Hmm. That security interviewer is perpetually happy on the outside. Is he a distant relation of Wiglaf? *Gasps.* Maybe he's a guest appearance of Liliy's evil, male, service industry alter-ego twin!
Wait…related to Wiglaf? That might be possible…I mean, they're both dark with blond hair, and both have…powers.
That whole arc was their honeymoon, wasn't it? I do hope the security guard appears again, he's great.
Oh don't worry about Security, he'll return. Oh yes he will return, Mwah ha ha ha!
:lol2: The security guy will be pretty much dead after this, I reckon… But GODS, that was good!
I just have to mentions…medieval clothes with modern setting? am I missing something?
He reminds me of Gin too… I love bleach… XD Mordred blames Wiglaf for people thinking he's a girl.
Well they bicker like a married couple some times.


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Unleash the Power of Chrome Developer Tools: A Tutorial
Building and debugging Web-based applications with Chrome Developer Tools is easier than you might think.
By Patrick Steele
I spend a lot of my time in back-end C# code, so my JavaScript skills are a little rusty. Debugging client-side JavaScript and all of the back-and-forth Representational State Transfer (REST) calls isn't as easy for me as debugging C# in Visual Studio.
That is, until I started using the Chrome Developer Tools. Google Inc. has put a lot of nice features into an integrated package that makes debugging your Web-based applications a breeze.
Why the departure from C# coverage? Don't worry, I'm not switching to Visual Basic .NET or F#. I've just spent a lot of time, recently, developing a Web application. The back-end is all C# using ASP.NET MVC 4 (Model-View-Controller, or MVC, controllers; RESTful API; service layer), but the UI is all client-side JavaScript, CSS and HTML5. The project uses Backbone and SignalR to provide a single-page Web interface.
To get started with the Chrome Developer Tools, I went to VisualStudioMagazine.com and then pressed CTRL+SHIFT+I (or you could simply use F12). This turns on the Chrome Developer Tools, as shown in Figure 1 [This article was written using screenshots from the previous design of the Visual Studio Magazine Web site. -- Ed.].
[Click on image for larger view.]	Figure 1. Chrome with the Developer Tools enabled.
The Developer Tools window contains different panels such as Elements, Network and Sources, which appear as tabs across the top. In this article, I'll review a few of the key panels and provide tips on how to maximize each one.
Elements Panel
This panel is like a super-charged Document Object Model (DOM) viewer. Sure, I can do a View Source on any Web page, but that only gives me the source exactly as it's served up by the Web server. The Elements panel provides me with a color-coded, parent/child tree-based display of the page.
If I move the mouse over the HTML displayed in the Elements panel, the Web view highlights the entire element I'm hovering over. This makes it easy for me to identify the visual representation of that HTML.
If the HTML is rather large, hovering over different elements and drilling down into the children (and their children and their children) to find out which one is displaying the element I'm curious about can be tedious. Instead, I can click the little magnifying class at the bottom of the Elements panel, as shown in Figure 2.
[Click on image for larger view.]	Figure 2. The magnifying glass enables point-and-click selection.
Now, the operation is flipped. I hover over the actual display of the Web page and the complete element is highlighted along with useful information such as the tag name and size, as shown in Figure 3.
[Click on image for larger view.]	Figure 3. Detailed Element information.
I can click on any item and the DOM view jumps directly to that element. This feature makes locating something within a large HTML page virtually effortless.
Once the element is selected, I have full control to edit not only the DOM itself (and see my edits reflected in the rendered page immediately), but the complete CSS styling as well.
In the previous example, I clicked on the title for a Visual Studio Magazine article. As you can see by the tooltip that popped up in Figure 3, it's an anchor (a) tag that rendered to a size of 223 x 21 pixels. The style information displayed in the right-hand side of the Elements panel shows every matching CSS style for the anchor. Styles that are not used because a more-specific match was found are crossed out, as shown in Figure 4.
[Click on image for larger view.]	Figure 4. Matching CSS style information for an element.
If I want to know how a different color for the article title might look, I can click on the color square that displays the element's color and pick a new color. Whatever color I pick is immediately reflected in the rendered Web page.
What if I'm working on some layout issues instead of colors? If I click the little triangle next to the Styles heading to collapse the Styles section (or simply scroll down), I can see there's a Metrics heading. If I click the little triangle next to that one, I get detailed information on the dimensions of the element, its padding, border and margins (see Figure 5).
[Click on image for larger view.]	Figure 5. Sizing information for padding, border and margins.
What's more, I can double-click any of the numbers in the Metrics section and edit them directly to see how different values affect my layout. What if the top padding of 4 isn't big enough? I just double-click on the 4, change it to 12 and press enter. The change is immediately reflected in the Web view of the page. The Elements panel is invaluable for getting your CSS and layout picture-perfect.
Network Panel
Figure 6 shows the Network panel. This panel provides a Timeline of all of the resources that were downloaded during the loading of the current page (if you don't see anything, press F5 to refresh the page).
[Click on image for larger view.]	Figure 6. The Network panel shows a Timeline of resources.
In the Timeline, the display of each network request contains a shaded section and a darker section. The shaded section is the time between when the request was made and when the response from the server started. The darker section is the total time for the response. I can hover over any of the sections to get detailed information about the request (see Figure 7).
[Click on image for larger view.]	Figure 7. Detailed information on a network request.
Clicking on the name of the request (the first column) gives you access to every part of the request. Figure 8 shows information about the initial request on Home.aspx.
[Click on image for larger view.]	Figure 8. Network request details.
From this UI, I can see the individual request and response headers, the response text that was returned from the network request, and any cookies sent in the request or found in the response. Plus, the timing information is available here as well. Clicking the "x" to the left of the Headers tab closes this inspector.
A couple of handy shortcuts are available in the Network panel. Right-click on any row in the Network panel and the context menu includes a number of handy items. Clear Browser Cache and Clear Browser Cookies are helpful shortcuts to use when you want to make sure you're not getting cached data, or you want any existing cookies for the Web page deleted.
You can also sort on any of the columns in the Network panel. Sorting by Size will quickly allow you to see which requests represent the most data. Or click on the Time column to see which network call takes the longest. This type of data can be used to optimize your page-load times as well as the amount of network traffic.
Sources Panel
The Sources panel usually comes into play when you've opened a source file by clicking on something in the Elements panel such as a link to a JavaScript file. However, you can view any file you'd like to see by simply pressing CTRL+O. This pops open a window in which you can type a filter to find the file that you're looking for.
Suppose I'm investigating a problem that's reported on line 23 of a script file called command.js. While in the Sources panel, I can press CTRL+O and start typing "command" (see Figure 9).
[Click on image for larger view.]	Figure 9. Finding a source file by name.
By the time I've typed "comm" the list has already been filtered down. I select the one I'm looking for, press Enter, and the file is loaded and displayed. But my problem is on line 23. I can scroll down to line 23, or I can use the CTRL+G shortcut to jump to line 23. I can also make the search and navigation to line 23 instantaneous by entering "comm:23." Now when I select the file to open it, it jumps directly to line 23.
C# developers love breakpoints. They're a handy way to stop execution of code at an exact moment in time. While I have a file opened in the Source panel, I can set a breakpoint by either clicking on the line number in the left-hand margin, or pressing CTRL+B to toggle the current line as a breakpoint. Once a breakpoint is set, I reload the page, and the breakpoint will stop execution when hit.
When stopped, Chrome acts like just about any IDE debugger you're used to: You can view local and global variables, add new watch expressions and view the call stack. If you're not a JavaScript ninja, the Source panel can help you navigate your way around JavaScript code.
Console Panel
The Console panel is its own panel, but a Console panel is also available in any of the other panels by simply pressing Escape. This toggles the visibility of the Console panel.
The Console panel is similar to the Immediate window in Visual Studio. It can be used to instantly evaluate expressions and JavaScript code. Figure 10 shows an example of creating a function and immediately executing it.
[Click on image for larger view.]	Figure 10. Instant JavaScript emulation in the Console panel.
The Console panel supports auto-completion, and it's context-aware. As you enter expressions, it will include local and global variables when showing you a list of available choices in the auto-completion process.
You can also log debug messages to the Console. This is much easier than using the traditional JavaScript alert function because it doesn't block the UI from processing. Anywhere I want to put some debug information, I can call the log method of the console object:
if( item.length == 0) {
console.log('item had zero length');
Of course, not all browsers support the console object, so it's always best to make sure it exists before using it:
if( window.console && console.log )console.log('item had zero length');
Configurable Settings
Like any good tool, the Developer Tools in Chrome have a number of configurable settings that allow you to control how you use them. When the Developer Tools window is displayed, click the gear icon in the lower-right corner of the window.
On the General tab, there's a "Dock to right" option. This option allows you to dock the Developer Tools window in a vertical manner to the right of the Web view. This gives you maximum height for rendering your Web page. A lot of people like the side-by-side view of the Dock to right option. Of course, the Developer Tools window can be totally undocked into its own separate window by clicking on the icon in the lower left-hand corner of the Developer Tools window. This works great on multi-monitor setups.
The Overrides tab allows you to control how the browser acts when talking to a Web server. You can change the User Agent string by clicking the User Agent checkbox, and then selecting one of the predefined User Agent strings, or entering in your own.
Figure 11 shows an example of the Yahoo! main page in a regular Chrome window.
[Click on image for larger view.]	Figure 11. The Yahoo! homepage in a regular browser.
If you go into the Developer Tools and change the User Agent to "Android 4.0.2 - Galaxy Nexus" (a tablet) and refresh the screen, the Web site now thinks it's a mobile browser and renders the page as shown in Figure 12.
[Click on image for larger view.]	Figure 12. The Yahoo! homepage rendered for a tablet-based browser.
You can also override the device metrics that you're emulating (the metrics are automatically set when overriding the User Agent with any mobile- or tablet-based device, so be aware of this).
Remote Debugging on an Android Device
While changing the User Agent and metrics of the browser may work in a lot of situations, there are times when you really need to work directly on the device. If you're developing on an Android device with the mobile Chrome browser, you can actually use the Developer Tools on your PC to talk to the mobile Chrome browser for live interaction and debugging.
First, enable USB Debugging on the Android device. Then, start Chrome on the Android device, go to Settings and select Developer Tools. Next, check the option labeled Enable USB Web Debugging. Then navigate to the page that you want to debug. Everything on the device is now set.
On my desktop, I need to connect my device via a USB cable. I then go to a command prompt and use the Android Debug Bridge (ADB) from the Android SDK. I tell the ADB to forward all local calls on a particular port to the device for Chrome debugging with the following command:
adb forward tcp:9999 localabstract:chrome_devtools_remote
Now I fire up Chrome on my desktop and navigate to localhost:9999. (I picked port 9999 because ports above 8000 are usually available for this type of thing, and it's easy to remember.) At this point, Chrome displays a list titled "Inspectable pages." This list shows all pages in the remote browser that Chrome can debug. I select the page I'm interested in, and the Chrome Developer Tools loads on my desktop.
Once launched, I can do all of the things that I previously did, but this time I'm on the actual device! Everything is available remotely:
HTML editing
CSS editing
JavaScript debugging with breakpoints, variable inspection and so on
The Network panel is especially useful when you're remote debugging on the device. You can get metrics on actual device speeds (3G, 4G) instead of trying to test them via an emulator that can only simulate such traffic. And remember, the Network panel gives you complete network data (request, response, cookies) so you can see the exact data as sent and received by the device itself.
The Chrome Developer Tools serve as a handy addition to any developer's toolbox. The tools give you the power to inspect and tweak your pages from right inside the browser, along with detailed information on the amount of resources your Web pages use.

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The Voting Rights Act passed fifty years ago and its success at curbing electoral discrimination is unquestioned. Section 5's preclearance, which requires specific jurisdictions to seek federal preapproval of election laws, was central to this success. Yet the Supreme Court, in Shelby County v. Holder, invalidated the formula that selected preclearance jurisdictions. Without the formula, preclearance can no longer protect against voting discrmination. Shelby County v. Holder compels rethinking voting rights legislation.
This Comment advocates for the Elections Clause as the new foundation for voting rights legislation. The Clause grants Congress authority to regulate the "Times, Places and Manner of holding Elections for Senators and Representatives." The Supreme Court has interpreted the Clause to give Congress broad authority in dictating all manner and mode of federal elections. Legislation that is permissible under the Clause likely includes regulations mirroring preclearance. This Comment argues that one promising variety of such regulation is a national proportional voting system able to combat gerrymandering. This proposal highlights that through the Elections Clause, Congress can guarantee continued voting rights protections.


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Listen To New SICK OF IT ALL Song 'Inner Vision'
New York hardcore legends SICK OF IT ALL will release their twelfth studio album, "Wake The Sleeping Dragon!", on November 2. The follow-up to 2014's "The Last Act Of Defiance" was produced by Jerry Farley (EVERY TIME I DIE, DEMON HUNTER) over a two-and-a-half-week period at Nova Studios in Staten Island, New York and was mixed and mastered by Tue Madsen (MESHUGGAH, THE HAUNTED, MADBALL). The cover artwork was created by Ernie Parada and can be seen below.
The official lyric video for the first single from "Wake The Sleeping Dragon!", a song called "Inner Vision", can be seen below.
Drummer Armand Majidi comments: "It's a blasting, screamer of a song in the vein of early DISCHARGE or EXPLOITED, and the lyrics deal with reacting to the horrors of the world by looking inward to find peace in difficult times."
"Wake The Sleeping Dragon!" features guest appearances by RISE AGAINST vocalist/guitarist Tim McIlrath and HOT WATER MUSIC frontman Chuck Ragan.
Working with friends is one of the key factors that are very important to SICK OF IT ALL, so asking Parada for the striking front cover was an obvious choice. "There is no reason to burn bridges in this business," says drummer drummer Armand Majidi. "Our history with Ernie Parada goes back to the late eighties, so working with him, there is a kinship that makes things easier to communicate."
Singer Lou Koller and Parada came up with the idea of doing monster-movie styled art as the cover. "The dragon climbing the Empire State was a concept I always wanted to see brought to life, so the two ideas were destined to come together this way," Lou says.
SICK OF IT ALL and Tue Madsen, who mixed and mastered "Wake The Sleeping Dragon!", have maintained a long-lasting relationship based on understanding, friendship and most importantly, good results — three factors any band would be very happy with. Jerry Farley also became a very important part of the creation of this album. After working with him at Nova Studios in Staten Island, New York, they went for a closer approach on this album. "This is the first time we've ever had a producer involved from start to finish, including the songwriting process," the band says. "His objective viewpoints helped settle a lot of little issues that could have easily become stumbling blocks, and the songs themselves ended up benefitting from them."
SICK OF IT ALL's latest release was the "When The Smoke Clears" EP, which came out in November 2016 via Century Media Records.
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ICED EARTH's JON SCHAFFER Has Yet To Be Charged With Federal Crime After Being Photographed At U.S. Capitol


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Through this site you can learn more about the Church of the Nazarene, its programs, branches, missions around the world and many other areas our denomination is involved in.
Marty Stubblefield is well known in this area for not only his banking roots, but also for his church involvement, leadership, teaching and influence. This site is his dream and his way of sharing what God has done not only in his life, but in the lives of others. There is also a daily devotional you can receive via email, written daily by Marty.


When Jordan Ellenberg spoke at the MAA Carriage House on June 11, he regaled the crowd with a story from his book How Not to Be Wrong: The Power of Mathematical Thinking, new from Penguin Press.
To even begin to think sensibly about lotteries you have to understand expected value. Suppose a lottery ticket costs $2 and carries a one in 200 chance of winning $300. The expected value of the ticket is $1.50 (because 1/200*300+199/200*0=1.5). But what does this figure mean exactly? It certainly isn't the value you expect your ticket to have, since the ticket is worth either zero dollars or $300. No other value is possible.
The story of Cash WinFall, though, is the story of long-time lottery players who did not lose—spectacularly so. And expected value can help explain why.
On February 7, 2005 the expected value of a $2 Cash WinFall ticket was a whopping $5.53. In an effort to encourage more people to play the lottery, Massachusetts had adopted a rolldown rule. Whenever the jackpot exceeded $2 million, if no one hit all six numbers, the money in the jackpot was distributed among the winners of the lesser prizes, those whose tickets matched five or four or three of the numbers drawn.
This did not escape notice.
Before the final Cash WinFall drawing in January 2012, three betting syndicates—a group of MIT undergraduates, a family from Michigan, and a biomedical researcher from Northeastern University and his cronies—had exploited the rolldown rule to rake in profits. They bought hundreds of thousands of tickets on rolldown days, consistently making a 10-15% return on investment.
So how did they get away with this? How did Massachusetts not know what was happening?
Massachusetts did know, Ellenberg argued, and actually benefited from the actions of the betting syndicates. The state's take from the lottery is $0.80 per ticket sold, he explained, which means that the state cares only about how many tickets are sold, not about who wins.
$120 million dollars of extra revenue great, in fact.
The money the syndicates made, Ellenberg clarified, came from the other lottery players, those who bought tickets even when the jackpot was not going to trickle down to swell the smaller prizes.
While two of the three syndicates bought their thousands of tickets at random using a Quick Pick machine, the MIT students laboriously bubbled in numbers by hand.
Why would they expend the time and energy to do this when the expected value of a ticket is the same no matter what ticket it is?
"Sometimes in math when you're trying to explain something the best way to do it is to replace the problem you're studying with a smaller or easier one which has the same features but somehow you can hold it in your head all at once," Ellenberg said.
He then used the example of the smaller-scale—three numbers are chosen out of seven possibilities—Transylvanian Lottery to illustrate how studied ticket selection can if not boost the expected value of your winnings, at least reduce their variance.
While in the toy Transylvanian example the Fano plane provides a handy guide to triplet selection, scaling up to the real 46-choose-6 lottery takes some doing. With the help of a 1976 combinatorial design paper by R. H. F. Denniston, though, Ellenberg was able to figure out how the MIT undergrads might have ensured—mathematically—that they didn't lose the money entrusted to them by their friends and classmates.
Watch a short version of the lecture on YouTube.
This MAA Distinguished Lecture was funded by the National Security Agency.
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Kishugu Aviation's stalwart and pride: the UH-1H "Huey"
At Kishugu Aviation, the air wing of Kishugu Holdings, we partner with our clients to take care of anything and everything to do with flying. We are best known for providing aerial support to the South African Government's Department of Environmental Affairs' Expanded Public Works Programme, the Working on Fire (WOF) Programme.
Our wildfire firefighting aircraft include the Cessna 100 and 200 series aircraft, Air Tractor 802s, a Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk and our pride and joy, the Bell 206 and Bell 205/UH-1H series. These two-bladed semi-rigid seesaw bonded machines earned the nickname, Huey.
There is no more recognisable sound when fighting wildfires than that of the whumping rotor blades of the Huey's. Operating between 100 - 300 ft above ground level, the Huey is the preferred machine for wildfire firefighting, capable of dropping an impressive 15,000 litres an hour.
"A Huey can carry up to 1,000 litres in its Bambi bucket and can do rapid turnarounds. On average it can manage a drop every four minute, depending on the distance to a suitable water source," CEO of Kishugu Aviation, Johan Heine, says proudly. "Doing drops every two minutes is common and equates to a difficult-to-beat 15,000 litres an hour to suppress a fire - and this is from just one helicopter with one pilot."
What makes the Huey an even more impressive firefighting aircraft, is its ability to alter strategies quickly to adapt to the situation to tackle the fire effectively.
Today, it is recorded that an impressive number of Huey's are still in operation, particularly in the USA and South Africa. At the 2017 Huey Owners and Operators Conference held at the HAI HELI Expo in Virginia, USA, it was confirmed that over 3,600 Huey's are still currently in operation across the world, of which 20% are used in firefighting operations. For this reason, Kishugu Aviation has 14 Huey's in its fleet to fight fires across South Africa.
"The Huey is an unsophisticated helicopter. It is a real work horse. It is pilot friendly; the pilot can concentrate on the job instead of flying with eyes inside the cockpit. It is the best helicopter in its class for the job. From a pilot's point of view, it's a real helicopter", concludes Henning de Beer, Line Captain for Helicopters at Kishugu Aviation.
Kishugu Aviation not only uses its Huey's for firefighting, but also for more delicate aerial work, which recently included:
• Airlifting 12 White Rhinos from South Africa to the Okavango Delta as part of a cross border initiative by conservationists.
• The delicate aerial placement of a new catwalk, straddling Disa Gorge in the Table Mountain Chain.
• Supporting the refurbishment by airlifting materials for the Sea Point Cape Town-Lighthouse.
Kishugu Aviation provides a wide range of specialist aircraft and highly skilled pilots to clients who require the services of a professional, independent aviation company. And the UH-1H "Huey" will most definitely form part of the future of Kishugu Aviation.
Kishugu is a global leader in supplying Integrated Fire Management Services (IFMS). We offer an advanced and all inclusive solution to our clients' fire management needs, ranging from training and equipment to fire management plans and contracted teams.
For over a decade, Kishugu has been the implementer of South African's the award-winning Working on Fire Programme (WOF). The WOF Programme is a highly successful job creation and skills development programme.
Kishugu is headquartered in Nelspruit, South Africa, but through Working on Fire, we have active operations on five continents, where we help prevent, detect and suppress unwanted wildfire. We specialise in wildland firefighting, but are equally capable of managing any natural or man-made disaster.
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Stair runner ideas also protect the hardwood flooring. Although hardwood is durable, it can get scuff marks and scratches, especially when there is a lot of traffic on them. By covering with carpeting, you can protect the area of the stairs used for walking, helping them last longer.
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Masai Ujiri Ushers in Tides of Change for Raptors
A look at Media Day 2013 and a theory that has been brewing in Kinnon Yee's mind over the summer
By Kinnon Yee Oct 7, 2013, 8:00am EDT
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Mark Konezny-USA TODAY Sports
I hope you all enjoyed your summer.
As usual, I take some time off from writing about the Raptors to get back into doing other things in life.
Hang out with friends.
Attend weddings.
Get caught up on work.
Media day for me is the true beginning again for the Raptors season. It's where we get to be filled with optimism and see where things are going.
This year, though, would be my first under a new GM, and new MLSE President. And while a lot of it remained the same, some things definitely had changed.
For one thing, the 2016 All-Star announcement completely overshadowed the entire Raptors Media Day proceedings. Having the announcement in the morning probably meant that the Raptors, at best, were a #2 story of the day. And it probably meant that Drake got more press than most of the Raptors did.
Certainly more than any of their new acquisitions.
Another theme was that it seemed a lot of players had babies over the summer. This is a team that is composed of a lot of fathers already, and I also hope that guys like Kyle Lowry and Steve Novak will make sure that Amir Johnson and Landry Fields manage to get some sleep once the season starts.
Overall though, the proceedings were much more organized, and you have to give some of that credit to Masai Ujiri.
In previous years, Bryan Colangelo would share centre stage at the podium, where the All-Star announcements were made and where Dwayne Casey addressed the media. This meant that he was often seen as the highest profile interview of the day, along with whoever is the franchise player of the team and the coach at the time.
Masai Ujiri took his questions as the players did, almost informally, in front of the make-shift backdrop to the side of the former Brian Burke hot dog stand. Content-wise, there wasn't a heck of a lot of difference, and I wouldn't put too much stock on what Ujiri said on Media Day since he's the kind of GM who likes to hold the cards close to his chest.
But I've also been thinking about this team in my down time over the summer.
I've been thinking about what Tim Leiweke has said about building contenders and not being satisfied in the horrid 7-10 place area of the NBA. I've been thinking about the Raptors lack of movement in the summer and what Raptors Media Day has brought forth.
I think about how Masai Ujiri handled the Allen Iverson situation in Denver and that he is a patient man who is willing to trade for draft picks and for younger assets when needed.
I think about the Raptors current situation and where they are headed over the next year.
So yes, for one, I would not have traded the bulk of these players over the summer. It's not because I'm in love with any of them, it's just that their value was relatively low for what I believe the players values could have been.
Andrea Bargnani's case, of course, was special, but for guys like Rudy Gay and Landry Fields, both had some pretty major medical challenges throughout the season (if you believe the Raptors medical staff).
Stats being what they are, and the players having various injuries, I think most would say that there really were only a couple players who were playing at or above their contract level. I'm speaking of course of Amir Johnson and Jonas Valanciunas.
I also believe that while this team may be stuck in that 7th-10th place range in the conference, this team was never going to be bad enough to be able to have a realistic shot at taking Andrew Wiggins. Even if the Raptors could get low enough, they'd still be counting on the lottery coming up in their favour.
So what would I do?
This is a deep draft class by most accounts, and even those players behind Wiggins are projected to have some good potential, so I want to get quantity of picks. I let my players play to their potential and get them playing so that they begin to have at least some value greater than what they had last year. Guys especially like Kyle Lowry, Rudy Gay, and Landry Fields.
I look at moving these guys to get more picks, regardless of how I'm doing by the trade deadline, because at the core of it, we may have only have one possible future All-Star on this team right now, and he has at least a few more years to get there..
I can then use those picks to move up and down in the draft as needed in the next year, hoping to land a few young players to go along with my stud center.
That's how I would build my team, and that's how I hope that the Raptors are going. And if I take Tim Leiweke at his word, he at least knows about the conundrum the Raptors face right now and has hired someone who sees the team how he does.
After all, the mentality that this team is merely one player away from being a contender was always Bryan Colangelo's thought, and if Tim Leiweke saw it that way, we'd still have Colangelo as GM.
Instead we have had change and a new man is now the GM in charge of running a new vision.
However, as much as I like to say things have changed, one thing hasn't.
Masai Ujiri is very good at not revealing exactly what he is thinking about this team. So don't expect him to just come out and say it.


How Smaller, Off-Coast Quakes Could Badly Shake BC | B.R.O.K.E.
A new scientific study indicates that southwestern B.C. faces some little-understood threats from earthquakes — not just from the Big One, but from weaker quakes occurring within 100 kilometres of Vancouver. The implications for construction safety codes could be important, especially for the seismic retrofit program that's been strengthening B.C. schools.
The report, published today in the Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, finds that the geology of the Georgia Basin tends to slow down waves from nearby crustal earthquakes, causing longer, more intense shaking. The basin underlies the Straits of Georgia and Juan de Fuca, as well as Puget Sound, and much of Greater Vancouver is built on it.
Dr. Sheri Molnar of the University of British Columbia's department of civil engineering is the lead author of the report. She and her colleagues wanted to see how the basin's geological structure might influence the intensity of a quake in Greater Vancouver. They chose one spot 40 km west of the city, another beneath San Juan Island, 80 km south, and a third 80 km east-southeast near Deming, Washington. All three have shown recurrent seismicity, but have no known geological faults.
The researchers made some assumptions about the kind of faults that could have generated those earlier earthquakes, and then calculated what the effect would be if an event like the 6.7 Northridge, California quake of 1994 occurred in these locations.
The Georgia Basin has been filling up with rocks and sediments for a couple of million years. Greater Vancouver is largely built on those rocks, but they have been compacted by bearing the weight of the last few glaciations. Elsewhere, the basin is relatively soft. This is where a problem arises, Molnar said.
"Waves increase as they travel from stiff materials to soft," she said. "The waves can even resonate" — that is, two waves may overlap and form a much larger wave.
In other words, the heaviest, longest shaking would occur just off the Fraser River delta and western Vancouver. Richmond and Ladner would feel the impact, Molnar said, and soil liquefaction could result — that is, the ground could turn to loose mud, unable to support the weight of the buildings resting on it.
Buildings across Greater Vancouver would experience "strong to very strong shaking" — the kind that creates highly visible damage. On the Modified Mercalli Intensity scale, this shaking would hit levels VIII (destructive) to IX (violent). Some structures would collapse or suffer considerable damage.
The structure of the Georgia Basin would make matters worse, Molnar found. If the basin didn't exist, the scenarios showed, earthquake waves would pass quickly through Richmond and Ladner. But the basin increased the duration of moderate and higher shaking by eight to 15 seconds.
Molnar said that this shaking could last for up to 40 seconds. That's not long compared to the minutes of violent shaking that a 9.0 quake could cause, but it's long enough to inflict considerable damage — especially on weaker older buildings. To counter the threat, the B.C. Seismic Mitigation Program is gradually strengthening school buildings in the Lower Mainland, the Sunshine Coast, and on Vancouver Island.
Molnar also noted that the present Seismic Retrofit Guidelines don't specify the time that a structure is expected to withstand shaking. To look into that issue, The Tyee contacted Graham W. Taylor, a seismic consultant and a member of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of B.C.
Taylor said retrofits have to consider three different types of quakes, each with typical shaking times. Shallow crustal quakes, like the ones Molnar's paper discusses, normally cause about 20 seconds of shaking in a given location. Subcrustal quakes, like the Nisqually earthquake of 2001, last about 45 seconds, and a subduction quake (the Big One) would cause shaking for 60 seconds or even longer.
Seismic upgrading, he said, has to consider all three. "We pick typical earthquake records to match our seismicity model," he said. While a subduction quake would occur off the west coast of Vancouver Island, it would still be felt in the Vancouver region. So Vancouver-area school upgrades have to factor in likely shaking times — "40 seconds is short for a subduction quake," Taylor said.
But duration is significant, he added, and Molnar's paper would be carefully reviewed in developing the new set of retrofit guidelines which will begin development starting this spring, with publication in fall 2017. The subduction-quake hazard will be dominant, Taylor said, which means duration of weaker quakes will be automatically factored in.
While the Molnar study is an important advancement in understanding earthquake hazards in B.C., it also indicates how much more needs to be learned. "We knew the basin existed," Molnar said. "Now we know it intensifies earthquakes by three to four times." The effects are strongest in quakes coming from the south and southwest, though not from the north.
"We've just made a first step," Molnar said, pointing to California, where teams of researchers are creating modern hazard maps based on different models.
Similar research clearly needs to be done in B.C. — not only to ensure good data for strengthening old school buildings, but for all major construction in the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island. But governments may need a good shaking to awaken them to the need.


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Two Sore Legs @ Lyric Theatre, Belfast
A contradictory life gets a compelling presentation in Brenda Murphy's uniquely intricate tribute to her mother, Two Sore Legs. Performed as a one-act, one-woman show by local actress Maria Connolly and directed by Martin Lynch, the production arrives at Belfast's Lyric in the wake of rave reviews at Edinburgh's Fringe Festival and a successful tour of Northern Ireland and Monaghan.
Little wonder, then, that the relatively full auditorium is alive with excitable chatter and anticipation before the show has even begun. And the prominence of light brown wood on stage, in the coffin and chair that lie there, hints at what, or who, is to come: a polished but troubled being torn between two worlds. The tiny candle on top of the coffin seems the sole flicker of hope.
Onto the stage steps Connolly, spreading that flicker into a fire of conflicting but engrossing emotions throughout the entirety of the play. As the spirit of Murphy's mother Bridget, Connolly tells her character's life story as a series of recollections from beyond the grave, and in doing so, unveils a indisputably active, potentially frictive but ultimately distinctive soul that makes her mark on both performer and audience.
Portrayed here, Bridget Murphy is a remarkably contrary woman – a lady of both plenty and no regrets, who convincingly weaves the bright and dark sides of her existence into a blackly comedic, endlessly expressive and ultimately poignant tapestry.
Early memories of her life in 1950s and 1960s Belfast and England as a young mother and Butlin's Redcoat are conveyed slightly, bitterly and mischievously, perhaps indicating that Bridget's anecdotes are not entirely trustworthy. But what is also apparent is that while Bridget may understandably gloss over certain issues and magnify others to make things less painful for her, she has also grasped, in spirit anyway, that life's demons are there to be vanquished or conquered.
From that point of view, additional empathy arises, and by the time the story reaches its true fulcrum – the already married, later-to-be father of Bridget's six children – the play begins and continues to broaden both humanly and thematically, with Connolly's initially sly self-awareness starting to consistently align itself with genuine sincerity.
Connolly's series of facial and physical poses, along with her singing voice and a natural gift for mimicry, gradually convert a girl who looked like crying wolf into a worn but not beaten woman who comes through tears of joy, despair, fear, anger and even disgust to leave both her audience and her conscience both shaken and lively. Having a script and backdrop as detailed, smart and amusing as Murphy's helps; the production is all the better for its handling of the hypocrisy and virtues of family, religion and relationships amidst genuinely troubling times.
The use of Giacomo Puccini's Un Bel Di ("One Beautiful Day") is no coincidence. For as she spiritedly resolves many, if not all, of her issues, this particular Madam Butterfly can spread her wings and fly away in the knowledge (if it exists) that she is now at peace. And Connolly can certainly exit the stage in the knowledge that she has enriched and entertained everyone. Simon Fallaha
Photos by Elaine Hill
Two Sore Legs runs until October 3 at Belfast's Lyric Theatre. Go here for tickets.
Tags: lyric theatre, theatre review, two sore legs
Simon Fallaha
Endgame @ Project Arts Centre, Dublin →
Pas Moi/Not I @ Happy Days Enniskillen International Beckett Festival →
Samuel Beckett's Watt @ Pavilion Theatre, Dun Laoghaire →
Rigoletto @ Grand Opera House, Belfast →


Although convenient for getting to places quickly, motorways have a couple of distinct disadvantages. Unless you know where to stop en route, food options tend to revolve round service stations and they are uniformly poor. Food highlight of the M6 is Tebay services but that is more for the farm shop than the restaurant.
On this trip an early departure from Hereford meant reaching Penrith around lunchtime as a convenient stop before heading into the wilds of west Cumbria. Based on a quick internet search, the George and Dragon, south of Penrith, seemed to be a good place to try for lunch.
The George and Dragon in the village of Clifton is a former 18th century coaching inn. The premises have recently been renovated to emphasise the history of the pub. Although it has had a good reputation for food for some time, it was recently acquired by the Lowther family whose estate is at the nearby Lowther Castle. This has some bearing on the restaurant because the estate rears and produces much of the food that is then utilised on the restaurant menu. Paul McKinnon, the executive chef, formerly worked at the previously Michelin starred 21 Queen Street in Newcastle.
As with many of the places I've tried while travelling round Britain, The George and Dragon is primarily a pub with the combined aim of making good food available for customers. The decor is rustic. Stone-flagged floors, cream walls above green wood panelling and basic furniture make up the dining area in the bar. The main menu, varying seasonally, consists of six starters, seven mains and six desserts although there is also a blackboard with additional daily specials.
Starter was the Chef's Twice Baked Cheese Soufflé. I love soufflés but was totally unprepared for the presentation of this dish mainly because it came with a cheese sauce round the soufflé. The intense cheesy smell from the cheese sauce round the soufflé as it was put down on the table was very enticing. The soufflé with its crusty cheese topping was lovely and light and it was a good start to the meal.
Main was a daily special of honey roast ham and leek hash topped with a fried egg from the estate. The hash was a great combination of ingredients but the addition of a tart mustard sauce made it much better. The fried egg on top was perfect with its lovely fluid yolk.
Dessert was a mixed berry fool with homemade pistachio and hazelnut biscotti. First of all, the addition of burnt meringue topping was completely unnecessary. The creamy fruit fool with its base of stewed raspberry, blackcurrant and redcurrant was a very comforting dessert and the crisp biscotti were a good accompaniment.
The food at the George and Dragon was well worth searching out. There was nothing particularly innovative but the combination of flavours in each dish added up to very satisfactory dishes.
Would I revisit The George & Dragon?
The George & Dragon provides a good lunch option close to the north end of the M6 and I can easily see me going back to try some of their other dishes.


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Idzikowice (Dalików) in der Woiwodschaft Łódź, Gemeinde Dalików
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Once there was a young woman. Alone, she struggled to raise her three small children. Even as a housekeeper for a wealthy family, she barely eked out a living suitable for herself, never mind enough for her children.
Determined to obey, the young woman decided that, for a month, she'd put aside one dollar out of ten every paycheck. At that time, she assessed her situation and was amazed to discover that though she had given up a tenth of her income to the Lord, she still managed to meet her obligations. Humbly, she bowed her head in thankfulness. She had indeed found her Lord faithful.
What about us? What excuses do we use for hanging on to money and things that rightfully belong to our Heavenly Father? After all, He owns everything. All we have comes from Him. How can we say we've given our lives over to Him, then hold on to our pocketbooks? Is it so hard to give Him back the little He asks of us?
Help me Lord, to trust You to meet my needs. Help me develop a generous heart, starting with my debt to You.


Eric Bucher serves as Governing Board President of the Arizona Association for the Education of Young Children (AzAEYC). He was the 2015 First Things First Phoenix South Region's Champion for Young Children for his advocacy work in improving the quality of professional development for early educators and programs for young children and families.
What is the Week of the Young Child™ and how is it celebrated in Arizona?
Week of the Young Child™ (WOYC) is an annual celebration hosted by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) to raise awareness about the importance of quality early learning. This year, WOYC 2019 takes place from April 8-12. Early childhood programs, community groups, and First Things First regional partnership councils around the state will be celebrating children and families and spotlighting quality programs.
Anything new about WOYC this year?
Yes! NAEYC is asking members, centers, higher education programs, and the early education community to Step It Up (SIU) during WOYC™. The daily themes are the same, but NAEYC is challenging us to expand them. Look for photos of AzAEYC membership on social media as we spread the word about the importance of quality early learning, and the critical role early childhood educators play in a child's development and learning. Join us! Use the hashtag #woyc19.
How does AzAEYC support children and families in identifying high-quality early care?
Research shows a direct correlation between quality early learning and positive long-term outcomes for children and families, including increased educational attainment, healthier lifestyles and more successful careers. NAEYC Accreditation has long proven itself as the highest standard of quality. NAEYC Accreditation helps teachers and staff at early learning programs develop a shared understanding and commitment to quality. That helps provide a solid foundation for all children and families to succeed in life.
You will serve as AzAEYC's Board President for the next two years. What do you hope to accomplish?
My focus as President is to coordinate advocacy support with our partners and promote a vibrant and diverse membership that represents the strengths and values the voices of early childhood professionals across the state.
I want to ensure that everyone has a seat and a voice at the table! That starts with supporting early childhood professionals as the strong and powerful advocates for children and families that they are.
What's an example of how AzAEYC specifically works to support early learning programs?
AzAEYC is excited to offer the AZ Toolkit, an online shared services tool that helps program directors save money and improve program quality. AZ Toolkit helps reduce time directors spend on administrative details, freeing up time to spend on strengthening the quality of early education programs. This online platform is offered on a subscription basis in Arizona and strengthens foundational business practices. With AZToolkit, directors become better prepared to implement quality improvement strategies.
How is AzAEYC spreading the word about the importance of accessible, quality experiences for young children to state and local legislators?
We were pleased to offer the first annual Arizona Public Policy Forum in collaboration with the Southern Arizona Association for the Education of Young Children (SAZAEYC) and Child Care Resource and Referral – Arizona earlier this year. Through this signature event, early childhood professionals learned about the state of early childhood in Arizona, developed informed messages to share in their local context, and connected with credible resources to create positive change for our children. AzAEYC supports our members in developing advocacy skills and connecting with local/state legislators and community stakeholders.
Are we making progress in recognizing the importance of early childhood education in our state's education system?
We are, and we will keep the work going! AzAEYC is committed to the profession and helping our communities see the vital role of quality early childhood experiences on impacting child development, family well-being, and community prosperity. A unified voice around the importance of quality early learning is key to this progress. Thanks to the collaborative efforts of the Arizona Early Childhood Alliance (AZECA), an alliance of 40 cross-sector partners statewide, including First Things First, we are making progress in aligning our statewide work, advocating for programs that increase the availability of quality preschool, and sustaining and growing state and federal investments in early learning.
What message do you hope to broadcast loud and clear to the public?
Our voices matter! People are often surprised at how accessible lawmakers are through email or interactions on social media. We encourage everyone to follow issues related to early education and VOTE! Together, our voices will be powerful at shaping the future for children, their families, and our communities.


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How is Smarter Pay As You Go different from regular Pay As You Go?
The difference is that any payments you make are automatically sent to your Smarter Pay As You Go meter. This means that you don't have to manually input a top up code into your meter.
With Smarter Pay As You Go, you can make payments from anywhere in the world so your house is always powered.
You also receive an In Home Monitor (IHM), on which you can view your top up history, your consumption, and any remaining credit and debt on your meter.


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Q: using powershell Save file on IE bypassing Download Popup I am trying to download file on IE Version 21H from Website using powershell.
when I click Download button using powershell, it asks me for download Popup window with below massage.
You Want to Open or Save XYZ.log from www.XYZ.com
below is the code I am using
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A: You can first active the IE window and bring it to front using AppActivate, then using SendKeys to send keystrokes Ctrl+S to save the file.
The sample code is like below, you can change the url and element selector to your owns:
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Out of the norm: What it means to be Chinese-Algerian
by Sekka January 13, 2021 October 26, 2021
My experience has not always been rosy.
By Sarah Zahaf
Although it starts off as an innocent conversation starter or as a simple question of curiosity, it often leads to a lot more.
"You're Chinese? You're Algerian? You're mixed? That's so unique. I've never met anyone with the same combination."
"You're half Chinese and half Algerian?"
"You don't look Chinese. You don't look Algerian."
"Do you speak Mandarin? Do you speak Arabic? Which one do you prefer?"
I have had my fair share of questions asking me if I am "really" Chinese or if I am "really" Algerian — the constant interrogation that most people from mixed backgrounds face. The simple answer to that question would be, "I feel that I am both."
Of course, there are the evident benefits of being of dual heritage. I have the ability to experience two different cultures firsthand at the same time. Being of dual heritage, I was able to learn a number of new languages, such as Chinese, Arabic, French and Spanish, in addition to being able to travel and vacation in two countries every year and make new friends in Algeria and China.
However, it has not always been that rosy. In the end, I have never been made to feel more out of place in both.
When I visit Algeria, I am classified by natives as Chinese and not an Algerian. Yet, when I visit China, I am classified as Algerian or as a foreigner, and not Chinese.
My parents met in the United Arab Emirates, so I was born and raised there. Unlike when I have been in China or in Algeria, I never really felt left out here in the UAE because I found so many others like me. I did not even realize that being mixed was that big of a deal. I never questioned my belonging in my Algerian and Chinese cultures. Not until I was 11 years old.
I felt like I was not Arab or Muslim enough
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At that age, my family and I made a big move from the UAE to Algeria in hopes of expanding our family business. We ended up staying there for five years. Moving there, I remember the cultural shock I had, it was nothing like the UAE. I had to complete my entire high school education in French—a language I did not understand then—and I definitely did not look like the natives there. I recall the first time I introduced myself to my 8th grade class as being both Chinese and Algerian. However, all my classmates managed to hear at the time was: I'm Chinese.
Soon enough, many of my fellow classmates began directing racist slurs towards me because of my mixed heritage. The fact that I spoke broken Arabic and French (I was raised with English as my mother tongue) did not help either. In fact, it made me a target of further bullying and questioning. Over the years, I was constantly made to feel like an outsider by my very own community just because I was not 100 percent Algerian.
Things were not that different in China. Despite spending more time there when I was younger, I was still labeled a "foreigner" and mocked for my accent by strangers and family members alike. I was continuously bombarded with questions about my inability to speak and write in Mandarin fluently, "how could you not know how to speak Chinese? It's your native language. How could you not understand?" family members and strangers would say.
All these constant remarks made me feel like an outsider. But why does being from a mixed background often equate to being an outsider?
As time went on, and I reflected more and more on my experiences in both Algeria and China, I thought to myself, why could I not be both? Why did I have to pick one or the other? Be more Algerian than Chinese, or more Chinese than Algerian? Prefer one country over the other? One culture and language over another? Why do so many people make it difficult for a person to be of dual or mixed heritage and to be able to fit in both worlds, that many of us end up feeling like they fit in none?
I learnt that no matter how hard I tried, I was never going to properly fit into either cultures in others' eyes. But that did not mean that I did not belong in either. When I came back to the UAE to pursue my undergraduate studies, I realized being mixed did not mean that I had to be an outsider. I was reminded of my time in the UAE as a child, when being from different countries did not — and still does not — have much significance. With so many people coming from various diverse backgrounds being mixed does not make you the odd one out; instead it makes you part of a diverse community of others also coming from different or mixed heritages.
Now, when I go back to either country, I know that I do not, and did not ever, need to seek the approval of others to consider myself both Chinese and Algerian enough. Although I might not look or sound like my other family members and friends who come from more uniform backgrounds and fluently speak their national languages, I still deserve to be part of the community I carry in my blood and heart, no matter what others would say about me. I am both Chinese and Algerian, not just half of either, and not one or the other, but both.
Sarah Zahaf is a Chinese-Algerian writer and a student studying International Relations and English at the American University of Sharjah. She is passionate about diversity in culture, arts and literature. She is currently interning at Sekka.
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More than 100 people have been killed during anti-government protests that have swept Egypt, according to a Reuters tally of reports from medical sources, hospitals and witnesses.
There was no official figure, and the real figure may be very different, given the confusion on the streets.
The Egyptian military has staged an apparent show of strength in the capital Cairo during a sixth day of anti-government protests.
Two air force jets and a helicopter are repeatedly flying low over Tahrir (Liberation) Square, the main gathering point for demonstrators.


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BMW i8 vs Porsche 918 Spyder Comparison
By Team autoX | on November 1, 2013
The combination of petrol and electric engines are raising the technical (and sensory) bar. But don't forget the contribution of light materials, innovative frames, and bold design.
The Porsche 918 Spyder, with its electric propulsion, only hits a max speed of 150km/h. But if it summons the petrol engine, it delivers over 880bhp while hitting 340km/h, and burns through the 0-100km/h sprint in a mere 2.8 seconds – all of this against a declared consumption of approximately 3 litres per 100 km. The BMW i8 (362bhp), instead, boasts of an acceleration of 4.4 seconds on a mere 2.5 litres per 100kms. These figures indicate that the technological challenge is entering new terrain. Both cars are plug-in hybrids, daughters of radically new projects designed from scratch. Both make extensive use of lightweight materials, and are high expressions of state-of-the-art research on the mixed petrol-battery engine.
2 to 1 in favour of Stuttgart
But here we're obviously talking about two fascinating sport cars, which, beyond the stupefying figures, promise riveting sensations. They are finally ready to hit the roads (and the garages of the usual happy few) after months of announcements and partial revelations. Both have all-wheel drive, thanks to the use of an electric motor at the front. The only petrol engine is at the back, but, while for the BMW it's a 1.5 litre, 321bhp, 3-cylinder TwinPower turbo that powers the rear wheels through a six-speed automatic transmission, Porsche has decided to go with a more traditional 4.6, 8-cylider with a good 608bhp (derived from racing experience), along with a second electric motor – in addition to the one at the front – which works on the rear axle in combination with the petrol engine. In charge of transferring the torque is the familiar 7-speed, double-clutch PDK transmission.
Five Souls
Both cars are expected to have five different driving programs. At start, the Porsche automatically selects the electric mode that, with its batteries fully-charged, allows the driver to travel at zero emissions for a minimum of 16, and a maximum of 24, kilometres. But, by pressing a button, you can choose any of the other four programs – Hybrid, in which the combustion engine and the two electric engines work towards max efficiency; Sport Hybrid, which engages the V8 continuously as the primary means of propulsion, with the electrical units intervening to support acceleration; Race Hybrid, meant to maximize the supply of the petrol engine and electric motor; and, finally, Hot Lap, which, for a limited interval, allows the car to squeeze out all the power of the electrical units, thus depleting the battery.
The BMW, when turned on, automatically activates Comfort mode, which (guaranteeing 500 kilometres of range on a 'full' tank and charge) attempts to balance efficiency and performance. By selecting the EcoPro mode, you favour the first, while in Sport you favour the second. Lastly, the eDrive button, which is separate from Comfort and EcoPro, normally excludes the petrol engine (except in the case of kick-down or exhaustion of the battery reserve). Light weight, combined with the suspension management systems of PASM (in the Porsche) and dynamic damper control (in the BMW), ensure an engaging drive. And there are many technological goodies to savour – two above all, the 918 Spyder's rear wheel steering, and the (optional) laser headlights of the i8. A hundred times more intense than LED's, they are a breakthrough in the auto world.
Coupe 2+2, 1,490 kilos, double-wishbone suspension in front, multilink at the back, hybrid plug-in system with 3-cylinder, 1.5 TwinPower turbo (231bhp) & synchronous motor (131bhp), and 6-speed automatic transmission.
'Targa' (removable hardtop), two-seater, 1,640 kilos, wishbones in the front and multilink behind (with rear wheel steering), hybrid plug-in system with a 4.6 liter V8 (608bhp) engine and two electrical units (156 and 129bhp), and 7-gear PDK transmission.
The force of carbonium
Not only the passenger tub, but the entire structure of the 918 is made of CFRP (carbon fibre reinforced polymer). The i8 also makes extensive use of it – the passenger area and door frames are carbon, covered by a sheet of aluminium.
The car in layers
Innovative also in the way it looks, the i8 has a lower module of aluminium that holds the mechanicals, and a top module of CFRP that encloses a passenger area.
Between tradition and modernity
The stylistic signature of all BMW interiors are present in the passenger area of the i8, but reinterpreted with an eye towards the future, and with a design that exalts the lightness of the mechanical components. On the centre console, there's the usual i-Drive control knob.
Under the Porsche's skin
Mid-mounted petrol V8 is mated to an electric motor. There's another battery-powered electric motor in front. Weight distribution is 43% in front and 57% in the back.
To the heart of the BMW
1.5 litre engine at the rear, electric motor in front, batteries in the tunnel, 50:50 weight distribution.
Sophisticated Essence
The centre console of the 918 Spyder makes a great visual impact, as it holds all the infotainment functions. The drive buttons, however, are assembled on the steering wheel.
MERCEDES-BENZ S COUPE
Unveiled at the Frankfurt Motor Show, the S Coupe reveals the form of a new flagship sport model for the Three-Pointed Star – the first one with touch-pad technology.
With its 5 metres of length, it won't be a champion of lightness. And with the bi-turbo petrol V8, which powered the concept model displayed this year in Frankfurt, neither will it be a paragon of eco-friendliness. But, when it hits the market in 2014, the S Coupe will nevertheless be a nice bundle of technology. Gifted with all the systems that have come out recently on the new S sedan, it could also inherit the hybrid system of the new plug-in S500 – also unveiled at Frankfurt – which links a 333bhp turbo V6 to a 108bhp electric unit. But it's on the inside that intriguing novelties are expected – the S Coupe could be the first Mercedes with touch-pad technology – a touch panel (like on tablets).
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Published in The Observer on Sunday 7 October, many pop, rock and classical musicians have written an open letter to the Prime Minister making an urgent call for a rethink on Brexit. Organised by Bob Geldof and backed by dozens of pop, rock and classical heavyweights including Ed Sheeran, Rita Ora, Damon Albarn, Jarvis Cocker, Simon Rattle, and Brian Eno, the sector makes an urgent call for a rethink on Brexit.
The letter explains the negative effect Brexit has already had and will have on the whole of the music sector: "Why are we closing down these possibilities for ourselves and for those as yet unknown to us? Brexit will impact every aspect of the music industry. From touring, sales, copyright legislation, to royalty collation. Indeed it already has. As a result of the referendum vote, the fall in the pound has meant hugely increased equipment costs, studio hire, and touring costs all now materially higher than before – and not forgetting that squeezed household incomes means less money to go to clubs and buy tracks, T-shirts, gigs and generate the vast income necessary to keep the up and comers on the road and musically viable."


We arrived in Budapest on St Stephen's Day – a national holiday.
Crowds gathered along the Danube to watch an aerobatic competition involving small planes flying under bridges perilously close to the viewing public.
There was music. There was dancing. There were fireworks in the evening.
And all outside our hotel. What a perfect place from which to view the festivities in our mildly jet-lagged state!
A little too perfect perhaps.
In spite of the roar of the crowds outside the window.
In spite of the tantalisingly good view to be had of the fireworks.
In spite of the, apparently quite loud, fireworks display.
I was there but I missed it.
The photos were lovely, however, and I'll put one up when I can find one.
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That is the second time you have promised to put up a photo when you find it … Me thinks that a dedicated set of photo-montage entries will be in order soon! Otherwise, I'll just come over to the 'scray for the slide show!
I'm wondering if the statue of a soldier on a motorbike is still there. He's just returned from the war and is being greeted by a few villagers. I've got a photo of it. Me and my own motorbike were briefly arrested in Budapest whilst trying to sleep in a park one night. But that was during the Soviet auspices. I guess it's all changed now. Anyway, I like the photos you've posted.