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FAILURE TO GIVE ADEQUATE REPLIES TO PART 18 QUESTIONS LEADS TO ACTION BEING STRUCK OUT: RELIEF FROM SANCTIONS REFUSED
April 23, 2015 · by gexall · in Applications, Civil evidence, Civil Procedure, Statements of Case
In his judgment today in Griffith -v- Gourgey [2015] EWHC 1080 (Ch) Mr Justice Simon addressed the issue of whether an action stands struck out if a party gives inadequate replies to Part 18 questions after a peremptory order has made made. He found that the inadequate nature of the replies meant the action was struck out. The Respondents' application for relief from sanctions was refused.
The action related to three petitions alleging unfair prejudice under s.994 of the Companies Act 2007. The Petitioners made a detailed request for further information from the Respondents and, on the 4th April 2014, an order was made that the Respondents file and serve their response, in default the Points of Defence would be struck out.
The court could consider the contents of the replies in determining whether there had been compliance.
Not every failure to reply would represent a breach; the court looks at the substance.
The court would not re-open the issue of whether the original peremptory order should have been made or re-examine the scope of the request.
In the current case the replies were inadequate and did not represent a reply. The Respondents had not complied with the peremptory order and the action stood struck out.
The Respondents's application for relief from sanctions was not successful.
THE ISSUE: WERE THE REPLIES ADEQUATE REPLIES?
The Petitioners took the view that the replies served were inadequate. They made an application for further directions on the basis that the defence stood struck out. The Respondents applied for relief from sanctions. The matter came before the High Court in November 2014 [2014] EWHC 4440 (Ch). The judge ruled that the relies were "plainly incomplete and insufficient". However relief from sanctions was granted on terms that the Respondents pay the Petitioners' costs on an indemnity basis and the a further unless order was made.
"by 4 pm on 4 December 2014 file with the Court and serve on the Petitioners a full and complete response to (1) the [Request] and (2) any request made under paragraph 1 of this order.
Paragraph 5 was in similarly emphatic terms:
For the avoidance of all doubt, the response to be provided by the Respondents under paragraph 4(b) of this Order shall:
(a) be verified with a statement of truth in accordance with Part 22 of the Civil Procedure Rules 1998, and
(b) give a full and complete response to each and every request made in the [Request] and to any request made under paragraph 1 of this Order to which paragraph 3 applies,
and a response that fails to comply in all respects with the provisions of this paragraph at the time when it is filed and served shall be treated as not having been filed and served for the purposes of paragraph 4 of this Order.
Paragraph 7 provided:
Any application by the Respondents to extend the time for compliance with the conditions set out in paragraph 4 of this Order must be made by application notice duly filed with the Court and served on the Petitioners by 4 pm on 20 November 2014. In the absence of such application notice being filed and served as aforesaid, the Respondents shall not be entitled to apply for any such extension of time.
No such application for further time was made."
THE SECOND APPLICATION BEFORE THE COURT
The issue before the court on this occasion was whether the Respondents replies had complied with the peremptory order. The case was unusual in that the court was concerned with the substance of the replies rather than the time.
THE JUDGMENT ON THIS ISSUE
In essence, the dispute between the parties is whether this Response constituted compliance with paragraphs 4(b) and 5(b) of the Relief Order. No separate issue now arises in relation to compliance with the Second Request.
Mr Brisby QC submitted that the limited time provided in the Relief Order for compliance with §4(b) was a material consideration, at least if it came to adjudicating on the Respondents' application for relief. I disagree. The time set for the performance of the condition has to be seen against the background of default. The Request was served on 3 September 2013. On 3 March 2014 the Respondents consented to an order that they serve a response by 21 March. They failed to do so. Rose J made the 'Unless Order' on 4 April 2014 and the response which was filed on 22 April in purported compliance with this order was found by the Deputy High Court Judge on 13 November 2014 to be non-compliant. The Respondents have had a long time in which to prepare their responses to the Request.
Mr Brisby also suggested that the Request went rather further than might have been ordered on a contested application, although he did not develop this argument with great vigour. Whether right or wrong (and I am inclined to think he is wrong) an order was made by consent by Mr Hollington QC on 3 March 2014 and was made the subject of the 'Unless Order' by Rose J on 4 April 2014. It is far too late to complain now about its ambit, even as a forensic grumble.
The parties' submissions as to how the Court should approach the issue of compliance with the Relief Order started from different points.
Mr Parker QC submitted that there was only one question to be answered: whether the 4 December Response to the Request complied 'in all respects' with the obligation in §§4(b) and 5(b) to serve a 'full and complete response.' He submitted that it did not. It followed that, by reason of CPR Part 3.8, the Amended Points of Defence was to be regarded as struck out, unless the Respondents obtained relief against sanctions. However, a second application for relief against sanctions (the first having been heard by Mr Monty QC) was in effect an application to vary or revoke the Relief Order under CPR Part 3.1 (7); and for such an application to succeed the Respondents would have to show either some material change of circumstance since the Relief Order had been made or that the Deputy High Court Judge had been misled in some way as to the correct factual position, see Thevarajah v. Riordan (No.1) [2014] EWCA Civ 14 at [31]. Neither of these matters had been demonstrated by the Respondents.
Mr Brisby QC submitted that, provided a response to a request for additional information has been served in good faith, and provided that it was not 'illusory', a party serving the response should be taken to have complied with the order. In any event, the Court had a residual discretion to do what was required in the interests of justice which should be exercised in favour of the defaulting party unless the Further Information considered as a whole fell significantly short of what was required, see QPS Consultants Limited v Kruger Tissue (Manufacturing) Limited [1999] BLR 366, Simon Brown LJ at p.371R.
Before considering these submissions in detail, there are three points to note which are not, or should not be, controversial.
First, in most of the cases which have come before the Courts in recent years in the context of relief against sanctions the relevant issue was notwhat was required to be done pursuant to the prior Court Order but the time by which it was done, see for example the cases on appeal in Denton v. TH White [2014] 3926 at [3-7] and the other cases referred to at [13-20].
The researches of Counsel have not identified any recent authority on the issue of the relevant test for compliance with an order made under Part 18, and the editors of the White Book 2015 appear to consider that what was said by the Court of Appeal in the QPS Consultants case (above) to be of continuing authority, albeit decided before the changes brought about by the introduction of the Civil Procedure Rules.
Secondly, it is clear that an order for clarification under CPR Part 18.1(1)(a) or additional information under Part 18.1(1)(b) should be confined to matters which are 'reasonably necessary and proportionate' to enable the party seeking clarification or information to prepare its own case or understand the case it has to meet, see Practice Direction 18PD.1 §1.2. In the present case, although there were a large number of requests (88), in view of the Orders of the Court, I proceed on the assumption that each request was necessary and proportionate, and that without the required information the Petitioner would not be able to prepare its own case or understand the Respondents' case. The case involves potentially complex accounting issues and the information is critical to the identification of the issues between the parties and the extent of the dispute between them, see for example: McPhilemy v. Times Newspapers Ltd [1999] 3 All ER 775, Lord Woolf MR at p.783b.
Thirdly, it was common ground that if the failure in the Response was trivial (de minimis) or there had been what was plainly an accidental error, it was not to be regarded as non-compliance with an unless order. In the present case, for example, the Response to Request 84 exhibited two copies of a Completion Statement in relation to a property at 10-11 Albert Embankment SE1, and failed to exhibit the relevant Financial Statement. This was later corrected, although the contents of the Financial Statement raised another issue between the parties.
A number of cases were referred to in the course of the hearing, many of which predate the coming into force of the Civil Procedure Rules.
In Reiss v. Woolf [1952] 2 QB 557 at 560 Somervell LJ cited a passage from the judgment of Devlin J in which he referred to what was required in response to what was then a Request for Further and Better Particulars.
I do not … mean that any document with writing on it will do. It must be a document made in good faith and which can fairly be entitled 'particulars.' It must not be illusory … That is the test, in my judgment, and not, as the plaintiff contends, whether each demand for particulars has been substantially met.
It was this passage which founded Mr Brisby's submission as set out above [36].
In Fearis v. Davies and another (1989) 1 FSR 555 the Court had made an Unless Order which required the plaintiff to serve Further and Better Particulars of the Statement of Claim. Having served some but not all of the particulars requested, the plaintiff argued that he was not bound to give some of the particulars sought. The Court of Appeal (May and Nourse LJJ) held that once the order was made following a hearing it was too late to make such a complaint. The argument that the adverse party was not entitled to particulars must be taken at the hearing. The contention that because the order was made by consent it should be construed differently to an order in the same terms after a contested order was described as a 'novel and startling submission' by Nourse LJ, who went on to add:
If a party against whom an order for particulars is sought wishes to contest the other party's right to them, he must do so when the application is heard. If he consents to the making of the order, he waives his right to object and cannot thereafter decline to comply with the order so far as compliance is possible.
An issue may arise as to what order the Court should make if it is satisfied that the requested information does not comply with the terms of the order in respect of which it was made. Mr Brisby relied on an observation of Purchas LJ in Grand Metropolitan Co v. Evans (No.2) [1992] 1 WLR 1191 at p.1195F:
In a pleading containing many different issues, it would be a truly draconian step to strike out the whole of an extensive claim with many different facets because of the failure in respect of one or two of the many allegations to comply with an order to give further and better particulars, unless it was to mark the court's displeasure at the deliberate and contumelious conduct of one of the parties. … It might have been a far more appropriate course to consider whether the order should have been to strike out those particular paragraphsin toto but to leave the rest of the defence and counterclaim standing.
This issue was further considered in the QPS Consultants case (above) in which the Court of Appeal held that the test of compliance was not so exacting that the judge needed to find that the particulars as a whole were 'illusory' or that there had been 'no genuine attempt to answer' the requests before they could be struck out. In short, the Court held that such a test, deriving from Devlin J's observations in Reiss v. Woolf, was no longer applicable (see Simon Brown LJ at 371). A breach of an order for the provision of particulars and the Court's discretion was engaged on a less exacting test. He added:
That said, I would wish to sound two notes of caution. First, an order for further and better particulars (whether or not in Unless form) is not to be regarded as breached merely because one or more of the replies is insufficient. If the answers could reasonably have been thought complete and sufficient, then the correct view is that they require only expansion or elucidation for which a further order for particulars should be sought and made.
Second, although I would regard an Unless order as breached whenever a reply is plainly incomplete or insufficient, I would not expect the court's strike out discretion to be invoked, let alone exercised, unless the further and better particulars considered as a whole can be regarded as falling significantly short of what was required. Whether this would be so would depend in part on the number and proportion of the inadequate replies, in part upon the quality of those replies (including whether their inadequacies were due to deliberate obstructiveness, incompetence or whatever), and in part upon their importance to the overall litigation. Satellite strike out litigation is not to be encouraged and it must be recognised that even to strike out part of a pleading (unless … that would in any event be appropriate because, unparticularised, it is 'vague and embarrassing'), is essentially penal.
In his judgment, Waller LJ concluded that the order required each of the requests to be answered, see 376L.
[Counsel] submitted that if that were the proper construction of the order or similar orders in the future, that it is going to lead to lengthy analyses before Masters relating to whether a request has been properly answered. That in my view should not be so, because what the court is concerned to examine is whether there has been a genuine attempt to answer the request. That is so, because the court will not contemplate enforcing the sanction of strike out either of the particular allegation unparticularised or of the whole pleading, unless there has been a failure, or failures, to make genuine attempts to answer the request or requests. Of course in a vast case like the present one, that still involves some inquiry and some time, but that is because of the nature of the action.
Waller LJ went on to conclude that, although there had been substantial failures to answer many of the requests, the sanction should be proportionate to the failures, and approved the approach of the judge at first instance.
This was not a case where the failures were such that the defendants should be debarred from defending or counterclaiming completely. It was a case where those matters which remained unparticularised, and where no genuine attempt had been made to particularise should be struck out.
Tuckey LJ agreed with both judgments.
An issue arises as to the extent to which the principles established by these cases are applicable since the introduction of the CPR.
As already noted, the editors of the White Book consider that they do, and I note that in his judgment in the present case at [34] Mr Monty QC adopted the formulation of the Court of Appeal in the QPS Consultants case in relation to the First Response.
I therefore conclude that the response was, to adopt the words used by the Court of Appeal in the QPS case, plainly incomplete and insufficient and thus the respondents were in breach of the unless order.
Without intending to summarise the principles beyond those which apply on the present applications, I propose to adopt the following approach.
(1) I am not concerned in the present case with (a) whether the Request was too widely drawn, nor (b) whether it would be regarded as a draconian step to strike out the Amended Points of Defence if I were to find that the terms of §4(b) and 5(b) of Relief Order had not been complied with, see the Grand Metropolitan (No.2) case (above). This is because an order of the Court has been made whose effect is that a response which 'fails to comply in all respects' with the requirement of 'a full and complete response to each and every request' is 'to be treated as not having been filed and served for the purposes of this Order', and consequently not compliant with the condition in the Relief Order for the reinstatement of the Amended Defence.
(2) It is unnecessary to form a concluded view as to whether a 'genuine attempt' to give additional information is sufficient, but I am doubtful that a party's view (reasonable or otherwise) that a response was sufficient would constitute grounds (by itself) for relief against sanctions. It is sufficient to note that the Relief Order in the present case is clear in its terms; and that the stringent conditions (made against the background of default and delay) preclude the Respondents from successfully arguing that (a) individual responses should be treated as compliant if they could 'reasonably be thought complete and sufficient' subject to being expanded or elucidated by further order of the Court; and (2) that the Court should consider the Respondents' responses 'as a whole' to see if they fall 'significantly short of what was required,' as suggested by Simon Brown LJ in the QPS Consultants Ltd case (above).
(3) Two further points may be noted. First, if cogent reasons were given, it might be open to a respondent to contend that it was unable to give a response or that its ability to give a full response was confined by the state of its knowledge. In this context I note that in [22] of his judgment Mr Monty QC noted that the Respondents have never sought to argue that they could not answer the requests. Secondly, if the Court were persuaded that there had been genuine attempts to answer a request this might bear on its view of the fullness and completeness of the answer. Conversely if the Court were to conclude that a respondent was avoiding answering difficult questions it would undoubtedly count against it.
(4) The Court is not concerned with the truth of responses. This would normally be investigated at trial or, in an egregious case, on a strike out application. Nor is it usually concerned with the logical coherence of the responses, unless it is relevant to the fullness and completeness of the response.
THE JUDGE'S FINDINGS IN THE CURRENT CASE
The judge examined the replies in detail and concluded they did not comply with the order. The action stood struck out. The Respondents' application for relief from sanctions was refused.
I bear in mind on the one hand that the Petitioners' challenge to the information provided by the Respondents was initially confined to 25 out of the 88 responses, that the number of challenges reduced during the course of the hearing, and that the Respondents have plainly spent time and effort in producing the responses to the Request. I also bear in mind that a finding against the Respondents will have particularly adverse consequences in the light of the terms of the Relief Order.
On the other hand, although I have not dealt with every criticism of the responses which were made by Mr Parker QC during the hearing, there was justification in his criticisms that responses to one request were inconsistent with responses to others, revealing an internal incoherence which was relevant to the overall adequacy of the responses.
However, focussing on the responses which I have identified above, I am satisfied that the Respondents have not given full and complete responses to each and every request made.
The question then is: what consequences should follow? In Denton v. White (above), the majority of the Court of Appeal drew attention to the importance of (a) litigation being conducted at proportionate cost, and (b) compliance with orders of the Court, see CPR Part 3.9(1). The history of this litigation shows repeated failures by the Respondents to comply with Court orders and a consequential need for court hearings and wasteful use of its resources. Furthermore, the consequences of a failure to comply with the Relief Order could not have been spelt out more plainly.
The failures in the provision of responses are not excusable failures in relation to matters at the fringes of the litigation. On the contrary the failures to provide full and adequate responses go to the heart of the allegations made against the Respondents; and a significant number of responses are not simply insufficient, they are evasive.
Subject to considering the Respondents' application for relief against sanctions, the consequence of what I find to have been the failure to comply with §§4(b) and 5 of the Relief Order is that the Amended Points of Defence stands struck out.
Nor is this a case in which relief against sanctions could or should be granted in view of the history of the litigation and the form of the Relief Order; and the Respondents are not in a position to show that there has been some material change of circumstance since the Relief Order was made or that Mr Monty QC was misled in some way.
The exception to this is the documentation referred to in Request 22 above, which raises a timing issue rather than an adequacy issue. If, and to the extent that, it were open to the Respondents to apply for relief against sanctions in relation to the response to Request 22, I would have refused the application, applying the principles set out by the Court of Appeal in the case of Denton v. White (above). Put shortly, the Respondents had still not complied with the request at the close of the hearing, some 3 months after the time that the documents should have been produced. It was and remains a serious failure in the light of the history of the case and the importance of the documents. There has been no (or at least no sufficient) explanation of the reasons for the delay; and considerations which bear on the need for litigation to be conducted efficiently and at proportionate cost, and the importance of compliance with Court Orders point in only one direction: refusal of the application for relief in relation to this matter."
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Eduardo Dos Reis Carvalho (Mirandela, 19 september 1982) – voetbalnaam Eduardo – is een voormalig Portugees profvoetballer die als doelman speelde. Hij verruilde medio 2019 Chelsea voor Braga. Daar sloot hij anno 2020 zijn profcarrière af.

Clubcarrière
Eduardo dos Reis werd op 6 juli 2018 door Vitesse gepresenteerd als de negende aanwinst voor het seizoen 2018/19.. De doelman was op dat moment 35 jaar en werd door de club uit Arnhem gehuurd van Chelsea voor een jaar. Hij kwam eerder uit voor onder meer Dinamo Zagreb, Benfica en Genoa.

Interlandcarrière
In februari 2009 debuteerde hij in het Portugees voetbalelftal. Een jaar later fungeerde Euardo onder bondscoach Carlos Queiroz als eerste doelman op het wereldkampioenschap voetbal 2010 in Zuid-Afrika. Ook voor het wereldkampioenschap voetbal 2014 kreeg hij een oproep: Paulo Bento nam hem op in de definitieve WK-selectie. De Kroatische voetbalclub GNK Dinamo Zagreb maakte na de uitschakeling van Portugal op het wereldkampioenschap bekend dat de Portugees een contract van drie jaar had ondertekend met de Kroaten. Op verzoek van Eduardo maakte de Kroatische club het niet meteen bekend.

Eduardo werd samen met vier andere GNK Dinamo Zagreb-spelers (Gonçalo Santos, Paulo Machado, Ivo Pinto en Wilson Eduardo) door bondscoach Fernando Santos opgeroepen op 28 september 2014 voor de Portugese voorselectie voor een vriendschappelijke wedstrijd tegen Frankrijk en de EK-kwalificatiewedstrijd tegen Denemarken. Diezelfde bondscoach nam hem op 17 mei 2016 op in de Portugese selectie voor het Europees kampioenschap voetbal 2016 in Frankrijk. Zijn landgenoten en hij wonnen hier voor het eerst in de geschiedenis van Portugal een groot landentoernooi. Eduardo kwam tijdens het toernooi zelf niet in actie.

Spelersstatistieken

Erelijst

Zie ook
 Lijst van spelers van GNK Dinamo Zagreb
 Lijst van spelers van Vitesse

Portugees voetballer

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Rock and roll all night with a guided tour for up to 6 at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Basket also includes a 2018 induction program, cd and blue ray and a $30 gift card to Square Records in Highland Square.Must request tour 2 weeks in advance. Expires October 31, 2019.
Get away from day-to-day distractions with an overnight stay and breakfast for 2 at the Courtyard Canton by Marriott. Dance the night away with classes at the Fred Astaire North Canton Ballroom. Dinner's on us at A1 Japanese restaurant with 5-$10 gift cards. Overnight stay expires June 30, 2019; gift card for dance classes expires February 28, 2019.
Start your day leisurely with brunch for two at Blue Canyon Kitchen & Tavern. Relax with a spa day for two at Gavin Scott Salon including therapeutic massage, express facials and pedicures.Tax, gratuity and alcohol not included. Not valid on holidays. Blue Canyon Kitchen & Tavern expires January 1, 2019; Gavin Scott Salon expires June 30, 2019.
Enjoy limo service for 4 in a vintage car on your way to see the modern choreography of the Canton Ballet in Celebrate Dance! Only valid for October 12 and 13, 2018 show. Friday evenings and Saturday only for limo service. Expires September 25, 2019.
Enjoy two tickets to attend the 12th annual Akron Art Museum's Art & Ale event in March 2019. The event includes locally crafted brews from Ohio's best brew makers, complemented by some of the region's favorite local food. Prior to the event stop by D'Agnese for appetizers with a $50 gift card.
Enjoy an evening in Akron full of wine and ballet. This package includes four tickets to the Ballet Theatre of Ohio's Nutcracker at the Akron Civic Theatre and wine samplings for 6 at The Grape and Granary. Ballet tickets are for any single performance between November 24-December 2, 2018 with seats located in row B or BB. No expiration for wine certificates.
Surprise that special someone with a custom made floral arrangement with a $75 gift certificate to Neil Leeson Decor Floral, appetizers with a $50 gift card to D'Agnese and two tickets to see the Akron Symphony. Symphony tickets available to single performance of your choosing between September 2018-May 2019.
Take a stroll through history with $100 gift cards to Stagecoach Antiques and 4 general admission tickets to Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens.
Stan Hywet tickets expire December 30,2018..
Feeling lucky? Enjoy a weekend away with a 1-night stay and $20 gift card to Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack & Resort in West Virginia. Do not forget your $50 GetGo gas card!
Sweep your sweetie off her feet with $50 gift card to City Cleaners and 2 tickets to any 2018-2019 performance at Weathervane Playhouse in Akron. Performances to choose from include Hunchback of Notre Dame or Almost, Maine. City Cleaner gift card does not expire.
All aboard the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad! This package includes 2 tickets to the October 27, 2018 Grape Escape, Wine Tasting. You won't want to miss out on this ride through the valley while enjoying a wide range of wine tastings. Pick up located at Rockside Railroad Station in Independence.
Calling all theatre buffs- this package is for you! Enjoy an evening for 4 on November 1, 2018 to see the performance of Les Miserables at Cleveland Playhouse Square. Tickets are located in the corporate loge area- Section 503 and 2 parking passes included. After the performance, enjoy dinner with this $50 gift card at Trattoria Restaurant in Little Italy. End your evening with a stay for 2 at the Metropolitian at the Nine in downtown Cleveland with this $150 gift certificate.
Looking for multipe getaways? This package is for you! Drive to the relaxing bed and breakfast for two at The Lodge at Geneva-On-The-Lake. Once you are ready to hit the air use your $200 American Airline gift card and Akron-Canton Airport messenger bag filled with swag to get away for the weekend. Bed and breakfast valid Sunday-Friday, black out date December 31, 2018 and expires on May 14, 2019.
Calling all Canton lovers! Enjoy 4 general admission tickets to attend the 27th annual Celebrity Cuisine hosted by Community Harvest in March 2019. Also enjoy 4 tickets to a 2018-2019 regular season Canton Charge basketball game.
Treat yourself with a night on the town. This package includes a $200 gift certificate to Kingfish and 2 tickets to The Sound of Music at E.J Thomas Hall for Tuesday, December 4, 2018. Seats are located in Grand C, row G.
Kingfish restaurant certificate does not include alcoholic beverages, tax or gratuity.
Live the high life with 2 tickets to see your Cleveland Cavaliers, 1 night stay for 2 at the Ritz Carlton Cleveland and experience downtown driving the brand new, amazing 2019 Lexus S500. Cavs game to be determined upon Lexus of Akron Canton's availability. Expires 10.31.2018.
Calling all Fleetwood Mac fans! This package includes two tickets to see the legendary singer, songwriter, producer, guitarist and vocalist, Lindsey Buckingham. The live performance is on November 26, 2018 at the Canton Palace Theatre. Seats located in section 3, Row J, seats 9-10.
Prior to the show enjoy $100 towards a dinner at Bonefish Grill. Expires December 5, 2018.
Find your inner peace with a pass for ten yoga classes at Yoga Bliss, stainless steel water bottle, Yoga Bliss logo hoodie and violet love headband. Expires September 25, 2019.
Watch your favorite baseball team, the Cleveland Indians, from 4 field box seats at a 2019 home game. Regular season only. Does not include opening day. Subject to availability.
Enjoy a day at the races with 4 tickets to the 2019 Soap Box Derby World Championship. This basket also includes an XL t-shirt, DVD, mini speaker, 2 dog tags, pens and storage tin. Expires July 20, 2019.
Brush up on your golf game with a gift certificate for private lessons with PGA pro, Ron Tristano. You'll be ready for a day on the greens with 2 golf ball packs, a Yeti cup, large men's glove and golf club cover. Expires October 31, 2018.
Calling all motorcycle fanatics- this basket is for you! Included are 4 Harley Davidson pint glasses, Harley Davidson swag, $20 to Hog Heaven Open Flame BBQ, $100 Summit Racing gift card and Summit Racing swag.
This package includes 2 tickets to cheer on your Cleveland Browns at First Energy Stadium on November 11, 2018 vs the Kansas City Chiefs. After the game relax with a one night stay at the Holiday Inn Express Cleveland Downtown with complimentary breakfast. Hotel stay expires December 30, 2018.
This is no ordinary trip to the ball game! Enjoy 20 tickets to an Akron Rubber Ducks game in the City of Akron loge during the 2019 season. Enhance your game day experience with a $25 gift card to The Peanut Shoppe.
Show your Cleveland football pride with a Cleveland Browns XL jacket, 2 Browns coolers and bag. Plus take a trip to the stadium with 4 of your closet friends to see the Cleveland Browns vs. Kansas City Chiefs on November 4, 2018 at FirstEnergy Stadium.
Gather your foursome and play the scenic and challenging Chippewa Golf Club in Doylestown! Enjoy the ride in new state of the art golf carts that include USB ports, GPS and Bluetooth speakers. Pizza and a bottle of wine are included to enjoy after the round.
Cheer on the Cleveland Indians from behind home plate with 2 tickets to any home game during the 2019 season.
Change your lifestyle with a 4-week training and nutrition program. The program includes 8 sessions over 4 weeks covering training and nutritional guidance. Must be redeemed within 3 months of receiving certificate from event.
Go up, up and away with 1- tandem skydiving certificate from Canton Air Sports. Challenge your friends with unlimited climbing, yoga and fitness for 4 at Rock Mill Climbing, Yoga & Fitness. Rock Mill passes expire September 2020; all passes must be redeemed in a single visit.
Do you bleed scarlet and gray? Cheer on your Ohio State Buckeyes vs Minnesota Golden Gophers football game on October 13, 2018 in Columbus. These four tickets are located in section 14A, Row 23, Seats 23-26. Parking pass included. Go Buckeyes!
Cheer on your Cleveland Browns at First Energy Stadium on October 24, 2018 vs the Los Angeles Chargers. These 4 tickets are located in section 149, row 38, seats 5-8.
Invite three of your golf buddies to 18 holes at Silver Lake Country Club. You'll be more than par for the course with this tailor-made Audi walking golf bag, accessorized with tailor-made project balls and matching sun visor. Valid Monday, Tuesday and Thursday. Not available on major holidays. Expires November 1, 2019.
Kick your fitness into high gear with 2 in-home, 50 minute training sessions with Personal Trainer James Anderson. Reward your hard work with granola bars, water bottle, protein balls and t-shirt. Schedule sessions by October 25, 2019.
Calling all runners- this basket is for you! Enjoy 2 race admission passes to the 6th annual Selfless Elf 5k on December 22, 2018, 2 race admission passes to the 9th annual Andrea Rose Teodosio 5k on July 13, 2019, a $25 gift card to Lucky Shoes and a $25 gift card to New Balance. Gift cards expiring December 31, 2018.
Enjoy this framed photo of Cinicinnati Reds' second baseman, Scooter Gennett.
Enjoy a relaxing trip down the Cuyahoga River with 2 single kayak rentals. While floating, enjoy 2 bags of chips and a pack of soda from Hartville Potato Chips in your brand new white Yeti Roadie. Kayak rentals valid through October 2019, Monday-Friday only.
Cheer on your Columbus Crew with these 2 tickets to the September 29, 2018 match. Seats located in the north corner of the stadium. Tickets are valid for September 29, 2018 match only and must be redeemed by September 26, 2018.
This package is a golfer's delight! Enjoy an afternoon on the green at Fairlawn Country Club with four of your closest friends. Golf cart included. Expires October 31, 2019.
This package includes $60 Amazon gift card, 4-9 holes of golf at Brookledge Golf Club, 4 medium buckets at Downview Sports Center and 4 general admission passes to The Natatorium Community Wellness Recreation.
Package includes $25 gift card to Bob Evans, gift card to Loyal Oak Golf course for a round of 9 holes and a certificate for 9 holes to Bunker Hill Golf Course, no cart included.
Calling all cheese fanatics- this basket is for you! Enjoy over $100 worth of cheese products by Shisler's Cheese House.
Delight your taste buds with this 5-course tasting for 4 at Tozzi's of Magnolia.No alcohol included. Not for use on weekends or holidays.
Bring some new inspiration to your kitchen with these cupcake cups, dish towels, flour jar, measuring cups and League Cookbook. Treat yourself to delicious baked goods from Main Street Gourmet with 4- you pick 3 gift cards.
Experience the taste of local craft brews with a 6 pack of Great Lakes, $25 Zaftig Brewing Co. gift certificate, cups, growlers and more swag from Seventh Son Brewing Co. and Wolf's Ridge Brewing.
Throw the party of the year for 25 of your closest friends at The Canton Palace Theater! Treat your guests to hors d'oeuvres from Robert J Events & Catering and a decorated half sheet cake from Tiffany's Bakery. Includes drop off and pickup, expires September 25, 2019. For use on Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings, expires September 25, 2019. Not redeemable for cash.
Treat yourself to a year of dinner and dessert with 1 pound of meat per month and 1 quart of ice cream per month for a year from Kennedy's BBQ and Taggart's Ice Cream. Coupon only valid during month specified.
This basket is perfect for the wine aficionado in your life! Includes 1 bottle of Cabernet Sauvignon, 1 bottle of Blind Faith, medium t-shirt, Wolf Creek logo glasses, Wolf Creek corkscrew, chocolates, Whiskey Stix, bottelabra and glass stopper.
Give into your sweet tooth with this tower of chocolate including Harry London assorted chocolate and confetti pretzels, platinum covered pixies and buckeyes.
Keep yourself caffeinated with 4 pounds of coffee, including a special edition Sumatra blend, and 12 tea bags. Enjoy your drink in style with a floral print swell bottle, stainless steel travel mug, tumbler, 2 frosted glass mugs and 4 coffee mugs.
Explore 18 of the best local craft beer spots with a $50 Visa Card for use at official 2018 Summit Brew Path breweries. Basket also includes a golf bag cooler, binoculars, picnic blanket and 6 pack of Thirsty Dog.
Great for local craft beer enthusiasts, this basket includes an assortment of Hoppin' Frog beers and branded items.
Enjoy this basket full of Walnut Creek Cheese snacks!
Calling all beer lovers! This package includes a certificate for Beer 101 Class & Tour at Sibling Revelry Brewery, 4-flight taster for you and 5 friends and a growler with fill up of your favorite Sibling Revelry Brewing beer. Basket also includes a Sibling Revelry Brewing hat, growler, pint glass, sticker and coozie.
Want to show your dog you care? Get your pup this basket full of Bil-Jac dog food, treats and snacks. You will be the best dog parent around!
Settle in for an afternoon full of comfort with this 1 pound of coffee beans and a $20 gift card to Artisan Coffee, and 3 candles and room spray from Peripeti Home Candles.
Get inspired by mother nature with 4 general admission passes to the Holden Arboretum and create a floral filled space of your own with this $50 gift card to Every Blooming Thing. Landscape your yard with a 3-piece handheld tool set and bag from The Davey Tree Expert Co. Holden Arboretum admission passes not valid for specially ticketed events and expires July 31, 2019. Every Blooming Thing gift card for use at West Exchange Highland Square location only, must be used in person.
Calling all handymen- this package is for you! Enjoy this state of the art DeWalt Flexvolt Brushless 20V Max Hammerdrill/ Impact Driver Combo Kit.
Get ready to hit the road with this certificate for any 4 Goodyear brand auto or light truck tires. Mounting and balancing included. Redeem at Goodyear Company owned locations only. Expires December 31, 2018.
These indoor plants have a whimsical side! Perfect addition to bring life to any room.
This basket includes a variety of plush dog toys, balls, bones, dog treats, a comfy blanket and more for man's best friend!
Keep your vehicle looking and running like new with car cleaning products, free vehicle detail and 2 free oil changes at Schoner Chevrolet Inc.
Cozy up this fall with this basket filled with handmade home decor and stationary by Five Blessings. This basket includes a fabric pumpkin, hand-painted wood sign, greeting cards, Halloween tags, set of 10 note cards, hand-painted reclaimed wood candy corn and a magnet. Keep warm with this handmade lap quilt perfect for a den or family room.
Get your lawn and garden ready for fall with a mum basket, scarecrow and $50 gift card to Graf's Garden Shop and Landscape.
Spruce up your home with this beautiful centerpiece by Modern Vintage, a $25 gift card to Modern Vintage, $25 Starbucks gift card and $100 gift card to Hosner Carpet One.


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Factory Five: Building bikes and cycling culture in Shanghai
For something that began as a hangout spot among friends, by a guy who didn't even really cycle, Factory Five worked out pretty well. Sometimes the best businesses start by accident and grow from there.
That's how the story begins for Factory Five, Shanghai's foremost boutique bike shop, and the Chinese city's first place to buy fixed gear bicycles. It's owned by three expats: Jeff Liu from New Orleans, USA, Drew Bates from the UK, and Tyler Bowa, a Canadian, originally from Waterloo, Ontario.
The latter is bearded and tall, a friendly dose of Canada far from home. When Tyler moved to Shanghai in late 2008, he was looking to get involved in the music scene. In its absence, cycling took over.
Tyler Bowa outside of Factory Five's converted wet market location in downtown Shanghai
But he and his friends quickly discovered something was missing.
"There was the need to have a community – not necessarily a bike store, but more like a club house," Tyler says. "In China, we don't have garages or backyards or basements where we can fix our bikes and drink beer and stuff."
So they created that spot.
With the money leftover from an Alleycat race they organized, the friends opened their first location in 2010: a 20 square metre lane house in Shanghai's French Concession. Weekend hours trickled by, sitting at the picnic table, drinking beer, and fixing friends' bikes.
Then, they got tinkering.
China has a long history with bicycles, and the two-wheeled "foreign horses" were the transportation of choice for much of the 20th century. Bikes appeared on government propaganda and in advertisements, and production scaled dramatically in 1949 during the Chinese Communist Revolution.
Millions of bikes were manufactured in Chinese factories during the decades. So influential were bicycles that when foreign leaders visited China, they were presented with one of their own.
"We saw these bikes everywhere," Tyler says, referring to the classic frames. "They look very unique and we thought it would be a good challenge to take something that old and make it look new and be comfortable and cool."
Soon they were stripping those bikes of their old mechanics – a transformation of new components on a classic frame.
The old-meets-new refurbishments were a hit, and orders poured in.
Those Chinese classics are more coveted now. Five years in, Factory Five has rebuilt, by hand, almost 1,000 classic bikes, nearly depleting the warehouse supply of the frames.
Knowing they'd hit that limit, Factory Five now creates its own products, including a line of custom F5 fixed fear and single speed framesets. They've also got specialty components and apparel (check out their Chairman Mao racer jersey), and source other accessories from brands around the world.
Fixie bikes became so popular in Shanghai that Factory Five has had to move and expand locations three times in the past five years.
Tyler and the custom fixed gear bike he uses daily.
Building bike culture
Just as Factory Five was never exclusively about selling bikes when it opened, that outlook prevails today. It's a bike boutique with a strong cycling community riding on its handlebars.
"Shanghai is a transient city, so having a strong community that people can flow in and out of is really important," says Tyler. "You show up on a bike and you automatically have something in common with this big group of people. We have this saying that if we sell a bike to someone and never see them again then we've completely failed."
That cycling community can include one of the many parties Factory Fives throws at its location – a shiny new space in a converted wet market in Shanghai's Jing'an District. It's a cool spot where you're just as likely to sit and sip a beer or espresso from the bar as you are to buy a bike.
Shop interior, home to bikes-of-your-dreams, massive parties.
There's also the incredibly popular weekly social rides that are currently on-hold as Factory Five finds a way to work with the government to accommodate the 500+ cyclists taking over the streets of downtown Shanghai. It's the world's largest regular night ride.
That sense of community and critical mass can be key in convincing first-time Shanghai cyclists to get on their saddles.
Despite being flat-as-a-pancake, cycling in Shanghai is no leisurely ride on a backcountry road. There's always going to be someone walking out in front of you and there are always going to be cars.
"But the mentality is really different," Tyler says. "Because China has such a history of cyclists on the road, cars understand that you're there, whether they see you or not. There's not really that vendetta that motorists sometimes have in other countries."
Shanghai bikes and biking spots in the wild
Factory Five around the world
Factory Five's products are resonating internationally.
When they first opened, 100 per cent of their customers were expats living in Shanghai – now 70 per cent of their business is local Shanghainese.
Factory Five ships internationally more than they do within mainland China, with the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia serving as the three main hubs. As for Canada, it just so happens that Factory Five will soon start selling in its first Ottawa location (a store is still TBD).
Sitting amidst the hanging frames in the bike shop he helped build, it's fortuitous that things never quite went as planned when Tyler first came to Shanghai.
"In 2009 there wasn't a single store in a city of 30 million that sold a bike like this," he says, motioning to the wall. "People didn't understand the idea of having a cycling culture, and that biking can be more than just a way to get from Point A to B. I think we were in the right place at the right time with the right people."
With the combination of classic frames, first-class components and accessories, and a new set of geared frames rolling onto the market, Factory Five plans to continue growing its brand inside and outside China.
"For the most part the things we're making here are better quality than what you would buy in North America," Tyler says. "They just happen to be proudly made in China."
Factory Five frames, components, for sale in shop.
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In Massachusetts, a homeowner receives an automatic homestead in his or her primary residence in an amount of $125,000.00. In addition, a homeowner can execute and record a written Declaration of Homestead, which provides a total of $500,000.00 of protection in his or her primary residence. The Declaration of Homestead protects the homeowner's primary residence, up to the relevant amount, from many debts and liabilities incurred by the homeowner, though there are certain important exceptions, including purchase money mortgages.


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Digitalization of the Electric Industry: Impacts on the Supply and Demand Side
Digitalization of the Electric Industry: Impacts on the Supply and Demand Side (CHM186Y)
Presented by: Peter Kelly-Detwiler
Understand Electric Industry Digitization and the Impact on Future Generations
The growing trend towards digitalization is occurring on both sides of the meter and transforming the power industry. The addition of sensors and telemetry, combined with algorithms – and increasingly AI as well – looks set to transform the industry. On the supply side, digitization will increase generator efficiencies, increase overall grid utilization, and minimize downtime. On the demand side, it will result in reduced energy consumption as the use of electricity becomes more focused on desired outcomes.
Join this session with expert speaker Peter Kelly-Detwiler to review and understand the growing trend towards digitalization, big data, and IoT, and how it is moving into the field and creating actual changes on the ground. Peter will discuss digitization of conventional power plants and how it helps fleet managers deal with the changing economics of generation. He will address the implications of digitizing wind farms. He will look at how this technology is being applied to the transmission and distribution grid itself. Peter will examine what happens when sensors, connectivity, and intelligence are applied at the consumer level to create new efficiencies. With this session, you will learn how Al of these applications will have a profound impact on the future of the electric power industry. He will help you gain a solid understanding of the key issues concerning digitalization and its likely impact in transforming global electric power markets.
What the key drivers of digitalization are
What the impact of digitalization is on conventional power plants and who is digitizing
What the impact is on renewables
How digitalization can make the grid stronger and smarter, increasing capacity utilization while minimizing outages
How digitalization shows up on the customer side of the equation
What outcomes we are likely to see in the years to come and why
What implications this has for utilities, their workforce, consumers, and investors
Energy professionals
Employees in the wind, solar, and storage industries
Utility management and mid-level employees
Employees of companies in the generation space, including conventional and renewable generators
Large energy users
Peter Kelly-Detwiler
Peter Kelly-Detwiler, principal of NorthBridge Energy Partners has more than 25 years of experience in the area of electric energy, retail power, energy efficiency, and distributed energy assets. A former SVP of Constellation Energy's Demand Response business unit, Mr. Kelly-Detwiler offers expertise to clients in th... More info
Event Title: Digitalization of the Electric Industry: Impacts on the Supply and Demand Side
Presenter(s): Peter Kelly-Detwiler


"Really Nifty Stuff" is my column for things that I want to recommend to everybody.
I've always been a fan of musicals, but in the past few months, I've come across several that I've fallen absolutely head over heels in love with, and I wanted to share them all with you, my dear readers. You've probably seen or heard me talk about these musicals recently if you've been paying attention to me at all. If you've been in my car, this is what you've been listening to for the last six months.
Hamilton, as you might have guessed, is a musical biography of Alexander Hamilton, based on Ron Chernow's comprehensive biography. (I reviewed the biography here!) This musical has taken the founding fathers and reworked them into people that we can actually understand, love and hate, by putting their words and lives into hip hop and rap songs. This musical is a beautiful combination of hip hop, rap, and traditional broadway style, and America has fallen in love with it.
If you follow me on Twitter or Tumblr, you'll have seen me posting about Hamilton a lot. If you know me in person, I've probably recommended this to you. This musical opened off-Broadway in February 2015, and opened on Broadway on August 25, 2015 at the Richard Rodgers Theatre. Exactly one month later, the original soundtrack (OST) was released digitally, and I bought it about a week later. You might have seen it at The Grammy's, where it won a Grammy for Best Musical Theater Album. If you didn't, you can watch their live performance here. It's written (and starred in) by the amazing Lin-Manuel Miranda, whom you might know as the creator and star of In The Heights. He's also writing the soundtrack for the next Disney film, Moana.
If you look at live performances, you'll notice that there are very few white cast members in Hamilton, and that's on purpose. The casting call specifically asks for non-white actors except for the part of King George III, who is played on the soundtrack by Jonathon Groff. You might recognize Groff as Melchior Gabor in Spring Awakening, Jesse St. James in Glee, or as the voice of Kristoff in Frozen. This cast call really helps to transform Hamilton into something that's appropriate for the style of music it's written in, as well as something that looks much more like America today.
I would absolutely love to get tickets to this show, but I'm not sure that it's possible for me, due to the distance I'd have to travel and the lack of available tickets. This play has been sold out for months, and until nearly the end of the year. My favorite song changes all the time, but I think you will all enjoy Aaron Burr's (played by Leslie Odom, Jr.) "Wait for It." Give it a try.
This play is based off of 2007 movie Waitress starring Keri Russell and Nathan Fillion. I watched the movie a few years ago because I'm a huge fan of Nathan Fillion, and I loved it. When I heard that Sara Bareilles was writing the music for this musical, I knew that I had to at least buy the album. The album that I've linked to was performed by Bareilles and Jason Mraz, and the OST isn't actually out yet, since it doesn't hit Broadway for a few more weeks. I can't wax quite as poetically as I did about Hamilton, due to much less material, but I have loved everything I've heard and seen from Waitress so far. It seems to follow the plot of the movie, but give us more character exposition, at least on the husband's part.
I dare you to listen to "You Matter to Me" and not have feelings about it. The first time I listened to it, I legitimately cried, and that doesn't happen very often.
This album was released on Jan 22, 2016, and I actually found out about it from Lin-Manuel Miranda's twitter and fell in love with this redone version of the original Disney musical. The OST for Hunchback of Notre Dame had everything I loved about the original musical, and more. It was billed as a "dramatic retelling of the famous love story on a grand scale, with a lush, emotionally rich score." There were a lot of changes to the play from the Disney movie, such as a new ending and a ton of new songs or pieces of songs. I absolutely adored this soundtrack. This version of Hunchback of Notre Dame unfortunately did not get moved to Broadway, and performed its last show on Easter Sunday 2015.
Take a listen to what "God Help The Outcasts" sounded like on Broadway with Ciara Renée as Esmerelda.
What musicals have rocked your world recently? I'd love to hear your favorites!


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Back Yard Quotes Page 2
Part 2 of the back yard quotations list about sayings citing Amber Heard, Janet Macunovich and David Letterman captions
I'm pretty confusing. But I do have an oil rig in my back yard.
— Amber Heard
Don't design your back yard from the outside looking in. Design from your window looking out.
— Janet Macunovich
I think O.J. protests too much. Not only did he say he didn't carve the holiday turkey, but he was in the back yard practicing his golf swing the whole time.
— David Letterman
I walked slowly out on the beach. A few yards below high-water mark I stopped and read the words again: WRITE YOUR WORRIES ON THE SAND. I let the paper blow away, reached down and picked up a fragment of shell. Kneeling there under the vault of the sky, I wrote several words, one above the other. Then I walked away, and I did not look back. I had written my troubles on the sand. The tide was coming in.
— Arthur Gordon Webster
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When I die throw my body in the back and drive me to the junk yard in my Cadillac.
— Bruce Springsteen
It's the oldest story in the world. Boy loves girl. Boy loses girl. Boy gets girl back thanks to the unethical behavior of megalomaniacal mad scientists who never met a corpse they wouldn't try to resurrect. Anyone coming within a hundred yards of my happy ending had better pray that they're immune to bullets. - Shaun Mason
— Mira Grant
It makes Faith think of a hammock in their yard, a web of rope that she thought would unravel the first time she leaned back on it, but that managed to support her all the same.
— Jodi Picoult
A lobster, when left high and dry among the rock, does not have the sense enough to work his way back to the sea, but waits for the sea to come to him. If it does not come, he remains where he is and dies, although the slightest effort would enable him to reach the waves, which are perhaps within a yard of him. The world is full of human lobsters; people stranded on the rocks of indecision and procrastination, who, instead of putting forth their own energies, are waiting for some grand billow of good fortune to set them afloat.
— Orison Swett Marden
We have supported state terrorism against the Palestinians and black South Africans, and now we are indignant because the stuff we have done overseas is now brought right back to our own front yards. America's chickens are coming home to roost.
— Jeremiah Wright
I hope for the experience of people standing together, turning their backs to the city and facing this, and hearing the leaves rustle. Well, maybe it won't be as bucolic as at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, but I know you will feel removed from the city.
— Michael Arad
I think one game we played the Oakland Raiders and Jack Tatum and I had an accident on the one-yard line. The only thing that Jack Tatum didn't do was wrap me up so I backed into the endzone backwards.
— Earl Campbell
If little green men land in your back yard, hide any little green women you've got in the house.
— Mike Harding
I think that people don't know how to do anything anymore.
My father was a janitor. He could take a car apart and put it back together. He could build a house in the back yard. Today, if you ask people what they know, they say, 'I know how to hire someone.'
— Walter Mosley
I've buried a lot of my laundry in the back yard.
— Phyllis Diller
A hip-looking teen watches an elderly woman hobble across the street on a walker. Grammy's here! he shouts. He puts some MacAttack Mac&Cheese in the microwave and dons headphones and takes out a video game so he won't be bored during the forty seconds it takes his lunch to cook. A truck comes around the corner and hits Grammy, sending her flying over the roof into the backyard, where luckily she lands on a trampoline. Unluckily, she bounces back over the roof, into the front yard, landing on a rosebush.
— George Saunders
Front yards are not made to walk in, but, at most, through, and you could go in the back way.
— Henry David Thoreau
You need to begin where people are. You can't punt ideas or innovations in from the 40 yard line. And yes, the work should feel so collaborative that it should feel like the end result belongs to everyone. Your best moment as a consultant is when your client plays your idea back to you as their idea. Your job: to nod sagely and say, "that's an excellent idea.".
— Grant David McCracken
I think there was something that made us not pay attention to climate change.
Something that was up there. There was a saying when we were trying to pay attention to the environment that people used this phrase NIMBY - not in my back yard. People were saying, 'I don't care, it is not in my back yard.' But now it's in everyone's back yard.
— Robert Redford
Growing up knowing that I wanted to be a sportscaster and knowing that the best school in the country was right in my back yard, I certainly knew all there was to know about Marty Glickman and about people like Bob Costas and Marv Albert and all of the other greats that have passed through there.
— Beth Mowins
Some friends and I, we went right up there behind the studio and we got on a train, we could tell it was going to go to Roseville. We got off it and got on another train. And we got to Roseville, and it takes hours to get through that yard. It's really big. So we ended up just coming back here. It's like fishing or hunting. You can't always come back with something.
— William T. Vollmann
The most I can do is to acquaint you with the authority of your own psyche - to give you a trust in the nature of your being. For, if you trust what you are, you can never go wrong in whatever terms you use. You can fly through belief systems as a butterfly flies through back yards.
— Seth
We need to think less NIMBY (Not In My Back Yard), and more SWIMBY (Something Wonderful In My Back Yard)
— Rob Hopkins
My earliest memories are of watching Star Trek and MASH while my parents barbecued chicken in the back yard. I was an American kid, through and through.
— Mohsin Hamid
The future of America may or may not bring forth a black President, a woman President, a Jewish President, but it most certainly always will have a suburban President. A President whose senses have been defined by the suburbs, where lakes and public baths mutate into back yards and freeways, where walking means driving, where talking means telephoning, where watching means TV, and where living means real, imitation life.
— Arthur Kroker
By the time I was twelve, I had started my own theater company and was doing plays in the backyard and the front yard and all over the neighborhood, so, you know, I was definitely a lifer even back when I was 10.
— Carrie Preston
The white Aylesbury duck is, and deservedly, a universal favourite.
Its snowy plumage and comfortable comportment make it a credit to the poultry-yard, while its broad and deep breast, and its ample back, convey the assurance that your satisfaction will not cease at its death.
— Isabella Beeton
Don't believe you have to travel far and wide to discover opportunities.
The best opportunities will always be found in your own back yard, and not half way around the world in someone else's backyard. You have to look for them, however.
— Ernie J Zelinski
I guess the way I describe it is when basketball players talk about being in the zone and they feel like they can't miss. That's the way a running back feels when the game is in slow-motion. It feels like every cut is right, every run is going to be at least 10 yards. You see what the defense is doing. You know what they're trying to do to you. It's awesome.
— LaDainian Tomlinson
For the most part, I hang out in my back yard with my dog, but there's no paparazzi trying to check that out.
— Pete Wentz
I went out in my yard and saw a snake, so I got really scared, and I came back inside to get a shovel, and beat the hell out of that snake. Then I didn't have cable for a week.
— Charlie Viracola
When I was a kid, I would make these incredibly bloody movies in my back yard.
I was constantly making weird blood concoctions; Jell-O and milk was a good one. I was constantly ruining clothes and staining my parents' walls and stuff.
— Fran Kranz
In the old days, if a neighbors apples fell into your yard, you worked it out over the back fence or picked them up and made pies. Today, you sue.
— Lee Iacocca
That is the key to history. Terrific energy is expended - civilizations are built up - excellent institutions devised; but each time something goes wrong. Some fatal flaw always brings the selfish and cruel people to the top, and then it all slides back into misery and ruin. In fact, the machine conks. It seems to start up all right and runs a few yards, and then it breaks down.
Late in the third quarter the Cougars were behind 12-0.
Duva had completed 5 out of 20 passes. Edwards looked at Gifford Nielsen. Giff had never done a thing, in practice or anywhere else, to give us confidence in him. . . . . . . the coach said later. He sent him into the game anyway. First play was a 19-yard completion. Second was a 6-yard run. He threw again on the third play to running back Dave Lowry who ran 37 yards for a touchdown.
Unlike boxers-or any professional athlete for that matter-rowers have little motivation to do it longer than necessary. With a modest amount of self-realization, you'll know when you have acquired the nebulous gifts that rowing has to offer, whether it's courage or a strengthened soul or a powerful body. Once you have it, drop back ten yards and punt. Someone new will pick up the ball and run with it.
— Brad Alan Lewis
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En náutica, se dice acorullar a la acción de meter los guiones de los remos dentro de la galera, quedando estos atravesados de babor a estribor

Se ejecuta cuando hay mar y viento y también para adrizar la galera, cuando va tumbada o para evitar romperlos en el abordaje. Es derivado de la voz corulla, con la cual se llama en las galeras el castillete donde están las bozas para las gúmenas o cables.

Referencias
Diccionario de la lengua castellana, 1780

Terminología naval


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Noisebridge went to the Maker Faire: In this article you will learn about NGALAC — the…
Noisebridge is a San Francisco-based makerspace — a member owned collective — where people collaborate on cool projects, make things, host…
Noisebridge is a San Francisco-based makerspace — a member owned collective — where people collaborate on cool projects, make things, host and teach classes, train each other in programming, math, laser cutting, woodworking, metalworking, sewing, 3D printing, passing coding interviews, creating music, repairing electronics, circuit hacking, build video games, virtual reality applications, and much more.
This article was written by Micah Blumberg and edited by Bernice Anne W. Chua
Micah is a Journalist, Analyst Researcher, and a Neurohacker.
Bernice is an Indie Videogame Developer and Software Engineer
Noisebridge went to the Maker Faire
I want to tell you why I love Noisebridge in San Francisco, and why you should consider joining, coming here to learn, coming here to participate in projects, coming here to teach science & technology, and also why you should consider donating to keep Noisebridge going.
Noisebridge is a non-profit educational maker space. It's a place to come and learn and make things. The people at Noisebridge all help each other learn, they teach each other classes, and everyone works on projects. Folks can come basically anytime during open hours during the day. In addition Noisebridge is also a club with a membership, if folks want to be paying members there are additional responsibilities and additional privileges for members.
I first started coming to Noisebridge in November of 2017, and little by little I have been getting to know the people who are members here like Mark Wilson who runs the Gaming Archivists meetup at Noisebridge, it was Mark's dream to build an arcade machine simulator. Someone else had the idea to make it stream to Twitch and YouTube Live. Thus the collaboration known as NGALAC (Noisebridge Gaming Archivists Livestreaming Arcade Cabinet) began.
Editor's Note (Bernice Anne W. Chua writes: About NGALAC)
"Noisebridge Gaming Archivists Livestreaming Arcade Cabinet, shortened to NGALAC, was created by using the Internet Archive's emulated games from classic consoles, and using a Raspberry Pi with Emulation Station to run the game emulations. The games are captured by an Elgato capture card, to send to the livestreaming PC, which uses Open Broadcast Studio (OBS) to broadcast the livestreamed games to restream.io, which broadcasts everything to streaming services such as Twitch and Youtube Live.
Our streams can be found here:
https://gaming.youtube.com/channel/UCjDvPM0uHcvx9jJA5gnM-ng/live
https://www.twitch.tv/noisebridge
And more information about NGALAC can be found here:
https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/NGALAC "
Thanks Bernice.
Please watch a short video where I interviewed some of the folks who created the NGALAC on May 8th 2018 https://www.facebook.com/worksalt/videos/2213422328684402/
Shortly thereafter I went to the Maker Faire (I think on May 20th 2018) to see NGALAC being demoed and I quickly recorded this short video in which we got to see the NGALAC in action at the legendary Maker Faire. https://youtu.be/HuHgt1IhPT4
Noisebridge also showcased other projects during Maker Faire: there was a photogrammetry-based model of Noisebridge running in Virtual Reality for people who have never been to Noisebridge to experience being in Noisebridge; as well as the Brainduino EEG system, which displayed the brainwaves of its users. The original plan had been to integrate the Brainduino EEG with the NGALAC, but we didn't pull it off in time for the Maker Faire.
During the filming of that video I met the maker of the Brainduino EEG system. Masahiro Kahata http://www.psychiclab.net/IBVA/Profile.html
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It was then during the interview that I realized why the Brainduino was special. Its claim to fame is special noise cancellation features and improved signal processing that sets it apart from other consumer grade EEG devices.
Prior to this I had been organizing a meetup called NeurotechSF since February 2018 and we had been looking to combine VR with EEG and AI. My first pitch to the NeurotechSF group was to combine the OpenBCI with the HTC Vive. However I had been given an Oculus Go at F8 for attending the event (on May 1st 2018, and now there was this new cool EEG device that had improved noise cancellation and improved signal quality, so I decided to ask the DreamTeam if the Friday meetup that I was organizing could borrow their Brainduino device to work on connecting EEG to VR.
NeurotechSF is a part of a global organization of Neurohacker Meetups called NeurotechX with 21 meetup chapters worldwide.
Just to clarify there is a DreamTeam Neuro-hackers group that meets Wednesday at Noisebridge between 8 and 10, and a totally separate group that I organize that's called NeurotechSF + SF VR that is every Friday between 8pm and 10pm. Even though we are two separate groups we have been working on the same project (that I call the Neurohaxor Project) since June 29th 2018.
We actually accomplished several of our goals. We were able to bring the EEG signals into WebVR and then later we were able to bring the live EEG signals into WebVR and into the Oculus Go at the same time. We are able to take the raw voltages from the contact points on the skin, bring them into the Brainduino as an array of numbers, bring them into a Python server and define a channel 0 and a channel 1, the Python server mostly written by the Wednesday Dreamteam if I remember correctly, and then into our HTML page that included the WebVR API called Aframe.io by Mozilla (this part featured a ton of effort by a lot of people who have visited the NeurotechSF and SF VR meetups at Noisebridge, but the DreamTeam also helped, but I think there focus has been and mostly still is on the server side, and we are very grateful for their support and help!) We eventually decided to define a websocket to send a live stream of data to the webpage, because we needed a stream of data and not a static single serving of eeg data, and in the webpage we separated that websocket array into two channels, and each channel has been set to modify either the x, y, or z position value of our webvr objects. The shapes in WebVR will move automatically when the sensors are live, and the typical result people see is that the frequency of movement seems to stabilize or slowdown when all three sensors are in contact with human skin.
On July 29th I shared the following video, it was viewed 7.9k times "Progress! On the NeurotechSF + SF VR Hacknight #3 we made major progress towards the goal of integrating EEG with WebXR, and VR via an Oculus Go. As you can see in the video the actual voltages from the sensors are causing the shapes in our A-Frame application to run! This took a lot of work and time over many meetups to figure out! Thank you to everyone who has contributed. I feel like this was a significant milestone! Join our discord at http://neurohaxor.com"
https://www.facebook.com/worksalt/videos/2332211350138832/
Then August 22nd We were able to bring the WebVR experience into the Oculus Go VR Headset. I shared this on Facebook at the time: "We did it! Kevin is the first person in the world to see reflections of his brainwave patterns in an Oculus Go at 9:10pm PT Wednesday August 22nd. We connected an brainduino eeg system to an Oculus Go with WebVR! https://www.facebook.com/100000499704585/posts/2378028395557127/
Here is also a video that goes with that https://www.facebook.com/worksalt/videos/2378065355553431/
As of October 10th 2018 the project now has FFT (Fast Fourier Transform) built into it, as well as the technology to display a time series, and the ability to separate out component wave frequencies like Gamma, Alpha, Beta, Theta, and Delta.
We have also created a time stamp for the EEG, and we have created a time stamp for when a user looks at an object (meaning the center of their gaze, which is marketed by a tiny circle, sends a ray to the nearest object and reports its identity with the time stamp.)
We are creating time stamped user data and time stamped EEG data because we want to send this data to a database, perhaps a spreadsheet, and then use it to train our neural network which may end up being pytorch, tensorflow, or perhaps some variant of autoML such as Baidu's EZDL. After our neural network is trained we are going to ask it to predict what the user is doing based on only brainwave data.
As of Oct 10th 2018 We have transitioned from our first server that was built in Python to a new server written in Go (written by Kevin from the Dreamteam of Neurohackers that meets Wednesday at Noisebridge between 8pm and 10) within a couple weeks we will have this running on a Raspberry Pi Zero W instead of the big Debian Linux desktop workstation that we have been using thus far, and also we may be getting a Mac Mini to run it on also.
After this is accomplished sometime in the next few weeks, I think we will return to building support for the NGALAC Project, because originally we were supposed to record EEG data while people played on the NGALAC arcade cabinet, and show their EEG data on Twitch and YouTube Live, and I think on top of that we could create a virtual NGALAC in exactly the same physical space as the real NGALAC to increase the sense of immersion while people play a real arcade cabinet in reality and in VR at the same time. I told Mark Wilson about this idea and he laughed. He pointed out that it's kinda pointless but that's exactly why he likes that idea. So we may just do it.
Since the community helped build this code we have shared the code on our GitHub, https://github.com/micah1/neurotech so you can actually use this code to build your own EEG/WebVR/OculusGO business if you wanted to. But if you make it rich, I would encourage you to donate to Noisebridge, and to the NeurotechSF group and to SF VR, and to the Wednesday DreamTeam Neurohackers so we can continue to create things in this space, and so we can acquire new equipment to hack on.
Micah1/neurotech
Contribute to Micah1/neurotech development by creating an account on GitHub.github.com
Note that Neurohaxor (the BCI to WebVR project I spoke of above) also involves a Raspberry Pi (to host a server written in GO), mySQL, Blockchain (for Privacy) and Neural Networks to train to predict user data from brain data (by training it with both) https://www.meetup.com/NeuroTechSF/
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Daddy's Home
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Daddy's Home by St. Vincent quantity
One of the greatest and most influential figures in contemporary alternative rock, Annie Clark prepares her sixth St. Vincent album. Teasing the LP with a campaign of street posters, 'Daddy's Home' was produced by Clark herself alongside the in-demand Jack Antonoff and concerns her father's release from prison after a white-collar crime, led by the boisterous lead single 'Pay Your Way In Pain'.
1. Pay Your Way In Pain
2. Down And Out Downtown
3. Daddy's Home
4. Live In The Dream
5. The Melting Of The Sun
6. The Laughing Man
7. Down
8. Somebody Like Me
9. My Baby Wants A Baby
10. ...At The Holiday Party
11. Candy Darling
Genre: Electronic, Jazz, Rock, Funk / Soul, Blues
Style: Alternative Rock, Indie Rock
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo
Combat Rock
by The Clash
The Search for Everything
by John Mayer
Meat Is Murder
by Fleetwood Mac
CZARFACE Meets METAL FACE
by CZARFACE & MF DOOM
by Siouxsie And The Banshees


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When you shop for watches, you'll frequently see cases and bands made out of stainless steel. Of course, many watch straps are leather, cloth, or any number of other materials, but for the case, stainless steel is usually your best bet. This is because stainless steel doesn't rust and is remarkably strong, especially for the purposes of wristwear.
In recent years, stainless steel's dominance in the arena of wristwatches has started to be challenged by an even stronger metal: titanium. Used in aeronautical and astronautical designs, titanium is one of the toughest and most abundant minerals on earth. Equally importantly in terms of design, though, is its lightness.
For the discerning watch buyer, choosing between a stainless-steel or titanium watch can come down to a number of factors. We're here to break those factors down for you.
Let's get this one out of the way first, because for most people this will be the ultimate deciding factor. No matter the relative qualities and advantages, for many people, titanium's higher price tag will be the only thing they see.
Stainless steel is a cheaper material than titanium, which means, all other things being equal, a watch made of stainless steel will generally cost less. Of course, stainless steel is a fairly broad term, so some steel-made watches (like the Oystersteel Submariner by Rolex) are priced high.
In general, titanium is more expensive than stainless steel, and their respective watches reflect that difference. If you have other concerns besides your bank account, though, the next four factors should help you make your decision.
Stainless steel is strong. The G-Shock line of watches by Casio, known for their industry-leading durability, has a whole line of G-shock watches made of stainless steel (click to see on Amazon).
Stainless-steel watches will usually take a beating and still perform like new. They are relatively scratch-resistant, as well (although, by no means impervious).
And yet, when comparing the two materials, it's not even close. Titanium has three times the strength of steel.
There's a reason that titanium is used in the construction of aircraft that have to withstand some of the most brutal forces nature can throw at it, whether within or outside the earth's atmosphere. Superman should have been called the "Man of Titanium" if they really wanted to show how strong he was.
For the majority of watch owners, the kind of toughness that titanium provides may never be required. Stainless steel will get the job done. If, though, strength is a deciding factor for you, then there really is no contest. Titanium wins, hands down.
Considering its increased strength, it might surprise some readers to learn that titanium is also considerably lighter than stainless steel.
This is another factor that has led to its widespread use in aerospace designs. A super strong material that doesn't weigh you down is invaluable in the design of air- or space-bound vehicles. It's also pretty nice on a watch, too. Click here to see the watches that astronauts have worn into space.
The weight of titanium on a watch will be most notable in watches that have a bulkier design. Take, for instance, the Citizen Eco-Drive Perpetual Chrono. The shipping weight is 11.2 ounces, yet the stainless-steel version of a very similar watch comes in at 15.2 ounces. A difference of four ounces might not seem like much, but on your wrist, that weight will be very noticeable when it comes to comfort.
For many people, stainless steel watches can be an issue because of the nickel often found in the metal.
As I've written about before, many people are allergic to nickel, which leads to rashes and discomfort when wearing a watch.
There are hypoallergic stainless-steel watches out there, but when shopping for a watch, anyone with a nickel allergy has to be careful.
By contrast, titanium is naturally hypoallergic because of the naturally occurring oxide layer that covers the metal. This layer is beneficial for watchmaking for two reasons. One, it prevents titanium from rusting, and two, it keeps the metal from interacting with human skin, which is what causes allergic reactions.
The final comparison point is the most subjective. Stainless steel has a decidedly shinier look than titanium. This is one of the reasons that stainless steel is so popular in jewelry because its natural shimmer offers a clean, glowing accompaniment to any jewels or precious stones. On a watch, it helps maintain a new and crisp look, even if the timepiece is many years old.
For some people, the more muted façade of titanium will be a draw. Stainless steel is often used as a stand-in for platinum, itself a strong, expensive chemical element. But platinum can be gaudy at times, and titanium's dimmer appearance can make for a classier, more subdued look. There's obviously no right or wrong here, just personal taste, but there is a definite difference, and one to keep in mind when on the hunt for a new timepiece.
Declaring a winner in these sorts of comparisons is basically impossible. So much comes down to personal taste and financial investment. The best I can do is acknowledge the comparative merits.
By my count, titanium wins in three categories – Strength, Weight, and Allergy – while stainless steel only flat out wins in terms of Price (again, Look is too subjective to declare a winner). For many casual shoppers, Price is all that matters, but watch aficionados generally care about many factors.
If you're willing to pay a little more, I would recommend a titanium watch. Take, for instance, a personal favorite, the Victorinox Swiss Army I.N.O.X. Titanium. It's an absolutely beautiful Swiss timepiece.
Click here to see our picks for best Titanium Watches For Men & Women.
Everything from the titanium case to the durable leather straps has been tested to ensure this watch can resist pretty much anything you throw at it, and look good doing it.
The stainless-steel I.N.O.X. has plenty of charm, too, though, so whatever your preference, there's something for everyone. Unless you're looking for a watch made out of wood, then your options dwindle a bit.


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Season 2020-2021 2019-2020 2018-2019 2017-2018
Timeline G A PTS SOG PPG PPA SH SHA PIM FOW FOL BS + / - GW for 2019-2020 Regular Season Exhibition
10/11/2019 T 2-2 at Ohio State 1 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
10/12/2019 W 5-2 at Bowling Green 1 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
10/18/2019 L 1-2 at Bowling Green 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
10/19/2019 L 1-2 Bowling Green 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0
10/25/2019 L 0-4 at Michigan 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
10/26/2019 W 4-1 Michigan 1 0 1 1 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 4 0 0
11/02/2019 T 4-4 at Colorado College 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0
11/08/2019 W 4-2 Ferris State 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0
11/09/2019 W 8-2 at Ferris State 1 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
11/15/2019 W 3-2 Omaha 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0
11/16/2019 L 3-6 Omaha 1 2 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 0
11/22/2019 W 2-1 at Denver 1 1 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
11/23/2019 L 1-6 at Denver 1 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
12/06/2019 L 0-1 North Dakota 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
12/07/2019 L 2-8 North Dakota 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 -2 0
01/03/2020 T 1-1 at Notre Dame 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
01/05/2020 L 1-4 Notre Dame 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
01/10/2020 L 3-6 at Minnesota Duluth 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -1 0
01/17/2020 W 5-2 Colorado College 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
01/31/2020 W 5-2 at Omaha 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0
02/01/2020 L 2-4 at Omaha 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
02/07/2020 W 8-4 RPI 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
02/14/2020 T 2-2 at Miami 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
02/15/2020 W 4-1 at Miami 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
02/21/2020 W 5-3 Minnesota Duluth 1 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
02/22/2020 L 1-2 Minnesota Duluth 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
02/28/2020 L 1-3 at North Dakota 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
03/06/2020 W 5-2 Miami 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -1 0
03/07/2020 W 8-4 Miami 1 1 2 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 0
Regular Season Totals 32 9 11 20 66 2 1 0 0 6 12 11 26 4 1
10/05/2019 W 6-1 NAIT 1 1 1 2 6 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Exhibition Totals 1 1 1 2 6 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
2019-2020 Totals 33 10 12 22 72 3 2 0 0 6 13 11 26 4 1


Nobody died so I'm not sure this is truly Darwin worthy, but it's certainly shows regressing intelligence. If you're committing a crime and you yourself become a victim of a crime, you probably shouldn't call the police!
I guess if you intentionally run over an animal with the intent to maim or kill it, then yes that would be animal cruelty. (This reminds me of a story, but it will have to wait for another time.) But Roadkill Gummi Bears? This isn't animal cruelty, this is tasty fun!
Apparently Kraft, in weak, spineless corporate conservatism has caved in and is yanking these off the market. Why can't a company just once stand up and say "It's a joke people! Laugh it's funny!" Whatever happened to good old fashion corporate greed? You're throwing money away here.
February 25, 2005 @ 12:45 pm | Category: Way Too Much Time!
What do you get when you cross old, fat, drug addled Elvis and an Imperial Storm Trooper? Why Elvis Trooper of course!
February 25, 2005 @ 12:39 pm | Category: That's Funny!
I wake today to the sad news that America's greatest "gonzo" journalist, Hunter S. Thompson blew his brains out yesterday. I'm sure this will get heavy rotation in the "blogosphere" today and likely for days to come. My admiration of Hunter comes from reading Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas back in the early 1980's. A bizarre and wonderful tale of depravity and over indulgence while covering a district attorneys' anti-drug conference in the city of Lost Wages. Lets just say it struck a chord with me.
"We had two bags of Grass, seventy-five pellets of mescaline, five sheets of high-powered blotter acid, a salt shaker half-full of cocaine and a whole galaxy of multicolored uppers, downers, screamers, laughers…. also a quart of tequila, a quart of rum, a case of Budweiser, a pint of raw ether, and two dozen amyls… but the only thing that worried me was the ether. There is nothing in the world more helpless and irresponsible than a man in the depths of an ether binge…"


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