
      $('#selected-beer-name').remove();
      updateCardImage(label,'#selected-beer-image','#left-image');

      // DO THE CARD REVEAL
      cardReveal('#left-card p', thisName, thisDescription, backupDescription);
    },
    error: function (error) {
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  $('#modal-listbox').modal('close');
});

// FUNCTION TO RANDOMLY GENERATE A NEW FEATURED BEER
$('#featured-beer').on('click', function(e) {
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  let randomBeerId = beerInfo[randomIndex].beerId;
  let beerId = `\&beerId\=${randomBeerId}`;
  let beerIdQuery = makeQuery(beerId);
  let thisCard = '#featured-beer-data';

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      xhr.setRequestHeader('Access-Control-Allow-Headers', '*' );
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$('#modal1').on('click', function(e) {
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How To Find Seminars, Conferences, etc?
Can anyone point me in the direction of how to find seminars, conferences, convetions, etc. that are IT related in some way? I search and search but it's hard to find them unless you are looking for something specific. I was hoping to find a website that just listed by state and date or something on those lines?


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Beer, Wine and Spirits
Humour/Commentary
NZ Scenic
Psychology /Social Sciences
Tattoo Art & Culture
Adult Non-Fiction > Transport
The Ultimate Motoring Showdown by Steve Bedwell
Category: Motor Cars
A collection of two of the best-selling motoring books published, Holden versus Ford and Holden. Both books are packaged together for the first time. Holden versus Ford, Ford versus Holden, Red versus Blue, Blue versus Red, even the order in which you say these two precious words marks you for life as to which side of the white line you drive on. Holden captures the essence of these three great cars -- Commodore, Torana and Monaro, their muscle, their romance, their engineering -- as well as their glory days round the Bathurst roads. Going straight to the heart of what it means to be Australian, this special car bind is a must-have addition to any Ford or Holden lover's bookshelf. Loyalty, faith, competition, love - is expressed through two brands of motor car. ...Show more
Muscle Car Mania by Luke West
Category: Motor Cars | Series: Motoring Ser.
An Australian book that celebrates the proud history of our unique Australian made Ford, Holden and Chrysler muscle car heritage. Wild legendary stories of 100 famous and infamous events and stunts that have amazed and entertained muscle car fanatics over the years. Muscle Car Mania recalls every aspect of Australian motoring, dating back to early last century, from beach sprints to the formation of Speedway hot rods, the Summernats and Around Australia rallies. Features pictures and stories of some of the country's finest Fords, Holden's and other muscle car icons from Australia's car club scene. The content of the book is sourced from Chevron Publishing, the #1 in its category magazine Australian Muscle Car to create a book that's made up of the who's who of Aussie muscle cars & drivers from the last hundred years. ...Show more
F1: The Technology, Rules, History and Concepts Key to the Sport by James Mann
Category: Motor Cars | Series: Speed Read
Strap yourself in and fill the tank with high octane! Speed Read: F1 is loaded with all the information you'll need to get into the world of blinding speed called Formula 1. You'll get the history of the sport, biographies of major drivers and figures who have dominated the sport in its long and storied history, and a rundown of the incredible technology that makes these cars so fast that they stay glued to the road. You may not guess it, but the world's premiere automobile racing series takes the Formula One name from the set of rules governing the class. Plans for a Formula One drivers' championship were floated in the late 1930s, but shelved until after World War Two. In 1946 the first F1 races were held, but it wasn't until 1950 that the details for a true world-championship series were hammered out. It was a long road from the 1930s to now for this great sport; one marked by glory, championships, iteration, technology, and speed. Don't be intimidated by this incredible culture, dive into F1 Racing today! ...Show more
Race Across the World: The Incredible Story of the World's Greatest Road Race - the 1968 London to Sydney Marathon by John Smailes
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Global ransomware attacks tiptoed around Russian anti-virus products
Russian Ministry of Defense building. The agency provided business licenses to Dr. Web. / Photo by Alwaght CC0
Chris Bing
Oct 30, 2017 | CyberScoop
Written by Chris Bing
Those responsible for two of the largest ransomware attacks of 2017 designed their malware to carefully handle computers with Russian anti-virus products installed, security researchers have told CyberScoop.
For the third time in less than six months, a ransomware-style cyberattack spread across Eastern Europe in a matter of hours. The attack, dubbed "BadRabbit," infected computers inside Ukrainian and Russian government agencies, Ukrainian transportations facilities and Russian news outlets among other targets; causing a disruption in normal business operations that continues for some until today.
Although most of BadRabbit's impact occurred in Russia, there's evidence that the malware compromised organizations in several countries other than Ukraine, including Japan and Turkey. The virus, when successfully installed, will encrypt files and then request a payment in the form of Bitcoin from victims in order to unlock their systems.
Experts say there's likely more to the story than a simple ransom collection.
An investigation into BadRabbit from both law enforcement and the private research community is ongoing. It remains unclear how the ransomware arrived on every infected device or what motivated the hackers behind this attack. Researchers say the hackers responsible for BadRabbit are connected to a known hacking group named "Telebots," which some analysts believe is associated with the Russian government.
Preliminary findings uncovered by cybersecurity firms Kaspersky Lab, FireEye, ESET, IB Group and Cisco Talos note that a substantial number of Russian, Romanian and Ukrainian websites were compromised to covertly dispense BadRabbit to unknowing web visitors. But other, less obvious infection vectors likely exist, according to Robert Lipovsky, a senior malware researcher with ESET.
Leading research into BadRabbit suggests its authors engineered the virus with controls in place to purposefully limit its spread to certain victims.
Case #1: BadRabbit – Dr. Web
For example, according to research published Thursday by FireEye, BadRabbit behaved different on computers running Dr. Web, a anti-virus software program made by a Moscow-based cybersecurity firm of the same name.
U.S. cybersecurity firm Cylance produced similar findings to FireEye.
BadRabbit avoided encrypting certain files stored on machines with Dr. Web installed, FireEye analyst Nick Carr told CyberScoop. If "one of four Dr.Web antivirus processes is present on the system, file encryption is not performed," a blog post by FireEye reads.
"It would still try to mess with the MBR (master boot record), but it didn't encrypt or corrupt the most important parts … What happened is you have a system that won't load the OS (operating system), but the user files you care about could still be retrieved pretty easily by a specialist," said FireEye Chief Security Architect Christopher Glyer.
In other words, while BadRabbit sabotaged the operating system boot loader on computers with Dr. Web installed, it offered a far easier situation to recover from.
It's not immediately clear why the hackers responsible for BadRabbit seemingly intended to spare Dr. Web's customers from some of the damage.
In an emailed statement to CyberScoop, a Dr. Web spokesperson confirmed FireEye's findings. The spokesperson, Kirill Kozhevnikov, provided an explanation for why the hackers may have attempted to avoid Dr. Web: "they probably couldn't find a way to beat our preventive anti-ransomware protection so they tried to skip that part and go for MBR (Master Boot Record) directly."
Dr. Web published a blog post after CyberScoop's inquiry last week
The majority of Dr. Web's current customers are based in Russia and former Soviet Republics, including Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Moldova.
In May, the Ukrainian government announced sanctions against a number of Russian technology firms for their alleged role in supporting the annexation of Crimea. Companies impacted by these sanctions included Dr. Web and fellow Moscow-based anti-virus developer Kaspersky Lab.
One day prior to the sanctions announcement, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said the Kremlin had unsuccessfully attempted to influence Ukraine by "using cyber warfare." He provided no supplementary evidence or additional details concerning this activity.
Dr. Web is certified by the Russian Ministry of Defense and Russian Federal Security Service (FSB). It was founded in 1992 by Igor Danilov, a famous Russian computer programmer originally known for his work in the aerospace defense sector. The company carries several state-sponsored business licenses, including what is described as a "FSB Russia license for activities involving access to state secrets" on Dr. Web's website.
BadRabbit also scans for McAfee products when an infection occurs. But it appears to do so only before following a different path toward encryption. Carr described BadRabbit's behavior with McAfee as an "evasion technique." The presence of McAfee will not protect users from BadRabbit; the end result is the same as with any other victim.
Carr and Glyer said it's highly unusual for ransomware-style viruses — like BadRabbit or NotPetya — which are typically engineered solely to generate profit for hackers, to avoid specific computers, products or companies.
Case #2: NotPetya-Kaspersky
A close inspection of BadRabbit reveals that it's similar to a ransomware-style attack form earlier this year, according to separate research by ESET, Cisco, FireEye, Comae and Kaspersky Lab.
This other ransomware variant is known as "NotPetya," "ExPetr" or "EternalPetya" by the cybersecurity industry. It primarily targeted and disrupted organizations based in Ukraine.
Limited, publicly available forensic evidence connects the Telebots hacking group to both NotPetya and BadRabbit.
BadRabbit is not only similar to NotPetya, it *is* NotPetya recompiled and including bugfixes. See below the lateral movement routine. pic.twitter.com/Pdq6P0TwD7
— Matthieu Suiche (@msuiche) October 26, 2017
NotPetya's creators also intended for its spread to be somewhat targeted. It arrived in Ukraine during a period of heightened tension between Kiev and Moscow.
Akin to how BadRabbit reacted to Dr. Web, NotPetya behaved oddly when it encountered Kaspersky anti-virus (avp.exe). Instead of avoiding the Master Boot Record altogether, however, detection of Kaspersky caused a change in what processes NotPetya impacted on infected computers, said Glyer, namely by excluding the Master File Table (MFT) from encryption.
Whereas NotPetya would fully encrypt the Master File Table and Master Boot Record on most infected devices, it only locked the first 10 sectors of the Master Boot Record on computers running Kaspersky, according to U.S. cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike.
The two cases are comparable because they show two rare instances in which an observable modification changed the malware's encryption behavior.
With that being said, Kaspersky's presence alone did block NotPetya from targeting the company's users. In the end, if an infection occurred then the end result would be almost identical: an unusable, locked device. Kaspersky said it was able to protect clients from the ransomware.
It's not clear why NotPetya's authors decided to handle Kaspersky in such fashion.
In a blog post written by Kaspersky researchers, the company explained why it believed NotPetya uniquely responded to its product: "this is done in order to prevent raising the suspicion score and getting terminated too early. It actually seems that [the hackers] put significant energy into trying to bypass our products and target our users, meaning they were pretty worried about being stopped."
The blog post continues by stating, "With complex malware code and retro measures built to bypass antivirus products, it is complicated to understand all the functionality of today's malware. It is easy to get tricked and believe certain code checks give a free pass to Kaspersky users. In reality, they were intended as a means of trying to pass under the … radar."
Carr said that while BadRabbit's computer code showed a more clear cut effort to sidestep Dr. Web users, a review of the NotPetya-Kaspersky activity suggested a desire to evade the cybersecurity software rather than avoid damage.
NotPetya first appeared in mass in April, when thousands of Ukrainian organizations were paralyzed for weeks because a booby-trapped piece of popular Ukrainian accounting software allowed for the virus to invade corporate systems. The compromised accounting software firm, MEDoc, had been breached and its servers were hijacked to propagate the ransomware.
In addition to scanning for Kaspersky's software, NotPetya detected and reacted to Symantec and Norton programs.
If Norton (NS.exe) or Symantec (ccSvcHst.exe) was found, then NotPetya would attempt to use an alternative technique — the open-source tool Mimikatz rather than two embedded exploits known as EternalBlue and EternalRomance — to move laterally within a network and infect connected systems.
The presence of Symantec or Norton had no effect on the components encrypted by NotPetya; as was the case with Kaspersky, researchers told CyberScoop.
advanced persistent threat (APT), BadRabbit, breaches, Dr. Web, FireEye, Kaspersky, Moscow, NotPetya, ransomware, Russia, Sandworm group, supply chain security, Telebots


The new Kenyan Passport was announced in 2016 and was initially meant to be launched in December 2016 but the launch date was first moved to April 2017 and later September 2017.
All Kenyans are required to apply for the new Kenyan passport by August 2019.
Applying for the new passport has been a huge struggle for most people because they are only being issued in one centre, Nyayo House in Nairobi. This means that Nyayo House is always crowded and the process takes longer than expected.
The drama begins at application. To be able to finish the process quickly, you have to get there at around 6 am or latest 6.30 am. I'll give credit to the applications team in that they open early (before the official 8 am) and if you there by 6 you will be attended to quickly. However if you come later, it will be death by queues.
Collection is even worse. First, the official processing period of the new Kenyan passport is supposed to be 15 working days (3 weeks). However, that's far from the truth on the ground. Realistically, it takes 6-8 weeks for a passport renewal and even longer for a new passport application.
What makes it even worse is that there's no communication beforehand if a passport is ready or not. So Kenyans line up for hours and hours at Nyayo House only to be told that a passport isn't ready and are not provided with a timeline on when it will be ready. There's a nice supervisor in Counter 18 that helps by telling you when exactly your passport should be ready but this is not readily available information. To be honest the people attending to you, should give you this information but they couldn't be bothered.
This is a sad state of affairs and here are our recommendations on what can be done to ease the process.
CS Fred Matiang'i announced that passport application centres would be set up in 8 location to ease the burden on Nyayo House. We think that this process should be fast tracked and the new centres opened and soon as possible.
The current situation is so bad that Kenyans in the diaspora have to travel to Kenya for the sole reason of applying for a passport.
The Immigration department should set up an online and mobile platform where Kenyans should be able to check the status of their passports. The platforms should be able to tell them the approximate time their passport would be ready, and if additional information/documents are needed.


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July 6, 2018 Eric Curto Movies, News, Supergirl
As we perviously reported, Warner Archive officially announced that the HD Blu-Ray release of Supergirl (International Cut) starring Helen Slater, Peter O'Toole and Faye Dunaway will be released on July 24th. The release also includes a DVD copy of the longer Director's Cut.
Now they've announced that Supergirl is getting a San Diego Comic Con panel this year on July 19th from 4:30pm to 5:30pm. Guest will include Helen Slater (Kara Zor-El/Supergirl), Marc McClure (Jimmy Olsen). Warner Archive Podcasters George Feltenstein, Matt Patterson, and D. W. Ferranti are on hand as well with Gary Miereanu as the moderator.
For those unable to attend San Diego Comic Con, Warner Archives are providing the podcast so fans can listen in, unfortunately the panel is not going to appear on the Blu-Ray release since the disc are already finished being made. It's a shame to see that Supergirl is getting its own panel but they couldn't wait to release the Blu-Ray and give us a new bonus feature. Hopefully we can still see the panel somehow.
The disc is coming out on 7/24, so it's already done… But you can tune into our podcast and hear us talk about it. (if you can't come to san diego)
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One of the leading causes of strife for a community is issues within a game. No matter what a problem is, big or small, the community is going to point it out and want to know what the resolution for such a problem is. Unfortunately for both sides, when someone feels like they are not being listened to the inevitable escalation is to become filled with anger and to shout in the worst ways possible in an attempt to be recognized. That tactic, while seemingly viable, rarely results in anything of value happening. No one likes being shouted at, and there certainly becomes a point when you are the person getting shouted at just refuses to even be near the people doing the shouting. While some game publishers can get away with this tactic, it just so happens that the people really suffering is the community. Developer and Publisher interaction can be enjoyable and zesty resulting in a game that everyone wants.
At no point should you ever be hyperbolic in giving feedback that you want taken seriously. Wild exaggeration, especially ones made before something has even been released, does nothing for a conversation between community and publisher. Saying something like "[Developer] ruined [x class] by making [y small change] forever!" is not good feedback. Don't do it. You not only won't be listened to, but other people will take up your call and start shouting it themselves. Unfortunately, if the community is full of people shouting hyperbole, it is really hard to actually find good feedback you can act on.
My generation came through school being taught to be as descriptive as possible in writing things. It doesn't help that when we came through higher education there were word minimums placed on a lot of paper we had to write. Somehow the concept of length = quality has permeated us in a way that is actually hurtful in the real world. People at work are busy and generally don't have the time or the inclination to read a 4 paragraph dissertation on a small problem. Next time you write out something, see if you can condense it down to its smallest form while still being clear on the issue. Don't repeat anything, don't go into deep detail. Clear and concise. If you don't know what I mean, go and find a Youtube video with a pilot talking with ATC during an emergency.
This is going to sound condescending but hear me out. Depending on the publisher, the developer, or whoever is reading it there is no guarantee that that person is a native speaker of whatever language you are writing in. The absolute worst case scenario is that your feedback will be washed through Google Translate one or multiple times. The easier you make something to understand (as in explaining your complex issues in a matter that an 8 year old could understand) the more likely it will be understood and acted on.
Bouncing off of the previous note, there is a high possibility that one or more of the people who are reading your feedback might not be native language speakers or even from the same country as you. Idioms (saying like "between a rock and a hard place") and metaphors (figures of speech) don't usually track between cultures. This is happened to a friend once when he had to explain the concept of "herding cats" to his Russian counterparts ("why would you want to herd cats?"). They are neat to use, but in the end not a good choice.
Seriously, this needs to be sung from the rooftops. Going past the point of being cool and into the realm of anger and frustration will never, ever result in a wholly positive outcome. If you have ever worked a retail or service job you know how much you don't want to do something for a customer who is yelling and causing issue. Don't be that guy. If you know someone who is being that guy, make them stop being that guy.


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