The Bizarrehall is an 'ad-supported' software (also known as adware). Once gets installed, Bizarrehall makes changes to the PC system settings and configures itself so as to launch automatically each time the browser is turned on. Immediately after startup, the Bizarrehall begins to monitor the user's actions and insert ads directly into the open windows of the Chrome, FF, IE and Edge. So, if you notice that your browser has become display lots of undesired pop-up advertisements, then you do not need to wait , you need to follow the step-by-step guide below and remove Bizarrehall ASAP.
It's not a good idea to have an unwanted program like the Bizarrehall adware on your computer. The reason for this is simple, it doing things you do not know about. Even worse, the adware can gather lots of user data about you that can be later transferred to third parties. You do not know if your home address, account names and passwords are safe. And of course you completely don't know what will happen when you click on any Bizarrehall ads.
The Bizarrehall adware usually affects only the Firefox, Google Chrome, Internet Explorer and Edge by changing the browser's settings or installing a harmful extensions. Moreover, possible situations, when any other web-browsers will be affected too. The adware will perform a scan of the PC system for web browser shortcuts and modify them without your permission. When it infects the web browser shortcuts, it'll add the argument like 'http://site.address' into Target property. So, each time you open the browser, you will see undesired Bizarrehall ads.
Therefore it is very important to follow the instructions below as quickly as possible. The step by step instructions will help you to remove Bizarrehall adware as well as clean your computer from any unwanted ads. What is more, the few simple steps below will help you remove other malicious software such as unwanted toolbars and browser hijackers, which can be installed onto personal computer along with the 'ad supported' software.
Most often the Bizarrehall adware requires more than a simple uninstall with the help of Windows Control panel in order to be fully removed. For that reason, our team created several removal solutions that we have summarized in a detailed tutorial. Therefore, if you've the annoying Bizarrehall on your PC system and are currently trying to have it uninstalled then feel free to follow the instructions below in order to resolve your problem. Read it once, after doing so, please print this page as you may need to close your web browser or restart your system.
The useful removal guidance for the Bizarrehall adware. The detailed procedure can be followed by anyone as it really does take you step-by-step. If you follow this process to remove Bizarrehall let us know how you managed by sending us your comments please.
Check out the Windows Control Panel (Programs and Features section) to see all installed programs. We recommend to click on the "Date Installed" in order to sort the list of programs by the date you installed them. If you see any unknown and suspicious applications, they are the ones you need to delete.
Press CTRL, ALT, DEL keys together to open the Windows Task Manager.
Click on the "Processes" tab, look for something like Bizarrehall then right-click it and select "End Task" or "End Process" option.
Next, uninstall any unknown and suspicious software from your Control panel.
Choose the application that has the name similar to "Bizarrehall", delete it.
Close all open browsers including the Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer and MS Edge. From the "Start" menu in Microsoft Windows, select "Control Panel". Under the "Programs" icon, choose "Uninstall a program".
Choose the applications with the names like Bizarrehall, then click "Uninstall/Change" button to delete this undesired program from your PC.
Select the program named like Bizarrehall, the press "Change/Remove" button. Follow the prompts.
If unwanted Bizarrehall ads opens automatically on Windows startup or at equal time intervals, then you need to check the Task Scheduler Library and delete all the tasks that have been created by malicious program.
Press Windows and R keys on your keyboard at the same time. It will show a prompt which called Run. In the text field, type "taskschd.msc" (without the quotes) and click OK. Task Scheduler window opens. In the left-hand side, press "Task Scheduler Library", like below.
If your Chrome web-browser is rerouted to undesired Bizarrehall ads, it may be necessary to completely reset your web-browser program to its default settings.
If you find that Microsoft Internet Explorer internet browser settings such as homepage, newtab page and search engine by default having been modified by Bizarrehall ad supported software which causes undesired pop-ups, then you may restore your settings, via the reset web-browser procedure.
First, run the Internet Explorer, press ) button. Next, press "Internet Options" like below.
You will now need to restart your PC system for the changes to take effect. It will delete Bizarrehall adware that causes a ton of unwanted pop-ups, disable malicious and ad-supported web browser's extensions and restore the Microsoft Internet Explorer's settings like start page, newtab page and search engine by default to default state.
If the Firefox browser application is hijacked, then resetting its settings can help. The Reset feature is available on all modern version of Mozilla Firefox. A reset can fix many issues by restoring Mozilla Firefox settings like start page, new tab and default search engine to its default state. It will save your personal information like saved passwords, bookmarks, and open tabs.
If you are unsure how to remove Bizarrehall ad-supported software easily, consider using automatic adware removal software that listed below. It will identify the Bizarrehall adware which redirects your browser to unwanted ad web sites and remove it from your computer for free.
We recommend you to use the Zemana Anti-malware which are completely clean your computer of Bizarrehall that cause annoying popup advertisements to appear. Moreover, the tool will help you to remove PUPs, malware, toolbars and browser hijackers that your personal computer can be infected too.
Download Zemana by clicking on the following link. Save it on your Windows desktop or in any other place.
When the downloading process is done, close all windows on your personal computer. Further, start the set up file called Zemana.AntiMalware.Setup. If the "User Account Control" prompt pops up as displayed on the screen below, click the "Yes" button.
It will open the "Setup wizard" that will assist you install Zemana AntiMalware on the computer. Follow the prompts and do not make any changes to default settings.
Once install is finished successfully, Zemana Free will automatically launch and you can see its main window like below.
Next, click the "Scan" button for checking your PC for the Bizarrehall adware that created to redirect your web browser to various ad web-pages. This process can take quite a while, so please be patient. When a threat is detected, the count of the security threats will change accordingly. Wait until the the checking is finished.
After Zemana Anti Malware (ZAM) completes the scan, you'll be displayed the list of all detected items on your machine. In order to delete all threats, simply press "Next" button.
The Zemana Free will remove Bizarrehall that causes web browsers to show unwanted advertisements and move items to the program's quarantine. After the process is finished, you can be prompted to reboot your machine.
Remove Bizarrehall adware manually is difficult and often the adware is not completely removed. Therefore, we suggest you to use the Malwarebytes Free which are completely clean your computer. Moreover, the free program will help you to delete malware, potentially unwanted programs, toolbars and hijackers that your system may be infected too.
Download MalwareBytes by clicking on the following link.
Once the download is complete, close all windows on your personal computer. Further, open the file called mb3-setup. If the "User Account Control" dialog box pops up as shown in the figure below, click the "Yes" button.
It will show the "Setup wizard" that will help you install MalwareBytes AntiMalware (MBAM) on the PC system. Follow the prompts and do not make any changes to default settings.
Once setup is finished successfully, click Finish button. Then MalwareBytes Free will automatically run and you may see its main window as shown below.
Next, click the "Scan Now" button .MalwareBytes program will scan through the whole PC system for the Bizarrehall 'ad supported' software that causes browsers to display undesired ads. This procedure can take some time, so please be patient. While the MalwareBytes Anti-Malware tool is checking, you may see count of objects it has identified as being infected by malicious software.
Once the scan is finished, the results are displayed in the scan report. Make sure all threats have 'checkmark' and press "Quarantine Selected" button.
The MalwareBytes Anti-Malware (MBAM) will delete Bizarrehall ad-supported software that redirects your internet browser to annoying ad sites. After the clean up is done, you can be prompted to restart your machine. We recommend you look at the following video, which completely explains the process of using the MalwareBytes Anti Malware (MBAM) to get rid of browser hijacker infections, 'ad supported' software and other malware.
The AdwCleaner utility is free and easy to use. It can scan and remove malware, PUPs and adware in FF, Google Chrome, Microsoft Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge web-browsers and thereby get rid of all annoying Bizarrehall advertisements. AdwCleaner is powerful enough to find and remove malicious registry entries and files that are hidden on the computer.
In the AdwCleaner window, click the "Scan" to begin scanning your PC system for the Bizarrehall that causes multiple annoying ads and pop ups. A scan can take anywhere from 10 to 30 minutes, depending on the number of files on your system and the speed of your computer. When a threat is detected, the number of the security threats will change accordingly. Wait until the the scanning is done.
When that process is finished, you can check all items found on your system. When you're ready, click "Clean". If the AdwCleaner will ask you to reboot your computer, press "OK".
Enabling an adblocker program such as AdGuard is an effective way to alleviate the risks. Additionally, ad blocker programs will also protect you from malicious ads and web sites, and, of course, block redirection chain to Bizarrehall ads and similar pages.
Once downloading is complete, start the downloaded file. You will see the "Setup Wizard" screen as shown on the image below.
Follow the prompts. Once the installation is complete, you will see a window as on the image below.
You can press "Skip" to close the setup program and use the default settings, or press "Get Started" button to see an quick tutorial that will assist you get to know AdGuard better.
In most cases, the default settings are enough and you do not need to change anything. Each time, when you run your machine, AdGuard will launch automatically and stop pop-ups, Bizarrehall ads, as well as other malicious or misleading sites. For an overview of all the features of the program, or to change its settings you can simply double-click on the AdGuard icon, which is located on your desktop.
Many ad supported software are included in the freeware setup file. In many cases, a user have a chance to disable all included "offers", but some setup files are made to confuse the average users, in order to trick them into installing the Bizarrehall that developed to redirect your web browser to various ad web pages. Anyway, easier to prevent the adware rather than clean up your computer after one. So, keep the web browser updated (turn on automatic updates), use a good antivirus software, double check a free programs before you open it (do a google search, scan a downloaded file with VirusTotal), avoid harmful and unknown web sites.
Now your computer should be free of the Bizarrehall that causes web browsers to display undesired advertisements. Delete AdwCleaner. We suggest that you keep AdGuard (to help you block unwanted popup ads and intrusive malicious web sites) and Zemana Anti Malware (ZAM) (to periodically scan your system for new ad-supported softwares and other malicious software). Probably you are running an older version of Java or Adobe Flash Player. This can be a security risk, so download and install the latest version right now.
If you are still having problems while trying to get rid of Bizarrehall from the FF, Chrome, Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge, then ask for help in our Spyware/Malware removal forum.


The Texas A&M Aggies have announced future football series with the USC Trojans and the Oregon Ducks, both of the Pac-10. The Aggies will play USC in 2015 and 2016 and Oregon in 2018 and 2019.
Venues for the Aggies' two games against USC have not been announced yet as the two are still finalizing details, but it should be a home-and-home series. Texas A&M will travel to face Oregon in September of 2018 and will host the Ducks in September of 2019.
Texas A&M has never played against Oregon. Against the USC Trojans, the Aggies are 0-3. In their last match-up in the 1977 Bluebonnet Bowl, USC won 47-28.
woaahh. didn't see that coming.
Would really like to see the Big 12 Teams, such as Texas A&M, start playing stiffer competition in preseason games. To settle for playing over ranked, up and down, hit and miss teams from the PAC 10 instead of stepping up to find better teams, such as SEC teams is disheartening, to say the least.
If TX A&M is ever going to be a contender in the BCS they are going to have play and win against the more elite teams in the country.
how is SC overrated? we're not even ranked?


For years now there seems to be a theme running through the album titles, have a listen and see who's guilty or not?
A band who toured Scotland, playing various cover tunes from Robert Johnson, Bonnie Raitt and then New Orleans classic brought back by drummer, Brendan Cameron. The band also featured Jimmy Johnstone (yep, there is two) on bass, Robert Jones on guitar, the late Sandy Brown on keyboards and Deke McGee on sax. Here is our version of the Ida Cox song, Wild Women Don't Get The Blues.
This was a calmer, slightly more acoustic-based group of songs, featuring one by Canadian Susanna Ungerleider and the more global, Prince. The line-up featured Miles O'Neill on bass, Robert Jones on guitar with a little harmonica from poet Gerry Cambridge and flute by Joe Muirhead. Track here is from original song, Down on Me, written by Colin Campbell.
This album was a return and push into contemporary rock with collaboration with guitarist, Robert Jones and drummer, Chris Campbell. All songs were co-written and one was borrowed from the man of blues, Eric Bibb. The song here is Down South (Jones, Jaxson).
An album of songs that I have always wanted to record. From Etta James to Led Zeppelin, this covers a broad reach. This CD raised a substantial amount of money for Mary's Meals and, from what is said, is a stock travelling companion for those road trips. Drums featured are by Chris Campbell and there is some wild and electrifying guitar solos by Pockets and Paul Ross as well as a sensitive acoustic of Nicky McKeown. Jack Webb on keys, Gordon Simpson on saxophone and Jimmy on bass. Song here features the band, Take Me to the River.


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Check Out What Mansory Did to the Mercedes G63 AMG 6×6
Giancarlo Perlas June 6, 2015
The Mercedes G63 AMG 6×6 tuned by Mansory.
Sadly, the production of the Mercedes G63 AMG 6×6 has already come to an end last April. The reason behind the move is to limit the number of the six-wheeler and ensure its rarity. The exit of the auto is also to pave way to its successor, the Mercedes-Benz G500 4×42.
Recently, Mansory released some photos of its new work on the Mercedes G63 AMG 6×6, which can be considered as the final salute of the tuner to the behemoth. The tuner called it the G63 6×6 Gronos. The upgrades feature a significant boost in the engine of the six-wheeler plus some body enhancements.
Starting from under the hood of the auto, Mansory tweaked the vehicle's 5.5-liter biturbo V8 engine to bring its output from 536 hp to a whopping 828 hp. The torque was greatly increased too from 560 lb-ft to 738 lb-ft.
The extra kick was achieved through some reconfigurations in the power unit of the G63 6×6 Gronos that included the installation of new pistons, big end bearings, connecting rods, cylinder head, crank, and exhaust system.
As for the improvements in the body of the 6×6, Mansory fitted it with carbon fiber elements. These can be found in the mirror casings, hood, grille, roof lighting system frame, and all other components not found in the factory model of the auto.
G63 6×6 Gronos Photos
Check out the rest of the photos of the Mansory Mercedes G63 AMG 6×6 in the gallery below:
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The CSUMB Oral History and Community Memory Archive (OHCMA) promotes field oriented, project-based, archival and multimedia opportunities in oral history. Its goal is to encourage an integration of teaching, research, and ethical collaboration that involves students, faculty and community. The OHCMA promotes oral history projects that build understanding of the Central Coast's multicultural past, present and future. Projects are generated in collaboration with community interests and needs, and investigation results are returned to the communities and individuals involved, in ethical and collaborative ways. As a public research repository, the Archive welcomes use by students, scholars, and interested community members.
Seaside - Voices of the African American Community - Includes 14 video interviews conducted in 2014 with prominent members of Seaside's historic African American community. The collection also includes the African American Legacy Project, a set of 6 video interviews commissioned in 2006 by the Visual and Public Art Department at CSUMB. Themes include: the earliest families on the Central Coast, the impact of Fort Ord on the development of Seaside, growing up in a multicultural community, civil rights and social activism, current struggles, and new arrivals.
Chinatown Renewal Project - Includes more than 140 video interviews conducted from 2007-2014 on memories of Salinas Chinatown from members of the Chinese, Japanese, Filipino, Mexican and Homeless communities. These recordings are also to be archived in the future Salinas Chinatown Cultural Center and Museum, on Soledad Street. Themes include: Childhood memories of Chinatown and Japantown, the Republic Café, intercultural relations, agricultural labor, merchants and commerce, outsider gambling and nightlife, insider family life, and community social life and traditions.
Salinas - Old Town between the Wars; Salinas during World War II - Includes @16 video interviews recorded in 2012 and 2013 with prominent seniors about life in Salinas from 1920s to the 1950s. Themes include: childhood memories of Main Street, the Salinas Rodeo, influential families, the development of the agricultural industry, the "Okies," teachers, business people, and other professionals.
CSUMB Tenth Anniversary - Includes @ 25 audio interviews recorded in 2004, with founding university faculty, staff, administrators, members of the military community, and other community members. Diverse perspectives and reflections on narrators' contributions to the founding of the University and its development over the first ten years.
CSUMB First Generation College Students - Includes @90 audio interviews from 1998-2001 with CSUMB students who are first in their families to attend college. A sizeable proportion of the interviews are with Latino students from the Tri-County region. Themes include: family histories, migration, preparation for college, family support and constraints, financial and other obstacles, racial and gender discrimination, affirmation of rights and belonging, impact of college on aspirations and goals. To view the students' collaborative analysis, visit these course websites from the spring 1998 and spring 2000 sections of the Oral History and Community Memory course.
CSUMB Student Leaders - Includes five audio interviews with CSUMB student leaders from 1995-1999. Themes include: University Vision Statement, building the university, building student organizations, leadership opportunities, personal goals, assessment of accomplishments.
CSUMB History - Includes four audio interviews with CSUMB founding Provost, Assistant to the Provost, and other members of the founding administrators.
Monterey Bay Ethnic History - Includes several audio interviews with residents of the tri-county region.
Fort Ord Conversion Project - Includes audio interviews with @10 Army officers and ex-soldiers others about the Army, the closure of Fort Ord and the conversion to a university. Interviews conducted by students and faculty of the Visual and Public Art Department and Human Communication, in conjunction with the Window Murals Project.
Veterans of Fort Ord - Includes some audio interviews with individuals who served in the U.S. Army and were stationed at Fort Ord.
Chicano Veterans of Fort Ord - Includes @20 audio interviews with Chicanos who were stationed or trained at Fort Ord and served in Vietnam and other conflicts. Most interviews are from the local region.
Latina Life Stories Digital Storytelling Project: Autobiographical digital stories produced by students in HCOM 328: Latina Life Stories (4 units), Latina Life Stories, from 2000-2010.
Salinas Chinatown Oral History Walking Tour: A virtual and on-site oral history walking tour of historic Chinatown, through excerpts from oral histories in the Chinatown Renewal Project oral history collection. The Website includes full video interviews of selected Chinese, Japanese, Filipino, and Mexicano narrators, and other historical resources.


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Rapist gets five years for attack on teenager
A teenager who raped a 17-year-old virgin after offering her a lift home and then went on the run from police has been sent to prison for five years
Arshad Arif
A teenager who raped a 17-year-old virgin after offering her a lift home and then went on the run from police has been sent to prison for five years.
Arshad Arif, then 19, pulled up to talk to two girls who were hanging around outside a kebab shop in Market Place at around 2.30am on October 1, 2004, Reading Crown Court heard.
He and his friend offered to drive them home and after dropping one of the girls off in Spencers Wood he took the other one to an address in Chester Street, West Reading, to smoke canabis, prosecutor Gareth Branston told the court.
There, Arif, now 22, and the girl, who cannot be named for legal reasons, smoked some "skunk" and he then tried to kiss her.
She tried to fend him off and said she wanted to go home before he became very aggressive, Mr Branston said.
He told the court: "Arif pulled up her top and fondled her breasts and started licking and kissing her neck.
"He got more aggressive and pinned her down to the bed."
He then pulled her knickers to the side and raped her while the girl was shouting she didn't want to have sex, the court heard.
The girl left the house and was found crying and trembling by passers-by later that night in Pangbourne Street.
When arrested, Arif said he did not have sexual intercourse with anyone that night and then when released on bail he went on the run for 18 months.
Arif, of Belfast Avenue in Slough, was arrested in April this year and pleaded not guilty to rape but then changed his plea two days into his trial at Reading Crown Court.
Olive Lycourgou, defending said that Arif avoided police because he was young and he had "panicked".
She said he had changed his plea during the trial because he accepted what he had done and did not want the girl to have to go through the "trauma" of taking the witness stand.
Ms Lycourgou said the rape was not as violent as the prosecution had made out because he had put a condom on.
She said Arif and the girl had been kissing, that she had helped him put a condom on but then changed her mind at the last minute.
The lawyer added Arif accepted that the girl had not consented but asked the judge to consider it was an isolated mistake by a young man of previous good character.
Arif – who had a strict religious upbringing – had showed genuine remorse and had brought "great shame" to his family, Ms Lycourgou said.
Judge Gordon Risius said Arif had committed a serious offence by forcing himself on a girl who had said no and ordered him to serve five years behind bars.


New York is one of two states to prosecute 16-year-olds as adults. Some state politicians want to change the law so that anyone ages 16 or 17 goes to a youth court instead of an adult criminal court. Proponents of raising the age argue a higher age of criminal responsibility allows more teens to outgrow criminal behavior. Advocates say that teenagers outgrow criminal behavior when treated like teens instead of adults, a point supported by science. Bills that would allow 16- and 17-year-olds to be tried in juvenile courts were introduced to the State Legislature, one in the Assembly and one in the Senate, but the Assembly sponsor does not think either bill will pass.
Both bills were introduced in February and are currently stalled in committee. Calls to the New York State Assembly and Senate press offices about the bill yielded no answers.
Assemblyman Joseph Lentol wrote the Assembly version of the bill at the urging of Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman, who advocates raising the age of juvenile jurisdiction. Lippman said in his State of the Judiciary speech that raising the age is an important step in bringing New York's legal system up to date with the rest of the country. The only other state to prosecute 16-year-olds as adults in all cases is North Carolina.
New York and North Carolina are the last states to prosecute 16-year-olds as adults in all cases. Map by Jess Scanlon. Source: U.S. Department of Justice Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
Lentol said he agrees that it's time for the law to change, but doubts the bill will become law soon. He said he would settle for age 17 as a compromise in the short term, but thinks no young person belongs in prison. He said prison is not a place he wants to see teenagers go.
"We know jail isn't a good place to be for anyone to be in," said Lentol.
Evidence for this argument comes from across the Hudson River. In New Jersey, juvenile jurisdiction is until age 17. Research by Temple University Developmental Psychology Professor Laurence Steinberg shows young people in New York are more likely to resume criminal behavior than New Jersey young people the same age. Young people from New York who have been previously convicted of a crime at either age 16 or 17 are more likely to be re-arrested for either violent crimes or felony property crimes and to return to prison than New Jersey teens have committed similar crimes at the same ages.
University of California Psychology Professor Elizabeth Cauffman said treating 16- and 17-year-old teenagers as adolescents, not as adults, is the best way to teach them their actions have consequences. She said that the brains of 16 and 17-year-old teenagers are not developed enough yet to allow these young people to control their impulses and think ahead.
Cauffman also said there should be some punishment because despite their immature brains, most 16-year-olds know the difference between right and wrong.
Cauffman recommends an approach that emphasizes interventions like therapy over punishments like jail. She said teenagers should not be treated like adults because punishments affect them differently. Also she agrees with the raise the age movement.
"The kids in New York are not more mature at 16," she said.


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Indians owner non-committal on Francisco Lindor's future
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Indians shortstop Francisco Lindor is one of the most exciting and productive players in the game, but that's not enough quite yet to make Cleveland's ownership break the bank.
When asked about Lindor's future and if he'd remain an Indian throughout his prime, team owner Paul Dolan offered The Athletic a coy answer.
"Enjoy him," Dolan told Indians fans. "We control him for three more years. Enjoy him and then we'll see what happens."
Lindor slashed .277/.352/.519 with 38 home runs and 92 RBIs last season on a bargain salary of $623,200. After arbitration this offseason, he got a warranted bump to $10.85 million.
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The 25-year-old Lindor is a prime candidate for a long-term extension similar to the five-year, $100 million deal Alex Bregman signed with the Astros last week. Otherwise, Lindor could fetch a Manny Machado-like deal in free agency in 2022 - something Cleveland is highly unlikely to do.
Dolan's largest contract since buying the Indians in 2000 was a three-year, $60 million deal with Edwin Encarnacion in 2016. He was traded two years into the deal, and Dolan made it clear that splurge was out of character.
"I never foresaw us doing a deal like we did with Encarnacion," Dolan said. "You don't know. Probably the day when we do a deal like that is when somebody else is doing $1 billion deals with someone else.
"Where it is painful is when you have one of your own that you can't keep because the market for them is set by larger markets."
The tea leaves sure make it seem like Lindor won't be an Indian for life.


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Iowa State University gets $1.4 million to buy 3D concrete printer for low-cost homebuilding
Kim Norvell
Iowa's first 3D-printed home could be ready for its new owners by this time next year.
The Iowa Economic Development Authority on Friday approved $1.4 million for the Iowa State University College of Design to purchase a 3D printer capable of producing concrete houses. Its goal is to build a neighborhood of up to 34 3D-printed homes in Hamburg, a southwest Iowa town recovering from a massive flood two years ago.
The agency's director, Debi Durham, said the college also will develop a curriculum for training contractors on 3D printing and new state building codes in order to allow wide use of the technique in Iowa.
"Obviously we have got to figure out how to bend the cost curve on affordable housing," Durham told the board Friday. "I am really excited for this. We have a long way to go for this to move the needle on affordable housing because we have a lot to learn."
Pete Evans, assistant professor of industrial design at ISU, said 3D-printed homes offer significant cost savings because they can be finished in a week or two. It can take months to build a home using traditional methods.
The concrete used in the 3D-printed structures also offers more sustainability and resiliency than lumber-framed homes provide, Evans said.
"With the winter derecho that just blew through, this provides an added level of safety for anyone who would be in one of these units," he said.
More:This is the world's first 3D neighborhood in rural Mexico
Elsewhere in the country, some communities are adopting the new technology. In Austin, Texas, homebuilding company Lennar and ICON, a Texas-based construction firm specializing in 3D-printed structures, are building 100 single-story, 3D-printed homes in what's believed to be the world's largest development of its kind, according to CNN.
Last year, SQ4D, a company founded to use the new technology in homebuilding, listed for sale the first 3D-printed home in the U.S. in Riverhead, New York. Its list price of $299,000 was 50% below the cost of comparable newly constructed homes in the area, the company said.
The three-bedroom, two-bathroom, 1,400-square-foot home took 48 hours, $20,000 and just three laborers to complete, according to the SQ4D website.
3D printing can also cut site waste by half, Evans said.
"There's a number of very powerful statistics," he said.
Iowa State is working with Council Bluffs-based Brunow Contracting to prepare the Hamburg site for construction in the spring. The actual printing could begin as early as next fall, depending on when the machine arrives, Evans said, cautioning it could take up to eight months.
ISU will work with community colleges in the meantime to develop the curriculum for teaching 3D-printed home construction.
"The project is turning a 20th century legacy into a 21st century opportunity to transform affordable housing," Evans said.
The Iowa Economic Development Authority awarded the $1.4 million through its Strategic Infrastructure Program, which supports the exploration of new projects that can be widely adopted in the public and private sectors.
Kim Norvell covers growth and development for the Register. Reach her at knorvell@dmreg.com or 515-284-8259. Follow her on Twitter @KimNorvellDMR.


Because we all know the Spiderman invitation cards just aren't for the stylish parent.
English? You can get this card with a blank backside for you to fill in whatever language you rock!
Come in packages of 10. Available in colors Dusty Pink, Dusty Blue and Black.


F This Movie!: Thrills, Chills, & Spills: DETECTIVE BUREAU 2-3: GO TO HELL, BASTARDS!
Thrills, Chills, & Spills: DETECTIVE BUREAU 2-3: GO TO HELL, BASTARDS!
The title isn't the only great thing about this Nikkatsu Studios crime thriller.
My recent infatuation with Japanese crime films of the early- to mid-1960s has led me down a long rabbit hole of Kino, Arrow, and Criterion Collection releases. I wisely invested in the Criterion Collection DVD set, "Nikkatsu Noir." Thanks to some beloved friends, I received two Arrow "Nikkatsu Diamond Guys" box sets as a birthday present. Let me tell you, it was a much better gift than a coffee mug. I have plenty of coffee mugs; I can't get enough of the work of Seijun Suzuki and Jô Shishido. The films that they made together are just so goddamned entertaining.
Detective Bureau 2-3: Go To Hell, Bastards! represents something of a turning point in director Seijun Suzuki's career. Tired of churning out the black and white B-pictures to which he was always assigned, Suzuki hoped his facility with directing action and his eye for color would earn him better projects. Suzuki directed four films in 1963; Detective Bureau 2-3… was the first and the second, Youth of the Beast, was the breakthrough film that earned him better projects at the studio.
The Plot in Brief: After a daring robbery of guns and ammunition at a US Army base in Japan goes horribly wrong, the police capture the one yakuza suspect who wasn't killed in the melee, Manabe (Tamio Kawaji). Private detective and lovable rogue Hideo Tajimi (Jô Shishido) convinces Police Inspector Kumagai (Nobuo Kaneko) to let him infiltrate one of the gangs. Using an assumed identity, Tajimi becomes part of the Hatano gang. How long can he remain undercover? Does the Hatano boss suspect the subterfuge? Who knew that Tajimi could also sing and dance a mean Charleston?
In trying to appeal to the largest audience possible, Detective Bureau 2-3: Go To Hell, Bastards! contains a crazy mix of genres that don't always work well together. The film begins as a standard action film that morphs into a cool 1960s spy story, but loses its way as the screenwriters fold more and more styles and genres into the mix. The comic relief provided by Tajimi's buffoonish partners falls flat (as Nikkatsu expert Tony Rayns notes in his interview included as a bonus feature.) Tajimi's girlfriend Sally (Naomi Hoshi) is a singer appearing in a Hatano-run nightclub, and sings songs with lyrics about the narrative of the film itself. At one point she coaxes him up onstage and they do a little song and dance together. It's a weird jump into post-modernism that the film almost doesn't survive. It's as if, during the next installment of Mission: Impossible, Tom Cruise wandered into a nightclub featuring a torch singer crooning about how cool Ethan Hunt is and what he might do next.
Action set pieces are clearly the material with which director Suzuki is most comfortable, and the two big shoot-outs that bracket the film are its highlights. In the opening sequence, one of the gangs drives a Pepsi-Cola truck between the two warring yakuza gangs, and the audience is treated to exploding bottles and the truck bleeding carbonated brown goo. In the climactic sequence, we have what appear to be ten dozen gang members all firing at each other and running at each other with samurai swords. This period of Suzuki's career was clearly an inspiration for the early films of John Woo.
Given the similarities, I wondered if it were possible that someone at Nikkatsu had seen the first James Bond film, Dr. No, which was released in October of 1962. So many of the thematic elements in Detective Bureau 2-3 are Bond-like: the suave anti-heroand his cool car, the inscrutable villain, the bevy of beautiful, available women, the big action set pieces—indeed, the film's entire style and tone. Given the huge number of films Nikkatsu studios released each year, they must have been cranking them out pretty fast; yet Detective Bureau 2-3 was released only three months after Dr. No, in January of 1963.
Maybe all of these elements were just floating in the cinematic zeitgeist in the early 1960s. Perhaps both Dr. No and Detective Bureau 2-3 draw upon the same inspiration of film noir heroes and early crime caper films. Or maybe the screenwriters were fans of the Ian Fleming books. I'm guessing many readers are fans of the James Bond films; if so, check out Seijun Suzuki's crime films from this era (era) to see some favorite and familiar tropes refracted through a different cultural lens.
Jo Shishido is an actor I have learned to appreciate over the last year. Although I first became aware of him years ago through Suzuki's Youth of the Beast, it was Massacre Gun last summer and the recent watch of A Colt is my Passport that led me to recognize the quality of his performances. He especially plays a stoic character well.


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Knight Frank Finance confirms full integration of 360 Dot Net software
By Kenneth E. Alvarez	 Last updated Oct 5, 2021
Knight Frank Finance, the UK brokerage arm of global real estate agency Knight Frank, has confirmed that its brokers have launched an intermediary sourcing and practice management software, 360 Dot Net.
About 50 mortgage professionals are using Lifecycle Mortgage and Protection software, after nearly a year of technical due diligence and a pilot project in November.
Based in Marylebone, London, global real estate agency Knight Frank has 411 offices in 59 countries and employs more than 14,000 people.
Mortgage advisory arm Knight Frank Finance purchased the 360 Dot Net system in March last year and adapted it under development to further reflect its processes, including changes to allow advisors to produce an adequacy letter fully online and create an audit trail for all. the marketing activity generated by the system.
Broker technology has also been rebranded to reflect Knight Frank's corporate colors on the Key Fact Illustration document and client portal, along with a series of other custom changes.
Carlos Thibaut (on the picture) CEO of 360 Dot Net, said, "Knight Frank Finance exemplifies how all companies in the financial services industry should approach and challenge technology solutions. Selecting a technology vendor should not focus on a list of points, but on those aspects of the solution that increase an organization's capabilities and those that mitigate the many risks that plague the financial services industry.
The software provides claims and compliance processing, fact finding, mortgage and protection processing, and client management.
Simon Gammon, Managing Partner of Knight Frank Finance, said: "When we began the process of choosing a new system to implement, our main criteria was to find a system that improves and automates the loan application process. mortgage while streamlining the end-to-end process. functionally. 360 Dot Net was a clear winner as it offered a fully integrated client management system, allowing our consultants to interact with their clients' requests and needs when organizing and providing advice.
Gammon added that the case management system supporting the back office "will improve our customer experience and provide our team with a very efficient accounting and reporting function."
Over 5,000 advisors use 360 Dot Net software, which manages over 1.5 million active customers and has completed two years of redevelopment by integrating customer relations into the software process.
Thibaut said, "It is our responsibility to guide organizations in the confusing and rapidly changing fintech arena. We are securing our customers' future with a holistic customer relationship management, point-of-sale and portal solution that continues to redefine the industry while continuing to build a foundation that enables our customers to adapt to changes. new trends and new methods of engaging and acquiring customers. . "
He continued, "We understand the power that exists with our clients' client banks and it is our job to help organizations leverage that power with tools like predictive analytics and robo-advice powered by. machine learning. "
Victoria is the senior editor of the Mortgage Solutions and Your Mortgage group at AE3 Media. Previous titles include editor of What Mortgage and Credit Today and freelance work for various titles including The Guardian, Which? and Money.co.uk
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On a monthly basis, volunteer attorneys and Southwestern law students conduct detailed Small Claims workshops open to both plaintiffs and defendants. Following the one-hour PowerPoint presentation, litigants are invited to discuss the option of mediation with a mediation representative, and have the ability to meet one-on-one with a volunteer to clarify procedural issues, ask additional questions, and prepare for their hearings. Litigants are seen on a "first come, first served" basis. With an average of 30 participants attending each workshop, the project has assisted over 2,500 litigants. Outreach efforts specifically target low-income Angelenos. The presentation and one-on-one meetings are conducted in both English and Spanish.
The Project is a collaborative effort of Southwestern, the Los Angeles County Bar Association, Bet Tzedek Legal Services, the law firms of Greenburg Glusker, Reed Smith and the Center for Conflict Resolution.
In conjunction with the Small Claims Project, Southwestern Law School additionally hosts the Inner City Law Center's (ICLC) Small Claims Outreach program. After the general workshop, tenants seeking to enforce their rights in Small Claims Court have the further option of meeting with an ICLC volunteer for free one-on-one legal assistance.
Law student volunteers who participate in the Small Claims Clinic gain valuable hands-on legal experience that enables them to hone their interviewing skills, identify issues and apply the law to the facts. They see first-hand how the small claims process works including how to ensure proper service, what paperwork should be presented to facilitate the hearing officer's understanding of a case, and other strategies for a successful claim. Prior to working with clients, students receive materials and training in case preparation and are encouraged to visit Small Claims Court to observe hearings.


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JuicyLesson 159: Screw Jim Carrey and certain others in the entertainment industry who trade on their celebrity to spew all manner of bullshit at us; John Travolta,Madonna, Gwyneth Paltrow, Tom Cruise, Jim Carey and Bill Murray all use their place in the entertainment world to assume a supposed mantle of authority and knowledge which they neither have earned nor deserve. Can we blame them? Why do we listen to what the jerks have to say when it's just B.S. and propaganda a good part of the time …
Authored by Jerry Cohen Posted in Arts and Entertainment, Human Interest, Musings/Personal Philosophy, Video
Spend five minutes with this guy, the Amazing Atheist, [real name: T.J. Kirk] as he divulges some interesting shit regarding that douchebag, Jim Carrey.
Hang in until about the 2:30 mark when today's featured video detailing some of what Jim Carrey "has done" gets somewhat heated. For instance in 2009, he has penned an article which appeared in the Huffington Post in which he wrote that there is still no credible proof that a definitive link between vaccines and autism does NOT exist.
In other words what that genius Jim Carrey is saying, in spite of a preponderance of scientific and medical evidence to the contrary, is that there could still be some kind of link between getting our kids vaccinated on the one hand and these children being diagnosed with autism on the other.
Whatever would possess some washed-up in this case actor to utter such pure and unadulterated crap, shit that's gonna freak people out and send them scurrying for the internet where a lot more of this kind of false information permeates?
Well my friends, the answer to that question rests in the query itself. They do it in their attempts to be "relevant", to stay in what's left of their ever-shrinking share of the limelight. (Note that there are certain exceptions like John Travolta who's far from being washed up. See below.)
Thanks, Jim-Bob. Screw you and the train that you rode in on. Asshole.
Hopefully, people will regard their physicians rather than what's on the internet as the final arbiters in circumstances when real medical knowledge is required rather than the moronic ramblings of the likes of Tom Cruise, Madonna and Jim Carrey, all washed up entertainers looking for the right pulpit from which to spew their shit, thereby trying to stay "relevant" and in their pathetic attempts to maintain at least a small share of that limelight which is being usurped – and quickly so – by up-and-coming, younger talent.
On the one hand, who can blame them? They're just trying to make a living, or so goes the argument. On the other hand, do people like John Travolta, Madonna, Tom Cruise, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jim Carrey and others of their ilk have a right to use their celebrity to propagate false or innapropriately-researched information?
Even in the case where according to Doug Camilli in today's Gazette the actor-comedian Bill Murray supposedly has a sure Rx (prescription) to avoid getting drunk from a champagne overdose – drink it with ice to prevent dehydration which apparently has a role to play in causing inebriation; even in this case, what right does Bill Murray have to say this stuff?
Let's see some supportive scientific evidence for Murray's hypothesis. This is something which may have worked for him and even for some of us friends but that's all and so what?
First, what Murray says works for him wouldn't necessarily work for anyone else. Just because it may have worked for Bill Murray and even for many of his friends too, doesn't mean that it will work for other people as well.
Second, are there other techniques of getting water into one's system short of diluting a nice glass of champagne with ice? How about consuming a glass of water every hour or so while drinking, would that work as well or even at all?
Third, why would anyone even listen to Murray except for the fact that he has made himself into a marketable celebrity/commodity who keeps himself relevant by throwing little old ladies around the sandtraps at PGA Sawgrass I think it was, during the Pro-Am part of the tournament.
Fucking jerk-off Bill Murray, with his very, over-sized and completely identifiable yellow high hat with white polka dots and matching little pom-pom which allows Murray to be spotted instantaneously by reporters looking for something to report – and which Murray always provides … and in an abundance that we all know and love, but still?
There's some other pretty revealing stuff in the video about Jim Carrey as well as an evaluation of His film career which has pretty well gone downhill ever since 1994 when he made three of his best works according to Mr. Kirk, who calls himself the Amazing Atheist: The Mask, Ace Ventura–Pet Detective and Dumb and Dumber; personally I would add the more recent "Liar Liar" to the list of Jim Carrey movies that I would rate as being in the half-decent to good range.
Then there's the crap he's made since then … Batman Forever, The Cable Guy, and three I'd never even heard of until I watched our featured clip including the Majestic in 2001 when things started heading downhill for this TJ. Kirk Amazing Atheist guy's relationship with Carrey; not to forget other works of Carrey wonder like the immortal Mr. Popper's Penguins, the Chef d'oeuvre The Number 23 along with such remarkable pieces of art and artistry from Jim-boy as Lemonny Snickets and that comedic masterpiece Fun With Dick and Jane.
Mr. Popper's Penguins … eh, what?!
Take it away, TEE JAY … Kirk, that is.
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Winners of 2015 IDA Awards Announced and Felicitated at the Third Awards Ceremony at the Worlddidac India Exhibition.
Bengaluru: Winners of 2015 IDA Awards Announced and Felicitated at the Third Awards Ceremony at the Worlddidac India Exhibition.
Winners and Special Mentions of the 2015 IDA Awards were announced and felicitated at the IDA Awards Ceremony and Dinner night, on the evening of Thursday 10 September 2015 at the Worlddidac India Exhibition, Bengaluru.
The IDA Awards has been established to create industry benchmarks for innovation and quality in the education and training domain. Facilitating Inspiration, Knowledge-Sharing and Experience in Innovative Solutions and Practices, the 3rd edition of IDA Awards celebrate and reward excellence in educational products, resources, and services in and among the education and training fraternity.
'IDA Awards' is a presentation of India Didactics Association, the premier trade association for the Indian education and training fraternity engaged in improving learning and teaching. Every year the award ceremony is held concurrently with Worlddidac India, the largest exhibition in the Asia-Pacific region for educational material, training & technology based solutions for all levels and sectors of the Indian education & training industry.


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Urban Meyer Got Blocked In After He Stole One Of His Player's Parking Spots
Bill DiFilippoTwitterAssociate Editor
What happens when @OSUCoachMeyer parks in @Jboren50 parking spot pic.twitter.com/08loWll0fv
— Taylor Decker (@TDeck68) August 4, 2015
It's hard to imagine a college football program that has more fun than Ohio State. It's already a fact that the Buckeyes do pranks better than any other program in college football, as documented here and here.
However, one thing that is apparently very serious to the inaugural College Football Playoff champions is the sanctity of a parking space. There are plenty of things that are fun surrounding the program, but parking spaces are meant to be taken very seriously, as evidenced by the time a player parked in head coach Urban Meyer's parking spot. Meyer, understanding that it's his spot no matter what, responded by parking his car behind said player and blocking him in, because even though he seems like a pretty funny guy most of the time, Urban Meyer doesn't mess around.
Well, actually, Meyer does mess around, or at the very least forgot about the important lesson in parking ettiquete that he taught his players back in June. According to offensive lineman Taylor Decker's Twitter, Meyer parked in offensive lineman Jacoby Boren's spot today. Boren decided to go all "those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it" on Meyer and blocked his coach in.
There's no word on if Boren had to run sprints for this, but he probably had to run sprints for this.
(via Bleacher Report)
Topics: #College FootballTags: COLLEGE FOOTBALL, OHIO STATE BUCKEYES, URBAN MEYER


The set is very comprehensive, and provided information is highly informative and beneficial to all those wishing to learn more about the Croatian MiG-21s. The paint guide and the decal placement schemes are very colorful and clear, which makes Croatian aircraft even more appealing. Of particular importance are Nos. 103, 102, and 119 for obvious historical reasons: the first two are the famous Avengers of Vukovar and Dubrovnik, and the third was flown by the most renowned Croatian pilot Maj. Rudolf Perešin. The overall quality of the decals is good, although some may complain that the colors on the Croatian coat of arms appear to be slightly blurred. Another issue, which is mostly neglected by other reviewers – and it made me think initially that this was simply the problem with my sample –, is the No.102's emblem "Avenger of Dubrovnik". The image of St. Blaise, patron saint of Dubrovnik, is virtually useless and unrecognizable, because the black outlines are simply not printed. If the aircraft were not that popular, it would be much easier to neglect this minor mistake. However, the emblem will particularly stand out on the port side bellow the windshield, and the mistake will be simply too obvious. Maybe this is particularly petty remark on my side, but I am bringing it up cautiously with a plea that it should be corrected. Apart from this minor issue, the set is surely very interesting and attractive to modelers that seek for particularly colorful MiG-21s.
The list of Balkan Models distributors can be found here.
Verdict: This is highly interesting and appealing set of decals for several colorful Croatian MiGs of historical relevance.
Our Thanks to Balkan models!


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Significant Shadowy Financial Conflicts of Interest Behind Persecution of Andrew Wakefield
Conflict of Interest, Corrupt Practices
The difficulty of identifying academic experts who have not crossed over to the commercially funded research was acknowledged by Dr. Marcia Angell, just before she relinquished her position as editor of The New England Journal of Medicine ("Is Academic Medicine for Sale?" 2000). It is now openly discussed by journal editors. In an editorial in The Lancet, "the Politics of Disclosure"(1996) the editor raised the following question: "should the opinions of researchers who have collaborated with industry be disqualified from the pages of journals?"
Medical scientists' collaboration with industry is the current norm and practice; it is an accepted dual-role in what has become corporate medicine. Medical researchers routinely provide their expertise as expert witnesses in return for very high fees.
Even more crucial, they serve also as consultants, research collaborators, and speakers (frequently giving talks written by drug companies. They bring big grants to their home institutions. They pen their name to reports which were edited or, even entirely ghostwritten, by PR firms hired by pharmaceutical companies. Those "research reports" are published by the highest impact — i.e, the most read and most cited journals. These same researchers become "key opinion leaders" (KOLs in industry parlance) who are sought out as "experts" for quotes by the media. What's more, these are the most likely medical academics who are invited to sit on government advisory committees.
All too often, medical academics selected by PHARMA as their "authorities" are those who rise to the top of their profession. They often become department heads in top medical schools, and may even become editors of a major medical journal. Or they can achieve the greatest financial and professional rewards by licensing their inventions or intellectual property to industry.
For example, Dr. Paul Offit, the Merck endowed Director of Vaccine Education at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) holds the patent for the rotavirus vaccine Rotateq which was licensed to Merck and the Wistar Institute in 1992. Dr. Offit has never disclosed his profits from the vaccine. Credible sources estimate that his initial lump sum was more than $8 million with a continuing stream of royalties which are estimated to have earned him another $10 million by 2009. He has continued to cash in royalties every year. Forbes reported in 2014:
"In 2008, CHOP sold their worldwide rights to royalties from the vaccine for $182 million. Offit's personal or laboratory share has never been disclosed publicly, but typical intellectual property agreements in academic research allow for the inventors to share in up to 25% of institutional income."
Dr. Offit's public role is as an authority on vaccines and autism; he is the most quoted authority in media news accounts. Although he was once criticized by a Congressional committee for his conflicts of interest (in 2000); specifically for participating in the approval process of the vaccine from which he stood to gain huge profits. Indeed, Dr. Offit sat on the CDC vaccine advisory panel while his own patented vaccine, Rotateq®, was undergoing clinical trials.
Dr. Offit's enormous financial interest in promoting vaccines is rarely mentioned in the mainstream media, nor is his blatant conflict of interest discussed in medical journals. Furthermore, he continues to be a member of CDC's advisory committee where he has voted to recommend that Rotateq be added to the Vaccines for Children program. In February 2006, RotaTeq was approved for inclusion in the recommended U.S. vaccination schedule. As Dr. Joseph Mercola once quipped, "Offit voted himself rich."
Dr. Paul Offit, who failed to disclose his business collaboration with Merck in his publications for years; while continuing to earn millions of dollars in royalties, is a respected, sought after, much quoted "expert."
So, why, one must ask, was Andrew Wakefield singled out and pilloried as a heretic for collaborating with the other side? Why is Dr. Paul Offit, whose collaboration with Merck on the rotavirus vaccine was undisclosed for years while continuing to earn millions of dollars in royalties, a sought after, much quoted "expert," while Wakefield is tainted as a demon for agreeing to serve as an expert witness on behalf of beleaguered families of severely ill children?
Why is his action considered a crime? And exactly who are his persecutors?
The conflict of interest charges leveled at Dr. Wakefield:
Failure to disclose in the Lancet his involvement in a class action lawsuit against vaccine manufacturers for which he was paid 55,000 pounds.
The Lancet study was not the one involving the lawsuit, and no money from lawyers was involved.
His accusers buried, distorted, and fabricated the sequence of events and facts. A crucial, inconvenient fact that got lost in the flurry of accusations was that there were two studies. One published in the Lancet, the other – commenced later – was in preparation for a class action lawsuit paid for by the Legal Aid Board. The clinical protocol for Lancet study was developed and led by Professor John Walker-Smith who had already selected and evaluated the Lancet children seven months before the legal study. Dr. Wakefield provided research support, not clinical direction.
The fact that there were two studies was confirmed by all three doctors who were subjected to the General Medical Council (GMC) show trial whose entire proceedings and verdict the British High Court denounced in 2012 in its ruling on Professor Walker-Smith's appeal. (For a detailed overview of the documented facts and historical sequence, read Professor William Long, PhD, JD, a former law professor, former litigation attorney… The Autism File, 2009)
Dr. Wakefield is accused of concealing an interest in a patent for a competing vaccine; of creating an MMR crisis in order to replace that vaccine with his own; with the expectation of a huge financial windfall.
The patent holder was was the Royal Free Hospital, not Dr. Wakefield; and the patent which was for a therapeutic follow-up vaccine, was never developed.
His role as expert witness needs to be considered within the context of a debate within and outside of academia: whether it is unethical for a doctor to act as an expert witness or to conduct research in preparation for litigation. If this is to be considered ipso facto a conflict of interest, then most prominent medical scientists who have served as expert witnesses and were paid hefty fees for their service should all be pilloried.
Such a conclusion would greatly favor corporations (generally the defendants in product liability cases) who are in a financial position to employ squadrons of scientists. However, such a conclusion would close legal recourse to ordinary citizens – for whom litigation is the only channel for obtaining any justifiable compensation. Without an expert medical witness, ordinary people would be denied the right to seek just compensation.
One might argue that the study that Dr. Wakefield designed for the purpose of litigation – not the one published in the Lancet – may have been designed under the influence of bias. After all, Dr. Wakefield had agreed to testify as an expert witness in the case.
However, as legal scholars have pointed out, it is not clear that industry-funded research is less biased or more scientifically reliable than research conducted for litigation which will be far more scrutinized by a court, than is research not conducted for litigation, which undergoes questionable, often biased, mostly unreliable academic peer-review. ("Conflicts of Interest in Scientific Expert Testimony," Fordham Law Archive of Scholarship and History, 1998)
Financial Conflicts of Interest: Murdoch/ GlaxoSmithKline; BMJ / Merck Partnership
Brian Deer filed formal complaints with the General Medical Council (GMC) against Dr. Wakefield and Professor John Walker-Smith while obtaining an agreement of secrecy that he would not be named as the complainant. By maintaining secrecy about his interest in prosecuting the doctors –he was enabled to continue reporting on the GMC hearing as if he were an objective, independent journalist. The public was deceived.
Among Deer's allegations was that the Lancet study was carried out for the purpose of litigation; that Dr. Wakefield falsified the children's medical records; and that he did it for the money. Deer's fabricated allegations were irresponsibly disseminated by the BMJ under the headline: "How the Vaccine Crisis Was Meant to Make Money: a secret scheme to raise huge sums"
The Sunday Times was a component of Rupert Murdoch's News International, which was compared to the Mafia by a Member of Parliament, who offered the following description of Murdoch's News International in the UK: "A group of people who are bound together by secrecy who together pursue their group's business objectives with no regard for the law, using intimidation, corruption and criminality." (Daily Mail, Nov. 2011)
Rupert Murdoch's syndicate has considerable financial interests in pharmaceuticals, including vaccines. His son James sat (at the time) on the board of GlaxoSmithKline until the Murdoch phone hacking scandal forced him to resign. (Wall Street Journal, 2012) The MMR vaccine is manufactured by GlaxoSmithKline and Merck.
Brian Deer was commissioned by the editor of the Sunday Times to "find something big about MMR." Deer followed the contemptible Murdoch journalistic modus operandi in his strategy of attack which aimed at discrediting the doctor whose public warning about possible safety hazards linked to the 3-in-1 MMR vaccine, posed a significant financial threat to vaccine stakeholders. Deer's stories were secretly crafted with the help of MedicoLegal Investigations (MLI), the investigative arm of the British Pharmaceutical Association.
"the problems found in the paper by Dr. Andrew Wakefield (as published in the Lancet) concerning MMR and autism were shared with MLI in strict confidence whilst Brian Deer's fine piece of investigative journalism was under way. We were asked to advise…" (originally posted on MLI's website; cited by Martin Walker, note 19)
Deer's witch hunt was secretly initiated on behalf of the MMR vaccine manufacturers whose control of both the major news outlets and the professional journals are camouflaged by layers of subsidiaries. To name but a few conflicts of interest that fueled the media frenzy: The head of Reuters serves on the Board of Merck; Miriam Stoppard who writes at the Daily Mirror is married to Sir Christopher Hogg, who was Chairman of GlaxoSmithKline in 2004.
Dr. Surendra Kumar, the Chairman of the GMC Fitness to Practice Panel who ruled against Dr. Wakefield, sat on two medicine licensing committees that licensed the MMR vaccine. Dr. Kumar would not answer questions about his own shareholdings in GlaxoSmithKline, the maker of the MMR. (Martin Walker, "An Interest in Conflict?") After the GMC hearing, he led a debate at the British Medical Association and called for compulsory MMR vaccination for UK children.
In 2008, the BMJ signed a partnership with MSD, the initials for Merck Sharp and Dohme, the UK subsidiary of Merck & Co. Not to be outmaneuvered, the Lancet also signed a partnership with "Univadis® the MSD subsidiary.
"This partnership with Univadis(R) will play a crucial role in opening the gateway for physicians into BMJ Learning. BMJ Learning is already used by 82,000 doctors in the UK and this partnership will enable doctors in many different countries to benefit from BMJ Group's expertise in medical education," says Michael Chamberlain, Chairman of BMJ Group. "
"Univadis® brings together premium content publishers — 'Our Partners' JAMA and The Lancet'—that deliver comprehensive and up-to-date medical information. Access to exclusive presentations by medical experts…More Lancet specialty titles FREE to Univadis members" (www.Univadis.org)
"We chose to work with the BMJ Group because they are one of the most respected medical courses providers, making them a perfect partner for us… it strengthens the position of univadis(R) as a trusted, professional and comprehensive news, information and educational resource for the medical community".
Merck's website states:
"MSD is a global healthcare leader working to help the world be well. MSD is a trade name of Merck & Co., Inc., with headquarters in Kenilworth, NJ, USA. Through our prescription medicines, biologic therapies and animal health products, we work with customers and operate in more than 140 countries to deliver innovative health solutions. People count on us to make medicines and vaccines that have well documented safety and effectiveness profiles and offer value. Clinical trials (also known as clinical studies) are a critical step in this process. (www.msc-uk.com) (Martin J. Walker. Merck's Medical Media Empire, The Whale)
For detailed insight into the interconnected financial ties that bind the billionaires of Wall Street and media moguls with vaccine and bio-genetic companies, read the COTO Report.
Politicians, government officials – even the judiciary exert influence
On February 27, 2004, in a secret judgment by High Court Judge Sir Nigel Davis was withdrawn legal aid for the families of vaccine injured children. The reasons for the decision were undisclosed; they remain secret. Evidence given in open court at a different hearing included the allegation from a parent that an official admitted to her that legal aid was withdrawn after pressure from the government.
Judge Nigel Davis is the brother of Sir Crispin Davis, who denounced Andrew Wakefield in the House of Commons. Sir Crispin Davis was CEO of Reed Elsevier, owner of The Lancet as well as serving as a member of GlaxoSmithKline's board of directors. When Judge Nigel Davis challenged about his conflict of interest by the legal correspondent of The Telegraph, Joshua Rosenberg, a statement was issued stating: "The possibility of any conflict of interest arising from his brother's position did not occur to him."
On 15th March 2004, Dr. Evan Harris, a member of Parliament
"launched an unprecedented and defamatory Parliamentary attack on Wakefield and his Royal Free colleagues…based on material in documents Sunday Times' freelancer Deer had obtained and passed to Harris [who] later attended with Deer the subsequent GMC hearings."(Secret British MMR vaccine Files Forced Open By Legal Action, 2009; read more)
It was reported that the director of the UK Media Standards Trust was stonewalling about the involvement of Dr. Evan Harris, former Member of Parliament, in Brian Deer's MMR investigation.
John Stone of Age of Autism reported that in November, 2011, that Deer, who has never disclosed his pharmaceutical sponsorships, was enjoying celebrity status at a pharmaceutical conference on the banks of Lake Annecy in the French Alps while dispatching his missives "More Secrets of the MMR Scare" to the BMJ.
The conference was sponsored by the Fondation Mérieux – its "partners" include all three MMR manufacturers who were defendants in the UK litigation (GlaxoSmithKline, Merck and Sanofi). The Fondation was also sponsored by the CDC, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and the World Bank. Brian Deer was a keynote speaker; his topic, "Money, media and retrospection. What drove the MMR crisis, and what lessons should we learn for the future?" Deer was also listed as chair of two additional sessions of the conference.
For his final phase of journalistic assaults, Deer's received two "specialist reporter" awards from the UK Society of Editors. At least two of the judges who awarded him were Rupert Murdoch luminaries who were involved in the criminal phone hacking scandal that engulfed Murdoch's entire news empire in 2011.
These were Rebekah Brooks, then senior executive of News International – which published The Sunday Times and Les Hinton, CEO of Dow Jones, also under the Murdoch brand. Ms. Brooks was forced to resign amidst the scandal; she faced a Parliamentary interrogation, and was arrested, but got off. Les Hinton, likewise was forced to resign as CEO of Dow Jones in the wake of the Murdoch phone hacking scandal. (Read: John Stone, Age of Autism)
Read Further:
Why Andrew Wakefield MD is on our Honors Roll
The GMC kangaroo court charges; the Lancet evaluation; the High Court decision
* Scientific reports validate "controversial" findings reported in The Lancet
* Medical doctors recognize the safety problems in the MMR vaccine
* How the case against Andrew Wakefield was concocted
* Monumental betrayal of public trust: CDC malfeasance & vaccine research fraud
Significant shadowy financial conflicts of interest behind the persecution of Wakefield


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Enterprise applications and data & AI management in hybrid IT environments
Simplify complex hybrid IT management for greater visibility, manageability and flexibility.
Core Enterprise and zCloud
Modernizing and extending legacy IT to cloud-enabled hybrid, open platforms to gain agility and flexibility
Advisory & Implementation Services
Strategize, design, and adopt technology solutions to unlock the full potential of digital transformation.
Modernize your digital workplace to enhance employee experiences and productivity.
Network and Edge
Prepare for the next wave of cloud with 5G-enabled edge and software-defined networking (SDN)
Security and Resiliency
Enable resilient models to mitigate risks and ensure business continuity.
We've built relationships with some of the world's leading companies. Together we're disruption-proofing their operations and supporting their customers.
Adapt and Respond to Risks with a Business Continuity Plan (BCP)
What Is a Disaster Recovery (DR) Plan?
What Is Edge Computing and How Can It Transform Your Business?
What Is a Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN)?
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InfoSec explained
What's a data breach?
Network functions virtualization explained
Data loss prevention (DLP) explained
How can AI and machine learning improve data center operations?
SDN vs traditional networking
Software-defined data center explained
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As Companies Go Digital, Freedom of Choice is Essential
With a global economy still recalibrating from the far-reaching effects of the pandemic, enterprises everywhere are applying lessons learned as they reorient themselves for future growth and innovation. For all of them, setting new roots in powerful digital technologies will be crucial — yet only half the world's companies have begun that journey.
A recent report by the International Data Corporation estimated some 65 percent of global GDP will be digitized by 2022, a trend being addressed by most boardrooms. An estimated 69 percent of company boards of directors have urged their firms to kick digital transformation efforts into high gear, according to Gartner.
The digitization imperative is the driving force behind Kyndryl's newly-forged partnership with Google Cloud.
Together they will unleash the power of data and analytics, applied artificial intelligence (AI) and infrastructure modernization to help customers gain new insights and drive business outcomes. By running their most critical business systems on the global and sustainable Google Cloud infrastructure, customers will be able to seamlessly deliver applications and data across their entire footprint, from headquarters to the network edge.
"Google Cloud is particularly appealing to large enterprises such as banks, retailers and healthcare providers that collect a lot of data from their call centers and need ways to better understand it," said Harish Grama, Global Practice Leader, Kyndryl Cloud Services. "Google Cloud lends itself to mining that data for intelligence."
Partnerships with hyperscalers like Google Cloud and Microsoft -- and leading solutions providers SAP and VMware -- are giving Kyndryl's customers the freedom of choice to find cloud solutions that fit their operations, not vice-versa. In a world where most enterprises are operating with multiple clouds and hybrid IT infrastructure, this choice is critically important.
Against this backdrop of monumental technological change, three industry-leading enterprises — BMW, Raytheon Technologies, and RSA Group — this week announced they have selected Kyndryl, the world's largest IT infrastructure services provider, to shepherd much of their mission-critical operations into dynamic cloud-based ecosystems.
Massachusetts-based Raytheon Technologies, expects to double its use of cloud computing to realize significant cost savings and meet a goal of reducing its data center footprint by 60 percent. Munich-based BMW, one of the world's leading luxury automotive manufacturers, turned to Kyndryl to manage the enterprise storage-as-a-service infrastructure that is critical to its production processes across 17 countries — including its major markets in China, Germany and the US. London-based RSA Group, tapped Kyndryl to move more than 85,000 gigabytes of data into a security-rich cloud-based system, allowing it to speed complex automated data processing by 30 percent — all in under six months, and without disrupting ongoing operations.
Together, these companies are harnessing the power and benefits of the most contemporary tools for doing business. These efforts, along with the kind of work that Kyndryl is doing through its strategic partnerships, will be critical to enterprise success in the digital era and beyond.
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Being part of the help desk support team affords me the opportunity to learn about little idiosyncrasies in Dynamics CRM. And I like to pass along these sweet nuggets to our loyal blog readers in case you find yourself in a similar pinch.
Have you ever wanted to add 'Company' to an existing Lead view, and the field is nowhere to be found?
From a View, have you wanted to filter by a specific column, but found that the sort option for that column is not available? Similarly, when performing an Advanced Find Query, a field that you would like to exercise a query filter against is not shown in the list of available fields to select from?
To resolve, go to Settings à Customizations à Customize the System à Expand Entities node à Select Entity and expand à Fields node à Select Field à Change Searchable to Yes à Save, Close and Publish.
When performing a Global Search, records you assumed would show up, don't?
ü Also ensure that the fields are selected in the Quick Find View for the entity.
Last little tip -- When creating a View, you cannot configure sorting on a column that is related to the entity. You can only configure sorting on the entity for which the view pertains.
To learn more about Dynamics CRM and other solutions we offer consulting, hosting, and support for, visit our Solutions Page and download our free 30-day trial.


Lynne is featured on Mysteries at the Museum!
Lynne speaks at La Jolla Country Day School.
2019 speaking appearances to be announced soon.
Lynne spoke to the Antarctican Society at the group's biennial gathering in Port Clyde Maine. Lynne shared the inspiring story of her record-setting swim in Antarctica and celebrated the amazing accomplishments of Antarctican explorers of yesterday and today.
A sell-out event celebrating leadership and creativity.
The New York Times Celebrates the Anniversary of Lynne's Bering Strait Swim.
A new podcast produced by Candy O'Terry for her program "The Story Behind Her Success". Enjoy this great interview with Lynne.
Use the player below to listen and share Lynne's passion for the water.
Lynne – broadcast beginning in September 2018.
Lynne's Bering Strait swim in a very special production.
To be broadcast in the 2018-19 Season.
30th Anniversary of Lynne's Bering Strait Swim!


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Veronica Leoni Is Designing Moncler Outerwear For Fearless Warrior Women
By Grace Cook
Courtesy of Moncler
If ever there was a fitting muse for 2020, it would be Josephine Baker. Fearless in her pursuit of equality, Missouri-born Baker not only caused a stir in Paris when she donned a micro skirt crafted from fake bananas (during a time when hemlines hit just above the ankle) but also when she aided the French resistance. In addition, she refused to perform for segregated audiences in the States, gave lectures on race at an historically black college in Tennessee and speeches beside Martin Luther King Jr. Following his assassination in 1968, Baker was asked to consider leading the Civil Rights Movement by his widow Coretta Scott King.
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Progressive 20th-century women such as Baker, the Italian arts patron Luisa Casati and the dancer Isadora Duncan were the inspiration for Veronica Leoni, the Rome-based designer, when she was bringing together her womenswear collection for 2 Moncler 1952. "I started envisioning an army of women on a quest for their lost paradise," Leoni elaborates, speaking over the phone from Italy, "strong women who do not give up their freedom, who are able to indulge in femininity and at the same time contaminate it in a modern, active and functional way."
The 2 Moncler 1952 collection sits within Moncler's Genius portfolio, a project where different creatives are invited to reimagine the Italian outerwear brand's codes every season. Rolling with the brief, and with Baker in mind, Leoni dreamed up elegant trench coats worn with puffer jacket turbans, drop-waisted, flapper dresses crafted from devoré velvets and puffer jackets covered in shaggy black shearling and damask florals. "I wanted to project Moncler into a decadent image, merging the utilitarian with a sort of lightness and dreaminess," she says, speaking of a texture-rich collection that uses technical Nylons instead of silks, mixing it with lots of heavy knitwear fit for arctic winters. Leoni, who formerly worked as head of knitwear at purist label Jil Sander, says she wanted to "fuse sportiness and functionality with femininity… without indulging in superfluous details."
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It's perhaps natural then that this chic pragmatism informs Leoni's collections. As well as working alongside Sander herself, Leoni was formerly head of pre-collections at Céline during Phoebe Philo's tenure. "From Mrs Sander and Phoebe Philo I learnt quality and an obsessive care of details," says Leoni, who studied literature in Rome before finding her path in fashion design while living in London after university. "They both establish through their collections a very direct dialogue with their women. They earned trust, they've been reliable and they became something more than designers," she says. "They have been cultural figures, leaving a mark on contemporary womanhood which I definitely share and [seek to] push further."
Working with Moncler has helped further refine Leoni's eye for essentialism. "The collection is very focused," she says. "It's taught me flexibility at all levels and that I needed to train my editing skills." And, in 2020, with the industry and society upended the world over due to the coronavirus and the Black Lives Matter movement, this discipline to redefine what is imperative is even more important.
The designer Veronica Leoni.
"Fashion is a mirror of the evolving society, anticipating, proposing and supporting changes," says Leoni. "The industry has responsibilities which go far beyond clothes. We can't be shallow and we can't avoid the brutal reality we are experiencing worldwide on a daily basis. We need to be involved, we need to be committed to do our work with a deeper ethic, honesty and authenticity. And we need to stay on the right side of setting examples of values and behaviour."
Included in the launch of her 2 1952 collection for autumn/winter is a limited-edition anorak, made with Moncler's signature nylon, part of a collaboration with the US-based Girl Up organisation, which helps fight gender inequality across the globe by funding education and leadership for young women. Emblazoned with a statement that reads 'IT'S HER RIGHT', a donation will be made to the organisation. For Leoni, the charitable element was an essential addition to the line-up – she says Moncler's owner Remo Ruffini was "excited" by her idea. "I loved the idea of making the Genius project not just a creative hub for different voices, but an active platform challenging the status quo and promoting differences and gender equality," she says. "I really hope that what we are feeling now is a wind of change, and by supporting and encouraging the next generation, we will be able to see positive results."
Continuing in this vein, education, she says, is key. "Guaranteeing access to [learning] not only empowers a new generation of girls, but is our primary instrument in building a better society in which prejudice, violence and hate no longer exist. This cannot be utopia anymore," she says. "We all have to do our part in driving change."
The 2 Moncler 1952 womenswear collection by Veronica Leoni launches 3 September on Moncler.com.
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MRU president resigns
by Kelsey Hipkin He's been both a dean and a professor of education, a director of the government, a high school teacher, an educa- tional consultant and, for the last eight years, Dave Marshall...
Marshall resigns as president
By Kelsey Hipkin Education is in Dave Marshall's blood. He's been a dean of education, a professor of education, a director of the Government, a high school teacher, an educational consultant and, for the...
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Big cats hit playoffs
by Kelsey Hipkin Men's Volleyball Sitting in second place in the ACAC standings going in to the playoffs, the Cougars men's volleyball team looked poised to bring home some hardware. However, this wasn't the...
Gaps in res after ski staff leave
by Kylie Robertson Cries of "Aussie, Aussie, Aussie!" will be met with silence this year in Mount Royal residence. A partnership between Mount Royal Residence Services and Canada Olympic Park to house their international...
Soccer champs
It was lucky number 13 in championship wins for the Cougars men's soccer team as they won the ACACs on their home-turf in a come-from-behind gold medal nail-biter. With the 2-1 win over the...
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After a dominating showing at the Ranger Elite Cougar Classic Oct. 15-17, including a 105-26 trouncing of St. Mary's University College, the Cougars women's basketball team is looking to start the regular season off...
Men's golf wins bronze
After winning ACAC gold, the Mount Royal Cougars men's golf team came home from Ontario with a bronze medal in CCAA Nationals. This is the first time men's golf has medaled in nationals since...
Mount Royal population booms
Despite the recession spelling downsize for many Canadian companies, such was not the case for Canadian universities and colleges, which saw substantial increases across the country in applications for the 2009/10 academic year. Mount...
While you were gone
5. New coaches added to Cougars' pack Three new faces will man the benches as the Cougars kick off 2009-10 ACAC action. Sandra Lamb, who has served as an off-campus coach for the Cougars...
Mount Royal to open doors as university
Just one week before fall semester classes begin, it was announced in an emotional ceremony Thursday that Mount Royal College is now Mount Royal University. The much anticipated "historic milestone" was finally revealed to...


Ms. al-Sharif courageously addresses the blatant disregard for women in a religion dominated society. The horrid genital circumcision of young girls nearing puberty; the permission required from a male to travel, obtain a place to live, or obtain a divorce; aspects of control granted even to a widower's son or derelict old father. Ms. al-Sharif's awakening comes in her ability to overcome numerous obstacles in her job in a male dominated though westernized Saudi oil company; through her enjoyment and participation in her child's play at her place of employment in activities otherwise forbidden to girls in Saudi society; and in a year working in the eastern U.S. through friendships she made that included a man from Alabama and a Jewish woman. Followed by her daring to drive, resulting in jail time, where again she demonstrates her humanity through her care and consideration of those in jail with her, women more unfortunate than herself. After the publication of the book, success for Saudi women in being permitted to drive. Much more progress is still to be made.
Exceptional coverage of vital history that should be common historical knowledge of U.S. and Middle East affairs. The author extols the former Iranian leader Muhammad Mosaddegh whose overthrow is the central topic of this book. As well he should. An honorable man whose story is well worth the read.
Lengthy and detailed and ultimately fabulous history of Alexander Hamilton, his family and his times. Such an incredible influence on numerous American institutions. A pleasure to now know the history.
CIA history of the Cold War.
View inside the CIA of Cold War events. Excellent historical narrative including the events portrayed in the movie Argo.


The Star Wars fan film stands above the ordinary fan film.
A Slovak Star Wars fan film called One Day I'll Become... was written and directed by Roman Gregorička who worked on it with a team of friends and a minimal budget. Now he is trying to promote the film in the world, newspaper Denník N wrote.
"We sent it to India, Japan, Russia and Hungary. So far, the biggest response was from Spain, they invited us to a local festival of Star Wars films," said Gregorička for Denník N.
"The response from India has been massive, however, we take it with a pinch of salt because we have the feeling that in country of a billion like India, it is possible to get thousands of likes for anything," opined Gregorička, as quoted by Denník N.


I've lived in Southern California for a long time now, a place where natural disasters are the next best thing to sporting events (which are the next best thing to car chases) for creating community and stimulating conversation between strangers. But I've never really had firsthand experience with the whole wildfire genre until yesterday/last night/today. We're on something of an evacuatory lockdown here in the canyon, but I've decided to stick around owing to the difficulty of getting back in once you leave. And so I hung out this morning with some of the fire crews (with their permission, of course) to keep tabs on the progress and to appreciate the amazing abilities of the helicopter pilots.
I decided to drive to the Salton Sea last weekend on Sunday afternoon. Now if you're a Southern California resident you should have already started feeling tremors of fear just reading that sentence and this is why: you'll remember that it was the end of the Thanksgiving weekend and you know that there are basically 5 ways to leave and to re-enter the Los Angeles area. And, yes, the 10 freeway to Palm Springs and the Salton Sea is one of them.
So I drove happily to the east, noting somewhere in the back of my brain the acute absence of fellow travelers going my way on the freeway. Like the calm before the Katrina, anyone with any sense was not going east out of L.A. at 2pm in the afternoon on the Sunday after Thanksgiving. This is like jumping off the back of the boat at midnight in the Southern Ocean. You can pretty much guarantee that it's going to be a long time before you're home and in bed.
And it was. The hordes of returning holiday travelers hit the bottleneck about the time I was leaving and the mess still hadn't let up at 8pm when I decided to head home. I don't know if the pictures that I got were worth the pain, but I had a pretty nice day and saw some nice country. I also listened to a good podcast from here on the drive out. And then on the way home I made a loop through Joshua Tree, which is always good for the spirit.
So, anyway, here are a couple pictures.
I left Southern California at 4:30pm on Thursday. Over the San Gabriel Transverse Range and down into the Mojave. Unfortunate that I chose to make a 1000 mile overland drive on the hottest week of the summer. I stopped to get food in Palmdale. Too hot to leave the dog in the car. Too hot to take him out. But something must be done. So he skipped across the blazing hot parking lot to a place in the shade while I went inside.
An hour later the highway changed numbers (14 to 395) and I'm in Red Rock Canyon. The wind was incredibly hot and dry. We only stopped for a short time. Shadow, almost blown over by the wind, looked around in surprise. What kind of place is this?
One quick stop in Olancha to take pictures and chase rabbits. I took the pictures. The dog chased the rabbits. The sunset was beautiful. Suddenly the trip started to be an adventure. Back on the road, the air was beginning to soften. Pulling into Lone Pine, the open windows brought the scent of water and green grass and my head spun with delight. Have you ever smelled something that made you sad and happy and dizzy all at the same time? Strangely, my first impulse was to somehow record the experience. Camera wouldn't do it. Neither would the audio recorder. How do you record a scent? In this day of gadgets, the smell of a thing is still unconquered. It is the most immediate of experiences. All along this drive, I found this again and again. There is no way I can ever share those moments. You had to be there.
Bishop for the night. Super 8. Terrible. Please, I never want to stay there again.
In the morning, the front right tire is flat. Perfectly appropriate finish to my stay. I'm up and ready to go, wanting to count off the miles before the sun starts to blaze. Instead I change to the donut tire and find a tire shop. They will open at 8am. It is now 6:25. So I sit still and listen to see what it is I am to learn from this. Finally by 9, the tire is fixed and I am back on the road.
The road climbs upward and eventually back down again to Mono Lake, a beautiful and alien lake. The Caltrans Adopt-A-Highway sponsor sign says "Another June Lake Liberal". I feel like visiting June Lake. I weave my way through the sagebrush down to the edge of the water. Tufa formations. The salty water is beset with flies. The shoreline is black with them. The dog sniffs at them and then jumps back in surprise. The sun is hot. Time to drive.
Now the 395 crosses into the border of Nevada. The sky goes white hot and I swear to myself that I will do my best to never visit Carson City again, much less Reno, for the rest of my life. There is nothing there. 106 degrees Fahrenheit. No reason to ever go there again.
Crossing back into California, I forget to look for the sign marking the border. But suddenly I am noticing that things are cleaner, the road is better, the signs are in good order. I realize I am already over the line and, for some reason, breath a sigh of relief. It is nice to feel at home.
At Susanville I decided to take a detour. I won't spend the time to write about Mt. Lassen other than to suggest that, if you are driving in the area, you take the time. I mean it.
Late afternoon, driving flat out and fast for Alturas. The long slow summer evening stretches out across the valleys and make me feel peaceful and in love with the land. More of the smell of dirt and sand and water and summer. Ash Creek Wildlife Area feels like a holy place. The barn owls peer down from the rafters through the murky darkness. The avocets stalk gracefully on the mudflats. Finally it is dark and I am safe at home at the Rimrock Motel.
In the morning, I climb northward out of the valley into the high desert of southern Oregon. Lakeview is small. The people who live here must either never drive their cars or they drive them for miles and miles. There are no other options.
And finally to Bend which seems a little like a heaven on earth. The evening skyline is one of the best. I'll try to post a picture of it. Any town which features "floating the river" as one of its main attractions on a summer afternoon has my vote. And the fact that as you float, you float right past the back door of the Gap makes you realize that this is a different kind of place. Here they use SUV's to carry their kayaks, not to ensure that they have lane changing rights on the evening commute.


Glastonbury Tor earrings – handcrafted using traditional hand tools and techniques. Handmade from recycled silver shillings.
Silver shillings are recycled to craft these lovely magical Tor earrings. These coins are unwanted by coin collectors due to wear marks from being used to buy and sell over one hundred years ago.
The Glastonbury tor earrings have been individually hand cut from the old 'out of circulation' coins with a traditional jewellers saw then carved and engraved . For added interest an 'off-cut' surrounding coin is included with the earrings. The Glastonbury Tor comes complete with a celestial assortment of a pair of stars and moon. This allows you the option of wearing a traditional pair or alternatively an asymmetrical unique look.
Tor is an English word referring to a high rock or a hill, deriving from the Old English torr. The Celtic name of the Tor was Ynys Wydryn, or sometimes Ynys Gutrin, meaning "Isle of Glass". At this time the plain was flooded, the isle becoming a peninsula at low tide. Once again our ancestors understood that the surface of water is level, even, like glass.


Currently there is no official Rucoy Discord, however there are many made by the community.
This is a server created for players of the mobile MMORPG Rucoy Online to chat, trade, advertise their guilds, and more! Below you can find some basic information regarding the server including how to get roles, and info on the various chats and bots. Before you start chatting, we ask that you read this channel along with #server-rules as to avoid any misunderstandings.
YAGPDB: Manages autoroles, automod, #role-menu, and Reddit/Youtube feeds.
Rythm: Plays music in VC.
Tatsumaki: Used for fun, has some casino commands and stuff.
RucoyBot: Server's personal bot made by me, so far only does suggestions.


We are delighted to announce that Everview Media are our new Mens team Kit Sponsor for the 2018/19 Season.
We'd like to thank Paul Mead Building Services for Sponsoring our Womens Team Kit for the 2018/19 Season.
Community football team since 1999.
We operate a men's team in the Cambridgeshire FA Mead & Plant 3B League.
We operate a women's team in the Cambridgeshire Womens & Girls County Football League.
We operate a number of teams in the Cambridgeshire leagues for boys and girls of varying ages.