Daryl Dixon, one of the badass characters from the zombie apocalypse based TV series, The Walking Dead, is a survivor. He had an older brother, Merle, who expires in a rampage. Daryl is an excellent hunter and uses a crossbow to kill every other zombie that he confronts. He also develops a close bond with a fellow survivor, Carol. He is a physically strong man with a soft side. Often volatile, he significantly is level headed than Merle. He usually risks all his life in an attempt to find the lost Sophia, Carol's younger daughter. One of his best qualities is that he hardly lies. This makes him a respected and trusted member of Rick Grimes' group. EliteColumn brings you the 10 best handpicked Daryl Dixon quotes.


A Childhood in Books ... This is an announcement of something new and fun!
I was five months pregnant when I bought the first book for my child. Time for Bed by Mem Fox and Jane Dyer. I read it aloud to my unborn child every night.
Can you please tell my ego that I am the best parent in the world? Or better still, I'll tell it to go take an effing hike.


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Celebrate Beyonce's Birthday By Studying Her Style Evolution
A visual tribute to the Queen on her 34th birthday.
By Sydney Gore
Everyone loves Beyoncé for a lot of reasons—her addicting music, her fight for feminism, her charitableness, her stunning beauty, her fabulous lifestyle, etc. We'd like to think that her impeccable style is somewhere near the very top of that list. Whether she's striking a pose on the red carpet or jet setting on a vacay with Jay Z, this woman has always known how to make a statement.
In celebration of Bey's 34th birthday, we rounded up 16 of her most iconic looks. The flashback begins in 1998 when she was merely 1/4th of Destiny's Child; a moment in history that is gone, but never forgotten in our hearts. But in 2015, Beyoncé proved that she is a fashion leader, appearing on the cover of Vogue's iconic September issue.
Overall, this Tommy Hilfiger get-up from 1998 is 10/10.
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Looking like a queen at the launch of her 2BHAPPY jewelry line in 2010.
What we wish had been the March 2013 VOGUE cover.
The real cover girl 💙💙 My delicious Blue Blue at 11 months.
A photo posted by Beyoncé (@beyonce) on Aug 14, 2015 at 3:33pm PDT
Beyoncé is normcore AF.
A photo posted by Beyoncé (@beyonce) on Mar 27, 2014 at 3:04am PDT
#blessed
A photo posted by Beyoncé (@beyonce) on Apr 22, 2014 at 8:42am PDT
We'll have what Bey's having...
A photo posted by Beyoncé (@beyonce) on Apr 28, 2014 at 10:12am PDT
Never enough denim on denim.
A photo posted by Beyoncé (@beyonce) on Aug 2, 2014 at 9:39am PDT
Looking red hot with her Jay Z accessory at Fashion Week this past February.
A photo posted by Beyoncé (@beyonce) on Feb 13, 2015 at 8:59am PST
Beyoncé serving genie in a bottle vibes at the Met Gala 2015.
Met Gala 2015.
A photo posted by Beyoncé (@beyonce) on May 4, 2015 at 6:26pm PDT
Literally stepping up denim on denim with denim wedges.
Oh, and the entire "Feeling Myself" video, of course.
Happy B'Day Beyoncé! We don't get nearly enough of you.
A photo posted by Beyoncé (@beyonce) on May 21, 2015 at 4:33pm PDT
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•	Before you get on the pitch to play, ensure to hydrate yourself by taking sufficient amount of water. If you watch cricket news in hindi, you will understand this better.
•	•	Improves your overall physical fitness (running around from end of the pitch to another whist playing cricket enhances your physical fitness). Watching Cricket information in Hindi will make you learn more about this kind of.
•	•	Just like several games, cricket enhances hand as well as eye control.
•	•	Improves your calculative skill (playing cricket allows you to to be well calculative hence learning the appropriate spot to position oneself for the ball).


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Are you looking for the country's top yearly cooking competitions and food festivals? From coast to coast, several renowned festivals are staged in world-class venues that, even without the landscape, make the journey worthwhile for the food options alone.
Virginia's Urbanna Oyster Festival – November 15, 2022–April 15, 2023
Over 50 vendors provide various oysters, including raw, steamed, fried, roasted, and rockefeller. Local oystermen and women congregate to share their expertise and show off their skills in the festival's oyster shucking competition as the town closes for the two-day event. While fiercely competitive, it is pure entertainment for the crowd, which is tasked with devouring these tiny mollusks as soon as they are cracked open. Try yours with local wine tastings, or get some craft brews from the microbrewery garden.
New York City Wine & Food Festival – October 12 to 15, 2023
The New York City Wine & Food Festival offers over 80 activities. It is scheduled for October 12–15, 2023, and is considered the city's most extensive food and wine festival. The NYCWFF is well recognized for its walk-around tastings honoring American cuisine, private dinners with prominent chefs, late-night parties, practical lessons, wine tastings, and other events.
Taste of Chicago in Chicago, IL, June-July – 2023
Taste of Chicago is held in the Windy City, where many cutting-edge culinary trends are on show. Visit its grounds in Grant Park's excellent location overlooking Lake Michigan to enjoy dining to your heart's delight, chef demonstrations, and a kid's area. Yes, you can indulge in Eli's cheesecake and Chicago deep-dish pizza, but you can also have dim sum, candied bacon, and kimchi cheese fries.
Hudson Valley, New York, Wine & Food Fest – September 9–10, 2023
Every year in September, the weekend after Labor Day, the Duchess County Fairgrounds hosts the Hudson Valley Wine & Food Fest, a celebration of all things wine. Learn about New York's best wineries, mingle with grape growers and winemakers to discover the region's bounty, sample a craft beer or spirit from New York, and taste your way through adored eateries, food trucks, and purveyors of farm-fresh cheeses, farm-raised meats, salsas, and baked goods.
Food & Wine Classic in Aspen, Colorado – June 16–18, 2023
The Food & Wine Classic in Aspen is the festival to go for many James Beard Award-winning chefs. Thomas Keller refers to it as the "superstar" of culinary festivals, and it's understandable why: Attendees include the top chefs and wineries in the nation. However, the event's expensive tickets, foodies, and wine connoisseurs should take advantage of it.
Charleston, SC, Wine + Food Festival – March 1–5, 2023
At this five-day foodie festival in Charleston, South Carolina, chefs, authors, and winemakers gather to sample some of the nation's best culinary and dining offerings. Low Country cuisine takes center stage at CWFF, which offers all the cooking demonstrations, tastings, and book signings a foodie could need. The festival also honors the city's culinary and cultural past.


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Neural Interface Could Help Apple 'Think Different' about Its OS Future
Joe Leo - 2018.08.22
What if you could control your computer with just the power of your thoughts? It's not science fiction anymore, and this new real interface is already here courtesy of Amazon and Alphabet, the parent company of Google.
In this follow up to my article back in June on alternate computing interfaces of the future — where I discussed three possible interfaces from voice and touch control to eye tracking technology — I opined the possibility of Apple taking its well-known approach to innovation and leading the way by creating a new operating system that utilizes one of those alternate computing interfaces, two of which it already uses today with Siri and iOS.
Now there's a fourth new interface that's debuted in the computing arena.
However, it would seem that Apple has been beaten by two of its major rivals, which have teamed up with each other in funding the start-up company behind this very futuristic interface.
I learned about the invention from a Facebook post last month by Wired magazine, which shared another post from CNBC (NBC News' business oriented cable news channel) that caught my attention. The post only included a video with no corresponding article so I went on the web to search for the source and found the article written by Magdalena Petrova which talked about the new neural interface for controlling computers with a wearable device.
Petrova began her article by stating, "Our mouse and keyboard could become a thing of the past."
The wearable device, invented by CTRL-labs, a start-up in Manhattan, New York, is a wristband which works by tracking the electrical activity generated when a person thinks about moving. Aside from computers, it can control applications, robots, and artificial limbs.
Petrova writes, "An armband outfitted with a number of sensors detects the brain's electrical activity and sends it to a computer. From there, algorithms decode it and use the signals to manipulate a machine. Users can then do things like scroll through text, turn a dial, or select items from a menu just by thinking about it."
CTRL-labs envisions the technology will completely change the way we use our devices — from your smartphone and tablet to the computer that is built into the kiosk at an airport.
According to Petrova, "Later this year, CTRL-labs will release its technology to software developers."
Wouldn't this be a great opportunity for Apple to adopt and incorporate neural input into its operating system as an alternate computing interface, helping it become the future of personal computing?
I can see the Apple ad already with "Think Different" 2.0 asking Mac users, "What if we thought different in the way you used your computer? What if you could control your Mac with just a thought? Don't think about it, because that day is here. Introducing macOS…"
CTRL-labs co-founder, Thomas Reardon, who has a PhD in neuroscience (and also created the Internet Explorer web browser while at Microsoft), is quoted in the article as saying, "I have every faith in the world that this technology will come to dominate the way that we interact with machines. CTRL-labs may not be the company that pulls that off, but the technology will rewrite technology history."
Apple, are you listening? Time to restart your engines and "Think Different" once again! Before Amazon or Alphabet (through Google) decide to do more than back the start-up venture or, worse, Microsoft takes the lead with this innovation.
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Act Now: Request Full Funding for Recreational Trails Program
A bipartisan group of Congress members recently introduced H.R. 5797: Recreational Trails Program (RTP) Full Funding Act of 2020.
The RTP program provides critical funding for all kinds of recreational trails in Oregon. RTP is funded by a portion of the fuel tax attributed to snowmobile and OHV usage, but also funds non-motorized trails on federal, state, local, and tribal lands. Every year in Oregon, the worthy project proposals greatly exceed our state's share of current RTP funding.
It's time for Congress to fully fund the Recreational Trails Program!
Please write your representative and senators to let them know how important RTP is for your congressional district!
American Trails Infographic for RTP in Oregon
Find your U.S. Representative and links to Oregon congressional delegation contact forms here: https://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/OR#representatives
Find a list of RTP-funded projects by congressional district here: https://recreationaltrailsinfo.org/database/search_db.php
Find a list of recent RTP projects in Oregon here: https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/GRA/pages/GRA-rtp.aspx#9
For more info about the Recreational Trails Program in Oregon, contact Jodi Bellefeuille: Jodi.Bellefeuille@oregon.gov
Sample letter (Feel free to copy, paste, and edit to make it your own!):
I am writing to encourage you to co-sponsor the Recreational Trails Program (RTP) Full Funding Act of 2020, H.R. 5797.
RTP provides funding for recreational trail development and maintenance across all 50 states and has funded 468 trail projects in Oregon alone. This extremely popular program is oversubscribed with important trail project requests for our communities every year. In Oregon funds Oregon hiking, biking, equestrian, OHV, paddling, walking, and multi-use trails.
Trail projects funded by RFP in your congressional district that are invaluable to my community include ______________.
Based on the "user-pay, user-benefit" model of the Highway Trust Fund, the RTP is funded from gas taxes paid by non-highway recreational vehicles. The RTP is currently funded at $84 million annually, but it is estimated that federal gas taxes paid by non-highway recreational vehicles amount to more than $250 million annually.
The Recreational Trails Program Full Funding Act of 2020 would provide an increase in RTP funding to either $250 million or the latest non-highway recreational fuel study as required by this legislation, whichever is most recent.
Great trails are crucial for Oregonians' health and well-being and strong local economies. We hope you will join as a cosponsor of H.R. 5797.
Find your congresspeople's contact info now!


This September, Bike Easy and a large coalition of partners are working with the City of New Orleans to create Connect the Crescent – a connected, protected bikeway network in the heart of the city – showcasing a bold vision to improve biking, walking, and riding transit.
Most of the component parts for ultra-light mobility ecosystems are on the table – from cargo bikes, to sharing platforms. Social and technical innovations are transforming relationships between people, goods, energy, space, and value.
Mobility in the Netherlands is approached holistically within the urban fabric and in incorporated into how cities are more generally organized.
Electric Cars to the Rescue?
A lot of hope is riding on the wheels of the world's three million electric cars. So, how's the EV revolution going? And even if it's going well, is it really the best strategy? Those are the questions I want to address here.
Maybe we can build thousands of kms of passenger rail lines and thousands of kms of pipelines. But given the gravity and menace of the climate crisis and given the rapidly approaching deadlines to meet our emission-reduction commitments, it isn't hard to see which should be our priority.
Subway systems, trams, Bus-Rapid-Transit, high-speed trains, cars – these can all play useful roles in well-designed transportation systems. But we must not forget what still is and what should remain the world's most important transportation method: walking. That is one of the key messages of Beyond Mobility: Planning Cities for People and Places, a survey of urban planning successes and failures around the world.


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Cistercian monks of Holy Cross sign Major Record Contract to Sing Gregorian Chant
Posted on 25 March 2008 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf
This just in. My emphases and comments.
After a contact in London informed the Cistercian monks of Holy Cross monastery about Universal's search for Gregorian singers, the 80 monks compiled a clip of their singing and put it on YouTube as an audition. [Take note!]
BERLIN (CNA) – After "blowing away" music executives with their performance of Gregorian plainchant, a group of Austrian monks has been given a record deal with Universal Music, the Independent reports.
Universal had been persuaded that there was a market for albums of Gregorian chant by the success of the video game Halo. [Sigh…] The game, which has sold over 16 million copies, uses in its soundtrack a plainchant sung by male choirs without musical accompaniment.
Dickon Stainer, head of Universal Classics and Jazz, said, "Young people have an awareness of Gregorian chant, even though it's not something you come across in everyday life. It made us think that there was something in it."
The music company placed an advertisement in The Tablet and The Church Times seeking "men of the cloth" to sing on an album of Gregorian chants.
After a contact in London informed the Cistercian monks of Holy Cross monastery about Universal's search for Gregorian singers, the 80 monks compiled a clip of their singing and put it on YouTube as an audition.
The professionally edited video begins with a shot of altar candles and then switches to images of monks clad in white habits walking in double file through the ancient cloisters. The video closes in a picturesque aerial shot of the Holy Cross abbey, set deep in the Austrian woods.
"I was blown away by the quality of their singing," said Tom Lewis, an executive at Universal. "They are quite simply the best Gregorian singers we have heard. [What a great sing-off that would be!] They make a magical sound which is calming and deeply moving. They are using the very latest communication devices to get their music heard. They're very passionate and excited about this opportunity."
Lewis said the company had received hundreds of videos in response to its advertisements, but the Cistercians were the clear winners. [Will it be Cistercian chant or Gregorian?]
The monks have described their success as "divine intervention." They were scheduled to record an album last year, but the recording session was cancelled after it conflicted with a visit to the monastery by Pope Benedict XVI.
The monastery, which dates back to 1133, has been famous for its relic of the True Cross.
Father Karl, a spokesman for the abbey, welcomed the news. "Gregorian chant is part of spirituality and our life," he said, according to the Independent. "Any profits will be spent on training future brothers."
Gregorian Chant, which is named for Pope Gregory I, had some popularity in the 1990s and was featured in several successful CDs by the group Enigma.
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20 Responses to Cistercian monks of Holy Cross sign Major Record Contract to Sing Gregorian Chant
Rudy B says:
LOL. Wow. This is great! I won't lie- Halo's a great game, though. I'm definitely going to buy that CD!
Anonymous in Michigan says:
Here is the YouTube clip:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLFN-RVpLtk
I have never heard the Alleluia sung in that manner before. Nevertheless it is very beautiful.
Melody says:
Ironically, I wrote a letter just this morning to a liturgist on YouTube in which I asked, "Why is it that the most popular video games (Final Fantasy and Halo) have Gregorian chant, but the Church doesn't in most places?"
The subject was regarding a "Teen mass" to which I had expressed my gut reaction of "horrifying."
Incidentally, most professional choirs never seem to sing chant as well as real monks do. Even if they get the unique cadences right, the Latin often ends up sounding flat and lifeless, without the feeling of those who sing it knowing its meaning.
Jacob M. says:
The YouTube video can be viewed by clicking on or copying & pasting the following link:
(source: Catholic News Agency, ""Magical" chants win Austrian monks recording contract")
I can see why they attracted the attention of Universal!
– Jacob M.
Matthias says:
Well if Halo can get more people interested in Chant then I say great. God works in mysterious ways.
Here is the monastery's English webpage.
Chris Molter says:
I'm not a big HALO fan, but the music WAS my favorite aspect of the game. Now I understand why!
If it /wasn't/ Gregorian chant, but rather Cistercian, do you think they'd admit to that and jeopardize their deal? They're giving the record company want it wants and labeling it as necessary. ;)
Good singers and savvy too.
What about call of duty 4? Or, for us traditionalists, nintendo greats like Super Mario Bros. or Legend of Zelda? ;)
techno_aesthete says:
As well as CDs by the Benedictine Monks of the Abbey of Santo Domingo de Silos, Spain.
Optimist says:
"What a great sing-off that would be!"
Time for "Gregorian Idol"!!!
Naw. Gregorian Champ. :)
Practical question– is it ever possible for a congregation that knows the piece to chant like that? (Okay, not even anywhere close to the beauty of the Cistercians, but, you know– so it sounds like chant.)
A well-meaning parish nearby tries to incorporate some chant from time to time, but it inevitably turns into a messy, dragged-out dirge. Musically, I have a pretty good sense of the phrasing and "pulse" (not beat, mind you) that the pieces should have, but apparently a lot of my fellows in the pews have concluded that piety = sloooooow speed. I'm wondering if it's even possible to pull this off, as a congregation, rather than simply with a choir providing all the music.
Karen Russell says:
I have to agree with Melody above. I love Gregorian chant but to my ears, when done by professional choirs, no matter how good, it sounds like a performance. Done by monks (or nuns), it sounds like prayer. I no longer even think of buying a recording by a professional group.
This sounds like it will be excellent.
Leopold Stotch says:
Blockbuster still hasn't purchased Into Great Silence. Argh!
Jef says:
was just in a music shop there today looking for some good gregorian chant, very poor selection good to hear those who know how to sing it/pray it will be making a cd
I love the Compline from the Vatican website. It is prayed by the monks of Santo Domingo de Silos, the same ones who put out the CD a few years back. It is very nice to pray along.
Anon-ae says:
Is there much of a difference between Cistercian chant and Gregorian? And, can't you hear the faint heartbeat of the "Culture of Life" coming through?
I wonder if the average joe knew what was being said in these Latin chants would they be as poplular? I doubt it. But, talk about subversive warfare! Or, is it subliminal?
Just goes to show how "harmonious" and attractive truth is!
You all need to watch this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXNiZ5xG4_M It's a cure for liturgy induced depression. ^_^
From my limited experiences at the abbey and St. Mary's I think it relies on the regular use of chant. Since people there get to hear it every Sunday it sounds a heck of a lot better than at the Novus Ordo parish I also attend. The congregation keeps silent for the sining of the psalm, but usually does well on the Sanctus, Agnus Dei, and Pater Noster.


Obviously it is all about the festivals this weekend with international and national stars alike travelling north, south, east and west to get to various, obscure parts of the usually-unblemished Irish countryside. Manhattan-living Joan As Police Woman is no different as Ms. Wasser travels south to Skib on Sunday.
It's fitting then that this week's featured session - courtesy of an intimate Froggy Session filmed in Hôtel Arvor, Paris - features the Connecticut-native playing a beautiful version of the majestic 'Woman'. I must have watched it twenty times at this stage. Check back Friday for an interview with Joan As Police Woman.


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Keep pulling on those turnips, Herr Kaleun! Your posts always crack me up, and I respectfully tip my cap to the godfather of the TAC. Wishing you all the best in whatever you plan or don't plan to do this year!!
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BBC Worldwide Americas Announces New Doctor Who Effect for Facebook Camera Effects Platform
By Newsroom on December 20, 2017 Comments Off on BBC Worldwide Americas Announces New Doctor Who Effect for Facebook Camera Effects Platform
BBC Worldwide Americas announced a new effect for the Facebook Cameras Effects Platform giving users across the globe the ability to experience regeneration for the first time using Augmented Reality. Users can access the effect, created by VFX studio The Mill, through the Facebook app's camera feature on December 19, 2017 – just days before the historic on-screen metamorphosis of Twelfth Doctor Peter Capaldi into Thirteenth Doctor Jodie Whittaker during the 2017 Christmas Special, Doctor Who: Twice Upon a Time.
Everyone using the effect will experience the excitement of a regeneration first-hand as they are enveloped in the distinctive golden glow that accompanies the unique process, which allows an alien Time Lord to change into a new body.
Users can be part of this iconic moment, that has accompanied each Doctor's regeneration since the BBC series began in 1963. The Doctor Who camera effect is available worldwide and users can share their experience with friends via Facebook Stories, posting it on their Facebook page, or saving it to share elsewhere.
"Regeneration is the most distinct and fundamental attribute of Doctor Who. As we approach Christmas Day and the next monumental moment in the series' history, it is a great pleasure to be able to bring fans the opportunity to create and share their own regenerative process through the Facebook Camera Effects Platform," says Sergei Kuharsky, EVP Franchise and Digital Enterprises, BBC Worldwide Americas.
Doctor Who: Twice Upon a Time premieres on BBC One in the U.K., BBC AMERICA in the U.S., and Space in Canada on December 25. Audiences across Australia (ABC), Russia (Sony), Croatia (Pickbox), Germany (Maxdome & Videoload), Austria (UPC ), New Zealand (Prime) Middle East (BBC First), Asia (BBC Player), and Finland (YLE), will also be able to catch the Doctor Who Christmas special across broadcast channels.
This December, the BBC is hosting free screenings of this most eagerly-awaited festive TV show in selected cinemas across the North of England. The Doctor Who special will also be available in theatres across the U.S. on December 27, 2017– where the episode will be screened in over 400 cinemas through a partnership with Fathom Events.
Other international cinema partners include Sharmill Films in Australia, Cool Connections in Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Armenia and Georgia, Cineplex in Canada, Cinemark in Brazil, and various cinemas across Benelux, Nordics and Germany.
Regenerate now with the new #DoctorWho Facebook camera effect. Try it out and share your regeneration with the universe: https://t.co/iAeKVL4sze 📸 ✨ pic.twitter.com/Bu4PprRmiF
— Doctor Who Official (@bbcdoctorwho) December 19, 2017
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UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in Paris climate deal this year called on world leaders to end the conflict in Syria. In a farewell speech to the UN General Assembly, he said.
UN chief Ban Ki-moon to step down from the post he left three months. After 10 years working in the office next to his resignation on 31 December 2016.
Farewell speech, he said, "Syria is six years of war. It is already more than three million people were killed. I urge everyone who is able to stop the effects of war, start a discussion. "
Paris climate treaty to control greenhouse gas emissions, Ban Ki-moon is considered a major achievement. In this regard, he said, "We have no time to delay. I urge you to implement the Treaty of Paris this year. "
Climate change in South Korea's former foreign minister pointed out that the biggest challenge. He said 15 percent of the carbon emissions represented only 6 countries in the course of implementation of the agreement will come forward.
The Israeli-Palestinian "madness" Ban Ki-moon called for the closure. Advised world leaders for good governance. Secretary-General said, "My message to everyone is clear: the public service. Democracy is overthrown. Do not steal the wealth of the country and not your critics imprisoned and tortured. "


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Jeete Hain Shaan Se
Jeete Hain Shaan Se, India, 04 August 1987
Johnny (Mithun Chakraborty), Govinda (Sanjay Dutt) and Iqbal Ali (Govinda) are close friends who live in a small community in Bombay. The threesome get together to help each other and other needy people in the community and, hence, get in the bad books of a local gangster who calls himself DK. Tragedy strikes Govinda when his mom passes away. At the time of the funeral, Govinda is reunited with his dad, Advocate Verma, who has been missing for years. Then a police inspector gets Johny to meet his biological mother, Mary.
The three friends rejoice over this good fortune. Then Johny finds out that Verma was behind the atrocities that were inflicted on his mom years ago, and he goes to confront Verma, only to come against an enraged Govinda, who cannot believe his father is capable of committing any atrocities against anyone. It is now up to Iqbal to find a solution to end the enmity between Govinda and Johny, before DK takes advantage of this situation.
Director: Kawal Sharma
Jeete Hain Shaan Se is a 1988 Bollywood action film directed by Kawal Sharma and starring Mithun Chakraborty, Sanjay Dutt and Govinda in leading roles, the film performed excellently at the Indian box office and was the third highest grossing hindi film of that year, although it is probably most best remembered for the song Julie Julie.
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Symantec Corporation has announced the launch of Symantec's Product Certification Program in The Philippines. Offered through Symantec Education Services, the program combines technical credentials for Symantec data protection, high availability and security into a single program, covering the company's broad product portfolio. This formal certification program enables IT professionals to strengthen their professional development and enhance their careers by earning technical credentials for Symantec solutions.
To deliver the Symantec Certification Program in The Philippines, Symantec has appointed Edupro, Inc., Sun Microsystems Philippines (SunPhil) and WordText Systems, Inc. (WSI), as education partners. The certification program will equip IT professionals with a high level of technical competency that will ensure Symantec technology maximizes performance and reduces an organization's overall IT risk.
Symantec's Certification program introduces new certification exams, a consistent set of exam preparation materials for all certification paths and an online Certification Forum to facilitate collaboration among certification candidates and certified professionals. By providing a unified certification program that spans Symantec's entire solutions portfolio, Symantec now offers IT professionals a streamlined and consistent framework for earning credentials that verify their competence in Symantec data protection, high availability and security technologies.
Although certification exams may vary in complexity and depth, all exams cover core product elements, measuring technical knowledge against factors such as installation, configuration, product administration and day-to-day maintenance. Exams are computer-based and delivered at the more than 4,000 secure, standardised and geographically dispersed Prometric testing centers located in more than 135 countries worldwide.
Commenting on the partnership, Jaime Garchitorena, President of Edupro said, "We are honored to be selected by Symantec as an education partner and we look forward to working together in establishing Symantec's Education services in The Philippines. We have 13 years of experience in education services and our partnership with Symantec is in line with our mission to raise the ante of our training curriculum." Edupro operates a Prometric testing center for Symantec in The Philippines.
The education courses currently available in The Philippines comprise Symantec Endpoint Protection, Symantec Network Access Control, Symantec Enterprise Vault, Veritas NetBackup, Symantec Backup Exec, and Veritas Storage Foundation. More information on Symantec Education schedule for Philippines in 2008 is available at http://eval.symantec.com/en/SG/downloads/edu/calendar_ph.pdf. More information regarding specific certifications for Symantec products can be found at: http://www.symantec.com/business/training/certification/path.jsp?pathID=available_certifications.
Imagine being able to view the nanny and kids while you're in the office, find out if your brother jacked your car while you were out-of-town, monitor the house perimeter for trespassers while out on the field, or even check for property damage during a typhoon while the waves are lapping at your feet on a beach far away.
D-Link International, one of the world's biggest suppliers of network products, has made all these easier with its latest Securicams DCS-910 and DCS-920 Internet cameras with a 1.0 lux sensor to capture video in low-light conditions for home and office security.
Night time is not a problem for the easy-to-install DCS-910 and 920 which are designed for low-light conditions. Those away from home will still be able to view their prized possessions such as the house, the car, even the children and pets with great clarity anytime, anywhere. Wires and cables are not a concern because the DCS-920 has none.
The DCS-920 and DCS-910 can automatically detect motion, send email alerts when motion is detected and record to a computer on the home network or attached storage devices for detailed video monitoring and playback. They represent an ideal solution to keep an eye on children, senior members of the family or the office remotely by simply logging onto the camera using a web browser from any computer with Internet access.
"Affordably priced at less than Php 6,040 for the DCS-910 and less than Php 6,980 for the DCS-920, both Internet cameras come with a host of features to enable consumers to install a reliable home camera surveillance system that works for them. These include the 1.0 lux sensor and capability to record 320 x 420 resolution videos of up to 30 frames per second. All these come in a newer and slimmer design that makes installation in tight corners easier," said Mr Desmond Toh, Marketing Director, D-Link International Pte Ltd.
The latest DCS-900 series takes a departure from its previous bulky, black design to reveal a stylish form factor that enables the camera to be completely encased in white casing, without any protruding parts. An entry level yet full featured Internet camera, the DCS-910 is a wired version, and connects to an existing 10/100 Fast Ethernet network in the home or office. The DCS-920, on the other hand, comes with integrated 802.11g Wi-Fi capability, allowing it to be mounted in previously inaccessible places, such as ceilings and walls. It comes with WPA and WPA2 encryption for enhanced security.
Both cameras come bundled with the D-ViewCam 2.0, network monitoring software which enables the camera to simultaneously view up to 32 cameras, hassle-free. Easily accessed and controlled using any Java-enabled browser, both cameras enable recording and snapshots to be done directly from a web browser to a local hard drive.
Both cameras are compatible with Microsoft, Macintosh and Linux operating systems.
The new D-Link DCS-900 series is available through authorized retailers, resellers and distribution partners. The DCS-910 is retailing at the suggested retail price of Php 6,040. The DCS-920 is retailing at the suggested retail price of Php 6,980.
AMD announced the availability of robust new virtualization solutions powered by a combination of technologies from AMD and Microsoft Corp. This new deployment model uses AMD Opteron processors with AMD Virtualization (AMD-V) technology together with Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V to deliver significant efficiencies to enterprises large and small. Mid-market companies in particular, which have traditionally been slower to implement virtualization, can take advantage of the combined AMD and Microsoft product offering to help reduce cost, complexity and energy consumption.
Resource consolidation achieved through virtualization can deliver the low energy consumption, and superior utilization and manageability demanded by today's business es. AMD Opteron processors and Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V, a hypervisor-based virtualization feature of Microsoft Windows Server 2008, allow OEMs, VARs and Solution Providers to offer a valuable server virtualization combination to help increase their competitive edge and market opportunity. AMD-V technology and Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V also help enable business es to scale according to demands, boosting the efficiency of workloads.
Mid-market companies are often faced with legacy applications and hardware, integration challenges and cost constraints. The efficiencies and flexibility promised through the combined AMD and Microsoft product offering is expected to particularly benefit this underserved market segment.
– AMD-V technology improves efficiency by allowing customers to host more virtual machines, transactions and users per server with superior control and less overhead.
– Native multi-core capabilities fully integrate processing cores rather than simply packing them together.
– AMD continues to add significant features to AMD Opteron processors, such as Extended Migration, the Tagged Translation Look-aside Buffer for fast switching times and Rapid Virtualization Indexing technology.
Intel Corporation announced it has begun shipping Intel X18-M and X25-M Mainstream SATA Solid-State Drives (SSDs) based on multi-level cell (MLC) NAND flash technology for laptop and desktop computers. The new high-performing data storage devices give computer buyers a new level of system responsiveness in a lightweight, rugged, low-power package that can replace traditional hard disk drives.
Validated for Intel-based computers, the X18-M is a 1.8-inch drive and the X25-M a 2.5-inch drive, offering several advantages over hard drives including faster overall system response, boot and resume times. With no moving parts, SSDs run cooler and quieter and are a more reliable option than hard drives. In addition, SSDs remove input/output (I/O) performance bottlenecks associated with hard disk drives that help maximize the efficiency of Intel processors, such as the company's Core™ family of products. For example, lab tests show that the Intel X18-M and X25M increase storage system performance nine times over traditional hard disk drive performance.
The Intel X18-M and X25-M Mainstream SATA SSDs are available in 80 gigabyte (GB) capacities, with 160GB versions sampling in the fourth quarter of this year. The 80GB drive achieves up to 250MB per second read speeds, up to 70MB per second write speeds and 85-microsecond read latency for fast performance. The 80GB version is priced at $595 for quantities up to 1,000. These SSDs are available now and end-customer products containing the Intel® High-Performance SATA SSDs are expected to begin shipping in the next few weeks.
The company is also expected to introduce a line of single-level cell (SLC) SSDs for the server, storage and enterprise environments within the next 90 days. Called the Intel® X25-E Extreme SATA Solid-State Drive, these products are designed to maximize the Input/Output Operations Per Second (IOPS), which equates to higher performance and lower enterprise costs. Since SSDs lower energy consumption, maintenance, cooling and space costs, an SSD-based data center will reduce overall infrastructure costs while increasing performance-per-square-foot by as much as 50x.
HP announced new additions to its recently updated portfolio of servers, storage, software and services – driving more business value into Microsoft® virtualization environments.
– Immediate interoperability of Microsoft virtualization technologies with HP enterprise hardware and software offerings – including HP ProLiant and HP BladeSystem servers, HP StorageWorks and HP Thin Client products, and HP software.
– Strategy, design, transition, operation and continual improvement services for new Microsoft virtualization technologies in HP and heterogeneous environments.
– Customized training to prepare customers for Microsoft virtualization products and solutions.
HP and Microsoft are expanding the Microsoft Technology Center in Reston, Va., with an increased focus on the manageability, security and sustainability advantages of joint HP and Microsoft virtualization solutions. This center is targeted to the U.S. federal market.
HP ProLiant, HP BladeSystem servers and HP StorageWorks – part of the industry's most complete platform designed for virtualization – broadly support Microsoft virtualization technologies, including Microsoft Windows® Server 2008 Hyper-V and Microsoft Hyper-V Server. HP ProLiant is one of Microsoft's development platforms for testing and development of Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V.
– Microsoft Hyper-V Server is a stand-alone server virtualization product that will be supported on a wide range of HP ProLiant servers, providing a cost-effective solution for consolidating existing workloads.
– HP Insight Dynamics – VSE, along with Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 (SCVMM), will provide a comprehensive physical and virtual systems management environment for advanced management of Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V running on HP ProLiant and BladeSystem servers. This support is expected to be available in the first quarter of 2009.
– HP Insight Control Environment delivers integrated and easy-to-use life cycle management for server and storage infrastructure across an entire Windows Server 2008 environment. HP Insight Control Software complements and extends the capabilities of the Microsoft System Center suite of products.
HP ProLiant is also management-enabled for Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008. HP will be including Performance and Resource Optimization (PRO) features in its ProLiant management pack to help customers manage their Microsoft virtual environments running on HP servers. HP StorageWorks and HP Thin Client products will provide comprehensive support for Microsoft virtualization technologies. This offers a unique opportunity for customers to work with a single vendor to purchase and deploy a comprehensive virtualization solution.
As the largest integrator of Microsoft technologies in the world, HP has the ability to integrate and support these technologies in heterogeneous environments, helping customers address strategic or large-scale virtualization deployments and management to deliver better business outcomes.
– The new HP Microsoft Virtualization Infrastructure Service offerings guide customers through a transformation of their server infrastructure, including virtualization strategy, consolidation, virtual machine management and security. Applying HP data center and system integration best practices results in a more reliable and manageable infrastructure with lower, more predictable costs. In addition, HP support services help customers increase stability in ongoing operations.
– The HP Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) Service provides customers with an understanding of HP VDI, which includes HP VDI with Citrix XenDesktop, along with Microsoft optimized desktop technologies such as Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V, System Center Virtual Machine Manager, Microsoft Application Virtualization, Windows® Server 2008 Terminal Services and Windows Vista. This service enables customers to build a reliable desktop infrastructure that reduces total cost of ownership, increases security, simplifies technology management and readily adapts to new business requirements with improved flexibility.
– New customized training and education offerings include classroom training, live online training, self-paced e-learning and a variety of informal learning options. These services enable businesses to stay up to date while minimizing the time away from core business activities. HP is a worldwide Microsoft Gold Certified Partner for learning solutions.
HP is furthering its support for heterogeneous management of virtualized environments and seamless management of physical and virtual environments. HP software extends management of systems virtualized via Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V environments with offerings in the HP Business Technology Optimization (BTO) software portfolio.
– HP IT Service Management software provides discovery of Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V and can be used to identify, manage and track the entire virtual asset life cycle, allowing customers to drive business value by paying for only the licenses they need.
– HP Business Service Automation, including HP Server Automation software (formerly Opsware Server Automation System), will fully enable automation of change and configuration management processes across virtual and physical environments for Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V environments, and will integrate with System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 for managing the advanced platform capabilities, while decreasing downtime associated with uncontrolled change.


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Watchdog (TV programme)
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The title card used in 2017, featuring the addition of "Live", referring to episodes being broadcast live when aired.
Jaco Smith
Keir MacKenzie
Nikki Fox
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Theme music composer
No. of series
41 (inc. daytime)
Executive producer(s)
Lisa Ausden
Helen Collins
Michelle Cox
Emma Jay
Production location(s)
BBC Television Centre (1980–2012)
The Hospital Club (2013—2015)
Broadcasting House (2016)
Dock10, MediaCityUK (2017–)
625-line PAL 4:3 (1980-1998)
576i 16:9 DTV (1998–2013)
1080i HDTV (June 2013-present)
14 July 1985 (1985-07-14) –
Rogue Traders
Watchdog Test House
Watchdog is a British consumer investigative journalism programme, broadcast on BBC One since 1985. The programme is focused on investigating complaints and concerns made by viewers and consumers over problematic experiences with traders, retailers and other companies around the UK, over customer services, products, security, and possible fraudulent/criminal behaviour. Since it first began, the programme has achieved great success in changing the awareness consumers have of their purchasing rights, as well as pushing forward for changes in company policies and consumer laws, and in some cases helping to close down businesses whose practices have left many people dissatisfied and out of pocket. The show's longstanding slogan is "the programme you cannot afford to miss".
In the course of its history, Watchdog has spawned a number of spin-off shows, and be presented by a variety of hosts. Its current presenting line-up consists of Matt Allwright, Nikki Fox and Steph McGovern.
3 Presenters
4 Notable investigations
4.1 Fitted plugs
4.2 Hoover free flights
4.3 Auction World.tv
4.4 The Accident Group
4.5 Direct Kitchens, Kitchens and Maple Industries
4.6 Clarks Shoes
5 Transmissions
5.1 Spin-offs
6 Related programmes
Watchdog was first shown on 8 September 1980, as a pre-recorded weekly feature for BBC One's news magazine programme Nationwide,[1] with Hugh Scully, best known for presenting the Antiques Roadshow, being its first host.[citation needed] After Nationwide ended in 1983, Scully continued hosting the feature on Sixty Minutes until the show's final episode in 1984. A year later, the BBC decided to make a stand-alone version of the feature, with its first episode aired on 14 July 1985. The programme's first series was aired weekly on Sunday evenings, and presented by Nick Ross and Lynn Faulds Wood.[2] The following year, the programme was rescheduled to weekday daytime broadcasts, with Ross replaced by Faulds Wood's husband, John Stapleton; the programme's new schedule was considered by Michael Grade, the BBC One Programme Controller in 1986, as helpful to defying the laws of "television gravity" by boosting viewer figures for the launch of BBC Daytime.[3] In 1987, the BBC reverted the programme back to being a weekly programme on Sunday evenings, but with the addition of repeats being shown the following day during the daytime.
A year later, in 1988, the programme received another rescheduling that saw it broadcast on Mondays during both daytime and peaktime slots, but with a significant change in focus on its format. Unlike previous years, Watchdog began to employ a more forceful approach in consumer investigations, including investigating big businesses and conducting more investigative journalism. Changing their approach with their investigations led to the programme achieving many multimillion-pound product recalls by companies, the recovery of £19 million in overpaid fuel surcharges on package holidays, while also regularly featuring major name companies who had let down customers.[4] By January 1989, peaktime audiences of the show averaged around 6 million, leading the BBC to drop daytime broadcasts as a direct result. Both Faulds Wood and Stapleton remained with the programme into the early 90s until the former was diagnosed with advanced bowel cancer; after she was treated and had recovered from the condition, both Faulds Wood and Stapleton left the programme, to conduct a series of journalistic investigations for ITV's World in Action.[5][6]
For the 1993 series, the BBC decided upon assigning Anne Robinson as the new host of Watchdog. This decision had a slightly significant change in focus brought about by Robinson's style of presenting, including her approach to interviews with notable figures from within the companies featured in investigations on the programme. For her first series, she was teamed up with Simon Walton and Alice Beer, the latter having been an assistant producer until she was brought on as a co-presenter, assigned with being a link between the consumers (on the phone in earlier years, and e-mail in later years) and the main presenter. Walton left after the first series, while Beer remained until 1999, whereupon she was replaced by Charlotte Hudson, who remained until 2001.[citation needed] Because of her workload requiring her to be present with hosting the British and American versions of The Weakest Link, Robinson also left the programme that same year. Following Robinson's departure, the BBC replaced her with Nicky Campbell as the programme's main presenter, with Paul Heiney joining a year later as a regular co-presenter of his team; additional co-presenters in the team were changed during Campbell's tenure, and included Ashley Blake, Saima Mohsin, Nick Lawrence, and Dan Penteado. Between 2001-2004, Campbell was joined by Kate Sanderson as the other main presenter of the programme, while between 2005-2009, he was joined by Julia Bradbury, who was temporarily replaced during her last series in 2009 by Anita Rani between 6 February and 20 April;[7][8] Rani was retained as a reporter following this, taking the place of Mohsin.
On 10 May 2009, the BBC announced plans to relaunch the format for Watchdog, which included bringing back Anne Robinson to host the programme, and extending the length of episodes from thirty minutes to one hour.[9] In order to make this extension, the decision was made to incorporate the format of another consumer show, Rogue Traders, as a multi-part segment of the same name, with Matt Allwright becoming a part of the presenting team alongside Robinson and Anita Rani. His co-presenter, Dan Penteado, was retained, but worked mainly within the films for the new segment. The new series of Watchdog under this new format, began airing on 10 September 2009. In 2010, Rani left the programme, leading to her being replaced by Chris Hollins. In July 2012, Dan Penteado was sacked from the programme, after it was uncovered that he had fraudulently claimed £25,000 in benefits during his work as a co-presenter, to which he was later found guilty of benefit fraud at Bournemouth Magistrates' Court and jailed for 12 weeks.[10] On 12 November 2012, the BBC launched a daytime companion show, entitled Watchdog Daily, for weekday mornings, which ran for 4 weeks.[11][12] In March 2014, the BBC launched another daytime companion show called Watchdog Test House, which was presented by Sophie Raworth, with former host Faulds Wood assisting as a reporter.
On 10 September 2015, after having spent a total of 15 years presenting the programme, Robinson left the programme to focus on her commitments to assisting with the production of BBC's Britain's Spending Secrets.[13] Her departure led to Raworth replacing her as the new host, with Michelle Ackerley joining alongside her, Collins and Allright. On 22 June 2016, Hollins announced his decision to step down as co-host, whereupon after his departure, Allright was reassigned as one of the main presenters alongside Raworth, while Ackerly was demoted to being a co-presenter, with Nikki Fox and Steph McGovern being added to the lineup, with the show being moved to a temporary studio at Dock10, MediaCityUK. In 2017, Raworth and Ackerly left the programme, leading to McGovern joining Allright as a main presenter; the show was given a more permanent studio at Dock10 for the 2017 series.
Watchdog primarily consists of films involving journalistic investigations into consumer complaints, brought to the attention of the programme's research team by viewers and customers, in which the general basis of the investigation is to look into issues, concerns and complaints made about businesses and companies in regards to products/services offered, the quality of customer care, and other concerns/issues/problems that have arisen of late. Films usually consist of one or two major components - tests conducted by the research team, into various aspects such as quality, value for money, safety and hygiene, and so forth; and interviews with some of the consumers who contacted the programme, in regards to their experience with the company/business connected to the investigation that the interviewee had dealings with, what concerns and worries they have about a product/service they purchased and their overall general opinion of the business. The film is usually presented to viewers by either one of Watchdog's current presenters, or a reporter for the programme, who gives out a general overlay of the matter being investigated, and conducts interviews with the consumers that were affected. Towards the end of the film, a response from the businesses/companies involved (if provided) is often given, which can include their views on the programme's findings, if any issues raised have been dealt with, and if the consumers featured on the programme have had their complaints dealt with. If the programme puts forward their findings to any regulatory bodies connected to the product/service offered, including Trading Standards, they will also read out a response from them, including any consumer advice regarding the issues featured in the film.
In some investigations, hidden cameras are used to record specific areas of the investigation, that are done in secret by the research team; an example of this is when researchers pose as customers, go to different branches of a business under investigation, and secretly record a conversation between themselves and a number of employees they randomly approach, mainly on answers given in regards to consumer inquires they make (i.e. "What is the cooling down period for returning an item if we aren't satisfied?"). In a number of investigations where multiple companies/businesses are being investigated on the same aspects under investigation, researchers will usually conduct secret testing on multiple branches used by each business/company being investigated, to which their findings in regards to concerns and/or failings on anything (such as hygiene, safety, and customer service for example), are revealed during the film, including a comparison between the branches visited and how they match up to findings made in the other branches.
In some cases, company representatives are invited to discuss the consumer problems that were investigated by Watchdog, although a number frequently turn down the offer. However, many companies use the opportunity to voice their own opinions and thoughts on the subject of the investigation, some of whom also take advantage of the situation to offer full apologies and refunds to affected customers. From the start of 2000, company interviewees invited to take part in the programme are commonly given advice by media advisers before they are filmed.
With the increased use of social media and e-mail, and later series now being made live, Watchdog now allows viewers to not only offer up stories on products and services for the programme to investigate, but also allows them to give personal opinions and comment about experiences on stories featured in the show. These are usually read out towards the latter half of the programme.
Presenters[edit]
Lead presenter(s)
Co-presenter(s)
1980–84 Hugh Scully N/A
1985–86 Nick Ross and Lynn Faulds Wood
1986–93 Lynn Faulds Wood and John Stapleton
1993–94 Anne Robinson Alice Beer and Simon Walton
1994–99 Alice Beer
1999–2001 Charlotte Hudson
2001–02 Nicky Campbell and Kate Sanderson N/A
2002–04 Paul Heiney and Ashley Blake
2004–05 Paul Heiney and Saima Mohsin
2005–08 Nicky Campbell and Julia Bradbury Paul Heiney and Nick Lawrence
2008–09 Nicky Campbell
Julia Bradbury (episodes 1–16 and 26–30)
Anita Rani (episodes 17–25) Paul Heiney and Dan Penteado
2009–10 Anne Robinson Anita Rani, Matt Allwright and Dan Penteado
2010–12 Chris Hollins, Matt Allwright and Dan Penteado
2012–15 Chris Hollins and Matt Allwright
2015 Sophie Raworth and Michelle Ackerley
2016 Sophie Raworth and Matt Allwright Michelle Ackerley, Steph McGovern and Nikki Fox
2017–present Matt Allwright and Steph McGovern Nikki Fox
Notable investigations[edit]
Fitted plugs[edit]
In the late 1980s, Watchdog investigations showed that numerous accidents were caused when the electrical plugs on new electrical appliances were incorrectly wired.[14] At the time, all new electrical goods were sold with bare wires and customers were expected to fit plugs themselves. These investigations led to a British law forcing all manufacturers selling electrical products in the UK to supply them with fitted plugs.[15]
Hoover free flights[edit]
Main article: Hoover free flights promotion
In 1992 and 1993, The Hoover Company introduced a "free flights" offer whereby any customer spending over £100 would receive two free flights to New York City, a cost of ~£600, at a time before the rise of budget airlines. Due to an overwhelming response, many people did not receive their tickets and were denied the opportunity to take their free flights. After hundreds of complaints to Watchdog, an investigation by reporter Simon Walton revealed that the company in charge of processing applications was trying to deny customers their free flights in an effort to stem the rising costs. This quickly became headline news and Hoover were forced to give all customers the flights, costing them an estimated £40 million and the jobs of all the board members.[16]
Auction World.tv[edit]
Television sales channel Auction World.tv failed to deliver goods or offer refunds to over 27,000 customers in the early 2000s, and were fined £450,000 by the regulatory body OFCOM.[17] Investigations by Watchdog forced refunds and the closure of the channel, and traced the owner to Cyprus, where he refused to answer questions.[18]
The Accident Group[edit]
This company was exposed by Watchdog after secret filming revealed it was encouraging members of the public to make bogus claims for personal injury compensation.[citation needed] As a result, The Accident Group went out of business, sacking its staff by sending them text messages.[19]
Direct Kitchens, Kitchens and Maple Industries[edit]
Direct Kitchens, Kitchens and Maple Industries are all companies that are or have been based at Maple Mill, in Oldham, Greater Manchester and headed by controversial entrepreneur Vance Miller. The companies have been investigated by Watchdog on several occasions. Miller, who has a string of convictions in several countries,[20] has been branded by the media as the "Kitchen Gangster", became the first person in Britain to be handed a 'Stop Now' order by the Office of Fair Trading after consistently supplying kitchens which were not sold as advertised.[citation needed]
Clarks Shoes[edit]
Clarks Shoes were exposed by Watchdog in successive programmes in November 2018 after receiving large numbers of complaints from viewers about shoes which had been put away brand new but were subsequently found to be falling apart because of the poor quality of the materials used in their manufacture. [21]
Transmissions[edit]
1 14 July 1985 6 October 1985 13
2 15 November 1987 23 May 1988 24
3 3 October 1988 10 April 1989 24
4 4 September 1989 18 December 1989 16
5 1 October 1990 4 February 1991 17
6 30 September 1991 13 April 1992 24
7 7 September 1992 5 April 1993 28
8 6 September 1993 23 May 1994 35
9 5 September 1994 1 May 1995 32
10 4 September 1995 25 March 1996 28
12 4 September 1997 9 April 1998 40
13 10 September 1998 8 April 1999 29
14 9 September 1999 4 May 2000 34
15 5 October 2000 26 April 2001 29
18 2 September 2003 27 April 2004 30
21 3 October 2006 2 May 2007 29
22 3 October 2007 12 May 2008 30
23 13 October 2008 18 May 2009 30
24 10 September 2009 12 November 2009 10
25 6 May 2010 10 June 2010 10
26 9 September 2010 25 November 2010 10
27 7 April 2011 26 May 2011 8
28 1 September 2011 20 October 2011 8
29 15 March 2012 3 May 2012 8
30 12 September 2012 31 October 2012 8
31 1 May 2013 19 June 2013 8
32 18 September 2013 6 November 2013 8
33 14 May 2014 2 July 2014 7
34 16 October 2014 4 December 2014 8
36 8 October 2015 3 December 2015 6
37 2 November 2016 21 December 2016 6
38 28 June 2017 2 August 2017 6
39 18 April 2018 23 May 2018 6
41 1 May 2019 5 June 2019 6
Spin-offs[edit]
Watchdog Healthcheck – 1995 to 2002, about health matters
Main host
1 15 May 1995 3 July 1995 8 Judith Hann
2 15 April 1996 17 June 1996
3 24 April 1997 19 June 1997 Alice Beer
4 5 January 1998 9 February 1998 6
5 20 July 1998 24 August 1998 4
6 4 January 1999 29 March 1999 12
7 19 July 1999 14 February 2000
8 26 June 2000 21 August 2000 9 Gaby Roslin
9 8 January 2001 19 February 2001 7
10 4 June 2001 12 July 2001 Kate Sanderson
11 7 January 2002 25 February 2002 8 Gaby Roslin
Weekend Watchdog – 1997 to 2001, presented by Robinson (Allwright and Hudson for the final series)
1 25 April 1997 13 June 1997 8
3 13 March 1998 5 June 1998 13
4 11 September 1998 18 December 1998 14
7 17 March 2000 14 July 2000 15
8 6 October 2000 26 January 2001 14
9 23 March 2001 15 June 2001 12
Value for Money – 1995 to 2000, mainly about shopping, presented by Vanessa Feltz and Charlotte Hudson
1 24 June 1996 20 August 1996 7
2 26 June 1997 28 August 1997 10
4 16 July 1999 3 September 1999 8
5 5 July 2000 4 October 2000 12
Face Value – about the fashion industry, presented by Alice Beer
2 3 June 1999 9 July 1999
The Big Dinner – about the food industry, presented by Jonathan Maitland
1 28 May 1998 15 July 1998 5
On the House – first presented by Sankha Guha and Anne McKevitt, later Adrian Chiles
1 16 April 1998 21 May 1998 6
2 22 April 1999 27 May 1999
Watchdog: Are You Being Served? – 15 April 1999, presented by Alice Beer
Watchdog Daily – live and interactive series in which Sophie Raworth takes on the big household-names, getting results and showing viewers how they can fight back
1 12 November 2012 7 December 2012 20
Watchdog Test House – testing of household products, presented by Sophie Raworth; aired in 2014 and 2015
Specials[edit]
How To Save £1000 (15 January 2015) – BBC One
Pension Special (5 November 2015) – BBC Red Button
Related programmes[edit]
Short Change – about consumer affairs aimed at children between 7-16 year-olds, originally presented by Zoë Ball, then Andi Peters, Tim Vincent, and up until 2003, Angellica Bell. It was then presented by Thalia Pellegrini, Rhodri Owen and Ortis Deley. Many complaints included problems with service, bad deals, and being generally ripped-off. Finished in 2005.
Rogue Traders – undercover series examining con artists and cowboy workers
Rogue Restaurants – spin-off series to Rogue Traders, examining restaurants
Don't Get Done, Get Dom
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^ The Times (London, England), "Television and Radio" Saturday 13 July 1985
^ The Times (London, England), Monday, 24 November 1986
^ The Times (London, England), Monday, 4 January 1988; pg. 17
^ Doctor Knows Best on IMDb
^ Bobby Moore & Me on IMDb
^ "Julia statement". Watchdog. BBC. 15 April 2009. Archived from the original on 23 April 2009.
^ "Asian journalist Anita Rani replaces Julia Bradbury as Watchdog host" Thaindian News, 3 March 2009
^ Anne Robinson returns to Watchdog Digital Spy, 10 May 2009
^ "BBC Rogue Traders' Dan Penteado jailed for benefit fraud". BBC. 12 July 2012. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
^ [1] Watchdog on Twitter
^ "Anne Robinson to step down from Watchdog". BBC Media Centre. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
^ "25 years of Watchdog". 7 January 2005. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
^ "The Plugs and Sockets etc. (Safety) Regulations 1994". HM Government. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
^ "A Bloody Dust Up". Promo Magazine. 1 October 2005. Archived from the original on 5 December 2008. all England agrees that Hoover's Free Travel Offer was the worst promotion in British history
^ "TV auction channel shuts up shop". BBC News. 23 November 2004. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
^ "TV show tracks down Auction World boss". Hertfordshire Mercury. 22 April 2005. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
^ Bust company sacks workers by text BBC News, 30 May 2003
^ Customs seize £66k from Miller as he boards China flight Oldham Advertiser Archived 6 December 2006 at the Wayback Machine
^ Disintegrating new and little-used Clarks shoes as shown on BBC Watchdog
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Boondocking?!? (Insert confused facial expression here) What is it? Glad you asked!
Boondocking RV is a style of camping, typically in a more remote location, in a variety of different types of RVs. The key to boondocking is that you camp as much off the grid as possible, so limited power and water, which allows you to enjoy the outdoors without having to worry about how well that waterproofing is on your tent.
So you've decided to go Boondocking, what now?
A million questions buzzing around your head like irritating little nats, driving you crazy and making you second guess your decision.
Breathe, with a bit of knowledge and some preparation, boondocking can be a beautiful escape from the bustle of city life into the quiet, calm of nature.
So where to start? Like most things planning is essential.
Water: Consider bringing gallons of water with you for drinking, this will save your fresh water for things like showering and dishwashing so that you do not run out quickly or cut your trip short. You can also conserve water in some creative ways such as putting a bucket in your shower to catch excess water and use that for flushing the toilet; also limiting dishwashing to once a day, this can help to optimize water usage. (Side note: After eating wipe your plate off with a paper towel so that the dishes are easier to clean.) It may sound silly but the old adage of "if it's yellow, let it mellow" will conserve your fresh water as well.
Survival: Remember to keep trash stored away and food inside, nature while beautiful, has some fairly curious and nose to the ground animals that may wander in. Whether it is a nuisance or quite a scare, just practice caution by keeping anything that may be of interest out of sight (or smell)! Always remember that even though you are out in the middle of nowhere (or even just a smidge off the path) accidents and unforeseen events happen, being prepared can make all of the difference in those situations.
Electronics: For smaller electronics, use the power inverter/charger on the dashboard, especially when driving, to charge instead of running the generator. Don't use heavier drain items, such as the microwave and T.V., when the generator isn't running.
Generator Drain: Limit your usage of lights that are necessary and use your nightshades during the heat of the day to block the sun, so that your vehicle stays cooler. This will help you to use your AC intermittently, conserving (you guessed it!) your generator.
Emergencies: Keeping a first aid kit, roadside tools, and some basic household tools will go a long way should something arise when you are off the beaten path. It is always a good practice to let someone know where you are planning to stay. Check cell service coverage beforehand so that you know it can be used, as well as letting someone know your GPS location. It is just good practice should something unforeseeable happen.
Terrain: Knowing the terrain ahead of time can save you the heartache of traversing it later. Look up public land maps for a better sense of where you are, this will answer a question like, "How far is the closest city?", "Where can we go to get____?". Check out atlases for sale or the Bureau of Land Management website for useful campsite/terrain information.
Etiquette: If you are somewhere that has other RVers, park at a respectable distance, you don't want to be disturbed by their generator nor do you want your views blocked and they would appreciate the same. Again, if it comes in with you then it needs to leave with you, don't leave your trash behind (this can also take some planning depending on the length of your trip).
Regulations: Always look into local regulations. It is important to know what the state or local county laws are for things like personal protection as well as where you can and cannot be.
When all is said and done, an ounce of preparation can save a great deal of stress later. Something to think about while all types of RVs can boondock, be mindful of your individual vehicle and comfort level of driving it so that you do not find yourself getting into a place you cannot get back out of. The point of getting out there is to enjoy your time, so make the most of it. Kick back and relax!!


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Q: Ubuntu 18.04 lts settings dont see headphone microphone I have Lenovo T420 thinkpad, Ubuntu 18.04 lts and Bluetooth headphones Philips tah4205 .
When I use command to show devices:
pcmd list-cards
    index: 1
name: <bluez_card.98_D3_31_05_B8_33>
driver: <module-bluez5-device.c>
owner module: 28
properties:
    device.description = "Philips TAH4205"
    device.string = "98:D3:31:05:B8:33"
    device.api = "bluez"
    device.class = "sound"
    device.bus = "bluetooth"
    device.form_factor = "headset"
    bluez.path = "/org/bluez/hci0/dev_98_D3_31_05_B8_33"
    bluez.class = "0x240404"
    bluez.alias = "Philips TAH4205"
    device.icon_name = "audio-headset-bluetooth"
    device.intended_roles = "phone"
profiles:
    a2dp_sink: High Fidelity Playback (A2DP Sink) (priority 40, available: yes)
    headset_head_unit: Headset Head Unit (HSP/HFP) (priority 30, available: no)
    off: Off (priority 0, available: yes)
active profile: <a2dp_sink>
sinks:
    bluez_sink.98_D3_31_05_B8_33.a2dp_sink/#1: Philips TAH4205
sources:
    bluez_sink.98_D3_31_05_B8_33.a2dp_sink.monitor/#2: Monitor of Philips TAH4205
ports:
    headset-output: Headset (priority 0, latency offset 0 usec, available: yes)
        properties:

    headset-input: Headset (priority 0, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)
        properties:

last line show that is not available
headset-input: Headset (priority 0, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)
            properties:

I tried things like PulseAudio and PulseAudio see them but choosing them and nothing happens or commands like:
pacmd set-source-port 1 analog-input-headset-mic

but get
No source found by this name or index.

Is there any hope I can make headphone microphone work on ubuntu? Output works fine
when I go https://www.onlinemictest.com/ I got:
Microphone not authorized. Please check your media permissions settings.
 pacmd list | grep "active port"
    active port: <analog-output-speaker>
    active port: <headset-output>
    active port: <analog-input-internal-mic>

so headset input is not active port

A: It s a well known limitation of PulseAudio in ubuntu18 (same behavior with logitech H800):
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/pulseaudio/pulseaudio/-/issues/1181
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/pulseaudio/pulseaudio/-/merge_requests/94
A workaround is called "oFono".

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There's no person in history more persecuted than Jesus Christ!
He was tortured, humiliated, and crucified by His enemies. And He still is today by the way we live our lives, going against His commandments provided in Scripture.
So what can we learn from Christ's persecution? That it is a necessary side effect of following after God.
But don't despair from this news! Because even though we will experience persecution in this life, Christ doesn't leave us without hope, strength, and support.
He constantly fills us with His Spirit, providing us with the necessary tools to successfully navigate persecution. He allows us to remain steadfast in His will, and to help others that are needing support as well.
So if you are undergoing persecution for following Christ, keep trusting in Him. For He will never forsake those that do!
We all encounter persecution at some point in our lives. People gossip, take offense, and judge based on perceptions; it's human nature! But Christians are called to deal with persecution much differently than the rest of the world.
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Taking an Ordinary Utility Box and Creating Art
Sacramento is known as the "City of Trees" and the "Farm to Fork Capital," but it also has a vibrant art scene that can be found, quite literally, on every corner.
Finding art in unexpected places is part of the Sacramento charm. If you have taken the time to walk the downtown grid chances are you have passed a sculpture, wall mural, or even a utility box covered in art.
Having passed so many of the latter, I started to wonder, what is the deal with those boxes?! So, I Googled it, contacted the right person, and found myself sitting across from Todd Leon, Development Director of the Capitol Area Development Authority (CADA).
"Public art can often be taken for granted, so we wanted to find a platform that was highly visible."
"Public art can often be taken for granted, so we wanted to find a platform that was highly visible and covers a lot of ground." Leon's inspiration for substituting utility boxes with canvases is rather simple: "Utility boxes are everywhere and are ugly. With plenty of them at hand, it seemed like the perfect fit."
Although the idea of covering up utility boxes is not unique to Sacramento, it does provide the perfect setting to spotlight local artists in the region, and provides a deeper sense of community pride when you pass them on the street.
The project itself was spearheaded by CADA, which strives to create housing and infrastructure improvements, and implement projects like Capitol Box Art in order to reinvest money back into the city we live in and help build a stronger community. The project was the dream child of Leon, but as he puts it, "I came up with the project and did some ground work, but it was by no means a one person job."
The goal of the project was to beautify the city, celebrate local artists, and promote community, while also deterring graffiti. From start to finish it took a year to complete. The first box, designed by Ianna Frisby, went up on 15th & P in January 2014.
Artist: Karri Warner, J and 15th Street
The process of selecting the art and the artist.
Leon speaks on the wide variety of art styles represented in the project. "Because we chose to use vinyl wraps of the art work rather than paint only, we were able to cover 30 boxes, which is more than using paint only due to cost. And it gave us the ability to open it up to artists that use different mediums, such graphic art, photography, and mixed media."
He goes on to say, "The level of talent was not a surprise. The work that came in was amazing and the selection process was more challenging than I had expected because we had so many genres represented."
CADA worked with the Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission (SMAC), who developed the process to find, vet, and select which local artists would be featured on the boxes. The request for proposals attracted over 70 Sacramento artists, and of those, 20 were selected, with each getting one to two boxes.
The wrapped boxes have subsequently inspired other local artists to go beyond the borders of the project. "Some folks that have been struck with inspiration because of the project go through the proper channels and others are guerilla artists."
Leon's passion for supporting local art is evident when he speaks of the project. "We took something ordinary and mundane and now it's a bright and beautiful thing, and we are part of bringing that art to the community. I like to think that we were part of introducing a local artist that will eventually help them in their career."
If you are interested in looking at all of the utility box artwork, grab a cup of coffee, print out the map, and take an artful stroll downtown. If you take the time to share your discoveries online, be sure to tag @postmm on Twitter!
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Does Clinton Really Oppose TPP? There's a Test For That
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December 7, 2015 - 12:00pm
Many people have come to believe politicians say what they need to say to win, and then turn on them. If Hillary Clinton wants to win the Democratic nomination and inspire people to vote for her in the general election, she must find ways to overcome this voter skepticism. There is one test that, if she passes it, could convince voters that Clinton is on their side. It involves what Clinton does over the next few months to prove that she meant it when she came out in opposition to the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal a few weeks ago.
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What You Should Know About That Completed TPP "Trade" Deal
Monday morning it was announced that a "Trans-Pacific Partnership Trade Deal Is Reached," presented as much as a foreign policy success as a "trade" deal. The effect the deal will have on actual "trade" is unclear, since the U.S. already has trade agreements with many of the participating countries. Also much of the deal appears to be about things people would not usually consider "trade", like investor rights and limits on the ability of countries to regulate. Though the deal remains secret, here is some of what is known about the agreement deal.
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Can Biden Run for President with TPP Around His Neck?
Vice President Joe Biden is considering a run for president. But Biden is currently working behind the scenes to push the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), which most (if not all) core Democratic-aligned groups will likely oppose. Can Biden run for president as a Democrat after pushing TPP on us?
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Did Obama Administration Downplay Malaysia Slavery To Grease Trade Deal?
Cheap labor is the whole point of our corporate-rigged, NAFTA-style trade agreements. Companies get to move jobs, factories, even entire industries out of the U.S. to countries where people are exploited, the environment is not protected and "costs" like human safety are kept low. But even so … tolerating slavery? Flat-out slavery? Really? Unfortunately, it looks like that's what is happening with fast-track trade promotion authority, The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and the Obama administration.
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TPP: A 'Path To Yes' On Trade, But Paul Ryan Blocks It
The "fast track" trade bill introduced last week by Sens. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) has a number of problems. It sets aside Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution and essentially pre-approves the secret Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) before the public and most of Congress even sees it. Unfortunately, the Senate bill does not specify firm and sufficient objectives to make TPP a trade bill that could work for 99 percent of Americans.
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How US Trade Policies Kill US Jobs - Analysis
March 9, 2015 - 11:56am
Trade is great. We all trade. A lot of us trade labor for money that buys other things. A farmer trades corn for money that buys other things, and so on. No one is "against trade." But is anything called "trade" always good for all involved?
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Art Pulaski: Workers are Left in the Dark with Fast Track
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There's trouble brewing in Washington D.C. for American workers. In the coming weeks, our congress will decide whether or not to pass Fast Track legislation that will allow trade deals to be made behind closed doors and without any oversight from the people most impacted: American workers.
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Deconstructing the Corporate Case for Fast Track Trade Authority
January 29, 2015 - 3:08pm
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Michael Froman appeared before Congress Tuesday to make the corporate argument for fast track trade promotion authority. The USTR and President Obama are pushing fast-track pre-approval for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and other big trade agreements they are working on.
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President Obama speaks at the India-US Business Summit in New Delhi, India
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Environmental Groups Denounce Fast Track Trade Process
The Sierra Club, the Natural Resources Defense Council, the League of Conservation Voters and 41 other environmental groups sent a letter to Congress this week, asking them to oppose fast track trade promotion authority for upcoming trade agreements like the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). They asked Congress to instead set up an open, transparent trade negotiating system that gives stakeholders, other than just corporate representatives, input in the process.
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Álvaro Galindo (born 26 February 1982), is an Argentine professional rugby union footballer. Álvaro currently plays for the French club Racing Métro 92. Standing at 6 ft 4in he plays in the back-row where he also represents his country.

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1982 births
Living people
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Sportspeople from San Miguel de Tucumán
AS Béziers Hérault players
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