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headquarters of Her Majesty's Government
10 Downing Street is the address of the London residence and office of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. The residence was presented by George II in 1733 to Robert Walpole, the first official Prime Minister of the country.
Location in Westminster
London, SW1
First Lord of the Treasury (Prime Minister of the United Kingdom)
Downing Street Director of Communications
Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office
Construction started
Kenton Couse
Listed Building – Grade I
10, Downing Street SW1
Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown and US President Barack Obama in one of the rooms.
It is in Downing Street in the City of Westminster. Number 10 is over 300 years old and has about 100 rooms.[2]
Number 10 is close to St James's Park, Buckingham Palace, and the Palace of Westminster (which is the meeting place of both houses of parliament).
↑ National Heritage List for England
↑ "10 Surprising facts about Number 10 Downing Street". BBC. 2020.
Retrieved from "https://simple.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=10_Downing_Street&oldid=7117815"

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Q: flutter adding geolocator to project giving errors I'm trying to use geolocator to get users location. However after installing dependencies and running it. I get a ton of errors. When I remove it and rerun, all errors are gone. I've tried multiple versions of the plugin and still same error. Here's my log output:
WARNING: This version of firebase_core will break your Android build if it or its dependencies aren't compatible with AndroidX.
         See "url" for more information on the problem and how to fix it.
         This warning prints for all Android build failures. The real root cause of the error may be unrelated.
         *********************************************************

FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.

* What went wrong:
Execution failed for task ':app:processDebugResources'.
> Android resource linking failed
  Output:  C:\Users\Mike\Documents\HikeLocator\build\app\intermediates\incremental\mergeDebugResources\merged.dir\values-v28\values-v28.xml:7: error: resource android:attr/dialogCornerRadius not found.
  C:\Users\Mike\Documents\HikeLocator\build\app\intermediates\incremental\mergeDebugResources\merged.dir\values-v28\values-v28.xml:11: error: resource android:attr/dialogCornerRadius not found.
  C:\Users\Mike\Documents\HikeLocator\build\app\intermediates\incremental\mergeDebugResources\merged.dir\values\values.xml:905: error: resource android:attr/fontVariationSettings not found.
  C:\Users\Mike\Documents\HikeLocator\build\app\intermediates\incremental\mergeDebugResources\merged.dir\values\values.xml:905: error: resource android:attr/ttcIndex not found.
  error: failed linking references.

  Command: C:\Users\Mike\.gradle\caches\transforms-1\files-1.1\aapt2-3.2.1-4818971-windows.jar\4564870280758e11a31e0f822b4b55cc\aapt2-3.2.1-4818971-windows\aapt2.exe link -I\
          C:\Users\Mike\AppData\Local\Android\sdk\platforms\android-27\android.jar\
          --manifest\
          C:\Users\Mike\Documents\HikeLocator\build\app\intermediates\merged_manifests\debug\processDebugManifest\merged\AndroidManifest.xml\
          -o\
          C:\Users\Mike\Documents\HikeLocator\build\app\intermediates\processed_res\debug\processDebugResources\out\resources-debug.ap_\
          -R\
          @C:\Users\Mike\Documents\HikeLocator\build\app\intermediates\incremental\processDebugResources\resources-list-for-resources-debug.ap_.txt\
          --auto-add-overlay\
          --java\
          C:\Users\Mike\Documents\HikeLocator\build\app\generated\not_namespaced_r_class_sources\debug\processDebugResources\r\
          --custom-package\
          com.hikelocator.hikelocator\
          -0\
          apk\
          --output-text-symbols\
          C:\Users\Mike\Documents\HikeLocator\build\app\intermediates\symbols\debug\R.txt\
          --no-version-vectors
  Daemon:  AAPT2 aapt2-3.2.1-4818971-windows Daemon #0
  Output:  C:\Users\Mike\.gradle\caches\transforms-1\files-1.1\appcompat-1.0.1.aar\ff2bf124a1c2911ea68cc7f1f5d69383\res\values-v28\values-v28.xml:9:5-12:13: AAPT: error: resource android:attr/dialogCornerRadius not found.

  C:\Users\Mike\Documents\HikeLocator\build\app\intermediates\incremental\mergeDebugResources\merged.dir\values-v28\values-v28.xml:11: AAPT: error: resource android:attr/dialogCornerRadius not found.

  C:\Users\Mike\.gradle\caches\transforms-1\files-1.1\core-1.0.1.aar\b0d75b3838389273bb7c4663ccc599be\res\values\values.xml:89:5-125:25: AAPT: error: resource android:attr/fontVariationSettings not found.

  C:\Users\Mike\.gradle\caches\transforms-1\files-1.1\core-1.0.1.aar\b0d75b3838389273bb7c4663ccc599be\res\values\values.xml:89:5-125:25: AAPT: error: resource android:attr/ttcIndex not found.

  error: failed linking references.
  Command: C:\Users\Mike\.gradle\caches\transforms-1\files-1.1\aapt2-3.2.1-4818971-windows.jar\4564870280758e11a31e0f822b4b55cc\aapt2-3.2.1-4818971-windows\aapt2.exe link -I\
          C:\Users\Mike\AppData\Local\Android\sdk\platforms\android-27\android.jar\
          --manifest\
          C:\Users\Mike\Documents\HikeLocator\build\app\intermediates\merged_manifests\debug\processDebugManifest\merged\AndroidManifest.xml\
          -o\
          C:\Users\Mike\Documents\HikeLocator\build\app\intermediates\processed_res\debug\processDebugResources\out\resources-debug.ap_\
          -R\
          @C:\Users\Mike\Documents\HikeLocator\build\app\intermediates\incremental\processDebugResources\resources-list-for-resources-debug.ap_.txt\
          --auto-add-overlay\
          --java\
          C:\Users\Mike\Documents\HikeLocator\build\app\generated\not_namespaced_r_class_sources\debug\processDebugResources\r\
          --custom-package\
          com.hikelocator.hikelocator\
          -0\
          apk\
          --output-text-symbols\
          C:\Users\Mike\Documents\HikeLocator\build\app\intermediates\symbols\debug\R.txt\
          --no-version-vectors
  Daemon:  AAPT2 aapt2-3.2.1-4818971-windows Daemon #0

* Try:
Run with --stacktrace option to get the stack trace. Run with --info or --debug option to get more log output. Run with --scan to get full insights.

* Get more help at https://help.gradle.org

BUILD FAILED in 7s
Finished with error: Gradle task assembleDebug failed with exit code 1

I even commented out the firebase_core one thinking it might be conflicting with geolocator, but I'm still getting the same error. Here are my dependencies:
dependencies:
  google_maps_flutter: ^0.0.3+3
  geolocator: ^3.0.0
  http: ^0.12.0
  flutter:
    sdk: flutter
  # The following adds the Cupertino Icons font to your application.
  # Use with the CupertinoIcons class for iOS style icons.

  cupertino_icons: ^0.1.2
  firebase_auth: ^0.5.8
  #firebase_core: ^0.3.0+2
  firebase_database: ^2.0.1+1

Any ideas? Thanks

A: It's that some of the libraries you depend on supports AndroidX while the others don't. For AndroidX -less solution
Try replacing:
geolocator: ^3.0.0

with:
geolocator: ^2.1.1
permission_handler: "2.1.2"
google_api_availability: "1.0.4"

More info here, here and here.

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Insights From Past Millennia for Climate Impacts on Human Health & Survival: AMOC Tip would Crush Us →
Grave Early Warning Observational Signs for Pending Near-Term AMOC Ocean Circulation System Collapse
Posted on May 14, 2022 by paulbeckwith
I delve into the details of a new paper on the risks of a pending AMOC (Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation) tipping from the present strong mode to a new weak mode. If the present AMOC shuts down and a new, weaker state is established there will be enormous consequences to society and Earth's ecosystems.
I use Earth NullSchool and Climate Reanalyzer to examine to present state of the surface ocean currents and Sea Surface Temperature (SSTs) and examine recent scientific evidence that the AMOC is at its weakest state in 1600 years, and that there is observational evidence that the slowing in the last decade has accelerated, and we may in fact be on the brink of a system shutdown and reconfiguration.
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When a highly complex nonlinear system approaches a tipping point threshold, the system variability often increases and there is a "critical slowing down" in the frequency components of the system. Essentially, the system loses elasticity and resiliency and becomes rigid and brittle, and then shatters or breaks and enters a new, often irreversible state.
We are seeing this increased variability and critical slowing down in both the sea surface temperature and sea surface salinity in the critical locations that drive the thermohaline circulation system. It seems that a tipping point to a new ocean circulation system, with slower ocean currents and lower latitude loops may occur in the near term future.
Please donate to here, to support my research and videos as I connect the dots on abrupt climate system change.
Ref 1: A major Atlantic current is at a critical transition point, by Kara Norton. Feb 17, 2022
Around 15,000 years ago, the Earth began to transition from a state of heavy glacial coverage to a period of warming. As temperatures rose, large ice sheets that once blanketed much of North America and Europe thawed, and the oceans began to rise.
But after 2,000 years of warming, the Earth abruptly cooled to near-glacial conditions. And it stayed that way for more than a thousand years.
Scientists have long debated how this abrupt climatic event, which they call the Younger Dryas, occurred. This question has become an urgent one as some researchers think an abrupt climatic event could happen again and disrupt the Gulf Stream, the forceful ocean current that transports warm water from the Gulf of Mexico up North America's Northeast coast.
An analysis published in the journal Nature Climate Change in August found that the larger system that the Gulf Stream is part of, called the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), is approaching a tipping point.
Over the last century, this ocean circulation system has "moved closer to a critical threshold, where it may abruptly shift from the current, strong circulation mode to a much weaker one," says study author Niklas Boers, a climate researcher at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research in Germany.
Ref 2: Climate crisis: Scientists spot warning signs of Gulf Stream collapse, 05 Aug, 2021
Climate scientists have detected warning signs of the collapse of the Gulf Stream, one of the planet's main potential tipping points.
The research found "an almost complete loss of stability over the last century" of the currents that researchers call the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (AMOC). The currents are already at their slowest point in at least 1,600 years, but the new analysis shows they may be nearing a shutdown.
Ref 3: Current Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation weakest in last millennium, Caesar, McCarthy, Thornalley, Cahill, Rahmstorf, 25 Feb, 2021
The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC)—one of Earth's major ocean circulation systems—redistributes heat on our planet and has a major impact on climate. Here, we compare a variety of published proxy records to reconstruct the evolution of the AMOC since about AD 400. A fairly consistent picture of the AMOC emerges: after a long and relatively stable period, there was an initial weakening starting in the nineteenth century, followed by a second, more rapid, decline in the mid-twentieth century, leading to the weakest state of the AMOC occurring in recent decades.
Ref 4: Observation-based early-warning signals for a collapse of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, Niklas Boers, 05 Aug, 2021
The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), a major ocean current system transporting warm surface waters toward the northern Atlantic, has been suggested to exhibit two distinct modes of operation. A collapse from the currently attained strong to the weak mode would have severe impacts on the global climate system and further multi-stable Earth system components. Observations and recently suggested fingerprints of AMOC variability indicate a gradual weakening during the last decades, but estimates of the critical transition point remain uncertain.
Here, a robust and general early-warning indicator for forthcoming critical transitions is introduced. Significant early-warning signals are found in eight independent AMOC indices, based on observational sea-surface temperature and salinity data from across the Atlantic Ocean basin. These results reveal spatially consistent empirical evidence that, in the course of the last century, the AMOC may have evolved from relatively stable conditions to a point close to a critical transition.
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A multi breadbasket failure is already happening and the northern hemisphere isn't even into summer.
A famine takes two years to develop, this is the first, WW3 is building in the forefront, but crop losses behind the scenes this year will be impossible to ignore next.
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Q: how to load xml in imageview using glide I have created an gradient xml in drawable folder of my project. I want to load that xml in an ImageView using Glide. How can I do that ?
Simple loading of image in ImageView using Glide:
Glide.with(LoginActivity.this).load(R.drawable.a270).asBitmap().diskCacheStrategy(DiskCacheStrategy.RESULT).into(backgroundImage);

But if I use the same code above replacing R.drawable.a270 with R.drawable.gradient_background with a drawable xml its not working.

A: Please try this -
Glide.with(LoginActivity.this).load("").error(R.drawable.gradient_background).diskCacheStrategy(DiskCacheStrategy.RESULT).into(backgroundImage);

OR
Glide.with(LoginActivity.this).load(null).fallback(R.drawable.gradient_background).diskCacheStrategy(DiskCacheStrategy.RESULT).into(backgroundImage);

I doubt you are using VectorDrawable or animated drawable. Please refer this and this for more information on this.


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Australian punter playing football at YSU
Arts & EntertainmentSportsTop Story April 22, 2021 / 6:00 AM April 22, 2021
Freshman Paddy Lynch receives a snap during pregame warmups before playing South Dakota. Photo by Yousof Hamza / The Jambar
By Yousof Hamza
Paddy Lynch was an Australian football player, but since arriving at Youngstown State University, he transitioned to an American football punter.
Lynch is from Emerald, Queensland, Australia, and arrived in Youngstown in January his freshman year to study professional communication. He is a product of Prokick Australia, an organization that trains Australian football players to play American football.
"I was looking at a few other schools and was really impressed with the caliber of the Missouri Valley Conference," Lynch said. "I got talking with coach [Doug] Phillips and [assistant] coach [Evan] Harvey, and they both seem like coaches you want to win for."
Special teams coach Evan Harvey said Lynch is transitioning smoothly.
"He's made so much growth since he's come here because of how serious he takes it – how competitive he is," Harvey said.
Lynch said the transition has been seamless from kicking end-over-end to traditional spiral kicks. While the kicking styles are different, he said he hopes to have the traditional punt dialed in for the fall.
"Nick DeSalvo and Ryan Teminsky give me a lot of pointers, and I'm still in contact with the coaches at Prokick Australia, and they really help me out with that as well," Lynch said.
Placekicker Colten McFadden said it's been fun teaching Lynch about American football.
"In the beginning, he didn't quite understand how everything worked. He didn't quite know when it was time to punt or how many quarters were in a game. But he picked things up quick and has done a great job in his role," McFadden said.
According to its website, Prokick Australia was founded in 2007 and has helped save $1.9 million in education fees by helping players get 75 scholarships or professional contracts. It has also produced 17 All-American football players, including San Francisco 49ers punter Mitch Wishnowsky.
Lynch said American football has seen an increased interest in Australia, in part due to Prokick Australia.
Australian punters are known for their rollout kicks, which are crucial for Australian football. Players must run and kick the ball on the move to other players or through posts to score.
"If you can't kick in [Australian football], you can't really play at all," Lynch said.
There are two other methods of moving the ball in Australian football. The first is a player running and bouncing the ball back to them every 16 yards, and the second is to punch the ball out of their hand to another player.
Another feature of Australian football is players using each other as a springboard to catch balls.


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CRP and IL-1B Gene Polymorphisms and CRP in Blood in Periodontal Disease
EI Auerkari1, 2, * , AW Suhartono1, NZ Djamal1, F Verisqa1, DA Suryandari3, LS Kusdhany2, 4, SLC Masulili5, C Talbot6
1 Department of Oral Biology, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Indonesia, Jakarta Indonesia
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Recent studies have suggested an association between periodontal disease (PD) and the systemic polygenic diseases such as cardiovascular disease (CVD). These are thought to be associated because of interrelated environmental, epigenetic, and genetic risk factors. The involved candidate genes include the IL-1B gene, encoding the pro-inflammatory cytokine IL-1β, and the CRP gene encoding the C-reactive protein (CRP), also a known marker of inflammation. However, as the details are not well known on the genetic variation influencing the risk factors, this work aimed to evaluate the distribution of selected polymorphisms of IL-1B and CRP genes, and serum CRP level, in comparison with the PD status. For this purpose, periodontal health was assessed, serum CRP levels measured and polymorphism status of IL-1B and CRP genes determined from samples of peripheral blood taken from 101 consenting Indonesian adult males. The results show that severe PD was significantly associated with age and smoking, as expected, but not with the polymorphisms of IL-1B or CRP (1444). However, a significantly lower fraction of subjects with normal periodontal health than subjects with PD showed the heterozygous type polymorphism of CRP (717). There was no significant difference in the fraction of cases with elevated serum CRP level between subjects with normal health and those with PD, and further study with a larger sample is recommended. The observed association between polymorphism of CRP (717) and periodontal health is suggested as a complementary indicator of the risk to PD for the Indonesian male population.
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Discussion of Partnership Project at the Federal Ministry of Health of Germany
On November 4, 2019 Prof. Zurab Vadachkoria, TSMU Rector and Prof. Rima Beriashvili, TSMU Vice Rector were invited in Berlin, at the Federal Ministry of Health. The aim of the visit was to discuss the partnership project between TSMU and the German Society for Pediatrics and Youth (DGKJ) uniting nearly 17 000 professionals. From 2020 the German Society for Pediatrics and Youth supported by the Government of Germany plans to develop a joint project with Tbilisi State Medical University and G. Zhvania Pediatric Academic Clinic. The goal of the project is to share German professionals' knowledge to Georgian students, residents, doctors and staff at the G. Zhvania Pediatric Academic Clinic in the field of Pediatric. The meeting was attended by the members of the German Society for Pediatrics and Youth, Ms. Galina Mantey, the representative of the German Federal Ministry of Health, Dr. Norbert Wagner, Professor and Chairman, Department of Pediatrics, at the Aachen University (Germany) and Prof. Michael Lenz, TSMU Honorable Doctor. Dr. Norbert Wagner presented the details of the project, Prof. Michael Lenz talked about his long-term professional experience at the G. Zhvania Pediatric Academic Clinic. Prof. Zurab Vadachkoria, TSMU Rector presented report about TSMU, G. Zhvania Pediatric Academic Clinic and co-operative projects with German Clinics and Universities. Prof. Zurab Vadachkoria especially marked the work of Prof. Michael Lenz at the G. Zhvania Pediatric Academic Clinic. Since 2013 a new generation of pediatrics has been developing at Tbilisi State Medical University and G. Zhvania Pediatric Academic Clinic under the supervision of the German Professor.
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Classes in ES6 are in fact functions: the new class syntax introduces class expressions and class declarations, similar to function expressions and function declarations.
Class declaration allows to define a class using the class keyword followed by the name of the class i.e.
It important to remember that, unlike function declarations, class declarations aren't hoisted, which means a class must be defined prior to using it.
Class expression is less common way to define a class: similar to function expressions, it can be named or unnamed, i.e.
For that reason the simplest way to check if a function is ES6 class or not is to check the result of applying .toString() method on it.


We're featuring the Charge Titanium Duster here for several reasons — this is how it comes, as a frame, not a complete bike. It's also brand new, meaning we've no previous experience and we'd like to take our time to assess the durability and quality of the frame but at the same time still give you a taster of what's on offer. Like the frame tests we've done recently, we're planning to build the Duster up with components of our choice; kit we know well which will allow us to concentrate on the frame. We may even get a few of the other titanium frames on the market built in the same way for a shootout, like the Marin, Commençal, Merlin and Litespeed.
It's no coincidence the Duster Ti is £999. Nick Larsen at Charge aimed to build a frame that was every bit as good as a Merlin but for less money.
The Duster starts life as a set of Tange Ultimate 3AL/2.5V titanium tubes. The 44mm down tube is double-butted but has also had some 'biovalisation' work to it, meaning there is a vertical bias at the head tube and a horizontal bias at the bottom bracket to increases stiffness. The 31.8mm top tube is also double-butted while the seat tube is plain gauge.
Charge worked up several prototypes before settling on the final design for the rear end. You'll notice it doesn't have curved or S-shaped stays like say a Merlin. This is because after extensive testing Larsen believes the straight stays are stiffer but still offer a resilient ride and the elusive titanium 'feel'.
Both the bottom bracket shell and bullet style dropouts are custom made. The disc mount is also built into the latter before being welded to the stay for extra strength and durability. Up front Charge specs a custom head tube with tapered reinforcement, a common feature on all its frames.
Finally, the frame gets hand cut decals, which have a lacquer finish to resist abrasion, two bottle mounts, no seat clamp (which we see as an oversight) and is available in three sizes. Our medium tips the scales at 1.5kg (3.4lb).
If we had to rate the Charge Duster Ti without having built it up or ridden it we'd give it 10 for value. There are not many titanium frames of this quality for this money. However, we've got too many unanswered questions to do that — what's the geometry like? Is the rear end stiff? Does it have comparable or better ride characteristics than a Merlin or Litespeed? Will it last?
So our plan is simple: we'll give this frame to Jamie, our new member of staff, who like most of us always wanted a titanium frame. We'll get him to build it up, ride it and then print a full test later in the year. We'll even get him to post updates on the website.


To get a character's Fury, you simply need to unlock the first ability on the left skill tree. Then, as you kill zombies a small rage meter at the top left of the screen (just left of your health bar) will fill up. Filling the meter can become easier through advancing the Fury skill tree, as each character has passive bonuses that can be unlocked that make it fill faster or just take less rage to fill the meter. Each character's Fury also lasts longer and becomes more powerful as you progress through their skill tree.
To use your Fury, hold B for a couple seconds, until the screen changes and you pull out a character-specific weapon. Hopefully you can figure out what to do at this point. It'll take a few tries, as Fury doesn't last very long, and there are no locations where you'll find 100+ zombies at once.
As for actually getting kills, running around the the City of Moresby can easily round up 6+ zombies, and if it lasts long enough you can sometimes get to another group of 3 or 4 zombies before you run out. Either way, it's best done by accumulation throughout the game in 5 Cent's opinion.
Also note that all 100 kills do not need to be done with a single character.
There are currently no gaming sessions for the Rageman achievements that you can join - why not register and make a new session?


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Grading out the Utes victory over BYU
By hunter__miller Nov 26, 2018, 7:18pm MST
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Wow. My heart is still racing after last night's comeback victory over the team down south. It was a tale of two halves for the Utes as they found themselves down 20-0 at the half before scoring 28 unanswered points en route to a 35-27 victory. It was F grades across the board the Utes at the half, but as I try to find the perfect balance of grades for the first a second halves, I found the grades are weighted more towards the second half of play. But let's face it, the second half is the one everyone wants to focus on anyway.
Offense - B-
Ignore the fact that the Utes only had 86 total yards to go along with four first downs in the first half and lets look at this in the bigger picture. When the final whistle blew the Utes had gained 296 total yards and the Utah offense had not turn the ball over. Keep in mind, the defense of the blue team is one of the best defenses the Utes have played against this season, ranking 22nd in the country in total defense. So while the first half was tough to watch, the Utes were finally able to get things going, scoring 35 points in the second half alone (28 from the offense). The run game was key for the Utes in the second half. After rushing for just 37 yards in the first half, the Utes managed to gain 118 yards on the ground in the final 30 minutes of play including three runs for a score, all in the fourth quarter of play. The Utes will certainly need to play much better this weekend as they take on Washington - who ranks 14th in the country in total defense - but the ability of the Utes on Saturday to make adjustments and make plays with the game on the line was encouraging to say the least.
Defense - C+
This was honestly the hardest grade I had to give out for Utah. On one hand, the TDS' offense is not good and their run game is certainly not as good as it looked for much of Saturday's game, especially considering they were without their top two running backs for the game. But on the other hand, the Utah defense were the first to put points on the board for the Utes after a pick-6 by Julian Blackmon and two huge fourth down stops ultimately clinched the game for the Utes. So in the end, I had to go somewhere in the middle. The TDS' offense did whatever they wanted in the first half, rushing for 110 yards before the break and putting up 20 points against the 15th ranked defense in the nation. But just like the offense, key adjustments led to the blue team rushing for just 43 yards in the second half and they managed to score just once. Normally I would have given the defense a B grade, much like the offense but two things plagued the Utes for the majority of the game. Those things were a lack of contain of Zach Wilson who led Utah's opponent in rushing yards and the inability to wrap up and make the tackle on the first try.
Special Teams - D-
Special teams was surprisingly bad Saturday night for the Utes. Normally the strength of the team, the special teams unit was the one facet of the game that never seemed to be able to get going for the Utes. It started with a turnover on the first punt of the game that gave the blue team the ball back in Utah territory setting up their first score of the game. It then continued with a blocked field goal and a 10-yard punt by Mitch Wishnowski. The offense and the defense both made adjustments at the half that ultimately led to the Utes making a comeback to win the game but for some reason, the Utes special teams could never figure it out. Here's to hoping they can by next weekend.
Coaching - A
This will be the most controversial grade by far. As I sat there in freezing Rice Eccles Stadium at the half I remarked over and over again how the blue team seemed more prepared for this game than Utah and it was almost as if the Utes had a game next week they were looking forward to. And that falls on the coaches. If there was ever a game that Kyle Whittingham had his guys prepared for it was the game against the TDS. But again, it seemed as if the Utes weren't focused for the first 30 minutes. But the A grade is a result of what happened next. The Utes made several adjustments that were key to fueling the come from behind victory. And yes, the Utes looked lost for the first half but adjustments at the half are mandatory for a good coaching staff and the Utes coaching staff did exactly that, earning them the high grade.


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Additional Sessions Judge to prepare synopsis after reading Supreme Court judgments on Anticipatory Bail as he failed to exercise jurisdiction: Punjab & Haryana High Court
Additional Session Judge was ordered by the High Court to read 10 landmark judgment of the Supreme Court of India on Anticipatory Bail covered under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure and to submit a written synopsis on the same. The High Court passed the order after observing that the Judge wrongly dismissed the application for anticipatory bail. The Punjab and Haryana High Court presided over by J. A.S. Sangwan laid down this ratio in the case of Amarjit Singh & Ors. Vs. State of Punjab & Anr., [CRM No. 31214 of 2020]
The brief facts of this case are that one Haardeep Singh son of Nagendra Singh was arrested by the Petitioners in the year 2005 under the NDPS Act. When he was being taken to the Magistrate for a hearing he escaped and there was no information regarding his physical being. After, sometime the father of the accused i.e. Nagendra Singh filed a habeas corpus petition contending that his son was illegally held by the Police. Later on, there was a body found in a pond which was alleged to be of Hardeep and Nagendra accused the police for murder of his son. A report was filed by the Police stating that the body was not of Hardeep and the High Court directed the Sessions Court to further investigate on this matter. The Sessions Court confirmed on the report that the body found was of Haardeep and hence an order was passed to close the Habeas Corpus proceedings and register an FIR in this case.
Meanwhile, a report by the Special Investigating officer was filed which stated that the body was not of Haardeep and that he had escaped while he was being taken to the court. Hence, a cancellation petition was filed before the trial court in the year 2011. Nagendra opposed this petition and filed a protest petition in the year 2012. The Court considered this petition as a criminal complaint and recorded statements of all the parties in the case. Later the court issued summons for the case proceedings to the three petitioners and in the year 2019 non-bailable warrants were issued by the Magistrate against the three Petitioners. The Petitioners contended that Haardeep Singh was alive and in custody of the Police for the crimes committed under the NDPS Act. The Police Commissioner verified the same. An anticipatory bail application was filed by the Petitioners on the grounds that a fraud was played on the courts and Criminal Complaint was filed against the three petitioners whereas the son of the Complainant i.e. Haardeep was alive and the complainant had the knowledge about the same.
The Additional Session Judge proceeded to dismiss the anticipatory bail application. The Magistrate court then dismissed the application moved before the it to dispose of the protest petition, stating that it did not possess the power to dispose of the application since cognizance had already been taken and accordingly the matter would have to be tried by a court of higher jurisdiction.
The High Court was of the opinion that, "The Magistrate, while dismissing the application vide impugned order dated 02.12.2020 even again issued Non-bailable Warrants against the petitioners. This part of the order is also illegal as in view of provision of Section 87 of Cr.P.C., the Magistrate can withdraw Warrants as per the information supplied and also in view that the petitioners through counsel had already appeared. The proper course was to direct the counsel for the petitioners to furnish bail/surety bonds as they intended to appear before the Magistrate, but for dismissal of anticipatory bail by the Additional Sessions Judge, they apprehended arrest for no fault."
The Court further noted that, "However, the Additional Sessions Judge having failed to exercise the jurisdiction under Section 438 Cr.P.C., in dismissing the anticipatory bail application of the petitioners despite the fact that it was brought to his notice that they are being prosecuted in pursuance to a fraud committed by the complainant, has passed a totally illegal order."
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The distance between Budapest, Hungary and Brest, France is approximately 1,739 km or 1,081 mi.
To reach Budapest in this distance one would set out from Brest bearing 84.6° or E and follow the great circles arc to approach Budapest bearing 102.1° or ESE .
The annual average temperature is 0.3 °C (0.6°F) warmer.
Average monthly temperatures vary by 12 °C (21.6°F) more in Budapest. The continentality subtype is subcontinental as opposed to barely hyperoceanic.
Total annual precipitation averages 546.5 mm (21.5 in) less which is equivalent to 546.5 l/m² (13.41 US gal/ft²) or 5,465,000 l/ha (584,245 US gal/ac) less. About 1/2 as much.
There are 259 more hours of sunlight per year in Budapest. In whichever way circa 0h 42' more per day or about 1 1/7 as many.
The altitude of the sun at midday is overall 0.9° higher in Budapest than in Brest.
Relative humidity levels are 17.6% lower.
The mean dew point temperature is 3.1°C (5.6°F) lower.
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I wanted to share the Chick-fil-A Gluten Free Menu with you. Chick-fil-A is one of the easiest fast food choices in my opinion for eating out gluten free. These are the Gluten Free Menu options currently (at time of post) available. The following information was provided to us by Chick-fil-A.
We are really excited because Chick-fil-A just announced they are going to be using Antibiotic Free Chicken in all of their stores!
Do you know for sure if Chick Fil A has a dedicated fryer for their waffle fries? Any fast food restaurant with a fryer makes me very nervous.
Yes, I do know for sure. I was told by Corporate and Dan Cathy. Always double check with your local franchiser to get peace of mind. The nuggets and chicken breasts are not cooked with fries as well.
Yes,They do.My son worked there for 6 years.
We asked the managers at our local CFA about the sauces and they said they don't have any gluten free sauces. Where did you get the info about the sauces?
If I get the grilled chicken egg white without bun, is that gluten free? I can't find specifics on the egg and American cheese. The sandwich is listed having wheat, but I don't know if that's just the bread. I'm still navigating GF.
If you ask them they can specifically tell you about each ingredient at the counter. The computer lists each ingredient. I have never gotten this combo.


My car just turned over its 200,000th mile. I do like milestones, so I should have prepared by putting a wet bar in the trunk a couple of months ago so I could have whipped up a roadside cocktail at the divine moment, but instead I just noted the passage with some bemusement, rather than amusement.
Probably because it's an old Toyota Corolla, and an insipid silver-grey at that. This most unprepossessing vehicle—which probably would be great for bank robberies, because of its blandness—is the most common car I've ever owned. Among the beauties I've piloted are a '62 Caddy, '63 Mercury Monterey, '64 Dodge Dart, '62 Pontiac Tempest, '65 Ford Galaxie, '64 Studebaker, '71 Volvo p1800, '81 Mercedes 380SL, '81 Jag XJ6, and a bunch of old BMWs and old Volkswagens. I love old, interesting cars.
So, turning over 200,000 in a listless Corolla was kind of a letdown.
I bought the Toyota a bit back because the cash register hasn't been ringing as often the past couple of years, despite my usual efforts in pitching both business writing and freelance pieces, as well as book editing and fiction writing. Those usually add up to something, but this year, nothing added up. Hello Corolla.
So, I've felt like it was me with the 200,000 miles under the hood, and needful of an oil change. Or more to the point, a writer's tuneup.
Sozzled reporter and would-be author blunders in and out of love, lunacy and sorrow in post-Great Depression Boston.
You can download a PDF of the book's first three chapters at the bottom of the Shrub site's home page.
if you're not the Amazonian type, the Where to Buy page on the site has a number of other online vendors for the ebook. There are also some elaborations of historical references from the book on the site and some other amusements about our collaboration. And for you worldly types, drink recipes from the 1930s.
The deal on this shrubbery ("It's got to be a nice one," as Monty Python would say) will only be until year's end. We'll be tuning the ebook and print prices up from there.
An odd year, in so many ways, for me and of course, for our country. I think we're all in need of a writer's tune-up. But I welcome a new year—and I have many new thoughts on changes to my work, forging new habits, perspectives and challenges. Maybe I'll even paint flames on the side of the Corolla.
How to Edit Friends and Influence Punctuation—FREE!
A while back, I wrote The Write Word Easy Editing and Spiffy Style Guide, the charming creature just a bit below and off to your right in the sidebar. Thousands of energetic, elvish electrons rushed out to peddle my modestly priced guide, feverish in their quest to lop off dangling participles (dang them) and comma splices (much worse than comatose spices) and make the world safe for the semicolon.
The other item with which I want to scorch your eyeballs is my novel, All Roads Are Circles, pictured above. I recently released it as an ebook on Amazon. Of course it is the Great American Novel, which is why I set it in Canada in the 1970s. Picture two post—high school best friends on a lunatic hitchhiking trip, picked up by the crazed, the cuckoo and the calamitous. It's kind of like On the Road meets Huck Finn, but I don't have those guys' press agents. Oh, the two leads fall in love with the same gal on their odyssey, and they get a bit testy. And messy.
If you don't feel you can risk the .99, think of it this way: you can download the free editing guide, use its pointed prescriptives to detect any places in my novel where the plot's socks get soggy, and we can rewrite the thing together, and with the second edition's proceeds, I will have enough money to make you another Manhattan. Your call.
PS I will make you three Manhattans (with brandied cherries, not those crappy Maraschinos) if you review the durn thing on Amazon.


Hello, dear readers. You might not know this, but Pappy Van Winkle's Family Reserve is officially and irrevocably the best bourbon in the world. And the expression that's been aged for 23 years is older, and therefore unquestionably better than all the other Pappy bourbons. If you don't believe me, go and consult any of the approximately one million internet lists that definitively rank all the bourbons, or maybe you can check with a whole host of celebrity chefs or journalists on social media. I mean, come on, if it's on Facebook and Twitter, what else do you need? It's absolutely unquestionable, is what I'm saying.
As a result, anything with even a whiff of the Van Winkle brand is hyped to the gravitational levels of Sagittarius A* (the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way Galaxy). Once the Pappy juice itself became scarce, some folks took to saying things like hey, Weller 12 is basically the same stuff, it's just aged in a different part of the warehouse. Gravitation took hold, and now any bottles with the name Weller on it have gone missing. Pappy, the bourbon so famous that nothing, not even light, can escape it's gravitational pull.
Here in PA, though, they do a statewide lottery for the Pappy release. This may be the one good thing about the PLCB, as they get a decent number of bottles and the lottery method is fair, if unpredictable. I've probably entered 15 lotteries and won 2 of them, but it's hard to argue with snagging a bottle of Stagg or, most recently, the 23 Years Old expression of Pappy Van Winkle's Family Reserve. This is pricey stuff, even at cost, and it regularly reaches $2000-$3000 on the secondary market. I suppose I could have just sold it, but my one and only taste of Pappy was the 15 a few years ago, and I'll admit, it was phenomenal. Not sure it's worth the insane black-hole-esque hype, but really fantastic stuff.
You may not have noticed (despite watching me like ravenous hawks) that I've recently entered my annual beer slowdown (at least partly because I haven't said much about it, and also because I'm still working through a backlog of beer reviews), but if I've been avoiding beer of late, well, that gives me an excellent incentive to crack open something special like this.
So what's the big deal here? Well, Pappy Van Winkle was an actual guy, and at some point in the 70s, his son started making bourbon and slapping his Pappy's picture on the label (that's him on the bottle pictured). Bourbon is made primarily with corn, but while most bourbons use rye as a secondary grain, Pappy uses wheat. I'm told that people who know what they're talking about call these bourbons "wheaters", which sounds good to me. Bourbon went through some booms and busts, and the original distillery (Stitzel-Weller) closed in 1992. Pappy, like the rest of the Bourbon producers, struggled for a while, but 10-15 years ago, things started to turn around. The thing with the boom/bust cycle is that during the bust times, bourbon producers have all this bourbon just sitting around in barrels, aging. So you end up with really well aged stock, which ends up getting released at a relatively cheap pricepoint, which people love (both price and taste), which then lends itself to the next boom. Stuff gets scarce, prices go up. Is another bust looming? Maybe. It's a hotly debated topic that I'm not really qualified to weigh in on... but "permanent boom" is a phrase I'd find suspicious.
One other contributing factor to the Pappy mystique is that a lot of this bourbon was made back in the 80s at what is now a closed distillery. Man, do whiskey dorks love them some closed distilleries. As recently as 2013, Pappy 23 was using that original Stitzel-Weller juice. Alas, that appears to have been the last of it. What I have here was produced at one of Buffalo Trace's locations. Near as I can tell, it's still pretty damn well regarded. All during this most recent boom, though, Pappy was regularly recognized as the best of the lot (again, it's on the internet and that pretty-great TV show Justified, so it must be true), and the fact that they're still producing a bourbon aged for 23 years is pretty unique these days (most distilleries have long since sold through their aged stock and are running on NAS fumes these days).
Bourbon Nerd Details: 95.6 proof, 47.8% ABV bottled (750 ml). Drank out of a glencairn glass on 3/30/19. Bottle #J3356. Vintage: 2018.
All in all, I'm really glad I got the chance to drink this bourbon. I'm still not entirely sure it justifies the hype and concomitant price, but as a one-time splurge, I think it could be justified (note: I'm talking about the price at retail, not the secondary price, which is only worth it if you're filthy rich, and even then...) I will probably continue to enter the Pappy lottery, but I will not be putting in for the 23 year again... I suspect the 15 and 20 year expressions are the sweet spot (and even though I only had a small pour of the 15 a few years ago, I think it was probably better than the 23).
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One of the first wind turbine project proposals in Lambton County appears to have pulled up stakes and left. Michael Schnare, administrator-clerk of Dawn-Euphemia Township, said landowners who had signed leases with the Sydenham Wind Energy Centre received letters recently from the developer saying the project is not going ahead.
"Mainsteam is no longer an active proponent here," Schnare said. "They're gone." While the township hasn't received official word from the company, landowners who signed leases allowing turbines to be built by Mainstream on their property received letters saying "they don't think they could make a viable application under the new rules for energy procurement," he said. Those landowners include Mayor Bill Bilton, who signed a lease several years ago.
"wind mills have gotten tosuch a controversial subject…" Industrial wind turbines have always been a controversial subject. Disregarding the politics and money behind town councils; tell me one community in Ontario that would gladly host a turbine development.
Goliath has come to realize David is winning. Goliath is cutting off the legs of David, too late.
Let's now focus on the harm the existing turbines have brought to the people of Ontario.
It is time that a real focus on the harm that IWTs do to Ontarians and who the health professionals are who are supporting IWTs in Ontario.
One comment about this news article referred to Health Psycology and the American Psycological Association.
This Ontario information had to be traced back thru medical publications to discover what has taken place in Ontario.
Don't know why this wasn't done prior to this time. Maybe some are afraid of stepping on the wrong toes or don't stir the pot up?
If this information was known then why wasn't this brought to the public's attention?
Some seem to think that Dr. King is the only person involved in this situation.
This article in the Sarnia News Comments section by a commentator also mentioned Australia and New Zealand as references on IWT issues.
Sometimes even news comments need follow-up.
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on road – to social justice!
Prof. Michael Kidd, who is also the Executive Dean, Flinders University, Faculty of Medicine.
and, knows what we want.
Thanks "Spencerforhire" for the information you have provided in the comments section of the Sarnia Observer!
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Don't let another company in.
I feel very optimistic for the communities who are still facing the threat of wind companies whose contracts were already approved.
There is understandable rage that is being directed with persistent determination toward finding ways to prevent these projects from going forward as well as a determination to bring justice to all who have been made victims in rural Ontario.We must continue to use proper protocol to expose the violations.
These companies did not expect us to stand up for our rights. They expected that people in rural Ontario would passively accept these violations or leave. Our communities have leaders in this struggle who deserve a lot of credit. There's a kind of intelligence and courage being demonstrated in the real leaders out here that will never be forgotten.
Don't use the OWR email so don't know why. Check the OWR website as often as you can.
Don't use OWR email but check the website as often as you can.
Why are you telling her that?
I like my suggestion (posted below) better.
Sorry, meant to say that I don't use the OWR email but instead rely on checking out the website which Lyn can do if she can't get the email link to work.
Either way is good. As you say try signing in again.
Try signing in – again.
Maybe the democrats – are on to you?


In Short Supply - This mission requires your character to complete the LZ Wildreness missions. Outpost Commander Rogers at 869.0, 384.0 wants you to report to Duncan in Twin Pillars to the south. You'll find Medical Assistant Duncan in the Hospital area at - 128.1, -467.3 and can choose between an Class 1 Fragmentation Grenades or Class 1 Basic Medpaks.
Get Used to this Place!
Smuggler's Blues - This mission begins with Private Moore at -138.4, 220.3, -467.8 who wants you to deliver drugs to a few distributors. This is an ethical parable. You can either deliver the drugs, or go rat him out to Outpost Commander Taylor at -92.2, 220.3, -503.8 and complete Suspicious Minds. If you want to deliver the drugs you'll need to speak with Corporal Mandelson at the Wilderness LZ around 190.9, 167.0, -94.3, Engineer Salter in Alia Das at 765.4, 294.0, 408.6, and George Corman in Ranja Gorge at -757.5, -175.0, -278.4. Return to Private Moore for some experience and 1000 credits and a Fire Resistance Modification.
Suspicious Minds - This is part of an ethical parable and begins when you take the Smuggler's Blues mission from Private Moore at -138.4, 22.3, -467.8. Outpost Commander Taylor at -92.2, 220.3, -503.8 is looking for someone distributing illegal substances. If only we knew someone...like I don't know Private Moore? Turn him in for some quick experience, cash, and a clean conscience. You'll also get a choice between a Class 1 Advanced Medpaks and a Class 1 Res Trauma Kit .
Traitors to the Cause - Outpost Commander Taylor at -92.2, 220.3 -503.8 has reports of Foreans working alongside the Bane forces. He wants you to see Council Elder Baruhi at Memory Tree Hill to figure out what is going on. You can find Baruhil at -45.2, 68.4 on the southeastern side. This will continue the mission Machinations requiring you to kill Machina nearby and heading to the Pravus Research Facility entrance at. Your reward for this mission is an Accumax Chaingun or Pulsar Motor Assist Armor Vest.
Quarantine - This mission begins just outside the Twin Pillars gates west of the base with Victor Corman at -28.4, 188.4, -342.2. Apparently Ranja Gorge has some type of virus. Corman wants to get some blood analyzed but the guards ran him out of town (probably with good reason). He asks you to go into the base and do it for him. You'll need to first head to Medical Assistant Duncan in the Hospital building at -126.6, 220.8, -468.2. He'll point you at a machine that'll do the job to his left. Use it and take the analyzed blood back to Victor Corman outside. You'll be rewarded with 1200 credits and a choice of an Accumax Rifle or Eclipse Shotgun. This will open up a mission series for Ranja Gorge starting with Unity Among Men..
Logos Receptive Standley - Standley will give you waypoints for many Logos in the Wilderness here at Twin Pillars around -112.5, 220.3, -494.7. You'll receive individual missions for Movement, Around, Chaos, Communication, Control, Machine, Target, Here, Enemy, and Self. Movement, Around, and Chaos are located in Crater Lake Research facility.


Born and raised in Dublin into a house of music and art - father (Jock) a musician from Tyrone, and mother (Eleanor O'Connor) an artist from Wexford; was educated in Dublin (Sion Hill, TCD, DCM) and the Waterford Gaeltacht (Ring), with a second home in the south Kerry Gaeltacht. From 1978, Janet also lived in Germany (2 years), Cork (3 years from 1981), Belfast (18 years from 1984), and in Castleconnell county Limerick (14 years from 2002) until in August 2016, she moved to London (but works in Derry, N.Ireland).
An acclaimed solo artiste since mid 1970s; winner of all national harp competitions 1978-80 (including All Ireland Championship, Pan Celtic, Oireachtas, Feis Ceoil, Carolan and Granard National Harp Competitions) and Festival Internationale de l'Harpe Celtique (Dinan, Brittany)1980, and the Isle of Man Millennium Harp Competition 1979. Toured the world with Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann (1980-84), was a guest member of the group 'Oisín' for the European Year of Music (5 month tour, 1985), and with Ruddiger Opperman's 'Harfenfestival' (1992-99) as well as as a concert soloist or after-dinner recitalist – frequently with Irish President Mary McAleese (including her state visit to China 2003), for various international state dignitaries, British and other royals, American presidents Reagan and Clinton; at the signing of the Anglo-Irish Agreement 1985 (Hillsboro Castle), at the White House, Washington DC; at many state occasions in Aras an Uachtaran, Farmleigh House, Dublin Castle; in Belfast at City Hall, Stormont & Hillsborough Castles; in London at Clarence House (Queen Mother's residence), and at the House of Lords (St.Patrick's Day 2011-13). Also many solo lecture-recital tours and with the American Committee for Irish Studies (ACIS), and the American Irish Cultural Institute (AICI).
Founder-director of the Grammy Award winning (with the Chieftains) Belfast Harp Orchestra (1992-2002), the Irish Harp Orchestra (1999 to 2012) and Irish Youth Harp Orchestra (2004 to 2016).
Published over 10 CDs and features on many others including PBS Special (CD & DVD) entitled 'Celtic Harpestry', and The Celtic Harp' (Grammy Award winning collaboration with the Chieftains 1993).
Founder/director of the Irish Harpers' Association, The Harp Foundation Ireland Ltd, and since 2002, the Irish Harp Centre, a school & residential college for harpers. Pioneered Irish harp teaching and professional training in performing, teaching, ambient entertaining, ceremonial and palliative. Has taught most of Ireland's foremost younger performers of today and helped launched their careers.
Academic background in Music & Psychology, Social Anthropology and Ethnomusicology, Irish Studies. Articles and chapters published in various journals, conference proceedings and books including 'Ulster Folklife', 'Linen Hall Journal', 'Eire Ireland', Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann's 'Adjudicator's Manual', 'Music Ireland', 'Ireland of the Welcomes'; and feature articles about Janet in American Harp Journal, Harp Column, Irish Times, Belfast Newsletter, Belfast Telegraph, Telenniurien Briez. Lecture-recital tours with AICI (American Irish Cultural Institute) and ACIS (American Conference for Irish Studies).
Composer and publisher of music for harp (Celtic and Concert), piano, choral and orchestral music; Award winning film scores (Martello Films, 1978) and large-scale choral works (Oireachtas award for new choral works 1980); Arranger for Polygram/Universal (best selling recording: 'Celtic Harpestry'), Chieftains (arranger of BHO harp music on Grammy Award winning 'The Celtic Harp'), James Galway (with the Belfast Harp Orchestra and Northern Ireland Symphony Orchestra for BBC TV), Brian Kennedy (the BBC Millennium Concert from Belfast), Alfie Bow (BBC Titanic Commemoration Concert). Large-scale works including Irish Christmas Cantata, Colmcille Suite, and Brian Boru, Lion of Ireland; Over 100 works published including tutor & technique books, ensembles, original and arranged concert solos.


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Brough Castle
Posted on July 1, 2016 by JuliaH
You can see Brough Castle as you travel into Cumbria through Westmorland along the A685. For years it was a key landmark meaning we 'were nearly there." Having said that it was many years before I discovered that the name of the little river that runs past Brough is Swindale Beck – and no that's the moat in the first photograph rather than the beck.
The river runs alongside the flat open space that is very obviously Roman. In fact Brough used to be the Roman fort of Verterae. Unsurprising then that William Rufus chose the site for his own fortifications.
From there the tale of Brough Castle is very similar to many others in the region with the perennial seesawing between the English and the Scots. It was a handy stopping off point as well for English monarchs on their way north to administer justice in Carlisle or to do a spot of Scot-bothering. Edward I and Edward II both stayed in Brough; though clearly the Scot-bothering skills of father and son were markedly different. The village of Brough was burned by the Scots in the aftermath of Bannockburn in 1314.
In terms of ownership, the Castle left royal hands in 1204 when King John granted it to Robert de Vipont along with Appleby Castle and shortly after that gave Robert the title Lord of Westmorland – with the right to be held in perpetuity by his heirs which was of key importance to Lady Anne Clifford's claim to her estates. Robert's son was a minor when he died so for a while the castle was held by Hubert de Burgh. De Vipont's grandson, also named Robert died at the Battle of Lewes in 1264 fighting alongside Simon de Montfort against the Crown which was fine until the following year when the monarchy headed up by Henry III (King John's son) won the Battle of Evesham and demonstrated how underwhelmed he was by people demanding parliaments by seizing Robert de Vipont's estates even though he was already dead.
Leaving aside legal wrangles, reforms and negotiations the estates and title were ultimately returned by the Crown to Robert's two daughters who were co-heiresses. Their names were Isabella and Idonea. Isabella was the younger. Her husband was Roger de Clifford. Idonea was about nine when her father died and she went on to have two husbands but spent most of her life in Yorkshire. Her son pre-deceased her so when she died and was buried in Roche Abbey her entitlement to the lands and estates of Westmorland reverted to her sister and the de Clifford family.
The Clifford family spent time and money making Brough more secure. They built a tower and a hall block.
The Wars of the Roses saw the Ninth Lord Clifford die at Dintingdale the day before the Battle of Towton, Easter 1461, with an arrow in his throat and the flight of his young son and heir into obscurity. During this time the Clifford properties were held by Richard Neville, the Earl of Warwick. Once Henry Tudor defeated Richard III the Tenth Lord Clifford came out of hiding and the Cliffords regained their estates.
Then in 1521 there was a very merry Christmas party – so merry in fact that Brough Castle caught fire and was ruined. I suppose it makes a change from the Scots burning places down for the owners to do it themselves.
Brough was only restored in 1659 when Lady Anne Clifford came into the inheritance she'd been fighting for most of her life. She rebuilt Clifford's Tower – only for it to burn down again in 1666 which must have been rather irritating for Lady Anne who didn't die until ten years later. After that and because Lady Anne's descendants weren't as keen on old castles as she was it swiftly returned to being a ruin having been used as a sort of quarry to repair Appleby and Brough Mill at various times.
Brough remained in the hands of Lady Anne Clifford's descendants until 1923. Lord Hothfield handed it over to the Ministry of Works who placed helpful signs on the building:
Salter, Mike. (2002) The Castles and Tower Houses of Cumbria. Malvern: Folly Publications
Posted in Anglo-Scottish history, Castles, Silly signs at places of interest, Uncategorized	| Tagged Battle of Bannockburn, Battle of Evesham, Battle of Lewes, Black Faced Clifford, Brough Castle, Edward I, Edward II, Henry III, Henry Tudor, Hubert de Burgh, Idonea de Vipont, Isabella de Vipont, King John, Lady Anne Clifford, Lord Hothfield, Richard Neville, Robert de Vipont, Roche Abbey, Roger de Clifford, simon de montfort, Verterae, William Rufus	| 1 Reply
Pendragon Castle
Posted on June 28, 2016 by JuliaH
Pendragon Castle sits on the east bank of the River Eden off the B6259 in the Mallerstang Valley on the way from Yorkshire into Kirkby Stephen. It's a square, squat ruin of a tower that was once three storeys tall in a beautiful landscape. It stands on a platform of earth and its walls, what remain of them, are over four meters thick.
The chap best known for owning Pendragon Castle is Hugh de Morville and he probably occupied it after Henry II's campaign in Scotland. The name de Morville might ring bells. In addition to being Lord of Westmorland he's also one of the four knights who helpfully murdered Thomas Becket in Canterbury Cathedral in 1170 after listening to Henry II ranting about troublesome priests. Instead of the expected reward de Morville found himself kicked out of his properties with a flea in his ear. Ultimately the castle passed through a couple of families beginning with the de Viponts who were de Morville relations before ending up in Clifford hands through the inheritance of Idonea de Vipont.
We know that Robert de Clifford was given permission to crenellate Pendragon Castle in 1309 but he didn't have long to enjoy it because he got himself killed at Bannockburn in June 1314. The reign of Edward II was not a comfortable one for the English. In addition to the Scots gaining the upper hand in the Scottish Wars of Independence there was also the small matter of several rebellions against Edward II in England. Robert's son Roger was executed after the Battle of Boroughbridge. (Click on the image in this paragraph to open a new window for my post on the Battle of Boroughbridge) Ultimately it came back into the Clifford possessions but turned to a pile of rubble after an unfortunate accident with a band of Scots and a blazing torch in 1341.
It was 1660 when Lady Anne Clifford turned her attention to rebuilding Pendragon castle "at great cost and charges." She noted in her diary that she stayed in Pendragon for three nights on 14 october 1661. She went on to renovate Mallerstang Chapel as well as ensuring that Pendragon had all the amenities including a brewhouse and a wash house. Spence records that the hearth returns reveal that there were twelve fire places in Pendragon and that Lady Anne Clifford wrote her will whilst she stayed there.
After Lady Anne Clifford's time it returned to ruin and even in the seventeenth century during her time it had acquired the tradition of belonging to Uther Pendragon – in one version he died there when the Saxons took the castle. But just so we're quite clear the ruins on display today were definitely built in the twelfth century as Mallerstang Castle although Westwood and Simpson observe that the de Cliffords might have renamed it during the reign of Edward I when there was a fashion of all things Arthurian.
Cope, Jean (1991) Castles in Cumbria. Milnthorpe: Cicerone Press
Spence, Richard T, (1997) Lady Anne Clifford. Stroud: Sutton Publishing
Westwood and Simpson. (2005) The Lore of the Land: A Guide to England's Legends. London: Penguin
Posted in Anglo-Scottish history, Castles, Fifteenth Century, Legends, Twelfth Century, Wars of the Roses	| Tagged Bannockburn, Battle of Boroughbridge, Edward I, Edward II, Hugh de Morville, Idonea de Vipont, Lady Anne Clifford, Lord of Westmorland, Mallerstang Chapel, Mallerstang Valley, Pendragon Castle, Robert de Clifford, Roger de Clifford, Thomas Becket, Uther Pendragon	| 6 Replies
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What's the best smart display you can buy?
One of the latest trends in the tech world is smart displays. They're essentially an evolution of the smart speaker, adding a visual element with a screen. There aren't loads to choose from but enough for us to round-up the best ones.
If it's a smart speaker you're after, we list the best ones here.
For all intents and purposes, a smart display is essentially a tablet which runs on mains power that sits in a stand. Typically the display isn't adjustable and the base will have speakers to provide audio. Other features include microphones so you can use voice control and the device may have a camera, too.
Amazon has paved the way in this area with the Echo Show, as it did with the smart speaker. Others have followed with the main alternative being those with the Google Assistant. Third-party models were announced first but Google now has the Home Hub as its own-brand option.
Apart from the individual specs of each display, you really need to choose between Alexa and Google Assistant. We can't outright tell you which to go for as it will come down to things like whether you have other devices in that ecosystem and if the other smart home devices you have, or are planning to buy, are compatible with that system.
Check out the list of compatible apps and partners for Google and Amazon.
Note: We've included one hands-on review here since there's not much choice in the market yet, but we aim to review it fully as soon as possible.
The Echo Spot is another great piece of hardware from Amazon, and the screen adds genuinely useful information for most things you ask Alexa. It's also £100/$100 less than the latest Echo Show, making it the cheapest way to get an Echo with a screen.
If you don't want a screen though then the Echo Dot (3rd-gen) is your best bet as the functionality is the same minus the display.
Read our Amazon Echo Spot review.
It's the most expensive smart display, but the JBL Link View is the way to go if you want the best audio experience. It might not look like an overly powerful speaker, but we've rarely pumped it higher than half way.
We'd like more colours and there can be a bit of lag sometimes, but the Link View is compact despite the huge sound. You also get a camera which might come in handy.
As with the other displays using the Google Assistant, we'd like the software to be better - namely with less reliance on the Home app.
Read our JBL Link View review.
We're excited at the thought of a Smart Display with the Google Assistant, and although LG's seems powerful it's not winning us over in the looks department. Proper testing might mean the audio proves it the one to go for but for now we're keener on the Lenovo Smart Display.
Read our LG ThinQ Smart Display WK9 review.


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Libra Rival Saga Adds Fiat Onboarding Amidst Growing Demand For Safe Haven Assets
London-based Saga Monetary Technologies, creators of the fiat basket-backed SGA currency, have taken an important forward step by partnering with blockchain payments solution Carbon. The agreement makes it easier for users to purchase SGA in their native currency, thanks to Carbon's on-ramp Fiber which supports all MasterCard and Visa credit/debit cards.
Could Saga Represent An Investment Safe Haven?
With growing fears that the coronavirus outbreak will negatively impact the global economy, investors are being pushed towards safe haven assets like gold. Indeed, gold futures are now trading near the highest close in over six years. Saga Monetary Technologies are hoping that their stabilized currency can excel during the economic uncertainty, all the more so now it can be purchased in over 180 currencies.
SMT launched the SGA token last December, and comparisons between it and Facebook's much-hyped Libra were obvious from the get-go. While the latter continues to be mired in a regulatory morass, the basket-pegged SGA stablecoin has marched on – and the tie-in with Carbon will see it consolidate its advantage in getting out of the gates first.
Saga: Basket-Pegged To Avoid Volatility
Two years in the making, SGA is built on the ERC20 token standard and backed 1:1 by bank deposits matched to the International Monetary Fund's special drawing rights (SDR). The SDR's basket is weighted with U.S. dollars, Chinese yuan, British pounds, Japanese yen and euro, and by pegging to it, Saga will avoid the high volatility that has characterized the wider crypto market.
Intended as a fair global currency that complies with regulatory requirements, the stablecoin's advisory board includes lauded economists such as Nobel Prize-winner Myron Scholes and Jacob Frenkel, former Governor of the Bank of Israel and now chairman of JPMorgan Chase International. While initially pegged to the SDR, SGA will gradually move away from the model and represent its own digital currency, its value stabilized by smart contracts and governed by supply and demand.
The Proliferation Of Fiat-To-Crypto Onramps
Saga's decision to partner with Carbon to ensure a reliable fiat on-ramp reflects a wider industry trend, as platforms seek to make it easier for consumers to purchase cryptocurrency. A glut of platforms have recently integrated fiat-to-crypto on-ramps, partnering with payment processors to facilitate Visa and MasterCard payments. It is now possible to purchase cryptocurrency directly from many platforms' mobile applications, using credit or debit card, while incurring low fees.
Such seamless onboarding processes are seen as key to promoting mainstream adoption of cryptocurrencies, and in this increasingly competitive space, platforms are aiming to become one-stop shops: portals where users can buy, sell, borrow, earn and trade crypto easily using web and mobile apps.
Saga's progress will be monitored with interest by those initially intrigued by Libra's proposition, by investors seeking safe haven assets, and by Libra powerbrokers themselves, given the similarities between the projects. Making SGA easier for users to purchase is a significant stride for the project, and a shot across the bows to Zuckerberg's global currency project.


New Zealand has banned the sale of housing to many overseas buyers in an attempt to tackle the country's home affordability crisis.
Non-residents, with the exception of Australians and Singaporeans, will no longer be able to buy in New Zealand after the parliament this week passed the Overseas Investment Amendment bill.
Instead overseas buyers will only be able to make limited investments in new apartments of large developments.
The move had been prompted by fears wealthy Chinese and other foreign buyers were among those pushing up house prices for locals.
Home values in New Zealand increased by 6.2% in the year to July, according to the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand.
David Parker, the associate finance minister said: "We're here today to take another step toward restoring the great New Zealand dream of home ownership.
"This government believes that New Zealanders should not be outbid by wealthier foreign buyers.
In 2016 residents of St Ives in Cornwall voted in favour of a ban on building properties that will be used as second homes.
Instead new building projects will only get planning permission if they are reserved for full time residents.