The i8 shone brightly in California; can it do the same here on British roads?
"All I need you to do when he gives you the signal is floor it. Brake when you pass the cones and then you'll see the gate to take you out". For a car as pioneering, technologically advanced and modern as the BMW i8, to be introduced to it through a discipline as rudimentary as an airstrip drag feels rather incongruous.
Incongruous maybe, but it proves a point. From the passenger seat a watch to speedo guesstimate puts 0-100mph at around 12 seconds with the i8 still pulling fairly hard into three figures. If any doubts were harboured about the quantity of the i8's performance, they were certainly allayed before we hit the road.
Forming first impressions of a car from the passenger seat is intriguing as it reveals facets of the car's character sometimes invisible from the driver's seat when you're occupied with, er, driving. Immediately there's an inherent sense of stiffness from the car (a carbon body sits on an aluminium chassis), allowing even Sport mode to feel fairly compliant. You hear road detritus clanging around off the carbon in the arches and a total absence of wind noise that highlights some roar from the tyres.
Then you begin paying attention to the traffic more, witnessing the stares of incredulity from other road users. If the i8 looks fantastic in isolation, its avant garde style is then starkly exposed and admired in the real world. Combining almost sci-fi details with a fairly conventional supercar silhouette makes the i8 look futuristic but still really exciting and desirable in a conventional sense. Features from the beautiful M1 Hommage are incorporated nicely too. If the i3 sometimes appears almost wantonly awkward, the i8 could easily be categorised as bedroom poster fodder. It's a stunner.
So the i8 feels like special from the passenger's seat but it's something else again from behind the wheel. Dihedral doors appeal to your inner 10- year-old, the naked carbon weave to the geek and the excellent seating position to the driver. Regardless of the eco credentials, it puts you in a fantastic mood to drive.
The i8 defaults to electric power whenever possible. Pushing the gearlever across to Sport automatically starts the combustion engine and the 1.5-litre three-cylinder turbo fires with an abrupt gurgle.
On the road the engine makes a myriad of noises, all six-cylinder like in some form or another. At low revs the sound has the character of a flat-six, quite uneven and offbeat. But then it revs round to a low 6,500rpm limit with something akin to a V6 howl whilst retaining the smoothness of an in-line layout. The noise is enhanced, yes, but the Mini Cooper lineage is discernable. It feels augmented rather than artificial, building on what is there rather than devising an entirely fake soundtrack.
Always augmented by the batteries, it's hard to get a true impression of the engine's characteristics. Unsurprisingly the sense of torque predominates, the i8 punching really hard from low revs and sustaining it apparently throughout the rev range. But then this is where the i8 arguably loses out to conventional rivals; the Aston V8 Vantage, Porsche 911 and Audi R8 all rev beyond 7,000rpm and are in their element at those engine speeds. However, if a high-revving multi cylinder engine is that much of a priority for a sports car customer, would they ever be considering an i8? As a hybrid it offers another strand of engineering intrigue and, as will be discussed, its own attributes and appeal to the enthusiast.
The six-speed auto is fine without ever feeling exceptional. The paddles are responsive and the manual changes are swift but it doesn't have the rapidity of a DCT or the consummate smoothness of the ZF eight-speed.
Because there's little incentive to use every single engine revolution a slightly different driving style is adopted for the i8 on some excellent roads. And that's the key with the i8; different needn't mean worse. Chris noted some understeer out in the tight Californian canyons but in Scotland that wasn't a problem. The vast, sweeping A-roads really played to the i8's strengths. Its low centre of gravity and wide tracks give it a fabulous sense of stability through long, fast curves, the incisive turn-in imbuing real confidence. The steering isn't alive with feel but it is consistent, meaning your initial input is very often the right one. After the fairly poor M135i steering (it had to be mentioned somewhere), the steering is pretty good.
Using fourth and that abundance of torque you very soon find a beautiful flow with the i8, minimal steering input guiding you from curve to curve. Ultimately it doesn't involve and engage in a similar way to something like a V8 Vantage, but it's far from unenjoyable. As has been echoed elsewhere though, to find a fairly unadventurous dynamic balance behind such bold design an engineering does disappoint a little.
The i8's brakes are particularly noteworthy though. Given the technology involved with recuperating energy, that the pedal retains decent feel and is responsive to minute inputs is a laudable achievement. Left foot braking is facilitated too; cover the pedal through slower turns and the sense of acceleration and great traction is even stronger when you exit. The i3's party trick of driving almost entirely with one pedal isn't possible though as the regen effect just doesn't feel as pronounced.
Perhaps you won't be perfecting heel and toe or finely trimming your cornering line on the throttle but there are new challenges with the i8 that require nuanced driving. Can solely regen be used through this series of bends without touching the brakes? Can enough energy be reclaimed to finish the journey on electricity? Can I maintain enough pace using just the eDrive mode? The dash displays are engrossing (if frustratingly complex to read sometimes), showing stored energy and when the battery is being replenished as well as the speed, revs (in Sport mode) and range.
Is 200 miles from a fill good enough? The tank is only 42 litres which must contribute and driving in a less spirited fashion will of course make the claimed 343-mile range more attainable. BMW claims over 400 miles in EcoPro mode which would be interesting to investigate. The serenity of electric motoring is quite pleasant after a sustained period nearly flat out.
Similarly to the i3, the i8 will be offered with the full roster of BMW 360 Electric EV support services including chargepoint subscriptions, an app and reserved parking at charging stations. A wallbox charger can replenish 80 per cent of the battery charge in less than two hours and there's even a solar charging garage if you live somewhere particularly sunny.
But other than a small question mark over range, the i8 absolutely excels. To judge it by conventional assessment criteria almost seems a disservice to how innovative the car is. But those are the ones that exist for now and the fact the i8 performs so well against them proves unequivocally how well honed it is. The Vision Efficient Dynamics concept was a superb idea now executed in the i8 with great style, meticulous engineering and huge desirability. It's magnificent.
Price: £99,845 excluding Government ULEV £5,000 grant (£104,920 as tested including £1,150 20-inch BMW i W-spoke style 470 wheels, £1,490 for Driving Assistant - comprising rear view camera, surround view camera, high beam assist, forward collision warning, pedestrian protection, city collision mitigation and speed limit info - £295 for Anthracite headlining, £1,150 for Carpo interior world, £95 for Internet and £895 for Harmon Kardon loudspeaker system).
It will be interesting now to see how these cars age into the second hand market once the batteries get to 10-15 years old, how often will they require replacement and at what cost, I'm assuming that this point won't affect it for business lease deals but in the private market someone's going to have to foot that bill somewhere.
Astounding car and really feel now that the manufacturers are cracking the range / performance / vehicle cost. Another 5-10 years and I can see a lot of the business mile munchers being versions of this I8 type powertrain.
134 mpg is incredible, well done BMW.
24.4mpg am I reading this right?
In real world driving using both electric and petrol that's all you managed?
It's a joke that the official consumption is 134mpg, but drive it like a sports car and it's 24mpg. The EU emissions cycle needs a big revamp.


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2005 Maserati MC12 Corsa Can Be Yours For $3 Million
by Ciprian Florea, on February 22, 2015, 06:00
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Car for Sale: Maserati MC12 GT1
The car for which the Balance of Performance was created
October 2, 2019 14:00 by Michael Fira
In GT racing, the Maserati MC12 is remembered as a ferociously effective car in the GT1 class, racking up numerous race wins and titles in the now-defunct FIA GT Championship. With a career spanning seven seasons, it was the car to beat in Europe but it never caused much of a stir in North-America. Risi Competizione first campaigned one with help from AF Corse in 2005 with special dispensation from IMSA. It stood out and this was no mean feat given it shared grids with the Saleen S7, the Aston Martin DBR9, the Corvette C6.R, and the Dodge Viper GTS-R but it never delivered on its promise. Two years later, in 2007, storied Swiss-American squad Doran Lista brought the MC12 back to the American Le Mans Series and the car you see here is that exact car driven twice in the ALMS 12 years ago. We know you want it and so do we.
The Maserati MC12 is one of those cars that divides opinions: some consider it to be ridiculous with its race car-inspired physique that reminds you more of a '90s homologation special model such as Porsche's 911 GT1 rather than a '00s supercar while others can't stop praising both its appearance and its performance. On the race tracks, though, there was no room for such arguments: the MC12 was the dominant force in the FIA GT between 2005 and 2009 with Michael Bartels' Team Vitaphone becoming the de facto Maserati team during the car's tenure at the top of the GT1 pile. But can a car that never competed at Le Mans and that was never competitive in America really be considered great? Share with us your opinions in the comment section below, but not before you go through the story of this unique racer.
February 22, 2015 06:00 by Ciprian Florea
Introduced in 2004, the Maserati MC12 — essentially a re-bodied Ferrari Enzo — was built in only 55 units through 2005. Five of them remained with Maserati for its FIA GT Championship program, which puts the MC12, with its only 50 retailed units, among the rarest supercars ever built. Needless to say, you'd have more luck at finding one of the 400 Ferrari Enzos for sale nowadays.
However, there's a specific version of the MC12 that's even rarer. I'm talking about the MC12 Corse, a track-confined supercar built for customer use. To make it simple, think of it as the equivalent of the Enzo-based Ferrari FXX. Only 12 were built and sold for $1.47 million to select customers. Much like Ferrari did with the FXX, Maserati was responsible for the storage and maintenance of the cars, with their respective owners driving them on specially organized track days only.
That said, purchasing an MC12 Corsa is likely next to impossible, with very few customers willing to let their prized and rare supercars go. However, a near-mint example is currently for sale at Ferrari-Maserati of Ft. Lauderdale, and get this, it has only 55 miles on the odometer and perfect paint. There's no information as to whom owned the vehicle until now, but the dealership will be more than happy to part with this piece of Maserati racing history for $2,999,900. That's LaFerrari FXX K money right there!
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1956 Maserati 450S Prototype by Fantuzzi
May 10, 2014 19:00 by Shanto
It all started in 1956 when wealthy American businessman Tony Parravano hired the Italian manufacturer, Maserati to develop a new V-8 for use in the chassis of the Kurtis Indy. Maserati saw the opportunity to revive the project codenamed Tipo 54 and develop its own engine for use its sport-specific chassis. The original car carrying a V-6 engine with chassis number 3501 became the test bed for the car ordered by the American.
The 450S made its first appearance at the Swedish Grand Prix's practice session in August 1956, stunning everyone with its tremendous acceleration and top speed. The car clocked the third best timing in the practice, but the underdeveloped car could not handle the vibrations resonating from the wrong firing order of the engine's spark plugs. Afterwards, the 450S received a new chassis at Mondena factory.
The development continued and in 1957, the new production 450S was rolled out to have its maiden race at the 1000 km of Buenos Aires where it led the Ferrari twin-cam sports car by 10 seconds. The car suffered from a failed transmission and retired from the race. However, the car went on to claim its first ever podium finish in the 1957 Swedish GP. Sadly, FIA changed the rules next year, making 450S ineligible for the Grand Prix.
The car was quickly prepared for the 1956 Mille Miglia 1,000-mile race. Legendary driver Stirling Moss, along with Denis Jenkinson as navigator, experienced a brake failure and the car came to rest against a tree. Driver and co-driver walked away without a scratch, but the car had to return to the factory for repairs and further development.
Fantuazzi then came into picture when he designed a new body with a contoured design. The car also got a longer wheelbase to accommodate the new V-8 engine. The updated vehicle was tested in the Swedish Grand Prix in August 1956 where the car's builders continued to tweak is new chassis and make improvements.
Click past the jump to read more about the 1956 Maserati 450S Prototype by Fantuzzi.
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The Equal Rights Amendment states, "Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United Sates or by any state on account of sex."While many people want to believe that women no longer experience inequality, the recent #MeToo movement has illuminated there is still serious issues women face every day. An Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) would be a big step toward ending discriminatory practices bases on gender or sex. The ERA's simple wording would provide equality for both men and women.
History of the ERA
In 1972 the U.S. Congress voted that the Equal Rights Amendment should be added to the U.S. Constitution (354–24 in the House and 84–8 in the Senate). As American law dictates this Amendment then needed to be ratified by three-fourths of the states, or 38 states out of 50.
Over the next several years 35 of the 38 needed states ratified the ERA. However, a strong, focused movement against the ERA prevented it from getting the 38 states needed for its ratification. One of the key activists against the ERA was Phyllis Schlafly who believed it would take away "dependent wife" benefits under Social Security, separate restrooms for males and females, and the exemption for women from the Selective Service (the Army draft).
One other barrier the ERA had to being ratified was a deadline imposed upon the ratification of the Amendment. The ERA is one of only two Amendments ever proposed that has had a deadline. Indeed, in the 27th Amendment having to do with Congressional salaries was ratified 202 years after it was passed by Congress. Individuals fighting to get the ERA argue that this deadline is false and can be challenged legally once 38 states have ratified the ERA.
Indeed in just the past couple of years two additional states have ratified the ERA, Nevada and Illinois, bringing the total ratification to 37 states, just one away from the required number to ratify an amendment. Here is a little more history on the ERA:
Alice Paul, one of the key drivers of the 19th Amendment which gave women the vote, drafted the ERA, and it was introduced to Congress in 1923.
Initially it was opposed by progressives who worried about losing hard-won labor rights.
The Republican Party added it to the platform in 1940 and Democrats added in 1944.
It came to the Senate floor for the first time in 1946 and won a majority of votes.
March 22, 1972 it was passed decisively with a seven-year ratification for deadline.
Hawaii was the first state to ratify it less than one hour after it was passed.
Minnesota was the 26th state to ratify the federal ERA in 1973.
In the first year 22 states ratified it.
Eight more states ratified it in the second year
Three more states ratified it by 1974 and 1 state ratified it in 1975.
In 1979 legislation was passed to extend the ratification deadline of the ERA to 1982.
In 1980 the Republican party dropped it from their platform.
In 1982 the deadline was enacted and the Amendment was claimed to be dead.
Where is the ERA today?
Oddly, many people today believe the ERA was passed into the U.S. Constitution in the 1970s and feel like they are being protected by it. Other people believe that the ERA would do little to give women equality, so it is not worth pursing. This is a false belief. Court case after court case shows that without an ERA in our Constitution, the courts, including our highest Court, the Supreme Court, will ignore gender inequality.
Indeed, in 2010 Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, in an address to the University of California's Hastings College of the Law stated, "Certainly the Constitution does not require discrimination on the basis of sex. The only issue is whether it prohibits it. It doesn't. Nobody ever thought that that's what it meant. Nobody ever voted for that."
If this isn't enough to concern you, if you think it is just an off-the-cuff remark of a Supreme Court Justice who is no longer on the Court, then you may want to look up the following Supreme Court cases that have systematically taken away the rights of people based on sex or gender over the past couple of decades:
Gedulidg v. Aiello
Kouba vs Allstate
Young vs United Parcel Services, Inc.
Ward's Cove Packing vs Antonio
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. vs Dukes
Ledbetter vs Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co
Burwell vs Hobby Lobby
Tuan Anh Nguyen vs Immigration and Nationalization Services
Grove City vs Bell
Castle Rock v Gonzales
These are just some of the Supreme Court cases that have set back sex and gender equality for both men and women. There are even more that ensure that individuals, women and men, are not given equality under the law.
One of the ways the Supreme Court ensures inequality based on gender is by reviewing cases of discrimination based on sex and gender under a different scrutiny. For sex discrimination claims the Court uses intermediate scrutiny, while under the Fourteenth Amendment, which protect individuals bases on race or religion, the Court use strict scrutiny. This means those who discriminate on the basis of sex or gender are held to a lower standard than those who discriminate on the basis of race or religion. The individual bringing the case must prove it is INTENTIONAL discrimination. The idea of intention is notoriously hard to prove in the courts. After all, how do you show someones intent? However, for other cases of discrimination, strict scrutiny requires only action to show discrimination. Intent is not a consideration. There are other laws which use this standard. For instance, if someone is driving recklessly or drunk and kills another individual, their intent is not considered, only their action.
For all these reasons an Equal Rights Amendment is not just a reasonable action, but an extremely important one. On top of the need to add an ERA to our Federal Constitution, individuals in Minnesota are still not protected from discrimination based on sex or gender, since Minnesota had never added this to the Minnesota Constitution. To learn more about getting the ERA added into the Minnesota Constitution, visit ERAMN.org.
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How can I tour The Legacy?
In order to tour our venue, you must have an appointment. You can call 816-204-1629 or email events@thelegacyatgreenhills.com to schedule a time to visit. Tours are given all days of the week, depending on availability.
Can we use our own vendors?
Yes, we provide you a list of vendors we recommend but you choose who you want to work with. We do require that your caterer and bartending company be licensed and insured. All other vendors must have a business license.
Is there a minimum guest requirement?
No, there is no minimum guest requirement. The standard wedding and reception package includes up to 200 guests.
Do we have to hire security for our event?
No, it is not necessary to hire security.
In the event of inclement weather is there a backup for outdoor wedding ceremonies?
Yes, the pavilion may be used as a backup. There are several different options for hosting a ceremony inside the pavilion.
Is there an option to do reception only?
Yes, we can create a custom package.
How do I reserve The Legacy for my event?
In order to reserve your date we require a signed contract and a $1,000 deposit.
When can we arrive for our event?
When can we rehearse for our ceremony?
If your package includes an overnight stay the night prior you may perform your rehearsal during that time. If your package does not include an overnight stay the night prior you can perform your rehearsal when you arrive at 1pm, or you can schedule a rehearsal Monday-Thursday for $100/hour.
Do you have dressing facilities and if so, when are they available for our use?
Does The Legacy have on-site parking?
Yes, we have on-site parking for your guests.
Will a representative from The Legacy be on-site during our event?
Yes. At least one Legacy representative will be on-site at all times during your event. The Legacy representative will greet vendors, remove trash, direct parking and manage facility needs.
The Basic Package and the Premier Package do not include linens. You may add on linens to these packages for $10-12.


The short, easy answer to this question is "No." Every home buyer is legally allowed to purchase a home without a real estate agent. A better question might be whether you want to use an agent or not.
You may think a real estate agent merely looks at a list of homes, picks out a few, shows them to you and sells you on one of them. In a broad sense that's true, but there is much more. Besides looking through the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) for available homes that fit your needs, a good agent pre-inspects each home, discusses the home with the listing agent to find out what is motivating the seller, reviews the neighborhood and schools and much more. Your agent will do everything you would do to responsibly investigate the home, but do it much faster and more effectively than you can, because he or she knows the neighborhood and has played the game a hundred times before.
Your real estate agent is there not just to find your new home, but to protect your interests in the transaction as well.
When your agent makes an offer, he or she knows exactly what to include in the offer and what to exclude. He or she knows what terms you must include to protect yourself, and what disclosures the seller must provide.
A professional real estate agent also knows the area where you are buying very well, and understands the nuances of the neighborhood and the quality of the schools. The person should know every home that has been listed and sold in the neighborhood recently, and everything important about each one.
Real estate agents have relationships with the professionals whose help you will need to complete your transaction and maintain your home. These professionals include title insurance officers, escrow officers, property and pest inspection companies and home warranty companies, among others.
The listing broker has an agreement with the seller and is paid by the seller. If your real estate agent (called the "selling agent") finds a home for you that is listed by another agent, then the listing agent splits his commission with your agent. The money comes from the seller's proceeds in escrow.
Do I Need a Real Estate Agent to Buy a House?
Today you can find every publicly listed property on the market by visiting one of several websites. You may also find For-Sale-By-Owner properties (known in the industry as FSBO, or Fisbos) by looking through Craigslist or something similar.
You can find important information about the city, neighborhood and schools — including important factors such as student test scores — online through various sites.
You can learn about the neighborhood by spending time there. Walk the neighborhood in both day time and at night, on weekdays and weekends, and talk to neighbors.
You can learn what forms are required to be included with your offer and what forms and disclosures the seller must provide by doing a thorough Google search.
What if I Make a Home Buying Mistake?
A home is the largest purchase you will ever make until you buy your next home. Even without a real estate agent, it costs quite a bit of money to buy and sell a home due to title insurance, escrow fees, the costs of a mortgage, county and city transfer taxes and recording fees. If you buy a home that you hate, unwinding the mistake is a very expensive proposition in terms of both time and money.
But I Can Save Money by Not Using a Real Estate Agent. Right?
Maybe. If you assume that the seller will share the savings with you, you might be able to save a portion of the real estate commission. It isn't likely sellers would discount the price by the entire commission, however. After all, why would they give up the protection afforded them by having professional representation if they didn't benefit a little, too?
And, of course, there's that "mistake" thing.
While many homeowners have purchased their properties without agents, you must understand the risks involved in buying without representation. If that works for you, by all means go for it.
If you aren't confident in your ability to do this on your own, or if your time is valuable, or if making a mistake would be financially or emotionally devastating to you, find an experienced, competent, ethical real estate agent who is recommended by people you trust, and let that person help you into your first home.
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Members of the Crossville Cruisers car club were on hand to help with a new film for Cumberland Mountain State Park. The club includes vehicles from the 1920s all the way to the present. Among these automotive jewels was Billy Frazier's 1940 Ford Standard with only 23,558 original miles on it!
Mr. Frazier tells us the Crossville Cruisers usually meet on Thursdays at the Crossville Dairy Queen. The film they helped make is part of the park's new history exhibit in a former changing house built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the late 1930's.
Ward Weems (left) and Jeff Wells (right) of Tennessee State Park's Interpretive and Education Section assemble a display for Cumberland Mountain State Park's new exhibit.
The Crossville Cruisers cross Byrd Creek Dam, the largest masonry structure ever built by the Civilian Conservation Corps.


Yeshiva University, a NCAA Division III institution in New York City, and member of the Skyline Conference, is seeking applicants for a part-time assistant men's soccer coach. The successful candidate will be responsible for assisting the head coach in all aspects of the program.
Duties include, but are not limited to: recruitment of prospective student-athletes, student-athlete development, running of training sessions, film breakdown, and match preparation. The assistant coach will also be responsible for working with athletics staff to support and uphold the philosophy, goals and mission of both the university and the YU athletics program.
Founded in 1886, Yeshiva University (http://yu.edu/) (YU) has a strong tradition of combining Jewish scholarship with academic excellence and achievement in the liberal arts, sciences, medicine, law, business, social work, Jewish studies, education, psychology, and more.
We are a leading global educational institution that employs over 6,000 people across our various campus locations -- Wilf Campus, Beren Campus, Brookdale Center, Resnick Campus in the Bronx, the Gruss Institute in Jerusalem, the Boys High School in Manhattan and the Girls High School in Queens. From the distinguished faculty who teach here, to the dedicated staff, we work to fulfill our mission: to "bring wisdom to life" through all that we teach, by all that we do and for all those we serve. We seek to attract and retain engaged and committed individuals who contribute to an exciting working environment, where there is a sense of community and belonging, balanced with a significant cross section of people from diverse backgrounds working and studying together.


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Of Jinn and Justice: Musharruf Farooqi's supernatural short story makes for great Islamic fantasy
Reading The Jinn Darazgosh was an interesting experience, because until recently the entirety of my exposure to jinn stories included the Disney version of Alladin. A genie that came out of a magic lamp and granted three wishes sounded like a brilliant concept, right up until last year, when my exposure to the anthology The Djinn Falls in Love and Other Stories as well as the trilogy Bartimaeus Sequence exposed me to a whole new side of the differently-spelled 'djinn'.
The former anthology tackled djinns as both protagonists and antagonists in stories which showed them as more than creatures whose sole purpose was to fulfil the whims of fickle humans. The latter trilogy introduced me to the idea of levels of djinns as afrits and marids with varying powers and purposes. Around discussions with my best friend about the course she was planning to teach about these supernatural creatures as well as the recent burst of publication of books about djinns, I've come to realize that there's a whole world out there beyond elves and dwarves when it comes to supernatural creatures.
Farooqi's story tackles a side of fantasy that I wish I had read more of. In a world where jinn creep into the heavens to overhear the angel's plans and come back to tell those who pretend to portend events, a jinn named Darazgosh works for an augur named Sarob. With augurs all over the world using these jinn to spy on angels to predict the future, Darazgosh is entrusted with the same tasks. He, however, gets more involved than allowed in his curiosity to see how what the angels have said will come to pass, setting off a whole chain of events.
Darazgosh went away after witnessing those events, but every night he returned to watch what went on in those places, and to await the time when God's decree would be fulfilled.
Most of this story is told in a format I like to call the old-school-dastaan way of narrating. The dialogues are limited, and most of the narration in in the form of stock paragraphs that relate what happened in simple and clear language. With two lovers fated to die in the far distant future due to rains in the here and now, we follow the jinn as he keeps track of how these events come to pass.
It's not a simple, one-generation narrative, with a story starting and ending with the life of one person. In keeping with the large-scale narration, the actual hero and heroine are the grandchildren of the people with whom we begin our story. An unhappy couple with a wife who bears a miracle child lead to our hero, whereas a verdant tree and the birth of a baby girl lead us to our heroine. Decades pass in the matter of minutes as people give birth and grow older, as deaths are faced and fates changed, and the next chapter begins, with Darazgosh watching over it all.
He again sent for Darazgosh and said to him: "Find out once more what is being said in the heavens and bring me the news!" Darazgosh again returned, and said: "The angels in the heavens say that the fortune of the kingdom is tied to the two slaves gifted to the king by a courtier."
The story, which seeks to describe how the jinn were locked out of heaven, culminates in Darazgosh playing a more active part in the events than he is allowed. With an omnipresent narrator and a certain emotional distance from the story itself, this is not one of those tales where you judge them on how closely you felt for the characters or how three dimensional they were. Given that you barely get to spend a large amount of time with anyone beyond their functionality to the tale itself, what's more important is the story, and how things lead to another. And overall, this makes for an okay reading experience. It's not the best story I've ever read, and I certainly won't remember it a month from now, but it also wasn't a complete waste of my time, and I didn't have to struggle to finish it. For reference, I'd suggest everyone should read this brilliant article by the author, where he talks in detail about the Islamic concept of jinn and their background. Recommended.
Labels: Fantasy, Musharraf Ali Farooqi, Pakistani author, Review, Short story, South Asian Literature, The Jinn Darazgosh


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Castle Rock  – amerykański internetowy serial telewizyjny (horror, thriller, fantasy) wyprodukowany przez Bad Robot Productions oraz Warner Bros. Television, który jest luźną adaptacją różnych powieści Stephena Kinga. Serial został wyemitowany w USA począwszy od 25 lipca 2018 roku .

W Polsce serial został udostępniony od 2 sierpnia 2018 roku przez HBO GO, a następnie od 28 sierpnia 2018 roku przez HBO 3.

Fabuła
Akcja serialu dzieje się w fikcyjnym miasteczku Castle Rock, opowiada o Henrym Deaverym, prawniku, który zajmuje się sprawami więźniów skazanych na śmierć.

Obsada

Główna
 André Holland jako Henry Deaver
 Bill Skarsgård jako The Kid
 Melanie Lynskey jako Molly Strand
 Scott Glenn jako Alan Pangborn
 Sissy Spacek jako Ruth Deaver
 Jane Levy jako Jackie
 Terry O'Quinn jako Dale Lacy

Role drugoplanowe
 Chosen Jacobs jako Wendell Deaver
 Allison Tolman jako Molly
 Noel Fisher jako Zalewski

Odcinki

Sezon 1 (2018)

Sezon 2 (2019)

Produkcja
22 lutego 2017 roku, Hulu ogłosiło zamówienie pierwszego sezonu serialu.

W maju 2017 roku, poinformowano, że główną rolę zagra André Holland.

W kolejnym miesiącu ogłoszono, że Sissy Spacek, Jane Levy i Melanie Lynskey zagrają w serialu.

W lipcu 2017 roku, obsada serialu powiększyła się o Billa Skarsgårda, który wcieli się w rolę The Kida.

W kolejnym miesiącu poinformowano, że Scott Glenn oraz Terry O'Quinn dołączyli do obsady serialu.

Na początku marca 2018 roku, ogłoszono, że Chosen Jacobs otrzymała rolę Wendell Deaver.

W czerwcu 2018 roku, poinformowano, że Allison Tolman i Noel Fisher otrzymali rolę powracające w serialu

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15 sierpnia 2018 roku, platforma Hulu ogłosiła zamówienie drugiego sezonu.

Przypisy

Linki zewnętrzne

 Oficjalna strona serialu Castle Rock

Seriale telewizyjne emitowane od 2018
Amerykańskie telewizyjne seriale dramatyczne
Amerykańskie telewizyjne seriale fantastyczne
Hulu
Filmowe adaptacje utworów Stephena Kinga

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Fiona Onasanya MP released from prison this morning after serving a third of her three-month jail sentence for perverting the course of justice
Disgraced junior lawyer MP's jail term not unduly lenient, Attorney General rules
MP Fiona Onasanya
A disgraced junior lawyer turned MP who was jailed for perverting the course of justice will not have her three-month sentence extended after the Attorney General decided against referring her case to the Court of Appeal.
Commercial property law specialist Fiona Onasanya was jailed last month after she was found guilty of lying to police about who was driving her vehicle when it was clocked by a speed camera in Thorney, near Peterborough, on 24 July 2017. The former Eversheds (now Eversheds Sutherland) lawyer was handed a three-month custodial sentence earlier this year following a retrial.
In the days following the conviction, the Attorney General's office received a complaint that the sentence was too lenient. Now, following a review, the complaint has not been upheld. A spokesperson for the Attorney General's office said:
"After careful consideration, the solicitor general has concluded that he could not refer this case to the Court of Appeal."
The Attorney General's decision came just hours before the 35-year-old — who was expelled by the Labour party but continues to sit as the independent MP for Peterborough — was released from prison after serving one month of her sentence.
During her trial, the court heard how Onasanya had schemed with her brother, Festus Onasanya, to deceive police by claiming a former tenant, Alek Antipow, was driving her vehicle at the time of the incident. Subsequent inquiries by police revealed Antipow was at home with his parents in Russia at the time.
Onasanya's brother, Festus Onasanya, was jailed for ten months after he pleaded guilty to three counts of perverting the course of justice.
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An angular style to express the spirit of the Roaring Twenties.
Café Society? I stood in the empty Paris theatre gazing at the audacious jewels strung in architectural shapes, wondering where Coco Chanel came into this story.
From researching The Windsor Style, about the lifestyle of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, I knew that Café Society was a term used in the Twenties as a social sneer. It suggested a louche group of people without a bloodline to genuine aristocracy.
The graphic jewels in front of me had a hard edge – even Chanel's signature camellia was set in blocks of pavé work on pink sapphires and diamonds. An onyx necklace with a smart black tail, interspersed with diamond camellias, was given the name Tuxedo – and it did remind me of the streamlined masculine look of the Roaring Twenties.
As I stood on the theatre's stage, looking into the auditorium, where the ceiling was serendipitously shaped like a camellia, I began to get the story: Coco Chanel as a symbol of modernity. That was echoed in the modernist structures that seemed to be based on straight lines.
The "programme" notes summed up the story: the inspiration was Gabrielle Chanel's apartment on the Rue Cambon, where a tiny, decorative cage holding a clock and two mother-of-pearl lovebirds had inspired the collection.
The angular shapes, the insert of onyx to draw geometric lines across white diamonds, and the three-dimensional settings gave a sense of modernity. And it made even the camellia flower seem smart, sharp and as modern as Coco Chanel's life in the Twenties.
A selection of Chanel's Café Society collection will be on display at the Biennale des Antiquaires in Paris from September 11.


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No 'clean chit' possible, Mr. Modi
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How Bush helps Obama
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Rahul, Varun: Who let the kids out?
Another Gandhi kid has spoken. And it did no good to anyone except, perhaps, to the venom spewing young Gandhi himself in some measure. It helped him grab the headlines that had eluded him for nearly as long as he had been running after them. Not any more. Nobody seemed to be taking note of the chubby boy and he apparently didn't like it much....
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Mumbai attack: Don't blame Pakistan, not yet
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Economists Outline Benefits of Reducing Nitrates
By Iowa State University
Reducing nitrates in water is obviously beneficial to the public as well as agriculture, but usually those benefits aren't quantified.
A study conducted by the Center for Agricultural and Rural Development at Iowa State University explores the potential economic benefits to drinking water, recreation and health through meeting the targets of Iowa's statewide strategy for reducing nutrients.
The study highlights that reducing nitrates and improving water quality in rivers and lakes would increase recreation benefits, and may reduce adverse health outcomes for people exposed to high nitrates in drinking water.
The study was led by Chuan Tang, a postdoctoral researcher, and Gabriel Lade, assistant professor of economics, along with: David Keiser, assistant professor of economics; Catherine Kling, director of the Center for Agricultural and Rural Development and a Charles F. Curtiss Distinguished Professor of Agriculture and Life Sciences in the Department of Economics; Yongjie Ji, an assistant scientist; and Yau-Huo Shr, a postdoctoral researcher.
In 2012, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, and Iowa State University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences developed the Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy. As part of a broader strategy among the 12 states that border the Mississippi River, the Iowa strategy lays out a science-based framework for reducing nutrient delivery to waterways in Iowa, and ultimately, the Gulf of Mexico.
The strategy's overall goal is to reduce the amount of total nitrogen and phosphorous leaving the state by 45 percent.
According to the Iowa State researchers, meeting the Nutrient Reduction Strategies targets will lead to substantial benefits to Iowans.
Approximately 90 percent of Iowans rely on public water supplies for drinking water, while the remaining 10 percent rely on private wells. To assess the effectiveness of drinking water nitrate removal and its associated costs, the researchers compiled data from the Iowa groundwater quality monitoring program, the Statewide Rural Well Water Survey, the Environmental Protection Agency and other sources. They also interviewed several public water supply system operators.
The researchers found that, since 2007, more than 90 percent of public water supplies were in compliance with all health-based drinking water standards. However, many utilities dedicate substantial financial resources to removing nitrates.
The study found that 49 public water suppliers serving more than 10 percent of Iowa's population treat water for nitrates either by blending waters or using nitrate removal equipment. Also, Iowa's public water supply systems had invested at least $1.8 million in nitrate treatment equipment since 2000.
"Nitrate removal equipment can be cost prohibitive to some small communities, leaving them with few options to meet federal safe drinking water standards," said Lade. "When we looked at data on private wells, which are not regulated by the EPA as public supplies are, evidence shows that as few as 7 percent and as many as 25 percent may contain unhealthy nitrate levels."
The researchers also studied benefits to recreation in Iowa. They estimated that improving the quality of Iowa's lakes by meeting the targets would increase recreational benefits to all Iowans by approximately $30 million per year.
"We also noted that harmful algal blooms linked to excess nutrients have become more of a problem in recent years, which further diminishes recreation values and potentially threatens the health of recreation lovers," said Lade.
The study compiled much of the available evidence to date on health impacts of nitrates in drinking water. Public health scientists have long documented the health risks to infants drinking water with high nitrates. Other studies suggest that long-term exposure to nitrates in drinking water, even at low levels, may be associated with chronic health effects.
"More research is needed to further study nitrate exposure and health outcomes, and especially in understanding the complex interactions between nitrates and other potential contaminants on human health," said Lade. "But to the extent nitrates in drinking water have adverse health impacts, we believe there are significant benefits in meeting the Nutrient Reduction Strategy targets in likely reducing Iowans' exposure and reducing healthcare expenditures."
The study was funded by the Walton Family Foundation, the Iowa Environmental Council and the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute for Food and Agriculture.
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POW MIA Until They All Come Home Memory Box – This wooden box is a lasting reminder of our US Military POW MIA Veterans sacrifices. Plenty of room in this memory box to store your keepsakes.
Up to 75 characters spanning three lines. Remember to double check your spelling . . . We engrave exactly what you enter. We will center and size the text to fit.
This handmade in America POW / MIA gift wooden memory box provides a daily reminder of the service and sacrifice made by our POW / MIA US military veterans. The combat boots represent each soldier listed as prisoners of war or missing in action and is paired with the stripes of the US Flag. The POW / MIA symbol logo is placed in the top right corner with the words "You are not Forgotten".
Display it proudly until they all come home . . .


I saw a kind of apparition as I drove along the lakefront Tuesday: pickets with signs, on a strike or lockout. A sales promo? Film shoot? In the recent past you'd just think: Workers fighting back. Back in the day, all newspapers used to have a full-time labour reporter. It didn't mean they were pro-labour any more than having a Moscow correspondent meant they were communists. They just went where the news was -- emphasis on "was."
Bob White's death at 81 last Sunday was like that. It got noted in the mainstream media, but flashed by. As if they knew guys like him mattered but couldn't recall why. It would be like reporting who won the Stanley Cup but not knowing what sport it was awarded for.
It's ironic that White died the same week a judge ordered the transit union in Toronto to reinstate their elected leader, who had been deposed by its U.S. union headquarters. Someone even suggested that was a tribute to White -- because he led Canadian autoworkers out of their U.S. union to independence in the 1980s. It was a resounding call for national dignity and it wasn't easy for White, who came of age in that union. But he wouldn't let them dictate settlements to Canadians and said he'd wrap himself in the f-----g Canadian flag if he had to. He was as fearless taking on his own side as against the Big Three automakers.
It's especially hard to lose him at a time when leadership in most of the world is so conspicuously puny. The worst have always risen to the top easily but the best, not so much. He had a genuine charisma, in Max Weber's original sense: leaders who inspire loyalty in others through something inexpressible yet recognizably trustworthy. He was that kind of natural. When he squatted down to talk to a kid, you knew he knew a camera was there, but you also knew he knew that's how to treat kids, workers, or anyone, with respect.
Like all great labour leaders (a category that used to be as obvious as great hockey players), he felt it wasn't just about getting more stuff for his members; it was about addressing the social roots of inequality and ugliness. It would have made perfect sense for him to move on and lead the NDP. But NDP elders, such as Ed Broadbent and Stephen Lewis, declined to encourage him, maybe because he wasn't of their professorial ilk and hailed from the workers themselves.
He'd come from Ireland at age 12 and left high school to work in a factory. He swore a lot (he said he never got credit for 10 years of Sunday school). Instead, they chose Audrey McLaughlin, who's faded from history much as she used to fade right in front of you.
So he became head of the Canadian Labour Congress, to pursue those larger matters, but it was harder there. Probably because he missed the direct contact with working people that had always nourished him. Ottawa kills.
Speaking personally, it was White who made me feel welcome, versus a pariah, in the "House of Labour." Previously, I'd been anathematized for working with a renegade group of independent unions. I'm not whining, I'm kind of proud of it, but it was a delight collaborating with him and sometimes bargaining hard over material I wrote for occasions like elections. (Always voluntary, not paid.) If he saw other unionists getting edgy about some of my views, he'd bark, "Go write your f-----g ad!" and deal with the tetchy brothers and sisters himself.
Final thought? Leadership -- the ability to bring out the best in others -- is among the rarest social resources, and White's would've been squandered had there been no labour movement in which to emerge. It gave him a chance to be who he was, and I think that's how he understood its importance for others. Before he went onstage to debate free trade before a national TV audience during the election of 1988, he mused, "Not bad for a guy with Grade 10."
Is there any reason to think strikes and the unions which call them will ever reacquire the aura of romance and moral legitimacy they once had? Yes, there is.
The engine driving both the ouster of Andrew Puzder and Michael Flynn are movements of thousands upon thousands of people across the U.S., saying "no" to hate, bigotry and injustice.
The world won't change just with positive emotions. We need a comprehensive plan to address these troubling times.


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We are excited about our upcoming visit from famous author, David Adler! He will be available to sign books for students on the day of his visit. We have the opportunity to purchase many of his books at a significant discount. This is not a fundraiser, just a bonus for having him visit with us at Wolf Swamp! The flyer should have come home recently, or feel free to check it out here to see if you'd like to purchase some of the books.
How cool will it be for our children to read some of David Adler's books and then MEET and TALK with him in person! Thanks to Lynn Adzima, our literacy specialist, for putting this special event together.
Zumba Night this Friday, April 26th!
We are so lucky to have two awesome Zumba teachers who are also Wolf Swamp moms to help us move and shake on Friday! It's great exercise and fun to get out with other Wolf Swamp parents! Find all the info here!
Yard Goats Game - May 11th! Ticket orders due by Friday!
This should be a really fun family night out! We have sold a lot of tickets, and we have a limited amount left. Get your orders in! You should have received flyers home, but if you would like to print one, it is attached here.
Field Day is coming up on June 7th, and the PTA is offering Field Day T-shirts for those who need one in their team color. Please click here to confirm your child's team color assignment. If you would like to purchase a T-shirt (we have adult sizes as well!), please click here. All orders are due by May 1st.
Did you know that schools in poor neighborhoods generally don't have a school book fair? This is because companies like Scholastic can't make enough money to make it worth them coming to these schools. So the kids are missing out on the opportunity to access more affordable books and the school doesn't reap the rewards of books for their libraries & classrooms that come thru book fair points. Did you know that libraries in poor neighborhoods are open fewer days a week and fewer hours per day?
Think of the joy your children get when they receive a new book or head to the library for a book to read. Will you help us bring that joy to kids at Boland Elementary School this year? Please consider donating a new or gently used book for a child in PreK to 5th grade.
Where to donate: Books can be dropped off at the Wolf Swamp Road School lobby and placed in the box labeled "Spread The Word Book Collection."
Who will receive the books: Students at Boland Elementary School in Springfield. Boland School is located in a very high poverty district. School staff are excited at the idea of distributing the books collected to their 800 students.
Please check out the flyer for more information on this important program.
Volunteers are needed to help collect & sort the books. If you are able to help, please contact Judy at jmcherichetti@gmail.com or 413-726-4613.
We are so lucky to have such wonderful teachers and staff here at Wolf Swamp Road School. Teacher appreciation week is coming up on May 6th-10th. We are working out the details on how we will show our gratitude. In the mean time, please email us if you would like to help out with this!
Marker Recyling at Wolf Swamp!
Click here for more info on this great program that Ms. McKittrick and Ms. Holmes have organized. Let's get our kids involved!
Our Wolf Swamp PTA Facebook page is up and running! Consider it an additional resource for finding information about school and PTA events!
Please note - if you would like to add/edit your information to the directory, visit our PTA website and you may enter your information there, or click here for the link to Add/Edit to Directory.
Congratulations to last month's box top winners... Mrs. Skowera's 4th grade class! They collected over 800 box tops - way to go!
The Special Education Alliance of Longmeadow (SEAL) is a Parent Advisory Council that offers information, support, and networking opportunities to parents. Please join us for our next meeting on Tuesday, April 9th at 7:00 PM in Room A-31 Pupil Services, 535 Bliss Road, Longmeadow. There will be a presentation from Thomas Mazza (Assistant Superintendent for Finance and Operations) and Jean Fontaine (Director of Pupil Services) to review the Special Education budget before approved by town during town meeting. Following the presentation, there will be discussion about upcoming SEAL outreach activities. For the full meeting agenda, and to learn more about future meeting dates and events, visit www.sealma.org.
This will the sixth year there has been a community bike sale at the Community House hosted by the Longmeadow Environmental Transition Group and the Family Bike Shop. Click here for more info!
Longmeadow Youth Football Registration is Open!
Participants are grouped by grade, age, skill, and experience levels with weight restrictions for certain positions. Pee Wee Program for 3rd & 4th graders; Junior Program for 5th & 6th graders; Senior Program for 7th & 8th graders. Program emphasizes values, teamwork, and football fundamentals. All coaches are USA Football certified! Starting in early August, preseason practices are typically Monday-Thursday from 6-8pm at Williams Middle School reducing to 3 days each week once school starts. Eight games are played Saturdays or Sundays during September and October. Uniforms and equipment are provided, but participants supply their own cleats and mouth guard.
There will also be a flag football program for K-2. This will be an 8-week program on Saturday mornings starting after Labor Day and running through October.
Registration: Online only. Please visit www.longmeadowfootball.org for more information and to register.
Fee: $175, if registered prior to June 1. Any registrations completed after June 1 will be assessed a $25 late fee. Multiple players from the same family receive discounts. All new players and those who did not play last year are required to bring a copy of their birth certificate to leave at registration. The registration fee for flag football is $50 per person.
Boys Youth Lacrosse (Grades 3-8): Registration is still open for the spring boys grades 3-8 lacrosse season. Please visit www.longmeadowlacrosse.com for more info and to register online.
Boys Youth Lacrosse (Grades K, 1, 2): Boys in grades K, 1, and 2 are invited to participate in our K-2 introductory lacrosse program. Sessions are held on Saturday mornings in order to not conflict with other sports and family commitments. Please visit www.longmeadowlacrosse.com for more info and to register online.
Join us for some serious fun as you design, build, and program various robots built for out of this world adventures! You can build a lunar rover, a mars spaceship, or an underwater explorer. Class is limited and first come first serve. For more information, contact info@psinquiry.org.
Check out the New Park and Rec Programs for this Winter!
Online registration is now open! Register at longmeadowlittleleague.org. If you register before December 1st, you receive $15 off each child's registration.
Register for the 2019 Girls Youth Lacrosse, Grades 3-8 at www.lglax.com. All ability levels are welcome. Come learn the exciting game of girls lacrosse with your friends in a relaxed, FUN atmosphere. Register early. Late fee will be assessed after January 31st.


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import eventlet
import ironic_inspector_client as client
import mock

from ironic.common import driver_factory
from ironic.common import exception
from ironic.common import keystone
from ironic.common import states
from ironic.conductor import task_manager
from ironic.drivers.modules import inspector
from ironic.tests.conductor import utils as mgr_utils
from ironic.tests.db import base as db_base
from ironic.tests.objects import utils as obj_utils

class DisabledTestCase(db_base.DbTestCase):
    def setUp(self):
        super(DisabledTestCase, self).setUp()

    def _do_mock(self):
        # NOTE(dtantsur): fake driver always has inspection, using another one
        mgr_utils.mock_the_extension_manager("pxe_ssh")
        self.driver = driver_factory.get_driver("pxe_ssh")

    def test_disabled(self):
        self.config(enabled=False, group='inspector')
        self._do_mock()
        self.assertIsNone(self.driver.inspect)
        # NOTE(dtantsur): it's expected that fake_inspector fails to load
        # in this case
        self.assertRaises(exception.DriverLoadError,
                          mgr_utils.mock_the_extension_manager,
                          "fake_inspector")

    def test_enabled(self):
        self.config(enabled=True, group='inspector')
        self._do_mock()
        self.assertIsNotNone(self.driver.inspect)

    @mock.patch.object(inspector, 'client', None)
    def test_init_inspector_not_imported(self):
        self.assertRaises(exception.DriverLoadError,
                          inspector.Inspector)

    def test_init_ok(self):
        self.config(enabled=True, group='inspector')
        inspector.Inspector()

class BaseTestCase(db_base.DbTestCase):
    def setUp(self):
        super(BaseTestCase, self).setUp()
        self.config(enabled=True, group='inspector')
        mgr_utils.mock_the_extension_manager("fake_inspector")
        self.driver = driver_factory.get_driver("fake_inspector")
        self.node = obj_utils.get_test_node(self.context)
        self.task = mock.MagicMock(spec=task_manager.TaskManager)
        self.task.context = mock.MagicMock(spec_set=['auth_token'])
        self.task.shared = False
        self.task.node = self.node
        self.task.driver = self.driver
        self.api_version = (1, 0)

class CommonFunctionsTestCase(BaseTestCase):
    def test_validate_ok(self):
        self.driver.inspect.validate(self.task)

    def test_get_properties(self):
        res = self.driver.inspect.get_properties()
        self.assertEqual({}, res)

    def test_create_if_enabled(self):
        res = inspector.Inspector.create_if_enabled('driver')
        self.assertIsInstance(res, inspector.Inspector)

    @mock.patch.object(inspector.LOG, 'info', autospec=True)
    def test_create_if_enabled_disabled(self, warn_mock):
        self.config(enabled=False, group='inspector')
        res = inspector.Inspector.create_if_enabled('driver')
        self.assertIsNone(res)
        self.assertTrue(warn_mock.called)

@mock.patch.object(eventlet, 'spawn_n', lambda f, *a, **kw: f(*a, **kw))
@mock.patch.object(client, 'introspect')
class InspectHardwareTestCase(BaseTestCase):
    def test_ok(self, mock_introspect):
        self.assertEqual(states.INSPECTING,
                         self.driver.inspect.inspect_hardware(self.task))
        mock_introspect.assert_called_once_with(
            self.node.uuid,
            api_version=self.api_version,
            auth_token=self.task.context.auth_token)

    def test_url(self, mock_introspect):
        self.config(service_url='meow', group='inspector')
        self.assertEqual(states.INSPECTING,
                         self.driver.inspect.inspect_hardware(self.task))
        mock_introspect.assert_called_once_with(
            self.node.uuid,
            api_version=self.api_version,
            auth_token=self.task.context.auth_token,
            base_url='meow')

    @mock.patch.object(task_manager, 'acquire', autospec=True)
    def test_error(self, mock_acquire, mock_introspect):
        mock_introspect.side_effect = RuntimeError('boom')
        self.driver.inspect.inspect_hardware(self.task)
        mock_introspect.assert_called_once_with(
            self.node.uuid,
            api_version=self.api_version,
            auth_token=self.task.context.auth_token)
        task = mock_acquire.return_value.__enter__.return_value
        self.assertIn('boom', task.node.last_error)
        task.process_event.assert_called_once_with('fail')

@mock.patch.object(keystone, 'get_admin_auth_token', lambda: 'the token')
@mock.patch.object(client, 'get_status')
class CheckStatusTestCase(BaseTestCase):
    def setUp(self):
        super(CheckStatusTestCase, self).setUp()
        self.node.provision_state = states.INSPECTING

    def test_not_inspecting(self, mock_get):
        self.node.provision_state = states.MANAGEABLE
        inspector._check_status(self.task)
        self.assertFalse(mock_get.called)

    def test_not_inspector(self, mock_get):
        self.task.driver.inspect = object()
        inspector._check_status(self.task)
        self.assertFalse(mock_get.called)

    def test_not_finished(self, mock_get):
        mock_get.return_value = {}
        inspector._check_status(self.task)
        mock_get.assert_called_once_with(self.node.uuid,
                                         api_version=self.api_version,
                                         auth_token='the token')
        self.assertFalse(self.task.process_event.called)

    def test_exception_ignored(self, mock_get):
        mock_get.side_effect = RuntimeError('boom')
        inspector._check_status(self.task)
        mock_get.assert_called_once_with(self.node.uuid,
                                         api_version=self.api_version,
                                         auth_token='the token')
        self.assertFalse(self.task.process_event.called)

    def test_status_ok(self, mock_get):
        mock_get.return_value = {'finished': True}
        inspector._check_status(self.task)
        mock_get.assert_called_once_with(self.node.uuid,
                                         api_version=self.api_version,
                                         auth_token='the token')
        self.task.process_event.assert_called_once_with('done')

    def test_status_error(self, mock_get):
        mock_get.return_value = {'error': 'boom'}
        inspector._check_status(self.task)
        mock_get.assert_called_once_with(self.node.uuid,
                                         api_version=self.api_version,
                                         auth_token='the token')
        self.task.process_event.assert_called_once_with('fail')
        self.assertIn('boom', self.node.last_error)

    def test_service_url(self, mock_get):
        self.config(service_url='meow', group='inspector')
        mock_get.return_value = {'finished': True}
        inspector._check_status(self.task)
        mock_get.assert_called_once_with(self.node.uuid,
                                         api_version=self.api_version,
                                         auth_token='the token',
                                         base_url='meow')
        self.task.process_event.assert_called_once_with('done')

    def test_is_standalone(self, mock_get):
        self.config(auth_strategy='noauth')
        mock_get.return_value = {'finished': True}
        inspector._check_status(self.task)
        mock_get.assert_called_once_with(
            self.node.uuid,
            api_version=self.api_version,
            auth_token=self.task.context.auth_token)
        self.task.process_event.assert_called_once_with('done')

    def test_not_standalone(self, mock_get):
        self.config(auth_strategy='keystone')
        mock_get.return_value = {'finished': True}
        inspector._check_status(self.task)
        mock_get.assert_called_once_with(self.node.uuid,
                                         api_version=self.api_version,
                                         auth_token='the token')
        self.task.process_event.assert_called_once_with('done')

@mock.patch.object(eventlet.greenthread, 'spawn_n',
                   lambda f, *a, **kw: f(*a, **kw))
@mock.patch.object(task_manager, 'acquire', autospec=True)
@mock.patch.object(inspector, '_check_status', autospec=True)
class PeriodicTaskTestCase(BaseTestCase):
    def test_ok(self, mock_check, mock_acquire):
        mgr = mock.MagicMock(spec=['iter_nodes'])
        mgr.iter_nodes.return_value = [('1', 'd1'), ('2', 'd2')]
        tasks = [mock.sentinel.task1, mock.sentinel.task2]
        mock_acquire.side_effect = (
            mock.MagicMock(__enter__=mock.MagicMock(return_value=task))
            for task in tasks
        )
        inspector.Inspector()._periodic_check_result(
            mgr, mock.sentinel.context)
        mock_check.assert_any_call(tasks[0])
        mock_check.assert_any_call(tasks[1])
        self.assertEqual(2, mock_acquire.call_count)

    def test_node_locked(self, mock_check, mock_acquire):
        iter_nodes_ret = [('1', 'd1'), ('2', 'd2')]
        mock_acquire.side_effect = iter([exception.NodeLocked("boom")] *
                                        len(iter_nodes_ret))
        mgr = mock.MagicMock(spec=['iter_nodes'])
        mgr.iter_nodes.return_value = iter_nodes_ret
        inspector.Inspector()._periodic_check_result(
            mgr, mock.sentinel.context)
        self.assertFalse(mock_check.called)
        self.assertEqual(2, mock_acquire.call_count)

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I'm having trouble uploading my images...can you help?
For the majority of products it normally takes 2-3 business days from the day we receive the photo to the day it is shipped. (extra time required during the holiday season and for collages). Please make sure your email account is accepting mail from "john@thememoriesplace.com Many times we try to correspond with a customer and our email gets lost in a spam filter If that happens it can possibly delay your order.
Shipping Cost -- We offer FREE shipping to the Continental USA on orders over $65.00 USD.
Yes, we do ship to Hawaii, Alaska, and Puerto Rico as well as APO and FPO but there is a charge for shipping.
Shipping Time -- Normal shipping times are listed on each product.
We cannot guarantee when an order will arrive. Consider any shipping or transit time offered to you by TheMemoriesPlace only as an estimate. We encourage you to order in a timely fashion to avoid delays caused by shipping or product availability.
We do ship internationally to many countries. Please contact us for costs and we will invoice you through PayPal if you would like the order to be processed.
Do you offer EXPRESS Shipping on photo blankets?
Unfortunately we no longer have the option of express or overnight shipping.
Yes. We support our troops and gladly ship to APO/FPO.  Please understand that our shipping times may be a bit different than normal since we have no control after the package goes overseas. Shipping costs are shown at checkout.
We will not guarantee nor refund any products going out of the country if they are not received since we have no control over the shipping.
We are in South Carolina and all of our photo blanket products are made in the USA. Every dollar spent at TheMemoriesPlace.com stays in the USA and supports our jobs and our economy.
What is the difference between knitted, woven, and fleece photo blankets?
A knitted throw is knitted from yarn while the woven ones are woven with thread.  The knitted throws do not have a fringe, the woven ones have fringe on all four sides. In both cases the image is woven or knitted to become part of the textile. In the case of fleece the image is printed on the fabric.
Will the picture fade with washing on a woven or knitted photo blanket?
The image will not fade or wash off any product since the image is not printed. It is true knitted or woven fabric. .
I've done my own collage....will it work?
Please don't attempt to do it without contacting us first. There are specific sizes that must be adhered to when these throws are produced. Call or email us first before ordering anything you have put together. We are always available to help. You can also check our blog for info about sizes.
What are the care instructions for the photo blankets?
Machine wash in cold water. Air dry, gentle cycle. And of course, you should never use bleach when washing this product.
We gladly accept Visa, Master Card, Discover, and American Express. We also accept PayPal, personal checks, and money orders.
Almost any photo or flat artwork with good resolution can be made into a PhotoThrow, Photo Blanket, or Photo Pillow or Tote. The best results will come from a photo that is clear and has good contrast.
Image may be color or black-and-white.
We will convert it to grayscale if it is going on a b/w throw.
Photos where part of the subject is in dark shadow normally do not work.
Photos that have good contrast and the subject is close up work best.
You can't increase resolution if it was not there in the original scan.
What appears great on a digital monitor might not translate well to a textile.
What "dpi" settings should I use?
Photos should be scanned at 300dpi if possible. While 72dpi is great for the web or email, there is not enough resoulution for a quality photo blanket. We will contact you if the resolution is a problem. You can always email us the photo before ordering and we will gladly let you know if it will produce the desired outcome.
How about pictures made with my camera phone?
It really depends on the quality of the image. Up till last year I would have said not to use them but with the advent of some of the newest phones the pictures are getting so much better. If you have a question, please contact us and we will let you know if it works.
How many images are recommended on a throw?
There is no hard and fast rule and it really depends upon the composition of each photo. For example12 images with one person in them may work well on a collage but 2 images of a 40 member team will not.
Can my photo be cropped?
We will crop your photograph when required or requested. We will crop your photo to focus on the main subject and leave out less important areas. By doing so, you receive a better product. Please do not try to crop your photos, many times we need some headroom or sideroom on the product. We are happy to handle the cropping for you. We will also take care of such things as date stamp and red eye removal and of course there is no charge for that.
Will my photo be used in a landscape or portrait orientation?
We will keep your photo blanket with the same orientation as the image where possible.
Can I get a proof of the product?
Proofs will be provided after the order is placed if you so request. Please understand that the proof is only an approximation of the LAYOUT of the final product. It is impossible to show the exact final picture as the knitting or weaving process and the software needed to produce the throw WILL alter the finished product from the proof Please check your email for the proof and also check to make sure your email client is not blocking or catching our address in a spam filter. You will get the proof from us normally within 24 hours of requesting it.
Can I print the picture on an inkjet and then mail or scan it to you?
Pictures produced on injet printers will not work for a throw.
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Actually, this scenario is quite common. When a card is authorized, the card issuing bank will see it and display it as such online. When a customer sees that, they often mistake it for an actual charge. If the transaction was voided it won't actually appear on their statement at month end but does appear as an authorization for a few days until it drops off. There is a difference between an authorization and a settled transaction and it won't appear as an actual charge on your monthly statement.
Email us anytime or call us toll free 800-204-5478 between 10am and 10pm eastern with any questions. We do answer our phones and we enjoy speaking with our customers and friends. We are here to serve you and we take that privilege seriously.