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import Ember from 'ember';
import { module, test } from 'qunit';
import startApp from '../../../helpers/start-app';

let app;
const path = 'components-acceptance-tests/edit-form-readonly';

module('Acceptance | edit-form | readonly-mode ', {
    beforeEach() {

      // Start application.
      app = startApp();

      // Enable acceptance test mode in application controller (to hide unnecessary markup from application.hbs).
      const applicationController = app.__container__.lookup('controller:application');
      applicationController.set('isInAcceptanceTestMode', true);
    },

    afterEach() {
      Ember.run(app, 'destroy');
    }
  });

test('controller is render properly', (assert) => {
  assert.expect(3);

  visit(path);
  andThen(() => {
    const controller = app.__container__.lookup('controller:' + currentRouteName());
    assert.equal(currentPath(), path, 'Path for edit-form-readonly-test is correctly');
    assert.strictEqual(controller.get('readonly'), true, 'Controller\'s flag \'readonly\' is enabled');

    controller.set('readonly', false);
    assert.strictEqual(controller.get('readonly'), false, 'Controller\'s flag \'readonly\' is disabled');
  });
});

test('flexbery-checkbox on readonly editform', (assert) => {
  assert.expect(4);

  visit(path);
  andThen(() => {
    const controller = app.__container__.lookup('controller:' + currentRouteName());
    const $checkbox = find('[data-test-checkbox]');
    assert.strictEqual($checkbox.hasClass('read-only'), true, 'Checkbox is readonly');

    const $checkboxFge = find('[data-test-groupedit] .flexberry-checkbox');
    assert.strictEqual($checkboxFge.hasClass('read-only'), true, 'Groupedit\'s checkbox is readonly');

    controller.set('readonly', false);
    Ember.run.scheduleOnce('afterRender', () => {
      assert.strictEqual($checkbox.hasClass('read-only'), false, 'Checkbox don\'t readonly');
      assert.strictEqual($checkboxFge.hasClass('read-only'), false, 'Groupedit\'s checkbox don\'t readonly');
    });
  });
});

test('flexbery-textbox on readonly editform', (assert) => {
  assert.expect(4);

  visit(path);
  andThen(() => {
    const controller = app.__container__.lookup('controller:' + currentRouteName());
    const $textboxInput = find('[data-test-textbox] input');
    assert.strictEqual(Ember.$.trim($textboxInput.attr('readonly')), 'readonly', 'Textbox is readonly');

    const $textboxFgeInput = find('[data-test-groupedit] .flexberry-textbox input');
    assert.strictEqual(Ember.$.trim($textboxFgeInput.attr('readonly')), 'readonly', 'Groupedit\'s textbox is readonly');

    controller.set('readonly', false);
    Ember.run.scheduleOnce('afterRender', () => {
      assert.strictEqual($(this).is('readonly'), false, 'Textbox don\'t readonly');
      assert.strictEqual($(this).is('readonly'), false, 'Groupedit\'s textbox don\'t readonly');
    });
  });
});

test('flexberry-textarea on readonly editform', (assert) => {
  assert.expect(4);

  visit(path);
  andThen(() => {
    const controller = app.__container__.lookup('controller:' + currentRouteName());
    const $textareaInput = find('[data-test-textarea] textarea');
    assert.strictEqual(Ember.$.trim($textareaInput.attr('readonly')), 'readonly', 'Textarea is readonly');

    const $textareaInputFGE = find('[data-test-groupedit] .flexberry-textarea textarea');
    assert.strictEqual(Ember.$.trim($textareaInputFGE.attr('readonly')), 'readonly', 'Groupedit\'s textarea is readonly');

    controller.set('readonly', false);
    Ember.run.scheduleOnce('afterRender', () => {
      assert.strictEqual(Ember.$.trim($textareaInput.attr('readonly')), '', 'Textarea don\'t readonly');
      assert.strictEqual(Ember.$.trim($textareaInputFGE.attr('readonly')), '', 'Groupedit\'s textarea don\'t readonly');
    });
  });
});

test('flexberry-simpledatetime on readonly editform', (assert) => {
  assert.expect(2);

  visit(path);
  andThen(() => {
    const controller = app.__container__.lookup('controller:' + currentRouteName());
    const $simpledatetime = find('[data-test-simpledatetime] .custom-flatpickr');

    assert.strictEqual(Ember.$.trim($simpledatetime.attr('readonly')), 'readonly', 'Time is readonly');

    controller.set('readonly', false);
    Ember.run.scheduleOnce('afterRender', () => {
      assert.strictEqual(Ember.$.trim($simpledatetime.attr('readonly')), '', 'Time don\'t readonly');
    });
  });
});

test('flexberry-dropdown on readonly editform', (assert) => {
  assert.expect(4);

  visit(path);
  andThen(() => {
    const controller = app.__container__.lookup('controller:' + currentRouteName());
    const $dropdown = find('.not-in-groupedit .flexberry-dropdown');
    assert.strictEqual($dropdown.hasClass('disabled'), true, 'Dropdown is readonly');

    const $dropdownFge = find('[data-test-groupedit] .flexberry-dropdown');
    assert.strictEqual($dropdownFge.hasClass('disabled'), true, 'Groupedit\'s dropdown is readonly');

    controller.set('readonly', false);
    Ember.run.scheduleOnce('afterRender', () => {
      assert.strictEqual($dropdown.hasClass('disabled'), false, 'Dropdown don\'t readonly');
      assert.strictEqual($dropdownFge.hasClass('disabled'), false, 'Groupedit\'s dropdown don\'t readonly');
    });
  });
});

test('flexberry-file on readonly edit form', (assert) => {
  assert.expect(14);

  visit(path);
  andThen(() => {
    const controller = app.__container__.lookup('controller:' + currentRouteName());
    const $file = find('[data-test-file] input.flexberry-file-filename-input');
    assert.strictEqual(Ember.$.trim($file.attr('readonly')), 'readonly', 'Flexberry-file is readonly');
    const $downloadButton = find('[data-test-file] label.flexberry-file-download-button');
    assert.strictEqual($downloadButton.hasClass('disabled'), true, 'Flexberry-file\'s button \'Download\' is readonly');

    const $fileFge = find('[data-test-groupedit] input.flexberry-file-filename-input');
    assert.strictEqual(Ember.$.trim($fileFge.attr('readonly')), 'readonly', 'Groupedit\'s flexberry-file is readonly');
    const $downloadButtonFge = find('[data-test-groupedit] label.flexberry-file-download-button');
    assert.strictEqual($downloadButtonFge.hasClass('disabled'), true, 'Groupedit\'s flexberry-file\'s button \'Download\' is readonly');

    controller.set('readonly', false);
    Ember.run.scheduleOnce('afterRender', () => {
      assert.strictEqual($(this).is('readonly'), false, 'Flexberry-file don\'t readonly');
      const $addButton = find('[data-test-file] label.flexberry-file-add-button');
      assert.strictEqual($addButton.hasClass('disabled'), false, 'Flexberry-file\'s button \'Add\' don\'t readonly');
      const $removeButton = find('[data-test-file] label.flexberry-file-remove-button');
      assert.strictEqual($removeButton.hasClass('disabled'), true, 'Flexberry-file has button \'Remove\'');
      const $uploadButton = find('[data-test-file] label.flexberry-file-upload-button');
      assert.strictEqual($uploadButton.hasClass('disabled'), true, 'Flexberry-file has button \'Upload\'');
      assert.strictEqual($downloadButton.hasClass('disabled'), true, 'Flexberry-file has button \'Download\'');

      assert.strictEqual($(this).is('readonly'), false, 'Groupedit\'s flexberry-file don\'t readonly');
      const $addButtonFge = find('[data-test-groupedit] label.flexberry-file-add-button');
      assert.strictEqual($addButtonFge.hasClass('disabled'), false, 'Groupedit\'s flexberry-file\'s button \'Add\' don\'t readonly');
      const $removeButtonFge = find('[data-test-groupedit] label.flexberry-file-remove-button');
      assert.strictEqual($removeButtonFge.hasClass('disabled'), true, 'Groupedit\'s flexberry-file has button \'Remove\'');
      const $uploadButtonFge = find('[data-test-groupedit] label.flexberry-file-upload-button');
      assert.strictEqual($uploadButtonFge.hasClass('disabled'), true, 'Groupedit\'s flexberry-file has button \'Upload\'');
      assert.strictEqual($downloadButtonFge.hasClass('disabled'), true, 'Groupedit\'s flexberry-file has button \'Download\'');

    });
  });
});

test('flexberry-lookup on readonly edit form', (assert) => {
  assert.expect(12);

  visit(path);
  andThen(() => {
    const controller = app.__container__.lookup('controller:' + currentRouteName());
    const $lookup = find('[data-test-lookup] input.lookup-field');
    assert.strictEqual(Ember.$.trim($lookup.attr('readonly')), 'readonly', 'Lookup is readonly');
    const $chooseButton = find('[data-test-lookup] button.ui-change');
    assert.strictEqual($chooseButton.hasClass('disabled'), true, 'Flexberry-lookup\'s button \'Choose\' is readonly');
    let $removeButton = find('[data-test-lookup] button.ui-clear');
    assert.strictEqual($removeButton.hasClass('disabled'), true, 'Flexberry-lookup\'s button \'Remove\' is readonly');

    const $lookupFge = find('[data-test-groupedit] input.lookup-field');
    assert.strictEqual(Ember.$.trim($lookupFge.attr('readonly')), 'readonly', 'Groupedit\'s lookup is readonly');
    const $chooseButtonFge = find('[data-test-groupedit] button.ui-change');
    assert.strictEqual($chooseButtonFge.hasClass('disabled'), true, 'Groupedit\'s flexberry-lookup\'s button \'Choose\' is readonly');
    let $removeButtonFge = find('[data-test-groupedit] button.ui-clear');
    assert.strictEqual($removeButtonFge.hasClass('disabled'), true, 'Groupedit\'s flexberry-lookup\'s button \'Remove\' is readonly');

    controller.set('readonly', false);
    Ember.run.scheduleOnce('afterRender', () => {
      $removeButton = find('[data-test-lookup] button.ui-clear');
      $removeButtonFge = find('[data-test-groupedit] button.ui-clear');
      assert.strictEqual($(this).is('readonly'), false, 'Lookup don\'t readonly');
      assert.strictEqual($chooseButton.hasClass('disabled'), false, 'Flexberry-lookup\'s button \'Choose\' don\'t readonly');
      assert.strictEqual($removeButton.hasClass('disabled'), false, 'Flexberry-lookup\'s button \'Remove\' don\'t readonly');

      assert.strictEqual($(this).is('readonly'), false, 'Groupedit\'s lookup don\'t readonly');
      assert.strictEqual($chooseButtonFge.hasClass('disabled'), false, 'Groupedit\'s flexberry-lookup\'s button \'Choose\' don\'t readonly');
      assert.strictEqual($removeButtonFge.hasClass('disabled'), false, 'Groupedit\'s flexberry-lookup\'s button \'Remove\' don\'t readonly');
    });
  });
});

test('flexberry-lookup as dropdown on readonly edit form', (assert) => {
  assert.expect(2);

  visit(path);
  andThen(() => {
    const controller = app.__container__.lookup('controller:' + currentRouteName());
    const $dropdown = find('[data-test-lookup-d] .flexberry-dropdown');
    assert.strictEqual($dropdown.hasClass('disabled'), true, 'Lookup as dropdown is readonly');

    controller.set('readonly', false);
    Ember.run.scheduleOnce('afterRender', () => {
      assert.strictEqual($dropdown.hasClass('disabled'), false, 'Lookup as dropdown don\'t readonly');
    });
  });
});

test('flexberry-groupedit on readonly edit form', (assert) => {
  assert.expect(2);

  visit(path);
  andThen(() => {
    const controller = app.__container__.lookup('controller:' + currentRouteName());
    const $groupedit = find('[data-test-groupedit] table');
    assert.strictEqual($groupedit.hasClass('readonly'), true, 'Groupedit is readonly');

    controller.set('readonly', false);
    Ember.run.scheduleOnce('afterRender', () => {
      assert.strictEqual($groupedit.hasClass('readonly'), false, 'Groupedit don\'t readonly');
    });
  });
});

test('flexberry-groupedit\'s button on readonly edit form', (assert) => {
  assert.expect(12);

  visit(path);
  andThen(() => {
    const $addButton = find('[data-test-groupedit] .ui-add');
    const $removeButton = find('[data-test-groupedit] .ui-delete');
    let $checkbox = find('[data-test-groupedit] .flexberry-checkbox');
    let $removeButtonRow = find('[data-test-groupedit] .object-list-view-row-delete-button');
    let $itemEditMenu = find('[data-test-groupedit] .edit-menu');
    let $itemDeconsteMenu = find('[data-test-groupedit] .delete-menu');

    assert.strictEqual(Ember.$.trim($addButton.attr('disabled')), 'disabled', 'Flexberry-groupedit\'s button \'Add\' is readonly');
    assert.strictEqual(Ember.$.trim($removeButton.attr('disabled')), 'disabled', 'Flexberry-groupedit\'s button \'Remove\' is readonly');
    assert.strictEqual($checkbox.hasClass('read-only'), true, 'Flexberry-groupedit\'s checkbox helper is readonly');
    assert.strictEqual($removeButtonRow.hasClass('disabled'), true, 'Flexberry-groupedit\'s button \'Remove in row\' is readonly');
    assert.strictEqual($itemEditMenu.hasClass('disabled'), true, 'Flexberry-groupedit\'s item \'Edit\' in left menu is readonly');
    assert.strictEqual($itemDeconsteMenu.hasClass('disabled'), true, 'Flexberry-groupedit\'s item \'Deconste\' in left menu is readonly');

    const controller = app.__container__.lookup('controller:' + currentRouteName());
    controller.set('readonly', false);
    Ember.run.scheduleOnce('afterRender', () => {
      $checkbox = find('[data-test-groupedit] .flexberry-checkbox');
      $itemEditMenu = find('[data-test-groupedit] .edit-menu');
      $itemDeconsteMenu = find('[data-test-groupedit] .delete-menu');
      $removeButtonRow = find('[data-test-groupedit] .object-list-view-row-delete-button');

      assert.strictEqual($(this).is('disabled'), false, 'Flexberry-groupedit\'s button \'Add\' don\'t readonly');
      assert.strictEqual($(this).is('disabled'), false, 'Flexberry-groupedit\'s button \'Remove\' don\'t readonly');
      assert.strictEqual($checkbox.hasClass('read-only'), false, 'Flexberry-groupedit\'s checkbox helper don\'t readonly');
      assert.strictEqual($removeButtonRow.hasClass('disabled'), false, 'Flexberry-groupedit\'s button \'Remove in row\' don\'t readonly');
      assert.strictEqual($itemEditMenu.hasClass('disabled'), false, 'Flexberry-groupedit\'s item \'Edit\' in left menu don\'t readonly');
      assert.strictEqual($itemDeconsteMenu.hasClass('disabled'), false, 'Flexberry-groupedit\'s item \'Deconste\' in left menu don\'t readonly');
    });
  });
});


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Carbon & Geomorphology
Prof. Martin Evans (University of Manchester); Prof. Tim Quine (University of Exeter)
BSG Fixed-term working group: Carbon and geomorphology Year 2 Workshop (2012)
BSG Fixed-term working group:Carbon and Geomorphology Year One Report (2011)
Soils comprise the largest part of the terrestrial carbon store, at 1600 GtC they are approximately twice the atmospheric carbon pool and three times the vegetation carbon pool. Carbon storage and sequestration in soils is closely linked to soil redox conditions so that in erosional areas soil disturbance has the potential to lead to carbon release whilst depositional zones are potential areas of carbon sequestration. Consequently the mobility and atmospheric availability of soil and sediment carbon is strongly controlled by the local suite of geomorphological processes. Despite the direct link between soil and sediment mobility and carbon flux the role of particulates in carbon balance at a range of scales remains poorly understood. In part this is because geomorphologists have been slow to engage with the carbon science community. There are of course many notable exceptions to this generalisation. The work of Trurtrum et al. (e.g. Page et al. 2004) provides an excellent example of the way that standard geomorphological techniques and understanding can be used to generate a more sophisticated understanding of the terrestrial carbon cycle than has previously been possible.
The aim of this working group is to develop links between geomorphologists currently working on carbon cycling and to promote the development of further work on the links between geomorphology and biogeochemical cycling. The working group will have four main themes, the first three of which are areas where geomorphologists are currently making contributions and the fourth of which is an area where we believe geomorphologists can make a significant contribution.
1) Theme 1 Geomorphological controls on peatland carbon cycling
2) Theme 2 Agricultural soil erosion and soil carbon sequestration
3) Theme 3 Continental scale fluvial carbon
4) Theme 4 Sediment budgets as carbon budgets
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Warrington will host Widnes in Ryan Atkins' testimonial game on Sunday January 20 (3pm).
Atkins, 33, is celebrating his testimonial in 2019 having scored 163 tries in 261 appearances for the Wolves.
He joined the club from Wakefield back in 2010.
Relegated Widnes will travel to the Halliwell Jones Stadium in what will be Warrington's only home pre-season friendly.
Match tickets will be available in the Official Club Store and online at warringtonwolves.com as of the start of 1 December.
Seating in the North and East Stands will be reserved therefore 2019 full season members will have a priority period until close of play Sunday 6 January to reserve their seats before all seats go on general sale as of 9am Monday 7 January. Members will need to log into your account before purchasing for your seats to be listed.
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Today we took a train to the London Bridge station and then hopped on the underground "tube" over towards the River Thames. (Ediza and I are actually standing in front of Tower Bridge, which is often mistakenly referred to as London Bridge).
Along the river we saw other famous sites, like Big Ben.
We also were entertained by lots of colorful street performers.
Some were silver...
Others were blue...
And this guy with huge arms gave Amber a hug (at the same time he scared Ediza).
Later on, Ediza decided to practice her "down dog" yoga moves on a grassy field. Behind her is the London Eye, which is like a giant ferris wheel where you can see all of London from. But just like with the Eiffel Tower the lines to go on were so long that we decided to go to a nearby playground instead.
On our walk around the city we came across an outdoor market, a school music concert and this statue of Nelson Mandela. Yesterday there was a huge celebration in London's Hyde Park in honor of Mandela's 90th birthday -- an inspiring way to end the international portion of our journey.
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This morning we made our way to the Amsterdam airport -- the same place we first entered Europe from China. Needless to say, we had a whole new perspective today then from when we first arrived nearly six weeks ago.
After waiting in several long lines we boarded our delayed airplane and took a quick flight over to London. We're staying at a bed-and-breakfast in Horley, which is about a 30 minute train ride to London.
Like usual, Ediza took advantage of the room's bathtub. Afterwards, she wore her pony shirt from Switzerland and her sunflower lunchbox from the Vincent van Gogh Museum.
By the way, this weekend will be our last before flying back to the states Sunday evening.
Bikes & tattoos
Of all the cities we've visited on our trip, Amsterdam is by far the coolest. It has historic canals, cozy houseboats, hip neighborhoods, creative shops and people who play saxophone in the park. Each day we visit the park, where there always seems to be some sort of celebration going on. And because it doesn't get dark here until almost 11 p.m., the party continues well into the night.
We've been busy exploring Amsterdam on our rented bicycles. Cycling is a main mode of transportation here (there's bike backups at traffic lights and bike racks on every street corner). All of the streets have special bike lanes and crossings (today I saw a motorcycle that had collided with a bike in one). With our attempt at city biking, we've made sure Ediza is safe and secure riding in the front of Amber's bike.
One of our bike-riding missions was to find a tattoo studio, which we found yesterday. I was lucky to get one that afternoon because most tattoo artists here are booked for weeks, if not months. My new tattoo (on the back of my left leg) is of the ancient Sanskrit symbol Om. I guess it should balance out the cross I got tattooed on my right leg during a trip to Europe in college.
It's been five years, almost to the day, since I moved out to California. When I got the call offering me the job in Sonora I remember exactly what I was doing -- reading a biography on Vincent van Gogh.
My fascination with van Gogh -- the art, the madness, the ear, the suicide -- naturally lead us to the Vincent van Gogh Museum here in Amsterdam.
The museum is the world's largest collection of works by van Gogh. It houses more than 200 paintings, including many of his famous masterpieces. To the disappointment of many, van Gogh's most well-known painting, "Starry Night," is currently on loan to a museum in New York City.
We still saw lots of others, like "Fishing Boats on the Beach at Saintes-Maries," "Fourteen Sunflowers in a Vase" and "Wheat Fields with Reaper at Sunrise."
Babies and art museums are usually a tricky combination so we had to act quick. Like in most museums, you're not allowed to take photographs so I'm posting some photos from "van Gogh's World of Color," a Baby Einstein book. Amber got Ediza the book before we left for our trip.
At the museum, we bought this small canvas print of van Gogh's "Almond Blossom."
I've always really liked Don McLean's song, "Vincent," so I think I'll end this post with lyrics to the song's chorus:
"For they could not love you, but still your love was true
And when no hope was left in sight, on that starry starry night
You took your life as lovers often do,
But I could have told you, Vincent,
This world was never meant for one as beautiful as you."
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We've spent much of the past two days on trains, traveling from southwest France back up to Paris and spending the day there before taking another train to Belgium. The best part of our night in Brussels was eating Haagen Dazs ice cream on Belgium waffles!
Early the next morning we took a three-hour train ride further north to Amsterdam, where we've settled into our apartment. We're renting an apartment from an artist named Theo who was born and raised here.
Theo created several paintings that are placed throughout the apartment, like this one behind Amber and Ediza. This afternoon Amber helped make some fresh flower arrangements, while Ediza played with dominoes and flower petals on the bed.
The apartment sits above a T-shirt shop that sells shirts reading things like, "Today I hired a detective to track me down." And in true Amsterdam fashion, there's a bong shop a few doors down the street.
On our walk to nearby Vondelpark the streets were plastered in orange (just like the crazy guys at the Swiss train station) for the Euro Cup soccer game (Holland lost 3-1 to Russia). We could hear the collective cheers and moans of the large crowds gathered at parties and pubs to watch the game.
At the park we walked by other groups gathered to watch live theater, including this play set in the water. We also visited the playground, where Amber -- who still thinks she's 5 years old -- got stuck in the tires.
French llamas & Kenyan crooks
Eight years ago, Brian and Margaret sat on a log while vacationing in Cognac. It was there they decided something had to give. Brian no longer wanted to sit in traffic five hours a day commuting to and from work.
"It's about time we took control of our lives rather than let time take control," he remembered thinking.
A year later they moved from Britain to France, and last year they started Les Lamas de Brossac (www.trekking-llamas-france.com). They offer basic llama encounters and hiking with llamas (plus a home cooked meal) as well as using the animals as therapy for the disabled. "We don't expect to make a fortune, it's just to keep us going," Margaret said of their business venture.
This afternoon Brian took us for a trek with three llamas through the tranquil French countryside and around a nearby lake. Amber walked Prince, while Ediza and I took Micchu (his brother is Pachu, like Machu Picchu in Peru but with the "M" and "P" reversed).
On the downside, after the hike we learned that our bank card information was stolen and some crook in Kenya has been making withdraws. Thankfully, I got that sorted out and everything will be fine.
Chateaus & cognac
We traded in our tiny attic apartment in Paris (where I kept hitting my head on the ceiling) for a huge chateau in southwest France. Our room has sweeping ceilings, chandeliers and windows twice as tall as me.
While in China about a month ago, we were contacted by Brian and Margaret -- a British couple who now live in France and have a herd of 10 llamas (they came across our blog online). They kindly picked us up from the Angouleme train station, gave us a tour of the region in the rain and brought us to our chateau just down the street from them. We then went back to their place to play with llamas and have dinner.
The following morning we went to a small cognac house that has been family-run for eight generations. We later drove through the town of Cognac, where we saw the large manufacturers like Hennessy and Remy Martin. At the intimate place we toured, we got a family photo along an old stage coach route that ran from Paris to Bordeaux.
Next, we had lunch at a restaurant where the special of the day was cows tongue. As vegetarians, we opted for cheese omelettes and experimented a bit with trying mussels in curry sauce. We finished the meal with homemade chocolate moose!
Then it was off to see some champion show llamas at another farm before returning to Brian and Margaret's to help feed their herd.
The next day started off exciting with two llamas and a reporter from an area newspaper meeting us at the chateau for a photo shoot. As a reporter myself, it was interesting to talk with Jean-Yves Delage, a longtime teacher turned reporter for the Charente Libre.
We then loaded up the llamas and paid a visit to the town hall. We posed for photos and had coffee with the head of the local tourism department, who presented us with a bottle of pineau -- a mixture of grape juice and cognac. Joining us was yet another reporter from a different newspaper.
Two newspaper articles, meeting elected officials, what was next we thought?
After lunch, we went to another tourism office for photos with their staff before going to an underground church that was built in a cave. To finish off the day we stopped by an alpaca farm and then sipped chilled pineau before eating Spanish omelettes at dusk.
Ediza! (Part 4)
This is the Father's Day edition of Ediza's adventures across Europe.
Up close and adorable in Greece.
With daddy and baby doll Cailin after a bath in Italy.
With mommy and a playful puppy in Milan.
Later, in a borrowed stroller with her gelato.
Riding on a train through the Swiss countryside.
Watching skydivers land on a field in Interlaken, Switzerland.
Walking on a covered bridge with papa through a Swiss village.
In her new Minnie Mouse sweatshirt, Ediza hugs a stuffed Minnie.
Passed out in Paris.
Happy Father's Day to all the dads out there!
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Our trip to the Champs Elysees turned out to be a strange one. Once we got off the subway and walked up to the street we noticed there was no traffic. Instead, there were helicopters flying above, armed guards standing by and people pressed up against street barricades.
We asked one of the guards what was going on. The only thing I could understand from his reply in French was, "Mr. Bush" and "Champs Elysees." A minute or two later this huge motorcade drove by. The odd thing was there was no clapping, or booing, just silence.
Like elsewhere, Bush is unpopular in France. He stopped here as part of his farewell European tour to celebrate warmer ties between the United States and France. I actually met Bush once, but that's a whole other story.
Back on the Champs Elysees, one of the most well-known streets in the world, we strolled by the famous cafes and specialty shops. The avenue is also home to huge chain stores like the Gap, Nike and the fanciest McDonald's you'd probably ever see.
On our subway trip back to the Bastille, I was carrying Ediza in my arms and Amber was wearing the empty backpack. I had just stepped on the crowded train when, just like in the movies, the door quickly shut, leaving Amber trapped outside. She caught the next train, however, and we were later reunited.
Bonjour. No trip to Paris would be complete without a visit to the Eiffel Tower so that's where we went today.
Amber and Ediza rode a carousel at the base of the 1,063-foot tower -- not once, but twice.
Instead of waiting in long lines to go up the tower we decided to visit a nearby playground that had the world-famous icon as a backdrop.
The Eiffel Tower is one of the most recognizable structures in the world. It's 119 years old, weighs about 10,000 tons and has 1,665 steps. After the Great Wall of China that would have been a cakewalk.
'It's a Small World'
Glacier waterfalls


India is one of the largest economies in the world and the second largest country in terms of population. That being said, it is a completely new emerging market which will have a variety of different needs spread throughout the different classes giving the opportunity for companies to grow fast in short periods of time. Naturally, such type of a process would require the understanding of the cultural difference as well as what the actual needs are. Even though it used to be a British colony for a great amount of time, the two cultures couldn't be more different even now. That's why we have gathered a few different tips you could utilise when going out to the Indian market.
Right off the bat, one of the most basic things that should be noted is the time difference between the UK and India or in other words five and a half hours. Now, if you are making a parcel delivery to India with Courierpoint, all of that will be accounted for. But when you are scheduling a call to negotiate a deal, you should be fully aware of the time difference. Often that would mean that you would have to be flexible with your working hours. Having your laptop and your mobile phone at your side in such scenarios is not the worst idea.
As a person born in the UK you should still consider that there might be people who would not exactly be thrilled to be working with you. In our experience, that is a rare occurrence, however it should be considered nevertheless. Being prepared for all scenarios gives you the option to react adequately and gain the most benefits out of the situation.
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In a lot of aspects, India is still conducting business in outdated manners. The face to face personal relationships are still quite important for the market. That means that you should be going to networking events, creating such relationships and later nurturing them. Having a local partner could also heavily speed up the process of establishing yourself in the market.
So consider all of these factors, make the required market analysis and create a solid business plan with an entrance strategy. Be ready to spend some time on the market before becoming successful and most importantly be persistent and flexible.


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We went to our friend Jen's land on the Dearborn River.
Our book for next month is "The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society" by Shaffer and Barrows, in case you were wondering.
I'm also happy to report Jeff and Astrid had a wonderful father-daughter weekend!


Google's Game Console: Could it Compete With PS5?
While many companies have created game consoles, only Nintendo, Microsoft, and Sony have truly stood the test of time. Other contenders have come and gone, some with great ideas, and others with knock-off consoles you see for sale at Walgreens or CVS.
Now it seems we may have a new player. The massive technology giant, Google, is rumored to be working on a game console of their own, codenamed "Yeti." Should Sony be worried about this potential competition? Let's find out!
Google is Making a Game Console?
While Google hasn't announced anything, rumors point to a potential game console from the company that brought us one of the world's largest search engines. They already manufacture phones, they have an entire operating system, are developing quantum computing, they have the highest educated employees of any tech company and they even released a VR headset. A game console doesn't seem like much of a leap.
The project, codenamed "Yeti" is rumored to be a cloud-based console that streams games over an internet connection instead of playing them on a console, according to a report by The Information published earlier in 2018.
The rumor has surfaced once again, as massive gaming news outlet Kotaku, has reported on the console with new information.
It's no secret that Google has been trying to make some sort of splash in the gaming industry for some time now. It's public knowledge that they were planning on purchasing Twitch before Amazon closed the deal, and rumors about an android-based console surfaced in recent years, but this didn't go anywhere.
Talk of the console, still codenamed "Yeti," came back into the limelight when Google representatives met with several companies at the Game Developers Conference in March of 2018. Several meetings were also scheduled during E3 2018, with reports that Google is looking to outright purchase developers, as opposed to convincing them to make their games for the platform.
While other companies like Nvidia and even Sony offer game streaming, common issues arise from modern internet connections.
To provide the same experience players have at home, internet connections would have to be very strong and highly reliable. Any dip in performance can hurt the game experience. Solving this problem would not be an easy feat.
If Google could somehow circumvent these issues, though, they would be able to provide modern game experiences without the need to buy and upgrade hardware. The cloud servers would handle all of the heavy lifting.
There's also the potential scenario where the console hardware itself competes with Sony and Microsoft, but details on this aspect of Google's plan are still sparse at best.
Google customers are already using Chromecast and Google Home technology, so people are already used to having Google hardware in their homes. The video game market is currently gigantic at $109 billion in value.
It's unclear what kind of games Yeti would offer, or if it would have exclusive titles, but with the backing of a company like Google it could easily become a force to be reckoned with.
Could Yeti Compete With PS5?
This is a tough question, but it's the one on everybody's minds. The answer depends almost entirely on the scale and scope of this new console. If Google is able to create a reliable cloud streaming console, it could change everything.
If it can only stream mobile games, then it will be successful, but not in direct competition with the PS5. In this scenario, we've got nothing to worry about. Where things can be dicey, is if Yeti is capable of streaming next generation titles.
If you can play the same games on Yeti that you play on PS5, then we would have a real competitor. A streaming console would use a subscription instead of having you buy each game individually. It would also allow you to instantly play games without waiting for a download.
For casual gamers, it would seem like the better option. It would also be more cost-effective to pay a flat rate each month instead of buying all your games. If Google is able to secure exclusive AAA titles on the platform, it would elevate it even further.
We have to also consider Google's track record for starting and abandoning initiatives like this one. This entire thing could be a flash in the pan, and Google will move on to something else. The obstacles surrounding the lack of internet access and first-party exclusives on the platform are major hurdles that they will have to overcome to compete with Sony or Microsoft.
This is all still up in the air. For all we know, the Yeti will play mobile games from the Google Play Store, at which point it will be a more convenient way of experiencing these types of games, but it won't rival the PS5.
It would take some serious technological magic to stream modern games reliably from the cloud, but if anyone has the budget, it's Google.
What do you think? Could Google's console compete with the PS5? Let us know in the comments!
Not interested in anything Google. I'll support Playstation.


I do with the greatest love that I have in me.
Try this, and you will see that you do not become fatigued at all. Love is one of the greatest stimulants to the will. Under the influence of love the will can do almost anything.
and for God in all.
The satisfaction of love is not in the feeling itself, but in the joy that feeling brings. Love gives joy. We love love because it gives us such intoxicating happiness. So love is not the ultimate; the ultimate is bliss. God is Sat-Chit-Ananda, ever-existing, ever-conscious, ever-new Bliss. We, as soul, are individualized Sat-Chit-Ananda.
one must know God in order to love Him.
"Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love."
The world as a whole has forgotten the real meaning of the word love. Love has been so abused and crucified by man that very few people know what true love is.


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Use Audio to Improve Your Dental Marketing Efforts
Daniel Lafferty
Musical tastes are nothing if not eclectic.
Did you know that emo rap, ringtone, and brega funk were three of Spotify's fastest growing genres in 2018? Not exactly the most well-known categories, yet it testifies to the fact that there's something for everyone.
What's more, music has been shown to trigger emotional reactions in listeners. From transporting listeners to a memorable time to helping people with brain injuries to recall personal memories, sound has an indubitably powerful effect on the human mind.
So why aren't businesses using it more to their advantage?
While visual branding is commonplace amongst dentists, audio branding is a relatively new concept, so it offers dental practices an as yet untapped opportunity to promote brand recall and reinforce brand values in a novel way.
In fact, research clearly shows that making better use of audio can help businesses to gain a competitive edge. An independent study of 1,000 consumers in the United States commissioned by PHMG discovered that 67% of respondents believe music is more memorable than visuals when used in marketing.
Using sound in marketing also helps better equip dental practices for future success. Millennials place greater importance on music in marketing, so incorporating sound now ensures businesses are catering for the consumers of both today and tomorrow.
Make Customers Smile
Although we are in an era of digital communication and often non-personal interaction, it doesn't mean traditional means of customer contact should be cast aside.
The telephone still remains a key appointment scheduling tool for dentists, so it is important to consider the caller experience in achieving customer service excellence.
If sounds heard over the phone aren't reflective of the business, it communicates the wrong company image and values, damaging the overall perception of the brand and ultimately impacting on profitability.
However, an audio branding production that features creative script, professional voice artistry, and exclusive music can improve customer service and boost sales, all while providing another valuable customer touchpoint.
A Calming Influence
Six in ten American adults are reportedly scared of visiting the dentist, so it is essential to make the booking process as stress-free and calming as possible.
Dental surgeries have been found to use feminine voices more often than masculine ones in their audio branding, perhaps as the former are typically perceived as soft and soothing, which is a good fit in an industry where calming sounds would prove beneficial. Masculine voices, in contrast, tend to convey a sense of authority and experience. It's simply a matter of which suits the ethos of a business better.
The age profile of a voice is also important. Dentists tend to employ voices in the 30-to-40 age range, with the older voice helping to ensure the professionalism of the business shines through and reassures customers that the dentist has the knowledge and skills to do the best job possible.
Whether the voice has an accent is another consideration for businesses. For companies operating in areas with a particularly strong sense of identity, a dialect can connect with customers on an emotional level and influence them to pick one business over another.
Hit the Right Note
Voice, however, does not work in isolation and should be combined with the right music to have the best possible effect.
Often businesses will use a popular music track to play in their practice or over the phone, assuming it is the best way to keep listeners entertained while waiting.
By doing this, however, companies run the risk of losing custom. Songs can trigger emotional responses through past memories. If listeners hear a track that reminds them of a negative moment in time, businesses are then in danger of also being associated with that negative feeling.
A piece of commercial music can't be made to convey a message it was never intended to either. Instead, dentists should work with an appropriate specialist to create a brand new track unique to their business—one without preconceptions.
Subtle changes in style, key, instrumentation, and chord progression can substantially alter perceived emotions and brand values. A PHMG research study discovered that strings playing short, sharp notes in a major key made 91% of listeners feel happy or excited. Simply by switching from major to minor altered the listener's response, with 81% experiencing a feeling of sadness or melancholy.
Unsurprisingly, dental practices tend to use music of a slow to mid-tempo with an overall relaxing feel to help comfort the listener. Electronic instrumentation is also used, reflecting the advanced technological aspects of a dentist's work. This is underpinned by pianos or acoustic guitars to ensure a human feel is still communicated.
A Valuable Addition
When voice, music, and script are brought together to form one brand-specific production, it can add significant value to the marketing mix. Dentists would do well to take advantage.
Mr. Lafferty is the director of voice and music at PHMG, which has more than 32,000 clients in 39 countries. He has been with the company since 2010, helping businesses across the globe to harness the full potential of audio branding. Drawing on his extensive background in music, psychoacoustics, and the influence of sound on human behaviour, he leads finely tuned bespoke music and voice workshops with organizations, enabling them to understand and explore all of the elements of their brand to create a unique Brand-Sound-Track, the exclusive piece of music that encapsulates their company's identity.
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Chilling photos of the abandoned Shawshank Redemption Prison and other 19th-century dungeons give a rare glimpse into a darker part of human history.
by Andrew Fischer Nov 9, 2015, 1:29 pm
4. West Virginia State Penitentiary
West Virginia State Reformatory. (Photo Copyright © 2015 Cindy Vasko)
Dubbed among the "Scariest Places on Earth" by the ABC Family show of the same name, and ranked by the United States Department of Justice as one of the top 10 most violent correctional facilities during its operation, the abandoned West Virginia State Penitentiary leaves behind a shady past.
The offices have fallen apart since the prison was shut down. (Photo Copyright © 2015 Cindy Vasko)
Built from 1867 to 1876, immediately after the Civil War, the West Virginia State Penitentiary initially had no heat and no electricity. Encased within stone walls and metal bars, inmates suffered from freezing cold conditions during the winter months.
The endless halls of West Virginia State Penitentiary. (Photo Copyright © 2015 Cindy Vasko)
An absolutely massive architectural achievement (both for its time and when compared to modern efforts), Cindy didn't run into any of the other six photographers allowed into West Virginia State Penitentiary for more than two hours during their unsupervised exploration. Like other enormous prisons of this time, its cell blocks continue as far as the eye can see, seemingly without end — perhaps reminiscent of the feeling with which the inmates here were all too familiar — an endless future trapped as sardines in a can.
The crowded cell blocks led to a lot of diseases being spread. (Photo Copyright © 2015 Cindy Vasko)
Overcrowding was a tremendous problem, and sometimes as many as four people would be forced to share a single cell. Built at exactly half the size of the prison after which it was modeled in Juliet, IL, its 5 x 7 cells, which were eventually ruled as cruel and unusual, served as living quarters for over 2,000 inmates during its peak in the 1960s. In addition to being dangerously overcrowded, prisoners here experienced no personal privacy; those using toilets and showers were completely exposed to not only the guards, but other inmates as well.
As a photographer who has shot some less-than-kosher locations, Cindy found this to be the most disturbing of them all. Inmates' "angry graffiti" as she put it, etched into many cells, spoke volumes of the conditions and hardships they were forced to endure during their time here.
These 5×7 foot cells sometimes held up to four inmates. (Photo Copyright © 2015 Cindy Vasko)
Though it may not look it, thanks to artificial and digital lighting enhancement options available today, many of Cindy's abandoned prison photos are taken in complete darkness. She often moves from room to room with only a flashlight to guide her steps. This can be particularly unnerving, considering the fact that most of these prisons have become home to incessant rats, mice, feral cats, and "enormous spiders", as she described them, all vying to chill the spines of intruders.
Deep in the dungeons of West Virginia State Reformatory, one such dark room exists. The one-time recreational room nicknamed the Sugar Shack offered inmates the opportunity to play ping pong and other table games. More often than not, however, this room was used for other purposes such as gambling, fighting, and other unmentionable behavior. Today, it exists in complete darkness, with no visible light; this, of course, serves as a more-than-compelling deterrent for all but the most fearless urban explorers and photographers.
Turn back now. You are about to enter the "Sugar Shack". (Photo Copyright © 2015 Cindy Vasko)
Cindy described moving through the blackness with only a small light-painting flashlight and her camera as especially frightening; perhaps it was the realization that she was sharing the very same air space that once enveloped the prison's cruelest inmates; perhaps it was a fear of what she might discover amidst the nearly-tangible darkness of the room; perhaps it was a little of both.
The "Sugar Shack" was a recreational room with a reputation for trouble. (Photo Copyright © 2015 Cindy Vasko)
A number of prisoners escaped over the years, with the worst instance occurring in 1979 when fifteen people managed to get free. Sadly, many of these criminals went on to murder again before being recaptured, including Ronald Turney Williams, who is currently living out multiple life sentences in a newer West Virginia prison.
Several prisoners still managed to get past these barbed wire fences and escape. (Photo Copyright © 2015 Cindy Vasko)
West Virginia State Penitentiary served as death row for many inmates and executed ninety-four men from 1899 through 1959 via either hanging or electric chair. The state eventually outlawed execution in 1965, but the prison's infamous electric chair "Old Sparky" was never removed, and remains a popular tourist attraction to this day.
Inmates couldn't easily move between areas without going through gated checkpoints. (Photo Copyright © 2015 Cindy Vasko)
With all of the heinous activities that took place in this prison over the years, it's no wonder that TV shows such as ABC Family's "Scariest Places on Earth" paid it a visit. As was typical with prisons built at this time in history, the facility offered inmates a spiritual safe haven in the form of a standalone chapel accessible within the walled-in prison yards.
Inmates here had access to a chapel. (Photo Copyright © 2015 Cindy Vasko)
The prison was closed down in 1995 after its compact living quarters were deemed inhumane. It remains a popular tourist attraction, however, and has also been a popular location for several movie shoots over the years, the most recent being "Out of the Furnace", which stars Christian Bale, Casey Affleck, Zoe Saldana, and Woody Harrelson.
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Written by Andrew Fischer
Andrew Fischer is the Head Writer and Editor-in-Chief of PopMalt. He is an avid follower of all things pop and Internet culture, and works as Creative Director at NURV, a boutique creative multimedia and digital marketing company. He is also the founder of The Jericho Joe.
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Mike Brandup moving pumpkins
Last Monday I spent an hour out at Brandup's Timber. Mike had some pumpkins he was donating to the Chamber if we came out and picked them. I also got to see the CRP ground (Conservation Reserve Program) and found broom corn, bittersweet, native grasses and more. The Brandup's have given back to our community, and this is their story.
The Hamilton County Conservation Board is proud to proclaim its newest public wildlife management area that will be known as "Brandrup's Timber". The story of this land and its designation as public land begins with Mike and Pat Brandrup and their story of the lands journey.
"The land we call our farm was once part of the Native American culture, owned by no one and shared by all, and sustained for centuries. In 1803 the United States government acquired the land as part of the Louisiana Purchase.
According to the land abstracts, our farm was deeded from the federal government to a private individual in the 1854, and has been owned by numerious individual and families. During the 160 years that followed in private ownership, there were many changes on the land. It went from native prairie and timber to a subsistence farm, to a cattle farm, and eventually to present day row crop farm. Prairies were converted to farm land, timber was cleared, wetlands were drained, and the farm produced crops and income to support generations of landowners and farm families. Each time the land changed ownership the new owner would do what they could to "increase the productivity" of the land.
Brandup's Timber
My grandparents started to acquire the land in the late 1930's and our family has owned the land since. It is this land that taught me the work ethic of agriculture, instilled the life long passion for hunting and fishing, and the marvel of nature that guided me into a career in forestry and natural resource management. It is this land that has provided the resources to help sustain five generations of Brandrup's.
As my wife Pat and I began to look to the future we realized we had the opportunity to do something that maybe hadn't happened since the time of settlement, or the time the ownership of the land was granted to one person. We had the opportunity to "Give Back", to ensure that the land could be used by everyone again, and would be managed in a sustainable manner, forever. It was important to us to take the most unique, fragile and most diverse part of the farm and ensure it would have the opportunity to return to a naturally sustainable condition. The land will once again become prairie and timber and revert back to its original natural condition. The land will not have to be plowed, tilled, sprayed, or fertilized to produce commodity crops. After 160 years the land can look to a well-deserved retirement. We wanted to know that the land would be there for all future generations. By getting the land into public ownership we could be sure the land would always be there and always be protected, and people, both present and future generations, would always have the opportunity to use, enjoy, and learn from the land. It is our way of helping to give the land a naturally sustainable future and a way of "giving back" to the land and showing the appreciation and reverence it truly deserves. A way of protecting the land forever.
This land was once part of the culture of the people who lived on the land but never owned it. Hopefully by "giving back", we can begin to recreate a culture that once again treats the land with respect and dignity and belongs to everyone. Once again, the land will enhance water quality rather than contribute to the problem.
The story doesn't stop here. Pat and I could not have done this by ourselves. It is also about partnerships, shared visions, and dedication of conservation minded organizations. specifically, the Hamilton County Conservation Board, Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation, Hamilton County Pheasants Forever, The National Wild Turkey Federation, Eagle Grove and Little Wall Lake Chapters of White Tails Unlimited, and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Habitat Stamp Fund. The opportunity to "Give Back" wouldn't have happened without their help, support and shared visions for the future of everyone."
The old quote, attributed to the Native Americans, sums things up well; "We never really own the land we only borrow it from future generations"
"Brandrup's Timber" is 112 acres in size and is comprised of native timber, restored prairie grasses and wetland. It is located 3 miles north of Webster City on White Fox Road and 1 mile west on 190th Street. The area will be open for public use including hunting; large and upland game along with waterfowl, hiking, bird viewing and other outdoor recreational activities. Directional signs along with area boundary signs and a parking lot will be installed in 2014. A public dedication ceremony is also being planned for the near future. For more information, contact Hamilton County Conservation at 515-832-9570 or visit www.mycountyparks.com
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2009 marked the 60th Anniversary of Peoples' Republic of China (PRC). In order to celebrate the moment, Leica introduces its MP Golden Camera Limited Edition, which includes the Leica Summilux-M 50mm f/1.4 Gold lens.
Both the camera and lens are coated by 24k gold and the camera body is convered by Leica Red Box Calf leather. They have Mao Zedong's front type 中華人民共和國萬歲 (Long Live The People's Republic of China) red calligraphy and Tiananmen Square pattern.
Only 60 sets are available and special serial number starts from the year 1949 to 2009. The Leica MP Golden Camera and the Gold lens are contained by a luxury wooden box. Each set is price at 199,900 Chinese Yuan (US$29,284) and is sold in China.


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It is not a full strength war, but rather execution is turning into a gloating ideal among vast SUVs. General Motors enters the shred with the expansion of a couple of extraordinary version full-measure SUVs: the 2018 Chevrolet Tahoe RST and the Chevy Suburban RST. RST, or Rally Street Truck, does exclude any inside changes. It's all outside and mechanical changes to offer a sportier variant motivated by the post-retail. GM officials say it's something clients are requesting. The unique releases will be offered at the LT and Premier trim levels.
GM demonstrated a Tahoe RST in Detroit in white, yet it will likewise be offered in silver, dark, and tungsten. What separates the RST is a sportier look made by expelling chrome and returning pieces, for example, entryway handles and the grille encompass to body shading. The SUV's grille, runningboard, reflect tops, debilitate tips, rooftop rails, columns, and window trim are dark, and they accompany selective 22-inch wheels wrapped in Bridgestone P285/45R22 tires.
A discretionary execution bundle for the Tahoe RST gets you a 420-pull, 6.2-liter V-8 with a 10-speed programmed transmission. The standard setup for the RST releases of the Tahoe and Suburban is a 5.3-liter V-8 and a six-speed programmed. The Tahoe RST execution bundle incorporates Magnetic Ride Control alignment, which Chevy said "peruses the street" each millisecond to convey enhanced suspension and control.
Accessible redesigns incorporate a Borla execution debilitate framework that offers a 28 percent change in deplete stream, for a 7-to 10-strength pick up at the back wheels. Decide on the brake bundle to get red Brembo six-cylinder, settled aluminum calipers and bigger Duralife rotors. These alternatives are accessible on standard Tahoes and Suburbans, also. The standard motor remains the 5.3-liter V-8 that creates 355 hp and 383 lb-ft of torque. In any case, Tahoe RST purchasers can decide on an execution bundle that interestingly gives the Tahoe the 6.2-liter V-8, which brings drive to 420 with 460 lb-ft of torque. The immediate infusion motor has dynamic fuel administration and constantly factor valve timing.
The execution bundle incorporates Magnetic Ride Control suspension aligned for an execution vehicle to react to the street and keep up control even while being hurled around additional. Also, with the bundle, the Tahoe turns into the second vehicle to get GM's new 10-speed programmed transmission, which made its presentation on the ZL1 Camaro. The transmission is redone for the vast SUV that does not require an indistinguishable fresh moves from a games auto yet will profit by littler strides between every proportion to expand motor power.
Albeit great, the RST and execution bundle pale against more than 700 strength from the Hellcat motor in the Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk that will be appeared one week from now at the New York car exhibition. Also, the 2018 Dodge Durango with a 475-hp Hemi V-8 will have dispatch control and the capacity to tow 8,600 pounds when it goes on special this fall. Mercedes in progressively including AMG variants of its hybrids.
All things considered, not so much. Actually, the 2018 Chevrolet Tahoe looks generally the same as some time recently. Be that as it may, this is not by any stretch of the imagination the case, at any rate with the RST adaptation of the SUV. The RST will be accessible in four unique hues which all run extraordinary with the progressions they did outwardly.
All the chrome on the Tahoe RST is not gone. Rather, the grille encompass and the entryway handles are not shading coded to the body shading. Over that, the windows encompasses have all been passed out thus have been the mirror tops, running sheets, debilitate tips, rooftop rails and even the grille and identifications. The outcome is a substantially stealthier look that makes the new Tahoe RST emerge. As we stated, the SUV gets standard 22-inch special edges and in addition superior summer street tires.
Lamentably, each one of those redesigns have been kept for the SUV's outside and its motor. The inside, then again, stays indistinguishable to that of the standard model. All things being equal, the Tahoe RST still offers a far reaching rundown of elements, for example, a fantastic infotainment framework, electric front seats with discretionary warming and ventilation and additionally a cowhide bundle which will inspire even the most requesting clients.
Presently we feature the 5.3-liter V8 as the "standard" motor since it's never again the main motor accessible. On the Tahoe RST, you would now be able to get the 6.2-liter V8 found in the Silverado. It makes 420 drive and 460 lb-ft of torque, and Chevrolet says it will get the Tahoe RST to 60 mph in 5.7 seconds. It will likewise have a towing limit of 8,400 pounds. The Brembo brakes and Borla debilitate are accessible for this design, as well, and the fumes includes 10 strength at the wheels.
Picking the enormous V8 additionally brings a form of the 10L80 10-speed programmed found in the Camaro ZL1 and Ford F-150 Raptor. It has taller apparatus proportions with more space between speeds, diverse move tuning, and another chime lodging. In the event that that wasn't sufficient, the 6.2-liter likewise brings on board GM's magnetorheological suspension.
This extra V8 bundle for the RST is just accessible on the Tahoe. The Suburban must be had with the RST appearance bundle and the discretionary fumes and brakes. However, the majority of the bundles are accessible for both two-wheel-drive and four-wheel-drive models. The RST bundle will be accessible this fall on 2018 model Tahoes and Suburbans, and the V8 update will turn out not long after.
Appearance-wise, the RST pack likewise includes a body-shading grille encompass and front lamp trim, and dark painted window encompass, reflect tops, grille focuses and identifications. It additionally has extraordinary 22-inch wheels. Estimating and efficiency were not discharged.


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Daily Mail Probes Esther Story as Ex-MP Interviewed By Police
Posted on October 13, 2015 by Richard Bartholomew
UPDATE (September 2017): The CPS has declined to prosecute, and the ex-MP has now identified himself as John Hemming. He has issued a "Statement re false allegations from Esther Baker", in which he writes that "police have now made it clear that there has been a concerted effort to promote false criminal allegations against me and that the allegations had no substance whatsoever".
Meanwhile, Staffordshire Police has issued a statement in which it says that "throughout this process our priority has been to support Esther and ensure all potential lines of enquiry were carefully assessed and investigated." In keeping with this, a quote from Supt Amanda Davies describes Baker as "the victim" rather than "the complainant".
From the Daily Mail:
A former MP became the latest victim of Labour's child sex abuse 'witch-hunt' yesterday.
Detectives questioned him for three hours over claims he raped girls as young as six while uniformed police kept watch.
Esther Baker, 32, waived her right to anonymity earlier this year to claim she was one of several children abused by the politician.
…The politician claimed Miss Baker, who lives in Liverpool, was being 'manipulated by third parties driving an agenda against me'.
…He said he turned up by police appointment and was interviewed between 11.30am and 2.30pm. 'There was a detailed discussion including me providing information about her motives for perverting the course of justice,' he said. 'What has happened is that the police responded to the public campaign of two Labour MPs.'
…He claimed that, before accusing him of 'monstrous' crimes, Miss Baker had, under an assumed name, made a different set of allegations against others, claiming she had been abused by a 'faith-based paedophile group in a church setting'.
Baker's account has been in the public domain for some months; the same paper that now complains about "Labour's child sex abuse 'witch-hunt'" was more than happy to report her story in May under the lurid headline "VIPs raped me in wood as police stood guard: Child sex abuse victim claims judge and peer were among gang".
The paper's newly-discovered scepticism reflects a new editorial line of attacking Tom Watson, [1] who has endorsed and promoted the claims of several alleged "survivors" in ways that have given hostages to fortune. Oddly, however, although the above story includes details about Watson, the "two Labour MPs" are not identified. The Guardian, however, clarifies the point:
The former MP said: "We must continue to listen to people who allege that they have been abused as children. We must not be derailed by … politicians, like Jess Phillips and John Mann, who have been openly campaigning on one side of this case during an ongoing police investigation."
Mann has referred to Baker's case in Parliament; he boasts of having a list of names of VIP paedophiles, and when Harvey Proctor's home was raided earlier this year he crowed to the Mail that this would be the "first of many" investigations.
According to Baker's story, she was sexually abused at night in woodland (shades of Satanic Ritual Abuse, although that does not form an explicit part of the allegations), as well as in buildings in Staffordshire. On one occasion, according to one report, "she heard one of her abusers being addressed as 'Lord', which, she claims, made her believe that he was God." Apparently, there has been an arrest of someone else she has accused of being a part of this.
Baker also says that she was taken to London, and that she recognised details from "Darren" of a fake "medical room" at Dolphin Square where grotesque forms of abuse took place. In turn, "Darren" says that he recognises Baker from a photograph. However, "Darren's" credibility has now come under considerable strain: he has a long history of disturbed behaviour, including false confessions and a hoax bomb threat, and he is no longer cooperating with police. He also made an allegation against Leon Brittan, despite previously previously denying that Brittan had abused him.
Baker has not just gone public; she has become a social-media commentator on the subject of "VIP abuse" claims, often bantering with those who take a more sceptical approach to the subject. However, those tempted to get involved should be careful: in August, she told Exaro News that there are "infiltrators" on social media who are "associated" with her abusers. Handily, that casts a shadow over anyone who might dare to raise doubts.
Today's story follows a piece in the Mail on Sunday in which it was reported that
Questions were raised about Ms Baker's account after it was revealed that in January, months before she publicly made the rape claim, she admitted she 'had never met a politician in my life'. Later she said she meant that she had never met a politician in a professional capacity.
The unnamed ex-MP now adds that "Not to my knowledge have I ever met her, but she may have been at a meeting I spoke at earlier this year."
This brings us to the question of the "third parties" who the MP claims are "manipulating" Baker. Baker is strongly associated with a charity for abuse survivors in Liverpool run by a man named Graham Wilmer. There have been reports of infighting between survivors and survivors' groups (particularly in relation to the child abuse inquiry), and Wilmer is in a bitter feud with two individuals in particular. On Twitter, Wilmer has accused these two individuals of having "dodgy" links to the ex-MP, and he has posted goading messages implying that some sort of devastating exposure is just around the corner (the phrase "tick-tock" seems to be a favourite). This leaves a very poor impression – in my experience, someone alluding to the existence of a police process as evidence of criminality, particularly in a gloating manner, is a big warning sign of bad faith. [2]
[1] Note, for instance, the Mail's reporting of "Jane", a woman who claims that she was raped by Leon Brittan in 1967 – in June, the paper reported that the police had closed the case due to "insufficient evidence"; only in October did the paper definitively describe the allegation as "false". The paper attempted to downplay its change of of emphasis by stating that "Now it can be disclosed the woman… may have had a political motive because she is a Labour activist", but this was a detail that paper had previously reported more than once anyway. Background here.
[2] More background on this from Anna Raccoon.
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Bill, on November 28, 2015 at 8:04 pm said:
It is interesting to see how everyone goes against Esther.In late 1989 early 1990 I was given information about a sect carrying out child abuse. I was given a list of names of prominent people and also the leaders of the sect. I had the name of a senior Police Officer and an MP who was involved. I was ready to investigate this and had a scared young man (who had been threatened with his life) contacting me. Needless to say I was taken off the case and threatened with dismissal if I didn't forget all about it. I must remain aware as threats follow.


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Decapitation videos found on computer of suspect in killing of journalist Kim Wall, prosecutor says
Danish police charged Peter Madsen with manslaughter and abuse of a corpse after the death of journalist Kim Wall aboard his submarine. (The Washington Post)
Susan Hogan
Oct. 4, 2017 at 5:20 a.m. UTC
Nearly six weeks after the headless torso of journalist Kim Wall was found in waters off Copenhagen, authorities said they found video footage of women being tortured and decapitated on a computer hard drive reportedly belonging to the suspect in the case, according to BBC News.
That suspect, prominent Danish inventor Peter Madsen, has changed his story many times since Wall boarded his personal submarine to interview him on Aug. 10. Wall was never seen alive again. Her headless, mutilated torso turned up nearly two weeks later. Authorities said the torso was bound to heavy metal to make it sink.
Police identify headless torso as that of missing journalist Kim Wall
In a court hearing on Tuesday, prosecutor Jakob Buch-Jepsen said that officers found images on Madsen's computer — "which we presume to be real" — of women being strangled, decapitated and burned, Reuters reported. The videos were found in a laboratory run by Madsen.
While the cause of Wall's death hasn't been established, Bush-Jepsen said an autopsy showed knife wounds to Wall's genitals and rib cage were caused "around or shortly after her death," BBC News reported.
Madsen, who has denied charges of killing Wall and mutilating her body, said the computer hard drive wasn't his. "They are the space laboratory's tools which have been used by everyone in the laboratory," the 46-year-old inventor said during the pretrial session, according to Reuters.
Wall, 30, a freelance journalist from Sweden, was researching a story on Madsen and the UC3 submarine he built at the time of her death. She was an award-winning reporter who wrote stories across the globe, from Sri Lanka to North Korea.
Danish inventor charged with killing journalist Kim Wall says she hit head on submarine hatch
When Wall didn't return from her interview with Madsen, her boyfriend reported her missing. At about the same time, Madsen's prized submarine reportedly sank. He initially told police that he had dropped Wall at the Copenhagen harbor and later barely escaped his sinking vessel.
But a witness contradicted his story and police accused Madsen of deliberately sinking the vessel, which he later admitted to doing. After the submarine was retrieved, Wall's blood was found inside, authorities said.
Madsen soon changed his story and told authorities Wall died after hitting her head on a submarine hatch cover and that he buried her at sea.
After her headless torso was found, he denied dismembering her body. Police matched DNA from the torso to Wall's toothbrush and hairbrush as well as the blood in the submarine.
Madsen was initially charged with involuntarily manslaughter, but the charges were later changed to murder.
In a court hearing last month, the prosecutor summed up his case this way: "Two people are on a boat. Her legs and heads and arms were cut off, and we can prove that. You can draw your own conclusions."
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