Today I had the opportunity to chat with a customer about dovetail saws, and he asked me the same question that I get all the time: what makes one saw better than another? Of course, since TFWW makes the Gramercy Dovetail saw, I have a pony in this race. We're lucky to live in a time in which people have a lot of good choices. There are many great modern makers of dovetail and backsaws. I know a lot of thought went into the Gramercy Dovetail's design, so I end up talking a bit about those features, and what they mean to woodworkers.
We tout our saw's high hang handle and its light weight, which makes it easier to saw straight. This isn't a useful feature for anyone who has spent a lot of time with other designs and has learned to saw straight accordingly. The Gramercy Dovetail has the smallest handle on the market, but we think it helps with the sawing. It's rare that anyone has an issue when using the normal three fingered grip - most people find it very comfortable, just different than what they expected. A review in the woodworking press noted the small size of the handle as if it were self-evidently bad, which I found very frustrating. The handle isn't cramped or uncomfortable to use. It would be a shame if this design feature puts people off unnecessarily. By the way the picture at the top of the blog is my saw atop a pile of student practice dovetails left over from the class.
Earlier this year I began teaching a class called Mastering Dovetails and it's been fun to explore the concepts of sawing dovetails with the students. Most students use our Gramercy Tools Dovetail Saw but others bring in a variety of saws by other makers. It gives us a chance to play with different models and understand the design features of each better. I'm gratified when students gain the satisfaction of gaining a skill and find it fun to make dovetails well. The Gramercy saw is designed expressly to make woodworking more fun.
Gramercy Dovetail Saw is not the most expensive dovetail saw you can buy, but at $240 it is still a chunk of change. We totally get that it's an investment decision that almost no one makes lightly. Remember if you purchase a dovetail saw from us, or in fact anything from us, you have a lengthy six months (and, if you live in the US, free return postage) to decide if the saw is right for you. And of course the best judge for this would be you yourself, not some pundit (like me).
Some people profess not to care about how a tool looks, but I think most of us do. Our tastes may differ. I happen not to like the modern streamlined look. I love classical detailing. For other woodworkers, it's the reverse. But either way, I think every time you look at your saw, you want to be able to smile and say to yourself, "Wow."
The main reason I don't like modern saw design is that my thinking about woodworking is deeply influenced by history. Every time I cut a dovetail I am thinking of some 18th century apprentice. I love the brass and wood or period designs that keep me in the mood. I constantly am reminded by my tools that I am not as good as my equipment. Nice tools keep me striving. In the case of our Gramercy Dovetail Saw, the handles are made of black walnut - which I love. I know many makers like to use exotic woods: Duncan Phyfe had a small saw with a zebrawood handle. I get the appeal, although an exotic handle can really throw off the weight of the tool.
There is an old saying among metal finishers, "Highly polished and deeply scratched." No matter who makes your saws, you want over the years to have honest battle scars, not simplifications because the maker didn't know how to fit a back, polish some brass, or make a handle without tearout. For me also - and the reason we have those nice decorative file lines on the handle is that it looks much better than a curve cut by a router - I don't want crude lines and corners, or a square handle with barely rounded over sides. We chamfer the brass on our brass backs and chamfer and round the nose. I like the finished look. I don't even like most historical backsaws post-1820 or so because the workmanship is just cruder than the earlier saws. I find the 18th century elegance that we copied inspiring. I've already written about our saw etch, and while saw etching uses a later technique (post-1860 or so), I love the what it brings to the tool.
This is an actual important feature that shouldn't need mentioning, but everyone seems to report on it. Most modern saw-makers use foley saw filing machines to do their teeth. Foley machines are great but finicky and can't really reliably files saws finer than 15 tpi. In the era in which tools for handwork reached their peak - around 1800 - 1820 - dovetail saws were typically of much finer pitch (18 tpi and up) and pretty aggressive rake (zero). Starting a 15 tpi saw is a lot harder than a 18 tpi (or finer) saw, and I'm not a fan of the various schemes that are used to get around this problem, such as making the teeth less aggressive. sawing backwards, etc. I'm of the starting school of placing the toe of the saw on the wood, maybe tilted up a touch, and pushing forward, keeping as much weight off of the wood as possible so that the teeth do their job without jamming. Works like a charm with a fine tooth saw. THe only drawback to a finer pitch is that in thick material 1" or more the saw does cut slower as the gullets fill up.
Can you control the saw - and saw straight or at any angle you so desire?
We honestly think that the Gramercy Dovetail's high hang handle and ultra light weight make it easier for a beginner to saw accurately. I've gotten to see a lot of beginners give our saw a try at shows and now in the dovetail class, and it's easy to observe how quickly and easily beginners find the saw to control. A lighter saw influences the cut the least. Woodworking shouldn't about fighting your tools.
9" is about average. You can go shorter or longer. Some people like a longer saw. In my class one student used a Gramercy Sash Saw that he purchased because he wanted a more versatile saw. It's a light saw for its size. It took a little getting used to, but it worked out fine. Fast too.
No lie: our saw has a break in period. This has gotten us into trouble with some reviews in the woodworking press. As far as I know, we are alone in echoing not just the general appearance of a traditional saw but also th4 way it is sharpened. This means aggressive filings and zero rake. When you first get your saw, it has seen only a few strokes when the shop tests it to make sure it tracks correctly and cuts fast. But those teeth are like needles. When you first use the saw, they will want to catch in the wood, especially in open pore species like oak. But after 10 minutes or so - the break-in period - any burrs and bits from the filing should be worn off have worn off and the teeth should be thoroughly evened out. At this point your saw will work smoothly and FAST.
Will the handle stay true over time?
We use Black Walnut because it is stable. I would guess that all of the mainstream materials used by everyone in the industry are fine, but if you do get a saw that is made from an exotic wood, make sure the maker says it will be stable. You won't find much to admire in a gorgeous handle that is heavy and unstable. Nothing is more frustrating than a warping handle - especially on a premium saw.
Think about golf. The amount of effort that goes into designing a handle and club that let's someone driver further is insane. And of course what a pro does is teach you to exploit the tool, not force the tool into your current posture. Sawing is exactly the same. The goal should not be that a saw handle feels perfect from day one. It might - hopefully it will, but it should not under any circumstances just mimic whatever you are used to, it should make you a better craftsperson.
This is a tricky one. In theory, even the most expensive dovetail saw on the market is less than a trip to Disney World. And over time, per use, it's inexpensive. But a budget is a budget and all the dovetail saws worth buying are a healthy chunk of change - with two exceptions: The Veritas saw is well made, inexpensive (1/4 of the cost of ours), works very well, but way too modern for my tastes. I don't think it is as easy to use as our saw, but it's the best deal in well-made pistol grip saws. We also stock a straight-handled gent's saw that I recommend to students all the time. It could use a sharpening out of the box but even so it works well, albeit slowly.
As you might imagine, I think the Gramercy Tools Dovetail Saw does well according to these criteria. But I admit I'm biased. If I didn't like the way our saws performed we would be making them differently. The real good news is that with so many modern makers to choose from, all of whom make fine saws with differing characteristics, no matter which saw you pick, you will end up with something pretty excellent.
I am a bit old school but it should be easy to make a saw that is excellent in function and finish at a much lower price point! If I were a budding entrepreneur I would head to Chime with specs and begin to manufacture a world class line of saws at half the price and still make a decent profit!
Micheal Trangaris, You would have a saw that is cheaper for sure, and you would kill American jobs like a lot of the companies did already by moving production to Asia, non sense! Made in America by American for American is the real and only way to have a strong economy, not by increasing your profit on the back of other people!!
I have that saw shown up there and lots of other American made saws, some vintage users and some new one, All of top quality. Keep up the great work you have done for years now!!
I follow your blog a lot and I enjoyed it when you included the picture of your students dovetails. They did a good job better than my first ones. good to see them being inspired to continue. thank you for sharing this.
Making/producing saws overseas may have a cheaper price tag but at what expense?, Getting decent customer service for repairs or replacement parts is an issue. Any warranty claims become "just a replacement item". Then, as the prior poster states, What happens to American Jobs...or American pride.
I have tools made in Asia and Europe..but when there's a choice I'll choose the "Made in USA" item.
You truly do get what you pay for!
I do not have a Gramercy dovetail saw. I own a Lie Nielsen, one made by Bob Cosman, a Veritas and a Japanese saw recommended by David Barron. I find the saw recommended by David Barron very economical and superior in cutting speed and accuracy. My guess is that the best saw is the one you feel works best for you. The proof is in the finished dove tail.
Just a quick note of thanks for making products in the USA. Environmental concerns, labor issues, political freedom, and intellectual property theft are some of the reasons I try to buy things NOT made in China.
I wanted to enter a quick word about Bad Axe Saws. I have their tenon and their dovetail saws. Made in La Cross WI by Mark Harrell and his guys. Fabulous tools. Great guys.
For better or for worse, when I got into woodworking with hand tools two years ago, I didn't know there were so many choices for handsaws. I picked one (actually only one I knew of at the time that was making new dovetail saws) that had a reputation as a quality tool maker. In this case I will say ignorance is bliss. I would have gone nuts if I had know there were so many options to choose from and so many things to consider.
Actually, most of my tools were purchased before I was aware of so many choices. In some respects it's a bit of a relief.
Gramercy does make really nice tools. I have their sash saw and don't regret the $260 I put down on it. My dovetail saws range in the extreme. One dates back to post civil war (I know! I couldn't believe it either. A saw lasting that long. I'm sure the blade had to have been replaced but it sure looks original) The other is a Lie Nielsen. I really wanted, and like the 10 inch blade... price wasn't bad either. My arms are just longer than most I like the extra throw without pulling the blade out of the cut.


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The Pembrokeshire Murders: what you need to know about the addictive ITV true crime drama
Posted by Kayleigh Dray for TV
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The Pembrokeshire Murders, starring Luke Evans and Alexandria Riley, is a new ITV true crime series about the hunt for the 'Bullseye Killer'. And it looks really bloody good, too.
Updated on 11 January: It seems as if truly good true crime series are a bit like buses; you wait forever for one, and then three show up at once.
Over on the BBC, we have slowly become obsessed with serial killer drama The Serpent. Netflix, meanwhile, just dropped a trailer for its disturbing docuseries, Night Stalker, which tells "the spellbinding true story of how one of the most notorious serial killers in American history was hunted down and brought to justice."
And now ITV is getting in on the action with its own star-studded miniseries, too.
Here's everything you need to know about The Pembrokeshire Murders, which starts tonight at 9pm.
What is The Pembrokeshire Murders about?
The Pembrokeshire Murders: Luke Evans takes the lead in this star-studded ITV drama.
Adapted from the true-crime book Catching The Bullseye Killer, the three-part mini-series sees newly-promoted Detective Superintendent Steve Wilkins take it upon himself to reopen two unsolved double murders from the 1980s.
Employing pioneering forensic methods, Wilkins and his handpicked team soon uncover microscopic DNA and fibres that potentially link the murders to a string of burglaries committed in the 80s and 90s.
The perpetrator of these crimes, though, is already in prison and nearing the end of his sentence. It's up to DS Wilkins and his team to find the evidence that will keep the killer behind bars, and stop him from striking again.
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It's worth noting that the series also includes a stranger-than-fiction twist involving the ITV quiz show Bullseye.
We won't share too much here, because… well, because of spoilers. Rest assured, though, it's the sort of story that's going to have everyone talking (and googling what really happened) long after the credits roll.
Is there a trailer for The Pembrokeshire Murders?
ITV has released a trailer for The Pembrokeshire Murders, and it's certainly piqued our attention.
Who stars in the cast of The Pembrokeshire Murders?
Luke Evans, whom you may recognise as Gaston from Disney's live-action Beauty And The Beast, will portray Welsh detective Steve Wilkins.
The series also features Keith Allen as John Cooper, Owen Teale as Gerard Elias, Alexandria Riley as Ella Richards, Caroline Berry as Pat Cooper, Oliver Ryan as Andrew Cooper and David Fynn as ITV News journalist Jonathan Hill.
The full cast list includes:
DS Steve Wilkins - Luke Evans
John William Cooper - Keith Allen
DC Nigel Rowe - Kyle Lima
DI Lynne Harries - Steven Meo
DS Gareth Rees - Charles Dale
DS Glyn Johnson - Richard Corgan
DI Ella Richards - Alexandria Riley
Pat Cooper - Caroline Berry
Andrew Cooper - Oliver Ryan
Jack Wilkins - Steffan Cennydd
Amy Wilkins - Mabli Jên Eustace
DCS Coles - Rhodri Evan
DCI Jim Morris - Roger Evans
DCI George Jones - William Thomas
Jonathan Hill - David Fynn
Gerard Elias - Owen Teale
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What is the true story behind The Pembrokeshire Murders?
Warning: this section contains spoilers, so scroll ahead now if you want to avoid them.
In 1985, a double murder by shotgun was committed in Pembrokeshire, Wales. The victims were local residents, brother and sister, Richard and Helen Thomas.
In 1989, Pembrokeshire was rocked when husband and wife, Peter and Gwenda Dixon, were also murdered by shotgun.
While both crimes were thoroughly investigated, no-one was charged. Then, in 2006, DCI Steve Wilkins returned to Wales after a stint at Scotland Yard and began a new job as Deputy Head of Dyfed Powys CID.
Their surprise breakthrough came in the form of the TV quiz show, Bullseye.
Inspired by the success DNA forensic science was having on solving rates in serious crime, Wilkins decided to reinvestigate the two double murders. And so, with a carefully handpicked team, he set to work.
The evidence they gathered suggested that one man was responsible for all four murders: John William Cooper, a local man already in prison for a series of burglaries and robberies.
Knowing Cooper would soon be up for parole, Wilkins and his team worked around the clock to find the concrete evidence they needed to charge him for the murders. Their surprise breakthrough came, though, in the form of Bullseye.
That's right: Cooper had appeared on the TV quiz show, just one month before the murder of Peter and Gwenda Dixon. And it was this archive footage that helped match Cooper to an artist's impression based on a witness sighting.
The Pembrokeshire Murders on ITV, starring Luke Evans as DS Steve Wilkins and Alexandria Riley as DI Ella Richards, opened to rave reviews.
What are people saying about The Pembrokeshire Murders?
As reported on 6 January: Luke Evans has described it as a "privilege" to be playing the role in the TV drama.
"It is a privilege to be playing the role of Steve Wilkins in The Pembrokeshire Murders and working again with Simon Heath, his team at World Productions and ITV," he said in a press release.
"It's a huge responsibility for me as the drama depicts a true crime which to this day still affects the families of those whose lives were tragically taken."
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Director Marc Evans, meanwhile, said: "You have to be as authentic and as realistic as you can be, and accurate in terms of getting the story properly represented, in terms of everybody who is involved. And then you also have to be very respectful of victims and victims' families and understand the possible effects of the scenes you are depicting. There's a feeling of responsibility."
He added: "It's always tricky to cast a real life criminal. Let's not forget he's there and he did these things for real. Keith Allen was quite brilliant at absorbing the traits of Cooper and portraying a kind of strange dynamism that the man obviously had."
When is The Pembrokeshire Murders on TV?
The Pembrokeshire Murders airs at 9pm on ITV on 11, 12, and 13 January 2021.
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New Found Intercepts 18.95 g/t Au Over 5.75m in Near-Surface 60m Step-Out at Keats North and Provides Exploration Update
Vancouver, BC, September 1, 2022 – New Found Gold Corp. ("New Found" or the "Company") (TSX-V: NFG, NYSE-A: NFGC) is pleased to announce the results from 17 diamond drill holes that were completed as part of an ongoing systematic drill program exploring a highly prospective segment of the Appleton Fault Zone ("AFZ") immediately north of the Keats Zone. New Found's 100% owned Queensway project comprises an approximately 1500km2 area, accessible via the Trans-Canada Highway approximately 15km west of Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador.
Keats North Highlights:
Table 1: Keats North Drilling Highlights
1Note that the host structures are interpreted to be steeply dipping and true widths are unknown at this time. Infill veining in secondary structures with multiple orientations crosscutting the primary host structures are commonly observed in drill core which could result in additional uncertainty in true width. Composite intervals reported carry a minimum weighted average of 1 g/t Au diluted over a minimum core length of 2m with a maximum of 2m consecutive dilution. Included high-grade intercepts are reported as any consecutive interval with grades greater than 10 g/t Au. Grades have not been capped in the averaging and intervals are reported as drill thickness.
Keats North refers to an area of ~630m of strike x ~150m in width immediately north of the Keats Main Zone comprised of multiple newly discovered mineralized veins and associated structures that subcrop below a thin cover of glacial till. Several notable structures hosting gold mineralized veining are demonstrating excellent geological continuity and remain open in all directions with very limited drilling below 150m to date (see Figure 1).
Multiple high-grade gold intervals have been returned from the limited drilling completed so far at Keats North. Preliminary interpretation by the Company demonstrates continuity of high-grade gold mineralization developing in certain areas within these veins, which in some cases is correlated to structural intersections.
Drilling in the "Enigma" Zone area provides one such example with hole NFGC-22-665 returning 18.95 g/t Au over 5.75m in a step-out hole ~60m northeast along strike from a previously reported intercept of 275 g/t Au over 2.15m in NFGC-22-538 (see May 4, 2022, new release).
Ongoing drilling at Keats North is designed to further define areas of high-grade mineralization within these gold bearing structures, which remain open along strike and to depth.
VP of Exploration Melissa Render stated: "We are very encouraged by the recent discovery of mineralized veins at Keats North, not only have they been found to span an area of ~630m x ~150m to date, but there is also a direct relationship between Keats North and Keats. These prospects are tied together by two approximately north-south striking fault zones, Umbra and Penumbra, that clearly play a role in producing the spectacular high grades encountered at the north end of Keats Main and extend as far north as the 515 discovery (Figure 1). This area is certainly lighting up with a high success rate in hitting gold mineralization in veining and commonly including visible gold. With continued drilling, these zones are proving to have excellent geological continuity, are open in all directions and with limited drilling below ~150m in this entire corridor, the area remains sparsely drilled. There is significant prospective ground remaining to be tested and to put it into perspective, we are trying to assess an area with a footprint similar to Keats itself. The Keats North discovery provides further confirmation of our big picture exploration thesis: that a substantial damage zone was created in brittle host rocks surrounding the AFZ and exploration work is designed to continue to find and define multiple areas of high-grade gold within this extensive target corridor."
Exploration Update
Fourteen drills are turning largely focused along the Queensway North segment of the AFZ. Of note, two drills are working at Keats North, three at Keats Main, three along the west side of the AFZ at various target areas, two south of the Trans-Canada Highway, one at Lotto, one at Lotto North, and one at Big Dave.
To date 247,520m have been drilled of a 400,000m program. Assays are pending for a total of 38,090m of core with 7,018m from Keats, 8,378m from Keats North, 1,946m from Golden Joint, 1,867m from Lotto, 4,341m from Lotto North, 3,283m from Big Dave, 4,606m from TCH, and the balance from several target areas along the AFZ. The Company will release assays upon receipt of a sufficient number of results from specific areas and zones.
This week a barge arrived on site that will allow drill testing of the projected extension of high-grade gold mineralization to surface in areas previously inaccessible due to surface water and associated exploration exclusion zones. These surface constraints have left considerable areas untested at both Keats and Golden Joint that will now be easily reached via the barge. Initially, work from the barge will commence at Golden Joint before proceeding to Keats.
The Company is continuing its extensive QA/QC testing of the Chrysos Photon Assay TM technology. So far, 2,186 samples have been shipped to MSALABS in Val-d'Or for assay utilizing the Chrysos Photon AssayTM technology. Subsequent to photon assay, 560 samples have been submitted to ALS for follow-on screen metallic and fire assay testing. The MSA test program is nearly complete, and the Company will announce the results of this test work and provide an update for its plans for utilizing the Chrysos Photon AssayTM technology in the near future. The benefits of utilizing the Chrysos Photon AssayTM include preservation of the sample for additional assay and testing work, faster turnaround time, lower cost and an environmentally friendly, chemical free, more sustainable replacement for traditional fire assay methods.
The Giga Shack is nearing completion with a grand opening and move-in scheduled for the coming weeks. This new facility's core processing capacity will be significantly greater and will allow for faster turnaround of assay results.
Figure 1. Keats plan view map
Figure 2: Photos of mineralization from: Top Left: at ~237m in NFGC-22-663, Bottom Left: at ~76m in NFGC-22-675, Top Right: at ~ 48.6m in NFGC-22-665, and Bottom Right: at ~ 243m in NFGC-22-640.
Note that these photos are not intended to be representative of gold mineralization in holes NFGC-22-663, NFGC-22-675, NFGC-22-665, and NFGC-22-640.
As a result of progressive deformation, the brittle host stratigraphy developed an extensive network of gold-bearing fault zones enveloping the AFZ, the extents of which are not yet known. Higher-grades and widths of gold mineralization occur in areas where there was greater mineralizing fluid flow such as at structural intersections, at dilational openings within fault structures, and along lithological contacts where breakage occurs due to rheological differences in the compressional strength of contrasting sedimentary rock units. A significant amount of the high-grade gold mineralization is interpreted to be epizonal in nature, having been emplaced when tectonic movements resulted in the explosive tapping of deep gold-rich magmatic fluids that rapidly precipitated gold as they migrated towards surface.
The Keats-Baseline Fault Zone ("KBFZ") is an extensive brittle fault zone that lies to the east of the AFZ and runs slightly oblique to it and has an east-northeast strike (N55°E) and dips to the southeast at approximately 60°. This fault forms an extensive damage zone that is discordant to the stratigraphy, and it controls the development of a complex network of brittle, high-grade gold vein arrays that are epizonal in character. Gold mineralization is characterized by the presence of quartz-carbonate veins with vuggy, stylolitic, and/or brecciated textures which often contain trace amounts of arsenopyrite, chalcopyrite, boulangerite, or pyrite, and which are associated with an NH4 muscovite alteration. A variety of fault and vein orientations have been encountered within and surrounding the KBFZ, forming a complex network of high-grade vein splays bifurcating from the KBFZ and the AFZ. Cross-cutting the Keats Main zone and forming important constituents of the KBFZ network are several conjugate brittle faults that are gold-rich and that create lenses of high-grade gold mineralization. Examples of such structures are the Umbra, Penumbra, Solstice, Eclipse, and 421 zones (Figure 1). The Umbra and Penumbra structures strike approximately north-south and have been intersected over a strike length of approximately 630m and are interpreted to play an important role for concentrating high-grade gold in the Keats North region.
2 Previously reported interval.
Sampling, Sub-sampling, Laboratory, and Discussion
True widths of the intercepts reported in this press release have yet to be determined and further exploration is required. Infill veining in secondary structures with multiple orientations crosscutting the primary host structures are commonly observed in drill core which could result in additional variability in true width. Assays are uncut, and composite intervals are calculated using a minimum weighted average of 1 g/t Au diluted over a minimum core length of 2m with a maximum of 2m consecutive dilution. Included high-grade intercepts are reported as any consecutive interval with grades greater than 10 g/t Au.
A professional geologist examines the drill core and marks out the intervals to be sampled and the cutting line. Sample lengths are mostly 1.0m and adjusted to respect lithological and/or mineralogical contacts and isolate narrow (<1.0m) veins or other structures that may yield higher grades. Once all sample intervals have been chosen, photos of the wet and dry core are taken for future reference.
Technicians saw the core along the defined cut-line. One-half of the core is kept as a witness sample and the other half is submitted for crushing, pulverizing, and assaying. Individual sample bags are sealed and placed into shipping pails and/or nylon shipping bags, sealed, and marked with the contents.
The entire sample is crushed to approximately 70% passing 2mm. A 3,000g split is pulverized. "Routine" samples do not have visible gold ("VG") identified and are not within a mineralized zone. Routine samples are assayed for gold by 30g fire assay with an inductively-couple plasma spectrometry ("ICP") finish. If the initial 30g fire assay gold result is over 1 g/t, the remainder of the 3,000g split is screened at 106 microns for screened metallics assay. For the screened metallics assay, the entire coarse fraction (sized greater than 106 microns) is fire assayed and two splits of the fine fraction (sized less than 106 microns) are fire assayed. The three assays are combined on a weight-averaged basis.
Drill program design, Quality Assurance/Quality Control ("QA/QC") and interpretation of results are performed by qualified persons employing a rigorous QA/QC program consistent with industry best practices. Standards and blanks account for a minimum of 10% of the samples in addition to the laboratory's internal quality assurance programs.
The Company does not recognize any factors of drilling, sampling, or recovery that could materially affect the accuracy or reliability of the assay data disclosed.
The scientific and technical information disclosed in this press release was reviewed and approved by Greg Matheson, P. Geo., Chief Operating Officer, and a Qualified Person as defined under National Instrument 43-101. Mr. Matheson consents to the publication of this press release dated September 1, 2022, by New Found. Mr. Matheson certifies that this press release fairly and accurately represents the scientific and technical information that forms the basis for this press release.
This press release contains certain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Canadian securities legislation, relating to assay results, exploration and drilling, and mineralization on the Company's Queensway gold project in Newfoundland; the interpretation of assay results, the results of the drilling program, mineralization, and the discovery of zones of high-grade gold mineralization; the timing of future drilling results; core processing capacity; future press releases by the Company; and funding of the drilling program. Although the Company believes that such statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical facts; they are generally, but not always, identified by the words "expects," "plans," "anticipates," "believes," "interpreted," "intends," "estimates," "projects," "aims," "suggests," "potential," "goal," "objective," "prospective," "possibly," "preliminary", and similar expressions, or that events or conditions "will," "would," "may," "can," "could," or "should" occur, or are those statements, which, by their nature, refer to future events. The Company cautions that forward-looking statements are based on the beliefs, estimates, and opinions of the Company's management on the date the statements are made, and they involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Consequently, there can be no assurances that such statements will prove to be accurate and actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Except to the extent required by applicable securities laws and the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange, the Company undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements if management's beliefs, estimates or opinions, or other factors, should change. Factors that could cause future results to differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements include risks associated with possible accidents and other risks associated with mineral exploration operations, the risk that the Company will encounter unanticipated geological factors, risks associated with the interpretation of assay results and the drilling program, the possibility that the Company may not be able to secure permitting and other governmental clearances necessary to carry out the Company's exploration plans, the risk that the Company will not be able to raise sufficient funds to carry out its business plans, and the risk of political uncertainties and regulatory or legal changes that might interfere with the Company's business and prospects. The reader is urged to refer to the Company's Annual Information Form and Management's Discussion and Analysis, publicly available through the Canadian Securities Administrators' System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval ("SEDAR") at www.sedar.com for a more complete discussion of such risk factors and their potential effects.


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Tara Sutaria Is A 'Busy' Newbie In A Town, Jam Packed With Heropanti 2 & Other Biggies
Tara Sutaria Is A 'Busy' Newbie In A Town, Jam Packed With Heropanti 2 & Other Biggies ( Photo Credit – Instagram / Tara Sutaria ; IMDb / Heropanti 2 / Ek Villain Returns )
There's no stopping Tara Sutaria! The young actor has a rather packed schedule. She is currently shooting for Milan Luthria's Tadap where she is paired opposite Ahan Shetty in his debut film. Apart from the romantic action film, her upcoming line-up includes two big-ticket films.
Alongside shooting for Tadap, she has begun prepping for Heropanti 2 and Ek Villain Returns. Details about either films have not been divulged yet but what we have gathered from her previous interviews is that Tara will be playing the role of a singer in Ek Villain Returns and is currently recording songs for her character. This is the first time that she will be singing for herself in a feature film and we surely are looking forward to seeing her donning a new hat. Heropanti 2 will see her opposite Tiger Shroff for the second time after Student Of The Year 2 and we cannot wait to watch what the actors bring to the table this time around.
Tara Sutaria began her training in Western classical music as a child. Since a young age, she has been performing at live concerts and has lent her voice to a few Hindi films in the past.
Talking about her choc-o-bloc schedule, a source says, "Tara Sutaria is on a roll with a packed schedule. The shoot of Tadap is going on in full swing and she has already begun working on Ek Villain Returns. She is also prepping for Heropanti 2. Apart from these, she has some of the biggest brands in her kitty."
In 2019, Tara marked her big-screen debut with Student Of The Year 2. With her talent and scintillating screen presence, she became one of the most desirable actors to watch out for. In Marjaawaan, she essayed the role of a mute girl and went on to capture the attention of many.
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UPDATE: 1/30/2017: Five(!) Sources added to bottom of list. I have no experience with any of them. As always, caveat emptor.
UPDATE: 11/16/2016: Two sources, both Facebook Groups, added to bottom of list. One dead link removed.
UPDATE: 9/13/2014: Finally did a long overdue cleanup of the list. Eliminated dead pages and sites that no longer appear to sell used brass instruments on-line, as well as updating links that have changed.
UPDATE: 11/11/11: Added one source to the bottom of the list.
UPDATE: 10/2/11: I've added four sources to the bottom, removed a couple and cleaned up a couple of existing links.
I put together this list of on-line sources for used trumpets and related equipment when the TH Marketplace went down in January of '09.
After TH and eBay - my two fave sites to browse for used equipment - this list is in no particular order. Nor am I promoting any of the businesses on this list. I've never dealt with the vast majority of them. Feel free to add to this list. Happy shopping.
Thanks... your post gets the SupportLiveJazz Bookmark of the month award.
"I'm not apologizing, I am what I am. There'll be no compromising, I don't give a damn."
Thanks! Some of those Ihadn't heard of before.
Feel free to add to this list. Perhaps ultimately it could be better organized and made into a 'sticky' so that it would be easily accessible to all.
Yeah... I see many of your list also coincide with a lot of places I've looked to regarding repairs/mods. Three categories that come to mind for me are: 1) horns for sale, 2) repair shops, and 3) parts supplies. Maybe other folks have some other category ideas. It would be nice to have an exhaustive (and updatable) list such as what you've started. Nice job!
to the list...has a large collection of Strads right now.
The Trumpet Shop (www.thetrumpetshop.com) has a good range of used horns. Has anyone bought from them before? Are they a good reliable business?
Thanks for the kind words. I'm glad some folks are finding this useful.
SupportLiveJazz, I'm so proud and humbled to have been singled out for this honor. I await the details regarding the awards ceremony and after-party.
I agree that it could be more refined with categories, comments, etc. Also, while the list I supplied is limited to USA sources, other qualified folks could create lists of on-line sources in other countries. That would be cool.
Randall Nelson, thanks for adding brassandwoodwind.ca. I remember seeing that in my web surfing, but I forgot to bookmark it.
Blackbird, I have no experience with thetrumpetshop.com, but if memory serves, the owner (or perhaps manager) of the shop has posted here on TH and recently wrote that the website is new. You may want to try searching the TH Forum for thetrumpetshop.com and see what comes up.
I wish that websites could be added to the original list so that it all stays in one place, but I'm not sure how to do that.
Again, thanks for the kind comments and additions. And if anyone knows of an early (1970s or earlier) Bach 1-1/4C mouthpiece for sale, please let me know.
I'd also add "Junkdude" to the list. It's basically a sax website but they sell lots of trumpets under the heading "other instruments".
Perhaps you could edit your original post to include extra websites as they are mentioned?
Thanks Rich - I like the sax website (junkdude) because they have reasonable prices on their horns. Other websites seem determined to drive up the price of certain used trumpet models.
Also the original poster (bhipp) could edit their post so that any new websites appear in the first post of this thread.
I agree, Daniel. They're nice people to deal with, also. Anytime I have emailed them with questions on particular horns they were very quick and cordial with a response. They update their listing fairly regularly, too.
Here's another one, bhipp. Great thread!
I've copied the list and keeping it in my "mail waiting to be sent" file on my AOL account. I simply add each new one listed here to my account list to keep it complete.
"In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit...it was a hobbit-hole, and that means comfort."
anyone could do the same thing in Europe?
Thanks to all for the advice and additions. As suggested, I have indeed updated my original post to include the sites added by others. If more sites are added in the future I will update the original post accordingly.


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Long and Short Reviews welcomes Jackie Ashenden who is celebrating the upcoming release of Deep River Promise, the second book in the Alaska Homecoming series. Enter the Rafflecopter at the end of the post for a chance to win 1 of 5 copies of Come Home To Deep River to celebrate the release.
Welcome to Deep River, Alaska
Damon Fitzgerald takes his responsibilities very seriously. Yet now, somehow, his responsibilities include the tiny Alaska town he inherited from his late army buddy. Damon just wants to get back to LA and his ailing mother, but first he has a promise to keep: looking out for his dead friend's son. Unfortunately, the boy's mother just happens to be Deep River's mayor and the most challenging woman Damon's ever met.
Astrid James is mayor of Deep River and she intends to do right by the town and her son. The last thing she needs is an arrogant outsider coming in, no matter how attractive he is. But there's more to Damon than his charm, just as there's more to Astrid than the no-nonsense mayor she appears to be. Soon the two of them are in deeper than the Deep River itself. But Damon is haunted by a private grief and Astrid has good reasons not to trust; can either of them risk their hearts on finding love again?
Damon Fitzgerald woke with an excruciating headache and the sense that he was being stabbed slowly but relentlessly through one eye. The headache was familiar—usually a sign he'd imbibed a little too heavily the night before—but the stabbing sensation not so much.
Cautiously, he raised one hand to touch the eye currently being stabbed only to encounter his own eyelid. So. Not being stabbed then. That was a relief.
He was still a little disoriented though, and his mouth felt like the bottom of a birdcage, so it took him some time to realize that the stabbing sensation was coming from the sunlight shining through a gap in the curtains and straight into one eye.
Sun. He hadn't seen the sun for at least three days, due to the weather being crap, which was strange for LA…
Which was when he remembered that he wasn't in LA. He wasn't even in Juneau, where he'd been for the last couple for weeks.
No, it was worse than that. Way worse.
He was in a room over the Happy Moose bar in a tiny, privately owned town called Deep River, smack bang in the middle of nowhere, Alaska. And he'd been stuck here for three days because the weather had been so bad he hadn't been able to fly out.
Damon lay there for a moment as the realization settled through him, trying to reorient himself, because he'd definitely over imbibed the night before and this hangover had teeth. Then with a sudden start, he remembered that sun was a good thing.
Sun meant the weather was better, which in turn meant he could get the hell out of here and back to LA.
Rolling off the bed, he dragged himself over to the french doors that led onto the room's tiny balcony, shoved them open, and stumbled out onto the balcony itself, just to check that the sun was real.
Sure enough, though it must have been early in the morning, the sun was actually shining, the sky a bright, almost painful blue, making the white caps of the mountains looming on all sides look extra white and extra sharp.
Ahead of him was the deep, rushing green of the river the town was named for. Deep River. It had been settled during the gold rush at the end of the nineteenth century by the West family, who'd bought the land Deep River sat on and leased out bits of it to anyone who wanted a place to call home.
A quirky little town, as Damon had spent the last three days finding out.
Deep River consisted of a ramshackle series of buildings clustered on the side of the river, connected by a boardwalk that projected out over the water and a narrow street that ran behind the buildings on the land side. They were old, those buildings, the paint on them faded, the wood cracked and worn through long exposure to rain and sun and snow. Not as picture-postcard as the ones in Ketchikan to the south, but there was definitely a certain vintage charm to them. Like a group of elderly ladies whose beauty was a little faded and careworn, they still possessed the ghost of their stunning youth, a certain timeless magic that tugged at the heartstrings.
Houses very similar to those at the water's edge were scattered up the hill behind the town, and there were a few more buildings along from the boardwalk, huddling against the hill's side.
A set of wooden steps led down from the boardwalk to a dock where several fishing boats and trawlers were tied up, but since it was comparatively empty, most of the boats must have gone up the river to the sea for a day working the nets.
Damon took a deep breath and then another, the fresh bite of the air settling his headache and cooling his skin, waking him up. He wasn't a small-town kind of guy, but there was something quite majestic about the mountains and the forested hills that loomed above him. Especially now the sun was shining.
He'd complained about the rain the night before to one of the locals, who'd then informed him of Deep River's average rainfall, which was some horrendous amount that sounded just wrong to someone from LA.
Still, it did explain the solid three-day downpour and made him feel lucky that it was a beautiful day now.
Movement below him caught his eye, and he glanced down at the boardwalk.
The kid was there again, skulking by the big wooden pole stuck in the boardwalk that had "Middle of Nowhere" painted down the side. A tall, gangly teenager dressed in jeans and a black hoodie.
He always seemed to be in Damon's vicinity, and if Damon didn't know any better, he'd say he was being followed.
Though surely it was a little too early in the morning for teenagers? Weren't they supposed to sleep past twelve or something?
The kid was looking straight at him, though he was too far away for Damon to see what expression was on his face. The fixed way the kid was staring was slightly unnerving.
A woman came suddenly into view. She had shoulder-length blond hair, and it was blowing around in the wind, a bright counterpoint to the plain jeans-and-T-shirt-combo she wore, a parka pulled on over the top, and she moved with great purpose to where the kid stood. She spoke to him a second and then turned her head, and Damon found himself under the intense scrutiny of two people.
His skin prickled, cool air moving across it. Moving everywhere across it.
Aw hell. He'd neglected to dress before stumbling out onto the balcony, and since he always slept naked… Yeah, no wonder both the woman and the kid were staring.
Excerpted from Deep River Promise by Jackie Ashenden. © 2021 by Jackie Ashenden. Used with permission of the publisher, Sourcebooks Casablanca, an imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. All rights reserved.
About the Author:Jackie has been writing fiction since she was eleven years old. Mild mannered fantasy/SF/pseudo-literary writer by day, obsessive romance writer by night, she used to balance her writing with the more serious job of librarianship until a chance meeting with another romance writer prompted her to throw off the shackles of her day job and devote herself to the true love of her heart – writing romance. She particularly likes to write dark, emotional stories with alpha heroes who've just got the world to their liking only to have it blown wide apart by their kick-ass heroines.
She lives in Auckland, New Zealand with her husband, the inimitable Dr Jax and two kids. When she's not torturing alpha males and their gutsy heroines, she can be found drinking chocolate martinis, reading anything she can lay her hands on, wasting time on social media, or being forced to go mountain biking with her husband.
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La Tinkoff, nota in precedenza anche come CSC e Saxo Bank, era una squadra russa di ciclismo su strada maschile attiva nel professionismo dal 1998 al 2016.

Attiva nel professionismo dal 1998 e guidata da Bjarne Riis dal 2000 al 2015, la allora CSC si aggiudicò la classifica a squadre del circuito UCI ProTour/Calendario mondiale UCI nel 2005, nel 2006, nel 2007 e, come Saxo Bank, nel 2010; come Tinkoff vinse invece la classifica individuale del World Tour con Peter Sagan nel 2016. Ai successi nelle graduatorie mondiali si aggiungono anche due vittorie finali al Tour de France, nel 2008 con Carlos Sastre e nel 2010 con Andy Schleck, e due al Giro d'Italia, nel 2006 con Ivan Basso e nel 2015 con Alberto Contador.

Complice il ritiro della sponsorizzazione Tinkoff, alla fine del 2016 la squadra è stata dismessa dopo diciannove stagioni di attività.

Storia
La compagnia proprietaria della squadra, inizialmente chiamata Professional Cycling Denmark ApS, fu creata nell'autunno 1996 dal campione del mondo dilettanti Alex Pedersen, oltre che da Finn Poulsen (rappresentante della Bestseller A/S), Torben Kølbæk e Johannes Poulsen (dalla Herning CK), e Bjarne Riis (in seguito passato al Team Telekom). La squadra fu costituita acquisendo la licenza di squadra dilettantistica della Herning CK, con sede ad Herning, Danimarca, avendo l'obiettivo di partecipare al Tour de France entro quattro anni.

Dal 1998 al 1999: Team Home-Jack & Jones
La squadra divenne attiva nel professionismo a partire dalla stagione 1998: Alex Pedersen e Torben Kølbæk furono i primi direttori sportivi. Iniziò con undici corridori, tra i quali alcuni neo-professionisti ed altri veterani del ciclismo danese, come Brian Holm e Jesper Skibby, entrambi più volte al Tour de France (Skibby aveva anche vinto una tappa nell'edizione 1993). Gli sponsor principali erano la home A/S, agenzia di intermediazione del settore immobiliare, e la Jack & Jones, azienda manifatturiera controllata dalla Bestseller A/S; il budget era di circa un milione di €. La squadra corse nella seconda divisione UCI, partecipando a piccole gare, e sia Christian Andersen che Jesper Skibby ne vinsero diverse. Brian Holm lasciò inaspettatamente la squadra nell'aprile 1998.

Lo scandalo Festina che colpì il Tour de France 1998 non interessò direttamente la squadra,  La squadra concluse l'annata 1998 al trentaduesimo posto nella classifica a squadre della UCI. Per l'anno dopo il budget venne incrementato a 2 400 000 euro, ed il numero di corridori salì a 14. In termini di vittorie, la stagione 1999 fu la più ricca, almeno fino al 2005: i 26 successi in gare del calendario UCI portarono il Team Home alla promozione nella prima divisione dei gruppi sportivi. Nel settembre 1999 il team salì alla ribalta anche per altri motivi: il belga Marc Streel fu trovato con un tasso di ematocrito di 53,4% (valori sopra il 50% possono essere indicatori di uso di EPO), e licenziato dalla squadra. La Home terminò la sponsorizzazione.

Il 2000: Memory Card-Jack & Jones
Per la stagione 2000, la Memory Card A/S (un produttore danese di memory cards) arrivò come co-sponsor ed il ciclista danese Bo Hamburger fu messo sotto contratto come capitano. Durante l'anno vennero vinte meno gare rispetto al 1999, ma il calibro fu maggiore, e la squadra raggiunse il suo obiettivo di partecipare al Tour de France, prendendo parte all'edizione 2000. In aprile Nicolai Bo Larsen fu trovato con un livello di ematocrito pari la 51% ma, a differenza di Streel, non venne licenziato, visto che il giorno prima il livello registrato era 47%. La mattina dopo l'analisi incriminata, le analisi trovarono un valore pari al 47%.

Alla fine della stagione, Bjarne Riis acquisì la Professional Cycling Denmark ApS, rinominandola Riis Cycling A/S, e la squadra. Il contratto con la Jack & Jones terminò e Bjarne Riis non volle più continuare a lavorare con Memory Card, visti i problemi finanziari della società.

Dal 2001 al 2008: il Team CSC

2001-2003: Jalabert e Hamilton capitani

A partire dal 2001 la CSC (Computer Sciences Corporation) e l'Internet service provider World Online diventarono gli sponsor della squadra, con un budget totale di €4 500 000. La World Online fu comprata dall'italiana Tiscali, ed il nome della squadra cambiò il 1º luglio, diventando CSC-Tiscali.

In aprile, Bo Hamburger fu trovato positivo con un nuovo test antidoping per l'EPO, in grado di distinguere l'EPO naturale prodotto dal corpo da quello sintetico. Nel primo test Hamburger mostrò 82,3%, sopra il limite massimo dell'80% imposto dalla UCI ma, visto che le controanalisi mostrarono 82,4% e 78,6%, fu scagionato dalle accuse di doping. Nel settembre del 2001 fu licenziato dalla squadra.

La CSC acquisì rilevanza internazionale quando per la stagione 2001, dopo la lunga esperienza nella ONCE di Manolo Saiz, venne messo sotto contratto il francese Laurent Jalabert. Jalabert era passato alla CSC, legata alla produttrice di biciclette LOOK, strettamente associata a Jalabert stesso, non avendo trovato ingaggio presso una squadra francese. Nei due anni seguenti vinse la maglia a pois ai Tour de France 2001 e 2002, una tappa e la cronosquadre al Tour 2001, e le due edizioni della Clásica de San Sebastián. Al termine della stagione 2002, come previsto, si ritirò dall'attività agonistica. Sempre nel 2002 arrivò alla CSC, proveniente dalla US Postal Service, lo statunitense Tyler Hamilton, che subito in quell'anno seppe concludere al secondo posto il Giro d'Italia pur con una scapola fratturata.

Nel 2003, Riis rinominò la Professional Cycling Denmark ApS in Riis Cycling A/S. Tiscali cessò la sponsorizzazione e la Riis Cycling A/S non fu in grado di trovare un nuovo co-sponsor: il team cambiò nome da CSC-Tiscali a Team CSC, e continuò l'attività nel 2003 con un budget ridotto. Il quartier generale della Riis Cycling si trasferì da Herning alla sede di uno degli sponsor, la compagnia di assicurazioni danese Alm. Brand a Lyngby, un sobborgo di Copenaghen. Hamilton diventò capitano della squadra per la nuova stagione, con l'obiettivo di competere per la classifica generale del Tour de France. Vinse la Liegi-Bastogne-Liegi entrando in un ottimo stato di forma, ma si infortunò di nuovo gravemente, rompendosi la clavicola in una caduta generale nella prima tappa del Tour. Perse molto tempo nella classifica generale, ma proseguì la corsa riuscendo a vincere una tappa e concludere al quarto posto generale; anche i compagni Carlos Sastre e Jakob Piil vinsero una frazione.

2004-2005: Basso sul podio del Tour de France

Per il 2004 Hamilton decise di passare alla svizzera Phonak; la CSC ingaggiò allora dalla Fassa Bortolo il ventiseienne italiano Ivan Basso, con l'obiettivo di farlo competere nella classifica generale dei Grandi Giri. Basso si era aggiudicato la maglia bianca della classifica dei giovani al Tour de France 2002, e proprio al primo anno con il team di Riis riuscì a piazzarsi sul terzo gradino del podio al Tour de France 2004.

Dopo una stagione di difficoltosa dovuta a problemi finanziari ed il taglio di numerosi corridori, la primavera del 2005 fu la migliore per la CSC, con diverse vittorie di alto profilo ottenute da Bobby Julich e Jens Voigt. Con la vittoria nella Parigi-Nizza, Julich diventò il primo corridore della squadra ad indossare la maglia di leader nel nuovo circuito UCI ProTour. Questo successo fu seguita dalla vittoria di tre tappe al Giro d'Italia, una con David Zabriskie e due con Ivan Basso. Lo stesso Basso, in corsa per la vittoria finale, fu colpito da problemi allo stomaco e perse la vetta della classifica (chiuse ventisettesimo). Basso si rifece al Tour de France dello stesso anno, conquistando la seconda posizione dietro a Lance Armstrong, e la squadra vinse un'altra tappa con David Zabriskie, che si aggiudicò il cronoprologo.

La seconda parte di stagione fu ricca di successi nel circuito UCI ProTour, con Bobby Julich che vinse la classifica generale dell'Eneco Tour, mentre Carlos Sastre terminò secondo e Nicki Sørensen vinse una tappa alla Vuelta a España. Il Team CSC concluse la stagione come vincitrice della classifica a squadre ProTour e Bobby Julich fu ottavo nella individuale. Dopo il Tour de France 2005, la CSC aveva intanto rinnovato la sponsorizzazione fino al 2008 con un maggiore finanziamento, permettendo a Riis di rinnovare il contratto con Basso per altri tre anni.

Il 2006: Basso vince il Giro d'Italia
Nel 2006, con la sponsorizzazione della CSC assicurata per altri tre anni, la preparazione fu mirata per vincere tutti i tre Grandi Giri, con il capitano Ivan Basso impegnato sia al Giro d'Italia sia al Tour de France, e Carlos Sastre impegnato nella Vuelta a España. La squadra contava di diversi "cronoman", inclusi gli statunitensi David Zabriskie, che vinse cronometro a Giro e Tour, il bronzo olimpico Bobby Julich, e lo svizzero Fabian Cancellara, uomo per le classiche di primavera. Tra gli altri Jens Voigt e Stuart O'Grady, l'unico velocista della squadra. La prima vittoria nell'UCI ProTour 2006 arrivò nel prologo della Parigi-Nizza, vinto dal campione uscente Bobby Julich. La prima parte della stagione fu segnata da diversi infortuni, tra cui quello occorso a Stuart O'Grady. Nonostante questo, il nuovo arrivato Cancellara assicurò la seconda vittoria nel circuito ProTour vincendo la cronometro individuale alla Tirreno-Adriatico, e più tardi fece sua la Parigi-Roubaix. Il lussemburghese Fränk Schleck vinse l'Amstel Gold Race la settimana successiva.

Diversamente da quanto annunciato ad inizio stagione, Carlos Sastre corse il Giro 2006 in appoggio a Basso, decidendo dunque di partecipare a tutti e tre i Grandi Giri. Il vincitore del Giro del 2005 Paolo Savoldelli si dimostrò il migliore nelle prime tappe, poi Jan Ullrich sorprese vincendo la crono individuale a scapito di Basso che però dominò sulle montagne vincendo tre tappe e la cronosquadre con la CSC, che non perse mai il controllo della corsa. Ivan Basso vinse il Giro con un margine di 9'18" dalla sorpresa José Enrique Gutiérrez. Il 30 giugno 2006, i direttori del Tour de France annunciarono in conferenza stampa che Ivan Basso non avrebbe partecipato alla Grande Boucle, stante il suo presunto coinvolgimento nella Operación Puerto. Sastre diventò capitano, dominò nelle ultime tappe di montagna, ma una scarsa performance nell'ultima cronometro lo fece scendere al quarto posto. La squadra vinse due tappe, con Fränk Schleck sull'Alpe d'Huez e con Jens Voigt dopo una lunga fuga.

La seconda parte della stagione fu caratterizzata dalle notizie sul coinvolgimento di Ivan Basso nella Operación Puerto ed il contratto dell'italiano fu rescisso consensualmente. Nel frattempo, Voigt dominò il Deutschland Tour 2006 vincendo la classifica generale e tre tappe, inclusi un arrivo in salita ed una cronometro, mentre Carlos Sastre concluse quarto alla Vuelta a España, con la CSC che vinse l'iniziale cronosquadre. Comunque, a causa delle implicazioni in diversi problemi di doping (Riis ammise di aver fatto uso di doping nel 1996, Basso venne sospeso per doping fino al 2008), la MAN Trucks abbandonò il ruolo di co-sponsor della squadra.

Il 2007: Schleck e Sastre secondi a Giro e Vuelta

Con l'uscita di scena di Basso, fu lo stesso Carlos Sastre ad assumere il ruolo di capitano della squadra nella stagione 2007. Il nuovo arrivato Juan José Haedo diede alla squadra diverse vittorie in corse minori all'inizio della stagione; in seguito Stuart O'Grady vinse la Parigi-Roubaix, succedendo nell'albo d'oro a Fabian Cancellara. Al Giro d'Italia venne schierata una squadra molto giovane, con la speranza che Andy Schleck riuscisse a competere per la vittoria della maglia bianca; il lussemburghese non solo vinse la classifica dei giovani, ma concluse anche secondo nella generale. Per il Tour de France venne schierata una CSC composta da seconde linee e corridori adatti a singole vittorie di tappa. Cancellara confermò quanto fatto vedere al Giro di Svizzera vincendo due tappe e vestendo la maglia gialla per sette giorni, mentre Sastre si dimostrò competitivo sulle montagne, ma dovette ancora accontentarsi del quarto posto.

Al Giro di Germania Jens Voigt difese con successo il titolo dell'anno precedente. Per la Vuelta venne presentata una squadra costruita intorno a Sastre: lo spagnolo perse ancora molto tempo nelle cronometro, specialmente la prima, ma sulle montagne riuscì a dimostrarsi competitivo riuscendo a conquistare il secondo posto finale dietro al russo Denis Men'šov. Cancellara, infine, fece il bis aggiudicandosi la prova a cronometro dei Campionati del mondo di Stoccarda. Grazie alle ottime prestazioni durante l'anno, la CSC vinse la classifica a squadre dell'UCI ProTour 2007 per il terzo anno consecutivo.

Il 2008: Sastre vince il Tour de France

Nei primi mesi della stagione 2008, Juan José Haedo si mise ancora in mostra vincendo cinque corse; lo seguirono Jens Voigt, vincitore del Critérium International, Kurt-Asle Arvesen, primo all'E3 Prijs Vlaanderen lo stesso weekend, e soprattutto Fabian Cancellara: quest'ultimo vinse la Tirreno-Adriatico e la Milano-Sanremo, poi si piazzò secondo alla Paris-Roubaix. A completare l'ottimo inizio nelle classiche, Fränk Schleck ottenne due podi nelle classiche delle Ardenne. La CSC annunciò intanto di non voler rinnovare il contratto di sponsorizzazione, costringendo dunque la Riis Cycling a trovare nuovi finanziamenti per la stagione 2009: il 10 giugno il manager danese annunciò l'accordo triennale con la Saxo Bank.

Dopo un Giro d'Italia in ombra, in cui il miglior corridore della squadra, Gustav Erik Larsson, non fu che quattordicesimo, la squadra prese parte al Tour de France con almeno tre favoriti, Sastre ed i fratelli Schleck, e con la nuova doppia denominazione Team CSC-Saxo Bank. Sui Pirenei Fränk mancò la maglia gialla per un solo secondo, mentre il fratello subì una pesante défaillance; Fränk Schleck vestì la maglia gialla a Prato Nevoso nella quindicesima tappa, e la conservò l'indomani grazie al lavoro del fratello, che indossò la maglia bianca di miglior giovane. La diciassettesima frazione con arrivo sull'Alpe d'Huez fu la migliore per la squadra: Sastre vinse con più di due minuti sul compagno Fränk, decimo, cui sfilò la maglia di leader. Terzo della tappa, Andy Schleck rafforzò invece la leadership nella classifica della maglia bianca. All'arrivo a Parigi, Sastre vinse il suo primo Grande Giro, il secondo della squadra. Fränk Schleck, in difficoltà nell'ultima tappa a cronometro, concluse sesto ed Andy Schleck undicesimo e miglior giovane. Arvesen, Cancellara e Sastre vinsero ciascuno una tappa.

La parte finale della stagione fu segnata dal titolo olimpico di Cancellara e dalla vittoria di Voigt al Tour de Pologne davanti al compagno Lars Ytting Bak. Alla Vuelta a España Sastre terminò al terzo posto finale, senza salire sul podio di alcuna tappa; Matti Breschel riportò invece la sua prima vittoria di tappa in un Grande giro, aggiudicandosi l'ultima frazione a Madrid; in seguito vinse la medaglia di bronzo nella prova in linea del mondiale di Varese 2008.

Dal 2009 al 2013: Team Saxo Bank

Il 2009: Schleck secondo al Tour

Il 28 settembre 2008 venne annunciato che la IT Factory sarebbe stata co-sponsor per la stagione 2009; la squadra iniziò ad utilizzare biciclette dell'azienda statunitense Specialized.

L'inverno vide la partenza del vincitore del Tour 2008, Carlos Sastre, che lasciò le redini della squadra a Cancellara ed ai fratelli Schleck, e dello statunitense Bobby Julich, al ritiro dall'attività. Come contropartita, Riis ingaggiò due promettenti corridori come Jakob Fuglsang e Dominic Klemme. Il debutto stagionale vide Voigt vincere di nuovo il Critérium International e Fränk Schleck concludere decimo alla Paris-Nice. Di contro, a causa di problemi di salute, il leader per le classiche delle Fiandre Fabian Cancellara non riuscì a raggiungere il livello di forma dell'anno precedente, mentre Stuart O'Grady si fratturò la clavicola. Fu dunque nelle Ardenne che la squadra si mise in luce: Karsten Kroon si classificò decimo all'Amstel Gold Race ed Andy Schleck secondo alla Freccia Vallone. Qualche giorno più tardi, il giovane lussemburghese vinse la seconda Liegi-Bastogne-Liegi nella storia della squadra.

In estate Cancellara trionfò nel cronoprologo d'apertura del Tour de France, aggiudicandosi peraltro la prima maglia gialla; successi di tappa andarono anche al danese Nicki Sørensen e a Fränk Schleck. Andy Schleck concluse al secondo posto della generale, vincendo anche la maglia bianca di miglior giovane, mentre il fratello Fränk fu quinto. Cancellara si aggiudicò poi entrambe le cronometro alla Vuelta a España, e la prova a cronometro ai Mondiali di Mendrisio, suo terzo titolo; nella prova iridata in linea chiuse invece quinto, su un tracciato non adatto alle sue caratteristiche.

Il 2010: la vittoria di Schleck al Tour

Il Team Saxo Bank aprì la stagione 2010 conseguendo diversi successi: a febbraio Cancellara vinse il Tour of Oman, a marzo Breschel fece sua la Dwars door Vlaanderen, mentre qualche giorno dopo, sempre sul pavé, Cancellara si impose nell'E3 Prijs Vlaanderen. Ad aprile lo svizzero trovò quindi la storica accoppiata aggiudicandosi Giro delle Fiandre e Parigi-Roubaix. Al Giro d'Italia la Saxo Bank portò tra gli altri Chris Anker Sørensen, Gustav Erik Larsson e Richie Porte. I primi due riuscirono a conquistare una frazione ciascuno: Sørensen vinse la prima tappa con arrivo in salita, da Chianciano Terme al Terminillo, mentre Larsson fece sua l'ultima tappa, una cronometro di 15 km con partenza e arrivo a Verona. Richie Porte vestì invece per tre giorni la maglia rosa grazie ad una fuga-bidone di una cinquantina di corridori circa; la tenne fino alla quattordicesima tappa, quando la cedette allo spagnolo David Arroyo: alla fine dovette accontentarsi del settimo posto, a più di 7' dal vincitore Ivan Basso, e della vittoria nella classifica dei giovani.

Al Tour de France la squadra portò Andy e Fränk Schleck come capitani, insieme a Fabian Cancellara. Lo svizzero vinse il prologo iniziale e tenne la maglia gialla sino alla terza tappa, quando Sylvain Chavanel gli sfilò il simbolo del primato. L'indomani, sul pavé di Arenberg (con alcuni tratti caratteristici della Parigi-Roubaix) Cancellara riconquistò la maglia, salvo poi cederla di nuovo a Chavanel il giorno dopo. Nella nona tappa arrivò il primo acuto di Andy Schleck, che vinse la frazione e scalò la classifica salendo al secondo posto; il giorno dopo il lussemburghese conquistò la maglia gialla. La tenne fino alla quindicesima tappa, quando, a causa di un salto di catena, la perse a favore del campione in carica Alberto Contador; nell'ultima tappa di montagna, con arrivo sul Col du Tourmalet, Schleck provò a staccare Contador, ma invano. Ci provò ancora nella cronometro finale di 52 km, perdendo invece una trentina di secondi dallo spagnolo: sugli Champs-Élysées dovette accontentarsi della maglia di miglior giovane, e ancora del secondo gradino del podio. Questi risultati verranno aggiornati nel febbraio 2012, quando la squalifica retroattiva inflitta a Contador assegnerà la vittoria del Tour 2010 ad Andy Schleck.

Alla Vuelta a España il team non incise, solo Juan José Haedo e Fränk Schleck trovarono qualche piazzamento. Schleck raggiunse la quinta posizione nella classifica generale e il medesimo piazzamento nella classifica combinata. In settembre, ai Campionati del mondo di Geelong, Fabian Cancellara vinse quindi il suo quarto titolo iridato a cronometro.

2011-2013: le vittorie di Contador

Dopo il passaggio dei fratelli Schleck al Team Leopard-Trek, per la stagione 2011 viene ingaggiato il vincitore del Tour de France 2010 Alberto Contador. Nella prima parte dell'anno lo spagnolo vince la Vuelta a Murcia e la Volta Ciclista a Catalunya. In maggio vince anche due tappe e la classifica generale del Giro d'Italia, mentre in luglio chiude al quinto posto il Tour de France. Questi risultati saranno cancellati dalla squalifica retroattiva inflitta al ciclista spagnolo nel febbraio 2012.

Alberto Contador torna alle corse, dopo la squalifica, nell'agosto del 2012 partecipando e vincendo la Vuelta a España.

2014-2016: l'arrivo di Tinkoff e la chiusura
Nel gennaio 2014 il magnate russo Oleg Tinkov, proprietario di Tinkoff Credit Systems Bank (già secondo sponsor del team dal luglio 2012), rileva da Bjarne Riis la Riis Cycling A/S, società di riferimento del team dal 2001, rinominandola Tinkoff Sport A/S. Tinkov diventa così il proprietario unico della squadra, che per la stagione 2014 viene rinominata in Tinkoff-Saxo acquisendo al contempo licenza UCI russa; Bjarne Riis rimane invece come general manager del team. Nell'aprile 2015, su indicazione di Tinkov, la squadra passa sotto la direzione manageriale dell'olandese Steven de Jongh, già direttore sportivo, mentre Riis, in carica come manager per quindici stagioni, viene allontanato.

Nel dicembre 2015 Tinkov annuncia l'intenzione di concludere la sponsorizzazione e di cedere la squadra al termine della stagione 2016. In assenza di nuovi acquirenti, e nonostante le vittorie stagionali di Peter Sagan (numero 1 della classifica individuale World Tour 2016), la formazione viene dismessa dopo l'ultima gara del 2016, il Giro di Lombardia.

Cronistoria

Annuario

Classifiche UCI

Palmarès

Grandi Giri

 Giro d'Italia
Partecipazioni: 13 (2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016)
Vittorie di tappa: 14
2002: 1 (Tyler Hamilton)
2005: 3 (2 Ivan Basso, David Zabriskie)
2006: 4 (3 Ivan Basso, cronosquadre)
2007: 1 (Kurt-Asle Arvesen)
2008: 1 (Jens Voigt)
2010: 2 (Chris Anker Sørensen, Gustav Larsson)
2014: 2 (2 Michael Rogers)
Vittorie finali: 2
2006: Ivan Basso
2015: Alberto Contador
Altre classifiche: 2
2007: Giovani (Andy Schleck)
2010: Giovani (Richie Porte)

 Tour de France
Partecipazioni: 17 (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016)
Vittorie di tappa: 27
2001: 2 (2 Laurent Jalabert)
2003: 3 (Tyler Hamilton, Carlos Sastre, Jakob Piil)
2004: 1 (Ivan Basso)
2005: 1 (David Zabriskie)
2006: 2 (Fränk Schleck, Jens Voigt)
2007: 2 (2 Fabian Cancellara)
2008: 2 (Carlos Sastre, Kurt Asle Arvesen)
2009: 3 (Fabian Cancellara, Nicki Sørensen, Fränk Schleck)
2010: 4 (2 Fabian Cancellara, 2 Andy Schleck)
2014: 3 (2 Rafał Majka, Michael Rogers)
2015: 1 (Rafał Majka)
2016: 3 (3 Peter Sagan)
Vittorie finali: 2
2008: Carlos Sastre
2010: Andy Schleck
Altre classifiche: 16
2001: Scalatori (Laurent Jalabert), Combattività (Laurent Jalabert)
2002: Scalatori (Laurent Jalabert), Combattività (Laurent Jalabert)
2003: Squadre
2008: Giovani (Andy Schleck), Squadre
2009: Giovani (Andy Schleck)
2010: Giovani (Andy Schleck)
2012: Combattività (Chris Anker Sørensen)
2013: Squadre
2014: Scalatori (Rafał Majka)
2015: Punti (Peter Sagan)
2016: Punti (Peter Sagan), Scalatori (Rafał Majka), Combattività (Peter Sagan)

 Vuelta a España
Partecipazioni: 13 (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016)
Vittorie di tappa: 12
2005: 1 (Nicki Sørensen)
2006: 1 (cronosquadre)
2008: 1 (Matti Breschel)
2009: 2 (2 Fabian Cancellara)
2011: 1 (Juan José Haedo)
2012: 1 (Alberto Contador)
2013: 2 (Nicolas Roche, Michael Mørkøv)
2014: 2 (2 Alberto Contador)
2015: 1 (Peter Sagan)
Vittorie finali: 2
2012: Alberto Contador
2014: Alberto Contador
Altre classifiche: 3
2014: Combinata (Alberto Contador), Combattività (Alberto Contador)
2016: Combattività (Alberto Contador)

Classiche monumento

 Milano-Sanremo: 1
2008 (Fabian Cancellara)

 Giro delle Fiandre: 3
2010 (Fabian Cancellara)
2011 (Nick Nuyens)
2016 (Peter Sagan)

 Parigi-Roubaix: 3
2006, 2010 (Fabian Cancellara)
2007 (Stuart O'Grady)

 Liegi-Bastogne-Liegi: 2
2003 (Tyler Hamilton)
2009 (Andy Schleck)

Campionati nazionali

 Campionati austriaci: 1
Cronometro: 2006 (Peter Luttenberger)

 Campionati belgi: 1
In linea: 1999 (Marc Streel)

 Campionati britannici: 1
In linea: 2016 (Adam Blythe)

 Campionati cechi: 1
In linea: 2016 (Roman Kreuziger)

 Campionati danesi: 28
In linea: 1999 (Bo Larsen); 2000 (Hamburger); 2001 (Piil); 2002 (Sandstød); 2003, 2008, 2010, 2011 (N. Sørensen); 2004 (Blaudzun); 2005 (Bak); 2006 (Johansen); 2009 (Breschel); 2013 (Mørkøv); 2014 (Valgren Andersen); 2015 (C. Sørensen)
Cronometro: 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004 (Sandstød); 2001, 2003, 2005 (Blaudzun); 2006 (Vandborg); 2007, 2008, 2009 (Bak); 2010 (Fuglsang); 2015 (Juul Jensen)

 Campionati lettoni: 2
In linea: 1998 (Juris Silovs); 2000 (Arvis Piziks)

 Campionati lussemburghesi: 6
In linea: 2005, 2008, 2010 (Fränk Schleck); 2009 (Andy Schleck)
Cronometro: 2005, 2010 (Andy Schleck)

 Campionati norvegesi: 3
In linea: 2008, 2009 (Kurt Asle Arvesen)
Cronometro: 2006 (Kurt Asle Arvesen)

 Campionati polacchi: 3
In linea: 2016 (Rafał Majka)
Cronometro: 2010 (Jarosław Marycz); 2016 (Maciej Bodnar)

 Campionati russi: 1
In linea: 2005 (Vladimir Gusev)

 Campionati slovacchi: 3
In linea: 2015 (Peter Sagan); 2016 (Juraj Sagan)
Cronometro: 2015 (Peter Sagan)

 Campionati statunitensi: 2
Cronometro: 2006 (David Zabriskie)
In linea: 2007 (David Zabriskie)

 Campionati svedesi: 3
In linea: 2009 (Marcus Ljungqvist)
Cronometro: 2010, 2011 (Gustav Larsson)

 Campionati svizzeri: 4
In linea: 2009 (Fabian Cancellara)
Cronometro: 2006, 2007, 2008 (Fabian Cancellara)

Altri successi

Giochi olimpici
 Cronometro: 1
2008 (Fabian Cancellara)

Campionati del mondo
 In linea: 1
2015 (Peter Sagan)

 Cronometro: 4
2006, 2007, 2009, 2010 (Fabian Cancellara)

Note

Bibliografia

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

Squadre ciclistiche

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Q: Python: Detect all strings in binary file? strings is a GNU/Linux app that prints the strings of printable characters in files.
Is there any way to do what strings does but in Python?
Calling strings and grabbing the output is not an option in my case.

A: if you don't care about the content of the output, it's very easy to achieve if you simple ignore all decoding error:
in python2:
with open('file') as fd:
    print fd.read().decode('ascii', errors='ignore')

in python3:
import codecs
with open('file') as fd:
    print(codecs.decode(fd.read(), 'ascii', errors='ignore'))

in any ways, errors='ignore' just ignore all errors during decoding.
further reference: https://docs.python.org/2/library/codecs.html
python3: https://docs.python.org/3.5/library/codecs.html

A: The following would print a list of all words of length 4 or more:
import re

with open(r"my_binary_file", "rb") as f_binary:
    print re.findall("([a-zA-Z]{4,})", f_binary.read())

By doing this, it cuts down on some non-text matches but might of course miss something you were looking for. strings also has a default value of 4.

A: Check byte by byte to see if it falls between 0x20 and 0x7F. That should print out if the byte is a readable ASCII character.

A: The following should find all strings of length 4 and more (which is what strings does by default) in the bytes array:
def strings(data):
    cleansed = "".join(map(lambda byte: byte if byte >= chr(0x20) and byte <= chr(0x7F) else chr(0), data))
    return filter(lambda string: len(string) >= 4, cleansed.split(chr(0)))

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Over the past couple of years, Curtis Brown Creative has been well-represented in The Observer's annual New Faces of Fiction pick of debut novelists to watch. Former students Jessie Burton, Kate Hamer, James Hannah and Catherine Chanter were highlighted – and stylishly photographed – in 2014 and 2015. And this year it's the turn of alumni Janet Ellis and Nicholas Searle, authors of The Butcher's Hook and The Good Liar respectively.
Nicholas Searle, our other former student featured in the New Faces of Fiction pick, was one of the 15 writers who took the second of our online writing courses in early 2014. His novel The Good Liar is the story of two octogenarians, Roy and Betty, who find love after meeting on an internet dating site, but all is not what it seems. As their relationship develops, we are taken back decade by decade to Roy's past and his series of confidence tricks and schemes to reveal a dark secret from World War Two. 'The snake on the cover is a good indication of the plot: it twists and turns surreptitiously,' says The Observer.
The Butcher's Hook by Janet Ellis is published by Two Roads on 25 February. The Good Liar by Nicholas Searle is published by Viking on 14 January.


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Metin Yıldız (né à Sivas le ) est un footballeur turc (ailier gauche) qui fait partie des joueurs légendaires de Galatasaray SK. Sa bonne forme avec le club stambouliote malgré sa jeunesse, lui vaut d'être sélectionné en équipe de Turquie A à plusieurs reprises au début des années 1980. Mais il est envoyé à Malatyaspor pour gagner de l'expérience. De retour à Istanbul au début de l'exercice 1988-1989, il devient l'un des artisans de l'accès de Galatasaray à la demi-finale de la Coupe des clubs champions européens cette-même saison. Après avoir été adjoint de Gheorghe Hagi à la tête de Galatasaray lors de la saison 2004-2005, il entraîna plusieurs clubs dont Çaykur Rizespor en 2005-2006 et Etimesgut Sekerspor en 2006-2007. Il est actuellement entraîneur de Malatyaspor, en deuxième division.

Carrière de joueur
Galatasaray (1978-1984)
Malatyaspor (1984-1988)
Galatasaray (1988-)
Kayserispor (devenu Kayseri Erciyesspor, janvier-)
Mersin Idmanyurdu SK (1992-1993)

Sélection : 7 A, 1 but.

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Footballeur international turc
Naissance en novembre 1960
Joueur du Galatasaray SK
Joueur du Kayserispor
Joueur du Malatyaspor
Joueur de l'Adana Demirspor
Entraîneur turc de football


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package io.inbot.elasticsearch.bulkindexing;

import com.github.jsonj.JsonObject;
import io.inbot.elasticsearch.client.ElasticSearchType;
import java.util.function.Function;

/**
 * BulkIndexingOperations group the commonly used operations that you can execute on elasticsearch. Implementing classes are expected to pre-configure things
 * like the type and index via e.g. the constructor.
 *
 */
public interface BulkIndexingOperations extends AutoCloseable {
    default void index(JsonObject o) {
        index(null,o,null);
    }

    default void index(String id, JsonObject o) {
        index(id,o,null);
    }

    void index(String id, JsonObject o, String parentId);

    void index(String index, String type, String id, String version, String parentId, JsonObject object);

    default void index(ElasticSearchType type, String id, String version, String parentId, JsonObject object) {
        index(type.writeAlias(),type.type(),id, version, parentId,object);
    }

    /**
     * Update an object already in elasticsearch.
     * @param id of the object
     * @param version the version of the object
     * @param parentId the parent of the object if applicable
     * @param oldObject the old object; needed because we don't want to get it during bulk updating unless we have to (e.g. version mismatch)
     * @param transformFunction the function that transforms the oldObject; may be applied to newer version of the object in case of version mismatch
     */
    void update(String id, String version, String parentId, JsonObject oldObject, Function<JsonObject, JsonObject> transformFunction);

    default void update(ElasticSearchType type, String id, String version, String parentId, JsonObject oldObject, Function<JsonObject, JsonObject> transformFunction) {
        update(type.writeAlias(),type.type(),id,version,parentId,oldObject,transformFunction);
    }

    void update(String index, String type, String id, String version, String parentId, JsonObject oldObject,
            Function<JsonObject, JsonObject> transformFunction);

    /**
     * Flush currently queued bulik indexing operations to elasticsearch. Usually there is no need to call this manually.
     */
    void flush();

    /**
     * Configure a handler to handle the different outcomes for each operation. This may be used to log success per operation, handle version conflicts or log
     * errors. Note, the call back opererations are per bulk operation and won't happen until the operation is flushed to elasticsearch.
     * @param statusHandler the custom handler object.
     */
    void setBulkIndexerStatusHandler(BulkIndexerStatusHandler statusHandler);

    /**
     * @param b when true, elasticsearch will refresh the index after each flush. When false, there may be significant delays between when you send a bulk
     * operation is sent to elasticsearch and the moment when it actually processes the operation.
     */
    void setRefresh(boolean b);

    /**
     * Delete an object  by id.
     * @param id object id.
     */
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    /**
     * Delete an object with a parent by id.
     * @param id object id.
     * @param parentId parent id of the object
     */
    void delete(String id, String parentId);

    void delete(String index, String type, String id);
    void delete(String index, String type, String id, String parentId);

    default void delete(ElasticSearchType type, String id) {
        delete(type.writeAlias(),type.type(),id);
    }

    default void delete(ElasticSearchType type, String id, String parentId) {
        delete(type.writeAlias(),type.type(),id,parentId);
    }
}

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Primary care is in crisis. Funding of general practice has not risen in line with the ever increasing demands being placed upon it.
Patients are less satisfied and recruitment and retention of GPs is a big problem. While I strongly advocate for more primary care funding, this needs to be done in an equitable manner, with resources going to the patients and areas that need them the most.
However, the calculation for measuring the health of the practice population is too simplistic and does not reflect reality. Rural practices, and those located in London, receive a higher proportion of funds because their locations are deemed to be more costly to practice from. This is partially due to perceived higher staffing costs in London and remoteness from hospital services in rural areas.
But our research has revealed that these factors combine to skew the formula and divert funds away from areas with sicker patients. Our analysis shows that areas with the highest levels of ill health are not always the best funded. This is because of the simplistic measure of illness in the formula and the weighting given to factors such as being in London.
We used publicly available data to evaluate if primary care funding in England matched health needs. The team examined data from 7,779 GP practices in England, covering almost 57m people (99% of the population).
Unlike the measure of illness in the Carr-Hill formula, we devised a method of measuring illness based on what chronic conditions patients have recorded with their GPs. This method is much more sophisticated than the basic measure of health needs used by the Carr-Hill formula. By linking funding per person with the overall health needs for recorded chronic conditions, our research shows that current arrangements for GP practices are unreliable.
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Q: Factoring $1-(x+x²+x³+x⁴+x⁵)$ I calculated the generating function $G$ of the recurrence:
$$F(0)=0$$
$$F(1)=F(2)=F(3)=F(4)=1$$
$$F(n)=F(n-1)+F(n-2)+F(n-3)+F(n-4)+F(n-5)$$
I got:
$$G(x)=\frac{x+x²+x³+x⁴}{1-(x+x²+x³+x⁴+x⁵)}$$
I want to expand this into a series to find the coefficients $\left[ X^n \right] G(X)$. But I can't find a simple way of factoring the denominator of $G(x)$. Here is what I've done so far:
$$S=1-(x+x²+x³+x⁴+x⁵)$$
$$xS=x-(x+x²+x³+x⁴+x⁵+x⁶-x)=x-(S+x⁶-x)$$
$$S(x+1)=2x-x⁶$$
$$S=\frac{2x-x⁶}{x+1}$$
This tells that $0$ is a root of $S$ but plugging $0$ back into $S$ gives $1$! I want hints.

A: You have a mistake. The correct term should be:
$$S=1-(x+x^2+x^3+x^4+x^5)$$
$$xS=x-(x^2+x^3+x^4+x^5+x^6)=x-(1-S-x+x^6)=2x-x^6-1+S$$
$$S=\frac{2x-x^6-1}{x-1}$$
Therefore $x=0$ is not a root. In fact, the only real root of $S$ is: $$x\sim 0.50866$$


True Pinball (Tekkyu True Pinball) is a special game; not gameplay wise, but content wise. You see, gameplay wise it's a standard - dare I say - mediocre pinballer, with four stereotipical tables (Law & Justice, Vikings, Extreme Sports and the baywatch-inspired Babewatch) all with pretty much standard content. All of them feature the typical pinball game bonuses, such as a ball lock, multiball mode, ramp combos, Skill Shot, and so on. As such, the gameplay and the presentation of True Pinball is nothing spectacular.
However it does have a few novelty values. First is the selectable display modes. Under the options menu, you can select 3 different display modes - a beautiful and highly detailed 3d high-resolution mode, a less beautiful and almost completely pointless 3d low-resolution mode, and an old-school table top mode reminiscent of old Amiga pinball games. One big problem is that you can't switch on-the-fly, only in the main menu. Hyper 3D Pinball could change display modes on the fly, which was quite nice.
Speaking of the Amiga pinball games: the game reeks of the same design as the old Pinball series on Amiga. You know, Pinball Fantasies, Pinball Dreams, and Pinball Illusions. And why shouldn't it - it was designed by the same team, namely Digital Illusions! This explains the simple yet extremely elegant graphics, the cheesyness of the tables, and the excellent music (composed by Olof Gustaffsor). It's worth noting that all the "standard", mediocre features of todays pinball games were first implemented by these guys back on the Amiga. It's too bad that their imagination stagnated at this point, since it's all that True Pinball lacks, and it's what makes it a mediocre pinball game.
True Pinball simply cannot match the brilliance of other Saturn pinballers, namely the Digital Pinball series. Digital Pinball is more realistic, more beautiful, much more creative, and has just as good music (especially Necronomicon). Still, True Pinball is worth a penny, if for nothing else, but for the music. Just for comparison: the introduction music of Pinball Fantasies is a tune so excellent that I listen to even today, and this game has a cd full of tunes created by the same artist.