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Cruise 64PE431: a south to north hydrographic transect in the central Caribbean Sea in February 2018.
de Jong Marieke Femke 1
1 : NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research and Utrecht University, Department of Ocean Systems (OCS), P.O. Box 59, 1790 AB Den Burg, Texel, the Netherlands
Data included in this DOI is CTD data. Other data mentioned in the cruise report is available on request.
CTD, Caribbean Sea, hydrography, Pelagia, 64PE431, NICO, anticyclone
This data set consist of CTD data collected on board the RV Pelagia during cruise 64PE431. This cruise started in Oranjestad, Aruba on 4 February 2018 and ended in Phillipsburg, Sint Maarten on 11 February 2018. The cruise consisted of a survey across the Caribbean Sea, with hydrographic stations performed between the 1200 m isobath north of Aruba to the 800 m isobaths just south of the Dominican Republic. The aim of these measurements was to document the background hydrography of the Caribbean Sea as well as the hydrographic and velocity structure of a Caribbean anticyclone. A large anticyclone was detected north of Aruba with the use of altimetry field before the start of the cruise. The CTD station positions were adjusted in order to transect the center of this anticyclone. Furthermore four Argo floats provided by the European Argo program were deployed at hydrographic stations. Details on the floatnumbers can be found in the cruise report.
This work is part of the Netherlands Initiative Changing Oceans (NICO) research programme, which is (partly) financed by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO).
A recently (November 2017) calibrated SBE 9/11+ CTD has been used to measure temperature, salinity, and chlorophyll/turbidity profiles. The sensors mounted on the CTD were an SBE3 temperature sensor SN-032118, SBE4 conductivity sensor SN-1204, a Digiquatz pressure sensor SN-127486. Also mounted were a Wetlabs CStar beam transmission meter SN-CST-1406DR (calibrated September 2017) with a path length of 25 cm and a SBE43 Oxygen sensor SN-043-0350 (calibrated July 2016). Chlorophyll was recorded by a Chelsea Aqua 3 Fluorometer SN-092 (calibrated October 2017) and a Wetlabs ECO-FLNT NS-4787 (calibrated July 2017) that additionally measured turbidity. PAR/Irradiance was measured by a Chelsea licor sensor SN-118 (calibrated July 2014). The CTD was mounted in a rack containing water samplers.
Four salinity samples were taken from the up-cast of each of the CTD stations. Depths with minimum salinity gradients were selected for these samples. The sample bottles were taken to the labcontainer in the ship's hold where they rested for at least 24 hour to equilibrate to container temperature. The samples were analysed on the Guildline Autosal SN-66179. Each measurement started and ended with a standard seawater calibration, OSIL batch P161. Additional standard calibration was done every 15 samples. Results from these reference salinity measurements were used to calibrate the CTD conductivity sensor.
For the data collection the Seasave software for Windows (version V 7.26.7), produced by SBE, was used. The CTD data were recorded with a frequency of 24 data cycles per second. After each CTD cast the data were copied to the appropriate directory on the hard disk of the ship's computer network, where a daily back-up copy was made.
The CTD data were processed with the recently obtained calibration data, using the Seasoft software, also produced by SBE, and reduced to 1 dbar average ASCII files.
Cruise report 1 MB PDF Open access
CTD station 1 cast 1 152 KB CSV Processed data Open access
CTD station 10 cast 2 231 KB CSV Processed data Open access
CTD station 15 cast 1 95 KB CSV Processed data Open access
de Jong Marieke Femke (2019). Cruise 64PE431: a south to north hydrographic transect in the central Caribbean Sea in February 2018. SEANOE. https://doi.org/10.17882/59178
M.F. de Jong Stationmap of 64PE431 from Aruba to Sint Maarten
C.G. van der Boog, M.F. de Jong, M. Scheidat, M.F. Leopold, S.C.V. Geelhoed, K. Schulz, H.A. Dijkstra, J.D. Pietrzak, C.A. Katsman (2019). Hydrographic and Biological Survey of a Surface-Intensied Anticyclonic Eddy in the Caribbean Sea. submitted to JGR Oceans


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Busy, busy… new horse, warm weather, lots of fun!
Horse, work and life updates. And a cute video of Buddy.
Winter has definitely arrived (much to my dismay :-).
Update on Buddy, winter riding and unlimited horse shows.
Don't you just love fall?! Perfect time for family, friends & horses.
First horse for sale and shopping for a new one.


954-691-9357 is a contact number on a Cell Number. This tool is signed up in Davie, Florida, FL.
They charged me $18 for what? no answer on the phone number.
b*****ds call every so often and there is no one there, they just hang up and it is always busy when you call back.
called my cell at work. i didn't answer and they did not leave a message. i will never pick up this number from pompano.
I got a call from this number and when I called back its getting disconnected.Stupid telemarketers....how did they get my number.
same thing with other people complaining about this number. call and no sound can't call back you get the same results. seems to orginate from pompano beach florida.
This people call me everyday and anytime and call my cell and i dont now how is this people. I need this people stopped to call me.
I received a call from 954.691.9357 a few days after biting on a Bank of America fraud. Don't know if the two are connected. I didn't answer then called back. When I called the number, I was told my party could not be reached. Don't know what this is about. But obviously they don't want anyone to figure it out.
I got it and it was silent @ first then a recording in spanish came on...I called the number back and i hear 'my call cannot be completed as dialed'. ARRGGG...I wish these idiot jerks would stop calling!!! Im reporting this number.
Just received a call from these guys and checked 800notes first. Called back and got a recording stating "If you would like to be removed from our call list Press 1" And it apologized for any inconvenience...Yeah, right.
Stupid Telemarketers. They woke me up from my nap!!!!
I received a call from this number during working hours, on my cell. No sound on the other end.
If you recognize that has (954) 691-9357, please don't hesitate to publish it as well.
thank you for the previous posts. this number keeps calling, but hopefully no longer after I left a message.
If you actually call that same number back (805-897-1183), an answering machine picks up and says a bunch of stuff, but they say at the end that if you no longer want them calling you to just leave your phone number as the message. I haven't gotten any more calls since I did that. Hope that helps!
You have to answer and tell them to remove you from their calling list. Sometimes these are companies that contract with multiple non-profits and just use their telephone database for all calls. This way they won't call multiple times, and charities don't fall under the 'do not call' registration, they have to be told directly.
No, the area code 805 is Santa Barbara to Oxnard in Calif. maybe your thinking of a prefix.
805 area code is the Florida Panhandle.
Thank you so much for your post, I just regestered.
Thanks a bunch, Frank. I called the do not call registry number as soon as I finished reading your message. I didn't realize that cell phones aren't protected from telemarketing any longer.
Could you leave the scam emails out of this please? It's really not helpful to post annoying email chain letters that have been going around for 10 years.
I just received a call, and no message as the others here state. This is the first call I received from them. I called the number back and got a recording explaining that they were calling to fund raise for an organization I had contributed to in the past. They also said if I wished to not receive future calls from them to simply leave my number as the message. I did, so we'll see if it works.
That is not SPLC . A scam of some sort .They called me 2. Gave me a dif. org.. Block them .
Judgments on the SLPC aside, it's probably not a scam; it's more likely a company that is contracted by these organizations to try to gather donations from people who have donated in the past (by donating in the past, you have implicitly given them permission to call you even if you're on the Do Not Call Registry).
? how do you know that?
The SPLC is an anti hate group organization that tracks supremacist groups, etc. I dont know what literature you could have received but I am guessing that you were spoofed.
You are so wrong about the SPLC. They solicit false testimony. They lure people with a free meal and in turn have them write bogus affidavits. I'll make sure I don't answer this call.
SPLC is an organization that promotes tolerance of everything except the Constitution. SG sounds like you're in need of some tolerance too by immediately jumping to the "right wing extremist" line of nonsense.
Because he is a hateful right wing extremist who dislikes any organziation that promotes tolerance and acceptance.
First, I think it is clear that this phone number is not really the Southern Poverty Law Center but some sort of scam. However, I am curious as to why you don't want to be affiliated with the SPLC. They appear to be a worthy cause to me. Perhaps there is something in their literature I missed that would change my mind. I certainly do not want to waste my money on a charity that is not worthy of my money!
I have been getting calls from this number several times a day for the last month. Today I answered. They said they were from the Southern Poverty Law Center. I donated to this organization a few years ago, but since have decided I do not want to be affialiated with them anymore. That decision was made based on literature they sent me. I did answer the phone this afternoon and when they identified themselves, I told them emphatically to remove me from their list. Tonight, I got another call and told them the same thing. What can one do? I am tired of being in another room and racing to the phone thinking I have a legitimate call. I am already on the do not call list.
These people have called me 12 times in 7 days. I might pick up the phone next time they call. They do not leave a message. Now my interest is peaked.
This number called for the first time about two weeks ago. A guy asked me about a charity I donated to. I asked who is calling and he said it's telefund calling on behalf of the charity. I said I am donating only directly to the charity and hung up. Now they call twice a day every day. I don't answer and they hang up on my answering machine.
For the last few days now I've been receiving calls on my cell phone from this automated caller. Just got another and received the first from another number yesterday. Hope this doesn't become a common problem like it was on land lines. Seems opt out doesn't always do so much.
This number has been. Calling me but I dnt pick up... I looked it up and sems that its a scam number and now that I have read all of ur posts I'm sure its a scam number. They better not call me again because I will report them.
Oops... She asked for my Social Security number, not my account number.
This number called me today and claimed to be a representative for Television service carriers and when I told them who my service is through, they confirmed that was who they were with. They wanted to qualify me for a special to save a significant amount of money. I played along but was very suspicious from the beginning. When she asked my date of birth I refused and asked how much more personal she planned to get as I do not give out SS# or account #'s. She said she needed my account number to qualify me and I laughed at her and said goodbye and hung up. I did call back and requested not to be called again. I too am on the Do Not Call Registry. I saved their number in my cell as scammers and will have to see if they call back.
Just missed a call from this number. Left no message.This is the fourth or fifth day that I've been getting calls from these supposed scam/loan/debt nonsense people, when my number is private. I'm really really annoyed. I also have zero debt, zero loans. What the hell is the point of all this?
Couldn't understand them, sounded like they were from India or something and the reception was horrible. I just said "who is this" a couple of times and then "I think you have the wrong number" and hung up.I don't know if they will call back, I hope not. I am sick to death of getting these crap calls. I am also on the no call list I guess whoever it is doesn't have that. All I can say for sure is the call originated from Tillamook, OR according to the display on my phone.
They claim to be from USA financial. They ask for your name and hang up.
This phone number is tied to Portfolio Recovery. Don't answer!!!!!
Do not call me again AH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I have repeatedly asked them to stop calling me. They call at least 7 times everyday! I called it back and asked to be placed on the do not call list... still they call constantly!
Just received a call on my cell from this number. Immediately upon answering, some Spanish speaking person was jabbering. Have NO clue who or what they wanted. My phone is on the National Do Not Call Registry, as well.
do not call me again.
I just rec'd my first and hopefully my last call from this number. No message was left.
Your website does not seem to work.
They showed up on my caller ID as Google Services. I picked it up and a machine said they wanted to verify my Google listing. So I hung up. I didn't think Google made those kinds of calls.
This number needs to be flagged!! They called asking for my sone who has been in the air force for over a year. They claim they are the FBI and he murdered someone! They also wanted to verify the last 4 of his social security number.
Hung up... I think I know who it is!
first american home buyer's protection. they are a home warranty company.if you are not up to date on your account, they'll call you to set up a future payment.this is NOT collections. it is a friendly thing that you *should* answer if you want to keep your warranty coverage.
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Check out the latest car accessories news on Ford under this tag. This tag represents the full collection of posts that are posted under Ford tag. So if you are looking for any kind of Ford accessories or Ford news you will be able to find it under this tag.
UK Ford Workers Prepare for Strike – more than 5k workers from Bridgend , Halewood and Dagenham are preparing for strike as Ford forecasts to loose around £600,000,000 in sales. Now more than 5,00 Ford company employees are about to be balloted for a strike over job pensions and security.
Thousand of employees from different UK regions are about to make a vote in the up coming weeks on whether to launch a strike campaign against Ford or not. Know this might to become one of the biggest work strike for the past few months in UK. The representatives point that workers are demanding the same job security as counterparts in other European countries. They also want to see an improvement in their pension scheme.
Please stay tuned for more information on Ford Workers for Strike. I will definitely post something new if it will be worth mentioning.


Bhubaneswar, Nov 3: Two debt ridden farmers reportedly committed suicide in Odisha on Monday night due to crop loss in two districts – Dhenkanal and Kalahandi district. On the hand, the Odisha Human Rights Commission asked the state government to check the farmers' suicide in the state and submit an action taken report by Dec 2.
The two farmers were identified as Panaka Purti of Hatisingeda village in Kamakhyanagar and Kunja Hansa of Baijalpur under Golamunda block in Kalahandi district. The committed suicide following crop loss and loan burden as their family member claimed.
Notably, the state government asked bank officials to go soft over crop loan collection from drought hit farmers. In move the bailout farmers of the drought-hit region, the state government has declared Rs 1,000 crore drought package. Besides, many decisions were taken by the government to safeguard the interest of farmers. But the surge in the suicide reports from the state indicates the failure of the state government in tackling the issue.
In another development in this regard, the BJP activists have shown black flag to Odisha Agriculture Minister Pradeep Maharathy during his visit to drought-hit areas in Balangir on Tuesday. BJP leader demonstrated in Balangir lampooning the state government for its in action over farmers' death. They demanded to declare Balangir district as drought hit. However, police arrested four BJP leaders for showing black flag to the minister in Balangir.
It is noteworthy that, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik had declared on Mayurbhanj as drought hit during the launching ceremony of NSFA digitised ration cards earlier this week. As per the state government reports, 41 farmers were committed suicide in the state following crop loss and debt burden.


This popular and visionary quad chair lift decision can be directly attributed to the soon to arrive 320 unit Saddleback/adjoining the backside of Misery Mountain ) project ,…as well as the 530 housing units in the Citadel project which actually incorporates a ski out to a parking area for the hill.
We are today, grateful to the Kinsmen, the Lions and other community building Clubs and Councils in seeing future needs ..back when the town was much smaller and then spearheading the construction of pools , arenas etc. And thanks to many Corporations such as Baytex who have stepped up to partner in the operation of these facilities.
Big announcement at Council the other day from the NAIT & other partners backed Boreal Research Institute when Director Hugh Seaton addressed and updated Council. They are bringing more staffing that include PHd's, and getting broader mandate to ensure our Peace River Oil Sands development on Boreal forest lands such as big well sites, and ponds are remediated. A building and research centre is to be built in 2013 between Northern Lakes College and the new 100 suite Hotel under construction.
By the Institutes materials…All three Oil Sands area (including ours) have the total daily capacity of 4.5 plus million bbls per DAY- from operating, under construction, Regulatory approved, planned/application, and Planned/announced.
My sources tell me that Village Sound's own "Mike Cartier" set a Canadian Bench press record! ..go down and congratulate him, get the story and have him lift you up a few times?!
Former Deputy Mayor Don Good is travelling the Province speaking to Urban and Rural municipalities, the Oil & Gas associations, the Provincial Government, regarding the disconnect between 83 % of the population and the revenue sources they need,… and the myths and misses, and self-serving greed or other motives that have led to a flawed local governance model across the Province. Check out the St Paul Journal article.
Do not forget to check if you are eligible/qualify for the Taxi Pass program for a very efficient, cost effective and door to door service program for seniors, those of special circumstances and needs or with income challenges.
Condolences go out to the friends and family of young father Glen Freeland, as well as all others to whom the Christmas season visits sadness upon them. As we rapidly approach the Christmas season of Joy, we count our blessings and look forward to a New Year and we give seasonal greetings to all.


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These thriving tech startups from Scotland are ready to own in 2021
When it comes to the UK tech sector, Scotland has emerged as a leading tech sector destination. While there are many clusters of ambitious tech companies in Scotland, these are mainly found in the four largest cities such as Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen and Dundee. BrewDog from Aberdeen is one of the region's most successful stories and the nation's only active unicorn, Skyscanner is another name that has contributed enormously to the booming tech scene.
There are currently over 2,000 ambitious companies in the region, over 30 percent of which are technology companies. There are a significant number of technology companies in the Scottish tech sector that use artificial intelligence. Other sectors that are thriving in the country are digital health, fintech, edtech, IoT, and digital security.
At UKTN today we listed some notable Scottish startups operating in various industries that are currently thriving, including space tech, cybersecurity and more. Check out these thriving startups from Scotland here.
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Founder: Christian Arno
Financing: € 422,000
In the climate-conscious world we live in, Pawprint, a carbon tracking company, aims to empower everyone to measure, understand and minimize their carbon footprint. It is the first eco-friendly companion tool that encompasses all aspects of life such as home, work and beyond. The business grew in 2020 as there was a huge demand for its online tool amid the pandemic.
Last November, the Edinburgh eco-technology company raised £ 427,000 from 241 investors on Crowdcube. It surpassed its own goal of crowdfunding £ 400,000 in less than a week. The company strives for global impact and intends to further develop its product.
Image credit: Skyrora
Founder: Volodymyr Levykin
Funding: £ M 39
The space technology sector has seen a revolution in recent years as companies develop breakthrough technologies. One such company is Edinburgh-based Skyrora, which designs, manufactures and deploys rockets designed to help small satellite makers go into space. The launch vehicle technology company bagged £ 2.5 million from the European Space Agency (ESA) in March 2021 to boost space technology production.
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Talking drugs
Founders: Elizabeth Fairley, Jo Halliday, Scott Crae
Funding: £ M 2
Talking Medicines, based in Glasgow, is a social intelligence company for the pharmaceutical industry headquartered in Glasgow. With a suite of data collection tools, the company's AI data platform supports businesses by converting patient comments into actionable pharma-grade information.
In November 2020, Talking Medicines received £ 1.1 million from Tern Plc in addition to Scottish Investment Bank's stake. The company announced that it will use the funds to launch its new AI data platform and hire new employees for its data tech team.
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Smart growth solutions
Founders: Dave Scott, Henry Aykroyd
Funding: £ 7m
As the world's population and prosperity increase, so too does the demand for food. Indoor Agritech Intelligent Growth Solutions, based in Dundee, is a specialist who has developed vertical growth towers to produce food in urban areas and also to maximize yields. It is known for building the first vertical farm in Scotland in 2018 and allowing growers to grow crops year-round by controlling factors such as airflow, lighting and temperature.
In September 2019, Intelligent Growth Solutions raised £ 1.6m as an extension of its Series A funding round, which was co-led by agricultural investor Ospraie Ag Science (OAS) with Agfunder. The round should help Agritech to expand its market presence.
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Founders: Adrian Wills, Paul Reid, Ross Dempster
Funding: £ M 1.2
Based in Edinburgh, Trickle enables companies to create better jobs by having employees send feedback to help management and HR to ensure their employees are being listened to and are h*py with their work. The HR software helps companies retain employees. It was launched at a time when the industry was realizing the importance of a positive work culture. In 2019, Trickle raised £ 1 million from a number of angel investors in a seed funding round.
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Cyan forensics
Founders: Bruce Ramsay, Ian Stevenson
Year of foundation: 2016
Cybercrimes like cyberbullying, the spread of misinformation and more have serious implications. This is where N*ier University's spinout Cyan Forensics comes in, developing new technology that enables law enforcement and social media companies to find and block malicious content online.
In March of this year, the Edinburgh-based tech startup raised € 5.8 million (nearly million pounds sterling) in a Par Equity-led financing round with the participation of existing investors Mercia, Triple Point, SIS Ventures, Scottish Enterprise and the MacLeod Family Trust. The investment will accelerate the company's ambitious international growth plans over the next two years.
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Founder: Ryan O'Rorke
Funding: £ 720k
The gourmet food and beer startup Flavorly from Edinburgh, which was represented at this year's "Dragons' Den", delivers food and beer packages from suppliers to subscribers on a monthly basis. The subscription club specializes in delicacies such as chilli popcorn and bacon jam.
Earlier this year, Flavourly raised £ 515,000 on the crowdfunding platform Crowdcube. Notably, the company's original target was £ 300,000 but interest was piqued from 339 investors who helped it hit 65 percent more than its target.
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Celtic Renewable Energies
Founder: Martin Tangney
Funding: £ M 15M
Edinburgh-based biotech company Celtic Renewables is the first to make biofuel from the by-products of the Scotch whiskey fermentation process. The company developed its method on an industrial scale and is able to refuel cars in Belgium. It is testing its biobutanol technology at the Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant (BBEPP) in Ghent, Belgium.
In October 2020, cleantech innovators Celtic Renewables announced the launch of their Crowdcube funding campaign that attracted them £ 25 million. This is one of the largest investments a Scottish SME of this size has made. The original minimum target of £ 1.75 million was met in less than 24 hours.
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Frog systems
Founder: Phil Worms
Funding: £ M 600k
Amid the pandemic, the Tech for Good Companies saw a strong performance. This trend is expected to continue in 2021. One of the companies that has grown with this sector is Glasgow-based Frog Systems, a digital mental health and wellbeing startup that uses video to deliver messages of hope and support those in need.
In February of this year, Frog Systems raised £ 500,000 in funding in a substantial funding boost from several blue chip investors. Some of the investors, including Sir Rod Aldridge, chairman of the Aldridge Foundation and founder and former chairman of the C*ita Group, as well as involvement of existing investors and four new investors. The company intends to use the funds to recruit new employees to lead the expansion over the next 12 months.
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Build a rocket boy
Founder: Leslie Benzies
Financing: NA
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Your best horror games?
Thread: Your best horror games?
Retro Addict Administrator
With Halloween here, what are your favourite horror games?
For me the first Silent Hill still sticks in my mind as one of the best psychological horror games.
The first 2 Resident Evil games were great for jump horror. And more recent ones like Alien have been great.
So what are type favourites?
If you haven't played a classic game in years, it's never too late to start!
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Dead Space 1&2 were quite tense imo.
I have Outlast & Outlast Whistleblower, didn't play them yet, but I think they might be quite scary too.
To be scary, I think the game needs to be played in the dark, on a BIG screen, with a perfect sound system, that's one requirement. And you will probably disagree with me on this, but realistic graphics also do their job, I don't see why I would be scared about some polygon monsters on muddy textures? From PS2 on it got better because it got more realistic, before that, horror was a lot less effective, me thinks.
I also think that Siren: Blood Curse quite scary. Or the Fatal Frame (Project Zero) franchise.
Alien: Isolation seems to be scary too in it's own way. Have it, still have to try it.
Didn't try any PC horror games yet, and there's many coming out. Like the Penumbra or Amnesia series. Or later releases like The Park or Layers of Fear.
Looking forward to some VR horror games, Here They Lie isn't that scary, but Rush of Blood has its jump scares. Wanted to try Resident Evil 7: KITCHEN VR HD Demo, but it refused to work, have to try it again, apparently it's quite scary.
EDIT: Btw, here's a little collection of some good scary short films:
- Lights Out (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adap4rzlM2I)
- Don't Move (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9jd6lyGvMI)
- Mamá (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcrM74s7tm4)
- Bedfellows (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6flB0XvmTo)
- He dies at the End (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRlvnDUtBbI)
- Night Night Nancy (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiL6ECmzP-E)
- The Smiling Man (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3HHyFygKh0)
- I Heard It Too (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxRIWBoluzs)
- 3 Seconds (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxmTRa6xCZ8)
- Play Time (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEJEbHF3Ux8)
- Pictured (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nt9D55oZCnE)
- Alexia (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sV8UnfFmD-Y)
- Lock Up (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dH95Ls5mZJU)
- Skypemare (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIFkut11Xpc)
- 2AM: The Smiling Man (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_u6Tt3PqIfQ)
- Snap (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrTtgOkA8Zw)
- Deathly Presents (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZuRlvVWJ30)
- The Cop Cam (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvSlUgSKEuc)
- The Guest (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tQCFbgmGa8)
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I second Dead Space. The sound design in that game is top notch, makes the games what they are in my opinion. It's the atmosphere that sells it in that game, the monsters aren't really scary at all.
I also liked Silent Hill, but I found the second one to be better. Again it's the atmosphere they build that makes them so chilling. I never get scared of monsters in games or in movies. If they don't nail the atmosphere then horror games or movies don't work for me at all. So I rarely play or watch them, only when I hear that they're supposed to be really good.
So I played Outlast and I was very disappointed. It didn't work for me at all, and the suspenseful parts when you were hiding from the monster and hoping it wouldn't find you I just found annoying. I kept saying go away allready so I can continue and get through this game!
I haven't played Alien Isolation but it is supposed to be really really good if you're into horror games. Also there is Amnesia from some years back, people kept saying that was good as well. Haven't played that one either though.
I've got Amnesia but not played it yet. Must really give it a go.
I don't know how I forgot Dead Space. The suspense as you are expecting something to happen is very well done.
Regarding audio in horror games. Retuning to the first Silent Hill, it had really good surround sound that worked very well as you were moving through the mist or down the dark rusting corridors. Hearing things scratching and shuffling around you. I expect a lot of people missed out on 5.1 audio back then. And in fact considering how good home cinema audio setups can be these days I'm surprised most people are happy to just use a TV's built in stereo these days. Games and films have some great surround sound.
DC. Thanks for the short film links. Will watch them later.
Cornwall. UK.
For the PC & being an FPS nut, i'd have to say Fear
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I had a 7950GX2 back then, as did a good friend of mine. We both agreed that neither of us had ever played a game where your own shadow on the wall could make you almost crap yourself. Very jumpy for a shooter.
I could also nominate Aliens V Predator 1999 - from here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aliens...99_video_game)
My good friend would wince & whimper when the Scanner went off playing as a grunt. When the Alien came in for attack, he would just turn away from the screen saying, "No no no" whilst shaking his hands free from the mouse & keyboard to deal with the horror flooding his mind....
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Alien Isolation did nothing for me. - It was the worst Kon$ole port-over I've ever played. - Even the skinning of juicy/slimey stuff looked like something from Doom back in '93 & locked to 60fps as a bonus!
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The Amnesia Collection will come to PS4 on the 22nd of November, might be a good opportunity to grab it.
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The following includes sections taken from a RUSI piece I wrote in September 2013.
Nevertheless, Ankara continued to shun external intervention. Turkey therefore sought to organise a cohesive opposition, which would quickly assume power once Assad was toppled. Turkish officials reasoned that an organized opposition could overthrow Assad in relatively short order, without any large-scale military assistance from the West. Thus, in parallel to their political efforts, Turkish policy makers began to take an active role in the arming of the Syrian rebels. Policymakers believed that once Assad was toppled via Turkish allied proxies, the political opposition could swiftly move into Damascus, and begin to administer vital state services without much delay. Turkey was eager for a quick transition, so as to ensure the maintenance of a strong centralized Syrian state.
The policy was intended to prevent Syria's Kurds from carving out an autonomous statelet on Turkey's longest land border and to avoid the sectarian violence that engulfed Iraq after the United States opted to pursue its de-Baathifcation policy. These efforts have failed. And, as a result, Ankara has become increasingly desperate to expedite the downfall of the Syrian dictator.
In many ways, Ankara's initial approach mirrored the policy it adopted after the first Gulf War. Despite concerns about Kurdish independence, Turkey, right after the Gulf War, eventually acquiesced to the creation of a "safe-haven" on the Kurdish side of the border. Yet in supporting this policy, the Turkish state had come to believe that Saddam Hussein's days were numbered – i.e., there was a sense that the US would eventually exert enough military pressure to force the Iraqi dictator from power. In turn, Ankara reasoned that the need for the safe have would soon dissipate, as a strong leader replaced Hussein after his imminent fall from power. In short, Turkey did believe in the necessity of creating "safe zones" on the Iraqi side of the border, but did eventually have to accept tens of thousands on refugees on the Turkish side of the border. In Syria, Ankara's initial embrace of the aforementioned political solution, eventually gave way to the embrace of the military option. Yet, in a political throwback, Ankara also advocated for the establishment of safe zones on the Syrian side of the border to protect refugees.
Turkey's approach to the Syrian conflict is a reflection of its own security interests, rather than a belief in the efficacy of preventive military action to implement democracy in third countries. In fact, Turkey's "Zero Problems" foreign policy has never embraced democracy promotion, but has rather been focused on using Turkish diplomacy to create a "Basin of Peace," i.e., the lessening of ethnic, sectarian, and religious conflicts in the region.
In Syria, Turkey's embrace of military action began shortly after Syrian President Bashar al-Assad ceded control of strategic border areas to the Democratic Union Party (PYD) – a Kurdish group with links to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). Despite fears that the PKK had gained strategic depth – and thereby opened up a second front apart from Iraqi Kurdistan – Ankara continued to insist that external intervention be sanctioned by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) or framed under the still controversial legal framework of Responsibility to Protect (R2P).
Ankara's embrace of R2P is not all that surprising, considering Turkey's participation in the NATO operations in the Balkans. In fact, Davutoglu, in his book Strategic Depth, lamented the fact that Turkey played such a limited role in the air campaign over Bosnia and argued that in future situations, Ankara should, in conjunction with an international coalition, play a larger military role in protecting civilians.
Beginning in May 2013, Turkey's Syria policy shifted again. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, before a meeting with President Obama in Washington, announced that Syria had used chemical weapons and therefore had crossed President Barack Obama's "red line." In turn, Erdogan prodded the United States to take a far greater military role in the conflict and announced his country's support for an American led no fly zone.
Erdogan's stark assertion lacked Turkey's usual caveats about the need for UN authorization. Turkey, however, failed to convince the US to take action and instead had to alter its policy to support the American and Russian efforts to convince the opposition and the Syrian regime to attend a peace conference in Geneva. At the time, Ankara was skeptical of any solution to the Syrian crisis that envisioned a role for Ba'ath party elites in a post-Assad government. Nevertheless, at the United States' behest, Turkish officials lobbied members of the Syrian opposition to support the peace process.
However, as these efforts stalled, Ankara once again called on the US to intervene. This effort took on a new urgency after the 21 August Sarin attack that the United States claimed some 1400 Syrian civilians. Turkey is one of the few countries that have overtly stated its support for American military action. And, in sharp departure from the fundamental underpinnings of Turkey's 'Strategic Depth/Zero Problems' foreign policy, Ankara has overtly embraced US led regime change, as it preferred policy to resolve the Syrian crisis.
Turkey was dismayed after the US opted not to launch strikes. Prime Minister Erdogan had enthusiastically support the idea of US military action. Prime Minister Erdogan, for example, called for an operation similar in scope to the seventy-eight day bombing of Kosovo in 1999. Moreover, unlike the US, Turkish officials argued that the current Syrian opposition can be counted on to assume state responsibilities once Assad is forced from power. In turn, once allowed to administrate, the moderate opposition would bolster its legitimacy and therefore marginalize groups like Jabhat al-Nusra and the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham. Turkey acknowledges that security may continue to be an issue once Assad is removed; however, officials believe that an international 'stabilization force' could be deployed inside Syria to help provide security.
the Islamic Front, and particularly Ahrar al-Sham, had recently been forced into a corner by its backer/s — "publicly distance yourself from Al-Qaeda (Jabhat al-Nusra) or lose your plentiful support." If true, this would go some way toward strengthening the suggestion that inter-Gulf relations, at least regarding Syria policy, were re-aligning closer towards the earlier mentioned dual-track objective of simultaneously bolstering moderate forces and isolating extremists. As such, we may well be entering a pivotal few months in which the place of Jabhat al-Nusra within the wider insurgency may be challenged.
Turkey and Qatar are known to be Ahrar's most important backer. And it is also known that Ahrar's leadership has ties to Nusra. Turkey had originally resisted the calls to black list Nusra and argued that the US/Western decision to do so only increased the appeal of the group. Moreover, Ankara also prioritized the overthrow of Assad over all else. From the Turkish perspective, Assad was the root cause of extremism in Syria. Thus, if he were removed, the appeal of the extremists would instantly diminish, and thereby erode their support within the country. In turn, the moderate factions would then be able to force them from Syrian territory. To bring this about, Ankara actively facilitated the arming of the opposition, whilst also resisting efforts to black list Nusra.
The rise of ISIS, however, appears to have changed the equation. Turkey now faces an extremely precarious situation on its southern border. Ankara now faces a range of asymmetric threats that have the luxury of operating in loosely governed spaces inside Syria. All of the threats share something in common – they operate from "islands of territory" within Iraq and Syria. The PYD, for example, now govern three islands of territory Afrin, Kobane and al-Jazeera. And ISIS, has carved out territory from al-Raqqah in Syria to Fallujah in Iraq.
Jabhat al-Nusra commanders have invested heavily in establishing healthy relationships with moderate insurgent leaders, which has meant the group has engendered little opposition on the ground. Within the currently prevailing dynamics, in which moderate insurgent forces remain comparatively weak man-for-man, it could be argued that it is too soon for Friends of Syria states to encourage moderates to actively oppose Jabhat al-Nusra on the ground. In the immediate term, doing so would also pose a significant risk to the prospects of ongoing battles with the government. Like it or not, FSA-branded groups are coordinating dozens of ongoing operations with Jabhat al-Nusra across the country. The unrivalled ability of Jabhat al-Nusra suicide operatives to break through established military defenses makes it a force that the insurgency as a whole would struggle to live without, for now.
Thus, while the Turkish decision may help it in the PR department, it is unlikely to dramatically alter the facts of the ground. Thus, Ankara is certain to continue to press for increased US support for the opposition. And in the long run, Turkey is certain to try and absorb the lessons learned from dealing with this conflict. Moreover, as in other crises in the past, one lesson learned is sure to be that Ankara remains too heavily dependent on the US for security needs. And this over reliance on the United States is likely to reinforce the theoretical underpinning of the "zero problems/strategic depth" foreign policy. Ahmet Davutoglu and other members of the AKP elite have long lamented Turkey's reliance on the Western powers and have argued that Turkey should be more independent.
Thus, while Turkey's foreign policy has come under increasing strain as a result of recent events in the Middle East, the idea that Turkey should work to become even more independent is likely to continue to resonate with policy makers in Ankara. With Prime Minister Erdogan poised for more political successes in the future – and Ahmet Davutoglu's rumored candidacy for the Prime Ministership – it is clear that Turkey will continue to pursue elements of its AKP era foreign policy in places like Syria and beyond.
Aaron Stein and Michael Stephens, "Where Did it All Go Wrong? The Qatar-Turkey Power House Comes Up Short," RUSI Analysis, Royal United Services Institute, 14 January 2014.
Aaron Stein, "Ankara's bad Syria options," Middle East Channel, Foreign Policy, 30 October 2013.
Sinan Ulgen and Aaron Stein, "Not the Real Deal: Ankara's Take on the Syria Agreement," Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 26 September 2013.
Aaron Stein and Esin Efe, "Turks Grapple with Syria," Middle East Channel, Foreign Policy, 5 September 2013.
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The Avalanches Spin "Frontier Psychiatrist"
Listen to this track by Australian thrift shop denizens and razor-sharp sampling jesters The Avalanches. It's their 2000 hit "Frontier Psychiatrist", as taken from their (to date) sole full length record Since I Left You. The song would place on UK and US charts by 2001, providing critical and commercial success.
It's difficult to broadly apply the term "songwriting" to this track in the traditional sense, just because it is made up entirely of found recordings from across a variety of recorded music streams. This includes comedy recordings, with the central one being Canadian comedy team Wayne & Shuster's titular sketch which is heavily quoted, along with sound effects records, instructional recordings, Mariachi music, film scores, movie dialogue (John Waters' Polyester to be exact), and sixties Enoch Light Orchestra flourishes all mixed in to make a glorious whole. How this was not a complete mess is a tribute to how deftly arranged the samples actually are. Sampling nay-sayers take note: not everyone can do this well.
I think another aspect of this song that is worth noting is that it helpfully undercuts what electronica and dance music had come to mean by the beginning of the century. A big part of that has to do with its varied and often unexpected source material, of course. But, another aspect of what makes this tune stand out is simply this: it's hilarious! Read more
Posted on July 9, 2015 June 15, 2015 by Rob Jones
DJ Shadow Spins "Midnight In a Perfect World"
Listen to this track by turntablist poster boy and instrumental hip hop auteur DJ Shadow. It's "Midnight In A Perfect World", a single as taken from the seminal record released in the fall of 1996 that kicked off a genre, Endtroducing. That record garnered near universal praise across the critical spectrum at the time, noted as much for its technical achievements as it was for the eerie and evocative atmospheres for which it is now known.
The album was created solely by its author, fuelled by raiding a local record store, Rare Records in Sacramento, in between work on the tracks, including this one. The cover of the album is pretty true to how it was made, searching the racks for grooves and textures, and then carrying them by the armful back home to be repositioned and transformed into a work that would establish a career and reputation for DJ Shadow, born Joshua Evans. The tools he had to hand to create this song were a sampler, a turntable, and a tape recorder. They were enough to garner not only rave reviews and sales, but also a Guinness World Book of Records entry for first album to be comprised solely of samples.
In an age before Garage Band, this was a neat trick. But, this song and the rest of the album is far, far more than an amazing technical feat, although it certainly is that. It was the beginning of a new paradigm that generated all kinds of discussions about something in pop music that is rarely considered; context and how it relates to the way we hear the music within one, as well as the nature of what it is to "write" a song in the first place. Read more
Posted on December 8, 2014 November 10, 2014 by Rob Jones	· 3 Comments
The Beta Band Perform "Human Being"
Listen to this track by Anglo-Scot folktronica collagists The Beta Band. It's "Human Being", the second single from their second album, Hot Shots II, released in the summer of 2001.
This record was the follow-up to their first full-length and self-titled debut, a record that felt like a false start to the band themselves, who called it "shit" in interviews. That's a little strong. But, it is an unfocused work, albeit with some great tracks on it (my favourite: "It's Not Too Beautiful", with its kind of a wonky nu-psych quality).
I personally think that the lukewarm reaction to their debut was because the compilation Three EPs had done so well, featuring a bona fide hit in "Dry The Rain", a song that would go in my own top 100 of songs I could play over and over and never get tired of. Needless to say, expectations for their first album were very high when it came down to full-length records.
So how did they do one better with this one, after the lacklustre results of the first? Well, they revealed something about themselves as a band which had been a little lost on that debut record that is noted for its ecleticism, and not much for focus. I'm talking about songwriting.
Posted on April 14, 2014 March 28, 2014 by Rob Jones	· 2 Comments
Groove Armada Play "At The River"
Listen to this track by London pop musical era cross-polinator duo Groove Armada. It's "At The River", a single from 1997 that was re-released two years later as a part of their Vertigo album.
The album was released during a period when chillout and downtempo beats were becoming equally celebrated in clubs and on the radio as pop songs in Britain. As such, both contexts and audiences are served here, with pop hooks and beats intertwining to make one of the most appealing confections of a genre that marked the times before the 20th century became the early 21st.
The central hook here comes from tin pan alley pop singer Patti Page's "Old Cape Cod", a single from 1957 that came in turn out of a poem as written by one Claire Rothrock who'd fallen in love with the titular destination. The song was a hit, salty air and quaint little villages and all, and Patti Page would be celebrated by the region of Cape Cod for many years after for being a cultural ambassador because of her hit with this earlier pop single.
But, what's it doing being referenced on a late-20th century dance record made in rainy London? Read more
Posted on October 11, 2012 October 11, 2012 by Rob Jones	· 1 Comment
Lemon Jelly Perform "Nervous Tension"
Listen to this track by British mixologist duo and sampling enthusiasts Lemon Jelly. It's "Nervous Tension", a gem taken from their 1998 EP The Bath, and later to appear on 2000's full-length KY, which brought three of their EPs together.
The track is the result of a combination of disparate ingredients, including the main "voice" of a hypnotist using his powers to irradicate the negative effects of the titular condition. This is the voice of a real practicioner of hypnosis, one Peter Reveen, originally from Australia, but having built his name right here in Canada.
In addition to performing at live events, Raveen also cut records to help people relax, to quit smoking, and anything else that might affect a positive change through the power of suggestion – Relax With Raveen*.
Lemon Jelly (Fred Deakin and Nick Franglen) took Raveen's voice and created a little alchemy, and with a goal perhaps not a million miles removed from that of the original source material.
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Церква Різдва Пресвятої Богородиці на Кривчицях (колишній костел Воздвиження Святого Хреста) — культова споруда, православний храм ПЦУ у Львові на вулиці Богданівській, 1 в місцевості Кривчиці. Збудований 1931 року початково як костел Воздвиження Чесного Хреста.

Історія
Наприкінці XIX століття римо-католики села Кривчиць належали до парафії при костелі святого Антонія на Личакові. Йдучи до храму, щоразу віряни були змушені долати відстань близько 5 км. 1913 року парафії подарували ділянку під будівництво костелу, але з умовою розпочати його того ж року. Умову не було виконано і ділянку повернуто власнику.

1931 року комітет з будівництва костелу в Кривчицях придбав нову ділянку. Проєкт розробив архітектор Вавжинець Дайчак. Однак з невідомих причин не реалізовано. Невідомий архітектор розробив новий проєкт, при цьому за основу взяв план і загальні риси роботи Дайчака. Того ж року будівництво завершили. Фундатором будівництва став колишній військовий капелан Владислав Гризецький. 21 вересня 1931 року храм освячено на честь Воздвиження Чесного Хреста. Рішенням Болеслава Твардовського від того ж року храм отримав статус філіального у парафії святого Антонія. 1933 року ксьондз Владислав Дубель звернувся до курії з пропозицією утворити самостійну парафію, до якої мали би відійти також села Лисиничі і Підбірці. Однак до початку Другої світової війни у 1939 році рішення про утворення парафії так і не було прийнято. В радянський час у костелі влаштовано склад. 1990 року передано громаді УАПЦ і наново освячено як церкву Різдва Пресвятої Богородиці. На початку 1990-х років виконано ремонт, дах вежі і сигнатурки замінено цибулястими банями, в інтер'єрах зроблено розписи.

Архітектура
Храм розташований на східній околиці Львова у місцевості Кривчиці. Розташований на похилій ділянці, з непарного боку вулиці Богданівської, зорієнтований на осі схід-захід із входом із заходу. Головний фасад виходить на вулицю Богданівську. Поруч розміщена невисока двоярусна стінна дзвіниця на чотири дзвони, увінчана трьома маленькими банями. До тильного боку дзвіниці прибудовано невелике господарське приміщення. Храм збудований із цегли, тинькований. У плані однонавовий із дещо нижчим і вужчим від нави презбітерієм і тригранною абсидою. Над входом до нави квадратна у плані двоярусна вежа. З обидвох боків до абсиди примикають прямокутні в плані захристії. У наві над входом влаштовано хори. Стіни нави почленовано тосканськими пілястрами. Храм перекрито трьома пряслами хрестових склепінь, презбітерій — одним пряслом, абсиду — конхою, другий ярус вежі — парусним склепінням. Фасад має низький цоколь і увінчаний профільованим гзимсом. Стіни нави, а також лицьова сторона вежі та грані абсиди зовні укріплені контрфорсами. Усі вікна нави і вежі завершені півциркульно, у захристіях — прямокутні. Проєкт храму з виразними, хоч і спрощеними елементами історизму (неоготики) був доволі архаїчний, як для місцевої сакральної архітектури того часу. Неоготика в даному випадку символізувала приналежність до католицької віри і підкреслювала «польський» характеру храму.

Примітки

Джерела

 Krasny P. Kościół filialny p. w. Podwyższenia Krzyża Św. w Krzywczycah // Kościoły i klasztory Lwowa z wieków XIX i XX. — Kraków: Antykwa, 2004. — S. 255—259. — (Materiały do dziejów sztuki sakralnej na ziemiach wschodnich dawnej Rzeczypospolitej; Cz. 1). — ISBN 83-89273-17-9.

Різдва Пресвятої Богородиці
Різдва Пресвятої Богородиці
Колишні храми УАПЦ
Колишні римсько-католицькі культові споруди у Львові
Кривчиці


Discussion in 'UFC Discussion' started by Saku Would Go!, Jul 31, 2016.
I have to give it the UFC hype machine. Did anyone really think the former Strikeforce fighters would have this much success in the UFC?
When Strikeforce was around it was always considered a distant second to the UFC. Turns out the gap was much smaller than every thought.
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Scott Coker knows what he is doing in terms of finding talent and building an organization. Let's hope he does it again with Bellator so the fighters have good options and some leverage to get better contracts and working conditions. Nick Diaz and Jake Shields were other Strikeforce fighters of note who came to the UFC when it was purchased.
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Strikeforce was a great MMA promotion. I always felt they were on par with the UFC in terms of talent, just a little behind in terms of production. Not surprising that so many Strikeforce fighters have found success in the UFC.
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When did Josh Thomson fight for the title?
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Now don't laugh, when I say Bellator has same kind of depth in their Lightweight & Welterweight divisions as UFC.
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He fought Bendo for the title. Close fight. I though he won.
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I agree. He did really well taking shots on guys from overseas. If I remember correctly he allowed a number of fighters to fight in other organizations especially DREAM.
My bad. Forgot he had lost the title to Pettis before that fight.
Don't forget Eddie Alvarez came from Bellator. Despite the UFC propaganda most people knew Bellator and especially Strikeforce, like Pride before them, had guys who could challenge for the titles.
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But bro, the only top fighters in the world fight in the UFC. Strikeforce was a bunch of cans. Can you believe Fedor signed with them?!
Ah great, this thread again. Sooner or later, you're going to get the UFC nuthugger who says "but they improved once they got to the UFC bro!" and it'll devolve into a pointless argument, which is whether or not the secondary promotions today are better than Strikeforce/PRIDE/WEC was.
The folks calling the UFC a monopoly were always wrong.
Overeem chin beats him more often than not.
Tl:dr all are UFC fighters they strikeforce was number two and now doesn't exist.
You can agrue overeem of course but that's it really. He got his best career win in the ufc ..rockold and Woodley too but he lost 3 times under zuffa. And Belfort and bisping beat rockhold. shutdown...Cromier is the only exception even tho Jones beat him.
I'll give you Thomson. I got my time line a little screwed up. Lawler and Werdum were both under Strikeforce contract. My point is how strong the Strikeforce roster was when it was purchased. Whether they had previously fought in the UFC or not is irrelevant. Don't forget Rockhold whooped up on Weidman before he decided to blow it against Bisping.
well If your point was the roster was strong when purchased I agree wholeheartedly. I don't think that was ever in contention they were the clear number in most eyes. Others say wec. Like myself. But sure it was a great roster. Nobody can argue against that and mean it.


If you can't deep fry it... it isn't worth eating!
It's not that I'm not a morning person. In fact, I love mornings. I'm just not a waking up person!
I accidently got fat except it's not actually an accident because I just can't stop eating!
This morning I went jogging, then before I started I remembered Proverb 28:1.
Which clearly states, "The wicked shall run when no one is chasing them". So I went back home!
I don't exercise. It seems like a waste to die healthy!
Can someone tell me how many calories do I burn when I run away from my problems?
Whenever I get a wedding Invite from friends, I get excited not because they remember me but because there will be free food!
If you want to avoid failure in love then fall in love with food; it'll never break your heart!
I'm starting to think that the gym isn't really for me. I went this morning and laid down on the mat to do some sit-ups. I woke up 2 hours later!
If God meant us to touch our toes, He would have put them higher up our body!
If it is made in Plant, don't!


I didn't comment much about the current budget debate now but I look on with much nauseating disbelief with what PAP is doing right now.
It actually reminds me of what happened in 1981 and 1984, when the economic downturn and crisis was imminent but PAP government back then continued to increase cost to the people and businesses. It did cost PAP two seats in parliament but apparently that wasn't bad enough for PAP to learn its lesson.
Most importantly, the economy dipped much worse than expected due to PAP's totally senseless economic policies melted out through its yearly budgets.
70% of Singaporeans have to take responsibility for the current senseless doings of PAP government. They had given PAP such a strong mandate that PAP literally has the total blank cheque to sign on.
We are going to face a serious structural economic downturn in the coming months but what did PAP do? It just adds on the burden of Singaporeans and businesses by raising various costs. Water, as the most basic necessity for human beings, is slated to raise 30% within two years! But PAP's MPs and Ministers, with totally naive and sometimes, idiotic senseless humor, expects Singaporeans' pay to increase in such economic difficult situation while goods and services should not increase in prices!
The water pricing, along with electricity tariff, are the two basic fundamentals for both human beings and businesses. It would be totally naive to believe PAP's rhetoric that each household only pay $18 more on average for water when other goods and services, especially food and beverages, will increase in prices as well!
Right from 2015 "PAP VICTORIOUS 70% mandate", PAP had increased almost everything possible. Mark my word, GST would be the next golden goose they will aim at.
Singapore has already one of the most expensive water pricing in the world while its raw water cost from JB is kept fixed at such a low level. Hong Kong which bought raw water from China, had paid a higher price as compared to Singapore but in the end, Singapore's portable treated water price is more than 5 times more expensive than Hong Kong! Hong Kong is definitely not a "low cost" city but why did Singapore's water price so much higher? There are many reasons but I shall not deal with it here. In fact, the real cost of raw water from JB which Singapore bought, had DECREASED due to depreciated Malaysian Ringgit! Basically, Singapore has allowed cost to escalate without much control.
The introduction of Carbon tax at this instance, will add oil to the fire we have. Not only electricity tariff will go up but all cost will shoot up in no time!
Most people have realized PAP's CFE report is nothing but just old wine in new bottle. These are not some magic pills to address our current and future economic development. But the current acts of PAP increasing so much costs to livelihood in Singapore, is definitely a poison to our ailing economy, which our dear PM refused to acknowledge its sick status.
It is a common knowledge that PAP will want to increase prices and milk Singaporeans for whatever they can milk at the mid term of their 5 year rule so that Singaporeans could slowly forget such pain by the time when elections come in another 2 or 3 years time. They will throw goodies and candies just before the next GE just to appease all voters. They thought the current "bitter pills" would be OK for Singaporeans to swallow but they are wrong. These are really POISON they are feeding Singaporeans, without any good sense of judgement of the current economic situation!
The current Finance Minister, who had just recovered from his "stroke", may not be thinking proper. It is unbelievable for him to come up with such poisons for Singapore at this stage. Finance Minister Heng Swee Kiat should resign if his proposed massive increment in prices, indirect taxes and cost burden to Singaporeans and business finally killed us in the upcoming economic storm.
On top of that, PM Lee should also take assumed responsibility for allowing such bad budget to be passed in parliament.
Real growth is new money coming into the country -tourist spending is one of them. The small growth we are having now are only domestic. Those in charge are not connecting well with the grimness which the country had been experiencing some years now. Lo and behold we seriously need new blood . People with feelings for the 80% HDB dwellers who depended on double incomes to get by. The youths struggle to qualify for continued schooling and relationship problems. Single parents and dysfunctional families who faces emotionally and mentally hardships. More young people are hooked to drugs. How did this poison enter a supposedly drug-free country. What happened to the once safe country? Dangers are lurking everywhere-shopping centres, trees , lifts , fires , falling windows, lonely sick old people whose children literally have no time for them due to constraints on time and money. All these do not sound right to them ?
All these facking leaders are only interested in going in a wild goose chase striking the super 'em over indulgence on infrastructures.
They have lost their sole focus.
People have better things to do with their precious & valuable time than listening to them spinning lots of crab tactics.
Creatures of disgusting habits of ITS NOT WHAT THE MAJORITY OF THE PEOPLE WANTS. ITS WHAT THEY WANT FOR THE MINORITY PEOPLE .
🏥 At the Hospital, you will understand that nothing is more beautiful than HEALTH.
🔐 In the Prison, you'll see that FREEDOM is the most precious thing.
💐 At the Cemetery, you will realize that life is worth nothing. The ground that we walk today will be our roof tomorrow.
*Sad Truth* : We all come with *nothing* and we will go with *nothing* ... Let us, therefore, remain humble and be thankful & grateful at all times for everything.
Loopholes, why you so one directional ?
But the people have no way to loophole you.
You are so so funny.
No abundance of new ideas.
These money-grabbing loopholes should be plugged ?
Treated with the same type of customer care for unfolding a grain of salt sanction so a little movement could generate more funds.(BSD,SSD, ABSD all the TAXES ,STAMP DUTY........................endless.) If some is willing to ignore the letting go of ABSD..when not many can pass the deposit and the tedious complex TDSR on 2nd property ,we are just pieces on a chess board, they are the players.
Some hard earned a few hundred dollars monthly.
Some earned a few thousand.
Some earned a few million.( by just shifting $ numbers and re-tweaking loophole policies to generate more funds.) Please cover loopholes!
There was no buzz created that more young's are staying and working abroad due to work opportunists, lower cost of living and avoiding an overly-controlling state.
brand GAP shutting here next year? Wise stewardship.
GST & TAXES are financed by people's income, which is dependent on GDP growth.
Good reasoning why GST & TAXES hike will not be happening.
[SINGAPORE - Two teenagers were arrested for allegedly breaking into a Tampines coffee shop and making away with $400 in cash.


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Danny Danon, Nikki Haley to headline 'DiploTech' summit
Nikki Haley and Danny Danon, who recently served together as United Nations ambassadors representing the U.S. and Israel, respectively, are headlining a global virtual summit on Wednesday focusing on innovation and development in a post-coronavirus era.
Other speakers include David Kabua, president of the Marshall Islands; Guatemalan Foreign Minister Pedro Brolo Vila; and E.P. Chet Greene, Antigua and Barbuda's minister of foreign affairs, immigration and trade.
Danon, who represented Israel at the U.N. from 2015 until earlier this year, told JI that his experiences in Turtle Bay inspired the initiative, which is aimed at connecting countries around the world with Israeli startups and entrepreneurs. In his work in New York and on diplomatic tours of Israel he led for his U.N. colleagues, Danon said he encountered great interest in Israel's agriculture, technology and economic development.
"I understood the potential for us to create a dialogue and to build bridges on the platform of technology," he explained.
Danon will kick off the summit with a one-on-one conversation with Haley, with whom he developed a close relationship while serving together at the U.N.
The former Israeli ambassador said he is hopeful that Haley, who represented the United States at the U.N. from January 2017 to December 2018, will continue to speak out about Iran during the incoming Biden administration.
Danon, who concluded his term in New York in July, expressed interest in returning to the Knesset on the Likud list if early elections are called next week, though he said he is working to convince party leaders to avoid such a situation.
In the interview with JI, Danon criticized his former colleague, Gideon Sa'ar, who announced last week that he was leaving Likud to form a new right-wing political party to challenge Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Danon, who mounted his own an unsuccessful challenge to replace Netanyahu as head of the party in 2014, noted that he accepted his own loss despite having disagreements with the prime minister. "I, too, criticize things that happen in the party, but I believe that we should try and change it from within and not split to create new entities," Danon said.
Danon suggested that Netanyahu's refusal to appoint Sa'ar to a cabinet post despite his senior position within the party motivated the former minister to strike out on his own.
The "responsible thing to do now," Danon advised, is for Netanyahu and Defense Minister Benny Gantz to engage and resolve the dispute between them — to pass a budget and stick to the previously agreed upon rotation deal to prevent new elections. "I think that once you have an agreement, you should stand behind it. That's the message you want to send to Israeli citizens and to the next generation," he stressed.
"I don't think the right thing to do now as we are still fighting COVID-19 is to divide the country and force another election," Danon asserted.
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Other tunnel server locations planned.
Re: Other tunnel server locations planned.
Tunnel servers tend to wind up in spots where there's a fair amount of peering. Doesn't really help too much to have a tunnel server in Vegas, since you'd likely wind up going through LA regardless.


Gold settles at its lowest in over a week on Monday, with apparent progress in U.S.-China trade talks helping to dull haven-related demand for the metal as investors also showed some disappointment that recent weakness in the dollar has failed to provide support.
It has been said the opposite of love isn't hate, it is indifference. The best approach to a market like this is to look for stocks that are sinking to some support levels because of the lack of interest. Since it is an IPO there isn't any support on the chart, but the last money it raised privately was around $55 so there are some market players looking for support at that level.
From a technical standpoint, gold's bullish reversal that kicked off at the end of September has been more or less textbook. Now, with metals vastly outperforming the stock market in the last half-year, the question is whether gold is still glittering in 2019. Shares have been trading in an extremely well-defined price channel since the middle of September, catching a bid on every successive test of the bottom of its trading range.
Gold fell ahead of first-quarter earnings season as the dollar gained while the precious metal slumped to its lowest level of the month on Thursday. Gold fell 1.23 percent at the close of Thursday's trading session to settle at a price of $1.295.15. "This drop is the largest since the first half of 2016, which proved a strong catalyst for gold prices," said Maxwell Gold, director of investment strategy at Aberdeen Standard Investments.
The combination of the factors will support the bullish sentiment for gold and continue to boost gold ETFs higher in the months ahead.
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been arrested in London, the Wall Street Journal reported early Thursday, citing a U.K. police briefing. The police say they were invited into the embassy in London, where Assange has been a resident for seven years, by Ecuador's government, which withdrew asylum. Assange is being held at a central London police station, according to the report. He took refuge in the embassy in 2012 while on bail in the U.K. over sexual-assault allegations against him in Sweden. Assange had claimed that if he were extradited to Sweden he might be arrested by the U.S. and face charges relating to the WikiLeaks publication of U.S. diplomatic correspondence. WikiLeaks also is the subject of U.S. probes into its 2016 election role. Ecuador's president has said Assange "repeatedly violated" the conditions of his asylum at the country's London embassy.
Banks will highlight first-quarter earnings for 2019 on Friday, which could give precious metals a jolt of gains if the weak guidance expected by a number of corporations translates to a move to safe-haven assets. Of course, the strength of precious metals will be tied to the Fed and their interest rate policy in correlation with the dollar. Increased dovishness by the central bank could continue to feed into safe-haven asset like precious metals.
President Trump, toward the end of last year, briefly mused whether he could replace Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell with Kevin Warsh, Axios reported early Wednesday, citing two unnamed sources who said they had talked with Trump about the matter. Warsh, a former Fed governor and aide to President George W. Bush, has been on Trump's short list for the Fed's top spot at the outset, but the president was persuaded to go with Powell by Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin. The Wall Street Journal separately reported that Trump blasted Powell at three meetings last week, charging that without the Fed's interest-rate increases, economic growth and stock performance would be stronger and the U.S. budget deficit would be rising less, according to the report. "I guess I'm stuck with you," Trump recalled telling Powell during a phone call, the report said.
Central banks, with their policy arsenals limited by debt-laden balance sheets, are slowly but surely warming up to gold as a reserve asset — a development that's likely to bolster yellow metal prices already on a tear.


To understand the nuances, it helps if you know something about Australian wine, particularly the reverence in which Penfolds Grange Hermitage is held. And it helps to know that both X and Y like their red wine, and both profess to know quite a bit about it. Ready?
X worked with Y for some years. Last year, X brought in a case of 'vin ordinaire' red – a Pinot Noir – to have for Friday afternoon drinks. The wine was *very* ordinary, to say the least (some thought it cheap and nasty… especially "nasty"), and we were all very glad when the last bottle was finally finished. But it really wasn't – X had held back a bottle and gave it to Y as his "secret Santa" gift at the company Christmas party, to great guffaws of laughter from the rest of us who knew how much Y hated that wine.
A few weeks ago, X resigned from the company and we had a farewell lunch for him. Y couldn't be at the lunch as he was on company business somewhere in the world. The company gave X two pairs of Reidel red wine glasses – a beautiful gift, and especially fitting for someone who likes wine. And Y, through the Managing Director, gave X a bottle of 1987 Penfolds Grange Hermitage! A magnificent gift by anyone's standards. All at our restaurant table – including X – were most impressed. And some of us were surprised at the enormity of this gift as we didn't think that X and Y really got along all that well.
Y stored the gifted bottle of 'cheap and nasty' wine on a ledge in his shed, in direct sun, for 10 months.
Y very carefully opened a bottle of 1987 Grange and shared it with his wife (cut the seal super carefully, removed the cork as carefully).
Y just left an inch or so of wine and sediment in the bottle.
Y then poured the bottle of 'cheap and nasty' into the Grange bottle, recorked it, and glued the seal very carefully so you wouldn't notice that he'd tampered with the wine. He then gift wrapped the "Grange" and gave it to the Managing Director to give to X.
X called Y this week to thank him most profusely and humbly for such a magnificent gift.
Give Y a bottle of Henschke's Hill of Grace for this Christmas!
Such sweet revenge! And so carefully planned!


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Christopher Michael Boggs
May 15, 1989 ~ June 16, 2019 (age 30)
Christopher Michael Boggs, 30, of Shinnston, passed away at his residence on Sunday, June 16, 2019. He was born May 15, 1989, in Clarksburg, WV the son of Michelle Boggs and the late Kevin Allen Winkler.
Christopher served in the United States Army where he served one tour in Afghanistan. Chris was injured while in active duty and was honorably discharged. He also was a Mod. 3 Exterior Firefighter for the West Wilmerding Volunteer Fire Department Station 211. He was a kind person who always was willing to help out his community.
Chris worked as a laborer at Pusey Perfection Landscaping and Construction in North Versailles, Pennsylvania. He was often given praise by his boss for his hard work. Chris loved to hunt, fish and ride dirt bikes. He was also a talented tattoo artist. Chris loved to spend time with his family and friends, especially his children.
In addition to his father, Chris was preceded in death by, his maternal grandfather, Stanley Boggs; one sister, Kayla Winkler; and his paternal grandparents, Ronnie and Freda Winkler.
Those left behind to cherish Chris's memory include his mother, Michelle Boggs of Pennsylvania; his wife, Jessika Dawn Bishop-Holt of Clarksburg; one son, Keaton Boggs of Pennsylvania; one daughter, Hailee Boggs of Spring Field, Missouri; one sister, Chasity Wodzinski and her husband, Peter of Lost Creek; one brother, Kevin Winkler of Spelter; maternal grandmother, Judy Boggs of Wyatt; two nephews, Tre and Ayden Wodzinski; one niece, Gracilynn Wodzinski; one uncle, Bo Boggs and his wife, Misty of Shinnston; one aunt, Stacey Runion and her husband, Mike of Mannington; close friends, Cassandra Coats and her son, David; and several great aunts, uncles and cousins.
Family will receive friends at Dorsey Funeral Home, 701 South Pike Street; Shinnston, WV 26431, on Friday, June 28, 2019 from 11:00am until the time of the Funeral Service at 4:00pm with Pastor Mike Runion officiating. Per Christopher's request cremation services will follow. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made by using the Funeral Care Fund link found on Chris's obituary on Dorsey Funeral Home's webpage.
Online condolences can be made at www.dorseyfuneralhomewv.com. Dorsey Funeral Home & Crematory is honored to assist the Boggs Family at this time.


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