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XFM Winter Wonderland - Manchester Apollo - 8.12.06
XFM Manchester launched earlier in the year with promises of adding to the cities rich musical heritage, but a few short months later after the honeymoon period we're left with empty promises and the overwhelming feeling that the only thing alternative about the station is that they don't play James Blunt.
The biggest signifier of this comes with Winter Wonderland's opening act Billion Babies, a band with an average age of 12 who won the Rockschool competition ahead of thousands of entries. Ultimately the competition was more X Factor than In The City with bands required to record a cover version, in this case ACDC's "Back In Black", and perform it at the expense of their own material. Named after an Alice Cooper song its clear where this band are coming from musically and we'd have much rather heard their original material including new single "Ghost Train" than the crushing bores that were Mumm-ra and Little Man Tate, who send us into a coma for the next hour. The latter are the sort of band that the phrase "dregs of Britpop" was coined for and their Sheffield take on the Kaiser Chiefs sound makes them a band of diminishing returns, a tribute to a tribute if you like.
It takes the sheer magnificence of The Rakes to wake up the Apollo and what an awakening it was. Criminally underrated this correspondent first met the Rakes somewhat bizarrely playing alongside Neighbours Dr Karl Kennedy in some Anglo-Antipodean peace summit where the actor declared his favourite British band to be The Killers (doh). After months locked up in the studio the band return to rightly tower above the likes of Interpol and The Stills as the true heirs to Joy Division's crown. "Strasbourg", "Retreat" and "22 Grand Job" are all modern classics, still now adding extra dimensions beyond the conventional sounds of the zeitgeist and while frontman Alan Donohue is a little rusty you get the feeling he must have being doing tantric yoga while the rest of the band were laying down riffs cos he's still as lanky and nimble as ever throwing some Ian Curtis meets the Mighty Boosh style dance manoeuvres. Sadly the band don't play "Dark Clouds", an amazing Leader of The Pack style pop song about a twisted love story which ends up in murder, based on a true story of a web of deceit based in nearby Altrincham...but alas after being one of the highlights of the night could we really ask for more?
And then back to home with that walking charity worker Badly Drawn Boy who apart from making us laugh like the insistent charity worker on the Catherine Tate Show delivers yet again another forgettable performance. With a tight 30 minute restriction on his set none of the comedy set pieces are there like thanking his goldfish's mother and the like, so the music has to do the speaking and with a collection of musicians that are more Sleeper blokes than the formidable previous band including Andy Rourke it was never going to be a home victory. Worse than that some of the newer songs have guitar riffs that wouldn't sound out of place at a Shadows concert and to think this was the songwriter which promised so much with "The Hour of The Bewilderbeast " and "About A Boy".
It was back to our youth with one of the highlights of the night coming from ex-Cast frontman John Power, who despite being unfairly built up by Clint Boon as a member of one of the greatest bands ever (The Las - its simply not true) delivers a short 3 song set of new material. More organic and folky than the soaring melodies of Cast, who by the look of it are his current backing band, there's a simplicity which is admirable and to be honest it puts the spotlight back on Liverpool for singer-songwriters with the likes of Liam Frost, Stephen Fretwell and BDB losing their way.
The Magic Numbers are not a great band, hell they're not even a good one, but there's something about them when you force them into a short abridged set that brings out the best of them and makes you reconsider their position. With just 30 minutes to win us over they deliver single after single, "Forever Lost", "Love Me Love You" and "Love Is A Game" all hit the spot in the same way that Dodgy did those years ago and as much as you try to deny it the sunshine rays warm up your soul on this cold winter evening. You'll never love the Magic Numbers, but for a short fix you'll begin to like them.
With James Dean Bradfield's solo album being better received than any Manics album in recent history and Nicky Wire's solo efforts being a ramshackle punk affair of Mark E Smith proportions it led some to speculate whether we'd ever see the band back on stage together, but with their first live appearance in two years it was every way bit as spectacular as you could have imagined and marks a return back to the old rock sound of "Generation Terrorists" and "Gold Against The Soul" now that Bradfield has got the Motown and Barbershop harmonies out of his system.
After an energetic romp through "You Love Us", once bait to the haters who thought they weren't 4 real, now a celebration of everything that's pure and honest in the Manics camp, they launch into the first of two new songs "I'm Just A Patsy". Within seconds it's clear they've been looking at the recent comeback of Axl Rose's Guns & Roses and thought if they can't do it why don't we just write the G'n'R's album that never was and infuse it with Nicky's love of Public Enemy like the original template they set out to do. It's one of those classic Manic's songs that on first listen stands up to the towering epic "Motorcycle Emptiness" and a riotous "Yes". The other new song of the night "Autumn Song" draws from that same line of influences.
A mixture of material followed with "Motown Junk" and "From Despair To Where" intertwined with "You Stole The Sun From My Heart" and Enola Alone" before climaxing on "Design For Life", their breakthrough anthem.
For us the Manics and The Rakes made up for tonight's lacklustre line-up, which was an A-Z of everything that's wrong with modern music and with Manchester music at an all time high you wonder why XFM Manchester went for something as safe and predictable as Badly Drawn Boy and Liam Frost as a showcase of local talent. Manchester beats to its own rhythm and the sooner XFM start listening to those people on the ground that truly know the scene rather that "tastemakers" sat in offices in London the better.
Which was your favourite band from the Winter Wonderland?
Was Manchester represented well by Badly Drawn Boy / Liam Frost?
Does XFM Manchester do anything above and beyond what local radio does?
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Home Sports Real Madrid's Mourinho under fire from all sides
Real Madrid's Mourinho under fire from all sides
Madrid, Dec 23, 2012(AFP)
Jose Mourinho's future as Real Madrid coach looked virtually untenable on Sunday as press and players alike took aim at him especially over his dropping of iconic goalkeeper and captain Iker Casillas.
The self-anointed 'Special One', winner of the Champions League twice with Porto and Inter Milan, had already been under pressure after a poor first half to the title race which had seen their bitter rivals Barcelona take a firm grip on the championship.
His position was under even more scrutiny on Sunday after his dropping of Casillas, the first time the Spain captain had been dropped in 10 years, backfired spectacularly as they lost 3-2 to Malaga to fall an astonishing 16 points behind Barcelona and, almost worse for some, seven points adrift of city rivals Atletico.
While Mourinho was unapologetic and insisted after the defeat he was not going anywhere, the press, never on good terms with the Portuguese coach, bayed for blood.
"'Mou' is making a laughing stock of himself," opined Madrid sports daily Marca while displaying on its front page a photo of Casillas with his head bowed during the match.
"Another act of defiance by the coach, this time against the saint of saints of the club."
Another sports daily As, who like Marca slated Casillas's replacement Antonio Adan for Malaga's third goal, was even less forgiving.
"Mourinho has become an unsupportable problem," it blasted.
Another of the club's discontented stars, Sergio Ramos – like Casillas part of the Spain side that has collected two European Championships and the World Cup in the past four years – weighed in on Canal Plus Spain.
"We were all taken aback by the dropping of Casillas, I mean he is the captain," said the defender, who himself fell foul of Mourinho earlier in the season and was dropped and trained on his own.
"It is him who plays and he will continue to play because he is a truly great goalkeeper."
Mourinho, who is used to winning his internal battles and only coming off second best when he took on Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich, has, according to some, overreached himself this time.
Despite succeeding in having long-time Real sporting director Jorge Valdano sacked, his combative nature since he took over in May 2010 has rarely targeted the players until this season.
However, since January he has been at war with both Ramos and Casillas and he had to deny last week that he was deploying one of his backroom staff as a spy to report back to him what the players were saying.
While the Barcelona daily Mundo Deportivo agreed that Casillas's poor form this season had been a cause for concern, it added Mourinho's decision was not solely based on sporting reasons.
"He (Mourinho) was right, but it is also a political decision.
"Mou was not just relegating to the bench one of the best goalkeepers in the world or the team captain, but also the ringleader of the malcontents in the dressing room."
While Mourinho has received the support of club president Florentino Perez, although he didn't appreciate Mourinho admitting defeat in the title race even before the Malaga match, Spanish news daily El Mundo said Perez was considering all options with regard to the coach.
However, the club may find the financial compensation prohibitive as Mourinho extended his contract last May to 2016 after adding the Liga crown to the Spanish Cup he won in his first season.
"If Florentino sacks Mou now, he will have to pay him compensation of 20 million euros and only five million euros if he does it next June," revealed Mundo Deportivo.
However, in a poll conducted by the Marca website of Real fans, it was crystal clear what they wanted the outcome to be with 80% of the 80,000 respondents saying yes to the question 'Should Real sack Mourinho?'.
Sergio Ramos Insults Moroccan International Footballer Achraf Hakimi
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2018/2019 African Champions League: CAS Rejects Wydad Casablanca Appeal
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Q: Handsontable Select2 Dropdown Options Change For Next Row Please check the following fiddle for a working demo:
http://jsfiddle.net/jepod675/2/
My data is following:
var countries = [{id:'1',text:'Country 1'},{id:'2',text:'Country 2'}];

var states = [];

states[1] = [{id:'1',text:'C1 State 1'},{id:'2',text:'C1 State 2'}];
states[2] = [{id:'3',text:'C2 State 1'},{id:'4',text:'C2 State 2'}];

Steps to product the issue:

*

*Select 'Country 1' in first row and 'C1 State 1' in under State Column

*Select 'Country 2' in next row.

Note that value changed in place of 'C1 State 1' to 1 (id of the State instead of name.
You can also see options of State in first row (refer screenshot).

I guess handsontable maintains one instance of options per column.
Developer's comment at https://github.com/trebuchetty/Handsontable-select2-editor/issues/15#issuecomment-144553584

I'm not sure how to solve this one. Handsontable keeps the one
  instance alive per column. You might need to override this behavior,
  which I think is possible, but there would be performance penalty
  associated with that. You might need to validate the other column's
  value before opening the editor so that you could replace the
  selection list with the correct list.

I am looking for help on how to solve this problem?

A: Since you are using select2 editor, the editor has callback method "onBeginEditing"
$("#hot").handsontable({
        onBeginEditing: function () {
            var activeEditor = instance.getActiveEditor();
            var selectedRow = activeEditor.cellProperties.row
            var selectedColumn = activeEditor.cellProperties.col;
            if ( selectedColumn == 3) {
                var tester = instance.getDataAtCell(selectedRow, 14);
                var filterlist = [];
                var optionsList = activeEditor.options.data;
                for (var index = 0; index < optionsList.length; index++) {
                    if (tester == optionsList[index].tester) {
                        filterlist.push(optionsList[index]);
                    }
                }
                activeEditor.options.data = filterlist;
            }
        });

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Jim Berkenstadt, author of the "Amazon Best Seller", The Beatle Who Vanished, will be appearing at the Tucson (AZ) Festival of Books on the University of Arizona campus – Sunday, March 10, 2013. He will be located in the East Tent, signing copies of his new book from 11:30 am -1:30 pm.
Location: University of Arizona Mall – along East University Boulevard, stretching from the Old Main area to just east of Cherry Avenue, and in a few nearby buildings.
Don't miss your opportunity to get your very own signed copy of the new Beatles book and meet the author in person!


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Library Trends 03 (4) Spring 1955: Current Acquisitions Trends in American Libraries
Library Trends 3 (4) Spring 1955: Current Acquisitions Trends in American Libraries. Edited by Robert Vosper.
Here then was some justification, if any were needed, for planning this issue of Library Trends. Here also is some reason for failing to look adequately at all aspects of the matter, for most of the contributors ran into this general failure to think about acquisitional matters. They found the literature on the subject thin or non-existent. This accounts for the unexpected necessity for writing letters and imposing questionnaires on librarians. No other issue of Library Trends thus far has been so dependent on this procedure for assaying practice and thinking in the field. Here then perhaps is the primary trend; libraries and librarians just do not trend sufficiently in the direction of acquisitions. All persons concerned with this issue consider this negative situation most unfortunate and deserving of a remedy.
In this issue the contributors have tried to probe from several vantage points rather than to depend on a clean vertical or horizontal slice through the subject. An imaginative, book-wise and effective acquisitions librarian is a gem in any library setting, and as one who knows has said, "There is no excitement like the hunt . . . for books." This issue of Library Trends should suggest why these observations are true.
The Public Library Acquisitions Program
Henderson, John D. (Graduate School of Library and Information Science. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1955)
The Current Bookmarket
Bennett, Fleming (Graduate School of Library and Information Science. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1955)
The Acquisition of Scientific and Technological Material
Jenkins, Frances B. (Graduate School of Library and Information Science. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1955)
Management and Operation
Reichmann, Felix (Graduate School of Library and Information Science. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1955)
Library Trends 03 (4) Spring 1955: Current Acquisitions Trends in American Libraries
Vosper, Robert (Graduate School of Library and Information Science. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1955)


Cedar Bridge School, located at 730 Whitevale Rd in Lumby, is holding its annual Christmas Fair on Saturday, November 25th between 11 am and 3 pm. This is a beautiful celebration of the season and we invite everyone to come enjoy the festivities and support our school.
Enjoy homemade soup and baked goods at our cafe, sip an espresso while listening to stories at the bonfire. Pick up some unique gifts while browsing our local vendors. Children can enjoy creating some seasonal crafts or watching a puppet show. There is even an enchanting children's store filled with small handmade items for young children to buy as gifts for their family and friends.
Please join us on November 25th and learn more about our unique school!


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Село розташоване на відстані 420 км на північний захід від Бухареста, 22 км на схід від Ораді, 110 км на захід від Клуж-Напоки.

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The very initial fact you need to do is to make sure the diagnosis is correct. Then, identify a trustworthy car dealership or repair shop to resolve the servicing, ultimately one which possesses a lot of experience in vehicle head gasket restoration. After that, with the following tips, be sure to ask a few key points to verify the servicing is executed adequately. Dealing with very high temperatures can quickly wreck a motor by resulting in warping of the heads or the block, or even damaging. The quicker the motor is stopped after understanding the headgasket is blown, the better the odds of fixing the top end without dangerous effects.
Taking advantage of the aged pins can generate a circumstance in which the head is not successfully torqued simply because the studs will spread out when they are torqued. Old studs have already been stretched, so the torque value will be different than a new stud. You can see the variation in the treads if you hold the two studs up together. These are a few things to be on guard for when getting a head gasket mended. One can plan to spend somewhere between $1,200 and $2,000 depending on just how much work will need to be performed. Don't make the blunder in paying out a low-priced price any repair with limited experienced craftsmanship. Make sure that the auto mechanics is knowledgeable and the repair shop is good. Otherwise, the outcomes will frequently set you back far more.
The very 1st thing you really need to accomplish is to make certain the analysis is correct. Then, choose a trustworthy car dealership or repair shop to resolve the servicing, ideally one which has a great deal of experience in vehicle head gasket repair. Then, along with the following tips, be sure to ask a few key questions to confirm the servicing is finished accurately.


How much of your wedding had you planned before you decided to elope?
Zippo. Having been together for 11 years and engaged for five of those, the notion of planning a wedding in the traditional sense always seemed like to much hassle. We knew very early on in our relationship that we would spend our lives together and marriage was something we discussed often, it was just the idea of planning wedding that held us back.
What made you decide to elope, and what drew you to the Pop–Up idea rather than a traditional elopement?
We are reserved and quite bashful people. Having a wedding with all the bells and whistles in front of loads of people was not our style. We would have happily remained perpetually engaged but the desire to be connected by matrimony was always foremost in our minds. We explored the idea of getting married at a registry but it just seemed so impersonal. It was by pure chance and word of mouth that we heard about the Pop–up idea and it set wheels in motion. What more could we want, a beautifully styled venue, minimal guests – or none if we preferred, a non-stuffy celebrant and a professional photographer to capture the special moments and it was all coordinated for us! We could have our cake and eat it too!
How did your family and friends react to your elopement idea?
Our respective families knew we didn't want to much fanfare when it came to getting married and they had all but resigned to the idea that we would remain engaged for life. They were extremely excited and happy to hear we were finally taking the plunge. The Pop–up idea was new to them as well but when we explained how simple it was going to be to have our wedding, they were all surprised and commented on how fantastic an idea it was.
What details did you organise?
We had very little to organise for our wedding. That's the beauty about Pop–up, it's all coordinated for you. Apart from some mandatory registration forms we had to fill out in advance to ensure the marriage was legit, if we wanted we could simply show up on the day in shorts, shirts and thongs knowing we would be legally married soon after. But truth be told we only needed to arrange our intimate guest list & invites, our wedding attire along with hair & makeup, our wedding dinner and our honeymoon of course!
What mattered most to you when it came to the wedding?
Standing together hand in hand, sharing our vows and being connected in the moment, just the two of us. The rest was a bonus!
What was the best part of having a Pop–Up Wedding?
All of it! The pop–up team were amazing, the pop–up wedding was beautiful & fuss free and we were able to really enjoy the lead up without becoming a bride or groom-zilla and losing sight of what we were about to experience.


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Photo of the Day: Seldovia Harbor
December 4, 2020 By Serine Reeves
A boat in the Seldovia harbor is decorated for the community's annual old-fashioned 4th of July celebration.
Photo of the Day: Potter Marsh
Potter Marsh, bordering the Seward Highway from Milepost 115 to 117, is a very popular spot for bird watching.
Photo of the Day: Tok Cutoff
A bush plane flies through a view of the Tok Cutoff at Milepost GJ 35.2. The Tok Cutoff is a 125-mile, paved highway between Tok and the Richardson…
Photo of the Day: Merrill Field
Glenn Highway motorists pass the air traffic control tower for Merrill Field, the first real airport in Anchorage.
Photo of the Day: Denali Park Sign
November 30, 2020 By Serine Reeves
Access the world famous Denali National Park from the Parks Highway.
Photo of the Day: Antler Academy
November 27, 2020 By Kris Valencia
Meet Santa's reindeer up-close at the Antler Academy of Flying & Reindeer Games in North Pole, off the Richardson Highway.
Photo of the Day: Halibut Fishing Capital
The "Halibut Fishing Capital of the World," sign at the top of Homer Hill on the Sterling Highway is a great photo op.
Photo of the Day: Iditarod Headquarters
Visit the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Headquarters gift shop and museum at Milepost J 2.1 Knik-Goose Bay Road, off the Parks Highway.
Photo of the Day: Coast Guard Base Kodiak
Coast Guard Base Kodiak is the largest Coast Guard base in the country. It supports several tenant commands in Kodiak and remote units throughout western Alaska.
Photo of the Day: Independence Mine
The 271-acre Independence Mine State Historical Park includes several buildings and old mining machinery.
Photo of the Day: Jilkaat Kwaan Heritage Center
The Jilkaat Kwaan Heritage Center and Bald Eagle Preserve Visitor Center offers an exhibit hall and gift shop that features locally made arts and crafts.
Photo of the Day: Anchor River
The Anchor River, on the Kenai Peninsula off the Sterling Highway, is a popular fishing destination for salmon.
Photo of the Day: Chena Hot Springs Road
Chena Hot Springs Road leads 56 miles east of Fairbanks through Chena River State Recreation Area to Chena Hot Springs Resort.
Photo of the Day: Fort Abercrombie State Historical Park
WWII gun emplacements, concrete bunkers and building foundations are scattered along Fort Abercrombie State Historical Park on Kodiak Island.
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Duncan Aviation's Battle Creek Facility Welcomes New Department Manager
Make Kahle Will Lead The Avionics Install/Line Unit
Duncan Aviation recently welcomed a new Manager of Avionics Install/Line Services Department. Mark Kahle has been named to the position at the company's Battle Creek, MI location.
When he started at Duncan Aviation in 1998, Kahle served as a wiring apprentice in the Installation department, transitioning to Team Leader several years later. During the last several years, Kahle has worked in the Engineering & Certification Services Department as a Certification Coordinator and Team Leader.
"We're thrilled to have Mark and his family make the transition to Battle Creek," says Nate Darlington. "Mark's leadership, technical knowledge, and passion to serve our customers make him a great addition to the leadership team in Battle Creek. We look forward to his continued success in this new role."
Kahle has spent his 21-year career with Duncan Aviation at its Lincoln, Nebraska, facility, and he welcomes the opportunity to work with Duncan Aviation team members and customers in his new capacity. "Duncan Aviation has provided me many opportunities during my aviation career, and I'm grateful for each of them. My transition to Battle Creek is yet another," says Kahle. "I'm excited to join the Avionics team and am looking forward to working alongside of all of our team members as we strive to provide the best service and experience possible for each of our customers."
After growing up on a farm south of Kearney, Nebraska, Kahle joined the United States Navy after high school. After a short stint on the USS Forrestal, he was assigned to the Patrol Squadron 8 (VP-8) in Brunswick, Maine, where he advanced to Petty Officer 3rd Class as an Aviation Electrician's Mate. When Kahle left the Navy, he attended the University of Nebraska at Kearney, earning a degree in Aircraft Systems Management and also his pilot's license.
Kahle and his wife Andrea have two children: Leyton (11) and Autumn (8). He and his family are looking forward to all of the great outdoor adventures Michigan has to offer.
(Source: Duncan Aviation news release)
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Children who are poor readers in their early years generally remain poor readers in their later years. Research questions explore positive connections between learning music and learning to hear, understanding the spoken word, and, ultimately, reading the printed word. A series of 12 lessons created to improve internal rhythmicity and practice pitch matching skills were administered by general music specialists to a treatment group of third grade students (n=15) reading below grade level, over a period of 12 weeks. Treatment group results were compared to a control group (n=10) who did not receive musical intervention. The research examined the reading fluency, beat competency, and pitch matching of the treatment and control groups pre- and post-test. Findings show promise in using daily musical interventions, employing pulse, pitch, and reading walks to assist struggling readers in improving fluency, and point to the importance of including music in the elementary school curriculum. Musical interventions can be a highly engaging, active, and fun way to assist our most needy students in their quest to unlock the mystery of learning to read.
Conlon Khan, Lori, "The Beat Goes On: The Connections Between Pitch Matching and Beat Competency in the Reading Proficiencies of Third Graders" (2012). Boise State University Theses and Dissertations. 348.


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« Reply #2125 on: January 15, 2018, 14:10:29 »
It's actually a mix, so to speak, of both of your versions, Ostrazac and MilEME.
Canada started the replacement of its fighter jets competition towards the end of 1977, by 1978, it had short listed the F-16 and the F-18. The F-14's, though they would have been preferred, were excluded from the final short list because they were too expansive. But the final competition was still to come, in 1979-80.
By that time, the Shah's regime had just recently taken possession of its 80 brand new F-14. Comes the revolution, end of 78- beginning of 79. As a result, the Americans pronounced an immediate and irrevocable embargo on all military equipment to Iran, including spare parts, software update, etc. for the F-14. So Canada, who still had diplomatic relations at that time, tried to negotiate with the Iran revolutionary government for the purchase of the 80 new F-14, but the negotiations did not lead to anything before the Embassy role in the escape of American diplomats became news and Canada had to close its own embassy there.
In any events, that is how close we came to flying F-14's.
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Fascinating stuff! Thanks for that.
Bird_Gunner45
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So stand for nothing then.
Or affect change from within. It doesnt have to be all or nothing. The belief that retirement will change any government's mind on anything is childish.
Retired AF Guy
Actually I thought the deal-killer was when PM Joe Clark (remember him??) stated Canada would move its embassy to Jerusalem.
"Leave one wolf alive, and the sheep are never safe."
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New MLI Paper: Amateur Hour: The Interim Super Hornet Saga and the Perils of Prioritizing Politics over Defence
On Dec. 12, 2017 the Liberal government announced the end of the Super Hornet interim purchase, instead acquiring 18 used Australian F/A-18As. It is imperative that we take stock and understand how and why the interim Super Hornet buy was allowed to proceed in the first place, MLI Senior Fellow Richard Shimooka stated today.
MLI's latest study, Amateur Hour: The Interim Super Hornet Saga and the Perils of Prioritizing Politics Over Defence,
https://macdonaldlaurier.ca/files/pdf/MLICommentary_Shimooka_Jan2018_webreadyF.pdf
reveals the hidden history behind the interim Super Hornet purchase. The findings are notable. The process was steeped in politics from the very beginning.
"The government ignored expert views in National Defence, and opted to invent an urgent capability gap in order to rationalize an ill-conceived solution," said Shimooka. "And even that solution, interim Super Hornets, would have done little to achieve its goals – costing billions in the process."
It also ignores the dangers of operating such an aircraft in high-threat environments, such as near Russia's advanced air defence systems in the Baltics and Eastern Europe. As one pilot told Shimooka ""in a shooting war, we'd be dead within seconds of wheels up."
The standard narrative is that the government decided against the interim Super Hornet owing to the spat with Boeing over Bombardier. But that is only part of the story. What was likely equally important were further revelations about the cost of the Super Hornets from the US. Its contents must have come as a shock to the political leadership, which was convinced the cost of the Super Hornet was far lower than the F-35 [emphasis added].
"This could have been one of the most disastrous defence procurements in Canadian history,"By its own numbers, the Liberal government would have committed $5.7 billion dollars to alleviate the 'capability gap' for a single year, and that is only in the very best case scenario, since the personnel crisis made even such an outcome impossible."
The growing shortage in RCAF personnel to fly these planes would make operating two fleets largely impossible [emphasis added--lots more on this in paper itself]. Even with the demise of the interim Super Hornet purchase, the end result is troubling - no new permanent replacement until 2025, "a full 15 years after the original decision to procure the F-35 was made."
https://www.macdonaldlaurier.ca/new-mli-paper-amateur-hour-interim-super-hornet-saga-perils-prioritizing-politics-defence/
Flipping fighter farce.
Ça explique, mais ça n'excuse pas.
Meanwhile, note deadline:
Boeing still evaluating whether to bid for Canadian fighter contract
Boeing has yet to decide whether to compete for a contract worth $12-14.5 billion to replace Canada's tactical fighter fleet. The airframer once had the deal in its pocket before Ottawa terminated plans to buy the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet after Boeing filed a trade complaint against Bombardier last May.
In a possible sign that the company could forego submitting a bid, Boeing chose to skip a one-day information session for potential bidders on 22 January that was hosted by Canadian agency managing the Future Fighter Capability acquisition programme.
Boeing confirmed the absence and says it remains convinced that the Super Hornet is the best option for the Royal Canadian Air Force, although the airframer has not decided whether to offer the aircraft yet.
"We continue to believe that the Super Hornet is the low-risk, low-cost approach that has all the advanced capabilities the Royal Canadian Air Force needs now and well into the future," Boeing says.
"We will evaluate our participation in Canada's Future Fighter Capability Project (FFCP) after the Government of Canada outlines the FFCP procurement approach, requirements and evaluation criteria," Boeing adds.
US government officials attended the information session hosted by Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC), the Canadian government's acquisition arm, Boeing says.
Boeing may face a deadline in two weeks to make a decision. Attendance at the information session was not mandatory, but PSPC has requested that all potential bidders respond by 9 February to an invitation to join a Suppliers List. Only companies that respond to the invitation will be informed and allowed to participate in all future steps of the FFCP acquisition process [emphasis added], the PSPC says.
The indecision by Boeing reflects a staggering turn-around in the company's fortunes in Ottawa since last year...
https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/boeing-still-evaluating-whether-to-bid-for-canadian-445135/
How has his whole fighter procurement gong show affected pilot training and recruiting? I can't imagine too many coming out of flight school in Moose Jaw wanting to pick fast jets after all this. Flying ancient fighters against modern Russian defences isn't exactly confidence inspiring.
Quirky--see pp. 8, 9 of full MLI report linked to above.
Something to look forward to--CP story:
Auditor general to issue new fighter jet report in the fall
Six years after his explosive report on the F-35 derailed the Harper government's plan to buy the controversial stealth aircraft, federal auditor general Michael Ferguson is diving back into the fighter-jet file.
Ferguson's staff have been going over internal government records for several months, though the auditor general's office won't reveal exactly what aspects of the program are under the microscope [emphasis added].
The final report is scheduled for release in the fall.
Ferguson's last report on fighter jets in April 2012 was a bombshell which found senior defence officials twisted rules, downplayed problems and withheld information about the Harper government's plan to replace Canada's CF-18s with F-35s.
The report forced the Harper government to suspend the project pending a complete review, which eventually pegged the full cost of buying and operating the F-35s at more than $45 billion.
Six years later, Canada still has not chosen a new fighter jet to replace the aging CF-18s.
The Trudeau government announced a plan last November to buy used fighter jets from Australia, while pushing back the expected delivery of new planes until at least 2025.
Whatever one thinks of this piece, it's a pity almost no similar analysis of defence requirements ever appears in Canada (further links at original):
Contested Skies: Australia's Uncertain Air Superiority Future
By Dr Peter Layton
In war, there's a constant to and fro. At times defence dominates, at other times offence. Technologies arise and fall. Disruption rules. This is noticeably so in today's arcane world of air superiority. While much investment has gone into the ADF's air superiority capabilities—with more coming with the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter—the operational environment is not standing still.
The skies are increasingly contested. Emerging threats are making Australia's tanker, and AEW&C (airborne early warning and control) aircraft more vulnerable and advanced surface-to-air missiles, stealth-fighter technology, long-range ballistic and cruise missiles and even hobbyist drones are proliferating. The US Air Force (USAF) recently studied what all this means in practice and determined that its 'projected force structure in 2030 is not capable of fighting and winning against [the expected] array of potential adversary capabilities'. If the USAF's force structure is becoming stretched so, surely, is ours.
Some warn that the 2030 date may mislead, asserting that 'Integrated Air Defence Systems covering areas in the Western Pacific … may now be able to deny access to all but the stealthiest of aircraft'. The 'stealthiest of aircraft' refers to the flying wing B-2 Spirit stealth bombers and forthcoming B-21 Raiders. It seems that F-35s with their vertical tails have some vulnerabilities to emerging multiband digital radars. A RAND study echoes these concerns about current and growing air-superiority shortcomings.
Even so, 2030 isn't far away in defence terms. It is only seven years after Australia's F-35 fleet will have—hopefully—reached final (or full) operational status. That is not long in the planned 25- to 30-year life of the aircraft.
Australia has committed to its major air superiority investments, which makes them a good starting point to discuss the strategic impacts of known and emerging changes in the air superiority operational environment. In my new paper published by ASPI titled Contested Skies, I use current air superiority force structure plans to develop three practical strategic options to address these changes.
Two of these options require modifying the current plans. That may worry some, but strategic 'ends' can't be determined independently of the capability 'means'. The two are interdependent. When the means are fixed, it makes sense to discuss alternative 'ways' that might reasonably bring strategic ends into alignment.
The three options are...
Dr Peter Layton is a Visiting Fellow at the Griffith Asia Institute, Griffith University. He has extensive defence experience including teaching grand strategy at the Eisenhower College, US National Defence University. He has a doctorate from the University of New South Wales on the subject of grand strategy and undertook a Fellowship at the European University Institute. His research interests include grand strategy, national security policies particularly relating to middle powers, defence force structure concepts, and armed non-state actors.
https://balloonstodrones.com/2018/02/06/contested-skies-australias-uncertain-air-superiority-future/
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The USAF study mentioned earlier foresees the F-35 losing its strike role at the end of the next decade and then becoming an air defence fighter—taking the 'strike' out of 'Joint Strike Fighter'.
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Quote from: MarkOttawa on January 29, 2018, 14:34:19
I hope the Auditor-General does a 40 year life cycle review on the cost of maintaining an Air Combat Capability employing the same assets that we have today.
Then tell me that the F35 is too pricey.
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jollyjacktar
It seems like the plan to purchase used F-18s from down under is being pushed to the right. Not surprising.
http://www.cbc.ca/beta/news/politics/aussie-fighter-jets-1.4530875
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First full replacements are supposed to be delivered 2025. That means we'll get less than 4 years of service out of the "interim" jets after they undergo huge overhauls that'll probably take at least a year and a few hundred million bucks.
Hey, this has never been about logic, it's about getting through the next election.
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Quote from: kev994 on February 11, 2018, 21:07:35
Problem is, they lose all the political cred if they can't deliver a physical aircraft before the election. If its delayed beyond Summer 2019, it turns into a political negative as the Liberals couldn't get an aircraft to fill a "capability gap" in under 4 years.
Meanwhile, the Tories filled real capability gaps with Chinooks, C-17s, Leopard tanks, EROC vehicles, and RG31s. The Leos and Chinooks were even leased prior to purchase, spending extra money to ensure the equipment got where it was needed.
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As you know, this was never about filling a capability gap.
Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.
Quote from: PuckChaser on February 11, 2018, 21:56:43
Problem is, they lose all the political cred if they can't deliver a physical aircraft before the election.
Do you believe that Canadian voters will care?
Tweet by AvWeek reporter following fighters, based on Pentagon's FY 2019 (starts Oct. 1 2018) budget proposal. Now over to Congress actually to spend money. At any rate looks like SH will still be in production whenever we decide to buy new RCAF fighter and cost per plane should not be going up (might come down) vs. F-35A:
https://twitter.com/laraseligman/status/963200051026780160
Lara SeligmanVerified account @laraseligman
In a major windfall for @BoeingDefense, Navy is planning to buy 110 additional F/A-18 E/F Super Hornets over the next five years, including 24 in FY19. This is a significant boost from last year's budget blueprint, which laid out a plan to buy 80 Super Hornets from FY18-22
Paul Martin bought the fleet of RG-31. That contract was signed after the 2005 election but before power was actually handed over. Same for the battery of new howitzers delivered to TF 1-06 ... except that contract may have been signed earlier.
Old Sweat
Quote from: MCG on February 12, 2018, 19:48:48
Same for the battery of new howitzers delivered to TF 1-06 ... except that contract may have been signed earlier.
This buy was done through FMS, I believe, in the summer of 2005 after the CCA got permission from the Commandant of the USMC to take six howitzers from their production run. But good on the Liberals for doing it, and it probably set a record for a weapon system acquisition as it was measured in months, not years. First live firing was in Shilo in early December 2005 and first live rounds in anger went down range in Afghanistan in February 2006. (I'm working on a history of the Canadian gunners in Afghanistan, so I have had a look at the purchase.)
It was the first operational firing of the M777, a first for Canadian gunners.
« Last Edit: February 12, 2018, 22:45:53 by Old Sweat »
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Quote from: Journeyman on February 11, 2018, 22:17:38
In isolation, no. As another in a growing series of Liberal fumbles - and this being an expensive and completely useless one - it might help tip the balance.
Quote from: Loachman on February 12, 2018, 23:56:46
<--- sorry, typo. I meant to say, I sure hope you shop at Costco; clutching at straws by the case is probably cheaper.
In the Venn diagram of Canadian political reality, there is no overlap between fighter a/c acquisition and voter support for PMJT. At least with ship-building, there are some vocal shipyards that may have some influence.
Making Super Hornet a bit more super:
US Navy funds CFTs for Super Hornet
US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) is awarding Boeing a $219,600,000 contract for non-recurring efforts associated with Engineering Change Proposal (ECP) 6503 for the design, development, test and integration of the conformal fuel tanks (CFTs) for the Super Hornet. Work will be completed in July 2022.
The Navy first said it would fund a number of the Advanced Super Hornet (ASH) capabilities under the Block III upgrade in June last year.
The concept for modernizing the 'Rhino' includes the CFTs, large area cockpit displays, a powerful new computer processor and a superfast digital network.
The Navy wants the CFTs, the Elbit 10 x 19-inch cockpit displays, the new computer, Distributed Targeting Processor-Networked (DTP-N) and ultra-fast high-band connectivity referred to as Tactical Targeting Network Technology (TTNT).
These capabilities, combined with other already-scheduled items such as radar enhancements, improvements to the aircraft's defensive suite, and an infrared search and tracking (IRST) pod, will help ensure the Super Hornet remains a credible element of the carrier air wing for decades to come.
http://www.combataircraft.net/2018/02/15/us-navy-funds-cfts-for-super-hornet/
Did Boeing meet the 9 Feb deadline for the suppliers list?
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I have talked to so many people that have told me their horrific experiences that happened to them while they were on stage either performing, or giving a speech. I have a few to tell myself, but personally, stage fright has never ever been a problem for me while going on stage.
Maybe it's because I have been performing on stage constantly ever since I was very little, and I just got used to it? I'm definitely not saying I do not get nervous, just that the thrill of performing outweighs the scare for me personally.
Many people have given me their tips on how they got over their stage fright, and every single person had different ways of getting over it, but they all had one thing in common: practice. If you do not actually go on stage, the stage fright will never go away! Once you start going on stage often enough, the chances of you relaxing while you are onstage are increased dramatically.
You can even try rehearsing on stage if you can get the opportunity to do so, as it will familiarize you with the stage and make the actual performance more relaxed and comfortable!
Next time its your turn to go a perform on stage, breathe, and think about the thunderous applause that will come after your performance!


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Swanage Eyes On Wareham
Swanage Railway's eyes focus on Wareham as the next Gala stop
Published: 24th April 2015
Other preserved railways also to go main line?
The Swanage Railway, one of Britain's Premier League heritage lines, runs between Swanage and Norden park-and-ride station, passing through Harmans Cross and Corfe Castle en route. That the timetable for the line's April 17-19 Spring Steam Gala listed Wareham as a destination beyond Norden, albeit with no train times appearing, was a portent of things to come.
Listing Wareham as one of its stations was a clear statement that the ambitions expressed when a society was formed to revive the branch in May 1972 – reinstatement of a year-round community rail service to Wareham – will start to become reality early in 2016.
The last BR passenger service from Wareham to the seaside town ran on January 3 1972. In just seven weeks BR lifted and scrapped the six and a half miles of track between Motala and Swanage, leaving just a long siding from Worgret Junction serving the sidings at Furzebrook. Over the ensuing 30 years volunteers succeeded in reinstating the lost track to create a thriving heritage railway.
Wareham art though?
Another 14 years will have been spent completing the task of fully reinstating the branch – with trial DMU services to provide a community link between Wareham and Swanage running on 50 days in 2016. These operations will expand to 90 days in 2017, with the eventual target of providing an all-year amenity train service, interlaced with heritage steam (and diesel) trains over the Norden – Swanage route.
Forming its own TOC
Working the Wareham services requires running over Network Rail metals for about a mile between Wareham and Worgret Junction, where the branch swings away from the Weymouth - Bournemouth main line. Operation by a main line registered Train Operating Company is therefore essential with all the expense and work associated with this operation. It is made more complicated because the last mile is on a 650volt DC electrified main line.
Although the initial assumption was that the Swanage Railway would do a deal with an existing TOC to work these trains, the Swanage Railway has decided to form its own TOC and handle the task itself. A key factor was realisation in talks with existing TOCs that such an arrangement would not have produced the kind of service the Swanage Railway was looking for. Going in-house will also aid the priority requirement of ensuring the DMUs operating the community services gel seamlessly with the line's core business of operating heritage trains.
Other preserved railway main line operations
The North Yorkshire Moors Railway has formed a TOC which operates on the national network between Whitby, Grosmont and Battersby. Their maximum speed is 45mph and the line is mainly single track with passing loops. The West Somerset Railway could also follow this TOC route for running between Norton Fitzwarren and Taunton possibly followed by the Chinnor & Princes Risborough Railway to run the final 750 yards on main line metals to Risborough. The latter would be along a 15mph network siding though rather than a main line passenger line.
The precise name of the new TOC has yet to be determined, but it will operate into Wareham under a Non-Main Line Safety Case, probably under the aegis of the Swanage Railway Company.
Work is in progress to up-grade the line's Safety Management System and provide additional training for its staff (paid and volunteer) to enable drivers, guards and permanent way staff to achieve the required main line Personal Track Safety certification.
A full-barrier level crossing with lights is due to be installed at Norden by Swiss contractors Schweizer this summer. The layout of the new crossing will incorporate a revised road/rail interface and provision for an envisaged three-car DMU bay platform at Norden planned as part of a future rebuilding of the station.
Some reinforcement of an embankment south of Furzebrook which has been weakened by animal activity also needs to be undertaken. In all other respects the infrastructure to enable running to Wareham is in place. DMUs to operate the trial services are currently being prepared by Arlington Fleet Services at Eastleigh.
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Two guest locomotives formed the headline attractions for the Spring Steam Gala. NRM-owned Maunsell SR 4-4-0 No. 925 Cheltenham visited from its Mid-Hants Railway base to become the first 'Schools' class locomotive to run at the railway. Indeed, while the class once headed expresses through Wareham on the London to Bournemouth and Weymouth main line, they never ventured on to the Swanage branch, making Cheltenham's appearance a significant 'first'.
While Cheltenham arrived by road from Hampshire, the second star guest, main line registered 'Britannia' No. 70000 Britannia (owned by the Royal Scot Locomotive and General Trust) arrived in advance of the gala on March 31 after a seven-hour rail journey from the West Somerset Railway via Bristol, Salisbury and Southampton. Britannia had run over Swanage metals previously at the head of a charter train off the national network, but this was the first time No. 70000 had worked service trains on the Purbeck Line.
The visiting attractions joined Swanage residents SR Maunsell U class 2-6-0 No. 31806, LSWR M7 0-4-4T No. 30053, BR 4MT 2-6-4T No. 80104 and 'Battle of Britain' No. 34070 Manston to provide a strong line-up of steam power on the branch. Offering a vivid contrast, Hampshire Narrow Gauge Railway Trust's ex-Dinorwic slate quarry Hunslet 0-4-0ST Cloister was in steam on the 2ft gauge running line at Norden associated with the Purbeck Mineral and Mining Museum offering 'Driver for a Fiver' opportunities to gala visitors.
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Hunger Games Movie New: Katniss Casted and Three Boys Vying for Peeta
I reported on this a few days ago and told everyone who was up for the leads currently. As I'd mentioned, Academy Award actress Jennifer Lawerance was offered and accepted the part of Katniss Everdeen, the girl on fire.
I know she's blond and a lot of people hate that but guys, they can DYE her hair and rough her up. A lot of stars only look glamorous because a team of professionals work hours to make them that way. You can bet they are going to be trying to get these films right. They want them to reach Twilight status and the only way to do that is to make us fans happy. You can also bet my butt will be glued to that chair at midnight March 22, 2012.
The other news is about our favorite boy with the bread. From what I've heard, there are three strong runners for the counterpart to Ms. Lawerance. So meet your boys:
Alex Pettyfer- He was a strong contender from the beginning but I really don't think it's going to be him. Not only has he been in a lot of YA movies already but he's being considered for a lot of them. I'm really hoping he passing over The Hunger Games and goes for Jace in The Mortal Instruments. I think that role is much better suited for him and I haven't heard talk about Pettyfer as Peeta in a long while.
Josh Hutcherson- I reported earlier this week that Hutcherson had also met with the directer for the part of Peeta. He's a fan of the books and would be really honored to play the role so I really do like him for Peeta. I know his hair color is wrong but again, that's the magic of DYE and he has the right build for the part.
Hunter Parrish- He's not a new name per say but he has just confirmed he's met with the director. He's also a fan of the novels. He's quoted over at The Film Stage as saying about the role "I'd be grateful to get the opportunity. Like, really grateful. It would be amazing." He also goes on to say "I read all the books lat year". I like this because we know now he understands how vital the role is and he will understand Peeta better for it.
So that's it for now. Who do you love for Peeta?
A.J. March 17, 2011 at 1:20 PM
I've been keeping up with all the movie updates on Twitter. So exciting!
For Peeta.... Hunter Parrish! :)
resugo March 17, 2011 at 1:26 PM
I'm totally rooting for Josh. looks wise, I think he fits the part so well! And I'm excited for Jennifer. I will totally be at the midnight showing myself. Can't wait!
Bella March 17, 2011 at 1:26 PM
I think Hunter Parrish should be Peeta! I've only seen Alex Pettyfer act in something though, so have no idea how good the other two are at acting... And apparently Alex isn't going to be Jace! =[ I can't remember where or why, but I read it somewhere, and was very sad :L He's have been awesome!
Butter March 17, 2011 at 1:32 PM
I don't have a problem with Jennifer being blond, because well you're right: they can dye her hair or make her wear a wig.
As for Peeta: As much as I love Alex Pettyfer I really hope he doesn't get the role, first because of the opportunity for him to play Jace-as you said he's much more suited for that role-and because if imdb is right (which I hope :P) there will be a movie adaption of Fallen, and when I read the book i imagined Daniel looking like Alex :). Plus I think Josh Hutcherson and Hunter Parrish are super adorable and would both fit the role of Peeta :D
I can't wait to see her dye job. I'm voting for Hunter tbh.
I love Alex Pettyfer and everything, buttttt...NOT HIM FOR PEETA! Either Josh or Hunter would be great! I just can't wait to see how the movie turns out!
Lauren March 17, 2011 at 4:16 PM
I actually really like Jennifer as Katniss. I fell she will do a great job portraying the character. As for Peeta, I hope Hunter gets it because he's more soft while Alex is hard and jagged, like Jace.
Bahnree March 17, 2011 at 4:17 PM
I like Hunter Parrish's looks best, but I haven't seen him act. Based on acting, I'd go with Josh, he's good and looks more like the age group. But then again, I can't see the chemistry between him and Jennifer. So IDK. XD
I like Josh Hutcherson the best for the part of Peeta. He's really cute and looks like a sweetheart.
Lynossa (Deranged Book Lovers) March 17, 2011 at 7:51 PM
I hope Jennifer can pull it off, the only problem I have with her is that she's 21 y'old already and Katniss is supposed to be 16 in The Hunger Games...
For Peeta, I go with Josh. He has that rough-but-nice look and I think it fits with Peeta!
Claire March 17, 2011 at 11:15 PM
Here from the blog hop and couldn't resist when I saw this post.. I love the idea of Hunter for Peeta! He is exactly what I pictured him to look like.
Alex looks a bit too... jerkish to play Peeta, in my opinion. I agree that he's better playing Jace.
Kristin Rae March 19, 2011 at 1:01 PM
As much as I love Alex.. I think he's too big of a name now for the role. Plus he already looks like an adult... I haven't read the Mortal Instruments series yet, but he does seem to be a blog fav for Jace.
I think this Josh Hutcherson guy looks like he'd be a good Peeta. He has a softness to his face that I picture Peeta to have.
Tara March 19, 2011 at 1:48 PM
Hunter for Peeta totally! I love Hunter in Weeds and he is super hot!!!!! He has a sweet personality too, just like Peeta. Alex doesn't seem to fit that part!
SweetShenanigans March 20, 2011 at 1:15 AM
Josh looks perfect for the part!! (face and body) I have always been a fan of his and I still remember when he was in Bridge to Terabithia.. oh how he has grown


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Weddings are typically celebrated on Saturday afternoons at 2 p.m. Rehearsals are Friday evenings at 5 or 5:30 p.m. We are happy to "pencil" in a date for you on our calendar to help in the planning process but the date will not be confirmed until you meet with your pastor and complete the pre-nuptial interview.
If you or your fiancé is a registered member of Queen of Peace or Holy Family please contact Fr. Fish to set up the interview. If you live outside of the Cloquet area please contact the pastor of your parish church to set up an interview. Once this interview is complete we will be able to confirm the date for your wedding.
If you or your fiancé are a member of Queen of Peace or Holy Family and you live in the Cloquet area you may complete your marriage preparation at Queen of Peace. Generally this preparation will consist of 4 meetings with the priest or deacon and the completion of an "Engaged Couples Weekend" or its equivalent.
If you are not a members of Queen of Peace and live outside the Cloquet area you will complete your marriage preparation classes through your parish. Contact your parish to see what types of classes they offer and what their requirements are.
The priest or deacon who is officiating at your wedding can help you plan the order of service. Things to consider are whether or not Mass will be celebrated, what scripture readings will be chosen and any other details pertinent to the service.
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On Supporting Digital Journalism: Case Studies in Co-Designing Journalistic Tools
Georgiana Ifrim, Derek Greene, Mark Keane, Claudia Orellana-Rodriguez, Bichen Shi, Gevorg Poghosyan
Since 2013 researchers at University College Dublin in the Insight Centre for Data Analytics have been involved in a significant research programme in digital journalism, specifically targeting tools and social media guidelines to support the work of journalists. Most of this programme was undertaken in collaboration with The Irish Times. This collaboration involved identifying key problems currently faced by digital journalists, developing tools as solutions to these problems, and then iteratively co-designing these tools with feedback from journalists. This paper reports on our experiences and learnings from this research programme, with a view to informing similar efforts in the future
Computation + Journalism 2017 Symposium (C+J 2017), Illinois, United States of America, 12-14 October 2017
National University of Ireland, Dublin (UCD)
Publication document:
17.280_on_supporting_digital_journalism_case_studies_in_co_designing_journalistic_tools.pdf


Today it is forty years since one of the most famous photographs of the Vietnam war was taken, by photographer Nick Ut of the Associated Press.
Kim Phuc was nine years old on 8 June 1972. Severely burned by napalm, she ran from her burning village and was captured on film. Denise Chong relates Kim's experience and recovery in this astonishing biography and history of America's shameful war. The photograph of Kim, seen around the world, was one of many to turn public opinion against the war in Vietnam. This is the story of how the picture came to be and also what happened to Kim after it was taken. It provides an insight into the country Vietnam became after the US army left, and explains why Kim finally had to flee to Canada, where she now lives.
You can also visit the site of the Kim Foundation.
A most intersting book about the most famous picture of an infamous war. It has been used for four decades as an indictement of America's war crimes. Indeed, use of napalm was horrible, though not illegal. Of course, almost no one chronicled the crimes of the North Vietnamese and Viet Cong. Oriana Fallaci, the Italian journalist, was one of the few who did so, but her reports were mostly brushed aside.
Yet the story the "girl" tells us is a very different one. She was manipulated by Vietnamese propaganda, deprived of her freedom to speak up, and saw no hope for her future. At the first possible opportunity, a stopover in Canada on a flight back from the USSR to Cuba, where she was studying, she fled from communism and chose freedom, capitalism, pluralism.
Her story is a telling one of the years that followed the Communists' victory in Vietnam. "Liberation" from the Americans' occupation in fact meant indoctrination, brain-washing, distortion of the truth for the purpose of propaganda. All this while Vietnam, paradoxically, was ditching extreme communism and opening up to private enterprise and even new friendly relations with the United States.


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Franklin was a scientist, an inventor, and philosopher. Franklin was a musician, an economist, a postmaster, and editor. He was also a statesman, a printer, and a philanthropist. Yes, Benjamin Franklin was an all-around overachiever and legacy-leaver, and 200+ years later we remain the beneficiaries of his innovations and foresight. Indeed, Franklin's legacy has taken many shapes: bifocals, the lightening rod, the odometer, and even swim-fins. We have Franklin to thank for America's first fire company, insurance company, and public lending library.
One of Franklin's lesser known contributions is the legacy he left in June 1789, just one year before his death. Today it is the Chester County Community Foundation's oldest endowment fund: the Benjamin Franklin Trust.
Ben Franklin's Virtues as summarized by West Chester University Honors College students Tyshawn Hinton, Becca Shoemaker, Benjamin Popp, and Melissa Roth, February 2019.
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Sometimes it seems we're surrounded by information on how to be better: eat healthier, be more active, buy local. If you're like me, you may be inspired by what you've heard and read about responsible and healthy food practices, like shopping locally and supporting sustainable agriculture. It's easy to buy food from nearby responsible places, but what about getting even closer to your food than that? Imagine such a connection to your food that you feel the sponginess of dough in your hands, smell the simplicity of coffee beans roasting, analyze a hop ; doesn't that sounds like the best way to discover more about what goes on your plate?
My favourite spot for immersing myself in all things related to local agriculture is Abbey Gardens. Unlike other gardens and green spaces, where you can "look, but don't touch" the various displays, I especially enjoy the fact that you can get up close and personal here, spending a day immersed in the sensory surroundings of Abbey Gardens while getting your hands dirty, expanding your mind, and even trying out a new skill. So, what exactly can you do? Meander through the many gardens, discover the benefits of sustainable agricultural practices, admire ponies and heritage chickens in their paddock, and enjoy local produce at the Food Hub. For me, that's a perfect day.
1) Haliburton Highlands Brewing not only features a variety of delicious ales, porters, and stouts, but offers the opportunity to satisfy your inquiring mind during a brewing workshop where you can explore the malts and hops that make up your favourite beers. With their seasonal beer, "Mosquito Saison," you'll be transported right to the cottage by the lake, where the buzzing is distant but the cold beer is right in your hand.
2) Into the Blue bakery serves up breads, buns, and bagels – and sometimes pizza – sourcing its ingredients locally whenever possible. The bread-baking workshop is a must to get a serious feel for your food and discover how to create amazing no-knead sourdough bread.
3) The irresistible smell of roasting coffee at County Coffee can only be topped by the local flavours of its fresh brews. With a workshop designed to help you discover how coffee is grown, traded, roasted and brewed for the best taste, and a focus on employing the most sustainable and equitable practices, you'll never look at your morning cup of coffee the same.


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package storm.benchmark.benchmarks;

import backtype.storm.Config;
import backtype.storm.generated.StormTopology;
import backtype.storm.spout.MultiScheme;
import backtype.storm.topology.IRichSpout;
import backtype.storm.topology.TopologyBuilder;
import backtype.storm.tuple.Fields;
import com.google.common.collect.Sets;

import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.HBaseConfiguration;
import org.apache.storm.hbase.bolt.mapper.SimpleHBaseMapper;
import storm.benchmark.metrics.BasicMetricsCollector;
import storm.benchmark.metrics.IMetricsCollector;
import storm.benchmark.benchmarks.common.StormBenchmark;
import storm.benchmark.util.BenchmarkUtils;
import org.apache.storm.hbase.bolt.*;
import storm.kafka.BrokerHosts;
import storm.kafka.KafkaSpout;
import storm.kafka.SpoutConfig;
import storm.kafka.ZkHosts;

import java.io.UnsupportedEncodingException;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.UUID;

import static storm.benchmark.metrics.IMetricsCollector.MetricsItem;

/**
 * forked from https://github.com/yahoo/storm-perf-test
 */

public class SOLHBase extends StormBenchmark {

  public static final String SPOUT_ID = "spout";
  public static final String BOLT_ID = "hbasebolt";

  private static final String FIELD1_NAME = "id";
  private static final String FIELD2_NAME = "bytes";

  public static final String SPOUT_NUM = "component.spout_num";
  public static final String BOLT_NUM = "component.bolt_num";

  public static final int DEFAULT_SPOUT_NUM = 4;
  public static final int DEFAULT_BOLT_NUM = 4;

  private IRichSpout spout;

  @Override
  public StormTopology getTopology(Config config) {

    final int spoutNum = BenchmarkUtils.getInt(config, SPOUT_NUM, DEFAULT_SPOUT_NUM);
    final int boltNum = BenchmarkUtils.getInt(config, BOLT_NUM, DEFAULT_BOLT_NUM);

    kafka.api.OffsetRequest.EarliestTime();

    // 1 -  Setup Spout   --------

    String zkHost = BenchmarkUtils.getStr(config, "zookeeper.host");
    String zkConnString = zkHost + ":2181";
    //String zkConnString = "cn069.l42scl.hortonworks.com:2181";
    String topicName = BenchmarkUtils.getStr(config, "kafka.topic");
    // String topicName = "parts_4_100b";
    String hbase_table  = BenchmarkUtils.getStr(config, "hbase_table.name");
    String hbase_table_column = BenchmarkUtils.getStr(config, "hbase_table_column.name");
    String namenode_host = BenchmarkUtils.getStr(config, "hdfs_namenode.host");
    String zookeeper_znode_parent = BenchmarkUtils.getStr(config, "zookeeper.znode.parent");

    BrokerHosts hosts = new ZkHosts(zkConnString);
    SpoutConfig spoutConfig = new SpoutConfig(hosts, topicName, "/" + topicName, UUID.randomUUID().toString());
    spoutConfig.scheme = new SimpleScheme();
    spoutConfig.ignoreZkOffsets = true;

    spout = new KafkaSpout(spoutConfig);

    // 2 -  Setup Bolt   --------
    //SimpleHBaseMapper mapper = new SimpleHBaseMapper()
    //        .withRowKeyField(FIELD1_NAME)
    //        .withColumnFields(new Fields(FIELD2_NAME))
    //        .withColumnFamily("cf1");

    SimpleHBaseMapper mapper = new SimpleHBaseMapper()
            .withRowKeyField(FIELD1_NAME)
            .withColumnFields(new Fields(FIELD2_NAME))
            .withColumnFamily(hbase_table_column);

    //HBaseBolt hbolt = new HBaseBolt("stormperf", mapper)
    //                         .withConfigKey("hbase.conf");

    HBaseBolt hbolt = new HBaseBolt(hbase_table, mapper)
                             .withConfigKey("hbase.conf");

    String hbase_root_dir_value = "hdfs://" + namenode_host + ":8020/apps/hbase/data";

    Map<String, Object> hbConf = new HashMap<String, Object>();
    hbConf.put("hbase.rootdir", hbase_root_dir_value);
    hbConf.put("hbase.zookeeper.property.clientPort", "2181");
    hbConf.put("hbase.zookeeper.quorum",zkHost);
    hbConf.put("zookeeper.znode.parent", zookeeper_znode_parent);
    hbConf.put("hbase.zookeeper.useMulti","true");

    config.put("hbase.conf", hbConf);

    // 3 - Setup Topology  --------

    TopologyBuilder builder = new TopologyBuilder();
    builder.setSpout(SPOUT_ID, spout, spoutNum);
    builder.setBolt(BOLT_ID, hbolt, boltNum)
            .shuffleGrouping(SPOUT_ID);

    return builder.createTopology();
  }

  @Override
  public IMetricsCollector getMetricsCollector(Config config, StormTopology topology) {
    return new BasicMetricsCollector(config, topology,
            Sets.newHashSet(MetricsItem.ALL));
  }
}

class SimpleScheme implements MultiScheme {

  public Iterable<List<Object>> deserialize(byte[] bytes)  {
    ArrayList<List<Object>> res = new ArrayList(1);
    res.add(tuple(UUID.randomUUID().toString(), deserializeString(bytes)) );
    return res;
  }

  public static String deserializeString(byte[] string) {
    try {
      return new String(string, "UTF-8");
    } catch (UnsupportedEncodingException e) {
      throw new RuntimeException(e);
    }
  }

  public Fields getOutputFields() {
    return new Fields("id", "bytes");
  }

  public static ArrayList<Object> tuple(Object... values) {
    ArrayList<Object> arr = new ArrayList<Object>(values.length);
    for (Object value : values) {
      arr.add(value);
    }
    return arr;
  }

}


Throwing a circus themed birthday party should be enough to get your kids giddy with excitement, but throw in pony rides, a clown, face painting, a fun photo booth and lots of yummy carnival treats like cotton candy and you've got one delightful party. See all the details below for this bright and festive party celebrating Ryann and Brevon turning 5 that have the kids (and grown-ups) kicking up their feet and partying away.
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Ok, I am wanting to "rebadge" my Jeep, if you look at it you can obviously tell it is a Jeep Wrangler, and I just never liked having so much badging all over my cars, so what are some good ways to remove the decals and badging from my Jeep, I mean the grill alone is iconic enough right?
Hair dryer to heat up the glue. Might need some fishing line to saw off the badges after you heat it up with a hair dryer. Then either Goo Gone or just wax to remove the remaining adhesive.
SkyMaster, Sitting duk, IndyRubicon17 and 1 others like this.
Dental floss and such for badges. I personally use wd-40 and a micro fiber cloth to remove stickers on the vehicle that I don't like.
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Hook it up to a drill and it peels off the decal and goo.
Sheesh, you guys are fancy...........I've been debadging my vehicles for 20 years with a hair dryer and fishing line, and then wax to get off any stubborn glue.
This works great on metal parts but will eat through the paint real quick on plastic painted parts so be careful.
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for stubborn decal residue, if wd40 doesn't work w/ elbow grease, dilute toothpaste w/ wd40. That did the job for me for the "wrangler unlimited" decal.
Heat gun/hair dryer + goo gone.
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During removal you will be tempted to use your fingernail, don't if you care about scratches.
Check out GraphXOff. It does a great job on RV decals that are baked on and almost impossible to remove.
Unless you don't have a hair dryer or heat gun, that's probably the most economical option.
+1 for the eraser wheel. Nothing works as good or fast.
be careful using a heat gun as I have seen people that scorched the paint. hair dryer makes quick work of a decal.
My method is not as fast, however, it's definitely as good as an eraser wheel and cheaper.
I just pulled the massive Backcountry stickers off the front drivers side of my Jeep two weeks ago. I used a heat gun and it was fairly easy.
The one mistake I made was heating up the entire sticker. I ended up getting the sticker off no problem but about 50% of the glue was still on the hood. I ended up using brake cleaner per a guy at the local auto body shop and it pulled it off but it was a pain. I also used a credit card to gently scrap the glue away.
For the remaining two stickers I just heated up a corner and then pulled the sticker. That allowed the sticker and the glue to come off all at once. Just go slow and pull it up evenly or the sticker will break.
Obviously give it a good wash afterwards to get whatever you used to remove the glue off the hood.
Yeah, it's best to start at one side with a hair dryer (my heat gun is way to hot) and heat and peel, working down the length of the sticker. I use WD40 and a microfiber cloth for removing the glue, works great, paint is fine.
For better performance I have thought of getting those red outline RUBICON hood stickers but I fear the paint won't be the same under my factory black stickers.
Put a piece of string around them and then tie the other end to a door knob and slam the...... oh wait.
What he said PLUS wax that area after.
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Same story on the eraser wheel. Worked awesome on the hood letters, but I burned through the paint on the (plastic) grill. Ooops.
I use an industrial degreaser product called Kano. Paint safe, plastic safe, but adhesives literally just melt away. When I bought a gallon of Kroil (an amazing penetrating oil) they sent me a little spray can for free.
No floss, no heating, just spray it and let it soak in, peels right off. Minimal effort to rub away any remaining residue.
Basically Goo Gone on stereoids.
$10 heat gun from HF works wherever heat is needed.
2017 JK Rubicon Granite, Auto, Hard Top, Tow Group, 430N with 9 Speakers, Deep Tint Windows, 24R Cold Weather Group.
Any of you removed that "Wrangler Unlimited" sticker from the front panels after obviously being an older used vehicle? I've got a 2012, and wonder if I remove these, will I be left with a sticks-out-like-a-sore-thumb outline where the sticker was or much darker paint in that area?
I'ld also add, that if you use a heat gun, use the low setting, they pretty much cause the decals to curl right up without scorching the paint. I used the $10 heat gun from Harbor Freight with the switch on low. Inexpensive and effective.
Also, if you're replacing the decals then I found before removing them, that it is best to box the decals/badges off with some blue painter's tape. That way when you go to put the replacements back on, you now have a nice guide to go by to ensure they're positioned in the correct location and they go back on straight.