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Nick Jones (only son of writer/broadcaster Max Jones) was hired by editor Jack Hutton to join the Melody Maker as a junior reporter in March 1965 at the age of 16. Nick had submitted several reviews on spec to the MM's freelance desk of unknown new bands playing the Marquee Club in London's Soho, where, upon Max's introduction, he enjoyed free admission.
Plumping for high energy R&B hairies like The Downliners Sect, Artwoods, Yardbirds, & T-Bones in an effort to supplement his pocket money and upgrade a well-used drum kit (Nick discovered both Richard Thompson and Hugh Cornwell for his school band) it was a prescient, if truncated, review of a December 1964 night by an unknown The Who, which precipitated the MM's offer of a full time gig. "The Bible" needed to complement its established dance band, folk, blues and jazz departments with coverage of these crazy new bands !
Nick soon enjoyed close ties and interview sessions with musicians, movers and shakers of the era from both sides of the Atlantic, and he frequently hung out (as long as was sensible for a young teenager) with the Small Faces and The Who among many others. In a brief period he developed a vaguely stream-of-consciousness journalistic style which, although naïve, apparently resonated with key purveyors of the burgeoning underground and psychedelic music scene. Especially as such ramblings were being published in a respected, mainstream, and globally circulated newspaper. Nick also contributed script work to various BBC Radio "pop" news shows and deputised for presenter George Melly on his popular World Service request show. He also contributed London Reports to the very first few issues of Rolling Stone, founded by Jann Wenner — but this antagonised the MM's employment policy, and contributed to his resignation in January 1968. The MM job lasted just 3 years. Simply put, Nick turned on, tuned in, and dropped out. He moved into a Chelsea madhouse with his mod mates The Action (who morphed into Mighty Baby) & spent the next 50 years grafting on the "indie" fringes of the music business. From an intensive 6-year stint with the Miles Copeland BTM & IRS empires, working hand-to-mouth promoting artistes including Climax Blues, Caravan, Curved Air, Renaissance, The Police, Squeeze, Mark Perry's ATV, The Fall, and The Cramps, onto heading up a successful Rough Trade Booking agency and then fronting The Sisters of Mercy's London office, and KARBON Records & Management of The Folk Devils, The Scientists, and Ghost Dance. He left Portobello Road and London for the South Coast to pursue a passion for putting on small but creative pub gigs, and organising the 20,000-strong ROX Music and Arts Free Festival — before retiring relatively unscathed in 2018.
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The 5th Dimension, The Beach Boys, Aretha Franklin, Moby Grape, Vanilla Fudge: The Week's New Singles: Beach Boys, 5th Dimension, Vanilla Fudge, Moby Grape, Aretha Franklin
Review by Nick Jones, Melody Maker, 12 August 1967
Fresh Beach Boys for the summer months ...
The Action, Arthur Alexander: Arthur Alexander, London; The Action, Sussex
Live Review by Nick Jones, Melody Maker, 16 April 1966
Arthur Alexander: Marquee Club, London ...
The Action: Shoreline Club, Bognor Regis
Live Review by Nick Jones, Melody Maker, 3 September 1966
PLAYING TWO jumping sets at Bognor's Shoreline Club — one of the most switched-on scenes on the South Coast — the Action again proved that ...
The Action, Bluesology: Shoreline Club, Bognor Regis
Live Review by Nick Jones, Melody Maker, 5 November 1966
BOGNOR REGIS' Shoreline Club offered sweet refuge from lashing seas and freezing winds last Saturday, as it reopened under the watchful eye and new musical ...
The Animals: A Few Roars from the Newest Animal
Interview by Nick Jones, Melody Maker, 24 July 1965
'Get Dave' said Eric — and I was in! ...
The Animals, Alex Harvey and His Soul Band, Jimmy James & The Vagabonds, Manfred Mann, The Mark Leeman Five, Unit 4+2: The Animals, Manfred Mann, Mark Leeman Five, Alex Harvey Soul Band, Jimmy James and the Vagabonds et al: Marquee Club, London
Live Review by Nick Jones, Melody Maker, 24 July 1965
RAVE NIGHT FOR MARK'S BENEFIT Animals surprise ...
Fontella Bass: It started in a Church Choir
Profile by Nick Jones, Melody Maker, 4 December 1965
Welcome to England with her big Stateside chart hit on Chess ...
The Beach Boys: No More Beach Boy Gaps — Says Bruce
Interview by Nick Jones, Melody Maker, 12 August 1967
'GOOD VIBRATIONS' took light years to complete — 'Heroes And Villains' is the Beach Boys' new single and it took a long time too. But ...
The Beach Boys: Hammersmith Odeon, London
Live Review by Nick Jones, Melody Maker, 13 May 1967
ONCE AGAIN in their striped shirts the five Beach Boys opened the English part of their tour at London's Hammersmith Odeon last Thursday. ...
The Beach Boys, The Beatles, The Bee Gees, Buffalo Springfield, Country Joe & The Fish, Pink Floyd, Keith West: New Singles including The Beatles, Pink Floyd and Buffalo Springfield
Review by Nick Jones, Melody Maker, 18 November 1967
STILL THE BEATLES OLD SOUL AND FEELING ...
The Beach Boys, The Beatles, Bern Elliott and the Fenmen, Barry Fantoni, The Merseys, The Move, The Small Faces, The Stormsville Shakers, The Yardbirds: How Far Out Can The Poppers Go?
Report by Nick Jones, Melody Maker, 28 May 1966
NOW YOU'RE NEVER ALONE — WITH A SITAR ...
The Beatles, George Harrison: Beatle George And Where He's At
Interview by Nick Jones, Melody Maker, 16 December 1967
For many people, the Beatles have long passed the stage where they are merely a pop group. The first indication of this development was probably ...
The Beatles, George Harrison: Beatle George And Where He's At (Part 2)
WE WERE talking about how meditation and yoga leads to self realization. ...
The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, The Moody Blues: London: Beatles Clip Banned
Column by Nick Jones, Rolling Stone, 20 January 1968
THERE ARE a few gloomy faces in England these days since our pound has devalued (what?) but it's mainly the profiteers who can't bear the ...
Dave Berry, The Fortunes, Alan Price, Dusty Springfield: Dusty Springfield, The Alan Price Set, Dave Berry, The Fortunes: Finsbury Park Astoria, London
Live Review by Nick Jones, Melody Maker, 8 October 1966
THE DUSTY Springfield tour opened last Tuesday at London's Finsbury Park Astoria with Dave Berry and the Fortunes filling the large gap vacated by the ...
Big Brother & The Holding Company, Buffalo Springfield, Captain Beefheart, Country Joe & The Fish, The Doors, Grateful Dead, Moby Grape: New Wave USA
Report by Nick Jones, Melody Maker, 25 November 1967
NICK JONES SORTS OUT THE NEW U.S. SOUNDS ...
The Birds: The Trade, Watford
Live Review by Nick Jones, Melody Maker, 4 December 1965
ONE of Britain's most talented and underrated groups, the Birds, packed 'em in at the Trade, Watford, last Saturday to present an hour of high-flying ...
Cilla Black, The Everly Brothers: The Everly Brothers, Cilla Black: Finsbury Park Astoria, London
Live Review by Nick Jones, Melody Maker, 16 October 1965
THAT GREAT US duo, the Everly Brothers, made their first London appearance last Saturday, at the Finsbury Park Astoria. In black evening dress the Everlys ...
Bonzo Dog Band, Cream: Cream, Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band: Saville Theatre, London
Live Review by Nick Jones, Chris Welch, Melody Maker, 4 November 1967
IT WAS A night of great music and brilliant comedy, approaching genius in both departments, when the Cream and Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band starred ...
Booker T & The MGs, Arthur Conley, Eddie Floyd, Otis Redding, Sam & Dave, Carla Thomas: Otis Redding, Sam & Dave et al: Stax/Volt Revue Tour, Finsbury Park Astoria, London
Live Review by Nick Jones, Melody Maker, 25 March 1967
STAX — THE RAVE SHOW TO END 'EM ALL ...
David Bowie: Meeting the Bromley Boy
Interview by Nick Jones, Melody Maker, 26 February 1966
WITHOUT DOUBT David Bowie has talent. And also without doubt it will be exploited. For, Mr. Bowie, a 19-year-old Bromley boy, not only writes and ...
Tim Buckley: Starsailor (Straight 1064)
Review by Nick Jones, Cream, May 1971
THE BELIEF that certain kinds of music have a quintessential equilibrium which, when penetrated by the listener transforms itself into regenerative power, may conceivably make ...
Gary Burton, Larry Coryell: Larry Coryell: Breaking Through The Barriers
Interview by Nick Jones, Melody Maker, 4 November 1967
MM pop writer Nick Jones on the Gary Burton quartet in general — and guitarist Larry Coryell in particular — finds new hope for jazz ...
Paul Butterfield Blues Band: The Paul Butterfield Blues Band: Marquee Club, London
Live Review by Nick Jones, Melody Maker, 19 November 1966
THE PAVEMENT outside and the hallway inside were deserted. London's Marquee Club appeared dead and empty. The attraction was the Paul Butterfield Blues Band from ...
The Byrds: Younger Than Yesterday (CBS)
Review by Nick Jones, Melody Maker, 13 May 1967
No other word for the Byrds but beautiful ...
The Byrds: Speakeasy, London
A SUSPICIOUS audience confronted the Byrds when they played their only gig, an informal affair at London's Speakeasy Club, last Tuesday — no doubt recollecting ...
Petula Clark, Love, John Mayall, The T-Bones (U.S.), Ike & Tina Turner: John Mayall, Love, Petula Clark et al Albums
Review by Nick Jones, uncredited writer, Melody Maker, 6 August 1966
Single minded blues men ...
Shirley & Dolly Collins, The Incredible String Band: The Incredible String Band, Shirley & Dolly Collins: Queen Elizabeth Hall, London
THEIR TRUTHS may shriek, whisper, caress or stab at the thread from which we hang, and scorch our fallen bodies in hot sun, dry them ...
Don Covay: Blaises Club, London
Live Review by Nick Jones, Melody Maker, 9 April 1966
DON COVAY is another of the American soul singers at present on our shores. ...
Cream: Bruce Finds Himself via the Cream
WELL THEY finally made it. The much publicised, talked-about, raved about, and listened to group — the Cream — are in the chart. ...
Cream: Clapton Revs Into A New Gear
Interview by Nick Jones, Melody Maker, 15 October 1966
NICK JONES talks to the loner who came in from the cold. ...
Cream: In The Kingdom of Freakdom
THEY ARE THE Cream. Baker, Bruce and Clapton and there's not many desperados who would hitch up their breeches and roll down the dusty main ...
Cream: Speakeasy Club, London
Live Review by Nick Jones, Melody Maker, 26 August 1967
LONDON'S SPEAKEASY CLUB has been, as the fashionable columns would say, "in" for some time now. ...
Neil Diamond: Tap Root Manuscript (UNI UNLS117)
Review by Nick Jones, Cream, June 1971
DESPITE THE fact that one time or another most of us have picked up on and enjoyed the music of Neil Diamond — between 'Cherry, ...
Donovan: Saville Theatre, London
EXPERIENCE BUT NO SATISFACTION FOR DONOVAN ...
The Doors: The Doors (Elektra)
THE RAVING R&B musical content of their first single, 'Break On Through To The Other Side', falls well short of the high standard the Doors ...
Bob Dylan Today
Review by Nick Jones, Melody Maker, 4 November 1967
Exclusive! Nick Jones listens to seven secret tapes ...
The Easybeats: Easybeats for long stay?
Interview by Nick Jones, Melody Maker, 12 November 1966
WHEN 'FRIDAY On My Mind' initially imposed itself upon my auditory passages I think it's only true to say I was knocked out. Verdict: a ...
The Electric Prunes: Putting Electricity into the Electric Prunes
Interview by Nick Jones, Melody Maker, 2 December 1967
THE Electric Prunes landed in Britain from the States last week to recharge the British club circuit with electricity — from natural sources. ...
Fairport Convention, The Incredible String Band, Pink Floyd, Tim Rose, Tomorrow: Pink Floyd, Incredible String Band, Tomorrow, Tim Rose, Fairport Convention: Saville Theatre, London
SUNDAY'S SAVILLE bill was most groovy, opening with the Fairport Convention who are beginning to find their way, followed by American Tim Rose who was ...
The Fortunes, The Merseys, The Who: The Who, the Fortunes, the Merseys: Finsbury Park Astoria, London
Live Review by Nick Jones, Melody Maker, 12 February 1966
THE THREE-day test run tour of the Who Show, started on Friday at London's Finsbury Park Astoria, to two well-filled houses. ...
Frank Zappa, The Mothers Of Invention: Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention: Royal Albert Hall, London
Live Review by Nick Jones, Melody Maker, 30 September 1967
MOTHERS — ALMOST A FREAK OUT, NOT A LOVE IN, DEFINITELY A SEND-UP! ...
Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane: California Dreamin'
AMERICA'S WEST COAST — ESPECIALLY SAN FRANCISCO — IS WHERE IT'S ALL AT NOW. WHAT LESSON CAN WE LEARN FROM IT? NICK JONES EXPLAINS ...
Jimi Hendrix: Hendrix — on the Crest of a Fave Rave
Profile by Nick Jones, Melody Maker, 21 January 1967
ALTHOUGH things are happening all around Jimi Hendrix — he doesn't choose to see them. It's all down to being cool. No pre-hatch counting of ...
Jimi Hendrix Experience: Are You Experienced? (Track Records)
Yes — this is the real Jimi Hendrix ...
Jimi Hendrix Experience: Saville Theatre, London
THE JIMI Hendrix Experience is the kind of group you never tire of watching or listening to. ...
Jimi Hendrix: With Jimi, The Music Is 3-D! The Jimi Hendrix Experience: Axis: Bold As Love (Track)
Review and Interview by Nick Jones, Melody Maker, 9 December 1967
NICK JONES ON THE NEW HENDRIX LP ...
Herman's Hermits, Elvis Presley: Herman's Hermits: The Day Herman Met Elvis
"He was so nice... just sort of walked in and said: Hello Herman" ...
The Hollies, Paul Jones, The Nashville Teens, Paul and Barry Ryan: The Hollies, Paul Jones, Paul & Barry Ryan, the Nashville Teens: ABC Cinema, Aldershot
FIRST DISAPPOINTMENT to tour-goers on Saturday evening was the tell-tale notice board in the foyer of Aldershot ABC. It stated the Small Faces were unable ...
Ike & Tina Turner: Ike and Tina Show Comes To Town — All Nineteen Of Them
Interview by Nick Jones, Melody Maker, 1 October 1966
CARRYING a valet, two secretaries, the Ikettes — their three girl backing singers — two male singers Jimmy Thomas and Prince Albert, plus the Kings ...
The Incredible String Band: Incredible String Band: Incredible Incredibles
Profile and Interview by Nick Jones, Melody Maker, 30 September 1967
AS THE beautiful, unrelenting success of their second album so justly affirms the Incredible String Band are something incredible. ...
Love: Da Capo (Elektra)
Review by Nick Jones, Melody Maker, 25 March 1967
ONCE AGAIN LOVE PROVE THEIR GREAT ORIGINALITY ...
Love: False Start (Harvest SHVL 787)
SHOULD YOU still need convincing that Love are a really fine band and always have been, we have here their penultimate album, oddly titled False ...
Lulu & the Luvvers: Marquee Club, London
LULU KNOCKS THEM OVER AT THE MARQUEE ...
Manfred Mann: You Won't See Paul Jones Crying When The Pop TV Shows Stop
Interview by Nick Jones, Melody Maker, 25 September 1965
MANFRED'S MAN IN THE MIDDLE WEIGHS IN ...
John Mayall, T-Bone Walker: T-Bone Walker, John Mayall's Bluesbreakers: Flamingo, London
THE GREAT T-Bone Walker opened at London's Flamingo on Friday with an hour of beefy blues. ...
The Merseys: Mersey Mood
Interview by Nick Jones, Melody Maker, 21 May 1966
The New-Look duo make it in their own right ...
The Mindbenders: Mindbenders: The Texas Police ran some guy in and cut his hair
Interview by Nick Jones, Melody Maker, 3 September 1966
"CONSIDERING IT was the home of pop music the scene in America is pretty poor! ...
The Moody Blues, The Rolling Stones, Steampacket: The Rolling Stones, The Moody Blues, Steampacket et al: Palladium, London
Live Review by Nick Jones, Melody Maker, 7 August 1965
Jagger drowned in a sea of noise ...
The Mothers Of Invention, Frank Zappa: Frank Zappa: Meet the Boss Mother, Sussing Out Britain...
IF AFFLUENCE and power is the Great American Dream, Frank Zappa is the Great American Nightmare. ...
The Mothers Of Invention, Frank Zappa: Mothers Of Invention: Freak Out!
(Verve)
Review by Nick Jones, Melody Maker, 4 March 1967
Freak Out with the Mothers ...
The Move, Pink Floyd, The Who: The Who, The Move, Pink Floyd: The Roundhouse, Chalk Farm, London
Live Review by Nick Jones, Melody Maker, 7 January 1967
Psychedelicamania at Roundhouse ...
The Move: On the Move
Profile by Nick Jones, Melody Maker, 4 February 1967
NICK JONES GETS BEHIND THE TV-SMASHING MOVE IMAGE ...
The Move: Cadillac Club, Brighton
A LOT OF people moan because they don't see a TV being axed into dust when they go to see the Move. There is a ...
The Move: Marquee Club, London
PSYCHEDELIC sounds came to London in a new — and explosive — dimension, as the Move continued their Thursday night residency at the Marquee Club ...
Live Review by Nick Jones, Melody Maker, 2 July 1966
A GROUP who don't pull their punches, the Move, from Birmingham, are a stark, loud, flashy, hard bunch whose music smashes you right in the ...
The Move: The Speakeasy, London
Live Review by Nick Jones, Melody Maker, 24 December 1966
MIDST OF A smog of smoke bombs, smashed TV sets, smashed people, and the psychedelic decor — well, who would settle for anything else — ...
The Move, Pink Floyd: Who's Psychedelic Now? MM Inquiry by Chris Welch and Nick Jones
Interview by Nick Jones, Chris Welch, Melody Maker, 14 January 1967
SPOTLIGHT ON THE PINK FLOYD AND THE MOVE ...
Robert Parker: Hit Making Tenor Man
'COLTRANE MY INFLUENCE' SAYS ROBERT PARKER ...
Shawn Phillips, Gary Wright: Gary Wright: Extraction (A&M AMLS 2004); Shawn Phillips: Second Contribution (A&M AMLS 2006)
ALTHOUGH BOTH these A&M albums appear to be "solo" outings it should be realised as soon as possible that neither of them are solitary landscapes. ...
Pink Floyd, Soft Machine, Tomorrow: Pink Floyd, Soft Machine et al: The 14 Hour Technicolor Dream, Alexandra Palace, London
Live Review by Nick Jones, Melody Maker, 6 May 1967
TECHNICOLOUR DREAM STIRS UNDERGROUND ...
Pink Floyd: Freaking Out with the Pink Floyd
Report and Interview by Nick Jones, Melody Maker, 1 April 1967
BEING ASKED to interview the Pink Floyd is an ordeal I would have wished only on my worst enemies. I was shaking like a leaf ...
Pink Floyd: All Saints Church Hall, London
LAST FRIDAY the Pink Floyd, a new London group, embarked upon their first "happening" — a pop dance incorporating psychedelic effects and mixed media — ...
Procol Harum: Procol Harum (Regal Zonophone)
Worried about Procol Harum? Just wait till you hear this! ...
The Rascals: Note the name well — the Young Rascals
LAST WEEK an American group, the Young Rascals, visited England. ...
Boz Scaggs: Moments (CBS 64248)
WHEN AN album takes so much in, puts so much out, and somehow remains itself, then before long the great cosmic public are going to ...
The Searchers: Searchers success story
Interview by Nick Jones, Melody Maker, 27 March 1965
THE ORGAN and the saxophone are the accepted instrumentation in the '65 Sound. But this week we find, among many others the Searchers — number ...
Simon & Garfunkel: Royal Albert Hall, London
TWO people, one guitar, gave a concert of overwhelming beauty, compassion, and entertainment at London's vast Royal Albert Hall, last Saturday, where enormous crowds flocked ...
The Small Faces: Small Faces in a Tight Green Circle
Report by Nick Jones, Melody Maker, 17 December 1966
NICK JONES at a Small Faces recording session ...
Smashing Pumpkins: Fuck Off... We're From CHICAGO!
Interview by Nick Jones, Spiral Scratch, 9 January 1992
"ISN'T THIS where The Beatles grew up?" inquires Billy Corgan from the stage of the Underworld club in London's Camden Town. His 4-piece Chicago band ...
Stevie Wonder: The In Place, London
Live Review by Nick Jones, Melody Maker, 29 January 1966
FIFTEEN-YEAR-OLD Stevie Wonder is already a mature performer, and no mean raver. He has a far from diminutive voice, great charm, and a lot of ...
The Supremes: Supreme Supreme: Will Diana Ross Go Solo?
"NO COMMENT," said Diana Ross of the Supremes, to the perennial question: "Will you be going solo?" "I've just never thought about it. We're too ...
The Supremes: Tamla Blueprints
WITH THE Supremes at No 6 in the Pop 50 after a rapid climb, all the signs are that we're in for a sustained attack from ...
The T-Bones (U.K.): The T-Bones: Marquee Club, London
THEM BONES ...
Tomorrow Are Saying It Today
Profile and Interview by Nick Jones, Melody Maker, 9 September 1967
"QUICKLY BECOMING the latest rave" is the kind of statement most groups, especially the unknown ones, would dearly like to hear echoing in their egos. ...
Tomorrow: U.F.O.: Who Killed Flower Power?
Report and Interview by Nick Jones, Melody Maker, 28 October 1967
U.F.O. the Flower power mecca has closed. Did it die a natural death — or was it murdered? And if it was... ...
Traffic: Saville Theatre, London
AFTER CENTURIES in hibernation Traffic left their country womb last Sunday to make their debut at London's Saville Theatre, and certainly in potentiality they must ...
The Turtles: Enter The Turtles — Part Of The... Flower Power Generation!
Interview by Nick Jones, Melody Maker, 10 June 1967
WHETHER THERE is a slight lack of introspection among the British pop groups is a point that always arises after meeting "an average American group." ...
The Walker Brothers, Scott Walker: The Walker Brothers: Walker Plans
AFTER THE SPLIT: NICK JONES PINPOINTS THREE NEW CAREERS ...
The Who: Every So Often, a Band is Poised on the Brink of a Breakthrough. Word Has It It's... The Who
Profile and Interview by Nick Jones, Melody Maker, 5 June 1965
THEY THINK THE MOD THING IS DYING... ...BUT THEY DON'T INTEND TO GO DOWN WITH IT ...
The Who: Pictures of the WHO
Interview by Nick Jones, Melody Maker, 29 April 1967
THERE SEEMS to be three distinct phases in the life of a pop group. Each is important, and mainly they are controlled by you the ...
The Who: The Price of Pop Art — The Who Count the Cost
Report by Nick Jones, Melody Maker, 28 August 1965
THE WHO stand firmly for pop art. By their terms, pop art means how they behave and dress both on and off stage. On stage, ...
The Who: Manor House, London
LONDON'S MANOR HOUSE club held their first pop inn Wednesday session last week — and an all time record audience turned out to watch the ...
The Who: Marquee Club, London
The Who must be seen ...
"THE WHO", appearing each Tuesday at London's Marquee Club, should be billed not only as "Maximum R&B" but as "Far-out R&B." ...
The Who: Sound sense Studio time
Report and Interview by Nick Jones, Melody Maker, 10 September 1966
What Are The Who Going To Do Now? ...
Stevie Wonder: It's Not Such a Drag Being Blind
STEVIE WONDER, here for a tour of Britain, talks to NICK JONES ...
Stevie Wonder: Mr Harmonica Man
Interview by Nick Jones, Melody Maker, 29 January 1966
"STEVIE'S GOT A Monster," scream the adverts in American papers. They are referring, of course, to his hit record, 'Uptight (Everything's Alright)' which looks like ...
The Yardbirds: After two hit records... Yardbirds — Why We Went "Commercial"
PAUL SAMWELL-SMITH, bass with the Yardbirds, explains why they decided on a change of group policy ...
The Yardbirds: How to be an overnight success... in three years
SINCE THEY started at Richmond's Crawdaddy Club three years ago, THE YARDBIRDS have had more than their share of bad luck. ...
Yes: The Yes Album (Atlantic 240 001)
MIRACULOUSLY avoiding the hairy, heavy rock clichés in which so many lesser bands bash along senselessly for hours, Yes have, with their third try, put ...
List of genre pieces
Psychedelic Pop — When The Freaking Out Has To Stop...
Report and Interview by Nick Jones, Melody Maker, 11 February 1967
AN ATTEMPT AT AN EXPLANATION BY NICK JONES ...


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There is a small community of Chinese people in Malawi made up largely of entrepreneurs and merchants running an estimated 140 businesses across Malawi in 2012.

History
The number of Chinese owned businesses, restaurants, and shops grew when Malawi embarked on official diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China in 2007. Protests demanding a ban on Chinese merchants in the northern city of Karonga led by a local business woman in 2012 spread throughout the country. The government in response passed a law with Chinese merchants in mind that prohibited foreign traders from operating in small towns and rural areas, limiting Chinese businesses to the 4 major cities of Blantyre, Lilongwe, Zomba, Mzuzu.

Anti-Chinese violence
A fear of ethnically directed violence is a part of life for Chinese business people with rumors often circulating of planned attacks against Chinese. This unstable climate has caused Chinese business owners to withdraw from public life, staffing their shops with local employees while infrequently visiting to restock. The Chinese community often seeks shelter in the capital of Lilongwe when rumors of attacks circulate.

Local civil rights groups, Centre for Development of People and the Centre for Human Rights Rehabilitation, were critical of the ban on Chinese merchants, calling the law xenophobic and fearing it would encourage attacks on the Chinese.

References

Ethnic groups in Malawi
Malawi

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Why Trump wants Kavanaugh on the Supreme Court
By Karen Graham Sep 30, 2018 in Politics
Washington - With Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation on hold because of a limited investigation being conducted by the FBI, Republicans have quietly weighed in on an important case to come before the U.S. Supreme Court when it opens its new term on Monday.
Utah lawmaker Orrin Hatch, who sits on the Senate Judiciary Committee, filed a 44-page amicus brief earlier this month in Gamble v. United States, a case that will consider whether the dual-sovereignty doctrine should be put to rest.
The brief argues: "This Court has previously upheld the dual sovereignty doctrine, which allows consecutive prosecutions for the same crime by a state and the federal government without violating the Fifth Amendment's Double Jeopardy Clause or the Fourteenth Amendment's Due Process Clause, as an incident of our federalist system."
The Roberts Court (April 2017–July 2018). Front row (left to right): Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Anthony Kennedy (Retired July 31, 2018), John Roberts (Chief Justice), Clarence Thomas, and Stephen Breyer. Back row (left to right): Elena Kagan, Samuel A. Alito, Sonia Sotomayor, and Neil Gorsuch.
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Basically, the 150-year-old exception to the Fifth Amendment's double-jeopardy clause allows state and federal courts to prosecute the same person for the same criminal offense. And based on the brief he filed on September 11, Hatch believes the doctrine should be overturned.
Why is this case important?
In the first place, looking at the Mueller probe, the dual-sovereignty doctrine is seen by many in the legal profession as a check on President Donald Trump's power.
As long as this doctrine is in force, it would discourage Trump from pardoning anyone convicted of a crime in the Mueller probe because they could still be charged for the crime at the state level.
Paul Manafort, Donald Trump's former campaign chief, pleads guilty to conspiracy charges in a deal that has him cooperating with the Russia collusion investigation
NICHOLAS KAMM, MANDEL NGAN, AFP/File
For example, if Trump were to pardon his former campaign chairman Paul Manafort - who has been convicted on eight counts of tax and bank fraud in federal court - Manafort could still be charged in New York and Virginia for any crimes that violated their respective laws. So this means that if the dual-sovereignty doctrine is tossed by SCOTUS, Manafort could be pardoned by Trump and not be recharged at the state level.
There is an escape hatch, so to speak if Trump shuts down the Mueller investigation or pardons his associates. Elie Honig, a former assistant U.S. attorney in New Jersey says, "The escape hatch, then, is for cases to be farmed out or picked up by state-level attorneys general, who cannot be shut down by Trump and who generally—but with some existing limits—can charge state crimes even after a federal pardon."
But she adds, "If Hatch gets his way, however, a federal pardon would essentially block a subsequent state-level prosecution."
Senator Orrin Hatch (C), pictured here in December with Donald Trump, expressed astonishment at the president's tariffs move
Brendan Smialowski, AFP/File
Hatch's answer is to end federalism
Paul Rosenzweig is a former senior counsel on the Whitewater investigation who serves as a senior fellow at the conservative R Street Institute. He thinks Hatch's brief is "wrong substantively."
He goes on to say that "if over-federalization of crime is a problem, we should stop over-federalization." He also points out that Hatch wants to end federalism.
"It is at least plausible that if the Court gets rid of the [doctrine], it would mean that an acquittal in state court would prevent a second trial in federal court and vice versa," Rosenzweig told the Atlantic. But he notes that Trump's pardon powers are "explicitly limited in the text of the Constitution to pardons for 'offenses against the United States."'
US Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh denies all accusations of sexual assault before the Senate Judiciary Committee
Andrew Harnik, POOL/AFP
And this is where an interpretation of the doctrine could really muddy the waters for years to come. Rosenzweig explains that if the doctrine is interpreted to mean "federal criminal offenses specifically," then a pardon by Trump would not protect his associate against state charges.
"Overall one thing is clear," Rosenzweig said. "A result overturning 200 years of dual sovereignty would very much muddy the waters."
With the retirement of Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy, the high court is down to eight justices. And if Kavanaugh's reputation is able to withstand the FBI investigation, and he gets on the bench, he will provide a conservative view that could tip the court's balance on key issues this year and for years to come.
SCOTUS usually accepts less than 100 of the over 7,000 cases it is asked to review every year. So far this year, they have accepted 44 cases with half of them set for argument during October and November, according to Voice of America.
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Шевский остров () находится на реке Днепр напротив устья реки Самара в границах города Днепр (Украина).

Название
Название острова ( — сапожник) восходит к эпохе запорожского казачества середины XVIII века. В документах советского периода встречается ошибочное написание «Шефский».

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Расположен рядом с островом Алексеевский (другие его названия — Гринев, Самарский, Старуха) ниже Монастырского острова. За этими островами непосредственно в устье Самары расположена группа небольших островов, бывшая ранее единым Усть-Самарским островом.

В прошлом ниже этих островов перед левым берегом Днепра располагалась так называемая Серибная коса, полностью затопленная при образовании водохранилища Днепрогэса, а напротив неё тянулся вдоль правого берега Днепра ныне почти полностью затопленный большой остров Становой.

Шевский остров в 1960-80-х годах был зоной отдыха, к острову в летний период регулярно ходил теплоход, работали пляжи. С конца 1980-х годов остров в запустении.

Остров зарос. В середине — заброшенный парковый павильон.

Сейчас это хорошее место для рыболовли, «дикого отдыха». Добраться к островам можно только катером. В зимний период при достаточной толщине льда — пешком.

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Острова на Днепре
Острова Днепропетровской области
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At three hundredths of an inch thick, there's a razor thin, midnight black power player preparing to change the way we think about day-to-day currency. The Coin doesn't officially debut until summer 2014, but the super sleek digital card promises to wrap all of your credit cards, debit cards, gift cards and reward cards into one very tiny, very smart package.
Coin is the brainchild of developer Kanishk Parashar, a Johns Hopkins engineering alum and one of Forbes' 2013 startup gurus of the year. With AmEx black card good looks and personal engraving, the all-in-one digital card will use low-power Bluetooth technology to constantly sync with your smart phone.
Consumers simply use an enclosed card reader to swipe card information into the Coin app and can load an infinite amount of purchasing options onto the digital dynamo. Selecting a charging option is as simple as clicking the card's singular button.
Putting all of your monetary eggs in a single basket might be off-putting to security conscious consumers, and understandably so, but the techies at Coin claim to have you covered. Since Coin constantly communicates with your smart phone, it is designed to alert you if your card is more than 25 feet away. Cardholders can even configure a period of time for the card to deactivate itself in the event that it's away from the configured smart phone due to loss or theft.
After massive data breaches at respected outfits like Adobe and Target, the Coin team is also selling a dedication to safeguarding your information. The company has opted not to store any sensitive details on their servers to reduce opportunities for fraudulent activity.
Coin cards might look delicate, but are promised to withstand airport security scans, magnetic money clips, even spilt cocktails. The $100 product seems ideal for travelers and forward-thinking consumers looking to consolidate their purchasing power. However, on the already apparent downside, the Coin battery is not yet rechargeable—so consumers can expect to purchase a new Coin every two years.
Critics are hailing this product as the Ipod of personal finance, meaning it is the first product of its kind to use novel design and new technology to alter daily transactions. Google and major credit card companies have tried unsuccessfully to make digital wallets a consumer favorite by relying too heavily on a phone-based experience, while the Coin experience still allows consumers to "put it on the plastic"—with an added dash of digital.


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Police crack down on disabled-placard abuse
Ellen Thompson
STOCKTON - Police began an effort this week to curb the abuse of handicapped parking they suspect has become rampant in the city.
In the first such effort in years, traffic officers on Tuesday cited seven motorists of the 23 they saw using handicapped placards, said Stockton police Sgt. Jan Goodnight. Those cited were using borrowed placards, she said.
A handicapped placard allows a motorist to park a vehicle in a handicapped spot or in a metered spot for free or in a normally time-limited spot for an unlimited time. According to the Department of Motor Vehicles, placards can be approved by a doctor for motorists with "impaired mobility."
The seven motorists cited face a fine of at least $250, according to state law. Their vehicles were parked near the Canlis Building and San Joaquin Superior Court, where hundreds of county employees work. Goodnight said she did not know if those cited were public employees. Their names were not available Wednesday.
Goodnight said the effort will continue. Numerous complaints to parking deputies and traffic officers alerted police to the possibility that the problem is widespread, she said.
Janet Serros works for San Joaquin County and pays about $60 a month for a spot in a downtown garage. She was upset at the idea that someone would take advantage of a privilege reserved for the disabled.
"Downtown parking is hard enough, and then you get these people who cheat," she said.
Contact reporter Ellen Thompson at (209) 546-8279 or ethompson@recordnet.com.


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Why did Phobos Grunt really fail?
January 22, 2012 - Editorial, Mars, Science - Tagged: NASA, phobos, phobos grunt, re-entry, russia	- 3 comments
Phobos Grunt Mars Satellite
Recent headlines were filled with a plethora of information about the reentry of the doomed Russian Spacecraft Phobos Grunt. There have been many rumors and speculation as to why it failed and even threats from the Russian leadership to throw the engineers responsible in jail and punish them.
There are theories ranging from out right sabotage by the United States, to accidental interference, faulty design and even aliens. The Russian newspaper Kommersant quoted an unnamed source who said that tests are being undertaken in Russia to determine whether radar beams from a US military base could have caused a failure in the Phobos-Grunt power system that prevented its engines from firing.
We will most likely never know the actual root cause of this failure as there is just not enough data. The probe never established contact with the ground long enough to get usable telemetry data down to see what was going on. There were images of the spacecraft which showed that the probe was not tumbling and the solar arrays were pointed away from the sun. Due to the construction of the probe the array acted like tail feathers on an arrow an the drag naturally caused the array to point away from the Sun Depriving the life sustaining power from the spacecraft. When the attitude error occured and the probe could not correct itself it pointed away from the Sun due to the simple physics of the design…perhaps there is a lesson learned here.
This is only one possible reason why the probe disappeared and would not phone home. The original root cause is lost at the bottom of the ocean where it reentered. No matter what that cause is it will have it's true roots in the failings of the Russian program itself. Complex designs and lofty engineering goals like those embodied in Phobos Grunt require an engineering culture and dedication that cannot be forced and must be nurtured. There are great engineers in Russia as there are all over the world, but with all of the recent failures of their program you cannot look to the flight hardware, the software code, or the rockets for source of the problem. The real issue is that the engineering culture and processes needed for success are not there.
The United States still has that culture and that has resulted in recent outstanding successes but they should not assume this will always be so. The Russian program has degraded due to it not being nurtured and the result is failure after failure. A once great program that could serve to enhance mankind's knowledge of our universe is, at least for now, essentially lost. Hopefully other program such as the US, Europe, Japan can learn from this costly lesson and not allow the same to happen to their programs.
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Freedom is precious, but it is never free. No god of the new world appreciates or understands this more then Rodan does. This god is one of freedom, chaos and luck. Everyone knows Rodan, but not everyone agrees with it's ways. The monster is random and chaotic in all ways, to the point where it's gender is not even set in stone. The god wanders aimlessly through out the land as it pleases to do so. Changing his mind is easy, committing to a plan is not. It is highly unreliable when it comes to being an ally, but Rodan is always a friend and never forgets those who helped him in some way. It is one of the few things about him he does not seem to change.
Rodan started life as an irradiated prehistoric monster much like Godzilla and many others. It rampaged through cities and terrorized humanity at first, but in time it grew to want to protect it's home planet from all kinds of invaders and would be destroyers. It formed a close friendship with Godzilla, Angurius and Mothra. Most of the other earth creatures it grew to be friends with or at least tolerate on some level. Very few of them it actually actively hated. Rodan had very little respect for humanity and their structured lives and cites. Seeing them as too confining over all. Eventually though the Age of Monsters died out Rodan along with the rest of the monsters went into hiding and decided stay away from humanity and their wars, but their wars would come to them. The forces unleashed changed all the Monsters into their Godly forms. Rodan was no different and it was transformed into being the Lord of Freedom.
Rodan emerged from it's underground lair and at once took to the skies with a speed only it had obtained. His power was impressive, but he had yet to know of any other gods, so instead of taking a throne on either side of the good or light side, it simply went it's own direction and decided to care very little about anyone's so called plans. In the early days this was fine, but as sides began to develop and orders began to show up all over the world, pressure started to build to pick a side. The power it had was great, Rodan knew this and after a long talk with it's friend Godzilla, and newly crowned King of the Gods it was an easy choice. Rodan decided to stand with it's own power and be on neither side. This only made life harder, but at least it got it's freedom, the only thing it ever wanted to begin with.
Being the Lord of Freedom wasn't really enough for Rodan, so it decided on taking two more domains of power, being one of the first Gods to emerge, it had it's choice. Chaos and luck had been chosen, they fit and gave the God massive amounts of power that made both sides very nervous. Rodan is truly unpredictable in all things and unreliable as an ally. Mostly concerned with itself, but don't mistake apathy for an unwillingness to fight. The God of Freedom is a devastating enemy to go up against if one ever decides to try and confine it is in for a massive battle.
Rodan is known by gamblers, thieves and anyone who thinks they could use a little luck on their side. But chaos and luck isn't always good. Rodan is often blamed for every misfortune that happens. Because of this it often refuses to help anyone out directly anymore. Rodan spends its days soaring through the skies with out a care in the world, leaving behind the affairs of the other Gods behind, rarely does it directly involved in any issues.
Rodan spends a considerable amount of time in a human form always a road worn wanderer of either gender.
Rodan is the Embodiment of Chaos and Freedom. It spends its time fighting the force of order with complete randomness and impulsiveness. Once and awhile it'll cause havoc and grant a town with good or bad luck and watch the chaos unfold. It doesn't hate, or like people, just finds them curious in their dual nature to explore their world, but try to control it at the same time. It's powers are as follows.
Luck: Rodan is the luckiest God of them all, nearly everything he attempts seems to work out, but like anything else sometimes that luck turns extremely bad to the point of being life threatening.
Chaos Projection: Where ever Rodan stays for extended periods of time, the area around him begins to go chaotic. Anything is possible and magic begins to become unpredictable to work in unexpected ways to the point of even turning against the caster. This begins after the third day of exposure. If Rodan is knocked out or killed. This effect lasts as long as the body remains in one place. It takes about a month for Rodan to completely return to life. This can destroy the natural order of an area for years and this even effects the realms of other Gods. If Rodan is feeling vindictive towards any God, all it has to do is go to their realm and stay there to cause massive damage to their home world, their power base on earth.
Shapeshifting: Rodan can appear as any kind of thing, person or being he wants to with near perfect accuracy, even to the point of fooling some other Gods. This can cause much trouble and confusion among their ranks and get Rodan into lots of trouble.
Speed: Rodan is one of the fastest, if not the fastest God there is. He can get anywhere on the planet if he goes as fast as he can in an hour or so. He rarely does this though.
Misfortune: Rodan can give anyone a long lasting streak of bad luck. He does this on a whim It's never personal, usually. Like any God though sometimes it can be prone to anger and uses this as a disastrous punishment. Even the Gods themselves are subject to this power.
Heat Ray: Rodan's only true offensive weapon is a nasty one. He can use this attack as many times as he wants and as fast as he wants to creating a horrible barrage of energy that can wipe just about any enemy out in his path. It's not powerful, but it is very persistent in it's damage, and accurate as it is overwhelming.
Rodan is the Personification of Luck, Freedom and Chaos. Random chance is what the being lives for. Rodan will spend much time in human form, meeting other fellow travelers along what ever road they chose to go on. Even though the lord of the roads hates thieves, they are accepted as an acceptable risk, even though any who walk with Rodan on the roads, need never fear being attacked by such people.
Rodan's Realm: Rodan has no realm, this God is a realm walker, it knows no limits or boundaries and can roam the earth and realms as it pleases, when ever it wants. Realm walkers are rare among the Gods. It enjoys the earth the most though. It is not bound to the will of one single God and is in constant activity.
Personality: Rodan is mostly too random for its own good. Taking things seriously is tough for it because it knows that everything can change in a blink of an eye. Rodan likes a good fight though if the goal is interesting. Rodan loves life, and hates to kill anyone but will not hesitate if it is the only option. Rodan likes to forget the past and not worry about the future, the only thing that matters is the here and now. The God has an excellent memory though, it remembers nearly everything that happened to it. Rodan is generally curious about everything and likes surprises. Even though it is rarely ever surprised because it can see many possible outcomes, it is the unexpected that pleases him the most good or bad. Rodan is a player of games, all kinds. Gambling is what it likes the most,if it wins, it always expects the other side to follow through, if it loses, it will always do what was asked of it. Woe be to the one who tries to back out of a bet with this god! Rodan is fun and non serious most of the time but to those who anger it, they are destroyed in all ways, bad luck can reach new depths of horror when the God of luck is angry with you.
Worshipers: Everyone worships Rodan on some level, praying to him for good luck, safe travels or just as an escape from chaos, or maybe as change in their lives. This is the God they pray to. There is a secret order of wanderers dedicated to the God though. They are all secret, they are called the Protectors of the Road. Nothing really is known about them beyond this.
Temple: Rodan's temple is any road leading from one place to another. He can be worshiped anywhere, the longer the road, the better. There is a road stretching from one end of the Killing Fields to the other. This is the best, but most dangerous spot to worship. Some people say Rodan has a formal temple hidden somewhere deep in the mountains somewhere. It is only a legend though.
Future: Going everywhere, seeing everything Rodan is to become bored and bitter. One of the most powerful gods will change it's ways and become a threat to every living thing that is. There is a monster, a true darkness living in the god. Everyone knows this and when Rodan comes around their parts, none of them are willing do much to upset him. Rodan doesn't believe a word of it, and claims that the prophecy was something it made all on it's own just to mess with people. No one wants to take that chance though.


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Two seater Coupe with wide 911 GT3 RS body (approximately 50 mm wider at front and approximately 30 mm wider at rear than 911 GT3). Intelligent lightweight construction in aluminum and steel composite. Fully galvanized lightweight shell. Doors and components of body shell in aluminum. Lightweight luggage compartment lid in carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) in exterior color, contoured lid design (with dynamic recess profile). Lightweight wings at front in CFRP in exterior color, with wheel arch air outlets featuring slats (louvers) in black synthetic material. Lightweight roof in magnesium, contoured roof design (with dynamic recess profile). Rear side sections with integral air intakes. Underbody paneling with rear diffuser. Side skirts in black with spoilers ahead of rear wheels. Front apron molding with integral cooling air intakes with titanium colored grilles, spoiler lip and air outlet ahead of luggage compartment lid. Front spoiler lip in black. Rear apron with large air outlets including titanium colored grilles. Rear lid in CFRP in exterior color with cooling air intakes, wing uprights in forged aluminum in black and fixed rear wing in CFRP in exterior color. Rear apron with 'GT3 RS' logo in black. Sport Design exterior mirrors on door waist rails, aspherical on driver's side.
Electrically adjustable and heatable exterior mirrors. Windscreen washer system with aero wiper blades, two wiper speeds, adjustable intermittent wipe and washer jets. CDR audio system with 7 inch color touch screen, radio with twin tuner, four loudspeakers, integrated amplifier (2 x 25 watts), single CD drive supporting MP3 playback. Universal audio interface (AUX) in glove compartment for connecting external audio sources. Electric window lifts with one-touch operation and door-seal protection. Key remote for central locking and luggage compartment lid release. 'PIT SPEED' button on the center console switch panel for finger tip activation of the speed limiter. Three 12 volt sockets (passenger footwell, glove compartment and covered center console main storage compartment).
Bi-Xenon main headlights including dynamic range adjustment and headlight cleaning system. Separate auxiliary light units in front apron with LED daytime running lights and position lights and LED front and side direction indicators, smoked front light units. LED taillights, including reversing lights, rear driving lights, brake lights, rear fog light, direction indicators, high level third brake light and license plate illumination. Smoked tail lights. Reflector units integrated into rear apron. Automatic headlight activation including 'Welcome Home' lighting. Interior lighting with seamless dimming. LED reading lights, luggage compartment, orientation, ignition lock and vanity mirror lighting. Also includes footwell and glove compartment lighting.
Integrated cluster of five round instruments. Instrument cluster with central rev counter and high resolution 4.6 inch color display with on-board computer functions, white illumination. Instrument dials in black with yellow needles and increment markings. Rev counter with titanium colored instrument dial and 'GT3 RS' logo, gear and up shift indicator. Analogue gauges for engine speed, vehicle speed, oil pressure, oil temperature, coolant temperature and fuel level.
Full size airbags (two stage) for driver and passenger. Porsche Side Impact Protection (POSIP), comprising side impact protection elements in each door, thorax airbag integrated into the side bolster of each seat and head airbag for driver and passenger in each door panel. Three point automatic seat belts with seat mounted buckles. Seat belt pretensioners and force limiters. Engine immobilizer with remote central locking, alarm system with radar based interior surveillance.
Dual zone automatic climate control with separate temperature settings for driver and passenger, automatic air recirculation mode including air quality sensor. Particle/pollen filter with active carbon filter. Green tinted thermally insulated glass. Water repellent coating on side windows. Rear screen and rear side windows in polycarbonate.
Clubsport package comprising bolt in roll cage at rear in black, preparation for battery disconnect switch, six point racing harness for driver's side in red supplied ready to install (for HANS safety device), motorsport hand-held fire extinguisher (2 kg extinguishing agent FX G-TEC) with aluminum bracket. Full bucket seats in carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) with carbon weave finish, both featuring electric height adjustment and manual fore/aft adjustment. Seats upholstered in black leather/Alcantara, headrests with embroidered 'GT3 RS' logo, no rear seats. Rear compartment cover with embroidered 'GT3 RS' logo. Black interior with selected items in black Alcantara: door handles, door panel armrests, center console main storage compartment lid, transmission tunnel trim in rear and roof lining including C-pillar trims. Synthetic elements finished with soft touch paint in black. Selected interior items in GT Silver: three point seat belts, stitching and embroidered 'GT3 RS' logos on headrests and rear compartment cover. Interior parts in CFRP with carbon weave finish: dashboard trim strip and center console trim. GT3 RS sports steering wheel with gearshift paddles, diameter 360 mm, rim in Alcantara with yellow top center marking, airbag module in black leather, manual height and reach adjustment. GT3 RS gear selector with grip in black Alcantara, gear selector surround with 'GT3 RS' logo. Lightweight door trims with door openers in GT Silver. Door sill guards with inlay in CFRP with carbon weave finish and featuring 'GT3 RS' logo. Ascending center console with one uncovered storage compartment and one covered storage compartment with 12 volt socket. Storage compartment in each door. Lockable glove compartment. Two individual cup holders (passenger side, integral to dashboard trim strip). Clothes hook on B-pillars.


A 59 sqm DUPLEX MAISONETTE in the heart of the capital, located within just 4 minutes walk to St. George's Square. It enjoys direct access from ground level, is well-lit and ventilated, and features authentic stone arches, wooden beams and 'xorok'. The property is partially converted and comes with an approved Planning Authority permit for a residential unit. On the upper level, layout will comprise a kitchen / dining / living room and a WC room. On the lower level one would have a double bedroom with a walk-in wardrobe and ensuite shower. An underlying well also forms part of the property. This offers a very good investment opportunity in a prime location, and also has the possibility for the property to be converted for an office or other commercial purpose.
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So I was feeling terrible just about 15 minutes ago. My chest area was hurting and I feared there was something wrong with my heart and that I was gonna die. I got some food and after eating it was back to normal.
The weird thing is, I didn't feel hunger.
Tell someone, it could be serious.
go to the doctor, ASAP.
Probably nothing serious, I have had massive pain in my heart for some time but it never came back again.
The pain in the chest is probably you feeling acid going up your trachea. Try eating foods with sugar, such as candy.
It happens when your body is growing, your lungs/otherthings press against your ribcage and thats why it hurts when you breathe larger breaths for a bit, this also occurs when you arent terribly fit and go running or something that causes you to have to breathe a bunch.
It happens to a bunch of people, when I was younger it happened quite a few times for you maybe less. You're probably going to be fine.
I get chest pains AND back pains when I run too much.
Sometimes, i get really sharp pains on the upper-left part of my chest, it increases as i breath. I even had to go to the hospital a couple months ago for that, it stopped tho. Doctors said it was muscle growth, i don't think so though, i think it's pericarditis because the pain felt more internal then external.
You probably had gas in your upper intestinal tract around your lungs, or in the lung itself, which made you feel like it was your heart. When you ate, you got it moving and the sharp pain subsided.
Wow, same here. Happens to me when I play video games for 5 hrs and then try to get up, but it hurts in the middle instead of the upper-left part.
I never paid anything, nor did my parents. By the way, the pain was internal, i felt it INSIDE my rib-cage, i'm almost 100% sure i know that it's not muscle pain, because when i breath in, it gets painfully worst. Hospitals aren't absurd, this isn't natural at all.
That's the best cure I've heard of or seen so far.
I know what you're describing and it only lasts about 10seconds - 2 minutes. Ive had this SEVERAL times and I just learnt to deal with it (short puffs to get your air and deal with the smaller pains) its normal.
Mine lasted a whole day, usually when i get those pains it lasts a whole day. I saw the symptoms on Pericarditis, and it matches mine spot-on.
-It radiates to my neck.
-Hurts when i breath and move my torso.
-Pain worsens if i lean forward.
-I also have to keep straight.
Muscle growth has nothing to do with your rib-cage lol.
Your organs go under muscle growth like I said lol. And yes, your organs are inside and close to your ribcage.
All those symptoms happen normally except for the neck part, thats unusual (maybe tonsil swelling or something) dont self diagnose yourself and waste over natruals. Also lasting the whole day? Then being fixed the very next day? Pericarditis (when googled) says that timeframe is a bit inaccurate.
It could be due to stress.
but im nkt a doctor so dont listeh to me.


The center is transformed into Santa's wonderland for a memorable event for the whole family.
Every year, the Easter Bunny joins us for a special holiday event!
The Easter Bunny brings ducks, chicks and rabbits for petting! This is an enjoyable and convenient opportunity for photos and fun with the Easter Bunny!
Fallone's celebrates Red Nose Day to help end child poverty.
The children come together to sell red noses to raise money for a very beneficial national charity!
Here at Fallone's we love to celebrate! For Halloween we encourage staff and children to wear their most unique costumes!
We have class room Halloween parties and trick or treating for all ages, as well as a Haunted House Fright Night for our older students and staff!
We celebrate Grandparent's Day with in-class festivities, games, crafts, tea and cookies!
The children invite their grandparents to enjoy the day with them to commemorate their special family connection!
The graduation ceremony is a time to celebrate all of our pre-schoolers hard work over the course of the year.
Each child receives their graduation portfolio which culminates all their pieces of artwork and lessons learned.
We enjoy this special time as we send off our friends to a new chapter; Kindergarten!


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A midnight praise challenge tagged "The One-Hour Midnight Hallelujah Challenge '' by renowned gospel artiste , Nathaniel Bassey, has gone viral with 67, 000 and above virtual worshippers via his Instagram page on today, Wednesday. .
The "Onise Iyanu" crooner had on May 31 shared on his Instagram page , @nathanielblow, his desire to host a multi – denominational one- hour praise and worship live session from June 1 to June 30.
According to him , the " Hallelujah Challenge ,' is a 30 – day midnight praise, set to lift the name of God and bring glory and salvation upon his people, as they exalt His holy name ''.


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The Sports Report: Rams makes some coaching staff changes
Wade Phillips
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On Monday, Rams coach Sean McVay informed defensive coordinator Wade Phillips that his contract would not be renewed.
In a statement, McVay said: "Coach Wade has been a veteran voice in heading our defense for the past three seasons. His wealth of experience, sound advice and helpful demeanor has been invaluable to our coaches and players, and also has set an example for me as a head coach and a leader of men. I thank Coach Phillips for his numerous contributions to the Los Angeles Rams and our community, and I wish he, his wife Laurie, and the rest of the Phillips family the best."
In a tweet, Phillips thanked the Rams for the opportunity "to be a part of their success" and also the players "who I loved" working with.
"I still want to coach," he wrote, "and feel I can contribute."
McVay also made a move on offense by not retaining running backs coach Skip Peete, a holdover from Jeff Fisher's former staff.
The decision not to retain Phillips was the first major move by McVay since the Rams finished a disappointing season that saw them fall prey to the malaise that has afflicted so many teams the season after losing a Super Bowl. A defeat to the San Francisco 49ers in the second-to-last game ensured that the Rams would not roll with playoff momentum into the new SoFi Stadium next season.
The Rams, operating in the 3-4 scheme favored by Phillips, ranked 13th in total defense after giving up 339.6 yards per game this season. They were 12th in pass defense (226.6 yards per game), 19th in rushing defense (113.1 yards per game) and 17th in scoring defense (22.8 points per game).
WHERE'S TOM GOING?
Tom Brady is set to become a free agent for the first time in his NFL career. Oddsmakers seem to think Brady will most likely spend next season in the same place he has spent the previous 20.
Sportsbetting.ag is giving 1-2 odds that Brady will be on New England's roster for Week 1 of the 2020 season. After all, the Patriots don't seem to have a Plan B at this point, unless they consider Jarrett Stidham, a fourth-round pick in the 2019 NFL draft, to be their quarterback of the future.
The website is giving 3-1 odds that Brady will not be back with the Patriots, with the other top potential landing spots for the three-time NFL most valuable player being the Cleveland Browns (11-2), Carolina Panthers (6-1), Las Vegas Raiders (6-1) and Chargers (6-1).
Why those teams? Josh McDaniels, who has been the Patriots' offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for much of Brady's career, is considered a leading candidate for the coaching vacancies in Cleveland and Carolina. And the other two teams are moving to new stadiums next season, with the Raiders looking to make a splash in a new city and the Chargers still seeking a foothold in the Los Angeles market.
The Dallas Cowboys are right behind those teams (7-1), with quarterback Dak Prescott set to become a free agent following a disappointing 8-8 season.
The team considered least likely to sign Brady is the Washington Redskins (33-1). Others who don't seem to be in the market include the Rams, Arizona Cardinals, Cincinnati Bengals, Jacksonville Jaguars, Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers, all listed at 25-1 odds.
NFL PLAYOFF SCHEDULE
Minnesota at San Francisco, 1:30 p.m., NBC
Tennessee at Baltimore, 5:15 p.m., CBS
Houston at Kansas City, Noon, CBS
Seattle at Green Bay, 3:30 p.m., FOX
Conference Championship
TBD at TBD, Noon, CBS
TBD at TBD, 3:30 p.m., FOX
Sunday Feb. 2
TBD vs. TBD, 3:30 p.m., FOX
Bryce Young, the Los Angeles Times regional player of the year and also Gatorade state player of the year as quarterback for Mater Dei, and he was most valuable player of the All-American Bowl on Saturday in San Antonio. Now, as a freshman, he could be in position to take the reins of one of college football's superpowers.
Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa announced Monday that he will to skip his senior season and make himself eligible for the NFL draft.
With Tagovailoa out of the picture, Young will compete this spring with backup Mac Jones and Tagovailoa's younger brother, Taulia. Jones started four games and led Alabama to a Citrus Bowl victory over Michigan. Alabama is set to open the 2020 season Sept. 5 in Arlington, Texas, against USC, the school Young committed to orally before changing his mind and settling on Alabama.
"He's excited for Tua and is also excited for the opportunity to compete," Craig Young, Bryce's father, said Monday. "When he came to enroll yesterday, he had no idea what the decision would be either way. [Tua] was reconciling staying or going and the pros and cons. With him going, Bryce knows he has the opportunity to compete."
Anze Kopitar looked around, seemingly confused. Ben Hutton fished the puck out of his own net. Jonathan Quick slowly climbed back to his feet.
The Kings were barely past the midway point of their 4-2 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets at Staples Center on Monday, yet it was already apparent that another long night was beginning to set in.
Monday's game started brightly enough for the Kings. They led in shots, and for long stretches of the night felt like they were controlling play. They scored on their second shift – a close-range finish from Alex Iafallo, who extended his point streak to seven games – and mounted a furious late comeback effort after a third-period Sean Walker goal trimmed their deficit to one.
In between, they didn't exactly play poorly either. But two second-period defensive-zone breakdowns in a matter of minutes cost them.
The first came at the 6:53 mark of the middle frame, when Blue Jackets forward Nathan Gerbe found open space in the high slot and slapped a one-timer past a partially screen Quick. Less than four minutes later, Blue Jackets defenseman Scott Harrington snuck toward the net unchecked and buried a backdoor pass that left Kopitar, Hutton, Quick and the rest of the Kings in a state of familiar confusion.
An early third-period goal from Blue Jackets forward Kevin Stenlund ultimately put the game out of reach, ensuring the Kings will do no better than .500 on a four-game homestand that offered the opportunity for a midseason winning streak. Instead, the Kings skated off home ice in a state of contemplation again, wondering how they let another winnable game slip away.
NHL Western Conference playoff standings
Top three teams in each division plus the next two teams in terms of total points in the conference earn wild-card spots.
1. St. Louis, 26-10-7, 59 points
2. Colorado, 25-14-4, 54 points
3. Dallas, 24-14-4, 52 points
4. Winnipeg, 23-16-4, 50 points
5. Minnesota, 20-17-6, 46 points
6. Nashville, 19-15-7, 45 points
7. Chicago, 19-18-6, 44 points
1. Vegas, 24-15-6, 54 points
2. Arizona, 24-16-4, 52 points
3. Edmonton, 23-17-5, 51 points
4. Vancouver, 23-15-4, 50 points
5. Calgary, 22-17-5, 49 points
6. San Jose, 19-21-4, 42 points
7. Ducks, 17-20-5, 39 points
8. Kings, 17-23-4, 38 points
New York at Lakers, 7:30 p.m., Spectrum Sportsnet, 710 ESPN
Columbus at Ducks, 7 p.m., PRIME, AM 830
1913: Baseball player Johnny Mize (d. 1993)
1914: Basketball player Bobby McDermott (d. 1963)
1922: Baseball player/manager Alvin Dark (d. 2014)
1938: Golfer Lou Graham
1943: Former Dodger Jim Lefebvre
1945: Baseball player Tony Conigliaro (d. 1990)
1966: Hockey player Randy Burridge
1967: Former Duck Guy Hebert
1973: Football player Bobby Engram
1976: Former Dodger Eric Gagne
1976: Baseball player Alfonso Soriano
1982: Former Angel Francisco Rodriguez
1983: Golfer Natalie Gulbis
1985: Race car driver Lewis Hamilton
1991: Runner Caster Semenya
1990: Football player/wrestler Bronko Nagurski, 81
Tony Conigliaro homers in his first at-bat at Fenway Park. Watch it here.
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St Andrews church in Great Cornard is planning a major re-ordering and extension scheme to provide first rate facilities to enable the church to be available for use by the wider community.
We are launching the project at our service at 10.00 a.m. this coming Sunday 22nd January when the plans will be available for perusal and there will be a chance to ask questions and air your views.
We extend a warm welcome to anybody who would like to come along and see what is planned in this the oldest building in Great Cornard.


Total tourism expenditure in Victoria reached $28.2 billion in the year ending September 2018, representing an increase of 8.6 per cent year-on-year. This equates to growth of 8.2 per cent per annum over the last five years or an additional $9.2 billion in visitor spend.
Domestic expenditure (daytrip and overnight combined) represents 71 per cent of total tourism expenditure in Victoria. This comprises of domestic daytrip spend ($5.3 billion) and domestic overnight spend ($14.6 billion), which have experienced year-on-year growth of 5.4 per cent and 9.8 per cent respectively.
International overnight spend in Victoria reached $8.3 billion in the year ending September 2018, representing growth of 8.6 per cent compared to the previous year.
Total visitors to and within Victoria increased 8.2 per cent over the previous year to 82.3 million, representing an increase of 5.5 per cent per annum over the last five years or an additional 19.4 million visitors.
Total visitor nights spent in Victoria reached 143.6 million in the year ending September 2018, representing an increase of 6.2 per cent year-on-year.
Infographic below shows results taken from the International and National Visitor Survey for the year ending September 2018, published by Tourism Research Australia, January 2019.
Further detail about Victoria's visitor economy is available on the Tourism Industry Resources website.
1. Source: 2016-17 State Tourism Satellite Account, Tourism Research Australia, released April 2018.


The posters you see scattered around me are from The Little Bat and were made for this round of Suicide Dollz and will be available until 10/5. They are perfect for decorating your Halloween scene!!
I've been lazy. Well, not in all parts of my life, but when it comes to blogging I've been very lazy. I've always loved blogs that were more than just pictures and links to items. I enjoy blogs that are more like journals or diaries. I love reading about other people's lives, struggles, and triumphs. I love reading their thoughts on what caused them to take a particular picture or wear a particular outfit. I love discovering an entertaining story or a great sense of humor. So, I thought with my blog; I would always try to do what I love reading in other blogs. However, somewhere along the line, I just kinda stopped.
Ok, so maybe its not laziness. I didn't stop because it was just to much trouble or to time consuming. I lost my confidence. I started comparing myself to others. I started changing my look to what I thought made others happy. I lost my identity.
Yes, I know that we are only talking about pixel me, but Sy is a reflection of inner me. She is a self-portrait and I've been painting someone else's picture for a while now. I've had to think on that a lot lately. What made me change? What pushed me away from doing what makes me happy to trying to please everyone else? Why haven't I felt confident? If I'm honest with myself, its because I was looking for validation in others. I only felt I had worth if they thought I did. When they ended up leaving my life, so did my confidence. I no longer had a strong foundation, because I haven't been standing on my own foundation for a long time. I've been trying to make my place on other people's foundations. It just can't work like that.
If you've made it this far, I suppose the whole point behind all this rambling is to say that I'm in construction mode at the moment.
I know I've got to change things in my life to rebuild my foundation, regain my confidence and ultimately find my own place to stand. I'm scared and excited at the same time. Scared because I might not stick to it and really do what I want to do, but excited for all the prospects if I do make my stand.


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