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State tournament set to begin
Published 3:44 pm Monday, April 24, 2017
kevin.eckleberry@lagrangenews.com
LAGRANGE – The matchups are set.
The baseball teams from Callaway, LaGrange and Troup will all be at home for the opening round of the state playoffs.
They'll each host a doubleheader on Friday, with the if-games scheduled for Saturday.
Callaway and Troup each earned homefield advantage by winning region championships, while LaGrange finished second in its region to secure homefield edge.
Callaway (21-8), which won the Region 5-AA title, will host Chattooga (9-16), the fourth-place team from Region 7-AA.
They'll play a doubleheader on Friday at 3:30 p.m., and if they split those two games, a third game would be on Saturday.
Troup (20-10), which reached the 20-win mark with Friday's win at East Coweta, won the Region 5-AAAA championship, and it's first-round opponent will be West Hall (11-14), the number four team from Region 7-AAAA.
Friday's doubleheader begins at 5 p.m., with the if-game scheduled for Saturday at 1 p.m.
LaGrange (19-11), which finished second in Region 5-AAAA, will be a home against Chestatee (13-17), the third-place team from Region 7-AAAA.
The doubleheader begins on Friday at 4:30 p.m., and the if game would be on Saturday at noon.
If Callaway and Troup win, they would be at home for the second round of the playoffs on May 4.
Callaway would play the winner of the Fitzgerald and Dodge County series, while Troup would face either Hardaway or Burke County.
LaGrange's second-round opponent would be either Northside-Columbus or Cross Creek.
If Northside wins, the Grangers would be at home, and they'd have to go on the road to play Cross Creek.
The quarterfinal round begins on May 10, the final four is on May 17, and the championship round is May 25.
FINAL RANKINGS: The final Georgia Dugout Club rankings were released on Saturday, and Callaway, LaGrange and Troup are each among the top five teams in their respective classifications.
Troup and LaGrange are second and sixth, respectively, in Class AAAA, while Blessed Trinity holds down the top spot in that classification.
Callaway is third in Class AA, trailing only top-ranked Jeff Davis and second-ranked Elbert
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Last summer, Aronne Miola invited a select group of fashion industry VIPs on a sunset helicopter ride high in the sky over Florence, Italy. The owner of the firm Gruppo Forall, which makes suits under the Pal Zileri label, was underscoring his belief that modern menswear should be designed for travel. After whizzing between Brunelleschi's 13th-century Duomo and Giotto's bell tower, the chopper ultimately flew over the city's famed Via de Tornabuoni, one of many prime shopping districts where, Miola hopes, world travelers will soon be purchasing his durable new Cruiser collection.
To be sure, Cruiser is a fashion concept whose time has come. It consists of a cotton canvas duffle bag that—for those who are just too busy to pack—is equipped with a cotton suit, a polo shirt, and a woven dress shirt—enough options to get you through a weekend getaway with ease. While the notion may seem to have Gap overtones, Cruiser is being made and marketed by Pal Zileri, with the idea that even the well-off need, well, time off.
Miola's clever concept is the latest in a string of travel-friendly innovations that have been introduced over the past decade. For example, designer Issey Miyake's condensed cottons compress to the width of tissue paper for easy packing, and New York retailer Paul Stuart's "silky-powder" wool suits are sprayed with silk protein for wrinkle resistance.
Italian suitmaker Brioni's contribution is the relaunch of its executive travel jacket, a design that originated 30 years ago for the now-defunct Eric Ross store in Beverly Hills. The 18-pocket jacket, produced in both a fine Tasmanian wool and a more sporty cotton gabardine, is designed with designated places for everything from keys and wallet to cell phone, newspaper, and passport. Originally, the many pockets were intended for travelers to separate their lire from their pounds and francs, a notion that seems quaint only a year after the introduction of the euro.
Meanwhile, Allegri, the cutting- edge Italian outerwear maker, has developed a ballistic nylon/ polyamide three-quarter-length, leather-trimmed car coat that is lightweight but built like a piece of luggage, to withstand the rigors of modern travel. Other practical Allegri introductions include machine-washable sport jackets and trench coats made of a stain-resistant blend of viscose, wool, and elastin.
Now that you can pack durability and stain-resistance, why not a few wrinkles, too? Lorenzini has taken an if-you-can't-beat-'em-join-'em approach with its selection of prewashed and starched dress shirts that come with the wrinkles already ironed into place. A few hours or days in a suitcase only enhances the novel fashion statement, jokes company president Mirta Lorenzini. Rest assured, she adds, "All of the wrinkles are designed to rinse out with the first laundering."
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Home Breaking News Kane's landmark goal fires Spurs to victory over Wolves
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Kane's landmark goal With his 185th Premier League goal for Tottenham, Kane surpassed Sergio Aguero of Argentina, who had 184 goals while playing for Manchester City.
In his quest to surpass Jimmy Greaves as the north London club's all-time record scorer, Kane moved 16 goals behind Greaves with his 250th goal for Tottenham in all competitions.
The 29-year-old scored a historic goal from close range in the second half at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
In the 2-2 draw at Chelsea last weekend, Kane tied Aguero with a header in stoppage time after scoring his first goal of the year.
Unbeaten Tottenham are at the top of the league after winning two of their first three games, but playing far below their potential.
Depending on other results over the weekend, their reign at the top may be short-lived, but the positive vibes inside the club right now are undeniable.
Antonio Conte, the manager of Tottenham, has turned around a club that was in shambles when he took over the previous season, guiding them into the Champions League and offering optimism for a sustained run as a top-four force.
Kane's landmark goal
Conte received a fine for his role in the last weekend's touchline altercations with Thomas Tuchel, which resulted in the Chelsea manager receiving a one-match touchline suspension.
This time, Conte was upset with his own team members because Tottenham was outplayed in the first half. The Italian's rage eventually led to the desired outcome.
Matheus Nunes, who cost Wolves a club record £38 million ($44 million), arrived from Sporting Lisbon this week and made a spectacular start.
Seven Portuguese players filled up Bruno Lage's starting lineup after Goncalo Guedes made his first Wolves appearance.
Kane, Clinical
Before Guedes cut inside for a low shot that barely missed the target, another member of Wolves' Portuguese army, Ruben Neves, tested Tottenham goalkeeper Hugo Lloris from a long distance.
Neves' dangerous long-range attempt narrowly missed the target, and Daniel Podence's poor shot from a promising position went wide, leaving Tottenham supporters unhappy.
The legendary Ronaldo of Brazil seems equally unhappy by plodding Tottenham's fragmented performance from high in the stands.
Wolves at least supplied some sharp moments to keep Ronaldo engaged as Nunes nearly scored his first goal with a header from Neves' cross that whistled just wide.
Wolves lacked a cutting edge despite their quality in possession, Kane's landmark goal which would be their undoing.
When Kane's looping header forced Jose Sa to tip over at full stretch, they nearly paid for it.
Tottenham was jeered off after Pedro Neto smashed into the side-netting just before halftime because they appeared much more drowsy than they did during their sluggish first half against Chelsea last weekend.
Kane's equaliser helped them survive that time, and he did so again early in the second half with a diving header that rebounded off the crossbar.
In a tight angle, Son Heung-shot min's from outside the near post came as Tottenham began to find their footing.
In the 64th minute, Tottenham's unexpected surge of pressure was rewarded.
Kane was perfectly positioned to head in Tottenham's 1,000th home Premier League goal after Ivan Perisic flicked on a header.
Neves came within inches of scoring an equaliser with a free kick that curled just wide.
However, Wolves have now lost 10 straight league games, a depressing stretch when compared to Tottenham's upbeat outlook.
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The High-Tech, Do-It-All Device That De-Puffs Skin in 7 Minutes Flat
Rachel Lapidos・February 5, 2020
Using quality, dermatologist-recommended active ingredients in your beauty routine is a pretty clear-cut way to improve your skin. Lesser used and talked about, however, are tools that can take the results from serums and moisturizers up a notch. Electrical stimulation is becoming a more-and-more talked about way to do just that, and one brand in particular—ZIIP Ox ($480)—is out in front, putting high-tech tools, usually reserved for the derms' office, in the hands of us all.
ZIIP uses both microcurrent and nanocurrent waves to stimulate your skin's collagen and elastin. There are a total of nine treatments programmed on the device that do everything from target pigment to kill bacteria-causing breakouts to de-puff under-eye bags. The latest treatment (which takes only seven minutes start-to-finish) is called "Lymph and Lift," and is meant to promote lymphatic drainage to give you that post-facial glow. The device is able to do this through microcurrents, which help your skin to produce ATP (adenosine triphosphate), a repairing compound your body naturally creates but diminishes as you age. Simultaneously, nanocurrent sends teeny, tiny waves that also help repair collagen and elastin, and stimulate circulation. As this happens, the lymph fluid that has built up in your face is broken up and ushered away.
"Lymphatic drainage is skin 101," says Melanie Simon, creator and co-founder of ZIIP. "It's something that's very much a part of most skin-care treatments when you go to a spa." This happens because the lymphatic system doesn't have a pump, and lymph can build up within the skin and make it look puffy. "There are so many little nooks and crannies where [lymphatic] fluid in your face just builds up and sits there." The microcurrent and nanocurrent waves from the ZIIP almost work as a magnet to the lymphatic fluid, which Simon says is highly conductive. "It's pulling that fluid over to the lymph node that has been ZIIP-ed, and encouraging it to drain out of the face."
To try the "Lymph and Lift" treatment for myself, I begin with the same first step all microcurrent devices require and slather conductive gel all over my skin. The ZIIP is accompanied by an app that allows you to sync up the treatment you want to perform (reminder: there are nine) and walks you through each treatment step by step. I follow along with Simon, running the device from my neck to my cheeks and all the way up to my forehead. Simon points out that while any of the ZIIP treatments technically help with lymphatic drainage, this new one uses specific waveforms and speeds (and different movements you go through) to target it even further. "To energize the lymph, I've put together two waveforms," says Simon. "The lymphatic part is one waveform, and the second is a different one. In the first segment, you're really working on increasing the circulation and moving the fluid along in your face. And then for the lift portion, you're focusing on really sculpting the muscle."
The whole treatment takes just seven minutes, and halfway through I can already see less puffiness on the side that just got worked. It's pretty amazing, and considering that studies actually back up the efficacy of microcurrent technology for sculpting and smoothing, I'm sold. "When you take that excess fluid away, immediately your face looks much more taut—it's nice and firm," says Simon. "As you're doing the lift, you're opening the eyes, you're sculpting the cheekbones, and you're working the jawline."
If you're someone who tends to get puffy easily (moi), Simon recommends doing the treatment every other day. Of course, it's an investment to get your hands on the ZIIP, but if you're looking for a high-tech, facial-level upgrade to your skin-care regimen, consider giving your beauty routine a current update.
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This groundbreaking volume draws together an international group of leading biblical scholars to consider one of the most controversial religious topics in the modern era: Is the Gospel of John the most theological and distinctive among the four canonical Gospels historical or not? If not, why does John alone among the Gospels claim eyewitness connections to Jesus? If so, why is so much of John s material unique to John? Using various methodologies and addressing key historical issues in John, these essays advance the critical inquiry into Gospel historiography and John s place within it, leading to an impressive consensus and convergences along the way. The contributors are Paul N. Anderson; Mark Appold; Richard Bauckham; Helen K. Bond; Richard A. Burridge; James H. Charlesworth; Jaime Clark-Soles; Mary Coloe; R. Alan Culpepper; Craig A. Evans; Sean Freyne; Jeffrey Paul Garcia; Brian D. Johnson; Peter J. Judge; Felix Just, S.J.; Craig S. Keener; Edward W. Klink III; Craig R. Koester; Michael Labahn; Mark A. Matson; James F. McGrath; Susan Miller; Gail R. O Day; Bas van Os; Tom Thatcher; Derek M. H. Tovey; Urban C. von Wahlde; and Ben Witherington III.
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Who ensured Telangana?
Nora Chopra2 Aug 2013 8:51 PM GMT
SONIA GANDHI BEHIND TELANGANA DECISION
It is not Manmohan Singh but the Congress president's son who is calling the shots in the UPA government. While Manmohan Singh had no opinion, but the majority in the Congress was opposed to the formation of Telangana. It was Sonia and Sonia alone who ensured the formation of Telangana. After Ghulam Nabi Azad gave up on Andhra Pradesh, the charge was given to Rahul man Digvijaya Singh. Singh is said to be opposed to the formation of a new state in view of the fact that if Telangana is given the green signal, it would further enhance the demand for more states. In fact he was working on a different agenda. Diggy was in talks with the main enemy of the Congress, TDP's Chandra Babu Naidu for an alliance in 2014, but he had to give in before Sonia's determination to form Telangana. Her main purpose is that she wants to fulfill all her promises before 2014. After Food Security ordinance to be ratified in the monsoon session, in the winter session she would make Telangana a reality. The last one to come would be the women's reservation bill before Congress goes to poll in May 2014.
WHY AMBIKA SONI IS JUST FOCUSSED ON UTTARAKHAND?
Ambika Soni, the most powerful general secretary in AICC, courtesy her closeness to the Congress president Sonia Gandhi, is playing safe and slow. After being made the general secretary, she comes at 10 in the morning and leaves by 2 pm, before the beat journalists of Congress descend on 24 Akbar Road. She is busy with the states under her charge, particularly Uttarakhand, which is facing a major natural catastrophe. She has already visited Uttarakhand twice and would be visiting it again. The Uttarakhand chief minister Vijay Bahuguna, who is unlikely to be replaced despite the growing demand for his sacking after his failure to deliver in the hours of crises, should thank only two powerful women who saved him. First was the leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj and second Ambika Soni. The BJP leader's diatribe against Bahuguna demanding his replacement was used by Soni to unite all the warring Congress factions and put a stop to their demand for Bahuguna's removal.
LOST TELEGRAM TO MANISH TEWARI
The last telegram sent to Rahul Gandhi by the Doordarshan Anchor Aswani Mishra hogged a lot of limelight but what went unnoticed was the other telegram sent at the same time and same day by the DD staffers was to the I&B minister Manish Tiwari. But the telegram sent to Manish has been lost somewhere.
The suspicion in DD is that the telegram was deliberately thrown in the dustbin on the directives of the lawyer minister of telecommunication, who is legal rival of Manish Tewari.
DOPPING YOUR GUARD AT VIP WEDDINGS
The wedding reception of Rudrarani Sinha, the daughter of the CBI director Ranjit Sinha at his Janpath residence in Delhi was a grand public show. The entire Delhi's who's who came to bless the couple. The prime minister came, new chief justice of India also came, so did the law minister, the external affairs minister and the commerce minister, and many more ministers, and politicians including the leader of opposition Arun Jaitley. But what was shocking was the presence of certain politicians and bureaucrats under the CBI scanner for various cases. The main shocker was the presence of the ex coal minister Santosh Bagrodia, an accused in the coal allotment case. Bagrodia not only came, but was there for more than four hours. Among the bureaucrats present at the event was TKA alias Kutty Nair. But the most august guest it seems was the political secretary of the congress president Ahmad Patel. Patel as usual came late but perhaps he was the only one for whom the director rushed to receive at the gates. The other two were the PM and the CJI.
WILL RAJPUT EXODUS NOW REPLENISH BJP?
Before the 2014 election, the BJP leadership is expecting a Rajput exodus from all parties in its favour. Vijay Bahadur Singh, who was recently expelled from the BSP for supporting Narendra Modi, is not the only Rajput set to join the BJP. The others who are in touch with the BJP president is Sanjay Singh, the Congress MP from Sultanpur, Akhilesh Singh, the independent MLA from Rae Bareilly. Rajnath Singh, is also in touch with the infamous Raja Bhaiyya. The nearly two-dozen Rajput MLAs in the Samajwadi Party who are feeling orphaned after Amar Singh's exit from the party have now rallied behind Raja Bhaiyya. But after the SP stripped off Raja Bhaiyya from his ministerial post in the wake of the Kunda's Muslim SP's murder, a revolt seems to have broken out among the Rajputs in the SP despite the representation from all the Rajput MLAs. Raja Bhaiyya has not been taken back in the ministry, giving the Rajputs a reason to revolt.
MEND WAYS TO GET PARTY TICKETS
The Congress ministers in Manmohan Singh cabinet, RPN Singh, Salman Khurshid, Pradeep Jain and Jitin Prasad are in serious trouble. The Rahul confidante general secretary and the new in charge of Uttar Pradesh Madhusudan Mistry, after his vigorous tour of the eight zones of UP, has lodged a complaint against these ministers. During his tours he was told that these ministers are unlikely to be reelected as they are most unpopular in their constituencies. One of the reason for their unpopularity is their inaccessibility in their constituency. Even when they come to Delhi, these ministers refuse to meet them. RPN, who is being projected by the Congress, is also unpopular in his own kurmi community.
Coming from a Jagirdar family, he considers it beneath his reputation to be known a kurmi leader and wants to get away as a Rajput. His mother contested the Assembly polls but lost badly from Padrauna. If the Congress goes by the complaints, these ministers may bot even get a party ticket. This is the warning Rahul Gandhi has given to all his MPs and these ministers in particular.
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Maduro blames plunging oil prices on U.S. 'war' vs Russia, Venezuela
Andrew Cawthorne
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's petroleum export price has plunged by half during the second half of 2014 to $48, President Nicolas Maduro said on Monday in denouncing a U.S.-led "war" against Russia and his nation in the global oil market
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro speaks during a meeting with governors and ministers at Miraflores Palace in Caracas in this handout photo provided by Miraflores Palace December 22, 2014. REUTERS/Miraflores Palace/Handout via Reuters
The South American OPEC nation's crude trades at a discount to the U.S. and Brent benchmarks because of its higher content of heavy oil.
Average monthly prices for oil, a product that accounts for 96 percent of Venezuela's hard currency revenue, have dropped steadily since July, when it was at $96.14 per barrel.
Venezuela enjoyed average prices of $103.42 per barrel in 2012 and $98.08 in 2013.
Giving the latest figure for Monday, Maduro repeated his socialist government's accusations that the plunge in oil was a U.S.-planned conspiracy primarily intended to harm Russia.
"Did you know there's an oil war? And the war has an objective: to destroy Russia," he said in a speech to state businessmen carried live on state TV.
"It's a strategically planned war ... also aimed at Venezuela, to try and destroy our revolution and cause an economic collapse," he added, accusing the United States of trying to flood the market with shale oil.
Venezuela and Russia, which both have fractious ties with Washington, are widely considered the nations hardest hit by the global oil price fall.
Even before oil started slipping, Venezuela was suffering an economic slowdown, the highest inflation in the Americas and shortages of many basic products.
Maduro, however, has said over and over that the government will respect its foreign debt obligations and its domestic welfare programs. But financial markets have been jittery, with investors speculating whether Venezuela might default.
Many analysts say Maduro needs to overhaul Venezuela's economy and are recommending reforms such as a unification of the three-tier currency controls and a rise in Venezuelan gasoline prices, the cheapest in the world.
Possibly nervous about stirring a social backlash ahead of a parliamentary vote in 2015 and also wanting to stay true to predecessor Hugo Chavez's legacy, Maduro has balked in 2014 at taking any such major economic measures.
On Monday, he again pledged to dedicate himself to fixing the economy in 2015, and said he would announce some details at a news conference on Tuesday.
"2015 has to be the year of a great economic and productive change, a great transformation in the economy ... Thank you empire," he added sarcastically, saying U.S. hostility would prompt positive changes in Venezuela.
"Tomorrow ... I will make some important announcement about the 2015 economic recovery program, all aspects of national financial stability in Venezuelan currency and freely convertible currency, all the steps that we are going to take for the new foreign exchange system, etc, etc."
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import { rejects, strictEqual } from 'assert';
import { Readable } from 'stream';

// 3p
import { Config, ConfigNotFoundError, ConfigTypeError, createService, streamToBuffer } from '@foal/core';
import { FileDoesNotExist } from '@foal/storage';
import { S3 } from '@aws-sdk/client-s3';

// FoalTS
import { S3Disk } from './s3-disk.service';

// Isolate each job with a different S3 bucket.
const bucketName = `foal-test-${process.env.NODE_VERSION?.slice(0,2) || 16}`;

async function rmObjectsIfExist(s3: S3) {
  const response = await s3.listObjects({
    Bucket: bucketName
  });

  const objects: { Key: string }[] = [];
  for (const { Key } of response.Contents || []) {
    if (Key) {
      objects.push({ Key });
    }
  }

  if (objects.length === 0) {
    return;
  }

  await s3.deleteObjects({
    Bucket: bucketName,
    Delete: {
      Objects: objects,
      Quiet: false
    }
  });
}

describe('S3Disk', () => {

  let disk: S3Disk;
  let s3: S3;

  const accessKeyId = Config.get('settings.aws.accessKeyId', 'string');

  if (!accessKeyId) {
    console.warn('SETTINGS_AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID not defined. Skipping S3Disk tests...');
    return;
  }

  const secretAccessKey = Config.getOrThrow('settings.aws.secretAccessKey', 'string');
  const region = Config.getOrThrow('settings.aws.region', 'string');

  before(() => s3 = new S3({
    region,
    credentials: {
      accessKeyId,
      secretAccessKey,
    },
  }));

  beforeEach(() => {
    Config.set('settings.disk.s3.bucket', bucketName);

    disk = createService(S3Disk);
  });

  afterEach(async () => {
    Config.remove('settings.disk.s3.bucket');
    Config.remove('settings.disk.s3.serverSideEncryption');
    Config.remove('settings.aws.endpoint');
    await rmObjectsIfExist(s3);
  });

  it('should accept a S3 custom endpoint in the config.', async () => {
    // This test assumes that the "delete" method tries at least to connect to AWS.
    Config.set('settings.aws.endpoint', 'foobar');

    await rejects(
      () => disk.delete('foo/test.txt'),
      (error: any) => error.code === 'ERR_INVALID_URL',
    );
  });

  describe('has a "write" method that', () => {

    it('should throw an Error if no bucket is specified in the config.', async () => {
      Config.remove('settings.disk.s3.bucket');

      try {
        await disk.write('foo', Buffer.from('hello', 'utf8'));
        throw new Error('An error should have been thrown.');
      } catch (error: any) {
        if (!(error instanceof ConfigNotFoundError)) {
          throw new Error('A ConfigNotFoundError should have been thrown.');
        }
        strictEqual(error.key, 'settings.disk.s3.bucket');
        strictEqual(error.msg, 'You must provide a bucket name when using AWS S3 file storage (S3Disk).');
      }
    });

    it('should write the file at the given path (buffer) (name given).', async () => {
      await disk.write('foo', Buffer.from('hello', 'utf8'), { name: 'test.txt' });

      const response = await s3.getObject({ Bucket: bucketName, Key: 'foo/test.txt' });
      const buffer = await streamToBuffer(response.Body as Readable);

      strictEqual(
        buffer.toString('utf8'),
        'hello'
      );
    });

    it('should write the file at the given path (stream) (name given).', async () => {
      const stream = new Readable();
      stream.push(Buffer.from('hello', 'utf8'));
      stream.push(null);
      await disk.write('foo', stream, { name: 'test.txt' });

      const response = await s3.getObject({ Bucket: bucketName, Key: 'foo/test.txt' });
      const buffer = await streamToBuffer(response.Body as Readable);

      strictEqual(
        buffer.toString('utf8'),
        'hello'
      );
    });

    it('should return the path of the file (name given).', async () => {
      const { path } = await disk.write('foo', Buffer.from('hello', 'utf8'), { name: 'test.txt' });
      strictEqual(path, 'foo/test.txt');
    });

    it('should return the path of the file (name generated with no extension).', async () => {
      const { path } = await disk.write('foo', Buffer.from('hello', 'utf8'));
      strictEqual(path.startsWith('foo/'), true);
    });

    it('should return the path of the file (name generated with the extension "txt").', async () => {
      const { path } = await disk.write('foo', Buffer.from('hello', 'utf8'), {
        extension: 'txt'
      });
      strictEqual(path.startsWith('foo/'), true);
      strictEqual(path.endsWith('.txt'), true);
    });

    it('should throw an Error if a serverSideEncryption option is specified in the config but is not a string.', async () => {
      Config.set('settings.disk.s3.serverSideEncryption', 0);

      await rejects(
        () => disk.write('foo', Buffer.from('hello', 'utf8')),
        new ConfigTypeError('settings.disk.s3.serverSideEncryption', 'string', 'number')
      )
    });

    it('should use the serverSideEncryption option if it is provided.', async () => {
      Config.set('settings.disk.s3.serverSideEncryption', 'AES256');

      await disk.write('foo', Buffer.from('hello', 'utf8'), { name: 'test.txt' });

      const { ServerSideEncryption } = await s3.getObject({ Bucket: bucketName, Key: 'foo/test.txt' });

      strictEqual(ServerSideEncryption, 'AES256');
    });

  });

  describe('has a "read" method that', () => {

    it('should throw an Error if no bucket is specified in the config.', async () => {
      Config.remove('settings.disk.s3.bucket');

      try {
        await disk.read('foo', 'buffer');
        throw new Error('An error should have been thrown.');
      } catch (error: any) {
        if (!(error instanceof ConfigNotFoundError)) {
          throw new Error('A ConfigNotFoundError should have been thrown.');
        }
        strictEqual(error.key, 'settings.disk.s3.bucket');
        strictEqual(error.msg, 'You must provide a bucket name when using AWS S3 file storage (S3Disk).');
      }
    });

    it('should read the file at the given path (buffer).', async () => {
      await s3.putObject({
        Body: 'hello',
        Bucket: bucketName,
        Key: 'foo/test.txt',
      });

      const { file } = await disk.read('foo/test.txt', 'buffer');
      strictEqual(file.toString('utf8'), 'hello');
    });

    it('should read the file at the given path (stream).', async () => {
      await s3.putObject({
        Body: 'hello',
        Bucket: bucketName,
        Key: 'foo/test.txt',
      });

      const { file } = await disk.read('foo/test.txt', 'stream');
      const buffer = await streamToBuffer(file);
      strictEqual(buffer.toString('utf8'), 'hello');
    });

    it('should throw a FileDoesNotExist if there is no file at the given path (buffer).', async () => {
      try {
        await disk.read('foo/test.txt', 'buffer');
        throw new Error('An error should have been thrown.');
      } catch (error: any) {
        if (!(error instanceof FileDoesNotExist)) {
          throw new Error('The method should have thrown a FileDoesNotExist error.');
        }
        strictEqual(error.filename, 'foo/test.txt');
      }
    });

    it('should throw a FileDoesNotExist if there is no file at the given path (stream).', async () => {
      try {
        await disk.read('foo/test.txt', 'stream');
        throw new Error('An error should have been thrown.');
      } catch (error: any) {
        if (!(error instanceof FileDoesNotExist)) {
          throw new Error('The method should have thrown a FileDoesNotExist error.');
        }
        strictEqual(error.filename, 'foo/test.txt');
      }
    });

    it('should return the file size (buffer).', async () => {
      await s3.putObject({
        Body: Buffer.from('hello', 'utf8'),
        Bucket: bucketName,
        Key: 'foo/test.txt',
      });

      const { size } = await disk.read('foo/test.txt', 'buffer');
      strictEqual(size, 5);
    });

    it('should return the file size (stream).', async () => {
      await s3.putObject({
        Body: Buffer.from('hello', 'utf8'),
        Bucket: bucketName,
        Key: 'foo/test.txt',
      });

      const { size } = await disk.read('foo/test.txt', 'stream');
      strictEqual(size, 5);
    });

  });

  describe('has a "readSize" method that', () => {

    it('should throw an Error if no bucket is specified in the config.', async () => {
      Config.remove('settings.disk.s3.bucket');

      try {
        await disk.readSize('foo');
        throw new Error('An error should have been thrown.');
      } catch (error: any) {
        if (!(error instanceof ConfigNotFoundError)) {
          throw new Error('A ConfigNotFoundError should have been thrown.');
        }
        strictEqual(error.key, 'settings.disk.s3.bucket');
        strictEqual(error.msg, 'You must provide a bucket name when using AWS S3 file storage (S3Disk).');
      }
    });

    it('should throw a FileDoesNotExist if there is no file at the given path.', async () => {
      try {
        await disk.readSize('foo/test.txt');
        throw new Error('An error should have been thrown.');
      } catch (error: any) {
        if (!(error instanceof FileDoesNotExist)) {
          throw new Error('The method should have thrown a FileDoesNotExist error.');
        }
        strictEqual(error.filename, 'foo/test.txt');
      }
    });

    it('should return the file size.', async () => {
      await s3.putObject({
        Body: Buffer.from('hello', 'utf8'),
        Bucket: bucketName,
        Key: 'foo/test.txt',
      });

      const size = await disk.readSize('foo/test.txt');
      strictEqual(size, 5);
    });

  });

  describe('has a "delete" method that', () => {

    it('should throw an Error if no bucket is specified in the config.', async () => {
      Config.remove('settings.disk.s3.bucket');

      try {
        await disk.delete('foo');
        throw new Error('An error should have been thrown.');
      } catch (error: any) {
        if (!(error instanceof ConfigNotFoundError)) {
          throw new Error('A ConfigNotFoundError should have been thrown.');
        }
        strictEqual(error.key, 'settings.disk.s3.bucket');
        strictEqual(error.msg, 'You must provide a bucket name when using AWS S3 file storage (S3Disk).');
      }
    });

    it('should delete the file at the given path.', async () => {
      await s3.putObject({
        Body: 'hello',
        Bucket: bucketName,
        Key: 'foo/test.txt',
      });

      await disk.delete('foo/test.txt');

      await rejects(
        () => s3.getObject({
          Bucket: bucketName,
          Key: 'foo/test.txt',
        }),
        (error: any) => error.name === 'NoSuchKey',
      );
    });

  });

});

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5 Books About Monsters and their Legends
A list of some books about monsters and creatures.
The idea of the 'other' has always lurked around the corner in fiction. None more than monsters and creatures we can't explain. What we fear are what we don't know. And even though the only thing we use the phrases "being a monster" or "a monstrosity", it is about humans, there are some comfort that there could exist other monsters, except for us.
Here we have compiled a list of some of the weird, great and scary monster books.
Kronos Rising
By Max Hawthorne
A series of several books that deals with prehistoric creatures and have been compared to Micheal Crichton Jurassic Park. Only this is in the deep sea and no one can hear you scream.
Synopsis: Steve refused to surrender. Even though he knew the creature was right behind him, he wouldn't quit. He would make it. Just as that beacon of hope began to shine down upon him, the bright sun overhead vanished from view. Confused, he gazed wide-eyed as the daylight grew dim. Then he realized the ultimate horror: the creature had overtaken him, its jaws opened wide. He was in its mouth.
A coastal community faces the wrath of a prehistoric marine predator in Max Hawthorne's heart-pounding new novel, Kronos Rising.
Devastated by his wife's tragic drowning, Olympic hopeful Jake Braddock turns his back on fame and fortune and retreats to his childhood home of Paradise Cove, Florida. He accepts the job of town sheriff, hoping to find the solace he so desperately craves.
He finds anything but.
A series of horrifying deaths and disappearances send a flood of panic through the idyllic town. It is only after the ravaged carcass of a full-grown whale surfaces, however, that the real terror begins.
Soon Jake finds himself drawn into an ancient mystery – a mystery that ends with him adrift at sea, battling for survival against the deadliest predator the world has ever seen. It is a creature whose ancestors ruled the prehistoric seas. Now freed after eons of imprisonment, it has risen to reclaim the oceans of the world as its own.
And it's hungry.
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By Frank Peretti
This author is perhaps most known for writing Christian fiction, but this books takes on the Bigfoot legend. But were it also is presented some views on evolution, mutation and natural selection.
Synopsis: Miles away from the hectic city, Reed and Rebecca hike into the beautiful Northwester woods. They are surrounded by gorgeous mountains, waterfalls, and hundreds of acres of unspoiled wilderness.
During their first night camping, an unearthly wail pierces the calm of the forest. Then something emerges from the dense woods. Everything that follows is a blur to Reed-except the unforgettable image of a huge creature carrying his wife into the darkness.
Enter into deep wilderness where the rules of civilization no longer apply. A world where strange shadows lurk. Where creatures long attributed to overactive imaginations and nightmares are the hunters . . . and people are the hunted.
Listen to it here
This is a particular weird one, as this is not fiction in the strictest sense. Or is it? Who is to tell, really? But it is written by a journalist, detailing the events of Point Pleasant in West Virginia in the late 60's. The origin for the legend of the Mothman.
Read also: The Legend of the Mothman
Synopsis: West Virginia, 1966. For thirteen months the town of Point Pleasant is gripped by a real-life nightmare culminating in a tragedy that makes headlines around the world. Strange occurrences and sightings, including a bizarre winged apparition that becomes known as the Mothman, trouble this ordinary American community. Mysterious lights are seen moving across the sky. Domestic animals are found slaughtered and mutilated. And journalist John Keel, arriving to investigate the freakish events, soon finds himself an integral part of an eerie and unfathomable mystery.
By Mark Brooks
From the author who gave us World War Z, now he delves into the myth, the legend and how to survive the Bigfoot legend.
Synopsis: As the ash and chaos from Mount Rainier's eruption swirled and finally settled, the story of the Greenloop massacre has passed unnoticed, unexamined . . . until now.
But the journals of resident Kate Holland, recovered from the town's bloody wreckage, capture a tale too harrowing – and too earth-shattering in its implications – to be forgotten.
In these pages, Max Brooks brings Kate's extraordinary account to light for the first time, faithfully reproducing her words alongside his own extensive investigations into the massacre and the beasts behind it, once thought legendary but now known to be terrifyingly real.
Kate's is a tale of unexpected strength and resilience, of humanity's defiance in the face of a terrible predator's gaze, and inevitably, of savagery and death.
Yet it is also far more than that.
Because if what Kate Holland saw in those days is real, then we must accept the impossible. We must accept that the creature known as Bigfoot walks among us – and that it is a beast of terrible strength and ferocity.
Part survival narrative, part bloody horror tale, part scientific journey into the boundaries between truth and fiction, this is a Bigfoot story as only Max Brooks could chronicle it – and like none you've ever read before.
The Monstrumologist
By Rick Yancey
This is a series for the YA fans out there. The series deals with more than one monster, like the Wendigo in the sequel as the book center around a group of people studying monsters.
Synopsis: These are the secrets I have kept. This is the trust I never betrayed. But he is dead now and has been for nearly ninety years, the one who gave me his trust, the one for whom I kept these secrets. The one who saved me . . . and the one who cursed me. So starts the diary of Will Henry, orphan and assistant to a doctor with a most unusual specialty: monster hunting. In the short time he has lived with the doctor, Will has grown accustomed to his late night callers and dangerous business. But when one visitor comes with the body of a young girl and the monster that was eating her, Will's world is about to change forever. The doctor has discovered a baby Anthropophagus–a headless monster that feeds through a mouth in its chest–and it signals a growing number of Anthropophagi. Now, Will and the doctor must face the horror threatening to overtake and consume our world before it is too late. The Monstrumologist is the first stunning gothic adventure in a series that combines the spirit of HP Lovecraft with the storytelling ability of Rick Riorden.
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South African Victoria Cross
Peter Dickens
Tags : AugsburgLancasterNettletonVC
Category : Articles , Newsletter , WW2
Rare that we see a image of a South African Victoria Cross recipient in action, but this is one such image. Flying this exact Avro Lancaster bomber is a Natal lad, Squadron Leader John Dering Nettleton VC.
He is another true South African hero and recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. His VC was one of three awarded to South Africans in World War 2 and this is his story.
John Nettleton was born on 28 June 1917 in Nongoma, Natal Province, South Africa, the grandson of Admiral A T D. Nettleton, he was educated at Western Province Preparatory School (WPPS) in Cape Town from 1928-30, Nettleton served as a Naval cadet on the General Botha training ship and then for 18 months in the South African Merchant Marine. He took up civil engineering, working in various parts of South Africa.
Commissioned in the Royal Air Force in December 1938, he then served with Nos. 207, 98 and 185 Squadrons before joining 44 (Rhodesia) Squadron flying the Handley Page Hampden. He took part in a daylight attack on Brest on 24 July 1941 and in a series of other bombing raids and was mentioned in dispatches in September 1940.
Nettleton was promoted Flying Officer in July 1940, Flight Lieutenant in February 1941 and was a Squadron Leader by July 1941. No. 44 Squadron was based at RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire at this time and had taken delivery of Lancasters in late 1941
.In 1942 a daylight bombing mission was planned by RAF Bomber Command against the MAN diesel engine factory at Augsburg in Bavaria, responsible for the production of half of Germany's U‑boat engines. It was to be the longest low‑level penetration so far made during World War II, and it was the first daylight mission flown by the Command's new Avro Lancaster.
Nettleton's citation for his Victoria Cross is quite explanatory of the attack and the rest of the story picks up from here:
Squadron Leader Nettleton was the leader of one of two formations of six Lancaster heavy bombers detailed to deliver a low-level attack in daylight on the diesel engine factory at Augsburg in Southern Germany on April 17th, 1942. The enterprise was daring, the target of high military importance. To reach it and get back, some 1,000 miles had to be flown over hostile territory.
Soon after crossing into enemy territory his formation was engaged by 25 to 30 fighters. A running fight ensued. His rear guns went out of action. One by one the aircraft of his formation were shot down until in the end only his and one other remained. The fighters were shaken off but the target was still far distant. There was formidable resistance to be faced.
With great spirit and almost defenceless, he held his two remaining aircraft on their perilous course and after a long and arduous flight, mostly at only 50 feet above the ground, he brought them to Augsburg.
Here anti-aircraft fire of great intensity and accuracy was encountered. The two aircraft came low over the roof tops. Though fired at from point blank range, they stayed the course to drop their bombs true on the target. The second aircraft, hit by flak, burst into flames and crash-landed. The leading aircraft, though riddled with holes, flew safely back to base, the only one of the six to return.
Squadron Leader Nettleton, who has successfully undertaken many other hazardous operations, displayed unflinching determination as well as leadership and valour of the highest order
Citation ends.
Nettleton survived the incident, his damaged Lancaster limping back to the UK, finally landing near Blackpool. His VC was gazetted on 24 April 1942.
Nettleton died on 13 July 1943, returning from a raid on Turin in Italy by 295 Lancasters. His Lancaster took off from Dunholme Lodge and was believed to have been shot down by a fighter off the Brest peninsular. FW 190s of 1./SAGr.128 and 8./JG 2 scrambled from bases near Brest in the early hours of 13 July, and at 06:30am intercepted the bomber stream.
A total of eight bombers were claimed, and at least three Lancasters were almost certainly shot down by the German fighters, one of whom was Nettleton. His body and those of his crew were never recovered. All are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial.
The image shows the Lancaster B Mark I, L7578 KM-B, of No.97 Squadron RAF, piloted by Squadron Leader J D Nettleton of No. 44 Squadron RAF, flying at low-level over the Lincolnshire countryside during a Squadron practice for the low-level attack on the M.A.N. diesel engineering works at Augsburg, which won Nettleton the VC. The squadron repainted the aircraft with Nettleton's unit code-letters.
Image copyright – Imperial War Museum. Story for the South African Legion by Peter Dickens. Reference wikipedia.
Captain Edwin Swales, V.C.
Tags : 582 SqnLancasterPathfindersSwalesVCVictoria Cross
Category : Articles , WW2
Captain Edwin Swales, VC DFC.
Edwin Essery Swales was one of four children born in Inanda, Natal, South Africa to Harry Evelyn Swales, who was a farmer in the Heatonville district, and Olive Miriam Essery.
Following the death of her husband in the influenza epidemic of 1918-19, Mrs Swales and her children moved to the Berea, Durban.
Here, Edwin Swales attended Durban High School (DHS). As a young lad, Edwin had also been a member of the Boy Scout movement (4th Durban Scout Troop). After leaving school, and prior to the Second World War, Edwin Swales worked for Barclays Bank (Dominion Colonial and Overseas – DCO) in Durban. Swales had joined the Natal Mounted Rifles before the War, rising to the rank of Sergeant Major, (officially, a Warrant Officer, 2nd Class). With the N.M.R., in the early part of the War, he saw action in Kenya, Abyssinia and in North Africa.[3] He then transferred to the South African Air Force on 17 January 1942.
Swales was also very keen on sport generally, and enjoyed rugby. He played for both civilian (pre-war) and various military teams. After playing for the DHS 2nd XV, he later played rugby for a number of South African and Dominion teams, whilst he was in the United Kingdom, during the War years. He played for Griquas when he had been posted to Kimberley for training. He was also a reserve for the Natal rugby team, without ever actually playing for the province. He received his wings at Kimberley on 26 June 1943. On 22 August 1943, he was seconded to the Royal Air Force (RAF) whilst retaining his South African Air Force uniform and rank.
Following successful period of training on heavy bombers, Swales was posted, in June 1944, to the elite RAF Pathfinder Force (with 582 Squadron), part of No. 8 Pathfinder Group, at Little Staughton, inHuntingdonshire. It was normal for the Pathfinders to accept only experienced pilots who had completed a full tour on bombers. Although Swales had never spent any time as a bomber pilot in a standard heavy bomber squadron, Swales went straight into the Squadron.
Swales' first operational flight for 582 Squadron was on 12 July 1944. Newly promoted to Captain on 4 November 1944, he took part in a daring daylight bombing raid on 23 December, on the Gremberg railway yards, Cologne, Germany. The Squadron Leader for the raid on Cologne was his close friend, Robert Palmer, D.F.C., who normally flew Mosquitos with 109 Squadron, also based at Little Staughton. Swales was the number two Pathfinder, leading the main flight and following Palmer as he marked the target. Palmer, who had completed 110 bombing raids, was killed as his Lancaster was damaged by German fighter and crashed. Six of the 30 aircraft on this operation were lost.
Palmer was later awarded a posthumous Victoria Cross – becoming the 2nd Pathfinder pilot to be so honoured. For his actions on the Cologne raid, Edwin Swales was subsequently awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross.
The citation reads:
"This Officer was pilot and Captain of an aircraft detailed to attack Cologne in December, 1944. When approaching the target, intense anti-aircraft fire was encountered. Despite this, a good bombing attack was executed. Soon afterwards the aircraft was attacked by five enemy aircraft. In the ensuing fights, Capt. Swales manoeuvred with great skill. As a result his gunners were able to bring effective fire to bear upon the attackers, one of which is believed to have been shot down. Throughout this spirited action Captain Swales displayed exceptional coolness and captaincy, setting a very fine example. This Officer has completed very many sorties during which he has attacked a variety of enemy targets."
In 1945, while with the RAF Pathfinders (No. 582 Squadron), Swales was the Master Bomber and captain of Avro Lancaster III PB538.[4] On 23 February 1945, the very same day as his D.F.C. award was gazetted, Swales led the bombing raid on Pforzheim, Germany (not far from Karlsruhe and the Rhine River), where 17.600 civilians were killed in 22 minutes.
The 'sortie', his 43rd operational flight, consisted of 367 Lancasters supported by 13 Mosquitos. The marking and bombing, from only 8,000 feet, were particularly accurate and damage of a most severe nature was inflicted on Pforzheim: 1,825 tons of bombs were dropped in only 22 minutes. The post-war British Bombing Survey Unit estimated that 83% of the town's built-up area was destroyed, probably the greatest proportion in any one raid during the war. Ten Lancasters were lost that night and two more crashed in France.
Swales' aircraft was attacked by an Me110[5] whose fire shattered one engine and holed the fuel tanks. They were attacked again by the same fighter which knocked out a second engine. Swales decided to make if not England then friendly territory. The weather closed in and he ordered the crew[6] to bail out. He attempted to put down but his Lancaster stalled and crashed near Valenciennes, west of Prouvy, 3 km SSE of Denain in northern France[7] killing him. He was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross – the 3rd and last Pathfinder pilot to be so honoured. All had been posthumous.
Swales' VC citation reads:
"Captain Swales was 'Master Bomber' of a force of aircraft which attacked Pforzheim on the night of February 23, 1945. As Master Bomber he had the task of locating the target area with precision and of giving aiming instructions to the main force of bombers in his wake.
Soon after he reached the target area he was engaged by an enemy aircraft and one of his engines was put out of action. His rear guns failed. His crippled aircraft was an easy prey for further attacks. Unperturbed, he carried on with his allotted task; clearly and precisely he issued aiming instructions to the main force. Meanwhile the enemy fighter closed the range and fired again. A second engine of Captain Swales' aircraft was put out of action. Almost defenceless, he stayed over the target area issuing his aiming instructions until he was satisfied that the attack had achieved its purpose.
It is now known that the attack was one of the most concentrated and successful of the war. Captain Swales did not, however, regard his mission as completed. His aircraft was damaged. Its speed had been so much reduced that it could only with difficulty be kept in the air. The blind-flying instruments were no longer working. Determined at all costs to prevent his aircraft and crew from falling into enemy hands, he set course for home. After an hour he flew into thin-layered cloud. He kept his course by skilful flying between the layers, but later heavy cloud and turbulent air conditions were met. The aircraft, by now over friendly territory, became more and more difficult to control; it was losing height steadily. Realising that the situation was desperate Captain Swales ordered his crew to bail out. Time was very short and it required all his exertions to keep the aircraft steady while each of his crew moved in turn to the escape hatch and parachuted to safety. Hardly had the last crew-member jumped when the aircraft plunged to earth. Captain Swales was found dead at the controls. Intrepid in the attack, courageous in the face of danger, he did his duty to the last, giving his life that his comrades might live."
Originally been buried at Fosse's USA Cemetery, his remains now lie at the War Cemetery at Leopoldsburg, near Limburg, Belgium, Plot No.8, Row C, Grave No.5.51°6′44.17″N 5°16′6.47″E
Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur 'Bomber' Harris, KCB, OBE, AFC, of RAF Bomber Command, wrote a letter to Swales' mother, saying, inter-alia:
"…. On every occasion your son proved himself to be a determined fighter and resolute captain of his crew. His devotion to duty and complete disregard for his own safety will remain an example and inspiration to us all …"
Although often referred to as being a "Captain" at the time of his last flight, Swales was in fact an 'Acting' Major. The S.A.A.F. was using the army ranking system, hence the ranks of 'Captain' and of 'Major'. At the time of his death on 23 February 1945, Swales was aged 29 years. In 1958, the British Air Ministry wrote to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission informing them that the South African Air Force authorities had confirmed that at the time of his death, Swales had in fact held the rank of Major. The front page of the program for the opening of the S.A.A.F. Memorial in Pretoria on 31 May 1950, described Mrs. Olive Swales (who opened the Memorial) as being the "mother of the Late Major Edwin Swales, DFC, VC".
Swales was the only S.A.A.F. pilot during 1939-45 to be appointed a Pathfinder Master Bomber and also to have been posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross. The full list of the medals awarded to Swales follows:
• The Victoria Cross
• The Distinguished Flying Cross
• The 1939–45 Star
• The Africa Star
• The France and Germany Star
• The Defence Medal, 1939–1945
• The 1939–1945 War Medal (Victory Medal)
• The Africa Service Medal
Swales' full size war medals and some other possessions are held and displayed at the South African National Museum of Military History in Saxonwold, Johannesburg.[8] At his old school, Durban High School (founded in 1866), a school 'House' is named Swales House. In the city of Durban, there was a major arterial road named 'Edwin Swales VC Drive'.
In terms of controversial proposals made by the eThekwini Municipality, Swales' name was expunged, and the road's name changed to honour instead anti-apartheid freedom fighter Solomon Mahlangu.
The original set of miniature medals belonging to Swales, and a silver model Lancaster Bomber, are now housed in an exhibition honouring Swales at his old school, Durban High School. Many years ago, the miniature medals and the model had been sold by a member of the Swales family. After changing hands a few times, the group came up for auction in London in July 2004, at which time the medals and model were sold to a UK collector. A medal collector and D.H.S. Old Boy tracked down the buyer and convinced him to sell his recent acquisitions to the School. After four months of negotiations, the medals and model were delivered to their new home at DHS, where they were first displayed on Armistice Day, 11 November 2004.
The silver model Lancaster was one of only ten such models which were commissioned by the aircraft's manufacturers, Messrs A.V. Roe & Co. and by Rolls Royce (suppliers of the Lancaster engines) and presented to the ten Victoria Cross winners (or their families) who flew Lancasters in the Second World War.
On the base stand of the model is a silver plaque inscribed: "A Tribute from the Directors of A.V. Roe & Company and Rolls Royce Limited. To the Memory of Captain Edwin Swales," V.C., D.F.C., S.A.A.F., who was Awarded the Victoria Cross for his great Gallantry and Self-Sacrifice during Operations Against the Enemy on 23rd February 1945″.


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Rivalry game between Simi Valley and Royal is a high-stakes matchup
Simi Valley will host Royal on Friday night in the latest high-stakes matchup in 51st installment of the storied rivalry series
Rivalry game between Simi Valley and Royal is a high-stakes matchup Simi Valley will host Royal on Friday night in the latest high-stakes matchup in 51st installment of the storied rivalry series Check out this story on vcstar.com: https://www.vcstar.com/story/sports/high-school/football/2019/10/31/rivalry-game-between-simi-valley-and-royal-high-stakes-matchup/4104376002/
Loren Ledin, Ventura County Star Published 12:33 p.m. PT Oct. 31, 2019 | Updated 11:28 p.m. PT Oct. 31, 2019
There's only one thing better than playing in the Royal-Simi Valley football rivalry.
It's playing WELL in the rivalry contest.
Gabe Landless knows firsthand. As a junior a year ago, the Highlanders standout running back rushed for 129 yards and touchdowns of 48 and 21 yards as Royal toppled Simi Valley, 27-18, to capture the Canyon League championship.
Gabe Landless has rushed for 920 yards and 11 touchdowns in his senior season for Royal, which takes on rival Simi Valley on Friday night. (Photo: JOE LUMAYA/SPECIAL TO THE STAR)
"It's an amazing feeling," said Landless. "The atmosphere is so exciting, so electric. Everybody in the city is rooting for or against you. To come through as we did last year is a feeling you don't forget."
Now for the encore. Simi Valley will host Royal on Friday night in the latest high-stakes matchup in 51st installment of the storied rivalry series. Royal leads, 31-17-2.
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This year's contest won't determine the league champion, but it's the next best thing. The winner secures second place and an automatic berth in the CIF-Southern Section playoffs. The loser must hope for an at-large berth when the postseason brackets are revealed Sunday.
Simi Valley enters the 7 p.m. kickoff at 6-3 overall, 1-1 in league. Royal is 3-6, 1-1.
Simi Valley High quarterback Travis Throckmorton tries to avoid the rush while looking downfield for an open receiver during the Pioneers' 31-7 loss at Oak Park on Friday night. (Photo: PHOTO COURTESY OF JOE COFFARO)
Simi Valley's forte is a strong-armed sophomore quarterback in Travis Throckmorton (1,482 yards, 15 TDs) and a cast of speedy playmakers that include Malik Hunt (54 catches, 763 yards, 6 TDs), Elijah Leiva (820 rushing yards, 9 TDs) and Ranell White (718 rushing yards, 7 TDs).
Royal counters with quarterback Tanner Wolfe, running back Landress and a strong, veteran offensive line anchored by Malachi Ae.
Landress has been among the county's hottest performers down the stretch. He piled up 214 yards and four touchdowns in a 27-13 victory over Atascadero in Week 7, and followed with 240 yards and three TDs a week later in a 35-14 victory over Agoura in the Canyon League opener.
No wonder Landless is getting stronger late in the season. He added 20 pounds of muscle of the offseason to weigh in at 192 pounds. The extra power is notable. Defenders best call for reinforcements on Royal running plays.
"I wanted a role as a guy who carried the load at running back this season, and I knew I needed to get bigger and stronger," he said. "It's definitely given me confidence. I feel like I'm going to be hard to take down."
Landless has notched 11 touchdowns and 969 yards heading into the regular-season finale. He wouldn't mind zipping past 1,000 yards piling on some numbers against the arch rival.
"It's time for us to get it done," he said. "We know how important this game is. If we lose, it could be our last game of the season, the last game of our careers. We definitely aren't ready for that to happen."
For the second year in a row, Royal started slowly in dropping its first four games. For the second straight year, the Highlanders are hoping for a big finish and a second consecutive playoff berth.
"It seems like it's taken us awhile to jell into the team we know we are," said Landless. "It's a good challenge for us. Maybe we play better with our backs to the wall. We've got some good leaders on our team, and that helps us in big games."
Landless is one of them. He's not much on emotional outbursts, but he's a steady and stable presence that teammates can emulate.
Gabe Landless (Photo: LOREN LEDIN/THE STAR)
"That's one of the things coach (Aaron) Hardy talked about with me before the season," said Landless. "I accept that. As a senior, I know I need to be a leader and show the way for my teammates. I lead by example, with the way I work and the way I play."
Landless appreciates status as the team's workhorse. The more carries, the better.
"I want the ball in my hands," he said. "I want to come through for my team when we need it the most. That's part of being a senior running back."
Simi Valley's defensive strength are mobile and aggressive linebackers JimE Deyoung and David Kempton. That's the game within the game Friday night: Landless and his offensive line vs. Simi Valley's front seven.
"I can't wait," said Landless.
Loren Ledin is the Prep Editor for The Star. He can be reached at loren.ledin@vcstar.com or 805-347-2878.
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Oscars 2016: Chris Rock Mocks Will Smith And Jada Pinkett Smith In Opening Monologue
by Crystal SmithFebruary 29, 2016, 8:44 pmFebruary 29, 2016, 8:44 pmFebruary 29, 2016, 8:44 pmNews, News Feed >
On Sunday night's Oscars, Chris Rock used his opening monologue to directly address the diversity drama surrounding the award show.
The comedian and host also made sure to address Jada Pinkett Smith and her husband Will Smith on their decision to boycott the event.
"Jada boycotting the Oscars is like me boycotting Rihanna's panties… I wasn't invited. It's not an invitation I would turn down."
He continued, "It's not fair that Will was this good [in the film Concussion] and not nominated. It's also not fair that Will was paid $20 million for Wild Wild West."
Rock also answered the question: "Is Hollywood racist?"
"One night I was at a fundraiser for President Obama, it was me and all of Hollywood, about four black people there, the usual suspects. Every black actor that was not working. At some point you get to take a picture with the President. You get a little moment with the President, and you say… 'Mr President, they don't hire black people and they're the nicest white people on earth, they're liberals. Say cheese.'"
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March 10. The film "Dark Skies. White Clouds" will have its fourth European broadcasting, which will be repeated by the channel Arte.
The broadcasting will be nationwide in France, Germany, and French overseas departments.
September 30. The Central Exhibition Hall of Perm held the opening of the exhibition "The light of cold seas" of Aalwe's stained-glass windows and light installations.
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The documentary animation film "Dark Sky. White Clouds" by Aalwe was broadcast on the NDR TV channel, Germany.
Two film miniatures created jointly by American poet Katherine Young and Aalwe were selected by the University of Arkansas for its project "April. Month of Poetry" to present best examples of modern poetry to the American audience. These poetic film miniatures are "What's Left" and "Names for snow".
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Aalwe's exhibition/installation "Bridges of cultures" will be presented in the Globe bookstore and cultural center. The exhibition can be visited at 67 Boulevard Beaumarchais, Paris
The Paris book fair (Salon Livre Paris) presented two projects devoted to Siberia as part of the world culture: Aalwe's installation "Bridges of cultures" and a novel "Remember the frozen" ("Souvenez-vous du Gelé") by Yves Gautier, French writer and translator, telling the story of an officer of Napoleon's army in Russia.
The documentary animation film "Dark Sky. White Clouds" was broadcast on the SWR TV channel, Germany.
The exhibition/installation "Bridges of cultures" by "Aalwe" was opened at Salon Livre Paris.
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The gallery Quadrat, Berlin, exhibited Aalwe's works. The exhibition included screening the film "Dark Skies. White Clouds"
October 23, 14:00. The film "Dark Sky. White Clouds" by the Aalwe was screened at the Frankfurt Book Fair. The film was presented by Bernd Seidl (European producer of the film, leading specialist of the SWR channel, Germany)
Aalwe's works are exhibited at the Frankfurt Book Fair.
International premiere of the film "Dark sky. White clouds" by Aalwe on the big screen within the framework of the "Meetings in Siberia" festival.
A few hours before the show, the Novosibirsk Museum of Local History opened the exhibition "Aalwe's Autumn Tale" to be working September 12 through November 1. The guests of the festival gave a press conference before the screening.
The premiere of the film "Dark sky. White clouds" by Aalwe on the big screen was attended by Niels Olaf Neumann (grandson of Astrid Lindgren, a great Swedish writer), Johan Palmberg and Anton Lindgren (her great-grandsons); Bernd Seidl...
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screened "The president of the last republic",
an Aalwe's documentary feature.
The supplementary to the August issue of the British literary journal "Trafika Europe" presents a short documentary created within the KAAYO project run jointly by Katherine Young (American poet, poet laureate of Arlington, fellow of the USA National Endowment for the Arts) and Aalwe.
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On February 18, 2016 a meet the artist meeting with the film director and an artist Pavel Golovkin took place at the Israel Cultural Center in Novosibirsk. The guests had a chance to see a large painting created from 1200 pieces of stained glass especially for the formerIsraeli President Shimon Peres, a Nobel Peace Prize winner.
The film "Dark Sky. White Clouds" was broadcast on the Culture channel.
Sergei Miroshnichenko, a film director, presented the film to the Russian audience with his foreword and afterword.
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March 16 and 17. The documentary animation film "Dark Sky. White Clouds" had its world premiere on the Arte channel. Arte, the world's largest culture and arts channel headquartered in Strasbourg, was organized jointly by the French Republic and the Federal Republic of Germany.


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Tag Archives: water polo
Women's water polo trucks on
November 16, 2017 by Viewpoints
Riverside City College women's water polo season forges on.
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RCC Tigers thrive under water
October 5, 2017 by Viewpoints
By Christian Lopez It's been nothing but smooth sailing for the Riverside City College women's water polo team this season. Thanks to their aquatic stars Katy Peterson and Megan Upton. […]
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Sports writer Nick Escalera recaps the fall sports season and previews the upcoming football game
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Roundup: Riverside City College womens water polo wins conference title
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Roundup of Riverside City College sports' postseason performances during the weekend of Nov. 6
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Riverside City College men's water polo dominates Fullerton College
October 30, 2015 by Viewpoints
The Riverside City College men's water polo team defeated Fullerton, 20-9, Oct. 28 in order to seal second place in the Orange Empire Conference for the first time since 2012.
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Round up: Men's water polo hosts series of tournaments
The Riverside City College men's water polo team hosted a mini-tournament where they defeated Grossmont, 19-9, but fell short to Long Beach, 13-9, Oct. 16.
Women's water polo now 4-0 in conference play
Riverside City College women's water polo team hosted American City College and Long Beach City College on Oct. 16 in a mini-tournament earning victories in both of their matches.
The Tigers defeated ARC, 15-4, in the first game of tournament play.
Golden West snaps Riverside City College's seven game win streak
Host Golden West College defeated the Riverside City College women's water polo team, 10-8, on Oct. 3, ending its seven game winning streak.
The Tigers fell behind in the first quarter but tied up the game at halftime and once again after the third quarter.
Men's water polo team defeats Saddleback College
The Riverside City College men's water polo team defeated Saddleback, 19-10, Sept. 30, resulting in its first conference win.
RCC led 7-2 after the first quarter and 12-4 at halftime.
Despite the Tigers win against Saddleback Head coach Jason Northcott was not satisfied with how the team played.
Women's water polo team advance to 9-1 overall
Winning their tenth game of the season Riverside City College women's water polo took the win 15-6 against Orange Coast College in the Cuesta College Tournament on Oct. 2.
The Tigers lead the scoreboard 5-2 in the first quarter and 11-6 after the third quarter.


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Q: File reading, searching and looping problems So i've been trying to write this little piece of code to read a file (status.txt), search it for 1 of 4 keywords and loop until either time runs out (5 minutes) or it finds one of the words.  I've already written a few simple php scripts to write the words to a txt file, but I can't seem to get this part to work.  It either doesn't clear the file in the beginning or seems to hang and never picks up the changes.   Any advice would be hugely helpful.
    <?php

    //Variables
    $stringG = "green";
    $stringR = "red";
    $stringB = "blue";
    $stringO = "orange";
    $clear = "";
    $statusFile = "status.txt";

    //erase file
    $fh = fopen($statusFile, 'w');  //clear the file with "clear"
    fwrite($fh, $clear);
    fclose($fh);

    //Insert LOOP
    $counter = 0;
    while ( $counter <= 10 ) {
    //echo "loop begun";

    // Read THE FILE
    $fh = fopen($statusFile, 'r');
    $data = fread($fh, filesize($statusFile));
    fclose($fh);

    //process the file
    if(stristr($data,$stringG)) {
    echo "Green!";
    $counter = $counter + 30; //stop if triggered
    }
    elseif (stristr($data,$stringR)) {
    echo "Red";
    $counter = $counter + 30;  //stop if triggered
    }
    elseif (stristr($data,$stringB)) {
    echo "Blue";
    $counter = $counter + 30;  //stop if triggered
    }
    elseif (stristr($data,$stringO)) {
    echo "Orange";
    $counter = $counter + 30;  //stop if triggered
    }
    else {
    //increment loop counter
    $counter = $counter + 1;
    //Insert pause
    sleep(10);
    }
    }

?>

A: You should open the file before your read loop, and close it after the loop. As in :
open the file
loop through the lines in the file
close the file

Also, if you clear the file before you read it, isn't it going to be empty every time?

A: You haven't included the code which deletes the file in the while loop, so it only clears the file once. Also, I'd use unlink($statusFile); to delete the file.

A: You should rather use for cycle. And to your problem - you clear the file, then get the data from it. Try dumping this $data, you'll end up with string(0) "" for sure. First, save the data, then clear the file.
Edit: If you are changing the file in the loop itself in another thread, there's another problem. You should look after anatomic file stream. For example, you can use Nette SafeStream class.

A: Well, first of all, you don't need to "clear" the file this way... The "w" option in fopen will already do that for you.
Also, I wouldn't try to read the whole file at once, because, if it's very large, that won't work without intense memory usage.
What you should do is read the file sequentially, which means you always read a fixed amount of bytes and look for the keywords. To avoid losing keywords which are cut in half by your reading mechanism, you could make your reads overlay a bit (the length of your longest keyword-1), to solve that problem.
Then you should modify your while loop so that it also checks if you are at the end of the file ( while(!feof($fh)) ).
PS: It has been mentioned that you clear your file before reading it. What I understood is that your file gets a lot of input really fast, so you expect it to already have content again when you reopen it. If that's not the case, you really need to rethink your logic ;)
PPS: You don't need to abort your while loop by incrementing your counter variable past the boundaries you define. You can also use the break-keyword.

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The United States and Future Policy Options in the Taiwan Strait
Taiwan's Anti-Invasion Strategy: Elevating Defense Capabilities from Crisis to Wartime
Shifting Russian-PRC Relations and its Implications for Mongolian Foreign Policy
Published by Project 2049 Institute at January 18, 2017
(Source: United States Marine Corps – opening ceremonies Khaan Quest 2015)
By: Charles Emmett |
Mongolia has long been a place of interest for foreigners. From the early 13th century until the fall of the Yuan Dynasty, the Mongols ruled over the largest land empire the world has ever known. Almost three hundred years later during the Qing Dynasty, Mongolia fell under Manchu rule and remained so until a People's Revolution gained nominal independence with the assistance of the Soviet Red Army in 1921. After the 1945 Yalta Conference, the Sino-Soviet Treaty guaranteed Outer Mongolia's formal independence, marking a permanent division of Greater Mongolia.
For the next 70 years, Mongolia was a satellite state, politically under the control of the Soviet Union until the fall of the USSR. As Mongolia quickly turned to democracy and capitalism, it adopted a "third neighbor" foreign policy to expand its relationship with countries beyond its borders. As a result, the U.S. played a larger role in supporting a budding democracy in Mongolia. The U.S. provided assistance through USAID, the Peace Corps, and direct contact between members of Congress and their Mongolian colleagues. U.S. NGOs worked with Mongolian counterparts to address issues ranging from the rule of law and corruption to women's empowerment. Militarily, the U.S. has worked with the Mongolian Armed Forces (MAF) to help them train for United Nations peacekeeping missions through the annual Khaan Quest exercises. As a result, Mongolia now contributes the second largest number of troops from Northeast and Central Asia to peacekeeping missions around the globe. The military cooperation also allowed Mongolia to provide assistance to the U.S. missions in Afghanistan and Iraq, and led to Mongolia's membership in the Partnership for Peace under NATO. Though the U.S. and Mongolia enjoy a deepening relationship, Mongolia's geographic location is limiting. Surrounded by Russia to its north and the People's Republic of China (PRC) to its south, Mongolia occupies a complicated geopolitical position. Russia fears the U.S. influence in Mongolia, while the People's Republic of China believes the U.S. is trying to encircle it. Historical mistrust between Russia and the PRC induces both countries to compete for influence in Ulaanbaatar. So far, Mongolia has been able to successfully play one power against the other to prevent one side from gaining too much influence. But with the evolving relationship between Russia and the PRC, Mongolia has had to change its strategy.
With shifting relations in Northeast Asia, The Project 2049 Institute and Dr. Alicia Campi discussed Mongolia's strategy and its future relations with the United States. Dr. Campi is a former diplomat involved in the preliminary negotiations to establish U.S.-Mongolia relations, now a visiting scholar at The Edwin O. Reischauer Center for East Asian Studies and author of "The Impact of China and Russia on United States-Mongolia Political Relations in the Twentieth Century."
What is Mongolia's current relationship with the People's Republic of China?
In 2016, the new government (Mongolian People's Party[1]) will likely continue with the same foreign policy. Since 2014, Mongolia has been looking at a new strategy of a trilateral Russia-Mongolia-China policy. There have been three trilateral meetings between the countries held on the side of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit; the most recent leading to an agreement on the new economic corridor which will run through Mongolia. This new strategy stemmed from the fact that the Mongolian government increasingly believes bilateral relations do not work. Additionally, the government has concluded it is no longer efficient to play one country (Russia) off the other (China), given that the Russia-China relationship has become more comprehensive. But, Mongolia is aware this new relationship between the two powers will likely be short. Russia is looking east because of the sanctions resulting from Ukraine, while China is looking west with its One Belt One Road (OBOR) initiative. China wants Russian oil and gas, and it knows Russia is desperate for customers, so China is squeezing Russia on the issue. Mongolia's new trilateral strategy, though, has caused its friends in the West to start asking questions, and prompted Mongolia to initiate another trilateral relationship in 2015 with the U.S. and Japan to balance its relationship with Russia and China.
President-elect Donald Trump has said he will improve relations with Russia. How will this affect Russia's current relations with the PRC, and what could it mean for Mongolia?
For Russia, a better relationship with the West will bring back customers, meaning Russia will no longer need to rely on China. Under the agreement for the new economic corridor, for every Chinese gauge line that is built going south, there must also be a Russian gauge line built going north. Right now, the Chinese are funding the entire project due to Russia's tenuous economic situation. However, China cannot afford to do this. In the past Russia and China circumvented Mongolia, but given the terrain and increased distance it is much more expensive. Hence the agreement was made to go through Mongolia, making it shorter and cheaper. China also has to focus on the Manchurian provinces, which are not covered under OBOR. In that region, China has prevented Japan from contributing to the development of the area which has placed the financial burden on China. If the U.S. and Russia start to build a better relationship, this will make room for Japan to come in and help fund the Russian rail lines.
If relations between the U.S. and Russia do not improve, what will happen to the rail agreement? If Russia does not have the money to fund rail lines going north, and it results in only Chinese gauged rail lines, won't the PRC's influence over Mongolia increase?
Mongolia will never allow just a Chinese rail line.
So, then Mongolia will just end the agreement?
Yes, they will; Mongolia has done it in the past and will do it again. Ulaanbaatar is good at finding other ways to influence China. For example, ten years ago, Mongolia and North Korea made an agreement to allow North Koreans to work in textile factories, construction, and to build rail lines, all providing important hard currency for North Korea. Mongolia could decide to end this agreement. Doing so would put pressure on China due to its concern about the potential collapse of North Korea, which would cause refugees to flood across its borders.
Given its location, is it possible for the U.S. to boost its relations with Mongolia as it increases its focus on Asia?
The U.S. has a very weak economic relationship with Mongolia. Historically, the United States has protected its interests, but there are few economic interests for the U.S. in Mongolia. Although there are a lot of natural resources located in Mongolia, they do not really benefit the United States. Instead, the U.S. and Mongolia have built a dynamic military relationship. Through the U.S.-Mongolia-Japan trilateral arrangement, the U.S. is benefiting militarily while Japan benefits economically.
The Mongolian government has stated it would like to increase its role in the region, specifically in dealing with North Korea. What role could Mongolia play in helping the international community resolve the North Korean nuclear issue?
Mongolia has a historical relationship with North Korea. During the Korean War, Mongolia took in child orphans from the North. Mongolia was also the second country in the world to recognize North Korea. While this does not seem like much, it is very important to the North Koreans. In addition, Mongolia is not a Confucian society; it is a nomadic society, so it has an alternative way of thinking. This difference has allowed Mongolia to establish the relationship with North Korea that is maintained today. During the Six Party Talks, North Korea felt like its "friends" were not backing it anymore; Russia was no longer buying its loyalty, and China saw this and decided it could be less generous with its money. People think China has more influence over North Korea then it really does. North Korea first fell under Chinese rule during the Han Dynasty, so China knows it would be better to retake North Korea then to let it collapse, and the North Koreans know this as well. Furthermore, in China today, Koreans are one of the 56 officially recognized minority groups. How do you think this affects North Korean thinking? Given all these factors, North Korea felt like it was on its own. There was no one there to listen to them or vote on their behalf. Mongolia realized this, and after the death of the Six Party Talks, Mongolia started the Ulaanbaatar Dialogue. The dialogue has been successful thus far with the North Koreans attending both the first and third meetings.
Charles Emmett was an Intern at the Project 2049 Institute. He completed his M.A. at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver, where he focused on China and U.S. National Security.
[1] In June, 2016, the Mongolian People's Party (MPP), which has governed for most years since the revolution, won an 85 percent majority with 65 seats in the 76-member parliament, taking back power from the Democratic Party. <http://www.reuters.com/article/us-mongolia-election-idUSKCN0ZF0PE>
This article draws from an interview with Dr. Alicia Campi regarding the future of Mongolian foreign policy.
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Interview with Editor Jake Roberts (Oscar Nominated film BROOKLYN)
'Brooklyn' was a great experience. There was a really positive energy throughout the shoot and it felt like we might be working on something quite special. It was personal to a lot of the people involved and that seemed to come through in the material and that makes you want to raise your game, especially when you're watching a performance like Saoirse's unfold you feel a huge pressure to do it justice. Once John and I were back in London we cut for about 3 months and obviously there was plenty of back and forth but at the same time it was quite a calm and controlled process. We had a very strong first assembly and we never deviated too far from it or went down too many experimental cul-de-sacs. This is largely a testament to Nick's script which only needed the subtlest of refinements so essentially it was about distillation, making it as tight as possible and all the while carefully calibrating the emotional journey through the performances. As for the Oscars it is all a surreal bonus, like I say you hope as you work on something that it is special and obviously a nomination suggests you did something right but the most thrilling thing is that a wide audience gets to see it and thankfully it seems we managed to strike a chord with a lot of them.
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Show must go on for Ardal O'Hanlon as tour calls to Limerick's UCH
Comedian Ardal O'Hanlon is coming to the UCH
TOP comic Ardal O'Hanlon is to bring his new show to Limerick later this year.
The comedian will call to the University Concert Hall on November 29 as part of his brand-new show The Showing Off Must Go On, which is touring to Ireland across the UK.
The star of Fr Ted and My Hero is a British Comedy Award, BAFTA and Olivier nominated actor and comedian who has toured worldwide with his acclaimed stand-up show.
The latest shows sees him dealing with the conflict of being a professional 'show-off' who continues to do stand-up comedy for money, despite being "very shy".
"There's an awful lot to talk about," Ardal admits. "Especially in the last two or three years, the world has changed dramatically. There are lots of new things to deal with.
"I'm a very reluctant show-off," he says. "I come from a part of the world where showing off is anathema; it's the worst thing you could possibly do.
"I love stand-up comedy and I love performing, but I was always conscious that this is showing off and I'm slightly uncomfortable about that. I suppose the question I ask myself almost every day is 'why do I do this?' And as I get older, 'why do I still do this?' I suppose to some extent this is what I'm addressing in the show."
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In this article, I will try to compare the differences between docPint and docPrint Pro. If you are hesitating to choose which one, the following article maybe can help you in some degree. And maybe its official website will be helpful for too.
They both can convert all the printable file to image file or PDF file. They both can be used as a printer saving ink, paper and precious time for you. But in the fulfillment, they are different.
1.docPint allows you to add comment or annotation on the printing document but docPrint Pro can not fulfill those function for you . You can add stamp (a picture), note, draw (pencil line, beeline, rectangle and ellipse) and textbox to your printing document. You can set the stamp transparent degree; By it, you can also copy, delete and paste any comment made by others. You can also lock or unlock the comment. When you own it, it is a little like that you have owned a Adobe software. Let's check those functions in the following snapshot. First, open the file needed converting and go to File then Print and choose docPint as default virtual printer. Then click OK, the conversion process will begin and later you will enter a menu option like the following snapshot.
When you click the option Add comments on current page then you will enter the next menu option.
2. docPrint Pro is a combination of GUI version and command line version but docPrint does not have. No matter the command line version or the GUI version, all can help you convert printable file to PDF files and image file and allows you to set the converted file properties. docPint can not fulfill those function for you. Let's take converting website to PDF file for example. When you can convert it to PDF, you can set passwords in two levels from two aspects. You can also add PDF information and choose how to save the converted PDF files. Let's check this function in the following snap shots.
3.docPrint Pro also can not be called from MS Dos Windows but docPrint can not do that for you.
The best way to experience those two software is that download those two software to your PC and have a free trial. If you have any further question about docPint and docPrint Pro, you are welcome to leave us a message or contact us by the ways supported on this website.They are developed by VeryPDF software company, if you need to know more software about file format conversion, you can visit its official homepage.
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Coach Joe provides a masters nationals recap, discusses shoveling snow, and provides the greatest place in the world to be stranded in the snow.
Whether you are snatching or cleaning, shaped like gorilla or giraffe, there are a few concepts that need to be in place if you wish to go from ground to overhead.
-Get your shoulders over your hips and forward of the bar.
There are some individual variations of how this may look and finding that position that is most powerful for you, but these rules are pretty universal.
From here there are some movement tips to help you track if you are set up correctly.
Your back needs to stay consistent and constant.
Your bar should move straight up, not forward.
Check out the videos linked below for good and bad versions of this. Also, head over to Coach Joe's Insta feed (@joesbarbell) for more lessons learned from his recent meet so you can improve your total!