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Meeting with Fulham CEO, May 2016
On 26th. May, 2016 at 11.00, four of the Trust Board (Dan Crawford, Michael Gregg, Gerry Claydon and Tom Greatrex) met with Alistair Mackintosh (AM, Chief Executive Officer) and Sarah Brookes (SB, Communications and Marketing Director) from Fulham FC at the Club's Headquarters, Motspur Park.
1) Redevelopment of Riverside Stand, Motspur Park and work on Craven Cottage
The Trust asked AM for an update on the 3 major works taking place and reiterated concerns over the delay to the Riverside stand and lack of clear information from the club on where exactly the club stood in relation to a start date on it.
The Trust made it clear that the low key nature and imprecise wording of the statements published on the Club's website and in the final match programme of the season increased anxieties, and that the Club needed to always be aware of the significance of any proposals associated with the ground with supporters, given the history.
AM explained that as the club moved closer to the actual start date of the work on the Riverside stand it was decided to have a peer review on the current plans. He confirmed that this decision was taken towards the end of the season. The club wanted to make sure it was/is the right design for the club and the ground going forward.
AM reiterated that Mr Khan loved Craven Cottage and wants to make sure that any development of it is right in all areas. AM stated that we would start to see more marketing of Craven Cottage as a venue, with regards more internationals possibly being held and as a corporate location. It's a unique ground and as such should be viewed that way.
Two companies were put forward to look at the stand and ground, with Mr Khan choosing Heatherwick Studios to do the review. They have been given 4 months to look at the stand and the ground and come back with its conclusions. Currently, they are 4-6 weeks into this review.
Once their report is presented to the club they will then look at the result and make a decision on which route to take. This may be to continue with the current plan or take into account what Heatherwick Studios produce.
What this does mean is there will be no major works taking place this year, irrespective of the outcome of the review.
With planning permission due to run out this summer, the club will still be undertaking pre-commencement works to maintain the validity of the current planning permission. If the conclusion (of Heatherwick's review) is to go ahead with the current design of the stand, there would then be no delay due to planning permissions. AM agreed to forward to the FST a discharge list of work to be undertaken. Some work such as trees being removed and some riverbank work had started already.
If any changes Heatherwick Studios suggest require a full planning application, then the club will have to decide if they wish to submit an application. This, of course, will take time. While the existing design is planned to be built while stadium is in use, AM could not commit that would necessarily be the case if an alternative design was favoured.
The club is in full consultation with Heatherwick Studios throughout this process, and involves discussing both the match day requirements and non-match day possibilities that a new stand could provide. Part of the brief is to ascertain what would be possible by staying within the footprint of the current plans.
The Trust asked about contractors involved with the build and AM said that, while they had worked with one major company throughout the process, nothing had been signed regarding the actual build process of the stand.
While the club would not confirm how much has been spent so far on the Riverside Stand, but the Trust believes it is in the region of £5M.
The work on Motspur Park continues and parts of it resemble a building site. This work will help the club keep the Category One status for its training facilities. New pitches, parking and a permanent dome for indoor training will benefit both the club and the local community. The cost of this work is between £6-7M and it should be finished by September 2016.
Craven Cottage is having all of its roof tiles removed and cleaned. The dressing rooms are being updated to cover league regulations and other exterior and interior work. Hopefully, this will be completed in time for the start of the season. As a listed building, the club is obliged to keep it in good condition, hence the need for these works.
2) Transfer embargo, FFP and player recruitment
With club now out of the embargo, AM said that the plan is to stay within the new FFP limits that have come into force. The question about QPR and its ongoing legal challenge was raised and there is still no news as to when that will be concluded.
FFP regulations should not hamper the club's desire to make the changes required to the squad in order to challenge for promotion in the coming season.
The manager, in conjunction with Mike Rigg and his scouting team, will all be looking to bring in players with the right character and skills required for a promotion push. The structure of the player recruitment side of the club has remained unchanged following a review by Mr Khan at the end of the season.
3) Players retained/released and pre season matches.
SB confirmed that the list of players retained or released will be published no later than June 8th. and may well be announced before then.
With regard to pre-season matches, dates will only be released when all the contracts with the clubs have been signed, but it was confirmed that will include a tour to Ireland.
4) Season Tickets, Attendances, Fixtures, Ticketmaster and Casper Stylsvig
SB said that sales of STs so far had been going well and was above budget at this time. The reason for the extension of the deadline for applications was due to the forthcoming Bank Holiday and also to help fans who were normally paid at the end of the month, hence the extension until 31st. May.
The club was fairly happy that crowds, on the whole, were the same as last season and only down a few hundred on average. The mixed zone will be staying at the Putney end and also the club confirmed that they will not restrict ticket allocations away fans as many Fulham fans have asked. Scott Parker has asked SB to look at how the club can help the fans be more vocal, so it appears that the clappers are here to stay.
AM confirmed that (i) the club will continue to request permission from the Football League to stage their midweek home games on a Tuesday at 19:45 and (ii) the manager favoured this instead of a Wednesday.
Many fans had received multiple automated e-mail acknowledgements for renewal of their season tickets from Ticketmaster (TM) and this was being investigated by both the club and TM. It is a TM issue and happened during a specific time period. No reason for the problem could be given at this time.
Casper Stylsvig has started work at the club and is looking at all aspects of the club under his remit, which is to focus on increasing and developing revenue streams, including sponsorship and hospitality.
It was confirmed that a main shirt sponsor is in place for 2016-17, but the Club was not yet in a position to announce details.
5) Proposals for re-structuring of the Football League
AM said that the club had been in touch with the League asking for more clarification on the proposals and were unable to offer a firm position given the lack of detail in the proposals so far. He indicated that the FL agreed that discussions will take place over the coming months, ahead of any final proposals being put to Clubs at the 2017 AGM. AM volunteered that the reduction in games was not something he instinctively favoured.
6) The 'free drink and hot food' offer
SB said that, while the offers as a whole had gone down well and a majority of fans had been catered for, that issues had arisen from both the greater than expected demand and also the ability of the caterers to actually stock the required food and drink within the kiosks. SB expressed the view that, if it were held again, that lessons had been learnt from the problems that had arisen.
Meeting closed at 12:30


Great engine - small but punchy.
Feels dynamically sharper than X1.
Looks like a stylish compact SUV.
Apple CarPlay an option and no Android Auto.
Low seating position for an SUV.
Firm ride on sporty suspension.
The popularity of the SUV has driven a surge in the variety of models, both in size and style. And this all-new BMW X2 is a prime example of the trend, filling the new niche of compact and sporty with an SUV look.
But is it a true SUV?
It's based on the same underpinnings as the compact X1 wagon but has a sleeker, sportier look to it - both outside and in. However, it's noticeably lower than the X1 when you slide behind the wheel, so much like Audi's new Q2, the X2 blurs the line between SUV and hatchback.
Whether it's a compact SUV or big hatch, the real question is - is it any good?
Initially BMW is only offering a single model, the X2 sDrive20i priced from $55,900 (plus on-road costs), but a cheaper sDrive18i and range-topping diesel xDrive20d will arrive in the middle of 2018.
But for now the 20i gets a respectable amount of standard gear, including 19-inch alloy wheels, an M Sport bodykit, LED headlights, a power tailgate, front and rear parking sensors, reversing camera, cruise control, navigation, digital radio and a 6.5-inch infotainment screen.
Missing from that list is Apple CarPlay and Android Auto which will disappoint smartphone owners. The good news for Apple users is CarPlay is available but it costs approximately $500 and will incur an annual subscription fee after three years.
That's still better than Android users which miss out completely with its integration system not even available as an option. It's disappointing for an SUV so clearly aimed at young, tech-savvy professionals, but BMW believes its own Connect+ smartphone integration system is good enough.
As for safety, the X2 includes full airbag coverage as well as BMW's Driving Assistant package which incorporates autonomous emergency braking (that only slows the car but won't bring it to a complete halt), lane departure warning and speed limit information.
Perhaps the most unique aspect of the X2, compared to most other SUVs, is how low you sit. Whereas most SUVs offer a higher, command-style seating position for a better view of the road, the X2's driver's chair is noticeably lower and more car-like.
The dashboard is still quite high, so there is an unusually generous amount of knee clearance for the driver. Fortunately BMW offers plenty of adjustment to the steering column so you can find a comfortable driving position.
However, if you are buying an SUV so you can get a better view down the road you may want to steer clear of the X2. Instead of looking down on drivers in small cars you look them directly in the eye.
There's a positive knock-on effect of the low front seats in the back too. There's still plenty of room for your feet and adequate kneeroom and head clearance in the back for a compact SUV. The switch to a front-wheel drive layout has helped increase rear room compared to the cramped first-generation X1.
As for the design, the X2's cabin is a close copy of the X1, but the M Sport treatment does give it a sporty feel.
As mentioned earlier there's only one engine currently, BMW's 2.0-litre four-cylinder turbocharged petrol unit. In the X2 20i it's tuned for 141kW of power and 280Nm of torque and gets paired to a seven-speed dual-clutch automatic that drives the front wheels.
It's a really great engine, providing the X2 with the kind of easy performance you expect from a luxury car. It has good pulling power low down and pulls smoothly across the rev range.
The transmission is typical of a dual-clutch unit with smooth and quick shifts on the move but still a bit jerky at low speeds.
Despite its punchy performance the X2 returns a impressive claimed fuel consumption figure of just 6.0-litres per 100km.
This is another area where the X2 veers off the traditional SUV path, opting for a clear sporty character in the way it drives.
With M Sport suspension is fitted as standard the ride is firm and can be unsettled by sharp-edged bumps. However, it also gives the X2 excellent responsiveness, which when combined with accurate steering, gives the X2 a feeling more like a hot hatch than a traditional comfortable and cosseted SUV.
While it won't be for everyone's taste it gives the X2 a major point of difference from the X1 and its other more conventional SUV rivals.
The X2 does genuinely find a space between SUV and small car hatch. While it lacks the true performance to be called a hot hatch alternative it certainly has a sporty bias that positions it more for those who enjoy driving than those wanting a practical SUV.
The latter is what the X1 is designed for so BMW should be applauded for taking the path less traveled.
The lack of Apple and Android integration as standard is disappointing for a luxury car at this price and weakens its value argument at a car so clearly aimed at young professionals.
Overall though the X2 fills a hole in the BMW line-up for those willing to be unconventional.
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Mr. Fassbender, Do you still understand German?
Of course, it's what my father spoke!
Do you pay the occasional visit to your native city, Heidelberg?
Sure I do! I still have folks in Heidelberg, and plus it's a lovely city. My family moved away when I was two and I spent my childhood in Ireland. But I always came back and visited my grandparents, while they were still alive, and my uncles and aunts.
When and how did you first come into contact with Shakespeare's Macbeth?
Meine erste Begegnung mit "Macbeth" war im Alter von 15 Jahren, da stand es auf dem Lehrplan meiner Schule in Irland. Zum zweiten Mal beschäftigte ich mich damit auf der Schauspielschule in London. Am Ende jedes Semesters mussten wir Teile eines Dramas vorführen und wurden von den Lehrern dafür benotet.
Macbeth is about the corruptive force of power. Stars are also considered to be powerful – do you sometimes feel corrupted by fame?
Fame brings with it a certain standard of living that can be very tempting, and you can get used to it all too quickly. But I don't see myself falling into that trap. I like the things in my life to be as simple as possible. In this line of work, it's not a wise move to make money your sole motivation.
Great masters, like Akira Kurosawa and Roman Polanski, have filmed the play before. Did you draw on their work?
Yes, I watched everything on the subject that I could lay my hands on. Kurosawa's version was grandiose, in my opinion. It's my favorite movie adaptation.
What's the best way for an actor to approach Shakespeare?
You have to respect the language and rhythm of Shakespeare, but not be awe-struck by it. I spent four weeks practicing on my own and knew my lines pretty well by the time general rehearsals began. For me, dialogues are like music; you basically have to get the rhythm right.
What makes this play a classic?
On the first day of shooting, the director, Justin Kurzel, handed me a self-help book on post-traumatic experiences. At first, I was surprised because I had never associated the subject with Macbeth. But it's obvious really: That's exactly what Macbeth is about. All that time ago, Shakespeare understood the anguish soldiers suffer.
After World War One, no one could fathom the traumatized veterans, but Shakespeare had already described their behavior in Macbeth – in the banquet sequence, when Lady Macbeth says: "Sit, worthy friends: my lord is often thus, And hath been from his youth." So we know the damage anger, revenge and violence can cause. During his very first scene, we see how vulnerable Macbeth already is. Committing the murders is how he finds his way. Killing becomes a rigid pattern of behavior for him.
How do you feel about Macbeth?
I get Macbeth. He is the person keeping the borders safe. He is fighting the war for Duncan, who holds the throne, but in many ways Macbeth is the rightful king. That doesn't justify murder, of course – and Macbeth kills every day. But he sacrifices himself and that is why I do understand him. There are a lot of Duncans in this world.
How do you see Lady Macbeth?
The classic view of Lady Macbeth is of a woman driven by ambition. The opposite is true. She sacrifices herself to save her marriage. She and her husband have lost a child but cannot share in their mourning because Macbeth is constantly on the move, busy consolidating his power. Ultimately, it's all about loss and how people cope with it.
It was cold, wet, and yes, well, very intensive! (Laughs) Raging winds, hail, snow, the works – we were constantly hoping it would at least all look good on screen! The extras, in particular, were phenomenal. They would stand in the rain for ten hours at a stretch one day, and turn up the next without turning a hair.
Born in Germany in 1977, Fassbender played his first major role in the miniseries "Band of Brothers" (2001). The films Hunger (2008), Inglourious Basterds (2009), Shame (2011) and 12 Years a Slave (2013) followed.
Is bad weather good for acting?
It lets you know exactly how it must have been for those people. They were constantly wet and half-frozen, and their homes were pretty basic. Sleeping in a wet blanket is anything but pleasant.
Yes, it's written into my contracts. I love getting naked. (Laughs) Getting into a role is always a physical thing for me. I am not so much an intellectual or analytical actor, I'm more the physical type.
So you go in for intensive workouts?
Depending on my mood, I sometimes exercise a lot, other times not at all. Exercise is more a mental than a physical aid for me. I want to maintain a certain level of fitness obviously, but I'm not crazy about exercise machines or weights, I prefer to use my own body weight.
Could you play any role, as people say?
No, I definitely cannot play everything. Watching other actors, I often think I could never do as good a job.
What was your toughest role to date?
Hard to say. The last one, where I played Steve Jobs, was pretty challenging – I had lots of lines. (Laughs).
What is an actor's most important asset?
The ability to be relaxed, otherwise you won't really take in what's going on around you. Plus, it's the only way to be a good listener, which an actor needs to be.
Only ever scripts – what a shame!


As a youth living in Russia, Oskar Freymann had observed eagles in flight and determined to build a flying machine based on the actions he saw. After emigrating to America in 1895 he worked in a bicycle shop in Brooklyn. Freymann soon built his flying machine, with four wings operated by the pedaling action of a bicycle, and handle bars that moved a rudder at the rear. In November 1896, Freymann and three other men trucked the machine to an open field in Flatbush. He claimed to have pedaled furiously and flown the ornithopter to an altitude of 14 feet – but this is quite doubtful. In any event the machine was damaged during the trial and never rebuilt. Freymann ultimately planned on building a larger, gasoline-powered ornithopter on a tricycle, but ran out of money and abandoned the project. The model – seen here in 1939 on display at the Ripley's "Believe It or Not!" Odditorium in New York – was built by Freymann in 1895, to help him work out the wing-flapping system. It currently resides at the Cradle of Aviation Museum in East Garden City, New York.


Do you love your hometown? It's probably where you've made a home and countless memories, spent time with friends and those you love. Maybe you've even raised your family there.
But have you ever wanted to make it better? Have you ever thought about joining with your neighbors to make your hometown a place where it's easy to make healthier choices?
Healthy HometownSM Powered by Wellmark works with people just like you to identify things you can do to help your community help residents in the areas of eating well, moving more and feeling better.
Six Iowa communities made amazing progress in 2017, and they were recognized for it. On Feb. 15, 2018, the Iowa Healthiest State Initiative External Site awarded the first Healthy Hometown Healthy Community Award to three of the following communities. Here are the highlights of all the communities honored for their efforts in 2017.
Created and sustained a school-based garden, as well as curriculum around it. Students grew lettuce in garden pots and were able to take home the food they grew.
All third graders received walking/biking safety instructions and a bike helmet.
Established a worksite wellness coalition to improve the health of employees.
Made changes to the local farmers' market, like accepting Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Payments, establishing a free shuttle for one area of town and donating fresh produce to a food-rescue program.
Implemented healthy concession stand options.
Held wellness talks, volunteer fairs, networking and other events to encourage healthy happy hours.
Added a water bottle filling station at City Hall.
Expanded and improved places for physical activity, like interactive playground equipment, newly-resurfaced basketball courts and turf for soccer fields.
Enhanced shelter areas and added places for people to gather to encourage get-togethers.
Expanded community gardens to double the number of families gardening.
Implemented anti-bullying policies and programs.
Started the Holiday Harvest Market to promote locally and regionally-grown foods.
Harvested 11,000 pounds of produce by establishing community gardens for plot rental or public access.
Encouraged biking and walking by establishing a bike share program, installing bike racks and walking/biking paths, and providing walking/biking safety tips for students.
Developed more places for community members to gather.
Created and sustained a school-based garden with curriculum at three schools and several day cares. Some worksites now have a space to grow food, too.
Improved health food options and pricing in two hospitals and one college.
Completed two safe routes-to-school plans and started six trail expansion projects.
Being a healthy hometown is about more than organizing a 5K or adopting the latest and greatest diet fad. It's about creating adoptable changes to the built environment to make the healthy choice the easy choice.
Wondering how to get your community involved? Start here to learn more about the program.


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The birth of the United Nations
October 24, 2017 1940s, 1945, 20th century, United Nations, War, World War 2historytalkinghistory2013
It was on Wednesday 24th October 1945 that the United Nations officially came into existence. The charter had been signed by delegates from 50 member nations in San Francisco on Tuesday 26th June 1945 at the end of the United Nation Conference on International Organization.
The preamble to that Charter said:
'We the people of the United Nations determined to save succeeding generations from the scourge, which twice in our lifetime has brought untold sorrow to mankind, and to reaffirm faith in fundamental human rights, … and to ensure, by the acceptance of principles and the institution of methods, that armed force shall not be used, save in the common interest, and to employ international machinery for the promotion of the economic and social advancement of all peoples, have resolved to combine our efforts to accomplish these aims.'
A United Nations resolution of 1947 stated that 24th October would henceforth be known as United Nations Day 'and shall be devoted to making known to the people of the world the aims and achievements of the United Nations, and to gaining their support for the work of the United Nation.'
This is a story that perhaps we wish had not happened
July 16, 2017 1945, Conflict, Death, Distruction, Wartime attacks, World War 2Terror, Wartalkinghistory2013
It was on this day – Monday 16th July 1945 – that the first atomic bomb was detonated at a desert site in New Mexico, close to the Los Alamos laboratory where the device had been built.
Three weeks later, on Monday 6th August 1945, a similar device was used on Hiroshima.
Quoted in the New York Times on Saturday 25th May 1946 Albert Einstein commented:
'The unleashed power of the atom has changed everything save our modes of thinking and we thus drift toward unparalleled catastrophe.'

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Steven Spoerl
This sequel effort may further 120 Days' fan base, but it doesn't further much else.
120 Days II
Label: Splendour
120 Days II has a brief running time but it fills it with a unified vision. Unfortunately, there's not too much to make that vision stand out. It also struggles with an over-reliance on the EDM genre, which provides a limited palette. However, when the band strays from that and lets itself dip into more ambient territory, it seems to take on new life. This is especially evident on "Sleepless Nights #4", which wouldn't be out of place on a Swans album. In a best case scenario, 120 Days II will act as a stepping stone for 120 Days that guides them to more experimentation instead of tinkering with the same formulas. It's not difficult to imagine them making a classic album somewhere down the road.
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Tony Iommi: 'It's unbelievable when you look back, from being told you're never going to play again to inventing a new sort of music'
Henry Northmore
credit: Dave Hogan
Legendary guitarist discusses life with Black Sabbath and his trip to Scotland for a spoken word tour in conversation with Phil Alexander
Without Black Sabbath there wouldn't be heavy metal. They released two classic albums in 1970 that defined an entire genre. Their eponymous debut opens with the tolling bells of 'Black Sabbath' alongside 'The Wizard', 'NIB' and 'Evil Woman', while Paranoid includes 'War Pigs', 'Paranoid' and 'Iron Man' and 'Faeries Wear Boots'. 1971's Masters of Reality went even heavier sowing the seeds for what would become doom metal and stoner rock on tracks like 'Sweet Leaf', 'Into the Void' and 'Children of the Grave'.
Ozzy Osbourne's lyrics brought horror to rock'n'roll and Tony Iommi's detuned guitar style and deep resonating riffs made them sound like no other band. Many critics were appalled and terrified by their early releases but they found an audience who craved something darker and weightier.
Over the years, drink and drugs took their toll and after troubled recording sessions for Technical Ecstasy (1976) and Never Say Die! (1978), Ozzy was kicked out. Iommi, bassist Geezer Butler and drummer Bill Ward recruited Rainbow's Ronnie James Dio as their new vocalist. He was followed by a revolving door of singers (that included Deep Purple's Ian Gillan and Glenn Hughes) and personnel changes. The band officially went on hiatus in 1995 before the original lineup reunited in 1997 and continued to tour (unfortunately without Ward from 2012 onwards) on and off until 2017 when they returned to where it had all started and played their final ever gig together in Birmingham.
Iommi was the only continuous member through these various lineups and permutations. His guitar playing was the foundation on which all of Black Sabbath's music was built. Now he's heading to Scotland for two very special events where he will appear in conversation with former Kerrang! editor Phil Alexander.
Can you tell us about these events you have coming up with Phil Alexander?
It's just me talking about my life really. Experiences, the different members in the band, all the things that have happened in my career. I don't know what questions Phil's gonna ask but he's so good, he's known me so many years, he knows all the incarnations of Sabbath so I'm sure he'll have a lot of interesting questions.
Could you tell about the accident you had as a teenager?
My fingers were damaged when I used to work in a factory welding. The metal parts would be sent to me and I'd weld them. One day the bloke who used to usually send them to me, and bent all this steel, didn't come in so they put me on his machine. I'd never worked the machine before, I wasn't shown properly, basically it came down on my hands and as I pulled my hands back I pulled the end of my fingers off. It was like a big guillotine.
However, this led to your unique guitar style in Black Sabbath.
It changed my whole life in terms of playing. Firstly, I was told I'd never be able to play again by various doctors, so I had to develop something that would allow me to play. So I made my own finger tips [out of plastic] because they were very sore and painful, I had to learn to play again, a different style of playing, and try and find a way that made it comfortable and didn't hurt. I had to look at the guitar completely differently and set it up with different strings, the whole thing had to change.
When you started out did you think this darker heavier music would find an audience? As no one else was playing anything like Black Sabbath at the time.
I think the thing with music is you've got to do what is in you, and believe in what you do. If you start aiming towards a fanbase, you are doing something other people want, so first and foremost you have to do what you want and hope other people like it. It took a long time because there wasn't the internet or anything like that so it was all word of mouth, getting out, working and doing it.
When did you first see the word 'metal' associated with Black Sabbath?
That was a lot later around 1973 or 74. It was an interview I was doing, I think it was with Melody Maker, they said 'you play metal,' and I was like 'what's that?' because I'd always classed ourselves as heavy rock.
How does it feel to be credited with inventing a whole genre?
Fantastic. It's unbelievable really. It's really pleasing to see when you look back from being told you're never going to play again to inventing a new sound and a new sort of music.
Apart from Ozzy and Dio who has been your favourite vocalist to work with?
I wouldn't like to say, there's been so many good singers on my solo projects. Dave Grohl was great, I really liked working with him, he's really keen and enthusiastic.
Ozzy was recently quoted as saying he 'didn't have a great time' on the last Sabbath tour. Do you have a response to that?
I saw that but I don't know what he meant. I had a great time on the last tour playing with the guys and Ozzy never mentioned anything to me. He seemed to enjoy it and we had a laugh so I don't know, so I think possibly that quote was taken out of context.
Black Sabbath might be over but I'm assuming you're still working on music.
I couldn't stop playing, but the thing is now I can do it in my own time. When you are touring, it's booked for 18 months – which is fantastic I love playing on stage – the reason I stopped was the travelling. It takes it out of your body. Even though we travelled with our own plane, great hotels, you still get tired and get to bed at four or five in the morning, but I still love being on stage, I love playing and I love seeing the fans. At the moment, I'm in the process of remixing [Black Sabbath's 1995] Forbidden with Tony Martin [vocals], Cozy Powell [drums] and Neil Murray [bass]. That's an album I've never been satisfied with so I'm about to start pulling that apart and remix it.
Tony Iommi in Conversation: 'A Life In Music', Town Hall, Paisley, Fri 12 Oct; Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh, Sat 13 Oct.
Tony Lommi in Conversation with Phil Alexander: A Life in Music
The Black Sabbath guitarist in conversation with the former editor of Kerrang!.
1. Erik Thompson – 22 Sep 2018, 11:48am Report
Ozzy Osbourne didn't write the lyrics in Black Sabbath (except "Fairies wear boots"). Geezer Butler did. Can't understand why everyone insists on giving that rambling, drunken cretin hack Ozzy so much credit that he doesn't deserve.
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Tammy and Gary Wilson liked Hillsboro so much they decided to open a children's clothing store, featuring clothing and other items from newborn to preteen.
"About three years ago we bought a house out at the lake off of North Shore Drive, and then we began kicking around the idea of opening a small shop that had kids' items," Gary said.
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Google is Facing an Epic Backlash Over the Amount of Hate Speech on YouTube
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YouTube are having a time of it at the moment. Mere days after being accused of having homophobic censorship policies, their parent company is being boycotted, and in a big way. It's one thing when you're the subject of a public boycott, but what about when it's Verizon, Johnson & Johnson, Enterprise, AT&T and GlaxoSmithKline?
All five of these major firms and several others have pulled their advertising from YouTube after a report by The Times revealed that, alongside several other companies, their ads had appeared in videos containing extremist content and hate speech. One way of looking at this is that, for a while, these companies were profiting from terrorism.
Naturally, they weren't happy about this, and now companies are pulling their ads from not only YouTube, but Google as a whole. To quell the storm, Google have apologised, and updated brand tools so that advertisers have more control over where their ads appear, but neither action seems to have done much to stem the ire.
This is a huge hit for Google, as Verizon and AT&T are 2 of the most prominent advertisers in the US, and since the report originally came from a UK paper, more and more British-based companies are pulling out. This is causing a domino effect of epic proportions which could seriously harm Google's ad revenue. I can only imagine what the scene must look like at their California headquarters at the moment. People are probably swearing a bit more than they usually do.
Pretty much every company has released a statement explaining they're all more or less the same, simply stating that the company doesn't want to be in any way affiliated with that kind of content, and that they'll only start advertising on YouTube again once the issue has been resolved.
This is actually a big ask. If YouTube are struggling to find and flag extremist and hateful content, it's not going to be any easier to make sure that advertising doesn't appear on it. The best approach will probably be to place heavier restrictions on where ads can appear in general, but this could have the adverse effect of limiting the reach of advertising to the point where other companies get annoyed with them. Damned if you do, damned if you don't.
Given the options though, tightening restrictions on which videos can host ads is probably the better bet. If they make their content restrictions too severe, they'll run into the same issue Facebook has been tangling with - banning perfectly acceptable content because the algorithms have flagged something by accident. YouTube is about the publishers, first and foremost, and it's more important to keep them happy than the advertisers, but make no mistake, YouTube will probably never be the same again after this.
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Honeymoon is officially over for rookie Eagles coach Doug Pederson
By Angelo Cataldi
PhillyVoice Contributor
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Eagles training camp opened this morning in the blistering heat of South Philadelphia, and it will only get stickier in the months ahead for new coach Doug Pederson.
The irony of the situation is that Pederson thinks he knows what to expect here, having served as the target of fan wrath during an ugly nine-game stint as starting quarterback back in 1999. He doesn't. He has no clue what happens to a coach in this city when he blows a game with dumb play-calls or insane clock management.
In fact, Pederson got a preview of coming attractions during his inaugural news conference in January, when the Philadelphia media hammered him for mismanaging the final minutes of the New England-Kansas City playoff game last season. At the time, Pederson was merely an offensive coordinator, and we didn't even have a dog in that fight.
Welcome back, Doug. Don't forget your earplugs.
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The big story since Pederson returned last winter has been the three-headed monster at quarterback – surprise returnee Sam Bradford, security blanket Chase Daniel and future franchise superstar (the Eagles hope) Carson Wentz. That drama alone should make 2016 a fascinating season.
But a far more immediate concern will be Pederson himself, and the many questions surrounding his rookie season as an NFL head coach. Pederson has served in a variety of roles since retiring as a player, but he has not been the head guy, the final word, since a stint with a private Christian high school team from 2005-08.
Fans have been worried about Wentz making the jump from Division 1AA at North Dakota State all the way to the NFL this year. Hey, guess what? The coach is trying to go from high school to the NFL.
Can Pederson do it? Can someone who was so unimpressive as a player find glory as a head coach? Or will a man groomed in the imposing shadow of Andy Reid emerge with all of the flaws that have made the former Eagles coach such an enigma?
There's a very good chance Pederson will be adept at handling the quarterbacks; no one is questioning his acumen there. The new coach is also a far better communicator with players than his predecessor, Chip Kelly. (Who isn't?) And Pederson is definitely more open-minded, more accessible.
But that's about all we can say as training camp opens. We have no idea – nor does he, really – whether he can oversee a staff of coaches, call the right plays under duress, manage the clock better than his mentor, and, above all, accept the profound responsibility of Eagles head coach in the most demanding sports city in America.
Earlier this month, Pederson reflected on his ugly 2-7 tenure as a starting quarterback here with understandable discomfort. He said he stopped listening to sports radio (good idea), stopped reading newspapers, tuned out all the noise. He even claimed fans threw batteries at him during the peak of their outrage.
Well, here's what Pederson can expect 17 years later:
• The first time Bradford throws an interception, fans will clamor for Wentz.
• The first time the defense wins a game, fans will want defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz to replace him.
• The first time he squanders a timeout, fans will want offensive coordinator Frank Reich to replace him.
• The first time the Eagles lose a game they should have won, he will be vilified in every tavern and on every street corner in the city.
As training camp opens today on this much-awaited 2016 season, I'd like to be one of the first people to wish Doug Pederson all the luck in the world.
He's definitely going to need it.
With the start of a new football season upon us, it's time once again to consider the evil ways of the Dallas Cowboys, a sports franchise that somehow continues to hold a special place in the NFL despite 20 years with a championship.
The latest blotch on that nauseating Cowboys star came last week, when their top draft pick, Ezekiel Elliott, was accused of brutally beating his ex-girlfriend. These charges came equipped with a series of hideous photos on TMZ.com, and now an NFL investigation.
Before the draft, there had been rumors that the Ohio State running back was a bad act, but they didn't stop owner Jerry Jones. Nothing stops Jones. Last season, he took on another accused domestic abuser, Greg Hardy, at one point even anointing the defensive end a team leader. Hardy was such a bad teammate last year, even Jones ran out of patience.
Handicappers of the NFC East this season keep focusing on the health of Tony Romo, whose collarbone is held together with screws. What they are ignoring is three defensive starters – DE Randy Gregory, four games, DE DeMarcus Lawrence (four games) and LB Rolando McClain (10 games) – who will all be out for drug infractions.
The McClain case is especially interesting, since Jones admitted that most of his front office aides want the two-time violator released. Of course, the owner ignored his staff. As with Hardy, Jones is never really concerned about character.
"These (drug) dependency issues are a difficult thing to address," the owner said. "We are proud of everything that we've gotten from Rolando."
Proud? Really? It should be noted that, since the Eagles lost Lane Johnson to a drug suspension two seasons ago, Dallas players have tested positive for an illegal substance seven times – more than any other NFL team during that span.
In other words, the Dallas Cowboys are every bit as morally bankrupt as we think they are. It will be a distinct pleasure to see them fail again in 2016.
If Matt Klentak is as smart as his Dartmouth education suggests, the Phillies GM was paying close attention to the reaction last month in Philadelphia to the passing of Buddy Ryan. Few sports figures who have never won anything in our city – not even a single playoff game – received a loving send-off like Ryan received.
The reason for this outpouring of affection was simple. Ryan reflected the city. He was aggressive, passionate, outspoken, and acutely aware of his unique surroundings. So far, Klentak is none of these things. So far, Matt Klentak is the anti-Buddy Ryan.
At 36, the GM offers far more intelligence than experience, but his words last week illustrated a painful lack of both. In one of his rare news briefings before the Aug. 1 trade deadline, Klentak actually said he was "taking" calls, not making them, and he "wouldn't feel comfortable" predicting the possibility of any moves.
"I don't feel like we have to make trades," he said of his 45-55 team. "Sometimes when you feel compelled to make a trade, that's when you make a bad one."
Because Klentak has been a GM for only nine months, he is either basing this philosophy on the one deal he did make last December, or perhaps on his extensive experience in fantasy leagues.
The truth is, Klentak must make a deal – several, really. It's just a matter of logic. He's got a terrific pitcher, Jake Thompson, getting overripe in Lehigh because there no place for him in the Phillies rotation right now, and there's a major logjam building at Reading, where the team has the best record in organized baseball (68-33).
If the GM does nothing, the progress of the next generation of Phillies will be delayed indefinitely; in baseball, standing pat is going backwards, especially on a team in the middle of a major rebuild.
When Matt Klentak took the job as GM last October, he accepted the responsibility to say and do things that improve both the perception of the organization and the roster itself. It is the definition of a GM, and never more so than in Philadelphia.
The clock is ticking, Matt. It's time to steal a page from Buddy Ryan's playbook and act like you belong here.
And finally …
• Pete Mackanin said a lot of smart things in his first full season as Phillies manager, but his comment last week that Cole Hamels is not an ace was ridiculous. Hamels is more than a No. 1 pitcher; he is the MVP of the World Series in the only championship season Philadelphia has had in 33 years. Someday, Hamels will get the respect he has earned.
• If Mackanin is seeking someone who is not an ace, he needs to look no further than Aaron Nola. The young Phillies right-hander got crushed again in Pittsburgh on Saturday night, raising his ERA to 4.75. Remember a year ago, when Nola was supposed to be taking over the No. 1 spot from Hamels? That's not going to happen.
• All of this renewed talk of the Sixers trading Jahlil Okafor to Boston makes no sense. The top skill of their next superstar, Ben Simmons, is passing the basketball. The team's top scorer is Okafor. If the Sixers deal the young forward, who is going to catch those passes and score?
• Chris Sale is one of the best starting pitchers in baseball. He is also one of the biggest jackasses. The White Sox lefty didn't like the throwback uniforms his team was required to wear over the weekend, so he cut them to shreds. Last spring, he didn't want Adam LaRoche's son hanging out in the clubhouse, triggering LaRoche's sudden retirement. Sale may be a great player, but he's strictly a bush leaguer in life.
• The Sporting News last week ranked Howie Roseman the worst GM in the NFL. Just one question: The Sporting News still exists?
Angelo Cataldi
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Q: Can anyone help me figure out the parsing error in this code?
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*The output of this code is quite similar but not exactly what it's supposed to be.

*The code is:
def printMultiples(n):
    i = 1
    while (i <= 10):
        print(n*i, end = '  ')
        i += 1
n = 1
while (i<= 3):
    printMultiples(n)
    n += 1

*The output is:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30

*Whereas it should be like:
1 2 3 4  5  6  7  8  9  10
2 4 6 8  10 12 14 16 18 20
3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30

*How should this code be modified?

A: add an empty print at the end of the printMultiples, outside the while (i <= 10): loop.

A: Your problem is that you are not printing a new line after each list of multiples. You could solve this by putting at the end of your printMultiples function outside of the loop the line
print()

A: To make the columns line up, you will need to completely change your approach. Currently, printMultiples() cannot know how many spaces to put after each number because it doesn't know how many times it will be called in the outer while loop.
What you might do is:

*

*create a two dimensional array of string representations for each multiple (without printing anything yet) - the str() function will be useful for this

*for each column, check the length of the longest number in that column (it will always be the last one) and add one

*print each row, adding the appropriate number of spaces after each string to match the number of spaces required for that column

A simpler approach, if you're only interested in columnar output and not the precise spacing, would be to print each number with enough space after it to accommodate the largest number you expect to output. So you might get:
1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   10
2   4   6   8   10  12  14  16  18  20
3   6   9   12  15  18  21  24  27  30

(Note how there are three spaces after each number in the first three columns even though you don't need all three spaces.)
Changing your existing code to do that would be easier. See Format String Syntax for details.

A: If you already know you wish to pad numbers to be of width 3, then a suitable (and more pythonic) printMultiples is
def printMultiples(n):
    txt = "".join(["{0: <3d}".format(n*i) for i in range(1, 11)])
    print(txt)

Better would be to allow the width to change.  And you could then pass a width you prefer as, eg, the width of the largest number you expect
def printMultiples(n, width=3):
    txt = "".join(["{0: <{1}d}".format(n*i, width) for i in range(1, 11)])
    print(txt)

width = len(str(4 * 10)) + 1
for i in range(1, 4):
    printMultiples(i, width )

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If you require a whole new system installed on your property, ask each company what aftercare they provide. Septic tanks need emptying every three to five years depending on how many people reside in your household. The tank and drainage field also need regular inspection and maintenance. Ask the contractor if aftercare is included in the price of installation and how much they charge for emergency callouts. You should also enquire about what guarantees each company offers on their work and how quickly they can send a technician in the event of an emergency.
If your septic tank is located underground, then some companies may charge you an extra fee if they have to dig to gain access to it. There may also be an extra charge for properties that are in remote areas or are difficult to access. If your property is built on a slope or is far away from a road where the contractor's truck can park, ask if you will have to pay more for them to pump the tank from a large distance.
Get a quote from several different companies for whatever work you require. Be wary of simply selecting the cheapest contractor as they may use a lower quality of materials. Never attempt to inspect your septic tank yourself unless you have experience with sewage systems. Septic tanks create toxic gases that can be dangerous, so leave pumping and other maintenance tasks to the professionals.


Austin, Texas — Preservation Texas, Inc. has announced that the restoration of the Proctor-Green House in Cuero, Texas will receive a 2016 Honor Award for Restoration on February 18, 2016. The Honor Award will be presented at a special ceremony at the historic State Theatre on Congress Avenue in Austin as part of the Preservation Texas 2016 Summit.
Located at 307 Terrell Street in the Terrell-Reuss National Register Historic District, the Proctor-Green House was built about 1891 for attorney David C. Proctor. Built in a transitional style with Queen Anne, Shingle and Colonial Revival details, the house is a Cuero landmark.
For the restoration, existing historic materials throughout were refinished and, when missing or too deteriorated, replaced with appropriate material. Original windows were restored, as were fireplaces and a showpiece grand staircase flooded with light from stained glass windows.
The project team included owner Robert Oliver and Fisher Heck Architects.


AVSForum.com is the Internet's leading source of professional, and user contributed, information on Audio Visual equipment for your home. With over 1.2 million members, many of which have built their own home theatres, you will find a combination of both experts and enthusiasts. Our community also includes retailers and brand representatives from companies such as Sony and LG, who join in and participate.
The Editor of AVS Forum is Mark Henninger. Lead administrator Mike Lang has been managing the moderators since the site's inception in 1999.
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AVSForum is owned by VerticalScope Inc., located in Toronto, Canada: 111 Peter St, Suite 901, Toronto, Ontario, M5V2H1.
AVSForum.com began back in 1999, when home theatre buff David Bott decided to launch a Web-based forum for like-minded aficionados in collaboration with online retailer AV Science, from which the forum's name was derived. Since then, the membership has grown to nearly 1.2 million, with an average of more than 2.6 million unique monthly visitors who peruse over 25 million posts in more than 1.4 million threads, making AVS Forum the largest AV-enthusiast forum site in the world.
As with many hobbies, AV enthusiasts can be pretty passionate about their perspective, and comments can get a bit rambunctious, so we have a large staff of volunteer moderators who make sure things don't get out of hand with personal attacks, off-topic rants, and unauthorized promotions.
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Scaling up electric vehicles in India A focus on Maharashtra state, Mumbai Market formation and demand side policies
Arseni, Oana LU (2021) In IIIEE Master Thesis IMEN41 20211
The International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics
Governments around the world have begun to adopt measures in support of electric vehicles. The supply push policies have been traditionally studied leaving the demand side innovation policy without much investigation. Therefore, policy makers lack institutional knowledge and policy experience. The demand side innovation policies have always been part of the public policy decisions but not part of the innovation policy strategy. They point on increasing the uptake of the innovation and the growth in manufacture production. The aim of this study is to find good policy pull strategies to support E-cars in India with a mix of policies to build the needed capacity for E-cars in Maharashtra state, Mumbai. Maharashtra has the highest number of... (More)
Governments around the world have begun to adopt measures in support of electric vehicles. The supply push policies have been traditionally studied leaving the demand side innovation policy without much investigation. Therefore, policy makers lack institutional knowledge and policy experience. The demand side innovation policies have always been part of the public policy decisions but not part of the innovation policy strategy. They point on increasing the uptake of the innovation and the growth in manufacture production. The aim of this study is to find good policy pull strategies to support E-cars in India with a mix of policies to build the needed capacity for E-cars in Maharashtra state, Mumbai. Maharashtra has the highest number of vehicles in India with Mumbai being one of the most polluted cities in India. India wants to increase the domestic economic activity and reduce GHGs. E-cars are known to reduce CO2 emissions, pollutants, and noise. The research question is: How can Mumbai city implement policy pull-strategies that drive the scale up of E-cars? Firstly, barriers for E-cars development in India, Maharashtra state, Mumbai are identified. Subsequently, good policy actions are pointed out in the UK, Sunderland and China, Shenzhen city and suggested as possible actions for India. Data was found through a literature review of academic and non-academic sources, been compiled using a literature synthesis. A case based oriented research is used. The TIS framework is used to arrange the data and make the analysis. Key barriers identified are missing environmental reasons in policy designs, low car ownership preference of consumers, lack of proper infrastructure and standards, high upfront costs of E-cars and lack of waivers. Some UK learnings: include environmental issues in policies; inform consumers about E-cars total cost of ownership; develop E-cars charging infrastructure; encourage E-cars producers to adopt business models. Few recommendations from China: develop the charging infrastructure for E-buses; adopt business models for E-buses; adopt uniform charger standards. These recommendations for policy makers in India may support further academic research such as to study the environmental policy issues using the environmental evaluation framework due to the missing environmental instruments in policy actions, also to make a study with all including missing functions when data is available for a more complete understanding of the TIS in India. (Less)
Arseni, Oana LU
Philip Peck LU
IMEN41 20211
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
India, Electric cars, Demand innovation policies, Market diffusion, Technology innovation systems
publication/series
IIIEE Master Thesis
abstract     = {{Governments around the world have begun to adopt measures in support of electric vehicles. The supply push policies have been traditionally studied leaving the demand side innovation policy without much investigation. Therefore, policy makers lack institutional knowledge and policy experience. The demand side innovation policies have always been part of the public policy decisions but not part of the innovation policy strategy. They point on increasing the uptake of the innovation and the growth in manufacture production. The aim of this study is to find good policy pull strategies to support E-cars in India with a mix of policies to build the needed capacity for E-cars in Maharashtra state, Mumbai. Maharashtra has the highest number of vehicles in India with Mumbai being one of the most polluted cities in India. India wants to increase the domestic economic activity and reduce GHGs. E-cars are known to reduce CO2 emissions, pollutants, and noise. The research question is: How can Mumbai city implement policy pull-strategies that drive the scale up of E-cars? Firstly, barriers for E-cars development in India, Maharashtra state, Mumbai are identified. Subsequently, good policy actions are pointed out in the UK, Sunderland and China, Shenzhen city and suggested as possible actions for India. Data was found through a literature review of academic and non-academic sources, been compiled using a literature synthesis. A case based oriented research is used. The TIS framework is used to arrange the data and make the analysis. Key barriers identified are missing environmental reasons in policy designs, low car ownership preference of consumers, lack of proper infrastructure and standards, high upfront costs of E-cars and lack of waivers. Some UK learnings: include environmental issues in policies; inform consumers about E-cars total cost of ownership; develop E-cars charging infrastructure; encourage E-cars producers to adopt business models. Few recommendations from China: develop the charging infrastructure for E-buses; adopt business models for E-buses; adopt uniform charger standards. These recommendations for policy makers in India may support further academic research such as to study the environmental policy issues using the environmental evaluation framework due to the missing environmental instruments in policy actions, also to make a study with all including missing functions when data is available for a more complete understanding of the TIS in India.}},
author       = {{Arseni, Oana}},
issn         = {{1401-9191}},
series       = {{IIIEE Master Thesis}},
title        = {{Scaling up electric vehicles in India A focus on Maharashtra state, Mumbai Market formation and demand side policies}},


On this week's episode, Nick and Amanda reveal their ignorance for past lip sync songs as they read their Lip Sync Sorter results. Amanda taps into the paranormal and spots a ghost lurking behind Nick as they record. The hosts come to the realization that Tammy Brown is the true All Star of the season. The After Hours segment turns into a boozy impromptu sing-a-long including the opening number of Ragtime and a rousing rendition of the podcast's new theme song.
The wait is over, Squirrel Friends! After a TUMULTUOUS week of us pulling out our hair, we have officially declared that we will be recapping ALL STARS 1!!! This is SOOOO much better than we remember…UNTUCKED especially is giving us LOYF! We hope you enjoy our mid season recap and can squirrel out with us for the next 6 weeks as we await the season 9 Premiere. Enjoy!!!
This week, Amanda and Nick break down the highly anticipated Season 9 : Meet the Queens videos in addition to their Rucap of Season 3! Nick continues to struggle with simple grammar and Amanda calls Nick out after he accuses her of looking busted. The hosts also introduce a boozy and jazzy new theme song!


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In the conversations with theists, I often see a complete rejection of skepticism. It is not often but sometimes I hear it said that they're skeptical of skepticism or they ask me what my evidence for skepticism is. Naturally as a good skeptics we should apply scrutiny to skepticism and we should be able to justify it. So that's what I will do.
My favorite number is 16, so if we use were to use this method then we would have to conclude, that the world population is a total of 16 people. Another person's favorite number, could be for example 8000. This however leads to mutually exclusive positions. One of us has to be in error. Therefore this method clearly doesn't lead to truth.
The second option has the same underlying problem: Choosing your number at random leads people to mutually exclusive positions and will lead them to be in error. They're more likely to get it wrong.
our third method "going with what other people say" also won't lead to truth. With no available data the other people have only the other 3 options to choose from. They could employ skepticism, choose randomly, or choose their favorite number. If they use the aforementioned methods, rather than skepticism they will be wrong and so will you. If they use skepticism and wait for available data, then you will be right but it's not as likely as when you cut right to the chase and use this method yourself.
Our forth option is skepticism: With skepticism you suspend judgement over all those numbers entirely until data comes in. That way, you will at least not be as likely to land in error. When the available data comes in, you critically examine it and come to your conclusion. But it doesn't end there. Skepticism should still be used and your conclusion should still be subject to change. It may be the case, that the data was inaccurate or false data. In that case, with new data you can reevaluate your position and you will zero in on the true conclusion, namely that 7.5 billion people is the right answer, or if nothing else avoid the wrong one effectively.
Now, maybe there is a fifth method, that I overlooked and that may be more effective than skepticism. If that is the case, then I'm absolutely open to that method but you can expect that such a proposal of a more effective method, will be met with the currently most effective one. It will be met with strong skepticism and it will subject to critical examination, until the superiority of that method is demonstrated . Because that is, what a good skeptic does and what you should do as well.
The thing is, though, we do have sufficient evidence to believe one way or another, so your argument doesn't apply.
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