If this Universal Accelerator that flat Earthers refer to is real then what is the driving force behind it? What causes the acceleration?
I always find it weird how people like Tom can sneer at the concept of gravitons and declare that the mechanism behind gravity is unknown and therefore the whole idea is ridiculous and simultaneously believe in so many FE concepts the mechanisms behind which are "unknown".
I only see two proposed ideas of the force behind UA. That is in the TFES wiki, to which us REers are referred to all the time when we ask a question. So, ergo the members of TFES believe in one of those ideas. If not, improve your wiki.
It still seems to me that flat Earthers in general find it very easy to dismiss and almost ridicule many aspects of RET yet when they are asked specific questions about FET and the reasons behind it they are unable to be specific and say much of it is down to speculation. Much of FET seems to reflect many of the scientific ideas that were floating around a century or two ago. There is very little more recent than that which I can find.
With respect to the flat Earth community there is a lot more evidence to support gravity than there is to support anything else. Whenever a comment is made to the effect of 'mechanism is unknown' I interpret that to actually mean 'I can't or won't accept the current scientific model which exists but I cannot come up with a better idea and am not willing to admit it'. In other words don't knock an idea unless you can come up with something better which can be verified and tested.
The wiki does. In the Electromagnetic Accelerator section. Named after, oh look, Tom Bishop.
I'm a bit confused about this whole electromagnetic accelerator because isn't the speed of light one of the most universal constants in nature? c = 299, 792,458m/s? Light can be slowed down but it cannot be accelerated.
Do you have a quote from someone on the ISS?
Do you find it weird when NdGT states the same thing?
Or did we miss something and the mechanisms are now identified?
What you missed was the second part of my post. It's not that some things in science remain undiscovered which I find weird, it's that Tom uses that fact to sneer at science but yet is quite happy to believe in FET and openly state that most of the mechanisms behind the ideas are unknown. You can't have it both ways. Yes, science has a bigger budget but that doesn't mean they're going to have all the answers. Especially when in the last century we've discovered things like Relativity and Quantum Theory. The more we look into the workings of the universe the more complicated it all seems.
Would it make any difference to your thoughts if he did? Afterall it would only be a voice coming out of a speaker. I have no doubts about it but I can't see you accepting a voice as evidence. The school where I work once set up a Skype link with the ISS and not only could we speak to the astronauts we could actually see them as well. There was no funding for that. One of the science teachers had a contact at the ESA control centre who arranged it for us and the rest was set up with a bit of IT know how.
If I stated I had a quote from an astronaut claiming he couldn't see stars or didn't see a spherical earth or didn't photograph or videotape a spherical earth (Apollo 11, for instance) that immediately gets called into question by RE adherents as being,"...not what they really meant," or, "...you don't understand..."
I don't care what your freaking opinion is about the question or belief about the issue as a whole.
The guy I addressed my post to either has the goods relevant to what he claimed or he doesn't.
It's a pointless question if you're already unwilling to believe or acknowledge his answers. Why not try listening in on the ISS yourself instead? Anyone should be able to do it just fine and they make contact with schools sometimes as well.
So, are you an alt admitting he has no quote?
Tom does not sneer at science.
Where do you get off making that ridiculous claim?
Tom justifiably sneers at the piling of obvious lies and deliberate deception being pandered about by these charlatans today like so much cotton candy at a county fair, in support of the initial obvious lie and deception.
Really..? I must have ben misunderstanding him then. Only the aspects of science he doesn't agree with I guess.
Your baseless assumptions are an obvious sign that you're not interested in pursuing that data and information for yourself and are clearly quite happy to just stay believing your own thing which is fine, but in that case maybe not bother asking obviously pointless questions. My point was that he may well come back to you with direct quotes of people having conversations over radio with the ISS, but you have made it clear you don't care either way and so before he bothers wasting his time, I offer you an alternative to find out for yourself first hand whether or not people converse with other people on the ISS. Unless you are willing to look into it for yourself (because let's face it, you won't believe him if he posts a random quote) there's really no point in your arguing it to be false.
"Do you have a quote from someone on the Flat Earth?" - see how pointless that same question is? If you say yes and quote someone, what does that even prove or disprove and why should I believe it's a quote from someone on a flat earth and not anywhere else from anyone else? If the FE way is to find the answers yourself then go do it rather than relying on secondhand, unverifiable quotes of people you think don't exist anyway.
MY earnest reply to this utter tripe you posted can be found where it belongs.
I can see why you'd think so, but you have to try and understand my role here. I'm much more interested in being an archivist and custodian than an advocate. I help with gathering knowledge and building a platform to spread it through.
My only intention was to state that people usually describe it as an aetheric wind. I don't recall the full context of the conversation, but I strongly suspect that you wouldn't find any element of personal involvement in it. Personally, I have no interest in guessing, and I'm not particularly afraid of unknowns. If you want to know my opinion, I can only tell you what's observable - and aether is not.
Is it possible? Sure. Am I stating it as a personal belief? No. Does that mean I'm ruling it out? Also no.
That is a cop out of a reply if I ever saw one, Pete. Your intentions? You speak extremely plainly to everyone here. You would have said your intention in that quote I referenced.


Runtown has been sued for breach of contract by his label, Eric Many. This is the second time in 2 years that an injunction at a Federal High court, would be filed against the singer.
Runtown has been deliberately breaching his contract with us (Eric Many) for a while and despite our many appeals to him he has refused to bulge. He went for a show in Las Vegas since January 13th, 2018 and has since decided to withdraw all obligations of his contract. He has steadily been recording an album without the consent and approval of his record label.
A Recording Agreement was made between the Plaintiff and the Defendant dated 22nd June 2016, the copyright and other intellectual property and cognate rights and legal positions and protections applicable to all works done by the Defendant during an initial period of two years covered by the Agreement, is vested in the Plaintiff. The Plaintiff will rely on a copy of the said Recording Agreement at trial. 7. Under the Agreement, parties recognize and acknowledge the sum of N114,456,670.00 (One Hundred and Fourteen Million, Four Hundredand Fifty Six Thousand,Six Hundred and Seventy Naira) as "Prior Investment", representing the sum invested by the Plaintiff into the development of the Defendant's musical works and records under the defunct 'Artiste Agreement', precursor to the 'Recording Agreement".
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This will be the second time in two years that Runtown has had a face off with his label. In May 2016, he was sued by Eric Many on allegations that he signs up, concludes and attends musical shows without the knowledge of the label. Back then, Eric Many also secured a court injunction stopping Runtown from performing as an artiste anywhere in the world. He later went back to the label to apologize and the case was settled out of court.


Mr. M.Susai Raj, Director and founder of CECOWOR. His educational background includes degrees in Master of Commerce, Master of Laws, and Diploma in Rural development and management. He has attended courses on NGO Management, Culture Creativity Coexistence in Denmark, and Peace Keeping and Peace Building in Austria.These roles include: Chief functionary of the organisation. Play a key role in framing policies and strategies. Planning and implementation of programmes, monitoring and evaluation through visits, review of periodical reports and project completion reports including financial reports.Guiding and leading the team.
Mr. R.John Bosco, Programme officer and coordinator for the ChildLine programme. He has worked for CECOWOR since 1992. He is a Graduate in Sociology and experienced in working with children's rights and juridical rights. He has attended a 3 months course at International People's Colleges in Denmark.
Mrs. Ambiga, Administrative officer and mentor at the school. Has a BA (English)M.A (Sociology) in History. Attended monitoring & evaluation capacity building training organized by ACA Denmark General Administration of CECOWOR, Oversee and monitors the finance division along with the accountant, Monitors and evaluates of the programme, periodically reporting to the funding Agencies.
Mr. Rajaraman M.Sc. (Zoology), B.Ed. principal of the school since 2010.He is looking after the overall management of the school and looking after the compliances of the education department.


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Right now, more than 200 dolphins are packed into a tiny sea pen off the coast of Taiji, Japan, waiting for the worst.
Every year, Taiji's dolphin hunters hold a months-long hunt to round up dolphin families and drive them into the infamous Taiji cove. The prettiest dolphins are corralled off and sold to museums and marine parks, where they spend their lives in cramped tanks performing for tourists.
The rest of the dolphins - the mothers and fathers, the babies, the ones who aren't attractive enough - are butchered for their meat, turning the water a bright red. In some cases, the infants are spared - but they're thrown back into the ocean, helpless and alone, and to fend for themselves.
Usually the hunters will capture a smaller pod every few days. But on Friday in Japan, they found the worst possible thing: a superpod of hundreds of dolphins.
According to Sea Shepherd, which has a team of monitors recording the situation, the hunters spotted the superpod on Friday morning. Using metal bars, which they bang on their boats to disorient the dolphins and disrupt their sonar, the hunters split the pod into two and drove them into the cove, dropping nets behind them to trap them.
After they were trapped, the hunters left for the night, leaving the dolphins to wait overnight in the shallow, wintery water.
"The skiffs and coast guard have left, leaving these dolphins here freezing and frightened," Sea Shepherd wrote. "Many, many juveniles and many dolphins spy-hopping, displaying scared and unnatural behaviour."
"At least 200 bottlenose dolphins are spending their final live moments in the cove in Taiji, netted off and awaiting potential captivity or slaughter," the team added. "There are many frightened babies with their mothers. This is not tradition, this is not culture; this is cruelty, this is torture."
While proponents of the hunt often claim it's a tradition, the Taiji dolphin hunt is actually a recent invention; it wasn't until the modern availability of motorboats that hunters were even able to capture dolphins on such a massive scale.
The hunt is associated with the city-run Taiji Whale Museum, which owns its own performing dolphins, and facilitates the trade between hunters and marine parks around the world.
"These are the final hours that these mothers will spend with their babies," Sea Shepherd explained. "The dolphin hunters profit the largest by preying on juvenile bottlenose, ripping them from their mothers and forcing them into ... imprisonment."
And yet there's little the on-the-ground volunteers can do. While groups like Sea Shepherd and The Dolphin Project send observers to the cove each year to make sure the world can see what's happening, the area is heavily policed - anyone attempting to interfere with the hunt would be arrested before they could get close.
The groups are hoping that by publicizing the plight of the hundreds-strong family currently trapped in the cove, people will realize the massive scale of the hunt - and help spark the international pressure needed to finally shut down the infamous killing cove for good.
But for now, they're just trying to give these hundreds dolphins what comfort they can. The selection process, where dolphins are sorted out into the "sell" and "kill" piles, will likely take place on Saturday, but a group of volunteers elected to stay overnight with the dolphins to keep vigil with them until morning.
"We are here at the cove spending the final night of these dolphins by them," the team wrote. "Our attempt at an apology for what humankind has done to them."


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Five Black Scholars Elected to the National Academy of Medicine
Filed in Features on October 28, 2015
The National Academy of Medicine, formerly known as the Institute for Medicine, was founded in 1970. Election to the National Academy of Medicine is considered one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine and recognizes individuals who have demonstrated outstanding professional achievement and commitment to service. With the 70 new members, there are now 1,826 active fellows of the National Academy of Medicine along with 137 foreign associates.
An analysis of the list of the 70 new members of the National Academy of Medicine by JBHE finds that five, or 7 percent, are Black.
(L to R) Evan Dale Abel, Linda Burnes Bolton, Otis Webb Brawley, Melissa Lynn Gilliam, and Elizabeth Odilile Ofili
Evan Dale Abel is the John B. Stokes Chair in Diabetes Research and director of the Fraternal Order of Eagles Diabetes Research Center in the Carver College of Medicine at the University of Iowa. Dr. Abel is a graduate of the University of the West Indies and holds a Ph.D. in physiology from Oxford University in England.
Linda Burnes Bolton is vice president and chief nurse executive at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. Dr. Burnes Bolton is a past president of the American Academy of Nursing and the National Black Nurses Association. She is a trustee at Case Western Reserve University. A graduate of Arizona State University, Dr. Burnes Bolton holds two master's degrees and a doctorate in public health from the University of California, Los Angeles.
Otis Webb Brawley is a professor of hematology, medical oncology, medicine, and epidemiology at Emory University in Atlanta. He is also the chief medical officer for the American Cancer Society in Atlanta. Dr. Brawley earned his medical degree at the University of Chicago.
Melissa Lynn Gilliam is dean for diversity and inclusion and a professor in the department of obstetrics and gynecology and pediatrics at the University of Chicago. Dr. Gilliam is a graduate of Harvard Medical School.
Elizabeth Odilile Ofili is the senior associate dean for clinical and translational research, professor of medicine, and director of the Clinical Research Center at Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta. She earned her medical degree at Ahmadu Bello University in Nigeria and a master of public health degree from Johns Hopkins University.
Related: Emory University • featured • Morehouse School of Medicine • University of Chicago • University of Iowa

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London protest at Npower over energy profits and fuel poverty
rikki | 26.11.2013 23:09 | Climate Chaos | Energy Crisis | Public sector cuts | London
As Ofgem release figures showing that the 'Big 6' energy companies' profits soared last year to 4.3% (a rise of 2.8%), with the supplier profit per household nearly doubling to £53, a number of different campaign groups brought their protest to the HQ of Npower in the City today, blocking the road for an hour and attracting a media scrum.
The 'Big 6' companies are Npower, E.ON, EDF, Scottish Power, SSE, and British Gas, and as well as the analysis of last year's company accounts, Ofgem reported that the latest figure for profit per household had doubled yet again this year to an estimated £105. Back in 2009 the figure was just £8, and the latest figure still doesn't even include the latest round of price hikes for this winter, which are way above inflation once again.
Meanwhile, the Office of National Statistics has just released figures that winter-related deaths last year rose to 31,000, with the elderly accounting for 25,000 of those, an overall increase of 29%. Doctors have stated they believe that much of the problem stems from fuel poverty.
As Government "austerity" cuts and payment freezes take hold for the unemployed, disabled, pensioners and young, and as more and more workers face wages below the living wage, zero hour contracts, and attacks on union rights, today saw a whole host of campaign groups take part in the action in the City of London.
Starting from Bank station at 11.30, a march comprising a couple of hundred people, some in wheelchairs, took a route round the block towards the Npower head office in Threadneedle Street. There were dozens of press photographers and some broadcast cameras, so it's shocking that while the BBC covered the winter deaths story in its evening bulletin, there was not even a mention of today's protest.
Among the groups represented were organisers Fuel Poverty Action, as well as UK Uncut, Disabled People Against Cuts, Greater London Pensioners Association and Occupy, and an array of speakers used the open mic as the crowd blocked the road outside Npower for a little over an hour. One speaker read out just a few of the testimonies that have flooded the Fuel Poverty Action mailbox with harrowing stories from vulnerable people unable to heat their homes.
Police lined the front of the building, and diverted traffic. About twenty minutes before the end of the protest there was also an intrusion of Police Liaison Officers in their baby-blue tabards, mingling with the crowd and collecting intelligence as usual.
Because of the cold, and the attendance of some elderly and other vulnerable groups, organisers suggested the protest should end voluntarily and in solidarity.
The London protest was part of a nationwide action, which also saw demonstrations taking place in Bristol and Oxford today.
FPA have announced they will be back soon to target another of the 'big six' companies. More info at http://fuelpovertyaction.org.uk or @fuelpovaction
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CSU women still in hunt for MW title
All is not lost for the CSU women's basketball team.
CSU women still in hunt for MW title All is not lost for the CSU women's basketball team. Check out this story on coloradoan.com: http://noconow.co/1E8bKD7
The CSU women's basketball team will be wearing it's Pink Out uniforms Saturday for its annual Play4Kay game to raise cancer awareness. The Rams host San Diego State at 2 p.m.(Photo: Coloradoan library)Buy Photo
A little good luck has the CSU women's basketball team's blowout loss to New Mexico not seeming as bad as it did at first.
The Rams were dominated in a 67-40 loss at The Pit, their worst defeat of the season.
Getting beat that bad stings no matter what, but at the time it seemed like it would also cause a drop in the Mountain West standings that could put Colorado State University's hopes to repeat as champions in peril.
But then a couple hours after CSU's game ended, MW leaders Fresno State lost in overtime to UNLV. Instead of being a a game-and-a-half behind Fresno state, the Rams are just a half-game back.
"They gave us a little break, that's definitely something we'll take advantage of," senior Gritt Ryder said.
CSU (17-6, 9-3 MW) hosts Fresno State next week, but first comes a matchup against San Diego State (9-14, 6-6 MW) at 2 p.m. Saturday in CSU's annual Play4K Pink Out game at Moby Arena.
After the 27-point road loss, the Rams are looking for a bounce-back performance.
"What New Mexico did to us is not something we should be OK with," Ryder said. "They made shots but every team can make shots. They got rebounds and they just pushed us around. That's something we can definitely change."
Coach Ryun Williams said the New Mexico loss was one of those games that's hard to explain, but he says his team has been "hanging on by a really small thread" with a sputtering offense.
The Rams are sixth in the MW averaging 65.2 points per game, but have only topped 60 once in the last four games and have twice been held in the 40s.
Williams says that both Ryder and fellow point guard A.J. Newton are on one good leg each, forcing the team to play slow.
"We've got to make some baskets. We won at Vegas and didn't shoot it very well. We won at San Diego State and still didn't shoot very well," Williams said. "We've been too inconsistent on that end of the floor. It's no secret, we've got to be more productive there."
CSU will be looking for its fourth win in row against San Diego State and a second season-sweep in a row after winning 49-36 on the road in late January. The Rams have four of their final six games at home in the quest for a repeat title.
"Everything that these kids want is still right in front of them," Williams said. "I say they control their own destiny a little bit."
Saturday the Rams will be wearing pink uniforms for the Play4Kay program, which raises money and awareness for cancer in honor of former North Carolina State coach Kay Yow, who died in 2009 after a battle with breast cancer.
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Doug Flutie Kyler Murray's Short ... But It Won't Matter In NFL!!!
Think Kyler Murray is too damn short to be a successful QB in the NFL?
YOU'RE WRONG ... so says fellow short guy Doug Flutie, who's telling TMZ Sports he's living proof that the vertically challenged can THRIVE in the pros!
Flutie is 5'10" -- which is a good height among normies but short by NFL quarterback standards.
Murray is also 5'10" -- and the knock on the Heisman Trophy winner is that he just doesn't have the height to make the tough throws over those gigantic NFL linemen.
Enter Flutie, who's really going to bat for Murray ... explaining, "The biggest problem with a lot of short quarterbacks is they don't have the arm strength. [Murray] does. He can make all the throws."
Flutie also says the implementation of spread offenses throughout the NFL will help Murray find passing lanes ... and says it shouldn't be hard for him to replicate the success he had at Oklahoma.
"He can throw from all kinds of angles. We see that with [Patrick] Mahomes and you'll have the same thing with Kyler Murray."
Best news for Kyler?? If Flutie's wrong ... there's always baseball!!


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    const eventSettings = eventName && this.worldSettings && this.worldSettings.events && this.worldSettings.events[eventName]
          ? this.worldSettings.events[eventName][this.worldId]
          : undefined;

    const provider = (eventSettings && eventSettings.points)
          ? eventSettings.points
          : baseSettings.points;

    if (typeof provider === 'function') {
      const params = this.eventParams.length > 1 ? this.eventParams.slice(1) : [];
      const cacheId = `world-${this.worldId}-event-${eventName}-p1-${params.length > 0 ? params[0] : 'default'}`;
      const cachedProvider = instanceCache.get(cacheId);
      if (cachedProvider) {
        return cachedProvider;
      }

      const newProvider = provider(...params);
      instanceCache.set(cacheId, newProvider);
      return newProvider;
    }
    return provider;
  }
}

function checkVisited(position, recentPositions, point) {
  if (distance(point, position) > 15000) {
    return { visited: false };
  }

  let result = recentPositions
      .map(recent => checkCrossedPoint(point, recent, position))
      .find(v => v && v.visited);

  if (!result && recentPositions.length >= 2) {
    // Check whether user turned around and points don't quite overlap
    const lastPosition = recentPositions[recentPositions.length - 1];
    const dPosition = distance(point, position)
    const dLastPosition = distance(point, lastPosition);

    const visited = (dPosition > dLastPosition)
                 && (dPosition < distance(recentPositions[0], lastPosition));

    let time;
    if (visited) {
      const timeGapMS = position.requestTime.getTime() - lastPosition.requestTime.getTime();
      time = new Date(lastPosition.requestTime.getTime()) + (dLastPosition / (dPosition + dLastPosition)) * timeGapMS;
    }

    result = {
      visited,
      time
    };
  }

  return result;
}

function checkCrossedPoint(point, p1, p2) {
  const gap = distance(p1, p2);
  const dp2 = distance(point, p2);
  const dp1 = distance(p1, point);

  const visited = (dp2 < gap && dp1 < gap);

  let time;
  if (visited) {
    const timeGapMS = p2.requestTime.getTime() - p1.requestTime.getTime();
    time = new Date(p1.requestTime.getTime() + (dp1 / gap) * timeGapMS);
  }

  return {
    visited,
    time
  };
}
PointsOfInterest.checkVisited = checkVisited;
module.exports = PointsOfInterest;


MANAGEMENT consultants, research houses and market research firms will always try to coin a catchy phrase that encapsulates an emerging future trend.
The hope is that the term catches the market's imagination and the firm becomes associated with the buzzword, while enjoying a positioning that ensures it is seen as a trend leader.
In that sense, management consulting and market research firm Frost & Sullivan is no different. And with everything on the planet getting ever more deeply connected, it set out five years ago to connect the dots of a fast-moving tech world to help meet the needs of the corporate world's desire to be the first to build a market position in any new opportunity that arises from any emerging disruption.
"That first piece of macro work was called Mega Trends and we introduced it five years ago," says Manoj Menon (pic), Frost & Sullivan partner and managing director of Asia Pacific.
The second was on the disruptions caused by the mega trends and technology on business models.
"Business models are shifting today, chiefly enabled by technology but also due to different consumption patterns. We have issues like co-creating, the sharing economy, and pay-as-you-go," he adds.
Following its research into these two areas, and as recent as three years ago, Frost & Sullivan started working on what was its third thrust, Tech Vision.
This thrust was launched by identifying 50 disruptive technologies. "Our intention was to help our clients by enabling them to have an understanding of the various disruptive technologies that are coming along, especially up to 2020," says Manoj.
The hope is that this insight will help clients prioritise their investments and strategy till 2020.
It was no easy task to start from 500 hardware and software innovations, and then bringing them down to 50 technologies in nine areas.
Frost & Sullivan was guided by some criteria such as funding. The amount of private and public funding that had been poured into the nine areas is a combined US$150 billion. That funding yielded a wider scope of 175,000 intellectual property pieces.
Manoj is clearly excited by the possibilities from this research, and especially from the realisation that the biggest value comes from when two or more different technologies and business models are aligned.
And over the next six months, Manoj will be highlighting some of the key trends Frost & Sullivan has seen and identified, while trying to connect the cluster of technologies he picks to a relevant local event in either Singapore or Malaysia. Watch for his column soon in Digital News Asia.


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Return to Hogwarts: JK Rowling not 'snubbed' as she makes appearance in Harry Potter reunion
Roisin O'Connor
1 January 2022, 7:20 am ·2-min read
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British novelist
First looks at the long-awaited Harry Potter reunion special Return to Hogwarts have revealed that author JK Rowling has not been omitted as early reports claimed.
The HBO Max production celebrates the 20th anniversary of the beloved wizarding film franchise with former stars including Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint.
Tabloid reports claimed that Rowling had been "snubbed" from the production due to the controversy surrounding her views on transgender rights.
Watson, Grint and Radcliffe had all previously spoken out against Rowling's remarks.
However, with the special now released in the UK, viewers can watchcast members discuss how much of an impact Rowling's books had on them personally, before she makes an appearance herself.
"So many people were falling in love with JK Rowling's writing," Bonnie Wright, who played Ginny Weasley in the films, says, while others recall their excitement upon the release of new books in the series.
"I think it's very easy to forget that at the time, people were talking about 'the death of reading,'" Radcliffe points out, while Hagrid actor Robbie Coltrane adds: "One of the many reasons I admire JK so much is that millions now read books who would never have lifted a book up in their lives, and you suddenly realise the power of writing."
Daniel Radcliffe in 'Return to Hogwarts' (HBO Max)
Talk then turns to the discussion of how difficult it was to find an actor for the role of Harry Potter.
"We couldn't find Harry!" Rowling says, in a segment filmed in 2019. "We just couldn't find Harry, and it was getting kind of weird, and panicky."
She later says it was "very emotional" when she and the filmmakers realised that Radcliffe was perfect for the role.
Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts is available exclusively on Sky and streaming service NOW.
Elsewhere in the special, Radcliffe reveals a flirty note that he wrote to an older cast member on the last day of filming, while Watson detailed the moment she "fell in love" with Felton on set.
Radcliffe also described "trying to be cool" to impress co-star Gary Oldman, and Ralph Fiennes revealed what lead him to accept the role of the villainous Lord Voldemort.
The cast also discussed a time when Emma Watson almost quit the franchise. The special closed with a tribute to the late Alan Rickman, a moment which moved Harry Potter fans to tears.
You can read The Independent's review of Return to Hogwarts here
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Q: Cropping an image with a preview using jcrop I'm using jcrop and trying to make a "live" preview of the cropped area on an image.
The movement of the selected area works perfectly if the "Crop Selection" area is the same height and width as the destination preview div.
Check out the issue here: http://jsfiddle.net/fbaAW/
function showCoords(c)
{
    var $this = this.ui.holder;

    var original = $this.prev();
    var preview = original.parent().find(".image");

    var oH = original.height();
    var oW = original.width();

    var pH = preview.height();
    var pW = preview.width();

    var sH = c.h;
    var sW = c.w;

    var differenceH = pH - sH;
    var differenceW = pW - sW;

    //preview.css('width', c.w);
    //preview.css('height', c.h);

    //preview.css("background-size", Math.round(oW + differenceW) + "px" + " " + Math.round(oH + differenceH) + "px");

    preview.css("background-position", Math.round(c.x) * -1 + "px" + " " + Math.round(c.y) * -1 + "px");
}

As you can see, I've commented out a few of my tests and attempts at getting this code to work properly but I just can't wrap my head around the relationship between the position and the size background properties in order to get this effect to work correctly.

A: Calculate the horizontal and vertical ratios between the selection size and the preview area size:
var rW = pW / c.w;
var rH = pH / c.h;

Then apply them to the background-size and background-position:
preview.css("background-size", (oW*rW) + "px" + " " + (oH*rH) + "px");
preview.css("background-position", rW * Math.round(c.x) * -1 + "px" + " " + rH * Math.round(c.y) * -1 + "px");

http://jsfiddle.net/fbaAW/1/
So, if the preview size is, say, 3 times the size of your jCrop selection area, it means you have scale the original image by 3, and compensate for the scaling when defining the background position.

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Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease cookie sheets. Combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, salt and cloves in medium bowl.
Beat 1/2 cup butter in large bowl with electric mixer at medium speed until smooth and creamy. Gradually beat in brown sugar until blended; increase speed to high and beat until light and fluffy. Beat in egg until fluffy. Beat in molasses and 1 teaspoon vanilla until smooth. Beat in flour mixture at low speed alternately with 1/4 cup milk until blended. Stir in raisins, if desired.
Drop rounded tablespoonfuls of dough about 1-1/2 inches apart onto prepared cookie sheets. Bake 12 minutes or until set. Let cookies stand on cookie sheets 5 minutes ; transfer to wire racks to cool completely.
For icing, melt remaining 2 tablespoons butter in small saucepan over medium-low heat. Remove from heat; add powdered sugar and stir until blended. Add remaining 2 tablespoons milk and 1/4 teaspoon vanilla; stir until smooth. If icing is too thick, add milk, 1 teaspoon at a time, until desired consistency.
Spread icing over tops of cookies. Let stand 15 minutes or until icing is set. Store in airtight container.


Two days after prosecutors in Chicago unexpectedly dropped all charges against Jussie Smollett, city officials gave the "Empire" actor a week to pay back $130,000 used to investigate a hate crime in January that officials said was bogus.
Smollett missed the deadline, and the city threatened a lawsuit on Thursday. A day later, a lawyer for the actor responded by saying Smollett "will not be intimidated into paying the demanded sum."
"Mr. Smollett vehemently denies making any false statement to the City of Chicago, or to any individuals investigating" the alleged attack, attorney Mark Geragos said in a statement addressed to Chicago's Department of Law on Friday. "All criminal charges against Mr. Smollett from this incident have been dismissed and his record has been sealed. Thus, your claim that Mr. Smollett filed a false police report and orchestrated his own attack is false and defamatory."
Geragos' letter followed a statement from Bill McCaffrey, a Department of Law spokesperson, issued Thursday night that said: "Mr. Smollett has refused to reimburse the City of Chicago for the cost of police overtime spent investigating his false police report on January 29, 2019. The Law Department is now drafting a civil complaint that will be filed in the Circuit Court of Cook Country."
The lawsuit would be filed "in the near future" and the city "will pursue the full measure of damages allowed under the ordinance," McCaffrey concluded.
Chicago asked Smollett, against whom 16 felony charges had been filed, for an "immediate payment" of $130,106.15 "in an attempt to resolve this matter without further legal action," according to a letter obtained last week by ABC News. The letter asked for the payment within seven days and said additional fines were possible.
Geragos' statement accuses the city of Chicago of making threats in "bad faith" against his client and says filing a lawsuit against Smollett requesting repayment is "unconstitutional," an erroneous attempt "to try to get a second bite at the apple once charges against a criminal defendant have been dismissed."
Smollett, who insists he's been "truthful and consistent on every single level since day one," was released after forfeiting $10,000 -- 10% of his $100,000 bond -- and performing a few hours of community service.
Joe Magats, the first assistant state attorney in Illinois, told ABC Chicago station WLS, "We stand behind the investigation and the facts revealed," and, "We believe he did what he was charged with doing," and, "This was not an exoneration. To say that he was exonerated by us or anyone is not true."
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel said dropping the charges against Smollett "is without a doubt a whitewash of justice."


Use this online Physics conversion CFM calculator to calculate the air flow of a pipe. It is calculated in either Cubic Feet per Minute (CFM) or Feet per Minute (FPM). This online calculator helps you to calculate either of the three parameters namely, the air flow in FPM (Feet per Minute), CFM and the area in square feet. By knowing any two parameters we can calculate the remaining parameter using this cubic feet per minute conversion calculator.
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(1) The Building Codes Structures Board and the Residential and Manufactured Structures Board shall adopt design and construction standards for mitigating radon levels in new residential buildings that are identified under the structural specialty code as Group R-2 or R-3 buildings and new public buildings. In adopting the standards, the boards shall give consideration to any standards recommended by the United States Environmental Protection Agency for radon mitigation systems in buildings.
(b) Any county for which the boards, after consultation with the Oregon Health Authority, consider the standards appropriate due to local radon levels.
(3) The Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services may authorize a municipality that administers and enforces one or more building inspection programs under ORS 455.148 (Comprehensive municipal building inspection programs) or 455.150 (Selective municipal building inspection programs) to also administer and enforce any applicable standards for mitigating radon that are adopted by the boards.
Note: 455.365 (Radon mitigation standards) was added to and made a part of ORS chapter 455 by legislative action but was not added to any smaller series therein. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.


Look at those cute fat cheeks ! Also the tech said she has a ton of hair but I have been told that before and my babies always come out with blonde fuzz lol But it would be fun if she is right! Anyone else get sweet pictures from 36 week ultrasound ?
Aww.. 💜 I'm 36 weeks tomorrow. I hope I can get another ultrasound. My dr hasn't mentioned getting another one. I go to my appointment tomorrow for my first cervical check. I guess we'll find out if I will get an ultrasound or not!
I got one...she looks like a chunker in some of the pictures.
I had one just because I was measuring a little behind. I didnt have many ultrasounds with my 1st kiddo and it was hard to go so long without seeing him!
That was the best she could get because shes head all the way down lol. She said that it's already a lot and it's just clumped in the fluid.
Those are my other 2 daughters hair. Extremely thick lol. Both are 4 and almost 2 with extremely long bleach blonde hair.


well its been another super week for me weight wise. i got weighed tonight, and guess what? I was down again! I was down 1.5 pounds again this week. I'm over the moon! so so thrilled. its fab news. i'm now down a total of 1 stone 6.5 pounds, for my US readers thats 20.5 pounds. isnt that fab? in only 15 weeks too. I'm slowly losing it which is what i like as when you can lose the weight slowly you have more of a success rate of keeping it off. i wasnt even disappointed that i didnt make my 1 and a half stone award tonight, im only half a pound away from that. there is always next week though for that. i'm very proud of how i did. i cant believe it. i knew i'd be down this week, well i had a feeling i would be. but i didnt think i'd be down 1.5 pounds. its just fab. couldnt be happier.


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Caribbean-born judge arrested in relation to NY corruption case
Justice Sylvia Ash
The US Attorney's Office in the Southern District of New York in Manhattan has charged a Caribbean-born justice with conspiracy to obstruct justice and obstruction of justice.
Geoffrey S. Berman, Attorney for the Southern District of New York, said on Friday that the charges against Justice Sylvia Ash, who was born in Trinidad and Tobago to Grenadian and Vincentian parents, stemmed from "a scheme to seek to influence and impede an ongoing federal investigation into fraud and corruption at MCU (Municipal Credit Union), a non-profit, multibillion-dollar financial institution."
Ash, 62, a Brooklyn, New York resident, is a presiding judge of the Kings County Supreme Court, Commercial Division, and a former chair of MCU's Board of Directors.
Berman also announced that Joseph Guagliardo, also known as "Joseph Gagliardo", a former New York City Police Department Officer and former member of MCU's supervisory committee, was charged separately with embezzlement, fraud and controlled substance offences "arising from abuse of his position as a member of the supervisory committee". Ash was arrested at LaGuardia Airport in New York Friday morning.
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The product came quickly and in perfect condition. I am planning on using it as a cake topper for my soon to be 5 year olds cake. For the price I expected more mobility to the character. it's arms appear to be the only part that moves. i was really looking for a set of wreck-it Ralph characters, but ended up buying a few individual pieces.
This is a cute toy!! My 2 year old loves Wreck It Ralph and I needed to reach the minimum for the free shipping so I bought it. I really didn't know what to expect and I was pleasantly surprised.It is only 3 inches tall like the description says. The arms are posable as well as the head and feet. They did a good job with the coloring. The only thing missing it the pin striping on his shirt but that isn't a deal breaker. The toy is very sturdy. Ralph is made out of a solid PVC plastic and is very durable. I don't think my son will be able to break it for years!! Don't get me wrong, if I wanted to break it, I could. The arms, head and feet would eventually come off if I pulled it hard enough. But for a child to play with it, it will hold up.My son and I really love Ralph and I plan to get him Felix with my next order. It's just too bad that they don't make any other characters this size.
Small figurine. My grand son loved it though. He can carry it around with him all day. He is really a wreck it Ralph fan!
I thought this was a little small but after giving it to a 4 year old realized it's perfect! Fits in his hands and is easy to carry around with him. A bit pricey to be so small but worth every penny to see that huge smile on his face.
See the picture? The toy looks like that. Exactly like that.
My son loves this toy. The arms are perfectly sculpted so no matter how you twist them, his pose looks perfect. I'm confused by some of the low stars. Were some people expecting Ralph to do weird fun things and bend like like a GI Joe from the 80s? Look at the picture. If you like what you see, get it. If you want something more, get a video game or watch the movie or something. Or, read a book. Five stars.
Looks exactly as it does in the picture. Very sturdy. My two not so gentle with their toys toddler grandsons have yet to destroy it. Loved it so much I bought a second one.
The figurine I got was for my officer at the fire department, so I didn't have very specific expectations. I will say that it arrived sooner then I expected.


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Q: Implementing a Cookie Authorization Flow in IdentityServer4 I am working on an infrastructure project and I think I could use some guidance; I've poured over the docs and seem to be a bit lost. My project is set up as follows.
I have a server (API) that is connected to a MySQL database via EntityFramework. This server has an instance of IdentityServer4 as well as a number of consumable endpoints.
Connecting to this server will be a desktop app and several mobile apps. These apps will connect to the server and authorize via a ResourceOwnerPassword grant. (This part seems to work.)
The part I'm confused about: I also have an MVC web server (Web) that should be able to access the same endpoints via AJAX/CORS. This server is a separate assembly and does not have the IdentityServer4 package. I would like to have a dedicated webpage (/login) that should allow the user to enter a username/password/Remember Me checkbox. The form should then submit a model to the client via a HttpPost request, which then will send the data to API which should authenticate against the database, and on success, issue an authorization cookie (Session/persistent based on RememberMe box) which Web can then consume to authorize the user and pull claims from. The cookie would also be used to access endpoints in API that require authentication.
Currently, I can use Postman to send a request to API which returns two cookies: idsrv.session, and .AspNetCore.Identity.Application.
Are there any issues with this infrastructure as I have envisioned it? How should I recognize and consume the cookie using Asp.NET Identity (i.e. so I can access User.Context from a Razor Page)
The following is from my Config file from Web:
        public void ConfigureServices(IServiceCollection services) {
            services.Configure<CookiePolicyOptions>(options => {
                // This lambda determines whether user consent for non-essential cookies is needed for a given request.
                options.CheckConsentNeeded = context => false;
                options.MinimumSameSitePolicy = SameSiteMode.None;
            });

            services.AddMvc()
                .SetCompatibilityVersion(CompatibilityVersion.Version_2_2);

            JwtSecurityTokenHandler.DefaultInboundClaimTypeMap.Clear();

            services.AddAuthentication(o => {
                    o.DefaultScheme = "Cookies";
                    o.DefaultChallengeScheme = "oidc";
                })
                .AddCookie("Cookies")
                .AddOpenIdConnect("oidc", o => {
                    o.Authority = Configuration["Authority"];
                    o.RequireHttpsMetadata = false;

                    o.ClientId = Configuration["ClientId"];
                    o.ClientSecret = Configuration["ClientSecret"];
                    o.ResponseType = "code";
                    o.SaveTokens = true;
                });
        }

        // This method gets called by the runtime. Use this method to configure the HTTP request pipeline.
        public void Configure(IApplicationBuilder app, IHostingEnvironment env) {
            if(env.IsDevelopment()) {
                app.UseDeveloperExceptionPage();
            }
            else {
                app.UseExceptionHandler("/Home/Error");
                app.UseHsts();
            }

            app.UseHttpsRedirection();
            app.UseStaticFiles();
            app.UseAuthentication();

            app.UseMvc(routes => {
                routes.MapRoute(
                    name: "default",
                    template: "{controller=Home}/{action=Index}/{id?}");
            });
        }

A: Basically your application will have three parts.
Identity Server 4
APIs
Clients
You will have only one instance of Identity Sever 4 running which can authorize multiple APIs and multiple clients like MVC, SPA with different flows.


The Sima CT-2 is truly a magic box.
Sima Products Corporation, a leading developer of consumer electronics accessories in the photo, digital imaging and home theater markets. They make the GoDVD (CT-2, CT2, Sima CT2, Sima CT-2) product line. The GoDVD unit is an innovative digital video enhancer that makes it easy for consumers to protect their home video and DVD libraries. Connected between any playback source (VCR, camcorder or DVD player) and a DVD recorder, the GoDVD! enhancer quickly and easily restores and transfers old videos to the superior and long-lasting DVD format. Additionally, owners of pre-recorded DVD movies will have the ability to create a fair use back-up copy of their original DVD. If you want to copy your DVDs on your computer I recommend DVDneXtCOPY for its reliability.
With the sales explosion of portable, mobile and household DVD players, Americans are watching DVDs in more locations and more often than ever. Now they can keep their original in perfect condition, by using the GoDVD! unit to make a back-up copy - families, vacationers, and business travelers can all benefit. Further, GoDVD! will help preserve home video memories -- more than one billion of them in the U.S. alone -- by converting them to a high-quality, digital DVD format that will last more than a century.
The GoDVD! unit stabilizes video signals for crisp copies, reduces video sync noise and is compatible with S-VHS, VHS-C, VHS, 8mm and DVD. It also contains four output signal enhancement modes - Normal, Enhanced, Darker and Black/white. Additionally, as the U.S. population continues to become more multi-cultural, many will find that GoDVD! has the ability to support both U.S. (NTSC)and International (PAL) video formats - another great bonus.
"Now families who want to share their video memories overseas can do so easily," said Marrison.
GoDVD! is manufactured, sold and intended for use in video editing and duplicating. Sales and proper use of the GoDVD! product line does not violate the 1998 Digital Millennium Copyright Act or the copyrights of third parties. Any use that violates the copyright laws is prohibited.
GoDVD! makes copying between VHS & DVD formats a snap. This single unit will work when transferring DVD to VHS, VHS to DVD and DVD to DVD. Both NTSC & PAL conversions are included for videos recorded or viewed overseas. The GoDVD! enhances the video signal to reduce sync "noise" and features 4 output settings to improve image quality.
Featuring Go-DVD software, this plug and play tool lets you transfer various analog and digital media to other sources of digital media. So you can go from analog (such as VHS) to digital, DVD to DVD, or just about anything in between. The device features auto-input sensing that detects the current unit in use, and connects to it immediately. Automatic stabilizing of video signals helps the device create crystal-clear copies. Sima's volume signal conversion and stabilization compresses and expands digital audio, resulting in perfect sound reproduction.
The unit features an all-digital setup, and provides input signal level indicators, digital audio with optical/coaxial conversion, composite and S-Video input and output with 4 A/V inputs, dual outputs, and it even supports both NTSC and PAL. The package includes an AC adapter and two RCA cables. The device measures 4" x 12" x 11".
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In the corrugating industry, corrugated board moisture control is critical during the manufacturing process. Being such a porous material, corrugated board can easily become too wet or dry wasting manufacturers time and money. Additionally, by controlling moisture, both top and bottom face material corrugators can eliminate curl. With the help of industry partners and 40 years of knowledge, MoistTech has developed the IR-3000 moisture sensor which is ideally suited to measure the corrugated board moisture levels in the board corrugating process while improving manufactures product quality and lowering their energy costs.


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Die Fédération Algérienne de Football ist der nationale Fußballverband in Algerien. Sie wurde 1962 gegründet, 1963 Mitglied der FIFA und 1964 Mitglied der Confédération africaine de football. Sie organisiert insbesondere die nationale Fußballliga, den Landespokalwettbewerb und die Nationalmannschaften der Männer, der Frauen sowie die Jugendauswahlteams.

Siehe auch
 Algerische Fußballnationalmannschaft

Weblinks
 Offizielle Website (französisch)
 Algerien auf der FIFA-Website.

Algerien
Fussball
Gegründet 1962
Nationaler Sportverband
Sportverband (Algerien)
Futsal (Algerien)

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Q: PushSharp - ios - StopAllServices() hangs with no errors I am trying to send a push notification to IOS device via PushSharp. For android, it works. For IOS, the call to StopAllServices() hangs forever, without calling any exception handlers.
Could the problem be that I was given a .pem certificate file, and pushsharp requires a .p12 file?
The code is the following:
var br = new PushBroker();
br.OnNotificationSent += br_OnNotificationSent;
br.OnNotificationFailed += br_OnNotificationFailed;
br.OnChannelException += br_OnChannelException;
br.OnServiceException += br_OnServiceException;
br.OnDeviceSubscriptionChanged += br_OnDeviceSubscriptionChanged;
br.OnDeviceSubscriptionExpired += br_OnDeviceSubscriptionExpired;
br.OnChannelCreated += br_OnChannelCreated;
br.OnChannelDestroyed += br_OnChannelDestroyed;

var appleCert = Resource1.ck; // this is a pem file, not a p12 file!!! could this be the problem?
var sandbox = true;
br.RegisterAppleService(new ApplePushChannelSettings(!sandbox, appleCert, "223684"));
// password given to me by ios developer

var deviceIds = new string[] { "09eddcb8b89494adf802a0caf97d5daaa789a53f52d8c544dbdcf39f2c0b619a" };

foreach (var did in deviceIds)
{
    br.QueueNotification(
         new AppleNotification()
               .ForDeviceToken(did)//the recipient device id
               .WithAlert("test: " + DateTime.Now.ToString())//the message
               .WithBadge(1)
               .WithSound("sound.caf"));
}
br.StopAllServices(waitForQueuesToFinish: true); // hangs forever, no callbacks are called

I am using PushSharp taken via Git, and compiled by myself with Visual Studio 2013, as of yesterday.
The hang happens both if the code is in a console application and in an asp.net application.
I am using the sandbox, because I was told to. If I use the production server, I get an exception telling me that the certificate is for the sandbox.
Thanks for any hint as to the cause of the freeze.

A: We spent a whole day trying to guess the problem!
In the end it was in the wrong Newtonsoft.Json version
Some of the projects in our solution were dependant on the older version of this library as a result we had bad luck to get wrong version in the /bin folder of the Web project.

A: You can wait few seconds for br_OnNotificationFailed or any other event probably. It should contain some error description.
Nevertheless, I've found out PushSharp has strict requirements about certificates usage. PEM should be OK but it is not enough, even if you import it from file - you should have all necessary certificates in Windows certificates store (pem itself and its dependecies):

*

*Import your PEM to Local Machine\Root storage and give read access rights of its private key to the user of your running application

*Import from Apple site certificates Apple Worldwide Developer Relations Certification Authority and Apple Root CA into Local Machine\Trusted Root Certification Authorities

*Import Entrust Secure CA certificate (for SSL as described in iOS Developer Library) into Local Machine\Trusted Root Certification Authorities

A: In the end it was a certificate problem. The .pem I was given is not accepted by PushSharp. Only when I was given a .p12 created with this guide
https://code.google.com/p/apns-sharp/wiki/HowToCreatePKCS12Certificate
, the problem was solved.
However, PushSharp should have raised an exception instead of hanging.

A: An ASP.NET application is NOT the ideal place to use PushSharp. You'd be better off using a Windows Service, or some other infrastructure if at all possible. The reason is that in an ASP.NET application, the Application Pool (AppPool) can be restarted on you and is usually not under your direct control, which means all the Queued notifications that PushSharp may be in the process of sending could be lost if PushSharp is not cleaned up gracefully.
If you MUST run PushSharp in an ASP.NET application, the best way is to create a singleton PushBroker instance in your Global.asax file. You should keep this singleton instance around for the lifespan of your web application, including a call to pushBroker.StopAllServices() when your Application is ending (Application_End in global.asax).
You can help mitigate losing messages due to unforeseen App Pool terminations or restarts by persisting notifications you want to send in some other way, and only removing them from that persistent storage once the OnNotificationSent event has fired. This is still not perfect (you may risk multiple notification deliveries), but it's probably adequate for most.
You should not be creating and destroying instances of PushBroker each time you send a notification, as this uses unnecessary resources and if you're using Apple APNS, they require you to keep the connection to their servers open as long as possible when sending notifications. You should also call pushBroker.StopAllServices() in your Application_Ended event in your Global.asax. Keep in mind that PushSharp works.
Ref: https://github.com/Redth/PushSharp/issues/240


At Rutlish, we endeavour to make available inclusive provision to ensure that all students, including those identified with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), can enjoy and benefit from a broad and balanced education with access to the National Curriculum at an appropriate level, so that they may achieve their full potential.
We are committed to narrowing the attainment gap between SEND and non-SEND students and offer a range of personalised learning interventions/opportunities to support this. We are very proud of all of our students and their achievements.


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The first quarter TCE returns took a sharp downward correction compared to the fourth quarter of last year. The tanker rates suffered from low activity and high newbuilding deliveries and as a result rates were down substantially in all segments. The Suezmax sector is being hampered by excess tonnage with 15 ships delivered year to date and 33 more to come. This current situation does not look likely to change in the coming months. On the demand side, on-going curbs in supply from the Middle East, however someone offset by strong increases in volumes seen from production in the United States and the potential for the longer haul suezmax trade from the USG to Asia all give hope that there are better days ahead. As before, expect Suezmax to underperform through 2018 on high fleet growth relative to other segments.
The Pool continues to operate at a high effeciency with 70.4% ship days earning revenue for the quarter as compared to 70.5% for a rolling 12 month average.


The Rat Terrier originates from Britain and was created by the crossbreeding of the smooth fox terrier and Manchester terrier in the early part of the 18th century. They were also brought to the U.S. in 1820s and towards the latter part of the 18th century, where they became more popular and famous. These breeds of dogs are stubborn and willful and some times they are reserved around strangers, but get along with them quickly. this breed is bold, brave and fearless and is not recommended for the average family, because they are very dominant and are better suited for single person home.
This breed makes good watchdogs, as they are alert, energetic and lively they require early socialization and obedience training, as they have the tendency to snap if frightened, this breed mingles well with other pets, but need to socialize.
The rat terrier has a single and short coat, which is close to the body, and they don't need much effort, regarding their grooming, but they should be protected from cold weather. This breed of dog are not easy to train, since they require an experienced trainer and will not respond to the harsh and hard methods of training. Training should be given to them with fairness and patience. This breed is better suited to small yards, they also love to go to long walks and enjoy play session with the master, they require regular 40 minutes exercise to remain fit. The Rat terrier does not require attention in grooming areas, however, a good brushing can be given to them, in order to avoid dirt and dead hair bathing should be given when it requires.
The Rat Terrier is prone to have skin problems, so it is important to protect them from cold climates and water, physically short and so their bodies, tend to get very cold easily.


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In Search of Ed Haley 309
Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in Big Harts Creek, Ed Haley, Music
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Throughout the winter 1996, Brandon kept busy interviewing folks around Harts for new Ed Haley-Milt Haley leads. In March, he wrote me about recent developments, including the death of Bill Adkins, Sr. — the old fiddler in Harts. At Bill's wake, Brandon met Andy Mullins, who had recently moved back to Harts Creek after settling in Michigan in 1952. He was the son of Roxie Mullins.
Andy said, when he was a child, Ed Haley spent summers with his parents. Ed also stayed with George Mullins on Buck Fork, George Baisden (a banjo player) in the head of Hoover Fork, "old John Adams" on main Harts Creek, and Johnny Adams (Ticky George's son) on Trace Fork. Ed had a big, fat belly. Sometimes, he came with his wife, a quiet woman who would eat dinner and then sing for an hour or so while playing the mandolin. Their daughter "Mona Mae" traveled with them, as did her husband, Wilson Mullins.
Andy didn't remember much about Ed's other children. He said Clyde stayed six months at a time on Harts Creek and "wouldn't work a lick" and "couldn't stay out of trouble." He heard that Ralph used to hang upside down from a bridge in Ashland.
When Ed was young, Andy said, he supposedly played a lot of music with George Baisden. Later, he played with Bernie Adams and Claude Martin. Andy remembered that Ed didn't saw the fiddle — he played smooth — and he was a good singer. His voice was like a bell. When he played music with Bernie and Claude, people gathered in and brought food and booze. Andy never saw Ed drunk, although he would get pretty high. Ed and Bernie were hateful. Somebody might request a tune and Ed would say, "What do you think I am, a steam engine?" — then play it five minutes later. Andy remembered Ed playing "Devil's Dream", "Drunkard's Hell," "Soldiers Joy" and "Sally Goodin".
Andy was familiar with Ben Adams, who he said operated a mill-dam at Greasy George's place on main Harts Creek. Ben used this dam to back the creek all the way up to Henderson Branch. Before turning it loose, he would go and tell people to get out of their homes. His nephew, "old John Adams" (a.k.a. "Long John" or "John Frock"), was the one who went to Dingess and killed the man who had shot Ed's uncle, Weddie Mullins. Andy said the doctor had this man on a table working on him when John showed up and "wasted" him. John Frock let Ed cut his fingernails one time and he cut them up so badly that his fingers bled. (Mona had told me a similar story, except she thought that Ed had cut Devil Anse Hatfield's nails.)
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A little later, I met John Lozier at Portsmouth. He was a real ball of energy. It was hard to believe that he was in his late eighties. I just sat back and listened to him talk about Ed.
"The first time I ever saw Ed Haley he was sitting on the street in a little old stool of a thing — him and his wife — had a little boy with him. They always kept a little boy with them — one of the kids that would lead them here and there and yander. And I didn't know this but a fella by the name of Charlie Mershon was there and the Mershons are all fiddlers. They live over here in Ohio somewhere. And Charlie went home and told his dad, 'I heard a man that could out-fiddle you.' He went over and he had to take his hat off to Ed. But Ed had long, slim fingers like a woman and he played so soft you just had to listen. He was a great fiddler."
I asked John to tell me about playing with Ed at the Portsmouth YMCA.
"A fella by the name of Dinky Coffman was the head of the entertainment committee at the N&W over here in Portsmouth," he said. "Well, whenever Dink Coffman would want us to have a little shindig or whatever you want to call it he would take us over in the shops at the N&W at noon. They was about seven hundred people worked over there at one time. And nickels and dimes — whatever they could get — that's the way Ed Haley made his living. It had to be a rough life. Of course, back in the twenties you make a dollar, honey, you could wrap it 'round a corncob and be nigger rich. And the last time I played with Ed Haley was at the YMCA at the C&O Russell yards."
I asked John how Ed looked back then and he said, "Ed was a little old short pot-bellied feller. He had an old brown hat on as well as I can remember and just an old brown coat and a pair of britches. He didn't dress like he was going out on vaudeville stage or anything. His wife would take Braille with her and read Braille for a little extra entertainment. She played a banjo-uke — eight string, short neck — but she just played chords. Mostly me and her would play and she would second after me. One time, we went up to the Russell yards at the YMCA up there and she accompanied me on the piano. I never knew any of the kids."
John asked to see my fiddle, so I lifted it out of the case and reached it to him. He said to his wife, "Oh, Lord. Look at this. Isn't that done pretty? My granddad made fiddles and he used three things: a wood chisel, a pocketknife, and a piece of window glass. All he bought was the fingerboard and the apron. And he made little wood clamps and wedges. He wouldn't let me pick up the fiddle — afraid I'd drop it and break the neck out of it. And I started playing old fiddle tunes on a harp."
Not long after that, John pulled out his harmonica and played "Devil's Dream", "Portsmouth Airs", "Birdie", "Girl I Left Behind Me", and "Ragtime Annie".
I joined in every now and then, which prompted him to say things like, "You're putting something extra in there," or "You missed a note. See that?"
To call him feisty would be a huge understatement.
At one point, he said, "I'm trying to tell you something. You're gonna be here all day. This is my day."
A little later he said, "I don't know if you know what you're doing or not, but you're putting a few little slip notes in there. You put more notes in that than what Ed would have put in it. You've been listening to Clark Kessinger records."
Uh-oh.
John opened up a whole new facet of our conversation by mentioning Clark Kessinger, who he'd heard play one time at the West End Jubilee on Market Street in Portsmouth.
"Clark Kessinger was a hard loser in a contest," John said. "If he lost, he'd just stomp and carry on something awful."
Clark came to Portsmouth and played a lot because of the great number of musicians in the town during the Depression.
"I come into Portsmouth about the time that Roy Rogers left here," John said. "Now he had a cousin that was a better guitar player than he was: Chet. He had a little neck like a turkey. And him and Dominique Bennett, Clayt Fry, Elmer Lohorn… Elmer Lohorn was the only man I ever seen that played 'companion time' on the guitar. It was a double time — everything he done was doubled. And Harry Frye was a fine tenor banjo player. We had one guitar player by the name of Kid Lewis — was a smart-alec — and he could play classical stuff. But they just sat around and played cards and drank moonshine and got good. Asa Neal was, I'd say, our champion fiddler around here. Asa Neal bought ever record that Clark Kessinger ever put out."
At that moment, John Simon, a local folklorist, showed up with Roger Cooper, a Buddy Thomas protégé. I got Roger to play the fiddle while I seconded him on my banjo. John Lozier jumped in when we weren't playing something "just right." At some point, Jason Lovins, a local newspaper reporter, dropped in with a camera and asked a few questions. He promised to plug my interest in Ed's life in the Community Common.