He was a descendant of the ancient family seated at Eatington. His father and grandparents were recusants, but he was brought up within the Church of England by his mother. When his elder brother, Charles, died in 1645 he inherited the baronetcy.
Following the execution of Charles I he worked in close contact with those aiming for the restoration of monarch and church. Prior to the king's execution he first clashed with the government in 1648 when he confronted soldiers at the parliamentary garrison at Ashby-de-la-Zouch. Two years later his anti-government agenda led to his first imprisonment in the Tower the sequestration of his estates, though he was soon released and the sequestration lifted. In the fifties he was very much at the centre of the plans to restore both monarchy and church. For such involvement he was again imprisoned in the Tower. While there he was appointed the royalists' financial agent, having already given substantial sums for the king's service.
He worked tirelessly for the restoration of episcopacy. Yet he was critical of the low-profile attitude that most of the bishops had adopted. Hence most of the ground work for this restoration fell on faithful priests, with Henry Hammond perhaps the most hard-working priest for the restoration of Church but helped by Thorndike, Taylor, Pierce, Pearson and Sheldon who was chaplain to the Shirley's household and of course Shirley himself. It was Shirley's involvement in this cause that led to his last arrest in 1656. From his prison he drew up proposals for royalist reorganization on the basis of complete identification of the royal cause with the Church of England, urging that 'whosoever in these times of persecution professes himself a son of the Church will also by the same principles be a loyal subject'. With clergy acting as agents, bishops would be required to resume their episcopal responsibilities, and the laity must refuse any ministry by ministers lacking episcopal ordination. Weekly communions were advocated, as were alms to provide for the support of the clergy, but the proposals failed to bear fruit.
Shirley died in the tower probably from smallpox. Yet his work was rewarded as it was this close-knit group of royalist-faithful priests and laymen that prepared the way for the Religious Settlement of 1662.
During those turbulent years of the interregnum Shirley had sheltered, supported and employed some of the deprived clergy, amongst them were: Robert Mapletoft, Gilbert Sheldon, Henry Hammond, and Peter Gunning. He clearly showed too how laity and clergy can work close together in a cause with both sides respecting the other. He is indeed a worthy son of the Caroline Church who upheld all that was beautiful and catholic in worship and doctrine.


The biography of Howard Schultz is the stuff of American capitalist folklore: a man who grew up in a Brooklyn housing project and amassed a fortune worth billions. Now he proposes to repay America by imposing the ruinous rule of Donald Trump for another four years.
Like so many billionaires, including President Trump, Schultz appears to believe that his success in business qualifies him for the highest office. Unlike Trump, Schultz is a legitimate business executive whose skills and drive created the Starbucks coffee empire. He even deserves some credit for having improved the quality of coffee available in the United States.
But inspiring as Schultz's story may be, putting a Starbucks in every shopping mall and vacant storefront only goes so far in justifying his presidential bid. And beyond the rags-to-riches tale, there isn't much of a record to recommend him.
In Seattle, astute observers regard Schultz as an underachieving billionaire, especially when contrasted with such figures as Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and Melinda Gates; the late Paul Allan, Microsoft co-founder; or even Amazon's Jeff Bezos. He hasn't created a legacy that can match the Gates Foundation's massive support for worldwide health, not even a major museum or a crusading newspaper. The Schultz Family Foundation achieved relatively little with its founder's money until a few years ago, and its spending still represents a small share of his wealth.
So if his own neighbors were to choose the next president, his prospects would be very dubious.
Indeed, Seattle residents still despise Schultz for selling off the beloved SuperSonics basketball franchise in 2006 to a group that moved the team to Oklahoma City, after the state legislature refused to pay for a new stadium that he could have easily financed on his own. Knowing he is still deeply unpopular in his adopted hometown, Schultz expresses regret in his new book over the Sonics debacle. But after so many years, on the eve of a presidential bid, that apology carries a distasteful whiff of public relations.
Schultz today portrays himself as a political reformer, with ambitions to "beat" the American political system and the two major parties. Yet his interest in civic affairs, beyond his desire to glom public money, seems fitful. As the Seattle Times recently noted, Schultz didn't bother to vote in most elections over the past 15 years. He skipped voting in nearly every state and local contest, as well as the congressional midterm elections in 2006 and 2014. Of 38 elections in which he could have cast a ballot since 2005, he has only showed up for 11.
Now that Schultz plans to participate in politics — and go straight to the top — he might be expected to tell Americans why they should elect him and what he wants to do. Whenever he is asked to offer a rationale for his candidacy, his responses sound vacuous — as weak and lukewarm as a bad cup of brew with an unpleasant hint of bitterness. If he has any fresh ideas, he isn't pouring them.
Only one policy issue truly appears to animate Schultz: the progressive Democrats' call for billionaires to pay higher taxes, which makes him angry. At the same time, he complains about the country's ballooning deficits and national debt as if he doesn't understand the math. Everyone else knows that tax cuts for the rich, imposed by Republican regimes, have depleted the Treasury and starved public services.
The most troubling aspect of Schultz's vanity campaign is, of course, the possibility that he will spend enough money to become a spoiler, and thus, help re-elect Trump. Evidently, a few self-serving political consultants have persuaded the rather dull Schultz that he is compelling enough to win on a third-party line. They know very well that he is far more likely to join the ranks of Ralph Nader and Jill Stein, third-party losers who drew just enough votes to elect George W. Bush and Donald Trump.
It was ominous to watch the "progressive" Stein blathering on Fox News Channel this week with white nationalist host Tucker Carlson, both thrilled by a candidacy that could destroy Democratic hopes. All the Trump sycophants on Fox are urging Schultz forward with their usual subtlety. Let's hope he is smart enough to take that hint — and cancel this asinine project.
Until then, I've tasted my last cup of Starbucks.


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What it's like for a South Carolinian in Israel now
Editor's note: To our family, Marina is much more than just "a South Carolinian." She's one of my youngest daughter's oldest and best friends. Her family still lives in our neighborhood, just a few houses away. Several years ago, she met an Israeli while she and my daughter and another girl were traveling around Europe together. She later moved to Israel and married him, and they have a little boy named Yahm. This is something she posted on Facebook a couple of days ago. I asked her if I could post it here, and I'm grateful that she agreed. I haven't edited it at all.
By Marina Druseikis Guttman
Tuesday night the rocket sirens went off as I was putting Yahm to sleep. We entered the stairwell with the other neighbours. We heard explosions, one after the other and uncomfortably close. Someone suggested we move to the basement and we did, where we stayed for at least 30 minutes as the sirens and explosions continued. I didn't try to count the number of booms, and even though I smiled with the neighbours at Yahm's cuteness, I had images of worst-case scenarios running through my head. I didn't sleep well but still managed to go to the lab the next day to get some data for an experiment that I've been really looking forward to.
I moved to Tel Aviv in 2013, so I'd already experienced sirens, running to a safe room, rockets and the iron dome from the 2014 conflict. But this time felt different. On Tuesday some 130 rockets went over central Israel in an hour timespan. The iron dome is an amazing technological achievement, but it's not perfect and with the increase in simultaneous rockets, it's not possible to intercept all of them. There were direct hits to an apartment in Givatayim and a parked (empty) bus in Holon.
We had almost 2 days of quiet in Tel Aviv.
Then Saturday afternoon there was a siren at exactly the time Matan and Yahm were supposed to be biking home from down the street. Thankfully they hadn't left yet. I sat in the stairwell with the neighbours and heard the explosions. Again I didn't try to count the booms, but there were three blasts in particular that really got to me, one right after the other with each one seeming to get louder, closer, and again the worst-case scenarios ran through my head. During this barrage there was another direct hit in Ramat Gan, about 5 km from us, with one man dead as he was disabled and didn't make it to a protected space in time. We had another barrage that night, shortly after midnight, as Hamas made good on their promise to "bring hell to Tel Aviv at midnight", or something like that, as retaliation for the IDF taking down the tower housing international news organisations (the IDF say it was targeted because it was also a Hamas headquarter. I'll just say the optics are terrible either way).
I don't write this for sympathy or to detract from the Palestinian's suffering or Israel's wrongdoing. I choose to live here knowing what comes with it. But civilians – Israeli, Palestinian, Jewish, Arab, and those of us who fit none of those categories – are suffering and nobody wins.
I guess I feel the need to give my firsthand account because the media usually portrays the situation as David vs Goliath (though David wins so really that's a poor analogy for the point they're trying to make), and I've heard reporters say "it's Palestinians throwing rocks versus a modern military." But it's not rocks. If there was no iron dome, Tel Aviv would be in rubble right now after just Tuesday night, not to mention the four other attacks since then. People who obviously don't live here claim these are homemade pipe bombs and therefore not a threat (??), but that's not the reality. I'm writing from the relative safety of Tel Aviv, but people living less than an hour south of here have had non-stop rockets for a week and are living in bomb shelters.
For lack of a better word, I'm impressed by Hamas' military advancements since 2014. It's not like Israel played patty cakes then – no, the IDF destroyed many buildings housing weapons, and got a lot of international backlash for it. But in 6 years time Hamas has built and stockpiled thousands of rockets, and apparently missiles as well as drones that can carry explosives.
The events leading up to this were totally avoidable and the government's actions, led by Bibi, are horrendous and inexcusable. And of course I don't think Hamas' retaliation on Israeli civilians can be justified, although I admit I'm biased because they are literally targeting my city. But that's what it is. And now every little noise sounds like the start of the siren or a bomb exploding in the distance. It's nerve wracking.
Perhaps the scariest part of all of this is the civil unrest. Jews and Arabs are attacking each other in mixed cities that have lived together peacefully for years (Arabs make up 20% of Israel's population – these are Israeli citizens, not Palestinians from Gaza or the West Bank). It's both heartbreaking and disgusting.
It's important to separate the people from their governing bodies. I learned this many years ago as an American who was horrified by our actions in the Middle East and South and Central America, to name a few. But it's still hard to read comments online that say anyone defending Israel or even showing sympathy for Israel is a promoter of ethnic cleansing, apartheid, genocide, etc. Hamas is purposefully bombarding civilians with rockets but no one claims the Palestinians are trying to commit ethnic cleansing or genocide – and they shouldn't make that claim. Because Hamas doesn't represent all Palestinians, just like Bibi doesn't represent all Israelis.
Nothing is black and white. Everything is nuanced. I hope and pray for peace and an end to this cyclical violence.
Here's Yahm and I trying to enjoy the sunshine after a difficult night and some snapshots of what it's like to live in central Israel right now.
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10 thoughts on "What it's like for a South Carolinian in Israel now"
We had one comment a moment ago. I deleted it.
This is about a young woman worrying about her family's safety living in her adopted country.
So no, I'm not going to allow cold-hearted comments that say things like, "Don't want to be a target of bombs, leave."
If I get more of them — if I get anything that deals with this on any level other than the deeply human and personal level on which it was written, I will delete them, too. And if they keep coming, I'll just turn off the comments function.
Reading something like this is an opportunity for everyone on every side of this mess to just shut up with their pat answers and formulas, and learn from a human story, one that teaches what Marina writes, that "Nothing is black and white. Everything is nuanced."
And that invites us all to "hope and pray for peace and an end to this cyclical violence."
This is a place for that, and not for the usual garbage. It doesn't seem like I'd have to tell grownups that. But I do, over and over. On every subject, but on one like this it just seems particularly gross.
This post offers no simplistic political arguments, and doesn't invite any, from anyone.
An aside: I'm thinking pretty hard right now — and have been for months — about radically changing the blog policy on comments, to a point that would severely limit them, as a way of doing away with this problem. Because after 16 years, I've had enough of dealing with it.
But no more about that right now. I just wanted people to read Marina's story and be touched by it the way people in my family have been — not offer brutally thoughtless advice to her…
Brad Warthen Post author May 19, 2021 at 11:32 pm
All comments will now be held for moderation for the time being. I probably won't have a chance to look at them and approve any until the middle of Thursday or later. I have a doctor appointment in the morning, and a lot of work after.
I apologize for your inconvenience, and appreciate any patience you can bring to the situation. Thank you.
This continues to be in force. I've avoided this for 16 years, but now no comment appears until I've approved it.
I avoided it in the past for two reasons:
It inhibits spontaneity, and I prefer for people to have real-time discussions.
It's a LOT more work for me. I greatly preferred the honor system because it was less work for yours truly. Now I have to keep checking and checking the "pending" queue, and sometimes I don't have time, and when that happens I'm the bad guy, right?
I don't see this precise arrangement as permanent. But whatever I come up with, while I hope it's more automatic, it will definitely be more selective.
For years, I've judged comments in terms of "Does this go too far over the line into incivility?" If it didn't, I let it through. That meant I let almost everything through.
You know how "woke" people don't accept you if you're just not a racist? That now you have to be "anti-racist?"
Well, this is going to be a similar dynamic, although more in a positive sense — more about being pro than anti. Now, I'm going to be looking less for violations, and more for whether each comment actually promotes the goal of having a civil conversational environment here.
I'm still figuring out the details, but that's what I'm going to do…
Randle May 20, 2021 at 10:58 am
I find this account more helpful in understanding the situation than most news stories I have read. An unending cycle of violence and retribution egged on by men who sow dissension to stay in power. With normal people trying to live their lives and paying the price. And for what? What do the destroyers of peace and happiness gain? Not the kingdom of heaven.
bud May 20, 2021 at 11:33 am
Agree. Marina story is helpful to understanding this issue on a personal level. I'd love to see a similar story from a Palestinian mother who is just trying to live her life.
Dan May 20, 2021 at 3:02 pm
Brad, well said. Very enlightening. Please stay strong and true to yourself. Weed out the trolls and negative commentors, but please continue your blog with it many interesting and kind and courteous commentors.
Ken May 20, 2021 at 4:52 pm
Daily life in Israel from a Palestinian perspective:
https://www.nybooks.com/daily/2021/03/19/a-day-in-the-life-of-abed-salama/
Paul DeMarco May 21, 2021 at 1:05 pm
Agree with Dan. This blog is a rare and important place. Marina's post is enlightening and heart wrenching. The creation of a Jewish State seemed needed and appropriate in the aftermath of WW2. But the way it was created dispossessed and inflamed many Palestinians. There appears to have been no change in the level of hatred between the Jews and Palestinians over the past 70 years. Both sides claim to have God on their side. But is the nature of God's people to seek justice and extend mercy.
Sorry, that last line should be "it is the nature"
I condemn the rocket attacks launched from Gaza.
But I cannot be blind to the fact that the anger that led to those attacks is legitimate.
I grew up with the heroic image of Israel. I watched Paul Newman and Sal Mineo lead the righteous fight for a Jewish state on the big screen. I read the same tale as told by Leon Uris. I listened to (former Israeli Ambassador) Abba Eban eloquently recount 2000 years of Jewish history, culminating in the formation of that state. I viewed figures like Golda Meir and Moshe Dayan as heroic giants. And in some ways they were.
But for me this began to change with Israel's invasion of Lebanon and Ariel Sharon's so-called "Iron Fist" policy vis-á-vis Palestinians. Over time I – gradually and reluctantly – came to realize that while many Israelis are not ethno-nationalists, the country of Israel itself is an ethno-nationalist, apartheid state – and has been since it was established. And this isn't my view alone; it's how Israel is described in the article I cited above – written by a Jewish resident of Jerusalem.
I support Israel – just not this Israel. Israel must choose: it can either be an ethno-nationalist apartheid state, or it can be a vibrant democracy for all who live there. It cannot be both.

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Nine Twisted tales of the undead.
Zombies are the most misunderstood of all the famous monsters in the world of fiction. This collection shows how the zombie myth can be severely bent out of shape to find the squishy, soft, humorous center where zombies love, laugh, and occasionally find a few brains to munch on. Come along for the ride to strange and bizarre worlds where you'll meet all types of zombies in all types of outrageous situations and perhaps come away with a chuckle and even a little fear to turn the lights off.


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A 2012-es Formula–3 Euroseries volt a sorozat utolsó szezonja. Az idény április 28-án kezdődött a Paul Ricard-pályán és október 21-én ért véget Hockenheimben.

Pontozási rendszer
Az első versenyen az első nyolc helyezett kap pontot, 10 pont jár a győzelemért. Egy bónusz pontot kap az időmérő edzés legjobbja. A második versenyen az első hat helyezett kap pontot, a győztesnek 6 pont jár.

Csapatok és versenyzők

Versenynaptár és eredmények

Megjegyzések

Bajnokság állása
 A pontozás az alábbiak szerint alakul:

Versenyzők

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Nemzetek kupája

Külső hivatkozások
A Formula–3 Euro Series hivatalos honlapja

Formula–3 Euroseries szezonok
2012 a motorsportban

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Halifax Int'l Airport Parkade
The car park of this Canadian airport is covered with a architectural mesh, which coincides with "woven" concrete facades.
The 5-level, 2,300-space Parkade at the Halifax Stanfield International Airport features 1,900 public parking spaces and 400 spaces for rental cars.
The east and west facades of the car park are clad with a woven wire mesh facade (type DOGLA-TRIO 1010). 108 mesh elements covering an area exceeding 3,800 m² were fabricated by HAVER & BOECKER and shipped across the ocean to the Canadian province Nova Scotia. The standard length of the elements is 12,430 mm, the width is 3,040 mm.
The attachment system consists of flat tension profiles with clevis bolts. Additional tension springs allow for a consistent tensioning. For this projects the springs are added at the top in a less visible area of the facade.
A key feature of this car park is the combination of woven wire at the east and west facade with "woven" concrete at the north- and south elevations.
façade, falling protection
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Cooking up a growth plan
By Tiffany Hsu
The gig: Founder of Pho Hoa, a Vietnamese noodle soup restaurant chain that started in 1983 and now has nearly 50 North American locations, with nine in California, and at least 30 in Asia. He also is president of Aureflam Corp., which franchises the "fast-casual" chain. The privately held restaurant chain averages at least $50 million in revenue annually, Nguyen estimated.
Education: Abandoned law studies when he fled Vietnam by boat in 1975. After living in refugee and holding camps in Thailand and Arkansas, Nguyen graduated from the University of Michigan with a bachelor's in political science in 1979.
First job: Nguyen, now 53, helped his mother run a cafe and for-profit library -- "mostly novels," he said -- while in high school in Vietnam.
History: After Nguyen met fellow refugee Phan Jiang through mutual friends, the pair borrowed money and launched the first Pho Hoa -- or "harmonious noodles" -- shops in San Jose and Santa Ana. They split as business partners after six years but remain friends.
Got the idea: There were few Vietnamese restaurants in the United States, and immigrants craved their native cuisine. "Pho is very basic food for Vietnamese people, like hamburgers are for Americans," Nguyen said.
On the path: The noodle soup chain spread to Canada in the late 1980s, franchised in the 1990s and jumped to Asia in 1995. There are no branches in Vietnam because the competition there would be too stiff, Nguyen said.
Memorable moment: When the chain hit the $1-million revenue mark in 1987, Nguyen took several friends and managers to dinner -- American food.
Biggest challenge: Battling mom-and-pop pho restaurants for Vietnamese patrons and recruiting Vietnamese employees. "They don't think it's prestigious to work for a restaurant company when they could just open one themselves," Nguyen said.
Marketing tricks: When looking for areas to start franchises, Nguyen used the U.S. census to locate large pockets of Vietnamese residents. But pre-Internet, such research was a hassle. "I had to borrow the paper copy from the library," he said. Nguyen now advertises to customers of all ethnicities.
Advice: "There were a lot of things I had to learn about this country and this business when I started, but I never had any doubts," Nguyen said. "You just have to try your chances and never give up."
First splurge: A trip to Europe in 1989 to visit four of his brothers in Germany and France -- Nguyen has 12 siblings.
In the works: A Pho Hoa restaurant branch in Sacramento. Although the company is now based in California's capital, Nguyen has to travel to San Jose or San Francisco when he craves a bowl of noodle soup.
tiffany.hsu@latimes.com
Tiffany Hsu
Tiffany Hsu is a former staff writer for the Los Angeles Times. Previously, she wrote about the California economy, fast food, restaurants, retail and alternative energy for the Business section. A Bay Area native, UC Berkeley graduate and eternal Nor-Cal fan, she once worked for the San Francisco Bay Guardian. She also did a stint at the Richmond Times-Dispatch, where she developed a passion for sweet tea. She still has faith that someday she'll find two economists who agree.


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BlogTest Drive
La Sarthe – road test drive
More exclusive than a Continental – Bentley R-Type Special. The very special La Sarthe fastback. Based on a Bentley R-Type chassis, the La Sarthe evokes the great coachbuilt Bentleys of the past. Mark Dixon put it to the test. Photography Tim Andrew.
What's your gut reaction to the looks of this car? It's a provocative question but, when the La Sarthe first broke cover, opinions were divided. Some saw it as a fine continuation of the coachbuilding tradition. Others saw it as a pastiche of great Bentleys past – for, while the La Sarthe is not a copy of any particular model, it certainly plays with some familiar shapes and styling cues. And it is based on a standard Bentley R-Type chassis.
Whichever camp you fall into, you have to admire the sheer dedication behind the project. The La Sarthe has been made metal not by some long-established carrosserie in Paris or Milan, but by a small restoration company in rural Somerset. And now it's time to drive it.
First, though, let's deal with The Looks. In photos, the La Sarthe can appear slightly cartoonish – like something that Herge might have created for a Tin-Tin comic. It's a concept we don't often associate with Bentleys, although there are precendents – remember the MkVI that was bodied by Franay for the 1947 Paris Salon? Google it, if not. You'll be surprised.
In the metal, the La Sarthe presents as a clever melding of many Bentley design cues and historical references. From the B-pillar back, it's strongly evocative of a Continental, the model with which most vaguely clued-up onlookers will associate (or confuse) it – and the rear window is genuine R-Type Continental. The front end, with its gently convex radiator aperture and lack of the familiar heavy chromed Bentley grille, seems to recall the 1938 'Embiricos' 4M-litre, with added hints of the Pininfarina-styled 1948 Bentley Cresta show car and the 1949/50 Corniche II styling sketches that evolved into the immortal Continental.
In short, it's impossible to pin down, and that's exactly how Robert Perry, proprietor of Bensport and the man behind the La Sarthe, intended it. As the Bensport website unequivocally proclaims about the La Sarthe: 'Not a replica. Not a re-creation. Not a lookalike.'
Robert expounds further: 'The whole rationale was to create the car that Bentley Motors could have built and raced at Le Mans in 1950. Considering how well the Embiricos car did in 1949, it probably would have been very successful. The R-Type chassis is so superior to a pre-war car's. We wanted a name that conjured up Le Mans, along the lines of Mulsanne or Arnage, and realised that no-one had adopted La Sarthe. It was an obvious choice.'
Robert is particularly keen to emphasise that the La Sarthe is not a cut-price version of a Continental. 'It may well be that the buyer of a La Sarthe would already have a Continental but – now that a really nice one is worth around a million pounds – they might be disinclined to use it much. The La Sarthe is a car to be used. It's not something to be bought and salted away as an investment. If anything, being lighter than a Continental, it will perform and handle slightly better, so it is very much a driver's car.'
At the moment, there is only one La Sarthe. It's a prototype and it's something of a work-in-progress, with some features that have yet to be fully resolved. A good example is the door windows. You'd never guess, but they're currently made of Lexan, due to a problem with the quality of the glasses supplied just before a major show last year. Flat safety glass is, apparently, much more difficult to obtain than the curved stuff used in windscreens.
Left and right. The La Sarthe's R-Type 4.6-litre engine has been left largely stock, but its interior is all-new and features beautifully veneered wood, bespoke instruments and uniquely trimmed doorcards.
Nevertheless, there isn't much sign of compromise. This car has a handmade body built by an outside contractor, and you sense that a degree of blood, sweat and tears has gone into refining it, but you'd never guess – it looks superb in its eggshell grey paint. Production cars will be made and assembled by a specialist company in Coventry: 'We would like to present a completed car in bare aluminium, to show how good the body really is,' adds Robert.
The lines of the La Sarthe are also down to Robert. He was initially commissioned to tweak a customer's own design for a Chapron-style body to fit a Bentley MkVI chassis; the customer retained the rights to that design, but the experience inspired Bob to come up with something totally original '…and in about four minutes I produced a sketch that hasn't changed significantly through to the finished vehicle. The fundamentals were all there.
'From that sketch, we produced plan views and a series of cross-sections to get the basic shape of the body, and they were then put into a CAD programme. Tony Hunter, a former Jaguar Land Rover designer, refined the shapes on computer so that full-size bucks could be produced for the prototype bodyshell.'
Right. La Sarthe in its element on a fast and empty cross-country road. Performance is at least as brisk as a Continental's and the looks are equally eye-catching.
The La Sarthe is a beautifully relaxed Grand Tourer, with a decent turn of speed
In comparison, sorting the underpinnings for the La Sarthe was straightforward. The Bentley MkVI and its successor, the R-Type, in essence had the same chassis, although the latter's was altered to suit the R-Type's revised rear-end styling. It's a sad but undeniable fact that Bentley chassis from this era invariably survive much better than the steel bodies usually fitted to MkVIs and R-Types, and this example was no exception. Originally a Standard Steel-bodied R-type from the Isle of Man, it had rotten coachwork but a chassis that was still as sound as the day it was built.
'If we can obtain R-Type chassis we prefer to use them, because Crewe made improvements over the years, strengthening certain areas and switching from riveting to welding,' adds Bob. 'There's nothing wrong with a MkVI chassis and, of course, the early Continentals were built on those, so it's perfectly possible to build a La Sarthe on MkVI running gear.'
The biggest advantage of starting with a 'matching numbers' donor vehicle is that it can retain its original registration, since only the bodywork – which is cosmetic, when all's said and done – has been changed. In these increasingly bureaucratic times, that's a welcome bonus.
LET'S GO FOR THAT DRIVE
First you must negotiate your way over the pairing of the right-hand gearchange and handbrake lever, and under the big, gorgeous three- spoke Bentley wheel. Newbie owners of a La Sarthe would be well-advised to spend some time practising this manoeuvre, if they're not to end up looking considerably less elegant than their car.
Once inside, you'll find yourself perched on rather hard seats – they are apparently filled with memory foam, and will adapt to the shape of the occupants' backsides over time – facing a beautifully veneered dashboard that's punctuated by bespoke dials and gauges and a long row of toggle switches. The woodwork was carried out by veneering specialist Silvercrest, and I raise my metaphorical hat to them, because they've done an outstanding job to a very tight deadline.
The quality of the interior as a whole is superb. Most of it is bespoke, although you can have fun guessing at the origins of certain components – the armrests are from the donor R-Type, while interior handles are Jaguar Series 1 E-type (as are the locks). One omission, yet to be rectified, is a finger-pull or handle to tug each hefty door closed, but customers can request pretty much any modification they like. Air conditioning is standard but, if Sir would like opening front quarterlights to waft away the smoke from his cigar, they can be engineered – at a price.
Above. With its largely unadorned 'jellymould' shape and balloon tyres, the La Sarthe is reminiscent of a 1950s Dinky Toy made real.
The 4.6-litre straight-six woofles into life in an aristocratic way that is unmistakably Bentley. Feel down by your right leg for the slim gearlever and ease it into first, and then pull away on a handful of revs and a trickle of torque: the underpinnings of this car are 60 years old, and the driveline appreciates a gentle touch.
Bensport's premises are located within a maze of bucolic Somerset lanes that offer test drivers a kind of rural pave test, and reveal a certain low-speed jiggliness to the ride. But I'm going to cut to the chase right away: the La Sarthe is being served dreadfully by its tyres, which are a modern manufacture of crossply. With their deep-sided 'balloon' profile, they look fantastic – and they may well work beautifully on a race circuit – but they are ruining the La Sarthe's on-road dynamics.
The directional stability on these tyres is nothing short of shocking, and results in the worst case of tramlining I've ever experienced – so bad that the car was violently tugged from left to right on a narrow country road, to a frightening degree. Even on the relatively smooth and fast A303, the uncertainty makes a fast overtake more stressful than it need be – and fast overtakes are what you really want to be doing in a La Sarthe.
(On my return, I make a call to Bentley specialist Frank Dale & Stepsons, where Ivor Gordon – one of the stepsons – has owned an R-Type Continental for several decades. 'Avon radials are the way to go,' I'm told. 'We swear by them and have run them on the Continental for years.')
With fresh rubber, the La Sarthe would be transformed – it is, after all, an R-Type under the skin. The engine has been left untouched, other than having a fast-road cam, six-branch exhaust manifold and free-flow piping, while the chassis is basically stock, apart from some stiffening of front springs and anti-roll bar, decambering of the rears, and the addition of a rear anti-roll bar.
Once you're moving faster than walking pace, the steering lightens up noticeably, and any residual imprecision when cornering is, I'm convinced, down to the tyres rather than the mechanical elements, although the steering wheel's enormous diameter – it's one of the largest ever fitted to a British car – means the driver's inputs have to be commensurately larger, too.
Bensport technician Andy Perry has covered literally thousands of miles in the La Sarthe, both in the UK and on the Continent, so there's no doubt it's perfectly drivable as is. Tyres aside, it is a beautifully relaxed Grand Tourer, with a decent turn of speed and respectable acceleration; certainly what Rolls-Royce would once have described as 'adequate'. There's very little wind noise, even when travelling at a serious lick. Only a peculiar 'electric whine' from – guess what – those wretched tyres, which rises in pitch as speed increases, spoils the serenity. Listening afterwards to a recording on my iPhone, it sounds as though I'm travelling on the London Underground.
The solution is to drive faster, whereupon the tyre noise becomes so high-pitched that it's virtually inaudible. Whooshing past slower traffic is immensely satisfying – how rarely do you see a properly old car being driven properly fast? – and you can practically feel the curiosity of occupants in more mundane vehicles: what is that grey wraith that has just swept by us?
And that, for La Sarthe owners, will be a major part of the car's appeal: its exclusivity. Bensport promises it will build no more than ten La Sarthes before moving on to other projects. That's something with which a 'real' Continental – of which there were 208 examples built – can't compete. Looked at way, the £350,000 asking price for a La Sarthe seems perfectly acceptable.
THANKS TO Bensport, www. bensportltd. co. uk, +44 (0)1460 55754, which also specialises in Jaguar and Bentley restoration.
Car 2014 La Sarthe
ENGINE 4566cc straight-six, overhead inlet/side exhaust valves, twin SU H6 carburettors
POWER 145bhp @ 3500rpm
TORQUE 246lb ft @ 900rpm
TRANSMISSION Four-speed manual, rear-wheel drive
STEERING Cam and roller
Front: double wishbones, coil springs, lever-arm dampers, anti-roll bar.
Rear: live axle, leaf springs, lever-arm dampers, anti-roll bar.
BRAKES Servo-assisted drums
Top speed 115 mph (est)
0-60mph 12 sec (est)
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SABC MOURNS THE DEATH OF AKHUMUZI JEZILE
Johannesburg, Sunday, 29 April 2018– The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has learnt with great shock and sadness of the sudden passing of the multi-talented Akhumzi Jezile. On behalf of the Board, management and staff of the SABC, we would like to send our heartfelt condolences to the Jezile family, friends and fans of Akhumzi.
Akhumzi started his career in broadcasting industry at a very young age. He presented one of South Africa's most loved programme for children, Yo-TV on SABC 1. Akhumuzi's passion's for the arts saw him expanding his craft and getting into acting and producing various programmes.
Akhumuzi's work includes acting on the popular, Khululeka Siyavota, an educational drama which focused on issues around voter education and democracy. He also featured on Tempy Pusha on SABC 1 where he scooped the South African Film & Television Award (SAFTA) for best supporting actor in a TV Drama for his role as Ngulube. At the time of his death, Akhumuzi was a Producer for Live Amp series on SABC 1. The SABC proud to have been associated with Akhumuzi throughout the years; he practically grew up and spent his entire life on SABC television.
The SABC would like to extend its gratitude to the Jezile family for allowing Akhumzi to be part of the great men and women who have dedicated their lives to using their time to keep South African educated, informed and educated through their talent.
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RememBear Review
December 24, 2020 December 25, 2020 / By Marcus Eriksson / Leave a Comment
RememBear is a password vault and manager that can be synced across devices on the go. It is a simple, nonsensical password security app from the makers of the TunnelBear VPN.
Emphasizing on the company's philosophy of simple, easy-to-use privacy apps, RememBear fits the bill perfectly. For a non-technical person, an innocuous question may pop up in their mind about Google Chrome, Firefox or even Edge having a similar feature to store your website credentials and even bank login details in recent times. While this may seem like an easy way out, it does involve some serious risks and that's where the password manager/vaults come in.
These apps are designed to keep data intruders and hackers at bay while providing a safe haven for our login credentials, pins which have grown exponentially in number in this digitization and technology-centric era. RememBear is a password vault/manager designed for beginners and users who are looking for an uncomplicated, swift method of storing login credentials. Their lack of features in the premium plan can irk many users but it is a frontrunner in the freeware segment where reliability and optimization are put above all the shmancy features.
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Import from Browsers
After installing RememBear, you get a prompt for registration. As soon as you are done with it, a prompt for Import Logins appears on the screen of your desktop client.
You get two options in Import Logins, namely the import from another password manager and the Import from browsers.
The first option requires an exported CSV-format document generated from other password managers. You can either browse manually through your files and folders or use the DRAG and DROP option to drop it inside the window. The second option is effortless per se. The moment you click on this option, it shows a list of passwords from different web browsers. Often times, login credentials are duplicated due to various reasons. This can be overcome as the software gives you the option to deselect certain passwords from the list.
The feature to deselect certain LOGIN CREDENTIALS also comes in handy in a scenario where you want to keep certain unimportant passwords with the web browser itself to avoid cluttering the essential ones. If you want to keep the login credentials of some Internet surfing profiles limited to the browser itself, you can simply untick the checkbox that is positioned next to each of your installed web browsers.
The import option can also be accessed at a later time from Settings > General
Note: The import option is available for the Windows and Mac desktop clients only.
Exporting data is as simple as it gets. Head over to Settings > Account and click on the Export option. A CSV-format document is generated in a cell-based table formatted style, with separate columns dedicated to individual credential entries.
It is a feature that I thoroughly missed in the LastPass software, which ordinarily opens a new HTML blank page with generic form data separated by commas.
Inactivity Lock
We all have been guilty of leaving our devices unattended at times, which can result in unwarranted access to folks with whom we do not wish to share certain information. The inactivity lock is a neat feature for users who like the logout option on an automation basis.
What we found this password manager to be lacking is the feature to conceal passwords and other login credentials from a simple hover on the i button as they become visible once you enter the master password on the login screen. Some of their rivals like LastPass and StickyPassword have the option to re-prompt for entering the password when performing certain actions. I will talk about the security aspect of this later on.
Does RememBear Allow Sharing Passwords?
You may need to share LOGIN credentials from time to time. The need for this kind of feature has gained popularity among businesses where collaborative work is essential. The desktop app has the option to share your login credentials for different websites. All you need to do is to click on the SHARE button next to a particular set of LOGIN details and you will get a shareable link that can be shared with anyone. Once the receiver opens the link, it will self-destruct the confidential information (read LOGIN information) thus making the link unusable for others.
Note: Links expire after 48 hours after creation.
There have been arguments about the security aspect of this feature, something that is debatable. The mere access to a link by an intruder can lead to a severe compromise of sensitive digital and intellectual property of a user. I tried the sharing feature of LastPass and StickyPassword (both of them in PREMIUM trials). To my utter disappointment, neither one of them went as I had imagined and both failed to provide access to the receiver. I have contacted their respective customer support regarding the issue. We will discuss that aspect later on in this article.
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Backup-Kit
Forgetting the password to access YOUR passwords can be one of the worst nightmares that anyone can have. The Master Password, though strong and complex in nature can sometimes be forgotten by the holder. For such cases, there is a need for a backup plan to recover the vault. Fortunately, RememBear has that feature in the form of a Backup-kit. It is a 30 digit alpha-numeric key that can be either printed as PDF or simply jotted down on a piece of paper, it's up to you. Keep it confidential and in a secure location from where it can be retrieved at a later time without any hassle.
Remember, this is the last and only infinity stone that can recover your Master Password and help gain access to your LOGIN details. Team Thanos, anyone?
Web Browser password sync with the Desktop app
The web browser extensions are synced with the Desktop client and smartphone app. This is a crucial feature for instances where a user might forget to lock the vault on their Desktop. If this happens, they can also lock it from their smartphone app of the vault.
Secure Notes and Credit Cards
Apart from website LOGINS, credit card information and written notes can also be secured. They are fairly simple to add. Notes have a title and a description of up to 6000 characters. Oblivious to the fact of the character limit, I put in 40,000 characters. This resulted in the app freezing for some good 10 seconds and then ultimately crashing. The credit card option can add any card information such as the PIN number, expiry date, zip code etc. with a cute little notes box to jot some additional information along with the card details.
The app is fairly simple and neat, free from clutter of any kind. On the login page, you are greeted by an animated dynamic bear which is an engaging tiny touch to the otherwise boring page. The installation process is fairly simple and generic. First-time users get a prompt for registration and the option to set the Backup-Key for the cases when they may forget their master password and want to regain access to the vault.
Meanwhile, returning users must validate their new device with the New Device key that can be found under Settings > General.
All the options (logins, secure notes, credit card, etc.) are given on the collapsible sidebar on the left side. Adding user credentials, notes, and credit/debit card information in RememBear is the amongst the simplest I could find on any similar app, and on par with LastPass, if not even better in some aspects.
Head over to the bottom part of the app's window and click on add new. A drop-down menu consisting of 3 options – Credit Card, Secure, and Login – will pop-up on the screen. You know what to do next. The All Items option displays all the LOGINS and Notes that have already been added by the user, in a brief headline oriented manner. All the login credentials can be accessed from here.
You need to select any of the LOGIN information that you want by a single click on the name as set by the user. All the information stored will appear on the screen.
It is easy to add a new login manually
You can either copy any of the information from there or access it by clicking the launch URL button, which is given in the subset form below the name of the LOGIN CREDENTIAL. Below the user credential/notes, there is information about the date of creation and date of modification of the credentials/notes. If you go further down, to the bottom right, you can find the option to edit/trash (delete) the respective note/LOGIN.
The Search option is present to facilitate navigation. Searching for any character present in your user credentials/notes will display results accordingly. This is convenient in instances where a user might not remember the title of a user credential/note. There are two options for dealing with redundant logins/credentials.
The Move to Trash option can be used when there is ambiguity about the future relevance of the note/login. Use the Delete Permanently option only if you are sure about its redundancy. Both options can be accessed by a simple right-click on the note/user credential.
Note: Deleted notes/login can be found in the Trash folder and restored until it is permanently deleted by the user.
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You can choose to access either of the three kinds of user credentials from their exclusive dedicated table of credentials by selecting the respective option from the left sidebar. The desktop app also has the option to automatically lock the app after a pre-set time of inactivity, as set by the user. The pre-set time of inactivity can range from 5 minutes to 1 day.
Web browser extensions are login-synced with the desktop app, meaning that the desktop app needs to be logged in to be able to access the option in the browser. You can also sort your user credentials/notes by alphabetical order, recently used, recently updated. This option is positioned below the Search bar.
The computer resources used like RAM and processor power usage are on the lighter side of the spectrum as compared to competitors like StickyPassword and others. I might add that this app is on x64 bit while StickyPassword is an x32 bit app.
The mobile app UI is neat and undemanding. Everything you need is on the screen, ranging from adding user credentials to a leftward sliding menu, similar to the desktop app.
Deleting is effortless on the app. If you swipe right on a credential, it will end up in the trash folder on your desktop app. However, the Trash folder would be useful on the mobile app. The RememBear browser, powered by Google Chrome WebKit, gets the job done. The tabs experience is above average and is able to handle resource-intensive web apps.
You can set your default search engine, clear your browsing history or request a desktop site. The functionality and feel are similar to the incognito mode of Google Chrome for Android. Autofill is the feature that I can get behind. As the name suggests, it auto-fills the user credentials on web apps. If you are not a fan of autofill, then the floating-coin-shaped RememBear quick access toolbar on the screen for quick access does the job as well.
Talking about security, there is a login option based on a numeric pin-code available for users who don't like typing their complex passwords on a touchscreen every time. Fans of dark backgrounds on screens will appreciate the dark theme of the app instead of the default off-white theme. The dark theme is easy on the eyes and reduces battery consumption. Logging into the smartphone app on a new device for the first time requires scanning a QR code by the app from the desktop client for existing users.
The desktop web browser is available for Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, and Safari. The extension for Chrome should also work for Opera as both are built on the same web-kit. The desktop client must be active at all times in order for you to access the extension/add-on on your web browser. This can irk certain desktop cybernauts who spend a lot of time on the Internet using their web-browsers. Adding 2 extra steps for accessing your password can be infuriating.
RememBear might lose its edge against modern-day web browsers who have the capability to autofill and store confidential information, apart from user credentials. On the other hand, LastPass allows password-prompt-based quick access to vault items which is the way many of us would like.
Clicking on the RememBear icon displays a small square-ish popup with one-click access to your stored credentials. There is a search option available, which is convenient for locating your passwords. The extension's Autofill feature reduces the workload of your web-browser. You can only view the entries inside the extension. Editing them requires the desktop or smartphone app.
Talking about features, the password generator is something that caught my eye. It does a fairly competent job in suggesting a secure password. You get two options of either using words or random characters. Random-character passwords can be further customized on the basis of length, the number of digits, commas, etc.
Is RememBear Safe and Secure?
RememBear's security model is similar to the one of LastPass, StickyPassword, and 1Password. It needs a Master Password to unlock your vault and a device key to authenticate your device. They use zero-knowledge encryption, which means that the decryption key of your master password cannot be opened by a third party. Therefore, there is no way for anyone to know your Master Password. If somehow anyone gets wind of your master password, then the NDK (New Device Key) comes into play which is needed to authenticate a device, verifying the legitimacy of your device.
RememBear uses end-to-end AES256 US-military standard encryption for its application. Data is encrypted at all times, which means that it is encrypted when it passes back and forth through the RememBear servers while syncing (premium version). The encryption and decryption happen only on your devices. RememBear or server transit intruders cannot read the data.
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Tip of the hat to RememBear's security structure for using Secure Remote Password (SRP). This allows the RememBear to verify your password without actually knowing it. The service and your device agree on a "shared secret" (based on cryptogenic calculations) to pass those values back and forth to prove the legitimacy of the vault login without revealing the password to their servers.
In 2017, TunnelBear, the parent company of RememBear conducted a security audit. Cure53, a security penetration company was given the job of finding flaws and issues. All of the found issues were fixed and Cure53 was invited again to analyze further issues. They were also given WHITE-BOX testing access to find vulnerabilities in different builds of their app.
User Friendliness
The seamless and neat user experience signifies the fact that we can rely upon the user-friendliness of RememBear, even though the premium version lacks features. After the installation, you are asked to save a backup-kit. The back-up kit is essential for recovering the vault, as we discussed earlier. Without the Backup kit, it would be impossible for the user to recover the vault. RememBear has emphasized on that on numerous occasions. After that, a prompt for importing passwords from web browsers appears. It makes the user's initial impression a seamless experience without any hitch. The achievements serve the purpose of familiarizing the user with a variety of features that the app has to offer. It covers all the basics of general usage. They play a pragmatic role in training the users about the features and general operations of the application.
For an app as simple as RememBear, support is not really necessary but the icing on the cake. However, if you need anything, you will find it in their "Help" section. Basically, there are five sections in the support section with a search box to navigate and browse through the support articles. The sixth section is for contacting them, in case you are not able to find what you are looking for.
We tried the option of contacting them by sending an email and over Facebook
Here is what we sent them:
"My Chrome plugin is not installing. Whenever I try to load it, it fails to respond and shows no error whatsoever. Kindly help."
Facebook support was a few hours quicker than email support. Both of them suggested the same method and the issue got resolved. We also contacted LastPass to compare the response time and the quality of the tech support. It took them twice as much time to respond. We might have to cut them some slack though, given the large number of support requests they probably receive on a daily basis.
What you get in the Paid Subscription ($3/month)
Sync across devices – Synchronization of data across authenticated devices in real-time helps to access passwords and credentials on the go.
Secure Backup of Data – Encrypted backups are stored on RememBear's servers. They can be accessed anytime from any authenticated device with their app.
Prioritized support – Front of the queue in support ticket resolution and dialogue. Who likes waiting in line? No one. We hope that they stay true to their commitment in the future as well.
RememBear is a no-nonsense, easy to use password vault whose MVP is simplicity. Non-technical users would be in awe of the ease of operations. It is probably the easiest password manager on the market right now, along the lines of LastPass. Adding a third-party cloud backup feature could sweeten the pot for a lot of users. The makers have promised the addition of several features in the past year since its beta launch.
We hope that they will listen to the customers because they are not exactly wrong about it. Paying customers want something more than synchronization, something that LastPass offers in their free plan. RememBear will have to do a little better than that. The lack of solid features for premium users could be the only thing holding them back from being a real threat to the market leaders like LastPass and Dashlane. This password vault has all the ingredients of being amongst the top password managers out there. We are counting on TunnelBear's developers to charm us further.
State of the art encryption
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Lack of features in the paid subscription
No grouping option for credentials
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Volunteer hospitalized after fireworks theft, attack in Elk Grove
Updated: 6:21 PM PDT Jul 1, 2019
Tish Palamidessi
VOLUNTEERS. >> I THOUGHT I WAS RUNNING TO -- TISH: A DAY OF WORKING AT THIS FIREWORKS BOOTH TURNED VIOLENT FOR 34-YEAR-OLD VOLUNTEER SUNDAY WHEN SHE WAS ATTACKED AFTER THIEVES MADE OFF WITH THE BOXER FIREWORKS. >> THEY PULLED HER INTO THE CAR THROUGH THE WINDOW AND WORK BEATING ON HER FACE. THEY HELD ON TO HER SO SHE COULD NOT GET YOU. TISH: THE TWO WERE WORKING THE FIREWORKS BOOTH AROUND 8:30, WHEN MICHELLE SAW A THIEF RUNOFF FOR THE FIREWORKS. SHE THOUGHT SHE WAS RUNNING TOWARD HER SON. SHE CHASED AFTER THE MAN AND THAT IS WHEN THE SITUATION TURNED VIOLENT. >> I WITNESSED THE WHOLE THING. AND WATCHED MY DAUGHTER GROW UP IN THE AIR, COME DOWN, SLIDE ON THE GROUND, 20-30 FEET AND WATCH THE CAR RAN OVER MY DAUGHTER. TISH: THE SUSPECT TOOK OFF IN AN OVER ALL THE COTTO GREEN CHEVY SUBURBAN. SHE SAW THREE MEAN AND TWO WOMEN INSIDE THE CAR. >> THAT IS HORRIBLE WHAT HAPPENED. SOMEBODY RUNNING OVER SOMEBODY OVER FIREWORKS? THAT'S TERRIBLE. HOPEFULLY THEY CATCH THEM. TISH: CUSTOMERS VISITING THE STAND TODAY SHOCKED TO HEAR ABOUT THE INCIDENT. POLICE SAY THEY ARE ACTIVELY WORKING THE CASE AND ALL THREE PEOPLE IN THE CAR COULD FACE KIDNAPPING, ASSAULT WITH A DEADLY WEAPON, AND ROBBERY CHARGES. >> NOBODY'S WELL-BEING IS WORTH WHATEVER THE PRICE OF THE FIREWORKS. TISH: AS FOR OTHER FIREWORKS STANDS IN THE AREA, OPERATORS ARE CHANGING THE WAY THEY RUN THEIR STANDS. >> WE WON'T BE DISPLAYING IT ON THE STREET ANYMORE. WE'LL MAKE ALL OF OUR WORKERS AWARE OF WHAT IS GOING O
A 34-year-old woman is recovering at an area hospital after she was assaulted over a box of fireworks Sunday.The woman was working at the fireworks booth on Elk Grove Boulevard near Williamson Drive in the Smart & Final parking lot when the incident happened. "I just heard my daughter scream, 'Oh no, oh no,'" said Cindy Mullen. She was working the booth with her daughter, Mischele, when the attack happened. "We just had our back turned for a minute, and that's when it happened."Mullen says her daughter saw a man grab a $550 "Big Bang" fireworks box they had on display and take off. Mullen says Mischele thought the man was running toward her son, who was also at the stand, and chased after him. "They pulled her into the car through the window and were beating on her face," said Mullen. "They held on to her so she couldn't get out and they dragged her."Mischele Mullen was rushed to an area hospital with injuries to her face, shoulder and leg. She was in intensive care overnight but is expected to be OK. As for the suspect, Mullen says he jumped into an older, avocado green, Chevy Suburban that traveled west on Elk Grove Boulevard. She says there were two other men and two women also in the car. According to the Elk Grove Police Department, officers are actively investigating the case and say all people in the car could face charges of robbery, attempted kidnapping and assault with a deadly weapon if caught. TNT corporate has asked all fireworks stands to keep all merchandise inside the booths from now on.
ELK GROVE, Calif. (KCRA) —
A 34-year-old woman is recovering at an area hospital after she was assaulted over a box of fireworks Sunday.
The woman was working at the fireworks booth on Elk Grove Boulevard near Williamson Drive in the Smart & Final parking lot when the incident happened.
"I just heard my daughter scream, 'Oh no, oh no,'" said Cindy Mullen. She was working the booth with her daughter, Mischele, when the attack happened. "We just had our back turned for a minute, and that's when it happened."
Mullen says her daughter saw a man grab a $550 "Big Bang" fireworks box they had on display and take off. Mullen says Mischele thought the man was running toward her son, who was also at the stand, and chased after him.
"They pulled her into the car through the window and were beating on her face," said Mullen. "They held on to her so she couldn't get out and they dragged her."
Mischele Mullen was rushed to an area hospital with injuries to her face, shoulder and leg. She was in intensive care overnight but is expected to be OK.
As for the suspect, Mullen says he jumped into an older, avocado green, Chevy Suburban that traveled west on Elk Grove Boulevard. She says there were two other men and two women also in the car.
According to the Elk Grove Police Department, officers are actively investigating the case and say all people in the car could face charges of robbery, attempted kidnapping and assault with a deadly weapon if caught.
TNT corporate has asked all fireworks stands to keep all merchandise inside the booths from now on.


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Images: Friday at The BMW Championship
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See images from Friday's BMW Championship action at Medinah Country Club.
Hideki Matsuyama hits out of the bunker on the ninth hole.
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Tony Finau tees off on #1 to start his day in the second round of the BMW Championship at Medinah Country Club in Medinah Friday, August 16, 2019. He ended the day in third position.
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C.T. Pan acknowledges the applause of the gallery after sinking his putt on the ninth hole.
Jim Furyk watches his #18 tee shot in the second round of the BMW Championship at Medinah Country Club in Medinah Friday, August 16, 2019.
Rory Sabbatini drives a shot off the 18th tee in the second round of the BMW Championship at Medinah Country Club in Medinah Friday, August 16, 2019.
Tiger Woods lines up his putt on the ninth hole.
A large FEDEXCUP display stands near the first tee and the last green at the BMW Championship at Medinah Country Club in Medinah Friday, August 16, 2019.
Lucas Glover hits out of the bunker on the ninth hole.
Bryson DeChambeau hits from the bunker on #18 in the second round of the BMW Championship at Medinah Country Club in Medinah Friday, August 16, 2019.
Jason Kokrak watches the flight of his ball after teeing off on the seventh hole.
Ricky Fowler walks past a video scoreboard showing his profile at the 18th green in the second round of the BMW Championship at Medinah Country Club in Medinah Friday, August 16, 2019.
Hideki Matsuyama sinks his putt on the sixth hole.
The gallery has cleared the way for Jason Kokrak to hit from the rough and onto the green at the fifth hole.
Turf flies as Tiger Woods hits from the edge of the fairway.
Hideki Matsuyama leads the way on the 18th fairway in the second round of the BMW Championship at Medinah Country Club in Medinah Friday, August 16, 2019. He finished the day in the lead.
Tiger Woods hits a tee shot.
Hideki Matsuyama gestures as his putt drops for a birdie on #18 in the second round of the BMW Championship at Medinah Country Club in Medinah Friday, August 16, 2019.
Tiger watchers line the fairway.
Billy Horschel hits from the rough.
Adam Hadwin carries his ball after putting on the ninth hole.
Hideki Matsuyama acknowledges the crowd after sinking a birdie put on #18 in the second round of the BMW Championship at Medinah Country Club in Medinah Friday, August 16, 2019. He finished in the lead at -12.
Hideki Matsuyama putts for a birdie on the 18th.
Matt Kuchar chips from the edge of the 18th green in the second round of the BMW Championship at Medinah Country Club in Medinah Friday, August 16, 2019.
Tony Finau watches his last putt of the day in the second round of the BMW Championship at Medinah Country Club in Medinah Friday, August 16, 2019.
Hideki Matsuyama celebrates after putting for a birdie on the 18th.
Bryson DeChambeau chips from the back side of #18 in the second round of the BMW Championship at Medinah Country Club in Medinah Friday, August 16, 2019.
Hideki Matsuyama finishes his round.
Hideki Matsuyama, left, and Ryan Palmer pat each other on their shoulders after completing their rounds.
Jon Rahm hits his #18 fairway shot in the second round of the BMW Championship at Medinah Country Club in Medinah Friday, August 16, 2019.
Patrick Cantlay lines up his last putt of the day on #18 in the second round of the BMW Championship at Medinah Country Club in Medinah Friday, August 16, 2019.
Hideki Matsuyama watches his #17 tee shot in the second round of the BMW Championship at Medinah Country Club in Medinah Friday, August 16, 2019.
Hideki Matsuyama lines up his last putt of the day, a birdie, in the second round of the BMW Championship at Medinah Country Club in Medinah Friday, August 16, 2019.
Jason Kokrak lines up his putt on #18 in the second round of the BMW Championship at Medinah Country Club in Medinah Friday, August 16, 2019.
Hideki Matsuyama shakes the hand of Ryan Palmer at the end of their round in the second round of the BMW Championship at Medinah Country Club in Medinah Friday, August 16, 2019.
Jason Kokrak watches his #17 tee shot in the second round of the BMW Championship at Medinah Country Club in Medinah Friday, August 16, 2019.
Justin Rose chips to the 18th green in the second round of the BMW Championship at Medinah Country Club in Medinah Friday, August 16, 2019.
Patrick Cantlay looks at his caddie after his putt on #18 missed the hole in the second round of the BMW Championship at Medinah Country Club in Medinah Friday, August 16, 2019.
Patrick Cantlay putts out on the 18th in the second round of the BMW Championship at Medinah Country Club in Medinah Friday, August 16, 2019.
Tony Finau hits on the 18th tee in the second round of the BMW Championship at Medinah Country Club in Medinah Friday, August 16, 2019.
Tiger Woods hits from the fairway in the second round of the BMW Championship at Medinah Country Club in Medinah Friday, August 16, 2019.
Billy Herschel hits from behind a tree in the second round of the BMW Championship at Medinah Country Club in Medinah Friday, August 16, 2019.
A crowd gathers to watch Tiger Woods in the second round of the BMW Championship at Medinah Country Club in Medinah Friday, August 16, 2019.
Tiger Woods lines up a putt in the second round of the BMW Championship at Medinah Country Club in Medinah Friday, August 16, 2019.
Hideki Matsuyama watches his tee shot on #18 in the second round of the BMW Championship at Medinah Country Club in Medinah Friday, August 16, 2019.
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And now I'm back at work, it's all gone a bit mental again.
I will get better, I promise. To cap it all off, Virgin have messed up our internet (and have refunded us the princely sum of £1.50 to make up for it. Aw, cheers guys!), but as soon as we're back up and running I shall continue to post stuff and nonesense. And get better at answering emails.
Amidst this internetless back-to-work madness, there's some light around the corner. A trip camping in Norfolk (we'd better bloody camp no matter how freezing it is. No one had better wimp out) is around the corner. King Lear is coming to the West Yorkshire Playhouse. Heidi Talbot is playing in Selby next month. We're going to a ceilidh on Sunday.
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Watch The Trailer For 'Mudbound,' Netflix's Great Oscar Hope
Despite its spitfire approach to releasing new movies, Netflix still hasn't had much luck come awards season. The holy grail for the streaming service is yet to be recognized as a prestige movie studio that can attract top-tier talent. And after its rival Amazon scooped up two Oscars for Manchester By the Sea, the pressure is on for Netflix to have its own horse in the Oscar race. Well, their best bet this year is Mudbound, an epic American drama whose trailer just dropped today.
Directed by Dee Rees (Pariah, Bessie), Mudbound tells a sweeping story of two families during the during the Jim Crow era after WWII, who are adversaries despite having to share the same farmland. That's because one of them is black, and the other white. The story kicks into gear when a soldier from each family returns home from the war and strike up a friendship, much to the dismay of their families. The movie features an all-star cast including Jason Clarke, Carey Mulligan, Garrett Hedlund, and Mary J. Blige. Mudbound premiered to ecstatic raves at the Sundance Film Festival and will be playing at the Toronto Film Festival, before its upcoming Oscar push. Watch the trailer, above.
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Head Honchos: Blues Alliance Review
November 20, 2020 Willie Witten 1 Comment Head Honchos
On the heels of 2018's Bring It On Home, the Calipari boys and Head Honchos return with their stronger and more focused sophomore offering, Blues Alliance. Led by the father-son guitar duo of Rocco Calipari Sr. and Rocco Calipari Jr., the four-piece outfit stays true to their debut's formula without sounding formulaic. Like its predecessor, the album focuses on the varied guitar voicings of the Caliparis. Straightforward rock riffs are mixed in with a myriad of blues licks, slide solos and a couple of brief flirtations with speed metal. It's a guitar lover's feast.
Almost as distinctive as the familial fret shredding is the visceral growl of Calipari Sr.'s voice. In a sea of overwrought, affected low-register rock screamers, it is refreshing to hear Calipari's authentic, un-polished singing. Whether by inherent ability, or natural aging from years as a frontman, there is a natural distortion in his voice that perfectly compliments the hard-edge sound of Head Honchos. And although usually overshadowed by the Caliparis, the rhythm section of Mike Boyle (bass) and Will Wyatt (drums) are also a seamless match for the album's hard-charging rock.
"Stuck Between The Middle" dives straight into blistering guitar with opening runs and creative licks throughout. The Caliparis effortlessly share soloing duties here as they do on the following "Mr. Bad," and indeed much of the album. As important as instrumental brilliance is to the success of Blues Alliance, they excel in not only altering the playing styles on these interludes, but also varying the tonal coloring. Wah-heavy solos are usually countered by straight distortion bursts, and the differing approaches by father and son keep things interesting.
"Can't Be Satisfied" features Calipari Sr.'s best vocal performance of the set. Combined with some of their most creative guitar playing and a great underlying groove, it is one of the album's best songs. "Midnight Ride" also vies for that title by way of a darker, more ominous tone created in part by organ and harmonica additions to the mix.
Although some of the strongest songs on Blues Alliance are of the hard rock variety, the rollicking slide-based "Number One" will please fans partial to the early-Clapton sound, and "She Got That Thang" offers a funky rhythm and a few tempo changes thrown in near the end. Even more versatile are the final trio of tunes that culminate with the earthy "I'm A Ram." It's a surprising ending considering the high-energy, electrified character that dominates the album. Not only is the laid-back number a great closer, it makes listeners wonder why the band doesn't try this acoustic approach more often.
While the best of the band still lies in the dazzling instrumental chops of its members, the uptempo and energetic tracks on Blues Alliance are a marked improvement upon its predecessor. Here, the original songs have far more depth and diversity than on Bring It On Home, and the cover of Howlin' Wolf's "Evil" is an inspired effort that beats any homage on the previous LP. Blues Alliance is a solid album and an important reminder that subtle blues treasures often come from unheralded bands that perhaps don't get the recognition they deserve.
The Review: 7.5/10
– Stuck Between the Middle
– Can't Be Satisfied
– Midnight Ride
– I'm A Ram
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Willie Witten spends entirely too much time lost in music. Guitars, amplifiers, and random instruments litter his house, yet he continues to build more equipment in his workshop. When not playing guitar, or meditating under headphones, you might catch him at a concert. A walking encyclopedia of music for sure, but the man is obsessed.
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The Rough Guide: Favell Lee Mortimer's The Countries of Europe Described
Todd Pruzan
Emil from Germany. Dolls by Annette Himstedt. Photos: Enver Hirsch. More nationalities available at annettehimstedt.com [link defunct—Eds.].
Great Britain has boasted countless offbeat children's authors over the centuries—Lewis Carroll, Edward Lear and C.S. Lewis come to mind—but today, few scholars know much about the one who may have been the very weirdest of all. In the mid-nineteenth century, Favell Lee Mortimer published 16 bestselling educational, evangelical books, eventually selling millions of copies, and terrifying Protestant children in 38 languages. Her innovative second-person voice evoked the Sunday lecture of a severely absolutist teacher, and her mission—teaching Protestant children about their world, and spreading Jesus Christ's word—was offset by a worldview that today seems intolerant, and even cruel.
"How kind of God it was to give you a body! I hope that your body will not get hurt," Mortimer admonished in the opening chapter of 1833's The Peep of Day, her first and best-known book. "Will your bones break?—Yes, they would, if you were to fall down from a high place, or if a cart were to go over them.… If a great box were to fall on your head, your head would be crushed. If you were to fall out of the window, your neck would be broken." Such passages led Mortimer's own grandniece, Rosalind Constable, to recall The Peep of Day in The New Yorker in 1950 as "one of the most outspokenly sadistic children's books ever written."
The Peep of Day and its 1837 sequel, Line Upon Line, are the only Mortimer titles widely available today. The text of Peep's 2000 edition, published by the Scottish house Christian Focus Publications, is still true to Mortimer's hair-raising original. "I've had a little chuckle myself at one or two things," notes Catherine MacKenzie, children's editor at Christian Focus, in an email. "But it was written for children from a different century.… Her material is Biblically accurate."
The same cannot be said for three guidebooks Mortimer published later in her career, blasting the foolish customs and filthy habits of virtually every culture in the world in 1849's The Countries of Europe Described, 1852's Far Off: Asia and Australia Described, and 1854's Far Off: Africa and America Described. Her "you-are-there" format belies the evidence that she never set foot beyond England's green hills, but she offset her lack of reporting skills with an unassailable authority about Christ's love—even for "the poor Negro slave," "the wild Indian," and "the stupid Hottentot." Mortimer's writing on Europe (later retitled Near Home) might amuse adults unearthing rare copies today; even contemporary kids, weighed down with global trivia, might find Mortimer more entertaining than frightening:
IRELAND. What sort of people are the Irish? The merriest, drollest people in the world. They are very kind and good-natured when pleased, but if affronted, are filled with rage. The poor men are fond of drinking, and keeping company with their friends; but they often quarrel with them, and then they call them names and throw things at them, and cover them with bruises. You see they are passionate; though they wish to be kind, they forget themselves and act in a very wicked manner.
GERMANY. The ladies are very industrious, and wherever they go, they take their knitting. They are as fond of their knitting-needles as the gentlemen are of their pipes. The number of stockings they make would surprise you. How much better to knit than to smoke! When they are at home, the ladies spend a great deal of time in cooking; they also spin, and have a great deal of linen of their own spinning, locked up in their great chests. Can they do nothing but knit, and cook, and spin? Yes, they can play on the piano, and the harp, and sing very sweetly. But they are not fond of reading useful books. When they read, it is novels about people who have never lived. It would be better to read nothing than such books.
ICELAND. In the country, as you travel along, you will often see a farm-house, with a church, and a few huts near. The farm-house looks neat outside; but if you go into the house, you will soon wish to run out again—it is so dark and dirty. If you grope along the dark passage, you will come to a room at the end full of beds, and full of litter. The people heap wooden dishes, spinning-wheels, and old clothes in confusion upon the beds; and they never dust the furniture, nor scrub, nor even sweep the rooms. The little windows in the roof, not bigger than your hand, will not open. The house is never aired. What an unpleasant place!
ITALY. What sort of people live in Italy? They are very dark, because the sun shines so much. They have dark hair and eyes,—not those bright, merry, black eyes you see in France, but more sad and thoughtful eyes. They may well be sad, for their country is in a sad state. It is full of fine houses and palaces—empty and going to decay—but that is not the worst part—the people are ignorant and wicked.
Their religion is the Roman Catholic.
It is dreadful to think what a number of murders are committed in Italy. Even boys, instead of fighting with their hands, take up stones to throw at each other, and men take out their knives and cut each other. Others, instead of showing their anger at the time, keep it in, and watch for an opportunity of murdering their enemy.
The houses are very dirty, especially the staircase and the doorway; but the Italians think more of painting their ceilings and placing statues in their halls than of keeping their houses clean. The English think a clean home is better than a pretty one.
PORTUGAL. No people in Europe are as clumsy and awkward with their hands as the Portuguese. It is curious to see how badly the carpenters make boxes, and the smiths make keys. The carts are very ill-made; they are drawn by two oxen, and as they move slowly along, the wheels make a loud creaking noise, which almost stuns people of other countries; but the Portuguese do not mind the sound, and say it is of use, for then there will be no danger of two carts meeting in the narrow roads.
Portugal, like Spain, is filled with robbers; the laws are not obeyed, and the wicked often escape without being punished.
The religion is Roman Catholic, and the people are very ignorant. A traveller once sat down by a stone fountain close to the road, that he might talk to all the people who came there to draw water. He went there every day, and talked to a great many; and he found that few had ever heard that there was such a book as the Bible, and none had ever seen it.
How ignorant people must be, who have never been taught what God says in the Bible! They do not know who can keep them safe, or make them happy.
TURKEY. This land is very different from all the other countries in Europe—and this is the reason: it has a different religion. All the other countries are called Christian, but Turkey is a Mahomedan country. What is that? Once there was a man named Mahomet, who told people he was a prophet sent from God; but he was a false prophet, and a wicked man. He wrote a book called the Koran, and filled it with foolish stories, and absurd laws, and horrible lies.
THE JEWS. The Jews are not idle like the Poles, but try in every way to get money. It is they who keep all the inns—and wretched inns they are, because the Jews are very dirty. See that large shed under which horses and carts are kept. At one end there is a sort of house. It is the inn. Go in at that low covered doorway, taking care not to hit your head (unless you are only a little boy or girl). The floor has no carpet, nor even boards—no—nor bricks—it is the bare earth. There are boards in one corner with some straw on them. Would you rather sleep there or in that little dark room beyond? Look in; it is full of dirty beds, and children of all sizes.
When will the Jews believe in Him who came into their land eighteen hundred years ago? It is because they do not believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, that God allows them to be so unhappy.
Mortimer's distrust for those who worshipped differently betrays her fear of the unknown, a phobia that extended beyond religion and actually embodied Britain's nineteenth-century industrial-agrarian tensions. Mortimer, born into society, was ill-suited to the country life she chose. In the Times of London in 1933, her nephew recalled how her eccentric care killed several animals at her western England orphanage: She once tried washing a donkey by driving it into the sea (with its cart attached), and later dried a freshly bathed lamb by burying it up to its nostrils in sand.
Still, Europe's increasingly urban destiny horrified Mortimer—particularly near home. "Is London a pleasant city?" she instructed her young readers. "No; because there is so much fog and smoke. This makes it dark and black.… The poor people live in narrow alleys or streets, and in close places called courts, into which no carriages can drive. There are schools for little ragged children—such as could not go to a neat Sunday school. These children have been taught at home to steal, and lie, and swear; but some of them listen to their kind teachers while they are telling them about God, and Christ, and heaven and hell."
Even England's increasingly urban Protestants could not escape Mortimer's harsh glare. Her intentions of bringing religion to "ragged children" may have been pure—but today, the world her guidebooks brought to young readers seems to have been a very lonely planet.
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Todd Pruzan is an editor at Blender magazine. His writing has appeared in publications including the New York Times Magazine, the Washington Post, the Village Voice, the New Republic, and McSweeney's. He lives in Brooklyn.


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We Get You America: Outfront Media's Evolution and Reboost
We're excited to announce our brand refresh, launched through the creative campaign, "We Get You America."
Posted October 03, 2018
Jodi Senese, CMO
Over the last four years, we've seen how brands' needs have evolved in the digital era, and our out-of-home (OOH) offerings have evolved with them. While we once offered a blank canvas to deliver a brand's message, today we are taking that initial concept one step farther. OUTFRONT now provides brands with our creative studios, we are developing technology and Liveboard offerings, access to a variety of transportation and subway locations, and physical space for brands to tell their story and better connect to their audience.
We also understand the value of audiences for our brands. Which is why we're excited to announce our brand refresh, which we are launching through the creative campaign titled "We Get You America." It means this: We understand brands and audiences and deliver consumers on a national, regional and local level. We "get" and understand you, and we "get" brands' new audiences.
So how do we deliver those audiences and how do we help brands connect with them?
OUTFRONT has a major presence not only in New York City, but every major city nationwide. A report by the Outdoor Advertising Association of America shows that over the last two years, investment in digital OOH has increased by 30% for brands and that it accounts for 14% of their advertising revenue. And so, as the OOH industry continues to grow and expand into new markets, companies like Outfront are able to capture more insights about audiences based on geo-location, social media activation, digital buying-signals and IRL behaviors. We can then provide brands with granular data on audiences from Millennials in Chicago to retirees in Florida so that brands can better target their audience for future campaigns.
Another way that we connect brands to audiences is through location. For example, we design dynamic OOH campaigns in high-trafficked areas like subways, buses and public transportation centers in cosmopolitan and affluent areas. We've seen how brands like Nike have seen great success, for example, by "taking over a city" with more than 30 strategic digital OOH placements to promote Nike Air Day. And we've seen how consumer brands from Facebook to Spotify have employed "station domination" throughout transit stations in New York City in order to increase awareness of their brand and drive traffic to their websites.
There is no better medium to unveil our new campaign, "We Get You America," than through activating OOH across New York City. You'll see our message on buses, subways, commuter rails, wallscapes and static and digital billboards. After all, we've learned that what defines a successful marketing or advertising campaign is speaking to the right audience. This is our opportunity to speak to the many different audiences of the brands of America.
This campaign comes at a time when we've developed highly specialized data on distinct audiences, what makes them tick, and what each audience best responds to. In addition to delivering brands new audiences, we leverage technology, memorable creative campaigns and strategic placement of OOH in order to create a lasting impact.
So what can brands do to reach an even larger, targeted audience? During Advertising Week New York (October 1-4) t we have been discussing the United States of American Audiences and taking a deep dive into our offerings and what we know. We'll talk about this new era, the era of intelligent OOH, where we are able to bring physical buying signals into the digital world and refine our message based on location and geo-specific data. This is a great opportunity for brands to connect with us and to learn how to deepen their connection to their audience. We hope to see you at one of our panels or at the Outfront subway stop on the ground floor!


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Irish eyes are smiling at the Easter Festival of Plays
Saturday, April 6th, 2013 2:42pm
The Martello Players from Dublin have won this year's Easter festival of Plays at the Gaiety.
They were awarded the Fred Cubbon trophy for their performance of "Bog of Cats" by Marina Carr.
The Players,who are festival regulars, swept the board with a total of eight awards including best female performer, best performer under the age of 21, the Michael Lees award for drama, best director and best design and construction.
They also won the audience appreciation award.
Laura Piggatt won the young actor of Mann award and will now attend West End school of drama in London
The awards were presented by Jean Webb, President of local society the Service Players.


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