I made an account on World of Equestria. It's another MLP roleplaying site I found. If you have an account on there, feel free to look at my profile. Same username only with a space between Rainbow and Blast.
(OOC: Hi Deadpool here, this is an RP where I play as myself, feel free to play as canon characters and such, after all this is the crossover zone, also feel free to add other MARVEL characters to this RP.)) The mercenary hid in the shadows, of the back alley in Canterlot. His name was Wade Wilson, but he was more commonly known as Deadpool. Recently, he was sent traveling through dimensions, by S.H.I.E.L.D. to gather information about this place, but he had one rule he had to follow, no killing unless necessary Deadpool sometimes questioned his motives, but as long as he was getting payed, he did his job. He grabbed his intercom and spoke into the wireless mic, for the contractor to hear him. "Can I PLEASE just pick a fight with a gang or something now, with my katanas, I feel like taking down an army, then I'll go for a nice cheese burger with the works, onions and lettuce, and tomatoes, and mustard, and beef, and american cheese. ." Needless to say he was cut short.
I'm curious to hear how you guys got into roleplaying. How old were you? Who did you roleplay with? How did it make you feel? Follow up question: Why do you roleplay today? My story: I played my first Roleplaying game when I was in middle school, maybe 6th or 7th grade. I'd heard of them, but I had never given them a serious thought until some kid invited me to play in a game. We werent besties or anything, we were just mutually bored and happen to share the same recess period (this school was in the middle of the city, so recess there was always indoors). The game was D&D second edition, and while I thought it was kinda neat as I read through it, but the true potential of roleplaying games didn't dawn on me until I came across a picture of a thief -- a female thief. I realized suddenly that RPGs gave me the opportunity to be something I could never be (or so I felt at the time). Now, to clear up the confusion some of you might have: No, I wasn't always a girl. WHile there was always something in me that I couldn't put a finger on, that image in D&D awakened me to a longing I didn't realize was there. This being middle school, I suspected that the idea of playing female character with random schoolboys wasn't going to go over well, and I was right. I tried to play it coy at first, but I caught some heat for a while. That first D&D session didn't really go anywhere, and I was turned off of the idea of making female characters for a while, but I was still entranced by the notion of being someone or something else. As I continued through middle school, RPGs got more and more popular, until probably a third of the school was into them (I was blessed with a very geek-friendly middle school, and I loved it!). We even had the teachers getting in on it, with one of the recess periods (you could choose which class to take for recess) being set aside for Role-Playing Games, with sessions run by a goofy-fun loving teacher. Around that same time, my best friend Chris started GMing a Star Wars campaign in small groups that, if put together, might count to 20 or 25 students altogether. Chris was an arrogant prick, but effortlessly confident and very creative. I'd meet up with kids I barely knew, and we'd compare our characters' adventures in this Star Wars campaign, and somehow, Chris kept it all together and managed to build a whole GALAXY that every character got to see a different part of. Eventually, our lives went on and the magic of those early days became harder and harder to maintain or recapture, but since then, I've loved RPGs. There's just something special about seeing life through someone else's senses. For years after middle school, RP was for me much what I imagined it to be for other people, but with the added personal element of gender exploration. In many ways, it kept the demons at bay, and helped me through what might have been much more difficult without the escapism. These days, I'm LIVIN THE DREAM BABY -- I'm a woman now, so that element of RP is no longer necessary, but I still love it. From whence, then, its continued appeal? What does RPing offer me that's special and specific to my life? I don't know, but it's fun to explore. Okay, now it's YOUR turn. Go, take a moment to gaze at thy navels and regale us with tales of youthful yore!


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Emily and I are working on racking up enough Alaska miles (360,000 - 400,000) for a roundtrip first class itinerary on Emirates...So I recently picked up this card to pad my my balance. If you make a phantom booking on Alaska's website (book a flight and select the CC offer on the last page before purchase) you'll receive 25,000 miles after first purchase and a $100 statement credit after $1,000 in spend. A great deal that offsets the $75 annual fee. I've had this card before - BofA is generous in terms of giving out the sign-up bonus multiple times. We're roughly half way to our goal of 400K Alaska miles so may have to pick up a few more of these cards to ensure we get there.
The Chase Freedom card offers "rotating" 5x spend categories by quarter. For this quarter (ending 9.30/15) Freedom is offering 5x at gas stations and Kohl's. I likely won't spend a dime at Kohl's but the 5x on gas is pretty great. Fortunately (unfortunately for more points) we only have one car, both walk to work, and don't drive all that much. But for the $50 - $100 a month we do spend on gas, it's worth keeping the card in my wallet. No other spend this quarter though.
I recently picked up this card for ATRP. Actually the second time I've had the card and earned the signup bonus. I'm working on earning the signup bonus ($5K in 180 days) although the signup bonus actually just increased to 30,000 bonus points after $3K in spend - an amazing deal!
Last weekend, Emily applied for her quarterly round of credit card applications. If you haven't already, check out these posts for my last round as well as background on the whole process. Here is the overview and results.
One of the best all around cards out there. The current bonus is 10,000 SPG points after first purchase and an additional 15,000 SPG points after spending $5,000 in 6 months. I will also receive 5,000 SPG points from the SPG Amex referral offer I posted about last week. The $65 annual fee is waived for the first year. 30,000 total SPG points is good enough for 2-3 nights in a high-end Westin or W hotel in the US. Or you could use 28,000 points for 5 nights (fifth night free) at the Le Meridien Bangkok! I value SPG points at around 3 cents each so the value of this approval is $900.
After getting in on this offer last month, I wanted to make sure Emily got to take advantage before the offer expires in March. The $450 fee is not waived for the first year but the offer comes with a $200 statement credit and 100,000 AA miles after spending $10,000 in 90 days. The annual fee and minimum spend are steep but it's well worth it in my book especially given the statement credit takes almost half the "sting" out of the annual fee. 100,000 AA miles is good enough for a free roundtrip business class ticket to Europe! I value AA miles at 2 cents so the value of this approval is $2,000!
Result: Pended. Emily had to call, answer a few questions and was approved over the phone in about five minutes.
I got in on this offer as well last month. Emily was able to pick-up 30,000 miles with no spend requirement for a $75 annual fee. For some reason, the offer is not showing up so the link above drives to an offer that provides 25,000 miles and a $100 statement credit after $1,000 in spend in 3 months. Both pretty good deals. We'll use these Alaska miles for a future first class flight on Emirates. I value Alaska miles at 2 cents so the value of this approval is $600.
Not a bad haul (three for three!) for about 30 minutes of work on Saturday. Total "value" of approximately $3,500. We'll need to spend $15,000 in 6 months but $6,000 out of that will be taken care of by Amazon Payments. So $1,500 per month for 6 months is easily done. And the end result will be well worth it. Including minimum spend, we'll earn 175,000 miles and points for $325.
A very successful quarterly round of apps!


By some estimates, a third of Earth's organisms live in our planet's rocks and sediments, yet their lives are almost a complete mystery. The recent work of microbiologist James Holden of the University of Massachusetts-Amherst and colleagues shines a light into this dark world. In the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, they report the first detailed data on methane-exhaling microbes that live deep in the cracks of hot undersea volcanoes.
"Evidence has built that there's an incredible amount of biomass in the Earth's subsurface, in the crust and marine sediments, perhaps as much as all the plants and animals on the surface," says Holden. "We're interested in the microbes in the deep rock, and the best place to study them is at hydrothermal vents at undersea volcanoes. Warm water there brings the nutrient and energy sources these microbes need." The result will advance scientists' comprehension of biogeochemical cycles in the deep ocean, he and co-authors believe.


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Tomberlin – "At Weddings"
Alberto 10 August 2018
Tomberlin - "At Weddings" [Saddle Creek]
"Seventeen", "Tornado" and "I'm Not Scared" are top-tier indie pop singer-songwriter material.
Though it trades in minimalist instrumentation, "At Weddings" boasts a flawless production that makes the most out of Tomberlin's songs.
Witty and genuinely poignant, Sarah Beth Tomberlin has an undeniable gift as a lyricist.
You really have to be in the appropriate mood to enjoy the slow-paced delicacy of "At Weddings".
While her lyrical talents set her apart from most of her peers, it wouldn't hurt Tomberlin to develop her songwriting beyond conventional structures.
Tomberlin's debut album "At Weddings" is out now on Saddle Creek.
Tomberlin's backstory never fails to show up in every piece written about her – perhaps deservedly so. The daughter of a Baptist pastor who was completely alien to pop culture for the most part of her youth and teenage years, Sarah Beth Tomberlin has always had something of the music deviant in her, playing the guitar and the piano by ear and writing 20-minute songs just to kill time. For a few years, though, she has been writing low-tempo pop songs in the indie singer-songwriter tradition of Angel Olsen or Julien Baker. Tomberlin debuted last year with "At Weddings", a 7-track mini album that is now being re-issued with three more songs following her recent signing with Saddle Creek. Understandably influenced by her rather particular background, "At Weddings" finds the singer-songwriter going deep into her personal life, trying to figure out who she is, what she wants and who she loves with a little help from her guitar and piano.
Most of the songs on "At Weddings" are built upon guitar parts so openly simple that they make most of the album's instrumental backbone seem like an initial placeholder that it worked so well that it never needed to be revisited. There is a warm, almost demo-like quality to the record that fits perfectly with Tomberlin's believably candid songwriting. That's not to say that the production is inconsequential, though. For her debut album, she has paired up with mastermind producer Owen Pallett, who brings in his 15 years of expertise to help to craft a record where every single note matters. Unlike some of her indie singer-songwriter peers, Sarah Beth Tomberlin is no slacker. However instrumentally spare, "At Weddings" is as meticulously produced as any high-profile album, and it's easy to tell that Tomberlin has taken her time to write and record these ten songs so they come out in the best possible way.
Sometimes bordering on instrumental minimalism, "At Weddings" has Tomberlin's voice and lyrics firmly established as its cornerstone. It's definitely a wise choice. While the softer, almost whisper-like vocals she usually delivers in her verses might not be that impressive, she always goes full-on chanteuse in the album's choruses, belting out brilliant melodies with a touching emotion that makes her stand out among the rest (see the lovely single "Seventeen" or the heartfelt high notes of "Tornado"). The outlier here is "Self-Help", a late Beach House-esque take on Tomberlin's signature sound that features Owen Pallett's backing vocals over noisy sonic backwalls and nervous percussion.
Lyrically and melodically-wise, the artist wears her heart in her sleeve in "At Weddings". That candid openness is given a boost by the album's almost amateurish simplicity – opener "Any Other Way" is an emotional punch in the guts held by a commonplace, acoustic-strummed chord progression, while "Untitled 1" sees the artist sing her heart out over a slow guitar arpeggio that you must have heard a thousand times before. It is in the piano-based and string-arranged "I'm Not Scared" that Tomberlin truly reaches her peak as a lyricist and songwriter, making use of religious imagery (And it felt so strange when I said it out loud / That I look for redemption in everyone else / But funny thing is that I always hated church (…) / In my sentience I wear your judgement like a crown) to deliver a heartfelt first-person song about love's inability to bring us happiness: And loving never made anybody I know happy / And loving only seems to make you bruise and to bleed.
She is hardly in a rush to make her point come across. In "Untitled 1", she plays the guitar for well over a minute until she finally starts singing, and it's not like there's a lot going on in the meantime. You can't blame listeners who find the unhurried pace of her music simply boring, but the truth is that the songs' emotional build-ups rest precisely on her insistence on beating around the bush while the narrative unfolds, not on any sort of instrumental crescendo. In fact, one can't help but feel that the album would benefit from her completely going down Sufjan Stevens avenue, letting her compositions grow into ten-minute, multi-part monsters that would make her lyrical talents shine even brighter. If there is something missing from "At Weddings", that would be the ambition to go beyond typical singer-songwriter territory. There are a few hints that suggest that it won't take long for the artist to start playing it more left-field, like the background drone sounds in the almost dream pop "Tornado", but they're never successfully realized.
"At Weddings" is not without its shortcomings, but it's still one of the most promising debut albums of the year. Throughout its ten poignant songs, Sarah Beth Tomberlin makes use of her extraordinary gifts as a lyricist to deliver wistful vignettes about love and religion as seen through the unique lens of someone who's led a life wildly different from that of most people her age. With no real lows and a fair bunch of mesmerizing highlights, her debut is a solid album that could eventually be the beginning of something way bigger.
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Diary of a Corbyn Foot Soldier
by Michael Murray
Michael Murray London- a commentary/digest of political and general interest news for busy people.
Dictionary definition of foot soldier: "…a dedicated low level follower."
(1) Separating the Lions from the Donkeys in the run-up to the local elections
(2) Some thoughts on the importance of local elections
(1) The Lions and the Donkeys
The May entry in the diary of a Corbyn foot soldier is being written on the eve of the local elections. These are mere days away now as I write. So, this Labour Affairs version of the diary will be brief, in line with Marx's exhortation, in "The Theses on Feuerbach," that: "the point is not to philosophise about the world: the point is to change it."
At the commencement of this campaign the general opinion, backed by the now continuous polling and straw-polling of political opinion, was that Labour was going to build on, and exceed, the achievements of the 2017 General Election. And now? Owen Jones, journalist and Labour activist describes "a determined effort in both the British media and the wider political elite to delegitimise the Labour leadership in particular and the wider left as a whole." Guardian, 19 April, 2018.
The two main thrusts of this attack at the moment are: defence policy issues, Russiaphobia, the related "humanitarian crisis" in Syria (they don't see the humanitarian crises in Yemen or Gaza, of course) – and anti-Semitism. The latter is the more invidious. The leader of the trade union Unite, Len McCluskey, a major financial backer of the Labour Party, called out the use of anti-Semitism within Labour to undermine the Corbynist leadership recently, and the role of an organised anti-Corbyn campaign amongst a body of PLP members.
Not that he denies the existence of anti-Semitism, or that doesn't think it appropriate the party should ignore it, on the contrary. He, like me, just questions the purpose, and timing, of their well-publicised antics. What a time they chose to mount their biggest campaign against Corbyn – ostensibly against anti-Semitism? On the eve of crucial local elections! The last time they made such a big move was on the eve of the 2017 General Election, and it probably cost us the election. And, in the aftermath of the General Election, they tried, unsuccessfully, to hijack the leadership of Labour's Brexit policy and strategy. But they've been more successful sowing discord with the anti-Semitism issue.
What is likely to be the consequences of their recklessness this time? And will they be held accountable? Not in the foreseeable future, is the answer to the last question: they seem to be on a roll. One thing we know with certainty: if the results are below the expected, Jeremy Corbyn will be blamed. And if they're better than expected he won't be given the credit – at least for long. The pattern has been well and truly established. There's that feeling, again, that many MPs would rather lose the battle than see Corbyn crowned King. This is not how things should be on the eve of a battle as important as next week's elections.
Ingrid Koehler of the Local Government Information Unit said some time ago: "It's important to remember that many people, including those who don't vote, have regular interactions with local government – far more than with central government. For too long, local government has been treated as the delivery arm of national government. As local devolution progresses, hopefully people will see more reason to make the effort to decide who represents them locally." That was from a BBC report of a couple of years ago.
Things are changing fast. Hackney's 2018 Manifesto is entitled "Building a Fairer, Safer and more Sustainable Hackney." It covers the areas of Health, Education and Training, Housing, Private and Social Enterprise, Employment, Environment, Urban Planning, Policing – even Climate Change. These are presented not as sound bites or slogans, but as spelt out qualitative and quantitatively verifiable commitments. They are driven by central Tory government policies detrimentally affecting all social areas. Phil Glanville, Hackney's Labour Mayor, in a recent update captures this: "One week to go until we show that London has had enough – enough of Brexit. Enough of cruel immigration policies and enough of austerity."
Phil this year has declared as a joint Cooperative Party/Labour Party candidate in his bid for a second term as Mayor of Hackney. There are, in fact, 543 Coop candidates in the forthcoming local elections. An impressive Local Government Conference for the new councillors has been arranged for June 9th in the iconic Coin Street Community Centre on London's Southbank. It includes informational and training sessions in cooperative private and social housing, community based energy coops, and local procurement for building a cooperative social economy from the bottom up. The programme describes this as a "post Carillion" policy direction. Those who remember Carillion will grasp the significance of this major strategic leap in the evolving vision of the future of local government. I should add that Corbyn and McDonnell both have endorsed this development and included it into the Labour Party Manifesto, with the commitment to make it a central plank in their economic programme for a future government.
So, while the Tory strategy is to starve local councils of resources and strip them of power, an equal and opposite reaction has been generated: the realisation of the necessity for greater devolved control and ownership of social and economic resources. And, thus, greater responsibility for the role of locally elected representatives. In the meantime, we live with an ongoing perceived "democratic deficit" at the local political level.
While national turnout in the 2017 General Election was in excess of 66% a good turnout in the forthcoming local elections won't be much more than half that – unless it bucks the established trends. For example, more EU citizens take part in what looks like being their last chance to tell the Government what they think of it. Or the youth vote holds up, which would surprise me. In his study "Do local elections predict the outcome of the next general election?" Prosser wrote: "Although local elections are notionally 'local' the evidence suggests that they at least mirror national electoral fortunes." (University of Manchester, 2016)
So, if asked to predict the result I'd say, the relentless attacks on the Labour leaderships will take its toll on the turnout, in the Tory marginals – and in the hitherto Labour strongholds. I hope I'm proven wrong. In the meantime, under the leadership of journalist Owen Jones, quoted above, and Hackney mayor Phil Glanville, I'll be in Kensington Chelsea borough in this last weekend of the campaign, helping the local Labour candidates oust those responsible for the Grenfell Tower disaster.
One of the many intrinsic values of electioneering is that the foot soldier has the opportunity of getting even, not just being in a permanent state of anger at the inequities of this ill-divided society.


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Old Master Drawings
RECTO: A GROUP OF FIGURES, POSSIBLY ACTORS, IN RENAISSANCE-STYLE COSTUMES, ONE HOLDING UP A MASK; VERSO: HALF-LENGTH STUDY OF A STANDING FIGURE
30,000 — 40,000
30 January 2019 | 10:00 AM EST
Gregory Rubinstein
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LEIDEN 1607 - 1674 AMSTERDAM
Pen and brown ink, with touches of red and black chalk, within brown ink framing lines (recto); red chalk (verso);
bears inscription in red chalk, recto: FR. FRANKEN
178 by 258 mm; 7 by 10 1/8 in
Ron Jonkhout, Schagerbrug, The Netherlands
B. Schnackenburg, Jan Lievens. Friend and Rival of the Young Rembrandt, Petersberg 2016, pp. 30, 35-6, 52, 159-160, no. 2a (recto and verso reproduced)
This drawing only came to light in 2015, when it was brought to the attention of Peter Schatborn, who confirmed the attribution to Jan Lievens. It clearly belongs to the fascinating, small group of early pen and ink figure drawings by Lievens. Although he demonstrates in these drawings his clear debt to the drawing style of his teacher, Pieter Lastman, with whom he seems to have studied in Amsterdam from 1618 until 1620, and to other so-called 'pre-Rembrandtists' such as Claes Cornelisz. Moeyaert, Lievens is here also beginning to find his own stylistic feet. The drawing must, though, predate the moment when the close artistic dialogue between the young Lievens and the young Rembrandt really began. It should therefore be dated around 1621-23 – when the prodigiously talented young artist was only in his mid teens – and it is very probably Lievens's earliest known multi-figured drawing.
The three key drawings with which this important new discovery can be compared are The Stoning of Saint Paul at Lystra (London, British Museum), Mercury and Argus, and the double-sided sheet with a Sleeping Satyr on the recto and Three Men and a Boy in a Wooded Landscape on the verso (both sheets in Dresden, Kupferstichkabinett).1 The Mercury and Argus, signed with initials, is the preparatory study, in reverse for Lievens's etching (B.10, Holl. 18), and is the crucial drawing for this stage of Lievens's career, but in fact the penmanship seen here, broad and cursive, with strong outlining and powerful, rhythmic hatching, is more similar to that seen in The Stoning of Saint Paul at Lystra, which is generally dated a little earlier than the Dresden drawing.
Pen and ink figure drawings by Lievens are extremely rare, and only one example of a significant work of this type has come on the market in recent years: the enigmatic drawing of A Group of Standing Monks and Other Figures, recently sold from the collection of Professor Egbert Haverkamp-Begemann, and now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.2 The unusual subject of that drawing may perhaps relate not to a real event but to a theatrical production, and the same could well be true for the present drawing. (When he worked in Amsterdam in the 1640s and '50s, the circle that provided Lievens with many of the sitters for his distinctive portrait drawings included a number of actors and playwrights, but it is not clear that he also frequented this world in his earliest years, in Leiden.) The scene seen here has been convincingly interpreted by Schnackenburg as an allegory of falsehood. The composition is a complex one. In the left part, we see a grandly dressed man in a feathered hat holding out his arms in a welcoming gesture, flanked by a woman who makes a burnt offering, and another figure who holds up a mask. To the right, standing slightly higher, in a portico, are two men, the younger of whom seems to be the recipient of the gentleman's invitation, but who hesitates to accept, turning to his older companion for guidance. Citing the work of G. Werner, Schnackenburg identifies in the composition symbols of deception and falsehood, but the exact subject must, for the time being, remain unknown.
The half-length figure study on the verso, very rapidly sketched in red chalk, has no close parallels in Lievens's works of this very early period, but both the handling and the sheer rapidity of execution can to some extent be compared with the fascinating, and unique, red and black chalk drawing of The Sermon of John the Baptist, in Dresden3, yet another work that has no precise parallels in the drawn oeuvre of this mercurial and constantly developing artist.
Despite the fact that Lievens revised the position of the young man to the right, the drawing on the recto is executed with great confidence and assurance, belying the artist's young age at the time. It is not only an intriguing and engaging image, but also a very significant addition to the extremely small group of pen and ink figure drawings by Lievens.
1. Inv. nos, respectively SL,5236.124; C1980-456; C 1434; see G. Rubinstein, in Jan Lievens, A Dutch Master Rediscovered, exhib. cat., Washington DC, National Gallery of Art, et al, 2008-9, pp. 226-7, nos. 88-89, and Schnackenburg, op. cit., nos. 27, 39 & 40
2. Inv. no. 2018.512; sale, New York, Sotheby's, 31 January 2018, lot 288
3. Inv. no. C 1446; Schnackenburg, op. cit., pp. 280-281, no. 97
Estimate 30,000 — 40,000
Hinged at top. Some slight thinning of paper along top. Paper slightly discoloured in narrow band around all four edges. A little very light foxing and surface dirt elsewhere, but overall condition good.


Been researching which bugle tube to take to Colorado this Fall and am getting lost in all the options. I even tried to make my own this weekend, did not sound great. Currently practicing with a Wapiti River diaphragm call and making progress. Any insight/recommendations from others?
I've tried them all. I really like Elknut's Chuckler tubes. So do the bulls.
I prefer a small, flexible tube. For me, dealing with something that resembles a wiffle ball bat is a complete PITA!
I cut the end off of one and put it on another. It's a good size and very manageable and best of all sounds great.
Funny you mention that Rob. I used a wiffle ball bat to try and make my own. That thing was huge and I couldn't imagine lugging it around the mountains for a week.
This. Or a Primos pack bugle.
Truthfully, I call well. I just haven't elk hunted that much. So, I don't have a preference much only to say my collapsible tube doesn't resonate as well and absorbs the high notes. That why I use what I do.
Is the Primos a bite and blow tube or diaphragm?
I use the Rocky Mountain tube. I'm comfortable with it but like everyone has mentioned it can be a PITA. If your pack has the water bottle pouches on the side then it straps to the side of your pack pretty well. Otherwise while you're calling and moving the lanyard can be figured out so you can transition it from your back to in front of you pretty well. Whatever you come up with good luck!
I had 2 and kept the threat, the tuba-like mouth piece makes it pretty easy for me to make a challenge bugle.
Been meaning to make a birch bark call like they use for moose. I don't try to be the biggest elk on the mountain so I don't need the coffee can sized tube that most offer. I thought that would look pretty cool if done right.
If your not great with a mouth reed go with berry thunder bugle! Great sound for a fixed mouth piece tube. I've gone to a Phelps tube for the last couple years with the BRO (Phelps) mouth reeds. I've tried tons of different reeds and these are truly the best I've used. Everyone is different in pallet shape, size and tolerance so find one that fits YOU well. I do love the tube from Phelps. It's large but fits perfect in the scabbard part of my eberlestock pack when not in use. To each his own.
I use a wiffle ball bat that I cut down and covered in camo duct tape. The duct tape deepened the sound. Its big and cumbersome but it seems like it amplifies the volume.
longspeak74: if your first homemade attempt failed you might try covering it in duct tape to see if it sounds better.
Elk Nuts Checkler tube. It doesn't have that plastic sound most tubes have. I used Abe Meline's call for the longest time before replacing it with Paul's.
Curt - what is the diameter of the bat you used? The one I tried this weekend was about 5". My daughter has a much smaller one (2-2.5") that I thought about trying as well.
Bryan: It's a wiffle ball bat about 5" diameter. It crunches down if I carry it in the pack for too long, but it's no big deal because it reshapes easily. The important part is that you cut the tapering handle part so that you can sort of fit your lips inside of it. Check your PMs.
Wiffle bat and a bugle tube holder on the pack or belt.
I'm going to try the duct tape on my diy. It's a NEW lol toilet plunger from wally world 4.97$. Threw the handle away. Actually sounds better calling into the small end which might defeat the purpose.
Don`t laugh....but I use a section of the good retractable vacuum cleaner hose. When retracted it`s about 8" long....you can extend it to over 2' and bend it any direction you want.
I made some modifications to the homemade tube last night and finished it up. Elkstabber suggested making the end opening bigger for added volume. Worked like a charm!
Bring a ball for some fun time in camp.
Size matters. Bigger might be more work to carry but they sound so much more real. I mean.... if you've had bulls up close screaming you know those little tubes will never compare.
Planning to club some grouse during my downtime.
elkstabber, the Phelps tube is great!


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Forza Motorsport 6: APEX Beta – PC Performance Analysis
May 9, 2016 John Papadopoulos 41 Comments
When Microsoft and Turn 10 Studios revealed the official PC requirements for Forza Motorsport 6: APEX, a lot of PC gamers wondered whether a single GTX980Ti would be able to offer a constant 60fps (as it was indicated by its specs). In addition, we wondered whether the game would actually require those recommended 12GB of RAM or not. Well, the beta version of Forza Motorsport 6: APEX is now available, so it's time to see how this racing game performs on the PC.
For this PC performance analysis we used an Intel i7 4930K (turbo boosted at 4.0Ghz) with 8GB RAM, NVIDIA's GTX980Ti and GTX690, Windows 10 64-bit and the latest WHQL version of the GeForce drivers. Given its DX12 nature, the game does not support multi-GPU systems, which basically means that our GTX690 performed similarly to a GTX680.
For our benchmark purposes, we ran two laps and we were staying really close to a lot of cars. Due to the water spray, the raindrops and all the reflections, our benchmark can be considered as the worst case scenario in this game. Do note that on sunny days, the game runs better. Still, we'll concentrate on this worst case scenario.
So let's start with our low-end GPU. Our GTX690 was unable to offer a 60fps experience in 1080p on Ultra settings. In order to achieve constant 60fps in 1080p, we had to lower a number of graphics settings. Not only that, but we had to lower the quality of textures as the 2GB of VRAM were not enough for this game. The good news here is that the game scales well on older hardware, so those with GPUs similar to the GTX680 will be able to achieve a 60fps experience by either lowering some settings or by using the game's "Dynamic" options.
In case you didn't know, Forza Motorsport 6: APEX features a really clever option called "Dynamic". When enabled, this option will lower the quality of your settings in order to hit your desired framerate (30fps or 60fps). You can specify which settings can be dynamic, something that sounds very, very cool. Most of PC gamers will prefer to use their own settings but we have to congratulate Turn 10 Studios for offering such an option.
Forza Motorsport 6: APEX performed incredibly well on our GTX980Ti. The game ran with constant 60fps in 1080p on Ultra settings. But what about 4K? Well, we've got some good and some bad news. The good news is that the game did run with constant 60fps on most occasions. The bad news is that there were noticeable slowdowns on the rainy stages when using the exterior "chase" camera viewpoint. We should note that the game was running with constant 60fps with the cockpit and the bonnet viewpoints on the rainy stages. So basically, the game is indeed enjoyable in 4K with a single GTX980Ti, as long as you don't use an exterior viewpoint.
But what about the its CPU requirements? Turn 10 Studios recommends an i7 CPU but does this mean that the game cannot be maxed out on an i5 CPU? Well, in order to find out how the game scales on various CPUs, we simulated a dual-core and a quad-core CPU. Turn 10 Studios lists an i3 as the minimum required CPU, and it is right. Our simulated dual-core CPU (with Hyper Threading enabled) can offer a 30fps experience, it cannot achieve a constant 60fps experience as there were noticeable drops at 50fps.
On the other hand, our simulated quad-core system was able to achieve a constant 60fps experience (with and without Hyper Threading). Moreover, and as we can see, this game is mostly dual-threaded. Forza Motorsport 6: APEX stresses two threads, and slightly uses two additional threads. Given the fact that the game ran incredibly well on our simulated quad-core, we are pretty sure that owners of Intel's i5 CPUs will be able to max it out without encountering any performance issues.
As for its memory requirements, we can confirm that 8GB of RAM are more than enough for gaming in both 1080p/60fps and 4K/60fps. During our tests, Forza Motorsport 6: APEX used 4.6GB of RAM. As we were not running anything in the background, our total RAM usage was around 7GB. So no, you won't need 12 or 16GB of RAM in order to enjoy this game (unless of course you want to run other programs in the background while gaming).
Graphics wise, Forza Motorsport 6: APEX is a beauty to behold. While it's no stretch to say that this is the best looking racing game out there and is on par with Project CARS, we have to note that there is no dynamic time of day or dynamic weather. So while its lighting system is not as advanced as the one in Project CARS, it still manages to look slightly better due to its richer particle effects, especially during the rainy stages. Turn 10 Studios has nailed the cockpit rain effects that look almost as good as those of Driveclub. Moreover, Forza Motorsport 6: APEX also runs a lot better than Project CARS, so that's another thing to consider when comparing these two games.
All in all, Forza Motorsport 6: APEX looks and runs amazingly well on the PC. The game scales well on older PC systems, and its "Dynamic" option is a feature that more developers should offer in their games. And while there is no online support in Forza Motorsport 6: APEX, Turn 10 Studios promised to offer wheel support via a future patch. Oh, and let's not forget that this a free game, that it looks gorgeous, and that it's the best showcase for Microsoft's DX12 API (at least for now).
Well done Turn 10 Studios!
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Sydney's Royal Hall of Industries hosted OzHarvest's biggest ever CEO CookOff last night, raising a total $2,622,630 which will deliver more than five million meals to those in need.
The venue was transformed into a pop-up restaurant, with chefs and CEOs working together to serve a gourmet dinner to 1500 special guests from vulnerable communities across Sydney.
OzHarvest founder and CEO Ronni Kahn said she was overwhelmed with the generosity of so many supporters on the night.
"This event is so much more than just a charity fundraiser, seeing so many smiles on the faces of people who often go unnoticed in everyday society is a highlight for me," she said.
CEOs and corporate teams from leading companies got into the competitive spirit to take their fundraising to the next level.
Peter Gavaghan, managing director APAC at IMC Trading, and his team topped the bill with a massive $213,000 raised for the event.
"This is the first time IMC has participated and we loved every minute of it," said Gavaghan.
Other companies involved with the event included Atlassian, Woolworths, Deloitte, PwC and the event industry's own AV1.


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US Demand for Cabinets to Reach $16 Billion in 2018
May 02, 2014 | 2:56 pm EDT
CLEVELAND, OH - Demand for cabinets in the US is forecast to rise 6.6 percent annually to $16.0 billion in 2018, driven by a strong rebound in residential building construction. Kitchens and bathrooms will continue to claim a large share of square footage in new housing, boosting demand for cabinets as these rooms are the areas of a home where cabinets are most often installed. Builders will install more cabinets in these rooms -- such as by adding cabinets in kitchen islands or his-and-her bathroom vanities -- to provide aesthetically pleasing storage solutions. Further gains will be spurred by an acceleration in residential improvement and repair spending, as rising home values and a more favorable lending environment encourage consumers to refurbish kitchens and bathrooms. These and other trends are presented in Cabinets, a new study from The Freedonia Group, Inc., a Cleveland-based industry market research firm.
According to analyst Matt Zielenski, "Kitchen cabinets, which accounted for 81 percent of demand in 2013, are expected to see the fastest growth of all cabinet types, rising 6.8 percent annually to $13.1 billion." In addition to the rebound in residential building construction, gains will be spurred by design trends that call for homes to have larger kitchens with such features as islands and breakfast bars. These kitchens are often equipped with more and larger cabinets to provide ample storage space. Many of these cabinets will feature value-added amenities that enhance convenience, such as light-emitting diode lighting, pull-out shelves, storage racks, and easy-to-open doors.
Demand for bathroom cabinets is forecast to rise to $1.9 billion in 2018. Advances will be spurred by design trends that call for multiple bathrooms. While smaller in size than kitchens, bathrooms feature cabinets -- such as medicine chests or vanities -- that provide storage space for personal items and cleaning supplies. Demand for other cabinets, such as garage, home office, and home theater cabinets, will be supported by interest in them as attractive storage alternatives to open shelving and free-standing furnishings.
US CABINET DEMAND
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Cabinet Demand
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Cabinets (published 05/2014, 371 pages) is available for $5300 from The Freedonia Group, Inc. For further details or to arrange an interview with the analyst, please contact Corinne Gangloff by phone 440.684.9600 440.684.9600 or e-mail pr@freedoniagroup.com. Information may also be obtained through www.freedoniagroup.com.
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On December 29, Bardiani's Giulio Ciccone has had a follow-up visit at Monzino Cardiological Centre (Milan) after the ablative operation he undewent on October 20.
In order to limit the time needed to reover in view of the new cycling season, Ciccone has already undergone surgery and will leave Monzino Centre in a short time, facing the recovery process at home.
Ciccone's debut in 2017 has not been decided yet. Bardiani-CSF's management wanted to plan the rider's schedule in January but to ensure the best recovery, the decision has been postponed until February.
In 2016, Ciccone won a mountain stage at the Giro during his neo-pro season.


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Oracle Boosts CRM Portfolio with InQuira Acquisition
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The acquisition gives Oracle a knowledge-management suite and agent-assisted CRM.
Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) is set to boost its customer relationship management (CRM) and cross-channel customer support offerings with the acquisition of InQuira, a company well-known for its analytics and knowledge-based CRM platforms.
The acquisition of InQuira gives Oracle a knowledge-management suite integrated with self-service support, online customer forums and agent-assisted CRM. InQuira's solutions improve customer service and satisfaction by helping customers find more relevant answers to questions online or from a service agent guided by a scalable knowledge management platform, Oracle said.
Oracle claims the combination of its CRM product lineup and InQuira will deliver the industry's "most comprehensive cross-channel customer support offering."
"We expect InQuira to be the centerpiece for Oracle Fusion CRM Service," said Anthony Lye, senior vice president of Oracle CRM. "With InQuira, Oracle will provide an integrated suite of proven solutions that deliver a comprehensive and highly personalized experience for every customer, across all channels."
InQuira is a privately held company with headquarters in the San Francisco Bay Area and more than 85 blue-chip customers. Earlier this year, InQuira said the company marked its seventh consecutive year of record growth with a 33 percent increase in sales and an increase in average deal size by 50 percent.
"With integrated knowledge management, companies have the ability to capture, create, understand and deliver the right answers when customers need it," said Mike Murphy, CEO of InQuira. "We are excited to join Oracle and offer a comprehensive cross channel customer support solution."
What's Beyond CRM? Altify Says It's Customer Revenue Optimization
The InQuira platform was recognized by industry leaders before Oracle's acquisition announcement. Last year, the the InQuira On-Demand platform achieved Oracle-validated integration with Oracle CRM On Demand, and in February of this year InQuira announced that its platform was an SAP (NYSE: SAP) endorsed business solution.
Oracle did not disclose financial details of the InQuira acquisition.


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A New Hard Look at Vaping and Juuling
By Lonnie McCreery November 20, 2018 Uncategorized
There's a lot in the news these days about vaping and teens becoming hooked on Juul. In the opioid age, many may be blowing off nicotine addiction, but it is currently a serious issue for people of all ages, especially teens.
Many feel they're not putting their health at risk by Juuling instead of smoking, but this is sadly not true, and many young people are going to learn this the hard way. And just like withdrawing from other drugs, Juuling can have serious effects on your mental health and wellness if you withdraw without help.
Now the New York Times is taking a hard new look at vaping and Juul addiction by following a nineteen-year-old named Matt Murphy and his Juul addiction.
The Truth About Vaping Addiction
As the New York Times reports, Murphy first saw a Juul for the first time at a high school party in the summer of 2016. He was seventeen when he tried his Juul for the first time, and he loved it the first time he tried it. "It was love at first puff," he says. The next day he went back to the Juul, and couldn't stop, to the point where he called his Juul his "11th finger."
Juul then became Murphy's addiction for the next two years. He went on vacation with his family early into his Juul use, and he was losing his mind without it. He then spent $100 to take an Uber to a store and get a starter kit so he could take it on the family vacation.
Murphy stayed away from drinking, pot and cigarettes, and like many teens, he thought Juul was harmless. He also liked the fact that it made him a bit of a bad boy in that teachers and parents couldn't tell he was using it. "The Juul was super, super sneaky and I loved it," he says.
But then he noticed he was out of breath a lot when playing sports, and he was hitting up his Juul a lot in college as a refuge from stress. Like a lot of people dealing with addiction, eventually, he used Juul to deal with his cravings and anxiety that came from withdrawal. Like a lot of people who smoke marijuana, he kept his Juul nearby when he woke up in the morning so he could have a wake-up taste.
Regretting Getting Hooked on Juul
Before he knew it, Murphy regretted ever starting Juul in the first place and warned his college friends not to do it. Finally, he was confronted by his parents, and that gave him the incentive to get help.
Unbeknownst to many people, withdrawing from Juul has similarities to withdrawing from other drugs. One time Murphy stopped and he "felt strong for five minutes. And then I felt really weak. I only realized the magnitude of my addiction when I stopped."
After three weeks, Murphy felt like he was getting back to normal. He even marked the day he quit, like many who get sober. He still gets the urge to Juul, but then he thinks about the terrible times he had when he was addicted as well as the struggle of quitting.
Friends reach out to Murphy who is going through similar situations with Juuling, and he lets them know that he understands what they're experiencing and that it does get better when they can finally quit.


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Aramark Commits to Setting Science-Based Targets for Emissions Reduction
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PHILADELPHIA, November 19, 2021 /CSRwire/ - Aramark (NYSE: ARMK) a global leader in food, facilities, and uniform services, today announced its commitment to set enterprise-wide science-based targets, to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, in line with the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). This commitment follows the company's announcement earlier this year, of its goal to reduce GHG emissions by 15%, from its 2019 baseline, by the end of 2025 (in the U.S.), and will align the company with the Science Based Target initiative's new Net-Zero Standard.
Today's announcement affirms Aramark's commitment to set a near-term science-based target to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions within 5-10 years and a long-term science-based target to reach net-zero value chain GHG emissions by no later than 2050. Within 24-months, Aramark will develop its science-based targets in line with the SBTi Net-Zero Standard, which was released in October.
"We are proud of our climate goal and the progress we have made in reducing emissions. We are excited to raise our ambition on climate, to align with the latest climate science, and meet stakeholder expectations," said Ash Hanson, Aramark's Chief Diversity and Sustainability Officer. "We recognize the crucial role that businesses play in minimizing the risk climate change poses to our planet, and we are excited to join the growing group of leading companies setting emissions reduction targets in line with climate science."
Aramark's climate goal is a core pillar of the company's Be Well. Do Well. sustainability plan, focused on positively impacting people and the planet. The company's 2021 Be Well. Do Well. Impact Report, to be released in January 2022, will report on progress toward its environmental, social, and governance (ESG) commitments.
For more information on Be Well. Do Well., visit www.aramark.com/sustainability.
About Science Based Targets initiative
The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) is a global body enabling businesses to set ambitious emissions reductions targets in line with the latest climate science. It is focused on accelerating companies across the world to halve emissions before 2030 and achieve net-zero emissions before 2050. The initiative is a collaboration between CDP, the United Nations Global Compact, World Resources Institute (WRI) and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and one of the We Mean Business Coalition commitments. The SBTi defines and promotes best practice in science-based target setting, offers resources and guidance to reduce barriers to adoption, and independently assesses and approves companies' targets. www.sciencebasedtargets.org @sciencetargets
About Aramark
Aramark (NYSE: ARMK) proudly serves the world's leading educational institutions, Fortune 500 companies, world champion sports teams, prominent healthcare providers, iconic destinations and cultural attractions, and numerous municipalities in 19 countries around the world with food, facilities, and uniform services. Because our culture is rooted in service, our employees strive to do great things for each other, our partners, our communities, and our planet. Aramark has been named to DiversityInc's "Top 50 Companies for Diversity" list, the Forbes list of "America's Best Employers for Diversity," the HRC's "Best Places to Work for LGBTQ Equality" and scored 100% on the Disability Equality Index. Learn more at www.aramark.com and connect with us on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements reflect our current expectations as to future events based on certain assumptions and include any statement that does not directly relate to any historical or current fact. In this press release these statements include, but are not limited to, statements related to net zero commitments and broader emissions reduction targets and initiatives, and reporting of progress on these targets and initiatives. In some cases forward-looking statements can be identified by words such as "outlook," "aim," "anticipate," "are or remain or continue to be confident," "have confidence," "estimate," "expect," "will be," "will continue," "will likely result," "project," "intend," "plan," "believe," "see," "look to" and other words and terms of similar meaning or the negative versions of such words. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may change at any time, and actual results or outcomes may differ materially from those that we expected. Certain of these risks and uncertainties are set forth under the headings Item 1A "Risk Factors" and other sections of our Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the SEC on November 24, 2020 as such factors may be updated from time to time in our other periodic filings with the SEC, which are accessible on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov and which may be obtained by contacting Aramark's investor relations department via its website at www.aramark.com. These factors should not be construed as exhaustive and should be read in conjunction with the other cautionary statements that are included herein and in our other filings with the SEC. As a result of these risks and uncertainties, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements included herein or that may be made elsewhere from time to time by, or on behalf of, us. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date made. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or review any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments, changes in our expectations, or otherwise, except as required by law.
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ARAMARK is a leader in professional services, providing award-winning food services, facilities management, and uniform and career apparel to health care institutions, universities and school districts, stadiums and arenas, parks and destinations and businesses around the world.
The company is recognized as one of the "World's Most Ethical Companies" by the Ethisphere Institute, one of the "World's Most Admired Companies" by FORTUNE magazine and one of America's Largest Private Companies by both FORTUNE and Forbes magazines.
ARAMARK seeks to responsibly address issues that matter to its clients, customers, employees and communities by focusing on employee advocacy, environmental stewardship, health and wellness, and community involvement. Headquartered in Philadelphia, ARAMARK has approximately 250,000 employees serving clients in 22 countries. Learn more at www.twitter.com/aramarknews.
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New England and the South
Kendall and Plimpton family roots and residences were primarily but not exclusively in Massachusetts towns originally part of colonial Dedham, including Walpole, Sharon, and Norwood. However, they could be more broadly viewed as a New England family. Henry P. Kendall's paternal ancestors were from Connecticut and Rhode Island, and his father graduated from Providence High School and Brown University. The family had several New England residences, and their interest in whaling history led to strong ties to the New Bedford area. As the Kendall Company expanded out of New England and into the South, Harry and Evelyn Kendall developed increasing interest in the Carolinas. Henry P. Kendall was well known and respected throughout both New England and the South.
The White Elephant, Marion, MA
Boston was the first residence of Henry P. and Evelyn Kendall, on Embankment Road along the Charles River. Early in his career, Harry Kendall also purchased an old house in Marion, Massachusetts, which became affectionately known as the White Elephant, and Marion became a center of family activity for several generations. On the shore of Buzzard's Bay, it was an ideal location for the favored family avocation of sailing. Quartet Camp in Grand Lake Stream, Maine was a rustic fishing and hunting retreat for Henry P. Kendall and a number of other distinguished professional and government leaders. The Kendall Company operated mills in several Massachusetts and Rhode Island towns, and several of these towns clearly reflected Henry P. Kendall's influence and support. For instance, he was responsible for major restoration and improvement of the historic mill village of Slatersville, Rhode Island, now part of the National Register of Historic Places.
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Leaders gathered at Quartet Camp
Grand Lake Stream, Maine
Kendall influence and activity also extended into the South, where the Kendall Company had several plants. Henry P. and Evelyn Kendall spent a part of most years at the Sycamores, their historic house in Camden, South Carolina. In the villages surrounding several company plants, like Wateree in South Carolina, Mr. Kendall made extensive improvements in street design, landscaping, housing, public buildings and community services. The Kendalls were also collectors of the history of South Carolina, in the form of early maps, art prints and documents. They donated the bulk of this collection to the South Caroliniana Library at the University of South Carolina, where it is housed in the Kendall Memorial Room, named in their honor.
The Sycamores, Camden, SC
Pelzer Cotton Mill Pelzer, SC
Materials from New England and the Carolinas include:
Plans and photographs of the Kendall home in Boston, and early 20th-century photographs of the Embankment Road neighborhood along the Charles River
Records of the Charles Street Garage in Boston
Photograph albums and individual photographs of Marion, Massachusetts, the White Elephant and its furnishings
Documentation related to changes and improvements of Marion property
Photographs and documentation of the impact on Marion of the hurricanes of 1938, 1954, and 1991
Photographs and memorabilia of Kendall yachts and yachting in New England
Albums of Massachusetts picture postal cards, primarily late 19th and early 20th century , of Marion, New Bedford, Fairhaven, Boston, Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket
Photographs and records of Quartet Camp, Grand Lake Stream, Maine
Photographs and information on the Kendall mill and mill village in Slatersville, RI
Plans, drawings and artistic depictions of "The Sycamores," the Kendall home in Camden, South Carolina, its furnishings and gardens
Photograph albums of Camden, SC
A history of the Sycamores property and correspondence related to it
Information on the Wateree Mill and Kendall mill village in Camden, SC
Information on the Kendall collection of South Caroliniana
Henry P. Kendall
Henry W. Kendall
Kendall Maritime Collections
Maritime Research and Exploration
William Gilkerson: Maritime Art and History
Moose Hill Farm
Kendall Whaling Museum
Sharon and Walpole
Henry W. Kendall Photography
Yosemite – A Climber's Perspective
Henry W. Kendall Photo Exhibit
People, Places & Environment
Maritime and Underwater Photography
Evelyn Way Kendall
Ballooning and Early Aviation Collection
Kendall Company
Kendall-Plimpton Family History


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Greg Walsh was admitted to practice as a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of New South Wales on the 4th of December 1976.
During the year of 1977, Mr Walsh commenced service as a sole practitioner at Chester Hill in Sydney's South West.
In 2004 he moved his practice to Oatley and since this time has continued to operate a successful and professional law firm from this location.
Over the last 35 years, Mr Walsh has represented persons in both civil and criminal cases in Local Courts, District Courts, Supreme Courts, Courts of Appeal and in the High Court of Australia. He has appeared as counsel in civil and criminal trials, and in respect of disciplinary proceedings in the Disciplinary Tribunal (as it was then known) and the Administrative Decisions Tribunal.
Greg Walsh has served and continues to serve the Legal Profession in a number of capacities, including: President of the Bankstown Regional Law Society; Councillor of the Law Society of New South Wales; Member of the Criminal Law Committee, The Law Society of New South Wales; Complaints Committee, Legal Aid Committee, Legal Aid Commission; Legal Aid Review Committee, Legal Aid Commission; Chaired Victims Compensation Task Force; Member of the Interventionist Task Force established by The Law Society of New South Wales to assist legal practitioners; Member of Interventionist Task Force established by The Law Society of New South Wales to investigate and to establish a scheme to help legal practitioners suffering from subjective difficulties; Costs Assessor.
During Mr Walsh's reputable and long-withstanding career, he has reached several significant achievements. These include:
Inaugural recipient of the Pro Bono Lawyer of the Year Award, The Law Society of New South Wales.
Chairman of the Victims Compensation Task Force. This task force was established by the President of The Law Society of New South Wales to examine the provision of victim's compensation in New South Wales.
Awarded Golden Quill for Best Legal Article 'Injury by Justice: Inadequacy of Ex-Gratia Compensation for Wrongful Conviction' as published in the June 1994 edition of the Law Society Journal, NSW, Australia.
Awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia for service to the legal profession, and to the community, particularly through the provision of pro bono legal services.
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Reincarcation of Ron Artest
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Ron Artest Post Game Press Conference
We know he's a good player, we know what he's capable of doing on the court. It was his ability to stir trouble off the court that had Lakers fans worried when his signing was announced at the beginning of 2009/2010 season. After all it was Trevor Ariza who left the team to sign with the Rockets, he was a big part of the Lakers second unit in the championship run the previous season.
We loved Trevor Ariza, he was athletic, explosive, exciting, and he always kept a cool head. He's that quiet kid from LA who was just happy to be a part of it and did what ever the team asked of him. From shutting down the best player in opposing teams to making big shots in the NBA playoffs, he did it all, in a non-egotistical way … that's hard to find in LA, especially in the Lakers.
Needless to say, when it was announced that Trevor would sign with the Rockets, and Artest would sign with the Lakers. Ron Artest had big shoes to fill, strange thing to say with the type of credentials that Ron Artest has.
– 2003-04 NBA Defensive Player of the Year
– All-Defensive First Team Selection (2003-04, 2005-06)
– All Defensive Second Team Selection (2002-03)
– All NBA Third Team Selection (2003-04
– All Star Selection (2004)
For many seasons during that period, Ron Artest was considered the top perimeter defender in the league along with players like Kobe Bryant and Andrei Kirilenko. It wasn't his ability that we were worried about, it was his attitude, his ego. The last thing we needed was for a player as unstable as Ron Artest to disrupt the delicate chemistry that the Kobe and Phil Jackson have worked so hard to restore at Staples Center.
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Q: Rogue menus in Visual Studio 2019 I keep getting the issue with VS2019 where when selecting a menu item, the menu moves to the top left of the screen and doesn't disappear. The rest of the application carries on working but this menu is still responsive, and cannot be dismissed.

I'm on a very underpowered machine so I can't tell if that's a factor, or if this is a known bug. Can anyone help? It obscures other menus and I keep having to re-open VS!

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Ethiopia's transport minister has said the national carrier's pilots were following published Boeing procedures immediately before the fatal crash of a 737 Max 8 in March, citing an unpublished government report.
During a press conference this morning, transport boss Dagmawit Moges said: "The crew performed all the procedures repeatedly provided by the manufacturer but was not able to control the aircraft."
The preliminary report is expected to contain early findings on why Ethiopian Airlines flight ET302 crashed on 10 March, killing all 157 people aboard. International treaties on air crash investigations mean that aviation safety reports do not normally assign blame or liability for a particular incident.
Dagmawit continued, as reported by Reuters: "Since repetitive uncommanded aircraft nose down conditions are noticed... it is recommended that the aircraft control system shall be reviewed by the manufacturer."
Ethiopian Airlines Aviation Group said in a statement that its pilots "have followed the Boeing recommended and FAA approved emergency procedures to handle the most difficult emergency situation created on the airplane".
CEO Tewolde GebreMariam added: "We are very proud of our pilots' compliances to follow the emergency procedures and high level of professional performances in such extremely difficult situations."
The press conference will turn more attention onto Boeing's controversial MCAS software system, which is suspected to have played a role in both fatal crashes.
Boeing, meanwhile, issued a press release last night showing chief exec Dennis Muilenberg being flown in a 737 Max 7. Although this is not technically the same model as the 737 Max 8, it is very closely related – and still features the controversial MCAS system.
Dennis Muilenburg, @BoeingCEO, experienced first-hand our MCAS software update performing safely in action during a 737 MAX 7 demo flight today.
Earlier this week a patch for MCAS was delayed as the American aviation regulator, the FAA, inspected it. In the meantime, Boeing has published a webpage with information about MCAS.
MCAS works by taking its input from one of a pair of angle-of-attack sensors mounted by the aircraft's nose. If the jet is under manual control (i.e. the autopilot is not switched on) and its flaps are up, and the angle-of-attack is increasing, MCAS automatically adds nose-down trim in 10-second bursts. This pushes the nose downwards, helping avoid a stall caused by climbing at too steep an angle and with too little speed. A fuller explanation is towards the end of this previous Reg article.
Speculation has mounted that the pilots of the crash aircraft failed to notice the trim wheels moving under commands from MCAS because they stopped and started. A graph from the Indonesian crash investigation showed MCAS operating 33 times in seven minutes during the fatal flight, with the crew trying to undo its changes each time it activated.


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  - email
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  text: Provides a way to display meta content intended for temporary access such as navigation, links, buttons, menus.
---

#  `amp-sidebar`

[TOC]

    Description

    A sidebar provides a way to display meta content intended for temporary access (navigation links, buttons, menus, etc.). The sidebar can be revealed by a button tap while the main content remains visually underneath.

    Required Script
    <script async custom-element="amp-sidebar" src="https://cdn.ampproject.org/v0/amp-sidebar-0.1.js"></script>

    Supported Layouts
    nodisplay

    Examples
    See AMP By Example's amp-sidebar example.

## Overview
`<amp-sidebar>` hides meta content intended for temporary access (navigation links, buttons, menus, etc.). `<amp-sidebar>` can be opened and closed by button taps, and tapping outside of amp-sidebar.
However, optional attributes that accept media queries can be used to display meta content in other parts of the site. Child `<nav toolbar="(media query)" toolbar-target="elementID">` elements allow
for content within the sidebar to be displayed on other parts of the main content.

## Behavior

- The `<amp-sidebar>` should be a direct child of the `<body>`.
- The sidebar can only appear on the left or right side of a page.
- The `<amp-sidebar>` may contain any valid HTML elements (supported by AMP).
- The `<amp-sidebar>` may contain any of the following AMP elements:
    - `<amp-accordion>`
    - `<amp-img>`
    - `<amp-fit-text>`
    - `<amp-list>`
    - `<amp-live-list>`
    - `<amp-social-share>`
- The max-height of the sidebar is 100vh, if the height exceeds 100vh then a vertical scrollbar appears. The default height is set to 100vh in CSS and is overridable in CSS.
- The width of the sidebar can be set and adjusted using CSS (minimum width is 45px).
- Touch zoom is disabled on the `amp-sidebar` and it's mask when the sidebar is open.

*Example:*

In the following example, we use `amp-sidebar` to contain navigation items. However, The second and fourth item, Nav Item 2 and Nav Item 4, are assigned to element id that is on the page. By using the [`on`](../../spec/amp-actions-and-events.md) attribute, we can scroll smoothly to the element, using the element id and `scrollTo`.

```html
<amp-sidebar id="sidebar1" layout="nodisplay" side="right">
  <ul>
    <li>Nav item 1</li>
    <li><a href="#idTwo" on="tap:idTwo.scrollTo">Nav item 2</a></li>
    <li>Nav item 3</li>
    <li><a href="#idFour" on="tap:idFour.scrollTo">Nav item 4</a></li>
    <li>Nav item 5</li>
    <li>Nav item 6</li>
  </ul>
</amp-sidebar>
```

### Opening and closing the sidebar

To toggle, open, or close the sidebar when an element is tapped or clicked, set the [`on`](../../spec/amp-actions-and-events.md) action attribute on the element, and specify one of the following action methods:

    Action
    Description

    open (default)
    Opens the sidebar

    close
    Closes the sidebar

    toggle
    Toggles the sidebar state

If the user taps back on the partially-visible main content area, this closes the sidebar.

Alternatively, pressing the escape key on the keyboard will also close the sidebar.

*Example:*

```html
<button class="hamburger" on='tap:sidebar1.toggle'></button>
<button on='tap:sidebar1'>Open</button>
<button on='tap:sidebar1.open'>Open</button>
<button on='tap:sidebar1.close'>x</button>
```

### Toolbar

You can create a `toolbar` element that displays in the `<body>` by specifying the `toolbar` attribute with a media query and a `toolbar-target` attribute with an element id on a `<nav>` element that is a child of  `<amp-sidebar>`. The `toolbar` duplicates the `<nav>` element and its children and appends the element into the `toolbar-target` element.

#### Behavior

- The sidebar may implement toolbars by adding nav elements with the `toolbar` attribute and `toolbar-target` attribute.
- The nav element must be a child of `<amp-sidebar>` and follow this format: `<nav toolbar="(media-query)" toolbar-target="elementID">`.
    - For instance, this would be a valid use of toolbar: `<nav toolbar="(max-width: 1024px)" toolbar-target="target-element">`.
- The nav containing the toolbar attribute must only contain a single `<ul>` or `<ol>` element, that contains `<li>` elements.
    - The `<li>` elements may contain any valid HTML elements (supported by AMP), or any of the AMP elements that `<amp-sidebar>` supports.
- Toolbar behavior is only applied while the `toolbar` attribute media-query is valid. Also, an element with the `toolbar-target` attribute id must exist on the page for the toolbar to be applied.

*Example: Basic Toolbar*

In the following example, we display a `toolbar` if the window width is less than or equal to 767px. The `toolbar` contains a search input element. The `toolbar` element will be appended to the `<div id="target-element">` element.

```html
<amp-sidebar id="sidebar1" layout="nodisplay" side="right">
  <ul>
    <li>Nav item 1</li>
    <li><a href="#idTwo" on="tap:idTwo.scrollTo">Nav item 2</a></li>
    <li>Nav item 3</li>
    <li><a href="#idFour" on="tap:idFour.scrollTo">Nav item 4</a></li>
    <li>Nav item 5</li>
    <li>Nav item 6</li>
  </ul>

  <nav toolbar="(max-width: 767px)" toolbar-target="target-element">
    <ul>
      <li>
        <input placeholder="Search..."/>
      </li>
    </ul>
  </nav>
</amp-sidebar>

<div id="target-element">
</div>
```

## Styling Toolbar

The `toolbar` element within the `<amp-sidebar>` element, will have classes applied to the element depending if the `toolbar-target` element is shown or hidden. This is useful for applying different styles on the `toolbar` element and then `toolbar-target` element. The classes are `amp-sidebar-toolbar-target-shown`, and `amp-sidebar-toolbar-target-hidden`. The class `amp-sidebar-toolbar-target-shown` is applied to the `toolbar` element when the `toolbar-target` element is shown. The class `amp-sidebar-toolbar-target-hidden` is applied to the `toolbar` element when the `toolbar-target` element is hidden.

*Example: Toolbar State Classes*

In the following example, we display a `toolbar` if the window width is less than or equal to 767px. The `toolbar` contains a search input element. The `toolbar` element will be appended to the `<div id="target-element">` element. However, we added some custom styles to hide the `toolbar` element, when the `<div id="toolbar-target">` element is shown.

```html
<style amp-custom="">

  .amp-sidebar-toolbar-target-shown {
      display: none;
  }

</style>

<amp-sidebar id="sidebar1" layout="nodisplay" side="right">
  <ul>
    <li>Nav item 1</li>
    <li><a href="#idTwo" on="tap:idTwo.scrollTo">Nav item 2</a></li>
    <li>Nav item 3</li>
    <li><a href="#idFour" on="tap:idFour.scrollTo">Nav item 4</a></li>
    <li>Nav item 5</li>
    <li>Nav item 6</li>
  </ul>

  <nav toolbar="(max-width: 767px)" toolbar-target="target-element">
    <ul>
      <li>
        <input placeholder="Search..."/>
      </li>
    </ul>
  </nav>
</amp-sidebar>

<div id="target-element">
</div>
```

{% call callout('Tip', type='success') %}
See live demos at [AMP By Example](https://ampbyexample.com/components/amp-sidebar/).
{% endcall %}

## Sidebar for Stories
Use of `amp-sidebar` is supported within the `amp-story` [component](https://www.ampproject.org/stories/).

### Behavior
- The `<amp-sidebar>` must be a direct child of `<amp-story>`.
- The sidebar defaults to the "start" side for regular AMP documents, meaning right for left-right languages and left for right-to-left languages.
- The `<amp-sidebar>` has default background color of white and is overridable in CSS.
- Maximum width of `<amp-sidebar>` is enforced at `280px` and at `320px` for desktop experiences.
- A 'hamburger' style button that opens/closes the sidebar will appear on the story UI.

There are certain restrictions on what attributes and features are allowed in order to provide a consistent UI experience across the story platform. The following are allowed attributes and features of an `amp-sidebar` within an `amp-story`.

### Allowed Attributes
- [layout](#layout)
- [data-close-button-aria-label](#data)
- [common attributes](#common)

*Example: Basic Sidebar in a Story*

The following example shows a simple `amp-sidebar` within an `amp-story`.

```html
...
<body>
    <amp-story standalone>
      <amp-sidebar id="sidebar1" layout="nodisplay">
        <ul>
          <li><a href="https://www.ampproject.org"> External Link </a></li>
          <li>Nav item 2</li>
          <li>Nav item 3</li>
        </ul>
      </amp-sidebar>
      <amp-story-page id="cover">
        <amp-story-grid-layer template="fill">
          <h1>Hello World</h1>
          <p>This is the cover page of this story.</p>
        </amp-story-grid-layer>
      </amp-story-page>
      ...
  </body>
```

## Attributes

##### side

Indicates what side of the page the sidebar should open from, either `left` or `right`.  If a `side` is not specified, the `side` value will be inherited from the `body` tag's `dir` attribute (`ltr` => `left` , `rtl` => `right`); if no `dir` exists, the `side` defaults to `left`.

##### layout

Specifies the display layout of the sidebar, which must be `nodisplay`.

##### open

This attribute is present when the sidebar is open.

##### data-close-button-aria-label

Optional attribute used to set ARIA label for the close button added for accessibility.

##### toolbar

This attribute is present on child `<nav toolbar="(media-query)" toolbar-target="elementID">` elements, and accepts a media query of when to show a toolbar. See the [Toolbar](#toolbar) section for more information on using toolbars.

##### toolbar-target

This attribute is present on child `<nav toolbar="(media-query)" toolbar-target="elementID">`, and accepts an id of an element on the page.  The `toolbar-target` attribute will place the toolbar into the specified id of the element on the page, without the default toolbar styling. See the [Toolbar](#toolbar) section for more information on using toolbars.

##### common attributes

This element includes [common attributes](https://www.ampproject.org/docs/reference/common_attributes) extended to AMP components.

## Styling

The `amp-sidebar` component can be styled with standard CSS.

-  The `width` of the `amp-sidebar` may be set to adjust the width between the pre-set min(45px) and max(80vw) values.
- The height of the `amp-sidebar` may be set to adjust the height of the sidebar, if required. If the height exceeds 100vw, the sidebar will have a vertical scrollbar. The preset height of the sidebar is 100vw and can be overridden in CSS to make it shorter.
- The current state of the sidebar is exposed via the `open` attribute that is set on the `amp-sidebar` tag when the side bar is open on the page.

{% call callout('Tip', type='success') %}
Visit [AMP Start](https://ampstart.com/components#navigation) for responsive, pre-styled navigation menus that you can use in your AMP pages.
{% endcall %}

## Auto scrolling within overflowing areas

`amp-sidebar` can automatically scroll the overflowing container to first element that is decorated with `autoscroll` as an attribute in both sidebar and toolbar cases.

This feature is useful when dealing with long navigation list and wanting the sidebar to scroll to the current navigation items when page loads.

When using `toolbar` feature, `autoscroll` only works if the `<nav toolbar>` element is set to `overflow: auto` or `overflow: scroll`.

```html
<style amp-custom="">

  nav [toolbar] {
    overflow: auto;
  }

</style>

<amp-sidebar id="sidebar1" layout="nodisplay" side="right">
  <nav toolbar="(max-width: 767px)" toolbar-target="target-element">
    <ul>
      <li>Nav item 1</li>
      <li>Nav item 2</li>
      <li>Nav item 3</li>
      <li autoscroll class="currentPage">Nav item 4</li>
      <li>Nav item 5</li>
      <li>Nav item 6</li>
    </ul>
  </nav>
</amp-sidebar>

<div id="target-element">
</div>
```

Please see [this example file](https://github.com/ampproject/amphtml/blob/master/examples/amp-sidebar-autoscroll.amp.html) for a working example code.

## UX considerations

When using `<amp-sidebar>`, keep in mind that your users will often view your page on mobile in an AMP viewer, which may display a fixed-position header. In addition, browsers often display their own fixed header at the top of the page. Adding another fixed-position element at the top of the screen would take up a large amount of mobile screen space with content that gives the user no new information.

For this reason, we recommend that affordances to open the sidebar are not placed in a fixed, full-width header.

## Validation

See [amp-sidebar rules](https://github.com/ampproject/amphtml/blob/master/extensions/amp-sidebar/validator-amp-sidebar.protoascii) in the AMP validator specification.

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Day 03: Day free to explore the city on your own. You have the chance to enjoy an optional day at the newly opened Universal Studios at the Resort World, Sentosa.
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After a delicious American breakfast at the hotel, sit back and relax in your deluxe coach as we proceed towards Genting Highlands. Enroute enjoy a panoramic tour of Putrajaya, designed as an intelligent Cybercity and the new federal government administrative centre. Putrajaya showcases the best Malaysian architectural design in an environmentally friendly setting of beautifully landscaped lakes and parks. Proceed to Genting, en route, visit Batu Caves – a leading Hindu shrine in Malaysia. To reach it, one has to climb 272 steps. Later drive to the Sky way cable car station for a relaxing, scenic ride up to Genting Highlands. (Clients are required to carry only an overnight bag to Genting. Their main luggage will be kept in lockers provided by Genting management.) Tonight you have a choice to enjoy a sumptuous Indian dinner or savour cuisines from different parts of the world. Later you can try your luck at the largest and only land based casino in Asia -Casino-De-Genting (on your own). Overnight at Hotel First World / Awana or similar in Genting Highlands.
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