text:
In Hi-Res quality
By Distinction
Hi-Res bestsellers
Remastered Releases
The Qobuz Ideal Discography
Qobuz 24-bit HD Collection
5.1 Surround Sound
See entire Pop/Rock catalogue
International Pop
Alternative & Indie
See entire Jazz catalogue
Free Jazz & Avant-Garde
Jazz Fusion & Jazz Rock
Traditional Jazz & New Orleans
See entire Classical catologue
Art Songs, Mélodies & Lieder
Symphonic Music
Vocal Music (Secular and Sacred)
Secular Vocal Music
Sacred Vocal Music
Operettas
See the entire Electronic catalogue
Soul/Funk/R&B
See entire Soul/Funk/R&B catalogue
See entire Metal catalogue
See entire Rap catalogue
Blues/Country/Folk
See entire Blues/Country/Folk catalogue
See entire Soundtracks catalogue
See entire library of World music
Bossa Nova & Brazil
Yiddish & Klezmer
Zouk & Antilles
See entire Reggae catalogue
Ska & Rocksteady
See entire Childrens catalogue
Stories and Nursery Rhymes
(born on 1985)
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Viadeo Send to a friend Favourites Gmail Hotmail Y! Mail Delicous MySpace
Lana Del Rey envisioned a Southern California dream world constructed out of sad girls and bad boys, manufactured melancholy, and genuine glamour, and then she came to embody this fantasy. At first, her stylized noir-pop garnered skeptical sneers -- the rise of her 2012 debut, Born to Die, was impeded by a tentative live debut on Saturday Night Live -- but Del Rey proved to be tougher than her soft exterior suggested. Following a hit remix of her single "Summertime Sadness," she steadily gained not only popularity but respect; her second album, 2014's Ultraviolence, received positive reviews to accompany her sales, and her imitators (of which there were many) became merely an alluring accessory. With subsequent albums like 2020's Grammy-nominated Norman Fucking Rockwell, Del Rey grew more and more into ideal she intended to be: a damaged torch singer designed as the tragic romantic icon for her age. Lana Del Rey's journey to this stardom was a long, steady climb. Born as Elizabeth Woolridge Grant in New York City to a pair of wealthy parents, she was raised in Lake Placid, not starting to pursue music until she was out of high school and living with her aunt and uncle on Long Island. Her uncle taught her how to play guitar and soon she was writing songs and playing New York clubs, sometimes under the name Lizzy Grant. While she attended Fordham University, she continued to play music and she started getting serious around 2005. In April of that year, a CD of originals was registered under her birth name with the U.S. Copyright Office and she recorded elsewhere, finishing up an unreleased folky album called Sirens under the name May Jailer. Reverting to the name Lizzy Grant, she signed with 5 Points Records in 2006, recording an EP called Kill Kill with producer David Kahne, who would prove to be her first pivotal collaborator. Kill Kill appeared digitally in 2008, and over the next two years, Grant became Lana Del Rey, digitally releasing a full self-titled album under that name in 2010. Not long after its release, she teamed with managers Ben Mawson and Ed Millett, who helped her separate from 5 Points (rights to her recordings reverted back to her) and moved to England, where she began crafting the Lana Del Rey persona. The first unveiling of Lana Del Rey arrived in 2011 via YouTube videos that quickly became a viral sensation, led by the moody, murky "Video Games" and followed by "Blue Jeans." Much of her success was limited to the Internet, but it soon started to spill over into U.K. pop culture. By the fall of that year, she released "Video Games" on Stranger Records, an independent division of Interscope/Polydor, in the U.K., and she won the Next Big Thing trophy at the Q Awards. Del Rey's full-fledged debut album, Born to Die, appeared to considerable anticipation in January 2012. Greeted by mixed reviews, Born to Die's launch also suffered a setback after Del Rey's halting appearance on Saturday Night Live on in January 2012, but that apparent stumble ultimately had the effect of raising Del Rey's profile, and soon Born to Die became a steady seller. That November, Del Rey released the Paradise EP -- at eight tracks and 33 minutes, it was essentially a mini-LP; some pressings bundled Paradise with Born to Die -- which, supported by the single "Ride," charted at ten in the U.S. Throughout 2013, various singles and videos surfaced -- these included a cover of Leonard Cohen's "Chelsea Hotel #2," as well as a cover of Lee Hazlewood's "Summer Wine" performed with her then-boyfriend, Barrie-James O'Neill -- but her biggest release of the year was the new song "Young and Beautiful," penned for Baz Luhrmann's adaptation of The Great Gatsby. Ultimately, this single was overshadowed by Cedric Gervais' remix of Born to Die's "Summertime Sadness," a remix that turned the song into her first Top Ten hit in the U.S. At the end of 2013, Del Rey released a short film called Tropico, which was accompanied by an EP of the same name. All of these releases -- including a cover of the Disney standard "Once Upon a Dream" for the Disney film Maleficent -- kept Del Rey in the spotlight as she worked on her second album. Del Rey hired Dan Auerbach, the leader of Ohio blues-rockers the Black Keys, to produce the majority of Ultraviolence, the sophomore set that appeared in June 2014, preceded by the singles "West Coast," "Shades of Cool," "Ultraviolence," and "Brooklyn Baby." Ultraviolence found a more receptive initial audience than Born to Die: not only were the reviews positive, so were the sales, with the album debuting at number one in both the U.S. and the U.K. Ultimately, Ultraviolence didn't generate hits as big as Born to Die, but it performed the crucial task of elevating Del Rey's critical reputation, illustrated by her selection to sing the title song for Tim Burton's 2014 bid for an Oscar, Big Eyes. Del Rey wasted no time following Ultraviolence. During the first months of 2015, she worked on a third full-length album and announced a co-headlining summer 2015 tour with Courtney Love. As the summer wound to a close, Del Rey announced the September release of Honeymoon, an album she said was "very different from the last one and similar to the first two, Born to Die and Paradise." Her claim was borne out by the album's first two singles, "High by the Beach" and "Terrence Loves You." Honeymoon saw release on September 18, 2015. The album topped the charts in a handful of countries, peaking at number two on the Billboard 200. In addition to touring in support of Honeymoon, she contributed vocals to the Weeknd's chart-topping third LP, Starboy, and began recording for her own follow-up. In early 2017, she released "Love," the first single from her fourth full-length album, Lust for Life, which arrived in July of that year. Along with debuting at number one on the Billboard 200, the album earned Del Rey her second Grammy nomination for Best Pop Vocal Album. The following year, she began rolling out singles in advance of her fifth album, Norman Fucking Rockwell!, beginning with the singles "Mariners Apartment Complex" and "Venice Bitch." The trickle of new music continued throughout 2019 with a steady stream of new songs, some one-offs, and some album tracks. After ramping up excitement for the album with a cover of Sublime's "Doin' Time" and a two-part joint single, "Fuck It I Love You"/"The Greatest," Norman Fucking Rockwell! was released in late August 2019. It received Grammy nominations for Album of the Year as well as Song of the Year for the title track. The following year saw Del Rey release Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass, a book of poetry that also yielded a spoken world album of the same name. Later that year, she announced the impending arrival of an official follow-up to Norman Fucking Rockwell!, titled Chemtrails Over the Country Club.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
Including credits for contributing artists
42 albums sorted by Most acclaimed
Most acclaimed
Price: from least expensive to most expensive
Price: from most expensive to least expensive
Date: from newest to oldest
Date: from oldest to newest
Pitchfork: Best New Music (1)
Donovan Leitch (1)
Humour/Spoken Word (1)
Polydor Records (34)
Walt Disney Records (2)
2DIY4 (1)
Alola Records (1)
Armada Trice (1)
Profile Collection (1)
In the past 3 months (3)
In the past 1 month (2)
Hi-Res quality
24 bits / 44.1 kHz - Stereo (6)
24 bits / 48 kHz - Stereo (2)
£0.00 to £5.00 (29)
£5.00 to £10.00 (3)
£10.00 to £20.00 (9)
CD£13.49
See the album
Norman Fucking Rockwell!
Alternative & Indie - Released August 30, 2019 | Polydor Records
Distinctions Pitchfork: Best New Music
Her sensual voice is irresistible. Elizabeth Grant, aka Lana Del Rey, could sing the instruction manual for a wireless vacuum cleaner and she would still have our full attention. Even when she invites the whole world to join her (A$AP Rocky, The Weeknd, Stevie Nicks and Sean Lennon all featured on Lust For Life, her album released in 2017), she lives in her own little world where time moves slow and melancholy reigns supreme. Making music is her way of talking about her era, her contemporaries, the American Dream and, as far as we can tell, herself... With its shocking title, stylised album cover (featuring Duke Nicholson, Jack Nicholson's grandson, aboard a boat sailing away from a burning coast) and her particularly slow tempos (only ballads here), Norman Fucking Rockwell! is largely rooted in folk. Del Rey roams around this great soundscape, more melancholic and evanescent than ever. She closely collaborated with Jack Antonoff on this album (a sought-after producer for pop stars such as Taylor Swift, St. Vincent, Lorde, Carly Rae Jepsen and Pink) and the producer shapes her melancholy with equal amounts of sobriety and slickness. The slow rhythms on this beautiful record offer a welcome break from the turbulence of today. One of the tracks that stands out is a cover of Sublime's Doin' Time (1996), itself a new interpretation of Gershwin's Summertime, offering further proof of Lana Del Rey's originality, something which is much more complex than some would have us believe... © Marc Zisman/Qobuz
HI-RES£19.49
Alternative & Indie - Released January 27, 2012 | Polydor Records
Alternative & Indie - Released July 21, 2017 | Polydor Records
Hi-Res Booklet
Two years after Honey Moon, Lana del Rey comes back with the much anticipated Lust for Life, her fourth studio album. The voice is magnetic, more sensual than ever; the melodies are solid. If through the eyes of Lana, the world stays affected, slow and pensive, the skillfully chosen featuring tracks offer a few welcome respites. Thereby, the baby doll has invited a few friends to her ball. A$ap Rocky officiates on Groupie Love and Summer Bummer—in which he brings with him Atlanta's wild youngster, Playboi Carti—The Weeknd on Lust for Life, Jonathan Wilson on Love. Others, and not least among them, have joined the party. Stevie Nicks, Fleetwood Mac's emblematic singer, pops by on Beautiful People Beautiful Problems, and Sean Ono Lennon on Tomorrow Never Came. 16 tracks, 72 minutes. It's a mix of genres ranging from hip hop with trap accents to psychedelic, without forgetting ballads on piano, and always a focus on acoustic. It's a passionate craving for life then, which comes back to the one that has made her queen, Born to Die. It's almost ironic. Has it gone back full circle? Anyway, this faded color melancholy is as attractive as ever, and its varnish doesn't only crack to reveal the throes of an idol anymore, but also to tackle a modern America in disarray, between past and future. © MD/Qobuz
Ultraviolence (Version Deluxe)
Alternative & Indie - Released January 1, 2014 | Polydor Records
Alternative & Indie - Released September 18, 2015 | Polydor Records
Call Honeymoon the third installment in a trilogy if you will but there's no indication Lana Del Rey will put her doomed diva persona to rest after this album. Over the course of three albums, Lana Del Rey hasn't so much expanded her delicately sculpted persona as she has refined it, removing anything extraneous to her exquisite ennui. Honeymoon doesn't drift or float, it marks time, sometimes swelling with a suggestion of impending melodrama but often deflating to just an innervated pulse. Apart from the syncopated chorus on "High on the Beach," any lingering element of the hip-hop affectations of Born to Die have been banished and so have the shade and light Dan Auerbach brought to Ultraviolence, a record that feels cinematic in comparison to Honeymoon. What's left behind is the essence of Lana Del Rey: iconic images of days of Los Angeles passed, all plasticized and stylized, functioning as lighthouses in stoned, sad daydreams. Mood reigns over all on Honeymoon -- melodies and tempos certainly aren't prioritized over feel; all the originals are purposefully languid, which is partially why the Nancy Sinatra sample on "Terrence Loves You" and "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood," a cover allegedly in the vein of Nina Simone's original but bearing an organ out of the Animals, stick -- but underneath the dragging beats and austere arrangements, there's something approaching triumph. Where Lana Del Rey seemed weighted down by existential sorrow on her first two albums, Honeymoon seems comfortingly melancholic and that's the truest sign that it is the fullest execution of Lana Del Rey's grand plan yet. © Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
Born To Die - The Paradise Edition
Lana Del Rey is a femme fatale with a smoky voice, a languorous image, and a modeling contract. Not coincidentally, she didn't lack for attention leading up to the release of her Interscope debut, Born to Die. The hype began in mid-2011 with a stunning song and video for "Video Games," and it kept on rising, right up to her January 2012 performance on Saturday Night Live (making her the first artist since Natalie Imbruglia in 1998 to perform on SNL without an album available). Although it's easy to see the reasons why Del Rey got her contract, it's also easy to hear: her songwriting skills and her bewitching voice. "Video Games" is a beautiful song, calling to mind Fiona Apple and Anna Calvi as she recounts another variation on the age-old trope of female-as-sex-object. Her vacant, tired reading of the song rescues it from any hint of exploitation, making it a winner. Unfortunately, the only problem with Born to Die is a big one. There is a chasm that separates "Video Games" from the other material and performances on the album, which aims for exactly the same target -- sultry, sexy, wasted -- but with none of the same lyrical grace, emotional power, or sympathetic productions. Del Rey doesn't mind taking chances, varying her vocalizing and delivery, toying with her lines and reaching for cinematic flourishes ("he loves me with every beat of his cocaine heart," "Pabst Blue Ribbon on ice"), and even attempting to rap. But she's unable to consistently sell herself as a heartbreaker, and most of the songs here sound like cobbled retreads of "Video Games." An intriguing start, but Del Rey is going to have to hit the books if she wants to stay as successful as her career promised early on. © John Bush /TiVo
CD£1.49
Alternative & Indie - Released August 9, 2019 | Polydor Records
HI-RES£2.49
Let Me Love You Like A Woman
Pop - Released October 16, 2020 | Polydor Records
Born To Die – Paradise Edition
Pop - Released January 1, 2012 | Urban
Even after selling nearly three million copies of her debut album worldwide, Lana Del Rey still faced a challenge during 2012: namely, proving to critics and fans that Born to Die wasn't a fluke. In that spirit, she released Paradise, a mini-album close to Christmas, one that finds her copying nearly wholesale the look and feel of her vampish Born to Die personality. The sound is also very familiar. Strings move at a glacial pace, drums crash like waves in slow motion, and most of the additional textures in these songs (usually electric guitar or piano) are cinematic in their sound and references. Del Rey is in perfect control of her voice, much more assured than she was even one year ago, and frequently capable of astonishing her listeners with a very convincing act, even while playing nearly the same character in each song. There's really only one difference between Born to Die and Paradise, but it's a big one. Instead of acting the softcore, submissive, '60s-era plaything, here she's a hardcore, wasted, post-millennial plaything. She even goes so far as to tell her audience that she likes it rough (in words that earned the album a parental advisory sticker), to ask whether she can put on a show, and at her most explicit, proffering a simile that compares the taste of an intimate part of her anatomy to Pepsi. Granted, at the age of 26, she still has a few things to learn about lyricism, also resorting to cliché and baby talk in a manner that may fit the persona in a song, but doesn't result in great songwriting. (For examples, check "Body Electric," with the lines "Elvis is my daddy, Marilyn's my mother, Jesus is my bestest friend" and "We get crazy every Friday night, drop it like it's hot in the pale moonlight.") For all the progress and growth Del Rey shows in the vocal realm, her songwriting appears to be in stasis and the productions behind her have actually regressed from Born to Die. (The inclusion of a cover, "Blue Velvet," is not only a perfect match for her style, but also a hint that she performs up to better material.) Still, all of this is merely the fodder for her continuing controversy and popularity. Del Rey puts it better here than anyone else, with another simile: "Like a groupie incognito posing as a real singer, life imitates art." © John Bush /TiVo
Lana Del Rey knows perfectly well her Lust for Life sounds sleepy in comparison to Iggy Pop's full-blooded roar, but that doesn't mean the title of her fourth album is ironic. Compared to her previous albums, especially its somnolent 2015 predecessor, Honeymoon, Lust for Life is positively ebullient in tone, if not in tempo. Lana Del Rey may sing about a "Summer Bummer" but the song isn't in sway to a narcotic undertow; it simmers, offering a cool bit of seduction for muggy August nights. LDR retains this delicate balance throughout the lengthy Lust for Life (at 71 minutes, this is an album as playlist, designed to be looped over and over as mood music), never quite succumbing to either despair or ecstasy but rather finding a place where there's no separation between the two emotions. That said, Lana Del Rey does lean toward pleasure on Lust for Life, luxuriating in her slow rhythms and shimmering surfaces. What once seemed icy -- the glassy gloss, the sighing melodies, her persistent murmur -- now exudes warmth, where even the Weeknd's spectral falsetto on the title track feels alluring. LDR manages to sustain this mood over the course of 16 songs, every one of which is a gentle variation of her supple signature. Sometimes, the tracks are graced by a guest -- in addition to the Weeknd, A$AP Rocky shows up on two songs, Sean Ono Lennon on another, while Stevie Nicks stops by for "Beautiful People Beautiful Problems" -- but usually what sticks is an escalating chorus or a hook that echoes in the distance. If Lust for Life starts to slow down toward its conclusion -- "Tomorrow Never Came" seems like the logical conclusion, but there's a three-track coda afterward -- it nevertheless delivers upon its promise of a sunnier Lana Del Rey, and the very fact that she can find so many textures in a deliberately limited palette is impressive. © Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
Doin' Time
Alternative & Indie - Released May 17, 2019 | Polydor Records
Summertime Sadness [Lana Del Rey vs. Cedric Gervais]
Dance - Released January 1, 2013 | Polydor Records
Summertime Sadness (Asadinho Remixes)
House - Released April 15, 2013 | RvS
Once Upon a Dream (from "Maleficent")
Film Soundtracks - Released January 1, 2014 | Walt Disney Records
Pop - Released January 1, 2012 | Polydor Records
Humour/Spoken Word - Released October 8, 2015 | Profile Collection
Lana Del Rey in the magazine
Lana Del Rey, beautiful violence.
The evanescent lady of the moment brings yet another soulful music experience to our ears...


text:
import {Store} from "@tsed/core";
import {ResponseViewMiddleware} from "../../components/ResponseViewMiddleware";
import {UseAfter} from "./useAfter";

/**
 * Renders a view and sends the rendered HTML string to the client. Optional parameter:
 *
 * * viewOptions, an object whose properties define local variables for the view.
 *
 * The view argument is a string that is the file path of the view file to render.
 * This can be an absolute path, or a path relative to the views setting.
 * If the path does not contain a file extension, then the view engine setting determines the file extension.
 * If the path does contain a file extension, then Express will load the module for the specified template engine (via require())
 * and render it using the loaded module's __express function.
 *
 * For more information, see [Using template engines with Express](http://expressjs.com/guide/using-template-engines.html).
 *
 * > NOTE: The view argument performs file system operations like reading a file from disk and evaluating Node.js modules,
 * and as so for security reasons should not contain input from the end-user.
 *
 * @param viewPath
 * @param viewOptions
 * @returns {Function}
 * @decorator
 */
export function ResponseView(viewPath: string, viewOptions?: Object): Function {
    return Store.decorate((store: Store) => {
        store.set(ResponseViewMiddleware, {viewPath, viewOptions});
        return UseAfter(ResponseViewMiddleware);
    });
}

/**
 * Renders a view and sends the rendered HTML string to the client. Optional parameter:
 *
 * * viewOptions, an object whose properties define local variables for the view.
 *
 * The view argument is a string that is the file path of the view file to render.
 * This can be an absolute path, or a path relative to the views setting.
 * If the path does not contain a file extension, then the view engine setting determines the file extension.
 * If the path does contain a file extension, then Express will load the module for the specified template engine (via require())
 * and render it using the loaded module's __express function.
 *
 * For more information, see [Using template engines with Express](http://expressjs.com/guide/using-template-engines.html).
 *
 * > NOTE: The view argument performs file system operations like reading a file from disk and evaluating Node.js modules,
 * and as so for security reasons should not contain input from the end-user.
 *
 * @param viewPath
 * @param viewOptions
 * @returns {Function}
 * @decorator
 * @alias ResponseView
 */
export function Render(viewPath: string, viewOptions?: Object): Function {
    return ResponseView(viewPath, viewOptions);
}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


Sleek and feminine, these ultracomfortable slides feature a warm ragg wool upper and our legendary shearling lining that wraps your feet in luxurious coziness.
Genuine Australian lambswool shearling lining is super-cozy and wicks moisture.
Ragg wool upper is warm, soft and durable.
Footbed is shearling-covered EVA foam for luxurious cushioning.
Leather-wrapped midsole features vintage whip stitching detail.
Durable molded rubber outsole with mini lug pattern for added traction.


After taking a hiatus in fall 2015, Lady Antebellum's Hillary Scott, Charles Kelley and Dave Haywood got their creative juices flowing by spending about two months together in sunny Florida and Los Angeles last summer. In the process, the Grammy-winning trio created their upcoming sixth studio album, Heart Break, which drops on June 9.
The 13-song offering was produced by busbee and features a number of well-known songwriters, including Hillary Lindsey, Jesse Frasure, Shane McAnally and more.
Lady A posted a behind-the-scenes video on Twitter today (April 28) that documents some of the trio's time together in L.A. Check it out.


"The number of recalls is difficult to estimate now and there is the question of how many customers will replace batteries without any problems,'' said Tatsuya Mizuho, a director at the credit rating agency Fitch Ratings.
The above quote is in reference to all of the computer manufacturers now recalling Sony batteries used in their laptops.
You are a FOOL if you do not have your battery replaced. Does this have anything to do with fire? Not likely. Only about 0.5M batteries are actually affected even though Dell alone has recalled over 4.2M. The reason you'd be a fool is because Li-ion batteries degrade with each recharge. Every time you recharge a Li-ion battery it has less capacity than the time before.
In other words, your battery is not nearly as good as it was the day you got it. In fact, because batteries slowly leak charge and are continuously recharged by your computer, it is likely your battery that held 4 hours of charge 2 years ago only holds bout 40min of charge now, even if you never ran it on battery alone.
So if you have a manufacturer offering to replace your battery for free ... DO IT.
I used to be on a solar car racing team. It was fun.
Now, I'm in grad school. I wonder if I will look back on this and say, "it was fun."
My battery came from Apple in about a week and half, not the suggested 4-6 weeks. That was rather impressive. Though I can't say that I've never thrown up a smoke screen to give me a chance to do some quick work and end up looking like a super star, but, hey, it worked for me.
I am loving the new battery. My laptop is almost three years old. The battery used to last for hours, but had seen enough cycles on it that it was starting to fade. It lasted for, at most, 45min if I was doing anything at all. With the new battery I am back up into the hours range again. It was kind of nice to watch the NFL season opener while I worked on school stuff (though it would have been better if I would have (1) cared about the teams, or (2) didn't have the school work).
I watch the show Over Haulin' and I get scared because I think someone might try to put me and the Bee on the show.
I have strategically placed the car's parts at my mom's house, my dad's house, my friend's house, and my house. This makes it very difficult to overhaul me since parts are in so many places; there would be no good way to steal the car from all 4 places at 1 time without it looking very suspect.
If, however, someone were to find a way to Overhaul me they need to consider that I have specific things I want done in specific ways or I will be very very very unhappy.
Other than that, I think I'd be open to it. The front end of a '70 Bee looks kind of funky and it would be interesting to see what someone like Chip Foose would do to try to make it look better.


text:
What Fictional City (or Other Locale) Would You Most Like to Inhabit?
Rivendell, Who-ville, the Matrix, and more
Graham Roumieu / The Atlantic
Howard Shore, composer, The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit
Rivendell, a Tolkien creation where the culture, wisdom, and lore of the Elves of the Elder Days were preserved. A timeless realm hidden in a valley, Rivendell was worldly, a treasury of Elrond's good counsel.
Graham Roumieu
Witold Rybczynski, architect and author
Broadacre City. Most people now consider Frank Lloyd Wright's sprawling arcadian vision to be an old man's foible, but wouldn't it be nice to find out for oneself? Anyway, who could resist living on a farmlet in one of his beautiful houses—with your own private gyrocopter in the driveway?
Mary Gaitskill, novelist
I would like to live in the London of J. M. Barrie's Peter Pan, because it is a gentle and lovely place without being insipid, where the most terrible things are linked with the most beautiful, and eccentric humor is the norm. A world like ours, only more delightful.
Tim Herlihy, screenwriter
Innisfree, the scenic Irish village where John Wayne retires in The Quiet Man, seems pretty cool. The people are cheerful and friendly and have a fairly nonjudgmental attitude vis-à-vis day drinking. Also, it's apparently customary to receive some sort of payment for marrying Maureen O'Hara. But I could do without the brawling.
Terry Crews, actor
Dr. Seuss's Who-ville. Every night there would be a feast and performances by different Whos, and we'd support their efforts instead of publicly shaming them. If the Grinch came and stole all our worldly possessions, we would know we could always make more, because we'd realize that how much money we have has nothing to do with wealth. The wealth is in our ideas!
Margaret Atwood, poet and novelist
The desirability of where you are depends on who you are. But the idyllic Paris of Henry James's The Ambassadors would be very appealing so long as I could have an independent income, a pair of mauve gloves, a parasol, and a secret lover. Otherwise the metropolis of Blade Runner, if I could be a top-grade replicant.
Chelsea Peretti, comedian
I would like to retire to the island from Lost, because it cures cancer and paralysis. In most cases. I think. I'm not sure I truly understood anything that happened on that island. If nothing else, I'd eat feral-boar meat and drink coconut water and wander around shouting "Walt!"
Colin Trevorrow, director, Jurassic World
A good city subverts your expectations until everything is upside-down and backwards. Lewis Carroll's Wonderland is such a place: one that starts with hopes and dreams, then throws out gravity, logic, physics, and all the laws of our universe.
Edward Glaeser, economist
In Isaac Asimov's Foundation series, Terminus, the city founded by a farseeing social scientist, is a New Yorker's fantasy—a place where bookish scholars, swashbuckling merchant princes, and canny urban politicians come together to save the universe and best their enemies, usually using IQ alone. Terminus is a place that spreads knowledge—the great task of all cities—and succeeds spectacularly in preserving humanity's wisdom as the universe hurtles toward darkness.
Bruce Katz, Vice President, Brookings Institution Metropolitan Policy and co-author, The Metropolitan Revolution
Venice, as imagined by Italo Calvino in Invisible Cities. Calvino conjures dozens of fantastical cities—one clogged with webs of string that delineate trade and family relationships, another filled with networks of canals and streets offering infinite routes. The result is a mesmerizing, intoxicating, often disturbing rumination on the cities we call home.
Sharon Zukin, author, Naked City: The Death and Life of Authentic Urban Places
I am both drawn to and repelled by "the neighborhood," the steamy locale where Elena Ferrante's trilogy of Neapolitan novels begins. Within the narrow boundaries of the stradale and the tenement courtyard, life is raw, and both the social and moral geography are strict and cruel.
Chris Morrison, Marietta, Ohio
Gotham. The artistry, the architecture, the noir.
Norm Riggs, North Ferrisburgh, Vt.
Bedrock, so I could ride to work on a dinosaur.
Jim Donelon, St. Petersburg, Fla.
Deana Burke, Staatsburg, N.Y.
The Matrix. That is, if we don't live there already.
Want to see your name on this page? E-mail bigquestion@theatlantic .com with your response to the question for our November issue: What science-fiction gadget would be most valuable in real life? And check out theatlantic.com/bigquestion to see how Kumail Nanjiani, Bruce Katz, and others answered this month's question.

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


text:
Q: Dynamically change the row height in a listview based on number of list items I was creating an Android Application in which I use a ListView. The ListView consists of CheckedTextView list items. My activity contains an EditText at the top, a TextView below that and a Button at the bottom. The space between the TextView and the button is the area occupied by the ListView. Now, since my ListView contains rather few items, the entire space of the ListView is not occupied by them. Also the space left obviously varies across devices. What I want to know is if there is a way to alter the row height of ListView so that the entire space alloted to the ListView is covered. And also if there occurs a need to add some items the row height may adjust itself accordingly.
I have provided some code snippets below so that it is easy to understand what my Layout is like.
activity_main.xml
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:paddingBottom="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
android:paddingLeft="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
android:paddingRight="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
android:paddingTop="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
android:background="#D0D0D0"
tools:context=".MainActivity" >

<Button
    android:id="@+id/addcourse"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
    android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
    android:text="Add Course" />

<EditText
    android:id="@+id/coursenameet"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
    android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
    android:ems="10"
    android:layout_marginBottom="2dp"
    android:layout_marginTop="2dp"
    android:hint="Course Name"
    android:inputType="textCapWords" >

    <requestFocus />
</EditText>

<View
    android:id="@+id/divider"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="3dp"
    android:layout_below="@+id/coursenameet"
    android:layout_marginBottom="5dp"
    android:layout_marginTop="5dp"
    android:background="@android:color/darker_gray" >
</View>

<TextView
    android:id="@+id/weekdaytv"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_below="@+id/divider"
    android:layout_marginBottom="3dp"
    android:layout_marginTop="3dp"
    android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
    android:text="Select weekdays for this Course" >
</TextView>

<ListView
    android:id="@+id/listView1"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_above="@+id/addcourse"
    android:layout_below="@+id/weekdaytv"
    android:divider="#FFFFFF"
    android:dividerHeight="2px">

</ListView>

</RelativeLayout>

The items are CheckedTextViews that are implemented using BaseAdapter. The View method of BaseAdapter class is
public View getView(int position, View convertView, ViewGroup parent) {
    View v = convertView;
    int colorpos = position % colors.length;
    if(v == null){
        LayoutInflater vi = (LayoutInflater)context.getSystemService(Context.LAYOUT_INFLATER_SERVICE);
        v = vi.inflate(R.layout.listviewitem, null);
    }
    CheckedTextView newrow = (CheckedTextView) v.findViewById(R.id.checkedtextview);
    v.setBackgroundColor(colors[colorpos]);
    newrow.setTextColor(Color.BLACK);
    newrow.setText(items[position]);
    return v;
}

EDIT: Snippet from Main Activity
lv.setChoiceMode(ListView.CHOICE_MODE_MULTIPLE);
    adapter = new ItemsAdapter(MainActivity.this, weekdays, 6, lv.getBottom() - lv.getTop());
    lv.setAdapter(adapter);

    lv.setOnItemClickListener(new OnItemClickListener() {
        @Override
        public void onItemClick(AdapterView<?> arg0, View arg1, int arg2,
                long arg3) {
            CheckedTextView ctv = (CheckedTextView) arg1;
            adapter.toggle(ctv);
        }
    });

A: Hi Create a class like this
public class Utility {

    public static void setListViewHeightBasedOnChildren(ListView listView) {
        ListAdapter listAdapter = listView.getAdapter();
        if (listAdapter == null) {
            // pre-condition
            return;
        }

        int totalHeight = 0;
        int desiredWidth = MeasureSpec.makeMeasureSpec(listView.getWidth(), MeasureSpec.AT_MOST);
        for (int i = 0; i < listAdapter.getCount(); i++) {
            View listItem = listAdapter.getView(i, null, listView);
            listItem.measure(desiredWidth, MeasureSpec.UNSPECIFIED);
            totalHeight += listItem.getMeasuredHeight();
        }

        ViewGroup.LayoutParams params = listView.getLayoutParams();
        params.height = totalHeight + (listView.getDividerHeight() * (listAdapter.getCount() - 1));
        listView.setLayoutParams(params);
        listView.requestLayout();
    }

 }

Call this method at where do you want dynamically change the row height in a listview.
 Utility.setListViewHeightBasedOnChildren(YourListView);

For more Reference.. Hope this will help you.

A: To set your ListView to fill the entire space allotted, you can set the listView attribute in XML:
android:fillViewport="true"

Or in code:
myListView.setFillViewport(true);

If you want to change the size of a cell, you can calculate the ViewParams to set. For example, for a single cell, you can use:
AbsListView.LayoutParams params = new AbsListView.LayoutParams(AbsListView.LayoutParams.FILL_PARENT, AbsListView.LayoutParams.FILL_PARENT);
v.setLayoutParams(params);

For n cells, you can calculate the vertical size based on the size of your ListView:
int n = /* number of cells */ 3;
int height = (myListView.getBottom() - myListView.getTop());
AbsListView.LayoutParams params = new AbsListView.LayoutParams(AbsListView.LayoutParams.FILL_PARENT, height/n);
v.setLayoutParams(params);

A: For those who still got error at
 listItem.measure(desiredWidth, MeasureSpec.UNSPECIFIED);

write these lines of code, like this.

if (listItem instanceof ViewGroup)
listItem.setLayoutParams(new LayoutParams(LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT, LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT));

        listItem.measure(0, 0);

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaStackExchange


A few rumours flying about that big Fraser is for the off. Personally I would keep him. What do you think?
Forster has been outstanding since hearts penalty save.
Be good from his perspective to stay at Celtic for another season at least. Hope he realises this as I'd like him to stay!
I wouldnt pay £4m for a third choice keeper from Newcastle. Manager didnt even know he had a keeper on loan in Scotland. I would want to keep him but will not be held to ransom.


Oct. 2, 2016 8:00 p.m.
(L-r) Clearwater and District Chamber of Commerce president Jon Kreke, acting mayor Barry Banford, town councillor Ken Kjenstad, and National Forest Week organizing committee member Sandy MacKenzie plant a tree in Weyerhaeuser Park near the splashpark on Sept. 21, National Tree Day.
The chamber donated the tree, which came from Rooted by the River. For more about National Forest Week events in Clearwater, see page A3 inside as well as next week's issue of the Times.


text:
Hexagon Purus ASA: Share capital increase registered
February 22, 2022 -
Reference is made to the stock exchange announcement by Hexagon Purus ASA (the "Company") on 15 February 2022 regarding the issue of 24,742,268 new shares upon completion of a private placement of shares.
The share capital increase pertaining to the issuance of the new shares under the private placement has now been registered with the Norwegian Register of Business Enterprises. The Company's new registered share capital is NOK 25,827,893.70 divided on 258,278,937 shares, each with a nominal value of NOK 0.10 per share.
Mathias Meidell, IR Director, Hexagon Purus Telephone: +47 909 82 242 | mathias.meidell@hexagonpurus.com
About Hexagon Purus ASA
Hexagon Purus, a Hexagon Composites company, is a world leading provider of hydrogen type 4 high-pressure cylinders, battery packs and vehicle systems integration for fuel cell electric and battery electric vehicles. Hexagon Purus enables zero emission solutions for light, medium and heavy-duty vehicles, buses, ground storage, distribution, maritime, rail and aerospace applications.
Learn more at www.hexagonpurus.com and follow @HexagonPurus on Twitter and LinkedIn.


SHE'S got a reality show on MTV and a record deal – but that's about all Ashlee Simpson has in common with her big sister, Jessica.
With her dyed black hair and her penchant for edgy, rebellious music, no one is going to mistake Ashlee for a Barbie look-alike.
Just as "Newlyweds" helped jump-start Jessica's ailing career as a pop star, Ashlee hopes her own show – which chronicles the recording of her debut album, "Auto-biography," out July 20 – will translate into record sales.
Given the inevitable accusations of sibling rivalry, Ashlee admits her relationship with Jessica is complicated: One song on the record ("Shadow") details the difficulties of living in a world where everyone knows your big sister can't figure out how to use a hotel room key.
Ashlee's show was the brainchild of the girls' father, Joe Simpson, who is also the executive producer of "Newlyweds" and manages both girls' careers.
But she changed her mind when she realized the show could be used to launch her recording career.
But last year, her interest turned back to music and she was signed by Geffen Records.
To further set herself apart from Jessica, Ashlee dyed her naturally blond hair black, started wearing smudged black eyeliner and shunned frothy pop tunes for alternative fare like Green Day and Alanis Morissette.
Ashlee's career strategy isn't that unusual; she follows a long line of showbiz siblings – like Britney Spears' 13-year-old sister, Jamie Lynn; Hilary Duff's big sister, Haylie; Nick Carter's younger brother, Aaron; and Beyonce's sister Solange Knowles – who are vying for their own piece of the spotlight.
Even Mary-Kate Olsen dyed her hair dark brown in an attempt to separate herself from twin sister, Ashley.
So far, so good: Ashlee's first single, "Pieces of Me," made the playlists of 97 stations around the country one week in May – the most for any single so far in 2004.
"They're doing this in the right order," says John Ivie, program director of L.A. station KIIS-FM.


text:
Newman Caught Up in Late Incident in Daytona
Ryan Newman (6) races for the Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (August 29, 2020) – In his return to the Daytona Oval, Ryan Newman had just began the charge forward with less than 10 laps to go, when a multi-car incident occurred ahead, collecting his Guaranteed Rate Ford Mustang. He went on to finish 36th.
The 160-lap race ran caution-free up until late in the final stage, when the Superspeedway chaos ramped up. With eight laps to go, a block was made from the lead, resulting in a wreck behind, which collected the 2008 Daytona 500 Champion.
Newman rolled off 22nd on the grid, and played his usual strategy on Superspeedways, hanging towards the rear for much of the opening laps. He was 23rd at the time of the competition caution at lap 20, and after a quick stop for service, went on to finish 21st in the first stage.
Stage two brought varying strategy calls, as some cars were forced to split the stage and pit for fuel, but Newman was able to run green to lap 100, ultimately finishing 18th in the second segment.
After rolling off 15th at lap 105, Newman settled into mid-pack, before green-flag stops began around lap 120. He and his fellow Ford Performance teammates long-pitted for fuel only at lap 131, setting them up for the finish on fuel mileage.
The first non-stage break yellow came out at lap 143 for a spin near the tail end of the field, when Newman hit pit road for fresh tires. After restarting 22nd, Newman began his battle towards the front, when the incident took place, ending his night.
With the regular season in the books, The Cup Series heads to Darlington for the #NASCARThrowback next weekend. The race next Sunday night is set for 6 p.m. ET on NBCSN. The race can also be heard on MRN and SiriusXM Channel 90.


text:
Q: Java - If I change an item in a list, will the Object in the list be changed too? I know this has probably been asked before but I can't find a specific answer to my specific question. I have already tried to grasp Java's handling of references but this still puzzles me. Consider the following:
public class Question
{
    private boolean isCorrect;

    public void setCorrect (boolean _isCorrect) {
        isCorrect = _isCorrect;
    }
}

Now, in another file, somewhere in the code:
/**
* questionList is List<Question> questionList = new ArrayList<Question>();
* With various Question's added already with various isCorrect values.
*/
for (int i = 0; i < questionList.size(); i++) {
    Question q = (Question) questionList.get(i);
    q.setCorrect(true);
}

Will this set each Question's isCorrect in the questionList to true? As I understand Java (and I don't think I do) it should. But does it?
Thank you

A: Yes, it will. It's the same object referenced in two places.

A: Yes. You should learn about pointers and references from the Java Tutorial. The List contains pointers to the slots in memory where the Question is stored. So take actions on the pointer, you are taking actions on the sot in memory itself

A: Yes, it does. Understand this
Question q = (Question) questionList.get(i);

q is simply a reference of type Question that refers to the underlying object returned by get. No copy of the object is implicitly created.

A: Yes, because the variable q is pointing to the object in the list in memory. Therefore, any methods you call on q are getting called on the object in memory.

A: It should be changed to true, but for speed's sake, why not:
   for(int loop = 0; i < questionList.size(); loop++){
       questionList.get(loop).setCorrect(true);
   }


text:
The CXO Fortune
Industries Verticals
Euro Exim Bank highly values its excellent relationship with CXOFortune, a trusted source and key supporter in our global activities across the trade finance industry. We appreciate the professionalism and teamwork , and we are delighted to be recognised by CXOFortune as one of the 10 Most innovative companies 2020. We look forward to a long relationship and sustained success.
Graham Bright Head - Compliance and Operations Euro Exim Bank
While it was an honor to be chosen as one of the Most Innovative Companies of the Year, it was also a true pleasure working with your company from start to finish! The communication was fast, professional, and the folks at CXO really invested themselves in how my company, R3 Stem Cell, was presented. Kudos!
David Greene, MD, MBA Founder/CEO, R3 Stem Cell
The CXO Fortune is an amazing publication for the technology industry. We couldn't be more proud than to be part of the 10 Most Influential Companies of 2020. Your an industry leader and purveyor of the best tech out there. Thank you so much again.
Jacqueline Hudson Jacqueline Hudson
Your team (The CXO Fortune) was great to work with and provided opportunity to collaborate for the best overview of APiS North America, distributor if the APIS® IQ-Software. Thank you for choosing us as one of your Top 10 Most Influential Companies of the Year, 2020.
Dr. Lynn M. Johnson President, APiS North America, LLC
''Euro Exim Bank highly values its excellent relationship with CXOFortune, a trusted source and key supporter in our global activities across the trade finance industry. We appreciate the professionalism and teamwork , and we are delighted to be recognised by CXOFortune as one of the 10 Most innovative companies 2020. We look forward to a long relationship and sustained success.''
Graham Bright
Head - Compliance and Operations Euro Exim Bank
''While it was an honor to be chosen as one of the Most Innovative Companies of the Year, it was also a true pleasure working with your company from start to finish! The communication was fast, professional, and the folks at CXO really invested themselves in how my company, R3 Stem Cell, was presented. Kudos!''
David Greene, MD, MBA
Founder/CEO, R3 Stem Cell
"The CXO Fortune is an amazing publication for the technology industry. We couldn't be more proud than to be part of the 10 Most Influential Companies of 2020. Your an industry leader and purveyor of the best tech out there. Thank you so much again."
Jacqueline Hudson
CEO & Founder, LUXE Digital Now AiDAS
"Your team (The CXO Fortune) was great to work with and provided opportunity to collaborate for the best overview of APiS North America, distributor if the APIS® IQ-Software. Thank you for choosing us as one of your Top 10 Most Influential Companies of the Year, 2020."
Dr. Lynn M. Johnson
President, APiS North America, LLC
Industrial Verticals
Contacts Magazine
Copyright © 2021 The CXO Fortune


text:
CBS is the week's top TV network, but faces more competition
CBS is the...
NEW YORK (AP) - CBS was television's most popular network last week, but that status is no longer the slam-dunk that it has been for the last decade and a half.
It was CBS' second weekly victory of the young television season, matching NBC's two victories, the Nielsen company said Tuesday. NBC handily won among viewers aged 18 to 49, the demographic group that it cares the most about.
Sunday night football gives NBC a big boost in the fall, but series like "This Is Us," ''Manifest" and Dick Wolf's "Chicago" dramas make the network more competitive with scripted series than it has been in the past.
The premiere of ABC's Roseanne-less sitcom "The Conners" reached more than 10.5 million viewers last week, and it was the most popular scripted series of the week among the youthful demographic. It will likely get fewer viewers this week; how big the drop is will be an important clue about the series' long-term prospects.
For the week, CBS averaged 7.6 million viewers in prime time. NBC had 7.2 million viewers, ABC had 4.7 million, Fox had 4.3 million, Telemundo had 1.3 million, ION Television and Univision were tied with a 1.2 million viewer average and the CW had 1.1 million.
TBS was the week's most popular cable network with the help of baseball playoffs, averaging 2.69 million viewers in prime time. ESPN had 2.57 million, Fox News Channel had 2.54 million, MSNBC had 1.43 million and TNT had 1.41 million.
ABC's "World News Tonight" topped the evening newscasts with an average of 8 million viewers, NBC's "Nightly News" had 7.8 million and the "CBS Evening News" had 5.8 million.
For the week of Oct. 15-21, the top 10 shows, their networks and viewerships: NFL Football: Cincinnati at Kansas City, NBC, 16.02 million; "60 Minutes," CBS, 14.07 million; "The Big Bang Theory," CBS, 12.23 million; NFL Football: San Francisco at Green Bay, ESPN, 12.17 million; "NCIS," CBS, 11.87 million; "Sunday Night NFL Pre-Kick," NBC, 11.3 million; "Young Sheldon," CBS, 11 million; "The Conners," ABC, 10.57 million; "The Voice" (Monday), NBC, 9.99 million; "FBI," CBS, 9.31 million.
ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Co. CBS is owned by CBS Corp. CW is a joint venture of Warner Bros. Entertainment and CBS Corp. Fox is owned by 21st Century Fox. NBC and Telemundo are owned by Comcast Corp. ION Television is owned by ION Media Networks.
Online: http://www.nielsen.com
Please solve the following math function: 5 + 11
15 Vintage Thanksgiving Dishes You Should Cook This Year Gallery
Common Household Mistakes That Could Be Making You Sick
25 Timeless Summer Dishes Recipes
This Is the Ultimate Leftover Turkey Sandwich, Recipes
15 things not to do at Disney
Guilty Pleasure Foods That We Won't Apologize for Loving
Trump attacks CNN, NBC and British paper in news conference
Toronto film fest lineup includes 'Star is Born,' 'Widows'
Weinstein pleads not guilty, released on bail
Demonstrators force Fox crew from court broadcast
From Ailes to Trump: Meet Bill Shine, Trump's new image man


text:
Posted in: Older News
May 17, 2015 9:00 AM UTC
Dark Net Weapons Bust Leads To 17 Arrests and a $80,000 Bitcoin Seizure
A recent series of busts has shaken the world of dark net weapons commerce. A six-month joint investigation between law enforcement in Australia and the United States, which involved law enforcement going undercover as weapons dealers, has resulted in 17 arrests internationally. In September 2014,…
Author: Justin OConnell @justinofconnell
A recent series of busts has shaken the world of dark net weapons commerce. A six-month joint investigation between law enforcement in Australia and the United States, which involved law enforcement going undercover as weapons dealers, has resulted in 17 arrests internationally.
In September 2014, the US Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) identified a 33-year-old US-based dark net seller of weapons to a "worldwide client base," according to a press release from the Australian Federal Police (AFP).
The arrest came as the result of the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service (ACBPS) providing "relevant information" to HSI, "[commencing] a covert operation using the online alias account" in order to identify users trying to buy illegal weapons.
Security researcher Gwern Branwen has been following the investigation since April and believes he knows the user account of the arrested weapons seller that was used by HSI. His evidence was posted on DarknetMarkets Subreddit.
In April, the US Department of Justice arrested US-based Justin Moreira, 21, and charged him with the purchase of a Walther PPK/S .380 calibre pistol and a silencer from a federal undercover agent sometime after January 2015 for about $2,500 in bitcoin, according to a DoJ press release.
According to the criminal complaint, Moreira used the acount "jd497" to purchase the weapon.
The account was on dark net marketplace Agora, where the the username "weaponsguy," according to Branwen, was used by law enforcement. The guns, at least according to the UPS tracking number, were shipped from Montana.
HSI agents used the account to complete six sales made to addresses in Australia. 15 search warrants were received through February and March, leading to the arrest of four suspects.
The all male suspects include a 25-year-old from Liverpool, New South Wales; a 26-year-old from Gladstone, Queensland; and a 24-year-old and 25-year-old from the Australian Capital Territories, all of whom will appear in court June 25.
[divider]CCN[/divider]
34 charges have been brought against the suspects, covering many offenses, not all weapons related.
"Four illegal firearms, ammunition, two clandestine laboratories, precursor chemicals, methamphetamines, pseudoephedrine, steroids, computer equipment and mobile telephones were seized," according to AFP.
"On a global level, the operation led to 17 arrests across the United Kingdom, Europe and North America. These arrests resulted in the further seizures of firearms, ballistic armor, illicit drugs and $80,000 in bitcoins," a Customs statement said.
An agent close to the investigation clarified to the Australian authorities commitment that they will strike down on dark net weapons sales.
"HSI will maintain its unrelenting commitment to secure land borders as well as virtual borders from individuals seeking to prosper from the sale and/or purchase of firearms, drugs, and other illicit items with little regard for national security," special agent in charge of HSI Newark Kevin Kelly said.
"Anyone who mistakenly thinks that they can get away with these types of crimes by hiding in the endless depths of the internet must know that HSI will seek them out and bring them to justice."
According to authorities, this investigation highlights the success law enforcement can have when investigating dark net based illicit activity.
"Despite this great result, Customs and Border Protection will continue to actively monitor and target illicit transnational online trade, and this operation highlights the fact that our efforts are supported by national and international law enforcement partners," CBPS National Director Investigations, Assistant Commissioner Lancaster said.
"People using these sites should not be fooled by claims of online anonymity; each transaction builds up a global web of intelligence which international partners are using to target you."
Last modified: January 8, 2020 3:22 PM UTC
Justin OConnell @justinofconnell
Justin is the founder of Cryptographic Asset
More of: AgoraAustraliaBitcoin Lawdarknet
Australia's 'E-Crime Squad' Arrests Man Flouting Unregistered Crypto Exchange
Australian Police Seize Illegal Gun Runner's Bitcoin to Cash 2000% Profit


text:
John Bullock
Having spent the first 15 years of my adult life bouncing from profession to profession, I find myself in my early thirties and finally settling down to a few select interests and professions... none of which have anything to do with each other.
Expect hubs on guitars (because I like them), automatic transmissions (because I fix them), and a host of other interests including game development, science fiction and fantasy novels, music, and occasionally sports.
What Are Cap Tables and Why Are They Important?
By John Bullock
4 Ways to Promote Your Website That Last
Avoiding Tone Deaf Social Media Strategies
Tips for Succeeding on iWriter
The Challenges of Working Abroad
Getting a New Business Website
Is Transcribing a Good Way to Earn Money From Home?
5 Tips for Using Social Media to Promote
How to Shop Safely With the Geek: A Smarter Shopping App
How to Earn Money Online as a YouTuber
How to Earn Money Online as a Copywriter
Earning Money Online: 5 Steps to a Successful Blog
5 Steps to Earning Money Online


text:
{% extends "admin.html" %}

{% load bootstrap_tags %}

{% block header %}
{{ form.media }}
{% endblock%}

{% block content %}

<form action="" method="post">
    {% csrf_token %}

    {% bootstrap_error_list form.non_field_errors %}

            {% bootstrap_field form.name %}

            {% bootstrap_checkbox form.active %}

            {% bootstrap_field form.location_lat %}

            {% bootstrap_field form.location_long %}

            {% bootstrap_field form.location %}

            {% bootstrap_field form.facebook_id %}

            {% bootstrap_field form.notes %}

            {% bootstrap_field form.internal_notes %}

            {% bootstrap_field form.events %}

            {% if perms.facebook.add_facebookpage %}
                <input class="btn btn-primary" type="submit" value="Speichern" role="button">
            {% endif %}
            {% if perms.facebook.view_facebookpage %}
                Zurück
            {% endif %}

</form>

{% endblock %}


text:
Dan News, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, Stage ♦ February 07, 2017
Dan and cast in rehearsals for Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
With the first performance of Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead less than a month away, take a look at some of the action from inside the Rehearsal Room. Pictures are available in multiple sources and in our gallery.
Theatre – Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead (2017)- Rehearsals
Against the backdrop of Shakespeare's Hamlet, this mind-bending situation comedy sees two hapless minor characters, Rosencrantz (Daniel Radcliffe) and Guildenstern (Joshua McGuire), take centre stage with David Haig as The Player. Increasingly out of their depth, the young double act stumble their way in and out of the action of this iconic drama. In a literary hall of mirrors, Stoppard's brilliantly funny, existential labyrinth sees us witness the ultimate identity crisis.
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead runs from 25 February – 29 April.
See more after the jump………
More stuff from Jungle
Happy Valentine's Day from SDR


Jaguar is taking on Tesla with it's first electric car that happens to look a little like, well, a Tesla – but chunkier.
Still firmly in "concept" stage, the I‑Pace is expected for launch in late 2018.
There's a huge focus on the styling and extras. The "luxury status" of the vehicle, you could say. And it's very pretty.
"The challenge was to design and build an electric vehicle that's distinctively and unmistakably a Jaguar – a vehicle that will demonstrate that an electric vehicle can be a driver's car and excite the senses." said Ian Callum, Jaguar's Director of Design.
Jaguar has gone for what it calls a "dramatic, distinctive look", with features like an aerodynamic bonnet scoop, flush door handles and "bold" air ducts to increase range an efficiency.
On the "luxurious yet sporty" interior you'll find a floating centre console and panoramic roof. Jaguar says the lack of combustion engine or transmission tunnel means extra space in the cabin, so there's plenty of room for five people and a lot of bags.
There's four screens – two infotainment touchscreens in the centre console, one behind the steering wheel and – get this – there's a full-colour Heads Up Display projected onto the windscreen. I love the future.
Looking beyond aesthetics, though, here's what you get for your probably-a-lot-but-we-don't-know-exactly-how-much-yet dollars.
So what's on offer? 700Nm instant torque, 294kW and 0‑100km/h in around 4 seconds, with zero emissions. That's basically all we've got info on outside of how it looks and all the fancy touchscreens.
Modern, premium battery electric vehicles, including I‑PACE Concept, can have a range of over 500km. So range won't be an issue for most drivers, especially with a growing public infrastructure of charging points.
Final pricing will not be confirmed until closer to the launch of I‑PACE. Whilst electric propulsion systems can be twice as expensive as conventional systems, we assume I‑PACE will be priced 10-15 per cent above a similarly powered and equipped Jaguar F-PACE.


The American bride's worldview is a twisted, scary place. It's not only about creating a special day, a day just for you, a day that you'll remember, a day that you've dreamed of forever, a day where you are the princess you'd always like to be, but it's also filled with doubt and self-esteem issues.
Why do we "need" $9,000 worth or flowers or a dress that averages $799? (Aside: if the average price of a wedding dress is $800, that means that most brides are spending close to their entire annual discretionary income on an article of clothing that will be worn exactly once). The reason, of course, is that on this day, the way you feel is everything. Nobody NEEDS a wedding. And the way you feel is largely driven by your expectation of how others expect you to behave.
You knew all this of course. I'm just reminding you because when you see something so perfectly executed, it's worth noting.
As a marketer, I'd be more inclined to sell the over-the-top fantasy stuff like a wedding at Disney with Mickey as best man. What astonishes me is how high the bar for the 'standard' wedding has become.


text:
package com.sleepycat.je.rep.util;

import java.net.InetSocketAddress;
import java.util.Set;
import java.util.logging.Formatter;
import java.util.logging.Logger;

import com.sleepycat.je.DatabaseException;
import com.sleepycat.je.EnvironmentFailureException;
import com.sleepycat.je.rep.MasterStateException;
import com.sleepycat.je.rep.MemberNotFoundException;
import com.sleepycat.je.rep.NodeType;
import com.sleepycat.je.rep.ReplicationGroup;
import com.sleepycat.je.rep.ReplicationNode;
import com.sleepycat.je.rep.UnknownMasterException;
import com.sleepycat.je.rep.elections.Learner;
import com.sleepycat.je.rep.elections.MasterValue;
import com.sleepycat.je.rep.elections.Protocol;
import com.sleepycat.je.rep.elections.TimebasedProposalGenerator;
import com.sleepycat.je.rep.impl.GroupService;
import com.sleepycat.je.rep.impl.RepGroupProtocol;
import com.sleepycat.je.rep.impl.RepNodeImpl;
import com.sleepycat.je.rep.impl.RepGroupProtocol.EnsureOK;
import com.sleepycat.je.rep.impl.RepGroupProtocol.Fail;
import com.sleepycat.je.rep.impl.RepGroupProtocol.GroupResponse;
import com.sleepycat.je.rep.impl.TextProtocol.MessageExchange;
import com.sleepycat.je.rep.impl.TextProtocol.OK;
import com.sleepycat.je.rep.impl.TextProtocol.ProtocolError;
import com.sleepycat.je.rep.impl.TextProtocol.ResponseMessage;
import com.sleepycat.je.rep.impl.node.NameIdPair;
import com.sleepycat.je.rep.utilint.ReplicationFormatter;
import com.sleepycat.je.utilint.LoggerUtils;

/**
 * Administrative APIs for use by applications which do not have direct access
 * to a replicated environment. The class supplies methods that can be
 * used to list group members, remove members, and find the current master.
 * The information is found by querying nodes in the group. Because of that,
 * ReplicationGroupAdmin can only obtain information when there is at least
 * one node alive in the replication group.
 */
public class ReplicationGroupAdmin {

    private final String groupName;
    private final Set<InetSocketAddress> helperSockets;
    private final Protocol electionsProtocol;
    private final RepGroupProtocol groupProtocol;
    private final Logger logger;
    private final Formatter formatter;

    /**
     * Constructs a group admin object.
     *
     * @param groupName the name of the group to be administered
     * @param helperSockets the sockets on which it can contact helper nodes
     * in the replication group to carry out admin services.
     */
    public ReplicationGroupAdmin(String groupName,
                                 Set<InetSocketAddress> helperSockets) {
        this.groupName = groupName;
        this.helperSockets = helperSockets;

        electionsProtocol =
            new Protocol(TimebasedProposalGenerator.getParser(),
                         MasterValue.getParser(),
                         groupName,
                         NameIdPair.NOCHECK,
                         null /* repImpl */);
        groupProtocol =
            new RepGroupProtocol(groupName, NameIdPair.NOCHECK, null);
        logger = LoggerUtils.getLoggerFixedPrefix
            (getClass(), NameIdPair.NOCHECK.toString());
        formatter = new ReplicationFormatter(NameIdPair.NOCHECK);
    }

    /**
     * Returns the helper sockets being used to contact a replication group
     * member, in order to query for the information.
     *
     * @return the set of helper sockets.
     */
    public Set<InetSocketAddress> getHelperSockets() {
        return helperSockets;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the name of the replication group.
     *
     * @return the group name.
     */
    public String getGroupName() {
        return groupName;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the socket address associated with the node that's currently
     * the master.
     *
     * @return the socket address associated with the master
     *
     * @throws UnknownMasterException if the master was not found
     *
     * @throws EnvironmentFailureException if an unexpected, internal or
     * environment-wide failure occurs.
     */
    private InetSocketAddress getMasterSocket()
        throws UnknownMasterException,
               EnvironmentFailureException {

        MasterValue masterValue = Learner.findMaster(electionsProtocol,
                                                     helperSockets,
                                                     logger,
                                                     null,
                                                     formatter);
        return new InetSocketAddress(masterValue.getHostName(),
                                     masterValue.getPort());
    }

    /**
     * Returns the node name associated with the master
     *
     * @return the master node id
     *
     * @throws UnknownMasterException if the master was not found
     *
     * @throws EnvironmentFailureException if an unexpected, internal or
     * environment-wide failure occurs.
     */
    public String getMasterNodeName()
        throws UnknownMasterException,
               EnvironmentFailureException {
        MasterValue masterValue = Learner.findMaster(electionsProtocol,
                                                     helperSockets,
                                                     logger,
                                                     null,
                                                     formatter);
        return masterValue.getNodeName();
    }

    /**
     * @hidden
     * Internal implementation class.
     *
     * Ensures that this monitor node is a member of the replication group,
     * adding it to the group if it isn't already.
     *
     * @param monitor the monitor node
     *
     * @return the master node that was contacted to ensure the monitor
     *
     * @throws UnknownMasterException if the master was not found
     *
     * @throws EnvironmentFailureException if an unexpected, internal or
     * environment-wide failure occurs.
     */
    public ReplicationNode ensureMonitor(RepNodeImpl monitor)
        throws UnknownMasterException,
               EnvironmentFailureException  {

        if (monitor.getType() != NodeType.MONITOR) {
            throw EnvironmentFailureException.unexpectedState
                ("Node type must be Monitor not: " + monitor.getType());
        }

        MasterValue masterValue = Learner.findMaster(electionsProtocol,
                                                     helperSockets,
                                                     logger,
                                                     null,
                                                     formatter);

        InetSocketAddress masterAddress =
            new InetSocketAddress(masterValue.getHostName(),
                                  masterValue.getPort());
        MessageExchange me = groupProtocol.new MessageExchange
            (masterAddress,
             GroupService.SERVICE_NAME,
             groupProtocol.new EnsureNode(monitor));
        me.run();
        ResponseMessage resp = me.getResponseMessage();
        if (resp instanceof EnsureOK) {
            EnsureOK okResp = (EnsureOK) resp;
            monitor.getNameIdPair().update(okResp.getNameIdPair());
            return new RepNodeImpl(new NameIdPair(masterValue.getNodeName()),
                                   NodeType.ELECTABLE,
                                   masterValue.getHostName(),
                                   masterValue.getPort());
        }
        throw getException(resp);
    }

    /**
     * Removes this node from the group, so that it is no longer a member of
     * the group. When removed, it will no longer be able to connect to a
     * master, nor can it participate in elections. If the node is a {@link
     * com.sleepycat.je.rep.monitor.Monitor} it will no longer be informed of
     * election results. Once removed, a node cannot be added again to the
     * group under the same node name.
     *

     * Ideally, the node being removed should be shut down before this call is
     * issued.
     *

     * If the node is an active Replica the master will terminate
     * its connection with the node and will not allow the replica to reconnect
     * with the group, since it's no longer a member of the group. If the node
     * wishes to re-join it should do so with a different node name.
     *

     * An active Master cannot be removed. It must first be shutdown, or
     * transition to the Replica state before it can be removed
     * from the group.
     *

     * @param nodeName identifies the node being removed from the group
     *
     * @throws UnknownMasterException if the master was not found
     *
     * @throws MemberNotFoundException if the node denoted by
     * nodeName is not a member of the replication group
     *
     * @throws MasterStateException if the member being removed is currently
     * the Master
     *
     * @throws EnvironmentFailureException if an unexpected, internal or
     * environment-wide failure occurs.
     * @see Adding and Removing Nodes From the Group
     */
    public void removeMember(String nodeName)
        throws UnknownMasterException,
               MemberNotFoundException,
               MasterStateException,
               EnvironmentFailureException {

        final ReplicationGroup group = getGroup();
        final RepNodeImpl node = (RepNodeImpl) group.getMember(nodeName);

        if (node == null) {
            throw new MemberNotFoundException("Node:" + nodeName +
                                              "is not a member of the group:" +
                                              groupName);
        }
        if (node.isRemoved() && node.isQuorumAck()) {
            throw new MemberNotFoundException("Node:" + nodeName +
                                              "is not currently a member of " +
                                              "the group:" + groupName +
                                              " It had been removed.");
        }
        final InetSocketAddress masterAddress= getMasterSocket();
        /* Check if the node is itself the master. */
        if (masterAddress.equals(node.getSocketAddress())) {
            throw new MasterStateException("Cannot remove an active master");
        }
        final MessageExchange me = groupProtocol.new MessageExchange
            (masterAddress,
             GroupService.SERVICE_NAME,
             groupProtocol.new RemoveMember(nodeName));
        me.run();
        ResponseMessage resp = me.getResponseMessage();
        if (resp instanceof OK) {
            return;
        }
        throw getException(resp);
    }

    /**
     * Returns the current composition of the group from the Master.
     *
     * @return the group description
     *
     * @throws UnknownMasterException if the master was not found
     *
     * @throws EnvironmentFailureException if an unexpected, internal or
     * environment-wide failure occurs
     */
    public ReplicationGroup getGroup()
        throws UnknownMasterException,
               EnvironmentFailureException {

        InetSocketAddress masterSocket = getMasterSocket();

        MessageExchange me = groupProtocol.new MessageExchange
        (masterSocket,
         GroupService.SERVICE_NAME,
         groupProtocol.new GroupRequest());
        me.run();
        ResponseMessage resp = me.getResponseMessage();
        if (resp instanceof GroupResponse) {
            return new ReplicationGroup(((GroupResponse)resp).getGroup());
        }
        throw getException(resp);
    }

    /**
     * Examines the response and generates a meaningful error exception.
     */
    private DatabaseException getException(ResponseMessage resp) {

        if (resp == null) {
            return EnvironmentFailureException.unexpectedState
                ("No response to request");
        }
        if (resp instanceof Fail) {
            Fail fail = (Fail)resp;
            switch (fail.getReason()) {
                case MEMBER_NOT_FOUND:
                    return new MemberNotFoundException(fail.getMessage());

                case IS_MASTER:
                    return new MasterStateException(fail.getMessage());

                default:
                    EnvironmentFailureException.
                        unexpectedState(fail.getMessage());
            }
        }
        if (resp instanceof ProtocolError) {
            return EnvironmentFailureException.unexpectedState
                (((ProtocolError)resp).getMessage());
        }
        return EnvironmentFailureException.unexpectedState
            ("Response not recognized: " + resp);
    }
}


250 V, 400 A, 200 kA RMS Sym. Some minor base damage. Small cracks and scratches that does not affect functionality. Picture shown is just a representative sample.
250 V, 400 A, 200 kA RMS Sym. Some minor base damage. Small cracks and scratches that does not affect functionality. Label damaged but readable. Picture shown is just a representative sample.
Some minor base damage. Small cracks and scratches that does not affect functionality. Label is damaged but readable. Pictures shown are from a representative sample, not actual item.
Some minor base damage. Small cracks and scratches that does not affect functionality. Pictures shown are from a representative sample, not actual item.


text:
Q: requests disappear after queueing in scrapy Scrapy seems to complete without processing all the requests. I know this because i am logging before and after queueing the request and I can clearly see that.
I am logging in both parse and error callback methods and none of them got called for those missing requests.
How can I debug what happened to those requests?

A: You need to add dont_filter=True when re-queueing the request. Though the request may not match other request but Scrapy remembers what requests it has already made and it will filter out if you re-queue it. It will assume it was by mistake.


Jamaica Cruise Vacation Packages "Our guests sail with us to have great vacations, and we are sorry this cruise fell short. News media said the ship was hit by an outbreak of norovirus after arriving in Jamaica earlier this week. Jamaica wasnt my favorite.
Meet our four rescued black bears and use the tools of a wildlife biologist to learn. Wildlife Service in Alabama, and transferred to Appalachian Bear Rescue.
May 12, 2018. A small black bear was spotted roaming around parts of Camp Hill early Saturday morning, according to borough police. The bear was last.
Former Alabama basketball coach C.M. Newton, who signed the school's first black scholarship athlete. It was different for basketball players and coaches in those days. Bear Bryant understood. The.
The War on Poverty [This is a huge and controversial topic that may be too large and complex for a History & Timeline article.In the mid-1960s, Freedom Movement activists hold a wide range of views on LBJ's War on Poverty program (WoP): Some Movement activists, particular at the local level, see it as a sincere effort to alleviate poverty and an opportunity for them to significantly better.
Below is a summary of public and private K-12 schools in Alabama, the information provided includes details on state finances, overall faculty numbers and student enrollment.
Jan 17, 2019. Winnie the black bear lived at a camp on Salisbury Plain during WW1 before moving to London Zoo.
With varying needs and special request that we receive from potential clients it's difficult for us to quote a single price for any one hunt of the hunts we offer. Most of our limited entry hunts have a 2 guide to 1 hunter ratio and include food and lodging, but can be customized to fit your needs and budget. Give us a call or e mail for an estimate.
State Bowhunting Forums. Talk Bowhunting with your fellow state/provincial bowhunters! Share stories, videos, photos, hot spots, regulations and more with people from your state, province, or region.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) – Witnesses say a black bear and two cubs that have been frequenting midtown Anchorage stole several lunch boxes at a children's day camp on the Alaska Pacific University campus.
Black Bear Camp, which opened in the summer of 1998, was the first campground for gay men in Alabama. The closest was in eastern Georgia, at least four hours away by car. The couple initially planned.
Bears were even found going through camp kids' lunches. Local police had to shoot and kill eight bears this year. It's thought that a bad blueberry crop sent hundreds of black bears roaming.
Primitive Campsite in Live Oak Landing, Alabama | Primitive campsites are. There is a separate rv camp for those whe need hookups. Black Bear Swamp.
The mammoth steel slabs dangling like bodies from rafters in an Alabama memorial offer chilling insights. Eight hundred rusting blocks identified by county bear the names of the black victims who.
The Ashmore Heritage Preserve is the newest tract preserved in Greenville County, one of the more isolated, yet easy to get to just off state Route 11 and just past the former Camp Spearhead.
Alabama linebacker Anfernee Jennings said the 6-foot-4, 342-pound former Black Bear brings a ton of power to the offensive. Alabama will add five-star freshman Trey Sanders to that competition when.
Elk hunting outfitters, deer hunting guides, bear hunting outfitter, pheasant hunting guide, ducks hunting guide, from North America. Hunting Guide and Hunting Outfitter.
Based in Historic Downtown Madison, Old Black Bear Brewing Company is looking to change the face. 212 Main Street; Madison, AL 35758; (256) 850- 4639.
Another very large, toothy Alabama resident could watch their every move. " Historically, black bears lived throughout the entire state," says Thomas Harms, the.
Full online text of The Ransom of Red Chief by O. Henry. Other short stories by O. Henry also available along with many others by classic and contemporary authors.
Black Bear Camp in Alabama closed in 2015. Some campgrounds muddle along whilst from the sidelines we wonder how. The Woods in Pennsylvania draws from at least four major metropolitan areas and is one.
(Editor's note: We published this story in honor of Bear Bryant's 100th. Student Association at Alabama sued Bryant, the university, its president and the Board of Trustees in 1969, alleging that.
Hi Kim, I'm sorry to hear about your predicament. I do not have any themes developed into curriculum per se. However, if you have specific themes that you have already advertised for camp then I might be able to help you out with some activities and games.
In many U.S. states, bear hunting seasons have become longer and more liberal in recent years as these bruins become more common. Game cooks often get queried by their bear hunting buddies who want to know if the animal they have killed can be eaten.
The camp sat a few kilometers up a mountain in the Wadi al-Khayyala enclave. On a recent visit, a sheet of paper with al Qaeda's black flag logo fluttered in. are stuck in the middle too and we can.
Paul "Bear" Bryant, the grizzled coaching. called Allen Acres along the banks of the Black Warrior River, just outside Moundville. Before their afternoon hunt, Bryant and Dye got together in the.
Tennessee Hunting Leases. Tennessee has become one of the best all-around hunting destinations in the Eastern US, making hunting leases in Tennessee very popular.
Apr 7, 2017. But there were 10 black bears hanging from a pole hoisted on a skid. year at their Lycoming County hunt camp in the Black Forest area.
Lone Pine is especially popular for RV camping. The area is home to abundant wildlife, including black bear, mountain lions, mule deer, pine martin, pika and.
But as quickly as they—we—might defend him against accusations of actual ties to the underworld, few would ascribe to him the divine qualities projected onto Bear Bryant. under the age of 15 at.
Nov 26, 2003. Black bears have efficiently adapted to the urban couch potato lifestyle, Auburn University in Alabama, said the findings are pretty much what he would expect. Waking up with his head inside the bear's mouth, the camp.
And Al, the trusty sidekick from '90s sitcom "Home Improvement," was a real bear's bear with his bearded face and love of flannel. Cub: A big and hairy young man. A cub is essentially a bear-to-be.
Jan 24, 2016. The new Old Black Bear Brewery is a taproom, restaurant, and coffee shop found in downtown Madison. Our family food review correspondent.
Northeast Black Bear Technical Committee, August 2012. been questioned by critics of blacN bear hunting (BecN et al. 1994, LoNer and DecNer 1995).
Fontainebleau State Park includes ruins of an old sugar mill and an historic oak grove. Hiking, sailing, picnicking and camping also are available.
Black Bear Ranch offers hunting and fishing the Clark Fork River. horseback riding or hiking on USFS lands, camping, bird watching and mountain biking on.
Two boys, one from Brooklyn and one from Jersey City, aged 11 and 12, were injured when a black bear attacked their. the area was being used by Trail Blazers Camp, an outdoor adventure program for.
Feb 18, 2019. Most people will encounter a brown or black bear, but rarely polar. Brown ( Grizzly) Bear – DO NOT try to drive these guys from your camp.
FORTS. Forts and Battle Sites Alabama List of Fort and Battles Site will be given in alphabetical order. This project begins with Fort Williams which proved of importance in both the War of 1812 and again during the Creek War, it having served in the years between as an Indian Agency.
Suddenly, a man comes out of the restaurant and announces, "There's a bear in the parking lot!" Almost immediately, the high-end restaurant empties as diners rush to see the spectacle. Outside, a.
Dec 13, 2018. If you play it safe, there is absolutely no reason not to camp in bear country. Yellowstone is, of course, home to both black and grizzly bears. reading it I am proud to be from Alabama where you can camp in a tent and not.


It's been twenty-two days since I returned to 'Gleda' and Cartagena.
Only now am I beginning to feel restored and re-energised.
The weather here on the Costa Cálida has been below par for the time of year. Colder and cloudier than average with no sign of spring just yet.
I'm not complaining. Compared to pretty much anywhere else in Europe we're much better off.
Today it's 16°C (61°F) cloudy and some showers are forecast. Yesterday it was sunny and 20°C (68°F).
To be fair it's actually made my life easier these past weeks as I've spent hours sat in front of the computer working on the book. Neither Gail nor I have been anywhere.
Yesterday though I made the most of it, took a break from the screen, and jogged round to Cala Cortina.
I've been doing that twice a week since I got back, but yesterday for the first time this year, I jogged there, had a swim and jogged back. Even though it was Saturday with more folks on the beach I still found a quiet spot for some meditation as well.
These little jogs have become an important part of my routine. The exercise is good for my body, the meditation is good for my mind, both are good for my spirit.
Back in January while I was in Falmouth I popped into Trago Mills for some toothpaste. As anyone from Cornwall will tell you, Trago is dangerous.
I came out with a GoPro camera.
Actually, that's not true. I bought a camera made in China that looks like a GoPro. It was less than £30 with all the accessories, including a waterproof case.
I thought it was worth a pop and that maybe I could start shooting some video when we're sailing.
Not that I have any ambitions to challenge the La Vagabonde or SV Delos guys and gals anytime soon. I'm too old, too ugly and too lazy for that game.
Anyhoo, as I'd got it I thought I'd have a play, so I took it with me yesterday and shot a bit of video.
Like I said; GoPro it ain't. Hopefully, it's watchable though and better than a few photos. Let me know what you think and if you'd like to see more.
'A Foolish Odyssey' is in the last stages of compiling. It'll be done and uploaded by Wednesday. As of today, sixty people have pre-ordered it. That's pretty amazing and if you're one of them I thank you. The fear factor with 'Foolish Odyssey' is far higher than it was with 'Foolish Voyage'. They are very different stories told in very different ways. I really have no idea how it'll be received.
I'll know soon enough though eh?
Whatever, my thoughts have already moved on to what's next. I'll let you know when I've decided.
I'll not be thinking much farther ahead than March though. This year I'm taking it a month at a time.
I'm glad to see the video. If that's all the camera you've got, don't hesitate for a second to keep recording and posting more! For further down the road… I will say some of the water scenes, both looking at the surf from above as well as the underwater shote were barely watchable at 360p. Longer term, it really would be worth a camera update, and I'd be thrilled to contribute to a camera fund! I really wish I were in a position right now to send a brand new Sony (they seem to get better reviews than the GoPros), but alas not at this time. In any case, again don't hesitate for a second to record and share. It's great to see!
Also, as a fairly long term follower, I am absolutely thrilled to hear you say more than once recently that you're focusing on only a month at a time. We all have our own unique hangups, and I know how extremely difficult they can be to overcome. But as a number of commenters have said over the years, you'll likely be much happier (and probably even get more done) without all the attempts at long term planning and schedules and deadlines. After all, a gypsy lives in the moment!
Thanks for the comments Eric. I've now updated the post with a new version. It should be a little better.
Yep! Whatever settings you changed made a clear improvement. The original maxed out at 360p on YouTube. This one goes to 720. Glad that worked!


It seems a rapper's career isn't complete until they've compared themselves to 2Pac.
"Any way you slice it… I'm the very best at what I do… impossible to duplicate… accept no substitution!!! When you get done buuuulshittin'… Riddle me this…. Who since 2Pac has maintained as much consistent diversity within music genres, businesses & other opportunities?
I don't think Tip got the response he wanted.
Folks went in on his comment section, giving countless examples of diverse and business-savvy rappers besides him.
"What about Common, Eminem, and didn't LL Cool J do it first," djangelick commented.
"You are a great artist but you ain't no 2pac! Stay humble or get humbled," one alex_0406 wrote.
Or the comparison just ends up being wildly inaccurate.
For example, T.I. said he was the most consistently diverse rapper within music genres and businesses since Pac.
But in reality, Pac barely had any business ventures, at least in comparison to people like Jay-Z, 50 Cent or even Eminem. Although Pac developed a substantial acting career for himself, he wasn't producing films, T.V., or buying up sports teams.
2Pac also barely appeared on tracks with pop artists, making T.I.'s "diversity within music" claim faulty as well. While Tip might can claim this title with signature songs with Justin Timberlake and Robin Thicke, Pac barely linked up with pop stars…unless you're counting his relationship with Madonna. If anything, Pac was pop and didn't need to do a lot of features to reach a wider audience.
These 2Pac comparison are usually small at best and no bueno at worst.
Tip definitely isn't the first to make such comments though. Hit the next pages to peep other artists who've compared themselves to Pac.
For the sake of time, I've kept out artists who've compared themselves to him in songs.


We are committed to keeping this site advertising free and available to all our classmates. To do that we need your help. There are some annual maintenance and hosting fees. You can help support this web site by selecting a "donation sponsorship" from below - Silver Donation for only $25.00 - Gold Donation for $50.00 or the best ever Purple Donation only $100.00 - Donations can be made by credit card or check. Once you have selected your donation type, click continue and follow the instructions.