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Pentax D FA 50mm f/2.8 macro - Review / Test Report
Lens Reviews - Pentax
Sample Images & Verdict
Review by Klaus Schroiff, published June 2015
When it comes to dedicated macro lenses, buyers have the choice between a variety of different focal length classes with their distinctive pros and cons. In this review we will discuss a representative of the "standard" category - the Pentax SMC D-FA 50mm f/2.8 macro. Just like most 50mm macro lenses, it is very compact, light-weight and affordable. Being a full format lens, it was a bit of an exception to the rule at a time when Pentax centered their strategy around the APS-C format. However, from today's perspective that was almost a fortunate decision regarding Pentax' upcoming full format camera.
Introduced back in 2004, the D-FA 50mm f/2.8 macro follows a different design language compared to contemporary Pentax lenses but the styling alone is probably a lesser aspect to worry about for most. While it has a metal mount, most of the body is made of plastics and, unfortunately, the used materials feel a little cheap here. The situation gets even worse when focusing towards the macro distances. The lens uses duo cams, thus two inner lens tubes, that can extend quite a bit. That alone is no problem per se. However, the whole mechanism is wobbly. Manual focusing feels reasonably smooth. If you prefer a tighter focus action you can use a focus clamp to increase the friction.
The D FA 50mm f/2.8 macro has no internal AF motor and relies on a slotted drive screw operated by the camera. While this is no real issue for most conventional lenses, this generic approach is not the best solution for a macro lens with its potentially long focus path. Consequently it takes quite a while to auto-focus from infinity towards 1:1 magnification. In other words - the AF is a slow, prone to hunting and also fairly noisy. A focus limiter could have helped but it was omitted. On the plus side, the lens features a Quick-Shift mechanism for manual focusing in AF mode. Typical for 50mm macro lenses, there is also a bit of a practical limitation - at max. magnification (1:1) it has a working distance (front element to object distance) of less than 5cm. If you are into nervous critters, you will run into issues here at times.
min. focus distance 0.195m (max. magnification ratio 1:1)
Dimensions 60x67.5mm
Filter size 49mm (non-rotating)
Hood barrel-shaped, bayonet mount, supplied
Other features macro, Quick-Shift, focus clamp


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The 5 Dishes and Ingredients That TFD Despises
September 9, 2018 by The Generalissimo Leave a Comment
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My Citizens, your beloved Generalissimo must warn you – this post has several disgusting videos, at least one of which involves a lot of profanity, most of which involve projectile vomiting. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!
Citizens, the globetrotting despot – YOUR TFD! – has an open mind and an empty stomach (to quote the Chairman of Kitchen Stadium in Iron Chef America!) and has traveled the globe seeking out the finest of world cuisine! However, even I have my breaking point, and I would like to share the 5 ingredients that make even my iron-shod constitution, well…this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujhImZbroIg
With that unpleasantness purged from my system – here are the top 5 items on TFD's personal nasty scale!
Ironically, they are all from cultures that I both admire and respect – this is no insult to their food, people or ideals – it's just my personal taste here, folks!
Without further ado…PREPARE YOUR MINDS, BODIES AND SOULS!
#5: Nattō – Japan
Nattō (なっとう or 納豆) is a traditional Japanese food made from soybeans fermented with Bacillus subtilis var. natto. Some eat it as a breakfast food – I run screaming in the opposite direction. The reason is not the taste, but the texture – both slimy and with long, snot-like filaments that are just too much for me to bear.
A (probably apocryphal) story about its creation was that in Edo (Tokyo) of the last century, a soybean merchant's apprentice forgot to properly store a bag of soybeans, which had turned "rotten". As punishment, the harsh merchant forced his hapless assistant to eat the sticky, slimy result. When he didn't die as expected, but was in fact cured of a lingering illness, the enterprising merchant sold the now deliberately left-to-rot beans as a health food.
It remains popular in Tokyo to this day, though it is by no means beloved in Japan outside that city.
#4 – Lutefisk – Norway
This is another textural nightmare – lutefisk has the texture of vaseline, the taste of cod and a mere whisper of lye in the aftertaste.
Yes. LYE.
Lutefisk is made from aged stockfish (air-dried whitefish) and lye (lut). It is gelatinous in texture and its name literally means "lye fish".
It is traditionally part of the Norwegian julebord but is rarely eaten in Norway today, though it is still a staple amongst Norwegian-Americans for Christmas.
The first step in eating this piscine horror is soaking the stockfish in cold water for five to six days (with the water changed daily). The saturated stockfish is then soaked in an unchanged solution of cold water and lye for an additional two days. The fish swells during this soaking, and its protein content decreases by more than 50 percent, producing a jelly-like consistency.
When this treatment is finished, the fish (saturated with lye) is caustic, with a pH of 11–12. To make the fish edible, a final treatment of yet another four to six days of soaking in cold water (also changed daily) is needed. Eventually, the lutefisk is ready to be cooked.
Not a fan.
#3 -Hákarl – Iceland
As eloquently stated on worldatlas..com:
One's man's trash is another man's treasure. This is perhaps never more than case than with one unforgettable dish in traditional Icelandic cuisine, the decomposed shark carcass known as "hákarl".
As a heads up, upon first encountering hákarl, one should expect a full-on assault on the nostrils from a putrid smell that is reminiscent of rotten cheese mixed with ammonia. If one survives the gag-inducing smell, he or she may feel brave enough to try and sample this fermented shark flesh.
This is highly discouraged for outsiders, however, if one dares to be so bold, he or she must be sure to prepare to torture the taste buds by consuming what is perhaps the most unimaginable, rancid thing on planet earth.
Sound appetizing? Maybe not to outsiders; yet, to many Icelanders, it's a different story.
Why Rotten Shark?
Icelanders are a people with a great pride and deep-seated traditions.
When their Viking forebears settled the island centuries ago, Greelandic shark, which is abundant in the icy waters of the North Atlantic, became the main staple of the island. The problem with the Greenland shark, other than the fact that it is fairly ugly, is that the meat is toxic to humans.
At the time, it was one of the only sources of nourishment for the island's small population, so to conserve as much food as possible, the resourceful Vikings developed a preservation technique like no other to purify the poisonous shark meat.
Kæstur Hákarl, or hákarl for short, is prepared through a time-honored process. The same process used in Viking times is still used today.
First, the shark is beheaded.
Then, to eliminate poisons, such as trimethylamine oxide and uric acid (a compound found in urine), a shallow hole is dug in the sand and the hákarl is placed in it with stones, sand, and gravel placed on top. The pressure of the stones causes liquids to seep out over a period of 6-12 weeks, a time frame that allows the shark to ferment properly.
After this, the fermented shark – which is 24 feet long on average – is taken out of the ground, cut into long pieces and hung up to dry for several months.
Many hákarl preparers claim they know the meat is ready just by the smell and once a characteristic dry, brown crust forms. When the time is right, the pieces are taken down, the crust is removed and the meat is cut into slices and served and enjoyed by many.
Today to get hákarl, you don't need to bury your own shark, it can be purchased as a prepared food in Icelandic grocery stores.
I ate this on my honeymoon in Iceland – it's a difficult one, no question about it!
#2 – Balut – The Philippines
This one is just nasty, no disrespect intended but it's how I feel about eating a developing bird embryo (usually a duck) that is boiled and eaten from the shell.
It originated from and is commonly sold as street food in the Philippines. Often served with beer, balut is popular in Southeast Asian countries, such as Laos (khai look; Lao: ໄຂ່ລູກ), Cambodia (pong tia koun; Khmer: ពងទាកូន), Thailand (Khai Khao; Thai: ไข่ข้าว) and Vietnam (Vietnamese: trứng vịt lộn or hột vịt lộn).
The Tagalog and Malay word balot means "wrapped". The length of incubation before the egg is cooked is a matter of local preference, but generally ranges between 14 and 21 days.
The eating of balut is controversial due to religious, animal welfare, and human health concerns.
The contents are eaten directly from the shell. Balut that are incubated for longer periods have well-developed embryo and the features of the duckling are recognizable. The partially-developed embryo bones are soft enough to chew and swallow as a whole. The mallard duck (Anas platyrhynchus), also known as the "Pateros duck", is considered to be the most important breed for egg production to make balut.
Balut is a common street food in the Philippines and other localities, and is also sold in stores and malls. It is a relatively cheap source of protein and calcium.
Balut was introduced to the Philippines by the Chinese around 1885 and since then, balut has been included as a traditional part of the culture. Wherever Filipinos migrated for work, a large market for balut would develop. Controversies arose as knowledge of the food spread around the South East Asian countries and then globally. People questioned the ethics of eating balut.
Traditionally, the fertilized eggs are incubated in the sun or buried in sand, and stored in baskets to retain warmth.
The duration of egg incubation is a matter of local preference. In the Philippines, balut is generally incubated for 14 to 18 days before being boiled for consumption. At about 14 to 16 days of incubation, the embryo floats on top of the egg white and yolk, and the balut is called "mamatong". The ideal balut is said to be 17 days old. Some men prefer to eat an embryo that is much more developed, "…so that it looks gross, because that is a way to prove your manhood."
DEFINITELY not a fan.
and – drumroll please! – #1 on the awful scale is…Surströmming – Sweden
This is – by FAR – the most repulsive thing I've ever eaten.
It sounds innocuous enough – Surströmming (Swedish for "sour herring") is a lightly-salted fermented Baltic Sea herring.
In actuality, it is the diet of the damned in the 9th Circle of Hell!
How bad is it? Let me tell you…
Surströmming is now actually banned from all commercial air flights, when someone popped open a can on an SAS flight out of Stockholm with a smell so putrid, so foul, so miasmically toxic that the plane had to taxi back to let the uncontrollably vomiting passengers off. The plane was actually decommissioned as a biohazard when the smell proved impossible to remove.
That's BAD.
During the production of surströmming, just enough salt is used to prevent (in theory) the raw herring from rotting. A fermentation process of at least six months gives the fish a characteristic strong smell and somewhat acidic taste. According to a Japanese study, a newly opened can of surströmming has one of the most putrid food smells in the world, stronger than similarly fermented fish dishes such as the Korean hongeohoe or Japanese kusaya.
At the end of the 1940s, producers lobbied for a royal ordinance (Swedish: förordning) that would prevent incompletely fermented fish from being sold. The decree forbade sales of the current year's production in Sweden prior to the third Thursday in August. While the ordinance is no longer on the books, retailers still maintain the date for the "premiere".
This video of 2 Finns trying to prove their manhood by eating this Swedish "delicacy" sums it all up…
That's it, Citizens – now you know, and knowing is half the battle! 😉
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Q: Maxwell's Demon: Why does the entropy of the overall system decrease? I'm trying to understand the logic behind this famous thought experiment, my confusion is as follows:

In the box on the right after the demon has finished his 'work', I understand that side A now has low entropy since the demon has only permitted fast-moving molecules into B. So the demon has rendered the side A full of $\color{blue}{\text{cold}}$, $\color{blue}{\text{slow}}$ moving molecules, which makes perfect sense and it seems correct to say the entropy of side A has decreased.
A quote I read recently says that

In an adiabatic expansion where the entropy stays constant the space available for the gas increases thus the speed of the molecules must correspondingly fall.

So my understanding of that statement is that the system is more disordered (entropy increases) if the space available for the gas increases, so to compensate the molecules must slow down to have $\bbox[yellow]{\text{less}}$ entropy (as the overall entropy change must be zero).

According to the image above, the whole system (A and B on the right box of the previous image) has a reduced entropy.
But here's the problem: Side B is now full of $\color{red}{\text{hot}}$, $\color{red}{\text{fast}}$ moving molecules.
So does this mean that the entropy of side B has increased?

Edit:
One of the comments below (which has been deleted now) mentions that the entropy of B does increase but the overall entropy of the system (A+B) decreases.
So the question remains: why does the entropy of the system decrease and not increase?
Or put another way: why is side A more 'dominant' in the overall contribution of the system's entropy?

A: There are different kinds of entropy here.  The thermal entropy due to the molecules moving faster or slower is a red herring and actually isn't important for understanding Maxwell's demon at all.  The important entropy here is the mixing entropy that has to do with how well-sorted these different kinds of molecules are.
Personally, I think this version of Maxwell's demon shouldn't be taught in physics classes at all, even though it's the way in which Maxwell originally formulated it.  A much more straightforward way of explaining Maxwell's demon is to just talk about different kinds of molecules like Nitrogen vs Oxygen.  (An even simpler version is to just call them blue and red balls, although this may lead people to ask how balls tiny enough to be considered "microscopic" can have distinct colors.)
Whether blue and red, Nitrogen and Oxygen, or fast and slow, the important point is just that there are 2 different types of particles.  And when they are all mixed together this is a state of high entropy, whereas when they are carefully separated into different chambers this is a state of low entropy.

A: We can imagine we have two different systems, one next to the other, we do not need to consider changes in volume. The reason being that entropy is extensive: if you have a system of volume V and separate the volume in two by adding a partition, the total entropy will not change. Also, entropy is a function of state, so it does not matter the path it takes to reach one state from another, the change in entropy will be the same regardless of the path you chose. Having said that, let us calculate the change in entropy for a partitioned system that goes from the same temperature in both sides to one that had different temperatures in both sides. For a single system the change would be:
$$\Delta S=mC\ln(T_\textrm{final}/T_\textrm{initial})$$
If we call the initial temperature $T_0$, then the total change in entropy for both systems will be:
$$\Delta S=\Delta S_1+ \Delta S_2= mC\ln\left(\frac{T_0+\Delta T}{T_0}\right)+mC\ln\left(\frac{T_0-\Delta T}{T_0}\right)= mC\ln\left(1-\left(\frac{\Delta T}{T_0}\right)^2\right)\lt 0 $$

A: You can think of entropy as measuring the amount of phase space volume that the system could be occupying. (This is the set of all possible sets of positions and momenta for all the particles.)
It's correct that the set of possible momenta are unchanged, so that doesn't affect the entropy. But the set of possible positions is lower, because it becomes correlated with momentum -- the high-momentum particles can only be in half the volume as before. That's why the entropy decreases.

You also specifically asked how the entropy of side $B$ changes. This depends on how the system is set up. If you neglect particle interactions, then side $B$ ends up with only fast particles, while it began with both fast and slow particles. Since the available phase space is lower, the entropy of side $B$ decreases.
However, if you allow particle interactions, the particles in side $B$ will reach thermal equilibrium, and you'll get a distribution of velocities (i.e. some slow, some fast, and some very fast). Then the entropy of side $B$ increases.
The first way is more common in popular presentations since it's a bit cleaner, while the second is more realistic.  But in both cases, the total entropy of $A$ and $B$ decreases, which is the key point.

A: So the box is hot on the right and cold on the left. Then one can use this separation of temperature to run a heat engine by allowing the heat to flow from the hot side to the cold side. Another possible action of the demon is that he can observe the molecules and only open the door if a molecule is approaching the trap door from the right. This would result in all the molecules ending up on the left side. Again this setup can be used to run an engine. This time one could place a piston in the partition and allow the gas to flow into the piston chamber thereby pushing a rod and producing useful mechanical work.
So remembering this is a paradox, if the demon "could" do his job, a system that previously could do no work because entropy was even all over, is now able to do work,  so by definition entropy has decreased.
But the demon can't do the job, so this is just assuming he could.
Using the expression for the internal energy of an ideal gas, the entropy may be written:
$${{\frac {S}{Nk}}=\ln \left[{\frac {V}{N}}\,\left({\frac {U}{{\hat {c}}_{V}kN}}\right)^{{\hat {c}}_{V}}\,{\frac {1}{\Phi }}\right]}$$
Since this is an expression for entropy in terms of $U$, $V$, and $N$, it is a fundamental equation from which all other properties of the ideal gas may be derived. Note, no explicit $T$ dependence exists, as mentioned in the comments above.

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Attention Stop & Shop Customers: There's a Sale on Fig Newtons, Gouda, Re/Max Homes on Aisle Five!
Let's see, what's on my grocery list today? Need some tomatoes, and some lettuce for that salad. Also need some chicken to grill. Funyuns, Clamato … Oh, and a house. I keep forgetting to pick up that friggin' house. Is it on aisle five…?
Let"s see, what's on my grocery list today? Need some tomatoes, and some lettuce for that salad. Also need some chicken to grill. Funyuns, Clamato… Oh, and a house. I keep forgetting to pick up that friggin' house. Is it on aisle five…?
Real estate company Re/Max of New England signed a five-year deal with supermarket chain Stop & Shop to open 17 "micro" offices in stores later this year. There will be 15 stores throughout Massachusetts, then one in both Connecticut and Rhode Island.
The logic here is this: I want a new house, but it's just one of those little things nagging in the back of my mind. I need food. Food takes precedent. So I go to Stop & Shop for food. And then just as I'm about to unload my cart, oh yeah! I've been meaning to set up an appointment to look at a house! And there's Re/Max! So convenient!
One good thing coming out of the partnership is a sign that real estate could be on the upswing. Five years is a long contract to sign for a real estate agency in the worst real estate economy in a long, long time. A show of confidence is nice.
Unless it doesn't get better and the foreclosures keep on coming… Now, where's that coupon I had for a three-bedroom, two-bath bungalow?


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Whiny AOC Thinks Male Reporter Is Sexist, Disgraced After Learning Two Women Wrote Piece She Didn't Like
By C. Douglas Golden
Published May 29, 2019 at 5:19am
I have no problem with politicians using Twitter, even in a manner in which we're unaccustomed to politicians using social media in general.
I mean, heck, Donald Trump's Twitter account is a brilliant way for him to work around the mainstream media.
Theoretically, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez should be awesome at this sort of thing.
She's what the kids like to call "very online." She has plenty of Twitter followers, as Nancy Pelosi has taken note of.
This should be a winning game for the New York Democrat and soi-disant socialist.
Her reaction to a CNN reporter retweeting a Washington Post story about Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren is an object lesson in why it usually isn't.
Last week, Andrew Kaczynski, the founder and senior reporter with CNN's KFile investigation team, retweeted the story, which revealed the Massachusetts senator and 2020 Democrat presidential candidate had billed up to $675 an hour on roughly 60 legal matters while she was a law professor at Harvard.
That's an enormous amount of money to most people, of course, but for a lawyer with the kind of experience that Warren has, it's not exactly unheard of.
However, the financial arrangements of every presidential candidate get scrutinized — and, as is so often the case with Warren, this represents "a far higher number than she had previously disclosed."
While teaching, Elizabeth Warren worked on more than 50 legal matters, charging as much as $675 an hour https://t.co/rmnH8wzt1O
— andrew kaczynski (@KFILE) May 23, 2019
This got the attention of Ocasio-Cortez, who seemed to imply the whole story was redolent of sexism.
BREAKING NEWS: Lady Had A Job, Got Paid More Than Me
Nice work. Now do the amount of Wall Street, Big Pharma, & Fossil Fuel 💰 presidential candidates accepted over their careers & how much they're taking now. https://t.co/PI7xh1eQOE
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) May 23, 2019
"BREAKING NEWS: Lady Had A Job, Got Paid More Than Me," she wrote.
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Do you think AOC made a fool of herself?
"Nice work. Now do the amount of Wall Street, Big Pharma, & Fossil Fuel [money] presidential candidates accepted over their careers & how much they're taking now."
The tacit assumption here is that Kaczynski had something to do with the article.
He actually didn't — he just retweeted it. So who was responsible?
Washington Post reporters Annie Linskey and Elise Viebeck.
Well. That's indeed awkward for Ocasio-Cortez, as the Washington Free Beacon's Alex Griswold noted:
Guys, just click the link. It's not hard. pic.twitter.com/45UDZy7RNw
— Alex Griswold (@HashtagGriswold) May 23, 2019
Okay I'm gonna try this again, but sloooowly so you all understand me.
AOC tweeted at a male reporter and strongly implied sexism was his motive for the piece.
In fact it wasn't his piece. In fact, the piece was written by two women.
That is what I'm tweeting about. That's it.
And this is the eventual problem. All she had to do is click on the link. She apparently didn't.
Instead, one could reasonably interpret this as taking it out on the CNN reporter who retweeted it because he had a Y chromosome.
Incidents like this are why, no matter how "very online" Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez may be, her tweets end up creating more derision and disgrace than discussion.
C. Douglas Golden
C. Douglas Golden is a writer who splits his time between the United States and Southeast Asia. Specializing in political commentary and world affairs, he's written for Conservative Tribune and The Western Journal for four years.
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C. Douglas Golden is a writer who splits his time between the United States and Southeast Asia. Specializing in political commentary and world affairs, he's written for Conservative Tribune and The Western Journal for four years. Aside from politics, he enjoys spending time with his wife, literature (especially British comic novels and modern Japanese lit), indie rock, coffee, Formula One and football (of both American and world varieties).
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Tag Archives: Denis Compton
Virender Sehwag – Rara Avis
Those for whom the bleep test is an approaching nightmare, the yoyo a yearning easily ignored, the skin-fold measuring device as welcome as a dentist's drill, the press conference a void to be avoided and foot movement a distraction from the job of laying bat on ball, Virenda Sehwag is an idol.
Well, he may not be as fond of full-fat ice cream as Samit Patel, but he looks as if he enjoys food, doesn't enjoy exercise and could be a computer salesman off the cricket pitch with short sleeve shirt and chinos rather than one of the world's most exceptional batsmen.
But mark well, there is a great deal of technical skill and discipline on show when Sehwag bats.
In a game that takes place in the four dimensions of in/out, up/down, here/there and time, the odds are far better if the batsman uses either a perfectly perpendicular or a perfectly horizontal bat – anything in between increases the difficulties of meeting the ball at the batsman's choice of contact point.
In fact, it is more important that you hold to the straight and the horizontal than that you use the full face of the bat.
Sobers and Lara both had the knack of applying the same swing but varying the amount of the face that was applied to the ball. They could 'slice' and intentionally reach the straightest or finest of third man and fine leg boundaries.
Ditto Virender.
This special technique can only be built upon a spectacular pair of eyes but when these rare things come together you have master batsmen who can drive a ball in an arc of over 270 degrees, all along the ground, over the in-field or across the rope, whichever they choose.
This gives them so many relatively safe scoring directions from an identical ball that they pierce the field at will.
The early Ben Hollioake looked to have the same skill, but cricket was robbed of the chance to see how he would use it.
The remarkable thing about Sehwag is that this precision eyesight normally decays with age requiring a mid career change of technique. Even Sobers and Lara found it harder and harder as they grew older and made adaptions, but Virender treated the world to a superb display this week in his 219 in 149 balls with 25 fours and seven sixes at the age of 33.
The conditions and the opponents were ideal but it was still an awesome display.
While the new religionists in cricket put their novitiates through the Inquisition of their gruelling torture physical conditioning, making them more injury prone on the way, they must have to shield their eyes from the heresy Sehwag preaches.
His creed is sacrilege and all the more full of heavenly wonder for that.
And his calling and running between the wickets?
Well that is in the Compton class of absolute entertainment.
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Homes Fit for Heroes – A Bank Holiday Bonanza
Third Man is grateful to Chunter for directing him to the photograph of The Botham (above), an apartment on a Persimmon development built on the site of the former Aylestone Road cricket ground in Leicester (see here).
The Botham and the Boycott (below) excited his ever sensitive imagination if not his wanderlust.
The Squire is presently renovating the East Lodge with the help of Miss Pamela Kueber who has described herself in Homes and Obsessions as (and this proved irresistible to His Grace), 'your mid mod mad guide'
"Just the person we need for the renovation of the East Lodge. Très Mid Century."
"Would that be the Mid-Seventeenth or the Mid-Eighteenth Century, Y'Grace?"
"Enough of your nonsense, TM. Hold my Leica and let's take Pam for a spin in the old Type III to trawl up some ideas."
Published below are images 'stolen' on that trip from the homes of mid-century cool cricketers, including one taken in Boycott's mother's bathroom where, so to speak, the young Geoffrey cut his teeth and perfected his Backward Attack:
The Parfitt bathroom:
The matching Parfitt bedroom:
A bedroom in The Gower:
The pool in The Compton:
The Dexter, note the roof styling and use of diamond bricks:
Suitably fastidious and symetrical tiling in the Edrich:
And finally bathroom features in The Boycott where the flamingos prefigure a South African infatuation:
Plenty in the cabinet to aid the dyspeptic.
Filed under Just a quick brush
Tagged as David Gower, Denis Compton, Geoffrey Boycott, John Edrich, Mid Century, Mid Century Cool, Pam Kueber, Peter Parfitt, Ted Dexter
Bowman of Bowland, Oxford and Lancashire
Not as old as it looks - 1964 match to celebrate Lancashire's Centenary. Sir Frank Worrell, Brian Close, Dennis Compton and other immortals can just be made out from this snap taken on a phone in the Gentleman's Lavatory of the Inn at Whitewell - the Queen's Pub
Hurrah! The rain has stopped. Clitheroe's match on Saturday was uninterrupted and often played in that rare commodity, sunshine. The wicket was more like one to be found in April, though there is still a hosepipe ban imposed by United Utilities. Clitheroe won and remain on the top of the Ribblesdale League, which still seems a strange thing to say after their pitiful performance last year – plus ca meme chose plus c'est la difference ?
Third Man's son made his debut as an opener and posted 60. Here is the result of the cap taken round for him by the shy but affable Josh Marquet. £22 pounds or so. Hard work against a Kewi pro and a Derby IIs tweaker with a 'modern' action.
The sun shone yesterday (Sunday) and the grass was cut. Strangely dressed persons started arriving at the Cottage at 7.00pm. All was explained when Third Man was ushered out of his home so as not to get in the way of a Murder Detective dinner being held by his daughter and her friends, who are trying desperately to distract themselves from the inevitability of Thursday's A level results.
He was persuaded by the promise of a portion of fish pie at The Inn at Whitewell which would tempt anyone out on a sunny Sunday evening – orders until 9.30 pm.
The Inn is on the other side of Longridge Fell (the most southerly use of the word fell in the country) which is 'traversed' by way of Jeffery Hill and which offers spectacular views stretching from the Fylde coast to the Trough of Bowland. The Bowland Fells fill the view.
Farmers in the Trough were taking advantage of the sun and contractors' tractors mowed the small fields into those familiar striated patterns. The drone of their machinery had filled the day and would continue through the night.
Down from the fell, the lanes to the Inn follow the course of the Hodder which eventually passes through a narrow gap (the gullet of the trough) at Whitewell which is therefore overlooked on all sides by uplands.
The Inn itself and the surrounding estate is part of the Duchy of Lancaster, which means that this is the Queen's pub. She is the Landlord, though Gore Smith manage it for her. Speculation surfaces now and then that somewhere around here will one day become a very special Retirement Home, but that is usually when someone else wants to sell their nearby home whose value they believe could be enhanced by the quality of the neighbours. But think of the security, dear.
Whilst waiting a while at the summit of Jeffery Hill and taking in the whole panorama it occurred to Third Man that the Trough is a trough indeed for cricket. He knows of no cricket team in Dunsop Bridge, Slaidburn or Newton-in-Bowland.
Then he remembered that the Inn at Whitewell had been the "mission to eradicate pomposity and pretension from fine living while taking care not to sacrifice style, comfort and, above all, humour." of Richard (Dick) Bowman who played 26 first class matches principally in 1957 when he received his Blue for Oxford.
The Inn is exactly as Third Man imagines Squire Weston's pile to have been. It sits on a sweep kink of the Hodder and there is a terrace on which the intrepid can eat outside. Inside are a myriad of rooms each with their own personality and each with their own open wood fires. The floors are stone and dogs are welcome. In fact a dog can be provided for those who forgot to bring their own – you know the type of place.
The Bowman humour is still in evidence five years after his death. The rear end of a fox disappears through a cupboard door high above a passageway that leads to the lavatories.
The Gentleman's Lavatory has alas been modernised in recent times but was once a homage to the Sixties, to Bowman's cricketing and school activities and indirectly and, in a way that TM cannot explain, to James Bond. He seems to remember that the walls were pasted not with wall paper but with newspapers from that decade.
The best of the cricketing and other ephemera remain: a photograph and scorecard of a match to celebrate the Centenary of Lancashire CCC in which Bowman sits with Sir Frank Worrell, Brian Close, Denis Compton and other immortals; the scorecard of Essex v Oxford University (probably 1957) in which Bowman, coming in at number 9, made 75, having previously taken 7 for 60 in the Essex innings.
He must therefore have been in good form as he went on from Chelmsford to Lord's and the 'Varsity Match' where he toiled through 39 overs and defeat by an innings.
Bowman used to patrol the Inn and light the place up with his smile, good humour, infectious welcome and a rhubarb and custard tie. It is therefore odd to find this one photograph of him at Cricinfo with only a trace of that smile.
As TM returned home to creep up and spook the dinner party like a real murderer, the contractors were still going strong, the headlights on their tractors lighting up the fields and an exactly half moon hanging above the Irish Sea directly over the Isle of Man.
(more photographs later – what a promise!)
Tagged as Brian Close, Denis Compton, Frank Worrell, Lancashire County Cricket Club, Richard Bowman, The Inn at Whitewell
Strange but True … They Say
If there are countless stories about Compton, there are a good few about George Brown, Denis' dresser in Felixstowe.
Georgian stories have a capacity to develop a life of their own, but they bring an endearing character to life 35 years after his death.
An early legend had him leaving his home at Cowley aged 18 with a tin trunk, a bat, a pair of plimsolls and enough money to buy a single ticket to Southampton.
By 2005 this had mutated in the imaginations of all who had heard and passed it on until it had taken the form of a young George walking 60 miles from his Oxfordshire home for a trial, hauling a tin trunk containing all his worldly belongings' with the prospect of the return journey as the only incentive he needed to succeed.
As Diogenes reminds us in a recent comment, it was believed that George Brown had kept wicket in motorcycling gauntlets. Then that this had been in a Test match and finally that he was keeping to Larwood at the time.
This photograph is suggestive that the story is true though not conclusive.
A Pair of Brown Gauntlets?
In the dining room in the old County Ground was a scorecard of the famous Hampshire v Warwickshire match recording the County's lowest score of 15. Following on, Hants had lost six second innings wickets and were still 31 runs behind the Bears when Brown began a famous counterattack, scoring 172 in a total of 521, and allowing Kennedy and Newman to bowl out the opposition for158, 155 runs behind.
Brown's career spanned the period 1909 to 1933. He was a true all-rounder. His top score was 232. He made two other 'doubles' and shared in three huge partnerships; of 321 for the second wicket with E. I. M. Barrett against Gloucestershire at Southampton in 1920; 344 for the third with C. P. Mead v. Yorkshire at Portsmouth in 1927, and 325 for the seventh with C. H. Abercrombie v. Essex at Leyton in 1913. In 1926 he scored over 2,000 runs.
For the county he held 485 catches and made 50 stumpings. As a bowler he took 629 wickets with notable spells of six for 24 runs against Somerset at Bath and six for 48 against Yorkshire at Portsmouth, both in 1911.
Arlott told us that he was able to tear a deck of playing cards in his huge hands. This strength came in handy when, in another match against Warwickshire, Brown going in at No 10 took with him a 'strange ruin of a bat' which soon split from top to bottom. Undeterred, the batsman ripped the two parts asunder and, giving one half to the umpire, continued his innings with the other.
Compton should have been thankful that it was not this blade that George took with him to Felixstowe.
Tagged as Denis Compton, George Brown, John Arlott
Time Never Stands Still
Yesterday, we spent some time with a promising member of the Lord's ground staff and took the train with him to an 'out' match in Felixstowe to watch him play against Suffolk. By the outbreak of the Second World War, Denis Compton, had become an established player for both Middlesex and England with significant successes against New Zealand, Australia and the West Indies.
Today we meet another ground-boy, a few years junior to Compton. Nick-named by members of the ground-boys room as 'Mr' Paul Brooks*, was highly rated by those at Lord's. Yet he was always listening to senior players and trying to improve his game. He desperately wanted to know whether he would make the grade and longed to be tested.
In 1938 when the Australians came to Lord's for practice, the youthful, eager 'Mr' Brooks was ordered into the nets at the old Nursery to bowl for Don Bradman. In front of the viewing press, his left arm fast-medium, knocked out the Don's middle pole making him for a short time a celebrity.
In Middlesex's last Championship match of the 1939 season, Brooks was at last brought in to make his first class debut. He joined Compton at the wicket and together for an all-too brief period they made hay in the last of the sunshine before the war clouds darkened the skies.
"When he joined me at the wicket," Compton wrote, "I knew, from the look on his face, that he was enjoying the happiest moment of his life … he 'wallowed' in his batting, and with me as his partner, cracked up a wonderful unbeaten 45."**
What fun they must have had, chatting between overs, sharing nods of encouragement as the fielders returned the ball from the boundary, taking in the cheers and heckles from the crowd in front of the Tavern, catching a glimpse now and then of Coach Archie Fowler looking on with pride from a gap in the stands.
"You've a big find there," commented a Warwickshire player to general agreement among the Middlesex dressing room.
Were there drinks in the evening, paid for out of the season's fines? Or were spirits too low, worries too considerable? Within a few days all contracts at Lord's had been cancelled.
In November Compton headed off to the Finsbury Park Labour exchange to sign up for the Royal Artillery – an apt outfit for an Arsenal left-wing.
If Martin Williamson at Cricinfo is right, Brooks first joined the London Fire Service, representing them at Lord's. Cricket Archive has him playing for the Lord's XI between 1940-42 and around this date he must have 'joined up' as they then have him playing for the British Empire XI in '43 and '44 and the Combined Services in 1944. None of these matches were rated first class.
Compton takes up the story, "But Paul Brooks – God bless him! Never lived to enjoy the success he had earned, for after lying three months in a hospital bed in England, after receiving a spine wound while fighting in Italy, he passed away."
Perhaps it is appropriate that for this one promising cricketer destroyed by war, with first class figures of matches 1, innings 1, not outs 1, Runs 44, Highest Score 44 not out; his average should be infinity.
*Compton spells his surname Brookes.
** Cricinfo and Cricket Archive say the score was 44 not out.
Tagged as Denis Compton, Paul Wilson Brooks
The Stuff of Nightmares
It is every cricketer's nightmare. You are on a train travelling to an away match. Your team are all about you their excited voices and banter filling the air. Everyone is relaxed and enjoying the adventure … except you.
There is a nagging undefined fear growing in your mind and preventing you joining in. Something is wrong, but you just can't put your finger on the cause.
It had begun the day before. A chance to show people what you could really do. You'd made the team you'd longed to be selected for and hurried home impatient to share the news.
"Very good dear," your Mother had said. "Just make sure your kit is clean and you are looking neat and tidy."
"I'll clean his pads and boots for him. Do you need new studs, boy? Ma, darn that hole for him."
"Don't fuss both of you."
"Make sure you pack everything. You know what you're like."
"We'll pack his bag with him. He'll be fine."
In the morning you'd picked up your bag from the hall and taken the bus to the meeting point.
Now, on the train nearing the terminus, everyone is getting up, stretching and reaching for their cricket bags.
That's it! Where's your bag? A searing realisation burns the brain.
"I've left it behind!"
That is exactly what happened to the 17 year old Denis Compton in his third year on the MCC ground staff. Coach, Archie Fowler, had told him he had been selected as one of three professionals for the MCC against Suffolk at Felixstowe.
Denis with a 2lb 3oz bat that he has 'looked through the back of'. 'Seethru bats' are explained here: https://downatthirdman.wordpress.com/2010/05/15/seethru-bats-is-third-man-losing-his-grip/
Now, as he was about to play in a match that meant more to him than anything else, his bag was where he'd left it – in the grounds-boys' room.
He wired Lord's asking them to forward his bag. Back came a reply, "Bag on way. You'll leave your head behind one day." They already knew him well.
"Ma le disgrazie non giungono mai sole", as the Italians say. MCC wickets were falling quickly with no sign of the missing bag.
Compton paced the dressing room, a boy among men; a boy without a bat, shirt, trousers, or boots.
One of the other professionals was George Brown. Nearing his fiftieth birthday but still an imposing 6ft 3ins giant of a man who, because of his deep tan, high cheek bones and imperious nose, resembled a red Indian chief, George was one of the great characters of the game.
Utterly fearless, he had once got into a 'set too' with the Kent fast bowler Arthur Fielder. Facing a fierce short delivery he dropped his bat to his side, stood up, took the ball full in the chest, and roared, "He's not fast " and then went on to score 71.
You will believe, then, that George seemed as broad as he was tall and supported his great frame in size 11 boots.
"Wear my kit, Denis," suggested the veteran to the diminutive 5ft 8ins Compton.
"But George, it'd be like Oliver Hardy offering his suit to Stan Laurel."
"Put them on Denis. Make a go of it until your own kit comes."
Denis clambered into the shirt as if it were a circus tent. Then he climbed into the trousers which he turned up by about a foot. He and George packed the boots with newspaper and strapped on the pads that, according to Compton, 'appeared a little tight under the arms'.
Next he endeavoured to pick up the Chief's bat. Denis even in his prime used a 2lb 3 oz blade. He could barely lift George's plank of a bat.
And out he struggled, a comic figure, in this the most important match of his life.
And back he marched, bowled first ball, the immovable bat unmoved. "Better luck next time, lad," said George. "You'll do better when your kit arrives."
If you thought that the first photograph was an exception this one should confirm Compton's head position 'cocked to one side'.
Brown was right. In the second innings Compton redeemed himself with a score of 110. There are six million Compton stories. This has been one of them.
Tagged as Denis Compton, George Brown


HomeBreakfast How Did Cereal Become A Staple Breakfast Item?
For kids who grew up in the 1980s and 1990s, it was sugary cereal commercials that dotted the television landscape, featuring lucky leprechauns, wise-cracking droids and adorable Gremlins. A common theme among all of them was advocating these products were a "magical part of a complete breakfast", helping to ingrain that idea into our collective mindset.


Autumn is already here in October. Most leaves are discolored. Asters and dahlias have their high season. Shrubs form bright berries. Even if you can not really say goodbye to the summer, you will be amazed by the variety that decorates the autumnal nature. Therefore, it is not wrong to pick and carry on walks all kinds of things, which can beautify the home balcony, the terrace or the interiors. Rose gold-veined leaves and a few nuts to decorate the dining table so beautifully, some twigs with shiny berries that blend in well with other decorative items, and thick, red rosehips that must be taken along, and maybe the Türkranz beautify ... Autumn is so imaginative.
The window boxes with the withered summer flowers are now emptied. But other decorative elements are used again: lanterns, old but beautiful teapots from the flea market, willow and straw wreaths, which still lack the necessary jewelry. With a little imagination and, above all, a lot of fun trying out the most beautiful arrangements, which can be redesigned according to your mood, even without floristic or designer knowledge. In addition, there are enough plants that are just now in the bucket and box bridge the cool time. Evergreen plants such as the boxwood (Buxus sempervirens) and Skimmie (Skimmia japonica) decorate any outdoor area with their shiny foliage or even bright berry ornaments and are even quite satisfied with small vessels. Many grasses feel well in the bucket. They charm with their sun-warm colors, filigree stalks and feathery flowers. On the popularity scale at the top are the many varieties of feathered grass (Pennisetum), the colorful sedges (Carex) or the varied fescue (Festuca). The combination of heather plants with hardy grasses will create a beautiful appearance in every flower box not only in autumn, but also in winter.
However, it is particularly decorative when the garden, which serves as a backdrop for the autumnal design, becomes an eye-catcher. But when you realize that there are fewer and fewer attractions the later it gets in the year, now is the time to make the next year. In October is the ideal planting season for onion flowers. Some woody plants are now planted so that they can get used to their new location before winter starts and benefit from hibernation.


Cynthia & Obsessions ♥: [Nail] Nail done by my brother!
I was going to get rid of my Dior Blue Denim but then my brother made smiley faces on them! It was soooooo adorable and well-done so I decided to keep them.


Oha Manuel, community engagement officer for the Whangawehi organised a successful presentation at the Kura in order to raise awareness of the groups work in the community. Attended also by group members; Rae Te Nahu, Arthur Bowen, Sophie Dodds and Nicolas Caviale-Delzescaux , members individually presented different aspects of the project. The teachers were impressed and excited by the prospect of future collaborative work between the Whangawehi and the school. Plans have been put in place for the school to built both Weta and Blue Penguin boxes and develop a logo for the project. The group would like to acknowledge the friendly and kind welcome given by the staff at the school and is looking forward to working closer together in 2016.


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ATL 2013-6-30
Brahma Tirtha dasa &nbspSunday Feast Lecture
Listen to Brahma Tirtha dasa's lecture given on June 30, 2013, at the Hare Krishna temple in Alachua, Florida during the Sunday feast program. This lecture is brought to you by Krishna.com.
ATL 2013-6-29 Sesa dasa
Caitanya Caritamrita &nbspMadhya 8.57
Listen to Sesa dasa's lecture on text 57 of Sri Caitanya Caritamrta, Madhya-Lila, chapter 8, entitled "Talks Between Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Rāmānanda Rāya", given on June 29, 2013, at the Hare Krishna temple in Alachua, Florida. Sri Caitanya Caritamrta is a sacred Vaishnava text from India that narrates the glorious birth and life of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu (regarded as the YUGA Avatar of Lord Sri Krishna) and His devotees. The English translation and commentary of Sri Caitanya Caritamrta, by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, is available for sale at Krishna.com.
HH Radha Raman Maharaja SB 10.20.47-49
Listen to HH Radha Raman Maharaja's lecture on texts 47-49 of the Srimad-Bhagavatam (Bhagavata Purana), canto 10, chapter 20, entitled "The Rainy Season and Autumn in Vrindavana" given on June 28, 2013, at the Hare Krishna temple in Alachua, Florida. The Srimad-Bhagavatam is a sacred Vaishnava text from India that narrates the history of God (Krishna) and His devotees. It is translated with elaborate purports by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. Srimad-Bhagavatam is available for sale at Krishna.com.
ATL 2013-6-27 Ananda Tirtha dasa SB 10.20.39-46
Listen to Ananda Tirtha dasa's lecture on texts 39-46 of the Srimad-Bhagavatam (Bhagavata Purana), canto 10, chapter 20, entitled "The Rainy Season and Autumn in Vrindavana" given on June 27, 2013, at the Hare Krishna temple in Alachua, Florida. The Srimad-Bhagavatam is a sacred Vaishnava text from India that narrates the history of God (Krishna) and His devotees. It is translated with elaborate purports by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. Srimad-Bhagavatam is available for sale at Krishna.com.
ATL 2013-6-26 Akuti devi dasi SB 10.20.37-38
Listen to Akuti devi dasi's lecture on texts 37-38 of the Srimad-Bhagavatam (Bhagavata Purana), canto 10, chapter 20, entitled "The Rainy Season and Autumn in Vrindavana" given on June 26, 2013, at the Hare Krishna temple in Alachua, Florida. The Srimad-Bhagavatam is a sacred Vaishnava text from India that narrates the history of God (Krishna) and His devotees. It is translated with elaborate purports by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. Srimad-Bhagavatam is available for sale at Krishna.com.
ATL 2013-6-24 Nagaraja dasa SB 10.20.25-34
Listen to Nagaraja dasa's lecture on texts 25-34 of the Srimad-Bhagavatam (Bhagavata Purana), canto 10, chapter 20, entitled "The Rainy Season and Autumn in Vrindavana" given on June 24, 2013, at the Hare Krishna temple in Alachua, Florida. The Srimad-Bhagavatam is a sacred Vaishnava text from India that narrates the history of God (Krishna) and His devotees. It is translated with elaborate purports by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. Srimad-Bhagavatam is available for sale at Krishna.com.
Laxmimoni devi dasi &nbspSunday Feast Lecture
Listen to Laxmimoni devi dasi's lecture, titled "The Mercy of Service" given on June 23, 2013, at the Hare Krishna temple in Alachua, Florida during the Sunday feast program. This lecture is brought to you by Krishna.com.
ATL 2013-6-22 Dhruva Maharaja dasa
Listen to Dhruva Maharaja dasa's lecture on text 56 of Sri Caitanya Caritamrta, Madhya-Lila, chapter 8, entitled "Talks Between Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Rāmānanda Rāya", given on June 22, 2013, at the Hare Krishna temple in Alachua, Florida. Sri Caitanya Caritamrta is a sacred Vaishnava text from India that narrates the glorious birth and life of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu (regarded as the YUGA Avatar of Lord Sri Krishna) and His devotees. The English translation and commentary of Sri Caitanya Caritamrta, by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, is available for sale at Krishna.com.
ATL 2013-6-21 Puskara dasa SB 10.20.23-24
Listen to Puskara dasa's lecture on texts 23-24 of the Srimad-Bhagavatam (Bhagavata Purana), canto 10, chapter 20, entitled "The Rainy Season and Autumn in Vrindavana" given on June 21, 2013, at the Hare Krishna temple in Alachua, Florida. The Srimad-Bhagavatam is a sacred Vaishnava text from India that narrates the history of God (Krishna) and His devotees. It is translated with elaborate purports by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. Srimad-Bhagavatam is available for sale at Krishna.com.
Sri Vrindavana devi dasi &nbspSB 10.20.20-22
Listen to Sri Vrindavana devi dasi's lecture on texts 20-22 of the Srimad-Bhagavatam (Bhagavata Purana), canto 10, chapter 20, entitled "The Rainy Season and Autumn in Vrindavana" given on June 20, 2013, at the Hare Krishna temple in Alachua, Florida. The Srimad-Bhagavatam is a sacred Vaishnava text from India that narrates the history of God (Krishna) and His devotees. It is translated with elaborate purports by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. Srimad-Bhagavatam is available for sale at Krishna.com.
ATL 2013-6-19 Krsna Kesava dasa SB 10.20.19
Listen to Krsna Kesava dasa's lecture on text 19 of the Srimad-Bhagavatam (Bhagavata Purana), canto 10, chapter 20, entitled "The Rainy Season and Autumn in Vrindavana" given on June 19, 2013, at the Hare Krishna temple in Alachua, Florida. The Srimad-Bhagavatam is a sacred Vaishnava text from India that narrates the history of God (Krishna) and His devotees. It is translated with elaborate purports by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. Srimad-Bhagavatam is available for sale at Krishna.com.
HH Bhaktivinoda Maharaja Evening Program
Listen to the Evening Program given by HH Bhaktivinoda Maharaja on June 18, 2013 at the Hare Krishna temple in Alachua, Florida, brought to you by Krishna.com.
HH Bhaktivinoda Maharaja SB 10.20.18
Listen to HH Bhaktivinoda Maharaja's lecture on text 18 of the Srimad-Bhagavatam (Bhagavata Purana), canto 10, chapter 20, entitled "The Rainy Season and Autumn in Vrindavana" given on June 18, 2013, at the Hare Krishna temple in Alachua, Florida. The Srimad-Bhagavatam is a sacred Vaishnava text from India that narrates the history of God (Krishna) and His devotees. It is translated with elaborate purports by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. Srimad-Bhagavatam is available for sale at Krishna.com.
Due to technical difficulties, the last 10-15 minutes of this class could not get recorded. We apologize for this and for the delay in presenting this class onto the blog.
ATL 2013-6-17 Tamohara dasa SB 10.20.16-17
Listen to Tamohara dasa's lecture on texts 16-17 of the Srimad-Bhagavatam (Bhagavata Purana), canto 10, chapter 20, entitled "The Rainy Season and Autumn in Vrindavana" given on June 17, 2013, at the Hare Krishna temple in Alachua, Florida. The Srimad-Bhagavatam is a sacred Vaishnava text from India that narrates the history of God (Krishna) and His devotees. It is translated with elaborate purports by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. Srimad-Bhagavatam is available for sale at Krishna.com.
ATL 2013-6-16 Sesa dasa Sunday Feast Lecture
We apologize that due to an error in recording, we cannot present this lecture.
ATL 2013-6-15 Lilananda dasa Madhya 8.50-55
Listen to Lilananda dasa's lecture on texts 50-55 of Sri Caitanya Caritamrta, Madhya-Lila, chapter 8, entitled "Talks Between Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Rāmānanda Rāya", given on June 15, 2013, at the Hare Krishna temple in Alachua, Florida. Sri Caitanya Caritamrta is a sacred Vaishnava text from India that narrates the glorious birth and life of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu (regarded as the YUGA Avatar of Lord Sri Krishna) and His devotees. The English translation and commentary of Sri Caitanya Caritamrta, by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, is available for sale at Krishna.com.
ATL 2013-6-14 Jaya Gauri devi dasi SB 10.20.14-15
Listen to Jaya Gauri devi dasi's lecture on texts 14-15 of the Srimad-Bhagavatam (Bhagavata Purana), canto 10, chapter 20, entitled "The Rainy Season and Autumn in Vrindavana" given on June 14, 2013, at the Hare Krishna temple in Alachua, Florida. The Srimad-Bhagavatam is a sacred Vaishnava text from India that narrates the history of God (Krishna) and His devotees. It is translated with elaborate purports by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. Srimad-Bhagavatam is available for sale at Krishna.com.
ATL 2013-6-13 Nagaraja dasa SB 10.20.13
Listen to Nagaraja dasa's lecture on text 13 of the Srimad-Bhagavatam (Bhagavata Purana), canto 10, chapter 20, entitled "The Rainy Season and Autumn in Vrindavana" given on June 13, 2013, at the Hare Krishna temple in Alachua, Florida. The Srimad-Bhagavatam is a sacred Vaishnava text from India that narrates the history of God (Krishna) and His devotees. It is translated with elaborate purports by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. Srimad-Bhagavatam is available for sale at Krishna.com.
ATL 2013-6-12 Ramiya dasa SB 10.20.12
Listen to Ramiya dasa's lecture on text 12 of the Srimad-Bhagavatam (Bhagavata Purana), canto 10, chapter 20, entitled "The Rainy Season and Autumn in Vrindavana" given on June 12, 2013, at the Hare Krishna temple in Alachua, Florida. The Srimad-Bhagavatam is a sacred Vaishnava text from India that narrates the history of God (Krishna) and His devotees. It is translated with elaborate purports by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. Srimad-Bhagavatam is available for sale at Krishna.com.
ATL 2013-6-11 Trivikrama dasa SB 10.20.11
Listen to Trivikrama dasa's lecture on text 11 of the Srimad-Bhagavatam (Bhagavata Purana), canto 10, chapter 20, entitled "The Rainy Season and Autumn in Vrindavana" given on June 11, 2013, at the Hare Krishna temple in Alachua, Florida. The Srimad-Bhagavatam is a sacred Vaishnava text from India that narrates the history of God (Krishna) and His devotees. It is translated with elaborate purports by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. Srimad-Bhagavatam is available for sale at Krishna.com.
ATL 2013-6-10 Akuti devi dasi SB 10.20.10
Listen to Akuti devi dasi's lecture on text 10 of the Srimad-Bhagavatam (Bhagavata Purana), canto 10, chapter 20, entitled "The Rainy Season and Autumn in Vrindavana" given on June 10, 2013, at the Hare Krishna temple in Alachua, Florida. The Srimad-Bhagavatam is a sacred Vaishnava text from India that narrates the history of God (Krishna) and His devotees. It is translated with elaborate purports by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. Srimad-Bhagavatam is available for sale at Krishna.com.
ATL 2013-6-8
Dhruva Maharaja dasa Madhya 8.45-49
(Due to technical difficulties, the first half of this lecture could not be recorded; we apologize for this inconvenience).
Listen to Dhruva Maharaja dasa's lecture on texts 45-49 of Sri Caitanya Caritamrta, Madhya-Lila, chapter 8, entitled "Talks Between Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Rāmānanda Rāya", given on June 8, 2013, at the Hare Krishna temple in Alachua, Florida. Sri Caitanya Caritamrta is a sacred Vaishnava text from India that narrates the glorious birth and life of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu (regarded as the YUGA Avatar of Lord Sri Krishna) and His devotees. The English translation and commentary of Sri Caitanya Caritamrta, by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, is available for sale at Krishna.com.
ATL 2013-6-7 Nanda devi dasi SB 10.20.9
Listen to Nanda devi dasi's lecture on text 9 of the Srimad-Bhagavatam (Bhagavata Purana), canto 10, chapter 20, entitled "The Rainy Season and Autumn in Vrindavana" given on June 7, 2013, at the Hare Krishna temple in Alachua, Florida. The Srimad-Bhagavatam is a sacred Vaishnava text from India that narrates the history of God (Krishna) and His devotees. It is translated with elaborate purports by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. Srimad-Bhagavatam is available for sale at Krishna.com.
HH Vedavyasapriya Maharaja SB 10.20.8
Listen to HH Vedavyasapriya Maharaja's lecture on text 8 of the Srimad-Bhagavatam (Bhagavata Purana), canto 10, chapter 20, entitled "The Rainy Season and Autumn in Vrindavana" given on June 6, 2013, at the Hare Krishna temple in Alachua, Florida. The Srimad-Bhagavatam is a sacred Vaishnava text from India that narrates the history of God (Krishna) and His devotees. It is translated with elaborate purports by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. Srimad-Bhagavatam is available for sale at Krishna.com.
HH Bhakti Nityananda Maharaja SB 10.20.7
Listen to HH Bhakti Nityananda Maharaja's lecture on text 7 of the Srimad-Bhagavatam (Bhagavata Purana), canto 10, chapter 20, entitled "The Rainy Season and Autumn in Vrindavana" given on June 5, 2013, at the Hare Krishna temple in Alachua, Florida. The Srimad-Bhagavatam is a sacred Vaishnava text from India that narrates the history of God (Krishna) and His devotees. It is translated with elaborate purports by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. Srimad-Bhagavatam is available for sale at Krishna.com.
ATL 2013-6-4 Tamohara dasa SB 10.20.6
Listen to Tamohara dasa's lecture on text 6 of the Srimad-Bhagavatam (Bhagavata Purana), canto 10, chapter 20, entitled "The Rainy Season and Autumn in Vrindavana" given on June 4, 2013, at the Hare Krishna temple in Alachua, Florida. The Srimad-Bhagavatam is a sacred Vaishnava text from India that narrates the history of God (Krishna) and His devotees. It is translated with elaborate purports by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. Srimad-Bhagavatam is available for sale at Krishna.com.
Due to the recent storms, we have been experiencing some technical difficulties. The morning classes have been recorded, but there may be a delay when they become available on the blog.
We apologize for this inconvenience and appreciate your patience in this matter.
ATL 2013-6-3 Nagaraja dasa SB 10.20.5
Listen to Nagaraja dasa's lecture on text 5 of the Srimad-Bhagavatam (Bhagavata Purana), canto 10, chapter 20, entitled "The Rainy Season and Autumn in Vrindavana" given on June 3, 2013, at the Hare Krishna temple in Alachua, Florida. The Srimad-Bhagavatam is a sacred Vaishnava text from India that narrates the history of God (Krishna) and His devotees. It is translated with elaborate purports by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. Srimad-Bhagavatam is available for sale at Krishna.com.
ATL 2013-6-2 Sunday Feast Lecture
This Sunday Feast lecture was an audio and visual presentation. The audio was not recorded separately because it cannot be presented without the visual.
ATL 2013-6-1 Kaliyaphani dasa Madhya 8.44
Listen to Kaliyaphani dasa's lecture on text 44 of Sri Caitanya Caritamrta, Madhya-Lila, chapter 8, entitled "Talks Between Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Rāmānanda Rāya", given on June 1, 2013, at the Hare Krishna temple in Alachua, Florida. Sri Caitanya Caritamrta is a sacred Vaishnava text from India that narrates the glorious birth and life of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu (regarded as the YUGA Avatar of Lord Sri Krishna) and His devotees. The English translation and commentary of Sri Caitanya Caritamrta, by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, is available for sale at Krishna.com.
ATL 2013-5-31 Madan Mohana dasa SB 10.20.3-4
Listen to Madan Mohana dasa's lecture on texts 3-4 of the Srimad-Bhagavatam (Bhagavata Purana), canto 10, chapter 20, entitled "The Rainy Season and Autumn in Vrindavana" given on May 31, 2013, at the Hare Krishna temple in Alachua, Florida. The Srimad-Bhagavatam is a sacred Vaishnava text from India that narrates the history of God (Krishna) and His devotees. It is translated with elaborate purports by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. Srimad-Bhagavatam is available for sale at Krishna.com.
ATL 2013-6-30 Brahma Tirtha dasa &nbspSunday Feast...
ATL 2013-6-29 Sesa dasa Caitanya Caritamrita &nb...
ATL 2013-6-28 HH Radha Raman Maharaja SB 10.20.47-49
ATL 2013-6-23 Laxmimoni devi dasi &nbsp &nbspSund...
ATL 2013-6-22 Dhruva Maharaja dasa Caitanya Cari...
ATL 2013-6-20 Sri Vrindavana devi dasi &nbspSB 10...
ATL 2013-6-18 HH Bhaktivinoda Maharaja Evening Pr...
ATL 2013-6-18 HH Bhaktivinoda Maharaja SB 10.20.18
ATL 2013-6-8 Dhruva Maharaja dasa Madhya 8.45-49
ATL 2013-6-6 HH Vedavyasapriya Maharaja SB 10.20.8
ATL 2013-6-5 HH Bhakti Nityananda Maharaja SB 10....


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Q: How to automatically insert an html tag into a react component? I am fetching HTML from my backend (generated by CKEditor) I am then using DangerouslySetInnerHTML to render said HTML like this :
 const parsed = DOMPurify.sanitize(album.description)
 <div dangerouslySetInnerHTML ={{ __html: parsed }} className={styles.albumDescription}

It works fine and I'm able to render my HTML. However I'm having troubles with embed medias. CK editor returns the media link in a <oembed /> tag.
What I would like to do is that each time there is a <oembed />, insert them into <ReactPLayer /> component.
I understand I could probably use vanilla js DOM manipulation and use something like getElementsByTagName but I assume that's not great practice to do that in react.

A: Using the DOM manipulation the challenge would be to verbatim replace all the attributes that <oembed .... /> would have, not impossible though.
If the incoming html string is not HUGE (running in several MBs), a simple string regex manipulation should do the trick:
Option 1: If you are sure that it'll always be <oembed ... />, then the following works.
const desc = album.description;
oembed_2_player = desc.replaceAll(/\<oembed ([^\/]*)\/\>/gi,"<ReactPLayer $1 />");
const parsed = DOMPurify.sanitize(oembed_2_player)
 <div dangerouslySetInnerHTML ={{ __html: parsed }} className={styles.albumDescription}

Option 2: If you expect <oembed ....> ...  & you want to translate it into <ReactPlayer ..same-as-in-oembed..> ..dito... then
const desc = album.description;
oembed_2_player = desc.replaceAll(/\<(oembed) ([^\>]*)\>([^\<]*)<\/\1\>/gi,"<ReactPLayer $2>$3</ReactPLayer>");
const parsed = DOMPurify.sanitize(oembed_2_player)
 <div dangerouslySetInnerHTML ={{ __html: parsed }} className={styles.albumDescription}

Hope this helps


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Cyprus may need bailout after blast, banker warns
NICOSIA, Cyprus—A deadly explosion that shut down Cyprus' major power plant and spawned a week of rolling blackouts has wreaked such damage to the economy that it may need to be bailed out, the country's top banker has warned.
The government should enact more austerity measures to deal with an escalating crisis that has seen homes, businesses and government offices go without air conditioning in mid-summer, when temperatures often hit 100 degrees (37 centigrade), central bank governor Athanasios Orphanides.
"I believe that the economy is now at a state of emergency, comparable to that of 1974," Orphanides said in a July 18 letter to President Dimitris Christofias, which was obtained by The Associated Press on Wednesday.
In 1974, Cyprus was split along ethnic lines after a coup by supporters of union with Greece was followed by a Turkish invasion. The country, which took up the euro in 2008, remains divided despite years of talks.
Cyprus, which has not been dragged into Europe's debt crisis mire despite its close links with Greece, has been badly hit by the July 11 explosion of seized Iranian munitions.
The munitions—gunpowder inside dozens of containers confiscated from an Iran chartered ship in 2009 that the U.N. said had breached a ban on Iranian arms exports—had been stacked in an open field at the naval base.
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James Lennon
- Officiated Kentucky Games -
| Overall UK Wins: 2 | Overall UK Losses: 0 | Win % 100 |
Date of Birth: September 26, 1925
Date of Death: November 4, 2011
Hometown: Rockville Centre, NY
Alma Mater: St. Johns [1948]
For a generalized listing of officials, please consult this page.
Officiating Crew
3/17/1961 Kentucky vs. Morehead W 71 - 64 20 21 32 27 2 1 - Philip Fox and James Lennon
12/18/1965 Indiana at Kentucky W 91 - 56 13 20 27 17 0 2 - James Lennon and Steve Honzo (assumed due to fact Strauthers and Stout reffed Air Force/California game)
Obituary - Pottsville (PA) Republican and Herald (November 7, 2011)
Jim Lennon, Longtime Official, Administrator, Dies at 85
TOMS RIVER, N.J. (AP) - Jim Lennon, who officiated in the NCAA men's basketball tournament and went on to become a conference supervisor while serving as a teacher, coach and administrator for almost four decades on Long Island, has died. He was 85.
A 1948 graduate of St. John's who earned a Master's degree from Columbia, Lennon died Friday of lung failure, according to son John.
Lennon began his teaching career at St. John's Prep in 1948. He was a junior high and middle school principal and assistant to the superintendent in the Lynbrook, N.Y., public schools from 1962-87.
He coached St. Agnes H.S. in Rockville Centre, N.Y., from 1955-60, compiling an 82-8 record that included a 50-game winning streak. He was a four-time Long Island coach of the year by three newspapers in that span.
Lennon officiated in the ECAC and Atlantic Coast Conference and later became supervisor of officials for the ECAC from 1970-78.
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Lint build-up in the dryer vent is the #1 cause of appliance-caused fires in homes.
According to data from the National Fire Protection Association, In 2010-2014, U.S. fire departments responded to an estimated average of 15,970 home structure fires involving clothes dryers or washing machines each year. These fires caused annual averages of 13 civilian deaths, 444 civilian injuries, and $238 million in direct property damage. The vast majority of fires (92%) involved clothes dryers.
Using the Chem-Dry Dryer Vent Cleaning Kit, we go into the vents with an inspection camera, allowing us to see the build-up of lint and debris attached to the dryer vent wall. These debris are the #1 cause of dryer related fires in homes. The cleaning process takes approximately 30 minutes plus set up and tear down, making it easy and painless. This process increases the efficiency of your dryer while reducing energy costs. It will also extend the life of your dryer.
Take a look at the layout (inlet, outlet, and basic location of dryer in the home) to assess the construction. NOTE: WE DO NOT CLEAN FLEXIBLE NON-METAL DUCTING WITH THIS PROCESS.
Use the inspection camera to take a few photos/short video of the dryer vent to document the before condition.
If dryer wasn't moved in step 2, move dryer and disconnect flexible hose connecting the dryer to the dryer vent.
Insert vacuum adapter into dryer vent and hook up vacuum source to the 2" port.
Attach brush to flexible spring lead and insert through top of vacuum adapter.
Put drill adapter in drill and attach flexible rod to drill adapter and spring lead.
Turn on vacuum source and start cleaning the dryer vent by running the drill and feeding the flexible cleaning rod into the dryer vent. For best results feed the flexible cleaning rod using a push forward/pull back motion to ensure the entire surface of the dryer vent is cleaned.
Continue to add flexible cleaning rods as needed until entire dryer vent has been cleaned.
Once the end of the vent has been reached, start to remove the flexible cleaning rods one at a time.
Remove vacuum adapter and clean up.
Clean the vent on the dryer and lint trap area. This should be done manually with the brush on a flexible cleaning rod for the dryer vent. Using the lint brush clean the lint trap area of the dryer.
Clean up, hook up the dryer, and put back in place.


One of the key goals for my presidency was to organize the HEC Paris MBA Luxury Club's trek to MiIan. Months of work culminated into one of the most unforgettable experiences of our entire MBA. Twenty members of the MBA Luxury Club had the unique opportunity to visit several prestigious fashion houses and to network with numerous C-suite executives. With Milan being one of the world's capitals of fashion and luxury, this trek was a unique complement to our luxury-management education.
We started with a visit to the eponymous Bvlgari Hotel Milano, the brand's first foray into hospitality. The hotel's Worldwide General Manager, Atilo Maro, greeted us. We discussed how the brand's entry into hospitality created opportunities for cross segmentation. He also shared the brand's philosophy in picking destinations for Bvlgari Hotels' global expansion.
Next came Kering Eyewear. We learned that this in-house strategic initiative develops eyewear for all Kering luxury brands. We discussed how Kering Eyewear is internalizing the value for the brand's eyewear activities from product creation and development to supply chain management, sales and marketing.
At Pomellato, CEO and HEC Alumna Sabina Belli shared her personal career path and her vision for the brand. She referred to Pomellato as a brand designed by women, for women and run by a woman. Following our conversation with Sabina, we took a guided tour of Pomellato's jewelry atelier. All of us were mesmerized by the amount of detail in each piece, highlighting the house's focus on craftsmanship.
Our day concluded at the headquarters of Gruppo Campari. We toured their impressive office, which includes an art gallery and installation. We learned about the group's global growth strategy from Chiara Garavani, the senior director for Investor Relations & Corporate Finance. Next up was Andrea Nero, managing director of Global Strategic Marketing, who presented the group's global marketing strategy for Aperol. The day concluded at Villa Campari, where we were able to savor a traditional aperitivo, accompanied by an expertly crafted Aperol Spritz and some delicious bites.
We started by visiting the Yoox-Net-A-Porter headquarters. The company's global COO Olivier Schaeffer, an HEC Paris alumnus, greeted us. We discussed the YNAP business model and its rapid growth. We also had a virtual reality tour of brand's photo shoots, supply chain and distribution facilities. Absolutely an unforgettable experience.
Our second visit of the day was to the Bottega Venetta headquarters, where we met with the General Merchandising Manager who presented the themes guiding the house's future strategy.
Our final visit that day was to the Moncler store. Not only did we learn about their focus on CRM, we were also gifted special anniversary candles crafted for their most important clients.
Our day ended with a unique dining experience. Catherine Vautrin, the former CEO of Paul Ka and a board member of Yoox-Net-A-Porter and Gruppo Campari, hosted us at the buzzy restaurant Dry Vittorio she owns with her husband. We were also joined by HEC alumna Fabienne Schwalbe, who became CEO of Gruner + Jahr after launching Gala magazine and working as the advertising director for Femme Actuelle.
In the morning, we visited the Ermenegildo Zegna headquarters and were greeted by Benedetta Zegna herself! We discussed the Thom Browne acquisition and themes guiding the house's strategy.
Then we hopped on a train to Florence where we had the very unique chance of visiting the Gucci ArtLab, Gucci's futuristic center of industrial craftsmanship and experimentation for leather goods and shoes.
Last but not least, we had a private tour of Gucci Garden. There we embarked in an immersive experience that combines shopping, art installation and sensorial exhibits. The Gucci Garden was previously the Gucci Museo but was completely redeveloped and reimagined by Alessadro Michele into a multi-functional, multi-colored creative space.
During our time off, we seized the opportunity to host a mixer with Bocconi to get to know our peers in Milan. It was an amazing evening meeting our MBA peers.
On other nights, we dined and danced in the hip Brera neighborhood. We also visited the Fondazione Prada museum and learned about the commitment of luxury houses to the conservation of art.
Teejana was an Investment Banker and Investment Manager in New York. She was the Founder of an NYC lifestyle brand merging curated travel with unique shopping experiences from global emerging designers.
Teejana graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Management Science and Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, United States. At the HEC Paris MBA, Teejana was elected president of the Luxury Board. During her tenure, she organized the first HEC luxury trek to Milan, the first HEC Luxury Conference, C-suite speaker series, alumni aperos, as well as company visits in Paris and London.
She was especially focused on increasing learning opportunities for students who did not have prior luxury experience but want to transition to the sector. She is interning at Cartier in the Developmental Marketing & Global Strategy group.


Mr. Wulf, a 37-year-old, was hospitalized for eight days at the Surgical Ward in Moto'otua. He had spent three days in the Intensive Care Unit.
"The near death experience, while an unpleasant experience, is a wake up call to say the least," he said.
The father of four sustained severe burns all over his body as a result of what happened. He told the Samoa Observer he was under the influence of alcohol.
"It's a life changing incident and because of what had occurred, I've had to put a lot of things in perspective with my life and especially for my children," said Mr. Wulf.
From Vaiusu, Mr. Wulf who is a mechanic by profession said what happened was totally unexpected.
"I got home and jokingly told my wife to 'boil some hot water to make some noodles for the chief.
"The next thing I fell asleep while sitting. Then I felt this sharp sensational pain on my scalp. When I jumped up, I found that the hot water had been poured on my head and it spilled on to my face, chest and on my stomach.
"I jumped up. Then left to catch a ride to the hospital, and my nine year old daughter followed me to the road.
Mr. Wulf told the Samoa Observer that after being admitted he went into a deep sleep.
"I woke up thinking, it was only a dream, but no it wasn't I was in the hospital," said Mr Wulf.
"So now, all I am focusing on is getting my strength and working even harder to care for my children and I am not bothered with what the rest of the world say.
"If anything had happened, who would care for my children…..so again this was a wakeup call, and while its under difficult circumstances.
"I am just thankful to be alive today," said Mr. Wulf.
Mr. Wulf declined to discuss what led to the incident.
Last week Police Superintendent, Sala'a Sale Sala'a, confirmed the matter is now with the Police.


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Q: prime case function? Does there exist a name (or assigned to a mathemtician) for a case function $f(x)$ in literature, such that it twould take the value $1$ when $x$ primes, and zero otherwise?
I am just looking for a reference.
Thanks in advance.


Take a close watch at the on-going demand of online business owners and you will find the increasing popularity of customized web development services. Gone are the days, when website owners used to consider common applications to operate their multiple business websites. Today, each organization looks for customized applications designed for specific purposes. In order to meet the personalized web-based requirements, web developers have started using advance web application frameworks and technologies. One such web application framework is ASP.NET which allows developers to develop applications with extensive features and functionalities.
Developed by Microsoft, ASP.NET is widely used to create dynamic websites, web applications and web services. It provides an integrated programming model to develop powerful web applications which can meet specific business goals. Being a part of.NET framework, it permits programmers to take complete advantage of CLR (common language runtime) including portability, security, flexibility and interoperability in selecting languages and codes.
Allows less usage of codes to build web pages.
Offers flexibility in choosing languages by supporting more than 25.NET languages.
Offers multiple functionalities like data access, uploading files, monitoring performance, transactions, SMTP mail etc.
Detects any minute changes automatically as well as store files for future use.
Provides output caching for a page along with saving the results in memory and sending instant messages about caching to its authorized users.
Detects errors (deadlocks, memory leaks etc) in an application and automatically deliver a copy of process to ensure the availability of application to the users.
Helps developers to make changes to the complied components without restarting the server.
Offers integrated security system such as user-based authentication, cookie management and automatic redirecting of logins made by unauthorized users.
After having brief idea about ASP.NET, if you feel like having custom web application development services over this framework, then you can think about contacting some.NET specialists. You can consider taking services from web development companies which are fully dedicated towards developing web-based projects by using.NET technology. A few Microsoft-certified web development companies have pool of web developers and programmers who have in-depth knowledge about different versions of.NET. You can contact them to get customized web services as per your business requirements.
ASP.Net development services will help you to run your business websites smoothly and efficiently. Contact a skilled developer and specify your web-based necessities now!
When it comes to developing websites and pages we could all use a little help now and then when it comes down to the real detail. Fortunately there's a wide variety of tools on offer to developers that can be of use when it comes to developing, monitoring, evaluating and debugging web pages. Here are 10 which I've found useful over the years.
The Web Developer Extension adds a menu and a toolbar to the browser. For anyone who uses Firefox that's interested in accessibility and CSS web development, this is an essential must-have for testing web pages!
The web accessibility toolbar is available for Internet Explorer. It can perform virtually any accessibility test on a web page, such as HTML and CSS validation, colour checking, HTML structure analysis, and much, much more!
Yslow is a plug-in which is integrated with the Firebug web extension for Firefox. It's a great tool to help reduce the number of HTTP requests needed to render a page. It analyses the web page and summarises the page's components, displays statistics and suggests ways to improve its performance.
Fangs is an extension to the Firefox web browser. It renders a text version of a web page similar to how a screen reader would read it. It also provides a list of headings and links that are on the page. It helps to quickly find out if there are any accessibility issues on a web page for screen reader users.
Aardvark is an add-on for Firefox browser. It outlines any elements over which you hover your cursor and displays the HTML tags and the CSS styles of the elements selected. It also has one fantastic feature that makes it worth installing – a page clean-up prior to printing. Simply select the area of the page you want to print (usually the main content area) and it'll ensure that only this gets printed, resizing it perfectly on to the paper.
IETester is a free web browser that contains different versions of Internet Explorer, from 5.5 through to 8. Now you can test websites in multiple versions of Internet Explorer all through just one browser!
It's essentially just a very basic screen magnifier bundled in with Windows XP. It is great if you want to quickly check how your site looks through a screen magnifier. Check out this program on your PC at Start > Programs > Accessories > Accessibility > Magnifier.
Xenu is a handy freeware tool that checks for any broken links on a site. Simply type in a URL and it will check the links on every single page of the website. Dead links can come about due to links on external websites going down, a file being moved or someone typing in the wrong URL. Whatever the reason, Xenu will find those dead links for you and tell you on which pages they are on. Isn't that great!?
The Dust-Me Selectors is an extension for Firefox web browser. It lists all the used/unused CSS selectors from all the stylesheets on a web site. It's a handy tool when times come to tidy up and reduce files size.
It can be difficult to decide on which plug-ins and extensions to use as a developer, but this list should point you in the direction of some really helpful tools. Having these programs in your arsenal could help you out no end when it comes to developing, monitoring, evaluating and debugging web pages.
Before Choosing Your Web Partners!
Today is no doubt a world of internet and websites. From a small time shop owner to a big time hot shot everyone likes to have their own website, that too with some web application as well. You may find having your website developed as a one of the tedious tasks ever. To make your website worthy enough you have to find a great web development company which stays honest throughout their web development service tenure. You also want to make sure that you will have a good understanding designer and developer with your project manager, who all will be able to visualize your thoughts and needs.
Not only resources, the company you are going to hire must have suitable streamlined processes so that you will not face concerns or issues while your website development is running with them. If you have complete requirement with you and you are quite sure about the features you wish to develop for your website, in that case opt for the company which provides a fixed cost solution for website development services. After selecting the company to move ahead with, you would also want to sign a Non Disclosure Agreement (NDA) to avoid any pit falls after you hire developers.
On other hand you still not sure with the functions and structure of website you want to develop, than it is strongly suggested to opt for Business Analysis before starting any website design development services. The business analysis will provide you a complete picture of your requirement and will also help to select the best technology to develop the website with. Generally there are two major technologies are ruling the web development arena and making web development company profitable day by day, those are PHP and ASP.NET. You just need to hire PHP developer or asp.net developer and start off with the same. This process is called Dedicated Resource model, where you hire dedicated developers or a dedicated designers, who will work on your project till everything is not completed.
In both of the model you need to worry only about the things you need to share with your resources, and make it always ready beforehand, so that they never have to wait for anything to start a work in any hour. Once your project manager tells that your application is ready to launch than do not forget to take your application for testing (beta testing) phase and discuss plus remove all the bugs/issues the application have. Make sure all of the functions are working fine and once this phase is over, your website or web application will become a hen which can lay golden eggs, if you keep this maintained for long long time.
So be cleaver and alert while you hire web development company for their web development services to have a great website done on your way.


The WantToKnow.info website and email list are thriving! The website is currently averaging well over 3,000 visits a day, with occasional spikes as high as 20,000 visits in one day. In the last 15 months, we've had over 1,000,000 visits to the website. In the last six weeks, the WantToKnow.info email list has grown by over 500 to total more than 2,400 subscribers. These subscribers come from nearly every state in the U.S. and over 40 countries around the world. We receive an abundance of supportive emails expressing gratitude for the reliable, verifiable information which our readers use to open the eyes of friends and colleagues to all that is being hidden and to inspire us to join in working together for a brighter future. Thank you all for helping to spread the word!
Here's even more good news. Several long-time supporters and I set up PEERS (Public Education and Empowerment Resource Service) late last year as a nonprofit organization under which WantToKnow.info and the other websites we manage now function. Just this week we filed our last stack of papers for obtaining official nonprofit status. Preparing these documents has been a lot of work, yet we are very pleased that we easily meet all of the qualifications to be granted tax-exempt status. This means that any donations you send will very likely be tax deductible. We won't have the final word for a few months, but if approval does come through, all donations back to our official formation on January 4th of this year will be tax deductible. Yea!!!
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I first awoke to all of the major cover-ups less than four years ago. Not long afterward, I realized that this work was my life's calling. As a result, I gradually gave up my income-producing work to focus full time on this calling. Because we've had a total of less than $6,000 in donations over the last two years, I have never paid myself for this work. I am living on savings that were originally meant to go towards retirement. Thankfully, I can last several more years on these savings and so will use any contributions to hire others who are ready to help. Eventually, I hope to be able to support myself doing this exciting, empowering work. We are deeply committed to total transparency around our finances, so don't hesitate to contact us with any questions.
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For those who are following the developments of CNN and it's excellent exposure of the 9/11 cover-up, we now have a page which we are updating as the news comes in. Sharon Stone has come out in support of Charlie Sheen, and an interview which I and others helped to set up with actor Ed Asner was cancelled at the last minute on March 28th. For details on all this and continual updates on these developments, see our CNN update page at http://www.WantToKnow.info/cnn9-11cover-up. We are nearing critical mass on the crucial 9/11 cover-up. Thanks for playing your part in spreading the news. Take care, and you have a wonderful day and a transformative spring season ahead!