is it curious that is the Car Challenge in the First Week!
Website with 12 live cams? Someone knows? The previous one that worked in both BBB17 and BBB18 is down.
I doubt there will be anything up until the feeds are on since Globoplay still doesn't have it.
Can anyone filter the iframes that are on the page?
I tried to open only the cam page but it always results in "403 Forbidden".
Why are you starting new topics we already have a topic. You done the same in the girls section i had to fix it earlier.
I'll believe that when I see it when it comes to this big brother, where couples almost always are the ones with the most fans.
There are exceptions, obviously. The ones who form super early usually arent well liked.
But 3 of the top 4 last year were in showmances. Gleici with Wagner, Kaysar with Jessica(not a real showmance but still had fans) and Paula and Breno. Wagner, Breno and Jessica rounded out the top 7 along with Ana Clara and her father.
And bbb17 had 3 showmances. The top 2 were both in showmances (Emily and Marcos and Vivian and Manoel).
knows anyone for all Streams? with all cams?
A guest looking for approval had posted this in the approvals topic.
I have applied before (2yrs ago) for access with a different email address. I would like to be a part of this community.
Here's another website I found for BBB19. It has what looks like 15 cams but when I checked them only about 8 worked. But they were one of two cameras on same thing.
thanks,but every cam is only the party cam, is not the bedrooms!


Last week, two of our Evonovers headed to Milan to attend the Digital Design Days & Award, a 3-day event of professional conferences, workshops, and digital showcases. It was an incredible opportunity to hear from a deep line-up of extraordinary speakers, celebrating creativity in Digital Design and visionary storytelling.
The conference is relatively young, but full of important players in the sector of website production and digital services. One of our favorite speakers was Alex Brunori, head of creative agencies at Google MENA. His talk focused on methods of creating short YouTube videos that grab viewers' attention .. in under 5 seconds!! His main point was the need to find the intersection between your content and the emotional drives of your audience. You should always keep in mind what they think, feel, fear, desire, and need, to create a space where your company's story can live and thrive. Visual storytelling should not be a linear campaign, but instead a dynamic narrative that remains contextualized within your scope of experience and expertise.
He confirms that a "hub" kind of content - a series of related but dynamic episodes - is a winning video marketing strategy. Storytelling is changing, and the viewer's attention is always more difficult to grab. We have just the first few seconds of a video to engage people and form an emotional connection that will gain us a few more seconds of their valuable time. When a brand creates content with the user's' needs, passions, and relevant tension points in mind, they succeed in winning their attention and interest.
Overall, the conference gave us the opportunity to meet with other agencies, and share experiences about the processes we employ to meet certain objectives. We met with our colleagues and friends at Roll Studio and Thinking About, who won the DDD prize this year. We also had the chance to hear about the difficulties that other companies had faced and how they managed to overcome these challenges.
Digital media and marketing is a sector in transformation and to keep up with the times you have to be willing to be energetic, creative, and innovative. The underlying message of many of the talks were .. diversify, diversify, diversify. Don't get stuck in old ways, or you will get left behind!


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The world's first anti-android marriage activist speaks out at a Maryland debate
Filed to:Robosexual news
As politicians in Maryland ponder the question of gay marriage, a group of activists from Protect Marriage Maryland try to persuade them that gay love will inevitably lead to the worst possible outcome. That's right: Marriage between humans and artificial intelligence. Listen to the evidence!
At a meeting with politicians about gay marriage, this Star Trek fan explains how if we "set the precedent" of marriage between any two people who love each other, it could open the door for people to marry androids like Data. The guy has obviously thought a lot about this, since he knows about Data's whole "gaining emotions" plot arc.
What's great about this guy is that he's like a Protect Marriage activist from the future, come to warn us about the growing human-robot love problem. And I think he's right. Gay marriage leads to robot marriage - which is exactly what I'm hoping for. Bender would understand.
Watch this futuristic activist's whole speech via Buzzfeed

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Joe Reindl of the Two Rivers area saw his trailer home submerged under 5 feet of water, and likely a total loss.
MANITOWOC - Ice jams have worked their way through local rivers, and waters on city and county streets are receding. It looks as though the worst of this past week's floods are behind us.
Rain and quick snow and ice melt left rivers overflowing, submerging some local parks and roads in water in the past week or so. Five Manitowoc houses were evacuated early Thursday near 41st and Archer streets in Manitowoc as water from the Manitowoc River swirled around them, but those folks will soon be back home. City inspectors visited those buildings Friday to determine if power could safely be turned back on before allowing homeowners back in.
The city closed Broadway Street, Rapids Road, South 41st and 42nd streets because of heavy flooding earlier in the week. Late last week, people living near the West Twin River were evacuated from their homes while Manitowoc County emergency crews worked to contain an overflowing Shoto Dam after ice jammed the river and contributed to flooding near Highway B.
Waack said this is the worst springtime melt the area has seen in a while, and with a little luck won't see again for five or 10 years. Ice jams have cleared up completely, he said. Moving ice has traveled to the Manitou Park area and is now in a lowland swamp area and not likely to cause major flooding issues.
Ice issues have receded along the West Twin River as well, he said, and roads near the Shoto Dam also are reopened.
None of this may comfort Manitowoc County resident Joe Reindl, who found his trailer home on County Road Q submerged in nearly 5 feet of water after heavy flooding March 15.
The quick melt left his home, placed about 18 feet from a private pond on a hill, in chaos. He and his fiancée, and their dog and cat, are living in a hotel while they figure out next steps.
"I'm devastated," he said with tears in his eyes. Reindl said he received a call at work in Valders at about 3 p.m. and rushed home to find his trailer quickly filling with water. Sheriff's officials urged them to grab what they could and get out. They took their pets and some clothes, and were out in about half hour or so.
The home will be a loss, he said, as walls already have begun to buckle. Furniture and outdoor equipment, a grill and patio decorations were floating in water midweek. Two stairs to the five leading up to the trailer were still submerged.
He bought a new raft to row to the home, but he said many of the items may not be salvageable.
Reindl purchased the property in July and had moved the home to the site in September. He also had the home anchored, even though he wasn't required to. He doesn't have flood insurance because he wasn't required to, but he hopes his homeowners' insurance will at least cover his belongings.
He and his fiancée wanted to live in the country without a huge mortgage.
Reindl plans to replace the home, moving it farther up a hill this time. Both neighbors on the pond also experienced flooding in their basements, he said.
Meantime, he hopes some items — including dishes he inherited from his mother — will be salvageable.


We are a Scout Group for young people with physical disabilities and life limiting conditions aged 7 to 25.
Our group operates with a dedicated team of volunteers who provide one to one support for all our young people as well as leading aspects of the programme, health and safety, personal care, fundraising, transport and looking after all our equipment.
We have been around for more than 80 years, so we have a huge amount of experience dealing with many differing types of physical disabilities including Muscular Dystrophy, Cerebral Palsy, Spina Bifida, visual impairment and many others.
We are part of a worldwide movement of over 30 million young people who take part in adventure each week. Glasgow Disabled Scouts is specifically set up to make sure young people with physical disabilities don't miss out on these adventures.
We give young people experiences they will remember for their entire lives – from adventurous activities like canoeing, abseiling and archery to achieving badges, learning new skills and opportunities to push themselves to achieve their full potentials with one to one support from our volunteer leaders.
You can find out about our Principles of Care here which are the basis on which we provide the care and support for every young person in the Group.
If you would like to find out about joining the group as a young person please click here to read some information about joining and fill in a 'Want to Join' form.


Have you ever gotten bad driving directions? Either from a person, in the good old days, or even from a GPS in our tech-blessed age?
If you follow them, you end up in the wrong place. I can remember one time a GPS led me to the end of a one-way dead end street.
Of course there are also times when you receive good directions and follow them imperfectly. The end result is the same – you don't wind up where you thought you were going.
Or worse, you wind up in a place you realize you didn't want to be.
In those situations you brush it off as simply receiving bad directions, or realizing you thought a destination was going to deliver something it didn't.
The same goes with life – if you've lived to this point and realize all of a sudden you're at the end of a one-way dead end street you are likely the recipient of bad information.
The real value in the situations is realizing you shouldn't rely on others for directions in matters where you should be making the decision.
Where you should be doing the research to fully understand the terrain.
It's easy to avoid regret even after a few of these fruitless escapades.
Because they give you the opportunity to take responsibility for all your outcomes.
Too more keenly look after your own self-interest and question information that you are receiving from the outside world.
The hidden philosophy allows you to live in the moment, which you will find so rewarding that regret remains in the past.


This seat was designed to work on all Jinma tractors requiring a pan style seat. This seat may also work on other Chinese brand tractors. Please refer to your owners manual and review all pictures before purchasing this product.
From Stephen of Acton, California on 7/16/2017 .
First and foremost I want to express my appreciation to Keno Tractors for the prompt and courteous help in obtaining this replacement seat.
I was surprised that the release handle was mounted on the opposite side of my current seat. Not a big issue really.
Secondly I don't believe that the guides for sliding the seat front and back are all that great. Seems to be a lot of play, and fairly difficult to get it to move.
Other than those two issues, Perfectly happy to have a new seat.
Perfect fit. Amazing what a new seat can do for an old tractor and a big list of projects!


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Gateway Dirt Nationals and Niece Motorsports Announce "Win & You're In"
Speedway Digest Staff
Wednesday, Dec 01 600
Gateway Dirt is back on December 2-4 and the event has big news ahead of this weekend's spectacle inside of the Dome at America's Center. The Gateway Dirt Nationals has teamed up with NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Team, Niece Motorsports, to present a once in a lifetime opportunity.
The winner of Saturday night's Super Late Model feature will not only win the race's $30,000 prize, but on top of that, one lucky driver will also be awarded the driver's seat of a Niece Motorsports Chevrolet at Knoxville on June 18th, 2022, when the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series makes its stop in Knoxville, Iowa.
The "WIN & YOU'RE IN" program offers a unique opportunity for some of the country's best grassroots racers. Niece Motorsports takes great pride in being a team of "racers" and the "WIN & YOU'RE IN" program is a clear example of giving back to grassroots racing.
"So many of us at this organization cut our teeth in racing at dirt tracks," said Niece Motorsports General Manager Cody Efaw. "I truly believe that these drivers are some of the most talented in the country, so we're excited to give someone another platform to showcase their abilities."
Gateway Dirt Nationals promoter Cody Sommer is well known for unique promotions and feels this is something that continues to set this event apart from the industry.
"When we sat down and put this together it really got me excited to think about it," said Sommer. "Imagine if Tyler Carpenter would have won this in 2019; this opportunity for that grassroots-level racer is truly once in a lifetime and it just feels great to be a part of something like this for this year's event."
The event takes place Thursday, Dec. 2 through Saturday, Dec. 4 at the Dome at America's Center in Downtown St. Louis, MO. Tickets are available at www.GatewayDirt.com and those not attending can stream it LIVE at www.FLORacing.com.
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Verizon strike signals shift in telecom business
Verizon's wireline workers strike as the company focuses on more profitable products
Grant Gross (IDG News Service) on 09 August, 2011 04:47
A strike by two unions at Verizon Communications announced Sunday could signal the start of a long struggle between wireline workers and companies in the telecom industry, some analysts said.
The strike, by members of the Communications Workers of America (CWA) and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, affects Verizon's wireline services in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic. The 45,000 workers serve a wireline division at Verizon that's shrinking as many former customers ditch their traditional phone service for mobile or VoIP plans."If we take Verizon's side, they're seeing business in terminal decline," said telecom analyst Roger Entner, founder of Recon Analytics. "On the other hand, you have employees who want to feed a family. They are used to certain rights, certain expectations and a standard of living."
Entner sees this strike as the first round of a longer fight between wireline unions and large telecom carriers as the companies focus less on traditional phone service and more on mobile, broadband and television services, he said. "I'm surprised it took this long for these struggles to show up," Entner said. "They're at the beginning, not the end, of this struggle."
The strike represents a shift in the U.S. telecom business, added Jeff Kagan, an independent telecom analyst. Carriers "have to look at the changing marketplace and adjust," he said. "Unfortunately, that means some workers have to take a hit, but if Verizon does not adjust, then all workers will take a bigger hit when Verizon loses business, due to costing too much."
At Verizon, a big question is whether the company's growing mobile business should subsidize the shrinking wireline business, Entner said. Complicating the issue is the fact that Vodafone Group owns 45 percent of Verizon Wireless.
"Should Vodafone subsidize Verizon's wireline side?" Entner said. "I think both Verizon and Vodafone would say, 'Absolutely no.'"
The two unions argue that Verizon, as a whole, is highly profitable. In the second quarter, Verizon reported net income of US$3.6 billion, and the company reported its strongest year-over-year revenue growth in 10 quarters.
Verizon added 2.2 million mobile customers during the quarter, and mobile revenue was $17.3 billion, up 10.2 percent from a year earlier. Wireline revenue dropped 0.3 percent, although that's a significantly smaller decline than in several recent quarters. In the previous six quarters, wireline revenue declined between 2 percent and 4 percent, compared to the year earlier.
The unions noted that Verizon Wireless paid out $10 billion to Verizon and Vodafone in January. Verizon's top five executives received $258 million in compensation over the past four years, the unions said.
Workers will return when Verizon shows it's willing to "bargain seriously," the unions said. "Since bargaining began on June 22, Verizon has refused to move from a long list of concession demands," the CWA said in a press release. "As the contract expired, nearly 100 concessionary company proposals remained on the table."
Verizon said Sunday that customers should see little difference in service. The company has trained "tens of thousands" of management employees, retirees and other workers to fill in, the company said.
Both Kagan and Entner said they expect the two sides to work out a compromise. Neither side is being unreasonable, Entner said.
"Verizon isn't doing it because they're mean, heartless bastards," he added. "The unions aren't doing it because they're obstructionist and greedy. But the backdrop is, the business is disappearing."
Grant Gross covers technology and telecom policy in the U.S. government for The IDG News Service. Follow Grant on Twitter at GrantGross. Grant's e-mail address is grant_gross@idg.com.
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Margaret Cho: People Don't 'Get' Bisexuality
In an interview with the Huffington Post, out comedian Margaret Cho revealed that she's often challenged about her bisexuality.
The 49-year-old Cho at first identified as a lesbian.
"I thought I was a dyke. I thought I was a lesbian," Cho said. "And then I realized, 'No, I'm actually attracted to men as well.' So then it became something really confusing for me."
Cho said that her family ran a gay bookstore and was accepting of gay men and lesbians but "didn't understand bisexuality."
"It's still a sensitive issue for many people in my life. They really don't get bisexuality," Cho said.
She added that both gay and straight partners have challenged her bisexuality.
"I've had this suspicion with every partner that I've ever had. I've never been with another bisexual person. I've only been with either straight or gay people, so, it's a very suspicious place," she said. "Nobody has ever really accepted that I'm truly bisexual. Nobody has ever allowed it. It's still very much a point of argument between anybody that I've been with. People just don't accept it."


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HHS, CDC Address Ongoing Measles Outbreaks
Experts Discuss Efforts to Protect the Public, Emphasize Vaccination
May 01, 2019 01:34 pm Michael Devitt – As the number of confirmed measles cases continues to rise, the CDC is pulling out all the stops to emphasize the importance of childhood vaccination and prevent more people from becoming infected.
"Today, the overwhelming majority of parents choose to protect their children with vaccines," said HHS Secretary Alex Azar during an April 29 press telebriefing. "However, we are very concerned about the recent troubling rise in cases of measles, which was declared eliminated from our country in 2000."
Azar warned of the potentially life-threatening effects of this and other communicable diseases. "Most of us have never seen the deadly consequences that vaccine-preventable diseases can have on a child, family or community, and that's the way we want to keep it," he said. "Vaccine-preventable diseases belong in the history books, not our emergency rooms."
Telebriefing Highlights
As of April 26, Azar announced, 704 cases of measles have been confirmed in the United States -- the highest number in 25 years. The number of states with at least one confirmed case remained at 22 -- as had been reported earlier in the week -- but new outbreaks were reported in Georgia, Maryland and parts of California.
On April 29, HHS and CDC officials held a telebriefing to update media representatives on measles in the United States.
Shortly after the briefing, the CDC released a Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report article that summarized all measles cases reported in the United States in 2019.
The agency also has released guidance that calls for certain adults to be revaccinated with live attenuated measles vaccine.
That information was bolstered by a Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report article released shortly after the briefing that summarized all measles cases reported in the United States this year.
Following up on Azar's comments, CDC Director Robert Redfield, M.D., joined the briefing to provide additional details on measles cases reported to date.
"Most of the cases we're seeing in the recent outbreaks have been among people who have not been vaccinated, and most of those cases have been children under 18 years of age," Redfield explained. Although no deaths have occurred at this point, he added, 9% of cases have resulted in hospitalization, and 3% of patients have contracted pneumonia.
Overall, said Redfield, about 94% of school-age children who entered kindergarten in 2017 had received the recommended two doses of the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine. "That means the majority of parents are making sure their children get vaccinated according to CDC's recommended immunization schedule," he noted.
Redfield cautioned that with summer approaching, it is likely more people will be going on vacation, and he repeated the CDC's recommendations for families that plan to travel abroad:
Infants ages 6 months to 11 months should receive one dose of the MMR vaccine.
Infants who receive one dose of MMR vaccine before their first birthday should get two more doses: one between 12 and 15 months and another dose at least 28 days later.
Children 12 months and older should receive two doses of MMR vaccine separated by at least 28 days.
Teenagers and adults who do not have evidence of immunity should get two doses of MMR vaccine separated by at least 28 days.
People traveling internationally should receive their vaccines at least two weeks before departure, but even if their trip is less than two weeks away, they should still get a vaccine dose.
Redfield also encouraged parents to speak with their family doctor or other health care professional for more information. "They are your partners, and they are committed to caring for your child's health."
Nancy Messonnier, M.D., director of the CDC's National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, updated participants on the agency's efforts to prevent future outbreaks and to support communities where outbreaks are ongoing.
Noting that the outbreaks in New York City and other areas of the state are the largest and longest-lasting since measles was declared eliminated, she warned of the possible consequences: "The longer these outbreaks continue, the greater the chance that measles will again get a foothold in the United States."
Messonier attributed the outbreaks in New York to importation from another country, noting that 44 cases so far this year were directly imported from other countries. Among the 44 internationally imported measles cases over 90% were in people who are unvaccinated or whose vaccination status was unknown. Additionally, all 40 were age-eligible for vaccination.
"When measles is imported into a community with a highly vaccinated population, outbreaks either don't happen or are small," she explained. "However, once measles is in an undervaccinated community, it is difficult to control the spread of disease. Vaccination is our most powerful tool to control the spread of imported measles."
CDC Recommends Revaccination for Some Adults
In 1989, both the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices and the American Academy of Pediatrics revised their immunization schedules to recommend that all school-age children receive a second dose of measles-containing vaccine. As a result, anyone vaccinated against measles since 1989 should have received two doses of the MMR vaccine.
For those vaccinated before that, however, the picture gets more complicated.
According to the CDC, adults who have documentation of receiving live measles vaccine in the 1960s do not need to be revaccinated. People born before 1957 also do not need to be revaccinated because they are assumed to have been infected with measles during childhood and to have developed natural immunity.
However, many people who received the measles vaccine between 1963 and 1989 likely would have received only one dose, which puts them at increased risk of contracting the disease. Those who were vaccinated before 1968 with inactivated measles vaccine or measles vaccine of unknown type, in particular, should receive at least one dose of live attenuated vaccine. "This recommendation is intended to protect those who may have received killed measles vaccine, which was available in 1963-1967 and was not effective," the agency noted on its website.
In addition, the CDC considers anyone vaccinated between 1957 and 1963 to be at increased risk of contracting measles because they probably received a vaccine that contained inactivated measles virus.
Finally, although a single dose of the measles vaccine is about 93% effective, the CDC also recommendsthat adults who are at increased risk of exposure should have had at least two doses of the vaccine at least 28 days apart. This recommendation applies to
students at post-high school educational institutions,
health care workers,
international travelers, and
people identified by public health authorities as being at increased risk during an outbreak.
Family Physician's Perspective
AAFP News reached out to AAFP Commission on Health of the Public and Science Chair Beulette Hooks, M.D., of Midland, Ga., for her take on the current measles dilemma, as well as on the merits of vaccination in general.
"As family physicians, it is our responsible to help our patients who are not vaccinated -- to educate them so that they can get vaccinated," Hooks said, noting that vaccine-preventable diseases can take both a financial and a health toll. "As most Americans live paycheck to paycheck, if a child or parent gets infected and someone has to miss work, this can cause hardship for the family.
"As has been said, I do not want to see measles or any of the other childhood illness that have been eliminated in the United States make a comeback. Let us just read about them while we keep our children well and playing together, so we don't have to worry about whether this child or that child has been vaccinated."
New Infant Immunization Resources Available
This year, National Infant Immunization Week, which emphasizes the role of vaccination in protecting children and improving public health, is April 27-May 4.
To mark the 25th anniversary of NIIW, the CDC is offering a variety of tools and resources, many of which can be accessed via the NIIW Digital Media Toolkit. Educational materials for both clinicians and patients also are available.
Vaccine advocates and other stakeholders are also invited to participate in a social media project that encourages people to share stories about why they vaccinate and support immunization using the hashtags #NIIW and #ivax2protect.
Family physicians are encouraged to promote NIIW online. The CDC has posted sample Facebook, Twitter and Instagram messages on the NIIW social media page.
Latest CDC Update Shows Steady Increase in Measles Cases (4/16/2019)
Related AAFP News Coverage
CDC: Measles (Rubeola)
CDC: Measles Outbreak Toolkit for Health Care Providers


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Curtin Clan
An International Community for
Genealogy, Research and Fellowship
Home About Gathering To Join Stories Research Contact Us
Margaret Curtain has been the Clan's genealogist since its founding in 1999. Prior to that Margaret had been researching the Curtin family trees since 1978. Below are several lists she, as well as others, have supplied that may be helpful. Below is also a list of Margaret's books on Curtin families.
Brosna, County Kerry Families
Brosna, County Kerry Cemetery Records
County Cork Marriages and Baptisms
Mallow Records 1762-1911 - new
Mallow and Mourneabbey females
1839 census Miltown Malbay. Curtins are highlighted in red.
Rockchapel Cemetery graves and a few photos from 2003
Obituaries posted on CurtinNews
Geographic places (towns, streets, roads, creeks, etc.) associated with Curtin name.
General Research Sites
Ancestry.com is the most comprehensive site for documents (census, immigration, birth, marriage, death, military records) is www.ancestry.com. It is a paid site with an annual subscription fee.
FamilySearch.com is sponsored by the Church of the Latter Say Saints (Mormons) is the largest genealogy organization in the world. Millions of people use FamilySearch records, resources, and services to learn more about their family history. For over 100 years, FamilySearch has been actively gathering, preserving, and sharing genealogical records worldwide.
Findagrave.com is the world's largest gravesite collection with over 190 million memorials created by the community since 1995.
Curtin Family Book Series
Margaret Curtain
Email Margaret at curtain@spiderweb.com.au for more information.
Book 1 – Curtins originating in Ahane, Brosna, Co Kerry and descendants movement to other countries. 456 pages. Covers 11 family groups in Ireland, USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
Book 2 – Curtins originating in Knockogno, Brosna, Co Kerry – the movement to Rockchapel, Co. Cork and elsewhere in the world. 124 Pages. Covers 3 family groups in Ireland and USA.
Book 3 – Curtins originating in Toureenamaire, Rockchapel, Co Cork, and their descendants. 360 pages. Covers 5 family groups in Ireland, USA, New Zealand and Australia (including 2 convicts).
Book 4 – Curtins originating in Kilshannig Parish, Co Cork and their descendants. 181 pages. Covers 7 family groups in Ireland, England, Australia, and USA.
Book 5 – Curtins originating in Newmarket to Rockchapel Parish and their descendants. 578 pages. Covers 27 Curtin groups from this area and their emigration to other countries.
Book 6 - Curtins originating in Listowel / Duagh to Knocknagoshel / Brosna and their descendants, 466 pages. Covers 17 Curtin groups from this area and their emigration to other countries.
Book 7 – Curtins originating in Knocknagoshel & Brosna to Castleisland, Killarney and Tralee and their descendents. 460 pages. Covers 26 Curtin groups from this area and their emigration to other countries.
Book 8 - Curtins originating in Mt. Collins & Tournafulla to Abbeyfeale, County Limerick and their descendents. 484 pages. Covers 11 Curtin groups from this area and their emigration to other countries.
Book 9 - Curtins originating in Mt. Collins, Abbeyfeale to Newcastle West, County Limerick and their descendants. 500 pages. Covers 14 Curtin groups from this area and their emigration to other countries.
Book 10 - Curtins originating in Ballycommane, Killacullen, Newcastle West, Rathkeale, Stonehall & Templeglantine, County Limerick and their descendants. 460 pages. Covers 13 Curtin groups from this area and their emigration to other countries.
Book 11 - Curtins originating in Patrickswell, Ballingarry and Limerick City. County Limerick and their descendants. 328 pages. Covers 7 Curtin groups from this area and their emigration to other countries.
Book 12 – Curtins originating in Mallow, Killavullen, Fiddane and Shanballymore, Co Cork and their descendants. 516 pages covering 15 dynasties.
Book 13 – Curtins orginating in Mallow, Doneraile, Castletownroche, Millstreet to Mourneabbey, Co Cork and their descendants. 420 pages covering 12 dynasties.
Book 14 – Curtins originating in Cork City, Little Island & Midelton, Co Cork and their descendants who stayed in Ireland or emigrated to Australia and USA. 518 pages covering 11 dynasties.
Book 15 – Curtins originating in Cork City, Co Cork and emigrating to Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. Descendants from Timothy Curtin and Catherine O'Grady. 708 pages
(son of John Curtin and Mary Cohilon)
Book 16 – Curtins originating in Cork City, Co Cork and emigrating to Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.Descendants from John Curtin and Margaret Devine. 424 pages


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Metroid and A Link to The Past Join Club Nintendo Rewards
By Steven Bogos Legacy Author November 5, 2013
Time to break out all of those coins you've been hoarding.
Nintendo has just updated the digital games available to purchase from the Club Nintendo star catalog, and they are actually not completely terrible this time around. Heading up the 3DS selection is the original Metroid, and the quirky, but still satisfying, tower defense/action-adventure Dillon's Rolling Western. On the WiiWare side, we have The Legend of Zelda: A Link to The Past and… Art Style: CUBELLO. Oh well, three outta four ain't bad.
Metroid, A Link to The Past and Art Style will set you back 150 coins each, while Dillon's Rolling Western is a little bit more expensive at 200 coins.
Metroid and A Link to The Past speak for themselves, classics of their time recreated on Nintendo's extensive virtual console. Metroid was initially released exclusively for Nintendo 3DS Ambassadors back in 2011, and was made available to the public in 2012. A Link to The Past first appeared on the Wii's virtual console back in 2007.
Dillon's Rolling Western is one of those 3DS download-only titles, that's not quite a full game, but not really DSiware either. If you have the coins, it's worth picking up.
Club Nintendo rewards are purchased with coins, earned by signing up to Club Nintendo, registering games and systems you have purchased, and completing surveys. These games will be available until December 8, at which point a new batch of downloadable titles will replace them.
Source: Club Nintendo


Hailing my gun experts, for a moment.
If a person stumbled upon a rifle or handgun that hadn't been used in twenty years, would that weapon still function -- and if so, would it need some kind of internal cleaning? What would be the risks of using a weapon that old, if any?
And yes, this is for a story.
I used to love old houses. I think I still love them. From a distance.
I'm learning more about that basement than I ever wanted to. Things live down there! But what did I expect? Things live in the attic, too! I'm surrounded by an army of small furred creatures (not including cats, poodles, etc) who seem to think they own this place. And they do! I feel like chopped liver.
Here, this is relaxing. Just One More Book is a podcast for children's books, and it really is delightful. Check out their discussion of Cynthia Rylant's Snow.
Right. The bathtub faucet started running uncontrollably today, mere moments after I had a conversation about when the water might be turned on at the new house.
Anywhere else, that would not be a big deal, but this old house (which might be feeling peckish because it's soon to be abandoned for the new one up the hill) is about one hundred years old, and that tub stopped draining properly about a year ago. Plus, water tends to run on its own, here and there, in that bathroom. I blame the cats. Or a ghost. Never been a problem before.
But this time the water was gushing uncontrollably. The water was not draining. And when I merely grazed the faucet with my hand, it popped off the wall.
I turned off the water for the entire house (and let me tell you, there's a reason I never go into the basement), went to hardware store to buy a cap for the newly exposed pipe, but when I got home I realized there's a plastic sheath around the darn thing that was probably glued on fifty years ago. Couldn't get it off. Made the pipe too large for the cap. Hardware store closed.
On top of that, the street light has gone out, casting the entire front yard in absolute darkness. Walking the dogs felt like a scene from a horror movie with some stereotypical naive chick in her pajamas mumbling to her poodle while a werewolf hunches behind a tree. Rar!
Taking a short break to rest my brain cells. Aliens is on. Attic creature is stirring for the first time in weeks. Ate some nice greasy pork chops and I'm feeling good.
My schedule is coming together for Comic Con. So far I've got two signings and a panel, but there could be more. Stay tuned. I won't be going to the Romantic Times conference as I had originally planned. I had to make some hard choices about travel this year -- and New York won. I'm so sorry I won't get a chance to see some of you at the literacy signing.
Here, check this out: I've been following LeVar Burton on Twitter. I love him. I watched Reading Rainbow as much as I could when I was growing up, and I dare anyone to find a sweeter, more wonderful show for children. I rank it right up there with Sesame Street. So look at this!
Reading Rainbow was cancelled in 2006 (after first airing in 1983), and at some point they had updated the theme song to something I guess they thought would better fit the sensibilities of "today's children". Whatever. It's the same song, but faster, and with more special effects. It's not as sweet as the old version. But then, I'm an old fogie.
Still in the trenches. Crazy day. I want chocolate. It is snowing, and I want chocolate. I want these words to flow, and chocolate will make it better. And if the words do flow and I finish what I am meant to, tonight, then I will get my chocolate. Or maybe sweet potatoes. Or cake. Food would be nice.
Which reminds me that I forgot to eat supper. Darn!
Quick blog tonight, as I'm deep in the trenches. Keep the channel open, people! If you've got a story burning inside you, don't hold it in.
John DeFrancis passed away. Many of you may not know who he was, but if you've ever studied the Chinese language, even a little, then chances are you owe a great deal to Professor DeFrancis: adventurer, linguist, and philanthropist. Here is his obituary, and one of his articles: Prospects for Chinese Writing Reform (really, this is fascinating). Below is an old interview with the professor, which is loaded with so much more history and turmoil than what that brief discussion indicates. Agree or disagree with his methods and ideas, he was a good, strong, and brilliant man.
Congratulations to cranberrysoda! Send me your contact info, and I'll get those books mailed out to you.
What a great week. I love my readers -- for a variety of reasons -- but today, I love you all because you have such rockin' taste in comfort reads (which, of course, is highly individual, though I found myself nodding along with all your suggestions, from Anne of Green Gables to Anne McCaffery, and oh so many others).
I think there must be a secret language between readers who love the same books. All you have to do is say a title or a name, and it's like a coded handshake that no one else who hasn't read -- or loved -- those books will ever understand. So if I say that I adore Meredith Ann Pierce and the Darkangel Trilogy, someone out there will know what I'm talking about, without being told -- and if I tell you that I wish Pat Zettner had written more than one book, a sequel to The Shadow Warrior, someone else will understand why. Maybe not more than a handful of someones -- but one would be enough.
So, anyway. I'm going to snuggle in for the night, have a nice supper, write some words, and watch the series ::sob:: finale of Stargate Atlantis. McKay! Sheppard! Teyla! Ronin! I don't care if you are getting movies! I'll miss you all!
Congrats to wendyb_09 for winning the Robin Hood gift set! Email me at marjoriemliu@gowebway.com, and I'll get that out to you.
"I miss the days when I felt that way, curled up in a corner and able to get lost in pretty much any plot. I loved stories indiscriminately, because each revealed the world in a way I had never considered before. The effect was so profound that I can still remember vividly the experiences of reading "Little Women"...[a]nd a thousand others. After each, I would emerge a changed person."
I'm sure there are boys who find themselves just as easily immersed in books -- but that's a pretty excellent summary of how I feel about reading: the delight and mystery; a peculiar reincarnation for the mind, where you remain you, but live again and again, in different lives and adventures.
So, here we have another drawing, my friends -- a small sampling of books, new and old, that have taken me away; and that I hope do the same for you: FRECKLES by Gene Stratton Porter, THE WITCH OF BLACKBIRD POND by Elizabeth George Speare, INTO THE WILDERNESS by Sara Donati, INTERRED WITH THEIR BONES by Jennifer Lee Carrell, THE MAGICIANS AND MRS. QUENT by Galen Beckett, and FORESTS OF THE HEART by Charles de Lint.
Share the books you love, or just leave your name to be entered in the drawing. I'll pick the name from the hat on Friday.
PS: I forgot to mention that NYX #5 is on sale today!


Antique furniture adds real character to your home.
If you're looking for new furniture for your home, don't forget to consider antiques. Furniture from the past looks beautiful and is often just as practical as modern reproductions. The design of antique furniture, together with the knowledge that it has sat in several homes over the past hundred years or more gives it a real edge – and you know that you'll be looking after it so that you can pass it on to the next generation.
Many people opt for brand new furniture when it comes to replacing a dining table, looking for a new bedroom suite or just an occasional piece for a hall or guest bedroom. The appeal of antiques – furniture in particular - is not just its monetary value but its intrinsic value. Handmade, and often fitted with beautiful handles or drawers, decorated with wood inlay, using hidden drawers and catches to release extra storage or shelf space, antique furniture adds warmth and style to your home in a way that many new pieces fail to do. The beauty of many antique furniture pieces is that they can be used for many things other than their original purpose. So, a washstand can be used as an occasional table, a chest may be used as a sideboard and a tall chest of drawers can be used for paperwork in your study rather than socks in your bedroom.
Shed loads of style – which shed would you pick?
Garage doors – what are your options?


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Mayor's consultation on the future of the Congestion Charge Western Extension (the WEZ)
Posted by Editor on 27 September 2008
Mayor of London and Chair of Transport for London
Western Extension Consultation
12th Floor Windsor House
42-50 Victoria Street
London SW1H 0TL
Chiswick Gate
598 – 608 Chiswick High Road
London W4 5RT
By email: [email protected] and [email protected]
Dear Mayor Johnson,
Consultation on the future of the Congestion Charge Western Extension (CCWE)
Keep the Congestion Charge Western Extension or an even tougher, additional, inner Low Emission Zone will be needed by early 2010
This response to Transport for London's (TfL's) public consultation on the future of the Congestion Charge Western Extension (CCWE), which is due to close on 5 October 2008, is sent on behalf of the Campaign for Clean Air in London (CCAL). See:
http://www.tfl.gov.uk/roadusers/congestioncharging/17094.aspx
In your letter to CCAL, dated 31 July 2008, you requested that CCAL submit a formal response to this consultation in September.
Government maps, recently published by CCAL, highlight yet again, that road transport is the biggest single cause of all breaches of air quality laws across London. The solutions needed involve two overlapping 'circles' of measures – one for congestion (since vehicles are about half as polluting once they reach speeds of 30 kilometres per hour) and the other for emissions (such as low emission zones) – that target the most polluting vehicles in the most polluted areas.
CCAL urges the Mayor of London (the Mayor) to keep the CCWE primarily on the grounds that traffic levels would rise significantly without it, leading to increased pollutants from vehicles. In CCAL's view, it would be foolish of the Mayor to remove the CCWE when he would then need to toughen further additional measures, such as one or more additional inner low emission zones, that are already long overdue to reduce sharply hazardous vehicle emissions to comply with air quality laws in the same area of London.
CCAL urges the Mayor to pursue vigorously stronger measures to reduce congestion across London. Instead of weakening (or removing the CCWE), the Mayor should build on the current 'blunt instrument' by offering dynamic (or 'intelligent') road pricing, such as 'tag and beacon' or better, in parallel with the current CCWE and Congestion Charge Central (CCC). This would give people the choice of paying a fixed congestion charge or opting to pay a flexible charge i.e. such that they might pay nothing to drive short distances outside the hours of congestion. In due course, once dynamic road pricing is shown to work well, it should take over fully from the current 'blunt' scheme and be extended to operate, where necessary, across London.
CCAL is concerned that a relatively small number of vehicle owners, who are primarily responsible for congestion, are – at little or no cost to themselves – having a disproportionate, negative impact on the health of hundreds of thousands of Londoners. Those causing congestion should pay the full environmental cost of their actions as part of a much wider 'polluter pays' strategy in London. CCAL supports measures to reduce congestion, in their own right, as a means of increasing road capacity and improving quality of life for the vast majority of Londoners.
Last but most importantly, CCAL emphasises the need for the Mayor to work closely with the government to implement measures urgently to ensure that air quality laws are fully complied with throughout London not just in the CCWE area.
Congestion and emissions measures are both needed to improve air quality in London
The government has admitted that road transport is the cause of all the breaches of air quality laws in the United Kingdom (UK) with diesel emissions being by far the biggest single component. The solutions needed involve two overlapping 'circles' of measures – one for congestion and the other for emissions – that target the most polluting vehicles in the most polluted areas with technology-based solutions and create a 'tipping point' of behavioural change backed by awareness, persuasion, incentives and regulation (when necessary). Behavioural change offers the most cost effective solutions.
In CCAL's view, the package of measures needed to reduce emissions to comply with air quality laws (which are based on World Health Organisation (WHO) recommendations) must include one or more additional inner Low Emission Zones (LEZs) operating in London by early 2010 (since an LEZ directly targets air pollution and makes the 'polluter pay'). In general, it or they should target all the most polluting vehicles in the most polluted areas in order to minimise and share the necessary costs. Dozens of other cities around Europe are introducing similar schemes in order to comply with the same laws. See: http://www.lowemissionzones.eu/
In CCAL's view, measures to reduce congestion are needed also to tackle the most polluted areas of London since hazardous emissions fall sharply as vehicles move faster. Department for Transport (DfT) data shows that most vehicles emit about half the carbon dioxide (CO2) and hazardous emissions once they reach speeds of 30 kilometres per hour. Vehicles causing congestion are therefore some of the biggest polluters. CCAL supports measures to reduce congestion, in their own right, as a means of increasing road capacity and improving quality of life for the vast majority of Londoners.
Air quality laws
It is the responsibility of the Mayor and the government to be aware of, and comply fully with, all applicable laws. The government has specific duties under air quality laws on behalf of the UK as a Member State. CCAL wishes to draw your attention to the following:
i. The Mayor has a duty to 'work towards' the Limit Values: The Mayor of London has a statutory duty to 'work towards' the Limit Values for particulate matter (PM10) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2). The Supplementary Information document for the CCWE consultation states on page 27 that the impacts on the CCWE area of returning traffic in 2010 'are estimated [at] around 5 per cent more NOx [oxides of nitrogen], 7 percent more PM10 and 8 percent more CO2 [carbon dioxide] '. In CCAL's view, the Mayor would breach this statutory duty if he removed the CCWE without fully offsetting measures being in full operation.
ii. The UK has a duty to achieve the Limit Values by deadlines: The UK has breached air quality laws in London for PM10 in each of 2005, 2006 and 2007. The government plans to apply for a time extension until 2011 to meet these obligations, as it is allowed to do under the EU directive on ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe (the AQ Directive), which entered into force on 11 June 2008. To obtain such a time extension and avoid imminent legal action, the UK would need, amongst other things, to produce credible plans showing how it would eliminate all breaches of Limit Values for PM10 by 2011. If a time extension for PM10 is allowed by the European Commission (EC), Article 22 of the AQ Directive states that the UK must ensure that the Limit Value plus Margin of Tolerance is not exceeded in any circumstances i.e. average annual PM10 levels must never exceed 48 micrograms per cubic metre (μg/m3). Daily average exceedances are also limited.
The government maps obtained by CCAL show that Brompton Road and Knightsbridge in the CCWE area are currently still expected to be in breach of air quality laws for PM10 in 2011. In CCAL's view, measures to reduce congestion (such as the CCWE) and emissions are both needed to eliminate these breaches of air quality laws.
The EC, seeking to enforce WHO based air quality laws, has asked Member States (including the UK) to provide information by 30 September 2008 on the steps they are taking to achieve compliance with air quality laws for PM10. The EC has stated further that failure either to achieve compliance with the standard or to submit notifications by 31 October 2008 for a time extension will lead to legal action against the Member State concerned. See:
http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/08/1112format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en
In CCAL's view, the Mayor would show disregard for air quality laws if the removal of the CCWE is pursued when neither he nor the government have yet shown how air quality laws for PM10 (or NO2) will be complied with in the CCWE area and throughout London. CCAL wrote to the EC on 5 May 2008 on this subject copying you.
iii. The UK has a duty to maintain air quality once the Limit Values are met: The UK has an obligation under Council Directive 1999/30/EC/Article 1 to 'maintain ambient air quality where it is good and improve it in other cases with respect to sulphur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide and oxides of nitrogen, particular matter and lead'. This obligation has been transposed into UK law in the Air Quality Limit Values Regulations 2003 in Regulation 15, paragraph 2 (see page 8). By referring in the latter to 'zones' the government may not have been transposed correctly – with that mistake alone, perhaps exposing the UK to infringement action by the EC. This directive is repealed by the new AQ Directive with effect from 11 June 2010.
The excellent London Air Quality Network website shows that average annual PM10 in Cromwell Road fell from just on the Limit Value in 2006 (i.e. 40 μg/m3) to 35 μg/m3 in 2007 (and 34 μg/m3 so far in 2008). 2007 included nearly 11 months of the CCWE in operation. The number of days exceeding 50 μg/m3 fell from 60 to 26 in the same period (with the Limit Value for exceedances being 50) i.e. that section of Cromwell Road moved from non-compliance to compliance for PM10 in 2007.
In CCAL's view, the government has a clear statutory duty (and obligation as a Member State) inter alia to ensure that PM10 air pollution does not rise again above the Limit Values in the CCWE where it has fallen below these levels – as it surely would if road pricing was removed from that area (unless simultaneously other measures were put in place to mitigate fully its removal). CCAL is therefore forwarding this letter to the government and urging it to comply fully with these obligations, if necessary forcing the Mayor to keep the CCWE.
iv. The UK has a duty to ensure that the Limit Values plus a Margin of Tolerance are not exceeded if the time extension provisions are used: The UK is required to comply with Limit Values for NO2 by January 2010. Under the new AQ Directive, the UK may apply for a time extension to comply with these Limit Values until January 2015. Similar provisions apply for NO2 as apply for PM10, not least under Article 22, such that if the UK is granted a time extension it must ensure that the Limit Value plus a Margin of Tolerance is not exceeded in any circumstances i.e. average annual NO2 levels must never exceed 60 μg/m3. Hourly average exceedances are also limited. Average annual NO2 levels far exceed 60 μg/m3 in parts of the CCWE e.g. Brompton Road, Knightsbridge and Kings Road. Maps in the City of Westminster's current consultation on its air quality strategy highlight the seriousness of this problem across central London into 2010 and beyond. If no time extensions are granted, the Limit Values must be complied with by the times already specified in legislation.
In CCAL's view, congestion and emission measures are both needed if the UK is to reduce air pollution near London's busiest roads by more than one-third by January 2010 as required by air quality laws.
Please consider this letter as a formal reminder to you, as Mayor of London, of these issues.
Response to Consultation Questions
These responses must be considered in conjunction with the rest of this submission.
CCAL supports keeping the CCWE so that it, and the CCC area, can play a valuable part in improving – and not making worse – air quality in London. If you as Mayor decide to remove or weaken the CCWE, it is plain – all other things being equal – that you will need to tighten commensurately and concurrently the additional inner LEZ(s) that must be operating in London by early 2010. To over-simplify it: 'let 33,000 vehicle owners choose not to pay £8 to enter the CCWE; or ban an extra 33,000 vehicles each day from the additional inner LEZ(s)'. CCAL urges the Mayor to strengthen the CCWE (and the CCC); CCAL set out measures to improve the CCWE and air quality in general in London in its letter to you dated 13 July 2008 (which is attached and included as part of this submission).
In respect of the current, narrow, consultation questions, CCAL notes that those opting for any of the Option 3 alternatives are also implicitly supporting Option 1. CCAL considers that the Mayor should have included a fourth option with measures that would 'strengthen' the CCWE e.g. operating it seven days per week and the CCC and CCWE as two co-ordinated, independent schemes. As currently constructed, the consultation is biased towards removal of the CCWE.
Option 1 Yes. CCAL would like it to kept and strengthened
CCAL urges the Mayor to keep the CCWE and embrace road pricing, where necessary, across London. Congestion charging should be a meaningful part of the package of measures needed to comply fully with air quality laws.
Option 2 No, strongly oppose
CCAL urges the Mayor not to remove the CCWE since to do so will make it necessary for him, all other things being equal, to introduce concurrently stronger measures to improve air quality than will otherwise be necessary.
Option 3a Neither
CCAL does not object to small administrative changes to the CCWE or the CCC, such as on payment terms, provided that the impact of these on emissions is fully and concurrently offset by commensurately stronger terms as part of one or more additional inner LEZs.
Option 3b Strongly oppose
CCAL objects to the Mayor's proposal to introduce a charge-free period in the CCWE with the effect that 'traffic and congestion levels could increase significantly during the free period'.
Option 3c Neither
CCAL does not object to small administrative changes to the CCWE or the CC, such as on payment terms, provided that the impact of these on emissions is fully and concurrently offset by commensurately stronger terms as part of one or more additional inner LEZs.
CCAL would be pleased to meet you or your advisers to discuss these proposals as you proposed in your letter dated 31 July 2008.
Please confirm receipt of this letter.
Commissioner Dimas, Environment DG
The Rt. Hon. Ruth Kelly MP, Secretary of State for Transport
Jonathan Shaw MP, Minister for Air Quality
Boris Johnson, Mayor of London Sir Simon Milton, Deputy Mayor
Helen Ainsworth, EU and International Air Quality, Defra
Simon Davies, Department for Transport
David Higgins, Chief Executive, Olympic Delivery Authority
Dr Michal Krzyzanowksi, Regional Adviser, Air Quality and Health, WHO
Professor Bob Maynard, Health Protection Agency
Philip Mulligan, Chief Executive, Environmental Protection UK
Derek Picot, Chairman, The Knightsbridge Business Group Dragomira Raeva, EU Policy Unit, European Environmental Bureau
Dr Martin Williams, Head of Air Quality and Industrial Pollution Programme, Defra
Tim Williamson, National Air Quality Assessment, Defra
John Bowis MEP, Conservative
Jean Lambert MEP, Green
Baroness Ludford MEP, Liberal Democrat
Claude Moraes MEP, Labour
Richard Barnes AM, Statutory Deputy Mayor and Leader of the Conservative Group
Len Duvall AM, Leader of the Labour Group, London Assembly
Darren Johnson AM, Green, Chair of the Transport and Environment Committee
Mike Tuffrey AM, Leader of the Liberal Democrat Group, London Assembly
Valerie Shawcross AM, Chair of the Transport Committee, London Assembly Councillor
Colin Barrow, Leader of the Council, City of Westminster
Councillor Merrick Cockell, Leader of Kensington and Chelsea Council


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Cars A To Z: A
Thanks again to C/2 for suggesting this topic. I will not necessarily choose my favorite make for each letter, but make no mistake: these will be my choices. This is my blog, after all.
The "A" automobile is actually one with which I am not that familiar. Even given its recent "rebirth" it's sort of a forgotten British make: Alvis. A picture from the linked piece, which itself was the final push I needed to pick this company:
T.G. John founded the company in 1919 in Coventry, England. At first, Alvis only manufactured engines under license from other companies, but by 1920 was producing cars. The company would also manufacture race cars, aircraft engines, armored cars and other armored fighting vehicles. Alvis were/was (UK/US conjugation) a pioneer of front-wheel drive, they built the first all-synchromesh transmission (gearbox in UK parlance), they used servo-assisted brakes, independent suspension, overhead cams, and aluminum pistons, all before World War II. They built successful sports cars and won races.
The derivation of the company name has been a source of debate. Some believe that Geoffrey de Freville, who designed the first actual Alvis engine, proposed the name Alvis as a compound of the words "aluminium" (remember, that's how "aluminum" is spelled and pronounced in the UK) and "vis" (meaning "strength" in Latin), or perhaps it may have been derived from the Norse mythological weapon maker, Alvíss. De Freville however forcefully rejected all of these theories. In 1921 he specifically stated that the name had no meaning whatsoever, and was chosen simply because it could be easily pronounced in any language. He reaffirmed this position in the early 1960s, stating that any other explanations for the source of the name were purely coincidental.
John ran the company until 1944. Sadly, his retirement was short as he died in 1946. Alvis lost its way after the war, in part because its main factory had been severely damaged by bombing. The lack of vested leadership also contributed to its decline, no doubt. This was true even though famed designer Alec Issigonis–designer of the Mini–joined the company. Alvis management sold controlling interest in the company to Rover in 1965. When Rover became part of British Leyland in 1967 that marked the end of the low-volume Alvis passenger car although production of military vehicles continued.
In 2009, however, a company called Red Triangle bought the rights to Alvis' car trademarks in addition to all of the relevant drafts and data sheets. Much like the late Glenn Pray and his son Doug build (built) NOS versions of Auburns and Cords, Red Triangle has recently completed its first continuation Alvis using NOS parts and tweaked to meet modern emissions standards. Here is an homage to Alvis:
I believe the car in the advertisement is a TA-21 from the 1950s. I am still nowhere near as familiar with Alvis as I am with other makes, even other British companies, but I think it's a name worth remembering, especially since it appears to have risen from the dead.
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I thought I knew British cars. I was completely unaware of this product line. Thanks for enlightening me!
Thanks, JS. Good to "hear" from you. Hope much of the rest of the Cars A To Z series also enlightens you.
I am also not very familiar with Alvis. Years ago, I attended a British automotive flea market twice as a vendor, didn't get much chance to head out to the field to see any cars, but I wonder if between that show and British Car Day any Alvis' (Alvi?) show up. Certainly that coupe is a lovely car, and the one in the ad has a very 'Bentley' look to me.
Guess I'll be on the lookout for more books, this time with a British accent.
Thanks, Mark. Hopefully, the Cars A To Z feature will add some more automotive knowledge to all of us.


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Q: On solving systems of nonlinear equations. I was tasked with solving (obtain explicit solutions without utilizing complex coordinates)  this system of non-linear equations as part of an exam,
\begin{cases} 2z e^{xy} +2 \lambda z - 2 \lambda = 0 \\ yz^2 e^{xy} -2x \lambda = 0\\ xz^2 e^{xy} - 2y \lambda = 0 \end{cases}
unfortunately I failed this task.
I'm hoping that if I post my work here someone could tell me why I am approaching the problem incorrectly.
When I have a system of linear equations I can use notions from linear algebra to easily find solutions, but with non-linear equations I don't know when I have obtained all the solutions to the system nor am I sure how to proceed.
I proceeded as follows:
adding the 2 equation to the last one I obtain $(y +x) (z^2 e^{xy} - 2 \lambda) = 0$ so either 1) $x = - y$  or  2) $z^2 e^{xy} = 2 \lambda$
In the case where 1) is true I obtain substituting in the second equation  that $x(- z^2e^{-x^2} -2 \lambda) = 0$, so either
1.a) $x = 0$ or 1.b) $z^2e^{-x^2} = -2 \lambda$.
From 1.a) I get the "solution" $(0,0, \lambda \ (1 + 2\lambda), \lambda)$ except this is not an explicit solution so it's useless for the optimization problem this system is connected to.
From 1.b) I substitute in the first equation and get $z (2 z^2e^{-x^2}+ ze^{-x^2}+ 2e^{-x^2}) = 0 $ that gives me either
1.b. 1) $z = 0$ or 1.b.2) $z = \frac{1+ \sqrt{17}}{4}$, $z = \frac{1- \sqrt{17}}{4}$
From 1.b. 1) $z = 0$ I obtain the solution $(0,0,0,0)$.
From 1.b.2) I am unsure how to proceed. And this is only the first case.
I feel like I am approaching this with the wrong method, anyone care to solve the system and teach me a better way to approach systems of non-linear equations?

A: You got from the last two equations
$$
(y+x)(z^2e^{xy}−2λ)=0
$$
In the same way using the difference you get
$$
(y-x)(z^2e^{xy}+2λ)=0
$$
which gives the additional information that your cases should read, if not $x=y=0$
1)  $y=-x$ and from the second product $2λ=-z^2e^{-x^2}$ and
2)  $x=y$ and $2λ=z^2e^{x^2}$
Thus the first equation amounts in case 1) to
$$
2ze^{-x^2}+(-z^2e^{-x^2})(z-1)=0
$$
so that either $z=0$ or $2-z(z-1)=0$ with solutions $z=2$ and $z=-1$.
Similarly in case 2)

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LED technology has taken over the industry as more people want long lasting lamps stingy on power.
LED technology has taken over the industry as more people want long lasting lamps stingy on power. But with LED's efficiency there have also been tradeoffs, such as inferior color accuracy. BBS Lighting's new Area 48 LED fixture's output is more consistent with better color accuracy than conventional LEDs because BBS Lighting has moved the phosphors away from the light emitting diodes. Forty-eight blue diodes behind a polycarbonate diffusion panel creates the softlight you desire.
The Area 48 LED fixture has four interchangeable Phosphor panels: 3200-degree K (CRI 97 panel, 361 footcandles at 3 feet), 5600-degree K (CRI 96 panel, 385 footcandles at 3 feet); 3200-degree K with DP Choice Softbox (657 footcandles at 3 feet), and 5600-degree K with DP Choice Softbox (736 footcandles at 3 feet). This 11-pound light has the same output as a 1200W softlight but pulls only 160W.
The only fill illumination needed was a piece of foam core. Powered by conventional AC or with a Gold or V-mount DC battery, it is a light you can use anywhere and power all day long with a single battery. The LED light can dim from 100 percent to 1 percent without flicker or the color balance changing. The fanless light can be used without fear of being heard and features a strobing mode. The unit may be daisy chained to others and you can expect about 50,000 hours from the LEDs.
It also offers a softbox with diffusion, a Snapgrid for the barn doors, a Snapgrid SX for the softbox, Phosphor panel pouches, and carrying case.
I was anxious to review BBS's Area 48 light because of its 1K output with a 160 W power drain on battery.
My first shoot was in a studio environment with the Area 48 at 3200-degree K with the softbox as the key source 3 feet from the talent. Dimmed to 66 percent and placed camera left, the only fill illumination was a piece of foam core camera right. I adjusted the light's output via the display panel on its backside and the image looked perfect. At that distance, I read 455 footcandles on my meter. The project was only 60 seconds long, but I achieved the soft light I desired.
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We spent much of our time in a concrete sewer pipe. Outside the temperature was 22 degrees with a 30 mph wind and blowing snow. Because of our location and safety concerns, I chose again to use the Area 48 unit DC powered to illuminate the "sewer" with a warm glow—this is one versatile light.
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Drefong won an Eclipse Award for the 2016 Champion Sprinter at the prestigious industry-wide ceremony last Saturday night. Unbeaten in four starts as a sophomore, the son of Gio Ponti easily annexed two allowances at Santa Anita earlier in 2016, before graduating into G1 company in the King's Bishop at Saratoga last August. Drefong was never seriously challenged here as he came home 3 1/4 lengths to the good and he then reappeared in the Breeders' Cup Sprint last November. At Santa Anita the colt once again showed blinding speed and was always holding his rivals winning by 1 1/4 lengths at the wire. This was enough of a resume to persuade the majority of Eclipse voters that Drefong deserved this award, beating off A P Indian and Lord Nelson who both had significant race records in 2016. Bred by Frederick Allor, Michael Barnett and Anthony Warrender, the colt has been expertly handled by Bob Baffert throughout his career and provided his owners the Baoma Corporation with a wonderful experience which granted normal racing luck should only get better as the valuable Dubai Golden Shaheen has been suggested as an early aim in 2017. Mrs. Susan Chu gave a very nice speech upon receiving the award saying "I am so honored to be here today. We are here today because of Drefong. And really we started from nothing, but we were able to get here because we had an incredible trainer in Bob Baffert and a wonderful team, including Donato Lanni and jockeys Mike Smith and Martin Garcia. We are grateful for all of them. Racing isn't just a business for us. These horses are so much more. And they are deeply loved and cared for. My family, we talk to our horses in Mandarin and English, so they are bilingual. We thank you so much for this wonderful honor".
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Why aren't local businesses hiring in America now?
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Here is a real-life story of how the president's new healthcare law is costing Texas jobs and capping the growth of a local small business:
Last week, I visited Cyclone Steel Services, a north Houston small business successfully serving the oil field with cut-to-order steel plates. The president, Steve Lasiker, is from Magnolia and his wife, LaDonna, is a CPA in the company. They are smart, hard-working and down to earth, juggling a growing business and a family while keeping it all in the right spiritual perspective.
The company generously pays 100 percent of their worker's health insurance premiums. It offers a health savings account for their employees to help defray deductibles and matches their contributions. There are bonuses, also, when the business does well. Maybe that's why half of the 49 workers have been there an amazing 25 years.
The company has doubled the size of its property and expanded its warehouse in recent years — and it's poised for more growth. But they won't likely grow to 50 workers or more. Steve and LaDonna will tell you the federal government simply makes it too expensive to hire more workers. They will do everything they can not to hire that 50th worker.
By staying under 50 workers, the Affordable Care Act doesn't force them into more expensive health care or pay a hefty tax. But their healthcare costs are still going up. By renewing their current plan for an extra year, they avoided an increase of 47 percent. Without that option, the cost to cover some of their workers would have nearly tripled.
In Washington, White House officials dismiss businesses like Cyclone Steel as "mere anecdotes." They argue that small businesses welcome the Affordable Care Act - even though the National Federation of Independent Businesses fought the new law and sued to stop it.
The White House insists the new healthcare law will help create jobs, not stop their creation. But what's happening to Cyclone Steel in Texas is happening across the United States. Even the independent Congressional Budget Office estimates ObamaCare will kill 800,000 jobs once it's fully in place.
You have to wonder. How many of the nearly 20 million Americans unable to find a full-time job in the weak Obama economy wish that businesses like Cyclone Steel were free to hire? How many who have given up hope of finding a job would welcome the paycheck, the health care and the bonuses rather than depending on unemployment and welfare? How much stronger would our economy be if federal laws like President Obama's healthcare law weren't capping the job growth of local businesses?
Isn't it time we found out?
In a recent poll, 70 percent of Americans said they want the Affordable Care Act to be optional. They want a choice and the same waiver from the Jan. 1 mandate that businesses got from the White House.
Now many Democratic senators who denied Americans that waiver and were willing to shut down the government to prevent it are filing legislation to do just that. Ironically, after insisting Americans "could keep their healthcare plan if they like it, period," President Obama has apologized for that untruth. But he still insists that millions of Americans be forced into buying more expensive health care that they don't want, can't afford and can't register for in the comically broken website.
This isn't the healthcare reform Americans were promised.
U.S. Rep. Kevin Brady, R-The Woodlands, is chairman of the Joint Economic Committee and a senior member of the House Ways & Means Committee. Call his office in Conroe at 936-441-5700.


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Vulnerability in Tommy Hilfiger Japan DB Exposes Hundreds of Thousands of Customers to Data Theft
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Hacker-activists Noam Rotem and Ran L from Safety Detective's research lab recently revealed a significant security breach in the Tommy Hilfiger Japan client database – leaving the private and personal details of hundreds of thousands of customers up for grabs.
Nearly 1 Million Website Visits
Tommy Hilfiger's Japanese website, which received nearly one million visits so far this year, runs on an open Elasticsearch server not intended for URL access. But with minimal manipulation, the research team was able to find the gaping security oversight to the customer database.
Unprotected Customer Data Up for Grabs
The unsecured database provided easy access to the personal details of hundreds of thousand of customers in Japan, including first and last names, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, dates of birth, last purchase dates, total orders made, and membership numbers. Alarmingly, the unencrypted info, stretching as far back as 2014, was accessible without a password, leaving the sensitive data completely unprotected.
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