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April 29, 2019 by barbara
The Mapping of Love and Death, by Jacqueline Winspear
Like many readers, I enjoy books that are part of a series. The initial plunge into the story is easy because the main characters are familiar, as is the world of the story. Winspear's series featuring Maisie Dobbs starts in 1929 when Maisie sets up in business as an inquiry agent in London.
I find her a a delightful person to spend time with: calm, resourceful, full of common sense. She, like most of her generation, bears wounds from the Great War even ten years after the Armistice, at the start of the series. Her physical scars from the bombing of the medical station in France where she served as a nurse have healed. But her beloved Simon, a doctor who was more seriously injured in the same bombing, remains alive in a nursing home but brain-dead.
The other effects of the trauma she endured in France are heightened by the evidence of the war's damage around her: the veterans who litter the streets, maimed in mind or body or both, often unable to find work; the women left without prospect of marriage after the decimation of a generation of men; the economic hardship and social uncertainty of a nation still measuring the cost of what's more a cessation than a victory.
She also occupies a peculiar spot in England's class structure, which at the time is still rigid if beginning to fray. Born to working class, she was placed in domestic service at 13, not uncommon at the time. However, once her employer Lady Rowan discovered Maisie's yearning for education, she began supporting the girl's education, roping in Maurice Blanche, a family friend who eventually trained her as a detective. Equally at home downstairs and upstairs, Maisie went on to enter Girton College, before leaving to enlist as a nurse.
In this outing, the seventh in the series, Maisie is hired by a wealthy couple from Boston whose son was killed in the war. His remains have just been found, a farmer having accidentally uncovered the bunker where Michael's unit died under bombardment. Letters that he had on him, safely wrapped against the elements, indicate that he'd been having an affair with a nurse, and Michael's parents are eager to find her to learn anything more about their son.
Taking on the task, Maisie must navigate the past, calling forth echoes of her own ordeals, as well as the present, with all of its dangers. Someone does not want her to succeed. She and her assistant Billy Beale are kept busy tracing out the various tentacles of the investigation while dealing with their own personal challenges.
The challenge for the writer of a series is that each book must show development of the main characters while at the same time ensure it can stand alone. There must be enough information from past books so the new reader is not lost, but little enough that the dedicated reader is not bored.
Winspear is adept at working in nuggets of explanation just when they are needed. I'm also becoming more appreciative of the character arc of Maisie across the series, as well as that of other characters, such as Billy Beale and his family, Lady Rowan and her family, Maurice Blanche, Maisie's contacts at the police, and her one close friend Priscilla Partridge.
I started reading the series when it first came out, but lost track of it for awhile. Now I've started at the beginning and am reading straight through: a writer's worst nightmare! Reading them in quick succession instead of waiting a year or more between them should make me quick to spot inconsistencies and be bored by duplicated information.
Instead, I have to marvel at the author's artistry. I find Maisie's development as a person even more fascinating than the cases she's investigating—though there's no lack of suspense and puzzles there. The real puzzle lies in us, the way each of us navigates our lives. This book, like the others in the series, demonstrates deep psychological insight combined with thorough research into the time period.
I admit it was my fascination with the Great War that first led me to these books, and they continue to add color to my own studies. But it is Maisie Dobbs who keeps me coming back.
Is there a series of books that you've particularly enjoyed?
Posted in fiction, mystery
Tagged mapmaking, WWI
The Bear and the Nightingale, by Katherine Arden
The story opens on a March evening, which in northern Rus' (an earlier portion of what eventually became Russia) means winter has not loosened its grip. The three children of Pyotr Vladimirovich, the local landowner, beg their nurse Dunya for a story. Prompted by their mother, Dunya tells the story of Morozko, the Frost King, who was much feared by the people.
The stepmother of a peasant's beautiful daughter decides to rid herself of the child by marrying her off to Morozko. Left alone deep in the forest, the girl does indeed meet Morozko who tests her courage with his power over the cold winds.
This is a marvelous way to start the story of Vasya, a fourth child born soon after this scene. Dunya's story lets us know that this story is going to e a tale, one that draws on myths and legends of Rus'. It also sets up the story to follow.
Even as a child, Vasya—an independent scamp if ever there was one—demonstrates a power that no one else has: she can actually see the chyerti, the spirits that protect the household and horses, that live in the woods and ponds. Others believe in them and leave offerings for them, but only Vasya sees them and talks with them.
When Pyotr brings back a new wife—the children's mother had died at Vasya's birth—things begin to change. Anna forbids any recognition of these spirits and brings a beautiful and arrogant priest to their household to preach against this heresy, not just to the family but also to the village.
As crops fail and winter's cold grows harsher, it becomes apparent that an ancient evil has awakened. Vasya is caught up in its rivalry with his opposite, though he appears to be as ruthless as the evil one and his goodness questionable. Vasya must draw on all of her gifts if she is to protect her family and her village.
It's an exciting story, graced with vivid characters and stunning descriptions. I particularly liked the way real myths and legends are woven into Vasya's story, and the sometimes astonishingly original depictions of mystical happenings.
The only thing I missed was Vasya's internal life. True we get her thoughts and fears, but all her battles are with external forces; she never has to wrestle with herself. She is the same person at the end of the story as she is at the beginning. Though her circumstances have changed, she herself has not. Perhaps this is simply a given of the fairy tale genre, even one aimed at adults.
I had a couple of other minor quibbles—the title did not reflect the story, and some of the minor characters who loom large in early chapters then disappear—but overall I thought it a remarkable achievement, especially for a first novel. I look forward to reading the rest of the trilogy.
Have you read a fantasy novel that incorporated myths and legends in an unusual way?
Posted in fiction, Uncategorized
Tagged ancient Russia, legends, myths
The Quiet Game, by Greg Iles
Prosecutor turned bestselling novelist Penn Cage is still reeling from the death of his wife. He's also worried about their young daughter, who can't feel safe unless she is physically touching her father. Struggling to cope, Penn decides to return to Natchez, Mississippi, to his parents' home, knowing they will be thrilled to have their son and granddaughter stay as long as they want.
Though his parents' home seems at first the safe haven Penn is seeking, he quickly finds himself groping through a fog of secrets and the consequences of the past. Something isn't right at home, but no one will talk about it. Even when Penn discovers his father, a (mostly) beloved GP, is being blackmailed, he has trouble persuading his father to give him more information and let him help.
While pursuing that investigation, Penn almost accidentally reopens a 30-year-old murder case, one that almost everyone in town wants to keep buried. He works with Caitlin Masters, a young woman he met and chatted with on the flight home and is shocked later to discover is the publisher of the local newspaper. Feeling betrayed, he is not sure he can trust her, despite being attracted to her.
Even with attempts on his life and threats against his parent and daughter, Penn keeps digging. He fired by the suspicion that a certain judge might be involved. A powerful man in Natchez, the judge viciously attacked Penn's father just before Penn left for college, damaging his father and effectively destroying Penn's relationship with his first love, the judge's daughter. She disappears, refusing to see him.
Then Olivia returns to Natchez as well, and sets out to charm Penn.
There are lots of twists to the story and great suspense, with the stakes ratcheting higher and higher, especially once the FBI gets involved. With so many secrets and hidden agendas, Penn has to move ever faster if he is going to understand, not only who the murderer is and who was behind it, not only how to save his father from the blackmailer, but what really went on behind Olivia's disappearance.
However, for me there was much that was not believable. I had no problem with the widespread corruption—I've seen too much of that in real life—but the lack of any official response to the many brutal murders and other violence that pepper this story seemed unrealistic to me. And, frankly, the author lost me near the end during a marathon escape that I know with complete confidence was physically impossible. I don't want to give away details, but trust me on this. People are capable of many amazing feats, but not this.
I found Penn an engaging character, and the other characters are well-drawn. However, my other problem with the book was the way characters get abandoned as Penn chases after answers. His young daughter, the one whose trauma first captured my allegiance for her father à la Save the Cat? Dumped. We hear almost nothing more of her once she's turned over to Grandma and Grandpa. As the investigation accelerates, Penn isn't even there at night for his child, the one who can't sleep without touching him.
Caitlin, who gets lots of attention early in the story as Penn's love interest and helpmate in his efforts to solve the murder, gets demoted to being a rarely-seen sidekick once Olivia arrives. His parents, too, have little to do in the story, aside from having to bear a brutal attack meant to deter Penn, who curiously seems to care little about the risks to them and his daughter. I also found his blindness towards Olivia surprising in a man supposedly so astute, but I guess that's the way it is with first loves.
Still, as I said, the book is a good, suspenseful read that has much to say about the danger of keeping secrets, how they fester over the years. It also has much to say illuminating the civil rights era. I remember the spring of 1968 only too clearly, and Iles does a good job of evoking the tensions of that time.
Reading any novel required us to suspend our disbelief; after all these are fictional people and events. Have you, while reading a novel, ever struggled to keep your disbelief held at bay?
Posted in Civil Rights, fiction, suspense
April 8, 2019 by barbara
All for Nothing, by Walter Kempowski
To this last novel, published a year before his death in 2007, Kempowski brings all the experiences of his long life. Born in 1929 in Hamburg, he was caught up in WWII, at 15 witnessing the East Prussian refugees in Rostock, the coastal town where he grew up. Soon after, he learned that his father had been killed.
He escaped to the west at the end of the war, but on a 1948 visit back to Rostock, now occupied by the Russians, he and his mother and brother were arrested for espionage and sent to a Soviet prison. Released, he was deported to West Germany and became one of that country's most famous authors.
Drawing on these experiences, Kempowski crafts a story of an East Prussian family continuing to live their normal, even banal, lives while the first Baltic refugees fleeing the approaching Russians begin to pass their estate. Eberhard van Globig is serving in Italy, leaving his beautiful, if vague, wife Katharina to drift around their manor house or visit her pregnant friend in the nearby town while his elderly aunt actually runs the household and his twelve-year-old son Peter is tutored by a schoolmaster too old to fight who comes out from the town every day.
They welcome refugees that come to the door, sharing their food with them and enjoying the songs or stories the travelers bring. It breaks up the monotony of their lives. However, we learn later that each refugee has filched something from the van Globigs before leaving. Then the self-important head trustee of the local Labor Front, who lives in the new settlement across the road and considers himself their pseudo-mayor, decides to start billeting more refugees in the manor.
Underneath the details of the days, calm, somewhat repetitive, sprinkled with quotes from poems and folksongs, there are questions being asked over and over. Should we leave now? How close are the Russians? Will our forces turn them back? If we leave, where should we go? Should we turn back or go forward?
The family exists in a pre-war bubble of serenity, Peter playing with his train set, adding to his treehouse, looking at things with his new microscope, even as the train of Baltic refugees swells and the sound of guns grows louder. The scenes grow more and more surreal.
What makes this story so remarkable is its unsentimental, objective tone. The author never even hints at what we should think about these people and their actions, letting us draw our own conclusions. The characters are given to us whole, with all their kindnesses and cruelty. Each is formed by the live they've lived; none are totally good or totally bad.
But always we have the title. Each of the characters—refugees, family, other locals—is obsessed with what to take when they go and mourns what they have left behind. Auntie insists on thoroughly cleaning the manor before they embark.
What do we leave behind? What use is all our learning, the poems we've memorised, the love we've given or deaths we've mourned? What sense can we make of life when fate so randomly bestows both favors and misfortunes? In wartime, we are constantly reminded of the capriciousness of fate. One family on a road packed with refugees is killed by a bomb while others are not. One son is killed in battle and another is not.
This quiet but intense book makes us consider all these 'last questions'. It carries the weight of our not-so-long-ago history, which is always happening all over again. What could be more timely than a novel about refugees? It also has much to tell us about human nature. And then there's the title.
What novel have you read that seems to carry an entire life's worth of experience?
Posted in fiction, history
Tagged East Prussia, Germany, refugee, WWII
Ring of Fire, by Yenna Yi
One reason I like to read memoirs and biographies is simple curiosity about other people's lives. I even like reading memoirs that were written primarily to leave a record for children and grandchildren. Those of us who have been around for a while have seen a lot and thought about our experiences. Perhaps we've traveled widely or never left the county where we grew up.
Yenna Yi is one who has traveled much. In this memoir she describes growing up in Masan, a small village in South Korea, with her grandmother, mother, and cousins who joined them near the end of the Korean War. Her father died when she was one. The war and the poverty that followed it shaped her childhood, though she also recounts happy times playing with other children and shopping with her grandmother. Their one-room home was a clean and happy one.
After her first year at university, Yenna flew to Thailand for summer break to visit her mother who had remarried and moved there with her German husband. On impulse she transferred to university in Germany. There she met Steve, who would become her husband, and they eventually moved to Hawaii.
While curious about all of this, it is their life after the move to Hawaii that really fascinated me. They built a catamaran, which became home for them and their two sons for the next 12 years. They sailed around the southern part of the Ring of Fire, a horseshoe-shaped belt of volcanoes, some active, around the Pacific, taking in the costs of the Americas, Japan, the Philippines and New Zealand, with Korea barely outside.
With each island, large and small, Yenna gives us a bit of the history, some description, and a taste of their adventures: picnicking on Bora Bora, riding ponies on Niafu in the Tongan Islands, visiting Robert Louis Stevenson's grave on Western Samoa. I kept thinking of the children and what a magical childhood—despite gales and panicked moments at sea: wind-surfing and caving on Fiji, visiting a live volcano on Vanuatu, and skiing on Mt. Hood in New Zealand.
Eventually Yenna ended up in New England where I met her. So much living crowded into one short book! I especially loved all the photographs. Intriguing as it is, the book left me wanting to know more. And wondering if I've been too cautious in my own life. What a world of wonders there is out there that I, with all my traveling, have never explored!
I was interested, too, in her reflections on the effects of war and greed in the countries where she lived and visited. Those of us who live in the U.S. have been spared such experiences, but she describes things such as a once-thriving port city reduced to rubble, indigenous peoples decimated by disease and discrimination, corrupt dictators leaving their population mired in poverty.
If you're looking for something different, something that will take you around a good part of the world and human nature, try this memoir.
Have you read a memoir that took you to other lands?
Disclosure of Material Connection: I received a copy of this book free from the publisher. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own.
Posted in memoir
Tagged Bora Bora, Fiji, Hawaii, Korea, New England, New Zealand, sailing, Samoa, Tonga


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Q: In c#, is there way to write a generic such that Object : Object? Is there a way to do something like this in c#? Consider the following example and assume that Child1, Child2, Child3 are all children of Parent -
class Class1
{

  SomeObject< Parent > mSomeObject;

  Class1()
  {

     if (condition1)

          mSomeObject = new SomeObject<Child1>();

     else if (condition2)

          mSomeObject = new SomeObject<Child2>();

     else if (condition3)

          mSomeObject = new SomeObject<Child3>();

  }

}

The idea is that that Class1 would have SomeObject as a member, but it is uncertain until runtime what generic form of SomeObject it should take. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

A: You should use interface based inheritance.  This will allow child1, child2, and child3 to be polymorphic and take on the characteristics of the parent without the need for such guard logic.  With the IF tests gone your code will be more readable and easier to modify later.
Here's and example I just wrote with LINQPad to show this in action.
public interface ICar
{
    bool IsAutomatic();
}

public class Silverado : ICar
{
    public bool IsAutomatic()
    {
        return true;
    }
}

public class Semi : ICar
{
    public bool IsAutomatic()
    {
        return false;
    }
}

void Main()
{
    ICar car = new Silverado();
    bool isAuto = car.IsAutomatic();
    isAuto.Dump();

    car = new Semi();
    isAuto = car.IsAutomatic();
    isAuto.Dump();
}

OUTPUT:
True
False

I prefer interface based inheritance as opposed to abstract classes as described by AllenG.  Reasons such as multiple inheritance - a class can implement many interface but only inherit from 1 class.
Hope this helps...

A: You could do this. Notice the use of the out keyword here to make the type covariant.
public interface ISomeObject<out T>
{
}

However, this will somewhat restrict what you can do with T in the interface. Specifically you can only declare members where T is in the output position. In other words, it cannot be accepted as a parameter to a function.

A: I've never tried it, but I believe you are correct.  In general if
public class Child : Parent

then any call for Parent will be satisfied by Child.
For instance:
public class Animal { //stuff }
public class Cat : Animal { // overridden stuff }

List<Animal> pets = new List<Animal>;
pets.Add(new Cat());

would work.
If you're looking for behavior, you may want to be working with Interfaces instead of class inheritance, but it would work the same way.
No, the problem you may have with your approach is that your SomeObject<Parent> will only have access to those members in your Parent class.  To use anything in the appropriate Child class, you'll need to cast back to the appropriate Child.

A: You can do this in C# 4.0 with an interface or a delegate but not with a class. Consider changing the property to an interface type and read more about generics covariance and contravariance in C# 4.0 (for example here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee207183.aspx )

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Two distinguished historians discuss German and American historiography at the Library of Congress. The historians focus on Kocka's contributions to the rise of social history, which became the dominant force in contemporary history on both sides of the Atlantic. Kocka also illuminates the continuing benefits of studying history in the 21st century.
Speaker Biography: Jurgen Kocka is the former president of the world-renowned Social Science Research Center in Berlin. He was a professor of modern history at the Free University of Berlin, president of the International Committee of Historical Sciences, director of the Berlin School for Comparative European History, a member of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and a founding member of the Academia Europaea Cambridge. From 1973 to 1988, Kocka was professor of general history at the University of Bielefeld, where he also served as director of the Center for Interdisciplinary Research. At that time, together with Hans Ulrich Wehler, he founded what would later be known as the Bielefeld School of Social History. The Bielefeld School provided a new approach to the study of political history, borrowing methodologies from the social sciences and focusing on socio-economic factors, long-term trends and class conflict. Kocka was one of the founders of the highly influential journal "Geschichte und Gesellschaft."
Speaker Biography: Klaus Larres, former holder of the Henry Alfred Kissinger Chair in Foreign Policy and International Relations at the Kluge Center, has returned to the center as distinguished visiting scholar. Frequently called upon as a speaker, panelist and commentator on both current and past European-American relations and the history of the Cold War, Larres is also a senior research fellow at the Center for Transatlantic Relations and visiting professor at The Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies. Larres is a professor of history and international affairs at the University of Ulster in Northern Ireland. Previously, he was a professor in international relations at the University of London and the Jean Monnet Professor at Queen's University, Belfast. Larres has held fellowships and visiting professorships at a number of prestigious academic institutions and "think tanks." Larres has published widely on transatlantic relations during the Cold War and the post-Cold War years.


Archived mails are assigned to a contact and show up in the history of that contact plus the history of the account the contact belongs to. In this way, the account history is populated with mails belonging to different contacts, but there is no way to see which mail belongs to which contact. The history subpanel has a column named "contact", but it only shows the contact name for items generated directly in sugar, such as calls, meetings etc. Also, manually archived mails show the contact name, but not the ones automatically archived by the "Email to Sugar" add-on.
Our question: Is there any way to populate the contact column with the recipients name? As far as I understand the add-on is looking up the contact in the database anyway, so would it be possible to fetch the contact name and add it to the record?
We had the same problem, the Contact displays only if the Contact is the Parent, which is not the case for email-to-sugar or Cases.
that sounds great, we'll give it a try :) Thanks for the detailed explanation!


Should I change "QC" items to "FTQ" once the error is corrected?
How do you close out corrective actions once they are completed?
Why am I not receiving reminders for overdue CAs?
Will a photo taken for a checkpoint get associated with the Corrective Action item?


What are the advantages of MetaTeader 4 for Android?
Using Android MetaTrader 4, you can login to your account from any Android device, entering the same login and password that you enter to access the account from your PC.
STEP 1: Open Google Play on your Android, or download the app here. Locate MetaTrader 4 in Google Play by entering the term MetaTrader 4 in the search field. Click the MetaTrader 4 icon to install the software to your Android.


Every year, The Armenian Missionary Association of America (AMAA), in collaboration with the Evangelical Church of Armenia, organizes Christmas celebrations for about 10,000 children living in Armenia and Artsakh. Children enjoying a beautiful Christmas Program return home with Christmas Joy Packages full of beautiful gifts.
During the Christmas celebrations, filled with plays, songs and exciting games, children embrace the amazing story of Jesus, and relive the joy of the Savior born. Thanks to these annual programs of the AMAA, Christmas becomes a special celebration for tens of thousands of needy children and their families living in different cities and villages throughout Armenia and Artsakh.


2006 Scion xB - Great urban car.
In 2008, the Scion xB got renewed into more of a small SUV. My 2006 Scion xB is a small city car that happens to have a lot of room behind the front seats. It's got a four-cylinder, Toyota Corolla engine, so it's great on gas mileage but not great on power. As an avid cyclist, I love that I can fit two adult bikes in the back without removing any wheels. This has been great for road trips when we could venture away from the car to grab some food or walk off the ride and have no worries about our bikes. We wouldn't be able to do that with an external bike rack.
My sister in law was visiting us in the city and had trouble finding parking for her Honda Civic. There was a spot pretty close, but she couldn't fit the Civic in there. I pulled my xB out of our permit spot and right into the street spot that her Civic was too big for.
I love the size of this vehicle. It's shorter than most sedans, which is great for city parking, but it's got enough interior room for four people to be comfortable on a long road trip. It's got a lot of room to get comfortable in the back seats. It gets great gas mileage and is way cheaper than any hybrid that beats its efficiency. This car is ten years old, but the stereo is still solid, and the auxiliary port is an awesome perk for a car this old and cheap.
The rear hatch handle is cheap, and you'll see that most xBs this old either have them replaced or have them taped on. Mine lasted nine years, but I pulled it right off on a cold winter night. If you're at all handy, you can buy a replacement on Amazon for ~$20. Some of the interior hardware is relatively cheap as well. I've broken the pull-tabs to fold down the back seats and now need needle-nose pliers to get the job done, but they both lasted over eight years. My wife dislikes that there's no elbow rest between the front seats. I know that I could have added it to the car but haven't told her that.
This car is great if you're looking to keep it for several years and drive it many miles. The interior is, surprisingly, extremely spacious. As a college student, I have moved a lot in the time that I have owned the car, and have been able to haul all of my belongings when the rear seats are folded down! The electronics and lights inside have held up extremely well over time and most of the upholstery looks brand new, still. The car handles well and performs very well in snow. The insurance rate is low because the car is classified as a "wagon." The fuel economy is great. I have driven this car a lot, over 150,000 miles, and can usually drive very long distances (over 4 hours) on one tank of gas. The look of the car is unique and I get lots of compliments on it. With regular maintenance, I think I could keep this car for an additional 4 or 5 years. I have only had to replace the headlights one time (I've owned the car since 2009), and the battery once. The stock stereo system is great quality. The seats are very comfortable. The engine performs very well for being a 4 cylinder. This was my first car, and it has not let me down.
I like taking the car to the drive in movie theater and laying down the seat in the back to watch with the hatch open.
The stock stereo is great quality, the look of the car is unique, the upholstery of the car has held up exceptionally well, the engine has performed very well, drives great in snow, is extremely spacious on the inside.
Has had some issues with wheel bearings and tires, but I have after market rims, which is likely the issue. The interior is now somewhat outdated, but that is to be expected when the car is several years old.


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€2.5m restoration of Meelick Weir Walkway approved
Francis Farragher
One of the hidden tourism gems of the River Shannon – the Meelick Weir Walkway that links Galway and Offaly – is set to be restored to life next year after being out of commission since the floods of late 2009.
A figure of almost €2.5 million has been allocated by Waterways Ireland for the revamp of the Weir, which will once more, link the villages of Meelick in East Galway and Lusmagh in West Offaly.
The 'good news' that the €2.5 million project had received the go-ahead was given on the banks of the Shannon beside the weir to a local committee last Thursday by Waterways Ireland Regional Manager, Eanna Rowe, who confirmed that the project would be going out to tender later this month.
President of the local restoration committee, Nancy Reilly, also presented Mr. Rowe with a letter stressing the importance of completing the works during the coming Summer season of 2019.
Charlie Killeen, Chairman of the Meelick/Lusmagh Walkway Restoration Committee, told the Connacht Tribune that confirmation of the project going to tender was very welcome news for the local communities.
"We have the two Martello towers, the Red Bridge, and the Victorian Lock, among other attractions, that will be brought back to life with access restored for locals and tourists who want to use this beautiful walkway across the Shannon.
"This is wonderful news for the area but one point I want to stress is that we need this work to be completed during the 'Summer window' of May 1 to September 1, 2019 – otherwise the re-opening would slip back another year to Autumn of 2020," said Charlie Killeen.
Work on the Meelick Weir can only be carried out during that Summer period because of fisheries protection measures relating to the salmon spawning season.
Earlier this year, the campaign to get the Meelick Weir restoration project back on the priority list, was stepped up by community representatives from the Meelick and Lusmagh areas.
Over recent months, the Meelick Walkway Restoration Committee embarked on an extensive lobbying campaign, involving communications with Waterways Ireland, local politicians and Government departments.
Disaster struck for the Weir back in November of 2009, when the severe flooding of that period resulted in damage being caused to the walkway and its supports – since then, it has been closed to public access.
Charlie Killeen said that it was 'the dream' of local people in the Meelick and Lusmagh areas that the re-opening of the walkway would coincide with a local feast day in the Meelick area.
"Traditionally, August 2 of each year has been a prayer day at Meelick Church, which we believe is the oldest church in Ireland in continuous use, dating back to the Middle Ages.
"There has been a tradition of people from Lusmagh walking across the Weir to the old monastery and it really would be something special to the local communities if the walkway was reopened to coincide with this tradition," said Charlie Killeen.
He said that the opening date for the walkway – and the need for a commitment that the work be started in early May of next year – were now the only concerns that local people had.
"But at least the money is there; the job is going to tender – now the priority is to get it done on time," said Charlie Killeen.
He said that the restoration job itself should only take in the region of five to seven weeks. "The starting date is the only outstanding issue now," he added.
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Unauthorised developments in County Galway go unchecked for months
Dara Bradley
The Planning Enforcement Section of Galway County Council is so understaffed that complaints of unauthorised developments are not being investigated for months, the Connacht Tribune has learned.
In one case, a complaint alleging a house was under construction in a picturesque and environmentally sensitive part of Conamara without planning permission was not investigated by the Council for at least six months.
And it can be revealed that there is a 'large' backlog of complaints of unauthorised developments in the county, which the Planning Enforcement Section at County Hall has blamed on staff shortages, according to correspondence obtained by the Connacht Tribune under Freedom of Information (FOI).
In response to repeated requests by a concerned member of the public to intervene and investigate an allegation of unauthorised development in an environmentally protected area of Conamara, the Council's Planning Department indicated it was too stretched.
"Unfortunately, the planning enforcement section is experiencing a period of prolonged staff shortages and consequently there are a large number of files awaiting investigation/review," it said.
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Access Centre provides pathways to University of Galway for the disadvantaged
Stephen Corrigan
Great leaps have been made in recent years to make access to tertiary level education a realistic prospect for once marginalised groups in society.
With the deadline for CAO applications approaching next week, the Access Centre at the University of Galway is aiming to reach as many underrepresented groups as possible ahead of next academic term.
Head of the Access Centre, Imelda Byrne (pictured), said research has shown that those who once felt third level 'wasn't for them' are increasing their presence at UG, and bringing a richness to the sector that had for a long time been missing.
In the five years up to 2021, there was a 100% increase in the number of students registering for the Disability Support Service at the university, while those coming from Further Education and Training courses in institutes like GTI had surged by 211% over four years.
"The message that we really need to get out there is that the CAO is not the only route into third level. There are a number of pathways," says Imelda.
"There are loads of places set aside for students coming from a place of disadvantage," she continues, whether it's national schemes such as the Higher Education Access Route (HEAR) for socio-economic disadvantage; or the Disability Access Route to Education (DARE); or the university's own programme for mature students.
Those places are there to ensure those from all backgrounds get an opportunity to reach their education potential, tapping into hugely talented groups that once may have missed that opportunity.
"What we have seen is that when they get that opportunity, they do just as well if not better than other students," continues Imelda.
For HEAR and DARE scheme applicants, and for those hoping to begin higher education as a mature student, next Wednesday's CAO deadline is critically important.
But beyond the CAO applications, the Access Programme will open up in March to guide prospective students, whatever challenges they are facing, into third level.
Galway County Council 'missing out on millions' in derelict sites levies
Galway County Council is missing out on millions of euro in untapped revenue due to a failure to compile a complete Derelict Sites Register.
That's according to Galway East Sinn Féin representative, Louis O'Hara, who this week blasted the news that just three properties across the whole county are currently listed on the register.
As a result, Mr O'Hara said the Derelict Sites Levy was not being utilised effectively as countless crumbling properties remained unregistered – the levy amounts to 7% of the market value of the derelict property annually.
The former general election candidate said Galway County Council was ill-equipped to compile a proper list of derelict sites and called on Government to provide the necessary resources to tackle the scourge of dereliction across.
"There are still only three properties listed on Galway County Council's Derelict Sites Register . . . anyone in Galway knows that this does not reflect the reality on the ground and more must be done to identify properties, and penalise owners who fail to maintain them," said Mr O'Hara.
The situation was compounded by the fact that the Council failed to collect any of the levies due to them in 2021.
"This is deeply concerning when we know that dereliction is a blight on our communities. Derelict sites attract rats, anti-social behaviour and dumping, and are an eyesore in many of our local towns and villages."
"The Derelict Sites Levy should be used as a tool by local authorities to raise revenue that can then be utilised to tackle dereliction, but they are not adequately resourced to identify and pursue these property owners," said Mr O'Hara.
(Photo: The former Cloonabinnia House Hotel is on the Derelict Sites Register).


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I first started with playing with the basic shapes and lines.
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After playing around I realized by changing the velocity and the variables that interacts with the velocity I could change the speed and how high the ball goes. As vectors also acts as variable, it controls the position of the ball.
Also after talking to Antonius, I learned how to restrict the ball from escaping the background.
By adding adding this code, I rested the ball to its original velocity overtime it reaches the max Y value which makes the ball bounce back when it hits the ceiling. Since we haven't learned this in class yet I want to experiment with the different types of code to create the same bouncing ball using other type of codes.
Vinduino is a open source project that utilizes Arduino and facilitates agricultural irrigation by using water in a more efficient way. This is extremely useful to farmers, especially in southern California because a severe drought and water shortage are affecting the agricultural production right now. Surprisingly, this farmer operating the project has managed to save 430,000 gallons of water, essentially cutting his water usage by twenty five percent!
Beforehand, the pivotal problem in irrigation was the uneven water distribution. Previously, the single sensor would detect the water but would be too late and there is more water than the plant can consume. The excess water is then seeped below the root zone, taking with it unused nutrients and precious water. By using multiple sensors, most likely three, you can precisely measure the water so that it will not exceed the active root zone. The Vinduino R3 system utilizes timers, solar battery charger, soil moisture sensors, Wifi module, irrigation valve control, and temperature or humidity sensors.
This layered, sensory system will grant access superb water efficiency, low cost of investment, and relatively easy installation. With the modern age increasingly depending on Internet usage, this concept is applicable to agriculture as well. The automated irrigation adjustment via Internet control is one of those applications.
This week's lab was all about sensors! Our goal was to connect a sensor to through Arduino to control an output. The sensor we got was the distance sensor for 10-80cm and the output we chose to use was a (green) LED light.
The first step we took was hook up our sensor and observe it through the serial output to make sure it was working properly.
Once we confirmed that, we set up the hardware to make sure out LED worked properly as well.
Once both of our components were working independently, we needed to connect them so that the sensor was controlling that output, almost the way a button would.
We moved the power to come from pin2 and then added into our code to only send power to pin2 if the sensor was within a certain range.
Today's lab was…. interesting to say at least. What started off as a simple assignment of connecting a sensor to a circuit, and playing around with it became a chaotic attempt to figure out how are things supposed to be connected, and how to make them work.
From all of the choices we had, i really wanted to try out the moisture sensor – I found it particularly interesting because humidity generally makes me sick and gives me bad headaches, and I wanted to figure out if I could put it to some personal use. However, as I came to request it, I heard a disappointing response – 没有。Alright, choice no. 2 – vibration sensor. I went through the checkout process, came back to my seat and just as i opened the bag i realised my sensor was broken. So I had to move on to choice number 3, which, if we are going to be honest, was not a choice, but pure circumstance. By the time it was my turn to take out a sensor, only a bunch of accelerometers were left, so I took out one, came back to my seat, made sure all the components were attached and started looking up how to connect it.
The sensor had 4 pins, ground, VCC, SDA and SCL. WHAAT? What do those three even represent?! Every website I stumbled upon used a different type of board or a different model of accelerometer – I had an insanely hard time finding anything useful, including just a sample code I could use. I asked one of the professors to help me out, and he directed me to GitHub. There, I found a sample code and a sketch, but, surprise surprise, it was using a different board. So, after 15 minutes of searching and attempting to figure it out, I asked one of the fellows to help me out and we finally managed to find a relevant article online on how to connect the sensor to arduino uno.
However, since I still did not have a sample code I knew would give me the right results, I realised I should change the sensor as I still could not understand how this one works. So I went to one of the fellows, and asked for any other sensor – luckily someone had just returned an IR Ranger 20-150 and I was able to take that. It is important to mention that at this point, there were only about 20 minutes of lab left. As I opened my sensor, another surprise was waiting for me – the wire that comes with it was not there. Hence, i tried connecting it using F/M wires, but the pins were too wide and three could not fit, so I asked one of the fellows for the wire that comes with it. I got it, but the colour code of the wires was not matching one of the instructions I found online. As you can see in the image below, ground wire comes out of the middle pin, but on the wire I was provided by one of the fellows, the ground was the one on the furthest left.
Desperate to get something to work, I asked one of the professors how I could connect the sensor to my Arduino board and he told me to follow the colour code of the wires meaning, the furthest left was to be connected to ground, the middle to 5V and the right one to A1. I did so, and copied the code pasted below, but my Arduino program could not upload it as it could not see my port. I tried restarting the program, disconnecting and connecting my board, I even restarted my computer, but no change. Port was just as invisible as before.
But then it occurred to me that I should switch my power and ground wires, and guess what? Arduino finally managed to upload my sketch and the program started working! WOOHOOO! There was not a happier person in the room, but that happiness was not long lasting. At that moment, fellows started calling out for us to return the sensors as it was already 12.30pm and it hit me that within 75 minutes, the only thing I managed to do was connect three wires….
Hence, during this class, I was unfortunately not able to create anything significant, but I learnt that I should always follow diagrams and that I do not need to restart my computer if the port is not showing.
In today's lab, we experimented with two Arduino sensors, the distance sensor and the accelerometer sensor.
For the distance sensor, we connected it to Arduino with three wires (red to power, black to ground and blue to input pin 0).
The sensor detects the distance between any object and the distance sensor. In the serial monitor, we actually get two values. The first one is the value read from the analog input. In the source code, there is a function where the first value is modified by an equation that gives us a second value. And this second value is a better estimation of distance.
Then, we wanted to use this sensor to control a LED light. We plugged the light on pin 13 and set the conditions that if the distance is lower than 100, the LED will be on.
First, we prepared the soil by mixing it in with grass seeds. I designed my project so that each soil pocket would be larger in size than the one before it; essentially, it was a line of pouches that grew in size from one end to the other. I tightened the knots between each pouch with some rubber bands. We then moved our project to the farm room and gave it plenty of water.
The left picture is from Tuesday 9/27 and the right one is from 9/29 Thursday. The grass have been growing considerably however there have been mold problems at the bottom of the pouch where it touches the wet surface of the white plastic board. It has been relatively easy growing the grass. Each class I've been just giving the pouches plenty of water individually.
In this lab, we combine the ultrasonic ranger with Arduino. We use the example of the sensor and add a ledPin and use analogWrite() to control its light. The Grove-ultrasonic sensor is a non-contact distance measurement module which is compatible with the Grove system. By measuring the distance from the object, it could control our target according to our coding. We also use the map() to define the range of our values so that it could change smoothly.
For this lab, I chose the ultrasonic sensor. I wanted to have the LED and buzzer on when the value from the sensor was less than 50cm.
Firstly, I connected the sensor with Arduino to see if it was working. And it was, I got the value from the sensor.
Then I added an LED and a buzzer to it. The LED and the buzzer was in serial at first, but only the LED was on.
I thought it might be the voltage problem. So I changed them into parallel, yet the buzzer was still not working. I then used respective pins for them, still not working.
I checked my code and asked for help. And it turned out that my code for the buzzer wasn't right. The buzzer needs PWM, but I just used HIGH and LOW to control it. So I fixed my code and both of them would be on when the value from the sensor was less than 50cm.
Today I chose to try and get the Grove 3-Axis Accelerometer to control a multiple color LED light.
It worked after some code tweaking but you have to shake the accelerometer really hard.
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I am surprised to see how accurate the sensor made of gypsum and water is when the moisture is above 50%, but when the moisture is not as high, two out of six sensors's accuracy dramatically decreased. The idea of having three sensors though I am not sure if it will actually save water since there are so many other aspects we need to consider such as the distance between sensors determined by the root situation, and the soil condition. I personally doubt the 25% water to be saved isn't that practical. The advantage of using Vinduino that will have a more consistent moisture soil for the plant definitely exists, and this might be helpful for the growth of the plant.


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DKNY & Dazed Produce an 80s Cult Flashback
Donna Karan's DKNY is coming up on its 20th birthday, and to celebrate Dazed Digital recently produced a short film styled by their fashion editor Kat
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Donna Karan's DKNY is coming up on its 20th birthday, and to celebrate Dazed Digital recently produced a short film styled by their fashion editor Katie Shillingford and shot by photographer Pierre Debusschere. The film is shot in black light, making details in the model's DKNY outfit glow, as well as her fluorescent makeup. Dazed claims the film (as well as the accompanying photo shoot for the new Dazed & Confused) is "out-of-this-world, 80s inspired" and that "the model takes on an ethereal, almost alien presence". This makes for pretty good visuals, but more importantly it sounds very close to the 80's cult classic film Liquid Sky, where the main plot line revolves around a fashion model possessed by aliens, including a very memorable scene of the model applying glow-in-the-dark makeup in black light. I consider Liquid Sky required viewing for anyone who likes their fashion a bit quirky and their films a bit obscure, so if this applies to you and you haven't seen it, try to get your hands on it ASAP. In the meantime, you can catch a glimpse of it here (black light face paint clip starts at about 1:20). We're betting it's a favorite in the Dazed offices, too. --JULIA HERMANNS
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U.S. Lawmakers Call To Ground The Boeing 737 MAX 8. FAA Says 'No' For Now
Responders at the scene of an Ethiopian Airlines flight crash. Countries around the world have grounded their Boeing 737 MAX jets and there is growing political pressure on the Federal Aviation Administration to do the same.
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As countries worldwide continue to ground their Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft, aviation officials in the U.S. have been hesitant to follow suit.
The Federal Aviation Administration says there is "no basis to order the grounding of the aircraft." That's according to a statement Tuesday evening from Daniel Elwell, the acting FAA administrator.
"The FAA continues to review extensively all available data and aggregate safety performance from operators and pilots of the Boeing 737 MAX," the statement reads. "Thus far, our review shows no systemic performance issues and provides no basis to order grounding the aircraft. Nor have other civil aviation authorities provided data to us that would warrant action."
Ethiopian Airlines flight 302 crashed on Sunday, killing all 157 passengers and crew on board. Just five months earlier, a 737 MAX jet flown by Lion Air crashed off the coast of Indonesia killing all 189 people on the plane.
Tuesday, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency announced it was suspending all flight operations of the Boeing series of jets involved in the crashes. That follows similar moves by China, the United Kingdom, Singapore, Australia and others to either ground the planes or temporarily ban them from their airspace.
And on Capitol Hill there is a growing chorus of lawmakers from both parties calling for the FAA to do the same.
Speaking on NPR's All Things Considered, Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., said the FAA has a responsibility to put "safety ahead of airline profits."
"Right now there's more than ample reason for airline passengers to be greatly concerned. In fact, justifiably frightened about the safety of these airplanes and the ability of pilots to handle a malfunction," Blumenthal said.
In a statement Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, a Republican, agreed.
"I believe it would be prudent for the United States likewise to temporarily ground 737 Max aircraft until the FAA confirms the safety of these aircraft and their passengers."
Cruz, the chairman of the Subcommittee on Aviation and Space, said he plans to hold hearings on the matter, "to investigate these crashes, determine their contributing factors, and ensure that the United States aviation industry remains the safest in the world."
Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., and Mitt Romney, R-Utah have also called on the FAA to ground the planes.
According to NPR White House Correspondent Scott Horsley, President Trump spoke to Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg on Tuesday. It's a sign of just how extreme the stakes are for one of the nation's most prominent companies.
In a pair of morning tweets, which came before the Trump's conversation with Boeing's CEO, the President weighed in on Ethiopian Airlines tragedy by lamenting that present-day planes are becoming "far too complex to fly. Pilots are no longer needed, but rather computer scientists from MIT."
Airplanes are becoming far too complex to fly. Pilots are no longer needed, but rather computer scientists from MIT. I see it all the time in many products. Always seeking to go one unnecessary step further, when often old and simpler is far better. Split second decisions are….
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 12, 2019
….needed, and the complexity creates danger. All of this for great cost yet very little gain. I don't know about you, but I don't want Albert Einstein to be my pilot. I want great flying professionals that are allowed to easily and quickly take control of a plane!
The FAA said in its notice on Monday that as part of its "ongoing oversight activities" it expects Boeing to complete flight control system enhancements "which provide reduced reliance on procedures associated with required pilot memory items."
The FAA said it expects those updates sometime next month.
Article source: https://www.npr.org/2019/03/12/702797446/u-s-lawmakers-call-to-ground-the-boeing-737-max-8-faa-says-no-for-now?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=news


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Rufus Wainwright to Extend Livestream Tour to Mid-March 2021
Having kept fans entertained during the coronavirus shutdown, the 'Trouble in Paradise' singer plans to kick off the new leg of his Rufus-Retro-Wainwright-Spective! 2021 on January 8.
AceShowbiz - Singer Rufus Wainwright is extending his virtual tour well into 2021 as he continues to revisit albums from his back catalogue for concert livestreams.
The musician has been keeping fans entertained during the coronavirus shutdown by performing his old releases in full and in chronological order from the comfort of his own home, and he plans to keep the weekly events going for a few more months.
He will kick off the new leg of his Rufus-Retro-Wainwright-Spective! 2021 on 8 January, when he will sing the first half of his 2007 album Release the Stars, and continue the tunes on 15 January.
"All Days are Nights: Songs for Lulu" will be performed in another pair of shows on 22 and 28 January, while he will follow that up with "Out of the Game" gigs on 5 and 12 February.
He will round out the trek with "Take All My Loves: 9 Shakespeare Sonnets" on 19 February, "Rufus at the Movies" (Soundtrack Songs) on 28 February, and belt out tracks from "Unfollow the Rules", his recent Grammy-nominated release, on 4 and 12 March.
He will be joined by guitarist Brian Green and keyboardist/pianist Jacob Mann for the upcoming shows, and host a special guest for each date.
"I did not expect to have so much fun redoing my first four albums with Brian and Jacob on guitar and piano in October and November," Rufus shares in a statement.
"So many songs I had not performed live in decades as I always thought they needed a large band but they actually hold up quite well in this very intimate living room setting."
"I wasn't sure how fans would react and whether anyone would buy tickets. Well, my fans have and I am incredibly grateful for their support and for the opportunity to go all the way on this road to my last album."
"I am so excited that 'Unfollow the Rules' was just nominated for a Grammy and I would love to actually end this retrospective as a Grammy winner," he adds. "But even without I feel I have won a lot through this experience."
For tickets and more information, visit: https://rufuswainwright.com/tour/.
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Interview with Oliver and Dodger
Published: June 27, 2014Posted in: Featured News, OliverTags: Cast, Interview
Altona City Theatre is presenting "Oliver!" this July, and company President (and the shows Bill Sikes) Patt Ryan caught up with the young men sharing the roles of Oliver; Matthew Williamson and Julian Smith-Gard, and The Artful Dodger; Matthew Provan-Koch and James Madsen-Smith.
Patt- 'Allo 'allo lads. I'm just trying to get in the spirit of the show here. First up, can you tell me what the show is about for those who are unfamiliar with "Oliver!"?
Julian – It's about a young, innocent and honest boy who confronts a corrupt world full of cruelty and hatred. Despite all that he goes through, he remains true to himself and his own character and never fails to see the good in people.
Pictured: Matthew Provan-Koch, Julian Smith-Gard, Matthew Williamson and James Madsen-Smith
Patt – Pretty intense depiction of the show there. What about the others? Any thoughts?
Matt W – Julian summed it up pretty well. It's about an orphan who gets sold and then runs away and joins a group of thieves and bad characters. He gets caught trying to pick pocket a man who ends up taking care of me.
Matt PK – The people he meets aren't all bad. He does meet the greatest, most handsome (at least when I'm performing) person on the streets of London… The Artful Dodger!
Patt – Of course Matt. You forgot to say humble as well. Speaking of your characters though, what do you enjoy most about your roles?
Matt PK – What I like about the Dodger is his sarcastic and confident nature; the way he struts around like he owns the place.
James – Definitely! I love the Artful Dodger's confidence, charisma and sense of mischief.
Patt – What about Oliver? What's it like playing the title role?
Julian – Oliver is really quite a strong, resilient character. Whatever life throws at him, he still remains polite, dignified and honest.
Patt – Have you done much on stage before Julian?
Julian – I have been acting for four years now and have performed in three shows at Altona, including Oliver. I will also be in High School Musical 2 which will be showing in October.
Patt – What about the rest of you?
Matt PK – I've been in Altona City Theatre's ACTion for 2 and a half years, and prior to that I was in various plays at Newport Gardens Primary School.
James – I have acted in school productions in the past. This is my first production with ACT and my first show outside of school.
Matt W – I was Prince Charming at my Kinder end of year concert. I also played Mr Smallman (Rumplestiltskin) in a primary school production of A Geek Through Time that was written by our Musical Director, Janet Provan. I have also provided a voice over for a Williamstown Little Theatre show as the annoying, crying child who was in his bedroom during a dinner party his parents were hosting.
Patt – So the obvious question to you four is, how has it been sharing the role?
Matt W – It's actually quite fun because we get along well together and enjoy rehearsing together and we get to watch the show as well as being in it.
James – I agree. I think there are challenges in sharing a role, but also positives. I guess it can be difficult to keep switching every run-through of a song or scene, but it is also good to have someone else to learn from and exchange ideas about the character.
Julian – It's good and bad. Although it can be a challenge to avoid tripping over each other when we're rehearsing the same scene, it's great to have another Oliver to discuss the character with. I think we're both better Olivers because we can combine each other's ideas for the role.
Patt – Thanks for the chat boys. Looking forward to sharing the stage with you all very soon.
James – I love working with the cast of "Oliver!". It has been such a great journey and I couldn't have had better people to work with.
Julian – Altona Theatre is a great venue but it is the people in the cast and crew who really make it special. I have loved working with those I know from previous shows, getting to know new people and making new friends.
Patt – I couldn't have said it better myself. Chookas for the rest of rehearsals and enjoy the show season. I'll see you at rehearsals.
"Oliver!" opens July 11 and runs for three weeks. All ticket information at http://www.altonacitytheatre.com.au/shows/2014/oliver.


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Broughton Lubricants is a family business with a history which spans over 90 years. Beginning life as East Lancashire Lubricants, the company was founded by George Broughton and his business partner at the time, J. Bentley. George was a forward thinking man who realised that lubricating oil was something that the increasingly mechanised world could not live without. At that time motor cars were a rarity on the roads but were just beginning to make their presence felt. It was this that persuaded George to resign from his office job at Imperial Mill, where his father was secretary and strike out with Bentley in Cook Street, blending and supplying the lubricants needed to keep the wheels turning. The street, which was situated off Copy Nook, no longer exists. These were the tenuous foundations for the company which today handles millions of litres of oil, distributing fuels and lubricants to a wide variety of industries across the UK and overseas.
Some time in the 1920s Bentley moved on leaving George as the sole owner. He changed the name to Geo. Broughton & Co. By 1928 the business had expanded to such an extent that it required new premises. A move was made to Whitebirk Road, into a building that had once housed horses belonging to Whitebirk Colliery and later the offices of a local brickworks. The company traded from there until March 2007. The Second World War curbed trade because oil supplies were commandeered for the war effort and it was a difficult time for the company, as it was for most. In 1942 George's brother Edgar joined as a director and the business became a limited liability company.
In 1948, George and Edgar were joined in the company by George's son Rex, who had recently been de-mobbed from the Royal Navy. Over the next ten years the use of lubricants for machinery in the cotton mills started to decline and in the late 1950s Rex made the decision to diversify into the supply of fuel oils. A five gallon home delivery service was started.
The very first delivery of tractor vaporising oil caused Rex a few headaches. The farmer who placed the order wanted a staggering 280 gallons and it had to be supplied in 5 gallon drums. The load filled both of Broughton's small vans.
Such orders were tying up the vans for a whole day and it was decided to buy an Austin three-way load van, which was equipped with a 300 gallon tank and a hand pump. Eventually in 1957 the firm bought its first bulk tanker, a Morris Commercial for £325. Shortly after, the brand name Gebrol was introduced, devised by Rex, as a short version of the full company name. The 1960s saw rapid growth in the use of oil fired central heating and the company soon had a fleet of tankers supplying homes, farms and industry with paraffin and heating oils. The two oil price shocks in 1974 and 1979 sent this market into temporary decline as heating oil escalated in price. At this awkward time the third generation of the family became involved in the business, with Rex's son Ian joining in 1978. He had previously worked as a research chemist for a major oil company in the field of lubricating oils and greases.
During the 1980s the business went full circle as Ian went back into the supply of lubricants, this time the more specialised end of the market. Today the firm supplies oils for most industries and has years of technical expertise, which gives it the edge over the competition.
The company is proud to have been an authorised distributor of Castrol products since 1979. Castrol were acquired by BP in 2000 and in 2005 the range of products offered by the company was expanded further with the addition of the full range of BP products. The rapid growth in the number of products stored led to the company investing in a new warehouse storage facility in the nearby town of Clitheroe. In April 2007 the company joined forces with Hermon Hodge Ltd (known by its trading name as Ribble Fuel Oils), another North-West based family firm which has specialized in the supply of bulk fuel oil for over 40 years. The Whitebirk offices and fuel depot were closed at this time and the fuel oil operation was transferred to Ribble Fuel Oil's larger depot at Preston.
During 2009 Merseyside based Ormskirk Oils was also acquired and merged with the Geo. Broughton operation. Such was the overall growth in sales it soon became apparent that the business would quickly outgrow the new Clitheroe premises and a search began for a new larger warehouse. During 2010 a suitable site was identified in Preston and the move of both offices and warehouse to this central location was completed in February 2011.
Broughton Lubricants have now earned themselves the title of 'Castrol Ambassador Distributor', and are extremely proud to be. They are the only UK distributor with this accreditation with access to such a vast range of Castrol products, including; industrial, automotive and power generation. Due to the continued growth and ever expanding product range to be stocked, new premises had again to be sought. The new warehouse is almost double the size of the last facility, with 8,800ft² floor space and floor to ceiling racking.


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What you need to know - Monday 01/10/2011
Katie Gatto · January 10, 2011 · Short URL: https://vator.tv/n/15b5
VillageVines raied $3M; Klout $8M; SoundCloud $10M; Verizon iPhone to launch on Tuesday
Klout, influence-measuring startup, raised $8.5 million. The round was led by the Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byer sFund. Greycroft Partners also participated.
VillageVines, a discount service for fine dining, raised $3 million. This round of funding was led by Hearst Interactive Media.
Verizon announced it will have the iPhone's on Tuesday. Specifics of the plan and coverage have yet to be announced.
Vator's own Faith Merino looks at the interest rates of Kiva microloans.
FlightCaster, a flight time prediction service, is being bought out by Next Jump. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
About $7.8 billion was spent on clean tech in 2010, according to data released by the CleanTech group. There were a total of 715, which represent a 28% increase when compared to 2009.
SoundCloud, a file-sharing service based in Germany, raised $10 million. The round was led by Index Ventures and Union Square Ventures.
MUBI, a site dedicated to film, raised a $2.4 million. The round was led by Eduardo Costantini. Other investors included Martin Varsavsky, Alec Oxenford, Aydin Senkut, Georges Harik, Joel Peterson, Bart Decrem and Jose Marin.
CES 2011 finished over the weekend with a bevy of announcements. The tablet-based OS from Android, Honeycomb, made it debut, as did the Nintendo 3DS complete with a March launch date in the US. We got a look at In-car GPS functionality, and texting-while-driving technology. Also, services like Vimeo, which increased video upload limits, made announcements about changes to their services. Several TV makers also made announcements about offering either Google TV or their own app.
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Well certainly the debt limit is an issue, but I think the the bigger issue here is the debt...no one's focusing on the real problem and the real problem is the debt and a lack of a credible plan to debt. And it's not just me saying it, it's the rating houses saying it.
That's how Rubio starts the interview, and he maintains that level of awesomeness throughout the 10 minute clip. Enjoy!


Like Picasso's blue interval, Utah nationwide parks are variations on a theme — petrified Jurassic sediments sculpted by wind, water and time — but each exhilarates in its own means. Many of the national parks are identified for their pure magnificence, distinctive geological features, uncommon ecosystems, and/or recreational opportunities, which makes them ideally suited spots to visit in the event you need a break from the hustle and bustle of the big metropolis. At the request of the U.S. Geological Survey, twenty-six maps of Yellowstone National Park have been scanned to commemorate the park's one hundred and twenty fifth anniversary. The Strategy and Action Plan for the Conservation of Rhinos in Indonesia (2007-2017) developed with broad, open, and transparent participatory processes has enormously assisted the future survival of this critically endangered animal. As a normal rule, these lands don't obtain the same stage of safety as National Parks, though National Monuments are close.
With that mentioned, there are not less than six of Alaska's National Parks that I would placed on the list: Denali, Glacier Bay, Katmai, Kenai Fjords, Sitka, and the aforementioned Wrangell. The long run administration plan of Ujung Kulon National Park (2001-2020) is the premise for sustaining its pure beauty and preserving the important habitats. The 64th United States Congress handed the National Park Service Organic Act , which President Woodrow Wilson signed into law on August 25, 1916. Somewhat confusingly, National Wilderness areas will be inside National Parks, or also on other federal land like National Forest or National Monuments (discussed beneath). The park service did consider privatizing extra providers in the course of the Eighties and Nineteen Nineties, says John Garder, director of funds and appropriations of the National Parks Conservation Association.
También alberga diversas especies vegetales y animales en peligro de extinción, en particular el rinoceronte de Java. Naast zijn natuurlijke schoonheid en geologisch belang – in het bijzonder voor de studie van vulkanen – bevat het park het grootste resterende gebied van laaglandregenwouden op de Java vlakte. The only land that's extra protected, as a normal rule, are National Wilderness Areas, which should be designated by the Interior Department or USDA under the Wilderness Act of 1964. Además de su belleza pure e interés geológico para el estudio del vulcanismo insular, el parque cuenta con la zona más extensa de bosques lluviosos de tierras bajas que queda en Java. You must drive across the huge bulk of two Canadian provinces (one in every of which has a few of Canada's greatest national parks) before you may get to even the first of Alaska's parks. You forgot so as to add Apostle Islands National Lakeshore – accessed by way of Bayfield WI to the path to make forty eight.
There are many ways to do the for low price..this is how I do it..all parks are near BLM land or National Forest..free dispersed tenting…one good balanced meal a day..eat your veggies..you want them to walk and see these great parks…then final meal is ham,turkey or bologna with tomatoes and lettuce..sometimes precooked bacon to have BLT..at roadside park…typically they're first meal of day…you have to consumed as little soda as potential however as a lot water as possible.
Join the Missouri National Parks Passport Challenge celebrating the 100th anniversary of America's National Park Service. On the way in which to (or from) Isle Royale, you can discover the Keweenaw National Historical Park in Calumet in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. For instance, National Rivers do not require an Act of Congress to be created, however can be designated by the Interior Department under the The National Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 1968. Le parc national, situé à l'extrémité sud-ouest de Java en bordure du détroit de la Sonde, englobe la péninsule d'Ujung Kulon et plusieurs îles, et il comprend la réserve naturelle du Krakatoa. All the people I know personally who wish to go to each nationwide park (and/or among the other improbable places mentioned beneath) have solely per week or two at most for trip. In 2011, a personal firm gained the trademark to Hot Springs National Park in Arkansas.


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Eric has a diverse technical skill set, but architecting for network and system infrastructures is what he loves the most. He's architected, supported, managed, and designed for many network and system infrastructures from startups to enterprise scale.
When he's not managing server clusters, you'll find him seeking out the rarest craft beer at his local beer spots, talking whisky with his co-workers, trading cryptocurrencies, or yelling at his computer screen while playing Hearthstone (and no, it never helps him win).
John's background in game and simulation programming and backend development lead him to join the startup world.
Before joining Jixee, John accelerated his learning curve by working on various projects, which eventually lead him to Sky Parlor Studios, where he was the third software engineer hired.
Jesus is a product manager at Jixee and considers branding to be his true love.
He most recently was a UX Designer at the social media apps company, North Social. His primary responsibilities were to design the UX for custom social apps for clients like Air New Zealand, Hilton, Zynga, and Herbalife.
While branding is Jesus' true passion, sushi is a close second. He's a sucker for Yellowtail Jalapeno.
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Jesse is known for his digital marketing and entrepreneurial track record. He's been mentioned in publications like Business Review USA, Investopedia.com, and quoted on sites like the Amex Small Business Forum. Jesse also contributes expert articles to websites like MO.com, Examiner.com, Technology Digital, and Sprout Social as a leader in marketing and entrepreneurship.
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Lizzy and Blaine were determined to get married on the beach and mother nature would not stop them from doing so. While getting ready it had drizzled, poured and everything in between. By the time the ceremony started it was lightly misting, but luckily the couple was prepared with a tent to shelter their guests. I am so glad they stuck it out and had their ceremony by the water, it was beautiful.
Blaine was getting ready and hanging out with some of the guys from the group at Villa Vista Azul. The guys always have it so easy, as their getting ready consists of about 15 minutes of preparations.
After spending some time with the guys I headed over to Lizzy and her girls. I just loved her dress. As much as I love a simple beach wedding gown, the big elegant ones really melt my heart. Lizzy's garter was made with scrap fabric from her wedding dress, I thought that was such a great idea.
The ceremony was held on the beach in an area known as Playitas. The arch was beautifully made of drift wood and decorated with tropical flowers.
Because of the rain we decided to do a last minute first look just before the ceremony started, to ensure that we were able to get some rain-free portraits of the bride and groom.
The ceremony was officiated by a close friend of Lizzy and Blaine's. It was already getting dark by the time the ceremony started, and quite dark by the time it ended.
An intimate reception was held back at the villa. Speeches were given and the cake was cut. Lizzy and Blaine probably had the best cake cutting face smash that I have ever seen.


Jain Vishva Bharati runs the Sevabhavi Ayurvedic Rasayanshala, which functions as a health service unit with the core objective of manufacturing and making available to the general public, proven and reliable Ayurvedic Medicines.
The laboratory manufactures 216 types of traditional and 31 types of proprietory medicines. Various types of oils, juices, medicines, powders, bhasm, syrups and lotions are manufactured under the supervision of competent learned Vaidyas (Ayurvedic Doctors) under a well-regulated Quality Control mechanism. The medicines produced here are G.M.P certified under the Drug Manufacturing License of the Ayurvedic Deparment. The pharmacy run by the Rasayanshala, Arogyam, is situated in the campus of JVB at Ladnun.


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BMW reveals the new F 750 GS, F 850 GS, and F 850 GS Adventure
New colorways are here!
BMW Motorrad released the first GS in 1980. The year 2020 marks the GS line's 40th anniversary and to make the occasion a little more festive than it already is, three of their mid-size models are getting the upgrades they so deserve. New paint jobs are also on the table, including a black and gold combination with yellow accents.
General changes to the three GS models include new tape designs and the respective style designation on the fairing side panels of the style variations. All models now have new LED flashing turn indicators as standard and a USB charging device at the front right of the cockpit. ABS Pro and DTC (Dynamic Traction Control) are now also standard, for even more braking and accelerating safety.
So what's new in the 40th-anniversary editions? Let's do a quick run-through.
The BMW F750 GS now comes in a classic white with the tank cover painted in the same hue. You also get matte black rims and handlebars. The seat comes in black and red to provide an exciting contrast. There's also the San Marino Blue metallic colorway which gives you a tinted windscreen with sporty accents, rims in metallic granite grey, silver handlebars, a black and grey seat, and a galvanized radiator grille.
The special edition for the 40th anniversary meanwhile gets a "40 Years GS" lettering on the side panels, yellow hand guards, and a black and yellow seat with GS lettering. It unmistakably pays homage to the icon from 40 years of GS history: the BMW R 100 GS. The rims are painted in matte black, while the handlebars are silver with a galvanized radiator grille.
This model comes in a new Racing Red colorway that provides great contrast to the black rims, fork tubes, and seat. The Rallye option comes in Racing Blue Metallic with gold rims, black fork tubes, and a galvanized grille.
Its anniversary edition is in Black Storm metallic and features the anniversary logo. You also get yellow hand guards, gold rims, and a seat that comes in a black and yellow color combo. A GS logo is also printed on the fork tubes while the galvanized grille comes in silver.
The F 850 GS will also get additional upgrades in the form of the new windscreen adjustment mechanism as well as a TFT display including convenient connectivity functions.
BMW F 850 GS Adventure
This model comes in Ice Grey but what caught our attention is definitely the Rallye style. Together with gold-colored rims and fork stand tubes, the new BMW F 850 GS Adventure looks both dynamic and elegant. The Sport windscreen and a rally seat upholstered in black or grey with a seat height of 890 mm reinforce the sporting appearance of this particular model.
The new BMW F 850 GS Adventure also has a dedicated version to the anniversary of the BMW GS models as the "Edition 40 Years GS". Prominent features of the anniversary GS painted in Blackstorm metallic are the "40 Years GS" lettering and yellow hand protectors. Black-coated fork standpipes, gold rims, and a black and yellow double seat bench with 860 mm seat height. Like the 850 GS, it also gets a TFT display with convenient connectivity functions as part of the standard equipment on board.
More options for your next adventure
The new GS models feature new components of the Pro riding modes optional equipment. This means that as in the GS models with boxer engines, a reworked throttle response in dynamic riding mode now ensures even more dynamics and driving enjoyment.
Furthermore, dynamic engine brake control and Dynamic Brake Control (DBC) now feature in Pro riding modes. Other new Pro riding mode features include the preselection of up to four riding modes for the button assignment on the right handlebar controls. Although this is only in conjunction with the Connectivity optional equipment in the BMW F 750 GS.
You can also opt for an extra low seat bench as well as modified lowered suspension. These will be available as optional equipment for all three models in the future, ensuring even better ground accessibility when stationary.
Since completely switching off the ABS will no longer be permissible under legal homologation regulations in future, the Enduro and Enduro Pro riding modes will provide adapted controls for this purpose. The ABS function can still be switched off on the rear wheel in Enduro Pro riding mode on the BMW F 850 GS and BMW F 850 GS Adventure.
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Personal taxis of the future may look like this
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CES 2021 continues to wow everyone with the launching of new products and the unveiling of concept products that could become a reality one day. One such concept product showed at CES is the flying Cadillac taxi concept by General Motors (GM).
The flying taxi concept is a vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) vehicle, eliminating the need for any runway. Based on the exhibit by GM, it is a single-seater with eight coaxial rotors on the side. The vehicle will also operate autonomously with an electric motor and a 90-kWh battery powering it. The motor also enables the flying taxi to speed up to 56 mph.
Further details about the Cadillac flying taxi are scarce beyond these basic specifications. GM says that this concept is part of its "multi-modal future": the taxi will act as a personal ferry between two points. Upon arriving at these points, a person can take another electric vehicle to carry them to their destination.
The flying taxi is also a part of GM's new Ultium platform, which is its in-house solution for EV fleets. As for real-world availability, GM hasn't disclosed anything so the final product may look drastically different than this one. However, it still is a cool concept that could bode well in the future.
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For years, the enigmatic Apple Car has popped in and out of the limelight. Merely because of the volume of reports, the company is certainly working on a vehicle for the future. Finally, the rumored vehicle gets some much-needed confirmation. After several reports, Apple and Hyundai are partnering for an electric car in 2024.
Late last week, an ambiguous rumor reported as much. According to a South Korean outlet, both companies were reportedly in early talks for such a partnership. At the time, the electric car was supposedly entering production in 2027. However, both Apple and Hyundai denied the rumors, casting the report in doubt.
Today, however, a new report has updated last week's seemingly debunked rumor, as reported by Reuters. This time, Korea IT News, a South Korean newspaper, confirmed the upcoming partnership of the two companies. Apple and Hyundai will reportedly ink the deal by March this year. And, instead of a 2027 deadline, the Apple Car will enter production by 2024.
Again, both companies have refused to comment on the potential partnership. Soon after, the newspaper removed the 2024 anticipated date. According to the same report, Apple and Hyundai will create and release a beta version of the vehicle next year.
Besides their iconic iPhones, Apple has dabbled in other industries over the past few years. For example, the company successfully released an Apple Card, its entry in the fintech industry.
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Save up to PhP 430,000 on your next Nissan purchase!
Getting your first car is tempting this holiday season. Nissan has just extended its Safer Drives and Deals promo until December 31, offering exclusive discounts and savings on select models.
You can avail of up to PhP 430,000 discount when you buy a brand-new Nissan Patrol, Nissan X-Trail, Nissan Terra, Nissan Sylphy, Nissan Urvan, and Nissan Almera. Through Nissan's financing program, you can also benefit from monthly offers such as PhP 5,769 downpayment with 0% interest for up to 24 months, or free amortization for up to 6 months on select vehicles.
Select variants of Nissan Navara also come with cash savings of up to PhP 185,000. Also bundled on this exclusive offer is a free bedliner accessory. However, this exclusive offer is only available through Nissan's financing program.
If you are paying through cash though, you can still take advantage of cash discounts for other Nissan models. You can save up to PhP 330,000 on select variants of Nissan Patrol, Terra, X-Trail, Sylphy, Navara, Urvan, and Almera.
Meanwhile, an all-in low downpayment option for as low as PhP 28,000 is available for Nissan Almera, Sylphy, X-Trail, Terra, Navara, and Urvan. Downpayment options are available through select partner banks of authorized Nissan dealers.
Tempted to get a Nissan car already? Visit Nissan Philippines' website for more information on their latest promo.