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Various Artists – Epicurean Escapism II
Various Artists – Epicurean Escapism II CD/ DVD / Catalogue The Epicurian / Silken Tofu / Peripheral Records 2013
'Epicurean Escapism II' forms the multi-media companion release to the festival of the same name (held in Berlin on 15th June, 2013). Noting this is the second festival release, when reflecting on the cassette/ DVD/ special packaging of the first compilation, this time around the format has been stepped up a notch to more comprehensively reflect the multi-media format of the festival. Here the release incorporates elements of all artistic aspects including: reproductions of a selection of exhibited artworks, a CD of material contributed by performing acts and a DVD that reproduces the screened short experimental films. These audio and visual elements have then been housed in an impeccably designed DVD sized fold out cardboard cover, highlighting that there have been no half measures when approaching this release.
To address the musical content first and noting the musical heritage of Ke/Hil, their heavily ominous and coldly nihilistic track is a great way to open the CD. 'Dark Germany' amounts to an expertly crafted and dense layered composition of slow throbbing synths, swirling noise and distortion frayed vocals. Anemone Tube follow and deliver a pair a solid tracks ('Apocalyptic Fantasy' and 'Accumulations'), which both adhere a general pattern of invasive cyclic noise, looped metallic clattered, managed/ barely recognisable field recordings and understated melancholic droning synth elements. Each of these tracks (again) displays the particular sound attributable to Anemone Tube, which as I have said before is testament to the mastery of his sonic craft. Moving on to 'Leprous Driver', Post Scriptvm evoke more filmic composition imbedded with an atmosphere brooding menace, here consisting of a slab of crystalline dark ambience (aka droning syths, spares piano notes, and unobtrusively layered background tones/ noise). Following next is the mighty Trepaneringsritualen, who contribute two tracks on the shorter side (3 to 5 minutes each). 'Vanärat Är Ditt Namn' takes to a rhythmic song based approach of a repetitive throbbing beat and yelled verse/ chorus/ verse type vocals, while 'End of Flesh' opts for slow ritual ambience, where a catatonic bass throb provides some sense of structure amongst the layers of swirling vocal invocations. To round out the compilation Dieter Müh issues forth the hefty 20 minute composition 'Bethlehem', which is a highlight amongst highlights. Here the track commences with a beautifully understated modern classical tone, with distant melancholic piano and abstract vocal sample cut ups. However this fragile segment ultimately acts as the intro passage for the main bulk of the tracks which features a mid paced, tribally infused dark ambience, which in some ways reminds of the early works of Morthound. To provide a final comment on the compilation, to my mind if the curation of such releases is not managed correctly they can either become frustratingly long due to the number of contributions and/ or suffer from submission of poor or second rate material. Thankfully no such complaints exist here, as with a (mere) seven excellent tracks by five artists, it is an easily digestible and most importantly an engaging and enjoyable listen throughout.
For the DVD segment of this release, this consists of six short films by Mike Dando of Con-Dom, issued under the collective title 'We Who Were Living Are Now Dying'. Whilst not constituting new material from Con-Dom, the DVD sees the formal publication of six archival experimental films that Con-Dom produced between 1983 to 1994. Here these short films effectively act as the visual counterpart to a number of Con-Dom's heavy and harsh power electronics tracks, and whilst relatively crude and experimental in style, they consist of filmed footage and still images which are cut together as a sprawling visual collage. Conceptually there are a range of themes at play including: belief, religion, sin, spirituality, suffering, religious ecstasy, pornography, masturbation, sexual ecstasy, medical deformities, birth, death, race, racial hatred, family, honour, authority, war atrocities, crime etc. With its cut up collage technique the multiple utilised themes are presented for the viewer to analyse and pick apart in trying to stitch together the conceptual threads on display. Visually the films are quite dark and textured and which suits the material well, while there is also a faint black line flicker moving through the visuals. This later aspect could be due to the material being filmed on video, or otherwise as a result of the transfer to digital format from super 8 film – but either way this effect adds to the lo-fi grainy aesthetic of the films. As with Con-Dom's more recognised musical outputs, there is always a clear message at the core of Mike's work even if it gets somewhat muddied by the brute force approach. As such it is great to see that a similar approach is embodied within Con-Dom's experimental films, where it will take time to analyse presented content.
For the last part of this release it has sought to in part document the group art exhibition displayed as part of the festival (which incidentally was curated by African Paper Magazine). Contributing artists whose artworks were featured from Alex Tenningkeit, Andrew Liles, Carmen Burguess, Dennis Rudolph and Phillip Best, Rudolf Eb.er, and whilst each artist's outputs vary wildly in materials, style and aesthetic output they do generally hinge on a darker and/ or subversive tangents. Here a selection of the artists works are published in a 16 page full colour booklet, along with an essay by Uwe Schneider which outlines the concept of the festival and compilation and neatly ties together the various artist's inputs.
Although in the first instance this release is a memento of the festival it seeks to document, with its meticulous execution and sheer quality of its content, Epicurean Escapism II transcends this mere documentary role, to become an exceptionally focused multi-media release. Definitely worthy of detailed investigation and limited to a mere 350 copies.
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Home Reports Company & Industry Overviews Apple TV+ Now the Company's Third Subscription Service
Apple TV+ Now the Company's Third Subscription Service
By Adam Rogers
At Apple's (AAPL) annual media event yesterday, the company unveiled details of its streaming subscription service. Apple TV+ is set to launch on November 1 for $4.99 per month.
The streaming service is slated to be available in 100 countries and accessible through Apple devices. While all customers can start with a seven-day trial, those purchasing an iPhone, MacBook, iPad, iPad Touch, or Apple TV will get the service free for a year.
Apple Worldwide Video head Zack Van Amburg said, "With Apple TV+, we are presenting all-original stories from the best, brightest and most creative minds, and we know viewers will find their new favorite show or movie on our service." He added, "Each Apple TV+ original offers its own unique story, fresh perspective and powerful message — all meant to entertain, connect and inspire cultural conversations."
Price lower than peer subscriptions
Apple TV+ was rumored to be priced at $9.99 per month, similar to peer subscriptions. By pricing it at $4.99 per month, Apple is clearly trying to gain traction in the increasingly crowded market. Amazon Prime (AMZN) is $8.99 per month, whereas Netflix's single-user plan starts at $8.99 per month. Netflix's premium plan is available for $15.99.
Hulu has two-tier pricing as well. Its ad-supported package is priced at $5.99 per month, and its ad-free package costs $11.99. Disney+, also set to be launched in November, costs per $6.99 per month or $69.99 per year.
The online streaming segment will likely continue to grow as cord-cutting gains steam. Grandview Research expects the global streaming market to grow 19.6% annually between 2019 and 2025. Furthermore, AppleInsider reports Cowen analysts expect Apple TV+ to gain 12 million subscribers by 2020 and 21 million by 2021, generating $1.25 billion in sales by 2021. Apple may find it easier to gain traction in emerging markets due to its lower price point. While Apple stock rose 1% yesterday, Netflix (NFLX) and Disney (DIS) returned 1.4% and 0.7%.
Revenue diversification through Apple TV+
Apple TV+ is now the company's third subscription service, after Apple Music and iCloud. Apple Music costs $9.99 per month and has close to 60 million paying subscribers. The subscription service brings in annual revenue of $7 billion. Meanwhile, iCloud has a multi-tier subscription package and has 850 million users.
Apple is trying to diversify its revenue and decrease dependence on iPhones for sales growth. The iPhone has been Apple's key revenue driver for some time. It accounted for over 60% of its sales in 2015 and 2016, and 48% at the end of this year's second quarter.
Like streaming peers, Apple is investing heavily in original content. It has reportedly invested $6 billion in content production this year. With its low price point and aggressive marketing efforts, Apple TV+ could soon be a major player in online streaming. Soon, we'll know for sure whether Netflix and Disney need to worry.
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Is it possible to export Password Protected Excel workbooks with version 12.2? I already have a working solution to export all of my workbooks and it all works perfectly, but the only references to being able to password protect these files seems to be in later versions. It would be inconvenient for everyone I work with to have to update their infragistics just for this one specific project.
Ideally, I would like to export the workbook and then specify the password at the same time as when I choose where to save their file.
Thank you for posting in our forums.
The password support was introduced in 14.1. If you are deploying your application, your coworkers would not need to update their own versions of Infragistics, but instead the application would "ship" with the needed version.
If you have any further questions or concerns with this, please let me know.


I first read this quote a few years back and it is something that I think about regularly.
There is, however, an important caveat. Deciding on what is measured and watched is just as important. Tracking the wrong metric and optimizing for the success of that metric can be catastrophic.
A big part of starting blogging is that it forces me to formalize the things that I am thinking about. Lately, I have been thinking about tracking different personal metrics over a long period of time. The first one I want to track is my happiness.
The happiness tracker is a simple piece of software that I wrote in about an hour this evening. All it does is remind me at the end of each day to answer the question "How happy were you today? (1-10)". Happiness, I decided, is an excellent metric to optimize for.


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Golden in color with a rich, white head. Aroma rich with orange, citrus and honey. Hop bitterness is mild and in balance with sweet honey malts.
Best Light Beer at 2014 Microfestivus.
Aroma explodes with citrus hops and does not stop! Hops in the beginning, middle and end. Hopped as much as a double IPA but perfectly balanced with Munich malt to give both hopheads and malt lovers the best of both worlds. Say no to the bland beer of the past and welcome the future of flavor!
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Our best thirst quencher is an ancient German Wheat style called Gose. Holy Pucker is made to give you a refreshingly tart and dry finish. The 4.5% abv and very low bitterness make this a brew which will have your lips puckering up to your glass for another!
Our Key Lime Pie variant is a creation by our brewer who grew up in Florida and loves the REAL key lime pie. We think you will agree that this brew 'gose' great with seafood and gentle breezes, morning, noon or night!
A rich sweet chocolate stout fermented with cacao nibs to enhance the rich chocolate presence. Nose includes chocolate, hints of orange, toffee and coffee.
Gold Medal 2013 VA Craft Brewers Cup.
Grapes are for wine. If you love wine then don't even think about drinking this beer! Are you a hop head that loves Citra Hops or a malt lover for hearty ales? Our international award winning Hoppocalypse is that, but we love grapefruit too! Now dare to enjoy the best of all three worlds. Hops, maltiness, and grapefruit! A spring / summer offering for you thirsty beer lovers only!
A smooth Belgian Blonde Ale with aromas of honey, banana, and citrus. Dry hopped with American Citra Hops for a unique blend of Cenful proportions.
Enjoy the rich intensity of this English Style Imperial Stout. The finest English maris otter and crystal malts have been mashed with English roasted barley and chocolate malts to exude flavors worthy of a victory of good over evil. Our lamb always conquers the dark side!
Our collaboration with Devils Backbone, the Devils Secret is a rare German Ale called Doppel Sticke Ale. The base style is an Alt Beer but like it's German counterpart, we have jacked up the malts and hops to provide a rich, full bodied dark ale using the finest German caramel and dark malts. The flavors exude dry fruits and toffee with notes of chocolate and raisins. Only the finest German hops are used in ample quantities to balance this rare German ale to perfection!
This clean, crisp lager is low on bitterness and just an easy drinking beer. Perfect for enjoying after a good day of hunting, on the beach, at the tailgate or just damn thirsty. If you can relate just say hell yeaah!
Our unfiltered IPA epitomizes the classic west coast cariants, that have made IPAs a household name. Our hop profile blends Zythos, Citra, Warrior, Mosaic and Galaxy for an aroma that makes hell freeze over!!
If you love the classic 6th Seal, then you will love our special offering which uses the same base recipe as the award winning chocolate stout. We have enhanced this with oatmeal, orange peel, raisins, and cinnamon. Of course the cocoa nibs are added to enhance the rich chocolate presence. Enjoy this special winter seasonal as you would any delicious snack.
For centuries the Germans have made one of their riches malt bombs and competed in drinking games with doppelbocks. Today we prefer you savor this slowly so you can enjoy every drop. We confess that ONLY German malts, hops and yeast are used. Do you have something on your mind? You might just need a confessor to help you relax!
The 6th Seal Imperial Stout is the 6th Seal Chocolate Stout on steroids! This beer has ample quantities of roasted barley and double the hops. It has a more aggresive flavor profile and is deceptively strong. This is a beer that the Czars would fight over.
This malty Bavarian Lager is made with the finest German malts and hops. The nature of the lager is bolder in flavor and a little darker in color than your typical German Pilsner. Hop profile is mild with an elegant aroma. BARRk up our tree with this thirst quenching lager.
This Scottish Style "Wee Heavy" exhibits three words: BIG, SMOOTH AND MALTY! This ale is deep copper in color with ruby highlights and a creamy head. While you will not pick up any noticeable hop flavor or aroma your tongue will be thrilled with malty sweetness and a hint of smokiness. We take pride in brewing this by classic Scottish brewing techniques that include kettle caramelization and fermentation at 50F degrees for 4 weeks. To be enjoyed with smoked meat, salmon, gouda and swiss with or without a kilt!
Gold Medal 2014 Virginia Craft Festival.
Our raspberry infused smooth Belgian Blonde Ale with aromas of honey, banana, and citrus. Dry hopped with American Citra Hops for a unique blend of Cenful proportions.


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Round 1 Recap
Round 2 of the Toyota 86 Racing Series was held at Sydney Motorsport Park, Garry's home track. A disappointing qualifying result of 26th position setup a difficult weekend for veteran Garry Holt. A DNF in race 1 wasn't the start Garry was hoping for, and further added to the difficult weekend. Race 2 Garry finished where he started in 26th position, a lack of pace hampering his progress greatly. After an average run in the first 2 races, Garry finished the 3rd race of the weekend in 25th after an incident with another driver. Garry and the team will push on to the next round at Sandown Raceway.
ECK Launches 86 Series Venture
The Eastern Creek Karts Race Team has released their latest project. The Garry Holt led operation will field a car in the new Toyota 86 Racing Series – a five round series run alongside the V8 Supercars series...
Holt Completes Shakedown of Toyota 86 & is Ready for the New Challenge
Sydney-sider Garry Holt has completed the maiden shakedown of his Eastern Creek Karts Toyota 86 Racing Series machine at the Norwell Motorplex in Queensland...
Garry and the team had a tough start to Round 1 of the Toyota 86 Series, qualifying well down the order in 17th due to a lack of testing. However, a good start in race 1...
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Our list of the best things to do in Kingwood, Texas, features the top 113 nearby activities — including 31 great attractions with user approval ratings of 90% or more!
Kingwood, TX has a variety of great sights and experiences nearby. Top categories include: Outdoor Places, Sports & Fitness, Entertainment & Shows, and Amusement.
Get back to nature at East End Park. Take a stroll along the more than three-and-a-half miles of walking trails and admire the wildlife, including deer, alligators, otters and even coyotes. Fishing is permitted; hunting is prohibited.
A children's indoor playground and bounce house, Fun Little Tykes hosts birthday parties, special events, and classes for kids. The facility welcomes walk-ins, as well, and the indoor playground includes a wide variety of games and amusements.
The Sterling Room is a live music venue providing visitors with nighttime entertainment. The venue is host to musical performances by musicians from a variety of musical genres. The Sterling Room also hosts comedy and burlesque shows.
Operated by the community parks department, Bear Branch Swimming Pool is an Olympic-sized pool and aquatic center. Open daily to the public in season, the pool is lifeguard-supervised, offers swim lessons, and home to local swim teams.
Watson Huff Galleries features an array of art in different styles and media. Art on display includes fine art, folk art, canvas art, digital art, and other genres of contemporary art.
The Bear Branch Pool is a swimming pool that is available only to the residents of Bear Branch Village and their guests. The pool features lanes for lap swimming, a water slide, and a diving board.
Visitors can enjoy an evening of roller skating during Humble Family Skate Center Inc public skate sessions. Visitors can also take skating lessons on Sundays or participate in monthly roller derby events.
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Three-Hour "Old School" Monday Night RAW November 15, 2010 Detailed Results
Six nights before the 24th annual Survivor Series, the 912th edition of WWE Monday Night RAW would go "old school" in a three-hour special that came to you, live, from the Giant Center in Hershey, PA. With the 24th annual Survivor Series approaching, a number of WWE Legends, many of which who know what Survivor Series is all about as they have competed in the long-running pay-per-view, including "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase, Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka, "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes, "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, The Iron Sheik, Sgt. Slaughter, Nikolai Volkoff, "Mean" Gene Okerlund, & "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan will all make special appearance on the three-hour blast from the past, including "old school" graphics, ring, set design, and more!
>>Match Results<<
Non-Title: Dolph Ziggler def. "Sexual Chocolate" Mark Henry by submission to the sleeper hold.
Non-Title: Heath Slater & Justin Gabriel (with Tyson Kidd) def. The Hart Dynasty by Justin Gabriel pinning David Hart Smith following the 450 Splash.
Ezekiel Jackson def. The Brooklyn Brawler by pin following the Book of Ezekiel.
John Cena def. Alex Riley (with The Miz) by submission to the C-STF.
#1 Contenders' Match for the WWE Title: Santino Marella & Vladimir Kozlov def. Jey & Jimmy Uso by Santino Marella pinning Uso following the Cobra Strike.
Kofi Kingston (with George "The Animal" Steele) def. David Otunga by pin following Trouble in Paradise.
Wade Barrett def. R-Truth by pin following the Wasteland.
Alberto Del Rio def. Sgt. Slaughter by pin following an enziguiri.
Non-Title: 2-on-1 Handicap Falls Count Anywhere Match: Mae Young (with Natalya, Melina, Eve Torres, & Gail Kim) def. "Co-Divas Champions" Layla & Michelle McCool by pinning Layla following a clothesline by Natalya.
Non-Title: Daniel Bryan def. Jack Swagger by pin following a kick to the head.
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The show kicks off with 80's era RAW Ring Announcer, Justin Roberts, who introduces the special interviewer for the evening in Hall of Famer "Mean" Gene Okerlund and Okerlund introduces a fellow Hall of Famer and father of the WWE Champion, Randy Orton, in "Cowboy" Bob Orton, Jr.! The Hall of Famer states that he does not "care" if John Cena is the Special Referee for the Survivor Series match and he does not "care" if Cena's career comes to an end, because that would be "fantastic"! Bob Orton, Jr. then states that he does not "care" if Randy Orton delivers and RKO to both Wade Barrett and John Cena and forces Cena's hand to count the three! This prompts Nexus leader Wade Barrett to come out and call the Hall of Famer an "old man" before saying that Orton's prediction for Survivor Series as "phony" as Orton's signature cast! Barrett continues that he is going to do what Bob Orton could not do in his career and win the WWE Title before stating that the Hall of Famers, like Bob Orton, did not "pave the way" for him because he got to the WWE on his own, through is own "hard work and initiave"! Barrett then tells the Hall of Famer that the only reason he did not bring The Nexus out there with him and beat the Hall of Famer to a "pulp" was because he wants Bob Orton "conscious" to see him win the WWE Title this Sunday before delivering the same threat to Gene Okerlund! "Mr. Money-in-the-Bank" The Miz, along with his "apprentice" Alex Riley, then interrupt and states that he was not "thanked" by Randy Orton last week and that is why he betrayed Orton last week! The Miz then states that he can "change the landscape of the entire WWE" by cashing in his Money-in-the-Bank contract before toying with the idea of cashing in his guaranteed title opportunity when WWE Champion Randy Orton arrives in the building before telling Wade Barrett that it would "change things" for Survivor Series as Randy Orton and Wade Barrett would not be fighting for the WWE Title and John Cena would have to stay in The Nexus "forever"! John Cena then appears on the Tron and tells Miz that Miz will not cash in anything before saying that he is going to "protect" Wade Barrett, but it is for his own benefit before challenging The Miz to a one-on-one match on RAW, which The Miz accepts! Can John Cena take out some aggression on The Miz six nights before he is put in an unenviable position as the Special Referee for the WWE Title match or will The Miz pick up the win over John Cena?
With his girlfriend, Vickie Guerrero, in his corner, the opening match would be interpromotional as Intercontinental Champion Dolph Ziggler would go one-on-one with the Hershey, PA appropriate old school "Sexual Chocolate" Mark Henry! In the end, it was Dolph Ziggler hitting the Zig Zag before locking in the sleeper hold on Mark Henry en route to picking up the win!
The WWE Tag Team Champions were in action on RAW as Nexus members Heath Slater & Justin Gabriel would face the dysfunctional Hart Dynasty in a non-title match! During the match, David Hart Smith would go for a tag to his partner, Tyson Kidd, and Kidd would avoid the tag and turn on his partner by delivering a kick to the skull of Smith! This would allow Justin Gabriel to hit the 450 Splash en route to picking up the win! How will David Hart Smith respond to Tyson Kidd's betrayal?
Backstage, "Mean" Gene Okerlund is interviewing WWE Champion Randy Orton when John Cena's friend, R-Truth, comes in and tells Orton that he knows what Cena will do and that it is not really a choice for Cena as Cena will choose to free himself from The Nexus and remain in the WWE over being fired! Randy Orton responds by saying that maybe he will take Cena out of the equation by punting in the skull! Will Randy Orton punt John Cena and take him out of the role as the Special Referee for the WWE Title match this Sunday?
Hall of Famer Ring Announcer Howard Finkel then makes an appearance to introduce WWE Legend, The Brooklyn Brawler, who is accompanied by former Women's Champion Harvey Wippleman! The Brooklyn Brawler then states that he expected a "standing ovation" when he came out before Wippleman calls Brawler the "king of old school" before Wippleman lays out a challenge to anyone who is "new school" and the challenge is answered by "Big Zeke" Ezekiel Jackson! As was the case throughout The Brooklyn Brawler's career, Brawler would be dispatched of with ease as Ezekiel Jackson would pick up the win after planting Brawler with the Book of Ezekiel!
Backstage, Wade Barrett confronts The Nexus and agrees with David Otunga saying that R-Truth is becoming a "problem" before telling Otunga that he will deal with it! This prompts the anonymous General Manager of RAW to chime in with an email that states that David Otunga will not face R-Truth as Otunga will compete in a "special match" later in the night before the anonymous GM announces that Wade Barrett will be the one facing R-Truth to see if Barrett really is WWE Champion "material"! The Nexus members then assure their leader that they will back him up, but Wade Barrett tells The Nexus that he will face R-Truth one-on-one without help from The Nexus! Can Wade Barrett defeat R-Truth one-on-one or will R-Truth show that Barrett can not survive on his own without The Nexus?
After challenging The Miz earlier in the night in an attempt to keep The Miz from cashing in the Money-in-the-Bank contract later in the night and putting his career in certain jeopardy, John Cena was set to go one-on-one with "Mr. Money-in-the-Bank" The Miz, but Miz would state that Cena always thinks he is "one step ahead" before saying that Cena thinks that, by taking Miz out, he ensures that the WWE Title match will go off without a hitch this Sunday! The Miz then states that the anonymous RAW General Manager did not "sanction" their match, so he is going to put in a "substitute" in his "apprentice", Alex Riley! In the end, it was John Cena making fairly quick work of The Miz's "apprentice" by forcing Riley to tap out to his STF! After the match, WWE Champion Randy Orton would rush out and attack The Miz in an attempt to prevent The Miz from potentially cashing in the Money-in-the-Bank contract and this would prompt Nexus members Husky Harris & Michael McGillicutty to temporarily attack Randy Orton, but Orton would easily dispatch of the two before Orton would engage in a brawl with John Cena! Several WWE officials would rush out and separate the two Superstars before the anonymous General Manager of RAW chimed in with an email announcing that, since RAW is going "old school", then John Cena and Randy Orton will both be guests on the legendary Piper's Pit later in the night with "Rowdy" Roddy Piper! Over the years, Piper's Pit has been home to some of the most memorable moments in WWE history, but what will happen when John Cena and WWE Champion Randy Orton are guests on the show just six nights before Survivor Series?
Former WWE World Tag Team Champions and WWE Hall of Famers The Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff then make an appearance on the "Old School" RAW as Volkoff would sing the Russian national anthem before the Legends are interrupted by Santino Marella & Vladimir Kozlov! Santino reveals that they are out there because his Russian tag team partner, Vladimir Kozlov, would like to join Nikolai Volkoff in singing the Russian national anthem! After singing off-key, Santino would interrupt the song and states that he has a song of his own before introducing the legendary manager, Slick, to help Santino tear the house down with their song! Santino then asks The Iron Sheik about their song and the always outspoken, but rarely understandable, Hall of Famer says that, without him, there would be no "Hulkamania" and that Russia and Iran are "number one" and telling the fans to stop chanting "USA" and telling them to "shut up"! After The Iron Sheik's mic was silenced, Jey & Jimmy Uso would come out for their #1 Contender's match against Santino & Kozlov, but the manager of The Usos, Tamina, would be joined at ringside by her father, Hall of Famer Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka!
Then it was time to determine the #1 Contenders for the WWE Tag Team Titles as Santino Marella & Vladimir Kozlov would face Jey & Jimmy Uso, with Tamina and Tamina's father, Hall of Famer Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka" in their corner! In the end, it was Santino Marella striking with the Cobra Strike en route to picking up the win and becoming the #1 Contenders for the WWE Tag Team Titles! After the match, Sheamus would run out with the intent of getting his hands on Santino Marella as Sheamus would deliver the Brogue Kick to Vladimir Kozlov as well as one of the Usos before John Morrison would run out and attack Sheamus, sending Sheamus packing from the ring! Morrison then reveals why he has been interfering in the rivalry between Santino and Sheamus by saying that Sheamus is a "bully" and he has learned that if you confront a "bully" then they will back down! Morrison then challenges Sheamus to come into the ring and face him and Sheamus does what Morrison eluded to as Sheamus would opt not to fight Morrison and would back away from the challenge! When will these two Superstars finally face off?
After having the anonymous RAW General Manager stating that he would be in a "special match", that match would see Nexus member David Otunga go one-on-one with SmackDown Superstar Kofi Kingston! During the match, Hall of Famer George "The Animal" Steele would wander out to the ring as the bizarre legend would make his way to the ring corner to enjoy his favorite snack, the contents of the turnbuckle pad! The antics of George Steele would distract, and confuse, David Otunga long enough for Kofi Kingston to hit the Trouble In Paradise en route to picking up the win!
Backstage, John Morrison is talking with legends Gerry Brisco & Arn Anderson over his confrontation with Sheamus when Sheamus comes out of nowhere and lays Morrison out with the Brogue Kick before telling the two legends to inform Morrison, when Morrison gains consciousness, that he accepts Morrison's challenge to a match and he will face him at Survivor Series! What will happen when Sheamus and Morrison go one-on-one this Sunday?
Backstage, NXT Rookie Diva Aksana, with the Million Dollar Title over her shoulder, is confronted by WWE Legend "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan, who directs Aksana towards her mom, who turns out to be Hall of Famer Dusty Rhodes wearing a blonde wig! This distracts Aksana long enough for Kelly Kelly to throw a net over the Rookie Diva, allowing Aksana's husband, Goldust, to take back the Million Dollar Title! Goldust then states that the Million Dollar Title has cost him "more grief that it's worth" and that he will turn it over to it's "rightful owner"! Goldust then gives the Million Dollar Title to it's original owner, "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase, who is assured by his taxman, Irwin R. Schyster; I.R.S., that he will put in a suitable "tax shelter"! "The Million Dollar Man" then tries to give the Million Dollar Title back to his son, Ted DiBiase, but DiBiase tells his father to keep it because he is interested in "something else" that is not a "hand-me-down"! "Dashing" Cody Rhodes then comes in and says that it was not very "dashing" and Goldust asks his brother to teach him some "grooming tips", but Rhodes tells Goldust not to "breath" on him! The father of both Goldust & "Dashing" Cody Rhodes, Dusty Rhodes, then states that he raised some "weird kids" before initiating a Legend dance party with himself, Kelly Kelly, a netted Aksana, "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase, I.R.S., Tatanka, & "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan, but the dancing would cease when legend Ron Simmons would step in and deliver his signature "damn"!
Then it was time for Nexus leader and #1 Contender for the WWE Title, Wade Barrett, to try and prove himself in a one-on-one encounter as Barrett would go one-on-one with the good friend of John Cena in R-Truth! In the end, it was Wade Barrett hitting the Wasteland on R-Truth en route to picking up the win! Will Wade Barrett do the same this Sunday night en route to becoming WWE Champion? Will John Cena count the fall to keep his job?
In the ring, Ricardo Rodriguez was set to introduce Alberto Del Rio, but Hall of Famer Tito Santana would come out and would do his own introduction of Del Rio as Del Rio would come out and would have his care being driven by legend and the oldest Cruisweight Champion in history in the father of Chavo Guerrero, Chavo Classic! Alberto Del Rio would state that all of the WWE Legends should follow Tito Santana and Chavo Classic and "respect" him! This would bring out Hall of Famer Sgt. Slaughter, who tells Alberto Del Rio to shut his "hole" and calls Del Rio a "puke" before saying that there are two things that you don't mess with, "legends and America" before telling Del Rio to "earn" his respect by facing him! Del Rio tells Slaughter to "bring it" before ordering a referee to come down to the ring so they could have their match! Despite an impressive effort by the Hall of Famer, Alberto Del Rio would hit an enziguiri on Sgt. Slaughter en route to picking up the win! After the match, Alberto Del Rio would lock in the cross armbreaker on the Hall of Famer before MVP would rush out and run Del Rio off! How will Alberto Del Rio respond to MVP's run-in?
The Hall of Fame interviewer "Mean" Gene Okerlund would then introduce a special Hall of Fame guest as Okerlund brings out the sexual and feisty 87-year-old Hall of Famer Mae Young! However, the self-proclaimed "co-Divas Champions" Layla & Michelle McCool would come out and ask if it was an "Old School" RAW or if it was "Jurassic Park" before LayCool states that they have something Mae Young has never had, a championship before asking the fans to give her a hand for someone who is "old enough to be Betty White's grandmother" before saying that Mae wants her "Ensure" and that she needs her "adult diaper" changed! A fired up Mae Young would then call LayCool a couple of "PG-13" names before challenging LayCool to a No Disqualification Match and LayCool changes it to a Falls Count Anywhere Match! Mae would then get some back up as the #1 Contender for the Divas Title, Natalya, Melina, Eve Torres, & Gail Kim would back up the Hall of Famer by attacking the "co-Divas Champions" before Melina & Eve bring Layla over and allows Mae Young to slap Layla before Natalya delivers a clothesline to Layla before Mae Young would pin Layla to allow the 87-year-old Legend to pin one-half of the self-proclaimed "co-Divas Champions"!
The "Old School" RAW would then be met from a legend from behind the desk as legendary commentator and Hall of Famer "Good Ol' J.R." Jim Ross would return to make a special appearance to serve as a commentator next to Jerry "The King" Lawler and a disgruntled Michael Cole as Michael Cole and the legendary Hall of Fame team of J.R. & "The King" would call an interpromotional match as United States Champion Daniel Bryan would go one-on-one with "The All-American American" Jack Swagger! At the end of a hard-fought match, it was Daniel Bryan delivering a kick to the skull of Jack Swagger en route to picking up the win! However, Daniel Bryan's celebration would be short-lived as Ted DiBiase would come out of nowhere and deliver Dream Street to the United States Champion, physically expressing his desire to hold the legendary gold! Will Ted DiBiase get his shot at the United States Title? How will Daniel Bryan respond to Ted DiBiase's attack?
It was announced on RAW that, this Sunday at Survivor Series, there will be a Traditional 5-on-5 Survivor Series Elimination Match as Team Mysterio, consisting of Rey Mysterio, "The World's Largest Athlete" Big Show, "The Ballin' Superstar" MVP, Kofi Kingston, & "The Masterpiece" Chris Masters will face Team Del Rio, consisting of Alberto Del Rio, "The All-American American" Jack Swagger, "The Sinister Scotsman" Drew McIntyre, "Dashing" Cody Rhodes, & Tyler Reks! Who will survive Survivor Series to lead their team to victory?
After calling the Daniel Bryan Vs. Jack Swagger match in a commentary flashback, Hall of Famer Jim Ross would take his leave, but not before smacking Michael Cole with his signature black cowboy hat!
Then it was time for a volatile blast from the past as Hall of Famer "Rowdy" Roddy Piper would return to host the legendary and controversial Piper's Pit with his guests, WWE Champion Randy Orton and the Special Referee for the WWE Title match this Sunday at Survivor Series, John Cena! Roddy Piper states that "old school" to him is not about "nostalgia", but it is about having to "man up" like he has in the past by smashing a coconut over the head of Jimmy Snuka or smashing a gold record over the head of Captain Lou Albano! Piper then proclaimed that, when there was a "problem", something was "done" about it before Roddy Piper would introduce one of his guests, John Cena! With Cena in the ring, Roddy Piper tells Cena that he and many other legends have not had the chance to be the WWE Champion and, if Cena gives Wade Barrett the WWE Title without Barrett deserving it, then Cena would be "spitting in the face" of all the legends and tells Cena not to "spit" in his face! Piper then tells Cena to "do the right thing" before Cena states that he will call it down the middle at Survivor Series regardless of what it means for him! This prompts Nexus leader Wade Barrett to interrupt and remind Cena of the stipulations surrounding the WWE Title match this Sunday where Cena will either be "free or fired" depending on if Wade Barrett wins the WWE Title or not before Wade Barrett orders John Cena to put on The Nexus t-shirt on Cena's last RAW as a part of The Nexus, which Cena is forced to do! This would bring out the other guest in Piper's Pit, WWE Champion Randy Orton as Orton would set his sights on his opponent this Sunday, Wade Barrett, as the WWE Champion would attack the Nexus leader before getting ready to punt Barrett! However, John Cena would intervene to protect Wade Barrett and Cena would get dropped via an RKO from Randy Orton! Wade Barrett would then try to get the better of Randy Orton, but Orton would get the better of the Nexus leader as Orton would throw Barrett out of the ring before Orton would set his sights on John Cena, ready to punt the Special Referee right out of Survivor Series, but Cena would narrowly avoid disaster via the boot of Orton and would plant Orton with the Attitude Adjustment! Cena would then help Wade Barrett to his feet before Barrett would tell Cena to raise his hand in victory, but Cena would refuse and instead lay out his "boss" with an Attitude Adjustment, which would prompt Roddy Piper to raise the arm of John Cena! How will Wade Barrett respond to the actions of John Cena? How will Randy Orton respond? What will happen this Sunday at Survivor Series when John Cena serves as the Special Referee in the WWE Title match between Randy Orton & Wade Barrett? Will John Cena call the match fairly and risk being fired if Wade Barrett does not win the WWE Title or will Cena do whatever it takes to keep his job?
← WWE Week In Review: November 7, 2010- November 13, 2010 → WWE Spoilers: Three New Matches Added To Survivor Series!


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Kawai's Millennium III Hybrid Action
Koichi Kawai designed and built the first complete acoustic piano action in Japan in the early 1900s. In the decades that have followed, Kawai engineers continue to pursue the company founder's quest for perfection, pioneering the use of state-of-the-art materials and designs that advance the piano art form.
The Millennium III upright piano action found in today's Kawai 'K' series instruments exemplifies Koichi's philosophy.
This highly-coveted action incorporates components produced using ABS Carbon, an extremely sturdy and rigid composite material that allows these action parts to be stronger, lighter, and faster than their conventional wooden counterparts.
Kawai 'K' series upright pianos also utilize extended length key sticks, providing greater control and a more even response from the front to the back of the playing surface.
The touch of an acoustic piano. The Millennium III Hybrid action represents the latest milestone in Kawai's rich legacy of piano innovation, and serves as the centrepiece of the Novus NV5. It comprises over 6,000 individual parts, each playing a crucial role in allowing the performer's fingertips to express feeling and emotion through music.
The future of the piano - The future of the piano Based on the 'K' series' proven action design, Millennium III Hybrid retains the composite parts and extended key sticks of its acoustic cousin, while replacing the traditional felt hammers with individually-weighted ABS equivalents.
As a hybrid piano, there are no metal strings inside the Novus for these hammers to physically strike when the keys are played, therefore their precise movements are instead captured using high-resolution optical sensors mounted over the action.
Millennium III Hybrid delivers all of the benefits of a premium Kawai upright piano action within a digital instrument. This feat of engineering allows pianists to enjoy the unmatched feeling of playing an acoustic piano, regardless of the time of day, or the size of their home.
ABS hybrid hammers - The Novus NV5's precision-engineered ABS hammers have been designed for structural stability and optimum keyboard touch-response.
Each individual hammer is grade-weighted to mirror the heavier bass and lighter treble hammers of an acoustic piano, ensuring that the NV5's key touch-weight feels the same as a well-regulated acoustic instrument.
Optical hammer sensors - The precise movements of each hammer are measured using high-resolution optical sensors, providing greater accuracy than conventional key-based sensor systems.
This more advanced approach closely reproduces the mechanical flow of an acoustic piano, and allows rapid pianissimo passages with mordents or trills to be performed with greater fluency.


Today we've launched some of the most requested payment methods from the last few months; the ability to pay using a Stripe token or source and the manual gateway.
First up is an extension to our Stripe payment options. We've added in support for payment tokens and sources. This means you can accept credit card payments on your Moltin store through Stripe without the users card details ever having to hit your server.
Using Stripe.js you can generate a single use card token which you then pass to Moltin when paying for the order.
We've also added a new gateway which we've named the Manual Gateway. This is perfect for stores that would like to use a gateway we haven't added support for yet, or if you'd like to accept some form of offline payment. The payment process follows the standard authorize/capture process.
First of all, enable the manual gateway in the gateway section of your store dashboard. At the time of checkout and payment, you make an authorization request. We'll update the payment status to authorized and the order status to processing. We'll also create an authorization transaction on this order.
Then you do whatever you need to do on your end to confirm the payment, this might be sending a request to another payment processor or it might be confirming that you have received an offline payment. Once you're happy you've been paid, you can make a second capture request to mark the order as paid, the transaction ID is the ID of the transaction that was created during the authorize request.
For security reasons, we only allow client_credentials tokens to perform this request. Alternatively, you can click the Capture button under any authorized transaction in your store dashboard.


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Amnesia: The Collection Review
As I was walking up the stair.
Joshua Wise
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You can see the inky tendrils of Amnesia: The Dark Descent slithering their way into many other games. Like the shadow licking at the heels of the game's protagonist, its influence can be felt lurking behind numerous subsequent successes. From Gone Home, which was prototyped in Frictional Games' HPL engine and Dear Esther whose developers, The Chinese Room, created Amnesia's sequel A Machine for Pigs, to the recent tide-shift of first-person combat-free horror – Amnesia has quietly haunted the landscape since its release in 2010. Now with Amnesia: The Collection, you have a chance to refresh your fears anew, or to sojourn to Castle Brennenburg for the very first time.
Within the first few minutes of The Dark Descent, you might need to employ some selective amnesia yourself to forget some of the clichés dropped on you: a mysterious and empty castle, an amnesiac protagonist uncovering his own past, creaking doors and flickering lamps. It doesn't take very long at all, though, before you start to succumb. Suggestion is the most powerful tool at Frictional's disposal, and the best trick that Amnesia pulls is making you afraid of what isn't there. This fear is wrought not from coded jump-scares or pixel-rich ghouls, but from crumbling stone masonry, long hallways that stretch into the distance, and the steady, hungry howl of the wind.
Daniel wakes up in the lavish Prussian Castle Brennenburg with no memory of how he got there; he stumbles on a note written by his own hand, instructing him to kill the castle's proprietor, Alexander. The catch: you'll have to find your way to him through the labyrinthine innards of the castle, avoiding the lingering miasma of dread that lurks just out of view.
Frictional Games perfected its craft with the Penumbra series, the second episode of which – Black Plague – made the decision to be rid of combat. The Dark Descent continues in this mould and this was a brave and innovative decision to make at a time in which the word 'horror' in games was always prefaced with the word 'survival'. There is no ammo to conserve here, no punches to throw at whatever may be stalking you. It's tremendously effective; after all, if we could fight back with any viability, they wouldn't really be nightmares would they? You'll be exploring for clues, diary entries, items to use in elaborate puzzles, and tinderboxes with which you can illuminate the halls.
Amnesia thrusts the environment into your hands with a tactile point-and-click system. If you've played Gone Home then you'll be familiar with this: the cursor can be whirled around rooms and a pull of the trigger will lift objects, which can then be moved, set aside, or thrown. There's a tremendous satisfaction to be had in rifling through drawers, in hurling chairs out of the way; a real physical connection with the environment is a vital part of horror and Amnesia makes you feel at once inside, and a part of, Castle Brennenburg. This push and pull informs every chilling encounter you have. If pursued then you must run, blot out your lantern, slam doors shut behind you, hide in wardrobes or dark corners and – in one of the best pieces of horror design – cover your eyes.
The dark that blankets you is at once protector and tormentor. If an enemy lurks then you'd best not focus on it: they can sense when they're being looked at. Whilst this is happening, however, the dark sends your mind into a feverish state of panic and your sanity starts to fray. It's an excellent double-edged sword that informs the game's strongest effect: paranoia. There were times when I was running from what turned out to be nothing at all – a man who wasn't there. When the castle shudders and the wind whistles through the battlements, it's easy to see things in the dark.
The Amnesia series is one that wears literary influence on its sleeve, builds levels as monuments to the psyche, and delivers its horror implicitly through characters that house volumes of pain. The Dark Descent, with its slamming doors, toppling furniture, and groaning corridors gives coded life to The Castle of Otranto. Horace Walpole's seminal Gothic novel turned the cold light of doubt onto its heroine Isabella, and brought her experiences into question just as Frictional does here.
This snippet of Otranto informs The Dark Descent at its most potent:
"An awful silence reigned throughout those subterraneous regions, except now and then some blasts of wind that shook the doors she had passed, and which grating on the rusty hinges were re-echoed through that long labyrinth of darkness."
And it's just that as well – a descent. The game's architecture winds inexorably down into "the inner sanctum" where your foe awaits. As you wade through the murk, you will wipe away the fog in Daniel's mind and groggily come to some sinister realizations. The journey through the labyrinth reveals the Minotaur alright.
Justine, the game's DLC expansion pack, was released as a tie-in for Portal 2 and shares a little hint of that game in its set-up. It centers on a succession of rooms, like a puzzle box, which you move through attempting to save the lives of three prisoners; all the while you are given direction by a sinister woman via a collection of phonograph recordings. It's a fascinating chapter which leans on the strong logic puzzles of The Dark Descent and crosses it with a Saw-like madhouse feel. Whilst playing it's difficult to shake the Freudian notion that you're walking through the subconscious of its hero, that you are ascending this time, but with no less a sinister note running through it. Clocking in at around an hour, Justine is a think-piece of design, an expressive flick of the pen by Fractional before it signs off and hands over the reins to a hungry young studio for the sequel.
A Machine for Pigs is the weakest of the three. Eschewing the open hub design of the castle, it is entirely linear, and far less challenging – the simple but fiendish puzzles less potent. The Chinese Room still imbues it with a terrific sense of place and time, while skewering its bloodied yarn with a morality tale. The enemies are far more overt; there is less narrative subtlety; and sadly the small touches are lacking here. Little things like your lantern burning indefinitely, as opposed to using precious oil you would stumble upon in the first game, undermine a lot of the tension.
Once more a journey is made geographically and psychologically: from clipped, cool London town house, to the belching, smog-filled factories of the industrial revolution. To muddle through the four-hour story is to pour over the socialist morality of Upton Sinclair's The Jungle; to creep through the bowels of the factory, hiding from the porcine monstrosities that shuffle through the clanking halls, is to journey to the sickening heart of both city and character. Again, the signature move of the series is present – the internalizing of horror, and the unspooling of narrative alongside psyche – it's just a shame that mechanically and structurally, A Machine for Pigs doesn't quite hold up the ramparts established by Frictional.
The main ailment that plagues the Amnesia series is its subject matter. It sounds far more damning a criticism than it ever ends up being, given that the games are there principally to scare you and impart a mood, a tone. The plots and characters are stretched to breaking point in more ways than one. What starts as a mere suggestion of the supernatural dials it in to Lovecraftian cosmic levels of daftness. These things are obviously fine in their own right, but they can fly in the face of subtlety in the case of The Dark Descent, or come off as laughably convoluted and outrageous in A Machine for Pigs. This compounds a feeling that the characters leave behind the sensibilities of their basis. It becomes increasingly difficult to empathize with them as time goes by, and they are shown to do, or we are asked to do things which take them beyond redemption and at times beyond believability.
Those shortfalls dissipate in the face of two excellent entries in the genre, and one good one – entries without which we wouldn't have broken much of the horror ground we have today. Before Resident Evil's reinvention, before P.T. and Outlast, and before narrative stalwarts like Dear Esther, Gone Home, and Everybody's gone to the Rapture, Amnesia was softly howling through the corridors of the horror genre. If you're a console gamer and you haven't played these, then The Collection is an easy one to recommend.
Score: 4/5 – Great
Extremely atmospheric.
Tense, chilling, and at times terrifying.
Simple and challenging puzzles.
Lavish attention to detail and exquisite level design.
Some of the plotting is heavy-handed and over-the-top.
Characters are stretched beyond believability and can be tough to connect with.
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Still need to get your Covid jabs? Here is where you can get vaccinated in Angmering and Worthing
Centres across Angmering and Worthing are holding walk-in sessions for the public to get vaccinated against Covid-19.
By Lauren Oakley
Updated Friday, 14th January 2022, 12:03 pm
The NHS in Sussex urges anyone without a Covid-19 vaccination to get jabbed as soon as possible.
Here is where you can get vaccinated:
Tomorrow (Saturday January 15) and Friday January 21, you can get vaccinated at the Angmering Community Centre on Foxwood Avenue between 8.30am and 4.30pm.
Walk-in Covid vaccination sessions scheduled in Bognor Regis
You can also get vaccinated tomorrow at Durrington Health Centre on Durrington Lane, Worthing, between 9am and 5pm, at St Lawrence Surgery on St Lawrence Road, Worthing, tomorrow and Sunday January 16 between 8.30am and 4.30pm, and at the Breast Care Centre Car Park in Worthing Hospital at the Homefield Road entrance between 11am and 4pm.
On Sunday January 16, Monday January 17 and Tuesday January 18, you can get your jabs in Lyndhurst Road Car Park in Worthing Hospital between 11am and 4pm.
On Wednesday January 19, you can get your Pfizer vaccination against Covid-19 in Montague Place, Worthing, between 11am and 4pm if you are aged 16 and over.
The big push comes as 83 per cent of Sussex's eligible population have now received their booster vaccination. NHS leaders in Sussex are stressing the importance of vaccination amid a continued increase in cases across communities.
On average, 86 per cent of eligible people in the Littlehampton, Angmering and Arun areas have had a booster vaccination, but thousands are still yet to come forward for a first or second dose.
A spokesperson for the Sussex Covid-19 vaccination programme said: "We're really pleased with the turn out so far for booster vaccinations and our teams have worked incredibly hard over the past few weeks to really ramp up the number of available sessions for people to get their jab.
"But there is still work to be done, and now isn't the time for complacency. Currently 248,000 people in Sussex are still yet to have a first vaccination, so the task now is to ensure anyone who has not yet done so, is able to get a vaccination easily - whether it is a first, second or booster jab. We have lots of capacity for everyone to come forward.
"Vaccination continues to be our best protection against serious illness, please help us by coming forward – I encourage anybody who hasn't yet got their booster or who isn't vaccinated at all to come forward without delay to get the best protection on offer against coronavirus."
If you'd rather have a booked appointment, lots of appointments are still available in the day time, evenings and weekends at multiple vaccination sites across Sussex. Go to the National Booking Service website or call 119 to arrange your vaccination appointment.
Full details of vaccination sessions can be found on the Sussex Health and Care Partnership website.
If you are due a vaccination but you're unable to get to your appointment, you can find out more about free transport on the website above.
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Anywho... so I'm going to the CA Auto Museum for the "Grape Gatsby" wine tasting event. Hopefully, I'll make good connects. I'm hoping to woo the gift shop into being my potential client. Wish me luck. Oh and if none of you are doing anything you should go too since the proceeds will go to benefit Auto Education and it's always nice to see a familiar face (even if technically I've never met you.. LOL). So if you see me say Hiiiiii!


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Don't confuse teazle (Dipsacus fullonum) with boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum), which is also called teasel.
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Using a trailer-mounted chemical sprayer is awkward and requires tricky maneuvers that often result in over-treating sections of turf. The MultiOne sprayer attachment eliminates that problem by mounting the sprayer directly to your mini loader, letting you use its maneuverability to quickly lay down an even coat of landscaping chemicals.
The sprayer attachment is powered directly by the loader's hydraulic system, eliminating the need for a separate motor. Both the flow and pressure are adjustable to spray the correct amount of chemicals on the turf being treated. Along with a wide spray bar, a spray wand is included for applying chemicals in hard-to-reach areas.
The sprayer is designed to be mounted on the front of the loader like most attachments or on the back of loaders fitted with rear-mounted hydraulic ports.
The sprayer attachment has a tank that can carry up to 26 gallons (100 liters) of liquid which feeds a 14.75 ft (4.5 meter) long spray bar. The application wand is attached to the sprayer using a 165 foot (50 meter) hose reel. Unloaded, this attachment weighs 144 lbs. (65 kg.) It's compatible with all four wheel mini loaders.
While the operator will be some distance away from the spray bar during operation, personal protection equipment should still be worn when handling landscaping chemicals.


Photo, Print, Drawing View of lathe area on machine shop floor at Watson.
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The healing modality ThetaHealing has become known all over the world for its incredible power to help and heal people from all walks of life. While ThetaHealing has touched the lives of many, few people know the beautiful love story that led to its creation. Now, for the first time, this tale of devotion and commitment can be read by all, in Vianna and Guy Stibal's beautiful book, On the Wings of Prayer.
This is the true-life story of a sacred union of souls. The formation of a healing modality has its own considerable challenges, many of which are beyond the spectrum of common experience. On the Wings of Prayer is a journey through the joys and heartaches that Vianna and Guy encountered, that led them to create modes of healing for their personal growth on many levels of existence. It is a story dedicated to all those romantics out there that still have the courage to believe that love can last the ages.


7 Reasons Why I Love to Hike with "Girls"
Hiking is my Sunday passion project. It is one of the two things I look forward to in the week that remind me of my capabilities, imperfections and my tiny place in this beautiful world. I am often asked why I'm constantly hiking with only girls and how so many of them can do something so challenging "alone." Today, I hiked with 2 of my favorite hiking buddies and it reminded me of just why I prefer hiking with girls.
1. I can be "aunatural". I can spit into the dirt, I can have dirt all over my face, I can use the "outdoor bathroom," my hair can turn to dreads, I can smell and sweat, and no one thinks of me any less as being a "girl." This is my free space to talk/look/dress how I feel comfortable and I am only received as an equal.
2. I can be vulnerable. Over the years, I have found myself to have built up so many walls that I constantly feel like I have to have a hard shell to keep going and not drown or get hurt. When I am hiking, my weaknesses are exposed. The terrain is tough and the miles are long and that hard shell eventually cracks. I know that hiking with other women allows me to peel off that outer layer, even if for a moment, and just cry, feel, yell, hurt, laugh, sing, dance and be shown that I don't always have to be so "hard".
3. I can learn and teach. I've hiked with women ranging in ages from 20 to 60+ and it always surprises me how easy the conversations are. Even though we might be at different stages in life, we share common feelings, goals, desires and find a voice of reason within us and our girlfriends. I can share my experiences and give advice and then receive the same. I look at these women as my inspiration and my strength. Whether someone is going through a certain milestone or heartbreak in her life, there is someone who can empathize and lift her spirits, even if just for the duration of the hike. How beautiful it can be!
4. I can discuss "girl things." Let's face it, no matter how hard a guy can try, he can never understand a woman as well as another woman can. We are just programmed differently. On the trails, we can discuss how to be powerful women hikers while managing that time of the month, perfecting the squat pee, chafing in certain nether regions, and praising the strong bodies that we have been given. We also love sharing past dating blunders and successes. I mean, some of these hikes last 10+ hours and not all of it includes trying to catch our breaths. We have plenty of "story time."
6. I can feel strong. I find that when I've hiked with a group of women, some men on the trails like to give their opinions..."Oh you ladies have a long road ahead." "I would turn around at the 2 mile mark as that's when the snow conditions worsen." "You should set you bag down and grab it on the way back." As I said, a lot of great advice out there. Now I know a lot of people think they're "hikers" and go out to some of these trails completely unprepared, but I'd like to think when you see a girl squad hiking with 20-40 lbs on their backs and proper hiking shoes, you could give them the benefit that they've done a bit of research before embarking on the journey. I do love some positive encouragement from others, as long as it doesn't come with a condescending tone. That's why I love hiking with my girls. We empowering each other, shout positive mantras to each other, and sing our hearts out when we make it to the top. I love squashing the male hiker stereotypes and proving that you can be any gender, any age, any physical level to conquer a mountain as long as you hike your own hike! I may not get there as fast or with quite the grace, but I will get there. I can also feel more self efficient as I don't have a male to "rescue" me and I know I need to be prepared for any kind of situation from the get-go.
7. I can make trustworthy friends who are up for future adventures. I am so grateful to have hiked with some of the most loyal, strongest, and dependable women. I watch out for them on the trails and know that they also have my back/front/side. These are the best kind of people to have on adventures, especially for overnight multi-day trips. If you can tolerate them in the most raw conditions for a full day, you are pretty much set on travel buddies. We know each other's health conditions, weaknesses, fears, and strengths. We make sure everyone is safe and try to make the most enjoyable environment for each other. While guys can also do this, I have found that women are more likely to open up about their needs to create an effective game plan earlier in the hike.
Now go find yourself some girlfriends to make unforgettable hiking memories with!
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BREAKING: Man arrested over alleged murder of Neville Staple's grandson Fidel Glasgow
Fidel Glasgow
Felix Nobes 10th Sep, 2018 Updated: 10th Sep, 2018
A MAN has been arrested on suspicion of murdering The Specials' legend Neville Staple's grandson Fidel Glasgow.
Fidel, 21, died in hospital hours after being stabbed outside Club M in the city centre in the early hours of Saturday (September 1).
Today (Monday, September 10) police arrested a 23-year-old Coventry man on suspicion of his murder. He is being questioned at a West Midlands Police station.
Detective inspector Harry Harrison, from the force's homicide unit, said: "We have not let up in our search for Fidel's killer and this is significant progress in our investigation.
"However this does not mean that we no longer need witnesses to come forward. I am still appealing for anyone with information to get in touch. It may be the crucial bit of the jigsaw that we need.
"Fidel's family have been fully updated with the latest development and continue to be supported by specialist officers."
Anyone with information can contact us via Live Chat at west-midlands.police.uk between 8am to midnight, call 101 anytime or contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111
BREAKING: Man arreste...


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Q: How to parse multiple pandas Datetime formats I have a pandas dataframe that unfortunately switches datetime formats from:

to:

I need to parse the df['DT'] into a Datetime and then a DatetimeIndex.  It seems to work, but then keeps the two types of datetimes:
df['Datetime'] = pd.to_datetime(df['DT'])
df = df.set_index('Datetime')
del df['DT']

But the pandas timeseries functionality does not work, i.e.:
from datetime import time
df.between_time(time(0),time(8,59,59))

Throws the error: TypeError: Index must be DatetimeIndex.
I would therefor like to know how to parse these two different Datetime formats into a single DateTimeIndex.  Thanks for your help!

A: first of all, try the following:
In[54]: b = '2010-10-02T24:00:00+0000'

In[55]: pd.to_datetime(b,errors='raise')
(... ...)
ValueError: hour must be in 0..23

This tells u that the datetime format of variable {b} is wrong.  so two choices here. the first one is to correct the str format (modify "24" to "00"), then apply the {pd.to_datetime} func:
In[56]: df
Out[56]:
                              0
0  11/23/2014 01:37:00 AM +0000
1      2010-10-02T00:00:00+0000

In[57]: pd.to_datetime(df[0])
Out[57]:
0   2014-11-23 01:37:00
1   2010-10-02 00:00:00
Name: 0, dtype: datetime64[ns]

the second one would be to specify the format within {pd.to_datetime} func so that it can recognize ur special str format (which is not very straightforward if u want to keep ur time info in this case)

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Will Bad Credit Hurt Your Job Search?
With employment credit checks increasingly becoming the norm, having bad credit could mean you are no longer eligible for hire.
Is it legal for employers to check your credit?
Currently, federal law does not prohibit employers from using an applicant's credit history in making hiring decisions, although there are a hand full of states and the city of Chicago that do ban or restrict them.
Employers who utilize credit checks must comply with the notice and disclosure requirements of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). Under the FCRA, employers must inform and obtain written consent before seeking a prospective or current employee's credit report.
If a decision is made not to hire or promote someone based on information found in their credit report, a copy of that report and an explanation of their right to dispute and challenge any incorrect information on that report must be provided to them.
What types of jobs require credit checks?
Any employer who resides in a state allowing employment credit checks may review an applicant's credit. Approximately 50 percent of U.S. companies currently do so.
What credit activity do companies consider unacceptable?
Foreclosures, liens, especially tax liens, and outstanding lawsuits by creditors are considered the worst offenses. Excessive late payments and 100 percent credit card utilization are red flags, but medical debt is usually overlooked.
Legally, bankruptcy cannot be considered. Section 525(b) of the bankruptcy code prohibits employers from discriminating against potential employees on the basis of their credit.
Most employers get around this law by focusing on other negative activity that occurred before the applicant filed for bankruptcy.
What can you do to increase your chances of getting hired?
Before beginning a job search, review your credit report. You can download a free copy of your report from all three of the major credit reporting agencies once every 12 months.
If you find errors or discrepancies, immediately dispute them in writing via certified mail.
2. Be upfront with the employer.
Explain any special circumstances that occurred, such as identity theft, prolonged unemployment or medical bills, that could help the employer better understand your situation.
3. Let them know what you are doing to improve your credit.
Inform them of payment plans you have agreed to and improvements you have made. You want to prove you are responsible despite past mistakes.
Whatever you do, do not lie. If you were not a victim of identity theft, do not tell them you were. Dishonesty, if discovered, is much worse than having bad credit.
If you would like employment checks to be banned in your area, contact the U.S. senators for your state or the representative for your congressional district to urge passage of federal legislation specifically targeting employer credit checks.
Savvy has more than 25 years of accounting experience working in the private industry. She is also the creator and writer of Savvy Working Gal, a blog that provides advice and tips on career and finance issues. In her spare time, she enjoys cooking, gardening, exercise and reading. She lives in Wisconsin with her husband and two dogs.


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Q: High cpu usage in sleep mode CPU history in sleep mode
when I put my laptop (dell inspiron 5401) into sleep mode, as you can see the cpu activity in a few minutes of sleep mode, and fan is turning in full speed.
This problem occurs in both ubuntu 18.04 and windows 10 LTSC.
I don't think that it is a problem but let me say, since I don't have sleep button I added  a shortcut to f9 that puts pc into sleep mode. I deleted that shortcut but problem still continues.

A: I solved battery drain problem on ubuntu(not yet on windows).
When I LOCK SCREEN (by clicking lock symbol on top bar), problem continues.
I created a shortcut on settings that puts PC into SLEEP MODE.
Use the process:

Settings → Search shortcuts → Add shortcut(at bottom) → Command: systemctl suspend

and add whatever key is empty in your keyboard.
Done.


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As you all know, my very favorite neutral staple is a lightweight trench. It's one piece I wear repeatedly from spring to fall! I have multiple colors and styles at this point, but my favorites have always been soft neutrals like this Club Monaco grey-beige (greige, you could say!). I wear them with everything from black dresses and flats, to tees, distressed jeans and sneakers. They're a great topper for these in between weather weeks when the temps keep bouncing around and rain is inevitable. I also just love how effortlessly they tie together and add polish to any look!
While this old trench I'm wearing here is probably my favorite in my closet at the moment, I have my eye on some fresh styles to mix things up. Shop the chicest trenches of the season at a variety of price points below!
This soft draped trench comes in five colors and is under $130!
This pale blue trench with neutral buttons looks like it would fit right into my spring/summer travel wardrobe! Under $150.
Love this streamlined style! Comes in a pale blush and sage green. So pretty!
Really love the rich sunkissed hue of this trench! A great transitional piece you can definitely wear into fall.
This double-breasted trench is under $150 and comes in five colors!
This is the latest Club Monaco trench to catch my eye. Love the soft sage color!!
If you're looking for more pastels, don't miss this under $150 find!
This AllSaints trench is another effortless basic!
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Back in 1993, the Land Rover Defender was the first "Land Rover" branded vehicle to grace the U.S. soil as a new model since 1974. The Defender was ultimately a victim of government regulations, as the 1998 rule changes that required fitting all passenger vehicles with dual front airbags and side-impact protection enhancements caused Land Rover to pull the model from the U.S.
Well, now we have confirmation that the Land Rover Defender will indeed make its way back to the U.S., per an Automotive News interview with Ralf Speth, CEO of Jaguar Land Rover. The model will arrive in 2015 and will be based on the DC100 Concept SUV that we saw at the Frankfurt Auto Show. Since its debut is still three years away, it will probably look nothing like the Defender that currently roams the streets of the UK.
What's more, this new SUV will be ready and in the U.S. as soon as 2015 and will become the entry-level model for Land Rover, just under the all-new Evoque Pure. Speth also noted that the Defender will be priced below $42,000, but did not provide any hint as to what the price range may be.
There was also no mention of the engine that Land Rover will plop under the new Defender's hood, but we have a pretty secure guess that the 2.2-liter diesel engine in the current UK Defender will not make the journey across the pond. Diesel-powered vehicles, sans large trucks, rarely ever make a big splash in the U.S. It may even borrow a V-6 from its sister company, Jaguar, or possibly a slightly detuned version of the Range Rover Evoque's 2.0-liter engine.
We'll keep an eye out on what's happening with this upcoming rebirth of the Defender and let you know what other information we can dig up.