SBSettings>dock applications>fix blanks is the quickest way to fix the blank icons. Sometimes respringing didn't fix it for me.
Respring actually has NEVER fixed blank icons for me. I'll try the SBSettings method.
For me the blank icons or not the right images, I just rebooted the iPhone. I don't have the white icon issue anymore.
I have been very impressed with the latest jailbreak. I finally had a chance to work on my phone yesterday. Even my battery life is better. Happy Guy today!
Glad to hear that! I'm happy the jailbreak was very smooth and you didn't have to do anything! Just press jailbreak and let it run!
Is it just me or is this jailbreak noticeably faster than previous ones? I thought it was just my iPad since I did that first, but everything seems noticeably smoother on the iPhone as well. I know it usually starts out that way and gets worse, but I've seen no lagging yet. Cydia in particular seems much more responsive than it was <5.1.1.
I agree. The jailbreak and Cydia was very smooth and still is. I'm able to search and install very quickly with no problems. The first 2-3 days is usually not good for Cydia, but it's much better now.
Mine has been smooth too. I am wondering if that will change as I add more and more things. But for right now. I'm very impressed. I only made one mistake during the jailbreak process, and it was completely my fault. I wasn't going to do this jailbreak, but I am really glad I did.
Free memory is much higher on average for me... about 40-50 MB more than on 5.0.1 if I had to guess. Overall performance improves as a result. Me likey.
Dave, how many tweak do you have running if any? One thing I've hated since day one, being jailbroken on 5.0.1, is low memory issues, even without running a theme.
Man, I took it down to the nitty gritty on 5.0.1 and I still had a memory hole somewhere that was the gateway to lag city. I've actually added more of my usuals back since 5.1.1 has been going so smoothly, and my free memory is still higher than it ever was.
Cydia loads and refreshes in at least half the time it used to.
Cydia loads and refreshes pretty quickly for me. However, respringing and rebooting takes a significant amount of time. Is that normal?
Respring seems about the same on my iPhone 4... about 10-12 seconds. It's REALLY fast on the iPad... like 6 seconds. It does tend to hang on respring more often on the iPad, though.
Scratch that, I'm getting some longer ones on the iPhone. About 30-40 seconds.
I just tested my respring and it's roughly 35 seconds. Not bad, but sometimes it seems like it hangs. My reboot takes 1 minute 10 seconds.
I have experienced a better Free Memory issue with this JB also. Before I would always drop down to around 20-30MB while not really doing anything. Now I rarely get under 200MB.
the only problem is the low memory, everything else is fine. Respring usually takes around 20 seconds and cydia refreshes around 10 or less. I'm debating if I should update and jailbreak again or not, we'll see.
I have finally joined the legions of satisfied 5.1.1 untethered jailbreakers.
...I went against the advice of other members here and decided to use Aptbackup to restore my Cydia apps....big mistake. It hung on the loading screen, and when I cancelled it after about ten minutes, NOTHING was showing up in my Cydia. No sources, no essential files (including the oh-so-important Rocky Racoon file), nada, zip, zilch.
Admitting you get what you pay for with Aptbackup, I reluctantly restored to a fresh 5.1.1, rejailbroke, and spent an hour putting my Cydia apps and tweaks back on manually.
Like psylichon, I've also decided to run really lean this time. Theming is fun, but I'm firmly convinced there's a massive memory leak in Winterboard somewhere, and I'm kinda over it. It was fun while it lasted.
I have MyWi and 3GUnrestrictor purchased, but I haven't used either of them in so long (the latter due to data throttling), I'm not sure if I'll even bother.
Let's hope the battery life improves!
Congratulations on the successful jailbreaking. I am doing the same thing you did. I went through manually and installed each tweak and app to make sure it was compatible and working properly. As far as paid apps, I'm not sure what to get. I don't want to spend an overly crazy amount of money. Any suggestions for must needed paid apps that are useful?


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Another quick update but a necessary one. It has been bit chaotic lately over here, doing level design among other details.
I decided to redo the GameOver screen, and make it a bit dramatic, yet funny with an inside joke.
Every Mexican knows how painful is to lose or have a broken taco. My main goal with this project is to make it as comic as possible. Maybe you don't know much about Mexican slang or never really understood inside jokes between Hispanics. But this is my way to express such ideas to everybody. I thought that the broken taco was a nice touch. In a way, this project is also dedicated to my kin out there in this country, working and trying to survive. So I am working on this to perhaps put a smile on their faces, and remind them of what home is like.
Besides that whole political speech, this game is also meant to be a jump up on my indie game designing days. I am also doing this for me as well as for the ones close to me.
But like I keep writing on here, is all for good fun. Until next time, this troll is out!
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Q: Running "PackageManagerTroubeShootingProcedure" From searching the solution for bugs I encountered, I ended up on this page
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/PackageManagerTroubleshootingProcedure
I want to know under which conditions it is likely to follow this procedure.

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The ease of online platforms has facilitated a rapid increase in the number of freelancers in the current working scenario….
Yes it's free, it's exciting, it's wild, it's new-agey. . . but it's also a lot of other things no one ever told you about. Discover the veiled perils of freelancing!


This piece was shown in Boston Sculptors' "Breath & Matter" show in 2018, which paired sculptors and poets. "Mi Casa" was paired with Sophie Wadsworth's "Burn Diary".
but already I'm missing words.
or licking finger to wind?
and drags fire. Could you redraw the map?
from going backwards into the fuel can?
Are you watching tinder or ember?
Will you keep an eye on the crowns for clean smoke?
Who blesses the cloth at our mouths?
Flowing from wounds, pitch catches fire.
and heat sears right through my mask.
Try to say the proper words.
Who am I now, in the night?
to avoid burning equipment in the dark.


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Q: Multiple events handler for any item on listview row (android)? How can I handler multiple event of any items on a simple row on a listView?
example: each row on my listview got 2 button one for view and another for editing.
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my list row

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A fun memory with some beautiful Close To My Heart papers!
What a fun day! It was either a Saturday or a Sunday, the only 2 days the Canoe Boats at Disneyland seem to be in operation each week. I'm not even going to venture to say that the Canoe Boats are an actual 'ride' either, since we were given an oar and told to row steadily around Tom Sawyer Island if we wanted to make it safely back to land. lol But what I do know is that Rafe and I had never been on this ride (together) and we haven't been back on it since with the construction of the new Star Wars Land underway. I would definitely do it again…but not on a day over 75 degrees. lol It's just too much work!
Anyways, what was so funny about this 'ride' was that after we rowed our little hearts out around Tom Sawyer Island we were told the proper way to exit the canoe onto the dock by the Disney Castmember. Maybe I wasn't quite paying attention or maybe I was a split second too slow, but Rafe (and the rest of the boat) were on the dock quicker than I could blink an eye! My side of the boat started tipping! Egads! I could've landed in the Rivers of America face first! LOL Luckily the canoe didn't tip all the way over, though. *Whew* When Rafe finally realized I was still in the boat he came back to help me but by that time both of us were laughing so hard! But now, as you can see, it just makes for a funny memory to look back on for this scrapbook page.
All the pictures used in this layout are 4″ x 6″ which makes this layout super easy to put together. You will need some scissors for a little bit of Dovetail cutting, but other than that this layout should go together very easily. I did use Cricut Design space to weld some circles into a Mickey Mouse head but I didn't use a particular cartridge in order to do so.
If you have questions, please don't hesitate to ask. If you would like me to offer this in kit format, just let me know.


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Anglo-Saxon saints and British slave-owners
Janina Ramirez introduces some remarkable medieval religious figures, while David Olusoga talks about his new BBC TV series on Britons' connections to slavery
Oxford historian Janina Ramirez picks out some of the most remarkable saints from the early medieval period. Meanwhile, historian and broadcaster David Olusoga talks to us about his new BBC Two series Britain's Forgotten Slave Owners. Plus, this episode includes an audio version of an article from our August 2015 magazine.
World History Podcast
Normans Week
Vikings and Anglo Saxons-Week
Vikings Week
More on: United Kingdom
Roman slavery and the man who started the First World War
10 things you (probably) didn't know about the Anglo-Saxons
The dark side of the Anglo-Saxons
A virtuous Viking: the medieval legend of Havelok the Dane

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After a six-year battle, Baringhup residents fighting against the development of three broiler farms on the Moolort Plains may finally be able to rest easy.
The group, Save the Moolort Plains, has been involved in a lengthy legal process with broiler farm applicant Pavilion Partners since 2012, but last Tuesday the group was informed that a new hearing scheduled for May had been scrapped as a settlement had been reached.
The long running dispute began in 2012 when Pavilion Partners lodged a planning application to build four broiler farms, which was later changed to three, with the Mount Alexander Shire Council.
The submission received over 800 objections from members of the community and was rejected by council in 2014.
The applicant took the decision to the Victorian Civil Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) in 2015 with amended plans and in 2016 VCAT overturned council's decision.
Community members appealed the overturn to the Supreme Court which upheld the VCAT decision, pushing the community to then take the decision to the Appeals Court in early 2018 where two of the three farms were remitted to VCAT.
In February, a new VCAT hearing was scheduled for May 6, but Save the Moolort Plains' Marg Lewis said the group has been informed that an agreement has been reached which will ultimately see the proceedings withdrawn by consent.
"This extremely drawn out process has taken a toll on the community, but it has also seen members of the community work together to oppose the applications and seek to protect the Moolort Plains," she said.


I work as a freelance translator and editor for research institutions, university departments, art museums and private persons based in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. My work is contracted on a freelance basis, and communication with my clients is carried out per email and/or the telephone, which means that I am more or less at liberty to determine where I live.
I was born and brought up in Great Britain, in London and the south-east. I moved to Germany in 1990 in order to pursue my studies in philosophy and history. While at university, I began working on English versions of articles and books written by my professors; discovering that I enjoyed paying such close attention to the uses and abuses of language, what began as a source of supplementary income now became my main profession.
I have travelled and lived for extended periods of time in several countries, but above all in Germany, Austria, Italy and France. Over the years, I have looked after friends' homes – and, in some cases, their domestic animals. I have the utmost respect and sense of responsibility for the homes and private property of others, and where required, can provide several testimonials to this effect.
What I am hoping for is the possibility to take care of a home in the relative seclusion of the country, to pursue several contract-related projects, but also my own writing. To this end, I am seeking to secure a house-sitting opportunity for an extended period of time, preferably a year or more, in Italy, France, or Austria.
As I indicated in the above, my aim is to find a long-term house sit in a quiet, preferably rural setting; I hope that this will afford me opportunity to carry out my work undisturbed as translator and editor of literary and philosophical writings, but also to pursue my own work in similar areas.
I have had considerable experience in looking after the homes of friends, and acquaintances, including the care of domestic animals - primarily dogs and cats. I will gladly provide references to this effect on request.


Mr. Danny Greenwald is a regulator in the water and environment field, with 19 years of experience in the Israeli Water Authority, Water Commission and the Ministry of Environment.
Currently he is a member of the Israeli water authority's extended management and the head of the reclaimed water department, responsible for promoting the use of reclaimed water by the private sector – especially eastwater and contaminated groundwater.
Previously, he served as the water contamination control manager at the Israeli Water Commission, responsible, on behalf of the Commission, on pollution prevention and treatment, from sewage, industry, agriculture and solid waste.
Prior to this, he served as the Solid Waste Department manager at the Israeli Ministry of the Environment -Northern District.
As part of his role, he participated in regulation procedures to determine the structure of the Israeli reclaimed water sector and to ensure that wastewater treatment quality is appropriate for use as reclaimed water.
Danny has a Bachelor & Master degree in soil & water sciences, from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. His master's thesis focused on the effect of chemical and fiscal relations on aquifer recharge rate at the SHAFDAN west water treatment plant.


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Hilarity reigns in the fight to control women
Woman to pharmacist: I need some birth-control pills. Pharmacist: Of course. I'll just need the prescription from your congressman. Q: What's the difference between a fertilized egg, a corporation and a woman? A: In Oklahoma, one of them isn't considered a person. These are hilarious times. We women seem to be having some trouble with our right to personhood lately, and not just in Oklahoma. Take the comments about Sandra Fluke, and not just the two words that got so much attention, but everything that was said about her. I forget who said them. Cruel, hateful, extreme, inaccurate, radical, out-of-touch-with-reality stuff. The trouble is, the Republican Party can't fawn enough over the radical, cruel guy. They have given him carte blanche to speak for them, and now, when he's gone yet again into terrible misogynist la-la land, no Republican dares to refute him, or even suggest that he may not speak for everyone in the party. Part of what's happening is that the Republicans' lurch to the hard, extremist, far right is alienating — if not obliterating — the party's moderates, including the thoughtful and reasonable Republican Sen. Olympia Snowe, who has announced she's had it. The radical types are busy lately, speaking words that sound like bloopers to most moderate folks of either party. There are so many recent examples. Take Rick Santorum, who, on the topic of a pregnancy resulting from rape, said, "Accept that horribly created gift, the gift of human life. Accept the gift that God has given you and make the best of a bad situation."
As his opinion, that's fine. As his requirement of every American woman made pregnant by her rapist, hell no. Mitt Romney the other day said of Planned Parenthood funding: "We're going to get rid of that." Rep. Bob Morris of Indiana said, "The agenda of Planned Parenthood includes sexualizing young girls through the Girl Scouts." These stupid men have not noticed that a lot of women — and men, too — think Planned Parenthood is as American as apple pie. On March 10, The New York Times ran a story titled, "Centrist women tell of disenchantment with Republicans." In the piece, Mary Russell of Iowa City said she had planned to vote for Romney but she's thinking better of it. Russell, who described herself as an evangelical Christian and a Republican, said of the GOP presidential candidates, "If they're going to decide on women's reproductive issues, I'm not going to vote for any of them. Women's reproduction is our own business." Further, Russell said she is thinking seriously about voting for President Obama, adding, "I think he's more of a women''s candidate." To the GOP's many war-on-women participants, I say, thank you for helping to re-elect President Obama. To disaffected Republican women and men, I say, come on over to our side. We have a big tent and we welcome a range of views. I'm giving Hillary Clinton the last word today because every day she's out there working relentlessly for America and sticking up for women around the globe. Here's what she said last week about extremists:
"It doesn't matter what country they're in or what religion they claim, they all want to control women. They want to control how we dress, they want to control how we act, they even want to control the decisions we make about our own health and our own bodies. Even here at home we have to stand up for women's rights and reject efforts to marginalize any one of us because America needs to set an example for the entire world." -- Barb Guy is a twice-monthly contributor to Sunday Opinion. She lives in Salt Lake City.


Presented by the Barneys New York Foundation in partnership with Save the Children, this year's holiday message is all about change that counts. Here, we bring you behind the scenes on the creative process of the campaign, which includes a social give-back initiative, window displays, and immersive in-store experiences.
Change has two identities: a driving force for progress, and the coins we find in our pockets. This year, we're merging both meanings by joining forces with Save the Children to demonstrate the impact a single coin can have in creating real change in the life of a child. There are 14 million children living in poverty across the U.S., and Save the Children's early-education efforts target these vulnerable kids and their families by providing books, literacy and math programs, parent-child play groups, and training tools for teachers, to give children the strong start they deserve.
To bring the Make Change campaign to life, the Barneys creative team explored the idea of the penny as a symbol of small change that can make a big difference. More than 2 million pennies were used to create the visuals seen throughout the various Barneys stores, all of which will be converted and donated to Save the Children. "One of the most exciting things about the project was being able to use a material that could be harnessed throughout the campaign and then become a philanthropic contribution after," says Matthew Mazzucca, Barneys New York's Creative Director.
When Mazzucca and the creative team started conceptualizing the visual identity of the project, they began by exploring the origin of the penny. "It's this iconic piece of currency, but it's lost some of its value in the grand scheme of spending. We looked back at the original Fugio penny and its universal message of 'We Are One' and incorporated it into the vernacular of the campaign," he says. They also adopted symbolic elements from the coin, like the flags and fluted columns, but reappropriated them in creative ways both visually in-store and in humorous new-wave animations.
With activations throughout the holiday season that encourage donations to Save the Children at all Barneys New York stores, there's no shortage of ways to engage with the 2018 Make Change campaign. Jennifer Garner is also helping to raise awareness for Save the Children's work by appearing in an exclusive public service announcement in partnership with Make Change.


In the future, when the zombies begin to roam through your town devouring all the brains in their path, be prepared to protect your family and defend yourself by grabbing this cool new Gerber Apocalypse Survival Kit. This mega cache of survival blades includes 3 knives, 2 machetes, 1 parang and an axe all rolled up in a durable canvas carrying case. It's the perfect set of sharp tools for lopping off undead heads, cutting through suburban brush and protecting your safe spot from others running from the Walking Dead. Hmm, better grab a shotgun, a chain saw and a bite-proof helmet as well.
If you can't relate to these, you may not be human.


NO data is shown in ProxyService Performance page on OSB.
Could you please go to "Configuration > Monitoring & Diagnostics > Response Time Monitoring" page. Is there any record on this tab which warns "Restart Required". If yes, please restart managed servers and try again.
There must be proxy service traffic on the domain. Are you sure there are already ProxyService traffic on the OSB WebLogic domain?
Seems there is no traffic on server as its dev env.
Will test the same in another env or generate traffic and update back.
Yes, everthing was just fine. If you want to remove buffer on WebLogic decrease the buffer size to "0" on "WebLogic console > $Server_Name > Logging > HTTP Logs > Advanced > Buffer Size" section.


The sun may be shining but it's a fair assumption that there is a flood coming. Over the past few years flooding has become one of the UK's hottest environmental topics. For many years, winter brings the misery of damage to homes and businesses, lengthy clean ups and the uncertainty of when, or if, it will all happen again. The question is: why does this keep happening and what can be done?


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A Hero Born by Jin Yong, translated by Anna Holmwood
By: Ruoji Tang
Issue: 4 February 2019
It is difficult to overstate Jin Yong's stature in Chinese popular culture. For readers new to his oeuvre, Jin Yong is the pen name for the novelist and journalist Louis Cha, who recently passed away at the age of ninety-four. Born in Hangzhou, Cha began writing wuxia serials in the 1950s after settling in Hong Kong. He enjoyed almost immediate success, and his career as a novelist enabled him to found his own newspaper, the Ming Pao Daily News. The Legend of the Condor Heroes, the novel that cemented Cha's reputation as the king of wuxia, is likely best remembered more for its numerous film and television adaptations over the past four decades.
Despite first becoming acquainted with his novels in grammar school, I confess that I am only now taking an interest in the biography of Louis Cha. Quite to my embarrassment, having taken the novels as brilliantly escapist, I only recently discovered that Cha had been a vocal anti-Maoist who protested in print the violent excesses of the Cultural Revolution. In a recent interview with the New Yorker, Cha openly acknowledges that the plot of Condors mirrors the plight of Chinese refugees following the Communist takeover, torn between life in exile and the needs of the ancestral land. Yet, perhaps because wuxia novels so rarely touch upon the ugly realities of the twentieth century, and patriotism is so easily mobilized by the party, readers looking to Condors for a political allegory are likely to be disappointed—though they will find more than enough treasures to hold their attention.
A Hero Born is the first English translation of the Chinese novel's opening volume. Any translation of a supposedly "untranslatable novel" is to be applauded, and Anna Holmwood has done a remarkable job. Set in the thirteenth century before the usurpation of the Song dynasty by the Mongolian empire, the narrative follows two Song patriots. The story begins when a short-tempered Taoist skilled in kung fu arrives in Zhejiang's Ox village, setting in motion a chain of events that propel the descendants of the southern families into the encroaching Jurchen Empire and the vast Mongolian plains. Cha draws cleverly from Chinese legends and mythology to create a memorable cast of kung fu masters and Song patriots. The Seven "Freaks" of the South, the would-be shifus of the Condor hero, are introduced with a nod to the Eight Drunken Immortals. With nicknames like "Woodcutter Nan" and "Ryder Han," each "freak" is defined by a distinctive style of kung fu, honed from years of experience in pedestrian trades like woodcutting or pickpocketing. Appropriately, the antagonists of the piece are the corrupt princes of the Jurchen empire and the jianghu villains who sell out their Song allegiances for wealth and reputation.
The titular hero, Guo Jing, is not particularly intelligent—he may even be a touch simple. But he wins over powerful allies with his naivety and kindness, from his multiple shifus to the formidable Genghis Khan. There is an irresistible lyricism to Guo Jing's insistence on obeying Confucian ethical commands to the letter, never demanding a reward in return for a good deed, never telling lies, never going back on one's word. The outcomes of Guo Jing's actions often render the difference between naïve bravery and the assurance of experience a question of mere semantics. Guo Jing may be the purest distillation of a peculiarly universal hope that doing things by the book, in good faith, means fate will rise up to meet you halfway. And, though this may be more of a personal note, Guo is a rather pleasing antidote to the endless parade of impossibly precocious children and promethean techno-geniuses that populate TV and film.
True to Confucian dictums on humility, every master encountered by Guo Jing anticipates another master of greater skill, finesse, and understanding—and each holds that the true depth of their art is immeasurable. The plot moves at a cracking pace, however, and the wonderfully kinetic fight scenes are well served by Holmwood's attentive translation. Holmwood skillfully mixes phonetic and literary translation, retaining the symbolic pleasures of names like Ironheart Yang or Skyfury Guo, and the enigmatic import of anda (brother) or neigong (inner strength)—words that preserve the generic feel of wuxia novels, in which immersion, even for the Chinese reader, depends on delighting in the peppering of antiquated vocabulary. That said, some of Cha's style is inevitably lost, and readers of Chinese will miss the playful poetry that informs the kung fu moves, the pet names exchanged between Guo Jing and Lotus, and the intimacy of addressing someone "third brother" or "seventh sister" that, when translated, sounds like mere affectation.
Admittedly, Cha paints the novel's historical context in broad strokes, and sometimes employs what could be called, if one were inclined to be ungenerous, stereotypes. Yet these are closer in tone to antiquated tropes, deftly deployed and always written with compassion. The Mongolians "may not have had the grand outward trappings of other great civilizations," but "they were a refined people. They did not swear, even against their greatest enemies or in jest." The Han Chinese are described as having less physical strength, but also as being "respected" for their skillfulness at "hand to hand combat."
The setting of Guo's adventures, Cha's jianghu (literally translated as "rivers and lakes"), exhibits the carnivalesque joy of Shakespearean taverns but is closer in spirit to Arthurian romance, governed by a strict chivalric code that emphasizes, above all else, loyalty to the sect and filial piety. As in the sylvan enclaves of English romance, time moves slowly under the stars. Life can be immeasurably lengthened by the careful cultivation of the martial arts, and eighteen years are nothing when spent in the service of duty and pride.
Here, I think, lies the real appeal of Guo Jing's adventures. The excitement of martial combat is always infused with the untainted pleasures of sacrifice and romantic longing. The men and women of the wulin, however comical, however physically or morally deformed, are driven by love and sacrifice. Even undisguised lust for power and brute vengeance are accompanied by unquestioned loyalty and romantic devotion. Even the ruthless Cyclone Mei and Hurricane Chen, a couple that spend their days killing unsuspecting peasants in order to practice their mastery of the dreaded Nine Yin Skeleton Claw, are described as deeply devoted to one another and members of an equal, if rather perverse, partnership. Blowing across the Mongolian plains as their names suggest, Mei and Chen are terrifying figures that signify the violence and lawlessness of sectless kung fu, but, in seeing them address each other deliciously as "my dear harpy" and "bastard husband," we are reminded that they are never less than human.
The investment the novel makes in minor characters and their relationships makes Hero eminently readable for both fans of wuxia and newcomers to the genre. To nervous (or simply curious) fans of the Chinese original, I can genuinely say that reading the English translation has been a real comfort, like rediscovering an old friend that has been placed in safe hands. The Condors series as a whole endures as an unmissable entry in the wuxia genre. Yet Hero also stands on its own as an entertaining romance with universal themes and a low bar of entry. Excitingly, Holmwood's translation ensures that the novel will be ripe for discovery by an English-speaking audience with little knowledge or even interest in Chinese popular culture.
© Copyright 2019 By: Ruoji Tang
About Ruoji Tang
Ruoji Tang recently completed a PhD in British Romanticism and was previously an editor for The Economic Observer in Beijing. A passionate watcher of films, she is just figuring out how to write about them.
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I'm not sure if you've ever played Mayfair's DC Heroes Role-Playing Game, but I loved it! I purchased all three editions as they came out; 1985, 1989, and 1993. If you've ever role-played superhero games, then I'm sure you feel there was a "magical" system for you. One that sticks out in your memory as a fantastic game system. Mayfair is that system for me! It wasn't the game mechanics that I loved, it was more about the products and accessories.
One of the coolest items included in the DC Heroes box sets were the character cards. Below you'll find the Flash character card (front and back) included in the 1985 edition of the DC Heroes RPG. Look at that gorgeous Barry Allen drawing! I'm fairly certain this art is by Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez.
Also included in the first edition were small character tokens to be used on maps and such. Below is the token for the Flash. How cool is this?!?!
In 1985, I was 13 years old and considered myself to be a pretty big DC fan. I'd seen all the Super Friends cartoons and was collecting a few titles including JLA and Firestorm. When you're 13, that level of involvement represents real dedication! Meanwhile, DC Comics was publishing the ground-breaking mini-series Crisis on Infinite Earths. I wasn't collecting Crisis just yet, but had a pretty good idea I should be.
Sometime in September, I picked up Flash #350 from a local convenience store. The cover date said October 1985, but titles were always released far before their cover date. I'd had my eye on it for a while, so when I'd finally saved up $1.25 I grabbed the shelf-worn copy. I loved it! I didn't really understand the entire back story, but that made it all the more interesting to me. I dug it so much, I was planning to get more Flash comics when I had the chance.
Then in October, my mother took me to a local comic book store. I had some birthday money saved up, so I splurged and bought the first edition of Mayfair's DC Heroes Role-Playing Game. I'm not sure the exact release date of the RPG, but I believe it was during the late summer of 1985.
The first edition box set came with a few different books. The Gamemaster's Manual included about 15 pages of statistics on different characters. I devoured this stuff! I couldn't read the entries fast enough. I was on a knowledge quest to learn everything I could about each hero and villain in the DC universe.
WHAT?!?! "Barry Allen died as a result of the Crisis on Infinite Earths." Again, WHAT?!?! It was staring at me from the page, tacked on to Flash's origin like an afterthought. How is this possible? How could one of my new favorite heroes have died? Superheroes can't die… can they?
And with that, my fragile little comic book world was shattered. Comic book heroes could die. Wow. That changed everything. Not surprisingly I ran right out and bought whatever issues of Crisis on Infinite Earths I could find. When I read Crisis #8, it was heart-breaking.
Now it's possible I've got my months mixed up. At the time I was pretty sure the DC Heroes RPG was released prior to Crisis on Infinite Earths #8, thus spoiling a major plot point for DC. Nowadays as I recall the sequence and timing of events, I'm pretty confident that Crisis #8 came out first. Regardless, it was a brutal way to find out about the last race for the fastest man alive.
The year 1989 brought a second edition for the DC Heroes RPG. Along with this new edition came new character cards! This time out we were treated to the stats for Wally West as the Flash. Below you'll find the Flash character card (front and back) included in the 1989 edition of the DC Heroes RPG.
While Flash was included in the 1993 edition of the DC Heroes RPG, there were no character cards. Instead of a box set, Mayfair opted to only produce a softcover book for the third edition.
Some eagle-eyed readers may notice that Barry Allen's Superspeed listed above is ranked at 28, whereas Wally West's Superspeed was only ranked at 10. Keep in mind, this was not too long after Crisis on Infinite Earths. Wally was yet to discover his connection to the Speed Force. By the time the third edition of the RPG was published in 1993, Barry had been reassessed to Superspeed of 25 and Wally had been upgraded to Superspeed 14. If the game had continued, I'm sure we'd have seen Wally's Superspeed surpass Barry's as time went by.
There are a few different blogs participating in Mayfairstivus over the next week, so check the links below for more festive activities (with apologies to the Costanza family). Many thanks go out to mastermind Frank Lee Delano (of the blogs: Martian Manhunter: Idol-Head of Diabolu, Justice League Detroit, Atom: Power of the Atom, Wonder Woman: Diana Prince, DC Bloodlines, and …nurgh…) for suggesting this celebration! Thanks, Frank!
Finally, here are a few previously published Mayfair-related posts by fellow bloggers worth checking out too!
If you were a fan of Mayfair's DC Heroes RPG, be sure to speak up in the comments!
The DC RPG was one of the few out there that I haven't played. Always wanted to though.
Good lord, the art on the Wally card is hideously awful and amateurish.
That's so sad how you found out your favorite character died! I would've been crushed if I was 13 and found that out. Now I just whine and sulk a lot when I find out a favorite character of mine gets killed off.
The art on the Barry Allen token is so elegant, too.


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About us Parachute is Canada's national charity dedicated to injury prevention.
Timeline of accomplishments
We will create a safer Canada by preventing serious and fatal injuries through evidence-based solutions that advocate and educate.
We envision a Canada free of serious injuries, with Canadians living long lives to the fullest.
Parachute, founded in 2012 through the amalgamation of four charities in the injury prevention field, has become Canada's leader in injury prevention focused on three key areas where people are unintentionally injured: in the home, at play, and on the move. We educate and advocate for preventing serious injury in our homes, in sports and recreation and on our roads.
Parachute's approach to injury prevention is based on the following values and principles:
Evidence-based – Parachute uses an evidence-based approach to setting priorities, designing implementable and cost-effective solutions, and evaluating impact.
Implementation focused – Parachute builds capacity and provides best practice solutions that are scalable and meet the needs of our diverse stakeholder and injury prevention network across the country, focusing on programs and initiatives that are achieving the desired impact and outcomes.
Policy driven – Parachute provides thought leadership and focus to public policy dialogue and actions across Canada.
Collaborative and complementary – Parachute strengthens the cause of injury prevention and sets the national agenda by bringing together leading practices, from Canada and around the world. We work with federal, provincial, and territorial injury prevention initiatives, as well as corporations and foundations, to augment and accelerate their efforts, avoid duplication, and share leading practices.
Innovative – Parachute attracts innovators and influencers to injury prevention. We embrace new approaches, ideas, technologies, and processes that can help us achieve our goals.
Parachute excels at drawing people and organizations together from coast to coast to coast. We convene experts, conversations and communities to promote injury prevention and advance our understanding of how we can keep Canadians safer at home, at play, and on the move. Our local partners in communities activate our programs across Canada, integrating their expertise and our resources to educate children, families, athletes, road users and others about preventing injury.
Learn more about our networks
Concussion Expert Advisory Committee (CEAC)
Expert Advisory Committee
Thanks to our government, corporate and foundation sponsors who support our work in injury prevention. As a charity, we rely on their grants and program funding to make possible everything you read about on this website.
Our 2019 partners and donors
Our Leap Forward: Parachute's Strategic Plan, 2018 to 2020
Parachute, a national Canadian charity founded in 2012 devoted to injury prevention, will map its priorities for 2018-2020 directly to the main causes of serious injury in Canada: motor-vehicle crashes, falls, and striking objects.
Our focuses are:
Improving road safety to prevent injury
Reducing injury sustained during sports and recreation
In addition to our two main areas of focus, we will be vigilant and pursue opportunities to lessen the burden of other significant areas of injury, where we can form partnerships and expand our scope and capacity.
Our Leap Forward: Parachute's Strategic Plan, 2018-2020
Thanks to the leadership of Parachute Canada, coaches, teachers, parents and athletes will have access to tools to help them prevent, recognize and manage concussions at all levels of sport. I am proud of the efforts made by the sport community so far and I encourage all of us to keep moving forward on this important issue."
The Hon. Kristy Duncan, Minister of Sport, Canada
We had Brain Waves at our school and the presenters were FANTASTIC – engaging, knowledgeable. Please let us know when and how to sign up for next year!
Kim Barber, teacher, Northdale Central PS, Dorchester, Ontario
Parachute, founded in 2012 through the amalgamation of four charities in the injury prevention field, has become Canada's leader in injury prevention focused on three areas where people are unintentionally injured: in the home, at play, and on the move. We educate and advocate for preventing serious injury in our homes, in sports and recreation, and on our roads.
View our history


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The Man from Utah
Western, romance, John Wayne, George Hayes
The Marshal sends John Weston (John Wayne) to a rodeo to see if he can find out who is killing the rodeo riders who are about to win the prize money. Barton (Edward Peil Sr.) has organized the rodeo and plans to leave with all the prize money put up by the townspeople. When it appears that Weston will beat Barton's rider, he has his men prepare the same fate for him that befell the other riders.
The Green Promise
Drama, Natalie Wood
Walter Brennan plays the part of a father raising four children, but has his own ideas about how to run a farm.
Revolt of the Zombies
horror, Romance, war
The film is set during World War I. A "French Cambodian" contingent had heard strange stories about zombification--supposedly Angkor Wat was built by utilizing zombies--and there are tales of zombie armies easily overcoming foes. Armand Louque (Dean Jagger) brings back a priest who supposedly knows the secret of zombification, but he won't talk. So Louque and an international military contingent head to Angkor Wat on an archaeological expedition designed to discover the secret of zombification and destroy the information before zombies have a chance to "wipe out the white race".
Orphans of the Storm
drama, Silent, D.W. Griffith
Henriette and Louise, a foundling, are raised together as sisters. When Louise goes blind, Henriette swears to take care of her forever. They go to Paris to see if Louise's blindness can be cured, but are separated when an aristocrat lusts after Henriette and abducts her. Only Chevalier de Vaudrey is kind to her, and they fall in love. The French Revolution replaces the corrupt Aristocracy with the equally corrupt Robespierre. De Vaudrey, who has always been good to peasants, is condemned to death for being an aristocrat,
Behind Office Doors
Mary Astor plays a receptionist at a paper mill company. She has her eye on Robert Ames, a young salesman with the company. When the boss is forced to retire, Mary Astor pushes for Robert Ames to take the job, and when he does, Mary is promoted to being his secretary. She is secretly in love with him, only he never seems to notice. As he rises in the company Mary Astor is constantly by his side, giving good business advice as well as advice in his personal life. When Ames marries someone else, Astor is so upset he quits, and the company begins to fall apart.
His Girl Friday - 1940
His Girl Friday, Film, comedy, Drama, romance
His Girl Friday is a 1940 American comedy film directed by Howard Hawks starring Cary Grant, Rosalind Russell and Ralph Bellamy. Walter Burns (Cary Grant) is a newspaper editor who learns his ex-wife is about to marry a bland insurance man and settle down to a quiet life. Walter determines to sabotage these plans and uses every trick in the book to keep his ex-wife from remarrying. This movie is public domain.
Double Exposure iPod
A NY magazine editor sends a job offer to an Iowa photographer, and is surprised to find out that Pat is a Patricia instead of a Patrick. He falls for Pat. But Pat is still in love with Ben, who has followed her to NY.
crime, drama, Film-Noir, Mystery, Mickey Rooney, Peter Lorre
After borrowing $20 from his employer's cash register, an auto mechanic is plunged into a series of increasingly disastrous circumstances which rapidly spiral out of his control.
Bank Alarm
An investigator tries to find a gang responsible for a series of bank robberies thus jeopardizing his sister, the girlfriend of the gang's ringleader.
Adventure, Drama, romance
Taken from IMDB: Dr. Robert Cromwell performs a delicate operation, that has never been done before, and the patient dies. Charged with malpractice and manslaughter, his trial is national news but the jury acquits him. But the court of public opinion is still against him, and the medical board is meeting to decide whether or not to take his medical license away from him.


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Barr's Mueller probe memo shouldn't be disqualifying, former deputy says
Jan 15, 2019 6:42 PM EDT
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/barrs-mueller-probe-memo-shouldnt-be-disqualifying-former-deputy-says
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Barr pledges to protect Mueller probe from partisanship and 'personal interests'
Lots of lawyers have thoughts about the special counsel's investigation into Russian interference, said former Deputy Attorney General George Terwilliger, and the fact that Attorney General nominee William Barr shared his thoughts isn't "really unusual." Terwilliger joins Judy Woodruff to discuss the confirmation hearing, including immigration issues wrapped up in the government shutdown fight.
And now for a perspective from a former Justice Department official who used to work closely with the nominee.
George Terwilliger served as William Barr's deputy attorney general, and he was in the hearing room today for Barr's testimony.
George Terwilliger, welcome back to the program.
George Terwilliger:
Thank you, Judy. It's good to be with you.
You heard some of Senator Klobuchar's concerns there at the end, immigration, but, initially, her concerns about whether Bill Barr could be an independent overseer of the Mueller investigation.
How did you take away what he had to say about that?
Well, I heard the same things that Senator Klobuchar and the other senators heard today in the hearing room, Judy, and I think they should be very much reassured about his independence. He made it very clear that he would follow the law based on the facts of whatever the situation was in front of him.
On this issue of recusal, I think it's a red herring, because nobody's pointed out any real basis upon which Bill should recuse himself. And all he said about that was, look, at the end of the day it's the attorney general's decision whether or not he should recuse, because it's a different alleged type of reason for recusal than Jeff Sessions, whose recusal was almost automatic.
Because of his…
Involvement in the campaign.
He was involved in the campaign.
At the same time, he did, Mr. Barr did send this memo, unsolicited, to a number of individuals, including the Justice Department, Justice Department officials, saying on — there were certain grounds on which he thought the Mueller investigation was unfounded, and in particular pursuing an obstruction of justice case.
How do you read that? I mean, you — again, you heard Senator Klobuchar expressing concern.
Well, I — first of all, let me say, I think the hearing today was refreshingly civil.
There were tough questions asked. There were probing questions asked, but the entire atmosphere was civil, in the way, in my view, those hearings should be.
On that particular issue, Judy, I think that it's very clear that we — maybe we separate that into two parts. First, lots of lawyers have thoughts about the Mueller investigation and aspects of the Mueller investigation. Lots of lawyers discuss those things among themselves.
I'm one of the people named in Bill's letter with whom he discussed these matters, not the memo, per se, but the subject matter. The fact that Bill took his thoughts and put them into a memo and then sent them to the people who he thought might be interested to hear them, to whom they might be relevant, I don't think that there's anything really unusual about that or disqualifying.
That wasn't a job — signal that he was interested in the job?
I can tell you that is definitely not.
The furthest thing from his mind was the idea that he might take any job in government again, let alone be attorney general. Had nothing to do with it.
The big question so many people have, of course, for any attorney general is how independent from the White House, from the president can that person be.
What gives you confidence that Bill Barr wouldn't be…
… subject to influence from the White House?
Very simple, Bill Barr's integrity, his professional integrity, his personal integrity.
And he said it today. He said: I'm not going to be bullied by anyone.
I have worked very closely with Bill in very difficult circumstances. He will not be bullied by everyone. The thing that I thought came through today in the hearing and the Bill that I know is, his commitment to the rule of law and to the importance to the American people of the integrity of the Justice Department is paramount to him.
One other thing I want to ask you about is immigration.
I mean, he said in a series of question-and-answer exchanges that he essentially supports the president's position that more needs to be done to shore up the southern border of the United States.
Do you know — I mean, you know him well. How far do you think he's prepared to go on that? Do you think he agrees with the government shutdown, that the government should stay shut down until there's more money for a border wall?
Well, he expressed today a great deal of consternation with the shutdown and the effect that it has on the men and women in the Justice Department and elsewhere in government. I don't know what his view is on how far it should go in terms of the length and so forth.
On the question of immigration generally, I know exactly what he thinks. We both went to the border when he was the attorney general and I was the deputy attorney general. I was an important part of putting together an immigration initiative during his tenure as attorney general.
There is no doubt — and it's just common sense — that barriers of various types — and I think this is exactly what Bill said today — technological barriers, physical barriers, human barriers, are important to securing the border.
The fact that the rhetoric has devolved to the wall, I'm not sure how much Bill sort of buys into that, and how unfortunate it is that it's — that it's come to that.
But the most important point he made today was, he believes in the importance of immigration and legal immigration and separating that from — we just cannot have the chaos of people letting them in — letting themselves in, as he put it, through the back door, while people wait in line to come in through the front door.
One more in a series of truly important issues that came up today.
George Terwilliger, thank you very much.
Thank you, Judy.
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President Obama makes quick campaign stop in Green Bay
Pres. Obama campaigns in Green Bay
GREEN BAY -- Wisconsin is a state with good reason to be tired of politics, but as a battleground state, Wisconsin is being bombarded ahead of Election Day. From campaign ads to candidate visits, both President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney are doing whatever they can to draw up support in the state with just five days to go.
On Thursday, November 1st, President Obama campaigned in Green Bay. Obama canceled his planned campaign stop on Tuesday, October 30th in Green Bay due to Sandy.
President Obama met with supporters on the tarmac at Austin Straubel International Airport in Green Bay.
"I want to thank all of you for giving such a warm welcome to a Bears fan," President Obama said upon landing in Titletown.
There to greet President Obama was Charles Woodson of the Green Bay Packers -- one of the NFL's great defensive players who, on Thursday, defended President Obama.
"I want to thank the President. I want to thank him for his leadership," Woodson said.
In a high-energy speech Thursday morning, President Obama conjured up some of the magic and even the slogan of his 2008 run for the White House and mocked Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's attempt to co-opt the change.
"He's saying he's the candidate of change. Well, let me tell you Wisconsin, we know what change looks like and that ain't change," President Obama said.
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, also campaigning in Green Bay Thursday said four years of trillion-dollar deficits and mounting debt should disqualify President Obama from serving a second term.
"That's not the kid of change any American wants and that's what were going to get with another four years, because he hasn't shown us an alternative. If the President is running on real change, the reality is after four years of Barack Obama, that all we got left in our pocket is change," Gov. Walker said.
"Giving more power back to the to the biggest banks isn't change. Leaving millions without health insurance isn't change. Another $5 trillion tax cut that favors the wealthy isn't change. Turning Medicare into a voucher system is change, but we don't want that change," President Obama said.
Despite polls showing President Obama with a lead in Wisconsin, the Obama campaign says it is taking nothing for granted as the election approaches.
President Obama will be back in Wisconsin on Saturday, November 3rd for a rally in downtown Milwaukee at the Delta Center -- where Katy Perry is set to perform.
On Monday, November 5th, President Obama will be in Madison, where Bruce Springsteen will perform.
Election Day is Tuesday, November 6th.


She throws the biggest fit! Honestly, sometimes if we aren't going anywhere I just leave her in her PJ's. It's easier that way.
You probably can't tell, but this is me dropping Kevin off to his math class. Classes started last week and he showed up for math at 8:30am. There was no math class. His wife (who is losing brain cells by the minute) signed him up for the math class, and somehow missed the "PM".


Beamish i s a wonderful, open-air museum in the North of England.
Wonderful because it covers 300 acres of land. It is possible to hop on a tram to take you round to the different places, but we often prefer to walk around – a fantastic day out.
There is a whole, early 1900s, mining village and colliery, for example; complete with school, shops, church and Davy's Fish and Chip shop – which serves beef dripping fried fish and chips from coal heated fryers. Served in paper cones and eaten with your fingers. Delicious. And well, worth the queue!
There's another section that has a complete farm.
It's very easy to get swept up in this historical museum. And very easy to spend a day at the fairground, or visiting the country mansion.
Heavy snowfall across the country kind of put a stop to my joining in with the Sketchcrawl North group meeting up in cafes around Sheffield. I'd been really looking forward to a whistle-stop tour of Sheffield cafes and getting in loads of foodie drawings in. Ah, well!
I carried on with a bit of work at home instead. But I'd forgotten that Lucy and Caroline were popping out in the afternoon. I tagged along, and while they were busy I headed for The Golden Hind Fish and Chip shop. This is where we tend to get our fish and chips on Fridays, for our tea.
And I discovered that half-past two on a Saturday afternoon, after a snowfall, is not a particularly popular time to eat at the Fish and Chip Restaurant. The place was deserted!
Once I'd drawn the bread and butter I started to chow down on that whilst I figured out how I was going to tackle this huge pile of fishyness.
I sketched in the fish along the bottom; to frame the drawing and to leave a space in the middle of the page for writing. I thought I could draw the other elements of the meal dropping down from the upper frame.
So, I started colouring in with watercolour – I used a light base colour and added in the darker areas of the batter straight away. While that dried I coloured in the Calamari Rings, as they were in a similar coloured batter.
I knew I wanted to put the restaurant's name and logo in the bottom left-hand corner by now.
I finished off the rest of the writing later.


Sports massage is a natural therapy that benefits all systems of the body.
Sports massage improves muscle flexibility and tone, reducing the occurrence of cramps. It encourages the removal of waste products from the muscles (causing soreness after exercise) and it delivers oxygen and nutrients carried in the blood. Sports massage can also improve the functioning of muscles by reducing fibrous knots, adhesions and scar tissue.
The application of sports massage is known to help with bad posture by relaxing and lengthening muscles that may be holding the body in certain unnatural positions. It will improve mobility by warming the lubricating fluid in stiff joints and with some techniques by physically mobilising affected areas such as the shoulders, wrists and ankles. By aiding circulation, sports massage also improves the blood supply to bones.
Simple techniques encourage blood to travel to the extremities and also aid venous return. Most sports massage strokes move towards the heart to help deoxygenated blood in the veins to return to the heart and lungs to be oxygenated and pumped out into the body again. Sports massage is also good for reducing high blood pressure as tight muscles resist the flow of blood back to the heart.
Sports massage promotes relaxation and deep breathing by encouraging better posture, opening the chest space and stimulating the intercostal muscles. Deep breathing improves the level of gaseous exchange taking place in the lungs, thereby delivering benefit to the body at a cellular level.
Even the lightest of sports massage techniques encourage the movement of lymph (fluid containing some of the bodies waste products) through the vessels thereby reducing oedema (swelling) and promoting the removal of toxins from the blood. It also increases the body's immunity by stimulating the production of lymphocytes – white blood cells that protect the body from infection.
The parasympathetic nervous system is stimulated by sports massage, thereby counteracting the negative symptoms of stress such as reducing blood pressure. By relaxing tight muscles, it also improves the transmission of sensory messages to the brain and helps to reduce pain.
Sports massage helps to restore the body to a state of homeostasis – equilibrium. It helps maintain hormone balance, counters the negative effects of adrenalin and encourages the production of pain-relieving endorphins and the calming hormone oxytocin.
In times of stress the body's sympathetic nervous system is stimulated, in effect putting the body on high alert. One of the side effects of this is that the digestive system – not required in 'fight or flight' mode – is switched off. Sports massage counteracts this and also speeds up the elimination of toxins from the body. The mechanical action of sports massage on the abdomen can assist with digestive transit.
There are numerous benefits of sports massage to the skin including improved blood supply, exfoliation, encouraging elasticity of scar tissue and bringing nutrients to the skin through the use of oil.
An effective maintenance programme is based on a sports massage therapist's understanding of anatomy, combined with an expert knowledge of which muscles are used in a given sport and which are likely candidates for trouble. By zoning in on particular muscle groups and working specific tissues, we can help athletes maintain or improve range of motion and muscle flexibility. The overall objective of a maintenance program is to help athletes reach optimal performance through injury-free training.
Pre-event sports massage is given within the four hours preceding an event to improve performance and help decrease injuries. It is used as a supplement to an athlete's warm-up to enhance circulation and reduce excess muscle and mental tension prior to competition. It is normally shorter (10-15 minutes) than a regular conditioning massage, and focuses on warming-up the major muscles to be used, and getting the athlete in a good mental state for competition. It also improves tissue pliability, readying the athlete for top performance. Certain massage techniques can help calm a nervous athlete, and others can be stimulating.
Inter/Intra-event massage is given between events or in time-outs to help athletes recover from the preceding activity and prepare for the activity coming up. It is also short, and focuses on the major muscles stressed in the activity.
Post-event sports massage is given after a competition and is mainly concerned with recovery. It is geared toward reducing the muscle spasms and metabolic build-up that occur with vigorous exercise. Recovery after competition involves not only tissue repair, but also general relaxation and mental calming. A recovery session might be 15 minutes to 1.5 hours in length.
Even with preventive maintenance, muscles cramp, tear, bruise and ache. Sports massage can speed healing and reduce discomfort during the rehabilitation process.
Our soft tissue techniques are effective in the management of both acute and chronic injuries.
The three main categories of massage that are predominantly used in sport are effleurage, petrissage and frictions. Almost all massage techniques are carried out with the main pressure being directed towards the heart. This helps increase venous and lymphatic flow and ensures that no pressure of blood is being pushed against closed valves causes any damage to blood vessels. The only exception to this is where short strokes are aimed at stretching muscle fibres. The strokes are limited and so there is no risk of pressure being built up.
Effleurage – a variety of stroking movements, usually carried out with the whole palm of the hand and fingers, which may be used with varying pressure according to the purpose and stage reached during the massage. Effleurage is always used at the start of massage.
Petrissage – used on deeper tissues for mobilising fluids, stretching muscle fibres and inducing relaxation. Some of these techniques are specifically aimed at only deeper tissue and are therefore both ineffective and difficult to perform on narrow parts of the limbs.
Frictions – may be used for exploratory purposes, or for deeper and sometimes more painful movements aimed at breaking down lesions, separating muscle fibres, and even breaking down recent scar tissue. They only need to be carried out for a very short while.
Sports massage appointments are available for 30-minutes (£32) or 1-hour (£44).
Examination and assessment of joints, tissues and ligaments will be performed. Patients may be asked to remove some clothing to allow assessment of posture and movements and are therefore requested to come appropriately dressed. Chaperones (a friend or relative) are welcome.


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Liverpool face 8 games that could make or break their season this December
Liverpool face a truly defining month in the Premier League and Champions League in December, with consistent form required to ensure success in both.
The Reds ended November with a miserable 2-1 defeat at Paris Saint-Germain, with Jurgen Klopp's side winning just twice in five games last month.
Another loss in Europe, away to Red Star, leaves it all to do in their final Group C clash with Napoli—but still undefeated in the league, their title challenge endures.
Liverpool play just under a fifth of the league season this month, with seven games from the Merseyside derby and Arsenal's trip to Anfield on the 29th.
With a trip to leaders Man City to come in the first game of the New Year, the pressure is on for the Reds to keep up the pace—along with reaching the last 16 of the Champions League.
Everton (H) – Premier League – December 2, 4.15pm – Sky Sports
Burnley (A) – Premier League – December 5, 7.45pm – Not on UK TV
Bournemouth (A) – Premier League – December 8, 12.30pm – Sky Sports
Napoli (H) – Champions League – December 11, 8pm – BT Sport
Man United (H) – Premier League – December 16, 4pm – Sky Sports
Wolves (A) – Premier League – December 21, 8pm – Sky Sports
Newcastle (H) – Premier League – December 26, 3pm – Not on UK TV
Arsenal (H) – Premier League – December 29, 5.30pm – Sky Sports
Last 10 Games (All Competitions): L-D-W-W-W-D-L-W-W-L
The mood on Merseyside is low after losing at the Parc des Princes, but it should not be overlooked that Liverpool head into December still second in the league, and just two points behind City.
A statement display against Everton would be the perfect tonic for that dismal night in Paris, and with Burnley and Bournemouth to follow, the Reds should be looking to raise the bar.
Victories in these lower-profile games are crucial, and fortunately so far Klopp's side have been in strong form against 'lesser' sides in the league, beating West Ham, Crystal Palace, Brighton, Leicester, Southampton, Huddersfield, Cardiff, Fulham and Watford.
Wolves and Newcastle also fit into this category when considering this month's fixtures, but what could give Liverpool an edge in the title race are their meetings with Man United and Arsenal.
All three of Liverpool's high-profile league games in December come at Anfield—and, crucially, none are early kickoffs—so the manager can hope for the home support to provide a boost.
Unfortunately, defeat to PSG requires a big performance against Napoli in between the trip to Bournemouth and the visit of United.
Liverpool will likely need either a 1-0 win or victory by two clear goals to secure passage to the last 16, with Thomas Tuchel's Parisiens playing Red Star in Belgrade.
Napoli certainly won't lie down at Anfield, as their place in the next round is not yet guaranteed, and they are the only side still unbeaten in Group C after five games.
For this month, Klopp will need to utilise his whole squad, and the likes of Fabinho, Naby Keita and Xherdan Shaqiri could all be required to take the fight to the Partenopei.
Last 10 Games (All Competitions): W-L-W-L-L-L-W-D-L-W
Bournemouth (H) – Premier League Cup – December 2, 12pm – Not on UK TV
Hertha Berlin (H) – PL International Cup – December 5, 7pm – Not on UK TV
Arsenal (H) – Premier League 2 – December 8, 3pm – Not on UK TV
Swansea (A) – Premier League 2 – December 17, 7pm – LFCTV
Neil Critchley's U23s experienced a strange end to November, with an inexperienced side featuring three debutants losing 7-0 to Villarreal before his heavy-hitters returned for a 1-0 win over Everton.
That victory in the mini-derby should give the young Reds a lift as they look to fight on three fronts this month in the league, Premier League Cup and Premier League International Cup.
The return of Nat Phillips from injury should aid the U23's efforts, with Conor Masterson also just working his way back, providing George Johnston more stability alongside him at centre-back.
A clean sheet against Everton was only their second of the game, and it should be no surprise that it coincided with the restoration of Critchley's key defenders.
Now, the challenge will be to maintain consistency at the back, with Bournemouth, Hertha Berlin, Arsenal and Swansea presenting varied opposition.
Last 10 Games (All Competitions): W-D-W-W-W-W-W-W-L-L
Middlesbrough (A) – U18 Premier League – December 1, 11am – Not on UK TV
Southampton (H) – Premier League Cup – December 8, 11am – Not on UK TV
Napoli (H) – UEFA Youth League – December 11, 3pm – BT Sport
Portsmouth (H) – FA Youth Cup – December 18, 7pm – LFCTV
Unlike their older counterparts, the Liverpool U18s—and, by extension, the U19s—have been in stunning form so far this season.
But Barry Lewtas' side suffered back-to-back defeats to end November, losing to Derby in the league and PSG in the UEFA Youth League, and they will be eager to strike back quickly.
The emergence of Ki-Jana Hoever as a key cog at the back is a major boost, with the 16-year-old Dutchman, signed from Ajax in the summer, not looking out of place at either centre-back or right-back.
That is, of course, if he isn't called up to the U23s on a regular basis, having started against both Villarreal and Everton.
Hoever has time on his side, however, and continuing to work alongside fellow high-potential talents such as Neco Williams, Yasser Larouci, Jake Cain, Luis Longstaff, Bobby Duncan and Paul Glatzel could better suit his development.
Last 10 Games (All Competitions): L-W-W-L-W-W-L-L-L-L
Everton (A) – WSL – December 2, 12pm – FA WSL Facebook
Everton (H) – League Cup – December 5, 7pm – Not on UK TV
Reading (A) – WSL – December 9, 2pm – Not on UK TV
Reading (A) – League Cup – December 12, 7.30pm – Not on UK TV
Speaking to This is Anfield in November, club CEO Peter Moore explained the importance of the Liverpool FC Women to inspiring the next generation.
"I'm a massive supporter of what a women's team can do for young women primarily as role models and as people you aspire to," he said.
"A lot of girls around here are fans of Liverpool Football Club and they love Mo, Sadio and Bobby, but I want them to love Courtney [Sweetman-Kirk], Leandra [Little], or Anke [Preuss] in goal.
"I want them to want to be Laura Coombs or Jessica Clarke."
This month, Vicky Jepson's side face a quirk in the fixture list as they prepare for consecutive double-headers across the Women's Super League and the League Cup.
First up are two clashes with Everton, and these derbies in particular can be key to an upturn in form for a side struggling for consistency this season.
Tags LFC Under-18s, LFC Under-19s, LFC Under-23s, LFC Women, Month Preview


China Post reports that: "South Korea suspended operations at four more savings banks on Saturday after runs developed as customers rushed to get at their money despite official assurances the financial sector was secure."
Busan is the country's biggest savings bank, with assets worth 3.74 trillion won (US$3.4 billion).
Last month, regulators shut down Samhwa Mutual Savings Bank which became insolvent because of soured property loans.
Kim Seok-dong, the chairman of the Financial Services Commission, flew to Busan yesterday to stem massive withdrawals from savings banks after his agency suspended another four over the weekend.
The port city of Busan has emerged as the epicenter in the savings bank crisis after operations of the Busan Savings Bank group were suspended due to a capital shortage.
Kim vowed to make a personal deposit of 20 million won ($17,864) to convince depositors that the bank was financially sound.
In total, seven of the country's 105 savings banks have been suspended.


I received a complimentary copy of Gathering the Threads by Cindy Woodsmall in exchange for reviewing the book. All opinions listed are 100% my own.
Whenever I find an author that makes me fee like I am part of the story, I know I have found a great one. Cindy Woodsmall is one of those authors. Her latest book Gathering the Threads has been one of my favorite so far.
When I decided to review this novel, I went back and read the first two in the series so that I could get the whole picture for this trilogy. From the moment I started reading, I could not put the story down. I wanted to know what was happening with Ariana. I secretly was wanting her and Quill to get together.
The characters in this story are so well developed. Cindy just has that way of doing that. You can definitely tell she is an amazing writer with a knack for creating the perfect plot.
Finally back in the Old Order Amish world she loves, will Ariana's new perspectives draw her family closer together-or completely rip them apart?
Meanwhile, Skylar Nash has finally found her place among the large Brenneman family, but Ariana's arrival threatens to unravel Skylar's new identity-and her sobriety. Both Ariana and Skylar must discover the true cords that bind a family and community together and grasp tight the One who holds their authentic identities close to His heart.
Gathering the Threads is the third and final novel in The Amish of Summer Grove series.
Cindy Woodsmall is the "New York Times" and CBA best-selling author of nineteen works of fiction and non-fiction with more than a million copies sold.
Her connection with the Amish community has been featured in national media outlets such as ABC's "Nightline," the "Wall Street Journal," and a National Geographic documentary on Amish life.
Cindy and her husband reside near the foothills of the North Georgia Mountains.
Find out more about Cindy at http://www.cindywoodsmall.com.


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Hawaii Convention Center gets new manager, public campaign finance program pau, Honolulu police investigate kickbacks, DOE facing $12M cut, state emergency fund restored, Dems party in Kona, more news from all the Hawaiian Islands
Window washers on Hawaii Convention Center (c) 2013 All Hawaii News
AEG Facilities will manage the Hawaii Convention Center starting in 2014 under a new five-year contract announced Wednesday by the Hawaii Tourism Authority. Pacific Business News.
Hawaiian Electric Co. says it is years ahead of schedule in meeting renewable energy goals. And it won't have to rely on controversial interisland cables to bring power from the neighbor islands to Oahu, the company says. Civil Beat.
Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie has signed bills to repay $100 million to the state's hurricane and emergency reserves and set plans to fully fund future health benefits for state employees. Abercrombie on Wednesday said Hawaii is no longer a "pay-as-you-go" state. Associated Press.
The local AARP chapter is rallying its 148,000 Hawaii members and the public against a Social Security cut proposal for the next fiscal year. To reduce the budget deficit, a chained consumer price index, or CPI, would reduce the annual cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, for recipients of Medicare and Social Security. Star-Advertiser.
The $174,000 a year members of Congress get seems like a decent salary. But many, including three members of Hawaii's delegation, are doing even better. They're able to supplement their income with thousands more in in state pension benefits. Civil Beat.
More than 1,100 National Guard soldiers and airmen in Hawaii — and thousands in other states — will be living with 20 percent less pay over the next three months as the Defense Department carries out automatic federal budget cuts. Associated Press.
The Department of Education says it's facing a $12 million budget shortfall during the next year under an imposed budget restriction that could undermine the school system's ability to pay for utilities, bus transportation, school lunches and substitute teachers. Star-Advertiser.
Hawaii's Department of Education is making some changes in its execution of the four-year, $75 million federal Race to the Top (RTTT) program. Hawaii Independent.
Gov. Neil Abercrombie has named his former chief of staff and a University of Hawaii education professor to serve as interim appointments on the Board of Education, effective July 15. Amy Asselbaye, who previously served as longtime aide to Abercrombie in Congress and at the state Capitol, was named to the nine-member board's Oahu seat. Patricia Halagao, an associate professor in curriculum studies at UH-Manoa's College of Education, was named to an at-large seat. Star-Advertiser.
Keeping track of who's Native Hawaiian is about to get easier and cheaper as the state gets rid of some major paperwork hassles. Hawaii News Now.
The Hawaii Department of Health announced Wednesday the release of the state's first statewide Community Health Needs Assessment. Under the federal Affordable Care Act, nonprofit health-care facilities are required to conduct individual Community Health Needs Assessments every three years. Pacific Business News.
A touching moment between a grandfather and his only grandchild. While most people called him Sen. Inouye, 3-year-old Maggie called him "pa" or "Grandpa Dan." KITV4.
State 7/5. Associated Press.
The Honolulu Police Department conducted internal investigations into former Major Carlton Nishimura and delayed his promotion because of long-time rumors that he was extorting money from gambling parlors, sources told Hawaii News Now.
A committee is reviewing hundreds of submissions to create public art in stations of Honolulu's planned rail system. The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation says more than 400 art submittals were received by last week's deadline, which was extended by a week. Associated Press.
A local teen took it upon himself as his Eagle Scout service project to improve the Utah Memorial, and the result was a collaboration of Scouts, contractors and other businesses who pitched in hundreds of hours of work and more than $16,000 in materials. Star-Advertiser.
A program aimed at leveling the playing field by providing public funding for Hawaii County Council candidates will not continue next year, after the program's bank account dipped below the $3.5 million threshold set by state law. West Hawaii Today.
Three of Hawaii's four Congressional delegates landed in West Hawaii Thursday afternoon to meet with fellow Democratic Party members and march in the Kailua-Kona Fourth of July parade. West Hawaii Today.
Hawaii County's Mass Transit Agency is reminding the public that Hele-On bus drivers will begin collecting an extra dollar from riders next week. Tribune-Herald.
The Fourth of July is usually reserved for celebrating our nation's independence with fireworks, parades and cookouts, but on Thursday five turtles celebrated their freedom as they waded into the Pacific Ocean for the first time at the Mauna Lani Resort's 24th annual Turtle Independence Day. Stephens Media.
Specialized teams of rangers from Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park rappelled nearly 200 feet into a remote pit crater last week, but they weren't looking for an injured hiker. The mission was to save four endangered native plant species from extinction. Star-Advertiser.
The Hawaii County Council will have to wait until the end of the month to consider any action on a bill to limit the use of genetically modified crops. Tribune-Herald.
Maui County's community health needs are topped by respiratory diseases, followed by injury prevention and safety and mental health and mental disorders, according to the Hawaii Hospitals Health Needs Assessment released Wednesday. Maui News.
A bill that would give the county water director, with the consent of the mayor, the power to impose higher rates during water shortages was deferred yet again by members of the Maui County Council's Water Resources Committee on Wednesday. Maui News.
Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard met with stakeholders in the Native Hawaiian education community on Maui today to gather input and provide an update on efforts to save programs made possible under the Native Hawaiian Education Act. Maui Now.
Mayor Alan Arakawa recently visited Hangzhou, China, capital of eastern China's Zhejiang Province, where he attended the Second Annual World Cultural Forum from May 17 to 19. Maui Weekly.
Some Kauai residents aren't happy with a recent Department of Water rate hike to fund future infrastructure projects and pay off existing bonds. Garden Island.
All is well with Kauai's drinking water, according to David Craddick, manager of the Kauai County Department of Water. Garden Island.
The executive director of a Kauai foundation trying to prevent drownings says rescue tube kiosks that have worked on the island are coming to other parts of Hawaii. Associated Press.
Reporting "Larry's Lanai," which appeared in the June 28 print edition of PBN, took me through quite a journey on the Pineapple Island, where I found that most businesses, such as Hotel Lanai, owned by the husband and wife team of Tom Kiely and Mary Charles, are way better off than a year ago. That's when Oracle Corp. CEO Larry Ellison bought most of the island for a reported $300 million from fellow billionaire and Castle & Cooke CEO David Murdock, which during the last few years of his ownership, cut down on investing into the island, according to some in the community. Pacific Business News.
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 Magic Mike (Film), US-amerikanischer Film aus dem Jahr 2012
 Magic Mike XXL, US-amerikanischer Film aus dem Jahr 2015 (Fortsetzung des Films Magic Mike aus dem Jahr 2012)
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'Shawshank Redemption' Fans Getting Wood For 25th Anniversary!!!
The famous oak from "The Shawshank Redemption" is the ultimate giving tree, 'cause 25 years after the movie came out ... it's still giving fans a way to celebrate one of the all-time classics.
As we've told you, the tree where Andy left his note for Red before hightailing it south of the border, suffered severe damage in a 2016 thunderstorm. The owners of the Ohio property where it stood have been using the lumber to make collector's items, and they've got a special one to mark next year's 25th anniversary.
We're told some of the final slices of the trunk are getting a special engraving to mark the occasion and, yes ... they're for sale. $65 a pop.
They'll be available starting this weekend at Shawshank Hustle -- an annual race and festival in Ohio -- and also online.
Don't worry, super fans ... they're not cashing in on the WHOLE tree. We're told the owners already set aside a large piece that will remain inside one of the filming locations ... the Ohio State Reformatory.


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Weather and Energy Inspired Artwork Featured at Red Deer's First Friday Gallery Openings – Red Deer Advocate
By Jeffrey J. Buchanan on March 31, 2022 China weather
Spring is in the air – and depicted in the paintings at the Riverlands Studio and Gallery in Red Deer.
Spring Air is a collective exhibition of 14 artists who have captured moments of transformation in the natural world at the gallery at 5123-48 St. Melting river ice, the arrival of birds and flowers can be seen in these works until April 29. On a first Friday, the opening will take place on April 1 from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Under Pressure, a group exhibition of first and second year visual arts students at Red Deer Polytechnic can be seen through April 20 at the Red Deer Museum and Art Gallery. There will be a first reception on Friday, April 1 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., in the presence of the artists.
Red Deer artist Susan Delaney hosts a one-night pop-up show at the Arttribute Art School in the Old Court House. His multimedia exhibition, Energies, can be seen on Fridays from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Works by fellow Red Deer artist, Daniel Anhorn, can be seen in the Weather Magic exhibit at the Marjorie Wood Gallery at the Kerry Wood Nature Center through April 13. The artist will attend an opening reception from 4 to 6 p.m. Friday.
The colorful and multi-media art of Cree artist Abigail Pederson can be seen at the Velvet Olive Lounge during the month of April. A vernissage will take place on Friday from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Reality Unbound, expressive watercolors by Gordon Klaassen, are on display at the A+ Art Gallery in unit 203-4919 49th St. through April 29.
The Memphis Mafia Group will host a show Friday for the group show, Shiny Things, at the Kiwanis Gallery at the Red Deer Public Library. This show runs until May 1 and is presented by the Red Deer Arts Council. Friday reception is from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Edith Chu's exhibition of paintings inspired by her life in China, Looking Back With Rose-Tinted Glasses, continues at the Viewpoint Gallery until April 29. The gallery will be open at 8 p.m. for a reception on Friday.
Artists from the Sic Red Deer area present their works in Uncharted Terrain, an exhibition at the Lacombe Performing Arts Center, 5527 C and E Trail in Lacombe until April 21. There will be an opening reception on April 13 from 6 to 8 p.m.
Jenn Stewart's embroidery art is on display in the Corridor Gallery on the ground floor of the Red Deer Recreation Center until April 29.


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A Bacardi (bəˈkɑɹdi) a világ legnagyobb, teljes egészében családi tulajdonban lévő szeszesital-előállító vállalata, ami több mint 100 országban állít elő és forgalmaz szeszes italokat és italkeverékeket. Az azonos néven kapható rummárka világviszonylatban az egyik legkeresettebb. A konszern több mint 200 további márkájához tartozik a Martini, Grey Goose Vodka, Bombay Sapphire Gin, Dewar's Scotch Whisky, továbbá a tequila-márkák közül a Cazadores.

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A Bacardi & Ca. nevű céget 1862. február 4-én alapította a spanyol származású "Don" Facundo Bacardi Massó (1814-1887) Santiago de Cuba-ban. A cég 1877-ben elnyerte az első aranymedált a spanyolországi világkiállításon a minőségéért.

1910-ben létrehozták az első töltőüzemet külföldön, Barcelonában. Ezzel a Bacardi Kuba első nemzetközi szinten is működő vállalata lett. 1916-ban töltőüzemet alapítottak New Yorkban, és 1934-ben desztillálóüzemet Mexikóban. 1934-ben egy műhelyt építettek fel Puerto Ricóban, hogy az Amerikai Egyesült Államok drasztikus behozatali vámjait kikerüljék. 1959-ben, a kubai forradalom alatt a Bacardi család az USA-ba emigrált, ahol még azt is sikerült elérniük, hogy a nemzetközi márkajogokat, így az eredeti erjesztést megtartsák. Ennek ellenére nagyon különbözik a Bacardi cég által előállított fehér rum az ugyanebben az időben Kubában készített rumoktól, amiket ma a hagyományos formájában Kubában és Nicaraguában termelnek. A Kubában a régi eljárással készített rumokat a Ron Caney márkanévvel látják el.

Az 1970-es évek végére a Bacardi a világ legnagyobb szeszesital-márkája lett. A Bacardi világszerte öt vállalatra tagolódott (Mexikó: Bacardi y Comañía S.A. de C.V., Puerto Rico: Bacardi Corporation, Bahamák: Bacardi & Company Limited, Bermuda: Bacardi International Limited), amelyeket 1992-ben a Bacardi Limited (székhelye: Hamilton, Bermuda) fogott össze. Röviddel ezután a Bacardi megszerezte a Martini & Rosso vállalatcsoportot és számos további márkát is. A rumelőállító cégekből egy nemzetközi szeszesital-konszern jött létre.

A Bacardinak 2007-ben világszerte 38 székhelye van, amelyek közül 14 rumokkal, 10 martinival és vermutokkal, 7 pedig whiskeyvel foglalkozik.

Források
 Bacardi Rum alapítva: Kuba, 1862 - Gastromania.hu
 A Bacardi hivatalos oldala

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