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Russia Monitor is a review of the most important events related to Russian internal and external security, as well as its foreign policies.
Putin Reveals Grandiose Plans for Russia's Navy
Russia will add new vessels and weapons to its navy this year, Russian President Vladimir Putin said as he attended a naval parade marking the country's Navy Day. Russia's navy is amongst those to have seen least upgrades, with other arms of the Russian armed forces having been a priority over the past few years. Whilst modernizing Russia's fleet, officials used to pay attention to its underwater vessels, but are now far more concerned on surface vessels, their firepower, and amphibious capability.
SOURCE: KREMLIN.RU
Speaking at the July 26 naval parade in St. Petersburg and the nearby town of Kronshtadt, Vladimir Putin said the navy would get 40 new vessels this year. He also spoke of a new generation of Russian "miracle" nuclear weapons, or the Tsirkon hypersonic cruise missile and the Poseidon underwater nuclear drone. Opening the parade, he said that six more vessels two nuclear underwater ships, two frigates, and a pair of landing crafts were laid down at Russia's shipyards in the past few days.
Whilst attending the traditional Navy Day parade, Putin said Russian vessels would be outfitted with modern hypersonic cruise missiles and underwater nuclear drones. So when will the Tsirkon and the Poseidon finally sow fear amongst Russian enemies? Putin did say that. It was only the defense ministry that said these were "in their final phase of testing." Interestingly, the Kerch shipyard started to develop new assault ships that are to replace France's Mistrals as Paris swiftly canceled the deal following Moscow's annexation of Crimea. Russia's new landing crafts will carry up to 20 large helicopters and some 900 marines.
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Also, the St. Petersburg shipyard is now making two upgraded Project 22350 frigates to allow them to carry 24 instead of the 16 anti-ship missiles carried on the preceding frigates. Besides, a shipyard in Severodvinsk is developing a pair of fourth-generation Yasen-M attack submarines. Vladimir Putin asked both the country's military and its domestic defense industry that to make the share of cutting-edge vessels surpass 70 percent by 2027.
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Featured Project: Classic Buick Gets a Modern Skin
Tony Kindelspire is digital content editor of Sign & Digital Graphics & WRAPS magazines.
This week's featured project comes to us from Slatington, Pennsylvania's IDWraps, formerly known as Identity Group. President Malcolm Gieske sent this into WRAPS last year to recount a particularly challenging installation his team was assigned.
"It surely is a daily occurrence that we get calls to wrap cargo vans, trucks, and all other sorts of usual prospective wrap projects. Then there was the day that we were called to wrap a fully restored 1934 Buick for The NB Center for American Automotive Heritage, which was to be one of the centerpieces for the Buick Club of America's 50th Anniversary Celebration.
"The project began with a personal tour of the 27 acre NB Center, which houses an extensive collection of American classic cars. What an amazing sight, as we were enlightened on the many stories behind the 100-plus car collection of vehicles starting from the 1920s. Every specimen represented in fully restored fashion or as an impressively preserved original car and elegantly presented upon the glossiest epoxy floors we have ever seen. For those not familiar with the Bulgari name, The NB Center was founded by Nicola Bulgari, Italian-born American car collector.
"Bulgari grew up in Italy and always had a fascination with American vehicles and culture as a young boy. In many ways, Mr. Bulgari and his restoration team essentially 'save' countless auto treasures from deteriorating to a rusty end. Some notable vehicles in the collection include the taxi from the movie 'It's a Wonderful Life,' a 1940 Buick Estate Wagon owned by Bette Davis featured in the film 'Now, Voyager,' as well as the Graham pictured on the cover of Peter, Paul and Mary's greatest hits album. Mr. Bulgari has a specific affinity for classic Buicks.
"At the end of our tour, the IDWraps team was shown a 1934 Buick that was in the process of being restored. This vehicle was selected to be the promotional centerpiece of the upcoming 2016 Buick Club of America's 50th Anniversary Celebration held at the The NB Center in Pennsylvania. What started out as a full-print wrap project eventually turned into a mix of digital films and color change films by 3M. As much as our team wanted to apply modern techniques and design to this car; it was eventually decided to stay faithful to the era of the vehicle's model year.
"Yes, this was a very curvy car. We've had our share of VW Beetles, and many other extreme compound-curved vehicle body types, but this one was different. The base color selected for this project was 3M's 1080 matte Indigo, which was undoubtedly tested to its mechanical limits. 3M publishes a 150 percent stretch-limit on this film, and we needed every inch of conformability for this project. One glance at the front fenders would make any installer scratch their head a bit. The other challenge was the finish quality expectations. This wrap was to be installed with an absolute white-glove show-quality level. Unlike many daily driver color change projects, this one had very little tolerance for seams and no tolerance for exposed OEM paint. Couple this elevated standard along with 80-plus year old paint; we were in for a challenge.
"The printed portion of the installation included the BCA event and various sponsorship logos, which were printed on 3M IJ180Cv3 using our HP L360 latex printers. The prints were then laminated on our Seal 62 Base laminators with 3M's 8519 luster laminate. This finish gave the printed graphics just the right amount of 'pop' while retaining the classic design for the museum-quality restored vehicle.
"The vehicle was delivered and showed to rave reviews, receiving a great deal of press coverage at the event, which was attended by more than 1,700 Buick Club member collectors from around the world, along with General Motors executives. Thousands more got to enjoy the 600-plus Buick car show on the final day.
"Projects like The NB Center Buick surely can be a challenge, but in the end, the completed vehicle delivery is always a highly gratifying experience. It also helps when your wrap project is covered by several local media outlets, including a television broadcast which started with the news anchor sitting in the wrapped vehicle. Now on to the next challenge."

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The committee structure of UUCCWC is critical to helping the church serve its members effectively. There are nine primary committees, and within each committee are subcommittees. In a church the size of UUCCWC, if every member served on just one committee, it would only get us half way to fulfilling the needs of our community. Currently a few members serve on several committees.
Please take the time to consider where you can serve and volunteer. Most committees meet once per month. A few of them do all their planning via email and rarely require a meeting time. Many only require you to volunteer a few times a year to do actual work outside of advising. We look forward to your participation.


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Take a photographic world tour with these stunning L.A. Times reader photos
Summer reader photo issue ()
Jackson Masuda, Wailuku, Hawaii. Tanzania. Shot July 1 with Olympus E-M10.
(Jackson Masuda)
Joe Hengel, San Juan Capistrano. Cape Henlopen State Park, Delaware. Shot on July 19 with a Nikon D60.
(Joe Hengel)
Fran McInerney, Calabasas. Tanjung Puting National Park, Kalimantan (Indonesian Borneo). Shot on Aug. 1 with a Canon G7X.
(Fran McInerney)
Kathrine Seyfried, Stavanger, Norway. Lima, Peru. Shot on July 26 with a Nikon D3200.
(Kathrine Seyfried)
Joe Walker, Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles. Bangkok, Thailand. Shot on June 9 with a Nikon D7200 with fisheye lens 10.5mm.
(Joe Walker)
Henry Yu, Long Beach, Calif. Paris. Shot on May 30 — the day of a transportation workers strike — with an iPhone 6S.
(Henry Yu)
Elissa Title, Los Angeles. Zimbabwe. Shot on July 26 with a Canon Rebel T4i with an EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM lens.
(Elissa Title)
Del Breckenfeld, Corona, Calif. Lincoln Park Zoo, Chicago. Shot on June 5 with an iPhone 6.
(Del Breckenfeld)
Abel Salazar, La Puente, Calif. Abandoned Nike Missile Base, Rowland Heights, Calif. Shot on Aug. 18 with a Nikon D3100.
(Abel Salazar)
Eileen Dube, Glendale, Calif. Thumpertown Beach, Eastham, Mass. Shot on July 4 with a Sony ILCE 5100.
(Eileen Dube)
Dan Sokol, La Canada Flintridge, Calif. Chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte, Maincy, France. Shot on July 31 with an iPhone 6.
(Dan Sokol)
Sue Lievers, Encinitas, Calif. Fifth Avenue, New York. Shot on June 10 with an iPhone 6s.
(Sue Lievers)
Karen Share, Encino, Calif. Kachemak Bay, Alaska. Shot on Aug. 22 with a Canon 70D with a Tamron zoom lens.
(Karen Share)
Laura Veltman, Eastvale, Calif. Victoria Harbour from Victoria Peak, Hong Kong. Shot on Aug. 14 with an iPhone 6.
(Laura Veltman)
Nico Heyning, Manhattan Beach, Calif. Walvis Bay, Namibia. Shot June 10 with a Canon 5D Mk III with a Canon 24-105mm L lens.
(Nico Heyning)
Mel Lim, Hacienda Heights, Calif. Mont Saint-Michel, Normandy, France. Shot on Aug. 8 with a Nikon DF using 24-120mm lens.
(Mel Lim)
Alan Steel, Glendale, Calif. Shaver Lake, Calif. Shot on July 21 with a Nikon D300.
(Alan Steel)
Judy Peacock, Santee, Calif. Kelp Bay, Alaska. Shot on Aug. 24 with a Samsung Galaxy 7.
(Judy Peacock)
Donald Nunnari, La Canada Flintridge, Calif. Jackson Hole, Wyo. Shot on June 3 with a Canon 7D.
(Donald Nunnari)
Stephen Sixta, Diamond Bar, Calif. Old Courthouse at the Gateway Arch, St. Louis. Taken Aug. 13 with iPhone 6 with a selfie stick.
Srinath Kota, St. Louis. Shadow of Eiffel Tower, Paris. Shot Aug. 26 with a Canon Rebel T5.
(Srinath Kota)
Sophie Kirtley, Orlando, Fla. San Franciso MoMA. Shot on July 6 with an iPhone 6.
Sarah Williams, Los Angeles. Thousand Island Lake, Calif. with Mt. Banner in the background. Shot on June 24 with a FujiFilm X-T1F0.
(Sarah Williams)
Phil Calvert, Reseda, Calif. Street lights outside the Bilbao Fine Arts Museum, Bilbao. Shot with Olympus E-P5.
(Phil Calvert)
Bill Mabie, Alhambra, Calif. Valdez, Alaska. Shot on July 8 with a Panasonic Lumix GH3.
(Bill Mabie)
Mike Worthington, Orlando, Fla. Zion National Park. Shot on June 18 with a Canon T2i.
(Mike Worthington)
Mike Smith, Santa Monica. Tokyo. Shot on July 10 with Fuji X-Pro2.
(Mike Smith )
Betsy Chavarin, Riverside, Calif. Antelope Canyon, Ariz. Shot on June 3 with Nikon D3300.
(Betsy Chavarin)
Ken Lee, Los Angeles. Iceland. Shot on June 22 with a Nikon D610, shooting at 1/320 of a second at f/8 for ample depth of field.
(Ken Lee)
The 2016 summer vacation readers photo issue print selection.
Jill Donaldson, Anaheim.
Donaldson and her husband took a Washington state vacation in June and hit many of Seattle's popular spots, including Chihuly Garden and Glass. Donaldson, dazzled, raised her Canon 70D and started composing. "I was surprised to look up at the flowers on the glass ceiling and also see the Space Needle. The flowers framed the Space Needle nicely," she wrote in an email.
(Jill Donaldson)
Phil Calvert, Reseda
Calvert had already found a prime viewpoint in Bilbao when a pigeon took wing in the foreground. Its wings spread wide, it swooped above the Nervión River. Calvert, who had a wide-angle lens on his Olympus E-P5, snapped with the shutter set at 1/4000 second to keep the bird from blurring. "That fisheye lens was still new to me, and I was still just playing with it," he wrote in an email.
Martha Escutia, Whittier
In early August, Escutia attended a niece's wedding in Morelia, Mexico. Afterward, she boarded a boat on nearby Lake Pátzcuaro and spotted some local fishermen, who are known for their butterfly-shaped nets. She quickly framed a shot with her iPhone 5s. "They were moving fast in their slender canoes as the looming clouds were announcing a storm," she wrote in an email of the image, which she liked in black and white. "I travel with camera and phone.But if something touches you right away, you grab the phone."
(Martha Escutia)
Ken Lee, Los Angeles
Lee had wanted to see Iceland for years, and in June he finally got there. In the wind-swept hills of the northwest, he encountered his first Icelandic horses. He chose one, stood nearby, made eye contact, and waited for it to come to him. "It maintained eye contact with me ... and its mane would sometimes obscure its eye because of the wind," Lee wrote in an email. Eventually, "the mane parted right where the eye was, and my patience was rewarded." Lee used a Nikon D610, shooting at 1/320 of s second at f/8 for ample depth of field.
Mark Leiss, Bell Canyon
In August, Leiss was on the island of Providenciales. He and his wife, Adriana, were goofing around at water's edge when a sudden rainstorm — and inspiration — struck. While raindrops flew and Adriana grinned, Leiss used his iPhone 6s, in a waterproof case, to take the panoramic image. "She was laughing, but I couldn't hear her because the rain was too loud!"
(Mark Leiss)
Charlotte Liebeck, Long Beach
Liebeck was in St. Petersburg in May on her first trip to Russia. As she walked through the Church of Our Savior on the Spilled Blood with her iPhone 6 Plus, she looked up and focused on a high window, a brilliant chandelier and a winged figure. "This is my most favorite picture I have ever taken," Liebeck wrote in an email. "I almost wanted to cry when we left. I have never been in a building that allowed such perfect pictures to be taken everywhere I looked."
(Charlotte Liebeck)
Janice Jim, Irvine
Jim used her iPhone 6s to catch this shot of Manarola, one of five cliff-clinging towns connected by rail and coastal trails in Cinque Terra. Jim, with her husband and daughters, visited all five towns in July using the local railroad. The trip also included Venice, Tuscany and Rome. Jim said her daughters, Ella, 9, and Elyse, 6, "were troupers. They walked everywhere."
(Janice Jim)
Mike Smith, Santa Monica
On June 28, Smith noticed a crowd standing on top of a cliff in Laguna Beach. He realized the spectators were watching a young man prepare to dive off. When he leaped into the air, Smith recalled, "he flipped backward and caught us all off-guard. I was lucky to have a view of his flip, the crowd and the sunset all in one shot." Smith used a Fuji X-Pro2.oung man prepare to dive off. When he leaped into the air, Smith recalled, "he flipped backward and caught us all off-guard. I was lucky to have a view of his flip, the crowd and the sunset all in one shot." Smith used a Fuji X-Pro2.
(Mike Smith)
Larry Venus, Sacramento
Venus encountered this burrowing owl in July as it sat on a fencepost in Davis. Despite the bird's "stink eye," Venus said, it stayed put for quite a while. Venus approached slowly and got within 10 feet of the animal. "If you rush, they'll fly away," Venus said. He used a Nikon D500 with a Tamron 150-600mm lens.
(Larry Venus)
Cheryl Herrera, Glendale
Herrera used a vertical composition to unite the stony shallows of Lake Louise, the mountain slopes and a half-cloudy sunset sky. She shot with a Sony A7 at about 10 p.m. — that's how long the light lasts when you're that far north on a summer night. The lake and mountains are part of Banff National Park, one of three parks Herrera visited on a 12-day trip with her husband and daughter. Wrote Herrera in an email: "One thing you can't see in this photo are all the mosquitoes that were out and about."
(Cheryl Herrera)
Joe Carson, Redondo Beach
Carson and his family were camping in July in the Twin Lakes area near Mammoth Lakes. To get this long exposure of the night sky and eastern Sierra, he positioned his Nikon D800 about 1,000 feet from their campsite. He made an exposure of about 20 seconds at about 11 p.m. As for the rest of the camping trip? "The fish were biting and the mosquitoes were not," Carson wrote in an email.
(Joe Carson)
Shabdro Nga, Los Angeles
Nga used a time exposure to capture this image in Malibu on July 2. But this shot was Plan B. His first plan was to exploit a new moon and shoot the Milky Way, but the fog rolled in. "I sat in my parked car for almost two hours, all the while hoping the cloud cover would dissipate. It never did," Nga wrote in an email. So he shot the road, hills and street lamps instead. "It wasn't the shot I had come for but I was happy with it just the same." He used a Canon 6D camera.
(Shabdro Nga)
Eddie Poon, Monterey Park
The night of Aug. 19 was busy at Tokyo's Shibuya Crossing. Poon, in Japan on vacation with his family, took his Nikon D7000 and found high ground — the second level of a Starbucks. That allowed him to capture pedestrians in blurry motion beneath the bright lights. To keep his camera stable without a tripod, he supported it on a window ledge.
(Eddie Poon)
Andrew Sims, San Clemente
Sims and his family were on holiday in July in the Cotswolds countryside when the wind kicked up one morning about 7. He and his son, Luke, 13, were in a wheat field — well, Sims confessed, "we were sort of lost." But it was a good morning anyway. His picture, shot with an Amazon Fire Phone, caught Luke amid rippling stalks.
(Andrew Sims)
The calendar says fall begins Thursday, but thanks to readers of the Travel section, summer may linger. That's because they shared hundreds of photos of their summer travels for our annual reader photo issue. Travel and photo editors as well as online producers scrutinized scores of photos to narrow down the crowded field.
You'll find a variety of destinations, but they share one common characteristic: good photo technique, including great lighting and thoughtful composition. Readers also demonstrated plenty of patience in taking these photos, freezing their memories in photographic amber by clicking at precisely the right moment.
The result? A group of photos that inspired us, not just because of their artistic merits but because they remind us that there's much more out there to be explored, whether it's close to home or halfway around the globe. Readers, thank you for sharing and, in doing so, helping us see the world in new and unexpected ways.
-Times staff
A selection of photos submitted by readers from their summer travels.
Jill Donaldson, Anaheim
Donaldson and her husband took a Washington state vacation in June and hit many of Seattle's popular spots, including Chihuly Garden and Glass. Donaldson, dazzled, raised her Canon 70D and started composing. "I was surprised to look up at the flowers on the glass ceiling and also see the Space Needle. The flowers framed the Space Needle nicely," she wrote.
Chihuly Glass House and Gardens near the Space Needle in Seattle. (Jill Donaldson)
Pigeon over the Nervin river; Bilbao, Basque Country (Phil Calvert)
Lake Pátzcuaro, Mexico
Lake Patzcuaro, Michoacan Mexico (Martha Escutia)
On June 28, Smith noticed a crowd standing on top of a cliff in Laguna Beach. He realized the spectators were watching a young man prepare to dive off. When he leaped into the air, Smith recalled, "he flipped backward and caught us all off-guard. I was lucky to have a view of his flip, the crowd and the sunset all in one shot." Smith used a Fuji X-Pro2.
Laguna Beach, California (Mike Smith)
Close-up of a horse in Iceland (Ken Lee)
Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands (Mark Leiss)
The Church of Our Savior on Spilled Blood in St. Petersburg, Russia (Charlotte Liebeck)
Davis, Calif.
Burrowing owl in Davis, California (Larry Venus)
Manarola, Italy (Janice Jim)
Twin Lakes, Calif.
Carson and his family were camping in July in the Twin Lakes area near Mammoth Lakes. To get this long exposure of the night sky and eastern Sierra, he positioned his Nikon D800 about 1,000 feet from their campsite. He made an exposure of about 20 seconds around 11 p.m. As for the rest of the camping trip? "The fish were biting and the mosquitoes were not," Carson wrote in an email.
Twin Lakes, Calif. (Joe Carson)
Lake Louise, Banff National Park, Canadian Rockies, Alberta, Canada. (Cheryl Herrera)
Malibu (Shabdro Nga)
Tokyo (Eddie Poon)
Chipping Campden, England
Cotswolds, England (Andrew Sims)
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Who you gonna call? If you're like us in the mornings, the answer is "no one until I get my coffee, out of my way". That's why we made our Roastbusters Dark Morning Blend.
We've picked a mix of Latin American beans and roasted them dark, to bring out a deep complex flavor with a rich body and muted acidity.
If it can get Lil' Shawn and Obie ready for their show, you can be sure it will wake you up!


They got a lot of excellent black/death/heavy/industrial metal mp3's, even very old tracks from Mortician, B-Side from Morbid Angel, and "Mutant Christ", one of Cryptopsy's most sought after demos.
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I was just listening to the band "People", lol, they are some fucked up musicians, but they're addictive!! Who'd ever pull something like grindcore and 70's funk music?
I just listened to "People", im not sure what to think. Good, yet very strange.
are "People" retarded? most definetely.
is their music addictive? Lol, 100%!
Who'd ever thought grindcore and 70's funk could match up so "nicely".
i like "people". Most of it anyways.
Have you heard Cattle Decapitation or Cianide?
I heard cianide, thyre pretty good.


In years gone by, teachers and studio owners noticed a growing trend of a decline in students in their tap classes. Read on for the possible causes of this and those that are championing an almighty return to greatness!
Many have put this decline down to the sheer difficulty and intricate foot and ankle technique putting students off. We all know the feeling of being almost beaten by a sequence of tap steps, you hit a wall and feel you are never going to 'get' it. It's at this point that you either give up all together or push through that wall, but boy does that take A LOT of mental strength, persistence and dare I say it, stubbornness. If you don't hold that love for tap, then you'll most likely knock it on the head and wave your little white flag of defeat. It's not always forever though. Teachers have commented on younger students nearly having a break from tap. They give up classes when they're younger, only for some to return a few years down the line. This may be due to varying abilities and cognitive maturity. Children all develop at different rates, so some may be finding tap more difficult earlier on, and then want to try again when their brains are more developed and firing those signals at much quicker rate to enable them to execute the steps properly.
It has also been commented on the 'style' of tap being to blame. The Tap style of late was very 'broadway'. Not that there's anything wrong with that, I love the glamour, pizazz and sequins, but that just wasn't 'cool' enough for the most recent generation of teenagers. Tap became a bit lame for want of a better word. These teens saw their parents watching those (wonderful) old MGM movies, seeing those tap routines and the getting to class and seeing the same style and steps. Teens are fickle creatures! So perhaps not wanting to lose their street cred had something to do with the decline.
However in more recent years, there's been a steady incline in tap class numbers, but why?! Well, as mentioned before in talking about positive male ballet role models on social media, the same can be said for tap. Sisters Chloe & Maude have been something of a tapping sensation. Their prevalent presence on social media has brought a distinct new style of tap to the masses – rhythm tap. Rhythm tap is almost the polar opposite of the traditional style tap syllabuses taught in dance schools. Less about the lines and more about the sounds. Less upright and on your toes technique and more earthy, down into the ground. It's a very free moving style, allowing your body to do whatever it needs to do to fire out the sounds from below. And that's what makes it altogether more appealing, it looks more fun and expressive. The girl's furious footwork often beggars belief, and you're wondering why there aren't any sparks coming from their shoes! They also have an infectious passion for tap that never falters, spreading the joy of creating rhythm with just your own feet where ever they time-step to!
So perhaps if you're a studio owner, perhaps you could shake up your regular syllabus tap classes by doing a few free work rhythm tap sessions or host a rhythm tap workshop to reignite students love for the genre. Yes, it's a very different style to traditional tap, but it can only add to your student's roundedness as a dancer and performer, and may just inspire a new passion.


Born and raised in Parker, South Dakota lawyer Drew Duncan graduated from Parker High School in 1994. From there he went to the University of Nebraska in Lincoln and then got his law degree from the University of South Dakota School of Law. After a year as a clerk for the 5th circuit judges of South Dakota he joined Zimmer, Duncan and Cole. At Zimmer, Duncan and Cole he has specialized in governmental affairs law and civil litigation.
Drew is married to his beautiful wife Carrie and they have two children together Olivia and Bennett. Drew loves outdoor activities and being a member of his community.


I couldn't have said it better myself! If you truly fear something, it will come to hurt you in the most peculiar way and when you least expect it.
Our favorite runner of all times, Usain Bolt – the fastest man alive (for now), has acknowledged that he was afraid. It didn't come out right away, not right after he was disqualified at Daegu Stadium, as he was preparing to run the usual men's 100 meters sprint. Specifically, he jumped the gun a bit too soon, and took off before the appropriate start of the race, thereby, getting thrown off and officially losing.
Initially, Bolt just laughed it off and put on a good showmanship mask after the DQ. However, as time went by, he admitted and spoke at length about being scared. In his case, he feared losing. That's right, in his mind, he cannot imagine losing EVER and, as a result, psyched himself up so much and so far that he just false-started.
Bolt is still the man at 100 meters, no matter what, and he will most definitely reclaim that unofficial title. Everyone knows that he is simply superior to anyone else alive today, physically that is. But what about mentally? As Patrick Swayze, …..or excuse me, Bohdi said in "Point Break", shown above, fear is one of the most primal and influencing factors, often controlling the outcome of any event in life. He feared, he hesitated, and his fears of losing came true!
Is there a way to control fear? I think the answer, again, is in the same quote by Bohdi – it is all about the hesitation. It is ok to be afraid, to have that natural fear of something that could possibly negatively affect you, everyone has it and those that say they do not – are simply lying. But I believe that while you may be afraid, perhaps that same fear can be used as a driving force, as a source of some crazy energy, pushing you forward and not allowing you to hesitate for a moment.
If you don't hesitate, you don't stumble. Use that same fear, that same nervous energy to control the emotions and swallow them up, literally, and project peacefulness to the outside world. I guess what I am saying is – act, pretend! If you can convince the outside world that you are not afraid, perhaps you can convince yourself, too. And if you are pretending to be relaxed and calm and unafraid, well, then maybe your fear will not take over after all. Just bottle up that fear inside you and control it, and let it explode out when the time is right and project it into the craziest energy possible! At the right time, that is.


Deposition Author(s): Baldwin, E.P., Martin, S.S., Abel, J., Gelato, K.A., Kim, H., Schultz, P.G., Santoro, S.W.
A specificity switch in selected cre recombinase variants is mediated by macromolecular plasticity and water.
Baldwin, E.P., Martin, S.S., Abel, J., Gelato, K.A., Kim, H., Schultz, P.G., Santoro, S.W.
The basis for the altered DNA specificities of two Cre recombinase variants, obtained by mutation and selection, was revealed by their cocrystal structures. The proteins share similar substitutions but differ in their preferences for the natural LoxP substrate and an engineered substrate that is inactive with wild-type Cre, LoxM7. One variant preferentially recombines LoxM7 and contacts the substituted bases through a hydrated network of novel interlocking protein-DNA contacts. The other variant recognizes both LoxP and LoxM7 utilizing the same DNA backbone contact but different base contacts, facilitated by an unexpected DNA shift. Assisted by water, novel interaction networks can arise from few protein substitutions, suggesting how new DNA binding specificities might evolve. The contributions of macromolecular plasticity and water networks in specific DNA recognition observed here present a challenge for predictive schemes.
Modulation of the active complex assembly and turnover rate by protein-DNA interactions in Cre-LoxP recombination.
Directed evolution of the site specificity of Cre recombinase.
The order of strand exchanges in Cre-LoxP recombination and its basis suggested by the crystal structure of a Cre-LoxP Holliday junction complex.
Martin, S.S.,Pulido, E.,Chu, V.C.,Lechner, T.S.,Baldwin, E.P.


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Kietlanka (Polish pronunciation: ) is a village in the Masovian Voivodeship, Poland, located in the Gmina Zaręby Kościelne, Ostrów County. In 2011, it was inhabited by 180 people.

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possible to cause the device to go into defect mode by sending specially crafted packets to these ports. Siemens addresses these issues with the newest product release.... 1/05/2012 · Hi Everybody! Anyone know of a way to jump to a specific date on the MT4 timeline while remaining in the same bar durtion (M15). I want to select 15 and then start back testing from a specific date, however I am having to scroll to the date and it is taking alot of time.
[Request] Go to a specific date in text messages Request (self.jailbreak) submitted 2 years ago by JoeWim iPhone 6s Plus, iOS 10.2 All it would be is a tweak that lets you automatically go to a date …... 1/05/2012 · Hi Everybody! Anyone know of a way to jump to a specific date on the MT4 timeline while remaining in the same bar durtion (M15). I want to select 15 and then start back testing from a specific date, however I am having to scroll to the date and it is taking alot of time.
The above "archives" path shows a page that has a date picker "BROWSE BY DATE". Click on "Pick a date" and you can quickly scroll back to the beginning of time. Maybe there is an even faster way to get to a specific date or the beginning of a channel using only the URI. Also, if anyone can find docs on this "archives" path please add in a comment. I don't remember how I stumbled across this.


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When you hear about the "Internet of Things" you could be forgiven for thinking it is a recent buzzword describing a change in the world of Information Technology over the last year or two, revolutionizing whole industries in the process. The idea of IoT however is much older than that. In fact it has been around for at least 25 years. It just wasn't called IoT up until recently.
In the late 1980s, Mark D. Weiser was a chief scientist at Xeroc PARC (today PARC), a research and development company in Palo Alto, California. The 1952 born Weiser held a M.A. and Ph.D. in computer and communication science from the University of Michigan, where he taught for seven years.
To many, he was the "father" of the so called "ubiquitous computing", a concept where computing is taken away from the classic desktop computer plus human interaction and transitioned into any device, any location and any format. Ubiquitous computing shared the vision of small devices connected to a common network where they interact independently with each other. Rings a bell? Welcome to what we now call the "Internet of Things".
Ubiquitous computing, in his understanding meant "the connection of things in the world with computation".
The "Mainframe Era", the time when computing resources were rare and people had to share one large computer, the mainframe, to do their calculations.
The "PC Era", the time when the first "personal computers" emerged and people no longer needed to share their computing time with others, because everyone had their own machine on their desk.
And finally, after a time of transition, the "UC Era", the Era of ubiquitous computing Weiser and Brown dated quite precisely between the years 2005 and 2020.
For Weiser it was important that the computer itself should "better stay out of the way", if the concept were to succeed. So far, technology has been more the "enemy of calm. Since we are all carrying our smartphones 24/7 with us, we are constantly being bombarded with information that often wants our immediate attention. Be it by emails, phonecalls, messages, news – we are far from living in an era of "calm computing".
When we talk about the "Internet of Things" we should bare in mind the idea of calm technology to fully grasp the concept behind it all. Some think a "Smart Home" where we can adjust temperature, lights or sunblinds with our smartphone is already a smart solution and a good example for the Internet of Things. Perhaps that is wrong. Your home to be truly smart, should do all this work for you. Automatically. Silently. Calm.
Maybe we should talk more about a calm technology.
Unfortunately, Weiser is no longer with us, having passed away in 1999, aged just 46. It would have been interesting to see how his vision developed.
His legacy will however remain.


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14th Entertainment Division Critiques
Works that cannot be isolated as works
It was difficult to examine all the entries for the game genre. How is one supposed to grasp and evaluate the sequel to a major hit game? How can these be compared to a work that compiles new ideas into something smaller? The axes of evaluation are too far apart, leaving them incomparable.
But this is probably because I simply did not encounter a work that was remarkably new.
Honestly, the consumer game market in Japan has gone astray. Meanwhile, I think that the entertainment world still has some juice left, as we are drawn in by various different things everyday. Over the past few years we have become rather addicted to social networking amusement via the Internet. However, I have doubts about whether that can be evaluated as a "work" on an individual level. A vast majority of the works that gathered the support of the screening committee are linked to the current un-isolatable nature of the entertainment industry.
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Editor / Creative Director
Editor and creative director.
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I have had a tremendous response to the Akashic readings (thank you!) and unfortunately, it has almost completely filled my bookings for the next few months. As a result, I have cut back to one Akashic appointment a day to ensure availability for my coaching/energy clients. Thank you for understanding.
The Akashic Records have been called by many names, including the Book of Life and have been used since the beginning of time by mystics. It has been suggested that until recently, only select people could access this information. Our level of consciousness is rising, and therefore, we can handle more access.
These are not static records, this is an interactive element that is involved in the creation of experience.
Free will is paramount in this work. This is not a psychic reading or predicting the future. It is important to keep this in mind when you are working with the Records to maximize the benefit.
"Yes/No" questions and "when" questions are not appropriate because there is an utmost respect for your free will and decisions that you make. The Records contain all possibilities of all choices.
What are the things that are blocking me in this relationship?
How can I work with my guides in a deeper way?


Salary: On June 8, 2017, Edelman signed a two-year, $11 million contract extension with the Patriots with $9 million guaranteed through the 2019 season.
JE: Competing at the highest level with great guys.
How do you motivate yourself day in day out, after having so much success with the Patriots?
JE: I try to compete with myself to get better every day. I'm going out there and trying to not make any mental errors, going out there and practicing my technique, my fundamentals, learning new ones. There's a whole bunch of things I have to work on constantly.
How does this team continue to block out distraction and stay motivated no matter what the situation is?
JE: Our leader, Coach Belichick, always reminds us that it's not about the future; it's about what's on our plate right now and what's on our plate right now is going out and trying to get better each day in training camp. He's been around a very long time as he always says, around this league, so you're going to trust what he says and just try to continue to get better each and every day.
As a receiver, you've got to catch the ball no matter who is throwing it. How important is chemistry with the quarterback? What's your relationship with Tom Brady?
JE: It's very important. Regardless of who's throwing to you, it's always good to be out there and be able to catch balls from anyone. Tom is the best and I'm very lucky to be playing with him.
Specialized cleats worn by New England Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman in remembrance of the 11 people killed in the Oct. 27 shooting at the Tree of Life* Or L'Simcha Synagogue in Pittsburgh have been sold for $10,000.
California-based Golden West Food Group purchased the cleats, and the company is donating the funds to Combined Jewish Philanthropies in Boston and Pittsburgh's Jewish Federation.
Edelman wore the cleats last month in a loss against the Pittsburgh Steelers as part of the NFL's "My Cause, My Cleats" campaign.


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On March 22, 2011, Senior Police Officer Buddy Christian was shot and killed while responding to an incident where another officer had been shot and wounded at an apartment complex in Athens, Georgia (USA).
Multiple officers were investigating a carjacking and kidnapping incident when one officer stopped a vehicle owned by a relative of the carjacking suspect. The suspect exited the vehicle and shot and wounded the officer twice before fleeing on foot.
Officer Christian had just responded to the area when he encountered the suspect. The suspect shot and killed Officer Christian through the window of his patrol vehicle. The suspect fled the scene and remained at large until he was apprehended three days later.
A native of Madison County, Georgia, Elmer "Buddy" Christian III, was the son of Elmer "Bud" Basco Christian II and Carolyn Roberts Christian, and the older brother of Jason Christian. He was a graduate of Madison County High School and served as a Senior Police Officer with the Athens-Clarke County Police Department for teight years. Buddy was a member of the Clarke County Police Honor Guard.
Buddy was a volunteer fireman and former Chaplain for the Hull (Georgia )Fire Department; he worked security at Georgia Square Mall, was a part-time employee at Bernstein Funeral Home, and a horse farrier for family and friends. Buddy was an active member of Hull Baptist Church, where he served as a deacon, Sunday school teacher, sound operator, as well as an Awana youth group leader.
Buddy became a jack of all trades, and many of his jobs overlapped each other. In order to provide for his family, Buddy always worked at least 2, if not 3, jobs.
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He married his high school sweetheart, Melissa, in February of 1996. He fondly referred to her as his princess and treated her as such.
They were blessed with their first child Callie in January of 2006. He called her his buttercup and she had him wrapped around his finger from day one.
They were blessed with their little man Wyatt in October of 2008. Buddy imagined all of the things he would teach his son to do.
Buddy is remembered as a man who loved his family and worked hard to provide for them. Even though he worked crazy hours and long hours sometimes, he always found time for his wife and children. He enjoyed swinging them on the swing set he built for them, and riding them on his tractor. We loved going to the park and playing. He would always tuck them in bed at night by telling them stories or singing songs.
Buddy joined the Athens-Clarke County Police Department in December 2002. He worked as a patrol officer for the west side unit and later became a traffic officer for the motorcycle unit. In February 2006 Buddy took a three-year hiatus from police work to work for the traffic engineering division of the Athens-Clarke. He installed and fixed traffic signals and signs for the county before returning to police work as a patrol officer in 2009. He returned to police work because he couldn't get it out of his blood. It was what he loved to do. Long-time friends say Christian liked the camaraderie of the police force and enjoyed trying to help, even talking to the people he arrested about making better decisions in the future.
Buddy had aspirations of becoming a Chaplain for the department as well. The police department gave Buddy an avenue to be able to help people on a daily basis. He would visit the children in the neighborhoods and routinely would give out stickers or stuffed animals. Buddy made it his every day goal to make people smile and that he did.
Buddy will forever be missed.
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Q: modify binary output before returning to the prompt mode I have a binary which prints the question and then waits for a user answer. I have no access to the source code of this binary, but I want to modify the screen output.
Example:
> ./commandx
 Day 1
 Day 2
 Day 3
 Please type the number:

I want to dipslay:
Night 1
Night 2
Night 3
Please type the number:

The pipe solution isn't working in this case.
Example:
./commandx | sed 's/Day/Night/g'

 Day 1
 Day 2
 Day 3
 Please type the number:

then it waits for user choice, but Day hasn't changed into Night

A: I've checked the binary with strace and found that it write to the STDERR write(2, "Day 1", ...)
So I redirected the output from STDERR to STDOUT and modified it on the fly
commandx 2>&1 | perl -pe 's/Day/Night/g

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Who doesn't have questions about God? But where in the world can you go to get answers?
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Totally conversational and sometimes flat-out hilarious, this book asks:
* How can a good God create a world that has evil and suffering?
* Is God anti-sex?
* Doesn't science make God obsolete?
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These questions (and many more) get no-nonsense answers that don't hide behind dull theological language. So get the lowdown (and more than a few laughs) on what are probably the most important questions anyone has.
Publisher Penguin Random House
Publication Date Jan 2009
Eric Metaxas is a truly versatile and prolific writer, whose works have ranged from popular apologetics to meticulously researched biographies, from cutting edge articles in top periodicals to children's storybooks. Whether it's essays, reviews, satire, or even poetry, Eric is a master communicator with the written word. He has even worked on Veggie Tales! His works have been translated into over twenty languages.
Eric is extensively involved in broadcasting, hosting his own syndicated radio program The Eric Metaxas Show since 2015, featuring in-depth interviews with high profile guests. He has also appeared on CNN, MSNBC and Fox News as a cultural commentator. He is an in-demand speaker internationally, and has delivered addresses at the White House, West Point, and many universities; he has also moderated public debates involving such high profile - and controversial - figures as Bishop John Spong, Peter Singer; and Bart Ehrman.
Eric's New York Times bestseller titles include the acclaimed Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy (2011 ECPA Book of the Year); as well as Miracles; Seven Women; Seven Men; Amazing Grace, and If You Can Keep It: The Forgotten Promise of American Liberty. He has written more than thirty children's books, including the bestsellers Squanto and the Miracle of Thanksgiving and It's Time to Sleep, My Love, illustrated by Nancy Tillman.
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A balanced diet is your key to a healthy lifestyle and it should contain all the right food in the right quantities including proteins, vitamins, fats, carbohydrates, minerals, high fiber content, etc. If you want a healthy lifestyle then refrain from having any unnecessary food item. Nutrition is important for your body to function well as this will ensure that you maintain a healthy weight, sleep well, reduce body fat, build up energy, and feel good all the time. With proper nutrition in your balanced diet, you are less likely to develop any serious health problem.
If you wish to have a healthy life then eating healthy is crucial. You should know what to eat and in how much quantity, when to eat, and what to avoid eating. A balanced diet is about having the right foods at the right time and in proper quantities. It is essential for you to know the importance of a balanced diet and how to maintain it.
Chewing is very important as it helps in digesting many of the food components. Half of your digestion will be done in the buckle cavity. Ensure that you eat and chew slowly rather than swallowing any food. This will help in enjoying your food's flavor and taste.
Liquids are important for your body to lead a healthy lifestyle. In reality, about 80% of your body cells are filled with water. Water and fruit juices become the co-factor in different metabolic activities and reactions of our body. So make sure you drink at least two to three liters of water every day. Drink fruit juices if required but minimize the intake of coffee, tea, and alcohol.
Have fresh fruits and vegetables every day to avoid any health disorder. Fresh food helps in providing fiber and vitamins to your body that are essential for a healthy growth. Avoid consumption of overcooked and deep fried vegetables. Make sure that your balanced diet consists of all the five elements that are sour, sweet, pungent, bitter and salty. Do not eat processed or packaged food items as that will wipe out nutrients.
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So quipped The Daily Reckoning's Joel Bowman yesterday during a flurry of intercontinental emails.
The big "news" yesterday was that the House Republicans came forward with a budget proposal to counter the one the White House offered on Friday.
Looking at the proposals side by side, we're underwhelmed… by how little difference would either proposal make. Fair warning: The following analysis is likely to cause your eyes to glaze over.
"Spending cuts" are merely reductions in planned spending increases.
Divide these numbers by 10 to get a true idea of the impact. We're talking about a difference between $180 billion versus $220 billion in "savings." Or in the context of a $1.2 trillion deficit, the big standoff in Washington is about whether the deficit will be trimmed by 15%… or 18%.
More than half a trillion in the coming year alone. But even then, assuming a $1.2 trillion deficit, we're talking only about cutting the deficit in half.
A deficit of $600 billion would have set a record in any year before 2009.


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RealNetworks Releases Biometric Video Products to Identify Celebrities
RealNetworks is celebrating its 25th anniversary with a pair of new facial recognition video products. The first is a browser extension that automatically identifies celebrities and other public figures in streaming videos on sites like YouTube and Netflix, while the second is an updated media player that does the same for downloaded videos. The RealPlayer 20/20 can also can be used to organize a video library based on the people in those videos.
The browser extension has been dubbed StarSearch, and it is available through the Google Chrome store for Mac and PC. RealPlayer 20/20 is only available for Windows computers in the U.S. and Canada, though it will make its way to other parts of the world later in the year. Both platforms have been released for free, and leverage the technology in RealNetworks' SAFR computer vision platform.
According to RealNetworks, the new tools will be useful to viewers who struggle to remember the names of the famous people that appear in their favorite videos. StarSearch will timestamp the scenes in which a specific person appears, allowing users to skip ahead if they so desire. The platform will also provide photos and other information when a user clicks on a video.
"More than 80 percent of consumers often ask themselves who's on the screen they're watching. There's no longer a need to do a web search or reach for your phone," explained RealNetworks Consumer Media VP Frederick Savoye.
RealNetworks launched its SAFR facial recognition platform back in 2018, and then announced an upgraded version of the platform at ISC West in early 2019. The company has spent the past few months trying to increase its SAFR sales, eventually placing the technology in a new video conferencing device from Katai. RealNetworks has emphasized the platform's ability to identify people wearing masks during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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I can no longer recall the last day that it didn't rain. As soon as I am elbow deep in a project...rain. I am becoming so unbelievably tired of it. Rain stops nearly all of our most important processes on the farm; seed, weed, feed, and harvest. The weeds have become a force to be reckoned with, beating me down again, and again.
Weeds are now the very bane of my existence.
Having been cooped up for several days, I began brooding incessantly, waiting for the single opportunity to tend to our crops. So, after a morning shower I slipped on my muck boots and headed for the garden. My optimism ignored the deep trenches my tires were tearing into into the saturated ground behind me.
I opened the creaking truck door and stepped into one of those summer days that I had been dreading for weeks. I could feel the sun deep in my skin as I started to become sticky with sweat. "I'll be a little red tomorrow" I thought to myself. After being holed up for the past week, the mosquitoes were anxious to take advantage of the storm break. They came at me in droves, desperate for a blood meal, and the feasted until I was polka-dotted.
I walked into the garden and sank...and then I sank some more...and some more, finally resting a little over ankle deep. I looked down in despair, but mustered enough enthusiasm to give it a go. I grabbed a handful of weeds around a pepper plant, and gave it a tug. The normally difficult to remove weed was now easily uprooted. However, the amount of energy I used to pull the weed far exceeded what was needed, and the excess force hurled me backwards, landing on my derriere in the deep muck.
The mud squished between my fingers as I pushed myself upright. I looked at the weeds in front of me, lying on the ground with a massive amount of precious soil still attached to their roots. There was nothing left but a crater, as the weeds had pulled the pepper plant out by proxy; it was already wilting in the summer heat. Few times in my life have I complained about the rain, but for once it is too wet to cultivate, too wet to plant, and too wet to harvest.
So, I've kept myself busy with other chores, paperwork, and such. I have held hostage by mother nature, praying for an escape. Well, it looks like I finally got my wish: 9 consecutive rain-less days are in the forecast.
At long last...the arrival of fair weather.
Wait!?! Is there any good news?!?
Tomatoes and potatoes are producing heavily and we should enjoy them until frost.
Green beans are sizing up nicely and we should have a pretty good harvest by next weeks basket. Some pickups that are later in the week may get to enjoy them this week. Cross your fingers!
'Walla Walla' Sweet onions and 'Red Candy Apple' onions have been harvested and are currently curing. Onions must be cured for a couple of weeks to make their paper and heal wounds so that they will last in storage. It also allows them to mellow somewhat and convert starches into sugar. I foresee some amazing onion rings in our future.
Tomato 'ugly's' are now available. They are perfect for working up into sauce, juice, salsa, or even sun dried tomatoes. They will be $1.50/lb. If you wish to order some, please just send us an email with the number of pounds you need and we will have them ready the same day as your basket. Remember ugly's must be worked up as soon as possible, as they spoil much quicker that usual.


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The Strange Appeal of Downton Abbey-Style Aristocracy
Is the movie's popularity rooted in acceptance of economic inequality—and yearning for at least a gentler kind?
By JOANNA WEISS
Joanna Weiss is a writer in Boston and the editor of Experience magazine.
I can pinpoint the moment in the Downton Abbey movie when my class-warfare hackles rose their highest. Lady Mary Crawley, a key member of the movie's central family, was wondering whether the time had come to sell the grand British estate—a house roughly the size of a cruise ship, home to a handful of aristocrats and their army of servants. Maybe, Mary mused from her dressing-table chair, as she was getting primped and groomed by her personal maid, the family should move to a more reasonably-sized large manor and turn Downton into something useful, like a school.
But the maid begged Lady Mary to keep Downton in the family forever, a symbol of glory and honor for the staff and the surrounding town. This was what the little people wanted: aristocracy!
And there you have it, the overarching message of the film that topped the U.S. box office last weekend, beating out Rambo: Last Blood, Brad Pitt's new space flick Ad Astra and It: Chapter Two. Granted, the success of Downton Abbey owes something to nostalgia, the power of all-American Anglophilia and the comic stylings of supporting actress Dame Maggie Smith. But the movie's appeal is still a little vexing. At a time of raging populism and unprecedented income inequality, in the United Kingdom and the United States, why are Americans lapping up a love song from the servants to their masters?
The Downton Abbey franchise, which originated on Britain's ITV and aired on PBS's "Masterpiece" from 2011 to 2016, always took a romantic view of the economic hierarchy. The show, set in 1910s and '20s England, flirted with the social turmoil of its time; there were subplots about male primogeniture, class mobility, women in the workforce. But it was mostly a soap opera of manners, filled with untimely deaths, secret babies and forbidden love, wrapped in gilded costumes and an unspoken promise that the servants knew their place.
The movie, set in 1927, doubles down on that class consciousness. The plot centers on a one-night visit to the estate from King George V and his wife, which leaves the Crawleys a bit frazzled—whatever will they wear?—but the servants thrilled. Mr. Carson, the butler who embodies respect for the Old Order, is even lured out of retirement to make sure the silver is sufficiently polished.
But then the Buckingham Palace staff arrives at the estate, snooty and sneering and fully intending to bigfoot the locals. And rather than celebrate a rare night off, the proud Downton servants decide to defend their honor. A caper ensues: a little drugging, a little telephone fraud, and soon enough they've dispatched the king's staff—some sent back to London under false pretenses, some locked in their bedrooms in the servants' quarters—and grabbed the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to serve canapes and wine to Their Majesties.
Dear lovers of the aristocracy, there's more! The one Irish Republican character—a former chauffeur who spent time in the Irish resistance—finds a dramatic way to prove his loyalty to the king. (He also unwittingly convinces the princess to stay in a loveless marriage; "the crown," she declares to her parents, is more important than happiness.) Another noblewoman passes off her illegitimate daughter as her maid, a circumstance that seems to bother no one. In the final scene, Downton's butler and housekeeper walk into the moonlight, hoping out loud that the feudal system carries on forever.
Yes, this is a period piece, written by Julian Fellowes, that most period-y of British period writers. (He's also a conservative member of the House of Lords.) And yet so much of actual 1920s history goes unseen.
At the time, the British labor movement was gaining traction, notes James Vernon, a professor of modern British history at the University of California-Berkeley. While British newspapers were breathlessly covering the social lives of the aristocracy, some people were pushing for the abolition of hereditary titles and demanding that the nobles' land be taxed. In 1928, working-class women would get the vote. Within 20 years, the entire system would fall apart—and domestic service would go from being one of Britain's largest sectors of employment for women to being virtually nonexistent.
Few tears were shed, among the working class, for the end of that era. The happy harmony of Downton is "a complete fantasy," Vernon says. "It's a fantasy based upon the idea that the people who are in domestic service long to be looked after by what we would now call the one percent. And they're grateful for the living that they are provided by them. And that's basically the natural social order."
The pleasure in upending that order—watching some people rise, and others topple—is usually at the core of American entertainment. Yes, we're fascinated with the current British royals, but that's less aspiration than voyeurism. We know they're essentially paid actors in a reality soap opera; the salary and benefits are great, but the job is terrible.
For the most part, though, when it comes to watching wealth, we layer aspiration with resentment. On fictional shows like HBO's Succession, about a family that owns a global media empire, luxury porn goes down with a chaser of self-satisfaction. Those grand summer homes and helicopter rides are symbols of moral decline and corrupted souls. In real life, we lap up the college admissions scandal and the nouveau-riche ostentatiousness of Real Housewives, taking satisfaction when the rich people's self-serving tackiness catches up with them. And we know that the waitstaff is watching with clear eyes and the power to topple the system from within—like the bartender whose secret "47 percent" video helped to doom Mitt Romney's 2012 presidential campaign.
In Downton Abbey, there are no such threats; the worst that might happen is that a valet will spill some soup. And that stability can feel like a comfort.
Vernon notes that the show premiered in the heart of the global economic turndown. Now, the movie comes out as political turmoil, in the United States and the United Kingdom, reaches fever pitch. "The world has been turned upside down for many people," he says. "And I think Downton Abbey speaks to those of us who long for a quieter, gentler, apparently more stable time."
But it's not just stability that Downton represents, says Priya Satia, a Stanford University history professor who studies modern Britain. There's also the prospect, however unrealistic, of a kinder set of relationships between rungs of the social order. The servant characters in Downton, like the maid dressing Lady Mary, feel a bond to their masters that isn't just economic, but emotional. And the aristocrats feel an obligation to their servants' welfare, and appreciation for even the dressing-and-polishing skills they bring to the table.
"We're wise enough to know that this is a romantic, very idealized depiction of servant and master relations, but we just find it so attractive," she says. "If we're going to have inequality, can it at least be nice? Can the dignity of every kind of work be acknowledged?"
This is, it's true, the difference between Downton-style inequality and the transactional relationships of today's economy. Gone are the days of benevolent corporate paternalism, a social compact that ranged from pension funds to full-on company towns. Now, pensions are outsourced to 401(k)s; health care costs are passed on to employees; and within the confines of the gig economy, employer-employee relationships don't exist at all.
Maybe, as Satia suggests, we're longing for a fantasy version of a time when the rich and poor felt interconnected. When someone like Carson, unlucky enough to be born without noble blood, could still be rewarded for his skills and talents with a middle-class life and an identity—a sense, however imagined, that without him, the system falls apart.
Indeed, Carson's arc throughout the Downton series represents a dignified way to manage upheaval. In the early days, he was often comic relief, flummoxed by new technology. But over time, he became the center of his own small sphere of power—at least someone still knows how the polishing gets done.
In real life these days, on both sides of the pond, older men are doing their best to upend the system. But Carson has been around long enough to know that this might be the best he's going to get. He's made peace with the imperfections of the world, so long as he still gets to pour the wine.
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