Dovecote Manor provides 41 en-suite bedrooms, with a staff team who are fully committed to involving individuals to live life to the full inside and outside the home. We aim to deliver 'person centered' care to everyone.
We work hard to maintain the friendly, homely environment and stimulate the lives of everyone who lives here. For example, we have a very flexible pet's policy – currently we have Fred the Cat and everyone enjoys the interaction they have with Fred.
Dovecote Manor is a 41 bed Care Home and provides permanent care in a residential setting for those with residential or dementia needs on the first and second floors.
The ground floor living area is leased to the Central and North West London Foundation Trust which is registered separately with the Care Quality Commission and is used for intermediate care.
The team at Dovecote all receive a full induction and training programme. We are proud that our staff are trained to the equivalent of NVQ Level 2 and Level 3.
Alan has been a Home Manager since March 2005 and became the Registered Manager at Dovecote Manor when the home opened in January 2007. Alan began his career in Social Care in 1994 as a care assistant and has had various job roles relating to care of the elderly including Team Leader and Deputy Manager.
Alan's qualifications include an NVQ Level 4 Registered Managers Award, City and Guilds 325-3 certificate in Advanced Care Management, a D31/32 Assessor Award. In February 2011 he achieved his diploma in Person Centred Dementia Care and in July 2012 achieved his second diploma in Training and Coaching skills in Dementia Care. In April 2017 Alan achieved his QCF Level 5 in Health and Social Care.
Caroline joined Excelcare in April 2006 and has worked with Alan since September 2006. She is responsible for all aspects of administration within the home and also has NVQ's in Business & Administration and Health & Social Care.
Leanne joined Excelcare in June 2016. She is responsible for Reception and other administration within the home. Leanne has over 14 years of administrative experience and holds an NVQ3 in Business & Administration and Level 2 Customer Service, amongst other qualifications.
At Dovecote Manor, our Activity Coordinator supports and inspires the people who live here with daily activities, entertainment and lively social engagement programs to promote stimulation and creativity.
"In July 2012 my father got a placement at Dovecote, what a blessing.
"The carers are carers in the true sense of the word, whether you are there visiting or not they care for the clients in the same way and manner in which we as a family did previously. In fact that in itself can be difficult to accept but for the caring nature of everyone concerned, they become your extended family.
"Dovecote has "open house " and family and friends can visit as often and when they like the home is well run with all staff being friendly and professional .
"We do not regret placing Mum here the carers are extremely friendly always saying hello as you go in and if there are any issues they will tell you..
"They always seem to be making drinks for residents with biscuits and they are very caring.
Dovecote Manor is situated adjacent to Bletchley Community Hospital and Parkside Medical Centre.
Dovecote Manor is located in West Bletchley approximately 5 miles from Milton Keynes which boasts one of the largest indoor shopping centres in the country. The home is accessible via buses from Bletchley or Milton Keynes and the mainline train station in Bletchley is a 10 minute walk away.
The home is within walking distance of the local shops, and is only a short bus ride away from Bletchley town centre, where there is a wide range of shops including a post office, banks, supermarkets and bakers along with pubs, restaurants and cafes. The town also hosts a market on regular days throughout the week.
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DOWNTOWN— The duo behind downtown's beloved Picnic House have launched an old-Hollywood themed "artisanal bar" called Barlow (not to be confused with North Portland's Barlow Tavern). The cocktail list focuses on top-shelf spirits and freshened classics, like a Gibson made with Boodles gin and clarified red onion, served with a plate of cheese and crackers. The small-plates menu smacks of '50s-era fine dining (Waldorf salad, shrimp cocktail, lamb with mint sauce) but with a modern approach (the salad's apples are pickled, the shrimp are roasted, the mint sauce is housemade). Hours of operation: 3p.m. to 12a.m. Monday through Saturday; happy hour 3p.m. to 6p.m. and 10p.m. to close. [EaterWire]
BUCKMAN— Oregon certainly wasn't one of the original 13 colonies, so a Revolutionary War-themed bar might seem a little out of place here. But that's okay, because Mad Sons Pub is a vast improvement over the drab Madison's Bar and Grill it replaced. There's lots of wood, a thoughtful menu of sandwiches and salads, and a drink list revealing expertise behind the bar. It's peppered with inventive ingredients like hopped honey and smoked lemon, and features rather obscure vintage cocktails like Corn N' Oil and Old Pal. Hours of operation: 4p.m. to 2a.m., daily. [EaterWire]
IRVINGTON— Continuing the classic-movie theme, Iconic Lounge has taken over the Meiji-En sushi spot on Northeast Broadway, completely revamping the space with a roll-up door, outdoor seating, movie star posters and a silver screen above the horseshoe bar showing movies in black and white. On offer are 10 beers on tap, mostly local microbrews, plus a bourbon-heavy cocktail list. A lengthy menu of "classic bar fare with a twist" ranges from the appealing (meatloaf "Slabwich" with caramelized onions and tomato jam) to the questionable (sausage and sauerkraut pizza). Hours of operation: 11:30a.m. to 2:30a.m. Monday through Sunday; happy hour 3:30p.m. to 6:30p.m. Tuesday-Friday and all day Monday. [EaterWire]
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Another year, another magical Caribbean adventure with a happy community of people living with HIV and our loved ones. It could only be the annual HIV Cruise Retreat, also known as "the Poz Cruise."
We gathered in Miami from around the world, with a record attendance of almost 300 people. There was a couple from Sweden, a guy from Germany, and a family of five from the West Coast. The only thing we had in common was the presence of HIV in our lives -- but you would have hardly known it from our high spirits and passion for living. When you're flying through the rain forest on a zip line with a couple hundred new friends, some of life's worries just naturally fall away.
I have such affection for this group and this event. Maybe it's because of the pure joy we have in each other's company, or the fact that no one feels alone. We take care of each other. It doesn't feel like a modeling competition the way so many gay events do. Wherever we fall on the hotness meter, we are all embraced and welcomed by the group. I think that mutual support shines through in my video blog of the event, below.
And that included the more than 50 straight members of our group. While these men and women have conducted their own activities in years past, our group was far more integrated this year because we all really wanted to be. Not only did it add another dimension to our time together, but it added a naughty quality to our version of The Dating Game (we did a gay game and a straight one, one after another). I don't think anything on board was funnier than the gay men in the audience cheering on the explicit answers from the straight bachelorettes!
I'm still adding new friends to my Facebook page, and some folks, as usually happens, became more than friends. At least one couple was celebrating an anniversary that commemorated meeting on the cruise retreat in the past. The gay and straight couples in The Newlywed Game really battled it out, and a gay couple prevailed (go team!).
I should include my usual disclaimer that neither myself nor any of the other hosts are compensated for our participation in the HIV Cruise Retreat. I pay for my cabin like everybody else. The reason I have attended now for four years and serve as M.C. is because I support anything that builds community and lifts up those of us searching for acceptance and social support.
I also know how privileged I am to afford this type of vacation (rates begin around $600). Frankly, I send our cruise director Paul Stalbaum small checks throughout the year so the expense doesn't sneak up on me. I hope you will forgive me for sharing my good fortune and please know that my intention is to encourage you to seek joy where ever you might find it.
Get ready for next year: it will be the event's 10th Anniversary and everything about the vacation is improved, from the cruise line (the #1 ranked Celebrity Cruises) to the exciting ports of call leaving from San Juan, Puerto Rico. Check out reviews of The Celebrity Summit here by former passengers!
The 2014 HIV Cruise Retreat will take place November 1-8, 2014, and you can find out more by visiting www.HIVCruise.com (the site will be updated with 2014 info soon) or simply contact our travel agent and cruise director Paul Stalbaum (888-640-7447). Paul is living openly with HIV and began leading support groups for people with AIDS more than 20 years ago in Ft. Lauderdale. He is our advocate and champion when it comes to getting us the best price and exclusive perks while on board.


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Sacha Baron Cohen is playing Monsieur Thénardier in the film of Les Miserables starring Hugh Jackman and Russell Crowe. It has almost finished filming in the UK with a release date scheduled for December. Every song in the musical has to be sung live with director Tom Hooper making the actors do it again and again and only accepting perfect takes.


It's that time of year when a literal who's who of channel professionals gather to take on some of the industry's biggest opportunities and concerns. CompTIA's Annual Member Meeting convenes April 1 in sunny San Diego with a full slate of interactive group discussions, thought-provoking presentations and numerous networking opportunities. Attendees will also get to partake in this year's IT Hall of Fame and Lifetime Achievement Awards Dinner, as Robert Faletra and Susan Kare are honored for their contributions to our industry.
Prepare to increase your professional acumen, challenge your current practices and forge new business relationships through all the interactive sessions and networking on tap at this year's event. You'll get to engage with some of the best minds in the industry and share your ideas to help advance the IT channel. CompTIA members are a savvy group of entrepreneurs and sales and marketing professionals who give their all to develop initiatives, programs and materials to help IT organizations succeed.
Those are just a couple of the reasons so many solution providers, vendors and distribution executives and other channel professionals come to AMM. They also enjoy the educational discussions and gain new perspectives on their own businesses. Many profit from the top-notch channel connections at the event and forge friendships that can last a lifetime. That professional camaraderie is a core value of CompTIA membership — giving everyone an opportunity to grow their minds, businesses and careers.
That philosophy is clearly demonstrated in the individual CompTIA community meetings at AMM. Each of the collaborative groups works closely with their respective industry specialists.
The Cloud Community will host a panel discussion led by the respected channel expert and research guru Ryan Morris. "Trends in Channel Business Adaptations for the Cloud" will cover some of the top issues facing those who offer these services, including proper channel alignment, business development and planning, and transformation and business agility.
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Leaders in the Tech Convergence Community will focus a lot of attention on business innovation and what members can do to better achieve their long-term goals. Patrick Houston of CloudBase3 will offer sage advice and lead attendees through a variety of improvement exercises in his business agility workshop, "Planning for Business Change and Managing the Ripple Effect." Tech Convergence Community members should expect to have some fun and gain a lot of valuable insight.
Insightful business practices and valued industry research will be key topics in the Managed Print Services Community meeting. Attendees will work on building strong offensive strategies and learn more ways to leverage MPS offerings to grow their businesses. They'll also get the first look at the latest MPS research from CompTIA and discuss how to changes in the customer-decision-making-process could actually boost their revenue opportunities.
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It's that season again and time to practice my skill. Having to do it only once a year is really testing my memory on the steps. I wonder how my mother-in-law does it?!
And this time round, we tied a red string over my work…so that I can see what to improve on after they are cooked.
Dear commented that the rice are too thick at the corners, so I got to position them better next time.
I haven't quite learn the roles of preparing the leaves, rice and fillings, but had made more notes this year than previous. Soon I will combine all the notes and make the Bazhang myself one day!
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Theresa May Cries As She Announces June 7 Resignation
by Tyler Durden May 24, 2019 1.4k Views 8 Comments
Via Zerohedge…
Conventional wisdom would dictate that May's resignation could open the door for Brexiteers to seize control of the Conservative Party and steer the UK toward a 'no deal' exit. So why is the pound rallying? Lars Merklin, a strategist at Danske Bank, has a theory.
The pound's advance after Prime Minister Theresa May said she would be stepping down shows that her resignation does not necessarily mean a no-deal Brexit, according to Lars Merklin, a strategist at Danske Bank.
"We view the GBP move as being in line with our expectation: this is not a straight road to a no-deal Brexit," Merklin says. "The market pricing in past weeks have slipped towards that direction."
"We see the risk in favor of a stronger GBP."
The lack of a further sell-off or trend break is in itself a signal that markets are not adding to the odds of no-deal, which makes sense, he says.
Then again, the Telegraph is reporting that the EU is preparing for a scenario where Johnson or Raab tries to change the Brexit deal, fails, then calls for an election. A general election would, we imagine, be GBP positive since it would raise the likelihood that Brexit is stymied
EU source says gearing up for scenario where Boris/Raab tries to change Brexit deal on first trip to Brussels, and fails, then calls an election. At which point a change in the make-up of parliament could illustrate a way through deadlock.
— James Rothwell (@JamesERothwell) May 24, 2019
Meanwhile, for any traders wondering what's next for Brexit, here's a helpful flow chart.
Theresa giving Meltdown May the finale it deserves
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Fighting off tears after rattling off her accomplishments and thanking the people of the UK for the 'honor of a lifetime', Theresa May said Friday that she will resign on Friday, June 7 – two weeks from now – after a rebellion within the conservative party finally forced her to step down.
May, the second – but certainly not the last – female prime minister in the UK, will abandon her supremely unpopular withdrawal agreement instead of trying to force it through the Commons for the fourth time. May's decision to call for a fourth vote on the withdrawal agreement, this time packaging it in a bill that could have opened to door to a second confirmatory referendum, was more than her fellow conservatives could tolerate. One of her top cabinet ministers resigned and Graham Brady, the leader of the Tory backbenchers, effectively forced May out by rounding up the votes for a rule change that would have allowed MPs to oust her.
During her tumultuous tenure as PM, May survived two no-confidence votes.
Though May will stay on as caretaker until a new leader can be chosen, the race to succeed May begins now…odds are that a 'Brexiteer' will fill the role. Whatever happens, the contest should take a few weeks, and afterwards May will be on her way back to Maidenhead.
"It is and will always remain a deep regret for me that I was not able to deliver Brexit…I was not able to reach a consensus…that job will now fall to my successor," May said.
Between now and May's resignation, May still has work to do: President Trump will travel to the UK for a state visit, while Europe will also celebrate the 75th anniversary of D-Day.
It's fitting that May touted the virtues of her moderate approach to governance during her resignation speech, considering that her attempts to chart a middle path through Brexit ended up alienating hard-core Brexiteers and remainers alike. Her fate was effectively sealed nearly two years ago, after she called for a general election that cost the Tories their majority in Parliament and emboldened Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn.
The pound's reaction was relatively muted, as May's decision to step down had been telegraphed well in advance.
Watch May's remarks below:
The discussion now turns to whom May's successor might be. Here's a list of likely candidates courtesy of the Independent.
Boris Johnson, former foreign secretary
Andrea Leadsom, former Commons leader
Sajid Javid, home secretary
Jeremy Hunt, foreign secretary
Michael Gove, environment secretary
Dominic Raab, former Brexit secretary
Matt Hancock, health secretary
Boris Johnson, who resigned as May's foreign secretary back in July over May's "Chequers Deal" – the first outline of what would evolve into the withdrawal agreement – is widely seen as the front-runner in the leadership contest. Unlike May, who voted to remain during the 2016 referendum, Johnson has staked out a position as a leader of the Tory Brexiteers, though he did break ranks to back May's deal on its third go-round through the Commons. The leadership election process takes four-to-six weeks, which means we won't know who will be the next PM until mid-summer. Ultimately, registered Tories from across the UK will choose the next PM in a UK-wide vote
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Boo Hoo…Bye Bye.
Revocation of Article 50 is off the table. Unthinkable.
Second referendum is off the table. Too divisive.
WAB is off the table. Just awful.
That only leaves a WTO Brexit or a free-trade deal with the EU. Surely, some Remain MPs see that?????
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If May is an example of anything, nothing is off the table.
They should carry TreasonMay out of Downing Street in much the same way the removed Julian Assange from the Ecuadorian embassy
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I cried years ago when the silly self-serving bitch became Home Secretary.
Elaine Magson
Oh Theresa, you nitwit, why did you not listen to those who understood the situation so much more comprehensively than you?
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She knew everything all too well. She's annoyed she was called out by more able people.It's her pride she's crying for.
Oh, please, don't replace May with that U$-born clown Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson!
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StrongVPN Review: Is It Strong Enough to Use In 2023?
StrongVPN is one of the oldest yet most overlooked VPN service providers, giving off the impression that it provides the toughest digital privacy. It is an excellent choice for beginners; however, its jurisdiction and ownership have thrown it into the shadows. But what is it about its jurisdiction and ownership that is so questionable? Are these only two issues a problem, or is there more than what meets the eye? It is best to dive deep into a detailed StrongVPN review to gain some clarity.
From the front, the VPN providers offer users good basic security and privacy and a handful of extra features. The table below gives you an overview of the capabilities and features that StrongVPN possesses.
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It's never easy to make conclusions about a VPN provider merely by overviewing it from a bird's eye. Thus, let's dive into this detailed StrongVPN review.
Security and privacy are essential parameters for judging a VPN; it's mandatory to look into certain aspects of its security and privacy. These include encryption standards and ciphers a VPN uses to protect your data traffic. In addition, it's also crucial to look into its parent company, the country from which it operates, and its logging policy. These three aspects help determine its attitude toward user privacy and security.
The VPN shouldn't collect and share your data logs with anyone and guarantees the greatest level of digital protection.
StrongVPN uses robust and uncrackable encryption to secure your data traffic from ISPs, hackers, and government agencies. The VPN uses military-grade AES-256-bit encryption to protect your data from cyber-criminals and other prying eyes.
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StrongVPN is part of the US jurisdiction, which is not a good country from a privacy perspective. The country is a major member of the five eyes alliance and shares users' data with international intelligence agencies without their consent. Whenever the NSA and CIA demand users' data logs, the company must hand over them.
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StrongVPN has a vision that everyone has a right to online security. Thus, to fulfill their vision, they provide a safe and secure environment to users who can freely surf the web. For this purpose, StrongVPN follows a zero-logging policy and doesn't monitor and track your browsing activities or log any data.
StrongVPN follows a transparent no-log policy: they don't store or share users' IP addresses, browsing data, and connection logs with the ISPs or sell them to third parties. The only information that the VPN records are your email address and payment details for account setup. So, there is nothing to worry about.
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Because of the lack of external audit, users doubt its credibility as most VPNs have an audit report to prove their claims of being a truly no-log VPN provider.
StrongVPN supports a wide range of encryption protocols to ensure data security. All the encryption ciphers and protocols this VPN provider uses ensure exceptional privacy and security. The tunneling protocols that StrongVPN offers its users are:
WireGuard
OpenVPN (UDP/TCP)
IKEv2
SSTP
The WireGuard protocol is the newly designed protocol that's easy to set up and use. It provides the fastest connection speed of all other protocols and guarantees maximum online security while surfing the web. You can use the WireGuard protocol on all StrongVPN-supported devices, including Android, iOS, MacOS, and Windows.
Similarly, StrongVPN also deploys OpenVPN, which uses standard SSL encryption and provides greater security levels and speeds. However, the speeds are not as fast as the WireGuard protocol provided and are only compatible with Windows, Android, and MacOS.
Another modern protocol that StrongVPN uses is IKEv2 which is best suited for mobile devices because it uses the MOBIKE protocol. It provides reliable security and speed and can be used on all supported devices. The L2TP and SSTP are two less popular tunneling protocols that the VPN uses. People usually avoid using them because they are incompatible with most devices, and their performance is not as impressive as other protocols.
StrongVPN is a part of Strong Technology Ltd, which started as a small company in South Lake Tahoe, California, in 1994. First, the company used to sell PCs until 2005, but it soon launched its VPN service. In 2019, the company was acquired by an American Technology Company, J2 Global.
Later in 2021, the company got split into Ziff Davis, and Consensus Cloud Solutions, Inc. StrongVPN provider is the registered trademark of Ziff Davis, which also owns IPVanish and OverPlay VPN. In addition, the famous email provider Encrypt.me is becoming a combined force with StrongVPN. This merger will allow users to benefit from the encrypted email provider and VPN features.
The VPN is safe and reliable to use and doesn't cause any damage to your data. Since its launch, it hasn't been in the news for harming users' privacy and possesses a clear past track record.
One of the most impressive things about StrongVPN is that it helps in bypassing censorship and allows users to browse the web without any restrictions. The VPN comes with an obfuscation feature called ''Scramble,'' which jumbles up the VPN traffic to look like regular internet traffic.
Scramble is a patch on the top of OpenVPN that helps hide the OpenVPN protocol and makes it even harder to detect VPN traffic. Both the OpenVPN protocols enable users to use the OpenVPN Scramble option. Connecting to this feature allows you to evade online censorship and easily access blocked websites, apps, and services like Facebook, WhatsApp, and Twitter. This feature is only available for the OpenVPN protocol, so you can't use it with other protocols and devices except for Android, MacOS, and Windows.
But since StrongVPN offers server networks in most countries, including those that follow strict internet restrictions, you can connect to the servers and get around censorship. You can find StrongVPN servers in Turkey and UAE but not in China; however, it doesn't mean you can't use StrongVPN there. You can use the web freely in China by connecting to the servers in Taiwan and Japan.
The VPN provider is reliable to use in China as users share their views on Reddit; it said that the VPN doesn't face any blockage and even offers stable and fast speeds, which is a very impressive aspect of this VPN.
A VPN's popularity is also because of its advanced privacy and security-boosting features. StrongVPN provides a few basic features that enhance your security while using the VPN. Below are the features that you can use to improve digital security and overall user experience while using StrongVPN:
Many people use VPNs to bypass internet restrictions, but not all VPNs offer the anti-censorship or obfuscation technology option. StrongVPN uses the OpenVPN scramble option that helps in bypassing strict internet censorship. It disguises the VPN traffic like the regular internet traffic and circumvents censorship, especially in countries that use various methods like deep packet inspection to detect the OpenVPN traffic.
This feature is the best and easiest way to access the free internet. You can use this feature to avoid surveillance and access blocked content, websites, web pages, and services. But this feature is only limited to Android, MacOS, and Windows devices.
StrongVPN uses an innovative kill switch feature to disable the internet traffic when you accidentally disconnect from the VPN server. A VPN kill switch is a modern and easy-to-use feature that maintains your online identity when the VPN connection malfunctions. StrongVPN provides you with greater security and online protection by automatically disconnecting you from the web if the VPN connection drops. You can always use this feature to boost your online security during streaming and torrenting.
You can now use the StrongVPN kill switch feature on MacOS and Windows devices. If you're using MacOS, Open the VPN app > Preferences > General > Enable the kill switch feature. To enable the kill switch feature on Windows, open the StrongVPN app > Settings > Tap on the kill switch option to turn it on.
StrongVPN also supports an impressive StrongDNS feature that improves the browsing and streaming experience. It is a proxy service called the SmartDNS feature and helps access the apps, channels, and websites unavailable in your region. By configuring the DNS server settings, you can set the StrongDNS option on any StrongVPN-supported device. It is also a helpful feature while streaming and enables you to watch the streaming content on devices that don't support VPN.
StrongVPN also offers a split tunneling feature that splits or divides the internet traffic and sends some traffic via VPN encryption and others through a regular internet connection. It lets you control your data and how the traffic is routed onto your device. However, so far, the VPN only offers the split tunneling feature on its dedicated Android app.
To enable this feature, open the StrongVPN app > Settings > Tap on the Split tunneling option > Choose System Apps or User Apps > Tap to select your preferred app from the list.
You can access the blocked streaming content on Netflix and other streaming platforms by enabling the split tunneling feature or enjoy fast downloading while torrenting.
Besides this, StrongVPN protects against IP and DNS leaks. Users on online forums haven't complained about VPN leaks which is a good sign. But unlike other VPN providers, StrongVPN lacks several advanced features that surely impact its performance. Except for the scramble feature, the VPN doesn't include any advanced features, which is disappointing.
You're constantly surrounded by privacy and security risks when you access blocked streaming content or download torrents. A trusted VPN that provides unlimited bandwidth, an extensive server network, fast speeds, and various advanced features helps combat all the issues. Hence, it has become essential that you connect to a VPN before streaming content and downloading torrents.
StrongVPN claims to be a reliable VPN to access blocked streaming content from anywhere. Though the VPN doesn't offer any dedicated servers for streaming still, with the StrongDNS and Scramble options, you can use it to access the blocked content on popular channels, including
You can also use StrongVPN to unlock restricted content from streaming platforms like Netflix, BBC iPlayer, Hulu, and Disney Plus.
Users have shared mixed opinions about the VPN's ability to help unblock the streaming content. Some say they had no issue accessing their favorite content on Netflix with StrongVPN, while others were not happy because it offers poor streaming speeds, and when they tried to access the US Netflix, Netflix easily caught them. As a whole, the VPN has been inconsistent while unblocking content from Netflix.
Moreover, it was shocking to see on Reddit that a user received a DMCA notice for streaming Netflix and Hulu while using StrongVPN. Follow this link if you're looking for the best VPNs for streaming Netflix.
You can use StrongVPN for torrenting, but it's not the ideal solution because of its limited features. The VPN follows a zero-logging policy that clearly states that the VPN doesn't log or share your IP address and other sensitive data with the ISPs or any third party. Hence, with StrongVPN, all your torrent-related activities remain under the cover and out of sight of snooping eyes. In addition, StrongVPN uses strong encryption and tunneling protocols to maintain your online security while P2P-file sharing. Also, the VPN protects from IP and DNS leaks that further boost your security.
However, the VPN lacks the torrent-specific split tunneling feature in most supported devices. This can impact the downloading speed, especially when you're connected to a server with a load.
StrongVPN provides fast and stable connection speeds on all its servers, but they are not the fastest. The connection speed depends on the choice of server you're going to choose. The VPN comprises +950 servers in more than 30 countries. The server network is limited and not as vast as other top-rated VPN providers, so you can sometimes experience slow or sluggish connections, especially while connected to long-distance servers.
In fact, at times, while streaming and browsing, you can get a speed lower than your actual VPN speed, which is very disappointing. With the split tunneling feature, you can improve the speeds, but only on Android devices during torrenting.
The VPN provider offers the best available location feature that you can use to get optimum connection speeds. In addition, you can also change the VPN protocols to get maximum speed. For instance, if you're using StrongVPN on Windows, iOS, or MacOS devices, you can use the IKEv2 protocol for fast, consistent, and reliable speeds.
On Android, you can use the IKEv2, but switching to OpenVPN is better if you have issues. But, if you want both security and speed, you should use the advanced WireGuard protocol.
StrongVPN is a user-friendly VPN. But, the VPN doesn't support Linux devices which is a significant drawback.
StrongVPN consists of 950+ servers in more than 30 countries. The server network is minimal, and you can find only one or two servers in each country. However, despite their scarce VPN provider servers are spread out in almost most countries, including
Fewer servers increase the server load, impacting the connection speed. Besides this, the VPN lacks dedicated servers for streaming and torrenting, which are best for a fast downloading and streaming experience.
Customer support is another area where users want the VPN to perform well. The VPN providers, including StrongVPN, use various methods by which the users can connect and put forward their issues. StrongVPN offers a 24/7 live chat option, email support, and a phone call facility to address the users' queries.
The live chat feature is the most effective way to connect with support team members. But with StrongVPN, this isn't the case. After initiating the live chat support option, the bots assist you. The replies are not impressive because they only suggest multiple articles regarding your query.
However, if your query isn't resolved, then you can continue the chat by clicking on the option that appears on the bottom right side of the chat option. Now, a member of the customer support team will assist you.
The above screenshots show that the customer support team member has basic VPN knowledge. The support member could tell about Netflix but takes some time to tell about the hash key used for authentication. The live chat feature isn't rapid, and the Netflix issues weren't addressed properly, so they should improve in this area.
The VPN also offers email and call support. The email support is also not impressive, as they suggest articles from internal resources. The VPN's website is also full of resources that you can take to help resolve your issues. Overall, StrongVPN provides decent customer support service with great room for improvement.
StrongVPN offers dedicated and easy-to-use and downloads apps for the following devices:
Besides this, you can also use the VPN on routers, but it doesn't offer any support for Smart TVs like Android TVs or gaming consoles.
All the apps offer customization options that enable users to set the VPN app as per their preferences.
Upon testing, Windows apps perform poorly, and even users don't have a good experience with them. The iOS app lacks the OpenVPN protocol, while you can only use the split tunneling feature on the Android app. Similarly, the kill switch feature is only available on Windows and Mac devices.
How many simultaneous connections do StrongVPN offer?
StrongVPN offers 12 multiple-device connections with a single StrongVPN account. This might sound exciting, but since more simultaneous device connections can impact your browsing speed, limiting it to a maximum of five or six device connections is better.
Does StrongVPN offer a refund policy?
StrongVPN offers a 30-days money-back guarantee offer only on its annual plan. The VPN also doesn't provide any free trial version, so you must buy a premium subscription to check out the VPN for its features.
How much does StrongVPN cost?
StrongVPN prices are slightly high and are not justified because the VPN's features and services are pretty ordinary. Here's the pricing insight of StrongVPN:
The monthly plan is too pricey, so it's better to go with the yearly plan if you're planning to invest. Both plans include cloud storage, StrongDNS, and 250GB SugarSync. You can make a payment via
AliPay,
Unfortunately, StrongVPN doesn't accept payments through bitcoins like many other VPN providers.
StrongVPN is a mid-tier VPN provider with strong encryption and secure tunneling protocols to safeguard data traffic. Moreover, it also uses a basic security-boosting feature to maintain maximum online security and an advanced scramble feature to let you bypass internet restrictions.
However, with StrongVPN, you won't have an extraordinary experience with streaming and torrenting. It's because of limited advanced features on the supported devices, a small server network, and unstable connection speed. If these things aren't your priority, you can still use StrongVPN for basic online security and protection.
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Emma Langford live at The Duncairn, Belfast in 2019 – image credit: Stan Niklov
Emma Langford hails from Limerick in the South-West of Ireland.
Since first bursting onto the scene in 2016 she's hardly taken her foot off the pedal, with an eye-watering ever-growing tour schedule and frequent collaborations up her sleeve.
The artist has received consistent praise from national and international media and audiences alike, with The Irish Times describing her debut album Quiet Giant (2017) as 'music that weaves a spell as you listen to it… An enduring piece of work'.
Ireland's state broadcaster RTÉ Radio 1 presented Emma with the Best Emerging Artist award at their inaugural Folk Awards in October 2018.
Emma's "spell-binding" Quiet Giant features stunning full-band arrangements for 10 self-penned songs, and was released to great critical acclaim in late 2017. Following the album's Irish release, she was invited to launch it internationally with Germany's Irish Folk Festival tour.
Langford's sound is made to be heard live, be it solo or with a full complement of musicians. She possesses a distinct natural tone and resonance that is truly breath-taking – and a razor-sharp tongue to boot. Her home-grown brazen wit and piercingly insightful lyrics have fused to produce the on-stage energy for which the young artist has become so well known at home and abroad.
Noted too for a vocal timbre which dances playfully among the nuances of "folk"; Emma Langford's voice is at once defiant and ethereal; her lyrics insightful, yet loaded with wit and whimsy. Comparisons are often drawn in style and sound to artists such as Joni Mitchell, Norah Jones and Janis Ian.
In 2018 the self-made Limerick songwriter completed a whirlwind 100-date promotional tour across Austria, Denmark, Germany, Switzerland, the UK and Ireland to launch the record, yet as she posits in her own lyrics:
"Is this all you want? Is this all you need?"
Langford has hit her stride and shows no signs of slowing down.
Following the release of her single Goodbye Hawaii praised in Hot Press as the "downright sunniest song of the summer", Emma is due to release more new music later in the year, as well as a much anticipated second album in early 2020; she is also collaborating locally on projects with musicians, theatre-makers and aerial-dance performers.
Emma makes her debut appearance in the USA this August 2019 on the Snug Stage at Milwaukee Irish Fest.
Emma Langford on stage at Limerick Summer Music 2019 – photo by Zyanya Lorenzo
"Emma Langford is a treasure in Ireland's music scene" – The Irish Times
"A beguiling, distinctive voice and a keen ear for a quirky melody, the young Limerick singer-songwriter seems to have arrived fully-formed" – Hot Press
"The emotional weight of her vocal delivery is astounding… Emma Langford has confidently laid out ten reasons why she has the creative edge needed to stand out from the rest." – Golden Plec
"A breath of fresh air… Very easy on the ear." – Phil Coulter
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Manchester United legend Sir Bobby Charlton is lukewarm on the idea of Jose Mourinho replacing Sir Alex Ferguson in the Old Trafford hotseat.
Ferguson himself said recently the former Chelsea boss "could manage anywhere", a statement taken by many as backing for Mourinho as a future United manager.
But the Portuguese is not so popular in all corners of the club.
Charlton, a director and ambassador at United, has been unimpressed by some of Mourinho's antics, such as his outspokenness and his attack on Tito Vilanova, then the assistant manager at Barcelona.
"A United manager wouldn't do that," Charlton said in The Guardian. "Mourinho is a really good coach but that's as far as I would go really. He's the manager of Real Madrid and we expect to play them in the Champions League by the end of the season."
When it was suggested a United manager would not get away with such behaviour, he added: "You are right. He pontificates too much for my liking. He's a good manager, though."


RIVERSIDE, Calif.—Led by Lauren Bushong's 14 second-half points, Cal State Fullerton rallied from a 12-point second-half deficit to claim its first road win of the season and its fourth win in its last five tries overall, beating UC Riverside, 54-49 Saturday night at SRC Arena.
UC Riverside had the ball, down 50-49 with seven seconds left in the game, when Natasha Hadley was called for an offensive foul, after setting an illegal screen on Fullerton's Chante Miles. Bushong knocked down two free throws and then stole the Highlanders' final inbounds pass resulting in an easy lay-up to ice the game for the Titans.
With the win, the Titans now improve to 6-9 overall on the season, but even more importantly 2-1 in Big West play, as the Highlanders now fall to 7-7 overall and 0-3 in the conference.
Bushong scored all 14 of her points in the second half on 4-of-6 shooting from the field. Alex Thomas joined in as the only other Titan in double-figures, scoring 13 points on 4-of-10 shooting from the floor, as Kathleen Iwouha recorded her second straight double-digit rebounding game, grabbing 10 boards while putting up three points in the win.
Tre'Shonti Nottingham led UC Riverside, scoring a game-high 16 points, while collecting three steals and three assists. Brittany Crain was the only other Highlander to score in double-figures, pouring in 11 points while grabbing four rebounds.
The game was a frustrating one for each side, as both teams combined to shoot just 2-for-9 from the field through the first four-plus minutes of play, with Fullerton holding a slim 5-3 lead at the 15:56 mark of the first half.
Both sides had trouble establishing any sort of rhythm in the first half, as the two teams combined for 28 first-half fouls, with neither side grabbing a lead larger than eight points.
Despite just shooting 4-of-21 from the field for 19 percent, the Highlanders led the Titans 25-20 at the break, thanks to hitting 16-of-17 first-half free throws.
Fullerton's chances to win the game took a hit early, as Nottingham swished a trey from the left side and Crain knocked down a mid-range jumper to spur a mini 5-0 run out of the gate, giving Riverside a 30-20 lead with just over a minute gone by in the second half.
The Highlanders built the lead to as high as 34-22 with 13:24 left to play in the game, before the Titans went on a furious 23-8 run over the next 9-plus minutes, capped off by a Mya Olivier three-pointer from the right wing to give the Titans a 45-42 lead with 3:53 left in the game.
While it stayed close, the Titans never trailed for the remainder of the contest, hanging on to snap a 14-game road losing streak going back to Jan. 14, 2012 in a 67-58 win over Cal State Bakersfield.
The surging Titans continue Big West play next Thursday when they host UC Irvine at 5:30 p.m. back in Titan Gym.
Game Notes: Tonight's win snapped a seven-game road losing streak to Big West oppenents going back to a 58-50 win at UC Davis on Dec. 31, 2011...the victory also snaps what was a four-game losing streak at Riverside going back to a 62-54 win Jan. 23, 2008...Cal State Fullerton's 2-1 Big West start is the school's best three-game conference start since beginning 3-0 during the 2009-10 season...the the 12-point comeback win is tied for the Titans' largest come-from-behind win of the season (Dec. 22 vs. San Jose State and Nov. 17 vs. San Francisco the Titans also fell behind by 12 points).


The Cal-Cam fair has released their schedule of events for this year's fair, and it does not disappoint. Included in this years festivities will be a parade, livestock show, and live entertainment. The Miss Cal-Cam pageant will be Wednesday October 17th, the same day the rides will open up. Thursday cranks up bull riding. Friday will showcase Casey Peveto and Saturday will feature Brad Brinkley as the headliner.
Ride bracelets start at $20 dollars and it is always a great family-friendly event with tons to do and rides to ride. For more information, you can follow their Facebook Page and stay up to date in case of any weather issues, or added events going on.


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Global Gaming Women Announces Cassie Stratford as New President
Five new members also join board of directors
LAS VEGAS, August 5, 2021 – Global Gaming Women (GGW) is pleased to announce Cassie Stratford has been elected as the incoming board president by the Board of Directors to begin her term effective July 2021. She currently serves as Vice President of Legal Affairs and Assistant General Counsel for Boyd Gaming Corporation.
GGW is also pleased to announce the addition of five new members to its board members for 2021-23: Dorothy Costa, senior vice president of people and transformation, IGT; Jacqueline Grace, senior vice president, and general manager, Caesars Entertainment; Grainne Hurst, director corporate affairs, Entain Group; Siobhan Lane, chief commercial officer, Scientific Games; and Kate White, vice president of business intelligence and IT program management, Penn National Gaming. For a complete list of members, please click HERE.
Stratford said, "GGW has become what it is today because of the dedication of its founding board members and sponsors in supporting and encouraging the professional advancement of women in gaming. It is such an exciting time for our industry, and I am honored to have the opportunity to work with this impressive group of leaders to continue to advance GGW's important mission."
"Thank you to the dedication of our Board members and the generosity of our sponsors, GGW is stronger than ever," said Christie Eickelman, GGW past board president, and Vice President of Global Marketing for Gaming Laboratories International (GLI®). "Women around the world have benefitted from Global Gaming Women, and we still have work to do. I am thrilled for Cassie to assume the mantle of leadership, to build on our achievements, and to take women in gaming to new heights."
GGW membership represents women in commercial, tribal, suppliers, lottery, tourism, and digital, and the organization currently has more than 6,000 professional women as members. GGW has a presence in 42 states and 12 countries with members in job level categories of 21 percent front line leaders, 30 percent supervisors and managers, 25 percent directors, and 25 percent vice president or above. In addition to its traditional offerings, development programs now include Lean-In circles and virtual masterclasses.
For more information about Global Gaming Women and its upcoming programming and events visit www.globalgamingwomen.org or call +1 (702) 492-5320.
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Global Gaming Women (GGW) supports, inspires, and influences the development of women in the Gaming industry. GGW brings together women from all segments of gaming to enrich their professional and personal lives. Established by the American Gaming Association to create a broad network that allows peers to connect with their colleagues, GGW's goal is for female gaming professionals to learn from one another, create lasting connections and nurture emerging women leaders. In 2016, Global Gaming Women launched as an independent charitable organization to deliver high-impact programs and events on a global scale that support, inspire, and influence the development of women in the gaming and lottery industry. Follow GGW on LinkedIn,Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.
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Global Gaming Women to Present Series of Strong, Insightful Panels During G2E
G2E Educational scholarship applications also available at globalgamingwomen.org
LAS VEGAS (September 25, 2019) – Global Gaming Women (GGW) will shine a bright spotlight on leadership in a series of informative panels at the upcoming Global Gaming Expo (G2E). This year, GGW's educational track is fully integrated into G2E's primary Educational Track programming, allowing for more attendees to learn from GGW's robust roster of experienced panelists.
GGW Vice President and Co-chair of the Programming Committee Cassie Stratford said, "We are thrilled to present a diverse roster of leaders and experts to speak to G2E attendees. Education is a vital pillar of our work at Global Gaming Women, and we are excited to continue that mission at G2E, with four unique panels that will help inspire attendees – women and men – to find the courage to lead."
First, on Tuesday, October 15 at 11:00 a.m., Roberta Perry, President of Roberta Perry and Associates will lead the attendee-favorite discussion, "Powerful Women Affecting Powerful Change." The members of this C-suite panel represent the industry spectrum of regulators, suppliers, and operators who will give a distinctly female perspective on the global gaming industry. Scheduled to appear are Sandra Douglass-Morgan, Chairwoman, Nevada Gaming Control Board; Mary Beth Higgins, Chief Executive Officer, Affinity Gaming; Lynn Valbuena, Chairwoman, San Manuel Band of Mission Indians; and Ellen F. Whittemore, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Wynn Resorts.
Next at 2:00 p.m., Gaming Laboratories International's (GLI) Senior Director of Engineering Tina Kilmer will lead the discussion, "How Did You Do That and Why Not? How to Get out of Your own Way." Leadership can be easier said than done, and panelists will have a frank and interactive discussion about the what's, how's, and why's of their leadership experience. Slated to appear are Julie Hakman, President and CEO, AmericanChecked Inc.; Jennifer Roberts, Associate Director, International Center for Gaming Regulation, UNLV; Paul Speirs-Hernandez, President, Steinbeck Communications/Red Wagon Institute; and Jean Venneman, Chief Commercial Officer, Gaming Arts, LLC.
GGW's sessions continue Wednesday, October 16. At 1:30 p.m. is CEO/President of the Simmons Group Ann Simmons Nicholson conducting a highly interactive session on the topic, "Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard" by Chip Heath & Dan Heath. Case studies and counterintuitive research in psychology, sociology, and other fields will lend insight into why we are challenged by change, and how to meet those challenges head-on.
At 2:30 p.m., Aristocrat's Vice President of New Markets Lauralyn McCarthy-Sandoval will lead the discussion, "Breaking Out of Your Lane: People Who've Proven Everything is Possible." Slated to appear are former Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval, who is now President of Global Gaming Development, MGM Resorts International; Patricia Becker, President, Becker & Associates; Elaine A. Hodgson, President & CEO, Incredible Technologies; and Pat Ramsey, Member, Board of Directors for Aristocrat Technologies. The group will discuss how they successfully pivoted from seemingly unrelated fields to reach the highest executive levels in gaming.
GGW is also offering G2E Educational Scholarships. Applications are available now at GlobalgamingWomen.org. The deadline for submission is rapidly approaching, and attendees are encouraged to submit their applications today.
Global Gaming Women (GGW) supports, inspires, and influences the development of women in the Gaming industry. GGW brings together women from all segments of gaming to enrich their professional and personal lives. Established by the American Gaming Association to create a broad network that allows peers to connect with their colleagues, GGW's goal is for female gaming professionals to learn from one another, create lasting connections and nurture emerging women leaders. In 2016, Global Gaming Women launched as an independent charitable organization to deliver high impact programs and events on a global scale that support, inspire and influence the development of women in the gaming and lottery industry. Visit globalgamingwomen.org for more information.
NEW BOARD PRESIDENT, CHRISTIE EICKELMAN, AUGUST 2019
Global Gaming Women Names GLI's Christie Eickelman its New President
LAS VEGAS (August 6, 2019) – Global Gaming Women (GGW) has named Christie Eickelman its new President of its Board of Directors. Eickelman is Vice President of Global Marketing at Gaming Laboratories International (GLI®) and will serve as GGW's Board President for a two-year term.
Eickelman takes the place of Phyllis A. Gilland, SVP & General Counsel at Golden Entertainment, who served as GGW's president for the past two years. She said, "I am very proud of the number of women GGW has been able to reach out to and affect through the GGW educational and event opportunities GGW has provided, and of how we have grown GGW's presence and structure. I've grateful to have had the opportunity to work with the past and present Board members whose continued support is so important to mission of organization."
Eickelman was one of the founding members on the Global Gaming Women Board. Previously she served as Vice President & co-chair of the Events Committee. She said as President her primary goal will be to ensure the financial future of the organization.
"Global Gaming Women has a strong mission statement, and our guiding principles of courage, integrity, and leadership continue to inspire our Board and the women we serve. We are grateful to the many companies and individuals who back GGW, and as we broaden our donor structure, we will ensure we will have the resources necessary to support the development of women at all levels throughout the industry," Eickelman said.
Giving back to her community is a passion for Eickelman. She is a member of the Andson Foundation Board and on the Executive Leadership Committee of the American Heart Association-Go Red for Women Luncheon of Southern Nevada. Recently the Oklahoma Indian Gaming Association honored her contributions to the Indian Gaming Industry with the 2019 OIGA Modern Day Warrior Award.
Eickelman has been blazing a trail for women to follow in the gaming industry since 1992, first serving as Marketing Manager for Sodak Gaming Inc. and at Wolf Gaming LLC as Vice President of Marketing and Public Relations. She joined GLI in 1999 as Marketing Manager, shaping GLI's brand in North America. In 2001, she was promoted to Director of Marketing and Development, overseeing the North American development team in their daily responsibilities. In June 2007, she was promoted to Senior Director of Worldwide Marketing, and in September 2012, she was promoted to Vice President.
As GLI's VP of Global Marketing, she directs and implements all marketing programs for GLI's worldwide locations and for the GLI Group of companies. Her responsibilities include building the corporate brand and establishing and directing marketing functions in accordance with GLI's policies, regulations and sound business practices.
In 2005, she was selected as a Great Woman in Gaming by Casino Enterprise Management magazine, and in 2008, Global Gaming Business magazine named her one of the 25 People to Watch in Gaming.
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The master returns … Michael Parkinson. Photograph: Linda Nylind for the Guardian
Fri 24 Feb 2012 16.01 EST
Michael Parkinson is not here yet, so I have a nosey around his office. It's a beautiful place in Windsor overlooking green fields, grazing horses, croquet lawns. Hardly the Barnsley of blackened miners and stoical poverty that he grew up in.
If you want to understand Sir Michael, just look round here. There are photos of cricket heroes Fred Trueman and Dickie Bird on the wall, his press passes for the BBC and ITV, biographies of Muhammad Ali and Bette Davis and assorted jazz greats, his own books – from Michael Parkinson's Confession Album to A Collection Of Outrageous Wit and Wisdom From Barnsley's Favourite Son. There's the grey Olivetti typewriter he tapped out his bestselling memoir on four years ago – the same model that Hemingway wrote Death In The Afternoon on. And there's a framed photo of him with the guests from his last TV show. It's classic Parky; of eight guests, there are only two women and one of them is Dame Edna Everage. Parky loved to touch knees with the Shirley MacLaines and Raquel Welches of this world, but he was even more at home with men's men – Ali, Peter Ustinov, Orson Welles.
Parky was, and still is, the great British talkshow host. He brought such enthusiasm to the job – crying with laughter at Tommy Cooper, in awe of polymath Jacob Bronowski, mesmerised by Ali, fatherly to David Beckham, agog at the world's most beautiful women. We loved him because he reacted to his guests just as we would have done. As he scratched away at himself, or picked at his nose when particularly absorbed, he really did seem to forget he was on TV.
And now he's back, 77 years young next month, with a new show. Parkinson has just signed up to do six masterclass slots on Sky with leading practitioners in the arts, starting in September.
He looks ridiculously fit – lean, less wrinkled than you'd expect (his face was famously compared to a scrotum), white hair parted immaculately.
Right, he says, where do you want me? And within seconds he's off – virtually interviewing himself. Everything is neatly documented chronologically: the miner father desperate for his son not to go down the pits; the smart, frustrated mother who read and read; growing up as an only child (his parents made an economic decision) in "Debtors' Retreat", aka Cudworth. There is grammar school, and the time he kept Geoffrey Boycott out of the Barnsley cricket team by scoring a century and 50 in successive matches, his apprenticeship on the local paper, the prestigious transfer to the Manchester Guardian as a features writer vying with Michael Frayn for the splash on the miscellany page (for which you got an extra halfcrown), the even more prestigious transfer to the Daily Express (it doubled his money to £2,000 a year), the boozy lunches that lasted for ever, the best of times.
The trouble with journalists now, he says, is they don't enjoy themselves. "I've been very lucky because I had the best of journalism. I mean, you poor buggers today, it's different, it's not as pleasant as it was. I came up in that period of journalism when there was a great burst of opportunity because of television. I always had the ability to turn round to somebody I didn't like who was bullying me at work and say, I don't need your job, I've got another one down the road. You can't do that."
"Oi," I say, "Are you trying to make me feel crap about my lot?" He laughs and pats my arm – and for a moment I feel like Shirley or Raquel. "No, I'm just telling you how lucky I've been. I've been a journalist now for 60 years, I've seen the changes and I know bloody well that if I have been gifted at all, it has been with timing."
In the 1970s he discovered TV. He prided himself on applying journalistic skills to the talkshow – interviews had to be well researched with a beginning, middle and end – and became a celebrity in the process. It's funny, he says, these days the press are never sure which side he's batting for. "I don't want to make too much of this, but I had my phone tapped. It was about George Best. So I'm a celebrity now. Then they'll ring me and say, 'Muhammad Ali is dying, could you give me 2,000 words?' So I'm a journo now am I? There's a dichotomy. They're not quite sure what I am." Has he ever been confused? "No. Because all the jobs I've done have been about journalism in one way or another."
And that's why he succeeded when so many others failed in the chatshow game. "If you look at the number of people who tried it since I started in 1971, it's like a tombstone; it really is. The graveyard is full of people who tried talkshows and didn't make it, mainly because they weren't journalists."
Who did he rate? "My heroes were the people who gave me an idea of the possibilities of television – people like [Alan] Whicker. Tonight was a hugely influential programme to journalists of my generation. If television wanted to do current affairs they had to get journalists. Picture Post provided Whicker, Fyfe Robertson, Macdonald Hastings. And they formed the foundation of that great programme, which has never been bettered in my view. It was a training ground. Believe you me, none of us knew what the bloody hell we were doing when we went into television. That was the joy of it. It was a very accommodating media for a journalist to be in [see footnote]."
So what changed? "Aha! Hehehehe! What changed? Ha! The screen got smaller," he says with a smile. Parky has got a touch of the Norma Desmonds about him. You sense he likes to see himself as a man out of time, clinging to the triumphs of a golden age. He's often said he's in danger of becoming a professional grumpy old git.
"The talkshow is the perfect barometer for what has happened. There isn't one talkshow on television today that asks questions or listens to answers. Name me one. There isn't one."
Jonathan Ross? He snorts. "No! What?" When Parkinson returned to his BBC chatshow in 1998 after a 16-year break, the format had changed – on most shows, guests played second fiddle to the comedians who hosted them. What does he think about guests being pawns of the presenters? "It's up to them. They've got the right to say no. You won't get me doing it." He says the worst thing was the narrowing of the range of guests. "We had comics, we had them all, but they were on with people like David Attenborough or Peter Ustinov. Why has Jonathan Miller not been on a talkshow for about 20 years? He's still funny as hell. He's wonderful."
He has a point. Back in his heyday we could all impersonate the cerebral Malcolm Muggeridge because we'd seen him on Parky. "And he didn't intellectually downgrade himself to the third division south to appear on television. They were instructing you, teaching you all the time because they were men of intellect. Men of tremendous opinion. And they were allowed to do that." He's really getting into his stride now. "And that's what's missing today, that kind of talk at a popular level. They didn't treat the audience with contempt, they didn't think they had to come on with big feet and funny hats. They just thought they'd go on and talk to people."
He pauses for a swig of tea, and he's off again. "There was a lovely headline yesterday about Paul O'Grady – he said, 'The reason I left the talkshow was because I couldn't stand the bloody guests!' Heeheeehee!" Parky's almost weeping with laughter. "Anybody who's done a talkshow recently would say Hallelujah to that. Heeheeehee!"
What are the changes in TV he most objects to? "There's a change in manner, in attitude, in dress, a change in everything, and for an old bugger like me it's depressing. Not because it doesn't include me. It depresses me because I love the industry."
There are plenty of people who still want to learn from telly, I say. "You try telling television bosses that." Has he? "Well no, why would I? But all I know is nobody's running after me saying, 'Would you like to advise on a talkshow or do one yourself?'. Not that I'd want to do one now, because I'm retired."
How can he say he's retired when he's just announced a new show? Well, this is different, he says, it's not a talkshow, and there are only six of them.
What does he think made him such a good interviewer in the first place? He talks about how he'd relax the guests, body language, leaning into them, eye contact. "There comes a moment when their eyes change. You can see a relaxing and then they'll sit back, then you know you've got them."
Was he always so tactile? "Well, I am normally. But they were more than I was. There'd be a rumour going round that I was a touchy person so they'd touch me first. Hopefully. Often if you asked a question they didn't want to answer, they'd say can I touch your knee, and I'd be like, 'Come on! Answer the question, not touch my bloody knee!'"
Parkinson has been married to Mary, a teacher turned TV presenter, for 52 years and they have three sons. Did she ever think his flirting went too far? "Nooooooah!" She never thought he got too close to any guests? "I think she might have thought Shirley MacLaine and I probably, you know, in another world might have sort of seen each other a bit more often, but … heeheehee! No."
Did he get many offers? "No! No, no." For once, he's not making eye contact. Really? "No, I promise you. No, not at all. Not as many as I would have liked actually." He's staring studiously at the table. "No it was a lovely, lovely time," he mumbles.
I tell him that when I think of the great Parky shows I go back to the 70s and early 80s. "Well, I would disagree with that because I think I was a better interviewer later on. I was more confident, more accomplished."
It's not surprising he stands his ground – he always has. Why did he leave the BBC in 2002? He says he was insulted when they put Match of the Day in his slot. "They said, don't worry, we'll give you a good spot. I said, what's that, and they said Wednesday night. I said what time and they said 8.30-9pm. I said, against Coronation Street, they said yeah. You're bloody joking. So that was our parting of the ways."
He went to ITV and fell out with them. "The problem with ITV was that there was a guy I didn't get on with called Simon Schapps." Why didn't he get on with him? "Well, let me tell you why. He said I'd like to meet you for lunch at the Ivy and say hello, and he arrived with my contract in his hand. Halfway through the meal he tried to tell me how he wasn't happy with this contract. I said to him unless he took the contract away he'd find it shoved somewhere on his person he didn't like. I went back to the office and said to my team if that man ever becomes boss of ITV, start the car, we're all off. And it happened thus! Hahahahaha!"
Parky has always been a proud man. "We were laughing the other day. They were singing the praises of the success of David Beckham on Ross. He got 4.5 million. I got 9.4 million for that, and audiences haven't changed that much."
Since quitting ITV five years ago, Parky has toured Australia, written his memoirs, run his Michelin-starred pub with his son Nick in Maidenhead, worked out at the gym three days a week and relaxed. Yes, he says, he's thoroughly enjoyed retirement, and no, the Sky shows are not fulltime work, and of course he doesn't have to work for money any more. Yet you can't help sensing he wouldn't mind one last go; that there might just be a little bit of unfinished business. He talks about how he can't wait to do that thing he really loves once again – finding out what makes great people tick. And now his Eeyorish negativity about modern telly has disappeared. All I can see is that boyish enthusiasm as he bounces on the balls of his feet, limbering up for one final comeback.
• This footnote was appended on 27 February 2012: The quote has been correctedly reported, but in fact Alan Whicker did not work for Picture Post.
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Q: WCF to Java endpoint/contract issue Getting error with Could not find endpoint element with name 'CaseJacketPort' and contract 'GrandJuryService.CaseJacket'
private void InitProxy()
{
    m_Proxy = new DivisionAssignmentJSS.GrandJuryService.CaseJacketClient("CaseJacketPort");  << error here

From my App.config:
<client>
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        binding="customBinding" bindingConfiguration="CaseJacketPortBinding1"
        contract="GrandJuryService.CaseJacket" name="CaseJacketPort" />
</client>

as well as
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            authenticationMode="UserNameForCertificate"
            requireDerivedKeys="false" securityHeaderLayout="Strict"
            includeTimestamp="true" keyEntropyMode="CombinedEntropy"
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No idea why they cannot see each other?
The error says "This might be because no configuration file was found for your application,
or because no endpoint element matching this name could be found in the client element."
when i ^F and search for the pointer they look to all point to one another.
Any ideas?
TIA
__Stephen

A: Just so others can see the solution and not have to spit through the comments.
So is your code in a DLL? In that case the app.config from the app that starts needs the WCF configuration.

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Q: ANSI C Bluetooth API and Tutorial Linux Is there a bluetooth API and tutorial for ANSI C in Linux?

A: It obviously wouldn't be ANSI C but in Linux there is a great Bluetooth stack that in junction with D-BUS let's you do great things with ease.
You can find tutorials on their wiki.
I hope you enjoy programming Bluetooth on Linux as much as I did.


Ever since I upgraded to Fedora-25, I get the below exception when trying to install X-Plane 11. The same issue occurred with X-Plane 10, which was installed and working in Fedora-24, but experienced the same issue (at launch time) after the upgrading to Fedora-25. I have deleted X-Plane 10, but the way.
I use the drivers from NVIDIA (as I have for many years now); not the nouveau drivers provided by Fedora (which I have blacklisted in /etc/grub2.cfg).
I tried everything I can think of. See below. Any ideas?
Are you running a wayland session? See this wiki page for how to figure that out. If yes, then try using the X11 session instead. If that fixes your problem, the application needs to be ported to wayland and you probably should report a bug at their upstream.


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Q: Mercurial preoutgoing hook succeeds when a build fails I have a very basic bat file with code (below)
@echo off

%SystemRoot%\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\msbuild CaptainHook.sln /m /nr:false /p:Platform="Any CPU" /v:M /fl /flp:LogFile=bin\msbuild.log;Verbosity=Normal
%SystemRoot%\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\msbuild Tests.sln /m /nr:false /p:Platform="Any CPU" /v:M /fl /flp:LogFile=bin\msbuild.log;Verbosity=Normal
"%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0\Common7\IDE\mstest.exe" /testcontainer:%CD%\src\UnitTests\bin\Debug\UnitTests.dll"

I am able to execute this as preoutgoing.build_test hook however even if the build fails,, commit is not aborted, but if a test fails, commit gets aborted. What am I missing ?

A: You are unconditionally running the tests after the build. If the last executed command returns a zero exit code then it will overwrite any non-zero exit code from the previous commands.
So you need to check the exit code (ERRORLEVEL in Windows batch) between each command and exit if non-zero. Alternatively, if you want to run the tests even if the build fails, save the exit code and exit with it at the end.
To exit immediately:
@ECHO OFF

%SystemRoot%\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\msbuild CaptainHook.sln /m /nr:false /p:Platform="Any CPU" /v:M /fl /flp:LogFile=bin\msbuild.log;Verbosity=Normal
IF ERRORLEVEL 1 GOTO :EOF

%SystemRoot%\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\msbuild Tests.sln /m /nr:false /p:Platform="Any CPU" /v:M /fl /flp:LogFile=bin\msbuild.log;Verbosity=Normal
IF ERRORLEVEL 1 GOTO :EOF

"%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0\Common7\IDE\mstest.exe" /testcontainer:%CD%\src\UnitTests\bin\Debug\UnitTests.dll"
IF ERRORLEVEL 1 GOTO :EOF

(the extra line at the end allows adding more commands easily).
To execute all and exit with highest errorlevel:
@ECHO OFF

SETLOCAL
SET EXITCODE=0

%SystemRoot%\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\msbuild CaptainHook.sln /m /nr:false /p:Platform="Any CPU" /v:M /fl /flp:LogFile=bin\msbuild.log;Verbosity=Normal
IF %ERRORLEVEL% GTR %EXITCODE% SET EXITCODE=%ERRORLEVEL%

%SystemRoot%\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\msbuild Tests.sln /m /nr:false /p:Platform="Any CPU" /v:M /fl /flp:LogFile=bin\msbuild.log;Verbosity=Normal
IF %ERRORLEVEL% GTR %EXITCODE% SET EXITCODE=%ERRORLEVEL%

"%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0\Common7\IDE\mstest.exe" /testcontainer:%CD%\src\UnitTests\bin\Debug\UnitTests.dll"
IF %ERRORLEVEL% GTR %EXITCODE% SET EXITCODE=%ERRORLEVEL%

EXIT /B %EXITCODE%


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Q: how to activate click event in a dom element (Angular 2) I need to load a component at loading
<app-main id="tasks" [(ngModel)]="tasks"></app-main>

And the call from js
public tasks;
ngOnInit() {
    this.tasks.click();
}

I have tryed document.getElementById("tasks").click() and ngAfterViewInit()

A: To click the element, you can do the following:

Change your html to following:

<app-main id="tasks" #tasks></app-main>

... then in your component class:

import { Component, ElementRef, ViewChild, AfterViewInit } from '@angular/core';
//...
@ViewChild('tasks') tasks:ElementRef;

ngAfterViewInit () {
    // Fire the click event of tasks
    this.tasks.nativeElement.click();
}