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Responsible for developing, applying and maintaining quality standards for company products with adherence to both internal and external standards. Develops and executes software test plans.
Analyzes and writes test standards and procedures. Maintains documentation of test results. Analyzes test results and recommends corrective actions.
As a member of the technical/process QA division, you will apply basic engineering principles to develop methods and procedures to improve and maintain product quality standards.
Design systems for recording and analyzing of product quality levels. Develop product quality control inspection specifications and techniques and interpret these trends.
Work involves some problem solving with assistance and guidance in understanding and applying company policies and processes.
Gaining competence in own area and acquiring a higher level understanding of role, processes and procedures.
BS degree or equivalent experience relevant to functional area.
0-2 years of previous software engineering or related experience.


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Q: unsuccessful attempt to change domains- wordpress re-routing to old domain I've tried to switch a website from zoparealty.com to zoparealtygroup.com.
When I go to zoparealtygroup.com, I can see what appears to be a strictly HTML version of the site(no CSS, no php).
zoparealtygroup.com/wp-admin takes me to Page Not Found with a URL using the old domain.
What could be causing the problem? What steps can I take to remedy the problem?

A: The PHP is loading at the new domain, or else you would see no HTML. The issue seems to be that your WordPress Address (in Settings -> General) is not set for your new domain.
If you have access to the DB, look for the option with the name siteurl in wp_options. The value should be your new domain.
Quick and dirty solution: add this to wp-config.php:
define('WP_SITEURL', 'http://zoparealtygroup.com');

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A Supreme Court of Canada Decision Has Paved the Way for Uber Drivers' Class Action for Recognition as Employees
Home / Employment Law / A Supreme Court of Canada Decision Has Paved the Way for Uber Drivers' Class Action for Recognition as Employees
On June 26, 2020, the Supreme Court of Canada ("SCC") released a decision which paves the way for a major class action brought by Uber drivers seeking to be classified as employees, rather than as independent contractors. In Uber Technologies Inc v Heller [Uber], the SCC upheld the decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal ("ONCA"), which found that a clause in Uber's services agreement requiring all disputes to go through arbitration in the Netherlands was unenforceable.
The outcome of the class action which can now proceed could have major implications for whether and when workers in today's gig economy should properly be classified as employees rather than independent contractors, with all the rights and protections associated with employee status.
The class action was proposed by Mr. Heller, an Uber driver in Ontario seeking a declaration that Uber drivers are employees for the purposes of the Employment Standards Act, 2000 [ESA] and that Uber violated the ESA. The drivers in the class action are claiming $400 million in damages.
The class proceeding regarding employee status was initially stayed because of an arbitration clause in Uber drivers' contracts. The arbitration clause required any disputes surrounding a driver's tenure with Uber to be settled through arbitration in the Netherlands under Dutch law, at significant upfront expense to the driver. Mr. Heller appealed this decision, arguing that the arbitration clause was invalid because it was unconscionable and an illegal attempt to contract out of the ESA.
The ONCA Decision
As discussed in our earlier article, the ONCA found that the arbitration clause was unconscionable. The ONCA held that it was manifestly unfair because it was a standard form contract offered on a "take it or leave it" basis to drivers who had far less economic and bargaining power than Uber, and would require them to spend significant resources to comply with the terms of the contract. The ONCA also found that the arbitration clause was unenforceable because, if Uber drivers are found to be employees, the clause deprived them of their statutory right under the ESA to make complaints to the Ministry of Labour.
The SCC Decision
The SCC found that the arbitration clause in the contract between Uber and Heller was unconscionable because there was inequality of bargaining power between them and the clause was improvident. The SCC held that there was inequality of bargaining power between Uber and Heller because the arbitration clause was part of an unnegotiated standard form contract, there was a significant gulf in sophistication between the parties, and a person in Heller's position could not be expected to understand the financial and legal implications of the arbitration clause. It found that the arbitration clause was improvident because the arbitration process would require the driver to pay USD $14,500 in up-front administrative fees. Therefore, it upheld the ONCA ruling that the arbitration clause was unconscionable and thus invalid.
The SCC did not address the ONCA finding that a mandatory arbitration clause in an employment contract that prevents an employee from filing a statutory claim constitutes an unlawful contracting out of the ESA.
The courts have not yet ruled on the issue which lies at the heart of the class action: the classification of Uber drivers as independent contractors or employees. This will be left for Ontario's courts to determine now that the arbitration clause has been found to be void such that the class action can proceed.
Mandatory Arbitration Clauses
As a result of this decision and the ONCA's lower decision, contracts between organizations and their employees or contractors that contain mandatory arbitration clauses may no longer be enforceable. Employers that have such contracts with their contractors or employees should have those clauses reviewed to determine their enforceability in light of this new SCC decision.
Under the ESA, employees are generally entitled to a minimum wage, vacation time and vacation pay, overtime pay, limitations on hours of work, and other entitlements.
Many businesses prefer to structure their organizations such that they do not have employees, but instead contract with independent contractors who are considered to be business owners in their own right. By engaging workers in this way, businesses can avoid many of the costly obligations associated with having employees.
However, there are serious risks associated with treating a worker as an independent contractor if the relationship between the organization and the worker is more indicative of an employment relationship than a relationship between two independent businesses.
In determining whether a worker is an employee or an independent contractor, adjudicators will take into account a number of contextual factors to assess the true nature of the relationship, rather than relying exclusively on the form in which it has been structured or the words used in a written contract. For example, if the worker is working under the control and supervision of the employer, on the employer's terms, is subject to discipline by the employer and uses the employer's tools to complete their work, the worker would likely be considered an employee, even if the contract says otherwise.
This recent decision demonstrates why businesses and organizations – including those that may not currently consider themselves employers – should be careful to avoid misclassifying individuals who perform work for them as independent contractors when in reality they are engaged in an employment relationship.
This blog is provided as an information service and summary of workplace legal issues. This information is not intended as legal advice.
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TEMPORARILY EXTENDED RECALL TIME PERIODS FOR FEDERALLY REGULATED EMPLOYEES
UPDATE ON BONUS ENTITLEMENT DECISION FROM THE ONTARIO COURT OF APPEAL

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Auguste Le Goff, né le  à Locminé (Morbihan) et décédé le  à Vannes (Morbihan), est un homme politique français. Il a été conseiller de la République (1946-1948) puis sénateur (1948-1949).

Biographie
Après des études en philosophie, Auguste Le Goff a œuvré au sein de la Mutualité agricole du Morbihan, qu'il a présidée. À ce titre, il travailla à créer plus de 400 caisses locales d'assurances mutuelles pour les agriculteurs de dix départements de l'Ouest.

Conseil de la République
En 1946, il se présenta aux élections au Conseil de la République sur la liste MRP en plaidant pour un projet de sécurité sociale pour les agriculteurs français. Élu le , il siégea à la Commission de l'agriculture, à la Commission des allocations familiales et à la Commission de la famille, de la population et de la santé publique. Il se consacra exclusivement aux lois sociales touchant le monde paysan.

Sénat
Lorsque le Sénat remplaça le Conseil de la République, en 1948, Le Goff se présenta comme candidat indépendant et fut réélu facilement. Il décéda brusquement, alors qu'il achevait la préparation d'un projet de loi destiné à regrouper et à harmoniser toutes les lois sociales agricoles.

Références

Naissance en juin 1902
Naissance à Locminé
Décès en avril 1949
Décès à Vannes
Sénateur du Morbihan
Personnalité du Mouvement républicain populaire
Décès à 46 ans

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import { TestBed, ComponentFixture, async } from '@angular/core/testing';
import { By } from '@angular/platform-browser';
import { DebugElement } from '@angular/core';

import { AppComponent } from './app.component';

describe('AppComponent', () => {

  let comp: AppComponent;
  let fixture: ComponentFixture<AppComponent>;
  let de: DebugElement;
  let el: HTMLElement;

  beforeEach(async(() => {
    TestBed.configureTestingModule({
      declarations: [
        AppComponent
      ],
    }).compileComponents();
  }));

  beforeEach(() => {
    fixture = TestBed.createComponent(AppComponent);
    comp = fixture.componentInstance;
    de = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('h1'));
    el = de.nativeElement;
  });

  it('should create the app', async(() => {
    expect(comp).toBeTruthy();
  }));

  it(`should have as title 'app works!'`, async(() => {
    expect(comp.title).toEqual('app works!');
  }));

  it('should display orginal title', () => {
    fixture.detectChanges();
    expect(el.textContent).toContain(comp.title);
  });
});

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Porto Vecchio is located in South East Corsica and is the third largest town on the island. As well as the port, Porto Vecchio is a tourist destination in its own right with tourists being attracted to the area's beautiful beaches. In fact, in the summer months the population of the town increases four-fold. You can compare and find the cheapest ferry crossings available from Porto Vecchio with our easy to use booking form. La Meridionale and SNCM ferries operate out of Porto Vecchio to Civitavecchia and Marseille.
SNCM ferries are a major operator in the Mediterranean connecting Italy, Greece and Croatia. From Porto Vecchio you can take SNCM ferries to Civitavecchia near Rome and to Marseille in Southern France. All SNCM ferries provide a wide range of onboard facilities including restaurants and free shopping. Some ships also provide a games room, a swimming pool, a jacuzzi and a disco.
So, book your ferry from this beautiful Corsican townto the Italian mainland simply and securely with AFerry.
Porto Vecchio is a gorgeous town on the southern coast of Corsica, set against a background of stunning mountains. From Porto Vecchio it is possible to get a ferry to Marseille and Toulon in the south of France. All ferries from Porto Vecchio can be booked through AFerry.
Porto Vecchio has a full range of facilities and services.
The N198 or N196 are the best routes to take to get to Porto Vecchio. Please note that during summer it can sometimes take 2 hours or more to navigate through the traffic jams: make sure to allow plenty of time for this when you are arriving to catch your ferry.


Sale rebounded from a poor start in Seattle to allow only one run in six innings against Oakland. However, Red Sox Nation is in a panic about Sale's decreasing fastball velocity.
Eovaldi threw six innings at the end of Boston's 18-inning loss to the Dodgers in Game 3 of the World Series, earning legendary status despite being the losing pitcher when Max Muncy took him deep.
Boston's starting pitchers have a combined 0-7 record, 1.86 WHIP and .320 opponents' batting average this season. You have to wonder how much postseason play — and the resulting lack of recovery time — has affected them. In the 2018 postseason, David Price threw 26 innings, Nathan Eovaldi 22.1 IP, Chris Sale and Rick Porcello 15.1 IP each, and Eduardo Rodriguez 10.0 IP. Of those five, Price's 2019 ERA of 6.00 is the lowest.
Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia played only three MLB games last season while dealing with left knee problems. He began a rehab assignment at class-A Greenville on Thursday, and could be activated for this series.
His season-opening hit streak ended at five games on Sunday, but he's still hitting .412 while filling in around the infield.
Pearce began the season on the DL after suffering a left calf strain in spring training. The former Blue Jay, and 2018 World Series MVP, has only one hit, and four strikeouts, in seven at-bats this season.
The Blue Jays are scheduled to play against the Red Sox on Thursday night, but most sports fans in the two cities will be focused on that other Toronto-Boston matchup at TD Garden. As for the baseball teams, both win one game.


KINGSTON – Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles, has said that all savings due to workers engaged in the United States and Canadian overseas employment programmes are in safe custody and will be paid over when the workers themselves make a demand.
Mr. Charles gave the assurance in a statement to the House of Representatives on March 15, against the background of a recent newspaper article, which claimed that money was owed to the workers.
Describing the article as mischievous, Minister Charles said the reference to $17 million in savings being owed to 445 farm workers gave the impression that the Ministry is not making an effort to disburse the funds.
"Every effort was made to contact these workers, but they are not here. They have absconded from the programme over the years…based on the contract we have with them, the funds cannot be paid over to anyone else, unless there is proper authorisation," he told the House. He assured that all the necessary arrangements are in place to account for these funds, and will be disbursed when the workers return.
Turning to the matter of the selection of workers for dispatch to Canada, Mr. Charles noted that the recruitment process is very structured, as employers must either visit Jamaica to make their selection, or give specific criteria for the recruitment of the workers they want.
He said contrary to the newspaper article, when workers are returned to Jamaica due to illness or injury, the cost of that return trip is borne by the Jamaica Liaison Service, not the employer.
In respect of the employer cited in the article, Mr. Charles informed that there were 14 replacements due to leaving work without authorisation, or breach of contracts due to domestic problems or family emergencies.
"This particular employer started out in 2007/2008 with 22 workers. The number increased to 80 in 2010 and for 2011, the request is for 130 workers. I want to commend this and all other Canadian employers for showing such confidence in the Jamaican work force," the Minister said.
He asserted that because of the structured nature of the Jamaica programme, the Government was not intimidated by competition from Mexico and other countries.


Every March, China's top rulers gather at Beijing's Great Hall of the People for meetings known as the National People's Congress (NPC) and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC). They are tightly choreographed affairs: delegates arrive in their finest regional costumery, listen to speeches and wield their rubber stamps in unison.
But the world outside has a way of creeping in. This year's conclave opened days after a brutal attack at a railway station in Kunming, the capital of Yunnan province, that left 29 dead and more than 100 injured. Chinese officials said the attackers were Uighur terrorists from Xinjiang, an autonomous region in the country's far west. This morning, about the same time as Premier Li Keqiang read a state-of-the-nation report to delegates, there were unconfirmed reports of some sort of disturbance just outside. It involved smoke, and possibly fire, and took place near the northern end of Tiananmen Square, at the entrance to the Forbidden City.
At this point, little is known about what did or did not happen, but some believe that it was an attempted self-immolation. The South China Morning Post quoted several unnamed witnesses who said they saw a commotion. One said they saw smoke, another saw a woman who was still "alive as they took her away." By 12:45, when I walked through the square, there were no visible traces of a fire, let alone of somebody who tried to burn themselves. But given the number of police officers, public-safety volunteers and plainclothes officers on the scene, it is possible that evidence was simply swept away.
On any given day, the square is among the most tightly patrolled places on earth. There are video cameras everywhere. Uniformed police officers stand at the ready, and not-so-plainclothes officers make their patrols (the headsets are a give away). Red fire extinguishers dot the landscape, ready to be deployed should anybody try to set themselves on fire. Today, with the NPC and CPPCC under way, and the Kunming attack on everyone's mind, the security presence felt even stronger, with heavily guarded checkpoints set up around the square's vast perimeter. At many such stations, shields and black batons lay at the ready.
In October, during the Chinese Communist Party's third plenum, a car plowed through a crowd of tourists near Tiananmen Gate, killing five and injuring dozens more. Photographs and video of black smoke rising against the square's iconic portrait of Chairman Mao were quickly scrubbed from the web, as were eyewitness accounts. "Downplay the story; do not speculate on it; do not exaggerate it; do not put the story on the front page or website homepage," China's censors told journalists, according to a translation by China Digital Times.
China's information lock-down makes it tough to know what is real and what is rumor. A photograph posted on Weibo today showing smoke rising in the square was quickly censored. And so it was with news of the Kunming attack. State media announced that arrests were made, but few outlets have published many details about the alleged perpetrators.
In an editorial for the Global Times, Jin Canrong, associate dean of the School of International Studies at Renmin University, argued that this was not the time to talk about terrorism. "This terror has just happened, and now is not the right time to dig into its causes," he wrote. Nor, apparently, is it the time to post photographs from Tiananmen.


For sale Clio 197 R27 F1 with Megane R26 running gear. Will rise a little as used at weekends. Megane R26 gearbox with LSD. Megane R26R clutch and fly wheel. Carbon door sills (not fitted). White speedlines with toyo r888r (close to limit). 25mm hub centric spacers all around.
Omp steering wheel and boss. The item "Clio sport 197 F1 edition (Megane conversion)" is in sale since Sunday, February 24, 2019. This item is in the category "Cars, Motorcycles & Vehicles\Cars\Renault". The seller is "ji_watki" and is located in Hockley.


We landed early in Cape Town and were in Wellington in time for early morning coffee at The Perfect Place.
The town has had several names: 'Limiet Valley', 'The Wagonmakers' Valley', 'Val du Charron', and finally, after 1840, 'Wellington' in memory of the Duke's victory over Napoleon. It had been a 12-hour flight from the UK and we stretched our legs with a wander round the town.
Hugo's Jam Factory stood in Bain Street, as did the Dietmann Piano Factory, but the buildings have now been converted into residential apartments.
We noticed the Town Hall and lingered at the Dutch Reformed Church where building started in 1838 and continued to the end of the century. This is where Andrew Murray is buried.
And then it was time to set off for Tulbagh, via Bain's Kloof Pass.
Tulbagh was one of the very early settlements in the Cape and as such historically interesting. I knew that it was also very beautiful. We wanted to start the journey somewhere quiet and not too far to drive on the first day – the 12-hour flight is quite demanding. Cape Town is both beautiful and of course historic, but I live in London and I know that a big city, or a capital city, doesn't always reflect the 'original' or 'authentic' character of the country. In planning the route in SA I was interested in the history of the country, the scenery, and the particular characteristics of the stopping points. The Garden Route is of course scenically dramatic, but I feel SA has much more to offer than the coastline. I too did not explore all these areas when I lived in SA so being able to do so now is a joy!
and the reason you went to Tulbagh was? I'm just inquisitive because most people visiting SA stick to the larger cities or the Garden Route. I wish I'd explored more when I lived there, but most of these places were just towns we passed through en route to somewhere else.


Trim tabs make the single most important difference in the way your boat rides and performs. They are optional on some boats but should be as standard as power trim and tilt. Lenco trim tabs make your boat ride smoother, drier, faster and with increased safety whether on a small skiff or a mega-yacht. Lencos ballscrew design is more reliable, three times more powerful and features an instant response, which makes them very user friendly compared to typical hydraulics. We also like being oil-free and environmentally conscious.
For 12-volt single actuator systems. Control box is waterproof, self-contained, sealed, solid state, Deutsch connected for easy Plug & Play installation, and features built-in retractor. Kit includes 36 power pigtail and nylon nuts for mounting keypad. Colorful display box.


ChatChan is a "person to person" interactive learning program between ordinary people. Our purpose is to help students of all countries learn to speak conversational English in an easy and natural way, by chatting with English speaking people via free international calls, such as Skype.
ChatChan has been created by International Creators Organization (ICO), based in Japan.
With ChatChan there are no classrooms, no text books, no grammar lessons, and no tests.
ChatChan is a "person to person" interactive learning program between ordinary people. Our innovative new program will not only help you learn to speak conversational English quickly and easily, it will also give you the opportunity to meet new friends worldwide.
We envision ordinary people talking to ordinary people, students chatting with other students, families talking to other families, etc. Friendship and better understanding between people of all countries and cultures can be achieved in a pleasant way, through "person to person" chatting with ChatChan. Anyone, of any age, can chat and learn with Chat-chan.
Since ChatChan is a "person to person" interactive learning program, your teachers will be ordinary English speaking people, not school teachers or university professors. ChatChan s talented part-time teachers have been carefully selected for their good character, and for their sincere desire to help you learn to speak conversational English.
ChatChan is an exciting new way to learn to speak conversational English. Our program is fun, effective, inexpensive, and easy to use. Our purpose is to help students of all countries learn to speak conversational English in an easy and natural way, through chatting with English speaking people via free international phone calls, such as Skype.
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Please read the general terms & conditions before you order at tyroola.co.nz.
When you place the order, you automatically give acceptance to the general terms and conditions.
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Tyroola Ltd will hereafter be referred to as the Seller, Company, Tyroola, We or Our. These general terms and conditions are applicable to all contracts a customer (hereafter indicated as you, the customer, or purchaser) made with Tyroola by ordering a product from tyroola.co.nz. By ordering a product from this website, you accept the General Terms and Conditions.
If any of the above is incorrect, please do not place an order with this site. We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, and at any time, to refuse, reject, or cancel any order placed with us.
All our prices include GST and any other applicable taxes (which will be charged at the current rate as shown on the website). Prices include delivery, unless otherwise stated on the Website. The prices are given in New Zealand Dollars (NZD). We reserve the right to correct mistakes and or update information without prior notice. However, if the wrong price has been shown on a product you already have ordered, we will of course notify you and await your approval of the correct price before we process your order.
All products that are purchased at Tyroola have a 1 year warranty regarding faults or defects resulting from manufacturing. Damages caused by fitting, disassembling or balancing, or improper usage of the Products are not covered by the warranty. Bridgestone tyres however come with a 5-year warranty instead of the standard 1 year.
For any warranty claims, the buyer must first have the tyres return for inspection to determine if the issue is due to manufacturing. If the inspection determines there is a manufacturing issue, compensation will be evaluated from the remaining tread of the tyres, and in the terms of a replacement, or partial refund, which will be determined after inspection.
Delivery costs are based on postal code of the delivery address and the tyre size. These cost will be added to the total order price which will be visible in the cart and can already be calculated in the product detail page.
8.2 Products are usually delivered in 3-5 business days from the time the product has left the warehouse, unless stated otherwise. However, due to unforeseen changes in purchasing volume, shipping times can fluctuate. We aim to notify you if we suspect that we cannot make the delivery in the estimated delivery time, but, to the extent permitted by law, we shall not be liable to you for any losses, liabilities, costs, damages, charges or expenses arising out of late delivery.
You are entitled to request a return within 14 days after you, or a third party named by you, received the tyres. Please send an email to support@tyroola.co.nz with your name, order number and reason for return in order to request an RMA number.
Only unused tyres that have not been mounted are eligible for return. We do not offer returns for simply change of mind or wrongly ordered products. In case of a return, we will ensure the tyres are picked up at the address specified by the customer.
If we have come to an agreement on return for an order that was due to a customers fault, a 15% restocking fee will apply (15% of total order value) and the customer is in charge of the return fee.
As soon as we have received the returned tyres and have inspected the conditions, we will refund the original order amount minus freight cost within 30 days. The refund amount will be transferred to the original means of payment used for the order, unless differently specified by the customer.
For complaints, please contact Tyroola by email or post. Tyroola will send the claims forms and the return delivery labels you need. For approved claims, the customer will get the products replaced with an equivalent product and reimbursed for any additional expenses. Before the new product is sent, Tyroola must conclude that it is free from manufacturing or material defects. Associated costs, such as for rental cars, are not reimbursed by Tyroola. If the claim is not approved, the delivery costs are not refunded and the customer is fully charged. Please note that the customer is responsible for the products until they have been received by Tyroola. Please make sure you pack the products carefully, so they do not get damaged when they are returned to Tyroola.
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The products on our website are for sale, however, we reserve the right to make changes. If typographical errors, technical problems or similar occur, we reserve the right to cancel incoming orders. If this occurs, you will be contacted. The existing product description is mainly from our supplier, we accept no responsibility for them. Sometimes the product image differs from reality. An example might be a tyre, under "tyre menu" which is attached to a rim. The rim in this example is not included in the price, and thus not included in the purchase. Tyroola accepts no responsibility for any tyre equipment, which you as a car owner choose to use for your vehicle.
Tyroola will be released from the obligation to fulfill the contract/commitment.
We reserve the right to update and make changes in our General Terms and Conditions. Any changes or additions will be published at www.tyroola.co.nz. Continued use of our webpage is considered as an approval of the potential changes.
If any of the clauses of these General Terms and Conditions, or an agreement is declared invalid or cannot be executed by court, the other parts of the General Terms and Condition remains valid. The clauses held invalid or cannot be executed will be replaced with the appropriate legal guidance, counseling and practice.
Any program or automated technology may not be used to browse, search, share, or download text and/or images and/or code from this website.
Most tyres are around 1 year old but max age is 4 years. We only sell NEW tyres, we do not sell second hand/used tyres, factory seconds or any damage tyres. The date of the order will be used against the manufacture date of the tyre to determine the max 4 year gap.
If a customer is unreachable for a month or more since the tyres have been delivered to the Fitting Station, the customer is forfeiting the tyres and may not be subject to a refund.
Images are for illustration purposes only. Wheel rims are not included with the tyre, and actual tread may differ from images depicted.
If you, the customer, fitting partner, or any other individual involved with Tyroola or the purchase of tyres is inappropriate and rude to staff, you will forfeit all additional privileges, promotions and additional services other than the very basic purchase and delivery of tyres at full retail price.
MatesRates is a new way to shop. You can get products at very low prices, only by sharing your purchases with friends at the same conditions.
Tyroola encourages fair and responsible sharing, and takes no responsibilities for consumers spamming behaviours. Can't be combined with other promotions.
In order for the referred orders to be valid, each referred order must contain a number of 4 tyres or higher. The original buyers cashback is only available on up to 4 tyres.
Only validly invoiced orders are eligible to take part to the Mates Rates promotion.
Returned or cancelled will not be eligible to take part to the Mates Rates promotion.
The unique promo link is valid only for 30 days from your date of purchase. Any purchase done with the unique promo link after 30 days will not be considered valid for the extra discount.
The offer is only available from from April 1st 2018 until May 31st 2019.
It may take up to 60 days to send the cashback to successful applicants.
Your friend must apply from the referral link we have given you. If your friend applies from a separate link or applies independently (i.e. if they visit www.tyroola.co.nz directly) you will not be eligible to receive the discount.
After your friends have purchased the tyres with your unique promo link, they will have the possibility to participate in Mates Rates and benefit from the same discounts.
Past Tyroola customers can be referred again in order to take advantage of the discounts as long as all the above conditions are met.
If you fail to comply with these 'Mates Rates' Terms and Conditions, your participation in the program may be cancelled and you will not be eligible for any fuel vouchers from the 'Mates Rates' program.
This promotion is not available or valid if a voucher/discount code is used for the original purchase.
Wheel Alignments are offered by Tyroola on behalf of the fitting partner network as an optional extra service.
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I've written about some of these…and my family… #Clintington on Film
July 10, 2018 cinema, entertainment, film, movies, theater2000s, 80s, 90s, actors, awards, blogging, comedy, culture, directors, drama, family, HBO, humor, nostalgia, screenwriters, VCR, VHS, writingClintington
Just another way to keep all of them in one place…his vanity knows no bounds…
Growing up movies…
Disney's "The Jungle Book"
"E. T."
"The Return of the Jedi"
"The Last Unicorn"
"The Lord of the Rings" (1978)
"The Guns of Navarone"
Hitchcock 1
James Bond movies
"The Golden Child"
"Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome"
"Raising Arizona"
"The Beast Master"
"Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan"
"Peggy Sue Got Married"
"Alien/Aliens"
"The Secret of NIMH"
Clintington's Best of John Wayne
"The World According to Garp"
"Father Goose"
Growing Up Disney
"Bite the Bullet"
Best of Cary Grant
"The Gods Must be Crazy"
"The Frisco Kid"
Worthy unmentionables.
"Quigley Down Under"
"Boyz n the Hood"
"Hot Shots!"
"The Fisher King"
"The Freshman"
"The City Slickers"
"Defending Your Life"
"My Cousin Vinny"
Bram Stoker's "Dracula"
Growing Up Movies… The Compilation…
September 12, 2016 cinema, entertainment, film, movies80s, actors, authors, blogging, comedy, culture, directors, drama, family, HBO, humor, nostalgia, screenwriters, thanks, VCR, VHS, writingClintington
This will be a very quick announcement…
I wanted to get the word out that my compilation of this blog (and all its glory *wink, wink*) is now available as a nonfiction book on Kobo.
I cannot thank all of you enough for joining me on this journey and would love to invite you all to enjoy this free book as my gift to you. (You will only need the free Kobo e-reader application available on PC, Mac, Apple & Android).
This "thank you" also has a "please" attached.
Please–if you have already taken the time to enjoy my blog or if you plan on downloading and reading my book–take the time to write a quick honest review.
Again, thank you for your support. I would be nowhere without it.
"It's not exactly a normal world, is it?"
May 24, 2016 cinema, entertainment, film, movies, theater80s, actors, comedy, culture, directors, drama, family, HBO, humor, nostalgia, screenwriters, VCR, VHS, writingClintington
In the 80s, my exposure to Batman looked something like this:
In 1988, they started rerunning "Batman" in syndication on our local CBS affiliate. Adam West and Burt Ward were the leads as the dynamic duo, and I didn't tell any of my friends that I made sure I watched EVERY episode.
I remember every villain was given two episodes each. The first always left our heroes in peril. As you can imagine, Friday on the first run was the worst, I had to wait until Monday to find out how they were going to escape.
Batman stories on film and television were effing campy. That all changed in 1989.
Tim Burton was fresh off his early success with "Beetlejuice" and was building momentum with his adaptation of the Caped Crusader.
Michael Keaton brought us a very different Bruce Wayne/Batman. Batman used to race to the scene, jump in the middle, and thump the villain with his fists. He'd also announce every "bat-weapon" before he used it. Keaton's portrayal was elusive and in the shadows. Burton and Keaton knew that less would be more when he wore the Bat-suit and it worked.
I enjoyed how intimidating the look of Batman was. There had to be a realistic discussion about how a man could be the Batman and the creators of this version had to agree that the psychological power of the legend of Batman was how a man could be Batman. The look had to be scary opposed to the "friendly neighborhood bat" that we were all used to, since he was going to be someone that had to scare, frightening street thugs and villains.
Speaking of…Jack is still my favorite Joker. I have nothing against Heath Ledger, Cesar Romero, and I am excited to see what Jared Leto is going to bring, but Jack made me laugh out loud when he was doing terrible things. That might speak to my personal "issues," however, I find that thrilling.
Jack's Joker for me is up there with Jerry Dandridge and Darth Vader…villains that you root for a little bit. Villains, that when they die at the end of a movie, you realize that the amusement ride has just ended and now you have to unbuckle and stumble out of the cart.
The soundtrack also features music from the one and only Prince (RIP). His track "Trust" that plays when the Joker comes out on his float throwing out trash bags of money to the masses is perfect and still one of my favorite "movie-moment" songs.
I was dropped off at the theater with my cousin to see this movie. We went on the second weekend and arrived 15 minutes early. After we got our tickets and entered the theater, we had to sit 4th row back from the screen. On its second run, theaters were still packed. Like it or not, this new version of Batman was a hit and audiences loved Burton's vision of what Gotham's lonely hero could become.
"Batman" would be the last movie I would see in theaters from the 1980s. I couldn't be sure what to expect from the 90s in film, but"Batman" has become my bridge between those decades. You'd think I'm a 1980s homer when it comes to movie viewing, but just wait. I'm going to love sharing some of the movies that inspired me through the 1990s, which turned out to be my favorite decade.
"Where about you from?"
February 25, 2016 cinema, entertainment, film, movies, theater80s, actors, comedy, culture, directors, drama, family, HBO, humor, nostalgia, screenwriters, VCR, VHS, writingClintington
There are movies that make you say, "Who's that?"
You look them up on the back of a movie case in a rental store and attempt to find every movie that they have made prior and all of those movies that will follow.
That movie for me was "Glory."
That person was Denzel.
I was unprepared for the pure power and emotion of the performance he put forth. He came from out of nowhere for me and he seemed like a seasoned movie star that stole every scene he was in, leaving all of us to wish that he was in every frame.
It was the first movie I'd seen him in and I later rented "The Mighty Quinn." He was in every frame of that great thriller and the film love affair began.
Thank God for "Glory."
Not only was it my intro to Denzel, it had Ferris Bueller and Westley in it too. It was unlike any other movie I'd seen about war. The first battle doesn't even take place until well over an hour into the movie. It had a very "All Quiet on the Western Front" feel to it. It was about the soldiers "boots" on the ground versus the two sided perspectives you'd see in a war. The confederate soldiers were ominous, almost ghost-like when they appear out of the smoke and fog during the first battle. It is one of the most eerie scenes depicted in a war movie that I've had the pleasure of experiencing. The confederates don't really have faces or perspectives for us to draw from. Their purpose is opposition and nothing more.
Labeling "Glory" as a Civil War drama is misguided. It is that, but it is also a story about brotherhood on a very interesting and dysfunctional level. Part of the journey we take with this story is watching the growth of a unit of men by the films end.
When I think of the movie–outside of it being my thankful introduction to Denzel–I remember the unexpected, deep true power I felt of those last few frames of the soldiers being bundled together in the ground.
Much like there are moments of struggle and choices that we learn from in life, in the end we have the people that stick through it with us in the toughest of times.
Yes, friends fight; and if they can see it through, they become best friends or the brothers that we get to choose. We all have mentors that teach us. Some of them become the fathers that we have always wanted to respect and love.
"Someone is staring at you in 'personal growth'."
This next one is similar to "Roxanne" and "Splash."
No, Daryl Hannah isn't in it, but it is considered a comedy romance.
A pretty good comedy romance. Some people'd say great and I wouldn't disagree with them.
Personally, it's not a "go to" genre for me. Most guys that I know don't have that as their favorite genre either, but I do like a well written, witty, comedy romance, and this one delivers.
At that stage in my life, a lot of the comedy romance movies that I'd seen and enjoyed had one of two things–slapstick/screwball ("Roxanne," "Bringing up Baby") or goofy fantasy ("Splash").
This one was different. It was mostly dialogue between two people at a time (sometimes 3 or 4 people at most). I found that I really had to pay attention to what people were saying to each other in order to gain an interest and an understanding of the story that the writers were trying to tell. There was little movement or action unless people were walking and talking.
It was unlike any type of movie that I was used to or had viewed, yet I found myself surprisingly captivated.
I remember watching it with my mom and sister for the first time and I began understanding what "adult" humor was: wit, sarcasm, timing, and circumstance. It was the first time I started laughing at the same time they laughed instead of just laughing because they laughed, like I had learned to do when I was seven or eight. I actually understood the jokes and found it funny like they did.
In those other comedies I was learning when to laugh. By the time I had seen this one, I was ready to laugh.
And laugh I did when I watched "When Harry Met Sally" for the first time.
I found that as I watched it, my mom and sister enjoyed Sally's point of view and I was of course fond of Harry's cynicism (take in mind I didn't know what cynicism was at that time but I was learning quickly that I enjoyed his "mood.")
Sally was cute and annoying (it takes her 5 minutes to order lunch and she is an unapologetic optimist). Harry was short, goofy looking, and didn't like anyone or anything. Perfect matches right?
Looking back, I should've known better (SPOILER-of course they will end up together-IT'S A COMEDY ROMANCE!!!). Again, this was one of the first CRs that I'd actually sat through and I wasn't jaded at this point with all of the formulaic CRs to follow. I think that is why I enjoyed it so much. I view it as my first true Rom-Com and I was young enough for it to be a surprise for me as the story and conflict developed.
I'm stretching a grin across my face as I write this, remembering how naive I was when Harry trudges over to Sally on New Year's Eve and berates her at the party like he wants to start another war and then it turns into one of the greatest "I love you speeches" ever written. I seriously remember thinking, "Oh yeah, so they are going to get together. Huh…look at that."
This might be the Comedy Romance that ruined the genre for me, actually, because it is the one that I compare the rest to and you can never have a surprise after you have seen your first formula Rom-Com.
Apologies to anyone that has read this before seeing it. I know that I haven't been my usual cryptic self while writing about a movie I enjoyed, but it was exciting for me to finally give something away.
Almost as exciting as watching a well written Comedy Romance for the first–as a naive youth–time.
"Hey, Bogey… who died and made you referee?"
February 2, 2016 cinema, entertainment, film, movies, theater80s, actors, comedy, culture, directors, drama, family, HBO, humor, nostalgia, screenwriters, VHS, writingClintington
This next movie has to be mentioned. Even if only for the purpose of an interesting crossroads that I will explain in a future post.
This is the second movie that I got to go to on opening night that my parents dropped me off at in the theater and left me to go with every other kid in my junior high…and I'm talking every other kid in my class was there.
The last time that I got to go to the theater without my parents was in 1985 when "The Goonies" premiered and I went with my friends that were a few years older than me at the time. They were more like older brothers watching out for me as opposed to being equals.
I was on equal ground with everyone at this movie.
I remember feeling somewhat alone.
In the "Goonies situation," a group of us decided to go together to a movie I had not heard of, but my peers were excited to see it, so I became excited.
In this situation, I wanted to go by myself, not knowing that everyone in my class had the same inkling. Looking back, I probably should've known better, but all I was thinking was that I wanted to go.
I had a strange sense of longing, yet I noticed that a lot of people trickling in were people I went to school with; making it feel like I was attending class in a weird way. I felt odd excitement and I had a little bit of adrenaline flowing through me as I was in a situation that was foreign. When I got excited, I didn't stop talking. I said hello to everyone that I knew and I moved from one person to the next so quickly that they rarely had a chance to respond to my initial greeting.
Every seat in the theater was filled, and it was thrilling to experience a movie with that large of a crowd that were my peers.
We all laughed together at the same jokes. We were all sitting in awe when the heroes were in peril. I like to believe that we all had a sense of relief at the climax of the film as well.
Before we're jaded, we like to be right alongside the heroes following them through their conflict. I need to believe this.
I know…I'm neglecting to give away the title. I don't know why it is so embarrassing. I was 12!
It was "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" okay!
Yes, there was a period in my life when I was excited to see silly movies.
Yes, I couldn't stop talking about it with all of my friends at school when we watched it together.
Yes, we recited the movie line-for-line multiple times throughout a given day.
Yes, we acted out scenes from the movie on the playground at recess.
Yes, Michelangelo was my favorite turtle.
Yes, I went to the movie in the theater more than once (wasting good allowance money).
Yes, I tried to talk everyone that I knew into going to the theater with me (including adults), because it was the greatest movie I had ever seen!
I feel your judgement.
Experiencing a movie like that with so many of my classmates on opening night added to the enjoyment of the movie. If I had decided to go to that movie for the first time on a weeknight when there might have been 10-15 people there, I probably wouldn't have liked it as much.
I learned that the atmosphere of the people around you can affect the movie experience for you. We always remember the jackhole who can't shut up during the movie.
Think back.
Do you subconsciously hold a grudge against that movie because of that jerk?
At the end of the day, I feel we all have a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle phase in our life, and that is okay.
I'm jaded now and would never get caught attending a TMNT movie by myself…
*Pish posh*
I do have a 3 year old that might give me a great reason to experience my youth again when we watch it together some day.
That'll be worth more than a million bucks.
"Women and children can afford to be careless, but not men."
January 28, 2016 cinema, entertainment, film, movies, theater80s, actors, authors, culture, directors, drama, family, HBO, humor, nostalgia, screenwriters, VHS, writingClintington
I have a confession.
I love this next movie. From time to time in my life I have told people that it is my favorite movie.
I have avoided writing about it.
I mean, how do you write about your favorite movie? It has to be perfect, right? You have to know everything about it–inside and out–and you have to have seen it at least 10 times. I feel that I have accomplished that, but I found myself having a difficult time putting into words all of the reasons that I love it…and there are many. I thought I'd do what I always do.
Talk about my family.
So there are two phases with this movie. There is the first time that I've heard about it and the first time that I watched it.
I'll start with the first time that I heard about it.
I had a friend named Rob that used to play "jam ball" with me when we were in junior high. For those of you that don't know what "jam ball" is, it's when a bunch of short people that will never be able to "jam" a basketball on a 10′ hoop decide to go to an elementary school play ground and "jam" on an 8′ hoop.
If you haven't tried it, don't judge. It's fun to feel like a real basketball player sometimes.
Any way, on a Friday, we ended up going to my house and Rob was going to stay overnight. When we walked to my house mom had rented a movie and she was so excited to sit and watch it. I could tell by the way she said the title. It was like it changed the atmosphere of the room when she spoke it, and everyone knew what she was talking about when she said it…everyone…except me.
"What's 'The Godfather,'" I asked with a raised eyebrow.
Without hesitation Rob said, "It's about the mafia."
I looked at him like he was speaking Aramaic.
"What's the mafia?"
"Organized crime," my mom said.
It was a brief conversation that I ignored at the time as Rob and I ended up playing out in the yard for most of the evening after dinner.
I do remember pausing with Rob at the tv as we watched the movie briefly on our walk to my bedroom for bed.
There was a car that exploded…
Awesome. (I found out later that it wasn't so awesome…)
My curiosity was peaked and a week later I was asking my mom if she would let me rent that again. I wanted to know what everyone else knew….
…and the car bomb was pretty cool.
Mom agreed as long as she could watch it with me again. I didn't care, I was glad to.
I learned a lot of things about the movie watching it with my mom for the first time. Number one, it was a book. A book that my mom owned, read a couple of times, and loved. I also learned a lot of "inside book reader" information that my mom had and shared with me throughout the movie, in particular, there is a scene where Michael takes out a handkerchief and wipes his nose when he is in Sicily talking with his bodyguards and sees his future first wife Apollonia for the first time. Mom would pause the movie and explain to me that Michael had chronic nose bleeds ever since Captain McCluskey punched him in the face breaking his eye socket bone, outside of the hospital the night he saved the Don's life. These are the kind of details that you get in the book and the movie made subtle decisions to keep those details in it without using dialogue to explain everything.
That's just one example. Mom had many throughout.
I remember the tension the movie had starting with the first monologue. It took a little break to get through the wedding, then each scene after the next felt like it was slowly clenching a fist and after the first jab when Luca Brasi gets viciously murdered, the movie is a series of plots, political discussions and brutal murders during wartime in an organized crime underground that seeps out into the front page of the newspapers.
…and that's just the tone of the movie.
The cast became legends after this movie. Brando first, then Caan, Pacino, Duvall, and Keaton.
The story has many different levels to it. Really it is about one generation keeping what they have and making sure that the future of the next generation is secure. Along the way there are choices made by many characters that have extreme consequences in their world. It is a world full of danger, confidence, bravado, tragedy, horror, and triumph.
I really feel that I would've loved this movie regardless, but there was something about watching it with my mother and her commentary that made it mean more. Her love for the story and the characters made it a deeper viewing experience for me. This added to the enjoyment of a great story and had an influence on how I viewed stories thereafter.
My dad liked the car bombs.
"Are you one of them?" — "One of What?"
January 7, 2016 cinema, entertainment, film, movies, theater80s, actors, authors, comedy, culture, directors, drama, family, HBO, humor, nostalgia, screenwriters, VCR, VHS, writingClintington
I was 11 and I was a good listener.
My mom used to talk about movies with my "adopted aunt" Jo Lynn and I'd drop some eaves (thank you Samwise for one of my favorite phrases).
I should mention, my family was a huge Kevin Costner fan…
Okay…my mom was a huge Kevin Costner fan so my family was a huge Kevin Costner fan, right?
So there was a period of time where all we rented was another Costner movie after another Kevin Costner movie…not complaining. This was when they were good.
Yes. There was a period of time when that happened. It's called the late 80s circa early 90s…then he made "Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves" (as if we didn't know that green hooded asshole was the "prince of thieves")
Colons don't belong in movie titles. They belong in three places:
Before a list (See the irony here?)
Between the hour and the minutes, and
Between our cecum and our rectum (toilet joke, you're welcome!)
Where the hell am I?
Oh, yeah…so I overheard my mom talking to my aunt about this movie and she went on and on and on about how, "wonderful" it was and, "what a great story," and how it "forced her to pay attention," and that she was glad that she did pay attention.
I was intrigued.
So I asked my mom later about it.
"What was that movie you were talking about?"
Mom: "Huh?"
"With Jo Lynn. You said it was a great movie."
*Looked at me like she might need me to get tested for a mental illness.*
I sighed and rolled my eyes. I didn't want to say it but, "It had Kevin Costner in it."
Mom: "OH! It's called No Way Out…you can't watch it."
Typical.
I expected this reaction (I was used to it) so I had to keep it cool and work on her.
This was the first movie that mom REALLY caved on. By the end of that day with my nagging, she made it happen and we watched it that weekend. I secretly think she really wanted to watch it again with me and get my opinion. If you think about it, she got to watch a great movie again, and she got see my reaction to a very intelligent twister of a movie. Sometimes watching a movie with your kids for the first time and hoping that they'll share in your joy and reaction is better than your first viewing.
I think that happened with mom on this one.
I sincerely remember having my first "WHAAAAAAAAAT" moment by the end of that tense movie.
I learned about "plot." How important it really is and how interesting "plot" can be.
I think I watched it three times that year.
I also learned a little more about the female anatomy (thank you younger Sean Young)…the first time I watched it with mom those scenes were fastforwarded. In a weird way the fastforwarding made the sex scenes more awkward to watch with your mother if you can imagine that. It makes it look way more painful than anything and sometimes you cut off the beginning of a crucial scene and you had to rewind and then you were in the middle of the sex scene again and you had to fastforward and mom got stressed out and pushed the buttons harder than she needed to….
It amused me.
"No Way Out" is another one of those movies that I don't want to mention regarding the story because that would be taking away a very good moment for you if you have never heard of it or seen it.
Go watch it. It'll deliver.
Oh, except the very cheesy 80s electric piano score…try and block that out.
Other than that distraction, #Great movie!
"Honey? Did you do a lot of drugs before we were married?"
December 30, 2015 cinema, entertainment, film, movies, theater80s, actors, comedy, culture, directors, drama, family, HBO, humor, nostalgia, screenwriters, VCR, VHS, writingClintington
Prior to conducting the business that is this blog, I would like to take a moment and thank all of my followers. I have engaged with many people over the last year on both WordPress and the Twits and I have to tell all of you, I have genuinely enjoyed corresponding with ALL of you. I hope that you have enjoyed your holiday season and I wish you all a happy new year. 2016 will be ours!
This next one is the guiltiest of guilty pleasures. I have seen it way more than any human being should ever have. I don't know why…but I still like this damn cheesy horror/adventure movie.
It starts out simple enough with a family moving into a new apartment downtown. They meet the grumpy neighbor downstairs, the little person down the hall, the grumpy old lady upstairs, and the nice single lady, all very quickly and briefly at first…but we get to know them all better as the story goes on.
In the family we have the wacky-fun dad, the ditsy mom, the cute little "goldie locks" younger sister, and Atreyu.
Innocently enough, yeah?
Of course the little girl has to lose that damn hypnotic ball down the dark laundry room stairway…
…which leads to her abduction by an apocalypse wielding troll.
"Troll," as ridiculous as it sounds–is much better than the description I just gave it. It's campy, humorous, suspenseful, and…did I mention campy?
My favorite story about this movie comes from a conversation that my mother and her best friend were having over coffee. My mother's best friend's daughter was my best friend…wait what?
Anyways…my best friend and I were playing under feet as my mom and her friend (I called her my adoptive aunt–the best kind) were talking about a strange movie my dad made my mom watch the other day.
Mom: It had Sonny Bono in it.
MBF: Sonny Bono?
Mom: Yes, he's not in it very long, and he's terrible…
MBF: Oh! … Is that the one where they turn Sonny Bono into a pickle?
I had to watch this movie after a question like that.
My mother was reluctant…
She let me watch the movie, only after the scene I really wanted to see…she felt it would be too traumatic for me. Mind you, she didn't know at this point that I had already watched "Poltergeist." I kept that a secret for decades.
So mom wouldn't let me watch that one crucial scene. What was I to do? Who could I turn to?
Yeah, no surprise. I watched it with Dad one night. He let me watch the whole thing. The epic Bono "pickle" scene? #Unforgettable
After you watch it once and mom finds out about it, she can be mad, but you get to watch it again…you've already seen it.
This movie had a ton of the fantasy elements that I was already exposed to in other movies. Monsters, magic, forests, elves, prophecies, villains, heroes, damsels, and self sacrifice.
Basically, Torok the Troll kidnaps the daughter of the family to use her as his future bride. He uses magic to take her shape and disguise himself so that he can terrorize everybody in the apartment by turning them and their environments into his magical minions.
Torok is not the only magical being at the complex. Eunice St. Clair, Torok's ex lover is there to stop him and grabs Atreyu as an ally.
Shenanigans ensue, jungles grow, there's a climactic battle, I think you get the picture.
At the end of the day, it's a silly little B-Movie with lame special effects, cool costumes, and a very decent score by Richard Band.
I'm really glad my dad let me watch that scene…the movie didn't make any sense until I saw what sprang from that Bono pickle…wink wink.
"Hey, man, are you all right?" — "Yeah, I'll die soon, then it'll all be over…"
December 9, 2015 cinema, entertainment, film, movies, theater80s, actors, comedy, culture, directors, drama, family, HBO, humor, nostalgia, screenwriters, VCR, VHS, writingClintington
My father passed away over a year ago this last August. There have been a few of these posts that have been difficult for me. "The Cowboys" and "Blues Brothers" come to mind.
This one will be another challenge.
Every time I think of this next movie, I think of my dad. We were only able to watch it together one time, unfortunately. I think that the reason being was that it was hard for him to watch it with other people.
He was a man that had a hard time letting go of his past self. I might be reading into this (I'm sure I'm going to hear it from my sister if she happens upon this), but it is how I feel.
Make no mistake, even though we only saw it one time together, my father L-O-V-E-D this movie.
My mom and my uncles used to tell me stories about my dad's 67 cherry red GTO that he used to "rod" and race when he was in high school. It had a 400 in it and he had a pair of brass knuckles for the handle of the manual gear shift.
I was told he loved it.
My father was a man of few words and if someone else was willing to talk about it while he was in the room, he'd let them. I used to look over at him when other people were telling his stories. He always had a mischievous grin under his big beard as he listened sitting in his chair with his arms crossed.
He used to talk about what a mistake it was to ever let that GTO go.
"Man, I could kick myself," he'd say.
As it pertains to "American Graffiti" I always felt that my dad was reliving his own life when that VHS was spooling through the machine that projected those images of the cars driving around that town in that movie.
It wasn't just the racing that brought him back (there's really only one quick scene). It was the culture that was relived in that movie. I can't think of a movie off hand that knew it's own tone better than this one, and it never surrenders that message throughout.
The dialogue alone gave my dad flashbacks:
"Oh, rats."
"Don't you think the Beach Boys are boss?"
"Hey, man, who cut the cheese?"
"…it only took me one night to realize if brains were dynamite you couldn't blow your nose."
People don't talk like that any more. The "assumed innocence" that oozed from the 1960s bled out all over the screen after George Lucas created "American Graffiti."
For my father, this was as nostalgic for him as "Ferris Bueller's Day Off," "War Games,"Back to the Future," etc. (you all know where to find the list) 😉 were for me.
I think that as much as he enjoyed it, he wanted to watch it alone where he could reminisce in his own mind.
I remember randomly taking some looks back at my father as he would watch on and he had some tears in his eyes, in moments through the film that seemed out of place. I think that the movie just moved him very closely and "took him back"…and he knew he really couldn't "go back."
Later I remembered asking my dad why he got rid of his red GTO.
"Well son, I wanted to get married and have a family. That wasn't a family car and as much as I miss it, I'd never keep that damn thing if it meant I couldn't have you guys."
As I sit writing this and choking back some tears, I remember thinking how corny that sounded to me when I was in junior high. All it does is make me want to cry now. Looking back, it was a rare moment where my father was trying to have an honest conversation with me about how he felt. Now that I have a son of my own, I understand it.
At the end of the day, "American Graffiti" is a great movie that I will watch hopefully many more times before I pass.
I love the atmosphere, the dialogue, and the "young" actors (Ron Howard, Richard Dreyfuss, Cindy Williams, Charles Martin Smith, and Harrison Ford) that had the energy and zeal that this 1960s portrayal needed.
Trying to explain scenes and plot points in this movie would not only do it injustice, it would confuse the hell out of everyone.
I remember when my parents first rented it. I asked them what it was about and they couldn't really explain it. They just kept saying, "It's about the 60s," and "You'll just have to watch it."
We did watch it…
…and they were right.


The Xa, xB, and tC have totally different "Toyota VIP" alarm systems.
The xB Toyota VIP alarm does NOT have a beeper or buzzer, the xA does. That is merely the most obvious difference. There is a vast difference in the programing, also.
For those with the Scion official, optional, Toyota VIP alarm in a Scion xB, this is the manual that the dealer should have given you - the Alarm System Owner's Manual.
If the dealer did NOT give you this manual with your alarm, beat them soundly about the head and shoulders until they cough one up - it is *required* that they give the original owner of the alarm system the owner's manual.
If you have the Scion alarm in your xB (but NOT the one in the RS3, according to RUMORS), save a copy of this PDF... you may need it someday.
Link does not work any way you can send me this i haveing a issue with a factory alarm i got for free..
All the docs have been moved to a different server at ScionLife.org.
There are still some old posts from long before the move that will show bad links. I fix 'em as people find 'em (and the current link is in my signature).
Tomas-- I couldn't find anything suggesting a different system for the RS3. However, it's being a bit stupid on something and I'm wondering if the manual I got was really for the RS3.


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Prairie States Mushroom Club
On February 9, 2021 By msastudentsIn Uncategorized
Imagine this: it's a misty Iowa morning, and a small group of stick-and-basket-wielding mushroom enthusiasts has gathered near a stand of trees. The club members—some carrying small hand shovels, some carrying camera equipment, and all wearing hiking boots—spread out in the forest, only reconvening when someone whistles or calls to the others to observe a particularly interesting find. At the end of the morning, the members gather around a picnic table to identify and catalog their finds, as well as to share anecdotes regarding how a particular taxon might be found, identified, or prepared for consumption. The foray ends with lunch, and members return home with the spoils of their outing.
Formed in 1983, the Prairie States Mushroom Club (PSMC) is Iowa's foremost amateur mycological society. The organization "promotes scientific and educational activities related to fungi and fosters the appreciation of wild and cultivated mushrooms", as well as the "practical and scientific study of fungi and the gathering, dissemination and perpetuation of facts and knowledge on that subject." The group shares their findings with other organizations—namely the North American Mycological Association (NAMA)—and professional mycologists.
While the group boasts a membership from diverse backgrounds (scientists, students, naturalists, and photographers to name a few), it was originally founded by former NAMA president Dr. Don Huffman and Dr. Lois Tiffany to help gather data on populations of morels (Morchella spp.) in the region. Since the conclusion of this study, however, the group's interests have expanded beyond far beyond morels. Now, PSMC conducts forays around Iowa, encouraging seasoned and inexperienced mycophiles alike to explore the diversity of fungi for food and pleasure.
Of course, PSMC does more than just conduct forays. The group also recruits speakers to lecture on interesting topics related to fungal biology, circulates an annual calendar of photos taken by members, and even produces its own newsletter. This newsletter often contains editorial pieces written by members, which often relate more intimate experiences with fungi, such as club president Glen Schwartz's article "The Magic Stump" in which he relates his first experiences with mushrooms, his introduction to the PSMC, and a tree stump that supported remarkable diversity of fungi.
For those interested in membership or correspondence, the club can be contacted by e-mailing iowamushroom@gmail.com, or by visiting their website at www.iowamushroom.org.
Terry Torres-Cruz
University of Minnesota Mycology Club


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Under the Blacklight é o quarto álbum de estúdio da banda norte-americana de rock Rilo Kiley, lançado a 20 de agosto no Reino Unido, 21 de agosto nos Estados Unidos e 24 de agosto na Alemanha. No Brasil, porém, permanece inédito. Até o momento o único single do disco é "The Moneymaker", sendo que o próximo a ser lançado será "Silver Lining".

Faixas
Todas as músicas foram compostas pela vocalista Jenny Lewis, exceto aquelas cujos compositores aparecem entre parênteses.

 "Silver Lining" - 3:35
 "Close Call" - 3:20
 "The Moneymaker" - 2:51
 "Breakin' Up" (Jenny Lewis/Blake Sennett) - 3:37
 "Under the Blacklight" - 3:33
 "Dreamworld" (Blake Sennett/Morgan Nagler) - 4:43
 "Dejalo" (Jenny Lewis/Johnathan Rice) - 3:16
 "15" - 2:50
 "Smoke Detector" - 2:58
 "The Angels Hung Around" - 3:03
 "Give a Little Love" - 3:41

As faixas 1 a 4 e 6 foram produzidas por Jason Lader e Rilo Kiley. Faixas 5 e 7 a 11 produzidas por Mike Elizondo.

Álbuns de 2007
Álbuns de Rilo Kiley


Los Angeles native Andrea Lublin is a wardrobe stylist, fashion blogger, and social influencer known for her creative, easy-going, and effortless sense of style. When she was 5 years old she dreamed of owning her own store. At 13 she started designing her own dresses. And by the age of 19, she was a leading salesperson at Nordstrom.
Since then she has gone on to work for E! and The Style Network as a talent manager booking the top players throughout the fashion and beauty industries. Lublin's latest venture is the launch of Andrea's Lookbook, a weekly blog that features everything from her daily outfits to customized mood boards.
This week, she shares her go-to sneakers that are as cool as they are utilitarian.
If you're a mom in the market to buy a shoe where fashion meets function, no look no further. Athletic Propulsion Labs (aka APL) is the new It shoe that will work for you from your morning workout to your afternoon errands and all that comes after. Add in a dreamy lightweight comfort and you'll be the happiest mom in the carpool line!
When you're ready to step up your sneaker game, I suggest considering these Gucci trainers. With their iconic green and red webbing and signature bee, you'll be making a quiet statement that will turn the heads of every mom (and dad?) out there.
These old school Vans for Opening Ceremony high-tops will have your little ones thinking you're pretty cool, after all. Get them while they are hot because this collab won't be around forever.
Take your "mom brand" to the next level with these Golden Goose Deluxe Brand sneakers. They may not be cheap but they are fun, unique, and eye-catching. Definitely worth every cent!
The Logan Tennis shoe by Loeffler Randall is a 2-for-1 MUST HAVE. You can either wear these white leather sneaks plain or spiff them up with the detachable fringe laces. C'mon!! Who doesn't love that?
Classic meets trendy with the new, updated New Balance 696. J. Crew has created several new colorways for this oldie but goodie, and just like you, they keep getting better with age.
Common Projects's new line of pastel low-tops is a spring dream come true! Pair them with a slip dress or jeans and you're not only best dressed, but most comfortable.


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20 Fun Facts About F1
Do you have the need for speed? Are you looking to expand your Formula 1 knowledge? Get all of your fun facts about F1 right here, right now!
Formula One, known around the world as F1, is the fastest, most exciting racing series on the planet. From iconic tracks, epic crashes and untouchable superstars, the world of F1 is a high-flying and unforgettable adrenaline rush.
You probably know the biggest stars of F1 like Lewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen and the legend Michael Schumacher, but how much do you really know about this racing sport that captures 500 million viewers annually?
Well buckle up, because we're about to take a deep dive into the world of racing with these fun facts about F1.
How much do you know about the world of F1?
In a circuit that covers the globe, F1 is the most international of all racing series with over 20 Grand Prix races in over 20 countries. And have you ever seen an F1 pit crew change a tire? We'll get into those records later on as well.
From the most consecutive starts, to the most tragic crashes, the world of F1 is rich in history and astonishing achievements. It's one of the best sports in the world to be there on race day too.
We think these F1 facts will be sure to impress your friends during the next Grand Prix. Let's get started shall we? Go go go!
It's time to put your F1 trivia to the test!
1. What is the formula?
The most common question about F1 is what exactly does formula mean? The formula is a set of rules all participants and cars must follow.
This includes car specifications and tire size to name a few. This allows for a fair race without a mechanical advantage (supposedly).
2. F1 cars can accelerate extremely fast
It's no secret that F1 cars are extremely fast. But did you know an F1 car can accelerate from 0 to 60 mph (100 km/h) in 2.6 seconds and 0 to 100 mph (160 km/h) in 4.0 seconds?
Interestingly, F1 cars can also decelerate from 60 mph to 0 in less than 4.0 seconds as well!
An F1 car can accelerate from 0 to 60 mph (100 km/h) in 2.6 seconds
3. How fast is an F1 car?
Valtteri Bottas holds the record for the highest speed reached in an F1 race. Amazingly, Bottas hit a jaw-dropping peak speed of 231.4 mph (372.5 km/h) at the 2016 Mexican Grand Prix.
The F1 speed record not in competition? That was 246.9 mph (397.36 km/h) achieved on the Bonneville Salt Flats.
4. F1 as we know it
The iteration of Formula One we know today began in 1946 at the Turin Grand Prix in Italy.
While Grand Prix racing had been around for many years, this 1946 race was the first to run on Formula One criteria. The F1 World Championships were established four years later in 1950.
5. An intricate puzzle
This is one of the fun facts about F1 that left our tires spinning! The F1 race car has over 80,000 assembled parts and takes 150,000 human hours of labor to put together.
It must be such a high pressure task to assemble these vehicles knowing that one part out of place could cost a team a win or spell disaster for the driver.
It's also amazing to think they can fix them so quickly when someone crashes during qualifying on Saturday!
The fastest ever pit stop in F1 is 1.82 seconds by Red Bull
6. Change the tires
Pit stops are one of the most exciting dimensions of F1 racing. The pit crew of the elite teams have the process down so well they can fully change a set of tires in 3 seconds!
In 2019, the Red Bull team of Max Verstappen's car set a record by replacing all 4 tires in just 1.82 seconds. How quick is that!?
7. Drivers lose kilos per race in sweat
F1 drivers are subject to sweltering temperatures, high-stress and thick fire-retardant clothing for over 2 hours. This means the driver is sweating the entire time and only supplied 1.5 liters of water. A driver can lose up to 8.8 lbs (4 kg) per race!
8. A hefty price tag
An F1 car doesn't come cheap! In fact, each vehicle has an estimated value of over $7 million.
Another expense is the frequent replacement of the car's engine. The engine becomes non-functioning and has to be replaced approximately every 5 races. No wonder Formula One is one of the most expensive sports in the world!
Sadly F1 isn't the safest sport with a number of deaths over the years
9. Remembering those lost
While F1 racing is one of the safest racing series out there, there have been a fair share of tragedies on the racetrack. 46 drivers in all have lost their lives in F1 competition.
The oldest F1 fatality was Chet Miller (50). The youngest to die in an F1 crash was Ricardo Rodriguez (20).
10. Impressive F1 records
Here are some of the greatest F1 records and maybe the most valuable F1 facts to keep in your arsenal.
Most race starts: Kimi Raikkonen (349). Youngest to start: Max Verstappen (17 years). Consecutive starts: Lewis Hamilton (265). Most wins: Lewis Hamilton (103).
11. Animals on the race course
F1 races sometimes get animal visitors from the forests surrounding the track. Animals that have stolen the spotlight include; dogs, deer, birds and squirrels.
The Canadian Grand Prix has seen the most animal encounters with a fox, a groundhog, and a pair of seagulls. Also at the Singapore Grand Prix, a humongous lizard casually walked across the track!
Lella Lombardi is the only female racer in F1
12. This one's for the girls
Lella Lombardi is a trailblazer for women in F1 racing. Starting her first race in 1974, Lombardi is still the only woman to earn a point in a Grand Prix race.
Overall she raced in 17 Grand Prix. We're sure she's still inspiring women in racing to this day!
13. The price of gas
If you can believe it, an entire F1 race is run on one tank of gas. In fact, in 2009 refueling mid-race was banned by F1.
This ban was enacted for safety reasons to avoid fuel spillage and cars going up in flames with the driver inside.
14. Quick F1 facts
The length of an F1 track is always 305 km (190 miles) with the Monaco Grand Prix being the only exception. This allows each F1 race to be completed in approximately 2 hours.
The 2021 US Grand Prix was the best attended F1 race of all time with over 400,000 spectators packing the circuit. In fact, F1 is one of the fastest growing sports in the States!
Who is the best driver in F1?
15. Formula 1 GOAT
Who is the greatest of all time in F1 racing? This is a highly debated topic but we'll give a quick rundown.
Lewis Hamilton has the most F1 wins, most pole positions and has the joint-record of World Championships. Juan Manuel Fangio has the top winning percentage of all time with 46.15%, winning 24 of 52.
Ayrton Senna died at 34 in the prime of his career, but everyone still considers him the fastest driver in an F1 car. And who can overlook Michael Schumacher's 7 World Championships. Who's your pick?
16. More than just turning
The F1 steering wheel is one of the most complicated steering wheels in racing. With over 20 buttons all with unique functions, the driver not only has to drive incredibly fast they also must make split second decisions on the wheel.
17. The entire team
While a driver may get most of the glory in F1 racing it's the whole team that really makes the magic happen. From bottom to top some teams consist of over 600 working members.
The most successful team in F1 – Ferrari with an astounding 15 championships. However, Ferrari hasn't won a championship in 15 years.
It's reported that Max Verstappen's new contract is worth about $54 million per year
18. Making millions
Here's one of those F1 facts that will surprise no-one: the best F1 drivers are extremely rich! Not only from winning races, endorsements are even more lucrative.
Lewis Hamilton is the top earner of all-time with $489 million. Second place is Michael Schumacher with $464 million. In third is Fernando Alonso with $458 million.
19. Take me to Monaco
The Monaco Grand Prix is the most prestigious of all the Grand Prix races. It's also the most quirky.
The race is run on the streets of the principality instead of a closed race track. It also has the shortest track and the most laps of all the races. Also 2 drivers have crashed into the Mediterranean Sea!
Monaco is one of the greatest races in the F1 calander
20. Race for the podium
Would you like to see F1 racing in the next Olympic Games? Well, we have some bad news.
In 2012, the IOC President Jacques Rogge stated that the Olympics will not include any sport that involves mechanical propulsion. The last time car racing was a part of the Olympics was in 1900.
Have these F1 facts satisfied your thirst for racing knowledge? Or are there any we've missed?
If you want to add your Formula 1 facts, post them in the comments below and we'll add them to this article.
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Q: Is there an Alt-Tab like shortcut to switch monitor focus I have multiple monitors at a Windows 10 workstation and it makes Alt + Tab somewhat confusing.  I often want to switch my focus to an application that's already visible on one of my monitors.  If I use Alt + Tab it switches to the most recently used application which is not necessarily the one on the monitor I want.  Finding the application I want in the Alt + Tab list is time consuming.  Is there a shortcut to just focus the window on top on a different monitor without using the mouse?  I rely heavily on keyboard shortcuts and avoid using my mouse.
NOTE: I'm aware that Winkey + Tab will separate applications by the monitor they're on, but it doesn't let me choose easily with the keyboard.

A: From the list of shortcuts at https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/12445/windows-keyboard-shortcuts, I don't think there's a shortcut to do what you're looking for.


"ExtendedDataframes" (XDF) with S3 data.frames.
data.frame, but the behaviour appears to be somewhat inconsistent.
with a WDF object fails although WDF is an instance of an S4 class.
It is actually (c) that surprises me most.
# So far everything looks good.
# > An object of class "ExtendedDataframe"
# >  "Where is the data?"
# > No Slots, prototype of class "S4"  # N.B.!
# Now we have attributes -- there wheren't any with XDF.
# Thus, not supplying a slot adds attributes -- confusing.
# > An object of class "WrappedDataframe"
# So, at least the data seems to be there. Let's use this one.
# > An object of class "SmartDataframe"
(b) S4 classes allow for validation, multiple dispatch, etc.
Anyway -- a great tool and great work!


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Q: Wrong URL's when overwriting to_params in Rails and using url_for or polymorphic_url I'm overwriting to_params in a model to display SEO friendly URL's. The problem is, that when generating the URL for a nested resource it seems the to_params is also called resulting in a routing error:
#routes.rb
  resources :recipes do
    resources :ratings, only: [:create, :destroy]
  end

When I'm using url_for([recipe, rating]), the generated URL looks like this:
/recipes/2-name-of-the-recipe/ratings

Is there someway to fix either the way the URL is built or prevent the call to to_params on the model?


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Thanks for your understanding for the inconvenience.
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Q: Calculating pow with doubles gives wrong results I'm programming a calculator on an Arduino and I'm trying to calculate pow and writing it to a string (result). This is my code:
dtostrf(exp(n*log(x)), 0, 5, result); // x ^ n

2 ^ 2 = 4.00000 // works fine

10 ^ 5 = 99999.9770 // should be 100000

What's wrong with my code and how can I always get the right result?
I mean how can I round it but still be able to use doubles ( e.g. 5.2 ^ 3.123 )

A: You're just hitting rounding errors. There's nothing you can do about this, except revert to an integer-based approach whenever the inputs are integers.
You could condition on whether the inputs are integers, and if so then use integer arithmetic; if not, then use doubles. But using exp and log will always introduce rounding errors, so you can't expect exact answers with that approach.
More precisely, to use integer arithmetic, you need the base to be an integer and the exponent to be a non-negative integer.

A: Since you are programming a calculator, speed is not your concern but the number of reliable digits is. So, you could try to use a double precision library. It uses 64-Bit-doubles but has only about 200 FLOPS at 16MHz CPU clock and much less at higher-order calculations like exp(), log(), or sin(). Thus, it will take a second after having typed in the digits and pressed the enter button but this was also the case with the old 8-Bit-based pocket caluclators.
See this Link (only in German)