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* I received a copy of this book from Waterstones in exchange for an honest review.
Although I didn't know it when I picked up this book, Oblivion is actually the latest in a long line of books featuring Inspector Erlendur. After doing a bit of digging, I discovered that this is the third prequel to the main Erlendur series, the latest in a kind of secondary series called the 'Reykjavik Murder Mysteries'. Confusing, right? I thought so too, and felt a bit put off reading it because I've never read any of the other books in either the main or the mini series. (Plus I really hate unknowingly reading books in a series out of order).
But once I did start, surprisingly my lack of knowledge of the series didn't prove to be a problem at all. I really appreciated that there wasn't any of the summary or recap stuff at the start either, as that's another thing that irritates me. It shouldn't be necessary because any decent writer should be able to set up their story, world and characters afresh for each book, regardless of whether it's part of a series. So for me, that immediately set Oblivion off to a good start.
In many ways, this book is the epitome of the Nordic Noir genre of crime fiction. You have the classic interwoven storylines with dark and gritty realities, all set against the backdrop of Iceland's bleak beauty. Fans of the genre know just what to expect, and here Indridason delivers exactly that.
Indridason's writing style is a perfect match for the genre. Considered and unrushed, slowly but surely the story unfolded, keeping pace with the events in a way similar to Martina Cole's novels. You have to be patient with this book - if you're looking for a fast-paced, action-packed thriller then this is not the book for you. Indridason takes time to reflect on every aspect of the story, taking a slow and measured approach to writing that somehow blends perfectly with the bleak landscapes and no-nonsense cast who populate the story.
I loved the fact that the two unrelated cases, past and present, were interwoven. This meant that towards the end of the book we are kept constantly on our toes, searching for the resolution of both cases. However, this brings us to my only real complaint. I thought that the endings of both cases were far too predictable. In fact, I'd already thought of them way back in the book and dismissed them as being far too predictable to actually be the resolutions. So in a way that kind of spoiled it a bit for me, as the ending didn't manage to live up to the promise of the rest of the book.
Still, this is a prime example of the Nordic Noir genre, and a very strong translation by Victoria Cribb. My interest has been piqued... you may yet find me sitting down to read all the Erlendur books I've missed!
Oblivion is available to buy now.
Will you be reading Oblivion? Are you a fan of Arnaldur Indridason? Let me know in the comments below!


In episode 3 I answer several questions on knee pain sent in through email. This week I go over questions concerning injuries to the knee, baker's cyst, footwear causing knee pain to exercising with knee pain.
Thank you very much for the comment. The reason for not explaining more clearly about my injury is, that doctordoes not know exackly what is going on.
I am seing a specialist in musculoskeletal and pain management on 6th of May and will keep you posted.


Mr. Grizzly got his start in the mid-west. He found his way back to the east coast for undergrad via an ROTC scholarship, where he met the future Mrs. Grizzly. After spending a few years in the Army after school, he joined her out in San Francisco for grad school. He's been there ever since, first working for a major consulting company and now in operations at a local tech firm. He now spends most of his free time hanging out with Baby Bear when he gets the chance.
Mrs. Grizzly grew up in Southern California. She met the future Mr. Grizzly while at undergrad. After he went off to the Army, she headed back to the west coast for law school. Law school lead to a job in Big Law – lots of prestige and money, little time. She spends most of her free time (the little there is) being a great mom to Baby Bear.


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Elon Musk sells $5bn of Tesla shares days after Twitter poll
Home » Elon Musk sells $5bn of Tesla shares days after Twitter poll
by LiveFromNaija News
in Finance, Foreign
Elon Musk, the world's richest man and Tesla CEO, has sold shares worth $5 billion, just days after launching a Twitter poll asking if he should sell 10% of his massive interest in the electric carmaker, in which millions voted.
According to regulatory papers submitted on Wednesday, the billionaire, who has a net worth of over $300 billion, sold 4.5 million shares this week.
The company's stock dropped by about 16 percent in two days after the survey showed that he should sell shares, before regaining some ground on Wednesday, November 10.
Musk issued a Twitter poll on Saturday, asking his fans to vote on whether he should sell a portion of his ownership in Tesla to meet his tax obligation.
"Much is made lately of unrealized gains being a means of tax avoidance, so I propose selling 10% of my Tesla stock," he tweeted.
"I will abide by the results of this poll, whichever way it goes."
The poll received over 3.5 million votes, with roughly 58 percent in favor of the share sale.
Musk also highlighted that he is not paid in cash by Tesla: "I only have stock, thus the only way for me to pay taxes personally is to sell stock."
Tesla is the most valuable car company in the world, with a stock market worth of more than $1 trillion.
According to papers with the US stock market regulator, he also sold another 934,000 shares for around $1.1 billion after exercising options to buy roughly 2.2 million shares.
According to the stock sales records, nearly a fifth of the shares were sold based on a pre-arranged trading strategy established up in September, long before Musk's weekend social media statements about selling some of his shares.
Tags: Elon MuskTesla StockTwitter
Prince Andrew Stripped Of Military Titles, Royal Patronages
North Korean hackers stole $400 million worth of cryptocurrency in 2021 – Chainalysis
China Put Two On Death Row For Smuggling Drugs To Taiwan
Great Marx – Omo Olojo Ibi (The Birthday Song)

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The Medtronic MiniMed Paradigm Silhouette full set offers the comfort of an angled insertion. Users can conveniently disconnect at the infusion site. Its discreet, low profile design allows it to be easily hidden. The Medtronic MiniMed Paradigm Silhouette 13/23" has a soft, tapered cannula. With a variable-angle (35 degrees) cannula, the Medtronic MiniMed Paradigm Silhouette infusion set is generally good for extra lean adults or even some children who have less depth to their body fat in which to place the cannula.


300 sprays from the credit card sized pocket spray.
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Ouch uses the topical anaesthetic clove oil to instantly stop irritation and scratching. Clove oil is used by dentists to numb the gum reducing the sting of the anaesthetic needle. Contains no aluminium sulphate, papain or hydrocortisone.
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Q: option for \u instead of Unicode replacement If I run this Go code:
package main

import (
   "encoding/json"
   "os"
)

func main() {
   json.NewEncoder(os.Stdout).Encode("\xa1") // "\ufffd"
}

I lose data, since once the Unicode replacement is done, I can no longer get
back the original value. Compare with this Python code:
import json

a = '\xa1'
b = json.dumps(a) # "\u00a1"
print(json.loads(b) == a) # True

no replacement is done, so no data is lost. In addition, the resultant JSON is
still valid. Does Go have some method to encode JSON string with escaping
instead of replacement?

A: This example is a false equivalence. The '\xa1' is a valid Unicode string in Python, it's just one possible representation like '\u00a1' or '\U000000a1' or chr(0xa1) or '\N{INVERTED EXCLAMATION MARK}' or '¡' or ...
The equivalent in Python code would be:
>>> print(json.dumps(b'\xa1'.decode(errors='replace')))
"\ufffd"

Which is also printing an ascii representation of the coerced REPLACEMENT CHARACTER on stdout, the same as in Go.

A: This is because "\xa1" is not a valid Unicode string. It contains the byte 0xa1, which is not valid (not valid by itself). The not valid byte gets replaced with U+FFFD, which is the "replacement character"—used when the input is invalid.
If you want to encode the Unicode character U+00A1, write it as "\u00a1". If you want to make arbitrary data go round-trip through JSON, you will have to represent it a different way (like base64 encoding it, for example).
Python just works differently—in Python, the \xa1 escape sequence is U+00A1. Again, in Go, \xa1 is the byte 0xa1, which is not a valid Unicode string by itself and cannot be encoded as a JSON string.

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Dalyla Santos is the founding and managing attorney at The Santos Law Offices, PA where she primarily focuses her practice on Immigration Law, Bankruptcy Law, Insurance Litigation and General Civil Litigation.
Dalyla Santos is the founding and managing attorney at The Santos Law Offices, PA where she primarily focuses her practice on Immigration Law, Bankruptcy Law, Insurance Litigation and General Civil Litigation. Mrs. Santos was born in Cuba, and moved to the United States with her parents when she was fourteen years old. After arriving to the United States Mrs. Santos and her parents faced the hardships of millions of immigrants. Despite the disadvantages, her parents not only set up the expectation that she would attend college but also supported her by fostering a sense of responsibility and that with hard work she could accomplish anything.
Mrs. Santos earned her Bachelor Degree of Science in Legal Studies and Marketing from the University of Central Florida. She attended Florida A & M University College of Law and while pursuing her law degree, she was a member of the Hispanic American Law Student Association and volunteered for Orange County Teen Court and homeless shelters. She also had the opportunity to intern in the areas of Personal Injury, Insurance Defense, and Immigration. Upon completion of her Juris Doctorate, Mrs. Santos was admitted to The Florida Bar in April 2009.
Mrs. Santos began her career as a lawyer in Orlando, Florida as an associate in a large firm where she primarily represented individuals in immigration, foreclosure, debt litigation, bankruptcy, debt harassment and insurance claims. It was during her first five years of practicing that her passion for the legal field was greatly fortified. Mrs. Santos moved to Miami, Florida in 2014 to join as a partner in a boutique firm focusing her practice on Immigration Law, Bankruptcy and Consumer Protection Law.
Realizing the need for personalized, accessible and reliable legal services Mrs. Santos took a leap of faith and opened her own law practice in 2017, The Santos Law Offices, PA. In addition to having a passion for the law, she feels a strong sense of responsibility to serve the community through her charity work and pro bono work.
"I think the best part of my job is knowing that when I meet a client for the first time they leave my office with a plan and peace of mind…" Dalyla Santos, Esq.


I do like the powerful insight of the this elf warrior girl. It makes a very intriguing form.
No problem. Art is special around every corner. The attentions do have strong goals of interaction. The positioning is right and the conditions are extremely responsive.
and the belt. The feathers just finish it off.
Thank you! I love feathers, so it is great that they provide that as a prop in the Ktarya Outfit. Great flexibility and lots of possibilities.
outfits and elements to make something really unique.
May i ask you where you found those great looking feather thingies?
Thank you! The feathers are from the Ktarya Outfit. It is a very cool outfit.
Haha, you are too kind. Thank you very much.
Great character work. She is as dangerous as she is lovely, my guess. Great outfit from top of head to the toes on the boots.
This is a cool kit bashing outfit combo with BadKitteh's Boots!! Love the feathers on it and her expression is very well done. A wild elf I think from the tip of her pointy ears to the ends of her fashionable toes !! Well done with the browns and oranges!
I do love those boots. Thank you much!


In 2014, Bueckert turned the Challenger over to Ground Up Restorations for a full repaint including undercarriage, underhood and trunk detailing. There's also a new set of BFGoodrich T/A radial tires to keep the Challenger firmly on the road. Bueckert, a member of the Manitoba Mopar Association, tries to get the Challenger out to several shows over the summer and met up with the original owner, Steve Zacher, at one of this year's.


Working with Trails BC , Virtual Outdoor Adventures has created a highly interactive route map for the 2008 Trans Canada Trail Challenge. The route followed the Kettle Valley Railway from Myra Station to Penticton.
The map includes detailed topological information and dynamic links to local businesses such as B&B's, hotels and wineries. Please feel free to use this as a FREE reference, or buy the DVD-ROM for the definitive guide.
This Online Virtual Tour provides a taster for the full DVD-ROM product. It illustrates the level of quality that can be achieved in an online virtual tour. Full 360-degree panoramas and textual descriptions are not implemented in this example, but there is no reason why these features can't also be included in an online product.
Pan around the map by clicking and dragging.
Zoom In/Out by using the mouse wheel or the zoom slider bar in the top left.
Roll over the icons to reveal pictures and information.
Click on the icons to "take you there".
The arrow keys at the top of some pictures mean there is more than one picture for that point.
Navigate from point to point (following real Stanley Park trails) using the arrow keys.
Some popups (such as businesses) have additional information and/or direct links to another website.
Click on the icons above the legend button to turn on/off the various icon symbols (helps you to de-clutter your Stanley Park map).
Click on the "Search Results" tab to type in text to search on. This enables you to find specific places in Stanley Park or Vancouver.
Click on the tabs in the right filmstrip to reveal categorized locations.
The Interactive Map window can be resized to taste.
Click on the thumbnails to take you there on the map.


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OffSetLab
offset \ˈȯf-ˌset\ noun
a force or influence that makes an opposing force ineffective or less effective
Summer Staycation
I wish I had something else to write about. The pandemic is preventing us from traveling far, although I don't mind it too much. We explored all the nearby parks within 5 km from our place, and even went on a small adventure just outside the city borders to see a bit of open fields. There's still a lot of daylight and that dull gray that's characteristic to Ireland most of the year is still not in full effect. Sure, they say the green is dominant, and the grass is very soft, but being placed north does funny things to the diurnal cycle.
We went around the city to see Wicklow Head Lighthouse, Kilmacurragh Botanic Gardens, the town of Athy and spent a night in a countryside accommodation. Then the next day we saw the rock of Dunamase, Emo Court, the town of Monasterevin, Kildare National Stud and Japanese Gardens, St. Brigid's Well and went back home.
It seems a lot, but in reality, it's a small circle around the capital and getting outside was to run away from the city concrete, glass and steel. Two days in total.
Aside from that, there was a medical emergency in my family involving an open heart surgery, which had me worried. The pandemic is not helping, I am 2k km away, no visitations. Croatia is not on the Irish green list. Still, it turned out OK in the end so that's one thing less to worry over.
I also handed in my notice and will be joining the ever-growing family of remote workers. It was a tough decision to make, but it should be the right one. Hindsight is always 20/20. I'll write more about it once it starts.
On other fronts, I ordered some more hardware for my hydroponics project. I cut through some plastic bottles and as a proof of concept, it seems to work. It's still a long way to go before I can give out details about it. I use Shamrock in the software part of it and I had to publish a new version of the library I already wrote about. Trefle released a new version of the API so I had to keep up. It went well.
Right now I am on my holidays so I am getting all of the things I missed doing in order. I am actually glad I got on track the first day which is always good, even though it's sometimes as dull as figuring out the finances. We have a year of orderly payments for the apartment loan behind us.
I am still drawing/painting digitally, but lately it's just been to get it done each day. I have to focus to do something proper while this period was as turbulent as it can be. Hopefully, aside from the status update, I can write about something substantial in a few days. Staying put.
A Trefle API Library for Plant Data
Convert a JSON export from a Trello board to .mm file for Coggle.
Krita-Leaflet
A Krita plugin for tiling and slicing images for Leaflet.
Geotag Gallery
Make KML file for loading in Google Earth from folder of geotagged photos.
Reddit Favorites Coloring
Colorize favorite Reddit subs on homepage.
Gimp-Leaflet
A GIMP plugin for tiling and slicing images for Leaflet.
Solar Projector
Real-time tracking of solar wind velocity, temperature and proton density.
Nope, No Break
Using French Press for Coffee Cold Brewing
OffSetLab serves as a platform for life, tech and hobby related rumination and exploration, as well as a showcase of ongoing projects in both web development (mostly reliant on Python and JS as understructure) and drawing (mostly reliant on persistance against common sense). The common threads that run through all these disparate efforts are the pursuit of work-life balance, environmental responsibility and technology as a public good.
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.. currentmodule:: numpy.ma

.. _maskedarray.generic:

The :mod:`numpy.ma` module
==========================

Rationale
---------

Masked arrays are arrays that may have missing or invalid entries.
The :mod:`numpy.ma` module provides a nearly work-alike replacement for numpy
that supports data arrays with masks.

What is a masked array?
-----------------------

In many circumstances, datasets can be incomplete or tainted by the presence
of invalid data. For example, a sensor may have failed to record a data, or
recorded an invalid value. The :mod:`numpy.ma` module provides a convenient
way to address this issue, by introducing masked arrays.

A masked array is the combination of a standard :class:`numpy.ndarray` and a
mask. A mask is either :attr:`nomask`, indicating that no value of the
associated array is invalid, or an array of booleans that determines for each
element of the associated array whether the value is valid or not. When an
element of the mask is ``False``, the corresponding element of the associated
array is valid and is said to be unmasked. When an element of the mask is
``True``, the corresponding element of the associated array is said to be
masked (invalid).

The package ensures that masked entries are not used in computations.

As an illustration, let's consider the following dataset::

   >>> import numpy as np
   >>> import numpy.ma as ma
   >>> x = np.array([1, 2, 3, -1, 5])

We wish to mark the fourth entry as invalid. The easiest is to create a masked
array::

   >>> mx = ma.masked_array(x, mask=[0, 0, 0, 1, 0])

We can now compute the mean of the dataset, without taking the invalid data
into account::

   >>> mx.mean()
   2.75

The :mod:`numpy.ma` module
--------------------------

The main feature of the :mod:`numpy.ma` module is the :class:`MaskedArray`
class, which is a subclass of :class:`numpy.ndarray`. The class, its
attributes and methods are described in more details in the
:ref:`MaskedArray class <maskedarray.baseclass>` section.

The :mod:`numpy.ma` module can be used as an addition to :mod:`numpy`: ::

   >>> import numpy as np
   >>> import numpy.ma as ma

To create an array with the second element invalid, we would do::

   >>> y = ma.array([1, 2, 3], mask = [0, 1, 0])

To create a masked array where all values close to 1.e20 are invalid, we would
do::

   >>> z = masked_values([1.0, 1.e20, 3.0, 4.0], 1.e20)

For a complete discussion of creation methods for masked arrays please see
section :ref:`Constructing masked arrays <maskedarray.generic.constructing>`.

Using numpy.ma
==============

.. _maskedarray.generic.constructing:

Constructing masked arrays
--------------------------

There are several ways to construct a masked array.

* A first possibility is to directly invoke the :class:`MaskedArray` class.

* A second possibility is to use the two masked array constructors,
  :func:`array` and :func:`masked_array`.

  .. autosummary::
     :toctree: generated/

     array
     masked_array

* A third option is to take the view of an existing array. In that case, the
  mask of the view is set to :attr:`nomask` if the array has no named fields,
  or an array of boolean with the same structure as the array otherwise.

     >>> x = np.array([1, 2, 3])
     >>> x.view(ma.MaskedArray)
     masked_array(data = [1 2 3],
                  mask = False,
            fill_value = 999999)
     >>> x = np.array([(1, 1.), (2, 2.)], dtype=[('a',int), ('b', float)])
     >>> x.view(ma.MaskedArray)
     masked_array(data = [(1, 1.0) (2, 2.0)],
                  mask = [(False, False) (False, False)],
            fill_value = (999999, 1e+20),
                 dtype = [('a', '<i4'), ('b', '<f8')])

* Yet another possibility is to use any of the following functions:

  .. autosummary::
     :toctree: generated/

     asarray
     asanyarray
     fix_invalid
     masked_equal
     masked_greater
     masked_greater_equal
     masked_inside
     masked_invalid
     masked_less
     masked_less_equal
     masked_not_equal
     masked_object
     masked_outside
     masked_values
     masked_where

Accessing the data
------------------

The underlying data of a masked array can be accessed in several ways:

* through the :attr:`~MaskedArray.data` attribute. The output is a view of the
  array as a :class:`numpy.ndarray` or one of its subclasses, depending on the
  type of the underlying data at the masked array creation.

* through the :meth:`~MaskedArray.__array__` method. The output is then a
  :class:`numpy.ndarray`.

* by directly taking a view of the masked array as a :class:`numpy.ndarray`
  or one of its subclass (which is actually what using the
  :attr:`~MaskedArray.data` attribute does).

* by using the :func:`getdata` function.

None of these methods is completely satisfactory if some entries have been
marked as invalid. As a general rule, where a representation of the array is
required without any masked entries, it is recommended to fill the array with
the :meth:`filled` method.

Accessing the mask
------------------

The mask of a masked array is accessible through its :attr:`~MaskedArray.mask`
attribute. We must keep in mind that a ``True`` entry in the mask indicates an
*invalid* data.

Another possibility is to use the :func:`getmask` and :func:`getmaskarray`
functions. :func:`getmask(x)` outputs the mask of ``x`` if ``x`` is a masked
array, and the special value :data:`nomask` otherwise. :func:`getmaskarray(x)`
outputs the mask of ``x`` if ``x`` is a masked array. If ``x`` has no invalid
entry or is not a masked array, the function outputs  a boolean array of
``False`` with as many elements as ``x``.

Accessing only the valid entries
---------------------------------

To retrieve only the valid entries, we can use the inverse of the mask as an
index. The inverse of the mask can be calculated with the
:func:`numpy.logical_not` function or simply with the ``~`` operator::

   >>> x = ma.array([[1, 2], [3, 4]], mask=[[0, 1], [1, 0]])
   >>> x[~x.mask]
   masked_array(data = [1 4],
                mask = [False False],
          fill_value = 999999)

Another way to retrieve the valid data is to use the :meth:`compressed`
method, which returns a one-dimensional :class:`~numpy.ndarray` (or one of its
subclasses, depending on the value of the :attr:`~MaskedArray.baseclass`
attribute)::

   >>> x.compressed()
   array([1, 4])

Note that the output of :meth:`compressed` is always 1D.

Modifying the mask
------------------

Masking an entry
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

The recommended way to mark one or several specific entries of a masked array
as invalid is to assign the special value :attr:`masked` to them::

   >>> x = ma.array([1, 2, 3])
   >>> x[0] = ma.masked
   >>> x
   masked_array(data = [-- 2 3],
                mask = [ True False False],
          fill_value = 999999)
   >>> y = ma.array([[1, 2, 3], [4, 5, 6], [7, 8, 9]])
   >>> y[(0, 1, 2), (1, 2, 0)] = ma.masked
   >>> y
   masked_array(data =
    [[1 -- 3]
     [4 5 --]
     [-- 8 9]],
                mask =
    [[False  True False]
     [False False  True]
     [ True False False]],
          fill_value = 999999)
   >>> z = ma.array([1, 2, 3, 4])
   >>> z[:-2] = ma.masked
   >>> z
   masked_array(data = [-- -- 3 4],
                mask = [ True  True False False],
          fill_value = 999999)

A second possibility is to modify the :attr:`~MaskedArray.mask` directly,
but this usage is discouraged.

.. note::
   When creating a new masked array with a simple, non-structured datatype,
   the mask is initially set to the special value :attr:`nomask`, that
   corresponds roughly to the boolean ``False``. Trying to set an element of
   :attr:`nomask` will fail with a :exc:`TypeError` exception, as a boolean
   does not support item assignment.

All the entries of an array can be masked at once by assigning ``True`` to the
mask::

   >>> x = ma.array([1, 2, 3], mask=[0, 0, 1])
   >>> x.mask = True
   >>> x
   masked_array(data = [-- -- --],
                mask = [ True  True  True],
          fill_value = 999999)

Finally, specific entries can be masked and/or unmasked by assigning to the
mask a sequence of booleans::

   >>> x = ma.array([1, 2, 3])
   >>> x.mask = [0, 1, 0]
   >>> x
   masked_array(data = [1 -- 3],
                mask = [False  True False],
          fill_value = 999999)

Unmasking an entry
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

To unmask one or several specific entries, we can just assign one or several
new valid values to them::

   >>> x = ma.array([1, 2, 3], mask=[0, 0, 1])
   >>> x
   masked_array(data = [1 2 --],
                mask = [False False  True],
          fill_value = 999999)
   >>> x[-1] = 5
   >>> x
   masked_array(data = [1 2 5],
                mask = [False False False],
          fill_value = 999999)

.. note::
   Unmasking an entry by direct assignment will silently fail if the masked
   array has a *hard* mask, as shown by the :attr:`hardmask` attribute. This
   feature was introduced to prevent overwriting the mask. To force the
   unmasking of an entry where the array has a hard mask, the mask must first
   to be softened using the :meth:`soften_mask` method before the allocation.
   It can be re-hardened with :meth:`harden_mask`::

      >>> x = ma.array([1, 2, 3], mask=[0, 0, 1], hard_mask=True)
      >>> x
      masked_array(data = [1 2 --],
                   mask = [False False  True],
             fill_value = 999999)
      >>> x[-1] = 5
      >>> x
      masked_array(data = [1 2 --],
                   mask = [False False  True],
             fill_value = 999999)
      >>> x.soften_mask()
      >>> x[-1] = 5
      >>> x
      masked_array(data = [1 2 5],
                   mask = [False False  False],
             fill_value = 999999)
      >>> x.harden_mask()

To unmask all masked entries of a masked array (provided the mask isn't a hard
mask), the simplest solution is to assign the constant :attr:`nomask` to the
mask::

   >>> x = ma.array([1, 2, 3], mask=[0, 0, 1])
   >>> x
   masked_array(data = [1 2 --],
                mask = [False False  True],
          fill_value = 999999)
   >>> x.mask = ma.nomask
   >>> x
   masked_array(data = [1 2 3],
                mask = [False False False],
          fill_value = 999999)

Indexing and slicing
--------------------

As a :class:`MaskedArray` is a subclass of :class:`numpy.ndarray`, it inherits
its mechanisms for indexing and slicing.

When accessing a single entry of a masked array with no named fields, the
output is either a scalar (if the corresponding entry of the mask is
``False``) or the special value :attr:`masked` (if the corresponding entry of
the mask is ``True``)::

   >>> x = ma.array([1, 2, 3], mask=[0, 0, 1])
   >>> x[0]
   1
   >>> x[-1]
   masked_array(data = --,
                mask = True,
          fill_value = 1e+20)
   >>> x[-1] is ma.masked
   True

If the masked array has named fields, accessing a single entry returns a
:class:`numpy.void` object if none of the fields are masked, or a 0d masked
array with the same dtype as the initial array if at least one of the fields
is masked.

   >>> y = ma.masked_array([(1,2), (3, 4)],
   ...                mask=[(0, 0), (0, 1)],
   ...               dtype=[('a', int), ('b', int)])
   >>> y[0]
   (1, 2)
   >>> y[-1]
   masked_array(data = (3, --),
                mask = (False, True),
          fill_value = (999999, 999999),
               dtype = [('a', '<i4'), ('b', '<i4')])

When accessing a slice, the output is a masked array whose
:attr:`~MaskedArray.data` attribute is a view of the original data, and whose
mask is either :attr:`nomask` (if there was no invalid entries in the original
array) or a view of the corresponding slice of the original mask. The view is
required to ensure propagation of any modification of the mask to the original.

   >>> x = ma.array([1, 2, 3, 4, 5], mask=[0, 1, 0, 0, 1])
   >>> mx = x[:3]
   >>> mx
   masked_array(data = [1 -- 3],
                mask = [False  True False],
          fill_value = 999999)
   >>> mx[1] = -1
   >>> mx
   masked_array(data = [1 -1 3],
                mask = [False False False],
          fill_value = 999999)
   >>> x.mask
   array([False,  True, False, False,  True], dtype=bool)
   >>> x.data
   array([ 1, -1,  3,  4,  5])

Accessing a field of a masked array with structured datatype returns a
:class:`MaskedArray`.

Operations on masked arrays
---------------------------

Arithmetic and comparison operations are supported by masked arrays.
As much as possible, invalid entries of a masked array are not processed,
meaning that the corresponding :attr:`data` entries *should* be the same
before and after the operation.

.. warning::
   We need to stress that this behavior may not be systematic, that masked
   data may be affected by the operation in some cases and therefore users
   should not rely on this data remaining unchanged.

The :mod:`numpy.ma` module comes with a specific implementation of most
ufuncs. Unary and binary functions that have a validity domain (such as
:func:`~numpy.log` or :func:`~numpy.divide`) return the :data:`masked`
constant whenever the input is masked or falls outside the validity domain::

   >>> ma.log([-1, 0, 1, 2])
   masked_array(data = [-- -- 0.0 0.69314718056],
                mask = [ True  True False False],
          fill_value = 1e+20)

Masked arrays also support standard numpy ufuncs. The output is then a masked
array. The result of a unary ufunc is masked wherever the input is masked. The
result of a binary ufunc is masked wherever any of the input is masked. If the
ufunc also returns the optional context output (a 3-element tuple containing
the name of the ufunc, its arguments and its domain), the context is processed
and entries of the output masked array are masked wherever the corresponding
input fall outside the validity domain::

   >>> x = ma.array([-1, 1, 0, 2, 3], mask=[0, 0, 0, 0, 1])
   >>> np.log(x)
   masked_array(data = [-- -- 0.0 0.69314718056 --],
                mask = [ True  True False False  True],
          fill_value = 1e+20)

Examples
========

Data with a given value representing missing data
-------------------------------------------------

Let's consider a list of elements, ``x``, where values of -9999. represent
missing data. We wish to compute the average value of the data and the vector
of anomalies (deviations from the average)::

   >>> import numpy.ma as ma
   >>> x = [0.,1.,-9999.,3.,4.]
   >>> mx = ma.masked_values (x, -9999.)
   >>> print mx.mean()
   2.0
   >>> print mx - mx.mean()
   [-2.0 -1.0 -- 1.0 2.0]
   >>> print mx.anom()
   [-2.0 -1.0 -- 1.0 2.0]

Filling in the missing data
---------------------------

Suppose now that we wish to print that same data, but with the missing values
replaced by the average value.

   >>> print mx.filled(mx.mean())
   [ 0.  1.  2.  3.  4.]

Numerical operations
--------------------

Numerical operations can be easily performed without worrying about missing
values, dividing by zero, square roots of negative numbers, etc.::

   >>> import numpy as np, numpy.ma as ma
   >>> x = ma.array([1., -1., 3., 4., 5., 6.], mask=[0,0,0,0,1,0])
   >>> y = ma.array([1., 2., 0., 4., 5., 6.], mask=[0,0,0,0,0,1])
   >>> print np.sqrt(x/y)
   [1.0 -- -- 1.0 -- --]

Four values of the output are invalid: the first one comes from taking the
square root of a negative number, the second from the division by zero, and
the last two where the inputs were masked.

Ignoring extreme values
-----------------------

Let's consider an array ``d`` of random floats between 0 and 1. We wish to
compute the average of the values of ``d`` while ignoring any data outside
the range ``[0.1, 0.9]``::

   >>> print ma.masked_outside(d, 0.1, 0.9).mean()

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Storytree celebrated International Literacy Day at Sophia School, Old Airport Road, Bangalore with Takloo. This story was sent by Nandini Basu.
The primary students of Sophia School gathered on the terrace of the school building to hear the story about a smart little boy. They were eager to know who was this boy and what was his name. Just then, popped out Takloo from my bag. A Takloo made out of egg shell.
As I told them about the beautiful trees in Takloo's village, several of them described the different kinds of trees that they had seen in their villages. We also looked around for the trees visible from the terrace and tried naming a few. There were squirrels sprinting from one tree to another but difficult to capture in lens. The kids thoroughly enjoyed the illustrations.
I stopped telling the story when Takloo's family has a big bagful of salt and don't know what to do. I asked the kids if they had any solution. They came up with good ideas but Takloo emerged the smartest.
When I finished telling the story, one child even said that next time he visited his village, he would read out the Takloo story to the elders sitting under the tamarind tree. Another child said, he would teach the non-school going children in his area to read and write. That's the power of a book!
Thank you, Pratham Books, for this initiative.
Thank you Storytree and Nandini for spreading the joy of reading!
Shailja Shaily's sends us a note about her storytelling session her daughter conducted on behalf of BrainSmart. The session was supported by Shailija - a mother of 2. Brainsmart is a brain development program for kids. Brainsmart focuses on life skills, how to be happy, expressing our thoughts with confidence and learning with fun through 5 sense learning.
*colouring of pots with different designs, etc.
Shailja also said, "This time, the champion is Adhya Bhatnagar. She is a writer, an avid reader & a great story teller, a 9 year old girl, my daughter. The entire session and activities done, supported by me."
Thank you Adhya, Shailja and BrainSmart for spreading the joy of reading!
It is a beautiful journey which you started and hopefully we are the messengers. For me, I could not get a lot of kids of a younger age group so I turned this story telling session into a case study. I was shocked at the way the kids listened and we had Q&A session at Baldwin Residential School. What made it interesting was a simple story turned into an even more beautiful idea. The kids called it a story of turning SETBACK into OPPORTUNITY. Of course every one wanted to hold the book and asked me where it would be available. Finally an Indian Book is giving a full on takkar to the international books.
Thank you Poonam for spreading the joy of reading !


Sledgehammer has released a blog post addressing various complaints that fans have about Call of Duty: WWII's server issues promising a return to normality.
Despite doing well commercially, Call of Duty WW 2 has faced many online issues in regards to connectivity and disconnections. This affected server performance across the board and Sledgehammer is well aware of the problem. P2P servers are supposed to alleviate the issue in the near-term. They say "the game is stable", but are aiming to return to dedicated servers as their highest priority.
Dedicated servers, meanwhile, are being tested in the USA ahead of a full roll out. This level of data and diagnostics is helping us work toward a permanent solution as quickly as possible.
Dedicated servers will be tested in the United States today. However, we also know we've had issues, there's frustration. Everyone was getting 2XP since 11/3 and up until we made the playlist change late Thursday night, which effectively launched 3XP.
"We also want to reinforce our commitment to PC fans", the post adds. But we get it, headquarters is best enjoyed with a thriving, fully populated social community interacting together. So hang in there while we address the most pressing concerns first. We have the next PC Title Update ready to go, but we believe we need to work through the issues noted above first - many of which also affect PC players. No reason to release a patch that will just make things worse. Here's our Call of Duty: WW2 PC review.
Activision CEO Eric Hirshberg explained, while speaking to Newsweek, that Activision wanted to return to the WWII focus of the series's beginning, despite Sledgehammer wanting to make a sequel to the popular and well-received Advanced Warfare. "We won't rest until we resolve everything we can for the community".


I find it so relaxing to read in bed. It takes your mind off of the day's events and the 'To Do' list for tomorrow, and it takes your mind away from the blue light emitted from electronic gadgets. Even if you just manage to read a few pages, it will still make a lot of difference. I like to use my Lumie light before bed to create a gradual sunset as I read, as this helps to convince my brain that it's time to fall asleep.
If you have anymore tips for getting a good night's sleep, i'd love to hear about them, as sleeping is one of my most favourite activities!


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Luna Twist was een Belgische newwaveband, die bestond van 1981 tot 1983 en van relatief grote invloed was.

Once More

Kernleden van Luna Twist waren zanger Alain Tant (vocals), Filip Moortgat (gitaar, zang, bas) en Dirk Blanchart (eigenlijk Blanchaert). De twee eerstgenoemden, uit Ieper, waren de finalisten van de eerste editie van Humo's Rock Rally in 1978, onder de naam Once More. In feite deelde ze de eerste plaats met een andere West-Vlaamse band 'Stagebeast'. Zij namen enkele door punk beïnvloede nummers op, zoals "Blondie", "Zig-zag" en "Dance macabre", en één album, "Stress conference". Na twee jaar trokken ze naar Gent  en begonnen een nieuwe groep met twee extra muzikanten: Dirk Blanchart (keyboards, gitaar, bas) en drummer Dirk Vangansbeke (drums, keyboards). Een jaar later in 1981 veranderden ze hun naam van Once More naar Luna Twist.

1981 - 1983
Hun eerste single 'Tom & Jerry' was een flop, maar opvolger 'African Time' was een schot in de roos, een nummer dat ook in het buitenland in de smaak viel. In 1982 volgde er een debuutalbum A Different Smell from the Same Perfume. Tijdens hun korte bestaan produceerden ze een aantal succesvolle nummers, zoals 'Look Out (You're Falling in Love Again)', 'Decent Life', 'Oh oh oh', 'Spoed van klank' en 'Golden Inside'. Het was veelal melodieuze, goed in het gehoor liggende rock-wave. Live deed de band het ook niet slecht. Bryan Ferry stond hen toe terug te komen voor een toegift tijdens een voorprogramma van Roxy Music in Vorst Nationaal. Internationale ambitie van de groep leidde tot een platencontract met het Engelse label Statik. Niettegenstaande hun hitpotentieel, originaliteit en ambitie, ging de band reeds in 1983 uit elkaar als gevolg van onderlinge meningsverschillen. Op 15 oktober 1983 gaf Luna Twist zijn laatste van 300 optredens in de Benelux tussen 1980 en 1983. Alain Tant bleef zingen en werd later vooral studiozanger (onder meer bij Elisa Waut, The Scabs, Johan Verminnen en een groot aantal buitenlandse artiesten: Mink DeVille, Tony Hadley (Spandau Ballet), Jimmy Somerville en Leo Sayer). Filip Moortgat trad vooral met Jo Lemaire op. Dirk Blanchart begon een solocarrière.

Reünie 2008
Na 25 jaar kwam er een reünie in 2008, met de drie nog overblijvende originele leden Dirk Blanchart, Alain Tant en Filip Moortgat (drummer Dirk Vangansbeke kwam om het leven bij een auto-ongeval in 1999) aangevuld met twee nieuwe muzikanten op drums en synthesizers.

Discografie

Albums
1982 A Different Smell from the Same Perfume (B)
A1)	Fill In The Words (04:22)
A2)	Questions (04:02)
A3)	Spoed Van Klank (03:52)
A4)	Oh Oh Oh (05:08-
B1)	Decent Life (03:55)
B2)	Bop Again (04:22)
B3)	Put Yourself In My Place (03:00)
B4)	I Never Talk To Strangers (04:32)
1983 Luna Twist (UK)
A1)	Look Out (You're Falling In Love Again) (03:01)
A2)	Spoed Van Klank (03:45)
A3)	Oh Oh Oh (Remix) (05:06)
A4)	Bop Again (04:20)
B1)	Put Yourself In My Place (02:58)
B2)	Decent Life (03:54)
B3)	Questions (03:57)
B4)	I Never Talk To Strangers (04:32)
B5)	Fill In The Words (04:19)

Singles
1981 Tom and Jerry + Watching People
1982 African Time / Oh, Oh, Oh (12") / So Danceable
1982 Look Out (You're Falling In Love Again) / Statues / Fill In The Words (12")
1982 Decent Life / Put Yourself In My Place
1983 Golden Inside / Fill In The Words (Remix)
april 2009 Backbeat

Verzamelalbums
1998 The Original Recordings 1981-1983 (verzamel-cd)
01)	African Time (12")(07:46)
02)	Look Out (You're Falling In Love Again)(04:13)
03)	Decent Life (03:58)
04)	Spoed Van Klank	(03:46)
05)	Put Yourself In My Place (02:57)
06)	Oh Oh Oh (05:08)
07)	I Never Talk To Strangers (04:31)
08)	Golden Inside (03:38)
09)	Bop Again (04:04)
10)	Questions (03:57)
11)	Fill In The Words (04:03)
12)	So Danceable (04:44)
13)	Tom & Jerry (03:03)
14)	Watching People	(02:09)
15)	Statues	(03:37)
16)	African Time (7")(04:37)

Externe links
 MySpace
 Luna Twist op Discogs

Belgische rockband
Newwaveband

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Q: How to create custom validation within custom model field type? I am trying to make a school management system where super users who can add new students (and teachers later on) on the database have to also enter the student's courses. However, I want to use validation for different purposes:

*

*Students need to take at least and a maximum of 1 option from the English and Math field (which does not need any further validation if left as it is)

*Students need to take at least 1 science and a maximum of 2 --> Needs validation to ensure courses are not taken twice.

*Students can pick any 3 courses from Science, Art, and Society, but cannot take the same courses twice.
I apologize if this question is silly or for any errors in the code as I started learning django and html 3 days ago to complete a school project. I read the django documentation in hopes for an answer but I couldn't find what I was looking for.
class Student(models.Model):
    student_number = models.PositiveIntegerField()
    first_name = models.CharField(max_length=50)
    last_name = models.CharField(max_length=50)
    email = models.EmailField(max_length=100)

    class English(models.TextChoices):
        LANGLIT = 'LL', _('Language and literature')
        LIT = 'L', _('Literature')

    english = models.CharField(max_length=2, choices=English.choices, default=English.LANGLIT)

    class Math(models.TextChoices):
        AA = 'AA', _('Analysis & Approaches')
        AI = 'AI', _('Analysis & Interpretation')

    math = models.CharField(max_length=2, choices=Math.choices, default=Math.AA)

    class Language(models.TextChoices):
        FRENCH = 'F', _('French')
        SPANISH = 'S', _('Spanish')
        ARABIC = 'A', _('Arabic')
        MANDARIN = 'M', _('Mandarin')

    language = models.CharField(max_length=1, choices=Math.choices, default=Language.FRENCH)

    class Science(models.TextChoices):
    BIOLOGY = 'BIO', _('Biology')
    CHEMISTRY = 'CHEM', _('Chemistry')
    PHYSICS = 'PHY', _('Physics')
    COMPUTERSCIENCE = 'CS', _('Computer Science')
    DESIGNTECHNOLOGY = 'DT', _('Design Technology')
    ESS = 'ESS', _('Environmental Systems and Societies')

    science = models.CharField(max_length=4, choices=Science.choices, default=Science.BIOLOGY)

    class Society(models.TextChoices):
        MANAGEMENT = 'BM', _('Business Management')
        ECONOMICS = 'ECON', _('Economics')
        GEOGRAPHY = 'GEO', _('Geography')
        GLOBALPOLITICS = 'GP', _('Global Politics')
        HISTORY = 'HIS', _('History')
        PSYCHOLOGY = 'PSYCH', _('Psychology')

    class Art(models.TextChoices):
        VISUALARTS = 'VA', _('Visual Arts')
        MUSIC = 'MUS', _('Music'),
        FILM = 'FILM', _('Film')

def __str__(self):
    return f'{self.first_name} {self.last_name}'

A: you can use ValidationError and apply any logic you want
Example:
from django.core.exceptions import ValidationError

def validate_mail(value):
    if "@mail.com" in value:
        return value
    else:
        raise ValidationError("This field accepts mail only")

class MailModel(models.Model):
      mail = models.CharField(
                     max_length = 200,
                     validators =[validate_mail]
                     )


We're all familiar with the saying "what you see is what you get," but in real estate, this mantra could be a little tricky. Investing in real estate has many advantages, and that's generally all you hear about, but there are some downsides to investing too. The best thing to do—especially when you're thinking of investing in personal properties—is to weigh out all of the pros and cons before making a final decision.
Investing in a single family home is a great way to make a passive income. Depending on the time of year, you can really strike a good deal buying, renting out, or reselling these homes. However, there's more to investing in a single family home than just searching for a great property at a fair price.
Stability - One of the pros to renting out a single-family home is dealing with a long lease. Some property managers or landlords prefer short-term leases, but longer leases offer more stability. Another good point to remember here is that the ROI on longer leases increase over time. It also helps to learn tips for retaining your tenants to put these properties to their best use.
More Savings - Chances are you're looking to invest in a property to make money and save money, right? Well, you'll be happy to know that the property taxes on a single family home are much lower than taxes on other kinds of properties. This kind of structure is taxed differently than, say, an apartment building, and the rate is lower.
Ditch it and Flip it - If you just want the property for a little while, and then you want to resell it, a single family home is a great investment. These purchases generally hold their value, and if you do enough upgrades, you're sure to make money.
No Renters, No Money - This is a con for most personal properties, but when it comes to single-family homes, a lack of renters yields a lower ROI. This is especially bad news for those who are relying on their investments for income.
Extra Fees - If you invest in a property that is part of the HOA (Home Owner's Association), look forward to forking up an extra bit of cash. The fees are monthly, so the amount you're paying each month can really add up.
Multi-family homes are found in just about every state and nearly every large city, so it's no wonder they're such an attractive investment option. However, as with single-family homes, these properties aren't effortless money makers; there are both pros and cons to investing in them.
More Money - If you're looking to rake in more cash monthly, a multi-family home may be exactly the type of investment you need. You'll automatically make twice of what you would with a single-family home, and you'll make even more if you hammer a few nails, change a few tiles and set in some attractive lighting. Renovating a multi-family home can really increase your ROI.
Easier to Buy - Yes, you read that right. Buying a multi-family home is actually easier (in most cases) than purchasing a single-family home. This is because purchasing a single-family home is very much reliant on your credit score and history, while multi-family homes are more focused your ability to repay the mortgage.
One Property, One Collection - You don't have to go to multiple properties to collect your monthly payments, and you don't have to maintain several properties. Bonus!
Refereeing - In a situation where your tenants don't get along, you'll have to get involved, preferably before it gets to the Jerry Springer-stage or you find yourself on People's Court. This one reason why it's so important to meet your tenants face to face.
Turnover - Due to the unforeseen disaster mentioned above, turnover can be an issue.
As you can see from the above points, there are many real benefits, and a few downfalls, to investing in these properties. By carefully considering each pro and con, property value and the market, you'll land the best property and begin collecting in no time.
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ince I was a boy, fun for me was being out in nature. I loved to romp through the woods looking for snakes and playing in the creek. Even today I can't resist getting in a creek and turning over rocks in search of crawdads or salamanders. My love for nature and the beauty of it is what led me to photography. Needless to say, a day like yesterday with all the beautiful snow ... I had to get out in it. I called one of my good friends / super cool photographer Bill Jarrett and within a short while we were on our way. Our plan was to simply drive, look, and take only what the day had to offer. The photos you see were within a few miles of my house, with the exception of the covered bridge. We spent the entire day outside and as the sun began to set, we drove back to my house. My sweet wife had prepared homemade soup, cornbread, and chocolate bread pudding with chocolate sauce ... comfort food for the cold and hungry travelers that we were!
ow... I just can't believe how quickly this year has passed. So many wonderful things have happened in 2010 that it surely qualifies as one of the best ever, much better than I deserve. Christmas is such a wonderful time of year... a sentimental time when I'm reminded of years passed. Memories of family, old friends, cold winters, and ... eagerly waiting for Santa, hoping that I was good enough to get some of the stuff I'd been begging for. Then, Karen and I having our own children... staying up late on Christmas Eve helping "Santa" put toys together. Even though Christmas is a very happy time for some, it's not so for others. As I pause and thank God for all my blessings, I ask that you join me and say a little prayer for those who are lonely, hurting or sick.
Thanks to everyone that reads our blog and supports and encourages us throughout the year. I pray for you a very Merry Christmas and the best New Year...ever!
and little boys grow up so fast!
thankful mine is still here with me.
for listening to his thoughts and dreams.
hear his prayers, turn off the light.
let me thank God I have a son.
moved to Pilot Elementary School in the 2nd grade. I was nervous--I was never really good at making new friends. One of the first faces I remember seeing was Tiffanie's. She has a smile that could light up a room--that's one of the things that I love about her. We formed a fast friendship, that with its many ups and downs (mostly ups...with some middle school drama induced downs) has seen us through high school, first loves, college, first jobs, marriage, epic moves across country--and then finally BABIES.
My dad used to tell me that if I made it through life with one or two real friends, I should count myself blessed. I've managed to make it through the better part of my life with three--and Tiff is one of them. She was the first to get married and the first to have babies. So when dad showed me the pictures he did the other week of her sweet family, I was immediately taken back to 2nd grade. Looking at her sweet little Kylie's face...I could almost see that same smile that welcomed me to a new school many many MANY years ago. And that little Will--have mercy! He has his daddy's charm and the sweetest little spirit.
So yes, I am both blessed and proud to call this beautiful woman my friend...wouldn't you be?
or many years the Styers family has been a wonderful gift to the Thomasville community. All of you that know them, know that I could write for a long time and only begin to describe what they mean to us here in our fine little town. Leaders, teachers, role models, and friends are just a few words that come to mind. However, there's one quality they all possess - - they make you feel like you're the most important person in the world. There's a kindness and gentleness about their spirit that just draws you in and once you're there, there's a confidence they give that makes you feel like you could tackle the world. I'm looking forward to watching little Lucy as she grows, I'm sure these wonderful gifts will be passed on to her!


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Home » Encyclopedia Entry » Willis Alston (1769-1837)
Willis Alston (1769-1837)
Written by Dr. Troy L. Kickler
Born near Littleton in Halifax County, Willis Alston grew up on a plantation. His mother, Ann Hunt Macon, was Nathaniel Macon's sister. He later attended Princeton University.
Alston's political career began as a college student, when he was elected to the House of Commons. He served in this role from 1790 to1792 and later filled a state senate seat for two years (1794-96). In 1798 he won a congressional seat and represented the Halifax District until 1815.
It was as a U.S. Congressman that Alston gained a reputation as a Jefferson supporter. In fact, he may have been the most ardent Jefferson ally from North Carolina, when fellow Tar Heels such as U.S. Speaker of the House Nathaniel Macon criticized the third President for starting to abandon, what he labeled, old republican principles. Macon and Alston were related and rented rooms from the same establishment while Congress was in session, but politics proved, in this case, that blood is not always thicker than water.
In one instance, involving John Randolph of Roanoke, Alston's views, plus his caustic comment, prompted a caning from the fellow Congressman who was one of Nathaniel Macon's best friends and one of Alston's fellow boarders. After an intense congressional debate, Alston and Randolph "had a fracas," as Macon put it in a personal correspondence. After the House adjourned, Alston must have slandered the Virginian, who always protected his honor with utmost vigilance. Historian David Johnson describes what ensued: "Randolph brought down his cane on Alston's head, knocking off his hat and drawing blood. Alston turned and attempted to fight back, but he was on lower steps and could not reach Randolph. Some of the 'ruffians who were with him,' wrote Randolph, 'wrested the cane from behind and put it in his hands.' Randolph stared down at Alston and waited for a blow." In the end, Alston didn't retaliate—more than likely because he knew of Randolph's reputation to seek satisfaction in duels.
There were two Alston eras in the halls of Congress. The first one lasted from 1799-1815. In this time, Alston served on the Ways and Means Committee and allied with War Hawks, such as Henry Clay and John Calhoun. He voted for the War of 1812. On the campaign trail for his last election in this era, Alston was being portrayed as a warmonger; his opponent was a self-styled "peace candidate." Alston won.
The second congressional stint was from 1825 to 1831. Alston championed a Jackson-Calhoun ticket in the presidential election of 1828. When that political alliance disbanded in 1831 over the tariff and nullification issues, Alston supported South Carolina's nullification doctrines. No doubt this was in great part because Alston and John C. Calhoun had been political allies and friends since the debates surrounding the events of the War of 1812.
In between his time in Congress, Alston served in the state house from 1819 to 1824. As a state legislator, he called for an investigation into John Haywood, the state treasurer. Haywood had held this position for almost forty years, and his office could not account for approximately $68,000.
Married twice, Alston had five children (all from his second marriage). Although the North Carolinian was influential on the Ways and Means Committee and made decisions of national importance regarding the country's finances, Alston died and was buried near where he was born.
Daniel M. McFarland, "Willis Alston" in William S. Powell, ed., Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, Volume 1 (Chapel Hill, 1979); North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, "Willis Alston." http://www.ncmarkers.com/Markers.aspx?ct=ddl&sp=search&k=Markers&sv=E-66%20-%20WILLIS%20ALSTON,%20JR.%201769-1837 (accessed May 1, 2013); Nathaniel Macon to Joseph H. Nicholson, January 24, 1811, Bruce-Randolph Collection, Library of Virginia; Timothy Stanley, "Who Was John Randolph?". American Conservative (October 12, 2012).
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Saturday, 26 November 2022 13:20
President declares war on HR activists
President Ranil Wickremesinghe has vilified human rights defenders as dependents of foreign funding.
His criticism comes as the UN Human Rights Commission has expressed concerns over harassment of human rights defenders in Sri Lanka.
"The defenders we have run on diesel. These defenders too, use diesel. That is by saying they are human rights defenders and living with foreign money," Wickremesinghe charged in parliament on November 24.
He said anarchy and violence are not included in human rights and are totally opposed to human rights.
Human rights cannot be used to create anarchy, said the president.
He claimed that it was him who had protected human rights defenders in the past, but that they have now turned against him.
Incidentally, on the same day the president made this verbal attack, soldiers of the Army's 591 Brigade visited the Mullaitivu Media Club and made inquiries.
Army, police accused of gathering Tamils' personal information
Two soldiers of the Army's 591 Brigade visited the Mullaitivu Media Club and made inquiries on November 24.
On an order by their brigade commander, they asked journalist Kanapathipillai Kumanan, who was present there, the names, contact numbers and other details of top officials of the association.
Since they did not give a reason for seeking the information, their request was turned down.
Northern journalists say they face such intimidations in addition to verbal and physical harassment for exposing crime and other wrongdoings occurring in the province.
On the same day of that particular incident, TPA leader Mano Ganeshan told parliament the police were gathering information of Tamils resident in Colombo city.
Public security minister Tiran Alles admitted a registration of Colombo residents, but rejected the claim that it was targeted at a particular community.
Ganeshan previously said that president Ranil Wickremesinghe promised him that he would instruct the police chief to halt this registration.


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Timothy Spall Crosses the UK Only on Buses in 'The Last Bus' Trailer
by Alex Billington
"He's an old man, I'll pay for his ticket!" Parkland Pictures has released the first trailer for The Last Bus, a film from the UK made by Scottish filmmaker Gillies MacKinnon (Behind the Lines, Hideous Kinky, Tara Road, Castles in the Sky, Whiskey Galore). The film is about an elderly man named Tom whose wife has just passed away, and he decides to use only local buses on a nostalgic trip to carry her ashes all the way across the UK to Land's End, where they originally met, using his free bus pass. This is a story that, obviously, got the attention of everyone he met along the way and has been turned into a film. Timothy Spall stars as Tom, along with Phyllis Logan, Grace Calder, Celyn Jones, Brian Pettifer, Colin McCredie, Iain Robertson, and Marnie Baxter. It looks quite charming and very sweet, even though it's a simple story.
Here's the official UK trailer (+ two posters) for Gillies MacKinnon's The Last Bus, direct from YouTube:
John O'Groats, Scotland: An elderly man, Tom (Spall), whose wife has just passed away uses only local buses on a nostalgic trip to carry her ashes all the way across the UK to Land's End, where they originally met, using his free bus pass. Unbeknownst to Tom, his journey begins to capture the imagination of the local people that he comes across and, ultimately, becomes a nationwide story. The Last Bus is directed by award-winning Scottish filmmaker Gillies MacKinnon, of the films The Playboys, A Simple Twist of Fate, Small Faces, Trojan Eddie, Behind the Lines, Hideous Kinky, The Escapist, Pure, Tara Road, Castles in the Sky, and Whiskey Galore previously. The screenplay is by Joe Ainsworth. Parkland will debut MacKinnon's The Last Bus in cinemas in the UK & Ireland starting on August 27th, 2021 later this summer. Interested?
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The caravan of migrants blocked a key road after being halted by police in Guatemala at the weekend
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has urged the US to make major reforms to its immigration policy as thousands of migrants were blocked by police in neighbouring Guatemala.
Mr Lopez Obrador said he was hopeful that President-elect Joe Biden would agree to work with Mexico and other countries on the issue.
About 7,000 migrants, mostly from Honduras, have entered Guatemala.
They hope to travel on to Mexico and eventually reach the US border.
Every year, tens of thousands of Central American migrants try to reach the US, often on foot, in groups known as "caravans".
They say they are fleeing persecution, violence and poverty in their home countries. Conditions have been made worse by the devastation wrought by two huge hurricanes that battered Central America last November.
In remarks on Monday, Mr Lopez Obrador urged the US to reform its policies on immigration.
"I think the time has come for the commitment [to immigration reform] to be fulfilled, and that is what we hope," he said.
"In Joe Biden's campaign, he offered to finalise immigration reform and I hope that he is able to achieve this. That is what I hope."
He said his government would try to dissuade migrants from crossing into Mexico but added that the rights of all migrants must be respected.
In Guatemala on Monday, security forces broke up a caravan of about 4,000 mostly Honduran migrants who had been camped out near the village of Vado Hondo.
Witnesses said officers, beating their batons against their shields, tried to force the group back in the direction of the Honduran border, about 50km (31 miles) away.
The migrants scattered but several threw stones at police who responded by firing tear gas.
The caravan had been held back in the area since Saturday and was blocking a key road, causing a long tail-back of traffic. Clashes broke out on Sunday as some of the migrants tried to force their way past police lines.
Speaking to reporters, Guatemalan foreign minister Pedro Brolo urged the Honduran government to help ensure "an orderly and safe passage home for those in this caravan".
President Donald Trump has taken a hard line against illegal immigration, especially along the southern US border with Mexico. He has also put pressure on Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador to crack down on northbound migrants.
Mr Biden has vowed to end the strict immigration policies of his predecessor but his administration, which will take office on Wednesday, has warned migrants not to make the journey because policies will not change overnight.
An administration official told NBC News that migrants trying to claim asylum in the US "need to understand they're not going to be able to come into the United States immediately".
The Biden administration will prioritise undocumented immigrants already living in the US, not those heading to the country now, the official said.
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Rahiem Shabazz, 2014, 60 min.
Elementary Genocide: From Primary to Penitentiary exposes the socially engineered mechanism created by our government and utilizing the public school system to label elementary aged African American males as work for hire targets within the US penal system. Many refuse to believe there is a corporate attack on the minds and productivity of Black youth through intercepting their educational, economical and social development, and resulting in statistically funneling them through the revolving doors of the criminal justice system. Elementary Genocide confirms this theory and seeks to educate parents, teachers and families, so that we can reclaim our young men and ensure the future of our community.
Q&A to follow screening with director Rahiem Shabazz, Lawrence "Babba" Hayes (member of the United Nations international organization Hands Off Cane) and Tracey D. Syphax, the best selling author of "From The Block To The Boardroom").
Elementary, Genocide, Rahiem Shabazz, Staunch!


Good News Church is a new community of believers in Woodstock, IL. We are an Evangelical Free Church (EFCA) and are focused on following Jesus together and inviting others to do the same.
Woodstock is a place that needs Jesus. That's why my wife, Katie, and I along with three others moved here in the summer of 2015. We saw that there were not enough churches in Woodstock to show and tell the gospel to every man, woman, and child. Since moving, others have joined us in this kingdom mission.
Our aim is to be people shaped, motivated, and transformed by the good news of who God is and what he has done in Jesus. The announcement that Jesus is a good King who gave his life in order to free us from slavery to sin, Satan, and death is news that changes everyone who repents and believes it. We want to be a community that both believes and spreads this good news to all those who haven't heard it.
If you come to one of our gatherings, what you will find is a group of people learning to surrender all of life to Jesus and learning to invite others to do the same. You will find a group of people growing in their depth of fellowship by eating together, serving one another, sharing struggles with one another, and digging into God's truth with one another. You will find a group looking outward to those who don't yet know Jesus - to people who have not heard the good news of who God is and what he has done in Jesus.
Here are some of the questions we are asking: Since we have been adopted into God's family, how can we live as his family? Since Jesus came as our King and washed his disciples' feet, how can we love others as servants? Since Jesus has given us the power of his Holy Spirit to share his message, how can we go as messengers of his good news?
If this sounds exciting to you, please get in touch. If this sounds strange and confusing yet intriguing, please get in touch. We believe everyone is on a spiritual journey and no matter where you are on that journey, you are welcome to explore with us. Our "How to Get Involved" page will give you some good first steps for getting connected to our church or you can fill out our contact form.


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Following the worldwide success of their Cuban-music project "Rhythms Del Mundo", the Berman Brothers are back, just in time for the Olympic Games, and their new album invites you on a journey to Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, the land of samba and bossa-nova. On TAKE ME TO RIO (22.07.2016) international stars like Outkast, Mando Diao, Katrina & the Waves and Marlon Roudette meet Brazilian music legends and re-think songs like "Hey Ya!" and "Dance With Somebody" in the one-and-only Brazilian sound. Once again, the producers have brilliantly swept big hits into another musical dimension and give the listener a pure breath of Brazilian life.
There isn't a country that sets our fantasies into motion like Brazil. Images fly into your brain. We dream of Copacabana and sugar hats, the parade of the carnival passes by, the great footballers score incredible goals. We can taste the caipirinha, we can feel the sun on our skin. And we can hear the sound of Brazil, that incomparable rhythm, played as a speeding samba or a sensual bossa-nova. But Brazil means so much more. The huge country not only has long beaches, but also a rainforest as part of the Amazon. In 2014 Brazil hosted the football world cup, and in August it will be home to the biggest athletes in the world and the Olympic Games. The nation with over 200 million inhabitants is on the way to becoming a major economic player. This also brings its problems: Corruption is laming the country, a financial crisis is heating up social and violent conflict. "É rir para não chorar", say the Brazilians: "Laugh, so you don't cry". The music producers Frank and Christian Berman – known internationally as the Berman Brothers – often heard the phrase during the last five years they spent in Brazil. "What helps the people remain optimistic in tough times is the one-and-only sound of Brazil", says Christian Berman. His brother Frank adds: "Brazilian music brings together a zest for life and sensuality like nothing else can. For Brazilians, music is the elixir of life and a remedy." When the Berman Brothers were looking for a goal for their new album, it became clear very quickly where the journey would take them: TAKE ME TO RIO – Ultimate Hits Made In The Iconic Sound Of Brazil.
On the album the best samba and bossa-nova musicians meet international pop-superstars. "Hey Ya!" by Outkast, "Walking On Sunshine" by Katrina & The Waves and the party banger "I Like To Move It" become irresistible samba, "Heart Of Glass" by Blondie, Moloko's "The Time Is Now" or "Love Is The Drug" by Bryan Ferry become warm bossa-nova. All tracks are played by the TAKE ME TO RIO collective, put together explicitly for this album, using the original vocal tracks and produced by the Berman Brothers.
Frank and Christian Berman were awarded a Grammy in 2001 for their remix of the hit "Who Let The Dogs Out" by Baha Men. In 2006 they impressed the music-world with their album "Rhythms Del Mundo", working with the musicians from the Cuban band Buena Vista Social Club and the voices of Coldplay, Sting, Dido and Maroon 5. In 2008 the Berman Brothers returned with "Rhythms Del Mundo – Cubano Alemán", an album featuring German stars like Xavier Naidoo, Jan Delay and Udo Lindenberg.
The authentic sound of the album comes from the impressive TAKE ME TO RIO collective. Drummer Jurim Moreira played on classic bossa-nova LPs from the 70s, and tenor-saxophonist Marcello Martin performed with legends Gilberto Gil and Caetano Veloso. To create the Brazilian sound, you also need unique percussion, this time performed by Pretinho Da Serrihna, straight from superstar Seu Jorge's band. Bass legend Jamil Joanes added his signature 70s funk sound. The generation of Brazilian musicians is also on board in the form of rapper Dughettu and jazz pianist David Feldman, revealing the true diversity of the Brazilian music scene.
This band's authentic music, the Berman Brothers' production and the stars' voices make the album into an impressive journey through the music-world. TAKE ME TO RIO not only showcases exciting and thrilling tracks, but also elegant and sensual songs, a mix that perfectly represents the Brazilian way of life. The Berman Brothers didn't just take hits and give them a Brazilian style – they made the songs a part of the iconic sound of Brazil. If you want to know what Brazil sounds like today, then you need to hear this album.
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News 12 New Jersey, April 20, 2018
A reconstruction project on the George Washington Bridge is underway, but some cyclists say that the plans don't include a sufficient bike path.
Bike advocates like Neile Weissman say that the bike path on the bridge should be made wider to comply with national standards.
"The George connects the two most heavily biked roads in the country, 9W and Hudson Greenway…that's connecting a firehose with a straw," Weissman says.
Any changes to the reconstruction plans would need to happen soon, as the project is set for completion by 2025.
"The Port Authority says it's going to cost $90 million to do this now. If they wait until 2050, which is a generation away, it's going to cost more than four times that much. If they're not going to do this now, then it's not getting to get done," Weissman says.
The bridge currently has a mixed pedestrian-bike path that runs 10 feet across on either side of the bridge (7 foot between sets of cables). The new plan calls for the same 7-foot bike path, which cyclists say will lead to overcrowding.
Instead of one 7-foot path, Weissman wants to see two 10-foot paths – one on either side of the bridge.
The New York City Department of Transportation counted 3700 bike trips a day on weekends in 2015.
Weissman says that bicycle riding has really taken off, with six towns in Hudson implementing bike-share programs and Bergen County putting together plans to link all the county parks with bike paths.
"The Port Authority has really missed what's going on," he says.
A spokesperson for the Port Authority pointed News 12 New Jersey to the agency's current bike path plan. They noted that that the new plan separates pedestrians and cyclists for a better "user experience."
The spokesperson did not comment on whether the Commissioners would consider widening the path.


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Claudia Liebrand (* 1962) ist eine deutsche Germanistin.

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Das Studium der Germanistik, Geschichte und Philosophie in Freiburg im Breisgau schloss sie mit der Promotion 1989 über das Romanwerk Fontanes an der Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg ab. Nach der Habilitation 1995 an der Universität Freiburg über E. T. A. Hoffmann lehrt sie seit 1. Juni 1999 als C4-Professorin für Allgemeine Literaturwissenschaft / Medientheorie am Institut für deutsche Sprache und Literatur der Universität zu Köln.

Ihre Forschungsschwerpunkte sind Literatur des 19. Jahrhunderts und der Klassischen Moderne, Geschlechterdifferenz und Medien (insb. Film) und kulturelle Kommunikation.

Schriften (Auswahl)
 Das Ich und die andern. Fontanes Figuren und ihre Selbstbilder. Freiburg im Breisgau 1990, ISBN 3-7930-9054-X.
 Aporie des Kunstmythos. Die Texte E. T. A. Hoffmanns. Freiburg im Breisgau 1996, ISBN 3-7930-9131-7.
 Gender-Topographien. Kulturwissenschaftliche Lektüren von Hollywoodfilmen der Jahrhundertwende. Köln 2003, ISBN 3-8321-7831-7.
 Kreative Refakturen. Annette von Droste-Hülshoffs Texte. Freiburg im Breisgau 2008, ISBN 978-3-7930-9545-3.

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Don't miss this year's breath-taking family pantomime, Cinderella, brought to us once again by Stageworks Worldwide Productions.
Often described as one of the most stylish left-handed batsmen of all time, the blond-haired 80s bombshell promises to share his thoughts on this years Cricket World Cup and The Ashes, both of which are being battled out on home soil.
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Landover 1975
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Capital Centre - February 10, 1975
Rock and Roll, Sick Again, Over the Hills and Far Away, In My Time of Dying, The Song Remains the Same, Rain Song, Kashmir, No Quarter, Trampled Underfoot, Moby Dick, Dazed and Confused (incl. San Francisco), Stairway to Heaven, Whole Lotta Love, Black Dog, Heartbreaker.
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Press Reports: Led Zeppelin Delights and Disappoints
Last Monday night, Led Zeppelin destroyed the Capital Centre.
Playing material both old and recent, and several cuts from their upcoming album, Physical Graffiti, the concert was close to rock heaven: with hard-driving guitar work, a powerful rhythm section, amazing vocal performance, flashy, sexual stage presence, solid keyboard and mystic Mellotron playing, and to top it off, a stunning array of stage gimmickry, the Led Zeppelin concert was certainly one of the most exciting and musically com¬plete in Washington in over a year.
But it was also a disappoint¬ment. The problem with Led Zeppelin is that they used to be a blues-rock band, carrying on the tradition they inherited from the Yardbirds. As a blues-rock band, Led Zeppelin made two out¬ standing albums, Led Zeppelin I and Led Zeppelin II, both in 1969, which are classics in that genre.
After achieving commercial success with the second album (helped along with the AM success of "Whole Lotta Love," a grueling six American tours in two years, and an overgrowing FM following), the band almost completely abandoned their Chicago blues roots, and made three albums which attempted to establish their own musical identity.
For the most part, it has been a failure. Led Zeppelin III was acoustically oriented and a disap¬pointment, lacking for at least one stellar effort. Their fourth album had a heavy metal crunch to it, and wasn't a bad album, but just couldn't hold its own against Led Zep I or II. Their last album, Houses of the Holy, was a trendy vinyl (reggae, Mellotrone), and a piece of pretentious garbage.
In context to albums by other good bands, the last three Led Zeppelin discs would be con¬sidered solid works, but con¬sidering that the same band in a blues format had accomplished a good deal more musical creativity and virtuosity, then Led Zeppe¬lin's last three outings have indeed fallen short of fulfilling their potential.
But the magic of Led Zeppelin has been able to keep their blimp from running into the ground. Their five albums have sold more than 11 million copies on Atlantic Records, outselling the Rolling Stones 2 to 1.
They have broken all sorts of concert attendance records, even those set by the Beatles. The Capital Centre con¬cert sold out in a record three hours. In New York, 120,000 tickets for six shows sold in thirty-six hours. Boston was sold out in one hour and twenty minutes. When the tour is com¬ pleted next month, Led Zeppelin will have grossed over 5 million dollars.
But don't let anyone think it wasn't a good concert. On stage were four competent musicians, who used to be four fantastic musicians. For the most part, they played well, but the musical perfections they once were showed clear signs of erosion.
Robert Plant, a disciple of Alexis Korner, is perhaps one of the best blues singers to come out of England. However, his singing of the concert opener "Rock and Roll" was awful. He was weak as well on other songs, but he also sparkled on some, particularly his delivery of "The Song Remains the Same." The stallion-like Plant evoked a stage presence which gave his lyrics greater impact, constantly swaying and flowing with the movements of the songs.
Drummer John Bonham and bassist John Paul Jones held together a strong rhythm section. But Bonham's drum solo during "Moby Dick" was rather point-less, despite the eerie sounds created when he hooked up the drumskins to a synthesizer. Jones demonstrated his depth as a musician by handling the key-board chores, which included organ, synthesized piano, synthe¬sizer and Mellotrone (a keyboard apparatus which has all the instruments of the orchestra on tapes).
But certainly it is guitarist. Jimmy Page that is the howitzer shot that made Led Zeppelin heard 'round the world. Playing both the six string and eighteen string guitars, Page filled the Capital Centre with three hours of guitar thunder and lightening. Firing his axe from his crotch, Page sent out scortching solos and frenzied blitzes via a variety of phase shifters', echoplexes, wah¬whas and other gadgets, proving why Mr. Page is one of the most important rock guitarists of the past thirteen years.
But, like the other musicians, Page was inconsistent, often find¬ing progressions in solos leading to nowhere, and being out of step with the others. Typical was "Dazed and Confused," which was both electrifying but yet at times sloppy. It was quite a visual display, as the guitarist tossed aside his pick and played his Gibson with a violin bow.
"Stairway to Heaven," "Black Dog." and "Heartbreaker," were done well, and Page's ripping into the opening chords of "Whole Lotta Love" brought back memories of Led Zeppelin at their best.
For a concert, it was great. For a Led Zeppelin concert it was marginal, a far cry from their performance five years ago at the Meriweather Post Pavilion when they opened the concert for the Who.
But most of the 18,000 at the Capital Centre were seeing Led Zeppelin for the first time, and the sometimes faulty musicianship was so easily diverted by the very presence of the band. Over two dozen engineers bathed the Led Zeppelin in a variety of multi¬colored lights. Concert "toys" were added, including a huge flashing "Led Zeppelin" logo on a backdrop screen, dry ice machines, smoke bombs, flashing lights, mirrors, and, my God, even a laser!
Back in the days when Led Zeppelin remained true to their musical capabilities, one would not find an elaborate concert show. Instead, only the band, their instruments, amps, and a big empty stage.
But those were different time's. People listened to Led Zeppelin then because they played some really great music. Today, people listen to Led Zeppelin because they're, Led Zeppelin. (J.Ramsey|3-75)
Led Zeppelin - A Heavier Than Air Craft For Sure
When Led Zeppelin descended on Washington, 18,700 concert tickets were snapped up in three hours. Some people who could not get tickets vented their disappointment just as, perhaps, disappointed Viennese did when they could not get into a Mozart recital. They threw bottles at the police. The tempestuous behavior by disappointed ticket seekers called to mind the sporadic violence in gas station lines last whiter during the oil embargo, the other recent shortage of a life-sustaining commodity.
Rock music is to the youth culture what gasoline is to the more adult culture: it is that without which life lacks tang. (Courier, Feb 19, 1975)
Newspaper report: Led Zeppelin fans start riot
LANDOVER, MD - Several hundred youths trying to crash a sold-out Led Zeppelin concert last night began throwing rocks and hollies at police. Fifteen persons were arrested.
Sgt. Robert Law of the Prince Georges County police said about 70 officers called to the scene were showered with debris. We have several police cars damaged and windshields broken." Sgt. Law said last night. "The tires on a police cruiser were slashed and windows were broken." No injuries were reported.
The concert went on as scheduled inside the Capital Centre. The 18,700 tickets for the show by the British rock group were sold within hours, the fastest sellout in the history of the new arena in suburban Washington D.C.
Sgt. Law said the disturbance was started with "disorderlies trying to crash the gates." (Feb. 1975)
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Madison Square Garden - February 12, 1975
I attended that show. It
May 2, 2008 - 2:40pm — Scott (not verified)
I attended that show. It was a good show but what I'll remember most is the insanity that surrounded it. I saw people breaking through security to get in. One of our party was a 13-year old girl who had her ticket snatched out of her hand while she was waiting in line. She had to spend the show sitting in my car, watching crowds of people who came without tickets fighting police on horseback. She compared it to a scene from "Planet of the Apes."
First rock concert I ever
May 21, 2009 - 12:08am — Robert (not verified)
First rock concert I ever saw. My big brother, Alex, had an extra ticket and I lucked out. They were nosebleeds but I didn't mind. It was hard to see the other side after the fog arose LOL That fog made me enjoy the concert even more. I don't know why. I was only 15 at the time and had no knowledge of drugs. Still, it was an awesome show and I became a huge Zeppelin fan after that. I used to be able to tell you every song in order on every side of every album. Can't do THAT anymore.
I was there also
July 29, 2012 - 7:44am — Scott Jay Regner (not verified)
The first Led Zeppelin concert I went to at 17 years old. Great concert and saw some heavy duty drug use going on in front of us.
The only other thing I remember about this concert was sleeping in a car in Cap Centre's parking lot overnight to get tickets, waiting for the box office to open. My buddy left early to get in the frigid LONG line for tix.
I hung out in the car somewhat inebriated and around the time the ticket office was to open, I walked around Cap Centre looking at the long ticket lines,...I kept walking around back and another ticket office THAT HAD NO LINE IN FRONT OF IT opened up and I walked right up and bought two tickets. Went back to the car and waited for my bud to show up--I had great seats, he didn',t so he sold his bad tix and went with me.
landover capital centre 1975 concert ticket
December 12, 2007 - 5:19pm — Donna (not verified)
My brother has a pristine 2.10.1975 Capital Centre ticket- it looks mint for 32 years! Not one crease or tear. I was 10, so I was too young to go at the time (well, maybe not by some band member's standards...) Naturally, I coveted this ticket for my Zeppelin music room. It is framed along with my original copy of Rolling Stone's Cameron Crowe March 1975 interview with Plant and Page. Sweet.
First show!
February 21, 2013 - 1:22pm — XRaySpex (not verified)
This was my 1st concert and I will NEVER forget it! I was 13, and my best friend's dad got us the tickets for the show - 3rd row! We spent ALL DAY before the show just freaking out that we were going to see Led Zeppelin! We picked out our cool clothes because we realized we were going to be close enough that they could see us OMG! That's the kind of crap you think about when you're 13-14. The show was great, there was a riot in the parking lot, and you just couldn't ask for a better first concert experience. I will be forever grateful, that night literally changed my life.
This was the best concert I
December 5, 2007 - 8:14pm — Wanda Mogzec (not verified)
This was the best concert I attended in my younger days. I was only 18 at that time. I remember that the laser show was awesome!! I wish I could have taken some pictures but they don't let you bring in cameras. This was definitely a night to never forget! Led Zeppelin continues to be my favorite band of all time!
Concert description
March 17, 2008 - 3:10pm — Argenteum Astrum (not verified)
This could be very good show but the sound is so horrible that makes this bootleg recording for hardcores only. Interesting renditions of Dazed And Confused and Moby Dick, when Bonham thrown a couple of rhythm exercises known from basic structure of Whole Lotta Love ... played later as an usual encore!
I was the first one to buy tickets to this event
December 7, 2008 - 12:49pm — Scott (not verified)
We spent the night at the Cap Center.
By the time the doors opened I had wriggled my way to the front.
Many people who had endured the cold and the croud left with minutes to go. We talked one guy into staying who was beginning to crack from the pressure. To my rememberance you could only purchase ten tickets. I had my choice five in the front row and five in the second row. I could have bought all ten in the front row but we decided to split it. I think they were like dirt cheap back then ten or twenty dollars. I was a Junior in HS @ the time...
Cap Centre February 1975
October 24, 2008 - 11:47pm — Bob (not verified)
The scene outside was electric, mounted police to control the crowds, people trying to break down the doors, one entrance had to be closed...but the show was phenomenal! Jimmy and the band were in top form. Kashmir and Whole Lotta Love stand out in my memory, and the first time seeing the double-neck live! Saw them there again in '77!
I camped out too. What a fun
October 10, 2010 - 9:25pm — Ann (not verified)
I camped out too. What a fun night. What a great concert. I remeber burning cop cars in the parking lot when it was over.
The weather was cold with
July 17, 2018 - 3:29am — Garry Shu (not verified)
The weather was cold with blowing wet snow. I stood for hours as the line moved slowly to the ticket booth. The show was a month away and I did not want to miss it because of a sell out. While on line I shared a few bucks with a guy next to me so he could make a refreshment run. He came back after 20 minutes or so with a couple of bottles of whiskey. The line continued to crawl on while we shared stories. By the time we were within 15 feet of reaching the ticket booth they sold out and we were drunk.
Waited in line during a
March 17, 2019 - 7:13pm — Raef H (not verified)
Waited in line during a blizzard and got my tickets. Best bloody concert ever. Tell y kids about and hopefully will tell my grandkids about it one day.
Memorabilia:
Landover '75 ticket
Landover 1975 (press)
Landover 1975 (press) 2-15-75
Landover 1975 (Ticket Seekers - Press)
Landover 1975 review
Landover 1975 (review 2)
Landover 1975 review (Baltimore Sun)
Zeppelin Tickets Sell Out Quickly (Landover 1975)
Landover 2-10-75 review (T. Zito)
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