text:
In which Vicki Sigston shares her experiences of trying to maintain family order in this strange new world..
As I write this my family are on Day 51 of lockdown.
Day 51 of not being able to spend time, in person, with friends and family.
Day 51 of work looking very different as I learn to use Zoom, WhatsApp groups and juggle family life with working from home.
Day 51 of clubs, sports and hobbies usually done away from home being cancelled.
Continue reading "Lockdown diaries"
No to No Child Left Behind
In which Caitlin Webb considers why our three Medway MPs voted to stop unaccompanied child refugees being reunited with their families..
Any reasonable citizen would hope their representative on an almost £80k salary would vouch for some of the most vulnerable people in the world.
Yet this was put into question for those in Medway in January as their MPs voted against continuing to let unaccompanied child refugees be reunited with their families in the UK.
Rehman Chisti, Tracy Crouch and Kelly Tolhurst all swallowed the Conservative party line voting against an amendment of the Brexit Bill, which would have kept the EU protections so children can continue to come to the UK for safety.
Continue reading "No to No Child Left Behind"
Cuts have consequences
In which Michael Lynch investigates the impact of child poverty on our local communities..
Medway is a brilliant place to be educated, live, and work. Medway is one of the many areas that has suffered the devastating welfare reforms brought in from central government. 30% of Medway children are living in poverty, higher than the national average, which is appalling. The increase in child poverty in Medway and the nation has a direct link to the welfare reforms and cuts that Medway and many other areas have suffered. Thousands of children across Kent are living in poverty.
The government must respond with a credible and urgent response to child poverty in Medway and the wider region. Medway is one of the worst-hit regions in Kent. In Medway the worst ward for child poverty is Gillingham North, where 2916 children are affected by poverty, a shocking statistic. The statistic below posted by KentLive shows that 30% of all children in Medway are affected by poverty, the 4th highest in Kent.
Medway Council must act to solve this crisis that Medway faces. Six out of the ten highest child poverty wards in Kent are in Medway. With the local council failing to act and deal with child poverty in Medway, my local area has seen a continuous and horrendous rise in child poverty.
The UK's leading child poverty coalition is calling for the government to outline ambitious child poverty-reduction strategies as new data shows that child poverty is becoming the new normal in many parts in Britain, which is shameful. The data, published by the End Child Poverty coalition, highlights how worrying levels vary across Kent and the nation.
The government need to restore the link between benefits (including housing support) and inflation, and then making up for the loss in the real value in children's benefits as a result of the four year freeze and previous sub-inflation increases in benefit rates. The government needs to end the two-child limit on child allowances in tax credits and universal credit. The government need to reform the Universal Credit system which has plunged millions of families and children into poverty in the UK. The government need to reverse the cuts and investing in children's services such as mental health, education, childcare, and social care.
There are around four million children growing up in poverty, which isn't good enough. The poverty rates have risen year after year for every type of working family – lone-parent or couple families, families with full and part-time employment. The figures are stark!
In 2017, four in ten children were in temporary accommodation, around 50,000 children.
The temporary accommodation that thousands of children find themselves in is regularly substandard. Frequently the accommodation is a B&B where often the bathrooms are shared and there is nowhere to cook. Places where vulnerable families can be living in the same corridor. Office block conversions into individual flats that many families live and sleep, the size of a parking space. Even converted shipping containers – cramped and airless, hot in the summer, freezing in the winter. It always seems to be disabled and vulnerable people that of lower priority. Families are disgustingly living in theses horrendous conditions for years. Our housing system needs to be urgently reformed. Child poverty should be a moral endeavour for every government regardless of its political persuasion. I'm afraid to say our government is failing us on this.
A million children – around four in every school class – need help with mental health problems. Over 50,000 children aren't getting any kind of education, while nearly 30,000 are in violent gangs. Many more children are growing up at risk, due to family circumstances. These are young carers; kids living in households where the adults are involved in substance drug abuse, mentally ill, or violent. These children bear the brunt of the cuts in public spending and services rationing.
I've heard more from politicians about: HS2, tax cuts, and of course Brexit, more than about the vital issue of child poverty. Child poverty has been overlooked too long by politicians and the government – enough is enough! We need to see change to Universal Credit; we need more affordable housing, and vulnerable families are not having to live in shipping containers and converted office blocks.
I am calling on Medway Council and central government to prioritise child poverty and tackle it head-on. The welfare reforms and cuts introduced by the government have had a detrimental impact on the most vulnerable children and families in Medway. The government need to take urgent action and prioritise such an important issue in my local community. Child poverty has been brushed under the carpet for too long now, something needs to change! Medway is one of the many towns that have a heavy percentage of child poverty, this has to stop! The failure of central government and councils have led to millions of children and families plunged into poverty, and the government and council need to take responsibility and rectify this urgent situation that Medway and the nation face.
Michael Lynch is a young Labour activist. He has lived in Medway all my life, and believes it's a great place to live, work. and for education. He is a member of the Medway Youth Council, and is running to be the communities lead in their upcoming elections.
Voice of the Leader: May
Once a month we offer a platform to the leaders of both Medway Council and the official opposition. Today, we have the latest column from Cllr Alan Jarrett, Conservative Leader of Medway Council.
THANK YOU TO OUR WONDERFUL NHS STAFF, OUR SOCIAL WORKERS, AND ALL OTHER KEY WORKERS, who put others before themselves! THANK YOU TO OUR WASTE TEAMS AT MEDWAY NORSE FOR KEEPING MEDWAY CLEAN AND HYGIENIC.
So, the coronavirus pandemic moves on. The number of daily deaths has fortunately decreased, which is absolutely no comfort for family and friends of those who have tragically passed on.
At least there is a degree of clarity in the reported numbers, as when we were running at death rates approaching 1,000 a day there was a feeling that these were merely the deaths recorded in hospital. Now the numbers are being reported as all encompassing.
There are of course time-lags in reporting. It is no coincidence that reported numbers fall each weekend, only to climb again once we get into the following week.
Despite the ongoing crisis there has been some very limited relaxation, with the message of STAY AT HOME being modified to STAY ALERT. Some of the territorial restrictions have been lifted, whilst there has been more latitude shown for those engaged in recreation and sport. Team activities are of course still very much in lockdown although we are hoping for better news after 1st June.
Continue reading "Voice of the Leader: May"
Community Support Groups – A new force in a new world
In which Stuart Bourne talks us through the Mutual Aid Road Reps Community Initiative, and how such groups might continue in a post-coronavirus world..
It's fair to say that this country is going through some traumatic times, and yet that trauma has spawned many acts of kindness. We have all seen them, from the wonderful support shown for Captain Tom to the support of the NHS and care workers shown on every Thursday evening. But nothing is more symbolic of this kindness than the multitude of community support groups that have sprung up across the country. These groups have provided a vital service in getting shopping to people, picking up prescriptions, and even providing a person to talk to over the phone. They have reassured people that no one is alone at the moment. I myself have been working with the Mutual Aid Road Reps (MARR) group of volunteers in Medway since March. Yet are these groups just around until the crisis is over, or are we witnessing the start of a revolution of community cooperation and mutualism that will impact our political landscape?
I imagine most of the groups have started very much like ours did. You have one or two people, who are already community spirited, who see the crisis unfolding and know they have to do something. Then there are people who have never thought about volunteering before, but the extreme nature of the crisis has awoken a desire to help that has been dormant inside them. And then you have those people who have been active in the community for years, community leaders, local politicians or charity workers. Years of experience has shown them that there will be a lot of work for people to do. Then all these people end up coming together, normally through social media, and they begin to be organised. There's a WhatsApp group setup, maybe even a Facebook group. Soon they grow bigger as word is spread, maybe several groups even merge to share resources. Then suddenly before you know it, the ad hoc group has turned in well-funded, well-structured organisation, which is filled with dedicated and enthusiastic volunteers. As of the end of April, MARR has well over 150 registered volunteers from across the Medway towns, with new members joining each day. We are organised into several areas of Medway, with a dedicated Admin officer assigned to organise each area, and with a dedicated WhatsApp group to distribute tasks to people.
This is a lot of people willing to join a brand new organisation, and they are coming from many different backgrounds. Yet, they all seem to be gravitating together under the same simple idea. The idea that COVID-19 threatens the people of community like nothing before, and the only way to fight it is for the community to come together to ensure no one is left behind. But alongside this is the concepts of mutual aid, which has spread from many different groups across the country. Mutual aid is where a group of people organise themselves to meet their own needs, which is outside the formal structure of existing governmental organisations or charities. It's about people coming together, in a spirit of solidarity, to support and look out for one another. And this emerging feeling of community solidarity isn't just isolated in those people volunteering. From my experience of talking to the people I've helped, there has been a consistent comments of 'where has this been?' and 'once the crisis is over, I hope this keeps going.' So whether the Covid crisis has created this feeling, or it's been bubbling under the surface for years, there is a good chance that this will still be around after we have returned to some level of normality.
The next question is where would these groups fit within the political landscape in that new world. This is hard to predict as they have much more longevity than other single issue community groups that have often shaped local elections. An example would be the Tunbridge Wells Alliance, which was formed to fight the civic complex development, but is now haemorrhaging councillors back to the conservatives. It is also hard to predict as the ethos of mutual aid is for communities to take care of themselves outside the normal government control. This makes them oddly politically non-political and wary of working within local politics. Finally, many volunteers are not politically minded and are members to simply help people. It would be far from certainty whether they would switch their time for any other reason.
However, what I can predict is that these groups should not be ignored. From my own experience of MARR, they are filled to the brim with enthusiastic and dedicated people. People who are willing to drop anything to help deliver shopping, prescriptions, and offer a friendly chat to anyone alone. I have seen nearly the whole of Medway leafleted within a month (something many political parties would be jealous of during an election) to make sure no one is forgotten about or missed. And we have had nothing but positive responses from many people, even those who did not need our immediate help have been grateful and appreciative. They have even told me that we have restored their faith in humanity. That sort of political muscle and high favourables would be the envy of any Medway political party, let alone a normal community group.
It is hard to predict what the future will be like in a post-covid world. Yet it's also hard to imagine that the many community support groups, whose beginnings have been forged in the traumatic world of a pandemic, will not play a major role in shaping that future.
If you would like to contact MARR or volunteer to assist in our work, you can email us at mutualaidroadreps@gmail.com, and follow us on Facebook and Twitter.
Stuart Bourne became politically active in 2005, helping to re-elect the Chatham & Aylesford MP Jonathan Shaw. He became the branch secretary for Chatham Labour Party, and stood as a Labour candidate for the local council elections in 2007 and 2011. He moved away from Medway in 2012, but has now moved back as a Liberal Democrat.
Voice of the Opposition: May
Once a month we will be offering the Leaders of both Medway Council and the official opposition the opportunity to talk unedited about.. well, Medway politics. Today we hear from Vince Maple, leader of Medway Labour, the official opposition on Medway Council.
So, the lockdown continues to impact here in Medway, across the country, and the globe.
Let me begin this month's Political Medway column by taking a moment to pause and reflect for all those families across Medway who have lost family and friends at this most difficult of times.
We hear daily figures of hundreds of individuals losing their lives to CoVid-19 and it can become easy with those large numbers to forget the very personal human impact of this public health crisis. Alongside that with social distancing it means the normal procedures for funerals have been greatly restricted too, making the grieving process even more difficult for many.
Continue reading "Voice of the Opposition: May"
Recap: Socially distanced live streamed Medway Council!
Quite a novelty for Medway Council last night. In light of the ongoing situation, Medway Council conducted a socially distanced full council meeting last night, and live streamed the proceedings online. For years they said this wasn't financially viable, yet here we are. If you had a better use for your Thursday night than watching three hours of a council getting used to new technology, we've got your back with the recap below:
Full socially distanced Medway Council tonight!
Tonight, it's full #MedwayCouncil! Obviously things are going to be a bit different, with a bare minimum of councillors in attendance, and the entire thing being streamed online for the first time. To read the full agenda and find out how you can watch the stream, click here. As usual, we'll be live tweeting all of the action the best we can in the circumstances, so join us on Twitter from 7pm.
What a time to be Leader of a council! Just when it seemed that the financial hand-cuffs where being slightly released, and we could start to see light at the end of a fiscally-constrained tunnel, something more sinister, more life-changingly deadly arrived.
Coronavirus – COVID-19 – swept from China, into Europe, and thence to the rest of the world and of course here in the UK. Few could have imagined the massive disruption to our lives, nor the way it would change our lifestyles and indeed our interpersonal relationships.
The deadly virus has been cutting a swath through our country and in that Medway has suffered too. Medway deaths have so far been mercifully modest. However, of course one additional death from this virus is one too many.
Why did the councillor visit the estuary?
Sadly not the start to a hilarious joke, but a serious question about whether or not Medway Council Leader Alan Jarrett is abiding by the rules of the coronavirus lockdown. Some recent content from his Instagram account raises some questions.
Continue reading "Why did the councillor visit the estuary?"


text:
RusHydro launches first EV charging station in Kamchatka in the Far East
December 22, 2020, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Russia. PJSC RusHydro (ticker symbol: MOEX, LSE: HYDR; OTCQX: RSHYY) announces inauguration of the first EV charging station in Kamchatka. It is located near the multi-functional information and payment center in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy. Victor Khmarin, acting Chairman of the Management Board – General Director of RusHydro inaugurated the EV station in the form of videoconference.
"Being the largest power company in the Far East, RusHydro is interested in developing EV charging network in the district. Electric vehicles is a rapidly expanding sector of power consumption and availability of charging stations only further contributes to its development. With sufficient experience of launching and operating EV stations in the Far East, we will expand the network going forward and cover the regions where we are not yet present", - added Victor Khmarin.
Battery top-up at RusHydro's station takes a matter of minutes while full charge reuires less than half an hour. The station supports a range of charging connectors including Japanese and European. As in other regions, the charging station in Kamchatka is equipped with standalone heaters allowing uninterrupted operation at temperatures up to -35 degrees.
RusHydro has developed a separate website (charge.rushydro.ru) where its EV charging stations' clients can get additional information on the project itself, instructions on vehicle charging, rates, FAQs and other important information. For convenience purposes, clients can also join a group via Telegram and WhatsApp to get additional information.
Since the inception of the Program for development of EV transportation and charging infrastructure, the company has brought online 19 fast EV charging stations in the Far Eastern Federal District. The network of stations encompasses Primorskiy Krai, Khabarovsk Krai, Kamchatka, Amur and Sakhalin regions. RusHydro places significant importance on development of clean environmentally friendly form of transportation. In 2021, the company is looking to commission over 30 more stations in the Far East and in the medium-term have EV stations present throughout the entire Vladivostok-Moscow major highway.
RusHydro commissions unique wind-diesel project in Tiksi arctic village

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


Race Comments: Brad Keselowski won the Advance Auto Parts Clash at Daytona International Speedway, his first victory in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season-opening exhibition event. Prior to the start of the race, no cars dropped to the rear of the field under penalty.
Average Speed of Race Winner: 169.641 mph.
Time of Race: 1 Hrs, 06 Mins, 19 Secs. Margin of Victory: 0.102 Seconds.
Caution Flags: 3 for 8 laps.
There is no qualifying for the Clash. A drawing will be held Saturday evening to determine the lineup.
Race Coverage of the Advance Auto Parts Clash at Daytona Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Daytona International Speedway is scheduled for Sunday, February 11, 2018.


The roofing experts at Integrity Roofing & Siding is the best commercial roofing contractors in San Antonio are ready and able to care for your commercial building.
Belden's Automotive & Tires San Antonio TX prides itself on being family-owned and operated.
Discovery World Learning Center, it is our mission to provide the best day care, after school care, preschool care, and early education programs in the San Antonio area.
Serving the Greater San Antonio area since 2006, H3O Water Systems is committed to innovation and service excellence, ensuring absolute peace of mind.
Mold removal in San Antonio TX has recently become one of the most common service residents in San Antonio are looking for.
We create beautifully designed project that are both fiunctional and captivating.JTG Contracting is a small construction firm based in San Antonio, Texas.


text:
Dons strike late yet again
Robinson winner downs Crawley
The Dons again left it late to earn another vital victory with a superb header from Paul Robinson finally breaking Crawley's resistance.
Robinson struck seven minutes from time to secure a 1-0 victory that rewarded Wimbledon for perseverance, a goal just never looking likely for long spells.
However, it was another crucial win in the search for a play-off place and for a second successive week the Dons snatched a late winner.
Neal Ardley made three changes to his starting line-up with two of those forced upon him. Tom Elliott missed out due to illness and Jake Reeves was ruled out due to injury, the pair replaced by Bayo Akinfenwa and Connor Smith. The other change involved a recall for Rhys Murphy, who had an opportunity against the club he scored nine goals for during a loan spell earlier this season. Murphy replaced Andy Barcham and that meant a return to the 4-3-3 system that worked so well at Wycombe Wanderers.
place and without a win in five games, Wimbledon attempted to capitalise on that by making a strong start. Decent early pressure forced a corner, which was swung in by George Francomb and Paul Robinson rose highest to meet it with a powerful header that flashed just wide. Then Dannie Bulman did brilliantly to win possession in midfield and he produced a fine run, but his shot was too close to Crawley goalkeeper Jack Rose.thTaking on a Crawley side in 18
minute when a free-kick was swung in to the middle and a looping header from Crawley captain Sonny Bradley beat Kelle Roos, but bounced off the crossbar. That provided a warning sign that it was going to be far from easy and perhaps the Dons would need to show all the resilience that eventually got the better of York City in the last home game.thThe Dons failed to build on the bright start though and Crawley started to settle into the game as we approached the midway point of the first half. The visitors so nearly snatched the lead in the 24
It had been a frustrating first half for the hosts with Crawley offering stubborn resistance and Wimbledon unable to create enough to exert any sustained pressure. There was a promising moment for the Dons when Akinfenwa and Murphy combined superbly, but the latter was just stopped in his tracks before he could get a shot in.
Wimbledon needed to do better in the second-half to maintain a grip on seventh place, but the Dons required Kelle Roos to make a smart save when he did well to deny Lee Barnard, who had turned smartly in the box to create a chance for himself from a throw-in. A sign of Crawley's growing confidence was when Lyle Della-Verde unleashed a dipping volley that had Roos scrambling across to try and save, but it was just over the crossbar.
The Dons were forced to make a change just after the hour with Jon Meades replaced by Callum Kennedy. Meades appeared to be caught by Bradley during an aerial battle for the ball and though he initially carried on, Neal Ardley decided to take him off minutes later as he was clearly struggling. There was also a change shortly afterwards with Ade Azeez entering the fray for Akinfenwa. The Dons certainly needed another one of those game-changing cameo displays from Azeez. With 20 minutes to go, the Dons had failed to really trouble Crawley goalkeeper Jack Rose.
With 15 minutes to play, Neal Ardley made his final change with Sean Rigg replacing Connor Smith. Still Crawley remained resilient and a winning goal just never looked like coming. However, that all changed with one majestic header from Robinson. Lyle Taylor combined with Barry Fuller and the Wimbledon captain delivered a brilliant cross from the right that was headed home emphatically. Unsurprisingly, that changed the mood around the Cherry Red Records Stadium and the fans roared their team forward in search of a killer second. Murphy shot into the side netting, but it was a credit to the Dons that they did not sit back on the lead.
One was enough in the end, Wimbledon again staying patient to earn another vital victory late on in the play-off race.
AFC Wimbledon: Kelle Roos, Barry Fuller, Paul Robinson, Darius Charles, Jon Meades (Callum Kennedy), Connor Smith (Sean Rigg), Dannie Bulman, Bayo Akinfenwa (Ade Azeez), Rhys Murphy, Lyle Taylor, George Francomb.


The Gospel is all about jesus! it's the good news that God himself has come to rescue and renew creation in and through the work of jesus christ on our behalf. Even though we could never reach him on our own, god reached out to us in his incredible love and grace.
Jesus entered human history for the purpose of redemption. He is God in the flesh as John 1 explains. He lived a perfect life, entirely without sin, He is the only human to ever do this.
Jesus was beaten and died on a cross. His death was the ultimate payment for sin. Jesus freely offered his blood, his life, in order to fully satisfy the penalty of human sin. His sacrifice was perfect, there is nothing that can ever be added to it, His death was entirely sufficient for each person who would believe. God offers each of us complete forgiveness for our sins because of this incredible act of grace.
On the third day after His death, Jesus rose from the grave. His resurrection was proof of two specific things: He is exactly who He says He is, God in the flesh; we can trust that His sacrifice was entirely sufficient for us and that as a result, we can experience a resurrected life both spiritually and physically because of Him. Jesus gives us a new nature, He gives us a new identity, He gives us a new life.
Following Jesus is not about being part of a religion. Following Jesus is about living in a reconciled relationship with our Creator, as we were intended to experience from the very beginning. Relationship with Jesus is all about what He has done, not what mankind should do. We could never do enough to earn this kind of relationship with God, we can experience this unity with God only because of His magnificent grace.
there is only one God, infinitely perfect and eternally existing in three distinct persons: the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. God is all-powerful, all-knowing, self-sufficient, unchanging and sovereign over all things.
in Jesus Christ, the eternal, sinless Son of God, who exists simultaneously as fully God and fully man. He was conceived by the Holy Spirit, and born of the virgin Mary. He lived a perfect, sinless life and died on the cross as a sacrifice for the sins of humanity, arose bodily from the dead, and ascended into heaven, where He is now our advocate and intercessor. He will come again to judge all humanity, reconcile all things to Himself, renew all creation, and establish His everlasting kingdom. Forgiveness and a right relationship with God comes by His grace alone, through faith alone, in Jesus Christ alone. He is the head of His body, the Church, to be worshipped, adored, loved and obeyed by all.
that the Bible is the only inspired, infallible, authoritative, inerrant and eternal written Word of God. God has preserved His Word and it is to be carefully studied, applied, obeyed, and shared by individuals and the Church.
Jesus Christ is the Gospel. The Good News of God's sovereign, saving grace is revealed in His incarnation, sinless life, substitutionary death, victorious bodily resurrection and coming reign over His kingdom. Jesus Christ is the only mediator between God and man. Salvation is found in Jesus Christ alone. Christ's death completely satisfies the demands of God's holy justice and wrath toward sin, while demonstrating His unending love and amazing grace toward sinners. The Gospel is central to our existence, purpose and future as His body, the Church.
salvation by the regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit is an act of God, whereby God, in His unfathomable grace, declares righteous undeserving sinners, justifying those who trust in the saving power of Jesus Christ alone. Salvation is by grace alone, through faith alone, in Jesus Christ alone, for the glory of God alone. God calls all humankind to repent and trust in His Son, the Savior King. Biblical repentance is characterized by turning from sin and dead works to a genuine trust in the person and saving work of Jesus Christ.


Ubuntu Forums > The Ubuntu Forum Community > Ubuntu Community Discussions > The Cafe > Poll:If you quit using Ubuntu, Would you go to Mac or Windows?
View Full Version : Poll:If you quit using Ubuntu, Would you go to Mac or Windows?
Just trying to get some Linux users opinions on Mac. I'm buying one next year. Still will be using Linux in a VM. But i still prefer Linux over Windows.
*Edit/Correction:I'm talking about if you quit Linux completely and had to use Windows or OS X. Not talking about the price and Hardware. Just the OS itself.
Windows for sure. As much as I dislike it - I really don't care for OSX any more. Beyond this I care much more for my pocket book and Windows hardware and the operating system are both less expensive than their Apple counter parts.
Probably Windows: the three x86 machines in my current collection came with Windows preinstalled, and my budget doesn't currently allow me to get a machine from the Apple family.
OS X I can do most of the things I can do with Linux.
Yeah, many free(as in beer, and often also as in speech) options available before you need to consider paid.
I think I would switch to Debian or Fedora, but if I could not use Linux I might give OpenSolaris a go. If I had no choice between Mac or Windows I would use a Mac.
If I had to quit Ubuntu, i would just go with Debian.
If I had to do what I think you are asking, I would go with Windows. That would mean getting rid of my laptop, as it's just not worth buying an XP license and a USB CD drive that the computer will read during startup.
Fedora...or Windows since I'm running it also.
No. I'd go to Debian; which I already have.
Psumi, perhaps you could write that you use Debian in your sig, to save your fingers. You do seem to have to type it out quite a bit.
Well I am using Windows on rare occasions, though I don't plan to spent too much money on Microsoft softwares. If I can't use linux anymore (which is a horrifying thought) , I might go first go to BSD.
If I can only choose between Windows and Apple, the choice is obviously Windows. Why would I pay more for less and have my life in complete control and restricted to do anything? Or fund Apple so they can use illegitimate patents as a way to destroy open source competition.
~Jeff Despite what Steve Jobs say, it is possible to install Mac on many x86 Intel computers, he just makes it illegal for non-Apple computer to hold a monopoly.
OSX: Maby if I had a load of spare cash lying around.
Windows: No, because it is awful.
I'd use one of the other hundreds of distros. If all OSs besides those two were gone from the world? Windows. Yes, its less open source than OSX, but what freedom I lose in software, I gain in freedom to use what hardware I want. I would shoot myself in the head before spening $1,000 on a "basic" mac. If I spend $1,000 on a computer it better be a quad core beast with multiple terabyte hard drives in raid.
I would probably try some of the BSDs or OpenSolaris. Because of my hardware I can't legitimately use OSX. I would be forced to use Windows if none of my other options worked on this hardware.
I'd just keep using Fedora, Arch and Windows 7.
If you mean quit using Linux, it would probably be Windows. Mac OSX is tempting though, because you get the UNIX environment. I'm not fond of the layout though. I also doubt I'd use *BSD on a desktop.
I use Ubuntu for fun, Mandriva for work and Scientific Linux for systems I sell to third parties.
Mandriva has very good wizards and in a business setting, time is money. Scientific doesn't have trademark problems like all other versions of Linux and explicitly allows resale without requiring any modifications, so that keeps the business lawyers happy.
Soooo, if I have to quit Ubuntu, it won't make much difference. I just won't have fun anymore.
If I quit Ubuntu I can pick from the 500+ other distros out there.
I'd just keep on using Debian and Slackware occasionally on the side.
As for quitting Linux totally, I'd just go back to Windows (XP & 7) entirely. If OSX wasn't tied to the ridiculously pricey Apple hardware I'd give it consideration.
If I had to choose between Windows and Mac, definitely Windows.
3) Although I haven't really used Macs much, I think Windows is much more customizable than OSX. I usually get the impression that Mac users try to justify the lack of customizability by saying "it's so good already, why would I need to change it?"
Most likely though, I would probably go with Mandriva/Fedora. Haven't tried out Debian yet.
Money no object, I would go to Mac. However, we live in the real world so to save myself from having to buy a new computer I would probably go back to windows.
Mac - NEVER... I dont need Steve telling me how should I hold my mouse and 10 million other proper ways I should interact with my property.
Mac OS X is the total opposite of Linux in spirit! It is "imposive" beyond software/hardware!
It is unthinkable that one who truly enjoys the freedom of linux to even consider such a rigid thing.
Well, money no object, I'd try a mac. Because I haven't used a mac really since college back in '92. The university's network was run on macs.
Actually.. that's a good question.
I first thought I would go to Windows because of the familiarity with the interface and Office apps (between work and pre-Linux) plus that I am programming in .NET at work so if I wanted to continue that at home (without using the work computer), I would need Windows.
I probably would still go with Windows just because it is more familiar and widely used, but the certainty of going to Windows is not as 100% after thinking about it.
I dual boot Windows 7, and though Linux is my primary OS, I like it a lot. I would stick with Windows.
I'd probably use PCBSD if there was no linux.
Or Debian GNU/kfreebsd. I would say OpenSolaris but it's dead now.
If linux ceases to exist the community will just move to some other kernel/OS and it will soon become just as good, some say BSD already is.
The impression I got from the little I used OSX is that it's very restrictive in what it allows the user to do.
Also windows 7 interface is just so cool looking.
When you get down to it, it's all about the Apps! So I don't see it as having a big change. The apps I'm used to in Linux are mostly cross-platform already.
The advantage is that I would then have access to proprietary titles that are either better, or covers what there is not an open source equivalent (which I haven't thought of one yet).
BSD it works on my hardware.
If I couldn't use linux at all I'd probably use BSD, opensolaris, plan9... basically any other FOSS OS. Now if I absolutely had to choose between windows and osX I'd go windows. Both are proprietary but windows at least has the one single advantage of being "compatible with just about everything". osX seems to me like the worst of both windows and linux. With osX you get none of the advantage of FOSS and you're still not compatible with most of the rest of the world.
Windows. I don't like the Mac "environment"... There's a mix of overpriced stuff, "trendy", "tres chic" behavior.
If I had to quit Linux altogether, I'd use either Debian/kFreeBSD or Nexenta.
If I had to quit Linux and Ubuntu, that would narrow it down to Debian/kFreeBSD.
If I had to quit any OS which is capable of running on top of the Linux kernel, I'd go for PCBSD.
Yeah, TOTALLY unthinkable! How can anyone POSSIBLY think differently than you?
Actually around 2004 I did leave Linux on my desktop for OSX, and in 2005 I did the same on my laptop. I still had Linux on my home server, but I used OSX for everything else.
I retired my PowerMac G4 Desktop computer a few years ago and started using my iBook full time... and it was retired last year being replaced by a System76 laptop running Ubuntu. A big reason for leaving OSX was the cost, but also working with Ubuntu in VirtualBox I enjoyed seeing how mature it had grown.
If I had to drop Linux I would move back to OSX for sure. I use Windows at work, and under the controlled environment of a corporate network it's good, but I wouldn't want to run it as the primary OS on my personal computer.
Slackware ... my love since 1993!
Then Gento or perhaps BSD.
If I were forced to choose with chains and whippings, then absolutely Mac.
Microsoft windows + I love windows 7!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!
Anything free as in speech.
I plan on giving Debian/Hurd a try if more work is done. I could not get it (or debian bsd) to install, even in virtualbox.
Yea, neither, probably move to PCLinuxOS or Mandriva.
I am not really that big on Ubuntu anymore, but I still love Linux. I still keep an Ubuntu live cd around though because having a full gnome desktop as a livecd is nice for testing/debugging.
Choosing between just the two, I'd go Mac (in fact, I'm using OS X on a MBP right now) but Win 7 would probably be okay. Don't have it at work yet, but what I've seen is okay. I only use OS X for the MBP, though. Prefer Linux everywhere else.
I hear the "too expensive" mantra everywhere, but when I started looking for a laptop last fall by the time I had comparison-shopped everything to death the MBP price was right in line with everything else - Dell's was higher.
I also have a couple Mac Minis (running Linux) and yeah, I can find cheaper "similar" products but for those I was most interested in power consumption. The cheaper options used 2-3x the power, the lower-power options were higher cost or had a very punky processor.
The line I don't know about is Apple's desktop kit. Those prices do seem high, but I've never comparison shopped them - just not interested.
As for Steve telling me how to use the mouse, what? I don't even use an Apple mouse! (Trackball for me, thanks.) Yeah, one button vs two on the trackpad but then I don't even use the buttons on my Windows laptop at work - one- or two-finger taps is much nicer.
Heck, if it weren't for the separated menubar at the top of the screen (the one thing in OS X I really don't care for) I could generally forget I'm not even using Linux. I'm still running all the same apps I did before, and most commands work the same/similar in the terminal window.
I agree, I do find Macs interesting, however I doubt the GNU project would die even if Linux did, so I would stick with them.
I don't think I'll ever quit using Linux, but if I have to, I'll probably use a Mac. Out of personal experience with the customer support of Microsoft, I took a vow not to use any of their PC products ever.
Macs on the other hand don't look too bad, although I have major issues with the mouse and the keyboard, and the interface in general. Although I prefer Gnome over KDE as a personal preference, I was never comfortable with the GUI of the Mac OSX.
I'd choose the Mac, since eBay macbooks are fairly cheap, and the only reason I find Netbooks and Nettops appealing is their ability to run Linux in the first place.
I wouldn't use iTunes for the life of me, though. And I'd hate how trapped I felt in the little-customizable UI. But I guess I lived with Windows for a while and it was pretty much the same.
I would want the speed, security, and stability of OS X, regardless of the lack of drivers. I can use my PS3 for gaming.
It's important to recognize that, without Linux, a lot of the technology that led to OSX and the PS3 wouldn't EXIST. So I'm guessing this is a sudden unexistence of Linux.
windows. because i dont like apple, they look nice but there products are not worth what they cost. and i prefer microsoft to apple.
I like to be in control of the things I have paid for and legally own, as it is the norm in all other aspects of our lives and not subject to unattended regulation of my computer's hardware, software and (my) content by third parties.
Well, nobody! And although to some this analogy may seem as over-emphasizing, it is actually not IMHO; take some time to read this small essay (http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/right-to-read.html) (and the note at the end) and decide yourselves.
Thus, if I ever stop using Ubuntu, I will switch to another free software distribution such as gNewSense (http://www.gnewsense.org/), Debian or any other then available.
The point that I was trying to make is I would rather have a computer that's free and worthless, than one that's useful, but tied down.
If you are referring to GNU/Linux in general, I would use BSD instead.
if I had to choose between windows pc or mac, I'd go with windows.
Only because of video games.
Apple is too expensive, so i would have to settle with windoze!
I would probably go with Mac OS X, as I've always wanted to try a Mac. Plus it's Unix, too!
And anyway, I've already been too pissed off annoyed by Windows to ever go back.
Assuming Mac and Windows are the only choices, probably Windows. I'm not sure what the newer Macs are like, but the one I use at work grates on my nerves. I like what the Function keys do but the interface as a whole is annoying.
Windows, unless OSX worked on my computer :P And when you say "quit using Ubuntu" I assume that means quit using Linux. Also I'd try out some BSDs and other stuff before settling on anything else.
This. But if Ubuntu was the only Linux distribution available, I'll go FreeBSD. But if that's not a choice, (choice is entirely based on the quality of programs, not numbers, released) OS X I suppose.
On retiring from being a windows tech' I dumped windows, went to Debian for a fortnight, discovered Ubuntu, where I stayed for a good year.
I would prefer Windows quite honestly. I'm using Windows 7 right now and it's working just fine. So if I was to leave Ubuntu and Linux behind, I would go back to Windows.
Honestly, I never left Windows. I just moved towards Linux. It won me over on its own merits, not because of Windows (alleged) flaws.
The Mac OS, however, has regularly driven me away. The dock is non-intuitive, there were regular issues on the eMacs at my high-school (crashed on occasion, took forever to load programs, had AppleWorks, etc.), and it doesn't have the level of application support that Windows does.
* Mac OS X 10.3 on eMac, crashed when using Firefox on several occasions, no mouse movement, hard boot required.
* Mac OS X 10.3 on eMac, crashed when trying to print, hard boot required, lost file data.
* Mac OS X 10.6 on Macbook Pro, friend couldn't delete an item in his trash, I had to remove it for him via the command-line with "rm".
Mac all the way. I bought a Macbook Pro because I was absolutely sick of Windows. I had no Idea an OS could be sooooo much better than Windows. Using Mac OS X made me then give Linux a shot because I wondered if it was a lot better than Mac!
Mac's make as close to a perfect laptop that exists today. No need for a Mac Desktop now though. Linux for the desktop and Mac for the laptop for me.
I may never go Windows again.
Windows. Apple is slowly turning into Big Brother. It hasn't affected their desktops and laptops much yet, but I'm willing to bet my left kidney that it will in the near future.
At least Windows doesn't lock me in.
No, I'd use BSD or Solaris or some other alternative first. If none of those were available, I'd use Windows. If there was no other operating system on the planet, I suppose I'd use OSX.
Windows without a doubt. I've never had any interest in Mac and will never will, for me it's either Linux or Windows.
There is one BIG difference between MS & Apple. Apple is primarily a hardware manufacturer that also makes systems to run on their hardware.
MS, are a software manufacturer that produces systems & software to run on hardware manufactured by others.
I doubt that Apple have bought up as many patents as MS either.
Mac. Given that you can run fluxbox (or gnome or kde or whatever) you probably wouldn't even notice you weren't using linux.
I would look for another Linux distro. Even though I have only been using Ubuntu for about a month I have fallen in love with Linux. I am currently reading everything I can about Linux and Unix in general in order to increase my knowledge.
Not trying to start a flame war here but I definitely feel like MS is more responsive to customer wants and needs than Apple.
Agree with above poster, I'm never been overly impressed with Mac / OSX, eye-candy over functionality, and rubbish mice.
I still use it, so it only makes sense.
If I had to choose between MacOS or Windows I'd choose an abacus.
If my choices were Mac, Win or Death... Probably Mac. Only because it's got a little *nix in it. I'd whine a lot afterward, though. I'd be downright insufferable. So, don't make me leave my Linux kernel based OS! PLEEEZZ!
Now if the question was "if you had to leave Linux" I'd probably switch to BSD.
Windows... I don't like all the Apple spam on the Internet.
no I'd go from Ubuntu to Arch. I got it installed but havent had time to get comfortable.
I know this is a really stupid way of choosing an operating system, but Mac users seem so arrogant to me. I would choose it if it over Windows if it weren't for that since it's so similar to Linux.
I dual boot Fedora12 so I guess that would be my new favorite.
Nope- Id use BSD. BSD doesnt exist? Maybe then Id consider Mac OSX; Id go to the Mac store and buy OSX, and then frankenmac it on to my desktop.
Oh man, I feel dumb.. If we can still use Linux distros in this hypothetical, Id use Arch (which I use with Ubuntu now anyways). Above answer stands if Linux disappeared from the earth.
Mac. No question about it; it's superior. Anyway, where's the poll?
I'd choose Windows without hesitation. I'll never buy an Apple-PC.
Neither. There are plenty of others to choose from. I'm actually using Debian at the moment, so I have quit using Ubuntu (at least temporarily). Even without the plethora of Linux distributions, there are still BSDs and even OpenSolaris.
To the OP: I don't like either of your choices. I will never use windows again. I have never been a mac fan and Steve Jobs is sealing that opinion. What I fear most is MS using FUD to get companies to license their open software through them, presumably to avoid a future lawsuit. I would hate to lose the GNU/Linux option.
Only reason I would go back to Windows would be for work use. More seamless RDP from Citrix. I do like Windows 7. I would probably go back to Windows, I am more anti-Apple than anti-MS believe it or not, and I fully agree with what tekkidd said at the top of the page.
I will NEVER use a Mac. I would rather use Windows 3.1.
If the only choice is Apple or Microsoft, I could live without a computer. I lived without them being integral to my life for nearly 30 years (before getting my IT degree and forcing it upon myself), so I could do without one if I could only choose Apple or Microsoft.
First of all, would go to Windows. Already have dual-boot machines, so that wouldn't cost me anything. But if I had to buy a new machine, a Win7 box is still economically a better deal than an Apple equivalent -- and since I don't use my machine for mostly multimedia authoring work, can not see spending the extra money for an Apple box.
Second, you really should have started a poll so you could constrain the choices. You're getting a lot of non-Windows, non-Apple choices -- which is what I would expect this this forum. I would have made the choices MS Windows, Apple, other Linux distro, other non-Linux.
I would sell an organ and get a mac. I am not going back to windows.
Seemed weird to me to have the word poll in the thread subject without an actual poll. So I added one.
But forced out of linux I'd choose Windows in a heartbeat.
Apple's 1984 commercial depicting IBM as big brother has become SO ironic. Apple is so controlling (and expensive), I could never go that way.
I'd go to Debian or Fedora.
Maybe Mint or SLAX. Quite possibly Debian.
Dont know where I would go.
Well since I've not stopped using Windows, I'd continue to use MS and play around with some other Linux distro.
That depends. Probably Windows. All my life I've wanted Mac, but I think Windows would be better. Mostly because it's what 90% of the world uses. But again, this is only if I had to give up Ubuntu, which wouldn't happen unless y'know it just died.
I have windows , but if Ubuntu was no more I would try other Linux distro's . I plan to put Peppermint on a laptop and have a disc. I am strangely curious about CentOS and read a little about it.
Windows is a better choice than Apple's restrictive Mac.
If I had no other choice, but apple or windows..
ohh man... just the thought..
of having to use either of them..
Maybe I would go 'back to the land'..
I think the only thing that stops me from going "grizzly adams"
I don't know what I'd do if I _had_ to use something apart from Linux, but then maybe I would use Amiga OS.
Anyone considered using Amiga OS?
I can't imagine myself ever quitting Ubuntu but if I did I'd use another Linux distro. Probably either Linux Mint or Open Suse.
MacOSX is a solid Unix OS that works well on the hardware it's installed on.
I'd have to go with that if I were forced to go non-Linux.
I would go to a different Linux distribution for sure. I would most likely go to SuSE, and if that didn't work out I would go to Debian, or a Debian based system (I like my apt).
EDIT: If I was forced to stop using Linux altogether I would go to Windows, and dual boot with BSD. I would stop using computers if I was forced to go to Mac.
Why would I quit ubuntu? Or linux?
I think this poll would have been more interesting if it did not include Linux (other distros) at all. e.g.
Just bought myself a new 27" iMac, and am very impressed. I've still got my Ubuntu box, and I'll keep using it - love them both.
Currently I've been using Droid a lot and don't count it as Linux.
Um... A lot of my customers only know me as a farmer... I think I do IT cr@p as a hobby more than a business... Peas and radishes keep me in the black.
At my age I'd say stuff the lot of 'em and go fishing!
Already have quit using Ubuntu on the desktop. Still use it on a server though.
If I had to quit Ubuntu, I'd go to another distro such as Mint/LMDE, openSUSE or Debian.
If I had to quit Linux, I'd go on to OS X (I already have one Mac).
If I had to replace Linux on my current Linux-powered machines, I'd use BSD or something.


text:
Top 10 Rural Transportation Facts
By Ecolane | November 30, 2015 | RURAL TRANSIT
Public transportation in rural areas is unique and complex, causing rural transit managers to face different challenges than transit managers in larger cities. Here are the top 10 facts about rural populations and transportation that may surprise you taken from the SURTC Rural Transit Fact Book:
10. Rural populations are, on average, older than urban populations. The median age in rural areas is 42.9 versus 36.2 in urban areas. This affects public transportation because as the population ages, those individuals will want to utilize more public transportation as they move away from driving.
9. Rural residents have a greater reliance on vehicles than urban ones. Only 4% of rural residents do not have a vehicle available compared to 10% of urban households. Because there is less public transportation options available due to lack of infrastructure, rural residents rely more on individual transportation.
8. Rural residents make fewer trips per day, but average a greater distance traveled at 12.5 miles per trip compared to 8.9 miles for urban travelers. As a result of longer trip distances and greater reliance on personal vehicles, rural residents drive more miles per year than their urban counterparts.
7. The most cited reasons that rural residents use public transit for are work, followed by school/church and medical visits.
6. In the 2009 American Housing Survey, public transit was available to only 13% of rural residents compared to the national average of 57%. It also took an average of 8:11 for a rural individual to travel to the nearest transit stop in comparison to the national average of 6:06.
5. The average fleet size for rural transit providers is 16.7 vehicles – similar to previous years.
4. 79% of counties had some level of rural transit service available in 2013, an increase from the previous year.
3. Total annual ridership for rural transit systems decreased 3% in 2013.
2. Rural transit agencies provided 495 million miles of service and 28 million hours of service in 2013.
1. 69% of rural transit vehicles are owned by the transit provider, while the majority of the rest are owned by a public agency for the service provider.
What becomes clear from the above statistics is that rural transit managers face challenges with increasing ridership in rural areas. This is due to the unique characteristics that rural areas face, making infrastructure and availability a challenge for public transit. One way to work towards overcoming these challenges is for rural transit managers to implement the right transit software that will increase efficiency in scheduling and reporting. This will allow agencies to more accurately address rider needs in rural areas by addressing gaps in current routes, which will eventually lend itself to increased ridership.
6 Facts You Didn't Know About Paratransit in Rural Communities
Rural Transit
Top 5 Challenges Faced by Rural Transit
Connecting American Communities With Public Transportation Resources


text:
James Benner Juvenal  (Philadelphia, 12 januari 1874 - Philadelphia, 1 september 1942) was een Amerikaans roeier.

Juvenal won met Vesper acht tijdens de  Olympische Zomerspelen 1900 olympisch goud. Vier jaar later tijdens de Olympische Zomerspelen 1904 in Saint Louis won Juvenal de zilveren medaille in de skiff.

Resultaten
 Olympische Zomerspelen 1900 in Parijs  in de acht
 Olympische Zomerspelen 1904 in Saint Louis  in de skiff

Amerikaans roeier
Amerikaans olympisch kampioen

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


text:
MOVIE DISCOVERY
Newest Movie Lists
125 Best Horror Movies
Movies w/o Jump Scares
Movies for Newbies
Movies for Gorehounds
Horror Movie Trilogies
Movies like
Sharable Lists
Search All 199 Virus Horror Movies
More results... (60)
Genre Action (3) Adventure (1) Aliens (157) Anthology (101) Black Horror (46) Cabin in the Woods (114) Classic (407) Classic Comedy (20) Classic Creature (104) Classic Crime (6) Classic Drama (10) Classic Haunted House (21) Classic Mystery (20) Classic Sci-Fi (27) Classic Silent (32) Classic Thriller (18) Classic Vampires (23) Classic Werewolves (10) Classic Zombies (2) Comedy (725) Creatures (831) Crime (1) Demons (316) Documentary (74) Featured Classic (43) Featured Psychological (58) Featured Supernatural (86) Found Footage (127) Gore (251) Haunted House (299) Holiday (161) Killer (670) Love Sick (81) Mystery (1123) Possession (405) Psychological (1380) Science Fiction (1) Slasher (593) Supernatural (1941) Survival (973) Thriller (1108) Vampires (322) Vengeance (103) War (82) Werewolves (105) Zombies (298)
Subgenre Alternate Timelines (39) Animal (44) Apocalypse (70) Asylum (89) Autopsy (20) Back from the Dead (203) Black Horror - Classic (8) Black Horror - Comedy (13) Black Horror - Thriller (34) Body Horror (119) Campy (610) Cannibalism (160) Cars (30) Christmas (103) Christmas - Anthology (4) Christmas - Comedy (26) Christmas - Extreme (11) Christmas - Psychological (4) Christmas - Slasher (35) Christmas - Supernatural (10) Christmas - Thriller (16) Clowns (55) College (113) Confined (464) Critters (76) Cult (111) Cult Classic (129) Cursed (836) Cursed Images (39) Dangerous Exploration (325) Death Footage (29) Desolate (437) Dolls (86) Drama (1390) Dysfunctional Family (481) Easter (9) Elevators (10) Epic Battle (70) Exorcisms (94) Extreme (122) Featured Maniac (47) Featured Phobia (43) Featured Teens (54) Featured Wildlife (38) Female Revenge (151) Folk Horror (140) Giallo (72) Halloween (60) Halloween - Anthology (4) Halloween - Comedy (14) Halloween - Slasher (23) Halloween - Supernatural (12) Halloween - Thriller (11) Haunted (502) Haunted House - Cursed (156) Haunted House - Hotel (15) Haunted House - Inherited (67) Haunted House - Investigation (53) Hell (216) Home Invasion (141) Hunter (101) Internet (57) Isolation (203) Killer Kids (118) Killer Parents (46) Lovecraftian (33) Mad Scientist (136) Madness (770) Maniac (1050) Medical (546) Meta (61) Military (100) Mind Bender (108) Mockumentary (18) Motel (25) Mutants (610) Nazi (55) New French Extremity (13) Orphans (17) Paranormal Proof (55) Party (78) Phobia (125) Police (305) Pregnancy (69) Psychic (153) Religion (271) Revenge (302) Road Trip (160) Satanic (321) Sci-Fi (957) Serial Killer (535) Shark (79) Single Moms (73) Southern Gothic (18) Space (46) Spiders (16) Splatter (128) Split Personality (46) Stalker (191) Suburbs (155) Supernatural Serial killer (137) Survival Games (81) Teens (759) Thanksgiving (16) Thrill Kill (121) Torture (205) Tourists (214) Urban Decay (98) Urban Legend (195) Virus (199) Western (26) Wilderness (570) Wildlife (250) Witchcraft (283) Zombie - Comedy (63)
Style Arthouse (62) Australian (42) B Horror (1263) British (194) C-Horror (21) Canadian (24) Cheap Scares (935) Creative Kills (1053) Erotic (65) Filmoon (4) Full Movies (233) Hollywood (541) Horror Short (107) J-Horror (141) K-Horror (75) Mexican (42) New Release (23) Popcorn (889) Reboot (110) Slow Burn (825) So Bad It's Good (51) Upcoming (19) Wild Ride (202)
Streaming Amazon Prime (788) Hulu (301) Netflix (416) Shudder (668)
People Alfred Hitchcock (6) Barbara Crampton (13) Barbara Steele (16) Bela Lugosi (34) Bert I. Gordon (11) Boris Karloff (37) Bruce Campbell (16) Caroline Munro (9) Christopher Lee (46) Clive Barker (14) Danielle Harris (10) Dario Argento (26) David Cronenberg (12) David Lynch (5) Debbie Rochon (28) Dee Wallace (19) Edgar Allan Poe (39) Eli Roth (14) George Romero (16) Guillermo del Toro (13) H. P. Lovecraft (31) James Wan (14) Jamie Lee Curtis (10) Jeffrey Combs (26) Jess Franco (44) Jessica Cameron (11) John Carpenter (17) John Carradine (58) Katharine Isabelle (11) Lucio Fulci (23) M. Night Shyamalan (5) Mario Bava (15) Peter Cushing (42) Rob Zombie (8) Roger Corman (47) Sam Raimi (18) Stephen King (44) Takashi Miike (12) Takashi Shimizu (20) Tiffany Shepis (16) Tobe Hooper (21) Tom Savini (27) Tony Todd (21) Val Lewton (8) Veronica Cartwright (7) Vincent Price (30) Wes Craven (31) William Castle (15)
Year 1915 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Virus Horror Movies
Love virus horror movies? All Horror has you covered! Check out all the virus horrors we could find below including Bug, Outbreak, Contagion and Viral. And the best part is you can make your own public watchlist to share with friends.
Movie (A - Z)
The Veil (2005)
Zombies | Desolate, Virus
A young married woman is haunted by dark visions. ...
Fragile (2005)
Killer, Supernatural | Medical, Orphans, Supernatural Serial killer, Virus
Haunted by memories of a patient's death, a nurse takes a job at an antiquated hospital for children. Soon she learns that the kids fear a ghost that prowls the floors and will not allow anyone to...
Swamp Zombies!!! (2005)
Zombies | Virus, Wilderness
A chief physician at a large metropolitan hospital is formulating a serum to resurrect recently deceased "patients".When his facility comes under inspection from the federal government, the doctor is ...
Resident Evil 4 Incubate (2005)
Zombies | Apocalypse, Virus
A special CGI film made-for DVD summarizing the story of the Resident Evil 4 game, excluding a couple of scenes for narrative consistency. Leon S. Kennedy, now a federal agent, is hired to rescue the...
Land of the Dead (2005)
Survival, Zombies | Apocalypse, Urban Decay, Virus
The world is full of zombies and the survivors have barricaded themselves inside a walled city to keep out the living dead. As the wealthy hide out in skyscrapers and chaos rules the streets, the rest...
Hood of the Living Dead (2005)
Black Horror, Zombies | Back from the Dead, Black Horror - Thriller, Virus
Death is only the beginning for the young victim of a drive-by shooting. Devastated at the loss of his younger brother Jermaine, scientific older sibling Ricky uses the situation as an opportunity to ...
Infection (2004)
Supernatural | Drama, Phobia, Sci-Fi, Virus
Infection takes place in a dark, isolated hospital, where one doctors mistake has led to dire consequences for a patient. In a hospital death is just a breath away. ...
Dead Meat (2004)
Comedy, Zombies | Sci-Fi, Tourists, Virus, Wildlife
Helena and Martins vacation to Ireland quickly transforms into a nightmare as a virus which turns humans into flesh-eating zombies is starting to spread. ...
Zombies | Apocalypse, Hunter, Virus
As the city is locked down under quarantine, Alice joins a small band of elite soldiers, enlisted to rescue the missing daughter of the creator of the mutating T-virus. It's a heart-pounding race ...
One Point O (2004)
Thriller | Drama, Sci-Fi, Virus
Paranoid computer programmer Simon wakes up to find a package in his room one day. Despite attempts at securing his apartment, the packages keep arriving. While cameras watch Simon's every move, he st...
Would it Kill You to Subscribe?
Get horror news, reviews and movie recommendations every Friday!
Seriously, signup for our newsletter or Freddy will hunt you in your dreams.
Latest Horror Reviews
Donnie Darko (2001) Review
Castle Freak (2020) Review
U Turn (2020) Review
The Invisible Man (2020) Review
The Pale Door (2020) Review
Henry 2: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1996) Review
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986) Review
Scream (1981) Review
The Call (2020) Review
About - Defining Horror - Privacy - Terms - Write for Us - Advertise - Contact
Copyright © 2021 All Horror. All Rights Reserved.
GET KILLER MOVIE RECOMMENDATIONS!
Discover New Horror Movies and Get Spoiler-Free Reviews Every Friday
Seriously, signup for our newsletter. Don't make Jack grab his axe.


As summer approaches, it's time to start considering how you'll spend your time. Many students opt for a clinical or research experience during the summer between their first and second years. This choice is supported by match data: applicants who successfully matched into radiology during the 2011 cycle had an average of 2.8 research experiences, versus 2.0 research experiences for those who didn't match.
Arguably, the most important decision you can make when embarking on one of these experiences is who your mentor should be. This decision requires careful consideration, lest you spend your time feeling miserable, or end it with nothing to show.
The best mentors don't turn you into a carbon copy of themselves, but rather, into the person you want to be. Therefore, before you approach potential mentors, you should have a list of concrete, realistic goals that they can help you realize. Do you want to achieve technical expertise in a certain procedure? Be an author on a paper? Submit a letter to the editor of JVIR? Or a poster to SIR 2015? If the person you're talking to doesn't run a lab, they can't help you learn how to work with animal models. But then again, they'll never know you wanted to learn if you don't tell them!
Once you have a goal in mind, you should talk to potential mentors. This, in my opinion, is the easiest box to check during this process. Unfortunately, it's also the least informative (but necessary, nonetheless). In my experience, most mentors will be pleasant enough when you approach them. Most will also be willing to help you, assuming that they have funding, time and the expertise to teach you what you want to learn.
Assuming you've found a potential mentor who's willing to help, your next task is to talk with the people that they work with (from their boss to the custodian). You need to get a sense of what it's like to work with and for your mentor—especially when things go wrong! This is best accomplished when your potential mentor isn't in the room. If anybody indicates that the mentor in question creates an unpleasant work environment, you must explore further! You discount their experience at your own peril. I hate to break it to you, but you are not special. Whatever you believe makes you unique (e.g. 4.0 GPA, AOA membership, 300 Step I score, delightful personality, beautiful face, and charming wit) is irrelevant! If your mentor treats other people poorly, you can expect them to treat you poorly as well. Suppress your hubris, ask real questions, get honest answers, and you'll be much happier.
It is entirely possible that the first person you approach may not be the right mentor for you. This is perfectly fine. Persistence pays off. Don't restrict yourself to your school. Consider people at other hospitals and universities in your region. The SIR Medical Student Council (MSC) has a list of interested mentors here You may want to start your search by talking with some of them.


Mother Nature wreaked havoc on U.S. Cellular Field Tuesday night, as a wild thunderstorm hit the contest between the White Sox and the Cubs, causing a 1 hour, 44-minute delay.
Heavy winds made it difficult to get the tarp on the field, leaving the infield a muddy mess for crews to battle after the rain finally stopped. If you watch the video above, you can see it's a miracle they got the tarp on at all, as it took quite an effort just to get things under control.
Aside from the weather, there were some notable things from the game itself, which the White Sox won 3-2, thanks to a sacrifice fly by Brent Morel in the seventh inning.
Paul Konerko continued his hot streak, hitting a home run for the fifth straight game. It was his 21st of the season and came off Matt Garza in the second inning. The record for consecutive games with a home run is eight, shared by Ken Griffey Jr., Don Mattingly and Dale Long.
In a far more random stat, White Sox starter Mark Buehrle came up short in his bid to earn his major league-best 25th interleague win. Buehrle left the game with a 2-1 lead, but Jesse Crain came on after the delay and surrendered a game-tying sac fly to Aramis Ramirez.


text:
1000 Beasts Delivers a New Low-Fi Anthem feat. Alex Tierney
Date April 3, 2020 .
1000 Beasts is an electronic producer & musician from Cork City who focuses on collaboration and creativity in all his works. Starting off producing electronic pop songs in 2017 and achieving great critical success, with frequent spins from stations such as Today FM, 2FM, Cool FM (NI) and even BBC Radio 1, including a live RTE Studio 8 session with Jenny Greene at 2FM.
He emerges with a debut double EP, due for split release in 2020, and drawing influences from artists such as Mr Jukes, Tom Misch, Flume and Kaytranada and a hi-tech live show that combines live looping, triggering and sampling with live vocals unlike anything in Ireland at present.
The track '5 Points' was produced while 1000 Beasts was on tour with another artist and had two days off in Nashville, TN. Staying in a beautiful AirBnb in the district of 5 Points, sitting on the porch deep into the early morning one night, 1000 Beasts created the track for '5 Points'. 1000 Beasts explains: "there's the sound of the siren of an ambulance playing throughout large sections of the track, this is because, despite having headphones on, I could hear an ambulance pass while I was producing the track, the sound suited, so I decided to record the siren on my iPhone and put it into the track."
Excited with this, he reached out to upcoming Irish musician Alex Tierney to see if he would be interested in collaborating on the track. Following on from two writing sessions the following month when 1000 Beasts returned to Ireland, and '5 Points' was born.
1000 BEASTS – '5 Points' is out now
Instagram __________ Youtube __________ Facebook __________ Twitter


READ Saul and Patsy (2005) Online Free. ReadOnlineNovel.com - Free Reading Epub, Pdf.
About book: Saul and Patsy are in love. (Maybe too much so, according to Saul's mother, who thinks it's show-offy to be so in love and that it makes other people uncomfortable). They live in a small town in Michigan, off a dirt road, where they have moved from the east coast because of Saul's whim to be a teacher. "Saul and Patsy": yet another sigh-inducing and pleasant Charles Baxter novel.Saul is neurotic, in his own head, and wishes the rest of the world was like Patsy. Meanwhile, she is the voice of reason, the laid-back meh, maybe-I'll-work-at-a-bank half of the relationship, talking Saul off the ledge (or roof, as the case may be). More than building up to some sort of frenzied climax, the novel follows them quietly through little chapters of their life: That time they flipped the car after that party; Saul's albino deer sightings; Patsy's intuition toward what, if anything, is growing in her uterus. Characters drift in and out, including Saul's mom, who has taken a 17-year-old lover.Saul's student Gordy, from a remedial writing class, starts showing up in their front yard and staring at the house. Saul drives Gordy home, and this strange boy shows up again and again. Eventually the student does something that reads like the last chapter of a book, but instead instigates a city-wide cult-like following and puts Saul and Patsy in the spotlight. Gah. I love Charles Baxter. You can read a paragraph and something major happens right in the middle of it and you think "Wait. Did that just happen?" He never quickens the pace of plays a loco clarinet to announce that something big is on the horizon. It just happens. Next scene. He can take a story of a lovey dovey two-some, dangle tragedy in front of them, and then make it go away. He's unpredictable even in the most everyday, no-frills story. But best of all, if you read it slowly enough, you can hear Morgan Freeman narrating it. Just like he did in the film adaptation of Baxter's novel "Feast of Love." And, lo, if that isn't fun.
It was a gigantic MEH. I'm gonna articulate the exact reason, lest I become what I condemn. Saul and Patsy are a married couple who've moved to middle America to undumb the dumbness that's been done. It's not the most enticing premise, but I think Baxter's great so I gave this a chance, 61 pages to be exact. Here's my problem. Characters do things for reasons. People operate under the laws of cause and effect. It's simple. My problem is that Baxter broke this rule. Saul's this very rational teacher who suddenly starts acting in very irrational ways: driving drunk, spying on people, and having thoughts like this "She was panting in time with his own breathing, and for a split second he understood it all. He understood everything, the secret to the universe. Then, after an instant, he lost it." This change from rational teacher to secret-of-the-universe guy is not a Kafkaesque metamorphisis. Sure, Paul's got his frustrations with his life, but that's no reason for him to get all mystic. I tolerated this book for as long as I could.
Although Saul and Patsy both came from the east coast, they are living in Michigan and have settled into a fairly typical midwestern life style. Saul is a teacher and Patsy is a loan officer in the local bank. They have a baby daughter and are very much in love.Then Saul is assigned to teach a remedial class and Gordy Himmelman comes into their life. Gordy is learning disabled, lives with an aunt in very poor circumstances and seems totally hostile in school. But he becomes fixated with Saul and begins haunting their lives. He will just stand in their yard for hours on end and eventually commits suicide in their yard. In death Gordy becomes a sort of a cult figure in the community and the "haunting" continues.Saul's mother and brother also weave in and out of the story.I liked the book, but in the end wasn't exactly sure what the point of it was.
As an avid admirer of Baxter's work, this promising novel was a bit of a let down. I'd just read the short story that introduced Saul and Patsy earlier this year, and they are very interesting characters, a transplanted Jewish intellectual and his free-spirited wife who find themselves settling in the outskirts of suburban Michigan. The first half of the novel is engaging and mature, as it traces the development of their relationship from insatiable newlyweds to the challenges of early parenthood. It's when Baxter turns the focus of the novel away from them, introducing minor characters too late in the novel for their significance to match how the plot pivots on them, that the novel sizzles out. The ending is redeemed by a coda for Saul that perfectly captures the moment when we let go of childish ideals and start learning to live for small moments of triumph, but there's much clumsy plotting to read through to get to it.


This booklet introduces Dr. Max Gerson and reviews the founding principle of the Gerson Therapy, that cancer and most chronic diseases are able to manifest in the body because of toxicity and nutritional deficiency. Charlotte Gerson gives an overview of the Gerson Therapy and reviews some of the methods used in the program. Also included are factual case histories of individuals confronted with life-threatening diseases such as brain and kidney cancer and how they overcame them using the Gerson Therapy.


St Johns County Education Foundation has announced to Historic City News in St Augustine that Arts Alive will present a special program that may help local students become interested in sixty-eight of Picasso's rarely seen works on display at the Visitors Information Center next year.
According to the Foundation, a select number of St Johns County student art pieces will be chosen to hang on display alongside these original Picasso pieces.
From now until the December 21st submission deadline, art teachers from the district's thirty-four schools will submit their student's work — each piece inspired by one of Picasso's many styles.
There will be three age categories of student art including elementary, middle and high school. Semi-finalists who submit the top twenty pieces from each age class, selected by a panel of professional judges, will have their work displayed at the Palencia Fine Arts Academy on January 12, 2013 for a juried show.
The winning student pieces, selected during the juried show, will go on to hang with Picasso at the Visitors Information Center; beginning January 19th and continuing through April. The selected art students will win monetary prizes for themselves and their art teacher's classroom.
Students interested in taking part in this amazing opportunity should talk to their art teachers about getting their work submitted. There is an online registration for at www.artsalivestjohns.com.