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Has the Crossover Craze Opened The Door For A Sedan Renaissance?
Ask any car enthusiast what their thoughts are on crossovers taking over the automotive industry and they'll all reply with a worrying comment that it's the end of cars and sedans. While the average consumer has become addicted to crossovers and brands who once only produced cars like Porsche, Jaguar, and Maserati catering to that demand, has certainly concerned gear heads. When Ford announced they were no longer selling the Fusion, Focus, Fiesta, and Taurus in the US, that's when speculation went rampant that other manufacturers would follow suit. Despite the perception of dark times and the dominance of SUV's, there's been a small glimmer of light coming from unexpected brands who've made sedans once again appealing.
German auto manufacturers like BMW, Audi, and Mercedes Benz have committed themselves to producing crossovers in every segment of that market. It could be argued that while new models of SUV's are being released almost every two or three years, their sedans have become quite stale, and are more of an afterthought and just a filler in their lineups. This has certainly exposed a weakness in what was once a German dominated luxury sedan market, and now there's new players in the game ready to check in that are slowly turning heads.
The Volvo S60 was always priced in the mid $30k range, yet never got any attention because of an outdated generation that lasted almost a decade. With a complete redesign, the S60 now shares a similar appearance to it's bigger sibling, the S90. Most importantly however, this Swedish sedan is now beginning to raise questions whether paying $40k for a base model BMW 330i or Mercedes Benz C300 is even worth the cost. With a price tag just under $36k, the S60 has the 330i beat by almost $4,500, which allows consumers to add packages to their S60 that might offer more features than what they'd get on a BMW 3 Series.
When adding the Audi A4 into the equation, the comparison in terms of price and standard features then become more interesting. However, Volvo still has the A4 beat because when we start looking at $40k+, the S60 T6 then comes into play, offering 316 HP and AWD. Optional technology and comfort features for the Volvo adds similar technology that can be found on the A4, making this a very tough decision for car buyers in this segment.
Also new for this generation is the 400 HP hybrid T8 engine that can be found in most vehicles in the Volvo lineup. Volvo claims the S60 T8 will do 0-60 in 4.4 seconds, and it's going to be interesting to see how consumers perceive this performance sedan, as Swedish cars have never been known for their straight line speed.
The redesigned S60 is a breath of fresh air and has certainly taken this Swedish mid-sized luxury sedan to a completely different level than its predecessors, but it's not the only sedan entering the market that's ready to make a big splash.
Much anticipated the last few weeks has been the arrival of the Genesis G70 models at dealerships. The all new entry level sedan for the Genesis brand is going to start just under $36k, and just like with the Volvo S60, undercuts its German rivals by almost $5k. But excellent pricing takes a back seat on this one, as the G70 comes with an optional manual transmission which should appease car enthusiasts. This good news could have been better had the manual transmission been paired with the optional 3.3L V6 engine that gets 365 HP instead of the 2 liter four cylinder engine, but as the saying goes, "You can't have it all".
The cost for a manual transmission on the Genesis G70 will set you back almost $46k, but you'll get nappa leather seats and Michelin Pilot Sport 4 tires. Standard features for the G70 include: power front seats, dual-zone automatic climate control, an 8.0-inch touchscreen, and some safety features such as emergency automatic braking.
In an age of crossovers, Genesis' decision to release another four door luxury sedan in their lineup to compete with the BMW 3 Series, Audi A4, and Mercedes Benz C300 is almost a throwback to what the automotive industry used to be. Before the days of crossovers, luxury brands would compete with each other in all segments of sedans, and between Volvo and Genesis adding legitimate competition into the mix of German luxury sedans, this is like reminiscing back to the old days.
Kia Stinger GT
The argument could be made that the Stinger GT isn't a luxury car, and that's completely understandable. However, the last few years we've seen the rise of sportbacks from BMW, Audi, and Mercedes Benz that's begun to take the automotive design of four door cars by storm and has influenced the appearance of the current Honda Accord. Where the Stinger GT is priced, it takes on the Audi A5 Sportback and BMW 430i Gran Coupe and out performing both with it's 3.3L V6 engine that gets 365 hp. This is the same engine that is offered on the Genesis G70.
The Stinger GT, for the time being and maybe even 5-10 years from now, could be a car we remember as being a risk taken by Kia that actually succeeded. While the Stinger was in the works for years, you could question whether brands like Kia are seeing the opportunity to sneak into the sedan segment and slowly take market share away from German luxury automakers who seem more focused on crossovers at the moment.
Genesis, Volvo, and Kia are taking the unconventional approach and putting time into the sedans they're releasing. Despite Volvo having a crossover for every segment, they didn't abandon their mid-sized sedan, and instead improved it unlike the current BMW 3 Series and Mercedes Benz C300. On a side note, BMW is working on the next generation 3 Series, and I'm interested to see what changes they make to take on new upcoming rivals. But this renaissance of sedans doesn't just pertain to luxury or performance cars; this is quietly happening elsewhere.
Toyota and Honda
Earlier this year I raved about the 2018 Toyota Camry XSE V6. A sedan that gets 301 HP, an optional two-toned exterior with red interior, and paddle shifters. A sedan that got absolutely no love in the car community has certainly garnered some attention by drivers who want to have some fun behind the wheel, but not necessarily desire the stares from fellow motorists. The design is sleek, almost resembling a Lexus, which is most likely Toyota's goal, and for the first time making this sedan attractive to consumers in any age demographic.
For the 2019 model year, Honda is reintroducing the Insight. Remember the days when this hybrid was a small two-door, computer mouse-shaped alternative energy vehicle in the early 2000's? Or when the second generation took on the appearance of a Toyota Prius to try making strong gains in the hybrid segment? Well now it's a four-door sedan that I'd argue is the best looking hybrid under $30k right now.
Built on the same platform as the Civic, the Insight gets many design cues from it's compact vehicle relative which should draw in consumers who are on the fence of whether to purchase a gas powered car or make a commitment to hybrid technology. Highlighting the features on the Insight is its exceptional fuel efficiency with the LX and EX trims getting 55 mpg in the city and 49 mpg on the highway. The Touring trim will get slightly lower numbers due to the upgraded 17″ alloy wheels, but with a base price of just over $22k for the LX, this is one hybrid that's going to the Prius a run for its money.
Despite the claims made by some automotive journalists and car enthusiasts, the four-door sedan isn't going away anytime in the near future. If anything, the crossover craze has opened the door for manufacturers to not rush their products, and instead continuously improve the sedans they have in their lineups. Toyota still sells 200,000+ Camry's per year, and Nissan has similar numbers with the Altima. There's been no steep decline in the sales of these models over past decade, which should indicate that there's still a demand for sedans in a crossover dominated automotive market.
Author Mike CerraPosted on October 1, 2018 Categories Automotive WorldTags Audi, Automotive, Automotive World, Autos, BMW, Cars, genesis g70, honda insight, Jaguar, Kia Stinger, Maserati, Mercedes Benz, Porsche, Toyota, Toyota Camry, Volvo, Volvo S60Leave a comment on Has the Crossover Craze Opened The Door For A Sedan Renaissance?
2019 Kia Forte EX – The Compact Car Isn't Dead Yet
The year 2020 is on the horizon and for many, the compact car is an afterthought due to the high demand in crossover SUV's. Ford has decided to no longer make sedans or hatchbacks and instead focus solely on crossovers and pickup trucks, which some believe is the growing sentiment in the automotive industry and the type of future that consumers will soon have to face. However, there's brands like Chevrolet, Toyota, and Honda who are still committed to cars and have no intention of ending successful models for the sake of following a growing trend in the market. Then you have Kia who releases the all new Stinger which became an immediate hit, and now they hope the completely redesigned Forte shares the same success.
Remember the days when compact cars were purchased for being economical, whether that be for fuel efficiency or affordability? Now cars like the Kia Forte EX bring much more than just an appealing sticker price and good fuel economy; they also offer some comfort features that even 5-10 years ago would be considered a dream to have in a car aimed at young and first time buyers. Features like heated and ventilated front seats, Apple Car Play and Android Auto compatibility, a touchscreen with a navigation system, and rear backup camera with trajectory can be found on the EX trim of the Forte.
What some in the automotive industry are speculating is that with less competition in the compact car and sedan segments, manufacturers can spend much more time on the smaller details. Cars like the Kia Forte and Ford Focus were at one time cheap cars that got good gas mileage with no expectations of having any sense of entry level luxury. The 2019 Forte is certainly nowhere near a luxury car, but for around $27k to get that many tech features, including wireless phone charging, compact cars have come a long way since 2000.
This begins to raise the question whether the sedan and compact cars really are dead or on the way out. Over the last 30 years there have been major swings in consumer behavior, sometimes being due to the economical climate in the United States. We've seen big cars get phased out for a while, we've seen the rise and fall of the large SUV which is slowly making a return, the almost near death of mini-vans, and the re-introduction of a station wagon in Buick's lineup for the first time since the mid 90's. The pendulum swing is inevitable as people in general want to be different than their neighbors, so at this point it's just a waiting game to see when momentum shifts in a new direction.
In the meantime, compact cars are silently being improved, offering affordability and tech features along with the pre-existing practicality that should appeal to younger buyers. Working in the 2019 Forte's favor is the bold and aggressive appearance that sports similar design cues to the Kia Stinger. While the Forte's small 2 liter four cylinder engine only gets 147 hp and the lack of AWD may not give you the Stinger feel, you're going to have a car that is sleeker than most in its class. The weak spot the Forte has is the CVT. Kia has said it's not a traditional CVT and they've worked on making it mimic shifts you'd experience in an automatic, but the engine drone isn't appealing to hear when accelerating. However, the Forte does come with three different driving modes, and when put into sport mode, the transmission does shift faster which certainly limits the drone you'll experience.
There has been speculation of an SX trim that should bring more horsepower and hopefully a different transmission, but so far there hasn't been any news, which is to be expected as the 2019 model year is beginning to hit showrooms now.
Inside, the heated and ventilated seats unfortunately aren't real leather, but that shouldn't be expected in a car in this particular segment. To have ventilation is an eye opener because that isn't a feature that's common in most compact cars heading into 2019. Some of the interior design does resemble Mazda, especially with the touchscreen no longer being integrated into the center console, and is now higher up towards the dashboard. For the instrument panel you'll get both analog gauges and a digital information display that's becoming widespread across all vehicles in every segment.
As technology continues to trickle down to more affordable vehicles like the Kia Forte, these cars then become more appealing. The only negatives that compact cars are facing is the lack of versatility and AWD. The Forte only gets about 18 cubic ft of cargo room while crossovers will provide more room and AWD, which consumers then perceive the smaller cars are providing much less value. As mentioned before, the current US economy supports the decision for car buyers to go bigger with crossovers, and no matter what direction the stock market goes in by the beginning on next decade, consumer behavior will inevitably change. To some degree, their purchasing decisions might be affected by what their friends and neighbors are doing and clearly that's what happened with crossovers.
Is there still a future for compact cars and sedans? Some car brands believe so, and without competition from rival manufacturers, they can continue to improve these vehicles making them enticing to consumers of all ages. Now the only question is, how long must we wait before cars have everything we want, from performance to practicality. That day may not come at all, but brands like Kia aren't throwing in the towel just yet.
Author Mike CerraPosted on September 4, 2018 September 4, 2018 Categories Automotive World, KiaTags Automotive, Automotive World, Autos, BMW, Boston, Car Dealerships, Cars, Chevrolet, Dodge, Ford, Honda, Kia Forte, Kia Stinger, Mazda, Mercedes Benz, VolvoLeave a comment on 2019 Kia Forte EX – The Compact Car Isn't Dead Yet
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Results: Among the 96 enrolled patients, 76 progressed in their VTE risk resulting in change of risk category. Change by one category of risk occurred in 33 patients, two categories occurred in 19 patients, and three categories occurred in 24 patients. In addition to change in risk category, the need for change in prophylaxis was also evaluated in these patients by comparing percentage of patients given appropriate prophylaxis initially and again on re-evaluation.
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Should I Stress over Passing a Medicine Test at the workplace?
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Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 07/03/2014 - 21:41.
Mobile is so critical now.
Here is a short video on Connections mobile.
One note, the experience is the same for IOS, Android and blackberry.
The experience is even more powerful on on an tablet with a keyboard. It's so good, the laptop can be left behind on business trips.
Submitted by Stephane Eyskens on Fri, 07/04/2014 - 16:56.
Thanks for your comment. As stated in the post, I left that part out because I don't have the possibility to test it myself and it's not yet ready in the organization I'm working for. As you say, it's very important these days to have a mobile friendly platform.
It looks promising indeed and far better than SharePoint out of the box on that matter.
However, you should know that I've been working on a Mobile Social Platform a few years ago and adding NewsGator to SharePoint was doing at least the same for a very reasonable cost. On top of that, SharePoint offers mobile friendly APIs (Device Channels) to handle RESS-based concepts in a relatively easy way. My main regret with IBM Connections so far is the lach of APIs (server-side ones) and some old fashion web thingies such as returning ATOM Feeds instead of JSON for most of the RestFul APIs.
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 04/29/2014 - 21:14.
re: Share others' microblogs, in IBM Connections you can repost someone else's microblog if that's what you mean.
re: Private tags and metadata, I do this in IBM Connections by using the Tag This function. It's a bookmarklet that you install on your browser that allows you to tag and add private notes to any element within Connections (and SharePoint for that matter).
re: Out of the box extensibility, what do you mean by pretty rigid structure? In IBM Connections, you can add widgets to a community (same as adding web part to a page), you can change colors, logos, layouts, etc..
re: Content Approval, this is available in IBM Connections, just depends on which offering you buy. IBM Connections Suite and IBM Connections CCM both include this.
If you have any other questions, you can find me at http://twitter.com/lbenitez . Thanks!
Submitted by Stephane Eyskens on Wed, 04/30/2014 - 07:20.
Thanks for your comment! Well, by Share Other's microblogs, I mean having a Share button like you have in NewsGator, it's a kind fo retweet on Twitter. For the tagging stuff, I don't see what you mean. By out of the box extensibility, I mean adding lists, sub sites etc..In SharePoint, you can create list of data, other document libraries and basically, any kind of element anywhere providing the proper features were activated by an admnistrator.
In IBM Connections, the only extensible template is the Community (as I say in my blog post) and what can you put inside it? Only widgets (equivalent to webparts in SharePoint) and Forums/Wikis/Blog. You can't for instance, add some lists with joins between them that store some data that you would bind to your documents and filter those documents based on that or just work with pure data. For the versions, I compared only two standard versions and only took into account the Social Aspects of SharePoint.
CCM is an add-in so I didn't consider it, otherwise I should also consider all the possible SharePoint add-ins and we'll never finish :).
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 04/17/2014 - 20:50.
Interesting comparison and not bad overall, you clearly know a lot about Microsoft Sharepoint but it's also clear that you really don't know a lot about IBM Connections. You either left out very significant details where IBM Connections really outshines Sharepoint or you simply omitted the section all together.
Communities is another area you brushed over all together. Communities is the equivalent of Yammer, but already fully integrated and included with all the administrative controls you'd expect. Allows for company wide-communities, restricted communities. Community customization - Add Files/Folders, Bookmarks, Media Gallery, Community Calendar, Blogs, Wikis, Status Updates/Microblogs, Ideation / group sourcing (which you had listed), mail the community, discussion forums, activites (to do and light weight project management), recent updates, sub-communities tags cloud and full text searching, social analytics, polls & surveys, custom widget integration, heck you can even integrate Sharepoint out of the box right inside an IBM Community with one of the supplied widgets.
Another area not discussed is User Profiles - IBM Connections cornerstone is the user profile, which is completely customizable and configurable to support LDAP directory integration to ANY LDAP or data source not just AD, leveraging IBM Tivoli Directory Integrator (TDI). One of the most useful features is report-to-chain.
I'm a Product Manager for IBM SmartCloud Connections - The SaaS version of IBM Connections.
Submitted by Stephane Eyskens on Mon, 04/28/2014 - 11:55.
Thanks for your reply. You say that I'm missing a lot of server-side APIs but you're actually giving the same as the ones I was talking about, meaning REST & OpenSocial.
These APIs can be consumed from both client-side & server-side but are the same APIs all in all. So, you can indeed build a Java component that would make web requests against the REST/OpenSocial API but it's not an additional API that was built specifically for server-side components. The ones I'm giving regarding SharePoint are specific server-side APIs.
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 04/29/2014 - 21:09.
Submitted by Stephane Eyskens on Wed, 04/30/2014 - 07:08.
So, in total, you already have 43 hooks, all included in the Event Receivers API. For the REST endpoints, it's even more. You can nearly read/write anything from SharePoint, not only Social related things.
Submitted by Stephane Eyskens on Sat, 04/19/2014 - 11:57.
Thanks for your reply and as stated, I'm indeed not an IBM Connections expert but I compared two OOTB setups. For the REST APIs, you're right, you can do quite a lot with them and the Playground on Greenhouse demonstartes its power. However, you have similar REST APIs in SharePoint which go even further since they are OData compatible OOTB.
This is something lacking in IBM Connections although this is very important to be able to apply filtering/selection etc...to minimize bandwidth consumption. What I left out of the benchmark is the mobile aspects of IBM Connections which seem to go further but I did it because I've never had the opportunity to test the mobile version myself.
Regarding the other APIs, SharePoint is providing a full server-side object model + a full App Model that enables to leverage the .NET plaform and even other technologies such as Java, PHP...whatever. Not only SharePoint offers more APIs but it also offers indistrualized deployment mechanisms.
Now, what I regret the most with IBM Connections is the lack of transparency, the impossibility to have a trial version to learn it and the lack of good in-depth technical documentation. I've been watching a lot of videos (Connect or others) and what is presented is usually functional stuff but when you need to put your hands in the code, it becomes much more complex to find interesting resources in the community or on the IBM Wiki.
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 05/05/2016 - 21:03.
The entire UI of Connections is based on the accessibility of the REST API's. Meaning, you can (if desired) rewrite the entire front end using those API's That's how powerful they are. You may want to take another look. You mention it's a good idea for IBM to use open social. I'd agree, it's been in there, for quite a while. Why isn't it in SharePoint? OData does allow some niceties, but it's Microsoft proprietary and very difficult to leverage unless you are 100% all in bed with MS.
From a deployment perspective, loading files, is not much different then SharePoint actually. If you are deploying new code you can do that right through the web browser to the Websphere admin console.
From a social standpoint, SharePoint cannot compare to Connections. MS will tell you that. They will tell you that's why you need Yammer (but it too is limited and requires a ton of development) or a 3rd party product like Beezy. Maybe SharePoint 2019, but that remains to be seen and at this point, if MS does do more, I can only imagine things turning sour with Beezy.
Connections allows you to customize and do further development if you want to make the investment, but all the social features advertised are out of the box. The other aspect I like is the extensibility because of those REST API's. As long as you have a common auth scheme you can integrate anything with it and extend Connections to anything.


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The Scouting and Guiding Movements are two of the largest peace organisations in the world. They have brought millions of children together in brother and sisterhood regardless of ethnicity, class, language, or religion. Scouts and Guides all over the world are involved in the alleviation of poverty and other causes of strife and violence.
While a soldier for most of his career, Robert Baden-Powell, the founder of Scouting and Guiding underwent an epiphany as a result of the carnage he saw during World War One. He realized that Scouting and Guiding could be a powerful force for peace in the world and he wrote again and again on the importance of building peace in the post-war period.
The war [World War I] and its upset of old ideas has given the opportunity for implanting entirely new ones. Buddha has said: 'There is only one way of driving out Hate in the world and that is by bringing in Love.' The opportunity lies before us where in place of selfishness and hostility we can enthuse good will and peace as the spirit in the coming generation…We in the [Scouting] Movement can prove by example that such a step is possible…
Baden-Powell, 1924
If it be your will, let us go forth from here fully determined that we will develop, among ourselves and our boys, a comradeship through the worldwide spirit of the Scout brotherhood, so that we may help to develop peace and happiness in the world and goodwill among men.
Closing speech at the First World Scout Jamboree,
Peace cannot be secured entirely by commercial interests, military alliances, general disarmament or mutual treaties, unless the spirit for peace is there in the minds and will of the peoples. This is a matter of education.
Opening Speech at International Scout Conference,
Kandersteg (Switzerland) 1926
In Baden-Powell's last message to Scouters and Guiders, released after his death in 1941, he wrote:
[Scouting's] aim is to produce healthy, happy, helpful citizens, of both sexes, to eradicate the prevailing narrow self-interest; personal, political, sectarian and national, and to substitute for it a broader spirit of self- sacrifice and service in the cause of humanity; and thus to develop mutual goodwill and cooperation not only within our own country but abroad, between all countries. Experience shows that this consummation is no idle or fantastic dream, but is a practicable possibility – if we work for it; and it means, when attained, peace, prosperity and happiness for all. The "encouraging promise" lies in the fact that the hundreds of thousands of boys and girls who are learning our ideals today will be the fathers and mothers of millions in the near future, in whom they will in turn inculcate the same ideals – provided that these are really and unmistakably impressed upon them by the leaders of today.

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Алекса́ндра Лаза́ревич (; 29 ноября 1995, Ниш) — сербская футболистка, защитница клуба «Зенит» и сборной Сербии.

Биография
В начале карьеры выступала на родине за «Машинац» (Ниш). Затем играла за черногорскую «Брезницу», с которой в сезоне 2017/18 стала чемпионкой страны. В составе черногорского клуба принимала участие в матчах женской Лиги чемпионов.

В начале 2019 года перешла в российский клуб «Рязань-ВДВ». Дебютный матч в чемпионате России сыграла 14 апреля 2019 года против ижевского «Торпедо», заменив на 84-й минуте Наталью Осипову. Свой первый гол в России забила 1 июня 2019 года в ворота «Енисея». За сезон 2019 года сыграла 20 матчей и забила 4 гола в чемпионате России, стала финалисткой Кубка страны. Всего в рязанском клубе провела три сезона, сыграв более 50 матчей. В 2021 году была капитаном команды.

В 2022 году перешла в петербургский «Зенит», где стала Чемпионом России 2022 года.

Выступала за юношескую и молодёжную сборную Сербии. В национальной сборной сыграла первый официальный матч 24 ноября 2013 года против Израиля, заменив на 75-й минуте Елену Чубрило, однако затем несколько лет не выступала за сборную. Снова начала призываться в команду в 2018 году.

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The aim of the Foundation's exhibition subsidies is to support the release and availability of films at cinemas as well as promoting the quality and versatility of cinema programming and operations. Support is granted for cinema refurbishment, equipment purchases and developing cinema operations. The goal is a geographically comprehensive and technologically advanced cinema network offering a wide variety of programming.
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The Euro-group gets its own opportunity today to complain about the EUR's consistent strength of late. Last week, the market witnessed Euro "Ping-Pong" rhetoric on the single unit. The Euro-group's President Jucker complained that the currency's recent +8% gain would hinder economic growth in the region, while ECB member, Nowotny, does not expect a currency war despite a slowdown. The EUR's +26% appreciation against the Yen over the last six months should be expecting verbal intervention, at least on the exporters behalf. Today, the Euro-finance ministers should also be focusing on the review of Cyprus' bank recapitalization needs and are expected to approve the disbursement of the +€9.2b aid sub-tranche to Greece.
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It's my favorite time of the week! Where I recount some fun happenings that occurred.
1.) You will probably see a lot of pictures like this - GRAPES! These babies were all washed and ready to be popped in the freezer. I'm kind of addicted to frozen grapes.
2.) If there is a big grocery cart with extra seating available, you better believe that is the cart that Baby K wants.
3.) Our friends Brad and Jessi have the perfect backyard for summertime play, complete with an awesome tire swing.
4.) During the Wheels and Wagons event that we went to last Saturday, we also got to check out the Blacksburg Children's Museum. Four Baby K's...I'm fairly certain her mind was blown.
5.) Every month we have a ladies night out with our church and this month we headed to the Artful Place in Blacksburg for a Paint Party. I don't think I've laughed that much in a long time - what a blast!
I'm linking up with Bright on a Budget, September Farm, Style Elixir and Meet @ the Barre.
Looks like you all made some pretty paintings! My husband and I did that once and we had a really good time!
Frozen grapes are the BEST!!! Your sweet babe is precious in that cart, looking like a lil model!! Happy weekend to you beautiful!!
Ohhhhhh I really want to swing on that in that beautiful backyard!! Thanks so much for linking up!!
That backyard looks amazing! I don't think you'd be able to get me to leave. We did a paint class for my sisters birthday last year and it was so much fun!


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The Bristol Cable
Bristol female MP candidates speak out about misogynistic abuse
Threatening and violent language towards our politicians raises bigger questions.
General Election 2019 11th December, 2019
Kate Hutchison and Fatima Hudoon
Female candidates standing to be elected as MPs in Bristol tomorrow have spoken out about misogynist abuse and threatening messages they have received during the campaign.
A number of female MPs – 18 in total so far – stood down before this general election, citing the amount of abusive comments and incidents they face. These include Nicky Morgan, the Conservatives' Culture Secretary, who received death threats from a man who was sentenced to 18-weeks in prison. Other prominent MPs, including Anna Soubry, Heidi Allen and Diane Abbott have also spoken out about abuse forcing some to exit politics for good. But how much is this happening in Bristol?
Nicola Bowden-Jones, the Labour candidate for Kingswood, highlighted that it hasn't always been this hostile. But now, for the first time, she said that when coming home she feels shaken by what's happening. She recalled a man shouting at her as she left a pub and calling her "scum". He then spat on her.
Particularly when campaigning in the midst of winter, receiving these threats is "quite frightening", she said, adding that women have also given her abuse in person. Abusive comments on social media are also prevalent. One regular troll refers to her as "Knickerless Braindead Jokes".
Heather Mack, who is standing for the Green Party in Bristol North West, received a number of messages on Twitter that she described as "threatening and violent". In response to her announcement that she had been found guilty of a public order offence following her involvement in an Extinction Rebellion protest, there were over 500 replies including one which said: "I would give her the death sentence."
The Conservative candidates for Bristol West and Bristol East, Suria Aujila and Sarah Codling, said: "The abuse of others is something neither of us tolerate nor expect to have to endure. It has the affect of causing huge distress and anxiety for our friends, families and supporters, who worry for our mental well-being and physical safety on the campaign trail."
They made clear that some comments are undeniably misogynistic – including "dopey cow" and "lying down on your back and thinking of England" – and their prevalence is "worrying" and "disturbing". Aujila added that she has had to "sit and read through every single comment and then hide them."
Mhairi Thelfall, Labour candidate for Filton and Bradley Stoke, said the only misogynist treatment she had received this election campaign was in response to a "misleading" Sun article about a Facebook post from 2014 encourgaing people to wear white poppies.
"I think the media does need to take some responsibility. In hunting out sensationalized headlines, they misrepresent the truth and stoke up anger and division in communities," she said.
"Many politicians/candidates I have met or worked with are genuinely trying to make the world a better place, but sadly it's those that we most need in parliament, that are often put off running or staying as an MP or Councillor because of online trolling. So although it's not been a common occurrence for me, I do empathise with all fellow candidates who have experienced it."
However, some local female candidates did not want to talk about the issue. Labour's Thangam Debonnaire, who is standing to be re-elected in Bristol West and also supporter of the #StopTheNastinessCampaign, said it was a matter of policy not to discuss misogynistic messages.
Bristol South's incumbent Labour candidate Karin Smyth also did not want to talk about it, saying it wasn't a topic she would like to focus on. In 2017, Smyth was the victim of intense verbal abuse by Matthew Niblett who made an explicit threat to her life. After a court hearing, he was sentenced to 14 weeks in prison for one count of harassment without violence.
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It is also important to note that a number of other female candidates said they had experienced no or little abuse recently. Despite this, all are very aware of the reality of their female colleagues across different parties. Louise Harris, the Lib Dem candidate for Filton and Bradley Stoke, said: "It's a general attitude that women can be subjected to this sexist, misogynistic nonsense," adding that "social media just seems to bring out the worst in some people."
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According to official figures, the volume of threats and crimes against MPs in the UK more than doubled in 2018 compared to the year before. The University of Sheffield recently carried out research into the abuse of MPs on Twitter looking at the 2015, 2017 and 2019 elections.
It found that on average male MPs are subjected to more abusive tweets than their female counterparts. However, in terms of the kinds of abusive tweets women receive, they are overwhelmingly of sexist nature, the research found.
But what can be done about the problem? Labour and the Green Party have both pledged to make misogyny a hate crime. Bowden-Jones said: "There's always this thing that 'am I getting this because I'm a woman? Is this because it's political? But there's been an awful lot of it and it's been really shocking."
Earlier this year, the Joint Committee on Human Rights carried out an inquiry into 'Democracy, free speech and freedom of association', to tackle the issue highlighted by Bowden-Jones. They asked where the line should be drawn between public scrutiny and abusive and criminal behaviour. While this is part of a wider debate, the issue of misogynistic abuse raises further questions about how we define speech that is permissible or not.
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Rehab centre closure decision delayed amid backlash over plans
South Bristol Rehab Centre could be shut down as part of the council's plans to cut £19.5m from its budget.
Adam Postans (Local Democracy Reporter)
Children 'missing out' on free school meals
Children could be missing out on free school meals because of schools not checking often enough for eligibility, according to Cabot Primary School's business manager.
Amanda Cameron (Local Democracy Reporter)
Watch: The new documentary celebrating Bristol's inner-city walks
The film profiles a grassroots project called Slow Ways which hopes to get more people walking further – with all the associated benefits.
Aphra Evans and David Mathias
In Disrepair: Bristol's broken renting system
Council commits to crackdown on benefit discrimination against renters
Following a renter-led campaign by Shelter, councillors from across parties voted to support the Labour motion pledging to tackle landlords excluding renters who claim benefits.
Council to cut management jobs and hike parking fees but protect frontline services in bid to fill £20m budget gap
In response to declining funding from central government and the impact of Covid, cost saving measures also include selling off council buildings, raising council tax and ending free short stays in residential parking zones.
Colston toppler: 'We've pushed things in the right direction'
Rhian Graham speaks to the Cable about how pulling down the slave trader's statue was a 'victory for Bristol'.
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Urban Sanitation Project is aimed at improving health outcomes and standard of living for 55 vulnerable families living in G Block, Aya Nagar in South- Western Delhi.
The pilot project is a prototypical model for evolving and establishing a sanitation management program in Phase V, Z-Block, Aya Nagar.
The Aya Nagar pilot project is a prototypical model for evolving a sanitation management program in the settlement .
A non-profit registered society, Greha, working with the residents of Aya Nagar, an urbanising settlement on the south-western edge of Delhi, approached the Delhi Government in 1999 to improve the physical infrastructure of the settlement.
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Public awareness regarding environmental improvement in Aya Nagar was spread within the community by meetings of the Aya Nagar Vikas Samiti, by holding public workshops and by distributing a specially designed information leaflet to all households.
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The Swedish forests are filled with the strangest things… and most of them are trolls!
When a brother and sister find an extraordinary hat, they are plunged into these creatures' world and things quickly spin out of control. Could a moment's kindness save them before it's too late?


Danseurs de l'Ile Jésus from ADAPI on Vimeo.
Performance by a group of dancers at an outdoor event organized by Phillippe Bruneau at the Musée canadien des civilisations (Gatineau) in 1989. The first half of the dance is built around a series of basket swings. Starting at 2:50, we move into a succession of dip and dive figures, with the lead couple dancing the figure with the two couples to their right, then the two couples to their left and then with the two couples to either side. The dancers are from the group that still (2016) sponsors Friday night dances in Laval just across the river from Montreal.
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Eclipse Doughnut Will Appear At Krispy Kreme
(Winston-Salem, NC) -- Companies are beginning to cash in on anything tied to the upcoming solar eclipse.
Not to be left out, Krispy Kreme doughnuts has announced its original glazed doughnuts will now be "eclipsed" by a chocolate glaze to commemorate the upcoming total solar eclipse. Fans of Krispy Kreme will be able to munch on the extremely limited doughnut all day August 21st, as well as during evening "Hot Light" hours on August 19th and 20th.
Krispy Kreme's chief marketing officer says its Chocolate Glazed Doughnut will be a delicious way to experience the solar eclipse, no matter where you are.
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...90x45mm pine battens were screwed into the box beams on the ceiling, supporting the structure. 75x19mm pieces of pine were attached at an angle to the battens so that they run vertically and a small chock of wood was added to brace them onto the rail brackets. The weather boards were nailed onto these mini studs. I added some extra support in between the curtain rail brackets using metal bracing off-cuts. I added a plain pine cornice and oiled and varnished the lot, so that it ties in with the rest of the room.
The diagram below shows how the pelmet prevents convection currents in winter, during summer our eaves do most of the work by preventing any sun from hitting the north (sunward) facing windows. Sun reflection off the decking and the external temperature transfer heat through the glass during summer. We close the curtains on really hot days, keeping the room dark and reducing the heat transfer as the hot air gets trapped between the curtain and the pelmet, unable to continue to rise up. Gaps at the edges of the curtains reduces the effectiveness of this though. Extra external shading would be better, but I have been reluctant to install sails as everyone that I know that has them does not take them down during winter. Options of easily removable shading or decidous plants are more appealing, but I haven't quite figured the best way to do that yet.
I was contacted by a teacher who was running the 'Home Sustainability Course' at Seymour's Go TAFE. She asked if she could take her group to tour our home during mid winter, and I was happy to oblige. As a bonus, one of the teachers that joined the group was an energy assessor who brought along his thermal camera. Wayne took some around the living room that show the effectiveness of curtains with pelmets in regulating temperature extremes and how aluminimum and single glazed glass act as thermal conductors.
Thermal shot of west wall showing timber studs acting as thermal conductors, not as dramatic as aluminium or glass though.
I already knew all that stuff...in theory...but those photos really prove it! How great are they? The pelmet will work...but it looks great too. Well done.
Great pelmet! I'm building some too but mine won't have to be so strong.
Regarding extra external shading, I'm not sure if that's what you meant, but these people sent me a free kit to test and write about after I saw it reviewed very favourably elsewhere.
I'm sure I saw the same product in Australia under a different name. They sell the snaps separately, so I plan to buy some and use nursery shade cloth for my other windows.
methinks the oil tin drawers will have cutting sharp edges. your comment?


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William Riker is a very famous fictional character in the Star Trek movies and has made an appearance as the main character in Star Trek: The Next Generation. All throughout this series and the accompanying movies, William Riker is the Enterprise's first officer, and also captain, until William Riker had accepted command of the USS Titan.
William Riker has been portrayed as a confident, arrogant, bold, and ambitious young officer. William Riker's character then becomes very reserved, as his experiences teach him the wisdom of a patient, and also careful approach. William Riker had then become very comfortable on Enterprise and had turned down the offers of his command, and William Riker had then learned to cherish this company of the fellow officers. William Riker had then retained a willingness to disregard the chain of command. William Riker has referred to as "Will". William Riker is usually called "Number One" by Captain Picard.
William Riker's background is the very first one explored in the episode called, "The Icarus Factor". In this episode, William Riker's father, named, Kyle, visits the Enterprise to offer his son the command of the USS Aries, which William Riker refuses.
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"No, God, no. I came that close to winning, Data."
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"It's not going to be any easier tomorrow."
"Mr. O'Brien says the weapon was in a state of discharge."
"With all due respect, sir – you need me. Particularly now."
"I'm just a little distracted. I'm fine."
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"[Notices blemish on Worf] Klingons never do anything small, do you?"
"We're through running from these bastards."
"Well… Now that the ranks are dropped, Captain, I don't like you either. *You* are arrogant, and closed-minded. You need to control everything and everyone. You don't provide an atmosphere of trust, and you don't inspire these people to go out of their way for you. You've got everybody wound up so tight, there's no joy in anything. I don't think you're a particularly good captain."
"This is not about revenge. This is about justice. The Captain died in a bar fight, for nothing. Somebody has to answer for that. Then I can mourn."
"That's my sister. She's angry. She's got a vicious temper. I wouldn't cross her."
"What happened to him?"
"Acting Captain's log, stardate 47135.2 – Dr. Crusher has positively identified Captain Picard's DNA. There's no doubt now that he's dead."
"That's exactly the point. I don't want to heal!"
"[pointing at his chest] I've an open wound. Right here, it hurts like hell. I don't want it to get better, and I *don't* want to pretend that everything's all right."
"[to "Galen", smugly] You still wish you'd killed me?"
"[to a group while in a seedy bar searching for Picard who's gone missing] Great story. I'll remember it the next time I'm in a knife fight."
"William T. Riker, Commander, SC – 231-427."
"I have no right to be there."
"I almost cost you your life!"
"[Brightening at his friend's perspective] You're a wise man, my friend."
"The Commander is a physical representation of a dream – an idea, conceived of by the mind of a man. Its purpose: to serve human needs and interests. It's a collection of neural nets and heuristic algorithms; its responses dictated by an elaborate software written by a man, its hardware built by a man. And now… and now a man will shut it off."
"Pinocchio is broken. Its strings have been cut."
"I can't. I won't. Data's my comrade. We have served together. I not only respect him, I consider him my friend."
"You just want me to prove that Data is a mere machine. I can't do that, because I don't believe it. I happen to know better, so I am neither qualified nor willing. You're going to have to find someone else."
"You disagree with me, fine. You need to take it to the Captain, fine – through me. You do an end run around me again, I'll snap you back so hard you'll think you're a first-year cadet again."
"Really? How terrible for you!"
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"Mister Worf – fire!"
"The Captain?"
"Altered?"
"Commander Shelby… Walk with me, Commander."
"Every bit."
"Job? Which job?"
"She knows her stuff."
"Well, I think she needs supervision. She takes the initiative a little too easily, sometimes with risks."
"[on reasons why he has declined the command of another starship] Maybe I'm just afraid of the big chair."
"[in command of the Enterprise] Make it so."
"[the Borg want Captain Picard] What the hell do they want with you?"
"[Riker's about to turn down a ship of his own to command for the third time and he doesn't even know why] What am I still doing here? Deanna, I pushed myself hard to get this far. I… I sacrificed a lot. I always said I wanted my own command and yet… something's holding me back. Is it wrong for me to want to stay?"
"[musing it over] Maybe I'm just afraid of the big chair?"
"[he doesn't think so either] The Captain says Shelby reminds him of the way that I used to be… and he's right. She comes in here full of drive and ambition… impatient… taking risks. I look at her and I wonder what happened to those things in me. I liked those things about me. I've lost something."
"[but not careful enough for Riker's taste] Seasoned? That's a horrible thing to say to a man."
"[she may have hit on something there] Maybe that's the problem. I'm too comfortable here."
"For an android with no feelings… he sure managed to evoke them in others."
"I'm closer to Deanna than I've ever been to anyone, but last night, she was someone that I had never seen before."
"Hi. It's that time again… The dreaded crew evaluation reports?"
"That's how it seemed to all of us."
"I always will… even when you're old and gray."
"[about his relationship with Troi] I didn't want to admit that it was over. I always thought that we would get together again. And then she was gone. You think you have all the time in the world, until… Yeah…"
"[coming to himself] I'm sorry. Be prepared to take command, aye, sir."
"All right, let's get out of here."
"I cheat."
"I'm kidding!"
"Of course! Have a seat."
"One final request, sir. Permission to beam a box of Data's Chinese finger puzzles over to the Ferengi? A thank you, for all they tried to do."
"Yankee traders. I like the sound of that."
"Your Empire fell prey to a supernova."
"Then they would learn nothing."
"Is this a test also?"
"[citing Sun Tzu] Yes, sir. "He will triumph who knows when to fight and when not to fight."
"Fear is the true enemy. The only enemy."
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"Understood. Anything else?"
"[on Archer's ready room] Our brig is bigger than this."
"But the question remains, do you miss him?"
"[as Chef] And now?"
"as Chef] Yeah. One or two."
"[as Chef] Did Trip ever take a swing at Picard?"
"Archer, Captain Archer?"
"[as Chef, about Trip] So, did he follow your orders?"
"You've always got a choice."
"Wouldn't you be?"
"I think I'm ready to talk to Captain Picard. I should've done it a long time ago."
"I guess we are. Computer… end program."
"Don't get any ideas."
"Computer, freeze program. Save from this time index."
"End program."
"Not yet. I've gone back a couple of days earlier to get a perspective. But I really don't see how this is gonna help."
"No fish tank."
"Hugh?"
"Data, when it really works between two people, it's not like anything you've ever experienced. The rewards are far greater than simple friendship."
"That's what I'm hoping you're going to find out."
"Why don't we just give everybody a promotion and call it a night – 'Commander'?"
"I am your worst nightmare!"
"[confused] A grandfather?"
"No, I grew up in Alaska."
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"What? We're not at all alike!"
"[posing as a Malcorian pretending to be an alien] I'll call you the next time I pass through your star system."
"It's far more likely that I am a weather balloon than an alien."
"Just like the Brattain."
"It's considered an honorable way for a Klingon to die – a suicide that takes an enemy with it."
"War over what?"
"The computer should think all three of us are Data. I just hope we don't all beam back *looking* like Data."
"The only way we knew we'd come out of warp was by looking out a window."
"[the field charge takes effect] What the hell was that?"
"Great. Just great."
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