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The Souvenir (Film by Joanna Hogg)
There is a cinema within walking distance of my house. I can't remember the last time I went there. I'm not really a cinephile, I'm happy watching the classics on TV or DVD. The Souvenir by Joanna Hogg is not a mainstream film, but obviously I wanted to see it because Tom Burke was the male lead in it. The film isn't released in the UK until 30th August 2019, although my local Curzon cinema was showing it 20th July, at 11am. I say my local Curzon cinema…it's 40+ miles away, but what is 40 miles to see a film when I'm prepared to go to the other end of the country to see Tom in a play?!
My friend and I met at the cinema, got a cookie and a cuppa (served on a china plate) and went forth into this intimate cinema screening, where there were small side tables by the seats…and reclining chairs! I'm so easily pleased. I wasn't sure what to expect from the film, I knew the subject matter was likely to be harrowing, but at least I would be in comfort when my eyes started to leak.
Where purity of soul meets morality...
To put some context into the film, "The Souvenir" on which the film is entitled, is an enchanting painting by Jean-Honoré Fragonard, completed in 1778. It depicts a young girl who has received a letter from her lover (which lies discarded on the ground) carving her lovers initials in the truck of a tree. Her devoted dog, a spaniel, a symbol of fidelity, stares towards her. The sale catalogue of 1792 states the girl is the heroine of Jean-Jacques Rousseau's epistolary novel Julie (or New Heloise.) The protagonists are Julie, of privileged descent and Saint Preux her tutor and a commoner. The story follows a complex maze of feelings and intellectual debate, where purity of soul is entwined with morality, and the fate of these two lovers is left to the effects of the society in which they live. (If you haven't read the novel, think along the lines of when Tom narrated Pamela by Samuel Richardson – as I'm sure many readers will have listened to Tom's work!)
This small painting measuring a mere 19x25 cm is housed in the Wallace Collection in London, and whilst small manages to evoke a serious of emotions and questions. How will this love affair work out for this girl of such innocence and purity? Will it end in joy or sorrow? Is there more to this girl than meets the eye? Is she as fragile as she looks, or is there a hidden strength and determination to her?
British director Joanna Hogg uses her own life experiences to produce a film which is mesmerising, xxx and xxx about her early life as a film student, and echoes elements of the painting. Honor Swinton Byrne plays Julie, the awkward, yet privileged film student, whilst Tom Burke plays her suave and sophisticated older boyfriend Anthony. But looks can be deceiving, there is more to Tom's character than meets the eye, and there is a hidden strength apparent in Honor's portrayal of Julie. These are world class performances and worthy of all plaudits that both actors have and will receive for this film.
I was transfixed
from the very beginning. I was transported back to the 1980's, where photographs were limited to the amount of shots you had on a reel of film and where you had to consider what pictures you were going to take. Where the music reignites old memories and forgotten diary entries make you get lost in a past that seems like a dream…where old friends have resurrected themselves into your life, and experiences seem as though they were merely yesterday.
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Julie is a young aspiring film director. She is trying to pitch her first feature film and she wants it to be based in Sunderland, famed for its shipbuilding in the north of England…a far cry to what she has experienced living in Knightsbridge and her priviledged background. She wants to tell the story of a young boy who is devoted to his mother but experiences traumatic events at a tender age. She is earnest about her ideas and shares them with a stranger who has tagged along with a friend to a party she is throwing.
This dapper stranger is older than her and works at the Foreign Office…or so he says. He carries that suave aloofness of someone in authority, he is dressed for success (complete with a stunning array of bow ties) and Julie is smitten. She might not be carving Anthony's initials into the trunk of a tree, but she is smitten…and who wouldn't be? Anthony is a handsome rogue…a man you know you shouldn't dally with…but his enigmatic smile and come to bed eyes mean you can't say no to him. He is full of that confident swagger and self-belief that Julie lacks, and therefore when he questions her motives for wanting to make the film she believes in, you question what his motives are and wonder whether he is giving her advice with the benefit of someone older and wiser than she...or whether he just gets a kick out of demeaning her.
It's like watching a car crash...you don't want to see the aftermath...but you're compelled to do so.
This nostalgic trip down memory lane which allows us to watch the pertinent events in Joanna Hogg's life, is rather like watching a car crash in slow motion…you are compelled to keep watching even though you know you are going to be traumatised by the unfolding events. But sometimes we block the bad out of our lives, and we need that mix of the fun times and the bad times to put our lives into perspective. This film is a series of moments in Joanna Hoggs life, detailing how she met her first love and the highs and lows that encounter procured. The cinematography is breath-taking and there is a grainy quality which gives it a less polished effect which adds to the sincerity of the events Hogg has chosen to depict. She also films the characters at a distance, so when there are close up's they seem to have more impact and are at pivotal points in the "script."
I say script, but the film relies on the natural improvisation of conversation. I was surprised watching the film to know that this was Honor Swinton Byrne's first major role. She is so genuine and believable as Julie, a woman desperate to carve out a career for herself in the film industry and becoming smitten with this guy who just walks into her life and turns it upside down. There was a particular scene where I thought "why are you sitting there apologising to him?" Scream. Throw things. Tell him to f*ck off. But then I remembered what I was like at that age and I imagine in her position I may have done the same. I wasn't that confident at confronting people back then…and she was in love with someone intent on destroying himself. Shouting at him wouldn't make the situation better…perhaps she wasn't as naive as I first thought.
What helps to bring further authenticity to the film, is that it is a real-life mother and daughter (Tilda Swinton & Honor Swinton Byrne) playing out those roles in the film. There is a genuine awkwardness and shame that comes with asking a parent for yet more money whilst lying to cover up why the request has really been made. All of the characters stumble over what to say to each other, repeating themselves when they can't think of something to say…when not sure of how to finish a sentence it peter's out as in real life. The awkwardness is further investigated around the dinner table where small talk becomes increasingly unbearable, although there are touches of the lighthearted too. I wondered whether Tom was told to wear the "bandana" or whether that was a moment of improvisation. It certainly made me smile and reminisce about Tom playing Dolokhov in BBC's War and Peace! These touches give the film it's voyeuristic feel; it's like being a fly on a wall watching real life events unfolding in front of you.
The start of the blossoming relationship is tenderly sweet. You stifle a giggle when Julie's mother says, "it's not that sort of relationship is it?" Anthony persuades Julie to let him stay at her flat, and in a tender bed scene, Anthony complains he has no room…he is on a ledge whilst she clearly has a foot of room on her side. A dividing line is drawn between them with her collection of soft toys (fyi…there is nothing wrong with having an abundance of soft toys in adulthood…just saying.) But you know that Anthony has ulterior motives, it can't stay a platonic relationship for too long…and as he gifts her some sexy lingerie to procure the next stage in their relationship, you know that ultimately she is going on a fairground ride that will ultimately end in heartbreak.
And what a fairground ride she has! Anthony whisks her away to Venice aboard the Venetian Orient Express. They have matching monogrammed luggage, a beautiful gown to wear at a night at the opera (I've still not organised a trip to Teatro La Fenice yet) many things a girl can only dream of; but Julie sits in her opulent hotel room, with Murano glass chandelier, suppressing her tears in this passionate and picturesque place. Perhaps she has already realised that Venice is just a veneer. Strip that away, and what is her relationship with Anthony really like?
There is a beautiful scene where Julie puts on a piece of jewellery and shares with Anthony the sentimentality behind it. As we watch Julie slowly come to terms with the darker side of her relationship and move ever further from her gut feelings, we can only sit aghast when we watch her come home to find that her flat has been ransacked, her precious jewellery and camera equipment gone. Her instinct is to turn to Anthony for mutual comfort. It is even more galling when she sits there and apologises to him for his behaviour…but as I said earlier, by this point she has realised that he needs compassion and understanding rather than berating.
I suppose that is the point of the film. We can sit back and tell Julie she is stupid to stay with Anthony, but hindsight is such a wonderful luxury to have. We see Anthony effectively gaslighting Julie, but it is noticeable that neither character actually says "I love you." Both parties convey a deep love and affection of one another; they respect that neither party is free from fault. It is these subtle nuances to both leads performances that carry you through the film. The moment that Julie is told that Anthony is a heroine addict is particularly poignant. It is that utter disbelief on her face; she recognises that she is being told the truth, but she doesn't want to believe it.
Whilst the film has this engaging nostalgic feel of someone reminiscing about their past, and it quietly ebbs and flows from one distant memory to another, there are moments which hit particularly hard. Towards the start of their relationship, Julie is stroking Anthony's arms, noting how she adores his freckles…and then she mentions another mark on his arm and asks how he comes to have it. The audience don't see the mark so at that point are not sure what she is alluding to, so by the time we learn that Anthony is a habitual heroine user, and we see him stumble down the stairs with red weal's across his inner arm…you can't help but be shocked and repulsed by what you are seeing. So imagine being Julie…seeing this happen to someone you are in love with.
Days later and I'm still haunted by the animalistic howling of Anthony, bent double, covered in blood, whilst Julie stands watching, trapped and unable to do anything to help. I'm bewildered that Tom Burke filmed this without having to go into therapy afterwards; the role of Anthony must have been draining both mentally and physically. There is playing a tortured soul, and then there is taking on the role of Anthony, for which he should be highly commended.
There is a solid, periodic soundtrack throughout the film which isn't overbearing, but the odd tune here and there is often pertinent to an aspect of the tale. It really comes into its own as the film continues…when the bars of "Is she really going out with him" ring in the audiences ears, you still can't help but wonder that if Anthony wasn't in the clutches of his heroine addiction, could he be an interesting and enigmatic fellow to spend time with?
This is a beautiful film with exquisite performances from both Honor and Tom, that allow the audience to reflect on their past, as they walk through Joanna's journey to her past self. The film is a slow burn and requires patience to watch. I was rather disgruntled that a couple came into the film late (obviously sat at the far end of the row so everyone had to move to accommodate them) and then after 30 mins they left…making everyone move again. They found the film boring and slow…and then I heard someone snoring, who I think was given a dig in the ribs by their wife, so they stopped. I think they missed the point of the film somewhat, and had they bothered to engage with the film and the characters, they would have seen the subtleties of human life played out in front of them. The film allows the audience to reflect on mistakes and missed opportunities, and to contemplate that no-one in life is ever perfect. Obviously, it's horses for courses…just because I found the film a hauntingly beautiful and emotive piece of cinematic excellence, does not mean everyone else will.
The Souvenir is on general release from 30th August 2019 in the UK.
Starring: Honor Swinton Byrne, Tom Burke, Tilda Swinton & Richard Ayoade.
Runtime: approx 119 minutes
Let the arts continue… 🥂🍾
Now, obviously I can't let the blog end there…after leaving the cinema my friend and I went to find somewhere to have lunch. I asked her what she thought of the film. She enjoyed it, and said it was like the posh bloke's version of Trainspotting. I told her I was going to nick that comment off her because I found it rather amusing! As we wandered, we saw a sign saying that there was an exhibit of LS Lowry paintings in a gallery around the corner. We thought we would take a gander, not realising this was a gallery where the works were for sale.
As we wandered in we were approached by a lovely lady very elegantly dressed…I suddenly felt very out of place! We explained where we had been and what we had seen, and she offered us both a glass of champagne, so we looked at each other and nodded yes. Two glasses filled to the brim…and not cheap nasty stuff either, she started to tell us about Lowry and some of the works they had on site and some on their catalogue. We were then left to wander amongst the exhibits (£111,000.00? Oh I'll have two…one either side of the mantelpiece!)
I thought it quite poignant that it was the works of Lowry that were being exhibited bearing in mind the film we had just watched. Julie wanted to set her film in Sunderland, and whilst Lowry is more renowned for his Lancashire mill scenes, he did take his holiday's around Sunderland and his work concentrated on seaside scenes and the playful nature of people on beaches or around the harbour.
As we left, we talked to her again and cheekily mentioned that we had been on the way to find somewhere for lunch. She directed us to a beautiful independent restaurant where we whiled away a couple of hours eating some delicious food, catching up on an enormous amount of gossip, and where the staff pretty much left us alone and weren't at all intrusive. It was a wonderful day…and one neither of us would have experienced if it wasn't for Tom and his decision to choose those roles that are always just that little bit off piste! 😉
Labels: Art, Film Review, Home, Joanna Hogg, The Souvenir, Tom Burke


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Very encouraging! I hope the process will accelerate even more.
It's also encouraging to see C-Tags coming into play at a good clip. I was beginning to wonder.
RDFa without a shared vocabulary is just noise. How about histogramming the RDFa vocabularies found as you did with the microformats.
Kevin, while the value proposition certainly rises w/ the use of shared vocabularies, it is quite incorrect to consider it noise. The discoverability of relationships that can be used, unified, etc. is done in a standard way that does not require 100% custom code to leverage. It also facilitates co-reference resolution for humans asking questions of datasets.
Yes, what Kevin said. Can you post more about the vocabulary breakdown? Or even data dumps per vocab and term?
Is there any way of distinguishing between vocabularies?
It still pains me a bit to see the uf's so low, though. Might mean SEO/Social is more important than UX.
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MK – has written a £50 cheque as a donation to Wycombe Sound. Has also printed out the final version of the leaflet listing retailers etc and it now has the Wycombe Sound, Bucks New Uni and Peros/Bewleys logos on the front. He will take it to Peros to get some decent copies done and they can then be put in the library, tourist information office, Oxfam, Avenue Methodist church, community noticeboards in supermarkets etc.
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JM – suggested that the footballs could be given to the schools as a whole.
SM – the individual winners would have their design printed on a T-shirt.
MK – re: the interview for Wycombe Sound on 22nd February with JM/MK – suggested sending some questions to Wycombe Sound in advance.
How does FT fit in with free trade?
What are the benefits for consumers?
What are the benefits for producers?
Suggested we include the fact that 70% of the world's food comes from small-scale producers. Buyers need to look to the longer term and look after their suppliers. Also need to talk about our group and ask for more members.
MK – Ruby Moon have agreed to be interviewed. Also Matt Knight.
SK – Wycombe Friends of the Earth are doing a film on March 29th and she is thinking of going. It is at the Quaker meeting house.
SK – has sent a piece to her church's newsletter to give them an update on our use of their £250 donation.
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Glasgow Doors Open Days Festival
Dumbreck & Hazelwood Heritage Walk
Shop at House for an Art Lover, Bellahouston Park, 10 Dumbreck Road, G41 5BW
Explore the heritage of Dumbreck & Hazelwood on this tour from House for an Art Lover, via the Category A Listed Craigie Hall, to Hazelwood House.
The A-listed Craigiehall House was built in 1872 for the 3rd son of a family from Plantation. He brought the name from one of their properties. In the late 1890s the house was extended and renovated by Sir Thomas Mason. There are internal C R Mackintosh features [no access].
A recent owner of Craigiehall became so enchanted with C R Mackintosh that he spearheaded a campaign to build the House for an Art Lover.
Mason built many notable Glasgow buildings. He was a charismatic man and a great supporter of the Liberal Party. He entertained the Liberal Prime Minister, Asquith, at Craigiehall.
After a general overview of Dumbreck and its current boundaries, the walk will proceed through Dumbreck following the moves of Sir Thomas Mason. The features of the main Dumbreck Builder will be highlighted as will some other Architects. There are views of 2 of Hamilton's own houses.
The tour continues into Hazelwood where Mason once lived and follows Hamilton to the B-listed Hazelwood House [no access] in whose grounds he built his revolutionary "Electric Houses". These are a marked contrast to his "Dumbreck" style. A social history is available for some of the previous occupants of some houses and occasional photographs.
Sun 22nd, 11:30am; 60-90 mins
Meeting Point: Entrance to Café; House for an Art Lover, Bellahouston Park
Booking - places will be allocated first-come first served on the day
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Someone else in the Arbour household has jumped into the blogosphere with an exciting new blog. That's right, Megan is now a blogger. She's just getting started, and I'm sure you'll find interesting and different insight into our daily lives from her perspective. For example, I didn't mention about my marathon work day this past Thursday, our trip to shop for rugs, or our evening visit to downtown Columbus. She has taken care of babies and moms for sometime as a certified nurse midwife, but now, she is A Mommy to Be.
Congratulations, Papa to be! It must be very exciting having a new blog in the household.
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TJ and Vangelus hold down the space station as Aaron is assaulted by a surprise wormhole adventure. Skype is great!
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SF-1 SNES TV
From Game Tech Wiki
The SF-1 SNES TV (スーパーファミコンテレビSF1) (also known as the Sharp Science Fiction-1) is a television produced by Sharp Corporation with a built-in licensed Super Nintendo Entertainment System. Released only to Japanese markets, the unit retailed in 1990 as a next generation sequel to the 1983 C1 NES TV also manufactured by Sharp and licensed by Nintendo. Like the C1, the SF-1 was noted as having superior picture quality to the SNES.
Models[edit]
14-inch & 21-inch models
The SF-1 came in two different models varying in screen sizes.
14G-SF1 (14-inch screen, retail price ¥100,000)
Both units were colored gray, and both included a ROM-cartridge plugin-slot just above the screen.[1]By merging the SNES and the television into one unit, the Sharp SF-1 avoided the problem of exposed power cords and other cables. This gave the unit the advantage of being easier to handle. With internally connected SNES-SF1 terminals, luminance and chrominance signals could be separated,[2]and the resulting image quality was notably sharper than other non-hybrid SNES setups.
Additional functions were added to the remote control such that the SNES portion of the unit can be reset by simultaneously pressing two buttons. Additionally, the remote control could be used to record button gameplay on the VCR. All audio signals are delivered in mono.
Unlike Sharp's earlier C1 NES TV, AV output terminals were made readily accessible on the SF-1's extended terminal which allowed connection to later peripherals such as the Satellaview. The C1 had been notably unable to connect to the FDS (Famicom Disk system) peripheral, and the SF-1's design was intended to alleviate this problem. To use the extended terminal, the Satellaview's AV output terminal would attach obliquely upward on the back of the Super Nintendo portion of the console, and a cover could be applied to prevent dust.
Technical specifications[edit]
CPU: Ricoh 5A22 65C816, 3.58 MHz, 16-bit
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Thank you so, so much to everyone who supported and participated in what was an incredible 150 miles walked from London to Birmingham. I was planning to walk 130 miles, but it turned to be 150.
Why did you walk 150 miles?
Shortly after Naz passed away, as friends and my family surrounded me in our home to look after me I need to escape, to break free from the pain that i was feeling. I left the house to go for a walk to get some fresh air. But when it was time for me to come home, I could not face the reality of what had happened, that Naz was no longer here. By returning home i would have to face that reality. So i decided to keep walking and not stop. For two days i walked, and walked, and I got myself into an adventure and several pickles that would test life itself. After two days I woke up and walked home not realising the pain and the worry that i had caused our soul family by me disappearing. The police had been called to go searching for me. A press announcement had been prepared to ask people to find me. I had no idea. I was lost, confused. I returned home.
I don't know why, but I told our friends that I wanted to walk to Birmingham. To raise awareness and make something that was so wrong, right again. To walk from London, our home that we loved and found freedom, to Birmingham where Naz's body is resting.
So the estimated 130 miles turned out to be 150 miles after many detours to ensure we took the safest routes.
Over £12,000 from people all around the world has been raised, from the UK, Australia, USA, Canada, Europe and the United Arab Emirates.
Why are people donating money?
Because they want to make a difference. It is not acceptable for a someone to be treated badly as a human being, just because of the way that they are born.
Who supported the Journey to find Acceptance?
I thank thank you all for listening and helping to make this change happen.
I will be updating this page with all of the photos and videos taken over the journey in the near future.
For the original post about why it was important for me to complete this journey, please read it here.


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1998-04-10T14:45:18-04:00https://images.c-span.org/defaults/Capitol_default-image.jpgMr. Safina talked about his book, Song for the Blue Ocean: Encounters Along the World's Coasts and Beneath the Seas. It chronicles his series of explorations of problems in various bodies of water. In it he argues that unregulated commerce is depleting marine resources, but that technology and conservation can allow us to help oceans replenish themselves.
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Pulling back the curtain – how the Vitale Amendment died yesterday
Yesterday morning, at the request of Ohio Gun Owners, Representative Nino Vitale (R-Urbana) attempted to run a major pro-gun amendment to HB142 that would benefit gun owners across the state.
If you've been watching our emails or seeing our Facebook posts, you already know that in its original form, HB142 was a rock-solid bill that would've eliminated Ohio's notorious "duty to notify" law that requries CHL holders to notify law-enforcement on contact that you are carrying a firearm.
And you already know that HB142 was gutted and stuffed several weeks ago as legislative leadership prepared to move HB142 to the House floor for a vote.
Sure, it lowered the fines and fees you face if you don't properly notify an officer that you are exercising your Right to bear arms.
But Ohio Gun Owners isn't in the business of making deals with politicians that only buff up the handcuffs that law-abiding gun owners are forced to wear.
On the contrary, we operate from the assumption that legislators work for us, and that if they don't deliver then we'll meet them at election time in their districts.
And the fact is, with two-thirds Republican super-majorities in control in Columbus, there was no reason for the half-measure HB142 had become.
If a job is worth doing, it is worth doing it right.
That's why we asked Representative Vitale to offer his amendment.
All the Vitale Amendment would have done was replace the watered-down version of HB142 with its original, rock-solid version!
If passed, Ohio would have joined the 40 states across America that already respect the Right to Bear Arms without "notification!"
But then the shenanigans started.
First off, debate on HB142 was delayed – a sure sign that something was up.
Those of us in the gallery witnessed a steady stream of legislators being called back into the Speaker's office – undoubtedly being whipped into silence about what was about to happen.
But Representative Vitale was resolute, and refused attempts to convince him to pull his pro-gun amendment.
He had done all the legwork beforehand. He filed the amendment on time, got it on the docket, and it was on everyone's laptop screens, next on the order of business.
Here's what each and every legislator and staffer had on their screens in front of them – including Speaker Cliff Rosenberger!
But when Rep Vitale rose to move his amendment, Speaker Cliff Rosenberger threw House procedure rules in the trash, deliberately refused to acknowledge Representative Vitale and the amendment in front of him, and gaveled right past it to the vote on HB142.
Now, I've been a pro-gun activist since 2010, working with pro-gun organizations in several states like Iowa, Minnesota and Missouri before moving here to Ohio to raise my family.
And in those years, I've seen a fair number of shenanigans pulled to block, stop and thwart pro-gun legislators.
But watching a Republican Speaker of the House deliberately trample a legislator – and the people the legislator represents – in full view of the House body is nothing short of breathtaking.
That's why I hope you'll watch this video Representative Vitale and I have prepared for you recounting yesterday's events.
When you are done, I hope you will take a moment to email Representative Vitale and thank him for taking a bold stand for gun owners.
A lot of politicians talk a good "pro-gun" talk when they are on the campaign trail, but for a politician to go to bat in a major way to honor those campaign promises is a rare treat!
So please take a moment to send Representative Vitale a quick note and thank him!
With HB142 failing to do the job it set out to do, our work on HB201, the Ohio Constitutional Carry bill, has never been more important.
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We choose a coordinate system at first and draw a picture.
Note: We suppose in all tasks that the line segment (line) is charged with positive charge. The vector of electric field will be in opposite direction for negative charge.
Direction of the vector of electric field is from the charge.
Think about how we could use this information in this task.
We divide the line segment into small parts which will behave as point charges.
We gain the total electric field if we "sum" (or more precisely if we integrate) all contributions from these small parts.
We choose a coordinate system at first. Put the line segment on axis x and point A on axis z in distance z from the origin of the coordinate system. In this case, the vector of electric field is in a plane xz .
We divide the line segment into small parts which will behave as point charges. We gain the total electric field as an integral of contributions of electric fields from constituent elements.
We choose a coordinate system at first.
Put the line segment on axis x and point A on axis z in distance z from the origin of the coordinate system. Mark end points of the line segment a and b. Simultaneously, these are also x coordinates of end points of the line segment.
Note: If we place the line segment as it is shown in the picture, then the coordinate on its left end point is minus, i.e. value a is minus.
So, we divide the line segment into small parts with length dx which have charge dQ = λdx and which will behave as a point charge.
A vector of the electric field changes its direction for each individual contribution. So, we will calculate the value of the vector in its components. The component of the electric field in direction of y axis (i.e. perpendicularly to the picture) has for all contributions a zero value. We will use a yellow triangle in the next picture to formulate other components of the vector. We mustn´t forget that the component in the x axis is minus.
and substitute it to previous equations.
Now substitute from equation (*) for dE.
and substitute it to the formula of both components.
We gain components of the vector of electric field E as an integral of contributions of electric fields from constituent elements over the total length of the line segment.
Substitute from equation (**) for constituent elements and integrate it.
A more detailed process of the calculation of integrals is in a separate section at the end of this task.
Substitute end points of the line segment and gain a general formulation of components of the electric field.
You can use the results from part a) for calculation of the intensity above the centre of the line segment and the line, if you replace them by end points of line segment a and b.
If point A is placed above the centre of the line segment, we can use the length of the line segment to formulate end points a, b.
A line is actually a line segment, which has end points at infinity, so it is infinitely long, which means \(a \to -\infty\), \(b \to \infty\,, \qquad\) or \(\qquad l \to \infty\) .
Calculation of the intensity above the centre of the line segment is easier. A line segment is symmetrical with the centre in origin of the coordinate system. For every part of a line segment there is another part, which is symmetrical with axis z. Vectors of intensity from these parts of the line segment are symmetrical with axis z too (see the picture). In that case, the x components of these vectors have the same length and opposite direction so they subtract together. So, x and y components of the vector of the total intensity at point A is zero, which means that its orientation is in direction of axis z. We gain the magnitude of the total intensity by substituing into the result of the previous calculation.
A line is a line segment, which has its end points at infinity. Because a line is symmetrical with axis z, vector of the total intensity has its orientation in the direction of axis z just as the line segment. We gain the magnitude of the vector if we enlarge the lenght of the line segment to infinity.
We can formulate end points by using the length of the line segment.
We calculate x component of intensity.
Component is zero, which we deduce in part Analysis qualitatively only.
Now we calculate z component of intensity which is the total magnitude of intensity too, because other two components are zero.
We add expressions in brackets and modify the fraction below the root.
So we gain magnitude of the total intensity of the electric field above the centre of the charged line segment.
Because a line is an infinite line segment we must calculate the value of intensity E for l which approaches infinity.
Length l is much bigger than distance z, i.e. l >> z. So we can ignore term z2 in denominator of fraction towards l2.
Calculate the root in denominator of fraction.
Comment: We can calculate intensity from the result from part a). The method is very similar but more lengthy.
The vector of intensity has its direction perpendicularly to the line.
In this section we calculate integrals from section a) Solution.
Reduce 1/2 and substitute it instead of t.
Substitute it to integral and edit the integral before the calculation.
Now we reduce the expression, remove constants before the integral and then we calculate the integral.
Put x back from the substitution and edit the complex fraction.
Now we can substitute in limits.
Link: How to calculate the intensity in the surroundings of the line differently?
We can calculate the intensity of the electric field in the surroundings of the line using Gauss´ law. This method is publish in task Pole nabité přímky (only in Czech).


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Commitment to pupil health and development at this Cornwall primary school resulted in the installation of a new MUGA with a 740m2 Fordingbridge canopy.
Thanks to a combination of Sports Premium funding, and dedicated fundraising efforts by the pupils, parents and staff at the school, St Stephens (Saltash) C. P. School have been able to develop an unused area of the school grounds and transform it into a large level area suitable for general play, games, sporting activities and inter-school competitions. Our canopy allows for year round use, providing shelter from rain and shade from sun.
"We're increasingly educating our children to be healthy and make good life choices, but we struggle with a lack of space for physical exercise. When the weather is good, our field allows the children to be very active, but in winter we are forced to compromise on statutory PE lessons as well as the additional sugar tax recommendation of half an hour a day of exercise.
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Charles R. Bowers (1889, Cresco, Iowa, États-Unis - , Paterson, New Jersey), réalisateur et acteur, est un des pionniers du film d'animation.

Biographie
Bowers découvre l'animation vers 1912. Il adapte pour le cinéma le comics Pim, Pam et Poum (plus d'une centaine d'épisodes)

De 1915 à 1921, Bowers participe à la réalisation et à la production de quelque  de la série Mutt and Jeff. Il est aidé pendant quelque temps à partir de 1916 par Raoul Barré jusqu'à ce qu'ils se brouillent.

À partir des années 1920, Bowers  tourne des films mêlant animation et prise de vue réelle et développe un univers très personnel à la fois burlesque et loufoque dont il incarne lui-même le personnage principal, un bricoleur invétéré, connu en France sous le nom de Bricolo. Ses inventions comme la machine à rendre les œufs incassables ou le procédé de greffe universelle rappellent l'univers de Rube Goldberg.

En 1939, il collabore au film Pete Roleum and His Cousins  réalisé par Joseph Losey.

Son œuvre, tombée dans l'oubli, sera redécouverte par la Cinémathèque de Toulouse en France.

Filmographie partielle

 1918 : A.W.O.L.
 1926 : Egged on (Pour épater les poules)
 1926 : Fatal Footstep (Le Roi du charleston)
 1926 : He Done His Best (Une invention moderne)
 1926 : Now You Tell One (Non tu exagères !)
 1926 : A Wild Roomer (Un drôle de locataire)
 1927 : Enough Is Plenty
 1927 : Gone Again
 1927 : He Couldn't Help It
 1927 : Bricolo inventeur (Many a Slip)
 1927 : Nothing Doing
 1927 : Shoosh
 1927 : Steamed Up
 1927 : The Vanishing Villain
 1927 : Why Squirrels Leave Home
 1928 : Goofy Birds
 1928 : Hop Off
 1928 : Say Ah-h!
 1928 :
 1928 : Whoozit
 1928 : You'll Be Sorry
 1930 : It's a Bird
 1939 : Pete Roleum and his Cousins
 1940 : Pop and Mom in Wild Oysters
 1941 : Grimpe sur ma sœur

Bibliographie

 Louise Beaudet et Raymond Borde, Charles R. Bowers, Les Cahiers de la Cinémathèque n°8, .
 Xavier Kawa-Topor et Philippe Moins, "Charley Bowers, le chainon manquant" in Stop Motion, un autre cinéma d'animation,  éditions Capricci, 2020, pp. 40–45.

Vidéographie

 Charley Bowers, un génie à redécouvrir, coffret DVD, éditions Lobster, collection "Retour de flamme".

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Notes et références

Réalisateur américain
Acteur américain
Naissance en juin 1889
Décès en novembre 1946
Naissance à Cresco (Iowa)
Décès au New Jersey
Burlesque
Décès à 56 ans


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Boys Basketball: Eastmoor wins regional title, headed to state
Tim May The Columbus Dispatch @TIM_MAYsports
ATHENS — The Eastmoor Academy boys basketball team is headed back to the state tournament for the second time in three years, this time a step up in class and a little wiser about what awaits.
Two years ago, the Warriors were in Division III and suffered a lopsided loss in a semifinal. This time, coming off a 69-48 regional final win over Vinton County on March 18 at Ohio University, they are in Division II, but more important, Tariq Brown said, they're playing as one.
"Heart — we're all about heart," said the junior forward who, with 14 points, was one of four Warriors in double figures. "We love each other. We want to play with each other for the rest of our lives. We love the game of basketball."
Coach Jim Miranda said that selflessness showed up strong against Vinton County (24-3). Eastmoor (22-6) methodically took control through the first half and kept it up through the second.
With Tim Smith (16 points, 8 rebounds) and Brown (8 rebounds) holding sway inside, and Zion Parham and Taevion Kinsey turning up the defensive heat on the outside, the Warriors limited the Vikings to 17-of-44 shooting from the field. The pressure paid dividends, as did the 12 offensive rebounds.
"We wanted to play team defense," Miranda said. "We've been harping on that for the last four games. We concentrate on neutralizing their best kids and making them work, and that was successful again."
It seemed simple when he put it that way, but getting back to the final four is never easy.
"It's the culmination of a whole lot of hard work," Miranda said. "There's about half the team that was here two years ago, they were freshmen and sophomores … they got to get on the floor in the fourth quarter and actually won the fourth quarter against a very good basketball team. But they vowed they would be back."
The team dealt with distractions last season, even Miranda had to miss some games because of illness and the death of his mother.
"The kids got refocused and they were willing to sacrifice, come in early in the morning at 6 o'clock and shoot," Miranda said. "Those things pay off in the long run."
The snippets of the nets at OU's Convocation Center each player left with were proof of that.
"We're coming out hoping to have a better time than last time; I don't know, we did pretty bad," Parham said, recalling a 62-34 state semifinal loss to Cleveland Villa Angela-St. Joseph in 2015. "We're going to come out and play our best ball and hopefully win."
Just the feeling of having a shot, though, "I can't even explain it, it's a great feeling," Parham said. "Just hoping to get the state championship and get that ring on my finger."
Eastmoor will face Wauseon (26-1) in a state semifinal at 10:45 a.m. March 23 at Ohio State.
tmay@dispatch.com
@TIM_MAYsports


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The 15th Louisiana Infantry Regiment was a unit of volunteers recruited in Louisiana that fought in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. Formed in June 1861 as the 2nd Regiment, Polish Brigade, the unit was sent to fight in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War. As the 3rd Louisiana Infantry Battalion, the unit served at Beaver Dam Creek and Glendale. After two companies from the 7th Louisiana Infantry Battalion were added in July 1862, the unit reorganized as the 15th Louisiana Infantry Regiment. It joined the 2nd Louisiana Brigade and fought at Cedar Mountain, Second Bull Run, Antietam, and Fredericksburg in 1862. It served at Chancellorsville, Second Winchester, Gettysburg, and Mine Run in 1863. The regiment fought at the Wilderness, Spotsylvania, Cold Harbor, Monocacy, Third Winchester, Fisher's Hill, Cedar Creek, and Petersburg in 1864. A handful of survivors surrendered at Appomattox in 1865.

See also
List of Louisiana Confederate Civil War units
Louisiana in the Civil War

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References

Units and formations of the Confederate States Army from Louisiana
1861 establishments in Louisiana
Military units and formations established in 1861
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A company that was partially ESOP-owned redeemed all outstanding shares of stock held outside the ESOP based on a valuation of over $400 million. This was part of a tender offer transaction designed to leave the company 100% ESOP-owned. Several years after the transaction closed, the economy and the company's industry changed dramatically, forcing the company into bankruptcy. The ESOP participants sued the selling shareholders for overpayment of their redemptions.
The selling shareholders engaged Stout to review the valuations and fairness opinions performed at the time of the redemption and determine whether the redemption price was more than fair market value. In addition, we performed extensive economic and industry research to re-create what was known or knowable at the time of the redemption. Our work exposed the fact that the ESOP participants' expert's opinion that there were damages in excess of $100 million was infected with hindsight bias and that his criticisms of the contemporaneous valuations relied on information that could not have been known at the time.
The court agreed with Stout's expert on all aspects of his testimony, determining that there were zero damages. This opinion validated the ESOP's financial advisor's valuation process, addressing due diligence, analyses of company fundamentals and financial statements, financial projections, discounted cash flow methodology, economic and industry research, and other ESOP-specific considerations.


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Baloch journalist goes missing in Sweden – Pakistan
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LAHORE: Friends and acquaintances of journalist Sajid Hussain Baloch are shocked to learn that he has been missing from Swedish city Upsalla for nearly a month without a trace.
The editorial board of an online magazine, Balochistan Times, of which Hussain was the chief editor, publicly shared the news on Saturday that he had been missing from the Swedish city of Uppsala since March 2 and that a formal case had been filed with the Swedish police on March 3.
"As of today (March 28), there is no clue about his whereabouts and well-being. The police have not shared any progress in the investigations with his family and friends," read the press statement.
His brother Wajid Baloch told Dawn that they had waited out 14 days thinking that Sajid might have been stuck in quarantine somewhere, but they opted to break the silence after so many days had passed.
Hussain had left the country some eight years ago after receiving death threats.
His wife Shehnaz told Dawn that he had worked on the issue of enforced disappearances in Balochistan, but his report exposing a top drug lord Imam Bheel in 2012 led to some threats. He also sensed being followed, she said. "Then some people broke into his house in Quetta when he was out investigating a story. They took away his laptop and other papers too. After that he left Pakistan in September 2012 and never came back," said Shehnaz.
Taj Baloch, a friend of Sajid's in Sweden, said he had met him a day before his disappearance and everything seemed fine. The next day, his phone was off, and he would not return any calls. The last someone had heard from him was when he was in a hostel office, getting the key of his room and he said he would call back.
When they approached the Upsalla police, they were told that people often went into isolation and their privacy could not be broken. However, upon pushing the police and filing a case with Swedish NGO Missing People, a case was registered. Despite that, no evidence has come forth as yet.
The family does not know who is behind the disappearance but has expressed profound concern as to how a journalist could go missing in a country like Sweden that always advocates press freedom. "Still we believe that Swedish authorities will not deny us justice and we will surely be given an answer."
Previously, Hussain had been desk editor at The News.
Published in Dawn, March 30th, 2020
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The Marvel Cinematic Universe now spans a dozen movies, including Ant-Man, which hit theatres in India on Friday. By now, Marvel's movies are starting to face a problem that comic-book fans are all too familiar with. Age of Ultron was an extremely enjoyable movie, but the necessity of cramming in just about every character in the MCU to act as a bridge to the next set of movies in the franchise definitely hurt the pacing of the story.
Enter Ant-Man. The movie is almost entirely self-contained - there are tie-ins to the larger MCU, but nothing that you'd need to recognise - and aside from that, it has a sense of humour that allows you to watch the film and just have fun.
In some ways, Ant-Man can be compared to Guardians of the Galaxy (GotG). Like Ant-Man, GotG was also features a completely fresh set of characters, and relies heavily on comedy to make the story work. GotG brought in a strange galactic setting that doesn't have much truck with the rest of the going-ons in the MCU. It features a talking racoon and his best friend a walking tree. And somehow it all worked, thanks in part to its fantastic sense of humour, and partly thanks to the good natured charm of Chris Pratt.
Ant-Man isn't really as clever as GotG, though it has humour to spare; the movie was originally supposed to be directed by Edgar Wright, the man behind Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz, and while it doesn't measure up to those films, there are some clear signs of his sense of humour. Paul Rudd is a great choice as the lead. He's understated but also funny, and his presence helps make this film one that most people will enjoy.
And after the continuity-heavy extravaganza that was Age of Ultron, it was also nice to take a breather and enjoy what is at its core essentially a heist film. In fact, in terms of stakes, the movie is pretty much at the same level as Iron-Man. You've got a super-powered suit that an evil corporate type wants to weaponise and start selling. Yellowjacket and Iron Monger both have more in common - they are both essentially evil versions of the superheroes in their respective stories. Iron Monger is a bigger, more weaponised version of Iron Man, and Yellowjacket is the same for Ant-Man.
In Ant-Man, we see Paul Rudd's Scott Lang get arrested for breaking into his company to reveal the truth about its illicit profits. Lang's whistle-blowing makes him clearly sympathetic, but costs him visitation rights with his daughter, Cassie. Her mother and stepfather won't allow him to meet Cassie until he makes up for late support payments.
Meanwhile, Hank Pym, the original Ant-Man, developed his super suit in the 80s, but after an accident which possibly leads to the death of his wife Janet, he decides that the suit is too dangerous to use, and leaves SHIELD as well. He also loses control of his company to his former protégé Darren Cross.
His daughter, Hope Van Dyne (she takes her mother's maiden name) works with Cross, but when she learns that he is close to recreating the suit, but he plans to weaponise it and sell it to the highest bidder, she reconnects with Pym.
Pym in turn ropes in Lang, gives him the old Ant-Man suit, and hires him to steal the new suit from Cross. The sequence that follows feels like a classic heist movie, with Hope training Lang on how to use the Ant-Man suit, though it raises the question of why she didn't just use it in the first place. The answer of course is simple - that the movie is called Ant-Man, not Ant-Woman, and if they'd made the movie about her instead, then there would've been a small army of furious Internet commenters to contend with.
Still, despite a few missteps like that one, the film is largely enjoyable. It feels like the comedy is a little watered down in places, but there are some brilliant visuals coupled with corny humour that largely define the tone of the film.
There's a fight scene set inside of a suitcase, and there are action sequences that make use of toys - everyone would have seen the toy train from the trailer. At the same time, there's a flying ant that Ant-Man rides, which he names Antony. The movie keeps doing this, slipping from the clever visual gag to the groan inducing dad-joke as easily as Scott Lang switches between his normal size and the diminutive ant-sized hero.
Like GotG, this film is an enjoyable breather between the big, heavy hitters - Age of Ultron this year, and Civil War next year. It's not as much fun, but it has the mix of action and comedy that we've come to expect from Marvel by now, and that's exactly what was needed.
product The MCU has started to creak under its own weight. Ant-Man is a fresh take that was really needed.


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Q: Class Declaration in C# I was searching for reusable Grid for MVC .Net. I found one open source Grid.
In the code I found a pretty interesting class declaration which I didn't understand
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Can anybody tell me a detailed description of class declaration below:
public class Grid<TEntity, TSearchForm> : IGrid where  TSearchForm : SearchForm, new()
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Also how do I create an instance of this class?

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*Grid class implements IGrids interface.

*TSearchFormType must be of type SearchForm (by derivation)

*TSeachForm must have a constructor without parameters

A: This is generic class inherited from IGrid with two parameters: TEntity, TSearchForm.
Also there is a constraint on type of TSearchForm:

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*it must be of type SearchForm or below it in hierarchy (able to cast to SearchForm implicitly)

*TSearchForm must have public parameterless constructor.
More info:
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A: The class is a generic class, it implements IGrid.
The two generic type parameters are TEntity and  TSearchForm.
TSearchForm is constrained to be SearchForm or a type that inherits from SearchForm and that it has a default constructor.
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If you are not a member of SAS, you WILL be kicked if a member needs a spot, NO quesitons asked and NO exceptions. If you have a problem with anyone, PM them, dont post it here.
BOXER we needed you spot for [SAS]_Rasa today. We warned you politely and even invited you to come back a little later. This wasn't an offence to you or your gamestyle it was just normal spot clearing procedure.
The nafter you came back, I POLITELY asked you to leave because we already told you your spot was required. You didnt wanted to, it leaded to another kick.
In the future BOXER, respect the [SAS] decisions as we dont take them lightly. But please, threatening me to make a SIR abotu it, posting it here even thogu we were 7 to explain it to you, its too much.
Such immature acts are not tolerable here BOXER, adress your problems to me if needed.
I'm sorry you feel this way about the SAS server. I always imagined it to be a safe having for serious tactical games. Members (such as myself in this case) have indeed the privilege of requesting a spot. When this happens usually a non-member is asked to leave (unles someone volunteers). If might not agree with this policy, but I'm afraid that's the way it is.
I find your accusations to be quite wild and rather then a rage in the forums I would like to see some more accurate evidence to support these claims. More so, this is not a subject to be breached in public forums, but something for PMs and IMs. Contact people in private, not on the forums.


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Report: De Ligt to Sign With Juventus, Not Barcelona or PSG
Ajax defender Matthijs de Ligt has reportedly chosen to join Juventus this summer, snubbing interest from the likes of Barcelona, Manchester United and Paris Saint-Germain.
The 19-year-old has been at the center of attention throughout the weeks and months leading up to the transfer window, with de Ligt most recently confirming that he wouldn't make a decision until after the UEFA Nations League tournament in Portugal.
And while fans are still waiting for an official word about his next move, Sky in Italy are reporting that de Ligt will join Serie A champions Juventus ahead of the new season.
It's added that the only thing holding up an announcement at this stage is an agreement over personal terms in Turin, but Juventus and Ajax have settled on a £62m transfer fee.
De Ligt is believed to have rejected the chance to follow teammate Frenkie de Jong to Barcelona this summer, while a move to join Paris Saint-Germain never materialized.
Catalan journalist Oriol Domènech has added even more fuel to the fire on social media by claiming that an announcement about de Ligt's decision could be made by Tuesday June 25.
With de Ligt set to become new manager Maurizio Sarri's first signing at Juventus, the Netherlands international will join Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey as the club's only signings so far this summer.
He'll also become Ajax's fourth sale of the summer, following de Jong, Maximilian Wöber and Daley Sinkgraven out of the exit door in Amsterdam.
Other first-team players for Ajax like Hakim Ziyech and David Neres are also expected to be moved on at some point during the summer transfer window.


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Buhari appoints Habiba Lawal as special adviser on policy and coordination
President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed former Permanent Secretary, Ecological Project Office (EPO), Habiba Muda Lawal, as Special Adviser to the President, on policy and coordination.
Before retirement, Mrs Lawal had successfully supervised a team that ensured management, identification, planning and execution of projects to mitigate serious ecological challenges across the country, with commendable results.
She attended Ahmadu Bello University Zaria from 1982 to 1986 for B.Sc. Chemistry; there, she won the Nigerian Tobacco Company Prize for the Best Year II Student 1984/1985, the Imperial Chemical Industries Prize for the Best Graduating Student in Chemistry (Second Class Upper) and the Imperial Chemical Industries Prize for the Best Graduating Project 1985/1986.
In 1991, Mrs Lawal obtained a Master's Degree in Inorganic Chemistry from ABU, Zaria and a Ph.D. in Inorganic Chemistry from Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU), Bauchi (1997).
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She also holds Certificate in Professional and Personal Competence in Women's Development from the University of East Anglia, Norwich, Britain.
Mrs Lawal, who served as Acting Secretary to the Government of the Federation, 19th April 2017 to 30th October, 2017, has resumed in her new office.
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Chicago Pneumatic has announced a large extension to the company's existing range of sockets. The addition of 500 individual sockets and 16 new sets represents a large increase in the product range available, encompassing in total 44 socket sets and 774 impact sockets.
Gary Rigg, the company's UK business line manager comments that the update has been prompted by customer feedback: "we had some feedback from customers and distributors that a good impact socket line needs to cover all their needs in term of types and sizes. This is the reason why we drastically expanded the range. We also took this opportunity to improve the quality of the new impact socket line".
The socket line features universal and magnetic impact sockets in a large range of metric and fractional (SAE) sizes for 1/4", 3/8", 1/2" and one inch impact wrenches, in standard, deep, universal and thin wall types. Made of chrome molybdenum steel, the line now features a phosphate manganese finish with durable laser etched labelling. The finish provides a better grip when put on the anvil of a CP impact wrench.
Also new to the range are the thin-wall wheel and nut protector sockets. These sockets are overlaid with a hard, durable plastic polymer that Chicago Pneumatic claims won't damage customers' expensive alloy wheels.
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'I'll miss Brexit when it's solved': Frank Skinner interviewed
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Frank Skinner: fame came late, but he's loved every minute of it
Only one thing makes Frank Skinner nervous. 'Water. Water scares me. I don't get nervous on stage. Just in swimming pools. I didn't learn to swim until 2013. Avoiding water is easier if you live in Birmingham.'
The stand-up comedian's image is plastered across the centre of Edinburgh on six-foot placards to advertise the dates of his national tour. 'SOLD OUT' is blazoned across the top.
This seems a weird strategy — promoting a product that's no longer available — and I ask him about it when we meet at a quietly expensive hotel near Bristo Square. 'I've sold out the Edinburgh run but there are tickets available for the tour… The quick-sellers are hard to predict.'
He tells me he loves performing stand-up. 'It's my natural thing. It makes me feel good about myself.' He calls it 'a noble profession', and even 'heroic'. Why? 'I quite like being on TV panel shows. But on telly if it goes badly, someone'll make it go well in the final edit. That doesn't happen on stage. A fan could come away from a show and say, "I saw that Frank Skinner. He was no good."'
All the material he uses is brand new, although the 62-year-old doesn't feel obliged to exclude vintage jokes. One of his best gags is at least a couple of years old. 'I got a tattoo for my 60th birthday. Just my name and address.' Paradoxically, he points out, the convention about new material doesn't apply to pop bands, despite the oft-cited similarity between comedy and rock-and-roll. 'If the Stones came up with a whole new set the audience would boo them off.'
He writes regularly and sometimes finds inspiration from gags that crop up in conversation. 'When the laugh comes out, and if it's bigger than normal, I take a note of it but I try not to write things down when people are around.' He also sets aside time to write on his own. Unless he does this habitually he loses his fluency. 'Have you ever neglected a tube of moisturiser? You find this hard pellet in the end and you have to squeeze it out. You've got to get the hard pellet out.'
He did very little until he was 30 and led 'an ordinary life in the West Midlands'. 'Were you the guy in the pub who was funny?' 'Yeah I was. And at school and at the factory.' In his twenties he worked for a metal-stamping firm in Birmingham. 'Five-ton hammers bashing bits of steel. Everyone was deaf with about three fingers. The health and safety officer was part-time. I remember this huge pile of hard hats stacked in one corner, still with their plastic covers on.' He had a job in another factory producing glass for scientific laboratories. 'I had to dump loads of old microscope slides so I filled a wheelbarrow with them and emptied it into a skip one floor below. It sent up this enormous cloud of flying glass-dust. I just ran. That was health and safety in those days.'
After turning to comedy, he rose with astonishing speed. In just four months he graduated from his first ever stand-up gig to his debut on TV. He established himself on the London circuit and played multiple shows every night. Over a weekend he might appear at ten different clubs and make £750. During the week, he'd make the same amount again. Back then, in the early 1990s, a bedsit in London would cost about £50 a week to rent so he was pretty well-off. 'But the circuit was a lot smaller in those days.' He once sat down with some comedy pals and worked out how many stand-ups were making a living exclusively from gigging. 'We reckoned there were about 35 of us. Nowadays it's more like 400.' He glows with pleasure as he recalls the 1990s. 'It was an incredible time personally. I loved it [fame]. I'd been invisible for 30 years.'
Success allowed him to indulge his fascination with Elvis memorabilia. He bought a shirt worn by Elvis on stage and a hair from the tail of Elvis's horse. On a visit to Tupelo, Elvis's home town, he managed to acquire a splinter of wood from a venue where Elvis performed in the 1950s. Skinner talks about Elvis's eccentric generosity. 'He'd spot a stranger staring through the window of a car dealership and he'd go over and buy the guy a Cadillac.' The same spirit compelled him, 'in a fervour of care', to donate Elvis's stage-shirt to the relief effort following the Boxing Day tsunami in 2004.
As a comic he prefers to avoid political material but I'm keen to learn where he stands on Brexit. 'Obviously I'm not going to ask you outright how you voted,' I say, trying to sound a bit naive, 'because it's such a divisive issue and I expect you'd rather not say.' I pause significantly. He says nothing. My trap fails. 'What I find utterly fascinating,' he says, 'is the coverage. I'll miss it when it's solved.' Could it be done and dusted by 31 October? 'No, because there'll still be lots of discussions going on and decisions to get through. But I can't remember the news being more interesting. If I turn on the TV and Brexit is only the third item, I just don't want to hear.'
At last year's Fringe Skinner wrote a witty flatshare comedy, Nina's Got News, about two ex-lovers who can't manage to break up. He tells me he could hardly believe the headline in The Spectator's arts pages: 'Is Frank Skinner the new Alan Bennett?' 'Was that your review?' It was. 'I don't usually keep things from the papers but I hung on to that.' He explains that in the mid-1990s, when he first emerged as a national figure, he wrote to Alan Bennett. 'I said to him, "You probably haven't heard of me but would you consider teaming up to write a play?" And I got a lovely letter back which didn't just say "PISS OFF", it said, "Of course I've heard of you but I fear I'm not a very good collaborator. However, I'm delighted to have been asked."' Skinner says the thought of proposing himself as Bennett's co-writer makes him 'squirm a bit now. But maybe he'll write to me and say we should do a double act on stage together. And I'd say OK.'
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A new poll in the United States says that three out of four African-Americans are in favour of some kind of reparation for the atrocities black people were dealt during slavery.
This significant majority is supported by only 15% of white people.
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Reparations, according to the 75% of African-Americans who answered in the affirmative, should come in federal payments to descendants of those who were enslaved.
The poll was conducted with 1,300 people who included black, white and Hispanic Americans. Overall, only 29% of the respondents are supportive of reparation.
In fact, only 54% of white Americans believe that structures conceived under slavery continue to negatively affect black people. That is against 83% of black people who say the legacy of slavery continues to affect them.
The sentiments shared by the public inform the politics of leaders of America's two major political parties who are deeply divided on the matter of reparation.
A number of candidates in the Democratic presidential primaries have had very positive views on reparations. Elizabeth Warren, Beto O'Rourke and Bernie Sanders support reparations with Marianne Williamson calling for a $500 billion package for descendants of slaves over the course of a decade.
Meanwhile, Republican leaders are not enthused about the subject. Senate Majority Leader, Mitch McConnell rejected proposals on reparations, adding "none of us currently living are responsible" for slavery.
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