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UFC 163 Faceoff: Lyoto Machida vs. Phil Davis
By On Aug 2, 2013
FIGHT!'s "Alright Guy" Duane Finley goes toe-to-toe with FIGHT!'s "Canadian Guy" E. Spencer Kyte in a UFC 163 Faceoff. For this installment, Finley and Kyte take on the co-main event between Lyoto Machida and Phil Davis.
The Case for Phil Davis (E. Spencer Kyte)
Even though it had been a while since me and my friend from "The Great State of Indiana" teamed up to deliver one of these pieces, we fell right back into the usual pattern: me winning.
Last week in Seattle, Rory MacDonald did just enough to beat Jake Ellenberger in a fight that didn't even come remotely close to living up to the hype. This week, Duane and I are going head-to-head with another co-main event, Saturday's light heavyweight match-up between Lyoto "The Dragon" Machida and "Mr. Wonderful" Phil Davis.
And I'm taking Davis.
While Dan Henderson wasn't able to close the distance and latch on to Machida when they fought earlier this year, I think anyone expecting this fight to play out similarly is overlooking some glaring difference between Henderson and Davis.
For starters, Davis is 29, not 42, and he actually likes to use his wrestling, unlike Henderson, who prefers to plod forward with his locked-and-loaded right hand. Additionally, Davis is one of the best athletes in the division—a former Division I National Champion wrestler who is quick and powerful with his grappling, and steadily improving in the striking department.
As much as I think there is the possibility of Machida floating around on the outside, picking his spots, and looking to potshot Davis on his way to a decision win, I believe Davis will work harder than anyone else Machida has faced to cut off the cage, close the distance, and turn this into a grind. And when he gets there, I expect "Mr. Wonderful" to have success.
This is certainly a step up in competition for Davis, and perhaps the last chance he has to step into the upper echelon in the light heavyweight division, both of which I think will spur Davis on to the best performance of his career.
Machida is at his best when he's allowed to dictate pace and distance, and I can't see Davis sitting back and letting that happen. He's always been someone who works behind his rangy striking to get within takedown range, and then he puts opponents on their backs. He has very good top control and much better submission skills than people tend to acknowledge, so if he's able to lock his hands onto Machida, this fight will be contested on the ground, and I give Davis the advantage there.
And I think he'll get his hands on Machida.
What do you got, Finley?
The Case for Lyoto Machida (Duane Finley)
While I technically took the "L" in our first Faceoff showdown, I truly believe no one (especially the fans) won in the bout between Jake Ellenberger and Rory MacDonald. Nevertheless, the notch is official in my loss column, and I'm looking for good, old-fashioned American vengeance. Fortunately, with the hectic UFC schedule these days, I will not have to wait long, and I'm looking at Lyoto Machida to even the score up for the good guys.
Since coming into the UFC fold in 2007, "The Dragon" has been a nightmare for the opposition. He has been a staple in the divisional upper-tier since scoring a brutal knockout over Rashad Evans at UFC 98 in 2009 and has remained on the short list of elite 205-pound fighters every step of the way.
While there have been a handful of setbacks in recent years, those missteps have been few and far between as the 35-year-old face-kick master has made highlight-reel material out of some of the game's best, and Phil Davis will make for a solid addition to the footage.
Where Davis' greatest strength comes in the wrestling department, Machida has proven to be a difficult fighter to put on his back. A handful of highly talented wrestlers have tried to put him down in the past (Rashad Evans, Randy Couture, Ryan Bader) and all have paid the price. In order for Davis to turn the fight in his favor, he will have to put Machida on the canvas, and I believe this will be his undoing.
Before Davis can think about his wrestling, he will first have to make Machida respect his stand-up, and I just don't see this happening. While Davis has shown improvements in this department over the past three years, Machida is simply on another level. If Davis can't use his striking to set up his attempts to close the distance, then it will be a tough night for him.
Once Davis gets stymied with his inability to put Machida on the canvas, frustration will set in, and this is where Machida will shine. As he's shown in the past, Machida has a remarkable ability to wait out his opposition and then punish them for rushing in. If they choose not to make that mistake, the former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion has zero issues with the fight going to the judge's cards.
While it may take Davis a round or two to become frustrated and break his gameplan, I do see it happening, and this is where Machida will do his damage. I don't see the Team Black House fighter picking up a knockout in the fight, but I do see him earning the unanimous decision victory and the Fight! Magazine Faceoff trophy will be coming back to the States.
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This was a penultimate stop for Beck and the group touring his latest album Colors for the previous 15 months across the globe.
It certainly was an "Auspicious Friday" on September 28 as Beck called it while he took the stage and warmed the crowd, opening with "Devil's Haircut" kicking off one of the better light show/AV displays we've ever seen — it continuously bordered on three dimensional, from immersive animated environments to 8 bit video game scenescapes flashing across the light wrapped stage and elevated displays behind the band.
This was a penultimate stop for Beck and the group touring his latest album Colors for the previous 15 months across the globe. Los Angeles is Beck's hometown (strongly evidenced in many of his songs, perhaps none as brilliantly as "Qué Onda Güero"). The show was a homecoming for the band as several members also hail from the City of Angels.
This spawned a theme—both his monologues and music were incredibly self-referential, speaking, at times, profanely to the packed house of "weirdos," cajoling the jubilant Tinseltown crowd like we were hanging out in his backyard. We were. The pleasantly informal performance perfectly fit the clear, warm, picturesque autumn night in a sturdy homage to Beck's city of birth.
"WOW" was a mid-set highlight, especially from a visual display perspective, it being, arguably, the most meta song and video he's ever produced. St. Vincent opened the show as (DJ) "St. Vicious," fiercely rocking one of the most technical and dastardly DJ sets we've heard in a while, mashing Beastie Boys with Talking Heads, laying the groundwork for a remarkable, but otherwise loose set from Beck and company. The nearly 2-hour show spanned electro-funk-pop and gospel, folk, blues and a heartfelt "Raspberry Beret" tribute to Prince, whom Beck channeled throughout.
A surprise sit-in with gospel group and "local treasure" Fred Martin & The Levite Camp delighted the crowd. The night's performance of "Nicotine & Gravy" appeared completely reconfigured as a mashup of the song's many inspirations, including a live rendition of "White Lines" by Melle Mel. The theme returned at encore as Beck introduced band members soloing, evolving into full-on pop music reprises, covering everything from the Rolling Stones and Talking Heads, to New Order and Chic.
Connecting with the crowd, Beck relayed Colors is inspired by the vibrant energy he feels emanating from audiences he regularly engages, dedicating the album as a "thank you" to his fans.


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GFG Alliance Executive Chairman, Mr Sanjeev Gupta, has been recognised for his commitment to Sustainability, receiving the prestigious award for Business Leader of the Year, presented by the Climate Alliance.
Mr Gupta was celebrated for his vision and commitment to deliver long-term solutions to customers and cyclical industries, demonstrated through his investment in new generation renewable energy assets, providing reliable and sustainable energy solutions to GFG Alliance businesses, other industries and Australian retail customers.
The Climate Alliance Awards recognise Australian business executives and companies that have demonstrated leadership in the area of managing the opportunities and risks presented by climate change. The Business Leader of the Year award specifically acknowledges an individual who has gone above and beyond 'business as usual', by putting effort into new approaches and demonstrating outstanding leadership, increasing awareness of the issues associated with climate change and leads through action.
Through SIMEC Zen Energy, Mr Gupta aims to deliver a step-change in the electricity industry to substantially reduce the cost of dispatchable power in Australia through renewable energy in a sustainable manner, providing long-term solutions to industry, including the GFG Alliance manufacturing businesses.
"Australia is blessed with some of the best sources of renewable energy in the world. It is my belief that long-term sustainable energy solutions are achievable and will benefit industry, but they need to be founded on both economic and environmental principles in order to work properly," Mr Gupta said.
Through SIMEC Zen Energy, GFG Alliance is investing in renewable energy projects to drive greater penetration of renewable energy into the broader energy market. SIMEC Zen Energy's current projects include pumped hydro and co-generation of power at Whyalla, South Australia and recently announced plans to build the Cultana Solar Farm which is expected to begin construction in early 2019. The solar farm is expected to offset ~492,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide each year.
On presentation of the award, Ben Scheltus, CEO and Executive Director of the Climate Alliance said: "We had a strong field of nominations. Our Board of Advisors was greatly impressed with Sanjeev's vision for the company. He is a global leader who has consistently applied sound economic and environmental principles to the risks and opportunities of climate change. By harnessing renewable energy to make steel, he has ensured the sustainability of the SA steel industry.
Mr Gupta was unable to attend the ceremony due to prior travel commitments. CEO of SIMEC Zen Energy, Mr Marc Barrington, accepted the award on Mr Gupta's behalf at the ceremony held in Melbourne yesterday.
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Revolution Slider: The theme comes bundled with the Revolution slider plugin, if you want to install it you can find the plugin's zip file in the /plugins/ folder of the theme. You can have a look at the plugin's documentation here to help you create a slider.
TIP: If you need different product image sizes than the ones set by the theme, go to WooCommerce > Settings and in the Products tab set the image sizes that best fit your shop under the Product Image Sizes section.
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UltraSeven comes with two slider options, one is Flexslider which you probably have seen on the majority of our themes, to add items to this slider go to Slider Items > new Slider Item, set a title for the slider item and upload a featured image (which will be the image displayed on the homepage), finally, publish the slider item. You can control slider behavior from CSSIgniter settings > Homepage options (2nd box).
The other option is Revolution Slider which is a premium slider plugin. To install it, unpack the zip theme's zip file and locate the plugins/revslider folder. Inside you will find the slider's documentation, which you need to read to see how you can use it and the revslider.zip file which you need to install by going to Plugins > Add new, click upload, choose file, point to the revslider.zip and finally click Install now. Once the plugin is installed, click to activate it. Then setup your slider according to its documentation and navigate to CSSIgniter settings > Homepage options, select Use Revolution Slider and write its alias in the box. Save and you are done. For more information about the Revolution Slider plugin, please have a look at the Useful Plugins section below.
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You can create unlimited variations of Homepages or simple Pages by using UltraSeven's shortcodes. Please refer to this link for an overview of the available shortcodes and check out the Homepage variations in the sample content (listed as Homepage 1, 2, 3 .. ) to get a glimpse of how they are used.
The theme's demo has the "Widgetized Homepage" template selected. The revolution slider plugin is activated and the following widgets on the Front Page Widget Area sidebar: WooCommerce Products showing products by date, CI Offer, WooCommerce Products showing best sellers, and the "CI Recent Posts". On the Footer Widgets Colums 1-4 sidebars we have respectively, a CI About Me widget, a CI Flickr Widdet, a Text widget, and finally the CI Socials Ignited widget along with another text widget.
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Miss Universe Thailand 2018 was the 19th edition of the Miss Universe Thailand pageant. It was held on 30 June 2018 at the Royal Paragon Hall, Siam Paragon in Bangkok, and was hosted by Sanya Kunakorn and Elizabeth Sadler Leenanuchai. Maria Ehren, Miss Universe Thailand 2017 crowned her successor Sophida Kanchanarin at the end of the event. Kanchanarin represented Thailand at the Miss Universe 2018 pageant on 16 December 2018 in Bangkok and was placed as a Top 10 finalist.

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§: Nicolene directly entered the Top 16 after winning Miss People's Choice.

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Teams are now being invited and finalized for the 3rd Viking Cup tournament which is starting this November 20, 2010 already. There will be a men's and women's division divided into 2 brackets. According to organizer coach Andy Fiel of WCC, a few more slots are still open at the moment.
Greetings in the Spirit of Volleyball! We are happy to invite you on the 3rd Viking Cup Open Invitational Volleyball Tournament in World Citi Colleges, Aurora Blvd., Quezon City. The said tournament will start on the 20th of November in the year 2010.
Attached are the invitation letters and the team registration form (go to Downloads). You may use your own gallery format as long as the pictures are 2×2, with the player's full names, jersey number and the team logo is printed on it. If your team is paying by check just write "World Citi Colleges". Hope to hear from you soon.
* Meeting of team captains / coaches will be scheduled a week before the opening games.
For interested teams, you may contact coach Andy at andyfiel@yahoo.com and 0906-4328692. For further announcements, become a fan of World Citi Tournaments via Facebook.
During the 1st Viking Cup back in November 2009, the following teams participated: Team Grace, Arellano University, Rockwell Volleyball Club, JRU, UP Maroons, UP Volleyball Club, and PNU.
During the 2nd Viking Cup, there were a total of 12 teams that participated in the men's divsion. Defending champs is NLP Volleyball Team. 2nd place – Arellano University. 3rd place – Team CSB. 4th place – Team Rockwell. In the women's division, there were 17 teams. Defending champs is Hope Christian Volleyball Team (women's). 2nd place – TIP Manila. 3rd place – WCC Volleyball Team. 4th place – UE Alumni Volleyball Team.


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Audi Looks to Defend Title in Season Opener at Hockenheim
Josh Tons
New faces, new cars, new rules: The DTM is starting the 2014 season with a fresh breeze. The season opener at Hockenheim (May 2 to 4) marks the beginning of the title defense project for Audi and the reigning Champion Mike Rockenfeller. The squad of Audi Sport has newly developed the Championship winning Audi RS 5 DTM in large part for this purpose and in youngster Nico Müller is putting an ambitious rookie on the grid.
Audi is entering its eleventh DTM season following its comeback as a manufacturer. Since 2004 the squad took the driver title six times and clinched 38 victories. Mike Rockenfeller and his Audi Sport Team Phoenix most recently won the titles in the driver and team classifications – a successful track record Audi Sport would like to continue this year. To do so the squad of Head of Audi Motorsport Dr. Wolfgang Ullrich and Dieter Gass, Head of DTM, perfectly prepared in winter.
The 2014-generation Audi RS 5 DTM appears clearly more aggressive due to its aerodynamics, featuring a near-complete new development. At the front, the car has received new air ducts feeding the engines and the brakes plus the honeycomb grill from the production version. As a result, the race car now bears an even greater resemblance to the road cars from the RS model range. Equally obvious are the innovations on the sides of the car. To further improve the efficiency of the airflow, the area between the front and rear wheels was completely redesigned.
Audi set new impulses in winter by changing the driver-team line-ups. The reigning Champion Mike Rockenfeller in Audi Sport Team Phoenix receives ex-Champion Timo Scheider as his new team-mate. Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline competes with Mattias Ekström and Miguel Molina while Adrien Tambay and Edoardo Mortara run for Audi Sport Team Abt. A completely new pairing – Jamie Green and Nico Müller – has been welcomed on board by Audi Sport Team Rosberg.
The rules of the DTM have been fine-tuned for 2014. Instead of the previous two only one mandatory pit stop must be performed, in the middle third of the race. The Drag Reduction System (DRS) with which the driver can lower the angle of the rear wing may now be used up to the finish. Further innovations: All entrants start with a basic weight (driver plus car) of 1,120 kilograms. The drivers of a brand have to either add or reduce weight for the next race, depending on their success. The option tires may now only be used for 50 percent of the race distance.
The compact format of the weekend has remained nearly unchanged. The rollout on Friday afternoon is followed on Saturday by free practice and qualifying which, starting in 2014, is held in only three sections. The race on Sunday afternoon lasts a maximum of 75 minutes. 'Das Erste' airs live broadcasts from Hockenheim on Saturday and Sunday.
Quotes by the officials
Dieter Gass (Head of DTM): "The first race weekend at Hockenheim marks the end of a long and intensive period of preparation. Audi Sport, the teams and the drivers did not rest on the laurels of the success achieved in 2013 but worked hard in order to continue exactly where we left off. We're competing with an Audi RS 5 DTM that is largely a new development and have set new impulses by reallocating the drivers to the teams. I'm convinced that with our car, our line-up and our team we've got the possibility to defend the title and to also reach for the manufacturers' classification."
Hans-Jürgen Abt (Team Director Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline): "We've set a new agenda in the past months in order to return to a winning track in 2014. With new drivers, new faces in the team and a new motorsport center in Kempten we've got all the prerequisites we need to be in contention at the front of the field. The whole squad is extremely motivated and committed to a single aim: We want to win again."
Ernst Moser (Team Director Audi Sport Team Phoenix): "It's a great honor to compete with cars #1 and #2. We're set on performing accordingly and immediately continuing the success of the past year at the season opener. We had some tests that weren't so easy but ultimately found a set-up we're going to start with on the race weekend. I'm hoping for a large turnout at the track. The spectators will get to see thrilling motorsport."
Arno Zensen (Team Director Audi Sport Team Rosberg): "We're delighted that the action is finally starting again. The track tests at Budapest and Hockenheim were positive, which makes us optimistic. I'm happy with my new driver pairing – the mix of youth and experience is great fun. Our aim is to continue the performances we showed the year before last and to clinch victories again."
Facts and quotes by the Audi drivers
Mattias Ekström (35/S), Red Bull Audi RS 5 DTM #7 (Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline)
• Has won the Hockenheim season opener twice
• Starts his 14th DTM season with Audi
"Even though this is the beginning of my 14th DTM season the opening race is always very special. I think it's the most thrilling race weekend of the year because so many things are new and after a long winter you'll only find out at this event where you stand compared to the competition. We did our homework in the past months. My team and I feel ready to put the cards on the table."
Jamie Green (31/GB), Hoffmann Group Audi RS 5 DTM #21 (Audi Sport Team Rosberg)
• Switched from Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline to Audi Sport Team Rosberg
• Was on podium seven times at Hockenheim and scored two victories there
"A new car, a new team and a new team-mate – the first race of the year will be exciting. Nobody can predict where they stand compared to the competition, so we're in for thrilling afternoons on Saturday and Sunday. I'm looking forward to them."
Miguel Molina (25/E), Audi Sport Audi RS 5 DTM #8 (Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline)
• Switched back to Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline
• Achieved his only podium result in the DTM to date at Hockenheim
"I feel comfortable with the new car, my team and my race engineer. We gathered a lot of data during the track tests that we're analyzing now in order to be perfectly prepared for the first weekend. There are some changes that will make the sport even more exciting for the spectators. I think it's good that new ideas are proposed and put into action now and again."
Edoardo Mortara (27/I), Audi Sport Audi RS 5 DTM #15 (Audi Sport Team Abt)
• Switched to Audi Sport Team Abt
• In 2012 clinched the only two victories of the season for Audi
"I received a warm welcome by my new team and get on really well with the guys and my engineer. Together with the car, which I familiarized myself with pretty well during the track tests, this makes me feel optimistic for Hockenheim. We'll only know exactly where we stand during the course of the weekend, but we're starting the new season with high expectations."
Nico Müller (22/CH), Audi Financial Services Audi RS 5 DTM #22 (Audi Sport Team Rosberg)
• Is contesting the first DTM race of his life at Hockenheim
• In Audi Sport Team Rosberg competes alongside seasoned campaigner Jamie Green
"During the track tests we had the opportunity to optimally prepare for the season. Still, there'll be a large number of unsuspected challenges at Hockenheim – especially for me as a rookie. I'd like to learn as much as possible and definitely finish the race. I'm going to benefit from every experience here during the course of the year. If things go well for me, I'm going to attack."
Mike Rockenfeller (30/D), Schaeffler Audi RS 5 DTM #1 (Audi Sport Team Phoenix)
• Starts the season as the reigning Champion in car #1
• Competes with the colors of Schaeffler Group on the RS 5 DTM for the third year
"I'm happy to return to Hockenheim and to attack. Everybody is traveling to the first race with high expectations, and so am I: My goal is to manage a good start of the season and immediately score plenty of points. My two races at Hockenheim last year were fair to middling at best, so I've got high ambitions here for 2014."
Timo Scheider (35/D), AUTO TEST Audi RS 5 DTM #2 (Audi Sport Team Phoenix)
• Switched to Audi Sport Team Phoenix
• Started from the pole position in last year's opening race
"This year, I'm even more excited before the first race than usual – and the butterflies in my stomach are getting stronger and stronger. In 2013, I started the season from the pole position. Now I'm again aiming to immediately make a good showing at Hockenheim. Good results in the first races can really put you on a roll – and that's definitely what I want to get on in 2014."
Adrien Tambay (23/F), Playboy Audi RS 5 DTM #16 (Audi Sport Team Abt)
• Competes sporting the colors of the men's magazine Playboy in 2014
• Is entering his third DTM season with Audi Sport Team Abt
"In my first two DTM years, I always had difficult first races. But this time, I'm feeling better prepared than ever before. I've got more experience and a good feeling after the track tests in winter. In the DTM, the perfect package of driver, team and car is crucial. I'm optimistic that we've got everything it takes to be in contention at the front of the field."
The Audi drivers in the 2014 DTM
Mattias Ekström (S): * July 14, 1978 in Falun (S); residence: Salenstein (CH); single (partner Heidi), one son (Mats); one daughter (Hanna); height: 1.83 m; weight: 79 kg; Audi driver since 1999; DTM races: 134; pole positions: 19; victories: 17; fastest laps: 12; points: 683; DTM titles: 2 (2004, 2007); best result DTM Hockenheim: 1 (2007, 2008)
Jamie Green (GB): * June 14, 1982 in Leicester (GB); residence: Monaco (MC); married to Ginny, two sons (Zachary and William); height: 1.78 m; weight: 70 kg; Audi driver since 2013; DTM races: 93; pole positions: 7; victories: 8; fastest laps: 13; points: 396.5; DTM titles: 0; best result DTM Hockenheim: 1 (2007, 2011)
Miguel Molina (E): * Feb 17, 1989 in Barcelona (E); residence: Lloret de Mar (E); single; height: 1.75 m; weight: 64 kg; Audi driver since 2010; DTM races: 41; pole positions: 2; victories: 0 (best result: 3rd place); fastest laps: 1; points: 53; DTM titles: 0; best result DTM Hockenheim: 5
Edoardo Mortara (I/F): * Jan 12, 1987 in Geneva (CH); residence: Geneva (CH); engaged; height: 1.82 m; weight: 75 kg; Audi driver since 2011; DTM races: 30; pole positions: 1; victories: 2; fastest laps: 0; points: 106; DTM titles: 0; best result DTM Hockenheim: 6
Nico Müller (CH): * Feb 25, 1992 in Thun (CH); residence: Blumenstein (CH); single (partner Lara); height: 1.85 m; weight: 73 kg; Audi driver since 2014; DTM races: 0; pole positions: 0; victories: 0; fastest laps: 0; points: 0; DTM titles: 0
Mike Rockenfeller (D): * Oct 31, 1983 in Neuwied (D); residence: Landschlacht (CH); engaged to Susanne; height: 1.75 m; weight: 68 kg; Audi driver since 2007; DTM races: 71; pole positions: 3; victories: 3; fastest laps: 3; points: 301; DTM titles: 1 (2013); best result DTM Hockenheim: 3
Timo Scheider (D): * Nov 10, 1978 in Lahnstein (D); residence: Lochau (A); single (partner Jessica), one son (Loris-Romeo); height: 1.78 m; weight: 72 kg; Audi driver since 2006; DTM races: 139; pole positions: 11; victories: 6; fastest laps: 9; points: 410; DTM titles: 2 (2008, 2009); best result DTM Hockenheim: 1 (2008)
Adrien Tambay (F): * Feb 25, 1991 in Paris (F); residence: Lochau (A); single; height: 1.81 m; weight: 69 kg; Audi driver since 2012; DTM races: 20; pole positions: 0; victories: 0 (best result: 2nd place); fastest laps: 1; points: 58; DTM titles: 0; best result DTM Hockenheim: 14
Audi statistics in the DTM (since 1990)
Champion's titles: 9 (in 16 years)
Victories: 65 (in 208 races)
Pole positions: 71 (in 172 qualifying sessions)
Fastest laps: 56 (in 208 races)
Podium positions: 208 (in 208 races)
All Hockenheim winners since 2000 (opener)
2000 Bernd Schneider (Mercedes-Benz), Bernd Schneider (Mercedes-Benz)
2001 Bernd Schneider (Mercedes-Benz)
2002 Laurent Aiello (Abt-Audi)
2004 Gary Paffett (Mercedes-Benz)
2005 Jean Alesi (Mercedes-Benz)
2007 Mattias Ekström (Audi)
2009 Tom Kristensen (Audi)
2011 Bruno Spengler (Mercedes-Benz)
2013 Augusto Farfus (BMW)
All Hockenheim winners since 2000 (finale)
2000 Uwe Alzen (Opel)/Uwe Alzen (Opel)
2001 Bernd Mayländer (Mercedes-Benz)
2007 Jamie Green (Mercedes-Benz)
2008 Timo Scheider (Audi)
2010 Paul Di Resta (Mercedes-Benz)
2012 Bruno Spengler (BMW)
2013 Timo Glock (BMW)
2013 flashback: Disappointing DTM opener for Audi
From the pole position, Timo Scheider made a perfect start and immediately took the lead. Up to a safety car period on lap six he was dueling with the subsequent winner Augusto Farfus. While most of the drivers, including Farfus, immediately made their first mandatory pit stop Scheider was only called to the pits a lap later, which caused him to drop to the end of the field. From position 18, Scheider managed to recover to sixth place, making him the best Audi driver in the opening race.
Track length: 4.574 km
Race distance: 42 laps = 192.108 km
Pit stop window: lap 14 to lap 28
DTM qualifying record on this track: Mattias Ekström (Audi), Oct 25, 2008, 1m 32.244s = 178.509 km/h
DTM race record on this track: Paul Di Resta (Mercedes-Benz), Oct 26, 2008, 1m 33.576s = 175.968 km/h
Pole position 2013 season opener: Timo Scheider (Audi), May 04, 2013, 1m 35.918s
Fastest lap 2013 season opener: Augusto Farfus (BMW), May 05, 2013, 1m 34.504s (174.240 km/h)
Turnout 2013 season opener: 87,000
TV live rating 2013 season opener: 1.05 million / 10.7 % market share (14+, source: ARD)
Nico Müller about Hockenheim: "For me as a Swiss, Hockenheim is almost a home round. That's why I'm obviously hoping for many fans to visit. I only know the track from a formula car. I last drove there in the GP3 series. In the DTM, aerodynamic efficiency will be particularly important because of the many relatively fast and semi-fast turns in which the car has to generate downforce. But there are also some top-speed sections, such as the Parabolica, where we're probably going to see some great slipstream duels and – thanks to DRS – many overtaking maneuvers. My personal favorite section is the fast right-hand turn at the entrance to the Motodroms – a real challenge which is also great fun."
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music invokes a strong sense of creativity, emotion, or memory that reminds us we are here- in the moment. it leaves you wanting more. the greatest part about music is everyone feels something completely different when being consumed by the melodies. it's the honey on the lips of mortality. truly a gift to mankind.
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Of course there are restrooms here. Some of the things you can do here at Dixie are hiking, and whitewater paddling, so in all probability you want to stay for a while. The magnificent choice of local attractions, and such a great deal of things to do will make you happy you came. Dixie is positioned in the Blue Mountains.
Dixie is a very popular campground with residents of Bates. As long as you fancy the outdoors you will fancy Oregon.
do have scores of people coming here. Alright, it's the right time to go camping, so what do you say? Dixie is a perfect local campground if you happen to be in Oregon.
if you're seeking a perfect spot to go camping, this is a fine selection.
Rocks Trail is an average backcountry walk that takes more or less two hours. A good hiking and backpacking trail having a height difference of 477 feet, and 6 miles in length, is to be found nearby.
Outdoors recreation in the vicinity of La Grande, Oregon, the metro area neareast to Dixie. Find info on campgrounds, marinas, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater, golf courses and more.


Pamplemousses Botanical Garden - as it is commonly known - is truly extraordinary. This tropical paradise was begun in the 18C by the king's intendant, Pierre Poivre. Its paths and pools are adorned with the colours and luxuriant foliage of many trees: rare varieties, fruit trees, tea, plants with ornamental flowers, Chinese pines. The site also contains Château de Mon Plaisir, a vast colonial home built by the English in the 19C. A pleasure for the senses!


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Spurs news: Tanguy Ndombele's ridiculous skill vs Chelsea looks even better in slow-motion
By James Stroud
Tottenham and Chelsea cancelled each other out with a drab 0-0 draw on Sunday evening.
There weren't many chances at all during the 90 minutes with both sides seemingly content to settle for a draw.
It was still a positive result for Jose Mourinho's side, who climbed back to the top of the Premier League table after the game.
There were some good performers for Tottenham, but arguably their best player on the evening was Tanguy Ndombele.
The Frenchman endured a tough start to life in north London but he is now thriving in his second season at the club.
Ndombele was particularly brilliant in the first-half against Chelsea.
He looked Spurs' most creative outlet and he dominated N'Golo Kante in the middle of the park.
One moment of his in the opening 45 minutes was particularly impressive.
In the 31st minute, Ndombele had the ball and was being tightly marked by Kante and Thiago Silva. It looked certain he was going to lose the ball.
But he produced some incredible quick feet to get himself out of a hole and into space.
It was impressive at the time but now a slow-motion video of his skill has emerged. And it makes Ndombele's skill look even better.
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Spurs fans have reacted to the video, with many sharing their disbelief at the skill he managed to pull off.
Ndombele's turnaround at Tottenham has been remarkable.
The Frenchman was out-of-favour at times last season and his uneasy relationship with Jose Mourinho was well documented.
But Ndombele has clearly earned Mourinho's trust with some brilliant performances in the last few months.
It's taken a while, but the 23-year-old is finally proving why Spurs signed him for £55.45 million in the summer of 2019.
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Official Welcome Cocktail WINDIES vs England ODI Series by Hon. Asot Michael
A warm and wonderful good evening to you, and welcome to our beautiful twin-island nation, Antigua and Barbuda.
I am delighted to be here this evening to welcome both the West Indies Cricket team and the England Cricket Team to Antigua and Barbuda. It is an absolute pleasure and honour to have both of these prestigious teams here, playing against each other in one of the most beautiful cricketing nations on earth.
This English touring team is the first visit of the team to Antigua and Barbuda since 2014 – to play two ODIs.
A special welcome is also extended to the Captain and members of our own West Indies Cricket team who are on home turf and can be assured of the support of the thousands of fans who are looking forward to a thrilling weekend of cricket.
For the English team it is, of course, part of your build-up to the Champions Trophy later this year in England and Wales for which we wish you the best of luck.
I cannot truly express how excited we are to have you here. Not only because we have had a long, and storied relationship with the Brits – we love you, and Antigua and Barbuda has long been a popular destination for your country – We are a nation of cricket enthusiasts and so we welcome the "Barmy Army" that normally accompanies you and look forward to a weekend of cricket lovely cricket!
Cricket has become part of our culture and is one of the major passions in life for most that live here. If we were not a religious nation, it would surely be our religion. As British poet Edmund Blunden who said, 'Cricket to us was more than play, it was worship in the summer sun.'
From friendlies on the beach or a village field or local tournaments, there are countless opportunities to come across an excellent game. Being blessed with sunny skies and perfect weather throughout the year, we can happily play cricket 365 days out of the year. And truth be told we can happily do so on each of our 365 white and pink sandy beaches!
We are lucky that we are home to some of the greatest cricketing legends ever to play the game – from Sir Viv Richards, a National Hero and one of the world's cricketing greats for whom of course we have named our national stadium. We are also the home of Sir Andy Roberts the first Antiguan and Barbudan to play for the West Indies team, as well as legendary pace bowler Sir Curtley Ambrose and Sir Richie Richardson another West Indian batsman of class and accomplishments.
So you can see – Antigua and Barbuda is inextricably intertwined with Cricket. As the games is indeed part of our DNA and our way of life. So that is why we are all excited. It isn't just us either. There has been plenty of activity around the island, and a buzz building in the cricket community. It is my understanding that this week all of our hotel rooms are filled with several thousand cricket fans from the UK and the rest of the region for this Friday and Sunday's One Day Internationals. This is excellent news for our country's tourism.
We are all looking forward to two days of fun and excitement, and though, we look forward to a challenging encounter with you over the next few days, I must confess that we look forward to winning as well!
I wish you only the best in your training over the coming days at Sir Vivian Richards stadium –– and we hope that you enjoy the stadium and are able to appreciate our wonderful weather.
We are proud to partner with the West Indies Cricket Board to organize these two exciting days of ODI's – both for the West Indies team, as well as fans of the sport. Hosting this premiere event is a real honor for our nation. Expect the stadium to be filled with thousands upon thousands of fans. Win or lose, we are all set to be watching teams with the best players in the world, competing at extraordinary levels.
Once again, please accept our warmest welcome on behalf of the Government and people of Antigua and Barbuda.
We hope that you truly enjoy your stay, and that you take time out to enjoy our beaches, our natural attractions, our music, and food but most importantly that you experience the warmth and hospitality of the Antiguan and Barbudan people.
We hope you are inspired to return for a personal holiday so you can spend some more time with us and truly experience everything that our wonderful twin-island nation has to offer.
I wish both teams the best of luck and look forward to seeing you play on Friday and Sunday.
I will finish with a quote from Amit Ray, 'Champions never sleep, the eternal spirit keeps them awake. Everyone has the fire, but the champions know when to ignite the spark.'
So go be the champions you are on Friday and Sunday.
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How Much Should I Jump Rope a Day?
Clayton Runner is a professional writer specializing in health, human anatomy and fitness. He is pursuing a Master of Health in kinesiology from West Virginia University.
Jumping rope is effective for burning calories and improving cardiovascular endurance. The amount that you should jump rope per day will depend on your goals and fitness level. An average person simply trying to get fit may only need to jump 10 minutes a day. On the other hand, an athlete trying to improve endurance and cardiovascular performance may need to jump rope for more than 30 minutes a day.
Your level of fitness will determine how much you are able to jump rope a day. In order to prevent any overuse injuries such as shin splints or achilles tendonitis, you should only jump for a maximum period of time. A beginner who is just beginning to jump rope should only jump at most 10 minutes a day. An intermediate person who has jumped fairly consistently over the past six months can jump up to 30 minutes a day. An advanced-level person or an athlete does not have a limit as their body will be used to high-impact tasks.
How much you jump will also depend on how many calories you want to burn. If you want to burn only 100 or 200 calories a day, then you should jump at a comfortably hard pace for 10 minutes. If you wish to burn up to 350 calories per day, then jump rope at a challenging pace for 20 minutes. If you want to burn a large amount of calories, more than 500, then jump at a fast pace for at least 40 minutes. Performing an hour of jumping at a challenging pace will burn up to 750 calories. However, jumping for that long is very difficult and should only be attempted by well-seasoned athletes.
Jumping rope is an aerobic activity and will improve cardiovascular performance as well as endurance. Aerobic exercises have little or no rest alloted during the activity. To improve your cardiovascular performance and efficiency, you should perform short bursts of high-intensity jumping as well as long steady jumping. The short bursts will require more oxygen and therefore increase the amount of oxygen you can take in during a single breath, also called VO2 max. On the other hand, performing long steady jumping will improve how efficiently your body delivers oxygen to your muscles.
Jumping rope can build both endurance and power. To focus on increasing endurance, you should jump for long periods of time at a steady pace. You should jump rope for at least 20 minutes a day, unless you are a beginner, in that case 10 minutes of jumping per day will suffice. For power, jump rope as fast as you can, in short bursts that last only 30 seconds to a minute. Rest for one to two minutes in between intervals. If you are a beginner, do this for only five minutes. If you are intermediate, do it for at most 15 minutes. Athletes or advanced persons should do this exercise for at most 30 minutes.
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Q: Notation for a transformation of a parametric curve Although I'm conceptually familiar in the area of parametric curves, it's quite new to me notation-wise. I ask this simple question here because searching the web for "notation for curve transformation" yields only pre-calculus level graph transformations.
Suppose I have some parametric equation $\gamma:\mathbb{R}\rightarrow\mathbb{R}^2$, and I'd like to "transform" it. I.e; scaling, rotation, translation, or a more complicated maneuver.
I imagine, like all things in math, a given transformation can be represented by a symbol such as $T$; and that $T$ may take inputs that affect the resulting transformation. These inputs could simply be numbers or more abstract objects like other curves.

What would the notation be to represent a curve $\gamma$ transformed by $T$?

Would it be as simple as
$$T(\gamma,x_1,x_2,\dots)$$
where $x_1,x_2,\dots$ are other inputs that affect the translation?

A: Think of the curve and its transformation as mappings from one space to another.  In your case, the curve is a mapping of the real line $\mathbb R$ to some subset of the plane $\mathbb R^2$.  Every real number corresponding to a value of the parameter in the domain is mapped to an ordered pair $(x,y) \in \mathbb R^2$.  We can express such a parametrization componentwise; e.g., $$\gamma : \mathbb R \mapsto \mathbb R^2, \\ \gamma(t) = (x(t), y(t)).$$
A transformation $T$ of the plane to itself can be expressed as some function $$T : \mathbb R^2 \to \mathbb R^2 \\ T(x,y) = (u(x,y), v(x,y)),$$ again as some componentwise operation.  Then the transformation of $\gamma$ under $T$ is simply the composition of mappings and is a mapping from $\mathbb R$ to $\mathbb R^2$:  $$T(\gamma(t)) = (u(x(t), y(t)), v(x(t), y(t))).$$
In a sense, the mappings $\gamma$ and $T$ differ only in the dimensions of the spaces involved.  We can more generally talk about arbitrary mappings from $\mathbb R^m \to \mathbb R^n$, and compositions of such mappings.

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Pearl Button Makers by John Houghton
The Mother-of-pearl which is cut into buttons is of various kinds, and some of great value. The white-edged Maccassar shells are fished almost entirely from the seas round Maccassar, in the East Indies. these shells, the "mothers'' of the orient pearls so coveted by beauty, are the finest in size and the purest in grain of any the world. Their. value in this town varies from £140 to £160 per ton. The yellow-edged Manilla shells are similar in size and character, but have a yellow tinge on their border, which diminishes their. value, and, moreover, they are more brittle in turning. They are used chiefly in the Sheffield trade for knife handles ; their value is from £100 to £120 per ton .
The Bombay and Alexandria shells, smaller in size and a less delicate in tint and clearness, are found inthe Black shell is from the Archipelago of the Pacific ocean, this is a beautiful coloured shell and polishes to a very dark shade, but giving out all the colours of the rainbow with exquisite blends.
The least valued pearl shells are the Panama variety been of a size akin to oyster's,these only allow a small percentage the shell to be used commercially this was the main reason for there low tonnage price.
Most of the button trade was carried out in small family run concerns , which was a cottage industry in the premises were they lived. The outlay required to carry out these tasks was a small nominal expense, labour was the main criteria many hands working for small wages.
There were no idle hands every one had a job to perform in dirty squalid conditions, from sorting the shells, then the experienced man of the house would work out the best cuts from the shells, for the blanks, these would be collected for the driller to put the holes in the blanks, next the polishing and sorting in to sizes and quality ready for the carders to sew the finished buttons on to the cardboard ready for the sale. usually this would be the owner of a large button making business.
Mr John Bitthel manufacturer of pearl buttons a family concern that had been going on for decades. They lived at No 15 Parliament street' he had a small factory in the yard of court five, which consisted of two buildings for making of pearl buttons. This had been a mystery to us for years. We had moved in to 1/15 Parliament Street during the Second World War. At this time the only remains of this pearl making trade was one lean to building and the remains of the main building, this was mainly now at ground level with numerous boxes shells and pearl button blanks. Which we used to dig up for friends and the girls from Burlington street school.
I came across this information about the Bitthel family during my family history research when looking up the 1901 census and then covering the 1881 and 1851 censuses they had been in the pearl button trade over this time span more research is required if I want any more information. been in the pearl button trade over this time span more research is required if I want any more information.
So after all these years we now know the reason for our treasure trove of pearl shells and buttons in our old back yard of 1/15 Parliament Street Aston. told
I am June Ivy Houghton nee Chapman worked at Clewleys in Vyse street in the centre of the jewellery quarter is there any body out there who worked with me use contact to get in touch.
A BRIEF RESUME OF THE
BIRMINGHAM BUTTON TRADE
Contributed by Roger Keight
Birmingham was long known as 'Toymaker of the World', 'toys' being things of fashion such as buckles, buttons, snuff boxes, etc., and by 1759 about 20,000 people were involved in the manufacture of 'toys', with 8,000 of them working in the buckle trade. Then in the 1700's buckles began to go out of fashion to be replaced by metal-buttons. For many years a man named John Taylor made a fortune from gilding metal buttons at his factory, first in Crooked Lane off Dale End, and then in Union Street, leaving a private residence in Bordesley, extensive landed estates in Yardley, Sheldon and Coleshill, and a fortune of about £200,000 in his Will when he died in 1775. It is interesting to note that this same John Taylor teamed up with a Sampson Lloyd II to form Birmingham's first Bank, Taylor's & Lloyds, now trading as Lloyds T.S.B.
In 1749 another well-known man was taken into partnership in a flourishing Birmingham button making business. This man expanded the business to include all sorts of plated goods, silver, and jewellery, and eventually set-up the Soho Manufactory on Hockley Brook in Handsworth. When he died in 1809 he left £150,000 in his Will. His name was Matthew Boulton
Between 1770 and 1800, twenty-one patents were granted for improvements in the fastening of clothes, nineteen of them originating in Birmingham. During this time it was calculated that each operation was so simple that one button would pass through fifty pairs of hands, and each pair of hands would shift up to 1,000 buttons a day. Even children of 6 or 8 could do many of the jobs and could earn from 10d. To 8/- a week.
Initially buttons were covered with a thin layer of gold leaf, or were plated in a similar way with silver but towards the end of the century a method had been found to dip the buttons which covered the buttons with a minimum layer of precious metal and so was cheaper. However gilt metal buttons were dependant on whims of fashion just as buckles had been before them, and the fashions changed again at the beginning of the Victorian period. Some metal button producers continued to manufacture their products for uniforms and fancy wear, but others changed to the production of brass, jet, ivory, tortoiseshell, pearl, bone, horn, and glass buttons, many of which were then covered with cloth, silk, linen, and also buttons made from 'Corezo Nuts' from Central America. These 'Nuts' were a beautiful white colour, rather like ivory, and they could be easily turned on a lathe and then be dyed in numerous shades.
The button trade Parliament had banned the import of pearl buttons at around the end of the 18th century and Birmingham had become an ideal place for pearl button manufacture. The material, which was generally obtained from mother-of-pearl, Abalone, and good Mollusc shells, was very fragile and so it had to be carefully worked by hand. For this reason the more robust 'Yellow-lip' Oyster shell from the west coast of Australia was greatly preferred whenever it was available. Because of the fragile disposition of the material the pearl button industry was only to be found in small workshops and these were manned by highly skilled workshop craftsmen and were run by small masters.
Yet other materials started to be used for buttons. It was not unusual to find yards at the back of button manufacturers full of hoof and horn imported from overseas, the whole lot heaving with maggots and smelling vile, and steam would exude from the doorways carrying the same foul smell. Button manufacturers operating at this time included William Dowler & Sons Ltd (1774) of 11-15 Brearley Street, Firmin & Sons (1677) of Newtown Row, and W. Elliott & Son in Regent Street.
By 1865 machines were beginning to be introduced into the button trade and so only about 6,000 people worked in the various branches of the button trade compared with about 17,000 in 1830, and many of these people were women. Even with machines it still took about 14 girls and women working with incredible rapidity to put together a single button. These buttons were then attached to a piece of card, fourteen buttons on each, and one girl was capable of sewing 3,600 buttons onto cards in one day. Each card was sold at 1d or 11/2d each. Pearl buttons however, because of their frailty, continued to be made entirely by highly skilled craftsmen who made up one third of the 6,000 employed in the whole button trade, and who could earn between £2 and £4 a week compared with the 7/- to 9/- a week that the women were earning.
Then, because of increased competition from abroad a group of leading button manufacturers got together in 1908 to form Buttons Ltd, in exactly the same way and for the same reasons that gun manufacturers had formed the B.S.A... Buttons Ltd. operated from two factories, one in Portland Street, Aston, and a smaller one in Warstone Lane in the Jewellery Quarter of Birmingham.
employed many people, particularly in the factories where a division of labour was necessary to cover the various processes. However, there was one type of button which could not be produced in this way and that was the pearl button.
A FEW OF THE BUTTON MANUFACTURERS IN BIRMINGHAM:-
FIRMIN & SONS, Newtown Row, Birmingham 6. (est.1677)
WILLIAM DOWLER & SONS Ltd., 11-15 Brearley Street, Birmingham 19. (est.1774)
BUTTONS LTD., Portland Street, Aston (est.1908), and Warstone Lane, Birmingham 18.
GEORGE HOOK & SONS, Villa Street, Lozells, Aston.
T.A.CARLYLE, Warstone Lane, Birmingham 18
MATTHEW BOULTON, Soho Manufactory, Handsworth, Aston.
JOHN TAYLOR, Crooked Lane (off Dale End)
W.ELLIOTT & SON
JULIUS HARDY
BUTTON MAKING
Buttons.—The earliest record of button-making we have is dated 1689, but Mr. Baddeley (inventor of the oval chuck), who retired from business about 1739, is the earliest local manufacturer we read of as doing largely in the trade, though sixty or seventy years ago there were four or five times as many in the business as at present, blue coats and gilt buttons being in fashion. By an Act passed in the 4th of William and Mary foreign buttons made of hair were forbidden to be imported. By another Act, in the 8th of Queen Anne it was decreed that "any tailor or other person convicted of making, covering, selling, using, or setting on to a garment any buttons covered with cloth, or other stuff of which garments are made, shall forfeit five pounds for every dozen of such buttons, or in proportion for any lesser quantity;" by an Act of the seventh of George the First, "any wearer of such unlawful buttons is liable to the penalty of forty shillings per dozen, and in proportion for any lesser quantity."
Several cases are on record in which tradesmen have been heavily fined under these; strange laws, and before they were repealed it is related by Dr. Doran (in 1855) that one individual not only got out of paying for a suit of clothes because of the illegality of the tailor in using covered buttons, but actually sued the unfortunate "snip" for the informer's share of the penalties, the funniest part of the tale being that the judge who decided the case, the barrister who pleaded the statute, and the client who gained the clothes he ought to have paid for, were all of them buttoned contrary to law.
These Acts were originally enforced to protect the many thousands who at the time were employed in making buttons of silk, thread, &c., by hand, and not, as is generally supposed, in favour of the metal button manufacturers, though on April 4, 1791, Thomas Gem, the solicitor to the committee for the protection of the button trade, advertised a reward for any information against the wearers of the unlawful covered buttons. The "gilt button days" of Birmingham was a time of rare prosperity, and dire was the distress when, like the old buckles, the fashion of wearing the gilt on the blue went out. Deputations to royalty had no effect in staying the change, and thousands were thrown on the parish. It was sought to revive the old style in 1850, when a deputation of button makers solicited Prince Albert to patronise the metallic buttons for gentlemen's coats, but Fashion's fiat was not to be gainsaid. John Taylor, High Sheriff of Warwickshire in 1756, is said to have sent out about £800 worth of buttons per week. Papier maché buttons came in with Henry Clay's patent in 1778. He also made buttons of slate.
Boulton, of Soho, was the first to bring out steel buttons with facets, and it is said that for some of superior design he received as much as 140 guineas per gross. Horn buttons, though more correctly speaking they should have been called "hoof" buttons, were a great trade at one time, selling in 1801 as low as 5-1/2d. Per gross. "Maltese buttons" (glass beads mounted in metal) were, in 1812, made here in large quantities, as were also the "Bath metal drilled shank button" of which 20,000 gross per week were sent out, and a fancy cut white metal button, in making which 40 to 50 firms were engaged, each employing 20 to 40 hands, but the whole trade in these specialities was lost in consequence of a few men being enticed to or imprisoned in France, and there establishing a rival manufacture. Flexible shanks were patented in 1825 by B. Sanders. Fancy silk buttons, with worked figured tops, were patented by Wm. Elliott, in 1837. Porcelain buttons, though not made here, were designed and patented by a Birmingham man, R. Prosser, in 1841. The three-fold linen button was the invention of Humphrey Jeffries, in 1841, and patented by John Aston. In 1864 so great was the demand for these articles that one firm is said to have used up 63,000 yards of cloth and 34 tons of metal in making them.
Cadbury and Green's "very" button is an improvement on these. Vegetable ivory, the product of a tree growing in Central America and known as the Corozo palm, was brought into the button trade about 1857. The shells used in the manufacture of pearl buttons are brought from many parts of the world, the principal places being the East Indies, the Red Sea, the Persian Gulf, the islands of the Pacific Ocean, Panama, and the coasts of Central America, Australia, New Zealand, &c. The prices of "shell" vary very much, some not being worth more than £20 per ton, while as high as £160 to £170 has been paid for some few choice samples brought from Macassar, a seaport in India. The average import of shell is about 1,000 tons per year, and the value about £30,000.—There are 265 button manufacturers in Birmingham, of whom 152 make pearl buttons, 26 glass, 8 horn and bone, 14 ivory, 12 gilt metal, 3 wood, and 5 linen, the other 45 being of a mixed or general character, silver, brass, steel, wood, and papier maché, being all, more or less, used. Nearly 6,000 hands are employed in the trade, of whom about 1,700 are in the pearl line, though that branch is not so prosperous as it was a few years back.
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26.2 x 18.2 cm (10.5 x 7 inches)This wood engraving with original hand colour is by Alexander Francis Lydon.Lydon was a renowned perfectionist. He was expert at creating beautifully coloured prints. This print is an authentic antique, not a reproduction and is in excellent condition. © Fine Rare Pr..
Black-headed Bunting
26.2x 18.5 cm (10.5 x 7 inches)This wood engraving from c. 1880 with original hand colour is by Alexander Francis Lydon. Lydon was a renowned perfectionist. He was expert at creating beautifully coloured prints. This print is an authentic antique, not a reproduction and is in excellent condition...
Cirl Bunting
Bird Eggs - Brambling, Linnet, Redpole,Crossbill, Corn Bunting
30 x 22 cm (11.5 x 8.75 inches).This is a beautiful antique lithograph from a work by Arthur G.Butler (1844-1925), an entomologist at the British Museum who worked on the taxonomy of birds, insects and spiders. He engaged two of the finest illustrators of birds of all time, H.Gronvold and Frederick ..
Dickcissel Or Black-Throated Bunting
25 x 19 cm (10 x 7.5 inches)North AmericaThis beautiful antique engraving was made in 1785 and is from "A General Synopsis of Birds" by John Latham. It was made by copper plate engraving, has well defined plate marks, is beautifully detailed and is on heavy weight,handmade, chain-linked paper. ..
Black Headed Bunting
30 x 22 cm (11.5 x 8.75 inches).Emberiza melancephalaThis is a beautiful antique lithograph from a work by Arthur G.Butler (1844-1925), an entomologist at the British Museum who worked on the taxonomy of birds, insects and spiders. He engaged two of the finest illustrators of birds of all time, H.Gr..
Rustic Bunting
41 x 30 cm (16 x 11.75 inches).Emberiza rusticaChina and JapanJohn Gould was the enterprising genius behind the creation of 2999 different handcolored lithographic plates of birds and animals. He was born in 1804 on the Dorset coast in England. Gould had no formal university training and considered..
26 x 18cm (10.3 x 7 inches).ZigoliThis high quality antique lithograph is by Friedrich Wilhelm Kuhnert and was made in Italy in about 1895. Kuhnert (1865-1926) was a German artist who specialised in wildlife. He was especially good at portraying animals in natural settings. The image area is in exce..
Red Headed Bunting
41 x 30 cm (16 x 11.75 inches).Euspiza luteola (now classifed as Emberiza bruniceps)AsiaJohn Gould was the enterprising genius behind the creation of 2999 different handcolored lithographic plates of birds and animals. He was born in 1804 on the Dorset coast in England. Gould had no formal universi..
Redpole And Bunting Eggs
26 x 16 cm (10.3 x 6.25 inches)Brambling, Linnet, Twite, Lesser Redpole, Mealy Redpole, Greenland Redpole, Snow Bunting, Lapland Bunting, Reed Bunting, Little Bunting, Corn Bunting, Ortolan BuntingThis original antique lithograph was made in the 1890s and is from Henry Seebohm's work on birds eggs, ..
30 x 22 cm (11.5 x 8.75 inches).Emberiza cirluThis is a beautiful antique lithograph from a work by Arthur G.Butler (1844-1925), an entomologist at the British Museum who worked on the taxonomy of birds, insects and spiders. He engaged two of the finest illustrators of birds of all time, H.Gronvold ..
Lapland Bunting
30 x 22 cm (11.5 x 8.75 inches).Calcarius lapponicusThis is a beautiful antique lithograph from a work by Arthur G.Butler (1844-1925), an entomologist at the British Museum who worked on the taxonomy of birds, insects and spiders. He engaged two of the finest illustrators of birds of all time, H.Gro..
18.5 x 12.0 cm (7.3 x 4.8 inches).This colored engraving was created by The Reverend Francis Orpen Morris and was printed by Groombridge and Sons of London in 1887. The Reverend Francis Orpen Morris was well known for his passion for natural history and devoted his leisure time to studying the birds..
Paradise Tanager And Ortolan Bunting
~11.3 x 7.5 inches (28.5 x 19 cm). This is an original hand colored engraving from a large, fine quality French edition of Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon,'s Natural History. The hand coloring is original, and the engraving is over 160 years old. It was made by copper plate engraving, ha..
Corn Bunting, Finch And Mousebird
~11.3 x 7.5 inches (28.5 x 19 cm). This is an original hand colored engraving from a large, fine quality French edition of Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon,'s Natural History. The hand coloring is original, and the engraving is over 160 years old. It was made by copper plate engraving, has fin..
Yellow Hammer And Snow Bunting
21 x 13 cm (8.3 x 5.2 inches).This superb antique engraving is over 230 years old. It's from "British Zoology" by Thomas Pennant, which was published in 1776 in Warrington, England. The illustrations in the early editions were so expensive to produce that he made little money and gave the profits to..
Ortolan Bunting
18.5 x 12.0 cm (7.3 x 4.8 inches).This colored engraving was created by The Reverend Francis Orpen Morris and was printed by Groombridge and Sons of London in 1887. The Reverend Francis Orpen Morris was well known for his passion for natural history and devoted his leisure time to studying the bird..
Marsh Bunting
25 x 15.5 cm (9.75 x 6 inches).This is an original hand colored wood engraving made for Charles Robert Bree in 1866. It is a genuine antique print, not a reproduction. It is in excellent condition. The paper and colors are virtually as fresh as they day the prints were created. Charles Robert Bree w..
Bird Eggs - Snow Bunting, Starling, Chough, Jay,Magpie
Corn Bunting
30 x 22 cm (11.5 x 8.75 inches).Emberiza miliariaThis is a beautiful antique lithograph from a work by Arthur G.Butler (1844-1925), an entomologist at the British Museum who worked on the taxonomy of birds, insects and spiders. He engaged two of the finest illustrators of birds of all time, H.Gronvo..
Orange Weaver And Black-Headed Bunting
24.5 x 16 cm (9.75 x 6.25 inches).ploceus cristatus and Emberiza melanocephalaThis superb antique print was made in 1849 and is from the first edition of Dictionnaire D'Histoire Naturelle by Charles Orbigny. It was made by engraving and has beautiful hand colouring enriched with shellac finishing. T..
30 x 22 cm (11.5 x 8.75 inches).Emberiza hortulanaThis is a beautiful antique lithograph from a work by Arthur G.Butler (1844-1925), an entomologist at the British Museum who worked on the taxonomy of birds, insects and spiders. He engaged two of the finest illustrators of birds of all time, H.Gronv..
30 x 22 cm (11.5 x 8.75 inches).Emberiza schoeniclusThis is a beautiful antique lithograph from a work by Arthur G.Butler (1844-1925), an entomologist at the British Museum who worked on the taxonomy of birds, insects and spiders. He engaged two of the finest illustrators of birds of all time, H.Gro..


while I stood there to watch them.
dispatched them with their swords.
It is with these verses that the Egyptian poet, Hāfez Ibrahīm, described Egyptian women who took the streets to protest against the exile of Sa`d Zaghlūl.


Nov. 8, 2017 marks the 40th anniversary of Harvey Milk's election to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, making him the first openly gay elected official in the state.
To memorialize this breakthrough for political outsiders everywhere, Illuminate, a San Francisco group that creates public art via powerful light installations, has created "Harvey's Halo," a rainbow beam of light above Harvey Milk Plaza at the corner of Market and Castro Streets in San Francisco. The light show launches Nov. 8 in a public ceremony and will continue for seven days over two weekends.
Milk's famous phrase, "Hope will never be silent," will appear in neon over Harvey Milk Plaza as a permanent welcome to the world from the neighborhood that served as Milk's home and political base.
Illuminate got its start with "The Bay Lights," a work of public art that shone nightly from the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge from 2013 to 2015. The installation was so popular that it was made permanent in February 2016 through private funds as a gift to the people of California.
Check out some of the other IlluminateSF Festival Of Light art installations that are on display throughout the city.
Discover more of San Francisco's citywide gallery of lights at IlluminateSF.com.


Fall is here, and there's no better place to be than Columbus!
We've got your ultimate guide to the season right here.
Find the region's best fall festivals here.
Your guide to the best fall hikes in Greater Columbus is right here.
Here, you can find all the apple orchards and pumpkin patches you can handle. And here's your source for the best pumpkin flavored foods in the city.
And of course, for Buckeye fans and visiting team fans alike, here's how to eat and how to play on game day.


Spend time by the river, as well as appreciating the art scene, and checking out the local cuisine in Cambridge. Learn about the local heritage of Cambridge at top landmarks like Kendall Square. Popular sights like Harvard Square and Museum of Science won't disappoint.
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Mountain Mike's Pizza wants to take over…
Mountain Mike's Pizza wants to take over the Inland Empire, starting with Moreno Valley
Mountain Mike's best-selling pizza is topped with "crispy, curly" pepperoni. (Courtesy of Mountain Mike's Pizza)
By Fielding Buck | fbuck@scng.com | The Press-Enterprise
PUBLISHED: August 6, 2018 at 7:55 a.m. | UPDATED: August 6, 2018 at 7:55 a.m.
A Bay Area restaurant chain is planning to become a big presence in Southern California, starting with the Inland Empire.
Mountain Mike's Pizza will open a location in Moreno Valley this week, and its co-owners say many more will follow.
Mountain Mike's prides itself on its dine-in experience, bucking trends toward take-out, delivery and the kind of fast-fired, individual pizzas served by chains such as Blaze and Mod.
With its 10-20-inch pizzas and its big dining rooms, Mountain Mike's is aimed at families and large groups.
"You look at Southern California, that's a 100-store opportunity for us," said Orange County businessman Chris Britt, who co-owns the chain with Ed St. Geme. They are co-chief executive officers.
The McKinley is one of Mountain Mike's signature pizzas. (Courtesy of Mountain Mike's Pizza)
Mountain Mike's Pizza opens this week in Moreno Valley. (Courtesy of Mountain Mike's Pizza)
Britt and St. Geme plan a big push to build 45 of those restaurants in Riverside and San Bernardino counties in coming years with Robby Basati, a longtime Mountain Mike's franchisee.
The chain was founded 40 years ago in Palo Alto and serves signature pizzas named after mountain peaks. Among them:
The McKinley: A traditional pizza with pepperoni, Italian sausage, mushrooms, black olives, bell peppers, onions and diced tomatoes.
Pike's Peak: An all-meat pizza with sausage, pepperoni, beef, salami, the Portuguese sausage linguica, and ham.
Snowy Alps: Pepperoni, mushrooms, olives, sausage, green onions and diced tomatoes on a pie with garlic white sauce.
The top seller, however, is the "crispy, curly" pepperoni pizza made with thin pepperoni slices that curl into cup shapes when cooked.
Britt said he and St. Geme discovered Mountain Mike's as students at Stanford University.
"We thought for years it was a one-off restaurant until decades later it comes back across our desk as a franchise chain, and ultimately we end up buying it."
Britt and St. Geme moved the executive headquarters to Newport Beach last year, but operational headquarters are in Oakland.
The chain has nearly 200 locations, with 188 of them concentrated in Chico and Bakersfield. Only eight are south of that Kern County city, with three in the Inland Empire, one in Orange County, and four in San Diego County.
Britt called the new Moreno Valley store a fantastic representation of what Mountain Mike's is.
The 2,585 square-foot restaurant in Lakeside Plaza features a kids' activity area with arcade games big screen TVs and plenty of room for large gatherings. It is in Lakeside Plaza, at the corner of Iris Avenue and Lasselle Street not far from Moreno Valley College.
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Britt calls it a "great meeting spot for families and community groups and fund-raisers" with weekday lunch buffets and, for guests that want it, alcohol.
"We don't lead with it because we're a family-friendly place, but we also offer a nice dining experience for couples and groups that may want to enjoy a football game, a basketball game, a baseball game having a variety of craft beers and maybe wine as well," Britt said.
Mountain Mike's Pizza
Where: 25970 Iris Ave., Suite B1, Moreno Valley
Hours: 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday; 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
Information: 951-455-3900, www.mountainmikes.com.
Fielding Buck | Reporter
Fielding Buck has reported throughout Riverside, San Bernardino, and Los Angeles. His beats have included, business, dining, entertainment, and Southern California theme parks. He's also been a section editor and copy editor for The Desert Sun in Palm Springs. He has a master's degree from Claremont Graduate University and a bachelor's degree from Pepperdine University.
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