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W.B.FOX
I am searching for the Second World War medals of Petty Officer William Bethel FOX. He was born on the 8th of March, 1918 at Avoca in Ireland and according to the World War Two Nominal Roll, he enlisted into the RAN (Royal Australian Navy) on the 12th of September, 1934. He was a career sailor and discharged on the 16th of March, 1948. The missing war medals consist of the 1939-45 Star, the Atlantic Star, Pacific Star, the 1939-1945 War Medal and the 1939-1945 Australia Service Medal. These medals went missing about 30 Years ago. I would be very happy to get them back in the family and any assistance that you may offer would be greatly appreciated.
A.R.KERR
Service No: S/5776
I am searching for the missing war medals of Stoker Alexander Robert KERR. He was born on the 28th of April, 1920 at Coonamble in New South Wales. The World War Two Nominal Roll indicates that he enlisted into the Royal Australian Navy on the 28th of July, 1941 and discharged on the 25th of March, 1946. His posting on discharge was H.M.A.S. RUSHCUTTER. Whilst we are unsure exactly as to what war medals he was entitled to, with his length of service - he may have been awarded the 1939-1945 Star, Pacific Star, 1939-1945 War Medal and the 1939-1945 Australia Service Medal. Any assistance that you may provide me in having these war medals returned would be greatly appreciated.
R.HARRIS
I am seeking the Memorial Plaque (also known as a Dead Man's Penny') of Private Richard HARRIS of the 2nd Infantry Battalion, AIF. It appears that this name "Richard Harris" is in fact an alias. His correct name is stated to be Joseph DOYLE; although why he would enlist under this name is not known. The First World War Embarkation Roll indicates that he left Sydney on the 18th of October, 1914 aboard HMAT Suffolk. This soldier landed at Gallipoli on the 25th of April, 1915 (first day lander) and sadly, he was posted as 'missing' by the 2nd of May. This posting was eventually and officially changed to "Killed In Action" after a court of inquiry. The Commonwealth War Graves records (CWGC) indicate that he has no known grave and his name is recorded on the Lone Pine Memorial at Gallipoli. Any assistance in helping me to recover this missing Death Plaque would be greatly appreciated.
Medal Type: WW1 - Broken Set - 1914-1915 Star + BWM
I am seeking the First World War medals (1914-1915 Star + British War Medal) awarded to Private Richard HARRIS of the 2nd Infantry Battalion, AIF. It appears that this name "Richard Harris" is in fact an alias. His correct name is stated to be Joseph DOYLE; although why he would enlist under this name is not known. The First World War Embarkation Roll indicates that he left Sydney on the 18th of October, 1914 aboard HMAT Suffolk. This soldier landed at Gallipoli on the 25th of April, 1915 (first day lander) and sadly, he was posted as 'missing' by the 2nd of May. This posting was eventually and officially changed to "Killed In Action" after a court of inquiry. The Commonwealth War Graves records (CWGC) indicate that he has no known grave and his name is recorded on the Lone Pine Memorial at Gallipoli. Any assistance which you may give to help me recover these missing war medals would be greatly appreciated.
T.E.JONES
My family is searching for the First World War Medals of 'Bugler Sergeant' Thomas Edward JONES of the Durham Light Infantry. Thomas served in the 2nd Battalion and the 16th Battalion of the Durham Light Infantry. Thomas Edward enlisted in the 2nd Battalion Durham Light Infantry on the 12th of February 1907. We understand he may have served on garrison duty in Ireland prior to World War 1. According to the original documents, we know he was transferred from the 16th (2nd Reserve) Battalion to Class "V" Army Reserve on the 26th of July 1916 after serving with the colours for 1 year and 11 months and the transfer to Army Reserve was completed on the 31st May 1917 at Colchester. Any assistance in helping us to locate these missing war medals would be greatly appreciated. PLEASE VISIT OUR "ARTICLES OF INTEREST" TO VIEW THE STORY 'FOR KING & EMPIRE' which details the story of Thomas Edward JONES and the 6th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry.
H.R.SPURRITT
Headquarters / Command
I am searching for the First World War medals of Henry Robert SPURRITT of the 10th Infantry Battalion, AIF. The First World War Embarkation Roll actually records his name as being "Henry Robert SPURRITT" and this is supported by his War Service Records on the National Archives of Australia. It is evident that he originally wrote his name as "Robert" and then placed Henry in front of this name as a later addition. Henry Robert SPURRITT also had a brother and father who served during the First World War. Unknown where these medals have gone. I have the Dead Man's Penny (Memorial Plaque or Death Plaque) for Robert and would like to reunite this with his medals. He is also listed on Medals Gone Missing under the name of R.H. SPURRITT or Robert Henry Spurritt.
R.H.SPURRITT
Service No: 3612B
I am searching for the First World War medals of Robert Henry SPURRITT of the 10th Infantry Battalion, AIF. The First World War Embarkation Roll actually records his name as being "Henry Robert SPURRITT" and is a later addition on his War Records according to the National Archives of Australia. Henry Robert Spurritt also had a brother and father who served during the First World War. Unknown where these medals have gone. I have the Dead Man's Penny (Memorial Plaque or Death Plaque) for Henry Robert and would like to reunite this with his medals.
W.W.STOODLEY
I am searching for the missing war medals of Bombadier Walter William STOODLEY who was born in Brisbane, Queensland in 1890. The National Archives Of Australia indicate that he enlisted into the AIF on the 28th of July, 1915. The First World War Embarkation Roll INCORRECTLY records his name as being Walter William STOODBY (this appears to be as a result of a clerical error during his enlistment). His missing war medals are the 1914-1915 Star, the British War Medal and the Victory Medal. He served with the 5th Field Artillery Brigade in the 13th Battery. Any assistance in helping me to recover these missing medals would be greatly appreciated.
P.L.RAWARD
Medal Type: WW2 - Australian Trio (Pacific Star)
Service No: NX134441
I am searching for the Second World War Medals of Warrant Officer Class 2 Percy Leslie RAWARD. The missing medal set consists of the Pacific Star, the 1939-1945 War Medal and the 1939-1945 Australia Service Medal. He was born on the 4th of July, 1916 at Guildford in New South Wales. The World War Two Nominal Roll indicates that he enlisted into the Second AIF on the 1st of November, 1942 and discharged on the 4th of January, 1946. Posting on discharge was the 57 Deputy Commander Royal Engineers. His next of kin was recorded as Ethel Brown. My family has not seen Percy's war service medals for some time. Any assistance in helping my family to find these missing war medals would be greatly appreciated.
A.J.BREWER
Service No: SX31764
Unit No: 2/7
Second World War Medals (1939-1945 Star, Pacific Star, 1939-1945 War Medal and 1939-1945 Australia Service Medal) awarded to Private Arthur James BREWER. He was born on the 14th of November, 1924 at Adelaide in South Australia. The World War Two Nominal Roll indicates that he served in the A.M.F. (Australian Military Forces) with the service number S111821. He transferred to the Second AIF on the 3rd of August, 1943 and served with the 2/7th Infantry Battalion. My family has not seen these war medals for some time and any assistance that you may give to help us to recover these missing medals would be greatly appreciated.


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Covid-19 Fears Keep Gateway Casinos' Doors Shut
Gateway casinos are a well-known name in the entertainment industry in Canada, owning 23 casinos across British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario. Before Covid-19 struck Gateway had even set their eyes on expansion and becoming a publicly listed company. However, as we all know, 2020 has not been a great year for financial planning or much else.
Quick Facts about Gateway Casinos
Employee count : 3,000
Own: 23 casino venues
It is without a doubt that Covid-19, declared a global pandemic in January 2020 and reaching Canada in the same month, has hit the gaming world hard. Casinos around Canada were forced to shut their doors in March as health authorities closed down non-essential businesses – a trend followed the world over.
However, as the world comes to terms with having to live with this pandemic, the lifting of extremely restrictive measures has made it possible for some casinos to start reopening, as long as certain precautions are taken. Some of these include having all the staff and players wear masks both indoors and outdoors, sanitizing tables and machines when a customer is done playing, and maintaining social distancing between patrons. Some casinos, like River Cree Casino in Alberta, are also choosing to make sure that their customers are safe by banning certain table-games such as poker. Frequent hand sanitisation is also a popular measure taken by most establishments. These high standards have made it possible for casinos to start welcoming players on their premises once more.
Having said that, not all safety guidelines are as easy or straightforward to implement. Ontario is employing some of the strictest measures to allow businesses to start operating again while still keeping the population as safe as possible. A measure which says that indoor occupancy has to be kept at a maximum of 50 people is particularly troublesome.
This is the main reason why Gateway will not be opening their doors for the time being, despite being given the green light by Ontario's health authorities. Having only a small number of patrons while still having to keep all games open will not be profitable for the operator. In fact, Rob Mitchell, Gateway Casinos & Entertainment director of communications and public affairs, said that "right now, we have no set timeline for re-opening any Gateway locations. We are currently evaluating the recent Stage 3 announcement and how the capacity restrictions will impact potential re-openings and our ability to bring our people back to work."
Plans to reopen will have to ultimately be reviewed by the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario, and even then, the final decision will still depend on Gateway. With their opening dates still under consideration, casino-lovers all over Canada will surely notice and miss Gateway's presence since their casinos tend to be favoured among frequent casino-goers.
With that being said, players can still continue playing from the comfort of their own home as online casinos are always open, no matter where you are playing from. Apart from this, to continue making sure that their customers are well-served while still staying safe, players now have a wider range of games to choose from, any time, anywhere.
List of Shut Gateway Casinos in Canada
? Gateway Casinos Thunder Bay, Ontario – Closed
? Gateway Casinos, Innisfil, Ontario – Closed
? Gateway Casinos Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario – Closed
? Gateway Casinos Sudbury, Ontario – Closed
? Gateway Casinos Woodstock, Ontario – Closed
? Lake City Casino, Vernon, B.C. – Closed
? Playtime Casino – Kelowna, B.C. – Closed
? Cascades Casino Resort – Langley, B.C. – Closed
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Michael Meadors has transitioned from using oil and acrylic paints to creating meticulous graphite drawings in the past five years. Graphite allows him to capture and experiment with lighting and sculptural form and add "tenderness and depth to the shallowness on display." This portrait is of Meadors's friend Agnes, whom he met during an artist residency in Berlin. He drew her wearing the dress she had designed for her upcoming wedding. During this time Meadors was also working on his Maiden America series, which critiques the lifelessness of fashion advertising imagery.


We're often asked to provide a release history of the Lucity software. A complete timeline would stretch waaay back to 1986, when Version 1 was released as a collection of focused solutions for wastewater collection system asset management. Perhaps a more meaningful starting point would be 2000, when Version 6 offered a much more comprehensive suite of Public Works software solutions addressing the core functional areas of asset management, work management, inventory control, and GIS (Esri) integration. Even with that, the list of Lucity software releases would be very lengthy and include versions that have long been "retired".
People often ask what sets Lucity software apart in our marketplace. Although we recognize many advantages, topping the list is the expansive collection of Lucity Assets COTS software solutions. Expansive collection indeed – focused and integrated applications are available for utilities (Water, Electric, Sewer, Storm, Refuse & Recycling), transportation (Streets & Roads, Pavement, Bridges, Rights-of-Way, Signs, Signals, Street Lights, Traffic), green spaces (Parks, Trees), facilities (Plants, Facilities, Equipment), and fleet (Fleet).
Members of our client/partner community are hopefully well aware of the Lucity Annual Conference & Training (ACT), which (per our web site) is "a legendary event for education, networking and relationship-building". In recent years we've supplemented ACT with Regional User Group (RUG) meetings at client sites across the US for the same purposes – education, networking and relationship-building. (Stay tuned for more details for RUG and ACT plans for 2015.) But there are many other Lucity networking and relationship-building opportunities to be aware of coming this year.
Lucity has consistently participated in "trade shows" that enable us to stay in close touch with our target market of US local government agencies and special districts. These shows keep us informed of industry best practices, regulatory requirements, emerging technologies, and other factors that affect the clients we serve. They also give us additional places and times to network and build relationships.
If you and/or your colleagues are planning to attend any of these trade shows, let us know – we'll identify who will be there from Lucity, and arrange an appointment to meet. We'll show you the latest-and-greatest with Lucity software, answer questions, provide some pointers, and the like. Often our most productive "sessions" occur after-hours (when our crack staff members like to decompress and exercise their impressive socializing skills), so we'll also let you know (via #LifeAtLucity on Twitter) where we'll convene. Come join us – we'd love to see you in 2015!


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The Junkers Ju 86 was a German monoplane bomber and civilian airliner designed in the early 1930s, and employed by both sides during World War II. The civilian model Ju 86B could carry 10 passengers. Two were delivered to Swissair and five to Lufthansa. In addition a single civilian Ju 86Z was delivered to the Swedish AB Aerotransport.
In 1934, a specification for a modern twin-engined aircraft capable of operating both as a high speed airliner for the German airline Lufthansa and as a medium bomber for the still-secret Luftwaffe was issued to both Junkers and Heinkel. Five prototypes were ordered from each company; the Junkers Ju 86 and Heinkel He 111. Junkers design was a low-winged twin engined monoplane, of all-metal Stressed skin construction. Unlike most of Junkers previous designs, it discarded their typical corrugated skinning in favour of smooth metal skinning which helped to reduce drag. The craft was fitted with a narrow track retractable tailwheel undercarriage and twin fins and rudders. It was intended to be powered by the Junkers Jumo 205 diesel engines, which although heavy, gave superior fuel consumption to conventional petrol engines.
The bomber aircraft had a crew of four; a pilot, navigator, radio operator/bombadier and gunner. Defensive armament consisted of three machine guns, situated at the nose, at a dorsal position and within a retactable ventral position. Bombs were carried vertically in four fuselage cells behind the cockpit. The airliner version replaced the bombload with seating for 10 passengers, with fuel tanks being moved from the fuselage to the wings.
The first prototype Ju 86, the Ju 86ab1, fitted with Siemens SAM 22 radial engines as airworthy Jumo 205s were unavailable, flew on 4 November 1934, in bomber configuration, with the second prototype, also a bomber, flying in January 1935. The third Ju 86, and the first civil prototype, flew on 4 April 1935. Production of pre-series military and civil aircraft started in late 1935, with full production of the Ju 86A-1 bomber commencing in April 1936. Production quickly switched to the improved Ju 86 D with a modified tail cone to impove stability.
Early use of the Jumo powered Ju 86 bomber over Spain showed that it was inferior to the He 111, with the diesel engines being unsuitable for rough treatment during combat, and production plans were cut back. One Ju 86 had already been converted to use radial engines as a testbed for possible export versions, and this showed much improved reliability, and production was switched to a version powered by the BMW 132 engine, the Ju 86E, production continuing until 1938.
The Ju 86 was sold to airlines and air forces from several nations, including Bolivia, Chile, Hungary, Manchukuo, Portugal, the South African Air Force (SAAF), Spain, and Sweden. The Ju 86K was an export model, also built under license in Sweden by Saab as the B 3 with (905hp) Bristol Mercury XIX radial engines. Several aircraft remained in service with the Swedish Air Force until 1958. A few were converted to SIGINT platforms.
The bomber was field tested in the Spanish Civil War, where it proved inferior to the Heinkel He 111. Four Ju 86D-1 arrived in Spain in early February 1937, but after a few sorties one of them (coded 26-1) was shot down on 23 February by Republican fighters with the loss of three crewmen killed and one captured. A replacement aircraft was sent from Germany, but in the summer of 1937 another D-1 was lost in an accident, and the three remaining planes were sold to the Nationalist air forces. It was again used in the 1939 invasion of Poland, but retired soon after. In January 1940, the Luftwaffe tested the prototype Ju 86P with a longer wingspan, pressurized cabin, Jumo 207A1 turbocharged diesel engines, and a two-man crew. The Ju 86P could fly at heights of 12,000m (39,000ft) and higher on occasion, where it was felt to be safe from Allied fighters. The British Westland Welkin and Soviet Yakovlev Yak-9PD were developed specifically to counter this threat.
On the outbreak of the Second World War, South Africa's Ju 86s, were initially used for coastal patrols, playing an important role in the interception of the German Blockade runner SS Watussi in December 1939. In May 1940, the were used to re-equip No. 12 Squadron SAAF, which was deployed in the East African Campaign from June 1940. It flew its first bombing missions on 14 June 1940. As more modern aircraft became available, the South African Ju 86s were passed from Squadron to Squadron, seeing its last use with No. 22 Squadron SAAF at Durban, who used it, along with the Avro Anson in the coastal reconnaissance role, finally retiring its Ju 86s in September 1942, when it re-equipped with Lockheed Venturas.
Satisfied with the newer version, the Luftwaffe ordered that some 40 older-model bombers be converted to Ju 86P-1 high-altitude bombers and Ju 86P-2 photo reconnaissance aircraft. Those operated successfully for some years over Britain, the Soviet Union and North Africa. In August 1942, a modified Spitfire V shot one down over Egypt at some 14,500m (49,000ft); when two more were lost, Ju 86Ps were withdrawn from service in 1943.
Junkers developed the Ju 86R for the Luftwaffe, using larger wings and new engines capable of even higher altitudes - up to 16,000m (52,500ft) - but production was limited to prototypes.
Only one Junkers Ju 86 is known to exist today. One of the 16 SAAB-built aircraft, it is on permanent static display at the Flygvapenmuseum in Sweden.
Ju 86abl First bomber prototype. Ju 86bal Second transport prototype. Ju 86cb Third bomber prototype. Ju 86 V4 Prototype for the Ju 86B commercial transport aircraft. Ju 86 V5 Prototype for the Ju 86A bomber aircraft. Ju 86A-0 13 pre-production bomber aircraft. Ju 86A-1 Initial bomber version. Ju 86B-0 Seven pre-production transport aircraft. Ju 86C-1 Six transport aircraft for Lufthansa, powered by two Junkers Jumo 205C diesel engines. Ju 86D-1 Bomber version. Ju 86E-1 Bomber version for the Luftwaffe, powered by two BMW 132F radial engines. Ju 86E-2 Powered by two BMW 132N radials. Ju 86G-1 Fitted with a round glass nose. Ju 86E-2 Uprated version of the Ju 86E-1. Ju 86K-1 Export version for South Africa and Sweden. Ju 86K-2 Export version for Hungary. Ju 86K-4 Export version for Sweden, similar to the Ju 86K-1, but fitted with two Bristol Pegasus III radials. Ju 86K-5 Swedish-built bomber aircraft, powered by two Swedish-built Bristol Pegasus XII radials. Ju 86K-6 Export version for Chile and Portugal. Ju 86K-7 Export version for Austria with BMW 132 radials. Ju 86K-13 Swedish-built bomber aircraft, fitted with Swedish or Polish-built Pegasus engines. Ju 86P-1 High-altitude bomber version, fitted with two Jumo 207 diesels. Fitted with turbochargers. Ju 86P-2 Photo reconnaissance version, still equipped for bombing. Same engines as P-1. Ju 86R-1 Reconnaissance version. Retained 207 engines. Ju 86R-2 Bomber version. Ju 86R-3 Powered by two Jumo 208 engines. Ju 186 Proposed four-engined high-altitude bomber aircraft. Not built. Ju 286 Proposed six-engined high-altitude bomber aircraft. Not built.
South African Air Force The SAAF operated 18 aircraft namely 17 Ju 86Z and one Ju86K. These aircraft were operated by 12 and 16 Squadron.
South African Airways operated 18 aircraft prior to 1939.
Green, William. War Planes of the Second World War: Volume Ten Bombers and Reconnaissance Aircraft. London:Macdonald, 1968.
Green, William and Gordon Swanborough. "Junkers Ju 86...The Dimorphus Dessauer". Air Enthusiast, Number Twenty, December 1982-March 1983, pp.15-30. Bromley, UK: Pilot Press.


Summer is a great time of year, the long hot days spent at the beach or relaxing under the shade of a tree (when you get the chance). But what about the garden?.
Even a well thought out garden can suffer in a 40 degree plus run of Summer days. Some of us let the garden go and if it doesn't survive then plant something else – problem is if you are planting the wrong plants then the whole garden may go! Some like to water – people can find watering the garden relaxing but I would consider long term watering to be a luxury in the garden and leading down the path of a less sustainable garden. I personally take the approach of if it doesn't survive maybe it is not the right plant for the area. But I also understand that as a garden grows it also evolves and as this happens my plant options become greater.
So how do you know what is right for your garden and what can you do to help what you have handle the hot weather? Below are some tips to point you in the right direction.
Shade trees – Positioning of Evergreen and Deciduous shade trees is crucial. With correct placement your cooling costs can be dramatically reduced whilst winter sun can still be received. These plants also provide shelter for other plants in the garden. They do not have to be large trees, there are numerous small to medium plants available ie. Callistemon salignus (Willow-leaved Bottlebrush), Eucalyptus stellulata (Black Sallee), Eucalyptus pauciflora (Snow Gum), Acacia melanoxylon (Blackwood) to name a few that placed correctly can benefit you and the garden.
Plant selection – This can be a tricky one. Although gardens can be close by distance they can be miles apart by micro climate. With so much variation in the conditions it is always best to do your research. Frost, soil type, drainage, aspect and physical location of the garden all play major roles in plant selection. With a basic rule being to plant plants that are local to your area or plants that will grow in similar climatic conditions. Some of you may think that this will be a limiting factor but Wariapendi grow around 300 species suitable for the home garden, specialising in the South East of Australia. With native plant breeding programs there are now numerous cultivars and selections that will suit every situation. Plants selected from other climatic conditions may require much higher input and greatly reduce the sustainability of the garden. We always select a plant for the location and not modify the location to fit a plant and even this will change over time as the gardens environment changes with plants maturing and micro climates created. If you are unsure on plants for your location then talk to a qualified horticulturist or contact Wariapendi and talk to one of our qualified staff.
Maintenance – One comment I get in the nursery is 'my plants aren't growing. Natives don't grow as good as exotics!'. This question always amuses me because I know that when I prod a little deeper that the plant is usually rarely to blame. People think that native plants can just be planted and left to fend for themselves (because they're natives), whilst this is true in some circumstances, you will always get more out of the plants if a little care is provided. Generally my first question is 'is there any grass around the plant' and the general answer is ' yes' and on further questioning the grass/weeds are quite tall. As with most plants weeds and grass growing up to and around the plant will cause competition on nutrients and most importantly moisture. With weed control and preferably mulching you not only help with the competition but also help retain the moisture and put nutrients back into the soil.
Mulch Selection– Another question is what mulch should I use. Easy. Wood chip, leaf litter, tub mulch, sugar cane, tea-tree or any of the non manure mulches (get advice if unsure). Steer clear of manures as some natives will not handle them and if they are not broken down enough can cause major problems. As a rule of thumb when using leaf litter, wood chip, tub mulch or similar allow 100mm thickness and this will provide good weed control and reduce evaporation.
Stage your planting – In some situations trying to get your garden complete in one pass is not possible. If you have a garden that is exposed, then start with the pioneer or framework plants. These plants don't have to be ugly or short term – they are plants that will create microclimates for the other plants to grow in later down the track.
Watering – If you do need to water then it is always best to provide your plants with a good soaking irregularly. This will encourage their roots to go deep and look for water. Regular light watering does not encourage the roots to go deep and requires more longterm water use which is not sustainable. As always water in the morning or afternoon not in the heat of the day to minimise evaporation.
Hopefully with good planing, layout and a little bit of maintenance you can spend more time relaxing in the garden than working in the garden.


Construction is finished in Edina - Strachauer Park Neighborhood.
Crews from CenterPoint Energy have finished construction in the Strachauer Park neighborhood along Beard Avenue S. and Beard Place.
The service work and main abandonments were complete as of Monday, June 20. Restoration of the blacktop road is being coordinated with the road work that is taking place.
CenterPoint Energy wants to thank you for your patience.
Crews are continuing to install natural gas pipelines on Chowen Avenue S., Beard Avenue S. and Beard Place. The project began in early May and is anticipated to last about two months.
For more information, visit the City of Edina reconstruction project.
In addition to the current City of Edina reconstruction project underway in the Strachauer Park neighborhood, residents can also anticipate seeing crews from Michels Corporation, an authorized CenterPoint Energy contractor, upgrading pipelines and replacing service lines.
Through the end of next week, crews will be installing pipeline southwards along the west side of Beard Avenue S. and Beard Place.
A second crew onsite is currently replacing service lines at scattered locations along Ewing Avenue S.
CenterPoint Energy thanks you for your patience as construction continues within the Strachauer Park neighborhood of Edina. CenterPoint Energy anticipates working in this area for approximately the next two months. Thank you.
Crews from Michels Corporation, an authorized CenterPoint Energy contractor, finished installing natural gas distribution pipe within the Strachauer Park Neighborhood.
Please note: crews will return onsite in the spring to replace approximately 61 natural gas service lines in preparation for the City of Edina's roadway reconstruction project. If the gas meter is located inside your home or building, we will move it to an outside location.
Full restoration will occur in the spring of 2016.
Crews from Michels Corporation, an authorized CenterPoint Energy contractor, will begin installing natural gas distribution pipe within the Strachauer Park Neighborhood today, Wednesday, November 18.
Crews will begin installing natural gas distribution pipe northwards along the west side of Ewing Avenue S., just north of the Highway 62 frontage road. Crews anticipate working along Ewing Avenue S. for the next three days, weather permitting.
Crews will then begin construction along 61st Street W. and Chowen Curve early next week.
Please note: crews will return onsite in the spring to replace service lines. If the gas meter is located inside your home or building, we will move it to an outside location.
Crews anticipate working in the Strachauer Park Neighborhood through next Tuesday, November 24.


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Jordan Bardella's Rise
The Fresh Young Face of France's Populist Right
A 23-year-old politician is leading Marine Le Pen's right-wing populists in May elections for the European Parliament. His name is Jordan Bardella, and he's as eloquent as he is radical.
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Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella: a team defined by radicalism
By Britta Sandberg
Friday, 4/19/2019 02:44 PM
The task was simple and at the same time a bit silly: Each of the 12 leading French candidates for European Parliament elections was to bring an object that symbolized Europe for them to the first TV debate. The conservative candidate with the Republican Party brought a copy of Homer's "Odyssey;" the leftist politician Raphaël Glucksmann brought a piece of the Berlin Wall.
Jordan Bardella, the lead candidate for Marine Le Pen's right-wing populist Rassemblement National, held up a red kitchen sieve to the camera. He was quite earnest as he did so, and it made for a rather absurd contrast: a young man in a suit, with his boyish face and slicked-back hair looking not unlike a bank apprentice -- clutching a kitchen utensil.
Political Propaganda
Bardella may only be 23, but he has a clear understanding of how political propaganda works. "I didn't have to think for very long, the sieve was perfect," Bardella said two days later. "Just like that sieve, the EU lets a lot through: Weapons, migrants and terrorists," he said. "Products that endanger our health. The EU isn't protecting us."
On a recent Saturday morning, Bardella was sitting in his party's local office in Rennes, situated in an industrial park outside the city. He was wearing a rustic outfit including a blue-quilted vest and beige buckskin shoes. No sign is posted to indicate the party has an office here -- for security reasons, as the local party head insists.
Bardella had spent the previous two days with party leader Marine Le Pen, traveling through small towns and villages that other politicians allegedly ignore. "To the places where those who have been left behind live," he said. The left behind, the forgotten: It's the language of Donald Trump and of the Brexiteers. It is the vocabulary of the populist international.
The polls are looking good for Bardella. The party once known as Front National, since rechristened as Rassemblement National (RN), is only about 2 percentage points behind the governing party La République en marche in the polls. At recent press conference, Bardella went down the list of all he wants to accomplish after the election: He wants to restrict free trade agreements, because they "are killing our farmers;" he wants to reduce the number of migrants, because "we don't need immigration;" and he wants to "return control of their money" back to the French. Though he is running for European Parliament, Bardella is anti-European to the core.
A Well-Rehearsed Team
Once he finished speaking at the press conference, he turned to his companion and said: "So, Marine, now it's your turn." The two make for a polished team -- the talented suburban boy who has made a name for himself and the party leader who nominated him as the party's lead candidate in the European elections, the youngest ever. The roles are clearly defined: Le Pen is responsible for the overarching ideology and gravitas. Bardella is there to attract young voters. A recent poll taken by the Elabe Institute found support for RN at 23 percent among 18- to 24-year-olds, the party's most-promising voter group.
Both Le Pen and Bardella are radical, no matter how boyish and harmless the candidate may seem. His campaign is focused on the fight against immigration and against the Europe of Macron and Merkel. "The EU border protection agency Frontex behaves like a receptionist for migrants," Bardella said in an interview last week. His role model is Italy's Interior Minister Matteo Salvini of the right-wing nationalist Lega party. And his choice of words isn't particularly novel: They're the same slogans the party has been using for years. But the face is new.
For a "Europe of Nations": Bardella at a press conference in Strasbourg presenting RN's European election platform
And Marine Le Pen was in desperate need of fresh young faces. The party has been in a state of crisis since its clear defeat in the 2017 presidential elections against Emmanuel Macron. Le Pen's chief strategist and close confidant Florian Philippot, a graduate of the elite university École Nationale d'Administration (ENA) who wanted to make the party more attractive to the young and intellectual, left the party that same year. Even her 29-year-old niece Marion Maréchal-Le Pen, once the youngest member of French parliament, announced she was temporarily turning her back on politics.
For the first time in a long time, the number of party members began dropping. Le Pen changed the party name to RN, the National Rally, because the old one evoked the right-wing extremist period under her father, but at the same time, the party returned to the hard-line course it had taken in its early years. Once again, the party's message is that of giving France back to the French -- a France without immigration.
When you ask Le Pen why she chose a 23-year-old as a the party's lead candidate, she says that Bardella may be young, but he knows real life, the worries of many French, the tough everyday reality in the banlieues around Paris.
A Gift to the Party
And his background actually is something of a gift to the party. Bardella was born in Seine-Saint-Denis in 1995 to a mother who came to France as a child of Italian immigrants in the 1960s. She soon split up with Bardella's father and raised her son as a single mother in social housing, living off minimum wage. Saint-Denis, where Bardella grew up, is home to a large immigrant population and it has become an integral part of his campaign speeches. "The only forest I knew for a long time was a dreary row of skyscrapers, but I still feel a deep connection to Brittany," he told listeners during his recent campaign tour.
Bardella is the son of an immigrant and yet he's going to battle for his party against other immigrants. He is, according to the narrative, a "good" immigrant defending France against the "bad" ones. It's the perfect narrative for the party.
During the interview in the cramped party office that Saturday morning, Bardella said he was confronted by violence early in life -- gangs and Islamist fundamentalists, and drug dealers who would check him after school to make sure he wasn't a police informant. "That was the moment of my politicization," he said. "Saint-Denis was decisive in my decision to get involved politically."
At school, he found himself increasingly defending the positions of Front National. He enjoyed playing the outsider. Even then, he was concerned about immigrants and Muslims, who he felt were taking over the banlieues.
At 16, following the 2012 presidential elections, he officially joined Front National. As a minor, he had to get written permission to do so from his mother, who had never been a member of a political party herself. But she let him do it and in 2015, at the age of 20, he ran a successful campaign to become a member of the regional council for Île-de-France, which includes Paris. He courted immigrants with French citizenship for votes in the banlieues through his "Banlieues patriotes" (Patriotic suburbs) collective. A short time later, Le Pen brought him on board her team for the 2017 presidential campaign.
'Napoleon's Age Was Also Held Against Him'
When asked about his age, Bardella produces a sentence that sounds well-rehearsed: "Napoleon's age was also held against him. He said you grow up fast on the battlefield. And that's true." He may be young, Bardella said, but in contrast to Macron's candidate Nathalie Loiseau, he has already faced voters and won an election.
Loiseau is one of his favorite targets. He describes her as a technocrat who has no clue about the concerns of the French. He, on the other hand, is extremely aware of their worries. He says the banlieue where he grew up is like a microcosm of French society.
An additional campaign event was planned for that afternoon at an address no navigation system seemed to know. The party had invited guests to a field along the D 34 highway near the small town of Bruz, to farm warehouse. It's not always easy for RN to book venues: Many event promoters refuse because of security concerns.
Men in black windbreakers with the letters D.P.S. emblazoned on the back of them pointed the way from the parking lot to the rally. The abbreviation stands for the Department of Protection and Security, but what sounds like a state organization is actually the party's own security service. All visitors were scanned at the entrance with metal detectors. Hay bales were piled up in the hall, and harvesters and tractors were lined up opposite each other. It's precisely in these areas -- neither urban nor entirely rural -- that Le Pen's party is strongest.
The attendees included young families with children, farmers, retirees, well-groomed older ladies in suits and fashionably dressed 30-year-olds. Small children could be seen jumping around excitedly, waving flags. The heterogeneous audience was united in the conviction that their enemies, as they see it, were out there -- in places like Brussels, Paris and Berlin.
Many were there to see Bardella, who enjoys a certain amount of fame due his TV appearances. He leaped onto the stage, took off his scarf and spent 18 minutes talking about the EU, this "cold, soulless machine." About the "Dictatorship of Islamists" and a European Court of Human Rights, which prevents France from sending jihadists back to their home countries because they are threatened with inhumane treatment there. The audience booed. He then went on to talk about the banks and how they had gambled with the French peoples' money. And about an alleged decision by the EU, which never even happened, to take in another 6 million immigrants. That's Macron's Europe, he shouted.
"Let's kill them," someone in the hall shouted back. "No," Bardella quickly replied. He knows he needs to distance himself from such followers. "We're not going to kill them, but let's defeat them at the polls on May 26."
The odds for doing so are looking good, as he said in our conversation earlier in the day. Two years ago, his movement was still isolated on the European stage, he said, but the ideology has since spread and is even part of the governments of Austria and Italy. Such power is currently out of reach in France, but if everything goes according to plan, Bardella could at least get as far as Brussels.
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Is there somewhere else to get a SIMGLW206R or will Sprint not allow them to be used if the IMEI hasn't been on Sprint prepaid for 12 months?
@Ryan Radford 2: Thanks that helps. Can I buy a GS6 for example from any carrier and pop in the corresponding Sprint SIM card and activate on FreedomPop, or does the phone have to be unlocked?
Never mind, I see it on the table........ not sure how I missed it before.
motorola atrix hd mb886 from At&t that I use for my straighttalk/sprint pre paid service work with a Freedom Pop sim?
You'll need to go to att.com/deviceunlock to get the device sim unlocked after that the global sim will work in the device. Also I can assure you that your device is using the att network on straight talk as that device is a GSM only device, and doesn't have the capability to run on sprint.
if I buy a sim card for my unlocked ATT motorola moto E, will I be able to sign up for freedompop's occasional BYOD 2GB of free data forever plan?
2GB of data free forever promotions?
The att moto e is a GSM device and needs the global GSM sim to work on FreedomPop. That promotion that pops up from time to time is for the sprint side of things.
Someone stole my SIM card from my HTC 510 that I bought from Freedompop. How do I get a replacement?
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You will most likely have to go to a Sprint store (or BestBuy) and purchase the SIM card, if it doesn't work upon inserting, and admin should be able to help.
@Ali - I have an iPad with Verizon that I would like to bring over to FP. Do I simply need to purchase a SIM card for this device? Thanks.
My account is activated but I am not able to make call from my device even I have full signal.
It's almost 11 days I am not able to use FreedomPop and waist customer support.
Can I use a BLU Studio 6.0 HD phone I purchased on Amazon & used for a T-Mobile prepaid. I am not porting the #.
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If you are interested in the Free Plan, this GSM Global SIM qualifies for 200MB (+ more from friends), 500 SMS, and 200 minutes.
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Does a Sprint Galaxy S7 ( Unlocked ) it uses a CDMA ...But also has a Micro SIM Card I think. Does it need a SIMs Card also ?
Does a Sprint Galaxy S5 ( Unlocked ) it uses a CDMA ...But also has a Micro SIM Card I think. Does it need a SIMs Card also ?
its the S5 Model ... Im sorry I must have typred it wrong.
@ampload - MicroSD card doesn't have to do with cellular. If the phone is Unlocked, and it is a CDMA model, that means you can use it either with FreedomPop CDMA or FreedomPop GSM SIM.
200MB data (+ additional 500 if you add friends) of 4G HSPA/HSPA+ on T-Mobile, AT&T, and others in other countries - mostly in Europe.
Would a Posh Primo Plus C353 smartphone work? It's unlocked and dual SIM, but obviously not a Sprint phone.
Thanks. I would be using it as a backup phone, so the speed isn't really an issue. I'll give it a shot.


In order to shore up civic finances at a time when Pune Municipal Corporation's income sources are dwindling, municipal commissioner Kunal Kumar has proposed a 15% increase in property tax in the Rs 5,397 cr draft budget for 2018-19 that he presented on Monday.
This proposal will need to be approved by the standing committee and the general body, before it can be put into effect. Citizens will also have to pay 15% additional water tax from the next fiscal which has already been ratified by the general body.
Property tax collection is based on the annual rateable value (ARV) which, once fixed, does not change. New constructions coming up in the fringes attract more property tax but lack basic amenities like water and street lights. Old constructions in the city with a lesser ARV pay less property tax but get adequate water supply and most civic amenities.
The draft budget for 2018-19 was Rs 200 cr less than last year's Rs 5,600 cr budget, the highest ever. The civic administration had proposed a 12% hike in property tax last year too which was rejected. Civic officials cited shrinking sources of income and increasing expenses for a trimmed budget this fiscal. Kumar called the draft budget a "realistic one", based on the estimated performance of income sources.
"An estimated slump in income from development charges due to a slowdown in the realty sector, a drop in government aid and no fresh loan application have reflected in the reduction in the draft budget for 2018-19," they said.
The civic administration expects to collect Rs 135 cr in the next fiscal with this revised property tax structure. Water tax will bring in Rs 20 cr. The proposed property tax hike of 15% includes a 4% hike in general tax, 4.5% in cleaning tax, 0.5% in fire service charges, 1.25% in water benefit tax, 2.25% in education tax and 2.5% in water treatment benefit tax.
Activists are not at all happy about the proposal to increase property tax. They feel that such hikes would not help the civic coffers in the long run as many big property owners and business establishments delay tax payments. What is required is to think of ways to recover outstanding dues and curtail spending on needless programmes and events.
"There are two more months for the fiscal to end. Normally, tax collection picks up in the last quarter. Efforts are underway to push up the kitty," a civic official said. The civic body hopes to gather at least 80% of overdue tax by March 31, 2018.
Of the 8.34 lakh properties in the city, the PMC has completed the GIS mapping of about 50% properties and this would help in the tax collection from evaders, the officer said.


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Located in Bossier City, Louisiana Downs is a sprawling 350-acre racing and gaming venue that conducts a yearly race meet in the spring and summer. Now owned by Caesar's Entertainment, Louisiana Downs also offers OTB (off-track betting) wagering for every racetrack in North America as well as slot machines. In the winter months a short Quarterhorse racing meet is held but the thoroughbreds remain the prime attraction with many top trainers and horses making appearances.
The history of Louisiana Downs
Edward DeBartolo, Sr., a famous Midwest shopping center developer, who had previously built racetracks in Ohio decided to build one in Louisiana and opened Louisiana Downs on October 30, 1974. There were approximately 15,000 fans in attendance on opening day as Louisiana residents and also residents from nearby Texas came out to watch and wager on the horses. The venture was enormously successful to begin; Louisiana Downs broke national records for wagering handle and attendance well into the 1980's.
As the 80's gave way to the 90's, however, the track began to notice some decline. This continued not only at Louisiana Downs but at the other racetracks in the state until live racing appeared to be on its deathbed. A bold move by the state legislature to offer slot machine gaming on racetrack property with revenues from slots being used to bolster purse money attracted the interest of gaming giant Caesar's Entertainment which purchased Louisiana Downs in 2002.
In the immediate aftermath of allowing slot machines at the racetrack the revenues did increase and racing began to thrive once again. This proved to be a short-lived period of prosperity. A track that once drew 15,000 spectators on a mid-week day of racing now struggles to fill the grandstand on a beautiful weekend. It appears that the involvement of gaming companies was not the salvation local horsemen had hoped for.
The Super Derby
The marquee event of the Louisiana Downs racing meet is the Grade II Super Derby. With a purse today of $500,000 the race features many talented three-year-old runners from Louisiana and other parts of the country. While the race still has appeal, there was a time in the track's heyday when the race featured the likes of Alysheba, Sunday Silence, and Tiznow. At that time the race was worth $1 million dollars and was a Grade I.
On Super Derby day there are other stakes races named after famous horses that competed at the track. One of these was Shiskabob. A local favorite, Shiskabob won many races at Louisiana Downs before breaking down on the track. The horse is buried on the backstretch of the track and a horseshoe monument detailing his accomplishments is located at one of the entrances. Visitors to the track often leave coins on the horseshoe as a plea for good luck.
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June 25, 2016 By John Birks
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(Mirror Daily, United States) – Besides the consequences of cancer, chemotherapy is another challenge for patients. Thanks to the high-tech scans, doctors can now establish which patients who are suffering from cancer of the lymphatic system need a more intense chemotherapy.
In other words, some of them will be spared from the side effects of this strong treatment. A team of scientists from the University of Southampton, United Kingdom, scanned over 1,200 patients with advanced Hodgkin lymphoma using positron emission tomography (PET).
Another important fact is that these patients had previously gone under two standard cycles of chemotherapy. Then, researchers divided the patients into two groups. In other words, one kept having the chemotherapy cycle with the use of the drug bleomycin, and the other group continued with standard chemotherapy without taking the drug.
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According to Peter Johnson, a scientist from the University of Southampton, PET scans are a significant medical development that will brighten the future of Hodgkin lymphoma patients. Plus, these scans are like a fresh breath of air until experts develop a better approach and a more efficient strategy to deal with all types of cancer.
Besides chemotherapy, scientists aim to find a way to reduce the need for radiotherapy as well. Hopefully, their efforts will pay off as soon as possible.
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According to a new research, fish oil supplements may reduce the effectiveness of cancer chemotherapy, while a new survey found that many people with cancer were taking these pills.
Researchers tested six fish oil supplements and discovered they contained a specific fatty acid which has reduced the efficiency of chemotherapy in mice, according to a study published in JAMA Oncology.
Dr. Emile Voest, the study's lead author from the Netherlands Cancer Institute in Amsterdam said people who are undergoing chemotherapy should stop taking fish oil supplements and debate any supplement with their doctors.
Voegst and his colleagues estimate omega-3 fatty acids are utilized by about a fifth of Americans with cancer. Fish oil, which is often sold in capsules for about $10 for 100 pills, is the most common source.
The scientists had previously discovered that even a very small quantity of two fatty acids diminished the effectiveness of chemotherapy in mice with cancer. The fatty acids could enable cancer cells to regenerate themselves at a faster pace after chemotherapy.
The experts analyzed 400 people who were receiving treatment for cancer in November 2011. Of 118 people who completed the surveys, 35 percent said they were using nutritional supplements, while 11 percent said they were taking omega-3 fatty acid supplements.
The researchers had also given 10 or 50 milliliters (mL) of fish oil supplements to 30 volunteers without cancer. Levels of the ubiquitous fatty acid reached the peak after four hours, in the case of those taking 10 mL, while in the case of those taking 50 mL they remained elevated longer.
Eating herring or mackerel also increased the levels of the fatty acids in their blood. However, eating tuna or salmon had no effect.
The scientists recommend that people on chemotherapy should avoid fish oil, and also mackerel and herring, before undergoing their treatments.
the Dutch National Working Group for Oncologic Dieticians and the Dutch Cancer Society also urge people receiving chemotherapy to avoid fish oil before the time of treatment.
However, according to Stacy Kennedy, an expert on oncology nutrition at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, people should be careful about going too far with avoiding all omega-3 fatty acids. These compounds are an essential component of the diet that the body cannot produce on its own,
Other sources of omega-3 fatty acids are walnuts, flaxseed and chia seeds.
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On Saturday 13th October 2018, I will transform into a silvery sea trout before cycling 100 miles in support of West Sutherland Fisheries Trust's 2018 sea trout project. The project aims to unlock the mysteries of where sea trout go and what they do whilst at sea.
As keen Fish Biologist of Loch Duart Ltd, I will be training up for the event over the next couple of months, with a small team of crafty enthusiasts helping to design the most aerodynamic and biologically accurate sea trout costume ever made. Of course, this may be largely because it's likely to be the only sea trout cycle costume ever made. In keeping with the tracking project, my cycle route will be monitored as I make my way along the route from Scourie, south to Lairg, and back north via Achfary, before returning home.
Every penny raised will go directly to West Sutherland Fisheries Trust, and will be used to help cover data analysis costs for The Laxford Sea Trout Tracking Project. Please give generously!
Cut hand open with bow saw. 4 stitches later... will have to start training in 2 weeks time.
Est 1996, the Trust works with proprietors, anglers and regulatory authorities to protect and restore all fish stocks in the area. The Trust supports the use of catch and release, and through good practice we aim to retain sustainable fisheries for all.
Your donation to West Sutherland Fisheries Trust in support of Beth's fundraising cause has been completed.


Ionel Talpazan thought he saw a UFO when he was a boy, and never stopped seeing them. Of course, he created them.
Ionel Talpazan was 60 years old when he died this week, of diabetes and stroke. He was a boy in a small village in Romania, given up by his parents and raised by a succession of foster parents. He told interviewers he escaped into the woods one night because he thought he would be beaten.
He saw a blue, beating light in the sky above, and was sure it was a spacecraft.
Ionel began to draw spacecraft; I'm not sure you can call them UFOs when an artist gives them such a vivid, colorful identify.
Budd Hopkins Memorial: "Lovely Affair Celebrating the Life and Work of this Wonderful Man"


The Rolls-Royce Ghost has been revised. Subtle is the word as Jonathan Crouch reports.
The Rolls-Royce Ghost is 5.4 metres of twin-turbocharged V12 elegance. If the Phantom doesn't offer the requisite discretion, the lower key Ghost might well be just the ticket. The Series II part doesn't add up to much in the way of material change, merely tidying up a few flaws of the original. It remains a very special experience.
When Rolls-Royce launched this version of the Ghost back in 2010, it's fair to say that it was like flypaper for those with an axe to grind. The costs of modern car development are such that it makes sense for a company like Rolls-Royce not to have to reinvent the wheel, designing, fabricating and testing its own chassis and engines. Cynics descended on the Ghost, calling it a BMW 7 Series with a posh frock on and clucked over minor pieces of interior switchgear that bore the mark of Munich. The cynics, as ever, were looking at tiny details and missing the bigger picture. Here was a car that offered a more modern, relevant take on what Rolls-Royce was about as a 21st Century manufacturer. The Ghost was powerful, athletic and pitched a fine balance between presence and discretion. It's been revised with the unveiling of the Ghost Series II. As is often the way at Rolls-Royce, progression here has been measured.
Aiming to provide the fabled Rolls-Royce ride and refinement on the Ghost is a full air-suspension system with its damping levels continuously varied by the car's electronics to suit the road surface and the driving style. The system is so sensitive that it can detect tiny changes in the car's weight distribution caused by extra luggage in the boot or a rear-seat passenger moving to the opposite side of the vehicle and compensate accordingly. There's a whole catalogue of additional electronic driving aids designed to maximise stability and composure even when the Ghost is pushed closer to its considerable limits. The suspension has been uprated with re-engineered front and rear struts, new steering gear and adjusted dampers in this Series II model for a smoother ride. Even the Ghost's sophisticated stability and traction control systems will be working ten to the dozen once its engine is let off the leash. It's a twin turbo V12 with a 6.6-litre capacity and monumental reserves of torque adding to the effortless feel. There's a maximum of 563bhp on tap at 5,250rpm but it's the 780Nm of torque from just 1,500rpm that will really count towards the car's domineering performance. The unladen weight of a Ghost is getting on towards 2,500kg but introducing the finely crafted throttle pedal to the luxurious lambs wool carpet with your hand made Italian loafers will see the eight speed ZF gearbox slur through the gears and past 60mph in a supercar-like 4.7 seconds. The Ghost can cover a kilometre from a standing start in just over 23 seconds.
The styling changes to this Series II version of the Ghost are subtle in the extreme. The headlights are now all-LED units with a slightly different profile than before. There's what Rolls-Royce calls a 'wake channel' on the bonnet, twin swage lines emanating from the Spirit of Ecstasy bonnet mascot that are designed to evoke the sight of a jet vapour trail or the wake of a fast yacht. The bumpers have been re-sculpted to give a stronger stance and a more defined effect of visual width and there are now chromed air intakes, with better cooling to the front brakes. There are also revised paint and wheel options. The interior remains beautifully finished. Accessed through the electrically powered side doors, with their integrated teflon-coated umbrellas, the cabin is a shrine to top class materials and craftsmanship. The leathers, wood veneers and deep-pile carpets bestow a traditional feel, but this is far from a Luddite carriage. With the Spirit of Ecstasy Rotary Controller, you can access directions, the internet or music and even scribe letters onto the touchpad with a mere swipe of your finger. You can enter navigation instructions or call up contacts simply by using your voice. The Head Up Display projects driving information such as directions and the speed limit directly onto the windscreen, allowing you to concentrate on the road ahead. This version of the Ghost is more comfortable than its predecessor thanks to redesigned front seats and re-angled rear seats. Revised wood veneers offer a choice of traditional or contemporary design themes, while the dial faces on the dash have also been updated.
You get a choice of two different wheelbase lengths with the Ghost, the Extended Wheelbase version tacking another 170mm between the front and rear wheels. You'll pay just over £200,000 for the standard-length car with the longer version adding almost £30,000 to that asking price, but nobody pays as little as list for a car like this. Nor do they ask for discount. Instead many customers will tend to specify their cars via Rolls-Royce's bespoke programme, selecting their own veneers, appliques and leather finishes. The standard Ghost comes well equipped with features like on-board Wi-Fi, whilst Satellite Aided Transmission (SAT), ensures the car automatically adapts to its surroundings, augmenting the drive experience. Updates to navigation systems and the car/user interface ensure accessing the Ghost's features remains an effortless experience, whilst the optional audio choices are just amazing. And amazingly expensive if you get too carried away. You can even opt for an illuminated Spirit of Ecstasy emblem if you feel you're not getting enough attention.
As the most mainstream car in Rolls-Royce's range - and all things are relative here - the Ghost can't afford to be a total indulgence. It does come fairly close to that description though. There aren't too many twin-turbo V12 petrol engines that return stellar fuel economy figures and getting just over 21mpg from the Ghost isn't bad going. That's on the NEDC test though, and in real world conditions, even adopting some fairly feather-footed chauffeur driving tactics, you'll be lucky to get much more than 15mpg. As you might expect, the emissions are in the top tax banding. Residual values of Ghosts have stacked up better than anticipated, thanks to the understandably modest supply that Rolls-Royce can deliver per year.
The Rolls-Royce Ghost is one of those cars that might just be a little too competent for its own good. It's as much Rolls-Royce as most people need, and even driving it back to back with the imperious Phantom, it seems the more affordable Ghost is the better vehicle. This Series II car aims to address the three key complaints levelled at the original car: firstly that there was too much BMW-sourced switchgear on display; secondly that the low-speed ride was a little unsettled on poor surfaces; and thirdly that the steering didn't offer much feel and weighted up inconsistently. Rolls-Royce has sensibly left much of the car as is. The styling updates are genuinely hard to spot and there's a well-judged subtlety to the trim options. Of course, you can go bespoke and make your Ghost as extrovert as you like (try Googling the 'Chengdu Golden Sunbird edition') but for most, the Ghost remains a Rolls that retains a level of approachable intimacy. Rolls-Royce's entry-level car still does the business.


It is only through the grace of God that SIH ministries exist and continue to prosper. For those of us who are simply being used of Him, we deserve no awards nor acclaim. Therefore, it is the policy of SIH ministries to not accept awards.
We do want to express that any consideration for awards for the SIH blog is appreciated. We are so thankful that the SIH blog has used by the Lord to be a blessing to others. May the Lord richly bless all who seek to come to a greater understanding of His wonderful Word that is "settled in heaven".


pictured here, is William E. Hull, of Birmingham, AL.
Dr. William E. Hull is one of the most intellectually gifted, insightful, and articulate ministers to bless, inform, and inspire generations of Southern Baptist ministers and lay persons of twentieth century America. Through his writings, sermons, and lectures, his brilliant mind, keen intellect, and penetrating insight into human life, Christianity, society, and the church, he has richly blessed and inspired all who know him as master academician, theologian, New Testament scholar, pastor, and educational administrator. He inspired and enabled my ministry and my forty years service as librarian at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, just as he has for thousands of others; and has blessed my life immeasurably with our sixty year friendship. His fine social graces, his personal discipline, his love of his wife, children and family, as well as his many friendships are inspiring testimonies to his character, faith, and personhood, crowned with the magnificent faith, equanimity, and courage with which he is dealing with his sudden and unexpected ALS, all too early in his mature years.
Your father is the reason I went to work at Samford to, in his words, "change the epistemology of writing" at Samford, a major task he supported entirely. I have always admired him and continue to for his strength in this illness.
Your dad was my pastor at FBC Shreveport back in 1983. He and your mother were great friends of mine as well as wonderful and caring ministers to me personally. I am so sorry to read about his illness. Another friend from Shreveport and I were just talking about Dr. Hull today at church, reminiscing about our good times at First Baptist. Please pass along our good wishes and know that you and your family will be in my prayers.
Susan, I am a second cousin to your grandmother. Erma's mother and my paternal grandfather were brother and sister. She was a very dear friend to me and to my family. I remember your mother with much admiration and fondess, and am very saddened to hear of her passing. Please know that you and your family are in my prayers.
Susan, I've never met you but I get a lot out of your blog. Your father is an amazing man! I taught at the school of nursing at Samford 1975-90. Dr. Hull was such a wonderful "breath of fresh air" when he arrived. Two of us in the SON worked closely with him as faculty governance was developed. Someone mentioned Dr. Hull was the reason they came to Samford…but he was the reason I left Samford. I was so young when I started teaching at SU (23) and I my plan was to spend my whole working life there. I can remember being in Dr, Hull's office talking about challenges and although I can't quote what he said, he sort of gave me a blessing and freed me to make a choice which has been a good one for me. Although I didn't stay in touch with Dr. Hull, I've been a member at Southside Baptist for 10+ years now and I pass his picture every time I go to church. And I think of him & say a prayer for him…and for you. It is so inspiring to have a window on your world. Thanks so much for sharing!
Susan (if I may); I learned of your father's work when I talked with a mentor of mine about how adrift I've felt lately. I'm the provost at a very small (miniature!) college, a New Testament scholar by training. But the questions I want to explore are beyond my training.
My mentor, Mikeal Parsons from Baylor, pointed me this morning to your father's work.
The last thing I expected when I searched the web for "William Hull Samford" was this collection of beautiful, poetic prose. Thank you.
I pray that God bless you, your partner on this blog, & your family this Easter season.
Susan, I just finished reading your dad's book "A Quest For A Good Death" your foreword was just wonderful. I first heard Dr. Hull preach at FBC Atlanta in Jan of 1961. I immediately became attached to him and his messages. It had been just a few years since I had made my profession of faith at the age of 22. I was very hungry to hear the Word of God.
A few months later on Easter Sunday, Dr. Hull began a revival at Druid Hills Baptist Church. The title of his sermon was "If Christ Be Not Risen". It was magnificent. I attended all the rest of his glorious sermons the rest of the week. These sermons made a definite impact on my life. I sat and tried to write down every word he preached. Came close.
Through the years I kept up with Dr. Hull and attended almost every revival or preaching engagement anywhere near Atlanta. Dr. Hull quickly became a hero of mine. I ran into your father at Samford while enrolling my daughter for her freshman year, and we had a delightful chat.
A few years later, he spoke at our church, Second Ponce de Leon Baptist Church, and I showed him all the writings I had took while he preached at Druid Hills. He glanced at them, then asked me to mail him copies of the sermons. He later wrote me and told me I took very good notes.
My wife, Edith is now retired from SPdL, where she served as Minister of Children for over twenty years.
Dr. Hull was truly a wonderful, wonderful man of God. I never got tired of hearing his thought provoking and relevant sermons. He will be missed on this earth.


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Prehistoric craftsmen were really into freshwater mussel shells, research reveals
Back in the day, clam was glam.
by Alexandru Micu
in Archaeology, News, Science
New research is showing that ancient Europeans were really fond of ornaments made from freshwater mussel shells.
Prehistoric shell ornaments made with freshwater mother-of-pearl.
Image credits Jérôme Thomas / University of Burgundy-Franche-Comté.
An international research team says that freshwater mussel shells were all the rage in Europe between 4200 and 3800 BC. The findings are based on an analysis of proteins extracted from prehistoric shell ornaments found on the continent. Despite being found at extremely far-off locations in Denmark, Romania, and Germany, the artifacts used in this study were all remarkably similar in look, the authors note — and were all made using the mother-of-pearl of freshwater mussels.
Shell we make some jewelry?
"We were surprised to discover that the ornaments were all made from freshwater mussels because it implies that this material was highly regarded by prehistoric craftsmen, wherever they were in Europe and whatever cultural group they belonged to," says senior author Dr Beatrice Demarchi, from the Department of Archaeology at the University of York and the University of Turin, Italy.
"Our study suggests the existence of a European-wide cross-cultural tradition for the manufacture of these double-buttons."
The ornaments the team looked at (known as "double-buttons") were manufactured between 4200 and 3800 BC. They were generally found in coastal regions, which isn't very surprising, but they were even found in those areas where plenty of other shells would have been available — which is quite surprising.
Double-buttons were likely applied to leather garments such as armbands or belts through pressing, the team notes. This implies that they were more of a stylish accessory rather than a practical one, a way to show off status or wealth through clothing. As such, archeologists rarely considered freshwater mollusks as a potential source of materials for these buttons in prehistory. They were, simply put, too local and easy to acquire to be considered flashy.
However, it seems that our prehistoric ancestors didn't really agree. Mother-of-pearl is a very strong and resilient material and, the findings suggest, quite sought-after. It also seems to have been an important driver of prehistoric trade.
"The ornaments are associated with the Late Mesolithic, Late Neolithic and Copper Age cultures," says Dr André Colonese, from the Department of Archaeology at the University of York, a co-author of the paper.
"Some of these groups were still living as hunter gatherers, but in the south they were farmers switching to a more settled lifestyle. The fact that these ornaments look consistently similar and are made from the same material suggests there may have been some kind of interaction between these distinct groups of people at this time.
The findings show that these peoples either traded for the buttons, shared knowledge of how to manufacture them, or inherited the craft from the groups that came before them. Whatever the case may be, people living at this time "clearly had a sophisticated understanding of the natural environment and which resources to use," Colonese adds.
Mollusc shells only contain a small quantity of proteins compared to other bio-mineralized tissues (such as bone). This makes them notoriously difficult to analyze, the team goes on to explain. To address this issue, they are not working on "palaeoshellomics," a set of techniques that should allow them to extract proteins from mollusk fossils.
"This is the first time researchers have been able to retrieve ancient protein sequences from prehistoric shell ornaments in order to identify the type of mollusc they are made from," says Dr Demarchi added.
"This research is an important step towards understanding how molluscs and other invertebrates evolved. We hope that using these techniques we will eventually be able to track an evolutionary process which began at least 550 million years ago."
The paper "'Palaeoshellomics' reveals the use of freshwater mother-of-pearl in prehistory" has been published in the journal eLife.
Tags: Double buttonsMother of pearlMusselshell
Alexandru Micu
Stunningly charming pun connoisseur, I have been fascinated by the world around me since I first laid eyes on it. Always curious, I'm just having a little fun with some very serious science.


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Het Voetbalelftal van de Duitse Democratische Republiek onder 16 was een voetbalelftal voor spelers onder de 16 jaar dat DDR vertegenwoordigde op internationale toernooien. Het elftal speelde onder andere wedstrijden voor het Europees kampioenschap voetbal onder 16. Het elftal is opgeheven na de hereniging met West-Duitsland. De laatste wedstrijd werd gespeeld op 21 mei 1990. In Rudolstadt werd met 1–1 gelijkgespeeld tegen België.

Prestaties op internationale toernooien

Europees kampioenschap

Wereldkampioenschap

Nationaal voetbalelftal onder 16


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Q: Realm migration is crashing on Android 7.1.2 The app is crashing with a realm exception that some tables do not exist in the schema. I made three tables in Realm Database and created the migration for it. The app update(migration) is working for all versions of Android, but for Android 7.1.2 is crashing the app with the mentioned exception.
Example: I had version 1.0 of the app installed on my phone, then I installed the Android 7.1.2 update, then I updated my app to version 2.0 which contains the three new tables I mentioned.
Did anyone encounter this scenario? Why would the migration work for previous versions of Android but on 7.1.2 doesn't work?
Realm version: 3.1.4

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I have a conversation with another Mom at Little Gym. 'Hand Foot and Mouth Disease is going around. Be careful with Anna.' I smile, nod, and do a couple extra swipes with the hand wipes before leaving.
AB wakes up with a fever, and is strangely inconsolable all weekend. I take her in to the doctor on Monday, who confirms she's got the 'Mouth' version of Hand Foot and Mouth. Poor Pumpkin. But by Tuesday, she's just fine.
While sitting at Little Gym, a fever hits me like a semi. I turn to my mother-in-law and say, 'Something is wrong with me; I think I'm sick.' By the afternoon, I am begging her via text to come over, bring Tylenol, and take care of AB.
Blisters begin forming on my fingers. Just a couple. I can handle this. L calls from Oregon to tell me he's not feeling well. I close my ears and try to think about other things.
Blisters are covering my fingers and are forming quickly on my feet. Throat feels like I have swallowed knives. L comes home from his business trip flushed with fever. Oh crap.
Blisters have formed in my nail beds. My feet have swollen to epic proportions, and walking feels like stepping on chards of glass. I call my Mom in the afternoon and cry. L discovers his first blisters. I wonder if we are in the movie Contagion.
The swelling and pain are so bad that I call my doctor. She tells me that I might have a blood clot and I need to go to the ER. I spend all night in there, each and every doctor telling me how rare it is that an adult gets Hand Foot and Mouth. Then they tell me there's nothing they can do, especially since I'm pregnant. I resist the urge to throw punches.
A little leisurely reading with Dan while Mommy and Daddy suffer.
There is hope. The blisters are changing colors from pink to purple, and they don't feel quite as horrible. I discover that wearing L's flip-flops helps. Suicide is looking less likely.
L and I are better. Not 100%, but the fact that I can type this post without wincing is a big step toward recovery. And for the first time since Wednesday, I am able to stop and be thankful that it was us that got it so badly, and not Anna. That Yoda is fine and still baking nicely despite all of this. That I have in-laws who come over at our beck and call when we need them.
And that this, along with this unendingly dramatic pregnancy, is almost over.
OMG. Poor, Poor Family!! Worst. Story. Ever.
Yeah, totally made the AB face.
No WAY! Man, I hope you are doing much better, poor, poor thing!
This is an awful post. I wish I was there to help... but then again, not really. Sorry. Love you!
Oh my gosh this sounds seriously awful! I have never heard of the parents getting hand and foot. So glad you are doing better. Wowsers!
Oh my gosh! I had no idea you guys were that sick. SO AWFUL. I am glad you are feeling better, now...and hopefully back to normal now (since it took me six days to see this post...sheesh).


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The one & only...
Sunday April 19, 2020
High Heels in the Jungle
An all new Cabaret Show
The Arthur Newman Theater
at The Joslyn Center
73750 Catalina
2:00 (Early Arrival Recommended)
Sydney Weisman says she's "been singing for as long as I can remember."
No surprise that, for it takes a lifetime of devotion to appreciate the very best of multiple generations – Dylan and Darin, the Gershwins, the Everlys, Rogers & Hart, Cahn, Van Heusen, Kermit The Frog.
She conveys delightful stories & gorgeous melodies, reminiscent of legends Frank Sinatra, Peggy Lee, Doris Day, Eydie Gorme, Broadway's Karen Morrow, any tap dancing musical number in a Broadway show or any MGM musical. – and honors them all.
"What I always look forward to watching Sydney perform. Her material is interesting, surprising and fun. She is so darn likeable!" - Nancy Dussault
Only a lifetime of devotion leads to a fine appreciation for the story in every song and an elegant ability to tell them.
Sydney started singing professionally in college; since then, she has produced and performed her own show at numerous charitable fundraisers.
"What a joy to watch Sydney pull an audience right in with her charm, voice, and songs that go right to the heart and funny bone. Cabaret is richer for her presence." - Karen Morrow, acclaimed Broadway star, Emmy Award Winner and Master Level Performance Coach
Additionally, she has captivated audiences at such famous Los Angeles venues as The Original Farmers Market (where she was a popular regular in their Jazz lineup) and in showcases at the famed Cinegrill at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel and the Gardenia. Her "Little Miss Broadway at 70+" was featured in the Arthur Newman Theater cabaret series in Palm Desert, CA.
"Sydney was one of the top draws for our summer jazz series for more than 15 years. Her loyal fan base insisted every year that she'd be part of our lineup. Her warm, engaging and varied performances appealed to all ages. Children and older couples danced, even the bar regulars paid attention when she sang." - Ilysha Buss, Marketing Director, The Original Farmers Market at 3rd & Fairfax in Los Angeles
With more than 500 performances to her credit, Sydney puts meticulous thought into each performance's song selection. "When I pick a song," Sydney says, "the first thing I connect with are the lyrics. It can be the prettiest melody you've ever heard, but if the lyrics don't land, I don't do the song."
The reward, for those of us lucky enough to be in the audience, are engaging performances that wow fans. Happily, Sydney shares her music – as long as she's singing her songs, we're all the richer for it.


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Q: json_encode issues with utf-8 and unicode I'm having some issues and wanted to ask for some help.
Some of my content editors will add characters which I believe are considered unicode characters. One char is the ellipsis three dots which take up one space instead of the traditional ... (counts as 3 chars). The other is the apostrophe ' instead of ' which also screws with me.
Here is the rough code i'm doing:
//Retrieve a list of content items. Each content item is an array, and all of the content items are inside their own array.
$myArray = _contentService->GetContentArray();

//so now $myArray is a two-dimensional array

//One record inside the above array contains a key called 'description' whose value contains the ellipsis

die(json_encode($myArray, JSON_UNESCAPED_UNICODE ));

this produces nothing (screen is white).
die(json_encode($myArray)); //also produces a white screen.

So the end result is I'm trying to run json_encode over a two-dimensional array. When the description column of each array in the array is comprised of non-unicode chars, it works fine and outputs my JSON array.
When ellipsis or ' is used, the whole screen turns white and nothing outputs.
The manual says you need to use UTF-8 encoding only for json_encode, however it also says higher versions support JSON_UNESCAPED_UNICODE, however would't this simply escape my ellipsis as like \uxxxx instead? Is there a way to actually preserve the ellipsis?
I tried several recommendations from StackOverflow but i'm getting nothing in all cases. The minute I remove the ellipsis it works fine.
Is my thinking correct in that the ... is throwing off everything because it's unicode?
Thank you so much!

A: It's a bit of an ugly solution, but it should work; you can just format and output the array manually as JSON, instead of encoding it with the PHP function.
echo '{';
foreach($myArray as $key => $value){
  if(is_array($value)){
    echo '"'.$key.'": [';
    foreach($value as $k => $v){
      echo '"'.$k.'":"'.$v.'",' . PHP_EOL;
    }
    echo ']';
  }else{
    echo '"'.$key.'":"'.$value.'",' . PHP_EOL;
  }
}
echo '}';

Should just output it as is, structured as JSON. Whatever is processing this JSON at the end, may have to deal with the encoding issues afterwards, but this should deliver it properly.
It's just an example, you may need to rework it(probably make it a function, and iterate through that) to fit your exact needs.