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Bloodhound SSC triumphs in first trial runs
02 November 2017 - 13:22 By Thomas Falkiner
Bloodhound SSC
Bloodhound SSC (supersonic car), the car built to attempt to break the world land speed record at the Hakskeen Pan in SA, made its first public runs in the UK, hitting a peak speed of 201mph (323km/h). The successful test was live streamed around the world and came 20 years after driver Wing Commander Andy Green set the current World Land Speed Record of 763.035mph (1 228km/h).
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Spectators gathered to watch the team conduct two runs along the 2.7km runway in Newquay, southwest England. Bloodhound accelerated at a rate of 1.5G, reaching 322km/h from a standing start in just eight seconds. Power was provided by a Rolls-Royce EJ200 jet engine, normally found in a Eurofighter Typhoon, which produced a peak thrust of 90 kilonewtons, equivalent to the combined output of 360 family cars.
On completing the test, Green said: "The design and engineering team has done an incredible job with Bloodhound SSC. There is development work still to do, but straight out of the box it feels responsive, stable and tremendously fast.
"Although 200mph is far below the car's ultimate target of 1 000mph (1 609km/h), today was a proper workout for the vehicle. The car is designed for high speed on a desert rather than sprint performance off the line, but it still accelerates from zero to 200mph in less than eight seconds. Stopping a slippery, five tonne car, running on low-grip aircraft tyres, within a limited space, is also a challenge, particularly as the car continues accelerating for several seconds after I lift off the throttle.
"We have built up to this over the past few weeks, but the performance today was still slightly astonishing. Bloodhound SSC is already performing like a thoroughbred racing car, supported by a brilliant engineering team.
"When we run on the dry lake bed at Hakskeen Pan, SA, Bloodhound SSC will be running on solid aluminium wheels with even less grip than we had here. Data from today's tests, including jet engine performance, aerodynamic stability and the braking distances, will help us plan our campaign."
Runway trails:
The runway trials mark the culmination of a month of testing which has helped prove the car's steering, brakes, suspension, data systems and other functions, as well as the integration of the EJ200 jet engine. The tests also provided Green with his first opportunity to drive the car, and allowed the team to develop its operating procedures and safety protocols, and practice radio communications.
On the runway, the car used 84cm diameter wheels shod with pneumatic tyres, originally from an English Electric Lightning fighter. Specially reconditioned by Dunlop, they have about one third of the grip of regular car tyres. As the runway wheels are slightly thicker than their desert equivalents, some sections of the carbon fibre bodywork were not fitted to the car during the tests.
Chief engineer Mark Chapman said: "The Newquay tests have gone better than anyone dared hope and that is testament to years of research and design. It is a one-off prototype with more than 3 500 bespoke parts, so to see it performing so well today is hugely satisfying." – BD Motor News (Pic: www.bloodhoundssc.com)
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I have been a football fan all my life. I enjoyed playing the sport as a youth, played it during high school and now I get to enjoy watching my son play football. But I almost didn't get to watch him play. I had my son in the Cleveland Muny League for youth tackle football. Just before they were to scrimmage a team from Parma, they announced that they were going to discontinue his league for the 5,6, and 7 year olds. My son and his team did play their scrimmage that day.
After the scrimmage, I headed over to the coach of the opposing team and asked if there were any openings on his team because Cleveland Muny League was shutting down the division due to a lack of enrollment. Without hesitation, the coach, Lee Strnad, accepted my son and his teammates and even honored the lower price we paid the muny league for the fee.
I could also tell that the coaches had experience and they had the patience to take the time to work with 1st year players. This was my son's first year at Cleveland youth tackle football.
If you want more information about this league, head on over to www.southwestseminoles.com This Cleveland area youth tackle football league is located in Parma, but they will take children from all over the area.
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programs for participants in 42 states and several countries around the world. Consisting of approximately 400,000 young people ranging from ages 5 to 16 years old, PWLS is the largest youth football, cheer, and dance program in the United States.
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Statewide online vaccine registration site goes live
[Bruce Ackerman/Ocala Gazette]
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Florida officials on Friday rolled out a statewide website for people to pre-register for COVID-19 vaccinations.
The website – MyVaccine.FL.Gov – allows Floridians to sign up for vaccinations within their home counties. People who are eligible for the shots, including front-line health care workers and Florida residents ages 65 and older, will be contacted when appointments become available, according to Florida Division of Emergency Management Director Jared Moskowitz.
The website will provide a portal for people to enter their personal information "so they can stop hunting for an appointment," Moskowitz told The News Service of Florida on Friday.
In Marion County, the local Department of Health office opened phone registration to those 65 and older early on in an effort to avoid long lines and reduce frustration. They closed registration after the first 50,000 and are working their way through the list. Appointments are set up in the order that registrations were received. Local officials said it could take until March to provide the two doses of vaccine to the first 50,000.
The data will be available to health officials in each of the 67 counties. The website notes that COVID-19 vaccines continue to arrive in Florida in an "extremely limited supply." The registration site went live as many seniors have become increasingly frustrated over long wait times to sign up for shots and overall lack of access to vaccinations.
"The reason it feels chaotic is because demand dramatically outpaces supply. Too many people descending on too few locations with not enough appointments, which crashes websites and phone numbers. I know that people are hunting for appointments at 5:45 in the morning every day, only to come up empty. It's all related to supply," Moskowitz told a Senate committee on Thursday.
As of Jan. 27, about 1.8 million vaccinations had been administered in Florida. A total of 1.567 million people, including 1.1 million people ages 65 and older, had received shots, with some receiving two doses, according to the Florida Department of Health.


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Q: Separate Towns? I recently decided to buy the digital copy of Animal Crossing: New Leaf, and I was wondering if the towns and everything else would be separate from the cartridge that my brother plays on.
For those asking why we don't play on the same game, I wanna be mayor of my own town.

A: It works the way you are hoping. The digital copy will use a different save file than the physical one, and you will both be mayors of two separate towns.
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Locrine and IgnogeNow Ignoge, the wife of Brute, bare unto him three sons of high renown, whose names were Locrine, Albanact and Camber. When their father departed this life in the twenty-fourth year after his arrival, they buried him within the city that he had builded, and divided the realm of Britain amongst themselves, each succeeding him in his share therein. Locrine, that was eldest born, had the midland part of the island, which in later days was called Loegria, after his name. Next, Camber had that part which lieth beyond the river Severn, and is now called Wales, which afterward was for a long time called Cambria, after his name; whence unto this day do the folk of the country call them Cymry in the British tongue. But Albanact, the youngest, had the country which in these days in our tongue is called Scotland, and gave it the name or Albany, after his own. And after that these had of a long time reigned in peace and concord, Humber, the King of the Huns, landed in Albany, and engaging in battle with Albanact, slew him, and compelled the country folk to flee unto Locrine.
Locrine and EstrildisLocrine, accordingly, when he heard the rumour, besought his brother Camber to accompany him, called out the whole youth of the country, and went to meet the King of the Huns in the neighbourhood of the river Humber. When the armies met, he compelled Humber to flee, but when he had fled as far as the river, it chanced that he was drowned therein, and thus left his name to the stream. Locrine, therefore, after he had won the victory, distributed the spoil among his comrades, keeping nothing for himself save the gold and silver that he found in the enemy's ships. He also kept for himself three damsels of marvellous beauty, whereof one was the daughter of a certain King of Germany, whom the foresaid Humber had seized along with the two other damsels when he laid waste her father's country. Her name was Estrildis, and so fair was she that scarce might any be found to compare with her for beauty, for no polished ivory, nor newly-fallen snow, nor no lilies could surpass the whiteness of her flesh. Taken with love of her, Locrine would fain that she should share his bed, and that the marriage-torch should be lighted to celebrate their wedding. But when Corineus found out what he was minded to do he was wroth beyond measure, for that Locrine had pledged himself to marry Corineus' own daughter.
Locrine weddeth GwendolenHe came accordingly unto the King, and brandishing his battle-axe in his right hand, spake unto him on this wise: 'Be these the wages, Locrine, that thou wouldst pay me for the wounds I have suffered in thy father's service when he was warring against unknown peoples, that you disdain my daughter and stoop to yoke you with a barbarian woman? If this indeed be so, thou dost it on peril of my vengeance, so long as any strength is left in this right hand, which hath quenched the delight of life in so many giants on the Tyrrhene shores.' Shouting these words aloud again and yet again, he brandished the axe as if about to strike him, when the friends of both flung themselves betwixt. And after that Corineus were somewhat appeased, they compelled Locrine to perform that which he had pledged him to do.
Locrine accordingly married Corineus' daughter, Gwendolen by name; yet, natheless did he not forget the love he bare unto Estrildis. Wherefore, in the city of Trinovant, did he make fashion a chamber underground wherein he enclosed her, and caused her be right honourably served of the attendants of his household, for that he was minded to keep his love of her secret. For he was sore troubled by reason of his dread of Corineus, so that he durst not hold
Gwendolen's revengeher openly, but, as hath been said already, kept her in hiding, and seven whole years did haunt her in secret, so that none knew thereof save only they that were the closest of his familiars. For, so often as he was minded to go unto her, he would feign that he made hidden sacrifice unto his gods, whereby he did lightly move others to believe the same, albeit in truth it were no such thing. In the meantime, Estrildis did become great with child, and brought forth a daughter of marvellous beauty, whom she called Sabrina. Gwendolen also became pregnant and haiê a son, unto whom was given the name of Maddan. This son was delivered into the charge of his grandfather Corineus, and had of him his teachings and nurture.
Years later, after Corineus was dead, Locrine deserted Gwendolen and raised Estrildis to be Queen. Gwendolen thereupon, being beyond measure indignant, went into Cornwall, and gathering together all the youth of that kingdom, began to harass Locrine by leading forays into his land. At last, after both had mustered their armies, a battle was fought on the river Stour, and Locrine, smitten by an arrow, lost his life and all the joys thereof. Whereupon Gwendolen laid hold on the helm of state, maddened by the same revengeful fury as her father, insomuch as that she bade Estrildis and Sabrina her daughter be flung into the river that
Maddan and his is sonsnow called Severn, issuing an edict throughout all Britain that the river should be called by the damsel's name. For she was minded that it should bear her name for ever, for that it was her own husband that begat her; whereby it cometh to pass that even unto this day the river in the British tongue is called Sabren, which by corruption in other speech is called Severn.
Gwendolen reigned fifteen years after the slaying of Locrine, who had reigned ten years. And when she saw that her son Maddan had grown to man's estate, she conferred upon him the sceptre of the realm, contenting herself with the province of Cornwall, wherein she passed the rest of her life. At that time Samuel the prophet reigned in Judæa, and Sylvius Æneas was still living. And Homer was held to be a famous teller of histories and poet. Whilst Maddan held the sceptre, his wife bare unto him two sons, Mempricius and Malim. And he maintained his kingdom in peace diligently for forty years. But after his death arose discord betwixt the two brethren as concerning the 'kingdom, for that each of them was eager to possess the whole island. Mempricius accordingly, desirous of achieving his own ends, entered into conference with Malim as if for the purpose of establishing concord betwixt them. But kindled, as it were, by the fire-brand of treason, he slew him in the presence of them that had
Mempricius and Ebraucuscome to take counsel in the matter, and having thus obtained the government of the whole island, exercised so sore a tyranny over the people that he destroyed well-nigh all the more noble men of the land. Moreover, hating all of his own family, either by violence or treachery he made away with every single one that he feared might be able to succeed him in the kingdom. He further left his own wife that had borne him the famous youth Ebraucus, and abandoned himself wholly to unclean living. At last, in the twentieth year of his reign, while he was out hunting, he rode apart from his companions into a certain combe, wherein he was surrounded by a herd of raging wolves and miserably devoured. At that time Saul reigned in Judæa and Eurystheus in Lacedæmon.
After the death of Mempricius, his son Ebraucus, a man tall of stature and of marvellous strength, undertook the government of Britain, which he held for forty years. He was the first after Brute to take a fleet along the coasts of Gaul, and carrying war into the country to harass the provinces by the slaughter of men and the sacking of the cities; returning thence with victory and enriched with boundless plenty of gold and silver. He afterwards founded a city beyond the Humber, which, after his own name, he called Kaerebrauc, that is to say, the City of Ebrauc. At that time
[paragraph continues] Ebrauc's childrenKing David reigned in Judæa and Sylvius Latinus in Italy. Gad, Nathan and Asaph prophesied in Israel. Ebrauc founded also the city of Alclud towards Albany, and the fortress of Mount Agned, which now is called the Castle of Damsels and the Dolorous Mountain.
He begat, moreover, twenty sons by twenty wives that he had, besides thirty daughters, and for forty years did he maintain the kingdom of Britain right stoutly. The names of his sons were these: Brute Greenshield, Margadud, Sisilius, Regin, Morivid, Bladud, Lagon, Bodloan, Kincar, Spaden, Gaul, Darden, Eldad, Ivor, Gangu, Hector, Kerin, Rud, Assaracus, Buel. The names of the daughters were: Gloygni, Ignogen, Oudas, Guenliam, Gaurdid, Angarad, Guendoloe, Tangustel, Gorgon, Median, Methabel, Ourar, Mailiure, Kambreda, Ragan, Gael, Ecub, Nest, Cheun, Stadud, Gladud, Ebren, Blagan, Ahallac, Angaes, Galaes, the fairest of all at that time living in Britain or Gaul, Edra, Anaor, Stadial and Egron. These all did their father cause to be convoyed into Italy unto Sylvius Alba, who reigned after Sylvius Latinus. There were they married with the more noble Trojans with whom the Latin and Sabine women did refuse to match them. The sons, moreover, with Assaracus their brother for chieftain, took a fleet into Germany, where, with the help of
[paragraph continues] Brute GreenshieldSylvius Alba, they subdued the people and possessed themselves of the kingdom.
Howbeit, Brute, surnamed Greenshield, remained with his father, and obtaining the government of the kingdom after his father's death, reigned for twelve years. Him succeeded his son Leil, a lover of peace and justice, who, taking advantage of a prosperous reign, builded a city in the north parts of Britain called after s name Kaerleil. At this time did Solomon begin to build the Temple of the Lord in Jerusalem, and the Queen of Sheba came thither to hearken unto his wisdom. At the same time Sylvius Epitus succeeded his father Alba in the kingdom of the Latins. Leil lived five-and-twenty years after that he had come into the kingdom, albeit toward the end he maintained his royalty but feebly. Owing to his sluggard slackness a civil war suddenly arose in the realm. After him reigned his son Hudibras nine-and-thirty years, who, after the civil dissensions, did restore concord among the people and founded Kaerlem, that is, Canterbury. He also founded Kaerguen, which is Winchester, and the fortress of Mount Paladur, which is now called Shaftesbury. There, while the wall was a-building, an eagle spake, the sayings whereof, had I believed them to be true, I would not have shrunk from committing to written memory along with the rest. At that time reigned Capys, the son of Epitus, and Haggai, Amos, Joel and Azarias did prophesy.
Bladud foundeth Bath Next succeeded Bladud his son, in whose hands the kingdom remained for twenty years. He builded the city of Kaerbadon, that is now called Bath, and fashioned hot baths therein, meet for the needs of men, the which he placed under the guardianship of the deity Minerva, in whose temple he set fires that could not be quenched, that never turned into ashes, but as they began to fail became as it were round balls of stone. At that time did Elijah pray that it might not rain upon the earth, and it rained not for the space of three years and six months. Bladud was a right cunning craftsman, and did teach nigromancy throughout the realm of Britain, nor did he stint of his subtle sleights until he had fashioned him wings and tried to go upon the top of the air, when he fell upon the temple of Apollo in the city of Trinovantum, and was dashed into many pieces.
When Bladud was thus given over to the destinies, his son Lear was next raised to the kingdom, and ruled the country after manly fashion for three-score years. He it was that builded the city on the river Soar, that in the British is called Kaerleir, but in the Saxon, Leicester. Male issue was denied unto him, his only children being three daughters named
[paragraph continues] King Lear and his daughtersGoneril, Regan and Cordelia, whom all he did love with marvellous affection, but most of all the youngest borne to wit, Cordelia. And when that he began to be upon the verge of eld, he thought to divide his kingdom amongst them, and to marry them unto such husbands as were worthy to have them along with their share of the kingdom. But that he might know which of them was most worthy of the largest share, he went unto them to make inquiry of each as to which of them did most love himself. When, accordingly, he asked of Goneril how much she loved him, she first called all the gods of heaven to witness that her father was dearer to her heart than the very soul that dwelt within her body. Unto whom saith her father: 'For this, that thou hast set mine old age before thine own life, thee, my dearest daughter, will I marry unto whatsoever youth shall be thy choice, together with the third part of Britain.' Next, Regan, that was second, fain to take ensample of her sister and to wheedle her father into doing her an equal kindness, made answer with a solemn oath that she could no otherwise express her thought than by saying that she loved him better than all the world beside. The credulous father thereupon promised to marry her with the same dignity as her elder sister, with another third part of the kingdom for her share. But the last, Cordelia, when she saw how her father had been cajoled by the flatteries of her sisters who had already spoken, and desiring to make trial of him otherwise, went on to make answer unto him thus: 'Father mine, is there a
Lear wroth with Cordeliadaughter anywhere that presumeth to love her father more than a father? None such, I trow, there is that durst confess as much, save she were trying to hide the truth in words of jest. For myself, I have ever loved thee as a father, nor never from that love will I be turned aside. Albeit that thou art bent on wringing more from me, yet hearken to the true measure of my love. Ask of me no more, but let this be mine answer: So much as thou hast, so much art thou worth, and so much do I love thee.' Thereupon forthwith, her father, thinking that she had thus spoken out of the abundance of her heart, waxed mightily indignant, nor did he tarry to make known what his answer would be. 'For that thou hast so despised thy father's old age that thou hast disdained to love me even as well as these thy sisters love me, I also will disdain thee, nor never in my realm shalt thou have share with thy sisters. Howbeit, sith that thou art my daughter, say not but that I will marry thee upon terms of some kind unto some stranger that is of other land than mine, if so be that fortune shall offer such an one; only be sure of this, that never will I trouble me to marry thee with such honour as thy sisters, inasmuch as, whereas up to this time I have loved thee better than the others, it now seemeth that thou lovest me less than they.'
Straightway thereupon, by counsel of the nobles of the realm, he giveth the twain sisters unto two Dukes, of Cornwall, to wit, and Albany, together with one moiety only of the island so long as he should live, but after his
Cordelia married into Francedeath he willed that they should have the whole of the kingdom of Britain. Now it so fell out about this time that Aganippus, King of the Franks, hearing report of Cordelia's beauty, forthwith despatched his envoys to the King, beseeching him that Cordelia might be entrusted to their charge as his bride whom he would marry with due rite of the wedding-torch. But her father, still persisting in his wrath, made answer that right willingly would he give her, but that needs must it be without land or fee, seeing that he had shared his kingdom along with all his gold and silver betwixt Cordelia's sisters Goneril and Regan, When this word was brought unto Aganippus, for that he was on fire with love of the damsel, he sent again unto King Lear saying that enow had he of gold and silver and other possessions, for that one-third part of Gaul was his, and that he was fain to marry the damsel only that he might have sons by her to inherit his land. So at last the bargain was struck, and Cordelia was sent to Gaul to be married unto Aganippus.
Some long time after, when Lear began to wax more sluggish by reason of age, the foresaid Dukes, with whom and his two daughters he had divided Britain, rebelled against him and took away from him the realm and the kingly power which up to that time he had held right manfully and gloriously. Howbeit, concord was,
Lear's piteous plightrestored, and one of his sons-in-law, Maglaunus, Duke of Albany, agreed to maintain him with threescore knights, so that he should not be without some semblance of state. But after that he had sojourned with his son-in-law two years, his daughter Goneril began to wax indignant at the number of his knights, who flung gibes at her servants for that their rations were not more plentiful. Whereupon, after speaking to her husband, she ordered her father to be content with a service of thirty knights and to dismiss the other thirty that he had. The King, taking this in dudgeon, left Maglaunus, and betook him to Henvin, Duke of Cornwall, unto whom he had married his other daughter. Here, at first, he was received with honour, but a year had not passed before discord again arose betwixt those of the King's household and those of the Duke's, insomuch as that Regan, waxing indignant, ordered her father to dismiss all his company save five knights only to do him service. Her father, beyond measure aggrieved thereat, returned once more to his eldest daughter, thinking to move her to pity and to persuade her to maintain himself and his retinue. Howbeit, she had never renounced her first indignation, but swore by all the gods of Heaven that never should he take up his abode with her save he contented himself with the service of a single knight and were quit of all the rest. Moreover, she upbraided the old man for that, having nothing of his own to give away, he should be minded to go about with such a retinue; so that finding she would not give way to his wishes one single tittle, he at
Lear seeketh Cordelialast obeyed and remained content with one knight only, leaving the rest to go their way. But when the remembrance of his former dignity came back unto him, bearing witness to the misery of the estate to which he was now reduced, he began to bethink him of going to his youngest daughter oversea. Howbeit, he sore misdoubted that she would do nought for him, seeing that he had held her, as I have said, in such scanty honour in the matter of her marriage. Natheless, disdaining any longer to endure so mean a life, he betook him across the Channel to Gaul. But when he found that two other princes were making the passage at the same time, and that he himself had been assigned but the third place, he brake forth into tears and sobbing, and cried aloud: 'Ye destinies that do pursue your wonted way marked out by irrevocable decree, wherefore was it your will ever to uplift me to happiness so fleeting? For a keener grief it is to call to mind that lost happiness than to suffer the presence of the unhappiness that cometh after. For the memory of the days when in the midst of hundreds of thousands of warriors I went to batter down the walls of cities and to lay waste the provinces of mine enemies is more grievous unto me than the calamity that hath overtaken me in the meanness of mine estate, which hath incited them that but now were grovelling under my feet to desert my feebleness. O angry fortune! will the day ever come wherein I may requite the evil turn that hath thus driven forth the length of my days and my poverty? O Cordelia, my daughter,
Cordelia's compassionhow true were the words wherein thou didst make answer unto me, when I did ask of thee how much thou didst love me! For thou saidst, So much as thou hast so much art thou worth, and so much do I love thee. So long, therefore, as I had that which was mine own to give, so long seemed I of worth unto them that were the lovers, not of myself but of my gifts. They loved me at times, but better loved they the presents I made unto them. Now that the presents are no longer forthcoming, they too have gone their ways. But with what face, O thou dearest of my children, shall I dare appear before thee? I who, wroth with thee for these thy words, was minded to marry thee less honourably than thy sisters, who, after all the kindnesses I have conferred upon them have allowed me to become an outcast and a beggar?'
Landing at last, his mind filled with these reflections and others of a like kind, he came to Karitia, where his daughter lived, and waiting without the city, sent a messenger to tell her into what indigence he had fallen, and to beseech his daughter's compassion inasmuch as he had neither food nor clothing. On hearing the tidings, Cordelia was much moved and wept bitterly. When she made inquiry how many armed men he had with him, the messenger told her that he had none save a single knight, who was waiting with him without the city. Then took she as much gold and silver as was needful and gave it unto the messenger, bidding him take her father to another city, where he should bathe
Lear's honourable receptionhim, clothe him and nurse him, feigning that he was a sick man. She commanded also that he should have a retinue of forty knights well appointed and armed, and that then he should duly announce his arrival to Aganippus and herself. The messenger accordingly forthwith attended King Lear into another city, and hid him there in secret until that he had fully accomplished all that Cordelia had borne him on hand to do.
As soon, therefore, as he was meetly arrayed in kingly apparel and invested with the ensigns of royalty and a train of retainers, he sent word unto Aganippus and his daughter that he had been driven out of the realm of Britain by his sons-in-law, and had come unto them in order that by their assistance he might be able to recover his kingdom. They accordingly, with the great counsellors and nobles, came forth to receive him with all honour, and placed in his hands the power over the whole of Gaul until such time as they had restored him unto his former dignity.
In the meanwhile, Aganippus sent envoys throughout the whole of Gaul to summon every knight bearing arms therein to spare no pains in coming to help him to recover the kingdom of Britain
Lear recovereth his kingdomfor his father-in-law, King Lear. When they had all made them ready, Lear led the assembled host together with Aganippus and his daughter into Britain, fought a battle with his sons-in-law, and won the victory, again bringing them all under his own dominion. In the third year thereafter he died, and Aganippus died also, and Cordelia, now mistress of the helm of state in Britain, buried her father in a certain underground chamber which she had bidden be made under the river Soar at Leicester. This underground chamber was founded in honour of the two-faced Janus, and there, when the yearly celebration of the day came round, did all the workmen of the city set hand unto such work as they were about to be busied upon throughout the year.
Now, when Cordelia had governed the kingdom in peace for five years, two sons of her sisters began to harass her, Margan, to wit, and Cunedag, that had been born unto the Dukes Maglaunus and Henvin, both of them youths of notable likelihood and prowess, Margan being son of Maglaunus and Cunedag of Henvin. These, after the deaths of their fathers, had succeeded them in their dukedoms, and now took it in high dudgeon that Britain should be subject to the rule of a woman. They therefore assembled their hosts and rebelled against the Queen, nor were they minded to put an end to their outraged
Margan and Cunedaguntil after laying waste a number of provinces, they had defeated her in several battles, and had at last taken her and put her in prison, wherein, overwhelmed with grief for the loss of her kingdom, she slew herself. Forthwith the youths divided the island between them, whereof that part which stretcheth from the Humber towards Caithness fell to Margan's share, and the other, on the other side of the river, that vergeth toward the West, was allotted to Cunedag. After the space of two years, certain of them that rejoiced in making disturbance in the realm, joined them with Margan and began to tempt him to walk in crooked paths, saying that foul shame it was he, the eldest born, should not have dominion over the whole island; so that, what with this and other grievances, they at last egged him on to march with an army into Cunedag's territories, and thus began to heap fuel on the fire they had kindled. On the war breaking out, Cunedag with all his host marched out to meet him, and in the battle that was fought inflicted no small slaughter, driving Margan in flight before him, and afterwards following his flight from province to province, until at last he overtook and slew him in a village of Wales, which after that Margan was slain there hath been called by his name, Margan to wit, ever since by the country folk even unto this day. Cunedag, accordingly, having won the victory, possessed himself of the monarchy of the whole island and governed the same gloriously for three-and-thirty years. At that time Isaiah and Hosea prophesied, and Rome was founded the eleventh
Ferrex and Porrex of the Kalends of May by the twin-brethren, Romulus and Remus.
Afterwards, upon the death of Cunedag, his son Rivallo succeeded him, a peaceful youth and fortunate, who governed the realm with diligence. In his time there fell a rain of blood three days, and a great swarming of flies was there, whereof men died. After him succeeded Gurgustius, his son, unto whom Sisillius, and after him Lago the nephew of Gurgustius, unto whom succeeded Kinmarch the son of Sisillius, and after him Gorbodug. Unto him were two sons born, whereof the one was called Ferrex and the other Porrex. But when their father began to verge upon eld, a contention arose betwixt the twain as to which should succeed him in the kingdom. Howbeit, Porrex, spurred on thereunto by a more grasping covetise, layeth snares for his brother with design of slaying him, whereupon Ferrex, when the matter was discovered unto him, betook him across the Channel into Gaul, and, having obtained the help of Suard, King of the Franks, returned and fought against his brother. In this battle betwixt them, Ferrex was slain together with the entire host that accompanied him. Thereupon their mother, who was named Widen, when she learnt the certainty of her son's death, was beyond measure troubled, and conceived a bitter hatred of the other, for she loved the one that was slain the better of the
Dunwallo Molmutiustwain, and so hotly did her wrath blaze up by reason of his death, that she was minded to revenge it upon his brother. She accordingly took possession of the tent wherein he was lying fast asleep, and setting upon him with her waiting-women hacked him all into little pieces. Thenceforward the people was sore afflicted by civil war for a long space, and the kingdom was governed by five kings who harried the one another with mutual forays wherein was much blood spilt.
At last, in after days, arose a certain youth renowned above all others for his singular prowess, by name Dunwallo Molmutius, the son of Cloten, King of Cornwall. Excelling all the Kings of Britain in comeliness and courage, he no sooner undertook the government of the country upon his father's death than he invaded the lands of Ymner, King of Loegria, whom after a battle he defeated and slew. Thereupon Rudauc, the King of Kambria, and Stater, King of Albany, took counsel together, and after that they had contracted an alliance, led their armies into Dunwallo's territory to lay waste town and country and destroy his people. Dunwallo marched to meet them with thirty thousand men and gave battle, but after great part of the day had been spent in fighting and neither party could claim the victory, he called apart six hundred of his bravest youths and bade them all take and don the arms
The Molmutine lawsof the enemies they had slain. He himself also flung aside the arms he was wearing and did the like. He then led them into the press of the enemy's ranks, going in among them as though he were of their own party, and when he had reached the place where Rudauc and Stater were leading on their men, gave the word unto his comrades to charge down upon them. They accordingly dashed forward, and the two Kings were slain in the onset and a number of others along with them. But Dunwallo Molmutius, fearing lest he should be himself slain of his own men, turned back with his comrades and disarmed him. Then, donning again the arms that he had flung aside, he cheereth on his comrades to another charge which he himself led foremost. Scarce a moment later the day was won and the enemy put to flight and scattered. It was then only left for him to march through the lands of the slain, overthrow their cities and fortresses, and subject their people to his dominion. And after that he had thus utterly subjugated the whole island, he fashioned for himself a crown of gold and restored the realm unto the former estate thereof.
This King it was that did establish amongst the Britons the laws that were called the Molmutine laws, the which even unto this day are celebrated amongst the English. For among other things which, long time after, the Blessed Gildas did write of him, he ordained that the temples of the gods and the cities should enjoy such privilege, as that in case any runaway or guilty man should take refuge therein, he should depart thence forgiven of his adversary. He
Dunwallo buriedordained, moreover, that the ways which led unto the foresaid temples and cities, no less than the ploughs of the husbandmen, should by the same law be held inviolable. In his days, therefore, the knife of the cut-throat was blunted and the cruelties of the robber ceased in the land, for nowhere was any that durst do violence unto other. At last, after that forty years were fulfilled sithence that he had taken the crown, he departed and was buried in the city of Trinovantum anigh the Temple of Concord, which he ad builded to the confirmation of his law.
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Матю́хин (Матю́хина) — русская фамилия. Происхождение фамилии — от просторечной уменьшительной формы имени Матвей.

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 Матюхин, Александр Александрович (род. 1981) — российский писатель.
 Матюхин, Алексей Павлович (1912—1945) — советский офицер, участник обороны Севастополя, командир батареи на Малаховом кургане.
 Матюхин, Анатолий Терентьевич (род. 1930) — советский футболист.

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 Матюхин, Валерий Александрович (род. 1949) — советский дирижёр и пианист, лауреат Национальной премии Украины имени Т. Г. Шевченко.

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 Матюхин, Георгий Гаврилович (род. 1934) — экономист, председатель Совета директоров Центрального банка России (1990—1992).
 Матюхин, Григорий Иванович (1915—1992) — Герой Советского Союза.

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 Матюхин, Иван Петрович (1922—2015) — полный кавалер ордена Славы.
 Матюхин, Иван Сергеевич (1894—1921) —один из руководителей повстанцев во время Тамбовского восстания.
 Матюхин, Леонид Иванович (род. 1937) — советский государственный деятель.

 Матюхин, Сергей Владимирович (род. 1980) — украинский футболист.

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The three pieces that were created for the collectible card game "Warlord" are now available for purchase on Etsy. Purchasing from Etsy is secure and easy, but you must sign up for an account. If you do not wish to sign up for an Etsy account, please contact me at darktreestudios@yahoo.com and let me know what print you would like - include "Warlord Print Order" in the subject. Each print costs $10 plus $2 for shipping/handling via USPS for US orders. If you live outside the US, you will have to contact me for a quote. At this time, I only take payments through PayPal.
I print all of my own prints on premium glossy photo paper with HP Vivera ink. Each images is signed and titled with archival black ink. All prints are shipped flat and are enclosed in an acetate envelope with cardboard backing.
Here's a horse in the woods.
This is one of the images that was removed from the website during the recent renovation.
I just completed re-designing my website. The new design is a bit more stylish and makes use of pattern and texture (which was lacking in the previous version). The color scheme is similar but more dramatic.
I separated my work into "illustration" and "concept art" and removed the sketchbook section. The sketches will be posted here from now on and the website will only feature my professional work. This should keep things organized a little better. It will also give me lots of material to publish here on the blog in the next few weeks.
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It's a surefire approach that marketers who take a long-term view on their relationships with customers achieve greater ROI on their efforts. Why waste resources prospecting for new customers? You will do yourself a lot of good focusing more on the customer lifecycle marketing as this will keep your existing consumers coming back, again and again.
One thing everybody agrees on is that the best part of ABM is that it guarantees message relevancy. The more specific and resonant you can make your B2B (Business to Business) marketing, the more successful it will be. B2B purchase decisions, as compared to those of consumers, are outrightly based more on bottom-line revenue impact.
Return on investment (ROI) which an everyday person rarely takes into consideration at least in a monetary sense, is fundamental for corporate decision makers. For this singular reason, your B2B should target specific accounts and work hard on elongating the customer lifecycle instead of trotting the globe prospecting customers.
It's not all about how many customers you have at the end of the day, rather it's more about what you do to enhance a prolonged customer lifecycle. Studies show that it can cost five times more to attract a new customer, than it does to retain an existing one. Increasing customer retention rates by 5 percent have been discovered to increase profits by 25-95 percent, according to research done by Frederick Reichheld of Bain & Company.
The good thing for B2B marketing is that since it targets corporations and not outright end consumers, there won't be the need to park on all sorts of customers, rather all effort will be geared towards maintaining and nurturing existing customers. The focus will be on improving customer lifecycle.
To whatever extent you may have tried to elongate your customer lifecycle, one glaring thing that cuts across the board is the fact that the B2B customer has come a long way in advancement with the technological revolution that has taken place in the marketing landscape. The B2B customer wants to dictate where, how, and when your product must and should be delivered.
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Like humans, largemouths depend upon their five senses for survival. However, they depend mostly on their vision to find food. According to research, these fish can see well in all directions. The water clarity is the only thing that hinders them from seeing far. In clear water, largemouth can see more than 20 feet.
Try using a lure that has some red in the coloring. According to laboratory test, this color is recognized more by bass.
When fishing in discolored water, use bright or fluorescent lure colors.
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Modern painting by author painted by Michele Armenise, 2012.Modern pictorial work created in 2012 by the Italian artist Michele Armenise. Mixed technique on cardboard prepared on a wooden frame.Brief description of the frameworkAt the embarkation, the usual pirates are introduced in search of quiete..
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Mariga is the surname of:
Daniel Mariga (1976–2006), Zimbabwean sculptor
Joram Mariga (1927–2000), Zimbabwean sculptor
McDonald Mariga (born 1987), Kenyan soccer player
Erick Mariga (1989), African Development Bank Group and:
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NYSSA BOOTH–Writing Through Fences
Posted: 07/11/2015 by vequinox in Aligizakis, Australia, Canada, Dimitris Troaditis, Manolis, Poetry Slam, Sydney Opera House
Tags: aligizakis, borders, divisions, fences, obstacles, performing arts, Poetry, separations, understanding, writers
BY NYSSA BOOTH
This October, Australia's largest performing writers program, Word Travels' Story Fest, is taking on the international conversation surrounding refugees. For most Australians it is impossible to understand what it is like to have to flee your home country, blinded to what the future may hold.
Through the power of creative writing, Story Fest provides a voice to those who have transformed their challenges into influential stories, and is a platform to discuss past experiences with passion, vulnerability and raw authenticity.
The weekend extravaganza will consist of multiple poetry slams, forums, discussions and a special event entitled Writing Through Fences, which will open the Australian Poetry Slam National Final at the Sydney Opera House.
Featuring three refugee poets who sought asylum in Australia, Writing Through Fences is sure to spark heartfelt discussion among the audience and other competing poets. "You will hear from people who have travelled through the darkest places in the human psyche and have found poetry to guide them to sunlight," said Creative Director of Word Travels, Miles Merrill.
Hani Aden is a Somali writer, who wrote from Christmas Island where she was held for 13 months. During her time in detention, Aden reached to poetry as an outlet to express her emotion and pain. "I thought expressing myself through the power of poetry and storytelling was the only way many of us could walk free in this land," she explained. Aden is performing alongside Yarrie Bangura, a young refugee, who as a child fled civil war in Sierra Leone; and Kaveh Arya, who fled Iran and became a refugee in Turkey, until he and his family migrated to Australia in 1995.
While all three poets grew up surrounded by war and danger, they agree that by sharing their stories they are bringing to light the social and cultural issues that surround refugees and seeking asylum.
"I want to let many people know seeking asylum is not a crime," said Aden. "Together we can make change because [it is] kindness [that will] keep the world afloat."
"I think that's a constructive way of drawing attention to a real problem, to a real situation which we are faced with in the world, as you know, the refugee crisis is evermore alive now," said Kaveh Arya.
Arya grew up reading from one of the only books his parents kept – a book of poems. "It was one of the only books, that they kept, that I could actually read and sort of connect to, so I started reading that book at a young age and I fell in love with poetry that way," he explained.
In his work, poetry is an afterthought. Instead Kaveh chooses to focus on his life experiences as the primary objective, which provide a unique and effective contribution to the international conversation surrounding human rights and refugees.
As a child, Yarrie Bangura fled from her home in Sierra Leone to Guinea, where she lived in a refugee camp with her family before migrating to Australia in 2004. For Yarrie, writing best expressed her pain and enabled her to escape all the terrible things from her past. "I felt like I always had to talk about my pain," she explained. "I had to find another way to express my pain, which was through music and creative writing – poetry."
Bangura writes short autobiographical poems and stories, and is one half of the band Sierra Sisters, whose music has featured on several commercials and Triple J Unearthed. Her work reflects the terrifying experiences that haunt her past, and bring to light the issues that many refugees are facing today.
"I never thought that it would get to that length, that people would be interested," said Bangura. "I was doing it because it made me feel good and it was letting out and chucking away the things that I don't want to remember anymore in my life – or at least I don't want to deal with."
Writing Through Fences is opening the Australian Poetry Slam National Final, one of the most anticipated events in Sydney's literary and performance calendar. Over the weekend, 20 of Australia's finest poets will speak, scream, whisper and shout their way to being crowned Australian Poetry Slam Champion.
The Story Fest will also include children's activities ranging from workshops and events in which they will learn the art of creative writing.
Word Travels' Story Fest, and Writing Through Fences in particular, is a not-to-be-missed opportunity to immerse yourself in eye-opening and inspirational, truth-telling tales. The festival will provide a new perspective of life, and the ongoing, international issues surrounding refugees. (NB)
WORD TRAVELS' STORY FEST
Oct 9–11. Info: wordtravels.info/story-fest
AUSTRALIAN POETRY SLAM NSW FINAL
Oct 9, 8pm. Sydney Dance Lounge, Pier 4/5, Hickson Rd, Sydney. $30+b.f.
Tickets: eventbrite.com.au
City Hub's pick of the festival:
AUSTRALIAN POETRY SLAM NATIONAL FINAL feat. WRITING THROUGH FENCES
Oct 11, 7pm. Drama Theatre, Sydney Opera House. $36-$44+b.f. Tickets: sydneyoperahouse.com
Follow Kaveh Arya at: facebook.com/kaveh.theunlikelypoet
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*From http://www.altmedia.net.au/word-travels-story-fest-writing-through-fences/110534
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Today is a dark day for car enthusiasts around the world. It seems yet another Ferrari has burned itself to the ground, and this time, it's an F40. Not good.
Yesterday evening, user Paul5000 posted a few pictures of what seem to be a completely charred Ferrari F40 to the ultra-exclusive car section of the Ferrari Chat forums.
The poster claims the car had just undergone a full restoration, and was being taken out on it's maiden drive.
As we can see from this picture, it's apparent the fire started somewhere in the engine bay, and spread to engulf most of the body. It looks as if nothing's salvageable, which is a real shame.
Ferraris are well known for lighting themselves on fire, which makes this unfortunate event pretty unsurprising. It's up to the mechanics and drivers to make sure there's fire-suppression devices in and around the car, especially when testing a newly restored example such as this.
Now there's just one less Ferrari F40 in the world. Depressing.
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What it really means to be Yorme, man of the year
It has been only six months since Yorme became Manila mayor. Those wondering if he can keep up this pace of reform need to be reminded of how far in life he has already gone. Photo by Chris Clemente
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As the year draws to a close, we put the spotlight on Mayor Isko Moreno Domagoso. His rise to power gives many of the poor in his city reason to dream, and his vision for Manila has won him the vote of the country's power elite. Even the president couldn't help but pay the guy a compliment.
Peter Purisima | Dec 14 2019
It's not easy to imagine a squatter boy with tisoy good looks scavenging the dumps, driving a pedicab, and eating "pagpag" or recooked food scraps. Asked why he is mestizo, Isko Moreno is puzzled at the question. It never occurred to him to ask his parents. Instead, he offers this insight: poor people don't bother with their family tree. They're too busy finding ways to survive.
It has been only six months since Yorme became Manila mayor. Those wondering if he can keep up this pace of reform need to be reminded of how far in life he has already gone. As a boy his father would remind him that those who lie in bed all day staring at the ceiling will wake up to the same four corners of the room. It was a metaphor for hard work. Like the scavenger boy that he was, Isko grabbed at anything useful, seizing every opportunity that came his way. Showbiz and politics were never an ambition. They came by accident, one leading to the other. If you're gwapo, you can be an artista. If you're an artista, you can be in politics.
We found one of Mayor Isko's favorite 'tumbongan' in Tondo, and met his fans along the way
The humble beginnings and great ambition of Isko Moreno
Mano a Mano: Isko Moreno vs. Vico Sotto
Seven easy-to-do Manila makeovers Mayor Isko can take on
We have the details on Mayor Isko's Saturday dinner with the country's top tycoons
His 18 years in City Hall — half as councilor and the other half as vice mayor — were uneventful. But they had given him ambition. He went for courses at the UP College of Public Administration, the National University of Singapore, Harvard, Oxford. The school of hard knocks combined with some of the best learning institutions in the world. "I'm a sponge," he says. Governments cannot make you rich, he says, "but it can make your life better." It's a philosophy that now guides him in trying to make Manila, in urban planning parlance, a "liveable city". If he succeeds, Manila's story will mirror the story of his life.
Photo from Manila Public Information Office
Yorme is almost too good to be true. His clean-up was not attended by scuffles and drama from street vendors; the dole-outs of past mayors have been replaced by institutional allowances for students and seniors; tacky and monogrammed projects have been replaced by a genuine effort to restore the luster of old Manila. "We don't need to build anymore. We already have a lot. We only need to preserve." A mayor with a sense of history and a practical appreciation of the idea that conservation brings in people and that in turn brings in money.
He is a politician who is both low brow and high brow. He speaks jeproks, and when in the company of businessmen and diplomats, speaks English with the unaffected diction of an educated Filipino. (Even his F and P problem is charming). Facebook Live has given him the tool to bypass traditional media and talk directly to the people. Commenting largely on Yorme's communication style, President Duterte said, "mas mahusay kesa akin." (He's better than me).
The dinner society talked about for weeks—and which spawned another dinner, this time hosted by shipping heiress Doris Ho
Duterte should be envious. The president has mastered the art of "masa" seduction, but he remains outrageous and offensive to polite society. Not Yorme. His humor is not dark, but equally crass and appealing to the masa. "Ginto!" he exclaimed in one of his seminal FB lives when he saw that lump of turd at the Bonifacio shrine. Yet he seems comfortable in the company of tycoons as illustrated in that now famous dinner thrown by Kuya Kim.
The president has mastered the art of "masa" seduction, but he remains outrageous and offensive to polite society. Not Yorme. His humor is not dark, but equally crass and appealing to the masa.
More significantly, he is a "trapo." He has embraced traditional politics as a way to get things done. He knows that compromise and negotiation are part of it. There is none of the textbook idealism that doomed reform-minded politicians like governor Grace Padaca of Isabela and governor Among Ed Panlilio of Pampanga. In 2016, Mayor Isko ran for senator under Grace Poe, lost, and was appointed undersecretary for social welfare by President Duterte. He will give out a fist bump for photo-op's sake but remains appealing to both sides of the DDS-Dilawan divide. Who knows what deals he made with businessmen and local pols to win the mayorship. That machinery now makes it possible for him to clean up the streets, control the budget, and push on with his grand plans. The father of traditional politics, Manuel Quezon, would have been proud.
He knows that compromise and negotiation are part of the game. Quezon would be proud. Photograph by Chris Clemente
Duterte says he, Senator Bong Go, and Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano are the brightest stars in Philippine politics. He did add that they may be shining brightly today, but will be gone and forgotten tomorrow. The future of Manila's political star seems to be brighter. But he may be torn between seeing Manila through its revival and taking his ambition to the next level. All politicians, he says, think of the presidency, consciously or subconsciously.
He will give out a fist bump for photo-op's sake but remains appealing to both sides of the DDS-Dilawan divide.
Yorme knows his history: once upon a time, the mayor of Manila was second to the president in power and prestige. That was during the time of Mayor Arsenio Lacson. But he also knows that things have moved on. A mayor from down south already sits in Malacañang. The game keeps changing. Yorme's chief of staff, Cesar Chavez, believes anyone aspiring for president has a limited window of opportunity. The scavenger in Yorme will be ready to seize the opportunity that falls his way.
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For many years, a small village in south Sri Lanka was cursed. It's women were unable to give birth.
After a marathon month long exorcism, the town's demons along with their evil spells were sent back to hell. And a miracle baby was soon born named THARANGA.
On his 8th birthday, villagers rioted, set fire to buildings and overthrew it's government. They demanded Tharanga be made king. This was a future and job he did not want. Tharanga fled the country and now lives in Toronto.
OK, seriously who is this guy?
Tharanga Ramanayake is a multidisciplinary Film + TV Creative.
His skills have amassed a Gemini Award, over a dozen Promax Awards and, believe it or not, even a Guinness World Record (World's Shortest TV Commercial – MuchMusic).
Notable projects include: FashionTelevision, Canada's Worst Driver, Commercials for McDonalds, Walmart, Virgin Mobile, Oscar de la Renta & Theatrical Trailers/TV spots for blockbusters as: The Lord Of The Rings, The King's Speech, Drive, The Fighter, Inglourious Basterds, Looper and many more.
Tharanga is currently directing a highly anticipated documentary on former Toronto Mayor Rob Ford. The project was recently nominated for a prestigious Golden Trailer Award in Hollywood.


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Accelerating the Ad Experience
by RaeAnne Marsh
"Most people aren't willing to sit through nine to ten ads before they can watch the programming. They will stop using a site instead," says aspiring filmmaker Stan Wong. "That will hurt a lot of artists and other content creators." His epiphany — online advertising needs to be more efficient — led to his interest in developing VAAC Army, the first voice-activated ad accelerator app. Using voice-activated ad compression (VAAC), it's not an ad blocker, he emphasizes; in fact, he says, "We are anti ad blockers."
VAAC Army — the "Army" refers to the app encouraging a social movement — allows a viewer to accelerate through ads encountered on websites. Take, for instance, a Coca Cola ad that begins playing on YouTube. With the VAAC Army app, a bar slides out and the viewer taps on it if he wants to speed past the ad. The app gives the viewer the advertiser's tagline to repeat aloud — in this case, "It's the real thing" — and the program recognizes the phrase and the ad goes away.
The voice-activated ad accelerator's dashboard also resolves many users' frustrations with traditional ad blockers. "Most will only block from a browser. They won't work if you're using someone else's app. That's a problem because most of us don't open a browser to watch videos. We open an app such as CNN or YouTube," Wong explains.
Content providers get paid through the advertising on sites, which is why Wong sees ad blockers as a threat to funding, yet most people become frustrated with ads interrupting their Web browsing, so Wong created this as a win-win: Users have control over their advertising experience and advertisers get greater engagement with their brand message. Says Wong, "Studies show that people have much higher memory retention when they recite a phrase instead of just watching it."
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Donald Kalsched writes about this so well. For an introduction see "Unlocking the Secrets of the Wounded Psyche: The miraculous survival system that is also a prison. Jungian analyst Donald Kalsched is interviewed by Daniela Sieff".
This seems so obvious to me now. Serious, unmanageable childhood trauma at a very young age (before development of a full Ego) can lead to splitting off of the childhood innocence into one part. Another part becomes the protector of that innocence. This is all happening in the sub-conscious; the magical and mythopoetic mind, which is why the problem starts. Later on this construct becomes difficult to access by the adult mind. Also what is set up is the production of ongoing trauma by the protector part that is stuck in its childhood state. All external threats are mercilessly attacked to the point where the "protector" takes on dual forms of protector and persecutor. You'll have to read the article above to get a full understanding. The entire story is in the book "The Inner World of Trauma: Archetypal Defences of the Personal Spirit" by Donald Kalsched.
"Dear future and past patients: I. COMPLETELY. GET. IT. Nothing about being on a psychiatric ward is typical, even for a medical setting. But I (and every nurse, social worker, psychologist, occupational therapist, physical therapist, nursing assistant, and physician I have ever worked with) also really want to help you. That is why I chose a career in medicine, and even more true of the reason why I chose to specialize in psychiatry. I worry the images you have of inpatient psychiatry scare you and prevent you from seeing me as an ally. Even when I tell you that I am here to help, I can see the skepticism in your eyes and hear the fear in your voice. I am trained to observe, after all.
Source: "My Response to a Defender of Psychiatry" By Phil Hickey.
That gives some flavour of the mind set of these Psychiatrists. I think anyone who has been subjected to the onslaught of Psychiatric attacks or knows a little about the subject will recognise some of what is going on here, especially in light of the research of Donald Kalsched as cited above. Also that mention of the "dark ages" above signifies the historical context of an age old human problem and mistake. I'm reading a book about the history of the Inquisition of the Catholic Church. Psychiatry is resplendent with all the same mistakes of a crusade for "the greater good" to "protect" as well as persecuting "heretics" with torture.
So with criminal Psychiatry what we are dealing with is monsters from Id ! The corrupt Psychiatric profession attracts those individuals, into positions of authority, who have developed that "splitting" in early childhood that Kalsched describes so well. But they have never resolved the crisis. The internal protector/persecutor has grown to monstrous proportions. To the point where it has forcibly battered down the walls and boundaries that usually exist between these Psychiatrists internalised nightmare and the outside world. The internal protector/persecutor has grown into monster that stalks the locked wards of the corrupted Psychiatric profession. Rather than protecting/persecuting some inner child, the complex is now COMPELLED to "protect" others deemed to be "defenceless children". But just as in the process described by Kalsched, the protector has become a persecutor as well, using toxic drugs and electroshock to "protect" the "defenceless little children" in the ward from the dangers in the outside world.
This is CLASSIC corrupt Psychiatry. The toxic drugs and electroshock are known to rob the individual of their capacity to relate in order to "protect them" from further harm. This is actually the behaviour of pathological Psychiatrists who have extremely serious, unresolved childhood trauma's that have broken out into the real world of the Psychiatric ward (and/or "community care").
Source: "Unlocking the Secrets of the Wounded Psyche: The miraculous survival system that is also a prison. Jungian analyst Donald Kalsched is interviewed by Daniela Sieff".
Now doesn't THAT sound like the Psychiatric profession ? Seemingly impervious to protest, exposures and scandals, year after year, decade after decade. Here we have serious forms of organised crime and pathology that are crying out for analysis by Forensic Psychologists and Criminologists.
Kalsched uses tried and tested methods. They are commonsensical and reasonable. Based on years of research and direct revelation by actual victims of childhood trauma. How ironic that he inadvertently exposes the psychological canker that is at the heart of supposedly "caring" Psychiatric professionals.


I don't know why all my favorite images are turning out to be head shots.
This one was taken through the length of a barn at Arlington Park of a horse getting a bath. I like the expression of the horse and that it tells a story. Also got some bokeh!
This is Cherokee Lord, one of my favorite race horses at Arlington. It is hard to get very far away from the training track and this is the way the photo came out of the camera. Though the shadows are deep, I like how dramatic his dark coat and big blaze look with the purple tack, and the light glinting through his eye. The photo came out very sharp too.
I chose this picture as one of my showcase images because I could have never gotten this shot prior to taking this course. It demonstrates what I have learned. I saw my horse rolling around on the ground scratching his back. I grabbed my camera and headed out the door....changing settings quickly while on the way. By the time I got there I had one shot opportunity remaining because he was getting up. Prior to this class the photo more than likely would have been out of focus and the horse distorted. I even have a small amount of bokeh going on in the background. I look forward to another class with Carien .
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I really enjoyed this course. I learned my way around some essentials with which I'd been unfamiliar and/or unaware. I do feel more confident - one of my biggest goals! - in my ability to achieve quality photography and I hope I'll keep getting better. Never enough hours in the day - or energy in the day for that matter! Thank you Carien, for conducting an excellent course.
This is my second favourite shot - bending some rules a bit but it was an unexpected shot - on the way back to the barn after the shoot, the light was just lovely.
Part of the huge learning curve of this course was being introduced to panning shots. At my first ever visit to a pony club rally I experimented with panning shots of showjumpers. I was pretty happy with the results in this one. Panning is fun!
f/16, ss1/60, ISO200, focal length 116mm.
A conformation photo...not at all easy to do, but a good handler and a horse that knows his halter business is a big help. This class lesson was probably the most difficult of all the lessons.
Thank you again, Carien for an amazing course!
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This is a photo of my husband's mare, Possum. This is a favorite of mine, because one of the things I was lacking the most with equine photography is conformation shots and I really enjoyed learning how to set them up.
This photo is a favorite of mine, because there are certain tips, tricks and such that I learned along the way that really helped me "think outside the box" and see the light better for each photo I shot.
I really like this one and it was the week that taught me the most regarding standing them up for conformation etc.
Canon 60d and canon 50d, canon 70-200 F4 L lens, canon 85mm lens.
The above is my main kit.
I chose this one as my favorite image I took during the course. It was very interesting and challenging, trying to get the correct leg position and expression for conformation photos. I love the way Fable's coat is shining, his mane and tail are gorgeous, and he's stretching out his neck.
And here's a headshot. I like his relaxed pose and his expression. Also no distortion, and I got his withers!


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CRAFTING OUR FUTURE TECHNOLOGY
Posted on September 11, 2016 by kavya
" Technology is the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes."
With the advancement of technology going on at lightning speed and becoming an integral part of our lives, it is interesting to see how future prospects of technology would look like.
New Technologies that will change the world
Let us look at some amazing technologies that are sure to make a lasting impact.
760 mph TRAINS
A train commuting at the speed of a commercial jet airliner. Is this some kind of fiction? No! It is the dream of Elon Musk, founder of PayPal, SpaceX and Tesla. The 'Hyperloop' system he created the train jetting up with a speed of about 760 mph through a vacuum tube, propelled by compressed air and induction motors. Within an year, the hyperloop passengers would travel to San Francisco from Los Angeles in 35 minutes (which would take 7.5 hours in a normal train).
Smart Food Labels
"The most important problem in the future will be to tackle increased demand for food, as it will outstrip supply. We can no longer afford to stand idly by while perfectly edible food is being wasted. This is an ethical but also an economic and social problem, with huge implications for the environment."
Nearly 30% of food gets wasted every year and 6 million children under the age of 5, die of hunger. This is a serious problem and most of it attributed to food labels. As a matter of fact, these labels are not properly regulated and many of us don't what they actually mean.
Sloveiga Pakstaite designed new food label called Bump Mark which can tell the consumers accurately whether the food is good for consumption. Originally developed for the blind people, the label which is originally smooth gets bumpier as the food decays. The label comprises of a layer of gelatin on a bumpy plastic sheet. Initially, as the gelatin is solid, the bump can't be felt. Gradually, as the protein-based food decays, Gelatin (also a protein) liquifies at the same rate of that food. So,the bumpiness of the plastic sheet is felt indicated that the food is no more edible. In a way, the label copies what the food is made from and provides a 'real time' quality check.
Human Head Transplants
In the future, the injured may get head transplants just as Lord Ganesha. Sergio Canavero , an Italian neurosurgeon, intends to attempt the first human head transplant by 2016, though no successful animal transplants with long-term survival have yet been made. Because of the difficulty of connecting the spinal cord, Canavero has suggested improvements in the process using a special blade and polyethylene glycol, a polymer used in medicine as well as in everything from skin cream to the conservation of the Mary Rose, can help start growth in spinal cord nerves.
Some say that Sergio is wildly optimistic. Even though the transplants are not possible too soon, there is a major scope for the repair of damaged spinal cord nerves greatly helping patients, in almost a decade.
Watch his TED talk here:
3D Printing is the technology that could your digital design into a real life product. It is not new in manufacturing industry but a personal 3D printer is sure a revolutionary idea. Everyone can create their own customised product without any permissions from manufacturing units.
The creation of a 3D printed object is achieved using additive processes. In an additive process an object is created by laying down successive layers of material until the object is created. Each of these layers can be seen as a thinly sliced horizontal cross-section of the eventual object.
Imagine a future where every individual professional has the capability to mass produce their own creative physical products without limitation. This is the future where personal productivity and creativity are maximized.
Floating Farms
"The world population is predicted to grow from 6.9 billion in 2010 to 8.3 billion in 2030 and to 9.1 billion in 2050. By 2030, food demand is predicted to increase by 50% (70% by 2050). The main challenge facing the agricultural sector is not so much growing 70% more food in 40 years, but making 70% more food available on the plate." ~ United Nations
A new design by architect Javier Ponce of Forward Thinking Architecture shows a 24m-tall, three-tiered structure with solar panels on top to provide energy. The middle tier grows a variety of veg over an area of 51,000sq.mt, using not soil but nutrients in liquid. These nutrients and plant matter would drop into the bottom layer to feed fish, which are farmed in an enclosed space.
A single Smart Floating Farm measuring 350 x 200m would produce an estimated 8.1 tonnes of vegetables and 1.7 tonnes of fish a year. The units are designed to bolt together, which is handy since we'll need a lot of them.
Coffee Power
London's Coffee industry produces 200,000 tonnes of waste every year. Arthur Kay saw the potential of turning this waste into biofuel, and started 'Bio bean'.
Bio-bean takes those coffee grinds to a facility in North London where they're pressed through a machine for their oil. That oil can then be turned into pellets for heating buildings or kept as a liquid for powering buses.
Watch Arthur Kay explaining his project here:
Brain Print
Binghamton University researchers have developed a biometric identification method called Cognitive Event-RElated Biometric REcognition (CEREBRE) for identifying an individual's unique "brain print." They recorded the brain activity of 50 subjects wearing an electroencephalograph (EEG) headset while looking at selected images from a set of 500 images.
The researchers found that participants' brains reacted uniquely to each image — enough so that a computer system that analyzed the different reactions was able to identify each volunteer's 'brain print' with 100 percent accuracy.
This 'Brain Print' could be used in the future as a password. As it has 100% accuracy, it is a reliable system during high-security situations. Assistant Professor of Psychology Sarah Laszlo says Brain Biometrics are appealing because they can be cancelled (meaning the person can simple do another EEG session) and cannot be imitated or stolen by malicious means, the way a finger or retina can (as in the movie Minority Report).
"If someone's fingerprint is stolen, that person can't just grow a new finger to replace the compromised fingerprint — the fingerprint for that person is compromised forever. Fingerprints are 'non-cancellable.' Brainprints, on the other hand, are potentially cancellable. So, in the unlikely event that attackers were actually able to steal a brainprint from an authorized user, the authorized user could then 'reset' their brainprint," Laszlo explained.
Aerogels
Aerogels are the lightest, warmest and the least dense solids on the planet. Aerogel is 90 percent air and 10 percent silica. The silica is extremely porous, but because the holes are 1/10,000th the diameter of a human hair, they block nearly all airflow, making it supremely effective as an insulator. It's also shockingly light: the hockey-puck-size samples shown here—enough to outfit a pair of mountaineering boots—weigh just nine-tenths of an ounce each
Recent developments in Aerogel technology have made this material a promising alternative for insulation, promising to save thousands of dollars as buildings reduce their energy expenditure for heating and cooling.
Technology in 2025
As technology continues to change our day-to-day life, it is fascinating to imagine how the world would look like by 2025. Let us look at some predictions for the next 10 years.
Solar Energy will be the primary source
By 2025, solar energy will be the most used form. It will be advanced enough to harvest and store. Solar photovoltaic energy will use solar panels to heat buildings and water while powering devices at home and in the office.
8 Billion Connected People
With the advent of social media, around 3 billion people got connected. Companies like Google, Facebook, SpaceX are striving to provide global connectivity. People will come online with 1 Mbps connection and access to the world's information. That will give a big boost to the economy.
Early days of JARVIS
Artificial Intelligence research will make waves in the next decade. Apple's Siri would look more like JARVIS in Iron Man with extended intelligence and understanding. In a decade, it will be normal for you to give your AI access to listen to all of your conversations, read your emails and scan your biometric data because the upside and convenience will be so immense.
No more Food Shortage
New technologies will improve crop growth and combat the problems of traditional farming. We will be able to grow genetically-modified crops indoors. That means that disease and environmental factors will be less of an issue for crops, and the food we buy at grocery stores will be more consistently priced and available.
Early detection and prevention of diseases
There will be a better understanding of human genome and mutations. So scientists and doctors will be able to detect the symptoms early and develop technologies to combat those efficiently.
Electric Transportation
Everything has been electrified over time and now it is the time for vehicles. Exciting advances in materials technology could also play a part with the new "super material" graphene offering possibilities of longer range batteries that recharge within seconds rather than minutes. Add to this energy storing body panels – where the vehicle's body itself acts as a source of power – and you have a bright future for battery technology. Dynamic wireless charging could see EVs recharged by the road itself as they drive along. This system is driven by magnetic induction embedded in the road surface. Wireless software updates could see cars constantly updated with the latest downloads and apps, much like our smart devices are today.
The future will be of Bioplastic materials like cellulose which are plastic-like but made from plants. These are biodegradable and help saving the environment. They almost produce 70% less greenhouse gases while degrading.
The future is gonna be exciting!
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using Rhino.Mocks;

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    public virtual TType Create()
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By Edward Peter Stringham Thursday, July 11, 2019
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Edward Peter Stringham is President of the American Institute for Economic Research, Davis Professor of Economic Organizations and Innovation at Trinity College, and editor of the Journal of Private Enterprise. He is editor of two books and author of more than seventy journal articles, book chapters, and policy studies. His work has been discussed in 15 of the top 20 newspapers in the United States and on more than 100 broadcast stations including MTV. Stringham is a frequent guest on BBC World, Bloomberg Television, CNBC, and Fox, and Rise Global ranks Stringham as one of the top 100 most influential economists in the world.
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Pritzker Extends Mobile Illinois Sports Betting Registration Until Nov. 14
Written By: Chris Nesi
On the eve it was set to expire, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has again extended the suspension of mandatory on-site registration for mobile sports betting accounts, this time until until Nov. 17. It's the third time the Governor has incrementally extended mobile registration. That means Illinois sports bettors will still be able to register for accounts remotely until at least Nov. 17.
The development was tweeted out by DraftKings and FanDuel attorney Jeremy Kudon on Friday, Oct. 16, the day before Gov. Pritzker's second extension of mandatory in-person registration was set to expire.
Gov. Pritzker initially suspended Illinois' in-person registration requirement as part of a Gubernatorial Disaster Proclamations Executive Order issued June 4 in response to the pandemic. With Illinois casinos shut down during that time, the order temporarily allowed bettors to register their accounts for mobile sportsbooks from anywhere in the state. Until then, the only way to register was to physically visit a sportsbook location at a casino.
In late July, Pritzker issued a revised version of the order, renewing and extending many of its provisions, except for the one suspending mobile sports betting. This once again meant sports bettors in the state were required to visit a casino property to register their account.
Less than a month later, Kudon broke the news that Gov. Pritzker had temporarily reinstated the suspension, once again allowing Illinois sports bettors to register online, this time through Sept. 19. Between the first suspension and the first lifting of the suspension, a highly publicized campaign to harangue state officials about the ban on mobile registration was waged, dubbed Fans For the Future and reportedly backed by DraftKings. Though the timing of the campaign and the first reinstatement aligned, it wasn't immediately clear if it was a direct cause and effect.
Then on Sept. 18, the day before the August suspension was set to expire, Gov. Pritzker once again extended it, this time through Oct. 17.
Sports Betting In Illinois
Sports betting became legal in Illinois in June 2019, with the first bets placed in March 2020 at the height of the coronavirus pandemic crisis.
There are currently six mobile sportsbook operators up and running in Illinois, with the following land casino partners:
BetRivers (Rivers Casino, Des Plains)
DraftKings (DraftKings at Casino Queen, East St. Louis)
FanDuel (Par-A-Dice Casino, East Peoria)
Penn National (Argosy Casino, Alton; Hollywood Aurora; Hollywood Joliet)
William Hill (Grand Victoria, Elgin)
PointsBet (Hawthorne Racecourse, Stickney)
Chris Nesi
Chris Nesi is Managing News Editor of Midwest Sports Fans. He's been an editor and writer for more than a decade, with experience spanning newspapers, magazines, digital news, and commercial writing. His work can be found in publications including TechCrunch, Mental Floss, and Huffington Post. Chris enjoys politics and gambling, and writing about the points at which those worlds intersect.