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God-Awful "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" on NBC December 10, 2020
Posted by ronannarbor in Uncategorized.
About 15 years ago or so, I wrote a scathing review for the stage musical "How The Grinch Stole Christmas" after I saw it on Broadway. I hated it then — and I hated NBC's adaptation of the stage musical.
This is all you need to see to get an idea of this monstrosity.
Adapted from the UK Tour from last year, with some tweaks, and starring Matthew Morrison (in a completely thankless role any good actor could have played, but NBC might not have bankrolled) the show is a flop from top to bottom. Narrated by a grown up dog, who occasionally interacts with his younger self, the live show is 80 minutes of ennui and unnecessary musical numbers, some of which don't even make sense. Stretched out to two hours with commercials its enough to send you plunging a dagger into your television.
Look, I'm not going to tear this all down again which I hated doing the first time around. I'll just say that any attempt to do a stage show in 2020 is better than none. Except maybe in this instance. I might understand if they had done a tv version of the (very very good) Elf, the musical — but then, that's a show that is still raking in big bucks on its yearly tours and in its many regional, community, and youth theater productions. But taking the piece of shit "Grinch" and making it into a "television spectacular" makes you appreciate the brilliant work that Ahrens and Flaherty did with their 1-minute tribute in Seussical, the musical.
I am so glad I DVR'd the show last night so I could watch it today (and fast forward through all commercials and parts of the show – hey, don't blame me, some of the songs are indistinguishable from the commercials themselves). For what it's worth – the cute set pieces are virtually intact from the stage production (well, they are the tour sets so they should be) with a few nice touches added for the television production. The lights and colors and costuming are fine. The "additional songs" are horrible. The Grinch theme always works, even in this rotten adaptation.
After watching this morning, this sent me directly to the fridge to make Stouffers mac and cheese and eat a couple entemann's donuts to get the taste of this Grinch out of my mouth. I think I actually yelled at the tv at one point: "what a stupid directing decision!"
I'd give it zero stars if I could. Instead, I'll give it one for the cute christmas tree with the paper star on top.
Little spirit and no magic in Christmas events…but it's all part of the dumpster fire of 2020 December 6, 2020
Greenfield Village Holiday Nights
I should preface this post by stating that this is the first time in twenty-five years I haven't spent at least a week at Walt Disney World before Christmas. So right off the bat, much of my idea of "magical holiday" is right out the window…but that being said, here's a look around what's happening in the Detroit area…
The Lights Before Christmas at the Toledo Zoo — always a highlight of the holiday season, the lights at the Toledo Zoo are ablaze nightly and they are as pretty as ever. There's the giant tree, the dancing lights (two locations this year!), and the beautiful bent-metal moving animal tableaux lights. What there isn't is anything Christmasy beyond that. Oh, they have some food stands near the old mammals building, but no interior food or dining. There are no special holiday menus, and there is no strolling and sipping on hot chocolate. The Pizza stand near the wolves is open and had a big line. There's also no trainride, or quite frankly almost anything in the entire Africa area – though the carousel is open and some nights (it was closed on my night) there is a model train display you can look at through windows. But most surprisingly, what has always made the Lights Before Christmas at the Toledo Zoo so special has been that all the animal displays have been open and you could go see them while you were also checking out the lights. Not so this year. WIth the exception of a few displays almost all the animals were tucked away for safe keeping in their warm homes with empty displays — I'd estimate 85% of the animals are off limits this year. It's the most unmagical experience I've had at this event. Masks are required everywhere at the event under all circumstances (not a requirement except indoors and where you can't physically distance on normal zoo days). I found about 90% of the visitors were following the mask rules once they were actually inside the park.
The Detroit Zoo Lights makes no qualms about not having their animal displays open. In fact, the lights only fill the far east side of the park near the entrances and anything beyond there is off limits anyway. The same lack of Christmas spirit is apparent at the Detroit Zoo, but the lights are glorious. They have beautiful displays, artistically arranged, and the colors! The worst part about this experience is the parking. Unless you are in the earliest group (and you won't be seeing any lights unless you can stand sitting around until at least 5:00) the parking will be as far away from the entrance as the actual scope of the zoo lights. Masks are required everywhere. Nobody wore masks until they were entering the queue lines but inside I found that almost all of the visitors were wearing their masks. The Detroit Zoo Lights has always been a beautiful event, and I didn't expect to find much Christmas spirit here beyond that, and that is exactly what I did not find.
Holiday Nights at Greenfield Village. Outside of Walt Disney World, the Greenfield Village Christmas evenings have always been my favorite holiday event anywhere. With it's clip-clopping of horse hooves as they give "sleigh rides" and the carolers, and the model-T Ford cars beep beeping their way around the village with guests, and chestnuts roasting on open fires, and the ice skating pond, and the shows and attractions, and the ability to go inside the houses and see the beautiful Americana historical Christmas displays, and of course, that amazing Christmas Dinner in the Eagle Tavern on a cold, snowy night. So — now imagine an event where there were a few masked-up carolers kind of keeping their distance from everyone, no skating rink, no horses or cars or sounds of the holidays except piped-in music here and there, no shows or attractions, no dinner at Eagle Tavern, and the only way to see the decorations in the houses was to look in the windows or doors – no entrance permitted. Santa did make his appearance atop the Robert Frost house, but it wasn't the real Santa. This was one of the most miserable freezing cold evenings I've spent in the Village. Oh the people were amazing — from the ticket takers to the masked-up docents trying to explain what each house had inside! That you couldn't go in! Small clumps of family visitors mostly wore their masks, but there were a lot of people not wearing their masks in between further spread-out things to see as they made their frozen way around the Village. I managed to make it an hour before I called it a day. There is food in the Taste of History building and some scattered booths. And as usual, there is a greenery shop for outlandishly overpriced wreaths. They were selling like hotcakes though. One plus: the gift shop is open for holiday shopping and there are some really unique lovely items there. I have to say that I have yet to find a mask or noseclip that works that keeps my eyeglasses from completely steaming over – so when I do an outdoor event I have my choice of taking my eyeglasses off every couple minutes to let them unsteam, or putting them in my pocket and going blind and getting a migraine after half an hour.
MIS Christmas lights — this is brilliant! I packed up the dog and we went for a ride to see the lights at the Michigan International Speedway. You enter from Michigan Avenue, and there are no reservations so the line to get in was longer than the actual drive through the attraction. As a single driver with dog, it was impossible to stop or slow the car to take a single photo, or the hillbilly in the F350 behind me would have probably rammed right into me. And as a single driver, my experience was basically drive and look at what is straight in front of you, sometimes blocked by the rear lights of the car ahead of me. But the lights are gorgeous, and this event makes no pretense that you are going to do anything but drive and look at lights. Its similar to the Wayne County light display, without the pretty park you drive through but with a lot more lights — in fact, you could probably see this from the space station it's that big and there are that many lights. I kept thinking how much nicer it would have been if it wasn't in a parking lot at Michigan International Speedway — but the lights are gorgeous and its well worth the drive out some evening. You can get your own hot chocolate or beverages at the McDonalds in Clinton on your way down Michigan Ave, and since you are in your own car, no worry about masks here — though the employees also didn't seem to worry about masks. Most wore them around their necks to pull up in case they were spotted by authorities. But it doesn't matter here, you are in your own closed window car. If you open your windows for some fresh air, you'll get a great whiff of the exhaust from the 1998 mini-van in front of you.
As to Walt Disney World — I had made reservations to go for a weekend just before Thanksgiving. Delta cancelled my flight back on Sunday night and the next available seat was on Thursday. Yes — four days until they could find a seat to accomodate me and the 130 other passengers all looking for return seats on already sold-out flights. All I have to say is, good luck flyers when the winter weather cancellations start to roll in. I'm avoiding flying at all costs until the spring.
Forgotten Musicals: Legs Diamond October 13, 2020
Posted by ronannarbor in Broadway Musicals, musical theater, Musicals.
Tags: Forgotten Musicals, Harvey Fierstien, Julie Wilson, Legs Diamond musical, Mark Hellinger Theatre, Peter Allen
Peter Allen and the cast of Legs Diamond in 1988 – photo by Martha Swope
In a new series on forgotten musicals – today's first entry is Legs Diamond — the misbegotten Peter Allen musical. You can readily find the cast album (it was more afordable to record a show in the 80's when it flopped but someone still ponied up the cash to record the show). While it was out of print for decades, it is now available in iTunes and elsewhere.
On my birthday in 1989, I went to see Legs Diamond at the Mark Hellinger theater, now a church (in fact, the Nederlanders considered the show such a flop, as were most shows that played at the massive but beautiful Hellinger, that they announced even before the show was cancelled that they would be off-loading the theater, which caused a minor ticket run on the show to try to save the theater itself). They lost and 31 years later it is still a church. I knew the reviews were terrible (Frank Rich considered the evenings most palbable drama "Peter Allen wondering what to do with his hands") but I love shows like that – often finding things that I love in them.
In this case, the show had much to love. Peter Allen, at the height of his popularity, had written a ego-project, starring himself, as real-life gangster Jack "Legs" Diamond. Never mind that Legs had been gunned down in his early 30's, was virtually unknown as a gangster, and Allen was in his mid-40's (and looked it) by the time the show opened. Never mind that Allen's partner Greg had died 4 years earlier and some of the songs were clearly written as love songs to him. Never mind that he pulled several trunk songs out for cabaret singer Julie Wilson to perform that he had written for his ex-wife/beard's mother twenty years earlier — but Judy Garland had the poor taste to die before recording any of them. Never mind that the entire gangster-who-liked-to-dance was ridiculous in the first place — or the fact that Peter Allen was a terrible dancer and a horrendous actor — there he was! Live on stage! In a brand new book musical (by Harvey Fierstien!).
He was the single most problematic part of the show — the book was decent (if not funny and rewritten and rewritten so many times the musical ended up having the longest pre-opening tryout on record — longer than the two month run of the show). The musical score was quite excellent. The cast album is one you can listen to over and over, and 5 of the songs, including one that had been cut, were incorporated in The Boy From Oz for Hugh Jackman. The costumes and set design were spectacular, and the hard working cast was uniformly excellent. It was a big, old-fashioned musical that was massive in size and right in tune with what audiences would normally want to see in a 5 million dollar budget musical.
But there was Allen, who by this point was widely known to be gay, had loyal followers from his always-sold-out Radio City extravaganzas, and was dying – both literally in life and figuratively on stage each night. (He really died a few years afterwards). But here he was playing against his flamboyant stage personna in playing a quirky real-life gangster. As prievews progressed, so did the spangles and beads on his gangster suits to the point he looked ludicrous, but matched what his audiences expected. The show was given a happy ending, and everything else is history.
Allen wasn't a strong singer, couldn't act at all, and could barely dance. Performers were staged dancing around him while he sang center stage, or while being flown in — (actually it was a double but he never gave him credit) — he was unrecognizable as a gangster — but when he exploded in song, his audiences went wild. It's the only show I can remember seeing before Wicked where audiences hooted and hollered after every major Allen number. He was larger than life. His numbers with superstar Julie Wilson were the standouts in the show.
Listening to the cast album you might be surprised by how many tunes you recognize – and you would have no concept of what this show actually looked like had you not seen it. You wouldn't be aware of the adulating audiences, or chorus girls in gigantic champaigne glasses, or costumes with more feathers and sequins and glitter than actual clothing material,
When the show closed in early February the show was guaranteed it would never be performed again by any professional or amateur theater company because all of the orchestrations disappeared. Sort of like Evita's body – though they were never recovered.
A few years ago, a theater company in LA had the orchestrations rewritten meticulously by musicians listening to the cast album – the only remaining record. The show has subsequently been performed in concert version by several other groups. But there is nothing that compared to seeing Peter Allen (!!!) live on stage at the Mark Hellinger singing his own songs, romancing Julie Wilson, and having the time of his life. That's what happens when you have more money than you know what to do with it. And that was one of my happiest memories of seeing a show on my birthday. Legs Diamond was among the best of the 80's bad musicals. And that is saying something.
Hey, Halloween Fans! October 13, 2020
Ann Arbor Civic Theatre and Dexter Community Players are presenting a Halloween Drive-Through event on October 30th and 31st at Domino Farm's petting zoo! Performers in costume will present three "scenes" sure to make you smile – from zombies to teenagers and aliens invaders…with dance and song thrown in to make your Halloween grin come to life…
Ticket information will be forthcoming – but anyone who wants to participate – from performing, to dressing up, to helping backstage in some fun, socially-distanced "real theater" are invited to send in a volunteer form indicating your interest by midnight on October 14th. You'll be assigned to scenes or tasks based on your forms.
The link to participate is here:
https://tinyurl.com/y3r5ryx9
You can find out more about the event here:
https://halloweendrive.net
Theatre Nova outdoor concert fundraiser CANCELLED July 22, 2020
Posted by ronannarbor in Theatre Nova.
Cancelled! Because of the developments with C19 and social gatherings in Michigan SOUNDS OF SUMMER: An Open-Air Summer Concert Fundraiser for Theatre NOVA has been cancelled. Tickets will be refunded.
Donations to Theatre Nova can be made at www.TheatreNova.org. For more information, please email a2theatrenova@gmail.com.
Theatre NOVA is Ann Arbor's resident professional theatre company. Its mission is to raise awareness of the value and excitement of new plays and playwrights and provide resources for playwrights to develop their craft by importing, exporting, and developing new work.
Magician Stuart MacDonald performs new online show to benefit the Croswell Opera House July 21, 2020
Posted by ronannarbor in Croswell Opera House, Magic.
The last time illusionist Stuart MacDonald performed at the Croswell Opera House, he had just returned from the World Championships of Magic in South Korea and the theater was packed with fans.
With theaters closed across most of Michigan and social distancing guidelines in place for public gatherings, packed houses aren't in the cards right now. But MacDonald still wanted a way to support his hometown theater, so he developed a new show that will take place entirely online.
MacDonald developed a completely new character for the one-hour show, which is titled "Richard Preston's Cocktail Capers." The premise? Mid-century entertainer Richard Preston, magician to the stars, was cryogenically frozen in 1962 so that he could entertain colonists in humankind's first settlement on Mars in 2050. But with everything that's gone wrong in 2020, getting the world through it in one piece will require the best of the best — so the governments of the world voted unanimously to thaw him early.
"He's performing his show, just like he did on his 1958-62 world tour," MacDonald said, explaining the premise. "The only difference is the setting. It's a cocktail party with Richard Preston as your host and party magician."
MacDonald describes the character as "a cross between Forrest Gump and Austin Powers" — an entertainer who has crossed paths with everyone from JFK to Elvis to Marilyn Monroe and influenced some of the twentieth century's most notable events.
The show is also interactive, giving ticket buyers the chance to take part in the magic and even perform tricks themselves.
MacDonald, an Adrian native now living in Kalamazoo, has performed around the world, including shows in Greece, South Korea, Italy, Spain, China and the United Kingdom. In 2017 he was a guest on the TV series "Penn & Teller: Fool Us." He was able to stump the legendary duo and later performed with them in Las Vegas.
The show will take place via Zoom. Previews are at 7:30 p.m. July 23, 24 and 25, and tickets are $40 per household. After the preview weekend, tickets will be $50. Performances will be on weekends, July 30 through Aug. 16, with Thursday, Friday and Saturday shows at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday shows at 2:30 p.m.
"For the price of two tickets to the typical Croswell show, you can enjoy a one-of-a-kind experience and also support the theater," said Croswell artistic director Jere Righter.
Ticket buyers will need to have an internet-connected computer with a webcam; phones are not recommended. To get the full experience, guests will want to have a deck of cards and a glass of water handy.
The show is directed by John MacNaughton.
Tickets and more information are available at croswell.org/cocktailcapers
==Photo credit: Dana du Jour Photography
Croswell Opera House cancels remaining summer/early fall musicals – plans outdoor and special events July 3, 2020
Tags: Croswell Opera House
The Croswell Opera House has announced several changes to its summer and fall schedule due to the ongoing Coronavirus situation. Three previously scheduled shows are being canceled or postponed, and a number of outdoor and online events are taking their place.
The musicals "Holiday Inn," "The Little Mermaid" and "Cabaret," which had been scheduled for August, September and October, are coming off of the schedule.
Instead, the Croswell is planning a variety of outdoor and online events, including:
"Every Brilliant Thing," a one-woman play that was originally scheduled for April. This play will be performed in late July in the Farmers Market Pavilion on Toledo Street.
An outdoor concert series in the courtyard behind Adrian City Hall and the Adrian District Library.
An online magic show with Stuart MacDonald.
An outdoor fall concert with opera singer Leah Crocetto.
All of these events will comply with state and federal guidelines for crowd size and social distancing.
"Even though it's disappointing to take shows off of our schedule, we're excited about the things we're planning instead," said Jere Righter, the Croswell's artistic director. "We've been getting creative and stretching our brains and coming up with new ways to do things, and I think people will enjoy what's coming up."
Even though Michigan's Coronavirus numbers have improved, Righter said, the Croswell does not feel it would be responsible to plan full-scale musicals inside the theater at this point.
"Michigan has gotten this situation under control better than almost any other state, and we feel good about that," Righter said. "But we're not at the next phase of reopening yet, and what's happening right now in states like Texas and Florida also gives us cause for concern."
Theaters in southern Michigan still cannot be open, and theaters in northern Michigan are operating at 25 percent of their capacities.
An additional complication is that most Croswell shows rehearse for six to eight weeks, and auditions need to take place about three months before opening night.
"The health of our volunteer performers is our top priority, and we aren't to a point where we feel we can rehearse safely," Righter said.
Even if the situation improves by fall, Righter said, the Croswell's production schedule requires making choices well in advance of planned show dates.
"With so much uncertainty, we can't afford to start working on these shows knowing there is a strong chance they would get canceled later on," she said. "Every show is a major investment in both time and money, so we need to make these decisions early."
The theater is still hoping to present the classic country act Branson on the Road in early November, the musical "A Christmas Story" starting Thanksgiving weekend, and Under the Streetlamp's "Hip to the Holidays" concert a few days before Christmas.
The Croswell also announced this week that all gift certificates and house credits with a 2020 expiration date will be extended through the end of 2021.People with tickets to "Holiday Inn," "The Little Mermaid" and "Cabaret" will be contacted by email about their options. Anyone with questions can email tickets@croswell.org or call 517-264-7469 and leave a voicemail.
What's On? Updated 08/06/20 June 20, 2020
Posted by ronannarbor in Theatre.
In these unprecedented times, the Ann Arbor theater circle faces ongoing shutdowns and cancellation of performances and events. Here's the most updated information I have been able to gather for the immediate Ann Arbor area and surrounding communities. Keep in mind that theaters and other arts organizations depend on donations even when shows are fully open, so needed now more than ever. Consider a donation to your favorite theater group today.
Ann Arbor Civic Theatre — all performances cancelled through March 2021
Michigan Shakespeare Festival – cancelled through summer 2021
Encore Musical Theatre Company – closed until further notice, outdoor concerts TBA
Dio Theatre and Dining – closed until further notice
Theatre Nova – closed until further notice
Dexter Community Players – shows postponed until further notice
Saline Area Players – shows currently postponed
Chelsea Area Players – currently on hold
Penny Seats – moved all shows to 2021 beginning in July
Pinckney Players – closed until further notice
Ann Arbor Musical Theater Works – closed until Fall 2021
Arbor Opera Theater – Currently on hold
Roustabout Theater Troup – Postponed to Fall 2021
Neighborhood Theater Group – all performances postponed
PTD – all shows postponed until 2021
Pointless Brewery and Theatre – stage and taproom closed, occasional curbside pickup
Purple Rose – Closed until further notice
Spotlight Players Canton – Closed until further notice
Croswell Opera House – All summer/fall musicals canceled, special events TBA
CATS is weird, but CATS is CATS, and the dancing is outstanding. And I didn't hate it. December 20, 2019
Posted by ronannarbor in Broadway Musicals, Movies, musical theater, Musicals, Uncategorized.
Tags: Cats the musical movie
It's very rare that I write a review that totally seems to contradict the mainstream movie critics, but this review of CATS is one of them.
Not that it's a good movie — but it's a very solid adaptation/interpretation of the stage musical. If you do not love musical theater, then for God's sake stay away from this Andrew Lloyd Webber atrocity. But if you do love musical theater, and especially if you love dance, you will find very much to admire in this movie – complete with a sure-fire Oscar nomination for Jennifer Hudson, whose "Memory" is simply stunning.
Let me acknowledge up front that I love the stage musical and saw it many times in its original Broadway run, on the West End (faithfully captured for video and streaming at BroadwayHD), the revival with its many UM Musical Theater grads, and on tour. I might have even performed Mungojerrie at one point along the line (evidence is classified).
The show has always been problematic – but one thing that was never problematic either then or now was that the musical brought dance back to musical theater – something only rare productions (A Chorus Line, 42nd Street) were doing at the time. Then along came CATS with its popular score, and its weird mix of ballet, tap, jazz, modern Broadway dance, with a touch of British music hall thrown in. It was an instant hit and ran for years.
Let me get this out of the way – Tom Hopper was the absolutely wrong choice to direct this movie, though I suppose it would not have gotten the green light if a name like Hopper had not been attached. His use of closeups when we should be in full stage, and weird sweeps toward the performers rather than away from them is distracting and wrong for this script.
And the CGI is distracting and terrible – though not as terrible as in the original teaser trailers. Still, it's enough that you want to pull your hair out at times. It might have been less eerie if they had costumed most of the cast, rather than putting CGI fur on their entire bodies. Believe me, Robbie Fairchild and Idris Elba would have still looked like hunks even in costumes.
Sure there is star power — a lot of it — and each gets featured in their own number. Already mentioned are Jennifer Hudson and Idris Elba, but there are empathic Judi Dench and Ian McKellen, pop-centric but fitting right in Taylor Swift, and funny James Cordon and Rebel Wilson — there's no trick casting here – they are all good in their stereotypical roles, and there are no Les Miserables type embarrassments in the vocal/acting departments. Cats has never been sublte. Why settle for actors that are subtle?
But where the show explodes is in its dance numbers. Robbie Fairchild and Francesca Hayward are ballet dancers that are a joy to watch – Laurie Davidson is great as Mr Mistoffelees, Steven McRae is outstanding doing his tap number for Skimbleshanks. Danny Collins and Naomhi Morgan are great as Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer.
The score is also beautifully reorchestrated and lush. It "sounds" Broadway and less tinny than the original West End arrangements.
Andy Blankenbuehler (Hamilton, In the Heights, Bandstand) takes a look at the original choreograpy and expands it with strong hiphop and ballet woven into its dance tapestry. It just works.
I suggest we all take a step back and forget about the weird and unnecessary CGI fur and sets, and remember that this is a damn musical about people playing CATS for two hours. Seriously, What do you expect? But let's not take a step back from something Hopper has well-continued here from the original…you do not forget throughout that these are people doing incredible work – vocally, and particularly in dance. And that is the way this show was designed. You are not supposed to think, for an instant, that these are real cats. And that is where the CGI goes wrong and errs on the "real cats" look. Its a mark of people not believing in their material.
Hey, really, I would much rather rewatch the stage production on BroadwayHD any day. But I am not going to lambast this work for something some critics are making out to be a disaster.
It is far from a disaster. It's CATS. Now and forever. (Ugh).
Outstanding The Addams Family at Osceola Arts (Review – Kissimmee, FL) October 5, 2019
Posted by ronannarbor in musical theater, Musicals, Uncategorized.
Tags: The Addams family Musical
There's a stunning production of The Addams Family musical at Osceola Arts running through October 13th.
I'm going to be honest, I was skeptical prior to arrival (except of course for the excellent word of mouth the show has been getting around Orlando) but I have seen this musical in different theaters over the past few years probably ten times (in addition to the original Broadway production and it's tour). None of those productions fully captured the magic of the Broadway production until this one at Osceola Arts.
Beutifully directed by Dominic Del Brocco, the show flies along at excellent pace, with outstanding comic timing throughout. Leads and ensemble are excellent. It helps that this production limits the Addams Ancestors to a group of 7 (11 on Broadway, and usually dozens in other school and community productions) so that each of them has something important to do.
Kim Cole's choreography is interesting and crisply performed – there isn't a missed beat in this cast. Morticia's numbers are particularly well done.
Ah, Morticia! Mahalia Gronigan is the quintessential Morticia Addams – acting, dancing, singing. Sometimes she need do nothing but make the look — you know, that Morticia look — and the laughs are already flowing. Yan Diaz is hilarious as Gomez, and he carries the bulk of the evening's slapstick and songs. His scenes together with Mahalia are musical theatre perfection. Grace Gustino is a great Wednesday Addams and Christopher Robinson turns in a strong performance as her boyfriend Lucas. Elijah Gragg and Sarah Marshall are terrific as his uptight parents. Supporting parts are all strong, played by Garrett Williams, Cindy Barnum, and Michael Lupo. A particular favorite of mine in this production was Pugsley, (played by a high school student rather than the usual child actor) Logan Clinger who brought both an unexpected vulnerability but also twisted adult knowingness to his role.
The Addams Ancestors were tightly performed and danced by Parker Bradford, Joey Green, Sean Hancock, Lauren Hutchinsonm Samantha Kestenbaum, Corinne Posner, and Hannah Zwemer.
Everything plays out on a superb set designed by Cliff Price — his multi-tiered set works perfectly for the production, is filled with eye-popping detail, and helps make everything flow well on stage. It all looks and feels, well, Addams-y.
This is top-tier work by all involved and even if you have seen the show before, it is highly worth a visit to this loonyness performed and produced better than you have seen it anywhere else.
Very highest recommendation.
The Addams Family continues at Osceola Arts, through October 13th, 2411 E Irlo Bronson Memorial Hwy, Kissimmee, FL 34744 – tickets: OsceolaArts.org


Like we said above, Buechler often took on more than one role. Not only did he handle the special effects for all of these films, he also directed a few of them: The Dungeonmaster, Troll (a cult classic whose sequel is often considered to be one of the worst movies ever made, but in a good way), and Friday the 13th Part VII. In 2012, Buechler revealed his plans for a Troll remake, although nothing seems to have come of it so far.
During an interview in 2010, Buechler talked about how the American ratings board went after him when it came to Friday the 13th, forcing him to remove a lot of his gorier makeup effects shots.
"The fact of the matter is horror is sort of like comedy. To sell a comedy, you tell a joke, it does the setup and people are rewarded with a punch line," he said. "In horror, there's the setup, there's the tease, the anticipation, and there's the punch line. The money shot. They cut out all of my punch lines…it's just a bunch of setups."
Buechler is survived by his wife, Lynn.


The little waif in the light-house.
First sentence: "The light-house stood on a strip of land that ran out into the sea."
Copy in McGill Library's Rare Books and Special Collections: orange wrappers. I. Mackenzie. Montreal. May/62. $20.00 (for set of 11). Given to McGill 2001.


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In part one of this two-part blog, guest blogger Richard Amey, an experienced logistics professional, explains how companies can get to grips with logistics in order to improve business performance.
You can broadly divide companies into two types, those for which logistics is their primary business activity and those for which it is not their primary activity but a part of it.
In a logistics-focused business it is normally straightforward, as everyone is working for largely the same aim. Logistics is THE operation. The team will have a shared background and knowledge, they speak the same industry language, everybody gets it.
In companies where it is a function, such as those in the construction industry, it gets more complicated. Often the operational focus is not logistics, the key decision makers might or might not understand, or even take an interest in, the logistic operation. This is because, for many, logistics is seen as a dark art, boring, a source of regulation, an unavoidable cost. This is often exacerbated by logistics being confused with transport – one is the overarching activity, the latter a function of that activity.
They realise they have an issue with logistics and hire a transport manager when what they actually need is a professional logistician.
This is normally where I come in. A Logistics Manager connects the logistic operation to sales, production, operations, CRM, marketing and HR. They seek to create glass walls so that colleagues don't actually have to come in to our department (if they don't want to) but they can see what's going on and understand it. This starts with good communication. As logistics professionals, we have to go out and show people what we do, show them how simple it is and, most importantly, the impact it can have on them.
I once found myself explaining to an experienced board of directors what drivers hours regulations are and how they can impact on the business. The paucity of knowledge at very senior levels can be quite surprising and very worrying.
The professional logistics manager will demonstrate how an efficient operation will know and control its costs, improve business and provide a strategic and tactical edge over competitors. It can be used to make happy customers and forge strong relationships with them. Your drivers and vehicles are often the public face of your business.
Most customers don't meet the sales people, they meet the guy who gets out of the cab. And if your vehicle is dirty or poorly branded, or the driver is poorly presented, it reflects badly. I always seek to create an operation where other drivers say 'I'd love to work for them'.
Essentially logistics is simple and by helping all departments within an organisation understand it and by removing the operational silos, it becomes easier to achieve change across a fleet and effectively achieve buy-in for any new initiatives.
Check back next week for part two, where Richard looks at breaking down silos within a business to achieve greater efficiency and communication.
In the meantime, learn how to get the best out of your vehicle fleet in our blog looking at why data is key to top-class service in the construction industry.


The mobile app development market is expanding its reach with every passing day. Today, saying that 'there's an app for everything' isn't wrong at any point. Mobile apps have made an impeccable space in the 'to-do-lists' of many companies. Even the smartphone users have built a distinct relation with these mobile applications.
According to a report released by Statista, the Gross Annual Revenue of mobile app market will cross $189 billion by 2020. Another report shares that in the preceding year, users have downloaded 149.3 billion apps to their connected devices. And it is expected that t he same figure will touch the mark of 352.9 billion app downloads by 2021.
Before the astounding figures attract you with its exponential growth, here's the other side of the coin. According to a Mobile commerce daily report, 45% retail mobile app users aren't satisfied with their mobile app experience.
Another report shares that in its first three days, an average mobile app loses 77% of its daily active users and 90% in 30 days.
No doubts that the mobile app market is expanding at a good pace, but as reports suggest, the users are still having incomplete expectations from the mobile applications. If you want to surpass the hurdles and succeed in the app world, it is important to build a user-centric mobile application.
Though everyone might plan to build an app of the kind, but not all succeed to win the hearts of users. This is why here we are sharing few points that you need to consider while building a mobile app.
The first thing you need to keep in mind is that, you need to do a thorough research of your target audience, their current status, and what they expect to have in their mobile application. You need to study their likes and dislikes before adding the features to your mobile application. You can also try learning about the device that the large section of your target audience is using.
You don't really have to show all your 'creativity' while building the user interface of your mobile application. Keep it simple and easy to access. Ensure that the content is clearly visible, design elements are friendly, and the controls are placed at the right place. A tangled user interface can be a major reason behind user in satisfaction.
There are numerous smartphones and tablets available in the market. This variety has different screen sizes and orientation. You need to code and design your application keeping in mind all these smart devices irrespective of their screen size, OS, etc. To ensure this, you can test your mobile application on various devices.
The primary reason behind this massive inclination towards the mobile applications is the time and efforts people save through them. If your mobile application takes a comparatively extra time to load at low internet bandwidth, your app users may eventually abandon your application. It is important that during the testing phase, you conduct a thorough test for the connectivity related performance issues also. Once you have the result with you, it's time to work on presenting the best surfing experience to your users, irrespective of the network connectivity.
You don't have to present all your skills and expertise at the first launch of your mobile application. And the fact is, you can't even do that. It is important that with the passing days, you learn through your mistakes and accordingly release updates. The best way to do this is through user reviews. Don't leave them unattended. Check what your users expect from the application, and how you can retain them for long. It has been noticed that app updates are the best way to keep users engaged with your brand.
With the increasing reach of IoT, the security breach has become quite common these days. Users think thrice before sharing their personal details or giving app permissions. While on one hand, you need to ensure their data safety, on the other side you also need to take care that you don't ask them for the app permissions which are not linked or relevant to your mobile app.
The mobile app industry is going through series of changes. With every passing day, users are expecting something new, innovative, and more user-centric. The enhancing needs have indeed given rise to a tougher competition. The points listed above can indeed be of great help if implemented religiously.


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Q: Get data from 2 tables, of the same ID with $pdo I'm trying to get some dataa from a table, and search for another field on other table by the id i got on my first query

$db = new PDO('mysql:host=localhost;dbname=xxxxx;charset=utf8', 'xxxxx', 'xxxx');
foreach($db->query('SELECT * FROM oc_store') as $row) {
    echo $row['name'].' '.$row['url']. ' '. $row['store_id'];
}

This works fine. But i have to
select value from oc_setting where store_id == oc_store.store_id and key == config_logo

and echo all togheter, like:
echo $row['name'].' '.$row['url']. ' '. $row['store_id']. ' ' .$row['value'];

I tried nested foeach (silly me :P) and also with the LEFT JOIN, but i'm afraid i couldn't get it working, maybe i'm missing the right sintax for that.... Any helps? Thank you all

A: you probably mean you need
select se.value, st.name, st.url
FROM
oc_setting  se
INNER JOIN
oc_store st
ON st.store_id = se.store_id and st.key = 'config_logo'

A: It didn't work with left join?
I'm genuinely new here and I'd love to give it a shot.
SELECT st.*, se.value FROM oc_store st LEFT JOIN oc_setting se ON st.store_id = se.store_id AND se.key = config_logo;

That's it IMO. Hope it works :)
NOTE: I'm not sure about key = config_logo as where is config_logo is coming from or where it belongs from those two tables. Key, I'm assuming it belongs to oc_settings.

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var glob = require("glob");
var fs = require("fs");
var assert = require("assert");

function mtime(files, done) {
    var max = Number.MIN_VALUE;
    if(files.length == 0) {
        done(max);
    } else {
        var pending = files.length;
        files.forEach(function(file) {
            fs.stat(file, function(err, stats) {
                if(!err && stats.mtime > max) {
                    max = stats.mtime;
                }
                pending--;
                if(pending == 0) {
                    done(max);
                }
            });
        });
    }

}

function mtimeOfGlob(pattern, cwd, done) {
    glob(pattern, {
        cwd: cwd
    }, function(err, files) {
        if(err) {
            done(Number.MIN_VALUE);
        } else {
            mtime(files, done);
        }
    });
}

/**
 * Determine the pattern that has a file that matches the file that was most recently changed.  In the case of ties, later patterns will be preferred.
 * @param patternsToCheck Array of glob patterns
 * @param options Object with a "cwd" option for the working directory.
 * @param callback Callback to receive result. It will be passed a single string that will be the most recently changed pattern.
 */
module.exports = function latestChanged(patternsToCheck, options, callback) {
    var pending = patternsToCheck.length;
    assert.ok(pending > 0, "Must have at least one pattern to check");
    var maxChanged = Number.MIN_VALUE;
    var maxPattern = null;
    patternsToCheck.forEach(function(pattern, i) {
        mtimeOfGlob(pattern, options.cwd, function(changed) {
            if(changed > maxChanged) {
                maxChanged = changed;
                maxPattern = pattern;
            } else if(changed == maxChanged && patternsToCheck.indexOf(maxPattern) < i) {
                maxPattern = pattern;
            }
            pending--;
            if(pending == 0) {
                callback(maxPattern);
            }
        });
    });
};

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Q: rOpengov/mpg, looping through VIN numbers returns error vs single use? I'm trying to loop through the fevehicle() function in the mpg package courtesy of:
https://github.com/rOpenGov/mpg
I've been trying to feed the function multiple vinids, even giving the function 5 seconds of rest between loops just in case, but I keep getting an HTTP error even though alone, the function works fine. Any ideas what it might be? Below is the code:
#using a loop
vin = c("19UUA86209A000532", "19UUA86239A021598", "19UUA8F20CA037748", "19UUA8F21CA008002", "19UUA8F21CA017878")
for (i in vin) {
  library(mpg)
  print(i)
  print(substr(i, 13, 17))
  q = substr(i, 13, 17)
  z = feVehicle(q)
  Sys.sleep(5)
  z = t(unlist(z))

}

or
#using lapply to see a difference
lapply(vin, feVehicle)

both throw the following error:
[1] "19UUA86209A000532"
[1] "00532"
failed to load HTTP resource
Error in t.default(unlist(z)) : argument is not a matrix
> lapply(vin, feVehicle)
failed to load HTTP resource
failed to load HTTP resource
failed to load HTTP resource
failed to load HTTP resource
failed to load HTTP resource

But when I run it on just one at a time it works fine:
    mpg::feVehicle(00532)
Vehicle data:
                                    value
atvType                            Diesel
barrels08              16.616739130434784
barrelsA08                            0.0
c240Dscr                             NULL
c240bDscr                            NULL
charge120                             0.0
charge240                             0.0
charge240b                            0.0
city08                                 21
city08U                               0.0
cityA08                                 0
cityA08U                              0.0
city

A: It's because in your single example you gave a number but in the loop you used a character:
#using a loop
vin = c("19UUA86209A000532", "19UUA86239A021598", "19UUA8F20CA037748", "19UUA8F21CA008002", "19UUA8F21CA017878")
for (i in vin) {
  library(mpg)
  print(i)
  print(substr(i, 13, 17))
  q = substr(i, 13, 17)
  z = feVehicle(as.numeric(q))
  Sys.sleep(5)
  z = t(unlist(z))

}

[1] "19UUA86209A000532"
[1] "00532"
[1] "19UUA86239A021598"
[1] "21598"
[1] "19UUA8F20CA037748"
[1] "37748"
[1] "19UUA8F21CA008002"
[1] "08002"
[1] "19UUA8F21CA017878"
[1] "17878"


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Q: Alternative to OverLibWrapper for displaying control tooltips in ASP.NET I looked into a nice way to display tooltips dynamically and I found OverLibWrapper, which was exactly what I needed.
I have all the tooltip data stored in a custom configuration section, the tooltips are bound to their respective controls during Page_Load.
I did a quick test and worked fine. The problem came up when I realized that OverLibWrapper didn't work on masterpages. Our website has uses quite a few masterpages, so taking them out isn't an option.
I was wondering if there's anything like OverLibWrapper that I could use.
EDIT:
What I'm looking for is a control to display good-looking tooltips on mouseover preferably instantly like overlib (nothing fancy because I'm just displaying raw text) in a dynamic way, because the tooltip property in ASP.NET is not very pretty and takes a while to appear. For example let's say I have a collection of Messages:
class Message
{
    string ctrlid, msgtodisplay;
}

And when the page is loaded:
TooltipManager manager;
foreach(var m in messages)
{
    Tooltip tltp=new Tooltip;
    m.ControlID=m.ctrlid;
    m.Message=m.msgtodisplay;
    manager.AddTooltip(tltp);
}

So basically something that offers the functionality of Tooltip and TooltipManager.

A: Take a look at this:
NotesTooltip
I think this will do what you need.
Have you thought about just writing your own? Sometimes I find the things out there by other people are never quite fit for my needs.

A: Well I finally solved my problem:
I've used this function to find any control (works with masterpages):
public static Control FindControlRecursive(Control root, string id)
{
    if (id == string.Empty)
        return null;

    if (root.ID == id)
        return root;

    foreach (Control c in root.Controls)
    {
        Control t = FindControlRecursive(c, id);
        if (t != null)
            return t;
    }
    return null;
}

And this method:
public static void load(Page page, string pageFileName)
{
    foreach (ConfiguracionElem elem in Configuracion.GetConfig(pageFileName).Tooltips)
    {
        WebControl ctrl = (WebControl)FindControlRecursive(page, elem.controlid);
        if (ctrl == null)
            throw new ControlNotFoundException("There's no control'"+elem.controlid+"'")
        else
        {
            ctrl.Attributes.Add("onmouseover","return overlib('"+elem.message+"');");
            ctrl.Attributes.Add("onmouseout","return nd();");
        }
    }
}

I added the Overlib library manually to a script folder, then I iterated through my Custom Configuration Section (where my tooltip data is stored) to add the javascript attributes dynamically.


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The New Borders of Syria are Being Drawn Right Now in Deir Ezzour
Published September 26th, 2017 - 02:04 GMT
(A man processes oil through a makeshift rig in Deir Ezzour Governorate, AFP)
By Ty Joplin
The Race for Syria's Economy
Crowds filled the streets of Deir Ezzour, jubilant that the three-year siege of their city by ISIS was finally coming to an end. Car horns blasted, shops re-opened, and men were seen relaxing and smoking cigarettes--a practice banned under ISIS rule. Though Assad's regime stands accused of murdering countless thousands more civilians than any other side in the conflict, their arrival in the city was met with celebrations.
(A child holds an aid package by the Syrian Arab Red Crescent in Deir Ezzour, AFP)
The Syrian Arab Army's capture of Deir Ezzour and crossing of the Euphrates river has marked a new stage in the Syrian War.
The Syrian Arab Army (AAA), backed by Russia and Iran, are now in a race against the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), backed by the U.S., to capture Deir Ezzour's vast oil reserves and the Abu Kamal border crossing with Iraq.
While the SAA worked to oust pockets of ISIS resistance northwest of Deir Ezzour over the weekend, the SDF claimed it captured the Conoco Gas Plant, a major strategic victory. Since then, Russia has targeted SDF positions in several airstrikes.
ISIS' Last Stronghold
Deir Ezzour is ISIS' last real holdout in Syria, and its quick collapse was sparked by an aggressive offensive by the Syrian Regime backed by Russian airpower. The SDF then seized the opportunity to rush southwards towards the oil fields as a distracted ISIS fought to keep its control of the city and its surrounding area.
Deir Ezzour's oil reserves account for approximately 50% of all of Syria's oil, making it one of the most strategic areas that is now up for grabs.
Basically then, whoever controls Deir Ezzour's oil helps to control the fate of the country.
As of now, the U.S. coalition has blocked the SDF from advancing into the city itself, potentially in a bid to avoid direct confrontations with Syrian and Russian troops who are now going block-to-block to clear out lingering ISIS positions.
(Soldier overlooking plumes of smoke in Deir Ezzour, AFP)
But the SAA crossing the Euphrates, which separated the SDF from regime forces, makes such confrontations inevitable.
Eventually, the SAA and SDF will run into each other in their respective attempts to grab the oil fields. How that confrontation will look depends on how strong each side pushes the other. For its part, Russia signaled its willingness to use violence.
On Sept. 16, the U.S. Coalition acknowledged that Russian jets struck SDF and U.S. positions, causing casualties to SDF fighters. Although no one was killed, the airstrikes demonstrate the fast-changing nature of the Syrian War, which is now increasingly between a solidified Assad and an empowered Kurdish agenda.
A few days before the airstrike, SDF's commander of Deir Ezzour's Military Council, Ahmed Abu Khawla stated: "If the Assad regime directs one bullet at us, we will respond."
Kurdish Independence in the Making
(Kurdish-led Military Council of Deir Ezzour gives a press conference, AFP)
If the SDF can acquire enough of Deir Ezzour's oil, not only do they get an extra source of revenue, but they simultaneously get more leverage in any future discussions of Kurdish autonomy in the New Syria. If the SDF and U.S. can secure the Syria-Iraq border town of Abu Kamal, they help to block the formation of the Shiite Crescent, where Iran's influence extends uninterrupted from Tehran to Beirut.
However, if the Syrian regime can capture Deir Ezzour's oil, they can put more pressure on the Kurds to acquiesce to a unity deal, keeping the same borders as pre-2011 Syria.
If the regime can get to Abu Kamal before the SDF, which currently looks likely, then it can establish a direct supply route from Tehran and Baghdad to Damascus and Beirut.
The SDF's primary goal is to establish an independent ethno-state in northern Syria to represent the Kurdish peoples who are currently split between Syria, Iraq, Iran and Turkey.
To help achieve this objective, the SDF has pushed far south past where limits of where Kurds actually live in Syria. Deir Ezzour has few Kurds and is mainly composed of Arab Muslims. The SDF's imminent capture of Raqqa, another majority-Arab city, is another example of strategic locations the Kurds are taking to give themselves more bargaining chips in any future negotiations over their autonomy.
Kurdish/Arab War Games
(Kurdish soldiers during a military exercise, AFP)
The spillover from any upcoming conflict between the SDF and the SAA has the potential to reach all of northern Syria. A fragile truce holds over the frontlines near Aleppo and Raqqa, but any escalation in Deir Ezzour may spark further confrontations, threatening to reignite parts of the country in war that are only just beginning to experience peace since the war started in 2011.
At the same time Syrian Kurds are seeking to gain leverage over the Syrian regime via mobilizing its military, Iraqi Kurds are moving forward with a referendum to formally move towards independence.
Both Kurdish movements have succeeded where most initially failed--by being reliable allies in the fight against ISIS, they have pushed their ethno-political agenda forward and forced their case for autonomy onto center stage.
So while civilians celebrate the ousting of ISIS from their towns in eastern Syria, they may need to brace for a more prolonged conflict between two much more well-equipped foes.
(The Destruction of Deir Ezzour AFP File)
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NAM-GER
KONSULAR
Regierungsmitteilungen
Please click on the above photo to watch the public briefing.
STATEMENT BY HIS EXCELLENCY Dr Hage G. Geingob
ON THE OCCASSION OF THE 39th COVID-19 PUBLIC BRIEFING ON THE NATIONAL RESPONSE MEASURES
13 January 2022, WINDHOEK
Allow me to begin by wishing you once again, fellow Namibians in all the 14 regions, a healthy, productive and prosperous New Year 2022 - The Year of Reimaging. Every new year presents a fresh start, a new beginning, to work, not only harder but smarter, guided by lessons from the previous year. To refocus our vision in order to achieve the goals we have set ourselves for as a nation.
In light of what we have been through over the past two years, this is our opportunity to form a new and optimistic mental picture for the future we hope to embrace. This moment presents yet another chance to pursue our dreams with renewed vigour and focus, to achieve success against all odds. I am confident that in this year of reimaging, we can become a better version of ourselves and our country.
Following a very deadly Third Wave of COVID-19 mid-last year, we are all evermore grateful for good health and the invaluable gift of life. Many of our compatriots did not make it to this day, and we will continue to cherish them in our memories. But we must forge ahead relentlessly into 2022 to make the Namibian House a truly inclusive and prosperous home for all her citizens.
The Fourth Wave, which was spurred by the outbreak of the OMICRON variant of COVID-19 in Namibia, in November 2021, was characterized by a very high transmission rate with moderate hospitalisations. We must therefore proceed with caution, because the invisible enemy remains in our midst. We will not be safe, as a nation and as the global community, until all citizens are safe. Combatting this virus is a huge undertaking that will require every human effort, diligence and compliance, to overcome it.
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Fellow Namibians,
As the long shadows of the dusk fall on the Year 2021 and the twilight approaches, we prepare to draw the curtain on a testing twelve months and look forward in anticipation to a new beginning, which brings promise and hope.
The Year 2021, will undoubtedly go down as a year of many trials and tribulations. A year which tested the limits of our patience, our resolve and our faith. Indeed, this was a year of resilience, in which we withstood a multitude of
challenges, most notably the assault on our way of life by the invisible enemy, Covid-19.
The havoc inflicted by this merciless pandemic of the 21st Century has been unlike anything we have experienced since our independence in 1990. Covid-19 is indiscriminate; it knows no borders, no nationality, no race, no tribe, no gender, no age and no social class. It has reached out and affected all of humanity. However, in the middle of untold despair, the war against this virus has also united people across the globe.
Although 2021 is a year many will not remember with fondness, it is a year which reminded us about what it means to be human and the most fundamental qualities (...) Please click here to continue reading the President's New Year Message.
STATEMENT BY HIS EXCELLENCY, PRESIDENT Dr Hage G. Geingob ON THE OCCASION OF 37th COVID-19 BRIEFING: DETECTION OF THE OMICRON VARIANT IN NAMIBIA
WINDHOEK , 06 December 2021
Fellow Countrymen and Women,
Over a week ago, on 24 November 2021, diligent scientists and talented medical professionals from our neighbouring sister country, South Africa identified a new Covid-19 variant. Befittingly, we owe these men and women a debt of gratitude for their research excellence in identifying this new variant, which has since been code-named Omicron and listed as a variant of concern by the World Health Organization.
Unfortunately, instead of applauding this outstanding achievement by African scientists, certain countries and regions of the world have responded with knee-jerk measures in the form of counterproductive travel bans against our region. The global fight against Covid-19 demands multilateral collaboration, coordination and consultations between nations, and not divisions between regions and citizens. It is in that vein that I call for an end to unnecessary travel bans, which undermine economic recovery; and are not rooted in scientific rigour.
We should come together as ONE world and ONE global village to defeat the common enemy Covid-19.
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Dr. Hage Geingob, President of the Republic of Namibia, addresses the general debate of the 76th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations (New York, 21-27 September 2021).
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STATEMENT BY HIS EXCELLENCY DR. HAGE G. GEINGOB ON THE OCCASSION OF THE 34th COVID-19 PUBLIC BRIEFING ON THE NATIONAL RESPONSE MEASURES
COVID-19 continues to be a grave public health threat to our country. Despite some reprieve, we cannot afford to let our collective and individual guards down. However, the last 31 days have offered our country and communities some respite. The country has now recorded a cumulative number of one-hundred-and-twenty-six-thousand-threehundred-and-forty-one (126,341) confirmed COVID-19 cases.
Of these, 96 percent have recovered and 2,7 percent of cases lost their lives. During the period under review, the death rate declined by 85 percent, nationally. However, the case fatality ratio in Omaheke region remains high at 6.3 percent, which is two times the national case fatality rate.
These numbers represent lives of mothers, fathers, wives, husbands, children, spiritual,traditional, business, public and community leaders and members. Our country has lost some of its best brains, productive citizens and nation-builders. We have also lost and continue to lose a generation of elders, who possess cultural and indigenous knowledge and wisdom. A vacuum has been left by COVID-19 which we must all now endeavour to fill.
The positivity ratio has declined from 24 percent to 10 percent. The regions which recorded the highest reduction in new infections are Kavango East by 91 percent, Zambezi by 87 percent, Khomas by 82 percent and Erongo region with a 78 percent drop in new cases, respectively. This notable descent on the Incidence Curve must remain everyone's priority and responsibility. We must all work together in order to suppress further transmission of the virus in our country.
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DR. KALUMBI SHANGULA, MP, MINISTER OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES AT THE OCASSION OF THE 31ST COVID-19 PUBLIC BRIEFING
DR. HAGE G. GEINGOB ON THE OCCASSION OF THE 31st COVID-19 PUBLIC BRIEFING ON THE NATIONAL RESPONSE MEASURES, 15 JULY 2021
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About Softwaretestinghelp
How Does A blockchain Actually Work?
Orphan Blocks
Optimal Selfish Mining Strategies In Bitcoin
How To Create A Private Or Custom Ethereum Blockchain Quickly
The Mining Ecosystem
A merge avoidance algorithm makes it harder for outsiders looking at block chain data to figure out how many satoshis the receiver has earned, spent, and saved. Transactions can also be ranked by their transaction fee to estimate the amount of time until they're added to a block. An interesting source of double-spend risk analysis can be acquired by connecting to large numbers of Bitcoin peers to track how transactions andblocks differ from each other. Typically this will be a P2PKH or P2SH pubkey script containing a unique secp256k1 public key.
Jing's specialized mining hardware is connected to a server running a full bitcoin node.
As you can see, increasing the difficulty by 1 bit causes an exponential increase in the time it takes to find a solution.
To increase security, private keys can be generated and stored by a separate wallet program operating in a more secure environment.
Note that the libbitcoin library contains a static copy of the genesis block, so the example code can retrieve the genesis block directly from the library.
Pruned nodes are full nodes which do not store the entire blockchain.
Proof-of-work also makes it very difficult to tamper with old records or produce a fraudulent chain.
If the data is modified in any way and the hash re-run, a new seemingly random number is produced, so there is no way to modify the data to make the hash number predictable.
This means that Bob and Charlie never need to worry about their arbitrator stealing their money. In a transaction, the spender and receiver each reveal to each other allpublic keys or addresses used in the transaction. This allows either person to use the public block chain to track past and future transactions involving the other person's same public keys or addresses. The peer-to-peer network allows block time to be up to two hours ahead of real time, so a locktime transaction can be added to the block chain up to two hours before its time lock officially expires. Also, blocks are not created at guaranteed intervals, so any attempt to cancel a valuable transaction should be made a few hours before the time lock expires. If any of the signers change their mind, they can create a new non-locktime transaction.
An asset that is purchased to retain purchasing power in the long-term. The ability for an asset to be bought or sold easily without causing a significant change in the current market price. The value of fiat currency is derived from the support of the governing body that maintains it, and by the agreed value by parties that transact with it. A payment address is designed to be shared with others, similar to an email address. A string of letters and numbers that cryptocurrency and assets can be sent to and from. Digital assets are most commonly represented as tokens, which may be used as digital currency or represent physical items such as real estate. Consensus is a state of agreement between the participants of a decentralized network.
Bitcoin contracts can often be crafted to minimize dependency on outside agents, such as the court system, which significantly decreases the risk of dealing with unknown entities in financial transactions. OP_CHECKSIG extracts a non-stack argument from each signature it evaluates, allowing the signer to decide which parts of the transaction to sign. Since the signature protects those parts of the transaction from modification, this lets signers selectively choose to let other people modify their transactions. Bitcoin Core 0.11.x increases this default to 80 bytes, with the other rules remaining the same. In the example given above, you will produce a successful hash on average every other try. You can even estimate the probability that a given hash attempt will generate a number below the targetthreshold. Bitcoin assumes a linear probability that the lower it makes the target threshold, the more hash attempts will need to be tried.
This pubkey hash can also be reliably repeated later, so it also does not need to be stored. Bob must first generate a private/public key pair before Alice can create the first transaction. Bitcoin uses the Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm with the secp256k1 curve; secp256k1 private keys are 256 bits of random data. A copy of that data is deterministically transformed into an secp256k1 public key. Because the transformation can be reliably repeated later, thepublic key does not need to be stored.
The next three bytes, 0x443b04, are the block height encoded in little-endian format . As you can see in Example 8-4, the generation transaction has a special format. Instead of a transaction input specifying a previous UTXO to spend, it has a "coinbase" input. Let's compare a regular transaction input with a generation transaction input. Table 8-1 shows the structure of a regular transaction, while Table 8-2 shows the structure of the generation transaction's input.
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The Quasar upgrade represents a significant cultural shift for Bitcoin. By separating the default hard cap from the consensus hard cap , the Bitcoin SV Node team is diluting the power of the default setting.
A hash is a function that converts a string of data into a fixed length value that represents the original string, called the hash value. It is important to note every Miner has their own mempools and that mempools vary across Miners. It is also important to note that an individual transaction can be included in different mempools at the same time. A look at the stochastic processes underlying typical attacks and their resulting probabilities of success in Bitcoin.
He might find two blocks in five months and make a very large profit.
The level of fairness in both systems is, roughly speaking, comparable.
This notation expresses the difficulty target as a coefficient/exponent format, with the first two hexadecimal digits for the exponent and the next six hex digits as the coefficient.
If this work is not completed and deployed within a year hidden services will stop working for Bitcoin users.
They are valid, verified, and their ancestry up to the genesis block is fully known – they're just not currently 'active'.
The corresponding output must exist or the value "1" will be signed, breaking the security scheme. This input, as well as other inputs, are included in the signature. The sequence numbers of other inputs are not included in the signature, and can be updated. SIGHASH_ALL, the default, signs all the inputs and outputs, protecting everything except the signature scripts against modification. The transaction's signature script must only push data to the script evaluation stack. It cannot push new opcodes, with the exception ofopcodes which solely push data to the stack.
The age of a UTXO is the number of blocks that have elapsed since the UTXO was recorded on the blockchain, measuring how many blocks "deep" into the blockchain it is. Upon receiving block 277,315 and validating it, Jing's node will also check all the transactions in the memory pool and remove any that were included in block 277,315. These conditions can be seen in detail in the functions AcceptToMemoryPool, CheckTransaction, and CheckInputs in the bitcoin reference client. Note that the conditions change over time, to address new types of denial-of-service attacks or sometimes to relax the rules so as to include more types of transactions. Mining is the invention that makes bitcoin special, a decentralized security mechanism that is the basis for peer-to-peer digital cash.
The basic P2SH workflow, illustrated below, looks almost identical to the P2PKH workflow. Bob creates a redeem script with whatever script he wants, hashes the redeem script, and provides the redeem script hash to Alice. Alice creates a P2SH-style output containing Bob's redeem script hash. The operation executed next, OP_HASH160, pushes onto the stack a hash of the data currently on top of it—in this case, Bob's public key.
How does a mining pool measure the individual contributions, so as to fairly distribute the rewards, without the possibility of cheating? By setting a lower difficulty for earning shares, the pool measures the amount of work done by each miner. Each time a pool miner finds a block header hash that is equal to or less than the pool target, she proves she has done the hashing work to find that result. More importantly, the work to find shares contributes, in a statistically measurable way, to the overall effort to find a hash equal to or lower than the Bitcoin network's target.
The structure of a "normal" transaction input shows the structure of a regular transaction input, while The structure of a coinbase transaction input shows the structure of the coinbase transaction's input. The first transaction in any block is a special transaction, called a coinbase transaction.
It has to remain constant not just over the short term, but over a period of many decades. Over this time, it is expected that computer power will continue to increase at a rapid pace. Furthermore, the number of participants in mining and the computers they use will also constantly change. To keep the block generation time at 10 minutes, the difficulty of mining must be adjusted to account for these changes. In fact, the Proof-of-Work target is a dynamic parameter that is periodically adjusted to meet a 10-minute block interval goal. In simple terms, the target is set so that the current mining power will result in a 10-minute block interval.
Coinbase transactions can only be created by Bitcoin minersand they're an exception to many of the rules listed below. Instead of pointing out the coinbase exception to each rule, we invite you to read about coinbase transactions in the block chain section of this guide. SPV clients should also monitor for block and transaction version numberincreases to ensure they process received transactions and create new transactions using the current consensus rules. If theblock or transaction version numbers seen in several recent blocks are higher than the version numbers the node uses, it can assume it doesn't use the current consensus rules. Bitcoin Core reports this situation through the getnetworkinfo RPC and -alertnotify command if set.
Part of the reason for this is that a much higher percentage of Bitcoin nodes reside in datacenters. Specifically, only 28% of Ethereum nodes can be positively identified to be in datacenters, while the same number for Bitcoin is 56%. Bitcoin nodes generally have higher bandwidth allocated to them than Ethereum.
In a generation transaction, the first two fields are set to values that do not represent a UTXO reference. Instead of a "Transaction Hash," the first field is filled with 32 bytes all set to zero. The "Unlocking Script" is replaced by coinbase data, an arbitrary data field used by the miners. The reward is calculated based on the block height, starting at 50 bitcoins per block and reduced by half every 210,000 blocks.
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All of the other non-merkle root information necessary to construct ablock header for the next block. Once the IBD node is synced to the tip of the block chain, it will accept blocks sent through the regular block broadcasting described in a later subsection. Bitcoin Core's headers-first mode uses a 1,024-block moving download window to maximize download speed. If the block still hasn't arrived, Bitcoin Core will disconnect from the stalling node and attempt to connect to another node.
Adding a single letter, punctuation mark, or any other character will produce a different hash. The maximum number of halvings allowed is 64, so the code imposes a zero reward if the 64 orphan block halvings is exceeded. // Subsidy is cut in half every 210,000 blocks which will occur approximately every 4 years. Reject if the sum of input values is less than sum of output values.
Is mining ethereum profitable 2021?
Mining Ethereum made increasingly more money over the course of 2020 and early 2021, with profits effectively doubling within a single month. During the mining of cryptocurrencies, a computer is trying to solve complicated logic puzzles to verify transactions in the blockchain.
Without economic activity , the miners will be mining a worthless coin with empty blocks. This diffusion of power means that all the participants must coordinate, or no changes can be made. Status quo is the stable state of this system with only a few changes possible if there is strong consensus by a very large majority. The independent validation of each new block by every node on the network ensures that the miners cannot cheat. In previous sections we saw how miners get to write a transaction that awards them the new bitcoin created within the block and claim the transaction fees. Why don't miners write themselves a transaction for a thousand bitcoin instead of the correct reward?
In order to be forward compatible, transactions and blocks created under the new rules must be valid under the old rules too, but not vice versa.
While this might seem like a system working as intended, regular block orphaning could have major consequences.
These are blocks received by a node that does not have its entire ancestry and thus cannot be validated.
In addition to a double-spend attack, the other scenario for a consensus attack is to deny service to specific bitcoin participants .
Strong nodes can, however, gain higher payoffs by withholding blocks they create and selectively postponing their publication.
Those endorsing the BIP-17 implementation of P2SH were to include the string p2sh/CHV in their coinbase data.
There is no possible way for a solo miner to control more than a small percentage of the total mining power. However, the centralization of control caused by mining pools has introduced the risk of for-profit attacks by a mining pool operator. The pool operator in a managed pool controls the construction of candidate blocks and also controls which transactions are included. This gives the pool operator the power to exclude transactions or introduce double-spend transactions. If such abuse of power is done in a limited and subtle way, a pool operator could conceivably profit from a consensus attack without being noticed. The pool server runs specialized software and a pool-mining protocol that coordinate the activities of the pool miners. The pool server is also connected to one or more full Bitcoin nodes and has direct access to a full copy of the blockchain database.
How many blocks per second is a bitcoin?
To put that into perspective, the BTC network (which many still incorrectly insist on referring to as "Bitcoin") limits its block sizes to 1-4MB, permitting a maximum 7 transactions per second (it's more like 3-4).
The basic steps have not changed since the dawn of commerce, but the technology has. This section will explain how receivers and spenders can, respectively, request and make payments using Bitcoin—and how they can deal with complications such as refunds and recurrent rebilling. Uncompressed public keys start with 0x04; compressed public keys begin with 0x03 or 0x02 depending on whether they're greater or less than the midpoint of the curve. These prefix bytes are all used in official secp256k1 documentation. No data is lost by creating these compressed public keys—only a small amount of CPU is necessary to reconstruct the Y coordinate and access the uncompressed public key. Both uncompressed and compressed public keys are described in official secp256k1 documentation and supported by default in the widely-used OpenSSL library. Mini private key format is a method for encoding a private key in under 30 characters, enabling keys to be embedded in a small physical space, such as physical bitcoin tokens, and more damage-resistant QR codes.
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Brian Sheehan, Associate Professor of Advertising at Syracuse University, and consultant and manager of Saatchi & Saatchi's Toyota Worldwide Executive Board (TWEB), visited Outsell with some 'social sharing' best practices.
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Looking at demographics such as gender, age, and income are no longer enough for informing on the best marketing and advertizing practices. We need data on the consumer lifecycle. We need to be able to look at and measure the consumer's buying behavior to predict how and when they are going to buy in the future.


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Things get worse for Tiger Woods as he gets a visit from a child protection team…
Marie Claire December 14, 2009 10:30 am
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Child protection officers are said to have visited the golfer's home over the weekend following allegations that he and his wife had a violent row over his affairs
With sponsors abandoning
Tiger Woods in their droves, the latest piece of bad news to hit the beleaguered golfer is the alleged visit by a child protection team.
The Florida Department of Children and Families routinely send investigators to check the safety of a home after a suspected domestic violence incident; they supposedly paid a visit to the Woods' home over the weekend following allegations that he and his wife, Elin, had had a violent row over his affairs.
There is no suggestion that Woods and his wife Elin risk losing custody of their children Sam, two, and Charlie, 10 months. But it won't help Woods' already-tarnished image among his sponsors and former fans.
The latest sponsors to distance themselves from Woods are grooming giants Gilette and global management consultancy Accenture.
Woods recently announced he was taking an indefinite break from golf; industry analysts estimate this could cost him around 110 million pounds in lost endorsements, tournament winnings and appearance fees.
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But according to Woods himself, he wants to focus on being 'a better husband, father and person'. For his wife, Elin, that's got to be worth more than any amount of money – if she gives him the chance to do so, that is. Rumours abound that she plans on a trial separation after Christmas. No-one in their right mind could blame her.
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Ogier made to wait as Neuville wins Rally of Spain
Third-placed Spain's driver Dani Sordo (right) and his codriver Candido Carrera of Hyundai Shell Mobis World Rally, celebrate during the podium ceremony after the Catalonia 2021 FIA World Rally Championship in Salou on October 17, 2021. (Photo: AFP)
SALOU, Spain — Sebastien Ogier's bid for an eighth world rally championship title was put on hold as Hyundai's Thierry Neuville held on to win the Rally of Spain on Sunday.اضافة اعلان
Spaniard Dani Sordo won all four stages on Sunday but Neuville's overnight lead was sufficient enough to see him finish 24.1 seconds ahead of Ogier's Toyota teammate Elfyn Evans.
Sordo's Sunday charge gave him third place, and a 50th podium in his 176 rallies, ahead of fourth-placed Ogier.
The Frenchman, who took a 24-point lead to Catalonia, saw his advantage pegged back by seven points but still holds a 17-point lead over Evans with just the Rally of Monza in Italy to come in November.
"Coming here I was targeting higher, but for some reason it didn't happen," said Ogier, who is in his last full season in WRC. "We still took what we needed for the championship."
Untouchable on Friday afternoon and Saturday, Neuville nursed his lead on Sunday and then had a late panic with a starting problem before the final stage.
"Relieved to be at the end," said the Belgian after sealing victory.
"It was a tough weekend but we fought very hard. We had a good clean run and until near the end everything was perfect.
"Unfortunately, lots of stress before the last stage — again.
"I am really disappointed about that because otherwise the weekend would have been perfect and nice, but now it isn't."
The victory keeps Neuville in third position in the championship but he is now out of the title race, too far behind Ogier.
Five times a runner-up in the WRC championship, this was his 15th rally win.
Welshman Evans, who is the only other driver who can now deny Ogier that eighth title, admitted he was "quite frustrated" by his second place behind Neuville.
"It wasn't a perfect weekend. Still a pretty solid job, but of course we are fighting a bit of a cause here. Not what we wanted, but there we go," Evans said.
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A woman in Illinois who reportedly has no connection to Eric Garner's family is trying to trademark his last words, "I can't breathe," in order to sell clothing, specifically lots of hoodies. The phrase has been picked up as a cry of protest against police brutality across the nation, but according to Consumerist, the woman claims that she has been using the phrase for commercial purposes since late August. She says the trademark has nothing to do with the Garner family and she isn't trying to nab it for the money. But, as Consumerist points out, the woman hasn't disclosed what other purpose the trademark would be used for and it looks like her only other option would be giving away the hoodies. Hmmm.
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Spring was in the air the last 2 weeks, enabling us to make a start on muck-spreading and ploughing; we've even got a few rows of early potatoes in the ground, protected by a cover. Better not get carried away though, it looks a bit less 'spring-like' this week. We've also made a good start on seed sowing into trays; we grow all our own plants and there are lots of leeks to sow at this time of year, as well as a few trays of kales, spinach, chard, lettuce, spring cabbage and parsley for the first early transplants. We've gapped up the patch of over-wintered broad beans by hand, as a lot were killed by the January frosts – a very slow job, that made us appreciate tractors, seeders and transplanters all the more!
Winter salads take more work and inspiration than a summer salad of cucumber, lettuce, tomatoes etc but I much prefer them. Grate your squash and roots (carrots, beet, swede, celeriac, parsnip all OK), finely slice brassicas (cabbage, cauli, sprouts, kale, flower sprouts) and leek/onion, and add sweet or spicy dressings, maybe a handful of toasted nuts, or some cheese, or dried fruit or sliced orange – delicious! Here's a few ideas from Chef Ottolenghi - I tend to use his recipes as inspiration, and then substitute or miss out various ingredients to make my own version. https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/feb/25/winter-salad-recipes-moroccan-carrot-hispi-slaw-daikon-papaya-root-vegetables-yotam-ottolenghi.
And our winter salad bags currently contain outdoor, organically grown leaves, picked and packed by hand, and not washed, with no need for chilling. So although there's some valid points in this article, it's not the whole story.https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/feb/26/the-eco-guide-to-greener-salads We would like to find an eco-alternative to plastic bags though, we've tried biodegradable ones in the past that have absorbed the moisture from the leaves, so no good for keeping them fresh. We've found some better ones recently, but currently too small and expensive to be a viable option for us. We'll keep looking.


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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures
Archibald Meston Papers 1867-1960: treasure collection of the John Oxley Library
By Queensland Memory, State Library of Queensland. | 24 February 2021
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Archibald Meston (1851-1924) was a journalist, politician, explorer, newspaper editor, showman and amateur ethnologist with a lifetime interest in Australian Aboriginal culture and languages. He is best known for his role as Chief Protector of Aborigines Southern Queensland from 1897 to 1904. He authored the Report on the Aboriginals of Queensland (1904) which formed the basis of the Queensland Aborigines Protection Act of 1897.
Archibald Meston at an Aboriginal camp during his Bellenden Ker expedition in North Queensland.
Archibald Meston at an Aboriginal camp during his Bellenden Ker expedition in North Queensland. The women in the foreground carry botanical specimens, 1904, Negative number 33262, API-3 Archibald Meston Photograph Album, John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland.
The Archibald Meston Papers comprise newspaper reports, correspondence, and typescripts on various topics of Queensland history. The most significant items are the word lists and notebooks containing vocabularies of Queensland Aboriginal people. In his role as Protector, Meston visited many Aboriginal communities and camps across Queensland and as an amateur ethnologist and linguist he documented Aboriginal culture and language. Meston collected words and wordlists from sites across Queensland which were later collated into various notebooks and cuttings. Of particular interest to community language workers and language researchers is a series of vocabulary notebooks compiled by Meston during the period 1898-1903. Four of these notebooks have been digitised and are available through the catalogue One Search.
A small notebook kept by Archibald Meston during his time as Chief Protector of Aborigines, Queensland.
A small notebook kept by Archibald Meston during his time as Chief Protector of Aborigines, Queensland, OM64-17-3v006r007, John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland.
Meston's language research included the areas of Cape York, Cooktown, Townsville, Rockhampton and Central Queensland, Blackall, Hughenden, Beaudesert, Ipswich, Warwick, Glasshouse Mountain, and the Brisbane region. A word list exists for Terrick Terrick Station at Blackall and a listing of the meaning of various station names. The collection also includes some vocabularies from New South Wales.
Archibald Meston with group of men and boys, Daintree River, ca. 1895.
Archibald Meston with group of men and boys, Daintree River, ca. 1895. Negative number 22150, John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland
As well as Meston's own material, the notebooks drew on other sources he collated for further study. Vocabulary Notebook 7 included a list of 250 words that were later published in James Devaney's The Vanished Tribes. Meston added wordlists compiled by Thomas Petrie originating in the Brisbane area during the 1800s and in some instances, added comments and notes in the margins of these wordlists for personal reference and follow-up. He also referred to placenames with Aboriginal origins, contributing articles in various newspapers that were published at the time.
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Fire safety for camping
Ruth Das -11 July 2022
Enjoying the pop and hiss of a glowing campfire—not to mention the light and warmth that the fire provides—is one of the most enjoyable parts of camping. Making chaisu or BBQ chiken in the wilderness with your loved ones is an amazing feeling, but that feeling comes with responsibility.
Acampfire that is not properly built, maintained, and extinguished can quickly become a hazard to the people, animals, and land around it. It's important to understand how to safely and responsibly enjoy your campfire.
Build a safe campfire and use a Pit !
Once your pit is in place, build a safe campfire. Start the fire with dried leaves or grass that will easily catch fire. Next, add kindling, small twigs, and sticks less than an inch in diameter. Most campgrounds provide a fire pit or fire ring in which to build a campfire. If a pit is provided, this is the only place you should build a campfire. If you're in a remote area where campfires are allowed but a pit is not provided, dig a fire pit in an open area away from overhanging branches, power lines, or other hazards that could catch on fire. Once the pit has been dug, circle the pit with rocks, ensuring there is a ten-foot area around the pit that is cleared of anything that could catch on fire.
Do's and Don'ts while fire safety camping!
Before you strike a match, make sure you know the fire regulations of the area in which you are planning to build a fire
1. Do build a fire pit on gravel or dirt
Instead of grass, and make sure it is away from trees, shrubs, and low-hanging branches. Campfires should be at least 25 feet away from structures, trees or anything that can burn.
2. Do use a fire ring.
Use fire rings, rocks, or bricks to encircle the fire pit to keep the fire from spreading or getting too big.
3. Do keep a close eye on children around campfires.
Never let children or pets play or stand too close around the fire. You can draw a "safety circle" about 6 feet around the fire pit to visibly show kids the line they can't cross.
4. Do have a bucket of water or a fire extinguisher on standby
In the unfortunate case that may get the flames to get too big. If you just need to lower the flames, use a shovel, or throw dirt on the fire.
5. Do keep flammable objects away from the fire.
Keep flammable objects away including wood, clothing, or aerosol cans as these can catch fire easily when placed too close to a fire.
6. Do bring a first-aid kit and fire extinguisher
In case of a fire emergencyor to simply deal with bruises and cuts.
Don'ts:
1. Never use gasoline
Gasoline or other flammable, combustible liquids can evaporate and spread faster than you can perceive, use a reccomeded fire starter kit to start or accelerate a fire.
2. Don't have a campfire on windy, dry days.
It's easier for fires to spread in these conditions as the air is dry.
3. Don't wear flammable fabrics, such as cotton blends, rayon, nylon, and acrylic.
Stray embers can easily ignite and burn rapidly. Also, tightly fitted clothing is safer when cooking and tending to the fire.
4. Don't allow kids to roast hot dogs or marshmallows without supervision.
Also, make sure the cooking tool is long enough so kids can stand at a safe distance from the fire.
5. Don't ever leave a campfire unattended.
If you're ready to leave, put out the fire completely using a fire extinguisher, water, or dirt. Also, be sure to stir the ashes and embers to ensure another fire won't start. Embers can remain hot up to 12 hours after a fire has been put out
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